2010 Tournament Season Concludes Ross Robinson Scores Double by Winning Gross in Pinehurst Scotch and Greenskeeper s Revenge

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A perennial fixture in SRGC tournaments, Robinson had failed to cash, or should I say shop credit, in a single 2010 event until he and partner Carroll Carter combined for a 5 under par 67 to claim

Robinson won the 2007 and 2008 events prior to this year. The event was not played in 2009.

1 Newsletter NOVEMBER / DECEMBER Tournament Season Concludes Ross Robinson Scores Double by Winning Gross in Pinehurst Scotch and Greenskeeper s Revenge Ross Robinson proves that persistence pays off as he claimed victory in the final two events of the tournament season. A perennial fixture in SRGC tournaments, Robinson had failed to cash, or should I say shop credit, in a single 2010 event until he and partner Carroll Carter combined for a 5 under par 67 to claim victory in the Pinehurst Scotch event October 30th. Robinson came back strong on November 13th to take the gross title in the Greenskeeper s Revenge for the third straight time. Robinson won the 2007 and 2008 events prior to this year. The event was not played in Robinson was the only player in the field to break 90 on a day that saw many players succumb to some truly diabolical pin placements. The pin on the eighteenth hole spoiled many a round with the clubhouse in sight. Pinehurst Scotch Gross Champions: (L) Carroll Carter and (R) Ross Robinson. Pinehurst Scotch Net Champions: (L) Chad Mitchell and (R) Chris Warfield. The 2010 SRGC tournament season concluded with several impressive highlights and first time winners. Howard Pope won the two-day Governor s Cup tournament in June by ten shots. He posted an 81, net 59 on day one and followed it up with a net 71 on day two. Matt Murphy, seeded fifth in the championship flight, defeated two-time club champion and number 1 seed, Lee Fields, in the semifinals of the Club Championship. He then defeated the qualifier champion and number 2 seed, Chris Warfield, in the 36-hole finals to claim his first SRGC Club Championship. Chris Warfield teamed up with former SRGC member Jason Dunn to win the 2010 Member Guest with the lone birdie recorded in the shootout. Warfield s approach to 4 1/2 feet and subsequent birdie putt was enough to secure the victory after no other team was able to match them. Finally, the SRGC Ryder Cup team won the Cup for the fourth straight year and the sixth time in the nine-year history of the event. Access to tournament golf is a valuable benefit of being a South Riding Golf Club member. Spirited competition among the members builds friendships and provides a chance to test their golf games. With a variety of formats, there is a tournament for every member to play. We look forward to seeing you competing in a 2011 event. The first event will be held in early April. Sign up early!

Tournament Results Pinehurst Scotch Saturday, October 30th Score Prize 1st: Carroll Carter / Ross Robinson 67 $150/team 2nd: Bob Murphy / Matt Murphy 69 $100/team 1st: Chad Mitchell / Chris Warfield

2 Tournament Results Pinehurst Scotch Saturday, October 30th Score Prize 1st: Carroll Carter / Ross Robinson 67 $150/team 2nd: Bob Murphy / Matt Murphy 69 $100/team 1st: Chad Mitchell / Chris Warfield 68 $150/team 2nd: Jim Burch / Roger Masone 71 $100/team Field Results: Player HCP Gross Net Bob Murphy / Matt Murphy Phil McQuitty / Dave Ambrose Carroll Carter / Ross Robinson Chris Ross / Scott Baker 2 NC NC Chris Warfield / Chad Mitchell Dick Bradley / Ben Candler Andy MacLean / John Herold Tom Dunaway / Pat Miller Jim Burch / Roger Masone Bob Brennan / Andy O Connell FORMAT: Two-player teams, 18 holes. Each partner plays from the teeing ground, but plays the partner s ball for the second shot. After the second shots, partners select the ball with which they wish to score and play that ball alternately to complete the hole. The team handicap is calculated by combining 60% of the lower player handicap and 40% of the higher player handicap. The total is rounded with fractions of.5 or greater rounded up to the next higher number. Did You Know??? Playing with his regular group of weekday competitors, with their regular wagers riding, Dick Bradley shot his career low round on October 18th and took a few bucks in the process. Dick made the turn two over par before running off a string of four straight birdies on ten through thirteen. He added a birdie on seventeen and somehow held it together with a par on eighteen to break 70 for the first time. Nobody knows exactly how old Mr. Bradley is so we don t know how close his score of 69 came to shooting his age. In case anyone doubts that the score was posted, I can attest that it was. I took care of that little task myself! Congratulations, Dick. Members Chris Warfield and Lee Fields won the 1st Annual Pig Skin Challenge at SRGC on October 16th. The event featured a 2-man scramble format with stableford scoring. Each team dressed in the team colors of their favorite NFL or college football team. Chris and Lee accumulated 53 stableford points over the 18 holes, including eagles on the 10th and 17th holes. Their nearest competitor totaled 40 points. It s a good thing that there weren t any teams wearing Eagles gear. Fifty-three points may not have been enough! Greenskeeper s Revenge Saturday, November 13th Score Prize 1st: Ross Robinson 87 $100 2nd: Dave Smith 90 $75 3rd: Phil McQuitty 91 $50 1st: Andy O Connell 80 $100 2nd: Bill Denfeld 82 $75 3rd: Joe Masciarelli 83 $50 Field Results: Player HCP Gross Net Dave Ambrose Scott Baker Rob Bowman Dick Bradley Carroll Carter Jack Cragg Bill Denfeld Bob Gardiner Rusty Harper John Herold Andy MacLean Joe Masciarelli Roger Masone Larry McCarthy Phil McQuitty Pat Miller Chad Mitchell Bob Murphy Matt Murphy Jim Novak Andy O Connell Al Prushinski Ross Robinson Chris Ross Dave Smith Carl Van Newkirk Chris Warfield Closest to the pin: hole #11 Ross Robinson * Long drive: hole #9 Rusty Harper * * - Each player received 1 dz. Titleist ProV1 golf balls for winning the skill FORMAT: 18-holes of stroke play. Players received 100% of their handicap from the tees played. Pin locations were selected to be extremely challenging. They certainly were!

CHRIS WARFIELD The Old Farts Doug Ball Dick Bradley Lee Fields Bob Gardiner Rusty Harper Andy MacLean Bob Murphy Ross Robinson The Young Bucks Dave Ambrose Chris Arbore Phil McQuitty Chad Mitchell

3 CHRIS WARFIELD The Old Farts Doug Ball Dick Bradley Lee Fields Bob Gardiner Rusty Harper Andy MacLean Bob Murphy Ross Robinson The Young Bucks Dave Ambrose Chris Arbore Phil McQuitty Chad Mitchell Matt Murphy Chris Ross Dave Smith Chris Warfield This all got started the way a lot of things start amongst guys. A group of senior players from South Riding had won a senior event at Evergreen CC earlier this fall. Lee Fields was relating the details of the matches to Dave Ambrose, who began talking a little trash about the senior players. Soon the trash was flowing pretty good in both directions. The result was a challenge; a match was proposed between the senior players (over 50 years old) and a group of young players to settle the score. Thus began the Old Farts vs. Young Bucks matches. On a cold and windy Sunday morning in early November, eight Old Fart members of the Club, led by Lee Fields, took up the challenge from eight Young Buck members, led by Dave Ambrose. The matches consisted of two-man teams playing match play. Each team match was worth three points and consisted of 18-holes, with a front nine match of better ball, a back nine match of modified alternate shot. and an eighteen hole match. The first match, Doug Ball / Dick Bradley vs. Chris Arbore / Dave Smith, was won by the Young Bucks. Chris and Dave played extremely well on the front nine individually, and even better on the back nine as a team. They won their match handily and put the Young Bucks into an early lead. The second match, Rusty Harper / Andy MacLean vs. Matt Murphy / Chris Ross was close throughout. Matt and Chris won the front nine one up. The duo found themselves down early on the back nine before battling back to tie the back nine and win the overall one up. Although Chris and Matt scored 2.5 points for the Young Bucks team, this was a very competitive match all the way through. The third match, Bob Murphy / Bob Gardiner vs. Chad Mitchell / Chris Warfield remained close throughout. Chad and Chris fought off an early deficit to win the front nine one up and take that lead into modified alternate shot. On the back nine, the experience of the Old Farts took over. Hitting their drives next to each other all day made the alternate shot a breeze for them as they played steady throughout. With putts falling and iron shots pelting pins, Bob and Bob won the back nine two up to capture two points for the Old Farts team. The heavily anticipated final match of the day would settle all the trash talking. The Lee Fields / Ross Robinson vs. Dave Ambrose / Phil McQuitty match lived up to the hype. Neither team ever led by more than one hole throughout the match. The back and forth front nine better ball match ended in a draw. The back nine was more of the same with neither team leading by more than one hole. The outcome of this match was not decided until the final putt on the eighteenth green. With all their matches tied, Dave Ambrose holed a 25-foot putt from off the green for birdie to win the back nine and the overall to earn 2.5 points for the Young Bucks. Although the final score appears to be extremely lopsided, these were hard fought and competitive matches throughout. Congratulations to all players involved, and thanks to Lee Fields and Dave Ambrose for organizing the event. Additionally, we would like to thank Willy Lutz for allowing us to have this Non-Sanctioned event at the Club, and to Joshua of the Food and Beverage staff for cooking the wings for our post event gathering. Of course, the Old Farts are looking for a rematch next year. The Golf Committee is considering adding a 2011 challenge to the golf program. Match Results: Old Farts vs. Young Bucks Sunday, November 7th Players BB MAS 18 Total Doug Ball / Dick Bradley 0 vs. Chris Arbore / Dave Smith Rusty Harper / Andy MacLean 1/2 1/2 vs. Matt Murphy / Chris Ross 1 1/ /2 Bob Gardiner / Bob Murphy vs. Chad Mitchell / Chris Warfield 1 1 Lee Fields / Ross Robinson 1/2 1/2 vs. Dave Ambrose / Phil McQuitty 1/ /2 Match Totals Old Farts 1/2 1 1/2 1 3 Young Bucks 3 1/2 2 1/2 3 9

4 2010 Tournament Results April 3rd The Icebreaker Tournament 1st Maloney/Apt/Candler/E.Kramer 61 $75/member 2nd Clamaco/Smith/Bradley/McCarthy 62 $50/member 3rd CWarfield/Ruppel/LWarfield/Reighard 64 $25/member May 15th & 16th Member/Member Championship 1st Lee Fields & Bob Gardiner 135 $200/team 2nd Chris Arbore & Rick Fisher 143 $150/team 1st Dave Ambrose & Phil McQuitty 134 $200/team 2nd Pat Laughlin & Robert Oliff 134 $150/team June 13th Ryder Cup Qualifier 1st Tom Dunaway 37 points 2nd Chris Warfield 36 points 1st Ken Kramer 49 points 2nd Rob Bowman 48 points June 26th & 27th Governor's Cup 1st Howard Pope 130 $150 2nd Lee Fields 140 $100 3rd Dick Bradley 144 $60 4th Stuart Geissinger 145 $40 1st Phil McQuitty 140 $150 2nd Dave Ambrose 151 $100 3rd Bob Murphy 155 $60 4th Bob Gardiner 156 $40 July 29th - 31st Member / Guest Danny Noonan Flight 1st Chris Warfield / Jason Dunn 27.0 pts Shoot Out Winners 2nd Lee Fields / Steve McGuire 26.0 pts Judge Smails Flight 1st Todd Main / Adam Miller 24.0 pts 2nd Dave Apt / Gary Knapp 23.5 pts Ty Webb Flight 1st Ben Candler / Brett Candler 26.5 pts Shoot Out Runners Up 2nd Troy Keutzer / Mike Pfalzgraf 25.5 pts Al Czervik Flight 1st Ken Kramer / Jim Reilly 28.0 pts 2nd Roger Masone / Richard Tucci 23.5 pts Carl Spackler Flight 1st Eric Kramer / Barry Lape 26.0 pts 2nd Pat Laughlin / Mike Laughlin 24.5 pts August 28th Club Championship Qualifier 1st Chris Warfield 81 pts. 2nd Phil McQuitty 70 pts. 3rd Bob Murphy 69 pts. 4th Matt Murphy 65 pts. 5th Dave Ambrose 64 pts. 6th Jim Novak 63 pts. 7th Rusty Harper 55 pts. August 16th & 17th Team: Willy Lutz, PGA pro Chad Jones Dave Ambrose Rob Bowman Dick Bradley Tom Dunaway Lee Fields Sam Kessler Pat Laughlin Ryder Cup Matches Andy MacLean Joe Masciarelli Chad Mitchell Robbie Oliff Howard Pope Les Ruppel Gary Walsh Chris Warfield SRGC /4 PVGC /4 Summer Wednesday Night League First Half: 1st Dave Ambrose/Larry McCarthy 46.5 pts $100 ea. 2nd Scott Arnott/Rusty Harper 41.0 pts $50 ea. Second Half: 1st Mark Hogg/Gary Walsh 35.5 pts $100 ea. T-2nd Rob Bowman/Tom Dunaway 35.0 pts $25 ea. T-2nd Troy Keutzer/Russ Ludwig 35.0 pts $25 ea. Season Standings: 1st Dave Ambrose/Larry McCarthy 80.5 pts $200 ea. 2nd Scott Arnott/Rusty Harper 75.0 pts $100 ea. 3rd Pat Laughlin/Chris Ross 72.5 pts $50 ea. September 18th - Oct. 2nd Club Championship Championship Flight: 1st Matt Murphy def. Chris Warfield 9 & 7 $125 2nd Chris Warfield $100 3rd Phil McQuitty def. Lee Fields 3 & 2 $75 First Flight: 1st Dick Bradley def. Philip McQuitty 4 & 3 $125 2nd Philip McQuitty $100 3rd Jim O Neill def. Bob Brennan 3 & 1 $75 Second Flight: 1st Dale Reighard def. Larry McCarthy 2 up $125 2nd Larry McCarthy $100 3rd Andy O Connell def. Jim Murphy 1 up $75 October 30th Pinehurst Scotch Tournament 1st Carroll Carter / Ross Robinson 67 $75 ea. 2nd Bob Murphy / Matt Murphy 69 $50 ea. 1st Chad Mitchell / Chris Warfield 68 $75 ea. 2nd Jim Burch / Roger Masone 71 $50 ea. November 13th Greenskeeper's Revenge 1st Ross Robinson 87 $100 2nd Dave Smith 90 $75 3rd Phil McQuitty 91 $50 1st Andy O Connell 80 $100 2nd Bill Denfeld 82 $75 3rd Joe Masciarelli 83 $50 A Reception was held on January 7, 2011 at the Club to recognize the achievements of all 2010 tournament champions and to present trophies to the major tournament winners. Congratulations to all the champions and we look forward to your title defense in 2011.

South Riding Golf Club are pleased to recognize the

consideration to supporting the businesses and

Obtaining sponsors for this event allowed us to:

provide tournament opportunities (hole-in-one contest,

most importantly, make a donation to the Freedom High

$500 Hole Sponsors: $250 Program Sponsors: JERRY CALO

5 Thanks to Our Member Guest Sponsors! The Professional Staff, Golf Committee and Members of South Riding Golf Club are pleased to recognize the following businesses for their contributions to this year s Member Guest. We encourage all members and their guests to give strong consideration to supporting the businesses and individuals who sponsored this year s event. Obtaining sponsors for this event allowed us to: generate funds to help defray tournament expenses; provide tournament opportunities (hole-in-one contest, door prizes) we might not be able to provide otherwise; most importantly, make a donation to the Freedom High School golf program. $500 Hole Sponsors: $250 Program Sponsors: JERRY CALO Stephen E. Schwartz and Bill Schwartz Home Mortgage Consultants 7620 Little River Turnpike # 300 Annandale, VA Stephen.E.Schwartz@wellsfargo.com Stone Ridge

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