Tom Dunipace
The Quail Creek Men’s Golf Association held its fourteenth annual Member/Guest Invitational on Wednesday, April 13 through Friday, April 15. There were 128 players, or 64 teams. The event concluded with an awards banquet the night of April 15.
Tom Dunipace, this year’s chairman, thanked the committee members for their outstanding efforts in promoting and staging this year’s tournament. Tom Royer and Charlie Anderson did a marvelous effort in recruiting over 35 sponsors for this year’s event.
Players competed for various prices. Prizes included closest-to-the-pin golfers each day as well as the top three finishers in each of the eleven flights. Guests received cash while the members were allocated golf shop credits.
Golf cars to be awarded to hole-in-one participants were donated by Valley Golf Cars, Tucson Golf Cars and Golf Cars of Arizona. Unfortunately, this year produced no hole-in-one recipient.
Major sponsors for this year’s tournament were Robson Communities, Edward Jones, Golf Cars of Arizona, Long Realty Company and Epic Lights.
First Place Flight Winners:
Arnold Palmer Flight: Tom Royer and Luke Coker
Gary Player Flight: Doug Stacken and Darren Malais
Ben Hogan Flight: Don Modie and Mickey Thomas
Tom Watson Flight: Tommy Murray and Tom Mayberry
Sam Snead Flight: Gordy Johnson and Brian Ashe
Tiger Woods Flight: Greg Royer and Jim Gattuccio
Jack Nicklaus Flight: Phil Wickey and Joe Zdziarski
Bobby Jones Flight: Marvin Smith and Richard Whitaker
Harry Vardon Flight: Bob Roebuck and Edward Scott
Walter Hagen Flight: Ron Tillapaugh and Tim Ackerman
Gene Saracen Flight: Nich Charles and Michael Charles
Congratulations to all winners!