TWENTY TEAMS PLAYED IN PERFECT MESQUITE WEATHER IN THE CHALLENGE AT FALCON RIDGE MONDAY— MANY OF THE TEAMS ARE REPEAT CONTESTANTS AND SEVERAL WERE 1ST TIMERS IN THIS FORMAT– THE CHALLENGE IS A MIXTURE OF GAMES– THE 1ST SIX HOLES ARE PLAYED AS A SHAMBLE ( 1 BEST SCORE )– THE 2ND SIX ARE A TEAM BEST BALL SCORE—- THE LAST SIX HOLES ARE A SCRAMBLE FORMAT– THE LOW SCORE FOR THE SHAMBLE WAS  ( 19 VS PAR–23 )–ANDREW YEH AND DAVE JORDAN–

THE BEST BALL SIX HOLE LOW SCORE ( 23 VS PAR 26 ) WAS  POSTED BY TWO TEAMS– RON NICKLE/JOHN JOHNSON —YEH/JORDAN–  THE SCRAMBLE SIX HOLE LOW SCORE ( 22 VS PAR 23) WAS POSTED BY FOUR TEAMS– LINDE/DEUSTER–CHURCHICH/CHAMBERS–MACK/LYNCH– AND THE TOURNEY FINAL WINNERS–TERRY SPRIGGS AND PARTNER LEE STEVENS–

FIVE STROKES SEPARATED THE TOP SIX TEAMS–1ST–TERRY SPRIGGS/LEE STEVENS ( NET 59.36 )—2ND SCOTT JONES/BRENT NICKERSON ( NET 60.8 )— 3RD ANDREW YEH/DAVE JORDAN ( NET 61.88 )– 4TH CAPT.RON NICKLE/JOHN JOHNSON ( NET 52.56 )—5TH ALEX CHURCHICH/ BOGUS BOB CHAMBERS ( NET 64.22 )—6TH JOHNNY MACK/GREG LYNCH ( NET 64.72 )–

THE PAR THREE PRIZES WENT TO– RICH DEUSTER ( #2 )–SCOTT JONES ( #5 )–DAVID WARGACKI ( #8 )–JEFF LUND ( #14 )– BRENT NICKERSON ( #17 )– 

WE HAD A LITTLE MIX-UP AT THE START OF THE TOURNEY– MISSING ONE PLAYER– JIM BUTTLER GAVE UP HIS PARTNER LEE STEVENS TO TERRY SPRIGGS THUS LEADING TO A WIN FOR THAT TEAM– SO I’M CLAIMING PART OF THE GLORY FOR BUILDING THAT TEAM TO BE WINNERS–

WE ALL ENJOYED A BUFFET LUNCH IN THE FALCON RIDGE CLUBHOUSE– AND– AS ALWAYS– WE WERE MADE TO FEEL WELCOME AND APPRECIATED BY BRIAN WURSTEN AND HIS STAFF.