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 Double Bloom Golf Club Hosts Its
2013 Member-Guest Tournament Welcome! Double Bloom Golf Club was proud to have so many of its members and their guests participating in the 2013 Member-­‐Guest Tournament. The course was in impeccable condition, thanks to Course Superintendent Charley Grasso and his maintenance team. Executive Chef James McNeil delighted everyone with his masterful culinary creations. I’d like to extend my personal thanks to all the players who graced the Club with their good humor and sportsmanship. Seeing so many wonderful people gathered together to enjoy each other’s company is proof positive that golf is, indeed, the greatest game of all. Warm regards, Twenty-four teams of Double Bloom Golf Club members
and their guests were on hand May 17th-19th in an epic
battle for fun, glory, and unforgettable memories.
The Club’s 36th annual Member-Guest Tournament featured winners of
all stripes, including:
Bill Spencer
General Manager Jones Flight Team Champions Bob Dinsmore and his guest,
Philip Giakonis
Long-Drive Champion Pete Tillman with a wallop of 294 yards
Closest-to-the-pin Champion Jane Seanor who was 2 inches shy
of a hole-in-one
Congratulations to all who participated in this year’s tournament!
The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 1 Double Bloom Golf Club
2013 Member-Guest Tournament Players Bob Dinsmore
Philip Giakonis
George Masterson
Jane Seanor
Handicap: 6
H: 9
H: 7
H: 12
Favorite golfer: Jack Nicklaus
FG: Rory McIlroy
FG: Bill Haas
Favorite club: TaylorMade
FC: Cleveland wedge
Burner driver
FC: Ping Anser putter
FG: Phil Mickelson
Reba Pearson
Nathaniel McMillan
Marty Spanton
Hal Gordon
H: 16
H: 7
H: 6
H: 5
FG: Annika Sorenstam
FG: Tiger Woods
FG: Ben Crenshaw
FC: “I love ‘em all!”
FC: Adams Speedline 3-wood
FC: Wilson 8802 putter
The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 2 FC: Callaway Divine Nine
FG: Rory McIlroy
FC: Scotty Cameron Studio
prototype
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2013 Member-Guest Tournament Players Pete Tillman
Nestor Johnson
Dan Nolan
Nancy Lawrence
H: 3
H: 3
H: 3
H: 14
FG: Justin Rose
FG: Ben Hogan
FG: Dustin Johnson
FG: Nancy Lopez
FC: TaylorMade Rocketballz
FC: Cobra irons
FC: “Trusty Rusty” sand wedge
FC: Hogan Apex irons
driver
Jane Robineaux
Alex Habson
Robert Swenson
Yuri Sakhalovsky
H: 7
H: 5
H: 8
H: 7
FG: Greg Norman
FG: Natalie Gulbis
FG: Ben Hogan
FG: Tiger Woods
FC: TaylorMade Rocketballz
FC: Nike Covert driver
FC: Callaway Razr driver
FC: Titleist 910 5-wood
irons
The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 3 Double Bloom Golf Club
2013 Member-Guest Tournament Players Randy Smithfield
Dennis McMahon
Tom Polk
Daniella Teresio
H: 6
H: 5
H: 19
H: 10
FG: Rory McIlroy
FG: Angel Cabrera
FG: Tom Watson
FG: Adam Scott
FC: Ping Eye2 irons
FC: Maxfli Tad Moore putter
FC: RAM Zebra putter
Helen Jacobsen
Quinn Samton
Petr Neubeck
Arnold Peters
H: 14
H: 12
H:1 5
H: 24
FG: Phil Mickelson
FG: Sam Snead
FG: Henrik Stenson
FG: Tiger Woods
FC: Miura irons
FC: Ping Scottsdale mallet
FC: Callaway Big Bertha driver
FC: Titleist 910-F driver
The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 4 FC: Cobra Baffler
putter
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2013 Member-Guest Tournament Players Ogden Van DeMeers
John Hamish
William Golub
Emily Sisson
H: 11
H: 13
H: 10
H: 13
FG: Jack Nicklaus
FG: Keegan Bradley
FG: Jack Nicklaus
FG: Ernie Els
FC: TaylorMade RocketBallz
FC: Cleveland Classics driver
FC: Never Compromise Voodoo
FC: Adams Ladies Idea irons
driver
Dina Francis
Oliver Macanudo
Anthony Tellestrano
David Cooper
H: 5
H: 12
H: 13
H: 14
FG: Ben Hogan
FG: Vijay Singh
FG: Jason Dufner
FC: Callaway Ladies RAZR
FC: Cleveland Mashie hybrid
driver
putter
FC: Titleist 910D2 driver
The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 5 FG: Graeme McDowell
FC: Odyssey 2-Ball putter
Double Bloom Golf Club
2013 Member-Guest Tournament Players Mitzi Harmon
Fran McDonald
Chip Walters
Tammy Rodgers
H: 11
H: 12
H: 14
H: 12
FG: Greg Norman
FG: Christie Kerr
FG: Adam Scott
FC: Adams Speedline driver
FC: Bettinardi Studio Stock putter
FG: Lexi Thompson
FC: Ping i20 driver
Michelle Holland
Lawrence Tighe
Anson Timmelman
Jeff Swerzkik
H: 10
H: 15
H: 15
H: 18
FG: Phil Mickelson
FG: Lee Trevino
FG: Tom Watson
FC: Cobra Bio Cell driver
FC: Rife Barbados putter
FC: Adams Tight Lies
FC: Odyssey Rossi II putter
The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 6 FG: Jim Furyk
FC: Vokey Lob wedge
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2013 Member-Guest Tournament Players John Green
Gary Tabor
Sandra Fairwater
Susan Masters
H: 12
H: 14
H: 11
H: 2
FG: Arnold Palmer
FG: Bubba Watson
FG: Phil Mickelson
FC: Odyssey Dart putter
FC: Ping K15 driver
FC: Ping Pitching wedge
FG: Ben Hogan
FC: Scotty Cameron Newport
putter
Denise Fenton
Elaine O’Rourke
Malcolm Turner II
William Pederson
H: 21
H: 15
H: 18
H: 12
FG: Annika Sorenstam
FG: Jason Day
FG: Jack Nicklaus
FC: Callaway Big Bertha
FC: Cobra Baffler
driver
FC: Mizuno MP-T4 wedge
The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 7 FG: Ben Hogan
FC: Scotty Cameron Futura X
putter
Double Bloom Golf Club Member-Guest Tournament Results
May 17-May 19, 2013 Best-Ball Format Conducted Over 36 Holes JONES FLIGHT
1.
Bob Dinsmore
Philip Giakonis
131
George Masterson
Nathaniel McMillan
132
Hal Gordon
Marty Spanton
133
4.
Nestor Johnson
Pete Tillman
134
5.
Dan Nolan
Robert Swenson
135
Yuri Sakhalovsky
Alex Habson
136
2.
3.
6.
7.
Randy Smithfield
Dennis McMahon
1.
137 148
Daniella Teresio
Helen Jacobsen
149
4.
Emily Sisson
Dina Francis
149
5.
Tammy Rodgers
Michelle Holland
150
Fran McDonald
Sandra Fairwater
151
Susan Masters
Denise Fenton
152
7.
8.
Elaine O’Rourke
Mitzi Harmon
139
Ogden Van DeMeers
John Hamish
140
4.
William Golub
Oliver Macomber
141
5.
Anthony Tellestrano
David Cooper
142
Malcolm Turner II
William Pederson
143
Chip Walters
Lawrence Tighe
144
Anson Timmelman
Jeff Swerzkik
145
7.
8.
9.
Nancy Lawrence
Jane Robineaux
6.
Arnold Peters
Tom Polk
6.
147
3.
138
3.
Jane Seanor
Reba Pearson
2.
Quinn Samton
Petr Neubeck
2.
HOGAN FLIGHT
1.
SARAZEN FLIGHT
Gary Tabor
John Green
153 The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 8 146 The Champions’ Corner Philip Giakonis & Bob Dinsmore Team Dinsmore Takes the Trophy!
Member Bob Dinsmore and his guest, Philip Giakonis, were the Jones Flight champions, with a winning score of 131.
Messrs. Dinsmore and Giakonis nipped Team Masterson and Team Gordon by one and two shots, respectively.
“Phil carried me the last six holes,” declared Dinsmore. “I was getting a little yippy with my putter and Phil, thank
goodness, stepped up and made some five-footers that kept us in the game. And that snake he ran in on 18 gave us
the breathing room we needed to hold on and win.”
“Bob really made me feel relaxed out there,” said Giakonis. “He guided me around the entire course for two days,
telling me exactly where to aim and helping me with reading putts. It was a real team effort. And now I’m glad it’s
over and I’m ready to celebrate!”
Double Bloom Golf Club also offers its congratulations to the Sarazen Flight winners, Quinn Samton and Petr
Neubeck … and to the Hogan Flight champions, Jane Seanor and Reba Pearson. Well done, ladies and gentlemen! The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 9 The Other Winners Long Drive Winner Pete Tillman
Pete Tillman, guest of Double Bloom Club member Nathaniel McMillan, “gripped it
and ripped it” 294 yards on the par-4 ninth hole to easily win the tournament’s
Long Drive Contest. “I thought of what Sam Snead used to say about feeling ‘oily,’”
said Tillman. “Just nice and loose with a good tempo” were cited by Tillman as his
other swing keys. His weapon of choice was a TaylorMade R1 driver with an Aldila
RIP Phenom stiff shaft. Closest-to-the-Hole Winner Jane Seanor
Putting Contest Winner Member Jane Seanor did the Club proud when she almost jarred her 8-iron shot on
the par-3 eleventh hole. Her ball came to rest a mere 2 inches from the cup which
sealed the “Closest-to-the-Hole” honors for her. “As soon as the ball left the club
face I knew it was going to be good,” declared Ms. Seanor. Honorable Mention goes
to Chip Walters whose gap wedge shot came to rest three feet from the hole. Ms.
Seanor performed her magic with a PING Ladies Serene (red dot) iron, ULT 210
Ultra Lite shaft with a Ladies Flex. Dennis McMahon
Member Dennis McMahon wielded his magical Tad Moore putter to great success
in capturing the tournament’s putting contest. Mr. McMahon negotiated the
six-hole “course” on our putting green in just nine strokes, besting his next closest
competitor by a whopping five strokes. That is truly “rolling your rock.” The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 10 Good Times at the 2013 Member-Guest Tournament Reba Pearson & Nancy Lawrence
Quinn Samton & Petr Neubeck
Nancy Lawrence
Bob Dinsmore, Phil Giakonis
& Dennis McMahon
Quinn Samton & Jane Seanor
Bob Dinsmore, Phil Giakonis
&William Pederson
Reba Pearson & Nancy Lawrence
William Pederson, Oliver Macomber,
Reba Pearson & Pete Tillman
Reba Pearson & Dennis McMahon
Bob Dinsmore & William Pederson
Reba Pearson, Nancy Lawrence
& Jane Seanor
William Pederson
The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 11 Good Times at the 2013 Member-Guest Tournament Reba Pearson & Nancy Lawrence
Quinn Samton & Petr Neubeck
Nancy Lawrence
Bob Dinsmore, Phil Giakonis
& Dennis McMahon
Quinn Samton & Jane Seanor
Bob Dinsmore, Phil Giakonis
&William Pederson
Reba Pearson & Nancy Lawrence
William Pederson, Oliver Macomber,
Reba Pearson & Pete Tillman
Reba Pearson & Dennis McMahon
Bob Dinsmore & William Pederson
Reba Pearson, Nancy Lawrence
& Jane Seanor
William Pederson
The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 12 Tournament Recap
by Robert Blumenthal Double Bloom Golf Club hosted its 36th annual Member-Guest
Golf Tournament Friday-Sunday, May 17-19, 2013 in brilliant
Spring weather. Delightful temperatures in the low 70s, low
humidity, and gentle breezes greeted the 24 teams each day,
making for ideal playing conditions.
The tournament was divided into three flights: Jones, Sarazen,
and Hogan … and was contested utilizing a Best Ball format for 18
holes on May 18th and 19th. (A practice round was held on May
17th.)
Double Bloom Member Hal Gordon and his guest Marty Spanton
got off to a quick start in the Jones Flight on Saturday, scorching
the firm course with a score of 63. Unfortunately, Team Gordon
couldn’t sustain its blazing pace on Sunday, allowing Bob
Dinsmore and Philip Giakonis to grab the winner’s trophy with
a two-day score of 131.
Jones Flight Champions Philip Giakonis & Bob Dinsmore In the Sarazen Flight, Member Quinn Samton and his guest Petr Neubeck went wire-to-wire to claim top honors with
their scores of 71 and 69. Mr. Samton quipped that he was “ready to move up to the Jones Flight next year!”
Member Jane Seanor and her guest Reba Pearson were crowned as champions of the Hogan Flight with their scores of
73-74. Ms. Seanor also won the Closest-to-the-Hole contest with an approach shot that landed just inches from the cup.
Her easy tap-in produced her team’s margin of victory over Nancy Lawrence and Jane Robineaux.
Double Bloom’s General Manager, Bill Spencer, noted that this year’s tournament was “one of our most popular and
well-attended events. Our members and their guests had a wonderful time and they’re already looking forward to next
year’s tournament.”
Robert Blumenthal is the publisher of www.GolfConversations.com,
a website that features uncommon and in-depth interviews from the world of golf. The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 13 For The Little Golfers in Your Life I hope you enjoyed playing in Double Bloom Golf Club’s Member-Guest tournament. As an added way of saying “thank
you” for your participation, I have included a golf/dog children’s story for you to share with the “little golfers” in your
life. It’s never too early to introduce a toddler to golf, the game of a lifetime.
Regards,
Robert Blumenthal
Wolfie Visits Mackenzie Golf Club
by Robert Blumenthal & Illustrations by Christina Wald
“Good day, I’m Graeme, yer caddie. Welcome to Mackenzie Golf Club.”
“Thank you, Graeme. I’m Mama Mimi and this is my dog, Wolfie.”
Wolfie wagged his tail at Graeme the Caddie. He was happy to be at a golf course that was green
and pretty and near the ocean.
“Does yer fine Wolfie also play gawf?” asked Graeme the Caddie.
Wolfie knew this was a joke because both Mama Mimi and Graeme the Caddie laughed.
“Wolfie doesn’t play golf,” said Mama Mimi, “but he loves to come with me when I play golf. He
likes to feel the wind blowing through his fur.”
“Yes,” thought Wolfie, “I like breezies.”
“He also likes to hear the birds chirp.”
“Oh, yes. Chirpies,” thought Wolfie.
“And running in the soft, cool grass. When Wolfie is at the golf course, he lopes down the fairways,”
said Mama Mimi. Wolfie loved to do lopies. And he was eager to do lopies now!
Graeme the Caddie took Mama Mimi’s golf bag, slung it over his shoulder and said, “Awright, now.
Let’s play some gawf then, Mama Mimi.”
(continued…) The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 14 Wolfie looked up at Graeme the Caddie with a worried expression.
“Aye. And you, too, Wolfie.” said Graeme the Caddie.
That made Wolfie happy and the three of them walked to
the first tee.
Mama Mimi placed her golf ball on a wooden peg.
“Yer dun want ta get too familiar with the Atlantic Ocean,
lassie. So hit yer drive towards the right side of the fairway.
That’ll keep ya safe.”
Mama Mimi swung her golf club and the ball soared
through the bright, blue sky.
“Aye, a splendid shot! Well done!” said Graeme the Caddie.
“Thank you,” said Mama Mimi. “Alright, Wolfie. It’s time
for you to do… lopieeeeeeeees!”
And off Wolfie ran down the fairway, zigging and
zagging, this way and that.
I love to do my lopies,
On grass that’s green as snow peas.
Winter, spring, summer or fall,
It’s fun to find Mama Mimi’s ball.
And Wolfie did find Mama Mimi’s ball, nestled in the
grass on the right side of the fairway. He sat down
by the ball, proud that he was helping Mama Mimi play
golf. As he waited for Mama Mimi and Graeme the
Caddie to arrive at the ball, Wolfie’s ears perked up.
He heard a cry in the distance:
Baaaaaa, baaaaaa,
Is what I shout.
Baaaaaa, baaaaaa,
I can’t get out!
The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 15 (continued…) “Someone’s in trouble!” thought Wolfie.
He left Mama Mimi’s ball and went running in the direction of the cry for help. Bounding over
big hills with swaying, wispy grass, Wolfie arrived at a big hole in the ground filled with sand.
The hole was encircled by eight sheep.
“What’s wrong?” asked Wolfie.
“My baby, Lena the Lambie, fell into this sand hole and can’t climb out,” said her mother.
Wolfie looked down into the hole and saw a little lamb at the bottom who cried:
Baaaaaa, baaaaaa,
Help me now.
Baaaaaa, baaaaaa,
Get me out – do you know how?
“Why can’t you climb out by yourself?” asked Wolfie.
“I’m just a baby sheep and my legs are too small,”
said Lena the Lambie.
“And she’s too big for me to carry out in my mouth,”
said Lena the Lambie’s mother. “What can we do?”
Wolfie saw a rake at the bottom of the sand hole and
had an idea. “I know,” he announced to the sheep, “we’ll
use that rake to push Lena the Lambie out of the sand
hole. Come on everyone, follow me.”
Wolfie led the eight sheep down the side of the sand hole. Lena
the Lambie shrieked in delight when her mother reached her:
Baaaaaa, baaaaaa,
Mommy’s here at last
Baaaaaa, baaaaaa,
Take me home … and fast!
(continued…)
The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 16 “Here’s the plan, sheeps. I’ll hold the small end of the rake in my
mouth and use the big end to push Lena the Lambie. And you eight sheeps
will help by pushing me,” said Wolfie.
And that’s what they did. The sheep pushed Wolfie … Wolfie pushed
the rake … and the rake pushed Lena the Lambie up and out of
the sand hole!
“Oh, thank you, Wolfie!” said Lena the Lambie’s mother.
“You helped save my baby.”
She nuzzled Wolfie with her fuzzy head and Wolfie thumped
his tail to show he was happy. Then he turned around
and did lopies down the fairway in search of Mama Mimi
and Graeme the Caddie.
He found them on the third hole. Mama Mimi saw him and cried,
“Wolfie, you’re back! We were worried about you. Are you alright?”
Wolfie fell down in the grass and rolled over this way
and that. Mama Mimi knew that meant Wolfie was fine.
“Ok, Wolfie, watch me hit this golf ball.” Mama Mimi
swung the golf club and it went sailing off to the left,
landing in a large sand hole.
“Oh, no,” cried Mama Mimi. “I’ve hit my ball into a
bunker! Wolfie,are you going to find my ball?”
Wolfie thought about this for a while and decided
he’d let Graeme the Caddie find Mama Mimi’s golf ball.
Wolfie had seen enough sand for one day!
THE END
©2014 Robert Blumenthal. All Rights Reserved.
The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 17 Quotable Quotes from the 2013 Double Bloom Golf Club
Member-Guest Tournament “Our team finished towards the bottom of the pack, but it didn’t matter – we had
such a great time out there!”
– Gary Tabor (guest of John Green)
“I’ve always wanted to say this: ‘My partner and I really ham-and-egged it!’
This was the most fun I’ve ever had at a member-guest tournament!”
– Quinn Samton
“The camaraderie, the laughs, the great course … this tournament is what golf is
all about.”
– Emily Sisson
“Wonderful golf course, super food, a great bunch of members, and an attentive
staff made for one of the finest member-guest tournaments I’ve ever played in.
Congratulations all around!”
– William Golub (guest of Oliver Macomber)
"After years of participating in these tournaments, I'm thrilled to be finally part of
a winning team. This is MY major!"
– Nancy Lawrence
The 2013 Member-Guest Tournament at Double Bloom Golf Club ~ Page 18