Belize Golf Tournament Results - April 21st 2012

Thanks to everyone who participated on Saturday.

A special thks to those who donated prizes : Karl Ayers, Steve Hack, Sam Mathias, John Sansone, Steve Maestre and Bill Mckenzie.


Results :

Gross (without handicap) :

• 1st - Andy Hunt (66) 
• 2nd -  Bill Mckenzie(69)
• 3rd - Paul Martin (76) 

Net (with handicap) :

• 1st - Ray Garbutt Sr (60) 
• 2nd - Geoff Hembling (64) 
• 3rd - Chico Towers (67) 

Senior :

• 1st - Mickey Thornton (66)

Other Prizes : 

• Closest to the Pin #1 and #10 - Jim Comber
• Longest Drive #15 - Paul Martin
• Any 2 - Paul Martin, Steve Maestre
• Longest Putt #6 and #15 - Chico Towers (Bottle Of Wine)
• Longest Putt #9 and #18 - John Sansone (Monogramer)
• Longest Putt #2 and #11 - John Sansone (Sleeve of Balls and Glove) 
• $50 Southern Chip In - Sam Mathias/Paul Martin. 

Gross Table

Name of players	Front	Back	Total	Pts
Andy Hunt	33	33	66	12
Bill Mckenzie	34	35	69	10
Mickey Thornton	38	37	75	9
Ray Garbutt Sr	40	36	76	8
Paul Martin	36	40	76	7
Alan Graham	39	39	78	6
Steve Hack	38	40	78	5
John Sansone	40	41	81	4
Steve Maestre	47	35	82	3
Jim Comber	42	42	84	2
Robert Lee	46	41	87	1
Sam Mathias	46	43	89	1
Chico Towers	48	42	90	1
Karl Ayres	47	43	90	1
Geoff Hembling	47	43	90	1
Lucas Hunt	46	49	95	1
Slavek Machacka	50	50	100	N/A

Net Table

Name of players	Front	Back	Total	HDCP	Total	PTS
Ray Garbutt Sr	40	36	76	16	60	12
Geoff Hembling	47	43	90	26	64	10
Andy Hunt	33	33	66	1	65	9
Mickey Thornton	38	37	75	9	66	8
Chico Towers	48	42	90	23	67	7
Lucas Hunt	46	49	95	28	67	6
Bill Mckenzie	34	35	69	1	68	5
Steve Hack	38	40	78	10	68	4
John Sansone	40	41	81	13	68	3
Paul Martin	36	40	76	8	68	2
Alan Graham	39	39	78	9	69	1
Karl Ayres	47	43	90	20	70	1
Steve Maestre	47	35	82	11	71	1
Jim Comber	42	42	84	12	72	1
Robert Lee	46	41	87	14	73	1
Sam Mathias	46	43	89	9	80	1
Slavek Machacka	50	50	100	23	77	N/A

Yearly Gross

Player Name	Points
Bill Mckenzie	44
Andy Hunt	42
Mickey Thornton	20
Sam Mathias	20
Steve Hack	19
Paul Martin	18
Tim Heath	16
Alan Graham	15
Jim Comber	14
John Sansone	14
Steve Maestre	13
Duayne Arnold	10
Ray Garbutt Sr	11
John Wongsam	8
Shaun Breeze	5
Robert Lee	5
Steve Roden	4
Geoff Hembling	4
Michel Ardoullie	2
Boris Vostry	2
Karl Ayers	2
Chico Towers	2
Lucas Hunt	1
Hank Weiss	1
Sean Smithson	1
Jenny Martin	1

Yearly Net

Player Name	Points
Bill Mckenzie	30
Steve Hack	29
Andy Hunt	28
Ray Garbutt Sr	23
Geoff Hambling	21
Steve Roden	20
Mickey Thornton	17
John Sansone	17
Jim Comber	14
Sam Mathias	11
Chico Towers	11
John Wongsam	10
Duane Arnold	10
Michel Ardoullie	9
Steve Maestre	8
Tim Heath	7
Lucas Hunt	6
Boris Vostry	5
Paul Martin	5
Robert Lee	3
Alan Graham	3
Shaun Breeze	2
Karl Ayers	2
Jenny Martin	1
Sean Smithson	1
Hank Weiss	1

Pars, Birdies, Eagles

Player Name	Pars	Birdies	Eagles
Bill Mckenzie	39	10	0
Andy Hunt	40	9	0
Sam Mathias	20	6	0
Paul Martin	19	5	0
Alan Graham	18	3	0
John Sansone	21	2	0
Steve Hack	21	2	0
Jim Comber	21	2	0
Steve Maestre	23	1	0
Mickey Thornton	15	2	0
Tim Heath	15	2	0
Robert Lee	12	2	0
Ray Garbutt Sr.	16	0	0
John Wongsam	10	1	0
Duayne Arnold	7	4	0
Steve Roden	9	0	1
Shaun Breeze	9	1	0
Chico Towers	9	1	0
Hank Weiss	5	0	0
Michel Ardoullie	4	0	0
Geoff Hambling	4	0	0
Karl Ayers	3	0	0
Jenny Martin	1	0	0
Boris Vostry	1	0	0
Lucas Hunt	0	0	0

Belize Open 2011 - Tournament Results

What a great weekend the golfers of Belize had at the Belize Open 2011. Even though the weather was awful it could not stop players from the BAGA and our partners at the BGA from participating in the 2011 Belize Open, with 35 players attending.

It rained, it rained more and it rained more. Saturdays play was delayed for 2 hours to allow the course to dry. Even though the tee box on hole 6 was under water and unreachable the staff at Roaring River Golf Course did a marvelous job, coping with the difficult conditions and play finally got underway at 10am.

Golfers were wetter than a Tuna's bathing costume and the players fancy golf attire was soon reduced to a muddy brown ensemble.

Players competed in 2 categories. Net Category, which was the score after the players handicaps were deducted from their Gross scores and Gross Category, which was their actual scores.

After the first days play we had a run away leader in the Net Category. Sam Mathias who shot a net 59, with Saul Barrera (62), Nelson Gallardo and Jaime Gonzalez close behind with net 63. A pack of players were behind this group within striking distance of the leaders on day 2.

In the Gross category, William Mckenzie and Andy Hunt battled it out on Saturday, with William producing a fine gross score of 67 and Andy on his tail, shooting 68. Ray Garbutt Jr and Sam Mathias were breathing down their necks with scores of 71, leaving these 4 players clear of the field.

Sunday play was slow as the players focused and concentrated hard to play good shots and make their tricky putts.

In the net category Sam Mathias hung on in the final group with Nelson Gallardo and Andy Hunt pushing him all the way to the final hole. Sam held on and won the tournament with a 2 day net score of 2 under par with Andy Hunt and Nelson Gallardo tied for second with a 2 day score of 1 under par. Andy and Nelson were to play off for second place but as Andy had won in the Gross category he was not allowed to win in the Net category. Nelson Gallardo was awarded 2nd place with Alan Graham in 3rd spot. Ray Garbutt Jr shot an even par net score, which would have given him 3rd place but he was not allowed to win in 2 categories.

In the Gross Category Andy Hunt and Ray Garbutt Jr were paired together, with 1st day leader William Mckenzie in the penultimate group. Andy shot a 65 final day round and Ray Jr shot a 69, giving Andy Hunt the first place in the Gross category with a 2 day score of 133 and Ray Garbutt Jr second place with a 2 day score of 140. William Mckenzie finished 3rd with a 2 day score of 142.

Congratulations to everyone who participated. It was tough conditions for golfers.

Thank you to all the sponsors who supported the tournament. This includes :

International Refrigeration
Morgan and Morgan
Westrac
Ryle Architecture
Belize Jungle Dome
Hot Mamas
BRC Printing
Kiba Designs
Westar
Garbutt Service Station
Astrum Helicopters
Belize Amateur Golf Association
CESSA
Femagra Industries
Corkers Restaurant and Hibiscus Hotel
Roses
International Refrigeration
JDB Ltd

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BELIZE OPEN 2011 RESULTS

Net Category. 2 Day Total :

-2 Sam Mathias
-1 Andy Hunt
-1 Nelson Gallardo
+0 Ray Garbutt Jr
+1 Alan Graham
+3 Efrain Medina Jr
+4 Saul Barrera
+6 Gustavo Giron
+6 William Mckenzie
+7 Eleazar Portillo
+8 Ryan Garbutt
+8 Jaime Gonzalez
+9 Ray Garbutt Sr
+11 Tim Heath
+11 Pedro Lizarraga
+13 Decon Cal
+13 Steve Maestre
+14 Dalix Hernandez
+15 Demetrio Cortez
+16 Harold Nava
+16 Guillermo Rivas
+16 Ryne Lizarraga
+17 Ivan Hernandez
+18 Naim Musa
+20 Efrain Medina Sr
+26 Jim Comber
+26 Peter Allen
+33 Karl Ayers
+34 Paul Martin
+43 Amir Escobar
DNP Robert Lee
DNP Boris Vostry
DNP Mickey Thorton
DNP Oliver Colon
DNP Duane Arnold

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Gross Category. 2 Day total :

133 - Andy Hunt
140 - Ray Garbutt Jr
142 - William Mckenzie
149 - Alan Graham
150 - Sam Mathias
152 - Ryan Garbutt
153 - Nelson Gallardo
153 - Tim Heath
156 - Saul Barrera
158 - Jaime Gonzalez
163 - Steve Maestre
171 - Efrain Medina Jr
171 - Ray Garbutt Sr
171 - Pedro Lizarraga
174 - Paul Martin
176 - Jim Comber
178 - Gustavo Giron
178 - Peter Allen
179 - Decon Cal
181 - Demetrio Cortez
184 - Naim Musa
187 - Ivan Hernandez
190 - Harold Nava
192 - Ryne Lizarraga
193 - Karl Ayers
202 - Efrain Medina Sr
205 - Amir Escobar
209 - Eleazar Portillo
214 - Guillermo Rivas
216 - Dalix Hernandez
DNP - Boris Vestly
DNP - Mickey Thorton
DNP - Robert Lee
DNP - Duane Arnold
DNP - Oliver Colon

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Other Prizes : 

Tim Heath - Saturday - Closest to the Pin #1 and #10 - sponsored by Gobie Challenge
Sam Mathias - Saturday - Closest to the Pin #3 and #12 - sponsored by Westrac
William Mckenzie - Saturday - Closest to the Pin #5 and #14 - sponsored by Westar
Demetrio Cortez - Saturday - Closest to the Pin #7 and #16 - sponsored by Gobie Challenge
Paul Martin - Saturday - Longest Drive on #15 - sponsored by Corkers

Karl Ayres - Sunday - Closest to the Pin #1 and #10 - sponsored by Mickey Thornton
Paul Martin - Sunday - Closest to the Pin #3 and #12 - sponsored by Gobie Challenge
Andy Hunt - Sunday - Closest to the Pin #7 and #16 - sponsored by JDB Ltd

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There are lots of photos from the tournament on the BGA Facebook page here : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belize-Golf-Association/143905092370734