Where has Tony Gallo been?

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WHERE HAS TONY GALLO BEEN?????????

The above picture of Tony was taken in April of 2006 during the RB Men's Executive Golf Club Championship Tournament. After finishing his position as club President for three straight years, Tony has been hitting the larger courses and doing much traveling. He and his wife, Mary Lou, love to cruise and they have over 45 cruises to their credit. If they weren't cruising, they were flying to all parts of the world or hosting friends from around the world. Tony's golfing trips have taken him to Mexico, Florida, Canada, Cancun to name a few.

Many of you have seen Tony at Oaks North recently and he is looking forward to some great golfing with old friends. He plans to be active again in the Thursday men's club soon.

Welcome back, Tony!

Oaks North Men's Golf Club Four Man Scramble Tournament, June 23, 2009

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Under the able leadership of Norm Berg, Tournament Director, and Steve Tighe, Assistant Tournament Director, and with help from others on the scoring, the Oaks North Men's Golf Club Four Man Scramble Tournament was held on June 23, 2009. A barbeque luncheon and awards presentation followed in the golf course patio area.

Final Results are shown above. Cash prizes were awarded to the members of the six teams with the lowest scores as follows: $200 to the first place team; $160 to the second place team; $120 to the third place team; $80 to the fourth place team; $60 to the fifth place team; and $40 to the sixth place team.

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Norm Berg, Tournament Director

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Assisting with the scoring are (left to right): Tom Haag, new Club Treasurer, Steve Tighe, Assistant Tournament Director, and John Schissler

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Sven Myer, who assisted with the scoring

Golf Poem

Golf Poem In My Hand I Hold A Ball, White And Dimpled, Rather Small. Oh, How Bland It Does Appear, This Harmless Looking Little Sphere. By Its Size I Could Not Guess, The Awesome Strength It Does Possess. But Since I Fell Beneath Its Spell, I've Wandered Through The Fires Of Hell. My Life Has Not Been Quite The Same, Since I Chose To Play This Stupid Game. It Rules My Mind For Hours On End, A Fortune It Has Made Me Spend. It Has Made Me Yell, Curse And Cry, I Hate Myself And Want To Die. It Promises A Thing Called Par, If I Can Hit It Straight And Far. To Master Such A Tiny Ball, Should Not Be Very Hard At All. But My Desires The Ball Refuses, And Does Exactly As It Chooses. It Hooks And Slices, Dribbles And Dies, And Even Disappears Before My Eyes. Often It Will Have A Whim, To Hit A Tree Or Take A Swim. With Miles Of Grass On Which To Land, It Finds A Tiny Patch Of Sand. Then Has Me Offering Up My Soul, If Only It Would Find The Hole. It's Made Me Whimper Like A Pup, And Swear That I Will Give It Up. And Take To Drink To Ease My Sorrow, But The Ball Knows ... I'll Be Back Tomorrow. Stand proud you noble swingers of clubs and losers of balls.... A recent study found the average golfer walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found golfers drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year. That means, on average, golfers get about 41 miles to the gallon. Kind of makes you proud. Almost feel like a hybrid.

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Revisions being made for Tuesday Club Scramble

Norman Berg is having to make revisions in designating the Teams and Starting Holes for tomorrow's Oaks North Men's Club Four Man Scramble Tournament. You should ignore the posting on the blog I made on Sunday June 21st (yesterday).

Oaks North Men's Club Four Man Scramble Tournament, June 23, 2009

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Shotgun Start - Tee Time 7:30 AM
Teams -- Handicaps -- Starting Holes

The Odyssey Mantra

The Odyssey Mantra

You can overcome adversity
You can escape from trouble
You can recover from the rough
You can survive the sand
You can endure the pressure
But you Live or Die on the Green

Thursday Club 2009 Summer Scramble Tournament set for Thursday August 6, 2009

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Bronson's Bible

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As a joke, a year or two ago, I presented Mike Bronson with a copy of this book written for women by famous golf instructor Harvey Penick. At the time, Mike was struggling somewhat with his game. Since he started studying the book, his game has steadily improved. He has lowered his handicap to 15. In the last two rounds I have played with him, he shot 72 and 73.

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Mike Bronson, soon to be ready for the LPGA Tour!

Used Golf Equipment Sale

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I am offering for sale the used golf equipment pictured above.

For sale are 2 Yonex drivers, a Yonex 3 wood, a Yonex 7 wood, a Yonex 5 wood, a Titan driver, a White Pearl driver, a King Cobra driver, a Cougar Big Cat 50" long putter, an Acushnet Bullseye putter, a Plop putter, and a golf bag. There are covers for some of the clubs. I also will sell a new, unused, TaylorMade Burner 6 iron. Assorted unused golf balls are also for sale. No warranties, express or implied.

Offers are invited. If interested, please call or email me. If you wish, I will let you test the clubs on a trial basis for several days, free of charge.

John Ellis
858-592-9150
jwellis@san.rr.com

$20 missing in action since April 18th (56 days and counting)

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Good citizens should be on the lookout for culprits believed to have made off with $20 on April 18^th in the vicinity of Oaks North Golf Course.

Winners of Oaks North Men's Club 2009 Club Championship Tournament

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Pictured above are the winners of the 2009 Oaks North Men's Golf Club Championship Tournament. From left to right, they are: (1) John Powell, low gross winner; (2) Chong Lee, low net winner; (3) Ron Dishno, Flight B winner; (4) Tom Haag, Flight C winner; (5) Steve Tighe, Flight A winner.