The 180 golfers can all take a deep breath, and have a cold drink, as the hard part is over.
After two days of a heat index of over 100 degrees the second day of qualifying at Palmer Legends Country Club, and Glenview Country Club is in the books. The 12 low scores, from the blue tees, have all been named captain, and will select the Villages Country Club that they will represent Thursday at La Hacienda Recreation Center at 5 p.m. Â
After selecting their country club name they will, in a snake type draft, select 13 other players for their team.
The 12 Captains for the 2015 Men’s Village Cup are:
Rick Butler 75-69-144
Brian Ellis 73-73-146
Dan Chiappetta 76-70-146
Randy Dugger 77-70-147
Ron Clark 75-75-150
Ron Walters 75-75-150
Chuck Campbell 78-73-151
John White 76-75-151
David Mains 76-76-152
Charles Horrell 77-77-154
Donald Valcheff 79-75-154
Robert Hilliard Jr. 78-76-154
120 Players qualified from the blue tees with two day scores ranging from 75-69-144 to 96-94-190
Low scores from the white tees at Glenview Country Club for the two days:
Terry Tanksley 75-72-147
Joe Elder 80-70-150
Pete Strauss 74-77-151
Dan Arruda 78-74-152
Allen Stepro 74-79-153
Ralph Gingery 76-77-153
48 players qualified from the white tees with two day scores ranging from 75-72 to 90-93 including
Joe Elder who was the comeback story of the qualifying. He was 9 over par for his first 9 holes of the 36 hole qualifier and played the final 27 holes in 3 under par. He is a prime example of never giving up.
