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The Villages
Thursday, May 2, 2024

Captains prep for draft in Village Cup

Rick Butler teeing off on #5 Laurel Valley. He is playing in his first Village Cup
Rick Butler teeing off on #5 Laurel Valley. He is playing in his first Village Cup

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.   

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.

First time Captain John White putts on #1 green on Cherry Hill.
First time Captain John White putts on #1 green on Cherry Hill.
First time Captain Chuck Campbell tees off on #1 Cherry Hill.
First time Captain Chuck Campbell tees off on #1 Cherry Hill.

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