LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sons in Retirement, or SiRs, kicked off their 2019 golf season at the Arbuckle Golf Course on April 10.

It was a scramble format and they had 38 golfers.

The winners were:

– First place: Tom Braun, John Miles and James Hornback;
– Second place: Bill Craig, Gary Farris, Bob Smart and Don Einarsson;
– Third place: Woody Frink, Jerry Clayton, Mike Higman and Tom Hughes;
– Fourth place: Paul Peterson, Bruce Woodcock and Jim Cary.

Closest to the pins were Bill Helt, 20 feet, 1 inch on hole 2; John Jones, 22 feet on hole 11; Tom Marshall, 3 feet, 2 inches on hole 7; and Tom Hughes, 5 feet, 4 inches on hole 16.

SIRs second tournament was played at the Colusa Golf Course on April 17. It was a four-man, two-best-ball format.

The weather was perfect and they had 27 golfers in attendance.

The winners were:

– First place: Bob Chesnut, Mike Higman, Bob Smart and Marlin Walker;
– Second place: Bill Craig, Bob Rumfelt, Jim Cary and Tom Hughes;
– Third place: Gary Farris, Jerry Clayton, Jeff Craig and Bob Schossler.

Closest to the pins were Bob Schossler, 23 feet on hole 2; Bob Chesnut, 24 feet, 3 inches on hole 11; Gary Farris, 22 feet, 2 inches; and Bob Schossler (again), 23 feet, 3 inches.

The group’s next three tournaments will be Wild Wings (two man scramble/pick your own partner if you want) on May 1; Hidden Valley Lake (medal play) on May 15; and Foxtail (played as a state team qualifier/pick your own foursome with an A, B, C, D handicap) on May 29.

Please note that all tournaments start at 9 a.m. except for Carson City and Monterey.