The SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters and the Highlands Men’s Putters after the tournament
Scott Baker
The Saguaro Cup Tournament is a quarterly event between the Highlands Men’s Putters and the SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters. The tournament rotates location between the two clubs every quarter and has been going on for eight years. This quarter, eight members of the SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters (Don Stone, Scott Baker, Aaron Houser, Jerry Deppen, Don Merritt, Howard Fagan, Al Weigel, and Robert Berkley) traveled to the Highlands at Dove Mountain putting green on Sept. 7 to challenge the Highlands team for the Saguaro Cup. The weather conditions were good, and the putting green was very fast. The SaddleBrooke team did their best, but they came out on the losing side and turned over the Saguaro Cup to the Highlands team. The final score was 291 to 320.
The Highlands victory was greatly assisted by Karl Piepho who had five aces. After the tournament, the Highlands team treated the SaddleBrooke team to a nice breakfast with beverages in the Highlands lounge.
Highlands Gross Team:
Karl Piepho, 0 handicap, 34 gross
Korb Maxwell, 0 handicap, 35 gross
Chris Puffer, 2 handicap, 37 gross
Ron Ceglia, 1 handicap, 38 gross
Total Gross 144
SaddleBrooke Gross Team:
Don Stone, 4 handicap, 39 gross
Robert Berkley, 3 handicap, 41 gross
Howard Fagan, 3 handicap, 41 gross
Al Weigel, 2 handicap, 43 gross
Total Gross 164
Highlands Net Team:
Van Crary, 2 handicap, 41 gross, 39 net
Steve Palermo, 3 handicap, 39 gross, 36 net
Howard Weinberger, 3 handicap, 36 gross, 33 net
Bill Darnell, 4 handicap, 43 gross, 39 net
Total Net 147
SaddleBrooke Net Team:
Jerry Deppen, 7 handicap, 48 gross, 41 net
Aaron Houser, 6 handicap, 41 gross, 35 net
Don Merritt, 5 handicap, 46 gross, 41 net
Scott Baker, 3 handicap, 42 gross, 39 net
Total Net 156