Cuervo Classic Golf Tournament

2023 Cuervo Classic Golf Tournament

Hillcrest Golf and Country Club

Saturday, September 16th, 2023

Tournament Results

2023 Cuervo Classic Champions - Greg Williams, Don Williams, Phil Oestmann, Ben Kunz

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	235	342	492	464	394	360	154	358	369	3168	590	181	303	490	155	339	375	381	327	3141	6309
Par	3	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	36	5	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	36	72
Handicap	6	12	16	14	2	8	18	10	4		1	9	15	7	17	13	5	3	11
Ben Kunz / Phil Oestmann / Don Williams / Greg Williams	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	29	5	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	34	63	-9*
Wyatt Cobb / Erik Heintz / Matt McGee / Jeff Rowe	2	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	32	5	2	3	4	2	3	4	4	4	31	63	-9
Stephen Marshall / Derrick Miller / Jeremy Roberts	4	3	5	4	4	4	2	4	4	34	5	3	4	4	2	3	4	3	4	32	66	-6
Brad Bagby / Josh Kopmeyer / Doozie Martin / Jay Roberson	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	33	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	33	66	-6
Evan Close / Jeff Close / Taylor Cook / JD Lebow	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	35	5	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	33	68	-4
Adam Abrams / Vince Dean / Parker Hills / John Millett	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	39	4	3	3	4	2	3	3	4	4	30	69	-3

* Winner with birdie 2 on first playoff hole, the par 3 14th

Tournament was played in mid-September, later than recent years and players were met with a drizzle on the opening tee in the warm early-fall morning.
Field of 22 players participated in the 8th Cuervo Classic tournament.
After finishing the tournament tied at -9, the two teams headed to the par 3 14th - Hillcrest's signature hole. Approach shots by Matt McGee and Don Williams left the teams 20' and 17' from the hole, respectively. After 7 misses between the two teams, Ben Kunz drained the final putt to claim the cup.
Squabbit was used for scoring this year and yielded the fewest complaints in tournament history - so we may have a new, reliable scoring app!
Parker and Vince coin the term "Cartner" in the Squabbit chat, refering to a golf cart partner.
The participants watched an exciting Mizzou upset of KSU 30-27 on a 61-yard field goal as time expired during the traditional awards lunch at Charlie Hooper's.
Big thanks as always to Nick Reddell for the t-shirts, we hope to have him back in the field next year.

Group 1 - 7:36am JD Lebow Taylor Cook Jeff Close Evan Close
Group 2 - 7:47am Jeff Rowe Wyatt Cobb Erik Heintz Matt McGee
Group 3 - 7:58am Brad Bagby Jay Roberson Doozie Martin
Group 4 - 8:09am John Millet Vince Dean Adam Abrams Parker Hills
Group 5 - 8:20am Jeremy Roberts Stephen Marshall Derrick Miller
Group 6 - 8:31am Phil Oestmann Don Williams Greg Williams Ben Kunz

Here's how our four-man scramble works:

Each member of the team will hit a tee shot (in any order).
The team will decide which shot they would prefer to play and then go retrieve the other balls.
Each member then plays a shot from the spot of the preferred ball.
Continue this cycle until the ball is holed out.
THERE ARE NO GIMMES OR MULLIGANS - no do-overs, and all putts must be holed out.
Lift, clean, and place or "preferred" lies are in effect: players may place ball within a club length of where balls rests.
The maximum score on a given hole is double bogey.
Balls lost or hit out of bounds (white stakes) should be played like a lateral hazard: two club lengths from the spot the ball appeared to be lost, no closer to the hole and a 1 shot penalty.
If necessary, a sudden death playoff will ensue on Hole #1 or Hole #18 (depending on timing and availability) and proceed until a winner is determined.
If a sudden death playoff is not possible, a scorecard playoff will be implemented awarding the victory to the team with a lower score on the first hole working in order of hardest to easiest based on hole handicap.