Our 29th Annual AZTroopers Memorial Golf Classic was held on September 13th, 2020 at The Legacy Golf Resort located at 6808 S. 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ. We partnered with Gateway Golf Group again this year and they did an outstanding job as usual.
I want to personally thank our AZTroopers Golf Committee members; Tim Kvochick, Pat Eagan, Greg Girard, Ken Nelson, Dave Dubner, and Denise Wiseman as well as the volunteers who helped with the event. Our golf committee is dedicated to improving our annual event each year and we will be trying different things from year to year as we want our event to stay innovative. After all it’s all about our supporters/participants having a good time, as well as raising funds for our charity involvement.
This year we had the putting contest as players made the turn between hole # 9 and #10, then the final putt off took place during the luncheon/award ceremony. We also kept in place our ability to accept credit card payments for raffle tickets, mulligan and the Super-Ticket during check on the day of our event. The “Super-Ticket” gives participants the option of making one single payment rather than digging in their pocket for each individual event they came upon during their round of golf. This year the Super-Ticket included two mulligans, 10 raffle tickets, Beat the Pro, putting contest, $10,000 cash for a Hole-in-One, Skirt Hole (men could hit from one Ladies tee box of their choice, Women hit zero off one tee box of their choice), card for a free Humble Pie pizza, 15% off at La Sala Tequila Cantina and The Living Room wine cafe & lounge, and the golf ball launcher. The ball launcher shot a golf ball onto the green from the tee box – approximately 350 yards. Super Tickets sold for $60 during check in or $50 if purchased online prior to our event. For an additional $40 participants received raffle tickets as long as their arm span.
All the winning tickets for raffle prizes were drawn while the tournament was being played. The winning numbers were posted near the podium with lists on each table when the participants arrived for the awards luncheon. People with one or more of the winning tickets could then come up and claim their raffle prize(s) at their leisure. This year we had over 100 raffle prizes which included two official spring training baseballs autographed by Willie Mays with letters of authenticity. We also had the privilege of having a Wind-fall Willie look-a-alike participate in our event this year.
The date of our 2021 event will be on Sunday, May 2nd, 2021, so mark your calendars now as we expect the tournament to fill quickly. Next year our event will be at the ?????. When available, there will be a link to register and pay on our website so be sure to visit aztroopers.org/golf , starting in November or December of this year and keep watch in your email inbox for news and updates on the event.
As in all prior years we awarded team prizes for first, second and third in each of three flights – A (US Open), B (British Open), and C (PGA Championship). Flight “A” = lowest team handicap, then “B”, then “C”. Teams are placed in each flight according to their team handicap. In the event of a team taking first place in their flight and returning with the same team the following year, that team will be moved up to the next higher flight.
This year’s winning teams were:
A Flight___________________________________________________
First Place: Mike Rodriguez, Tom Colley, Tony Trevino, Chris Swenson
Second Place:
Third Place:
B Flight________________________________________________________
First Place: Harrison Stewart, Chris Stewart, Dan Montplaisir, Kevin Fitzgerald
Second Place: Shane Travis, Steve Travis, Dan Sifuentes, CJ French
Third Place: Jim Stanton, Jim Bee, Trent Mortenson, Kevin Claridge
C Flight______________________________________________________________
First Place: David Mattingly, Anthony Gagalino, Bruce Feedle, TBD
Second Place: Dave Schroder, Tim Kvochick, Bob Woodring, Ron Reddic
Third Place: Brady Wilkins, Rolly Reed, Mike Harrigan, Randy Bongard
*Each team member of the First, Second and Third Place winning teams received graduating sized (1st place being the largest) etched crystal tower.
Specialty hole winners for this year’s event were:
Closest to the Pin – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Mike Sterner
Our 28th Annual AZTroopers Memorial Golf Classic was held on May 4th, 2019 at The Legacy Golf Resort located at 6808 S. 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ. We partnered with Gateway Golf Group again this year and they did an outstanding job as usual.
I want to personally thank our AZTroopers Golf Committee members; Tim Kvochick, Pat Eagan, Greg Girard, Ken Nelson, Dave Dubner, and Denise Wiseman as well as the volunteers who helped with the event. Our golf committee is dedicated to improving our annual event each year and we will be trying different things from year to year as we want our event to stay innovative. After all it’s all about our supporters/participants having a good time, as well as raising funds for our charity involvement.
This year we had the putting contest as players made the turn between hole # 9 and #10, then the final putt off took place during the luncheon/award ceremony. We also kept in place our ability to accept credit card payments for raffle tickets, mulligan and the Super-Ticket during check on the day of our event. The “Super-Ticket” gives participants the option of making one single payment rather than digging in their pocket for each individual event they came upon during their round of golf. This year the Super-Ticket included two mulligans, 10 raffle tickets, Beat the Pro, putting contest, $10,000 cash for a Hole-in-One, Skirt Hole (men could hit from one Ladies tee box of their choice, Women hit zero off one tee box of their choice), card for a free Humble Pie pizza, 15% off at La Sala Tequila Cantina and The Living Room wine cafe & lounge, and the golf ball launcher. The ball launcher shot a golf ball onto the green from the tee box – approximately 350 yards. Super Tickets sold for $60 during check in or $50 if purchased online prior to our event. For an additional $40 participants received raffle tickets as long as their arm span.
All the winning tickets for raffle prizes were drawn while the tournament was being played. The winning numbers were posted near the podium with lists on each table when the participants arrived for the awards luncheon. People with one or more of the winning tickets could then come up and claim their raffle prize(s) at their leisure. This year we had over 100 raffle prizes which included two official spring training baseballs autographed by Willie Mays with letters of authenticity. We also had the privilege of having a Wind-fall Willie look-a-alike participate in our event this year.
The date of our 2020 event will be on Saturday, May 2nd, 2020, so mark your calendars now as we expect the tournament to fill quickly. Next year our event will be at the Legacy Golf Resort again located at 6808 S. 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85042. When available, there will be a link to register and pay on our website so be sure to visit www.aztroopers.org/golf , starting in November or December of this year and keep watch in your email inbox for news and updates on the event.
As in all prior years we awarded team prizes for first, second and third in each of three flights – A (US Open), B (British Open), and C (PGA Championship). Flight “A” = lowest team handicap, then “B”, then “C”. Teams are placed in each flight according to their team handicap. In the event of a team taking first place in their flight and returning with the same team the following year, that team will be moved up to the next higher flight.
This year’s winning teams were:
A Flight___________________________________________________
First Place: Mike Rodriguez, Tom Colley, Tony Trevino, Chris Swenson
Second Place:
Third Place:
B Flight________________________________________________________
First Place: Harrison Stewart, Chris Stewart, Dan Montplaisir, Kevin Fitzgerald
Second Place: Shane Travis, Steve Travis, Dan Sifuentes, CJ French
Third Place: Jim Stanton, Jim Bee, Trent Mortenson, Kevin Claridge
C Flight______________________________________________________________
First Place: David Mattingly, Anthony Gagalino, Bruce Feedle, TBD
Second Place: Dave Schroder, Tim Kvochick, Bob Woodring, Ron Reddic
Third Place: Brady Wilkins, Rolly Reed, Mike Harrigan, Randy Bongard
*Each team member of the First, Second and Third Place winning teams received graduating sized (1st place being the largest) etched crystal tower.
Specialty hole winners for this year’s event were:
Closest to the Pin – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Mike Sterner
Our 27th Annual AZTroopers Memorial Golf Classic was held on May 5th, 2018 at The McCormick Ranch Golf Club located at 7505 McCormick Parkway in Scottsdale, AZ. We partnered with Gateway Golf Group again this year and they did an outstanding job as usual.
I want to personally thank our AZTroopers Golf Committee members; Tim Kvochick, Pat Eagan, Greg Girard, Ken Nelson, Tim, Dave Dubner, and Denise Wiseman as well as the volunteers who helped with the event. Our golf committee is dedicated to improving our annual event each year and we will be trying different things from year to year as we want our event to stay innovative. After all it’s all about our supporters/participants having a good time, as well as raising funds for our charity involvement.
This year we had the putting contest as players made the turn between hole # 9 and #10, then the final putt off took place during the luncheon/award ceremony. We also kept in place our ability to accept credit card payments for raffle tickets, mulligan and the Super-Ticket during check on the day of our event. The “Super-Ticket” gives participants the option of making one single payment rather than digging in their pocket for each individual event they came upon during their round of golf. This year the Super-Ticket included two mulligans, 10 raffle tickets, Beat the Pro, putting contest, $10,000 cash for a Hole-in-One, Skirt Hole (men could hit from one Ladies tee box of their choice, Women hit zero off one tee box of their choice), card for a free Humble Pie pizza, 15% off at La Sala Tequila Cantina and The Living Room wine cafe & lounge, and the golf ball launcher. The ball launcher shot a golf ball onto the green from the tee box – approximately 350 yards. Super Tickets sold for $60 during check in or $50 if purchased on line prior to our event. For an additional $40 participants received raffle tickets as long as their arm span.
All the winning tickets for raffle prizes were drawn while the tournament was being played. The winning numbers were posted near the podium with lists on each table when the participants arrived for the awards luncheon. People with one or more of the winning tickets could then come up and claim their raffle prize(s) at their leisure. This year we had over 100 raffle prizes which included two official spring training baseballs autographed by Willie Mays with letters of authenticity. We also had the privilege of having a Wind-fall Willie look-a-alike participate in our event this year.
The date of our 2019 event will be on Saturday, May 4th, 2019, so mark your calendars now as we expect the tournament to fill quickly. For the next two years our event will be at the Legacy Golf Resort located at 6808 S. 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85042. When available, there will be a link to register and pay on our website so be sure to visit www.aztroopers.org, starting in November or December of this year and keep watch in your email inbox for news and updates on the event.
As in all prior years we awarded team prizes for first, second and third in each of three flights – A (US Open), B (British Open), and C (PGA Championship). Flight “A” = lowest team handicap, then “B”, then “C”. Teams are placed in each flight according to their team handicap. In the event of a team taking first place in their flight and returning with the same team the following year, that team will be moved up to the next higher flight.
This year’s winning teams were:
A Flight___________________________________________________
First Place: Elle Carlson, Britney Biltz, Collin Sprous, and Zack Johnson – Score-62 – (Not Present)
Second Place: Mark Remsey, Tom Glynn, Rich Benson, and James Snarrenberg – Score-62
Third Place: Adam Olceski, Paul Rivera, Jon Garcia, and Octavio Sanchez – Score-65
*1st & 2nd – Scorecard Playoff
B Flight________________________________________________________
First Place: A. Peterson, Tom Elias, Kelly Sullivan, and Mark Brown – Score-57
Second Place: Shane Travis, Dane Sifuentes, Ivan Torralva, and Alfredo Ibarra – Score-59
Third Place: Manuel Celaya, Mike Disney, Floyd Craig, and Trent Hancock – Score-59
*2nd & 3rd – Scorecard Playoff
C Flight______________________________________________________________
First Place: Dave Schroder, Tim Kvochick, Ron Reddic, and Jeff Sharp – Score-62
Second Place: Chris Hughes, Leonard Rheame, David Paul, and Howard Hughes – Score-63
Third Place: John Mason, Tom Curtis, and Joe White – Score-67
*Each team member of the First, Second and Third Place winning teams received graduating sized (1st place being the largest) etched crystal tower.
Law Offices of Dale Norris – Long Drive Sponsor
California Casualty – Putting Contest Sponsor
ALC Transportation – Beat the Pro Sponsor
Brent-Wyatt West
Phoenix Law Enforcement Association
Rally Point Alpha
Pepsi Beverage Co.
Frito-Lay
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Cardinals
Symbol Arts
Body Armor Super Hydration Drink
Talking Stick Resort
Right Toyota, Right Honda
Texas Roadhouse
Chili’s
Blackstone Country Club
Jackson’s Carwash
Costco
Our 26th Annual AZ Troopers Classic Golf Tournament was held on May 6, 2017 at The McCormick Ranch Golf Club located at 7505 McCormick Parkway in Scottsdale, AZ. We partnered with Gateway Golf Group again this year, increasing their involvement and again, they did an outstanding job.
I want to personally thank our AZSTA Golf Committee members; Tim Kvochick, Pat Eagan, Greg Girard, Ken Nelson, Tim Case and our newest member Dave Dubner as well as the volunteers who helped with the event. Our golf committee is dedicated to improving our annual event each year and we will be trying different things from year to year as we want our event to stay innovative. After all it’s all about our supporters/participants having a good time, as well as raising funds for our charity involvement.
This year we rolled out a new online advertising, register and pay system created/designed by Craig Fernandez, President/CEO of Rally Point Alpha. Along with the online system golf specific merchandise could be purchased, which resulted in significant sales.
This year we had the putting contest as players made the turn between hole # 9 and #10, then the final putt off took place during the luncheon/award ceremony. We also kept in place our ability to accept credit card payments for raffle tickets, mulligan and the Super-Ticket during check on the day of our event. The “Super-Ticket” gives participants the option of making one single payment rather than digging in their pocket for each individual event they came upon during their round of golf. This year the Super-Ticket included two mulligans, 10 raffle tickets, Beat the Pro, Putting contest, $10,000 cash for a Hole-in-One, Skirt Hole (men could hit from one Ladies tee box of their choice, Women hit zero off one tee box of their choice), card for a free Humble Pie pizza, 15% off at La Sala Tequila Cantina and The Living Room wine cafe & lounge, and the golf ball launcher. The ball launcher shot a golf ball onto the green from the tee box – approximately 350 yards. Super Tickets sold for $60 during check in or $50 if purchased on line prior to our event. For an additional $40 participants received raffle tickets as long as their arm span.
All the winning tickets for raffle prizes were drawn while the tournament was being played. The winning numbers were posted near the podium with lists on each table when the participants arrived for the awards luncheon. People with one or more of the winning tickets could then come up and claim their raffle prize(s) at their leisure. This year we had over 100 raffle prizes which included two official spring training baseballs autographed by Willie Mays with letters of authenticity.
We fielded 132 golfers this year, even though a few of our long time sponsors were not able to participate this year. Next year we will again hold our tournament at McCormick Ranch Golf Club and we anticipate having a full field of 144 participants. The date of our 2018 event will be on Saturday, May 5, 2018, so mark your calendars now as we expect the tournament to fill quickly. When available, there will be a link to register and pay on our website so be sure to visit www.aztroopers.org, starting in November or December of 2017.
As in all prior years we awarded team prizes for first, second and third in each of three flights – A (US Open), B (British Open), and C (PGA Championship). Flight “A” = lowest team handicap, then “B”, then “C”. Teams are placed in each flight according to their team handicap. In the event of a team taking first place in their flight and returning with the same team the following year, that team will be moved up to the next higher flight.
This year’s winning teams were:
A Flight___________________________________________________
Last but certainly not least our Golf Committee wishes to thank our sponsors (listed below), for if we didn’t have their support we would not be able to put on this quality event, fund our charities or scholarships.
Law Offices of Dale Norris California Casualty
Brent-Wyatt West ALC Transportation
Phoenix Law Enforcement Association Rally Point Alpha
Our 25th Annual AHPA Classic Golf Tournament was held on May 7, 2016 at The Wigwam Resort located at 451 Old Litchfield Road in Litchfield Park. We partnered with Gateway Golf Group again this year, increasing their involvement and again, they did an outstanding job. Due to the fact that the Association is now doing business as the Arizona State Troopers Association (AZSTA), our annual golf tournament will be named the AZSTA Golf Classic.
I want to personally thank our AZSTA Golf Committee members; Tim Kvochick, Pat Eagan, Greg Girard, and Ken Nelson as well as the volunteers who helped with the event. Our golf committee is dedicated to improving our annual event each year and we will be trying different things from year to year as we want our event to stay innovative. After all it’s all about our supporters/participants having a good time, as well as raising funds for our charity involvement.
This year we again had a putting contest prior to the start of the tournament. We also kept in place our ability to accept credit card payments for raffle tickets, mulligan and the Super-Ticket. The “Super-Ticket” gives participants the option of making one single payment rather than digging in their pocket for each individual event they came upon during their round of golf. This year the Super-Ticket included two mulligans, 10 raffle tickets, Beat the Pro, Putting contest, $10,000 cash for a Hole-in-One, Skirt Hole (men could hit from one Ladies tee box of their choice, Women hit zero off one tee box of their choice), card for a free Humble Pie pizza, $10 Golf Smith card, and the golf ball launcher. The ball launcher shot a golf ball approximately 300 yards. Super Tickets sold for $60 or for $100 participants received the super ticket plus raffle tickets as long as their arm span. The feedback received regarding the Super-Ticket and arm span raffle tickets was very favorable so you will more than likely see them again at our 2017 event.
After receiving several favorable comments from last year, we continued the method of drawing the winning tickets while the tournament was being played with the winning numbers posted near the podium with lists on each table when the participants arrived for the awards luncheon. People with one or more of the winning tickets could then come up and claim their raffle prize(s) at their leisure.
We fielded 120 golfers again this year, even though, out of necessity, we were forced to raise the entry/sponsor fees. Next year we are hopeful of having a full field of 144 participants. Next year our golf tournament will be held at the McCormick Ranch Golf Club located at 7505 E. McCormick Parkway, Scottsdale, AZ 85258. The date of our event will be on Saturday, May 6, 2017, so mark your calendars now as we expect the tournament to fill quickly.
Starting with our 2017 event we plan on making the registration and sponsor forms available to be filled out, submitted and fees paid on-line. When available, there will be a link for the forms on our website so visit www.AHPA.Com or www.aztroopers.org, in November or December of 2016.
As in all prior years we awarded prizes for first, second and third in each of three flights – A, B, and C. Flight “A” = lowest team handicap, then “B”, then “C”. Teams are placed in each flight according to their team handicap. In the event of a team taking first place in their flight and returning with the same team the following year, that team will be moved up to the next higher flight.
This year’s winning teams were:
A Flight___________________________________________________
FirstPlace: Ron Sowers, Zach Green, Jeff Davis, and Larry Bandura – Score-56
Second Place: Greg Robinson, Chris Robinson, Mark Carlson, and Heather Rogers – Score-58
ThirdPlace: Paul Dinerman, Colins Green, Jaff Van Norman, and Dennis Farrell – Score-60
B Flight________________________________________________________
First Place: Steve Babcock, Tom Elias, Kelly Sullivan, and Mark Brown – Score-58
Second Place: Brandon Hainke, Kevin Johnson, Michael Walter, David Arreguin – Score-58
Third Place: Tracey Miller, Gary Gombar, Dwain Pickens, and Mike Shipley – Score-58
*1st, 2nd & 3rd – Scorecard Playoff
C Flight______________________________________________________________
First Place: Ken Jones, Rick Androus, Phil Murphy, and Robert Sutter – Score-56
Second Place: Dave Schroder, Kelly Woodring, Ron Reddic, and Bob Woodring – Score-59
Third Place: Brian Turner, Todd Korth, Mike McLaren, and Lance McLaren – Score-64
*Each team member of the First, Second and Third Place winning teams received graduating sized (1st place being the largest) etched crystal tower with a golf ball near the top.
2016 AZSTA Golf Tournament
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Specialty hole winners for this year’s event were:
Closest to the Pin (ladies) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Tracey Miller
Closest to the Pin (Men) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Bill Heller
Last but certainly not least our Golf Committee wishes to thank our sponsors (listed below), for if we didn’t have their support we would not be able to put on this quality event or fund our charities.
Law Offices of Dale Norris California Casualty Greg Robinson
Brent-Wyatt West ALC Transportation DBSI Incorporated
Phoenix Law Enforcement Association Arizona Diamondbacks
Pepsi Beverage Co. Arizona Cardinals Rally Point Alpha
Superior Officer’s Association, Newark, NJ Police Department
Arbor Tech Tree & Landscape Services Edward Jones Investments
