Kelly C.
Split Rock Champ

Wow, this was probably one of the toughest tours SWAG ever had. Just by looking at the scores, anyone could have won this tour. The course was in perfect condition and the weather was also cooler than expected. You needed to have the "Tiger" focus to bounce back from some tough holes and think of the right strategy in attacking every hole. You know that the course is hard by looking the the scores posted by SWAG, only ONE player broke 90 and the winning score was 1 over par 72.

There were a bunch of players in contention but faded away because of 1 or 2 bad holes. In the end, the eventual winner was the only one who avoided posting the big numbers. He is not a long hitter and he proved that age does not matter. Kelly Concepcion narrowly won the tie break by beating Lito De Guzman on the count back. If not for Lito's disappointing finish on the 18th hole, he could have won his 2nd tour this year. At the end of the day, everybody agreed that although they had a tough time, the course was fair and enjoyable to play in. In Kelly's own words, you need to think of your every shot and execute or else suffer the consequence. Some divine intervention would not hurt your chances too.

Congratulations to all the winners and we have 3 more tours left before the championship rounds. Make sure to register at http://www.swaggc.org/ for the next tour on Aug 2 at Locust Valley.

Champion: Kelly C. Net 71 1st Runner up: Lito DG Net 71
Low Gross: Cary A Gross 87
Longest Drive: Philip H.

Ding Roxas
High Bridge Hills Champ

Tour #6 at High Bridge Hills was truly a test of your golf skills and some luck. It was like playing in the US Open with high fescue that will catch any off line drives and fast greens that will frustrate even the best putters around. It showed on the scores as only hand full of players broke par. You needed to play straight and avoid 3 putts to win. That's exactly what our newly crowned Champ, Ding Roxas, did by going 5 under. He was challenged by Vir Mangonon shooting 3 under par good enough for second place and also shared the low gross 78 with Lino Emnas and Romy Francisco.

We only have 4 more regular tours left so get ready for our next tournament on July 19 at Split Rock GC. This is a new course venue for us so you have time to fix your drives, approach shots, chipping and putting to win Tour #7.

Register now at http://www.swaggc.org/ so Tour coordinators Jimmy Gochuico and Caloy Keyes can confirm player counts before July 19.

Champion: Ding R. net 66
2nd place: Vir M. net 68
Low gross 78: Vir M., Lino E., Romy F.
Longest Drive: Beda B., #10

Closest to the Pin:
Ding R. #4, 13' 6"
Gerry A. #6, 4' 6"
Nobody #8
Orly T. #12, 9' 10"
Mac F. #14

Mon De Los Reyes
Neshanic Valley Champ

It's nice and sunny in Bloomfield today. After a stormy start on Saturday, we waited for an hour for the thunderstorm to pass. When play resumed, it turned out to be nice and sunny the whole afternoon. However, there was a storm brewing in the golf tournament with players posting very low scores. At the end, a stellar performance by Mon delos Reyes finally breaking 80 posting his best score of 78 secured the tour Championship trophy. Close at second place was Gerry Aguilera who again was playing well until an ill timed quadruple bogey on the 14th hole hampered his bid to win a 2nd title. Low gross score of 77 was posted by Cary and Alex with even par 36 on each nine but was still not good enough to overtake the lead.

Congrats to all the winners and we have 5 more tournaments left to secure your spot for the Year End Championships.

Sign up now at http://www.swaggc.org/ for Tour 6 at High Bridge Hills GC on June 14.

Champion: Mon delos Reyes, net 63
2nd Place: Gerry Aguilera, net 65
Low Gross: Cary A. and Alex M, gross 77
Longest Drive: Meadow #9: Cary A.

Closest to the pin:
Meadow #3: Philip H., 23' 4"
Meadow #6: Ding R. & Pete C., 8' 3"
Lake #3: Phillip H. 6' 6"
Lake #8: Alex M. 17' 5"

Thanks again to all the players for making this another successful tournament.
Please sign up early for Tour #6.

Oca "duval bogey" Briones
Olde Homestead Champ

The sun was shining and birds were chirping early in Rockaway, NJ but it suddenly migrated to Livingston. Upon further review and confirmation with Mac, he had submitted the wrong score on the final hole. His final score was 81 placing him at minus 3, behind Oca and Mel. So Oca is the Champ and Mel is 2nd place for this tour. He was not the only player who submitted a wrong score, unfortunately, Caloy also added his incorrectly with a 86 instead of 83. Let this be a lesson learned to everyone to check your scores before submitting the scorecards.

You can redeem yourselves on the next tour so sign up now at http://www.swaggc.org/. Neshanic Valley on May 31, 12 noon teetime.

Champion: Oca "duvalbogey" Briones - Net 69
1st runner up: Melvin Go - Net 69

Low Gross:
Cary A.- G 80
Oca B. - G 80
Romy F. - G 80

Longest Drive: Hole #8: Cary Africa

Closest to the Pin:
Hole #4: Caloy Keyes (7' 3")
Hole #9: Alex Maranon (18' 11")
Hole #13: Romy Francisco (28' 7")
Hole #17: Jun Bada (10' 1")

Gerry Aguilera
Champion

The sun is shining in Secaucus The birds are chirping and the flowers are blooming. Congratulations to our Tour 3 Champ, Gerry Aguilera, squeezing past Ed Amaba on a back nine tie breaker.
Despite the windy conditions, there were some surprising performances by SWAG veterans shooting net par and below (see attached file). The course played tougher than it looked and although Caloy came with a gimp on his left small hand, he managed to share low gross 83 with Cary (B2B). Congrats to all the winners and sign up now for our next tour on May 10 at Olde Homestead GC (defending Champ Jojo P.) Register Online for Tour#4

Champion: Gerry A N 67
1st runner up: Ed A. N 67

Low Gross: Caloy & Cary G 83

Longest Drive:
Hole #10: Alex M

Closest to the Pin:
Hole #5: Peter H.
Hole #7: Melvin G.
Hole #12: Jimmy G.
Hole #15: Caloy K.
Hole #17: Ver M.

Tour#4 Pictures by Lino E.

The Aquaman.. defended his title....

Orly "Aquaman" Trias
Champion

Orly celebrated his win at Pandan after the game and we also welcomed new member Ron Bruno playing his first tournament of the year with us.

Lito "Tiger" De Guzman
Champion

The results of the 2008 1st tournament will speak for itself. The scores shows that we all need to practice hard to catch the early leaders. Despite the difficult wind conditions, a few players showed that they are ready to play.

After a looooong wait, there is a first time champion on the first tournament and he truly deserves this win. Scoring a low net of 68, our dance pro Lito "Tiger" De Guzman danced his way to the top of the leaderboard. Followed closely by Caloy Keyes with another Cinderella finish after scoring low gross with Ace Lino Emnas. This was an exciting first tournament despite the rest of the field struggling to stay alive from the chilly morning.

We had a get together after the game at the club house and followed that up with a celebration at the Latin Room to congratulate Lito on a fine performance. As always the food at the Latin Room /Bamboo Grill was terrific. The losers danced the night away while Lito showed his moves that won the 1st tour. We thank Lito for graciously hosting the night and he said that there will be more if he wins another title.

Congratulations to all the winners, and welcome to the class of 2008, Job well done on the collection table..

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SWAG (non-sanctioned) 3 night/4 day Memorial Day Weekend golf trip to Ocean City, Maryland. Reservations are for 20 Swaggers. Below are the courses and tee times.

May 23, 2008 @ Lighthouse Sound- 1:24-2:00 - 20 golfers
May 24, 2008 @ Rum Pointe - 8:06-8:38 - 20 golfers
May 25, 2008 @ War Admiral at GlenRiddle- 7:06-7:54 - 20 golfers
May 26, 2008 @ Man O'War at GlenRiddle - 8:00-8:36 - 20 golfers

The price per person for four rounds of golf at these premier courses and three night condo accommodations is $450 ($335 for golf and $115 for condo). These two fully furnished brand new condos are huge and will easily accommodate all 20 golfers comfortably.

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Happy New Year! mark your calendar, Saturday, February 2nd for our 2008 inaugural meeting which will be held at Pandan Restaurant at 6 PM. Dinner will be served with a partial Swag subsidy. Detailed agenda to follow.

If any of you would like to sponsor new candidates for Swag membership (or if we have any returning ex-members), please let me or a Swag officer know ahead of time and if accepted, please ask them to come to our inaugural meeting for introduction. Just remember that we're looking for avid golfers, regardless of handicap, who will actively participate in outings and bond with the group.

If any of you have issues that you would like to discuss with the group, please let me or any Swag officer know and if the Swag Board feels your issue(s) are valid, we will present to the group for a possible vote. Like everything else in a democracy, majority rules.

If any of you want to suggest new golf course venues, please email Jimmy, Cary and Gerry A.(Tour Coordinating Committee). They are in the process scheduling tour dates and selecting courses for 2008.

Other issues to be discussed are venues for 2008 two day tour championship, 2008 Awards Night, setting 2008 membership dues, subsidies, Ryder Cup tournaments with other golf groups, etc.

Finally, I'm organizing a 3 night/4 day Swag (non-sanctioned) Memorial Day Weekend golf trip to Ocean City, Maryland. We're hoping to get 20 Swaggers and below are the courses and tee times.

May 23, 2008 @ Lighthouse Sound- 1:24-2:00 - 20 golfers
May 24, 2008 @ Rum Pointe - 8:06-8:38 - 20 golfers
May 25, 2008 @ War Admiral at GlenRiddle- 7:06-7:54 - 20 golfers
May 26, 2008 @ Man O'War at GlenRiddle - 8:00-8:36 - 20 golfers

The price per person for four rounds of golf at these premier courses and three night condo accommodations is $440. These two fully furnished brand new condos are huge and will easily accommodate all 20 golfers comfortably. Golf, dinner, poker, etc. Tons of fun and great comradery. If any of you are interested, let me know.

Again, please save the date and make it a priority to attend our inaugural meeting on February 2nd.

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Swaggers,

The 2007 Award Dinner Party was a success. The beautiful setting that Glen Ridge CC offered was just perfect for the occasion at hand. On behalf of the Swag Board I would like to thank those who contributed their time,talent & treasure unselfishly especially the fabulous music of DJs Vic Paragas and Jojo Punzalan, Philip Hollnsteiner's photography, Emcee extraordinaire, Lino Emnas, special invocation of Cash Castillo, Trophy specialists Ferdie Umahon & Mon delos Reyes, great speeches of Pres.Pete Hollnsteiner, Ria Hollnsteiner's SWAG program design and Lulu Castillo and Peachy Trias' help as welcome committee.

We also acknowledge the special assistance of Dante Beltejar and Melvin Go in the music department, friends of Mac Fojas, Cathy Alonzo & Kit Villasis who helped in the award distribution ceremonies. We were delighted to see Lady Swaggers Connie Aguilera, Wilma Amaba, Felicia Arago, Flor Beltejar, Imee Carin, Lulu Castillo, Elma Castillo, Betty Clemente, Violet Go, Ria Hollnsteiner, Suzette Napuli, Mel Paragas, Vilma Punzalan, Tessie Roxas, Peachy Trias, Aileen Umahon and Elsa Deniega. Special guests were Susi Hollnsteiner, Lisa Veluz, Gabi (Philip's cousin), Danny & Malou Lipat, and DI Alain.

Confirmed Swaggers with partners who came solo were Cary Africa, Jimmy Gochuico, Dan DeGuzman, and Jojo Sanchez. And those who originally planned to come by themselves were Swaggers Romy Francisco and Alex Maranon.

It was indeed a typical Swag family celebration with lots of laughter and dancing throughout the evening and everyone coming together to make it happen. The challenge ahead of us now is to make sure we have a 100% attendance next time. As always, we will try not to ask what SWAG club can do for us but ask what we can do for SWAG.

As everyone will soon follow posting their own pictures on the web, let us not forget to thank Mr. Z, Andy Zapata for the tireless effort he is putting in to make our website as beautiful and impressive as it is today. It was a privilege to have served as this year's awards dinner event coordinator.