May 13, 2000 BY JIM THOMAS The team of Nate Funmaker, Craig Liukko, and Bill Stewart captured first place during the Men’s Ice Breaker Scramble Golf Tournament at Conquistador Golf Course. Boss Wright, Chuck Rodstrom, and Don Gosnell came in second. There was a three-way tie for third. Curtis Batchelder, Glenn Stewart, David Scates tied Juan Nakai-Tsosie, Mike Fischer, George Goldsworthy and Scott Pierce, Mark Knisley and Mike Balog. Joe Keesee, Rick Keck, and Gary Garner came in sixth. Actual team scores were not available. Conquistador Pro Micah Rudosky said the Boys and Girls Junior Golf Program will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 27. The fee is $35 per child. Registration is now being taken. For details, contact Rudosky at 565-9208. June is always a busy time at Conquistador. Guys and Dolls will held the first weekend, 3-4 at Conquistador. The Cortez ladies will travel to Durango to compete in the Dalton Ranch Pro-Lady on the 5th. This event is usually held towards the end of the season in September. The Doug Lancaster Memorial is set for the 10th. The Safety Protection (safe pro) is slated for the 17th. The Fireman’s Golf Tournament is slated the 19th. The annual Cortez Junior Golf Classic is set the 22nd. The CMGA Best Ball is set for 24-25th of the month. Also during June. The Navajo Trails Open is set for 15-18. The richest tournament in the area, the $10,000-plus San Juan Open, will be held 19-25 at San Juan Country Club. The Coors Light Firecracker Golf Tournament will be held a week later than usual, July 8-9. It is usually held the first weekend of July to coincide with the Fourth of July. The Senior Championship will be held July 15-16. The National Long Drive Championship is set July 17 at Conquistador. Elsewhere, the Pinon Hills Classic (Farmington) is set for July 29-30. Oilmen from throughout the area will be participating in the Ute Mountain Oil Classic Aug. 5. The Cortez Ladies Pro-Am will be held Aug. 7. The Mesa Verde Tee Cup and Pinto Bean close the month. In Farmington, the Totah Festival Tournament is slated Aug. 11 at Pinon Hills. September, which used to not be a busy month, will be this year. The Dean Hanson Memorial is set the 9th. Nielsen’s Invitational is slated 16th. Cortez Elks will play 23-24th and Jobs Daughters 30th. The Cortez ladies will be heading to Fairfield-Pagosa for the Ladies Pro-Am there the 11th. The final tournament in the area is the Four Corners Stroke Play Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at Dalton Ranch. The CMGA Club Championship still does not have a final date, according to the schedule. The Mancos Days Golf Tournament also has not been finalized. Several other organizations who usually sponsor tournaments have not finalized their plans as well. Open dates are filling up fast, according to golf course personnel. |
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