Truly the BEST American public seaside course, Pebble Beach is a magical course that will bring a player right to the ocean’s edge, then away into the woods, then back again. Each hole is different from the other with some of the most beautiful scenery, small greens and fairways that have been touched by legends. Pebble offers arguably the ultimate golf stretch of holes, Numbers 7-10, that exists anywhere in the world. Not to mention par 5 Number 18 as you take your final stroll looking out to Carmel Bay.
This was the 42nd year running for the Pebble Beach/Spyglass two-day partner’s tournament. Our own Gary Klasse once again hosted the annual tournament, the longest running tournament in Pebble Beach history.
All the stars had aligned: Weather perfect, conditions perfect, and such a great group of golfers. Pebble Beach and Spyglass are even more difficult to play when they are perfect because you continually catch yourself staring at its beauty instead of focusing on golf. LAFD had over 40 participants out of 180 that competed!
The whole tournament went extremely smooth with some excellent scores. Representing the LAFD, Andy Zar and his partner Frank Suryan ended up in 1st in the “A” Flight. In the “B” Flight Joe Szabados and Rich Hernandez took 2nd, Gerry Malais and Howard Hartman in 4th, also Paul Gamez and Dan Costa taking 6th. In the “C” Flight Terry Manning and Mike Movius took 4th place. Lastly in the “D” Flight Randy and John Laur took 2nd place, Tim Manning and Russell Glauber took 3rd, and Jim Mosich with Ernie Gamez taking 9th.
This tournament was in remembrance of Tom Peacock. Tom was a LAFD fireman before being hired by the LA County Fire Department. He was a longtime President of the LA County Fire Golf Club and part of the Southern California Firemen’s Golf Association Board of Directors before his untimely death this past year. He was a beautiful human who was loved by all. He will be missed and always remembered!
This year’s tournament will be held on November 28th and 29th. Applications will be out in April. Contact Gary Klasse at gklasse@cox.net for more information.