El Niguel Country Club

AUGUST 2019 ❘ THE DIVOT ❘ 7 BY CRAIG PLUMLEY, PGA A full field, perfect weather, excellent food and a pristine golf course greeted partici- pants on July 18-20 for The Niguel, one of the premier member-guest events at the Club. The event kicked off on a Thurs- day with the traditional Audi Quat- tro Cup qualifier. Shooting the low score of the day was the team of Ross Fippinger and his guest Ryan Schlegel, who edged out Jim Axel- son and his guest Mike Bouquet by a mere half a shot. For their efforts, Ross and Ryan will travel to Kiawah Island for the National Audi Quattro Cup Champi- onship next month. Good luck to both of them! Ross and Ryan also kept up their great play the following two days of the tournament to post an incredible 10-shot victory over runners-up George Saad and his guest Tommy Lacera. In winning the Net Champi- onship, Ross and Ryan became the first team to capture both the Audi Cup and The Niguel in the same year. Also walking away with champi- onship honors was the team of Eric Brougher and his guest Danny Lane, who won the Gross Championship. In addition to the two overall win- ners, congratulations goes out to the four flight winners: Chris Neria and Eric Bryan, Tom Maruscsak and Gavin Herbert, Russell Pflueger and Chris Thompson, and the previ- ously mentioned George Saad and Tommy Lacera. Rounding out our winning teams was the father-son duo of Bob and Mark Hancock, who captured the Derby Championship. FROM THE PRO Ryan Schlegel and Ross Fippinger became the first team to capture both the Audi Cup and The Niguel in the same year. TWICE AS NICE ■ ROSS FIPPINGER AND GUEST RYAN SCHLEGEL CAPTURE A PAIR OF TITLES IN THE NIGUEL Chris Neria & Eric Bryan Danny Lane & Eric Brougher George Saad & Tommy Lacera Russell Pflueger & Chris Thompson Tom Maruscsak & Gavin Herbert Derby Champs Bob & Mark Hancock

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