The unusual heat wave that occurred over the Labor Day weekend didn’t stop golfing couples from signing up for the annual Rat Race tournament held at Alpine Meadows. Co-chairmen Gary and Carol Marr, along with Terry and Cheri Lamb, found themselves happily swamped with 90 entries.

With temps ranging in the low 90s, couples came prepared for their favorite tourney with polarized lens and shaded wide-brimmed hats to ward off ol’ sol. Several players added a moistened cooling scarf to their neck.

Hot as the three mid-afternoon days were, participants reveled in the cool morning shotgun starts, and too, the balmy evenings spent outdoors at the clubhouse’s practice putting green.

Friday evening, after the mini-tournament and practice round, golfers participated in the “slightly off-beat” putting contest, with Gary Graybeal and Nancy Brown the winners.

FRIDAY’S NINE-HOLE MINI-TOURNAMENT

Cats: Keith and Stephanie Williams.

Rats: Jim Bauer/Kim Tally and Bill and Judy Ables (tie).

Cheese:  Ashley Prince and Rochelle Danielson.

Saturday/Sunday Winners (two-day score combined)

First Low Gross

Cats: Chris and Carla Greenough and Mark and Cally Goss, 151 (tie).

Rats: Scott and Carol Franks, 160.

Cheese: Mike and Lil Harshfield, 180.

Second Low Gross

Cats: Greenough and Goss, 151 (tie).

Rats: Bill and Judy Ables, 172.

Cheese: Dale Johnson/Ruby Zollman, 185.

Third Low Gross

Cats: Ken and Beccy Kramer, 158.

Rats: Kelly and Kim Hawkins, 175.

Cheese: Bruce and Kathy Greenough, 190.

First Low Net

Cats: Dean Duquette and Sherri Currie, 127.

Rats: Pat Reynolds and Cindy Parks, 130.

Cheese: Ashley Prince and Rochelle Danielson, 129.

Second Low Net

Cats: Keith and Stephanie Williams, 129.

Rats: Emmitt and Shirley Cornford, 133.

Cheese: Pat Vaughn/Pam Thompson, 135.

Third Low Net

Cats: Alan and Carol Stephens, 131.

Rats: Mike and Patsy Taylor, 135.

Cheese: Ken and Panky Hauxwell, 140.

SATURDAY FAIRWAY GAMES

Men’s Long Drive

Cats, Delmer Hanson; Rats, Bill Ables; and Cheese, Bruce Greenough.

Women’s Long Drive

Cats, Nancy Brown; Rats, Vickie Clemens; and Cheese, Lesa Bunten.

Accuracy

Don Westfall and Leslie Woodside.

Saturday Best-Ball

First, Goss, Alverson and Harshfield and Williams, Smestead and Lewis–Bunten (tie). Second, Tie – Kramer, Reynolds and Reynolds-Parks and Gabriel, Franks and Funkhouser-Smith (tie).

The committee wishes to thank the greens crew, the clubhouse crew, the volunteers and those who donated prizes, for their work.

Rochelle Danielson is a golf columnist for the Chieftain.