We golf every Tuesday (except the fifth Tuesday of the month and Thanksgiving week) on a rotating set of courses from the first week in February until the second week of December. We encourage golfers of all abilities to play. Different format tournaments are held during the season.
For each tournament, we collect $3 from each player with an NCGA handicap, that is split among the top three or four places, depending on the number of players entered in the tournament. We also recognize consistent play over the course of the entire season as the top three players in each tournament (sometimes four depending on the size of the field) also earn points based on their final place each week. The player with the highest number of points at the end of the season is declared the Gold Country Cup Champion for the year. Likewise, the golfer who wins the most closest to the pins over the course of the season is recognized as the Marksman of the Year Champion.
The highlight of the season is a 3-week tournament over three different courses in September to determine our annual Club Champion. Our Branch’s Club Championship dates back to 2008.
We are members of the Northern California Golf Association (NCGA). Contact the Golf Chairman for more information about joining our golf group.
Latest results – Empire Ranch 11/5/2024
1st place – Peter Apel
2nd place – Steve Thomson
3rd place – Rick Willson
Closest to the pin – Rick Willson
Next up – Mather 11/12/2024 – check-in 8:45; 1st tee 9:30 – NOTE TIME CHANGE
Gold Country Cup
2024 GOLD COUNTRY CUP
| RANK | NAME | 1ST (10) | 2ND (8) | 3RD (7) | 4TH (6) | TOTAL POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadsworth | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 105 |
| 2 | Irish | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 87 |
| 3 | Link | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 4 | Barrow | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 48 |
| 5 | Willson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| 6 | Bowles | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 46 |
| 7 | Crane | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 44 |
| 8 | Nicholson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | Hood | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| 10 | Apel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Klump | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Lemke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Starkel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 14 | Cockcroft | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Thomson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 16 | Douglas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | Horewitch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | Petersen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 19 | Carlson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 19 | Maglionico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 21 | Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 21 | McCoy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 23 | Loney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 23 | Muzio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 25 | Ashley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Bettencourt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Gurevich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Wilke | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Yeager | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 30 | Chapman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 31 | Guenther | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
PAST GOLD COUNTRY CUP CHAMPIONS
| YEAR | GOLD COUNTRY CUP CHAMPION |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Al Gurevich |
| 2022 | Lew Chapman |
Marksman of the Year
2024 MARKSMAN OF THE YEAR
| RANK | NAME | NO. OF TIMES CLOSET TO THE PIN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hood | 5 |
| 2 | Bowles | 4 |
| 3 | Bettencourt | 3 |
| 3 | Crane | 3 |
| 3 | Gurevich | 3 |
| 3 | Irish | 3 |
| 7 | Barrow | 2 |
| 7 | Carlson | 2 |
| 7 | Link | 2 |
| 7 | Starkel | 2 |
| 11 | Ashley | 1 |
| 11 | Klump | 1 |
| 11 | Maglionico | 1 |
| 11 | Martin | 1 |
| 11 | Muzio | 1 |
| 11 | Nicholson | 1 |
| 11 | Wadsworth | 1 |
| 11 | Willson | 1 |
| 11 | Zehner | 1 |
PAST MARKSMAN OF THE YEAR CHAMPIONS
| YEAR | MARKSMAN OF THE YEAR CHAMPION |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Bob Carlson |
| 2022 | Tim Irish |
SIR Branch 95 Club Champion
Each year our Branch honors one of our golfers as the SIR Branch 95 Club Champion. The Club Champion is determined during a three-week period in September based on his combined score over three rounds played on three different courses. Golfers must play a minimum of 10 rounds during the season to qualify to compete for the Club Championship. The first round of the 2024 Club Championship will be played September 10th at Mather; the second round will be played at Wildhawk on September 17th and the final round will be played at Empire Ranch on September 24th.
2024 BRANCH 95 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
| RANK | NAME | MATHER | WILDHAWK | EMPIRE RANCH | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bettencourt | 77 | 72 | 71 | 220 |
| 2 | Irish | 72 | 75 | 77 | 224 |
| 3 | Petersen | 74 | 74 | 77 | 225 |
| 4 | Nicholson | 72 | 76 | 79 | 227 |
| 4 | Bowles | 74 | 82 | 71 | 227 |
| 6 | Hood | 74 | 78 | 76 | 228 |
| 7 | Barrow | 75 | 75 | 81 | 231 |
| 8 | Thomson | 75 | 82 | 75 | 232 |
| 8 | Wadsworth | 83 | 80 | 69 | 232 |
| 10 | Link | 73 | 83 | 78 | 234 |
| 11 | Willson | 83 | 83 | 75 | 241 |
| 12 | Yeager | 76 | 84 | 85 | 245 |
| 13 | Cockcroft | 77 | 89 | 82 | 248 |
| 14 | Carlson | 78 | 84 | 92 | 254 |
Mike Bettencourt
PAST SIR BRANCH 95 CLUB CHAMPIONS
| YEAR | CLUB CHAMPION |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Mike Bettencourt |
| 2023 | Randy Hood |
| 2022 | Bill Yeager |
| 2021 | Jay Guertin |
| 2020 | Shoji Kumagai |
| 2019 | Dan Cockcroft |
| 2018 | Dennis Callahan |
| 2017 | Dan Link |
| 2016 | Tim Irish |
| 2015 | Brian Upton |
| 2014 | Steve Thomson |
| 2013 | Gary Grann |
| 2012 | Ed Gupton |
| 2011 | Jerry Nester |
| 2010 | Gary Grann |
| 2009 | Gary Grann |
| 2008 | Ed Gupton |
SIR State Tournaments
| DATE | TOURNAMENT | LOCATION | DETAILS | APPLICATION | DEADLINE |
| Look for the 2025 schedule early next year |
Golf resources
2024 Golf Schedule (by Date)
2024 Golf Schedule (by Course)
2024 Branch 95 Golf Rules
2024 Branch 95 Golf Formats
2024 Club Championship Rules NEW
Branch 95 Golf Members
Golf Application
SIR State Golf Website
NCGA Website
| Contacts: Golf Chairman: Terry Starkel 916-817-1524 Golf Director (Mather) Dennis Petersen 916-817-1149 Golf Director (Wildhawk) Ron Wadsworth 916-417-1484 |
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