In a twist of irony, the original, very-flat course was named the “Hill Course” in honor of Captain Arthur S. Hill, the Commanding Officer at Moffett when the facility opened in 1959. Designed by Bob E. Baldock, the course began as a 9-hole venue before expanding to 18-holes 10 years later. In 2007 improvements were made to recontour terrain, add partial concrete cart paths, bunker restoration, and greens modification. The golf course remains at par 72, playing to a maximum of 6,575 yards from the challenging blue tees.

As Palo Alto Golf Club grows so does our tournament turnout. We had a whopping 52 members turn out for a perfect day of golf. In the "Dead Solid Perfect" Tier, winning accolades go to Rommel Aquino who shot 71 (-1). Shooting 72 (E), Jeff Johnson takes second place. Third place is awarded to Joseph Yagmourian after finishing the round net 75 (+3).

"Fairways & Greens" Flight was won by Richard Dauler after a solid performance of net 72 (E). Jack Simpson solidified his spot in second place with a net 74 (+2). Tyler Biggs also put together a good day with a net 74 (+2) and grabbing 40 TOC points for third place. Mark Drury and William Wei both shot a net 75 (+3) to take the final 22 points in this tier in fourth and fifth place respectively.

"The Dogged Victims of Inexorable Fate Flight" was home to the best round of the day. Michael Kern posted a net 70 (-2) and taking $50 straight to first place. Second place and 45 T.O.C. points go to our President Sarang Kirpekar with a score of net 74 (+2). Third and fourth place goes to Kevin Yamada and Rafeal Carmona Toscano after they both posted a net 77 (+5).

Lastly, in the "I've Seen Better Swings in an Abandoned Playground Flight" first place came down to a tie-breaking decision. Gordon Cole took first place along with $50 and 55 T.O.C. points for his 73 (+1) performance. Second place, also posting a net 73 (+1), goes to Jack Woods. Third place also came down to a tie-breaker with Gary Pruitt taking the slight edge and posted a net 75 (+3). Chuck Pickett also posting a net 75 (+3) earned himself fourth place and 30 T.O.C. points.

On behalf of everyone a Palo Alto Golf Course, we want to thank all of those that participated and look forward to see you all again next time. A final congratulations to our tier winners Rommel Aquino, Richard Dauler, Michael Kern, and Gordon Cole.

Richard Mundy, Webmaster

Full Results

Complete 2021 Standings

Last Modified 3/28/2021