Redwood Times

Larry LaFrance and Dustin Hurst won their second straight Southern Humboldt Masters golf tournament at Redwood Empire Golf and Country Club in Fortuna on Sunday, June 15.

LaFrance and Hurst won the two-day event with a gross score of 171.

Rob Mandell and Jeremy Rasmussen took the net title with a score of 154.

Sixty-six two-person teams (a total of 132 amateur golfers) competed in the 53rd Southern Humboldt Masters. The event features teams with REG&CC members paired with a guest or two guests. Annually this is the biggest event that REG&CC hosts.

On Saturday, the teams play a scramble. On Sunday, one best ball counts on the front nine and both balls count on the back nine. Even par for gross over two days was 180.

Taking second in the gross division was the brother team of Bruce and Jim Collins at 178 and third was taken by Josh Leong and Rio Kuteira at 179.

In the net division, Jason McCanless and Matt Pigeon finished second at 157.7 while Rick Stenberg and Manny Pabalate took third at 159.7.


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