First off, our theme this year was Las Vegas! With that came a casino night during the Tuesday evening party where ladies were exercising their card sharking and dice rolling abilities.

The event officially started on Wednesday where we played a new format: Adjusted Quota. With this format, you start with the number 36 and subtract the players course handicap to create their target score. Points values are assigned to bogey, par, birdie and eagle to accumulate points towards your target score. On the second day, your target score is adjusted by 50% based on your performance from the first round. This format can create a lot of volatility on the leaderboard and allow players who don’t have the best day a chance to catch-up in the second round. Turns out, we saw a lot of that. Congrats to our flight winners!

Spades Flight:
Maria Sayers & Lori Piening

Hearts Flight: 
Karla Wright & Gerrie Donovan

Clubs Flight:
Linda Rasic & Tracy Widder

Diamonds Flight: 
Lori McCool & Jayne Lynch

We also tweaked the shootout a little this year. Instead of playing #16, #17 and #18, we shortened #18 and played it as a par-3 while handicapping it by distance instead of shots. The Spades played from 130 yards, the Hearts played from 110 yards, the Clubs played from 90 yards, and the Diamonds played from 70 yards. In the first go around, the Clubs were eliminated via a chip-off against the Hearts. The second time around, we had another chip-off between the Hearts and Diamonds where the Hearts were once again victorious — you’ll see this became a trend. On the final playing of #18, Lori hit a great shot in there but it carried a little too far and ended up in the back bunker, which is an impossible up-and-down. Maria hit a great shot, but it just wasn’t enough.

Congratulations to the 2025 Ranch Round-Up Champions for the second time — Karla Wright & Gerrie Donovan!