GOLF – winners of our biannual family golf tournaments
Starting in 2002, myself, my nephews, and my sons began participating in two golf tournaments every year. We called our spring outing the “SPRING FLING” and the fall tournament was called the “FALL CLASSIC”. The individual winner of each tournament became the possessor of the “CHICHI” trophy, named after ChiChi Rodriguez, for six months. That player had the privilege of picking the venue of our next tournament. We also paired the #1 and #8 players, the #2 and #7 players, the #3 and #6 players, and the #4 and #5 players into a twosomes, and the twosome with the lowest combined scores would claim the “FREDDIE” trophy for 6 months, that trophy being named after Fred Couples. We have played on wonderful golf courses, from Bountiful in the north to Mesquite, Nevada in the south, from Page, Arizona in the east to Fillmore City in the west. We have had such wonderful times together for all these years, and I cherish the memories of our love and camaraderie. Here are the names of our winners over the years.
CHICHI winner (the winning score is in parentheses after the name):
- Spring 2002 — Gary Gillespie (83)
- Fall 2002 — Michael Taylor (82)
- Spring 2003 — Gary Gillespie (81)
- Fall 2003 — Gary Gillespie (80)
- Spring 2004 — Gary Gillespie (85)
- Fall 2004 — Gary Gillespie (83)
- Spring 2005 — Gary Gillespie (84)
- Fall 2005 — Gary Gillespie (79)
- Spring 2006 — Gary Gillespie (80)
- Fall 2006 –Gary Gillespie, Ryan Gillespie (82)
- Spring 2007 — Ryan Gillespie (81)
- Fall 2007 — Ryan Gillespie (79)
- Spring 2008 — Ryan Gillespie (79)
- Fall 2008 — Ryan Gillespie (85)
- Spring 2009 — Steven Taylor (80)
- Fall 2009 — Steven Taylor (85)
- Spring 2010 — Gary Gillespie (78)
- Fall 2010 — Gary Gillespie (81)
- Spring 2011 — Ryan Gillespie (84)
- Fall 2011 — Gary Gillespie (80)
- Spring 2012 — Gary Gillespie (75)
- Fall 2012 — Gary Gillespie (83)
- Spring 2013 — Gary Gillespie (80)
- Fall 2013 — Ryan Gillespie (79)
- Spring 2014 — Gary Gillespie (82)
- Fall 2014 — Ryan Gillespie (82)
- Spring 2015 — Ryan Gillespie (74)
- Fall 2015 — Ryan Gillespie (84)
- Spring 2016 — James Taylor (80)
- Fall 2016 — Gary Gillespie (81)
- Spring 2017 — Ryan Gillespie (76)
- Fall 2017 — James Taylor (80)
- Spring 2018 — John Taylor (81)
- Fall 2018 — James Taylor (78)
- Spring 2019 — Gary Gillespie, John Taylor (80)
- Fall 2019 — Gary Gillespie (76)
- Spring 2020 — John Taylor (81)
- Fall 2020 — John Taylor (87)
- Spring 2021 — Steven Taylor (79)
- Fall 2021 — Steven Taylor (87)
- Spring 2022 — James Taylor (78)
CHICHI statistics to date (Fall 2021):
- Victories: Gary Gillespie (19), Ryan Gillespie (11), Steven Taylor (4), John Taylor (4), James Taylor (4), Michael Taylor (1)
FREDDIE winners:
- Spring 2002 — Gary Gillespie, Paul Gillespie
- Fall 2002 — Ryan Gillespie, Michael Taylor
- Spring 2003 — Ryan Gillespie, Michael Taylor
- Fall 2003 — Gary Gillespie, Paul Gillespie
- Spring 2004 — Ryan Gillespie, Michael Taylor
- Fall 2004 — Ryan Gillespie, Michael Taylor
- Spring 2005 — Ryan Gillespie, Michael Taylor
- Fall 2005 — Gary Gillespie, Paul Gillespie
- Spring 2006 — Ryan Gillespie, Michael Taylor
- Fall 2006 — Gary Gillespie, James Taylor
- Spring 2007 — Gary Gillespie, James Taylor
- Fall 2007 — Gary Gillespie, Michael Taylor
- Spring 2008 — Ryan Gillespie, Paul Gillespie
- Fall 2008 — Gary Gillespie, Michael Taylor
- Spring 2009 — Steven Taylor, James Taylor
- Fall 2009 — Ryan Gillespie, Michael Taylor
- Spring 2010 — Gary Gillespie, Steven Taylor
- Fall 2010 — Gary Gillespie, James Taylor
- Spring 2011 — Ryan Gillespie, Paul Gillespie
- Fall 2011 — Gary Gillespie, Steven Taylor
- Spring 2012 — Gary Gillespie, Michael Taylor
- Fall 2012 — Gary Gillespie, Steven Taylor
- Spring 2013 — Ryan Gillespie, Michael Taylor
- Fall 2013 — James Taylor, James Taylor
FREDDIE statistics to date (Fall 2021):
- Times in the winning twosome: Gary Gillespie (12), Michael Taylor (11), Ryan Gillespie (10), James Taylor (6), Paul Gillespie (5), Steven Taylor (4)
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