2015 Golf and Tennis Tournaments

June 15, 2015 A DGA Foundation Event

On June 15th, 134 golfers and 47 tennis players took part in the 19th Annual DGA Foundation Golf Tournament and the 12th Annual DGA Foundation Tennis Tournament. Both events were fundraisers created to benefit the Directors Guild Foundation (DGF), a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting DGA members facing difficult times.

The golf tournament and the awards reception were held at the Wilshire Country Club, which was founded in 1919 and has hosted many great tournaments and groups such as the LA Open, the Senior PGA and the LPGA. The tennis tournament took place right around the corner at the Los Angeles Tennis Club, home of champions since 1921.

“I hope that everyone had a great time on the courts and fairways today – and all for the best of reasons – supporting the Directors Guild Foundation in its efforts to assist DGA members in need,” said Golf Tournament Co-Chair/DGF Trustee Michael Zinberg in his welcome to the audience. “I'd like to thank all of you for participating and thank all of our sponsors for their support.”

Zinberg also acknowledged the service of his Golf Tournament Co-Chair Mel Damski and Tennis Tournament Co-Chairs Howard Storm and Gil Cates Jr., asking them to stand and take a bow for their hard work in making these tournaments possible.

After detailing some of the work DGF above and beyond assisting members in need, such as supporting The Actors Fund, underwriting the DGA-Motion Picture Industry Conservation Collection at UCLA, and the new ten year commitment to the Motion Picture Television Fund’s Cognitive Wellness Program, Zinberg proudly announced that due to the generosity of the Tournaments’ supporters, more than $50,000 has been raised.

He also thanked the tournaments’ gold, silver and bronze sponsors, before proceeding to hand out the raffle prizes and announcing the winners of the “Own Ball” golf tournament.

Golf Tournament Co-Chair Mel Damski stepped to the podium to announce the winners of The DGA Championship “Own Ball Flight.” Tennis Tournament Co-Chairs Gil Cates Jr. and Howard Storm announced the winners of all three flights of the tennis tournament. Then Damski returned to announce the winners of the Scramble golf tournament and invite all the players to return next year for the 2016 DGA Foundation Golf and Tennis tournaments scheduled for Monday, June 20th.

Golf Tournament Winners

The 19th Annual DGA Golf Tournament consisted of a morning "Own-Ball" competition with players competing for first, second and third places in the categories of “Best Gross Score” and “Best Net Score” and an afternoon Scramble format with each team of golfers playing the group's “best ball.” - see larger photos in the gallery below

Golf "Own Ball" Tournament Gross Score Winners


Champion (74) Bobby Roth	Second Place (80) Michael Judd	Third Place (80) Joel Nishimine

Golf "Own Ball" Tournament Net Score Winners


Champion (66) Marty Ewing	Second Place (67) David Phinney	Third Place (69) Leslie Small

Golf Scramble Tournament Winners


Champions (53.56) Tom Sherren, Karen Lotta, Natasha Shum, Danny Bush	Second Place (56) Eric Waraftig, Robert Munic, Richard Cestero, Andrew Salute	Third Place (56.44) Robert Nellans, Eric Popish, Robert Logevall, Chris Clark

Tennis Tournament Winners

The 12th Annual DGA Tennis Tournament was a round-robin doubles competition segmented by skill level, featuring eight-game sets. The teams accumulating the most games were the winners of each flight. - see larger photos in the gallery below

Flight One

First Place David Nickoll & Steve Lovett	Second Place David Lyons & Mike Becker	Third Place Abram Nalibotsky & Jon Poll

Flight Two

First Place Sharry Murphy & Jeff Jacobs	Second Place David McWhirter & Ted Rossi	Third Place Bill Schwartz & Mike Robe

Flight Three

First Place Terry Morse & (not pictured) Donna Ross	Second Place Madeline Curtis & John Badham	Third Place Ted Pear & Pernian Faheem