All Fore the Best

Mallets were changed for golf clubs when the Santa Barbara Polo Club’s Polo Training Center hosted its fourth annual golf tournament at the Montecito Club with a record 80 participants raising $20,000 for the Carpinteria-based facility.

Players went round the Jack Nicklaus-designed course in foursomes during the Farmers & Merchants Bank-sponsored event, although a truck donated by Bunning Chevrolet for a hole-in-one went unclaimed.

“It’s certainly the best-ever charity event we’ve hosted,” says Rhys Williams, president. “You cannot beat the location and the helpfulness of Ty Warner’s staff.”

Polo player Santi Wulff won the prize for longest drive with Shannon Falcon hoisting the women’s award. Will Busch got closest to the pin.

Among those enjoying the salmon and steak dinner, while being entertained by Maitland Ward and George Friedenthal, were polo club president John Muse, club manager David Sigman, Andrew and Amza Bossom, Nigel Gallimore, Dan Walker, Cat Smith, Jesse Bray, Jeff and Naima Scheraga, Chris and Mindy Denson, Chuck and Margarita Lande, Jeff Hall, Mia Bray, Paige Beard, Pat Nesbitt, Piers and Bayne Bossom, Will Busch, and Melanja Jones.