Absence of Mallets

Mallets were changed for golf clubs when the Santa Barbara Polo Club’s Polo Training Center held its fifth annual tournament at the Sandpiper Golf Club with 76 players raising around $50,000 for the Carpinteria-based facility.

A total of 19 foursomes played in the Farmers & Merchants Bank sponsored event, organized by Mindy Denson, though a BMW for achieving a hole-in-one went unclaimed.

“It couldn’t have been a more beautiful day,” observed Rhys Williams, president.

Patrick Uretz won for nearest shot to the pin, a mere three feet, while Julia Maxwell won for longest drive at 325 yards.

Others hitting the fairways included Henry and Dan Walker, Nolan Nicholson, Santi Wulff, Geronimo Obregon, Chuck and Margarita Lande, Morten Wengler, Piers and Bayne Bossom, Will and Andy Busch, Cory Williams, Santino Magrini, and Jeff and Naima Scheraga.