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2010 Tournament Schedule

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Explanation of Numbered Codes


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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Back to Top JANUARY
No Events in January

Back to Top FEBRUARY
1. Sat 27 Ty Holscher Rain out Tulare
2. Sun 28 Marvin Sanders Open Tulare

Back to Top MARCH Number Codes?
3. Sat 6 Willard Ashley Memorial Date change to Mar 20 Willows
4. Sat 6 20th Annual Tuolumne Co. CANCELLED Tuolumne
5. Sun 7 Mark Verdun Open Date change to Mar 21 Willows
6. Sat 13 Granite Park 11 Sacramento
7. Sun 14 Camelia City Open Sacramento
3. Sat 20 Willard Ashley Memorial Willows
8. Sat 20 Jim Wallace Open Vallejo
12. Sun 21 Tulare Jr. Fundraiser 1, 2, 12 Tulare
5. Sun 21 Mark Verdun Open Willows
9. Sat 27 R.C. Drafting Open CANCELLED Tulare
10. Sat 27 The Garzas & Hernandez Open Stockton
11. Sat 27 Sue Lichau Open Sonoma County
13. Sun 28 Martin & Galli Open Stockton

Back to Top APRIL Number Codes?
14. Sat 3 Bunny Pitch Open Tri-Valley
15. Sat 3 Tuolumne Park & Rec Tuolumne
Sun 4 EASTER
16. Sat 10 Joe Stone's Day 3, 11 Sac @ Yolo
17. Sat 10 John Ortega & Ken Weir 19, 20 Turlock
18. Sat 10 San Jose Open 17 San Jose
19. Sun 11 Remembrance Day 3 Sac @ Yolo
20. Sun 11 Leon Moore Open 17 San Jose
21. Sat 17 Bud Grisaffi Open Willows
22. Sat 17 Joe Summers Open Vallejo
23. Sat 17 Bran Starbuck Ukiah
24. Sun 18 Dot Colling Open Ukiah
25. Sun 18 Loretta Grisaffi Open Willows
26. Sat 24 Greeott 100th B-Day Sonoma County
27. Sat 24 Tulare Memorial 18 Tulare
28. Sun 25 Chavarria & Marino Open Stockton
29. Sun 25 All Junior Tournament Open 1, 8 Tulare

Back to Top MAY Number Codes?
30. Sat 1 Bill Faler & Ed Cortez Open Tri-Valley
31. Sun 2 Saunders Family Open Tri-Valley
32. Thurs 6 Pat McGowan 10 Half Moon Bay
33. Sat 8 Morris Miller Memorial Willows
34. Sat 8 Half Moon Bay Memorial Half Moon Bay
Sun 9 Mothers Day
35. Sun 9 Edwina Leonardo Open Willows
  Fri 15 World Tournament sign-in deadline
36. Sat 15 Ukiah Members Memorial Ukiah
37. Sat 15 Crane Park Open Turlock
38. Sun 16 Robert Harrall Open Ukiah
39. Sat 22 Joe & Millie Schultz Open 2, 5, 6 Stockton
40. Sat 22 Gold Country Open Gold Country
41. Sat 22 John Silva Open Madera
42. Sun 23 K-106.3 Friendship Sonoma County
43. Sun 23 "Thanks Behrbaums" Gold Country
44. Sat 23 Birge, Monk Open Stockton
45. Tue 25 Jim Sample Open Half Moon Bay
46. Tue 25 Glen O'Brien Open 10 Half Moon Bay
47. Sat 29 Bill & Bergie Open Tri-Valley
48. Sat 29 Vern & Marlys Westphal Feather River
49. Sun 30 NHPF Open Tri-Valley Memorial
50. Sun 30 Bud Temple & Janey Parker Feather River

Back to Top JUNE Number Codes?
51. Thu 3 Charlie Hall Open 10 Half Moon Bay
52. Sat 5 Nancy & Hugh Cloutier Open 17 San Jose
53. Sat 5 Red Bluff Open 2 Willows
54. Sun 6 Bobbie & Bill Parker Open 17 San Jose
55. Sun 6 Russ Hodge Open Willows
56. Sat 12 Gordon Hilpert Memorial 11 Indian Valley
57. Sat 12 McGrath Family Open Vallejo
58. Sat 12 Will Facey Open Ukian
59. Sat 12 The Jones Family 17 Turlock
60. Sun 13 Memorial for NCHPA 11 Indian Valley
61. Sun 13 Bernie Merchen Open Ukiah
62. Tue 15 Joe Sciarra Open Half Moon Bay
63. Tue 15 Dale Kolstenen - Tues 10 Half Moon Bay
64. Sat 19 Sluys Family Sonoma County
65. Sat 19 Bill Harris Memorial Forebay Park
66. Sat 19 All Junior Tournament Open 1, 8 Tulare
Sun 20 Fathers Day
67. Sun 20 Forebay Park Open Forebay Park
68. Sat 26 Bernice Reynolds Open Fortuna
69. Sat 26 Gary & Jay Smith Open 3 Yolo
70. Sat 26 Black Oak Casino 1, 2, 17 Tuolumne
71. Sun 27 Don & Wendell Stephens Open 3 Yolo
72. Sun 27 Henry Clark Open Fortuna

Back to Top JULY Number Codes?
73. Sat 3 Reb Billingsley Open Feather River
74. Sun 4 Lee Oliver Open Feather River
75. Sat 10 Barbara Persson/Ben Ramirez 19, 20 Turlock
76. Sat 11 Glen Conner Open Vallejo
77. Sat 17 Bill Terry Open 11 Half Moon Bay
78. Sat 17 Verdan Zelmar Open 3 Yolo
79. Sat 17 Golddigger Days 11 Indian Valley
80. Sun 18 Keith & Foa Remillong 5 Person Dbl Round Robin Half Moon Bay
81. Sun 18 Gold-digger Days 11 Indian Valley
82. Sun 18 Elmer Wilson Tribute 3 Yolo
83. Sat 24 Scorekeepers Appreciation Willows
84. Sat 24 Rachell & Steve Chavez 17 San Jose
85. Sun 25 Walt & Elaine Butcher Open Willows
86. Sun 25 Janet & Don Kies Open 17 San Jose
87. Sat 31 Chet Carter Open Half Moon Bay
Jul 26 Aug 7 World Horseshoe Pitching Championships Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Back to Top AUGUST Number Codes?
88. Sat 1 Bill & Kay Webbe 12 Half Moon Bay
Mon 2 State Championship sign in deadline
89. Sat 7 NCHPA Hall of Fame Open 3 Yolo
90. Sun 8 Jerry Smith Open 3 Yolo
91. Sat 14 Scorekeepers Appreciation Day 2, 5 Feather River
92. Sat 14 Kim & Mitch Stockli Open Vallejo
93. Sat 14 Nelson/Gadke 17 Turlock
94. Sun 15 Ron & Mary Shaw 17 Feather River
95. Sat 21 Dick McCall Open 17 San Jose
96. Sat 21 Forebay Open Forebay Park
97. Sat 21 Richard Cattaneo Memorial Open Madera
98. Sat 21 Fortuna Open Fortuna
99. Sun 22 Forebay Park Open 11 Forebay Park
100. Sun 22 Charlie Kerr Open 17 San Jose
101. Sat 22 Fortuna Open Fortuna
102. Sat 28 Chuck Smith 40/30 3, 11 Sac. @ Yolo
103. Sun 29 Play in the Clay 3 Sac @ Yolo

Back to Top SEPTEMBER Number Codes?
-- Sat 4 California State Tournament 1 Bakersfield
Sun 5 California State Tournament 1 Bakersfield
-- Wed 8 NorCal Championships Sign-in deadline
104. Sat 11 Hoelscher Birthday Bash Tri-Valley
105. Sat 11 Scorekeepers Appreciation Sonoma County
106. Sat 11 Placer Horseshoe Open Placer @ Shingle Springs
107. Sun 12 Glenn & Shirley Jamieson Open Tri-Valley
108. Sun 12 Rookie Open Sonoma County
109. Sun 12 Shingle Springs Open 17, 18 Shingle Springs
110. Sat 18 Marge & Fred Wood Open Tri-Valley
111. Sat 18 Gil Tournour Open Ukiah
112. Sat 18 Gilbert Gallegos Open Madera
113. Sun 19 Dunn & Shepard Open Tri-Valley
114. Sun 19 Ukiah Memorial Open Ukiah
115. Sat 25 Tino Faustino Open Fortuna
116. Sat 25 Latino Memorial 3, 11 Yolo
117. Sat 25 7th Annual Mother Lode 1, 2, 17 Tuolumne
118. Sun 26 Long Memorial 3, 11 Yolo
119. Sun 26 Tim Sjoquist Open Fortuna

Back to Top OCTOBER Number Codes?
120. Sat 2 NCHPA Championships 1,2,3,15, 19 Yolo
-- Sun 3 NCHPA Championships (continued) 1,2,3,15, 19 Yolo
Wed 6 *NCHPA Club Team Championships sign-in deadline*
121. Sat 9 NCHPA Team Championships 1, 15, 19 Yolo
122. Sun 10 NCHPA Team Championships 1, 15, 19 Yolo
123. Sat 16 Park & Recreation Open Stockton
124. Sat 16 Whine Country Open Sonoma County
125. Sun 17 Stockton Memorial Stockton
126. Sat 23 Day, Whipp & Coates Memorial Willows
127. Sat 23 Druan Brothers Open Madera
128. Sat 24 Fritz Oberst Open Willows

Back to Top NOVEMBER

Back to Top DECEMBER
129. Sat 4 Terry Farrell Open Rain Date (12/11) Half Moon Bay
130. Sun 5 Rick Della Santina 12 Rain Date (12/12) Half Moon Bay


Back to Top KEY TO CODES
1.See Flyer, Newsletter / Website 12.Doubles
2.$$$ Money Tournament 13.Random Draw
3.RV/Car Day Use Fee Yolo 14.Reverse Order Start
4.$12.00 Entry Fee 15.2-Day Tournament
5.$15.00 Entry Fee 16.Benefit Tournament
6.Count-All 17.Free Food/Donations OK
7.No Handicapping 18.Free Food - Pitchers Only
8.All Groups Handicapped 19.Food For Sale
9.9:00am Sign-in Deadline 20.Drinks For Sale
10.5:30pm Sign-in Deadline   
11.30' Mix & 40' Separate   
EVERY PITCHER MUST PAY THE SCOREKEEPER 50 CENTS PER GAME


About NCHPA Horseshoe Tournaments

The following will apply to all NCHPA scheduled tournaments NOT HAVING CODE NUMBERS:

NHPA/NCHPA sanctioned tournaments are open to all pitchers from the U.S. and Canada with valid membership cards (excluding the NCHPA Championships and CA State Tournament).

These tournaments will be mixed-distance competition

These tournaments are subject to handicapping at a 15% or greater spread per group

The tournament director decides group handicapping, it is not guaranteed.

These tournaments have a 9:30 am entry deadline

These tournaments have an entry fee of $10.00

(Code #1) See Flyer, Newsletter and/or Website for further information. The tournament may include several of the tournament codes: it could be a 2-day event, pre-registration required, etc.
This information should be available approximately 30 days prior to the tournament date. Also, check with either your club or the tournament host club contact person for more details.


The executive board must approve any changes or rescheduling of dates once the schedule is printed. Please notify Linda Hoelscher or another officer so the changes can be approved and the information relayed to all clubs in a timely manner.

COURT LOCATIONS can be found on the Internet by clicking on 'CLUBS' at www.nchpa.com

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