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2012 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

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JANUARY

No Events in January

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FEBRUARY

Sat 25

D&E Yamaha Open

Tulare

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MARCH

2.	Sat 3	Saturday Shootout Open	16	Exeter
3.	Sat 10	Haagen-Dazs Open	20	Tulare
4.	Sat 17	Lucille Gagnon Open		Vallejo
5.	Sat 17	Mike Robinson Open	12	Willows
6.	Sun 18	Joe Summers Open		Vallejo
7.	Sun 18	Rob Romans Open		Willows
8.	Sat 24	J. DeLeon, Estrada, Gragg Open		Stockton
9.	Sat 24	Gillespie Ag Service Open	20	Tulare
10.	Sun 25	Davis & Serra Open		Stockton
11.	Sat 31	Woods & Hoelscher Open		Tri-Valley

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APRIL

12.	Sun 1	Szczepanski & Hooks Open		Tri-Valley
13.	Sat 7	Bill Lawson Memorial	4	Turlock
	Sun 8	Easter Sunday
14.	Sat 14	San Jose Open	20	San Jose
15.	Sat 14	Ukiah Members Open		Ukiah
16.	Sat 14	22nd Annual Parks & Rec. Open		Tuolumne
17.	Sat 14	AcClaim Auto Open (night)	8, 11, 16, 18, 20	Tulare
18.	Sun 15	Leon Moore Open	20	San Jose
19.	Sun 15	Vance Ricks Open		Ukiah
20.	Sat 21	Greeott 102nd Birthday open		Sonoma County
21.	Sat 21	Bill Virgen Open		Sacramento
22.	Sat 21	Wanted Dead or Live Open	16	Exeter
23.	Sun 22	Munderloh Family Open		Sonoma County
24.	Sun 22	Todd Luther Open		Tuolumne
25.	Wed 25	Caldwell Barber Shop Open (night)	8, 11, 16, 18	Tulare
26.	Sat 28	Parks & Recreation Open		Stockton
27.	Sat 28	Bud Grisaffi Open		Willows
28.	Sun 29	Koubek, Birge & Lowe Open		Stockton
29.	Sun 29	Loretta Grisaffi Open		Willows

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MAY

30.	Thur 3	Pat McGowan Open	10	Half Moon Bay
31.	Sat 5	John Ortega Open		Turlock
32.	Sat 5	Masson & Lichau Open		Sonoma County
33.	Sun 6	Smith Brothers Open		Sonoma County
34.	Sat 12	Shasta/Willows Memorial		Willows
35.	Sat 12	Half Moon Bay Memorial	10	Half Moon Bay
36.	Sat 12	Joan Bryan Open		Sacramento
	Sun 13	Mothers Day
37.	Sun 13	Mark Verdun Open	15	Willows
38.	Sun 13	Dud Setters Memorial		Sacramento
39.	Sat 19	Mike Anderson Open	20	San Jose
40.	Sat 19	Ukiah Members Memorial Open		Ukiah
41.	Sat 19	Larry King Open		Feather River
42.	Sun 20	Dick McCall Open	20	San Jose
43.	Sun 20	Robert Harrall Open		Ukiah
44.	Sun 20	John Sylvester Open		Feather River
45.	Tue 22	Jim Sample Open		Half Moon Bay
46.	Tue 22	Glen O'Brien Open	10	Half Moon Bay
47.	Sat 26	Joe & Millie Schultz Open		Stockton
48.	Sat 26	Pro T's Open		Madera
49.	Sat 26	Brown & Jamieson Open		Tri-Valley
50.	Sat 26	Cara's Blueprint Express Open (night)	8, 11, 16, 18, 20	Tulare
51.	Sun 27	Stockton Memorial		Stockton
52.	Sun 27	Bergie & Jones Open		Tri-Valley

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JUNE

53.	Sat 2	Nancy & Hugh Cloutier Open	20	San Jose
54.	Sat 2	Alan Trusty Open		Turlock
55.	Sat 2	Central Valley Classic Open	12, 16	Exeter
56.	Sun 3	Janet & Don Kies Open	20	San Jose
57.	Thu 7	Charlie Hall Open	10	Half Moon Bay
58.	Sat 9	McGrath Family Open		Vallejo
59.	Sat 9	Will Facey Open		Ukiah
60.	Sat 9	Bill Harris Memorial Open		Forebay Park
61.	Sun 10	Bernie Merchen Open		Ukiah
62.	Sun 10	Forebay Open	12	Forebay Park
63.	Wed 13	Haagen-Dazs Open (night)	8, 11, 16, 18	Tulare
64.	Sat 16	Eastman & Casey Memorial Open		Tuolumne
65.	Sat 16	Indian Valley Memorial	12,22,23	Indian Valley
66.	Sat 16	Paddock Open		Fortuna
	Sun 19	Fathers Day
67.	Sun 17	Indian Valley Memorial	12,22,23	Indian Valley
68.	Sun 17	George Larson Memorial Open		Fortuna
69.	Tue 19	Joe Sciarra Open		Half Moon Bay
70.	Tue 19	Dale Koistinen Open	10	Half Moon Bay
71.	Sat 23	11th Annual Black Oak Casino	1,2,16	Tuolumne
72.	Sat 23	NHPF Fundraiser Open	1,4,19	Sonoma County
73.	Sun 24	Travis Sluys Open		Sonoma County
74.	Sat 30	ResCom Pest Control Open (night)	8, 11, 16, 18, 20	Tulare
75.	Sat 30	Gold Country	1,2	Gold Country

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JULY

76.	Sat 1	Gold Country Open		Gold Country
77.	Sat 7	Robert & Jean Pedro Open		Tuolumne
78.	Sun 8	Scorekeepers Appreciation Open	20	Feather River
79.	Sat 7	Independence Day Open		Sonoma County
80.	Sat 7	Bill Terry Day		Half Moon Bay
81.	Sun 8	Douglas R Elf & Ron Pratt Open		Tuolumne
82.	Sun 8	Lois Edwards Open		Feather River
83.	Sat 8	PMAEC Open		Sonoma County
84.	Sun 8	Keith & Foa Remillong	14	Half Moon Bay
85.	Wed 11	Diesel Doctor Open (night)	8, 11, 16, 18	Tulare
86.	Sat 14	Kimmy & Mitch Stockli Open		Vallejo
87.	Sat 14	10th Annual Mother Lode	1,2,16	Tuolumne
88.	Sat 14	Tom Webb Open		Fortuna
89.	Sun 15	Marvin Stapp Memorial		Fortuna
90.	Sat 21	Rachelle & Steve Chavez Open	20	San Jose
91.	Sat 21	Gold Diggers Days I	12,22,23	Indian Valley
92.	Sat 21	Mel Roberts Memorial Open	6	Turlock
93.	Sun 22	Edward Moore Open Open	20	San Jose
94.	Sun 22	Gold Diggers Days II	12,22,23	Indian Valley
95.	Sat 28	Linda Hoelscher Open		Willows
96.	Sat 28	Ogle/Mt. Oasis Pure. Water	1,2,16	Tuolumne
97.	Sat 28	George Mertz Open		Sacramento
98.	Sat 28	D&E Yamaha Open (night)	8, 11, 16, 18, 20	Tulare
99.	Sun 29	Walt & Elaine Butcher Open		Willows
100.	Sun 29	John DeMello Open		Sacramento
	Jul 30-Aug 11	World Horseshoe Pitching Championships		Knoxville, TN

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AUGUST

	Mon 1	State Championship sign in deadline
101.	Sat 4	Ken Bondurant Memorial Open		Tuolumne
102.	Sat 4	Sacramento Memorial	12	Sacramento
103.	Sat 13	Chet Carter Open		Half Moon Bay
104.	Sun 5	Chuck Smith Open		Sacramento
105.	Sun 5	Bill & Kay Webbe	15	Half Moon Bay
106.	Sat 11	Pat Murtha Open		Vallejo
107.	Sat 11	Fall Fest I	2,12,22,23	Indian Valley
108.	Sun 12	Fall Fest II	2,12,22,23	Indian Valley
109.	Sat 18	Janet Parker Open	2,4	Feather River
110.	Sat 18	Bear River Money Tour.	1,2,5,16,17	Fortuna
111.	Sat 18	Forebay Open I	12	Forebay Park
112.	Sat 18	Tony Smullen Open	4	Turlock
113.	Sun 19	Audrey Winters Open		Feather River
114.	Sun 19	Forebay Open II		Forebay Park
115.	Sat 25	Matt Clay & Ed Limon Open		Tuolumne
116.	Sat 25	Donovan Automotive Open	12	Madera
117.	Sun 25	Gold Country Memorial		Gold Country
118.	Sat 25	Gillespie Ag Service Open (night)	8, 11, 16, 18, 20	Tulare
119.	Sun 26	Sharon Blades & Joanne Verhauz Open		Tuolumne
120.	Sun 26	Gold Country Open		Gold Country

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SEPTEMBER

	Sat 1	California State Championships		Lake Isabella
	Sun 2	California State Championships		Lake Isabella
--	Tues 4	NorCal Championships Sign-in deadline
121.	Sat 8	Gil Tournour Open		Ukiah
122.	Sat 8	Reuben & Pete Hernandez Open		Turlock
123.	Sun 9	Tom Burns Jr. Open		Ukiah
124.	Sat 15	Tri-Valley Remembrance Open		Tri-Valley
125.	Sat 15	Cal. State Final Cool Down Open	12,16	Exeter
126.	Sat 15	Tino Faustino Open		Fortuna
127.	Sun 16	Kooy's & Kinore's Open		Tri-Valley
128.	Sun 16	Cecil Shaw Open		Fortuna
129.	Sat 22	Rick Dougherty Open		Sacramento
130.	Sat 22	Pro T's Open		Madera
131.	Sat 22	Haagen-Dazs Open (night)	8, 11, 16, 18, 20	Tulare
132.	Sun 23	Mike Hammer Open		Sacramento
133.	Sat 29	NCHPA Championship	1,2,17,23	Vallejo
--	Sun 30	NCHPA Championships (continued)	1,2,17,23	Vallejo

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OCTOBER

134.	Sat 6	NCHPA Club Team Championship	1,17,22	Tri-Valley
135.	Sun 7	NCHPA Club Team Championships	1,17,22	Tri-Valley
136.	Sat 13	Martino & Russian Open		Stockton
137.	Sun 13	Marilyn Clark Memorial Open		Fortuna
138.	Sat 13	Whine Country Open		Sonoma County
139.	Sun 14	D. Garza, Hernandez, R. Garza Open		Stockton
140.	Sun 14	Henry Clark Open		Fortuna
141.	Sat 20	Donovan Automotive Open	12	Madera
142.	Sat 20	Golden Gate Classic	1	San Francisco
144.	Sat 27	Daryl Adams Open		Willows
145.	Sun 28	Fritz Oberst Open		Willows
146.	Sun 28	Shingle Springs II Open		Shingle Springs

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NOVEMBER

147.

Sat 19

Annual Iron Benders Annual

12,16

Exeter

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DECEMBER

148.	Sat 1	Terry Farrell Open		Half Moon Bay
149.	Sun 2	Rick Della Santina Open	15	Half Moon Bay

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1.	See Flyer, Newsletter / Website	12.	30'Mix & 40' Separate
2.	$$$ Money Tournament	13.	Doubles
3.	$12.00 Entry Fee	14.	5 Person Double R. R.
4.	$15.00 Entry Fee	15.	Walking Doubles
5.	$30.00 Entry Fee	16.	Pre-Register
6.	Count-All	17.	2-Day Tournament
7.	No Handicapping	18.	Limit of 24 Pitchers
8.	All Groups Handicapped	19.	Benefit Tournament
9.	9:00am Sign-in Deadline	20.	Free Food/Donations OK
10.	5:30pm Sign-in Deadline	21.	Free Food - Pitchers Only
11.	6:30pm Sign-in Deadline	22.	Food For Sale
		23.	Drinks For Sale
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:
1) 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)
2) These tournaments will be mixed-distance competition.
3) These Tournaments are subject to handicapping if there is a 15% or greater spread in the group.
4) The tournament director decides group handicapping, it is not guaranteed.
5) These tournaments have a 9:30A.M entry deadline and a Standard Entry Fee of $10.00.
6) (Code#1) 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.
7) The executive board must approve any changes or rescheduling of dates once the schedule is printed. Please notify Gail Sluys 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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