Tournament Results & Recap

2023 Art Bridgett Trophy Final Point Standings

TOTAL POINTS / EVENTS

Rank Name Points

T-1 Mat Yamagata 510

T-2 Kevin Coleman 500

Trophy Competitions

In addition to the regular monthly tournaments, the LJGA has three special competitions for possession of prestigious perpetual trophies: The Jimmy Naylor Memorial Trophy, The Match Play Trophy, and the Art Bridgett Trophy.

Match Play: We have a match play tournament every year. It starts out usually with 16 competitors playing one-on-one matches with handicaps. The finals are played at the Olympic Club Lake Course. The winner gets the cool and modernistic Perpetual Trophy.

Art Bridgett Trophy: In 2005, we started a season-long point system. The high point winner is crowned L&JGA "Player of the Year". A fabulous (well maybe, modest) prize will be awarded at the end of the year and the winner gets the beautiful Art Bridgett Trophy.

This award is named the "Bridgett Trophy" after long time-member, Art Bridgett, who passed in 2005 at age 94. Art was one of the founding partners of the Hanson Bridgett firm in San Francisco. He was a member of Lawyers & Judges Golf Association for 40 plus years, serving many years on the board and also serving as President. He remained active in the club well into his 80s. We think the PGA copied our format for the FedEx Cup.

The first winner in 2005 was Peter Mankin. The current trophy holder is Mathew Yamagata. Multiple winners are Mat, Peter and Nick Blonder.

Current Point Standings are found at the top of this page and past winners are listed below.

Bridgett Trophy points are awarded as follows: Regular tournaments: 1st Place: 100; 2nd: 50; 3rd: 25, for both gross and net. Closest to hole and Long drive winners: 10 pts. NCGA qualifiers: 25 pts. Jimmy Naylor Memorial: 200/100/50 pts., gross and net. Match Play Championship: Winner: 300 pts.; Runner up: 150 pts.; Semifinalists: 75 pts.; Quarterfinalists: 35 pts.

Art Bridgett (Player of the Year)

Year Name Points

2024 Mathew Yamagata 510

2023 Mathew Yamagata 550

2022 Mathew Yamagata 595

2021 Jose Espinoza 615 (11)

2020 Dave Marshall 250 (4)

2019 Mathew Yamagata 835 (10)

2018 Thomas Brooks 470 (13)

2017 Mathew Yamagata 530 (4)

2016 Howard Owens 423 (9)

2015 Nicholas Blonder 500 (10)

2014 Mathew Yamagata 620 (8)

2013 Mathew Yamagata 610 (4)

2012 Peter Mankin 545 (8)

2011 Nicholas Blonder 385 (2)

2010 Nicholas Blonder 400 (5)

2009 Robert Sheldon 325 (5)

2009 Mark Michael 325 (10)

2008 Peter Mankin 410 (7)

2007 Nicholas Blonder 560 (8)

2006 Eric Green 450 (14)

2005 Peter Mankin 695 (11)

Match Play

Year Name

2024 Kevin Coleman over Josh Brownstein Spyglass Hill

2023 Jeff Cobb over Kelly Park Half Moon Bay

2022 Kevin Coleman over Nick Blonder Spyglass Hill

2021 Josh Brownstein over Sal Lim Yocha DeHe

2019 Thomas Brooks over Sal Lim 19th Olympic Club Lake

2018 Thomas Brooks over Sal Lim 3&2 Olympic Club Lake

2017 No Match Play

2016 Howard Owens over Mike Berg 19th Contra Costa CC

2015 Thomas Brooks over Nick Blonder 19th Contra Costa CC

2014 Greg Spallas over Manny Santiago 2&1 Olympic Club Lake

2013 Bill Keep over Nick Blonder Yocha-De-He GC

2012 Howard Owens over Tom Walsh 5&4 Yocha-De-He GC

2011 No Match Play

2010 No Match Play

2009 Mark Michael over Howard Owens Stanford Golf Club

2008 Michael Hughes over Peter Mankin Corde Valle

2007 Bruce Cornelius over David Smith Grizzly Ranch

2006 Eric Green over Dave Smith 2&1 Pasatiempo

2005 Eric Green over Peter Mankin 4&3 Ruby Hills CC

2000 Nicholas Blonder

1999 Steve Collishaw

1998 Steve Collishaw

1996 Bob Sheldon

1995 Mike Hughes

1994 Peter Mankin

1993 Bob Conover

1992 Dwight Halden

1991 Chris Cole

1990 Steve Callishaw over Peter Mankin

1989 Steve Callishaw

1988 Vince Kilduff

1987 Peter Mankin

Jimmy Naylor/Bruce Cornelius (Club Championship)

Year Name

2023 Eric Ingraham 85/71/14 (1) Contra Costa

2023 Tim Ambrose 79/69/10 (1) Contra Costa

2022 Dave Gamson 99/72/27 (1) Contra Costa

2021 Jose Espinoza 75/68/7 (1) Green Valley CC

2020 Dave Gamson 97/70/27 (1) Wente GC

2019 Laduan Dillahunty 85/69/16 (1) Contra Costa CC

2018 Sal Lim 87/68/19 (1) Contra Costa CC

2017 Stephen Estes 81/67/14 (2) Contra Costa CC

2016 Brett Helstad 83/68/16 (T-1) Contra Costa CC

2015 Jeremy Sousa 75/72/2 (T-1) Contra Costa CC

2014 Gregory Farris 81/71/10 (2) Wente

2013 Mathew Yamagata Contra Costa CC

2012 John Remus 79/72/3 (T-1) Contra Costa CC

2011 Frank Offen 94/69/12 (1) Contra Costa CC

2010 Bill Weisberg 78/70/4 (1) Contra Costa CC

2009 Mark Seo 88/67/10 (1) Contra Costa CC

2008 Brett Pedersen 76/65/5 (1) Contra Costa CC

2007 John Haapala 83/73/5 (2) Contra Costa CC

2006 Dave Burger 80/68/12 (T-1) Diablo CC

2006 Robert Sheldon 75/6 (1) Diablo CC

2005 Eric Green 86/65/21 (1) Diablo CC

1996 Bill Keep

1995 Bob Belzer

1994 Mickey Zavack

1993 Joe Najpaver

1992 Wayne Smith

1991 Bob Sheldon

1990 Joe Rosenbaum

1989 Chuck Leyes

1988 Mark Lee

1987 Kim Staskus

1986 Kim Staskus

1985 Hon. Jim Duvaras

1984 Kim Staskus

1983 Mark Davis

1982 Tony Diepenbrock