2004-2005 Board Members

The Board for the University of California Golf Club (NCGA Associate Club #53-695) is comprised of two elected Officers and nine Board Members. Board Members serve two-year terms. Elections are held every other year near the end of the season (September-October).

Here is the current Board. It reflects the recent elections held October 2003.

* - The Club Manager is a non-elected position working under the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports. The Club Manager oversees day-to-day operations of the club.

Board Members and Officers are here to serve you. Please contact Aaron if you would like to have the Board address any issue.

2004-2005 Election Results - Panic Ensues as Webmaster Elected Club President

At Roddy Ranch, Steve Desimone had all the members guessing. One day after the election had officially ended he said the election for club president was "down to one vote", but that he hadn't had a chance to collect Friday's mail to finalize the results. On Monday, November 3rd, he made the final tally and announced that in an extremely close race Aaron Walburg had narrowly edged Ken Lloyd for Club President. This ushers in a dark and uncertain era for the club. Ken had served 16 years (8-consecutive 2-year terms) as Club President, guiding it flawlessly since 1987. With mixed emotions Walburg shakily assumes the helm of this behemoth super-tanker known as the UC Golf Club. Emotions are mixed in part because his election meant Ken would not be serving as Club President. Ken is the most solid person and friend one could ever hope for, and having served as President for 16 years, Ken has become an invaluable resource for the club. Additionally there are mixed emotions because Walburg's pocketbook will be suffering a major blow from purchasing all the beer he'd promised the many unscrupulous voting members. His overblown campaign focused on the core of our membership, a disorderly group of short-sighted, imprudent, beer-loving, bog-trotters with poor-judgment. The tactic proved successful, further evidence that the majority of our members fall within this demographic. Walburg has little experience in the leadership role, however he's quite adept at generating endless and rambling web pages (like this one) while cloistered away in a cold, dark room (like this one). Walburg is the 9th person to serve as President (also known as the club's "Head Waiter" or "Most-Indentured Servant"). Please email Aaron any and all ideas/comments/suggestions about how best to avoid icebergs. Also, please help remind him if he owes you a beer. There were so many empty campaign promises that it's difficult to remember them all.

We would like to congratulate and welcome Mike Birnbach as the club's new Secretary/Treasurer. Mike is the 7th person to serve as Secretary for the club and the 6th person to serve as Treasurer.

The 2004-2005 Board is identical to the 2002-2003 Board as no incumbent was out-voted. Eddie Reed begins his record 25th year serving on the board. The new board includes the following nine members (terms are 2 years):

Kelly Alvarez (4yrs./2nd-consecutive term)
Mike Armstrong (22yrs./11th-consecutive term, 1983-present)
Charlie Flowers (14yrs./7th term, 1989-1999, 2001-present)
Van Hall (10yrs./5th term, 1995-present)
Jeff Hazel (4yrs./2nd-consecutive term)
Mike O'Neill (20yrs./10th-consecutive term, 1985-present)
Jim Peretti (4yrs./2nd-consecutive term)
Eddie Reed (26yrs./13th term, 7th-consecutive term, 1976-1977, 1979-1989, 1991-present)
Dave Webb (4yrs./2nd-consecutive term)

Desimone reports that this was by far the highest-ever turnout for an election. There were 77 ballots cast. The previous record was 46 ballots.

Past Club Officers and Board Members:

Have you ever wondered which Board Member has served the most years? A significant amount of research and data mining from our archives has recently been done. The objective was to discover the composition the Club Officers and Board Members for the club over the past 25 years. This information is useful for dating documents which are signed, but not dated. It also provides an interesting glimpse of who has been involved and for how long.

Links reference archival documents that mention previous Officers & Boards.
Pre-1977 is dark and scary and not yet researched.

Oct 1976 - Sept 1977

• Clay Taylor - President

• Frank Lopez - Vice President

• Eva Ewen - Secretary

• Dick Millhorn - Treasurer

• Chuck Sauders - Membership

• Eddie Reed - Handicap

• George Weber - Rules & Regulations

• Kooman Boycheff - Club Founder & Faculty Advisor

Oct 1977 - Sept 1978

• Red Passman - President

• Lin Bynum - Vice President

• Eva Ewen - Secretary

• Dick Millhorn - Treasurer

• George Dea - Membership & Publicity

• Bryan Macknick  - Handicap Chairperson

• George Weber - Rules & Regulations

• Clay Taylor - GOY point-tracker

• Kooman Boycheff - Club Founder & Faculty Advisor

Oct 1978 - Sept 1979 (also)

• Lin Bynum - President

• Richard Smith - Vice President

• Eva Ewen - Secretary

• John Kimura - Treasurer

• Clay Taylor - Head Tournament Chairperson

• George Dea - Membership & Publicity

• Walter Moos  - Handicap Chairperson

• George Weber - Rules & Regulations

• Steve Desimone - Club Manager (Began in mid-1979)

Oct 1979 - Sept 1981 (See also this reference. After elections, offices were extended to two-year terms)

• George Dea - President

• Eva Ewen - Secretary

• Lirmar Willis - Treasurer

• Steve Desimone - Manager

  Board Members:

  • Lin Bynum

  • Frank Lopez

  • Joe Gates

  • Clay Taylor

  • Eddie Reed

George Dea, the club's 4th President.

Oct 1981 - Sept 1983

• Joe Gates - President

• Eva Ewen - Secretary

• Larry Baker - Treasurer

• Steve Desimone - Manager

  Board Members:

  • Frank Lopez

  • Clay Taylor

  • Eddie Reed

  • Jud Whitehead

  • Lirmar Willis

  • Don Bell

  • George Dea

Oct 1983 - Sept 1985

• Tim Jackson - President

• Eva Ewen - Secretary

• Larry Baker - Treasurer

• Steve Desimone - Manager

  Board Members:

  • Mike Armstrong

  • Don Bell

  • George Dea

  • Joe Gates

  • Jack Mermod

  • Clay Taylor

  • Eddie Reed

  • Jud Whitehead

Tim Jackson, the club's 6th president. (Photo at Cypress Point, likely in 1991)

Oct 1985 - Sept 1987

• Eva Ewen - President

• Jud Whitehead - Secretary

• Larry Baker - Treasurer

• Steve Desimone - Manager

  Board Members:

  • Mike Armstrong

  • George Dea

  • Tim Jackson

  • Jack King

  • Ken Lloyd

  • Dick McCarthy

  • Jack Mermod

  • Mike O'Neill

  • Eddie Reed

Oct 1987 - Sept 1989

• Ken Lloyd - President

• Pat Johnson - Secretary

• Larry Baker - Treasurer

• Steve Desimone - Manager

  Board Members:

  • George Dea

  • Mike Armstrong

  • Ned Butler

  • Eddie Reed

  • Linda Scheffer

  • Mike O'Neill

  • Skip Thomas

  • Fritz Stern

  • Jack King

Ken Lloyd, the club's 8th president. (Photo taken at Pasatiempo in 1989)

Oct 1989 - Sept 1991

• Ken Lloyd - President

• Linda Scheffer - Secretary

• Larry Baker - Treasurer

• Steve Desimone - Manager

  Board Members:

  • Mike Armstrong

  • Tim Jackson

  • George Dea

  • Charlie Flowers

  • Mike O'Neill

  • Fritz Stern

  • Paul Zingg

  • Jack King

  • Dave Web

Oct 1991 - Sept 1993

• Ken Lloyd - President

• Linda Scheffer - Secretary

• Larry Baker - Treasurer

• Steve Desimone - Manager

  Board Members:

  • Mike Armstrong

  • Ned Butler

  • George Dea

  • Charlie Flowers

  • Tim Jackson

  • Mike O'Neill

  • Eddie Reed

  • Fritz Stern

  • Paul Zingg

Oct 1993 - Sept 1995

• Ken Lloyd - President

• Ellie Ross - Secretary

• Larry Baker - Treasurer

• Steve Desimone - Manager

  Board Members:

  • Mike Armstrong

  • Ned Butler

  • Charlie Flowers

  • Ralph Hodson

  • Tim Jackson

  • Mike Moraes

  • Mike O'Neill

  • Eddie Reed

  • Kathryn Wayne

Oct 1995 - Sept 1997

• Ken Lloyd - President

• Ellie Ross - Secretary

• Larry Baker - Treasurer

• Steve Desimone - Manager

  Board Members:

  • Mike Armstrong

  • Ned Butler

  • Charlie Flowers

  • Van Hall

  • Ralph Hodson

  • Tim Jackson

  • Ryan Lai

  • Mike O'Neill

  • Eddie Reed

  • Kathryn Wayne

Oct 1997 - Sept 1999 (Scarcity of candidates; Board voted to continue with current board for another 2-year term) 

• Ken Lloyd - President

• Ellie Ross - Secretary

• Larry Baker - Treasurer

• Steve Desimone - Manager

  Board Members:

  • Mike Armstrong

  • Ned Butler

  • Charlie Flowers

  • Van Hall

  • Ralph Hodson

  • Tim Jackson

  • Ryan Lai

  • Mike O'Neill

  • Eddie Reed

  • Kathryn Wayne

Oct 1999 - Sept 2001

• Ken Lloyd - President

• Ellie Ross - Secretary

• Steve Desimone - Manager

  Board Members:

  • Mike Armstrong

  • Van Hall

  • Ralph Hill

  • Caroline Kane

  • Ryan Lai

  • Alison McGill

  • Mike O'Neill

  • Eddie Reed

  • Aaron Walburg

Oct 2001 - Sept 2003

• Ken Lloyd - President

• Aaron Walburg - Secretary/Treasurer

• Steve Desimone - Manager

  Board Members:

  • Kelly Alvarez

  • Mike Armstrong

  • Mike Birnbach

  • Charlie Flowers

  • Van Hall

  • Jeff Hazel

  • Mike O'Neill

  • Jim Peretti

  • Eddie Reed

  • Dave Webb

Oct 2004 - Sept 2005

• Aaron Walburg - President

• Mike Birnbach - Secretary/Treasurer

• Steve Desimone - Manager

  Board Members:

  • Kelly Alvarez

  • Mike Armstrong

  • Charlie Flowers

  • Van Hall

  • Jeff Hazel

  • Mike O'Neill

  • Jim Peretti

  • Eddie Reed

  • Dave Webb

Aaron Walburg and Mike Birnbach at Las Positas on 12/6/03 (First event as new officers)

Officers and their Indexes
(as of March 2004)

This segment is a rough attempt to approximate the skill levels of our past and present Secretaries, Treasurers, and Presidents. Going through the archives we were able to gather past Course Handicaps. Primarily Boundary Oaks was used. From these course handicaps a rough set of data was assembled and used to approximate the indexes of each person. Indexes vary over time and these will vary 1-2 strokes up and down, however the listed index is as close an approximation as possible for each player given an average set of course handicaps over a period of years.

Tim Jackson was probably our best-golfing President. Red Passman (~25.8 index) was perhaps our least skilled with the sticks. Surprisingly Walburg (~13.6 index) likely ranks as our third best skilled golfing President behind Tim Jackson ~(4.8) and Ken Lloyd (~5.6). Our best golfing Treasurer was probably Larry Baker. (~10.3 index) and our best-golfing Secretary is current Secretary Mike Birnbach (~12.8).

Officer Indexes
(Ordered by Office, then by Dates Served, as of March 2004)
 

		President	Approx.Idx.	Dates	Yrs	~Flight
1	P	Clay Taylor	16.0	10/76 - 9/77	2	3rd
2	P	Red Passman	25.8	10/77 - 9/78	1	3rd
3	P	Lin Bynum	13.8	10/78 - 9/79	1	1st/2nd
4	P	George Dea	22.1	10/79 - 9/81	2	3rd/4th
5	P	Joe Gates	21.7	10/81 - 9/83	2	3rd
6	P	Tim Jackson	4.8	10/83 - 9/85	2	1st
7	P	Eva Ewen	24.3	10/85 - 9/87	2	4th
8	P	Ken Lloyd	5.6	10/87 - 9/03	16	1st
9	P	Aaron Walburg	13.6	10/04 - 9/05	2	2nd/3rd

 

		Treasurer	Approx.Idx.	Dates	Yrs	~Flight
1	T	Dick Millhorn	22.6	10/76 - 9/78	2	3rd/4th
2	T	John Kimura	15.8	10/78 - 9/79	1	3rd
3	T	Lirmar Willis	12.0	10/79 - 9/81	2	1st
4	T	Larry Baker	10.3	10/81 - 9/99	18	1st
5	T	Aaron Walburg	13.6	10/01 - 9/03	2	2nd/3rd
6	T	Mike Birnbach	12.8	10/04 - 9/05	2	2nd/3rd

 

		Secretary	Approx.Idx.	Dates	Yrs	~Flight
1	S	Eva Ewen	24.3	10/76 - 9/85	9	4th
2	S	Jud Whitehead	14.6	10/85 - 9/87	2	3rd
3	S	Pat Johnson	28.0	10/87 - 9/89	2	5th
4	S	Linda Scheffer	32.1	10/89 - 9/93	4	4th
5	S	Ellie Ross	31.6	10/93 - 9/01	8	4th/5th
6	S	Aaron Walburg	13.6	10/01 - 9/03	2	2nd/3rd
7	S	Mike Birnbach	12.8	10/04 - 9/05	2	2nd/3rd

Club Founder:

Kooman Boycheff

13.7

Officers Ranked by Approximate Index
(as of March 2004)
 

	Offices	Officers	Approx.Idx.	Dates	Yrs	~Flight
1	P	Tim Jackson	4.8	10/83 - 9/85	2	1st
2	P	Ken Lloyd	5.6	10/87 - 9/03	16	1st
3	T	Larry Baker	10.3	10/81 - 9/99	18	1st
4	T	Lirmar Willis	12.0	10/79 - 9/81	2	1st
5	S,T	Mike Birnbach	12.8	10/04 - 9/05	2	2nd/3rd
6	P,S,T	Aaron Walburg	13.6	10/01 - 9/05	4	2nd/3rd
7	P	Lin Bynum	13.8	10/78 - 9/79	1	1st/2nd
8	S	Jud Whitehead	14.6	10/85 - 9/87	2	3rd
9	T	John Kimura	15.8	10/78 - 9/79	1	3rd
10	P	Clay Taylor	16.0	10/76 - 9/77	2	3rd
11	P	Joe Gates	21.7	10/81 - 9/83	2	3rd
12	P	George Dea	22.1	10/79 - 9/81	2	3rd/4th
13	T	Dick Millhorn	22.6	10/76 - 9/78	2	3rd/4th
14	P,S	Eva Ewen	24.3	10/76 - 9/87	11	4th
15	P	Red Passman	25.8	10/77 - 9/78	1	3rd
16	S	Pat Johnson	28.0	10/87 - 9/89	2	5th
17	S	Ellie Ross	31.6	10/93 - 9/01	8	4th/5th
18	S	Linda Scheffer	32.1	10/89 - 9/93	4	4th

Key:
Offices: P = President, S = Secretary, T = Treasurer. Prior to 1980 there were many other officers, but these were the only ones which carried on after 1979.
Approx Idx. = Approximate Index, as determined by a survey of Course Handicaps obtained on past Scoring Sheets.
Dates = Dates Served in office
Yrs = Years served in each office
~Flight = Approximate flight in which the member generally participated.