2015 Tournament Offi cial of the Year K.C. Cote
W
hen K.C. Cote asked her fi rst rules question, little did she know that the
query would lead to more than 20 years of service as a rules offi cial. For the 81-year-old
Cote, it all started after her debut in a Women’s Golf Association of Northern California
tournament in the 1990s. After competing in the event, Cote, then a board member of the WGANC, followed up her round by asking then-WGANC President Gail Rogers some rules questions. “I remember Gail telling me, ‘I think we’ve got someone hooked,’ ” Cote said. A few years later in 1997, Cote helped found
the WGANC Rules Committee. Since then, the Novato resident has served as
a rules offi cial for NCGA, USGA, California Women’s Amateur, Executive Women’s Golf Association and WGANC tournaments. “I love interacting with the players, especially
if you give them a good ruling,” Cote said. Even at 81, Cote remains devoted. She still
offi ciates about 40 events a year, and has never thought about retiring. “Nope, I’m too young,” she said. “I recently played
with a group of ladies and I was the youngest.” As for Cote’s spirit and passion for the
game—and life itself for that matter—it all stems back to her days as an Air Force fl ight nurse during the Vietnam War. Her crew’s duties were to pick up injured U.S. soldiers, get them on a MedEvac Carrier and bring them back to the U.S. for further treatment. “Rulings are a piece of cake compared to my
time as an Air Force nurse,” Cote said. “We’re all on the right side of the grass, looking up.”
2015 Course Rater of the Year Chuck Jett
W
hen Chuck Jett fi rst observed then-NCGA course rater Gary Donat rating a course near
his hometown of Twain Harte back in 2000, he was instantly intrigued. “I asked him (Donat)
how I could do it,” Jett recalled. “He got me an application and I sent it in. Turned out, at the time the
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NCGA was short on raters so they brought me in right away.” A year later, Jett began rating courses for
the NCGA. He was so good that in 2009, he was named a course rating captain. “It’s something I’ve always enjoyed doing,”
Jett said. “I love golf. It’s my way of giving back to the golf community.” Jett is retiring to spend more time with his
wife, Debbie, who’s a golfer. “I’m tickled. This is a great way to go out,” said
Jett of his award. “I’ve loved every minute of it. I’ll miss it tremendously, especially the camaraderie of rating courses with other raters and course captains.”
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Additional Recognition ourse raters recognized with Outstanding Service Awards were Pete Pizzino, Tim
Pasek and Scott Raaum. Tournament offi cials receiving Outstanding Service Awards were Craig Oliver, Brec Woodbridge, Bill Biermann and John Petkewich.
Those recognized for 10 years of service were
course raters Pete Imbs, Mark Maltzer and Dennis Wilson, and tournament offi cials Bob Grunwald, Brad Andersen, Karl Rodefer, John Ronca and Bob Whitaker. An NCGA gold logo pin for 15 years of service
was awarded to course raters Chuck Jett, Robert Hall, Tom Horan, Bill Lang and Steve Reeves and tournament offi cials Bill Biermann, Jerry Hallock, John LoFranco, Scott Partridge, Dan Hansford, Robert Read, Sam Levinger and Paul Yost. An NCGA gold watch for 20 years of service was
presented to course rater Brad Carley, and tourna- ment offi cials Bruce Baker and Norbert Walz. Also honored were those retiring—course
rater Jett and tournament offi cials Randy Peterson, Pat Newmark, Jack Shen, David Witt and Bill Biermann. The NCGA is enormously grateful for its
volunteers. For a complete listing of course raters and tournament offi cials, turn to pages 74-75.
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