The Club Presidents

By years of service

1967-1974 JOHN RIDER

Named club and received funding from the Mainliner Club.

Set up by-laws and schedule of tournaments.

32 members, one flight and closet to pins on par 3s.

First Good Friday tournament.

1975-1981 CARL BROGGER

1982-1983 JOHN RIDER

1984-1989 JOSE MENDOZA

Ed Glover, Treasurer

Steve Gonzales, Hdcps

Increased membership to 65, went to two flights.

Club collected the sidepot dollar with the tournament fees.

Club joined NCGA.

Awarded most improved golfer.

1990-1992 JOHN BELL

Steve Gonzales, Hdcps

Increased membership to 90 and went to three flights.

Started paying birdies on par 3s.

Club sent members to NCGA tournaments.

Awarded best 4 low net rounds, for the year.

Started Hole-in-one fund $100.00.

The last year the 32 club hosted Good Friday, 1992. (After 25 years, the first year 1967 it was at San Geronimo, then at Rancho Canada, in Carmel, in 1993 the Mainliner Golf Club (Big Club) took over hosting the tournament)

1993-1995 RUDY BLAZIUS

Charlie Hyde, VP

Kurt Luke, Hdcps

Filed and got club non-profit and tax-exempt status.

Raised the hole-in-one fund to $500.00.

First side games to some of the regular tournament formats.

Started a fund to pay for members fees at NCGA tournaments at a cost of $1.00 per golfer per tournament.

Vote to have scheduled weekday (Mon-Fri) tournaments.

First Discovery Bay tournament. (1993)

1996-1997 JACK MARTINEZ

Bob Henning, VP

Jack Oden, Hdcps

Side games with some of the regular tournaments.

Donated the Bob Henning Memorial Trophy to club. (Bob Henning first officer to pass away while serving club)

1998-2002 BERNIE AUSPRUNG

Ken Bader, VP

Jack Bolander, Hdcps (1998-2000)

Clyde Minter, Hdcps (2001-2002)

Dan Thorp, Co-Tournament Chairman (2002)

Member club information blinders. (1998)

Club championship format with Presidents Trophy and honored all the past presidents with club medals. (1998)

Renamed the 4 low net rounds to TOPGUN and presented the donated Bob Henning Memorial Trophy for it.(1998)

Club Medals for Annual Awards: Club Champion, Topgun and Most Improved (1998)

Reviewed, updated the bylaws and got membership approval. (1998/1999)

Rider Shootout (clubs open format) on 32 anniversary of the club to honor John Rider the clubs first president and award a Club Medal for it. (1999)

Honored original members of the club on the 32 anniversary of the club, by making their club dues $32.00 from then on.

Created the first Club Meritorious Award. (Club Medal)

First recipient of the Meritorious Award was Walt Apollo, a 32 club original member, for his 30 years of service to the game of golf as the Big Clubs tournament chairman (1999)

Adjusted the hole-in-one fund to $320.00 max payment but the total fund of $500.00 would be divided if multiple winners.

Annual payout system, all prizes paid at end of season.

Low gross bonus, payout for low gross if not a flight place winner. (2000)

First woman member of the club, Brenda Wood (2000)

Club voted and approved to move golf season from January through December to November through October for the 2002 season. Club season will be from November October.(2001)

Transitioned Club to new season. Club tournament season runs from November October.

Added to the Club Championship tournament, that previous Club Champion get an exemption and can defend their title without placing first in a tournament and the flight winners of the previous Championship tournament are eligible if not in that years tournament.(2002)

Vote and pass to pay second officers club fees.

Voted and passed to allow up to 15% non-employee / relative (friend) to the membership if openings are available.

2003-present DAVE O'NEILL

Ken Bader, VP (2003-2004)

Dennis Acma, VP (2005-2024)

Paul Crawford, VP (2025-present)

Clyde Minter, Handicap Chairman (2003-2010)

Veny Zivnustka, Handicap Chairman (2011-Present)

Set up Club to use email system.

Started a website for the UAL 32 Golf Club.

Set up Club to go all electronic with the NCGA.

Implement Gift Certificates instead of cash for all club awards and prizes.

Voted to allow 3 equal flights and change rules about Maximum Handicap of 36.4 Men and 40.4 Women.

Introduced the first Match Play Tournament against the Walt Apollo Golf Club (2004-2015).

VP Dennis Acma proposed having the Club Championship be two rounds in 2016, and was voted in.

To the past members and officers that have dedicated their time and energy to the UAL 32 Golf Club, thank you! However, the words thank you alone does not do justice. What we, the current membership, can do to show our thanks is to continue to be good caretakers of the legacy they have left us.