Big Rod Felton has organized this annual event for over 20 years. With the NFL decision to change the Pro Bowl venue to Miami next year, Big Rod named this event the 2009 Hawaii Pro Bowl "Out the Door" Tournament. This marks the end of an era for the Waikiki Hawaii Pro Bowl Racquetball Tournament.

WOR recognized Big Rod with a plaque for his accomplishments and his efforts running this event every year. Big Rod was also presented a crystal cup at a dinner in his honor from all his many many friends from all over the world who have attended and played in this outdoor event for over 20 years. This is arguably the best location for an outdoor tournament for the scenery, activities, camaraderie and family fun. Hopefully, the NFL and the HTA can agreee on a new contract to renew the Pro Bowl in Hawaii starting in 2011.

Thanks Big Rod for all your hard work and dedication to outdoor racquetball. I am sure we will all be returning to "The RocK" very soon for a renamed annual event.

Here's a link to a slide show of the highlites for the 09 Hawaii Pro Bowl Tournament:
2009 Hawaii Pro Bowl "Out the Door" Racquetball Tournament

Posted: 02/11/09 in Outdoor. Score: 0 2009 Hawaii Pro Bowl "Out the Door" Racquetball Tournament Photo's 6 replies

From the website...

Men's Doubles 40+ - Single Elimination
Round of 32: Thursday 2:00 PM : Norm Mcnutt / Victor Leibofsky (Jacksonville, FL/Hollywood, FL) vs Darrell Smallman / Robert Martinez (Honolulu, HI/Los Alamitos, CA)
Thursday 2:45 PM : Cliff Swain / Ruben Gonzalez (Naples, FL/Staten Island, NY) vs Darrell Baricuatro / Dennis Cadavona (Pico Rivera, CA/Pico Rivera, CA)
Round of 16: Thursday 2:45 PM : John Ivers / Allan Kazem (CA/Mission Viejo, California) vs Mark Maupin / Rob Mijares (Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Round of 32: Thursday 3:30 PM : Bill Donges / Greg Mcdonald (Honolulu, HI/Gainsville, FL) vs Mike Beltran / Gabriel Medina (Corona, CA/Irvine, CA)
Round of 16: Thursday 5:00 PM : Jim Banuelos / Mickey Guido (Buena Park, CA/Monrovia, CA) vs Dave Tedeschi / Robby Johnson (Tustin, California/Anaheim, CA)
Round of 32: Thursday 7:15 PM : Rick Hallenbeck / Georges Barrera (Orange, CA/Huntington Beach, CA) vs Raul Nieves / Vince Santilli (Agawam, MA/Trumbull, CT)
Round of 16: Thursday 7:15 PM : Jeff Johnson / Rick Sandello (Placentia, CA/Whittier, CA) vs
Friday 10:00 AM : Kevin Booth / Mike Peters (Huntington Beach, CA/Huntington Beach, C) vs
Friday 10:00 AM : vs Dave Smith / Ken Grandy (Wilton Manors, FL/Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Friday 10:00 AM : Gary Martin / Marty Hogan (Irvine, CA/Chesterfield, MO) vs Ravi Sohoni / Roland Grassl (Huntington Beach, CA/Torrance, CA)
Friday 10:45 AM : vs Matt Robinson / Rodney Felton (Honolulu, HI/Honolulu, HI)
Friday 10:45 AM : Bret Harnett / Woody Clouse (Henderson, NV/Highlands Ranch, CO) vs Paul Dylewski / Pete Gauci (Santa Ana, California/Placentia , CA)
Quarters: Friday 7:00 PM : vs
Friday 7:00 PM : vs
Friday 7:00 PM : vs
Friday 7:00 PM : vs
Semis: Saturday 12:00 PM : vs
Saturday 12:00 PM : vs
Final: Saturday 6:00 PM : vs


Men's Doubles Pro - Single Elimination
Round of 64: Thursday 12:30 PM : Jacob Hutkins / Travis Mettenbrink (Lincoln, NE/Norfolk, NE) vs Jack Mcdonald / Michael Bernstein (Gainsville, FL/Davie, FL)
Round of 32: Thursday 12:30 PM : Alejandro Herrera / Paul Dylewski (Miami, FL/Santa Ana, California) vs Allan Kazem / Bill Donges (Mission Viejo, California/Honolulu, HI)
Round of 64: Thursday 1:15 PM : Joe Mears / Ramiro Gil (Garden Grove, CA/Santa Ana, CA) vs Dawoud Ghafarshed / Jason Geis (Claremont, CA/Torrance, CA)
Round of 32: Thursday 1:15 PM : Joshua Reza / Mike Orr (Upland, CA/San Diego, CA) vs Brian Pineda / Charles Pratt (Fountain Valley, CA/Portland, OR)
Thursday 2:00 PM : Roland Grassl / Ravi Sohoni (Torrance, CA/Huntington Beach, CA) vs Jesus Ocana / Luis Orosco (Diamond Bar, CA/Anaheim, CA)
Thursday 4:15 PM : Greg Solis / Craig Lane (Orange, CA/Huntington Beach, CA) vs
Thursday 4:15 PM : Jeff Johnson / Rick Sandello (Placentia, CA/Whittier, CA) vs Victor Leibofsky / Norm Mcnutt (Hollywood, FL/Jacksonville, FL)
Thursday 5:00 PM : Matt Robinson / Rodney Felton (Honolulu, HI/Honolulu, HI) vs Chris Crowther / Cliff Swain (Riverside, CA/Naples, FL)
Thursday 5:00 PM : Rob Mijares / Mark Maupin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Ft. Lauderdale, FL) vs Gary Martin / Pete Gauci (Irvine, CA/Placentia , CA)
Thursday 5:45 PM : vs Son Nguyen / Josh Tucker (Huntington Beach, CA/Orange, CA)
Thursday 5:45 PM : Mike Beltran / Gabriel Medina (Corona, CA/Irvine, CA) vs Dave Smith / Ken Grandy (Wilton Manors, FL/Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Thursday 6:30 PM : Alvaro Beltran / Ruben Gonzalez (San Ysidro, CA/Staten Island, NY) vs Andy Solis / Jim Banuelos (Ladera Ranch, CA/Buena Park, CA)
Thursday 8:45 PM : John Ellis / Jose Rojas (Stockton, CA/Stockton, CA) vs Andres Herrera / Blake Joseph Martin (Mission Viejo/Huntington Beach, CA)
Friday 9:15 AM : Bret Harnett / Woody Clouse (Henderson, NV/Highlands Ranch, CO) vs Dillon Silver / Rod Frontino (Ft Lauderdale, FL/Long Beach, California)
Friday 9:15 AM : Scott Davis / Jesus Ustarroz (Fountain Valley, CA/Monrovia, CA) vs Mark Naylor / Trey Taylor (CA/Brentwood, CA)
Friday 10:00 AM : Darrell Smallman / Robert Martinez (Honolulu, HI/Los Alamitos, CA) vs Ben Croft / Mark Koidin (Lake Bluff, Illinois/Huntington Beach, C)
Friday 10:45 AM : Mike Peters / Kevin Booth (Huntington Beach, CA/Huntington Beach, C) vs Charlie Stalder / Tommy Medina (Mesa, AZ/Phoenix, AZ)
Friday 10:45 AM : Anthony Herrera / Rafael Filippini (Grand Junction, CO/Bonita, CA) vs Rocky Carson Iii / Scott Mcmasters (Ladera Ranch, CA/Newport Beach, CA)
Round of 16: Friday 1:00 PM : vs
Friday 1:00 PM : vs
Friday 4:00 PM : vs
Friday 4:00 PM : vs
Friday 4:45 PM : vs
Friday 4:45 PM : vs
Friday 5:30 PM : vs
Friday 5:30 PM : vs
Quarters: Saturday 1:00 PM : vs
Saturday 1:00 PM : vs
Saturday 2:00 PM : vs
Saturday 2:00 PM : vs
Semis: Sunday 12:15 PM : vs
Sunday 12:15 PM : vs
Final: Sunday 4:00 PM : vs


Men's Singles Pro - Single Elimination
Round of 32: Thursday 12:30 PM : Andy Solis (Ladera Ranch, Calif.) vs Ravi Sohoni (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Thursday 2:45 PM : Mike Orr (San Diego, Calif.) vs Dawoud Ghafarshed (Claremont, Calif.)
Thursday 2:45 PM : Alejandro Herrera (Miami, Fla.) vs Chris Crowther (Riverside, Calif.)
Round of 64: Thursday 3:30 PM : Bradley Bowers (Costa Mesa, Calif.) vs Scott Wilson (Garden Grove, Calif.)
Round of 32: Thursday 3:30 PM : Charles Pratt (Portland, Ore.) vs Dillon Silver (Unknown, Calif.)
Thursday 3:30 PM : Tim Mcguire (Irvine, Calif.) vs Alvaro Beltran (San Ysidro, Calif.)
Thursday 3:30 PM : Jose Rojas (Stockton, Calif.) vs Joshua Reza (Upland, Calif.)
Thursday 4:15 PM : Jesus Ocana (Diamond Bar, Calif.) vs Bradley Kirch (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Thursday 5:45 PM : Rocky Carson Iii (Ladera Ranch, Calif.) vs
Thursday 6:30 PM : Luis Orosco (Anaheim, Calif.) vs Rafael Filippini (Bonita, Calif.)
Thursday 7:15 PM : Tony Burg (Costa Mesa, Calif.) vs Steve Bush (Mission Viejo, Calif.)
Thursday 7:15 PM : Blake Joseph Martin (Huntington Beach, Calif.) vs Josh Tucker (Orange, Calif.)
Thursday 7:15 PM : Ben Croft (Lake Bluff, Ill.) vs Jacob Hutkins (Lincoln, Neb.)
Thursday 8:00 PM : John Ellis (Stockton, Calif.) vs Allan Kazem (Mission Viejo, CALIFORNIA)
Friday 8:30 AM : Mark Naylor (Calif.) vs Jeff Kettering (Turlock, Calif.)
Round of 16: Friday 11:30 AM : vs
Friday 11:30 AM : vs
Friday 11:30 AM : vs
Round of 32: Friday 12:15 PM : Charlie Stalder (Mesa, Ariz.) vs Cliff Swain (Marshfield, Mass.)
Round of 16: Friday 12:15 PM : vs
Round of 32: Friday 1:45 PM : Travis Mettenbrink (Norfolk, Neb.) vs Greg Solis (Orange, Calif.)
Round of 16: Friday 1:45 PM : vs
Friday 4:00 PM : vs
Friday 4:00 PM : vs
Friday 7:45 PM : vs
Quarters: Saturday 10:00 AM : vs
Saturday 10:00 AM : vs
Saturday 11:00 AM : vs
Saturday 11:00 AM : vs
Semis: Saturday 4:00 PM : vs
Saturday 5:00 PM : vs
Final: Sunday 1:45 PM : vs

Posted: 07/09/08 in Outdoor. Score: 0 WOR Draw (From the web site) 11 replies

SUPER BOWL XLII


Giants receiver Plaxico Burress celebrated after scoring the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Giants beat the previously undefeated Patriots, 17-14.


Surf and turf entertain
Isle fans party as the Giants play spoilers
ASSOCIATED PRESS
By Robert Shikina
rshikina@starbulletin.com

From where Ruth Zabelle watched Super Bowl XLII, she could see a cluster of swimmers playing in the ocean less than 100 feet away.

"It's wonderful," said Zabelle, who was attending an outdoor Super Bowl party behind the Fort DeRussy racquetball courts. "Everybody gets to enjoy it."

Locals and tourists gathered in Waikiki to catch the matchup between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, which was expected to be the most-watched Super Bowl in the National Football League's 42-year championship game history.

The Waikiki beachside party was the fourth consecutive Super Bowl party by "Big" Rod Felton, a regular at the racquetball courts despite his 6-foot-5-inch, 360-pound frame.

Felton woke up at 4 a.m. yesterday to begin preparations and said most of the people in attendance were friends with the World Outdoor Racquetball organization, which is holding its annual Waikiki tournament this weekend.

"It couldn't get any better," Felton said, "to come down and play the game we play ... and to watch the Super Bowl on the beach."

He continued, "If there's a better party, I want somebody to show me."



As they watched the Super Bowl at the Yard House in Waikiki, Bryan Gremwalt, left, John Brandt, David Sanchez and Kevin Riley cheered yesterday after the New York Giants scored a touchdown against the New England Patriots. The group is in Hawaii to work at the Pro Bowl.



More than 25 people sat on folding chairs or at concrete tables under a shaded terrace by the sand, watching a 36-inch Panasonic TV or a smaller one. They cooked chicken, pork ribs, hot dogs and hamburgers on the beach grill.

Huntington Beach resident Son Nguyen, 36, joined the party as a tournament contestant, but he was busier watching his three sons on the beach than the game.

Still, he added, "Big Rod puts on a good show. He does everything big. He's a showman."

A short walk away, hundreds of people jammed into Yard House restaurant at Waikiki Beach Walk for the game.


Gary Bolster watched the Super Bowl at the Yard House in Waikiki yesterday. Bolster was rooting for the New York Giants, who upset the New England Patriots 17-14.

Patrons surrounded the bar, with 110 kinds of beer on tap, and watched the game on the restaurant's 17 flat-screen televisions.
Restaurant manager Jeni Nikoletich said that by noon some 400 people filled the establishment for the 1:17 p.m. kickoff.

New York City resident Andrew Jacoby wore his running shoes because he knew he would be one of those left standing. He watched the game near the bar and appeared to enjoy himself.

"It's a great season for New York," said Jacoby, who came to Hawaii for business. "The team is electric."

Also in the crowd was Jenny Grier, an Army lieutenant who recently returned from Iraq. Grier, a Mililani resident, and her friends chose the restaurant for its big and numerous TVs.

She arrived at 11 a.m. to get a table but was standing by the second half to give her backside a rest.

"The best thing about it, you can actually see the commercials here," she said. "When you're deployed, there's no commercials."



"Big" Rod Felton gave a thumbs-up after a play while watching the game. Stover and a group of close friends hosted an outdoor Super Bowl party yesterday at Fort DeRussy in Waikiki.

Posted: 02/04/08 in Outdoor. Score: 0 Surf and turf entertain - Big Rod & Son Nguyen Represent WOR Island Style 0 replies

Some random shots of the action from the Cinco de Mayo Shootout in Newport Beach last weekend.

Thanks to Gary M, Jimbo, Thunder, Roland, Son, Rob Hoff and everyone else for putting this shootout together.

Posted: 05/09/07 in Outdoor. Score: 0 Cinco de Mayo Shootout-Newport Beach Pic's 0 replies

Cinco de Mayo means Carne Asada & Outdoor Racquetball on the beach.

Come on out for some fun, food & racquetball in the sun.


Gary Martin & Jimbo are getting the BBQ's ready! ( donations accepted :mrgreen:)

Marty Hogan and his son Ben will be joining us.

See you there!



Saturday, May 5th @ 10:00 am
58th Street Courts
Newport Beach

Posted: 04/16/07 in Outdoor. Score: 0 Cinco de Mayo "Unofficial" Doubles Shootout-Newport Beach 21 replies

It doesn't get any better than this! Watching the Superbowl outdoors on beautiful Waikiki Beach with great homestyle BBQ and of course...Outdoor Racquetball!

Thanks to Big Rod for getting the big screen TV setup. (Also glad to see his Colts won!)

Can't wait for this weekend's PRO BOWL TOURNAMENT. We are playing on the beach courts all week long. Come on down if you are in town.

Posted: 02/05/07 in Outdoor. Score: 0 Big Rod's Superbowl on the Beach Racquetball & BBQ Pic's 3 replies

Here's the Semi-Final Match between Big Rod Felton-Scotty Bauman and Marty Hogan-Cliff Swain.

This match was before Scotty's knee replacement surgery (obviously by his "gimpy-ness")

For faster play, "Right Click" on the link and then "SAVE AS" to your hard drive.

Semi-Final Big Rod-Bauman Vs Hogan-Swain

Posted: 02/01/07 in Outdoor. Score: 0 FLASHBACK Part II: 2005 Waikiki Pro Bowl Semi-Finals Hogan-Swain Vs Big Rod-Scotty Bauman (VIDEO) 3 replies

Here's some raw unedited video of the 2005 Hawaiian Open WOR Pro Bowl Tournament.

This is the finals with Marty Hogan-Cliff Swain Vs Greg Solis and Shawn Royster.

I will post the semi's match with Ocana-Medina Vs Solis-Royster later.

Enjoy!

This is a HUGE file...Right Click on the link and "Save As" to make it easier and faster to view.

2005 Hawaiian Open FINALS

Posted: 01/27/07 in Outdoor. Score: 0 FLASHBACK: 2005 Waikiki Pro Bowl Finals Hogan-Swain Vs Solis Royster (VIDEO) 8 replies

Looks like some pretty tough competition in the Pro/Open:

Son/Josh
Rocky/Rob
Hogan/Price
Rojas/Ellis
Sandello/Solis
Jesus/Jesus
Big Rod/Allan K.
Tim Anear/Sean
Ninja/Stone?
Berrera/Orozco
Johnson/Perez

There are 18 Teams...this is all I can remember. No disrespect if I did not mention a team.

Temperature will be in the 80's with a nice breeze off the San Francisco Bay.

Rocky Carson is doing an Indoor exhibition at Club Sport on Friday night at 6 pm. Sounds like a lot of fun!

Posted: 08/24/06 in Outdoor. Score: 0 Club Sport Pleasanton Shootout Saturday August 26th 10 replies

If you need hotel accommodations for this weekend, the Hilton has a few rooms available. Club Sport is physically attached to the Hilton-Pleasanton, affording you the convenience of walking to the courts/spa from you hotel room.

Get them while they last! (1-800-HILTONS) There is a HUGE Good Guys car show in town and this is the host hotel. They made a few rooms available.

Posted: 08/19/06 in Outdoor. Score: 0 Club Sport Pleasanton Shootout - Hilton room availablilty 0 replies

Marty Hogan sent the following statement to the IRT, USRA and other governing bodies, as well as many individuals who support the growth of racquetball.


I think it's unconscionable for Kane to be banned from pursuing a living playing pro racquetball because he made one mistake. Taking away two years from a pro athlete can be a career-ending sentence. Even if he's 100% guilty of what he's accused, the punishment is still way to severe for a mistake so many people on and off the racquetball tour make.

This isn't a case of Jose Canseco or Floyd Landis cheating by using a performance enhancing drug to make millions of dollars. This is a young man who made a mistake and experimented with the same recreational drug or drugs that many pro racquetball players in my day used on tour regularly. If he were making millions in the NBA, MLB or NFL he'd miss a couple games and be in a confidential league rehab program for one offense. How can we as the racquetball community not speak up against this?

Please join me and contact the powers that be on the IRT, USRA and Team Canada to ask they show compassion to one of our greatest young champions so that Kane can be back playing pro racquetball this season.

Sincerely,

Marty Hogan

1977, 78, 79.80, 81,89 World Professional Racquetball Champion
1977, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 86 Pro National Racquetball Champion
1980 National Outdoor Racquetball Champion
1979, 87 National Paddleball Champion
2002, 2003, 2005 Legends Tour National Champion
2004 US Open Legends Champion

Posted: 08/14/06 in Men's Professional. Score: 0 Give Kane A Break: Marty Hogan 16 replies

Big Rod Felton didn't post anything about this Memorial Day Weekend Shootout here on beautiful Waikiki Beach, so I thought I would!

"Little Rod" (aka Thunder) arrived yesterday at the famous Ft. Derussey outdoor courts and got a quick indoctrination on playing in "The Cage". Matt Robinson, Lee Sands, Mike Garrity, Charlie & Scott, and of course Big Rod all got in some pre-shootout warmups. Looks like we have about 7 teams for the shootout today.

The weather is perfect! About 80 and sunny. (and you cannot beat the "scenery") Big Rod will have his BBQ fired-up and the local ukelele & bongo ensemble will provide the sunset-on-the beach entertainment!

It doesn't get any better than this!

Pic's to follow.

Mahalo

Posted: 05/27/06 in Outdoor. Score: 0 Waikiki "Banging In the Summer" Memorial Day Weekend Shootout 3 replies