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His Life

Birth

July 12, 2021
Alfredo Puckett was born on January 11, 1949 in Camp John Hay, Baguio City to the late parents of John Maluban Puckett and Rita Sinaking Dionisio.

Education

July 12, 2021
1956 - 1962
Alfredo attended Quezon Elementary School

1962 - 1966
Attended and graduated from Baguio City High School

1966 - 1968
Attended Baguio Technical and Commercial Institute (now University Of Baguio) and studied Radio Telephone Operator



Life After School

July 12, 2021
From 1968
Alfredo started caddying and picking golf balls to sell to golfers at Camp John Hay where he also learned to play golf. He enjoyed competing on Caddy's Day every Monday. He competes for  a "pusta".

1984
He left CJH and went to Saudi Arabia as a contract worker

1987
He went to Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, as a contract worker

Golf Teacher

July 12, 2021
After coming home from Saipan, he went back to Camp John Hay to earn a living doing maintenance work and later helped manage the driving range where he also provided
golf lessons.

1989
April - He won the 16th Annual Gene Puyat Open Amateur Golf Tournament, "A" Flight
May - He won the Caddies Golf Tournament. He was the best of the best golfer among the                CJH caddies


July 25, 2021
1990 -  He teamed up with his brothers Douglas and Dominic along with Florentino David Jr (Mang Bok) and Raffy                 Ordonio for Greenwater Meadows to win the Fil-Am Golf Tournament, "B" Flight

1992 - He was a member of John Hay-PTA Team who won the Fil-Am International Golf Tournament Am Division "A" Flight

1993
His team Club John Hay won the 44th Fil-Am International Amateur Golf Tournament, Am Division - "A" Flight
His brother Larry Puckett's team Greenwater Meadows were also the Fil division "E" Flight champions

1995
He won the Championship Flight (Am division) during the Fil-Am Golf Tournament

Golf: His passion, his hobby, his game

July 16, 2021
He is a golfer, a Golf Instructor, a coach, a club repairer and a winner.


2004 - Individual Medalist winner, Seniors division, of              the 55th Fil-Am Golf Tournament
2005 - He was nominated "Golfer Of The Year" after                winning his second Individual Medalist                            award and helped his team CJH to                                  become the champion of the 56th Fil- Am                      Invitational Golf Tournament
2006 - He won Individual Medalist award, his 3rd in a              row, and his team CHJ  was the                                        Champion in the 57th Fil-Am Golf Invitational        
2007 - He won at least three monthly golf tournament at CJH (June, September and October)
2008 - He won multiple tournaments including: the   Phil-Korean Friendship Tournament; champion of the 2008 Club Championship tournament;  Samsung Pilipinas Amateur Golf Tour; and the June monthly golf tournament at CJH
2009 - He won the April CJH Golf Club monthly tournament and his team Camp John Hay won the 21st Philippine Cup and the 60th Fil-Am Men's Golf Invitational. 
2010 - His team CHJ Seniors won the 22nd Philippine Corporate Cup.
          - He won the Fil-Am Seniors Individual title  and led his team to win the Fil Championship division

2012 - Golfer Of The Year

July 17, 2021
2011 - October winner of the CHJGC monthly golf tournament
         - Winner of Bishop Cenzon Cup IX
         - He led CJHGC to the Fil Championship title, Seniors side, and took home the                           individual crown (despite an aching back)

2012 - Golfer Of The Year
         - Club Champion
         - His team won the 24th CJH Philippine Corporate Cup
         - Winner of CJHGC Member's Golf Tournament
         - Won the Seniors title in Philex NL (Northern Luzon) Regional Championship @ BCC
         - He pocketed his sixth individual crown and led his team CJH Seniors to their 3rd           
           straight (2010-2012) championship win in the 63rd Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament

2013 - Winner of the 8th Jamie V. Ongping Foundation Inc. (JVOFI) golf  for-a-cause                           tournament at BCC Golf Course
         - A winner in the 25th CJH Philippine Corporate Cup

2014 - Winner of the 1st Commander's Cup Golf for Peace at CJHGC
         - He tops the 1st ABC Golf Tournament. "Fred Puckett reigned over other parbusters                   from the city to bring home the top honors             in the class A men's division of the                 Association of Barangay Councils of Baguio City 1st             Golf Tournament"
         - Scored the best as member of Pugo Adventure leading the team to win the Seniors                   Flight in the 65th Fil-Am Invitational. He also won the individual crown, his 8th in 11                   years

2015 - Placed 2nd during the Association Of Barangay Councils 2nd Baguio Golf Cup
         - Pocketed his 8th Individual Seniors title in the Fil-Am Golf Invitational Tournament

2016 - Athlete Of The Decade

July 29, 2021
2016 - During the 30th Kafagway Sports Awards, "Golfer Fred Puckett received the Athlete of                the Decade award for his excellent performance in the yearly Fil-Am International Golf               Tournament held November to December."                             - Baguio Midland Courier
         - Overall champion, Class A men's division in the Mayor Mauricio Domogan Open Golf               Cup golfing-for-a-cause at CJH and BCC  
         - He took home the over-all gross men's crown of the Bishops Cenzon's Cup XIV
 

2017 - Hole-In-One

August 2, 2021
2017 - He earned bragging rights for hitting a Hole-in-One on Hole No. 14 at the BCC golf                   course during the Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament. Playing for CJH, the team                       placed 2nd in the Senior's Am Championship Flight
         - His team Pugo Adventure championed the Seniors Division of the 29th CJH Corporate                   Cup
         - Claimed the championship trophy in Class A of the golf for-a-cause of Lepanto                           National High School (LNHS) Alumni Association tournament at BCC
         - Winner of the Baguio Charter Day Golf Tournament - Senior's Division, Class A

2018 - Team Pugo Adventure championed the Corporate Cup, Senior's Division
         - Champion of the Baguio Day and Victory Day golf tournament, men's Class A
         - Overall champion in the BCC monthly golf tournament (September)



2019 - Trip to New Zealand

August 3, 2021
2019 - In March he went to New Zealand to visit son Gary and Judy and family. He was later               joined by sister Susan, brother Jack and sister-in-law Cathy. It was  21 days vacation               and not completely without golf because he managed to play 16 rounds of golf with                   family and members of Gary's golf club. He enjoyed it so much that he told me, on our             later conversation, when we go again "ibaga yo ta umayak manen". Although me, my               husband, Susana and Robert went ahead of them in Dec-Jan

         - Team Pugo Adventure won the 31st CJH Corporate Cup
         - He took home the Lowest Gross title in the 2nd Beneco Golf Cup

2020 - His team Pugo Adventure claimed the championship trophy for the 4th consecutive time in              the 32nd CHJ Corporate Cup

2021 - His passing

August 5, 2021
Baguio's finest senior golfer and our very own Golf Legend left us and his last game unfinished to be with the Lord
July 27, 2021
                                                          A dedication to the
             Endless pursuit 
                                                           of the perfect game
                                    fond memories of the challenges
                                       Of the greens and trials of its traps
                              And now, the last putt has dropped
                                          into the 
cup of life
                             And the light of the day has faded
                                                      Lord, it is now on your
                                         Fairways  Of   Glory
                                                 That the game will
                                                            continue to be played.