Tournament Chairman
Brad Wilcox VP & Tournament Chairman

What a great day it turned out to be, a little on the cold side but I think most of the full field of 180 members were prepared. Playing from the Combo tees helped along some low scores but the one that stands out to me was our low gross team of A Flight: Andrew Carmichael, Ian McCutcheon, Robert Lopez, Michael Petersen & Jeff Thomas, shooting 55 (-17). Wow!
A Flight Net Reed Wilson, Mike Berka, Jeff Eastwood, Clark Izu, Ryan Pettys 55
B Flight Gross Jim Cox, Eric Taylor, Aaron Woodard, Jim McDavid, William Behr 61
B Flight Net David Hunter, Jason Gonzales, Andrew Pulido, Pedro Garcia, Robert Jojola 51½
C Flight Gross Rodney Dickerson, Patrick Serge, Josh Hendrix, Stanton Faris, Tim Braswell 61
C Flight Net Scott Chamberlain, David Ahmadi, Mike Chamberlain, Jeff Allman, Mark Aichele 49
Next Home Tournament is the March 19th Pat Harris St. Patrick’s Day Waltz. This is a Flighted Foursome Format with the same twist as last year to the Waltz. Normally the Waltz format is Best Ball on the 1st Hole, 2-Best Balls on the 2nd Hole and 3-Best Balls on the 3rd Hole, repeating this thru the round. This makes the Waltz into the Irish Jig by changing the format to Best Ball on the six hardest holes, 2-Best Balls on Hole Handicaps 7-12 and 3-Best Balls on the six easiest holes. The Scorecards will be clearly marked showing how many balls to count on each hole. Gross and Net will count as the team score. We will be playing the Combo Tees at your full handicap or assigned handicap, whichever is lower. Format and rules will be on the back of the Official Scorecard.
Sign Ups for the April 16th 1-Gross/2-Net will open during the General Meeting March 14th. As always, check-in with me prior to the start of the meeting to make sure you are included in the ”Priority Times”. Names will be called from the random drawing that’s closed once the meeting starts, if you're late to the meeting you are out of luck so come early and check in with me!
Just a note on Pace of Play:
We want you to always be aware of groups ahead of you as well as behind no matter what hole you're on. If you are waiting to hit your tee shot because of the group ahead, you are Keeping Up. If you are playing a par 4 and the group ahead of you is on the green, you are Behind. Pick up your Pace.
Regards,
Brad Wilcox
Special Events
Richard Koskela Special Events Chairman

First home tournament is in the books! Fortunately, the weather cooperated and the course has benefited greatly from the recent rain.
We had a tremendous number of Special Event winners this go-around. Maybe a historical high? 28 people cashed in A flight, 20 in B flight and 17 in C flight. Lesson learned - make sure that the par 3 circles are much smaller from now on.
The winners are listed on our website so I won’t bother to list them here. Instead I will recognize a couple of noteworthy players:
Hole #9 – Closest to the Pin
A. First place goes to DJ Dortch with an amazing shot – 4’ 10”.
B. There was tie for first place in B flight between Vern Cannon and Joseph Grubic – 22’ 2”.
C. Anthony Coyne took first place – 31’ 11”.
Hole #17 – Closest to the Pin
A. First place goes to Justin McCullough at 5’ 6”.
B. Timothy Hodge hit a great shot – 4' 6”. That’s close to hole in one territory.
C. Brian Ball took first place – 16’ 9”.
I also want to recognize Pablo Rubio and Jeff Thomas who cashed on 3 of the 4 events. Nicely done guys.
A couple of final notes:
1. Make sure you know what Flight you are in. Brad sends out the list to all tournament attendees the night before the tournament and there is also a list at the First Tee on tournament day.
2. Write legibly on the popsicles.
3. Starting on April 1, anything left in the box from January 2023 or earlier will get donated to the Christmas prize fund.
4. The Special Events for April will be Gross Skins, Up Livy’s Creek and CTP for Hole No. 3.
See you at the blue box,
Rich
Entertainment
Michael Petersen Entertainment Chairman
The shortest month is in the books, the Super Bowl didn't disappoint and Daylight Saving begins in just over a week! Welcome to March and let the madness begin. Away trip this month is on Sunday March 26th at Los Verdes. Please sign up if you haven't already, as of the last day of February we had 69 signed up for 60 spots, so it goes without saying I'll be contacting Los Verdes to add more times. My goal is to always try to accommodate as many golfers as possible and we're on track for the second away tournament in row going over the scheduled spots! Just goes to show how great this Men's Club is and the participation is second to none! If anyone has any questions please feel free to reach out to me anytime.
Remember if your Full Swing sucks go with the Half Swing!
Michael Petersen
Handicap
Walter Gordon Handicap Chairman
Here we are in March and the sun is shining bright …..NOT! Well, at least the rain has slowed down a bit. Handicaps…..well, nothing has changed in the handicap arena. Most guys post their scores…some guys don’t. Quite a few members don’t understand net double bogey. Members think they should shoot their handicap every time they play…WRONG. Only 1 time in 5 rounds should your shoot your handicap. On AVERAGE, when you play golf, you should shoot about 3 strokes above your handicap. So if you have a 10 handicap index, when you play a golf course with a par 72, you will most likely shoot an 85.
That’s all folks!!!
Hit ‘em straight and hit ‘em flush!!!
Rules
Cliff Aichele Rules Chairman
Greetings fellow golfers. The USGA is going to be having two online Rules of Golf seminars that are open to anyone with an interest and that belong to an SCGA (or other Regional Golf Association) Club. One covers "Free Relief" like cart paths, temporary water and ground under repair, and will take place on Wednesday, March 15, at 2:30 PM Pacific Time. The other covers "Penalty Relief" such as penalty areas, and unplayable balls and that will be on Wednesday, March 22 at Noon, Pacific Time. There is no fee to sign up, and they are limited to the first 1,000 people who register. A great way - and a small commitment of time - to get better at the Rules of Golf.
The links to register are displayed at the top of the Home page.
Thanks,
Cliff
Treasurer
Bob Livingstone Treasurer
Treasurer's Report - February 28, 2023
Balance January 31, 2023 |
50,984.62 |
|
Income |
Member Dues |
7,150.00 |
|
Scramble Cash & Check Entries |
1,566.00 |
|
Scramble Credit Card Entries |
1,169.00 |
|
Hole In One Insurance |
40.00 |
|
Interest |
0.78 |
|
Total February Income |
9,925.78 |
|
|
Expenses |
Scramble Green Fees |
|
8,274.75 |
Scramble Special Events |
|
3,160.00 |
Scramble Scrip |
|
4,300.00 |
Scramble Refunds |
|
1,594.00 |
BOD Meeting |
|
75.00 |
GOM Trophies |
|
118.85 |
Tax Prep Fee |
|
110.00 |
SCGA Dues |
|
2,196.00 |
Printing Hard Card and Schedule |
|
505.44 |
Printing Copies and TP Scoreboards |
|
15.93 |
Member Drawing - Michael Miller |
|
50.00 |
Credit Card Fees |
|
620.73 |
Stamps |
|
12.60 |
Total February Expenses |
|
21,033.30 |
|
Balance on February 28, 2023 |
|
39,877.10 |
|
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Livingstone
Treasurer
NOTES: The Club added $115 to the Scramble Prize Fund
Look for a proposal at the March General Meeting to
upgrade our website to enhance fraud protections on credit
card transactions.