Idyllwild’s Gary Brown shot a hole-in-one on the par 3 17th hole during Palms to Pines Golf Association’s regular monthly tournament. Brown is the first member to ever hole-in-one in the club’s more than 15-year history. He won a special prize for this feat.
In stroke play, John LoGiudice (course handicap 23), took first place with a net 65, John Brower (11) and Mike Feyder (23) tied for second with net 69s, John McAndrews (40) took fourth with a net 71, and Robert Priefer (27) took fifth with a net 72.
The four closest-to-the-pin contests were won by Chuck Alkire on holes nos. 4 and 13, Feyder on hole 6, and Brown with his hole-in-one on hole 17.
Here are the current point standings for the 2012-2013 season.
| Place | Golfer | Points |
| 1 | Bill Sanborn | 24.58 |
| 2 | Les Widerynski | 24.5 |
| 3 | John LoGiudice | 17 |
| 4 | Mike Feyder | 16.58 |
| 5 | John Brower | 13.5 |
| 6 | Dan Slattery | 13 |
| 7 | Robert Priefer | 12.5 |
| 8 | Pete Capparelli | 10.33 |
| 9 | Gary Brown | 10 |
| 10 | Bruce Marley | 9.5 |
| 11 | Bob Stearns | 8 |
| 12 | Jim Crandall | 6.75 |
| 13 | Gary Leong | 5.75 |
| 14 | Lee Lanfried | 5 |
| 15 tied | George Kretsinger | 4.5 |
| Scott Schroeder | 4.5 | |
| 17 tied | Chris Kramer | 4 |
| John McAndrews | 4 | |
| Bill Ragland | 4 | |
| 20 | Chuck Alkire | 3.5 |
| 21 | Dale Calderon | 3 |
| 22 tied | Jerry Gabel | 1 |
| Ron Krull | 1 | |
| 24 | Bill Mitchell | 0.5 |
Points are awarded at each tournament as follows: first place, 6 points; second place, 4 points; third place, 3 points; fourth place, 2 points; fifth place, 1 point. In addition, one-half point is awarded to everyone who participates.
The top eight point finishers of the year go into match-play playoffs for the club championship in August, September and October. A member has to compete in at least five regular season tournaments and have a handicap no greater than 24.4 in order to qualify for the playoffs.
The club is a member of the Southern California Golf Association and is sanctioned to establish SCGA handicaps for members.
If you are interested in joining the club or playing as a guest, please contact Crandall at jim.crandall@verizon.net or (951) 265-5732, or Pete Capparelli at pete@capparelli.com or (951) 452-5552.
