Sports Roundup: Palms to Pines Golf
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, Dec. 20, golf tournament at The Country Club at Soboba Springs.
It was a beautiful day and the course was in excellent shape.
John McAndrews (course handicap 38) won the tourney by seven strokes with a net 63; Jerry Gabel (22) took second with a net 70, John Brower (9) took third with a net 71; Bill Ragland (14) took fourth with a net 73, and there was a three-way tie for fifth between Lee Lanfriend (20), Scott Schroeder (22) and Dan Slattery (26) with net 74s.
The closest-to-the-pin winners on the four par 3s were Pete Capparelli on #4, McAndrews on #8, Pete Holzman on #13 and Ragland on #15.
Palms to Pines welcomes new member Barry Zander.
Here are the year-to-date point standings of the 2013-2014 season, which runs from August through July.
| Place | Golfer | Points |
| 1 | John Brower | 14 |
| 2 | Pete Capparelli | 12.5 |
| 3 | Jerry Gabel | 11.5 |
| 4 | Bill Ragland | 9.5 |
| 5 | Dan Slattery | 8.83 |
| 6 | Chuck Alkire | 7.5 |
| 7 | Gary Brown | 7 |
| tied | John McAndrews | 7 |
| 9 | Lee Lanfriend | 5.33 |
| 10 | Pete Holzman | 5 |
| 11 | Jim Crandall | 4.5 |
| tied | Bill Mitchell | 4.5 |
| 13 | Ray Rickards | 4 |
| 14 | Mike Feyder | 3 |
| 15 | Chris Kramer | 2.5 |
| tied | John LoGiudice | 2.5 |
| 17 | Scott Schroeder | 2.33 |
| 18 | Les Widerynski | 2 |
| 19 | Don DePalma | 1.5 |
| tied | David Hiemenz | 1.5 |
| 21 | Scott Foster | 1 |
| tied | Ken Garelick | 1 |
| Ron Krull | 1 | |
| Robert Priefer | 1 | |
| Lev Sanford | 1 | |
| 26 | Gary Leong | .5 |
| tied | Brad Rowland | .5 |
| Tony Viola | .5 | |
| Barry Wallace | .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 interested in joining the club or playing as a guest, contact Crandall at [email protected] or (951) 265-5732, or Pete Capparelli at [email protected] or (951) 452-5552.
