Golf

Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, April  17, regular monthly golf tournament held at The Country Club at Soboba Springs.

It was a beautiful spring day and the course was in good shape.

Dave Robb won the April Idyllwild Palms to Pines Golf Association monthly tournament.  Photo by Jim Crandall
Dave Robb won the April Idyllwild Palms to Pines Golf Association monthly tournament. 
Photo by Jim Crandall

Dave Robb (course handicap 15) shot a gross 84, net 69 for first place; John LoGiudice (19) came in second with a net 70; Crandall (12) and John Brower (10) tied for third with net 71s; and Pete Holzman (13) rounded out the top five with a net 72.

Closest-to-the-pin winners on the four par 3s were Gary Brown on hole number 4, Pete Capparelli on hole no. 8, Brower on hole no. 13, and Les Widerynski on the  15th hole.

Brower won the low gross side pot with his 81.

Year-to-date point standings of the 2014-15 season, which runs from August 2014 through July 2015, are:

PlaceGolferPoints

1 John Brower 21

tied Dave Robb 21

3 Jim Crandall 17.5

4 Lee Lanfried 17

5 Barry Wallace 15

6 Pete Holzman 14.5

7Gary Brown14

8Pete Capparelli13

9 Bill Ragland12

tied Lev Sanford 12

11 Jerry Daquila 9.5

12 John LoGiudice 8.5

tied Robert Priefer 8.5

14 Don DePalma 7.5

15 Scott Schroeder 6.5

16 John King 5.5

tied Barry Zander 5.5

18 David Heimenz5

19 Ken Garelick 4

20 Chris Kramer 3.5

21 Bob Baker 2.5

22 Chuck Alkire 2

tied Les Widerynski 2

24 Mike Feyder 1

tied Doug Pumphrey 1

26 Tom Flanagan 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. Also, 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 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 Capparelli at [email protected] or 951-452-5552.