Jim Crandall
Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair
Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association played its regular monthly tournament at Menifee Lakes Country Club on the Palms Course Friday, Jan. 20. It was a nice, sunny winter’s day and the course was in pretty good shape.
In the A-flight tourney, Gary Brown (course handicap 12) shot net 74 for first place; Dennis Chavez (8) shot net 77 for second; Henry Gutierrez (10) shot net 81 for third; Bob Wadlow (12) shot net 84 for fourth, and Paul Cozens (8) rounded out the top 5 with a net 86.
In the B-Flight, made up of golfers with handicap indexes of 19 or higher as of August, Chris Kramer (27) shot net 77 for first place; Lee Lanfried (27) shot net 78 for second; Pete Capparelli (18) shot net 80 for third; Dan Morgan (35) shot net 84 for fourth; and John King (18) and James Sullivan (21) shot net 90s to tie for fifth.
The closest to the pin winners on the par 3s were David Hiemenz #4; Cozens #7; and Brown #15.
Here are the 2022-23 point standings for the season which runs from August through July:
A-flight stats (Handicap index below 19 as of August)
Place Golfer Points
1 Bob Wadlow 28.5
2 Gary Brown 18
3 Paul Cozens 15
4 Jim Crandall 14
5 Steve Olson 13
6 Pete Holzman 11.5
7 Dennis Chavez 7.5
8 Henry Gutierrez 3.5
9 Chip Wilson 1
B Flight stats (Handicap index of 19 or higher as of August).
Place Golfer Points
1 Pete Capparelli 26.5
2 Lee Lanfried 26
3 Chris Kramer 25
4 Jim Sullivan 11
5 Dan Morgan 9
6 David Hiemenz 7.5
7 John King 5
8 Lee Arnson 4
9 Don DePalma 2
10 Mick Lynch 0.5
The top eight-point finishers of the year in each division go into playoffs in August, September and October to determine the club champions. A member has to compete in at least five regular-season tournaments in order to qualify for the playoffs. The champs goes on to play in the Southern California Tournament of Club Champions in December.
Palms to Pines Golf Association plays a tournament off the Hill once a month at a different golf course. The games are usually played on the third Friday of the month but may be adjusted for holidays.
Tournament fees range from $40 to usually no more than $75 and the fees include green fees, tournament entry fees, golf cart and range balls. Guests usually pay $10 less since they don’t compete in the tournament.
The club is a Southern California Golf Association member and is sanctioned to establish handicaps for members.
To join the club, visit membership.scga.org/start/join/?cid=724. For more information, email Crandall at jimidy3@gmail.com or call (951) 265-5732, or email Capparelli at pete@capparelli.com or call (951) 452-5552.
