Palm to Pines Golf Association update

By Jim Crandall
Palms to Pines Golf Association

Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association played its regular monthly tournament at Hemet Golf Course Friday, March 17.

In the A-flight, Gary Brown (course handicap 10) shot a net 75 for first place; Jim Crandall (11) shot net 77 for second; Henry Gutierrez (10) and Steve Olson (9) shot net 82s to tie for third; and Bob Wadlow (11) rounded out the top 5 with a net 91.

In the B-Flight, made up of golfers with handicap indexes of 19 or higher as of August, Mike Smith (27) shot net 72 for first; Chris Kramer (29) shot net 76 for second; Lee Lanfried (26) and James Sullivan (19) shot net 79s to tie for third; and Pete Capparelli (19) rounded out the top five with a net 80.

The closest to the pin winners on the four par 3s were Crandall on #4, Brown on #7, Sullivan on #14 and Lanfried on #17.

Here are the 2022-23 point standings for the season which runs from August through July:

A-flight (Handicap index below 19 as of August)

Place GolferPoints

1Bob Wadlow 30

2Jim Crandall 25

3Gary Brown 24.5

4Paul Cozens 19.5

5Steve Olson 16

6Pete Holzman 11.5

7Henry Gutierrez10

8Dennis Chavez 7.5

9Chip Wilson 1

B Flight stats (Handicap index of 19 or higher as of August).

Place Golfer Points

1tPete Capparelli 34.5

Chris Kramer 34.5

3Lee Lanfried 30.5

4Jim Sullivan 17

5Dan Morgan 9.5

6 David Hiemenz8.5

7Lee Arnson 7

8Mike Smith 6.5

9John King 5

10Don DePalma 2.5

11Mick Lynch 1

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 [email protected] or call (951) 265-5732, or email Capparelli at [email protected] or call (951) 452-5552.