Golf

Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, May 20, monthly golf tournament, played at The Golf Club at Rancho California in Murrieta.

A sunny spring day and the course in good shape offered good golfing weather.

Barry Zander (pictured, course handicap 39) took first place with a net 69, Jim Crandall (15) and David Hiemenz (41) tied for second with net 70s, Ken Garelick (26) was alone in fourth with a net 71, and Pete Capparelli (24) and Jerry Daquila (25) tied for fifth with net 72s.

The closest-to-the-pin winners on the four par 3s were Capparelli on hole no. 2, Zander on hole no. 6, Crandall on hole no. 10 and Dave Robb on 16.

The 2015-2016 season runs from August 2015 through July 2016.

Here are the year-to-date points:

PlaceGolferPoints

1 Dave Robb 29.5

2 Pete Capparelli 24.5

3 Lee Lanfried 21.5

4 John Brower 16.5

tied Jim Crandall 16.5

Barry Wallace 16.5

7 Bill Ragland 14.5

8 Pete Holzman 13.33

tied Barry Zander 13.33

10 Bob Baker 12

tied John King 12

12 David Hiemenz 10.5

13 John LoGiudice 7.5

tied Ken Garelick 7.5

15 Tom Flanagan 5

16 Don DePalma 4.5

17 Gary Brown 4

tied Dale Calderon 4

Jerry Daquila4

Lev Sanford 4

21 Chris Kramer 3.5

22 Walt Reeves 2

23 Robert Priefer 1.83

24 Mike Feyder 1

tied Scott Schroeder 1

Tony Viola 1

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.

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 jim.crandall@verizon.net or 951-265-5732, or Capparelli at pete@capparelli.com or 951-452-5552.