The Calimesa Men's Golf Club

Calimesa Men's Golf Club © 2013 All Rights Reserved

NEWS - January/February 2023

  • ​​Happy New Year Members!  I hope that all Members and their families had a great, relaxing, enjoyable holiday season.  I'm looking forward to a prosperous 2023 golf year as our membership and tournament participation continues to grow.​


  • The Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Hemet Golf Club.  The meeting included a review of 2022, distributing major champion awards, a look forward to 2023, amendment of the Club Constitution and Bylaws, and election of the Board of Directors.  There was also great feedback and input from Members that will be implemented in 2023.


  • The Membership unanimously approved the following amendment to the Constitution and Bylaws.  Click here to view the complete Constitution and Bylaws of The Calimesa Men's Golf Club.
    • ​Section 11 – The Social Media Chairman shall manage, administer, and update the Club’s online presence through platforms including but not limited to Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and the official Club website.  He will develop and facilitate a plan(s) to actively and consistently increase the Club’s online visibility, membership, and tournament participation by marketing, promoting, and posting details on upcoming and recently completed tournaments.  He shall take pictures and video of Members participating in Club tournaments and post online.​


  • The Membership voted on and unanimously elected the 2023 Board of Directors as follows:​
    • President - Michael Ebert
    • Vice President - Josh Alesi
    • Treasurer - Justin Mallinckrodt
    • Secretary - Glenn Young
    • Tournament Chairman - Doug Owens
    • Handicap Chairman - Doug Solano
    • ​Greens Chairman - Steve Toms
    • Social Media Chairman - Chris Garcia

​

  • The 2023 Spoto/Ebert Invitational in Laughlin, NV is less than five months away.  Players have already registered and secured their spot.  Click here for details on the trip and to download a flyer.​​​​​


  • The 2022 tournament points leaderboard has been finalized.  Click here to view the point leaders.

​

  • For those Members who also hold memberships with other clubs, the SCGA offers a rebate program so that a portion of the $36 fee that goes to the SCGA with every membership fee is returned to the Member with multiple memberships.  Click here to find out how to apply the SCGA Multi-Member Rebate.


  • The 2023 Tournament Schedule has been posted.  The dates have been finalized while the courses and formats are subject to change.  I am very excited to announce that Tournament Chairman, Doug Owens, was able to secure 15 out of 23 tournaments at The Country Club at Soboba Springs!  Click here to view the 2023 Tournament Schedule.


  • Just a reminder that there is a Hole in One Prize Fund that Members can voluntary contribute to.  Contract Treasurer, Justin Mallinckrdot, to join.  Click here to view details of the Hole in One Prize Fund and to see who's joined.


  • We can all agree that nobody likes slow play during tournaments.  Sometimes golf courses are busy and there's nothing that can be done to speed things up.  However, a majority of the time slow play is our own fault.  We can all do better to minimize the time it takes to play a tournament.  The Tournament Committee is going to identify and take action with groups that continually fall behind the pace of play and hold up the field.  Below are a few tips that can really help speed up the pace of play.
    • Always make sure your group is keeping pace with the group ahead
    • Walk or drive to your ball when your playing partner is hitting
    • Hit a provisional ball when there's a chance your ball may be lost
    • Line up your putt while your playing partner is putting
    • Putt out whenever possible
    • Don't delay hitting a shot to have a conversation or tell a story.  Have the conversation while driving the cart to your next shot.
    • Mark your scores when you arrive at the next tee
    • Watch where others in your group hit their drives and approach shots to reduce time looking for the ball
    • Always play ready golf.  There is no penalty for playing out of turn.
    • Don't be afraid to tell your player partners, "Let's pick up the pace because we're out of position with the group ahead of us."


  • Frances Adams is starting up the Twilight Golf League in May.  The first night will be Tuesday, May 2 at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon.  There will be a shotgun start at 5:30 pm.  Each team will field two 2-man teams (four players total) that will play a 2-man scramble against another team in the league.  The league will continue for several weeks.  If you're interested in registering a team, please call Frances Adams at 909-795-4427 or 909-809-4590.


  • Due to recent course conditions at Hemet Golf Club, the Tournament Committee had deemed Abnormal Course Conditions as defined by USGA Rule 16.1.  The Tournament Committee limited the relief that could be taken to the fairways and fringe.  Unfortunately, the fairways and fringe are not clearly defined.  This created inconsistency between groups in taking the appropriate relief.  Therefore, the Tournament Committee decided that when playing Hemet Golf Club and Abnormal Course Conditions are present as declared by the Greens Chairman, the relief will apply to the General Area (defined below) and will not be limited to the fairways and fringe.  The Greens Chairman deeming Abnormal Course Coniditions will be rare.  Please note that the Tournament Committee has deemed all bunkers Abnormal Course Conditions until further notice.
    • ​​General Area is the area of the course that covers all of the course except for the other four defined areas:
      • (1) the teeing area the player must play from in starting the hole they are playing,
      • (2) all penalty areas,
      • (3) all bunkers, and
      • (4) the putting green of the hole the player is playing.

​​​

Michael Ebert

President