November/December 2023

The Calimesa Men's Golf Club

NEWS - November/December 2023

The Men's Club is hosting the annual Membership Drive on November 25 at Soboba Springs Golf Club. This tournament is funded by the Men's Club to encourage Members to renew their membership and also invite new Members to join. Now is the time to get those new Members to come see what The Calimesa Men's Golf Club is all about. The tournament format will be an individual low gross/low net with a Callaway flight for the new Members that don't have a handicap. Members can join, renew or reinstate memberships by clicking here. Members that pay online will receive a $5 discount by entering the promo code "ONLINE" during checkout.

The 2023 Senior/Super Senior Club Championship was held at Seven Hills Golf Club and Hemet Golf Club on September 23 & 24. Dean Coblish finished strong with a day 2 score of net 68 to come from three shots behind after day 1 to capture the Senior Club Championship. After two rounds, Gary Sutt, Rick Arnold, and Simi Ugapo all posted a score of 149 resulting in a three hole aggregate score playoff. Simi Ugapo was able to outlast Gary and Rick to win the Super Senior Club Championship. This is the second time Simi has won the Super Senior Club Championship (2019) Congratulations to our Senior and Super Senior Club Champions! Click here for the complete Senior/Super Senior Club Championship tournament results.

The annual Turkey Shoot will be held on November 19 at Soboba Springs Golf Club. This tournament is Club funded. Pick your opponent and play for the Big Turkey ($10 Stater Bros gift card). The looser gets a handshake. There will be an optional skins game for $10. Members that don't have a match are welcome to register as a single. The Tournament Committee will do its best to make sure each Member has a match.

It's almost time for the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM is a time to reflect on 2023, celebrate our success, listen to comments & suggestions from our Members, elect officers, and look forward to 2024. The meeting will be held at Soboba Springs Golf Club on Sunday, December 17, 2023 and starts promptly at 7:00 am. The meeting agenda is as follows:
- Welcome Membership
- Review of 2023
- Congratulate 2023 Major Champions
- Discuss 2024
- Elect Board Members
- Beat the Board Tournament
The Beat the Board Tournament will be played immediately following the AGM (8:30 am). The format is a 4-man 2 best net balls. The Board will field two teams. Members may create their own teams and will be randomly selected to play against one of the board teams. Any team that beats the board will place. The board teams have to beat at least half of the teams in their flight to place. Entry into the tournament is free! An optional team gross & net skins game will be played for $10. Singles are welcome to register and the Tournament Committee will try to find all Members a team.

Just a reminder that our Club has adopted USGA Model Local Rule E-5 as an alternative option to the Stroke-and-Distance procedures under USGA Rule 18.2. That means that when a ball is hit out of bounds or is deemed lost, there are two options listed below.
- Go back to the spot where the last stroke was made, drop a ball within one club length no closer to the hole, and add a one stroke penalty.
- For a lost ball, determine where the lost ball came to rest, move to the fairway, drop a ball within two club lengths of the edge of the fairway no closer to the hole, and add a two stroke penalty. For a ball that is out of bounds, determine where the ball crossed the out of bounds line, move to the fairway, drop a ball within two club lengths of the edge of the fairway no closer to the hole, and add a two stroke penalty.

Click here to watch a USGA video on how to proceed under USGA Model Local Rule E-5.

Michael Ebert

President