The Calimesa Men's Golf Club
NEWS - September/October 2021
- The 2022 Spoto/Ebert Invitational is booked and will be held in Mesquite, NV at the Palms and Conestoga golf courses. Spoto has said he will be making the trip which we're all glad to hear. Click here for details on the trip and to download a flyer.
- The third and final major of 2021 is coming up in September. The Senior/Super Senior Club Championship will be held on September 25 & 26 at Hemet Golf Club. This is a two day aggregate score tournament and is flighted. There are two flights (Senior and Super Senior) and all members participating will be assigned to their flight based on their age as of 9/25/21. The Senior Flight includes members 50 - 59 years old and the Super Senior Flight is for members 60 years old and older. All members that fall within the age ranges are eligible to participate. There will be a 7:30 am shotgun start on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday pairings will be assigned by flight and handicap index. Sunday pairings will be assigned by flight and order of finish on Saturday. An optional skins game (gross and net skins) will be played for $20. Junior members (18 - 49) are welcome to play in the skins game on Saturday or Sunday.
- Be on the lookout for some surveys coming from Survey Monkey. The Board is looking for some feedback and suggestions on courses, tees, flights, etc. to help improve tournaments.
- The 2021 Club Championship was played on August 21 & 22 at Hemet Golf Club and Seven Hills Golf Club. David Goodrich successfully defended his 2020 Club Championship by holding off Glenn Young by five shots. George Fuston narrowly beat Ray Quintero by just one shot to win the First Flight Championship. Long time Member Wayne Johnson finished strong on day 2 to edge out Dan "The Milkman" Rodriguez by two strokes to capture the SEcond Flight Championship. Wayne has won three First Flight Championships. Congratulations to all our winners on a well played tournament. Click here to view the complete 2021 Club Championship results.
- The Men's Club is hosting the annual Membership Drive on October 31 (course TBD). 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. Please come early to check in and renew your membership. Members can join, renew or reinstate memberships by clicking here. Members that pay online will receive a discount by entering the promo code "ONLINE" during checkout.
- The Calimesa Men's Golf Club and Yucaipa Valley Men's Golf Club are currently in talks about resurrecting the Yu-Cal Cup in 2022. This is a Ryder Cup style tournament that has been played several times dating back to 2001. It's a fantastic team event that would further the great relationship that's developed over that last few years between our Clubs.
Michael Ebert
President