Kevin Kast, Editor February 2018 A New Year ClubK presiden T K and A New Winner Message From Our M ike Florez tackled Tulare Golf Course like a linebacker on a unsuspecting quarterback. Mike was the only player to score below par for the day. His closest competitor was Manuel Balcazar six strokes behind. It appears the winter rust was thick on the rest of the field. There were a number of new members in the First time winner, Mike Florez, dominated the field. field and most finished in the top half of the leaderboard. Our longtime members need to up their games and grab some serious rangetime if they want to compete with this new crop of members. Closest-to-the-pin honors went to Kevin Kast on the front nine and Bill Horg on the back. In Kast s case, a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while. We had eight new members play in the Tulare tournament. They are: Freddie Gonzalez, Alfred Ferraiz Jr., John Paz, Augie Santellano, Dennis Long, Mike Espinosa, Allan Overby, and William O Neill. Say Hi and welcome to the Club at the next tournament in Madera. evin ast W hat a great start to our 2018 season! We had a beautiful, warm day. A golf course in fantastic conditions for January with nice, quick greens. And we had eight new members playing in a field of 21 players. First of all I would like to say Welcome to all our new members and I look forward to playing with you and against you in upcoming tournaments. The more members we have playing in our tournaments, the more fun we have and the larger the prizes can be. I encourage all of you to ask your golfing buddies to come out and play in one of our member/guest tournaments and consider joining our Club. The NCGA is adding member benefits all the time which makes being a member an even better value. Playing Poppy Hills in Carmel and Poppy Ridge in Livermore at member rates is one of the best benefits I can think of. If you haven t played those courses yet, I would highly recommend it. Check out the NCGA Golf magazine for other benefits of NCGA membership. I encourage each of you to mark your calendar with the golf club schedule for the entire year now so you will know what day and where you ll be playing golf each month. The schedule is always printed on the top of page 2 of this newsletter. Please See Kast Cont. on Pg 2
District 6 Golf Club February Newsletter Page 2 The Remaining 2018 Tournament Schedule DATE LOCATION PRICE FORMAT TIME 2/24 Madera $55 2 Person/One BB NCGA Qualifier 9 am 3/17 Valley Oaks $65 4 Person/2 BB Of Four NCGA Qualifier 9 am 4/28 Fig Garden $50 2 Person 1 BB Senior NCGA Qualifier 10:30 am & 2 Person 1 BB Monterey 5/17 Del Monte $tbd Annual Catrans State Tournament 5/18 Bayonet Annual Caltrans State Tournament 6/4? Belmont $125 CTF Scholarship Fundraiser Tournament 11 am 7/?? TBD $?? Individual Net NCGA Qualifier?? 9/15 Pacific Grove $75 2 Person 1 BB-Member Guest 12:30 pm 10/13 Lemoore $55 Kathie Safley Memorial Matchplay Tournament & 1st Round Presidents Cup 11/4 Riverside $60 Front/Back/Overall Net 9 am & Final Round Of Presidents Cup 11/17 Awards Potluck Free Yosemite Room, Manchester CT 11:30 am 2017 Club Board Members President/ Newsletter- Kevin Kast 488-4309 Tournaments- Jim Espinosa 243-8007 Handicap- Jon Russell 445-6572 Treasurer Geo Leyva 243-3571 Membership- Historical Consultant- Alan McCuen 360-0183 If you have any comments or suggestions you think may help improve our tournaments or our Golf Club, give any of the board member listed here a call. You can also send an email message letting them know your ideas. We strive to offer the most competitive, fair and fun tournaments for our members throughout the year. 9 am Point Schedule Individual Tournament 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 5th Place 6th Place 7th Place 8th Place 9th Place Participation 10 points 9 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 2-Person Tournament 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 5th Place 6th Place 7th Place Participation Kast Cont. from Pg 1 During winter months, or anytime during or after a rainstorm, ask at check-in if we are playing winter rules or otherwise known as Lift, Clean and Place. Generally that means if your ball is in the fairway only, you may mark your ball, pick it up, wipe away any mud or grass, and replace it within six inches of where you found it. Don t assume we are playing Winter Rules but ask first. We don t want to penalize anyone for moving their ball or improving their lie during a tournament. I ll see you at the coarse, Kevin Kast 10 points per player 8 points per player 6 points per player 5 points per player 4 points per player 3 points per player 2 points per player 1 point each 4-Person Tournament 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place Participation 8 points per player 6 points per player 4 points per player 2 points per player 1 point each Closest to the Pin receives 2 pts All ties in team and individual competition receive the maximum number of points for that place.
District 6 Golf Club February Newsletter Page 3 Madera Golf Course Will Host our February Tourney Our second tournament of the 2018 season will be contested at the Madera Municipal golf course on February 24. The format will be a two person/one best ball NCGA Qualifier. The cost will be $55 which includes Green fees, range ball, cart and prize fund. Sign up online at http://www.ghin.com/eclubhouse/ eclubhome.aspx?cid=1778 or give a call or email to sign up with our Tournament Chairman, Jim Espinosa, at 243-3537 or jim.espinosa@dot.ca.gov Come out and play golf, have a great time with your friends and support your District Six Golf Club. Remember, if you see a rule violation you must call it to the attention of the violator and mark the penalty on their scorecard. If you, and everyone in your foursome, play by the rules it will keep the game fair and fun for everyone. The Best Players Fix Their Ballmarks (and another) Leave the green better than you found it. COPPER RIVER COUNTRY CLUB 2140 E. Clubhouse Dr., Fresno, CA MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2018 12 th Annual Box Lunch Tee Prizes Awards Banquet Contests Raffle Prizes SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT SAVE THE DATE Monday, June 4, 2018 Presented by Proceeds fund college scholarships in transportation related fields
District 6 Golf Club February Newsletter Page 4 Leaderboard Results For the Tulare Tournament Player Front Back Gross Gross (ADJ) Handicap Net Placing Points CTP Total Pts FLORES, Mike 40 42 82 82 15 67 1 10 10 BALCAZAR, Manuel 50 56 106 106 33 73 2 8 8 GONZALES, Freddie 47 39 86 86 12 74 3 6 6 SANTOS, Miguelito 49 44 93 93 18 75 4 5 5 FERRAIZ JR, Alfred 44 42 86 86 11 75 4 5 5 HORG, Bill 43 41 84 83 8 76 5 4 2 6 KAST, Kevin 45 43 88 88 12 76 5 4 2 6 PAZ, John 52 44 96 96 20 76 5 4 4 JAMES, Dean 51 47 98 98 21 77 6 3 3 SANTELLANO, Augie 54 57 111 110 34 77 6 3 3 VELO, Ben 47 45 92 92 15 77 6 3 3 LONG, Dennis 56 53 109 109 31 78 7 2 2 ESPINOSA, Mike 53 48 101 101 22 79 8 1 1 OVERBY, Allan 46 43 89 87 9 80 9 1 1 ESPINOSA, Jim 55 54 109 109 28 81 10 1 1 MCCUEN, Alan 47 46 93 91 12 81 10 1 1 QUESADA, Clement 52 48 100 97 19 81 10 1 1 RUSSELL, Jon 49 48 97 96 16 81 10 1 1 PACINI, Jim 53 51 104 102 22 82 11 1 1 RUSSELL, Joanne 50 60 110 108 26 84 12 1 1 O NEILL, William 49 54 103 102 16 87 13 1 1
56th Annual Caltrans Invitational Golf Tournament Thursday May 17 and Friday May 18, 2018 Monterey, CA - Save the Date - The 56th Annual Caltrans Invitational Golf Tournament will be held on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula on May 17 and May 18, 2018. The Carmel Mission Inn will be our gathering spot and launching point for two great days of golf. On Thursday we will play the prestigious Del Monte Golf Club in Pebble Beach. On Friday we will travel a short way to Bayonet Golf Club just north of Monterey. At Del Monte GC we will tee off at 1:00 p.m. (shotgun start) and at Bayonet GC we will tee off at 9 a.m. (shotgun start). The awards banquet will be held at the Carmel Mission Inn following golf at 5 p.m. on May 18th. We are hopeful that most of the participants will stick around for it. Carmel Mission Inn is located near Carmel. The hotel serves breakfast and has a happy hour buffet from 5:00pm-7:00pm. All accommodations are at very reasonable rate of $179 for a single king and $189 for a double queen, for Wednesday and Thursday night. Friday is also available at higher rates of $219/$229. There is a raceway event the weekend following so Friday rooms may fill up fast. First come first serve basis but please try to reserve early as we have limited rooms blocked until April 16. Room reservations will be made by the participants to meet individual needs. Contract is pending with approval imminent. A Fact Sheet will be forthcoming with all the information. We have booked the venues and even though the cost of golf will be higher than last year, we feel that it is a great value for the quality of courses and location. Golf will cost approximately $250. Banquet will cost approximately $40. We look forward to another great tournament with the assistance from the Clubs around the state. If you have any questions, please don t hesitate to contact me by e-mail at: kumari12@aol.com. Kammy Bhala Tournament Chair
The 2018 D6 Golf Tournament Schedule DATE LOCATION PRICE FORMAT TIME 1/27 Tulare $55 Individual Net - New Mamber/Guest 8:30 am 2/24 Madera $55 2 Person/One BB NCGA Qualifier 9 am 3/17 Valley Oaks $65 4 Person/2 BB Of Four NCGA Qualifier 9 am 4/28 Fig Garden $50 2 Person 1 BB Senior NCGA Qualifier 10:30 am & 2 Person 1 BB Monterey 5/17 Del Monte $tbd Annual Catrans State Tournament 5/18 Bayonet Annual Caltrans State Tournament 6/4? Belmont $125 CTF Scholarship Fundraiser Tournament 11 am 7/?? TBD $?? Individual Net NCGA Qualifier?? 9/15 Pacific Grove $75 2 Person 1 BB-Member Guest 12:30 pm 10/13 Lemoore $55 Kathie Safley Memorial Matchplay Tournament & 1st Round Presidents Cup 9 am 11/4 Riverside $60 Front/Back/Overall Net 9 am & Final Round Of Presidents Cup 11/17 Awards Potluck Free Yosemite Room, Manchester CT 11:30 am
2018 Application For NCGA Membership & District 6 Golf Club Name (Please print neatly) Home address: city zip Work phone # home# cell# E-mail address 2nd e-mail address Present GHIN# If new member have you ever had a GHIN# in the past? Yes no If so the old GHIN # Continuing membership & NCGA dues New member or reinstated & NCGA dues $69 $79 Youth membership (up to age 18 & NCGA dues $39 Referred by Signature date Please make checks payable to : DISTRICT 6 GOLF CLUB & then send to Jon Russell at 855 M Street, Suite 200, Fresno 93721 (new members may pay at their first tournament). After January 1, the NCGA will assess an additional $10.00, this is for returning members only and NCGA members transferring into our club. New members will pay $79 regardless of when they register.