SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
PGA SENIOR
PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
MISSION HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
JULY 24-25, 2023
CHAMPIONSHIP INFO & FORMAT
FORMAT
36-HOLES OF STROKE PLAY
FIELD SIZE
Open to all Southern California PGA Class A members who are 50 years of age or older.
PRACTICE ROUND
Practice rounds and rates are at the availability and discretion of Mission Hills Country Club. Please contact the golf shop (760) 324-9400 for more information.
STARTING TIMES
Starting times will begin at 7:00AM off the 1st tee and 10th tee for both rounds.
PURSE
The anticipated purse to exceed $14,000.
TEES
For the Senior Section Championship, all men will play from the Championship tee decks with yardage tentatively around 6,500 - 6,800. All women will play at approximately 80-85% of this total yardages.
PUTTVIEW YARDAGE BOOKS
SCPGA Partner, Puttview, is offering complimentary yardage books to participants for the tournament. If you are playing a practice round, they will be available in the pro shop, or they will be available at check-in.
WHAT’S ON THE LINE?
The top 10 finishers will advance to the 35th Senior PGA Professional Championship. This includes the Senior Section Champion. 5 alternates.
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COURSE OVERVIEW
MISSION HILLS COUNTRY CLUB, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA
CLUB ESTABLISHED: 1988 - Pete Dye Challenge Course
ARCHITECT: Pete Dye
DIRECTOR OF GOLF: Michael Holyk, PGA
FIRST ASSISTANT PROFESSIONAL: Richie Valenzuela, PGA
It is our distinguished pleasure to host the 2023 SCPGA Senior Professional Championship here at Mission Hills Country Club and look forward to how the players will navigate their way around the Pete Dye Challenge Course. We believe it will be a great test to determine the top Senior Golf Professionals in our Section.
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— Michael Holyk | Director of Golf, Mission Hills Country Club
2022 CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP
ALAN SORENSEN, PGA, ENTERS WINNER CIRLCE FOR THIRD TIME
MIRA LOMA, CA (July 25-26, 2022) - Alan Sorensen of Buena Vista Golf Course is crowned the champion at the 2022 Southern California Senior PGA Professional Championship at Goose Creek Golf Club.
Sorensen now enters the winner circle for the third time at the Senior Section Championship, having also won in 2017 and 2020.
Alan fired a final round of six-under par, 65 to go with his first round of 69 to finish at eight-under par, 134 total and one shot clear of runner-up Rick Garboski. Sorensen carded seven birdies to his lone bogey, with a crucial up-and-down par save on the closing hole to win the championship.
Sorensen will lead ten other PGA Professionals to the 34th Senior PGA Professional Championship on October 13-16, 2022 at Twin Warriors & Santa Ana Golf Clubs in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. In addition, five alternates will hope to get the call to be entered into the prestigious field.
Thank you to the staff, maintenance crew, and host PGA Professional Ross Fisher of Goose Creek Golf Club for being gracious hosts of the Championship. Their hospitality was top notch and we are very appreciative of the kind contributions.
Lastly, thank you to our dedicated Rules Officials: Chairman Ron O’Connor, PGA, Gary Albin, Lee Wortman, Tom Wallace, Ho Ngyuen, and Glen McSpadden.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PGA PROFESSIONAL PAST CHAMPIONS
2019- JEFF HART
2018 - MIKE FERGIN
2017 - ALAN SORENSEN
2016 - GARY SOWINSKI
2015 - TIM PARUN
2014 - MIKE NOKES
2013 - CHRIS STARKJOHANN
2012 - RON SKAYHAN
2011 - TIM PARUN
2010 - CHRIS STARKJOHANN
2009 - JERRY WISZ
2008 - JERRY WISZ
2007 - CHRIS STARKJOHANN
2006 - CHRIS STARKJOHANN
2005 - JERRY WISZ
2004 - BUTCH SHEEHAN
2003 - DICK MCCLEAN
2002 - DICK MCCLEAN
2001 - JIMMY POWELL
2000 - BILL FEIL
1999 - MONTE SANDERS
1998 - TERRY WILCOX
1997 - JAY HYON
1996 - JAY HYON
1995 - JIM PETRALIA
1994 - TOM BARBER
1993 - JIM PETRALIA
1992 - DAVE EVANS
1991 - SKIP WHITTET
1990 - JACK HOLLIS
1989 - CHUCK GREEN
1988 - JIMMY POWELL
1987 - MANUEL QUEZADA
1986 - CHUCK GREEN
1985 - CHUCK GREEN
1984 - CORKY DAHL
1983 - MONTE SANDERS
1982 - PAUL MCGUIRE
1981 - CARROLL SHARP
1980 - HOWIE JOHNSON
1979 - CARROLL SHARP
1978 - JIM BLAKELEY
1977 - HOWIE JOHNSON
1976 - CARROLL SHARP
1975 - MORGAN FORTRELL
1974 - ERIC MONTI
1973 - JIM BLAKELEY
1972 - GUY COGLE
1971 - WILLIE BARBER
1970 - JOE CALWELL
1969 - WILLIE BARBER
1968 - PAUL RUNYAN
1967 - MARSHALL HOLT
1966 - ZELL EATON
1965 - HAROLD WILEY
1964 - SMILEY QUICK
1963 - CECIL HARRIS
1962 - PAUL RUNYAN
1961 - SMILEY QUICK
1960 - PAUL RUNYAN
2021 JEFF HART 2020 ALAN SORENSEN
