SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THE FARMS GOLF CLUB SEPTEMBER 13-15
SCPGA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE SCPGA Friends, One of my favorite quotes comes from Arnold Palmer when he said “Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented.” This quote has parallels to me of our host site for our SCPGA Section Championship this year. Our Section Championship is being played at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe this year – and it is an incredible test of golf – and a great site for our championship. The golf course rewards strategic thinking yet penalizes poorly executed shots. The course stimulates strategic thinking yet tempts strength and distance. It is visually stunning and emotionally challenging. It is difficult yet extremely fair. It is such a great site for our championship and we issue many thanks to GM Scott Heyn and the terrific team at The Farms. At the end of 54 holes of golf, we will crown our annual Section Champion who receives an exemption into the PGA TOUR’s American Express Championship in 2022. Additionally, the top eleven finishers at The Farms will qualify to compete in PGA Professional Championship at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Texas April 17-20, 2022. This year will be a fantastic SCPGA Championship!
Robin Shelton, PGA, CCM SCPGA President General Manager, Newport Beach Country Club
COURSE OVERVIEW THE FARMS GOLF CLUB, RANCHO SANTA FE, CA CLUB ESTABLISHED: 1984 ARCHITECT: Tommy Jacobs and Pete, Perry and Alice Dye GENERAL MANAGER: Scott Heyn, PGA HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL: Donald Sandberg, PGA ASSISTANT GOLF PROFESSIONALS: Michael Griffin, PGA, and Kyle Mendoza, PGA
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We’re very excited to be hosting this year’s SCPGA Section Championship here at the Farms Golf Club. We spent a lot of time this summer getting ready and hope to put on a great challenge for all the players.
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— Scott Heyn | PGA General Manager, The Farms Golf Club COURSE RATING: 74.2 SLOPE: 141 PAR: 72 YARDAGE: 6,927 HOLE
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YARDAGE 390 183 558 389 207 306 421 399 489
OUT 3,342
PAR
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36
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IN
TOTAL
3,585
6,927
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72
YARDAGE 435 375 569 427 178 397 220 472 512 PAR
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** YARDAGES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
SCHEDULE OF CHAMPIONSHIP & FORMAT 54 HOLES OF STROKE PLAY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12: Champion’s BBQ, open to all participants, will be hosted from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13: ROUND 1 Morning wave tee times will begin at 7:30 a.m. and the afternoon wave will start at 12:30 p.m., tentatively. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14: ROUND 2 Morning wave tee times will begin at 7:30 a.m. and the afternoon wave will start at 12:30 p.m., tentatively. Field will be cut to the low 60 and ties. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15: ROUND 3 Tee times will begin at 7:30 a.m. Awards presentation at conclusion of play PRESENTING PARTNERS
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WHAT’S ON THE LINE? The top-11 finishers will advance to the 2022 PGA Professional Championship on April 17-20, 2022 at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa. There will be five alternates. Champion will earn an exemption into The American Express on January 20-23, 2022 at PGA WEST. Champion will also receive a golf car for a year courtesy of Club Car.
2020 CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP KYLE MENDOZA IS KING OF THE DESERT! Kyle Mendoza of The Farms Golf Club capped off a dominant performance in the desert to win the Southern California PGA Professional Championship at Ironwood Country Club and Indian Wells Golf Resort. Mendoza, who started the final round with a two-shot cushion, got off to an early start with an electric birdie on the par-4 first hole. He then further extended his lead when he added another birdie on the par-4 7th. From then on Mendoza grinded his way to victory with a few tough par saves and bogeys on the 9th, 16th, and 18th. Mendoza two-putted the last hole to fire a final round one-over par 72 and a seven-under par total 207. Several competitors lurked a few shots behind Mendoza throughout the round, however, no one was able to mount a comeback attempt. The fast and firm greens at Ironwood Country Club proved a challenging test for the field. “Feels great, a lot of hard work goes into getting ready for a tournament like this, to be able to do that and share it with my family this week is awesome” commented Kyle Mendoza after his victory. Brian Smock of Coronado Golf Course and Michael Block of Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club finished in a tie for second at five-under par, 209. Both Block and Smock had four bogeys each during the final round which ultimately proved costly in their attempts to catch Mendoza. The following players have qualified for the 2021 PGA Professional Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie: Kyle Mendoza, Brian Smock, Michael Block, Steve Saunders, Logan Scott, Mike Fergin, Alan Sorensen, Chris Boyle, Mark Geddes, Tim Parun, Shane Ponchot, Mike Mitchell, and Alison Curdt. Best of luck to these 13 professionals as they represent the Southern California PGA and vie for a chance to compete in the 2021 PGA Championship. This Championship concluded the OMEGA Section Player of the Year point race where Michael Block finished on top. This is Block’s seventh time in the past eight years to be named SCPGA Player of the Year.
TOP-25 CURRENT ROLEX SCPGA PLAYER OF THE YEAR STANDINGS RANK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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MICHAEL BLOCK BRIAN SMOCK NATE WILLIAMS BRYAN BERGNA MARK GEDDES ANDREW KRAMER STEVE SAUNDERS MIKE FERGIN KYLE MENDOZA AL GEIBERGER MICHAEL MENDOZA JASON TIMLIN JEFF HART VINNIE PONCINO VINNIE BERTAGNA BOBBY NICKELL RYAN KENNEDY TIM PARUN LOGAN SCOTT MICHAEL GRIFFIN CHRIS LUNGO STEVE HOLMES RICK GARBOSKI SCOTT HEYN GARRETT SAPP
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662.24 408.95 281.40 267.17 256.38 216.53 212.34 211.44 207.00 173.44 155.64 147.38 147.26 139.56 132.73 128.47 127.45 127.00 125.17 123.59 106.03 103.48 103.45 101.25 94.47
PLAYERS TO WATCH
KYLE MENDOZA THE FARMS GC
JEFF HART LIFE MEMBER ACTIVE
BRIAN SMOCK CORONADO GC
CHAD SORENSEN BUENA VISTA GC
MICHAEL BLOCK ARROYO TRABUCO GC
STEVE SAUNDERS TEMECULA CREEK GC
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PGA PROFESSIONAL PAST CHAMPIONS
2020
2019
2018
KYLE MENDOZA
JEFF HART
MICHAEL BLOCK
2017
2016
2015
MICHAEL BLOCK
KENNY PIGMAN
CHAD SORENSEN
2014 - RYAN KENNEDY
1983 - PAUL WISE
1952 - ERIC MONTI
2013 - ALAN SCHEER
1982 - CURTIS SIFFORD
1951 - ELLSWORTH VINES
2012 - CHRIS STARKJOHANN
1981 - RH SIKES
1950 - FAY COLEMAN
2011 - MIKE MILES
1980 - CURTIS SIFFORD
1949 - ZELL EATON
2010 - CHRIS STARKJOHANN
1979 - CHUCK MONTALBANO
1948 - HARRY BASSLER
2009 - RON SKAYHAN
1978 - DAVE BARBER
1947 - PAUL RUNYAN
2008 - MIKE MILES
1977 - DENNIE MEYER
1946 - FAY COLEMAN
2007 - ERIK WOLF
1976 - TOMMY JACOBS
1945 - DALE ANDREASON
2006 - ROSS MARCANO
1975 - JIMMY POWELL
1944 - CLAYTON ALRIDGE
2005 - SCOTT MILLER
1974 - PAUL MCGUIRE
1943 - MARVIN STAHL
2004 - CHRIS STARKJOHANN
1973 - RAFE BOTTS
1942 - WILLIE HUNTER
2003 - GEOFFREY DEAN
1972 - TOMMY JACOBS
1941 - BUD OAKLEY
2002 - PAUL DIETSCHE
1971 - TOMMY JACOBS
1940 - OLIN DUTRA
2001 - MONTY LEONG
1970 - JIMMY POWELL
1939 - WILLIE HUNTER
2000 - JEFF CRANFORD
1969 - JERRY STEELSMITH
1938 - OLIN DUTRA
1999 - JEFF FREEMAN
1968 - JIMMY POWELL
1937 - STANLEY KERTES
1998 - JEFF FREEMAN
1967 - MAC HUNTER
1936 - STANLEY KERTES
1997 - KEN CONANT
1966 - BOB MCCALLISTER
1935 - ERIC SEAVAL
1996 - KELLY MANOS
1965 - RONNIE REIF
1934 - LEW SCOTT
1995 - DAN BATEMAN
1964 - WAYNE SLEEPY
1933 - OLIN DUTRA
1994 - BRAD SHERFY
1963 - ERIC MONTI
1932 - OLIN DUTRA
1993 - JERRY WISZ
1962 - EMIL SCODELLER
1931 - OLIN DUTRA
1992 - JEFF FAIRFIELD
1961 - NO CHAMPIONSHIP
1930 - OLIN DUTRA
1991 - CHRIS STARKJOHANN
1960 - BUD HOLSCHER
1929 - CHARLIE GUEST
1990 - SCOTT MAHLBERG
1959 - JERRY BARBER
1928 - ED DUDLEY
1989 - SCOTT BENTLEY
1958 - JOHNNY BULLA
1927 - CHARLIE GUEST
1988 - SHAWN MCENTEE
1957 - ERIC MONTI
1926 - CHARLIE GUEST
1987 - SCOTT CHAFFIN
1956 - ERIC MONTI
1925 - GEORGE KERRIGAN
1986 - DAVE BARBER
1955 - JIM FERRIER
1924 - DICK LINARES
1985 - JIM WOODWARD
1954 - RALPH EVANS
1984 - PAUL WISE
1953 - ERIC MONTI