Event 7 – July 12, 2024 Results – The Crossings at Carlsbad GC, Carlsbad, California

The Crossings at Carlsbad | Golf | Restaurant | Weddings | Events

We had a field 33 players last Friday, July 12, 2024. Our tour stop was at the challenging The Crossings at Carlsbad GC, in Carlsbad. The early morning weather was perfect at 73 degrees with light marine layer cloud cover for our round. This course is extremely challenging requiring player to be perfect in all facets of their game. Inability to hit fairways and greens today will add strokes to one’s score and will for sure expose imperfections in a player’s game.

STROKE PLAY – Our regular Low Gross / Low Net scoring will also be implemented and players will be competing in 4 flights. Players who do not have an “official golf index” will be assigned a “flight” at the decision of our golf committee.

Most of the players in the field are all signed up for the 2024 season with our SCGA / GHIN / USGA -Seacoast Christian GC organization. If you are a player who is not a member of our club, you are welcome to join and begin your SCGA / GHIN experience with our club. Just click on the membership or renew membership link below. We plan a fun filled year of golf for our club members. It is the golf committee’s hope that all of you will enjoy the friendly competition and year ending post season play which has been planned for all to enjoy. Along this year’s golf journey with us, we also hope you create new bonds of friendship and camaraderie.

Join SCGA / Renew SCGA Membership

Posting Scores – all players are very much encouraged to use the GHIN APP or posting website with at www.ghin.com and record their scores ASAP. The updated system does recalculate your golf index daily. Players are admonished to keep their index “UP TO DATE” by posting their scores. If you look at the responsibilities of the player, there is a part that needs players to to their part. Player who DO NOT post their scores can be subject to “PENALTY” round postings. If you have any questions, please let the committee know.

“Post A Score” will now be accomplished through GHIN.com and the USGA GHIN Mobile App where you will also have access to your stats, complete score history, Handicap Calculator, Golfer Lookup, and Handicap Card.

Keep in mind, that a GHIN Digital Profile is required to post scores on GHIN.com and through the USGA GHIN Mobile App. If you have not used GHIN.com or the GHIN Mobile App to post scores, you will need to use the “Create Profile” button to create your digital profile. It is easy to do and just takes a few minutes.

Welcome to Newcomer/ John Heil to our golf group!

A Big Congratulations to our Winners as some great golf was on display today. Here are the results.

Flight “A” Low Gross C0-Winners: Bryan Blackwell (81) / Ron O’Bard (81)

Flight “B” Low Gross Winners : Alan Hoekstra (83)

Flight ” C” Low Gross Winners: Rik Thistle (92)

Flight ” D” Low Gross Winners: Byron Dahle (96)

Overall “Low Net” Winner: Ron O’Bard (72)

Best Nine/ Net Skins / Pin Competition Holes

Store Item: Closest to the Pin Sponsorship - CU4Kids Golf Tournament Longest Drive Contest Sponsor – Valley of the Sun Vizsla Rescue Golf Shootout

Group Photos

Recap Event 7 – Players got off early and took on the challenge of The Crossings at Carlsbad. Several players came out with their “A” games and displayed golf skills which allowed them to post low scores. This course is tough enough and sometimes, just scoring “par” is a huge win. Ron O’Bard kept his cool and squeezed in a low gross (81) / low net (72) effort to boost his standings on the leaderboard. Also in our “A” flight, Bryan Blackwell posted a great score to take a low gross (81) to tie with Ron O’Bard for low gross honors in that flight. In the “B” Flight group, Alan Hoekstra played steady and kept his game under control to win a 1st place low gross 83. In the “C” flight, Rik Thistle shot a low gross 92 to score 1st place points.

In our “Flight D” Byron Dahle kept his golf composure and posted a low gross “96”on this challenging course, which helped his efforts to get a seeded spot as we get nearer to the playoffs.

Alan Hoekstra still holds the #1 spot on the leaderboard, and most of the top tier players held their positions after today’s round. Our next event will be full of fireworks as we will have our last “Major” before we move into the playoffs.

Noteables: John Heil (the newby) nabbed 2x Net Skins to solidly get his name on the scoreboard.

We’re now approaching the tail end of our regular golf season as we have 1 more regular season event which is a “MAJOR” where mega points can be earned to move players up the board as we move into our “Seacoast Cup Playoffs” in August. There’s a large group of guys eager to activate their “A” game to make it into this year’s playoffs. Here’s the calendar of events for this year so you can plan accordingly.

Summer Golf Extravaganza – July 26-27, 2024 (Fri-Sat) – Registration for this event is underway. There are just 10 spots still available for this 2 day fun filled golf event. We are playing at Journey @ Pechanga (36 holes) and Temecula Creek Inn (27 holes) over the Fri-Sat times. Team format (Scramble). Here is link for details: Golf Extravaganza 2024

To get in on this event please contact Curtis Chan

USGA / GHIN – Membership Responsibilities “POSTING GOLF SCORES” – It is very important for all of us to have a good understanding of “golf handicap” and your “golf index” profile. One of the elements of golf is the “integrity” of each player taking personal responsibility to post all qualified golf scores within 24 hours of date of play. Your golf index is calculated daily and it is important to keep your golf profile as current as possible. Failure to keep it current and NOT POSTING on a timely basis may be grounds for “penalty rounds” to be assessed. If you have any difficulty or don’t completely understand the process, please visit the USGA learning center that explains via video all the info you need to know about “golf handicapping”

Player’s profiles and golf rounds are all subject be audited by the golf committee. All players are required to “POST” their golf grounds ASAP as index ratings are calculated daily. Please use Ghin.Com / or phone app to post your scores.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact

Curtis at email: CurtisChanDDS@gmail.com or Ted Clinite (handicap chairperson) email: tclinite@gmail.com

Next Event – Friday, August 9, 2024 – Rancho Bernardo Inn GC 7:30a start $90 per player includes range / cart