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Links at Riverlakes Ranch defeats Fullerton GC on last hole to win SCGA Saturday Team Play Championship APRIL 18, Murrieta -- In a championship that came down to the last group and last hole, the Links at Riverlakes Ranch topped Fullerton GC 26-22 for its first SCGA Saturday Team Play title at The SCGA Golf GC. Every other group was in when Julian Williamson of Riverlakes Ranch, the last match on the course, won his individual match 1 up against Fullerton's Jack Yeago which gave Riverlakes Ranch enough points to take the lead. Riverlakes Ranch won 9 our of the 16 singles matches and four of the eight Four-Ball Matches in the win. For results, click HERE.
Alta Vista CC defeats El Dorado Park GC in a playoff to win SCGA Thursday Team Play Championship APRIL 17, Murrieta -- For the first time in recent memory, a 24-24 tie after regular play resulted in a playoff to determine the SCGA Thursday Team Play champion, and Alta Vista CC persevered, defeating Long Beach's El Dorado Park GC at The SCGA GC. It's the first time that Alta Vista has won the championship. In following Team Play rules, the lowest-index two-person group from each club were sent out for the playoff. The playoff lasted only one hole though, as Alta Vista's Aaron Egdahl parred the hole to win 2 points for his team versus El Dorado's Mark Perry, while Alta Vista's Scott Parker and Ed Dorado's Mel Collins both parred the hole to halve it and win one point each. The Four-Ball match was halved with pars as well, resulting in a 4-2 playoff victory, and overall championship win, for Alta Vista. Alta Vista's a true veteran of SCGA Team Play: one of their players, 83-year-old Robert Klinger, is in his 28th year of team play and has played on every Alta Vista team since their start. For results, click HERE.Pairings now available for Team Play Championships Click here for the Thursday Team Play pairings, April 17 at The SCGA GC Click here for the Saturday Team Play pairings, April 18 at The SCGA GC PGA West #2 wins 2009 SCGA Desert Team Play Championship
PALM DESERT, APRIL 8 -- A hole-in-one by William Erbe propelled the PGA West #2 team to the top of the field, as it rallied from a sixth-place finish after yesterday's first round to win its second SCGA Desert Team Play Championship in three years at Desert Willow Golf Resort. Erbe's 8-iron ace on the Firecliff Course's third hole gave his team, which all players had a course handicap of 8 or below, four Stableford points on that hole alone, for a total of 491 points and a two-point win over second place PGA West #1. PGA West also won the event in 2007. Cathedral Canyon CC, which came into the final round in first place, finished third in the 32nd playing of the event, scoring 487 points over the championship's 36 holes of play. This is the 10th time since 1987 that PGA West has won the championship. Defending champion Mission Hills CC, which was looking for its fifth championship win, tied for fourth with Indian Palms CC and Ironwood CC #1, at 483 points. Welcome to the 2009 SCGA Team Play Championships! The following pages of this site contain all you need to know about the coming SCGA Team Play season along with resources, manuals and frequently asked questions to help matches run smoothly. Check back often as pages will be updated as materials are ready. As the Thursday, Saturday and Desert championships draw near, this will also be the site to find news, stories, results and photos of the finals. 2008 Recap: Brookside GC tops Mission Viejo CC for Saturday Team Play Championship title
Brookside had been runner-up in the 2004 and 2005 final matches but won its first title today since 1988. Mission Viejo had been seeking its first Team Play title. As a club with two courses, Brookside had two teams in Saturday Team Play, Cardinal and Gold. Brookside was paced by its Nos. 2 and 4 teams -- Ron Jones and Tom Kennedy and Tony LoCasio and Sharif Sharifi, respectively -- each of whom won six points by sweeping their individual and four-ball matches. LoCasio and Sharifi each won their matches on the 18th hole. Two other Brookside groups went 4-2 in their matches. Mission Viejo had two groups win 4-2 and two other groups finished in a 3-3 tie (one point went to each individual match winner and eacdh four-ball match was worth one point. Red Hill CC defeats Santa Ana CC to win Thursday Team Play Championship
The teams were tied 23-23 with only the final four-ball match remaining on the course. With both team's entire rosters watching around the 18th green, Chris Leggio knocked his approach shot onto the green. Leggio 2-putted to preserve the win for Red Hill. Red Hill CC's team of Sean Brunske, Jonas Ulrich, Paul Olivera, Vince Elefante, Paul Schlick, Jeff Burum, Bill, Smith, Harlan Hill, Jim Poppen, Dave Couch, Dan Zimmer, Russel Fittante, Robert Clark, Dan Richards, Chris Leggio, and Roberto Cavazos were the competing players on the final 16-man roster. Red Hill CC outlasted 131 teams who competed in this year's Thursday Team Play competition. Red Hill won the Thursday Team Play Championship in 2005. Santa Ana CC collected its first championship in 1934, followed by 1945 and in 1986 as a Saturday team. |
Third time was the charm for Brookside Golf Club of Pasadena as its Cardinal team rolled to a 30-18 win over Mission Viejo Country Club in the final match of the 2008 SCGA Saturday Team Play Championship at The SCGA Golf Course.
Red Hill CC of Rancho Cucamonga defeated Santa Ana CC 25-23 to claim the title of SCGA Thursday Team Play Champions at the SCGA Golf Course in Murrietta.