After four weeks of play the 2012 SCGA Scratch League Playoffs will commence at Industry Hills GC Babe Zaharias Course on Thursday. The SCGA Scratch League was created to build camaraderie and competition between low handicap players and golf club professionals at SCGA Type 1 golf clubs. Teams are composed of six players (one club professional and five amateurs) and the format is a unique point game in which each team member plays stroke play and accumulating points within their pairing group based on the score for each hole. All play is without handicaps except for seeding the pairing order from low current handicap index to high index.
Thirty-four teams competed during the regular season, with nine group winners advancing to the Southern California Playoffs. Defending California Scratch League Champion Bear Creek GC has once again put themselves in position to go after another state title. Led by former SCGA Mid-Amateur Champion Robert Funk (pictured), Bear Creek will attempt to get back to the Final this Thursday at Industry Hills.
Two separate playoff matches will take place, with the high-scoring team in each match advancing to the California Scratch League Finals at Valencia CC on Dec. 17.
Playoff Group No. 1 consists of Saticoy, Shady Canyon, Bear Creek and Bel-Air playing the 16 point game. The winner of this group will advance to the Cal Scratch League Finals.
Bear Creek Golf Club Saticoy Country Club
Steve Hurtig Jeff Fowler
Robert Funk Davis Kirkland
David Ober Mark Nickeas
Todd Stires Nathan Celusta
Iain Macdonald Brian Shim
Tom Norys J.J. Smith
Bel-Air Country Club Shady Canyon Golf Club
Dave Podas Brian Gunson
John Ahn Kevin Baker
Mick Partridge Charles Kavanaugh
Jason Brent Nat Dicarlo
Cliff Martin Eoin Middaugh
Mossimo Giannulli Brent Overfelt
16 point game: The possible combinations for points scored on each hole are: 7-5-3-1, 7-5-2-2, 7-3-3-3, 7-4-4-1, 6-6-2-2, 6-6-3-1, 5-5-5-1, 4-4-4-4. These points are calculated after each hole and tallied for a point total at the end of the round. The point winner within each pairing group at the end of the round receives 7 points for the team, second place point total within the pairing group receives 5 points for the team, third place point total within the pairing group receives 3 points for the team and fourth place point total within the pairing group receives 1 point for the team.
Playoff Group No. 2 consists of Eagle Glen, Dove Canyon, Oakmont, Woodland Hills and Crystalaire, playing the 25 point game. The winner of this group will also advance to the Cal Scratch League Finals.
Crystalaire Country Club Dove Canyon Country Club
Johnny Blalock Rick Nolan
Chris Baingo Mackeever Tedfod
Anthony Perea Adam Capasso
Ryan Slater Denny Thomas
Gordo Schiring Greg Lopez
David Richardson Jr. Robert Summers
Eagle Glen Golf Club Oakmont Country Club
Dan Flemming John Milligan
Stephen Bemis Keith Kinsel
Landon Malmberg Greg Lumsden
Scott Hood Randy Stevenson
Andrew Sham Derek Patao
Kirk Bowman Brian Woolf
Woodland Hills Country Club
Mark Sadoff
Corby Segal
Michael Turner
Robert Lusetich
Don Baker
Jonathan Bruce
25 point game: The possible combinations for points scored on each hole are: 9-7-5-3-1, 9-7-5-2-2, 9-7-3-3-3, 9-4-4-4-4, 9-7-4-4-1, 9-6-6-2-2, 9-6-6-3-1, 9-5-5-5-1, 5-5-5-5-5, 8-8-3-3-3, 8-8-5-2-2, 8-8-5-3-1, 7-7-7-3-1, 7-7-7-2-2, 6-6-6-6-1. These points are calculated after each hole and tallied for a point total at the end of the round. The point winner within each pairing group at the end of the round receives 9 points for the team, second place point total within the pairing group receives 7 points for the team, third place point total within the pairing group receives 5 points for the team, fourth place point total within the pairing group receives 3 points for the team and fifth place point total within the pairing group receives 1 point for the team.
Industry Hills Golf Club (Babe Zaharias Course):
Industry Hills was named the “2010 Golf Course of the Year” and played host to the 2011 LPGA Kia Classic. In addition, Industry Hills has hosted numerous SCGA/USGA qualifiers and championships. The recently remodeled golf courses and resort amenities make Industry Hills GC and the Pacific Palms Resort not only a spectacular test of golf, but a first class destination in Southern California.
