Craig’s Weekend Release Program
For the week of February 15th thru February 21st
The Weather;
I hope this makes you happy! I write this in beautiful weather, mid 60’s and mild wind. What i call a day like this and a weekend like this weekend is a Sucker Hole. A Sucker Hole is typically a time of day between storms. Well after having lived in the Santa Clarita Valley for the past 5 years i recognize that this is just another Sucker Hole. Thursday at Valencia i felt like i was Jim Carey on the Truman Show when they just kept turning up the wind on him as he drove towards the end of the set. Starting Tuesday and into the weekend we are in for some ridiculous storm systems. I have an app on my phone that gives me the weather channel and i don’t know the last time i opened it up without some Special Weather Statement Alert showing up. I’m about to write a letter to Washington and apply for some assistance claiming that this place is a Natural Disaster. I would like to talk to the city founders about what we deal with on a typical basis. Maybe this is just global warming as we had frost every day this weekend. I am starting to think that the movie 2012 was a documentary on the Santa Clarita Valley. Now come play golf!
Men’s Individual Stableford;
We have almost finished scoring the Stableford event. I tell you what, we need a super computer to calculate the results for this format. In the 1st flight Peter Cho and Dick Rai won the gross while in the Net, Harry Thomas won followed by Bob Berra and Miles Amarino. In the 2nd flight Greg Gayheart beat Randy Bragdon gross and the Net Division finished Al Gowing, James Song, then Phil Nordella. In the 3rd flight Will Whitehead beat Steve Whitmore in the Gross Division. In the Net Division Dr. Herring beat John Gedney and Dr. Kaushal. If calculating Stableford points when somebody takes a net 13 wasn’t hard enough, here are the final results for the Skins Game:
Hole 1 - Art Johnson (3)
Hole 2 - Bill Raven (2)
Hole 3 - Ron Oguss (1)
Hole 7 - Mike Keefe (2)
Hole 8 - Bob Herring (2)
Hole 10 - Miles Amarino (2)
Hole 15 - Mike Keefe (3)
Hole 17 - Russ Hoffman (2)
Men’s Team Play;
It was a valiant effort at home. I will spare you all the sloppy details, but we lost by a point. I have put plastic over my keyboard to write these updates as my tears have started shorting out my computer and i just got up off the floor after the last jolt from my computer left me prostrate on my back reciting Soren Kierkegaard. Great job by Dick Rai dominating the chipping contest after dinner and taking all of the Oakmont boys money!!
OPEN MONDAY;
We are open Monday for President’s Day. Please join us as we should find another Sucker Hole at the beginning of next week! You don’t need tee times and if you bring guests, we will be charging weekday guest rates of $72. Please come out and join us for a great day at the Club!
Schedule of events for the week of February 15th thru February 21st:
Tuesday: Ladies Day-Tee Closed from 8:45 to 10:00; Open Play Rest of the Day
Wednesday: Open Play
Thursday: Open Play
Friday: Open Play; Tee Times all day
Saturday: No Tee Times; Winter Tee Time Policy!
Sunday: No Tee Times; Winter Tee Time Policy!
Monday: Open Play all day, no Tee Time Required
Craig Cliver
Valencia Website Address
valenciagolfclub.com
Username (your VCC membership number)
Password (your last name)
valenciaccgolf.blogspot.com (Craig’s)
ccliver@kempersports.com
Monday, February 14, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Craig’s Weekend Release Program
For the week of February 8th thru February 13th
Ladies Day;
Tomorrow is Ladies Day. We will be doing a shotgun at 9:00 for them. We will be using the first hole and working back so expect the tee to be blocked for the normal times. The only issue this could cause is if you try to tee off on the back between 7:00 and 7:30 we can’t accommodate that. We will need holes 17 and 18 at 9:00.
Men’s Individual Stableford;
This Saturday the 12th we have our Men’s Individual Stableford. This format is where you are given points determined by the score you make on each hole. The higher the score the better. Please sign up or call the shop and we will make sure that you get on the list. We will also add an additional Skins Game. Normally Steve Whitmore has been organizing this, but since it is an individual format we will collect the additional optional $10 in the shop. Please call the shop or sign up before Wednesday so our new Chef Brian can be prepared to provide food for all. The weather should be perfect for the afternoon BBQ on the patio!
Men’s Team Play;
Well, it’s been a disappointing season for the boys from Valencia. When life gives you lemons we haven’t figured out to make lemonade. We took a team on the road to Brentwood and i thought we could win this match on the road. We didn’t and not only did we lose, we lost more than we won by last week and are now firmly in last place in our division. I am typing this through tears! This week we play division leader Oakmont at Valencia. Oakmont has won all of their matches so far. Us going up against Oakmont is like expecting a Snowflake to be able to survive in Hell. It is like an American made vehicle being able to outperform a foreign car(i drive a chevy). Now for my Knute Rockne moment. This is why they play the game...was it over when the German’s bombed Pearl Harbor??? Thats why the Miracle on Ice wasn’t over until the 4th quarter! I’ve got a good feeling about this week! I can’t wait to see what Chef Brian serves for dinner! Now go get em boys!! By the way the tee will be blocked from 9:30 to 11:15!
Course Conditions;
I will say that this time of the year is fun for me to be able to travel with the Team even if we are the whipping boys of our division. I love getting to play the other courses in the area. It confirms to me every year that our course is consistently in the best condition of the bunch. Please help us keep it that way. Repair you ball mark and one other and please fill your divots on the course. Thanks for the help and i will see you around the Club!
Schedule of events for the week of February 8th thru February 13th:
Tuesday: Ladies Day-Tee Closed from 8:45 to 10:00; Open Play Rest of the Day
Wednesday: Open Play
Thursday: Team play vs. Oakmont; Tee blocked from 9:30 to 11:15-Open Play Rest of the Day
Friday: Open Play; Tee Times all day
Saturday: Men’s Individual Stableford at 10:00; Tee will open after!
Sunday: No Tee Times; Winter Tee Time Policy!
Craig Cliver
Valencia Website Address
valenciagolfclub.com
Username (your VCC membership number)
Password (your last name)
valenciaccgolf.blogspot.com (Craig’s)
ccliver@kempersports.com
For the week of February 8th thru February 13th
Ladies Day;
Tomorrow is Ladies Day. We will be doing a shotgun at 9:00 for them. We will be using the first hole and working back so expect the tee to be blocked for the normal times. The only issue this could cause is if you try to tee off on the back between 7:00 and 7:30 we can’t accommodate that. We will need holes 17 and 18 at 9:00.
Men’s Individual Stableford;
This Saturday the 12th we have our Men’s Individual Stableford. This format is where you are given points determined by the score you make on each hole. The higher the score the better. Please sign up or call the shop and we will make sure that you get on the list. We will also add an additional Skins Game. Normally Steve Whitmore has been organizing this, but since it is an individual format we will collect the additional optional $10 in the shop. Please call the shop or sign up before Wednesday so our new Chef Brian can be prepared to provide food for all. The weather should be perfect for the afternoon BBQ on the patio!
Men’s Team Play;
Well, it’s been a disappointing season for the boys from Valencia. When life gives you lemons we haven’t figured out to make lemonade. We took a team on the road to Brentwood and i thought we could win this match on the road. We didn’t and not only did we lose, we lost more than we won by last week and are now firmly in last place in our division. I am typing this through tears! This week we play division leader Oakmont at Valencia. Oakmont has won all of their matches so far. Us going up against Oakmont is like expecting a Snowflake to be able to survive in Hell. It is like an American made vehicle being able to outperform a foreign car(i drive a chevy). Now for my Knute Rockne moment. This is why they play the game...was it over when the German’s bombed Pearl Harbor??? Thats why the Miracle on Ice wasn’t over until the 4th quarter! I’ve got a good feeling about this week! I can’t wait to see what Chef Brian serves for dinner! Now go get em boys!! By the way the tee will be blocked from 9:30 to 11:15!
Course Conditions;
I will say that this time of the year is fun for me to be able to travel with the Team even if we are the whipping boys of our division. I love getting to play the other courses in the area. It confirms to me every year that our course is consistently in the best condition of the bunch. Please help us keep it that way. Repair you ball mark and one other and please fill your divots on the course. Thanks for the help and i will see you around the Club!
Schedule of events for the week of February 8th thru February 13th:
Tuesday: Ladies Day-Tee Closed from 8:45 to 10:00; Open Play Rest of the Day
Wednesday: Open Play
Thursday: Team play vs. Oakmont; Tee blocked from 9:30 to 11:15-Open Play Rest of the Day
Friday: Open Play; Tee Times all day
Saturday: Men’s Individual Stableford at 10:00; Tee will open after!
Sunday: No Tee Times; Winter Tee Time Policy!
Craig Cliver
Valencia Website Address
valenciagolfclub.com
Username (your VCC membership number)
Password (your last name)
valenciaccgolf.blogspot.com (Craig’s)
ccliver@kempersports.com
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