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
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valenciaccgolf.blogspot.com (Craig’s)

ccliver@kempersports.com