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Reports of El Dorado Men's Golf Club members in Competition To add a notice to this page, send an email with the tournament details and a link to the tournament website to Club News. Friend and Forster Play the Jewels of Ireland DATELINE Ireland & Northern Ireland - June 2010
Bob Forster and I just returned from the ultimate golf
junkie's trip to Ireland. We drove around the perimeter of the entire
country and played 17 of the country's best links golf courses in 11 days.
At one point we played 36 holes a day for five days in a row. We walked
every course with our clubs on a pull cart, what they call a "trolley";
nearly 70 miles in all.
Our itinerary was Ballybunion, Tralee, Waterville, the
European Club, Portmarnock, The Island (in Dublin), County Louth, then into
Northern Ireland for Royal County Down, Portstewart, Royal Portrush, then
back into the Republic of Ireland for Ballyliffin (the northernmost course
in Ireland), Rosapenna, Donegal, Rosses Point at County Sligo, Carne
(perhaps the most remote course in Ireland), Lahinch and Greg Norman's
Doonbeg.
The first 4 days we had southern Cal weather and all of
Ireland was streaming to the beaches, but then it cooled down, we had some
wind, and one day we got rain.
We stayed exclusively in B&B's where you stay with the locals
rather than in hotels where you run into other Americans. Contrary to a
popular misconception, the food in Ireland is wonderful. The Irish love
Americans and the golf courses are spectacular. They must be seen to be
believed.
If anyone is considering a trip to Ireland or Scotland, feel
free to contact Bob or myself for suggestions and recommendations.
Steve Friend Member Livingstone Raises over $1K in SGCA Marathon June 5, 2010
SCGA Board Member and longtime El Dorado Member Bob
Livingstone played 100 holes of golf at Arcadia Par 3 GC in 6 hours and 37
minutes in the inaugural SCGA Foundation Golf Marathon at Arcadia Golf
Course. Bob recorded 1 eagle, (ace!) 13 birdies, 73 pars 12 bogeys and one
double bogey, for a total of 299 or 1 under par. Livingstone raised $1050,
and had over 25 members from El Dorado as sponsors. There were 28 total
players, of which 7 were junior golfers. Bob was paired with junior
golfer Stian Linvedt from the First Tee of Pasadena. Stian is 11 years old,
and a good foot shorter than Robert! He had 9 birdies on the day.
The marathoners raised over $30,000 to benefit the SCGA Foundation.
El Dorado's two honorary member PGA
Tour members will both be peggin' it in the Open at Pebble
June 8, 2010
Congratulations to two of our Honorary Men's Club Members for
qualifying for this year's US Open at Pebble Beach.
 
Paul Goydos finished tied for 3rd in the 36-hole qualifying
event in Memphis to easily qualify for this year's US Open, while John
Mallinger survived a 6-man play off for 5 spots at the qualifier in
Columbus, Ohio. Mallinger parred the first play off hole to advance.
February 3, 2010 Honorary El Dorado Life Member Paul Goydos has been selected by Corey Pavin as one of four Assistant Captains for the 2010 Ryder Cup that will be played in Wales on October 1-2-3. The other three Assistant Captains are Davis Love, III, Jeff Sluman and former Captain Tom Lehman. Full Story
PGA Tour Pro John Mallinger Speaks at the December Meeting DATELINE Long Beach, CA December
28,
2009
Thanks to PGA Tour member and self proclaimed "Long Beach
Guy" John Mallinger for doing a 30 minute Q & A at the January General
Meeting.
John answered questions ranging from where he thinks Tiger is ("I think he is spending some time in New York, and some in West Palm, but for all we know, he could also be on the Moon") to the impact of the new U grooves ("I don't really know what they are trying to do -- I think the scores will be a little higher, but people want to see low scores!") to his favorite courses ("in order: Muirfield Village, Pebble Beach, The Stadium Course and Rec Park -- who could pass up one of those burgers and a 12 pack on #7?") and his favorite tournament ("The Memorial -- Jack has taken everything he knows and likes and put it into one event").
John will be starting his 2010 Tour campaign next week at
the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, and several members promised to be at
Riviera to root him on. Good Luck, John, and stop by any time!
Bob Livingstone El Dorado Seniors Play in the SGCA Senior 4-Ball DATELINE Laguna Niguel, CA October 27, 2009 A strong El Dorado contingent participated in the SCGA Senior 4-Ball Championship at El Niguel Country Club. The membership was lead by Jim Fuchs and partner Rich Morrison with a 4th place finish, 5 strokes back. Members Larry Grant and Mel Collins tied for 24th with their respective partners. Bob Forster and Steve Friend finished tied for 41st place. Goydos Finishes 3rd at the Valero Texas Open DATELINE San Antonio, TX May 17, 2009 Club Member and PGA Tour pro Paul Goydos lead the tournament through 70 holes but bogeyed the last two to miss a playoff by one, finishing in a tie for third. Paul is 78th on the Money List to date with over a half a million in the bank. Member Tom McCutcheon Honored By the SCGA DATELINE Universal City, CA October 23, 2008 Longtime committeeman Tom McCutcheon of Cypress was given the Jim House Award for meritorious service to amateur golf. Read the complete story.
El Dorado Members Rule in the Long Beach Open Pro-Am DATELINE Long Beach - July 23, 2008 El Dorado members cleaned up in the Long Beach Open Pro-Am. The Team of Steve Shure, Terry Fulford, Paul Wildy and pro Travis Johnson won the overall Net division. Member Clay McCutcheon shot the low gross score of 67, won the Long Drive and was part of the winning Gross Team with brothers pro Ian and Floyd, and Craig Huston. Members Don Russell, Nick Zamora and John Davis with pro Brian Gonzales capture second in the Net division to boot. Past Prez Rich Dennison even won the Closet to the Pin on Hole 3. See all the results at http://www.lbgolffestival.com/results/08proam.pdf Creighton captures Flight in Long Beach City Championship DATELINE Long Beach - July 7, 2008
Club Champion Steve Friend and former Champion Bob Forster Visit Scotland DATELINE Scotland - May 2008
Bob Forster and I just returned from a golf vacation to
Scotland. In a word it was magnificent. We played 15 golf courses in the
10 days we were there, including the Old Course at St. Andrews and Carnoustie and we planned the entire trip ourselves.
I wanted any Men's Club member who is interested in visiting
Scotland to know that he would be welcome to contact either one of us
for help in planning their trip. We used a book that we would recommend to
facilitate the process and would be happy to offer suggestions.
Steve Friend
Goydos Loses in Playoff to Garcia at the Players Championship, Earns a Cool Million DATELINE Ponte Vedra Beach, FL - May 11, 2008 Member Paul Goydos played a gallant final round at the Players Championship only to come up short in the Playoff. Sergio Garcia's par on the 1st playoff hole secured the trophy after Paul's tee shot on 17 found the water. Paul made El Dorado and Long Beach proud with his play and sportsmanship. Read all about it at PGAtour.com. Grant advances through Round of 16 at the US Senior Amateur DATELINE Andover, Kansas - September 4, 2007
Congratulations to El Dorado Park Men's GC member Larry Grant for advancing to the Match Play Round of 16 match play in this year's U. S. Senior Amateur Championship at the Flint Hills National GC in Andover, Kansas.
Larry finished the 36-hole stroke play part of the Senior Am tied for 13th out of 156 players with a 2-over par total of 144. Larry won his first two matches but lost his third to Alistair Catto, South Hadley, Mass.
Recently crowned El Dorado Club Champion Steve Friend missed the playoff for match play by 8 shots.
Complete results may be found at www.senioram.org
Bob Livingstone & Mark Miller
Forster and Friend Defend Title at Brandon DunesDATELINE Brandon, OR - April 25, 2007 El Dorado Park Men's GC members Bob Forster and Steve Friend successfully defended their title at the Amateur Golf.Com 4 Ball Senior Championship at Bandon Dunes, OR. They shot a 72 hole total of 4 under par and won by 5 shots over George Adams and Rick Scott of Houston, TX. Their next nearest challenger was 10 shots back. See complete results at http://www.amateurgolf.com/articleview.asp?id=1904. PGA Tour and Club Member Paul Goydos wins in Hawaii
Paul Goydos DATELINE Honolulu, HI - January 14, 2007 Going into the last tournament of the year, Paul was 160th on the PGA Tour Money List, and needed to finish outright 4th place or better to regain his fully exempt playing privileges for 2007. Paul finished in a tie for second at the Chrysler Championship in Tampa, earning $466,400, his largest paycheck as a professional. This amount jumped him to 97th on the final PGA Tour money list with $890,392 in official winnings. Next year will be Paul's 15th on the PGA Tour. Bob Livingstone
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Goydos
Named 2010 Ryder Cup Assistant Captain
El Dorado member Robert Creighton won
the Long Beach City C-Flight title by seven shots. Fine performances were
also turned in by member George Manyak with a third place finish in the D-Flight
and member Jerome Hodge with sixth place in the F-Flight.