The Monterey Cup 2023

By Jan McEvoy

Twelve years ago, three members of Monterey Country Club had the idea to create a golf competition between residents of the East Course vs residents of the West Course vs residents of the South Course. Back then the competition also included Monterey Golf members who lived off campus. There were four teams in competition. The founders wanted the event to resemble that of the infamous Ryder Cup. The competition would take place over three days: the first day would consist of two 9-hole alternate shot matches for the men and for the women; the second day would consist of two 9-hole better ball matches for the men and for the women; the third and final day would be one 18-hole singles match for the men and for the women. Other details included setting up comfort stations placed strategically within the three courses where the golfers could stop for a beverage during their match, and an organized celebratory luncheon on the last day of competition where the Monterey Cup would be handed off to the winning team. All the details were ironed out and The Monterey Cup was born!

The Monterey Cup has evolved over the years, and now it is simply the east vs west vs south and any members who live off campus are incorporated into one of the teams. Only full golf members with a valid handicap are eligible to play in the Monterey Cup. This year’s Cup will be held over the weekend of April 21, 22 and 23. If you wish to play and you haven’t heard from your captain, you may sign up in the Pro Shop or contact the captain of the team from the course where you reside as follows:

East – Jan and Mike McEvoy janmike7@hotmail.com

West – Bill and Lynne Ladd bladd02@ao.com

South – Dean and Susan Wartelle dwartelle@dc.rr.com

Holidays

All Full Golf Members Invited

12th Annual Monterey Cup

April 21, 22, and 23, 2023

East vs South vs West

This is a fun tournament that creates friendly golf competition between Teams generated from the EAST, SOUTH, WEST and OFF CAMPUS Full Golf Members.

Match Play Competition based on a Ryder Cup Format. Check with the Pro Shop for more information.

May 4th

- Star Wars Day

May the fourth be with you! This fan-tastic holiday is celebrated by Star Wars aficionados around the globe. While some may throw Star Wars-themed parties, many use this day as an opportunity to display and share Star Wars memorabilia, costumes, and clothing.

May 5th - Cinco De Mayo

Although only Mexicans in the providence of Puebla celebrate this holiday, it has gained popularity within the United States where it’s often celebrated with a fiesta, toasting with margaritas!

May 10th - Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day in the United States arrives on the second Sunday in May. Sons and daughters often give greeting cards, candy, flowers, perfumes, clothes, accessories, and novelty items for their moms and grandmothers.

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Photo Contest

The staff of The Link, and we know you readers as well, just love good photos! We’ve received photos from a number of homeowners for past issues, and NOW, we’ve decided to encourage your future submissions with a CONTEST! We look forward to seeing all the variety you come up with for issues to come. Be a Winner and send in your photos! Details below.

ANNOUNCING ….. The LINK PHOTO CONTEST

Homeowners of Monterey Country Club are invited to submit photos in our first photo contest!

Subjects:

People, places, nature shots, animals, and more in the Coachella Velley

Format: .jpg, high resolution

Send to: montereypictures4thelink@gmail.com

Submit photos by: Saturday April 15th

PRIZES!!!

1ST Prize: $100 gift certificate to a local restaurant

2nd Prize: $50 gift certificate to a local restaurant

3rd Prize: $25 gift certificate to a local restaurant

Winners will be determined by a judges’ panel determined by the Link staff.

**All photos submitted will become property of the MCC HOA Link magazine.

Committee Volunteer Opportunities

This year, 2020-2021, the Emergency Preparedness Committee will be reviewing and updating the way it helps our community to prepare for and respond to an emergency such as an earthquake. We are looking for neighbors who are interested in helping us out.

Community Organizing. Each year we need to reach out to new residents to let them know about our Emergency Plans and how they should plan for and react to an emergency. If you are willing to reach out to your neighbors about this aspect of our community, you would be a big help.

Emergency Planning. MCC has the good fortune to have a number of residents with experience in public safety and emergency planning. Your experience could be very useful as we look for ways to update and improve our emergency plans.

Search and Rescue. If you have had Search and Rescue training or CERT training, we would like you to help us train others and/or participate with one of our Search and Rescue teams. Writers. We could use some folks with technical writing experience as well as writers for public relations/ newsletters.

If you are interested in helping out or have any questions please contact: David Bangsund at epc@montereyhoaboard.com or Jean E. Carey at jeanecarey@me.com

Welcome to Monterey Country Club New Homeowners!

Your Welcome Packet will fill you in on many aspects of living here. Looking for a club or group to join and you don’t see it mentioned in the Packet? Check with the HOA office or the Club itself to see what’s possible something you may want to create.