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GOLF NEWS
from September to October 2022
by hmsgolf
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2022 GOLF EVENTS
Points Championship Golfing Fore Children
September 23 September 30 Member-Guest October 8 & 9 LA / Bridgemill Challenge October 15 & 16 Turkey Shoot November 12 3 Kings Tournament December 10
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June 5 – 16, 2022 a group of 18 Lake Arrowhead residents and friends took a golf trip to N. Ireland and Scotland. We had 10 golfers and 8 non-golfers. The trip was two years in the planning. The travelers included: Robert & Gail McGurk, Bob & Gail Gusick, David Davis & Roz Waldron, Uel & Laura Kemp, Scott & Paula Hall, Mike & Lorrie Heath, Brad & Diana Sweetwood, Don Cordell & Kelly Rademacher, and Mac & Deirdre MacDonald.
We all met at the Dublin airport on June 5th. The group was picked up by our bus driver for the 2-hour drive to the village of Portrush in Northern Ireland. We stopped along the way in Belfast for lunch and a two hour visit at the Titanic Museum. The Titanic was built in the shipyard at the Belfast port. It was fascinating to see the history of the most famous ship in the world!
Monday June 6th was spent seeing the Giant’s Causeway and playing Royal Portrush. The Giant’s Causeway is an amazing volcanic rock outcropping. It is where the album cover for Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy was photographed. Royal Portrush is the eight ranked course in the world outside the USA by Golf Digest magazine. It hosted the Open Championship, won by Shane Lowry, in 2019. It will host the 2025 Open Championship as well. It lived up to the billing. The holes and views were spectacular!
Tuesday June 7th, we played Royal Portrush again. The non-golfers toured the town of Portrush. I love the town of Portrush! The scenery is outstanding and the people are very accommodating. One day I would like to do a trip just to Portrush. There are several other great courses in the town and within a 45-minute drive.
Wednesday June 8th, we played one of the most underrated courses that I’ve ever played, Portstewart Golf Club. It is ranked #73 in Great Britain and Ireland by Golf Digest. The
front nine is one of the most beautiful I have ever played. We were constantly playing between the dunes. I’m not a good enough writer to put my feelings into words. The back nine is a very traditional links layout. Reviews don’t give the back nine it’s justice because everything pales in comparison to the front nine. Today was very windy! 30+ mph at times. The winds made the course play very difficult. After golf, the group got together for dinner at Harbor Bistro restaurant right on the Portrush harbor. Thursday June 9th, was a travel day to Newcastle N. Ireland. We stopped and toured Dunluce Castle on the way. Dunluce is one of the most picturesque and romantic of Irish Castles. With evidence of settlement from the first millennium, the present castle ruins date mainly from the 16th and 17th centuries. It was inhabited by both the feuding McQuillan and MacDonnell clans.
We stopped in Belfast for lunch and a short walk around the downtown area. We stayed at a fabulous hotel, Slieve Donard! I posted on my Facebook page, “You know you are at a nice place when you see two Rolls Royce’s parked out front!” We had another group dinner at Villa Vicci Italian restaurant in Newcastle.
Friday June 10th, we spent the morning walking around the town of Newcastle. If you are a Game of Thrones fan, there are several film locations in this area. Several tour operators offer trips to the locations.
In the afternoon we played Royal County Down. Golf Digest ranks this the number 1 course in the world outside the USA! It is one of my favorite courses. This is the second time our group has played it. It never disappoints. This was our third trip to the British Isles and we have had great weather every time. Our luck finally ran out. It was hailing 13 minutes before we teed off! By the time we teed off, it
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had quit raining and the sun was out. There was standing water on the first tee and green. The course absorbed it all before we completed the second hole. We were in and out of our rain gear 4 different times on the front nine! The wind was howling, rain, and sun all on the front nine. When made the turn the rain stopped and the sun came out but the wind did not slow down. It was quite the challenge but very rewarding.
Saturday June 11th, was an adventure! I’m sure you all have read about flight cancelations and stranded passengers over the last few months, well we were no exception. Our connecting flight from Belfast to Glasgow was canceled late Thursday. We spent a few hours scrambling to find alternate transportation. The group ended up taking a ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan Scotland. We then took a bus to Inverness and the Kingsmill Hotel.
Sunday June 12th, the golfers took a bus ride an hour north of Inverness to play the third ranked course in the world, Royal Dornoch. What a gem! Royal Dornoch was designed by Old Tom Morris and his under study was Donald Ross. Donald Ross is responsible for designing 413 courses including Pinehurst #2 in North Carolina, Seminole in Florida, and Oakland Hills in Michigan. Tom Watson says the toughest second shot in golf is the second shot on the par three number 2 at Royal Dornoch! This course had the toughest set of par threes I’ve ever played on one course. None of them were over 170 yards but extreme precision is required. The winds blew but the sun was out all day. The non-golfers took a guided tour of Lock Ness. Once again, Nessie did not make an appearance.
Monday June 13th, the golfers played Castle Stuart. Castle Stuart is ranked 72 in the world. It opened in 2009 along the Moray Firth. The course was designed by renowned golf architect Gil Hanse. It looks like it has been there for 100 years. The natural beauty and flow of the land make for a beautiful setting.
The non-golfers toured the city of Inverness and went in search of the famous Highlands cattle.After golf, we traveled to the quaint seaside town of Troon and the famous South Beach Hotel. The walls of the hotel were covered in pictures of some of their more famous guests. Tuesday June 14th, today we played the historic Royal Troon Golf Club. The course has hosted 9 Open Championships dating back to 1923! The list of champions includes the likes of Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, Justin Leonard, Bobby Locke, and Tom Weiskopf. The most recent Open, 2016, was the site of the epic duel between Phil Mickelson and winner, Henrik Stenson. It is home to one of the most famous par threes’ in the world. Number 8 known as the Postage Stamp, due to the tiny green that is surrounded by slopes and bunkers.
The non-golfers toured the town of Troon and took a trip to Dundonald Castle. On top of the prominent hill at Dundonald sits a stone castle built around 1371. Its first owner was Robert II, grandson of Robert the Bruce and founder of the Stewart royal dynasty. He built the castle soon after he came to the throne, and died there in 1390. The castle continued to serve as a noble residence – but generally not a royal one – until the 1590s. By this date the then lairds, the Wall aces of Dundonald, had moved to nearby Auchans Castle.
Robert II wasn’t the first to build a castle on the hill, however. His ancestor, Walter, Steward of Scotland, built the earliest castle there in the mid-1100s. And archaeologists have discovered signs of settlement from even long before then. Wednesday June 15th, in the morning we made our way down to the fabulous Trump Turnberry resort. A true 5-star hotel and experience! In the afternoon the golfers played the famous Alisa Course at Turnberry. The course has hosted 4 Open Championships. The winners include Tom Watson in the famous duel in the sun besting Jack Nicklaus by a single stroke. Nick Price, Greg Norman and Stewart Cink round out the champions. It is the 13th ranked course in the world by Golf Digest. Some publications rank it as the number one course in Scotland! It is a spectacular layout. My highlight of the trip was my hole in one on #15! What a way to end trip and the last par three we played!
Some of the non-golfers walked the course with us and others took advantage of the spa at the hotel.
Thursday June 16th, marked the day that the majority of the group returned home. A few fortunate travelers stayed a couple of extra days and traveled on their own.
The trip was fantastic! Some of the best golf courses in the world, beautiful scenery, good food, and good accommodations. Scotland is one of my favorite places in the world.
Watch your email for the details of our upcoming trips. We are scheduled for travel to France and Italy in June of 2023. The next Scottish adventure will be to St. Andrews and Edinburgh in 2024. We will play The Old Course, Carnoustie, Muirfield, and North Berwick as well as others to be decided. This trip will fill up fast!
golf news 2022 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
We had 36 competitors in 3 flights: Championship, Senior, and Ladies. Trophies were given for the Low Gross and Low Net scores in each flight. The overall Club Champion and Championship Flight winner, for the eighth year in a row, was Brian Schell. The Ladies Champion was Michelle Maynard. Bill Maynard defended his title as the Senior Club Champion. Eleanor Gibbons had a hole in one on number 7 in Sunday’s round!
Congratulations to all the winners!
CHAMPIONSHIP Brian Schell – 1st place Gross Brad Jones – 2nd place Gross Sean Webb – 1st Place Net Mike Stein – 2nd Place Net
SENIOR Bill Maynard – 1st Place Gross Craig Glasgow – 2nd Place Gross Pat Farrelly – 3rd place Gross Rex Wallace – 1st Place Net James Hatcher – 2nd Place Net Larry Adams – 3rd place Net
LADIES Michelle Maynard – 1st Place Gross Pam Glasgow – 2nd Place Gross Eleanor Gibbons – 1st Place Net Kim Brophy – 2nd Place Net
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by Cindy Rincon
HOT SHOT – POLKA DOT! Was the theme of the LALGA event on July 23rd. Nine teams of two headed out for the 2-person 9-hole scramble on a very hot and humid day, but the weather did not curb the teams’ enthusiasm! The ladies showed up to display their polka dots for good luck to hit ‘em straight and putt well.
Team scores were tallied and winners awarded..see team the leaderboard scores:
1st place team of Brophy/Adams 2nd place team of Gibbons/McGuire 3rd place team of DeWolfe/Eberhardt
Congratulations to all the winners!!!
Once again, Grace Kreft, shared her talent for the luncheon table decorations using the event theme.
We welcomed another new player for this event and hope that more new ladies will join us for our upcoming events in September & October. We always have lots of fun while we enjoy the fellowship and sportsmanship.
Hot Shot Polka Dot Players
Joan & Lynn – 3rd Place Pattie & Kim (missing) – 1st Place
Next month (November) marks the end of our 2022 event season with our Fall Business and Annual Awards Meeting/Dinner on Wednesday, 11/9/22. If you are a new resident, new golfer or just curious about the Lake Arrowhead Ladies Golf Association, this evening event is a great opportunity to get to know us and find out what we are all about. So please sign up using the email link below. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting and on the links! lakearrowheadlga2021@gmail. com On a final note, a big thank you to all the LALGA members who helped out with the ANGEL HOUSE tournament. We could not have done it without you!!
Hot Shot Polka Dot Table Decorations !! Leaderboard
Thursday LGA Ladies Only “Cowgirl Round-Up” 18 Hole Scramble September 22, 2022 9:30 AM Check-in | 10:00 AM Shotgun Start Lunch to Follow
Eleanor & Maureen – 2nd Place
