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Summer Golf Classic will expand players’ horizons The inaugural Southland Golf Summer Golf Classic will be held Monday, August 18 at Hacienda Golf Club, a gorgeous old-school course designed in 1920 by Willie Watson. “This is one of the best private clubs in Southern California, and while it will be a fun-filled day with great prizes, we think the real selling point is the opportunity for non-members to play this great golf course,” said Rob Lyon, co-founder of Southland Golf magazine, which is presenting the event. The outing is not a competitive event, although prizes will be given out for various games and contests. “It’s really a chance to come out, have a fun round of golf at a stellar course and maybe walk away with a few prizes,” Lyon said. “Southland Golf magazine is very committed to branching out into golf tournaments and other events. And offering local golfers the chance to enjoy a track like this at such an affordable price is one way we can help grow golf in the community.” Registration is $150, and everyone who enters will receive a $50 gift card to Roger Dunn Golf Shops. Other prizes will include Callaway watches, free rounds of golf at premier Orange County courses, Aldila golf shafts and other items. Along with Aldila, Roger Dunn and Southland Golf, event sponsors include 710 ESPN radio, Golf Buddy and Adams Golf. The $150 registration fee also includes a boxed lunch, post-round appetizers, range balls and the use of a cart. Hacienda Golf Club, located in the hills of La Habra Heights, has a tree-lined layout that underwent a major remodeling in 2005. John Harbottle, a Pete Dye protégé whose résumé includes refurbishments at Big Canyon, Hillcrest and Virginia Country Club, installed new green complexes, longer tees and bunker modifications that enhance the original design. For more information, complete the registration form at southlandgolfmagazine.com, or call Rob Lyon at (949) 833-7601, ext. 275. — Joel Beers Industry Hills sets sights on first city championship Golfers who want to tap into their inner Rocco can seize the opportunity at the first Industry Hills City Championship, set for August 1-3 at Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms Resort in the City of Industry. “He was inspiring for me,” PGA director of golf Dave Youpa said of 45-year-old U.S. Open runner-up Rocco Mediate, who took on Tiger Woods in a playoff before losing on the 19th hole. “Our event is destined to become one of the best city championships in Southern California,” Youpa added. “Thanks to Mike King, former president of the men’s club who is spearheading this tournament, and thanks to the city. This year is the first of what will be an annual event.” The 54-hole stroke-play tournament will be held on Industry Hills’ two layouts: the par-72 Dwight D. Eisenhower and the par-71 Babe Didrikson Zaharias courses. The first two rounds will be shotgun starts at 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Those who make the cut in each of seven flights advance to the final round on the Eisenhower course, with tee times starting at 6:30 a.m. Eligible players must be amateurs with an established handicap for at least one year. The entry fee is $195 per player and includes green fees, cart, range balls, tee prize and prize fund. Deadline for entries is July 18. Late entries will be accepted as space permits and will require an additional $10 fee. Pairings and course assignments will be posted at IHGolfClub.com on July 25. To download a printable entry form, go to the site, click on the men’s club button, click on the events button and then click on the form. Pacific Palms Resort is offering tournament participants a special rate of $129 per night (plus tax) for a deluxe guest room. The resort recently completed a multimillion-dollar renovation that includes the remodeling of guest rooms and the addition of a luxury spa and fine-dining restaurant/bar. For more information, call the tournament office at (626) 810-4653 or visit ihgolfclub.com or pacificpalmsresort.com. — Michelle Flores Tijeras Creek to host top junior tournaments The Junior-Am Tournament presented by the American Junior Golf Association will be held July 14 at Tijeras Creek Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita. Some of the nation’s best 12- to 18-year-old players will participate in the fund-raising event before going on to compete in the AJGA Core Realty Holdings Junior tournament, presented by TomatoBank. From July 15-17, an anticipated field of 78 boys and girls will take on Tijeras Creek’s front nine that is highlighted by water features and its challenging back nine that is characterized by canyon terrain and elevation changes. Spectators are welcome and admission is free. The first round will begin off the first and 10th tees at 7 a.m. The final round will be followed by an awards ceremony. For more information, call Drea Braxmeier at (678) 425-1789 or visit ajga.org. For tee times and more information about Tijeras Creek, call (949) 589-9793 or visit tijerascreek.com. — Michelle Flores Desert venues hosting summer Pro-Am series La Quinta Resort & Club and PGA West will host a Summer Pro-Am Series on select Mondays through August 18. The series is a fun way for amateur golfers to test their skills and course management while enjoying some of the top-ranked layouts in the Palm Springs area. The pro-am teams will consist of one club professional and four amateurs, who will play a shamble format for golf certificates and gifts. Each team will be allowed to record its two lowest net scores. Prizes will be awarded to the top four teams. The club professionals will play their own ball and compete for cash prizes. Each event ends with a luncheon and awards ceremony. The amateur fee of $130 per player must be paid the Friday before the tournament begins. Upcoming dates are July 14, August 4 and August 18. For more information, call Chris Brown at (760) 564-5707. For more information about La Quinta Resort & Club, call (760) 564-4111 or visit laquintaresort.com. — Michelle Flores Birdie Click Tour to host big event at Mile Square With five tournaments in the books, the Birdie Click Tour will take a big step this month with its sixth event. The Mile Square Open, which will be held Saturday, July 12, and Sunday, July 13, marks the first multi-day event in the tour’s inaugural season. “The players just keep demanding more, and we’re going to keep giving it to them so we can continue to grow,” said Birdie Click Tour founder Aldo Sarmiento. The 36-hole event at Fountain Valley’s Mile Square Golf Course will be held on the Classic Course on Saturday and the Players Course on Sunday. Entry fee is $160, and the top prize has been increased to $415 in scrip at Roger Dunn Golf Shops. Sarmiento said the final two events on the 2007-08 Birdie Click schedule are the Goose Creek Am at Mira Loma’s Goose Creek Golf Club on Sunday, August 3 ($99 entry fee); and the Birdie Click Tour Championship at Irvine’s Oak Creek Golf Club on Monday, August 18. For more, visit birdieclicktour.com. — Eli Miller Junior World returNing to San Diego area venues The Junior World Golf Champion-ships return to San Diego area courses this month. Youngsters from nine groupings will compete on six courses from July 15-18: • The boys 15-17 division is again competing on the South Course at Torrey Pines, only four weeks after the U.S. Open was staged there. • Since the North Course at Torrey Pines won’t be able to stage a full 18 holes until at least next month, the girls 15-17 division moves to Santee’s Carlton Oaks Country Club. • Competitors to watch include Danielle Frasier of Encinitas, who finished second in the 15-17 group last year and Japan’s Issei Tanabe, who has won the boys 6-and-under and 7-8 divisions and now moves to the 9-10 group. — Eli Miller |
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