SCOTCH BEAT IRISH 

BY A CONVINCING SCORE OF 23.5 TO 18.5 CISCO CHAVEZ JR'S SCOTCH TEAM BEAT KEN OTTMAR'S IRISH.  WITH STORMY CONDITIONS PLAYERS BRAVED THE ELEMENTS TO PUT UP A GOOD BATTLE.  

MCDONOLD CLASSIC MOVED TO APRIL 19TH.  AS MOST OF YOU KNOW THE GOLF COURSE IS CLOSED UNTIL THE 8TH OF APRIL.  THE CURRENT HEALTH CRISIS WILL BE EVALUATED AT THAT TIME AND FURTHER CLOSURES MAY BE IMPLEMENTED.  WE WILL PLAY THE EVENTS SCHEDULED ON OUR CALENDAR WHEN THE COURSE OPENS FOR BUSINESS.  WE WISH ALL OF YOU SAFETY AND GOOD HEALTH THROUGH THESE DIFFICULT TIMES AND WE KNOW GOOD GOLFING TIMES ARE AHEAD FOR ALL OF US.  THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  

THE BOARD HAS VOTED TO MAKE A THREE EVENT RULE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE 2020 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP.  PLAYERS MUST HAVE THREE POSTING EVENTS PLAYED DURING THE YEAR TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE EVENT.  THE PLAN IS TO HAVE MATCH PLAY BEGIN ON ROUND ONE.  TCAPS WILL BE USED FOR SEEDING THE MATCH-UPS.  DETAILS WILL FOLLOW AS THE YEAR MOVES FORWARD.

FOR MANY YEARS OUR CLUB ALONG WITH THE CLUB FROM DEL MONTE COMPETED IN A TEAM MATCH PLAY EVENT........THE PENINSULA CUP.  THE MONTEREY PINES GOLF CLUB HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN STARTING A NEW VERSION OF THE CUP.  WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING OUT THE DETAILS.  WE THINK THE EVENT WILL HAPPEN THIS SUMMER.  IT WILL PROBABLY HAVE 16 TO 20 MEMBER TEAMS AND BE HELD ONE DAY AT PG AND ONE DAY AT MONTEREY PINES.  KYLEE BONNEVILLE IS THIS YEARS CAPTAIN AND HE AND PRESIDENT DAVISON ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING OUT THE DETAILS.  ELIGIBILITY FOR THE TEAM WILL PROBABLY HINGE ON TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION....SO PLAN ON PLAYING IN AS MANY EVENTS AS POSSIBLE.   WE WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS SOON.