COMBO TEES GIVE GOLFERS NEW YARDAGE TO PLAY
P
layers are encouraged to take advantage of the new combo tees at
Monarch Beach Golf Links.
Marked with a circle on the scorecard, the tees offer a combination
of either silver or gold tee boxes for each hole.
"It's really just another level for our players who want to play a
combination of mid-level and advance tee box locations," says Jackie
Kazarian, Sales and Marketing Coordinator.
The combination tee yardage is 5,846, compared to 6,052 yards from
the gold tees, and 5,612 yards from the silver tee boxes.
MALLINGER RACES AHEAD OF THE
PACK TO CAPTURE OPEN TITLE
F
or the second straight year, Monarch
Beach Golf Links was one of the host
courses – along with Arroyo Trabuco Golf
Club – for the Oakley Southern California
Open held November 3-5.
John Mallinger of Long Beach captured
the title by four strokes over Matt Picanso
with a three-day total of 196, highlighted by
a second-round 64.
A regular on the PGA Tour the past few
years, Mallinger is competing on the
Web.com Tour this season.
"We're proud to once again be a part of
this event, which is steeped in Southern
California golf history," said PGA General
Manager Eric Lohman.
I
t came down to the wire at this year's Monarch
Beach Golf Links Club Championship held Novem-
ber 8-9, with James McCaffrey shooting a final-
round 74 to overtake first-round leader Joe Morello
by a single stroke.
McCaffrey finished with a two-day total of 150;
Morello shot 151 to finish in the runner-up spot.
"We had a fantastic participation rate this year
and our top two finishers really battled out there,"
said PGA Head Golf Professional Hide Yoshinaga.
Morello, however, didn't go home a loser as he
did capture the Net Championship with a score of
139. The Senior Club Championship winner was
Alan Buchner, with a two-day total of 161. The Net
Senior Champion was Joe Larruso, who shot 151.
McCAFFREY EKES OUT VICTORY OVER MORELLO IN MONARCH BEACH GOLF LINKS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
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John Mallinger with the trophy after victory.
