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  • 81st Annual Championship

    Posted on June 10th, 2025 No comments

    CSGA – 81st Annual Championship
    Country Club of Rancho Bernardo
    June 2-3, 2025

    Congratulations to the Winners

    Overall Gross Champion – David Hernandez – Victoria Club – 143

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Championship Flight – Runner-up – Rick Doebler – Hacienda GC – 147

    Overall Net Champion – Andy Miller – Lakeside GC – 137

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Presidents Flight
    Gross – Clayton De Jong – Virginia CC – 149
    Net – Mike McCullough – Oakmont CC 138

    California Flight
    Gross – Thomas Parker – Aliso Viejo CC – 159
    Net – Ivan Kanno – Oakmont CC – 141

    Pacific Flight
    Gross – Tom Wilson – Country Club of Rancho Bernardo – 161
    Net – Denton Folkes – Wilshire CC – 143

    Mission Flight
    Gross – Keenan Barber – Mission Hills CC – 170
    Net – Marion Ashley – Victoria Club – 145

  • Getting to Know 2025 CSGA President Jay Clifton

    Posted on December 6th, 2024 No comments

    As we head into the new year, I am very thankful to be President of the CSGA, a great organization for Senior Golfers in California.  Administered by Vaughn Kezirian, we create two yearly tournaments for Senior Golfers from Scratch to Higher Handicaps. They’re great fun to be a part of!

    I was born in Oakland and raised in Castro Valley, attended Hayward HS and University of California at Berkeley.  I later completed Caterpillar Tractor Company management training but decided sales was a better fit for me.  I also served in the U.S. Marine Corps–Semper Fi– where I was a Smokejumper in the U.S. Forest Service and sold Industrial Supplies all my career, eventually becoming a partner in an outstanding supply company.

    I have a wonderful family. Treva, my wife, and two grown and successful kids!

    I hope all of us Members have a wonderful 2025!!

     

    How did you first get started with golf?

    I was always some version of an athlete–runner, basketball player, baseball player, soccer player–but never a golfer until I played out in those sports.  I found golf to be challenging, something new every day, and not as taxing on the body as the others.  I learned golf from the Boys’ Champion of Glasgow Scotland in my early 20’s.  He taught me by using “whiffle balls” in my backyard!!

    What influenced you to become more active in golf? 

    I became active in golf administration at Las Positas Muni. I served on the Board of Directors there and ran a Junior Program and soon joined the NCGA as a Tournament Official.  At Castlewood Country Club, where I am a 35-year member, I have served on the Golf Committee and Handicap Committee over the years.  

    What is your greatest golf memory or moment?

    My fondest memory in golf was toting my clubs all over Great Britain in order to play St. Andrews.  Wonderful experience. 

    What is your favorite course(s) and why?
     My favorite golf course is Pebble Beach Golf Links, need I say why!!  The ideal foursome would be Arnie, Lee and Jack. Three six-hole four-ball matches!!

    What do you enjoy doing besides golf?

    After golf, and after a nap, I like to work on home projects and in my yard!