Summer Improvements
The clubhouse will be repainted during the overseeding and a canopy will be installed over the patio. As we become of other improvements...
Men's Golf Association
News & Updates
Matt Kurz
- Aug 4
New Overseed Schedule
Overseeding will be moved from Oct. 10 to Oct. 1, according to an email from the Club. The tentative reopening date is now Nov. 1. As a...
Matt Kurz
- Apr 14
Trophies and Plaques
Bob Creighton updated trophies and plaques to reflect this season's (and in some cases previous seasons) tournament winners and...
Matt Kurz
- Apr 14
Thanks to Our Servers!
As the season winds down, we'd like to thank Cristina, Druanne, Claudia and Cathy for all the buckets and good food they bring to us in...
Matt Kurz
- Apr 12
Thanks for the Memories Dave!
Dave Corcoran is one of the unsung heroes of the MGA so we'd like to change that. Dave can be seen with his camera--and sometimes...
Matt Kurz
- Apr 11
Creighton Stepping Down as MGA President
Effective April 6, Paul Magana becomes the MGA's interim president, until elections are held at November's annual meeting. Following is...
Matt Kurz
- Apr 7
Guest Day Was a Big Success
In all 52 played in the final event of the season and of this total there were 31 guests. The event was a 6-6-6 game, with the first six...
Matt Kurz
- Mar 31
Eagles 2022 SJL Champions
The Desert Falls Eagles championship team gathers on the 18th green with San Jacinto League trophy.
Matt Kurz
- Mar 29
Eagles Take Home The Championship Trophy
The Desert Falls Eagles finished the San Jacinto League season with a perfect 14-0 record to take home the league championship. At...
Matt Kurz
- Mar 27
WGA Thanks MGA Volunteers With a Bucket
The WGA recruited four MGA members--Ken Sakai, Bob Creighton, Rick Desautels and Matt Kurz-- to officiate the "Pony Race" on day one of...
Matt Kurz
- Mar 22
Eagles Runaway With League Championship at 14-0
The Desert Falls team defeated Mission Hills 22-2 to go 14-0 in the final match of the San Jacinto League 2021-22 season. Barry Schadeck...
Matt Kurz
- Mar 19
Poirier Wins '22 Club Championship
Michele Poirier's two-day total of 152 bested '21 Club Champion Ken Sakai by three strokes to win the 2022 MGA Club Championship. ...
Matt Kurz
- Mar 6
Team U.S.A. Defeats Canada in 2022 CanAm
The American team came back from a two point Canadian lead in day one, to pull out a 45-43 victory over the Canadian team to take the...
Matt Kurz
- Feb 20
Jordan-Wheeler Take the Member-Member Championship
This year's three-day Member-Member concluded on Saturday, 2/19, with Flight 2's team of Jeff Jordan and Rocky Wheeler taking home the...
Matt Kurz
- Feb 10
Creighton and Young Win Governor's Cup
The team of Bob Creighton and Robert Young closed out the finals match with Ken Sakai and Art Perchaliuk on the15th hole to win...
Matt Kurz
- Feb 8
Henry and Frantin Win Couples Tournament
The MGA-WGA Couples Tournament was a big success with 35 teams playing in the two-person shamble, which was won by Rob Henry and, his...
Matt Kurz
- Feb 3
Governor's Cup Final Teams Set For Feb.9
The top-four teams faced off in the semifinals yesterday with Creighton/Young and Sakai/Perchaliuk heading to the finals next Wednesday. ...
Matt Kurz
- Jan 31
Governor's Cup Semifinals,Wednesday, 2/2
The team of Bradbury/Donnelly earned a berth in the semifinals today defeating Brown/Shrigley on the 18th hole. They will meet...
Matt Kurz
- Jan 27
Governor's Cup Teams Heading to the Feb. 9 Finals
On Monday, 1/31, Brown/Shrigley play Bradbury/Donnelly in the consolation bracket with the winner making it into the Governor's Cup...
Matt Kurz
- Dec 15, 2021
Guest Day a Big Success
The first guest day of the season had 36 playing in a two-man scramble. Mike Soran, the tournament chair, did a great job of putting...
Matt Kurz
- Nov 26, 2021
Guest Day Rescheduled to Dec.15
Sign up is now open for the Dec.15 Guest Day. Invite a former member, prospective member, golf buddy, business associate or neighbor to...
Matt Kurz
- Nov 18, 2021
Orange Ballapolooza!
Yesterday's Orange Ball Tournament was a big success, thanks to co-chairs Bob Polmateer and Bill Heald, and everyone who took part in the...
Matt Kurz
- Nov 10, 2021
Texas Hold'em After Orange Ball
Following the Orange Ball and MGA General Meeting on Nov. 17, we'll have an afternoon of Texas Hold'em. The game is open to all MGA...
Matt Kurz
- Nov 9, 2021
Desert Falls Opens Friday, Nov. 12
One month into the overseeding and Desert Falls is getting ready for opening day this Friday. Course Superintendent JC Rodriguez, in his...
Matt Kurz
- Nov 2, 2021
Sakai Group Takes Boys' Trip During Overseed
Sixteen from Ken Sakai's weekenders group decided to hit the road during the overseeding and traveled to the San Diego area for three...
Matt Kurz
- Oct 19, 2021
Desert Falls Joins San Jacinto League for Team Play
After a year's absence from team play, Desert Falls will again field a team in the San Jacinto League, which begins play on Thursday,...
Matt Kurz
- Sep 26, 2021
WGA Sponsors MGA-WGA Co-Ed Scramble
As a follow up to the Summer Survivors Shamble put on by the guys, the WGA summer players put on a co-ed mixer scramble. Teams of two...
Matt Kurz
- Aug 22, 2021
Curt Bond's 5th Grade Class Gets $500 for Books from Golf Group
When the players in Ken Sakai's weekend group learned that Curt Bond often spends his own money to supplement his teaching materials they...
Matt Kurz
- Jul 20, 2021
Meet JC Rodriguez, Golf Course Superintendent
Most members know that golf course superintendent JC Rodriguez has done a great job improving Desert Falls course conditions, since...
Matt Kurz
- Jul 19, 2021
MGA and WGA Members Team Up for “Summer Survivors Shamble”
The Summer Survivors Shamble was the brain child of Ken Sakai, whose Friday/Saturday group plays through the summer. With women’s groups...
Matt Kurz
- Jun 12, 2021
Sakai Aces #3 and Cashes In
Ken Sakai, playing in his regular Friday group on June 11, holed out his 6 iron to the middle pin for his sixth hole in one. This ace...
Matt Kurz
- May 11, 2021
Shiladay Aces #12 on Mother's Day
Dale Shiladay playing with his wife and son, aced the par 3 twelfth hole while playing on Sunday, May 9. He hit an 8 iron into the front...
Matt Kurz
- Apr 15, 2021
Bob Juliano...Gone But Not Forgotten
Just weeks before his 72nd birthday and a day after playing in the April 14 Guest Day, Bob Juliano unexpectedly died while at home. The...
Matt Kurz
- Mar 24, 2021
Shanahan Makes Hole in One on #12
Larry Shanahan is the fourth MGA player in recent weeks to make a hole in one who has not joined the Hole-in-One Club. He said he meant...
Matt Kurz
- Mar 20, 2021
Poirier Aces #14...Not in Hole-in-One Club
Michel Poirier's third hole-in-one came on Saturday, March 20. Hitting a hybrid to the center-back pin position, Porier launched his...
Matt Kurz
- Mar 18, 2021
Ron Botchan to Be Honored With Plaque on 10th Hole
Following the Club Championships the MGA Board announced that the late Ron Botchan will be honored with a plaque on hole #10. The 10th...