2026 Championship Points Standings 5/19/26
2025 Club Champion - George Hessler
2025 Championship Playoffs
Finals Playoff:
November 3
Monitor: Don Jeffries
Flight 1 Winner:
Mike Gorman
Flight 2 Winner:
George Hessler (Winner)
Flight 3 Winner:
Ryan Lai
Flight 1
Preusse, Walt - 31 points
Gorman, Mike - 29 points
Schnabel, Jim - 18 points
Monitor: Lisa Schmitz
Flight 2
Albert Diaz, - 26 points
Hessler, George - 19 points
Austin, Kevin - 18 points
Monitor: Ken Schmitz
Flight 3
Cebula, Ed - 31 points
Lai, Ryan - 24 points
Doss, Jack - 20 points
Monitor: Toby Taylor
Club Championship Playoffs
To be eligible for the Club Championship, Players must have played in at least 50% of tournaments to be eligible for the Club Championship Playoffs. One Championship Point will be earned for every tournament played.
A two-round playoff at the end of the season (the last two rounds).
First Round: 3 Flights.
Players: Top 3 scorers of each of the 3 Flights.
A board member, who may also play, to keep score and interpret course rules.
Second Round: Winner of each Flight in round 1.
A board member, who may also play, to keep score and interpret course rules.
All members are encouraged to play in as many tournaments as possible to increase their chances of earning points toward the championship.
Payoff, winners in round 2: Gift cards
$150 first, $100 second, $50 third.
In case of a tie, use NCGA scoring rules.
Must hole the putt. No “Gimmies”.
“Unplayable” lies, in the FAIRWAY ONLY (dirt, divot), may be moved to nearby grass no closer to the hole.
Sonoma Valley Golf Club Championship Scoring
The Club Champion is the golfer that has amassed the most points at the end of the golfing season. The golfers name and year won will be engraved on the SVGC Club Champion trophy, which will be on display in the golf shop.
Points will be awarded for the winners of each flight during a tournament at Eagle Vines golf Course. When a tournament round is played at Eagle Vines, there are three flights listed with winners. Flights are based upon handicaps of the players. Flight 1 = handicaps of 1 to 17, Flight 2 = handicaps of 18 to 25, Flight 3 = handicaps of 26+. These vary slightly based upon the golfers playing that day.
The lowest scores in each flight win prize money based on their score minus their handicap. The winners also get Club Championship Points. The lowest scoring player gets 5 points, the second 4, etc. All members who play in an EV tournament get 1 point simply for playing.
The points are accumulated throughout the season and published after each tournament. You must play in at least 50% of the tournaments to qualify for the playoffs.The status of the competition will be published at least each month.
The competition is considered to have begun with the first regular tournament and ends in late October. The two round Playoff takes place late October and November.