La Mirada Men’s Golf Club
Board Meeting
Meeting Minutes 2/17/2026-Draft

Location: La Mirada Golf Course Cafeteria and Bar

Date: 2/17/26                             Time Start: 6:05

Attendees:

Kim Brooks
Philip Armas
Rick Burnett
Steve Oh
Joel Lepe
Louis Pena
Bob Davis
Jorge Gallegos
Eugene Hernandez
Jeremy Herman
Shawn Zellerino

James Hamilton
Kenneth Hamilton
Wes Anderson
Rick Scialla
Wes Martin
Bill Hurtado
Joe Werbeck
Steve Janosz
Jeff Nolder
Daniel Baca

Membership:

Total Members: 288
Full Members: 141
Associate Members: 147

Agenda Items:

Approval of the previous Minutes

The minutes for the meeting that was held on 1/20/26 were approved by the Board.

Finance:

Bank Balance as of 1/31/26 is 433.70
Bank balance as of 1/19/26 is $4945.38
Venmo Balance $120.00

Home Tournament

The February Home tournament had 68 players. There were 29 prize fund Winners. The tournament was fully funded by the players!

 The Handicap Chairman informed that there were 4 players who did not post and 4 players that posted late at the February Tournament.

Presidents Cup

The President cup seeding will happen at the March 8 home Tournament. The April Home Tournament will start the single elimination. 18 players have signed up so far. You do not have to play in the March Tournament to participate, however, you will be seeded last.

Away Tournament

Glen Ivy – 2/22/26
Dos Lagos -3/22/26 -There are two spots open.

 We still need a venue to play in October. Temecula is a possibility. The attendees were asked if it was too far. A show of hands indicated that it was not too far.

 Our Two-Day Tournament at Dessert Willow will be a shot gun start on both days.

Annual Club Assessment

 To be recognized as an official Southern California Golf Association (SCGA) club, you must satisfy four primary requirements defined by the SCGA and the USGA: 

1.   Minimum of 10 members
2.    The club must have a Handicap Chairman
3.    The club must formally agree to abide by all policies and procedures of the USGA Handicap System
4.    To maintain active status and use the World Handicap System™ (WHS), the club must complete an Annual Club Assessment.

 Jorge Gallegos (Handicap Chairman) has completed the Club assessment and our club is accredited.

Rules

The Rules and Eligibility Chairman presented the following:

 Rule 16.4 - Lifting Ball to See If It Lies in Condition Where Relief Allowed

 If a player reasonably believes that their ball lies in a condition where free relief is allowed under Rule 15.2, 16.1 or 16.3, but cannot decide that without lifting the ball:

• The player may lift the ball to see if relief is allowed, but:
• The spot of the ball must first be marked, and the lifted ball must not be cleaned (except on the putting green) (see Rule 14.1).

 If the player lifts the ball without having this reasonable belief (except on the putting green where the player may lift under Rule 13.1b), they get one penalty stroke.

If relief is allowed and the player takes relief, there is no penalty even if the player did not mark the spot of the ball before lifting it or cleaned the lifted ball.

If relief is not allowed, or if the player chooses not to take relief that is allowed:

• The player gets one penalty stroke if they did not mark the spot of the ball before lifting it or cleaned the lifted ball when not allowed, and
• The ball must be replaced on its original spot (see Rule 14.2).

SCGA Team Play

This year’s Team Play was very competitive. Each Team won at their home course. Industry Hills Golf Club was the winning team from our group. The final standings are below.

Publicity

The Club’s Instagram had 2700 views. 40 followers and 60 non-followers.

Use #lamiradamensgolfclub to post on our club’s Instagram page

 Facebook has 4 followers.

 Let’s look into setting up emails for the Board Members through the Club.

Entertainment

A raffle was conducted at the end of the meeting Shawn Zellerino won the FREE green fee for the next tournament.

Eight members won sleeves of golf balls.

Adjournment

The president adjourned the meeting at 6:59 pm.