The 2007 SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship

Mission Viejo hosts the 24th SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship


Aerial view of Mission Viejo Country Club	Welcome sign at the front of clubhouse	Each player was assigned their own parking spot at the club.

Course green speeds on Monday increased from 11.5 t0 12 from round 1 to round 2.	Mission Viejo had individual lockers for the players in the men's locker room.	The player's tent served breakfast, lunch and featured a beer garden for post-tournment refreshments.

Course Superintendent Kevin Hutchins and his staff had the course in A-1 condition.	The treacherous Robert Trent Jones, Sr.-designed greens (including the par-3 16th were even more a challenge when green speeds reached 12 on the stimpmeter.	55 Mission Viejo club members donated $150 each to sponsor the Sunday night dinner.

The players had a several spectators cheer them on at Mission Viejo during both days of competition.	Scoring signs were present during the final round of the Mid-Amateur.

Mission Viego CC hosts event with style

Mission Viejo CC and its members went all out in hosting the 24th edition of the prestigious championship. (Images, l-r, top and bottom) The Orange County club provided personalized yardage books for each of the players. Each contestant also had his own parking space and locker. A player's tent dished out food before and during the round and drinks afterwards. Equally important (to the players), the Robert Trent Jones, Sr.-designed course was in immaculate condition with greens running 11.5 on the stimpmeter in the morning and 12 in the afternoon.

A highlight of the tournament was the Players’ Dinner, as 55 club members donated $150 each to sponsor the event on the night before the first two rounds; Orange County Register golf columnist Randy Youngman stepped in at the last minute to speak when NFL Hall-of-Fame coach Bill Walsh had to cancel because of illness.