Press Releases
Press Release:
Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine to Offer New Online Reservation System for Long Beach Golf Courses
Beginning on January 21, 2008, local golfers will have more time to make an advanced tee reservation online for City of Long Beach golf courses. The Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine teamed with the City’s golf course operator, American Golf Corporation to develop the new system.
Previously, golfers could make online reservations five days in advance. The new online system, available at www.lbcgolf.com, www.longbeach.americangolf.com, or from www.lbparks.org/park/recreation/golf.asp, will allow tee time reservations up to eight days in advance from the convenience of home or work on a secure web server. Instead of getting busy signals or waiting on hold, golfers can access tee times at all five Long Beach courses through this new service.
Golfers may purchase a $20 annual reservation card. Cards are sold at Recreation Park 18-hole Golf Course, 5001 Deukmejian Drive, 562.494.4424. The cards are sold daily from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Resident card purchasers are required to bring a drivers’ license or photo identification along with a utility bill or car registration with matching Long Beach addresses to purchase a resident card. The resident reservation card will allow residents to book online beginning at 6:00 am, eight days in advance. The non-resident reservation card will allow golfers to book online beginning at 6:30 am, eight days in advance. Golfers without a reservation card will be allowed to book online beginning at 10:00 am, eight days in advance.
The current phone reservation system will book tee times eight days in advance during the initial rollout/learning transition period. Afterward, phone reservations will be taken five days in advance at each golf course after 12:00 pm. El Dorado Park Golf Course, Skylinks at Long Beach and Recreation Park 18 Golf Course also will have reservation terminals for those golfers who want to book tee times at the golf course.
For more information, please visit www.lbcgolf.com or www.longbeach.americangolf.com.
Press Release:
Legends Sports Bar & Grill Signs on as Sponsor of The Long Beach Mayor’s Trophy Charity Golf Tournament Presented by Titleist/FootJoy
Monday, July 13, 2009
Entries/Sponsorships Still Available; Event Benefits Special Olympics Southern California & Junior Golf Programs
LONG BEACH, CA (June 2, 2009) – Celebrating 30 years as one of Long Beach’s most popular restaurant venues, Legends Sports Bar & Grill has joined a growing list of major sponsors supporting the 2009 Long Beach Mayor’s Trophy Charity Golf Tournament Presented by Titleist/FootJoy. Legends will provide a barbecue lunch on-course for the more than 150 local business leaders and golfers scheduled to participate in the fourth annual tournament, which will be hosted by Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster on Monday, July 13 at Skylinks Golf Course.
“The community has been very supportive of Legends, especially since re-opening after the fire,” said Legends owners Gene and RayAnn Rotondo. “We are very grateful to be in a position to provide assistance to such worthwhile and deserving organizations.” During the past year, Legends has contributed more than $75,000 in donations and services to a variety of local causes.
Legends joins Presenting Sponsors Titleist and FootJoy; Silver Sponsors Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe, Southern California Edison, Port of Long Beach, Long Beach Marriott, Southern California Public Links Golf Association, Entegra, California United Terminals, Consolidated Disposal Services, Choura Venue Services, and Integrated Business Systems; and Hole Sponsors Chick-Fil-A (who will provide snacks on-course), Hirsch & Associates, David Volz Design, Long Beach Container Terminal, Inc., Shoreline Village, City Light & Power, Reischl Physical Therapy and Greenberg Glusker. A variety of sponsorships are still available at all levels, ranging from hole sponsorships to title sponsorship, along with tournament entries – limited to the first 144 players to register. The Long Beach Mayor’s Trophy is operated by the non-profit American Golf Foundation (www.americangolffoundation.org) in collaboration with American Golf and the City of Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine, in cooperation with Partners of Parks.
Entry into the tournament is $225 per player or $900 per foursome, and includes great tee gifts and tournament awards compliments of Titleist; lunch; a variety of on-course contests; and an awards dinner featuring a performance by the James Christopher Band. Other tournament activities include live and silent auctions, featuring golf vacations to premier destinations including TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and American Golf’s Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland, OR; and a golf demonstration by world renowned paraplegic golfer and trick shot artist Dennis Walters at 11:00 am prior to the 12:00 noon shotgun start. Registration begins at 10:00 am.
Proceeds from the Long Beach Mayor’s Trophy will benefit junior golf programs throughout the City of Long Beach, as well as Special Olympics Southern California (www.sosc.org). For 40 years, Special Olympics Southern California has empowered children and adults with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Golf is one of 12 Special Olympics sports offered, providing numerous opportunities for advanced competition – including the Summer Games held at CSU Long Beach every year. Special Olympics changes lives through the power of sport and reaches beyond the athletes who participate.
For more information and to receive a tournament brochure including both entry and sponsorship information, please contact Cindy Elliott at (562) 431-5962 or cepr@msn.com.
Press Release:
Three inducted into the Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame
JUNE 19, 2008 Long Beach, CA: Former NCAA Champion Terry Small, 1987 National Junior Player of the Year Jeff Manson, and SoCal Public Links Golf Association Executive Director Craig Kessler are the three newest inductees into the Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame. The Hall was created in 1986 to recognize those individuals who “left their mark on golf in Long Beach”. Small, Manson and Kessler bring the total number of inductees to 53.
Terry Small. Terry was a CIF standout at LB Poly High School, and played collegiately at San Jose State. In 1964 he won the NCAA Division I men’s golf championship at The Broadmoor – the last year the championship was played at match play. He finished 17th in the NCAA Championship the next year, and was a two time All American. As a professional, he won the California State Open in 1969 and 1970, and was a member of the PGA Tour.
Jeff Manson. Jeff Manson was a two-time Moore League Champion and CIF Southern Section Champion at Millikan High School. In 1987, he won the PGA National Junior Championship and the Big “I” Insurance Youth Championship. These two wins led to his being named the Junior Golfer of the Year in 1987. In 1989 he won the Long Beach City Stroke Play and in 1990 Jeff was an All American selection at the University of Arizona. After college, he attempted to play professionally for several years, before becoming a respected teaching professional at Skylinks and Lakewood golf courses, giving lessons to hundreds of Long Beach golfers.
Craig Kessler. Craig is the Executive Director of the Southern California Public Links Golf Association. In this position he has championed philosophical changes in how municipal governments maintain and operate their golf courses, with key attention to planning for and meeting infrastructure needs and ensuring affordable golf throughout Los Angeles County. Craig was also involved in the reconstruction of PubLinks member golf course Skylinks in 2004.
The induction ceremony for Small, Manson and Kessler will take place upon the conclusion of the Long Beach Open, which is also the culmination of the Long Beach Golf Festival, at approximately 2:00 p.m. at El Dorado Park GC on Sunday, July 27.
Former Inductees, listed by year of induction:
- 1996: Beverly Brines, Jane Burnsed, Tom Crosby, Paul Goydos, Marlene Bauer-Hagge, Betty Hicks, Adeline Jones, George Lake, Frank Newell, Jr., Millie Stanley, Del Walker, Marty Walker
- 1997: Laura Baugh, Sue Bennett Ewart, Marge Ferrie, Mark O’Meara,
- 1998: Ralph Cryder, Doug Ives, Len Kennett, Chris Neal
- 1999: Alice Bauer, John Clock, Harlan “Pinky” Stevenson
- 2000: Harriet Glanville, Ruth White Miller, Joe Robinson
- 2001: Tom Frost, Dan Gooch, Bob Livingstone, Jamie Mulligan
- 2002: Roland Davis, B. K. Jones, Les Padfield, Tiger Woods
- 2003: Monty Blodgettt, Roger Cleveland, Shirley Johnston, Wilbur W. “Bud” Lorbeer
- 2004: Mike Krantz, Mike Miles, Kemp Richardson
- 2005: Gordon Olson, Pearl Sinn-Bonanni
- 2006: Lisa Jorgeson, Don Knabe, Kemp Richardson, Bob San Jose
- 2007: Rudy Duran, Gwenn Hibbs, John Mansell
- 2008: Craig Kessler, Jeff Manson, Terry Small
Questions: Bob Livingstone (562-421-4324 or 562-225-5547
Golf Programs
Long Beach Golf Festival
The LBGF is an annual series of golf tournaments presented by the City of Long Beach and American Golf Corporation. They include tournaments for amateurs, professionals, men, women, and juniors. There are both stroke- and match-play events.
Read about the history of the Long Beach Golf Festival
The culmination of the LBGF is the $155,000 Long Beach Open. This four-day tournament annually includes many of the top young professionals among its 312-player field. Several past winners have gone on to success on the PGA Tour, including Paul Goydos, Scott McCarren, Dennis Paulson, and Bob Burns.
Come and join us by either participating, or volunteering, for any of our events. All the information needed is included in our website at www.lbgolffestival.com, or contact us with any questions.
Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame
The Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame was created in 1996 to recognize those men and women "who had left their mark on golf in Long Beach. Inductees may be players, administrators, coaches, volunteers or contributors, and do not have to be residents of the City. In 2008, three new members were added to the Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame, bringing the total number of inductees to 53. Every year the new inductees are recognized at the conclusion of the nationally recognized Long Beach Golf Festival immediately following the final putt of the Long Beach Open. The 2008 inductees were former NCAA Champion and Poly golfer Terry Small, former National Junior Golfer of the Year and Millikan alum Jeff Manson and SCPLGA Executive Director Craig Kessler. If you know men or women who fit this description, please call (562) 570-4890.
Nominations for the Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame
The Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame was created in 1996 to recognize those persons who had “left their mark” on golf in the greater Long Beach area.We honor not only accomplished players, but those who have donated many hours of service for nothing more than a love and respect of this great game.If you know men or women who fit this description, please nominate them on the attached form.I guarantee that all nominations will be accepted and treated with respect and care.
-Len Kennett, Chairman of the Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame Committee
2008 Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame Nomination Form
Long Beach Little Linksters
(sponsored by Partners in Parks)
Long Beach Little Linksters is an introductory golf instruction program at Heartwell Golf Course for youth between the ages of 8-12. Plans for the Little Linksters program are under way for 2008. Two sessions will be held this summer starting July 7-11 and July 14-18. The program is 50% full at this time, applications are available at the golf courses or by calling (562) 570-1272
Long Beach Junior Golf
What started as a few junior golfers at Heartwell Golf Course, has now grown into the premier grass roots junior golf program in Southern California with some 400 juniors involved. Offered to ages 7 to 17, children are taught how to play, the rules of the game, and golf etiquette. The program has now expanded to include a Junior Golf Academy building located next to the Heartwell Golf Course site. For more information, call (562) 570-1272.
