Marines benefit

Marines at Camp Pendleton can go from wearing green to aiming for the

green during their precious spare time after Shady Canyon Golf Club

members donated 30 sets of clubs and 3,000 golf balls to the service

men and women earlier this month.

First Service Group BSSG 1 Marines were the recipients of the

equipment. Many of the Marines recently returned after serving in

Iraq.

Shady Canyon’s General Manager Bob Leenhouts, along with the

Irvine club’s head professional Kirk Manley, presented the clubs and

balls on behalf of the members, who made the decision to donate the

equipment.

Manley said the Marines at the base, located 38 miles north of

downtown San Diego, were thrilled to received the equipment. Some had

never played golf.

Shady Canyon and its members have pledged to continue donating

golf equipment to the Marines at Camp Pendleton to show their support

and gratitude.

Caton misses cut

* Robert Caton, a guest services employee at Pelican Hill, shot

17-over 157 for two rounds of stroke play and failed to reach the

match play portion of the U.S. Amateur golf championship in Ardmore,

Pa.

Caton shot 16-over 86 at Merion Golf Club while carding a 1-over

71 at Philadelphia Country Club during the two stroke play rounds

Monday and Tuesday. Match play began Wednesday. The cut was 6-over.