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July 26, 2006
Golf Legend Gene Littler Presents Breitbard Hall of Fame Star of The Month Awards to Local Athletes

Don King, Ross Marcano, Gene Littler, Tiffany Joh (left to right)

San Diego, CA (July 26, 2006) — Today, Gene Littler honored Barona Creek Golf Club Assistant Golf Pro Ross Marcano, UCLA All-American Tiffany Joh of Rancho Bernardo High and Carlsbad High’s CIF Player of the Year Evan Emerick with Breitbard Star of the Month Awards.  The awards ceremony was held at Barona Creek Golf Club home of the 2007 and 2010 Nationwide Championships and host club for the local PGA Section Championships.

"We're very pleased to be the host site for the awards presentation and congratulate Ross, and Tiffany on receiving the well-deserved award," said Don King, Director of Golf at Barona Creek.

Evan Emerick had a golf tournament commitment and was unable to attend the ceremony.

The Breitbard Star of the Month Awards have been given to local athletes since 1946.  The trophies are housed at the prestigious San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum located in Balboa Park.

Ross Marcano, an assistant pro at Barona Creek Golf Club the last five years, won the San Diego PGA Chapter Stroke Play Championship on his home course on June 20.  Marcano earned a first-place check for $4,000 with a final-round of two-under par 70 for a two-stroke victory. He shot a 141 total and for the 36-hole tournament. In high school and college, Marcano played at Ramona High, Palomar College and the University of Utah.

Tiffany Joh, a UCLA All-American and Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, won the 30th U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links championship on June 25 at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo, Colorado. Joh defeated Kimberly Kim of Hawaii 6 and 5 in the 36-hole final match.

In June, Evan Emerick of Carlsbad High finished off an award-winning season.  He won the CIF San Diego Section individual title and placed third in the Southern California Regional on June 1 in Murrietta and was named the Player of the Year on the All-CIF San Diego team.  The sophomore also placed 14th in the state tournament on June 6 at Santa Maria Golf Course.   

Barona Creek Golf Club is one of the most highly-rated golf courses in San Diego.  For the second straight year, was ranked as the number five golf course in California, behind landmark properties: Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Pasatiempo and Rustic Canyon.In addition, Barona Creek Golf Club was the only San Diego golf property to be recognized in Golfweek Magazine’s Top 100 Modern golf course list at 93rd place on the Modern list, based on courses that opened after 1960.

Barona Creek Golf Club is a par 72 course that is now extended to 7,448 yards with more than 100 multi-fingered bunkers and a series of lakes and ponds that are connected to the area’s naturally fed streams. The golf course also has more than 170 mature native oak trees transplanted from other regions of the Barona Indian Reservation. Making use of the subtly undulating terrain, prominent rock outcroppings and gentle elevation changes preserve the lands unique characteristics. The combination of both natural and strategic elements of the design make Barona Creek Golf Club one of the most challenging and thought provoking golf courses in San Diego.

Barona Creek Golf Club is the centerpiece of the award-winning Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino, San Diego's leading destination resort, featuring 400 luxury guest rooms and suites, a 300,000 square foot casino, a lakefront wedding chapel, the AmBience Day Spa, and a full-service events center.   Barona Creek Golf Club is located at 1932 Wildcat Canyon Road in San Diego. To schedule a tee time please call (619) 387-7018. Additional course information is also available at www.barona.comFor further information on Barona Creek Golf Club, please contact Rick Schloss at (619) 682-3407 or via email at rickschlosspr@aol.com or Kelly Jacobs Speer at (619) 933-5013 or via email at kspeer@vcat.com