ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Candlewood Country Club
Handicapped Four-Person Team Scramble Format
More details will be provided at a later date
Whittier, CA
Monday
October 25, 2027
Be our Shining Sponsor!
Platinum: $2,000
Entry for four golfers; six tee sponsorships on golf course; special Platinum level gift; special recognition at awards banquet
Gold: $1,350
Entry for four golfers; three tee sponsorships on golf course; special recognition at awards banquet
Silver: $800
Entry for two golfers; two tee sponsorships on golf course; special recognition at awards banquet
Bronze: $425
Entry for one golfer; one tee sponsorships on golf course; special recognition at awards banquet
Tee Sponsorship: $100
One tee sponsorship on golf course
Registration Deadline
September 18, 2026
Closed
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2026 VJCC Golf Tournament
The 2026 VJCC Golf Tournament, held at the Candlewood Country Club on September 28, 2026, was a great success with ALL of the proceeds going directly to the VJCC Building fund for the benefit of all members. This was the third year in a row that this tournament was sold out. Thank you to all the golfers, donors and volunteers who helped make the tournament a tremendous success!
Please click here to see all of the pictures from the 2026 tournament!
The 2026 winning teams were:
“A” Flight "B" Flight
Michael Kato Gary Akioka
Walt Futa Peter Iwasaki
Eric Saiki Ronnie Nakagiri
Ed Kono Kyle Nakagiri
Special thank you to this year’s Sponsors:
PLATINUM SPONSORS GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSOR
Dr. Robert Kimura, DMD Parents Club of Scouts BSA Troop 764 Venice Free Methodist Church
Mary Yamabe Quock Law Firm - Kevin J. Quock, Esq.
Rainbow Construction Group - Peter Kim
Wes & Amy Shimoda
Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
VJCC Pickleball Club
BRONZE SPONSOR GOLF HOODIE SPONSOR
Highland Premiere Real Estate - Dennis Hsii Ken Nobuyuki’s Duffers Club
Venice Shodo Kai
TEE SPONSORS
Asahi Gardens - Ken Nagao
Kats "Sensei" Chinen
Sheila Fujimoto, Garin Yoshimura, Darrin
Tanisaka & Jeff Yamahata
Fukui Mortuary, Inc.
Allan & Lynelle Goya, Eric Harakuni, Ed Taguchi
TheKey Home Care / Millennia
Keith Kitagawa, James & Teri Takemoto &
David Terukina
Kubota Motuary
KW Commercial Total Realty Group - Michael Fukushima
RAFFLE PRIZE DONORS
Akioka & Saiki Families
Candlewood Country Club
GolfTec
Hongo Family
Sheila Fujimoto
Kato & Futa Families
Dene Matsuzawa
Marina Bonsai Club
Murashige & Onishi Engineering Co., Inc.
Trace & Trevor Nishiyama - Venice Judo Club
Alan "Big O" Ouchi
Kent & Nancy Suzuki
Tadayoshi Suzuki Family
Cary & Julie Uyemura
Venice Pioneer Project
VJCC Adult Japanese Language Class
Rich & Kay Yang
Nakagiri & Wake Families
Venice Adult Japanese Laguage Class
Venice Shodo Kai
VJCC
Mickey Yokoi
Garin Yoshimura
MONETARY DONATIONS
VENICE HIGH
Lynn Shinmoto 73
Carey Tokirio 73
Sid Shibata 76
Daryl Suzuki 77
Jeff Shinmoyama 77
Joey Baltazar 77
Russell Ideshi 76
Kathy Gariko (Oba78
Mark Shinmoto 78
Janice Sakube (Tombara) 78
June Takeshita (Abe) 78
Valerie Uyeda 78
Carolyn Orida 78
Kay Obana
Kimi Obana
UNIVERSITY HIGH
Carole Yokoi (Bungo) 78
Sharlene Shinmoto (Bungo) 80
GARDENA HIGH
Brian Tawa 73
Randy Joe 73
Derek Oki 75
CULVER HIGH
Jeff Nitta 77
Mark Kitabayashi 78
Carol Kitabayashi (Oike) 79
WESTCHESTER HIGH
Vince Hamasaki 73
CARSON HIGH
Bruce Kato 73
Janis Kato 74
CERRITOS HIGH
Raymond Ho 01
SOUTH PASADENA HIGH
Robert Jefferies 80
Peter Yamashita 81
SCHURR HIGH
Russell 86
DORSEY HIGH
Susie Hamasaki (Enseki) 79
MARSHALL HIGH
Liz Yamada (Ng) 76
BOSCO TECH HIGH
Larry Venezuela 81
REEDLEY HIGH
Darrell Yamada 74
ALHAMBRA HIGH
Craig Osugi 73
This year’s volunteers at the tournament were Rika Fujisaki, Lynelle Goya, Joy Hong, Dan Hong, Lola Hongo, Carol Komesu, Tommy Nakagiri, Bob Onishi, Keiichi Ono, Judy Shigehara, Amy Shimoda, Deena Umeda, Barbara Wakasa, Celeste Yamashita.
The 2027 VJCC Golf tournament will return to Candlewood Country Club on Monday, October 25, 2027.