ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Candlewood Country Club
Handicapped Four-Person Team Scramble Format
Registration: 7:00 a.m - 8:30 a.m.
Shotgun Start: 9:00 a.m.
Awards & Buffet Lunch: Immediately following tournament
Cost: $200 per person includes
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Green fee & 1/2 cart
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Breakfast burrito
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Side games
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Range balls
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Gift bag
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Buffet lunch
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One raffle ticket
Whittier, CA
Monday
September 28, 2026
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
Register early, as last year's tournament sold out!
2025 VJCC Golf Tournament
The 2025 VJCC Golf Tournament, held at the Candlewood Country Club on September 22, 2025, 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 second 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!
This year’s winning teams were:
“A” Flight "B" Flight (Tie) "B" Flight (Tie)
Michael Kato James Tsuchimori Dan Hong
Walt Futa Robert Konno Hank Sum
Eric Saiki Ron Acosta Craig Chong
Ed Kono Ed Dominguez Young Kim
Special thank you to this year’s Sponsors:
PLATINUM SPONSORS GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSOR
Robert Kimura, DMD Quock Law Firm - Kevin J. Quock, Esq. Keiro
Kinecta Federal Credit Union Venice Free Methodist Church
Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
VJCC Pickleball Club
GOLF HAT SPONSOR
Ken Nobuyuki’s Duffers Club
TEE SPONSORS
Aki Restaurant, Inc. Alan "Big O" Ouchi
Alta Properties – Melissa Okabe Yukari Roberts
Kats "Sensei" Chinen Wes & Amy Shimoda
Sheila Fujimoto, Guy Nakakura, Teri & James Takemoto Venice Pioneer Project
Fukui Mortuary Venice Shodo Kai
Allan & Lynelle Goya, Eric Harakuni, Ed Taguchi VJCC Adult Japanese Language Class
The Key / Millennia VJCC Tai Chi Group
Murashige & Onishi Engineering Co., Inc. Kay & Rich Yang
RAFFLE PRIZE DONORS
Candlewood Country Club Yukari Roberts
Golftec – Steve Gordon, Adrian Kim Wes & Amy Shimoda
The Hongo Family Venice Shodo Kai - Fusako Ogasawara
Dene Matsuzawa – Roger Dunn VJCC Adult Japanese Language Class
The Nakagiri Family - Fusako Ogasawara
Bob Onishi Mickey Yokoi
This year’s volunteers at the tournament were Jennifer Emmsley, Lola Hongo, Carol Komesu, Jodi Komesu, Catherine Matsuda, Tommy Nakagiri, Natalie Nishimura, Nancy Oishi, Bob Onishi, Amy Shimoda, Wes Shimoda, Donna Shinozaki, Teri Takemoto, Barbara Wakasa, Chrissy Wakasa and Celeste Yamashita.
The 2026 VJCC Golf tournament will return to Candlewood Country Club on Monday, September 28, 2026.
