Edwin Singh
PERSONAL – Edwin lives in Elk Grove, Ca with his wife Prisicilla and daughter Gianna (15). Edwin works with Nate for the California Board of Equalization and also owns a small tax business called Edwin’s Tax Service. Edwin’s sport used to be soccer, but he fractured his spine in a boating accident in 2008 and the doctor told him he could no longer play contact sports. He took up golf, sucked at it then, and still sucks at it now. His words.
TIE TO THE MONTEMAR – As mentioned above, Edwin works with Nate and that’s where his direct tie to this tournament comes from. He played in 2022 but could only commit to one day on short notice, and had to miss 2023 due to a traveling golf tournament his daughter had. Edwin also plays golf at this course somewhat regularly and I’ve got to know him a little better because of that.
As some of you know, or are figuring out, one of the things I’m most fascinated about is how all our stories come to be. The things that happen that change the paths of our lives and those around us. For Edwin, as I just learned, he started playing golf because of a boating accident. That in itself is interesting but it becomes way more interesting if you’ve ever seen his daughter play.
I do some quick math in my head and conclude that Edwin’s injury happened a year or two before his daughter, Gianna, came into this world. Maybe there’s a chance that had Edwin not got in that boating accident, that his daughter could have grown up playing golf anyway, but it’s probably much less likely, especially considering she started off golf by going with her dad. Perhaps she would be a soccer player now, and perhaps one of California’s best teenage golfers, would never have played the game, and perhaps she would have never shot a course record 60 last year on a course I’ve never broken 80 on. She was 14 when she shot that 60 on the Mackenzie course at Haggin Oaks. What if Edwin never injured himself? Crazy the way things go.
And, of course, we got Edwin, who’s a fantastic dad and guy who fits in perfectly with this tournament. We’re very excited to have him back for Idaho and hopefully he’ll be a member of this tournament for many years to come.
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MONTEMAR – In addition to the box of ProV1s Edwin is donating, he’s also volunteered to be on Nate’s scorekeeping crew this year. With 80 of us playing and the nature of our scoring system, Nate and I both decided it was necessary to put together a team and Edwin was kind enough to step up.
If any of you other guys wouldn’t mind punching in four or five scorecards into a spreadsheet, please let me know. The goal is to have a team of five people so we can fly through it.
WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN – Edwin needs to have his daughter cut her hair and disguise herself as him. Then come play in the tournament and let dad where the jacket. In all seriousness, he’s got the payment points and some referral points. Depending on what he puts together for a scramble team, what kind of luck he gets in the random pairings, and how the draft goes, Edwin has as good of a shot as half the field.
ODDS TO WIN – 88-1
FUN FACT – First time I saw Gianna play I was the starter at the California Women’s State Fair Championship. This tournament is filled with division 1 college players and Gianna was 14 and a freshman in high school. She was in the last group that day and hit her tee shot a good 30 yards passed the rest of the field. She’s easily 280-300 off the tee. Her handicap is +4.1, which is about 8 strokes better than Michael Addison.
MONTEMARS PLAYED – 1 (SACRAMENTO – 2022)
MONTEMAR ROUNDS PLAYED – 2 (2022 – YOCHE, DARKHORSE)
LIFETIME POINT TOTAL – 33.5
JACKETS WON – 0
TOP 3 FINISHES – 0
TOP 5 FINISHES – 0
TOP 10 FINISHES – 0
RECORDS – 0
TOURNAMENT HANDICAP – 18.8
INVITED BY – Nathan Udy
PLAYERS INVITED - 2 (Sammy Chand, Anesh Singh)
PRIZES DONATED – One of the best possible – a box of ProV1x golf balls
