Ground Hog Day again today! We wake up to clear skies, moderately warm temperatures and a finely manicured golf facility. All is well here at Trilogy La Quinta.

The Men’s Club crowned a new champion yesterday. Tony Perone held off Bill Beeghley to win his first club championship by one shot. Dale Rustigan ran away from the field to win the Low Net overall Prize. Lee Kaplan started his mini Trilogy Slam by winning 1^st Gross in his flight to match his victory in the President’s Cup. Chuck Farrell fell short for his bid to win the Trilogy Slam in the championship Flight. Bill Beeghley will be trying to shake his bridesmaid image next year as he was the runner up in both the President’s Cup and the Club Championship.

April continues to be a big month here at Trilogy. On Tap this weekend will be the After Huevos Golf Event on Saturday Afternoon. Next Wednesday we will host the Gridiron Classic. Featured NFL Greats include Dick Butkis and Marshall Faulk.

As of April 1^st the Azul Restaurant will only be open for Breakfast, Lunch and our Red Basket Menu from 3 to 5 pm.

Chef Roy is planning on rolling out a variety of specialty dinner nights. April 17^th will be a Baja Beach Party and Saturday April 26^th will be the Maui Wowie Beach Party. Bring your sunscreen and flip flops, and we will supply the sand!

Shea Homes once again had a successful Share the Dream Event last Thursday. Over 43 people had the pleasure of tasting Chef Roy’s Desert Best Prime Rib.

We are proud to be a part of the Lumpy’s Scramble for Autism. This event raised over $80,000 last year for the Coachella Valley’s Autism Foundation. The event is scheduled for Friday April 25^th. This event is already sold out with 144 players participating.

On the Anthony Kim watch, Anthony unfortunately missed the cut at the Shell Houston Open in Houston this past week. Anthony is working hard on retooling his short game. Much of his misfortune has come at the hands of the flatstick. These last couple of weeks hurt because Anthony, like any tour professional, dreams of that first time entering the hollowed ground of Augusta National as a participant. That will have to wait until next year.

We are so excited for Chef Roy that I am repeating the announcement of Chef Roy being a Finalist in the Entrée Category for this year’s California Date Chef Competition. This is the third time Roy has been a finalist for this competition. This event is April 27^th. The annual California Date Chef Competition attracts top professional chefs from across the Coachella Valley and California to compete with their original date recipes for top prizes. A panel of food experts in a blind tasting selects first place winners in Appetizer, Entrée and Dessert categories, as well as Best of Show. After the professional judging is completed, chefs offer their entries for the public to taste at the Gala Champagne Awards Reception, where they compete for the People’s Choice vote.

The Competition, open to professional chefs currently working in a restaurant or hotel, is designed to encourage chefs to be creative and adventuresome with California Dates. Top winners will be required to feature their dishes at their respective establishments for a month. This event will be at the Fantasy Springs Resort Special Events Center. Tickets will be about $25.00. This will entitle you to meet the Chefs and sample the entrée they have created.

I am just about to get to our website to update some exciting specials for the next week. Check out our upcoming specials for March, lots of great golf, golf balls and lunches! Don’t miss out. www.Trilogygolfclub.com/laquinta

A final note - just a reminder to the community members - over the next couple of weeks many of you will be receiving the AVID Survey. Like any successful company, we strive to identify every need of our customers, and we appreciate the feedback from the community members to help us move the bar upward each day. We appreciate your support by filling out the AVID and returning it.

Until next week, keep rolling the rock!