Welcome to organized horseshoe pitching in sunny Southern California! The tournaments with “open” in the tournament name are open to all NHPA members. All tournaments with a start time specified require no pre-registration -- simply show up at least 30 minutes before the start time, check-in with the Tournament Director, and pay the indicated entry fee. The tournaments requiring pre-registration have “Pre-Reg” in the start time column and the entry deadline date is given in the comment column. All of the pre-registration entry forms follow the pitching schedule.
| 2012 | *Time | Club Location | Tournament Name | Comment | Plaque | Money |
| 7-Jan | 10:00 AM | Burbank | Thomas Rodriguez Open | $8.00 | ||
| 14-Jan | 10:00 AM | Balboa Park SD | David Lindfors Open | $8.00 | ||
| 21-Jan | 10:00 AM | Buena Park | Ray Lopez Open | $8.00 | ||
| 21-Jan | 10:00 AM | Cardiff Riviera | Scott Ewoldt Open | $20.00 | ||
| 28-Jan | 10:00 AM | Fontana | Bill Costello Open | $8.00 | ||
| 28-Jan | 10:00 AM | Sun City | Sun City Open | $20.00 | ||
| 28-Jan | 10:00 AM | Ventura | Leonard & Nancy Open | $8.00 | ||
| 4-Feb | 10:00 AM | Burbank | Lisa & Nicole Open | $8.00 | ||
| 11-Feb | 10:00 AM | Torrance | Dave & Les Walking Doubles Open | $8.00 | ||
| 12-Feb | 10:00 AM | Stevenson Ranch | Owen Simmons Memorial Open | Sunday | $8.00 | |
| 18-Feb | 10:00 AM | Buena Park | Frances Lopez Open | $8.00 | ||
| 18-Feb | 10:00 AM | Cardiff Riviera | Kevin Bauder Open | $8.00 | ||
| 18-Feb | 10:00 AM | Santa Barbara | Joe Aldana Open | BBQ | $8.00 | |
| 25-Feb | 10:00 AM | Balboa Park SD | Joel Rear Open | $20.00 | ||
| 25-Feb | 10:00 AM | San Luis Obispo | Tino Mansera Open | $8.00 | ||
| 25-Feb | 10:00 AM | Sun City | Bob White Open | $20.00 | ||
| 3-Mar | 10:00 AM | Burbank | Delgado Open | $8.00 | ||
| 3-Mar | 10:00 AM | Ridgecrest | Ridgecrest Open | Lunch | $8.00 | |
| 3-Mar | 10:00 AM | Torrance | Pete Martinez Open | $8.00 | ||
| 10-Mar | 10:00 AM | Apple Valley | High Desert Memorial Open | $8.00 | ||
| 10-Mar | 10:00 AM | Cardiff Riviera | Ron O'Blenes Open | $8.00 | ||
| 10-Mar | 10:00 AM | South Gate | South Gate Open | $8.00 | ||
| 17-Mar | 10:00 AM | Buena Park | St. Patrick's Day Open | Wear green | $8.00 | |
| 17-Mar | 10:00 AM | Ventura | Alice & Ken Memorial Open | $8.00 | ||
| 24-Mar | 10:00 AM | Burbank | Lawrence Hilton Open | $8.00 | ||
| 24-Mar | 10:00 AM | Orange | Hank Kane Open | $8.00 | ||
| 24-Mar | 10:00 AM | Sun City | Tommy Bruno Open | $8.00 | ||
| 31-Mar | 10:00 AM | Balboa Park SD | Robert Ray Open | $8.00 | ||
| 31-Mar | 10:00 AM | Fontana | Doyle Brawley Open | $8.00 | ||
| 31-Mar | 10:00 AM | Torrance | Bill South Open | $8.00 | ||
| 31-Mar | 10:00 AM | Bakersfield | Danny Kyle Open | $8.00 | ||
| 1-Apr | 10:00 AM | Bakersfield | Don Henry Open | Sun. & 30/40 split | $8.00 | |
| 7-Apr | 10:00 AM | Apple Valley | Steve Corral Open | $20.00 | ||
| 7-Apr | 10:00 AM | Cardiff Riviera | CRHC 22nd Anniversary Open | $20.00 | ||
| 7-Apr | 10:00 AM | Burbank | Bob Mullins Open | $8.00 | ||
| 7-Apr | 10:00 AM | Lake Isabella | Pitcher's Memorial Open | $8.00 | ||
| 14-Apr | 10:00 AM | Ridgecrest | Charles Woolery Open | Lunch | $20.00 | |
| 14-Apr | 10:00 AM | South Gate | Ray & Frances Lopez Open | $8.00 | ||
| 21-Apr | 10:00 AM | Buena Park | Hal Griswold Open | $8.00 | ||
| 21-Apr | 10:00 AM | Stevenson Ranch | Debra Meyer Memorial Open III | $8.00 | ||
| 21-Apr | 10:00 AM | Boron | Lamoureaux Open | $20.00 | ||
| 22-Apr | 10:00 AM | Boron | Pete Lopez Open | Sunday | $8.00 | |
| 28-Apr | 10:00 AM | Fontana | Billy Raye Open | $8.00 | ||
| 28-Apr | 10:00 AM | Lake Isabella | Sierra Gateway Market Open | $20.00 | ||
| 28-Apr | 10:00 AM | San Luis Obispo | Jesse Gonzales Sr. Open | $8.00 | ||
| 29-Apr | 10:00 AM | Balboa Park SD | Henry Coleman Open | Sunday | $20.00 | |
| 5-May | 10:00 AM | Burbank | Richard & Sandy Brown Open | $8.00 | ||
| 5-May | 10:00 AM | Ridgecrest | Breakwind Open | Home made chili | $8.00 | |
| 5-May | 10:00 AM | Sun City | Quentin DuVall Open | Added money | $20.00 | |
| 5-May | 10:00 AM | Torrance | Alcaraz Family Open | $8.00 | ||
| 12-May | 10:00 AM | Apple Valley | Ron Curtis Open | $8.00 | ||
| 12-May | 10:00 AM | Cardiff Riviera | CRHC 17th Annual May Day Open | $8.00 | ||
| 12-May | 10:00 AM | South Gate | Wally Shipley Memorial Open | $8.00 | ||
| 12-May | 10:00 AM | Stevenson Ranch | NHPF Championship Open | $5+ donation | $8.00 | |
| 19-May | 10:00 AM | Lake Isabella | NHPF Founder's Open | $5+ donation | $8.00 | |
| 19-May | 10:00 AM | Orange | Lloyd Van Duyn Open | $8.00 | ||
| 19-May | 10:00 AM | Bakersfield | Ed Tapia Open | Food & 30/40 split | $8.00 | |
| 20-May | 10:00 AM | Bakersfield | Country Strong Open | Sunday | $8.00 | |
| 26-May | 10:00 AM | Balboa Park SD | Robert Chubinsky Open | $8.00 | ||
| 26-May | 10:00 AM | Buena Park | Lloyd Van Duyn Open | $8.00 | ||
| 26-May | 10:00 AM | Santa Barbara | Joe Vasquez Open | BBQ | $8.00 | |
| 26-May | Pre-Reg | Bishop | Mule Days Open | 21-May entry deadline | $20.00 | |
| 27-May | 10:00 AM | Bishop | The Kellys Open | Sunday | $20.00 | |
| 2-Jun | 10:00 AM | Burbank | Joe Sledge Open | $8.00 | ||
| 2-Jun | 10:00 AM | Cardiff Riviera | Indio Garcia Open | $20.00 | ||
| 2-Jun | 10:00 AM | Torrance | Mel Pittman Open | $8.00 | ||
| 2-Jun | 10:00 AM | Boron | Marshall's Open | $8.00 | ||
| 3-Jun | 10:00 AM | Boron | Boron Open | Sunday | $20.00 | |
| 9-Jun | 10:00 AM | Bakersfield | Gerald & Sharon Patterson Open | Added money | $20.00 | |
| 9-Jun | 10:00 AM | Balboa Park SD | Nick Yoakum Open | $20.00 | ||
| 9-Jun | 10:00 AM | South Gate | Chuck Delgado Open | $8.00 | ||
| 9-Jun | 10:00 AM | Stevenson Ranch | Nicole Salmen Open | $8.00 | ||
| 16-Jun | 10:00 AM | Fontana | Mike Fill Open | $8.00 | ||
| 16-Jun | 10:00 AM | Lake Isabella | Subway/Little Caesar's Open | $20.00 | ||
| 19-Jun | 10:00 AM | Torrance | Dane Harrison Open | Tuesday | $8.00 | |
| 23-Jun | Pre-Reg | Lake Gregory | Lake Gregory Open | 15-June entry deadline | $20.00 | |
| 23-Jun | 10:00 AM | Buena Park | Al Cardenas Open | $8.00 | ||
| 23-Jun | 10:00 AM | San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo Open | $8.00 | ||
| 24-Jun | 10:00 AM | Bishop | The Oge's Open | Sunday | $20.00 | |
| 30-Jun | 10:00 AM | Balboa Park SD | Rick Wentworth Open | $8.00 | ||
| 30-Jun | 10:00 AM | Orange | Hal Griswold Open | $8.00 | ||
| 30-Jun | 10:00 AM | Ventura | Darrell Kaufman Open | $8.00 | ||
| 7-Jul | 10:00 AM | Burbank | Frank Fernandez Open | $8.00 | ||
| 7-Jul | 10:00 AM | Torrance | Dennis Harville Open | $8.00 | ||
| 7-Jul | 6:00 PM | Lake Isabella | NHPF Clasic Open | $5+ donation | $8.00 | |
| 14-Jul | 10:00 AM | South Gate | Paul Hopkins Open | $8.00 | ||
| 14-Jul | 10:00 AM | Stevenson Ranch | Dead Ringers Soc. Champs Open | $8.00 | ||
| 21-Jul | 10:00 AM | Buena Park | Steve Belikoff Open | $8.00 | ||
| 28-Jul | 10:00 AM | Balboa Park SD | Bill Faithluvhope Open | $20.00 | ||
| 28-Jul | Pre-Reg | Lake Gregory | Don Gregson Memorial Open | 20-July entry deadline | $20.00 | |
| 28-Jul | 10:00 AM | Santa Barbara | Fred Gutierrez Open | BBQ | $8.00 | |
| 30Jul-11Aug | Pre-Reg | Knoxville TN | World Tournament | 17-May entry deadline | $125.00 | |
| Entry deadline for the Calif. State Championships is 3 August!!! | ||||||
| 4-Aug | 10:00 AM | Burbank | Jose Silva Open | $8.00 | ||
| 4-Aug | 10:00 AM | Cardiff Riviera | Tom Jorde Open | $8.00 | ||
| 11-Aug | 10:00 AM | Balboa Park SD | Tom Jorde Open | $20.00 | ||
| 11-Aug | 6:00 PM | Lake Isabella | President's Open | $20.00 | ||
| 11-Aug | Pre-Reg | South Gate | 4th Dale Hughes Walking Dbls Open | 8-Aug entry deadline | $20.00 | |
| 18-Aug | 10:00 AM | Buena Park | Mike Andres Open | $8.00 | ||
| 18-Aug | 6:00 PM | Bakersfield | Night Crawler Open | Evening with Pizza | $20.00 | |
| 18-Aug | 10:00 AM | Boron | Roy & Lupe Henry Memorial Open | BBQ | $8.00 | |
| 19-Aug | 10:00 AM | Boron | John Green Open | Sunday | $20.00 | |
| 25-Aug | 10:00 AM | Bakersfield | California State Warm-up Open | 30/40 split | $20.00 | |
| 25-Aug | 10:00 AM | Balboa Park SD | Jim Knott Open | $8.00 | ||
| 25-Aug | 10:00 AM | Santa Barbara | Jesus Angel Open | BBQ | $8.00 | |
| 25-Aug | 10:00 AM | Torrance | Chuck Yoshida Open | $20.00 | ||
| 29-Aug | 5:30 PM | Balboa Park SD | State Championship Warm-up Open | Wed. evening | $8.00 | |
| 1-2-Sep | Pre-Reg | Lake Isabella | Calif. State Championships | 3-Aug entry deadline | $25.00 | |
| Entry deadline for the SCHPA Championships is 7 September!!! | ||||||
| 8-Sep | 10:00 AM | Burbank | David Earl Open | $8.00 | ||
| 8-Sep | 10:00 AM | Lake Isabella | Mt. Mesa Market Open | $20.00 | ||
| 8-Sep | 10:00 AM | Torrance | Angelo Kedis Open | $8.00 | ||
| 15-Sep | 10:00 AM | Apple Valley | O'Dell Family Open | BBQ & Special Trophies | $20.00 | |
| 15-Sep | 10:00 AM | South Gate | Orville Lokken Open | $8.00 | ||
| 22-Sep | 10:00 AM | Buena Park | Dale Hughes Open | $8.00 | ||
| 22-Sep | 10:00 AM | Cardiff Riviera | CRHC Patriot Classic Open | $20.00 | ||
| 22-Sep | 10:00 AM | Lake Isabella | NHPF Hall of Fame Open | $5+ donation | $8.00 | |
| 29-Sep | 10:00 AM | Balboa Park SD | Doug Dossey Open | $20.00 | ||
| 29-Sep | 10:00 AM | Orange | Chuck Stockwell Open | $8.00 | ||
| 29-Sep | 10:00 AM | Ridgecrest | Mather Brothers Open | Lunch | $20.00 | |
| 29-Sep | 10:00 AM | Santa Barbara | Floyd Escobar Memorial Open | BBQ | $8.00 | |
| 6-Oct | Pre-Reg | South Gate | SCHPA Championships | 7-Sept entry deadline | $25.00 | |
| 13-Oct | 10:00 AM | Burbank | Jim Atwell Open | $8.00 | ||
| 13-Oct | 10:00 AM | Torrance | Bud Beghtol Open | $8.00 | ||
| 14-Oct | 10:00 AM | Balboa Park SD | Roddy Kipp Open | Sunday | $8.00 | |
| 20-Oct | 10:00 AM | Buena Park | Silverado Days Open | $20.00 | ||
| 20-Oct | 10:00 AM | Sun City | Don Arnett Open | Added money | $20.00 | |
| 21-Oct | 10:00 AM | Stevenson Ranch | NHPF Fundraiser Open II | Sunday & $5+ | $8.00 | |
| 27-Oct | 10:00 AM | Apple Valley | Finch Family Open | BBQ & Added money | $20.00 | |
| 27-Oct | Pre-Reg | Bakersfield | Frank & Efrem Walking Dbls Open | 27-Oct entry okay & Food | $20.00 | |
| 27-Oct | 10:00 AM | South Gate | Hank Kane Open | $8.00 | ||
| 3-Nov | 10:00 AM | Burbank | Tony Martinez Open | $8.00 | ||
| 3-Nov | 10:00 AM | Ridgecrest | Jack & Gene Memorial Open | Lunch | $8.00 | |
| 10-Nov | 10:00 AM | Burbank | SCHPA Annual Meeting | Lunch provided | ||
| 10-Nov | 4:00 PM | Burbank | Shark Bait Open | Eve & Trophies | $8.00 | |
| 17-Nov | 10:00 AM | Balboa Park SD | Steve Skinner Open | $20.00 | ||
| 17-Nov | 10:00 AM | Fontana | Fontana Memorial Open | $8.00 | ||
| 17-Nov | 10:00 AM | Orange | Steve May Open | $8.00 | ||
| 24-Nov | 10:00 AM | Buena Park | Vernon Recker Open | $8.00 | ||
| 24-Nov | 10:00 AM | Cardiff Riviera | 12th Annual After Thanksgiving Open | $8.00 | ||
| 24-Nov | 10:00 AM | Ridgecrest | Robert Baum Turkey Shoot Open | Lunch | $20.00 | |
| 1-Dec | 10:00 AM | Apple Valley | Mudra Family Open | Added money | $20.00 | |
| 1-Dec | 10:00 AM | Burbank | Ernie Miller Open | $8.00 | ||
| 8-Dec | 10:00 AM | Balboa Park SD | 2012 End David D. Aguilera Open | $8.00 | ||
| 8-Dec | 10:00 AM | Buena Park | Revis McKee Open | $20.00 | ||
| 8-Dec | 10:00 AM | Ventura | Surf n Turf Open | $8.00 | ||
| 15-Dec | 10:00 AM | Fontana | 2012 Happy Holidays Open | $8.00 | ||
| 15-Dec | 10:00 AM | Sun City | Dave Flanders Open | Added money | $20.00 | |
| 22-Dec | 10:00 AM | |||||
| 29-Dec | 10:00 AM | |||||
| * Tournament signups end 30 minutes before the start time; | ||||||
| * For pre-register tournaments, organizers tell players their start time. | ||||||