Nordeck Memorial Golf Tournament

July 19, 2019

The community of San Juan Capistrano is proud to announce the inaugural “Nordeck Memorial Golf Tournament” coming this July. The tournament will honor Steve Nordeck who passed away last June after battling cancer. Steve was known as a San Juan Capistrano icon, a great man and a good friend. Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club will host the event on Friday, July 19. Event organizers are hoping to achieve two goals through the tournament: to remember and celebrate the profound and long-lasting impact Steve had on his friends and the community and to raise funds for The Swallows Inn Foundation which was near and dear to Steve’s heart. The foundation has assisted many local organizations, including the Shea Center for Therapeutic Riding, the San Juan Equestrian Coalition, 11 Marines, Boys & Girls Club, The San Juan Historical Society and The Open Space Foundation.

Steve attended Loyola Marymount University and earned a Business degree, followed by a Masters from USC. After an introductory stint in politics in Manhattan Beach in the 1970s, Steve headed south for the cowboy lifestyle. He entered the restaurant business in 1987, buying the Trabuco Oaks Steak House. In 1993, he and his partners decided to purchase The Swallows Inn in San Juan Capistrano. Steve became legendary for taking historic landmarks and making them earthquake safe while preserving their authenticity. Steve and his partners further developed the Mission Promenade in 1997 and eventually acquired and renovated El Adobe de Capistrano.

Since 1984, Steve had been a resident of Coto de Caza, San Juan Capistrano, and most recently Rancho Mission Viejo. He was passionate about his horses, golf and USC football. Most of all, Steve cherished the time spent with his nieces and nephews, and their children and extended family. Steve was a respected politician, entrepreneur, restaurateur and Swallow’s Day Grand Marshall; his generous spirit will continue on through “The Nordeck Golf Tournament.”

Foursomes, individual golfers and sponsors are welcome to participate in the tournament. If you don’t golf and would like to attend the event for lunch, the cost is only $30. Donations of all levels are appreciated. Contact Joe Chiquete at (949) 922-8704 or email thenordeckgolf@gmail.com for registration and additional information.