President's message
President’s Message - April 2019
Hi ladies:
We're in the middle of the crazy-busy golf season. Our two big majors are over, and now we can focus on the fun events -- Home and Home, and our first Member Guest event. We play the Home and Home events with the ladies from Mt. View and HOA1. Each course hosts one event and the foursomes are mixed between the three clubs. The entry fee includes golf, lunch and prizes. You can find more information and the sign-up forms on our website. And our first Member Guest event promises to be a lot of fun. If you don't have a guest to invite, Mindy can hook you up with someone. The deadline for entries is April 30, but early entries are appreciated. More details are on the website.
We had a good Club Championship tournament with lots of great golf. Congrats to our new Senior Club Champion -- Mary Snowden.
And the award for best shot of the tournament (and best coordination of outfit and golf ball) goes to Kathy Grudin with her Hole in One:
Speaking of Hole-in-Ones, this is the second one we've had in the League in the past 4 months (Joyce DeYoung had one in December). If you want to be in the Hole-in-One Club, it's time to get your $5 to Carole Ericksen or Debbie Shelton--who knows, you might be the next one to make an ace. For more photos from the Club Championship, go to our website and click on the "Photos" menu item under the "Home" page.
Here are the results of the Ringers for the 1st Quarter. A Ringer (or Eclectic) score is your best score on each hole over all the rounds in the quarter.
Gross Ringers Net Ringers
Flight 1 Jean Cheszek -9 Trish Kelly - 21
Flight 2 Debbie Shelton +3 Michelle Carter -19
Flight 3 Nancy Galant +3 Sue Wells -20
Flight 4 Diane Taylor +11 (tie) Pam Horwitt, Terri Fraser, Mary Anderson -18
We're all still adjusting to the new rules of golf, though I don't think we've had any big controversies like they've had on the PGA tour. If you need a printed copy of the new rule book, there are some available in the Pro Shop. The USGA also has a free app for your phone which has the complete rules of golf. Joyce found a site that sells rules tags for your golf bag if you want a quick visual reference for common rules situations. We also have an updated set of local rules on our website. Please read them as there are several that might help you out, including:
Playing a provisional ball on holes with Red Penalty areas
Free relief from greenside irrigation heads
Free relief from bare ground caused by cart traffic
An alternative penalty option for lost or out-of-bounds balls
Starting this week we will be playing from the alternate tees on most Tuesdays. While most people will still be playing the Plum tees, the Rust/Plum, Plum/Gold and Gold tees will all be in play. The scorecards will specify each person's tee box. The Maintenance crew is going to start working on the new Gold tee boxes in the next week or so. While they're constructing the tee boxes, the tees may be moved to temporary spots.
And finally, Cheryl and Pam have done a terrific job in getting us sponsors, including a number of new ones. If you patronize one of our sponsors, please be sure to thank them for their support.
Happy golfing, and remember, it's just a golf ball.
Jean
Hi ladies:
We're in the middle of the crazy-busy golf season. Our two big majors are over, and now we can focus on the fun events -- Home and Home, and our first Member Guest event. We play the Home and Home events with the ladies from Mt. View and HOA1. Each course hosts one event and the foursomes are mixed between the three clubs. The entry fee includes golf, lunch and prizes. You can find more information and the sign-up forms on our website. And our first Member Guest event promises to be a lot of fun. If you don't have a guest to invite, Mindy can hook you up with someone. The deadline for entries is April 30, but early entries are appreciated. More details are on the website.
We had a good Club Championship tournament with lots of great golf. Congrats to our new Senior Club Champion -- Mary Snowden.
And the award for best shot of the tournament (and best coordination of outfit and golf ball) goes to Kathy Grudin with her Hole in One:
Speaking of Hole-in-Ones, this is the second one we've had in the League in the past 4 months (Joyce DeYoung had one in December). If you want to be in the Hole-in-One Club, it's time to get your $5 to Carole Ericksen or Debbie Shelton--who knows, you might be the next one to make an ace. For more photos from the Club Championship, go to our website and click on the "Photos" menu item under the "Home" page.
Here are the results of the Ringers for the 1st Quarter. A Ringer (or Eclectic) score is your best score on each hole over all the rounds in the quarter.
Gross Ringers Net Ringers
Flight 1 Jean Cheszek -9 Trish Kelly - 21
Flight 2 Debbie Shelton +3 Michelle Carter -19
Flight 3 Nancy Galant +3 Sue Wells -20
Flight 4 Diane Taylor +11 (tie) Pam Horwitt, Terri Fraser, Mary Anderson -18
We're all still adjusting to the new rules of golf, though I don't think we've had any big controversies like they've had on the PGA tour. If you need a printed copy of the new rule book, there are some available in the Pro Shop. The USGA also has a free app for your phone which has the complete rules of golf. Joyce found a site that sells rules tags for your golf bag if you want a quick visual reference for common rules situations. We also have an updated set of local rules on our website. Please read them as there are several that might help you out, including:
Playing a provisional ball on holes with Red Penalty areas
Free relief from greenside irrigation heads
Free relief from bare ground caused by cart traffic
An alternative penalty option for lost or out-of-bounds balls
Starting this week we will be playing from the alternate tees on most Tuesdays. While most people will still be playing the Plum tees, the Rust/Plum, Plum/Gold and Gold tees will all be in play. The scorecards will specify each person's tee box. The Maintenance crew is going to start working on the new Gold tee boxes in the next week or so. While they're constructing the tee boxes, the tees may be moved to temporary spots.
And finally, Cheryl and Pam have done a terrific job in getting us sponsors, including a number of new ones. If you patronize one of our sponsors, please be sure to thank them for their support.
Happy golfing, and remember, it's just a golf ball.
Jean
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