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| Dana Simone-Kurtz, Newsletter / Web | |
| Newsletter & Web Site |
Kiana! {kee-AH-nah}
It
was another successful year in La Quinta! The
Indian Wells Resort courses were short on yardage but were beautiful.
The staff treated us like royalty. And
the shotgun start was AWESOME! We
all played in the same weather condition and we pretty much ended at the same
time. It got hotter on Sunday and
the last several holes were hot, but other than that, I think the heat was
bearable on the course. See
Debra’s section for more. Oh, and
I have to apologize to Alan Wettig. I
told Mike to pack the camera because I was on picture duty for Alan.
Well, Mike accidentally packed the video camera instead of the digital
camera. So, no pictures. L
October
1st starts our annual membership drive. It’s time for you to renew your membership.
The costs are staying the same as the 2009 dues -- $70 from now until
November 30th. Starting December 1st, dues will go up to $80.
Get your friends to join! They
can enjoy 15 months for the price of 12 months.
Another advantage, stated by Mark Page, for them to sign up now “is
that they’ll have their index number before the end of the year and they can
start posing scores before the end of the year.”
The form is in the back of the newsletter.
In
just one and a half weeks we’ll crown our latest Club Champions.
Hopefully most of you will be sharing in the festivities of our end of
year banquet. Remember you must be
present to win one of our fabulous drawing prizes.
Mark and Pat do a great job buying just what we want!
Our
website is now operational, but not pretty.
This newsletter is still at www.oocities.org/greatamericangolf,
at least until the 26th. Mike
and I (really Mike) are going to be tweaking our new site in the next few weeks
so it might not look the same next time you visit. Geocities is closing their free website so it’s time to
move. You can find, and should
bookmark, our new site at http://gagc.comxa.com/.
And since change is good, our email address is changing too.
It is now greatamericangc@gmail.com.
Golf Question:
In stroke play, a
player incorrectly substitutes a ball when dropping after taking relief from
casual water. What is the ruling if he has not yet played a stroke with the
dropped ball?
b) He must lift the substituted ball and drop the original ball.
c) There is a two-stroke penalty and the substituted ball is the ball in play.
Answer is at the end of the newsletter.
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| Nick Schneider, Treasurer | |
| Member Credits |
Club renewal form is here.
Club credits, as of 8/28/09, are as follows:
| Name | Credit | Name | Credit | |
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| Brosnan, Dan | $25.00 | Saputo, Bill | $75.00 | |
| Burchill, Roy | $3.00 | Sommer, Duane | $17.00 | |
| Jensen, Eric | $9.00 | Wilkins, Kevin | $13.75 | |
| Rudolph, Mike | $13.75 |
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| Mike Rudolph, Tournaments | |
| Tournament Scheduling / Club Championship |
| 2009 Schedule | ||||
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| Date | Golf Course | Cost | Time | Comments |
| 10/10/09 | Twin Oaks | $73 | 8:00 shotgun | Club Championship; range balls included. Year End Banquet |
| 11/7/09 | Eagle Crest | $65 | 8:00 | |
| 12/5/09 | Temecula Creek Inn | $78 | 8:30 | includes range balls |
| 2010 Tentative Schedule | ||||
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| Date | Golf Course | Cost | Time | Comments |
| 1/2010 | OPEN | |||
| 2/2010 | Woods Valley | |||
| 3/2010 | Vineyard | |||
| 4/2010 | SCGA | |||
| 5/2010 | Rancho Bernardo Inn | |||
| 6/2010 | OPEN | |||
| 7/2010 | OPEN | |||
| 8/7/2010 | Sycuan (Oak) | |||
| 9/2010 | Open | |||
| 10/9/2010 | Twin Oaks | Annual Club Banquet | ||
| 11/2010 | Open | |||
| 12/2010 | Open | |||
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| Mark Page, Handicap Chair | |
| New Indexes / Tournament Results |
SCGA is
moving to GHIN – some additional information
The inception
of GHIN began in the spring of 1980 when a Regional Golf Association
wished to change its handicap service vendor. In an effort to
provide a quality service to maintain handicaps, the USGA® was
approached and asked to help in providing this type of service. GHIN
was organized and developed by the spring of 1981 and provided
handicap computation services initially for the Metropolitan Golf
Association, in New York.
GHIN has now become the world's largest handicap computation
service. GHIN is provided through 62 State, Regional or National
Golf Associations to over 10,000 clubs and approximately 1.9 million
golfers. GHIN is maintained by the United States Golf Association®
and the staff is composed of USGA employees.
GHIN Questions
For approximately
5000 golfers in Southern California, their member number with a 9 in
front is already being used in the GHIN system. Those members
will be notified directly by the SCGA if their member number is
changing.
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| Debra Patterson, Special Events | |
| Out-of-Town and Special Tournaments |
Great
American golf club had another very successful trip out to La Quinta for our
weekend getaway. This year we had 36 participants who withstood the 108
degree heat to play two new courses. Due to a big tournament at la Quinta
we got moved to the Indian Wells Golf Club and Resort. The course have
been redesigned in the last 4-5 years and were lots of fun to play. We
were treated like royalty and everyone had a wonderful time. For
our Friday skins game we had 6 different people win a skin with net eagles. However,
the highlight of the golf was that Frank Simone (Dana's Dad) had a hole in one
on Sunday on a 158 yard par three.
I want to
thank everyone who participated in this event and I look forward to next year.
La
Quinta Winners 2009
Low Gross ($40/each)
Frank Bassetti & Nick Schneider 154
1st
Scott
Means & Colin Means
127
2nd
Al Treadwell & Don Gordon
135*
(won card off)
Low
Gross
($40/each)
Dana
Simone Kurtz and Frank Simone
166
1st
Bob Adolph & Bruce Brewer
129
2nd
Stuart
Gross & Don Heller
131
Mark Page -Men Celebrity
Paul
Jensen
-Men Players
Dana
Simone-Kurtz
-Women Celebrity
Elaine
Michaels
-Women Players
Closest
to the pin ($15/each)
#6
Mel Widmer
#16
Mike Delisi
#2
Debra Patterson
#8
Mike Kurtz
#12
Frank Simone (Hole in One)
#17
Scott Boltz
Longest
1st Putt ($15/each)
Dana
Simone Kurtz
-Celebrity
Bruce
Brewer - Players
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| Pat Bakke, Pairings | |
| Pairings / Day-Of Tournament Coordinator |
Please remember the cutoff date for RECEIPT OF sign-ups is TWO weeks prior to the tournament. If I receive the form and money later than that, I cannot guarantee a place in the tournament. Remember, the earlier you send it in, the earlier you play! So, for Eagle Crest money and form are due October 23rd!
We pay out as follows for regularly scheduled tournaments (members only):
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Low Net 1st (A & B) |
$30 |
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Low Net 2nd (A & B) |
$25 |
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Low Net 3rd (A & B) |
$20 |
| Low Net 4th (A & B) | $15 |
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Low Gross (A & B) |
$30 |
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Closest to the Pin |
$15 |
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Longest Drive (Men/Women) |
$15 |
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Longest First Putt |
$15 |
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b) He must lift the substituted ball and drop the
original ball.
This month’s "Kiana” is Inuktitut!
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