January Happy New Year!

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1 January 2019 Happy New Year!

2 January 01/12 General Meeting 12:00 P.M. Lunch Mark Gallant President Tournaments 01/12 2 Man Scramble 01/19 Team Play Skin Game Wednesday and Friday 8:00 A.M. RVGA Board Members President Mark Gallant Vice President Jorge Morales Secretary Henry Porras Treasurer Doug Peterson Tournament Roberto Escartin Handicap Bob Mora Past President Tim Devaney Editor Mark Gallant Royal Vista Golf Course E. Colima Road Walnut, CA Dear Members, Happy New Year! The Holiday season is over and it is time to start playing some golf! Our first event of the new year is the 2 Man Scramble on January 12 th. Team Play matches start on January 19 th. We have a new team in the rotation this year. We are playing Brookside, Upland and Montebello. Membership, we currently have 170 members. 90 of them are full members and 80 are associated members. Thank you for your support!

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4 Jorge Morales Vice President Golf in the Cold Winter is here and as the temperature continues to drop to the low to mid 40s around for most of the country. One should be asking themselves how much of an effect does the cold weather have on one s golf game in order to be properly prepared for the cold playing conditions. We all know that playing golf in the cold can be quite the challenge and can change our strategy in the golf course depending on how cold it really is. There is some tips that you would want to adopt such as clubbing up (extra club) and leaning your hands slightly forward than usual so you can create better contact with the golf ball. On the other hand, how much of an impact can a golf ball really have in your game when it comes to the cold weather? In order to find that out I had to surf the internet to find the most accurate answer so we can have everybody who is reading this joining the PGA Tour in no time. When a golf ball flies through colder air, it loses distance because cold air is a lot denser as compared to warmer air. In addition, colder air increases the trajectory of a golf ball, which in result causes the golf ball to fly higher and shorter. According to Trackman, The difference is approximately one yard of carry for every 10-degree change in temperature. One maybe saying to themselves that there is no way that that is correct and should be more than just one yard per 10-degree weather change, but one must take into consideration how the human body reacts to the cold and how many of us put on extra layers of clothes which may limit us from creating that extra power in our swing that we usually have. Wishing you all a wonderful 2019!!

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6 Tim Devaney Past President The new golf rules for 2019 are now in effect. You can go to the USGA website and see and hear all the changes that a will affect your game and hopefully speed up play. Rule changes in the hazards, bunkers, free drops, lost balls will definitely change your shot making and scoring. You need to be aware of these changes before you are confronted with them so the transigon is easy, smooth and less confrontagonal in this gentlemen s game. Thoughts To Play By Stay in the present. The only shot you think about is the one at hand. During a round, there is no evaluating. There is no judging. There is no anticipating the result. There is only trust and acceptance. Anything that detracts from a narrow focus on the shot at hand diminishes your chances of playing your best golf. It s natural to stay in the present if you have complete peace of mind. When you run out of holes, and only when you ve run out of holes, add it up and see how you ve done. By - Dr. Bob Rotella The Golfer s Mind Chapter 6

7 Tournament Chairman Roberto EscarGn 2018 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS A FLIGHT B FLIGHT Name Gross Net Name Net Robert Fesuk st Low Gross = $70 + T of C Dana Cartney 62 1st Low Net = $70 + T of C Jorge Morales nd Low Gross = $50 Henry Porras 67 2nd Low Net = $50 Douglas C Peterson rd Low Gross = $15 John Cawdrey 68 3rd Low Net = $30 Rick Gonzales rd Low Gross = $15 O.K. Doyle 69 4th Low Net = $20 Robert E Hall 69 Rhonda A Heffington 70 Name Gross Net Roscoe Meyers 73 Craig Ozols st Low Net = $70 + T of C James A Bauer 75 Cecil T Woods nd Low Net = $50 James Vasquez Sr 75 Tim Devaney rd Low Net = $30 Randy Burtch 75 Steve Vuckovich th Low Net = $20 James Branchick 77 Steve C White Brandon Minasian 78 Robert Mora Gregory D Williams 78 Efren Lira Vincent R Mitchell 79 Patrick D Canty Donald D Bales 80 Randy Jackson Ron Gross 80 Jeff Vasquez Tony Giles 81 Mark Gallant Al Parsakian 84 Kevin A Smola John Pileggi 90 Anderson Mackey Don Rouan NC Robert Escartin Terry Lacuran NC Alex Lira DNP Dennis Walker NC Raymond Chang DNP Team Play Schedule 01/19 Brookside at Royal Vista 01/26 Royal Vista at Brookside 02/02 Royal Vista at Montebello 02/09 Montebello at Royal Vista 02/16 Upland at Royal Vista 02/23 Royal Vista at Upland

8 Doug Peterson - Treasurer From the Treasurer---"Happy New Year" one and all from the cool confines of Palm Desert, where this born and bred Californian doesn't see 62 degrees as "warm" and 42 degrees is downright cold...contrary to my neighbors from the North and East who think they are in a "heat wave". The skies are blue, the sun is bright, the air is "crisp"...back to this stuff in a moment...and your treasury is "monetarily manageable" as we meander into the new year. We have $15K in the bank, give or take a few more renewals, and all bills are paid going forward, give or take a nogce from SCGA about said renewals. Based upon our November and December expenditures, it looks like it was a fine holiday season around LARV...I hope you were a part of it. Now back to that weather in the desert stuff...we have again secured Indian Springs G.C. for our annual Spring Fling "roadie in the desert"...i would have said "rowdy" in the desert, but with the new year, we are an older bunch and that is not possible for most of us...on May 3rd and 4th. We will have an 8:00 shotgun start with different teams both days. Homewood Suites in La Quinta will again be our host hotel with preferred rates for our pargcipants since the music fesgval will be over by then. I've been assured that the weather will be much warmer than currently experienced and that a good Gme will be had by all, despite new years having come and gone. Mark your calendars, pracgce with those new "sgcks" Santa brought you, and forget your "warmies" for this occasion...ah, Laughlin awaits! This being said, I hope the new year finds your "hit it, find it and hit it again" experience a more enjoyable one than previously thought, with fewer puhs to frustrate you, fewer swings to torment you, and more friends to comfort you in the process. Royal Vista Profit and Loss Statement Novermber /1/18 Beginning Balance $18, Income $1, Expenses $3,928.65T of C Jacket, SCGA Entry, Raffle Prizes, Tournament Prizes and Lunches 11/30/18 Ending Balance $15,800.77

9 Bob Mora Handicap Chairman 2019 Rule Changes Ball Moved During Search No penalty for accidentally moving your ball during search. Ball in Mo3on Accidentally Deflected No penalty if your ball in mogon is accidentally deflected by you, your equipment, or your caddie. Measuring the Size of the Relief Area Where a Ball Must Be Dropped and Played Your relief area for dropping a ball will be a fixed size of either one or two club-lengths using the longest club in your bag, other than your puher. New Procedure for Dropping a Ball Your ball must be let go from knee height and fall through the air without touching any part of your body or equipment. Where a Dropped Ball Must Come to Rest Your ball must come to rest in the relief area where it was dropped, or else it must be redropped. Time For Search Before Ball is Lost Your ball is lost if not found in three minutes (rather than the current 5 minutes). Subs3tu3on of Ball Always Allowed When Taking Relief You may always subsgtute a ball when taking relief. When to Replace a Ball That Moves on the PuHng Green Aper your ball has been liped and replaced, you would always replace your ball on its original spot, even if it was blown by the wind or moved for no clear reason. Repairing Damage on the PuHng Green Repair of almost any damage allowed on the puqng green (including spike marks and animal damage).

10 Touching Line of Play on a PuHng Green No penalty for touching your line of play on the puqng green so long as doing so does not improve the condigons for your stroke. Ball Played From Green Hits UnaLended Flags3ck in Hole No penalty if your ball played from the puqng green (or anywhere else) hits the unahended flagsgck in the hole. Touching Loose Impediments or Ground in a Penalty Area No penalty for moving loose impediments, touching the ground, or grounding your club in a penalty area. Unplayable Ball in Bunker Relief allowed outside a bunker for an unplayable ball for two penalty strokes. Use of Clubs Damaged During Round A club damaged during a round can congnue to be used, even if you damaged it in anger. Ball Accidentally Struck More Than Once During a Stroke If your club accidentally strikes your ball more than once during a stroke, there will be no penalty and your ball will be played as it lies. Encouraging Prompt Pace of Play It is recommended that you play ready golf and make each stroke in no more than 40 seconds. Elimina3on of the Requirement to Announce the Player's Intent to LiR a Ball When you have good reason to mark and lip your ball, you are no longer required to first announce your intengon. Local Rule: Alterna3ve to Stroke and Distance A new Local Rule will provide an alternagve to stroke-and-distance relief for a ball that is lost outside a penalty area or out of bounds.