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1 July 2012 DESERT MASHIE NEWS 5 Iron Hello Mashies, Yes, this is the first letter from your president! I have been in office for six months, or ½ year; the time has really passed fast. I have learned a lot while working with a lot of folks with many great ideas and suggestions, which will help Desert Mashie to better achieve its goals. On May 16, we held a general meeting at Hensley & Company. There were 24 members in attendance. Here is a recap of the last six months. George Colebrook and I attended the WSGA Board Meeting from Feb. 23 to Feb. 25 in Los Angeles, CA. We covered several subjects and concerns, including, but not limited to: Increased WSGA membership Challenge Women In Golf to get 100 women to participate in the WSGA 58 th Annual Tournament in Reno in June. By-Laws and Constitution Reviewed the 2012 WSGA Annual Golf Tournament Budget Raffle Ticket sale required to offset some of the tournament costs Elected Dr. William Bill Dickey to Honorary membership as WSGA President Emeritus effective March 30, 2012 All in all, we had a good meeting, and covered many subjects. It wasn t until I became president of Desert Mashie and attended my first WSGA Board Meeting that I became aware of the many facets and functions involved and necessary in the administration of the Western States Golf Association. Our 64 th Annual Tournament was held in March, honoring Dr. William Bill Dickey s Birthday. Unfortunately, my wife and I were not able to attend due to our previous personal and financial commitment to go on a cruise at the very same time; however, I understand the tournament and event was a smashing success and was enjoyed by all. We are already making plans for our Desert Mashie Annual for next year which will be held on Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6, 2013, at the Legacy Golf Resort, and the Raven Golf Club. Both of these venues are located in Phoenix, and are within

2 close proximity to the following: Phoenix Airport miles; Arizona Mills shopping outlet & theater miles; and Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino miles. Below are some pictures of the beautiful Legacy Resort, as well as Hole # 8 at the Raven Golf Club. More information will be available within a month or two for your planning purposes. The final results of the WSGA Raffle Ticket sales are as follows: 1 st Place Mile High Sandbaggers GC 1502 tickets $3, nd Place Desert Mashie GC 1070 Tickets $2, The TOP INDIVIDUAL (raffle ticket sale) WINNER was our 1 and only Miz Bea Baker who sold 100 books. A Big and goes out to Bea.

3 There were 18 golfers plus 8 non-golfer spouses, family members and friends in attendance at WSGA s 58 th Annual in Reno last month. We were housed at the fabulous Peppermill Resort-Spa- Casino. Desert Mashie had the following 3 winners in the Slot Tournament: Jerry Ike Hill $ Cecil Woods $ Scott Edmonds $ There was a high-stakes Skins game on Tuesday, and even though there were no Desert Mashie winners in the Skins game, it was a good time to get an introduction to the Lakeridge Course which we would play again during the tournament. There were 300 golfers in the tournament, so we were split up on 3 courses Lakeridge, Red Hawk Lakes, and Red Hawk Hill. The forecast for Reno was between 81 and 85 degrees which I never thought much about, but discovered that it was much cooler than Phoenix; however, I don t believe the temperature got up to 80 on Saturday. I played on Red Hawk Hill course on Saturday, and it was so cold and windy that I had to buy a jacket to keep warm, but there was nothing I could do about the wind taking my ball wherever it pleased. Needless to say, a great time was had by all golfers, family members and friends. The following Desert Mashie members brought home trophies for their flights: Cecil Woods 1 st Low Net Jo Jo Bridgewaters 2 nd Low Net I sincerely thank everyone who traveled to Reno and represented Desert Mashie (very well, I might add) at WSGA s 58 th Annual. I felt a great sense of pride when our team marched in behind the Desert Mashie banner during the Opening Ceremonies. Based on the fact that we are the largest club in the Western States Golf Association, when I saw some of the other clubs participation rate, I started to wonder what could we do to get that kind of participation and representation from our club. As the Annual will be held at the same location for the next two years, I hope we will be able to garner more interest so we can have greater participation next year. Well, we have a year to think about it and make plans -- Let s get ready for next year! Our Desert Mashie Tournament Director, Pam Hill, has been working hard to ensure that we are playing nice tracks, in addition to keeping the price within our affordable range, so I ask that we all keep in mind that Pam is only as good as the members who come out and support her. Therefore, I ask that we all go to and review our remaining tournaments scheduled for this year, and sign up on line. Remember, great participation is necessary to enable Pam to negotiate great rates.

4 Relax on the course: If you feel tight and nervous on the course, push your shoulders up to your ears, hold it there for a few seconds and then let them drop. This will help you relax to make a good golf swing. Our annual Duel in the Desert with our sister club, Desert Trails, will be held this coming Saturday, July 7, at the Robson Ranch Golf Resort. Currently, there are only 3 golfers signed up on the website for the tournament. You have until July 6 to sign up to play in this tournament. So I urge you to come on out and let s make a great showing at this event. Hey, we have some more exciting news for you. Betty Shelton, our Special Events Chair, is making plans for us to charter a bus to go to Las Vegas to participate in Valley View Golf Club s Annual Tournament. The tournament will be on October 12 h to Oct. 14 th. Valley View makes such an outstanding showing at our tournaments, so I urge you to come on and let s get on the bus and go support Valley View. Remember thaw pasphen ni gsave, tassy ni gsave. Just a little scrabble for: what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.. Some of our senior members have voiced their concern about difficulty in playing from the more distant tees. With that in mind, we are looking into the feasibility of creating new tee box procedures for our senior golfers who have a Handicap Index of 22 or higher. These procedures would also apply to our golfers with medical or physical impairments that impede their ability to play golf from the more distant tees. Please contact Pam Hill (parpam1@yahoo.com) if you have input or you would be interested in receiving information on these procedures once the evaluation is complete. Our condolences and prayers go out to Richard (Dickie) and Robert (Bobbie C) Clayton whose brother, Charlie, passed away last month. Leroy H. James President

5 Emma Mosley Women In Golf Coordinator History was made at the 58 th Annual WSGA Golf Tournament this past weekend in Reno, Nevada. 105 women from 29 WSGA golf clubs teed up to play in the tournament. WIG was awarded $1000 for meeting the challenge. Women golfers made up 1/3 of the tournament field. AZ/CO had 9 women participating in the tournament; 5 Desert Mashie, 2 Mile Hi Golf Club and 2 Greenseekers. There were 7 Desert Mashie non golfer ladies at the tournament. We played 3 beautiful mountain golf courses. The 15 th hole on the Lakeridge Golf Course was especially challenging because of the island green. Congratulations go to AZ/CO WIG participants: JoJo Bridgewaters won 1 st Low Net in the Women A Flight. Gildred Barber won 2 nd Low Net in the Women A Flight. Carnell Wilson won 1 st Low Gross in the Women A Flight. Mile Hi Golf Club won the WSGA Team Competition. The WIG Summit Meeting was well attended and very informative. A new club, Divas on the Course, has been formed in Las Vegas. Ellen Brown is the president. The brochure for the 2012 North South Shootout will be on the Desert Mashie WIG Website. The 1 day tournament will be held in Montebello, California (southern) October 6, Please plan to attend. I have order forms for the Northern area WIG hot pink shirts. The cost is $ Mark your calendars for the 2013 North South Shootout which will be held in Northern California October 6-7, I have copies of the WSGA Newsletter. Granville Brown, WSGA President, has challenged each member to continue to grow WSGA by Each One Recruit One. See you on the Links in July. (Pictures will be posted on the website.) Emma

6 Wsga 58 th annual championship results RENO, NV -- June 21 24, rd Place Arroyo nd Place, Cosmos 1130 Mile Hi 1st PLACE Sandbaggers Carnell Wilson Gildred Barber Jeff Green Ken Mason AJ Gosa 1088 total net FLIGHT WINNER SCORE SR Lower Women Esther Wilson MEDALIST 82 1st Low Gross Esther Wilson Spear 258 1st Low Net Stephanie Fleming Sistas 217 2nd Low Gross Rosalie James Masters 266 2nd Low Net Millie Chadwick Divas/Dudes 221 Women SR Middle Barbara Ramlochan MEDALIST 93 1st Low Gross Delanie Powell Divas/Dudes 311 1st Low Net Barbara Ramlochan Divas/Dudes 212 2nd Low Gross Gloria Howard Divas/Dudes 322 2nd Low Net Lavette Bryant Sistas 215 SR Upper Women Vanita Finney MEDALIST 103 1st Low Gross Debra Batiste Sistas 340 1st Low Net Roberta Cormier Golden Gaters 221 2nd Low Gross Cynthia Byrd Sistas 343 2nd Low Net Donna Castron Divas/Dudes 232 Senior Lower Men Jeff Hall, Valley View MEDALIST 78 1st Low Gross Ray Young LA Fairways 234 1st Low Net Ron Henry Mile Hi 210 2nd Low Gross Jerome Polk Leisure Hour 238 2nd Low Net Charles Kirksey Cosmos 223 Senior Upper Men Joe Robinson MEDALIST 82 1st Low Gross Garland Jones Arroyo 280 1st Low Net Benny Smith Bay Area 224 2nd Low Gross Joe Robinson Desert Trails 282 2nd Low Net Joe Gardner Cosmos 231 Men's D Flight Merlin Neal MEDALIST 91 1st Low Gross CJ Cotton Valley View 286 1st Low Net Merlin Neal Masters 220 2nd Low Gross Howard Powell Divas/Dudes 298 2nd Low Net Michael Conkrite Mile Hi 237 Men's C Flight Michael Jones, Bay Area MEDALIST 84 1st Low Gross Thomas TJ Johnson LA Fairways 261 1st Low Net Vernon Rhyne Cosmos 210 2nd Low Gross Keith Lee Honors 270 2nd Low Net Ken Mason Mile Hi 216 Women's B Flight Cheryl Marshall MEDALIST 94 1st Low Gross Cheryl Marshall Golden s 302 1st Low Net Sharon Sanders Divas/Dudes 211 2nd Low Gross Vanessa Donaville Sistas 317 2nd Low Net Rubye Artry Divas/Dudes 213 Men's B Flight Donald Gridiron, III MEDALIST 77 1st Low Gross Donald Gridiron III LA Fairways 253 1st Low Net Oscar Davis Fir State 208 2nd Low Gross David Finley Pro Duffers 258 2nd Low Net Nate Jackson Bay Area 218 Women's A Flight Carnell Wilson MEDALIST 89 1st Low Gross Jenny Bethune Divas/Dudes 283 1st Low Net Gildred Barber Mile Hi 206 2nd Low Gross Lesley Stewart Sistas 284 2nd Low Net Jo Jo Bridgewaters Desert Mashie 217 Men's A Flight Doc Harris MEDALIST 79 1st Low Gross James Harris LA Fairways 255 1st Low Net Edward Capla Bay Area 222 2nd Low Gross Frank Jenkins Arroyo 258 2nd Low Net Horace Stevenson Deep Drivers 231 Women's Championship Deanna Hampton MEDALIST 83 1st Low Gross Lynda Donahue Sistas 256 1st Low Net Dana Foster Spear 216 2nd Low Gross Lissa Guyton Leisure Hour 257 2nd Low Net Audrey Jordan Valley View 219 Men's Championship Andrew Winzer MEDALIST 74 1st Low Gross Andrew Winzer Cosmos 233 1st Low Net Cecil Woods Desert Mashie 222 2nd Low Gross Joe Battle Desert Trails 240 2nd Low Net James Ely Arroyo 224 Guest Flight Winner Chuck Bryant Low Net

7 JULY 2012 TOURNAMENT DUEL IN THE DESERT DESERT TRAILS & DESERT MASHIE AT ROBSON RANCH GOLF COURSE Eloy, AZ 8:00 AM SHOTGUN START SATURDAY, JULY 7 TH $55.00 Includes: Golf, Cart, Range Balls, Prizes & Lunch Format: Match and Medal Play Deadline: Wednesday July 4, 2012 For additional information, contact: McArthur Williams or macwilliams49@hotmail.com Sign up on line: Or contact Pam Hill Parpam1@yahoo.com (602) To ensure we had some activity for the golfers who were not going to Reno, Eric Neal and Griff Hall managed a consolidated Cactus and Desert Mashie Golf Club tournament at the Foothills Golf Club on Saturday, June 23. Below are the winners from that tournament.

8 Winners THE FOOTHILLS GOLF CLUB / JUNE 23, 2012 DATE Saturday, June 23, 2012 COMBINED DESERT MASHIE / CACTUS GOLF CLUB TOURNAMENT LOCATION The Foothills Flight #1 Winners Name Score Award 1st Low Gross Bob Shaw 81 $ st Low Net Bobby Daye 71 $25.00 Blind Draw 1st Place Joseph Carter/Bobby Daye $90.00 Blind Draw 2nd Place Mike Shelton/Eric Neal $60.00 SKINS: Flight #1 Winners Name Score Hole Award$ 1 Bob Shaw 12,16 $ Issac Wells 5 $ Al Loveless 2,8,9 $ Vince Morrow 15 $ Bobby Daye 6,17 $10.00 Total $45.00 SKINS: Flight #2 Winners Name Score Hole Award$ 1 Harold Gilson 2,8 $ Winzal Hines 7,17 $ Eric Neal 1,11 $ William Kearns 12 $ Joseph Carter 14 $6.00 Total $48.00 Partners BB Winners Name Net Score Award$ 1st Place Eric Neal/Al Loveless 59 $ nd Place Al Loveless/Joseph Carter 61 $ rd Place Eric Neal/Bobby Daye 61 $40.00 Total $ Closest To The Pin Winners Name Hole # Award$ Flight A Bobby Daye 7 $10.00 Flight B Joseph Carter 16 $10.00 Total $20.00

9 GHIN Internet POSTING The following instructions are how to post your score online at home (not the golf course): Go to: Go to: Post on Line Input your GHIN # and Last Name 1. Select the date you played 2. Enter the course rating 3. Enter the slope 4. Enter your score 5. Enter the Name of the course 6. Hit Post Score When Posting scores remember to adjust your score in accordance with the equitable stroke control (ESC). POST ALL Your SCORES! You know who you are. and so do we!! Golf definition the month SANDBAGGER Any player who understates their ability (may even not post all their scores to maintain a high handicap) in order to win in competition. Hole In One POT The club has initiated a $500 Hole-in-One Pot. Any paid member who gets a hole-in-one during a Desert Mashie sponsored event will receive the $500. If there is more than one hole-in-one during the same event, the prize fund will be divided.

10 People, places and things! People - Have a story to tell about yourself, a friend, or loved one? Do you have a birth announcement or want us to pray for an ailing family member or friend? Got an anniversary or birthday coming up? Places - Have you recently discovered a great new course that you want to share with us? Discovered a good deal somewhere? Or maybe you re going on vacation and want to know if anyone knows of a great course to golf at your destination. Things - How about all that golf equipment you keep buying to improve your game, but alas, you realize it s really operator error so you now want to unload it? Well, drop us a note with the details, or give us a call and we ll put it in the monthly newsletter. Just get me your information at least 7 days prior to the first of each month and we ll publish it on this page!

11 FAMOUS QUOTE Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter. Tiger Woods HEARD A GOOD ONE. Two men playing golf were held up by two women playing in front of them. One man said: "I'll walk up to them and tell them to hurry up." When he returned he said: "I have a problem, one of the women is my wife and the other one is my mistress." The second man said: "I'll walk up to them and hurry them up. " He came back and said: "We both have the same problem. Even though we are at mid-year, it is not too late to renew your membership or become a new member of the Desert Mashie Golf Club. You can renew your membership or sign up as a new member by going into the website ( or by filling out the membership application below. Remember, we are family, so if you have some family members who are golfers, or non-golfers, bring them along, too. The more the merrier.

12 DESERT MASHIE GOLF CLUB 2010 DUES INVOICE Golfers $75 (July December) Non Golfers $55 Name Address City State Zip Home Phone Work Phone Employer Occupation Spouse s Name (if applicable) Date of Birth (optional) Address Current member New member Make check payable to: Desert Mashie Golf Club 4421 E. Chuckwalla Cyn. Phoenix, AZ 85044

13 Now that the temperatures are over 100 degrees, I thought this would be a good time to run this article again. Hydration on the Course Stay hydrated is a common phrase you often hear from playing sports and on the golf course. Optimal hydration can improve your golf game mentally and physically. Since the brain is made up of 85% of water and is water inefficient, it has top priority in regards to blood circulation. Drinking the correct amount of water will ensure optimal blood flow to the brain which will enable you to focus on the golf course. The human body is composed of 25% solid matter (solute) and 75% water (solvent). For instance, the nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc is composed mostly of water. The majority of the weight of the upper body is supported by this water volume in the disc; therefore proper hydration can be a preventative measure against low back pain. Water also acts as a lubricating agent for joints which can relieve pain from chronic joint pathologies. Now that you know the importance of proper hydration, the amount of water consumed per day is critical to reach this goal. Some people say drink lots of water. But what is a lot of water? Other say drink 8 glasses of water per day. This is not an accurate way to determine the amount of water to drink each day. For example if a female golfer weighs 100 pounds. 8 glasses of water may cause over hydration. On the other hand if a male golfer weighs 200 pounds, 8 glasses of water falls far below the correct amount of water. The optimal amount of water to drink is ½ your body weight (pounds) in ounces per day. For example, a 200 lb. person will need to drink 100 ounces of water per day. A key point to remember is that other fluids do not count toward your goal of ½ your bodyweight in ounces. Those fluids include: coffee, tea, juices, soda, milk, sports drinks, and flavored water. In fact, other fluids like sports drinks and juices can actually dehydrate the body because it takes water to actually dilute these high sugar drinks before it is assimilated in the body. Timing of water consumption is important to optimal hydration. Drinking water first thing in the morning is critical because during sleep the body becomes dehydrated. Therefore drinking water first thing in the morning is the first step to

14 optimal hydration. Start with 25% of your total water intake in the morning. If your water intake for the day is 100 ounces, you would consume 25 ounces in the morning. During a golf round you should consume 40% - 50% of your total daily intake of water. If your water intake for the day is 100 ounces, you would consume ounces of water on the golf course. The remaining water should be consumed throughout the day. The type of water you drink is important to achieving optimal hydration. 80% of bottled waters are filtered tap waters. Choose a bottled water that has approximately parts per million (mg/l) of dissolved solids. This ensures a proper amount of dissolved solids in the water to maintain proper hydration. High quality water sources include Evian, Fiji, and Trinity. Water from Reverse Osmosis units can be used but the dissolved solids can be quite low. A great way to remedy this situation is to add a small pinch of Celtic Sea Salt to every liter of water. Celtic Sea Salt is an organic, unrefined sea salt that has over 80 trace minerals that will help replenish the body with electrolytes. Not only does it replenish the electrolytes in the body, it is a great way to prevent muscle cramps. Another great benefit of using Celtic Sea Salt is the reduction of allergic tendencies. I have had great results with golfers that have allergic symptoms due to pollen and grass. Many have reported reduced symptoms of allergic reactions with the proper amount of water and the addition of Celtic Sea Salt. Please do not consume regular salt in the place of Celtic Sea Salt. Regular salt is just sodium chloride which can be quite toxic when consumed on its own without the other trace minerals. Drinking the proper amount and correct type of water may be the missing link to improving your golf game mentally and physically. So, here s drinking to your golf game and health.