CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT LWMGC CLUB CHAMPIONS

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1 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT The annual Club Championship consists of three (3) rounds of Medal Play. LWMGC CLUB CHAMPIONS 2017 Ken Reinach 2016 Glen Warkentine 2015 Jim Harada 2014 Myung Sup Jung 2013 Jeff Shetler 2012 Jon Buchman 2011 George DeBlois 2010 Jon Buchman 2009 Jon Buchman 2008 Jon Buchman 2007 Jon Buchman 2006 Han Chae 2005 Curt Teal 2004 Bob Howe 2003 Bob Howe 2002 Paul Runge 2001 George Janzen 2000 Jack Cunningham 1999 Curt Teal 1998 Chuck Berkowitz 1997 Charles Hellmann 1996 Harry Fleming 1995 Chuck Berkowitz 1994 David Claus 1993 Robert Gorevitz 1992 Robert Gorevitz 1991 Valley Voyles 1990 Charles Hellmann 1989 Charles Hellmann 1988 Francis Sanfilippo 1987 Robert Gorevitz 1986 Valley Voyles 1985 Valley Voyles 1984 Ken Ellis 1983 Eli Lorins 1982 Guy Lamoreaux 1981 Valley Voyles 1980 Valley Voyles 1979 Guy Lamoreaux 1978 Robert Gregg 1977 Robert Gregg 1976 Eli Lorins 1975 Robert Gregg 1974 Leroy Hutchinson 1973 Harry Bartruff 1972 Joseph Sheriff 1971 Harry Bartruff 1970 Joseph Sheriff 1969 Eli Lorins 1968 Eli Lorins 1967 Philip Memoli 1966 Dr. L E Overhouse 1965 Rodney Trucks 19

2 LWMGC PRESIDENT S CUP The annual LWMGC President s Cup is a grueling Two-Stage Major tournament. After an 18 hole first round Medal Play event, the field is narrowed to the top 16 players in each of the four (A, B, C and D) Flights PRESIDENT S CUP CHAMPIONS 2017 David Cho 2016 Richard Renna 2015 Bill Brodt 2014 David Dai Cho 2013 Mike Holtzman 2012 Warren Han 2011 Rency Biagan 2010 Jerold Saltz 2009 Won Chang 2008 John Lee 2007 Marvin Sage 2006 Dale Woepse 2005 Andy Emerson 2004 Fred Capps 2003 Don Norgaard 2002 Ralph Belitz 2001 Archie Kneff 2000 Bruce Campbell 1999 Archie Kneff 1998 Dave Youlovsky 1997 Dick Fuchs 1996 George Lazarowitz 1995 A.J. Stadjuhar 1994 A.J. Stadjuhar 1993 Miles Tuft 1992 Sheldon Wirth 1991 Ken Dooley 1990 James Speckens 1989 Easton Roberts 1988 Malcolm Davis 1987 A.J. Stadjuhar 1986 Roy Hammerman (No records) 1976 Alford Peterson (No records) 1966 George Crank 20

3 ANNUAL MEMBER-MEMBER TOURNAMENT Beginning in 2011 the Club began a tournament we hoped would become one of the most anticipated and strongly contested events on the Major Tournament schedule the annual LWMGC Member-Member Tournament. This two (2) day event is usually held on the first two Wednesdays in December. MEMBER-MEMBER CHAMPIONS A Flight B Flight C Flight 2017 Bian Bae Liem Steve Heit Illsung Kwak Yoongseoug Kim David Cho Chang S. Kim 2016 John Suh Sung Leo Pak 2015 Mike Thompson Bob Mattis 2014 Jeff Shetler Ken Reinach 2013 Jon Buchman Sam Murad 2012 Rod Harrison Jerry Ryman 2011 Mike Thompson Bob Mattis Ralph Belitz Clark Farrell John Lee Joe Choi Roger Landis John Stevens John Lee Joe Choi Dave Postier Howard Collins John Lee Joe Choi Mort Beck Mike Holtzman Dick O Meara Mike Holtzman W. Y. Park James Ho Dale Paisley Marc Bayer Murray Schenker Edward Young Phillip Kim Michael Jang 21

4 ALLEN HYUNDAI CUP The annual Allen Hyundai Cup Championship, inaugurated in 2010 (originally called The Tayani Cup) is a season-long competition held from January thru December which gives Club members the opportunity to expand their playing experience outside of their regular weekly group and compete against other members within their own handicap flight. The Championship is determined by compiling the best 5 out of 9 Flight Competition* scores from pre-identified Weekly Wednesday Tournament rounds. Points are awarded relative to how each player finishes in relation to the remainder of the field and the aggregate point total of those 5 best rounds determines the final standings. Tournament winners come from three handicapped flights: Eagle Flight (Open) Play is from the blue tees. This Flight is open to all. Birdie Flight Flights A, B and C (Indices 23.9 and Below) Play is from the regular (white) tees. Bogey Flight Flight D (Indices 24.0 to 36.4) Play is from the forward (green) tees. Note: *Flight Competitions are Weekly Wednesday Tournament rounds where foursomes are assigned by the Tournament Chairman such that members with similar handicaps play in the same group. 22

5 ALLEN HYUNDAI CUP CHAMPIONS Eagle Flight Birdie Flight Bogey Flight 2017 Peter Kuhn Kim Sam Kim Don Stewart 2016 Paul Santoro Joe Choi Don Stewart 2015 Ken Reinach Michael Jang W.Y. Park 2014 Dan Davis Glen Warkentine Larry Linker John Lee W.Y. Park Mo Ediger James Cembrano Joe Choi Len Auerbach Glenn Miller Larry Linker 23

6 ANNUAL PUTTING CONTEST The LWMGC Putting Competition has been held since 1990 and is a very popular event among our Club members. It is held on the upper putting green each month immediately following the general membership meeting during which participants can sign up for $1 entry fee. ANNUAL PUTTING CONTEST CHAMPIONS 2017 Ralph Belitz 2016 Dan Davis 2015 Tom Hall 2014 Don Durbin 2013 Dan Davis 2012 Bob Burns 2011 Don Durbin 2010 Ralph Belitz 2009 Ralph Belitz 2008 Dan Davis 2007 Ron Whitley 2006 Ralph Belitz 2005 Don Obal 2004 Ralph Belitz 2003 Charles Berkowitz 2002 Jerry Ryman 2001 Charles Berkowitz 2000 Arnold Katz 1999 Charles Berkowitz 1998 Charles Berkowitz 1997 Fred Herfkens 1996 Bill Baugh 1995 Charles Berkowitz 1994 Charles Berkowitz 1993 Dale Raridon 1992 Dale Raridon 1991 Edwin W. Larson 1990 Miles H. Tuft 24

7 LWMGC SKILLS CHALLENGE In the Summer of 2003 while a member of the LWMGC Board, Dave Masters proposed the first The Masters Skill Challenge. The idea was to extend invitations to the eight LWMGC members holding the current 8 lowest GHIN indices. The invitations would be extended to the next low-index current member if one or more of the first selections should be unable to compete. The number of competitors has since been increased to ten. The ten events identified for the competition are: Long Drive, Short Bunker, Long Bunker, Trouble Shot, Short Chip, Pitch, Short Iron, Long Iron, Flop Shot and Long Putt. The competitors would score points from 10 (Closest) to 1 (Farthest) in proximity to the target. The highest point total at the end would be declared the Skills Challenge Champion for the year. There was no Skills Challenge in ANNUAL SKILLS CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS 2016 Glen Warkentine 2015 Mike Walo 2014 Tom Imler 2013 Jim Harada 2012 Dean Stafford 2011 Competition Not Held 2010 Dean Stafford 2009 Leo Pak 2008 Bill Brodt 2007 Han Chae 2006 Joe Saldana 2005 Curtis Teal 2004 Rich Fritsch 2003 Bob Howe 25

8 LWMGC SPECIAL EVENTS These activities (social events and golf tournaments) differ from the usual LWMGC weekly tournaments and Team Play events in the fact that non-club members are a central part of the event or competition. The Annual President s Ball The LWMGC Annual President s Ball began as a regular Club event in 1983 and is held each January. The event is a formal evening and hearkens back to the days of elegance and ballroom dining and dancing. The gathering is an opportunity for Club members and their wives / significant others to dressup and socialize with other Club members. Throughout the evening major tournament awards and other recognition items are presented culminating with the presentation of the Club s highest honor the President s Award presented to an outstanding Club member. PRESIDENT S AWARD WINNERS 2017 Bill Blaine 2016 David Schmidli 2015 Fred Yune 2014 Mike Walo 2013 Dave Postier 2012 Tom Hall / Roger Teel 2011 David Talcott 2010 Glenn Collins 2009 Ken Sutterlin 2009 Verne Smutz 2008 Roger Landis 2007 Tom Hall 2006 Chuck Berkowitz 2005 Frank Sande 2004 Brad Bradley 2003 Jerry Gluck 2002 Charlie Hellman 2001 Hal Shulem 26

9 Memorial Tournament The Memorial Tournament started in The first year it was called the Curt Teal Memorial Tournament after one of our Club Champions who had died the year before. The tournament would honor Curt as well as all the Club s departed members. The choice of the Foundation of Laguna Woods Village to be the beneficiary of the event was at Curt's widow's request since it had been his favorite charity. The arrangement was always for the event to use his name for only one year, thereafter to be just the Memorial Tournament. The event was held for four years (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010). After a two-year hiatus, the Memorial Tournament returned to the annual rotation of special events and is now sponsored by the Laguna Woods Men s Golf Club, and for the first time in 2017, co-sponsored by Laguna Woods Village. In fact, it has become the Club s premier annual event and our major fundraiser. It is held in early May with the scramble tournament being open to the entire community as well as any friends or relatives. This annual tournament as testimony that the golfing community can be counted on to help our Village neighbors, and we believe the amount of our annual donations to the Foundation reflects that commitment. LWMGC FOUNDATION DONATIONS 2017 $43, $19, $17, $16, $14, Event Not Held 2011 Event Not Held 2010 $5, $5, $4, $4,500 Since its inception in 2007 to date, the proceeds from the annual Memorial Tournament combined with additional donations from the LWMGC membership throughout each year, the Club has contributed a total of almost $130,000 to the Foundation of Laguna Woods Village!! 27

10 Volunteer Appreciation Day This tournament usually held on a Saturday in early- October is the Club s way of recognizing the volunteer contributions made by Club members, their spouses, significant others and family members throughout the year. These individuals who provide support with tasks like tournament check-in, decorating, venue set-up, artwork etc. are treated to a day of golf, tournament prizes and a catered luncheon complete with cocktails. It is also a day to recognize past Club Presidents. Member-Guest Tournament The annual LWMGC Member-Guest tournament is a Saturday event scheduled in mid-august and is our Club s opportunity to showcase our outstanding golfing facilities to our non-club member golfing partners. This full-day shotgun start event includes putting contests, great tee prizes, raffle prizes and an awards banquet. 28

11 The Derby For the golfers who take part in the monthly tournament known as THE DERBY, most say it is one of the best Men s Club events. We play on the Thursday after Men s Club General monthly meeting on the course which is closed that week. The format is very simple. We take the low handicappers and pair them with the high ones to form two-man teams. Then it s alternate shot to the end of the hole. Depending on the number of teams involved we eliminate at least one team on each hole until we have the last team standing. In order to eliminate a team on each hole there will often be a chip-off with two or more teams to see who goes on and who gets eliminated. It s quite a spectacle to see 20+ golfers all playing a hole at the same time. We get quite a few spectators who have been heard to say this is a great game to watch. For the final event of the year we hold the ANNUAL DERBY. This results in a high turnout largely because the Men s Club enhances the pot. For the most recent year s contest we had 32 players (16 teams). This puts at least 16 golf carts on the first hole. The winning team took home $

12 LWMGC TEAM EVENTS These events offer members of LWMGC the opportunity to compete against other men s golf clubs in the immediate Southern California region in a variety of formats. Team events are limited field events by their nature and there obviously is not room for every Club member on the team. The LWMGC Board of Directors and the Competitions Committee use the criteria of Allen Hyundai Cup Flight Competitions, regular Weekly Wednesday and Major Tournament scores as well as past Team Play performance to narrow down the list of candidates to provide a pool that will give Laguna Woods a competitive mix of players. Note: The Scotch Scoring events (versus Costa Mesa - and Navy) are fun activities and focus more on camaraderie between clubs than ultra-competitive tournaments so the LWMGC Competition Committee considers performance in the Allen Hyundai Cup Flight Competitions, regular Weekly Wednesday and Major Tournament scores only as a partial criteria for creating the initial list of potential participants. The Club and the Competition Committee also use these team spots as a way of recognizing and rewarding these individuals for their regular support of our activities and tournaments. 30

13 Scotch Cup Vs. Costa Mesa Seniors In 2005 the LWMGC began an annual Home and Away series of Scotch Scoring matches against the Costa Mesa Seniors Golf Club. The squads are usually made up of eight or nine 2-man teams and the total team points scored in both matches determines the annual winner. The order of the matches rotates each year and the Scotch Cup is awarded after the final (second) match of the season. LWMGC Vs. Navy Golf Course Men s Club Based on the success of the Costa Mesa Scotch Cup matches, when the opportunity to play a similar set of Home and Away matches with the Navy Golf Course Men s Club presented itself in 2010, the LWMGC jumped at the chance to play. This is another fun event using Scotch Scoring focusing more on inter-club camaraderie than grinding competition. It is also a fairly large field event with each club normally fielding between 16 and 20 two-man teams. 31

14 Laguna Woods Village Cup The Laguna Woods Village Cup (originally known as the Laguna Woods Ryder Cup) has become a staple of the LWMGC s playing season. The competition was originally proposed by Dave Masters in 2005 to coincide with the biennial playing of the Ryder Cup matches. The Laguna Woods matches however would not be limited to United States players Versus United Kingdom players but would pit 20 high caliber Club members born in the USA (Team USA) against an equally stacked roster of 20 Club members who were born outside of the US (Team International). The event (scheduled in the fall) would be a way to encourage friendly intra-club competition and also give Club members a chance to play for their country. The teams are broken down into 10 two-man teams which play each other head-to head in three different nine-hole match play style competitions: Alternate Shot Better Ball Individual Match Play In 2006 the competition was formally added to the schedule and was orchestrated by PGA Professional Roger Teel. In 2012 the competition became an annual event. 32

15 TOURNAMENT RULES Weekly Wednesday and Majors GENERAL REQUIREMENTS A. Participation in Weekly Wednesday or Major Tournaments is restricted to regular members with an SCGA/GHIN Handicap index, as provided in ARTICLE III- E of the CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. The maximum index limit (for scoring purposes) is No guests or non-members are allowed to participate. New members of the Men s Club who need to establish handicaps will be eligible to play in Weekly Wednesday Tournaments only. B. No member shall play during the scheduled tournament times, except those participating in the tournament. C. In partner events, the allowable handicap difference of partners will be determined by the Tournament Chairman. D. Based on USGA rules, the Golf Operations Manager or his Assistant shall decide disputes relating to rules. E. Play the ball as it lies (summer rules) at all times except on holes designated Cart Path Only, due to weather or ground conditions. In those instances, the following local rule prevails: If a player's ball lies through the green* the player may mark, lift and clean his ball without penalty and place it within one club length of and not nearer the hole than where it originally lay. * The whole area of the course except: The teeing ground and putting green of the hole being played; and All hazards on the course. F. All putts are to be holed out. No gimmies unless otherwise specified by the Tournament Chairman. 33

16 G. When temporary greens are used, a maximum of two (2) putts will be scored. H. During inclement weather, when carts are restricted to the cart path on six or more holes, scheduled Major Tournaments or Flight Competition Tournaments will be rolled over to the following week*. All other scheduled Weekly Wednesday tournaments shall be played if the Golf Course is open. Daily course conditions are available by calling (949) seven days a week. *In the event that both rounds of the Member-Member Tournament in December are rained out, at least one round will be rescheduled in place of Flight Competition #9.. In the event that Flight Competition #9 is cancelled for any reason, it will not be rescheduled and the Allen Hyundai Cup Champions will be determined using the best 5 out of 8 tournament rounds. I. Players must check in with the Tournament Committee on Major Tournament Wednesdays or with the Starter for all Weekly Wednesday Tournaments, at least 20 minutes prior to tee time. If late in checking in, the Weekly Wednesday Tournament Committee Member or Starter may substitute an alternate golfer (in the case of non- Flight Competition events) if available. In Major Tournaments and Flight Competitions, only the Tournament Chairman may substitute an alternate golfer if available. J. Scorecards must be signed by at least two players and must show the following information: Individual play formats: 1. Last name and first name of each player. NOTE: To assist in Tournament scoring, names on the scorecard should be listed in the same order that they appear on the Tournament Tee Time List posted on the LWMGC Bulletin Board. 2. Each player s GHIN number. 34

17 3. Date round was played. 4. Scheduled Tee Time for group. 5. The correct individual score for each hole on the score card. 6. The total strokes for each 9 and/or 18 holes played. Team play formats: 1. Last name and first of each player. 2. Date round was played. 3. Scheduled Tee Time for group (If not already pre-printed on scorecard). 4. The correct team/individual score (as appropriate for the format) for each hole on the score card. 5. The total strokes for each 9 and/or 18 holes played. 6. Other scoring information as required by the team tournament format. K. All Weekly Wednesday and Major Tournament scores (adjusted per USGA ESC rules) must be posted on the SCGA automated computer system, unless otherwise specified by the Tournament Chairman. The Board of Directors will designate tournaments to be posted as T (Tournament) scores. L. Flight assignments for all Weekly Wednesday and some Major Tournaments (excluding the Club Championship) shall be as follows: Open Flight - (Blue Tees) This flight is indeed Open to all Club members and completely voluntary. It is a handicap flight and all participants will play to their normal GHIN index. Participating in this flight offers players an opportunity to: 35

18 o test their golf skills at a more challenging level o compete at playing conditions comparable to those experienced during SCGA and So Cal 60+ Inter- Club Team Play Club Members who wish to play in the Open Flight (Blue Tees) must confirm their intention by signing up to play in this division and must remain there for the calendar year. Flights A, B and C - (Indices 23.9 and Below) Flights A, B and C play the white tees and will be balanced based on the number of entries. (i.e. Total number of entries equally divided by 3). Competition scores will be net (with handicap) scores. Flight D - (Indices ) Flight D will play the forward (green) tees and competition scores will be net (with handicap) scores. M. Club Championship Flight Assignments shall be as follows: Championship Flight - (Open) This Flight is open. Any Club member may elect to play in this flight. Play is from the Blue Tees. Handicaps are not used (Scratch Play). Competition scores will be gross scores. Flights A, B, C - (Indices 23.9 and Below) Flights A, B and C play the white tees and will be balanced based on the number of entries. (i.e. Total number of entries equally divided by 36

19 3). Competition scores will be net (with handicap) scores. Flight D - (Indices ) Flight D will play the forward (green) tees and competition scores will be net (with handicap) scores. N. Awards not redeemed within two (2) months of the initial payment distribution, along with any voluntary Club member donations collected during this period, will be accounted for by the appropriate Tournament Chairman and set aside for quarterly contribution to the Foundation of Laguna Woods Village. Targeted dates for these donations shall be the first General Membership meeting following the end of each quarter. O. Tournament Signup Entries close at 5:00 PM on the Sunday prior to all Wednesday tournaments. After this time, any additional signup requests will be handled on an individual basis, subject to availability, at the discretion of the Tournament Chairman. P. Cancellations - It is important that a member, who commits to play in either the Weekly Wednesday Tournament or the monthly Major Tournament at either the normal sign-up time or from the sign-up list, keep that commitment. A player who must cancel shall use the procedures defined in the Weekly Wednesday and Major Tournament sections below. 37

20 WEEKLY WEDNESDAY TOURNAMENTS A. Weekly Wednesday Tournament play is restricted to those members who have paid their annual Club dues (See Constitution & By-Laws Article D). B. Weekly Wednesday Tournament players may sign-up their group for the following tournament (unless it is a Flight Competition) on a tee sheet posted in the Club Room. Single players may sign a separate Singles Sheet, and the Wednesday Tournament Chairman will assign a tee time. In the case of Flight Competitions, the Tournament Chairman will assign groups. The Sign-up and Cancellation Lists are available online and/or in the bulletin board area up until the tournament cut off for those who missed the initial sign-up. Tee sheets will be posted on the bulletin board and web site on the Tuesday before the tournament. C. Sign-up requests for specific tee times shall not be honored unless they are for work or medical reasons. D. Cancellations: Sign the Cancellation Sheet by 5:00 PM the Sunday prior to the Tournament or Use the Cancellation Form for Weekly Wednesday Tournaments on the website (lwmgc.org) or Contact the Tournament Chairman by (preferred) or by phone before Tuesday 6:00 PM prior to the Tournament or Contact the Starter on the day of the Tournament Any player that has not cancelled in the prescribed manner (noted above) and does not show up at his assigned tee time will be assessed a $10 No Show fee. 38

21 Any player that does not pay the $10 No Show fee will be ineligible for any future Men s Club Tournaments until paid. E. Awards will be based upon $1.00 paid for each tournament participant. Awards will be available at the regularly scheduled General Membership meetings. They will also be available in Club Room #1 on the first regular Wednesday Tournament of the month. MAJOR TOURNAMENTS A. All members with established handicap indices (with the exception of Associate Members) are eligible to participate in Major Tournaments. The normal entry fee for playing in Major tournaments is waived for LWMGC Board Members. B. Cancellations: In order to get a refund of your entry fee, you must do one of the following by 5:00 PM on the Sunday prior to the Tournament: 1. Sign the Cancellation Sheet located at the Village Greens lower level on the Tournament Counter just below the Major Tournament bulletin board or 2. Use the Cancellation Form for Major Tournaments on the website (lwmgc.org). After the cutoff time (noted above) there will be no refund of any entry fees previously paid and unpaid entry fees will still be due. Any player that has not cancelled in the prescribed manner (noted above) and does not show up at his assigned tee time will be assessed a $10 No Show fee. In order to avoid the $10 No-Show fee, you must: 39

22 1. Contact the Tournament Chairman by (preferred) or by phone before Tuesday 6:00 PM prior to the Tournament or 2. Contact the Starter on the day of the Tournament Any player that does not pay the delinquent entry fees and/or the $10 No Show fee will be ineligible for any future Men s Club Tournaments until paid. C. Awards will be available at the next monthly General Membership Meeting. Additional Requirements for Participation in President s Cup and Club Championship Tournaments: 1. A member must play in at least four Major or Weekly Wednesday Tournaments during the preceding 12 months to be eligible to participate in the above tournaments. The Board of Directors will consider extenuating circumstances if a member finds he cannot meet this requirement. All past Club Champions shall be exempt from the requirement to qualify for the Club Championship Tournament. 2. In the President s Cup Tournament, the paired opponents should make every effort to play their match on the designated date. However, if special circumstances arise that a player is unable to play the match on the designated date, the Tournament Chairman may permit that match to be played on another date, provided that: The other player agrees to another time/date. The match is played before the next designated date of play of the continuing tournament. If no other time and date can be agreed to, the player unable to play at the originally specified time shall forfeit the match. 40

23 ANNUAL HOLE-IN-ONE CLUB There is an annual LWMGC optional Hole-In-One Club. Participants shall pay a $5 fee to join for the entire calendar year. Initial sign-up for the upcoming year (January 1 thru Dec. 31) will be held at the October General Membership Meeting. However, Club members may join at any time during the year. Note: For obvious reasons, a player must be a member of the annual Hole-In-One Club at the time of scoring an ace to expect a share of the year-end award distribution. All members who are paid-up and record a Hole-In-One during Wednesday Tournament (Weekly and/or Major) play shall at the end of the year equally share the prize pot. Prize payouts for the prior year shall be made at the January General Membership Meeting. Should there not be a Hole-In-One recorded during the year the money shall roll over to the following year. All members from the prior year s rollover must enroll in the following year s pool to be eligible for the prize pot. 41

24 LAGUNA WOODS MEN S GOLF CLUB LOCAL RULES USGA rules shall govern all play except as modified below. These rules shall apply to all Club sponsored tournament play. OUT OF BOUNDS - Boundary fences / walls, white stakes and inside edge (course side) of white painted lines. Chain link fence on Course 2 Hole 2 is a boundary fence. Block wall on the left near the green on Course 2 Hole 4 is also a boundary fence. Note: - The entire ball must be on or beyond the white painted line (or beyond the inside points of stakes at ground level) to be considered out of bounds; should any part of the ball be in bounds, the ball is in play. PROTECTIVE FENCES - Take swing and stance relief from protective fences, plus line of sight. May go to drop area if provided. No Penalty. Note: - A ball coming to rest near screens on the 1 st fairway, 4 th teeing area or in back of the 6 th teeing area, Course 1, may be dropped in specified ball drop areas without penalty, or line of sight relief no nearer to the hole. GROUND UNDER REPAIR - Defined by white lines. Flower Beds are to be played as ground under repair from which play is prohibited (unless marked by OB stakes). If a player s ball lies in the area, or if it interferes with the player s stance or the area of his intended swing, the player must take relief under Rule Note 1: - Ground Under Repair rule specifies that the ball doesn't have to be found in order to take free relief if players know it went into the flower bed!! 42

25 Ground under repair includes material piled for removal and a hole made by a green keeper, even if not so marked. Grass cuttings and other material left on the course that have been abandoned and are not intended to be removed are not ground under repair unless so marked. Note 2: - If it cannot be determined whether a pile of debris is ground under repair, in Stroke Play events the correct procedure would be to use Rule 3-3 and play two balls on that hole (one with relief and one without). The players should then find an official, such as the course's head golf professional, to make the determination after the round. In Match Play events a determination must be made on-the-spot. You can never play a second ball in this situation in Match Play. SOD SEAMS - Through the green, seams of cut turf (not the turf itself) are deemed to be ground under repair. However, interference by a seam with the player s stance is deemed not to be, of itself, interference under rule STAKED TREES - If a staked tree interferes with a player s stance or area of his intended swing, the ball must be lifted without penalty and dropped in accordance with the procedure prescribed in rule 24-2b (i). OBSTRUCTIONS: IMMOVABLE Cart paths, buildings, drainage grills, drainage ditches, valve covers, sprinkler heads, rabbit fences, control boxes and colored yardage tiles. A drop within one club length from the nearest point of relief is allowed. MOVABLE Yardage markers are treated as movable obstructions. They may be removed if there is interference with stance, swing or line of play. Note: Remove the yardage marker, not the ball. Ref. Rule 24-1a. 43

26 TEMPORARY If trucks, tractors or other equipment temporarily parked on the course interfere with player s stance, swing, or line of play, the player may drop at the nearest point of relief not nearer the hole. If your ball lay under or through a fence and not OB, you may bring the ball back to the fairway side of the fence, no nearer hole, swing and stance relief with no penalty. SPRINKLER HEAD RELIEF AROUND GREENS - If a sprinkler head interferes with the players line of play, but only if the sprinkler head is within two club-lengths from the green and the player s ball is within two club-lengths from the sprinkler head, the player may lift, clean and drop his ball, at the nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole, without penalty. TREE WELLS - Balls coming to rest within a tree well are specifically NOT entitled to relief. Bark chips and other materials within these areas may be treated as LOOSE IMPEDIMENTS. YARDAGE BUSHES - Yardage bushes (located 125 and 75 yards from greens) are NOT considered to be obstructions (Ref. Definitions and Rule 24-2) and the player is NOT entitled to relief. EMBEDDED BALL - Anywhere through the green (not in a hazard or on a putting green), a ball that is embedded in its own pitch mark in the ground may be lifted, cleaned and dropped at the nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole, without penalty. EDGING GROOVES - If a player s ball comes to rest on the grooving edge of the green, the ball may be lifted and placed at the nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole. 44

27 DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICES - A player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only (USGA Decision 14-3/0.5). AERATION OF COURSE - Through the green, a ball that comes to rest in or on an aeration hole may be lifted, without penalty, cleaned and dropped, as near as possible to the spot where it lay but not nearer the hole. The ball when dropped must first strike a part of the course through the green. On the putting green, a ball that comes to rest in or on an aeration hole may be placed at the nearest spot not nearer the hole that avoids the situation. PREFERRED LIES - Through the green Only on holes where carts are restricted to the cart paths due to wet and muddy conditions, a ball may be lifted, cleaned and placed within one club length of the original lie, not nearer the hole. THROUGH THE GREEN - "Through the green" is the whole area of the course except: The teeing ground and putting green of the hole being played; and all hazards on the course. USGA RULE 24-2 b (i) - The player shall lift the ball and drop it within one club-length of and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief on a part of the course that avoids interference (as defined) by the immovable obstruction and is not in a hazard or on a putting green. ACCIDENTAL MOVEMENT OF A BALL ON A PUTTING GREEN - When a player s ball lies on the putting green, there is no penalty if the ball or ball-marker is accidentally moved by the player, his partner, his opponent, or any of their caddies or equipment. 45

28 The moved ball or ball-marker must be replaced as provided in Rules 18-2, 18-3 and This Local Rule applies only when the player s ball or ballmarker lies on the putting green and any movement is accidental. Note: If it is determined that a player s ball on the putting green was moved as a result of wind, water or some other natural cause such as the effects of gravity, the ball must be played as it lies from its new location. A ball-marker moved in such circumstances is replaced. 46