NEW MEMBER WELCOME PACKAGE- October 2018/2019. Mountain Vista Men s Golf Club

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1 NEW MEMBER WELCOME PACKAGE- October 2018/2019 Mountain Vista Men s Golf Club

2 Mountain Vista Men s Golf Club MVMGC New Member Information: Welcome to The Mountain Vista Men s Golf Club. Our goal is to promote interaction and good fellowship among our members, and encourage active participation in the game of golf. We abide by the rules of the United States Golf Association (USGA) and the Southern California Golf Association (SCGA), except as modified by local rules. The Men s Club hosts tournaments weekly on Wednesday s. We have luncheons following several events each season. All lunch events will be posted on the website before signup. For New Members to SCGA - Please save your scores until your name appears on the membership roster of the MVMGC website, and then post your scores in the normal manner, in the clubhouse, on the SCGA website. ( or on the SCGA mobile app (GHIN Mobile) If you do not have an existing Handicap Index you will be allowed to play but not allowed to win any prize money until you have established a t least five postable scores at which time you will be given an HI based on your lowest score of the five. Member Rosters and member index reports are available on the web page at and are updated twice monthly. SIGN-UP OPTIONS: Sign-up is done on the web site at www. MVMGC.net Look for the SIGNUP button at the top of the webpage. Sign-up is open from Tuesday morning at 6:00 AM until Thursday at 12:00 PM midnight, for the following Wednesday. Players who miss the deadline but wish to play can contact Tony Deleva to be put on a waiting list. You will then have to show up on Wednesday morning to see if anyone has canceled. Pairings are posted under the tab TOURNMENT INFO PAIRINGS & RESULTS on the website and are usually available by Sunday night (if you have signed up and do not see your name please call one of the tournament directors for clarification). 1 You may always sign up by yourself or with a partner or partners unless restricted by the rules on a particular Wednesday. 2PP is a two man pick your partner format.

3 4PP is a four man pick your partner format. CM means the computer will combine twosomes to make a foursome. When you sign up by yourself you will be paired with others to make a foursome. You will also find the results of each Wednesday s tournament on the MVMGC.net website. Results are usually posted before the end of the day on Wednesday. Your Wednesday tournament scores will be posted to your GHIN account by the Handicap chairman (usually within one or two days of playing). YOU DO NOT POST YOUR OWN SCORES. If you have a question, concern or need to edit a posted score please contact the handicap chairman. Also found on the website are: pairings, winners, current indexes, season schedule, membership roster and board contact information. CHECK-IN PROCEDURES: You must check-in with the Men's Club no later than 30 minutes prior to the scheduled tournament tee-off time. Failure to do can result in loss of your reserved spot in your foursome if a stand-by player is available. It may also result in a fine. The Men's Club Check-in desk is manned from 6:00 to 7:00 AM, for 7:30 tee-offs; and 6:30 to 7:30 AM for 8:00 AM tee-offs. The check-in desk is not manned after the volunteers leave to warm up. Latecomers may not be able to play after tee locations are assigned and monies are collected. The Men's Club Check-in desk is located in the foyer of the Santa Rosa Pro Shop, for those playing on Santa Rosa and in Boulevards Restaurant area, for those playing on San Gorgonio. When the number of players exceeds the optimal number to maintain recommended pace of play we will use two courses (when possible) to accommodate everyone. When using two courses all players will sign in at the course being used by the majority of players. Players in the smaller group will proceed to their assigned course after sign in and begin play at the normal start time. When you Check-in you will pay a $5 Entry Fee. The Entry Fee is used as a source of funds for prizes money to Men's Club tournament winners. The prize monies are deposited into individual Sweeps Accounts (see below) of each winner by the Pro Shop, following the tournament. On those Wednesday's when a luncheon is scheduled an additional lunch fee is required. If you sign up for play on a day where there is a scheduled lunch you must pay for the lunch. Play with no lunch is not an option. Please make an effort to have the correct amount of money available for each type of tournament. 2

4 You will be required to pay your green fees separately in either pro shop and can pay in cash, credit card or on account. After you have paid your Entry Fee the Tournament coordinator will either give you a score card or will tell you who in your foursome has it. If you do not know the others in your foursome you can ask for assistance at the Men's Club Check-in desk, or look for board members wearing a red golf caps. Cancellations: If for any reason you find that you cannot play after you have signed up, it is your responsibility to contact the Tournament Chairman so that another player can fill your spot. If you find that you need to cancel at the last minute you must make every attempt to contact someone (Pro Shop {760/ , Tony Deleva, Friend, etc.) who can convey your cancellation notice to the Men s Club Check-in desk. No shows without legitimate excuses will be subject to a $10.00 fine. On days of play that include a luncheon, you must cancel before Friday noon on the Friday before the tournament or you will be responsible for the cost of the lunch. Tee Assignments: You have three tee choices: Gold; Blue or White. (Anyone who has experienced loss of distance due to age or physical limitations is strongly urged to try the white tee box as a way to more fully enjoy the game and speed up play you are free to experiment with the white tees before making a commitment to play them on a regular basis.) Tee choices should be made based on your ability to drive the ball. The PGA of America and the US Golf Association both support the TEE IT FORWARD initiative to make golf more fun and to speed up play. Please check the chart below to select which tee would be the best suited to your game. Average Drive Recommend Tees 250 Yards + 6,200 6,400 Yards (Gold) Yards 5,200-6,000 Yards (Blue) 175 or less 4,400-4,600 Yards (White) Another method to calculate your specific tee box is to multiply your average drive in yards by 28. (E.g. 200 x 28 = 5,600 = Blue Tees) Or the distance you hit a 5 iron x 36. (E.g. 160 x 36 = 5,700 = Blue) Once you have selected the tees you wish to play from you should continue to play from those tees and not switch back and forth. Please contact the handicap chairman if you have any questions. 3

5 EXTRAS: SWEEPS : Most tournament winnings are paid out as Sweeps. These are prize monies that you have won in our tournaments and are credited by the Club to your golf sweeps account using your SCPD membership number.( If you rent please make sure to update your new SCPD number each year.) Sweeps may be used for Pro Shop merchandise, golf lessons, and rounds of golf or practice balls. If sweeps are not redeemed by the end of the fiscal year (June 30th) after the fiscal year in which they are won, they will expire, so be sure and use them. The Pro Shop can tell you how much sweeps you have in your account at any given time. Closest to the Pin Each Wednesday we reward the players closest to the pin on most par threes a bonus of $10.00 Humanitarian An optional event held on the 2 nd and 4 th Wednesdays of the month is our Humanitarian Closest to the Pin event. For an additional $5.00 you can enter to win a percentage of the money collected that day. the other portion goes to a charity selected by the board. Course Rules: Oleander bushes are played as lateral water hazards even if there is a drain. Staked trees do not get a free drop (The stake itself does qualify for relief (with no penalty) if it interferes with your stance or swing) 150 yard marker palm trees do not get a free drop. Slow play: A consistent pace of play adds to the enjoyment of all players. Even though the course has an estimated time to play 18 holes (2:05 for front nine and 2:10 for back nine of each course) it is more important to be aware of your pace relative to the group in front of you and the group behind you. If your foursome falls behind it is the responsibility of your group to alter your golf behavior in order to pick up your pace. You will be warned by the golf course Player Assistant (formerly Marshall) that you are at least one hole behind the group in front of you and behind the established time of play and will be expected to speed up play until you have caught the group in front of you. A foursome that has been issued a warning and does not improve its position by the time the Player Assistant returns will be told to pick up and move to the next tee. The players will record their ESC (Equitable Stroke Control) for that hole plus one penalty stroke per player. If the same foursome falls behind again they will be told to pick up and move to the next tee and this time record their ESC with a two stroke penalty per player. A third such incident will result in disqualification. Penalties or disqualification may be applied if you refuse to comply. 4

6 At the discretion of the board and /or the president, punitive action will be taken to members that are, disrespectful rude, vulgar or otherwise un- cooperative to marshals or supporting marshals (representing the board) regarding slow play, including; penalty strokes, disqualification, or expulsion from the club. Each foursome should make every effort to maintain the pace of play: play ready golf, pick up if you are out of the hole, encourage other members of your foursome to speed up if you notice you are falling behind, above all every golfer should have an idea of what they can do or stop doing as an individual, if you find that you are behind, in order to speed up play. Ready golf is one of the best ways to keep pace with the group in front of you. Ready golf at the tee box, on the fairway and especially on the green. MENS CLUB CONTACTS President : Michael Smith mrsmith9211@gmail.com Membership: Dan Prochnow bjslproc@aol.com Handicap: Dick Bathurst dbtravels2@gmail.com Tournament: Dan Speck danspeck06@gmail.com Website: www. mvmgc.net * A complete list of the full board is on the MVMC Website 5