The Scorecard February 2019

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1 The Scorecard February 2019 Contents The Teeing Ground The Ryder Cup Hole in One New Members Inter League with HOA 1 Pace of Play First Tee Monsters of the Desert Sponsors

2 The Ryder Cup We had one of the most exciting Ryder Cup in our Men s Golf Associations history. After the second day of competition, the Blue team was down by 5 (insurmountable deficit) points going into the singles final. One by one, the Red team came in victorious. The tension in the clubhouse was palpable. With two matches to go, the Red team was ahead by one. Lo and behold, the Blue team won the last two matches to claim victory. Congratulations to the Blue team led my Paul Lapotosky and Mick Burkart.

3 Highlights of the Ryder Cup

4 The Teeing Ground Well, I do believe that we are all happy, elated and ecstatic that February is finally over. It was the wettest, coldest, snowiest month that we have seen in many years here at the Ranch. Folks here from the East Coast and Midwest were saying, Hey, I ve seen worse. Folks from the West Coast were screaming, I don t even own a coat..we re all gonna die!. That said, we did have a number of highlights in February. We finally completed the Ryder Cup after two weather delays. It was the most competitive and fun Ryder Cup we have ever had. We had a hole in one during one of our Thursday outings and we have added 8 new members to our club since the beginning of the year. It is shaping up to be another fantastic year at Saddlebrooke Ranch Men s Golf Association. Have fun and keep it in the short grass.

5 Hole in One Congratulations to Don Lawson on his hole in one on Thursday, January 31 st. Sam Rossi, Dave Hansel and Don were playing the 5 th Hole (closest to the pin hole) when Don pured a 7 iron. Sam said he thought he heard the ball hit something so Don figured it hit the Closest to the pin marker. As the three approached to green, they s saw only two balls. Dave walked over to the hole and there is was!. Great day for Don s first hole in one plus he had a bit of cash left Over after the bar bill. Not quite sure if he told his wife about the extra cash. Way to go Don!

6 Pace of Play RULES OF READY GOLF To assist you in keeping up with the group in front of you, please follow the Ready Golf Rules outlined below. ON THE TEE The player who is ready should hit, whether he has the honors or no and should tee-off as soon as the group ahead is clear. If that group is too close for the longer hitters, then the shorter hitters should hit first. Players should remain in the Tee area and assist in following the flight and direction of each player s drive in order to locate a player s ball quickly and eliminate search time. ON THE FAIRWAY Hit when ready & safe; again do not use honor system. A player should play promptly throughout the round, prepare in advance for each stroke and should make a stroke in no more than 40 seconds upon reaching their ball. Take appropriate clubs to your ball and HIT WITHOUT DELAY. Have your group watch where each shot goes and if a search for a player s ball is needed, play your shot first before you help to look for your playing partner s ball. Limit search for lost balls to 3 minutes and if your ball goes out of bounds or in tall grass, consider your ball as unfindable and abandoned your search. Use the Local Rule Stroke and Distance with a 2 stroke penalty if a Provisional Ball was not used. ON AND AROUNDTHE GREEN Always park carts towards the back of the green or on the cart path heading to the next tee. Place your extra clubs on the green near the flagstick or between the flagstick and the parked carts. Study your putt while others are putting and be ready to putt when it s your turn. Leave the green IMMEDIATELY after holing out and PROCEED to the next tee. SHORT CUTS Mark your score on the way to or at the next tee. When driving a cart, drop your partner at his ball then continue to yours. Know your maximum score per hole. If not playing low gross or low net, once you reach your max score, pick up and record your max score on the card. READY GOLF replaces terms such as you have the honors or you re away. As soon as you are ready, play your shot, just as long as it does not interfere with someone in your group. KNOWING WHEN YOUR GROUP IS BEHIND You get to the tee on a Par 4 and group in front of you has completed the hole. You get to the tee on a Par 5 and group in front of you is on the Green or walking off. When getting behind a group you must take action into closing the gap by 1) Increase focus on READY GOLF in fairways 2) on the Greens, do less marking of the ball and more continuous putting and 3) when hole is finished move quickly to next tee. Remember, slow play affects everyone, Please cooperate for the enjoyment of all. THANK YOU

7 New Members and First Tee New Members The following gentlemen have joined our esteemed group in January and February. They are: Stan Doepke, Bill Fisher, Bill Sanders, Robert Grady, Vincent Fung, Bill Hawk, Ron Nunn, and Jon Wittmann. Please welcome them into our club and encourage them to play in our Thursday group. I ve seen their swings we can use their money! First Tee Golf Outing A first tee golf outing is schedule for the afternoon of Sunday, March 17 th. This will be the first event of this type at SBR, but the Mountain View/Preserve have hosted a similar program for years. For our event, The First Tee will ID and transport about 30 junior golfers to the Ranch and after some warm-up, and a putting contest each player will play 9 holes accompanied by their chaperone/caddy. Following the 9 holes, we will gather at the Ranch House for refreshments and fellowship. The end of the event will include a presentation of a contribution from SBR to the First Tee. Mike Jahaske has secured comped golf for the participants.

8 Monsters of the Desert The following is a new section designed to educate and enlighten you and and these have all been spotted on or around our course. See how many yu can identify. Description on next page.

9 Monsters, etc. Monster one: Tarantula, looks scary, yet, makes great ear muffs. Monster two: Gila Monster, contrary to popular belief, can run up to 80 miles an hour Monster three: Jack Rabbit, will run in packs of a hundred. Know to devour golfers in three minutes Monster four: Genus Italiano, very dangerous when provoked or agitated. Approach with caution. Next month: Four more monsters

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