Results from the March Tournament Elkhorn Golf Course on Sunday March 20, 2016 Men s A Flight Men s B Flight Women s Flight 1st (25 pts) Wesley Yee 66 Michael Ota 73 May Lee 62 2nd (15 pts) Michael Wang 73 Rick Jenkins 78 Peggy Chan 71 3rd (10 pts) Winfred Deleon 74 James Ignacio 84* Gail Tanaka 72 4th (5 pts) Ronald Sanui 75 Steve Canaday 84* Cynthia Canaday 73 5th (3 pts) David Felipe 76 Darryl Matsuura 84* Ardeana Ota 75 Melvin Yu 76 Robbie Kuyama 85 Sharon Tsushima 77 Tosh Yamamoto 79 Steve Kushida 85 Dawn Satow 78 Brent Ishida 80 John Robertson 87 Ling-Ann Strahan 79 Roland Fong 81 Guy Buttino 103 Patty Lee 79 Alan Low 81 Walt Bromby WD Margie Namba 84 Keith Kurashige 82 William Fung NS Rosie Ho 103 Craig S Yamada 83 Julie Kimura 111 Laurie Mizutani **Tie breakers are determined by the routine described in Section 9 of the USGA Handicap System Manual. Under this method, the program compares scores for the last nine holes, then the last six holes, then the last three holes, then finally the last hole to determine the winner. Skins Men s A Flight Men s B Flight Women s Flight 7 Skins @ $8.50 6 Skins @ $8.25 10 Skins @ $6.00 Tosh Yamamoto (2) $17.00 John Robertson (2) $16.50 May Lee (2) $12.00 David Felipe (1) $8.50 James Ignacio (1) $8.25 Patty Lee (2) $12.00 Keith Kurashige (1) $8.50 Steve Kushida (1) $8.25 Ling-Ann Strahan (2) $12.00 Alan Low (1) $8.50 Michael Ota (1) $8.25 Cynthia Canaday (1) $6.00 Wesley Yee (1) $8.50 Robbie Kuyama (1) $8.25 Peggy Chan (1) $6.00 Melvin Yu (1) $8.50 Ardeana Ota (1) $6.00 Gail Tanaka (1) $6.00 NS Closest-to-the Pin #13 Men: (137 yards) Women: (76 yards) 1st (5 pts) Michael Wang - 10' 7" Ardeana Ota - 1' 8" 2nd (3 pts) Ron Sanui - 12' 8" Gail Tanaka - 14' 6" 3rd (2 pts) Brent Ishida - 13' 10" Dawn Satow - 15' 10" $$$ Hole; Hole #9; 142 yards for Men; 123 yards for Women 33 players participated. James Ignacio was the sole winner of the $66 pot. 1
3rd 2016 Tournament 1600 Atlas Peak Rd, Napa, CA 94558 Date: Sunday, April 24, 2016 Format: 1st Tee Time: Green Fees: Carts: Range Balls: Money Hole: Skins: Medal Play 11:20 am *$79.00 (South Course) Included Included $2.00 (Optional) $5.00 (Optional) *Sandwich, side & non-alcoholic drink included This tournament is currently filled but we can place you on the waiting list. IMPORTANT: The tee times/groupings for this tournament will be sent to you by April 8, 2016. If you should need to cancel for any reason after this date, a cancellation fee of $5.00 will be assessed to you and possibly the green fee of $79.00 that the course may request you to pay if I can not find a replacement for your spot. Website: www.ghin.com/eclub/swdgolf Questions: May Lee Email: famileex5@sbcglobal.net or 391-4309 Cancellation Deadline: April 8, 2016 2
4th 2016 Tournament Blue Rock Springs 655 Columbus Parkway, Vallejo, CA Date: Sunday, May 22, 2016 Format: First Tee Time: Green Fees: Carts: Range Balls: Money Hole: Skins: Medal Play/Blind Draw 10:00AM $63.00-$64.00 (East Course) Included Optional $2.00 (Optional) $5.00 (Optional) All Men s Flight: White Tees Women s Flight: Red Tees Reservations: Sign-up on our new website: www.ghin.com/eclub/swdgolf Questions: May Lee Email: famileex5@sbcglobal.net or 391-4309 Sign-Up/Cancellation Deadline: May 8, 2016 3
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Four (4) new rules in 2016 adopted by the USGA and R&A that affect playing and scoring: Can t anchor any club to your body when making a stroke. If the ball moves on the green and the player didn t cause it to move, there is no penalty. Play the ball as it lies. If you sign an incorrect scorecard due an incurred penalty that you were not aware of at the time, you will no longer be disqualified. The new penalty is 2 strokes. If you use an artificial teaching aid in the middle of play the penalty is 2 strokes for the first occurrence and disqualification for the second occurrence. SWD Club Rules for 2016 The Golf Club adheres to the USGA Rules of Golf. We do, however, provide some additional rules and guidelines that are intended to speed up tournament play, provide clarification for how we determine handicap flights, and specific tournament rules. We have modified our rules from last year regarding penalty for Slow Play. Please take a minute to review the following list of club rules (in addition to the USGA rules) that will be in effect this year. 1. When the first group in the tournament completes their round, they will set up a clock at the scorer s table. Time on the clock will be set at 20 minutes. The second group must finish and check in with the scorer s table before time on the clock reaches zero. The clock will be reset to 20 minutes for the next group. (Time may be taken after checking in for players to review their scorecards for accuracy and signature prior to then submitting them off the clock. ) Penalties will apply for late play note the following: Check in with the scorer s table in 20 minutes or less and there is no penalty. If your group is more than 20 minutes behind, but less than 30 minutes (within 10 minutes), two (2) strokes will be added to the gross score of each member of the foursome. If your group is more than 30 minutes behind (after 10 minutes), five (5) strokes will be added to the gross score of each member of the foursome. An additional 5 minute allowance will be added to the clock if the succeeding team has more players than the preceding team. 5
While this process is not desirable, it is more liberal than the NCGA s guidelines, and is an attempt to make our tournaments more timely and thereby more enjoyable for all of our members 2. The tournament chairman will determine summer or winter rules on the day of the tournament. If not specified, the rules in effect at the golf course will be used. Summer rules are play the ball as you find it and winter rules usually allow the ball to be bumped to within 6 inches of its original spot. 3. Take a maximum of two putts on temporary greens. 4. All putts must be holed out. No Gimmes 5. Out-of-Bound Option If your shot goes out of bound, you have the option to take a 2 strokes penalty and drop at the point of entry no closer to the hole. However, you have to decide before you hit your next shot unless it is a provisional. 6. Water hazard holes should be played from designated tees. i) If your tee shot lands in the water, you may drop on the other side - 1 stroke penalty. ii) If two consecutive shots land in the water, you must drop on the other side, total penalty -2 strokes. iii) You may also hit from the opposite shore and take a 2-stroke penalty. If you choose any one of the 3 options above, you must also circle the strokes on that hole to indicate this option has been invoked and you will be disqualified from winning any prizes for that tournament. 7. The Men's "A" and "B" flights will be split evenly among the participants in each tournament based upon current index. If the total participants results in an odd number, the A flight will have an extra competitor. Since your flight may change from one tournament to the next, it is YOUR responsibility to determine your flight prior to teeing off on the first hole. This is important as the tee boxes may be different for each flight, and hitting from the wrong tee box constitutes a penalty. 8. During the Club Championship, once you are placed in a flight, you will remain in that flight for the duration of the club championship. 9. For all members without handicaps, until you receive your official NCGA handicap you may compete for prizes, but you will be assigned a ZERO handicap. 10. Prize distribution for each flight and closest to the pin prizes will be points. The prize payouts are below: 6
NEW!!!! Prizes are now given to 1st through 5th places. Flight Winners Closest to Pin 1 st Place 25 Points 5 Points 2 nd Place 15 Points 3 Points 3 rd Place 10 Points 2 Points 4th Place 5 Points 5th Place 3 Points Payouts for skins and money hole will be paid in cash Your Scores Count! Keeping accurate scores is an easy thing to do. Besides being easy, it helps to ensure fair competition. We all need to remember to post our practice round scores so that our course handicap fairly compares to another golfer's handicap during competitive rounds. If you forget to post your score at the golf course you can go to the NCGA website and post your score online at NCGA.org. The Tournament Committee has the responsibility and authorization to ensure fair competitions. Please help to ensure fair competition by posting accurate scores of all your practice rounds. Tournament Sign-ups, Cancellations, and Fines As an introduction to our new members (and a reminder to our returning members), here are some guidelines and information regarding signing up for a club tournament, cancellations, and the dreaded fines. In order to participate in a club tournament, you must sign-up with our tournament chairperson (TC). This is because we are provided a limited number of openings by the course. Members signing up after the field is full will be placed on a waiting list. The general rule is that you must sign-up with the TC no later than two weeks prior to the event. The sign-up number is listed with the tournament announcement. We recommend signing-up earlier to ensure that you will not be on a waiting list. 7
Cancellations are a fact of life. Things happen and even though you have signed-up, you find you cannot make the tournament. PLEASE contact the TC and let them know as soon as possible. This gives the TC time to notify the people on the waiting list. The last date to cancel and avoid a possible fine is two weeks prior to the tournament. Published in each newsletter with the announcement of the next tournament is a signup/cancellation deadline. Members canceling after that date or not showing up at the tournament will be notified of a fine by a written letter from the club. The fine structure is $5.00 for individual medal play tournaments and $10.00 for team event tournaments. The cost of the green fees will also be assessed if the club is charged for the fees by the course and we are unable to find a substitute for you. So, if you have signed up for a tournament and discover you can't play after the cancellation date has passed, contact the TC immediately. He may be able to find a substitute for you and help you minimize your costs. 2016 SWD Officers and Directors Title Name Phone Email Address President Bill Fung 395-6137 bfung@sbcglobal.net Treasurer Anne Uyeda 424-8947 auyeda7768@hotmail.com 8
Handicapper Septimus Kwong 849-4087 sk624706@yahoo.com Tournament Director May Linn Lee 391-4309 famileex5@sbcglobal.net Board Member Ron Sanui (Past President) 422-1984 ronald.sanui@att.net Board Member Rodney Wong 285-9397 rocknrod4017@sbcglobal.net Board Member Winfred DeLeon 684-3334 wdl.riceboy@gmail.com 9
Executive Board David Chan 395-8162 david.chan@rocket.com Executive Board Mel Yu 421-3722 melvinyuinsurance@yahoo.com Executive Board Michael Fong 428-6547 mfong10@yahoo.com coming soon! Webmaster Kent Hirose khirose@sbcglobal.net 10
1. Contact Info: Miscellaneous Tidbits. Email Please make sure Septimus has your correct email address. Both NCGA info and Club communications will be sent to email address on file. 2. Multi-Club Savings: SWD members that also belong to another club and have paid their NCGA membership dues through that club will not have to pay an additional NCGA membership with us. People joining under this measure must have a valid NCGA membership. The person will not have a NCGA membership under SWD, but will still have the same SWD benefits (compete in all tournaments and qualify for prizes, year-end dinner, etc.) Members will be saving $36.00 off the SWD membership annual dues. This would not apply to SWD officers as they have to be NCGA members through our club. 3. Contact Info: Email Please make sure Septimus has your correct email address. Both NCGA info and Club communications will be sent to email address on file. 4. Multi-Club Savings: SWD members that also belong to another club and have paid their NCGA membership dues through that club will not have to pay an additional NCGA membership with us. People joining under this measure must have a valid NCGA membership. The person will not have a NCGA membership under SWD, but will still have the same SWD benefits (compete in all tournaments and qualify for prizes, year-end dinner, etc.) Members will be saving $36.00 off the SWD membership annual dues. This would not apply to SWD officers as they have to be NCGA members through our club. 11