Results from the April Tournament Callippe Preserve on Sunday April 22, 2018 FLIGHT 1 FLIGHT 2 FLIGHT 3 1st Place (25 pts) Jerry Leong 70 Steve Kushida 76 Sharon Tsushima 75 2nd Place (15 pts) Alan Low 73 Guy Buttino 81* Clinton Pon 77* 3rd Place (10 pts) Wesley Yee 75 Peter Buron 81* Rosie Ho 77* 4th Place (5 pts) Ronald Sanui 77* Alan Toma 81* Bill Fung 80 5th Place (3 pts) Michael Wang 77* Roland Fong 81* Anne Uyeda 86 William Yee 78* Melvin Yu 82 May Lee 88 Leng Ung 78* John Fujimoto 89 Ling-Ann Strahan 97 Winfred Deleon 82 Lance Uyeda 90 Barry Lee DQ *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 FLIGHT 1 FLIGHT 2 FLIGHT 3 8 skins @$5.00 9 skins @$4.50 8 skins @ $4.25 Alan Low (3) $15.00 Steve Kushida (3) $13.50 Clinton Pon (3) $12.75 Michael Wang (2) $10.00 Alan Toma (3) $13.50 Sharon Tsushima (2) $8.50 William Yee (1) $5.00 Guy Buttino (2) $9.00 Anne Uyeda (1) $4.25 Jerry Leong (1) $5.00 John Fujimoto (1) $4.50 Rosie Ho (1) $4.25 Wesley Yee (1) $5.00 Bill Fung (1) $4.25 Closest-to-the Pin #6 Men: (116 yards) Women: (89 yards) 1 st (5 pts) Leng Ung 15 10 Ling-Ann Strahan - 16 5 2 nd (3 pts) Wesley Yee 21 6 Sharon Tsushima 68 1/2 3 rd (2 pts) Michael Wang 29 11 Only two recorded Money ($$$) Hole: #13137 yards for Men; 106 yards for Women 24 players participated. No one recorded within 15. The $48 pot will carry over to the next Tournament at Teal Bend GC on May 20, 2018 1
Note from the TC: Thank you to those that came out to play at the Callippe Preserve GC. The course was just picture perfect featuring the rolling green hillsides and a nice view of Mt. Diablo. We could not have asked the weather gods for better playing conditions, although a few of us could have used a little more help from the golf gods. Callippe Preserve is a beautiful course and the people who worked there could not have beenany friendlier. Those that couldn t play it really should check this place out. Those that did play, I have a cool hat clip ball marker for you as a souvenir. I will have it for you when you play your next SWD tournament. A lot of laughs golfing in Pretty fancy, when they have their After a golf round, food always this crazy group. emblem pressed into the ash trays softens the blow of those bad shots The next tournament will be at the Teal Bend GC on May 20 th. This will be a 1:00 start time and you will be picking up your box lunch before your round. When signing up on-line, please indicate your lunch choice, ham sandwich, pastrami sandwich or a turkey wrap. Arrive early if you want to eat your lunch before you start off or you can take it with you while you play. Carson Valley Inn- Looking ahead to September 2018, I am reminding everyone of our two-day overnighter at Carson Valley Inn. Contact me early if you are interested as I have only reserved spots for 24 golfers and 12 d/d rooms. A payment will secure your reservation (Post-date your check August 1, 2018, as it will be held until then).more info on this outing is within this newsletter Kent Hirose, our rules chairman will have a page in each month s newsletter covering the new rules that will apply in 2019. Please make sure you read his helpful information each month so you will be up to date for the 2019 year. Thank you, May 2
4th Tournament for 2018 Season Teal Bend Golf Club 7200 Garden Hwy, Sacramento, CA 95837 Date: Sunday, May 20, 2018 Format: Medal Play/Blind Draw First Tee Time: 1:00 pm Green Fees: Carts: $56.00 (includes lunch box) When signing up, please indicate your sandwich preference: (ham sandwich or pastrami sandwich or turkey wrap) Included Range Balls Included Money Hole: $2.00 (Optional) Skins: $5.00 (Optional) All Men s Flight White Tees Women s Flight Gold Tees Please sign up on website: http://www.ghin.com/eclub/swdgolf. Thank you! May Lee Email: famileex5@sbcglobal.net or (C) 916-425-9060 (H) 916-391-4309 Sign-Up/Cancellation Deadline: May 5, 2018 3
EARLY INFO September 2018 Tournament Toiyabe Golf Club Carson Valley Inn Silver Oaks Golf Club 19 Lightning W Ranch Rd. 1627 US Highway 395 N 1251 Country Club Dr. Washoe Valley, NV 89704 Minden, NV 89423 Carson City, NV 89703 Toiyabe GC & Silver Oaks GC Date: Saturday, September 15, 2018 Sunday, September 16, 2018 Courses: Accommodations: See the following page for information and other pricing options that fits your needs Limited golf spots: Limited Hotel Rooms Toiyabe Golf Club (Saturday) Silver Oaks Golf Club (Sunday) Carson Valley Inn $363.00 per person (includes 2 nights stay @ Carson Valley Inn, 2 rounds of golf, Friday night open bar w/hors d oeuvres and Saturday night open bar an hour before our prime rib dinner) 24 spots 12 Rooms Sign up early to reserve your spot. Please indicate your options regarding room type (single/double), dinner preference, etc. I will be collecting your payment in advance (month of July). Reservations: Sign-up on our website: www.ghin.com/eclub/swdgolf Questions: May Lee Email: famileex5@sbcglobal.net or (H) 916-391-4309 (C) 916-425-9060 Sign-Up/Cancellation Deadline: August 1, 2018 4
Package Pricing $363.00 per person (golfer), double occupancy ($726.00 per room) $597.00 per room with one golfer and one non-golfer $493.00 per person (golfer), single occupancy* $233.00 per person (golfer), not staying in the hotel (for 2-day golf, Friday Reception & Saturday Dinner) $104.00 per non-golfer, not staying at the hotel (for Friday Reception & Saturday Dinner) *Note: Single occupancy rate applies if two people are sharing a room and one has to cancel. Package Includes Golf Reception: Friday, September 14, 2018 @ 7:00 PM. A one hour reception in a private banquet room with an open bar and hot and cold hors d oeuvres. Drinks included are domestic and imported beer, housebrand wine and call liquor. Golf Dinner: Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 6:00 PM. One hour open-bar cocktails in a private banquet room followed with a Prime Rib dinner. Drinks are the same as previous night. Dinner will be served @ 7:00 PM which at that time the Bar will close. Prime Rib will be served unless you specify an alternate entree. Alternative choice: Poached Pacific Salmon with Bearnaise Sauce or Pan Seared Chicken Breast with a Basque-Style Sauce or Steamed Vegetable Plate with Pasta. You will need to let me know your choices in advance. Golf Information Saturday Course: Toiyabe GC 19 Lightning W. Ranch Rd. Washoe Valley, NV 10:00 AM start time Sunday Course: Silver Oak GC 9:00 AM start time 1251 Country Club Drive Carson City, NV Includes green fees, cart and range balls. Important Information There is no refunds or price reductions for partial stays, early departure, decisions to not golf on a given day, or 9-hole play. 5
NEW ARTICLE STARTING IN 2019, DID YOU KNOW? By Kent, Rules Chairman Welcome to our new column! The United States Golf Association and The Royal & Ancient Golf Club have agreed to several major changes to the Rules of Golf starting in 2019. We will use the exploits of Mel Yu to demonstrate some of the most common Rule changes. Each newsletter will feature another rule change. So, let s get started! Time for Search before a Ball is Lost Mel, playing #4 at Bing Maloney, pushes his drive to the right into heavy rough. Currently, he has five minutes to search for his ball. Starting in 2019, Mel has three minutes to search for his ball. https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules-hub/rules-modernization/majorchanges/reduced-time-for-search-before-a-ball-is-lost.html Next newsletter, where do you drop your ball??? 6
FROM THE EXECUTIVE BOARD The wants YOU! Please help! The Club needs three members to volunteer to be our new Tournament Chairperson and Treasurer and Handicapper, beginning in 2019. Our current officers, May Lee, Ann Uyeda& Ling-Ann Strahan have been performing these duties for the last 6+, 4 & 2 years respectively, and are ready to step aside for someone else. Anyone interested will have the benefit of learning the duties and responsibilities of the positions from May, Anne& Ling-Ann for the rest of the year. They will be available for advice and guidance next year, too. In the event, we don t have anyone to fill these three very important positions, it is possible that the club will go into a hiatus period until they are filled. Anyone?!?! To increase participation at our tournaments, the Board has decided to award any active member who plays in an upcoming 2018 tournament one point (dollar). More players will enhance competition and encourages camaraderie on and off the course. The points (dollar) earned from participating will be deducted from your 2019 club dues. Please contact David Chan: chans2@sbcglobal.net(916) 395-8162 or Melvin Yu: melvinyuinsurance@yahoo.com(916) 812-0638or Michael Fong:mfong10@yahoo.com (916) 428-6547 Thank you, Board 7
Here are a couple of friendly reminders while golfing this year. From Kent Hirose, our Rules Chairperson Provisional Ball: Provisional ball is played when you think your original shot maybe lost outside a water hazard or out of bounds. Example #1: You are teeing off of #1 at Bartley Cavanaugh and pull your shot left toward the fence. If there is any doubt in your mind your ball might have rolled out of bounds, just announce you are going to play a provisional ball. And make sure you use the word provisional. Example #2: You blasted your drive on #18 at Poppy Hills (they reversed the nines, so it s the old #9) to the right of the fairway bunkers and over the hill. It s possible your ball could have rolled into the high grass to the right of the cart path and have a possible lost ball. Just play it safe and announce you are going to play a provisional ball. Did you know? You continue playing your provisional ball until you reach the place where the original is likely to be. Ball lost in abnormal ground condition: An abnormal ground condition is any casual water, ground under repair or hole, cast or runway on the course made by burrowing animal, a reptile or a bird. The most common abnormal ground conditions are causal water, ground under repair and burrowing animal holes. Did you know? You get a free drop if you lost your ball in an abnormal ground condition. Example #1: You re playing #4 at Bing after a BIG downpour. Your drive goes right and you see the ball splash in the fairway. As you approach the area where you thought your ball landed, the whole area is casual water. You can t find your ball. Your ball is now lost in an abnormal ground condition. What do you do? Starting from where you think your ball landed; start walking toward the tee box until you are no longer in causal water. Take a drop and you re playing your second shot. Rule 3-3 doubt as to procedure: In stroke play, has your ball landed in an area where you are not exacting sure if you should get relief? Or you are not exactly how to correctly proceed? Rule 3-3 allows you to play a second ball taking relief or what you think is the correct procedure. However, you must: 1. Announce you intend to play two balls for the remaining hole. 2. Which ball you wish to count if the rules permit the procedure used for that ball. 3. Report your incident at scoring. At scoring or before the competition is closed, the Committee will make the determination as to which ball would count in scoring for the hole. It s very helpful if you take a picture of the situation. We hope you find these tips helpful and will include more tips in future newsletters. 8
SWD Club Rules for 2018 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. While this process is not desirable, it is more liberal than the NCGA s guidelines, and is an attempt to make our tournaments timelier and thereby more enjoyable for all our members 2. Disqualification when scorecard is unsigned. Two signatures required. 3. 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. 4. Take a maximum of two putts on temporary greens. 5. All putts must be holed out. No Gimmels 9
6. Out-of-Bound/Lost Ball 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 must decide before you hit your next shot unless it is a provisional. If a ball is lost because of not being found or identified within five minutes after having begun to search for it, the player may play a ball, under penalty of two strokes, as nearly as possible at an agreed upon spot by other members of the foursome where the original ball was likely to have landed. 7. Water hazard holes must be played from designated tees. If any shot lands in the water hazard, you may drop on the other side - 1 stroke penalty. You may also choose to avoid crossing the water hazard entirely and hit from the opposite shore and take a 2-stroke penalty. If you choose either of the 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 medal/team play tournament; but you will still be eligible to win skins, the money hole or closest to the pin awards, if applicable. 8. All members will be combined and play under Flight 1, Flight 2 or Flight 3 based on their handicap index. The flights will be divided equally and any tied handicaps at the cutoff will be placed in the flight down. Skins will also be played under the combined format under the flight you are placed in. Since your flight may change from tournament to the next, it is YOUR responsibility to determine your flight prior to tee in 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. 9. During the Club Championship, once you are placed in a flight, you will remain in that flight for the duration of the club championship. 10. 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. 11. Prize distribution for each flight and closest to the pin prizes will be points. The prize payouts are below: 10
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 4 th Place 5 Points 5 th 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. 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. 11
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 thetournament 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. 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. A $25.00 fee will be assessed if you personally do not notify the TC within 2 hours of your tournament tee time to cancel. 12
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2018 Officers Title Name Phone Email President (916) 812-0638 melvinyuinsurance@yahoo.com Mel Yu Vice President (916) 395-6137 bfung@sbcglobal.net Bill Fung Secretary Vacant Treasurer (916) 424-8947 auyeda7768@hotmail.com Anne Uyeda Handicapper (707) 688-4813 61strahan@gmail.com Ling-Ann Strahan 14
Tournament Chairperson (916) 391-4309 famileex5@sbcglobal.net May Linn Lee Board Member (916) 422-1984 Ronald.sanui@att.net Ron Sanui Board Member (916) 285-9397 rocknrod4017@sbcglobal.net Rodney Wong Board Member (916) 684-3334 wdl.riceboy@gmail.com Winfred DeLeon Executive Board (916) 395-8162 chans2@sbcglobal.net David Chan 15
Executive Board (916) 428-6547 mfong10@yahoo.com Michael Fong Executive Board (916) 812-0638 melvinyuinsurance@yahoo.com Mel Yu Webmaster & Rules Chairperson ickhiro@gmail.com Kent Hirose 16