Welcome to Ladies Grand Niners, a Sun City Grand ladies nine-hole golf league! Our golf league of grand ladies strives to have fun, develop friendships and enjoy golf! The information that you will find here is for your reference and developed to help you become familiar with our procedures. Included you will find information about: o Accessing the web site o How to sign up for league play and, if necessary how to cancel after you sign up o No Show fee o Where and when to find pairings each week o How to check in for league play o The meeting that occurs before league play, Range Balls, Frost Delays o Entering scores on your score card o What to expect from your Buddy For further information click on the table of contents tab to familiarize yourself with the website and learn more about our league, its procedures and processes. www.ladiesgrandniners.com We encourage you to sign on and become familiar and with the website. The website is where you will find out about upcoming events, sign up for golf and the schedule of where we will be playing each week, find out who you are paired with for league play, post your non league scores, find the roster and pictorial directory, learn about frost delays and much more. 4-19-2017 1
Procedures and Processes Accessing the Website The address for the website is www.ladiesgrandniners.com The website is used for sign up for golf and to get forms for other events where registration is required. All dates and locations for league play and the event calendar are on the website. Email Email blasts are sent to alert members of time sensitive information and twice each month with your handicap. Sign up for Golf Sign up for league play starts on Saturday at 7:00 AM (10 days prior to play) and is open until Tuesday at 9:00 PM (8 days prior to play) unless the full registration (144 members for league play at 12:30pm) is reached prior to close of sign up. On the left side of the web page in the menu, click on the tab Sign-Up Choose the time you want to play 12:30 or 3:00 Fill in your name exactly as you signed up for Ladies Grand Niners and as it appears on the roster (this is the only way the software system will recognize your sign up as a member) Enter your CAM number 4-19-2017 2
The system will automatically generate an email to you confirming your sign up. Canceling once you have signed up for league play If it becomes necessary to cancel after you have signed up for league play, in order to avoid a No Show Fee (see below), you must cancel within the window of time that you normally sign up, that is Saturday at 7:00AM (10 days prior to play) and is open until Tuesday at 9:00 PM (8 days prior to play). If you are not able to cancel within the time frame listed above, in order to avoid a No Show Fee, you may call other members to find a substitute. The Sub List is active after league play for the next week. No Show Fee A No Show Fee ($6.00) is assessed when a player does not cancel within the time frame required or if a player does not find a substitute. A No Show Fee is due 7 days after the date missed and must be paid by noon of the due date. All fees must be paid prior to signing up for future play. Place your money/check in an envelope and put it in the LGN's box by the Desert Springs snack shop. Mark it "No Show Fee" and your name. Where and when to find the pairings each week Two league members do the pairings each week after sign up closes at 9:00 PM on Tuesday the preceding week of play. Pairings can be seen on the website on Monday morning after 7:30 AM the day before league play. There is a hole-by-hole listing and an alphabetical listing. The hole-by-hole listing will list everyone in the group, the hole where you tee off and the phone numbers of each person in the group (so you can arrange who is driving their golf cart ahead of time). The alpha list provides the names of everyone playing that week in alphabetical order and the hole where each person tees off. Click on the tab Pairings and select the time frame 12:30 or 3:00 to see the full list of groupings or Alpha to get the alphabetical list If your hole has an A or B that means there are two groups teeing off from that hole. The first (A) or second (B) group is the order you tee off. The first name listed on the scorecard is considered the Captain of the foursome. If there are any questions re: rules or specific situations, the Captain will determine how to proceed. In some cases, a provisional ball may need to be played with the question put to the Pro when the round is over. Check In Procedure on day of league play On the day of league play, check is between at 11:00 AM-12:00 PM for those playing at 12:30PM and 1:45PM 2:30PM for those playing at 3:00PM (Note that if you do not check-in within these time frames, your spot may be assigned to another player who is on a wait list) If you are driving a golf cart to the course on league play day, when you arrive at the course, look for the numbered parking spots and back your golf car into the parking spot that corresponds with the hole where you are assigned to tee off. If you have an A or B on your tee off hole, look for the parking spot with the hole and 4-19-2017 3
the A or B. For example, if you are assigned hole 10B you park in the parking spot labeled 10B. If there are already two carts in the parking spots for your hole, after you validate that they are members in your group, load your golf clubs on to one of the carts that corresponds with the grouping of your tee off hole. Then move your golf cart to an area for golf carts but not in a numbered parking spot. If you or your partner does not have a golf cart, some are available for a rental fee from the pro shop. After you have parked your golf cart, o Check-in at the table outside the pro shop o Proceed to the pro shop to pay your green fee and rent a golf cart, if needed On days when the Pro is conducting a clinic, arrive and check in prior to the clinic to make sure that you are checked in prior to 12:00 PM. Range Balls When you pay your green fee at the pro shop, you will be given a piece of paper with a number on it. Take this to the range ball dispenser where you put a basket under the opening, & enter the number on the keypad. The dispenser will dispense range balls into the basket. These are for your use to practice at the driving range prior to start of play. There is no cost for these range balls on the days of league play. Meeting Before Play There is a brief 10-15 minute membership meeting prior to play. This meeting is usually by the practice green. Gather there 15 minutes prior to tee off When to proceed to your assigned hole for tee off Proceed to your hole ONLY when released by the Pro Shop to do so. The Pro Shop staff will make an announcement over the loud speaker. Roster The roster is for league use only. It is not to be used to solicit business or other uses and is not to be provided to any non-member. You will be provided the password during orientation or from your buddy. Improving your game There are many opportunities if you are looking to improve your game. Private lessons are provided by the Sun City Grand Golf Pros. For more information, ask at any of the Pro Shops. Group lessons are through Cactus Practice, which occurs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:00 AM. The Cactus Practice schedule can be viewed by clicking on the tab Cactus Practice on the ladiesgrandniners.com website. In addition to the opportunities in Sun City Grand, the AWGA holds lessons through their Lesson Program Golf 101/201 (www.awga.org) and you can find lessons in Sun City West through Reid West Golf Academies (www.reidwestgolfacademies.com). 4-19-2017 4
Frost Delays In the winter months there has been, on occasion, frost delays. After 7:00 AM on the day of play, check the website, click on the tab in the menu Frost Delay. This will take you to the message, communicating if there is a frost delay for that day. The delay will move the shotgun time to 2:00 PM and the 3:00 PM Shotgun will be cancelled. If you cannot play at the rescheduled 2:00 PM shotgun, you must find a substitute or the No Show Fine will apply. Call a player from the 3:00 PM shotgun as they may be willing to be a substitute for you. As a new Member, you can expect the following from your Mentor/Buddy: Contact will be made with you either by a phone call or email. Provide you with basic information about how to sign up for play, time of play & check in. Encourage you to attend New Member Orientation and attend with you if possible. Plan to play with you during league play for two weeks. They will email May Davig, may9ers@centurylink.net and/or Betty Ponto, betdone@aol.com when you and your Buddy will be signed up for golf and let May and Betty know that you would like to be paired together. Arrange a time to meet you on the first day of play to familiarize you with procedures for paying, check in, practice balls, golf cart parking, etc. Review scorecard procedures and answer any questions on Rules of Golf (or direct the question to the Pro). Discuss No Show fees, including cost ($6.00), where to pay fees and time frame to pay fees. Remind you to regularly check the website for events and forms to sign up for events and luncheons. Inform you that your picture will be taken for the Photo Gallery on the website. Invite you to join the group for refreshments after play and introduce you to other members. Let you know the reason for the phone numbers on the pairings sheet is to make arrangements with your playing partners to ride in their cart if the new member does not have a cart. 4-19-2017 5