August 2017 A Message from the President Wasn t it nice to have some warm sunshine in July?! Of course, it had to rain on the Moose Run Tournament, but that is to be expected. The weather didn t dampen our spirits and a great time was had by all including the momma bear and her three cubs! The Moose Run Tournament has a special place in my heart as a dear departed friend insisted that I join the AWGA so I could play in it a decade ago. Thank you Annette and Linda for putting together a great tournament just make sure you order a couple of beautiful sunny days next year! While we had to cancel the Cha Cha Cha Tournament due the busy golf season and low attendance numbers, the organizers are already at work thinking of ways to make it even better for next year. Due to the generosity of our members, we were able to write a check for $1,825.00 as a contribution to Hospice of Alaska. August starts with the USGA Senior Women s Tournament on the 1st, We have 18 women signed up to participate which enables us to send it takes a village to make the AWGA the wonderful organization it is. 4 women to the Regionals way to go ladies! We ll be wrapping up Team Play and Team Match Play, competing for the AWGA Club Championship, and topping off our season with the Moose Race at Settler s Bay. The Niners League continues and has proven to be a popular addition to the calendar. It s going to be another busy month! Many of you will have watched the British Open and the amazing final holes that Jordan Spieth put together. Watching him calculate how to get out of the pickle his errant drive got him into was a good lesson in knowing the rules of golf. A shout out to Jamie Berge for her informative and fun Rules Clinics that enabled me to explain what was happening to my husband! Who would of thought that taking a drop in the driving range among the Titlest and Bridgestone trailers would have been the right course of action that enabled him to escape with a bogey?! The Rules can be your friend even if your driver isn t! As you know, it takes a village to make the AWGA the wonderful organization it is. If you are interested in contributing to the effort, please feel free to contact any of the Board Members or Tournament organizers. Get out and play!
Leadership V C Position Name e-mail Home Phone Cell Phone BOARD MEMBERS # President karen Weaver karenweaver25@gmail.com 907-360-7464 # President Elect Jean McCarthy jmccarthy.mccarthy@gmail.com 907-240-4594 # Secretary Candace Hiner cjhiner@yahoo.com 907-230-5951 # Treasurer Jamie Berge jamie@jamieberge.com 907-230-6261 # Past President Pamela Chesla golf2201@aol.com 907-830-0939 COMMITTEES & DIRECTORS # * Membership elaine Hollier ehollier@aol.com 907-229-0317 # * Tournament Judy Sundberg jsundberg@gci.net 907-276-4409 907-351-4283 # * By-Laws Jane Shaw janeshaw2@gmail.com 907-562-1380 561-310-6465 # * Handicap Teresa Fisher tannfish@gmail.com 907-952-0884 # * Rules Jamie Berge jamie@jamieberge.com 907-230-6261 # * Hole-in-One Tonnette Jackson mitfine26@gmail.com 907-336-1948 907-529-1884 # * Audit Judy Sundberg jsundberg@gci.net 907-276-4409 907-351-4283 # Calendar Belle Johnson belledorisak@gmail.com 907-333-2911 # Newsletter Cathy Garrick b747girl@gmail.com 757-773-6543 # Welcome Betty Kincannon angels @gci.net 907-345-6650 907-240-8380 # Sunshine Lucille Stietz lstietz@alaska.net 907-277-4355 907-242-0171 # AGA Rep Teresa Fisher tannfish@gmail.com 907-952-0884 # Nominating Pam Chesla (see above) # * Days Play Chair Shelley Smith kentshell@aol.com 907-783-2653 907-229-7212 Moose Run Days Play Jean McCarthy jmccarthy.mccarthy@gmail.com 907-240-4594 SBGC Days Play Celeste Bolea celestebolea@gmail.com 907-301-3399 AGC Days Play Shelley Smith See above PGC Days Play Hanni Kozler hanni.kozler@gmail.com 907-529-7125 # Team Play Director Nadine Dely fndely1935@gmail.com 907-333-9106 # Match Play Director Jane Shaw See above # Belle s Fun Tourney Belle Johnson See above # Moose Run Tourney Annette Swanson swansonak@gci.net 907-441-9211 # Club Championship Laura Wetzel wetzel5811@comcast.net 720-560-2359 # Moose Race P. Chesla/L. Waugaman Pam (see above) Linda 907-301-6492 Spring Luncheon K. Patton 805-448-5249 Fall Luncheon A. Swanson/J. Sundberg See above # Indicates Voting position * Indicates Standing committee (per AWGA By-laws) As of 05/01/17
Calendar SUMMER 2017 AWGA EVENTS 5/15 May Board Meeting TBA 5:30 PM 5/20 Spring Luncheon AGC 11:30 AM 6/5 Team Match Play Settlers Bay 9:00 AM 6/6 June Board Meeting TBA 5:30 PM 6/TBD Rules Clinic TBA 6/TBD President s Fellowship - WW AGC Evening 6/12 Belle s Fun Tourney AGC 8:00 AM 6/13 Belle s Fun Tourney Moose Creek 8:00 AM 6/19 Team Play Settlers Bay 8/9 AM 6/28 Team Play Moose Creek 8/9 AM 7/5 Team Match Play Moose Hill 8/9 AM 7/12 Team Play Moose Hill 9/10 AM 7/13 Rules Clinic Jamie Berge s home 6:00 PM 7/17 July Board Meeting Romano s 5:30 PM 7/18-19 Moose Run Tourney Moose Hill 8:00 AM 7/25 Team Play AGC 8:00 AM 8/7 Team Play Palmer 8/9 AM 8/9 August Board Meeting Romano s 5:30 PM 8/TBD Rules Clinic TBA 8/14-15 Club Championship AGC 8:00 AM 8/22 Team Match Play AGC 8/9 AM 8/28 Moose Race Settlers Bay 9:00 AM 8/30 September Board Meeting TBA 5:30 PM 9/16 Fall Luncheon 11:30 AM Days Play Mondays Days Play Palmer 10:00 AM Tuesdays Days Play AGC 9:00 AM Wednesdays Days Play Moose Run 9:00 AM Thursdays Days Play Settlers Bay 10:00 AM AGA EVENTS 6/17-18 AGA Kenai Jackpot 6/23-25 AGA State Match Play 7/7-9 AGA State Seniors Amateur 8/3-6 AGA State Amateur OTHER EVENTS 7/29-30 Arctic Valley Open 8/1 USGA Women s Senior Qualifier 8/12-13 Settlers Bay Club Championship 8/19-20 Palmer Club Championship 8/26-27 Anchorage Open
2016 Ruth Mizelle Award Winner Jean McCarthy Dreary weather and black bears couldn t stop the AWGA women from hitting the Hill for the annual Moose Run Tournament. 37 women competed in 4 different flights and at the end of the two days, there was actually a tie for Low Gross between Pam Chesla (84 /86 = 170) and Toyoko Hawkins (89/81 = 170). They retrieved their damp clubs and umbrellas and returned to the 18th Tee box for a playoff. Pam found the fairway, but wasn t quite as far around the corner as she would have liked. Toyoko, feeling the pressure, drove her ball into the trees very unlike her! With nothing to lose, she valiantly tried to navigate the woods, with no luck. Meanwhile, Pam hit a wonderful shot onto the green where she had a two putt for par. Toyoko graciously conceded and Pam took Low Gross. Very exciting! Betty Toney passed on the Ruth Mizell award and a big red kiss! to Jean McCarthy for all the work she has done for the AWGA, especially as Days Play coordinator at Moose Run Golf Course. A very fitting recipient! Thank you to Annette and Linda for their time and effort in putting on such a great tournament. They promise better weather in 2018! 2017 RESULTS Closest To The Pin 1st Flight: 2nd Flight: 3rd Flight: 4th Flight : Longest Drive 1st Flight: 2nd Flight: 3rd Flight: 4th Flight: low net 1st Flight: 2nd Flight: 3rd Flight : 4th Flight: Kris Abegg Laura Walsh Judy Sundberg Tamara Sanderson (Lucky winner!) Drew Name Tonette Jackson Debbie Mitchell Judy Sundberg Patricia Joyner Karen Weaver, Tonette Jackson, Toyoko Hawkins Cecilia Hopper, Elaine Hollier, Hanni Kozler Cande Hiner, Annette Swanson, Betty Kincannon Becky Hanson, Celeste Bolea, Kathy Patton Overall Low Gross: Pam Chesla Overall Low Net: Judy Brozek
Days Play Updates Settler s Bay Ladies Play Days Come out and enjoy fall golf at it s finest. Green fees are $25 and tee times will start at 10 am. Each Thursday starting Aug 3, we will have three tee times dedicated to AWGA. Please contact me if you are interested in playing so I will get a feel for the level of interest. The course is in great shape, the scenery is unmatched, and the 19th hole Albatross serves great food and drinks. Come and play! Celeste Bolea / celestebolea@gmail.com / (907) 301-3399 Punch Cards by 09/30/17 All paper punch cards must be brought into the golf shop and converted into electronic punches. They will be maintained in our pointof-sale system by name. By instruction from our accounting office, after the deadline, the paper can be no longer honored. Please make sure to do this before the end of the season and let your friends know! Thanks. Day s Play and Team Play Putt/Chip in Clarification We ve had a request for clarification on what constitutes a Putt or a Chip In for Day s Play and Team Play. Putt Once a player s ball has come to rest on the green, all subsequent strokes until the hole has been completed are considered putts. So, for instance. Your ball is on the green. You had a large helping of Wheaties for breakfast and putted your ball with such force, it rolled off the green and into the fringe. No matter which club you may choose for your next shot, it is still counted as a putt. Chip In Therefore, it goes to reason that if your ball has come to rest on a green, you putt it off the green, and then chip it in, you would not be eligible to collect on the Chip In pot as your last shot would have be considered a putt. Hope that helps! Please submit your story to karenweaver25@gmail.com Elaine Kim, one of our new members, made her first birdie on Hole #14 on the Moose Run Hill Course during day s play on July 25th. She hit her tee shot just short of the green and then chipped it in! Congratulations Elaine! We re sure you will have many more! On June 25th, Kris Abegg was playing at Anchorage Golf Course with her husband and two other men. From the red tees on #4, she hit a solid tee shot then holed out from about 120 yards with her 8 iron for her first eagle! It was tracking towards the hole the entire way. She then birdied Hole #10 on her way to her best score ever (81) - and beat the guys! Way to go, Kris!! Kudos to our members who participated in the AGA State Senior Amateur Tournament. Congrats to Teresa Fisher who is our Women s State Senior Champion!
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APPLICATION 2017 AWGA Membership Application Form NAME & ADDRESS HOME PHONE WORK/CELL Mail Membership Form and check to: AWGA % Elaine Hollier 1911 Greendale Drive Anchorage, AK 99504 EMAIL GHIN MEMBERSHIP STATUS: NEW RENEWING (Cost is $60.00) Would you prefer to receive the AWGA Newsletter via: e-mail paper copy RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF RISKS ANCHORAGE WOMEN S GOLF ASSOCIATION, INC. In consideration of Anchorage Women s Golf Association, Inc., (AWGA) permitting me to join as a member and participate in golfing and related social activities sponsored by AWGA, I agree in advance to release AWGA, its members, staff, employees, volunteers and paid and unpaid service providers, including transportation service providers (the Released Parties ) from liability as set forth below. I understand that participation in events offered by AWGA and the Released Parties involves inherent risks and risks potentially created by the negligence of the Released Parties. These inherent risks include but are not limited to: Exposure to the natural elements Exposure to terrain with unpredictable conditions or hazards Transportation in and/or use of motorized golf carts Conduct of other participants, including potential consumption of alcohol The potential to be struck by golf clubs or golf balls swung or struck by other persons Potential lack of prompt access to medical care and the potential administration of emergency medical procedures by one or more of the Released Parties I understand that exposure to these and other risks that may be present may potentially result in personal injury, property damage, or death to myself or others. I agree to assume all of those risks even to the extent such risk is occasioned or not prevented due to alleged negligent acts or omissions on the part of one or more Released Parties. My travel to and participation in events sponsored by AWGA is fully voluntary and I give this Release with reasonable time to consider alternative activities or to seek assistance in understanding the scope of my release and waiver. On behalf of myself, my heirs, assigns, personal representative and estate, I release, discharge, and hold harmless the Released Parties now and in the future from all damages, actions, claims, lawsuits, and liabilities of any nature arising from my travel to, from, and participation in AWGA activities, including but not limited to damages, actions, claims, and liabilities arising from or related to the inherent risks described and/or negligence of the Released Parties. THIS RELEASE IS A BINDING AGREEMENT. UNDERSTANDING ALL THE ABOVE, I AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS RELEASE. Print Name Date Signature