Discovery Bay Women's Golf Club

Hi All-

We tried something new, and it was a little confusing, but it turned out to be a fun format.  It was really cold this morning, which didn’t help, but everyone plugged along and finished.  I divided the group into 2 teams, as evenly matched as possible, and the team that won the most holes won the event.  Holes 1-6 were Partner Best Ball; Holes 7-12 were Partner Alternate Shot; Holes 13-18 were Partner Scramble.

It couldn’t have been much closer – final score – 48 to 47!

Winning Team ($4 each):

Cindy Aafedt, Donna Grover, Jennie Dillon, Mary Watkins, Shelly Morgan, Anne Oprey, Kathy Readler, Sondi Schnee, Joanne Smith, Donna Johnson, Raquel Myers, Julie Hanson, Kris Rogers and Carolyn Barnes.

We had no chip-ins so $30 is carried forward to our next regular play day after the Handicap Tournament in May (another reason to sharpen your chipping skills!).

Closest to to the Pins, worth $4 each, Hcps 0-29 & 30 +.

Hole 2: Cindy Aafedt 10’ & Kris Rogers 6’

Hole 7: Cindy Aafedt 13’ & Raquel Myers 22’8”

Hole 14: Cathy Houston 3’7” & Carolyn Barnes 18’1”

Hole 17: Annette Krey 11’6”

Birdies

Annette Krey claimed the lone Birdie on Hole 5, but Cathy Houston made her putt on Hole 14, so she is credited for a bird as well.

Thanks for giving something new a chance and see you on the course.

Bonnie Ladd and Sally Sturney

Today was the first day of play for Central Valley.  We played Saddle Creek at Turlock.  Our team was so AWESOME that I have to brag!

Charlene Kleiner had an EAGLE on #9, a very hard par 4.  She and Deborah Veatch both had chip in birdies on different holes.  They won their match 8 to 5.

Gay Wold and Patty Uyeno won their match 9 to 3.

Jeanne Zwemer and Brenda Reisinger won theirs 7 to 4.

Adrian Goodman and I won by showing up because we had no opponents!

Because the team did so well we won the most points and won the balls for the day. Yea Team!

Please congratulate the team members that played today and think about joining us during this season.

Thanks to the team and thanks for your support,

Sandy

Hi All-

Today we had 20 ladies play Points, Putts, and Low Net.

There was a tie for Low Net –

Mary Watkins and Joanne Smith had scores of 69.

Low Putts

Joanne Smith with 29.

You cannot win both net and putts, so Mary Watkins won $10 + a pin for Low Net and Joanne Smith won $10 + a pin for Low Putts.

Sweeps

Handicaps up to 28 –

Jeanne Zwemer won $7 for 1st place with a net 72, and Amelia Thornton won $3 for 2nd place with a net 73.

Handicaps 29 and above

Charlene Kleiner won $7, 1st place, for her net 71 and Julie Hanson won 2nd place of $3 for her net 72.

Chip Ins

Joanne Smith had the sole chip-in on Hole 2, winning $20.

Closest to the pins (Hcps up to 28, & Hcps over 29) worth $5 each.

Hole 2, Cathy Fancey 20’4” (1st flight) & Kris Rogers 24’6” (2nd flight).

Hole 14, Shelly Morgan 16’2” (1st flight) and no one from the 2nd flight.

Hole 17, No one from the 1st flight, and Sandy Mize 8’8.5” (2nd flight).

Birdies

Anne Oprey had a birdie on hole 2 and Mary Watkins had a birdie on hole 8.

Congratulations to our winners and thanks all for playing!

Bonnie Ladd and Sandy Mize

Here are the results of today’s game, which was Three Blind Mice.  The random par 3,4, and 5 selected by the proshop were holes 4,7 and 10.

There were 25 ladies today.  We are charged $2.00 sweeps to our club bill when we play on Tuesdays and this is the sweeps money that is dispersed to the winners (today was 25 x $2.00 = $50.00).  We pay approximately 1/3 of the field.  Today that was 8 places, as follows:

First Flight:

1st – Rochelle Baxley, score 52, sweeps, $11.00

2nd – Jeanne Zwemer, score 55, sweeps $8.00

3rd – Mary Watkins, score 56, sweeps $4.00

4th – Cathy Fancey, score 57, sweeps, $2.00

Second Flight:

Tied 1st place – Susan Graham and Joanne Smith, score 51, sweeps $9.50 each

3rd – Kris Rogers, score 52, sweeps $4.00

Tied 4th place – Doris Bunnell and Anne Oprey, score 57, sweeps $1.00.

Chip-ins

There were 23 ladies signed up for this “optional” contest but there was only one chip in.  Congrats Kris Rogers for winning all the money for your chip-in on hole 18.

Our other optional game is “Closest to the pin”, today each was worth $3.25

Handicaps 0-27

Hole 2 Adrian Goodman  11’6″

Hole 7  Annette Krey  8′ 11″

Hole 14  Annetty Krey  11′ 8″

Hole 17 Mary Watkins, 12′ 1/2″

Handicaps 28-36

Hole 2 Kris Rogers 9’6″

Hole 7 Deborah Veatch 35′ 10″

Hole 14 Brenda Reisinger 10’1″

Finally, honorable mention to those of  you who made birdies.

Donna Grover, hole 8

Mary Watkins, hole 17

Cindy Aafedt, hole 15 and 17

Lin Lenson, hole 11

Thank you all for playing.

Cathy and Cindy

We had 25 ladies play today, including 5 guests.

Adrian Goodman hosted Ilene Marshall

Sandy Mize hosted Gina Bischofberger and Conchita Christensen.

Joanne Smith hosted Sue Martin

Mary Watkins hosted Cathy Pelligrini.

Thank you ladies for bringing these ladies to share our Guest Day.

The weather was lovely.  The “rough” was rough!

The game was Odds & Evens.

Now the results…

Winners in the Guest Flight:  Team Score 92

Sandy Mize, Conchita Christensen, Gina Bischofberger, Sondi Schnee

Winners in the Member Flight:  Team Score 92

Jeanne Zwemer, Sandy Smith, Brenda Reisinger, Barbara Mensch

Closest to the Pin (Guest):  Conchita Christensen, Hole # 7, 32’ 2-1/2”

Closest to the Pin (Member):  Cindy Aafedt, Hole #17, 9’ 2”

Chip-ins ($4.25 each)

Susan Leeper Hole # 16

Barbara Mensch Hole #5

Cathy Fancey Hole #14

Birdies:

Jeanne Zwemer, Hole #8

Cindy Aafedt, Hole #11, Hole #13

Cathy Fancey, Hole #14

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JEANNE ZWEMER 

Ladies here is the first monthly Rules quiz for 2018.  Any questions?  Don’t hesitate to e mail me.

1. Rebecca uses her 7 iron to align her feet prior to taking her stance on the teeing ground. Before she makes her stroke at the ball she removes the club.  Should she be disqualified?

Answer

Rebecca should NOT be disqualified.  As long as she does not delay play she may align her feet this way as long as she removes the club before her stroke.

2. Suzanne’s ball lies near the putting green and Dianne, who is 25 ft. away, asks her to mark and lift her ball as it interferes with her play.  Is this allowed?

Answer

Under Rule 22/2 a player can request a ball to be lifted at any time if they believe it interferes with their play.  However, in Stroke play, a player may play their ball first rather than lift it.

3. Is there a Rule of Golf that permits taking a line of play relief from a sprinkler head at the side of the putting green?

Answer

No, BUT there is a Local Rule that permits “line of play” relief under certain conditions.  We allow such relief at Discovery Bay CC.  Look on the back of our scorecard, there you will find the Local Rule explained.

4. Rebecca is back on the teeing ground aligning her feet but this time she also taps down uneven ground behind her ball which could interfere with her backswing.  How many penalty strokes should she incur?

Answer

NONE!  A player is allowed under Rule 13-2, to eliminate irregularities on the surface of the teeing ground without penalty.

5. A player may always advise another player on what their options are under the Rules. True or false?

Answer

True.  Information on the Rules of Golf is NOT advice and is allowed.

6. Lana’s ball lies just in bounds but a movable white stake is in her area of intended swing.  May she remove the stake?

Answer

NO she may not!  White “Out of Bounds” stakes are deemed to be FIXED, and a player does not get relief.  Sorry ladies.

I hope you enjoyed our first quiz of this year and it helps you.

Hilary

Golf Course Maintenance

* Will start punching the greens next week or the week after. Depends on weather.

* A new mat was put on the walking bridge between holes 2 & 3.

* The new artificial swans are still being tested on their usefulness for getting rid of geese. New spotlights are being purchased to be put where the geese sleep.

* Going to be spraying weeds on holes 1-7 Friday, 8-12 Monday & 13-18 on Tuesday.

* Yardage stakes that are broken are being repaired.

* The Club is going to make the wire attached to the sand shovel, in the sand box between holes 7 & 8,longer.

* Maintenance is not able to cut a path for walkers between holes 12 & 13 because of the roots from all the trees. Would damage lawn mowers.

Golf Operations

* Going to have a Sunset Golf on Sunday afternoon, April 8th. Can have any combination of men & women or can be all men or all women. New York Steak Dinner & Bingo.

* Ping Demo Day was canceled due to weather. Will be rescheduled.

Food & Beverage Operation

* We have new lunch & dinner menus. New salads, Hamburgers & sandwiches. Even Mac & cheese.

* Halibut is back in season again so will start having your halibut favorites again.

* Mystery Murder Dinner is filling up nicely.

* Person that was going to do the floors in our downstairs bathroom is not available now. Don’t know when they are going to start the project.

Next meeting will be Thursday, April 19 at 3:30.