Category: Play Day Results

2014 Spring Handicap Tournament:

17 ladies played in the Spring Handicap Tournament. There were 2 flights; Azalea and Begonia.

The results of this net tournament are as follows:

Spring Handicap Tournament Champion

Annette Krey—received a trophy, plant and $75 script in the Pro Shop

Azalea Flight

1st Place—Lin Lenson—received a trophy, $55 script in the Pro Shop, and a gift certificate for lunch or breakfast at the Club

2nd Place—Sandy Smith—received $40 script in the Pro Shop and a gift certificate for lunch or breakfast at the Club

3rd Place—Jenny Dillon—received $30 in script in the Pro Shop and a gift certificate for lunch or breakfast at the Club

Begonia Flight

1st Place—Joanne Smith– received a trophy, $55 script in the Pro Shop, and a gift certificate for lunch or breakfast at the Club

2nd Place—Kay Smith– received $40 script in the Pro Shop and a gift certificate for lunch or breakfast at the Club

3rd Place—Doris Bunnell– received $30 in script in the Pro Shop and a gift certificate for lunch or breakfast at the Club

Birdies:

May 6, 2014

Anne Wangeman–#14

Kay Smith — #2

Jenny Dillon — #6

Jeanne Zwemer — #14

Annette Krey–#10

May 8, 2014

Annette Krey — #5 and #7

Cathy Fancey — #9

Dana Wardstrom — #11

May 13, 22014

Dana Wardstrom — #1 and #10

Doris Bunnell — #7

Annette Krey — #8 and #11

Shelly Morgan — #2

Chip Ins

May 6, 2014

Each chip in was worth $2.83

Donna Johnson–#2 and #15

Anne Wangeman–#14

May 8, 2014

Each chip in was worth $4.25

Jeanne Zwemer — #12

Cathy Fancey — #9

May 13, 2014

Each chip in was worth $2.83

Doris Bunnell — #7

Lin Lenson — #11

Shelly Morgan — #10

Congratulations to the ladies who were mentioned above for their play during the tournament including those who placed overall, in their flights, and/or received chip ins money, and/or recognition for birdies.

Special recognition goes to Jeanne Zwemer who realized the day after the close of competition that she had written a lower score for one hole and reported her mistake even though she knew she would be DQ’d. USGA Rules of Golf indicates in the section on Etiquette “The game relies on the integrity of the individual to show consideration for other players and to abide by the Rules.” Jeanne exemplifies these qualities.

Thank you to the Pro Shop for the daily support we received, to the restaurant staff for their service during our awards presentation, and to Mark Tissot for the gift certificates that were awarded to flight winners.

Tournament Chair,

Barbara Mensch

Game: Jelly Bean Skins

Winners:

1st Place – Raquel Myers, $10

2nd Place – Patty Uyeno, $9

3rd Place – Anne Wangeman, $8

4th Place Tied – Anne O’Prey, Joanne Smith, Kay Smith, $6 each

5th Place Tied – Bonnie Ladd, Janet Winslow, $3.50 each

Birdies: Bonnie Ladd, Hole #14

Chip-ins: Charlene Kleiner, Hole #18, $23

Closest to the Pin: $3 per hole

0 – 26 HCP

Hole #2, Dana Wardstrom, 31’1”

Hole # 7, Mary Watkins, 16’ ½”

Hole #14, Dana Wardsrom, 9’ 5 ½”

Hole #17, Mary Watkins, 47’ 11”

27-36 HCP

Hole #2, Grace Berend, 33’

Hole #7, April Guarascio, 13’6”

Hole #17, Chris Myall, 19’9 ½”

Thanks to all the ladies who came out and played on this windy day…

HAPPY GOLFING, FRANI

Ladies, it’s raining, whatcha gonna do for entertainment?

Read about Golf Rules of course. Enjoy!

The staked tree conundrum

This might sound like a silly question but when is a tree not a tree?

I am regularly asked, “I get relief from a staked tree, right?

Sometimes, in the world of Golf Rules, all trees are not created equal.

Let’s visit this question.

Under the USGA Rules of Golf we can, if we want to, take relief from a Movable Obstruction (Rule 24-1) and an Immovable Obstruction (Rule 24-2b). For example your ball lands right up against a bench which is a “Movable” obstruction if you are strong enough to move it or “Immovable” if you aren’t. It’s the usual story that I tell you…

Take one club length from the nearest point of relief, no closer to the hole, where there is no interference and drop a ball. No penalty.

So, you are asking, just where does the tree fit in? Sadly trees are an integral part of the course, quietly growing bigger and bigger, getting more and more in your way, and no free relief. They are not Obstructions under the Rules of Golf, even if they are to you.

Now the stake…that is not an integral part of the course so, it’s an Obstruction under the Rules of Golf so, yippee, free relief. If it is a lateral hazard, red stake, or a water hazard, yellow stake you can yank it out, but a stake holding up a tree I’d leave it where it is and find your nearest point of relief, again no penalty.

So now let’s put the two together, the tree and the stake. Ok we always get relief from the stake but we said not the tree eh? Well here’s where the confusion lies.

Golf courses plant little trees which need protection until they grow into those huge trees that always get in your way. So the golf course may use a Local Rule, Appendix 1-3 “Protection of Young Trees”, until the tree no longer needs protection. This Local Rule must be posted in the Club or on the score card.

Your ball lands really close to such a staked tree…….. You are allowed relief only if the stroke you are intending to make would hit the tree. You must not use any unreasonable stroke to get relief, be honest. So if the swing you want to use would damage the protected tree, take free relief, and get free relief from the stake too.

So that would be the time I would answer “Yes! You do get relief from a staked tree.” This is when a tree is not always a tree under the Rules of Golf, but be sure there is a Local Rule in effect.

Hope this helps you.

Hilary