Category: Play Day Results

Ladies:

Here is my Rules article that will be in next month’s DBGCC Newsletter. I thought it would be good to let you read it now, especially if the brave ones are going to get out there this week and play in the mud and wind.

The Hazards of Wintertime Golf.

What are you allowed to do if your ball is in standing water, covered by leaves, covered in mud, or gets blown by the wind?

Standing Water

Due to the recent heavy rains there is standing water in many places on our course. What are you allowed to do when you find your ball in this water, or to make your shot your feet are in the water? Under the Rules of Golf “Casual water” (standing water) is considered an “Abnormal Ground Condition” and as such you are allowed free relief. To get this relief the water must be visible before or after you take your stance. The ground just being wet is not enough. You are allowed a one club length relief at the nearest point where the water no longer interferes, and then drop a ball making sure it is no closer to the hole. You are allowed to clean your ball before the drop, and there is no penalty.

Leaves covering your ball.

During this time of year it can be hard to find your ball, especially if it is covered by leaves. Be very careful when searching for your ball as if you accidentally move it during your search you will incur a one stroke penalty and your ball must be replaced. If you do find your ball covered in leaves you are allowed to remove them, as they are loose impediments, but be very careful. If you move your ball when removing the leaves you will get a one stroke penalty, and you must replace it, Rule 18-2.

Mud covering your ball.

When you are out on the course in the normal course of play simply remember that you are required to play the ball where is lies and in what state it lies in. We all would love to flick the mud off our ball, but as they say, it is just the “rub of the green”. If you clean your ball, unless you are allowed to under a specific Rule, you must replace it and you incur a one stroke penalty. Sadly, you have to wait until your ball is on the green to clean it.

Wind blowing your ball.

If on a windy day your ball is at rest anywhere on the course and it is moved by wind gusts there is no penalty and you must play the ball where it ends up. A player must be absolutely certain that they did not move the ball themselves, but there’s no penalty if the wind moves it.

I hope this helps you.
Hilary

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Good morning ladies, and happy new golfing year!

Here is my first Rules e mail for 2017 and, as our play days will be starting soon, and the rain doesn’t look like it will be stopping, I thought this would be the perfect time for me to remind you all about “Preferred Lies, or Winter Rules”.

( I have also attached this article to the e mail)

“Preferred Lies” and “Winter Rules”

With the rainy season here we may find ourselves golfing in wet and muddy conditions, not fun, but at least the Rules of Golf can give us relief. Our DBWGC Tournament Committee may decide on some Tuesday play days to allow us to use this Local Rule for “Preferred Lies /Winter Rules “. You cannot use this Local Rule on play days UNLESS the Committee allows it.

“Preferred lies” is the term that means that you as a golf player are allowed to improve your lie without penalty on certain parts of the golf course. A player may lift up their ball that has landed on a closely-mown area if they want to and move it to improve the ball position, but not closer to the hole. A closely-mown area is any area of the course that is cut to fairway height or less, and includes paths cut through the rough and the fringe around the green. You CANNOT use the Preferred lies Local Rule if your ball is in the rough.

How to use the Preferred Lies Local Rule.

The position of your ball must be marked first. This can be done with a tee or a ball marker.

Then you can lift your ball and clean it if you want.

The ball must then be placed on a spot, not nearer to the hole, within the area specified by the Committee, e.g. within six inches, a score card-length or perhaps even one club-length (which is for example common on the PGA tour). This distance is decided by the Committee, so make sure your know the distance you are allowed before you start your round.

The ball is in play as soon as it’s placed on the ground. If you pick it up again and move it, you incur a penalty stroke for ‘moving the ball in play’ and you must replace it where it was.

Nobody enjoys playing in the mud but this Local Rule can help us, if our Tournament Committee allows.

I hope this helps you.
Hilary

47 ladies signed up to play in the 2016 Eclectic

4 flights, 4 places per flight. Money was as follows, 1st $40, 2nd Place $25, 3rd place $20 and 4th place $10

These are the results

4th flight 32-36

4th place Sandy Mize
3rd place Carolyn Barnes
2nd place Sally Sturney
1st place Julie Hanson

3rd flight 28-31

4th place Sondi Schnee
3rd place Jan Todorovic
2nd place Bonnie Ladd
1st Place Brenda Reisinger

2nd flight 22-27

4th place Francis Shiplov
3rd place Jan Baehr
2nd place Mary Watkins
1st place Linda Daniels

1st flight 0-21

4th place Cindy Renshaw
3rd place Gay Wold
2nd flight Shelly Morgan
1st place Sandy Smith

Overall low net

Charlene Kleiner $45

Overall low gross

Dana Wardstrom $45

Thanks for a great year. Don’t forget to sign up. There is an envelope in the 18 hole drawer

Deborah

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