Discovery Bay Women's Golf Club

Ladies:

Here’s a fun one, silly……… but it might make you laugh.

A quiz on golf etiquette.

1) What should you be careful for when you step onto the green?

• a) Goose droppings
• b) To keep an eye out for loose change that someone dropped
• c) Look at the faces of the other players, make sure those are the same people you started with (make sure you’ve chipped onto the right green)
• d) Look for ball markers to make sure you don’t step on another player’s intended line of putt.

2) What should you do if you hit your ball toward another group of people?

• a) Quickly hand your club to another player in your group
• b) Call your lawyer on your cell phone
• c) Announce to the other members of your group that you’ll be taking another mulligan
• d) Call out “Fore!” so the unsuspecting players can take cover.

3) What should you carry in your pocket every time you play golf?

• a) (If you’re under a 20 handicap) A rabbit’s foot
• b) (If you’re over a 20 handicap) The entire rabbit
• c) A list of your favorite excuses
• d) A ball mark repair tool and some ball markers

4) What should you do if you lose your golf ball out on the course?

• a) Spend twenty minutes looking for it, even if it means holding up every group behind you
• b) Drop another ball from the secret compartment in your shorts and say, ” Here it is, and it’s still in bounds!”
• c) Break several clubs in a fit of rage and ruin everyone else’s day
• d) Search for 5 minutes at the most.

• 5) When someone in your group is hitting off the tee, what should you be doing?

• a) Taking the opportunity to eat some potato chips and chew them very noisily
• b) Point out to the others in your group the many things the hitter is doing wrong in their swing
• c) Shout, “Oh, look how wonderful MountDiablo is today!” during their back swing
• d) Stand quietly out of view and watch where their ball lands

6) What is the proper thing to do after your fairway shot has dislodged a huge divot?

• a) Throw it at the lady who just talked about MountDiablo in your back swing
• b) If it went farther than the ball, blame the divot and kick it up and down the fairway for a while
• c) Focus your attention further down the fairway and say, “Divot? What divot? I didn’t take a divot.”
• d) Retrieve the dislodged divot, replace it, and press it down firmly with your foot

7) After your group has completed putting out, what should you do next?

• a) Take a few minutes to re-practice the 40-footer that you missed for double bogey
• b) Take a few more minutes to re-practice the 10- footer you missed for triple bogey
• c) Stand around the middle of the green, add up your score and mark it down on your score card
• d) Replace the flag and quickly move on to the next tee.

8) What should you do if someone in your group is having a terrible day and really struggling in his game?

• a) Ask if they’d like to start betting on the game
• b) Ask them what their handicap REALLY is
• c) Give them pointers after every shot on their grip, stance, swing and follow through
• d) Have patience and be supportive, we all have bad days

Here are the answers, let’s see how you did.

• 1.) D
• 2.) D
• 3.) D
• 4.) D
• 5.) D
• 6.) D
• 7.) D
• 8.) D

This time getting all Ds on a quiz is a good thing.

Hope this helps you,

Hilary

Ladies today’s Rules e mail is a simple reminder.

“FREE FOR ONE, PAY FOR TWO”

No ladies this has nothing to do with “Singles Night Out” or Happy Hour, it’s about CLUB LENGTHS. It can be confusing when using the Rules in different situations and wondering,
“So do I take one club length here or two?”

Use this simple phrase. FREE FOR ONE (club length), PAY FOR TWO (club lengths).

In using Rule 24-2 Immovable Obstruction and Rule 25 Abnormal Ground Conditions you get free relief = One club length.

In using Rule 28 Unplayable Lie or Rule 26 option C in a Lateral Water Hazard you pay for relief = Two club lengths.

You gotta get something for your money eh?

So now……. HOW DO WE DO IT?

Q. Which club do I use to measure my nearest point of relief?

A. Take your stance where you have complete relief for your swing, stance, and lie and use the club you are going to make your next shot with. Mark where you ground the club head with a small marker or tee.

Q. Which club do I use to measure the one or two club lengths?

A. Any club in your bag. You can carry a belly putter just for measuring as long as you only have 14 clubs in your bag.

Q. From where do I measure with the club I choose?

A. For the Ground under Repair or Immovable Obstruction you measure one club length from where you grounded and marked your club head.

For the Unplayable Lie you measure from where your original balls lies.
For the Lateral Water Hazard from where your ball crossed the margin. For both you use two club lengths.

Q. How do I drop the ball?

A. From shoulder height with your arm fully extended. Ouch!

Q. How far can the ball roll after dropping?

A. Two club lengths, not nearer the hole. Choose where you drop carefully so when it rolls you get a better lie in better grass for a better shot.
As I said before, you gotta get something good for the money!

I hope this helps you.

Hilary