Through The Green

Women’s Golf Association of Northern California
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Through The Green
The Newsletter for the Women’s Golf Association of Northern California
Pleasanton, California SUMMER 2008
President’s Message
O
ne of my goals for 2008 is to make
WGANC benefits available
to our working members. We
took a step toward fulfilling that goal on
May 31, when we held our first Saturday
Open Day. It was at Plumas Lake Golf
& Country Club near Marysville. We
started with a shotgun at 1:00 and ended
with a delicious Mexican buffet. It was
gratifying to hear talk at dinner about
how pleased the working women were to
have a chance to play in an Open Day.
They all asked us to have another one.
Well, as I told them, that is up to
you, the members of our clubs. Each year
you work with your golf committees to
determine when your Open Day will be
held. Have you considered asking for
a Saturday? Maybe your club doesn’t
have a lot of afternoon play and would
welcome a chance to host up to 100
women, who will eat dinner, buy a drink
or two and spend money in the pro shop.
It would be great if we could eventually
have one Saturday Open Day in each
of our nine areas. As you look ahead to
2009 and start your planning, consider
a Saturday Open Day. Our working
members will thank you.
Another goal is to increase the number
of women golfers at our clubs who get
Stroke Play Championship
W
e’ve just completed
play of the second
of our 2008 major championship tournaments. The
54-hole Stroke Play event
was held June 10-12 at Castlewood, Diablo and Crow
Canyon Country Clubs.
A total of 94 women
participated and rose to
the challenge presented by these three
excellent courses. The overall champion
was Karen Garcia from
Auburn Country Club,
winning for the third
time with a low gross
total of 224.
Check out the web
site at www.wganc.com
for the low gross and
low net winners in all
four flights.
Our congratulations to Karen for a
job well done.
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their handicaps through WGANC, even
if they aren’t members of the 18-hole
women’s group. When a new woman
joins your country club, and goes into
the pro shop to set up a handicap, is she
told she can maintain a USGA-approved
handicap index through WGANC? It
gives her the opportunity to support golf
for women and junior girls for just $25
per year. Talk to your pro and make sure
he or she is making all women aware of
this option.
Every woman who joins your club is
also a potential member of your 18-hole
women’s group. Hopefully your club’s
membership department is handing out
our brochure to new women members,
so they know what WGANC is all about.
Check it out — they will benefit and so
will you.
(NOTE: See photos from the Saturday
Open Day in this newsletter, on pages 4
and 5.)
What’s Inside …
Tournament News..................... 2
Tournament Schedule............... 2
Your Board of Directors............. 2
California State Women’s
Championship (CWC)......... 3
Rules Quiz................................ 3
Plumas Lake Open Day
A Huge Success.................. 4-5
Rules Quiz Answers................... 5
Tournament News
Linda Arens, Tournament Director
Match Play Championship
fter listening to feedback from members, and to
stimulate more participation in this tournament, the
board decided to try something new this year. The
77th Annual WGANC Match Play Championship will be
shortened from four days to three. It will be held at Saddle
Creek Resort on Monday, September 29 - Wednesday October
1 in Copperopolis.
There will not be a qualifying round this year. Players will
be seeded in flights of 16 by index and differentials if needed.
All players are guaranteed a minimum of two days match play,
gross only. With a full field of 80 players, the 40 winners on
Monday will play matches Tuesday morning and the 20 winners
of these morning matches will play again in the afternoon
semifinal matches. On Tuesday the remaining 40 players will
play consolation matches in their respective flights. Wednesday
will be the final match for the championship flight (36 holes
or until the match concludes) and flights 1-4 will play 18 holes
(or until the match concludes). Also on Wednesday, the 20
winners of Tuesday’s consolation matches will play a 9-hole
match (or until the match concludes) then those 10 winners
will play another 9-hole match (or until the match concludes)
to determine the winners of the consolation flights.
Entries open on August 18 and must be received by
September 1. So, put the dates on your calendar and come play
the Match Play Championship.
Through The Green
Northern Team
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is an official publication of the
Women’s Golf Association of Northern California
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ach summer six players from the WGANC northern team
and six players from the Pacific Women’s Golf Association
(PWGA) team compete against 12 PGA women teaching
professionals from country clubs in northern California in the
Northern California Women’s Cup Matches. These matches are
played in a Ryder Cup format. The amateurs have won eight out
of the 11years! The 12th Annual match has been re-scheduled
for August 18 at the Chardonnay Golf Club. Come out and
watch some really great golf and cheer for your teams.
5776 Stoneridge Mall, Suite 160
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone: (925) 737-0963
Fax: (925) 737-0964
Toll Free: (877) 269-6891
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.wganc.com
2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cherrie Anderson, President
Vicki Krattli, Vice President & Education
Dee Winn, Secretary & Assistant Tournament
Linda Arens, Tournament & Team
Debbie Stowe, Treasurer
Jeannie Trippel, Handicap
Janice Crossman, Open Day
Barbara Koch, Assistant Open Day & Course Rating
Elvie Blanchard, Rules
Shirley Gahm, Assistant Rules
Peggy Weagel, Hole-In-One
Sharon Bradford, Marketing
Barbara Lee, Assistant Marketing & Historian
Kitty Dodd, Ambassador
Marilyn Nicholls, Assistant Ambassador & Membership
Ann Maroney, Assistant Team & Jr. Girls
Pat Guzzardo, Director-At-Large
Lynne Gangi, Advisor
2008 Tournament Schedule
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here are still opportunities to participate in a WGANC
Tournament. These are special events planned for members
that give you the opportunity to play at wonderful courses,
win fabulous jewelry and generally have a great time!
Forms can be downloaded from our web site at www.wganc.com,
or found at the back of your Green Book.
Hers ’n His – August 20-21 – Stockton and Elkhorn
Match Play – September 29-October 1
Saddle Creek Resort, Copperopolis
Classic – October 8-9 – Wilcox Oaks
Team Challenge II – October 21-22
Catta Verdera and El Macero
STAFF
Pat Denton, [email protected]
Linda Stead, [email protected]
Ann Van Sickel, [email protected]
Donna Altemus, [email protected]
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California Women’s State Championship (CWC)
Linda Arens, Tournament Director
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the event. The four remaining associations continue to conduct
the tournament. Two representatives from each make up the
California Women’s Championship Committee.
The dream became a reality in July of 1996, with the first
championship being held at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San
Diego, California.
The format is 54 holes of stroke play, scratch. The
competition is scheduled in July of each year so players of
school age can participate. Eligibility requirements are that a
player be a female amateur of any age, a California resident for
at least six months of the year and have a maximum handicap
index of 10.4.
In addition to a state champion, representatives for the
state of California in the USGA State Team Matches that are
held every other year are determined.
Winners in the past from Northern California have been
Jeon Min Park, Mira Vista Golf & Country Club; 2007 Evian
Masters winner Natalie Gulbis, Whitney Oaks; Marcia Wallis,
Pasatiempo; and Sandy Woodruff, Pasatiempo.
he 13th Annual California State Championship (CWC)
will be held on July 14, 15, & 16 at Hiddenbrooke
Golf Course in Vallejo, CA. Do you know how this
tournament started and that WGANC supports this event?
The idea for the CWC began when the USGA announced
at their Centennial Annual Meeting in 1994 that they
would conduct a Women’s State Team Championship. Each
state would be represented by non-college, amateur golfers
and the event would be held every two years. The idea was
formed to determine a state champion in amateur stroke play
competition.
In 1995, there were six women’s golf associations in
California, consisting of: Pacific Women’s Golf Association, San
Diego Golf Association, Western American Golf Association,
Women’s Golf Association of Northern California, Women’s
Public Links Golf Association and Women’s Southern California
Golf Association. They decided to organize and sponsor the
championship. Two of the associations, Western American Golf
Association and Women’s Public Links, are no longer involved in
Rules Quiz
Shirley Gahm, Assistant Rules Director
Question 1: Before or during the match, Beth and Pat,
Situation 2: Both balls are found in a water hazard.
Situation 3: One ball is found in bounds and the other ball
is lost or is found out of bounds.
Situation 4: Both balls are found in bounds, whether in a
playable or an unplayable lie, and (1) one ball is in a water
hazard and the other is not or (2) both balls lie through the
green or in a bunker.
who are playing a match, agree to concede one or more holes
to each other thereby enabling them, in effect, to play a shorter
match. If Beth and Pat know that such an arrangement is not
permissible, are they subject to disqualification under Rule 1-3
(Agreement to Waive Rules)?
Question 2: Beth hits a ball from the teeing ground
and thinks that it has gone out of bounds, is lost or in a water
hazard. She hits a provisional ball. Both balls have identical
markings and she cannot distinguish between them. What
should she do in the following situations, which are based on
equity (Rule 1-4), when the above circumstances exist and one
or both of the balls are found within a search of five minutes?
Question 3: Decision 14-3/6 clarifies that a player
may not make a stroke while holding a golf ball in his hand
against the grip to assist him. May the player make a practice
swing or practice stroke (when permitted by Rule 7-2) while
holding a golf ball in the same manner?
Situation 1: One ball is found in a water hazard and the
other ball is not found.
Answers to quiz on page 5
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Plumas Open Day Huge Success
The following photos will attest to the fact that the Saturday
Open Day, held at Plumas Lake Country Club in Yuba City, was
enjoyed by all. As President Cherrie Anderson noted in her message
players who cannot usually participate because of working full time
were thrilled to have the opportunity to join those of us who are able
to enjoy this benefit.
Many walked away saying that they were going to return to their
home courses and “talk to the powers that be” to see if we could not
use their course next year for a Saturday event.
Not onlly did we enjoy the company of many members we don’t
usually get to see, but many “dignataries” attended as well, to show
their support for this historic event.
In attendance were: President Cherrie Anderson, past directors
and rules officials, K.C. Cote, Nancy Gapinski, and Lynn Jansen.
Head Course Rater Sheri Erskine brought a group from Castlewood
to participate. Office staff members Donna Altemus, Linda Stead
and Ann Van Sickle were also in attendance. Other directors playing
were Dee Winn and Janice Crossman - Central Valley and Sharon
Bradford, North Valley Director.
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(estimating the spot where the ball last crossed the margin of the hazard, if
necessary, see Decision 26-l/17); his next stroke would be his third.
Solution 3. The ball in bounds must be presumed to be the provisional
ball.
Solution 4. One could argue that both balls are lost. However, it would be
inequitable to require the player to return to the tee, playing 5, when the player
has found both balls but does not know which is the original and which the
provisional. Accordingly, the player must select one of the balls, treat it as her
provisional ball and abandon the other. (Revised 2008)
Answer 3. Yes. The prohibition in Rule 14-3 (Artificial devices, Unusual
Equipment and Unusual Use of Equipment) against using equipment in an
unusual manner applies to strokes that count in the player’s score and not to
practice swings or practice strokes. (New 2008)
RULES QUIZ ANSWERS
Answer 1. Yes. Although Rule 2-4 (Concession of Match, Hole or Next Stroke)
allows a player to concede a hole before playing it, an agreement between
players to concede holes to each other exceeds this authority as it undermines
the principle in Rule 2-1 of playing a stipulated round. Therefore, such an
agreement constitutes an agreement to waive the Rules. (New 2008)
Answer 2. Solution 1. The ball that was found must be presumed to be the
provisional ball.
Solution 2. As the player’s original ball is lost in the water hazard due to his
inability to identify it (see Decision 27/10), the player must proceed under
Rule 26-1 (Relief for Ball in Water Hazard) with respect to the original ball
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