SCGA NEWS

GHIN is coming to the scga

As of Jan 6, 2010 the GHIN transition was completed. Remember to add a "9" in front of your current SCGA number. This is your new GHIN member number.

During the conversion process, there were approximately 6,700 members who were given a brand new 7-digit number. The SCGA will be mailing a postcard to those golfers letting them know what their new number is.

Handicap Indexes and Low Handicap Indexes will be updated twice a month, on the 1st and 15th of the month.

Tournament Results

oAK CREEK - JAN 10, 2010

What can beat golf on a beautiful, sunny, warm winter day in southern California? We had a full field of 36 players, including new members Marvin Bon, Wally Lawon, Ken McDow, Jan Naylor, Doug Naylor and Natalie Nichols. We even caught a glimpse of a current member, the elusive Fred Moore!

The "B" flight got shut out as "C" flight swept the closest to the pins and "A" flight took both long drive honors.

Click here for complete results.

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Upcoming Events

SkyLinks (long beach) - Sunday feb 21

NOTE: The date and time have changed for this tournament...AGAIN. Originally scheduled for Super Bowl Sunday, then Valentine's Day, the tournament has been rescheduled for FEB 21. To my knowledge this isn't a Hallmark holiday.

Not a new course but a new addition to the WGC schedule! Skylinks Golf Course was renovated in 2004 and offers a challenge to golfers of all levels of skill. Rolling fairways and over 70 sand bunkers can be found throughout the course, rewarding the precision golfer. Skylinks is also the only course in Long Beach lining its fairways and rough with Bermuda and it's greens with Bent grass..

First tee time 8:00. Deadline Feb 11. Entry form available.

Twin Oaks (san marcos) - Sunday mar 14

WGC returns to an old favorite! Twin Oaks Golf Course is demanding, but also a fair test for golfers of all skill levels. The course includes 2 signature water features and plays adjacent to a protected wildlife habitat, adding to an experience that is both challenging and picturesque. Elevation changes combined with quick, undulating greens create an exciting course of both open and target-oriented holes.

First tee time 10:00. Deadline Mar 4. Entry form available.

scga (mURRIETA) - Sunday aPR 18

Designed in 1970 by legendary golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr., the SCGA Golf Course was one of several exceptionally fine layouts designed by Jones in that period. Incorporated in the design are many well-known trademarks including numerous and beautifully sculptured bunkers which guard both fairway landing areas and large, undulating greens. Since opening in 1987 has been voted as "Best Public Course" on several occasions.

First tee time 9:30. Deadline Apr 8. Entry form available soon.

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2010 Membership

wgc is open to new members!

Renewals have been finalized with the SCGA; Membership is still open to new members so invite your friends!

Please note: SCGA memberships expired Dec 31, 2009 for members that chose not to renew with the WGC and have not joined another club.

Download the application here.

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2009 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Best 4 out of 7 rounds   

Final Results now available!

Congratulations Jim Diederich, 2009 Club Champion! Jim competed in the SCGA Tournament of Club Champions on December 7 at Desert Falls Country Club.

Jim's take on the tournament: "We played in a steady rain that turned downright ugly the last six holes. The wind was driving the rain sideways and it was like ice hitting your face. I could not have been more wet if I jumped in a swimming pool. All things considered I played pretty well until the end. I finished the last 4 holes 12 over par (shot 96) and quite frankly did not even care. I just wanted to get off the course. The real Jim would have never played, but I could not be the only who quit. Plus I was representing the club".

Thanks for your efforts Jimmy D!

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SCGA CLUB STATISTICS

Based on DECember 1 indexes

Reminder: the club posts ALL WGC tournament rounds with the SCGA

MOST IMPROVED -- THIS MONTH   MOST IMPROVED -- LAST 12 MONTHS
  INDEX %     INDEX   Games last
N A M E OLD NEW DECREASE   N A M E OLD NEW RATIO 6 months
GEE PAUL 6.2 5.4 12.9   BAKER DIANA 22.6 16.9 1.197 17
BRADLEY BOB 9.1 8.4 7.7   CIECEK JOLA 29.2 23.7 1.154 27
WYTMAN RAY 4.2 3.9 7.1   BRADLEY JOANN 21.8 19.2 1.083 16
BAKER DIANA 17.9 16.9 5.6   FISHBURN ROBERT 14.7 12.7 1.081 9
HALVAKS ROB 15.3 14.5 5.2   HALVAKS ROB 16.6 14.5 1.079 23
RAMIREZ JERRY 12.3 11.8 4.1   WYTMAN RAY 5.0 3.9 1.069 40
GRANDY RICK 10.3 9.9 3.9   RAMIREZ JERRY 13.4 11.8 1.067 28
KIRSHON JEFF 14.6 14.2 2.7   KIRSHON JEFF 15.6 14.2 1.053 12
GEE GAIL 20.8 20.3 2.4   GEE GAIL 21.9 20.3 1.050 18
DUDLEY DAVID 13.0 12.7 2.3   FRY DAVID 11.5 10.4 1.049 10


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USGA Rules - Test Your Knowledge....

19-2/1 Ball Stopped by Player's Foot Moves When Foot Removed

Q: A player making a stroke on the bank of a bunker hits the ball to the top of the bank. The ball then rolls down the bank and is accidentally stopped by the player's foot. The player removes his foot and the ball rolls into the footprint. What is the ruling?

A: The player incurs a penalty of one stroke (Rule 19-2) and must replace the ball on the spot at which it came to rest against his foot. A further penalty under Rule 18-2a (Ball at Rest Moved by Player) would not be appropriate in the circumstances provided the player replaces the ball. If the ball is not replaced before the player makes his next stroke, the failure to replace the ball is considered a separate act (see Decision 1-4/12) and he loses the hole in match play or incurs an additional penalty of two strokes in stroke play under Rule 18-2a, for a total penalty of three strokes.