The 19th Hole - November 2009
The Carmichael Elks Golf Club held its tenth Meeting of the year on October 1st at the Carmichael Elks Lodge. Twenty-five Members were present. A Special Guest, Joe Neff came to our Meeting to notify us of a Unique Golf Tournament being held on November 10th at Mather Golf Course. Mr. Neff is the Head Women’s Cross Country and Track Coach at Sierra College and conceived the idea of the Tournament to benefit injured Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Contributions can be made by playing in the Tournament and through Sponsorship Donations. More information is posted on the Golf Club’s Bulletin Board at the Lodge. Handicap Chairman Dick Blair announced that next years’ rates for returning Members to Northern California Golf Association (NCGA) will be $36, up $6.00 from last year. NCGA Membership Fees and our Annual $10 Club Dues are due to the Club each year on December 1st. Both the NCGA Membership Fees and Club Dues (a Total of $46) can be mailed to Golf Club Treasurer, Jim Cicconetti. Golfers Mark Your Calendars! Our Annual Awards Dinner is to be held Saturday, December 5th starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Lodge. The Annual Event includes Dinner, Presentation of the 2009 Golf Club Awards, and Dancing to the tunes of Ellen & Larry De Leon. See you there! We had two Tournaments in September, one on the 14th at Bing Maloney and one on the 21st at Mather. Director for the Bing Maloney Tournament, Don Anido, reported the Winners as follows:
A FLIGHT Jack Collins, Duane La Bar, Don Kozar
B FLIGHT R.L. Prather, Jerry Hoop, James Cicconetti
C FLIGHT Rag More, Bob Hansen, Leonard Ostrom ?Continued Next Column
CLOSEST TO HOLE-MEN DISTANCE Hole #3 Bob Nelson 17ft 11in Hole #16 Fred Bloom 15ft 9in
CLOSEST TO HOLE WOMEN DISTANCE Hole #3 Weeall Mist -0- Hole #16 Lyn Athey 26ft 9in
Tournament Director Ken Jobe reported on the Winners at Mather as follows:
A FLIGHT Bob Wingo, Fred Bloom, Harry West
B FLIGHT Tom Hamolka, Stan Thompson, Harry Flanigan
C FLIGHT Bob Hansen, Gary Almquist, Reg Moree
CLOSEST TO HOLE - MEN DISTANCE Hole #3 Bob Wingo 31ft 2in Hole #11 Gary Almquist 22ft 7in
CLOSEST TO HOLE - WOMEN DISTANCE Hole #3 Nada Maidit -0- Hole #16 Mary Jo Rudrow 19ft 3in
Winners of the October Tournaments held at Wildhawk Golf Course on October 12th, and at Bing Maloney Golf Course on October 28th, will be announced in the next month’s issue of The Elk. The Winners of our Monthly Drawing for a “Sleeve of Golf Balls” were Clancy Ward, Ken Jobe and Arlene Abbott. Our Next Monthly Meeting will be held on November 5th at 7:30 p.m. at the Lodge. GOLFERS HEATH UPDATE
This update is a Correction for a “Big Goof” I made in last month’s Elk. Don Braatz will be off the Golf Course for the rest of this year due to problems he is having with his back and shoulder, but he is not (as yet, and maybe never) scheduled for surgery! My apologies for the error, but I understand Don was touched by the response he received from his Elk friends when they read of his back problems. Hats off to all of you thoughtful Elks out there! This Lodge has a lot of kind and caring folks (and one kinda lame-brained reporter)! Georgia Lipphardt, Golf Reporter
CHUCKLE CORNER & OTHER STUFF
A pair of duffers are waiting their turn on the tee, when a drop-dead gorgeous woman in her birthday suit runs across the fairway and into the woods. Two men in white coats, and another guy carrying two buckets of sand are chasing after her, and a little old man is bringing up the rear. “What the heck is going on here?” one of the golfers asks the old geezer. “She’s a nymphomaniac from the funny farm. She keeps trying to escape from the asylum and us attendants are trying to catch her.” The golfer asks, “What about that guy with the buckets of sand?” “Oh, him. That’s his handicap. He caught her last time.”
What are YOU Doing About PACE OF PLAY?
What factors affect pace of play on the golf course? If you asked that question to 100 golfers, you would probably get 100 different answers. Tee time intervals, weather, playing ability, tee selection, marshals, hole locations or even alignment of the planets. You get the picture. Everyone has their own idea of what is causing slow play on the golf course. That is the biggest problem with slow play; there simply isn’t one solution to the issue. Here are some ideas that might help more than you think:
1. When you take your driver cover off on the first hole, don’t put it back on until the 18th hole. 2. When it is your turn to putt, continuously putt until you have holed out. 3. If it is cart path only, take more than one club with you. It saves you a trip back to the cart. 4. Practice makes perfect, but NOT on the course. Three or four practice swings per shot is too many. Step up to the ball, pick your target, take one practice swing and go. This works on the putting green too. 5. When you get to the fairway, don’t be a spectator. Be ready when it is your turn to play. Ready golf is encouraged. If you are ready to play, and not in the way of other players, fire away.
By Justin Williams Poppy Hills Golf Course Head Professional
Additional Tips to Avoid Slow Play from the Summer, 2009 Issue of NCGA Golf:
1. Hit when you are ready. Sometimes the gap between shots is glacial. It is like golfers are afraid of appearing impolite if they jump in and hit. If you are ready, get in there and go. 2. After playing a shot, jump in the cart and move on. Switch clubs after you stop. 3. Fill in your score card after moving the cart forward. Don’t make the group behind you watch your shots and fill in your scorecard. 4. Play a set of tees that fits your game. Many golfers have an inflated view of their distance, playing too long of yardage for their ability. Even if the length seems fine, often playing the back tees will still introduce forced carries that you might not be able to handle. (We will be talking more about this suggestion at our next golf meeting.)
Posted by: Carmichael, CA #2103 (11/02/2009)