J U NE 2015
INCLINE VILLAGE TEESTERS NEWSLETTER
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a message from nancy barrett
important dates
June 8
Board Meeting
June 12
Team Play, Silver Oak
June 14
NNWGA Weekend
Play, Thunder Canyon
June 17
Social hosted by
Jill Straub
June 19/22Member/Member
Tournament
June 24/26 Teester/TIGC Mixer
June 29
Teester/9er Mixer
July 13Member/Guest
The Season’s In
Full Swing!
Opening Lunch: Thanks to Jill Straub and Joanie McNulty for organizing
another fun Opening Lunch.
New Members: Please welcome two more new members for 2015, Nancy
Larson and Judy Klink. Nancy’s Buddy is Nancy Barrett and Judy’s Buddy is
Mary Bitzer. Welcome ladies!!
Member/Member: Take me out to the ball game. Pick your partner and
your favorite baseball team. Dress in your team’s colors and join us for fun
days of golf on Friday June 19th at the Championship Course and Monday,
June 22nd at the Mountain Course. Please sign up on Golf Fusion. If you
do not have a playing partner, please contact Sue Marshall at smarshall00@
hotmail.com.
Teester/TIGC President’s Friendly: On Wednesday, June 24 at the
Champ Course and Friday, June 26 at the Mountain Course the Teesters will
play a friendly tournament with TIGC. This is a co-ed tournament for the
president’s bragging rights. Lunch will follow on the 26th at the Chateau.
The entry fee is $20 plus green fees. Please sign up on Golf Fusion ASAP.
Teeter/9er Friendly: The Mountain 9ers and the Teesters are joining for
a nine-hole Mountain course fun play in the afternoon of Monday, June 29.
Golf will be followed by a social hosted by the 9er. Please sign up on Golf
Fusion.
June Social: The Straub’s will be hosting our June social on the 17th at
5:30 pm. Bring an appetizer and your favorite beverage to share. Significant
others are welcome.
Waiting Lists: If tee times are full and you would like to play, please add
Next newsletter deadline for articles
is May 25, 2015. E-mail Rosemary
Rowan at [email protected].
your name to the waiting list. Our Course Chairwomen will do their best to
add tee times.
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Championship Course
Chairman, Karen Kuehnis
The weather has been really cold and wet, but the course is open and we are
getting a good amount of sign-ups to play. The course has been cart-path only,
but as of Wednesday 7 holes have opened to drive on the course. The front nine
holes have 1, 4, and 9 open. The back nine holes have holes 10, 11, 13, and 15.
Be sure to check the bulletin board before beginning play to find your handicap.
Also be sure to turn in 2 score cards, both signed, one to the Champ Course
and one to the Handicap Chair. Mark one with H and one with C. Place them
in the holder on the bulletin board. Make sure to post your “birdies” on the
bulletin board.
If you have any questions, just call me at 775-833-3244. Thanks and have fun!
Member/Guest Tournament
Chairman, Pat Beadle
The 2015 Member/Guest tournament is
on Monday, July 13 at the Championship
Course. This is the year for a one-day
tournament, but we still hope to have good
competition and loads of fun. The theme
will be “50 Shades of Green”, so start
planning your wardrobe now!
Please let me know if you are interested in participating if you haven’t already.
It’s not a commitment at this point, but will help me in planning. Also let me
know if you would like to participate but are in need of a guest, so I can start
lining some people up. Contact me at [email protected],
or 775-833-1376
Mountain Course
Chairman, Fil Stillwagon
WOW! The 2015 golf season is here! Welcome one and all.
Our first play day on the Mountain Course is on Monday, June 1st. As of
this writing there are still 2 spots available for sign-up on Golf Fusion. If we
have any games to play, I will announce it on Monday before our tee-off time.
Pairings will be sent out as an email blast. See you all on the course!
Teesters Social
Chairman, Jill Straub
Mark your calendars for the
first social at the home of Jill
Straub, 426 Mountain Lake
Court, on Wednesday, June
17th, at 5:30 PM. Bring an
appetizer to share and what
you would like to drink. Water
and ice will be provided. All
Teester members and their
spouses are welcome.
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High Sierra Team Play
Chairman, Mary Thornhill
There is still time to join us for team play and we would love to have you! If
you are interested, but haven’t responded just let me know, I’ll add you to
the list and check with you for your availability.
As a reminder the 2015 schedule is as follows:
Day Date
Location
Friday
Friday
Friday
Friday
Monday
Friday
Fernley G.C.
Silver Oak G.C.
Washoe G.C.
Carson Valley G.C.
Wolf Run G.C.
Dayton Valley G.C.
May 29, 2015
June 12, 2015
July 24, 2015
August 21, 2015
September 21, 2015
October 2, 2015
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TimeFees
8:00am
9:00am
8:00am
8:00am
8:00am
9:00am
$38
$40
$42
$40
$55
$60*
*includes closing luncheon.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Mary Thornhill
775-833-2038
[email protected]
Handicap Information
Chairman, Susan Williams
Now that the season is underway, here
are some points to remember about
handicapping.
Equitable Stoke Control: The
Other Scoring Rules: If you play
maximum score you can post on any
fewer than 7 holes due to injury,
hole is determined by your course
darkness, weather or some other
handicap as follows: unplanned incident, you DO NOT
Slope Rating: The difficulty of a
0-9
Double bogey have to post a score. If you play 7-12
course is determined by the slope
holes -- post your score for the first
10-19
7
rating. Slope ratings range from 55
9-holes. If you play 13 -18 holes –
20-29 8
(easiest) to 155 (most difficult). The
post your score for 18 holes. On any
30-39
9
average course difficulty is 113. Incline
holes you do not play, your score is par
40+10
courses are more difficult than average.
plus the handicap strokes to which you
Championship course -- green tees
On Teester play days, for pace of play
are entitled to on that hole.*
127; red tees 117. Mountain course – purposes, when you reach your ESC
red/golf combo 100; green 98
on a hole, you may pick up your ball
*If you want to know how to determine your
and record your ESC. Mark you
handicap for each hole, please email me at
score with an X, i.e. 8X. If you skip
[email protected] and have a
a hole, your score on that hole is par
great season!
plus any handicap strokes to which
you are entitled on that hole.* Mark
you score with an X. (If you are in a
competition, you cannot pick up. Play
the hole out and record your actual
score on your scorecard.)
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Rules Corner
Chairman, Barbara Weisend
Unplayable Lie
Mt. Course—Hole 11
Since our first play day on the Mt.
Course is June 1, I thought it would
be a good time to address an
unusual situation many of us could
face on hole 11.
Just to the left of the green on
hole 11 on the Mt. Course, there is
a bunch of tall weed-like plants. It
is NOT a hazard, so you may not
simply take it out of that mess and
drop it, taking one stroke.
However, you can declare it
unplayable and take two club
lengths relief (not nearer to the
hole) FROM WHERE THE BALL
LIES. Then you must DROP the
ball. Actually, rule 28 gives you two
other options also. You can take
stroke and distance and hit another
ball from where you took that shot,
of course adding a stroke. Or you
can keep the ball in line with the
flag and go straight back as far
as you like, adding a stroke. You
cannot take relief and then take
two club lengths. Don’t confuse
an unplayable lie with being in a
hazard.
In “Decisions on the Rules of Golf,” it
has an interesting entry that would
apply if two club-lengths does not
provide you with enough relief:
28/3 Ball Dropped Under
Unplayable Ball Rule Comes to
Rest in Original Position or Another
Position at Which Ball is Unplayable.
Q. A player deemed his ball
unplayable and, under Rule 28c,
dropped his ball within two clublengths of the spot where it lay.
The ball came to rest in the original
position at which the ball was
unplayable. What is the ruling?
A. The ball was in play when it was
dropped—Rule 20-4. Thus, if the
ball came to rest in the original
position, the player
must again invoke
the unplayable ball
rule, incurring an
additional penalty
stroke, unless he decides to
play the ball as it lies. The same
applies if the ball came to rest in
another position at which it was
unplayable.
I talked to Robyn some time ago
about this and she said there is
no reason to make it a hazard.
Remember…“If you are not
playing by the rules, you are not
playing golf.”