FROM: THE GREEN COMMITTEE AND SUPERINTENDENT, DAVE SMITH
THE WEATHER HAS BEEN ON OUR SIDE AND THE CONTRACTORS HAVE JUST ABOUT
COMPLETED THE BACK 9 CART PATH REPAIRS. THEREFORE.....
**ALL 18 HOLES WILL BE OPEN STARTING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH!**
APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS WE COMPLETE THESE MUCH NEEDED REPAIRS TO OUR COURSE.
HANDICAP COMMITTEE RANDOM REVIEWS
The USGA Rules of Handicapping outline the responsibilities of the Player and the Handicap Committee. Those responsibilities are specified in the USGA Rules of Handicapping, Rule 1.3 and can be read or downloaded from usga.org. Our purpose here is not to explain the rules of handicapping, but to publicize to the membership plans for the Rules and Handicap Committee to comply with its responsibility in accordance with the Rules of Handicapping.
A part of the Handicap Committee’s responsibility to administer and monitor the Club’s handicap program includes reviewing players’ handicaps. To comply with this responsibility, the Fawn Lake Rules and Handicap Committee will begin to conduct periodic random reviews.
The initial effort will be to obtain Tee Sheet reports from the Pro Shop staff and compare those to a few randomly selected players GHIN records to determine that scores are being posted. This is not a “Handicap Police” effort. If the committee discovers that any player’s GHIN records do not reflect scores for dates he/she is listed on the tee sheet report, the associated player may simply be asked to explain why scores are not posted and/or be reminded to correct the situation. The Committee is aware the USGA Rules of Handicapping specify situations where scores are not to be posted. If a review reveals any player repeatedly fails to post scores that should be posted, the Rules and Handicap Committee may adjust the player’s handicap index as specified in the USGA Rules of Handicapping.
The Handicap Committee will also review scores of 2021 tournaments (competition scores).
These efforts are two of several your Board of Directors/Golf Committee/Rules and Handicap Committee is pursuing to ensure that our growing Fawn Lake Country Club golf program is fairly and efficiently administered and monitored, thereby allowing all our members to compete in every Net Score tournament administered by the Pro Shop, Fawn Lake Men’s’ Group and Ladies’ Golf Association.
** WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP & MEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP**
** MEN'S SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP AND SUPER SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP**
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FLCC 2021 CHAMPIONS
WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (Oct 9 & 10)
Gross: Brenda Sites
Net: Beth Trites
MEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (Oct 2 & 3)
Gross: Drew Sites
Net: Steve Lovelace
MEN'S SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP (Oct 9 & 10)
Gross: Drew Sites
Net: Jay Chaffin
MEN'S SUPER SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP (Oct 2 & 3)
Gross: Steve Pendry
Net: Dave White
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR FULL RESULTS:
Oct 2 & 3 Men's Club and Super Senior Championships
Oct 9 & 10 Women's Club and Men's Senior Championships
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PLAYERS!!!
Posted: 03 Oct 2021 07:09 AM PDT
Recently there has been a lot of chatter about what the white topped posts mean...
You should not leave the path before you pass the first white topped post and you should return to the path before you pass the second white topped post...
In a situation where your ball lies well beyond the first post, you should stay on the path until you reach a point abeam your ball and then turn 90 degrees to get to your ball (hence the term 90 Degree Rule). If, from that point, you hit a shot to the green, you should go back to the path at a 90 degree angle. I see people exit the path at the first post and then drive 50 yards down the fairway to get to their ball. Then they drive another 50 yards to the second post before going back to the path. The posts aren't meant to identify the exact location where you have to enter and exit. They are simply "goal posts" you should try to stay between.
Riding beyond the second post in the fairway and then turning back towards the tee to exit at the post is not part of the "rule". Yes, at times the posts are really protecting the fescue more than the zoysia. However, there are a lot of times where the reverse is true. Earlier this week we had enough rain to create a number of wet areas, but not so much to require keeping carts on the path. The posts, if followed, keep those wet areas from getting damaged. From now until next spring the course will tend to be wetter and the zoysia will be dormant. We need the posts to help us protect the course and that includes the zoysia as well as the fescue.