This month's Tournament Sponsor
Slow Play Rules
ERMGC PACE OF PLAY POLICY
Speedy Play Is Expected
The time par for Encinitas Ranch is 4 hours 20 minutes. To maintain your position on the course, play "ready golf" and be prepared to play when it is your turn. Play a provisional ball if your ball may be lost outside a water hazard or out of bounds (rule272).
Your group will be considered out of position if you are: 1) behind the pace required to finish in 4 Hr 20 min, and 2) there is a gap between you and the group ahead.
Pace of Play Policy
A Player's Assistant or an official designated by the ERMGC will provide a warning if you are out of position, and will notify the pro shop that your group has been asked to close the gap. One of the PGA professionals on duty will be sent out to monitor your pace of play. If your pace does not improve, the Professional may require your group to discontinue your play of a hole, or skip a hole, and move to the next tee.
In this situation, all players in the group must record the gross score that would result in a NET BOGEY on the hole not completed.
Any group affected by this pace of play scoring adjustment must inform the official scorer of the circumstances on completion of the round.
In the past two months, the Club has struggled to maintain an acceptable pace of play during the Team Play and Sunday Golf Tournaments. In an effort to keep an enjoyable day at the golf course from turning into a 5-6 hour gridlocked experience, we are posting the Club's policy regarding pace of play and will be strictly enforcing it during Club events. This message is meant to inform and help create a more enjoyable playing experience for the entire field. It is imperative that all players make an effort to improve the pace of play during Men's Club events to preserve the allotted weekend tee times provided by the City. We appreciate your cooperation.
New Option for members over 65
ERMGC announces a NEW OPTION for Men’s Club members age 65 and over to elect to play in C Net Flight from the White regardless of their handicap index. The option is available for competition in Wednesday Sweeps and Weekend Tournaments. The option is designed to encourage senior members to enter club competitions from the white tees if they have felt disadvantaged by playing from course length from the green tees.
For example, under the previous system if your current handicap index was 14.0 you were placed in B Net Flight from the green tees. Now, you may elect to play in C Net flight from the white tees. Your course handicap will be calculated using the white tees course handicap chart.
To elect this option in Wednesday Sweeps, check the C Net flight box on the entry envelope and write SENIOR OPTION on the envelope. To elect this option in Weekend Tournament entries, write SENIOR OPTION in the comments section of the tournament entry online form.
October 2009 Newsletter
Tournament News
2009 ERMGC Fall Scramble
It’s time for the 4-man MONSTER SCRAMBLE. Sign-up with your 3 best golfing buddies, or we’ll welcome any and all singles – we’ll need to fill numerous 3-somes and two-somes in this fun event. The course will be set up with difficult tees and pins – so bring your best scramble game. Can you break 60 in this team event? Sign up ASAP for this October 25th event. Please note: Shotgun start with Dinner follows the golf. Click thru here: http://www.ermgc.org/tournament/tournament?TourID=50
Contact tournament chairman Bret Farnum, bretfarnum@roadrunner.com or 760-632-9415, with any questions. Thanks.
P.S. This is your next-to-last opportunity to win Points Cup points!
Tournament Results
ERMGC Club Championship
2009 Club Champions
L-R: Robert Vargas, Tim Dudek, Michael Facon and Alan Sanders
Results
Closest to the Hole: Dan Bay
Longest Drive: Dan Bay
Closest to the Hole: Eric Diaz
Longest Drive: James Heiser
Closest to the Hole: Ted Cantor
Longest Drive: Ron Peterson
Closest to the Hole: Alan Sanders
Longest Drive: Rich Kelso
Click here for complete results
2009 Points Cup
Points Cup Standings through September
Championship Flight 98 points - Tim Dudek
A Flight 75 Points - Michael Facon
B Flight 72 Points - Robert Vargas
C Flight 99 Points - Peter Sertic
The Points Cup is a year long event, like the Fed EX Cup on the PGA tour. In each of our events, the top 10 players in each flight get points according to the place they finish in. Your points get added up through out the year regardless of the flight you may have played in for an event or based on your index. The more tournaments you play in the more chances you have to get into the Points Cup Tournament.
Click here to view the 2009 Points Cup Leaderboard
Wednesday Sweeps
2009 Sweeps Leaders
2009 Low Gross Leaderboard
A Flight - ''69" Gus Mokalis 05/07/09
B Flight - ''72"' Gary Bader 02/25/09
C Flight - ''78'' Fulton Sheen 05/20/09
Club Membership
ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS
The Board of the Encinitas Ranch Men’s Golf Club is pleased to announce:
Beginning October 1st 2009, membership renewal for the 2010 season will be available to all current members at a rate of $75.00
New members may also join at this time for $95.00, with the added benefit of playing the rest of the 2009 season and all of 2010.
Please go online to ermgc.org and select the MEMBERSHIP heading and follow the instructions.
Mail-in applications are also accepted, print out the form from the membership sign up page, fill out completely and mail to:
ERMGC
P.O. Box 231880
Encinitas, CA 92023-1880
Sincerely,
Ron Peterson
Membership Chairman
2009 Tournament Sponsor Packages
Become a Tournament Sponsor and ''Get Your Message Out''
1. Provide us with a 1/3 page copy of what your service offers and we will get it in the newsletter the month before the tournament. You also will be given a special reminder thanks in the following months newsletter.
2. The 2009 season offers 2 tee box signs (24X18) donated by Tom Jackse of Sign World of California. Please contact him at 760-858-7081 and get him your logo and what you want on the sign and they will be placed at the tournament.
3. Most tournaments have a sign up table and you are also free to place any marketing materials on the table. Arrange to get them to the course and we will get them out.
4. If you have a banner we will get it hung for you on the tournament day.
5. All tournament sponsors will get posted on the front page of the clubs website for as long as they sponsor the event.
6. Shotgun Tournament sponsors will get; a. Their brochure placed in the cart. b. Banner re-hanged in the dinning area. c. Special acknowledgement during the awards ceremony.
At minimum, your message is presented to club members on the golf course and in our media at multiple points and you are afforded continuous exposure on the website. I will help you all the way, and if you have any question please do not hesitate to call me.
Jim Brakas
Sponsorship & Advertising Chairman
jim@lorieandjimbrakas.com
(760) 213-0304
Recent Rulings
18-2a/20 Ball in Play Moved Accidentally by Practice Swing
Q. A player makes a practice swing and accidentally moves his ball in play with his club. Has he made a stroke?
A. No. He had no intention of moving the ball — see Definition of "Stroke."
However, he incurs a penalty stroke under Rule 18-2a for moving his ball in play, and the ball must be replaced.
SCGA News
Any member that has a special event such as, a hole-in-one, shooting your age, first eagle etc., as part of their golf game, please notify Chuck Koscielski at Happy2bc@aol.com and he will notify SCGA so you can be mentioned in the FORE magazine.
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