Greendale Women's Golf Association, Alexandria, Va

Four Flights – As a result of increased membership (54 members!) we are now able to support four flights.   The new flight distibution will be effective next week.   This will not impact sign-up categories, they will remain the same.  The new flight distribution report is posted; or you can find it on the table at the clubhouse next week.

LCP (Lift, clean and place) – Check the scorecard each week to see if we are playing lift, clean and place.  If you see “LCP” written on your score card, it means we are playing lift, clean and place on the fairway.

Time change next week: our tee times will begin at 7 a.m.   Players in the first 3 tee times need to arrive by 6:30.

Laptop Change – you will notice next week that we have a laptop upgrade, newer, faster larger screen, and a wireless mouse.  Thank you to Lynne Kennedy for donating the laptop to our league.  It will replace the one we had been using.   Thank you also to Kathy Rath for letting the league use the former laptop!

Participation days – To be eligible to play in the 3 league championship rounds beginning September 10, you must have played in 50% of the 2015 playable rounds (Thursdays). This year that translates to 11 rounds before September 10.   The number of rounds you have played can be found on the Flight Distribution report (column titled “this year”).  If you don’t have enough rounds by Sep 10 to qualify, you can still play golf on the championship tournament days; you will just play in the last foursome out.

Let me know if you have any questions.  Happy golfing to all!

Sally

• Two Sign Ups will be published THIS Saturday May 30 around noon; one for the June 4 Shotgun “Beat the Pro” and one for the luncheon afterwards.  They will both have early deadlines of Monday night, so watch for them.  

• Greendale Women’s Tournament – Tuesday, June 23 –  Greendale Golf Course is hosting a women’s tournament.  It will be two-person teams, so find a partner and join the fun!  Click here for more information and to open a printable application.

• We are not playing lift clean and place as a routine.  Third annoucement about this, so please read this paragraph to the end!!  There are two conditions when you may lift clean and place in the fairway (never in the rough):   1)  If it’s cart path only or  2) If your ball lands in the wide seeded strip cutting through some of the fairways which has not fully grown in, you may lift clean and place your ball on some grass, no closer to the hole.  Even though Greendale has removed the GUR ropes, you may improve your lie only in that area until further notice.  This does not apply to the part of the seeded strip extending into the rough. 

• Day Outings – Volunteers are needed to organize a couple of GWGA day outings within the metropolitan area.  Never done this before?  Not a hard job and Lucinda will help guide you.  It is easy to do, involves picking a course and date, getting members signed up and calling the course to make tee times.  Lucinda will help you, so contact her if you can help:  angelsrwus@gmail.com.

• Time changes – June 11 our start times will be moved up to 7:30.  Those in the first 3 tee times need to arrive by 7:00 a.m.   Next 3 times by 7:30 and everyone else by 7:45.

• Membership Lists available for printing.  If you want a membership list of any type (email list or  2-page hardcopy printable list with addresses and phone #s) you can find these by going here, and opening whichever list you want.

• Scores, and Weekly Wins are posted on the schedule every week.   click here.  

This Saturday, May 2nd, around noon you will receive 3 early sign-ups:

1) May 7  Shotgun Start.  This one will close early, on Monday May 4 at midnight.  This league day is a 7:15 arrival time for everyone.   Sign up for the Hole where you will start.  Sign-up categories are suspended for this day, play with whoever you want.   This is a fun day for participation credit only.  There will be a prize for the winning team.  Lunch afterwards at Ruby Tuesday.  More details will be on the sign-up.

2) May 21 outing to Twin Lakes Golf, on The Lakes course.  This sign up will close on Tues May 5.  We are running the sign up early becuase Twin Lakes has to know 2 weeks prior how many golfers we will have so they can block our times.  More details in prior post and on sign -up.

3) May 22 at Greendale.   This will close on Tues May 5. We are running the sign up early becuase Greendale has to know 2 weeks prior how many golfers we will have so they can block our times.  More details in prior post and on sign-up.

Hello golfers!  If you’re not going on the GWGA West Virginia overnight  (note for new people this trip is full), get ready for fun at Twin Lakes.  You will soon receive TWO early sign-up invitations for the fourth week in May 2015: one for Thursday May 21st at Twin Lakes and one for Friday May 22nd at Greendale.   You may sign up for either or both.   These golf days are purely for fun – no league games played or winners, awards, birdies or chip-ins on either of these days (Twin lakes is not our home course and Friday is not a league day).   We are running these sign-ups early because both Twin Lakes and Greendale need to know how many people to expect so they can block the time for us.  Therefore these 2 signups will have an early deadline of Tuesday May 5.

Here’s a reminder of why we are doing this, in case you missed the Spring meeting and haven’t heard.  Our league day on Thursday, May 21st was bumped by  Greendale so they can host Arlington Seniors Golfers (larger group, more revenue).   Greendale has made arrangements for us to play at Fairfax County Twin Lakes Golf Course in Clifton, VA, on the Lakes Course, at a reduced non-prime rate $45 riding $27 walking.  You may walk or ride; riding is recommended due to distance to some tee boxes.  Tee times at twin lakes will start at 8 a.m.  Greendale has also offered that if you wish to play on Friday the 22nd, you will be charged the greens fee at the non-prime Thursday rate versus the prime Friday rate.

If you are not familiar with Twin Lakes you can click here for more info about the course. It’s a nice course and fun to play.  More details to be provided in the sign-ups.

Happy golfing and watch for sign ups coming soon.

Sally