The golf season is fast approaching and the Masters is only a week away. As golfers we are getting excited to get outside and tee the ball up for the 2019 season. With that the new USGA Rules have been a huge talking point as the PGA and LPGA Tour get used to the new rules and the revision of previous rules. Here is a quick reminder of a few of the changes.
2019 Rules of Golf
-Dropping the ball is from knee height now and not shoulder height.
-The search time for locating your golf ball has been changed from 5 minutes to 3 minutes.
-You are now able to repair spike marks on the greens.
-If you make a stroke while on the green and your ball hits the flagstick in the hole, there will be no penalty. This means that you can now putt with the flagstick in.
-You are be allowed to ground your club and move loose impediments in a penalty area (an expanded concept of water hazards that does not include bunkers).
2019 Match Play
Match Play sign up deadline for the Men is May 11th for Singles and May 12th for Doubles. Match Play sign up deadlines for Women is May 30th for Doubles and May 31st for Singles. Please don’t forget to sign up for these events. Please be aware that if matches are not played by the deadline we will do a coin flip for the winner, per our policy.
2019 Saturday Mixers during the golf season
Saturday Women’s Mixer. Please sign up on the events tab by Friday at 5 pm. The Pro Shop will post tee times at 6 pm for the following day mixer. This will be limited to the first 12 players to sign up. The tee times are 8:10-8:30 and you will have an internal $5 cash game of low net each week.
Saturday Men’s Mixer. Please sign up on the events tab by Friday at 5 pm. The Pro Shop will post tee times at 6 pm for the following day mixer. This will be limited to the first 16 players that sign up. The game each week will be 2 of 4 net best ball with a mandatory $15 buy in. 10$ for the team game and $5 for net skins. Tee times will be from 9 -9:30.
Upcoming Events
April 25th Women’s 18 Hole Opener
The format for this event is progressive best ball. 2 of 3 Net on Par 3’s and 1 of 3 Net on Par 4’s and 5’s. Event will be a 9 am shotgun. Pro Shop will make A,B,C pairings for the event. Awards and optional lunch will follow golf. The price for this event is $10.
April 30th Women’s 9 Hole Opener
5pm Shotgun start. The format for the event will be scramble format and the Pro Shop will determine parings based on ABC Format. Dinner and prizes will follow golf. The price for the event is $5.