April 2014

FORE!
"Spring Fling!"
APRIL 2014
March 16, 2014
Originally there were eighteen entrants to play in the annual “Spring Fling”
tournament. However, due to the incredibly wet conditions, only eight
hardy women chose to submit themselves to the misery of playing in pretty
much solid rain for the entire round. Because holes #7 & #8 were unplayable,
only 16 holes were played. There were many three putts because the ball would
simply come to a halt in the middle of a puddle. All in all, it was a miserable day!
The results for 16 hole tournament were:
KP Hole #13 – Anne Tuttle at 16’ 1” = $13.00
Low Putts with 33 (for 16 holes) – Chris May = $13.00
1st Place low gross - 87 - Mary Ryan = $28.20
2nd Place low gross - 93 - Chris May = $18.80
1st Place low net - 68 - Anne Tuttle = $28.20
2nd Place low net - 72 - Mary Ann Chamberlin = $18.80
Anne’s expression
pretty much sums
up the day!
Chris May, Mary Ann Chamberlain, Angela Hobbs, Kathy King
In this ISSUE...
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Anne Tuttle, Mary Ryan, Christina Millian, Shari Boggs
Next tournament: April 27 - Two Member Better Ball Entry Deadline: April 20
Captain’s Corner
Call for a Ruling
Team Compe==on
Tips from the Pro
Tournament Schedule
Meet ya on the Green
Membership form
info
FORE!
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CAPTAIN'S
CORNER
I hope everyone is managing to get in a few rounds of golf this spring considering the poor
weather we’ve been having. Hopefully it will improve sooner than later. Believe it or not, I
actually have played one and a half rounds, but it was in Palm Springs. I wasn’t even going to
take my clubs, but my doctor said that since I still had my cast on it was okay to try as long as I didn’t walk too
much. So the first round I made it to about the hole 12 when I guess I tried too hard and hurt my toes. They still
hurt. So I didn’t play again until the last day when I decided to use just my arms and no legs. Give it a try sometime
and see how much fun that is. I plan on playing in the April 27 Better Ball tournament with just my arms so if I can
play, so can you. Let’s see if we can’t get everyone out for this tournament. It really is a lot of fun even if, like me,
you can’t play to your handicap.
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We are still working very hard on our Charity Tournament for July 12 but we still need some volunteers to help
check people in, collect money for mulligans and par 3 competitions, help setup for dinner and the auction, etc. th
Please see if you can come to our next meeting on April 16 so you can see what it’s all about. It’s at 6:00pm at
Mick Kelley’s. We have a great group of people working on it so far, but we can use more help. It will be possible to
volunteer and still play in the tournament. I hope you have all had a chance to check out our new website at http://www.ghin.com/eClubhouse/
eClubHome.aspx?cid=1483. Please feel free to offer suggestions for improving it by contacting me at
bais1949@gmail.com. Also check out the pictures that have been uploaded.
Until next time,
Your Captain – Sheryl Baisinger
Hey, did you know you can register and pay your entry fee for RLGA events online? It's quite easy to do.
Check out our new website for all the latest information on our club and while you're there go ahead and sign
up for the April tournament at http://www.ghin.com/eGolfer/Golfer.aspx?cid=1483 You must be registered with
eClubhouse to register online. If you need help creating an eGolfer account on GHIN website, contact Sheryl
Baisinger. And, of course, you can still enter by dropping a check in the mail or in the RLGA box at the Pro
CALL FOR A RULING
Cathy Kay, Rules & Bylaws
The course is wet, soggy, and soft, but our golfing trio that we met last month,
Barbie, Betty, and Veronica, can't be kept away. On the third hole, Barbie's approach
shot veers right and she discovers it in the pond. Veronica hits the green and her
ball comes to rest in a puddle of water. Betty hits a high shot that comes up short
and plugs in the ground in front of the green. Clearly, the wet conditions are a factor
in today's round.
What should each of our players do? The first thing is that they need to be able to
do is to correctly identify the location of their 'ball in play'. Some terms that they will
need to be familiar with in this scenario are 'water hazard', 'casual water', and
'embedded ball'.
The best foundation for understanding the Rules of Golf is knowing the definitions of pertinent terms. See
your Rules of Golf book or log on to the USGA website to read the section titled Definitions. Knowing
these will help you when it comes time to locate and accurately apply a rule when needed.
FORE!
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TEAM COMPETITION
Greater Seattle Women’s Public Golf Association
(GSWPGA) includes twelve clubs, nine of which
compete in a team competition throughout the season.
Each club is represented by six players - three teams of
two- to compete. The competition is match play scored
in scratch play and handicap play.
In match play, each hole is a separate competition. The
player/team with the fewest strokes on an individual
hole wins that hole; the player/team winning the most
holes wins the match. It is that simple The stroke total
for 18 holes simply doesn't matter in match play. Stroke
play is more a player vs. the course while match play is
directly player vs. player, or team vs. team. There is one
opponent you must beat, and that's the opponent you're
facing in the match you're playing right now.
Handicaps are used and applied to each hole starting
with the hardest hole (hdcp#1) and proceeding through
as many holes as needed. This is determined by the
difference from the lowest handicap in the foursome.
There is also a separate competition that does NOT use
handicaps. This is called the ‘scratch’ play.
The cumlative points from each event are added
together through the team play season and the winners
for handicapped match play and scratch match play are
awarded at the end of the season. RLGA has won the
‘scratch’ division three out of the past five years!
Our first event is Friday, April 25th at Mt Si. We need to
field six players for each competition. It also important
to have a couple of players to step in for last minute
cancellations. If we don’t provide a full team, we have
—Linda Pearson*, Team Captain
to forfeit points.
All RLGA members who are interested please submit
your name to June Secreto (rjsecreto@comcast.net)
who will be the interim Team Captain for the month of
April. Any questions, please contact Linda Pearson at
itmup@msn.com.
The rules of team play eligibility are as
follows:
a. An individual playing team for the first time
(initial) must have (4) home club competition cards
during the 2 months prior to team play. For each
subsequent team match, players must have (1) home
club competition card within 30 days prior to each
team match.
b. Players eligible for team competition and who have
competed the previous year in team competition must
have (1) home club competition card within 30 days
prior to each team match.
c. For a team participating in team competition the
first time each player must have (1) home club
competition card within 30 days prior to the 1st, 2nd
and 3rd team matches, and thereafter new players will
adhere to the requirements of 1.a..
d. Any player transferring to another home club
(eligible under 1.a. above) must establish eligibility
under her new home club.
e. Team player handicaps are limited to 40, played at
100% of handicap, the lowest handicap player in each
bracket playing scratch.
2014 TEAM SCHEDULE
Friday - April 25 @ MT. SI
Friday- May 16 @JACKSON PK(Jills)
Friday - May 30 @ FOSTER
Monday -June 9 @ MAPLEWOOD
Monday- June 23 @ WILLOWS RUN
Friday - July 25 @ RIVERBEND
Monday –Aug 4 @BELLEVUE
Friday - Sept 5 @WAYNE
Monday- Sept 22 @ WEST SEATTLE
Some of the RLGA team members accepting the championship
trophy for the GSWPA TEAM 2013 Scratch Play.
*Linda is a Charter member of the RLGA and has been a member for most of the past 25 years. She has par;cipated in GSWPGA team play for over 30 years! She loves the chance to par;cipate in match play!
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TIPS FROM OUR PRO
FORE!
Par 5
452 yards
#2 Handicap
JOSH IMMORDINO, Assitant Pro at Riverbend, is helping us out this year by giving
some helpful hints on how to approach the most difficult holes on the course. Here's his
advice on the fourteenth hole:
Love it or hate it, everyone has a story to tell about this hole. Whether it's the lateral hazard wetland the
entire length on the left, the trap designed to eat drives, or the cottonwood tree that guards the green on
the right, this can be an intimidating hole. Oh, did I mention the trap behind the green?!
#14
EXPERIENCED PLAYERS: When playing this hole be sure to play a tee shot that will not threaten the hazard on
the left. More importantly when playing the second shot, be sure to choose a club that not only will avoid the
same hazard, but is a club you are confident in hitting. There is no need to hit a longer club that may travel a long
distance, but that you hit inaccurately. This will only lead to mistakes. Leave yourself a comfortable distance and
make smart decisions to avoid the hazard and you will have success on this hole.
INTERMEDIATE PLAYERS: This hole can be intimidating as it is the second longest hole on the golf course. It has
a hazard that runs the entire length on the left and a bunker on the right side of the fairway that is in play on the
first two shots. Know that it is the second handicap hole for a reason and is not a hole where you will always be
successful. Understanding that and making decisions based on that can help you greatly. Be sure to keep the ball
on the right side of the fairway and avoid the hazard whenever possible. If you happen to play the hole too far up
the right and find yourself in a difficult situation, be sure to make a smart decision on your recovery shot. This is a
difficult hole already don’t make it harder by making a bad choice. Hugging the right side and making smart
decisions will give you the best chance at success.
BEGINNING PLAYER: Remember this is ranked as the second hardest hole on the course and it will be a tough
one to play if you find yourself flirting with the hazard that runs along the entire left side. Do your best to keep
your ball up the right side of the fairway. Make sure that you make smart decisions in your club selection. If you
are more consistent with a shorter club, hit it rather than hitting a 3 or 5 wood that may go farther, but is much
more likely to put you in the hazard or in the trees to the right. Accept that this is a long hole that you are
expected to make a bogey or double bogey on based on your handicap. Don’t try to do too much. Play to your
strengths and you will find yourself having a better scoring average on this hole. Wait till you get to the shorter
and less challenging holes to be a little more aggressive.
"MyPar". A relatively new golf term. Never
heard of it? Understandable. I just made it
up. I kinda knew about it when I was a kid
beginning to play the game and the local
pro suggested that to improve my score I
pretend that every hole is a par five. It
g a v e m e a d i ff e r e n t m i n d s e t a n d
expectation, and I became more aware of my round.
If you're a high handicapper, would you be happy if you
shot a 90? Yeah, it's considered "bogey golf", but it
averages out to be a five on each hole. So a six on a par
five is still a bogey. But a score on a four or three par
would be a birdie or even an eagle! Fun, huh?
Or, make up your own scorecard with reasonable pars for
certain holes. For example, the 2nd, 4th, 11th, and 15th
holes are difficult par fours for women unless you are a
long hitter and/or very accurate. To take the pressure off,
play them as par fives. Or, how about the long par 3, 8th
hole. Would it be more reasonable to consider that a par
four?
I'm not advocating to not strive to play your best golf, but
very few of us have ever, or WILL ever shoot a round of par
golf. I am advocating making your goals more attainable by
playing to your own ability and adjusting your goals
according. Sit down with the Riverbend scorecard, go
through each hole, think about how you play the hole and
what would be an reasonable ideal score for yourself. That
would be your par. Or, "MyPar".
My par for Riverbend is 80. So if I shoot a round in the 80's
I'm not to far off my goal. I've met it only a couple of times,
but it's attainable if I play a solid round. Perhaps after
going through the scorecard, "your par' is 90. Is that a
more attainable goal for you? Maybe it's 100, but, still,
wouldn't it be fun to shoot par?
Think about it.
Until then...
"MEET YA ON THE GREEN"
Ginger Dunning, editor
2014 RLGA MEMBERSHIP
New and Returning Members please complete this section and return with your check
payable to RLGA. You can drop them in our Ladies’ Club box at the Riverbend Pro Shop
or mail to PO Box 1091, Kent, WA 98035-1091.
2014 Membership dues: ______Adult $70.00 (Checks payable to "RLGA")
Junior Players (17 years and under) There is a separate Female Junior Application available in Pro
Shop.
Name:____________________________________________ Date:_______________
Address:_______________________________________________________________
New Address? Yes ____ No ____
City:________________________________________ State: _______ Zip:__________
Home Phone: ______________Other Phone:___________
E- Mail:_______________________________Is this a new E- Mail Address? YES __ NO __
If you are a NEW MEMBER please complete this section: Have you held membership
within the last two years in another club? Yes____ No_____
If YES – Club Name_________________________________________
Club number: 20- ________________________
Do you have a current GHIN number? Yes ___No. ___
RLGA TEE TIMES
Wednesday tees times currently are 8:33
If you wish to play on Wednesday, please call the pro shop by
Sunday.
Saturday & Sunday tee times currently are 8:33
If you wish to play on the weekend, please call the pro shop by
Wednesday
Riverbend Pro Shop (253)854-3673 or(253)
856-5199
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Washington State Golf Association (WSGA)
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http://www.thepnga.org
RLGA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Captain… SHERYL BAISINGER
Co-Captain…CHERYL LIENESCH
Secretary… VICKIE HAASE
Treasurer… TERESA LE
Player Recognition… PEGGY HAUGAN
Handicap… JERRI PROSZEK
Membership… JUNE SECRETO
Rules & By-Laws…. CATHY KAY
Social/Historian…
Team Captain… LINDA PEARSON
Tournaments… MARY POWERS &
KRIS IMMORDINO
Trustee... VICKI HUTSKO
PNGA Representative...LYNN CRANDALL
Webmaster… SHERYL BAISINGER
Past Captain... CATHY ROSA
Future Board meetings: 5/6, 7/8, 9/9, 12/2