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What do we do when there is lightning in the vicinity of a tournament? Consider this Thursday at Western Greens. Despite weather radar looking ominous, we felt there was a chance to complete at least nine holes. Rain started falling after every team had played at least nine or more holes. The rain did not last long before tapering off to a light drizzle and eventually ending. We could have played on but with the rain came thunder—lots of it. A decision was made to cease play. When a cell phone app showed lighting within a few miles of Western Greens further play was canceled. Scorecards were collected and the first nine holes played were doubled, handicaps were subtracted, and team scores were calculated. Because no one completed play, Thursday’s individual scores will not be entered into our database for handicap purposes. Wednesday was a different story. It was HOT. As a reminder to stay hydrated on days like that we purchased bottled water to pass out to all golfers. We also moved all golfers to the forward tees to get people off the course sooner. Several teams completed play in a little over 3 1/2 hours. The results from Western Greens are now avaiable.
PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!
If you must cancel playing in a tournament let us know by Sunday before the event. We call the golf courses on Monday with a count of the number of golfers they can expect and we begin working on the lineup sheet, check-in listings and scorecards. Notifying us later than Sunday is not fair to the courses and causes us extra work to rearrange pairings and perhaps reprint updated scorecards.
Do You Need a Partner?
As the 2019 entry forms reach us we will be updating the Need a Partner page. If you are looking for someone to play with this year, in one or more events, you should check the list for your division. The partner search will list the golfers name, his contact information, flight and the tournaments / days he needs a partner. To get your information posted follow the instructions in the right-hand column of the Need a Partner page.
Have You Paid Your 2019 Dues?
We still have many members that have not paid their 2019 dues. If you intend to play this year, we will need your dues. The dues payment form can be found on the SCHEDULES / FORMS drop down menu above or by clicking here. If you do not intend to play this year let us know.