ERMGC News and Updates

Policy & Guidelines for Score Posting and Competitions During Bunker Restoration

Beginning Monday, May 13, and continuing for about 10 weeks Encinitas Ranch will be restoring bunkers throughout the course. All bunkers will receive new sand, drainage, and restoration of the original shaping. During this period, each of the original holes will be taken out of play for several days at a time. When a hole is out of play, original hole #11 will be split into 11A and 11B. Hole 11A will play approx. 100-120 yards as a par three and 11B will play approx. 374-426 yards as a par four. Course management has made a special effort to provide a fine golf experience for our enjoyment during the improvement process.

Depending on which hole is out of play for bunker restoration, the course will become a par 69, 70, or 71. To maintain the integrity of our handicaps, we must adopt special guidelines for posting of scores for rounds played at Encinitas Ranch.

Score Posting
Because the golf course has not been rated with holes #11A & #11B, a modified posting procedure will be implemented. The basis of this procedure will be to always post your score by deleting scores for holes 11A and 11B—replacing those scores with NET PAR on the holes that are out of play. Net par will be determined by the tees played and the handicap ranking of the holes out of play. Original hole #11 and one other hole will be out of play.

Example #1 – Playing from Blue tees with course handicap of 11:
• Hole #1 is out of play (par-four with handicap ranking of 15) – post score of 4 (not a stoke hole).
• Original hole #11 is out of play (par-five with handicap ranking of 10) – post score of 6 (stroke hole).

Example #2 – Playing from the Green tees with course handicap of 15:
• Hole #3 is out of play (par-five with handicap ranking of 5) – post score of 6 (stroke hole).
• Original hole #11 is out of play (par-five with handicap ranking of 10) – post score of 6 (stroke hole).

Note: Equitable Stroke Control will apply as always for posting purposes on all original holes actually played. The NET PAR scores will apply only to your posted scored, not to results in Men’s Club competitions.

Men’s Club Competitions
All Men’s Club events scheduled during the Bunker Restoration project are stroke play (not match play) competitions. We WILL NOT ADJUST INDEXES OR COURSE HANDICAPS during the renovation—even though we may be playing a course that is not par 72.

When you play an event like Wednesday Sweeps or the Combo where course handicaps are deducted from the total, record your gross scores for all holes actually played and your course handicap—FOR THE ORIGINAL COURSE—will be deducted from the total.

When you play a partner/team event like the SCGA Better Ball (June) or the Member-Guest (July), record the NET better ball of partners as the team score on all original holes actually played (these holes have handicap rankings). Hole 11B (a par-four) will be deemed to have a handicap ranking of 10 to determine better ball of partners. Record better GROSS score of partners on hole 11A—NO STROKES WILL BE AWARDED on this hole, regardless of course handicaps.

Additional Notes
• Special scorecards will be available each day to ensure that golf course is properly represented on the specific day of play.
• During the bunker restoration project, please feel free to inquire in the pro shop (Erik Johnson, Chris Locke, or Cory Chapman) or Men’s Club President (rbeckman@ermgc.org) if you have any questions or concerns. We are very excited that by this fall we will have a spectacular golf course product for all of us to enjoy.
• Throughout the period and into the fall, course maintenance will also continue the soil remediation program that will be vital to the continued improvement of the turf coverage on the course.

ERMGC Board of Directors
May 2013

Tournament News

Tournament: 2013 SCGA Better Ball, June 10, 2012

Sponsored by

Two-man teams, 18 holes of stroke play, with the better net score of the partners to count as the team score on each hole. All flights will use handicaps based on June Current Index. The maximum allowable handicap differential between partners is five strokes. If the higher handicap of partners is more than five strokes greater than the lower handicap, the higher handicap will be reduced. The team with the best NET score total from the BLUE TEES will have the opportunity to represent ERMGC in the SCGA 4-Ball Tournament Qualifier in August.

To register for this tournament go to: Registration

Tournament: 2013 Member-Guest Saturday, July 13, 2013

Sponsored by:

Format: 18 holes of stroke play with the club member and his guest playing as a team. The better score of the partners count as the team score on each hole. The Championship flight will be played at scratch. Flights A, B, and C will use handicaps based on July 1st Index. Teams in the Peoria Flight must record the better GROSS score of partners as the team score and the committee will calculate the handicap and net score for each team at the conclusion of the round using the Modified Peoria System.

Special Membership Offer

Men's Club Members - Tell your friends and family!!
Join the Men’s Club between April 1 and June 30 at the “special membership rate” of $78—saving $17 from the new member rate of $95.

The Board of the Encinitas Ranch Men’s Golf Club is pleased to announce that starting April 1st through June 30 your friends and family can join the men’s club for $78.00 for the rest of the 2013 season. By getting your application in early there is still time to get the required points to be able to participate in future tournaments, like the Club Championship in September.

*****This is not a renewal for our current members. It is for new members only. *****

Please take the time to have them think about joining and once again enjoy the comradeship of tournament play.

This offer is only available at the link listed below:

http://ermgc.org/special_membership

Sincerely,
The Board Members of Encinitas Ranch

Tournament Sponsor Thanks

ERMGC would like to thank the following sponsor for their generosity
in sponsoring the skill shots for the April 2 man Better Ball Tournament.

Jim and Lorie Brakas of

and

Our new Facebook page

With the help of our Media Chairman, Greg Baumann, we now have a FAcebook page for the club. You will find useful information as well as updates on all things going on with the club.

You can find us at: http://www.facebook.com/EncinitasRanchMensGolfClub.

Please go on to the page and like it.
Thanks,
ERMGC board of Directors

ERMGC Policy to Break Ties

Some tournaments (e.g. Poinsettia Cup and Club Championship) allow ties to be decided by play-off. However, ties in most tournaments will be decided by matching scorecards as provided in Section 9-5. of the USGA Handicap Manual and Appendix I Section C-10(c) of the USGA Rules of Golf as summarized below.

The tie is broken on the basis of the best score for the last nine holes (holes 10-18). If the tying players have the same score for the last nine, determine the winner on the basis of the last six, the last three, and finally the 18th hole. If this still results in a tie, the winner will be determined by a coin toss.

In individual stroke play when handicaps are used, one-half of the course handicaps will be deducted from the last nine, one-third from the last six, one-sixth from the last three, etc. Fractions of one-half stroke or more should count as a full stroke; any lesser fractions should be disregarded. In formats where strokes are allocated hole by hole (e.g. four-ball and Stableford competitions), handicap strokes will be applied as they were assigned for the competition.

Tournament Policies & Rules

Please go to the following link:

Tournament policies link

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. 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 tournament day.

3. All tournament sponsors will get posted on the front page of the club's website for as long as they sponsor the event.

4. 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 at 760-213-0304.

Thank You

Points Cup Information

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. As you look at the standings be sure to check all flight you played in as you may have points in more than one flight, so as the Points Cup gets closer you may have a wild card get into the top 4 as he may have had a number of points from a different flight.

In December we have the playoff which involves the top 4 of each flight playing a stroke play match with the top 2 getting prize money. You can view the standings at any time by going to the link on the tournament page. It is updated after each event.

The points are dispersed as follows:

1st place -15      2nd place - 12     3rd place - 10   4th place - 9

5th place - 8      6th place - 6       7th place - 5     8th place - 3

9th place - 2      10th place - 1

Policy & Guidelines for Score Posting and Competitions During Bunker Restoration

Beginning Monday, May 13, and continuing for about 10 weeks Encinitas Ranch will be restoring bunkers throughout the course. All bunkers will receive new sand, drainage, and restoration of the original shaping. During this period, each of the original holes will be taken out of play for several days at a time. When a hole is out of play, original hole #11 will be split into 11A and 11B. Hole 11A will play approx. 100-120 yards as a par three and 11B will play approx. 374-426 yards as a par four. Course management has made a special effort to provide a fine golf experience for our enjoyment during the improvement process.

Depending on which hole is out of play for bunker restoration, the course will become a par 69, 70, or 71. To maintain the integrity of our handicaps, we must adopt special guidelines for posting of scores for rounds played at Encinitas Ranch.

Score Posting
Because the golf course has not been rated with holes #11A & #11B, a modified posting procedure will be implemented. The basis of this procedure will be to always post your score by deleting scores for holes 11A and 11B—replacing those scores with NET PAR on the holes that are out of play. Net par will be determined by the tees played and the handicap ranking of the holes out of play. Original hole #11 and one other hole will be out of play.

Example #1 – Playing from Blue tees with course handicap of 11:
• Hole #1 is out of play (par-four with handicap ranking of 15) – post score of 4 (not a stoke hole).
• Original hole #11 is out of play (par-five with handicap ranking of 10) – post score of 6 (stroke hole).

Example #2 – Playing from the Green tees with course handicap of 15:
• Hole #3 is out of play (par-five with handicap ranking of 5) – post score of 6 (stroke hole).
• Original hole #11 is out of play (par-five with handicap ranking of 10) – post score of 6 (stroke hole).

Note: Equitable Stroke Control will apply as always for posting purposes on all original holes actually played. The NET PAR scores will apply only to your posted scored, not to results in Men’s Club competitions.

Men’s Club Competitions
All Men’s Club events scheduled during the Bunker Restoration project are stroke play (not match play) competitions. We WILL NOT ADJUST INDEXES OR COURSE HANDICAPS during the renovation—even though we may be playing a course that is not par 72.

When you play an event like Wednesday Sweeps or the Combo where course handicaps are deducted from the total, record your gross scores for all holes actually played and your course handicap—FOR THE ORIGINAL COURSE—will be deducted from the total.

When you play a partner/team event like the SCGA Better Ball (June) or the Member-Guest (July), record the NET better ball of partners as the team score on all original holes actually played (these holes have handicap rankings). Hole 11B (a par-four) will be deemed to have a handicap ranking of 10 to determine better ball of partners. Record better GROSS score of partners on hole 11A—NO STROKES WILL BE AWARDED on this hole, regardless of course handicaps.

Additional Notes
• Special scorecards will be available each day to ensure that golf course is properly represented on the specific day of play.
• During the bunker restoration project, please feel free to inquire in the pro shop (Erik Johnson, Chris Locke, or Cory Chapman) or Men’s Club President (rbeckman@ermgc.org) if you have any questions or concerns. We are very excited that by this fall we will have a spectacular golf course product for all of us to enjoy.
• Throughout the period and into the fall, course maintenance will also continue the soil remediation program that will be vital to the continued improvement of the turf coverage on the course.

ERMGC Board of Directors
May 2013

Special Membership Offer

Men's Club Members - Tell your friends and family!!
Join the Men’s Club between April 1 and June 30 at the “special membership rate” of $78—saving $17 from the new member rate of $95.

The Board of the Encinitas Ranch Men’s Golf Club is pleased to announce that starting April 1st through June 30 your friends and family can join the men’s club for $78.00 for the rest of the 2013 season. By getting your application in early there is still time to get the required points to be able to participate in future tournaments, like the Club Championship in September.

*****This is not a renewal for our current members. It is for new members only. *****

Please take the time to have them think about joining and once again enjoy the comradeship of tournament play.

This offer is only available at the link listed below:

http://ermgc.org/special_membership

Sincerely,
The Board Members of Encinitas Ranch

Get to know your club's Handicap Chair

By FRANCES NEE

SCGA Director of Handicap

Part of the licensing agreement your club signed (on file at the SCGA office) with the United States Golf Association requires that your club have a handicap chair and that the club has been represented at a handicap seminar. In addition, a club representative must have attended a handicap certification class and passed an exam with a minimum of 80 percent proficiency. The SCGA has taken this a step further and has required the handicap chair to attend an SCGA Handicap Certification class and pass the exam in order for club members to participate in SCGA Net events, including Team Play.

The purpose of the certification class is to teach the handicap chair what their responsibilities are and provide them with the tools and resources necessary to perform their duties.

Each golfer is expected to try to make the best Score he or she can at each and every hole during every round of golf regardless of where the round is played (home or away). When this basic premise is not met, then it is the handicap chair's responsibility to make certain that the golfer's Handicap Index reflects their playing potential.

No one has an inherent right to a Handicap Index. It must be earned, and part of the handicap chair's responsibility is making certain that club members' Handicap Indexes are reflective of their playing potential.

If these indexes are not indicative of the golfer's potential then it is the handicap chair's responsibility to make adjustment to those indices. A few examples as to why your handicap chair may make an adjustment include a player not posting their scores (either high or low scores) or a player recovering from an injury.

The handicap chair is also responsible for performing all of the file maintenance for the club (processing new member applications, score corrections), ensuring that all scores are transmitted to the SCGA prior to the month-end revision, and answering all handicap-related questions from their members. With more than 165,000 individual members in the Southern California Golf Association, the SCGA handicap department relies on the club handicap chair to help educate the members on items such as online score posting, Equitable Stroke Control and what a reduced Handicap Index is.

When each of you joined your SCGA club, part of your membership benefit at that club is receiving a Handicap Index through the club's association with the SCGA.

Your handicap chair is a fellow member of your golf club (as required by the USGA). They are offering their time and service to make sure your club is in compliance and running efficiently. So, get to know your handicap chair
and thank them for the time and effort they put in to help run your golf club. Your club couldn't exist without them!

Copied from the SCGA FORE Magazine July/August 2007

 

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