Friday, December 18, 2015

Playing Partner Required in 2016

Starting in January, the USGA will no longer accept scores for handicap when playing alone. An important aspect of handicapping is peer review to insure the fair and equal assessment of all players for the purpose of competition.

USGA November 23, 2015 | Far Hills, N.J.
Playing alone and necessary peer review: To further support the key System premise of peer review, scores made while playing alone will no longer be acceptable for handicap purposes. This change underscores the importance of providing full and accurate information regarding a player’s potential scoring ability, and the ability of other players to form a reasonable basis for supporting or disputing a posted score.


Tuesday, December 15, 2015

December Mix it Up

The annual Mix it Up tournament is a 2-man event that features rotating tees on the front 9 and then alternate shot on the back 9. Congratulations to Brent Mays and Garth Watrous who teamed up to shoot the low round of the day: 61; and to all the flight winners. Happy Holidays!
Flight #1Score
1.Brent Mays/Garth Watrous61
2.Tom McNary/Matthew Ryan68
3.Ron Lindsay/Brad Ryno68
4.Phil Trounstine/Bob Leininger69
Flight #2Score
1.Michael Blas/Pete Porfido64
2.Danny Braga/Pete Pappas68
3.Mark Hogue/Jeff Stanga68
4.Bob Norton/Joe Claridge71
Flight #3Score
1.Craig Matthews/Barry Baker68
2.Bob Twaddle/Jim Geesman73
3.Bruce Driggs/Gary Watrous73
4.Rick Bean/George Williams74
Flight 4Score
1.Dave Black/Dave Webb63
2.Ray Apolskis/Devon Salter66
3.Bob McCormick/Russ Nicholson68
4.Ray Geisick/Dick Staniford70

Rules Challenge

How did you do on the Rules Challenge today? This month we find Tiger between a rock and a hard place while dealing with a Loose Impediment. While you’re in RulesRRules, look up past Rules articles in the Rules Archive and use the new USGA Rules Quick-Links to look up all the current rules of Golf. It's all there in “Rules R Rules”.

Target Practice

This month's precision players...
Closest to the pin #8
Ted Kosciolek
John Watson
Garth Watrous
Bill Miller
Closest to the pin #12
Danny Braga
Brad Ryno
Bobby Sayous
Rick Bean