September 2015 Volume 18 Issue 12

Robert Scarpati Brook Bell Pro Shop Staff

Head Golf Assistant Golf Professional Mario Mora Professional Dave King Irene King Snack Shack, & Rangers, Leo Glover, Sherry Jensen & Rick Shields

P.O. Box 1589 Solvang, Ca. 93464 (805) 688-6042 FAX (805) 688-8229

Miracles Happen

3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament

Friday, September 11, 2015

River Course at the Alisal, Solvang

Sign In: 10:30 - Tee Time: 12 noon Individual Registration - $125

Team Registration (4 players) - $400 Includes Golf, BBQ, Raffle Tickets,

and tons of fun!

Win a new Car with a hole-in-one and more prizes.

Women’s Club

September Tournament

Saturday

September 19th

8:30 A.M.

Call the Pro Shop to sign up

688-6042

This is your last chance to qualify for

the Club Championship on

Remember you must have played in 2 events during

the year - Ladies Day and/or tournaments.

President’s Cup Update

The Men’s President’s

Cup Tournament has almost

concluded. There is only one

more match to be determined.

Tom Parks will face either Jim

Vreeland or Ken Hennessey.

On the last page of this

newsletter are the results of the

last few brackets. Good luck

guys.

Be ready for

the

Men’s Club

Championship October 3rd & 4th

GET a

Hole-in-One

and win a Car!

Most Improved Golfer Report

For Revision Dates 11/1/2014 - 8/15/2015

The only women shown are

ACTIVE Women’s Club Members

Starting Ending

Name HDCP HDCP

1. Nichols, Heather 30.0 24.4

2. Tachikawa, Julia 23.5 20.0

3. Everson-Cannon, Darla 17.4 15.0

4. Lucchesi, Joanna 28.7 26.3

5. Watkins, Sue 26.0 23.9

6. Takeuchi, Lori 17.1 15.7

7. Jensen, Sherry 17.9 16.6

8. Eagar, Pamela 20.9 19.5

9. Sweeny, Shirley 24.0 22.7

10. Brooks, Pam 20.8 19.7

11. Carbine, Carol 21.3 20.2

12. Joyce, Donna 24.5 23.4

13. Lebeau, Denise 20.9 20.3

14. Telesmanic, Marsha 18.1 17.6

15. Reuter, Diane 23.4 23.2

16. Sumansky, Linda 21.6 24.4

RCWC BOARD MEMBERS

P.O. Box 1589

Solvang, Ca. 93464 (805) 686-5983

Diane Reuter President/Newsletter

Pam Eagar V.P. Ladies’ Day

Gretchen Smith Treasurer/ Membership

Sherry Jensen Hospitality

Carol Carpenter Secretary

OCTOBER PUB LINKS ASSOCIATION DAY

The next Public Links Association Day

tournament will be at Rancho San Marcos on

Thursday, October 8th

The format is “Criss Cross.”

The entry-mailing window is

SEPTEMBER 14th

– 17th

$49 with cart 9:00A.M. Shotgun

For other courses participating see the board in the

women’s foyer or look in your handbook for an

application or contact Diane.

LINK to Pub Links –

http://www.womensgolf.org/wplgasc/

LINK to GHIN http://www.ghin.com/index.shtml

August Ladies’ Day Results

Aug. 4th

– Low Gross/Low Net

LG – Gretchen Smith

LN – Pam Eagar

No Ladies’ Day On

Thursday September 24th ! !

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!

Three important items our club members need

to consider.

1. Are you qualified to play in the Club

Championship on October 10th

& 11th

?

2. Remember that next month is member-

ship renewal time.

3. And most important after 12-15 years

several of the Board members are

thinking of retiring. Please let one of us

know if you are willing to become a

Board member – will we will assist!

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

Having struck his tee shot in the direction of some trees bordering a water hazard, a competitor briefly searches for his ball in the hazard but does not find it. Without

knowledge or virtual certainty that his ball lies in the hazard, he drops a ball behind the hazard (about 55-yards forward of the teeing ground) according to the water hazard Rule and plays it. His original ball is then found inside the hazard within five minutes of beginning search. What is the ruling? A. There is no penalty; the original ball remains the ball in play

B. There is a penalty of one stroke according to the lost ball Rule and an additional penalty of two strokes for a breach of that Rule; the original ball is lost and the ball dropped under the water hazard Rule is in play

C. There is a penalty of one stroke according to the lost ball Rule and an additional penalty of two strokes for serious breach of that Rule; he must abandon both balls previously played, return to the teeing ground and put a ball in play

Answer is on the calendar page.

It’s Just Funny

Casual Air

"Casual air" Is wind of a volume or

velocity sufficient to cause (a) a pinch

of grass blades released at shoulder height to be blown a distance of at

least two club lengths in any

direction; or (b) the fabric bunting

attached to the flagstick on any green to be drawn taut, or to ruffle, flap, or

flutter, or the flagsticks themselves to

bend, sway, or wobble; or (c)

improperly affixed headgear to become airborne. Whenever casual air

is deemed to exist, players may

obtain relief as follows:

1. The ball may be teed up anywhere

within the closely mown area of the

teeing ground without regard to the

position of the tee markers.

2. Any ball hit out-of-bounds may be

retrieved and replayed from the

nearest playable lie within bounds,

without penalty of either stroke or

distance.

3. Any ball that flies unexpectedly far over a green, or falls conspicuously

short of it, may be replayed once

without assessing a stroke.

4. All third putts are conceded.

5. A range ball may be put into play

at any time at a player's discretion.

I have a tip that can take five strokes off anyone's golf game: it's called an eraser.

~Arnold Palmer

Golf is a fascinating game. It has taken me nearly forty years to discover that I can't play it.

~Ted Ray, Golf – My Slice of Life, 1972

What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.

~Arnold Palmer

Tournament Results August 2nd

, 2015

Guest Day - 2 Man Better Ball

1st gross Hall/Millar 68 $45.00

ea

2nd gross Kaatz/Staal 69 $36.00

ea

3rd gross Nicholas/Knowlton 72 $29.00

ea

1st net Mirales/Bougher 63 $71.00

ea

2nd net Nicholas/Knowlton 63 $57.00

ea

3rd net Engstrom/Cooper 63 $46.00

ea

4th net Knecht/Brooke 63 $37.00

ea

5th net Hall/Millar 63 $29.00

ea

6th net Carbaugh/Carbaugh 64 $23.00

ea

7th net Dunn/Jacobs 64 $19.00

ea

8th net Franco/Zitello 64 $17.00

ea

9th net Hennessee/Crawford 64 $16.00

ea

10th net Glover/Cox 64 $15.00

ea # teams 10gross/ 30 net

Payout

$662 Net / $220 Gross

Closest to the pin $25 each

#4 – Dan Nielsen 19'9"

#9 – Segean Knecht 5'7"

#12-- John Nicholas 7'10"

#17-- Ben Zitello 8'3"

Men’s Tournament Results August22, 2015

8 Teams 1st

gross Meehan / Hall 67 $36 ea

2nd

gross Richards / Lindstrom 68 $29 ea

3rd

gross Staal / Kaatz 70 $23 ea

# players 6 gross / 20 net

Payout $231 Net / $ 66 Gross

1st net Richards / Lindstrom 60.2 $66

2nd net Bougher / Blakeboro 62.5 $52

3rd net Meehan / Hall 62.8 $42

4th net Mireles / Diaz 64.3 $34

5th net Carbaugh/Carbaugh 65.7 $27

6th net Staal / Kaatz 65.9 $22

7th net Wallace / Groshart 66.9 $17

8th net Cavanaugh / Yeasley 67 $15

Closest to Pin $25 each

#4 – Rocky Bell 13' 5"

#9 – Robert Mireles 6' 6"

#12-- Paul Wallace 16' 2"

#17-- Mike Crawford 3' 8"

Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child.& Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.

~John Updike

Men’s Tournament Results August 30th

Flight 1

1st gross Kevin Hall 73 $45

2nd gross Jorgen Staal 75 $36

3rd gross Dan Nielsen 76 $28

4th gross Paul Kaatz 76 $23

# teams 12 gross / 23 net Payout $253 Net / $132 Gross

1st net Dan Nielsen 67 $60

2nd net Kevin Hall 68 $48

3rd net Brian Jacobs 68 $38

4th net Paul Kaatz 62 $31

5th net Mark Worth 69 $25

6th net Tyler Smith 70 $20

7th net Dennis Bougher 70 $16

8th net Ben Zitello 70 $15

Flight 2

1st gross Larry Humburger 80 $45

2nd gross John Dunn 83 $36

3rd gross Troy Carbaugh 83 $29

# teams 10 gross / 22 net

Payout $242 Net / $110 Gross

1st net Ron Carbaugh 64 $62

2nd net Larry Humburger 66 $49

3rd net Bent Engstrom 66 $39

4th net Jim Anderson 69 $31

5th net Troy Carbaugh 69 $25

6th net Richard Diaz 70 $20

7th net John Dunn 70 $16

Closest to Pin $25 each

#4 – Jorgen Staal 4' 4"

#9 – Joe Dugan 2' 5"

#12-- Ron Carbaugh 2' 8"

#17-- Dan Townsend 2' 1 "

It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place this world is when one is playing golf.

~Robert Lynd

Butch Harmon Tips

This little shot drives amateurs

mad: 30 yards, over a bunker,

can’t be short, can’t be long.

Basically, you have to step up

and hit a good shot, or you’re

looking at a big number. Given

the memories of similar shots

you probably have rattling

around in your brain, it’s good to

have a plan. For starters, take

your most lofted wedge, play the ball about middle in your stance, and set a little more weight on

your front foot. Then make about a half backswing, letting your wrists hinge but keeping your

weight on that front foot. From there, hit down and through the ball, accelerating to the finish.

Remember, the big thing is to get over the bunker. Don’t baby it. If you pressed me for one key to

hitting this shot, I’d say, “Commit to the hit.” I see amateurs quitting at impact, afraid they’re going

to launch the ball over the green, so they dump it right in the sand. Try to create a smooth tempo

back and through, with a positive strike at impact.

BUTCH’S BASICS

The most common fault I see on wedge shots is swinging off the back foot, trying to help the ball up.

Here’s a cue to get your weight moving forward: As you start down, kick your back knee toward

the target. This will shift your weight left and get your body turning through. You’ll learn you can

hit down and still produce plenty of loft.

Butch Harmon is a Golf Digest Teaching Professional.

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

RC MEN’S

TOSS UP

12:00

SHOTGUN

2 3

Ladies’ Day

8:30 A.M.

4 5

6

Read a Book

Day

7

RC MEN’S

BALL TOSS

11:30 A.M.

SHOTGUN

Labor Day

8

RC MEN’S

TOSS UP

12:00

SHOTGUN

9 Teddy Bear Day

10 Ladies’ Day

8:30 A.M.

COMMERCE

GOLF ASSOC. 10:00 A.M.

TEE TIMES

11

12

ALAVAZO

GROUP 11:15 A.M.

TEE TIMES 13

NRGA 9:00 A.M.

TEE TIMES

14

National

Cream-Filled

Donut Day

15

RC MEN’S

TOSS UP

12:00

SHOTGUN

16

Mayflower Day

17

Ladies’ Day

8:30 A.M.

S.Y. GIRLS GOLF 2:00 P.M.

TEE TIMES

18

ROACH GROUP 9:00 A.M.

TEE TIMES

19

ROACH GROUP 10:40 A.M.

TEE TIMES

20

National Punch

Day

21 22

RC MEN’S

TOSS UP

12:00

SHOTGUN

23

L.A. COUNTRY

CLUB 12:00 NOON

TEE TIMES

24

ANNANDALE

C.C

8:30 A.M.

SHOTGUN

25

A.G.C.

9:00 A.M.

SHOTGUN

26

PGA JR. TOUR 8:00 A.M.

TEE TIMES

27

PGA JR. TOUR 8:00 A.M.

TEE TIMES

28

29

RC MEN’S

TOSS UP

12:00

SHOTGUN

30

September2015

WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT

8:30 A.M.

SHOTGUN

MEN’S TOURNAMENT

8:30 A.M.

SHOTGUN

COURSE

OPENS AT

10 A.M.

Answer for Question - C. There is a penalty of one stroke according to

the lost ball Rule and an additional penalty of two strokes for serious

breach of that Rule; he must abandon both balls previously played,

return to the teeing ground and put a ball in play

COURSE

CLOSED

MIRACLES

HAPPEN

TOURNAMENT

COURSE

OPENS AT

10 A.M.