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| SUNRAYS MAY 2015
ONLINE:
SCTEXAS.ORG
GOLF
Chelsea: Determining tee time requests
Submitted by the Golf Committee
As most of our golfers know, Chelsea
is Sun City Texas’ online system for
requesting and processing tee times for
our three golf courses. A success for some
time, Chelsea can nowbe accessed quickly
through the new Sun City website. Tee
time requests and information is just a
click away on the right side of the resident
home page. The systemworks exactly the
same way that it did on our old website.
Occasionally, questions arise about
how this system actually processes our
requests and determines the tee times for
each day’s play. The following is a reprint
of a previously published description of
how Chelsea determines and prioritizes
tee time requests.
The Chelsea Tee Time system is designed
to provide an equitable distribution for
all tee time requests. Several steps are
taken to ensure equitable distribution:
Step 1: All requests are randomly
assigned a number between 0 and 66,000.
Step 2: All requests are separated into
two categories:
Request Category One is comprised of
residents without guests.
Request Category Two is comprised of
residents with guests.
Each Request in Category One is
given a tee time before the placement
of Category Two begins. If there is a
request with three linked groups and
one of those groups has a guest, all
three groups are placed in request
Category Two.
Step 3: Request Category One is placed
according to the randomly assigned
number given in step one. The program
begins with the lowest number first and
proceeds in that fashion, low to high, until
all requests in Category One are placed.
Step 4: Request Category Two is placed
in the same fashion as Category One.
If you are a resident who plays golf and
you are not in the Chelsea Tee Time
system, please feel free to visit one of the
golf shops to answer questions utilizing
this effective tool.
ONLINE:
SCT CA.
Recently, the Expansion Task Force on
Golf gave our group a chance to provide
suggestions on how to improve the
current courses, should funds become
available. All members were encouraged
to send any thoughts to our President,
Betty Ann Preston, who would compile
and present a report to the Task Force.
We definitely appreciate being given
this opportunity and hope many took
advantage of the offer.
The new website is proving to be an
outstanding tool for communication, and
all are encouraged to spend at least a
little time studying it. A striking addition
is the “Notice” section, which pops out
in red when the WGA-9 site is accessed.
Here, members can see important
announcements and achievements at
first glance! The information section
for new members has also been another
real plus. As you know, some golf rules
have been adapted for our group, so if
there are any questions about rules or
procedures, you can find the answers
on our website. There is now a new rule
being highlighted every month.
Our club is really trying to get all
members to upload a picture on their
individual profile. Instructions are
also explained on our page. With
159 members, there is no way we all
know each other, so just imagine how
wonderful it would be to be able to look
at a picture when we are trying to figure
out who we are paired with that week.
Our fun two-day Eclectic Tournament
was held last month, but results are not
available at the time of this writing.
Please look for them to be detailed in
WGA 9-Hole Group
Submitted by Kempa Rider
the June
Sun Rays
.
This month the very popular Sun
Bowl Invitational Golf Tournament is
scheduled for May 19. Our theme is
“It’s a Beach Par-Tee in the Sun!” We
hope for another Chamber of Commerce
Day. The weather conditions the past
two years have been delightful! Over
50 guests from surrounding clubs come
to have a lot of fun while playing in a
scramble with us. Breakfast and lunch
are provided along with a lot of door
prizes and other awards. Registration
opened on April 13 and will close on May
7. Please note: the field fills up really
fast!
Anyone interested in knowing more
about the WGA-9 can find information
on the website or by contacting Betty
Ann Preston at
