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GOLF

Couples Golf Association (CGA)

Submitted by Wanda Cussio-Kanode, CGA Media Director

This winter has definitely been All play days will be shotgun starts at
either 8 a.m. or 1 p.m. Check the web for
challenging here in Georgetown, but exact time and course playing. As always,
we will play all the courses throughout
hopefully the record cold is behind us the year.

now that 2017 has arrived. The new While marking your calendar with play
days, don’t forget about the socials! The
season begins this month for both 18- and first social for 2017 was on January 21;
9-Holers, so dust off your clubs, check the however, six more socials are planned.

battery in the golf cart and sign up for the 2017 SOCIALS:

first couples golf play day for 2017. May 20 at 12:30 p.m. New USGA
Local Rule
2017 PLAY DAYS: July 1 at noon
Submitted by Erik Beyer,
18-Holers 9-Holers July 22 at 12:30 p.m. Head Golf Professional
Legacy Hills Golf Club
Feb. 11 Feb. 25 Aug. 12 at 12:30 p.m. New for 2017, Rules 18-2, 18-3 and
20-1 are modified as follows:
March 4 March 25 Aug. 19 at 10:30 a.m. When a player’s ball lies on the
putting green, there is no penalty
April 1 April 22 Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. if the ball or ball-marker is
accidentally moved by the player,
April 29 May 20 If you have not already joined couples golf his partner, his opponent or any of
(CGA), it is not too late. You can join any their caddies or equipment.
May 20 June 17 time throughout the year. It is designed The moved ball or ball-marker
for players of all levels, so grab a partner must be replaced as provided in
June 10 July 1 and come out for fun while getting to know Rules 18-2, 18-3 and 20-1. This
still more golfers here in Sun City Texas. Local Rule applies only when
July 1 July 22 the player’s ball or ball-marker
lies on the putting green and any
July22 Aug. 19 movement is accidental.
Note: If it is determined that a
Aug. 12 Sept. 16 player’s ball on the putting green
was moved as a result of wind,
Sept. 9 Oct. 14 water or some other natural cause
such as the effects of gravity, the
Sept. 23 Oct. 20 ball must be played as it lies from
its new location. A ball-marker
Oct. 20 Oct. 21 moved in such circumstances is
replaced.
Oct. 21 Nov. 14
PHOTO BY CHUCK FLETCHER
Nov. 11
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
WGA 18-Hole Group Submitted by Dottie Wiese

Contact: Paula Mockenhaupt, [email protected] or 512-240-4273
General Meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 7 at CC Florence 12:30 - 2 p.m.

A large thank you goes to Marilyn represented our chosen charity, Assistance
Hamner and Julie Dreyer for our 2106 League, and thanked us for our 2016
Year End Awards Luncheon. The donation. Cathy Brickner handed out our
poinsettias on each table were so festive 2016 sweeps certificates and announced
and made the Social Center look like winners of year end statistics.
a Christmas wonderland. Our always-
helpful professionals Josh Lockhart, Lee Any ladies interested in joining the WGA-
Matthews and Erik Beyer were there, as 18 Hole Group for 2017 should contact our
well as Sheila Diller, who does so much New Member Chairman, Jan Marlow, at
for our group. Wines were furnished by [email protected] or 505-948-1005.
Santa’s helpers Jacque Carver, Ellen
Etheredge, Sandee Fox, Lyn Gogis, Liz
Gove, Marcia Ness, Carol Palmer, Ginny
Patterson, JoAnn Reed and Harriet
Russeth.

Each member was given a logoed folio as
a special gift honoring the WGA-18’s 20th
anniversary. Thanks to Ginny Patterson’s
work and the help of Sheila Diller, each
folio has a personalized business card
insert. Our Premier Sponsors on hand
were Don Hewlett and Dr. Chis Conner
of Vitalogy Skin Care. Trudy Rivera

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