Pictured are gals who finished nine holes and are enjoying lunch on the patio at Stone & Barrel. It’s a great way to end your golf day. This is the time that we get to know and appreciate our league. We have gals from all over the country. We hear stories about their families and themselves. It’s such a diverse group of gals who love the game of golf.
Reggie Wegman
Did you ever wonder just exactly how our golf game gets put together? There are many working parts requiring many dedicated, fabulous women. First, we sign up on Chelsea. Please write down your reservation number just in case. Then Rachel Enloe and Gail Wilder sit down and put the pairings together from a list they get from Chelsea. This is a very difficult task—one of the hardest. Handicaps come into play when doing the pairings if it is a team game. And when someone drops out or wants to add on, oh, brother! These pairings are usually sent out Sunday night or Monday morning before Tuesday play day. All the games we play during the entire year are set up by Joyce Parker after meeting with the 18-hole ladies league. The calendar is set, but there may have to be some changes made due to unforeseen circumstances.
The day of golf, we all sign in at the ranger podium in the parking lot. Please do not forget to do this. If you have a membership, you do not have to report to the desk. But you must report to the desk inside to pay either with a punch card or money. We have a before-golf meeting at which our guests are introduced and welcomed. Judy Hedding will give a brief rule of the day talk. This talk is a great way to learn any new rules as well as all the rules that still confuse us. Judy does a good job describing the how for any question asked.
After golf, please put your scorecards into the correct cabinet. Please be sure to check all the math on the cards and attest that they are correct. The scoring gals collect the cards, check them for accuracy, and do their thing. Colleen Duke and Ann Huges are the scorers this year. Once the scores are posted, Julie Collier and Kathy Chebuhar enter the scores into the GHIN system. This is how your handicaps are developed. Remember, your handicap index is not the same as your handicap. That is another story. So, you see, just one little nine-hole round of golf requires lots of organization and work by some very dedicated women in our league. Please consider helping wherever you can. There is always a committee that can use more help.
And if you need to cancel or add your name, please see the front page of our handbook, which was designed and published by Norma Stallings. The directions are very easy to follow.
More to come next month!