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28 | Four Seasons Hemet Herald | JANUARY 2025 | Golf Club From the President, Mike Caldwell: e Club installed its ocers for 2025. e current Board was selected to continue into 2025. e positions are Mike Caldwell, President; Bob Morriss, Vice President; Linda Morriss, Treasurer; and Mike McLaughlin, Secretary (despite several eorts to have him recalled). All the chairs also agreed to extend their terms through 2025. Elliott Yaeger, Tournaments; Debbie James, Handicaps; Meredith Becker, Social Committee; Blair Becker, Membership; Bill Swinney, Rules; and Larry Becker, Greens. From the Secretary, Mike McLaughlin: e Four Seasons Golf Club conducted its General Membership Meeting on Dec. 17. At that meeting the Board for 2025 was introduced. e relocation of the plaques from the Memorial on the Hill to the Gazebo area next to e Lodge was resolved. e schedule of games for 2025 was presented. e major change in the schedule was moving all the club championships tournaments to cooler weather months and adding nine hole only games. From the Tournament Chair, Elliott Yaeger: e play for January: Jan. 7: 8 am - Team: Best 2 Net Scores per Hole; 8:30 am - Individual: NINE Hole Low Net Tournament Jan. 14: 8 am - Partners: Best Net Score per Hole; 8:30 am - Individual: NINE Hole Low Net Tournament Jan. 21: 8 am - Team: Player on the Spot Plus One; 8:30 am - Individual: NINE Hole Low Net Tournament Jan. 28: 8 am - Individual: Low Net with Qualifying Round for Presidents Cup (eight players); 8:30 am - Individual: NINE Hole Low Net Tournament From the Membership Chair, Blair Becker: Applications for membership in the Club are available in e Lodge. A reminder: the club has two types of memberships, playing member and social member (non-playing member at a reduced annual fee). Any questions can be directed to Blair Becker at 163blair@gmail. com. From Handicap Chair, Debbie James: e Board agreed to provide an award (gi certicates) for the Most Improved Male Golfer and Female Golfer (for January 2025 through June 2025). From the Social Committee Chair, Meredith Becker: Trivia Night was a big success. I never knew how people who played golf could be so smart! (Secretary's note: although some gaps in knowledge surfaced here and there). The End of the Year Structured Paella Party: Sat., Feb. 1, 5 pm in the Ballroom; $ 15 per person; BYOB; Tickets on sale now; NO reservations accepted aer Jan. 23. Money is collected each Tuesday at the Golf Course before and aer the game, or leave a check at e Lodge front desk. Any questions, contact Meredith Becker at mehlah2@aol.com or (619) 517-1806. From the Rules Chair, Bill Swinney: Did you know? You must tee the ball up behind the line created by the tee markers. You can tee it up anywhere between the two markers and you can tee it up as far back as the length of two drivers. If your driver is 45 inches, you can tee it up to 90 inches behind the imaginary line. Never in front of the tee markers. It's a good idea to get into the habit of teeing it up a foot behind the line to avoid accidentally receiving a 2-stroke penalty. From the "Just When I thought that Golf Was Getting Easy," Mike McLaughlin: Last month I highlighted some of our best players. Two of those individuals, Javier Parada and Bill Swinney, won our Club's Players Tournament for best gross and best net scores respectively. ey then represented our club at the SCGA Players Cup Tournament at Desert Falls and Palm Desert. Although they did not advance to the next round (only one representative from our Club has ever advanced), they played well and were very competitive. Closer to home, Susan Gaites shot a net 66 (95-29) at the Nov. 19 game. Another outstanding performance was the 59-score turned in by Meredith Becker and Roxy Snider on Dec. 3 as part of a "Partners Best Net Score per Hole." Submitted by Mike McLaughlin, Club Secretary Bill Swinney and Javier Parada, Player Cup winners