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27 | Four Seasons Hemet Herald | May 2015 | From The President – Gerry Edmonds: 4HANK YOU TO EVERYBODY ESPECIALLY 3UE -USHALLO AND HER VOLUNTEERS WHO HAD A HAND IN MAKING OUR lRST BANQUET OF THE YEAR A SMASHING SUCCESS ,YNN 3MITH AND *AY 2OBINSON ONCE AGAIN DID A GREAT JOB IN ROUNDING UP DOOR PRIZES &INALLY "LAIR "ECKER PROVIDED ANOTHER OUTSTANDING VIDEO PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTING OUR MEMBERS IN THE CLUB !T THE BANQUET OUR MEMBERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE WINNERS OF THE 0RESIDENTS #UP 4OURNAMENT HELD DURING &EBRUARY 4HIS YEARS WINNERS WERE 'ARY *ONES IN &LIGHT ! %DDIE $AY IN &LIGHT " #ECIL &RAZIER IN &LIGHT # AND 3HARON #OLLIER IN &LIGHT $ !LSO ACKNOWLEDGED AT THE BANQUET WAS LAST YEARS MOST IMPROVED GOLFER 3COTT "EAUDREAU #ONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU 2ECENTLY A SPECIAL ELECTION WAS CONDUCTED TO REPLACE 6ICE 0RESIDENT $AVE #OMETA $AVE RESIGNED FOR PERSONAL REASONS AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE ON OUR "OARD OF $IRECTORS INCLUDING TWO TERMS AS PRESIDENT 7INNER OF THE ELECTION WAS !DDIS h3COTTYv 3COTT WHO WILL COMPLETE THE TERM OF OFlCE BEGINNING !PRIL &INALLY WITH THE UNTIMELY PASSING OF OUR -EMBERSHIP #HAIRPERSON 2OSS 4HOMAS AN ADDITIONAL "OARD MEMBER WAS NEEDED $EBBIE *AMES VOLUNTEERED AND WAS APPOINTED TO lLL THIS IMPORTANT POSITION 3HE TOOK OFlCE AT THE END OF -ARCH AND HAS INTRODUCED SEVERAL NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS TO THE CLUB From the Tournament Chair – Dave Balser: 4O PLAY IN OUR 4UESDAY EVENTS SIGN UP A WEEK IN ADVANCE AT OUR PRIOR EVENT OR CONTACT $AVE VIA EMAIL AT DBALSERTOURNAMENTDIRECTOR GMAILCOM OR YOU CAN CALL 0ERSON -IXED 4EAM BEST THREE SCORES -IXED &LIGHT 0ARTNERS 4OTAL 3CORE h-EMORIAL 4OURNAMENTv h-EMORIAL 4OURNAMENTv #INCO DE -AYO 'ET READY FOR ONE OF THE BIG EVENTS OF THE YEAR IN A 0ERSON 3CRAMBLE 1UESTIONS COMMENTS AND HELPFUL HINTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME BY CONTACTING $AVE ATDBALSERTOURNAMENTDIRECTOR GMAILCOM OR From the Membership Chair – Debbie James: 7E WELCOME 'ERALD *OHNSON AND RETURNING MEMBER 4OM 'RUDEN 0LEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND MAKE THEM FEEL WELCOME 0APERWORK FOR 3#'! REGISTRATION AND (EMET 3EASONS 'OLF #LUB MEMBERSHIP CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE ,ODGE From the Rules Chair – Melody Lewis: 4HIS MONTH ) WILL ADDRESS THE AND MOST MISUNDERSTOOD RULES 4HESE ARE THE RULES SET IN PLACE BY THE 53'! 0LEASE REMEMBER THAT hLOCAL RULESv THAT MAY BE IN PLACE WILL OVERRIDE THE RULES MENTIONED HERE 4HE MOST MISUNDERSTOOD RULE IS hASKING FOR ADVICEv )TS ACTUALLY AGAINST THE RULES OF GOLF TO ASK AN OPPONENT WHAT CLUB THEY HAVE USED )T IS OKAY TO ASK ABOUT HAZARDS AND DISTANCES 4HE PENALTY FOR THIS BREECH IS LOSS OF HOLE IN MATCH PLAY OR A TWO SHOT PENALTY IN STROKE PLAY 4HE MOST MISUNDERSTOOD RULE IS hBALL ON CART PATHv )F YOUR BALL IS ON A CART PATH YOU ARE ENTITLED TO FREE RELIEF NO CLOSER TO THE HOLE 3TEP $ETERMINE THE hNEAREST POINT OF RELIEFv 4HIS IS THE POINT WHERE THE BALL WOULD LIE ALLOWING THE PLAYER COMPLETE RELIEF FOR BOTH SWING AND STANCE FROM THE CART PATH NO CLOSER TO THE HOLE 9OU MUST TAKE hCOMPLETE RELIEFv 3TEP -EASURE ONE CLUB LENGTH FROM THE POINT WHERE THE BALL WOULD LIE ONCE FULL RELIEF IS TAKEN 3TEP 9OU WOULD NOW DROP THE BALL WITHIN THAT ONE CLUB LENGTH 4HE MOST MISUNDERSTOOD RULE IS hHOW TO DROP THE BALLv !FTER DETERMINING THE NEAREST POINT OF RELIEF YOU MAY STAND oUTSIDE THE AREA NO CLOSER TO THE HOLE AND EXTEND YOUR HAND TO THE SIDE DROPPING THE BALL FROM SHOULDER HEIGHT 4HE BALL MAY ROLL UP TO CLUB LENGTHS NO CLOSER TO THE HOLE )F THE BALL ROLLS FARTHER THAN CLUB LENGTHS OR CLOSER TO THE HOLE YOU MUST RE DROP THE BALL )F AFTER DROPPING TWO TIMES THE BALL CONTINUES TO ROLL PAST TWO CLUB LENGTHS YOU MUST PLACE THE BALL WHERE IT lRST TOUCHED THE GROUND !T ONE POINT THE DROP WAS OVER YOUR SHOULDER WITH YOUR BACK TO THE GREEN !LTHOUGH NO ONE LIKES RULES IT DOES LEVEL THE PLAYING lELD AND MAKES FOR FAIR COMPETITION 3TILL NOT CONVINCED *UST BE GLAD YOU DIDNT PLAY BACK IN ) FOUND THE FOLLOWING VERBATIM THE h&IRST 7RITTEN 2ULES OF 'OLFv DRAWN UP IN IN %DINBURGH FOR THE WORLDS lRST hOPENv GOLF COMPETITION Articles & Laws in Playing at Golf - 1744 9OU MUST TEE YOUR BALL WITHIN A CLUBS LENGTH OF THE HOLE 9OUR TEE MUST BE UPON THE GROUND 9OU ARE NOT TO CHANGE THE BALL WHICH YOU STROKE OFF THE TEE 9OU ARE NOT TO REMOVE STONES BONES OR ANY BREAK CLUB FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR BALL )F YOUR BALL COME AMONG WATER OR ANY WATTERY lLTH YOU continued on next page

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