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| Four Seasons Hemet Herald | August 2015 | 28 you just played your last shot, under penalty of one stroke. Holes #5 and #16 have white stakes. You may not hit your ball from the out of bounds area even if you find it playable. When you hit a ball out-of-bounds, it is no longer in play. Hitting this ball would result in a two-stroke penalty for playing a "wrong" ball. Failure to hole-out. Not holing out prior to hitting from the next tee box results in disqualification. Although we are not the LPGA or PGA we do need to hole out. Raking the ball all over the green until it finally finds the hole (or never finds the hole) and then picking it up and recording a double bogey is not acceptable. Recording total strokes on scorecard. We have all had those holes that have tested our patience. Maybe after 10 or 12 strokes you find the bottom of the cup. You must record the actual number of strokes you have taken on the scorecard. Maximum strokes based on your handicap are for posting purposes only. Penalty when you hit another ball that lies on the green. When a ball played from the putting green hits another ball on the putting green the person making the stroke incurs a two-stroke penalty. This only applies in stroke play. Penalty for a ball played from on the putting green hits the flagstick (either while the flag is in the hole or lying on the green). The player whose ball hit the flagstick incurs a two-stroke penalty. A flagstick lying on the ground now may be moved while the ball is in motion to avoid the ball from hitting it. Prior to this, the player that had moved the flagstick would have incurred a one- stroke penalty. Ruling on the wind blowing the ball onto the green or off the green after it appeared to have come to rest. There is no penalty and you play the ball where it ends up. Let's hope it gets blown into the hole! Think of it as if a ball was hit up on the hill on 13 behind the green and by the time you got to it you find it has rolled down onto the green. Wind, water and an earthquake are not outside agencies. If wind or water or an earthquake moves your ball you will play the ball from its new position. There is a difference between the wind moving your ball and the wind moving a leaf that moves your ball. Leaves can be both loose impediments and outside agencies. When a ball at rest on a putting green is moved by an outside agency (such as a leaf blown by the wind), there is no penalty and the ball must be replaced [Rule 18-1]. A bird or a coyote would also be an outside agency. Bottom line, if the ball on the green at rest is moved by an outside agency, you replace the ball without penalty. Otherwise play it as it lies with no penalty. When a ball in motion on the putting green is moved (or deflected or stopped) by an outside agency, the stroke must be replayed (no penalty). Rule 19-1 addresses this same issue with regard to playing from off the putting green. If a player makes a stroke from off the putting green and their ball is accidentally deflected or stopped by an outside agency, it is rub of the green, and the ball must be played as it lies. However, if an outside agency (bird, coyote, etc.) picks up a moving ball and runs with it, the player should drop a ball without penalty, as near as possible to the spot where the original ball was when picked up by the outside agency. Do I get one club length or two club lengths relief? If you are assessed a penalty, two club lengths. If free relief, one club length. continued from the previous page Lifting weights has some seriously cool benefits: It increases lean muscle mass, which boosts metabolism and helps torch calories and shed stubborn fat. It also improves the quality of your sleep, wards off back pain, and protects you from disease. Despite all this, many women dodge the dumbbells at the gym — in fact, only 21 percent strength-train two or three times a week. It may be that the rest are misguided, feel intimidated, or are just plain avoiding it. Well, the excuses end here. Sure we start early. And, yes, we are highly social and this is the magic of this class. Strength training with good friends is, in simple terms, therapy. Come join us! Our SASY routine consists of 12 exercises to improve strength and balance. We use hand weights but weights are not required to gain the benefits of strength training. Weights enhance muscle tone. The length of the class is usually about 30 minutes. We meet in the Ballroom on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 am. If you have questions regarding this class, please call Jeanne Lincoln at 765-7112, Char Weakley at 926-2599, or Joyce Kerns at 325-8840. Strong Adults Stay Young (SASY)

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