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30 | Four Seasons Hemet Herald | DECEMBER 2017 | From the President – Ron Leatherman: Hi everyone, this has been a great year for me and for our Club. I have had the honor of serving as the Club President and I thank all of my board and appointees for a great job. Next year Tom Moore will serve as President and I am confident that he and his board will do a fantastic job. Our last banquet of the year was held on Nov. 4 and the food and camaraderie was great. Come join the fun and play golf. From the Tournament Chair – Addis Scott: You may sign up at our prior Tuesday golf event, or contact the Tournament Committee by email at hemet4sgc@gmail.com. Our December 2017 game schedule is: Dec. 5, 8 am: Team – Best two Net Scores – Handicap = Average Handicap Dec. 12, 8 am: Individual – Throw-Out Worst Hole Dec. 19, 8 am: Partners (Same Flight) - Lowest Net Score Per Hole Dec. 26, 8 am: Team – One, Two, Three Net Scores, Handicap = 12% Team Total Hdc From the Membership Chair – Elliot Yaeger: Membership renewal period is on! Renew now and while you are renewing also ask a friend to join. Membership renewal, as well as membership for new members is $66. This includes membership to our Club as well as membership in SCGA. By now, all members have received their renewal forms by email. If you did not receive your renewal application contact Elliot Yaeger. Complete your application and return it to the Lodge desk or drop it off on any Tuesday when we play our tournaments. All renewal applications must be submitted by Dec. 20, 2017. New members can pick up their membership application from the Four Seasons Lodge reception desk. If you are a new member and have five scorecards, submit them with your application and you will receive an established handicap from SCGA immediately. For more information contact Elliot Yaeger, Membership Chairman, at (951) 223-3735 or email at hemet4sgc@gmail.com From the Rules Chair – Tom Johnson: If a rule of golf permits a player to lift their ball and requires that the ball be replaced, the ball must be marked before it is lifted. If the player fails to mark the ball first, the player incurs a penalty of one stroke. Lift clean and place in the fairway, a local rule, requires that the ball be marked before it is lifted. When you have relief under the rules, it is a good idea to mark the ball before you lift the ball, not because of a penalty, but so you will have a reference for where the ball was. This can be helpful, for instance, to show that your relief position is no closer to the hole. Reporting your total number of actual strokes and penalty strokes is a matter of fairness and honesty. If you are uncertain, take the time to review your strokes and consider asking the players with you for assistance. Submitting a score which is lower than the actual score for any hole results in disqualification. If your score is lower because of penalty strokes for a penalty you did not know you made, then the penalty strokes are added to your score plus two penalty strokes. If you report a score which is higher than the correct score, there is no penalty and the score stands as submitted. If you are asked by a competitor in match play for your stroke count, and you give the wrong count, the consequence is loss of hole. From the Handicap Chair – Lynn Smith: It is getting close to the end of the year and my term as Handicap Chairman is coming to an end. It has been a pleasure being your Handicap Chairman for the last five years and I will miss all of you. I will still remain a member but will only be here for about five or six months out of the year. I hope I haven't been too much of a pest, always reminding you to post your scores. I (we at the SCGA) just want everyone to be able to play to their potential, so by posting your actual scores you can see changes in your performance, plus or minus. I have seen many of you improve so much; even just one or two strokes makes it more fun to play. Thanks again for letting me serve as your Handicap Chairman.

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