During the last few months, I’ve received a lot of really good rules questions. So, this edition of Mary’s Rules Corner is a Q&A list of some of those questions. I LOVE receiving your rules questions, so feel free to contact me any time a rules question comes up during your round. Q: If a…
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Attendees: Jan Kelleher, Michi Nakamura, Linda Holmgren, Mary Shepperd, Soo Lee, Cindi Velazquez, Sandy Wichelecki, Susan Boeshart. Absentees: MC Eastman, Patty Russell, Kitty Masters, Laura Borja, Cindy Deming, Michelle Natalier President Kelleher summarized the series of interactions and meetings with the City Parks and Recreation golf division representatives over the past 11 months in efforts…
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First Hole In One Of The Year My apologies to Sue Lyerly for the delay in announcing that she has recorded the first TPWGC Hole In One for 2022. MC Eastman, one of her playing partners, said that it was very exciting to watch!. Here are the facts Date: 6/21/2022Golf Course: Torrey Pines NorthHole: 8th…
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When the rules of golf are your friend rather than a burden. Sometimes it seems the Rules of Golf are a burden….a little bad luck, an innocent mistake and BAM! You’re stuck taking one or two penalty strokes. But what’s important is that the more you know about the Rules of Golf, the more they…
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Attendees: Jan Kelleher, Michi Nakamura, Linda Holmgren, Mary Shepperd, Kitty Masters, Laura Borja, Cindi Velazquez, Masako Schleifer, Cindy Deming, Sandy Wichelecki, Michelle Natalier, Susan Boeshart. Absentees: MC Eastman, Patty Russell President Jan Kelleher opened the meeting at 10:06 am. President Kelleher reported that the club has yet to receive a finalized SUP from the City,…
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Hello TPWGC! We’ve covered a variety of rules topics in the last 6 months or so. This month we are doing a Q&A. I’m going to provide answers to rules questions I’ve received on the fly recently. All different topics, so hold onto your hats, and away we go….. Taking Relief from a Sprinkler Head…
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In my last Rules Corner, I addressed the Local Rule for relief from sprinkler heads around the putting green. In that discussion I mentioned “the General Area,” and I received the question, what is the General Area? USGA defines areas of the course this way: The Teeing Area of the hole being played All Penalty…
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Model Local Rule F-5: Immovable Obstructions Close to Putting Greens I get a lot of questions about sprinkler heads around greens, so let’s talk about it! Any sprinkler head on the course is an immovable obstruction where you get free relief under Rule 16.1 as long as your ball is not in a Penalty Area.…
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Attendees: Jan Kelleher, Michi Nakamura, Linda Holmgren, Mary Shepperd, Kitty Masters, Laura Borja, Cindi Velazquez, Masako Schleifer, Cindy Deming, Sandy Wichelecki, Michelle Natalier, Susan Boeshart Absentees: MC Eastman, Patty Russell President Jan Kelleher opened the meeting on January 12, 2022 at 12:07 pm President Kelleher asked Kitty Masters, Treasurer, to present the working budget for…
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TPWGC Board MeetingDecember 29, 2021Attendees: Jan Kelleher, Michi Nakamura, Linda Holmgren, Mary Shepperd, Kitty Masters, Laura Borja, Cindi Velazquez, Masako Schleifer, Cindy Demming, Sandy Wichelecki, Susan Boeshart Absentees: Michelle Natalier, MC Eastman, Patty Russell President Jan Kelleher opened the meeting at 10:11am. Board meeting reports: President Kelleher reported that she just received word that the…
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