The 2021 TPWGC Club Championship is now in the books. The courses are being prepared for the upcoming Farmers Open and conditions were as expected. Fairways and greens were in great shape but the rough was tall and wet. It presented a true test of strength to muscle your way out of it . That’s…
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Board Members Present: Masako Schleifer, Mary Shepperd, Laura Borja, Cindi Velasquez, Michi Nakamura and Linda Holmgren Not Present: Susan Boeshart, Kitty Masters and Judy Dennis Meeting was called to order by President Jan Kelleher at 2:40pm. Jan Kelleher informed the Board, that Patty Crigler and Ellen Kohls are both officially stepping down from their Board…
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Proposed 2022 TPWGC Board It is election time! As required by our club bylaws, membership is being presented with a slate of candidates nominated to fill the 2022 TPWGC Board positions. Voting will begin on December 19, 2021, 30 days after the posting of this article. Current members will receive an email on that day containing…
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Another Ace! Some say that a Hole-In One is all just luck. If that is the case then Maggie Shoecraft is one luck lady because she just had her 2nd Hole-In-One this year, first with the club. Maggie’s Ace is the 3rd reported Hole In One for the club this year. Here are the facts…
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A proposed update of the TPWGC By-laws has been approved by the TPWGC Board. Per our current By-laws, this proposed update is to be posted for 30 days, after which we will call on a vote by our membership of the new By-laws. Voting will begin on November 19, 2021. You will receive an email…
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In July we talked in depth about Yellow Penalty Areas, this month we’re going to look at relief options from Red Penalty Areas
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Mary’s Rules Corner Special Edition: Care of the course- smoothing bunkers Golf courses pulled the rakes from bunkers as part safety measures during the COVID19 pandemic. As a result, the USGA allowed club/courses to apply special local rules giving players free relief from “disturbed” areas of bunkers since players were not able to rake bunkers.…
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Penalty areas on a golf course are marked as yellow penalty area or red penalty area with each having different relief options. Today’s article will cover yellow penalty areas. A Yellow Penalty Area, usually a body of water like a lake, pond, or creek, will be marked with yellow stakes or lines. Prior to 2019 we…
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The July edition of SDCWGA County Capers is now available! Head over their website to check out an electronic version of it OR click the download button below for a PDF version of it. As a reminder, as a member of Torrey Pines Women’s Golf club you are part of the Southern California Golf Association…
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Sweeps games are back at TPWGC That’s right ladies, the ‘fun” sweeps games you all love are back for 2021! OK, so many not everyone loves and misses sweeps games but you must admit that the do add a fun twist to our Tuesday rounds at Torrey Pines. Now the that all of us are…
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