POPLAR CREEK WOMEN’S GOLF CLUB

NEWSLETTER SPRING 2011

 

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 – 7:15 AM

All members must attend one general meeting per year

 

NOTES FROM THE CAPTAIN

 

Welcome to the 2011 Poplar Creek Women’s Golf Club season!  The golf course is in great condition, and I am looking forward to a year of fun golf with wonderful women.

 

Already this year we have welcomed 5 new members, bringing our membership to 65.  Please help us in recruiting more new members this year.

 

If you have not already picked up your bright pink Poplar Creek WGC yearbook, look for it the next time you join us on a Wednesday for golf.  Please read through the calendar so you will know when you are assigned for desk duty and scoring duty.  Just a reminder that if you are unable to perform your duty on the date assigned, you are responsible for finding someone to fill in for you.

 

There is much more to read in the yearbook, and I would encourage everyone, especially new members, to spend a little time checking out the Starting Time Rules, Desk/Scoring Duty, Etiquette, Standing Rules, and Local Rules sections.

 

Another source of great information is our own website at www.pcwgc.net.  Molly Pong keeps it up to date with tournament results and news about our club.  Be sure to check it out.

 

You will also want to pick up a 2011 PWGA yearbook.  This includes dates and places of PWGA tournaments and playdays, as well as application forms for the major PWGA tournaments.  You can always find PWGA information and forms on line at www.golfpwga.org.  Again this year, if you belong to more than one PWGA golf club, you may apply for a rebate for multi-club membership between March 1^st and Sept.30^th.  Membership Rebate forms are available online or from Carolyn Keegan.

 

The invitational tournament will be hosted by the Tuesday WGC this year.  Mark your calendars and put together your foursomes for Tuesday, May 17^th.  More information to follow.

 

I look forward to seeing all of you at our first general meeting of the year.

Have a great year and play well!

Helen Hartshorn, Captain

 

HANDICAP COMMITTEE

Responsibilities – to ensure the integrity of the handicaps it issues

PWGA has reminded all clubs to appoint a Handicap Committee to make certain that the members comply with the USGA Handicap System.  The Board will form this committee and will announce its makeup and what matters it will address.

Peggy Nahinu, Handicap Chair

   

MONEY MATTERS

I have been the club Treasurer for the past 5 years, and am stepping down in 2012.  Duties are varied but minimal – Managing club income (member dues, social events), club expense and bookkeeping really do not take a lot of time.  We rely on active members to make the club run smoothly and democratically.  It’s YOUR turn to come forward!  Contact me or the captain to volunteer. 

Diane Key, Treasurer    

 

 

 

COMING EVENTS IN MARCH

WINTER ECC BEGINS March 2

Contact persons: Ilene Turtletaub and Chris Thoel

PWGA SAN JOSE PLAYDAY

Monday, March 28 at Santa Clara GC

Contact person: Carolyn Keegan

 

DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR WINNINGS ARE?

WEEKLY SWEEPS – winners awarded pro shop credit

Closest to the pin and Chip-Ins awarded cash – look in the cash box

Birdies –  awarded at Dec. awards luncheon

SPECIAL TOURNAMENTS

Winners awarded cash with matching funds from club

HOLE(S) IN ONE

During club events – winner gets cash prize

During non-club events – turn in your attested scorecard to PWGA rep.

 

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Judy Campbell, Nancy Freeman, Cindy Liu, Yvonne Liu, Michelle Mathews, Yvonne Wong