Shoreline Seniors Golf Club
A Member Club of the NCGA &USGA
PGA Pro: Joe DeBode 2940 N. Shoreline Blvd Pro Shop: 650-903-GOLF
President: Sid Cantwell VP:
John Gannon Treasurer: Ted Roshinski
Secretary: Mike Anderson
Tournament Chairmen: Dave Collins & Stu Matheson
Tee Time: Lee Tsai Greeters:
Wilson Fong Website: Syed Hyder
Membership Chairman: Jim Schmidt
Social Chairman: Frank Frankhauser
Handicap Chairman: OJ Pilcher
Greens Committee: Harry Emerzian
City Liason: Vic Calvo
Newsletter Editors: Don Sutton and Hideo Hashimoto
Website:
shorelineseniorsgolfclub.org
July 2009
September 21, 2009 Annual
Meeting, Election and Golf…
Our
day begins with 7:00 AM coffee, pastry and voting for directors followed by a
shotgun start at 7:30 AM. The scheduled tournament is Scramble with Foursomes
arranged by the Club. Our Annual Luncheon, introduction of newly elected
officers and awarding of door prizes will follow. The golf sign-up deadline is
September 17, 2009 and an entry form can be found at the end of this
Newsletter. If you are not planning to
play golf, please join us for the free noon luncheon. Call Frank Frankhauser at
(650)-948-7432 to sign-up.
Course
Handicaps From Different Tees…by David L. Collins, USGA Regional Affairs Committee/Tournament
Chairman
A
player’s USGA index is converted to a Course Handicap for competition for a
particular set of tees. The basic USGA “raw” index is not used.
Players
can ordinarily choose which set of tees to play from, although that choice may
be limited by the committee in charge of the competition. Players with low course handicaps would
ordinarily play from the “back” tees (blue, not black). Players with high
course handicaps should ordinarily play from “forward” tees (red). To address
the wide range of handicaps in a club, it is customary to settle on a “somewhat
standard” set of tees for most competitions. That set of tees for the Shoreline
Seniors Golf Club has customarily been the “regular” (white) tees at Shoreline
Golf Links. However, play from the regular tees may be something of a hardship
for some players, so club competitions usually do allow play from a different
set of tees. This memorandum is to set
forth to explain how to compute “tee-adjusted course handicaps” when a player
chooses and is allowed to play from a set of tees other than the “somewhat
standard” white tees (i.e. play from red or blue tees in a competition where
the majority of players play from the white tees).
Different
tees have different course ratings. The course
rating reflects the probable scores of scratch golfers. A higher-rated (usually longer) course is
more difficult, so that the player playing from such tees should receive an
adjustment (more strokes) to reflect such increased difficulty. Similarly, a lower-rated course (usually
shorter) is less difficult, so that the player playing from such tees should
receive an adjustment (less strokes) to reflect such lesser difficulty. By figuring in these adjustments, all play is
as equalized as possible. The
computation of these adjustments is set forth in Section 9-3c (i) of The USGA
Handicap System, and is set forth below.
Defining
the “tee-adjusted-competition course handicap” for any player competing from a
different set of tees than the majority of players:
(1) Each player with a USGA GHIN handicap index has a
different course handicap for each set of tees at the course.
(2) This course handicap is ascertainable (and must be) by
looking up the USGA index and course handicaps (for a range of indexes) on the course
handicap tables for the set of tees played; these tables are posted on the wall
located to the right of the NCGA computer in the Shoreline Golf Links pro shop.
(3) Once the “regular” course handicap for the set of tees
played is ascertained, it is to be adjusted for a different set of tees. Section 9-3c(i) provides that the course
ratings from the regular tees be compared (subtracted or added) with the course
rating from the different set of tees.
(4) Specific examples for Shoreline Golf Links: (1) Blue (71.9) less White (69.3) equals a
difference of 2.6 strokes, rounded up to three strokes, to be added to the
course handicap of the player choosing to play from the blue tees; and (2)
White (69.3) less Red (66.1) equals 3.2 strokes, rounded down to three strokes,
to be subtracted from the course handicap of the player choosing to play from
the red tees.
(5) Examples (+ and -): A player’s course handicap from
the blue tees is 10; and he is competing against players from the white tees, a
lesser-difficult set of tees for them.
To properly adjust for the difference, he gets additional strokes, and
his adjusted course handicap becomes 13 (10 + 3 = 13). Another player, whose
course handicap from the red tees is 30, competes against players from the
white tees, a more difficult set of tees for them. To properly adjust for the
difference, he gets less strokes, and his adjusted course handicap becomes 27
(30 – 3 = 27). The adjusted course
handicap is to be entered in the HCP box on the scorecard, and the player must
encircle the set of tees he played, located in the Course Ratings and Slope
section on the score card.
It
is critical that all play be at handicaps related to the set of tees
played. Where different tees are used, play
and handicaps must be related to the different course ratings and difficulties
of the different tees.
All
players who enter an incorrect course handicap are subject to disqualification,
as net scores computed on erroneous handicaps would compromise the play of
those players who used correct and accurate course handicaps.
New
Members…
Since
January 2009, we have four new members. They are Martin Brown, Rich Castro,
Kevin Harris and David Kamachi. Please welcome them to the Club if you see them
on the Course.
July Greeters…
July 6: Don
Sutton
July 13: Bob Prillinger
July 20: Perry Neff
July 27: O.J. Pilcher
From
the Desk of Jack Smith and the Greens Committee Meeting…
To
see the full report of the Greens Committee Meeting, check the Club website.
1. Goose and Coot Management Update
Jack mentioned that the water level in the pond in front of the
pro shop will be raised and that the ponds on 17, 12 and 10 will not be filled
until a final decision is made on a long term plan to deal with the geese and
coots at Shoreline.
2.
A landfill cap repair project on the 18th fairway started on May 18th.
The hole will play as a 135 yard par three for two weeks. Once the area is
completed it will play as a par 4 with drop zones around the renovated area
until the sod and seeded areas become playable. Maintenance
crews completed sod installation on #18 fairway at the end of May. The
maintenance crews have begun mowing the new sod and will hopefully have it open
near the end of June or early July. Dirt hauling will continue on the
right of the cart path (out of bounds area) to make small mounding to reduce
balls going down into the waste area.
3.
Steve mentioned that Shoreline Golf Links is doing its part to conserve water
and still maintain playability to the golf course. Reduction goal for the City
of Mountain View is 10%. Also, Steve advised the committee that the Goose
Pooper Remover is in operation 3 days a week and would be scheduled more often
if needed.
4.
The maintenance crews have lowered green heights and will begin to verticut
greens weekly to smooth out putting surface. Greens have been bumpy and uneven
due to the growth and seed heads of the poa. Verticutting the greens will
remove excess thatch under the turf (which makes them puffy) and remove the
seed heads. Greens were sprayed in June for the
yellow rings (Yellow Patch) that have appeared over the past month. With
the cool and overcast weather these usually appear in March and April.
Also added to the spray application was a growth regulator which inhibits
vertical growth but encourages lateral growth for the poa.
5. Almost all of the
bunkers on the course have been cleaned and should be completed by the end of
June. Due to the high cost of sand, bunkers to be filled with new sand
will be minimal this year. Maintenance
crews will fill only the bunkers in most need of sand this summer.
Meet
a Member of the Club…Frank Frankhauser
As
most of you know, Frank is our Social Chairman who organizes our evening dinner-dances
and puts together the Member-Guest Tournament and the Annual Election
Tournament. Frank and about 25 other golfers established the Shoreline Senior’s
Golf Club in the mid 1980’s.
Frank
was born in New York and grew up on Long Island where he played semi-pro
football and baseball. He worked for Grumman Aircraft before joining the Army
Air Corp flying B-24’s during WW II.
Frank
has been married for 67 years and has 5 children, 6 grandchildren and 1
great-grandchild. He worked for General Electric Company as their Far East
Sales Manager. When not working, Frank was involved in youth baseball, managing
Little League, Babe Ruth and American Legion level play. Frank is not shy in
telling you that he enjoys sports in all its varieties. Thank you Frank for all you do!
Annual Golf and Election Meeting
Monday, September 21, 2009
Scramble Tournament
Foursomes arranged by the Club with carts mandatory
7:00AM Coffee and Pastry
7:30AM Shotgun Start
Lunch following golf at Michael’s
Non-playing Club Members invited for BBQ (NC)
Member:
$41.00 Volunteer: $10.00 Frequent Player: $17.00
Cost includes Golf, Cart, Lunch, Coffee and Pastry
Member
Name__________________________________Handicap__________________
Please respond by September 17, 2009. Make check payable to Shoreline
Seniors and mail to: Frank Frankhauser, 1060 Laureles Drive, Los Altos, CA
94022
For questions, contact Frank at (650)-948-7432