• Congratulations to the St. Patrick’s Day Scramble, winning foursome: Rocky Giordano, Ernest Biagi, John Rowley and Ray Sylvia. They shot a 62. Thanks to Tournament Co-Directors, Phil Hart and Fred Amador. They paid over half the field.

 

• Medal Play Championship is a two-day event on May 12 and 14. Entry fee is $10 and will be flighted. Tournament Directors are Bob Yarrigle and Dave Smith. Sign up on April 28, May 5 and at the General meeting, May 6.

 

• The third Hole-In-One Award of the year went to Les Wieduwilt for acing number 8 at Sierra Pines on March 20 with a 7-wood (metal). Way to go Les!!!

 

• NCGA News: Senior Net qualifiers, Ed Lick and Joe Lavette, play in the regional qualifier on May 7 at Mather G.C. The championship is at Poppy Hills on June 8 and 9.  The Sacramento East Zone qualifier on March 24 produced a fine team of Hank Derner, Tom Devitt, Ed Lick and Jim Knight. They advance to the Regional Championship at Poppy Hills and the Bayonet Course on May 18 and 19. The Zone Championship is at Poppy Hills and Spyglass on August 31 and Sept. 1. Congratulations to all and we wish them well. There is still time to sign up for the NCGA Senior Four-Ball Net Qualifier at Timber Creek on June 2, and Team match play which starts in June. Contact Bill Aaberg.

 

• Putting Championship: Friday, April 24, 2:30pm (practice at 1:30) on the putting green at Sierra Pines. Sign up with Rodger Page on April 21.

 

• Travel Events: Turkey Creek play was completed April 13 and the results are posted on the web site and the Bulletin Board. There is no Travel Event in May due to Memorial Day. The second Travel Event of the year will be at Ancil Hoffman on Monday, June 29. Times start at 9:00am. Entry fee including greens fees, cart and prize fund is $55.00. Reserve your spot with Dick Maxey or Dick Gilberg.

 

• As previously announced there will be no General Meeting in June due to a ballroom commitment. However there is lots of golf scheduled in June. The Sun City Foundation Tournament is scheduled for Friday June 5…7:30am Shotgun. Scramble. Pick your own foursomes, Ladies, Men or mixed. $60.00 + green fees & cart fees. Make reservations with Rodger Page.

 

• The exciting Member/Member Tournament is a two-day event on June 9 & 10 run by Co-Directors Jim Knight and Tom McHugh. There will be a different game on each 9 holes. 7:30am shotgun and lunch on Day 1 followed by the Horse Race. Day 2 is a 1:00pm shotgun. Entry fee is $45.00 . Sign-up on May 28 & June 2.

 

• We are defending champions of the famed Sun City Cup. Our plan is to bring the trophy to Sun City Lincoln on Monday, June 22 and return it to our trophy case that afternoon. This is the second event in this home and home, match play event. It is a 7:30am shotgun at The Hills Course in Sun City Lincoln. Free driving range balls (at 6:30am), green fees, cart, individual, flighted, net, prize fund and lunch are included in the entry fee. Sign-up in the Pro-Shop with your $60.00 check made out to TCGMC. We need at least 50 players.

 

• General Meeting is on Wednesday, May 6 featuring coffee and pastries at 8:00am Mark Gouger will give us another golf tip and our guest speaker will be Todd Bunning, a Chiropractor. April 28 is golf rotation on the Oaks/Pines 7:30am only. The pro-shop will provide the correct card with appropriate hole handicap numbers. The posting computer will be defaulted accordingly.

 

• “Titanium golf clubs may cause hearing damage. When a thin-faced titanium golf club makes contact with a golf ball, it produces a sound as much as 128 decibels – far above the safe limit of 110 decibels for so-called impulse noises. which include explosions and gun shots. Constant use of  titanium clubs without ear protection may lead to tinnitus over time in susceptible individuals. Self-defense: Wear earplugs while golfing.”

                             Malcolm Buchanan, PhD, ear, nose and throat specialist, Norfolk and Norwich     

                       University Hospital, Norwich, England and coauthor of a study published in the  

                             British Medical Journal.

 

            Hope the Pro-Shop doesn’t read this or they’ll start selling us earplugs! Say what?