Congratulations to Terry Churchill and June Klarenbeek who placed in the gross side of their respective flights at the Spallumcheen Tournament.

Way to go girls!

Congratulations to Adriana Hinkelman, Darlene Baran, Lea Ann Dent and Stephanie Vernon who played in the Home and Away with the Harvest club.

After 4 games (2 at the Harvest and 2 at Sunset) they were all tied up.

Well done!

If it isn’t one thing it’s another this year. Unfortunately the Home and Away scheduled at Spallumcheen for August was cancelled due to the fires. We will not be trying to schedule any further home and away matches for this year.

Hopefully it will be different next year.

The draw for the ultimate golf getaway was made at the Memorial Tournament on August 19th.

Congratulations to Donna Basran, a 9-hole member, who won. Donna and her husband are in for a great weekend.

Congratulations to Donna Steeg who scored a hole-in-one. That makes three of our members so far this year to make one.

Also, congratulations to Liz Whitehouse on her eagle. Have you scored an eagle this year? If so, let us know.

Who will be next?

Have you been updating your scores on the ringer board?

The last day to update scores will be Thursday September 9th. Ringer winners will be announced at the Wind-up.

Set aside September 28th at 4 pm for our first annual Ladies Club windup and awards presentation.

We will have an appies bar sponsored by the Ladies Club.

Sign-up will be needed. More info to come.

Have you signed up for the Club Championship?

If you haven’t you are going to be soooo disappointed you didn’t. This is what you will be missing out on.

Competition will be flighted. Both gross and net prizes in each flight. A prize for everyone who enters. An extra special meal with a surprise on each table and a tee gift for everyone.

You may have noticed since the removal of the foamie or metal insert into the cup, there is significant damage being done to the edges of the cups. Nobody likes to see their ball suddenly divert away from the cup due to damage. Some ways to avoid damaging the cup are:

• NEVER try to retrieve your ball with your putter. If mobility is an issue, please purchase a ball retriever that fits to the handle end of your putter.
• REMOVE the flag stick and then retrieve your ball. DO NOT try to remove your ball using the flag stick. When replacing the flag stick, be careful not to hit the edge of the cup.
• If you use your hand, 2 fingers are best.

Please point out to others (including our husbands) if you see them removing the ball incorrectly. This will make the game far more enjoyable for all of us.

Our club championship is fast approaching. The club championship declares a winner in both gross and net in all flights. It is very important, therefore, that each player has an accurate handicap.

According to the rules of handicapping, a player is expected to:

1. Submit acceptable scores as soon as possible after a round is completed.
2. Submit scores to provide reasonable evidence of their demonstrated ability.
3. Act with integrity by following the Rules of Handicapping and to refrain from using, or circumventing, the Rules of Handicapping for the purpose of gaining an unfair advantage.

Please check your scorecards and ensure all your scores are entered before September 8th.

There is still room for you to sign up for our Net Stableford tournament.

Sign-up on golf genius or see the proshop.

The erasers seemed to be worn down on both pencils by the ringer board which means there are lots of updates being made. Way to go ladies!

The five dollars will be charged to your account this month. We need at least two more players from the red tee boxes to make a flight for the red tees.

Have you got your ticket for the golf getaway?

Tickets for the getaway (two rounds of golf at Salmon Arm Golf Club and Talking Rock Golf Course, overnight accommodation in Salmon Arm) and a gift basket are still available from any of the executive.

Draw will be made on August 19 at the Memorial Tournament.

Has the winning ticket been sold yet???

Congratulations to Mike and Cody on placing 6th out of 50 teams from across BC at the PGA of BC Pro-Assistant Championship. Way to go guys!

These winning pros are available for lessons. Please see them in the proshop if you are interested.

No Disturbance or Distraction: Players should always show consideration to other players on the course and should not disturb their play by moving, talking, or making unnecessary noise.

Players should ensure any electronic devices taken on the course do not distract other players. Ensure your phones are turned off or put them on vibrate.

On the teeing ground: A player should not tee her ball until it is her turn to play. Players should not stand close to, or directly behind the ball when a player is about to play.

When you view your scoring history, one figure you will see is your LHI. But what is an LHI?

LHI stands for Low Handicap Index. It represents the demonstrated ability of a player over the last 365 day period.

Your LHI is re-evaluated every time a score is submitted. The LHI is used to limit upward movement of a handicap index. The hard cap triggers to restrict the amount by which a player’s Handicap Index can increase to no more than five strokes above their LHI.

So, if you are putting in scores that are higher than usual and there is no change to your HI, check your LHI. If the difference is 5, you have reached your hard cap. Your HI will not change until the LHI changes.

Remember to enter your scores on the Ringer Board after Tuesday and Thursday League Play.

PREDATOR MATCH:
We had 8 ladies participate in this match playing at Predator on May 6 and the rematch was played at Sunset Ranch on June 18.

Please enter all of your scores in Golf Canada regardless of whether you finished the game or how you played.

Recently, some of our ladies have experienced long games (over 4 1/4 hours) with long waits on tee boxes and on the fairway.

The new rules of golf allow only 40 seconds to play your ball. It also allows only 3 minutes to look for a lost ball.

But there are numerous other little habits we can institute that will make a huge difference to the pace of play for everyone.

The 3-Person 3-Tee Tournament is accepting registration until June 14th.

It will be a fun format with 6 holes Shamble, 6 holes Scramble and 6 holes Best Ball. The score cards will be ready for us and we look forward to our first tournament of the season.

Full information can be found on the 3-PERSON 3-TEE PAGE.

We are pleased to offer this fun event once again. To-date we have 100 golfers entered. We have put together some great raffle prizes including a golf & hotel stay in Castlegar.

Make sure you don’t miss out. If you have any questions about this event feel free to email DIANE FEIST or SUZANNE BASSON.

There were 112 teams across the province who participated in the Golf BC Women’s Day Scramble. We had 7 teams from Sunset Ranch participate in the event.

Feedback was submitted that in future events, if proper notice was given, we could have more teams involved.

The draw was posted for the winners and there were none from Sunset Ranch.

We have received a poster from the Kamloops Golf and Country Club. They will be hosting the 2021 Gem Two Lady Tournament on August 7, 2021. The poster is on the bulletin board in the locker room. The link to the poster and registration form can be found on the ZONE 2 PAGE.

Have You Ever Wondered How Your Handicap Index is Calculated?

A player’s Handicap Index is a measure of a player’s demonstrated ability against the slope rating of a golf course of standard playing difficulty. (That is, a course with a slope rating of 113).

The 3 Lady team Tournament is scheduled for June 21. Format and Signup are being finalized and will be available on May 31.

It will be a fun event and we look forward to a great turnout for our first tournament of the season.

There will be new items arriving in the Proshop in early June.

Make sure you check them out!

The Ringer Board is up and running. You can submit your first card anytime on Tuesday or Thursday league days.

Don’t forget to update your scores on League Days.

Judy Hnit has successfully completed the World Handicap System Certification with Golf Canada and BC Golf and has submitted the following information.

It was recently asked – Do we enter our scores when we are using temporary tee boxes and the sand traps are GUR.

The answer is – YES. Our course managers consulted Golf Canada who said the scores are acceptable to enter as is. It doesn’t change the regular play enough to change this.

Also, there seems to be some confusion between entering your score with Golf Canada now that we are using Golf Genius. At this time, Sunset Ranch is using Golf Genius for league and tournament play and there is no link to Golf Canada. It is the responsibility of each member to enter their own score with Golf Canada.

A reminder to our members that players are expected, by Golf Canada and the World Handicapping System, to submit acceptable scores for ALL GAMES played to provide reasonable evidence of their demonstrated ability.

Rule 1.3 (i) - Your handicap index is based on your best 8 scores of the last 20 scores submitted. Failing to submit all scores will skew your handicap index and may give you an unfair advantage. Acceptable scores to be submitted include games played on days other than league days and scores at courses other than your home course, as well as all league games.

This includes games where all 18 holes are not completed. If 9 holes only are played, then a nine hole score MUST BE submitted. A score cannot be submitted if fewer than 7 holes are played. If seven to 13 holes are played, your nine hole score is submitted. If 14 (or 7) holes are played, the remaining unplayed holes are scored as net pars.

Acceptable hole scores are as follows:

• Actual hole score
• Net double bogey if your score reaches or exceeds this figure. (Net double bogey is Par + 2 + the number of strokes the player receives on that hole.)
• Most likely score if you start the hole but do not finish. (Your most likely score cannot exceed your net double bogey.)
• Net Par if you do not start the hole. (Net par is par + the number of strokes a player receives on that hole.)

Players are encouraged to pick up their ball from play once their net double bogey score has been reached if that hole is NOT being used to determine prizes. Eg, in the game T and F’s, on hole #5, a player would need to play out the hole and count her actual score. On hole #6, once a player reaches her net double bogey score, she is encouraged to pick up her ball and continue to the next hole. This is in the interest of speeding up play. An exception to this is on Tuesday Ladies League where the maximum score for a competition hole is 10.

MORE INFORMATION ON NET PAR AND MOST LIKELY SCORE:

Scoring a net par for a hole will come into play if play has to stop due to inclement weather or darkness or a match is finished before the final hole. A minimum of 14 holes must be completed to enter an 18 hole score using net par for the remaining unplayed holes and a minimum of 7 holes must be completed to enter a 9 hole score. (A hole is considered to have been played if it is started and the most likely score must be entered for that hole if it was not finished.) If a player plays more than 9 holes but fewer than 14, a 9 hole acceptable score must be submitted.

Your most likely score usually comes into play in a competition such as match play, or 2 ball competition when your opponent(s) concede the hole or your partner has posted a better score. The most likely score is:

• The number of strokes already taken to reach a position on a hole, Plus
• The number of strokes the player would most likely require to complete the hole from that position, plus
• Any penalty strokes incurred during play of the hole.

Generally, if the ball is no more than 1.5 m (5 feet) from the hole +1 stroke, between 1.5 m and 20m from the hole +2 to 3 strokes depending on the position of the ball, the difficulty of the green and the ability of the player. More than 20 m from the hole + 3 or 4 strokes depending as above. The player determines the number of extra strokes.

NOTE: The most likely score can NOT exceed net double bogey. If it does, the net double bogey score is entered.

If you haven’t already noticed, there is a change in the White/Red Combo tee boxes this year. Hole #6 and #17 are now playing from the Red tees. The yardage from the Combo White/Red is now 5258 yards and last year the yardage was 5321 yards.

Please note that the Member’s Advance Booking Cards are available for pickup at the Proshop.

We are re-introducing the Ringer Board and Judy Knit is coordinating that event.

What is it? The Ringer Board is a friendly competition among fellow Sunset Ranch Ladies leagues players. The challenge is for each player to improve their gross scores on each hole as the season progresses. For more information on how you can participate, visit the Ringer Board page.

Mary Jane is coordinating this event and has advised that there are still a few spots available. Please see details of the event on our Home & Away page.

We are looking for the start of League play. Tuesday April 13th and Thursday April 15th are the start dates.

If you haven’t already reached out to the appropriate league organizer, please remember to do so soon and continue to check our website for how to sign up and for regular updates.

Continuous improvement and innovation.

Accountability to our members.

Respect and inclusion.

Encouragement and fostering a positive golf and social experience.

Details to be released shortly.

Demo clubs and fitting carts have arrived. Call or email Pro-shop for details.

Simulator booking from 9:00 am to 9:00pm. If you would like a spot to get in some practice before the season begins or play a round call or book in advance.

We have added a Rules Trivia section on our website under Golf Bits. Have some fun while you check out your knowledge of the rules.

We have also added a link to a full article on new evidence that indicates golf improves muscle strength and balance. Be sure to check it out on the Golf Bits page.

Diane Feist is happy and willing to chair that event.

Vallee Leyden is Chairperson for the Ladies Classic to be scheduled the long weekend in May.

We will ask the members regarding the timing of the Club Championship in our survey. We will suggest some dates and will look forward to hearing what is preferred.

All events and tournaments for our League will be dependent the conditions surrounding the pandemic and the direction of the Golf Course Management team.

We are fortunate that Chris Burns has agreed to continue to help us with the website.

We had Chris help us streamline the site and we would love to get your feedback.

Our goal is that the site is easy to find the information you are looking for.