BIRNAM WOOD GOLF CLUB WOMEN’S GOLF ASSOCIATION MANUAL 2021
2021 OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS President Tournament Chair/Vice President Secretary Treasurer Handicap Chair Rules Chair New Member Chair SCGA/Gold Coast Team Advisor
Betsy Atwater Priscilla Gaines Debbie Bruce Danner Schefler Melanie Judson Nancy Hunter Renee Curtis Diane Wootton Nancy Hunter
Clubhouse Golf Shop Gatehouse
(805) 969-2223 (805) 969-0919 (805) 969-1113
Former Presidents 1968-70
Mrs. Harold R. Ward Jr.
1970-71
Mrs. Norman Hardy
1971-73
Mrs. Ralph Klink
1973-74
Mrs. Howard Park
l 974-76
Mrs. Paul A. Riemenschneider
1976-77
Mrs. Robert J. Hendricks
1977-79
Mrs. George S. Ripley
1979-81
Mrs. William Heaton
1981-83
Mrs. Dixon S. Kelly
1983-86
Mrs. Seymour F. Johnson
1986-87
Mrs. Andrew R. Schultz
1987-89
Mrs. Russell S. Bock
l 989-91
Mrs. Gordon S. Humphrey
1991-93
Mrs. Max J. Linder
1993-95
Mrs. Harry W. Kompanek
1995-97
Mrs. Judy Kaufman
1997-98
Mrs. David F. Hart
1998-00
Miss Diane M. Wootton
2001
Mrs. Joseph Hardin
2002-03
Mrs. Rosalind Amorteguy
2004-05
Mrs. Robert W. Kummer, Jr.
2006-07
Mrs. Richard C. Smith
2007-09
Mrs. Michael Green
2009-11
Mrs. Ted Thoreson
2012-13
Mrs. John Harding
2013-14
Mrs. Molly Dolle
2014-15
Linda Whiston
2015-17
Nancy Hunter
2018-19
Connie Stein
2019-20
Holly Armour
2021 Special Events DATE EVENT CHAIR January 5 First Tuesday Susan Northrop 8 Guest Day Cancelled due to Covid February 2 First Tuesday Susan Northrop 9 Valentine Scramble Laura Wyatt & Priscilla Gaines 12 Guest Day Cancelled due to Covid March 2 First Tuesday Susan Northrop 12 Guest Day Cancelled due to Covid 23 Spring Swing Anne Hall April No special events due to course aeration May 4 First Tuesday Susan Northrop 20-21 RTJ Challenge Barbara Kummer June 1 First Tuesday Cynthia Decker 11 Special Guest Day Jane Habermann 15 President’s Cup Betsy Atwater July 6 First Tuesday Cynthia Decker 9 Guest Day Jane Roney 20 Memorial Golf + BBQ Dianę Wootton August 3 First Tuesday Cynthia Decker 13 Guest Day Karen Peus 24 Solheim Cup Louise Kelly & Leslie Robinson September 7 First Tuesday Cynthia Decker 10 Guest Day Rosalind Fendon 23 Club Championship Lunch Danner Schefler October 7-8 Lady Macbeth Challenge Debbie Bruce and WGA Board 26 Halloween Trick or Treat Betsy Moller November 2 First Tuesday Cynthia Decker 9 Turkey Shoot + Annual Meeting Renee Curtis & Susanne Tobey 12 Guest Day Holly Armour & Mireille Mills December 7 Ho Ho Ho Elizabeth Slaught 10 Special Guest Day Nancy Hunter
2021 Interclub Team Play Interclub play was cancelled in 2021 due to Covid 19.
2021 SCGA/Gold Coast Team Play
Thursday, March 4, 2021 Thursday, March 18, 2021 Thursday, March 25, 2021 Thursday, April 8, 2021
Birnam Wood hosts Valley Club Birnam Wood hosts La Cumbre Valley Club hosts Birnam Wood La Cumbre hosts Birnam Wood
2021 Clinics, Open to all BWWGA members All clinics are held on Friday, from 9-10 AM
January 8
Bunker Play with Maier and Tucker
January 15
Putting with Goodcase and Hutchins
January 22
Chipping and Pitching with Anderson and Tucker
February 5
Bump and Run with Goodcase and Anderson
February 12
Rules Seminar with Goodcase and Anderson (free and open to all)
February 19
Course Strategy and Play from gorilla hair with Goodcase and Hutchins
2021 Practice Matches Practice matches will be held on February 4, February 10 and February 16
OBJECTIVE OF THE WOMEN’S GOLF ASSOCIATION The purpose of the Birnam Wood Women’s Golf Association (BWWGA) is to promote women’s golf at Birnam Wood Golf Club. TUESDAY PLAY, TOURNAMENTS AND GUEST DAYS Our tournaments and guest days are open only to members of the Birnam Wood Women’s Golf Association. To play in our events you must have an established verifiable index. Those without an index should contact the Golf Shop to get one established. Your club account will be billed. 1. Regular Tuesdays: Play begins with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun with limited sign ups at 8:00-8:10 for twosomes and threesomes. The entry fee is $3, and signups are on the app, online or at the Golf Shop. While we are subject to Covid restrictions, there will not be a shotgun start. Instead, players may sign up for tee times on the website or with the Golf Shop. Players playing after the field has cleared the first tee will not be able to participate in the Tuesday game and will not be charged. 2.
First Tuesdays: On the first Tuesday of most months there is a mixer event with an 8:30 shotgun start. All levels of play are welcome. The entry fee is $3. The Golf Shop will group players into threesomes. The format is one best ball of the threesome. Prizes are awarded to the top two net teams. Once Covid restrictions are lifted, those unable to play are encouraged to join the group for lunch at 12:45 pm. Please indicate when you sign up if you plan to stay for lunch. Carts are encouraged.
3. Tournaments: The BWWGA offers a variety of tournaments each year, and all members are eligible, as specified in the tournament sign up information. 4.
Guest Days: Guest days are generally on the second Friday of most months and are followed by lunch. There is a charge for lunch, golf carts and a small entry fee, but no charge for greens fees. In order to compete, each guest must have an established index. No more than two Birnam Wood members may play in each foursome. BWWGA members may bring up to three guests for guest days.
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Cancellation Policy: For First Tuesdays, a member may cancel without penalty within 48 hours of any event. If a member cancels with less than 48 hours’ notice or is a no show, the cancellation fee will be $10 for First Tuesdays. For tournaments with a dedicated lunch, for cancellations within 48 hours of the event, or within the time limit specified in the flyer, the member will be charged $40, or the fee specified in the tournament information. For tournaments with a dedicated lunch, the member may pick up the lunch and tee prize, if any, between 1:00 and 1:30 that day.
6. Course Closed: Ladies not participating in an organized BWWGA tournament or guest day will not be permitted to play that day until the course is available for open play.
7. Tuesday Trial Offer: Birnam Wood women golfing members who do not belong to the BWWGA may play in the Tuesday play on one occasion and will be charged the $3 fee. Other than the one-day trial, non BWWGA members may play on Tuesday after approximately 9:30 when the first tee is open. They may not play in the competition.
8. “Ghosts”: From time to time, there may be a group playing in an event that does not have the required number of players for that event. In that case, the score from a player in another group will be used to fill out that group. The Golf Shop will decide who should act as the ghost and will ask the player before she tees off. That player must putt out on every hole.
9. Guests for the Lady MacBeth’s Challenge: BWWGA members may bring one guest to the Lady Macbeth’s Challenge, and should find another member and her guest to make a foursome. Lady Macbeth’s Challenge guests may not be a golfing member of Birnam Wood Golf Club. Non-golfing members of Birnam Wood may play as guests. Golf carts are required for all players participating in the Lady Macbeth’s Challenge.
10. Thursday Nine Hole Play: All women golf members (including those not belonging to the BWWGA) may participate in Thursday nine hole play. Players meet at the Golf Shop at 8:50 and are placed in groups by the golf professionals. The goal is to help members meet new people and play a relaxed round of golf. POSTING SCORES For every round of golf (18 or 9 holes) you must: (1) Enter your score in the computer in the golf shop, online or on the GHIN or Birnam Wood app Or (2) Give your score card to a golf professional and ask that the score be posted. Scores achieved during solo play may not be posted. For tournaments, there is a maximum index of 54.0 for individual events, and maximum index of 31.0 for twosome or more events.
RULES USGA rules shall govern all play, except as modified by local rules. Local rules are listed on the back of the score cards. In the event of a tie, the USGA card-off procedure shall be applied by the Golf Shop.
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RULES OF COURTESY Repair ball marks on the green. Do not scuff the green with golf shoes.
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Fill fairway divots with the sand provided by the golf shop or push in the edges of the divot.
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Rake bunkers and leave rakes in the bunkers, perpendicular to the edge of the bunker.
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Allow faster players to play through.
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Use only designated areas for practice, and do not remove practice balls from practice areas.
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Obey cart directional signs and markings at all times. Golf carts are not allowed past the green painted lines around the greens.
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Pace of Play: Keep up with the group ahead of you and be ready to hit when it is your turn. All rounds should be finished in under four hours.
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When putting, do not park your cart in front of the green, which could slow downplay for the group behind you.
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Clear the green as soon as the hole is finished and tee off promptly on the next hole.
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Trespassing and retrieving balls from residential property is prohibited.
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Please report any damage to houses or property to the Golf Shop.
ATTIRE Golf course attire shall conform to the Rules of the Birnam Wood Golf Club, as follows: Golf course dress should conform to the golf clothing sold in the Golf Shop. Ladies should wear a collared shirt or jeweled neckline, skirts that fall just above the knee or below, Bermuda shorts, knickers, slacks, or capris. Metal spikes are not permitted on the golf course or elsewhere on the Club premises. Soft spikes should not be worn inside the Clubhouse except in the locker rooms and the 19th Hole Bar. Blue jean pants and jackets, tank tops, cut-offs, short shorts, sports jerseys, shirts with large insignias and phrases, baggy cargo pants or shorts, exercise tights on the golf course, caps and visors worn backward are prohibited. As a courtesy to others, members are requested to cover all tattoos. Each member is responsible for the attire worn by her guests. AWARDS Birdie Tree: Any player making a birdie, eagle or hole-in-one when playing with another member of the BWWGA should fill out an entry form. Entry forms are located in the Golf Shop and must be signed by a BWWGA member who witnessed the event or by a golf professional if the score was achieved during a guest day where there was not another BWWGA member in the foursome. The player who has submitted the most forms will be awarded the Birdie Award at the Annual Meeting. A second award will be determined by a drawing from the submitted forms at the Annual Meeting. Most Improved Golfer: At the beginning of each month, the most improved BWWGA golfer for the previous month will be noted in the “Birnam Buzz” and in the ladies’ locker room. To be eligible, the golfer must play at least twice that month at Birnam Wood. The Most Improved Golfer of the Year Award will be presented to the BWWGA member at the Annual Meeting who had the biggest improvement in handicap from November 1 to October 31, on a percentage basis. That player must be a member of the BWWGA during the November 1 to October 31 period.
ANNUAL DUES Birnam Wood Women’s Golf Association ..................... $125.00 per year Provisional Membership… ............................................... $60 for the six months of provisional membership Members joining after February 1 and Provisional Members who join following the provisional period shall be charged $10 a month until the close of that calendar year. Regular dues will be billed in December for the following year. Payment of dues entitles members to play in all BWWGA Events and Guest Days. The dues cover the costs of most of the tournaments and some portion of guest days, excluding meals associated with the events. Southern California Golf Association ................ $36.00 SCGA Dues and Handicap Fees are billed to member’s Birnam Wood club account in December. The dues will be prorated for members joining during the year.