TOURNAMENT RECAPS
SENIOR NORTH/SOUTH CUP MATCHES
August 3-4 | Santa Maria C.C. & Rancho Maria G.C. Day 1: Four-Ball Matches North: 8 South: 4 Day 2: Single Matches North: 12.5 South: 11.5 Total: North: 20.5 South: 15.5
WOMEN’S WOOD RANCH PLAY DAY August 3 | Wood Ranch Golf Club 1 Alison Curdt, Wood Ranch G.C., -3 2 Jennifer Bermingham, LPGA, E 3 Wendy Wisbon, Annandale G.C., +1
October 7-8| Crystalaire C.C. First Place Team Jerry Crowell, Goose Creek G.C., Todd Edwards, Dale Shaw, 261, $220 First Place Age Divisions Age 50-59 Jerry Crowell, Goose Creek G.C., 135, $450 Age 60-64 Jon Fiedler, Las Posas C.C., 143, $450 Age 65+ Fred Wood, Oceanside G.C., 146, $450
AAA CHAMPIONSHIP
AAA FOUR-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
August 13 | Vista Valley Country Club 1 Cavin McCall, Steele Canyon G.C. & Travis Gerrish, El Camino C.C., $600 2 Tyler Jeansonne, Pauma Valley C.C. & Josh Rider, The Santaluz Club, $340 3 Bobby Nickell, Arroyo Trabuco G.C. & Kenny Pigman, Goose Creek G.C., -7
WOMEN’S MATCH PLAY
September 22 | Palos Verdes G.C. Champion Reina Rogers, River Ridge G.C. Runner-Up Julie Wells Semi-Finalists Junko Suzuki, SCPGA, Bari Brandwynne, Los Angeles C.C.
Dear RO: In the second round of the recent Inland Empire Amateur Championship at Goose Creek Golf Club, I received a ruling on the dog-leg left par-4 sixth hole which was very confusing. In an effort to cut the corner across a portion of the lateral water hazard, I pulled my drive and it headed for the hazard. Upon reaching the area where I last saw the ball and seeing where the hazard margin was, there was no doubt in my mind my ball was in the hazard and decided to drop another ball behind the hazard, keeping the point where the original ball last crossed the margin of the hazard between me and the hole. While walking to the green after playing my next shot, my fellow competitors gave me my original ball which they found outside the hazard 30 or 40 yards closer to the green. By the time we reached the green, we were quite perplexed as to what exactly to do – complete the hole with the dropped ball or go back and play out the hole with my original ball? Fortunately, there was a Rules Official nearby and we called him for assistance. He was very thorough in his questioning, particularly in regards to whether I was virtually certain my original ball was in the water hazard. Our discussion and his consulting with other Officials on his radio resulted in the decision my dropped was “my ball in play!” A lengthy scenario but it justifies my question, “since my original ball was found outside the hazard, why couldn’t I play that ball?” 38
SENIOR HIGH DESERT 2-DAY
October 8 | Candlewood Country Club 1 Micheal Nimtz, The Crosby, +1, $1,000 T2 Donald Pawloski, Rustic Canyon G.C., +2, $556.25 T2 Larry Correa, La Purisima G.C., +2, $556.25 T2 Cavin McCall, Steele Canyon G.C., +2, $556.25 T2 Raj Samra, Friendly Hills C.C., +2, $556.25
WOMEN’S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
October 22 | Monarch Beach Golf Links 1 Jackie Kazarian, Monarch Beach Golf Links & Petra Cole, Torrey Pines G.C., -8, $450 2 Lee Huntley, Birman Wood G.C. & Bari Brandwynne, Los Angeles C.C., -5, $250 T3 Petra Cole, Torrey Pines G.C. & Alison Curdt, Wood Ranch C.C., -4, $72.50 T3 Kim Falcone, La Jolla C.C. & Julie Wells, -4, $72.50 Well R.M.: Thank you for your excellent explanation because it actually answered your question without you knowing it! USGA Decision 26-1/3.5 Ball Dropped Under Water Hazard Rule with Knowledge or Virtual Certainly; Original Ball Then Found Q. A Player’s ball is struck towards a water hazard. It is known or virtually certain that the player’s ball is in the water hazard, and he drops a ball under Rule 26-1b. Before he plays the dropped ball, his original ball is found within the five-minute search period. What is the ruling? A. As it is known or virtually certain that the ball was in the water hazard when the player put the substituted ball into play, that ball was correctly substituted and he may not play the original ball. (second paragraph in this Decision discusses finding the original ball in the water hazard and how to proceed if it affects the reference point for proceeding under Rule 26-1) In the unlikely event that the original ball was found outside the water hazard, the player must continue with the dropped ball under penalty of one stroke (Rule 26-1). In other words, although its unlikely, this happened and because of your virtual certainty you were allowed to play the dropped ball rather than proceed under USGA Decision 26-1/3 Ball Played Under Water Hazard Rule; Original Ball Then Found Outside Hazard (second paragraph under answer) In the absence of knowledge or virtual certainty that the original ball was in the water hazard, the player was required to put another ball into play under Rule 27-1 (Ball Lost).
PROGRAM MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2015
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