The Calimesa Men's Golf Club
- Congratulations to the 2018 President's Cup Champion, David Cole. Ray Quintero took the Vice President's Cup followed by Josh Aleshi with the Treasurer's Cup and Larry Karr captured the Secretary's Cup. Congratulations to the winners. For the complete President's Cup results, please click here.
- Just a reminder that in January, the Board unanimously adopted the following Local Rule for all tournament play in the interest in speed of play:
All unmaintained/natural brush areas at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon that are not marked with red stakes, red lines, out of bounds stakes, fences, walls, etc. will be played as lateral water hazards. If a ball comes to rest in one of the afore mentioned areas, it may be played as it lies or if the ball is not found but it is virtually certain that it entered one of the afore mentioned areas, please proceed under USGA Rule 26.
- Slow play in an ongoing problem that we can all do better to minimize. Below are a few tips that can really help speed up the pace of play.
- Always make sure your group is keeping pace with the group ahead
- Walk or drive to your ball when your playing partner is hitting
- Hit a provisional ball when there's a chance your ball may be lost
- Line up your putt while your playing partner is putting
- Putt out whenever possible
- Always play ready golf
- Don't be afraid to tell your player partners, "Let's pick up the pace because we're out of position with the group ahead of us."
- Always make sure your group is keeping pace with the group ahead
- Comments, suggestions, complaints, etc. are always welcomed by the Board. Members speaking up and providing feedback is the only way that changes can be made to improve our Club. However, there's an appropriate time and place to communicate concerns. Please refrain from providing feedback before tournaments during check in or immediately after tournaments during scoring. Once the tournament results are announced, please feel free to voice your concerns to any member of the Board.
- The year to date point leaders list has been updated and includes the tournament played on May 20. Click here to see the complete list.
- The 2018 Tournament Schedule has been revised. There are no more changes anticipated for the rest of the year. Click here to download the most current version.
- There are two tournaments on our schedule (July 8 and September 9) that say "Combined with Yucaipa." These two tournaments will be open to all Members of The Calimesa Men's Golf Club and Yucaipa Valley Men's Golf Club.
- The Pala Mesa Resort Golf trip is all set for August 4 & 5 in Fallbrook, CA. Click here for details of the trip. Be advised that there is no requirement to stay at the hotel to play golf. Additionally, Members are not required to play Saturday and Sunday. Members may play one or both days. For those interested in going, please contact Pala Mesa Resort at 800-722-4700 to reserve a room. Rooms will be held until July 4. Additionally, please contact Michael Ebert (michaelebert32@gmail.com or 951-313-6605) to register for golf.
- Did you know that USGA Rule 12-2 (shown below) allows a ball to lifted, without penalty, to be identified? Use this rule to not incur a penalty under USGA Rule 15-3 - Wrong Ball.
- USAG Rule 12-2 - Lifting Ball for Identification
- The responsibility for playing the proper ball rests with the player. Each player should put an identification mark on his ball.
- If a player believes that a ball at rest might be his, but he cannot identify it, the player may lift the ball for identification, without penalty. The right to lift a ball for identification is in addition to the actions permitted under Rule 12-1.
- Before lifting the ball, the player must announce his intention to his opponent in match play or his marker or a fellow-competitor in stroke play and mark the position of the ball. He may then lift the ball and identify it, provided that he gives his opponent, marker or fellow-competitor an opportunity to observe the lifting and replacement. The ball must not be cleaned beyond the extent necessary for identification when lifted under Rule 12-2.
- If the ball is the player's ball and he fails to comply with all or any part of this procedure, or he lifts his ball in order to identify it without having good reason to do so, he incurs a penalty of one stroke. If the lifted ball is the player's ball, he must replace it. If he fails to do so, he incurs the general penalty for a breach of Rule 12-2, but there is no additional penalty under this Rule.
- USAG Rule 12-2 - Lifting Ball for Identification
- The Spoto/Ebert Invitational was played in Laughlin, NV on June 2 & 3. Click here to view the tournament results.
Michael Ebert
President