Rancho Bernardo Inn Superbowl Event - Only 11 Spots Left!
Players Cup 2023 Season is Still Open for Registration
This Week's Education Tidbit - Identifying Your Ball...
Don't Miss Out on Our Events - Renew Your Membership!
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Rancho Bernardo Inn Superbowl Event
Sunday, February 12th
Shotgun Start at 8:30 a.m.
Guests Are Welcome
Only 11 Spots Left
Don't Delay Register Today!
Drink Ticket Included
Game Format: Stableford
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New Year's Eve Redo at Steele Canyon
(Rescheduled Due to Rain)
Canyon and Ranch Courses
Sunday, February 5th
Tee Times Start at 9:30 a.m.
Event is Full - Join the Waitlist
Appetizers at the 19th Hole
Game Format: ChaChaCha - You Play your Own Ball in a 4-Person Team Game
Note: If you previously registered and did not cancel, you are registered for this event.
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SAVE THE DATES - TWO NEW EVENT FORMATS |
Get ready for a New Event
DOUBLE TROUBLE!
Grab a partner and join us at the Enagic Golf Club on Sunday, March 26th!
Format: 9 holes better ball/9 holes alternate shot.
For holes 1-9, you and your partner play your own ball, and the BEST NET score for every hole between you or your partner counts for your team score.
For holes 10-18, you and your partner alternate taking shots all the way from the tee shot to when the ball is in the hole. You must alternate who tees off from the even holes and who tees off from the odd holes regardless of who hit the last putt in from the previous hole.
To win, your team must have the lowest combined net score from both formats.
Sign up as a team or sign up as a single and we will pair you with your partner. DOUBLE TROUBLE!
Registration will open in February
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Plus...The BIG SCRAMBLE Event
at The Golf Club of California on May 7th
Mark your calendars now and get your foursome together for our Big Scramble Event - If you don't have a team, we will put you on a team!
Registration will open in April
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The 2023 Players Cup Season
Register Today!
This is a season long stroke play competition
modeled after the PGA’s FedEx Cup.
Important Revisions from 2022 include:
- Weekday events are excluded from eligibility, unless falling on a Holiday or otherwise specified as eligible.
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Event eligibility - Minimum required number of Players Cup Participants is reduced to 6 for both both Net and Gross divisions.
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NEW: Our signature event, the Chapter Championship, will award more than 1 1/2 times regular event point allocation to the top 12 finishers in each division.
- Registration will close after 2/28. (There are three events scheduled before that date: The Crossings on 1/15, the Rescheduled New Years Day event, 2/5 and the Super Bowl event on 2/12).
- Register before The Crossings and have all events count!
- FYI - Last year, 24 events were eligible for Gross and 29 events for the Net Division
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TIME TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!
This is a reminder to renew your membership for 2023. You don’t want to miss the opportunity to play in our upcoming Chapter events, participate in the Players Cup, be in with a chance to win Most Improved Player in 2023, and much, much more. If you have registered for an event and not yet renewed your membership you will be contacted directly and asked to renew.
Simply go to the Member Clubhouse page, login to your LPGA Amateurs account, and click on the "Renew" button to purchase your 2023 membership.
The cost to renew your membership will increase after 15 March 2023. Don't delay.
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Improve your Golf Fun Factor!
Learn more about Rules, Etiquette, and
Pace of Play
Each week we will add a golf tip for you designed to refresh your memory or add to your knowledge. The more you know about the Rules of Golf, its etiquette, and the proper pace of play, the more enjoyment you will get from playing this wonderfully challenging game.
Today’s Morsel:
Question:
Pam has hit an awesome shot that lands on the fringe just short of the green. Brenda then hits a solid wedge shot, short of the green, landing about one foot behind Pam’s ball. However, neither player was certain which ball was hers. Pam lifts up the ball furthest away to identify whether it’s her ball or Brenda’s. She determines it’s Brenda’s and puts it back in its original spot.
Is there a rule breach, and if so, what is the penalty?
a. No. Pam needed to lift the ball to identify it to determine whose ball it was because she didn’t
want to get a penalty for playing the wrong ball.
b. Yes. Pam did not mark the ball before lifting or rotating the ball to identify it. She will incur a
one-stroke penalty.
c. No. When Pam lifted the ball to identify it, she was not on the putting green, so she was not
required to mark the ball in this case.
Answer: Scroll Down Below the "Save The Date 2023 Chapter Events" Section to Find
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Terms of Competition and Local Rules (Hard Card) |
It is a new season and time to refresh your memory on our Chapter's Terms of Competition and Local Rules, such as Pace of Play, Max Score, Scoring, and more. CLICK HERE
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MASTER SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT |
Be sure to support our sponsors, including
Masters Level Sponsor
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SAVE THE DATE
2023 Chapter Events
Updated January 24, 2023
(all dates subject to change)
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Feb. 5 - New Year's Re-Do at Steele Canyon
Feb. 12 - RBI Superbowl Event
Feb 20 - Aviara Presidents Day
Mar. 5 - Rules Clinic by Mary Shepperd - The Welk Resort
Mar. 12 - Arrowood
Mar. 26 - Enagic - Double Trouble Partner Event
Apr. 2 - Native Oaks
Apr. 23 - St. Mark - Membership Kick Off
May 7 - Golf Club of California - Big Scramble
May 22 - Maderas (Weekday)
Jun. 3 & 4 - CHAPTER CHAMPIONSHIP - The Crossings at Carlsbad
Jul. 23 - Twin Oaks - Eclectic Day 1
Jul. 30 - Twin Oaks - Eclectic Day 2
Aug. 6 - Coronado
Aug. 20 - Encinitas Ranch Aloha Ball
(Please note that event planning for the 2023 season is still in progress, and events may be added and changed)
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Golf Education (Continued)
Answer:
b. Rule 7.3 Lifting Ball to Identify It
If a ball might be a player’s ball but cannot be identified as it lies:
- The player may lift the ball to identify it (including by rotating it), BUT:
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The spot of the ball must first be marked, and the ball must not be cleaned more than needed to identify it (except on the putting green).
If the lifted ball is the player’s ball or another player’s ball, it must be replaced on its original spot.
If the player lifts her ball under this Rule when not reasonably necessary to identify it (except on the putting green where the player may lift under Rule 13.1b), fails to mark the spot of the ball BEFORE lifting it OR cleans it when not allowed, the player gets a ONE STROKE PENALTY.
Answer C is wrong because Pam gets the One Stroke Penalty even though she was not on the putting green.
Even if she just rotated the ball and didn’t lift it, she STILL needs to have marked the ball to avoid the one-stroke penalty.
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LPGA AMATEURS GOLF ASSOCIATION H.Q. |
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2023 Member Celebration - Early Bird Registration Deadline Jan 31
The 2023 Member Celebration in Vegas is right around the corner and we are excited about the first Association-wide non-competitive golf event since becoming the LPGA Amateurs in 2018! Have you locked in your early bird pricing yet?! The LPGA Amateurs 2023 Member Celebration in Vegas Early Bird Registration deadline is January 31 at 11:59pm ET! Make sure you take advantage of the great hotel pricing and Early Bird pricing! Sign up today!
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WORTHY NON-CHAPTER EVENTS |
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The DIO IMPLANT
LA OPEN
MARCH 27 - APRIL 2, 2023
NEEDS VOLUNTEERS!
If interested, please visit the website to sign up to volunteer. Your LPGA Amateurs Membership should qualify you for free entry; more information to follow as we learn more about this.
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SAN DIEGO CHAPTER QUICK LINKS
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Send Us Your Photos
A big thank you to everyone who has been submitting photos to us, we appreciate it! Please take pictures of your foursomes and other fun photos at our events so we can share them in the results emails, as well as our quarterly newsletters and website. Send to: info@lpgaamateursandiego.com.
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Share Your Golf Victories, Big or Small!
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COVID-19 Event Statement
Participation in any LPGA Amateurs Chapter events is strictly voluntary and a personal decision.
Members are encouraged to review and follow national, state, and local recommendations.
Be aware of general precautions to avoid COVID-19, including social distancing, hand washing, and other hygiene practices, and wearing a facial covering.
We appreciate your understanding that changes in conditions and restrictions may require modifications and possibly cancellations of Chapter events.
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