Dear Members,

Many good things are happening at Cold Springs. On September 15th we held our annual members meeting. Several important issues were discussed. The most pressing issue on our agenda was the Board’s proposal to have an electric solar array installed. We will be sending a ballot out to all voting memberships, as the bylaws require a vote on any capital project in excess of $10,000. We are still awaiting PG&E approval. Once we have approval, please keep a look out for a ballot in the mail. This project is projected to net a saving to the Club of approximately $30,000 per year in electricity costs.

We also discussed members input for club operations. As voting members, you are all share holders in the Club. As shareholders, your input is vital for determining the direction of the club. There are several avenues for members to give input: One is direct input to the Administration. The Executive staff is always open to receiving comments directly from members.  Compliments are also very appropriate!!!   Second, is direct contact with a board member. It is also a good idea to get to know your Board Members, as they are your representatives. Third, is e-mail. You may e-mail me directly at president@coldspringsgolf.com or Chris Mitchell at cmitchell@coldspringsgolf.com.  And the best method is to use our newly implemented Comment Tab on our website. Click on the “Member’s” tab in the upper right corner of our website. Then click on the “Submit a Comment” tab in the blue box on the left. Or CLICK HERE.

Special thanks to the members who attended the annual meeting. For all members, please use the above methods to continue giving input, and ask any questions. It is vital that Share Holders (Members) give input on the direction they would like the club to go. We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Russ Hasemeier, President

DEAR MEMBERS,

It’s that time of year again where we start gearing up for the fall and winter activities. The Food and Beverage staff has stayed very busy the last few months due to the great member participation and several outside events. Thank you for your support.

Believe it or not, it is time to be thinking about booking the club for your Holiday Party. Our calendar is filling up so please contact Chef Mike to book your Event, camello@coldspringsgolf.com

The golf course aeration went well. I would like to thank Doug and his crew for all their hard work. The greens and collars will be rough for about one month and then you will start to see our smooth fast greens return.

Cold Springs is also a great place to watch your favorite Football team and enjoy a burger, or chicken wings with a cold beer. The restaurant hours will be 8:00- 4:40 on Sundays, bring a friend to enjoy a fall Football Sunday.

Membership sales continue to be strong. A big thanks to our members continuing to introduce our club to their friends. It won’t be long and our club will have a full membership.

Please keep in mind that we welcome your comments and suggestions and again thank you for supporting the club.

Chris Mitchell, General Manager

Thank you again to our generous sponsors - Carla Ferrante Group - RE/MAX Gold and Element Mortgage, who brought us the Dueling Pianos.

Mike Camello, Executive Chef

Score: 197   Pays $119 Each $30.00

Alan Baumann; Russ Anders:

Shawn Koch; Jeff O’Donnell

Score: 201   Pays $78.00 Each $26.00

Peter Neukirchner; Don Cooley

Dennis Dalton;

Score: 203   Pays $41.00 Each $13.00

Bob Durand; Gary Baldock:

Don Huber;

Senior Of the Month (Low Net)  Pays $20.00

Gross Score: 90   Handicap:22  Net:68

Peter Neukirchner

Senior of the Month (Low Gross)  Pays $20.00

Gross Score: 87

Pat Flynn

in a 3 card playoff

Closest to the Pin Pays $10.00

Distance: 13’ 00”  Hole # 7

Jim Suhoza

Number of Participants: 29

Dear Members:

This month’s Rules Corner is a topic that many players understanding is opposite of the Rules. Violations of this rule most frequently occur during fund raising tournaments for fun. These are usually team format, and most often a Scramble, which is usually not a highly competitive event (for most people anyway). However, there are many other Team matches in which the rule is not applied correctly, and it is more important. Our 12-man Team competitions would be the best example of when properly applying this rule is important. The rule in question is Rule 10.2.

Specifically, the action in question is “standing in the line of another players line of play.” Two different scenarios: One, standing in an opponent’s line of play. Two, standing in a teammate’s line of play. Many people are incorrect in believing that it is within the rules to stand in a teammate’s line of play and not allowed to stand in the line of play of an opponent. In fact, it is the exact opposite of that misinformation.

Rule 10.2b(2) (Pointing Out Line of Play for a Ball on Putting Green) addresses the real issue, which is assisting with alignment and isn’t really related to reading the break of a putt. 10.2b states,”While a stroke is being made, the caddie must not deliberately stand in a location on or close to the player’s line of play or do anything else (such as pointing out a spot on the putting green) to point out the line of play. Exception, Caddie attending flag.

Rule 10.2b(4) Restriction on a Caddie Standing Behind Player. When a player begins taking a stance for a stroke and until the stroke is made:

Exception – Ball on the Putting Green: When the player’s ball is on the putting green, there is no penalty under this Rule if the player backs away from the stance and does not begin to take a stance again until after the caddie has moved out of that location.

The Rules go on to say that Rules 22, 23, and 24 ( In forms of play involving partners, a player’s partner and partner’s caddie may take the same actions (with the same limitations) as the player’s caddie may take under Rules 10.2b(2) and (4). Therefore, the same Rule applies to partners in team play as it does to Caddies

See the diagram below for a visual explanation:

So, the next time you’re in a team paly format, remember- It’s against the rules to stand in your partners line of play.

Again, please feel free to email me at hasemeier911@gmail.com or catch me at the club over beverages, and I’ll try to answer your questions. If I don’t have the answer immediately for you, I’ll get it, and get back to you. However, if its more than one martini, I probably won’t get back to you the same day.  And remember, “The most important shot in golf happens on the 19th hole with your friends.”  😊

There have been a few questions about the current conditions of sand in the bunkers and the Committee discussed this at the last meeting since there are several issues that need to be considered to get a satisfactory result. First, the cost to do a significant replacement of sand in a bunker may be about $1,000! Doing the work at this time of year would be a waste of resources since we have the rainy season ahead of us (hopefully!) and rain will wash a considerable amount of dirt into the bunkers. Then, next spring we would be back to square one. Consequently, doing the work in spring is more effective. Another issue is availability. As we all know, the business climate in today’s world is crazy and the availability of quality sand is also an issue. Doug will be acquiring some sand to improve the conditions in those areas that require the most attention.

The greens aerification was performed last month and since is a little aggravating, here’s a refresher from the USGA on the importance of this work.

Lastly, please remember that the par threes are cart paths only, repair your divots and pitch marks on the greens.

What a hectic month September was. We had issues with field irrigation controllers which caused the pumps to shut down and no water to go out when it was over 100 degrees, for two evenings in a row. Thankfully, it occurred as the day lengths are getting shorter and cooling off sooner. The cooler weather following plus a fairway fertilizer helped to recover quickly. Another challenge for myself and crew was working outside with hazardous levels of smoke in the air.

We got an early start on aerating tees prior to greens aeration. This project went smoothly for a change until the last couple of greens when the plow broke that is attached to the back of the aerator to pull plugs. We had to clean the entire last three greens off by hand. This fall we got back on to following up the core aeration with a deep tine punch which greatly helps with winter drainage. End of September and into the beginning of October we are going to be working on aerating the green surrounds and approaches. Then we will move on to tee over-seeding. It was nice and surprising to get a wee bit of rain.

There have been a couple low 40 degree mornings already, frosty mornings are right around the corner. Its Fall now and the tree debris work will be picking up. Once we get the routine Fall projects done, we will move on to some of the other projects like bunker work.

Welcome to Fall!

Happy to know we are heading into cooler weather and with that, some much needed rain. It was a frightening time with the Caldor Fire nearby, but so happy to know all our ladies that were evacuated have returned home safely.

Our ladies have been busy with participation in local Open Days as well as tournaments. Three of our ladies, Michele Bailey, Sharon Ferra and Laurie Tennant, recently played Stanford GC, college home of a certain Tiger Woods.

Our River Valley Area meeting was held by Zoom call and we received valuable information for 2022. Among the most newsworthy item was the full unification of WGANC with NCGA and hereafter we will be completely under NCGA. The plan is to retain all the benefits we have had historically, such as our Legacy Tournaments and Open Days, so we can continue to enjoy golf at storied venues like Olympic Club, Pasatiempo and Monterey Peninsula.

In September, we welcomed another new member to our group: Elise Wilson. Elise comes to Cold Springs as a Try-me from Empire Ranch. Welcome, Elise!

Sept 7th: Random Nine Holes used: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17

1st Low Net (32) - Laurie Tennant

2nd Low Net (35) - Krin Presson

We had a tie for 1st Low Net and both were awarded

1st Low Net (33) - Debbie Koski

1st Low Net (33) - Carol Yates

3rd Low Net (34) - Sharon Wilson

1st Low Net (31) - Gloria Gaetano

2nd Low Net (33) - Nancy Tenley

Sept. 14th: ACE of the Month

Flight 1 - HC: 4-22 (7 ladies)

Low Gross (74) - Michele Bailey

Low Net (69) - Muriel Oreno

2nd Low Net (76) - Elise Wilson

Flight 2 - HC: 23-32 (8 ladies)

Low Gross (95) - Heidi Matlack

Low Net (73) - Sharon Wilson

2nd Low Net (73) - Linda Robbins

September ACE of the Month: Muriel Oreno (Net 69)

Congratulations, ladies!

The course was closed for its aeration and this will ensure great conditions going forward.

Make twosome, play twosome, best ball. Results will be published in the next Mulligan.

See you all on the course!

To all ladies of Cold Springs — we invite you to come on out and join us for the next Ladies Saturday Tournament! We encourage everyone with an 18-hole handicap, no matter your ability to play. The object of the Ladies Saturday events is to have fun and meet fellow golfers. Look on the bulletin board by the side door of the Pro Shop for the sign-up sheet. Please check the website for upcoming tournaments: Click Here password: coldsprings