LPGA Amateurs - Columbus | March 2021
CHAPTER NEWS
In This Issue & Key Dates
  1. Renew Membership
  2. Member get a Member
  3. Hike
  4. Tee Off
  5. Leagues
  6. Handicaps
  7. Membership
  8. Trivia
  9. News from HQ
March 15 - Early Birdie League Registration
March 15 - Membership Renewal Due
March 20 - League Registration Opens
March 27 - Hike at Battelle Darby Park
April 10 - League Registration Closes
Renew Membership
Your LPGA Amateurs membership is due for renewal NOW!!
 
Thanks to those who have already renewed!
 
For the rest, it is easy to renew. Just go to your account on the LPGA Amateurs page at www.lpgaamateurs.com (or click here). Then login to the Member Clubhouse using the information you set up when you joined. You have until March 15th to renew your membership.
 
Remember, your 2021 dues must be current to be able to participate in member events. After March 15th, you will need to rejoin and your membership dues will increase by $20.00.

We have a lot of great activities planned for 2021 starting off with our Virtual Tee-Off. We have increased the number of leagues this year and added a monthly Sunday 9-hole Golf event. Check out the event calendar click here.

Looking forward to see you at the tee box soon!

Amanda Rich
Columbus Chapter President
Member Get a Member
Now is the time to invite all your friends to join our chapter.
HQ has a Member get a Member program.

Members who recruit new members under the rules of this contest can be eligible for special prizes. Prizes and details about the Drive can be found at lpgaamateurs.com/member-drive.

Prize Eligibility Dates: Now – June 30, 2021

Use this flier to share information with your friends.

Julia Noschang
Member Recruitment
membership.lpgaamateurs.columbus@gmail.com
Upcoming Events
View and download the current Calendar of Events, click here.


March 27th - Come See The Largest Mammal in North America...
...at Battelle Darby Metro Park. Park at Cedar Ridge (1415 Darby Creek). We will hike one mile north on the Greenway Trail. Meet at 1 pm.
 
Advanced registration is required, but no limit of number of attendees. Guests welcome!!
 
The registration deadline is March 21st

Luan Bonner
Member Services Director

Tee-Off
The TEE-Off is our primary fundraiser. Proceeds from the fundraiser are used to subsidize our Chapter events throughout the year. This year, we will be holding a virtual event.

The planning team is still looking for donations for our drawing and items for the goody bags. Contact Libby if you can help.

Libby Villavicencio
Director of Marketing
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Event Details Including Registration and Drawing Ticket Sales Coming Soon!!!
League
Spring is coming and so are the summer leagues.

For returning players, Early-Birdie sign-up starts March 15. General sign-ups start on March 20 and close April 10. 

Good news this year! Blacklick leagues are back, Wednesday travel league becomes a competitive league with handicap less than 40.1 required, and we have added a new 18-hole daytime league on Thursdays for social play - just fun, no games, no handicap required. 

We still need a captain for the Blacklick Competitive and ThursDAY 18-hole league. We will continue to have the Saturday travel league.

Check out the website for sign-ups.
Don't want to commit to the weekly league, check out our Multi-League Flex Card option where you can flex into the leagues even if you aren't signed up for a league. See the website for details.

This year we will be using Golf Genius for our league and golf event registration. Things will look a little different and it may take us some time to perfect things. Please be patient.

Georgia Brown
Golf Programs & Services Director
golfed.lpgaamaterus.columbus@gmail.com
Handicaps
This month's handicapping topic is Net Double Bogey.

Net Double Bogey is a relatively new term to many of us. It is the maximum allowable hole score a golfer may record for handicap purposes.

  • The primary reason for limiting the number of strokes a golfer can take is to prevent the occasional bad hole from impacting a player's Handicap Index too severely.
  • A secondary reason is that when the format of play allows, or when we are playing a recreational round, we can pick up once we've reached our Net Double Bogey limit. This helps speed up pace of play, which is always a hot topic on the course when we are following a group that we feel is playing too slowly.

The formula for calculating the Net Double Bogey is very simple.
Net Double Bogey = Double Bogey + any handicap strokes a golfer receives on a hole.

If a golfer posts hole-by-hole scores, the Net Double Bogey adjustment is automatically applied by GHIN or GolfNet as the golfer is entering her scores.

If a golfer opts to post only a front nine and back nine total score, then the golfer must know her Course Handicap for the course she is playing that day in order to calculate her Net Double Bogey limit. That can be done by consulting the GHIN or GolfNet handicapping system she is using to keep her handicap.

Click here to see several examples for scoring Net Double Bogey.

Kitty McGrievy
Handicap Committee
Membership News
Welcome New Members
We look forward to meeting you on the course or at an event soon!!

Gail Mullett and Stephanie Fisher
Happy Anniversary!
5 Years
Samantha Alberts, Cindy Boyd, Mary Hanley, Cindy Swope, Patricia Thum 
15 Years
Sally Oiler
Trivia
March Trivia
Send your answers to communicat.lpgaamateurs.columbus@gmail.com. Make sure you indicate which level question with your answer. Don't forget to include your name and email.
Players who play together with other players in the same group in individual stroke play are "partners".

True or False
As Player A is preparing to play onto the green, he asks Player B whether there is a bunker located behind the green and what the distance is to the center of the green. Player B answers both questions. What is the penalty?

A- There is no penalty.
B - Both players get the general penalty.
C - A gets four penalty strokes.
A and B are to play C and D in a four-ball match, however A arrives just after B, C and D have teed off at the third hole. A is not allowed to play for the side until the fourth hole but A gives advice to B during the play of the third hole. What is the ruling?

A- Player B gets a penalty of two strokes.
B - Side AB lose the hole.
C - There is no penalty.
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February Trivia
Congratulations to Carla Woodhouse who submitted CORRECT RESPONSES to all 3 questions in January!
Here are the answers to the February Trivia.

Beginner: The spare golf balls in a player’s bag are part of her equipment. TRUE

Intermediate: A flagstick is a movable obstruction. TRUE

Advanced: In a match, player A requests player B to lift B's ball that is on A's line of play. B refuses to do so. What is the ruling?

B - B loses the hole for failing to comply with A's request. See the penalty to Rule 15.3.


Amy Bouhall
Director Chapter Communications
News from Headquarters
Digital Membership ID Video Instructions
LPGA Amateurs sent an email to all members about the new 2021 Digital Membership ID Cards earlier this month. Members who have renewed their 2021 membership or joined since October 2020 received a separate email from ID123 with instructions on how to download the ID card on a mobile app. An instruction video is now available at this link to assist in creating the Digital Membership ID. 

If you did not receive an email with instructions on how to download your membership card, your membership is not active. To renew your membership, please click here. Members who renew their membership dues today or in the future will receive an email from ID123 the following business day to download the 2021 Membership ID card.
2021 Exclusive Membership Benefit
Facebook Live Events
A Facebook account is needed to participate in these events.
A request to join the group is required and will be reviewed by a Staff Member.
Identifying, Assessing and Adapting to YOUR Mental Golf Game Needs
LPGA Amateurs Facebook Live Event
Wednesday, March 10th at 7:00 PM EST
Hosted by LPGA Professional Ashaunta Epps
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Take Your Game from the Range to the Golf Course!
LPGA Amateurs Facebook Live Event
Monday, April 12th at 7:00 PM EDT
Hosted by LPGA Professional Sue Powers
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All previously recorded Webinars and Facebook Live events are available On Demand.

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Contact Us
Have something to share with the Chapter? If so, email it to Chapter Communications
 
LPGA Amateur Golf Assn.
Columbus, Ohio Chapter
P.O. Box 21806
Columbus Ohio 43221-0806
Board of Directors

President: Amanda Rich
President-Elect: Carla Woodhouse
Member Services: Luan Bonner
Member Recruitment: Julia Noschang
Communications: Amy Bouhall
Events & Activities: Ashley Jones
Marketing: Libby Villavicencio
Golf Programs & Services: Georgia Brown
Finance & Records: Kim Seibert
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