Senior Mens Golf Association - North Ridge Country Club
Raleigh NC USA
News and Mailings - 2008
This Web page is kept here simply for "keeping"-sake! Who knows... someone may want to browse through what was here in 2008.
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2008 SGA Match Play
Bracket-1 Champions:
Jim Hickman & Al SpicerBracket-2 Champions:
Bernie Roach & Fuller Honeycutt- SGA Fall Dinner
Wednesday, October 22nd
This is the final event for the 2008 SGA season, and judging by past experience, one of the very best. It includes a gourmet sit-down dinner in the Ballroom, beer and wine courtesy of the SGA, a cash bar, and the opportunity to hear another "joke" from our outgoing president! All for just $24 per person. Don't miss out on this great event. Call the receptionist (846-9667) to make your reservation now.
To see the official Flyer, sent recently to the SGA (by Tom Starr), click on the following. If you have any trouble reading the Flyer, contact our Webmaster.
- SGA Championship Tournament
Tuesday 14 October 2008
Our annual SGA Golf Championship was played Tuesday, 14 October 2008.
The rules of play were:
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All play will be from the White Tees using 90% of established handicaps.
- Flight A (50 to 64)
- Fight B (65 to 69)
- Flight C (70 to 74)
- Flight D (74 and up)
A 9:30 AM shotgun start on the Lakes golf course, and SGA-sponsored buffet luncheon immediately following the completion of play.
Cost of this event was $5.00.
Four flights based on the following age brackets:
Prize money as Golf Shop Credits to Low Gross and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Low Nets in each flight; exact amounts of prizes depend upon the actual number of participants. Plaques will also be awarded to the Low Gross and Low Net winners in each flight, and the Overall Low Gross winner will have receive an “SGA Champion 2008" plaque.
(Click below for 2008 results and some photos)
- What Tee Should I play? - Tuesday Tournaments
Recently, a discussion came up regarding the SGA and Tuesday tee-play recommendation/stroke adjustment and if there should be an age limit in such.
The tournament committee has removed any age restriction and recommends that you follow USGA guidelines for our Tuesday events. Play the tee that you are comfortable with. Simply adjust your handicap as per course ratings. Generally, this means, for Tuesday events:
100% handicap
Blue tees - blue tee handicap plus 2
White tees - white tee handicap
Red tees - red tee handicap minus 4To contact us about this change, feel free to contact anyone on the "Contact Us" page of this Website either directly or by eMail -- or, send a message to: Webmaster@NRCCSeniorMensGolf.org and we will get back to you. Also, you may use this site's Discussion area (via the Website navigation at the top of each of our Web pages) for comments if you prefer that approach.
Thank you for your cooperation and participation in our Tuesday events!
The Pro Shop adds this comment to events that the club sponsors: They recommend that a player in club tournaments play from the tee where their handicap has (mostly) been established. The "mostly", I would assume, implies at least over half of your rounds played are from a tee on which you play during a tournament. I do not know if the SGA tournament committee feels the same; this will sort itself out over time and any resulting future discussions if the issue arises.
- Misc. Tournaments
SGA Shotgun Tuesday August 15, 2008 Results - In Photo-format
SGA Shotgun Tuesday July 8, 2008 Results - In Photo-format
LGA - Senior Men's Centurian June 17, 2008
- News
August 12, 2008
Thanks for participating in the August 12 Reverse Shotgun / lunch.
Since many continue to ask, "what's a reverse shotgun?", here's the answer:
In a reverse shotgun, player groups are assigned to starting holes as follows: 1, 18, 17,16,15, and so on, through to the last group playing. Then, after the last group plays through hole 1, the course can be opened for regular play starting at the first tee. If only half the course is filled, the time during which the course would be closed to regular play can be as little as about 2 hours.
Had the players been assigned to holes in the order 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., as in a regular shotgun, the course would need to be kept closed until everyone was finished, irrespective of how many were playing, which gives a minimum closed period of about 4 hours.
- Other Mailings
Periodically, the SGA committee sends eMails and/or other mailings to members.
Click on the following to access:
eMail Sent April 19, 2008 Regarding Swing Into Spring White Tee Flight
The purpose of this Web site is to provide information related to the above as well as to provide a central place for inter-member (SGA-related) communication.
