MEMBER HANDICAP INDEX (H.I.)The latest Members' Handicap Indices directly from the NCGA GHIN server
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2018 $WEEP$How our members are doing in both HOME and AWAY tournaments for the tournament year (from Oct 2017 to Sept 2018)
2018 Sweeps Winner
Joe Crosetti |
2018 IRONMANHow many Home and Away tournaments our members play in during the tournament year (from Oct 2017 to Sept 2018)
2018 IRONMAN
Doug Ellsworth |
2018 ANNUAL CLUB MEETING & DINNER
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The 27th Annual Club Meeting & Dinner was held on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Michael's Restaurant at Shoreline GC, Mt. View
ELECTIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS
Four incumbants were re-elected for a 2 year term: President - C. Winkleman Secretary - D. Fukuma Budget Chair - J. Smith Home Tournament Chairs - L. Curb, B. Pardini, J. Tanaka RECOGNIZING OUR LONG TIME MEMBERS
5 YEARS B Cheney G Friedenbach P Simons 10 YEARS S Anderson O Gelormini C Martin 15 YEARS J Crosetti M Inouye B Lucid J Marsh R Severin C Tyler M Uyehara C Winkleman 20 YEARS - Jack Crossman 25 YEARS - Lou Menacho |
ANNUAL AWARDS
CLUB CHAMPION - Joe Crosetti NET CHAMPION - Krishna Arvind AWAY CHAMPION - Chris Brown SWEEPS WINNER - Joe Crosetti IRONMAN - Doug Ellsworth MEDVEDEFF ECLECTIC WINNER - Bill Foster MOST IMPROVED GOLFER - Steve Tsuchida 
CLUB CHAMPION Joe Crosetti with Wink impersonator
IRONMAN winner Douglas Ellsworth with VP Hedlund
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2018 NEW MEMBERSDavid Bald - Sunnyvale
Steven Anderson - Palo Alto Richard Deep - Sunnyvale Robert Elwood - Redwood City George Friedenbach - Santa Clara Bob Imai - Mountain View Don Kinney - Sunnyvale Terry Won - Milpitas Call or email to play in the next tournament |
BOARD MEETINGSSSGC Board of Directors met on Aug 7, 2018 at Sunnyvale Muni Pro Shop
Meeting minutes are available on the FOR MEMBERS ONLY page at this site Next Board meeting is on Nov 6 @ 9am 2019 Board Meetings Feb 5 - May 7 - Aug 6 - Nov 5 |
RULES & RULINGS
LOST BALL CONCESSION (2/7/2017)The Board of Directors on Feb 7, 2017 reiterated a ruling on how to play a lost ball when a provisional is not played in SSSGC events.
First of all, a player should always hit a provisional ball whenever there is a chance of the ball going Out of Bounds (OB) or not finding his ball. However, to speed up play, if a player cannot find his ball and did not hit a provisional, he must take a drop where he thinks the ball was lost and take a 2 stroke penalty instead of going back to the previous spot and hitting another ball. As an example, if his tee shot is lost, he is lying 3, hitting 4. LIFT, CLEAN & PLACE
When Lift, Clean & Place is allowed, it may be "only in the fairway" you are playing OR it may be "through the green" (everywhere except for hazards).
MAX HANDICAP RAISED (8/2/2016)The maximum handicap index for SSSGC members was raised from 36.4 to 45.0 in both Home and Away events
This increased the H.I. of 5 of our members in 2016 and 2 members in 2018 |
OUT-OF-BOUNDS REMOVED (12/12/2016)OB markers between holes # 1 & 2 and also between # 16 & 17 have been removed at Sunnyvale Muni.
OB markers are placed inside a golf course to prevent players from using adjacent fairways to gain an advantage. Since there is no advantage to being in #2 fairway when playing hole #1, the OB has been removed. Same reason for removing the OB on #16. FROM OUR HANDICAP CHAIRMANWhen players compete from different tees, an adjustment is necessary to account for the difference in COURSE RATINGS between the tees
For example, at Sunnyvale: Course Rating for the Men's White tees = 67.9 Course Rating for the Men's Red tees = 65.4 The difference between the two ratings is 2.5 which rounds up to 3 strokes So an adjustment of 3 strokes must be ADDED to the Course Handicap of the higher rated (WHITE Tee) player OR alternatively, DEDUCTED from the Course Handicap of the lower rated (RED Tee) player Click the button below to read an informative article on this matter from the Summer 2016 NCGA Golf magazine |
NEW GIFT CERTIFICATE SYSTEMIn January 2017, a new system for gift certificates/cards was started at SV Muni.
A plastic card with an assigned number has been issued to each member of the club. This is his account card. When a member wins at either a home or away event, that amount is credited to his account. The member can then use the winnings in his account at the pro shop. This system is similar to a debit card. |
REFER A NEW MEMBER - Get A Free Round of Golf (8/14/15)A free round (green fees) at Sunnyvale Muni GC will be given to a member who refers a new member to the club ("referred by" on the membership form).
When SSSGC receives the new member's application form and check, a credit for green fees will be placed in the account of the referring member. The member must be identified on the form as the referring member. Members can use the credit to pay for green fees or merchandise at the pro shop. |