This year our Club Championship will be held August 9 & 10, on Saturday and Sunday. If you only play one day, you won’t be eligible for prize money and there will be no special requests for tee times as this is a flighted tournament. All players only playing one day will have the later tee times each day. The following are the rules for the Club Championship:

The Club Championship is a two day tournament at two different courses, Murphy Creek and Meadow Hills, with prize money awarded for low gross and low net in each flight. Members must play both days to be eligible for prize money and must adhere to the following rules:

• A member must be in good standing and have played a minimum of 25% (3) of the WWGL play dates prior to the two championship rounds.
• All official scorecards must be signed, attested and dated. If you find yourself playing as a twosome only, exchange cards and keep the other person's score. Under no circumstances should you keep your own score on the official tournament scorecard. You can attest your own score.
• Scorecards should include the first and last name of each player.
• Scores for both days of the championship tournament must be posted on the day of play. Scores must be posted as TOURNAMENT on both days. Players with three or more non-posts for the season, including championship rounds, may be disqualified.
• Questions regarding any of the rules should be addressed to a Board member immediately preceding or following the appropriate championship round.

Since we are playing Murphy Creek Saturday, the rough is still pretty tough but playable, so to speed up play, if you think you might be in the thick rough, go ahead and hit a provisional ball from the tee or spot you hit into the rough. If you cannot find your ball, use your provisional ball and take your penalty shot and continue the hole. This will save you time from having to go back to the tee or spot you hit your last shot. Just remember declare your provisional ball to the group and keep up with the group in front of you.

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There is a Rally for the Cure Golf Tournament at Saddle Rock on September 8. See attachment for details.

The city also has an email newsletter about Aurora golf that is available to all. To sign up go to www.golfaurora.com, scroll to the far right side of the page and select the green box to sign up. Karin Lorentzon is the editor and a member of our league. She always has lots of good information about golf opportunities in Aurora. You don’t have to be an Aurora resident to subscribe.

This year’s contest will be held at Glenmoor Country Club, September 29, which is a CWGA Club Championship Tournament. We’re looking for contestants and substitutes to represent the WWGL. The team must consist of one player from A (up to 12.0), B (10.0-20.0), C (18.0-28.0) and D (26.0-36.0) handicap range. We will form a team and pay for part of the $380 entry fee. If you are interested and available to play, please sign up on the sheet located in the League Box. We will randomly select the team closer to the CWGA sign up deadline, September 19.

Many members are making errors on posting their scores as it relates to their Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) or adjusted score.  ESC sets a maximum number of strokes that a player can post on any hole and is based upon that player’s Course Handicap not the player's Handicap Index. When posting scores, your GHIN Handicap Index is not your Handicap at the course you are playing.  You can check your course handicap by entering your GHIN handicap index on the Course Handicap link on the home page of the course computer.  It just takes a second to pull up. In some cases your course handicap could be higher or lower and could change the number of strokes you are allowed to post.

For handicap purposes, a player is required to adjust hole scores (actual or most likely)
when these hole scores are higher than the player’s maximum ESC number.
There is no limit to the number of holes on which a player can adjust hole scores. A
player must adjust all scores for handicap purposes, including tournament scores.

Example: Player A has a Handicap Index 19.4 and plays at course X with a Slope
Rating of 120, which converts to a Course Handicap of 20. Player A’s maximum
ESC number is 8 for course X. However, if Player A plays at course Y with a Slope Rating of 100, A’s Course Handicap is 18. Player A’s maximum ESC number is 7 for course Y. You do not need to know slope; these are just examples of how each course could be a different handicap. Therefore check at the course on the computer when in doubt or consult a board member for assistance.

To Apply ESC:
• Scan the scorecard for any hole where a score is higher than the maximum ESC number.
• Reduce higher scores to the maximum ESC number for handicap posting purposes.
• Post the adjusted gross score.

Please mark you calendar for Friday, September 12^th to attend the WWGL Banquet at Meadow Hills newly renovated banquet room. Cocktails and putting contest at 6PM, dinner will be a 6:45. There will be a lot of nice door prizes so plan to attend. Invitations will follow once details have been completed.

Next season we will be offering match play to our members. This will be handicapped and flighted. Stay tuned for more details and information. Hope we can get the majority of our members to participate as it should be a lot of fun.

If you play in more than one league you can get a refund of $15.00 for each additional league you belong to. Go to the CWGA website on our website under Golf Links, go to CWGA News, and look for multi-member rebate form. Complete it and mail or fax it to CWGA.