Women’s 18 Hole News Article for 2020
Teddi Swanson hits her second hole-in-one
Teddi Swanson, a Rossmoor Women's 18er, hit a hole-in-one on December 15 while playing with her husband, Bill Fuller. She used a Taylormade 3 wood for the 118-yard shot on Hole 10 of the Stanley Dollar course and watched her ball land on the green and then roll uphill...
18ers Holiday Lunch
By: Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent Members of the Rossmoor Women’s 18-Hole Golf Club celebrated with old and new friends at their annual holiday party in the Event Center on December 5th. Del Poirier, Social Chair, welcomed the group. She extended appreciation...
Janet Choi Hits Third Hole-in-One
Janet Choi, an 18er member, hit her third hole-in-one on November 14. Her ace was on the Dollar Course hole 4. She used her three wood for the 138 yard drive and her feat was witnessed by Nancy Groswird, Pat Deisem. and Mo Mobberley. Choi's two other aces were on...
18er Turkey Shoot
By: Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent The Rossmoor 18er golf club held their last tournament for the season on November 14. Forty two members participated in the low gross and low net Turkey Shoot outing. Congratulations to Janet Choi for her hole-in-one on hole...
18er Shamble Shamble Game
By: Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent A field of thirty three 18ers participated in the Shamble tournament on November 7. Each team member hit a drive and played their own ball from the selected best drive. Two best net balls for the team determined the scores....
Joanne Brennan Wins Charm Shootout
By: Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent Thirty-one 18er golfers teed off in freezing 40 degree temperatures on October 31. The six charm winners Janet Choi, Daisy Soo Hoo, Joanne Kim, Joan Baggett, Joanne Brennan and Garnet Shelly played in a shoot-out round for the...
18ers Halloween Bash
By: Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent A field of forty one 18ers participated in the annual Halloween Bash on October 24. Members had festive hats, wore face paint and many had orange and black outfits. The game was two best net balls with an orange ball rotating...
Garnet Shelly Wins Sixth Charm Day
By: Teddi Swanson - Club Correspondent Thirty three 18ers participated in the October 17 Charm and Eclectic tournament. Garnet Shelly shot a low net of 66 to win the October Charm event. Shelly will be joining Daisy Soo Hoo, Janet Choi, Joanne Kim, Joan Baggett,...
18ers Par Three Tournament
By: Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent On Thursday, October 3rd, 46 members of the 18ers played a Par Three Tournament. All of the holes on the Dollar Ranch course were set up as par threes with interesting tee box placements. The shortest hole was 64 yards and the...
FINAL SUMMARY FOR ROSSMOOR’S 2019 NCGA 12 MAN TEAM
The 2019 Team Match Play season ran July through August. The POD we were assigned to – via a pre-season agreement with the other clubs – was Rossmoor, Orinda, Sequoyah and Moraga. The Rossmoor team enjoyed visiting the clubs when we were the away team and hosting them...
ROSSMOOR SQUAD PUTS UP A GALLANT EFFORT AT MORAGA CC IN FINAL MATCH BUT LOSES
The Rossmoor Team Match Play (12 Man) squad traveled to Moraga Country Club on Aug 15th. It was a hot summer afternoon in their valley and the team gave it a fine effort despite not being able to field a full 12 man team (only 10 players) and the course difficulty....
ROSSMOOR BESTS SEQUOYAH 20-16
The Rossmoor Team Match Play (12 Man) squad hosted the players from the Sequoyah Country Club on Aug 5th. It was a warm summer afternoon in our valley and the team gave it a fine effort on our home course. Rossmoor won but the Sequoyah team put up a strong effort in...
18ers Play Stableford Game
by Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent The 18ers played a Stableford game on September 26. The two-person teams played stroke play where each player received 1 point for a net bogey, 2 points for a net par, 3 points for a net birdie, and 4 points for a net eagle. ...
Joanne Brennan Is Fifth Charm Winner
by Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent A field of twenty-five 18ers participated in the September 19 Charm and Eclectic tournament. Joanne Brennan shot a low net of 66 and is the September Charm Girl. Brennan will be joining the other charm winners for a shootout on...
Darlene Martel is 18ers Club Champion
By: Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent The 18ers held the Club Championship, the last major of the year, over three days: September 5, 10 and 12. Darlene Martel emerged as the winner with a low gross of 248. Her name will be engraved on the perpetual Championship...
18ers Play Two Net Best Ball
By Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent A field of thirty two 18ers participated in a two net best balls game for each team on August 29th. Here are the results: First flight: first place team Anna Kim, Nancy Park, Chun Kim (with a blind draw) team net score of 126,...
18ers Host Summer Fun Guest Day
By Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent The 18ers hosted the second guest day of the season with a field of 68 players from 21 different clubs on August 22. Frank Quallen and his team of ambassadors Howard Reich, Jim Graham and Phil Neff organized logistics for guest...
Joan Baggett Wins Fourth Charm
by Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent The Rossmoor 18er members played the fourth Charm and Eclectic event on August 15. A field of 29 members braved the heat with Joan Baggett winning the Charm event with a low net score of 64. Baggett will join the other charm...
2019 Classic Tournament Results
by Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent The 18ers Classic Tournament was held on August 1st and August 8th. A field of thirty four members participated in the event. The game was a two person team stroke play with one net best ball of the team against the other...
RMGC 12 MAN PUTS UP A GOOD FIGHT AT ORINDA CC ON THURS JUL 18 BUT LOSES THE AWAY MATCH BUT WINS THE AGGREGATE
RMGC 12 MAN PUTS UP A FIGHT BUT LOOSES TO ORINDA CC – HOWEVER, RMGC WINS THE AGGREGATE OF THE TWO MATCHES – 45-27 The Rossmoor Team Match Play (12 Man) squad traveled to Orinda Country Club on July 18th. It was a comfortable mid-summer afternoon in their...
RMGC 12 MAN LOSES TO MORAGA CC AT HOME
RESULTS OF 12 MAN MATCH WITH MORAGA CC ON THURSDAY, JULY 11 The Team Match Play (12 man) squad continued its 2019 season on Thursday, July 11 when it hosted Moraga. Moraga sent their big guns to Rossmoor in the presumption they could overpower the course...
18ers Play Nassau Tournament
by Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent The Rossmoor 18ers played a Nassau Tournament on July 25. A Nassau Tournament is basically three different competitions: low net scores for front nine, back nine and overall 18 hole score. Here are the results: First...
Janet Choi Wins Third Charm Day
by Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent The Rossmoor 18er members played the third Charm and Eclectic event on July 18. A field of 42 members participated with Janet Choi winning the Charm event with a low net score of 67. Choi will join the other charm winners in the...
18ers Blue and White Tournament
by Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent The Rossmoor 18ers played the Blue and White tournament on July 11. 44 members were paired by the golf shop and were divided into two teams. Two blue team members played against two white team members. The white team had a...
RMGC 12 MAN LOSES AT SEQUOYAH – 21-15 – THAT IS NOT A BAD LOSS NOW WE JUST HAVE TO BEAT THEM HERE BY MORE THAN 6 POINTS
The Rossmoor Team Match Play (12 Man) squad traveled to Sequoyah Country Club on June 27th. It was a fine early summer day on the bay and the team responded with an excellent performance despite the course difficulty for a retirement community team....
18ers Play On Creekside Course
by Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent The Rossmoor 18ers played the Creekside Course on June 27 so that the Niners could host their annual Guest Day Jamboree on the Stanley Dollar course. The 18ers played two rounds from the red tee boxes and could only use three...
CURTIS MITCHELL WINS 6TH STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP AND JOHN MCDONNELL WINS THE DIRECTORS CUP
CURTIS MITCHELL IS PRESENTED THE RMGC CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY FROM MARK HEPTIG AFTER WINNING THE 2019 RMGC STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - THIS IS MITCHELL'S SIXTH STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP JOHN MCDONNELL ACCEPTS THE DIRECTORS CUP TROPHY FROM MARK HEPTIG AFTER...
RMGC TWELVE MAN WINS BIG 29-7 IN OPENING MATCH AGAINST ORINDA CC (click here for complete story)
The RMGC Team Match Play squad, normally referred to as the 12 Man Team, commenced its 2019 season on Thursday, June 20. The season started well for our Rossmoor golfers as they racked up a resounding win against their visiting opponents from the Orinda...
Joan Munn gets hole-in-one
On June 22nd, Joan Munn shot a hole-in-one on the Creekside course on Hole 7. She used an 8 iron for the 102-yard shot. Congratulations, Joan!
Agnes Shin Is 2019 Handicap Champion
by Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent The Rossmoor 18ers Golf Club had their annual Handicap Tournament over three days, June 6, 18 and 20. The event was originally scheduled for May but was rescheduled due to inclement weather. This event is one of the 18ers two...
18ers Jus Golf Invitational
by Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent The Rossmoor Women’s 18ers and guest enjoyed a wonderful day on the course playing the 27th Jus Golf Invitational on June 13th with a field of 84 players. Invitational Chairwomen Gail Ramirez and Del Poirier ran the event with...
2019 INVITATIONAL WINNERS
RICK VOIGT AND CURTIS MITCHELL WIN THE INVITATIONAL TROPHY WITH A BEST BALL SCRATCH 70 FLIGHT WINNERS
18ers Play Two Best Net Balls
by Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent Thirty-nine Rossmoor 18ers played a game of two best net balls for each team on May 30. Below are the results for the day: First Flight: first place team of Joan Baggett, Olivia Hsueh, Joan Munn and Sue Yoon for a team score of...
PAR THREE TOURNAMENT WINNERS
PAR THREE TOURNAMENT WINNERS RMGC conducted its 2nd annual mixed club Par 3 Tournament. This year’s event was expanded to include players from the Ladies 9’ers Club vs having only the Ladies 18’ers Club last year. The Dollar Ranch course was converted to...
How to handle uncertainty about applying the Rules during a round – Part II. Stroke Play
by Joyce McCann, 18ers Rules Chair. Procedures for resolving Rules issues during a stroke play round (Rule 20.1c) are different than in match play (Rule 20.1b). In stroke play, you are playing against the entire field, whereas in match play you are only playing...
How to handle uncertainty about the Rules during a round – Part I. Match Play
by Joyce McCann, 18ers Rules Chair. The official tournament season has begun at Rossmoor. Inevitably, situations arise when there is uncertainty or disagreement about how to apply the Rules in a particular situation. Fortunately, the Rules include specific procedures...
RMGC BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS SENDING A LETTER TO TIM O’KEEFE CEO OF THE GOLDEN RAIN FOUNDATION IN REGARDS TO THE SAFETY OF GOLFERS BOTH IN GOLF CARTS AND AS PEDESTRIANS CROSSING STANLEY DOLLAR BOTH TO AND FROM THE GOLF SHOP AND DRIVING RANGE AREA (click here for complete article and letter)
The idea for this letter was brought before the Board of Directors by Past President Fred Sun during its May 13th meeting. President Pat Iacullo immediately took it for action and is the author of the letter which has been approved and endorsed by Director...
Agnes Shin Gets Fourth Hole-In-One
Agnes Shin celebrated her birthday by shooting a hole-in-one on hole 10 on May 10. She used a five hybrid for the 125 yard shot. Shin’s fourth hole-in-one was witnessed by Juna Lee, Ja Young Lee and Nancy Park.
18ers Host First Guest Day
by Daisy Soo Hoo - Club Correspondent Photo by Dan Rosenstrauch - Rossmoor News photographer The 18ers hosted the first guest day of the season with a field of 62 players on May 9. The day started with breakfast at Creekside Restaurant and a shotgun start at 8:30....
2019 INVITATIONAL SPONSORS – THEY DESERVE OUR SUPPORT – THANKS TO THEM OUR EVENT WILL BE AWESOME!!! (click here for names of sponsors)
2019 INVITATIONAL SPONSORS PLATINUM SPONSORS; TOYOTA WALNUT CREEK - NEW COROLLA AS HOE IN ONE PRIZE; XFINITY SILVER SPONSORS: HONDA WALNUT CREEK; MIKES AUTO BODY; ROSSMOOR SHOPPING CENTER OTHERS: CREEKSIDE GRILL; VIP GOLF CART SERVICES