Women’s 18 Hole News Article for 2020
HOME AND AWAY WINNERS AT CROW CANYON COUNTRY CLUB OCT 11 (click here to see the winners)
WINNERS H/H AWAY AT CROW CANYON C.C. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11, 2017 1st Place: $14.00 EACH Jim Pingatore Rich Wheeler Don Loustalet 2ND Place: $ 12.00 EACH Karl Stinson John Newman 3RD Place: $ 10.00 EACH Jack Meng Pang Man Dick Hurley CLOSEST TO THE PIN: Don Loustalet -...
2017 Classic Tournament Results
by Daisy Soo Hoo The 18ers played the final round of the annual Classic Tournament last Thursday. The golfers paired up with partners and played twosome net best ball in two rounds of 18 holes each. The best balls of partners for both rounds were added for the final...
Equipment and the Rules of Golf
Written by Joyce McCann, 18ers Rules Chair. First published in 2017. Updated to conform to the 2019 Rules. News flash – from the viewpoint of the Rules, it’s not just us playing golf, it’s also our “equipment”. Equipment includes anything we, our fellow competitors...
18ers finish East Bay Team Play in middle of the pack
The Rossmoor Women’s 18ers had a successful season in the East Bay Team Play league playing matches against teams from 13 other East Bay private golf clubs. The Rossmoor team began the season in first place after the first match but that lofty position in the...
NEW EVENT FOR OCT 2017 – 4 MAN SCRAMBLE REPLACES BEAT THE PRO ON WED OCT 18, 2017 (click here for more info)
The Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club announces that a (4) Man Scramble Tournament will take place on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. It will replace the Beat the Pro Event that had been previously published in the Membership Directory. Sign-up envelopes are now available in the...
GUEST DAY SCRAMBLE RESULTS WED SEP 20 – WITH FRONT NINE GREENS PUNCHED – THE PERSEVERANCE OPEN (Click here for full article)
On Wednesday 57 players showed up to test their skills on 9 out of the 18 holes having punched greens – so on the front nine with those greens punched it had to be more perseverance than skill to get to the real greens on the back nine and be able to find a real...
RMGC DUES TO INCREASE IN 2018 – NEW MEMBER AND RENEWAL APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE (click here for complete info)
This year there has been an increase in the dues by both the NCGA ($3.00) and the RMGC ($7.00) respectively. 2018 charges for the NCGA will now be $39 and $27 for the RMGC. The RMGC feels this is necessary in order to keep up with the quality of the events we sponsor....
18ers play “First on the Green” on Creekside course
The Rossmoor Women’s 18ers surrendered the Stanley Dollar course to the Niners for their guest day on September 21st while the 18ers played two rounds on the Creekside course in a “First on the Green” format. Two-person teams got one point for being the first on the...
What a relief, or not!
Written by Joyce McCann, 18ers Rules Chair. First published in 2017. Updated to conform to the 2019 Rules. A basic principle of golf is that the ball is to be played as it lies. However, there are times when we find our ball in positions that seem unfair (e.g., in...
Agnes Shin wins 18ers fifth Charm Day
Agnes Shin won the Rossmoor Women's 18-Hole Golf Club's fifth Charm Day with a low net of 69 on September 14. Second place winner Janice Davis, third place winner Nancy Park and fourth place winner Olivia Hsueh, all of whom shot net 70, had their three-way tie broken...
HOME AND AWAY WINNERS AT CONTRA COSTA CC SEPT 6 (CLICK HERE)
HOME AND HOME WINNERS (Contra Costa) Sept 6, 2017 1ST PLACE: Mike Weisenberg $11 Rick Thompson $11 Rich Scheffer $11 Manhar Gohel $11 2nd PLACE: Don Terry $8 Terry Dawkins $8 Seung Hong $8 Don Loustalet $8 3rd PLACE: James SooHoo $6 Burke Ferrari $6 David Smith $6...
Joyce McCann is the 2017 18er Women’s Golf Club Champion
by Teddi Swanson Joyce McCann won the 2017 Club Championship with consistent excellent play. McCann's name will be placed on the perpetual Championship trophy honoring Rossmoor Champions over the years. This is the most demanding format for the 18er ladies in the golf...
Final Standings EBTP 2017
RMGC MEMBER MEMBER TOURNAMENT RESULTS (click here for complete story)
BRUCE McDOUGALL AND JACK PHILLIPS CLAIM THE MEMBER MEMBER TROPHY Bruce McDougall and Jack Phillips were the overall winners of the RMGC Member Member two day tournament with a score of 53 points on Saturday and 39 on Wednesday for a total of 92. Their names will go on...
Relief from staked tree
Written by Joyce McCann, 18ers Rules Chair. First published in 2017. Updated to conform to the 2019 Rules. So you thought you could take relief from a staked tree at Rossmoor – well, now you can! During a recent 18ers Thursday play day, a player found her ball behind...
Final Standings DVTP 2017
Ball at Rest Moved – stroke play vs. match play
Written by Joyce McCann, 18ers Rules Chair. First published in 2017. Updated to conform to 2019 Rules. Rules may be applied differently in Stroke Play and Match Play – an example involving an errant drive and a careening golf cart at a team match play event. In a...
18ers play “Three Bad Holes”
The Rossmoor Women’s 18ers played “Three Bad Holes” on Thursday, August 17. Participants were allowed to subtract their worst scores for a par three hole, a par four hole and a par five hole from their scorecard after which 80 percent of their handicap was subtracted...
PAST PRESIDENT’S EVENT AUG 15 (click on headline)
RMGC Secretary Pat Iacullo hosted the Past President's Event for 2017 - and what a great job. There were 20 golf participants and one for just the heavy appetizers after. So 5 four man teams went off the Creekside course, which is in better shape than Dollar, in a...
HOME AND AWAY EVENT AUG 16 AT ROUND HILL COUNTRY CLUB (Always Click on Title for complete article)
HOME AND AWAY EVENT AT ROUND HILL COUNTRY CLUB AUG 16 – RESULTS AND RECAP On Wednesday, with a beautiful California summer day, 38 RMGC participants ventured to challenge the links at Round Hill Country Club. The course, especially the greens proved challenging but in...
RMGC 12 MAN TEAM FINAL RESULTS
Rossmoor 12 Man Final Results The final match was held on July 27 and pitted Contra Costa CC against Rossmoor on the Dollar golf course. The “4C's” team was sporting an impressive no loss season until they ran into the “men of the Ross”. When the final tally was...
HOME AND AWAY WINNERS AT MORAGA AUG 10
WINNERS : H/H AWAY Moraga: Thursday, August 10, 2017 1st Place: Chuck Moran $15.00 2nd Place: Don Terry $12.00 3rd Place: Manhar Gohel $10.00 4th Place: James SooHoo $8.00 Bill Herrick $8.00 5th Place: Jack Meng $7.00 CLOSET TO PIN: Manhar Gohel 4’-3” Don Terry...
18ers play “Blind Nine” tournament
On Thursday, August 10, forty 18ers played a “blind nine” tournament in which nine random holes were used on each player’s scorecard and then half the player’s handicap was subtracted to determine the final score. Winners in the first flight were Joyce McCann, first...
Yuko Tsang hits her first hole-in-one & Claudia Terry gets an eagle
Yuko Tsang a member of the ladies 18 hole golf club sank her first hole-in-one on the Creekside Golf Course on August 5. Yuko used a Callaway 6 iron and a Titleist golf ball to sink this shot on hole 7. The hole-in-one was witnessed by Yan Sun a member of the lady...
Yuko Tsang sinks her first hole-in-one
Yuko Tsang a member of the ladies 18 hole golf club sank her first hole-in-one on the Creekside Golf Course on August 5. Yuko used a Callaway 6 iron and a Titleist golf ball to sink this shot on hole 7. The hole-in-one was witnessed by Yan Sun a member of the lady...
HOME AND AWAY WINNERS AT SEQUOYAH AUG 3
WINNERS : H/H AWAY Sequoyah: Thursday, August 3, 2017 FIRST FLIGHT: 1st Place: Bart Moore $8.00 1st Place: Bill Herrick $8.00 3rd Place: Cecil Chang $5.00 SECOND FLIGHT: 1st Place: Bruce McDougall $8.00 1st Place: Jack Phillips $8.00 2nd Place: Rich Jones $6.00 2nd...
HOME AND HOME WINNERS RICHMOND AND CROW CANYON AUG 2
HOME AND HOME WINNERS (Richmond and Crow Canyon) August 2, 2017 1ST PLACE: James SooHoo $13 1ST PLACE: Philip Neff $13 2nd PLACE: Bart Moore $12 2ND PLACE: Norm Foisy $12 3rd PLACE: Roger Svoboda $11 3rd PLACE: Ping Tze $11 4th PLACE: Burke Ferrari $10 4th PLACE: Mat...
2017 Blue and White Tournament
Thursday, August 3 the 18er ladies played in their annual Blue and White Tournament. Players are matched up by the golf shop with ladies having similar handicaps. They are then put on either a Blue or White team. This year's winners were the Blue team and for that...
Daisy Soo Hoo wins fourth Charm Day
The Rossmoor Women’s 18ers Golf Club had its fourth Charm Day tournament last Thursday. Daisy Soo Hoo won with a low net of 65. Other winners for the day’s competition were as follows: First flight first place winner: Daisy Soo Hoo; second place winner: Jane Lee with...
“Known or Virtually Certain”
Written by Joyce McCann, 18ers Rules Chair. First published in 2017. Updated to conform to the 2019 Rules. A Useful Phrase to Remember – “Known or Virtually Certain” Two incidents occurred recently on hole #14 that highlight the importance of the phrase “known or...
18ers Mutt and Jeff tournament winner is Grace Nitta
On July 27, forty 18ers went out to play in a Mutt and Jeff tournament where the winner was decided by totaling the scores of all the par 3 holes and the par 5 holes and then subtracting half of the player’s handicap for a final number. Grace Nitta won the first...
RMGC 2017 MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (Click on this headline for the complete article)
THE RMGC 2017 MATCH PLAY CHAMPION - DAVE BOSLEY Chuck Moran on the left and Dave Bosley on the right played in the Final Match of the 2017 RMGC Match Play Championship. Bosley defeated Moran 3 and 2 after a determined and dogged challenge by Moran. Moran plagued by a...
Sprinkler head on the apron of the green
Written by Joyce McCann, 18ers Rules Chair. First published in 2017. Edited to conform to 2019 Rules. A Little-Known Rossmoor Local Rule: Sprinkler head on the apron of the green Recently, during the 18ers 4th of July Shotgun, a player found herself on the apron of...
HOME AND HOME WINNERS FOR SEQUOYAH AND MARIN JULY 12
HOME AND HOME WINNERS (Sequoyah) July 12, 2017 1ST PLACE: James SooHoo $16 1ST PLACE: Cecil Chang $16 1ST PLACE: Dick Walsh $16 2ND PLACE: Bert Lee $12 2nd PLACE: Mike Weisenberg $12 3rd PLACE: John McDonnell $10 3rd PLACE: James McNamara $10 3rd PLACE: Seung Hong $10...
18ers Day-trip to Hawaii For July Guest Day
by Linda Scheffer A full field of the 18ers and their guests enjoyed a Hawaiian-themed golf event, “Hawaii Calls.” Many wore aloha shirts bringing a colorful Hawaiian flare to the course. The day began with registration and a full breakfast at Creekside. The ladies...
RMGC 12 MAN TEAM TRAVELLED TO CROW CANYON WITH HIGH HOPES – BUT CROW CANYON GOT REVENGE (click on this headline for complete article)
By fielding a strong team for the away match at Crow Canyon on July 6, captains Moran and Sun were looking forward to our continued accumulation of total points needed to advance to the 12 man championship round held in August. However, Crow Canon returned to form on...
Results for June 29 & July 6
The Rossmoor Women’s 18ers Tournament Chair Denise Pratt has been organizing a fun assortment of games for Thursday play days. June 29th was a Nassau game with players competing to win low net on the front nine holes of Dollar Ranch, the back nine holes, and of course...
BLACKHAWK HOME AND HOME AWAY RESULTS JUL 5
WINNERS : H/H AWAY Blackhawk: Wednesday, July 5, 2017 FIRST FLIGHT: 1st Place: Fred Sun $16.00 2nd Place: Rick Thomson $11.00 3rd Place: Jae Shin $7.00 SECOND FLIGHT: 1st Place: Bob Smith & James SooHoo $16.00 2nd Place: Buzz Kiley $11.00 3RD Place: Bob Thomson...
MORAGA STUNS RMGC 12 MAN TEAM ON DOLLAR RANCH
12 Man NCGA Tournament Rossmoor Hosts Moraga CC The Rossmoor team eagerly awaited their match with Moraga CC on June 29. Coming off a solid performance at home earlier in June against Crow Canyon CC, the Rossmoor team was prepared for the match. However, the Moraga...
RMGC HOSTING CONTRA COSTA AND MORAGA COUNTRY CLUBS RESULTS
On Wednesday, June 28th the RMGC hosted 64 golfers from Contra Costa and Moraga Country Clubs It was another awesome event with breakfast, lunch, fun golf and tremendous camaraderie. These events continue to allow our club to show off our great golf course and...