Women’s 18 Hole News Article for 2020
2022 Man of the Year
Pat Iacullo – Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club 2022 Man of the Year At the RMGC’s annual meeting on Monday, November 14, Pat Iacullo was announced as the “Man of the Year.” Pat was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Pat was an architect in New York for several firms...
Final Play Day – Orange Ball
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent Of all the tournaments that are played throughout the year, 18ers feel the “Orange Ball” game is the most fearsome. The format puts tremendous pressure on the player whose turn it is to play with the orange ball. The dubious honor...
Holiday Cocktail & Mocktail Party Coming in December
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent The holiday season has arrived and this year the 18ers holiday party planning committee is holding nothing back. The event, to be held on Wednesday, December 7, in the Donner Room of the Event Center, will be filled with glitter...
18ers Play Nassau Game
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent Nassau was the game’s format when the 18ers played Thursday, November 10. Nassau is 18 holes, net stroke play, with three ways to win, front nine, back nine and overall 18 holes. All winners each received $7.00. First flight...
Nancy Park Wins Charm Playoff
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent Nancy Park continued her winning streak with a triumph at the Charm Day playoff, last Thursday, November 3. Six hopeful women, winners in the individual qualifying rounds, went to battle on that cold November morning. Nancy’s net...
Witch Hunt – Halloween Bash
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent 18ers play with which witch is which? On October 27, 53 Women 18ers joined the spooky tournament, fully understanding that there may be more tricks than treats. Not only were foursomes created randomly, players didn’t know which...
Match Champion
Click Bogey Bear Stands with new 2022 RMGC Champion 1
Orinda Home and Away
Gentlemen, A great day at Orinda. Good weather, good food and great camaraderie. This was our last Away event of the season, and we did well on the winner's podium. We had 4 players finishing in First place(s), 4 finishing in Second, and 3 finishing in Third. First...
$10 discount
Hello RMGC Golfers, So far 56 of you have taken advantage of the $10 discount to renew your memberships in the Rossmoor Men's Golf Club and the NCGA. Check out the 11 new members on the attached RMGC Member List and give them a call to play some golf. Renewal forms...
NUTTS – Net Score + Putts = Winner!
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent On Thursday, October 20, the 18ers enjoyed a most interesting format, called NUTTS. Although it sounds like players might be disgusted with their game, or maybe collecting the bountiful acorns on the golf course, NUTTS is actually...
Local Rules Adopted by the Women’s 18ers Golf Club
Written by Joyce McCann - 18ers Rules Chair Since the Rules of Golf take up 326 pages, excluding 40 additional pages of Definitions, one might think there would be no need for Local Rules. But, no. Sixty-four pages at the end of the Rules of Golf are devoted to...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Giving and Getting Advice During a Round of Golf
The Do’s and Don’ts of Giving and Getting Advice During a Round of Golf (Corrected for 2023 Rules) By Joyce McCann, 18er Rules Chair Several rules of golf deal with the do’s and don’ts of giving or gaining different types of information during a round of golf...
18ers Play at Contra Costa Invitational
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent One of the many joys and privileges of playing with the 18ers is getting to know women golfers in public and private golf clubs. The sisterhood of women’s golf is hugely rewarding with friendships that last a lifetime. This October...
Charm & Eclectic Round 5 – Nancy Park Wins
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent Nancy Park, posting an amazing net score of 63, last Thursday, October 13, won the final spot in the year-long quest for “Charm Girl.” Nancy had some tough competition as three others in her flight, Marsha Jennings, Olivia Hsueh...
Member Guest Event
On Wednesday, the Rossmoor Men's Golf club held a member-guest tournament on the Stanley Dollar Ranch Golf Course. Winners of flight #1 with a score of 9 under par (63) were Chris and Jim Gschwend. Winners of flight #2 with a score of 14 under par (58) were Greg Gould...
RMGC Par 3 Tounament
RMGC Par 3 Tounament On Friday evening, October 7, the Rossmoor Men's Golf Club held a par 3 tournament on the Stanley Dollar Ranch Golf Course, Each hole on the 18 hole golf course was turned into a par 3 with yardage between 80 and 165 yards from tee to green....
Tee Off 4 Tatas – Breast Cancer Fundraiser for HERS
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent On October 6, the 18ers played “Tee Off 4 Tatas,” a fundraiser for the HERS organization. $1500 was raised for HERS, which provides services and prosthetics for women recovering from Breast Cancer treatment. Members from the Men’s...
18ers Play with Mutt & Jeff & Sally
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent The 18ers played with Mutt and Jeff last Thursday during their weekly tournament; Mutt, being a three-par hole and Jeff, being a five-par. The player, nicknamed “Sally,” during the round, had to use her score on the three pars and...
Twilight Golf tournament
Twilight Golf On Friday 9/23 the second to last Twilight Golf tournament was held There were 144 golfers (tournament was sold out) who played either the upper 9 holes or the lower 9 holes on the Dollar Ranch Golf Course. The golf carts were lined up on the street...
Match Play Tournament
The Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club will have their annual Match Play Tournament in October. The 18 hole tournament, played on the Dollar Ranch Golf Course, is a handicapped event and the participants will be divided into flights of 8. The first match will be on Saturday,...
Six-Six-Six
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent Joan Binnings and Lana Yagle, Tournament Co-Chairs, devised a unique format, never before enjoyed by the Women 18ers for the Thursday, September 21, play day. The tournament, named Six-Six-Six, meant partners played six holes as a...
“Spring Cleaning”
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent An industrious handful of 18ers took advantage of the recent cooler days to do some long-overdo “spring” cleaning. Denise Pratt, MaryAnn Higgins, Margo Dutton, Claudia Terry, Teddi Swanson and Toni Snyder risked life and limb...
October 6 Tee Off for Tatas!
by Laura Kim & Maryjean Kidd October is Breast Cancer Awareness month! We will be sponsoring a fundraiser for the HERS Breast Cancer Foundation (https://hersbreastcancerfoundation.org/) and will invite RMGC to join us for golf on October 6. The registration fee...
Contra Costa Home and Away Results
Gentlemen, We had a prize pool for Contra Costa, and with 6 winners (3 first place, 2 Second place, and 1 Third place) gives a unit value of $5. Congratulations to Lee, Broxham, and Scheffler for their 1st Place finishes. Their ProShop accounts are now $15 richer. $10...
Claudia Terry dominates 2022 18ers Club Championship
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent This is Claudia Terry’s second consecutive club championship win and her second best cumulative score in the most stressful and prestigious golf event of the Rossmoor Women 18ers Golf Club. Terry posted a remarkable three-day...
18ers Fundraiser to Promote Breast Cancer recovery
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a month to increase awareness and provide support for all those affected by breast cancer. The Rossmoor Women 18ers Golf Club is sponsoring a fundraiser for the HERS Breast Cancer...
Cal Women’s Rugby Benefit Golf Tournament
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent Three Rossmoor 18ers, Claudia Terry, Teddi Swanson and Janice Davis, participated in a fundraiser for Cal Berkeley Women’s Rugby Team on September 4, at Chardonnay Golf Club. Anticipating the extreme heat, the tournament sponsors...
Club Championship
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent Club Champion is the most prestigious honor a player can achieve in the Rossmoor 18ers golf club. The winner receives a monetary award and her name on the perpetual trophy located in the cabinet outside the Pro Shop. This is a...
EBTP at Oakhurst vs Green Valley CC
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent The Rossmoor EBTP team played at Oakhurst Country Club on August 31, competing against Green Valley, in the final match of the year. The Rossmoor team scored 25.5 gross points and 28.5 net points. Green Valley got 28.5 gross...
Claudia Terry shoots fourth hole-in-one
Claudia Terry had a hole-in-one on Sunday, August 28, during an equally impressive round of 78. It happened early in the round on hole 4, using her Ping 5 iron to a white flag, at 138 yards. This is her fourth ace and the second one in 2022 as she scored an ace on...
RMGC Member Member Tournament
RMGC Member member 2022
Rules Seminar was a Hit
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent The “Rules Gala Seminar” was held Monday, August 22, in the Event Center before an eager crowd of almost 130 golfers from the women's 18ers, 9ers, and men’s golf club. The seminar was presented by two experienced NCGA and USGA...
Groundkeeper Honored
On Monday, August 15, the Rossmoor Men's Golf Club hosted a lunch for the golf course groundskeepers. At that lunch the RMGC president Ed O'Dea presented a retirement gift to Norberto Lopez. Norberto was retiring from his work as a golf course crew foreman after 30...
Theresa Kim shoots her first hole-in-one!
Theresa Kim had a thrill of a lifetime, on Saturday, August 20, when she hit a perfect shot off the 16 tee which landed in the hole right next to the flagstick. She said, “I didn’t see the ball on the green” and asked Sue Yoon and Sophia Kim, who were playing with...
Theresa Kim shoots her first hole-in-one!
Theresa Kim had a thrill of a lifetime, on Saturday, August 20, when she hit a perfect shot off the 16 tee which landed in the hole right next to the flagstick. She said, “I didn’t see the ball on the green” and asked Sue Yoon and Sophia Kim, who were playing with...
Charm & Eclectic Round 5 – Jayoung Lee Wins
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent Jayoung Lee found herself once again in the winner's circle for her great play on August 18, in the fifth Charm Day competition. The previous week she and her partner Jane Lee had a winning score in the two-day Classic tournament,...
EBTP at Round Hill vs Crow Canyon CC
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent The Women 18ers East Bay Team competed at Round Hill against Crow Canyon Country Club on Thursday, August 16, earning more points for their overall standings in the league. East Bay Team Play (EBTP) consists of 14 East Bay Country...
2022 Classic Tournament Results
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent Robin Moreau and Pil Choo won overall in the two-day Classic tournament, besting Jayoung Lee and Jane Lee using the USGA tie-breaking card-off method. Although both teams had impressive scores of 14 under par, Robin scored a net...
Rossmoor Scramble, Elimination
The Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club held a golf tournament on August 10, 2022 on The Dollar Ranch Golf Course. The tournament was a 4 man Rossmoor scramble. On a Rossmoor Scramble, all 4 golfers tee off and the best tee shot is chosen. The person whose shot was chosen marks...
Orinda Country Club Open Day Attracts 18ers
by Janice Davis - Club Correspondent Nine Rossmoor 18ers traveled to Orinda Country Club on Thursday, August 11, to participate in the WGANC legacy Open Day. Open Days are special opportunities to play at private country clubs throughout Northern California, paying...