CCMGA NEWSLETTER
July, 2002                                               Newsletter Archives
   
Published by the Cave Creek Men's Golf Association 

BACK TO BASICS

Our Saturday August 17 tournament will be individual stroke play, 
gross and net. This l8 hole contest will feature an Open, Senior 
(50 -64) and Super Senior (65 to I can’t believe I’m still playing) 
divisions. The youngsters will play from the Blue tees. The 
geriatric divisions will ease it out there from the White tees. 
A valid USGA handicap is a must unless you enjoy playing at scratch. 
All this action can be yours for a $20 check payable to CCMGA. 
The entry deadline is Sunday August 11.

WERE YOU RIGHT?

In match play it is possible to win by a score of 13 and 11. 
Here’s how. Player A wins the first seven holes. In the course 
of those holes, Player B uses more than 14 clubs, violates the 
local rule regarding the use of only one brand and type of ball 
during a stipulated round and uses a cart when conditions of play 
prohibit riding.  In each case, one hole is deducted from the score 
for each hole at which a breach occurred (with a maximum deduction 
of two holes per round). Golf Journal/Dec-Nov.2002


DISCOUNT SUSPENDED

Apparently feeling CCMGA members were getting a benefit other public 
links golfers were not, city auditors recently eliminated our 20% 
pro shop discount. However, the Golf Division of Parks and Rec. is 
still hoping some type of compromise can be worked out. Meanwhile, 
keep in mind that most of the items in the shop have been discounted 
already, and they generally will meet a lower advertised price. 
Mark and the shop staff work closely with CCMGA on tournaments and 
other matters, and they have earned our support.  Keep in mind, too, 
they weren’t the ones who eliminated the discount.  

LOOKING FOR...

the names of past Club Champions.  Seems there once was a trophy 
with the names on it, but it can’t be found.  Plans are underway 
to replace it with a plaque with room for the names of all our 
Club Champions. Scratch your heads, particularly you long-time 
members, and see if you can come up with a valid name and the year 
he won. Maybe someone even has an old list or the trophy stashed 
in his garage.  In any event, if you have a name or names, please 
drop them in an envelope marked 'Club Championship Trophy' and 
leave it in the pro shop. 

SECRET'S OUT!

Why is called the Razz or RAZZ, if you prefer?  Barry Bevec, a 
veritable treasure trove of club lore, says he knows.  No, he will 
tell you, the letters aren’t an acronym for 'Rattlesnakes Always 
Zig Zag.' It’s the word itself that holds the key, he assures us.  
In the early days, it was common, he said, to hear such 
inspirational words as  "Do you always close your eyes before you 
swing?" or "Does your husband play?" or "Your last shot looked 
like an Elephant’s ass, it was high and it stunk." You get the 
picture. The razzing became so prolific that someone, no one 
remembers whom, said, in frustration, "This isn’t golf, it’s a 
razz." That’s Barry’s story, and he’s stuck with it. The editor 
will give equal time to any member who has another version of 
how it became the Razz. 

COOL MAN, COOL

With each passing triple digit day, the Prescott away tournament 
on August 3 looks better and better.

There is still room, and time, to enter this two man best ball. 
See the entry blank for more details. 

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

There’s a lot more to ccmga.net than the Forum and tournament 
scores. Click on Golf Encyclopedia. Here you’ll find a 
wealth of information about handicaps, rules and other aspects 
of the game all avid golfers should know. You can also stay 
in touch with local, national and international golf doings 
at the same site. Try it, you’ll like it.

DESERT GREENER

Have you noticed all the new trees sprouting up around the course? 
Bob Lytle says most of them have been donated by Moon Valley 
Nursery. Mighty neighborly wouldn’t you say?

WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT

"On the golf course, a man may be the dogged victim of inexorable 
fate, be struck down by an appalling stroke of tragedy, become 
the hero on an unbelievable melodrama, or the clown in a 
side-splitting comedy - any of these within a few hours, 
and all without having to bury a corpse or repair a tangled 
personality."  Robert Tyre Jones 
 

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