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


MATCH PLAY STREAMLINED

The knock on match play tournaments is that they often last too long, and 
opponents are forever trying to find a tee time they both can make. This 
year, however, our tournament will be played on just three weekend days, 
June 22,23 and 29. The Championship Flight will play at scratch from the 
Blue Tees.  All other flights will play from the Whites.  Players in these 
flights will give or receive strokes based on the difference in their 
handicaps. The winner of the Championship Flight will be the CCMGA Match 
Play Champion. All other winners will be Flight Champions. The entry fee 
is $20. The entry deadline is June l5. For more details see the entry form 
on our website or pick one up in the Pro Shop.

ALPHABET SOUP IN JULY

This season’s ABCD Two Better Ball Gross and Net Tournament will be 
Saturday, July 13.  Eighteen holes stroke play with A & B players teeing 
it from the Blues. C & D players will play from the Whites. The entry fee 
is $20, You can sign up using the entry form in the May Newsletter, download 
one from our website or pick one up in the Pro Shop The entry deadline is 
5:00 p.m. July 7.

KUDOS

To David Bray, Terry Kennealy, Ted Nelson, Dave Simmers and Steve Willis 
who were in the money in the Phoenix City Championship held at Encanto.  
If we missed any other members who also did well in this event, please 
let the editor know.

Summer sense

It’s an old Arizona story that bears repeating.  Excessive heat can kill you.  
So you don’t have to 'hit a shot and drag George' please: drink plenty of 
liquids. Because beer dehydrates you save that drink for the 19th hole. 
Don’t stint on the sun bloc. Wear a hat, preferably one with a brim or one 
you can soak with water. Carry a wet towel. Keep your blood pressure in 
check even after a skulled shot.

Dry and drier

It’s no secret. We’re in a drought and water conservation is a must. While 
Cave Creek expects to get all the water it needs to keep the course in good 
shape, some of the rough areas will get less attention this year.  Course 
Superintendent Bob Lytle points out that our course has 150 acres of turf. 
That’s a lot more than can be allocated today for course construction.  Bob 
also says two of his goals this year are to level out more tees and 
eliminate major wet spots.

Don’t bet the farm

Next time you’re in the grill with your buddies ask them, " In match play 
what’s the largest margin of victory the winner can have?"  
Look for the answer in next month’s newsletter.

Did you know?

Of the roughly 15,000 golf courses in the U.S., nearly 75 percent are 
open to the public.  Arizona has 213 courses anyone can play which is more 
than 73 percent of all the courses in the state.  This data is from a 200l 
study done by the USGA. Incidentally, this year’s U.S. Open will be played 
at Bethpage Black, one of New York’s premier public courses.

Father’s day gift?

How about the G9 'Personal Golf Instrument.' It’s a watch that uses Global 
Positioning System technology to measure how far each shot is hit. Put 
enough data in the watch’s memory, and it will suggest a club for a given 
distance. Developed by Suunto, it’s a steal at $725.

Collectors item

The following actually took place during a golf match in the mid-l850’s at 
St. Andrews Golf Club, America’s first and oldest golf club. In trying to 
explain how he was beaten 4 and 3 a member told his buddies: "We had not 
played more than three holes when my opponent, a most gracious monster, 
got in his deadly work.  He told me that golf was a matter of courage 
and one other important thing -keeping your eye on the ball. He pulled 
out a flask of good Scotch liquor and invited me to have a drink, insisting 
that this supplied the courage. I refused politely, and he drank his own 
liquor without apology.  To my amazement when he teed up his ball he took 
out his glass eye (he was a one eyed man) and placed it on top of the ball. 
‘That,’ he said, ‘means keeping your eye on the ball!’ Then he proceeded to 
wallop it down the fairway. The loss of the eye did not deter him as he 
had a whole box of them in his pocket. On every tee he went through the 
same performance. Well! you can imagine what this would do to a fellows game." 

From St. Andrews Golf Club, The Birthplace of American Golf.
 

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