CCMGA NEWSLETTER
CCMGA NEWS 3rd QUARTER 2006                                 Newsletter Archives
   
Published by the Cave Creek Men's Golf Association 


2006
ENCANTO CUP RECAP

The matches were held at Maryvale on Saturday, June 14. Our team 
put 26 points on the board for a decisive 3-1/2 point victory over second 
place Encanto. Papago was third with 16 points and Maryvale had 7. 
CCMGA last held the cup in 1999. These matches between the city's 
four major courses (Aguila has yet to participate) have been played for
 more than 20 years. Cave Creek will be the host course in 2007.


TEAM MEMBERS WITH THE CUP. FROM THE LEFT: GARY VAN SLYKE, 
HONORARY CAPTAIN; RONNIE DYSON, CRAIG MUNSEY, TOM MCCONNELL, 
ALLEN SADBERRY, TED NELSON AND HARMON MORELL. OTHER TEAM
 MEMBERS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE PICTURE ARE DON CHAMBERS, 
KEN AND STEVE DEMARCUS, STEVE KURILICH, DAVE MADDOX AND 
DAVE SIMMERS.

THE CUP WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE PRO SHOP UNTIL WE WIN IT AGAIN 
IN 2007.

CONGRATULATIONS….

to Kevin and Terry Kennealy who won the right to represent CCMGA
 in the AGA's annual Club Team Championship by taking net honors 
in our Two Man Scramble held on July 9. Their next hurdle will be a 
qualifier later this year to determine which teams will vie for the 
championship at Moon Valley CC in December.

We'll be rooting for you.


PLAN AHEAD

You can double your tournament pleasure in August. Our ABCD 
Two Better Balls of the Foursome Tournament will be held on Sunday 
the 6th. Eighteen holes, gross and net. A & B players will use the blue 
tees, C& D players, the whites. Entry forms are available in the CCMGA 
box in the pro shop or on ccmga.net.

On Saturday the 19th, it's out of the heat and into the cool pines for our 
Two Man Best Ball Tournament at Prescott Country Club. This is a
 Member/Member, Member/Guest event with an 8:00 AM shotgun start.
 The $55 entry fee includes golf, cart, range balls, box lunch and $5 for 
the prize pool. Entry forms are available in the CCMGA box in the pro 
shop or on ccmga.net. .Our club champion for 2006 will be determined 
at the close of our second "major" of the year to be held on Saturday 
and Sunday, September 24 and 25. Look for more details on our Club 
Championship following the Prescott tourney.

Especially for new members…..Our long standing eligibility rule for our 
"major" tournaments states, "To be eligible to play in any of our 'major' 
tournaments, a player must have, within the past 12 months, played in 
at least two official CCMGA tournaments in which the scores were 
posted for handicap purposes." 

RAZZ events are not considered official tournaments


PLENTY OF ACTION LEFT

Our Mid-Year Membership Sale is a great time to introduce newcomers 
to CCMGA. And you know what makes us successful better than any 
ad we could run.

Beginning July until August 31, a full membership for the balance of the
 year is available for only $50.

From September 1 to October 15, you get the same deal for only $40
. 
After October 15, late comers can get aboard for only $15 plus $70 for a 
full year's membership in 2007.nd.
 


WHERE'S A MONSOON WHEN YOU NEED ONE

Acting Superintendent, Mark Derbes, reminds us that Mother Nature can 
be fickle when it comes to what he calls the "TRANSITION."

That's the time the overseeded rye grass gets uncomfortable and dies making 
room for our common Bermuda to get the light, water, and nutrients it needs 
to flourish. Trouble is, Mother Nature has been uncooperative. Little or no rain, 
and a late start to the really hot weather, let the rye hang around preventing the 
Bermuda from "seeing the light." The result has been some weak and thin growth
 in some fairways. And Cave Creek is not the only course having this trouble. 

Nevertheless, Mark reminds us that Bermuda loves the monsoon season that 
will soon be upon us. Until then, he and his crew will be giving nature a hand by 
aerifying, watering and fertilizing the fairways. A little understanding on our part
 would help, too.


NEW RAZZ RULES

1. Participants must be current CCMGA members.
2. Guests. A member may have one guest at each
    RAZZ. However, a guest may play only twice in 
    a calendar year. Each guest must have a valid 
    USGA handicap or play at scratch.
3. All RAZZ participants must complete a RAZZ 
    Entry Form that has been properly initialed by 
    the receiving staff.
4. Format and tees will be announced prior to the
    beginning of play. Unless otherwise announced
    by the RAZZ committee, individual events will be
    played.
5. The entry fee will be $10 for the game of the day.
    Skins are optional, $5 gross and $5 net. Sklns 
    winners will be paid in cash.
6. Flights will be divided into A, B, C, and D. 
    Players with handicaps from 0 to 9 will play from 
    the blue and white tees on alternate weeks. 
    Players with handicaps of 9.1 and above will play 
    from the white tees using handicaps based on 
    their USGA handicap index. To better balance
    the number of players in each flight, handicap 
    ranges in the B and C flights may vary.
7. Hole-in-One Challenge. The entry fee is $1.00. 
   Your name must appear on the hole-in-one sign 
    up sheet to be eligible to receive your winnings 
    should you make an ace during tournament play.
    All accumulated funds are held until an ace is 
    formally recorded. Should more than one be 
    made in a single tournament, the funds will be
   divided equally between all winners. All 
   accumulated funds will be paid out. 


CCMGA FUNDS COURSE IMPROVEMENTS.

In keeping with one of CCMGA's long standing goals – "….to fund improvements
 subject to budgetary restraints…." we've been able to provide Acting Superintendent, 
Mark Derbes, with $2200 in discretionary funds for "wish list" items. 

The Greens Committee will continue to work with Mark on ways we can help him
 fund other needed course amenities not included in the city's bare bones budget



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