DATE: Sunday March 20th, 2016 CAPTAIN: Stan Kohler Format: Tournament Day: Foursome Best Ball ,6 hole rota-tion Stroke Play Event Play from the MOVEABLE White TEES Scoring ** 4 players compete as a team. The 4 players are split into two 2-man teams. The 2-man teams play partners best ball and the combined total of both teams on each hole is the 4-some team score on that hole. ** After 6 holes are completed, the partner teams change, and after 12 holes are completed, the part-ner teams change once more. ** Record the team net score on the score card for each hole and the Total Team Score in the box provided. Weekday play: March 15th through the 20th Individual Low Net ** Play with your current handicap

** All Play from the white tee markers

** At the completion of play record your score in

the Red Book by the computer and Post your score

as a Tournament Round. If your score is not in the

book IT WILL NOT COUNT.

PUT YOUR SCORECARD IN THE RED BOX

IN THE LOCKER ROOM.

Tournament Prizes There will be LOW NET Prizes Numbers of prizes is based on participation ** POST YOUR SCORE IN THE COMPUTER**

GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, March 9th, 2016

Dinner – 6:30

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As promised, the February General Meet-ing was a spectacular event. First on the agenda was a dedication to our Los Verdes Men’s Club hero Len Kennett with the new bench on the 1st tee. We had a nice crowd of friends and members there to be a part of Len’s so deserved dedication. Len shared a few stories and we finished with coffee and cake in the coffee shop. The evening’s speaker Paul Westhead was incredible, keeping everyone on the edge of their seats. He has quite a resume and the stories to go with it. He really was terrific and I’m sorry if you missed him. We’ll try to get him back next year. March brings the luck of the Irish, and with that in mind, we’re presenting an appropriate speaker for the evening. Jamie Mulli-gan the COO of Virginia Country Club will be with us sharing some stories and highlights of his incredible teaching career. Jamie is good friends with several Tour pros, one of which is local John Cook, and he has a stable of outstanding PGA Tour Professionals that he works with including Paul Goydos, John Merrick, and Tom Tomasulo Says Goydos "Jamie's figured this thing out. I don't think there's a Tour pro out there who couldn't spend a year with Jamie and not end up a better player, Tiger Woods included.". Hey, if Tiger Woods could learn something from Jamie, then maybe we can too. Get there a little early and sample some fine Irish Whiskey while listening to traditional Irish music. Mario Yeaman Program Chairman Dinner Menu ($15): Corned beef, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, salad, and bread pudding.

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2016 LVMC Tournament Schedule

Monthly Tournaments

Jan 24th (Sun) Individual Low Net Feb 21st (Sun) Partners Shamble Feb 28th (Sun) New Member Tournament Mar 20th (Sun) 4-Some 2-BB /Partners 6-hole rotation Apr 2nd (Sat) Charter Member/BOD/Past Presi-dent's Apr 23rd (Sat) SCGA Qualifier - Partners BB May 21st (Sat) Tin Whistle June 18th (Sat ) LG / LN Partners Blind Draw TS July 24th (Sun ) Orange Ball Aug 20th & 21st Club Championship Weekend Sept 18th (Sun) Member/Guest Oct 22nd & 23rd Criss Cross Tournament - 2-Days Nov 13th (Sun) Nov. 18th (Fri) USC-UCLA Showdown Dec 10th (Sat) Limited Club (3) Tournament

******************************* Weekday Ben Serns January Individual Low Net February Individual Format March Partners Format April Partners Best Ball May Individual Format June Partners Format July Orange Ball Classic August Individual Format

September Member Guest October Individual Format November Foursome Team

December Individual Format

CAPTAINS

Monthly Tournaments: Troy Steege John Furno Ben Serns Brad Davis Tom Gibson Stan Kohler Chris Vassallo Greg Restituito

Satellite Tournaments: Classic………..............Tom Gibson Eclectic…………… …Bob Bittner Presidents Cup ….……Maroun Aboutanos Seniors………………..Ben Serns Criss-Cross……….......Ben Serns Net Club Champ..…… Ben Serns Gross Club Champ…....Ben Serns Putting Champ…….......Jack Lovrich

President’s Points

Bob Rogers

For those who were at the bus trip to Lakewood on February 12th it was a great treat to see Len Kennett. He was there to hit golf balls (a large bucket by the way), and again he held a large captive au-dience whenever he speaks. On Wednesday, February 10th, the commemorative bench located at the first tee was dedicated as a tribute to Len Kennett by members of the Men’s Club, as well as representatives from the County of Los Angeles and the SCGA. Len served as the head golf professional at the opening of Los Verdes, found-ed the Men’s and Women’s clubs, and supported Junior Golf in the South Bay for many years. Thanks also go to GM Bob Lockhart and Course Superintendent Scott Young for their assistance with the positioning and landscaping of this project. I also talked to Bob Lockhart about the locker room upgrade, and it is in the final bid process, with the walk through with contractors in the first week of April. The new bar and revamp of the restaurant will be moving forward sometime in August, and the new poles for the driving range are on order and should be here in about 2-3 weeks. Thursday’s team play (div#9) finished with a record of 3-3 and in Second place to winner El Dorado. Saturdays’ team play (div#11) finished with a record of 2-3-1 and in Third place to the winners Brookside. Don’t forget to sign up for the Satellite Tournaments you can’t win if you don’t sign up. IF YOU HAVE WON A STARTING TIME IN THE RAFFLE YOU MUST CALL 10 DAYS INADVANCE. If you want to improve you must practice. Bob Rogers

LVMGC 2016 President

2016 Board of Directors

President …………………....Bob Rogers Tournament Chairman…….. Ben Serns Handicap Chairman ………...Mike McCoy Secretary………………….Paul Hendrickson Historian…………………….Rick Kinsey Treasurer…………………….Brad Davis Program Chairman…….….…Mario Yeaman Rules/Greens Chairman …….Chris Ratay Membership Chairman……...Robert Bittner Attorney Auditor………….....Randy Sgro Communications Chairman....Troy Steege SCGA Rep ………………….Rich Mouton Past President……………….Jim Louder

ROAD TRIPS

Jim Louder says to please check these dates monthly on the website, as they are subject to change! Feb 12th (TGIF) Miles Square Mar 12th (Sat) Tierra Rajada (bus) May 14th (Sat) Golf Club Fallbrook (bus) July 15th (Fri) Soboba Springs (bus) Dec 9th (Fri) Hail to the Chief (TGIF) ** Starting Friday May 6 we will be hav-ing a 9 hole skins game at Los Verdes every other Friday until October

Tournament Recap

Ben Serns

The February tournament was one to remem-ber, with great weather, great golf, and it was Kevin Burke’s birthday. Mario Yeaman and his son Mario Yeaman Jr, had the low net round of the day with a 57.3 (71 gross) After Mario completed the round, he asked me if a 57 was any good. Uh, I believe so. Hal Holker and Willie Krenz shot a net 58 to take low net in their flight. Jesper Lykke and Doug Lennig shot 69 gross (58 low net) to win in their flight. Greg Mather (alias: Benny dah Broom) and Tracey Kirkpatrick were ok with that since it put them in the 1st place low net in the flight. In the side-pots we had a rare thing happen. Group #1 only had one skin! Five (5) holes were 2 tie –all tie, and Preston Mercer & Scott Sullivan won the lone skin on #6 with an eagle for $280 each. In Group #2 there were seven (7) 2 tie all-tie holes, and Matt Harris and John Norris won 3 skins, while Jesper Lykke and Doug Lennig won one skin. The weekday tournament low score was shot by Steve Armitage and Al Gates with a 65 to win the Casper flight .Winning the Trevino flight was Bill Schnicke and Steve Bergman with 69. This month we are playing a 4-some 2-best ball/6-hole rotation on tournament day. Weekday play will have an Individual low net. Remember…we are playing Winter Rules for March … and please don’t forget to Post Your Own Score. See you meeting night. Ben Tournament Chairman

13 – Aces

Rules Are Rules Chris Ratay

Got Divots? Here at Los Verdes we have more than our fair share of divot holes. And nobody likes to hit a good shot down the middle and find out it ended up in a big divot hole! Everybody should replace their divots but unfortunately we know the reality of it. Personally, I believe that if your divot has a decent root base it should be replaced. After a little scrub with your cleats in the divot hole, a gentle but firm step on the replaced divot will set the roots. Otherwise it should be filled with sand in consideration of the following players. A replaced divot will repair itself in less than a week while an open divot may take well over a month to fully recover. Not Too High, But Not Too Low I have had Course Superintendents over the years complain about divot holes being filled too high with sand and not being good for the mower blades. Also, I have had issues with people that sprinkle sand in divot holes that just covers the dirt. The best way to fill a divot hole is to fill it a good bit over the height of the surrounding ground level. That way a ball will roll away from the divot hole and back to the regular turf condition. Kick It Inward I find that if the divot is not healthy to replace and there is no sand availa-ble, a good way to help it heal is to gently kick in the sides of the divot with your cleats to help the outlying grass begin to grow into and over the divot hole. Try it, you will like it. It makes you feel green. Replace It Forward As LVMC members, we are all ambassadors for the well-being of the golf course. Congratulations! I like to walk, and when I come across a nice healthy divot I pick it up and find the next divot hole I can put it in. Some-times I save it on my cart for a while until I find a new home for it. The Sandy Men, Our Heroes I want to recognize some of our Local Los Verdes Heroes. I think they are mostly past members. I congratulate them every Sunday when I play. They are Course Ambassador Heroes. I see the due diligence that they have done for so many years that they have played golf every Saturday. They ride when they play and they take about 40 bottles of sand for each side. The gentlemen I want to recognize are: Sandy Pringle, Roy Otsuka, Bob Gawn, Scott Clevergon, Tom Levia, and Dennis Levia. My hat is off to you gentlemen for your good deed. Thank you. Something Tells Me I Have Been In A Few divot holes lately I have been in too many bad divot hole lies, but after this article, I am al-most over it. That is until next Sunday when I play LV again. Enjoy your day on the course with friends, be knowledgeable of the rules (rule 9-2), play golf by the rules (rule 1-1), and utilize the rules to your advantage (my rule). Chris Ratay Rules & Greens Chairman

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