On to the next First Hill Golf Club adventure - the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain. This will be a 6 hole progressive best ball tournament. "Pressure builds, as it should," as former tournament chairman Bill Shinbo used to say.
Beautiful day, beautiful course. Have a tough time starting out? Somebody in our foursome will score and we'll use his ball. Hole 7 and hey guys, we're taking two scores now. The collar gets a little tighter, but you can still hide. Hole 13, and there's not much rope left. Fairways get a little narrower, greens a little smaller and that hole seems to have a cover over it. 18th hole guys and there's no room for error - everybody better score well.
"A" game. Bring it. No choice.
Have fun boys.
Brought to you by your friendly FHGC Tournament Chairman.
The second FHGC tournament of the year takes us down south to Lake Spanaway. After a great Master's tournament with Freddie in the mix for awhile and some tantalizing weather, this is a must play event. I know we say that every month, but hey, we of the FHGC aim to please.
The format is "Horse Race" 2 man best ball so it adds a little more pressure to your scoring efforts.
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In the first-ever joint publication of the Rules of Golf, the USGA and R&A have announced several changes for 2012. Nine principal Rules have been amended to improve clarity and ensure penalties are proportionate. The significant changes of note include Ball Moving After Address and Ball in Hazard:
Welcome to the first tournament of our highly anticipated 2012 season! If you've been watching the political debates or haven't been keeping up with your game this winter, then the theme of this event is for you.
Capitol City Golf Club is hosting our tournament. To help get you back in the swing, Tournament Chairman Jim Kozu has chosen a Shamble format. If your drives aren't quite up to mid-season form, no worry - the team gets to pick the best drive. From there you play your own ball into the cup. KP holes and Long Drive holes will be in play.
Please take time to say hello to our new members Hitoshi Suwa, George Hirai and a rejoining member, Ed Kim.
Our final tournament of the year is at the picturesque Mount Si Golf Course! Needless to say, if you're going to make your move and show us your stuff, this is the time to do it!
A couple of things to note.
First is that we're going with a two-man best ball format to spice things up a little.
Second, please note that the first tee time is 10:00 am so that everyone gets a little more time to get ready for the annual dinner.
Third, we need to know if your spouse or significant other is joining you for dinner at South China. It will cost you an extra $28, but that's cheap for the priceless opportunity of meeting us charming guys.
Lastly, we need to know what you and your guest would like to eat - salmon or steak!
September's tournament is the Spanaway Special - so named because the new general manager has assured us that we'll have a special event. Lots of behind the scenes activity has required our tournament chairman to be ever creative and patient. It's another adventure for Jim, but I'm sure we'll all have a great time. We're playing the ever popular "No Stud, No Dud" format.
We need to know if you're playing AND if you plan to walk or ride.
August's tournament takes us back to the west side of Puget Sound to the original course at the Gold Mountain Golf Complex - The Cascade Course. Members have gone low on this course and there have been a few KP Pots and an ace shot here over the years.
A club favorite, the course should be in great shape. Gold Mountain just hosted the 64th USGA Junior Amateur Championship so lots of work was done to make everything presentable.
Our July tournament will be held at another club favorite - Druids Glen! The course promises to be in great shape and ready for our merry band of men.
Whether you played your tail off last month to contribute to a hard fought Team B win or not, here's another chance to test your skills and will - tough course, tough format. Extreme best ball baby!
Tournament chairman Jim is smiling with this combination. Play hard, play smart gentlemen and have a great time!
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