Palos Verdes Estates, California March 2004 Si gn up and Enjoy! PVWGC Meeting Day – Red and Blue Finals – 8:00 S/G 3/4 Membership Meeting and Tournament – 12:00 S/G – Dinner and Meeting Follows Tournament 3/17 Home & Home @ Rolling Hills – 12:30 S/G 3/21 Vistas for Children Tournament – 12:30 S/G 3/22 PVWGC Partners Final – 8:00 S/G 3/25 Home & Home @ PVGC – 12:30 S/G 3/28 Major Event Date MARCH 2004 CLUB EVENTS Easter Brunch – 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 4/11 PVWGC Spring Fling – 8:30 S/G 4/15 Memorial Tournament – 9:00 S/G 4/24 Memorial Tournament – 11:00 S/G 4/25 Seashore Classic – 12:00 S/G 4/26 PVWGC Championship Finals / Meeting Day – 8:00 S/G 4/29 Major Event Date APRIL 2004 CLUB EVENTS UCLA Women Win Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge L ed by Charlotte Mayorkas the UCLA Bruins won the 2004 Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge tournament. Charlotte won the individual championship with rounds of 66-69-72. Her six under par total was 10 shots better than second place finishers Susie Mathews of UCLA and Julie Tvede of Tulsa. Susie shot 73-71-73 and Julie 71-71-75. Charlotte’s opening round of 66 included five birdies and no bogeys. It was the low- est 18-hole score in tournament history. Charlotte finished second in 2003 and came to Palos Verdes truly focused on winning. UCLA won the team title for the first time. It was an emotional win for the Bruins, who had several seconds but failed to win during the fall season. New Mexico finished second in the team competition, followed by Ohio State, Arizona, and Southern California. The tournament was played in perfect weather for the first time in several years. Superintendent Pat Gradoville had the course in tournament condition. Some of the players struggled with the speed of the greens. The coaches and players had nothing but positive comments on the playing conditions, the work of our pro shop staff, and the hos- pitality of our members and Clubhouse staff. —Sid Croft Addit ional Repor t Cour tesy of uc labr uins.com The second-ranked UCLA women’s golf team won the Northrop-Grumman Regional Challenge at the Palos Verdes Golf Club on Wednesday. Junior Charlotte Mayorkas won medalist honors and teammate Susie Mathews tied for second place. The Bruins posted a 54-hole team score of 876, 24-over par, and beat second place New Mexico by 32 shots. Ohio State placed third at 914, followed by fourth-place Arizona at 919 and fifth-place USC at 921. Mayorkas, who began the final round with a seven-stroke lead, won by 10 shots, compiling a 54-hole total of 6-under par 207. Her 1-over par round of 72 on Wednesday was her highest score of the tournament, but the second-best score of the day. Mathews posted a final round of 73 and tied for second place at 217, 4-over par, with Tulsa’s Julie Tvede. “We played the way we wanted to play [at this tournament],” said Mathews. Senior Krystal Shearer tied for 13th. —continued on page 3
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Palos Verdes Estates, California March 2004
Si gn up and Enjoy !
PVWGC Meeting Day – Red andBlue Finals – 8:00 S/G 3 / 4
Membership Meeting andTo u rnament – 12:00 S/G – Dinner and Meeting FollowsTo u rnament 3 / 1 7
Home & Home @ Rolling Hills –12:30 S/G 3 / 2 1
Vistas for Children To u rnament –12:30 S/G 3 / 2 2
Led by Charlotte Mayorkas the UCLA Bruins won the 2004 Northrup GrummanRegional Challenge tournament. Charlotte won the individual championshipwith rounds of 66-69-72. Her six under par total was 10 shots better than second
place finishers Susie Mathews of UCLA and Julie Tvede of Tulsa. Susie shot 73-71-73and Julie 71-71-75.
Charlotte’s opening round of 66 included five birdies and no bogeys. It was the low-est 18-hole score in tournament history. Charlotte finished second in 2003 and came toPalos Verdes truly focused on winning.
UCLA won the team title for the first time. It was an emotional win for the Bruins,who had several seconds but failed to win during the fall season.
New Mexico finished second in the team competition, followed by Ohio State,Arizona, and Southern California.
The tournament was played in perfect weather for the first time in several years.Superintendent Pat Gradoville had the course in tournament condition. Some of theplayers struggled with the speed of the greens. The coaches and players had nothing butpositive comments on the playing conditions, the work of our pro shop staff, and the hos-pitality of our members and Clubhouse staff.
—Sid Croft
A d d i tional Report Courtesy of ucl a b ru i n s . c o mThe second-ranked UCLA women’s golf team won the Northrop-Grumman
Regional Challenge at the Palos Verdes Golf Club on Wednesday. Junior CharlotteMayorkas won medalist honors and teammate Susie Mathews tied for second place.
The Bruins posted a 54-hole team score of 876, 24-over par, and beat second placeNew Mexico by 32 shots. Ohio State placed third at 914, followed by fourth-placeArizona at 919 and fifth-place USC at 921.
Mayorkas, who began the final round with a seven-stroke lead, won by 10 shots,compiling a 54-hole total of 6-under par 207. Her 1-over par round of 72 on Wednesdaywas her highest score of the tournament, but the second-best score of the day.
Mathews posted a final round of 73 and tied for second place at 217, 4-over par, withTulsa’s Julie Tvede.
“We played the way we wanted to play [at this tournament],” said Mathews.Senior Krystal Shearer tied for 13th.
—continued on page 3
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BARRANCAOFFICIAL PUBLICATION
OF PVGC Club Contact NumbersClubhouse / Reservations 375-2533Clubhouse Fax 378-6736Clubhouse Manager, Martial Perrin
Pro Shop 375-2759Head Professional, Jim Gormley
Golf Course 378-5379Superintendent, Pat Gradoville
Barranca 916-780-1654Editor, Tony SassiFax: 916-780-6181E-mail: [email protected]
CLUB CONTACT NUMBERS
PVGC OFFICERSDoug Po t t s President
Paul McNa m a ra Vice President & SecretaryD a ve Cox Treasurer
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONSNils Joh n s on House Chairp er s o n
D a ve Cox Finance Chairp er s o nDoug Po t t s C o m m u n i ty Rel a t i o n sJoe Sp i ri t o C o m m . R elations Commit.D a ve Cox C o m m . R elations Commit.
Linda Blair C o m m . R elations Commit.Ka ren Mabli Green Chairp er s o n
Joe Sp i ri t o G o l f C h a i rp er s o nR i ck Higgins M e m b ership Chairp er s o n
Ivan Barre t t Long Ra n ge Planning ChairD i ck Zi ck u h r To u rnament Chairp er s o nD i ck Zi ck u h r S cholarship Chairp er s o n
Doug Po t t s B a rra n ca Chairp er s o nSid Cro ft B y - L aws & General Counsel
Mike Wi ll i a m s D e p u ty General Counsel
PVWGC OFFICERSTrish La n g e Chairwoman
B a rb a ra Bro t h e r s Tournament Co-ChairAshie McAll i s t e r Tournament Co-Chair
Sa lly Kelly SecretaryE ve Higgins TreasurerAnne Rissler Handicap Chairperson
Na n cy Bunch RulesJ e ri Kinaman Membership
B a rb a ra Ti ll o t s on Advisor
CLUBHOUSE STAFFM a rtial Pe r ri n C l u bhouse ManagerDiane Linare s A d m i n i s tra t i o nMilan Pa w a r E xe c u t ive Chef
M i ch e lle Ni ch o l As s i s tant Manager,D i r. o f C a teri n g
M a rio Gu z m a n Banquet ManagerTony Rosales He ad Wa i terRob Adl e s h As s i s tant Manager,
D i r. o f Food & Bevera geYolanda Delgado S n ack Bar Manager
GOLF SHOP STAFFJim Gormley Head Professional
Jeff Young 1st Assistant Pro.Ray Rivera Assistant Pro.
Mike Diette Assistant Pro.Manny Hsi Shop Assistant
GOLF COURSE STAFFPat Gradoville Superintendent
Brian Daum Assistant Super.Bruce Runyon Mechanic
ACCOUNTING STAFFLinda Blair C o n tro l l er
Azita Ra f a t j a h Accounts Receiva bl eJoan To r s t e n s on Accounts Pa y a bl e
EDITORIAL STAFFTony Sassi Editor
Kay Lashbrook PVWGC Coordinator
On behalf of Palos Ve rdes Golf Club, Iwant to con g ratulate the foll owing thath a ve re c e n t ly become new members:
New Regular Members:M a rch 1, 2 0 0 4
Charles Van Cleve andJohn Nelson III
New Senior Members:March 1, 2004Morgan Moore
New Associate Golf Members:March 1, 2004
James Shepard, Craig Cooper, ChrisKastner and Al Walsh
The current wait list for Regularmembership is posted on the Clubh o u s e
b u lletin board for your inform a t i on .—Rick Higgins, Membership Chairman
Lu n ch – Tu e s d ay through Fri d ay:1 1 : 0 0 a . m . – 2:30p. m .
B reakfast / Lu n ch – Sa t u rd ay:1 0 : 0 0 a . m . – 2:30p. m .
Su n d ay Bru n ch – 10:00a.m. – 1:00p. m .
RESTAURANT HOURSOF OPERATION
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 2004MARCH 2004 T h u r 4 t h PVWGC Meeting Day 8:00 S/GWe d 1 7 t h Business Meeting & Scholarship To u rn a m e n t 12:00 S/GS u n 2 1 s t PVWGC Home & Home @ Rolling Hills 12:00 S/GM o n 2 2 n d Vistas for Children To u rnament 12:00 S/GT h u r 25th PVWGC Partners Finals 8:00 S/GS u n 2 8 t h PVWGC Home & Home @ PVGC 12:00 S/GM o n 29th Course Closed – General Maintenance All Day
APRIL 2004 T h u r 1st PVWGC To u rnament vs Vi rginia CC (rain date) 8:30 S/GT h u r 15th PVWGC Spring Fling 8:30 S/GS a t 24th Memorial To u rn a m e n t 9:00 S/GS u n 25th Memorial To u rn a m e n t 11:00 S/GM o n 26th C h i l d re n ’s Hospital Seahorse Classic 12:30 S/GT h u r 29th PVWGC Championship Finals / Meeting Day 8:30 S/G
M AY 2004 M o n 1 0 t h Little Company of Mary To u rn a m e n t 12:30 S/GWe d 1 2 t h M e n ’s One Day Member- G u e s t 1:00 S/GS a t 1 5 t h Couples Club Championship 1st round (tee times)S u n 1 6 t h Couples Club Championship Final Round – 1:00 S/GM o n 1 7 t h Peninsula H.S. Boosters To u rn a m e n t 1:00 S/GM o n 2 4 t h Course Closed – Greens Aerification All DayM o m 3 1 s t Memorial Day – Member Play Only All Day —Dick Zickuhr
Golf is a lot of walking, bro k e nup by disappointment and
bad arithmetic.
—Author Unknown
The winners at our Fe b ru a ry game were :1. Marcia Strong of PVGC and
her guest, Betty Bordeley,2. Beth Ballinger of RHCC and
her guest, Francis Brown, and 3. Judy Tomic and Ginger Magara
of RHCC.Our next meeting will be on March l7,again at Rolling Hills
—Barbara Bratt
DUPLICATE BRIDGE
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Su m m a ry Results Courtesy from College Central on the Golf Ch a n n e lPo s i ti o n S ch o o l Ove ra ll R d . 1 R d . 2 R d . 3 To t a l1 UCLA +24 286 293 297 8762 New Mexico +56 299 305 304 9083 Ohio State +62 303 309 302 9144 Arizona +67 303 303 313 9195 Southern California +69 315 300 306 9216 Oklahoma State +70 308 307 307 9227 Pepperdine +72 309 308 307 9247 Tulsa +72 308 307 309 9249 California +73 304 309 312 92510 Georgia +74 310 314 302 92611 Stanford +79 306 310 315 93111 Texas +79 311 305 315 93113 Arizona State +88 323 304 313 94014 Florida +96 314 318 316 94815 South Carolina +100 302 333 317 952
I N D I V I D UAL RES U LT SPo s i ti o n Pl aye r S ch o o l Ove ra ll R d . 1 R d . 2 R d . 3 To t a l1 Charlotte Mayorkas UCLA -6 66 69 72 2072 Julie Tvede Tulsa 4 71 71 75 2172 Susie Mathews UCLA 4 73 71 73 2174 Annie Thurman Okla. St. 8 74 72 75 2214 Kailin Downs New Mexico 8 70 78 73 2214 Kristen White Ohio State 8 71 73 77 2217 Allison Hanna Ohio State 10 76 77 70 2237 Eileen Vargas Pepperdine 10 75 75 73 2237 Janice Olivencia Texas 10 76 72 75 2237 Rachel Kyono Pepperdine 10 72 76 75 22311 Claire Dury California 11 72 77 75 22411 Erica Blasberg Arizona 11 73 73 78 22413 Cassandra Kirkland Arizona 13 75 77 74 22613 Irene Cho USC 13 80 71 75 22613 Krystal Shearer UCLA 13 74 76 76 22613 Tiffany Tavee Arizona St. 13 76 76 74 22613 Veronica Felibert USC 13 78 73 75 22618 Adrienne Gautreaux S Carolina 14 74 78 75 22718 Aimee Cho Florida 14 74 74 79 22718 Lauren Todd Stanford 14 72 74 81 22721 Suzie Fisher Tulsa 15 76 76 76 22822 Allison Martin Georgia 16 77 79 73 22922 Karin Sjodin Okla. St. 16 78 77 74 22922 Sophia Sheridan California 16 74 77 78 22922 Tanya Dergal USC 16 74 78 77 229
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The second Bud Oakley Honorees Scholarship Tournament will be held in conjunction with the club’s Business MeetingChallenge the Pro on hole #8. Win $10 or donate $5 to the Scholarship Fund, everybody wins. Part of the prize money will goto the Scholarship Fund. The Business Meeting will feature a great St. Patrick’s Day dinner with complimentary beer and winewith dinner. Be part of the fun! Be a winner! —Dick Zickuhr
BUD OAKLEY HONOREES SCHOLARSHIP TOURNAMENT
2004 PLANNED COURSE CLOSURE DATESDATE DAY LENGTH SCHEDULED3/29 Monday All Day Greens Aerification4/20 Tuesday All Day General Maintenance5/24 Monday All Day Greens Aerification
Golf is a fascinating game. It hastaken me nearly forty years to
discover that I can't play it.
— Ted Ray, Golf - My Slice of Life, 1972
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
We are losing one of our most distinguished members.He is moving back to his birthplace at the end ofM a rch . He has been a member of our Club since
1 9 6 3 . Du ring his time here he has served a total of six years on theB o a rd of Dire c t o r s , i n cluding four years as Tre a s u rer and two ye a r sas Pre s i d e n t . He was part of the Com mu n i ty Relation sC ommittee that negotiated our current Con c e s s i on Agre e m e n twith the City. In addition , he served as Chairman of Project 75C om m i t t e e, w h i ch began the ev a l u a t i on process for ourC l u bh o u s e . This has been a 10-year “Wo rk in Pro g re s s ” . He wasan important figure in the deve l o pment of the present ClubMaster Pl a n . He also served as Project Manager for the Men’sLo cker Room / G ri ll Room remodel in 1993.
But perhaps his most significant accomplishment was hisv i s i on in conve rting what was a dump in the ca nyon between holes#8 and #6 into the driving range that we enjoy today: In 1993, h ewas asked to head up a committee to look into creating a pra c t i c ea rea on the landfill by hole #8 hole. He single handedly designedi t , obtained all the necessary permits from various gove rn m e n t a la g e n c i e s , and served as project manager in the con s t ru c t i on of ourd riving ra n g e . In spite of a number of obstacles along the way, h egot the job don e . He acted as the con t ra c t o r, w h i ch saved the Cluba p p rox i m a t e ly $200,000 in design fe e s , s u p e rv i s o ry fe e s , c on t ra c t o r
ove rh e a d , and pro f i t . The driving range was something we on lye nv i s i on e d . He turned it into a re a l i ty. Thanks to his vision ande f f o rt s , we have this first class practice facility that will be enjoye dby people for genera t i ons to com e .
In appre c i a t i on for all his efforts on behalf of the Club, a n db e cause we do not want to lose him as a member, The Board ofD i rectors voted unanimously to make him a Lifetime Hon o ra ryM e m b e r. By now, m a ny of you know the man I speak of is Ji mDu n n . In the truest sense of the word , Jim is a gentleman. It wasmy pleasure to bestow the award .
Our new 17th green will re q u i re 20,000 square feet of sod fora p p ro a ch are a s . B e cause we want it to play like other appro a cha re a s , we will use Kikuyugrass sod. If purch a s e d , K i k u y u g rass sodis $1.00 per sq. ft . and is infe rior to our turf on the golf course. Wew i ll take the sod from hole #10 rough to the right of the altern a t eg reen and extending to the line of bushes. M u l ch and orn a m e n-tals will be used to re s t o re this are a .
We have re c e i ved positive fe e d b a ck thus far on areas whichh a ve been landsca p e d . Proposed new landscape are a s , as definedby lines, h a ve drawn cri t i c i s m . We have put these areas on hold forn ow. For further inform a t i on see Pat Gra d ov i ll e’s Tu rf Talk art i cl ein this issue.
—Doug Potts, President
To avoid any misunderstandings when requesting a status change to your membership, the Membership Committeehas listed below the current conditions that apply to this process:
• Any change in Membership status (including resignation* of membership), must be in writing and presented toa club official 30 days prior to the month in which the member wants their status change to become effective.
• Status changes become effective the first day of the month following acceptance by the Board.• An offer of resignation* of membership cannot be rescinded, after acceptance from the Board.• When offered a new status, the member must respond by the 15th day of the month in which the status change is offered,
otherwise the offer will be withdrawn.• Status change of family to single, single to family, or spouse-to-spouse is effective for one year.
While we recognize unforeseen circumstances, we ask that our members abide by these conditions in requesting or accept-ing any change to their membership. Please refer to Article III, Section 15 of the By-Laws for additional information.
*Resignation forms are available in the Business office —The Membership Committee
Nan Harman 13.5 12.0 11.1Esther Watson 28.8 27.1 5.9Sandy La Point 15.8 14.9 5.7Margaret McCray 30.3 28.0 5.6Gloria Resin 21.2 20.1 5.2Jean Scharer 13.6 12.9 5.1Priscilla Clark 22.3 21.3 4.5Hei Young Yoon 25.5 24.5 3.9Taeko Mori 12.5 12.1 3.2
Index PercentName Old New DecreaseWOMEN
MOST IMPROVED GOLFERS THIS MONTHAfter all these years,
it's still embarrassing for meto play on the American golf
t o u r. Like the time I asked mycaddie for a sand wedge and
he came back ten minuteslater with a ham on ry e .
—Chi Chi Rodriguezon his Puerto Rican accent
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TURF TALK BY PAT GRADOVILLE
As our spring season begins, t h e re are improvements to thecourse that eve ryone will notice. Fi r s t , t h e re is a new green beingbuilt on the 17th hole. The golf course architects have assured methat the new green will be mu ch more leve l . Their plan incl u d e sl ow e ring the gre e n , m oving the green slightly tow a rds the left , a n deliminating the two tiers. The scope of this project is the gre e nc omplex on ly and it does not include any work to the fairw ay. T h egoal of the project is to make the green playable and to fit the ch a r-acter of the other gre e n s . The green surface will be establishedd u ring cl o s u re day at the end of March using plugs from gre e n sae ri f i ca t i on .
The landscape beautifica t i on project will also con t i n u e . Ou rl a n d s cape architect will be attending the General Membership
Meeting on March 17 to explain the goals of the pro j e c t . With then ew green being built on #17, t h e re will be more than 20,000s q u a re feet of Kikuyugrass sod that will be needed for the area sur-rounding gre e n . The sod will be moved from hole #10 landsca p ea re a s . O rnamental grasses and mu l ch will be used in the landsca p ea re a s .
Fi n a lly, on March 29, g reens will be ae rified for the first timethis ye a r. Ae ri f i ca t i on is an important element of our managementp ro g ram in maintaining the best possible putting surf a c e .
Be sure to watch the bulletin board s , outside the pro shop, f o rf u rther inform a t i on on all of the above activities.
See you on the fairw ays …— Pat Grad o v i l l e, CG C S
GOLF TIP
There is something to be said for having a routine. Consistency is aby-product of having a routine. We see this evident with tour players.They have the same routine shot after shot. Where this routine starts iswith your grip. Everyone should develop his or her own routine for tak-ing the grip, one that performs the same way before every swing. Onepossibility is to come in from the side; grip the club in the fingers of theright hand alone and sole it behind the ball, checking carefully to see thatit is at right angles to the target line. Then swing the left hand from a nat-ural hanging position onto the grip.
Another grip routine is to start your left hand and the club at yourside and then bring the club in front of you to put your right hand on.Another option is to start with both hands on the club held in front tocheck the face of the golf club, and then take your stance.
In choosing one of these routines, make sure that the club is securelybraced against the heel pad and palm of the hand by the last three fingers.In this position, the player can exert the greatest control. You can thenwaggle the club while adjusting the feet, body, and the hands. The club isnow ready to be swung. Whichever one of these options you choose to try,just make sure you stick to a consistent routine that works best for you.
—Jim Gormley
PRO’S CORNERThe Men’s Team Play season came to
a close February 12 with our final match ofthe year at Rolling Hills Country Club.Both Teams were tied for first place in thedivision so the match was to determine thedivision champion who would continueinto the team play playoffs. Unfortunately,our boys lost to the always formidableRolling Hills team, 32-16.
Our number one player David Wilsonshot an impressive 72, to capture threepoints for the team. In addition, shooting72, and getting four points for the teamwas George Francisco. Joe Venezia, JimLaPoint, and Mike Pitts were also victori-ous for our team.
Overall, the 2004 Men’s Team Playseason was quite successful. It was the firsttime in years that our team had a legiti-mate chance to win our division. I wouldlike to thank Coach Ed Fountain for thetime and effort he put into leading ourteam. Ed was able to use a great mix ofteam play veterans and newer members tocreate a very balanced lineup. Thank youas well, to all those who participated onthis year’s team. You represented the clubvery well and we look forward to gettingback at it next season.
Lo oking forw a rd , we have a manyg reat events on tap for March . O nWe d n e s d ay March 17, we have the
Business Meeting To u rn a m e n t , w h i chw i ll benefit the Bud Oakley Sch o l a r s h i pFu n d . E ven if you are unable to play inthe tourn a m e n t , plan to attend theBusiness Meeting that eve n i n g. Ou rye a rly battle with Rolling Hills CountryClub in the “King of the Hill” has beenm oved this year to March as well . Wew i ll be playing at Rolling Hills on Su n d ayM a rch 21, and playing here on Su n d ayM a rch 28. As alw ays , the sign-up sheetfor these events can be found on the tour-nament table in the Pro - Shop and wee n c o u rage all of you to play in these exc i t-ing eve n t s .
—Jim Gormley
A player in the rain holds an umbrella overhis head with one hand while holing a shortputt. Is this permissible?
Yes. Rule 14-2/2 prohibits a player, whilemaking a strok e, f rom accepting som e on eother than himself. However, it does not pro-hibit him from protecting himself.
Rule 14. Striking the Ball14-2. Assistance.In making a stroke, a player shall not:• Accept phy sical assistance or protection
from the elements, or• Allow his caddie, his partner, or his part-
ner’s caddie to position himself on or closeto an extension of the line of play or theline of putt behind the ball.
Penalty for Breach of Rule 14-1 or 14-2:• Match Play- Loss of Hole.• Stroke Play- 2 Strokes. —Ray Rivera
