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September 24, 2018
CATALINA CUP
NEW Catalina Cup Schedule has arrived! Catalina Cup is a competitive golf event comprised of clubs throughout the Tucson area. We send three two-person teams (maximum handicap index of 26.0) to each match. The format is match play and each team competes in low gross and low net events. CONGRATS to the SB Cat-Cup players for winning LOW GROSS this season! 
HOLE-IN-ONE TRAIN
is moving full steam ahead. Congratulations to Phyllis Sarrels on her HIO on 8/31/18 T2. Also, Brenda Brown on her HIO on 9/1/18 C3. 
The Lunch Lady has listed the October menu. Don't delay as reservations will close on Monday, October 8, 2018 at 3PM. See the side bar to take you to the reservation page.
2019 USGA RULES IN A SNAPSHOT
The USGA has put together a YouTube video on some of the new 2019 golf rules. The link is: https://azgolf.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cda62d7a75ba90f37110e5507&id=594fef357d&e=e10654f8df 
SBWGA GROUP GOLF CLINICS
with Troy Jewkes When: First Thursday of the Month and: Second Thursday of the Month (if needed) Time: 3 pm or 3:45 pm (arrive 10 minutes early) Group Size: 8-10 participants Fee: $10 each (payable by HOA account, cash, credit card or check). Save these dates
Troy will schedule more clinics if needed as you can see. Second Thursday of the Month has been added for November and December. If clinics are full do add your name to the waiting list. 
DIY MOSQUITO/BUG REPELLENT RECIPE
Thanks to Karen Tulchinsky who suggested this be made available to the SBWGA ladies. Karen found this on the website: dearcrissy.com/diy-mosquito-repellent-spray/ 
WHOOO SHOULD BE IN THE KNOW?
You should, that's who. The most up-to-date Standing Rules can be found here, on the SBWGA webpage. Located under the menu Organization tab, is the sub category of General Information; under that tab is another sub category of Standing Rules. Here is where you will be able to find the changes made to our Standing Rules, approved and submitted by our Board. 
Interesting Photos and Videos
Pictures and Videos taken by members on and off the course can be viewed here. 
City Women's Golf Association
Rounds of golf $50 (no lunches or dinners, just golf and cart) November 5, 2018 - Tucson National GC December 10, 2018 - Oro Valley CC January 14, 2019 - La Paloma CC February 18, 2019 - El Conquistador CC March 11, 2019 - SaddleBrooke Ranch April 15, 2019 - The Views CC Individual membership DUES ARE $45 After June 1st 2018 dues rise to $55 Membership applications and more information are available from the following link. https://cwgatucson.info/ 
President's Message for September
We’re into the fall months already! How could that be? And that means it’s time for all of us to renew our Membership to SBWGA-18. While members received a one-time only $10 dues rebate for 2018, the Board of Directors started the budgeting process for 2019 with a return to past years’ dues base; however, that quickly proved inadequate for a number of reasons. The AGA/AWGA Handicapping Fees increased $5 to $35. Additionally, the 2018 dues do not solve the inadequate funding for all of our tournaments, as we have added a few tournaments (Senior Club Championship, for one) without raising membership dues. Therefore, the Board of Directors has approved a balanced budget for 2019 with full membership dues pegged at $120 per person; Associate members at $80; Honorary members at $10; Handicap Only at $40. The optional categories of Eclectic, Southern District and Hole-In-One remain the same as last year; however, the purchase of additional handbooks will increase to $10 each. Membership Dues forms will be posted on the bulletin board and on the website. Dues need to be paid by November 15th to get your contact information in the handbook. Dues are delinquent after November 30th. Would you like to see your Membership Dues go down for 2020? Here’s how: Karen Vander Jagt and I have proposed that we adopt the method of payment of playing fees for Sweeps and Major Tournaments that the SMGA has used without problem and to great success and satisfaction for many years. The Elected Board of Directors are excited by the plan’s possibilities and, after discussion, support this plan. Karen and I call it “If you PLAY, you PAY. If you DON’T PLAY, you DON’T PAY.” For many years, the SMGA has not included Sweeps or Major Tournament fees in their Membership Dues. Each week the member who signs up for play is charged $7 in his House Account by HOA1. If a member cancels his playing before the Pro Shop opens on the day of play, his House Account is either not charged or there is a reversal of the charge. Instead of SBWGA-18 collecting Sweeps and Tournament monies upfront as is the current practice, your Membership Dues would be reduced to somewhere in the range of $65 - $85, to be determined by the 2019 Board of Directors after looking at current situations at that time. Then each week, playing fees in the range of $3 to $5 would be collected from those signed up for play in the manner discussed in the above paragraph. The exact amount would be selected by the 2019 Board of Directors after additional discussion. For the Snowbirds, you wouldn’t be paying for tournaments in which you aren’t entered. For those who travel a lot, you wouldn’t be paying for weekly Sweeps games you miss. For those who can’t play for a while due to your own illness or your spouse’s or your family’s illnesses, you wouldn’t be paying for golf games you don’t play. “If you PLAY, you PAY. If you DON’T PLAY, you DON’T PAY.” And, surprisingly, the Sweeps pots for the week increase. The only negative that the Board sees is that if you play all the time, you will wind up paying a little more, but then you have more chances to win! Throughout the rest of the 2018 season and into the first quarter of 2019, the Board of Directors will advise you of the potential of the monies that could have been won had we transitioned to the new collection method proposed. Then, in April or May of 2019, the General Membership will vote on whether to actually transition to this method. The current Elected Board of Directors believes that the timing is too tight to properly explain and introduce this method to the membership and get a vote of approval from the membership at a luncheon for incorporation into the 2019 season. Our General Meeting in September is Tuesday, September 4th, with a delicious grilled skirt steak lunch on the RoadRunner Grill Patio. Mike Roddy will be our guest speaker. Our October General Meeting and luncheon will be on Tuesday, October 16th. There is no league play on October 2 or October 9. Troy Jewkes will be our guest speaker. Pursuant to our ByLaws, Article VII, Nominations and Elections, our Nominating Committee has presented to me a written report of their selections for your 2019 officers on the Board of Directors. This written report will be posted Tuesday, October 23rd, which is three weeks prior to the November General Meeting. However, it’s not too late to enter additional nominees for office. Article VII additionally states, “Any member may nominate any other member by filing a written notice of such nomination with the President, together with the nominee’s written consent, at any time prior to the election meeting [Tuesday, November 13th]. These nominations will be posted with the Nominating Committee’s slate and placed on the ballot. Nominations may not be made from the floor at the time of the elections.” Nancy Huffman will host an Ice Cream Social at her home on Wednesday, September 26th, at 3 p.m. for prospective new members to the league. Please alert your friends who golf but are not members of SBWGA-18 about this opportunity. The Ice Cream Social is only for prospective members and the Recruitment Committee. On Monday, October 22, there are two New Golf Rules Seminars. The first will be in our Coyote Rooms North and South at 8 a.m. Space is limited. A sign-up sheet to fill only 24 seats will be posted on the bulletin board on Monday, August 27th. If those 24 places are filled, please attend the other Rules Seminar on October 22nd at 2 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. Mr. Robin Farran from the AGA will be the speaker at both seminars, which will be identical in content. There are many new rules that go into effect on January 1, 2019. We hope that you’ll be able to take advantage of these seminars. E-mail me (vdhlew@yahoo.com) with any concerns, comments or ideas. Keep Swinging! Venetia Lewis, President 
Sweeps payout list is available on the website and the bulletin board.
Congratulations to our July ACES of the Month, Takeyo Eakin - Gross Eila Sallaberry - Net. 
The membership has requested that a synopsis of the Board Meeting minutes be available. A new page has been established for the Board Minutes Synopsis. It is located under the Organization/ General Information tab on the menu bar.
To view a listing of the Tuesday Play Day game descriptions, format, and handicap percentage go to the league play tab under schedule for this resource.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
The membership description information is not on the Membership Renewal or New Membership forms. To view the descriptions, click here. The descriptions are for your information only, you do not have to print the page. 
KACHINA SCHEDULE 2018-2019
The schedule for the upcoming 2018-2019 Kachina tournaments have been set. The dates are on the Kachina page. 
If you have interesting photos that have taken place out on the course and would like to share, please send them to brenda@sbwga.com and she will put them on the website under Interesting Information and Photo Gallery!
POSTING CORRECTIONS
Remember YOU are responsible for posting ALL scores other than Tuesday Play Day and Home Tournaments. There is now an easier way to communicate your posting adjustments. Look under the 'Quick Links' or under the 'More' tab for "Posting Corrections"; click on it and it will take you right to the form. You must still adhere to the Standing Rules regarding the procedures for posting your scores. 
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