GOLF LALGA By Lydia Fichtman Reminder: April 11 is the Closing Day Game and Luncheon. All awards will be distributed at this fun yearend event. Be sure you have signed up. A very big thank you to the Nominating Committee for all their hard work; Rita Lee, Chairperson, Kathy Reed and Carol Williams. This is not an easy task. The LALGA invites all league members to come to its monthly meetings which are the first Wednesday of the month in the Craft Room at the Clubhouse. Agenda items are emailed to the members prior to the meeting. As always, if you have a concern, please ask a board member to put it on the agenda for further discussion. Thank you. Question: How many of you actually know how to play the many different formats of games that are listed in our Welcome Packet: Alternate Shot, Best Ball, BetterBall, Four Ball Better-Ball (4BBB), Foursomes, Greensomes, Match Play, Skins, Stableford, Stroke Play, Scramble and Texas Scramble? Many of these are well-known to league members and are played during the course of the year. But here is a brief overview of the not so familiar ones. Greensomes, also known as Scotch Foursomes, is a competition format that is a variation of foursomes (2person teams, each playing one ball.) In Greensomes, both players on a team tee off, the best of the two tee shots is selected and that ball is then played alternateshot until holed. In regular foursomes, the 2-person team would play alternate shot for the full hole, i.e., only one tee ball would be hit. Greensomes is essentially a 2person scramble off the tee, then alternate-shot into the hole. Skins is used to calculate the number of holes won or lost by a player or team and is what the Skins Games is played for. In a Skins game, you play a type of match play format in which each hole has a set value (usually in money or points.) The player who wins the hole is said to win the “Skin,” and whatever that Skin is worth. 28 Skins games are often more dramatic than standard match play because holes are not halved. When players tie on a given hole, the value of that hole is carried over and added to the value of the following hole. The more ties, the greater the value of the “Skin” and the bigger the eventual payoff. For example, a friendly skins game might be played for $1 per hole. If three holes in a row are played without a winner, then the fourth hole is worth $4 ($1 for its own value, plus a dollar for each hole that carries over.) A Texas Scramble is a competition format that is a basic scramble with a twist. Scrambles involve 2/3/4-person teams playing 2/3/4-balls, but with each shot coming from the same spot (the best drive is chosen and all four team members then hit from that spot, and so on.) The variation in a Texas Scramble is that at least four drives, (or whatever the tournament organizers decide) must be played by the members of the team during the course of the round. The stipulated number of drives needs to be hit by Player A, and by Player B and so on. In a regular scramble, a great driver might have his tee ball used on every hole. A Texas Scramble eliminates that possibility and allows even the weakest driver on the team to get into the action. LAKE ASHTON LADY GOLFERS By Margie Dersham Several lady golfers competed recently in the Polk County Women’s Golf Association Handicap Tournament. The handicap tournament was a two day event: February 27 at Sandpiper and March 6 at the Lake Wales Country Club. Congratulations to: Liz Leigh: AA Flight/1st Place; Donna Larsen/4th Place Vicki Andrew: A Flight/2nd Place Brenda Poe: D Flight/6th Place Polk County Women’s Golf Association Members play numerous courses in the Polk County area from October through April. The play is always flighted and gives one an opportunity to play different courses in the area and meet other lady golfers that also love the game. Membership for next year 2023-24 is available now. For more details, email Vicki Andrew at vandrew710@gmail.com.
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