GOLF LAMGA By Paul Fichtman The September highlighted events were “Beat the Pros” on September 8th during which 9 teams were able to beat the Pros; followed by the two-day LAMGA Ryder Cup on September 29th & 30th, which included breakfast, lunch and a golf hat for each participant. Special thanks to the Pro Shop team for taking the time out of their busy days to participate in “Bet the Pros”. This month the following generous sponsors who support the annual Member-Guest tournament are recognized: Century Buick, Hill Nissan, Huston Cadillac, Buick and GMC, Lake Wales Jeep, Red Hoagland Hyundai, and Ridge Quality Motors. When you are looking for any service or product, you can find a list of all our sponsors posted on the LAMGA web site, Lake Ashton Living, and Talk of Lake Ashton. The Red Hoagland Hyundai Challenge Top Ten Leader Board through the end of August includes Donn Yasz - $140.10; Mike Krigelski - $129.08; Jim Ford - $127.75; Tom Murphy - $126.85; Les Jacobsen - $120.10; Denis Mulhearn - $114.58; Duff Hill - $113.60; Rolly Geyer - $112.50; Pat O’Neil - $108.25 and; Jack Farmer - $105.47. Thanks, as always, to Red Hoagland Hyundai for sponsoring this very popular year-long contest. Keeping up the speed of play makes the game more enjoyable for all participants. Here are some tips for picking up the pace. • Keep up with the group in front of you. • Play “Ready Golf”. If you are not the one who is out or away, but you are ready to play your stroke while the others in your group are not, go ahead and hit. • Use the time you spend getting to your ball to think about the next shot. When you reach your ball, you will need less time to figure out the shot. • If you are out of the hole or will reach the maximum score you can take, pick up your ball. 30 • Don’t wait until it’s your turn to putt to start the process of reading the green. Do it as soon as you reach the green so that when it is your turn you can step right up and putt. • When leaving the green and returning to your cart, don’t put your putter in the bag or mark your scorecard until you get to the next tee. • Do not spend more than the 3 minutes allowed looking for a lost ball. The October schedule is comprised of: October 6th – Modified Net Stableford (flighted field); October 13th – Best Net of A&D Players + Best Net of B&C Players; October 20th – Best 3 Nets and; October 27th – Pick Your Partner – 2 Man Best Ball (includes lunch). LA NINERS By Diane Struble Fall is in the air along with the much-anticipated cooler and (hopefully) drier weather! It is also the start of the new season which is proving to be better than ever! October 5 is the kick-off opening celebration which promises to be a fun-filled day with a few surprises. The game schedule will include some "team" games and tournaments but will put more focus on individual games to calculate into our handicaps. The semi-annual Senior Orphans Collection will be on October 26 and November 2. Cleaning supplies in user-friendly sizes are in high demand and have been requested. The Niners are proud to support this great cause that helps low-income seniors in Polk County. The Pink Ribbon Tournament will be on November 9 so start planning, your foursomes sign-up begins October 1 (see page 28 for more details). Vice President Karen Ferrande will continue to attend the New Resident Socials offering information on the Niners. Anyone is welcome to call Karen at 207-451-0143 with any questions. The Niners would love to have you join!
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