Charbonneau Men ’ s Club By DON MASON
A year of adjustments The Charbonneau Men ’ s Club golf season is officially over for 2020 season and what an unusual golf year this has been . If it wasn ’ t the long-lasting issues with the COVID-19 virus and its related restrictions , it was wildfire
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smoke . If it wasn ’ t wildfire smoke , it was excessive heat . The
impact of these items required many changes by our board to previously planned Men ’ s Club games and events including some on very short notice due to changing circumstances .
To review , we started canceling events in March when a series of planned off-season seminars on rules
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and the new World Handicapping System , equipment and golf exercises were originally delayed , but later canceled due to COVID-19 associated restrictions on “ gathering .” Modifications were made for Opening Day ( no breakfast , no shot gun start ), cancellation of the Charbonneau Cup and no Hole-In-One awards until the “ inverted cups ” were replaced with “ foam donuts ,” which allowed a clear determination when a putt was actually “ holed .”
After canceling all games for the month of April , the club did put on some 50 regular Wednesday and Saturday games during the rest of the season . Most of our major golf events continued with little impact other than the Invitational , which had been played every year since 1993 . The Invitational was replaced with a very creative member only “ Shoot Out ” event coordinated by Ford Morishita . This event was very well received by our members and that format may appear next year as a regular event .
With all of that said , generally it appears that most of our members truly appreciated having the course open .
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Many likely played more golf this year than they had in any recent year since they were limited in terms of alternative activities . |
Annual meeting
This year ’ s annual meeting was conducted via proxy voting by the membership instead of the usual approval at the season-ending breakfast . Retiring board members completing their terms were Jim Gibbons , Steve Bennett , Mike Lucich and Ford Morishita . This group has made significant contributions to the club and we thank them for their service . Newly elected board members are Don Lloyd , Tim Tyler and Jeff Cummings . New officers for the new year will be selected at the board ’ s November meeting .
Rule of the month
This month ’ s rule of the month will focus on Charbonneau ’ s water holes , now called “ penalty areas ” under the Rules of Golf . Under the Men ’ s Club local rules all water hazards are designated as red penalty areas . In addition , even though there may be designated drop zones , these are not to be used in
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regular Men ’ s Club play .
Instead , players must choose one of three options available for relief under Rule 17.1b if it “ known or virtually certain ” that the ball came to rest in a red penalty area , all with a one-stroke penalty .
� Re-hit from the original spot where the ball was hit into the penalty area .
� Re-hit from a “ back on the line ” established by the last point the ball crossed the penalty area and the flag .
� Re-hit within two club lengths of where the ball last crossed the penalty area , no closer to the hole .
So what do you do if you actually find your ball and it is in the penalty area such as the right side of Green Nine ? The answer is that you may play the ball as it lies inside the penalty area without penalty or play the ball outside the penalty area by taking penalty relief . ( Rule 17.1b )
How do you determine if the found ball on the edge of the penalty area is in or out ? Your ball is in the penalty area when any part of it lies on or touches the ground or anything else inside the edge of the penalty area . ( Rule 17.1a )
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