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THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER 21
May 2020
Charbonneau
Women’s Golf
Association
By CATHI MCLAIN
The CWGA’s ‘new
normal’ looks a bit
different
I
t’s May, when our normal golf
season, luncheons, scrambles
and weekly games awarding
prize money should be well un-
derway.
We should be welcoming back the
snowbirds from their desert homes
and enjoying getting together again
with the friends we’ve missed over
the winter. Unfortunately, we’re in the
throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, and
we are living with a “new normal.”
State-mandated restrictions have
forced the cancelation of all our activi-
ties except golf through the first two
weeks of May, including the May 7
scramble, general meeting and lun-
cheon. We will continue to notify
members via email of any changes
and easing of restrictions.
While we have retained our Thurs-
day block of tee times, members need
to contact the Pro Shop to reserve a
spot. Cards will not be exchanged, and
we will continue to post on our own,
using the rules provided below. There
will be no eclectic cards or posting
eclectic scores until we return to regu-
lar Days Play. Those of us who have
played in April, when this was writ-
ten, were able to enjoy convivial
rounds of golf with our CWGA
friends, and still maintain necessary
social distancing. Some have enjoyed
a post-round lunch from The Turn, sit-
ting outside in a large circle, with 6
feet between each chair, and no tables.
Kudos to the Charbonneau Golf Club
staff, who have set up the Pro Shop
and the course to ensure our safety —
and theirs. We are truly blessed to
have this golf course and the ability to
get outside with friends and family,
even though we have to keep our dis-
tance to stay safe and healthy.
With all the restrictions, it’s going
to be a very different Mother’s Day
this year. A day usually reserved for
getting together with the grandchil-
dren or other family, will require us to
be together on the phone or on the
computer and enjoy only virtual hugs.
I’m reminded of the days when my
children were young, and I got to
sleep in while they helped John pre-
pare and serve me breakfast in bed.
Some years later, Mother’s Day was a
day for us to play golf with our son
and daughter and enjoy a nice meal at
the “19th hole.” I always noticed that
most of the other foursomes were
dads with their kids, giving mom a
break. I suspect this year, with every-
one housebound, the golf course might
be a place that even non-golfing moms
will want to be out and about with
their families. Our CWGA president,
Joann Linville, wishes all the moms “a
very different, but still loving day.”
CWGA members will post scores
for all Days Play events
Players will keep their own scores
and post using the GHIN app or at
home online. The new app posts hole-
by-hole, rather than just totals, and
does the math for you. No posting is
allowed on the clubroom computer. If
you need help posting, contact Diane
Meyers at 503-705-3920.
Due to the changes made in the golf
course as a result of the COVID-19 re-
strictions, all scores posted will be
“Most Likely Score” in accordance
with USGA guidelines. In order to de-
termine your Most Likely Score, play-
ers will count all strokes taken on the
hole to reach the green and add
strokes as follows once on the green:
Q If the chip or first putt hits the
raised cup liner, count that as one
stroke and pick up.
Q Otherwise, continue to putt until
the ball is within 5 feet of the cup,
counting all putts.
Q Once the ball is within 5 feet of
the hole, add one stroke and pick up.
Q Players do not need to hit the cup
liner to be considered holed out.
If you have questions, contact
Suzanne Hatton, Rules Committee
chair.
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