49er Update Lucky St Patty’s Winners!

BY ARLEEN MATAGA FORE-TEE NINERS CAPTAIN

Hey 49ers. Last month was the St. Patty's Day party, with a beautiful golf day, too. I don't remember ever playing on a Friday for the Fore Tee Niners play day, and I've been around since the last century. Our winners for the fun tournament were:

1: Jackie Katzakian

2: Donna Aaron

3: Mary Jane Beckham

Congratulations, ladies. Also, thanks to all the ladies involved in the planning of the fun day. Also, we had our first Guest Day, low putts. Remember you can invite someone for the last Thursday of each month until October.

April has fun, match-play style games for Apr 6, 13 and 20. Please sign up on the bulletin board. If you can't play on any of the days it's OK. You can just mark it on the sign up sheet for the days you can play or not play. We will adjust the players. Match play is a different type of play. You play against only one person instead of the whole field. And you play each hole as a win or loss using your handicap. If you blow up on a hole, it does not matter because you would only lose that hole. You can still win. When it's stroke play, if you blow up, usually you lose the game.

April Play

6: River; Fun Match Play #1; Merlot tees; 8:30am check in with snack; 8:50am shotgun

13: Lake; Fun Match Play #2; Merlot tees; 8:30am check in; 8:50am shotgun

20: Vineyard; Fun Match Play #3; Merlot tees; 8:30am check in; choose your lunch; 8:50am shotgun (18 Holers will be playing)

27: River; GUEST DAY; check in and snack

8:30am; 9am shotgun; Low Putts

The bulletin board has things we are invited to play in. Rancho Murieta Invitational, Lincoln Hills Open with sign ups also for Brookside Home & Home, Rossmore Open, Valley Hi Invitational, and Oakdale Home & Home. The Opens are put on by the WNHGA directors and invite all the clubs, and winners get only balls (least amount charged). No mulligans, strictly play by the rules. Usually no decorations and no raffle or special prizes. Home & Home are put on by that club and invite one or two clubs with simple decorations and prizes (medium amount charged). Invitationals are all out decorations, prizes, raffles, special plays, mulligans etc. (be prepared to pay more, even after you get there).

See you on the course. Arleen