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Please join us on Sunday, August 15, 2010 for a round of golf and a delicious summertime dinner at Mendon Country Club, one of the finest private golf clubs in the Rochester area.
This event is open to EWGA members and non-members.
Prizes for the golf event will be based on the Callaway scoring system, a popular way to score one-time events where competitors may not have established handicaps.
We’ll be teeing off at 1:00 pm. The cost is $75.00 for EWGA Members and $90.00 for Non-Members, and includes 18 holes of golf, cart, dinner, and prizes.
But don’t delay! The deadline to register is August 9, 2010.
You have two options to register. You can download a form here and mail it to us with a check.
Or you can register online and pay by credit card or Paypal. (If you do choose this method, please note that there is a $3 surcharge to cover processing fees.)
See you on the course!
How would you like to compete in the largest women’s amateur golf tournament in the world?
The Rochester Region, New York Chapter of the EWGA is once again sponsoring a chapter-level round in the annual EWGA Championship Tournament.
This year, our Chapter Championship will be played at Mill Creek Golf Club, 128 Cedars Ave, Churchville, NY, on Saturday, July 17, 2010 (raindate: Sunday, July 18).
Registration begins at 11:30 AM, followed by a mandatory Tournament Rules Meeting at 12:00 noon. Tee off begins at 1:00 PM.
The cost to enter is $92.00, which covers your EWGA Championship Fee of $35.00 and the Chapter Tournament Fee of $57.00. The fee includes 18 holes with cart, light dinner with dessert, and awards ceremony.
Why play in the EWGA Championship?
This tournament is a unique opportunity for Rochester women golfers:
- You get the opportunity to test your game in a competitive golf setting. As past competitors will tell you, you learn a lot about your game and yourself!
- It’s a flighted tournament, so women of any skill level can play.
- Enjoy the camaraderie of your fellow EWGA members on the gorgeous Mill Creek course!
Who is Eligible to Play?
The EWGA Championship is open to EWGA members only. (Not a member? There is still time to join! Click here to read more about the EWGA and how to become a member.)
You must have a valid handicap.
Individual stroke or scramble team
The EWGA Championship offers two different formats: individual stroke play and four-person scramble. Please review the registration information for more details on tournament formats.
Low gross and low net winners of each stroke play flight, and the winning scramble team, are eligible to advance to the EWGA Northeast Region Semi-Final, August 21 at Ledges Golf Club in South Hadley, MA.
Tee Placements
In order to comply with EWGA rules for Championship course length, the Mill Creek gold tees will be adjusted for Flights 1 thru 4 for our Chapter Championship: the tee boxes will be moved from the GOLD position to the SILVER position on the following holes: 7, 10, 13, 15, 16.
These five adjustments will change the course length, rating and slope as follows: 5,282 yards (scorecard 5,055), rating 69.4 (scorecard 68.1), slope 115 (scorecard 112).
We will place the gold tees will be in the tournament position on the day of our Chapter Championship.
However, if you want to play a practice round (or three!) prior to the Championship, the gold tees will be in their scorecard position. You will have to play from the silver tees on the 5 holes noted above to replicate the tees on the day of the tournament.
Practice Rounds
Mill Creek is offering EWGA members a discounted greens fee of $37 for practice rounds on Saturday & Sunday, July 10 & 11, after 1PM, and Monday – Friday, July 12-16, anytime.
You must call for a reservation to obtain these discounted prices.
Ready to sign up?
To register for the Chapter Championship, you must mail a signed registration form, copy of your USGA handicap, and payment to us. The form MUST be postmarked by Thursday, June 24. So don’t delay, download your registration form today!
Here are the documents you need to register:
Please contact us via the online form here if you have any questions or need any help getting registered for the tournament.
Good luck and can’t wait to see everyone on July 17!
NOTE: Registration and payment must be postmarked by Thursday June 24 to meet this tournament’s registration requirements.
Think learning golf rules is boring?
Think again!
Our Rules, Etiquette, and Handicap Clinic (Tuesday, April 27, 6-7:30 pm, Ravenwood Golf Club) is going to be FUN.
How much fun? We caught up with PGA Pro Todd Riolo, who is teaching the rules and etiquette portion of this clinic to ask him what he’s got in mind.
(Wendy Bolton, our Handicap Chair, will host the handicap presentation after Todd finishes his portion of the clinic.)
Hands-On = Faster Grasp of Rules Procedures
One thing that caught our interest: Todd will be taking us right out onto the course for hands-on demonstrations of golf rules.
Why do this? Because seeing how golf rules are applied in a real-world situation makes it easier to understand them.
“It’s not always easy to understand from someone’s description, or from a diagram on a board,” Todd explains. “What does it mean to take two club lengths? What direction do you take them? When you actually see someone demonstrate procedures, you really understand how to do them yourself.”
Todd emphasizes that he won’t be covering little-used or obscure rules, just the ones he calls “every day rules of golf:” the rules we use all the time when we play — or try to. “You’d be surprised how many people don’t know the rules very well,” he says.
Even the pros need help, sometimes!
That includes pros, Todd adds. At this year’s Friday round of the Augusta Masters Tournament, for instance, Ernie Els nearly took a ball drop when he didn’t need to (he thought his ball had gone into a water hazard on #15 but it hadn’t — it was still in play). Had he not been stopped by fans, he would have taken an unnecessary 1-stroke penalty.
“Rules are there to help the player,” Todd explains. “If you know the rules, you can take advantage of them to help you put up the best possible score.”
Another situation Todd sees all the time: people think it’s okay to set rules, as long as everybody in their group agrees. “Just because everyone else in your foursome says ‘yes’ doesn’t mean you’re following the rules.”
On the contrary: you can incur a penalty just for agreeing to break a golf rule!
A supportive setting
Todd is also committed to helping clinic attendees feel comfortable. “I want people to ask questions.” Sometimes people worry that their question is “dumb” — but they shouldn’t. “The person sitting next to you probably has the same question,” he says.
Have a rules or etiquette question you’d rather not ask in front of the group?
No problem! Just write it down and give it to Todd before the clinic starts, and he’ll cover it anonymously during the class.
There will be dinner specials. Wine specials!
We said it was going to be fun, and we meant it!
Ravenwood — which has a completely new and gorgeous bar and dining room — will be offering dinner and wine specials to clinic attendees.
It’ll be a great chance to socialize and enjoy one of Rochester’s premiere public golf facilities.
And . . this clinic is free to EWGA members
Not only that, but we’re now making it easier than ever to register. Just enter your name, phone number, and email address below.
(Non-members, if you register using the form below, please bring your $10 payment the evening of the clinic.)
 Personal trainer Helene Sallerson emphasized proper form during the Rochester EWGA women's golf fitness class. Her routines included many core strength exercises like this one, for abdominals. We’re almost there!
This coming Saturday is the sixth and final week of the EWGA Golf Fitness Class with personal trainer Helene Sallerson.
And what a great experience it’s been! Helene has been fantastic. She’s helped us strengthen all the major muscle groups we need to swing a club, from core and upper body to glutes.
Yes, we found ourselves a bit stiff and sore the next morning — especially those first few weeks. But we’ve also seen results — and we’ve learned some great new fitness techniques and habits.
And just in time for the 2010 golf season, too!
As we posted previously, EWGA members who recruit other women golfers to join our association are automatically entered into a contest featuring some great prizes, many donated by our Member Get A Member (MGAM) program sponsor, Nike Golf.
Well guess what: in addition to the prizes offered by EWGA national, we’re holding our own chapter-level contest.
Our Chapter recruit-a-member contest will be open to anyone who recruits even ONE new member between now and September 1, 2010.
It couldn’t be easier: bring a girlfriend into the EWGA, and you’ll be entered into a prize drawing at our Season End event on September 18.
So if you’re thinking of encouraging a friend to try the EWGA — now’s the time to go for it!
Do you have a handicap?
If you’re relatively new to golf — or have only played casual golf — the answer is probably “no.”
Guess what?
You should!
Having a handicap can make the game of golf more interesting and enjoyable. Handicaps let you:
- Track your progress. As you work on your game, your handicap will go down, giving you concrete feedback on your success.
- Understand courses better. Each course you play is also rated according to difficulty. Once you know your handicap, you get a better idea of how you can expect to score on that course.
- Make competitions more fair. Having a handicap lets you play against golfers of any skill level. Suppose a person with a high handicap is playing with a person with a low handicap. By “giving strokes” to the high handicapper (essentially subtracting strokes from that person’s score) you “even the playing field.” You make it possible for the high handicapper to win the game, just by playing a round that is good for her skill level.
- Play in more events. Some tournaments and leagues require all players to have a handicap. (The EWGA Championship tournament is one example; some of our chapter leagues also require players to maintain a handicap.)
So how do you get a handicap?
It’s not hard at all! And as an EWGA member, you receive a USGA Handicap Index through the EWGA Golf Life Management System (GLMS), free with your membership (a $30 value).
Once you’ve signed up for the GLMS, just log on after you’ve played either a 9- or 18-hole round and key in your scores. The GLMS system does all the rest.
You do have 2 responsibilities . . .
Like many other aspects of the game of golf, handicapping is an honors system.
To be fair to other players, you need to try to make the best score you can, every hole of every round you play — and you must post scores for every round you play.
Do that, and your handicap index will be accurate, so that when you do play in competitions, they’re fair for everyone who participates.
New EWGA members: click here for information on how to activate your GLMS account.
Questions about golf handicaps, EWGA membership benefits, or anything else related to the EWGA? Let us know!
Whoo hoo, we’ve got our 2010 women’s golf leagues scheduled!
It’s another great line-up this year, everything from a 6-week beginner’s league at to our weekend travel league!
See below for the list — and here’s what else you need to know if you’re interested in signing up for one of our leagues:
- After the kick-off: League registration forms will be posted for download from this website no later than Monday, March 22. (Click on the Subscribe button in our left hand sidebar to join our mailing list, and you’ll receive a notice when the forms are posted.)
- League spots are granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign up ASAP to help ensure you’ll have a chance at your league of choice. (And did we mention, come to our Kick-Off?)
- EWGA members get preference for league spots! We do allow non-members to play in our leagues, however, until March 30, EWGA members will be moved “to the front of the line” for open league spots. EWGA members also receive discounts on league fees.
Our Leagues
- Ravenwood GC League Session 1. Mondays 5:30 PM. Start date: May 3, runs 8 weeks.
- Ravenwood GC League Session 2. Mondays 5:30 PM. Start date: July 12, runs 5 weeks.
- The Brookwoods CC League. Tuesdays 5:15 PM. Start date: May 4, runs 10 weeks (non-consecutive).
- Champion Hills Beginners League. Tuesdays PM 5:30 PM. Start date May 25, runs 6 weeks.
- Victor Hills GC League. Wednesdays 5:00 PM. Start date: April 28, runs 16 weeks.
- Country Club of Mendon League. Thursdays 5:15 PM. Start date May 13, runs 11 weeks (non-consecutive).
- Weekend Recreational Golf League. Plays at Courses throughout the Rochester Area. Start date May 23.
We’ll be posting additional information about league format etc. in the coming days.
We’re also working to form a league on the west side, so stay tuned for news on that as well!
As promised, here is the registration form for the 2010 Kick-Off Brunch of the Rochester Region, NY Chapter of the EWGA.
- Location: Midvale Country Club, 2387 Baird Rd., Penfield
- Date: Saturday, March 20
- Time: 10:00 am – noon
- Cost: $20 (includes brunch)
- Dress: Country club attire is requested; no denim, please.
This event is open to all Rochester women golfers. Seating is limited, so please get your registration form into us ASAP.
It’s going to be a great event!
Our featured guest is Sports Psychology Consultant Shannon Walton, who will be giving a talk on “golf and positive self-talk.” Click here to read our website interview with Shannon.
And that’s not all
We’ll be giving away door prizes.
We’ll be holding a drawing for a free one-year membership, open to women who register to join the EWGA for the first time at the kick-off.
Former member thinking of re-joining? The EWGA is waiving the $25 reinstatement fee to former members who re-join at the chapter kick-offs.
The kick-off is also your opportunity to sign up for our EWGA chapter leagues, clinics, and mentoring program.
Rochester women’s golf leagues
The Rochester Region, NY Chapter of the EWGA runs a number of leagues at various courses for women golfers throughout the Rochester area — and we’ll have details and sign-up sheets at the Kick-Off. Note that although our leagues are also open to non-members, we give priority to EWGA members, and some of our leagues do fill up quickly. Members also receive discounted pricing on leagues.
Golf clinics to help women work on their games
We’ll have details, dates, and locations for our 2010 EWGA golf clinics available at the kick-off. These clinics are a great way for women golfers in the Rochester area to improve their golfing skills!
Mentoring program
New to the game of golf? Why not sign up for the EWGA Fairway Friends golf mentoring program? Through this program, beginning women golfers are paired with experienced golfers who will answer their golf-related questions and take them golfing at least twice during the 2010 season. Click here to read more about this program.
EWGA membership information and registration forms will also be available at the event.
Remember: Seating at this event is limited! Please download and mail your registration form today to reserve your seat!
Country club attire requested. No denim please.
Are you a Rochester woman interested in learning the game of golf?
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a golf mentor to help you?
We think so, too! That’s why the Rochester Region, NY Chapter of the EWGA is thrilled about the 2010 EWGA Fairway Friends golf mentoring program.
EWGA members who sign up for the Fairway Friends program will be assigned to an experienced woman golfer who can help answer golf-related questions.
Your mentor will also play golf with you at least a couple of times this summer to help you learn your way around a golf course. And she’ll help you identify EWGA activities you might want to participate in — so you can meet other women golfers and work on your game.
Program mentors — and “mentees” — also receive free gifts
But wait! There’s more! The Fairway Friends program sponsor, Be the Ball 4U, is giving a free ball marker and divot tool to all Fairway Friends mentors. Fairway Friends mentees receive a free golf accessories pouch.
Sound interesting? We’ll have a Fairway Friends sign-up sheet at our March 20 Kick Off event at Midvale Country Club.
Or drop us a note using the form below, and we’ll contact you about the program as we get closer to the golf season.
 Sports Psychologist Shannon Walton will speak at the 2010 Chapter Kickoff Event of the Rochester Region, NY Chapter of the EWGA. Sports Psychology Consultant Shannon Walton, M.S., will be our featured guest speaker at our 2010 Chapter Kick-Off on Saturday March 20, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, at Midvale Country Club.
She’ll be speaking about positive self-talk.
Shannon graciously agreed to answer a few questions about the topic and how self-talk affects women golfers. Enjoy!
Q: Why did you decide to go into sports psychology?
A: I discovered the area of sport psychology in high school and knew immediately that it was the perfect fit for me. Sport psychology combines two great passions of mine, sport and psychology. I have always been very competitive in multiple sports and really enjoyed the psychological side of things. Being involved in sports all my life and looking back when I was younger competing at a high level I definitely could have used sport psychology training! Even now I use the techniques and tools myself and enjoy finding new ways to help athletes improve their performance and gain that edge over their opponents.
Q: At our kick-off, you plan to speak about the importance of positive self-talk. What’s the importance of positive self-talk in sports in general?
A: Positive self-talk is a key component of creating a tough overall mental game. Everything I teach is rooted in the positive and focusing on athlete’s strengths. Being positive is crucial in building and maintaining confidence as well as motivation. It is the foundation of a strong overall game as well as it is central to many of the techniques and tools I use.
Q: What’s the importance of positive self-talk for golf in particular?
A: Golf, like all individual sports, revolves around the player. How the golfer approaches the tee, a shot that went off the fairway or a difficult shot are a few examples of key self-talk moments in the game. Think about every moment as being interconnected, the thoughts will creep into other areas and all of sudden your game is either going really well or quickly slipping downhill. Being able to utilize positive self-talk will in turn affect all areas of the game and give the golfer a sense of control over their game.
Q: In your practice, do you find that women are similar to men when it comes to self-talk habits or tendencies?
A: In some aspects yes and others no. For example, women tend to internalize (eg. “It’s me”) their mistakes while men externalize (eg. the weather). Women also tend to get down on themselves quickly and the negative self-talk piles up more. Emotions are also likely to get involved where as men are more practical and analytical. Men and women are the same though in that both genders have issues with negative self talk and it is a difficult area to change.
A: How do you find working with golfers?
Q: I have worked with quite a number of golfers and find working them quite enjoyable. Most golfers already have a good understanding of their game and know what they need to work on which helps focus our plan of action. The golfers I have experience working with also have done a great job of implementing the tools and techniques we created and have seen the improvement in their game. Also the sport of golf provides an easy and efficient working environment for me as I can be with the player as they play 9 or 18 holes which provides immediate feedback and support.
Q: Do you have any stories you can share about how working on “the inner game” has helped your golf clients?
A: I do! One college athlete had anxiety and nerves before his tee shots in his college tournaments as well as issues recovering from mistakes. We created performance routines for his shots and a routine for recovering from his mistakes and those routines significantly helped his play. Another examples was a golfer who would “duck hook” his drives almost every time. We worked on relaxation, controlling his emotions and focusing on the correct cues before his drive. By the end of the season he significantly reduced his “duck hooks” and also was more relaxed and composed if something went wrong which was rooted in his self talk as well as relaxation techniques.
Q: What’s the most important thing golfers should know about the mental game?
A: The most important thing that golfers should know is that you have complete control over your mental game unlike most everything else. The mental game is tied right into the physical game therefore directly affecting your play. How you approach the round even before you arrive, walking up to the first tee and your response to errors are just a few examples of areas that you control. Many golfers do not realize that they have this power and just one small change in a positive direction can affect their game.
For additional information about Shannon Walton, please see her website, The Ultimate Mental Edge.
CORRECTION: This article originally listed the kick-off times incorrectly. The correct times are 10:00 am – noon.
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