Sterling Farms Men’s Club

Last weekend I made my first trip to the Sterling Farms driving range in 2009.  If you have not been yet, there are lots of great changes for the upcoming season.

Over the fall and winter months, the driving range turf was completely removed and replaced!  Now there are more greens and flags to target.

A change I am really excited about is the addition of a “small bucket’ of 25 balls for $5.00.  That’s more than enough to warm up before a round.  The 3 options are:

1. $11.00 Large Bucket (100 Balls)
2. $8.00 Medium Bucket (65 Balls)
3. $5.00 Small Bucket (25 Balls)

Also new for 2009 is that the pro shop is having a building constructed at the far right side of the range. This enclosed area will have an opening downrange so students will be able to have cover while they take their high-tech lessons.  More to come on this at a later date.

Winter is not over yet. But rain or snow there are 18 heated stalls. So get out there and start grooving your swing for the upcoming season!

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A funny thing happened at a recent board meeting.  Two members were asked for their take on what “winter rules” means.  They each had two very different responses.  One thought it meant to roll the ball over with your club.  The other thought you lift, clean and drop within a club length.

If there are disagreements on a rule within the board, it usually means there is an even larger discrepancy throughout the membership. 

To set the standard we have added the definition of ‘winter rules’ to the local rules page (http://www.sfmensclub.com/local_rules.html).  When we start up the season in April, Winter Rules will be in effect.  The board will decide when to move to summer rules.  This decision is based on course condition, weather and the SFMC’s calendar of events.  If, for example, the President’s Cup qualifier weekend A is played under ‘winter rules’ we will wait until the qualifier weekend B is played before moving to summer rules.

So here is the rule:

• Through the green only (in the fairway or the fringe of the hole being played), after marking your ball, you are permitted to lift, clean, and place the ball within 1-club length of it’s original position, no nearer the hole
• This is allowed once per stroke. Once the ball is placed it may not be re-lifted and re-placed.
• Failure to mark the original position before lifting it, such as rolling it with a club, is a 2-stroke penalty or loss of hole in match play.

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