|
DATE
| COURSE
|
SIGN-UP BY
|
PAY DATE
| COST
|
First Tee Time
|
|
5 Apr (Mon)
| Ft. Meade*
|
22 Mar
|
29 Mar
|
AFG $35
DoD $55
|
Shotgun 1000
|
|
20 Apr (Tue)
| Twin Shields
|
6 Apr
|
13 Apr
| $45
|
0804
|
|
10 May (Mon)
| Woodlands
|
20 Apr
|
27 Apr
| $55
|
0900
|
|
20 May (Thu)
| Patriots Glenn
|
6 May
|
13 May
| $55
|
0800
|
|
3 Jun (Thu)
| Musket Ridge
|
20 May
|
27 May
| $70
|
0804
|
|
14 Jun (Mon)
| Greystone
|
24 May
|
1 Jun
| $55
|
0900
|
|
29 Jun (Tue)
|
Blue Mash
|
15 Jun
|
22 Jun
| $60
|
0800
|
|
13 Jul (Tue)
|
Wakefield Valley
|
29 Jun
|
6 Jul
| $50
|
0830
|
|
27 Jul (Tue)
| Waverly
Woods
|
13 Jul
|
27 July
| $60
|
0830
|
|
9 Aug (Mon)
|
Uplands
|
26 July
|
2 Aug
| $60
|
0900
|
|
26 Aug (Thu)
| Swan Point
|
12 Aug
|
19 Aug
| $45
|
0800
|
|
8 Sep (Wed)
|
Bridges
|
25 Aug
|
1 Sep
| $45
|
0800
|
|
23 Sep (Thu)
| Patuxent
Greens
|
9 Sep
|
16 Sep
| $45
|
0800
|
|
8 Oct (Fri)
| Rattlewood
|
26 Sep
|
1 Oct
| $55
|
0830
|
|
22 Oct (Fri)
| Andrews AFB
|
8 Oct
|
15 Oct
| $55
|
Shotgun 0800
|
Notes:
*2 person teams
|
Prior Years
Snail mail address
Pat Simoneau
2101 Colonel Way
Odenton, MD 21113
This page has been visited 
times since April 1, 2001
Sign-up Procedure
We are experimenting with a new sign up procedure which should
be less work for Pat. You will request tee times for your group for a full month
of outings. When we start sign ups for a new month we will email our list and
post here under Information. You should e-mail Pat (either
here or internal) with preferred tee times
and names of your group. If you don't have a foursome Pat will match up singles
doubles and threesomes and reply to your e-mail.
You don't need to pay until the "PAY DATE".
Treat the "SIGN-UP BY" data as the last date you can back out. Retires
who can't e-mail can still contact Pat by phone (443-479-0356w or 410-674-3828h)
Golf Association Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ's)
1 HOW MUCH IS MEMBERSHIP?
2 WHAT IS THE COST TO PLAY GOLF?
3 HOW DO I ESTABLISH A HANDICAP WITH THE
ASSOCIATION?
4 HOW IS MY HANDICAP
COMPUTED FOR EACH TOURNAMENT?
5 HOW DO I SIGN-UP FOR TEE TIMES?
6 WHERE DO I SEE THE RESULTS OF THE OUTINGS
IN WHICH I PARTICIPATE?
7 WHAT HAPPENS TO MY MONEY IF I CAN'T MAKE
IT THE DAY OF THE OUTING?
8 WHAT IS THE EXTRA MONEY USED FOR?
9 CAN I BRING A GUEST?
HOW MUCH IS MEMBERSHIP?
Membership cost is $15 per person per year. The cost of playing
golf within our association will be covered later. Additionally, we normally
charge $3 extra per outing to cover prizes. This money is returned to the members
at our year end outing, in the form of give-aways and prize money for the last
outing.
WHAT IS THE COST TO PLAY GOLF?
The cost to play depends on the golf course we are visiting.
All courses require us to pay for golf and cart. Their fees are set. As mentioned
above, we normally charge an additional $3 per person so that we can purchase
golf gifts and prizes for our end-of-year outing and to build up monetary prize
money for the same outing.
HOW DO I ESTABLISH A HANDICAP WITH THE ASSOCIATION?
Once you play in our outing, we will establish your handicap
with us. Your first outing will be Callaway scored. That night after your round
we will add you to our handicap club and put in your score from that day and
using the USGA Handicap system, you will be given a Golf Association handicap.
We do not use your existing handicap. The reason for this is:
a) the max score you can attain with our association is double
par on any hole
b) in order to save time, we play lost ball or ball out of
bounds as a drop and penalty stroke without going back to the tee to re-tee
c) we also play lift, clean and place from tee to green except
in a hazard as determined by the USGA rules
d) and last but not least, we use the USGA's Equitable Stroke
Control. This is the USGA policy that indicates what is the max score you can
attain based on your handicap. NO ONE enters your scores into our handicap system
except the handicap chairman.
HOW DO I SIGN-UP FOR TEE TIMES?
We do tee times a minimum of two weeks in advance of the outing
date, their are exceptions. You e-mail to us your desired tee times based on
the first tee time available. We in-turn will try to match as close as possible
your desired tee time. If you have a foursome you would provided all names at
the time you request your time. If you have less than a foursome, we will take
appropriate action to match you with a group to fill our consecutive tee times.
If you know that you will be on leave or TDY or in school at the time of the
next sign-ups, just let us know by e-mailing us with that information . Please
plan to arrive at the course at least 30 minutes in advance of your tee time!
WHERE DO I SEE THE RESULTS OF THE OUTINGS
IN WHICH I PARTICIPATE?
When you do participate in an outing with us, you will be
placed in a flight according to your handicap. If it is your first outing with
us, you will be place in the last flight just for that outing.
We give the top three places a credit for the next outing
starting at $25 for first, $15 for second, and $5 for third. Also, we have a
closest-to-the pin contest at each outing with a credit of $25 for winning that
prize. No individuals can win two prizes.
All flight handicaps are based on the handicap for the course
that we play that day. The number of golfers playing for the specific outing
determines how we divide the flights and how many we will have. Normally it
is around 20 per flight.
Handicaps for that outing are based on the slope and course
rating that we obtain and calculate prior to the outing. Normally, you will
be able to see the posted results within two work days after the outing.
WHAT HAPPENS TO MY MONEY IF I CAN'T MAKE
IT THE DAY OF THE OUTING?
If for some reason you can not make an outing, normally your
money will be carried over. The reason I say normally is, that some course require
us to pay for all golfers regardless if they show or not. Since we are not a
money making organization, we must pass this cost on to you. Additionally, if
on the day of an outing it rains, we are at the mercy of the golf course and
not our desires. If the course remains open and does not want to credit us,
then we must play. It is your responsibility to ensure you show for your tee
time. It has worked both ways for us in the past and we do work very hard to
get whatever money we can back from the course that day.
WHAT IS THE EXTRA MONEY USED FOR?
As mentioned earlier, we normally charge an extra $3. Sometimes
we round this up for a couple of reasons. All of the money that is collected
is returned to the membership in the form of prizes at our end-of-year outing.
During the course of the year we purchase prizes from different courses as giveaways
and we also build up a prize money pool so we can pay more places for our end-of-year
outing. We are accountable for all monies collected and any member of our association
can review our budgetary books anytime they desire to do so.
CAN I BRING A GUEST?
Guests are normally allowed to play with us. They will pay
the same cost as you. The only outing guests are not eligible to play is our
end-of-year outing. Also, guests would not be eligible to play if we ran out
of tee times and some of our members had to go on a waiting list. If this does
happen, we would call the person who invited the guest to let them know and
replace that person with our members.
Pay "On-Time" Policy
In the last couple of years, courses we play have begun to
state in their contracts that we must pay 10 to 7 days in advance of our outings.
Courses are also requiring us to pay for "no shows" tee times. Since we do not
have the money for handle some of these large sums, it has become imperative
that we get all outings fees paid on or before the "Pay"
date posted on the internal and external web pages.
Retirees can always send in their payment to:
Pat Simoneau
2101 Colonel Way
Odenton, MD 21113
If someone does not pay by the date listed and has not contacted
either Pat or the Treasurer, or a building representative, their name will be
WITHDRAWN from their tee time and replaced with someone from the waiting list.
The person on the waiting list will be notified and given a time to pay that
does not exceed two working days. So, in order to meet our obligations to the
golf courses in a timely fashion, we must hold fast to the pay date with ALL
members. We will enforce the rule that only personnel who are TDY or have emergency
situations, can be exempted from paying on the date listed. However, this exemption
must be approved by the President or Treasurer only.
Side Note: We have a great reputation within the golfing community
and we want to keep the high esteem intact. The requirement spelled out above
may cause some of us a little inconvenience but we can all work through it.
If we all work together, we can make this very pain free. Lot of us play with
friends and co-workers, so lets all work together on this.
Pat's email - simsplace@hotmail.com
Home Phone - 410-674-3828
