As all of you may remember, the golf season in 2008 was a wet one.  The good thing is that this club is packed with true golfers that aren’t afraid to get a little wet for a game we love.

All in all , this past year was a busy one.  We hosted a couple of major Ladies events such as the Ladies Inter-sectionals Tournament and the Senior CLGA ladies event.    Although the weather played havoc with the Senior Ladies, fun was had by all on both occasions.   Thanks to everyone who contributed to those events.

Highlights this year:

We had a couple players who had a Hole In One. 
Jean Broadfoot on Hole #8  and Kay Wilson on Hole #5 and Lynn White on Hole #13

2008 Club Championship winners:

A Flight - Maureen Dunnigan
shot her first round at Par…. 72, then a second round of 80, for a Net Score 152

B Flight - M J Kelly
shot a first round score of 86, and second day round of 90 for a Net 176

C Flight - Susan Wimperis
shot a first round score of 90 and second day round of 100 for a Net 190

D Flight - Claire Jones
shot her first round score 94 and second day 98 for a Net 120

Low Net Honors  also went to Claire

Congratulations Ladies !!

The Executive would like to take this opportunity to thank the sponsors and our members for their support during the 2008 season.

Special Note: There are a couple changes in 2009.

GPS units are allowed with the exception to "Sky Caddie", and or any GPS that gives a player the slope of the green.

Also, all Wednesday night presentations will start promptly at 8:30 pm, if for any reason you are not in before please don't be disappointed that the meeting has started.

With everyone’s continued support we will strive to bring you a fun-filled year of golf and laughter.

Here's to a eventful season - see you on the course.
Madawaska Ladies Executive.

If I hit it right, it's a slice.  If I hit it left, it's a hook.  If I hit it straight, it's a miracle.  ~Author Unknown

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Rick Munro and his staff for all the help they have provided during past golf seasons. Did you know that he generously donates golf cart certificates and pro shop certificates for prizes during some of the women’s events? In addition, Rick donates four (4) green fees to each of the Wednesday sponsors. This gives you a little indication of the great support offered by the Madawaska Golf Club owner.
 
Did you also know that the $4.00 you contribute on Wednesdays is divided as follows: $1.00 towards the tokens distributed to the top third in each of the A, B, C & D classes (class must have 3 participants), $0.50 towards the draws given out on Wednesday evening and $2.50 towards the Club Championships?

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NOTE: You must have a CLGA membership card.
The deadline for obtaining your CLGA card is 30th of June.

All women members of Madawaska are eligible to play in the Club Championship. If you want to play in the Club Championship and have not played in (at least) half of the Wednesday league and half of the club tournaments you will be subject to a pro-rated fee. This fee will be based on the difference between the numbers of games you have played (in the Wednesday league and the club tournaments) versus the number of games you must play. In addition, regardless of the number of “Wednesdays and Tournaments” you have played; there will be a $10.00 fee to enter the Club Championships.

The Club Championships consist of two games; played on a Saturday and Sunday and there will be no exception to the following order of play. The players will play within their own class and will not overlap with any other class.

The order of play for the first day will begin with:

*Class A: lowest handicap first, followed by the second lowest handicap, and so on  *Class B: lowest handicap first, followed by the second lowest handicap, and so on  *Class C: lowest handicap first, followed by the second lowest handicap, and so on  *Class D: lowest handicap first, followed by the second lowest handicap, and so on

The order of play for the second day will begin with:

*Class D: highest score from the first day, followed by the second highest score, etc.  *Class C: highest score from the first day, followed by the second highest score, etc.  *Class B: highest score from the first day, followed by the second highest score, etc.  *Class A: highest score from the first day, followed by the second highest score, etc.

 
The trophies and prizes will be distributed as follows: Club Champion; Low Net (however the prize will be awarded to this winner based on how they placed in the overall gross ratings); class A, B, C & D winners (excluding the class belonging to the Club Champion); and, the remaining prizes would be distributed to the best low gross within class: i.e. Class A runner up, followed by Class B runner up, followed by Class C runner up, followed by Class D runner up, and so on.  Prizes tables will be categorized.

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NOTE: You must have a CLGA membership card.
The deadline for obtaining your CLGA card is 30th of June.

CLGA events, as well as rule changes, and other CLGA information are posted on the CLGA Board in the clubhouse. (The bulletin boards are on the left as you enter the dining room). Any member interested in participating in a posted CLGA event must have a current index verified by the Club Captain or the pro shop. All cash entry fees to CLGA events are to be placed in envelopes and marked: CLGA, date of event, name, current index and amount enclosed. If you are paying by cheque include event date and current index to back of cheque (made payable to Joyce Murray) and deposit in the women's mailbox.

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There are four (4) different golf clubs represented in each group. Madawaska began in Group A and over the last ten (10) years have dropped down five levels to Group F. It is a match play format where each player of a foursome is matched against the other three (3) players simultaneously, without handicaps being taken into consideration.

Qualifying rounds for Team Madawaska Intersectionals will be determined by the best two (2) of three (3) eighteen (18) hole gross ‘modified Stapleford’ scores. The dates of the qualifying rounds will be the 31st of May (Sun), 10th of June (Wed) and the 14th of June (Sun) for the third qualifying round. Team Madawaska will play on the 13th of July.

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NOTE: You must have a CLGA membership card.
The deadline for obtaining your CLGA card is 30th of June.

The Women’s Club receives many invitations from other Clubs during the season which are posted in the clubhouse. These tournaments are open to all Club members and have proven to be a good way to play other courses at reasonable rates. Please submit payment when you write your name on entry forms. Cheques can be post-dated to our closing date and put in the women’s mailbox.

If you have not paid by the designated closing date your name will be deleted from the list. All cash entry fees should be placed in an envelope and clearly marked with: your name, current index, name of Club, date of event and amount enclosed. If paying by cheque (payable to Maureen Dunnigan) the same information as stated above for cash should be indicated on the back of the cheque and deposited in the mailbox.

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"Match play" is meant to be a fun event; it allows you to meet new people and gives you the opportunity and experience of playing with members of equal, higher and lower handicaps.

All members interested in “match play” should sign up before the 20th of May. The sign-up sheet will be posted on the Women’s Board. “Match play” is determined by a draw of the interested members. The draw will be posted in early June. The player named first on the draw sheet is responsible for setting up the date and time of the match. Each match is based on eighteen (18) holes and must be played within the specified two-week period. Dates are specified on “match play” draw sheet. In the event of a tie the match will go to another eighteen (18) holes or forfeit. “Match play” scoring is calculated using the player’s handicaps and the women’s hole handicap ratings on the scorecards. For example: a 20 handicap matched with a 30 handicap would mean the 30 handicap would get ten (10) strokes, based on receiving one (1) stroke on each of the ten (10) most difficult holes, according to the women’s handicap ratings on the score card. For further clarification please ask a member of the Executive.

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A golfer may now use any means to remove loose impediments from her line of putt, provided nothing is pressed down. In addition, there is no longer an automatic penalty in either match play or stroke play if a ball off the putting green moves after a loose impediment within a club length of the ball has been removed. These are two of the amendments to the Rules of Golf that have been agreed upon by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and the United States Golf Association. They went into effect 1st of January 2004. (Source CLGA e-bulletin 23rd of November 2003 - page 4 of 10.)

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You may reserve "tee-times" and power carts three (3) days in advance and seven (7) days in advance for Women's days.

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