Congratulations to Moraga Country Club's - Golf Fusion
Congratulations to Moraga Country Club's - Golf Fusion Congratulations to Moraga Country Club's - Golf Fusion
With the start of May comes exciting times for the MCC Waves Swim Team! Our fantastic Waves will be hitting the pool deck for practice Mon-Thurs afternoons from 3:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. starting Monday, May 2nd. These afternoon spring practices will run through June 13th, at which time we’ll switch to the summer workout schedule, and the MicroWaves program will get underway! Check the website at www.mccwaves.com for more information about the workout schedule. Please note that in order for a swimmer to participate in swim team workouts he/she must be registered and his/her parents must have completed sign-ups for work responsibilities. MCC Time Trials is set for Sunday, June 5th at the MAC. As we have done in the past, we will split the team into two groups for Time Trials; the 9 and Ups will swim in the morning and the 8 and Unders will have the afternoon session. It promises to be a great day for the team, and we look forward to seeing great season-opening times from all of our Waves. Please be respectful of the Larch neighborhood - we truly appreciate the use of this great facility, and we want to show our gratitude to the neighbors in the area, so let’s make sure to drive slowly and safely on our way to and from the pool. If you haven’t registered for swim team yet, it’s not too late. Just go to mcc.waves.com and click on the register button. Reminders: Now that spring weather has finally arrived there are a few reminders for when you come to the pool. • Drive slowly. Be aware that the Moraga Police Department has been heavily patrolling Larch for speeders. • Take your time when driving up to the MAC and take extra care when driving into the parking area at the MAC. This summer we will have a good number of kids riding their bikes to the pool as well as kids in the parking area. • Remember to sign in when you come to the pool. This is important to track how much the pool is being used, but also to ensure that only MCC members are using the facility. • Don’t forget to pick up your keys!! Each family is assigned one pool key, which can be picked up from Christina French at Camp Moraga. Go Waves! Sean Mason, Aquatics Director Swim News 10
From the Golf Shop Golf News As I write this article I can’t help but think about all the rain we had in the month of March. Due to all the rain we had to close the golf course a bunch of days as well as cancel the Director’s Cup. The Director’s Cup was postponed and moved to August 26 and 27, so mark the date on your calendar. In case many of you have not heard, Scott Reeves (Golf Shop Assistant) has accepted a position as a First Assistant at Oakhurst Country Club. Scott was an excellent asset to Moraga and someone that all of us will miss. He was a big part of the Moraga Country Club Golf Shop team and someone who has earned this opportunity. We appreciated his commitment to the membership in his tenure. If you did not get an opportunity to say good bye to Scott please contact the Golf Shop so we can give you his information. The Taylor Made Demo day was a huge success and we hope that the rest of our demo days are the same. We have another two lined up and are extremely excited about the new products that are coming out this year. We encourage contacting the Golf Shop if you wish to setup a “fitting” with any vendor. The lineup is as follows: Nike Demo Day, May 15th, Time 10 to 3 Ping Demo Day , May 29th, 10 to 3 MGA News The Challenge (Men’s Invitational) is right around the corner and something to keep in mind. The Challenge will be hosted on June 2, 3, & 4. For all open play the course and driving range will be closed for the entire event. Entry forms and itineraries were mailed out last month to everyone within the MGA. If you’re a member of the MGA and interested in participating please contact the Golf Shop to find out if the registration is full. After the first 54 teams are in the MWGA Invitational, we begin a wait list. May Tournaments: The Moraga Cup/Senior Club Championship will be contested on Friday May 13 and Saturday May 14. This is a 36-hole individual stroke play event and we are taking sign-ups in the Golf Shop. Congratulations to last year’s winners, Dean Okamura and Rick Nedell. MWGA Invitational Wednesday, May 18th - Golf Course Closed All Day You can find the 2011 MGA Tournament Schedule on the MCC website – http://www.golffusion.com/moragacc/login. Log in and look for the Golf drop down table. Rules of the Month As usual, in the Golf Shop, we get many questions regarding rulings and decisions. With that being said here are a couple of situations that came up recently: 1. Joe has a ball sitting right behind an irrigation control box (silver box) on the golf course. His intended swing and stance is not affected by this box. Joe is claiming that the box is “man-made” and is “in my line of site” so therefore I get relief from the irrigation box. Does Joe get relief from this box? 2. Bill hits his ball into the water hazard in front of #8 and although it’s considered a water hazard there’s no water in it. Bill notices his ball and decides to go try and hit it out of the hazard. Bill decides to take some practice swings in the bunker and brushes the weeds with his intended swing but does not ground his club in the hazard. Is Bill making a good decision by brushing the weeds within the hazard? Answers: 1. Joe does not get relief from line of site. The only time Joe would get relief is if his stance or intended line of swing will impact the irrigation box. Just remember that you never get relief from line of site. 2. Although Bill is not grounding his club in the hazard the question is whether or not Bill is improving his swing path by making these swings. If you improve your intended swing path you will get penalized. So although he did not ground his club he should be penalized for improving lie. The rule of thumb here is to not make practice swings in a hazard, whether you think you’re not grounding your club or not. Make all the preliminary strokes outside the hazard prior to getting in the hazard and do not ground your club. Jason Woodworth, Director of Golf 11
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With the start of May comes exciting times for the MCC Waves Swim Team! Our fantastic Waves will<br />
be hitting the pool deck for practice Mon-Thurs afternoons from 3:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. starting Monday,<br />
May 2nd. These afternoon spring practices will run through June 13th, at which time we’ll switch <strong>to</strong> the<br />
summer workout schedule, and the MicroWaves program will get underway! Check the website at<br />
www.mccwaves.com for more information about the workout schedule. Please note that in order for a<br />
swimmer <strong>to</strong> participate in swim team workouts he/she must be registered and his/her parents must have<br />
completed sign-ups for work responsibilities.<br />
MCC Time Trials is set for Sunday, June 5th at the MAC. As we have done in the past, we will split<br />
the team in<strong>to</strong> two groups for Time Trials; the 9 and Ups will swim in the morning and the 8 and Unders<br />
will have the afternoon session. It promises <strong>to</strong> be a great day for the team, and we look forward <strong>to</strong> seeing<br />
great season-opening times from all of our Waves.<br />
Please be respectful of the Larch neighborhood - we truly appreciate the use of this great facility, and<br />
we want <strong>to</strong> show our gratitude <strong>to</strong> the neighbors in the area, so let’s make sure <strong>to</strong> drive slowly and safely<br />
on our way <strong>to</strong> and from the pool.<br />
If you haven’t registered for swim team yet, it’s not <strong>to</strong>o late. Just go <strong>to</strong> mcc.waves.com and click on<br />
the register but<strong>to</strong>n.<br />
Reminders:<br />
Now that spring weather has finally arrived there are a few reminders for when you come <strong>to</strong> the pool.<br />
• Drive slowly. Be aware that the <strong>Moraga</strong> Police Department has been heavily patrolling Larch<br />
for speeders.<br />
• Take your time when driving up <strong>to</strong> the MAC and take extra care when driving in<strong>to</strong> the parking area<br />
at the MAC. This summer we will have a good number of kids riding their bikes <strong>to</strong> the pool as well as<br />
kids in the parking area.<br />
• Remember <strong>to</strong> sign in when you come <strong>to</strong> the pool. This is important <strong>to</strong> track how much the pool is<br />
being used, but also <strong>to</strong> ensure that only MCC members are using the facility.<br />
• Don’t forget <strong>to</strong> pick up your keys!! Each family is assigned one pool key, which can be picked up from<br />
Christina French at Camp <strong>Moraga</strong>.<br />
Go Waves!<br />
Sean Mason, Aquatics Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Swim News<br />
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