Franklin Fridays - 9
holes
Starts this
Friday, March 28th
Ginny
Taylor will be the contact again this year for Friday
evenings - twilight. First tee time starts
at 4:30pm. Cost is $12 to walk, $18 to ride with
free beverage ticket, popcorn and camaraderie afterwards. We
will play in 5 week session increments in net competition with two
flights. We will have prizes at the end of each 5 week
session. This is open to all members. However, only
those who play 3 of the 5 weeks will qualify for prizes. Pay
at course at Franklin Canyon GC in Hercules.
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Member Socials
!
Members & New Members
Welcome
 Member Socials are
scheduled for Thursday nights, April 3rd at 6pm at
Alice Miller's home in Danville and April
10th at 6pm at Donna Wagner's home in El
Cerrito. Attend either one (or both!).
There will be drinks and appetizers and you are welcome to
bring a friend (or two) who might be interested in finding out more
about the EWGA Northeast Bay Chapter.
Please RSVP to Margaret Hamersley membership@ewganeb.org at least 3 days before the
date to attend either or both gatherings and whether you will be
bringing a guest. The specific address will be provided when
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Stevinson Ranch - Stay and
Play package
May 24th,
Saturday
We have a Stay and Play package at
Stevinson Ranch for Saturday, May 24th returning
Sunday. There are only 10 spaces available and the deadline is Sunday, March
30th. Stevinson Ranch is approximately 1 hour and
40 minutes from Walnut Creek heading south on Hwy 5.
The package includes 1 round (18-holes) of golf with cart,
unlimited use of range, social hour, dinner, overnight in a nice
cottage, and breakfast for $185 per person double
occupancy.
Carpooling will be available.
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Wednesday Nights at Dublin
Ranch
Starts April
2nd
Wednesday night golf will be starting
April 2nd at Dublin Ranch GC in Dublin (off Hwy
580). If you live or work in the 680 corridor area and would
like to be on the mailing list, please send your email address to
Mary Ann Pate at maryann@atimelysolution.com . We will have
tee times starting at 5:20pm. The fee will be $25 which will
include a cart. This is a fun course that is in great
shape. You can easily finish 9 holes in 2 hours or less.
Hope to see you out there! |
2008 S.W.I.N.G.
Program
Education
Committee
Interested in participating in the
2008 S.W.I.N.G. (Skillful Women Inspiring New
Golfers) Program?  Please email education@ewganeb.org and specify if you're
interested in being a mentor (experienced golfer willing to guide a
new golfer in golf etiquette and pace of play and pair up with that
new golfer at some fun golf events) or mentee (new golfer). An
Education Committee member will contact you.
Additional information can be found on the EWGA website www.ewga.com . Just click on Education and
Player Development on the left-hand column, then click S.W.I.N.G.
under Golf Education in the upper right-hand column.
Information will be updated for 2008
shortly. |
2008 Northern
California Match League
Play
Traveling
League
 The Northern California
chapters will be starting match play league competition next
month. We will be playing the first Sunday of every month
against a team from either Sonoma/Marin, San Francisco or
Sacramento. Franklin Canyon will
be our home course for all of our home events (NEB Hosts) at
12:30pm.
There will be four matches taking place with 2 players from
each team on the designated Sunday. Each match will have a head to
head component plus a team component for the foursome. We will
be adjusting the teams based on handicap so that you will be
competing against players of similar caliber. More details on
the format and rules will be forthcoming.
The team for our first match play event at
Franklin Canyon GC on 4/6 consists of:
Barbara Competello
Patricia Ramirez
Naomi Iaccarino
Nancy Seibert
Alice Miller
Cathy Pementell
Donna Wagner
Sharon Chaney
If you are interested in participating in the
league play, please send your name, email address, cell
phone/contact #, preferred dates (see below) and your current
handicap index to Barbara Competello at bcompetello@yahoo.com or call her cell phone at
415-999-3353.
NEB Schedule:
April 6th NEB hosts Sonoma/Marin #1
May 4th NEB BYE
June 1st NEB hosts San Francisco #2
July 13th Sacramento #2 hosts NEB
Aug 3rd Sonoma/Marin #2 hosts NEB
Sept 7th NEB hosts San Francisco #1
Oct 12th Sacramento #1 hosts
NEB |
Spring to Success
Luncheon
Wardrobe for
Opportunity
 Thank you to everyone who
supported the accessory drive for Wardrobe for Opportunity at the
kick-off. Michelle Augenstein was very
appreciative for our hospitality and support.
We will have an EWGA table again at Wardrobe's annual Spring to
Success luncheon, on Friday May 9th at the San Ramon Marriott.
Tickets are $80 each. First come, first served. Please
email questions to Ann Marie McGee, leadership@ewganeb.org or send your check to
Ann Marie McGee at focusONe Marketing, 1470 Maria
Lane, Suite 320, Walnut Creek, Ca.
94596. | |
Deepest
Sympathies
The Northeast Bay Chapter
extends its deepest sympathies to Lisa Fox.
Her husband Mike passed away on Sunday evening. No memorial
services are planned. The chapter has sent flowers
to Lisa. For members who want to send individual
condolences, please send them to:
Lisa Fox
2324 Park Blvd., Apt. 3
Oakland, Ca. 94606-1436
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Marina Executive GC,
9-Holes in San
Leandro
Join us
 Nine
holes scheduled for Saturday, April 12th at the
Marina GC at Monarch Bay in San Leandro (13800
Monarch Bay Drive). This is a great event for beginner
golfers, too.
Cost is $22.50 to walk, $10 extra for a motor cart or $5 plus $2
deposit to rent a pull cart. This course is flat and
easy to walk.
Tee time TBD but could be around 9:30am or later - whatever the
concensus is. Contact Starla Chimienti before
the deadline for your tee time preference at 9holes@ewganeb.org
Deadline to register is Wednesday, April 2nd.
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More New Members!
Welcome!
 Sabrina Titelbaum
Alamo
Jessica Cataudella
Walnut
Creek |
Kepler's Spring Club
Checkup!!!
Demo Day, March
30th
 Make sure your clubs are ready for the new
season. Have you had your clubs in to be measured for loft,
lie, grip size and length to make sure they fit? We will
measure you at no cost. Cost will apply if
adjustments need to be made. Most services
completed within 24 hours, some done the same day.
Kepler's Demo Day -
Sunday, March 30th - 10am to
3pm
Boundary Oak driving range in Walnut
Creek |
Free Clinics for
NCGA Members
Poppy Ridge
Golf Course in Livermore is providing NCGA members with
free clinics every Thursday (5:30-6:30pm) and Saturday
(2:30-3:30pm) during the month of April. To sign up call
925-44-POPPY. Space is limited in these
popular clinics.
April 3rd, Thurs. - Driver
April 5th, Sat. - Fairway woods
April 10th, Thurs. - Putting
April 12th, Sat. - No clinic (Demo Day)
April 17th, Thurs. - Chipping
April 19th, Sat. - Pitching
April 24th, Thurs. - Irons
April 26th, Sat. - Choosing the correct wedge
Also, register for free newsletters from Poppy Ridge and
automatic notification of your revised handicap index each month at
www.ncga.org |
NCGA Tournament
Opportunities - 2008
NCGA Members
Only
46th Annual NCGA Senior Net (Entries
close 4/2) $60 plus cost of cart
Individual registration on www.ncga.org . Handicaps up to 40.4 and must be 55
or older. Stroke play format. Please check who has
registered already for a local site and try to spread out -
especially at Poppy Ridge - so more of us can qualify to
advance.
May 1st (Thursday) Local Qualifying at Castle Oaks, Fig Garden,
Mare Island, Palo Alto, Rancho Canada, and Poppy Ridge (3 different
options).
If you advance through local qualifying then May 29-30 is the
Championship at Poppy Hills.
Submitted by Pat
Block |
Mark Your Calendar
Don't Miss a Date!
Last call -
March 28th, Friday
-
Franklin Fridays twilight golf starts at
Franklin Canyon
March 29th, Saturday
-
EWGANEB golf outing at Callippe GC in
Pleasanton (sold out!)
March 30th, Sunday
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Deadline to register for the Stay
and Play package at Stevinson Ranch
March 30th, Sunday
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Kepler's Golf Repair Demo Day at Boundary
Oak GC in Walnut Creek
March 31st, Monday -
Deadline to RSVP for Member Social in Danville on
4/3
April 2nd, Wednesday -
Deadline to register for 9-holes at Marina GC in San
Leandro on 4/12
April 2nd, Wednesday night -
Dublin Ranch twilight golf starts
April 3rd, Thursday 6pm -
Member Social at Alice Miller's home in Danville
April 7th, Monday -
Deadline to RSVP for Member Social in El Cerrito on 4/10
April 10th, Thursday 6pm -
Member Social at Donna Wagner's home in El Cerrito
April 10th, Thursday -
Deadline to register for Paradise Valley GC in Fairfield
on 4/19
April 12th, Saturday -
9-holes at Marina GC in San Leandro
April 19th, Saturday -
EWGANEB golf outing at Paradise Valley in Fairfield
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