A message from our New President
Hi! I would like to introduce myself – My name is Barbara “Bobbie” Hoepner, and I am pleased to be your PWGA President for 2009. I am a third generation Californian and a member of the Alameda and Sunward (Lake Chabot) Women’s Golf Clubs. Compared to many of our members, I am fairly new to golf, having joined my first club in 2000. Prior to being “hooked on golf” I worked full time in Education and Real Estate while serving in the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Reserve for over 20 years. Having majored in Physical Education in college, I have always been active in a variety of sports. While at Penn State in the 1960’s I began to compete in foil fencing, and continued in this sport while coaching the men’s and women’s club teams at U.C. Berkeley. When I grew too old to fence effectively, I was fortunate to discover golf, and the many wonderful ladies associated with this sport. It is a challenging, exciting, and fun sport; especially when you are hitting well! There is always room for improvement, no mater how low your handicap! Perfect is 18, and no one is perfect!
During my term as your president, I will strive to enable all our members to have the opportunity to experience the joys of this sport. This can be done by enabling our clubs to take advantage of the benefits of their PWGA membership. Your office staff in Rocklin, as well as your Directors and Officers, is here to help you achieve this goal; service is the reason we are here. Whether it is in rules, course rating, tournaments, handicaps, play days, membership, or recognition, PWGA is here for you. My job is to orchestrate those who are so ready and willing to serve you - so that you too can experience the fun of playing the “Game of Golf”.
If you have any suggestions or comments please call Bobbie @ 510-522-3029 or email me at bhoepner@sbcglobal.net
Website improvements
We are working on our website to make some improvements in order to make things simpler for all our members. We have added a few tools to make the site interactive. Now you can go to any Tournament page, and map the address of the golf course you are playing, or the hotel that you will be staying. You can also check out the local weather and see how things look like in the are you will be golfing.
This is still a work in progress. Please email the webmaster if you encounter any problems, or you have suggestions. We look forward to hearing from you.
2009 SAVE THE DATES
January 21
Beginning Course Rating Seminar
Woodcreek GC, Roseville
2009 WORKSHOP DATES
Fresno - Feb 2 @ Pardinis Cafe
Stockton - Feb 3 @ TBA
East Bay - Feb 9 @ San Ramon
Redwood - Feb 10 @ Oakmont GC
San Jose - Feb 16 @ Poplar Creek GC
Monterey - Feb 17 @ Salinas G &CC
North Central - Feb 23 @
TBA
Sacramento - Feb 24 @ Carmichael Elks #2103
2009 MAJOR TOURNAMENTS
Senior/Super Senior – May 5-6 at The Chuck Corica Golf Complex in Alameda (East Bay Area)Spring Partners – June 16-17 at Lincoln Hills Golf Courses in Lincoln (Sacramento Area)
Mixed Couples – July 19-21 at Both courses at Red Hawk GC and Lodging package at Eldorado Hotel & Casino in Reno.
Championship – August 11-12 at Sierra Meadows Country Club in Ahwahnee (Fresno Area)
Team Play Championship – September 8-9 at Bailey Creek Golf Course at Lake Almanor. (North Central Area)
Helen Lengfeld – October 6-7 at Ridgemark Golf and Country Club in Hollister. (Monterey Area)
| AREA PLAYDAYS | |
| East Bay | |
| April 20 | Alameda Earl Fry GC |
| April 27 | Callippe Preserve GC (TOC) |
| May 18 | Lake Chabot GC |
| June 22 | Willow Park GC |
| July 27 | Franklin Canyon GC |
| Aug 3 | Deer Ridge GC (Team Play Qualifying) |
| August 17 | Tilden Park GC |
| September 21 | Monarch Bay GC |
| Fresno | |
| February 23 | Airways GC |
| March 16 | Pheasant Run GC |
| April 13 | Valley Oaks GC |
| April 27 | TOC (site TBA) |
| May 18 | Riverside GC |
| June 1 | Sierra Meadows Ranch GC |
| June 8 | Team Play Qualifying (site TBA) |
| September 14 | Riverbend GC |
| September 28 | Fig Garden GC |
| Monterey | |
| April 27 | Coyote Creek GC |
| May 11 | Bolado Park GC |
| June 8 | Pacific Grove GC |
| July 13 | Ridgemark GC (Team Play Qualifying) |
| August 3 | Morro Bay GC |
| October 19 | Rancho Canada GC |
| North Central | |
| May 18 | Bidwell GC |
| June 22 | Canyon Oaks GC (Team Play Qualifying) |
| July 20 | Lake Almanor West GC |
| August 24 | Fall River GC |
| September 28 | Diamond Mountain GC |
| TOC and Couples Tournament (sites TBA) | |
| Redwood | |
| April 20 | TOC (Stonetree GC or Hiddenbrooke GC) |
| May 18 | Fountain Grove GC |
| June 22 | Rooster Run GC |
| July 13 | Paradise Valley GC (Team Play Qualifying) |
| July 27 | Playday (Northwood GC, Yountville or Bennett Valley GC) |
| August 17 | Oakmont GC |
| September 28 | Adobe Creek GC |
| October 19 | Playday (Chardonnay GC or Eagle Vines GC) |
| Sacramento | |
| April 20 | Davis GC |
| May 18 | Empire Ranch GC |
| June 29 | Castle Oaks GC (Team Play Qualifying) |
| July 27 | Dry Creek GC |
| August 24 | Bartley Cavanaugh GC |
| September 14 | Green Tree GC |
| October 19 | River Oaks GC (TOC) |
| November 9 | Mather GC (includes awards and luncheon) |
| San Jose | |
| March 30 | Deep Cliff GC |
| April 20 | Los Lagos GC |
| May 18 | San Jose Muni |
| June 8 | Palo Alto GC |
| July 13 | Crystal Springs GC (Includes Team Play Qualifying) |
| August 17 | Sunnyvale GC (Includes TOC) |
| Stockton | |
| April 6 | Manteca Park GC |
| May 11 | Trilogy GC at Rio Vista |
| June 8 | Swenson Park GC |
| July 6 | The Reserve at Spanos Park (Team Play Qualifying) |
| August 3 | La Contenta GC |
| Sept. 14 | Mountain Springs GC |
| Oct. 19 | Castle Oaks GC |
| Oct. 29 | Tracy G & CC (TOC) |
| OTHER EVENTS | |
| July 13-15 | California Women’s Championship Pala Mesa GC, Pala Mesa |
| August 31 | Nor Cal Cup Match (Pros vs. Ams.) Stockton Country Club |
| September 2-3 | Northern California Women’s 4-Ball Bayonet and Blackhorse GC |
| April 24-26 | Haggin Oaks Golf Expo. Please come visit our booth. |