Over-Use of the Ball Washer

This includes washing two or more balls at a time at each and every tee. A golf ball does not have to be sterilized prior to hitting. The other players must wait until this process is completed, as no one wants to hit with a plunger swooshing in her backswing. And washers are usually positioned near cart paths. This means the offending player not only disturbs the silence with her loading and plunging, but also has ample opportunity to drop balls on the asphalt while drying them.

Misuse of the ball washer can lead to serious injury. The ball washer is a moveable obstruction that can be easily lifted and launched. If you should be impaled by one, seek immediate medical attention.

Quoted from Tuesdays at Eight

Did You Know ? - WSCGA Members at US Women's Amateur

WSCGA members Kathy Showe, (La Quinta CC), Linda Olsen (PGA West) and Robyn Puckett (Shady Canyon) qualified for the 108th US Women’s Amateur being played at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon August 4-9.

Both Linda and Kathy have played in prior USGA Championships. Linda played in the first USGA Mid-Am Championship held in 1987. Kathy debuted as a junior at the 1980 Girls’ Junior Championship.

Robyn is the oldest competitor, at age 61 (it is already on the USGA website!)

The youngest competitor is Gabriella Then, 12, who is from Rancho Cucamonga.

Of the 156 competitors at the US Women’s Amateur Championship, 27 are from Southern California, which is slightly less than the 31 Southern Californians at the US Girls’ Junior Championship held last week.

Beginning Wednesday, August 6th, the match play portion of the Championship will be televised on the Golf Channel.