The 2008 Season Opener is Here!

Last Updated (Monday, 21 April 2008 06:14)

The Juniper Golf Club 2008 season opener is April 19th. This member event kicks off the new golf season with a modified scramble that includes beginner tees for the gals. Despite a roll of the dice with Central Oregon's spring weather this event is a perennial favorite, so get your entry in NOW!

Are you a new member or even a current member having trouble finding a team? No problem! Just contact the pro shop and they'll help find you a team so you can join the fun.

Still haven't been convinced to play? You can still join the festivities... all members are invited to join their fellow members for the Italian themed dinner buffet beginning at 4:30pm. Call the restaurant for reservations.

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Eagle for Rago.

Chuck Rago. Hole #11. Three wood off the tee. Wedge into the hole. Yes folks, that is an eagle two. Congratulations to Chuck. You have had a pretty good year in golf for 2008. Now if you would just catch some fish!
Tom DeHart Captures KP with Ace!
George Owens' tee shot on #16 lipped out and disappeared behind the hole, 1/2 inch from an ace. Two groups later comes Tom DeHart. Tom knocks the ball in the hole and George's KP is gone. Congratulations to Tom DeHart for making his second hole-in-one. Tom's 4 iron shot from 178 yards on the 16th hole at Juniper was his second ace in 55 years of playing golf. His first was just last year. Nice shot George but it's just not the same as an ace. Congratulation to Tom DeHart!
After 38 years, An Ace for Lois Northrup!
Lois Northrup took advantage of her participation in the club championships by making her first hole-n-one in 38 years of playing golf. Lois knocked her 7 iron shot on #16 from 139 yards right into the hole. The roar was heard across the golf course and at the clubhouse. A diner asked, "What's going on out there?" Gosh this golf stuff is exciting.

One Ball Rule

     Several people have asked about having to play the same make of golf ball during a round of golf. The USGA rules allow you to use any ball on it's approved ball list whenever substitution is allowed (between holes, when ball is damaged, etc). Some events, like PGA Tour events, use what is called "The One Ball Rule". This rule does NOT apply unless the tournament committee imposes this one ball rule in it's local rules or conditions of the competition.

     In the back of the USGA Rule Book, in Appendix I, the USGA suggests and writes that during a stipulated round, the balls a player plays must be of the same brand and model as detailed by a single entry on the List of Conforming Golf Balls. (Here is the link to the List of Conforming Golf Balls. It changes occasionally.) That means if you play a PRO V1x for your first shot, you must play a PRO V1x for every shot of your stipulated round.

     This "One Ball Rule" is usually just used for competitions with advanced players but the committee could do it for any event. It must be listed in the local rules for the competition. Otherwise, if you start with a Titleist, you could switch to a Callaway, Nike or any ball of your choice when the rules allow you to substitute a ball (like between holes).
Change to Rule 12-2: Identifying Ball

Amended to allow a player to lift his ball for identification in a hazard (see corresponding change to Rule 15-3, removing the exemption from penalty for playing a wrong ball in a hazard).
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The 2008 Season Opener is Here!

The 2008 Season Opener is Here!

Eagle for Rago.

Tom DeHart Captures KP with Ace!

After 38 years, An Ace for Lois Northrup!

One Ball Rule

Change to Rule 12-2: Identifying Ball