PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Hi Ladies,

   It seems that this is my first duty, to write a note on the

wonderful blog that Dodie has created.   I'm excited to lead

the Sun Hills Ladies Golfers this coming year.   I'm even more

excited that Dodie, Karen & Judi are staying on the board so we

don't flounder too much because of inexperience in ladies league.

   LuJean Jones is our unofficial main helper, and she and Sally

Jones have already made exciting things happen.  Our group is

eager to make a good contribution.

   My hope is to get to know each of you, and try to make our

league a pleasant and fun experience.  I also hope that:

   * we'll improve our golf skills.

   * we'll have a lot of fun.

   * we'll become good friends.

Please ask around and let's see if we can increase our numbers.

The Course has been great and I look forward to working with our

new Pro, Mike Bicker.

Have a wonderful Christmas and happy New Year.   Blessings to all.

Zelva 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 POD

Ladies this is what we will be playing this week for our POD.  Enjoy!!

2015 MEMBER/GUEST - RALLY FOR THE CURE

Our 2015 Member/Guest - Rally for the Cure was a huge success. Miraculously, we didn't get rained out!  We had 51 ladies in attendance!  Great turn out.  Of these 51, 18 were guests and we got 2 new members!  Welcome Sandy and Marie!

Big THANKS goes out to Sun Hills, Mike and the staff for allowing us to, once again, invade the course.  Their support of Sun Hills Ladies Golf Association is awesome and appreciated.

The planning and coordination for this event was a group effort.  Vardell kept us all focused and on task to lead us to the successful event we had.  Janice coordinated the Rally and got us awesome prizes and and raffle baskets.  Micheller and her crew again gave us a delicious dinner!  Debbie kept track of the $$$ that were collected and got them distributed quickly and efficiently.  Dodie and Judi got the tournament organized and winning groups determined without a hitch.

The Rally for the Cure was once again a success.  It is a cause Sun Hills Ladies has been passionate about for years and years.  This year, thanks for everyone's generosity, we were able to donate over $900!

As a Board, we want to thank YOU for coming out and supporting your league.  Without you no amount of planning and coordination could make this night a success!

This year, Gaye Rhoades was manning the camera for us and, darn it, she ran into a snafu when trying to email the pictures to me for the BLOG.  So...here's a trip down Memory Lane!

THANK YOU SUN HILLS LADIES!  

TROUBLE! POD for 5/20/2015

Ladies, This week we are playing a new format for POD.  Here is a preview of what to expect.  I think it will be fun!  ENJOY!!

2nd ANNUAL TWO WOMEN FOUR BALL

Ladies,

The entry period for the 2nd Annual Sun Hills 2-Women Four Ball to be held on June 4th opens today.  We encourage everyone from Sun Hills Ladies to come out and support Sun Hills.  It is $130 ($65 each) per/lady.  This includes Tee Prizes, lunch and a real fun time.

Last year we had quite a few ladies from Sun Hills play.  It's a chance to meet woman golfers from other clubs.

You can find the registration form at UGA.ORG.  Click on "Women's Golf", "Women's Public Schedule", scroll down to June 4th and you will see our tourney.  Click on "View Information" and the form will come up as a pdf file for you to print.

Even though the tournament is at Sun Hills, you MUST MAIL THEM.  DON'T HAND DELIVER THEM TO SUN HILLS!

We hope all come out and play.  If you have any questions you can call Dodie (801-808-5744) or Sun Hills!

PRO'S TIP OF THE WEEK

Marking Your Ball on the Green

The rules of golf allow you mark your ball on the green and clean it if you like. There are only a couple of musts when marking your ball. You must mark the ball before you pick up your ball and you must replace your ball in the exact spot you lifted it from. Other than that you have a several choices; you may use any object to mark your ball, (a tee, leaf, casino chip etc.) but it is recommended that you use a small round, flat object.

 When moving your ball marker out of the line of another player, use the putter head and line up with something like a tree that won't move so you can replace your marker exactly where you moved it from. Finally, you must putt with the same ball you lifted from the green.  You may not use one ball to play with and another to putt with.

Hit 'em long and straight!!


SIDE NOTE:  From last week's tip...when you are taking relief from burrowing animals, announce your intention to your group.  Once you have determined complete relief, drop your ball from that point.  The ball can't bounce more than one club length from where you drop.

UGA CARDS

Greetings Sun Hills Ladies!

Just a quick reminder to get your UGA cards renewed before March 31, 2015.  UGA has sent out renewal reminders with instructions on the 3 ways you can renew your card.

League by-laws require us to have current UGA membership.  League play starts on April 1, 2015 so the timing couldn't be better.

If any of you are recruiting new members for Sun Hills Ladies, please let them know of this requirement.  If they don't have a current UGA card, they can call 801.563.0400 and get it taken care of BEFORE the Opening Social.  We will need their UGA numbers at that time.

Thanks!

2015 SEASON revised (date correction)

Greetings Ladies!

The 2015 season is fast approaching.  We had our first planning meeting and the Opening Social date has been set for Wednesday March 25, 2015.  Golf will begin on April 1, 2015...this is no joke.  LOL!

The 2015 registration form is now on the "Registration Form" tab above.  In order to print the form you will need to:

Click on the tab
Right click on the form
Click "save image as..."
Give it any name you want
Put it in any area you want on your computer,

 ie "C Drive:"
Go to that drive and find the form, open and print.

We need to have these returned to Debbie no later than March 11, 2015.  You can send your check with the form or pay at the Social.

If you won't be able to attend the Social, please complete and return the form with your dues to Debbie so you will be included on the League Roster

If you know any ladies who would like to join Sun Hills Ladies, please give them the BLOG address. They can complete the form and mail it to Debbie, or you can indicate on your registration you will be bringing friends.

We are anticipating having a FUN year so don't miss out!

2014 CLOSING SOCIAL

Greetings Sun Hills Ladies!

We had a very successful 2014 Closing Social at Golden Corral in Layton.  There were door prizes for all and some very nice raffle items.  Thanks to the generosity of you all, we raised enough in the raffle to be able to fund a good portion of the 2015 Opening Social!

Business Items:

We voted on 3 potential formats for the Club Championship.  Proposal #1 was adopted.  That kept the current format.  The members were reminded that all efforts will be made to honor pairing requests, but there may be times when that may not be possible. 

Brenda resigned from her post as Prize chair.  Janice Ventura was elected to fill that vacancy.  Welcome to the Board Janice!

Dodie and Judi announced that 2015 would be the last year they will serve as Tournament Chair and Handicap Chair respectively.  Michelle will be the Tournament Chair apprentice next year.  She will then take over that position in 2016. 

At that time her post as Social Chair will be vacant.  We encourage you to put your heads together and find someone among you who will be willing to plan our socials.

It was proposed that POD winnings in 2015 be spent in the Sun Hills Pro Shop rather than be awarded in Target gift cards.  A vote was taken and the Sun Hills Pro Shop was adopted.  This will be reflected in the 2015 revision of the league by-laws.

Lastly, I must apologize for not having any pictures in this post.  The memory card in my camera is corrupted and all pictures are gone.  I know you were all waiting on the edge of your seat for them and thus, SOOOO disappionted.  However, have no fear...the camera will be up and running with a new card for the Opening Social!!!!!

Have a great off-season.  Remember to post all your scores if possible.  AND DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR MAMMOGRAM!!!

SEPTEMBER 24 POD

Hello!

I have had a number of ladies ask if we were going to play DICE ROLL this year.  Since the POD we have scheduled this week is new and complicated, I have taken decided to replace that one with DICE ROLL.

When you check in, you will be given your dice and instructions.  When you're done, be sure to turn your dice in.

ENJOY!!!

SEPTEMBER GOLF INFO

Greetings,

The POD for this week will be "FOUR SCORE".  We will only count our scores for the Par 4 holes.  This IS A SCORE THAT WILL BE POSTED!  Thanks Kathy Butler for the suggestion.

This week will also be the last week for RINGER SCORES.  I will need some time to get everything compiled.  So...play your little hearts out this week.

Stay tuned for the last 2 PODs.  We think you will enjoy them!

SEPTEMBER POD's

Hello again!

Well, September is now upon us.  I had one suggestion for a mystery play from Kathy Butler.  Thanks, Kathy.  We will play your "4 Score" on September 10.

Here is how September will go:

September 3:  One Woman Scramble

September 10:  4 Score

September 17:  Scramble Putts

September 24:  Double Tee-Shots & 4's

We hope you enjoy these fun POD's.

CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE

Per numerous requests, here is the recipe for the delicious Chicken Salad Micheller served at the Club Championship.  Thanks, Micheller!  Enjoy!!!

Ingredients:

Servings:

NOTE: the curry is optional. I didn't put any in the salad.

• 2 cups diced cooked chicken breasts (can used canned)
• 1 cup grapes, cut in half
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1 cup diced fresh apple
• 3 -4 tablespoons chopped nuts
• 1/2 teaspoon curry (optional)
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1 cup mayonnaise

Directions:

1. Place chicken, grapes, celery apple and nuts in a bowl. Mix together mayonnaise, lemon juice and curry and fold into chicken mixture. Serve on a lettuce leaf or on a croissant.
    
    

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION

Greetings Ladies!

As the Club Championship inches closer, Judi has been busy determining members' eligibility to compete for Club Champion. 

There are just a couple of ladies who don't have the required number of PODs to be eligible to compete.  Judi has contacted each of these ladies and they are aware of what they need for their eligibility.  If anyone has any questions regarding their eligibility, you can give Judi a call (801-941-4897) and she will help you.  Otherwise, "No news is good news" so we'll see you there!

The cost for the Championship is $45.  This includes $35 for greens fees and mandatory cart, plus the $10 entry fee.  For the Championship, NO PUNCH PASSES will be accepted.  

All monetary payouts will be in the form of gift certificates to Sun Hills.  We will be paying 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gross and Net in each flight.  There will be Closest to the Hole contests on #6, #8, #13 & #15.

Any lady who gets their tee shot on the green on #3 will receive a sleeve of balls.  We will have a Closest to the Squiggly Line and Closest to the Straight Line contests.  The winners of these will receive a 9-hole pass to Sun Hills.

There will be Tee Prizes and treats to help get us through the round.  And, our awesome Social Committee has a delicious dinner planned for us after the competition.

Deadline to sign-up is this Wednesday, August 6.  If you haven't done so already, please do so by then.

Thanks for being such a great and supportive league.  We hope to see all of you there!!!  

 

2014 MEMBER/GUEST OUTING

Hello Sun Hills Ladies!

We had an exceptionally successful Member/Guest outing last week.  Amazingly, we didn't get rained out.  This was the second year!  Maybe the tides are turning.  We had 64 ladies in attendance.  This is very close to a record.

We had some wonderful raffle baskets donated by Janice Ventura.  The proceeds of the raffle went to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.  Thanks to Janice and her friends for their generosity.

We also combined our annual RALLY FOR THE CURE  with the Member/Guest night.  Thanks to Brenda to taking over the reins from Marian to coordinate this event.  We had some very generous ladies this year.  Between the RALLY and the raffle we were able to donate $1,125 to the Foundation!  Thanks to everyone for supporting the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Our Social Chair, Micheller and her committee extraordinaire, Becky, Kristin, Janice, Jane, Jeannine and Jill, prepared a fantastic meal for us.  The taco salads and all the fixings were out of this world.  Thanks so much for your caring and TLC you put into the evening.  

Lastly...my sincere apologies for forgetting the camera to record this fantastic event!  Rest assured, I'll make up for it at Beauty and the Beast!  LOL!!

Thanks for being the best league around!  Your support is what keeps us going!

 

NOTE: POD CHANGE

Hi!  For those of you who logged into the BLOG yesterday and saw we were playing "Blind Draw" this week, I had to change to POD.  Why, you ask?  Because "Blind Draw" requires everyone to have an established handicap and we have a couple of ladies who are still working on that. We have always had PODs that didn't require handicaps until after the deadline which is June 15th.

With that being said, I have switched this week's POD to "Dots & Putts".  See the instructions below.  Have fun!!!

  

RECIPE

Ladies, As promised, here is the recipe for Michellers yummy soup she made for us on Wednesday!

Hi Sun Hills ladies,

Here's the recipe for the Crockpot White Chicken Chili recipe. I quadrupled the recipe so...........this recipe will feed 6-8 people.

 

1 1/4 pound boneless skinless chicken

1 (15 oz) can Great Northern beans (undrained)

1 (15 oz) can Navy beans (undrained)

1 (15 oz) can hominy (undrained)

1 envelope white chicken chili mix (Walmart/Smith's)

1 (4.5 oz) can chopped green chili's

1 (10 3/4 oz) can condensed cream of chicken soup (no water)

1 (14 oz) can chicken broth

 

Place chicken in crockpot (uncooked). Cut it into halves or thirds (depending on the size), top with beans and hominy. In a medium bowl, combine chili mix, chilies, cream of chicken soup and chicken broth. Pour over top of ingredients in crockpot. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.  I took the chicken pieces out after 7 hours of cooking  and shredded it with a fork, re-added the shredded chicken and cooked it another 1-2 hours. Serve topped with sour cream, green onions or cheese ENJOY!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Don't drink and drive......don't even putt.    Dean Martin

HAPPY THNAKSGIVING!

CRIERS & WHINERS

Greetings Ladies!

The POD for Wednesday, September 18 is called "CRIERS & WHINERS". 

Criers and Whiners is a game of do-overs, or mulligans, that can be used from any point on the golf course. In Criers and Whiners, handicaps are converted into free shots that are used during the round.

Say a player has a handicap of 20. Rather than using the player's full handicap, the game will be played with two-thirds of the player's 9 hole handicap. That encourages the player to be judicious in using his replay strokes.  For the 20 handicap, the player will be given 6 free shots to use at any point on the course, at any time during the round. Hit a bad shot off the second tee? Hit it again. Now you have 5 left. 

Two other conditions apply: The first tee shot of the day may not be replayed, and no shot can be replayed twice.

 Your Criers and Whiners free shot quota will be available at the check-in desk.  PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO GET THEM BEFORE YOU START TO PLAY.  Please note on your scorecard when you use your do-overs so you don't lose track of them!

We hope you have fun with this POD!!!! 

 

EXCITING STUFF!!

Greetings Sun Hills Ladies!

We are excited to get the 2013 season started!  As you will see at the Opening Social next week, we are going to be announcing new programs that we are starting and getting feedback on new ideas.  We want to get new things going to keep our league fresh and exciting and still keep the fun and quality our league is known for.

One thing that we are focusing on is recruitment.  Sun Hills is very committed in helping us grow our league.  So, they are offering a complementary 9 hole w/cart round of golf to every current member who signs up a new paid member.  Additionally, the new member will received a sleeve of "Sun Hills Ladies" golf balls!  How cool is that!  THANKS SUN HILLS for your endless support!

Remember, if you haven't RSVP'd Karen for the Opening Social today is the deadline.  Email her ASAP.  If you can't attend the social but are going to play, please try to notify her as well as she is compiling the League Roster.

Hopefully we will see all of you next Wednesday.  Those of you who can't attend the Opening Social, we hope you are returning and we will see you on the course!!

FORE!!!
Your Sun Hills Ladies Board