Stanford 9-Hole Golf: January Update

Calendar of Special Events

     Tue, Jan 30        Installation Luncheon 
                                11:30 am, $30 per person
                                Cafe Pro Bono (private room)
                                2437 Birch Street, Palo Alto
                                Ellen Barton & Diane Ciesinski
                                ebarton@cbnorcal.com, diane@ciesinski.com

Have fun out there!

Please join me in congratulating Sue Brodbeck as our "Most Improved Golfer" for 2017. 
She started out great and got even better!  Sue now has the lowest handicap of anyone in our entire group.
Congratulations Sue!!​

16 members gathered at the home of Sue Brodbeck and contributed to baskets of home made goodies for the Pro Shop and Grounds staff.  Thanks for hosting this fun event, Sue!  The 9-hole ladies have become known for this gift of appreciation. 

Here is the latest (and I hope final!) GHIN information:

• All 9-holers will receive a new 18-hole GHIN sometime in the first quarter of 2017.  I will alert you when your new numbers are available.  Until that time, continue to post your scores to your 9-hole GHIN.  All your 9-hole scores will be transferred to your new 18-hole number.  If you only have a 9-hole GHIN number, you do not need to do anything at this time.
• All 9-holers who also have an 18-hole GHIN should inactivate their 18-hole GHIN.  It doesn't matter where you are registered for your 18-hole GHIN, whether it's from Stanford, a different club in California, or if it's from a different state.  ALL old 18-hole GHIN numbers should be inactivated.  Until you receive your NEW 18-hole GHIN, post your 18-hole scores as two 9-hole scores to your 9-hole GHIN.   Once you receive your new 18-hole GHIN number, you will be able to post your 9-hole scores AND your 18-hole scores to the same GHIN number.
• Those of you who have had an 18-hole GHIN and who have already posted all your scores to BOTH your 18-hole AND your 9-hole GHINs, do not need to do anything.  Your complete golf score history will be transferred when you receive your new 18-hole GHIN.
• Those of you who have NOT posted your scores to both GHIN numbers should print out your 18-hole history from the GHIN website.  When you receive your NEW 18-hole GHIN, you can manually enter this history into your new 18-hole GHIN number. To make this less onerous, I would suggest you just bother with the last year (or two, at most).  If you have trouble doing this, please let me know and I will assist you.                   (Diane Feldman, Handicap Chair)
  

I recently attended the Annual Captain's meeting where matters on the new GHINS was clarified for the most part. So here is what is happening: 

1.  If you have an 18 hole GHIN already you need to cancel it. Everyone with a 9 hole GHIN will be issued a new 18 hold GHIN next year (we think by April) and you can have only ONE 18 hole GHIN.  So that is that.

2.  If you know of anyone who wants to join they should do so THIS MONTH since we need our roster completed by Dec 31. This will be the roster handed in and those on it will have the new member $10 fee waived.  If they wait until next year they will pay this $10 fee. This only applies to NEW members. 

3.  At some point, when they have completed the issuance of the new GHINS ( don't ask, it is time consuming!!) we will each be billed $39 so please watch for Jan's email and pay promptly when it comes. We think around April. 

4. Don't ask how they will compute our 9 hole handicaps, still have not heard.  

 

5.  Keep using your 9 hole number until you get the new 18 hole one. Then your 9 will die a quick and painless death.  

 

Hopefully this is clear to all. But feel free to ask any questions.