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Women's Metropolitan Golf Association Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association 2016 Tournament Schedule Book Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association 49 Knollwood Road Elmsford, NY 10523 Tel: 914-592-7888 (PUTT) Fax: 914-462-3229 www.wmga.com “The mission of the Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association is to foster women’s amateur golf and to encourage the participation of junior girls, while promoting integrity, respect for the game, and good fellowship through individual and team competition.” User Name: Password: -i- SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE 2016 SEASON New: Challenge Rounds have been eliminated from Team Matches. WMGA Foundation’s Girls to the Tee NJ has been added: Ridgewood CC in Paramus, NJ on Monday, August 22. Revised: Tournament Registration Process The field for a tournament is selected on the basis of the order in which the entries are submitted (e.g., first-come, first-serve basis). Online registration for all tournament en- tries will be accepted starting at 8:00 AM April 1 and will close at 11:59 PM on the final entry date indicated for each tournament. Caddie Policy Except in the Match Play Championship and Stroke Play Championship, a player may use a golf cart. The rules re- garding the use of caddies will be determined by the host club and will be posted in the Notice to Players. A player will be responsible for any cart and/or caddie fees which may be incurred. John B. Mackie Memorial Tournament Requirements for Team registration revised: OPEN to all A and B players. Difference in partners’ indexes no longer applicable. -ii- TABLE OF CONTENTS Officers ........................................ 2 Directors & Staff ................................ 3 Committees of the WMGA ........................ 4 Standing Rules of the WMGA I. Membership .............................. 7 II. Code of Conduct .......................... 9 III. Handicaps ..............................10 IV. Competitions ............................ 11 Tournament Entries ..................... 11 Cancellations and Refunds ............... 11 Caddie Policy ..........................13 V. Awards ................................. 17 VI. Interdistrict Team Competitions .............18 VII. Intercity Team Matches ....................19 VIII. Interclub Team Matches ...................20 IX. Hold Harmless & Photographic Policies ..........29 Tournament Checklist ........................... 30 Online Tournament Entry Instructions ...............31 2016 Tournament Schedule .......................32 2016 Tournaments ..............................33 2015 Winners’ Circle ............................47 Interdistrict Champions ...............................49 Women’s Met Amateur Champions .................49 Match Play Champions ..........................49 Stroke Play Champions ..........................49 Player of the Year ..............................50 Judy Bell Award ................................50 Lann Trophy ...................................50 Board of Directors Cup ..........................50 Honorary Members and Presidents .................51 Met Reps and Club Phone Numbers ................53 WMGA Foundation .............................64 -iii- OFFICERS 2016 President Valerie DePiro (Montclair) Tel: 973-618-1507 Cell: 201-615-1305 email: [email protected] Vice President of Competitions Phyllis Gusick (Mount Kisco) Tel: 914-244-1818 Cell: 914-672-4295 email: [email protected] Vice President of Outreach, Marketing & Initiatives Michele Greenfield (Glen Oaks) Tel: 516-921-2469 email: [email protected] Secretary Leanne Leonard (Brooklake) Cell: 201-919-5774 email: [email protected] Treasurer Barbara Klestadt (Sleepy Hollow) Tel: 914-725-3096 Cell: 914-433-0512 email: [email protected] -2- DIRECTORS 2016 Long Island Dale Kramer ........................Fresh Meadow Diane Mock ...........................Indian Hills Carol Steadman ..................Rockaway Hunting New Jersey Miles Dumont .......................Bedens Brook Alicia Kapheim ....................Hopewell Valley Beth Lankler .......................Fiddler’s Elbow Donna McHugh ....................Upper Montclair Westchester/Connecticut Sarah Greenhill .........................Round Hill Mary Anne Kelly. .Winged Foot Heidi Komoriya ...................... Trump - WC Erin Noonan ............................Woodway STAFF Nancy Early Executive Director email: [email protected] Sarah Relyea Manager of Tournament Operations email: [email protected] -3- COMMITTEES OF THE WMGA EXECUTIVE Valerie DePiro, Chairman ................ Montclair 973-618-1507 email: [email protected] COMPETITIONS Phyllis Gusick, Chairman ..............Mount Kisco 914-244-1818 email: [email protected] FINANCE Barbara Klestadt, Chairman .........Sleepy Hollow 914-725-3096 email: [email protected] NOMINATING COMMITTEE Amy Hyman, Chairman ...............Sunningdale 914-241-1138 email: [email protected] Long Island- Annmarie Lieberman, Claudia Josebachvili New Jersey- Fern Epstein, Liz Hickey Westchester/CT- Judy Bentley, Pat Dennis MEMBERSHIP Mary Anne Kelly, Chairman. .Winged Foot 914-417-7198 email: [email protected] INTERCLUB TEAM MATCHES Sarah Greenhill, Chairman ..............Round Hill 203-561-8580 email: [email protected] Long Island Carol Steadman, District Captain . Rockaway Hunting 516-374-0240 email: [email protected] -4- New Jersey Miles Dumont, District Captain ......Bedens Brook 609-924-9247 email: [email protected] Westchester/CT Erin Noonan, District Captain ...........Woodway 203-655-8303 email: [email protected] TEAM COMPETITIONS Alicia Kapheim, Chairman ..........Hopewell Valley 609-730-8567 email: [email protected] COURSE RATING Heidi Komoriya, Chairman ............Trump - WC 914-949-7686 email: [email protected] Long Island Carol Goldman ...................Port Jefferson 631-928-0021 email: [email protected] New Jersey Dot Paluck ...................... Somerset Hills 908-766-6558 email: [email protected] Westchester/CT Heidi Komoriya ....................Trump - WC 914-949-7686 email: [email protected] COMMUNICATIONS & BRANDING Michele Greenfield, Co-Chairman .........Glen Oaks 516-921-2469 email: [email protected] Beth Lankler, Co-Chairman .........Fiddler’s Elbow 908-377-1397 email: [email protected] JUNIOR GIRLS Diane Mock, Chairman .................Indian Hills 631-385-0661 [email protected] -5- FOUNDATION Dale Kramer, Liaison ...............Fresh Meadow 212-685-3058 [email protected] SITE & CLUB RELATIONS Donna McHugh, Chairman ..........Upper Montclair 973-334-0784 email: [email protected] GOLF ILLUSTRATED TEAM Long Island Host Captain Sharon Hoffman .........................Seawane New Jersey Captain Tara Fleming ..........................NJ National Westchester/Connecticut Captain Liliana Ruiz ...........................Trump-WC MYRA D. PATERSON TEAM Long Island Captain Diane Galtieri .........................Huntington New Jersey Captain Judy Decker ............................Oak Hill Westchester/Connecticut Host Captain Lynn Thompson .........................Powelton -6- STANDING RULES OF THE WMGA I. MEMBERSHIP An amateur woman golfer who is a member in good stand- ing at her Member Club can apply for Membership in the WMGA. She must have an active USGA Handicap Index of 23.0 or less and have access to her golf course at least four days per week for a minimum of three months during the sea- son. A woman who is entitled to the privileges of the course solely by virtue of her employment at that Member Club will be deemed to not be a member of a Member Club. Renewing Membership 1. An existing membership must be renewed for the next year no later than December 1. If the December 1 dead- line is not met, the Member must apply for and meet all the requirements for New Membership. 2. Annual dues for Renewing Membership in 2016 are $100 and should be remitted to the WMGA Representative at the member’s club. Dues will not be refunded for any rea- son after April 1 of the current year. New Membership 1. A member of a member club with a maximum USGA Handicap Index of 23.0 may apply for New Membership at any time during the year; however, to participate in the 2016 Team Matches, she must join by December 1, 2015. Inactive Membership 1. A Member may apply for Inactive Membership only un- der the following circumstances: a) Leave of absence is taken from a Member Club; or b) Change in membership status at a Member Club which results in a membership status that does not meet the requirements for Renewing Membership; or c) Resignation is submitted to the Member’s club, and the Member does not join another Member Club. 2. In the event Inactive Membership is granted by the WMGA, the member may NO LONGER PLAY OR COMPETE in any WMGA event. -7- 3. An Inactive Member may apply for Renewing Member- ship at any time during the year; however, to participate in the 2016 Team Matches, she must join by April 1, 2016. Reinstatement may be requested through a WMGA Rep- resentative. Resignation from the WMGA must be made directly to the WMGA office. 4. Annual dues for Inactive Membership in 2016 are $10. An Inactive Membership request, together with the annual dues, must be submitted directly to the WMGA office no later than December 1, 2015. If the December 1 deadline is not met, the WMGA will presume the Inactive Member has resigned. Junior Membership 1. A girl who has not reached her 19th birthday by the first day of the calendar year and has not started college, and who is a member of a Member Club, or whose parent or guardian is a member of a Member Club, may become a Junior Member for that year. She can apply
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