News

May 18, 2012
ARGONNE ENGINEERING GOLF LEAGUE
WEEKLY STATUS
THRU 5/16/12 (Event #9) 

General Notes:

1)    Event #10 (Wednesday, May 23) is league competition at normal tee times. The contest for the event is Highest Net. The prize is a sleeve of golf balls. League members who have already won a weekly contest, don’t have an established AEGL handicap, or haven’t paid their dues by May 23 are ineligible to win the contest.

2)    Frank Ress won the Event #9 contest (Lowest Net) with a net of 27 and was awarded a sleeve of golf balls.

3)    George Grey won the Event #9 competition week Peoria with a Peoria net of 27.5. The holes from which the Peoria handicap was determined were #2, 7, 8, 11, 16, and 17. As of this writing, 21 AEGL members are participating in the competition week Peoria. The payout for each competition week Peoria is $25. See the AEGL web site - http://www.cherrywood.com/golf - or consult a league officer for details regarding the optional competition week Peoria for the 2012 season.

4)    The AEGL wishes to acknowledge and thank Doug Lenhart and other League members from Argonne’s Security and Counterintelligence Division for their donation of sleeves of golf balls with SCD logos. We will likely use this donation as contest prizes during the 2012 season. Thanks, guys!

5)    Any members, who have not already done so, should pay their $30.00 dues for the 2012 season to Bruce Stejskal (Bldg. 401) or Phil Calahan (Bldg. 362).

6)    We are assembling the AEGL roster for the 2012 season. If you haven’t already done so, please inform Frank Rotella (2-3830; fjrotella@anl.gov) whether or not you intend to join the League for the 2012 season.

7)    All scorecards turned in during the season should include first and last names and totaled scores. Members should turn in their scorecards to a League officer or to the Carriage Greens Pro Shop promptly after playing their round.

8)    AEGL officers and members usually congregate at the Sandtrap Lounge in the Carriage Greens clubhouse after golf. Those participating in dining and drinking at the group table in the Sandtrap Lounge after golf should remember to leave enough funds at the table to cover their tab including tax and tip.

9)    Carriage Greens management has agreed to allow league members to play 3 additional holes, which do not count toward league play, as part of the greens fee. The 3 additional holes are #10, 11, and 12 if you play the front nine, and #1, 2, and 3 if you play the back nine, as long as there is no conflict with other open play or outing. The ranger must be informed that you plan to play 3 additional holes and will approve the additional holes. Please do not abuse this privilege by playing more than 3 additional holes. If you want to play more than the 12 allowed holes, inform the cashier in the Carriage Greens Pro Shop when you pay; the cashier will charge you the normal twilight rate and you'll be able to play up to 18 holes. Riding and pull carts must be returned to the clubhouse before dusk.

10) Members should report any problem with the league or Carriage Greens Country Club to a league officer for remedial action.

11) Any verbal abuse of or physical actions taken against another league member or Carriage Greens Country Club staff will not be tolerated and will be cause for immediate expulsion from the AEGL. 

12) As of this writing, the following 16 members are not eligible to score points toward league standings for Event #9 for the listed reasons. A minimum of 3 scores submitted establishes a handicap; the number of scores turned in is shown in parentheses. Members with established handicaps will accrue points for Event #9 if their dues are paid by Wednesday, May 16:

 DUES NOT YET PAID     DUES NOT YET PAID     NO ESTABLISHED HANDICAP

     -----------------     -----------------     -----------------------

      Rick Biehl            Greg Markovich        Tom Padilla (0)

      Mike Bracken          Ken Matuszak

      Marge Collins         Tom Padilla

     Steve Due             Jim Radke

     Jeff Goetzen          Ian Schaller

     Dan Irwin             Tom Secor

     Troy Lutes            Larry Smith

     Grace Lynch           Ed Theres        

Other items of interest for the 2012 AEGL season:
Weekly League play: Carriage Greens Country Club.

Tee times:      3:30–5:30 p.m. Wednesdays; please be prompt.
Greens Fee:  $24.00 (9 holes, walking or with riding cart — 2 players per cart).

AEGL Officers for the 2012 season:

President:                  Phil Calahan              (2-6344; pcalahan@anl.gov)
Vice-President:         Marge Collins  (2-3013; mcollins@anl.gov)
Secretaries:               Frank Rotella   (2-3830; fjrotella@anl.gov)

Bruce Stejskal (2-3357; bas@aps.anl.gov)

Treasurers:                Bruce Stejskal

Phil Calahan

 League dues are $30.00 per member for the season. It should be remitted to either Bruce Stejskal (Bldg. 401) or Phil Calahan (Bldg. 362). Checks should be made payable to the Argonne Engineering Golf League. Any AEGL members whose dues have not been paid by a competition event will receive “0” points toward their league standing for that event and each competition event that their dues remains unpaid (NO EXCEPTIONS).

Weekly competition results, current league standings and schedule, league rules, and other AEGL news will be posted on the AEGL web site. You can obtain hard copies for your own use by downloading from the AEGL web site using a web browser (e.g., Firefox, Netscape or Internet Explorer) and printing on your printer. Any changes in the schedule (i.e., changes in date or tee times) will also be communicated to league members by electronic mail. If you have access to e-mail, make sure that Frank Rotella (2-3830; fjrotella@anl.gov) has a current address for you.

The scorecard containing your score must be turned in, promptly after playing your competition event round, on Wednesday evening to any league officer or to the Carriage Greens Pro Shop. If it is not turned in on the evening of the competition event, you will receive “0” points for the competition event (NO EXCEPTIONS).

Players who were members of the AEGL last season should have established handicaps, and new members will have established handicaps after their third round of play (i.e., after they have turned in 3 scorecards). Until you have an established handicap, you will receive “0” points toward your league standing for each competition event in which you participate. All rounds played on league nights will be used in handicap calculations.

There is a weekly contest, with a prize, usually a sleeve of golf balls, awarded to the winner. Each member of the league may win only one contest during the season. If you have previously won a contest, do not write your name on the placard on the contest hole so eligible players have the opportunity to win the contest.

In the event of questionable weather conditions, you can call one of the officers after 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday or call the Carriage Greens Pro Shop at 630-985-3730 to determine whether or not the league competition has been cancelled for the evening.

If inclement weather conditions make it impossible to complete a round, it may still be used to determine points toward your league standing for that competition event, as long as you have completed 5 or more holes for the round. For each hole not completed, the score used will be the average score for that hole from up to your 5 most recent rounds during the 2012 season. The score from this round will not be used in calculating your handicap.

When our normal Wednesday tee time conflicts with a scheduled Carriage Greens event for a given week, our tee time will be moved to a later starting time on Wednesday, with the possibility of a “shotgun” start, or to either Tuesday or Thursday of that week. Watch the league schedule posted on the AEGL web site and in the Carriage Greens Pro Shop for tee time changes; the schedule will be updated as soon as we know of any changes.

Please share this information with members whom you know aren’t on the AEGL e-mail distribution list. Thanks.