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2008 Tournament Dates

PRINTABLE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION  2008_Membership_Application.pdf
ONLINE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

PRINTABLE STARTING TIME APPLICATION  2008_Permanent_Tee_Time_Application.pdf
ONLINE STARTING TIME APPLICATION

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2008 Mens' Club Membership Information

Welcome to Los Serranos Country Club Men's Club. We are proud to be able to offer you a full activity membership for $125.00, which includes United States Golf Assocation Index courtesy of the Public Links Golf Association of Southern California (P.L.G.A.).  The P.L.G.A. also provides Los Serranos with our U.S.G.A. Handicap Services, and U.S.G.A. computer.  They conduct all U.S.G.A. course rating activities on both courses, provide a quarterly magazine and the ability to play in P.L.G.A. Tournaments which are conducted at strictly public golf facilities and resorts.

Benefits of FULL MEMBERSHIP to Los Serranos Men's Club:
Full membership provides the above and the following:
1.Los Serranos Mens' Club membership card.
2.Play in all Men's Club tournaments.
3.Attend the Christmas Dinner Dance
4.Sign up for a single guaranteed starting time each week-end if you so desire (separate fee applicable).
5.Reserve starting times ahead of the general public. . You will need to give your LSCC member number off of your membership card when booking your tee time.
6.Receive the Mid-Day. Twilight, and Super-Twilight rate one half hour early.
7.Four Sesonal Weekday green fee passes for you or a guest when you play on a non-holiday.  (2 regular and 2 twilight)
8.Special member-only discounts in the Pro Shop, and on private lessons and club fitting.


A USGA-PLGA Handicap Only membership is available & provides:
1.     A membership number and the ability to input your scores into the computer to establish an index.  The cost is $50.00


If you intend to play in S.C.G.A. tournaments, a S.C.G.A. card will be available to Los Serranos Men's Club Members for an additional $40.00.  Contact Linda in the office for this additional membership card.

Application Process and Membership Cards:
Click this link for the  2008_Membership_Application.pdfThe deadline to submit your 2007 membership application is November 15, 2007. Please make sure that you complete your application in full and return with a check made out to Los Serranos Men's Golf Club. We request that you PRINT legibly so that you get your membership card and future mailings. We will mail you your new Los Serranos Men's Club membership card as soon as we process your application. It is essential that we have all of your phone numbers and e-mail addresses.  This way we can send you important reminders and information.  Men's Club membership runs from November 1st 2006 to December 31st 2007..

Since the Men's Club does not have a credit card account, membership dues must be made by check or cash only. (Checks should be made out to Los Serranos Men's Club.) Anyone who does not renew their membership by the November 15th deadline will not appear on the January index report. Any membership application not received before the 20th of the month cannot be assured of appearing on the following month's index report.

Guaranteed Starting Times:
Click here for the 2008_Permanent_Tee_Time_Application.pdf. Men's Club members who currently have a starting time will have first preference for approximately the same starting time. We must have all renewal applications of Permanent Starting Time by December 1, 2007. We need this time to set up our tee time program in the computer for the coming year. This will also allow us to accommodate members wishing to obtain a time.

Please be advised if you have a guaranteed starting time and are not able to play, you must call the Pro Shop no later than 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to cancel your time. Anyone who does not cancel and does not play, will be charged the normal green fee and half the electric cart rate. Failure to pay the charges will result in cancellation of your guaranteed starting time. Electric carts are mandatory for week-end play. Los Serranos Country Club reserves the right to cancel your guaranteed starting time for the Country Club's use (approximately four times per year). Starting times will begin approximately ½ hour earlier during the spring and summer due to daylight savings time.

Information to New Members Wishing to Obtain a Guaranteed Starting Time:
Because of the interest all of you have in obtaining a guaranteed week-end starting time, we have implemented the following procedures to assign the guaranteed starting times as they become available:

1.     Fill out the application for a guaranteed starting time. You may request a starting time for yourself or for any number up to a complete foursome. You must indicate the time and the date in which you are interested: i.e., Saturday, 6-7, Sunday, 7-8, anytime, etc.

2.     Make sure to read the entire application and sign the application card. Your application cannot be processed without your signature and will be returned to you.

3.     Enclose a separate check made payable to Los Serranos Country Club so that we can process your application.

4.     Upon receipt, your name will be placed on a waiting list until a guaranteed starting time becomes available.

5.     When a starting time becomes available for a foursome and your group is eligible, you will be invited to play that time for two consecutive weeks to determine if your group's pace of play is suitable. This is especially true of early morning times when the pace of play is quicker. If your group is unable to keep pace, your group will have to wait for an opening at a later starting time when the pace of play is not so fast.

6.     When a starting time becomes available for a single or twosome and you and/or your partner are eligible, you will be invited to join a group for two consecutive weeks to determine if compatibility exists and can continue harmoniously. Compatibility implies that the four members can enjoy a golf experience together with consideration to playing ability, respect for golf, the golf course and other golfers. It is assumed that members who have been granted the privilege of a guaranteed starting time, should have the ability to make new friends. If it is determined by the Head Golf Professional and the Men's Club Advisory Committee, that a foursome is not compatible under the conditions described above, then the single member and/or his partner will wait to be invited to join another established group when the next opportunity becomes available.

7.     If Los Serranos is unable to provide a suitable starting time for you or your group, your application fee will be returned.


Information to New Men's Club Members Regarding Their Handicaps:
From the time you hand in or mail in your signed new member application with your payment, it usually takes the Southern California Public Links Golf Association offices from one to two weeks to mail to us your index card. After we receive your card we will mail it promptly to you along with your Los Serranos Country Club membership card. Your score cards for golf rounds played at Los Serranos Country Club can only be accepted after you receive your membership card which shows your membership number. The S.C.P.L.G.A. require a minimum of five scores to compute your index. To expedite obtaining your index these scores should be from Los Serranos Country Club. If you have five scores recorded before the 20th of the month, you should then have an index the following month. After 20 scores, you will post adjusted scores according to the Equitable Stroke Control.

Indexes, Handicaps and Cuts: Eliminating the Confusion... by Ron Kramer, Tournament Dir.
Indexes are provided each month from IDC through either SCGA or PLGA based on the score a player posts at any given course.  This score is converted to a handicap differential by the following formula:  Adjusted gross score minus USGA course rating times 113 divided by the USGA slope rating for the tees played.  IDC uses the lowest 10 scores of your last 20 to figure your current index.  Only indexes on the monthly report stated in the Tournament Entry flyer is used for tournaments.  The index (or combined indexes in partner tournaments) is used to determine the division of flights with equal number of players in each flight.  Sometimes all flights play the same set of tees and sometimes some flights may play Blue Tees while others play White Tees.  After it is determined which flight a player (or players) belongs, the Course Handicap Conversion Chart is then used to convert the index into a handicap based on the tees that player will be playing.

Men's Club Tournament Schedule:
Click on the tournaments link to find a schedule of our tournaments for 2007 but please note that these dates and formats are subject to change. Changes in format were made upon recommendations received at our last Men's Club meeting. Full activity members will receive the details of each tournament by mail. Most tournaments will not start about 7 to 8 a.m. on Saturday or Sunday. Your name and index must appear on the PLGA index sheet before you can play in a Men's Club tournament. The Tournament Committee reserves the right to adjust any member's or guest's course handicap for any Men's Club Tournament or Club Championship.

We look forward to seeing you at our Club events and wish to thank you for your past support. Share Los Serranos with your friends. We believe we have the best golf course and Men's Club around. We continue to give you the best value for your money and hope you will enjoy the Club in the years to come.

Sincerely,

Jack Kramer

Jack Kramer, President
Los Serranos Golf and Country Club