Warner Cup
The Warner Cup is named after Don Warner, the Starter at Simsbury Farms for 14 years and a dear friend to the SFWGA. With Don's passing, the Warner Cup is now played in his memory.
The Warner Cup is an on-going match play tournament played at the maximum handicap of 40 for 18 holes being applied . For 2023 it will begin in early June and last most of the season until all matches have been played.
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- In match play, you compete against each other based on holes won, lost or tied.
- Players have approximately 3 weeks to play their match in each round (i.e. round 1 played in June, round 2 played in early July, etc)
- The tournament will be divided into two flights.
- The pairings within the flights will be determined by a combination of players seeded by handicap and random draws.
- The winners of each of the two flights will play each other to determine the overall champion who will have their name engraved on the Warner Cup Trophy.
Past Winners
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2010
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Beth McBroom
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2015
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Bufft Tang
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2019
Flight B
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Joanne Pomerantz
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2011
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Carol Galbraith
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2016
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Jan Marsh
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2020
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Lisa Neary
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2012
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Paula Cloud
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2017
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Paula Cloud
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2021
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Nancy Waggoner
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| 2013 |
Buffy Tang |
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2018 |
Susan Mueller |
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2022 |
Charlotte Ackerman |
| 2014 |
Lynn Roth |
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2019
Flight A
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Norma McLean |
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2023
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Cindy Franklin |
The Warner Cup Match Play Tournament
- 18 Hole Matches
- Season Long Play
SCORING:
In match play, the player simply records whether the hole was won or lost. The player who wins the most holes wins the match. 1 point is awarded for winning the hole, ½ point for tying the hole, and 0 for losing the hole.
The Warner Cup is a net tournament, so your handicap will be used. A scorecard will be provided by the Pro Shop “stroked” with the number of strokes that you will deduct from your hole score on that hole. Example: Susie gets a stroke on hole #1 and scores a 5 (net 4 subtracting the stroked card) and Mary scores a 4 with no strokes on that hole – the hole is tied and each receives ½ point. If Susie scored a 4 (net 3) for the hole #1, she would have won the hole (vs. Mary’s 4) and received 1 point.
PLAY:
The player who is farthest from the hole plays first.
The winner of a hole has “honors” on the next hole and tees off first. If the hole was tied, the winner of the previous hole has honors.
Putts may be conceded. Your opponent may “give” you the putt at any point. It is counted as 1 stroke and the ball is considered holed.
If a player is having a difficult time with a hole (“out of the hole”), she can pick up her ball and concede (give) the hole to the other player. Example: Mary is lying 6 at the 150 yard marker, and Susie is next to the pin lying 3. Mary can concede the hole to Susie. This keeps the match moving and helps with speed of play.
Please call the Pro Shop or book your tee time on line noting that this is for a Warner Cup match. Player names are helpful for having the scorecard stroked before your tee time.
Matches should be played by the deadline set for each round. Delaying play delays other matches!
END OF MATCH:
When one player has won more holes than the number of holes remaining in the match, the match is over and the player with the most points has won. Example: On hole #16, Susie has 4 more points than Mary and there are 3 holes left to play. Susie has won the match 4 & 3 (or 4 holes up with 3 to play). The match is over.
If a match is tied after 18 holes, a sudden death playoff will decide the match. The first hole won outright by a player determines the winner.
Please turn in your signed and dated scorecard to the Pro Shop.
2022 Warner Cup Draws Draw charts
SIMSBURY FARMS WOMEN’S GOLF ASSOCIATION
CONSTITUTION & BYLAW
Last revision dated 4/20/16
ARTICLE ONE
NAME: Shall be the Simsbury Farms Women’s Golf Association
ARTICLE TWO
PURPOSE: To provide golf and social programs for the members
ARTICLE THREE
MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY: Any woman, eighteen (18) years of age or older, who makes written application in the prescribed form and satisfies the payment of specified annual dues will be considered for membership. The determining consideration for membership shall be whether the specific league (9-hole or 18-hole) is deemed to be Open or Full by the Membership Committee. Renewing members who were members of the Association in the previous year, and were not subject to expulsion, will automatically be considered members, without regard to league status upon submission of the written application and payment of annual dues.
The Membership Committee shall consist of the Executive Board and the Tournament Chair of the respective league, 9-hole or 18-hole. The Membership Committee will determine if the league is Open or Full. The Committee may consider, but is not limited to the following in making its determination: the number of renewing members, the average weekly participation by league members in the previous year, the number of league tee times available, the number of requests for GHIN membership only (non-playing member), etc. Note that residency of the applicant shall only be a factor of consideration where the league is determined to be Full or nearly full. Simsbury residents applying for new membership will be given priority consideration over other new membership applicants.
ADMISSION: Eligible persons will be admitted upon written application in such form as prescribed by the Executive Board and deposit of annual dues.
FEES: Shall consist of non-refundable dues, and if necessary, such assessments as are necessary to pay for the programs duly adopted by the Executive Board at the beginning of each golf season. No woman shall be permitted to participate in the weekly tournaments until such dues are submitted and received by the Treasurer.
EXPULSION: A member may be expelled after notice and hearing by majority vote of the Executive Board for conduct which, in its opinion, endangers the welfare, interests or character of the Association.
PARTICIPATION: Payment of dues entitles resident members to participate in the 9-hole or the 18-hole group. Refer to local tournament rules for specific eligibilities.
ARTICLE FOUR
EXECUTIVE BOARD: The Executive Board shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer who each has been a member in good standing for a minimum of three (3) years. While efforts should be made to balance the participation between the 9-hole and 18-hole league members, it is understood that this may not always be possible. Their duties shall be to adopt policy for the management of the Association and to take all disciplinary action. The President and Treasurer shall be authorized to sign drafts of the Association. Their signatures shall be on file in the bank where the Association funds are deposited.
ARTICLE FIVE
OFFICERS: Shall be the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
TERMS: The President and Vice President shall serve a two (2) year term of office. While it is desirable for the Secretary and Treasurer to similarly serve a two year term of office, in the absence of members who are willing to volunteer and serve in these roles, their respective terms may be extended with the concurrence of the membership.
DUTIES: The President shall preside at all meetings and subject to the Executive Board, manage the affairs of the Association. She shall be an ex-officio member of all committees. The Vice President shall assist the President and in her absence, assume the duties of the President. The Secretary shall keep a record of the meetings of the Association and of the Board. She shall conduct all correspondence of the Association. The Treasurer shall collect all fees, pay all obligations authorized by the President, keep an accurate record of all financial transactions of the Association and make such reports at such times as are required by the Executive Board. The Treasurer shall maintain a roster of the members.
ARTICLE SIX
ELECTIONS: The Executive Board shall appoint a nominating committee prior to the annual fall meeting. This committee shall consist of a Chairwoman who shall be the Immediate Past President and four members (two 9-hole members and two 18-hole members). The committee is encouraged to nominate the president elect from the 9 and 18 hole leagues alternately. In the event of an incomplete nominating slate, the Executive Board shall be responsible for filling the vacancy(s). The Immediate Past President shall be the President from the previous term.
The Nominating Committee shall prepare a slate of officers and chairwomen of standing committees to be communicated to the membership at least 21 days prior to the annual fall meeting. Additional nominations may be made from the floor at the time of the election, provided the consent of each candidate has been obtained before her name is brought forth.
ARTICLE SEVEN
The Treasurer shall propose an Annual Budget using the following structure:
- An escrow balance will be carried forward.
- “Income” will be the combined 9- and 18-hole membership dues. SNEWGA membership checks will be received by the Treasurer, made payable to SNEWGA, and forwarded to the club’s SNEWGA chairman to be given to SNEWGA at their annual Spring meeting.
- “Club Expenses” will be deducted, as a whole, from the “income”. Club expenses are categorized as General Expenses, Hospitality, SNEWGA, Annual Awards and any other expenses for the operation of SFWGA. The Treasurer will propose amounts for each of the Annual Awards, including but not limited to Birdies, Chip-ins, Club Championship, etc., with the same amount set for each league.
- The balance remaining will be divided, on a per member percentage basis, between the 9- and 18-hole leagues for weekly tournament prizes.
- Any balance forwarded annually, which has not been budgeted for a specific use, will be applied at the Board’s discretion.
ARTICLE EIGHT
MEETINGS: There shall be two regularly scheduled meetings; one in the spring and one in the fall. There will be an annual banquet at the end of the golf season. At such time the Annual Awards will be given, the Treasurer’s report will be given, election of officers will take place and any other business will be conducted. Other meetings shall be called by the President when required by notice to the membership ten (10) days prior to the meeting. Quorum for the holding of a meeting shall consist of at least one third of the membership present.
ARTICLE NINE
COMMITTEES: The standing committees of the Association may include but are not limited to Tournament, Handicap, Hospitality, Rules, Publicity, and SNEWGA. The chairwomen of these committees shall serve a two-year term and shall select her committee members.
ARTICLE TEN
NOTICE: Notice for membership meetings or hearings shall be communicated at least ten (10) days prior to the appointed date and contain the hour, date and place of meeting. Parliamentary procedure as outlined in Robert’s Rules of Order shall be the authority unless otherwise specified in this Constitution, Bylaws and Governing Rules.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
AMENDMENTS: The Constitution and By Laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the membership voting at a regular or special meeting providing a quorum is met. Proposed changes shall be communicated to the membership thirty (30) days prior to the meeting. Email voting will be accepted in the event that a member cannot be present but must adhere to the guidelines and timeframes stipulated by the Executive Board.
Simsbury Farms Women’s Golf Association
2023 Procedures
Weekly Tournament Schedule
The schedule of weekly tournaments will be posted on the bulletin boards in the locker room and on the Women's League website.
9 Hole Play Tuesdays … Starting at 7:30 am (9 minute intervals)
18 Hole Play Thursdays … Starting at 7:30 am (9 minute intervals)
It is your responsibility to check what the tournament format is for the week before you start play. Example: if it is lowest number of putts, then you need to keep track as you play.
The Starter will know the tournament being played and the format.
Signing up to play
We will be using on-line tee times and sign up.
Players must sign up on-line before the day of play.
The tee times reserved for us will be released at 7:30 am on Mondays for the following week. (e.g. on Monday May 1 at 7:30 am tee times for the following Tuesday (May 9th) and Thursday (May 11th) will be available for online tee times.
These reserved tee times are only accessible to league members. Each person should
set up an account on simsburyfarms.com, creating a user name and password.
- Reminders: You MUST sign in to see the League only times (9 and 18 hole leagues)
Nine Holers need to select “Course” and then “Back Nine” to see the 9 hole times
The on-line tee time system will allow players to sign up 1 to 4 players. If you are signing up other players then make sure they know you have signed them up. If they cannot play then you must remove them from your reservation. Also, please do not sign up yourself for all 4 slots hoping to fill the slot with friends. You must put in names of who will be playing. You will also get an automatic email verification from the system regarding your booked tee time.
Please do not call the pro shop to ask them to sign you up.
Cancelling
If you have reserved a tee time and are not able to play:
- If at least 24 hours in advance, go on-line and cancel your reservation
- If on the morning of play, call into the Pro Shop (860 658-6246)
or call/text someone in your foursome to deliver the message
Arrival time
Arrive in time to pay, check in with the starter, and prepare yourself and your equipment so you are ready to play 10 minutes before your tee time. Wait for the starter to tell your group to go ahead to the tee.
Fees
Pay your greens fees, cart fees and tournament fees at the counter inside the pro shop.
Fees can be paid with credit/debit cards or cash.
The senior discount applies if you are age 65 or over.
The rental rate for a cart is per person not per cart.
Handicaps
There will be a sheet posted on the bulletin board showing handicaps for each member.
Your handicap is now instantly updated each time you enter a score into the GHIN app or website and daily updates are available if you log into your account.
For league purposes, a new handicap report will be run each Sunday and used for that week’s handicap indexes.
If you do not have a handicap, you will get one after you have entered at least three 18 hole scores or six 9 hole scores. These scores can be from any course, not just Simsbury Farms.
It is to your advantage to get a handicap as soon as possible because you will not be eligible to win any net prizes (your gross score minus your handicap) until you have a handicap.
The maximum course handicap for 18 holers is 40. The maximum course handicap for 9 holers is 27.
Score Cards
Scorecards will be available in a box by the starter’s desk.
The group should keep at least 2 score cards with at least the 1st initial and last name of each player, and the date.
After play, your group should agree on the total score for each player, and the total for the weekly tournament if appropriate (for example, total of scores for even-numbered holes).
After each player fills out the Ringer Book in the women's locker room (see next section) then one card should be signed by the scorer and requires one additional signature to attest the card.
There will be a box in the hallway under the monitor near the Men’s Locker room to deposit one group scorecard.
For anyone without an individual scorecard, players can take a photo of the group card to take home to post their scores hole by hole.
Ringer Book (Ringers, Birdies, Eagles, Chip-Ins, Sandies)
Each league has a Ringer Book in which to record information used to determine additional prizes, generally at the end of the season. It is kept in the women's locker room, usually on the table.
After you finish playing, fill in the appropriate information. The first section of the book, Ringers, has a line for each player and a box for each hole. You should enter your best score over the league season for each hole. Other sections in the book are for Birdies, Eagles, Chip-Ins and Sandies. These require a signature and a signature of a witness. The definition of a Sandie that we are using for this league is as follows: if your ball is in a bunker and you hit it out in one stroke, and then hole out with one putt or less.
This record is only for play on league days, not other times you might play at Simsbury Farms.
Birdie Tree and Chip-In Tree
On the walls in the locker room are pictures of trees on which you can complete a little piece of paper and post on the appropriate tree for birdies and chip-ins. This is not an official record of a birdie or a chip-in. The official record is the Ringer Book.
Prizes and Results
The Pro Shop will tally results and award prizes to gross and net winners in divisions in addition to Side Game winners.
Results showing the members who won prizes in the weekly tournament and in the side game will be posted on the bulletin board in the women's locker room and on the Simsbury Farms Website in the women's league section under 2022 Tournament Schedule.
Winnings may be used to purchase items in the pro shop or for re-gripping clubs, shoe re-spiking or for lessons, but not for greens fees, cart rental fees or range tokens.
Posting Your Score
Each time you play, you are responsible for posting your score on that same day.
Players can download the USGA/GHIN app on their phone, tablet, laptop, etc for posting scores or go to www.ghin.com. You must create an account with a password prior to entering any scores.
While logged on to the app hit the post score.
Hole by hole score posting is strongly encouraged as your score will be automatically adjusted by the app for any hole score over your personal limit.
It is easier to take an extra minute to enter hole by hole and let the app work for you than try to figure it out by yourself.
Pace of Play
Please make an effort to play "ready golf" to help keep up with the group ahead of you.
Plan your shot before you get to your ball. Determine your yardage and make your club selection before it is your turn to play.
Keep your pre-shot routine short. Pick your line of play once and trust yourself. Try to make no more than one practice swing, then set up to the ball and play your shot.
Aim to play in 20 seconds. From club selection to pre-shot routine to execution, strive to hit your shot in 20 seconds when it is your turn to play.
Follow the flight of all tee shots, not just your own. Help others look for their ball if you already know the location of yours. Lost ball search time is limited to 3 minutes.
Be efficient on the putting green. Mark and clean your ball when you arrive at the putting green so you will be ready to replace it when it is your turn. Without disturbing others, try to line up your putt while others are putting.
Leave your clubs and cart on the side of the putting green closest to the next tee.
Leave the green promptly and wait until you are at the next tee to record your score.
Pick up your ball if have reached the maximum amount of strokes allowed which is 10 for both leagues.
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Simsbury Farms Women’s Golf Association
2023 Local Rules
The Simsbury Farms Women's Golf Association follows the official USGA rules, with a few local rules.
Winter Rules: When the pro shop determines that conditions warrant "winter rules", they will advise whether it is mark, lift, clean and place in your own fairway or mark, lift, clean and place in the fairways and rough. The placement of the ball should be within one grip length.
Guide Wires: If a tree with guide wires interferes with a lie, stance, or flight of ball, you may drop your ball within 2 club lengths, no nearer the hole, without penalty.
Maximum Number of Strokes: Pick up when max is reached.
The Maximum Numbers of Strokes you are allowed in both the 9 & 18 Hole League is 10**. Once you reach that number, pick up your ball and record a 10* on your score card .
Players recording a 10* are eligible for weekly tournament prizes and should add the 10 into their total score just the same as any other hole score.
In order to keep play moving, all members of the group are expected to make sure that this maximum stroke rule is followed and to speak up and remind fellow golfers if they forget.
Special Local Rules for 9-Hole League**:
- · Hole #3: Ball hit into pond – you may choose to drop the ball within 2 club lengths of the 197 yard sprinkler head on the right side of the fairway as you start up the hill. 2 stroke penalty
- · Hole #5 - Ball hit into pond – allowed to use a lateral drop. Drop ball within 2 club lengths of the edge of the penalty area, lateral to where the ball landed in the pond, no closer to hole. 1 stroke penalty.
- · Hole #15: Ball hit into Pond - Can drop the ball between the pond and the cart path. 1 stroke penalty.
- · Out-of-bounds/ lost ball: You may choose to drop the ball within 2 club lengths of the fairway edge opposite the point where the ball went out of bounds or is deemed lost. 2 stroke penalty.
**stroke limit and the special rules for the 9 hole league do not apply during the club championship.
