Former SFMC President Ronald Urban passed away peacefully at his home on February 3, 2021.
Category: Membership Communications
13 Rules of Golf you should be taking advantage of to shoot lower scores
You can ground your club in penalty areas. This was one of the biggest changes in the rules in 2019. You can now step into a penalty area (think water hazards) and take a few practice swings that touch the ground. Read More …
SFMC defeats Hop Meadow
New Flagstick procedures:
I am very pleased to inform the SFMC membership that after a meeting among Tom Tyburski, Mike Wallace, Brian Johnson and John Verrengia a decision has been made to remove the flag stick “plungers” and utilize foam rings in the Read More …
Adam Leighton passes
Adam Leighton a 40-year SFMC member and past president passed away this past Thursday. A celebration of his life will be held at 3:00 PM on Thursday, July 16th at the Vincent Funeral Home, 880 Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury. Calling hours Read More …
Rules of Golf: Penalty Area
There were several players unfamiliar with some of the newest rules of golf. So we will be posting them on the website as reminders ot all. You can find the older posts under the menu heading: Reggie’s Corner”.
SFMC Tournament Rules
ALL Bunkers are deemed “Abnormal Course Condition” so players get free relief by placing the ball nearest the center of the bunker without penalty. Holing out: Now that we have the new cup lifters, all balls must be holed out Read More …
2020 SFMC COMBO (Forward) Tee (updated)
Background:In the past, eligible members (anyone age 65 or older plus their handicapequaled 85 or more) could have played forward tees in approved SFMCevents with no handicap adjustment. Due to the lack of rating differencebetween the various tee boxes, further Read More …
SFMC Season to begin
SFMC Important Announcements At long last our SFMC tournament season will begin on Saturday May 9th! SFMC members should begin to post scores immediately (April 25th) Forward Tee applications must be approved prior to May 3rd ! (go to website Read More …
SFMC 2020 Posting effective Saturday, April 25th
While the course conditions have the cups raised and no rakes available. Two new temporary rules are in place: Holing out: The ball is holed out when it hits any part of the raised cup. ALL Bunkers are deemed “Abnormal Read More …