NIH Golf Association

 2nd  Stroke  Play  Outing of 2007

 

Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club
41601 Raspberry Drive
Leesburg, VA  20178
Phone: 703-779-2555

Website:  http://www.raspberryfalls.com

 

 

Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

 

Time/Format:   Tee times - 8:12 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

Cost:  $49 … includes cart and range balls.

 

Tees to use:

(Gold –  6,765 yards; rating 73.7; slope 138)  Back tees

(Blue –  6,296; 72.1; 123) Middle tees

(White – 5,576; 67.8; 123) Senior tees (***Note that WHITE marks the senior tees!) 

(Red –   4,854; 68.0; 115) Front tees

 

Money Collection: Please pay in the Pro Shop no later than 30 min before your tee time. 

 

Contact:  Contact: Charlie Brown (crbrown@nih.gov; 301 594-0520) no later than Friday, April 20th with your foursome or individual name to get paired up with a group.  Give the full name and team number of each player. 

 

Directions:  Raspberry Falls is located 15 minutes from Washington Dulles Airport, about three miles north of downtown Leesburg, Virginia, on Route 15 across the highway from Whites Ferry.

Directions from the Capital Beltway:
Take Virginia Exit No. 45, Route 267(W), “Dulles Toll Road.”

Follow past Dulles Airport (it becomes the Dulles Greenway) to “Leesburg.”

Take Exit No. 1B, Route 15N towards “Frederick, Md.”

Stay on Route 15 for 4.5 miles.
Make a left turn onto Raspberry Drive at the traffic light.
Follow Raspberry Drive for about one mile, and the Clubhouse will be on the left.

Directions from Baltimore/Frederick/Columbia:
Take I-70W past Frederick.
Exit onto Route 15S, towards “Leesburg.”
Stay on Route 15, going over the “Point of Rocks” Bridge.
Follow Route 15 for 8 more miles after the bridge.
Take a right turn onto Raspberry Drive at the traffic light.
Follow Raspberry Drive approximately one mile, and the Clubhouse will be on the left.

 

Directions from Gaithersburg/Bethesda:
From 270, take Route 28(W) towards Darnestown.                   
Follow past Quince Orchard towards Poolesville.
At fork, make a LEFT onto Route 107 (Whites Ferry Road).              

Stay on Whites Ferry Road, through Poolesville until it ends at Whites Ferry.

Whites Ferry runs straight back and forth across the river.
Round trip costs $5, One way costs $3.
For questions on the Ferry, call (301) 349-5200.

Once on the Virginia side, follow Whites Ferry Road (~1-2 miles) until it ends at Route 15  (James Monroe Highway).
Go straight through the traffic light onto Raspberry Drive.
Follow Raspberry Drive for about one mile, and the clubhouse will be on the left.

 

Directions from Dulles Airport:
From the airport access road, take Exit for Route 267(W)-TOLL, towards Leesburg.
Merge onto Route 267W, there will be a toll charge.
Follow Route 267W for 12 miles.
Take Exit No. 1B, Route 15N towards “Frederick, Md.”
Stay on Route 15 for 4.5 miles,
Take a left turn onto Raspberry Drive at the traffic light.
Follow Raspberry Drive for about one mile, and the clubhouse will be on the left.

 

Announcements:

 

To speed up play, Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) will be in effect.  Please pick up your ball when you have reached your ESC.  Also, continuous putting is recommended.   

HANDICAP                              ESC SCORE

Less than 10                               double bogey                  

10 to 19                                               7

20 to 29                                               8

30 to 39                                               9

40 or more *                                      10

 

  *New players with a default handicap index of 0 should use an ESC of 9 until they have played in two or more outings.

 

Score Cards:  Please put start and ending times on score card and have everyone in your group sign it (Guests as well as League members).  This is mandatory.  Your scores will not count unless your card is signed and timed.

 

Competition: Closest to the pin on 4 Par 3’s.

                        2 Long Drive holes for each set of tees

 

Raspberry Falls is a SPIKELESS golf facility.  Appropriate dress is required – no denim, collared shirts.

 

Rules of Play:  Please review.

Rule 10 - Lost Ball and Ball Out of Bounds

 A.       A ball which has been determined to have come to rest outside the defined boundaries of the course can be placed in the fairway on a line perpendicular to the centerline of the fairway and even with the point at which the ball left the course; The point selected will be no less than five yards from the edge of the green.  Two penalty strokes will be added to the players score for the hole.

 B.  If a ball is determined to be lost, the next shot can be played from the fairway and even with the point at which the ball was presumed lost.  The point selected will be no less than five yards from the edge of the green.  Two penalty strokes will be added to the players score for the hole.  No more than five minutes, from the time the player reaches the likely location of his/her ball, shall be spent searching for the ball.

 C.  If a ball is known or thought to be out of bounds or lost, a player has the option to hit a provisional shot from the same spot to take a stroke-and-distance penalty instead of the      two stroke penalty specified in paragraphs A and B.  The provisional shot must be hit      before advancing to look for the possibly lost or out-of-bounds ball.  Going back for a      stroke-and-distance penalty is not permitted.  If the original ball is found and is in-bounds, the original ball is the ball in play.

 

Choice of Tees:  Rule 5J states that:  "Normally, men play from the middle tees and women from the forward tees.  However, any man may choose to play from either the back, middle or senior tees (if in use, otherwise forward tees for that round) and any woman may choose any of the four sets of tees.  The set of tees selected must be consistent throughout the entire season, including match-play events.  The selection of tees IS TO BE MADE at the FIRST outing played by the member."  At your first outing of the season, please, indicate clearly on your scorecard if you are using any tees other than middle (for men) or forward (for women).

 

Please visit the NIHGA web page (http://www.recgov.org/nihga) for updated information about the NIHGA.  This is where scores and award winners will be announced.