Meeting was brought to order at 12:09 with 30 members attending.

News of the Members:  Barbara Negrete
    Marilyn Sandoval received a pacemaker and is recovering home, walking when she can.
    Ellen Goodwin’s hip has been bothering her and will be back golfing when she can.
    Pauline Lomelin sprained her ankle a couple of weeks ago, and was here today to play golf.
   Jan Brown continues with her treatments every 3 weeks and tries to walk daily.
   Joyce Nagatani ran into Cindy Fellows who is doing well.
   Kimmy Beck’s mom passed away on July 1.  

Secretary’s Report:  Christine Ramirez-Bustos
     Minutes from the General Meeting on June 4, were approved and posted on our website.  No questions, no further discussion.

Treasurer’s Report:  Sharon Scott (absent)
     No changes in our budget.

Membership:  Sharon Wertz (absent)
    No new members, and no issues came up.

Weekly Tournament:  Judy Schaad
    Debbie Dakouzlian won the June Low Net Monthly with a 61.  Congratulations!  The 2nd quarter for Ringer has been sent out to all.  No issues came up.

Monthly Tournament:  Mary Zant
    Club Championship will begin next week. Mary has sent out emails with rules and the tee sheet.  Barbara Negrete will be collecting your $10.00 at hole #1.  Two games are being played:  championship and 2 out of 3.  If only playing for championship there is no cost.

Handicap/WPLGA:  Debbie Dakouzlian
    Most improved for the month of June was Christine Ramirez-Bustos.  Her handicap went from 15.5 to 14.2!  Congratulations!  Debbie read off the names of our Meadowlark winners who participated in the monthly association and the Eclectic Tournament in Sycuan.  Congratulations to all!

Rules:  Jackie Minnis
   Jackie sent out a video on what your options are when playing a bunker.  Listed below are your 4 options:
   Stroke and Distance – go back to the spot where you last played your shot and drop a ball within one club length, incurring a one-stroke penalty.
   Lateral Relief – drop a ball within two club lengths of the unplayable lie, no closer to the hole, and stay inside the bunker, incurring a one-stroke penalty.
   Back-on-the-line Relief (in the bunker) – drop a ball on the line between the hole and the ball’s location, staying within the bunker, incurring a one-stroke penalty.
   Back-on-the-line Relief (outside the bunker) – drop a ball on the line between the hole and the ball’s location, going back as far as desired but outside the bunker, incurring a two-stroke penalty.
  (print this out and keep inside your golf bag)
  See Jackie’s email, dated June 29, 2025, for the link to see the video. 
 

  Discrepancy on the golf course about a score – do the following:
  Write down the score you think you should have.
  Do not sign the card.
  Review with rules coordinator and with the group you played with.

Tea for Two:  Donna deWit (absent)  Barbara reported out:
So far, I have 52 people signed up.  If you still need a to make a deposit or pay in full, please do so in order to secure your spot as I need to increase the number of tee times.  Also, the block of rooms has been filled.  However, if your still would like to make a room reservation, let me know so I can add more rooms to our room block so you can get our discounted rate.

Unfinished Business:   Barbara Negrete
   At this time, the Board has decided not to change the wording regarding the requirements on “Club Championship”.  

New Business:  Barbara Negrete
    Weekly tee sheet closing time will change from Sunday night at 6:00 pm to Sunday at 10:00 am. This will begin in August. As a reminder it will be written in your email.  
    Low Net Tournament – currently plays in January, it was suggested to move it to February.  A vote was taken and it was unanimous to change the tournament to February, beginning in 2026.
    Photo’s – if you have any photos of club events, past tournaments, funny happenings at the golf course and you would like for them to be shown at our holiday luncheon, please forward them to Barbara Negrete and she will forward them to Bonnie who updates the slide show.  

Social:  Marian Rocchi
    Mary Eggert won the drawing for July birthdays, congratulations to her!

50/50 Raffle:  Su Chung

Meeting as adjourned at 12:54 pm.

Submitted by Secretary Christine Ramirez-Bustos and assisted by Barbara Negrete

   MEADOWLARK WOMEN’S GOLF CLUB

​   General Meeting Minutes July 2, 2025