Proposed Social Media Policy for WNMLF Golf League

Policy

WNMLF bloggers are not opposed to social media.  Anyone who golfs and/or reads the blog is encouraged to participate.

Social Media Tools

There are many social media tools.  We would use more, but we’re borderline techie imbeciles.  Therefore, the blog and notifications on Twitter will have to suffice. 

Purpose of Social Media

• Promote the WNMLF Golf League mission. 
• Disseminate grassroots golf news—because the world needs to know.
• Promote shamelessly the blogger.
• Educate, inform, entertain.
• Promote debate with a view to finding solutions.
• Consider alternative viewpoints.
• Promote events and exhibitions.

Moderation

• In all things be moderate.
• Any defamatory postings or comments will be removed.
• Defamatory postings include, but are not limited to, those that are: racist, sexist, political, insulting, reporting of actual golf scores, threatening.

Relevant Legislation

• The person writing the blog gets to make things up and use the royal “we,” as in, “We had a great tee shot on hole #3,” or “We prefer milk and lemon in our tea.”
• There will be no throwing of golf clubs, either on the course, or at the computer, or at the blogger.
• No animals will be harmed in the writing, reading, or golfing related to this blog.
• This policy will be reviewed every so often in case we need to do something else.

Signed

Etc & etc & etc

(With homage and thanks to Australian National Botanic Gardens for inspiration)

League Practice with Antelope Playing Through

August 20, 2014.  WNMLF golfers Joan, Katie, Cindy, and Vicki attended a league practice session on the Back 9 (aka the “Sunset” holes)  at Riverview Golf Course. 

(Alert readers will note that the Dreaded Badger lives on hole #6, so we avoided any unpleasant badgerial encounters.)

Report from Cart #23 follows: 

Hole #10—bunnies noted in the underbrush. 

Cart path between #12 and #13—snake zoomed across the path in front of the other golf cart. 

Hole #13—the “blue door” is a local idiomatic expression for the Port-a-Potty.  You may have suspected it is a restaurant in another New Mexico city, but you would be wrong. 

Hole #14—we were joined by a herd (5) of antelope.  The mama and 4 babies were unconcerned as golf balls whizzed by them as they ambled across the fairway.  The papa antelope watched (with some menace, we might add) from the other side of the fence.

Hole # 17—blood sugar dropping.  That picture of the green chile cheeseburger on the Riverview score card looking better and better. 

Club House—The Grill @ Riverview—We can, in fact, highly recommend the Riverview Burger (aka the green chile cheeseburger). 

All in all, a satisfying practice day.  A few good shots, a few lousy shots, lots of wildlife, fine cheeseburgers, New Mexico blue sky and sunshine, patient golfer friends. Does it really get any better than this?

Felonious Badger

To further demonstrate that we are not making this up, we present the ACTUAL SIGN from the Pro Shop at Riverview.

O Ye of Little Faith:   Read it and look out when you're on hole #6.

He is armed and dangerous if cornered.

Badger on Hole #6

Danger, danger.  Warning, warning. A badger has moved into hole #6 at Riverview Golf Course.  

The sign in the pro shop advises us that he is armed and dangerous, so don’t brandish golf clubs, offer him a martini, or look threatening. 

We are not making this up. 

You have been warned.   Proceed with caution.




Photographic evidence courtesy of our  friendly Riverview Pro Shop.

Prairie Dog Open July 2014

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We are happy to report that this year, a contingent of WNMLF golfers returned to Cedar City, Utah, to play the semi-irregular Prairie Dog Open. 

 

Faithful readers will note an absence of a few years and (we hope) rejoice in the return of this auspicious event.

 

Monday, July 21, 2014

Cedar Ridge Golf Course

Shotgun start:  9:30 am or so

Temp:  Moderate for this time of year

Sunny skies

Participating golfers:  Alan, Don, Vicki, and assorted prairie dogs

Cheerleader:  Kathy from the air conditioned splendor of the snack bar

 

The course invited golfers with very blue skies, red rock mountain foothills, and good grooming that worked skillfully around the prairie dog holes.

 

Prairie dogs were welcoming and did not interrupt too many backswings during this year’s tournament.  No animals were injured by either golf clubs or high velocity golf balls. Neither were there any corpses (prairie dog or otherwise) observed on the course of play.

 

Hole #8:  Golfers Don and Vicki scored holes-in-one when their tee shots disappeared into prairie dog holes!!!  Oh frabjous day!  

 

This led to the only disappointing moment of the day. The local car dealership did not seem to understand that the custom is to award a car to anyone who scores a hole-in-one during tournament play. 

 

Golfers retreated to the local Thai restaurant for the tournament banquet. A fine time was had by all. Thank you for your support.