Dear Members,

Welcome to the 2008 season.  The OHGA Board hopes you are all looking forward to another exciting year of golf at Oak Hills Park.  Some of the highlights that each member should be aware of this year are:

The USGA has revised a number of rules for this season.  Please make sure you are familiar with the changes.  You can access the information on the revisions at
http://www.usga.org/playing/rules/rules.html .

In 2007, 160 of our 443 total members won at least one tournament prize.  Members who have never participated in a tournament are encouraged to sign up for at least one tournament during the year.

A new utility to assist members find other members to play with or to notify members of openings will be added to this site.  Details on the procedures for this utility will be posted once it is ready for use.

Oak Hills Park will host a CSGA 1 day tournament on Thursday, June 5th.  These 1 day tournaments are open to all handicap levels and all available members are invited to play in this tournament.  You may call the Pro Shop beginning May 31st to enter the tournament.  In addition, we could use volunteers to assist spotting balls on certain holes.  Please let me know if you would like to volunteer.

We are in the early stages of planning a “Member/Member, Member/Guest” tournament for this year.  The membership will be notified of the specifics shortly.  All members are urged to set aside the date for this event and to sign up as early as possible.  It will include dinner and prizes and will be the first event of this type that has been scheduled in many years.

The Presidents Cup (our only 2 round tournament) is being moved to September in an effort to make it accessible to a larger number of members.

We have passed a new Local Rule that addresses “Stones in Bunkers”.

Distance measuring devices will not be permitted in tournaments this year.

This year’s awards banquet is being scheduled for Monday, October 27th.  The cost is only $15.00 and is open to all members.  This is an opportunity to enjoy a wonderful dinner with your friends and see golfers of all levels being recognized for their achievements during the year.

The full Presidents Report for 2008 will be available in early March and sent to all 2007 members via email or regular mail.

The OHGA Board wishes everyone in the association a successful and fun 2008!