...to resume in March 2006
FiGAG
The name “Filipino Golfers Association in Geneva”, FiGAG for short, was adopted since March 2003. We are an informal non-profit organization whose common goals are to enjoy the game of golf as a past time while we develop our skills and to promote camaraderie amongst members while we maintain our individual level of competitiveness.
The origins of FiGAG started way back in 1994 when a handful of amateur Filipino golfers who often participated in golf tournaments around Geneva decided to form an all Filipino Club named “Pinoy Golf Club”. In a short span of time the club was able to entice many other Filipinos from the international community (United Nations and the Diplomatic Missions) and the private sector to learn and play golf with us. The Pinoy Golf Club was managed by two self-appointed officers (a president and a coordinator). Through the years of its existence, we have organized numerous monthly competitions, farewell tournaments, weekend outings in golf courses in France and Switzerland, organized lessons for beginners, held after tournament barbeques and picnics in the spring and summer months, and held dinners and year-end parties. Although the majority of the club members are Filipinos, the membership is also open to other nationalities that share the passion for the game and enjoy our company and humor.
At the start of the 2003 golfing season, its name was changed to Filipino Golfers Association in Geneva to breathe new life to the dying Pinoy Golf Club after the resignation of the “president for life “.
FiGAG therefore is not only a revival but also an upgrade of the previous club with a better structure and organized activities. The recently held General Meeting elected 6 officers to manage the Association. We also came up with improved tournament schedules and an extended list of sponsors, approved a new and fair handicapping system and launched our own FiGAG website. With many events, and diverse activities awaiting our members, FiGAG is here to stay.
10 golden rules in golf
In
1982, GOLF MAGAZINE published, with the United States Golf Association,
a list of golf's "10 Golden Rules." The aim was to simplify the complex
rules book for golfers, and the effort proved successful. So successful,
in fact, that the 10 rules remain just as golden today.
And not just for those who already play golf. You can't expect a kid
getting into the game to know all the rules, so the "10 Golden rules"
makes the perfect primer.
2. Don't move, bend, or break anything growing or fixed, except in fairly taking your stance or swing. Don't press anything down.
3. You may lift natural objects not fixed or growing, except in a water hazard or bunker. No penalty.
4. You may move man-made objects even in a bunker or water hazard. If they are immovable, you may drop within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole. In a hazard, you must drop in the hazard. No penalty.
5. You may drop away from casual water, ground under repair, burrowing animal holes or casts. On the putting green, place, or in a hazard drop, at the nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole; otherwise drop within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole. No penalty. (Okay, so they're not all simple.)
6. In a water hazard or bunker, don't touch the
water or ground with your hand or club before the stroke.
7. If you hit your ball into a water hazard and cannot play it, either
drop behind the hazard or at the place where you played the shot.
One penalty stroke. If you hit into a lateral hazard, you may also
drop within two club-lengths of the point where the ball last crossed
the hazard margin, or a point equidistant from the hole on the opposite
margin. One penalty stroke.
8. When you hit your ball out of bounds or lose it, add a penalty
stroke, go back and drop a ball at the place where you played the
shot. On the tee, you may tee the ball. If you think you have hit
your ball out of bounds or lost it outside a water hazard, play a
provisional ball before searching for the first one.
9. When you have an unplayable lie, you may drop a ball at the place
where you played the previous shot, adding a penalty stroke. On the
tee, you may tee the ball. Alternatively, drop within two club-lengths,
no nearer the hole, or any distance behind the unplayable spot, keeping
it between you and the hole. If the ball is in a bunker, you must
drop in the bunker, under either of the alternative options.
10. On the putting green, you may repair ball marks and old hole plugs
on the line of the putt, but not spike marks.
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