Welcome to the Olivas Weekend Women's Golf Club Website!

Ask our members and they will tell you that this is true. The Olivas Weekend Women’s Golf Club was founded almost 30 years ago to meet the needs of the working women.

Today that still holds true, however we have many members that are now retired but continue to stay with the Club because of friendships that have been formed over the years. Being part of our club is a great way to meet women, make friends and form friendships that last a lifetime.

We have monthly tournaments that are mostly run by club member volunteers, we have a Member-Guest tournament in the early part of the year (to recruit new members), we have a two day Club Championship and we have a really fun Holiday tournament.

All of the tournaments are very competitive but mostly a lot of fun: we play individual, partner and team formats.

Come and check us out! We welcome you!

Don't miss our May 3 Member Guest and Deb Long Drive for Girls Fundraiser

On May 3, our member-guest tournament will be a fun-filled day with a fundraiser to benefit the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation’s Deb Long Drive for Girls Golf which supports girls golf programming and contributes to an endowment for scholarships for girls.

The game of the day will be a team format that will take the combined scores of the designated player (this will rotate) and the best score of the remaining 3 team members. It should be lots of fun so form your team and sign up early!

The Long Drive for Girls Golf engages women’s golf clubs and women golfers in Southern California to support the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation’s Long Drive for Girls Golf. More information here. Long Drive for Girls Golf

The Olivas Links Weekend Women’s Club and its members has supported this effort and has been a significant contributor to the success of the Long Drive for Girls Golf.

Jessie Chen has renewed her challenge for the field – For every birdie, she will donate $10; for every eagle, she will donate $100 and for every hole-in-one, she will donate $500.

Donate Now

The fund's goal for 2025 is to raise $50,000 to beat the $46,500 raised in 2024. In total, the initiative has raised almost $128,000. Let’s make 2025 its best year yet!

March 2025 Play Date Results

In spite of iffy weather forecasts, our March play day was a wonderful day. Thanks to Marcy Luikart and Marty Poole for hosting our event. The game was Even Holes, less 1/2 handicap. Congratulations to all the winners.

The results:

A Flight
1st Place —Karla Talavera
2nd Place — Dawn Hollingsworth
3rd Place — Sunny Iacobellis
4th Place — Hae Yung Kim

B Flight
1st Place — Terry Ball
2nd Place — Georgiana Kiddle
3rd Place — Judy Pachciarz
4th Place — Noreen Greco

C Flight
1st Place — Marcy Luikart
2nd Place — Nancy Kinzer
3rd Place — Sue Shearer
4th Place — Katherine Little

Closies
Group 1 Group 2
# 5 Marty Poole 6'-8.5" Pat Dunn 38'-10"
# 8 Karla Talavera 10'-4" Marcy Luikart 8'-1"
#13 Hae Kim 2'-6" Georigiana Kiddle 13'-2" #17 Lisa Embury 19'-4" Georgiana Kiddle 18-9"

Don't wait to sign up for April!

Feb Play Day Results

What an amazing day we had for our February play day. The weather was forecasted to be cold and gloomy and the day was sunny and beautiful. Thanks to Chris Rettura and Debbie Kreger for hosting 3 Nasty Ladies. Nancy Jelaca also helped with check-in. Thanks to Georgiana for arranging space at Stone Fire Grill after. It was so pleasant to have food, drinks, good cheer and nicer than sitting outside. We are planning on making that a monthly hang-out, so plan on joining us.

And that's not all folks! Jesse Chen pledged to donate $10 for every birdie, $50 for every eagle and $500 for a hole-in-one made by the WHOLE club. We raised $120 for the Long Drive for Girls Golf initiative by the Junior Golf Foundation of the SCGA. Thanks to Jesse for her generosity!

A Flight
1st place—Nancy Jelaca
2nd place— Elizabeth Pretorius
3rd place— Jesse Chen

B Flight
1st place— Hilary Steinzeig
2nd place— Sunny Iacobellis
3rd place— Beth Cauwels

C Flight
1st place— Debbie Kreger
2nd place — Marcy Luikart
3rd place— Itza Alvarado
4th place — Katherine Little

Closest-to-pin

Group 1 Group 2

#5 Jesse Chen 10'-1" Noreen Greco 26'-8"
#8 Terry Ball 4’-1” Judy Pachciarz 9'-10"

#13 Hae Kim 2'-5" Marcy Luikart 17'-4"

#17 Elizabeth Pretorius 21’-7”

We are still accepting donations for the Junior Golf Foundation. Additional donations can be given at this link Deb Long Drive for Girls Golf

2024 Club Championship Results

Thanks again to Pat, Georgiana, and the rest of the Board for all their work in putting on a great event. Congratulations to all the winners!

Club Champion Dawn Hollingsworth, 153

Low Net over the field Xiaoli Cioffe, 136

A Flight

Low Gross Hae Yung Kim
Low Net Karla Talavera

B Flight

Low Gross Sunny Iacobellis

Low Net Georgiana Kiddle

C Flight

Low Gross Ariel Alvarado

Low Net Itza Alvarado

Closest-to-pin (paid $30)

Group 1 Group 2

Saturday #5 Debbie Meymarian 5'-10"

#8 Hae Yung Kim 7’-3” Itza Alvarado 16'-0"

#13 Hae Yung Kim 4'-1" Xiaoli Cioffe 11'-8"

#17 Sally Cordova 11’-1” Geri Kinyon 21'-11"

Sunday # 5 Nancy Jelaca 5’-5” Xiaoli Cioffe 15'-0"

#8 Jesse Chen 13’-7” Hilary Steinzig 26'-1"

#13 Nancy Jelaca 11’-1” Xiaoli Cioffe 19'-0"

#17 Dawn Hollingsworth 14’-8” Georgiana Kiddle. 14'-10"

World Handicap System 2024 Revisions

The World Handicap System is undergoing some revisions starting in January 2024.

The updated GHIN app in 2024 will ask you if you played 9, 10-17 or 18 holes.

9 hole scores will no longer be combined with another 9 hole score. Starting in 2024 - you can post a 9 hole score by itself and the GHIN app will create an extrapolated 18 hole differential using that 9 hole posting BUT you must play ALL 9 holes. IF you play less than 9 holes - you may NOT post - it will not be considered a valid round. WHS is no longer allowing use of the net par entry for missed holes.

If you play between 10 to 17 holes of an 18 hole round - starting in 2024 - you will only post the holes that you played. The GHIN app will create an 18 hole differential extrapolated from the holes that you play using your handicap, course rating and PCC. You MUST post this as hole by hole. Either one of the front 9 or back 9 must be played to completion for the round to be qualified to post. - Example - you arrive late and miss the first hole but meet up with your group on the second hole - you play until the 17th hole and receive an emergency phone call and need to leave before you play the 18th hole. Because you did not complete a full 9 on the front or the back - this round is NOT qualified to post. You must complete a full front 9 or a full back 9 to post. If you missed 8 holes on the front but played 9-18 - that is considered a valid round and you may post. If you played holes 1 thru 10 but missed 11 thru 18- it is considered a valid round and you may post.

For more information you can visit the World Handicap site at the USGA website by clicking this link. World Handicap System

Rule School

Some questions have come up during our play days. These should help clarify some new rules.

There are no longer special restrictions when a ball is in a penalty area. A player is allowed to touch or move loose impediments, including grounding the club behind the ball, for any reason except to improve conditions for the stroke. You may NOT pull up any living plant or brush. If your ball moves in the process of removing loose impediments you replace your ball without penalty.
You may move loose impediments in a bunker as well as a penalty area, but you may not ground your club prior to making a stroke at the ball.
OWWGC has adopted the local rule for free relief from a sprinkler head that is within two club lengths of the green as long as your ball is within two club lengths of the sprinkler head in the case the sprinkler head interfere with your line of play, stroke or stance.
Ball Moved by Natural Forces: A new exception provides that a ball at rest must be replaced if it moves to another area of the course or comes to rest out of bounds after being dropped, placed or replaced.
Did you know? You must remark your ball on the green if you are going to adjust it. For example, let's say you use a line on your ball to assist with the line you want to start the putt. If you lift your marker and you need to make an adjustment you must remark your ball before you touch it or incur a stroke penalty.

Full updates to the official Rules of Golf digital applications are available now. More information can be found at this link:

2023 Rules Changes

2025 Officers

President Pat Dunn

Vice-President Lea Hubbard

Secretary Nancy Jelaca

Treasurer Itza Alvarado
WPLGA Delegate Yvonne McMillen

Tournament Chair Georgiana Kiddle

Handicap/Membership Terry Ball

Rules Dawn Hollingsworth

Our Goals

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To promote, develop and regulate the interest of women’s golf and to govern the amateur golf activities of women golfers in accordance with the USGA.

To establish and maintain a uniform system of handicapping and adjusting handicaps of members, both in accordance with the rules of golf and the recommendations of the USGA.

To cooperate and comply with the rules and regulations of WPLGA and USGA and to encourage the etiquette of golf and high standards of sportsmanship.

Membership Conditions/Provisions…

Any female person over the age of 18 with a basic knowledge of the rules of golf is eligible for membership.

Prospective members will qualify by playing at least two games on regular tournament play days and submitting five score cards (two may be from the qualifying rounds) from any18 hole regulation golf course.

Prospective members with an established index through another club need only play one qualifying round with a board member.

Submit your membership application online by clicking the New Member? Join Here link.

Once the qualifications have been met, an index will be assigned.

Members must play to their handicap not to exceed 35.

Members share in club responsibilities and abide by WPLGA regulations and Club bylaws.

Greetings

Happy New Year 2025

A new year and a chance to play more golf. We are very excited about

this year's play dates and we look forward to seeing you all on the golf course