Movie Rock Star Day (23 May 2011)

The greens were alive with the sound of music...

LPGA-USGA Girls Golf of El Cajon - Movie Day 2011

... or something like that on this year's Movie Rock Star Day. We rocked the range, spud-jumped through the short game practice area, rolled the balls through the green, and hit many good shots over Cottonwood GC's intimidating creek, all while being pestered by the coaches' many intruding cameras. (That's what rock stars have to deal with these days). Now the films are in the can and this year's EC LUGG music video should be done in a few weeks.

                                                                                                                    

In the immediate future, however, is our Bake Sale Fundraiser! Come and join us at Cottonwood Golf Club in El Cajon from 9AM-1PM on Monday May 30th. Those wanting to contribute baked goodies to the sale may also drop them off at the golf course during business hours on Sunday. We are grateful for all contributions!

Best Ball Scramble (16 May 2011)

Last meeting was another fun afternoon spent on the course for LUGGers and coaches alike. First off, congratulations to Jenna and Cheyene on receiving their new set of golf clubs, generously donated by Inbee Park, one of our program's benefactors. Since the EC LUGGers formed a bit over a year ago four of our LUGGers have benefited from Ms. Park's special program, and they are busy putting their equipment to good use!

We teamed up in foursomes and went out for a few holes of scramble; everyone hit from the group's best shot location. Everyone did their best to contribute to the team effort while also observing all of the game's etiquette and rules.

The afternoon rushed by and we are another week closer to the upcoming Bake Sale Fundraiser! In the immediate future, however, is Movie Rock Star Day (Monday May 23rd). Be sure to look hip and rockadelic for the camera next Monday!

Mother-Daughter Day (9 May 2011)

On our Mother-Daughter event we did girls bonding - 21st century sport jocks style... 

It was a free-wheeling fun afternoon with moms and daughters (and even a dad) outside hitting balls on the range, putting on the wacky putt-putt course (courtesy of our wacky coaches), hitting giant croquet balls on the lawn and playing a few holes on the course.

See you all next week (Monday May 16th) for our 'best ball of partners' event! 

Fast, Safe & Courteous (2 May 2011)

As the weather turned positively summerly in Rancho San Diego there was hardly anything better for outdoorsy kids to do on a Monday afternoon than to spend it on a green golf course, chasing after the dimply little ball in the fastest, safest, and most courteous manner! 

The course was a bit crowded, of course, so we had to improvise our round a bit. We played timed-alternate ball with emphasis on speed without forgetting course rules and etiquette. Most of the LUGGers saved their good hits for the real course and their slew of good shots helped kept the pace up. By the end of the round most of us had even gotten better at knowing where to position ourselves and our golf bag/cart in order to save time in between shots.

We also got to practice pitching over a bunker in the short game practice area. It is challenging refraining from making a full swing when having to hit over something like a big sand trap, but an easy little swing usually produces better shots indeed!

'Mother-Daughter Day' is our next event on May 9th at Cottonwood Golf Course. Don't forget to bring moms!