COVID is now all around us in Nuevo Vallarta and spreading fast. We want to continue enjoying golf, but safely and without putting ourselves and others at risk.

Below are the rules for the coming weeks and months for the Ladies League, which we hope will keep the game from being the source of a COVID outbreak.

Everyone in the League should adopt and comply with these rules for herself and for all other players. There will be no enforcement police, but as friends, we should help each other to play golf safely. So by signing up for and playing in the League, you are implicitly telling your friends that you are complying with these rules.

1- I don’t play if I am not fully vaccinated.

2-I don’t play if I have COVID symptoms, whether COVID-tested positive or not.

3- If I have COVID, I don’t play until I reach at least 5 consecutive days without symptoms or get a negative test.

4- If I have been in close contact with a person having COVID in the last 5 days, I don’t play in the games.

5- I will not play within the first 5 days after arrival in Puerto Vallarta by plane or other public transportation. This rule is for regular as well as for temporary players.

Rosalie Barnes

Adopted from Gérard Grégoire, Skins League Manager

January 10, 2022

Hola El Tigre Golfers,

This Wednesday we will be playing a four-person team game following a common skins day format. All teams will need to record three net best balls for holes 1 to 6, two net best balls for holes 7 to 12 and only one net best ball for holes 13 to 18. Please record both gross scores and net scores for all players on all holes and provide summary scores for holes 1- 6, 7-12, 13 – 18, and the total 18-hole team score. Also, please circle all gross deuces (2’s) on your scorecard and remember to repair all divots.

Gringo Classic Update: Please review the post that was published yesterday from Alan Bayliss concerning the Gingo Classic event that will take place on February 16th and February 17th. Alan’s post provides an update concerning the format of the event and what you need to do to get registered to participate in the event. The normal Men’s League event scheduled for Wednesday, February 16th will be cancelled in lieu of the Gingo Classic and the calendar has been updated accordingly.

Reminder: Men’s League guidelines concerning unvaccinated players: The following agreement was reached by the Men’s League members: If you are unvaccinated, you need to let Markus know of your status by sending him a private email (markusgmelin@gmail.com) that will be kept confidential. For all other players, if you do not want to be paired with an unvaccinated player, you need to let Markus know of your request by sending him a private email that will also be kept confidential. Based on this information, Markus will be able to modify any of the computer-generated pairings to make sure that everyone’s wishes are honored. Thank you for your support and understanding.

Good luck to all players!

Markus

Ladies day will start at 10:00. The game will be Least Putts on the Front 9. Skills will be KP’s on a Par 3 and a Par 4 and Closest Chip on a Par 5. Cost of the game is 50 pesos, Skills is 20 pesos. Please bring correct change.

It is assumed that all players will have had their COVID Vaccinations and will be following COVID Protocol.

See you Friday!

The first Ladies Day will be on Friday, Nov 12th starting at 10 AM. There will be no competition this time. Just a mixer to meet and greet everyone. Please sign up on the calendar. Looking forward to seeing every one next Friday!!!

The publication El Capitalino published the following article after interviewing Hector during the recent PGA LatinoAmerica tournament at El Tigre. It’s a poor Google translation, but here is the link to the original article.

Héctor Rodríguez, 33 years of his life teaching golf

by Tesalia Alonso García | Oct 8, 2021

Since the age of 11, Héctor Rodríguez has been fond of golf, a sport that is not popular in our country, but that for some is a passion, from walking through its landscapes, to exercising trying to hit a small ball.

Héctor, an accountant by profession, decided to dedicate his life to teaching this discipline, he has been teaching classes to young people, children, adults and anyone who wants to know how golf is played for 33 years, on the El Tigre course, located on the Riviera Nayarit, where for a class it is charged at 870 pesos and lasts 50 minutes.

“The main steps, as number one is the way to wield the stick, number two is the posture, the position of your body, number three is the alignment of your body and start to form your swing, but basically it is the most important. By working with this you will start to hit the ball, you will be more consistent, as long as you take care of those details.”

From a young age, when he earned 12 dollars for being Caddie, carrying two heavy bags full of golf clubs, Héctor decided that this would be part of his life.

“We started since 1988, I love the truth, it’s my life, it’s my sports, this I live from and I love teaching. I’m an accountant, but my office is a golf course, my office is more relaxed, it’s what I like, and I love the truth.”

The love for this sport was born when he was invited to a course and from there he no longer let go of this passion: “It was something curious because I have an aunt that her husband worked as a starter on a golf course and because of the relationship with them, he invited me one day, I began to like it and from there I continued.”

Héctor, considers that practicing golf is healthy, it is not only a sport for old people or for you to relax: “the best thing that golf has left me is health, happiness, this is not bought with anything and many people have the idea that it is a game of old people who go after the ball, but already analyzing it, it is a very good exercise to work your whole body

But mentally it also has its benefits: “and it is very satisfying when you hit well you get excited and satisfied, but when you miss a shot you want to break the sticks, but you have to learn to control your emotions and that helps golf to control yourself, your emotions, your weaknesses, little by little it teaches you.”