SANTA MARGARITA WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION      
             
      CELEBRATING  43 YEARS      
           In the year 1824, Mexico won its independence and Pio Pico gained control of 133,300 acres,      
      which was the largest of all the land grants in California.  This became known as El Rancho Santa      
      Margarita y las Flores.  This grant later went from the Pico brothers, Pio and Andres, to Don Juan      
      Forrester, and finally to Richard O'Neill and James C. Flood.  Thus, the Spanish epoch was ended      
      in 1882.      
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           The Santa Margarita Women's Golf Association (SMWGA) was organized in 1967 and was so      
  Member Clubs   named because all member clubs were within the borders of the original Spanish Land Grant.  It      
      Spanish Land Grant.  It was formed to promote good fellowship among women members of      
  Calendar   private and semi-private golf clubs within the limits of the Santa Margarita Land Grant, and to afford      
      participation in association field days, which would be equally available to all members.  Subject to      
  Officers &    the discretion of the Board of Directors, any golf club supporting a women's golf club whose play      
    Directors   is governed by USGA rules will be eligible to apply for membership in SMWGA.  It now includes the      
      following clubs: Castle Creek Golf Course, El Camino Country Club, Fallbrook Golf Club, Lake San      
  Membership   Marcos Resort and Country Club, Marine Memorial Golf Course, Meadow Lake Golf Course, Morgan      
    Information   Run Resort and Club, San Luis Rey Downs Country Club, Temecula Creek In Gof Resort, and Twin      
      Oaks Golf Course.      
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    Information        Any full 18-hole club member woman golfer in good standing in a member club who is 18 years      
      or older and has an established USGA index is eligible for membership upon payment of annual      
  Field Days   dues as decided by the Board of Directors.      
    Information &          
    Winners        Selected member clubs host field days during the year.  The Winners' Circle is held at the home       
      club of the 1st VP/Tournament Chair.  A two-day "Getaway" Tournament is held at a neutral course.      
  By Laws &          
    Standing Rules        Each member club fields a team that competes in inter-club matches during the months of July      
      through October.  At the conclusion of team play, an Awards Luncheon is held at one of the       
  Minutes   member clubs in conjunction with their regular field day.      
             
           The SMWGA governing board consists of two representatives from each member club.  The      
      new governing board is installed at the first Board of Directors meeting of the calendar year and      
      introduced at the annual meeting, held on the first field day of the calendar year.      
             
           The Patroness of the organization and an honorary member is Mrs. Alice Marguarite O'Neill Avery,    
      the granddaughter of Richard O'Neill, one of the original owners of the Santa Margarita Land Grant.      
      The Founder of SMWGA was June Abernathy Renaud.      
           
             
  Rev. 1/25/2010