SANTA MARGARITA WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
			CELEBRATING  44 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
	HOME		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
	MEMBER CLUBS		in 1882.
	CALENDAR		The Santa Margarita Women's Golf Association (SMWGA) was organized in 1967 and was so
			named because all member clubs were within the borders of the original Spanish Land Grant.  It was
	FIELD DAYS		formed to promote good fellowship among women members of private and semi-private golf clubs
			within the limits of the Santa Margarita Land Grant, and to afford participation in Association field days,
	OFFICERS &		which would be equally available to all members.  Subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors,
	DIRECTORS		any golf club supporting a women's golf club whose play is governed by USGA rules will be eligible
			to apply for membership in SMWGA.  It now includes the following eleven (11) clubs:  Castle Creek
	MEMBERSHIP		Country Club, El Camino Country Club, Escondido Country Cllub, Fallbrook Golf Club, Lake San
			Marcos Resort and Country Club, Meadow Lake Golf Course, Morgan Run Resort and Club,
	TEAM		Marine Memorial (Pendleton) Golf Course, San Luis Rey Downs Country Club, Temecula Creek Inn
			Golf Resort, and Twin Oaks Golf Course.
	BYLAWS &
	STANDING RULES		Any full 18-hole woman golfer in good standing in a member club's women's club, who is 18 years
			or older, and who has an established USGA index, is eligible for membership upon payment of annual
	MINUTES		dues as decided by the Board of Directors.
			Selected member clubs host field days during the year.  The Annual Winners' Circle Tournament is
			held at the home club of the 1st VP/Tournament Chair.  A two-day "Getaway" Tournament is held at
			a neutral course.  This venue is selected by the sitting President, who hosts the event.
			Each member club fields a 12-member 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
			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. 1/01/2011