Chicago, Illinois Chapter - American Singles Golf Association - May 2012

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1 CELEBRATING 19 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA Chicago, Illinois Chapter - American Singles Golf Association - May 2012 A Letter From Our President, Christine Coyne: Since my last letter to you, Chicago ASGA hosted an April Mingle and Coordinator s Meeting. Eight new people showed up to hear about our fabulous group, golf events and socials. Thank you, Mike Colligan, for helping me with all of the questions that night! I am hoping to see some of those newbies at our outings. To our seasoned members, please make our new members feel welcomed! At the Coordinator s Meeting, Golf Chair, Bill Forcade, presented a great list of courses to play this year. He made a concerted effort in making sure that half of the courses are located in the northern region and the other half are in the southern region with I- 290 being the dividing line. I so appreciate Bill s effort in trying to accommodate our members throughout the Chicagoland region. Our next big event is our Cinco De Mayo Kick-Off Dinner Dance on Saturday, May 5. You will find more details in this newsletter. Hope to see many of you there. This is just hot off the presses! Mark your calendars for our May Mingle at the Golfsmith Downers Grove location on Thursday, May 17. There will be a mix of con- tests, goody bags, discount offerings, food and refreshments. More details will be announced at the Kick-Off Dinner/Dance and in future blasts. If there is one thought I would like to stress this year it is that when we are on the golf course, we should all take ownership in creating a pleasant golfing experience. What do you really appreciate when you are on the golf course with your friends? I would like to hear from you before Saturday, May 5. I just might share some of your thoughts with our group (I promise they will be anonymous.) See you on the 5th!!! From Our Golf Coordinator, Bill Forcade: The 2012 ASGA golf schedule is pretty well set - be sure to check it out on the website if you haven't already. The coordinators' Meeting was held on Tuesday April 17, 2012 at Nonnies Pizza in Woodridge with a great turn-out. Many folks signed up for co-ordinator or assistant coordinator. If you're still interested in helping at an outing please let Bill know. It's a great way to learn how to run an outing and meet lots of great ASGA golfers. May Golf Outings - Be Sure to Sign Up Soon: Mt. Prospect, Sat. May 12: First outing of the season. There is still room for 4 players - contact: Deb Bradel - debb159@aol.com Buffalo Grove, Sun. May 13: Filling up fast - RSVP/Signup by May 6, 2012 to: Marie DiVirgilio - m.divirgilio@comcast.net Springbrook, Sat. May 19: Still some time, but don't delay too long - RSVP/ Signup by May 12, 2012 to: Fred McEwen - fcmjr@comcast.net Odyssey, Sun. May 20:Still some time, but don't wait too long - RSVP/Signup by Ma , 2012 to: Tony Kopp - anthony4522@att.net Mission Hills Country Club, Sun. June 3rd: New course for ASGA. RSVP/ Signup by May 2, 2012 to: Marie Bush - shrub8@hotmail.com Upcoming Events Include (see SinglesGolf.com/events) Sacramento's Gold Country Classic - May 4-5, ASGA's Memorial Day Weekend Event - Pinehurst Resort. Dates: May 24-27, 2012 Details at ASGA in Ireland - July 20-July 30, Dublin + Killarney + Limerick. Details at Denver's Colorado Rocky Mountain Golf Adventure - August , Golf at Headwaters and Pole Creek GCs. More details soon. Sacramento+Seattle's Northwest Invitational II-September 6-9, Office Hours: 9:00am to 2:00pm, M-F (Eastern) National Office: or GOLFMATE Next Mingle: Thursday, May 17th, 2012 Mingle Location: Golfsmith - Downer s Grove Our Website: (See next page for list of officers and board members.) To join, renew dues, make a change of address, phone, etc., call National Hotline at left or go to

2 Chicago Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association President Chris Coyne Golf Chairperson Bill Forcade Social Chairperson Penny Link Membership Chairperson Kathy Marrafino Communications Chairperson Ken Kusumoto Webmaster Tim Ryan Treasurer Michael Daugherty Newsletter Jane Leary Please check the Web Page for any last minute changes Upcoming Events: Cinco de Mayo - ASGA Golf Season Kick Off Dinner Dance: New Members, long time members, Come on Out!! Bring a friend and come celebrate the start of the 2012 ASGA Golf Season with a Cinco de Mayo Celebration on Saturday, May 5th at River Bend Golf Club in Lisle. $40 includes Traditional Mexican Fare, a drink ticket and music to dance the night away. Festivities will begin at 6:00. Enjoy a Margarita, meet new friends and reconnect with your ASGA friends. The course will be open for anyone who would like to come out early and play. RSVP to JoAnn Graske at graske3141@comcast.net ASAP. Make your $40 check out to ASGA and mail to JoAnn Graske, 3141 Raphael Court, St. Charles, IL Mingle, Thurs., May 17th: Golfsmith, 2020 Butterfield Rd., Downers Grove, IL. Meet new golfers, play games and maybe win a prize! Details on time TBA. A Night At Ravinia: Enjoy music under the stars with Earth, Wind, and Fire on Saturday, June 9th. Gates open at 5:00, performance 7:30. Lawn tickets are $35. We will be gathering as a group to enjoy the music, feel free to bring your own food or purchase something at the venue. Please RSVP to JoAnn Graske graske3141@comcast.net by April 21st to hold your ticket. Send your $35 check made out to ASGA to JoAnn Graske, 3141 Raphael Court, St. Charles, IL About Our Members Happy Birthday to these members: Patrice Al-Saden - 05/23 Pam Baldwin - 05/22 Susan Barton - 06/04 John Bitner - 06/04 Kathi Brown - 05/18 Dave Colbert - 05/21 Christine Coyne - 06/07 Paulette Dittrich - 05/13 Jeffrey Dolan - 05/07 Beverly Fisher - 05/06 Joanne Jacobs - 06/04 Tony Kopp - 05/19 Kurt Kupitz - 05/07 Elizabeth Landers - 06/06 Jane Leary - 05/01 Lisa McGuirt - 06/15 Jim Mulbrandon - 05/30 Susan Schmidt - 05/19 Martha Staky - 06/01 Walter Thiel - 05/25 Kyle White - 05/19 Bob Wier - 05/10 Ted Zillmer - 05/31 Eileen Zittnan - 05/30 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Kevin Berg - 05/31/2012 Kathy Braun - 05/31/2012 Allen Chester - 05/31/2012 Stephanie Corredino - 05/31/2012 David Halper - 05/31/2012 Lee Ann Hedeen - 05/31/2012 Nancy Hill - 05/31/2012 Irene Jones - 05/31/2012 Melanie Jones - 05/31/2012 Tony Kopp - 05/31/2012 Penny Link - 05/31/2012 Rebecca Marquardt - 05/31/2012 Carol Mayer - 05/31/2012 Mari Lou McCann - 05/31/2012 Loren Mercola - 05/31/2012 Greg Mieczynski - 05/31/2012 Daniel Noel - 05/31/2012 Margaret Onken - 05/31/2012 Michael Shain - 05/31/2012 Donald Stading - 05/31/2012 Meridel Wesely - 05/31/2012 Jean White - 05/31/2012 Welcome newest members: Darlene Belter - Joined 04/18/2012 Leonard Benbenke - Joined 04/17/2012 Clay Chenoweth - Joined 04/02/2012 George Frerichs - Joined 03/09/2012 Dana Green - Joined 04/24/2012 Gary Gunderson - Joined 04/19/2012 Robert Lewandowski - Joined 03/28/2012 Norman Rzeszutko - Joined 04/16/2012 Susan Schaefer - Joined 04/19/2012 Eileen Zittnan - Joined 04/25/2012 These members recently renewed: John Bitner Hank Calzaretta Eileen Graziano Brian Krauss Barbara Panek Charles Passarelli Tom Ullsperger Valerie Vizgirda

3 Jim Voinovich Donna Wiggins These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Linda Blatnik - 04/30/2012 Debra Brooks - 03/31/2012 Jennifer Connolly - 04/30/2012 Lyn Dickinson - 03/31/2012 Ann Engelmann - 04/30/2012 Martell Gangler - 04/30/2012 Sharon Hillman - 03/31/2012 Madeleine Hohe - 04/30/2012 Mary Joy - 03/31/2012 Douglas MacFarlane - 04/30/2012 Becky Nicholson - 04/30/2012 Janet Nigrelli - 04/30/2012 Elaine Nissen - 03/31/2012 Susan Ouchterloney - 04/30/2012 Lois Porebski - 04/30/2012 Robin Rash - 04/30/2012 Judy Reinhardt - 04/30/2012 Karen Renzi - 03/31/2012 Lee Robertson - 04/30/2012 Amy Rybicki - 04/30/2012 Jay Thompson - 04/30/2012 Monte Van Kooten - 04/30/2012 Carl Wagner - 04/30/2012 Peter Wisniewski - 04/30/2012 Barb Youngs - 03/31/2012 Our chapter currently has 166 members. Rules and More Rules Recording golf score higher than actually made. Q. In tournament golf, players keep each other's scores. The scorer is called the marker, and the marker keeps score for the competitor. In the 1968 Masters, Roberto De Vicenzo's final day round saw him shoot a 31 on the front nine and a 34 on the back nine for a score of 65. However, De Vicenzo's playing partner and marker on Sunday was, Tommy Aaron. Unfortunately Aaron put down a 4 for De Vicenzo on the 17th hole when the Argentinian actually had made a birdie 3. The submitted scorecard totaled a final round of 66 rather than the correct score of 65. The critical issue, a 65 would tie De Vicenzo with Bob Goalby forcing a Monday Masters playoff. It's the player's responsibility to ensure his scorecard is accurate before he signs it. De Vicenzo didn't. He signed an incorrect score card. What was the correct ruling? A. Both De Vicenzo and Tommy Aaron were disqualified for submitting an incorrect scorecard B. Tommy Aaron was awarded a 2 stroke penaly for recording an incorrect score on his competitor's score card, De Vicenzo's score was corrected by tournament officials to the correct score of 65. The Monday playoff was one of the most exciting in Masters' history. C. De Vicenzo s score of 66 stood as submitted. Tommy Aaron received no penalty. AND THE ANSWER IS: The answer is C. De Vicenzo's score stood as submitted. He came in second to Bob Goalby in the 1968 Masters. His incorrect scorecard cost him the a playoff opportunity. Rule 6-6.d applies. The competitor is responsible for the correctness of his score recorded for each hole on his score card. If he returns a score for any hole higher than actually taken, the score as returned stands. De Vicenzo finished second at the 1968 Masters and Bob Goalby was the winner. When De Vicenzo realized his mistake, he exclaimed "What a stupid I am!" Words that live on in golf history. De Vicenzo never won another major, although he did win the PGA Tour's Houston Open three weeks later. Tommy Aaron won the 1973 Masters, where, ironically, he caught a mistake on his scorecard made by his playing partner. Gotta Love Em Frank is 90 years old. He's played golf every day since his retirement 25 years ago. One day he arrives home looking downcast. "That's it," he tells his wife. "I'm giving up golf. My eyesight has gotten so bad. Once I've hit the ball, I can't see where it went." His wife sympathizes. As they sit down, she has a suggestion: "Why don't you take my brother with you, and give it one more try?" "That's no good," sighs Frank. "Your brother is 103. He can't help." "He may be a hundred and three,"says the wife, "but his eyesight is perfect." So the next day, Frank heads off to the golf course with his brother-in-law. He tees up, takes an almighty swing, and squints down the fairway. He turns to the brotherin-law. "Did you see the ball?" "Of course I did," says the brother-in-law. "I have perfect eyesight." "So where did it go?" asks Frank. "I can't remember." The roster of members in our chapter is updated daily, that is, any day there are changes to our chapter s roster, the National Association office updates it. Want to play weekdays? Our roster indicates who s available! Need to contact a chapter leader, go for it! To see a roster of our members, go to and key-in your username and password. If you don t have that info, just follow the prompts and we ll your information to you. Once you are logged-in, you can also update your personal information.

4 2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Date Course Where Coordinator Coordinator Confirmed Course Confirmed Contract Signed Saturday, May 12, 2012 Mt. Prospect N Deb Bradel Y Y Y Sunday, May 13, 2012 Buffalo Grove N Marie DiVirgilio Y Y None Saturday, May 19, 2012 Springbrook S Fred McEwen Y Y Y Sunday, May 20, 2012 Odyssey S Tony Kopp Y Y None Saturday, May 26, 2012 Mill Creek N Y Y Sunday, May 27, 2012 Heritage Bluffs S Y Y Saturday, June 02, 2012 WhiteTail Ridge S Y Y Sunday, June 03, 2012 Mission Hills N Y Y Saturday, June 09, 2012 Silver Lake S Nancy Pierz Y Y Y Sunday, June 10, 2012 Ruffled Feathers S Y Y Saturday, June 16, 2012 Pine Meadow N Jane Leary Y Y None Sunday, June 17, 2012 Oak Brook S Y Y Saturday, June 23, 2012 Countryside N Jay Thompson Y Y Y Sunday, June 24, 2012 Prairie Landing S Y None Saturday, June 30, 2012 Tanna Farms N Bob Geeve Y Y Y Sunday, July 01, 2012 Fresh Meadow S Y Y Wednesday, July 04, 2012 Harborside S Tony Kopp Y Y None Saturday, July 07, 2012 Cog Hill #3 S Bill Forcade Y Y None Sunday, July 08, 2012 White Deer Run N Y None Saturday, July 14, 2012 Ryder Cup George Dunne S Tom Ullsperger Y Y Tom Sunday, July 15, 2012 Ryder Cup George Dunne S Tom Ullsperger Y Y Tom Thursday, July 19, 2012 Yarrow Tom Ullsperger Y Y Tom Friday, July 20, 2012 Yarrow Tom Ullsperger Y Y Tom Saturday, July 21, 2012 Yarrow Tom Ullsperger Y Y Tom Sunday, July 22, 2012 Tamarak S Y Y Sunday, July 22, 2012 Yarrow Tom Ullsperger Y Y Tom Saturday, July 28, 2012 St. Andrews N Y Y Sunday, July 29, 2012 Big Run S Y Y Y Saturday, August 04, 2012 Cantigny S Y Y Sunday, August 05, 2012 Stonewall Orchard N Ted Zillmer Y Y Y Saturday, August 11, 2012 Fox Bend S Debra Braun Y Y Y Sunday, August 12, 2012 Highlands of Elgin N Y Y Saturday, August 18, 2012 Championship - Orchard Valley S Tim Dowling Y Y Y Sunday, August 19, 2012 Championship - Orchard Valley S Tim Dowling Y Y Y Saturday, August 25, 2012 Thunderhawk N Y Y Sunday, August 26, 2012 Carillon S Y Y Saturday, September 01, 2012 Seven Bridges S Y Y Sunday, September 02, 2012 Makray N Y Y

5 CELEBRATING 19 YEARS OF SINGLESGOLF IN AMERICA AMERICAN SINGLES GOLF ASSOCIATION MAY, 2012 Ireland Update Sixty (60) members have signed-up for the Ireland trip, July We will spend three days in Dublin, three in Killarney and three in Limerick. You d fly into Dublin but return home from Shannon Airport near Limerick. When online registration is available, please have your roommate sign-up the same time you do. Details at Ireland Killarney Golf & Fish Club, Site of 2011 Irish Open and one of the courses we ll play in July. A tradition established years ago at our Memorial Day weekend event, members of the American Singles Golf Association have taken time out at our Saturday evening dinner to recognize members who have served in the Armed Forces. Memorial Day should be a time to remember, recognize and honor those who have fought for those things which we now take for granted, freedom being our utmost prize. This year, instead of just recognizing members during our event in Pinehurst, we re establishing a web page to honor our member veterans. Any veteran of any service era are invited to submit a brief bio about themselves and what involvement they had. We will post this in late May and send out an announcement to all members to go to the site and personally show your thanks for what they have contributed. We ask chapter leaders to send out notices to members asking them to go to and complete a short form. This site will be live on May 10 and ready for contributions from our veteran members. Join Fellow Members in Pinehurst for Memorial Day Weekend! Event Dates: Thursday, May 24 Sunday, May 27, 2012 We re just about a month away from our annual Memorial Day Weekend and participation is already up to 150 members, well ahead of registration same time last year. If you ve never been to Pinehurst, think of it as America s Golf Headquarters. Site of the 51 Ryder Cup and past and future U. S. Opens, you ll feel the history the moment you walk into the Carolina Hotel. Was Donald Ross thinking of you when he planned his courses? Maybe, but your fellow members are thinking of you and hoping you ll attend. So find a roommate or we ll get you one. This reunion on Memorial Day Weekend has shown to be ASGA s largestattended event each year. Optional rounds on the day-of-arrival (Thursday at Pinehurst) as well as day-of-departure (Sunday at Tobacco Road Golf Club Rated #4 Public Course in the U. S. by Golf World magazine and a Top 100 Golf Digest) are being offered as well. A registration form is enclosed will be enclosed with this newsletter and will allow you to register online. Do it now before rooms sell-out! Did You Know??? Your chapter leaders have the ability to send out s to its members using the national database. If a member joins on Monday, a chapter leader can send out a memo on Monday night. Is your chapter communicating using the service we provide and you pay for? Each chapter has an obligation to provide to members a monthly newsletter. Your chapter writes, ASGA National sends it out. This newsletter is also your PR piece to potential members. Communicating solely by blurbs doesn t give leaders the opportunity to thank volunteers in a meaningful way. Failing to produce a newsletter will cause your chapter to lose your portion of the dues. This is a mandatory service that must happen each month. ASGA recently switched to a new service, icontact.com. They're great to work with but they have strict rules. Recently, all of our Yahoo members were taken off the national list because when we sent out an , more than.1% (yes, that's point one percent, or one-tenth of one percent) of Yahoo members complained that they were receiving spam from us. As you know, we don't send out spam, ham or lamb. So, just to make certain you are on the ASGA National list, go to We know you're a member, but use this form as it gets you back on the list. Only members with Yahoo.com addresses need to do this. Every ASGA chapter is born with a set of bylaws. The bylaws outline how chapters should be run. Your Board of Directors is essentially in control of how things are decided within your chapter. A chapter without bylaws is like playing golf without rules. Go to Tom Alsop, President / Founder GolfASGA@aol.com

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