Phoenix Chapter - American Singles Golf Association November 2007

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1 CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA Phoenix Chapter - American Singles Golf Association November 2007 From The President s Desk By Steve Boyd Hi all!!! An important note about the November Monthly Social Hour and ASGA Meeting: November is the month in which you elect the committee chairs. The elections of Golf Committee Chair, Communications Chair, Membership Chair and Social Committee Chair will all be held at this meeting. We are having out meeting at our old stomping grounds, Pete s 19 th Tee at the Rolling Hills Golf Course in Tempe on Wednesday, November 14th. Some changes have been made since our last get together there. The new name of the facility is Rolling Hills 19 th Tee and the new phone number is But there is no doubt in my mind that we will be getting the same old great service we were used to when we regularly met there over the last few years. The meeting starts at 6:30, but you re welcome to come early and socialize before the elections. Hope to see you there. Till then, hit em straight and long! Editor s Corner By Alex Podressoff Have you ever looked at the newsletters of other ASGA chapters? I have today while trying to get some inspiration for this month s column. You should take a look because there are some interesting doings out there. Here are my thoughts. (Disclaimer: I didn t look at many chapters, just enough to get a feel. YMMV.) 1. Wow, do we ever have an active group. You might not realize the variety and number of activities we have until you look at some other groups. Hats off to the social and golf committees. 2. I noticed that several groups combined golf and dining. Yes, we often eat afterwards but they actually schedule it as golf and dine. What do you think? 3. What do you think about a scheduled happy hour where we would meet on a regular day at a regular place? We are such a large geographic area that it might be every other Friday, for example, alternating between east and west side? 4. Some of the groups hold meetings at country clubs or activity centers. If you re a member at such a place, can you host a group? Now on a totally different note, I m still looking for someone to help me with the newsletter. It would be really great to start up the member bios again. Drop me a line, I d love to hear from you. My Thoughts by Steve Yap (2008 president) I am honored that I was elected to be the next President of the Phoenix Chapter, and I look forward to the challenge of working with the Board of Directors, some of whom will be returning officers that have all been great doers for our club. I also look forward to better acquaint myself with each member, and assure you that I will be accessible to all your positive ideas and suggestions for creating a pleasurable and memorable year to come. Steve Boyd, our current President, has been, and continuing to show great devotion and enthusiasm, as did his predecessors Randy White, Jim Williams, and Gil Ide, the latter being one of the Pioneers of our Chapter, whom we are so grateful for Upcoming Event: Dates for New Years in Tampa are Dec 29 - Jan 1st. Dates are contracted and firm. Go ahead - book your airline ticket for the best deal. National Website: National ASGANational@aol.com Office Hours: 8:30-5:00 Monday - Friday National Hotline: GOLFMATE ( ) To Join or renew, visit website and join online, or call our hotline. Regular Meeting Date: Second Tuesday of each month Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 14th at 6:30 Meeting Location: Rolling Hills Golf Course 1415 N. Mill Avenue Tempe Our Website: Our Hotline: (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.

Phoenix Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association laying the foundation of our Club. We entered the year 2007 with a bang, and looks like we will go out with a bang also.

2 Phoenix Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association laying the foundation of our Club. We entered the year 2007 with a bang, and looks like we will go out with a bang also. There are some great upcoming Events, like our you can t afford to miss Holiday Party in December, and our need I say more New Year s Eve Extravaganza Weekend! Oh, and speaking of golf, let us all enjoy playing some of that too! Comments from the Golf Chairman November Events By Paul Gordon The winter golf season will be picking up during November, as the overseeding conditions of October will be behind us. We will be playing two courses that are new to the ASGA but not new to the Phoenix golf scene - Riverview (Sun City) and Bougainvillea (Laveen). President Steve Boyd Chairman of the Board Randy White rwhite9@webtv.net Golf Chairperson Paul Gordon gordo7585@cox.net Social Chairperson Jean Tillman jtillman@cox.net Membership Chairperson Kathi Willis warkat915@yahoo.com Membership Assistant Darius Sams dsams2004@msn.com Communications Chairperson Alex Podressoff alex@amug.org Secretary Jim Montague jmontague@solutions.canon.com Treasurer Dick Rucker rdrariz@cox.net Handicap Steve Yap yapper@cox.net TM Winners from Poston Butte Saturday, September 29 1st Place - Errol Cassels - Darius Sams 2nd Place - Larry Mann - Elisa Stahl 3rd Place - Don Aldridge - Lyn Warder 4th Place - Jim Montague - Kathy Sulser 5th Place -Tom Wittkopp - Jeanne Strom 6th Place - Ken Kopp - Jeanne Tillmann Closest to the Pin - Don Aldridge-Men Low Gross - Men - Tom Short; Women - Kathy Sulser Western Skies Winners Sunday, October 4, 2007 Men 1st Place - Bill Ternes 2nd Place - Don Aldridge 3rd Place - Mike Schwanz 4th Place - Randy White Women 1st Place - Jeanne Strom 2nd Place - Slyvia Klemke 3rd Place - Gail Despain 4th Place - Barbara Jordan Closest to the Pin - Men - Jerry Boysen; Women - Diane Flynn Saturday, Nov. 10 Riverview ( Sun City) 1 PM Riverview Golf Course is located in the heart of Sun City. This is well-manicured 18-hole facility known for its undulating greens, if you can putt on the greens at Riverview, you can putt anywhere. Also, it is a golfer-friendly course wide fairways and accessible greens. The back tees play at a modest 6394 yards with a course rating of 69.6 and a slope of 116. The forward tees play at 5558 yards with a rating of 70.7 and a slope of 115 It will be a fun day at a relaxing venue. Saturday, Nov. 24 Bougainvillea 10 AM shotgun The Bougainvillea Golf Club is located in Laveen, just 15 minutes southwest of downtown Phoenix. The golf course is a lush 18-hole, par 72 course with beautiful views of the South and Estrella mountains. One of the unique features of the golf course is the combination of six par 3's, six par 4's and six par 5's as the course meanders through the residential development of Bougainvillea. The golf course is player friendly, featuring generous fairways and tricky greens. Don't let the wide fairways lull you to sleep, as one of the fifty-seven bunkers will wake you up in a hurry. It's not overwhelmingly MEMBERSHIP DUES Dues for the Phoenix chapter of the American Singles Golf Association are $70.00 per 12 month period. Payment can be made by check or credit card. Mail with application to: ASGA National Headquarters, P. O. Box 848, Pineville, NC JOIN BY PHONE, FAX OR WEB You can join the Phoenix chapter over the phone by calling toll-free GOLFMATE ( ), faxing the application with credit card information to our toll-free fax at , or go on-line at and submit your application with credit card information. Our office hours are 8:30-5:00 ET. Your membership package will be mailed within 10 days.

long - the copper tees play at 6400 yards with a 68.9 rating and a 116 slope - but is a fun track to play. We will have a good time playing and the restaurant s food is very tasty.

The original focus of the meeting was to nominate and elect the president for next year. Darius Sams nominated Mr. Steve Yap to be President and I seconded. Steve was elected unanimously.

3 long - the copper tees play at 6400 yards with a 68.9 rating and a 116 slope - but is a fun track to play. We will have a good time playing and the restaurant s food is very tasty. And the beverages will be cold. October Meeting Minutes Minutes of ASGA October 9 th meeting at The Tortilla Factory- Passing the torch We had a big attendance of 25 members and two guests. The original focus of the meeting was to nominate and elect the president for next year. Darius Sams nominated Mr. Steve Yap to be President and I seconded. Steve was elected unanimously. Steve has done a great job of being handicap chairman which was not an easy job. He has the ability to hear your opinion and listen without being critical even if he does not agree with your idea. I am sure that Mr. Steve Boyd will pass on all of his vast knowledge of what worked and what didn t during his term as president. Steve is quitting smoking which is very impressive. The main point of this meeting was to honor Mr. Gil Ide, one of our charter members, for his time spent being the golf chairman and president of our group. If it weren t for Gil s dedication to this group, the ASGA in Phoenix wouldn t have had the opportunity to grow into the size group that we are now. I personally am glad that I had the chance to meet and get to know Gil. Kathi Willis our membership chairman introduced the two guests, Mary Lou and Lisa, to the group. She also said to sign up by October 29 th for the New Years Eve golf bash at Gold Canyon. They have hired a DJ and the dance area will be selfcontained just for our group. Hilda Marshall was looking for volunteers for the Fry s Electronics open at Greyhawk. The Tortilla Factory was well received by this group. Everybody who attended seemed to have a good time. In a Divot By Mitch Tarr Free-golf-tip.com If your ball is parked against the front of the divot... the forward edge... closest to the green edge, then this is good. This is a good lie in disguise. In this case ignore the divot and swing a normal swing. No worries here. If your ball is sitting at the back of the divot or leaning on the back edge of the divot, you will want to pretend you are hitting from the rough and maybe take one more club than normal. If this is a 7- iron distance for you, take a 6-iron. If the ball is inside the divot... closer to your feet, you should be prepared that the grass may grab the heel of your club. Aim slightly to the right (or left if you are left handed) and grip the club a bit harder to prevent the grass from closing your clubface at impact. Finally, if your ball is away from you on the far side of the divot, you should be aware the toe of the club might catch and open your face up. So aim slightly to the left. Hopefully, when you next see your ball in a divot, you'll remember this tip and safely get back on 'green'. ABOUT OUR MEMBERS Happy Birthday to these members: Barbara Bergfield - 11/13 Steve Boyd - 11/27 Gerald Boysen - 11/18 Lea Fagerud - 11/01 Julie Harris - 11/19 Richard Kanzler - 11/21 Margaret Lester - 11/06 Hilda Marshall - 11/27 Gary Nielsen - 11/26 Joe Rayo - 11/15 Darius Sams - 11/05 Tracy Stearns - 11/30 Jeanne Strom - 11/04 Sally Teets - 11/22 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Diane Andreasen - 11/30/2007 Don Bence - 11/30/2007 Tom Bezrutczyk - 11/30/2007 Bobby Dion - 11/30/2007 Bill Donovan - 11/30/2007 Debbie Flickinger - 11/30/2007 Patricia Hinkle - 11/30/2007 Franklyn Nelch - 11/30/2007 Keith Overbeck - 11/30/2007 Lois Retynski - 11/30/2007 William Ternes - 11/30/2007 Jeanne Marie Wolf - 11/30/2007 Dan Wood - 11/30/2007 Welcome newest members: Rodney Bliss III - Joined 09/06/2007 James Bowers - Joined 09/20/2007 Robert Husk - Joined 10/26/2007 Ted C Plambeck - Joined 10/22/2007 These members recently renewed: Jean Abelle Ann Dugan Kathy George Paul Gordon Richard Hinkel Gary Nielsen Alex Podressoff Darius Sams Pam Scott Kathy Wichert Kathi Willis These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Linda Campanelli - 09/30/2007 Janie Denmark - 09/30/2007 Karl Gustafson - 09/30/2007 Gil Ide - 09/30/2007 Elaine Macroglou - 09/30/2007 Doug Mathe - 09/30/2007 Mike Plaas - 09/30/2007 Gail Reh - 09/30/2007 Roger Shelton - 09/30/2007 Raymond Trojanowski - 09/30/2007 Our chapter currently has 138 members. Don t Let Your Membership Lapse... Be sure to renew so you won t miss receiving a newsletter. Call GOLFMATE ( )

4 We Need You To bring your suggestions and comments to the next ASGA Monthly Meeting November 14, 2008, 6:30 pm Rolling Hills 19 th Tee 1415 N. Mill Avenue, Tempe 480/ At this meeting there will be an election of the four committee chairpersons: Golf Chairperson Responsible for golf outings and tournaments, handicaps, clinics and other golf related activities. Membership Chairperson Responsible for membership growth, activation of new members, member retention and maintaining the roster in association with ASGA. Social Chairperson Responsible for all social and related areas as well as membership meetings, securing membership meeting facilities and special program material for membership meetings. Communications Chairperson Responsible for matters relating to Association communications, including external communication activities such as public relations and community awareness and internal communication activities such as the monthly newsletter and other notices. This meeting will also kick off the 2008 Season for the Phoenix Chapter and we need you to take an active role in determining the golf and social activities for the coming year. Where would you like to play golf? What social activities would you like the chapter to sponsor? We will brainstorm suggestions and ideas and reach decisions at this meeting. Please bring your voice to the decision making process.

5 AMERICAN SINGLES GOLF ASSOCIATION PHOENIX/TUCSON CHAPTERS NEW YEAR'S WEEKEND GOLD CANYON GOLF RESORT 6100 S. Kings Ranch Road Gold Canyon, AZ You made suggestions -- we listened. After many phone calls and long negotiations on prices, we are pleased to announce the plans for New Years. We are excited that we will be staying at a premier resort facility, during prime time for golf, and during a holiday. AGENDA (SCHEDULE) Sunday, December 30 - Optional -Golf at Mountain Brook - tee times starting - 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 31 - Golf at Sidewinder - tee times starting - 10:00 a.m. New Years dinner/party - includes plated sit down dinner in our own party room. Private party with our own DJ. Music with another DJ will also be available on The Ledge Patio (weather permitting). Champagne toast at Midnight - 01/01/08 Tuesday, January 1 - Golf at Dinosaur Mountain - tee times starting -10:00 a.m. COSTS Total Package includes: 1 night deluxe accommodations including bellman/baggage handling $5.00 per person/ housekeeping gratuities $2.00 per room, per day / Resort Service fee $10.00 per day Complimentary local phone calls and use of fitness center 1 round of golf on Sidewinder, 1 round of golf on Dinosaur Mountain, New Year's Eve dinner/party $ per person inclusive based on double occupancy. $ per person inclusive based on single occupancy. Hotel on Saturday, Sunday or Tuesday evening will be an additional $ inclusive (single or double). INDIVIDUAL COSTS (ALA CART) Golf Only (no hotel): $50 plus tax for Sunday - Mountain Brook (Optional) $57.56 including tax for Monday $85.28 including tax for Tuesday Dinner Only: $60 inclusive for New Years dinner/party RESERVATION AND CANCELLATION DEADLINES You will need to call Gold Canyon directly to make your room reservation. Tell them you are with the American Singles Golf Association. Their phone number is or PLEASE CALL ASAP -- there are only a few rooms available. Deadline for group rate room reservations is Monday, October 29. Deadline for golf sign-up is Monday, December 17 You may be charged for golf, dinner/party and/or hotel if you cancel after December 24. SIGN UP DETAILS Please respond to this message (phoenixasga@yahoo.com) to let me know: 1. Whether or not you will be staying at the hotel -- how many and which nights 2. If you will join us for the New Years Eve dinner/party on Monday 3. How many and which days of golf you will play. The Phoenix & Tucson Chapters will host the hospitality room with beverages and hors d'oeuvres. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me evenings at ~Kathi Willis

6 2007 ASGA Golf & Social Events November, 2007 This is a working document & subject to change. phoenixasga@yahoo.com with questions Golf Committee: Paul Gordon, Chair Sally Teets, Colleen Ritter Social Committee: Jeanne Tillmann, Chair Darius Sams, Assistant Elisa Stahl, Jim Montague & Maureen O Brien January February March April May June July August September October November December **9 = Happy Hour/Meeting 5:00 pm Old Town Tortilla Factory 6910 E. Main St. Old Town Scottsdale Election of 2008 ASGA **14 = Golf, Western Skies Golf Course, 8 am shotgun **21 = Hike Pinnacle Peak followed by lunch at Greasewood Flats Elisa Stahl, Host 26 = Night Golf, Continental Golf Course Dinner & Halloween Costume Contest Jeanne Tillmann, Host **27 = Golf, Hillcrest Golf Course, 12 noon shotgun **10 = Golf, Riverview Golf Course, 1 pm **14 Monthly Meeting 6:30 pm Rolling Hills 19 th Tee 1415 N. Mill Ave, Tempe 480/ Election of 2008 Chairpersons! **24 = Golf, Bougainvillea Golf Course, 10 am 8 = Golf, Silverado 9:00 am Holiday Party, Scottsdale Plaza Resort, Dinner & Dance 6:30 pm Midnight 11 = Happy Hour/Meeting 5:00 pm Brief pm Location TBA 30 01/08 = New Year s Eve Extravaganza Weekend At Gold Canyon Resort Kathi Willis, Host TBA = To Be Announced **Change from previous month

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