CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA. Albany Chapter - American Singles Golf Association November 2016

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1 CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA Albany Chapter - American Singles Golf Association November 2016 President s Message Hi All, Can you believe that the holidays are around the corner? Fortunately the weather did cooperate somewhat and Sandy was able to line up some last minute golfing opportunities at Blackhead Mountain, Orchard Creek and a wonderful day at Leatherstocking! Meanwhile Marian has been busy with Happy Hours at Napoli Don's, setting us up for restaurant week at PRIME on Saturday, December 3 and, or course, our Holiday Party which has been scheduled for Saturday, December 17th at Dottie's. Your golf clubs may have to take a rest for a while, but we hope that you will be out and about at some of our upcoming social events... We look forward to seeing you there. ~Ellen November 2016 Board Meeting Salty s Pub, Clifton Park November 1, 2016 Present : Ellen Riley, Bob Doyle, Bob Mattox, Deb Ptasinski, Marian Gogola, Paul Clark, Jack Aernecke, Kathleen Patterson and Gary O Brien Ellen called the meeting to order at 6:32pm Secretary s Report Our last business meeting was the election of officers held at Van Patten after our final formal of the year on October 9th. The results were posted in our last newsletter. Bob Mattox requested that the minutes be sent to all the members. The board approved the request and will begin with the November 2016 minutes. Treasurer s Report -- Bob gave a report on the finances. We made a profit at Van Patten of $ As of the meeting, the chapter has an available balance of $2, The board approved Bob s report. Membership. There was no report. Social Committee Marian reported that 11 people attended the Pizza and Wings gathering held at De Marco s on October 29 th. Happy Hours will be scheduled for the first Friday of the month at Napoli Dons on Central Ave in Colonie. Friday, November 4 th will be our next Happy Hour. The Holiday Party will be once again held at Dottie s on December 17 th. More information will follow. A $10 fee for members, BYOB and a grab bag item (usually limited to $20.) Saratoga Restaurant week will be the first week of December. The Social Committee has made a reservation at Prime (Saratoga National) for Saturday, December 3 rd at 6:30pm. Cost will be $30 + tax and tip. The Committee has rounded that off to $40. Drinks will be separate. The reservation is for 16 (2 tables of 8). Because of the popularity of this event, we encourage members to sign up quickly. First come, first served. The menu will be available the week before. Upcoming Multi-Chapter Events (see SinglesGolf.com/events): New Year's Event - Jan Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Play TPC Sawgrass - Dye Course! Hawaii - Feb Head to Maui, stay at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua and play both Kapalua Golf Courses, one of which is the Plantation Course, a PGA tour stop course. Details posted soon. Orlando's Sunshine Fling - April 20-23, Have some "Funshine in Orlando. Full details at SinglesGolf.com/SunshineFling Canada - July Tremblant! A cool place to be in the heat of summer! Looking to go July 16th for four days - - details posted in early Ryder Cup - Paris, France, September, This will be a river cruise up the Seine River. We'd like to spend ten days in France and wrap-up our visit with a visit to the 2018 Ryder Cup event. Office Hours: 9:00am to 2:00pm, M-F (Eastern) National Office: or GOLFMATE Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 6th, 2016 Meeting Location: Salty s, 6pm 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 or go to Singles Golf is a registered trademark of ASGA, Inc.

2 Albany, NY Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association President Ellen Riley Chairman of the Board Marian Gogola Formal Golf Kim Copenhaver & Deb Ptasinski Informal Golf Sandra Kunz Social Chairpersons Rita Roberti & Deb Ptasinski Membership Chairperson Mike Congero Communications Jack Aernecke Communications Website Bob Werner Communications Newsletter Rosina Mulligan Secretary Gary O Brien TM Treasurer Robert Doyle doylerobert71@yahoo.com Marian also reported that there has been discussion about sponsoring a Movie Night probably in Clifton Park. More to follow. Formal Golf Schedule for 2017 (Deb Ptasinski) Saturday, May 6, 2017 Capital Hills Saturday, June 17, 2017 Rainbow Sunday, July 16, 2017 Kingswood Sunday, August 13, 2017 Western Turnpike September multi-chapter (see below) Sunday, October 8, 2017 Van Patten The board commended Deb for the hard work she has done this year on formal golf especially since Kim moved. Deb expressed her gratitude for all the folks who helped her with these events. Multi-Chapter Marian and Ellen reported on some of the research they have done in preparation for our multi-chapter event. Three (3) locations were explored Killington, Vermont, the Catskills and Cooperstown. The weekend will be September 22-24, The discussion was very exciting with the board deciding to pursue the Cooperstown location. We hope to stay at the Otesaga Resort and play Saturday at the Leatherstocking. Save the date! More to follow as we explore potential packages. Communication/website Jack A reported on the status of the website. He will be contacting Joan of Golf Fusion. One issue is to update the rotation of pictures. More to follow. Old Business, New Business There was some discussion about last year s golf expo. Our booth was less than ideal. Most likely because we signed up late. Marian will reach out to Ed Unser of Empire Golf. Next Meeting Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Salty s in Clifton Park at 6pm. Meeting adjourned at 7:40pm Respectfully Submitted, ~Gary O Brien Formal Golf Schedule for 2017 Saturday, May 6, 2017 Capital Hills Saturday, June 17, 2017 Rainbow Sunday, July 16, 2017 Kingswood Sunday, August 13, 2017 Western Turnpike September multi-chapter (see below) Sunday, October 8, 2017 Van Patten First Friday Happy Hour Our next first Friday happy hour is schedule for December 2 at 5:30 at Napoli Don's on Central Avenue in Colonie. No reservations or responses required, just show up and socialize and if you wish stay for a meal. Hope to see you there. Restaurant Week Saratoga restaurants are offering a fixed price menu starting on 12/2 and continuing through 12/8. Marian made reservations for 16 people (2 tables of 8) at Prime for Saturday 12/3 at 6:30PM. Cost will be $30 + tax and tip which has been rounded up to $40 per person, drinks will be separate. Their menu will probably not be available until a week before, however, they normally offer a fish, beef and chicken option. This event is very popular so it will be 1st come, 1st served and open to members only at this time. Please respond if you are interested in joining us so you can be added to the list, albanyasga2002@gmail.com About Our Members Happy Birthday to these members: Ed Barnard - 11/09 Nancy French - 11/26 Elizabeth Lewis - 11/19 Bob Mattox - 12/09 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Clyde Winne - 11/30/2016 Welcome newest members: Susan Powell - Joined 09/15/2016 These members recently renewed: Jim McGowan These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Yuko Kashiwado - 10/31/2016 To renew your dues today, go to SinglesGolf.com/renew If you wish to renew over the phone, call , M-F, 9-2 Eastern Time. Our chapter currently has 53 members.

3 HOLIDAY PARTY Once again our annual Holiday Party will be at the home of Dottie Daly in Schenectady. Please save the date on your calendar, more details will follow, however, if you plan on attending, you can back and we will add you to the list, Here are the details as of today: Date: Saturday 12/17 Time: 6:00PM Place: Dottie Daly's home (address and directions will be sent later) Cost: $10.00 for members, $15.00 for non-members Bring your own beverages, water, coffee and tea will be available. If you wish to bring either an appetizer or a dessert, please let us know what you are bringing when you RSVP so we can make sure we have enough of each. We will also have a Yankee Swap and if you wish to participate, bring a wrapped unisex gift valued around $ For those of you not familiar with a Yankee Swap: Each player picks from a hat a number from one up to the total number of participants. Each person gets a crack at picking a gift according to his or her number. The person who picks the first gift opens it to show it to the rest of the company. Then the number two participant picks a gift and chooses to either unwrap it or swap it for an unwrapped gift. If the gift is swapped, the person who had their gift taken from them gets to choose a new gift (or steal from someone else-limit 2 steals) gift. The game goes on until everyone has had their chance and then, typically number one has the choice to either keep their gift or swap it with anyone else's gift.

4 Pizza and Wings Our first Pizza and Wing night at DeMarco's Restaurant in Colonie was attended by twelve people. We had two of our newest members come all the way from Greenwich and Saratoga. We may try and do this every month or every other month. Informal Golf During the past month Sandy and her committee were able to organize some informal outings at Blackhead Mountain, Orchard Creek and Leatherstocking in Cooperstown. Those who attended had a great time! Here's the Leatherstocking group Other Golf Ellen Riley and Judy Price were part of a fund raising tournament for The Children's Museum in late October. They had about 6 birdies, and as a result pulled out the birdie bottle and celebrated! Joining them was Brandon True. And Ray Frederick almost got 5 eagles with one swing, really. On the 16th hole at Saratoga National Ray hit his yellow ball in the fairway, and an eagle tried to pick it up but kept dropping it. He (or she) tried 5 times without success. Therefore Ray almost had 5 eagles!!! Photo is courtesy of Ed Barnard.

5 TM The most important shot in golf is the next one. - - Ben Hogan American Singles Golf Association November, 2016 Current and Past Issues at SinglesGolf.com/TheNextShot TM New Leaders to Be Elected in Each Chapter It s an annual thing. Each chapter, whether you know it or not, is led by people, a/k/a volunteers, who take their time and make life nice for you. Each chapter is required to, per your bylaws ( elect a new chapter president each year and committee chair positions (golf, social, membership and communications). Other positions are appointed, e.g. secretary and treasurer. After everything s in place, your chapter should look like this organizational chart : These people comprise your Board of Directors who is ultimately responsible for making sure things run right to assure more fun, fellowship and fairways. Many chapters have already elected their chapter president in October; November is reserved for electing the committee chairs. All newly elected persons begin their term of service on January 1 of each year. If you re interested in serving on the Board of your chapter, please don t hesitate to speak up and become part of the decision-making process. As always, your service to your chapter is much appreciated. Terms are for one year only but it can be a life changing event in your life. Become a leader or support your newly elected chapter leaders. A job description for each position can be located at the following links: It s been said many times that the Number One job of a chapter president is to delegate to each of the four committee chairs. If a president does it all, next year, then there s a good chance no one will want to serve in that position the following year. Stay in Shape this Winter Yes, weather is cooling and some chapters are closingdown their golf play until Spring. You want to stay in shape during the winter and be ready to hit the fairways running at the first sight of Spring. Forbes magazine put together a list of things golfers can do to stay in shape during the winter. Our link to that article is here: Keep Things Social this Winter Don t let your chapter go into hibernation this winter. This is where the social committee can begin providing a variety of winter-time events to keep the troops happy. Go bowling, go to the opera, have Christmas and New Years parties. Plan now! New Year s Event Jan. 1-4 Play TPC Sawgrass! SinglesGolf.com/NewYears 7-Days in Hawaii Feb (Ritz-Carlton Kapalua and Kapalua Golf Courses, a PGA Tour Stop) The Sunshine Fling April Orlando ASGA s Annual Event SinglesGolf.com/SunshineFling Canada in July 2017 Tremblant! (A Cool Place to Be in the Dead of Summer!) The New Year Celebration at TPC Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach Florida January 1-4, 2017 Event details at No doubt, we love to go to nice places and meet nice people. In continuation of our attempt to have every member check things off their bucket list, we re offering a great experience at one of America s most famous sacred ground courses, the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, site of the annual Player s Championship. Yes, it s expensive but it s also an optional round for the die-hards who just have to do it. How else are memories made? January 1 is a Sunday. This is our arrival day. Yes, we missed the official countdown (remember, it goes 10, 9, 8, 7...), but what we are gaining are a) lower hotel rates, b) lower airline rates flying south, c) better golf rates and d) no white-knuckle experience driving on I-95. Everyone else is headed north, we re headed south and beating the convention business which starts the following week. We have much better rates this way. We ll be playing the Pete Dye Valley course at TPC Sawgrass and the Slammer & Squire at World Golf Village, not far from Sawgrass. Tickets to the World Golf Hall of Fame are included. On January 4, our departure day, you can opt to play the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. You know, the one with the famous No. 17 island green (see above photo taken by our staff pigeon). Will you play that hole from the regular tee box or the drop zone? Hit that green on your first shot and you ll receive your annual $79 ASGA dues on the house! J get that? Free dues if you hit the green! Details at the website shown above. In addition, we ll be staying at the Marriott at PGA head-

6 ... Continued from other side American Singles Golf Association November, 2016 SinglesGolf.com/TheNextShot quarters, taking a tour of the PGA clubhouse and for those who will not play the Stadium Course, you ll have an opportunity to take a free tour of the famous holes sponsored by a local charity that raises money to support local charities. Small donation is a probability. Stay tuned and talk this one up with your other single friends. Also, see attached registration form following this newsletter. ASGA in Hawaii Ritz-Carlton Kapalua / Kapalua Golf Courses Bay and Plantation February 18-25, 2017 Imagine being in Hawaii in the dead of winter. Your friends are on the mainland freezing their tails off. You, in your 80-degree weather and summer shorts, are enjoying some of the best views imaginable. Hit a bad shot, no problem, just look towards the ocean and see whales auditioning for Pacific Life commercials. And then, there s the hotel, the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua. You can t beat the Ritz. They love us so much they re pitching-in their $48 breakfast each morning! We ll play the Bay and Plantation Courses, the latter being the site of the PGA tour s Tournament of Champions in January, In addition, we ll play Ka anapali, one of the island s most popular courses, not far from the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua. Website and details up by mid-november, but in the meantime, check out this hotel. It s truly one of the nicest in Hawaii: TinyURL.com/RitzKapalua Tremblant Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada Tentative Dates July 16, 17, 18, 19, 2017 I believe it s been a good 18+ years since we last visited Tremblant, a beautiful resort about 90 minutes outside of Montreal. We had a small group of about 24 people. We were such a young organization then and only 24 attended. They have two hilly courses: The Giant and The Devil. And the town itself offers so much. Tremblant.ca is the virtual website but we re looking to do a non-virtual visit next year and they promise much cooler weather than we had this summer. River Cruise / Ryder Cup 2018 Paris, France September/October, 2018 We ve already made some inroads with Le Golf National, site of the 2018 Ryder Cup competition. They welcome members of ASGA to play the Ryder Cup course immediately after the close of the 2018 Ryder Cup. Dates for the 2018 Ryder Cup are September This event is two years out and will be the first river cruise ever offered by ASGA. Our hopes are to buy-out the ship by filling-up 49 cabins, which will take no more than 98 members to do so, a lesser amount if some room by themselves. By buying-out the ship, we ll have more latitude on certain things and can certainly party ASGA-style without having people look at us wishing they were single! (LOL) Although we re not officially announcing it yet, the pieces are being assembled and we want to put together another awesome experience for you. We anticipate visiting Versailles, historic monuments in Rouen, the English Channel villages of Etretat and Honfleur, Jumieges Abbey, one of the great Benedictines of France, Chateau Gaillard, Claude Monet s home and a lot more. At our halfway point on the cruise on the Seine River, we ll visit the D-Day beaches including Omaha and Normandy. A once in a lifetime opportunity, by definition, only occurs one time so this may just be it for you! So, talk it up. Think about whom you d like to room with to cut some cost. It will be a few months before the full website, details, etc. are posted so in the meantime, keep your eye on the ball and the event websites. River Cruise Proposed Itinerary: Ultimately... Singles Golf is about... I understand we re about playing more golf, meeting new friends and basically having a life. Take ASGA out of your life and think if that s where you d like to be again. We re a great organization allowing people to have a social life, getting outside and enjoying a great game we all love and doing some travel we might never have done on our own. But most importantly, we re about making relationships happen. With that said, realize the importance of keeping things going. Please don t assume that things just happen on their own. It is incumbent upon each member to step-up to the plate every now and then. Consider your role in your chapter and a chance to make things better! - - Tom Alsop, President and Founder American Singles Golf Association ASGA National Website SinglesGolf.com Upcoming Multi-Chapter Events SinglesGolf.com/events To join or renew dues in ASGA SinglesGolf.com/join List of Chapters/See Newsletters SinglesGolf.com/chapters Request Brochures & Stand SinglesGolf.com/ContactUs Request Set of Lost Club Labels Singles Golf.com/ContactUs Previous National Newsletters SinglesGolf.com/TheNextShot the National Office info@singlesgolf.com

7 SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL OFFICE AMERICAN SINGLES GOLF ASSOCIATION Call/Text to Open to All ASGA Members Nationwide Standard Package Includes (Standard Package is for members who wish to have a roommate. Room-by-Myself packages also available. See below.) 2 rounds of golf (incl. cart, green fees, taxes and prizes) 3 nights lodging at the Marriott at Sawgrass: SinglesGolf.com/Sawgrass 3 $10.00 breakfast vouchers to use towards breakfast each morning Dancing with the DJ if we get 100 or more in attendance. Sunday Reception (cash bar), plus two (2) dinners Optional 2 for 1 tickets at World Golf Village (purchase at event) Full details at the event website: SinglesGolf.com/NewYears Add l. Nights: If you arrive 12/30 or 12/31, rooms are $218 single or $109 d/o (higher due to Jax, FL bowl game). If you stay 2 add l. nights, rooms are $170 single or $85 d/o. Add l. Golf: Day-of-Arrival golf Jan. 1 at King & and/or play the PGA tour stop s Players/Stadium Course as an OPTIONAL round on January 4, 9:20 tee times as shown below. GOLF: We ll shotgun start at the World Golf Village s Slammer & Squire GC at noon on 01/02/17 and Sawgrass Valley (Pete Dye) Course on 01/03/17 at 9:30am. Scoring: USGA Play Own Ball format; 2 best net balls of 4some. $25 ASGA prize certificates awarded to winners. Opt. Day-of-Arrival golf at the King and the Bear at World Golf Village (11am) plus Opt. Day-of-Departure golf: tee times starting at 9:20 at Sawgrass Stadium GC (PGA Tour Stop Course shown above). PAYMENT: Payment due when you register. There is a 25% cancellation fee on or prior to 12/02/16. Absolutely NO refunds after 12/02/16. If your plans change, you can sell your position to another member ($25 transfer fee). For official cancellation policy and other terms and conditions, go to SinglesGolf.com/events. A letter or confirmation will be sent to you upon receipt of payment. If you do not receive confirmation within 10 days of registering, you must call us at **See note at bottom regarding trip insurance deadline. NOTE: This is a MEMBERS ONLY event. Non-members must join ASGA to secure these rates. Call or join online at SinglesGolf.com/join. NAME SHOWN BELOW IS HOW NAMETAG WILL APPEAR. ONE FORM PER PERSON, PLEASE PRINT. NAME ( ) MALE ( ) FEMALE CHAPTER NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP Handicap/Avg.Score HOME PH ( ) WORK/CELL PH ( ) CHECK APPROPRIATE PACKAGE: (there is a 3% upcharge on all amounts if using a credit card) ( ) $ STANDARD PACKAGE (you have a roommate or we ll assign same-sex roommate for you) ( ) $ ROOM-BY-MYSELF PACKAGE (incl. everything in St d. Pkg. except you ll room by yourself) ( ) $ OPT. DAY-OF-ARRIVAL GOLF at the King & Bear GC at World Golf Village, Jan. 1 11am ( ) $297.00^ OPT. DAY-OF-DEPARTURE GOLF / Stadium GC / Jan. 4 / T-Times 9:20am MAIL THIS FORM WITH CHECK TO: ASGA, 1122 Industrial Dr. #107, Matthews, NC ^ Save $100! Forecaddie included but caddie gratuity on your own. On your own this round would cost you $ Prices shown include taxes and fees. My roommate will be (We ll assign a same-sex roommate if you prefer. Please do not list yourself as someone else s roommate without their permission. IMPORTANT: If you choose a roommate, we can t hold your room until both parties have paid.) I am requesting a room with ( ) One King Bed ( ) Two Double Beds Note: Room preferences and hotel are first come, first served. Only the hotel controls the availability of room types. We register you regardless of availability. During ( ) One ( ) All golf event(s), please pair me (limit 3-person request). I AM REMITTING: ( ) I am paying by credit card (3% upcharge) ( ) I am paying by check. $ for the package indicated above + $ for add l. nights ($218 single / $109 d/o on 12/30-12/31 and $170 single & $85 d/o up to 2 days after). Indicate dates: (ASGA is not responsible for finding you a roommate on the optional nights) + $ for Opt. Day-of-Arrival golf on Jan. 1 at the King and the Bear Course at the World Golf Village (22 mi. from I-95) + $ for Opt. Day-of-Departure golf on Jan. 4 at the Player s Stadium Course (same course where the PGA pros play) + $ Mulligans (put $10 in this space if you want 3 mulligans for each of first 2 days of golf. Mullies not available on optional rounds.) + $ Add $20 for 25 50/50 Raffle Tickets. Two drawings for 50% each website). Rate is $20 for 20 tickets at event. = $ TOTAL AMOUNT (Check no. MAKE CHECK** PAYABLE TO ASGA, INC. ) * Hitting green must be done on first attempt, no mulligans, no practice shots. USGA Rules of Golf apply. Ball in water counts as two strokes. This is a $79.00 value. ** Trip Insurance Will Be Available for this Event. See Website for Details. If purchasing trip insurance, you must do so within three (3) days of paying for event. CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION: All major cards accepted. I hereby authorize ASGA to charge / debit my account for the TOTAL AMOUNT indicated above on this form. I understand there is a 3% processing fee if a credit card is used. Acc t. No: Exp. Signature QUESTIONS? TOM ALSOP at Tom@SinglesGolf.com OR CALL or GOLFMATE ** There is a 4% svc. chg. for any check returned unpaid by the bank. Cancellation policy applies. See for complete details of policy and events ASGA, Inc.

8 THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN SINGLES GOLF ASSOCIATION See Full Details At: SinglesGolf.com/Hawaii ASGA Phone: Hotel Website: Hotel Phone: Standard Package Includes (see prices below): 3 days of golf (incl. cart, green fees, range balls, prizes) 7 nights / deluxe rooms at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua 9 food functions: 1 cocktail party, 5 $48 food vouchers and 3 dinners (Merriman s, Fleetwood s and Sansei s) All taxes, resort service fee and golf prizes Room-by-Yourself package available (see rate below) Add l. Nights: If you are staying additional nights before or after the event, add $224.50/night for a deluxe room (hotel tax incl.) if you re sharing a room. (Roommate must stay or your must pay single occupancy rate of $449/night.) There are no non-hotel packages available. Excursions: Excursion rep available to discuss your add l., non-package activities at discounted rates. ASGA NATIONAL EVENT ONE FORM PER PERSON, PLEASE PRINT. GOLF COURSES: We ll play the three world renowned courses: Plantation and Bay Courses at Kapalua and Royal Ka anapali. Play dates are Feb. 20, 22 and 24. Format: Play Your Own Ball / USGA Rules. No team prizes; proximities awarded. PAYMENT: Pay non-refundable deposit of $500 now and balance by Jan. 18, 2016 or pay in full by 12/31/16 and there is no 3% credit card up-charge. Final payment to be made by Jan. 18, Payment can be made by check or credit/debit card. Register by calling ASGA at (hours 9-2 eastern). SinglesGolf.com/Hawaii is the website to register online. Absolutely NO refunds after Jan. 18, If your plans change, you can sell your position to another member with $25 transfer fee. A letter or confirmation will be sent to you upon receipt of payment. If you don t receive confirmation within 10 days of registration, contact us. FULL DETAILS: See NAME AS WOULD APPEAR ON NAMETAG ( ) MALE ( ) FEMALE ADDRESS CITY ST ZIP CHAPTER NAME BEST PHONE NUMBER Will you rent a car? ( )Yes ( )No CHECK APPROPRIATE PACKAGE (Same Prices as 2013!) ( ) $2, STANDARD PACKAGE / WITHOUT GOLF - I ll have a roommate ( ) $2, STANDARD PACKAGE WITH 3 ROUNDS OF GOLF - I ll have a roommate ( ) $3, ROOM-BY-MYSELF / PACKAGE WITHOUT GOLF (Incl. everything in the St d. Package, but no golf and you ll room by yourself) ( ) $4, ROOM-BY-MYSELF PACKAGE WITH GOLF (Incl. everything in the St d. Package, except you ll room by yourself) My roommate will be (We ll try our best to assign a same-gender roommate if you don t have one.) Please do not list yourself as someone else s roommate without their permission. IMPORTANT: If you choose a roommate, we can t hold your room until both parties have paid.) I am requesting a room with ( ) One King Bed ( ) Two Double Beds Note: Room preferences and hotels are first come, first served. Only the hotel controls the availability of room types. We register you regardless of availability. During ( )one OFFICIAL REGISTRATION FORM HAWAII 2017 THE RITZ-CARLTON KAPALUA, MAUI 7 NIGHTS FEBRUARY 18-25, 2017 ( )all golf events, pair me with. (Don t pair yourself with someone unless you KNOW they want to play with you!) I AM REMITTING: $ for the package/options checked above + $ for add l. nights at $449/night (rm. by self) or $ (w/roommate). Extra nights are. + $ for 3 mulligans each day (enter $15.00 $5.00 / day) Mulligans support the prize certificates. Thank you! + $ (add $20) for 25 50/50 raffle tickets. We do two (2) drawings. Each winner keeps half of the amount in the pot. (Buy now, b/c 20 raffle tickets are $20 at event.) = $ TOTAL AMOUNT (Check no. Make Check* Payable to: ASGA, Inc. or fill-out CC info below. CHECK PAYMENTS: ( ) ENCLOSING $500 NOW & 2ND CHECK ENCLOSED TO DEPOSIT ON 01/18/17. ( ) PAYING IN FULL NOW CREDIT CARD PMTS: ( ) $500 NOW & BALANCE ON ( ) 01/18/17 (3% credit card fee applies) ( ) CHARGE FULL AMOUNT NOW (No credit card fee) CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION: All major cards accepted. A 3% charge applies to all credit/debit card transactions unless you pay in full by 12/31/16. I hereby authorize ASGA or The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua to charge / debit my account for the TOTAL AMOUNT indicated above on this form or as indicated otherwise above. Name & address on your credit card statement if different from above: Acc t. No: Exp. Signature OTHERWISE, MAKE CHECK(S)* PAYABLE TO ASGA, INC. AND MAIL TO: ASGA, 1122 Industrial Dr. #107, Matthews, NC QUESTIONS? TOM ALSOP at Tom@SinglesGolf.com OR CALL for GOLFMATE * There is a 4% svc. chg. for any check returned unpaid by the bank. Cancellation policy applies. See SinglesGolf.com/events for complete details of policy and events ASGA, Inc.

9 TM Call Us Toll Free Fax This Toll Free Mail This To Us Online (SinglesGolf.com/join) Note: Meeting locations may vary. Upon joining, you will receive a monthly newsletter telling you about monthly meetings, outings, etc. If you have any questions, contact your local chapter leader or call GOLFMATE or Please complete information box at right. PRINT CLEARLY - THE INFO BELOW SHOWS HOW IT WILL APPEAR ON YOUR CHAPTER S ROSTER. (*SEE OPT-OUT CLAUSE BELOW) HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT US? CHAPTER YOU ARE JOINING OR RENEWING IN: NAME ADDR: ADDRESS CITY ST ZIP HOME ( ) WORK/CELL ( ) EMPL. BY POSITION MONTH & DAY BORN YOUR USGA HANDICAP or AVERAGE GOLF SCORE Dues are $79.00 per year (full 12 months) OR $ for two years (includes free ASGA logo d shirt when joining for two years!) and can be paid by check or credit card. Credit card users: JOIN BY PHONE: or FAX COMPLETED FORM to Your membership kit will be mailed upon receipt of payment. No shipping charge if ASGA shirt ordered with application. LEGAL STUFF RELEASE FROM LIABILITY AND EXPRESS ASSUMPTION OF RISK: I, the undersigned Applicant (hereinafter referred to as Releasor ), in consideration of being permitted to participate in golf activities organized or sponsored by ASGA, Inc., d/b/a American Singles Golf Association, a Delaware Corporation, or its affiliate chapters in the United States and Canada, (the Releasees ) and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency is hereby acknowledged, hereby on behalf of myself and my heirs, distributees, guardians, and legal representatives agree to fully indemnify, defend, hold harmless, and not to sue Releasees and/or Releasee s directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and on account of any and all past, present, and future claims, debts, causes of action, damages, personal injuries, wrongful deaths, property loss, and property damage (including attorney s fees and costs relative thereto), whether due or not, direct or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, latent or patent, known or unknown, which in any way concern or relate to any act or omission of Releasees. Except in the event of any gross and willful negligence, I shall bring no claims, demands, actions and causes of action, and/or litigation, against Releasees for any economic and non-economic losses due to bodily injury, death, property damage, sustained by me in relation to the premises and operations of the golf course, including riding on golf carts or playing the game of golf. I am aware that participation in and/or observance of the golf activities and/or other activities sponsored by Releasees is or may be an inherently dangerous activity and may have health-related risks, and agree that I am voluntarily participating in and/or observing such activities with full knowledge of all dangers and risks involved. In addition, I hereby expressly assume all risks of injury, death, property loss, property damage, and other loss and damage which my occur relative to the participation in and/or observance of such activities. I understand and agree that this Release includes any and all claims based on the past, present and future ordinary negligence, action, and/or inaction of Releasees and/or Releasee s directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates. I acknowledge that I have read this Release, have been fully and completely advised of the potential dangers incidental and inherent to the participation in and/or observance of the activities organized and/or sponsored by Releasees, and am fully aware of the legal consequences of signing the Application Form acknowledging this Release. I agree that this Release, waiver and indemnity agreement is intended to be as broad and inclusive as permitted by the laws of the State of my residency, and that if any portion of this Release is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance shall, notwithstanding continue in full force and effect. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Membership in the American Singles Golf Association (ASGA) becomes effective upon receipt of dues and is valid for the period of time requested as indicated on the application form, subject to these TERMS AND CONDITIONS. I am 21 years or older, single (i.e. never married OR divorced OR legally separated OR widowed), and have read and accept, as a condition of joining, the RELEASE FROM LIABILITY AND EXPRESS ASSUMPTION OF RISK shown above. I understand that dues are non-refundable and are subject to change. I agree that all rosters, membership lists, addresses, or any other information provided to him/her as a result of their membership in ASGA are the property of ASGA and shall not be used for any purpose other than ASGA. I understand that the information provided on the Application for Membership may be reproduced on the chapter s roster and distributed to other ASGA members and published on otherwise, I will note on the Application Form for certain info not to be published. OPT-OUT CLAUSE: I understand that I may, at any time, request any information not be reprinted, reproduced or distributed, such as home phone, address, etc. in or on any newsletter, roster, website, etc. Such request to be sent to info@singlesgolf.com. ASGA may not be held liable for inadvertent publishing of opt-out information. AGREEMENT TO POLICIES OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION AND LOCAL CHAPTER: I agree to abide by the ASGA Policies as outlined in the Policy section of as well as my local chapter s bylaws and policies. For more information, call ASGA at GOLFMATE or ( ) AVAILABLE FOR WEEKDAY GOLF ( ) WILLING TO VOLUNTEER FOR CHAPTER NOTE: ASGA DOES NOT CONDUCT BACKGROUND CHECKS ON APPLICANTS FOR MEMBERSHIP OR MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. Golf can be a dangerous sport. Accidents can occur by you or another party striking a golf ball, by a golf cart turning over, or simply falling down steps. PLEASE TAKE ADEQUATE PRECAUTION when playing in ASGA events. Chapters and individuals running golf tournaments are not professionals but are volunteers, and therefore, you must assume additional responsibility for your own safety. Please abide by the safety rules posted inside your golf cart, at the golf course, as well as the official website of the United States Golf Association ( If you have a safety concern, please bring it to the attention of the person(s) running an event, your chapter president or golf course management personnel. DUES - 24 Months - $158 (includes free ASGA logo d shirt - Most Popular!) DUES (Join for 3 years, 4th year free - $237 (incl. free shirt - best value) DUES - 12 Months + ASGA logo d golf shirt - $109 (includes shipping) DUES - 12 Months - $79 If a shirt is included with your order indicate ( ) Male ( ) Female Size: Check Paid To ASGA, Inc. Enclosed* TOTAL $ Please charge my card indicated below ow: VISA MASTER CARD AMEX DISCOVER No. Exp. By checking this box, I authorize ASGA, Inc. to charge the card indicated. By checking this box, I agree to the Terms, Condition and Release ( Legal Stuff ) as set forth on the left side of this page. Signature Date Credit Card Users Can Join By Calling Join By Fax: Fax to (toll free) REFERRED BY: Mail: ASGA, 1122 Industrial Dr. #107, Matthews, NC * There is a $25 charge for any check returned from your bank. SinglesGolf is a registered trademark of ASGA, Inc. Rev. 01/20/ ASGA, Inc.

10 The Albany Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association WANTS YOU! We re 3,000 members in 75 cities and we re ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN! So if you re single (i.e. divorced, widowed, legally separated or never married) and enjoy meeting others through the game of golf, you re invited to inquire about membership by calling the American Singles Golf Association directly at (1-TRIPLE-EIGHT-GOLFMATE) or visit our website at SinglesGolf.com