The Villages Chapter - American Singles Golf Association - April 2011

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1 CELEBRATING 18 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA The Villages Chapter - American Singles Golf Association - April 2011 Aim to the left as the ball will have a tendency to go right for right handed golfers Message From The President Hard to believe April is already here. With that brings good and bad news. First, the good news. We are over the cold weather and the golf courses are looking great. As we move into spring, we will be coming back on Campus for more golf events. In May we are moving 9 & Dine back to Hacienda Hills Country club. We are also having The Masters party there as you will see later in the bulletin. If you haven t signed up already, do so soon. Space is limited!! We will also continue all of the other regular golfing events that offer so many opportunities and options for everyone to enjoy. The Happy Hour outing at Mallory Country Club has been very well received and I hope to see more of you there. The bad news is that so many of our good friends and golfing partners, who live here seasonally will soon be leaving. We have enjoyed your participation and will await your return whenever you get back. Please travel safely and stay in touch. We will miss you. Now, let s talk about golf, which is why we all belong to this great Association to begin with. Golf is played on several different plains. One is in the air (drives, approach shots, etc.). One is played on the ground (putting). However, the major part of the game is played within the 5 to 6 inches between the ears. That is the hard part about the game. Just ask any professional on the tour. OK, so where am I going with this? We are a large group at any golf outing we play. What I would ask is that all of us think about our next shot ahead of time. If waiting for someone to hit, plan what you are going to do while they are hitting. Don t interfere with their shot but don t wait until they hit to plan what you are going to do. If we all do that, it will speed up the pace of place greatly. If we all can decrease our shot time by 10 seconds that is forty seconds per hole for each group. Now multiply that by 18 holes of golf and about golfers. You get my point. Hope to see you all on the course soon. Now, let s go play golf and have fun. ~Lee Banister General Membership Meeting Minutes - March 8, 2011 March meeting was a social event no meeting was held. ~Marilyn Wright, Secretary Happy Hour A bright clear sunny day brought out thirty club members to our March Happy Hour on Mallory patio. Swing dancing, line dancing, and the electric slide challenged the best skills of our members that enjoyed the afternoon. We have been fortunate to enjoy Terri Torres' music that offered a variety of songs and we plan to be there next month. Let's hope the clear weather follows us in April! ~Happy Hour Coordinator, Barbara Bonney Upcoming Events Include (see SinglesGolf.com/events) Wilmington's Beach Blast - Dates: April 1-3, Details at Memorial Day Weekend Reunion - See attached flyer. Dates: May 26-29, 2011 Office Hours: 9:00am to 2:00pm, M-F (Eastern) National Office: or GOLFMATE Regular Meeting Date: Second Tuesday of the Month Next Meeting: April 12th, 2011 Meeting Location: Chula Vista Rec Center 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 The Villages Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association President Lee Bannister Chairman of the Board Larry Arps Golf Chairperson Bob Miotke Social Chairperson Leilani Devries Membership Chairperson Carol Ann Sexton Communications Chairperson Marianne Rogers Secretary Marilyn Wright Treasurer Myra Crosby Nine & Dine Coordinator Molly Sielatycki Sunday Executive Golf Coordinator Margie Margo Weekday Executive Golf Coordinator Jack Parker Priority Golf Group Coordinator Dick Gaskill or Barbara Richardson Doubles Golf Coordinator Larry Arps Happy Hour Coordinator Barbara Bonney TM Assistant Communications Pat Songer Meet & Greet Membership Activities: Spring in our friendliest hometown has sprung! The grass has finally turned green and the flowers are blooming. And with that, our chapter is blooming also. As of now we have 205 members. Our newest members are Linda Letendre, Christina Miller, Steve Windle, R. James Brown, Anne Bloete, Diana Carter and Judi Corcoran. Now that we are growing, it is becoming harder to get to know some of our newer members. Do you remember when you first came to an ASGA function? Was it a little daunting? Was it a little confusing? I would like to ask each of you to reach out to our newer members and introduce them to others at any event. Reach out and help them understand some of the workings in our chapter, whether it is how the executive golf is managed or how to sign up for any event or why 9 & Dine is not always held in the Villages. And, to our newer members please, if you have any questions come up and ask. I know that any and every board member or chairperson would be happy to answer all you questions. Also, remember, I am only as far away as your computer or phone. Contact me at:casexton954@ gmail.com or Leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as possible. See you on the golf course. Life is Good! Golf with a Smile. ~Carol Ann Sexton, Membership Chairperson Sunshine Person Eileen Batchelor is our Sunshine Person. Please contact her to advise her when you know of a member with serious health problems, entering the hospital or of a person passing, sunfun101@ embarqmail.com or Junior Golf Donations Thanks to Rick and Fort Knox Storage for support with donated golf clubs and equipment. If you have golf clubs, bags, balls or any golf equipment to donate, please bring them to Fort Knox Storage (across 441/27 from Lowe's) any day between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm. Upcoming Golf Events As many may have noted I have been altering the types of competitions we play on the championship courses. I hope those who have played will share their comments on what you have enjoyed as well as anything you might not have enjoyed. There were several motivations in my changing things periodically. First, to give us a fresh look and feel for the competition. Secondly, I have also tried to move the group along in pace of play. This is essential, especially at the peak period of the season, so that the courses can serve as many golfers as possible. That is why we have tried the two putt rule in both shambles or scrambles (where you really only putt once and then pick up and move to the next hole), as well as the step aside golfing that allows everyone to tee off and then plays to complete the hole with only three players hitting (the one who has had their shot taken to play from effectively steps aside and does not play the next shot). Both of these have seemed to move us along a bit faster and I thank you for your response on this. Keep in mind as you play in any of our outings, or any other rounds of golf that you might play, that for every minute you manage to lose on a hole, or holes, that can add up to nearly 20 minutes per round and in all probability will not be made up and elongates everyone s playing time for a round of golf. Enough on that. If you have any suggestions for us to try I would much appreciate hearing from you? As well, I am still looking for items to place in the monthly newsletter about individual accomplishments or funny things that may have happened during a round of golf. Here is what has been happening as well as what will be happening over the coming months DOUBLES TEAM SCRAMBLE February results are in and the team composed of Barb Sobel, Jim Preston, Molly Sielatycki, and Dick Skinner came in with a very fine score of 24, four under par. There were three teams tying for second place and splitting the prize money. These were Dave Lewis, Jean Pridemore, Eddie Manson, and Midge Maddison,

3 GayMarie Odden, Pat Greene, Barb Bonney, Jack Parker, Carolyn Reichel, Gene Ricca, Hazel Caswell, and Bob Miotke. These three teams finished with a respectable 2 under par. Congratulations to you all. Just a reminder, that those playing each month should turn in your results via to Larry Arps at laarps@gmail.com and hold onto your score cards until the winners have been announced for the month. Card verification maybe necessary and you will be contacted as needed. NINE AND DINE For the month of April we will publish the web site for this outing along with cost and the time we must start. By and large, the tee times will fall between 1 and 1:30 and Molly will publish foursomes for the day. To allow more than 32 golfers it is necessary to submit our list 5 days in advance. The result is that you must sign up no later than the 6 th day before the event. And as a reminder, for the Nine and Dine you will pay at the pro shop each week. Starting in May, the first Tuesday, we will be switching our outing to every week except the Tuesday we hold our monthly club meeting. This will be at the Hacienda Hills Course and will start somewhere between 3:30 and 4:00 pm. You will register and pay at the pro shop. You will form your own foursomes and play whatever format you desire on the outing. We will finish and eat and drink at the Hacienda Restaurant. They will be expecting our group and have kept a space separate for us to dine together. You will be signing up on a published web site which will take entries until Monday noon. Any questions on Nine and Dine should be directed to Molly Sielatycki at msielatycki@yahoo.com. 18 HOLE CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE EVENTS for 2011 The March 12 outing at Summer Glen saw 56 players participate in the scramble. The day was great as was the golf. First place went to the team of Mary Burtchell, Hazel Caswell, Arne Rotne, and Bob Miotke with a net score of 55. Coming in second was the team composed of Vickie Langkam, GayMarie Odden, Linda Letrende, and an ASGA visitor from Nashville, Gary Carson. They finished with a very fine net of 56. Three teams tied for third and the winning captain who drew high card for third place was Tom Anzalone, Carol Stewart, Linnea Urben, and Harry Lewis. Closest to the pin winners were Bill Breadon, Jerry Vogel, Molly Sielatycki, and Carole Mosbaugh. Congratulations to all the winners as well as all those who participated in a fun day. March 26 saw another 56 players attending the Eagle Ridge outing. This was the first time we tried a scramble with a step aside, that being whoever had their shot taken could not take the next shot. This proved interesting and allowed us to finish the round in about Treasurer's Summary Report - February 2011 ~Myra Crosby, Treasurer

4 4:15, which is fast for our group. Congratulations to everyone who played and moved along in an organized and rapid manner. Awards were made for closest to the pin for Jerry Vogel, Bill Breadon, Lydia Merriweather, and Hazel Caswell. First place in the team event went to the team composed of Becky Jones, Rick Lorton, Hazel Caswell and myself with a team net of 58 which was tied by Jerry Vogel s team but lost in a draw. Jerry s team was composed of Pam Schau, Barb McHenry, and Carrie Croswell. Third place was a tie with the draw going to Tom Anzalone, Lucy Kelly, John Kuyper, and Carol Sexton with a net score of 59. Bill Breadon s team shot the same score but ended up 4 th with the draw. Bill s team was composed of Barb Morin, Myra Crosby, and Jerome Duguay. Congratulations to everyone on the great scoring and we will try this again in the near future. Here are the events currently scheduled for We have confirmed playing in May and the first outing in June here in the villages. While not yet published I have been told that groups exceeding 32 people on the village courses will get us a $5.00 discount on the round of golf (which will be the same as we had last year). April 9 and we will return to Harbor Hills for starting tee times at 10:45. Cost for the course is $39.00 per player and the course can handle up to 60 golfers. April 23 will see us back at Mr. Dora Country Club for an 8:30 Shotgun start. The cost per player will be $36.00 and we again will be able to have 60 players at this outing. May 14 will see us back in the villages playing at Lopez. Expect us to have starting times at 1:56 and working backwards on all three courses. Hope, but pro s are unable to confirm, that we will have the discounts we had last year if we exceed 32 players. Will publish once this can be firmed up. May 28 will bring us to Cane Gardens and the outing should be the same as what we had for Lopez. June 11 and we will be playing at Hacienda on two nines starting like we have on both nines at 1:56 and working backwards. June 25 has us returning to Spruce Creek for an 8:00 shotgun start but will publish more details as we get closer to the date of the outing. July 9 will see us returning to Summer Glen for an 8:30 shotgun start. July 23 and we will return to Miona Lake Golf course for an 8:00am shotgun start. More details will be published as we get closer. August 13 will see us return to Arlington Ridge with an 8:30 shotgun start. August 27 will have us returning to Plantation. September 10 th will see us back in the villages and playing at Mallory Hill. September 24 th will see us visit, for the first time, Glenview Golf course here in the villages. October 10 will be at Harbor Hills. October 22 will be at Mt Dora Country club. Hope this will help you with your planning. EXECUTIVE COURSE OUTINGS Margie Margo had an accident and will not be able to play golf for the foreseeable future. John Green has stepped forward to take over the Sunday executive golf outings. John can be reached at johnegreen1@gmail.com. Please contact Jack Parker (week day outings) jacpar4105@aol.com for any information you may require on the executive golf outings. Dates of our outings through April are: April April 5, April 10, April 19, April 24, April 26 May May 4, May 8, May 18, May 22, May 25 June June 1, June 5, June 15, June 26, June 29 We will publish the web sites prior to the beginning of a month so that you can sign up for each of these future dates. PRIORITY GOLF Since we have added a number of new club members we might point out that this is a group of golfers who are The Village Priority Members. If you wish to join you may contact either Bill Breadon or Barb Richardson for more information. All outings are 18 holes in the early afternoon on each Thursday of the month. The group is also looking for those who would be willing to step in at the last minute as a sub, contact either Bill or Barb (listed below) as you will be held in a sub list in the event someone is unable to play or another person is needed. For more information contact either Bill Breadon wbreadon@gmail.com or Barb Richardson babsonfive@comcast.net. Hit it long and straight and remember to enjoy your day on the links. ~Bob Miotke, Golf Committee Chair Social & Upcoming Meeting April 12th, 2011 April 10, 2011 ASGA Masters Party HACIENDA COUNTRY CLUB - 2 PM - $5 PER ASGA MEMBERS AND GUESTS! We've got a great afternoon of golf, games, and prizes lined-up for you to enjoy! We will have seating in the main part of the dining room where the televisions are on clear display so we can enjoy the fabulous Masters Tournament from Augusta. A pool chart will be made again this year (see John Green the day of the event to participate) at $2 per entry. John will award the winner of the pool at the end of the tournament April 12, 2011 ASGA Meeting Speaker Tom Talbot from Palmer Legends Golf Academy to talk about good golf etiquette and answer all our burning questions! Dinner pizza and salad. $8 and $12. Reservations and prepayment are REQUIRED. May 10, 1011 ASGA Meeting Bye Bye Birdie Dinner and Dance! As our seasonal friends are ready to fly away from The Villages, we will send them off in style with a dinner and dance. The cost will be $20 for ASGA members and $25 for guests with DJ Casey spinning great dancing tunes. A fabulous turkey dinner will be catered to send all our friends on their way and waiting for them to return in the fall. Reservations and prepayment are REQUIRED. June 14, 2011 ASGA Meeting This evening we will enjoy dinner together and spend the evening just socializing. Dinner will be catered by Pasta Fair and will include spaghetti with Bolognese sauce, salad and fresh bread. Cost is $10 for ASGA members and $15 for guests. Reservations and prepayment RE- QUIRED. ~Leilani Devries, Social Committee Chair

5 Plantation in Crystal River April May This should be a fabulous week-end... lovely rooms in a beautiful setting, great meals and 2 rounds of fun golf... There will goodie bags, good prizes and the chance to win another adventure at the Plantation. They are also giving us a 20% discount on spa services. Don't forget...it's only around an hour from The Villages...not a big gas bill! Mona at monaasga@comcast.net or call at to get in on all the fun. About Our Members Happy Birthday to these members: Thomas Anzalone - 04/19 Lee Bannister - 04/06 Lynda Bleich - 04/16 Betty Carson - 05/10 Judi Corcoran - 05/02 Richard Deangelis - 05/08 Joyce Draft - 04/22 Terry Gallagher - 05/15 Pat Greene - 05/05 Madeliene Gwin - 05/02 Brian Hodson - 04/11 Carolyn Husk - 05/05 Pat Lake - 05/05 Rosemary Luytjes - 04/17 Lois Madden - 04/27 Lydia Merriweather - 04/15 Toinette Millar - 05/10 Wally Mitchell - 05/11 Carol Payette - 04/04 Eugene Ricca - 04/29 Edie Schafer - 04/15 Jacqueline Tallman - 04/20 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Barbara Bonney - 04/30/2011 Myra Crosby - 04/30/2011 Sandra Dempsey - 04/30/2011 George Fust - 04/30/2011 Richard Lorton - 04/30/2011 Trish Miller - 04/30/2011 Edie Schafer - 04/30/2011 Ellen Scott - 04/30/2011 Linda Seibel - 04/30/2011 James Stalker - 04/30/2011 John Tancredi - 04/30/2011 Welcome newest members: Anne Bloete - Joined 03/17/2011 R. James Brown - Joined 03/14/2011 Diana Carter - Joined 03/21/2011 Judi Corcoran - Joined 03/21/2011 Sheila Ermscher - Joined 02/21/2011 Bennie Exum - Joined 02/17/2011 Laura Hoexter - Joined 02/07/2011 Joyce LaGore - Joined 02/22/2011 Vickie Langkam - Joined 02/03/2011 Hank Lemanski - Joined 02/21/2011 Linda Letendre - Joined 03/08/2011 Rosemary Luytjes - Joined 03/14/2011 Joyce Mason - Joined 02/14/2011 Kent McClean - Joined 02/21/2011 Frank McGurk - Joined 03/25/2011 Christina Miller - Joined 03/11/2011 Roi Patton - Joined 02/24/2011 Fred Robinson - Joined 03/31/2011 Edward Sandel - Joined 02/21/2011 Joan Spires - Joined 02/02/2011 Jacqueline Tallman - Joined 02/07/2011 Steve Windle - Joined 03/11/2011 These members recently renewed: Pat Lake Richard Wagner These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) John Brown - 02/28/2011 Bernice Sullivan - 02/28/2011 Debbie Testement - 02/28/2011 Our chapter currently has 206 members. Participants in Night Golf on St. Patrick s Day

6 CELEBRATING 18 YEARS OF SINGLESGOLF IN AMERICA AMERICAN SINGLES GOLF ASSOCIATION APRIL, 2011 Event Dates: Thursday, May 26 Sunday, May 29, 2011 With great excitement and anticipation, we re happy to announce our continued association with the fine folks at Pinehurst Resort in announcing our Reunion in Pinehurst. The Reunion on Memorial Day Weekend has shown to be ASGA s largest-attended event each year with attendance soaring over 400 in years past. It s a great time to see old friends and meet friends you never thought you had. Dates set for this year are May 26-29, a Thursday through Saturday (we polled you and that s what you wanted!). We asked Pinehurst to price this event as if you walked-in on your own and wanted the same exact package on the same dates. The standard package would be $1593 and the room-by-yourself package Details: SinglesGolf.com/Pinehurst would be $2349 at the Carolina. Our packages start at $515 per person, based on double occupancy and $674 per person based on single occupancy, which includes all taxes, resort service fees, gratuities for wait and bell staff, etc. Also, ASGA will rebate to your chapter $20.00 per attendee if your chapter sends 10% or more of your membership (as of 5/26/11) to this event. Got 100 members? Send ten and we ll rebate $200.00! Details at the event website, SinglesGolf.com/ pinehurst If you priced this event on its own, you d easily pay $1200-$1300 (dbl. occ.) for all that s included. Optional rounds on the dayof-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 with this newsletter and you can also obtain one at Of course, outside of everything Pinehurst has to offer, you get to meet hundreds of singles from various ASGA chapters. As with all ASGA multichapter events, you must be a member to attend. To join ASGA, simply go to Included in the Standard Package: 4 days / 3 nights, based on double occupancy 2 rounds of golf, cart, range balls, prizes for winners and welcoming gift for all 6 food functions: cocktail party (heavy hors d oeuvres and 2 free drink tickets if you register by April 29), picnic-style cookout Friday after golf, Saturday sit-down dinner and 3 buffet breakfasts in the dining room Dancing with our DJ on 1st and 3rd nights (Mike still dances!) All resort service fees and taxes. The resort service fee pays for bicycle rental, practice green, afternoon tea, on-site transportation, fitness center, tennis courts, outdoor pools, etc. In addition, Pinehurst is offering ASGA members a coupon good towards a 20% discount on a spa service or one round of golf club rentals. See SinglesGolf.com/Pinehurst for details on this coupon. Room-by-Yourself packages and non-golf packages are also available. Non-hotel packages are available only to our Pinehurst chapter members. Hawaii Trip Was Fun, Relaxing Our group had not been to Hawaii in a couple of years and it was time for us to go. Twenty-eight of us ventured to Maui-land for seven days of fun, fellowship and beautiful fairways. We played the Wailea courses located near the Fairmont Hotel. Generally, the weather cooperated and so did the seven men who accompanied the 21 women. (Hey, we had a man in each foursome, who can complain?) Kay Reisz had a two-inch closest-to-pin. It was, without a doubt, the shot of the week. Members snorkeled, rode bikes down the side of the volcano, went whale hunting, oops, I m sorry, whale watching, a authentic luau and did many other things to make their daze. As our wheels left the runway, the seven-foot tsunami hit the island. Everyone made it back home safely. We ll head back to Hawaii, most likely in February, 2013, so start saving those beads! Newsletters - - Did You Get Yours? In the January and February issues of ASGA National, we indicated we were going green. New members joining ASGA who have addresses on file with us will automatically receive their newsletter in electronic form (e-newsletter). You will get an with a link to your just-released newsletter from your chapter. Existing members, up through March 31, 2011, will also receive the e- newsletter unless they opt for a printed version of the newsletter. The printed version contains a roster but shows up at your door 5-7 days later. For more details on this policy, please visit SinglesGolf.com/ newsletters. Ever Been to Ireland? We re looking at bringing a group to Ireland in the Summer of Have you been there? The internet is loaded with places to play and see, however, we want your take on what you think would work well for the group. Contact us and we ll be sure to investigate. We hope to have an announcement within the next couple of months. Tom Alsop, President / Founder GolfASGA@aol.com

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