Baltimore Chapter - American Singles Golf Association June 2008

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1 CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA Baltimore Chapter - American Singles Golf Association June 2008 GOLF OUTING RESULTS Briarwood West Golf Club We played Briarwood West Golf Club in Pennsylvania on Sunday, June 1. The format was individual stroke play and the winners were as follows: Men: 1 st Dave Cuthie 2 nd Bob Connor Women: 1 st Wen-Mei Yu 2 nd Debbie Marchinetti The winners of the long drive were Bob Connor and Kathie Hiatt. The winners of the closest to the pin prizes were as follows: Men #5 #14 No Winner #17 Dave Cuthie Women #5 Maggie Brown #14 Kathie Hiatt #17 Wen-Mei Yu UPCOMING GOLF OUTINGS Cool Creek Golf Club The outing at Cool Creek Golf Club in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, that was cancelled due to rain has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 13. The first tee time is at 1:00 p.m. The cost is $45 for members and $50 for guests. The registration deadline is June 27. Ruggles Golf Course We will have an outing on Sunday, July 27, at Ruggles Golf Course in Aberdeen, Maryland. Tee times start at 12:00 p.m. The cost is $44 for members and $49 for guests. The deadline to register is July 17. You can reserve your spot for the outings by sending an to Terry Carr at coastercarr@verizon.net or calling him at , but please mail your check promptly, since your registration is not considered confirmed until your check is received. Mail your check (made payable to ASGA) to Terry Carr at 216 Foxridge Court, Glen Burnie, Maryland Please pay for each outing with a separate check and indicate the name of the course on the check. Directions to the golf courses are provided on the website, or you can call the golf course. Tee times and pairings will be posted on the website a few days prior to each outing. SOCIAL EVENTS On Saturday, June 14, we will meet at Boordy Vineyards on Long Green Pike in Hydes for an evening of music and wine under the stars. The Mahoney Brothers, a Beatles tribute band, will be performing. Gates open at 5:45 p.m. will be there early to save us a spot, so look for her when you arrive. Also, the evening is singles night, so this will be a great opportunity to spread the word about ASGA to some prospective members. Later in the month, on Thursday, June 26, we will have a happy hour starting at at Hightopps Backstage Grille on York Road in Lutherville Be sure to check the activities calendar in this newsletter for future social events. Attend a Multi-Chapter Event. Meet more singles. Play more golf. Go to SinglesGolf.com/events National Website: ASGANational@aol.com Office Hours: 8:30-4:30, M-Th; 8:30-12:30 s (Eastern) National Office: or GOLFMATE To join ASGA or renew your dues, contact the National Office at above number or go to Regular Meeting Date: Second of each month Next Meeting: June 11th, 2008 Meeting Location: PIV s Pub 9720 York Road 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.

2 BALTIMORE CHAPTER of the American Singles Golf Association President Chairman of the Board Golf Chairperson Asst. Golf Chairperson Terry Carr Social Chairperson Asst. Social Chairperson Carol Barham Membership Chairperson Debbie Marchinetti Asst. Membership Chairperson Communications Chairperson Secretary Cheryl Riisager Treasurer Cathy Heuer ABOUT OUR MEMBERS Happy Birthday to these members: Darlene Cuomo - 07/08 Jennifer Donnelly - 07/10 Pete J DuJack Jr - 07/13 Karen Hyde - 07/10 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) James May - 06/30/2008 Welcome newest members: Vinson Burnett - Joined 05/27/2008 Teresa Hall - Joined 05/19/2008 Andrew McClain - Joined 04/14/2008 Mary Rhodes - Joined 05/05/2008 These members recently renewed: Carol Barham Carolyn Coleman Claude Ramsay Carol Stewart These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) John Carr - 04/30/2008 Marley Cohen - 05/31/2008 Becky Galloway - 05/31/2008 Susan Markin - 04/30/2008 Our chapter currently has 48 members. Just For Laughs A young man and a priest are playing together. At a short par 3 the priest asks, "What are you going to use on this hole my son?" The young man says, "An 8 iron, father. How about you?" The priest says, "I'm going to hit a soft seven and pray." The young man hits his 8 iron and puts the ball on the green. The priest tops his 7 iron and dribbles the ball out a few yards. The young man says, "I don't know about you father, but in my church when we pray, we keep our head down." The bride came down the aisle and when she reached the altar, the groom was standing there with his golf bag and clubs at his side. She said, "What are your golf clubs doing here?" He looked her right in the eye and said, "This isn't going to take all day, is it?" Newsletter Editor Position Open Do you want to update your personal information on our chapter s roster? You can now do this yourself. Simply click on the MY ACCOUNT link at the national website (SinglesGolf.com). You can update your address, phone, add your cell phone, change handicap, etc. Doing it yourself takes the burden off of your chapter leaders so they can spend more time on the golf course and less time on the computer!

3 Baltimore Calendar of Events DATE / TIME ACTIVITY CONTACT COST LIMIT CUTOFF June 11 7:00 p.m. ( Happy Hour) Monthly Membership Meeting PIV s PUB 9720 York Rd. Cockeysville, MD June 13 $20 Open June 11 Saturday June 14 5:45 p.m. Boordy Vineyards Singles Night Mahoney Brothers Long Green Pike Hydes, MD $20 Open N/A June 20 $20 Open June 18 Saturday June 21 12:00 p.m. Geneva Farms Golf Course Street, MD $48 Member $53 Guest 24 May 30 Thursday June 26 Happy Hour Hightopps Backstage Grille 2306 York Road June 27 $20 Open June 25 July 4 $20 Open July 2

4 Baltimore Calendar of Events DATE / TIME ACTIVITY CONTACT COST LIMIT CUTOFF July 9 7:00 p.m. ( Happy Hour) Monthly Membership Meeting PIV s PUB 9720 York Rd. Cockeysville, MD July 11 $20 Open July 9 Sunday July 13 1:00 p.m. Cool Creek Golf Club Wrightsville, PA $45 Member $50 Guest 24 June 27 July 16 Happy Hour Tark s Grill 2360 Joppa Road Greenspring Station Lutherville, MD July 18 $20 Open July 16 July 25 $20 Open July 23 Sunday July 27 12:00 p.m. Ruggles Golf Course Aberdeen, MD $44 Member $49 Guest 24 Thursday July 17 Thursday July 31 Happy Hour Deck Party Mountain Branch Golf Course 1827 Mountain Road Joppa, MD

5 CELEBRATING 15YEARS OF SINGLESGOLF IN AMERICA AMERICAN SINGLES GOLF ASSOCIATION JUNE 2008 Meet More Singles Enjoy More Out of Life! ASGA, through its member chapters, offer other events which allow you to meet singles from other chapters. All members are invited and encouraged to attend these Multi-Chapter Events. There s nothing like meeting up with a bunch of other singles for a weekend of golf. Each package is basically the same but there are differences, so we suggest you visit the website for the event. And, if you re chapter s interested in hosting one of these events, prepared to put a lot of work into it. But the reward of having singles play in your city and play your favorite courses is a life experience, well, hopefully! Contact ASGA to clear the date and then get your Board of Directors to give local approval. Then, start putting it together! The website for all events is really, really simple: (make sure events is in lower case!) Here are our multi-chapter events for the rest of the year: Sea Palms Weekend / St. Simon's Island - August 15-17, Hosted by the Jacksonville chapter. Contact Dorothy Nicholson at darn@bellsouth.net for more info. Labor Day Weekend Event at Santee - August 29-31, Hosted by the Upstate (Greenville/Spartanburg, SC) chapter. Tunica Getaway, Tunica, Mississippi - Sept. 8-10, Tunica is also known as "Little Las Vegas." Hosted by the Hot Springs, AR chapter. For information contact Peggy Jordan at pjjhsv@suddenlink.net Mountain Fall Weekend at Lake Lure, NC October 17-19, Hosted by the Asheville chapter. Details can be found at or contact Hank Parish (hyparish@msn.com) for more information. Fall Fling at Mission Inn (Florida) - October 24-26, Hosted by the Tampa Bay chapter. See the events website for more details. Myrtle Beach Shootout, Myrtle Beach, SC - November 21-23, Hosted by the Myrtle Beach and Nashville chapters. Contact Bob Blaylock (Eagle42@comcast.net) for more info. Add Your Cell Phone Number to Your Roster! And add / correct anything else on your personal record in the ASGA database. Go to the MY ACCOUNT button at our website, SinglesGolf.com and log-in. Forgot your log-in? It s real easy; just follow the simple instructions and we ll send it to you. A Mid-Year Report As we reach the middle of our calendar year, we look behind and we look forward. For chapter presidents, your job is halfway done! For most members, it s simply time for more golf. We value our membership in ASGA. We re all single and if we haven t done so already, we look forward to the potential of a great relationship. Many members have said they re not interested in meeting anyone, they just want to play more golf. But as the saying goes, we all have the word SINGLE on our foreheads. When you show up for a meeting, people know you re single. If you don t show-up for your membership meeting, think of your potential loss. Just about every member who s become attached with another member didn t expect it to happen that way, or right away. But unless you show-up in life, life won t show-up for you. We ve grown this past year primarily because you, our member, have taken a little time to spread the word about our organization. Our display stands have been a big reason for our growth, but they don t do us any good sitting in a closet. You have to request one and if you do, we re happy to ship one to you. So let us know simply by calling or ing us. In October of each year, each chapter elects a new president for the term beginning January 1. So be thinking about who might best fill that position down the road. What Kind of Golf Do You Play? I recently spoke to a golf committee chair who was suggesting their chapter should not play by the USGA Rules of Golf. We just play for fun, he said. It got me to thinking: is it possible to play by the rules and have fun at the same time? Why do rules not make golf fun? Website Offers 32 Quick Lesson Videos It s pretty rare that I suggest golf websites to go to. There s simply too much out there on the dubya-dubya-dubya, but we came across one website that allows you to sit-back and enjoy some pretty interesting golf lessons. It s too long to put here, so it s been tiny-sized. Just go to TinyURL.com/3nhh Tom Alsop, President/Founder, ASGA Phone or GOLFMATE GolfASGA@aol.com