Indianapolis Chapter - American Singles Golf Association March 2014

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1 CELEBRATING 22 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA Indianapolis Chapter - American Singles Golf Association March 2014 From the President It is hard to believe that warm weather is almost here! I am looking forward to the 2014 ASGA spring season. Stay tuned because we have some exciting events coming up in May. Sadly we completed our bowling season in February. Thank you to all that came out to play even in the when the weather was not its best. We had a good season and look forward to bowling next year. Thanks also to Jerry and Linda for hosting a euchre event at Indian Lakes Country Club. Several us attended and we had a great time. Our next meeting and social is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18 at Scotty s Brewhouse on 96 th Street. The social will start at 6:30 p.m. We have a couple of guest speakers, GolfTec will speak to us about the upcoming swing event at their store. Several of us did this last year and it was a great event. I picked up a few pointers that helped me with my golf swing and game. A Golfsmith representative will also speak to us about equipment. Please see the details on our IndyASGA Meetup site and sign up to attend. We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming meetings and events. Calendar of Events March 8 Go to the Opera (it s a comedy), 8 pm, Indiana University MAC March 18 Social and Meeting, 6:30 pm, Scotty s Brewhouse March 29 GolfTec Swing Event, 2-4 pm, Castleton Golfsmith Store April 15 Social and Meeting, 6:30 pm, location TBD 1 st week end in May Golf Season Starts ~JoAnne Ratermann, President From the Golf Chair I imagine that you are all like me and waiting anxiously for this long and arduous winter to be over. Perhaps the thoughts of the upcoming golf season with its green grass and warm sunny weather will help lift your spirits. I have uploaded a file called 2014 Indy ASGA Golf Course Selection List under the More section on our meetup website. As an ASGA member you can complete this form if you wish to vote for the golf courses you would like to have on the schedule this year. Once it is completed please it to me or turn it in at our monthly meeting. Please have it back to me by the end of March so that I can tally the votes before starting to book the schedule for Greg Mishler has volunteered to coordinate our nine and dine outings for this year and Mary Beyer has also volunteered to assist him with the task. Thanks to them both for taking on the task. Sunrise golf course is now off the list since it has closed to make room for residential development. I recently sent out an about the two outings that the Cincinnati chapter is putting together for the weekends of May 3rd in Lexington, KY and July in Greensburg, IN (likely the 12 th ). These outings are in addition to the I-74 challenge which Upcoming Events Include (see SinglesGolf.com/events) Weekend in Sedona, AZ, March 21-23, Hosted by ASGA Phoenix Details at Memorial Day Weekend - May 22-25, Colonial Williamsburg, VA. Details at Sacramento's Western Reunion - May 30-June 1, 2014 in Carson City, NV. Details at SinglesGolf.com/WesternReunion ASGA in Scotland - 9-Nights / 10-Days July 24-August 2, St. Andrews, Gleneagles, Edinburgh. Visit for details. Rocky Mountain High Fairways to Heaven - Hosted by Denver. August 15-18, Visit Office Hours: 9:00am to 2:00pm, M-F (Eastern) National Office: or GOLFMATE Next Meeting: March 18th, 2014 Meeting Location: Scotty's Brewhouse 3905 E. 96th St. Indianapolis, IN 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 Indianapolis Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association President JoAnne Ratermann Communication Chair Ann Van Ness Golf Chair Ken Ferguson Membership Chair Barbara Cressman Social Chair Linda Simpkins Treasurer Jerry Beck Webmaster Larry Deschler will be in August in Cincinnati and the Perry Park, KY outing in October. The details will be posted once they become available. Have a great ~Ken About Our Members Happy Birthday to these members: Jerry Beck - 03/15 Lisa Bunch - 03/28 John Hannis - 03/14 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Barbara Cressman - 03/31/2014 These members recently renewed: Gregory Mishler Letha Sullivan These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Patricia Rose - 01/31/2014 Louis Vescovi - 02/28/2014 Our chapter currently has 56 members. Golf Tip STANCE BEST TIP: Play ball far enough away to get full extension. Aim clubface first. Then align your body. At address, your hands should be about four inches from your thighs. Keep your head up. Bend forward from the hips about 33 degrees and tilt body toward right at address. Let your arms hang naturally Elbows should be bent slightly inward at address. Keep your chin up. Maintain minimal knee bend. Keep right knee flexed and stable. Don t let it slide or straighten throughout swing. For drives, set up with 80% of weight on right foot. Make sure the ball is not too far forward. For drives, it should be at a point below left shoulder. Position ball under the logo on your shirt. Play ball far enough away from body to get full extension. The longer the club, the more the left foot should be flared out from perpendicular for short irons to 45 degrees for the driver. Golf Thoughts In golf, it s not so much whether you win or lose, but how often you play the game. If the tee blocks and greens were closer together, if the holes were bigger and if there were no sand traps, water hazards or trees, golf would be easy. You probably wouldn t look good in a green jacket anyway. If you re having a bad game, just remember: Maybe when we get to heaven, we get all our lost golf balls back. any articles, pictures, or information you wish to be considered for inclusion in the newsletter to Ann Van Ness annlovesgolf@gmail.com

3 The Phoenix Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association is again sponsoring the Sedona Golf Weekend. There will be more info as we get closer to the event. The cost of the rooms includes a continental breakfast. Contact Jeanne Tillmann for more info: or jtillmann@cox.net ASGA PHOENIX CHAPTER 3RD ANNUAL SEDONA GOLF OUTING MARCH 21, 22, 23, 2014 TWO OUTSTANDING GOLF COURSES WITH BEAUTIFUL RED ROCK VIEWS MARCH 22 - SEDONA GOLF RESORT, HILTON INN 35 RIDGE TRAIL DR. SEDONA COST $71.00 INC. GOLF FEES, CART, RANGE BALLS, TAX 9:00 SHOTGUN START MARCH 23 - OAKCREEK COUNTRY CLUB 690 BELL ROCK BLVD. SEDONA COST $76.00 GREEN FEES, CART, RANGE BALLS, AND $10.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO BE USED IN PRO SHOP 9:00 SHOTGUN START SIGNUP AT YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER FOR EACH DAY OF GOLF. WE HAVE BLOCKED OUT ROOMS AT LAQUINTA INN SEDONA FOR MARCH 21, STATE ROUTE 179 SEDONA, AZ Great SPECIAL rate at $ tax per room per night Two person occupancy (approx. $53.00 ea. Per night) Adding a 3rd person to the room for $10.00 per night You must call in your reservations no later then Feb 21. Be sure to tell them you are with ASGA. The inn will take your credit card info, but will not charge it till you check out on the 23rd. THIS IS A MULTI-CHAPTER EVENT, FIRST COME FIRST SERVED. OPEN TO ALL ASGA MEMBERS. You must be an ASGA member to attend. To join, go to For more info, contact John Tuel at proudpol@cox.net or Jeanne Tillman at jtillmann@cox.net

4 ASGA WESTERN REUNION May 30-June 1, 2014 Every year we have a May golf outing and National has one back east over Memorial Weekend. They annually call theirs The Reunion. So this year we have tabbed ours The Western Reunion. We have also picked a location that most of the members of western chapters of ASGA can get to easily. It s Carson City, home of The Devine Nine, located 30 minutes south of the Reno-Tahoe Airport in Nevada s Capital City. We have scheduled golf on Saturday, May 31st and Sunday, June 1st allowing those to travel home late on the 1st or take Monday off and travel then. Golf is scheduled for Dayton Valley on Saturday and Sunridge on Sunday, both beautiful layouts. We have a two night, two golf day package with a dinner on Saturday night plus breakfast on both Saturday and Sunday. The standard package includes lodging, golf, two breakfasts and Saturday dinner. We have both single and double occupancy available. We will be staying at the Gold Dust Resort Hotel and Casino. The rates are as follow: Standard package: Junior Suite: Dble Occ. $250/person, Single Occ. $340/person (double queens or king available) If you want to get in early and play golf, we have a bonus round available at Silver Oak, for an additional $50. Additional nights stays are available through Gold Dust West. Any questions, please e mail Dwight Pattison at Dwight@Pattisonappraisals.com or call at Monday thru Friday, 8-5 Pacific Time. REGISTRATION FORM ON FOLLOWING PAGE...

5 ASGA SACRAMENTO PRESENTS THE 2014 WESTERN REUNION May 30 June 1, 2014 Carson City, NV This is an ASGA Multi-chapter event open to all ASGA members. Cost includes Golf with cart, Saturday & Sunday; Lodging Friday and Saturday Nights Breakfast Saturday & Sunday, Saturday Banquet Option 1: Double Occupancy Cost: $250 Option 2: Single Occupancy Cost: $340 Option 3- Bonus Round-Friday - Cost: $50 Friday Golf: Silver Oak Saturday Golf: Dayton Valley Sunday Golf: Sunridge Additional nights can be reserved through Gold Dust West Resort: Payment Deadline: May 5, 2014 Note: Lodging may become limited, so get your reservation in soon. (For further information, please dwight@pattisonappraisals.com Detach and mail with your payment ASGA WESTERN REUNION MAY 30 - JUNE 1, 2014 Name: ASGA Chapter: Phone Number: Address: Golf Handicap Index or Average Score: I would like to play one day with [ ] OPTION 1 Double Occupancy- $250 Roommate: [ ] OPTION 2 Single Occupancy -- $340 ( ) OPTION 3 Golf on Friday.$50 Make checks payable to A.S.G.A. Sacramento Mail this entry form AND your check to: ASGA Sacramento Chapter, c/o Dwight Pattison, 7017 Rawley Way, Elk Grove, CA 95757

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