Hartford ASGA Monthly Member Meeting MAY 19, :00 p.m. SORRENTO ON THE GREEN

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1 CELEBRATING 16 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA Hartford, CT Chapter - American Singles Golf Association May 2009 President s Letter for May Well, our golf kickoff Happy Hour was a rousing success!! We had more people than we had room on Friday, April 17 th at Saybrook Fish House, but somehow that lent to the feeling of camaraderie. Two new members joined on the spot, Joyce Hynes and Linda Carillo welcome!! Many other people decided we were so much fun that they signed up for the tournament AND became new members. All in all, a fun time was had by all. Of course, opening day, April 25 th at Westwoods, was picture perfect perfect weather and a perfect job by the hard working Golf Chair, George Duffy, and his Committee!! A standing ovation to them for the efficient way in which everyone got paired, the prizes awarded and all those cards marked!! Be sure to attend our May meeting at Sorrento On The Green at Rolling Greens Golf Club at Century Hills in Rocky Hill on Tuesday, May 19 th at 6 pm. Once again we will have free appetizers and a very special speaker, Tracy Indomenico, this year s Travelers Championship Chairman! Having volunteered at many of these PGA tournaments, I can tell you that it s lots of fun AND you get to see the players up close and personal. I strongly encourage everyone to look at our website frequently!! It will be most helpful in knowing what, where and when golf and/or other events are happening!! Golf Joke of the Month Two women were put together as partners in the club tournament and met on the putting green for the first time. After introductions, the first golfer asked, "What s your handicap?" "Oh, I m a scratch golfer," the other replied. "Really!" exclaimed the first woman, suitably impressed that she was paired up with her. The other woman replied "Yes, I write down all my good scores and scratch out the bad ones!" ~Betsy Schwartz, Hartford ASGA President Hartford ASGA Monthly Member Meeting MAY 19, :00 p.m. SORRENTO ON THE GREEN 600 Cold Spring Road, Rocky Hill (860) Check out our new venue for the monthly meetings at Sorrento On The Green, located at Rolling Greens Golf Club in Century Hills! This meeting will include FREE hors d oeuvres and cash bar! No reservations are needed just show up and bring a friend! Come meet Tracy Indomenico, 2009 Travelers Championship Chairman! She ll give us the inside information about the Tournament and let everyone know about volunteer opportunities at the event! Meeting Schedule: 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. FREE Hors D oeuvres and Cash Bar 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Meet Tracy Indomenico and Short Business Meeting Potential Members / Inquirees are welcome to attend the meeting to learn more about Hartford ASGA and socialize with the group! It s always a good time when Members, new and old, get together please plan to attend! Directions: I-91 South Take EXIT 23 West Street Turn RIGHT onto West Street (0.3 mile) Turn LEFT onto Cromwell Avenue / Route 3 (0.3 mile) Turn RIGHT onto Cold Spring Road (0.6 mile) Sorrento s is located on LEFT NEXT BIG NATIONAL EVENT: Memorial Day Weekend at The Homestead, May 22 to May 25 Details at National Website: ASGANational@aol.com New Office Hours: 8:00am to 4:00pm, M-F (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: The Board Meetings will be held the FIRST Tuesday of each month and the General Meeting will be on the THIRD Tuesday of each month Meeting Location: Sorrento On The Green 600 Cold Spring Road, Rocky Hill (860) 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 Hartford, CT Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association Chairman of Board Nancy Hammond TM President Betsy Schwartz Golf Chair George Duffy Social Chair open Secretary Ellen Gregory Membership Barbara Wysocki & Tom Woods Communications Cathy Duncan Treasurer Peter Borkoski Webmaster Rhonda Idleman i-91 North Take EXIT 23 West Street Turn LEFT onto West Street (0.4 mile) Turn LEFT onto Cromwell Avenue / Route 3 (0.3 mile) Turn RIGHT onto Cold Spring Road (0.6 mile) Sorrento s is located on LEFT April Monthly Meeting/Open House On Friday, April 17, 2009, Hartford ASGA held a special monthly member meeting / Open House to promote membership for the group at Saybrook Fish House in Rocky Hill, where everyone enjoyed free hors d oeuvres and cash bar. Ads were put in the Hartford Courant (in the sports section on Easter) and other newspapers inviting single golfers to come to the Open House and find out about Hartford ASGA. The space at the restaurant wasn t large, however we thought maybe people would show up?! Boy, were we surprised when we had people jammed into the space and it worked good! We were like sardines and everyone talked to each other, as there was no other place to go! It was a great time to catch up with old friends, meet new ones and the energy was high with the anticipation of the opening tournament right around the corner! This event / meeting was a success with two new members joining that night and will be repeated in the future it was a keeper! A big thank you goes to Betsy Schwartz, who put the event together and even ordered the food while on vacation in Florida! Thanks also to Ellen Gregory, who created the eye-catching ads that worked well and Barbara Wysocki for putting a notice in a singles newspaper! ~Cathy Duncan, Roving Reporter Hartford ASGA GOLF OUTING Sunday, MAY 17, 2009 TOPSTONE GOLF COURSE 516 Griffin Road, South Windsor (860) The first Tournament of the year was a huge success every way you looked at it! So now it s time to get together and play golf again! The first team will tee-off at 12:30 p.m. and players are asked to arrive ONE HOUR before your tee-time! Specifics of the day include: Member price is $47.00 Non-Member price is $57.00 Fee includes 18 holes of golf and cart (no walking) and DOES NOT include any food costs! The format is either PLAY YOUR OWN BALL or A SCRAMBLE Sign-up Deadline is WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH Number of Players 24 (space is limited so sign up early!) The gathering for food & drink after the Outing will be at Three Seasons Restaurant, located at Topstone Golf Course. Everyone is on their own for food and drink costs! When you have finished eating, please let the cashier know what you ordered and your order will be rung up separately. Whether you play golf or not, please join everyone at the restaurant people should start coming off the golf course between 5-5:30 p.m.! GO TO TO SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT! You MUST sign up online BEFORE getting payment to Peter he cannot take any reservations through the mail! If you signed up at the Westwoods Tournament, you still must go online and sign up there! Use PayPal by going to singlesgolf.org and make payment to: Treasurer@hartfordsinglesgolf.org Use your bank check online payment if you previously used this form of payment for events, be sure the payment is directed to Peter his name and address are listed below! Checks are made payable to: Hartford ASGA Mail payment to: Peter Borkoski 126 Hopmeadow Street Weatogue, CT Directions To Topstone Golf Course: FROM I-91N OR I-84E: Take I-91N to I-84E. Follow I-84E to Exit 62 (Buckland Road). Turn LEFT at the end of the exit onto Buckland Road. Follow Buckland Road for approx. 3 miles. Bear RIGHT

3 onto Graham Road. Proceed to your 3rd STOP SIGN and take a left onto Griffin Road. The golf course is 1/4 mile on your right. FROM 1-91S: Take I-91S to Exit 35A (I-291). Follow I-291 to Exit 4 (Route 5 Exit). Take a LEFT at the end of the exit onto Route 5 North. Proceed on RTE 5 for approx. 4 miles and take a RIGHT at the TRAFFIC LIGHT onto RTE 194 (Sullivan Ave.). Go approx. 1/4 mile on Sullivan Ave. and BEAR LEFT onto RYE STREET. Follow Rye St. for 1.2 miles and BEAR RIGHT onto Windsorville Road. Follow Windsorville Road to STOP SIGN (approx. 300 yards) and turn RIGHT onto GRIFFIN ROAD. The golf course is approx. 1.5 miles on the left. There are BROWN SIGNS that read "PUBLIC GOLF COURSE" once you reach Rye Street. These signs will lead you to the golf course. FROM I-84W (BEYOND EXIT 62 ON I-84): Follow I-84W to EXIT 63. Take a LEFT off the exit and follow for approx 2 miles and take a RIGHT at the TRAFFIC LIGHT onto RTE 194 (Sullivan Ave.). Follow Sullivan Ave. for approx. 1 miles and BEAR RIGHT onto Graham Road. Go to your 3rd STOP SIGN and take a LEFT onto Griffin Road. The golf course is approx. 1/4 mile on the right. FROM VERNON / ROCKVILLE: (Routes 83 and 74) Follow Route 83 to Route 74 to the "5- corners" in Ellington. Go to the 1:00 direction just to the RIGHT of the Cumberland Farms onto Windsorville Road. Follow Windsorville Rd. past school, go around a 90-degree left turn and proceed approx. 1.5 miles. Turn LEFT onto Griffin Road. The golf course is down the road on the right. OPENING DAY TOURNAMENT! How they did it, we ll never know, but the Golf Committee pulled some strings with Mother Nature and got the perfect day for the first Tournament of the 2009 Golf Season! As 52 golfers descended on Westwoods Golf Course in Farmington on Saturday, April 25 th, the anticipation for a fantastic day on the golf course was huge! Joining in the day of golf and fun was: Team One: Tom Woods, Barbara Metzen, Nancy Hammond, Peter Borkowski Team Two: Paul Anderson, Linda Gamache, Bob Richards, Betsy Schwartz Team Three: Richard Bowers, Judy Biernat, Charles Thomas, Marilyn Drew Team Four: Paul Figura, Rhonda Idleman, Pat Sullivan, Patty Landry Team Five: Pat Carroll, Jean Cooper, Steve Buckley, Judy Unsworth Team Six: Dave Swingle, Margaret Doyle, Barbara Wysocki, Norma Spring Team Seven: Jim Geis, Linda Woodruff, Mary Lebel, Dmytri Kolaczenko Team Eight: Jack Curtiss, JoAnn Bryant, Harry Machenstein, Peg Machnicki Team Nine: Jerry Maxwell, Sue Ammann, Cathy Duncan, Karen Skog Team Ten: David Perny, Sue Rand, Russell Avery, Kathleen O'Sullivan Team Eleven: Emil Demikat, Jane Marcin, Joe Fasi, Diana Swenhall Team Twelve: Dave Walstrom, Shari Romano, Cathy Morway, Joyce Hynes Team Thirteen: George Duffy, Ellen Gregory, Betsy Montgomery, Sandra Hackett Golfers went off in a timely manner and some foursomes reported their happenings during their round of golf Team Six was challenged on #14, when Dave hit a great shot (211 yds) and got the ball on the green. Norma asked Barbara if they should even try to beat that shot and Barbara said emphatically YES! Barbara proceeded to hit her ball onto the green further than Dave s ball went! On #16, Norma, Margaret or Barbara had the opportunity to put the ball in the cup and get a score of 0! All three missed, however Barbara came through with the next shot for a net 1. Dave saved the day when he made his first putt for a minus1 for a combined net 2 on the hole way to go Dave! Team Eight discovered they were four out-of-shape golfers, it sucks to get old and someone needed a nap! The temperature was around 90 degrees and Jack Curtiss swore it s never too hot and he could play another 18 holes! With that comment, the team realized there were only three out-ofshape golfers! Team Nine reported due to bad (or no) signage, they only got lost 18 times! They decided a Garmin was needed or at least some tee arrows! Jerry was our golden retriever he was the only one with a ball retriever! Cathy and Karen found their groove on the 17 th hole, however Sue had found it much earlier thank goodness! Jerry had the luck of the Irish on the front nine and putts that shouldn t have gone in did! After a great day on the links, most people headed over to Confetti! for great food, drink and conversation with everyone! Prizes were handed out to the following people Closest to Pin Women #3 - Shari Romano (12') #12 - Diana Swenhall (23' 7") Closest to Pin Men #7 - Peter Borkoski (3' 4") #18 - Jim Geis (71' 6") 4th Place with a score of 87 went to Team Twelve! Shari Romano, Cathy Morway, Joyce Hynes & Dave Walstrom 3rd Place with a score of 84 went to Team Two! Paul Anderson, Linda Gamache, Bob Richards & Betsy Schwartz 2nd Place with a score of 81 went to Team Four! Paul Figura, Rhonda Idleman, Pat Sullivan & Patty Landry Don t Let Your Membership Lapse... Be sure to renew so you won t miss receiving a newsletter. Call GOLFMATE ( )

4 1st Place with a score of 80 went to Team Eleven! Emil Demikat, Jane Marcin, Joe Fasi & Diana Swenhall Raffle prizes were given out and everyone agreed this was a fantastic Opening Day, weather-wise, people-wise and golfwise and this is just the beginning of the 2009 Golf Season! ~Cathy Duncan, Roving Reporter HASGA CUP Guess what fellow sports fans? It is HASGA CUP time again! For the newcomers, the HASGA CUP is our version of the PGA s FedEx CUP. Points are awarded to all current Hartford ASGA members for participation in ALL golf events. Extra points are given if you win or are on a team that wins an event. We even give points for closest to the pin, longest drive, closest to the line, hole in one whatever the special shot is! This will be our third year giving out this prestigious award! JoAnn Bryant was the first winner and last year George Duffy won it. Their names were engraved on the club trophy AND each received greens fees to a Hartford ASGA event of their choice the following year! All ASGA golf events, both local and in other states, qualify for award points. I will keep track of points, and have access to who has played in our big events. However, if you play in out-of-state event, you need to let me know so that you are given credit for your participation! This is a fun contest that is not totally based on skill! The more you play, the more points you are given and the better the chance to win GOOD LUCK!! ~Nancy Hammond, HASGA Coordinator Membership Committee Report Our recruiting efforts have paid off with a record number of new members! We put an ad in The Hartford Courant on Easter Sunday along with the Rare Reminder for the April 17 th Open House, the yellow flyer distribution to golf courses and area businesses, and the weekly free ad in the Rare Reminder has also helped get the word out! We also have an ad currently in the CT Contacts newsletter and brochures will be at all their singles dances held in May and June, along with the ad in their website, A big thank you goes out to everyone for their help and support, however we cannot stop here! I am suggesting that everyone take some brochures and put them in your golf bag, so when you meet someone who is single and plays golf, you can give them the information. Tom Woods, Membership Co-Chair, will have them available at the May 19 th Monthly Member Meeting. A big welcome goes out from Hartford ASGA to our new members! ~Barbara Wysocki, Membership Co-Chair Golf Committee Report Golf season is well underway with some great action coming up! Remember we are at Tunxis Plantation Country Club in Farmington for Friday Night Golf (FNG) and Portland West Golf Club for Sunday Night Golf (SNG). You don't need to register online for FNG or SNG, but major monthly events do require registration online. Some major events coming up are a Sunday Golf Outing on May 17 th at Topstone Golf Course in South Windsor. Then our Memorial Day event on Monday, May 25 th at Hawk's Landing in Southington. The major event for June is on the 13th at Simsbury Farms! We will soon be announcing the location and date for the 2 nd Play Hooky Day in June! This is another event that doesn t require a reservation just show up and pay at the golf course where someone from the Golf Committee will take the payments. So get your summer schedule lined up and register for some or all of these fun events! The Golf Committee always welcomes input for tournament formats that you would like us to play, so chime in with your suggestions! Hats off to the Membership Committee, who are bringing in lots of new members all handsome guys and gorgeous ladies! We are also delighted to see some previous members coming back to be with us again! A word or two about our 2nd annual Reunion Tournament slated for July 18th at Tunxis Plantation... at this event we invite back all former members, who we are able to locate! Last year we had a great turnout and saw some of our former members, who were a big part of the early success of the Hartford Chapter of ASGA. We ask that anyone, who has an address...or home address or phone number of any former member, please let the Golf Committee know, so we can extend an invitation! I think we should call this the Annual Nancy Hammond Reunion Classic, because she had the idea as President last year Nancy is so bright! So get to the driving range, practice your golf game and come out and enjoy playing golf with Hartford ASGA..And if you decide not to practice...we still want you along with us! ~George Duffy, Golf Committee Chairman

5 HANDICAPS In golf, "handicap" is a common term; but with the USGA handicapping system, we actually have a Handicap Index and a Course Handicap. Your Handicap Index is computed by the handicapping system used by your golf group. The handicapping system uses the best 10 of the last 20 scores that you turned in, to calculate your handicap index. USGA approved handicapping systems require a minimum of 5 scores to calculate a handicap index. A handicap index will frequently be a decimal number: 7.4, 19.6, 28.1, 39.2, etc. A Course Handicap is determined by; using your handicap index with a Course Handicap Chart, or Course Handicap Calculator (you must know the slope of the tees you'll be playing), or doing the calculation manually using the following formula: Handicap Index multiplied by Slope Rating of the tees you'll play, divided by the Standard Slope Rating (113) = Answer. Round the Answer to the nearest whole number; 4 or less rounds down and 5 or more rounds up, and the result is the Course Handicap. ~Jerry Maxwell, Handicap Chairman About Our Members Happy Birthday to these members: John Czepiel - 06/01 Marilyn Drew - 05/25 Chris Kennedy - 06/06 Steven Lynch - 05/14 Cathy Morway - 06/09 Martey Rhine - 05/16 Bob Richards - 05/03 David Walstrom - 06/04 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Jean Cooper - 05/31/2009 Carol DeBerry - 05/31/2009 Mary LeBel - 05/31/2009 Norma Spring - 05/31/2009 Welcome newest members: Richard Bowers - Joined 04/22/2009 Linda Carillo - Joined 04/24/2009 Emil Demikat - Joined 04/22/2009 Joe Fasi - Joined 04/28/2009 Joyce Hynes - Joined 04/24/2009 Dmytri Kolaczenko - Joined 03/26/2009 Cathy Morway - Joined 04/03/2009 Bob Richards - Joined 04/08/2009 Shari Romano - Joined 04/01/2009 Charles Thomas - Joined 04/20/2009 These members recently renewed: Steven Buckley Margaret Doyle Richard Lee Kathleen O'Sullivan Patricia Rondinone Chris Spence Judy Unsworth Elizabeth Washington HARTFORD ASGA 2009 GOLF SCHEDULE SUN. May 17-Top Stone in So. Windsor MON. (Memorial Day) May 25-Hawks Landing in Southington SAT. June 13-Simsbury Farms FRI. July 3-18 holes at Portland West - Annual Mary Lebel Splash Classic SAT July 18- at Tunxis Plantation CC in Farmington - Annual Nancy Hammond Reunion Classic Aug-Ryder Cup (practice round & event date TBA) MON. (Labor Day) Sept. 7-Blue Fox Run in Avon SUN. Sept. 20-Blackledge in Hebron SAT. Oct. 3-Franconia in Springfield SUN. Oct. 18-Southington Country Club These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Helen Bessoni - 03/31/2009 Kathleen Culhane - 04/30/2009 Rhonda Idleman - 04/30/2009 Tina Oswald - 04/30/2009 Our chapter currently has 73 members. **MON. May 11 First play hooky day at Timberlin in Berlin-other dates TBA **Friday nights we play at Tunxis in the early evening **Sunday afternoons we play at Portland West mid afternoons Visit us at for further updates George Duffy is our Golf Chairperson and can be reached at or by george41500@aol.com

6 CELEBRATING 16 YEARS OF SINGLESGOLF IN AMERICA AMERICAN SINGLES GOLF ASSOCIATION MAY, 2009 Event Dates: May 22-25, 2009 A Great Weekend Planned at Homestead Resort And We re Looking for a Few Good Men We cannot complain, we re living the lives of professional golfers, touring beautiful cities and playing courses only the rich and famous could afford to play then we wake up...oh, we re back to dreaming again Homestead Resort... is this a dream or a reality? It s totally up to you. You can hang with your friends this Memorial Day Weekend or you can make new ones at one of our nation s premier resorts. Countless U.S. Presidents have visited this historic venue in the rolling hills of Virginia and countless ASGA Chapter Presidents have teed-off there as well. Why Homestead? It s convenient to our membership base to the extent that probably 50% of our membership can drive there but most importantly, we feel home there. It s just our kind of place. Are you man enough to attend? It seems we ve got ourselves into a bit of a predicament. We know women love these spa resorts but when do we SCREAM out loud and tell the MEN to sign-up as well? Women tend to register in pairs and the men register alone. But we re definitely seeing a shortage of men for this event. So men, we ask the question again: Are you man enough to attend? If you joined this organization to play golf, okay, we ve taken care of that. If it was to meet women and you haven t done it yet, what are you waiting for? We don t roll out the red carpet, that s why we re at the Homestead. You ve got to take it upon yourself and stop second guessing yourself in front of life s mirror. Pick-up the phone, give us a call. Register now before another woman registers! We can t tell the women they can t register any longer simply because they re a woman (we like staying out of jail!). So guys, tell your friends, tell your father and your son. We need more men to attend this event. Said enough? BTW, details at SinglesGolf.com/homestead. Details on the registration form enclosed with this newsletter. Other Upcoming Multi-Chapter Golf Weekends Can t make it to the Homestead this May? Here s a list of other upcoming events... Tampa Bay Invitational - Palm Harbor, Florida (Innisbrook Resort) - June 26-28, Hosted by the Tampa Bay chapter. Details at SingleGolf.com/events. For more info, contact Manus O'Donnell at ManusOD@aol.com. Amelia Island Weekend - Jacksonville, FL (area) - August 21-23, Hosted by the Jacksonville chapter. For information go to and scroll down to Amelia Island link. For the registration form, go to Sign up now as space is limited. For further info, contact Dorothy at darn@bellsouth.net Labor Day Weekend - Santee, SC - September 4-6, Hosted by the Upstate, SC chapter. Details to be posted to the website (details at SingleGolf.com/events) soon. Stay tuned! Reno Roundup - Reno, NV - September 11-13, Hosted by the Sacramento chapter. Details posted at Mountain Fall Weekend - Asheville, NC (area) - October 16-18, Hosted by the Asheville chapter. For complete details, registration form and contact info, go to This event sold out last year so please sign-up early as space is limited. The Big New Year's Golf Event Somewhere South - We will again head to a warm down South to celebrate New Years. Details will be posted in August. Save the dates: December 29, January 1, Got a Friend Who d Like to Start an ASGA Chapter? You are who you are and where you are in life because of ASGA. Well, probably not. But you do have to realize ASGA s been good for you. Why else would you join and have fun with the fellas on the fairways? So if you like ASGA so much, can you help us grow a little? We d like to start some new chapters. Know a business associate or friend or relative in another city where we re not (see List of Chapters link on our homepage at SinglesGolf.com)? If they re successful in getting at least 20 members signed-up, we ll pay for your registration fee at any upcoming ASGA multichapter event! Let us hear from you! - Tom Alsop, President / Founder American Singles Golf Association (GolfASGA@aol.com)

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