Kansas City Chapter - American Singles Golf Association - June 2008

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1 CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA Kansas City Chapter - American Singles Golf Association - June 2008 President s Report If you have you haven't had a chance to get on the links yet, don't wait - it's high time you got out there and had some good ole KCSGA fun! We've had great weather for all of our golf outings to date, including the wellattended Lake of the Ozarks golf trip. Beautiful golf courses, great food, and dancing at night a wonderful combo. Thanks, Francie, for organizing and hosting us. See the telltale pics below. I m sorry I missed playing golf on Memorial Day at Falcon Lakes, but I was on a week long road trip to Colorado and northern New Mexico, which, thankfully, did include golf and some time at my boss' ranch. (Don't saddle that horse for me... let me on the ATV instead.) The views at 9,000 feet were spectacular, although, sadly, there wasn't a golf course in sight. Potential members are continuing to seek out KCSGA. We had four visitors at our May 15th meeting at Old Chicago. If you have just joined KCSGA WEL- COME. We hope you to see you on the links soon. June will be a fun month for. We have a 9/Wine/Dine at Falcon Valley on June 6th, a tourney at Adams Point on June 21st, and a not-to-be-missed Night Golf event at Longview on June 28th, organized by Debbie Crowe. You have to be seen (hopefully in pajamas) at this one. Don't miss our next monthly meeting at Old Chicago, Metcalf on Thursday, June 19: 6 p.m. social, 6:30 p.m. meeting. ~Veda Landon, President Livin (and golfin ) Large at Lake of the Ozarks Friday, May 16, we played Osage National Links and River Courses. We dutifully kept our carts on the path and sloshed our way across the fairways, enjoying the golf in spite of the rain the previous day. A great pasta dinner was provided by the club as we came off the course. After dinner, everyone tripped off to Shorty Pants and danced all evening to the sounds of Johnny I and the Receders. As the fairways were drying Saturday morning, many of us hit the outlet mall for some shopping. Then we were off to Old Kinderhook for an afternoon of golf. It s a great course that everyone loves to play each year. That night Francie provided a wonderful dinner for all. Good food and lots of laughs made the evening special. Oh yes, the squirrel made his annual appearance, leaving many wanting more. Sunday morning we played Deer Chase and headed home as we finished our rounds. It was a challenging course with many elevations and some long par 3 holes that won t be forgotten anytime soon. The wondrous weekend was made possible by Francie. Thank you, thank you, Francie. Thank you for making all the tee times, brokering our green fees, making the pairings, arranging our dinners and introducing us to Shorty Pants. It was a fabulous weekend, and we appreciate all you do. ~Maureen McArdle, Vice President 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 Fridays (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: Third Thursday of each month Next Meeting: June 19th, 2008 Meeting Location & Time: Old Chicago Metcalf in Overland Park Happy Hour at 6pm, meeting starts at 6:30pm 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 Kansas City Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association Kickin back after playing Osage National (Lake of the Ozarks) TM President Veda Landon Mark Slator, Jim Hamilton & Alleyne Johnson Rob Almquist Cary Chiaverini & Mark Slator Shakin It at Shorty Pants (Lake of the Ozarks) Golf Chairperson Larry Shockley Social Chairperson Debbie Crowe Membership Chairperson Rick Cunningham Communications Chairperson Patrick Puntenney Secretary Sandy Kolderup Treasurer Nancy Walz Vice President Maureen McArdle Ann Middleton & Paul Lamson Diane Clevenger & Frank Pianalto Barb Higgins & Cary Chiaverini Jim Hamilton, Debbie Gauss & Frank Chop Diane Clevenger dancing up a storm. Steve Lovett always playing with fire.

3 Upcoming KCSGA Golf Events 2008 Sat. June 21 TOURNAMENT Adams Point Blue Springs, Mo. Sat. June 28 Night (glow-ball) Golf Longview Lakes, Lee s Summit, Mo. Tom Ritchie & Sharon Lowe Fri. July 4 Independence Day Falcon Lakes, Basehor, Kan. Fri. July 11 9/18 Wine & Dine Leawood South July Colorado Trip Various Sun. July 27 Alvamar, Lawrence, Kan. Rob Almquist & Veda Landon A Perfect Day at Paradise Point Fourty-one KCSGA members braved near perfect weather and the beautiful surrounds of Smithville Lake for an enjoyable day of golf on Sunday, May 4. The big winners for the event were: 1st Place: Larry Maddox, Diane Clevenger, Jerry Walker and Don Richter 2nd Place: Bruce Anderson, Rhonda Shorten, Frank Chop and Francie Marshall Flag Prizes: Bob Haefele, Don Richter, Wendell Coon and Jerry Walker After the golf tournament a large crowd gathered for food and beverages at Brickhouse Cafe in Smithville. If "noisy" was in indicator it is evident all had a great time. I want to thank all who worked and participated to make this a fun time. (Frank Pianalto great birthday present????) ~Frank Pianalto, Paradise Point Host Sat. August 2 9/18 Wine & Dine Lakewood Oaks, Lee's Summit Sat. August 9 TOURNAMENT Sycamore Ridge, Spring Hill, Kan. Sat. August 23 TOURNAMENT Winterstone, Independence, Mo. Mon. Sept 1 Labor Day Falcon Lakes, Basehor, Kan. Sat. Sept 13 20* TOURNAMENT Shirkey's, Richmond, Mo. Sun. Sept Wine & Dine Eagles Landing, Belton, Mo. Sat. Oct 11 TOURNAMENT Drumm Farm, Independence, Mo. Sat. Oct 25 Falcon Ridge, Lenexa, Kan. * NOTE: Shirkey s has been changed from Sept. 13 to Sept. 20. Maureen McArdle, Frank Pianalto & Veda Landon 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!

4 ABOUT OUR MEMBERS Happy Birthday to these members: Sherry Beckman - 06/06 Laurie Burgess - 06/24 Pati Chasnoff - 06/16 Cary Chiaverini - 06/05 Diane Clevenger - 06/15 Pam Emler - 06/19 Susan Firoved - 07/15 Bill Gabel - 06/14 Mike Harris - 07/05 Harlan Laner - 07/12 Colleen Laughlin - 06/18 Robert McCall - 07/15 Anita Mooney - 07/06 Kathleen Quirk - 06/29 Rose Reicherts - 06/20 Joyce Tilly - 07/14 Toni Tygart - 07/01 Van Wolbach - 07/10 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Cary Chiaverini - 06/30/2008 Patrick Daily - 06/30/2008 Jim Fitter - 06/30/2008 Maggie Lewis - 06/30/2008 Curtis McCall - 06/30/2008 Richard Pallo - 06/30/2008 Mark Slator - 06/30/2008 Welcome newest members: Elizabeth (Betty) Ferkenhoff - Joined 04/22/2008 Robert Kruetzkamp - Joined 04/18/2008 Linda Neville - Joined 04/14/2008 Jane Stafford - Joined 04/25/2008 Jennifer Westendorf - Joined 04/28/2008 These members recently renewed: Bruce Anderson Jean Butterfield Darlene Campbell Shani Crossen Jack Davis Barbara Higgins Alleyne Johnson Harlan Laner Colleen Laughlin Robert McCall Wally Meyer Dave Oetting Frank Pianalto Bob Soldi Joyce Tilly Toni Tygart These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Wendell Coon - 05/31/2008 Steve Fletcher - 05/31/2008 Marcy Gaynes - 04/30/2008 Michael Gebo - 04/30/2008 Nick LaForge - 05/31/2008 Maureen McArdle - 05/31/2008 Terri McGowen - 05/31/2008 Marie Rakiec - 05/31/2008 Ellen Schmidt - 04/30/2008 Timothy Wilcoxon - 04/30/2008 Our chapter currently has 105 members Rules and More Rules Larry is playing in the local club tournament. His opponent is Tom. On the par-4, 3rd hole, Tom s third shot (a chip to the green) comes to rest 2 feet from the hole. Larry s third shot is also a chip to the green. Larry, who normally couldn t hit the broad side of a barn, lands his ball on the green with the ball rolling on-line to the hole. Larry s ball, like a cruise missile, heads directly at Tom s ball, hits it, and like a cue ball propels Tom s ball into the hole, cur-plunk. Larry s ball is deflected about 5 feet. Larry who is often referred to as the rules czar states that the Tom s ball is holed (score of 3) and his ball (Larry s ball) is lying three, no penalty and he is putting for par. Tom says he wants to get a ruling from the tournament judge before going further and possibly entering an incorrect score. He thinks Larry should incur a 2 stroke penalty and play from where his ball lies and that he (Tom) is not entitled to the gift drop into the cup, but rather should be required to place his ball back at the previous position and put for par. What is the correct ruling? A.) Larry incurs a penalty of two strokes and will play his ball as it lies. Tom must place his ball without penalty and continue his play. (Larry is lying 5 putting for 6. Tom B.) Larry incurs a two stroke penalty and both will play their balls as they lie. Tom s ball is considered holed. (Larry is lying 5 putting for 6. Tom is holed out with a birdie 3) C.) Larry incurs a penalty of one stroke and will play his ball as it lies. Tom must replace his ball without penalty and continue his play. (Larry is lying 4 putting for bogie. Tom D.) Larry incurs a one stroke penalty and both will play their balls as they lie. Tom s ball is considered holed. (Larry is hitting lying 4 putting for bogie. Tom is holed out with a birdie 3) E.) Larry incurs no penalty. Larry must play his ball as it lies. Tom must replace his ball without penalty and continue his play. (Larry is lying 3 putting for par. Tom F.) Larry incurs no penalty. Larry must play his ball as it lies. Tom s ball is considered holed. (Larry is hitting lying 3 putting for par. Tom is holed out with a birdie 3) And the answer is. E.) Larry incurs no penalty. Larry must play his ball as it lies. Tom must replace his ball without penalty and continue his play. (Larry is lying 3 putting for par. Tom Tom s ball was at rest when struck and moved by Larry s ball. Rule 18 (The Ball at Rest Moved) section mandates that if a ball at rest is moved by another ball after a stroke, the ball that was moved must be replaced, to the position it was at when moved, without penalty. Rule 19 (Ball in Motion Deflected or Stopped) section mandates that if a ball in motion after a stroke is deflected or stopped by a ball in play and at rest, the player (Larry in this case) must play his ball as it lies and there is no penalty. Larry would have incurred a two stroke penalty had the same situation occurred when both balls were sitting on the green and his ball hit Tom s ball while putting.

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