SAVE THE DATE! Our annual Christmas party December 6th at one of our favorite gathering spots, OAK HILLS RESTAURANT ON THE GREEN.

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1 CELEBRATING 23 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA Fairfield County Chapter - American Singles Golf Association October 2014 CANDLEWOOD VALLEY NEW VENUE!! ASGA Fairfield will have an outing at a new venue on October 19th: Beautiful Candlewood Valley. If you are not up for 18 holes we will be playing 9 holes at Tashua Glenn, executive course on October 5th. SAVE THE DATE! Our annual Christmas party December 6th at one of our favorite gathering spots, OAK HILLS RESTAURANT ON THE GREEN. THIS IS YOUR ORGANIZATION! We need new members on the Board, Please contact Jane or Barbara if you are interested in volunteering, it does not take much time and you will have fun! A FEW GOLF TIPS, ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN Resist with the hips A major source of power is the winding of the upper body against the resistance of the lower body. The more you turn your shoulders relative to your hips, the more momentum you create for the downswing. The hips unwind naturally and the shoulders follow, generating power through the hitting area, like a slingshot. To help feel the separation between your upper and lower body, turn your right toe in at address about 20 degrees, and swing. This will prevent your right hip from turning too much on the backswing. --Julieta Granada, LPGA Tour player Friday Night Social: Gerry, George, Barb, Jane and Greg. Learn to sweep it To get the most distance and accuracy out of your tee shot, you need to sweep the ball off the tee rather than hit down on Upcoming Events Include (see SinglesGolf.com/events) ASGA's Battle at the Beach - Charleston, SC, October 30- November 2: Play Coosaw Creek, Dunes West and optional rounds at Kiawah Island's Oak Point and The Links at Stono Ferry. Details at Singlesgolf.com/Battle ASGA's Western Caribbean Cruise - November 16-23, Sail out of Ft. Lauderdale for seven nights. Details at SinglesGolf.com/cruise ASGA National's (Belated) New Year's Event - Orlando Area - January 4-7, Details at Orlando's Sunshine Fling - March 12-15, Details released in the coming months. For more information, contact Barney Coomes at bcoomes@cfl.rr.com Office Hours: 9:00am to 2:00pm, M-F (Eastern) National Office: or GOLFMATE Regular Meeting Dates: 1st and 3rd Friday of each month at 6:00 pm. Check our Website for location. Next Meeting: October 17th, 2014 Our Website: (See next page for list of officers and board members.) Contact us at: asgafairfield@hotmail.com Our Hotline: To join, renew dues, make a change of address, phone, etc., call National Hotline at left.

2 Fairfield County, CT Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association Presidents Barbara Geraghty & Jane Price Chairmen of the Board Barbara Geraghty & Linda Woodruff Golf Chairpersons George Emmons & Linda Woodruff Social Chairpersons Jo Jones & Lynne Ambrette Membership Chairperson Deirdre Campbell Communications Chairperson Andrea Anthony Secretary Greg Walker Treasurer Karen Rumsey TM it. Learn what this feels like by teeing up the ball a few inches in front of your usual ball position, and practice hitting drives. Your arms will extend through impact and the club will catch the ball on the upswing rather than the downswing, sending it farther and straighter. --Debbie Doniger, former Golf Digest Top 20 under 40 teacher Go "whoosh!" Turn your driver upside-down so you're holding the shaft by the clubhead and swinging the grip end. This will make the club feel significantly lighter, so you can swing faster with your hands and arms. The grip end of the club should make a "whoosh" sound at the bottom of the swing; if it doesn't, you're not generating enough speed (and if it makes the sound at the start of the downswing, you're accelerating during the wrong part of the swing). After several practice swings, turn the club around and hit some balls. Your arms and body will be in sync, and you'll generate more zip with the clubhead. --Cindy Miller, one of Golf Digest's 50 Best Women Teachers in America LAKE GEORGE WEEKEND ASGA has large contingent attending Lake George weekend. Fourteen people from our chapter attended the long weekend at Lake George Sept hosted by the Albany chapter. Attendees were: Sue Schettini, Betty Yu, Linda Woodruff, Bill Rilley, Maureen Markelon, Carla Klein, Jane Hughes, Al Bement, Aline Goetz, Michelle Grasso, Tom Maniscalco, Andrea Anthony, Lyn Ambrette, and Debby Peacock. We stayed at the Fort William Henry Hotel right on Lake George. Everyone played in the scramble at Queensbury Country Club on Saturday. Extra golf was offered at the Sagamore Gold Club on Friday, and at the Top of the World Golf Couse on Sunday. The weekend officially started off on Friday night with a cruise on the Lac Du Saint Sacrement run by the Lake George Steamboat Company. We cruised up the lake while eating dinner, socializing, and dancing up a storm. The outside observation deck on the top of the boat offered the best views of the lake. That is a big lake! It is 32 miles long, and about 2 miles wide. We passed by beautiful lakeside estates and the famous Sagamore Hotel. Despite the opulence of the houses, I still got the feeling of a pristine, natural wilderness as we sailed up the lake. Thanks to Ellen Riley of the Albany Chapter for overseeing the weekend event. It was fun to reconnect with old friends and to meet new people. It is always fun to get acquainted with a new place! I can see why Lake George is such a popular vacation spot. About Our Members Happy Birthday to these members: Christine Blair - 10/25 John Dadakis - 10/09 Barbara Geraghty - 10/13 Aline Goetz - 10/02 Dalia Kucinskas - 11/01 Diana Rinaldo - 10/31 Kathleen Toombs - 10/14 Linda Woodruff - 10/21 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Sandy Breyan - 10/31/2014 Deirdre Campbell - 10/31/2014 Aline Goetz - 10/31/2014 Carla Klein - 10/31/2014 Welcome newest members: Rich Plutzer - Joined 08/18/2014 These members recently renewed: Marilyn Ambrette George Emmons Jacqueline Heinrich George Hill Jo Jones Elliott Whitney These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Susan Connelly - 08/31/2014 Charles Miller - 08/31/2014 William Rilley - 09/30/2014 Barbara Seiter - 09/30/2014 Our chapter currently has 55 members.

3 LAKE GEORGE WEEKEND Deirdre and Carla aboard the Lac de Saint Sacrement on Lake George

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6 The Fairfield County Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association WANTS YOU! We re 3,000 members in 75 cities and we re ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN! So if you re single (i.e. divorced, widowed, legally separated or never married) and enjoy meeting others through the game of golf, you re invited to inquire about membership by calling the American Singles Golf Association directly at (1-TRIPLE-EIGHT-GOLFMATE) or visit our website at SinglesGolf.com