Wilmington, NC Chapter - American Singles Golf Association June 2008

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1 CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA Wilmington, NC Chapter - American Singles Golf Association June 2008 Message From Your Chapter President For those folks we haven t seen for a while, weather conditions are perfect to join us for fellowship and golf. Congratulations to Diann Miller who scored a hole-inone on May 1 at St James Plantation Club on the eleventh hole, 100 yards, par 3 using a 13 wood. Who said 13 was unlucky? She states this is her FIRST ; suggesting there will be more. Go, Diann! Diann also won a free dinner, compliments of the 50/50 drawing at our monthly meeting on May 8 th. Past winners are Lucy Prell and John Simonelli. Each member is encouraged to invite guests and increase membership. Any member who has recruited a minimum of 5 new members will have their annual dues paid. Please note June 29 th as our food & fun gathering at Suzanne Smith s home after golf at St James Players. While I ve heard from a few of you, it would be great to have a big turnout in honor of Ted Smith. You can sign up at the meeting on June 12 th or call me The North Carolina-South Carolina Challenge is scheduled for July th, 2008 at Talamore Golf Resort in Southern Pines. Contact Sam Moody (home), (cell) or sambo447@aol.com for more details. Wouldn t it be wonderful if Wilmington had the lowest net average and won the trophy? We need a minimum of 10 players or we ll be teamed with another chapter. Early registration is recommended. Winter Chill 2008 netted $4, Thanks again to all who made this year s event so successful. If you re interested in chairing 2009 s event, please let me know. We ll also need volunteers to assist the chairperson(s). Remember to check with our web site for current events. ~Eloise Eller, President Social Committee News Because I will be on vacation for a month from mid-june to mid-july, I've planned, in advance, where we will be dining after our Chapter golf outings during this time. Please put the following info on your golf calendars now, and I will send follow-ups as needed: Friday, June 20th - "9 & Dine" at Beau Rivage. Summer is officially here and our "9 & Dine" tee-times now start at 5 p.m. and remain at 5 p.m. for July and August as well. Call the pro shop at Ext. #1 to put your name of this list to play. Sunday, June 29th - St. James Player's Club - Suzanne Smith's home. Details on what to bring and how you can help will be sent in a separate . Saturday, July 12th - Crow Creek - This is the Beach Battle between our ASGA chapter and Myrtle Beach. Lunch will be at Derberster's in Calabash after the winner of this major battle is determined. More info on this event will be forthcoming from Bill Duncan and Betty of the Myrtle Beach Chapter. Sunday, July 27th, we play Lockwood Folly, a beautiful course, which borders the Intracoastal Waterway just north of Holden Beach. After golf we'll dine at Betty's on the Waterfront. For those of you who joined us for lunch after Brier Creek at Betty's new downtown Shallotte restaurant, this is her original, waterfront location. The menu is similar - lots of good, down-home cookin' plus lots of fresh fish dishes and her famous, homemade hush puppies! There is a large, outdoor patio, which is perfect for having a cold drink and watch- 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: Second Thursday of each month Next Meeting: June 12th, 2008 at 6:00 Meeting Location: Wilson s (formerly Alleigh s) 4925 New Center Drive, Wilmington. 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.

2 Wilmington Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association President Eloise Eller Chairman of the Board Tony Zitney Golf Chairpersons Bill Duncan and Sandy Ettinger Social Chairperson ReAnn Scott Membership Chairperson Lucy Prell Communications Chairperson Gerry Storch Secretary Diane Fastnacht Treasurer Pat Steger ing the boats float by, along with the enormous, indoor dining space. This Betty's location has been a Scott-family favorite for over 20 years and is still one of my favorite places to eat if you're on or near Holden Beach. I'm hoping to be back in time to join you there! ~Reann Scott, Social Chairperson Wilmington Chapter Golf Outing Prize Funding for 2008 Guidelines As a Wilmington Chapter member benefit for 2008, no prize money will be collected from Wilmington Chapter members. Prize money will be allocated from the chapter treasury. First Place $8 Second Place $5 Third Place $3 Wilmington Members/Guests (potential members) - $1 contribution on day of tournament Non-Wilmington members (other ASGA chapters/guests) - $5 contribution on day of tournament Dependent on the format/eating location, attempts will be made to present winnings on the day of the golf outing. If NOT awarded on day of play, prize winnings shall be given out at the next scheduled monthly meeting. If the winner is not present, or does not coordinate with either Bill or Sandy to have prize winnings picked up by another member, monies shall be forfeited and returned to the Treasury 3 months after the next monthly meeting following the scheduled event. It is your responsibility to pick up your winnings. Golf News The weather cooperated with us again at Beau Rivage on April 26. First place was won by the team of Tom Hurst, Donna Edwards, John Simonelli, and Doris McGuire. In second place was the team of Jim Kiernan, Lucy Prell, Bud Streeter, and Michelle Stewart. The team of Marty Tyler, Teresa Helms, Walter Zwaryczuk, and Pat Leader took third. A beautiful day at a beautiful course was Saturday May 10th at the Founders Club of St. James. Taking first place honors was the team of Gerry Barto, Donna Edwards, Bob Newton and Jan Van Der Vliet. In second was team of Elwood Lanier, Amy Boardman, Bud Streeter, and Arlene Rushin. Last but not least in third was the team of Bert Lemery, Kay Brannon, Joe Johnson, and Marlene Kastleman. Upcoming events include Oak Island SAT- URDAY MAY 31ST with TEE TIMES starting at 12:28 and cost will be SATURDAY JUNE 14TH is Olde Pointe with a 10:00 am SHOTGUN start for $ SUNDAY JUNE 29TH we are at St. James again but this time we will be at the PLAYERS CLUB. Cost for this event will be $38.00 and TEE TIMES will be starting at am. We are in the process of getting all the information ready for you for the BEACH BATTLE being held at Crow Creek on SAT- URDAY JULY 12TH. Keep an eye open for the information. You can sign up for any of these events by ing me at wearldunc3@yahoo.com or by signing up at the June meeting the second Thursday of the month June 12th. Hope to see you at the next meeting. ~Bill Duncan & Sandy Ettinger, Golf Chairpersons Wilmington Chapter Policy: New guests may attend one meeting and one golf outing (normally the first outing following the meeting date). Afterwards, the guest may not participate in any further outings until they join and dues are paid in full. JOIN BY PHONE OR FAX You can join the Wilmington chapter over the phone. Just dial TOLL FREE GOLF MATE ( ) and give us the information on the application form, your credit card number and expiration date, and you re all set! But make sure you call us between normal business hours, 8:30-4:30, M-Th; 8:30-12:30 Fridays. Your membership package will be mailed within 10 days. Or, you may prefer to FAX your membership application along with credit card information to (toll free)

3 Communications Committee News If you need to refer to more information on our activities, please check the Star News in Brunswick, Pender and New Hanover counties, WWAY or WECT websites, State Port Pilot or Jacksonville Daily News. Other weekly editions where we send information are the Brunswick Beacon, Island Gazette, Lumina News, Pender Chronicle, Topsail Voice and Whiteville News Reporter. ~Gerrie Storch and Susan Hammond Ziegler, Communications Co-Chairs Membership Committee News Welcome to our new member, E. Kay Brannon from Oak Island. We are delighted to have you with us. ~Lucy Prell, Membership Chairperson ABOUT OUR MEMBERS Happy Birthday to these members: Eric Blanchard - 06/01 Peggy Brummitt - 06/12 Faye Curren - 07/02 Don DiGiulian - 07/04 Geraldine Hevaghan - 07/01 Marlene Kastleman - 06/13 Mary Kidwell - 06/16 Vincent Spolarich - 06/21 Geraldine Storch - 06/09 Judith Taylor - 07/14 Norma Tofaute - 06/16 Jan Van Der Vliet - 06/06 Rick West - 06/23 Thomas Wyllie - 06/11 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Becky Davis - 06/30/2008 Laura Ludwig Ferguson - 06/30/2008 Patricia Onderdonk - 06/30/2008 Pam Shaffer - 06/30/2008 Welcome newest members: E. Kay Brannon - Joined 05/15/2008 Donna Edwards - Joined 05/07/2008 Frances Keir - Joined 04/10/2008 These members recently renewed: Linda Adgent Thomas Johnson These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Robert Kelly - 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? 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! 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 is lying 3 putting for par) 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 is lying 3 putting for par) 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 is lying 3 putting for par) 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 is lying 3 putting for par) 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.

4 MEMBER PERKS Show your ASGA membership card for discounts. Beau Rivage Resort & Golf Club, $5.00 golf discount. Pro Golf Wilmington, 323 Eastwood Road, Wilmington, NC (Tel will now offer ASGA members a 15% discount on apparel and a 10% discount on most other items, excluding golf balls and some clubs. Certain restrictions apply, so be sure to ask which items are not subject to discount. Wilmington ASGA, The Games We Play 1. Captain's Choice - All tee off; Play the best shot until holed out. Play through 18 holes. Record one score for the team. 2. Captain s Choice (modified) - All tee off; Play the best shot until holed out on all 18 holes. Each person s drive used a specified number of times (usually 3). Played through 18 holes. Record one score for the team. 3. Shamble - All drive on each hole, select the best drive and each person plays his/her own ball to complete the hole. (Usually two best balls recorded) Record each player s score. 4. Captain s Choice Step Aside - All tee off; the person whose ball is used does not play the following shot. Applies to all shots. Record one score for the team. Putt it out to determine whose drive will not be used on the next hole. 5. Scotch Pairs - Two person-male/female teams play alternate shots until the hole is finished. Played for all 18 holes. Record one score for the twosome Each player plays his/her own ball. 1 net score counts on par 5 s; 2 net scores count on par 4 s and 3 net scores count on par 3 s. Record all players scores. 7. Points - Play your own ball. Points awarded for each person s score. Example: 1 point for double bogey; 2 points for bogey, 3 points for par, 4 points for birdie, etc. Record all players scores. 8. Gambler s Golf - All tee off. Roll one dice to see which shot is used; 1=A golfers; 2= B golfers; 3= C golfers; 4= D golfers; 5= best shot used; 6= worst shot used. It is played as Captains Choice after that. Record one score for the team. 9. Team Net - Play your own ball. All scores count on every hole. Total of all scores minus handicaps = team score. Record all players scores WILMINGTON CHAPTER ASGA - POLICY FOR GOLF EVENTS Wilmington Chapter ASGA Policy for Golf Events 1 Captain s choice using each person s drive at least 3 times will prevail during 1) in climate conditions or 2) cart path only or 3) as determined by the *golf chair(s). 2 Members should arrive at least 30 minutes prior to tee off. Late arrivals may forfeit their place if their group has teed-off and there is no vacancy in another group. 3 Members should contact golf chair(s) at least 48 hours before a registered event if unable to play; emergencies not withstanding. 4 Any member who is a no-show for a registered event will be assessed ten ($10) before being allowed to participate in another event. *Event planner

5 Date Wilmington ASGA 2008 Golf Schedule Day Course Time Cost Format 1-13 Sun Magnolia Greens Sun Brierwood to 3-2 Winter Chill Weekend Whispering Pines 3-15 Sat The Lakes :30 9: Sat Topsail Greens 4-13 Sun Rockfish cc 10: ** Sat Beau Rivage ** Sat St. James Founders ** Sat Oak Island ** Sat Olde Point Sun St. James Players Sat Crow Creek BEACH BATTLE 7-27** Sun Lockwood Folly Sat Carolina Sands Sun Wilmington Municipal Sat Castle Bay Sun St. James Members Sun Belvedere Sun Rivers Edge Sat Lion s Paw Sun Carolina National :36 tee time 1:16 tee time 12:28 10:00 8:48 Dble tees 11:00 10:00 10:04 tee time 9:16 10:00 dbl tees 9:09 dbl tees 11:00 $35.00 $30.00 $26.00 TEAM NET $26.00 FLIGHTED Registration form on line $ BEST BALLS $37 CAPTAIN S CHOICE $ BEST BALLS $37.00 TEAM NET $41.00 GAMBLER S DICE $ $41.00 BEACH BATTLE $ BEST BALLS $21.00 TEAM NET $36.00 STEP ASIDE CAPTAIN S CHOICE $36.00 CAPTAIN S CHOICE MODIFIED $ BEST BALLS $30.00 YELLOW BALL $41.00 POINTS $41.00 TEAM NET $36.00 CAPTAIN S CHOICE Members: To sign up or CANCEL (48 hrs prior), call the Bill Duncan or wearldunc3@yahoo.com! Last minute problem, call the course number. Arrive at least 30 minutes prior to! ** indicates change from original schedule.

6 Wilmington/Myrtle Beach Beach Battle sponsored by the Myrtle Beach Chapter, American Singles Golf Association Saturday, July 12, hole handicapped team play competition at Crow Creek Golf Course Show time: 8am Food and Prizes at Underdog s in Little River $55 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: July 5th REGISTRATION FORM Name: Phone: HANDICAP: Chapter: W MB Lunch Choice: (circle one): non-alcoholic beverage included Baked Ziti Spaghetti w/ meatball Fettuccini w/ chicken Chicken Parmesan Mail Check (payable to: MB ASGA) AND This Form to: D. Salisch, 440 Egret Dr. Sunset Beach, SC For more information, call (910)

7 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