CELEBRATING 27 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA Orlando Chapter - American Singles Golf Association January/February 2019 From the President Happy New Year everyone! We are looking forward to having a great 2019. Our holiday party at Deer Run was a wonderful way to celebrate a fun year with 32 of our golfing friends and cap off a spectacular 2018 that included hosting this year s Florida Cup to 110 Florida Chapter members at the Omni Resort, fun golf getaways, weekend golf and annual Club Chapter Championship, added social activities and happy hours, home parties and the like. Please note this change: This is the first bi-monthly newsletter you will receive (rather than monthly). In 2019, you will receive the newsletter in Jan., Mar., Jun., Aug., Oct., and Dec. In between you will receive a Chapter e-mail of upcoming events and activities as well as the normal Evites to sign up for golf and social outings. We hope this will enhance our communications and provide you with information on a more timely basis. The existing Board members that you see in the left column of this newsletter will remain in place for 2019. A few folks have already volunteered to help with events, but the Orlando Chapter can always use your help. Please consider volunteering for 2019 golf and social events. Our thanks go to our members for participating and helping in 2018. Please continue to share your ideas and we will make them happen. Speaking of changes, there are significant changes to the Rules of Golf coming in 2019. We have sent you a link providing a summary of five key changes and a link that provides further details, and we hope you find it useful. Best wishes, ~Carolyn Aldorfer Social Chair We are looking forward to some great get-togethers and fun social events during 2019! It will be hard to beat the great time that everyone enjoyed at our lovely Christmas party at the Country Club at Deer Run. We had a terrific crowd who were entertained by Zach Scott, our deejay for the evening, and we loved having some delightful guests, including several former members of the chapter. Dinner was very nice, and the beautiful bundt cakes were the hit of the evening. Coming up in January or February (date to be set soon), we have a happy hour planned at Sam Snead's Tavern in Maitland. Look for the details and an Evite soon. ~Virginia Borchert Membership Chair We had some great golf adventures in 2018 and look forward to much more in 2019. We hope you will come out and join us. Welcome to our newest member, Richard Fine, who is returning to us after a break of several years it's great to have you back, Richard! The following members are up for renewal between the end of December and February. Susan Walther, Steve Hall, Mitzi Seem, Bruce Misko, Mary Barber, Kathleen Gaudiano, Dennis Connelly, Bob Driscoll, Trinket Mason, Dana Burch and Cara Washington. Please renew as soon as you can so you don t miss out on any great golf. Please note that upcoming golf events Upcoming Multi-Chapter Events (see SinglesGolf.com/events) New Year's in Miami - The Ritz- Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami, will be our host hotel. Dates: January 2-5, 2019. Full detail of this annual event at www.singlesgolf.com/newyears This is a reunion event open to all current and former members (and their spouses, if married). Cabo San Lucas - April 6-13, 2019. We're looking at staying 7 days, playing 3 rounds of golf (with optional rounds if you choose) and exploring what the area has to offer. Deposit necessary. Go to www.singlesgolf.com/cabo for more details. Next Meeting & Location TBD Our Chapter Website www.orlandofl.singlesgolf.com\ Our Hotline (407) 647-9388 (See next page for list of officers and board members.) National Office Office Hours: 9:00am to 2:00pm, M-F (Eastern) National Office: 980-833-6450 or 1-888-GOLFMATE Go to www.singlesgolf.com/myaccount to make changes to your address, phone, etc. To join or renew your dues, go to www.singlesgolf.com/join Singles Golf is a registered trademark of ASGA, Inc.
ORLANDO CHAPTER of the American Singles Golf Association President Carolyn Aldorfer caldorfer@cfl.rr.com 407-292-2708 Golf Chairperson Bob Driscoll driscoll53@msn.com 407-212-6370 Social Chairperson Virginia Borchert vborch1941@gmail.com 407-876-8319 Membership Chairperson Pam Reese starpam@msn.com 407-774-1754 Communications Chairperson Linda Marcet ljmarcet@gmail.com 407-448-2588 Secretary Mitzi Seem rseem7@icloud.com 407-332-8783 Treasurer Steve Hall stevewh123@gmail.com 321-662-7340 are posted a month ahead on Meet Up. If you sign up on Meet Up, also respond to the Evite in your email. If you have any questions or suggestions, let us know or any single golfing friends, please invite them to come out and play. We look forward to seeing you out on the course! ~Pam Reese Golf Chair I'm sitting in Seattle, WA as I type my portion of the ASGA newsletter looking outside at the overcast clouds and rain. The temperature is about 40 degrees and I can't wait to get back to Florida! It's been much fun visiting friends and family here but I can't wait to get back to hit a golf ball. So here goes my first contribution of the 2019 ASGA, Orlando chapter newsletter! First off, I'd like to welcome Cathy Semyck as my assistant. Cathy has graciously agreed to help with scheduling our outings as well as covering for me when necessary. She has done much for the Executive Women's Golf Association and still maintains a close relationship with them. Please feel free to contact Cathy if you have ideas or suggestions. Our Club Championship round at Celebration was held on a beautiful golf day in December, and we had a full tee sheet. At the end of the round, our champions Steve Hall and Virginia Borchert were heartily congratulated, and then they bought a round of drinks for all. It was a splendid day! As most of you know, golf rates go up during the first four or five months of the year. This is the period of time that courses make their money to help them get through the sweltering Summer months. As the golf chair, I work to keep your green fees as low as possible. I've built relationships with many courses and often I get rates comparable to or even lower than last year. Sometimes, courses undergo new management changes and are difficult to deal with. That's why I end up booking some familiar courses and will do so until warmer weather. I'm also in the process of booking our overnight trips. I'm currently looking at returning to LaCita and Jekyll Island and need suggestions on where YOU want to go. As always, I encourage you to let me know where you want to play golf. My email is driscoll53@msn.com, phone: 407-212-6370. ~Bob Driscoll True Quote! Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented. -- Arnold Palmer About Our Members (THIS REPORT RAN 12/30/2018) Happy Birthday to these members: Christine Biondo - 02/22 Virginia Borchert - 01/05 Bill Cole - 02/11 Setsuko Day - 03/03 Bob Driscoll - 02/12 Richard Fine - 03/02 Kathleen Gaudiano - 01/23 William Halpin - 01/23 Margaret Pasterchik - 03/06 Manetta Seem - 02/25 Susan Walther - 01/27 Paula Weber - 01/13 Mike Willeford - 02/15 Thomas Zurosky - 01/30 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Bob Driscoll - 01/31/2019 Kathleen Gaudiano - 01/31/2019 Bruce Misko - 01/31/2019 Mary Barber - 02/28/2019 Dennis Connelly - 02/28/2019 Manetta Seem - 02/28/2019 Cara Washington - 02/28/2019 Welcome newest members: Richard Fine - Joined 12/12/2018 These members recently renewed: Carolyn Aldorfer Stephanie Mason These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Barbara Bowes - 11/30/2018 Beverly Cammerata - 11/30/2018 Theresa Tampa - 11/30/2018 Charles Wieben - 11/30/2018 To renew your dues today, go to SinglesGolf.com/renew If you wish to renew over the phone, call 980-833-6450, M-F, 9-2 Eastern Time. Our chapter currently has 54 members.
Club Championship Golf Outing 2018 Club Champions Steve Hall and Virginia Borchert Christmas Party
From the ASGA National Office - New Rules in Golf Geared to Speed-up Play The biggest change in the USGA Rules of Golf in decades took place January 1, 2019. Many of the rules allow for a quicker pace of play. Please take a few minutes to review this video and begin to play a faster round of golf yet keeping the integrity of the game where it should be: www.singlesgolf.com/newgolfrules2019
The Orlando 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 1-888-465-3628 (1-TRIPLE-EIGHT-GOLFMATE) or visit our website at SinglesGolf.com
TM Call Us Toll Free Fax This Toll Free Mail This To Us Online (SinglesGolf.com/join) Note: Meeting locations may vary. Upon joining, you will receive a monthly newsletter telling you about monthly meetings, outings, etc. If you have any questions, contact your local chapter leader or call 1-888- GOLFMATE or 980-833-6450. Please complete information box at right. PRINT CLEARLY - THE INFO BELOW SHOWS HOW IT WILL APPEAR ON YOUR CHAPTER S ROSTER. (*SEE OPT-OUT CLAUSE BELOW) HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT US? CHAPTER YOU ARE JOINING OR RENEWING IN: NAME E-MAIL ADDR: ADDRESS CITY ST ZIP HOME ( ) WORK/CELL ( ) EMPL. BY POSITION MONTH & DAY BORN YOUR USGA HANDICAP or AVERAGE GOLF SCORE Dues are $79.00 per year (full 12 months) OR $158.00 for two years (includes free ASGA logo d shirt when joining for two years!) and can be paid by check or credit card. Credit card users: JOIN BY PHONE: 1-888-465-3628 or FAX COMPLETED FORM to 1-888-465-3295. Your membership kit will be mailed upon receipt of payment. 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