CELEBRATING 17 YEARS OF SINGLESGOLF IN AMERICA Hickory Chapter - American Singles Golf Association March 2010 Glen Oaks Golf Outing Kim and Sarah got a reprieve from the cold, rain and snow Saturday, Feb. 21st, co-hosting the first golf outing of the year at Glen Oaks Country Club in Maiden. It was a balmy 60 degrees for the following: Carol, Judy, Ron, Larry, Richard, Charlene, Jim, Claudetta, Harlin, Bill, Kim, Jeff, Terry, Sarah, Ella Rae, Phil, and Eugene. The group was greeted with refreshments before starting the hard fought battle, using a shamble format and blind draw partners for the threesomes. 1st Place Team: Larry, Richard, Charlene, Jim shooting 70 2nd Place Team: Claudetta, Harlin, and Bill won in a playoff with Kim, Jeff, and Terry shooting 77 Closest to the pins on par 3's: Kim, Jim and Terry Longest Men's Drive: Larry Longest Women's Drive: Charlene Continuing the reunion, the group proceeded to O'Charley's in Hickory for dinner. Wilmington's Winter Chill Attending this years Winter Chill from the Hickory Chapter - Will, Gary and Charlene. This is always a fun event and true to its name. Last year, the game was played and finished in steady rainfall, but all was forgotten after stopping by the bar for cocktails and conversation. Good luck to our members and congratulations for Wilmington's perseverance. General Meeting in February Nine members- Larry, Claudetta, Richard, Bill, Sarah, Carol, Brenda, Will, Gary- braved the cold to attend the monthly meeting Thursday, February 11th, 2010, at the Oyster Bar/Ramada Inn at 7:00 pm with Secretary, Claudetta Potts presiding. Claudetta welcomed everyone to the meeting, acknowledged the February birthdays, reported on flowers sent to Will, Anne and Ella Rae, then turned meeting over to following committees. Membership Carol outlined plans for the 2010 marketing and recruiting campaign which is tentatively scheduled for March. She has placed brochures in key locations and has designed 400 post cards funded by Paramount Automotive Group to be sent to potential new members In addition, 40 sleeves of golf balls were donated by Paramount Kia. Golf Committee Will reported that due to another snow forecast, the scheduled Golf Game on Saturday, February 13th, at RiverCrest would be postponed until February 21st and will be held at Glen Oaks in Maiden. Dining afterward, to be decided. Sarah Embler and Kim Welch will host this event. Will noted that due to weather conditions there has been no golf since the first of December. Larry made corrections that were posted in last months Newsletter from the Golf Committee. The letter stated that our 9&Dines would be played at four courses: RiverCrest, Catawba Springs, Hampton Heights and Granada Farms. It should be noted that MOST of our 9&Dines will be played at these courses, but not all. The format of play will be UP TO THE HOST. Will emphasized the need for hosts for Upcoming Events Include: Memorial Day Weekend in Pinehurst - Thursday, May 27 Sunday, May 30, 2010 - Details at www.singlesgolf.com/ Pinehurst We're Going to Scotland - August, 2010 - Details at SinglesGolf.com/scotland National Website: www.singlesgolf.com E-Mail: ASGANational@aol.com Office Hours: 9:00am to 2:00pm, M-F (Eastern) National Office: 704-889-4600 or 1-888-GOLFMATE Regular Meeting Date: Second THURSDAY of this month Next Meeting: Thursday, March 11th, 2010 Meeting Location: Oyster Bar / Ramada Inn I-40 & Fairgrove Church Rd at 7:00. All members are encouraged to attend and bring your single golfer friends! Our Website: www.hickory.singlesgolf.com Our Hotline: 828-217-3516 (See next page for list of officers and board members.)
Hickory Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association President Jim Brinkley brinkjb@aol.com ( 828 ) 310-2933 Golf Chairperson Will Sloan Willsloa@yahoo.com ( 828 ) 256-9478 Social Chairperson Sarah Embler sarahembler@yahoo.com ( 828 ) 632-8810 Communications Chairperson Brenda Haupt bhaupt@bellsouth.net ( 828 ) 464-8580 Membership Chairperson Carol Furnas cyfurnas@yahoo.com ( 828 ) 217-3516 Web Master Bill Lautzenheiser Blautz@vol.com ( 828 ) 495-3474 Treasurer Dana Biehler grammydana@netzero.com ( 828 ) 459-0007 Secretary Claudeta Potts claudettap@bellsouth.net ( 828 ) 632-6943 Chairman of the Board Harry Heavner heavnerh@charter.net ( 828 ) 256-4799 TM Handicap Chairperson Larry Hollifield lokman2868@yahoo.com ( 828 ) 632-3218 our Monthly Golf outings. Check the Golf Schedule printed below for dates to sign up. Pick a month and sign up- calling or emailing- Will, Larry or Kim. Check the roster for their email address or phone number. You may also sign up at our monthly meetings. Social Sarah reported that the Riverside Moose Club on Hwy 16 North has invited us to participate in their upcoming activities. For more information contact Sarah. Sarahembler@yahoo.com. Sarah conducted the raffle collecting $86, netting the club $43. The winner, Patrick Waters of Morganton. Communications For the April Newsletter please have your information to Brenda soon after our regular monthly meeting. If you have ideas or suggestions regarding the Newsletter, please let me know. Your participation and input helps our chapter succeed. Please check your information in the roster, if there are any changes send to bhaupt@bellsouth.net, or you can make your own changes by going into singlesgolf.com. Click on MY Account and enter your name and password found on your membership card. Webmaster Bill Lautzenheiser agreed to continue printing and sending post cards with monthly golf and meeting schedules. These cards have proven to be a vital part of keeping our members informed and active. ASGA 2010 9 & Dine Schedule All Times are 5:00 PM March 18 RiverCrest March 30 Catawba Springs April 13 Hampton Heights April 29 Granada Farms May 4 Catawba Springs May 20 River Crest June 8 Hampton Heights June 17 Granada Farms July 6 Catawba Springs July 15 River Crest August 3 Hampton Heights August 19 Granada Farms September 2 RiverCrest September 14 Catawba Springs Reminder: When playing 9&Dine, please let the contact person know if you are going to be arriving late. This is a courtesy making sure pairings will not be completely upset, allowing early arrivals to start. Thank You Sarah, for your continued success conducting the raffles... keeping us afloat... Great job! Claudetta, for stepping up to the plate when called on, filling in wherever needed. To everyone involved, assuring----fun, FAIRWAYS and FELLOWSHIP. Concerns ASGA members continue to keep Anne Spivey, John Setzer, Lib Walker, Betty Moore, Ellen Dolan and Karen Catel in their thoughts and prayers as they recuperate. We miss you and look forward to seeing you soon. Quote of the day "Golf is very much like a love affair, if you don't take it seriously, it's no fun, if you do, it breaks your heart. Don't break your heart, but flirt with the possibility." -- Louise Suggs ABOUT OUR MEMBERS Happy Birthday to these members: Terry Burke - 03/04 Carol Furnas - 03/17 Phillip Mell - 03/25 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Dana Biehler - 03/31/2010 Gary Ikerd - 03/31/2010 Sandy Weller - 03/31/2010 These members recently renewed: Frances Petree Jeff Wyatt These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Roy Barham - 01/31/2010 Our chapter currently has 38 members
2010 CALENDAR - WEEKEND DATES DATE TIME LOCATION SPONSOR NOTES SUN 1/24 12 PM ORCHARD HILLS GOLF COM. $20...00 SAT 2/13 12 PM RIVER CREST $25.00 SUN 2/21 12:26 PM GLEN OAKS $32.00 SAT 3/13 SUN 3/21 SAT 4/10 BILL L. SUN 4/18 SAT 5/1 1 PM SALEM GLEN TRIAD SAT 5/15 HARRY H. SUN 5/23 SILVER CREEK TERRY B. SAT 6/5 SUN 6/20 SAT 7/10 SUN 7/18 SAT 8/14 SUN 8/22 SAT 9/10 SUN 9/19 SAT 10/9 SUN 10/24 SAT 11/16 SUN 11/21 SAT 12/11 SUN 12/19
CELEBRATING 17YEARS OF SINGLESGOLF IN AMERICA AMERICAN SINGLES GOLF ASSOCIATION MARCH, 2010 Event Dates: Thursday, May 27 Sunday, May 30, 2010 With great excitement and anticipation, we re happy to announce our continued association with the fine folks at Pinehurst Resort in announcing our Reunion in Pinehurst again. The Reunion on Memorial Day Weekend has shown to be ASGA s largest-attended event each year with attendance soaring over 400 in years past. It s a great time to see old friends and meet friends you never thought you had. Dates set for this year are May 27-30. Prices have been lowered $23 on the standard package price and $140 on the room by myself package price, as compared to 2008 pricing. As such, we anticipate a quick sell-out. Pinehurst was the site of our Memorial Day weekend reunion in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Packages start at $489 per person, based on double occupancy and $639 per person based on single occupancy. If you priced this event on its own, you d easily pay $1200-$1300 (dbl. occ.) for all that s included. Optional rounds on the day-of-arrival (Thursday on No. 3) as well as day-of-departure (Sunday at Tobacco Road Golf Club Rated #4 Public Course in the U. S. by Golf World magazine and a Top 100 Golf Digest) are being offered as well. A registration form is enclosed with this newsletter and you can also obtain one at www.singlesgolf.com/pinehurst The standard package is a great deal. If you priced this on your own, you d easily pay twice as much as what you get as an ASGA member. You can t fine a value like this at any great golf resort in the country. Of course, outside of everything Pinehurst has to offer, you get to meet hundreds of singles from various ASGA chapters. As with all ASGA multi-chapter events, you must be a member to attend. To join ASGA, simply go to www.singlesgolf.com/join Included in the Standard Package: 4 days / 3 nights, based on double occupancy 2 rounds of golf, cart, range balls, prizes for winners and welcoming gift for all 6 food functions: cocktail party (heavy hors d oeurves and 2 free drink tickets if you register by April 18), picnic-style cookout Friday after golf, Saturday sit-down dinner and 3 lavish buffet breakfasts in the main dining room Dancing with our DJ on 1st and 3rd nights (does he dance?) All resort service fees and taxes. The resort service fee pays for bicycle rental, practice green, afternoon tea, on-site transportation, fitness center, tennis courts, outdoor pools, etc. In addition, Pinehurst is offering ASGA members a coupon good towards a 20% discount on spa services or one round of golf club rentals. See SinglesGolf.com/Pinehurst for details on this coupon. Room-by-Yourself packages and non-golf packages are available. Non-hotel packages are available only to our Pinehurst chapter members. U. S. Open Returns to Pinehurst in 2014 For the first time in Open history, one venue is the site of both the men s U. S. Open Championship and the women s U. S. Open Championship in the same year. Both championships will be hosted by Pinehurst in 2014. Pinehurst was also the site of the 1951 Ryder Cup as well as the 1999 and 2005 U. S. Opens. We re proud to see the American Singles Golf Association host their event at Pinehurst again this year, said Sara Green, sales manager at Pinehurst. The showing ASGA had in years past is a testament to the match we have with our resort and your members. Pinehurst has a tradition that goes way back into the last century. All of the greats have played there. The No. 2 course will not be part of our standard package, but hopefully, you ll have an opportunity to play it at a reduced rate due to the anticipated aerification schedule. See website for details. Please review the Pinehurst.com website and check out their hotel accommodations. They re offering the Carolina Inn, the Holly Inn, Manor Inn and their condos again. In addition to these hotels, if your chapter (or group of friends) would like to get eight (8) of your members together and get a villa, which has a common living room and kitchen facility, review the Pinehurst.com website and indicate such on your registration form. - - Tom Alsop, President/Founder, ASGA Phone 704-889-4600 or 1-888-GOLFMATE GolfASGA@aol.com