CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA Milwaukee Chapter - American Singles Golf Association April 2008 List of Committee Chairs and Officers President: Robert Matuszak Golf Committee: Suzanne Schmidt, Norma Safford Web Site: Linda Elder Communication: Tom Martini Member Ship: Dan Adams Treasurer: Gerry Loebel Social Events: Mark Sadowski & Sue Hausz The club wants to thank Sue Hausz for being a co-chair for the Social Events. Social Events for March The club scheduled a social outing on March 1 st, to watch the play the The Cemetery Club The he club wants to thank Sue Hausz for taking the time to arrange this event. Social Event for April Golf Practice at Currie Park Dome The next social event is golf practice at 4:30pm, Sunday, April 6th at the Currie Park Golf Dome, 3335 N. Mayfair Rd. The cost is $11.00 for the first half-hour with a discount of one dollar less for county cardholders. The time of thirty minutes will sufficient for the first practice of the year. Socializing will follow at Buffalo Wild Wings, 2635 N. Mayfair Rd. Go to www.buffallowildwings.com Contact Mark Sadowski at m_e_ski@ yahoo.com or Sue Hausz shausz@ sbcglobal.net; Club Meeting Schedule Meeting Date: 2nd Wednesday of Month Meeting: Dates: April 9 th, 2008 and May 14 th, 2006 Meeting Location: New Berlin Ale House (West Entrance) 16000 W. Cleveland Ave., New Berlin (1/2 mile west of Moorland Rd., formerly the old Kuglitsch Lanes. Dinner and cocktail hour 5:30 PM meeting at 06:30 PM. Reminder Club needs volunteer coordinators for Spring and Summer Golf outings. Contact the Golf Committee Chairs Suzanne Schmidt and Norma Safford if you are interested. Places to Practice Golf in Winter Golf Park 11027 S. 27th street in Franklin, 414-304-2700 Open: 8:00 a.m. - 10 p.m. Currie Park Golf Dome 3535 North Mayfair Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53222 414-453-1742 Open: 8:00 to 10:pm. Golf is Fun Golf is one of the activities that demand all of your time and attention when you play the game. Once, we are on the Tee, there is just you, the ball, the club and the target. This whole process puts me in the zone. I do not think about anything else. Is this your experience? If it is, this is why golf is fun. I love the feeling of the well struck shot, focused concentration and the banter that exists among the players between shots. Let the games begin. I can not wait. -Tom Martini Next Big Event: Reunion at Pinehurst, May 22-25. 400 ASGA members attended last year! Registration form with this newsletter or go to the event website at www.singlesgolf.com/pinehurst National Website: www.singlesgolf.com E-Mail: ASGANational@aol.com Office Hours: 8:30-4:30, M-Th; 8:30-12:30 Fridays (Eastern) National Office: 704-889-4600 or 1-888-GOLFMATE To join ASGA or renew your dues, contact the National Office at above number or go to www.singlesgolf.com/join Regular Meeting Date: Second WEDNESDAY of each month Next Meeting: April 9th, 2008 Meeting Location: New Berlin Ale House (West Entrance) 16000 W. Cleveland Ave., New Berlin (formerly the old Kuglitsch Lanes.) Dinner and cocktail hour 5:30, meeting at 6:30 Our Website: www.milwaukeesinglesgolf.com Our Hotline: 262-544-8914 (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.
Milwaukee Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association President Robert Matuszak Golf Committee Suzanne Schmidt sschmidt18@wi.rr.com sschmidt@shorewest.com 262-695-2905 Norma Safford golf5107@aol.com 262-896-1774 Social Committee Mark Sadowski Membership Chairperson Dan Adams dadams124@wi.rr.com 262-549-1802 Communications Chairperson Tom Martini Martini49@aol.com 414-276-0479 Secretary Open Treasurer Gerry Loebel grlbrookfield@aol.com 262-679-0863 Web Site Linda Elder labs4fun@sbcglobal.net lelder@masonwells.com ABOUT OUR MEMBERS Happy Birthday to these members: Dan Adams - 05/09 Karen Adwan - 04/21 Ron DeVries - 04/15 Sue Hausz - 05/14 Dick Kosanke - 04/24 Gerald Loebel - 04/22 Lois Magoch - 04/21 Robert Matuszak - 05/08 Linnea Urben - 05/07 Lori Van Weele - 04/26 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Dan Adams - 04/30/2008 Karen Adwan - 04/30/2008 Susan Allen - 04/30/2008 Georgianne Dickau - 04/30/2008 Butch Gibour - 04/30/2008 Maureen Greenberg - 04/30/2008 Dennis Gustafson - 04/30/2008 Carolyn Hansen - 04/30/2008 Karla Jordan - 04/30/2008 Lois Magoch - 04/30/2008 John Olson - 04/30/2008 Charlene Reinke - 04/30/2008 John Schaefer - 04/30/2008 Rick Westphal - 04/30/2008 These members recently renewed: Rick Haise Matt Minor These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Ron Kaufmann - 02/28/2008 Daniel Voeks - 02/28/2008 Our chapter currently has 58 members. Rules and More Rules Q. Last week there was a stroke play tournament (w/handicaps) at the club. Larry arrived just in time to check in and get to the tee box and drive the ball, well in his case, advance the ball down the freeway. However, his late arrival meant that he missed the opportunity to warm up and practice. While the rest of the foursome where teeing off, Larry ran over to the driving range across the cart path from the tee box and proceeded to hit a few practice balls to loosen up. After a couple of practice hits, he rejoined the foursome who had just finished their tee shots. Once in the golf cart, one of the playing opponent reminded Larry to post a 1 stoke penalty for practicing during the playing of the hole. Larry protested. Was Larry in breach of any rule? Was a 1 stroke penalty warranted? What is the correct answer below? A. Larry did nothing wrong. Hitting a few balls at the adjacent driving range, not on the course itself, was not a violation. No penalty is warranted. B. The playing partner was correct. Larry can not practice during the play of a hole. But the penalty is two strokes, not one. C. The playing partner was correct. Larry can not practice during the play of a hole. One stroke is the correct penalty. AND THE ANSWER IS: The answer is B. Larry was wrong and should have been assessed a two (2) stroke penalty. Larry was in violation of USGA Rule 7-2 which pertains to Practice. The rule is very explicit; you are not allowed to take a practice stroke during play of a hole. Larry had already hit his tee shot and his practice strokes therefore were in the middle of his playing the hole. The penalty for violating the rule in match play is loss of the hole; in stroke play the penalty is two strokes. Just as a player may not take a practice stroke during the playing of a hole, he also may not take a practice stroke between holes. A player may practice chipping and putting between holes with certain restrictions such as, not from a hazard and not if it causes a delay of game. See the USGA rules for more details. HOW TO JOIN Dues for the Milwaukee chapter of the American Singles Golf Association are $70.00 for a 12 month year. Payment can be made by check or credit card. Mail with application to: ASGA National Headquarters, P. O. Box 848, Pineville, NC 28134. Visit ASGA at www.singlesgolf.com.
Instructions to get your ASGA information from the National Web Site: Dan Adams has sent an e-mail for getting your latest ASGA information from the National Web Site. What follows is a hard copy for your records. First, go to http://www.singlesgolf.com and left click the mouse on My Account located on the left side of the page. Second, the following web page will appear: Your access to and use of this website is subject to the Terms and Conditions set forth herein. By accessing and browsing the ASGA website, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms and Conditions. For first-time users, click here to obtain your username and password. Username: Password: (no spaces/dashes if using member number) Your USERNAME is the 8-digit ASGA membership number found on your membership card or above your address on your monthly newsletter. PASSWORD is case sensitive. Once you login, you can change your user ID and password in the "update your info" section. I forgot my password. Your access to and use of the website is also subject to the following terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions") and all applicable laws. By accessing and browsing the website, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the Terms and Conditions. If you already have a username and password, enter it in the boxes shown above. If you do not have a username and password, follow the instructions above for first time users and obtain a username and password. Third, enter your new username and password to access your records and edit your records as necessary. Fourth, print off a copy of your information for future reference by left clicking the mouse on File and then Print at the top left corner of the screen. Lastly, logoff and exit the website. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding the online process for updating your personal information. Alternatively, members may telephone the ASGA National office staff at 1-888-465-3628 and provide updates to their personal information over the telephone.
CELEBRATING 15YEARS OF SINGLESGOLF IN AMERICA AMERICAN SINGLES GOLF ASSOCIATION APRIL 2008 Event Dates: Thursday, May 22 Sunday, May 25, 2008 400+ Attended Past Two Years It s hard to imagine the level of excitement we re hearing from all corners of the earth about our upcoming Reunion at Pinehurst. There were two from our chapter last year and now we have eight coming, was a recent note sent to the national office. Comments like that are causing the level of registrations to continue to climb. It s anticipated to be another sellout again. Last year, we had to arrange overflow hotels at a couple of local hotels off property just to accommodate the number of people attending. We contracted form more rooms this year and more rooms at the Carolina Hotel, where most of the social activities will occur. We re well-set to handle 400+ again this year. Register by April 18 for Free Drink Tickets! There are always those last minute attendee-wannabees who d like to get in so to keep yourself from being one of those, register today. You can register online, or you can register using the form enclosed with this newsletter. A form can obtained at the event website: www.singlesgolf.com/pinehurst and at this same website, you ll now be able to register online. Website has full details 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. Here s what s included in the standard package: 4 days / 3 night s stay, based on double occupancy 2 rounds of golf, cart, range balls, prizes for winners + welcoming gift for all 6 food functions: cocktail party (with 2 free drink tickets if you register by April 18), cookout Friday after golf, Saturday sitdown dinner and 3 lavish buffet breakfasts (live piano playing!) 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 trans- portation, fitness center, tennis courts, outdoor pools, etc. In addition, Pinehurst is offering ASGA members a coupon good towards a 25% discount on spa services or one round of golf club rentals. See SinglesGolf.com for details on this coupon. Non-golf packages are available and non-hotel packages are available only to our Pinehurst chapter members. 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. Packages start at $512 per person, based on double occupancy and $779 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. An optional round at 9:00am on Sunday is offered as well. Again, a registration form is enclosed with this newsletter and you can also obtain one at www.singlesgolf.com/pinehurst Google Docs and Spreadsheets It s rare that we mention other websites out there in internetworld, but here s something that can help you and your chapter. Google, several months ago, introduced Google Docs and Spreadsheets, which could be used by your chapter as a way of signing-up members for golf outings. So it s 11pm on Friday night, all of a sudden, you ve realized there s a golf outing tomorrow at 1pm and you d like to play in it. It s too late to call the event organizer, so you simply go to Google Docs and Spreadsheets, look up the event, and you now see that there is an opening. You simply add your name to the list and you're in! It almost that simple. Each member who wants to use the service must set-up an account with Google but the cool thing about this site is that it allows anyone in the chapter to collarborate, i.e. contribute something to the document or event. So if you re running a social and everyone has to bring a covered dish, you can see what others are bringing so there won t be 12 people bringing cheese balls and bean dip. So go to Google.com and clicking on the More button, then Documents. - - Tom Alsop, President/Founder, ASGA Phone 704-889-4600 or 1-888-GOLFMATE GolfASGA@aol.com