CELEBRATING 18 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA Tampa Bay Chapter- American Singles Golf Association June 2011 From the President When What Where Saturday, June 18 Golf 1 p.m. Plantation Palms Sunday, July 17 12 Noon Westchase Greetings Fellow Members: It s summertime and we have some exciting golf and social events coming up that I hope you all will attend. We'll start the month off golfing at Isla Del Sol on June 4th. Thanks to Gail Kutay and Donna Douglass for arranging this outing. On June 11th, Sharon Leavitt has planned a kayaking trip at Ft. De Soto Park. June 18th is our monthly golf tournament at Plantation Palms. And, as always, be sure to keep checking your email for surprise golf outings from Dick Patton. I do want to mention that as a courtesy to the golf and social committees, please register for the events by the deadline dates. In a lot of instances, it's very difficult to accommodate last minute sign-ups. Our monthly meeting is June 14 and our special guest speaker will be LPGA Pro Vicki Goetze-Ackerman. Vicki has been a member of the LPGA Tour since 1994 where she enjoyed a competitive playing career with the best female golfers from around the world. After retiring in 2009, Vicki is now teaching golf in the Tampa Bay area at Buckhorn Springs Golf and CC. Please join us on the 14th and give Vicki a warm welcome. I hope you've noticed that your Board of Directors has been hard at work planning and organizing activities for your enjoyment. You recently received a questionnaire from us asking for your input on how we can make our organization more competitive with all of the other golf and social organizations in the Tampa Bay area. We'd like to know what we are doing right; what we should stop doing; what we should start doing, and why. Thanks to everyone who took the time to complete this for us. We will be reviewing your answers at our next Board Meeting and will discuss implementation of any changes that the majority of members feels we need to make. This is YOUR club and your input is very important to us. We'll keep you posted on the outcome of the survey. Thank you for your support. Golf Committee Review- Chi Chi Rodriguez Outing May 14 The friendly people at Chi Chi s were most welcoming and we had a nice outing. The course was in very good shape. There was a rain delay of about 25 minutes, but most teams completed the course. Closest-to-the-Pin winners were Cynthia Martell on Number 6 and Danny Leslie on Number 11. The first place team of Tom Patka, Cynthia Martell, and Renee Roulo won $10.00 each. The second place team of Harmon Youngblood, Ray Preston, Katherine Anderoos, and Hunter Dixon won $5.00 each. Looking forward to our next outing on June 18 which will be at Plantation Palms, 23253 Plantation Palms Blvd - Land O' Lakes, FL 34639. Plantation Palms Golf Club The 18-hole Plantation Palms Golf Club facility in Land O Lakes, Florida was designed by David Harman in 2000. Planta- Upcoming Events Include (see SinglesGolf.com/events) Palm Beach County's July 4th Weekend Event - July 2-3, 2011. Details at www.singlesgolf.com/july4th Jacksonville's World Golf Village Weekend - August 26-28, 2011. Details at www.singlesgolf.com/ WorldGolfWeekend Labor Day Weekend Event 2011 - September 1-4, 2011. Location TBA - stay tuned! Office Hours: 9:00am to 2:00pm, M-F (Eastern) National Office: 704-889-4600 or 1-888-GOLFMATE Next Monthly Meeting: June 14, 2011 Meeting Location: Crabby Bill s (new location) 7700 W. Courtney Campbell Causeway Happy Hour: 6 p.m. Meeting: 7 p.m. www.tampabaysinglesgolf.com 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 or go to www.singlesgolf.com/join 1
Tampa Bay Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association President Linda Floyd lfloyd1220@verizon.net 813-689-2321 Vice President Rob Brauns robgolfs2much@aol.com 727-475-8030 Chairman of the Board Manus O Donnell manusod@aol.com Secretary Deb Smith debsmith9@verizon.net Treasurer Edie Senensky ediesen@aol.com Golf Committee *Donna Douglass djd3200@hotmail.com 813-728-0982 Hunter Dixon hunterdixon.hard@gmail.com Dick Patton rspatton42@yahoo.com Social Committee *Sharon Leavitt dragonsandgolf@tampabay.rr.com 813-713-0250 Julie Miller julesandra@msn.com Cindy Simon flagolfergal@gmail.com TM Membership Committee *Jean Trunks jtrunks@tampabay.rr.com 727-785-3007 Betsy Schwartz elisabethbetsz@hotmail.com Handicap Coordinator Brenda Worzel bworzel@tampabay.rr.com Web Coordinator Bill Kecthersid bill@corgraph.com Newsletter Coordinator Diane Jennings dianej1015@yahoo.com tion Palms is a links-style design that features many elevation changes with attractive framing of greens by the use of pine trees, water, and large snow-white sand traps. The links-style design starts with a welcoming par-5, and then slowly steps it up with a mixture of strong par-3s. The true-rolling elevated greens have good movement and are challenging to every skill level of golfer. Narrow in spots, but basically wide open, some holes require carries over marsh or water to reach the green. Plantation Palms Golf Club provides every golfer with a challenging and rewarding golf experience. The ASGA outing will be a shamble with a shotgun start on Saturday June 18 th at 1:00pm. A team total gross score will be used to decide first and second place winners. The team must use at least one drive from each player. Cost is $48.00 and includes a meal of Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Potato Salad, and tea/ water Be sure to arrive at least 30 minutes before tee time and check in at the registration table. See you at Plantation Palms! July at Westchase Sunday, July 17 is our monthly outing at Westchase. Tee-times, starting at noon, with play your own ball will be the format for this outing. After the registration deadline, all registered players will be emailed the pairings and associated tee times Please include your email address with your registration. Please sign-up by using our online registrations at www.tampabaysinglesgolf.com or by submitting a completed registration form. Registration forms are available on our website at www.tampabaysinglesgolf.com. Social Committee Ft. Desoto Park will be the venue for Kayaking Saturday June 11th at 10:00am. The cost is $31.05 for two hours on a single kayak or $42.80 for two hours on a double kayak. There will be 10% discount given to former teachers, military, etc. Pay when we get there... and we can even pay after we kayak if we decide to do more than two hours. TOPWATER KAYAKS accepts VISA & Mastercard credit cards in addition to cash and local checks. Fifty-Fifty Winner: The winner of the 50-50 raffle at the May meeting was Danny Leslie, one of our new members. He won $47.00. Congratulations, Danny!! Handicap Coordinator This is a reminder that it is the individual member s responsibility to update their information on the national website to keep it current-including your handicap, as well as address, phone number, etc. There is no system in place that automatically transfers the information from the GHIN system to the National s database. To update the information go to www.singlesgolf.com and click on My Account on the left side of the page. You will need to establish a username and a password. To keep it simple I just used my membership number as the username. Once signed in there is a link to update your personal information and then be sure to save it before you exit. Each month when you receive the email from GHIN with the updated handicap is a good reminder that the next step is to update the roster on the national website. All of your information is important to the chapter BUT your current handicap will be used for pairings by the golf committee for our outings. This will help to balance out the team which in turn helps with speed of play. When What Where Saturday, June 11 Kayaking, 10 a.m. Ft. Desoto Park, Topwater Kayaks 2
About Our Members Happy Birthday to these members: Carolyn Burton - 06/09 Ellie Cody - 07/13 Dave Davis - 06/22 Donna Douglass - 06/05 Gulsun Kutay - 06/12 Richard Leckey - 06/28 Patricia Morris - 06/07 Floreyce Palmer - 06/04 Frances Panico - 06/07 Raymond Preston - 07/10 Frederick Regner - 06/13 Renee Roulo - 06/17 Rose Sanders - 06/04 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Robert Brauns - 06/30/2011 Kathleen Critchett - 06/30/2011 Donna Dunlap - 06/30/2011 Tom Faust - 06/30/2011 Maralyn Gable - 06/30/2011 Lynne Lupkes - 06/30/2011 William MacDonald - 06/30/2011 John Mitchell - 06/30/2011 Manus O'Donnell - 06/30/2011 Anne Phillips - 06/30/2011 Edythe Senensky - 06/30/2011 Cindy Simon - 06/30/2011 Jean Trunks - 06/30/2011 Brenda Worzel - 06/30/2011 Welcome newest members: Donald Chinchar - Joined 04/20/2011 James Gory - Joined 04/20/2011 Terry Legate - Joined 04/08/2011 Patricia Maynard - Joined 04/13/2011 Floreyce Palmer - Joined 05/02/2011 Rosemarie Sadovnik - Joined 04/20/2011 Harmon Youngblood - Joined 04/20/2011 These members recently renewed: Tony Doyle Richard Higginbotham Renee Roulo These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Jackie Kemp - 04/30/2011 Marty Macartney - 04/30/2011 Debbie Monce - 04/30/2011 Carole Munger - 04/30/2011 Our chapter currently has 115 members. Photo Gallery Chi Chi Rodriquez Outing Danny Leslie, Cynthia Martell Hunter Dixon, Katherine Anderoos, Ray Preston Tom Patka, Cynthia Martell, Renee Roulo Group enjoying fellowship after golf! 3
ASGA TAMPA BAY CHAPTER 2011 EVENT REGISTRATION FORM 351 Steeplechase Lane, Palm Harbor, FL 34684 EMAIL: ediesen@aol.com Phone # 727-787-9688 Cell 727-515-8356 REFUND POLICY: DEADLINE FOR CANCELLING AN EVENT REGISTRATION IS 2 DAYS (48 HOURS) PRIOR TO THE EVENT. TO CANCEL, MEMBERS MUST CONTACT THE TREASURER. WHEN CONCERNED ABOUT WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE DAY OF OUTINGS, MEMBERS MUST CALL THE GOLF COURSE TO FIND OUT IF IT IS OPEN FOR PLAY. IF OPEN, WE WILL PLAY. REFUND FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WHICH OCCUR AFTER THE DEAD- LINE WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE TREASURER ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. ADDITIONALLY, FOR ANYONE NOT PAYING IN ADVANCE, A $10.00 CHARGE WILL BE ADDED TO THE COST OF A MAJOR EVENT (GOLF OUTINGS, CHRISTMAS PARTY, ETC ). EVENT CLOSED MEMBER COST NON- MEMBER COST & AFTER CLOSED AMOUNT DUE SATURDAY, JUNE 18 1:00 SHOTGUN SHAMBLE PLANTATION PALMS 23253 Plantation Palms Blvd. Land O Lakes, FL 34639 6/15/11 $48. Dinner included $58 Dinner included FSGA GHIN Handicap Renewal $15.00 for year 2011 CASH: CHECK#: RECEIVED BY ASGA: By submitting this registration form to attend an event which is sponsored by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association, Inc. (ASGA), the above-named person understands that he/she participates at his/her own risk and assumes responsibility for damages, loss or injuries that result from direct or indirect participation in ASGA or this event. Furthermore, participants understand that there are certain inherent dangers associated with the sport of golf and/or this particular event, including, but not limited to, driving or riding as a passenger in an automobile to and from this event, being injured in play. 4
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