CELEBRATING 22 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA Pinehurst Chapter - American Singles Golf Association May 2014 President s Message It surely is golf season. Hope you all are taking advantage of the events that Mike has put together for us. Since I have not been able to play much, work and a shoulder injury I have had the opportunity to look at the club as a whole. It is clear that the Golf Chairperson is the engine of this whole operation. I am so grateful to Mike Young. He has done a remarkable job over the past 3 years. He keeps this club going. Thank you Mike!! While I am at it Martez and Betty keep us in fun and food after all of our events. Big thanks to them too. There was no mountain trip put together this year but a beach trip is in the making. Keep tuned. ~Jolly Erickson, jdee@nc.rr.com Golf Chair Spring is sprung, the grass is riz, let's go where the birdies is. The weather certainly is more conducive to hitting the fairways now and we have opportunities to take advantage of that. We'll be visiting the new and improved Whispering Woods on the 30th of April for a 9 & dine followed by two visits to Pinewild in May. On the 15th we'll play the Holly course and on the 29th we'll take on the par-3 Azalea's challenges. Our 18 hole events will both be on Saturdays this month - The popular Legacy on the 10th and the relentless Pinehurst #7 on the 24th. Our next 18 hole outing will be at Southern Pines on the 1st of June. Our clinic at Knollwood Fairways on the 21st will highlight the short game where there are many strokes to be salvaged. We took on Pinewild's Magnolia layout on the 13th and Jamie Fisher won took the Closest to the Pin honors for the Ladies while Jim Tomashoff won in the Gents' division with a shot that stopped scant inches from the hole. Congratulations to you both. In the team portion of the competition Jamie, Jeryl Bratcher, Mike Hunter and Paul Mago took first place by three shots over Kathy Eaton, Kathy's guest, Marla Hemphill, Chuck Lane and Mike Young. Our 9 & Dine at Foxfire on the 22nd saw a three way tie for first place with Michaela Meisel, Martez Norris and Earl Quam sharing the winners' circle. The Golf Chair chose an ill-advised par three for closest to the pin where Betty and Michaela were both inches from the green but no one was on it. I'll select better next time. (Hopefully, we'll hit better shots, too!!) With the upcoming U.S. Opens at Pinehurst the area will be inundated with visitors and the greens fees will rise correspondingly. We shall not be paying $100 or more to play our events so after the 18 hole outing at Southern Pines we'll go back to our own courses to play until the 28th of June when we'll head out to Caro- Upcoming Events Include (see SinglesGolf.com/events) Memorial Day Weekend - May 22-25, 2014. Colonial Williamsburg, VA. Details at www.singlesgolf.com/memorialday Sacramento's Western Reunion - May 30-June 1, 2014 in Carson City, NV. Details at SinglesGolf.com/WesternReunion ASGA in Scotland - 9-Nights / 10-Days July 24-August 2, 2014 - St. Andrews, Gleneagles, Edinburgh. Visit www.singlesgolf.com/scotland for details. Rocky Mountain High Fairways to Heaven - Hosted by Denver. August 15-18, 2014. Visit www.singlesgolf.com/ RockyMountainHigh 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 each month Next Meeting: May 8th, 2014 Meeting Location: Pinecrest Inn Our Website: www.pinehurst.singlesgolf.com Our Hotline: 1-888-465-3628 (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
Pinehurst Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association President Jolly Erickson Jdee@nc.rr.com Chairman of the Board Doug Hardisty dhardisty@usdigitalsolutions.com 910-221-9885 Golf Committee Mike Young, Chair myoung189@nc.rr.com 910-295-4385 Paul Benfield paulbenfield50@gmail.com 404-483-1966 Hollie Thomson, Handicap asgagolfpinehurst@nc.rr.com 910-215-5760 Social Committee Betty Hendrix bettyhendrix@charter.net 949-4131 Martez Norris marteznorris@nc.rr.com 910-295-0833 Vicki Acri Vlacri@nc.rr.com 910-295-5550 Lynn Walker dwalker4@nc.rr.com 910-215-8894 Membership Committee Patty Allan patallan@earthlink.net 910-673-2032 Communications Committee Jean Lawson Peters jeanlawsonpeters@gmail.com 910-528-1622 Jim High jhigh1@nc.rr.com 910-420-4967 lina Trace and bring the Creek layout to its' knees. A couple of thoughts about our play - as usual we prefer to play "ready golf" to maintain a reasonable pace of play. Also, for our own safety, when we finish play on a hole, let's exit the green area so the players behind can hit their approach shots without any of us being in harm's way. This is especially important on the 18th hole when many players have the tendency to dig out keys, wallets, etc. and put balls, gloves, etc. away before leaving the green area. Let's use our common sense and be safe. Speaking of common sense - our mothers were right - Words of Wisdom - "Greens are good for you". ~Mike Young myoung189@nc.rr.com Golf Tip - Grip Your grip should be in the fingers of both hands, not the palms. Most of the grip pressure should be felt in the last three fingers of your left hand. There is much less pressure in the right hand. There should be no pressure at all in the thumb and forefinger of the right hand. Keep your overall grip pressure light. Don't "squeeze the toothpaste out of the tube." Make sure your grip is strong enough, with both V's pointing over your right shoulder. A strong left hand grip produces solid shots. Keep hands close together. For low ball flight, keep grip pressure firm throughout swing. To promote a fade, keep left grip firm and right grip light. When putting, keep palms facing each other. For better accuracy when putting, make both V's in your grip point to your chin. To avoid trouble on the right, strengthen your grip. To avoid trouble on the left, weaken your grip. About Our Members Happy Birthday to these members: Bobbi Amato - 06/15 Mary Ann Blake - 05/14 Philip DeTurk - 05/11 Martez Norris - 05/31 James Tomashoff - 05/03 Elinalynn Walker - 05/02 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Rita Rocchi - 05/31/2014 Welcome newest members: Margaret Jordan - Joined 03/03/2014 Kathleen Slotter - Joined 03/31/2014 These members recently renewed: Michael Thomas James Tomashoff These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Donald Eaton - 03/31/2014 Roy Neal - 04/30/2014 Jan Stewart - 03/31/2014 Our chapter currently has 56 members. HELP GROW OUR CHAPTER! New Members Are Our Lifeblood. Please print-out the Single? Play Golf? sign and post it where our future members will see it. Sign is on the last page of this newsletter and remember to cut the tabs at the bottom. (Try to post one sign each month and use bright yellow or colored paper if you have it.)
ASGA WESTERN REUNION May 30-June 1, 2014 Every year we have a May golf outing and National has one back east over Memorial Weekend. They annually call theirs The Reunion. So this year we have tabbed ours The Western Reunion. We have also picked a location that most of the members of western chapters of ASGA can get to easily. It s Carson City, home of The Devine Nine, located 30 minutes south of the Reno-Tahoe Airport in Nevada s Capital City. We have scheduled golf on Saturday, May 31st and Sunday, June 1st allowing those to travel home late on the 1st or take Monday off and travel then. Golf is scheduled for Dayton Valley on Saturday and Sunridge on Sunday, both beautiful layouts. We have a two night, two golf day package with a dinner on Saturday night plus breakfast on both Saturday and Sunday. The standard package includes lodging, golf, two breakfasts and Saturday dinner. We have both single and double occupancy available. We will be staying at the Gold Dust Resort Hotel and Casino. The rates are as follow: Standard package: Junior Suite: Dble Occ. $250/person, Single Occ. $340/person (double queens or king available) If you want to get in early and play golf, we have a bonus round available at Silver Oak, for an additional $50. Additional nights stays are available through Gold Dust West. Any questions, please e mail Dwight Pattison at Dwight@Pattisonappraisals.com or call at 916-714-3010 Monday thru Friday, 8-5 Pacific Time. REGISTRATION FORM ON FOLLOWING PAGE...
ASGA SACRAMENTO PRESENTS THE 2014 WESTERN REUNION May 30 June 1, 2014 Carson City, NV This is an ASGA Multi-chapter event open to all ASGA members. Cost includes Golf with cart, Saturday & Sunday; Lodging Friday and Saturday Nights Breakfast Saturday & Sunday, Saturday Banquet Option 1: Double Occupancy Cost: $250 Option 2: Single Occupancy Cost: $340 Option 3- Bonus Round-Friday - Cost: $50 Friday Golf: Silver Oak Saturday Golf: Dayton Valley Sunday Golf: Sunridge Additional nights can be reserved through Gold Dust West Resort: Payment Deadline: May 5, 2014 Note: Lodging may become limited, so get your reservation in soon. (For further information, please email dwight@pattisonappraisals.com ------------------------------- Detach and mail with your payment ---------------------------------- ASGA WESTERN REUNION MAY 30 - JUNE 1, 2014 Name: ASGA Chapter: Phone Number: Email Address: Golf Handicap Index or Average Score: I would like to play one day with [ ] OPTION 1 Double Occupancy- $250 Roommate: [ ] OPTION 2 Single Occupancy -- $340 ( ) OPTION 3 Golf on Friday.$50 Make checks payable to A.S.G.A. Sacramento Mail this entry form AND your check to: ASGA Sacramento Chapter, c/o Dwight Pattison, 7017 Rawley Way, Elk Grove, CA 95757
Our Local 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