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November 2003 Volume 21, Issue 11 MEETING NIGHT - NOVEMBER 11th - 7:00pm SCGA Members Club Drive Trip - November 1 Stableford Tournament - November 15 Christmas Shotgun Tournament - December 14 President's Corner Meeting
Minutes Tournament Chairman Rules
Chairman Handicap Chairman Commissioner's Report Treasurer's
Report Well, since I thought Arnold would be elected governor, the biggest shock in California in October was my team cashing in The Dreaded Orange Ball Tournament. Some how, we played better with that stupid thing than without it! This is always one of the most fun and story-laden events of the year, and 2003 was no exception. Everyone who attended the October General Meeting got to hear from Paul Goydos as he answered questions ranging from the quality of Tiger’s golf equipment, to whether or not Paul tests his golf balls by dropping them in cups of salty tap water (you had to be there, for that one!). I think everyone enjoyed Paul’s frankness and humor, and we certainly appreciate him showing up and congratulate him on his great year. If everything goes according to plan, Paul will do a Beat the Pro in our Christmas Tournament. As I mentioned in last month’s article, the over-seeding of the course will have taken place by the time you get this. I encourage patience and understanding from everyone during a month or so of damp and cart path only conditions. The condition of the course during the cold and normally dormant months should be worth the short-term inconvenience. Kudos and thanks to Jack and the maintenance crew for the condition of the course the past year…it has been awesome! Remember than November is election time. We have two contested offices and candidates worthy of your consideration to fill them. The balloting will begin at the start of the meeting, so don’t be late. See you there. The monthly meeting was held October 14, 2003 under the El
Dorado Park Golf Course restaurant auxiliary tent. The
restaurant offered a fine selection of ham, au gratin potatoes, veggies, and a roll for
the finest $6 meal found anywhere. President
Livingstone called the meeting to order at 7:01p.m. and led membership in allegiance to
our flag. Past Presidents in attendance: Tom Conlisk, Steve Shure, Don
Marmion, Ray McElhenney, and Greg O’Brien. Mr. Fred Gibson joined Tom Burris and Bob Livingstone in
representation of our life membership. The minutes from the last meeting and Treasurer’s report as
printed in the newsletter were accepted. Two new members went with Greg O’Brien for the introductory
tour. Pres. Livingstone commented that Barbara Conlisk just had
surgery and the club sent her flowers. She returned home and sent a letter of thanks for the flowers and the
cards for our membership. Team Play: Jim Baber, Saturday captain made note that anyone
interested in playing Team Play must have get their 2004 dues renewal to Mike Vaughn
immediately. Jim also stated that if you sign
up you must commit to the whole season. Currently
there are 41 players sign up to fill 48 spots. Our
practice rounds will be October 26, November 2, and November 8th starting at
9:30. Jim and John Davis will have
pairings on the bulletin board and on the website. As
FYI it was noted that Jim just completed in a L.B. marathon for charity cause.
Tom McCutcheon, Thursday captain noted that the Thursday team
always needs players. Their first practice is
this Thursday at 10:00. See him or Roger
Scaife if you can participate. Tom noted that if you commit to play total monies due would
be paid up front. Any player will be
reimbursed for times they miss. A quick drawing from the raffle ticket barrel provided a little
cash for 2 lucky winners. Our quest speaker for a question and answer session tonight is Paul
Goydos. Paul was warned of a few members
who may continue to shoot questions at him. Paul
thanked everyone for the Club’s support and how Long Beach is a great town, supportive
of local athletes. First off out of the gate
Tom McCutcheon asked if Tiger was playing with inferior equipment. Paul advised Tom that he is playing with that same equipment.
Asked if this was one of his better years Paul noted that he had a good summer.
When asked about his feelings towards all of the drivers that out there he
doesn’t think there are many that don’t conform. Paul noted that this is more on the back of the USGA, not the players.
Paul interjected that the feels the most technical advantage the golfers today have
is the lawn mower. The greens are like
putting on a pool table. Mike Marmer inquired
about how the pros are paying caddy fees and salaries with the size of today’s purses.
When asked about pressure during a tournament Goydos stated that he doesn’t worry
about where he is or what he needs to do at any time.
Paul notes that he always plays to the best he can, where he ends up just works
itself out. Just keeping your card is a perk.
He sees that too many get caught up in all of the hoopla along the way.
Tom Bentele asked about when a ball becomes out of balance as per a recent Golf
Digest article. Paul was asked if he feels
that he plays better now than he used to and his answer was most definitely.
Paul noted that you always have to get better or you will get lapped.
It is not a big issue to Paul about who they put him with in a tournament.
He pays no entry fees in PGA tournaments. Any
preferential treatment comes from sponsors. Steve
Liebeck asked Paul about his practice schedule. It
all depends on how he is playing, but he will not practice himself into a slump.
If he’s playing well he practices less. If
he’s struggling he practices more. Paul
noted that the majority of people don’t really know their own irons, let alone the
course they are playing. Paul answered Gerry Hodge’s inquiry on his thoughts about
making the courses longer vs. tightening them up. Paul
feels this is all a concern that due to the equipment we have to play with.
In a sense we are beating ourselves by asking for and getting the equipment that is
available today. Dennis Tramer was curious as
to how Paul sets his schedule. West Coast
courses are his first option. He looks at the
schedule and determines where he will play based on how he feels about any given place.
He commented that is you play Torrey Pines at 1,000 yards less than they do you are
not playing the same course as the pros. When
asked about hitting the Pro V1 on the seam for greater distance, Paul admitted that it is
part of his routine, and that Titleist has supposedly corrected this condition.
The last question from the field was from Stan Faris who inquired about physical
fitness training. Paul feels it is most
important to be flexible. He sated his
favorite course last year was at the AT&T, 70 degrees and sunny, however most all of
the courses were tour quality. Paul received
a big applause from the membership and was thanked for the taking the time to come to the
meeting. A hat and sleeve of golf balls were given to another lucky
raffle ticket holder. Committee Reports: Nick Zamora – Entertainment: Singing Hills was a great
success. There was small controversy, but all
was well. Results have been posted.
Next year we are going back to San Vincente. In
November we play the SCGA Member Course. This
trip is pretty much full. Entry fee is $75.
Nick is trying for some new places for next year.
Let him know if you have any preferences. Don Russell – News Editor: Nothing to report. Cairo Piercy – 9-Hole and GOM: Tonight was the last 9-hole
for this year. We had a 3-way tie for first.
GOM for September were Gross Mel Collins with a 67, and Net Rick Evans with a 64. Rich Dennison – Christmas Derby and Putting Contest: Dudley
noted that if you want to play in his $30 Derby you must play in the Christmas tournament,
no exceptions. There was a 3-way tie
for the putting contest between Bill Henigsman, Atul Anand, and Terry Henson. Tom Link – Tournaments: Orange Ball tourney went well.
Taking sign ups for the November Stableford tonight.
Notification will be in the Newsletter for the Christmas tournament. We will be playing a 5-some event again.
As always we will have the course for all day. Old Business – Remember tomorrow is the last day to renew at
the $75 reduced rate. All renewals after this
will be $90. Greg O’Brien took the podium to announce the slate for the
2004 Officers and Directors. When each
position was noted nominations from the floor were accepted.
President – Tom Link, unopposed. Vice President – Rich Dennison and Tom
McCutcheon, Secretary – Mike Vaughn, unopposed. Treasurer – Al Ostberg, unopposed and
Directors Dennis Tramer and Mike Marmer. Roger
Scaife was nominated for Director and accepted. Greg
noted that if anyone is New Business – Kelly San Jose has brought a flier for a
tournament at the Navy course next Wednesday, $300 for a 4-some.
Skylinks is now closed. It will be
tough getting times at our course and Rec. Park. Tom
Link and two others will be forming a group to find courses where we can go and play.
Jay Carballo will try to help us get preferred rates.
Stan Faris wanted to announce that his team from Victoria just won the Southern
California Publinks Team Play Championship for 2003. Greg O’Brien pulled the raffle tickets from the barrel.
Rick Evans called the numbers while Don Russell and Dan Ahern handed out the
prizes. Good prizes were had to be won in the likes of shirts, clubs, balls, and other
goodies. 50-50 drawing pulled in $94 tonight.
$47 went to Terry Fulford and $47 went to Jr. Golf. Meeting adjourned. Membership drawing tonight was for $140.
Number of James Ferrara was drawn. James
was not at the meeting tonight. Be sure to come to the meetings and stay until the end as
your number may be drawn. Next month the
prize will be $150. Mike
Vaughn The “Orange Balls can be put in the closet for one more year.
The Ghosts of Orange Ball past jumped up and bit us again this year.
Our group was going along in good shape until we reached the 8th hole.
We had our “ace” Frank Followell in control of our Destiny.
Frank hit a good Drive, put his second shot in Front of the Green in two and we
walked away with a smooth “7”. That
wasn’t enough though, on the next hole we followed up with a dandy “6”.
Hope the fait of your group was much better than ours, we finished out of the
money. We have taken sign ups for the November Stableford, but I do
have a few openings at this time, send me an e-mail, call or see me at the meeting and I
will try to get you in. I have enclosed an entry for this years “Christmas”
Tournament, it is on Sunday the 14th of December.
We will have the course all day and will limit the amount of entry’s to 180
players. It is a 7:30 shotgun.
We will play 5somes and it will be a “true” blind draw. The field will be divided into 5 flights and a player from each flight
will be drawn for each team. If you have not
played, check with one of the Directors, they will tell you about the Derby’s that are
held after the Tournament. Tom Link No report. Jerry
Leininger No report. Mike Marmer
Al
Ostberg WELL ANOTHER MONTH BITES THE DUST. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT WE WILL BE PLAYING IN OUR X-MAS TOURNAMENT!!! AGAIN NOT A LOT GOING ON WITH THE COMMISSION. I WILL POST SOME UPDATES ON THE SKYLINKS PROJECT. THIS UPDATE GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT HAS AND WILL HAPPEN. I WILL OUT PUT A COPY BY THE COMPUTER SO EVERYONE CAN READ IT. I FORGOT TO PUT OUT THE COURSE INSPECTIONS FORMS, BUT I WILL GET THEM THERE. THEY ARE FOR ANYONE WHO MAY SEE A PROBLEM WITH OUR COURSE. YOU SIMPLY FILL OUT THE FORM, NOTIFY ME, SO I CAN PICK IT UP AND THEN FORWARD TO THE CITY AND AMERICAN GOLF. AS YOU KNOW THE C.I.P. FUNDS ARE NOW BEING MANAGED BY A BANK. THEY WILL BE GIVING US MONTHLY STATEMENTS HOPEFULLY STARTING NEXT MONTH??? THE ROUNDS OF GOLF ARE STILL DOWN. FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER OUR COURSE WAS DOWN 2.67% AND FOR THE YEAR WE ARE DOWN 4.47%. FOR ALL THE COURSES THE PLAY IS DOWN FROM 2002 5.64%. THIS IS NOTHING NEW FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR PER THE CITY'S REPORTS. THE REVENUE FOR THE COURSES, INCLUDING EVERYTHING FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WAS OVER 1.2 MILLION. THE MONEY IS CERTAINLY BEING SPENT AT OUR COURSES. OUR COURSE ALONE BROUGHT IN OVER 436 GRAND!!! THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES SITUATION IS STILL ON HOLD. WE HOPE TO GET STARTED ON THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT PRIOR TO YEAR END?? WELL AS I SAID IT WAS AGAIN A SLOW MONTH, SO I WILL SIGN OFF FOR NOW. SEE YOU AT OUR NEXT MEETING. Ray McElhenney GOLFER OF THE MONTH
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