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March 2010
Volume 29, Issue 3
MEETING NIGHT - MARCH 9th - 7:00pm
Upcoming Events
March 14 - Pat Harris St.
Patrick's' Day Tournament
March 21 - San Juan Hills
Drive Trip
Sign Up
March 21 - San Juan Hills
Drive Trip
April 25 - 1 Gross/2Net Tournament
Results
February
14 - Fivesome Select Drive
President's Corner Meeting
Minutes Tournament Chairman
Commissioner's Report
Treasurer's
Report
Handicap Chairman's Report Entertainment
Report Rules Chairman's Report
President's Corner
In March, we finally go back to playing “real
golf”. After cashing in the first 2 tournaments my team is probably
history as we cannot play our own ball and win. March 14th will be
the waltz and I believe it is pretty much filled up. Look for Terry
Henson to have some extra special events since we were limited the
first 2 tournaments. Nicky has a couple of away trips coming up at
San Juan Hills (March 21) and the SCGA course in Murrieta (April
5th) so be sure to sign up as these are a lot of fun. Nick will also
shortly have the prices out for the Aliante golf Weekend October
8-10. This is a great deal and the Aliante Hotel and golf course are
absolutely fabulous. Team Play is still in progress and Thursday
needs to beat
Costa Mesa at
El Dorado and they will be in the playoffs.
Saturday must win at Industry Hills and at
Brookside
to have a shot at the playoffs. Good Luck to both teams. Look for
Tom at the March 9th meeting as he will taking signups for the April
25th 1 gross 2 net tournament. One last note, remember at the
conclusion of every meeting we will have a drawing for $75 cash. You
must be present to win and we will draw until we get a winner!!!
Remember, don’t hit 'em short and crooked like I do on the links.
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Dennis Tramer
President
Meeting Minutes
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The February monthly
meeting was held on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 under the chilly (but at
least not wet) El Dorado Park Golf Course tent. The dinner provided by
the restaurant featured some good looking Chicken Cordon Bleu and
grilled vegetables. President Dennis Tramer called the meeting to order
at 7:03 PM and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Past Presidents
in attendance included Richard Dennison, Steve Shure, Jerry Leininger,
Mike Montgomery, Bob Livingstone, Greg O’Brien, Tom Conlisk (who
scheduled the next tournament on Valentine’s Day?), and Richard
Scoville. Life Members were represented by Bob Livingstone. The Minutes
and Treasurer’s Report from the previous month were unanimously
approved. No new members were present – must have been the rain that
kept them away.
Committee Reports
were as follow:
Golf Committee – Don Marmion – no report.
SCGA – Jerry Leininger – no report.
Thursday Team Play – Mel Collins – Team
won our first two matches, and is looking good. The Quad Club begins
April 24 at Skylinks. Cost is $50, and we’re limited to the first 40
players to sign up. So, sign up soon!
Saturday Team Play – Mike Montgomery –
not doing quite as well as the Thursday Team. We lost Saturday to Los
Verdes. We play them again next Saturday at El Dorado.
At Large Director – Terry Fulford – GOM
for January was Steve Shure (Net) 66.75, while Gross GOM was Eddie
Fernandez with a 72. Congratulations to both. The pre-meeting 9-hole and
putting tournaments will start in April.
Rules – Mike Vaughn – no report.
Entertainment – Nick Zamora – Our away
trip to Los Serranos was held January 31, and 57 players participated.
Somehow we avoided the rain. Gross winner was Pingo Zamarripa (72) and
net winner was Nick Zamora (very suspicious, you think?) with a 69. Our
next away trip is February 28 at Pala Mesa – take plenty of golf balls –
with an 8 AM Shotgun Start. Cost is $70,
and special rates are available at the hotel for those wishing to spend
the night. The March trip will be to San Juan Hills on the 21st
– a 9 AM Shotgun Start – and will be $85.
Handicap – Richard Dennison – Nick’s
getting a letter.
Tournament Chairman – Tom Retterath – Our
February Tournament on the 14th is Select Drive – minimum 3
tee shots per player. We’ll count 4 scores on the par 3 holes, 3 scores
on the par 4 holes, and 2 scores on the par 5 holes. The March
Tournament will be a 2-3-4 waltz.
Special Events – Terry Henson – We’ll
have a Bull’s Eye on 17 – and circles for each flight on 3 and 9. No
skins this month because of Select Drive. Next month there will be a $5
buy-in for Low Gross and Low Net Per Flight.
There was no old
business and no new business. The drawing winners were:
Monthly drawing – Tom Burns, not present.
The pot goes to $60 next month.
$75 “Draw until we have a winner present”
– went to Art Sais.
President Tramer
adjourned the meeting at 7:24 (may have been a record for
the shortest meeting of the century – it actually took me longer than
that to write up the minutes).
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Rob Kuehn
Secretary
Tournament Chairman
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Well the February Select Drive tournament is behind
us. We lost a few guys late due to Valentines Day but we still had a
good turnout. Scores were low again this month and each flight had many
close team scores.
Our next tournament will be the March
2-3-4 Waltz to be
held on Sunday, 3/14. I’m assuming the format is fairly self
explanatory. If you have any questions, please contact me. NOTE:
TOURNAMENT DAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS. SO THE CLOCKS WILL
BE SET FORWARD 1 HOUR DURING THE NIGHT SO MAKE
SURE THAT YOUR
TEAM
IS AWARE OF THE TIME CHANGE. YOU WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $55
ENTRY FEE AND NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN IF YOU ARRIVE LATE – NO
EXCEPTIONS!!! It looks like we’ll have about 41 groups so each group
has to be aware of their pace of play! We will again utilize the
Continuous Putting rule for this tournament. I will probably have some
spots open for singles so please contact me ASAP if you want to play.
At the General Meeting Night (3/9) I’ll be taking
signups for the August 25th 1 Gross / 2 Net tournament. Also, our
annual Member-Member tournament will be held in May and the mail-in
signup slip form will be in the April newsletter and also will be in the
Pro Shop. |
Tom Retterath
VP &
Tournament Chairman
Treasurer's Report
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TREASURER'S REPORT FROM
11/14/10 THRU 2/10/10 |
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Beginning Balance |
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36,718.39 |
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Receipts |
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2010 Membership Fees |
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1,920.00 |
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January Scramble Fees |
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6,885.00 |
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February Select Drive Fees |
2,360.00 |
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Hole -in-One Fund |
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95.00 |
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Interest |
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0.18 |
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Total |
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11,260.18 |
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Sub Total |
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47,978.57 |
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Disbursements |
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Los Altos Trophy |
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475.03 |
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USGA Annual Dues |
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110.00 |
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Seaside Printing |
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322.16 |
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January Scramble Expense |
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5,616.00 |
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January Scrambe Prize Points |
2,700.00 |
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Paul Wildy-Sat. Team Play |
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700.00 |
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Total |
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9,923.19 |
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Total Checking Funds |
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38,055.38 |
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Certificate of Deposit Investments |
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0.00 |
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Total Operating Funds |
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38,055.38 |
Bret Holloway
Treasurer
Entertainment
Chairman
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It is just amazing
how lucky a group of men can be with all this rain we’ve been getting on
the weekends. We have been able to play both of our away tournaments.
Our last one was Sunday, February 28th to Pala Mesa in Fallbrook. A
group of us went out Saturday because Team Play was rained out.
Although we weren’t able to play golf, the resort was very nice to us,
the bar / restaurant was excellent. Sunday we woke up to beautiful
sunny skies and the course was in perfect shape. We had a 8:00am
shotgun and 48 players. We played a 123 Waltz and finished just in time
to see the USA / Canada hockey final. What a perfect day! All the
results are posted, so come see me for your winnings.
Our March tournament
will be Sunday, the 21st. It will be a shotgun start at
9:00am. The course is San Juan
Hills in Capistrano. The format will be 2 Scores on the Par 3’s and 3
Scores on the Par 4’s & 5’s. This should be fun. The cost is $85.
This is almost a home game for us because is it just a short trip up the
freeway.
So come one, come
all; email me or see me at the table to sign-up. |
Nick Zamora
Mr.
Entertainment (Chairman)
Rules
Chairman
Mike Vaughn
Rules Chairman
Communications
Chairman
Mike Montgomery
Communications Chairman
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Association News
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Jerry Leininger
SCGA Delegate & Past President |
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Bob Livingstone
SCGA Board Member |
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Handicap
Chairman's Report
See the updated
Handicap Information.
Rich Dennison
Handicap Chairman
Commissioner's Report
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Meeting was called to order at
Skylinks Golf Course, Feb 24,2010. Superintendent Livingstone gave his
monthly golf operations report for January with all courses showing a
deficit from the number of rounds played compared to last year. Not
good, down about 17% overall. Little Rec had its Grand re-opening on
Feb. 5th. Everybody was quite please on how all the upgrades turned out.
After all the rains in the area, all courses were reportedly coming back
from all the of the rainfall. Aerification schedule is due to start in
March and finish up in April. American Golf has made another adjustment
to the Computer Tee Time format, so be patient.
El Dorado will be getting plaques installed in the breezeway recognizing
the past winners in all the events of the Long Beach Golf Festival and
don't forget for those who want to participate in those event, it is
just around the corner and information can be obtained on the Long Beach
Golf website.
The Little Linksters Program is scheduled for July12-16th and 19-23rd.
Applications will be released on April 1st, with registration fee at
$85.00, first come first serve basis.
My term as Commissioner expires this year in July. Any one having
interest in representing the El Dorado Men's Club can contact myself or
any Board Director about requirements. I believe the election date is
May/June.
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Don Marmion
Golf Commissioner
Director's Report
The Quad Club Tournament is
coming soon Saturday, April 24. It'll be played at Skylinks, the defending
Champion is Lakewood and they have won the
last two meetings. Play will begin at 7:00 and the last tee time will be
around noon. 40 players from each Club, El Dorado, Recreation, Lakewood &
Skylinks. Played in groups of four, points are awarded by net score off
handicap, 3-(1st), 2-(2nd), 1-(3rd), 0-(4th). Tournament fee is $50.00 and
there will be a optional $5. side pot for low net and 3 point winners.
There is a sign-up sheet is
in the hall, please fill out your information your email address is very
important.
I'll also be soliciting
players at the March General Meeting. No money will be collected until I
select the team.
An update on Thursday Team
Play, we are 4 & 1, with 1 match to go. We need to win, Los Verdes is on our
tail only 1 point behind us, and that's where we want to kept them! We win
this make up match with Costa Mesa at Home and we will repeat as Champions of
our division.
Glenn and I our proud of
this team we have 5 new members this year and they have been big contributors to
our success. The new and previous team members have proved to be a good blend.
I want to thank the
membership for supporting Thursday Team, we really enjoy representing our Club.
Mel Collins
Director
Director's Report
Golfer's of the Month
Gross 72 - Ed Fernandes
Net 66¾
-Steve
Shure
Terry Fulford
Director
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