Slow play is not acceptable – we have committed to completing our rounds in 4hrs15mins. Failure to do this could jeopardize our ability to maintain Shotgun Starts.
- Play ready golf – don’t wait!
- If riding in a cart – drop you partner near his ball and go to yours.
- Look for lost ball no more than 3 min
- Limit Practice swings
- Be ready to putt when it is your turn – putt out whenever you can.
- Pick up if you are out of the hole, whenever appropriate. Remember, you can’t post more than a net double bogey (CS is an exception we need all strokes).
- Keep your 4some moving – if you have a slower player in group, nudge him to keep moving.
- Walkers – grab a ride between holes if available.
I can’t stress how important it is that we maintain pace of play. If we are unable to do so, we might wind up adjusting some of our rounds to Tee Times, which I do not think is in the best interest of our group. So, each of us needs to be alert to slow play and keep our foursomes moving. If you see you are more than a ½ hole behind, then you need to speed things up.
Countdown to opening Day!
While it’s still too cold for many of us, we only have about 4 weeks until our first HGSGA event, opening day March 31st.
Your executive committee hasn’t just been sitting in their recliners watching Netflix, but have worked to put together a rather robust calendar for 2022. You should take time to visit Sign Up Genius and look at all the important dates so that you can plan your schedules accordingly.
We will have the regular seasonal events: 6 Championship Series (CS), Match Play event, Guest day and based on the survey results, we plan to have a series of Scrambles, 2Man and 4Man events. We are planning to return to Closest to the Pin when appropriate.
We will continue the Columbia Cup series, Reg Hahne and David Hohman will be the captains.
For State events: Listed On Sign Up Genius, also information on www.Misga.org
- ABCD - We will use the Championship Series (CS), your lowest round of the first 2 CS as the qualifier.
- 2Man - Start canvasing for your partner, our qualifier is on Jul 7th.
MISGA Events:
Mike Caporaletti, our MISGA rep, has locked down 31 away events.
- A change to this season will be that we will not use a lottery system for those clubs who limit us, but rather will announce the opening of the sign up to all and then it will be based on the order of sign up. Everyone will know in advance of the time and date of the opening for signing up.
- There are 5 home MISGA’s scheduled and we’re working with the Turn House to solidify lunch arrangements. Our 1st Home MISGA event is on May 26th. Again, I am asking that you strongly consider supporting these events.
Ace Card Update: The Ace Card is now available for purchase in the Pro Shop.
Membership Dues:
- If you have not paid, get your dues in to Rich Roca ASAP. Information is on the www.Hobbitsglenseniors.com website.
- Deadline is March 24th for us to receive your dues, if you want to be included in the opening day roster. No pay, no play!
Other Info:
- Sign up for Texts from Hobbits, it will save you some headaches. They send out a text announcing frost delays, closures, and Cart Path rules each morning. So, take the time and get signed up.
- You simply send a text to: 71441 and in the message box enter: HGGC
Over the winter, some of our guys have had some health issues, let’s all wish them a speedy recovery. We want everyone back.
Ian Sumner, President
2022 Membership Now Open
Our 2022 membership application can be found on the sidebar (on left). You can either mail your check to Rich Roca or drop it off at the Hobbits Pro Shop. Rich's address is on the application.
We need your completed application no later than March 10th. After that date you will not be able to register for any of the 2022 home or away events until we receive your application and fee. Make life easy for everyone and get the application and payment in early. If for any reason you find yourself unable to play before the season begins, we will refund your fee.
Fit and Play members will need to renew their handicap registration by contacting the Pro Shop. You can either pay for your handicap registration as a single item or buy an Ace Card which includes handicap registration, practice balls and cart discounts, Golf Fit and Play, Seven-Day, and Five-Day members receive free handicap registration as a benefit of membership. Additional membership information is available by clicking "Membership" at the top of this page.
If you are an existing member, we look forward to your renewal. If you are new to HGSGA' we look forward to having you join us!
Looking forward to a great 2022 Season!
Ian Sumner, President
2021 Season Wrap-Up
All in all a successful season, considering what we went through with the COVID restricted year before. We started the season with a questionnaire asking about the group’s preference for the types of games they preferred, surprisingly it was more of the “mixer” and scramble types. So we took a varied approach to the planning and it seems it was favorably received. I even threw in a few new games, seems they were favorably received.
The MISGA portion of the year continued to be a challenge for away events, with some cancellations due to clubs dropping out of MISGA as well as limitations to the number of players we could send. We got around the player limitations by instituting a lottery system, some liked it some did not. Oh well, I’ve learned not everyone is pleased with what we do.
We had a good representation in the State ABCD and 2Man Tournaments this year.
- Bob Egge won the State ABCD Gross Championship (repeated his 2019 winning)
- Craig Ostrom & Doug Wilson won the 2Man Gross Grand Championship
We ran two HGSGA championship events again this year:
Match Play produced the following
- Reg Hahne captured the overall Match Play championship
- Gerry Logue 2nd place
- Jim Bona 3rd place
- Tim Seelaus 4th place
Championship Series:
- Bob Egge won the Gross Championship
- Mark Cardwell won the Net Championship
A lot of effort was done by our officers and volunteers for the season. Without their skills, the success of our season would not have occurred.
- President – Ian Sumner
- Vice President – Mark Cardwell
- Treasurer – Randy Maddox
- Secretary/Treasurer – Rich Roca
- MISGA Rep – Bill Duncan
- Golf Genius Manager – Lew Shipp
- Columbia Cup – Dwight Johnson & Reg Hahne
- Year End BBQ – Rich Roca & Neil Bucklew
- Volunteers for various activities
- Felton Satterfield
- Rick Bergin
- Fred Chiccone
And a thanks to the Hobbits staff who worked hard to make sure we were able to get out on time, both for our weekly and MISGA events.
There seems to be an ongoing hunger to get out and play golf. So we have extended our season through November – allowing for shotgun starts in the early weeks and transitioning to tee times thereafter as long as weather permits.
Finally, thanks to everyone who attended our year end BBQ. We were serenaded by Bob Smith who surprised us all.
For next year we plan to continue to offer a variety of games, looking to add some new events. We will also seek additional volunteers to assist in different areas of the program.
Stay safe over the winter months, get out of your recliners and stretch now and then. We need all of you back next year ready to go on day one!
Ian Sumner
HGSGA Update - October 21, 2021
I heard from some guys after the round today, they felt like this was the Squid Games rather than the Skins Games, wading through the freshly laid manure. Obviously I liked the skins format today. It was a rare occurrence that my partner, Bob Smith, and I were able to make a pair of back to back birdies on holes 7 & 8. Just goes to prove that old adage, Even a Blind Squirrel can make a putt - or something like that....
Winners split the pot of $256
Bob Smith & Ian Sumner - 2 skins - Net 8 on hole 7, Net 4 on hole 8: $64 each
Ralph Bowe & Tony Kausal - 1 skin - Net 7 on hole 6: $32 each
Craig Ostrom & Tim Seelaus - 1 skin - Net 8 on hole 15: $32 each
Medal Play - Net Final
Another match was decided today, Mark Cardwell and Curt Island completed the playoff for 1st and 2nd place in out Championship Series. Their match came down the 18th hole and resulted in a tie, so they went to sudden death.
Results – Mark Cardwell is the 2021 Championship Winner. Congratulations to both players.
Next week, 10/28, we will have another 2 Man event, this time a scramble. You can pick a partner if you have not already done so, just indicate it on Sign Up Genius. And, if you haven’t signed up do so now, after Sunday the sign up will close and we will wait list individuals.
Reminder: After the round this coming Thursday, 10/28, we will meet upstairs in the Umbrella area of the Turn House to have a BBQ and give out awards to our Season winners. Make sure you have signed up on Sign Up Genius so that we have an accurate head count to give to the restaurant.
Finally, as we end our “normal season” and enter into the extended season in November Tee times begin at 9:30 in November We will use a shotgun start the weeks of 11/4, 11/11 and 11/18. However, if we have 20 or fewer players signed up, we will instead use individual tee times starting at 9:30 and send 4somes off #1 in 10 minute intervals After Thanksgiving, we will continue with reserving tee times for our group on Thursdays as long as we have enough players willing to play.
Finally, Mike Caporaletti sent in the following report after playing this week's MISGA at Navy. Keep it in mind for next year. Course redesign is fabulous. Greens a bit slow and bumpy. Should be great next year. Here are the results
A Flight
1st - Kevin Kokes
2nd - Mike Caporaletti
B Flight
1st - Richard Violette
3rd - Matt Hauser
See you next week.
Ian
HGSGA Update - October 14, 2021
Let’s hope for more days like today. Good weather, good companions, somewhat good golf.
Listed below are the final standings and money winners from today.
Next week you have a chance at big money! Our first skins event – it could result in a larger than normal payout for a few winners. Remember, this is a 2man team event, both balls count - net for each hole. 95% handicap, however, no strokes will be given on the Par 3’s.
If you have not picked your partner by this Sunday, then we will pair you up. No changes after that.
If we have no skins winners, then we will pay the top 2 Net and top 2 Gross teams (and ties). And NO, you can’t win both categories.
Also, we had several winners from the Hampshire Greens MISGA:
Tim Seelaus – 1st Place & 2 winning 50/50 ticket
Ralph Bowe – 2nd Place
Richard Violette – 3rd Place
Joe Duklewski – won 2 closest to the pin
Finally, be sure to sign up for the year end BBQ on Sign up Genius.
Today's Results:
1 Smith, Robert + Wikse, Carl + Thompson, Keith + Krausz, David -11 133 $23.00
2 Carr, Jerry + Chiccone, Frederick + Fields, Richard + Violette, Richard -9 135 $18.00
3 Caporaletti, Mike + Logue, Gerry + Freiert, Jim + Roca, Rich -8 136 $10.75
4 Yaksich, Nick + Cardwell, Mark + Burrows, Jim + Dickman, Greg -8 136 $10.75
5 Bl[Caporaletti, Mike] + Greene, Brad + Johnson, Bruce + Duncan, Bill -6 138
6 Resnick, Stuart + Thomas, Dave + Berger, Chuck + Ferraro, Philip -5 139
7 Brooks, Doug + Sumner, Ian + Johnson, Dwight + Romeo, Tom -5 139
8 Duklewski, Joe + Finkel, Andy + Bona, Jim + Bl[Hahne, Reg] -4 140
9 Winstead, Bruce + Hohman, David + Douglas, Greg + Bl[Krausz, David] -4 140
10 Bowe, Ralph + Wichlin, Mark + Fornadel, Richard + Levin, Steve -4 140
11 Feldstein, Steve + Satterfield, Felton + Barth, John + Ward, Richard -3 141
12 Derheim, Dave + Pope, Steve + Girardi, Nick + Hahne, Reg -2 142
13 Greer, Brooke + Ramsey, Mac + Gaudio, Steve + Moore, Wayne
HGSGA Update - October 7, 2021
Lots going on today, Championship series 6, match play finals and just plain old fun golf (for most of us).
Match Play Update
Looks like we have the winners in the Match Play Reg Hahne defeated Gerry Logue for the Championship on the 18th Hole. Jim Bona defeated Tim Seelaus for 3rd Place.
Reg Hahne - 2021 Match Play Champion
Gerry Logue - 2nd Place
Bona Jim – 3rd Place
Tim Seelaus – 4th place
Championship Series Update
Gross Division now has a winner:
Bob Egge – 2021 Gross Champion
Craig Ostrom – 2nd Place
Doug Wilson – 3rd Place
A special recognition to Craig Ostrom, he shot a 66 today in a last ditch effort to catch Bob Egge
Net Division still requires a playoff for 1st and 2nd Place. Curt Island and Mark Cardwell are tied at net 288 each – they will arrange an 18 hole playoff. Jerry Carr has locked up 3rd Place
Today's money winners are listed below. Gift cards will be available in the Pro Shop after the weekend.
Gross Winnings
1 Ostrom, Craig 66 $30.00
Net Winnings
1 Pope, Steve 69 $30.00
2 Freiert, Jim 71 $25.00
3 Wichlin, Mark 72 $18.00
4 Moore, Wayne 73 $17.00
5 Winstead, Bruce 74 $15.00
6 Bona, Jim 74 $15.00
7 Wikse, Carl 74 $15.00
8 Hohman, David 74 $15.00
9 Carr, Jerry 75 $11.00
10 Wilson, Doug 75 $11.00
11 Weiss, John 75 $11.00
12 Bucklew, Neil 75 $11.00
13 Douglas, Greg 75 $11.00
HGSGA Update - September 30, 2021
Looks as if most of us had a good time today. Things went off smoothly despite having the
largest field to date 82 players.Listed below are our money winners - however we are missing the information from Hole #8 closest to the pin. If anyone has it, let me know and we will pay out to that individual.
For the team scores we broke ties by using the hardest hole method. We paid out to the top 10 teams.We will have gift cards done soon, if you brought a guest and they were winners, you need to pick up the card for them and give it to them.
Today's Money Winners - Name, Prize, and Net Score
Caporaletti, Mike + Tuck, Mike $20 60
Fields, Richard + Knott, Bill $18 61
Feldstein, Steve + Norton, Bill $17 64
Shipp, Lew + Shipp, Susan $16 64
Finkel, Andy + Littman, Paul $15 65
Fornadel, Richard + Thomas, Rey $14 65
Feinberg, Mark + Delaney, David $13 65
Satterfield, Felton + Collins, Barbara $12 65
Thomas, Dave + Deck, Tom $10 66
Kokes, Kevin + Maske, Billy $10 66
Joe Duklewski (Long Drive Member) $20
Jeff Stevenson (Long Drive Guest) $20
Nick Yaksich (Closest to Pin #5) $15 3'8"
Art Crisafulli (Closest to Pin 11) $15 27inches
Bruce Johnson (Closet to Pin 16) $15 7'0"
Unfortunately my team came in Dead Last at #40. But, I was rewarded with a couple of “shots”for my two birdies – something the ladies have made a practice of doing. Made the day better!
Next week is the final Championship Series. Also scheduled is an away MISGA on the same day, so if you are in the hunt for the Championship Series – choose wisely.
We also have the final four settled for the Match Play series. Reg Hahne will play Gerry Logue for 1st & 2nd places Tim Seelaus will play Jim Bona for 3rd & 4th places.
See you on October 7!
Ian
HGSGA Update - September 16, 2021
Good field today with nice weather and enjoyable foursome. Click here for today's results
Learned something on the practice green this morning, actually reinforced something most of us are probably familiar with doing. Bruce Winstead told me, when the greens are aerated and full of sand – just Whack It. I found that advice to be so good, I will continue to Whack It.
Also, learned a new Mantra – Steve Sutton commented constantly on the round "It’s gonna be Okay, It’s gonna be Alright!”
So from now on, when I screw up a shot, no more muttering #*@!. Instead - “It’s gonna be Okay, It’s gonna be Alright!”
We had a nice turnout for the MISGA at Woodmore. Click here for the results.
Next week is CS6, bring your best game. 10 players are within 7 strokes of the net leaders. Harder to catch the Gross leader, he has a 14 stroke lead over his closest competitor.
Finally, questions are still coming up about the Member Guest Day on 9/30/21.
· You may bring one guest
· They pay what you pay based on your membership, including Ace Card rate
· $5 Prize Money per Person
· We will play one flight, best 2 of 4 net.
· If your guest has a Handicap or Index, please post it on Sign up Genius.
· If you guest does not have and established Handicap, give us an Estimate
· Plan on Closest to the Pin contest on Par 3’s
· Longest Drive (most likely on Hole 1)
· 50/50 drawing
· Coffee and Doughnuts.
HGSGA Update - September 9, 2021
Gloomy weather didn’t deter…
What appeared to be a less than desirable day turned out to be very comfortable. We had a good turnout, 55 in total and from the feedback I received, the guests seemed to enjoy themselves.
Click for today's results.. Click for a hole by hole report so that everyone can see exactly what happened to them once the blind draws were added. In addition some of the online scoring had to be corrected so the leaderboard was misleading at times.
A couple of points;
· The printed scorecard did not reflect the adjusted handicap as many of you pointed out. We played with 85%, the Golf Genius phone app did reflect this on a hole by hole basis. We’ll be sure to make the adjustment next time so that you see the adjusted handicaps.
· It was suggested that we choose the blind draws prior to teeing off. Good point, we’ll attempt to do this in the future, however, no promises if we find ourselves in a rush or shorthanded or trying to deal with multiple no shows.
Next week we have the 4Man Stableford, make sure to sign up before Sunday evening. We don’t need to keep juggling the 4somes.
Finally, I received confirmation from Rodney that we can continue our HGSGA weekly events through Nov into early December. We will plan to maintain Sign up Genius for Shotgun starts for the first 3 Thursdays in November with regular games. Then after that, we will look at securing a block of tee times into December as long as enough guys sign up and want to play. We did this last winter and it seemed to work out. I plan to end it for the months of January and February, picking up again in March (weather permitting).
HGSGA Update - September 2, 2021
Glad we were able to get the game in today. As was pointed out to me, next time we have a heavy rain, we will try to get an evaluation of the bunkers and possibly declare them unplayable.
Only one more chance to improve your standings for the Championship Series. There are 10 of you within striking distance of the Net leaders – between 2-7 strokes off. The Gross Leader is ahead by 14 strokes, a lot of ground to make up with only one round left.
Click the this link for the List of Money winners from today.
Next week is out last Home MISGA, I hope to see more of you turning out. As of today, only 14 members have signed up, not a good showing. Especially when more of you sign up for away MISGAs than our own home event. Go to Sign Up Genius and get your name on the roster, it automatically closes at 9am Monday morning.
For those of you who are new to the group, on 9/30 we will have a Guest Day. You can bring one guest, they only pay what you pay for the event. This is a fun day event, most likely a scramble without handicaps, so bring anyone you want. And if you are an Ace Card member, their cart fee is $15 also.
5&7 day guest - cart fees only
Golf fit and play guests - cart fees only
Fit & Play guest $50 + cart fees
Daily Golf guest $50 + cart fees
Finally, welcome back Lew. HGSGA Update - September 2, 2021
HGSGA Update - August 30, 2021
Today was the second leg of the Annual Columbia Cup. We sent 12 of our guys to do battle against 12 of Fairway’s finest. As usual, the Fairway Hills guys put up a strong fight, seems some of us Hobbits guys find the tight wooded fairways an unfamiliar avenue. We are used to wide open spaces - or maybe it was just me.
The results are in. We won today's match 16.5 to 13.5. This, combined with our earlier match at Hobbits' gives us a total as follows:
Hobbits' Glen 39.5
Fairway Hills 19.5
Next year, if we can get Fairway to get a larger number of players together, we can include more players.
Thanks to Dwight Johnson and Reg Hahne for taking charge and captaining the Hobbits players.
Click the links and you will find the results of the State ABCD tournament (congratulations to Bob Egge for defending his gross championship) and an update on course conditions from our greenskeeper.
Ian
HGSGA Update - August 26, 2021
Well, I think I learned something today. Pressure sure makes those 3 foot putts seem like they are at least 30 feet. For those of us who coasted on the front nine, reality hit during the
alternate shot back nine. The average gross score for the field on the front was 37, while the
back nine gross average was 44. For a third of the field the spread was between 10-14 strokes
difference.
For a full report you can go to the leaderboard and see all the scores.
We paid out 6 places, 2 gross and 4 net. Since our 2 gross winners were also in the top 4 net,
we reached further down and paid the next in line, 4,5,6 places.
All in all, it seems everyone enjoyed the round. Will most likely repeat it next year.
Gross winners
Doyle, Michael +
Winstead, Bruce $30 32 35 67
Egge, Bob +
Wilson, Drew $20 34 36 70
Net Winners
Levin, Steve +
Hahne, Reg $30 29 34 63
Greer, Brooke +
Romeo, Tom $20 30 36 66
Case, F.T. +
Wichlin, Mark $15 37 30 67
Kominski, John +
Pagnotta, Alex $10 34 36 70
Next week several events:
Monday – Columbia Cup
Thursday – Championship Series #5
Thursday – Some players going to Norbeck
Ian
HGSGA Update - August 19, 2021
Glad to have a good set of partners for today – made my miss hits less painful. But I did make some long birdie putts…Since there was a bunch of ties for 3rd, Golf Genius broke them using the Most to least difficult hole. Payouts were extended to the 3 teams shooting a 65, but based on tie breakers. Here are today's rusults:
1 Smith, Robert + Feldstein, Steve + Johnson, Bruce + Phillips, Cecil 63 $ 20.00
2 Caporaletti, Mike + Hines, Joseph + Wilson, Drew + Fornadel, Richard 64 $ 15.50
T3 Wilson, Doug + Sumner, Ian + Case, F.T. 65 $ 12.00
T3 Duklewski, Joe + Wikse, Carl + Bona, Jim + Schwenz, Charles 65 $ 10.00
T3 Sutton, Steve + Satterfield, Felton + Logue, Gerry + Ferraro, Philip 65 $ 8.00
T6 Greer, Brooke + Hohman, David + Fields, Richard + Burrows, Jim 67
T6 Moyer, Len + Hickey, Tom + Chiccone, Frederick + Ward, Richard 67
T6 Resnick, Stuart + Johnson, Dwight + Chicca, Thomas 67
9 Derheim, Dave + Cardwell, Mark + Kausal, Tony + Jarrett, Doug 68
T10 Winstead, Bruce + Pope, Steve + Tortolani, Ed + Roca, Rich 69
T10 Seelaus, Tim + Girardi, Nick + Freiert, Jim + Levin, Steve 69
T10 Kokes, Kevin + Greene, Brad + Ward, Chris + Duncan, Bill 69
13 Carr, Jerry + Yaksich, Nick + Bucklew, Neil + Gaudio, Steve 74
Also this week we finalized the Match Play semi final draw. The winners of these matches will then meet for the Championship Match, the other 2 will meet to determine 3rd and 4th places:
Tim Seelaus (A) vs. Reg Hahne (D)
Gerry Logue (B) vs. Jim Bona (C)
Next Week:
State ABCD is being held at Holly Hills on Monday, 8/23. We are sending 17 players and Bob
Egge will go back as the last winner of the event. Originally we were only allotted 4 slots, but
were able to send 13 additional players. So, next time, if you think you want to play in one of
these events, sign up, you will have a good chance of getting in.
Thursday: Nine-Nine format – should be fun, it’s a 2Man pick your partner (or we will assign
you one). Front nine is a Scramble, Back nine is Alternate Shot.
August 30th: This the 2nd half of the Columbia Cup. We will be playing at Fairway Hills and go in with a commanding lead from the 1st half: Hobbits 23, Fairway 6. Sign up closes this Sunday.
Finally a note about the year end Banquet. We have decided not to hold an indoor event. with the ongoing Covid issue it became evident that getting 60-80 people together in one room was not a good idea. So we are in the process of looking at holding an outdoor gathering in October after one of our Home events. Stay tuned.
Ian
HGSGA Update - August 12, 2021
After a bit of shuffling, we managed to get the event off today. A total of 57 players started but the heat got to some and not everyone finished.
Check the leaderboard to see how your team did. Because of the early cancellations we sent out several 3somes, we used Blinds to fill in – Golf Genius does a good job in tabulating the scores.
Money Winners were:
1st Challedon Dave Price $25.00
1st Challedon John Ziegenhein $25.00
1st Hobbits Tom Hickey $25.00
1st Musket Ridge Bob Harris $25.00
2nd Musket Ridge Kirk Isenbart $20.00
2nd Blue Mash David Kulick $20.00
2nd Hobbits Steven Gaudio $20.00
2nd Challedon Joe Negley $20.00
3rd Musket Ridge Frank Frodyma $15.00
3rd Blue Mash Gary Palmer $15.00
3rd Hobbits Reg Hahne $15.00
3rd Hobbits Gerry Logue $15.00
4th Hobbits Mike Caporaletti $10.00
4th Winters Run Fred Boecher $10.00
4th Musket Ridge Darrell Blevins $10.00
4th Hobbits Bill Duncan $10.00
Next week we will have a 4 man scramble, let’s hope the Tropics don’t send out too much rain – Alex, can you check on this for us?
On 8/23 we will have a good representation at the State ABCD tournament being held at Holly Hills. Bob Egge, the defending champion, will be joined by 18 other Hobbits Glen Seniors.
Good luck guys!
Ian
Bretton Woods MISGA - August 11
80 golfers survived the heat and humidity at Bretton Woods on Wednesday. I think I captured all of the names of winners from Hobbit’s Glen:
Brad Greene - Closest to the pin
Jerome Carr - 4th place team
Mike Caporaletti - 3rd place team
Philip Ferraro - 2nd place team
Hope I didn’t miss anyone!
Mike Caporaletti
HGSGA Update- August 5, 2021
Four down and two to go. Looks like some guys made a move up the leader board today in the Championship Series. Check where you stand by clicking the 2021 Golf Genius button on the sidebar and follow the directions on the button. There is still time to improve your standings.
Prize winners from today were:
Gross Winners:
1 Egge, Bob 71 $30.00
2 Moyer, Len 73 $25.00
Net Winners
1 Kokes, Kevin 67 $30.00
2 Sumner, Ian 70 $25.00
3 Island, Curt 70 $25.00
4 Cardwell, Mark 71 $20.00
5 Hickey, Tom 71 $20.00
6 Kausal, Tony 71 $20.00
7 Duncan, Bill 71 $20.00
8 Wikse, Carl 72 $18.00
9 Gaudio, Steve 72 $18.00
10 Berger, Chuck 72 $18.00
11 Winstead, Bruce 73 $13.00
12 Chiccone, Frederick 73 $13.00
Next week we have a home MISGA event, please sign up if you are planning to play. Again, we will be using he box lunches (this will be done for the remainder of the season). Instead of the chicken salad we will be substituting Pastrami along with the Turkey Sandwich.
Also, those of you going to Bretton Woods on Wednesday, if for any reason you need to cancel after the roster is sent in you need to contact their pro shop directly.
Two Match Play events were completed today:
Tim Seelaus defeated Dave Derheim to win Bracket A
Reg Hahne defeated Steve Pope to win Bracket D
Jim Bona has already won Bracket C
Alex Pagnotta and Gerry Logue will play for the Bracket B championship.
Good luck to the four qualifiers for the State ABCD, I have submitted 20 of your names as Alternates.
Primary Entries
1 Ostrom, Criaig
2 Cardwell, Mark
3 Island, Curt
4 Kokes, Kevin
Alternate Entries
1 Carr, Jerry
2 Fornadel, Richard
3 Smith, Robert
4 Wilson, Doug
5 Maddox, Randy
6 Johnson, Dwight
7 Bona, Jim
8 Scarborough, Steve
9 Resnick, Stuart
10.Sutton, Steve
11 Pagnotta, Alex
12.Johnson, Bruce
13Freiert, Jim
14 Winstead, Bruce
15 Wikse, Carl
16 Seelaus, Tim
17Douglas, Greg
18 Derheim, Dave
19 Weiss, John
20 Hohman, David
Have a good weekend!
Ian
HGSGA Update - July 29, 2021
It was a small field at home today, 20 of our guys went to Manor. Here are our winners:
Gross
Seelaus, Tim 74 $25
Player Total Net
Chiccone, Frederick 66 $25
Hickey, Tom 66 $20
Hutcheson, Steven 69 $20
Island, Curt 69 $15
Greg Douglas 70 $15
Brooks, Doug 72 $10
Tortolani, Ed 72 $10
Smith, Robert 73 $10
Full results can be found by clicking the "2021 Golf Genius Results " button on the sidebar. Make sure you follow the directions noted on the button.
All match play brackets have been updated. Click the appropriate button on the sidebar.
Next week several events:
A last minute invite from Prospect Bay for 12 players on 8/3, roster must be sent in by Saturday7/29 at noon;
Championship Series #4, still a chance to improve your standings. Also note that we are using the low 2 of 4 CS scores to pick our qualifiers for the State ABCD to be held on 8/23 at Holly Hills.
Finally, bear with me for the next 2 weeks. Lew is in Europe and Mark is speeding around in the Blue Flame somewhere up and down the coast. Thus I will be left to my devices to schedule everyone. So, no last minute adds or drops by you guys, Sunday night is the cut off for Thursday, pay attention please – I am not Lew or Mark, I’m older and crankier.
Ian
HGSGA Update - July 22, 2021
Good turnout again with lots of close scores. The money winners for the day were:
Stevie Ray Scarborough/Bill Stetka 70 Gross $30
Andy Finkel/Joe Duklewski 65 Net $30
John Barth/Dave Derheim 65 Net $25
Richard Fields/Steve Levin 67 Net $20
FT Case/Mark Wichlin 67 Net $20
Mark Cardwell/Dave Thomas 67 Net $20
We will be sending out the list of qualifiers for the State 2 Man shortly. Mike Caporaletti will be in charge of running you guys down to be sure you are still going to the event if you qualified. As I said before, we only have 2 slots but I expect additional ones to be given to us so as they open up we will go down the list.
Next week we have an away MISGA event scheduled at Manor CC. I am trying to get everyone in who wants to play, if they limit us we will use the lottery system. So if you have signed up and are not going, please remove your name or contact Ian to let him know.
The following is a public service announcement – whoever found Jim Bona’s sunglasses, please return them!
See you next week!
Ian
HGSGA Update - July 15, 2021
After a somewhat tumultuous start this morning, we were able to get everyone off who wanted to play thanks to the efforts of Lew, Mark and Rich. Seems that we had some unexpected players showing up who were not scheduled, but we seemed to work everything out.
Also a thanks to the staff who helps us get everything ready in the morning and the volunteers who brought coffee/doughnuts (Randy) and who delivered out lunches (Felton and Rick).
Next week we have 2 away MISGA events, Eagles Nest on Monday, Challedon on Wednesday.
On Thursday, we have the 2-Man qualifier event. We use this event to select the teams we will send to the state finals on 9/9/21 which will be held at Norbeck. We will have 2 official slots to fill in addition to the one that Craig Ostrom & Doug Wilson automatically qualify for since they were the 2019 Champions. If you know someone that you want to partner with, contact them and update your names on SignUpGenius. Otherwise we will pick a partner for you when we set up the roster.
Click here for todays money winners. Click here for full results. Those of you from Hobbits will be able to pick up your gift cards from the Pro Shop.
Our match play tournament continues to play out. The D bracket finals are set. Steve Pope will play Reg Hahne. Jim Bona won the C bracket after defeating John Barth in the bracket final. Gerry Logue has won his side of the B bracket and is waiting for a few matches on the other side to find out who he will play in the bracket finals. In the A bracket finals, Defending Champion Dave Derheim will play Tim Seelaus. Stay tuned....
Have a great weekend!
Ian
HGSGA Update - July 8, 2021
Well we beat the rain, but some of us were hoping midway that the round would be a wash out.
CS3 is in the bag and the leader board has shuffled around a bit. But don’t despair if you are not up near the top, there are 3 more attempts to change your position.
Next week we have 3 events going on, the Columbia Cup on Monday, a MISGA event at Montgomery CC on Tuesday and our home MISGA event on Thursday.
A reminder for the 2 man event on 7/22, this is a qualifier for the State event. If you know who you want to be paired with, please indicate it on SignUpGenius, otherwise we will pair you up ourselves. If your team qualifies, then both of you need to agree to go to the State Championship to be held on 9/9 at Norbeck CC, no substitutions will be allowed.
Lew has let all of you know that he will be overseas visiting his daughter and her family. Mark Cardwell has stepped up and will be our Golf Genius guru, spending the long sleepless, thankless, frustrating hours tackling the ever changing rosters – let’s help lower the frustration level by adding/deleting your name in a timely manner on SignUpGenius.
We are experimenting with SignUpGenius - setting automatic cut off times for the sign ups. Currently it is set so that 4 days prior to an event, if you attempt to add or delete your name, you must contact us by email to have it done. When you hit “Submit and Sign Up”, if you are late, you will see a message telling you to email hgsga.signup@gmail.com . We will then add/delete you. This gives us better control over the rosters and pairing.
Here are today's money winners
Gross
1 Egge, Bob $30.00 68
Net
1 Yaksich, Nick $30.00 69
2 Island, Curt $25.00 70
3 Brooks, Doug $25.00 70
4 Feinberg, Mark $20.00 71
5 Ramsey, Mac $20.00 72
6 Cardwell, Mark $18.00 73
7 Maddox, Randy $18.00 73
8 Carr, Jerry $18.00 73
9 Caporaletti, Mike $18.00 73
10 Akerson, Ray $18.00 73
11 Wichlin, Mark $15.00 74
12 Scarborough, Steve $15.00 74
13 Moore, Wayne $15.00 74
14 Sebastian, Mason $15.00 74
15 Pagnotta, Alex $15.00 74
16 Ferraro, Philip $15.00 75
Full results for this event and all previous events (including updated championship series standings) can be found by hitting the 2021 Golf Genius Button on the sidebar. Be sure to follow the directions on the button!
Have a great weekend!
Ian
HGSGA Update - June 24, 2021
President's Message
Today’s weather couldn’t have been better. Clear skies, low humidity, perfect for drinking beer around the fire pit - and also for golf…. For some of us...
Good turnout, 55 players for the Stableford event, and 2 match play events.
Stableford Winners:
Net
1 Bergin, Rick $30.00 55
2 Fornadel, Richard $23.00 47
T3 Johnson, Dwight $19.00 45
T3 Wikse, Carl $19.00 45 80
T3 Sebastian, Mason $19.00 45
6 Hutcheson, Steven $15.00 44
T7 Stetka, William $14.00 42
T7 Smith, Robert $14.00 42
T7 Sumner, Ian $14.00 42
T7 Caporaletti, Mike $14.00 42
T7 Moore, Wayne $14.00 42
12 Freiert, Jim $10.00 41
T13 Wichlin, Mark $10.00 40
T13 Hickey, Tom $10.00 40
T13 Scarborough, Steve $10.00 40
T13 Resnick, Stuart $10.00 40
Gross
1 Doug Wilson $30 38
Full results for this event and all previous events can be found by hitting the 2021 Golf Genius Button on the sidebar. Be sure to follow the directions on the button!
We had two match play events today, Jim Bona defeated Bruce Johnson & Steve Pope defeated Matt Hauser. Earlier this week Dave Derheim defeated Bruce Winstead. Updated brackets are on the sidebar.
Next week we will play an ABCD team event, spread the wealth out a little.
There is also an away MISGA at Musket Ridge for those who signed up. Tee time is 8:30. You are responsible for notifying the host club if you are not going to play, we have sent in the roster. Do not be a no-show, it costs them money for food prep.
Also if you are interested in playing in the Columbia Cup event on 7/12, be sure to sign up. We will close the roster on July 4th or when the sign up reaches 24 names. We will then use a lottery system to select the 12 players - the rest will be on standby.
A housekeeping note: after you complete your round, if you have used a cart, make sure you empty your trash.
Finally, I heard a bit of grumbling about last week's Home MISGA event, specifically the food situation. We had addressed this early on, knowing that until guidelines were changed, holding an indoor dining event was not feasible at the time. The best alternative was the box lunch and it was clearly spelled out to the visiting clubs as well as to all our members. It went smoothly with a lot of help from our guys to get the food out to everyone.
We hope to be able to change things once CA has its meeting in a few days and changes some of the guidelines. If so, we will hopefully be able to go back to the old ways.
See you next week
Ian
HGSGA Update - June 17, 2021
What a day for our first MISGA mixer. I want to thank everyone who participated and all those who assisted with the preparation and those who did volunteer duties. For the first mixer of the season, after a year's layoff, I think things went well. As the season progresses, we should see these events return to normal, Coffee, Doughnuts, and indoor/outdoor dining.
Todays's money winners are:
Ralph Bowe $30
Steve Pope $30
Steve Levin $30
Mike Caporaletti $20
Jim Bona $20
Stuart Resnick $15
Cecil Phillips $15
Lew Shipp $12.50
Jim Freiert $12,50
Next week we will be playing an individual Stableford event. If you haven't signed up, do so by Sunday. Remember we close out the sign up sheets Sunday evening for regular Thursday events.
Also, a heads up, we will open the sign up for the July 12th Columbia Cup event on this Sunday, June 20th. Read the attached Columbia Cup info sheet if you think you might be interested in representing Hobbits.
A brief word about sign ups. We rely on you to show up if you sign up. It takes time to get the field set up and no shows, late cancellations as well as late pleas to get in, create a lot of extra work for us. These guys are volunteers, we don't even reward them with free beers for all the work they do!
See you next week.
Ian
Holly Hills MISGA - June 16
Hobbits Winners:
1st place:
Alex Bollman
Wolf Mann
Chris Ward
Fred Case
Payout: $22.50
-13 Under Par
2nd. Place.
Jeff Lamb
Doug Sims
Steve Scarborough
Richard Violette
Payout: $15.00
-9 Under Par
Food: Buffet Dinner -Excellent
Toss Salad/Rolls
Asparagus
Orange Rosemary Chicken
Barbecue Pork Ribs
Ice tea
Ice Lemonade
Hot fudge Sundae
HGSGA Update - June 9, 2021
President's Message
Today was the 2nd of 6 championship events. You can see your standing by clicking the "2021 Golf Genius Results" button on the sidebar, sign in using the GGID: HGSGA2021, and then select today's round's results from the schedule of events.. Remember, we take the lowest 4 of 6 scores to determine the winner, so you have plenty of time to get in contention if you were disappointed with your round.
Next week we are busy with 3 away MISGA’s and our first Home MISGA. For the home MISGA we will be serving a box lunch rather than a sit-down lunch. Current plans are to have the lunches delivered to the players while out on the course. Hobbits players who are in a winning foursome will receive gift cards as usual. Remember, all players must ride in carts, no walkers and bring your $5 cash prize money.
Finally, on June 20th we will open the sign up of the Columbia Cup, the portion that will be held at Hobbits on Monday, July 12th. The field will be limited to no more than 12 players, so we will only accept a maximum of 24 signups, be on the alert if you want to be a participant, we will close the sign-up on July 4th. Dwight Johnson is the Cup manager for Hobbits and has asked that if you would be willing to donate a guest pass for the July event to accommodate any of the Fairway Hills players who might not have a membership in one of the CA golf packages. If so, please indicate your willingness in the sign-up comment section. The second round of the Cup will be held on August 30th at Fairway Hills.
Winners from today are:
Low Gross
1 Ostrom, Craig 30 68
Low Net
1 Roderick, Steve $30.00 66
2 Bowe, Ralph $30.00 67
3 Cardwell, Mark $25.00 68
4 Johnson, Dwight $25.00 69
5 Fornadel, Richard $25.00 69
6 Caporaletti, Mike $20.00 70
7 Chicca, Thomas $20.00 70
8 Thompson, Keith $20.00 71
9 Maddox, Randy $20.00 71
10 Smith, Robert $15.00 71
11 Greene, Brad $15.00 71
12 Carr, Jerry $15.00 71
13 Hutcheson, Steven $15.00 72
14 Wichlin, Mark $10.00 72
15 Derheim, Dave $10.00 73
16 Hahne, Reg $10.00 73
This week in match play:
Plunket over Feldstein (Bracket A)
Hauser over B. Duncan (Bracket D)
See you next week
Ian
HGSGA Update - June 3, 2021
Seems like everyone who played in the Texas Scramble enjoyed it. Overall, it was a close game with one team collecting the top prize and since 2nd and 3rd were tied for gross, we simply split the pot.
For those who questioned how we determined the winners, pay attention to your email and you will get a thorough accounting of how we did it.
Winners today were:
Yaksich, Wikse, Hohman, Bona - $20 each
Smith, Maddox, Hahne - $15 each
Caporaletti, Roderick, Fornadel, Keller - $15 each
Players went to Leisure World on 6/2/21 and we had 2 winners:
Thomas Chicca 2nd Place Team - $35
Mike Caporaletti 3rd Place Team - $23
Next week we have the 2nd Round of the Championship series. It is on WEDNESDAY, June 9th. Tee off at 8:30 be ready to leave the putting green after announcements around 8:15.
For those who signed up for Kenwood, we heard back from them, and they have limited us to 10 players, so we have implemented the Lottery system. They will have another date this summer for another chance to play.
Have a good weekend!
Ian
HGSGA Update - May 27, 2021
President's Message
Today we had a split field at home, with 41 players in the medal play match and at the same time we had 5 Match play events. We also sent a group of guys to Winters Run for a MISGA event (see Bill Duncan's report below for results).
Money winners from the medal play are as follows (tie breaker is the most difficult hole to least difficult hole):
Low Gross:
Doug Wilson 74 $30
Low Net:
1. Rich Roca 66 $30
2. Cecil Philips 68 $20
3. Reg Hahne 68 $20
4. Steve Pope 71 $20
5. Alex Bollman 74 $20
6. Mark Cardwell 74 $15
7. Felton Satterfield 75 $15
8. Curt Island 75 $15
9. Doug Wilson 75 $10
10. Alex Pagnotta 75 $10
Full results can be found on the sidebar button entitled " 2021 Golf Genius Results". Please follow the directions on the button carefully!
Match Play winners today and earlier in the week:
Chris Ward defeated Chris Lehner 4&2
Gerry Logue defeated Mac Ramsey 3&1
John Barth defeated John Kominski 1 up
Bruce Johnson defeated Keith Thompson 2&1
Dwight Johnson defeated Tony Kausal 2&1
Dave Derheim defeated Bob Smith 4&3
Jerry Carr defeated Ray Akerson 3&1
Next week - League Play: we are playing a Texas Scramble at home. Basically, it’s the same as a normal scramble except we require that each person in the 4some must have his drive used 3 times during the round.
MISGA Next Week: we have 2 away MISGA’s scheduled, Wed. 6/2/21 at Leisure World and Thur. 6/3/21 at Sparrows Point. Please read the attached information sheets to see the information the host clubs shared with us. 2021_leisure_world_confim__1_.pdf 2021_sparrows_point_confirmation_email_5.21.21.pdf
Winters Run MISGA Report
1st Place: Steve Scarborough - Won $30
2nd: Place: Mike Caporaletti -Won $25
3rd Place: Richard Violette --Won $15
Winter's Run served a hot buffet dinner consisting of: Caesar Salad, Green Beans, Grill Chicken Breasts, Pasta with Sausage, and Shrimp Pasta. for dessert - there was Chery /Apple Pie al lode mode.
Before starting our round today: They had the following items for us: orange juice, coffee, and Breakfast Sandwiches. There was water and cups available on each hole.
They had a full house and it was a shot-gun start.
Bill Duncan
HGSGA Update - May 20, 2021
President’s Message
We had a split field today, Seven match play events and the rest of us had a 4 Man Stableford. Looks like all the match plays ended without extra holes. For full results click the “2021 Golf Genius Results” button on the sidebar. Match play results are noted below. All brackets have been updated and can be found by clicking the appropriate button on the sidebar.
Money winners from our Stableford Event today are:
1st Place
Dave Derheim
Ralph Bowe
Steve Gaudio
Philip Ferraro
$27.50 Each
2nd Place
Joseph Hines
Andy Finkel
Curt Island
Ed Tortolani
$18.00 Each
3rd Place
Doug Brooks
Rick Bergin
Whit Bass
Bill Duncan (Blind)
$12.00 Each
Next week we have an away MISGA at Winters Run, while those who stay home will play in a Medal Play event.
Lew just opened all events on SignUpGenius through June 17. Please be make sure that you haven’t signed up for both the home event and the away event if they occur on the same day.
Today’s scores have been posted on GHIN.
Have a good weekend!
Ian
Match Play This Week
Bracket A
Winstead over Stetka (Second Rournd)
Seellaus over Wilson (Second Round)
Bracket B
Logue over T Thompson (Second Round)
Ramsey over Yaksick (Second Round)
Bracket C
Bona over Case (Second Round)
Bracket D
Hahne over Keller (Opening Round)
Hahne over Hutcheson (Second Round)
Pope over Levin (Second Round)
HGSGA Update - May 13, 2021
President's Message
Looks like everyone enjoyed the day, whether you won or were defeated. We had a full field with only two matches still undecided. They will have until next week to complete their match.
After today’s round, you will see your next Match Play opponent on the Match Play Bracket. The brackets can be seen by clicking on the sidebar button on the left of this page. Note that the top of the bracket has “play by date” which gives you almost 4 weeks between rounds. It is up to you and your playing partner to arrange the time to play. I couple of quick highlights:
- You can play on our Thursday HGSGA dates, unless it is a MISGA event or Championship date.
- Give Lew Shipp notice if you plan to play on a Thursday.
- If you choose to play on a Thursday, you will be excluded from the official day’s event
- You can pick your tee boxes. If you cannot agree, gold is the default.
- You will need to access GHIN to establish your handicap for your match
- You will need to report the results of your match to: hgsgascores@gmail.com
- You will need to post your own scores to GHIN.
Next week is a 4-man Stableford event.
Below, you will find a new post about the upcoming Columbia Cup matches. Please take time to read it.
For those of you who might be new to our group, at the end of the rounds, a lot of guys gather upstairs around the fire pit to either brag about their rounds or cry in their beer. Feel free to join in.
Many thanks to Lew for the tight rope he walks trying to balance all of us out for these events.
Ian
2021 Columbia Cup Information (As of 5/13/21)
On July 12th and Aug 30th, we will be having the annual Columbia Cup Match against Fairway Hills. This is a Ryder Cup format with multiple match formats - for some of us it is a pressure packed event. Dwight Johnson is our Captain.
In order to allow members who want to have a chance to participate, we will use the following format to select players.
- There will be 2 separate Sign-ups on Sign Up Genius, one for each date.
- We will allow for a maximum of 24 players to sign-up each date.
- Out of each-sign up, 4 players will be Captain’s pick, the remaining 8 will be by lottery.
- We will wait list, in order of lottery position, those who are not chosen.
- And Yes, some players may wind up playing in both events, either as a Captain’s pick or by luck of the draw in the lottery.
- July 12th - will be held at Hobbits
- Sign-up will open on June 20th
- Sign-up will close on July 4th
- Sign-up will also close once we reach 24 players
- Aug 30th - will be held at Fairway Hills
- Sign-up will open on August 8th
- Sign-up will close on August 22nd
- Sign-up will also close once we reach 24 players. This will give Dwight Johnson, enough time to make his Captain’s pick and for the lottery to be done.
- If you want to have a chance to play, please sign up for each day’s event. Make sure you will be available to play the dates you select. Dwight will be setting up the pairing against the Fairway guys, don’t make it difficult for him.
- As of now, there are no rain dates.
HGSGA Update - May 6, 2021
Another great turnout, 71 players today. Hope everyone enjoyed your foursome as much as I did, always nice to have someone “carry” you!
Next week we start our Match Play series, instructions are shown below. Please read them. Since a lot of work is going into setting up the brackets, make sure to sign up prior to Sunday’s deadline. After that, you will be wait-listed.
Winners from today’s ABCD are:
1 Scarborough, Steve; Pagnotta, Alex; Maddox, Randy; Violette, Richard 135 $27.50
2 Seelaus, Tim; Logue, Gerry; Chicca, Thomas; Kausal, Tony 137 $22.00
3 Smith, Robert; Wichlin, Mark; Thompson, Keith; Fornadel, Richard 137 $15.00
4 Yaksich, Nick; Finkel, Andy; Pope, Steve; Hahne, Reg 138 $13.00
5 Derheim, Dave; Thompson, Terry; Johnson, Dwight; Krausz, David 138 $10.00
Enjoy your weekend,
Ian
2021 HGSGA Match Play Tournament
- Registration will close on Sunday, May 9th, and the field will be divided into four brackets by handicap. Bracket sheets will be published by May 12.
- Round 1 matches will be played on Thursday, May 13. Golfers who cannot attend on May 13th must schedule a makeup dates with their opponents. Play-By dates will be noted on the bracket sheet.
- Subsequent rounds will be scheduled by opponents within the time frame printed on the bracket sheet. It may be possible to play these matches during a Thursday event.
- Handicaps for the May 13 matches will be set on May 11 when the scorecards are printed. Handicaps for subsequent matches will be Course Handicaps for the day of the match, which can be looked up in GHIN.
- Matches that are tied after 18 holes will continue until a player wins a hole. If necessary, players should ask the Starter if they may proceed to #1 or #10 to continue the match.
- A player who does not show up for a match at the agreed time will have to forfeit the match.
- The 4 bracket winners will play for the HGSGA 2021 Match Play Championship. Draw for opponents in Semifinals is random. Semifinal winners will play for the Championship, and the other bracket winners will play for 3rd place.
- The Match Play Committee will resolve all golf matters with respect to this event and will consult with golf professionals when necessary. Members are Lew Shipp, Mark Cardwell, and Ian Sumner (Committee Chair).
HGSGA Update - May 3, 2021
Sign Up Genius Procedures for MISGA away events
In order to provide everyone a fair opportunity to play in MISGA away events we will institute the following Lottery process.:
- If we know that the host club has not limited the number of players we can send, then we will simply open Signup Genius and all those who sign up will be on the roster that is sent over. However, if we later learn that the Host Club does implement a limit, then we will revert to the Lottery System.
- If we know in advance that there is a limit on the number of players we can send, then we will implement a Lottery System. We will put that information on Signup Genius in the Location Field alerting them that this will be a “Lottery Roster Event”
- If a lottery system is used, we will temporarily close Signup Genius about 10 days before the event and do a lottery (a notice will be sent out to the members).
- Once the lottery is done, we will place those names back on Signup Genius in the order that the lottery indicates. Once the lottery names are placed back on Signup Genius in the order picked, we will reopen the list for additional names which will then be considered in order of sign up.
- When the host MISGA club gives us the number of players we can send, we will simply go down the list on Signup Genius and send in those names to the host club. The remainder of the list will be wait listed.
- We expect that each of you to delete your name in a timely manner from Signup Genius if you find you will not play.
Hopefully this process will allow for a fair opportunity for all our members, new and old to play in some of the MISGA events. With the Covid era, some clubs are limiting the number of players we can send, so this process should give everyone a chance.
HGSGA Update - April 29, 2021
President's Message
We had a large field today - 71 guys and finally warm temperatures!
For our new members, the Championship series is played out over several months. We have 6 events and use the best 4 of 6 to determine our winners. So, even if today’s round disappointed you, I know mine did, there are still 5 more opportunities to improve. At the end of the tournament, we will have a Low Net and Low Gross Champion.
Several members have questioned why we are cutting off Sign Up Genius on Sundays, so I thought I would give you the reasoning on behind this.
- First and foremost is that a lot of work is being done by Lew Shipp and his team to put together the rosters, and last-minute drops or adds create multiple adjustments. Not only do they spend time setting up the teams, but they also print out score cards and cart sheets. These gentlemen are volunteers, we’re lucky to have them, let’s not make their jobs difficult.
- Because we are doing more Mixer type events, setting up the foursomes takes additional planning and every time someone gets added or dropped it can mess up the field. Planning goes into the selection of foursomes depending on the type of game we are playing that day. If all we played were medal type events, then it wouldn’t matter, but the interest of the group was for more mixer/team events.
- Finally, I see no reason that anyone should not be able to make up their mind to play by the Sunday evening before, given that we open the sign ups at least 2 weeks prior to the event. If you have a buddy in the group that you know hasn’t signed up, call, or email them to get it done.
So, for now we will adhere to the Sunday 8 PM cutoff and anyone who wants to play after the sign up is closed, will be wait listed.
Next week we will be playing an ABCD team event. Hoping you will sign up!
Ian
Your money winners for today
Net Compitition
1 Gaudio, Steve 66 $30
2 Plunkett, Simon 68 $30
3 Feinberg, Mark 70 $25
4 Girardi, Nick 70 $25
5 Thompson, Terry 70 $25
6 Carr, Jerry 70 $25
7 Bona, Jim 71 $20
8 Ramsey, Mac 71 $20
9 Pope, Steve 72 $20
10 Caporaletti, Mike 72 $20
11 Smith, Robert 72 $15
12 Hahne, Reg 72 $15
13 Fornadel, Richard 73 $15
14 Thompson, Keith 73 $10
15 Resnick, Stuart 73 $10
16 Island, Curt 73 $10
17 Akerson, Ray 74 $10
Gross Competition
1 Stetka, William 72 $30
*Tie breaking procedure used: Most difficult to least difficult holes.
*We paid out to 25% of the field
* Full results can be found on the sidebar button entitled " 2021 Golf Genius Results". Please follow the directions on the button carefully!
HGSGA Update - April 26, 2021
State ABCD and 2Man Tournament Qualifiers
For 2021 we have received our allocations for both Tournaments. In the past we held Division 4 qualifiers, however those feeder tournaments have been eliminated. Therefore, we will use the following Hobbit’s events as our qualifiers to fill the slots provided to us.
ABCD –Tournament to be held on 8/23 at Holly Hills
- 4 slots available
- Qualifiers picked from sum of low net (best 2 of 4) of Championship Series 1-4
2Man – Tournament to be held on 9/9 at Norbeck
- 2 slots available
- Qualifiers picked from low net “2-Man Pick Your Partner” on 7/22 at Hobbits
The 2019 champions, Craig Ostrom & Doug Wilson for 2Man, and Bob Egge for ABCD will receive automatic invitations and will not count against our quota.
Also, as in the past, we anticipate being able to fill additional slots as other clubs do not fill their quotas.
For details of the events go to www.MISGA.org and click on the links:
http://www.misga.org/Tournaments/2021_MISGA_Past_Presidents_(ABCD)_Championship_Flyer.pdf
http://www.misga.org/Tournaments/2021_MISGA_2-Player_Team_Championship_Flyer.pdf
These are fun events, good luck qualifying,
Ian
GHIN Problems? When entering Hobbit's Glen Golf Club make sure you include the apostrophe. That should do it!!!
HGSGA Update - April 22, 2021
Cold & Windy Golf – Only for the Hardy
We still managed to have a good turnout today. I want to thank everyone for their patience while we restructured the foursomes.
Remember to post your scores on GHIN, we will not be doing it for you this week.
Next week is the 1st Championship Series event. For our newer members, we hold a series of 6 Championship events spread out over the season. We then take the best 4 of 6 and use those scores to pick both a Gross and Net Champion. It is a medal play event tournament, which means all holes must be finished – no gimmes on putts, etc.
See you next week. The weather looks good so no need to bring winter wear!
Ian
HGSGA Update - April 15, 2021
Two Man Scramble Results
We had a great turnout today, 66 players. Despite wet conditions, scores were low, and everyone seemed to enjoy the format. We will continue to hold different team events throughout the season.
We paid out to 25% of the field, below are the winners.
Bob Egge
Doug Wilson
62
$30
Tim Seelaus
John Weiss
65
$25
Dave Thomas
Mark Cardwell
66
$20
Ralph Bowe
Nick Yaksich
66
$20
Steve Feldstein
Alex Pagnotta
66
$20
Chris Ward
Kevin Kokes
66
$20
Steve Scarborough
Bill Steka
67
$15
John Barth
Dave Derheim
67
$15
For full results go to www.golfgenius.com
- Sign in using GGID: hgsga2021
- Click on Schedule of Events (Do not click Results)
- Once the Schedule of Events appears, click on the results button for the specific event you are interested in seeing
- Hit expand all and scroll through to explore a more detailed view.
Next week the format is another team event, ABCD low net foursome with scoring 3,2,1.
Best 3 scores on Par 3’s, Best 2 scores on Par 4’s and Best score on Par 5.
Hope you can make it!
Where are the sidebar buttons? Mac just informed me that he accidently deleted the sidebar buttons. They will be back in a day or two!!
Have a good weekend....
Ian
HGSGA Update - April 8, 2021
Stableford Team Event
Finally, a beautiful day for our Thursday golf, and we had a good turnout, 63 players gave us 16 teams. I hope all enjoyed the team Stableford format.
We typically pay to the top 25% of the winners, so this week it is the top four teams. If you want to see a more detailed look at the teams, log in to Golf Genius and look at the leader board, where you can expand each team to look at their scorecards. Below is a snapshot of all the teams and their points.
1 Smith, Robert + Thompson, Terry + Douglas, Greg + Hahne, Reg 138
2 Stetka, William + Bowe, Ralph + Pope, Steve + Keller, Tim 134
3 Caporaletti, Mike + Ward, Chris + Ward, Richard + Hutcheson, Steven 133
4 Doyle, Michael + Logue, Gerry + Barth, John + Burrows, Jim 132
5 Lehner, Chris + Hohman, David + Johnson, Dwight + Levin, Steve 131
6 Derheim, Dave + Schwenz, Charles + Chiccone, Frederick + Hohman, David -blind 130
7 Wilson, Doug + Johnson, Bruce + Feinberg, Mark + Violette, Richard 129
8 Greene, Brad + Satterfield, Felton + Walsh, Denny + Hauser, Matt 128
9 Duklewski, Joe + Shipp, Lew + Hutzell, Charles + Hickey, Tom 128
10 Yaksich, Nick + Bona, Jim + Duncan, Bill + Phillips, Cecil 125
11 Ramsey, Mac + Sumner, Ian + Kominski, John + Egge, Bob 120
12 Feldstein, Steve + Carr, Jerry + Girardi, Nick + Duncan, Paul 120
13 Scarborough, Steve + Freiert, Jim + Gaudio, Steve + Dickman, Greg 119
14 Wikse, Carl + Fields, Richard + Maddox, Randy + Fornadel, Richard 111
15 Wichlin, Mark + Akerson, Ray + Case, F.T. + Bass, Whit 110
16 Kokes, Kevin + Thomas, Dave + Chicca, Thomas + Ferraro, Philip 109
If you want to see the expanded version of the Leader Board you need to do the following using your home computer or laptop:
1.Sign-in to Golf Genius using the GGID “HGSGA2021”
2.Select “Schedule of Events”
- Click on “Results” for the 4-man Stableford
- Click on “Expand All”
- Scroll through the page and you will see the score results and Stableford Points.
Winners can go to the pro shop to pick up their gift cards.
1st Place - $30 each
2nd Place - $23 each
3rd Place - $$16.25 each
4th Place - $10.75 each
Next week we will be playing a 2Man Scramble, if you don’t have a partner, Lew will set you up.
Remember to bring your $5, no $100 dollar bills please! We will be collecting your payment down at the starter stand.
See you next week,
Ian Sumner
HGSGA Update - March 28, 2021
Forget the "X"
We gave it a try last week and have decided not to use the "X and estimated score" format for holes not finished on the Golf Genius App or the paper scorecard. The only exception to this policy will be when we play medal play. For all other events we will abide by the following:
How to enter scores into Golf Genius mobile scoring on your phone?
- Hole not played:- Leave the score blank.
- Hole not finished:- enter the estimated score. Do not use X..
- Follow the same rules on the paper scorecards.
- For holes not played (left blank), the score posted will be a net par.
- For holes begun but not finished, the score posted will be the player’s estimate of his most likely score or net double bogey whichever is less.
2021 Rainy Day Format
If we decide to cancel an official event, we will look at the weather forecast & conditions the morning of the event, and if we decide to cancel the official event then you will receive an email by 7:30am.. If you do not receive an email, then assume the official event is on.
If the official event is cancelled and the course is open, then
whoever wants to play can show up and they will be sent out using our existing shotgun reservation – subject to any delays from the pro shop
- We will keep the assigned foursomes together along with tee assignments and shuffle individuals within the groups to accommodate no shows.
- Players can decide within their own foursome what type of game they want to play
- Golf Genius will not be used,
- Players are to post their own scores to GHIN
- There will be no collection of the $5 prize money.
- In general, we will make every attempt not to cancel, however, key events such as Championship Series, Match Play Opening Round and 2Man qualifiers will most likely be cancelled due to poor weather forecasts and played on alternate days.
MISGA Away Events are subject to the host club’s weather policy. You are responsible for checking it on your own. Do not assume the mixer is cancelled, you do not want to be a No Show. Many times, our MISGA Rep is alerted, however this is not always the case. If you do decide to cancel you need to call the host club pro shop and let them know, you can find their number on the MISGA.org
Fees for HGSGA events 2021
After checking with Hobbits Pro Shop, the following fees will be in force for the 2021 season. Please be aware that in the past, the Fit & Play and Daily members were given a “senior” discount – this has been removed.
- Green Fees
- 5&7 Day members – no green fee
- Golf Fit&Play members – no green fee
- Fit & Play members - $50 per round
- Daily Golf members - $50 per round
- Cart Fees
- $20 if you ride double
- $25 if you choose to ride single
- Note that if there is no one available to ride with you then you do not get charged the extra $5
- If you have an ACE Card, you can use the $5 discount on either the Green Fee or Cart Fee
- $5 Prize Money – paid at time of check in (bring exact amount in cash please)
Guest Day Fees – what you will pay for your guest
- Green Fees
- 5&7 Day members – no green fee for the guest
- Golf Fit & Play members – no green fee for the guest
- Fit & Play members - $50 per round for the guest
- Daily Golf members - $50 per round for the guest
- Cart Fees
- $20 if you ride double
- $25 if you choose to ride single
Home MISGA Fees
- Fees
- 5&7 Day members – no green fee + Cart fees + (Food Fee TBD)
- Golf Fit and Play members – no green fee + Cart fees + (Food Fee TBD)
- Fit & Play members - $50 per round + Cart fees + (Food Fee TBD)
- Daily Golf members - $50 per round + Cart fees + (Food Fee TBD)
HGSGA Update - March 25, 2021
Soggy Conditions, Hardy Seniors
We had a good turnout today despite the wet conditions. The day went off without a hiccup, on time and without slow play, in spite of Cart Path Only. In fact our lead group finished in about 3 ¼ hours.
We especially appreciate how everyone used Golf Genius for scoring and when we matched them to the cards we found almost no errors.
Next week we begin the official season – which means Prize Money. As a reminder, we will be collecting your $5 cash down at the starter stand, Mark Cardwell will be the one handling the money. Please bring exact change.
The format for next week is ABCD best 2 of 4 net. Please signup by Sunday evening. Over the course of the season, we will continue to mix up the foursomes, attempting to have you play with as many of our members as possible.
Looking forward to seeing more of you out there next week.
Ian
HGSGA Update March 17, 2021
President's Message
On Wednesday, 3/24 at 11:00 AM we will have a Zoom meeting to answer any questions you might have regarding the upcoming season. Tune in and meet your officers and some of the new members, Here's the link: :https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86875035417?pwd=cUsvNUIrQ2ZBZWtMbmR1WE9PMzJPUT09
On Thursday, 3/25 we will have an unofficial kick off to our season. The good news is that we will be having a Shotgun start and will be using Golf Genius to record scores on your phones. So here are the key points to remember:
- Shotgun start at 9:00am, show up prepared to head out on time
- 4somes will be formed by Golf Genius and tees assigned
- No official format to the round this week, play your own game within your 4some
- No prize money collected this week
- Official scorecard will be issued for each 4some
- One person in each 4some is expected to record scores on golf genius phone app
- At end of round turn in official scorecard to scorers at the Turn House or ProShop, we will compare them to the scores entered on the Golf Genius phone app
- We will post all the scores to GHIN after the round, do not post yourself (this is done every Thursday)
- Rolling them in the fairway
- Fluffing and placing in sand traps
Starting April 1 we will begin our official season. Here are a few reminders
- Sign Up Genius will close signups the Sunday evening of that week’s Thursday event.
- Shotgun Starts - be on time to rollout to your assigned tee
- If you have a Credit Card on file, you can check in with the starter at the Putting Green
- Bring $5 cash for Prize Money, we will collect it at the Starter Stand - this is not optional
- Golf Genius will be used, each 4some should appoint a person to use their phone for scoring
- Official Scorecards will be issued and are to be turned in at the end of each round, upstairs at the Turn House or Pro Shop - look for our Scoring Committee.
- All scores played during HGSGA home events will be posted by the Scoring Committee, you do not post your own scores.
- All rounds played outside of the HGSGA events should be posted by you on the same day you play.
Looking forward to seeing all of you out there.
Ian
A word from Lew
HGSGA Update March 10, 2021
Dues for Returning Members
If you are a returning member please click the third button on the sidebar on the left of this page. It will show you how much your dues are for 2021. Dues vary based upon your 2020 funny money winnings.
Opening Orientation Zoom Meeting
There will be a Zoom-based meeting for the membership on Wednesday, March 24 at 11:00am. The purpose is to introduce new members to the existing ones, and to review procedures for new members and anyone else who feels they need a review. The link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86875035417?pwd=cUsvNUIrQ2ZBZWtMbmR1WE9PMzJPUT09
Shirts and Hats
Randy Maddox/Treasurer will be taking orders for HGSGA Senior Shirts and/or hats.
These are nice to wear at home and away mixers (MISGAs) when we play with other clubs. They are dark green with white trim very similar to shirts/hats ordered in previous years.
$32 shirt $18 hat
Shirt Deposit required
($12 to $32)
Three ways to order:
- See Randy Maddox at first two HOME golf events w check/cash
- Leave Deposit in Pro Shop envelope in green Seniors book under the desk
- Mail Deposit to
10439 Fair Oaks
Columbia MD 21044
Deposit $12 to $32
All Other Matters
Please see the March 3 Update below for a thorough review of HGSGA activities.
HGSGA Update - March 3, 2021
Gentlemen,
We are about to kick off our season and I want to update you on several items.
- There is a Zoom meeting scheduled on, Wednesday March 24th for New Members and any others that want to attend. You should have received an email from Rich Roca inviting you, it was sent out on Feb 23
- Below is the information on the Zoom meeting set up for 11:00am on March 24. People who receive the invitation should not have to log in, the passcode to get in is HGSGA.
- The link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86875035417?pwd=cUsvNUIrQ2ZBZWtMbmR1WE9PMzJPUT09
- We will have an “unofficial” shotgun start on March 25th, check Sign up Genius, we will be opening it up for the event soon. No prize money involved, you will get tee assignments but play your own games within your foursome.
- We will be using Shotgun starts starting March 25th – be sure to check in on time.
- Until the Pro Shop will accept cash, we will be collecting your $5 Prize Money contribution near the Starter Stand at the Putting Green. Look for the HGSGA official.
- Carts: They plan on 2 to a cart, if you choose to ride alone, there is a $5 up charge. They have dividers for the carts, but asked that if you want one for your cart, you should notify them the day before, they are not planning to have them installed the morning of play.
- Reminder - if you haven’t paid your dues, please do so.
- Reminder - make sure you have the GHIN handicap set up.
- We have posted the 2021 “Fee Schedule” on the website
- We have posted the “HGSGA Check in Process” on the website
- Go to our website: www.hobbitsglenseniors.com for information, it is our primary form of communication and a repository for all forms, updated winners list, etc. during the season.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on the official season event, April 1.
Ian Sumner
Fees for HGSGA Events 2021
As of 3.3.21
After checking with Hobbits Pro Shop, the following fees will be in force for the 2021 season. Please be aware that in the past, the Fit & Play and Daily members were given a “senior” discount – this has been removed.
Thursday League Play:
- Green Fees
- 5&7 Day members – no green fee
- Golf Fit&Play members – no green fee
- Fit & Play members - $50 per round
- Daily Golf members - $50 per round
- Cart Fees
- $20 if you ride double
- $25 if you choose to ride single
- Note that if there is no one available to ride with you then you do not get charged the extra $5
- If you have an ACE Card, you can use the $5 discount on either the Green Fees or Cart Fees
- $5 Prize Money – paid at time of check in (bring exact amount in cash please)
Guest Day Fees – what you will pay for your guest:
- Green Fees
- 5&7 Day members – no green fee for the guest
- Golf Fit & Play members – no green fee for the guest
- Fit & Play members - $50 per round for the guest
- Daily Golf members - $50 per round for the guest
- Cart Fees
- $20 if you ride double
- $25 if you choose to ride single
Home MISGA Fees
- 5&7 Day members – no green fee + Cart fee + (Food Fee TBD)
- Golf Fit and Play members – no green fee + Cart fee + (Food Fee TBD)
- Fit & Play members - $50 per round + Cart fee + (Food Fee TBD)
- Daily Golf members - $50 per round + Cart fee + (Food Fee TBD)
HGSGA Thursday Check-In Procedures
As of 3.3.21
These procedures will be in effect until the Pro Shop begins handling cash.
Check-In Process:
• Credit Card already on File – Check in with starter at putting green, no need to go to Pro Shop
• No Credit Card on File - Check in at Pro Shop
Prize Money Payment*:
• Go to Starter stand next to putting green
• Have $5 Cash available for Prize Money – bring correct amount
• Give $5 to HGSGA rep collecting the Prize Money
• Make sure you name is checked off as having paid
*Prize Money collected is used to payout winners each Thursday that we hold an official HGSGA event. It is not optional.
HGSGA Update - February 24, 2021
A Welcome From Our President - Ian Sumner
I want to take this opportunity to say hello to all our returning and new members. Your executive committee has been hard at work setting the stage for what we hope will be a season that is enjoyable for all members.
The following is a quick recap of topics we have discussed.
Kick Off Meeting: On March 24th we will hold a Zoom meeting to welcome new members and “refresh the memory” of old members. You will get an invitation via email.
Dues: We must receive your dues prior to April 1. If we don’t have them, you will not be included in the playing roster until paid and you will not be eligible for prize money. Dues for new members are $55. Dues for returning members vary. The exact amount can be found by clicking the sidebar button entitled "2021 Dues - Please Check Amount Due."
Sign Ups: We will be using Sign Up Genius (SUG) as the primary vehicle for both Home and Away MISGA events. We will be listing the entire season schedule and will open sign ups to those events approximately 2 weeks in advance. For regular home events we need you to sign up by 5pm Monday of that week’s event. For MISGA events, both home and away, we need you to sign up by the Thursday of the week prior.
While we are posting the schedule for the season, please be aware that it is a “flexible” schedule that may change based on Covid issues and changes to MISGA events. However, we are fairly sure that our major Championship dates will remain firm.
Formats: Based on feedback from approximately half the membership, we will be featuring more “team events” and scrambles. We welcome comments on the schedule and any additional formats you think might be fun for the group – remembering that we do need to be able to set up scoring into Golf Genius.
MISGA Events: Bill Duncan has been busy scheduling both home and away events. Some of the clubs in MISGA have decided not to have events this season but others have and will be adjusting to the Covid issue to maintain safety for the players. Here at Hobbits, we are still working out the issue of shotgun starts and whether or not we will have food served.
Tee Times: Currently we do not have a decision about shotgun starts. Discussions between Hobbits and CA are underway and hopefully by April we will be able to do so. If not, we are exploring using both the 1st and 10th tee as starting tees.
Handicaps: Please double check that you are signed up for the GHIN handicap system. The old MSGA system is no longer used.
Pro Shop Check In: They have asked that, if possible, you register your Credit Card with them so that it will speed up check ins. At the current time they do not accept cash.
Scoring: We will continue to use Golf Genius (GG) as our platform for tabulating scores and results. It is important that members download the app and use it while on the course for HGSGA events. Also, it will be a requirement that the actual scorecard be turned in at the end of the round (a photo of the card emailed to HGSGA.Scores@gmail.com ). With a little luck, as restrictions around Covid decrease, we will once again be able to collect them inside at the Turn House or Pro Shop.
Prize Money: Currently the Pro Shop will not collect cash, we are working on finding a way to collect the $5 Thursday morning prize money. Because of CA's internal accounting system we cannot simply charge your individual credit card for prize money at check in. We plan to pay out winnings via Pro Shop gift certificates to winners.
Website: Please continue to log in to the website for additional information. We will use it to post timely information including winners from our Thursday events. You will receive an email each time the website is updated.
Finally, let’s remember that while things appear to be getting better, we need to be diligent and practice safe Covid procedures.
Looking forward to seeing all of you out there.
Ian
2021 Membership
We are now accepting applications for our 2021 Season. New members fill out the membership application (click button on sidebar) and send the application with a $55 check made out to HGSGA to Randy Maddox, 10439 Fair Oaks, Columbia, MD 21044. Returning Members, please check the amount of your dues by clicking the 2021 Dues button on the sidebar. Send your check along with your application to Randy at the above address. Application and dues can also be dropped off at the pro shop.
2020 Year-End Wrap Up
It certainly has been a unique year at HGSGA with no MISGAs, no shotgun starts, no food, no rakes, partitioned carts, and all of us running around asking “who was that masked man?” Yet somehow we pulled it off and had a good season in spite of the limitations caused by the pandemic.
In total, we had 89 dues-paying members. Even though we had a late start and several rainouts, we were able to hold 21 events with an average attendance of 52 golfers. This tells me that we filled a void in these troubling times. The fresh air, the distanced socialization, and the friendly competition made the past few months quite enjoyable.
I want to thank the Executive Committee for all their hard work in modifying our operating procedures to accommodate the restrictions. Special appreciation is given to Lew Shipp, our Golf Genius “Genius” who kept us organized and informed each Thursday morning.
I also would like to thank Joan Lovelace for her support and advocacy in allowing leagues to operate. The cart guys and the greenskeepers worked extra hard this year. Gene Hayes and Lisa Wynne kept things going inside the “pro shop bubble” and Peter Law was quite helpful as our starter.
Finally, I want to thank you for the opportunity to serve as HGSGA president these past two years. It has been a wonderful experience and I enjoyed getting to know each of you.
Rest assured, we are in good hands with our new President, Ian Sumner. His previous experience as our Vice President and as our MISGA Representative has prepared him well for the job. With Randy Maddox continuing as Treasurer, Mark Cardwell as Vice President, Rich Roca as Secretary, Lew Shipp as Golf Genius Administrator and Bill Duncan as our MISGA Rep, I believe we are all set for the new year.
Thank you for being a part of HGSGA. Stay safe and healthy through these next few months. Get that vaccination and I look forward to seeing you at Hobbits in 2021!
Mac Ramsey
2020 Executive Committee
- President – Mac Ramsey
- Vice President – Ian Sumner
- Treasurer – Randy Maddox
- Secretary - Felton Satterfield
- Golf Genius Administrator – Lew Shipp
- MISGA Representative – Bill Duncan
2020 Champions
- Championship Series (Net)
Second Place – Nick Girardi
Third Place – Whit Bass
- Championship Series (Gross)
Second Place – Craig Ostrom
Third Place – Doug Wilson
- Match Play Tournament
Dave Derheim (Flight A)
Second Place – Jim Bona (Flight C)
Semifinalist – Rich Roca (Flight D)
Semifinalist – Mac Ramsey (Flight B)
HGSGA Update – November 5, 2020
Yaksich and Ostrom Win 5-Club Tournament
Thirty-nine guys came out for our last event of the season featuring a 5-club only tournament. They were treated to perhaps our most beautiful day of the year with blue skies and colorful foliage. Nick Yaksich blew the field away in the net competition shooting a 67 ($25). In the gross competition, long hitting Craig Ostrom led the way with a 72 ($25). Other net money winners were:
Jim Bona 72 ($20)
Mac Ramsey 72 ($18)
John Barth 72 ($16)
Scott Rapson 72 ($14)
Dwight Johnson 73 ($13)
Steve Gaudio 74 ($12)
Doug Brooks 74 ($11)
Mark Cardwell 74 ($10)
Ties were broken by matching cards beginning with the lowest handicapped hole. Full results of today's round can be seen by clicking the results and stats button on the sidebar and signing in using the GGID: HGSGA2020.
Since we did not play with a full set of clubs, we will not be posting our scores to Golf Net.
New Slate of Officers Approved
Thanks to the over 40 guys who unanimously approved the following slate of officers for 2021:
President - Ian Sumner
Vice- President - Mark Cardwell
Secretary - Rich Roca
Treasurer - Randy Maddox
We are also happy to have the following individuals taking on responsibilities in 2021:
Lew Shipp - Golf Genius Administrator
Bill Duncan - MISGA Representative
Andy Finkel, Joe Duklewski, and Mike Caporaletti - Assistant MISGA Representatives
Fred Chiccone - 50/50 Coordinator
Mac Ramsey - Webmaster
Funny Money Email Coming Next Week
Watch your email for a year-end report on funny money. This email should be to you by the end of next week.
2020-2021 HGSGA Winter Sign-up Procedures
Many of you have asked if we could continue to play - weather permitting, after the end of our official season. The answer is Yes.
We have been given 10 Thursday tee times for our group to use during Nov-Feb. The slots begin at 9:30 and run every 10 minutes through 11:00
We will use Sign Up Genius to collect a maximum of 40 names. The sign-ups will close every Sunday at Noon - we must return any unused tee times to Hobbits.
Once the sign-up closes, you will be assigned to a group with the time slots as follows. It is done based on order of sign up in Sign Up Genius. We will not be involved in changing groups for you, show up at your allotted time or trade with another player on your own and coordinate with the starter.
Players
Time Slots
Check In Time at Starter
1–12 (1st Group)
9:30, 9:40, 9:50
No later than 9:15
13-24 (2nd Group)
10:00 10:10, 10:20,
No later than 9:45
25-32 (3rd Group)
10:30, 10:40,
No later than 10:15
33-40 (4th Group)
10:50, 11:00
No later than 10:35
These are not official functions; all we are doing is getting the time slots for our HGSGA members. Thus, we will not set up foursomes or declare any format for games. Each foursome will determine their own format. Once your group gathers, I suggest you do a blind draw to put together the foursomes.
We will continue to use Sign Up Genius as long as we get a sufficient number of players and monitor it for our group.
Let’s see how this works out for all the hardy souls. We will tweak it as needed.
Also note that Frost Delays may push tee times out so check with Hobbits, we are not monitoring this.
HGSGA Update - October 29, 2020
2020-2021 HGSGA Winter Sign-up Procedures
Many of you have asked if we could continue to play - weather permitting, after the end of our official season. The answer is Yes.
We have been given 10 Thursday tee times for our group to use during Nov-Feb. The slots begin at 9:30 and run every 10 minutes through 11:00
We will use Sign Up Genius to collect a maximum of 40 names. The sign-ups will close every Sunday at Noon - we must return any unused tee times to Hobbits.
Once the sign-up closes, you will be assigned to a group with the time slots as follows. It is done based on order of sign up in Sign Up Genius. We will not be involved in changing groups for you, show up at your allotted time or trade with another player on your own and coordinate with the starter.
Players
Time Slots
Check In Time at Starter
1–12 (1st Group)
9:30, 9:40, 9:50
No later than 9:15
13-24 (2nd Group)
10:00 10:10, 10:20,
No later than 9:45
25-32 (3rd Group)
10:30, 10:40,
No later than 10:15
33-40 (4th Group)
10:50, 11:00
No later than 10:35
These are not official functions; all we are doing is getting the time slots for our HGSGA members. Thus, we will not set up foursomes or declare any format for games. Each foursome will determine their own format. Once your group gathers, I suggest you do a blind draw to put together the foursomes.
We will continue to use Sign Up Genius as long as we get a sufficient number of players and monitor it for our group.
Let’s see how this works out for all the hardy souls. We will tweak it as needed.
Also note that Frost Delays may push tee times out so check with Hobbits, we are not monitoring this.
HGSGA Update – October 22, 2020
Finkel/Duklewski and Wilson/Ostrom Win 2-Man Scramble
Forty-four guys showed up on a foggy morning that morphed into a beautiful autumn day to play in this year’s 2-Man Scramble Tournament. Andy Finkel and Joe Duklewski won the net competition shooting a 61 ($20 each). In the gross competition, Doug Wilson and Craig Ostrom led the way with a 61 ($20 each). Other net money winners were as follows:
Shipp/Violette 64 ($15 each)
Doyle/Mann 65 ($12 each)
Thompson T/Hickey 65 ($12 each)
Smith/Wikse 66 ($10 each)
Caporaletti/Chicca 66 ($10 each)
Kokes/Wilcox 66 ($10 each)
No tiebreakers today. Since this was a scramble, we will not post any scores to Golf Net. Full results can be seen by clicking the results and stats button on the sidebar and sign in using GGID: HGSGA2020
Important Housekeeping Items
As we approach the end of the season, we will be sending you two important emails that will request your reply. The first email will present a slate of officers for the 2021 season. We will request that you review the slate and approve or disapprove by replying to the email. The second email you will receive will concern your funny money earnings. We will be giving you options to receive a check or credit your earnings toward next year’s dues. It will all be explained in detail so do not reply until you get the full explanation in the separate email.
Next Week
Our last day of league play will be next Thursday, October 29. It will be a 5-club event. This means you will only be able to use 5 clubs including your putter. It should be fun day that will stretch your shot-making skills and creativity. Hope you can join us!
HGSGA Update – October 15, 2020
Finkel and Wilson win on Multi-Tee Day
Andy Finkel topped the leaderboard in today’s net competition shooting a 59 ($24). In the gross competition, Doug Wilson led the way shooting a 62 ($24). If these scores look too good to be true it is because they are the sum of the 16 lowest scores on the player’s scorecard. In other words, the two highest scores were not used.
For those of you that followed today's leaderboard on your phone, you may have noticed a difference in that Golf Genius was programmed to discard the two worse scores in relation to par – not necessarily the two highest scores. Since we billed the event as the two highest scores, our man Lew has gone back and updated our money winner leaderboard based on discarding the two highest scores. Here are the other money winners from today’s net competition:
Dave Derheim 61 ($18)
Tom Hickey 62 ($16)
Doug Brooks 62 ($16)
Felton Satterfied 63 ($11)
Lew Shipp 63 ($11)
Tim Seelaus 63($11)
Randy Maddox 63 ($11)
Len Moyer 63 ($11)
Mac Ramsey 63 ($11)
Greg Douglas 63 ($11)
No tie breakers today. Scores will not be posted to Golf Net. This means you should not post your score as well. We will send out a spreadsheet with everyone’s score via a separate email. Sorry for the confusion.
Next Week – 2 Man Scramble, Free Beer, and Awards
Hope you have picked your partner for Big Mac’s 2 Man Scramble scheduled for October 22. It should be a blast. If you want, you can sign up as an individual and we will match you up. After you finish your round, join us on the Turn House lawn for an end of the year socially distanced celebration. This will be a small fluid gathering since we come in at all different times. Your first two beers or soft drinks will be on HGSGA. Awards will be available for pickup for this year’s match play champion, finalist, and bracket winners and our top 3 Championship Series finishers in both the gross and net categories. Hope to see you there!
HGSGA Update – October 8, 2020
Egge and Sumner Win 2020 Championship Series
Bob Egge successfully defended his 2019 championship (Gross) shooting a blazing 6 under 66 in today’s final round. This gave Bob a 54-hole total of 209 ($100) which was good enough to edge perennial rivals Craig Ostrom 215 ($75), and Doug Wilson 220 ($50).
In the net competition, Ian Sumner 214 ($100) held off final round charges from Nick Girardi 215 ($75) and Whit Bass 217 ($50). Ian’s win qualified him to be nominated for 2021 HGSGA President!! A full slate of officers will be forthcoming.
Below are the remaining golfers who placed in the top 10:
Gross
4. Tim Seelaus 225
5. Doug Brooks 239
5. Kevin Kokes 239
5. Bob Smith 239
8. Steve Feldstein 240
9. John Weiss 243
9., Mike Caporaletti 243
Net
4. Mike Caporaletti 218
5. Bob Egge 219
6. Doug Brooks 220
7. Steve Pope 221
7. John Weiss 221
7. Rich Roca 221
7. Joe Duklewski 221
10. Dave Derheim 222
10. Tom Hickey 222
Girardi and Egge Prevail -Round 5 Championship Series
Nick Girardi won today’s net competition shooting a 69 ($24). Bob Egge's 66 ($24) won the gross competition. His 66 was 6 under par and 4 under his age! Here are the rest of today’s money winners:
Whit Bass 72 ($19)
Tom Hickey 72 ($18)
Mike Caporaletti 72 ($17)
Rick Bergin 72 ($16)
Rick Fornadel 72 ($15)
Steve Feldstein 74 ($14)
John Kominski 74 ($13)
Chris Lehner 74 ($12)
Doug Wilson 74 ($11)
Scott Rapson 74 ($10)
Ties were broken by matching cards beginning with the lowest handicapped hole. Full results of today's round and the entire Championship Series can be seen by clicking the results and stats button on the sidebar and signing in using the GGID: HGSGA2020. We will post your score to Golf Net. Please do not post your own score.
Coming Up
Next week, October 15, we’re going to change it up a little bit. It will be a Stableford competition. All par 3s will be played from the white tees, par 4s from the green tees, and par 5s from the gold tees. Should be interesting! On October 22, Big Mac will be holding his 2-man scramble tournament. Start looking around for a partner. You can also sign up as a single and we will match you up. October golf is the best. Hope you can join us!
HGSGA Update – October 1, 2020
Wilson and Levin win Stableford
Thirty-four golfers showed up for today’s Stableford competition. Doug Wilson led the way in the gross competition shooting a 31 ($20). In the net competition, Steve Levin 44 ($20) beat Carl Wikse 44 ($17) in a tiebreaker. Other money winners were:
Ray Akerson 42 ($16)
Curt Island 42 ($15)
Ralph Bowe 41 ($14)
Rich Fornadel 39 ($13)
Steve Pope 39 ($12)
Paul Duncan 38 ($11)
Ties were broken by matching cards beginning with the lowest handicapped hole. Full results can be seen by clicking the results and stats button on the sidebar and signing in using the GGID: HGSGA2020. We will post your score to Golf Net. Please do not post your own score.
Derheim Wins in Overtime
Dave Derheim became our 2020 Match Play Champion by beating 2019 Champ Jim Bona on the 19th hole. Congratulations Dave and Jim on great performances in this year’s tournament.
Next Week
On October 8 we will play the fifth and final round of our Championship Series Tournament. This tournament is medal play and is scored using participants best 3 scores. Hope you will be able to join us. Registration is now open on SignUpGenius.
5.6.21 ABCD Best of 2 Net
Another great turnout, 71 players today. Hope everyone enjoyed their foursome as much as I did, always nice to have someone “carry” you!
Next week we start our Match Play series, instructions will be posted shortly on the HGSGA website, please read them. Since a lot of work is going into setting up the brackets, make sure to sign up prior to Sunday’s deadline. After that, you will be wait-listed.
Winners from today’s ABCD are:
Pos.
Foursome
Total Net
Prize $ Each
1
Scarborough, Steve; Pagnotta, Alex; Maddox, Randy; Violette, Richard
135
$27.50
2
Seelaus, Tim; Logue, Gerry; Chicca, Thomas; Kausal, Tony
137
$22.00
3
Smith, Robert; Wichlin, Mark; Thompson, Keith; Fornadel, Richard
137
$15.00
4
Yaksich, Nick; Finkel, Andy; Pope, Steve; Hahne, Reg
138
$13.00
5
Derheim, Dave; Thompson, Terry; Johnson, Dwight; Krausz, David
138
$10.00
5.6.21 ABCD Best of 2 Net
Another great turnout, 71 players today. Hope everyone enjoyed their foursome as much as I did, always nice to have someone “carry” you!
Next week we start our Match Play series, instructions will be posted shortly on the HGSGA website, please read them. Since a lot of work is going into setting up the brackets, make sure to sign up prior to Sunday’s deadline. After that, you will be wait-listed.
Winners from today’s ABCD are:
Pos. Foursome Total Net Prize $ Each
1 Scarborough, Steve; Pagnotta, Alex; Maddox, Randy; Violette, Richard 135 $27.50
2 Seelaus, Tim; Logue, Gerry; Chicca, Thomas; Kausal, Tony 137 $22.00
3 Smith, Robert; Wichlin, Mark; Thompson, Keith; Fornadel, Richard 137 $15.00
4 Yaksich, Nick; Finkel, Andy; Pope, Steve; Hahne, Reg 138 $13.00
5 Derheim, Dave; Thompson, Terry; Johnson, Dwight; Krausz, David 138 $10.00
Today's Results
Thu, Jun 17, 2021 5:52 pm
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6.17.21 MISGA Money Winners.pdf (18 KB)
6.17.21 June MISGA Leaderboard... (212 KB)
2021 Columbia Cup Info revised...pdf (75 KB)
What a day for our first MISGA mixer. I want to thank everyone who participated and all those who assisted with the preparation and those who did volunteer duties. For the first mixer of the season, after a year's layoff, I think things went well. As the season progresses, we should see these events return to normal, Coffee, Doughnuts, and indoor/outdoor dining.
Attached are results from today and the list of money winners.
Next week we will be playing an individual Stableford event. If you haven't signed up, do so by Sunday. Remember we close out the sign up sheets Sunday evening for regular Thursday events.
Also, a heads up, we will open the sign up for the July 12th Columbia Cup event on this Sunday, June 20th. Read the attached Columbia Cup info sheet if you think you might be interested in representing Hobbits.
A brief word about sign ups. We rely on you to show up if you sign up. It takes time to get the field set up and no shows, late cancellations as well as late pleas to get in, create a lot of extra work for us. These guys are volunteers, we don't even reward them with free beers for all the work they do!
See you next week.
IanToday's Results
Thu, Jun 17, 2021 5:52 pm
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6.17.21 June MISGA Hole by Hol...pdf (281 KB)
6.17.21 MISGA Money Winners.pdf (18 KB)
6.17.21 June MISGA Leaderboard... (212 KB)
2021 Columbia Cup Info revised...pdf (75 KB)
What a day for our first MISGA mixer. I want to thank everyone who participated and all those who assisted with the preparation and those who did volunteer duties. For the first mixer of the season, after a year's layoff, I think things went well. As the season progresses, we should see these events return to normal, Coffee, Doughnuts, and indoor/outdoor dining.
Attached are results from today and the list of money winners.
Next week we will be playing an individual Stableford event. If you haven't signed up, do so by Sunday. Remember we close out the sign up sheets Sunday evening for regular Thursday events.
Also, a heads up, we will open the sign up for the July 12th Columbia Cup event on this Sunday, June 20th. Read the attached Columbia Cup info sheet if you think you might be interested in representing Hobbits.
A brief word about sign ups. We rely on you to show up if you sign up. It takes time to get the field set up and no shows, late cancellations as well as late pleas to get in, create a lot of extra work for us. These guys are volunteers, we don't even reward them with free beers for all the work they do!
See you next week.
Ian
Pos. Player Prize $ Stableford
Points
Gross
Score
Net
Score
1 Bergin, Rick $30.00 55 75 63
2 Fornadel, Richard $23.00 47 88 70
T3 Johnson, Dwight $19.00 45 85 70
T3 Wikse, Carl $19.00 45 80 69
T3 Sebastian, Mason $19.00 45 80 69
6 Hutcheson, Steven $15.00 44 93 71
T7 Stetka, William $14.00 42 74 72
T7 Smith, Robert $14.00 42 78 72
T7 Sumner, Ian $14.00 42 83 71
T7 Caporaletti, Mike $14.00 42 80 73
T7 Moore, Wayne $14.00 42 91 72
12 Freiert, Jim $10.00 41 86 73
T13 Wichlin, Mark $10.00 40 82 73
T13 Hickey, Tom $10.00 40 90 74
T13 Scarborough, Steve $10.00 40 81 75
T13 Resnick, Stuart $10.00 40 82 73Full results for this event and all previous events can be found by hitting the 2021 Golf Genius Button on the sidebar. Be sure to follow the directions on the button!
- For all months will be at 8:30 (exception is March 31st still 9:00am)
- We will send you out to starting holes at 8:15 (8:45am March 31st)
Thu, Apr 21, 2022 5:55 pm
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Different type of game today, hope you enjoyed it. Attached is a list of the Money winners, we paid out to 25% of the field plus 2 closest to the pin. Pace of play was good, so keep it up.
We posted all scores today to GHIN. Do not post your own score!
Next week we will be playing a Florida Scramble (I did clear the rules with Gov. DeSantis just to avoid any pushback from those who might find some fault with how we structure or explain the rules.)
It’s simple game, just like a regular scramble except, after everyone tees off, the group selects the best shot and the next shot (here’s the Florida Twist) is played by the 3 players whose ball was not selected. This process is then repeated all the way through the hole (even on the putting green). Also, we will require that each player’s drive must be used 3 times in the round. The math should be straight forward (can I say that Gov?), we score it just like any other scramble.
Be sure to sign up before we close Sign up Genius on Sunday morning at 8:30am. Saves our team (Lew and Mark) a lot of work if they don't have to make any last minute changes.
Finally a word to our new members, check the upcoming events on Sign up Genius. You will see that we have scheduled on May 5th, Championship Series #1. This is the 1st of 6 dates throughout the season - we use your 4 best scores of the 6 to crown both the Gross and Net Champions. However, you must have an established handicap for us to use your score.
See you next week.
Ian
Thanks goes to Mike Caporaletti and crew for today’s Home MISGA event. Everything went smoothly and the visitors seemed to enjoy themselves. There was a bit of scrambling to adjust the foursomes, but Lew bailed me out and took charge.
Gift cards were issued on the spot, some of our winners didn’t stick around to collect them so we put their names on the cards and they are in the ProShop. The link to the leaderboard will be put on the website along with other information. https://www.hobbitsglenseniors.com
Some of you occasionally have questions about how the Handicap system works in conjunction with GHIN. Lew has found a good website explaining everything you need to know. We will post the link on the website.
Next week there are two events on the schedule, an away MISGA @ Kenwood and Championship Series #3. Remember, for the Championship Series (CS) we use your best 4 of 6 scores to determine the Gross and Net champions. Also, we are using the best 2 of the first 4 CS as the qualifier for the State ABCD.
The Match play event marches on. If you want to play your match play during next week’s CS series we need to know ASAP. You can put that information in comments area when you sign up. We will accommodate you doing both, the CS event and a Match play at the same time, but if you do that, you must putt out everything for it to count as in the CS events. No “gimmes” or pickups.
Finally, for the most part everyone has done a good job in entering scores into Golf Genius. There are several reasons why this is important.
• It makes our job easier since all we need to do is verify the scores in GG match the scorecard before posting – we can quickly check your Scorecard totals vs GG entries
• It allows everyone to see how they stand vs the field when they look at the leaderboard during the round. Guys like to know how the stand. Not posting makes you look like you are sandbagging.
• It allows us to get the winners paid without waiting for scorecards if you or your team are out of the money.
Unless you’re cross eyed, have a phobia against electronics or have unusually large fingers, I expect that you really don’t have a good reason for not using Golf Genius. Let’s cooperate, everyone. If you really need help, ask your 10 year old grandkid for lessons.
See you next week.
IanGood news - no rain, Bad news, no roll, I came up short too often.
Well we got it in, mud and all. Once we get the list of qualifiers verified we will get it out to you and Mike will reach out to you to verify your willingness to go forward. We went over the scorecards and interestingly only 12 teams indicated they wanted to go forward to the state event. We currently only have 4 slots available to us, but historically, we have been able to get more in as other clubs don’t use theirs so we will wait list many of you.
Attached is the list of money winners, we paid 30% of the field - tie breaker used was the hardest hole method.
Next week is our Home MISGA event. We have increased the sign up to 30 players, so if you haven’t done so, go ahead and sign up. On that note, some of you have mentioned to me that you either don’t have a smart phone or the capability to use Golf Genius on your phone. As long as we know in advance who you are, we can make sure to place you with another Hobbits Senior who does have GG on their phone. So sign up, just let me know - I do the pairings for our home MISGA events.
As many of you know, we have been actively working with the Turn House and CA to see if we can improve the food situation both at our Home MISGA events and also our regular Thursday events. Today, Mike Caporaletti and I met with Carissa from the Turn House to discuss MISGA lunches and lunch/beverages following our Senior golf on Thursdays. They are earnestly seeking to improve the relationship, so we would like all of you to do the same.
Home MISGA
- The July 14th mixer will include a dine-in lunch following golf.
- The cost for the mixer is as follows: $55 for 5- and 7-day members with an ACE Card, $60 for 5- and 7-day members without an ACE Card. Daily members will also be responsible for greens fees.
- We agreed to change the menu that the Turn House will provide for MISGA. Rather than the deli spread MISGA lunches will include the following:
- A tossed or Ceasar Salad,
- Willow Bottom Burger (with fixings such as lettuce tomato and cheese) Homemade chips or potato salad
- Dessert (cookie, brownie or ice cream)
- Beverage (iced tea, water, lemonade and soda)Hobbits Glen Senior Golf
- An option to pre-order food from a limited menu will be made available .
- QR codes will be used so golfers can enjoy a timely bite to eat and a beverage following golf each Thursday.
We paid the top 2 players for Gross & Net in each Flight, if you won Gross you couldn’t also win Net so we went down the list for top 2 Net winners. Attached is the list of money winners, full results are available via the leaderboard on Golf Genius. BTW, almost a 100% accuracy for those of you who entered scores on the phone when compared to the actual score cards.
Next week we have Championship Series #5. Those of you in the hunt for Gross and Net, still have 5&6 to lower your scores. Even if you are not in the hunt, still sign up, we will pay our normal Net and Gross prize money for the day. Also, you can enjoy the banter upstairs afterwards, the crowd is growing so stick around, have a beer/soda.
Remember, we lock the sign up at 8:30 Sunday morning, so please sign up ahead, keeps me from constantly changing the tee sheet with last minute adds and drops.
As was announced today, kudos to the Hobbits guys who helped secure the Columbia Cup for another year.
Finally, plan ahead for our Guest day, Sept 29th, sign up is open. Even if you aren't bringing a guest, sign up, we will match you with another HGSGA player. Remember, only one guest per member an ALL must ride. See the attached Memo for more information.
See you next week, stay safe if traveling this weekend.
Ian
Membership
Joining the HGSGA provides you with a host of opportunities to play golf and develop new friendships. Members must be at least 50 years old and have an established handicap at Hobbits Glen Golf Club. The Hobbits Glen staff will assist you in setting up your handicap. If your CA membership includes 7 day golf or 5 day golf, you will not have to pay a fee for your handicap registration. If you have another type of CA membership, there will be an annual fee. You also may want to consider buying an Ace Card that includes handicap registration, discounted cart fees and an allotment of practice balls.
You will have to enter a number of scores before an actual handicap is established. You are welcome to play in HGSGA Thursday league events while you are establishing your handicap, but you will not be able to compete for prizes until your handicap is set.
Members have the opportunity to participate in approximately 65 events beginning the first Thursday in April and ending the last Thursday in October. About half of these events are regular Thursday morning league golf. We have a medal play championship series, a match play tournament, and a variety of formats that you will find enjoyable. The remaining events are away and home events sponsored by the Maryland Interclub Senior Golf Association (MISGA). MISGAs offer a great opportunity to play some of the most beautiful courses in Maryland at a very reasonable price ($45 to $65 - green fees, cart, and lunch).
We encourage members to send in their membership application and their $55 dues in December, January and February. Early registration allows our volunteers to better prepare for the upcoming season. Click on the above 2022 Membership Application button to get started. We hope you find your membership to be rewarding. Welcome aboard!
You will have to enter a number of scores before an actual handicap is established. You are welcome to play in HGSGA Thursday league events while you are establishing your handicap, but you will not be able to compete for prizes until your handicap is set.
Members have the opportunity to participate in approximately 65 events beginning the first Thursday in April and ending the last Thursday in October. About half of these events are regular Thursday morning league golf. We have a medal play championship series, a match play tournament, and a variety of formats that you will find enjoyable. The remaining events are away and home events sponsored by the Maryland Interclub Senior Golf Association (MISGA). MISGAs offer a great opportunity to play some of the most beautiful courses in Maryland at a very reasonable price ($45 to $65 - green fees, cart, and lunch).
We encourage members to send in their membership application and their $55 dues in December, January and February. Early registration allows our volunteers to better prepare for the upcoming season. Click on the above 2022 Membership Application button to get started. We hope you find your membership to be rewarding. Welcome aboard!