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Join Us for a Great 2024 Season! Application on the left (Word Versions available) HGSGA Update - May 2, 2024 Championship Series #1 is in the Books on a Great Weather Day Weather-wise, I don’t think we could have asked for a better day. That seemed to lead to some good scoring for many (I, myself, started off well, and then tanked). Doug Wilson led on the Gross side with a sparkling 69, while Brooke Greer was also under par with a 71. On the Net side, Nick Girardi, always a solid bet, was low at 69, with Randy Maddox off by a “nose” at 71 (Doug Wilson was also net 69, but our low gross winner). Payouts went to those net through +2 (74). The gift card payouts are noted below. STATE ABCD QUALIFYING- I can tell we had some senioritis set in, as many cards did not reflect a decision on this. We have a total of 8 available spots, with 2 Gross and 6 Net. The ABCD will be at Crofton Country Club this year, on Monday, June 24. If you want to be considered for one of the spots, or as an alternate if someone who qualifies can’t make it, or if we get additional spots, send me a YES by email to jcarr51@verizon.net. If you are a NO, you do not need to respond. Reply to me even if you noted yes on your scorecard just so I am sure I have things right. Responses due to me by Tuesday, May 7. Thanks to all! Jerry Gift Card Awards Gross:
HGSGA Update - April 25, 2025 Shamble Results A chill was in the air for our Shamble, but clearly there were some hot teams out there. We had 16 groups ($320). The tiebreaker system was used to determine the top 5 places where there was a tie. A gentle reminder. It is really very important for each group of players to double check that scores on the card match those in the Golf Genius system. It is easy for you to do this during play and before finishing up, and much more difficult if we have to check. Please be kind to those of us finalizing things by doing this. The 5 teams receiving gift cards this week are as follows: 1st- Dave Hohman, Dave Derheim, Dan Guy and Greg Douglas (174 points)- $25 each 2nd- Brooke Greer, Rick Bergin, Richard Fornadel and John Potocko (167 points)-$20 each 3rd- Ed Cava, Marty Moran, Micheal Dickens Sr., and Greg Dickman (165 points)- $15 each 4th- John Scornaienchi, Mac Ramsey, Dennis Hayes, and Keith Thompson (165 points)- $12 each 5th-Jeff Neale, Frank Ryan, Richard Fields, and Buck Hartley (164 points)- $8 each Gift cards from our 4/18 event are now ready in the pro shop. Jerry Jim Wilcox HGSGA is saddened to learn of the passing of Jim Wilcox. Jim was perhaps the most accomplished leader in Maryland senior golf. He served as president of MISGA, the Freestate Golf Association and the Hobbits Glen Senior Golf Association. He was a kind and considerate man with a wealth of knowledge about golf. Jim would tell you about something no one else has done - he played every golf course in Maryland and he had a unique story to tell about each of them. Check out this podcast that features Jim's accomplishment. 33. Jim Wilcox - on playing every golf course in the state of Maryland - Beltway Golfer Rest in peace Dr. Jim. HGSGA Update April 18, 2024 An Exciting Stableford; Important Reminders about Scoring We had a field of 64 today with a purse of $320. It was exciting to see the ball head toward the hole, right on line, but oops, it was sidetracked or stopped short due to one of the aeration holes. I know we saw a few of those in our group. Such is life. As conditions improve I will have no one to blame for my missed putts except ME. It was a very competitive event today, with a tiebreaker needed to determine the net and gross points winners. Congratulations to Doug Wilson with 35 gross points (in a tiebreaker with Brooke Greer) and Dennis Hayes with 48 points on the net side (in a tiebreaker with Greg Douglas). We paid a total of 19 places, and those in the money are noted below. Please allow several days for the gift cards to be available. I should also mention that the gift cards from our April 11 event are completed and in the pro shop. Now some important reminders about scoring. It is critical that groups accurately post scores in Golf Genius, and also maintain the pencil scorecard. It is the responsibility of each group to record the scores on the card, add the scores for each nine and the round, compare the card scores against the scores in Golf Genius, and make any necessary corrections so that these match up. We did find some discrepancies today, and changes were made to conform to the scores on the card. We do not intend to go through this time-consuming task each time. We appreciate your efforts with this, ensuring accuracy and speedier reporting of results. Today’s Winners: Gross Points Winner: Doug Wilson-$30 Net Points Winners: Dennis Hayes-$30 Greg Douglas-$25 Carl Wikse-$23 Randy Maddox-$21 Nick Yaksich-$20 Rich Roca-$20 Neil Bucklew-$20 Chris Chaplain-$16 Rich Turner-$16 F.T.Case-$15 Nick Girardi-$15 Ray Tomasic-$15 Jerry Carr-$10 Doug Jarrett-$10 Gerry Logue-$10 Stuart Resnick-$10 Mike Doyle-$10 Phil Ferraro-$10 CONGRATS to All! Jerry HGSGA Update - April 11, 2024 We Finally Got One In! After 2 washouts we finally had our Opening Day. For the most part the weather cooperated, even if some of our shots did not. Hard to figure out which way the ball will go when it travels over the bumps, but it was the same for all. Hopefully the greens will heal soon. It was also nice to be off the path on all holes. We had an Opening Day field of 60, which worked out perfectly for a 4-man Nassau format. It was a tournament within each group, keeping everyone engaged as there were multiple ways to win. Yes, there were undoubtedly some like me that seemed to be more spectator, but still fun. Our Opening Day pot was $300, distributed among the following winners (ties were broken by matching scores on the most difficult holes) Chris Chaplain--$20 Rick Contel--$20 Richard Fields--$20 Dave Graham--$20 Dan Guy--$20 Stuart Resnick--$20 Andy Finkel--$15 Charles Fitzhugh--$15 Gerry Logue--$15 Felton Satterfield--$15 Bill Stetka-$15 Stevon Sutton--$15 Phil Ferraro--$15 Reg Hahne --$15 Steve Gaudio--$10 Mac Ramsey--$5 Dave Derheim-$5 Steve Karasik--$5 Barry Jones--$5 Tom Romeo--$5 Dennis Hayes--$5 Neil Bucklew--$5 Nick Girardi--$5 Jeff Neale--$5 Steve Scarborough--$5 As usual, it will take several days before the pro shop will have gift cards available. Thanks to all who came out, and of course, many thanks to all of our HGSGA team who make this happen. Best to all, Jerry HGSGA 2023 Annual Report President’s Report 2023 This was my final year as HGSGA President. Again, a very successful season, mainly due to the robust support of the executive committee and others who volunteered to take part in the running of our organization. Membership: We continued to have a growing population; year-end count was 125 paid members. The weekly average number of players was 61, with the high count 78 during our Championship Series. Golf Course: It was a challenging season, many burned out fairways with repairs calling for adjustments in our playing. We also saw new sand traps which brought a huge improvement over the old ones. Rounds Played: A large mixture of games, various types of scrambles, 4Man and 2Man events, all with the purpose of adding fun to our regular medal play. MISGA: We had 5 home MISGA events with 1 Rain out. All were extremely successful with positive feed back from the visitors. The Turn House has done a good job in food preparation this season. The reason for our success is attributed to Mike Caporaletti’s management as our MISGA Rep. In addition to our home events, Mike scheduled over 36 away events. Member Guest Day: Was well run by our volunteer Neil Bucklew. We initially had set it up lunch mandatory, but the turn out seemed to be lagging. When we dropped the lunch requirement turnout increased substantially. Columbia Cup: Our managers, Reg Hahne and David Hohman put together our teams to successfully defend the cup. Tournaments: CS Series: Low Net Champion: Wayne Moore Low Gross Champion: Bill Stetka Match Play: Champion: Curt Island We were also well represented in the 2 State Tournaments. Our year end banquet was again held on the side patio of the Turn House. We were entertained by the duo of Mason Sebastian who serenaded us and Rick Bergin who added his unique form of humor. Special thanks again to all who stepped forward to help make this a great final season for me. Support from our officers and volunteers is the key to keeping our organization fresh and vibrant. President: Ian Sumner Vice President: Mark Cardwell Treasurer: Rich Roca Secretary: Denny Walsh MISGA Rep: Mike Caporaletti Golf Genius Guru: Lew Shipp Webmaster: Mac Ramsey Columbia Cup: Reg Hahne & David Hohman Member Guest: Neil Bucklew Ian Sumner HGSGA Update - October 26, 2023 Florida Scramble Couldn’t ask for a better ending to the season, great weather, good turnout, fun round. We finished our round in 3 ½ hours, that included waiting for a group in front of us. Gave us plenty of time to sit around the fire pit and have a couple of beers. Money winners and full results are accessed via the tabs on the sidebar. Just want to remind everyone that Mark Cardwell has agreed to continue our “Winter Golf” using Sign Up Genius for those who want to play. We will have limited tee times and will open the slots monthly. Mark will assign your tee times, and you will decide your games independently by 4some. Again, I want to thank everyone for the support they gave to our league. The guys who did a lot of work made my job easy, and you guys who showed up on a weekly basis made it fun to play. Let’s keep it going. Jerry Carr will take over as President for the next few years, give him the same support (and grief) you gave me. Ian – Out… HGSGA Update - October 19, 2023 4Club and Banquet First the 4Club. Isn’t funny how that many of us found ourselves scoring about the same just using 4 clubs instead of the allotted 14. I was left wondering why I carry a driver in my bag. On the flip side, Rick Bergin became adept at using his driver as a putter and did remarkably well using it. Then was the banquet. I can’t express enough my thanks to Rick Bergin and Mason Sebastian for their generous hosting and musical serenading. It was as they say, the icing on the cake. Food and beer were plentiful, and all seemed to enjoy themselves, especially when they were treated to the duo of Sebastian & Bergin. Again, I want to again thank everyone who supported me during the past 3 years. They sure made the job a lot easier, and they kept me from going off the rails in some of my planning. While doing this job I was always reminded of the saying in the Mel Brooks movie “History of the World Part 1”, “It’s good to be King”. But the flip side of that is, “The King is Dead, Long live the King”. And your new King is Jerry Carr. Next week is the last event of the official season. If you haven’t signed up, please do so. For the Winter Months, we will continue of have a sign up on Sign Up Genius, Mark Cardwell will run it. We will open it on a weekly basis, there will be 12 slots and a wait list. If we can get more than the 12 slots, we will choose from the wait list. This will continue as long as the weather permits, or we see that there is limited interest in this. See you next Thursday, Ian HGSGA Update - October 12, 2023 2Man Chapman Hope all walked away from the round today with no ill feeling towards their playing partner. This round was almost like boot camp, an event teaching us how to rely on our teammate in the event we need help (which most of us do). The interesting thing was we figured out fairly quickly each of our strengths and adjusted to whose ball we chose for the 1st alternate shot. From the remarks afterwards, sounds like the majority enjoyed the day’s set up. If you had been following the leaderboard on your phones, I need to let you know there was a miscalculation in one of the 4some’s allowed handicap. For some reason, their handicap was calculated using Hybrid Tees, once the error was pointed out, I went back and changed it to Gold Tees before printing the leader board. Also, for some reason not all scores were able to be shown on Golf Genius’ leaderboard, so we prepared a manual list of scores and winners. Standings, Winners and Money distribution are listed on the side tabs. Gift cards will be issued and will be in the pro shop early next week. Next week we will have both the 4Club event, count them 1,2,3,4 clubs only, and afterwards we will have the year-end banquet on the side patio of the Turn House. Free food, drinks and beer, plus entertainment. Also at the same time we will have an election for next year’s officers as well as handing out the Trophies and Prize money for the Match Play and Championship winners. So show up. I need everyone to sign up for both events on Sign Up Genius. Even if you cannot play that day, you can still sign up for the banquet, I need to have a head count. Next week for those you who have not picked up your shirts, Rich Roca will be bringing them to hand out. Finally, remember for the next 2 Thursdays, we will tee off at 9am. HGSGA Update - October 5, 2023 4Man Stableford Just a few housekeeping announcements for the next few weeks. Next week is a 2man Chapman event. You can pick your partner, if so, please indicate him on Sign up Genius. Think carefully, if he is a friend, you might want to reconsider based on the games format:
Since we will be teeing off ½ later on 10/19, we will plan on the year end banquet /BBQ starting at 2pm. Remember, there will be entertainment, food and free beer. Please make sure to sign up on Sign Up Genius, we need to supply a head count. Money winners for today are listed on the side of the page. We had “blinds” due to cancellations and they contributed to two of the winning teams – they get paid also… Scores were posted to GHIN. See you next week, Ian Match Play Finals Congratulations to Curt Island Curt Island is the HGSGA 2023 Match Play Tournament Champion Curt outlasted John Barth 2&1 in today's Match Play Championship A big thanks to everyone who played in this years Match Play Tournament and Congratulations to the Bracket Winners in this year's tournament. Bracket A Winner - Brooke Greer Bracket B Winner - Curt Island Bracket C Winner - John Barth Bracket D Winner - Rick Bergin HGSGA Update - September 28, 2023 Member Guest Thanks to Neil Bucklew for pulling this day together. We had a good turnout today, 60 players and it seemed that all enjoyed the event, especially the big money winner – Brooke Greer! Check it out on the Money Winners Page. If you didn’t get your prize money today, I left your card in the Pro Shop. For next week I have changed the format to a 4Man Stableford event. Time to get off the scramble wagon and let you post a score before the season ends. All four balls will count toward the team score and we will beef up the Birdie points to 4 (Hole number 2 could even yield an eagle for some). The season is rapidly coming to an end, just 4 more Thursday’s and we will close the books on another year. So show up and have some fun. Remember, we will have our annual banquet after the round on 10/19 – even some entertainment is scheduled. See you guys next week. Ian HGSGA Update - September 21, 2023 If you haven’t played in one of our home MISGA events I encourage you to do so next year. Lot’s of fun helping guests learn about the idiosyncrasies of our course, not that any of us really know what to do with them. But as the old adage goes “Do as I say, not as I do”, applies to most of us. Once again, Mike Caporaletti did a great job pulling this together, so now he can rest for the remainder of the season (except for dealing with the remaining away MISGA rosters). You can see the day’s results in the tab on the side of the page. We posted your scores on GHIN. Next week is our own Member/Guest day. If you haven’t signed up, do so now. And if you are not bringing a guest, no problem, we will match you up with the other lonely Hobbits members. Cost breakdown: 5&7 Day Members - $30 for you and $30 for your guest Golf Fit and Play Members - $30 for you and $30 for your guest. Daily Members - $80 for you and $80 for your guest. Fees cover, golf, range balls, carts (all must ride), Prize Money and Coffee/Donuts There will be a 50/50 drawing. Remember, this is a Cash or Check payment only. No charges! If you want to have lunch with your guest, you can preorder using the forms in the proshop. Or you can simply wait and eat after the round. Finally, THE SHIRTS ARE IN. Rich Roca will bring them to the Thursday events, so if you have signed up for playing you should be able to pick up your shirt Have a good weekend! Ian HGSGA Update - September 15, 2023 It’s hard to find fault with anything when you have a day like today. Except maybe if you missed a 2 foot putt for a birdie, but hey, we all do it… right… Also, could be that the glare from all that sunshine might have given someone a case of the Shanks, that would spoil anyone’s day! Next week, 9.21.23, we have a Home MISGA event, the sign up will close once we hit 30, so if you want to play, sign up. On 9.28.23 we have our Member/Guest. For those of you who don’t pay attention to all the emails we send out, be advised we have changed the structure for our Member/Guest Fees. We will NOT be having a sit down lunch, therefore we have reduced the costs. Included with your fees, will be Coffee/donuts, range balls, prize money and carts (everyone must ride).
See you next week! Ian Match Play Update Congratulation to John Barth, who Defeated Rick Bergin in today's match between the C & D Bracket Champions. John will next play Curt Island who already won the other semi-finals match between the A & B Bracket Champions. The winner of the Barth vs. Island match will be the HGSGA 2023 Match Play Champion. Good luck to John and Curt in their match. Mark Cardwell HGSGA Update - September 7, 2023 First let’s congratulate the 2023 Championship Series winners. 1st Place Gross – Bill Stetka 297 2nd Place Gross – Brooke Greer 304 3rd Place Gross – Doug Wilson 305 1st Place Net – Wayne Moore 288 2nd Place Net – Curt Island - 295 tie 2nd Place Net – Greg Fasick tied – 295 tie There were several players just one stroke out of the 1st 3 places, you can see the final standings in a tab on the side. Besides the champions above, we also had money winners in both events today, listed on a tab on the side. Things were going somewhat smoothly until our group hit the 15th hole. Then my cart mate started yelling at me to get the hell out of here as he was being attacked by what he described as Man eating flies. The first time they bit him, he yelled so loud I thought maybe he was having some sort of medical condition. But the good news was, he scared all golf shots out of my head and I actually birdied the hole. Ok, next week we have a 2man scramble. If you don’t have a partner we will pair you up. Since this is a 2 man event, I want to caution some of you – don’t cancel at the last minute, you will leave someone hanging. Conversely, don’t wait until the last minute to sign up, if you are the “odd man” there is a chance we could not get you in – no matter how much you try bribe us. See you next week. Ian HGSGA Update - August 31, 2023 Perfect day for golf, other than the wind. However, based on my putting, should have changed the name to Left-Right-Short, Left-Right-Short….. Reminder that next week we will have the final round for the Championship Series (CS), so if you are in the hunt good luck. Those of us who feel that they are out of it, can opt to play the individual Stableford that day or you can stay in the CS if you prefer regular medal play. Both events will have the $5 prize money collected with separate winners in each event for the day. Looking toward the end of the month, this is a reminder that we have a Member/Guest day scheduled for Thursday 9/28. When you sign up, if you have a guest enter 2 in the quantity and in the comments field, the name of your guest and handicap. If you guest does not have an established handicap, an estimate will do. Pricing and other information is listed at the top of Sign up Genius “Member Guest rules 9”. Winners from today’s event are listed on the side bar. We paid the 1st 4 places net, using the 9,6,3,1 tie breaker method. We posted your scores to GHIN. Ian HGSGA Update - August 24, 2023 Lots of lower scores today. With the sprigs out of the way and the fairways mowed, we were able to get more roll out of our shots. Nice to have a normal tee shot again. The list of money winners are posted on the side of the page. We paid the top 4 teams which represents 25% of the field. Next week we will have another 4Man event, Cha,-Cha-Cha, so sign up. A description of the format is listed on the top of Sign up Genius. Start thinking about September, especially our Member/Guest day on 9/28. We will put out information shortly about the format shortly. Also, CS6 is scheduled for 9/7, but if you feel you no longer have a chance, then sign up for the individual Stableford that same day. Check out Mark Cardwell's Match Play Update below. Ian Match Play Tournament Update Congratulations to our Bracket Winners in the 2023 HGSGA Match Play Tournament. In the A Bracket, Brooke Greer def. Paul Littman 4&3 as he played another strong match. In the B Bracket it was Curt Island with a thriller overtime win against Tim Seelaus. In the C Bracket it took a pressure putt by John Barth over Ray Ackerson on the 18th hole to win his match 1up. In the D Bracket Wayne Moore got off to a hot start, but Rick Bergin pulled even after 18 and then won 1up in another overtime thriller. We have two more matches to play to determine the season champion. Rick Bergin will take on John Barth in one semifinals match. The winner of the Barth/Bergin match will take on Curt Island, as Curt already defeated Brooke Greer 1up in the first semifinals match that was played last Thursday. Good luck to Curt, Rick & John who are fighting it out for the season championship. Congratulations to Brooke Greer on winning the A bracket. Mark Cardwell, Tournament Director HGSGA Update - August 3, 2023 Looking at the scorecards, it is evident that some of us took advantage of the long drives of some of the big hitters in our group. I saw gross 3 (net 2) on hole 18 from one player plus 2 of his teammates had natural birdies 4s on the hole. Within my own group, I was playing approach shots to par 4s and 5s that I never see within my own game! We paid 4 teams today, represents about 28% of the players. First Place Resnick, Stuart + Bowe, Ralph + Doherty, John + Potocko, John $25.00 $100.00 Second Place Caporaletti, Mike + Lutz, Dick + Johnson, Bruce + Leland, Henry $20.00 $80.00 Third Place Yaksich, Nick + Chaplain, Chris + Shevland, Mark + Phillips, Cecil $15.00 $60.00 Fourth Place Wichlin, Mark + Pagnotta, Alex + Ferraro, Phil + Akerson, Ray $10.00 $40.00 Today's full results can be found on the sidebar button. Remember to pick ups your gift cards in the ProShop. Also, even if you are not one of today’s money winners, ask them to check to see if you have any gift cards from previous rounds. Next week is a Home MISGA mixer. Remember to sign up by Monday at 8:30am. For the new guys in the group: Prices are as follows:
The price for home mixers includes: coffee, donuts, range balls, lunch and prizes. NOTE: Lunch is not optional. If you are not planning to stay for lunch, do not register for the mixer. Carts are not optional. ALL Players must ride in carts, no Walkers. Ian HGSGA Update - July 27, 2023 WE had a nice turnout for today's Championship Series 4th Round with only a couple of late scratches and one no show. The weather wasn't too bad as we had a pretty nice breeze and it didn't break 90 until we were almost done. In match play, congratulations to Curt Island who won his Division B Finals Match with Tim Seelaus one up on the twentieth hole! Curt had to win the last two holes to force overtime and then took the match on the 2nd hole. Ed Cava had a really nice round, as he shot even par today to lead the way in the Medal Gross Division. Ralph Bowe shot a blistering net 67 to lead the way in the Net Medal division. Below are the money winners: Gross Score Winners: Net Score Winners: Ed Cava - $40 (72) Ralph Bowe - $30 (67) Tim Seelaus - $30 (75) Joe Duklewski - $25 (70) Stuart Resnick - $25 (76) Dwight Johnson - $20 (71) Bill Stetka - $20 (77) John Barth - $20 (71) Paul Littman - $20 (77) Carl Wikse - $15 (72) Doug Wilson - $15 (78) Brad Greene - $15 (72) Greg Fesick - $15 (78) Mark Shevland - $15 (72) Mark Cardwell - $15 (72) HGSGA Update - July 20, 2023 Small field today since we also had 2 away MISGA’s scheduled. Again, the course conditions presented a challenge, but if you were having as much fun as our foursome did, it didn’t really matter. Tried to make this a bit of a different scoring format, that way all players were a part of the scoring. Next week we have the 4th Championship Round of the season. Remember, the season long event is the best 4 of 6 rounds to determine the Gross and Net Champions. Also, even if you either feel you are out of the running or don’t want to compete in the Championship Series, that day’s event is also a standalone event – we pay winners for that day - Individual medal play. Winners from today will be able to pick up their gift cards in the pro-shop. We paid 1st Low Gross and 1st and 2nd Low Net teams. (Cava’s team placed 1st in both Low Gross & Net – sorry, you only get paid once!) Full results are available by clicking on the side of the page. Arizona Shuffle Gross First Place Cava, Ed + Akerson, Ray + Romeo, Tom + Phillips, Cecil $18 each $72 Arizona Shuffle Net First Place Yaksich, Nick + Pagnotta, Alex + Bowe, Ralph + Jarrett, Douglas $18 each $72 Second Place Cardwell, Mark + Ramsey, Mac + Girardi, Nick + Roca, Rich $14 each $56 Also, looks like we are down to the finals in the Match Play Brackets to determine winners in the A,B,C,D flights. You can see the standings by clicking on the links on the side of the page. See you next Thursday. Ian Match Play Update Congratulations to our bracket finalist in the 2023 HGSGA Match Play Tournament. In the A bracket it will be Brooke Greer vs. Paul Littman. Brooke defeated Len Moyer in his semifinal match and Paul held off Mark Hill in his semifinal match. In the B bracket it will be Curt Island vs. Tim Seelaus. It took Tim 18 holes to best Jim Bona in his semifinal match and Jerry Logue had to withdraw in his match with Curt as Gerry could not come back from a late June injury. In the C bracket it will be John Barth vs. Ray Ackerson. John had to go extra holes to eliminate Charles Fitzugh and Ray took out Greg Douglas as Ray played flawless golf in his match. In the D bracket it will be Rick Bergin vs. Wayne Moore. Wayne took out Neil Bucklew in their semifinal match and Rick outlasted Nick Girardi to get to the finals. Go luck to everyone who is still in the tournament. You have until August 10 to get your final round matches played! Full bracket results can be found by clicking the match play button on the left sidebar. Let me know if you have any questions. Mark Cardwell Match Play Tournament Director HGSGA Update - July 13, 2023 We had to scramble this morning. No shows & last-minute cancellations from visiting clubs delayed our start, but even with all the turmoil, most of the guys finished in under 4½ hours. And the food was ready as we piled in, no complaints were heard – there was plenty. Once again, Mike Caporaletti did a great job pulling it together. A note to our new members (and some of our older members who simply don’t pay attention): • When we have a Home MISGA Mixer, you will need to bring cash or a check. • The cost of the mixer is based on your membership status. o It includes cart, donuts, driving range balls and lunch. • There is a pdf on the top of the SignUpGenius page that details all the information, get in the habit of looking at this part of SignUpGenius, lots of information for the various events. Next week there are 3 away MISGA events and our home event (Arizona Shuffle). • If you sign up for an away MISGA and Mike sends in the roster to the host club with your name on it, if you need to cancel, you are responsible for calling the host club to cancel. *Navy has notified us that there will not be a make up date for the mixer that was rained out on 6/28/23. New Section – submissions welcome. Will post the best each week, email me with your suggestions. Ode to Slow Play – submitted by Mike Caporaletti Credit to The Kinks 1965… It's your life and you can do what you want Do what you like But please don't keep me waiting Please don't keep me waiting 'Coz I'm so tired, tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you I'm so tired, tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you He wouldn’t say who this was dedicated to, but if you hear it playing on the course, look behind you….. See you next week. Ian HGSGA Update - July 6, 2023 This was the qualifier for State 2Man. We had 13 teams indicate that they would go forward, we have been allotted only 3slots. But as usual, we should get a lot more in as other clubs don’t use their allocations. We will send one low gross and 2 low net. If we get more allocations we will go down the Low Net roster. The button on the left sidebar shows the rankings for those teams who said “yes”. A tie breaker was used to rank teams so if you are looking at the official leaderboard, the hole by hole recap shows the ranking using the hardest hole as the tie breaker. Next week we have a home MISGA event and expect to have a large crowd of 90+ players. We are cutting off the sign up at 34 so, if you want to play, better grab the few remaining slots now. Today's money winners and overall results can be seen on separate buttons on the left sidebar. We paid 25% of the field. For those of you still in the match play, if you need us to schedule you in one of our regular home days, be sure to say so in the remarks area on Sign up Genius. Finally, Mike Caporaletti sent this: The latest issue of the MISGAgram has been posted on the MISGA website. In it you will find an important message from Tom Ciandella, our MISGA President, tips for improving pace-of-play, tidbits of MISGA history, a reminder about the 2024 Winter Fling, and a few cartoons to brighten up your day. You can download it by clicking on the following link: https://www.misgagrahttps://www.misga.orgms/MG-2023-06.pdf See you next week. Ian HGSGA Update - June 29, 2023 After scrambling to revise the tee sheet this morning, we got off to a smokey start. I was privileged to watch 2 of my foursome battle it out in a close match - a few “mind games” even entered the round. Thanks to all of you who braved the smoke and came out. The money list and results can be found on the button to the left. Also, we posted all scores to GHIN. Remember, we do this every Thursday if the round is recordable. As a reminder, you are responsible for posting all other rounds you complete both at Hobbits or away, regardless of how well you do or don’t do, Next week is the 2man qualifier which will be used to determine who gets to go to the State Tournament on 8/21at Holly Hills. Many of you have indicated your playing parter in the comments section on Signup Genius, those of you who have not indicated a partner will be given one. Note, if your team wants to go to the State, both players must go, we will ask you to confirm on your score cards next week. Just a mention about signing up for events. We close the Home event sign ups on Mondays at 8:30am and we hold off preparing the tee sheets, scorecards and Cart Signs until late on the day Wednesday. So, do us a favor, if you have signed up for an event, go over the following checklist to see if you need/want to cancel, then do it Early, preferably before Wednesday night after we have prepared all the paperwork! Some common excuses I have heard:
Last minute cancellations that are acceptable:
Ian HGSGA Update - June 22, 2023 First, thanks to all of you who showed up. It was a “damned if I do, damned if I don’t” call on the weather. We had 51 of the 72 who had originally signed up show up today. Many of you who did not play did email us to cancel, thank you. However we had too many who were simply a no-show, that causes a lot of scrambling to get the tees sorted out. I will be getting out the list of qualifiers for the State ABCD tournament shortly. So far only 10 People indicated “Yes”, either on today’s scorecard or by email earlier. Once we put together the standings, we will send it out to all. If you want to be considered and have not indicated thus, then you will have until Sunday to have your name added. Remember, we have 6 official slots and most likely will be able to send more. We will need a firm commitment from you that you will attend, the first 6 players will be asked to “pay up front” and give us a check for $110. If we are able to send more players, then those additional players will pay at the club the day of play. Next week is the 4Man Nassau. You will play within your own foursome for prize money (we still collect the $5 as usual). We will set up the foursomes so that you are playing against players with a similar handicap (as close as possible). Many of you have already signed up for the 2Man qualifier on 7/6. We use this event to select those teams to send to the State Tournament. Again, you and your partner will need to confirm that both of you will go forward if you qualify. We only have 3team slots, so if you want to go forward, talk to your partner. Doug Wilson/Craig Ostrom were last years winners so they get an automatic entry and don’t count against our allotment. Also, even if you don’t want to go forward, remember this is just a “normal” HGSGA Thursday event, so sign up. If you have someone you want to be paired with be sure to add their name in the “comments” field of your sign up – otherwise you will be leaving it up to me to play matchmaker….. Evidently, many of you are well off in this world. Word has it that there are a lot of gift cards just lingering in the Pro Shop waiting to be picked up by you. So, try to stop by and see if you have any gift cards there. Money winners and results are listed on the left sidebar. Ian Match Play Report We completed the second round of match play today as Curt Island defeated Carl Wikse 2 & 1. Rick Bergin defeated Nick Girardi 2 & 1 in a 3rd round match as well. Congratulations to Rick & Curt for advancing to their next rounds in the 2023 Match Play Tournament. Updated brackets can be seen by clicking the button on the sidebar. Mark Cardwell, Match Play Director. HGSGA Update - June 15, 2023 Today we hosted several clubs for our 2nd home MISGA event. Everything went off without a hitch. We did have 2 no-shows from the visitors, but all our guys were present and accounted for, good job guys. Reports from the visitors and our guys were positive, again Mike Caporaletti did a yeoman’s job in running the event. For those of you who played you can see all the scores by clicking the results button on the left. Next week is Championship Series round #3. Once again it will be a large field, to date we already have 71 players signed up. Remember, even if you do not want to “compete” in the series, each round is also a stand alone Medal play event and prize money for the day will be collected and paid out to the winners. Several away MISGA events have been opened as well as the qualifier event on 7/6 for the State 2Man. If you are interested in trying to qualify, find another member to pair up with. We will ask for everyone to indicate whether or not they will go forward if their 2some qualifies. Regardless, of whether or not your 2some wants to go forward, we will also treat the day as a home event for prize money. You can find the information about the State Tournament on the sidebar of the website. See you next week. Ian HGSGA Update - June 7, 2023 Round 2 of the Championship Series is now in the books. 20 players are within 10 strokes of 1st place in the net race and 7 players are within 10 strokes of 1st place in the gross race. Plenty of time to get in the race, throw out the bad and bring in the good. Full results can be seen by hitting the results button on the left. We will use the best 2 of 3 CS series as the ranking for qualifying for the State ABCD tournament. As it stands now, we will be able to send 6 players to the tournament. You will find the information on the State Tournaments on the side of our website. We did have our 3rd Hole in One today, Dick Lutz did it on hole #5, Congratulations! Next week is our Home MISGA event. If you are signed up, make sure to show up. Remember, it is Cash or Check only. Hit Money Winners on the sidebar to the left to see who won today's pot. See you next week! Ian Match Play: On Tuesday June 6th, Paul Littman defeated Greg Fasick 4 & 2. Paul will play Mark Hill who won today's match with Steve Scarborough. Mark also won today's match 4 & 2. Congratulation to Gerry Logue who won today's match with Jerry Carr. Gerry got off to a strong start and never let up as he played to a 4 & 2 win. The Quarter Finals are now Set in the A bracket. Brooke Greer will play Len Moyer in one match and Mark Hill will play Paul Littman in the other match. We still have one match to finish to fill out the B & C brackets. The second round is now complete in the D bracket. Nick Girardi will play Rick Bergin in one of the quarterfinal matches with Wayne Moore playing Neil Bucklew in the other. All second-round matches must be complete by June 29th. The quarterfinal match finish date is July 20th. Updated brackets are on the sidebar to the left. Mark Cardwell HGSGA Update - June 1, 2023 Beautiful day, dry fairways and fast greens. This meant roll, roll, roll. I played a match play and watched as my opponent, Ray Akerson, gave me a lesson on how to take advantage of fast fairways. Twice he managed to hit a long rolling shot onto the green. In my book he will forever be referred to as, “Rollin, Rollin, Ray”. In fact, his theme song should be borrowed from Proud Mary Missed hits keep on rolling, rolling, rolling, Rolling down the Fairway. And Proud Ray keeps on smiling, smiling, smiling, As his ball keeps a rolling, rolling, rolling. Not sure how the rest of you did, I hope you has as good a time as our foursome did. Read below for Mark Cardwell's Match Play report. Updated brackets can be viewed by clicking the button on the top of the left sidebar. Next week is Championship Series game 2. Even if you are not planning on being a part of the Championship Series Tournament remember, we will also be playing Low Net and Gross for the day, so everyone is in the prize pool for the day. Also remember that we are playing on Wednesday this week not Thursday. This is the one time each season that we trade with the Ladies League so that they can host an invitational event. See you all next week, and you might want to take a lesson from Ray and learn how to Roll the ball along the Fairways. Ian Match Play: Congratulations to yesterday's 2nd round winners in Match Play. All the matches were close and had some exciting moments. In the A bracket Len Moyer def. Bill Stetka in a close match 2&1 In the B bracket Tim Seelaus def. Mark Cardwell 2 up as Tim shrugged off some early jet lag to come back and close out Cardwell on the 18th hole. In the C bracket Ray Ackerson def. Ian Sumner 4 & 3. Ray played a flawless round in closing out Sumner by the 16th hole. This despite our league president sinking several clutch putts to tie the hole. In the D bracket, Neil Bucklew def. Steven Hutchenson in another close match 3 & 2. In perhaps the match of the day, Nick Girardi def. Reg Hahne 1 up by sinking a clutch putt on the 18th green. We have several 2nd round matches scheduled for next week. The final day to get your second round match played is June 27th. HGSGA Update - May 25,2023 The scores across the board were close today. All groups were under par after the handicaps were used. There was a slight adjustment to the leaderboard as posted on Golf Genius, the team of Cava, Shevland and Shipp were not allotted the full handicap so a manual adjustment was necessary. We paid out 25% of the field, the tie breaker used was “most to least difficult hole”. 1. Grossman, Robert + Fornadel, Richard + Fitzhugh, Charles + Jarrett, Douglas 58 $30.00 2. Cava, Ed + Shevland, Mark + Shipp, Lew 58 $25.00 3. Wichlin, Mark + Cardwell, Mark + Duncan, Bill + Ward, Richard 59 $17.00 4. Duklewski, Joe + Satterfield, Felton + Levin, Steve + Jones, Barry 59 $12.00 Special note, Ed Cava holed a second shot from 103 yards on hole 4. Next week we will have assigned tee times, not a shot gun start. I will get the tee time assignments out to all on Tuesday at the latest, pay attention to your tee time. Each foursome will play its own game and you will be responsible for posting your own scores. Once the tee sheet is issued, any unused tee times will be returned to HG for them to use. Several Match play rounds are also scheduled, if you have signed up and did not indicate that you are playing in a Match play, please do so. I will keep the match play rounds together if possible. Ian HGSGA Update - May 18, 2023 Can’t say the event went off without a hitch. A large number of cancellations created a bunch of last minute scheduling changes and a couple of no shows impacted our scoring results (no shows were from visiting clubs). Plus the fact that the driving range was closed disrupted the normal flow of preparation for some of the players, to compensate I personally ate multiple doughnuts to kill the time! But once we got going it was great. Course is coming in nicely and the guests were pleased with our hosting. Mike Caporaletti and crew did a good job in pulling it together. One comment I’ll make is that we should have a better support for the home MISGA events from our own players. No reason we shouldn’t be able to fill the allotted slots for the event, so next time we have the home MISGA event, sign up. An apology to the team of Hohman, Bona, & Walsh for the scoring error. Seems when their 4th player did not show up and we (I) left him on the Golf Genius scoring, they were penalized his quota. Once this was corrected they should have been in second place. I have since corrected the leaderboard - Mea Culpa. Next week we have 3 events.
Also, those of you who are in the Match play, check your bracket on this website and make sure to contact your opponent to set a date to play. See you next week. Ian HGSGA Update - May 11, 2023 Once again it was a great day to be a retired Senior (well most of us), being able to get up early and play a round of golf with other able bodied seniors (well some of us). Please read Mark Cardwell’s report (below) about the Match Play results. Round 1 is done, pay attention to the dates to compete round 2. We will try to accommodate those of you who want to play your subsequent matches on Thursdays (home MISGA dates excluded). You will need to let us know ahead of time if you want to do this. Guys, it’s hard enough for us to prepare for each week’s event, but the late signup and cancellation requests really mess with the pairings. It’s a lot easier if YOU take the time to check your sign ups rather than asking us to add or subtract you from the roster once we close it out. Get in the habit of checking SignUpGenius to see if you have signed up, it will really help us out. Since I am on a rant, let’s talk about slow play. It’s raising its ugly head again and I am hearing grumbles about the issue. There is really no excuse for not completing the rounds in under 4 ½ hours. Take the hint, when you either see an empty hole in front of you, or a bunch of guys piling up behind your group, get a move on. Ready golf should be everyone’s mantra. Also, if your playing partner is holding everyone up, say something…. On to the money winners for the Individual Stableford, click the Money Winners button on the left sidebar. See you next week, Congrats to the 1st Round Match Play winners. Ian Match Play Update: We are off to a great start in the HGSGA 2023 Match Play Tournament. We had 50 of the 52 man field play today. We had two matches go extra holes with Greg Douglas edging out Keith Thompson as well as Steve Scarborough outlasting Mike Caporaletti after 19 holes. We had three matches go to the final hole and several more go 17 holes before being decided. Congratulations to all of today's winners. The brackets can be seen by hitting the the Match Play Bracket button on the left sidebar. Let Mark Cardwell know if you have any questions or corrections. HGSGA Update - May 4, 2023 Finally after the 1 hour delay we got off. What happened to Spring! I found out quickly that all those “That’s Good” putts came back to bite me, as it did some of the others in my group who shall go unnamed. Golf Genius does a great job in giving us a leader board, using the tie breaker method, most difficult to least. We paid out winners using the awards chart that has been developed and used the GG Leaderboard as the guide. The list of money winners can be found by clicking the button on the left sidebar. We have 5 more chances for you to improve your position, and it can be done. So sign up for each event, remember we also treat each CS as a stand alone medal play for that day and pay out prize money based on the day’s results. This week we have 2 HGSGA events. On Monday, we have the first leg of the Columbia Cup, hosting it here at HG. If you are one of the 12 players representing us, good luck. On Thursday we start the Match Play tournament, please pay attention to the instructions Mark Cardwell sent out. If you are not playing in the Match Play, you can still play, just make sure you have signed up for the Individual Stableford event on the same day. Also, pay attention to the emails that Mike Caporaletti regarding the away MISGA events. If he sends you an email telling you that you are on the roster he has sent to the hosting club, it you your responsibility to call that club directly if you need to cancel. Don’t just remove your name from Sign Up Genius! Finally, remember, if you want to order a shirt, you must get your order in by May 18th. See you next week! Ian HGSGA Update - April 27, 2023 4Man ABCD Stableford Seventeen foursomes, we paid the top 4. You can see the full leaderboard by clicking on the tab on the left side of the page titled “Results April 27”. Winners are: 1st Gerry Logue, Brad Greene, Frank Ryan, Buck Hartley - $30 each 2nd Mike Caporaletti, Jim Freiert, Richard Fornadel, Randy Maddox - $25 each 3rd Dick Lutz, Jerry Carr, Tom Hickey, Steve Gaudio - $20 each 4th Patrick Orwig, Charles Fitzhugh, Richard Fields, Neil Bucklew - $15 each Remember, we post your scores to GHIN. A question came up about how it is posted, whether it was by hole or total score. When we post it from Golf Genius, it is done on a hole by hole basis with the appropriate adjustments done by Golf Genius to only allow you to have a max of net double bogey. So go ahead and write down that 8 or 9 you took on the par 3! Next week is the Championship Series #1. Time to get serious, all holes must be putted out and depending on course conditions we will play it down everywhere. Remember, shirt orders will be taken up until noon May 18. Here is the order form. Finally, Congratulations to Stuart Resnick for his hole in one today on #5! See you next week! Ian HGSGA Update - April 20, 2023 Just Go For It! That was the mantra most of us used today. Looking for ways to make that elusive birdie, taking chances we normally don’t do. And in the end, 6 guys prevailed, each winning $50. Hope everyone enjoyed the event. When the dust cleared we had 6 winners, each with one skin. Prize money for each skin was $50. Doug Wilson – Birdie on 12 (Natural Birdie 3) Mike Doyle – Birdie on 16 (Natural Birdie 2) Frank Ziegler – Eagle on14 (4 net 2) Barry Jones – Eagle on 10 (4 net 2) Steve Hutcheson – Eagle on 3 (4 net 2) Charles Fitzhugh – Eagle on 6 (3 net 2) You can see the full scorecards by clicking on the Results tab on the left side of the page. Next week is the ABCD 4Man Stableford. Since Lew will be out of town, I will be setting up the Rosters. Please don’t wait until the last minute to sign up or cancel, it plays havoc with the scheduling. I don’t have the calm disposition of a Lew Shipp and I have a long memory….. Finally, we have some upcoming events that you need to pay special attention to. • On 5/4 is the first of 6 Championship events. The field for this will be large, don’t wait to sign up. • On 5/8 we host the first round of the Columbia Cup. Reg Hahne and Dave Hohman will be setting up the Rosters – there are only 3 slots left on the signup. 12 players will be selected to represent us and if you are not selected for the Hobbits leg, then your names will be among the first considered for the Fairway Hills leg (be sure to also sign up for that event on 5/22. • On 5/18 we host our first Home MISGA event. Currently we only have 25 slots available, but depending on how many away guests sign up, we may be able to accommodate more. Stay alert! • There are multiple Away MISGA events in May. Details about each on are listed at the top of SignUp Genius page. Which brings me to some housekeeping: • Pay attention to SignUpGenius. It’s simple for you to check to see if you are signed up for an event. When you log on and look at the Sign Ups, if you are signed up for an event, your name will appear on the top of that sign up. If you need to cancel after a sign up is locked. Send an email to: hgsga.signup@gmail.com • Shirts – There are order forms located in the Pro Shop. The deadline for orders is May 18th. See you next week. Ian HGSGA Update - April 13, 2023 What a beautiful day, clear skies and perfect temperature, only to be somewhat spoiled when you got the Alternate Shot holes. Hopefully all remained friends no matter where you left your partner to recover from. We had 36 2man teams and paid out the top 9. Here are the list of winners and their prize money. Gift certificates will be available in the pro shop. 1st Place Randy Maddox & Greg Dickman Net 62 $30 each T2 Joe Duklewski & Mike Caporaletti Net 66 $20 each T2 Steve Karasik & Frank Ziegler Net 66 $20 each T2 Felton Satterfield & Mason Sebastian Net 66 $20 each T5 Ray Akerson & Steve Roderick Net 68 $15 each T5 John Barth & Dave Derheim Net 68 $15 each T5 Greg Fasick & Patrick Orwig Net 68 $15 each T5 Kevin Kokes & Bruce Winstead Net 68 $15 each T5 Jeff Neale & Donny Bryan Net 68 $15 each T5 Mark Shevland & Chris Chaplain Net 68 $15 each And I was impressed, even though Golf Genius threw us a curveball on the mobile app, for the most part, 95% of you got it right. A few still had difficulty understanding that they should post Gross scores on their scorecard. Next week we play a Canadian Skins format. It’s you against the field the pot can be large depending on how many skins are won. Remember a full description of the season’s games is at the top of the SignUp Genius page titled “Games Descriptions 2023”. For the full results of the day, go to the button on the left sidebar of this page, Results April 13. Ian HGSGA Update - April 6, 2023 Got lucky with the weather today and a good turnout of 60 players. Some of you commented on the Shamble format, saying that by being able to capitalize on a better drive on each hole, you saw a 5-7 stroke difference in your score. We are paying the 1st 4 places as follows: Caporaletti, Mike + Neale, Jeff, + Satterfield, Felton + Bryan, Donny =$30 each Duklewski, Joe + Pagnotta, Alex = Ryan, Frank + Walsh, Denny = $20 each Derheim, Dave + Bowe, Ralph + Douglas, Greg + Hahne, Reg = $15 each Moyer, Len + Sumner, Ian + Akerson, Ray + Phillips, Cecil = $10 each For full results, click the button on top of the sidebar on the left. Next week we will have a new format. Current plans are for a 6,6,6 event, but may change to a 9,9 if Golf Genius cannot fix their scoring. Either event is fun, just remember, no sorries when you play the alternate shot format. Just a brief comment about our sign ups. Seems that some of you are still waiting until the last minute to let us know you cannot play on Thursdays. We would appreciate it if you make up your minds before we send out the tee sheets, etc on Wednesday mornings. See you next Thursday! Ian HGSGA Update - March 30, 2023 3.30.23 4Man ABCD recap I could tell that the group was anxious to get the season started, only 2 no-shows once we got the final head count. Nice to see all the familiar faces again, although some of you added a few new ailments over the winter, but contrary to what some say, we are athletes and will persist in our quest for that career round! Below you will find the list of money winners - we paid out the first 4 places (including any blinds). For the full results of the day, you can log onto the Golf Genius app and see the full leaderboard. Remember, we post all the individual scores to GHIN on Thursdays. 4Man ABCD Team (B means a player from another foursome was ramdomly drawn to make a threesome a foursome) 1 Wichlin, Mark + Bona, Jim + Guy, Dan + Hahne, Reg -9 135 2 Scarborough, Steve + Greene, Brad + Fields, Richard + Bl[Schwenz, Charles] -8 136 3 Wilson, Doug + Bl[Dickman, Greg] + Logue, Gerry + Girardi, Nick -8 136 4 Caporaletti, Mike + Thomas, Dave + Barth, John + Hauser, Matt -7 137 5 Moyer, Len + Pagnotta, Alex + Gaudio, Steve + Phillips, Cecil -6 138 6 Derheim, Dave + Hohman, David + Levin, Steve + Karasik, Steve -6 138 7 Duklewski, Joe + Bergin, Rick + Sumner, Ian + Case, F.T. -5 139 8 Resnick, Stuart + Neale, Jeff + Shevland, Mark + Dickman, Greg -4 140 9 Fitzgerald, Donald + Carr, Jerry + Fitzhugh, Charles + Hutcheson, Steven -1 143 10 Doyle, Michael + Cardwell, Mark + Bl[Feinberg, Mark] + Ferraro, Philip -1 143 11 Contel, Richard + Shipp, Lew + Akerson, Ray +B (Jarrett, Douglas) E 144 12 Winstead, Bruce + Wikse, Carl + Thompson, Terry + Maddox, Randy 1 145 13 Stetka, William + Johnson, Dwight + Thompson, Keith + Schwenz, Charles 2 146 14 Weiss, John + Orwig, Patrick + Johnson, Bruce + Potocko, John 3 147 15 Hand, David + Sebastian, Mason + Walsh, Denny + Jones, Barry 6 150 16 Greer, Brooke + Hickey, Tom + Feinberg, Mark + Jarrett, Douglas 8 152 Money Payout 3.30.23 1 Wichlin, Mark + Bona, Jim + Guy, Dan + Hahne, Reg $30.00 $120.00 2 Scarborough, Steve + Greene, Brad + Fields, Richard + Schwenz, Charles $20.00 $80.00 3 Wilson, Doug + Dickman, Greg + Logue, Gerry + Girardi, Nick $15.00 $60.00 4 Caporaletti, Mike + Thomas, Dave + Barth, John + Hauser, Matt $10.00 $40.00 Total >> $300.00 There was a bit of confusion with the scorecards and golf genius, seems that some of the scorecards did not show the 85% handicap, however golf genius did correctly apply it. Its early in the season and we will iron out the kinks. We do appreciate that everyone was able to record scores in golf genius, makes our jobs easier at the end of the day. Next week we play a 4Man Shamble, see the description of that game and others on the links at the top of the page on SignUpGenius (Games Descriptions 2023). Be sure to sign up early and if you must cancel, do it as soon as possible. Last minute changes create a lot of work for the Golf Genius Team. Also note, some of you are signing up for 2 events on the same day. Pay attention and just pick one. Finally, make sure to spend some time upstairs after the round, have a beer/tea and enjoy the company. Also, Nick Girardi is running a numbers game (80/20 lottery) each Thursday upstairs. See you next week, Ian HGSGA Update - February 27, 2023 Opening Day 2023 On Thursday, March 30th, we will begin our 2023 HGSGA season. We have set up a full calendar to include a variety of home events, Scrambles, 4 and 2 Man events, Championship series, Match Play, Member-Guest Day, 5 Home MISGA’s and 35 away MISGA events. A full season schedule (subject to changes) will also be posted on the top of SG and on our web page so that you can plan ahead. A few points to remember: • If you have not sent in your membership fees do so now. Do not mail. Drop off at the Proshop. • All our home events will begin with an 8:30 shotgun (exception is June 1st). Arrive early and be ready to head out to assigned tees by 8:20 • Bring $5 cash for prize money on Thursday (no money collected on Rainy Day Format). • We will open the sign ups 4 weeks prior to the event and typically close out Sign up Genius (SG) on the Sunday morning prior to our Thursday events. Once SG is closed you will be waitlisted. • On the top of the SG page you will find documents explaining the structure of the games being played as well as additional information pertaining to the events. Please read them. • Rainy Day Format - we will normally make the call by 7AM on Thursday, or the day before if the forecast calls for greater than 50% chance. Be sure to read the Rainy Day format information posted on SG and the website and check your emails. • Home MISGA events require you to ride in carts. Cash only, no charges that day. Fees for the day are based on your membership status. • Away MISGA events normally close out SG 4-5 days prior, be sure to sign up early • Scoring - for our home events, we will post your scores. You need to be able to keep score on your phone for your 4some on the Golf Genius app. • For all other times you play during the season, you are expected to post ALL scores to the GHIN system, both Home or Away. • Reminder, Handicap season begins March 15th. If you play after March 14th and cannot get into GHIN to post your scores, keep those scorecards to post once you can. • Be sure to go to https://www.hobbitsglenseniors.com/ for information about our group. • After the end of each Thursday’s home events, many players typically gather upstairs around the fire pit or at the bar area. That is where all scorecards are to be turned in. Also, we normally hold a 80/20 drawing, so stick around. Looking forward to seeing you at our opening day, hopefully the weather will cooperate. Ian 2023 Membership Application Our 2023 Season begin March 30, 2023. Please submit your membership application early since it helps us plan next year's program. The application can be found on the sidebar on the left of this page. Drop the application/check off at the pro shop desk. Prospective new members can learn more about HGSGA membership by clicking on the membership tab on the top of the page. Thank you and enjoy the holidays! 2022 - Year in Review Our season started out with a challenge. We were advised that the Golf Committee had explored the idea that our HGSGA group should switch from Shotgun starts to Tee times. After a back-and-forth discussion we settled on moving our tee times to 8:30am for the season and a commitment that we would clear the first tee in around 2 hours and 15 minutes - which we did. Throughout the season we continued to mix up the weekly games - scrambles, 2man events, alternate shots, 4club event, Quota scoring, medal play, Stableford scoring and skins events. This was in addition to our annual Championship Series, Match Plan and Home MISGA events. All in all, a variety of games. Next season, we will try to spice it up even more, we don’t want to be accused of becoming complacent. Besides, it’s fun to see the heads shaking as guys come in from the course and describe their rounds. A special accolade is given to Mike Caporaletti for his management of the MISGA events, both home and away. We had 5 home events, well attended and a record number of away events. Also, Mike was instrumental in getting the Turn House to reintroduce a lunch menu that allowed us to have indoor dining after a 2-year absence. Our roster also has increased to an all-time high, we ended the season with 124 players. Many of whom joined in each week around the fire pit to enjoy a beer/tea and trade stories about the day’s round. We also instituted an 80/20 drawing, managed by Nick “Sticky Fingers” Girardi. Tournament wise the Championship Series came down to the wire, with Dave Derheim coming back from 14th place to win Low Net on the last round. Brooke Greer took 1st place in Low Gross. In the Match Play, Charles Fitzhugh was crowned champion. Finally, we retained the Columbia Cup for the 2nd year in a row, Chairmen Reg Hahne and David Hohman guided us to victory. I’ve heard from many of the guys that they really enjoyed the season - that is due mainly to the great bunch of guys who have chipped in to make things run smoothly. In addition to our elected officers, Mark Cardwell, Rich Roca, Denny Walsh, Lew Shipp, Mike Caporaletti and Mac Ramsey, many other guys stepped up to help in all areas. Nick Girardi, Neil Bucklew, Felton Satterfield, Rick Bergin, Joe Duklewski, Andy Finkel, Reg Hahne and Dave Hohmann all chipped in on various events. And a thanks goes out to the Hobbits staff that got us out on the course each morning. Next year our goal is to change up a few things. Specifically, we are looking at streamlining our sign up process and moving over to using Golf Genius as the sole platform. We will be testing it out over the winter, stay tuned. Game wise, we will continue to mix it up, and if I can find a few new twists, be forewarned! Below you will find links to some Year End Statistics, pulled from Golf Genius. Also, I have recapped the money winners for the year. Feedback is always important, so if you have suggestions, feel free to contact me. It’s your league, so if you have an idea of what you would like to see us do differently or added to the mix, email me at: sumner115@gmail.com Stay safe over the winter, be prepared for opening day! Ian hgsga_season_scores_2022.pdf hgsga2022_season_scores.xlsx hgsga_season_money_winners_by_event___total_2022.pdf season_money_winners_by_event_and_total.xlsx It’s hard to find fault with anything when you have a day like today. Except maybe if you missed a 2 foot putt for a birdie, but hey, we all do it… right… Also, could be that the glare from all that sunshine might have given someone a case of the Shanks, that would spoil anyone’s day! Next week, 9.21.23, we have a Home MISGA event, the sign up will close once we hit 30, so if you want to play, sign up. On 9.28.23 we have our Member/Guest. For those of you who don’t pay attention to all the emails we send out, be advised we have changed the structure for our Member/Guest Fees. We will NOT be having a sit down lunch, therefore we have reduced the costs. Included with your fees, will be Coffee/donuts, range balls, prize money and carts (everyone must ride). · 5&7 Day members - $30 each for you and your guest · Golf Fit &Play members - $30 each for you and your guest · Daily members - $80 each for you and your guest Note that this will be CASH or Check only. We will collect from you upstairs near the ProShop. See you next week Ian |
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