Bennett Valley Golf Club

Meeting 03/04/06

Present: Vic Shellenberg, Steve Pasadis, John Christenson, Gary Davis, Jim Gordon, Ralph Thomas, George Elbert, Mike Duggan, Jeff Goering, Dave Marquez & Wayne Thompson

Absent: Bob Andrews & Tony Conrardy

Call to Order: 7:10 AM by Vic

Minutes: Were read and approved.

Treasurer’s Report: We have $3,449.39 in the CD and $46,455.63 in the checking account for a total of $49,905.02. George reported that we are under budget for the current year and that he has also received the Rules of Golf booklet from the NCGA.

Publicity: Steve reported that the hits to the website are going up after the tournaments and that there are notices regarding the individual tournaments (rules of play, etc.) are on the site. The tee selection and whether to use winter or summer rules will still be determined the day of the tournament by Gary.

Steve also suggested a survey of the members regarding a choice for a change in format for the Directors’ Cup.

Jeff would like to also poll the members on the possibilities of intramural tournaments with other Clubs and also pointed out that the Directors’ Cup could also be used as a qualifier for these intramural teams. He will also get in touch with other Clubs in the area to gauge interest.

NCGA: No report given; Bob being indisposed in Hawaii.

Membership: We now have 617 members.

Tournaments: Jeff inquired about the possibility of increasing the field for tournaments.

This led to a discussion of where we are now with what had been in the past a struggle to field a full tournament of 144 players. We are the victims of our own success, based largely on the concept of having the members prepay for their spots in the tournaments. This led to further discussion of how to deal equitably with this success, since the popularity has led to fields that are pushing our limits with the course capacity. Up until now, Gary has managed to tuck all who want to play into the field and it was decided, after further discussion, to carry on with this course of action, but to monitor it.

Old Business: None

New Business: None

Meeting adjourned at 8:00

Respectfully Submitted,

John Christenson, Secretary