Meeting
Present: Steve Pasadis, John
Christenson, Gary Davis, Jim Gordon, Ralph Thomas, Mike Duggan, Tony Conrardy, Jeff
Goering, Bob Andrews& Wayne Thompson
Absent: George Elbert, Vic
Shellenberg & Dave Marquez
Call to Order:
Minutes: Were amended in the
Treasurer’s Report to read: “…we increase the prizes for the
Treasurer’s Report: In George’s absence,
Publicity: Steve reported that the
Grand Prix has been finalized and posted on the web site and that Eric Lutz
claimed the 1st place.
It
was also reported by several members of the Board that our publicity efforts
have reaped unintended results. Golfers from out of the area have been contacting
the Board, asking for tee times, etc. The hope is that, once the clubhouse is
completed, the course will launch their own website.
NCGA: Bob has been in contact with
the NCGA, trying to resolve the latest episode of the failure of qualifiers to
be notified of their upcoming tournaments. Bob was informed by the NCGA that
all the information needed by qualifiers is now located on the NCGA website (www.ncga.org)
and, if the qualifier’s e-mail address is listed with the NCGA, they will be
notified electronically. This was news to the Board, since the NCGA seemingly
made this change from written to electronic communication without notifying the
Club. Shame on them. In the future, the members will be made aware of the
changes in notification. Should the qualifiers be off line,
At
this point, Steve introduced Johnnie Walker, a member who had several issues he
wanted to discuss with the Board. First, he wanted to know why he was not
refunded the greens fees for the Club Championship, even though he notified the
course and Board 8 days prior to the tournament that he wouldn’t be competing.
It was explained to him that, with both the Club Championship and the Shotgun
tournaments, the teen times are locked in by the pro shop and any cancellation
affects their income. However, since this policy had not been made clear to the
membership, it was voted upon unanimously to refund Johnnie’s $23 green fees
and to publish a disclaimer stating that fees for those two tournaments are
nonrefundable.
Johnnie’s
second issue concerned pace of play. He expressed frustration over this, since
his foursome finished their last tournament using flashlights to putt. He
offered several suggestions, all of which had been tried by the Board in the
past with varying degrees of success. This issue continues to be a source of
discussion with very little chance of satisfactory resolution, given the
constraints under which the Board operates. The efforts to streamline play will
continue, but the membership needs to self-police to a certain extent. As noted
above, no real resolution was made.
Membership: We
have 500 members signed up for the current year. Ralph expects this number to
remain fairly constant over the winter.
Tournaments: The Ham Shoot has 16 foursomes and 1 twosome signed up.
Bob moved that the temporary
par three on the 3rd hole be included with the other par 3’s into
the hole in one prize. This was passed unanimously.
Old Business: Tony
asked abut the genesis of the home and away tournament format with other Clubs.
After some discussion, it was decided to perhaps lay the groundwork for this
type of tournament during 2007 with an eye toward implementation in 2008, when
the clubhouse is operational.
New Business: Steve brought up the subject
of the Boards procedures as they have evolved over the past several years. His
interest had to do with whether or not the Board wished to tighten things up a
bit, vis-à-vis adherence to our published regulations. There followed a
discussion on haw we have met challenges in the past (sandbaggers, improper
score cards, the ever popular pace of play, etc.). The general consensus of the
Board at this time was that yes, we could be a little more strict in our
operations. The issue was tabled for further discussion at a later time.
Meeting adjourned at
Respectfully Submitted,
John Christenson, Secretary