Bennett Valley Golf Club

Meeting 03/01/08

Present: Vic Shellenberg, Steve Pasadis, John Christenson, Gary Davis, Mike Duggan, Jeff Goering, Bob Andrews, Jim Gordon, Ed Dominquez, Wayne Thompson & Ralph Thomas. Elliott Funk sat in as an observer.

Absent: David Marquez & Tony Conrardy

Call to Order: 7:05 AM by Vic.

Minutes: Were read and approved.

Treasurer’s Report: Although Dave had to leave before the meeting due to prior commitments, he left the following reports. We have $3,502.30 in the CD and $41,927.75 in the checking account for a total of $45,430.05. Our accounts receivables for the month were $4,855.00 and the accounts payable were $4,304.22 for a net gain of $550.78.

Dave wants all fines to be directed to Ralph for deposit. He can then note the fines on the vouchers and Dave can disburse the resultant amounts.

Publicity: No report

NCGA: Vic has the dates for the Zone meetings, should anyone wish to attend.

With Bob’s retirement, no one now occupies the NCGA/Handicap Chairman’s post. Jeff volunteered and his offer was quickly accepted by the Board.

Membership: We have 650 members, +/-.

Tournaments: The 2 Man Scramble next week has 142 players with a 7:30 start.

Gary announced that four players are going to the Zone 4 Man 2 Best Ball tournament. He noted that one of the qualifiers from BV had previously qualified for the Zone at Oakmont and had decided to play under their auspices. His place will be taken by a substitute selected by the qualifying foursome. This situation, the Board decided, could lead to some abuses. After much discussion, it was moved and seconded that, should a player who has qualified previously at another Club enter one of our NCGA qualification tournaments, he would be deemed ineligible to qualify under BVGC auspices and, should the tournament be a 2 Man or 4 Man event, the team would also be ineligible to advance. Should a player qualify at another Club after a BVGC event and choose to go as a representative of that Club, a substitute would initially be drawn from the 1^st runner up group. Failing that, the qualifying foursome may select a player of their choice. This motion, after further discussion, was passed.

Wayne noted a problem with the scoring of last tournament. A few players were listed as NH, so their trends were used for scoring. This led to a discussion on cutoff dates for membership, should a player suffer a lapse. It was decided unanimously that the cut off date for renewals and subsequent continuation of handicapping be 12/31 of any particular year, since dues are encouraged to be paid starting in October.

Old Business: There was no interest in the International Pairs tournament format that was presented to the Board at the last meeting,

New Business: Vic reported that the Legends Restaurant had given him a quote of $14.25/head for the August Shotgun Tournament. For this, we would get chicken, ribs, salads and ice tea. This quote was accepted by the Board. Vic also noted that the quote for the St. Patrick’s Day tournament was for 11.25/head for a corned beef and cabbage buffet, even though the facility would be offering the general public a buffet at a substantially lower rate. The Board decided to shelve the meal for this year and perhaps pursue a shotgun tournament for next year to more easily accommodate the meal and perhaps negotiate a better deal.

Meeting adjourned at 8:15

Respectfully Submitted,

John Christenson, Secretary