July 2009 Volume 2, Issue1
Inside this Issue
2	Board meeting minutes
3	Tournament resuts
4	Upcoming tournaments
5	Membership News
Bell Golf Club Of San Francisco

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Letter from the Editor –

Leon Calkins

I can say that I am underwhelmed by the reports from my spies on the course from the last tournament at Las Positas. I got little grist for the mill at all for this time. I can’t believe that someone didn’t do something that they would have regretted being reported here. The most egregious report was our fearless tournament director popping up two 3 woods on the 18^th fairway before nailing the 3^rd one a mere 260 into the wind and into the bunker next to the green. Apparently the adventure didn’t end there as he carded a 9 to finish up. At least you avoided double digits Steve…

If I don’t start getting more on course reporting back, I am going to have to start making stuff up. I think I’ll start the rumor mill up this week by suggesting that a certain member may have discovered the benefits of performance enhancing drugs as witnessed by his net 64 to take top honors this time around. Someone pass the specimen cup to DB please.

Don’t forget Reno is next up. Please get your confirmations back to Steve pronto. The first 4 confirmations get a free lesson on how to lose at craps from Tom Baker!

Letter from the President -

Tom Weir

I last played Las Positas in March and shot an 85, establishing temporary bragging rights over our tournament director and achieving a heady net 65 for the day.  Therefore, I was approaching this event with high hopes. Unfortunately, my pre-game visualization routine did not include playing with the near godlike personnas of Tom Baker and Tom Fosdick.  Nor, did it include an opening tee shot just short of the senior tees and well shy of the ladies tees (see Steve, we really do need to make some adjustments for members who can't hit the ball as far as they used to)  Triple, Triple, Double, Water, Done.  I thought the greens were in great shape, it just took forever to get there.  Through expert coaching from Fosdick, I also learned that the lag putt, although a viable strategy on the green, should be invoked on the first putt, not the second, and is never recommended for the third. Hopefully, someone was having some fun out there.
Congratulations to Duncan on the low net and to Maurice and The Riddler for longest drive.
I'll miss the Reno trip, as I've done a terrible job this year in syncing my travel schedule with the club schedule.  Hit 'em long, hit 'em straight  and hoist a few for me while I'm gone.

Saturday June 20th, 2009
BGCSF Board Meeting
Attendees:  Tom Weir, Tom Baker, Tom Fosdick, Tom Spiva, Tom Colella,
Tom Calkins

First order of business was to rename everyone on the board to Tom.
Just kidding, I couldn't resist.

Agenda

Monterey Trip 2010
Do we want 3 days
Proposed courses, Sat - San Juan Oaks/Laguna Seca, Sun - Del
Monte, Mon - Poppy Hills

Silver/Gold Country 2010
Need to move dates to avoid Frog Jumping
Need to find another area - i.e. Sacramento or Rocklin or Angels
Camp
Need to continue 3 days or change to only 2

Tee Locations
What is the yardage suggestions for our members
What is the cut off for 2 flights
Should flights be set by age
Should folks be given an option

The board convened to discuss all these issues or ideas in an effort to
get more golfers out to the course and to make competition more level
for all members.

Monterey Trip 2010
Decision was to remain at 3 days for now with hopes that new
courses will generate interest.

 No more Pacific Grove, the price did not match the course.

 Hopefully more folks will attend and maybe bring spouses for spa
days.

Silver/Gold Country 2010
Decision is to move to 2 day event - if folks want to play a
third day then we will arrange an extra day for those who want to play
but no tournament

 Suggestion is to go to Angels Camp area as it might be more fun
to stay in that area rather than Lodi - Steve to check dates so rates
will be low at hotels

  Maybe stay and play options at Saddle Creek and
Greenhorn Creek, other hotels and BB's in area

 One suggestion was to go to Cache Creek Casino and play 2 days
at Yocha-De-He and stay over night

Tee Locations
This was a lively discussion with lots of options.  Everyone on
the board felt it was an important subject that needed solving.

 Decision 1 - the ability to split the field into 2 flights is 20
members attending, with first flight using Blue Tees and Second Flight using White Tee's

Decision 2 - if the tees are greater than 6200 yards the
tournament director will attempt to give players options of which tee
they prefer regardless of number of players
  Example: San Juan Oaks White Tee's over 6300 yards, Gold
                Tee's 5700 yards, we might want to offer an option

Decision 3 - not go by age because that didn't seem to be a real
factor in length on a consistent basis   Besides the older guys can hit a 3 wood better than I
can hit a 9 iron

Decision 4 - the tournament director has the ability to decide tee set up
and will ask for input from all members when deemed necessary

Decision 5 - for tournaments that consist of 2 flights but less than 32 players we will no longer pay out

the field low net

Tournament Results

Las Positas
June 20, 2009
Field Low Net				Benas, J Duncan	64	78	$50
	Closest to Pin ($10)
		#3		Spiva, Steve
		#7		Blum, Eric
		#11		Rensberry, Richard
		#15		Baker, Thomas L
	Net	Gross
Adair, Robin	65	100	1st				$40
Riddle, Roy V	68	79	2nd				$30
Baker, Thomas L	69	76	3rd				$20
Flight 1				Non-Handicap
Name	Net	Gross		Name	Net	Gross
Adair, Robin	65	100		Blum, Eric	71	71
Baker, Thomas L	69	76
Benas, J Duncan	64	78
Blum, Luke S	76	82
Blum, Steven	74	98
Calkins, Leon	73	82
Colella, Roger E	76	97
Eldridge, Harold Jr	77	97
Fosdick, Tom	73	85
Perrino, Charles T	WD	WD
Piccari, Maurice J	77	90
Rensberry, Richard	75	90
Riddle, Roy V	68	79
Rittweger, John	72	88
Silva, Ken	73	89
Spiva, Steve	76	90
Weir, Tom	80	101

Upcoming Tournaments

Leon Calkins

The remaining schedule for 2009 is below. Plenty of opportunities to get out and enjoy the game, weather, scenery, and camaraderie that makes golf the true sport of kings. Steve Spiva has made it easier than ever to attend. He accepts e-mails, phone calls, voice mails, completed sign up forms mailed directly to his house or even an in person chat. Please don’t forget that Mr. Fosdick has added a link on the Web Page, http://pages.sbcglobal.net/trfosdick/Signups.htm. for current signup status.  We will try to update this list on a weekly basis up to close date.  Email and verbal commitments are OK, but the printed signup form with check is better, http://pages.sbcglobal.net/trfosdick/1st%20Qtr%20Apps%202007.htm. 

Emails, verbals and forms with checks are all commitments to play and pay.

2009 Tournament Schedule

Play Date	Day	Course	First Tee	Price	Format
7/25/09	Sat	D'Andrea	11:00	$95	TELCO QUAL.
7/26/09	Sun	Red Hawk	8:20	$105	Net Am Qual
7/27/09	Mon	Lakeridge	8:32	$95	TELCO QUAL.
8/15/09	Sat	Rancho Solano	10:04	$85	LOW NET
9/12/09	Sat	Teal Bend	10:00	$81	LOW NET
9/13/09	Sun	Turkey Creek	10:00	$83	LOW NET
9/26/09	Sat	State Telco
9/27/09	Sun	State Telco
10/17/09	Sat	Paradise Valley	10:00		Breakfast-1-2-3
11/13/09	Fri	Silverado - North	9:24	$94	POINT PAR
12/12/09	Sat	Alameda - North	9:00		DEVIL BALL

Membership Corner

For most of you that have your email address on file with the NCGA, you are probably aware of many new benefits that the NCGA has been instituting this year, not the least of which is the NCGA Member Advantage program. This program allows NCGA members discounts at a number of golf courses in across Northern California and Nevada. A full list of the participating courses and what they offer to NCGA members is available at http://www.ncga.org/about-ncga/member-advantage/

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