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NOVEMBER 2018 T H E JUMPSTARTER THE OFFICIAL JUMPSTART NEWSLETTER FOR ALL THE HAPPENINGS AND NEWS AT GRAND HAVEN GOLF CLUB

IN THIS ISSUE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER ANDREA KNOX WOMEN’S MEMBER-MEMBER Apologies up front for the late delivery and less detailed monthly newsletter. Time slipped away from all of us here RESULTS at the club with the excitement of hosting this year’s Men’s Invitational. To say it took an army would be apropos, SUCCESS IN TEXAS FOR how ever the truth is our small team, from all departments, OUR LPGA AGA pulled together and crushed the delivery with the might of a MEMBERS much larger unit. Thank you to everyone involved and also to everyone that saw their usual schedules rearranged to accommodate the event. It was a great success for the club, the incredibly diligent committee of members and all HOLIDAY JOY FUND the players - it truly was a “Game Changer”. Check out next month’s newsletter (which we are starting to compile now) for all the details and pictures from the event.

NOVEMBER 2018

CHECKING IN FOR GOLF Please be reminded that if a FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER Cart Attendant is not present when you arrive at Bag drop, ANDREA KNOX you are asked to check in at the golf shop. This will help A quick update on the clubhouse refresher - exterior painting is slated to us know who is on the course begin later this month. The schedule of work around the clubhouse will or practice area in case of surely cause some disruptions in the usual flow of business so please stay emergency and to record the attentive to club communications. New dining chairs, bar stools and banquet correct charge (if any) to your furniture will begin arriving over the next month and the clubhouse landscape account. Most days after project will take place in stages after painting to accommodate the growing 2:30pm, you will need to season. Please have patience with the process; it is a large project with come in the golf shop to check in and retrieve a cart key. many moving parts.

Please be sure to scan through all the pages of the newsletter for upcoming events. This months Birthday Bash and Thanksgiving Day are all ready sold GOLF CART GUIDELINES out, so you will not see the flyers included here. If you have a reservation 1. Observe the 90 degree and need any details, please call the club. rule

2. Obey the green post and exit the fairway to the HOLIDAY JOY FUND

cart path In closing and as we head into the holiday season, I

would like to highlight our annual Holiday Joy Fund. 3. Keep carts on the cart path around all tees and The Men’s Golf Association and Women’s Golf

greens and on all par 3’s. Association have again volunteered to spear head the

operation. Your donations help reward hourly club 4. Handicap flag carts employees for their diligent efforts during the past should keep the cart at year. Richard Kawa and Suzette Sweeny will lead in least 30 feet from the green as much as the solicitation effort. Please watch for a

possible. avoid slopes communication in the coming week. Thank you, for and limit travel to the shortest route possible. your show of support and encouragement!

5. Scatter cart traffic when Now get out and play, entering and exiting the fairway Andrea 6. Always buddy up in carts. No single riders unless in a threesome. REMINDER GOLF CARTS ARE NOT ALLOWED OFF GOLF COURSE PROPERTY!

Carts should never leave the parking lot, or be taken into a back yard or onto a street. If you need a ride home, please ask in the golf shop and we will be happy to give you a lift in our car.

NOVEMBER 2018

GOLF SHOP HOURS FROM THE LGL Monday ~ Sunday CAMILLE HINSCH

7:00 am ~ 5:00 pm Already November, time seems to be flying by. We had our Ghost and Goblins tournament on Tee Time reservations can be October 25th chaired by Karen Oorlog and her committee who did a great job. We had 47 made by calling the Golf Shop 7 players this year with many more husbands joining us. The food was great thanks to Ken and his kitchen staff. We also welcomed our new member Margaret Bonz. Our Coastal Niner’s days a week. next tournament is on November 7th at Halifax Plantation. We will be represented by Score posting after Golf Shop fourteen members. Good luck ladies. In closing, I want to wish you and your families a Happy hours can be done from home Thanksgiving. using http://www.ghin.com/ scorePosting.aspx FROM THE WGA SUZETTE SWEENY WINTER DRIVING RANGE HOURS We are getting off to a great season. Our Member Member was played last week. We had four flights playing five (5) nine hole matches over a 3 day period, followed by a shootout. Flight Thursday thru Tuesday winners include: Marian Schille/Margaret Bonz, Margot Healy/Molly Moon, Geri Fitzgerald/ Sheila Tebbano, Jackie Poole/Melody Kimmel. The overall winner of the event was the team of Front of Range 7am to 5pm Margot Healy and Molly Moon. Back of Range 7am to 4pm Barbara Mott had a hole in one on the 14th hole during the event. This is her second one this Wednesdays year on hole 14. We completed our first Stableford match on October 16 with a good turnout on all three Front of Range 7am to 4pm teams. The next Stableford is scheduled for November 13. Come out and support your team. Back of Range 7am to 3pm The Seagals matches have started. The first match was at Club du Bonmont on October 22. An early close is needed to The next match is scheduled for November 12 at Sugar Mill. accommodate a clean pick for The Angel Tree tournament is scheduled for November 26. More information to follow. mowing the following morning. See you on the golf course.

LPGA AMATURE GOLF ASSOCIATION

Two eight-person teams from the Daytona Beach-area chapter of the LPGA Amateur Golf Association (formerly the EWGA) traveled to Texas to compete at the Horseshoe Bay Resort after qualifying for the group’s national finals. The Texas tournament will have 50 teams and 400 women competing.

The regional competition was held at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples. A total of three teams from Daytona Beach participated in the event, and the Daytona Drivers along with the 19th Hole Champs are going to advance. Teams from the southeast division of the nationwide organization played in the two-day regional team event in Naples. The Drivers took fourth, and the 19th Hole Champs placed in the top 10 - good enough to send them both to Texas on November 2nd and 3rd.

The Daytona Drivers team includes Carlene Anthony, Jackie Dacuk, Joan DeSalvo-Mansour, Lois MacDonald, Marilyn O’Connor, Rita Penze, Barbara Shupe and Sharon Turnblad. The 19th Hole Champs team includes Amy Lamb, Mimi Lenio, Brygitte Lusinski, Barbara Mott, Jackie Poole, Jeanie Schreiber, Suzette Sweeny, Melody Kimmel and Glenda Cook (not pictured).

NOVEMBER 2018

FROM THE MGA MICHAEL TEBBANO NEW MEMBERS AT GRAND HAVEN GOLF CLUB Why not join the MGA?

Robert Wolfman The Grand Haven Men’s Golf Association is an important part of the Grand Haven Trial Membership Golf Club. There are many reasons why men in Grand Haven should consider being a part of the league. But here are the top ten reasons that will inform you a little better about us. Michael & Cathleen Mizak 1. Weekly game formats that offer the challenge, competition, and friendly gatherings begin- Trial Membership ning at 8:30 am and ending with an enjoyable lunch. The variety of weekly games is motivating and competitive, featuring individual games (four flights), two-man team (two flights), and four- Roger & Mary Jo man team competitions. The games include scrambles, shambles, count-as-many-as –you-can, to Bridgeman, Stableford, best ball, better ball, “butter ball”, crisscross, etc., etc., etc. Weekly Proudfoot prizes for top finishers in each flight and closest to the pin. Trial Membership 2. Three “Ryder Cup” style league tournaments that involve all MGA members in a friendly but competitive experience followed by free luncheons sponsored by the MGA Daniel & Margarita Raimondo 3. Three Shootout Competitions with free beer and beverages for all. League members earn points each week they play in MGA games. The shootout is a competition among the top ten Trial Membership scoring golfers who have earned the highest points during each season.

4. The MGA spearheads the Grand Haven Holiday Joy Fund that acknowledges and rewards all John & Heidi non-management golf club staff for their loyalty and dedication. All Grand Haven Golf Club Fitzgerald members are asked to contribute to the Fund. Trial Membership 5. The MGA maintains an effective liaison with the Grand Haven Grounds Crew in the mainte- nance of the course for quality play. The MGA keeps TJ informed of course conditions by keep- Charles & Lorraine ing lines of communications in both directions open ensuring greater satisfaction for the golfers Powers and more thorough understanding about work completed and planned for the course. Trial Membership 6. MGA members have stepped forward to be of service to the club along with the WGA, LGL and other respected club members in reestablishing and maintaining the club’s Handicap Com- mittee in making Grand Haven a respectable place to enjoy competitive golf. Judith Quayle 7. The MGA’s leadership role in advising and supporting the Grand Haven Advisory Board. Grand Social 8. Camaraderie is the key feature of the MGA. Developing, establishing and reconnecting with Membership others in a spirit of friendship, fellowship, and competitive play vital for involvement.

9. The pace of the game has improved dramatically over the past years, with the average Karen weekly game completed in 3.5 - 4 hours. O’Shaughnessy Grand Social 10. Networking and connection to our neighbors in Grand Haven, a plus for living in this beautiful community. Membership

Consider joining us and being a part of the MGA meeting new friends, and supporting the efforts of promoting great golf in Grand Haven. For membership information pick up a membership application in the pro shop or contact Jan Marsh.

NOVEMBER 2018

RESTAURANT WOMEN’S MEMBER-MEMBER RESULTS HOURS OF OPERATION

OVERALL CHAMPIONS LUNCH AVAILABLE Margo Healy & Molly Moon Won the Shootout TUESDAY - SUNDAY

11:00AM TO 4:00PM Birch Flight

DINNER SERVICE 1st Place Marion Schile & Margaret Bonz 29 Points WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY 2nd Place Suzette Sweeny & Pat Golomb 25 Points 5:00PM TO 8:00PM Maple Flight GRAB A CALENDAR FOR A 1st Place Margo Healy & Molly Moon 27.5 Points FULL MONTHS SCHEDULE 2nd Place Judy Riley & Pat Kawa 24.5 Points

Persimmon Flight WEEKLY EVENTS 1st Place Geri Fitzgerald & Sheila Tebbano 26.5 Points 2nd Place Christina Jamieson & Sandy Strong 25 Points EARLY BIRDIE EVERY WEDNESDAY Aspen Flight AND THURSDAY 1st Place Jackie Poole & Melody Kimmel 29.5 Points 4:00PM TO 5:30PM 2nd Place Marion Hessert & Laurie Chatey 25 Points PRIME RIB FRIDAY LOW AND SLOW CERTIFIED BEEF EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT

MONTHLY EVENTS

BIRTHDAY BASH TUES., NOV 13

THANKSGIVING BUFFET THURS. NOV 22ND

DINING RESERVATIONS:

Reservations required for all Events.

Call the Restaurant ext. 3 OR email: [email protected]

NOVEMBER 2018

Your new handicap posting service, GHIN is now active! You can post scores in the golf shop, on line at http://www.ghin.com/scorePosting.aspx, or download the free mobile app to your phone (recommended)

The app is available: Apple Version: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ghin-mobile/id491796218?mt=8

Android Version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details? id=com.advancedmobile.android.ghin&hl=en_US

Here’s what you need to know:

 When posting scores on line, use your last name and GHIN number only. Your GHIN number is available in the golf shop.

 If you already have an active GHIN number from another club, please notify the golf shop so the two can be merged into one record.

 GHIN e-revisions (handicap updates) will be sent to your email address on the 1st and 15th of the month. Please verify that the email address listed in GHIN is correct

 Event sign up through GHIN is not active yet. If you want to sign up for an event or league play, please contact the golf shop. As soon as the event site is ready for use, we will email further instructions.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the golf shop. Thank you for your patience through the transition.

NOVEMBER 2018