LEDGEVIEW LADIES` ASSOCIATION FALL GENERAL MEETING

LEDGEVIEW LADIES’ ASSOCIATION
FALL GENERAL MEETING
MINUTES SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
ATTENDEES: Val Haslam, Anne Marie Teillet, Bonnie Klassen, Marilyn Forsyth, Helen MacKay, Darlene Friesen,
Heather Pearce, Lynda Song, Anna Lim, Doreen Williams, Ruth Hole, Hez Lang,, Leslie Howard, Jean Robertson,
Rose Olson, Grace Rustulka, Monica Kang, Heather Shaw, Bev Johnston, Gwen Martens, Lois Rhodes, Margaret
Hong, Rita Murphy, Marilyn Baker, Karen Revane and Judy Bates.
1. CALL TO ORDER: Val Haslam called meeting to order at 7:03 pm.
MINUTES FROM SPRING GENERAL MEETING: Motion to adopt minutes moved by Judy Bates,
seconded by Grace Rustulka.
INTRODUCE EXECUTIVE:
Captain - Val Haslam
Director at Large - Judy Bates
Secretary/Treasurer - Marilyn Baker
Handicap Chair - Suzette Chartier
Rules Chair - Heather Shaw
Social Convener - Rita Murphy
Team Chair - Hez Lang/Marilyn Forsyth
Amateur Chair - Grace Rustulka
Advisor - Lois Rhodes
2. EXECUTIVE REPORTS
Captains Report: There were 37 Full members this year. New members welcomed include Rose Olson,
Anna Lim, Helen MacKay and affiliate, Ina Graham. There was an average of 20 players participate in
Tuesday play days this being down 3 from last year.
There were 27 play days scheduled but one had to be cancelled as it fell on July 1 which is a statutory
holiday. Of the remaining, 3 were rained out which was the same as last year. Scheduled formats
included 17 individual events, 4 partner events and 4 foursome events. It was suggested that if
members would like to see any changes to let the executive know or perhaps place the same in the
suggestion box.
The Open Invitation held on July 22 had 39 people participate, 21 women and 18 men. Format was 2
Best Balls gross and net and everyone enjoyed themselves.
Heather Shaw and Val Haslam as representatives of LLGA attended the Member Events Meetings,
unfortunately many scheduled events had to be cancelled due to lack of participation. It was felt this
was in part to poor communication and possibly that most events were held on a Sunday. The MEC will
take that into consideration when scheduling events in 2015.
This is the third year since the activation of our webpage and it is hoped members find it useful. As our
web page cannot be password protected a roster list was e-mailed to all members.
This year instead of awarding balls for chip-ins, it was decided to pay $2.00 for the first chip-in and
$1.00 for the second.
For the month of April, play days will start at 9:00 am and for the remainder of the months the starting
time will be 8:30 am.
A suggestion was made to have the Fall General Meeting a week earlier next year due to the fact that
some members start curling and this would allow them to attend.
Based on survey results, there will be no LLGA Christmas Luncheon this year.
Report attached.
Director at Large: No Report
Secretary/Treasurer Report: The opening bank balance this year was $439.68. We had 37 members
bringing in dues of $1,295.00 and we collected $723.00 from toonies, $1520.00 from Team play the
remainder coming from others including Pin Round, Dorothy Olive Franklin and Beat the Champ
totaling revenue of $3,723.00.
Our ladies play days this year paid out $1,303.00. Team expenses were $1,920.00 a little over budget
due to higher food costs but we also collected more. Including other expenses to date we've paid out
$3,768.26. The estimated paid out for the year is a little over $4,000.00. We are still waiting to receive
monies from this year’s Amateur Tournament. To date we have a bank balance of $394.42.
Report attached.
Handicap Chair Report: Val Haslam for Suzette Chartier. It was requested that scores be posted in a
more timely fashion and that Suzette was doing a great job in keeping everyone on track.
Rules Chair Report: This year many of our regular games were converted to par points for scoring. This
was done to try to make each game more fun and to enable players to pick up their ball when the have
reached their Equitable Stroke maximum or when they have surpassed a net bogey score.
The Tuesday before the Ladies Club Championship, Tom Hall came out for a Q & A session on rules that
may present problems for some of our members. It was very well received and was suggested that we
have more of these sessions next year.
Last spring we received a letter from Golf BC re the use of winter rules and when to start to post scores
in the spring. The conditions at Ledgeview were thought to be appropriate to post scores at the
beginning of April even though winter rules are in effect. We will know by April 1st if Ledgeview or Golf
BC makes any suggestions that differ with this procedure.
Report attached.
Social Convener Chair Report: Planning menus and providing decorations for events throughout the
year is a part of the Social Convener’s duties. Events include Team play and the Ladies Amateur. Food is
provided by Kevin McKellar of 2-Friends Catering. A survey was sent out and it was decided to cancel
the Christmas Luncheon.
Also throughout the year there were flowers, sympathy and get well cards sent out. There is still a little
money left available to spend.
Report attached.
1st Team Chair Report: It was a great season of team, playing courses many had not played before and
hosting teams that had not played Ledgeview before. Thank you to all of the Ledgeview Ladies who
participated.
We played away to Ft. Langley and Quilchena and home to Shaughnessy and Marine Drive.
Report attached.
2nd Team Chair Report: We played away to NicoWynd and Ft. Langley and home to Pitt Meadows and
Surrey. The visiting teams enjoyed playing Ledgeview and were impressed immensely with the
condition of the course. The meals were also appreciated we want to thank Kevin for providing great
meals for the visiting teams. Thank you to all the ladies who participated and hope they sign up for
next year.
Report attached.
Amateur Chair Report: The Ledgeview Ladies' Amateur Tournament was held on June 21st and 22nd,
2014. The weather for both days was great and again it was very successful. The field consisted of 72
ladies (15 members and 57 non-members).
This year’s charity of choice was "Blessing in a Back Pack".
The suggested date for next year’s tournament is June 20th and June 22st.
A motion was put forth by Grace to transfer $500.00 instead of the previous $400.00 from the Amateur
account to the Ledgeview Ladies' Association. It was seconded by Rita Murphy.
Report attached.
5.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Affiliate Program Report: Lois Rhodes- Information regarding the Affiliate Membership program was
placed on the Ledgeview website and information sheets posted in the Ladies' Locker room.
We had one Affiliate Member this year - Ina Graham.
Report attached.
Match Play Report: The Match Play Champion this year was Heather Lang she received $20.00. Flight
winner was Heather Shaw receiving $10.00.
Pin Round Report: We had a total of 30 ladies participate in the 9 Pin Round competitions.
Winners’ Report attached.
Ringer Board Report (including Holes in One, Eagles, Break 80, 90 and 100):
1st Flight - most birdies (16) - Val Haslam.
1st gross winner - Margaret Hong (55) - $10.00
1st net winner by retrogression - Jean Robertson (44) - $10.00
2nd Flight - most birdies (18) - Lynda Song
2nd gross winner - Lynda Song (52) - $10.00
2nd gross net - Donna Kim (29) - $10.00
Margaret Hong had a Hole in One on her favourite hole #11.
Lynda Song had an Eagle on hole #12.
Most Improved Player: Heather Shaw was the most improved player her factor went from 19.3 to 15.1
- $20.00
6.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF 2014 - 2015 EXECUTIVE
Val let everyone know how hard the executive members work throughout the year and that they all
work together to make things better.
7.
The Nominating Committee this year consisted of Maureen McConnell, Rita Murphy and Lois Rhodes.
This was a difficult task in trying to present a full slate of officers for the next year’s executive due to the
aging and limited growth of our membership. All positions except for Vice-Captain have been filled.
NOMINATIONS FOR NEXT EXECUTIVE
Captain - Val Haslam
Vice-Captain - no volunteers as of yet
Director at Large - Marilyn Forsyth
Secretary/Treasurer - Darlene Friesen/Leslie Howard
Handicap Chair - Suzette Chartier
Rules Chair - Heather Shaw
Social Convener Chair - Rita Murphy
Team Chair - Hez Lang
Amateur Chair - Val Haslam/Hez Lang
Advisor - Lois Rhodes
Thank you to Lois Rhodes, Rita Murphy and Maureen McConnell for the task of filling these positions.
8.
DATES
First ladies' day will be April 7th, 2015
Last ladies' day will be September 29, 2015
Spring General Meeting will be Saturday May 2, 2015
Amateur Dates - to be determined.
9.
OLD BUSINESS
(a) Club Championship - Everyone seemed to enjoy the Club Championship.
(b) Schedule of Events and Payouts - the ladies were happy with the payouts everyone got a share
there was no input as to any changes.
10.
NEW BUSINESS
(a) Match Play - A suggestion to remind players on a continual basis to finish their matches was
brought forth. Due to lack of interest it was suggested to survey members as to why they do not
play match. Maybe change the format of play as to make it more fun and have more participants.
11.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
None.
12.
Meeting Adjourned.
CAPTAIN’S REPORT – SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
1. STATISTICS
(a) Membership: We have 37 Full members this year – same as last year. We welcome four new
members to our Association, member Rose Olson, Anna Lim and Helen MacKay who are also new
members to Ledgeview and Affiliate Ina Graham.
(b) Average Number of Players of a Tuesday: On average 20 players participated each Tuesday and
this is down 3 from last year.
(c) Play Days: 27 were scheduled (2 more than last year) but one had to be cancelled because it fell on
July 1 which is a stat holiday. Of the 26 scheduled 3 play days were rained out April 8, June 10 and
September 2 which is the same as last year. Scheduled formats included 17 individual events (2
more than last year), 4 partner events (3 less than last year) and 4 foursome events (including our July 22 Invitational and closing day scramble – one more than last year). Of the 23 games played, 1
nine was not postable down 3 from last year and of course, the closing day scramble.
(d) Payouts: This Season we collected $723 in toonies and $580 from the Association was added to
this making a yearly payout for Play Day Awards of $1,303. Of the 37 members (not including today’s scramble) everyone that played a play day was in the money, i.e. 33 players. A copy of the
yearly payout will be posted on the bulletin board in the ladies’ locker room and our webpage. All
monies were paid out in cash.
(e) Play Day Games & Formats: We followed a similar format to that of last year and added: Two
Woman Team and brought back most net pars. Gone was Monster Tees, eclectic and one Two
Nines.
(f) Open Invitation: On July 22 we invited guests as well as all members of Ledgeview to participate
in our play day We had 39 people participate (1 less than last year) made up of 21 women and 18
men. Format was 2 Best Balls gross and Net and once again a good time was had by all.
2. MEMBERS EVENTS
Myself and Heather Shaw as representatives of the LLGA attended the Member Events Meetings, unfortunately, many scheduled events had to be cancelled due to lack of participation. It was felt this was in
part to poor communication and possibly having most of the events on a Sunday. The MEC will take
that into consideration when scheduling events in 2015.
3. WEBPAGE
This is the third year since the activation of our webpage and we hope our members find it useful. As
our page cannot be password protected a roster list was e-mailed to all members.
4. CHIP INS
This year instead of awarding a ball to anyone who had a chip in, we paid $2.00 for the first chip in and
$1.00 for the second.
5. PLAY DAYS
For the month of April play days will commence at 9:00 am and for the remainder of the months the
starting time will be 8:30 am.
6. CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON
Based on survey results there will be no LLGA Christmas luncheon this year.
September 24, 2014
Director at Large Report:
The role of the Vice-Captain this year has included facilitation of BCGA and Golf Canada Club Competitions including Golf
Canada Pin Rounds, BCGA Pin Rounds, the Dorothy Olive Franklin Memorial Tournament, and Beat the Champ, some
Club Secretary duties assumed by Maureen McConnell part way through the year.
Golf Canada and BCGA Competitions
Event
BCGA Pin Rounds RCGA Pin Rounds
Dorothy Olive Fr Beat the Champ
Sponsor
Provincial
National
Cost $5.00
Schedule
Scoring
$2.00
Up to 10 rounds
Your lowest net
differential of the
scheduled rounds
1st place club,
1st place zone,
1st place provincial
BCGA Pin
Up to 10 rounds
Your lowest 4 Net
differentials of the
scheduled rounds
1st place club level,
2nd place club level,
plus ties for both
RCGA Pins
Winners
Prizes
Proceeds
Timing
Provincial/Zone
Provincial/Zone
$2.00
1 time event
Lowest Net
differential
$1.00 a game
1 week event
Net Score Differential vs.
Gross Score Differential of
previous year champ
All individuals who beat
the champ. Unlimited
entries during the week.
Award at zone level
1st place zone,
1st place province
Award at zone
level
BC junior girls
BC ladies and
BC junior girls
senior ladies golf
programs
In our club, all above events are played within the scheduled “Pin Rounds”
This year we had 9 Pin Rounds, 2 included in Ladies’ Amateur, and 2 in Club Championship
We had a total of 30 ladies participate in all or part of the 9 Pin Round Competitions we had this year.
For our Ledgeview Ladies the results were:
1. Dorothy Olive Franklin Memorial Tournament
Format – lowest net differential in the DOF tournament on May 28th play day.
Our winner was –Ruth Hole, Gross 102, Handicap 33, Net 69 – 0.138 net differential
2. Beat the Champ Week – week of June 18th
Format – Your NET differential against the champ’s GROSS differential
2013 Champ was Cassy Issagawa with a GROSS differential of -5.48, gross score of 68
- No one Beat the Champ, however Leslie Howard came within 0.13 with a (minus) -5.335
3. Golf Canada (formerly RCGA) Pin Round Competition
Format – the aggregate of 4 best net differentials.
In 1st Place (moving up from second place last year)
Lynda Song – net diff (minus) -0.212
And, our runner up, 2nd place with a fine total of 0.231 – Marilyn Forsyth
4. BC Golf (formerly BCGA) Pin Round Competition
Format – lowest one net differential score of all the pin rounds
And, on June 21st, with a net differential of (minus) -6.272 our winner is Marilyn Forsyth!
Respectfully submitted,
Judy Bates, Director at Large