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News from the
Minnesota Metro EWGA Chapter
August 2017
This newsletter presented by our sponsor:  Clifton Larson Allen
Save the Date!
AUGUST
6th   Sunday Golf at Southern Hills

SEPTEMBER   

OCTOBER
TBD         Year End
Sunday Golf
After our May rainout - we'll try again for a Sunday Golf at Southern Hills on August 6th.
Southern Hills Golf Course
18950 Chippendale Ave
Farmington, MN 55024
Cost: $27 to Walk / $40 to Ride (pay at the course)
Tee Times start at 10:00 (we will have 3-4 tee times)
Registration Deadline: Please reply directly to Golf Events by 5 PM Wednesday, August 2 if you would like to play.
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Golf Rules!

If you want to brush up on your golf rules and/or golf etiquette, we recommend the following two documents:  The Simplified Rules of Golf (provided by the MGA) and Golf Etiquette Overview.

                                       
Nobody ever remembers who finished second at anything.
       - Jack Nicklaus

 
  
    
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Chapter Championship: Another fun and successful day!
The weather was perfect and everyone was geared up for a fun day of golf at River Oaks.
 
Congratulations to the first place winners (low gross and low net): 
First Flight:   Angie Cristo, LG   /   Karey Jensen, LN
Second Flight:   Janette Schull, LG    /   Pauline Whelan, LN
Third Flight:   Carrie Rosvold, LG   /   Diane Knutson, LN
Fourth Flight:  Ann Borders
Scramble Team 1st Place: Kris Schmitt, Sandra Lemke, Dianne Nesburg, Joanne Cady
Scramble Tea, 2nd Place: Alicia Barber, Tammy Smith-Foyt, Kristi Peterson, Pat Hegenbarth
Low Senior (over 55): Janette Schull
 
Big Thank You to  Jackie Santopietro , CC Director,  and  'Day of' Volunteer, Kathy McCray

Thank You to the Staff at River Oaks for their assistance before and during the tournament.

Good luck to the individual flight winners and scramble teams that will represent our Chapter at the Upper Midwest Semi-Finals on August 25, 2017 at Fyre Lake Golf club in Sherrard, IL (Quad Cities area)
Looking for Leadership Opportunities?
Chapter Elections are Coming Up
Our Chapter is only as strong as the commitment of our membership.  We have 3 board positions opening up this fall and would love to have you consider one of them.  It is critical to fill all our board positions so that we can continue to offer all the programs and events that we do without putting a lot of pressure on any one person.  We run with a very efficient board and have a great number of volunteers that support them
For this up-coming election, the following positions (current chairs) are needed:
President (Kari Antin)
Social Events (Trina Chernos)
Membership Services / Recruiting (Ann Borders)
Additional details are available on our website if you are interested in filling one of these position s. 
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