WE WANT
YOU
TO JOIN THE VOLUNTEER BRIGADE!!!
LPGA Amateurs Fort Lauderdale is the most active chapter in Florida (and one of the most active in the country) because of our volunteer brigade. Now is YOUR chance to join the women who make this organization
HUM
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When you volunteer, you won't be alone. We will pair you up with someone who has a lot of experience, who will train you and guide you through the process.
How about volunteering for one of these
?
Education chair
: someone who would organize clinics for this year as well as a rules clinic and a handicap clinic (can be one person or a couple of people to share the job)
Excel guru
: someone who is proficient in excel who would run membership reports each month (approximately 1 hour per month)
Women’s Golf Day event
: someone who could organize a Women’s Golf Day event for the chapter (
Women’s Golf Day
is June 2 this year)
Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament committee
: someone who could take the lead
OR
be on the committee to organize the TaTa's tournament and raise money for breast cancer research
Chapter Championship committee
: help organize and run the chapter championship tournament this May
Special social event
: if you have a good idea for an event (pot-luck, happy-hour, bowling, Topgolf, night out, LPGA watch party, whatever), volunteer to organize and host it and we’ll show you how to do the rest.
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THANK YOU TO THE WOMEN WHO HAVE ALREADY STEPPED INTO THESE LEADERSHIP ROLES!
Golf Captains
: Stephanie Adorno, Nancy Board, Susan Geers, Kiki Leedy, Kathy Nalven, Maggie Tawil, Justine Youngleson
Communications
: Lale Divringi, Suzie Poirier, Cath Wallace
2020 Board of Directors
: Kathy Beard, Kathy Burke, Susan Collins, Sherri Kelty, LaJuan Messer, Karen Hord, Michelle Florea, Celeste Methot, & Vicky Keith
THANK THEM WHEN YOU SEE THEM! - BE PROUD IF YOU ARE ONE!
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Be sure to sign up at least 3 days in advance for each golf date.
Click on the person's name to get to their email address
.
Then include your handicap index
if you have one
when signing up.
Arrive 30 minutes ahead of your tee time and have FUN!
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- If you are signing up for an event, expect to get an email confirming you have been entered into that event within 3 days. if you don’t get a confirming email, you need to pursue other methods to get in touch with that golf captain to verify you have been entered on the player list. (ie: You can find their phone number by searching DIRECTORY on our website - call or text them).
- When you are sending an email to request multiple playing partners, please copy or include the other players' email addresses in the email request that you send to the captain.
- Always include your handicap in your sign up request. We don’t always need your handicap, but when we do it is far simpler to have it in your email than to require the captain to search numerous sources to find it. THANKS, Celeste
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SAVE THE DATE FOR SHARE THE LOVE
February 9th will be our
5th Annual Share the Love Valentine
event which benefits the
Food Pantry of Broward.
This
will be held at
Palm Aire Oaks, with a shotgun start at 12:24 pm.
Last year the event sold out, so get it on your calendars. We will be asking you to
bring non-perishable groceries, and/or Publix
gift cards-
cash/checks to donate to the Pantry of Broward, Inc.
Let Michelle know you'd like to play and also bring a guest to help benefit this worthy cause.
Read about the services
they provide for low income seniors and those raising grandchildren on a minimal budget.
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Thanks to our new sponsor Plantation PGA Superstore
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Over 40
members gathered on Friday night at the PGA Superstore for an evening of golf, games, shopping, eating and drinking. It was a GREAT time for all!!
Drinks courtesy of
Primo Liquors
(soon to be a sponsor), food, clinic, instruction by Trevor Freeman, and prizes courtesy of PGA Superstore (thank you Jaime!!). Some won prizes, some bought new putters, some unsuspecting shoppers became members
(way to go Sherri and Susan)
,
and everyone had fun.
We MUST do this again
!
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Trevor Freeman works with Dulce Fernandez's swing plane.
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Madeline Abling tries to win closest to Pin (sorry - winner was Liz Porter).
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1st Place Winners -
Terri Haas, Sherri Kelty, Becky Barstow & Kathy Burke
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2nd Place Winners -
Jessika Kellogg, Heather Weeter, Caryn Nolen, Vicky Keith
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Congratulations to the winners of our first ABCD event of the year that was hosted this past Sunday at the newly renovated
Woodmont Country Club
. Aside from the adoration of the 36 of us who attended the event, each of the winners received gift cards from our new partner
“The PGA Superstore
" of Plantation.
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ALL MEMBER GOLF - SUNDAY JAN 26
LaJuan Messer, our Member Services Director, is organizing golf for all members, but
especially anyone new to our chapter. So come play Sunday the 26th at
Inverrary Golf Club. Tee times start around noon - rate $45
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CLEWISTON SUGAR BOWL - February 8th
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Come represent your chapter in a fun competition with players from the SWFL, Palm Beach, Miami, Treasure Coast and Manatee chapters. Format is a 2 person 18 hole team match play. The SWFL chapter has arranged a 9:30am shotgun start with a rate of $65 to include golf, tax, prizes and Taco Bar after golf.
Sign up with a playing partner or individually. Registration closes February 4th.
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SHARE THE LOVE - Sunday February 9th
Our fabulous
Share the Love Valentine
party which benefits the
Food Pantry of Broward
will be held at the
Palm Aire Oaks
course,
where they treat us like royalty.
This is a 12:24 shotgun and the rate will be $50 including range balls. Lunch & Prizes
following the round. Please
bring non-perishable groceries, or cash/check/gift cards to donate to the
Pantry of Broward, Inc
.
This is our 5th year in a row and the turnout and support have been great.
Sign up HERE
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GAINBRIDGE LPGA PRO TOURNAMENT
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The
2020 Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio
officially kicks off January 22 with the Pro-Am Wednesday and tournament play starting Thursday at the beautiful and very private
Boca Rio Golf Club
. All LPGA Amateur members get FREE admission - just show your member card - and look for our volunteers on Hole #9, which our chapter has been designated as Marshals.
The
world’s best female professional golfers - totaling 103 players -
will compete in this inaugural
Gainbridge Tournament
.
Come out and cheer our local favorites, like
Jaye Marie Green, Lexi Thompson, Nelly and Jessica Korda, Morgan and Madison Pressel, plus Cristie Kerr, Brooke Henderson, Stacey Lewis, Brittany Lincicome
, and many many more international stars of women's golf !!
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Spectator & Volunteer Parking
Jan 22-26
Shuttle service will be available from the Boca Town Center Mall, northwest corner by the Sears former location.
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Last chance to sign up as a Marshal -
only a few coveted spots left
.
Join the other 19 members of our chapter who have already volunteered to help at this prodigious professional ladies golf tournament. Contact Nancy Board at
Nboard@bellsouth.net
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2020 National LPGA Amateur Events
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April 17-18
Two-person Stableford Event in Tucson, AZ
May 22-23
Scramble Open in Pinehurst, NC
June 6-7
Florida Regional Cup Qualifier at PGA National-Fazio GC
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June 20-21
Southern Regional Cup Qualifier at Innsbrook, FL
July 31-8/1
Cup Finals in Lake Geneva, WI
Oct 3-4
Sectional Championship Qualifier at Innsbrook, FL
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NEW Fort Lauderdale CLEARINGHOUSE!!!
If you would like to enter one of these National Events but don't have a team (Scramble or CUP), contact MAGGIE TAWIL.
Link to Maggie's email
HERE.
Maggie is organizing a clearinghouse for people who want to enter, form a team or join a team!!!
She will show you how.
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New World Handicap System Effective Jan 1st
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Our handicap system just changed!
The World Handicap System took effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
The vision to unify the six different handicap systems in use around the world into a single
World Handicap System
required the commitment of, and collaboration between, many organizations. Both the Golfnet and GHIN systems have provided their support to this important initiative where now a new
World Handicap System
has been introduced to the golfing world in 2020.
Click the above link for everything you need to know about this new system.
P.S. You don’t need to do anything different if you are still on the LPGA GolfNet system
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2020 Membership Dues Switching to Calendar Year
LPGA Amateur Memberships will begin transitioning to a
Calendar Year billing system starting in 2020
.
As announced in December, the LPGA Amateurs is moving to a Calendar Year dues model (January – December). In 2020, members will pay a prorated price based on the month new members join or the month renewing members expire. The price will be calculated based on the expiration date of December 31, 2020. You will receive a reminder within 30 days of your expiration date.
Paying dues this year is no different than past years. Simply sign in at
LPGAAmateurs.com, and in ‘My Profile’ press the
gold ‘Renew’ button. Your membership dues will automatically calculate in the cart based on the membership type and the expiration date.
Renew before your expiration date up to 90 days in advance! Thank you for your support and commitment to the organization!
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Match #7 -
WEDNESDAY Jan 22nd
- Registration Open
12:00 pm Shotgun
Player Rate $52.99 + Tax Range Balls Optional $5.00
One Time $20 League Fee For Awards and Prizes *
$5 Optional Thrown In Game
*New Players - If this is the first time you have played on our league, we welcome new players to play their first match without paying the league fee on a trial basis. If you would like to continue to play with us, the league fee of $20 can be paid on your second match.
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Three of our members are co-chairing this inaugural charity event -
Nina Figur
,
Judi Larkin
and
Cath Wallace
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Sign up for a fabulous light transformation while enjoying cocktails, delicious food, golf contests, and a DJ with dancing under the stars to benefit the Christine E. Lynn Heart & Vascular Institute in partnership with
Boca Raton Resort & Club
.
Judi's husband is the Director for Boca Regional Foundation and would appreciate your support.
When
: Thurs January 30th from 6:30 pm-9:30 pm
Where
: Boca Raton Resort & Club
Cost
: $125 pp - Casual or Golf Attire
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Beginners Guide to the Mental Side of Golf
The way you think affects the way you feel, which affects the way you perform. Click
HERE
for helpful tips and books on improving your Mental Golf Game !!
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GOLF CALENDAR APP from APPLE & GOOGLE
One of our members advised there was a problem with viewing our Golf Calendar on a smartphone. When the web page was loaded, it wasn't looking good on a small screen.
It turns out there is a "Teamup Calendar App" in both the Apple and the Google store.
Using this app our calendar with details is easy to read. The instructions for installing are:
1. Get the iphone or android app 'Teamup Calendar App' from the play store.
2. Launch the app.
3. To skip the login, select "continue without an account" option.
4. Press the 'plus' sign on the page, or select 'add a calendar' option from the upper left menu.
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Come Join the Tuesday morning group at Deer Creek
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Thanks to Kathy Nalven for organizing golf every Tuesday morning at Deer Creek !! Here is the group enjoying lunch on the patio afterwards.
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Please feel free to suggest content ideas, submit photos from events
or newsworthy announcements.
Want to see your face in the newsletter? Whether just having fun with friends, making a Hole-in One, or shooting a personal best...we want to know!
-or-
Do you have an idea for an event? Maybe for a
potluck, bowling group, TopGolf fun, happy hour, or Hard Rock night?
Click
HERE
to Link Back and share your ideas !!
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YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2020
Vicky Keith - President
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Kathy Burke - Finance Director
Celeste Methot - Golf Director
Michelle Florea - Special Events
Kathy Beard - Marketing Director
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LaJuan Messer - Member Services
Sherri Kelty - Member Recruitment
Susan Collins - Recruitment Co-Dir.
Karen Hord - Communications
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