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Summer Solstice * June 20th |
Can't get enough golf? Then golf all day at Plantation Preserve from sunup to sundown for one fabulous rate of $65!! Course opens at 6:45 am for members and guests(men too) and you can play as many holes as you like - till dark or till you drop!
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Daily Sports
Exclusively Distributed by
Laird International Corp.
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Member Recruitment Fashion Show & Sponsor Showcase |
Invite your friends and come see the newest styles from Daily Sports plus equipment lines, clothing & golf accessories available at PGA Tour SuperStore. Get a free drink ticket if you bring a guest - then enjoy dinner at Colony West's brand new clubhouse and restaurant!
- Where: Colony West Golf Club
- 6800 NW 88th Ave, Tamarac 33321
- When: Wed. June 23 at 6:00pm
- Price: $45/members & $20/guests
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RSVP: See LINK to sign up before 6/20
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If you haven't received your 2020 gift packet for renewing, please come to the Fashion Show and pick up from Susan Collins. |
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Tournament for the Cure * Ovarian Cancer
Coming August 22, 2021
Your Help Needed for our Online Auction !!
We are excited to offer an online auction which will start a week prior to our August 22nd event. We need your support with getting donations in any of the ways listed below. Click here to print our request for donations letter and send to any potential donors. Once completed, give donor a copy as a receipt, and email a copy to both mtawil@bellsouth.net and Gregory.sladek@att.net to let us know what you have procured for the Online Auction.
- Items for Raffle, Prize drawings, or Gift Certificates
- Online Auction items (including golf foursomes)
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Get creative - do you have a talent we can auction? Make a dinner - hold a dinner party - offer a boat ride on intracoastal, etc. etc. - have fun with this!
- Items for our goody bag
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Contact Maggie Tawil for prizes & auction items - email: Mtawil@bellsouth.net
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Contact Sandi Green for goody bag items - email: Sandiram@aol.com
Then please help us honor our chapter members, Celeste Methot and Deb Dahn, who both lost their battles with Ovarian Cancer this past year, by playing in the 2021 Tournament for the Cure * Ovarian Cancer. Proceeds will benefit funds for research and increasing public awareness of this deadly disease.
- When: Sunday, August 22, 2021
- Where: Deer Creek Golf Club
- Format: Step aside scramble
Once registration opens, the golf tournament will be limited to 60 players. Details and registration will be coming soon. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!
Event Chairperson - Diane Sladek
Committee Members - Maggie Tawil, Kathy Beard, Sandi Green, Linda Davis, Liz Porter, Nancy Board, Karen Hord, Cindy Ackerman, Mary Hayes, and Debbie Robins
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WOMEN'S GOLF DAY GOLF-A-THONS HELD ON JUNE 1
On Women's Golf Day, June 1, some short game clinics organized by Lucette Virazels were held at various surrounding golf courses. Participating in the Pembroke Lakes Country Club clinic in clockwise order are Pat Atkinson, Lucette Virazels, Master PGA Pro Harry Parker, Elise Gonzales, Cindy Ackerman, and LaShonne McBayne. Other clinics were held at Deer Creek, Plantation Preserve and Bridges at Springree, which included a beautiful rainbow at the 6 PM clinic..
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Pat, Lucette, Harry Parker, Elise, Cindy & LaShonne |
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Pat Atkinson with LPGA Pro Sue Boyer at Bridges of Springtree Golf Clinic |
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Pat Atkinson gets bunker tips from Sue Boyer, LPGA Pro |
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MEMBER-GET-A-MEMBER CHAPTER CONTEST
Since the beginning of this year we have gained 30 new members. These have been recruited by 15 of our current members, with Karen Kentrell and Sandi Green in the lead as best recruiters.
Our goal for 2021 is 55 new members, so we are more than half way there. So bring a friend to our Member Recruitment & Fashion Show, and receive a free drink ticket.
You could win a prize for being our 2021 Best Recruiter!!
Keep spreading the good word.
Member Recruitment Director
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Welcome to our Newest Members
Janette Cooper of Plantation
Sharon Helman of Boca Raton
Michele Lindstrom of Deerfield Beach
Patricia Seidel of New York
Janine Young of Boynton Beach
New members joining in April-June pay pro-rated dues;
- $48.75 Military and YP (under 36)
- $90.00 Classic (36-64)
- $63.75 Senior (65+)
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. For those who renewed in 2020, look for a gift from LPGA Headquarters - a logoed LPGA Amateurs bag tag plus a $20 PGA Tour SuperStore gift card!. If you haven't received your 2020 gift packet for renewing, please come to our Fashion Show and pick up.
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With over 200 members in our chapter, this is a fun way for everyone to get to know each other better. Many of us have interesting hobbies, past experiences, and skill levels.
If anyone is interested in being in our MEMBER SPOTLIGHT, please answer the above questions via this LINK and send back along with a recent photo to Stacey Miller at LPGAsocial@gmail.com.
We wanna shine a spotlight on YOU!!
**Look for future Spotlight articles in upcoming newsletters**
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All members play and participate at their own risk, and should adhere to local, state and government advisories. Stay home if you're sick or have been exposed.
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- Every Thursday 3:15pm 9 & Dine - Pompano Muni - Contact Justine Youngleson
- 1st Saturday 11:06am of each month - Pembroke Lakes - Contact Maggie Tawil
- 2nd Saturday 11:00am of each month - Boca Muni - Contact Stephanie Adorno
- 2nd Sunday 11:00am of each month - Emerald Hills - Contact Ann Poe
- 3rd Saturday 11:46am of each month - Boca Lago - Contact Susan Geers
- 3rd Sunday 6:45am SUMMER SOLSTICE - Plantation Preserve - Sign Up HERE
- 4th Sunday of each month - Colony West - Contact captain Lisa LaMarca
- Last Saturday 10am of each month - Pompano Muni - Contact Justine Youngleson
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To help our golf captains, please sign up at least 3 days in advance of each golf date.
Remember to arrive 30 minutes ahead of your tee time and HAVE FUN!!
See our calendar for details
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We thank Ann Poe for volunteering to captain our Emerald Hills monthly outing. She has negotiated a new summer rate of $39. Also, be sure to check out their Pro Shop for a great selection of golf dresses and other items! |
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Lower Your Score with Better Distance Conrol |
Distance control doesn't just apply to the long bombs, but also to the closer putts. Have you every hit a 6-foot putt that went 4 feet past the hole? Here is a fantastic drill to help you dial in distance control from any length, no hole required Watch the video here.
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Welcome to Women's Golf & Travel |
Women's Golf & Travel specializes in designing memorable golf trips for groups, golf associations, corporations and organizations - from weekend getaways to bucket list adventures for both men and women,
See this LINK for some trips under development or contact Barbara Gutstadt personally for information.
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Here is what's in the bag:
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May 25, 2021 - Women's Golf Day Palooza (Virtual event with giveaways) Click HERE to register
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September 3-7, 2021 - Solheim Cup, Toledo, OH (Only one room left!) Click HERE to register
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If you'd like to learn how your company can be a sponsor in support of our chapter, reaching over 200 women, contact our Marketing Director Becky Barstow.
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GOLF PASS NOW ON SALE
Starting May 1st the GolfPass is now available for purchase at CC of Coral Springs (the local retailer) or online for $55. Go HERE to purchase online.
New courses will continuously be added, even after the summer season starts. For a complete list of courses accepting the GolfPass, go to the South Florida PGA website
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After a round at Deer Creek, we wished Sonia Laureyssens a safe trip back to her home country of Belgium for the summer. We'll see you again this fall!
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Please feel free to suggest content ideas, submit photos from events or newsworthy announcements.
Did you . . . take a golf trip, play an amazing course, make a
hole-in-one, or shoot your personal best...we want to know!
***Send suggestions and/or photos to Karen Hord HERE ***
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PGA Tour Superstore Exclusive Member Discount Weekend
June 25-27, 2021
Take advantage of this exclusive offer for LPGA Amateurs members to receive a 15% discount on purchases made on June 25-27 (IN STORE ONLY). Members must show LPGA Amateurs ID card to cashier at time of purchase to receive the discount. (Digital or printed ID cards are sufficient). Visit the Plantation store at 8101 W. Broward Blvd - 33324
Offer excludes PING, Titleist, FootJoy, Babolat, and excludes all tennis ball purchases. Additional exclusions apply. Limit one per customer, per transaction. Offers may not be combined. Not valid on previous purchases, exchanges, special orders, shipping, or gift cards. No substitutions or backorders. Offer not valid on international orders. See full list of exclusions at PGAtoursuperstore.com/pricing-policies. PGA TOUR Superstore is the premiere destination for women’s golf equipment, apparel and accessories and provides customers with access to the same technology and expertise as the TOUR pros. All stores are staffed with teaching professionals and have multiple state-of-the-art swing simulators, practice hitting bays, a large putting green and feature an in-house club making and repair facility. Special discount weekends will be offered throughout the year exclusively for LPGA Amateur Golf Association™ members.
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Have you joined the LPGA Amateurs
Member Only Facebook Group?
If you haven't already joined, we encourage you join the LPGA Amateurs Member Only Facebook Group so you can start participating in great opportunities such as:
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Member Get A Member Drive - Recruit Two Members and Win!
Do you have friends, relatives and colleagues who live in other cities where there is an LPGA Amateurs Chapter? Encourage them to check out the local Chapter, join and provide your name as the referring member. You could be a winner by referring 2 members by June 30 -
and they don't even have to join your Chapter!!
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YOUR CHAPTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2021
Cindy Ackerman - President
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Kathy Burke - Finance Director
LaJuan Messer - Golf Director
Becky Barstow - Marketing Director
Karen Hord - Communications Director
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Jessika Kellogg - Member Services Dir.
Susan Collins - Member Recruitment Dir.
Special Events Coordinator -
Nancy Board
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Nothing goes down slower than a Golf Handicap !!
-Bobby Nichols -
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PLEASE FOLLOW OUR CHAPTER ON FACEBOOK !!
Please check out our chapter's Facebook page and join our group. You can send photos or articles to Suzie Poirier to share with other chapter members.
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We will be posting the photos you send to us on our NEW INSTAGRAM PAGE!!
SCAN THIS QR CODE WITH YOUR PHONE!
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8101 W Broward Blvd
Plantation, FL 33324
(954) 331-3333
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Call Luana at
(954) 302-6321
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Thank you for your participation & support in 2021 !! |
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