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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BRING A FRIEND!!!
Your LPGA Amateurs organization is all about building relationships and enriching the lives of women through the game of golf. So, why keep that to ourselves? Invite a friend to play with us!
You can bring a guest up to three times before we ask them to join. And on Sundays, you can bring your favorite men!!
So, invite a gal-friend to any of our events (and guy-friends on Sundays). Share the game!
Share the fun
! And let us all meet new friends!!
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SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR BLARNEY BLAST
* * * SUNDAY MARCH 15 * * *
It’s time to bring out the Irish in you. One of our favorite events of the year, the
Annual Blarney Blast is just a month away. This is always one of our biggest events of the year, so
wear some green!
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Palm-Aire Oaks GC will be hosting this event with a shotgun start at 1:00 PM. This is a two person team event, so sign up with a partner, spouse or guest; or just go with the
“luck of the Irish” and we will pair you with another player.
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MICHELLE IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD WOMEN!!!
Every single month the Golf & Event teams bring you at least one special event. However, three times a year, our chapter comes together to produce a major event. Our
Chapter Championship
, the
Tournament for a Cure
, and our
Holiday/Volunteer Appreciation
party
. This year as your Director of Special Events I'm looking to form a strong committee of women to work with me & help make these as special as possible. We will only need to meet a few times all year, but I promise to make those meetings fun & creative. If you'd like to be a part of this and give back to our chapter, let me know, and we'll work out a convenient time to meet. Thanks,
Michelle
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ADDITIONAL WAYS TO HELP
Auction items
. Our chapter championship is our major fundraiser for the year, raising the money we need to support our golf and social programs.
We need items for our on-line auction
. Do you have ideas? Let’s go get some cool auction items! Contact
Vicky Keith
with ideas.
Sponsors
. Our chapter is underwritten by businesses who contribute money or goods and in exchange we promote them to members of our chapter (and we buy their stuff and use their services). Do you work for or know a business that would like to be a sponsor? If you do, contact
Vicky Keith
or
Kathy Beard
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We played the Cha-Cha-Cha in teams of four on Feb 9th at Palm-Aire Oaks. Here are the winners:
1st - Madeline Abling, Michelle Florea, Vivian Krasner & Elsie Del Campo
2nd - Celeste Methot, Kathy Nalven, Heather Weeter & Tracy Nessl
3rd - Sherri Kelty, Miki Boyer, Susan Collins & Donna Ward
4th - Debra Mekjian, Linda Oliver, Kathy Burke & Suzie Poirier
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But the big winner was the Pantry of Broward!! We had a great turnout of 40 players and contributed 351 lbs of food, $460 in Publix gift cards, and $350 in cash donations for their food bank. Thanks to all the participants and sharing some LOVE !!
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20 of our members competed in the Sugarbowl last week, an event hosted by the SW Florida chapter of LPGA -(think Naples FL).j. Since this is the first year that we’ve been invited to participate, we cut them some slack and let them win. Next year, the trophy is OURS!!!
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SAVE THE DATE: May 17 - Chapter Championships
This year our chapter championship will be held at Jacaranda on May 17 - with a 1pm shotgun start, followed by dinner and awards and entertainment. Chapter Championships are no longer a qualifier for National Championships - so we get to do whatever we want!!! Games, prizes, fun, individual play, scramble teams, it is going to be the chapter event of the year!!! Mark your calendars. There is more to come!!! And, by the way, you don’t have to be a “competitive golfer” to participate. You do, however, have to be in for a fun fun time with old and new friends!
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Match #9 -
WEDNESDAY Feb 26
- Registration Open
12:00 pm Shotgun on West Course
Player Rate $52.99 + Tax Range Balls Optional $5.00
One Time $20 League Fee For Awards and Prizes *
$5 Optional Thrown In Game
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Broward Women's Amateur Championship
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The
46th Annual Broward Women’s Amateur Championship
will take place on Sunday and Monday,
April 19 & 20, 2020
. Competition will begin with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start on Sunday and a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start on Monday at the incomparable
Jacaranda Country Club
.
The $219 registration fee includes golf, fabulous tee gifts, range balls, and an awards banquet
Sunday after play. Players must be at least 18 years old; be a Broward County resident or own a business in Broward County, or be a member of a golf club or golf association located in Broward County; and have a verifiable USGA handicap to be eligible to play.
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A NOTE FROM GINA GILLMAN
I’m running my first ever tournament in Palatka in April and would be thrilled to bits if I could see some familiar faces there. I know its a bit out of the way, but it's for a worthy cause and you get to see me!!
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1st Annual GFWC Palatka Classic
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Gina suggests getting an Airbnb in St Augustine Beach area and split the cost between your group, as St Augustine is lovely and has many nice restaurants.
She has
attached a flyer
and hopes you can reach out to your golfing friends to help make the inaugural GFWC Palatka Classic a great success!!!
Thank you in advance to my friends!!! I miss you all a lot and am grateful for knowing you!
Gina Gillman
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17th ANNUAL SWFL WOMEN'S CHARITY PRO-AM in Naples, FL
Don’t miss the chance to be included in the 17th Annual LPGA Amateur Golf Association SW Florida Chapter Women’s Charity Pro-Am Tournament at
The
Quarry
in Naples on Saturday and Sunday May 2nd and 3rd. This event is the only all-female Pro-Am in SW Florida and is supported by the LPGA Teaching and Golf Professionals of Florida. Registration opens the end of the month so SAVE the DATE!
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A big THANKS to
Liz Finn, Judi Larkin, Justine Youngleson, Iris Buntemeyer & Sherri Kelty for referring the following
New Members!
- Shirley Leonard of Ft Lauderdale
- Jessica Kellogg of Ft Lauderdale
- Sandra Lazar of Pompano Beach
- Sherry Mosely of Vienna, VA
- Patricia Avery-Larkin of Hillsboro Beach
- Tiffany Studdert of Plantation
- Nancy Vergara of Key Biscayne
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Upcoming LPGA Amateur Events
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The CUP REGISTRATION Opens MARCH 18 - GET on a TEAM NOW!
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The Florida Regional CUP Qualifier is June 6-7 at PGA National Fazio GC
.
If you would like to compete in the LPGA CUP competition
but don’t know how, contact Maggie’s clearinghouse (email
Maggie Tawil
). She will put you in touch with others who would like to be on a team or help you learn how to form one.
Our chapter’s teams that competed last year
:
The
Flippin Birdies
- captained by Liz Porter, the
Smoken Tees
- captained by Becky Barstow, the
East Coast Eagles
- captained by Heather Weeter, the
Birdie Bombers
- captained by Nina Figur, the
Fort Lauderdale Fireballs
- captained by Cindy Ackerman, and the
Bad News Birdies
- captained by Debbie Levine
For information about this year’s CUP, go online at Member Clubhouse to Login; then click on "My Events" tab, and select LPGA Amateur CUP.
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Stableford Tournament - Handicaps Under 42 Are Eligible to Participate
When
: April 17 - 18
Where
: Sewailo Golf Club at Casio Del Sol, Tucson, AZ
What
: 2-woman team with handicaps under 42, best net ball, Stableford Format
What’s so great about a Stableford Tournament
?
>Course Handicaps level the playing field
>No penalty for not finishing a hole
>Highest number of points wins
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WORLD HANDICAP SYSTEM
Many golfers are still getting used to all the changes to the rules of golf that took effect in January 2019, and now there’s another big change—this one to the handicap system.
One big change is that you can no longer postpone your posting since it can affect all the other folks who played that course on that day.
So start off the year creating a good habit of posting your score immediately after you finish your round (and right before you head to my favorite hole - the nineteenth!).
Before you get too stressed, let’s review what you need to know about the new World Handicap System (WHS).
Just click on this link
and check out the complete article from the LPGA Women's Network website.
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Get Rid of the Chicken Wing
One of the best ways to get rid of the dreaded "chicken wing" is to focus on your impact position with a frying pan. Click
HERE
for helpful swing tips !!
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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
! Two members have already answered the call -
THANKS!!
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)
Tournament for a Cure 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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Member Golf News
Anne Blank really celebrated her birthday in style on February 4 with a Hole in One on #4 at Deer Creek !!
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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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Thank you for your participation & support in 2020 !!
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