MANITOBA SENIORS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC.
NEWSLETTER SPRING 2017
Notice of Annual General Meeting:
The Association’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Pine Ridge Golf Club. Registration will commence at 11:00AM. Lunch will be at noon, with the meeting to follow immediately thereafter.
The purpose of the AGM is to present the financial report, the Board reports, the election of officers, and other business brought forth by any member.
Please contact your Group Coordinator to confirm your attendance by Tuesday, April 11, 2017. If you have not been assigned a Group Coordinator, contact Nick Labay at 204-995-3184 or e-mail labaym@mymts.net.
Please read the enclosed minutes of the 2016 AGM ( see minutes below ). The past year’s minutes will not be re-read. It is important that you have any questions or corrections ready. A motion to accept the minutes, as sent out, will be presented.
2017 DUES
Your 2017 membership dues are $ 40.00. 2017 dues must be paid no later than April 30, 2017. Initial and annual membership dues will be set from year to year as directed by the board. Annual dues must be paid by April 30of the current year in order to maintain your membership. Failure to pay your dues may result in your membership being terminated and filled by a new applicant.
Dues can be sent to; Ian Seymour
11 Park Meadows Drive
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3K2C4
Cheques should be made out to Manitoba Seniors Golf Association Inc. or MSGA. (see ‘AGM Costs’, below for payment with a single cheque covering dues and AGM lunch costs.)
LATE CANCELLATION FEES
Late cancellations and no shows for tournaments will be dealt with on a tournament by tournament basis.
Once a member is booked for a tournament, and he decides to cancel his booking, he must advise the Tournament Chairman directly via telephone or email. The cancellation must be received 5 calendar days before the date of the tournament to avoid being charged the $20.00 late fee. This fee applies regardless of the reason for cancellation. The fee must be paid before playing in another tournament.
CLOSEST TO PIN
Instead of having a separate closest to the pin contest for each group, we have decided to open all par 3 holes to all groups. On the par 3’s, Groups C and D will play from the forward tees while those in Groups A and B will use the back tees. We monitor results to ensure that all groups are fairly represented as winners.
Website
We have established a website for the MSGA (ww.manitobaseniorgolfassociation.ca) to serve members and to attract new members. Application forms are available on the website for new members as well as other interesting news.
AGM Costs
The Annual General Meeting lunch will cost $25.00. New and returning members paying for their annual dues at the same time should make out a single cheque, payable to the MSGA as follows: All members — $65.00 (includes dues, and lunch).
If members have not mailed their dues previously, please have your CHEQUE written out ahead of time. This will speed up registration at the registration desk.
New Group Coordinator
Roger Dennis has resigned as Group Coordinator for “L” group. We thank Roger for his service, for his efforts in helping maintain an efficient registration process and in keeping up good communication with the “L” group of members. We would like to welcome Tom Cutts as the new Group L Coordinator. We look forward to working with him and thank him for his commitment.
Bruce Spence, Group F Coordinator is on medical leave. Nick Doherty has graciously agreed to be the group coordinator for 2017.
2017 Executive
Following is the list of the 2017 Executive:
Past President: Steve Mate
President: Eric Nazar
First Vice President: Bill Gilchrist
Second Vice President: Pat Corrigan
Secretary: Nick Labay
Treasurer: Ian Seymour
Course Coordinator and PR: Bruce Spence*/Tom Boomer*
Scores & Handicaps: Jeff Wignall*
Tournament Chairman: Dennis Nelson*
Hon. Chaplain Rev. D. Fraser Muldrew
* Denotes appointed positions. All other positions are elected. Nominations may be made from the meeting floor.
2017 TENTATIVE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE*
| COURSE | DATE | TIME |
| AGM – Pine Ridge Golf Course | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 | 11:00 PM |
| Carman Golf Club | Tuesday, May 2, 2017 | 11:00 AM |
| Larters Golf Course | Tuesday, May 9, 2017 | 11:00 AM |
| Kingswood Golf Club | Tuesday, May 16, 2017 | 11:00 AM |
| Rainout Day | Tuesday, May 23, 2017 | |
| Grand Pines Golf Club | Tuesday, June 6, 2017 | 10:30 AM |
| Bridges Golf Course | Tuesday, June 13, 2017 | 10:00 AM |
| Steinbach Golf Club | Tuesday, June 20, 2017 | 10:00 AM |
| Teulon Golf Club | Tuesday, July 4, 2017 | 12:00 PM |
| Morden Golf Course | Tuesday, July 11, 2017 | 11:00 AM |
| Oakwood Golf Club | Tuesday, July 18, 2017 | 11:00 AM |
| Elm Creek Golf Club | Tuesday, August 1, 2017 | 11:00 AM |
| Rainout Day | Tuesday, August 8, 2017 | |
| Granite Hills Golf Club | Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | 11:00 AM |
| Laverendrye Golf Club | Wednesday, August 30, 2017 | 11:00 AM |
| Rainout Day | Tuesday, September 5, 2017 | |
| Quarry Oaks Golf Club | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | 11:00 AM |
| Pine Ridge Golf Club & Windup | Wednesday, September 27, 2017 | 12:00 PM |
* NOTE: Costs will be sent out once golf courses are available to confirm quotes from last year. Likewise, the dates are scheduled as tentative until confirmation can be established.
Rules
Our roster booklet contains the rules that govern the play of the MSGA. Otherwise, the rules of Golf Canada apply. Please make yourself familiar with the rules, especially those concerning pace of play.
We hope to have the completed 2017 rosters available for you by the end of May.
Liability
Golfers are responsible for any damages they cause to carts and facilities at the various golf courses where tournaments are held.
Membership
Nick Labay, our Secretary will present a membership report at the AGM.
Cuts
Sometimes a tournament gets over-subscribed and cuts are necessary. In these cases the Tournament Chair will make the cuts. No tournament will schedule more than 144 players — 2 groups per hole.
Only the Tournament Chair will make cut decisions and he will be the only person to notify the member of the cut. If you are registered and have heard nothing from him, you will be golfing.
Cuts are made on a rotational basis based on records maintained over a period of several years. No member will be cut from more than one tournament per season. New members will not be cut from a tournament in their first season with the MSGA.
Handicapping & Scores
MSGA subscribes to a handicapping software package and it is used to determine Individual handicaps, according to scores handed in after each tournament. Since the system requires a minimum of 5 scores to determine a specific handicap, the Scores and Handicap Chair will set a handicap for new members after 5 games. We will allow new players without handicap to compete as part of A Group until their handicap is determined. Once a handicap is determined, members will be eligible to win prizes based on handicap groupings or net scores.
A scorecard given to each player on registration at each tournament will contain the member’s current handicap, grouping and the hole from which they will begin the tournament. This scorecard must be handed in at the end of each tournament to get credit for a game played. There are 4 handicap groups – A to D – and these levels will be determined by the Scores and Handicap Chair.
Minimum Games Requirement
Members are expected to participate in at least five (5) tournaments over the course of the season to maintain their “Active Member” status.
Pine Ridge Wind Up
There are 144 spots available at Pine Ridge. Those playing spots will be awarded to the members that play the most games during the season.
Speed of Play
With full or large registrations for each tournament, speed of play becomes very important. PLEASE PLAY READY GOLF, that is, if you are ready to make your shot or putt, do it rather than waiting for another player to do it first because he happens to be further away. There are many ways to speed up play, most of them just common sense and consideration for others behind you. Members will be reminded throughout the season of the need to keep up the pace.