MANITOBA SENIORS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC.
NEWSLETTER SPRING 2019
Notice of Annual General Meeting:
The Association’s Annual General Meeting will be held onWednesday, April 24, 2019 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 Wednesday, April 17, 2019.
Please read the enclosed minutes of the 2018AGM. The 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.
2019 DUES
Your 2019membership dues are $ 40.00. The dues must be paid by cheque payable to the Manitoba Seniors Golf Association Inc. (MSGA) by April 30, 2019 in order to maintain your membership. Failure to pay your dues may result in your membership being terminated.
Dues can be sent to; Ian Seymour
11 Park Meadows Drive
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3K2C4
( 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 Director, Nick Doherty,directly via telephone (204-582-3113) or email (ndo555@shaw,ca). The cancellation must be received 5 calendar days before the date of the tournament to avoid being charged the $30.00 penalty fee. This fee applies regardless of the reason for cancellation. The fee must be paid before playing in another tournament.
CLOSEST TO PIN
The concept of having all groups play for closest to the pin on all par 3’s has been successful. Over the season, all groups were fairly represented.
Please keep in mind that Groups C and D play from the forward tees and Groups A and B play from the back tees.
Website
We have established a website for the MSGA (ww.manitobaseniorgolfassociation.ca) to serve members and to attract new members. The Application Form for membership and other news is available on the website.
AGM Costs
The Annual General Meeting lunch will cost $30.00. New and returning members paying for their annual dues ($40) at the same time should make out a single cheque, payable to the MSGA for $70.00 for dues, and lunch.
PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHEQUE WRITTEN OUT AHEAD OF TIME. This will speed up registration at the registration desk.
New Group Coordinator
Ward Smith has retired from the MSGA and thus as Group Coordinator for “D” group. We thank Ward for his service to the Association
Unfortunately, Wally Zapisocki, Group Coordinator for “J” Group passed away in January 2019. We will miss Wally.
Brad Beghetto has stepped forward to take on being the Group Coorindator for Group D and Gerry Mehner has stepped forward to take on the Group Coordinator responsibilities for Group J, Thanks to Brad and Gerry.
2019 Group Coordinators
Group B Rod Biggs
Group C Bill Finlay
Group D Brad Beghetto
Group E Jack Hawthorne
Group F Dennis Nelson
Group G John Deacon
Group H George Steciuk
Group I Eric Nazar
Group J Gerry Mehner
Group L Tom Cutts
Group M Pat Corrigan
Group O Bob Dolan
Group P Ken Razmus
Nominating Committee Report: Nominations for the 2019 Board of Directors
Following is Proposed 2019 Board of Directors:
Immediate Past President – Bill Gilchrist
President – Pat Corrigan – elected position
First Vice-President* – George Steciuk – elected position
Second Vice-President* – Glenn Schur – elected position
Secretary* – Larry Strachan – elected position
Treasurer* – Ian Seymour – elected position
Course Coordinator and PR Director – Eric Nazar and Glenn Schurr – appointed position
Scores & Handicaps Director – Bruce Moog – appointed position
Tournament Director – Nick Doherty – appointed position
Honorary Chaplain – Rev. D Fraser Muldrew
Nominations for elected positions may be made from the meeting floor *
2019 Tournament Schedule
| COURSE | DATE | TIME |
| AGM – Pine Ridge Golf Course | Wednesday, April 24, 2019 | 11:00 AM Reg 12:00 PM AGM |
| Larters Golf Course ** | Tuesday, May 7 | 11:00 AM |
| Kingswood Golf Club ** | Tuesday, May 14 | 11:00 AM |
| Rain Date | Tuesday, May 21 | |
| Southwood Golf & County Club ** | Tuesday, May 28 | 1:00 PM |
| Grand Pines Golf Club | Tuesday, June 4 | 10:30 AM |
| Bridges Golf Course | Tuesday, June 11 | 10:00 AM |
| Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club | Tuesday, June 18 | 10:00 AM |
| Rain Date | Tuesday, June 25 | |
| Teulon Golf Club | Tuesday, July 2 | Noon |
| Morden (Minnewasta) Golf Course | Tuesday, July 9 | 11:00 AM |
| Oakwood Golf Club ** | Tuesday, July 16 | 11:00 AM |
| Rain Date | Tuesday, July 23 | |
| Bel Acres Golf Club | Tuesday, July 30 | Noon |
| Rain Date | Tuesday, August 6 | |
| Granite Hills Golf Club | Tuesday, August 13 | 11:00 AM |
| Portage La Prairie Golf Club ** | Tuesday, August 20 | 11:00 AM |
| La Verendrye Golf Club | Wednesday, August 28 | 11:00 AM |
| Rain Date | Tuesday, September 3 | |
| Quarry Oaks Golf Club | Tuesday, September 10 | 11:00 AM |
| Pine Ridge Golf Club & Windup ** | Wednesday, September 18 | Noon |
Dinner **
Rules of Play / 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, When putting don’t worry about honours and putting should be continuous unless required to stand in the line of a partners’ putt. Don’t look for a lost ball for more than ONE MINUTE and don’t spend time retrieving a ball from a water body, There are many ways to speed up play, most of them just common sense. Please be considerate of others behind you. Members will be reminded throughout the season of the need to keep up the speed of play.
Liability
Golfers are responsible for any damages they cause to carts and facilities at the various golf courses where tournaments are held. MSGA is implementing a Cart Indemnity/Liability Agreement Form that all members are required to submit. The Form is attached. PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM WITH YOUR PRINTED NAME, SIGNATURE AND DATE AND TURN INTO THE REGISTRATION DESK AT THE AGM OR YOUR FIRST TOURNAMENT
Cuts from tournaments
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 play. 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.