Rancho Bernardo Inn Men’s Golf Club

Minutes of the Meeting of the 2024 RBIMGC Board of Directors

August 15, 2024

 

The meeting was held in the RBI Veranda bar. In attendance were Gregg Gattuso, David Schwartz, Norm Blades, Johnny Watson, John Kersey, Brad Sandstrom, Jeff Bondesson, Scott Hamlin, and Roger Smith.   

The following board members were absent: Jerry Canning and Joe Walkington

 

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by Gregg Gattuso.

 

Director of Golf’s Report – Evan Biundo 

Evan reported that the channel work on #12, #15, and #16 were waiting to be funded.  The new JC course at Eagle Crest should open in November and Cross Creek course is now open to JC members.  Jamie Lemon, GM joined Evan and discussed the several projects he is working on.

 

Secretary’s Report – Johnny Watson:

Johnny noted that the minutes of the July 18, 2024, Board of Directors meeting had been circulated for comment, revised and posted on the website. Johnny asked for a motion to approve the minutes. 

MSUA.

 

Treasurer’s Report – John Kersey:

John discussed in detail the Treasurer’s report for the one-month period of time ending August 15, 2024. He reviewed the cash receipts and disbursements and reported the club’s finances are sound. 

 

Membership Report – Johnny Watson for Jerry Canning:

As of August 15  we have no new members.  We have 3 membership renewals and 2 non-renewals.  There are no new applicants in the pipeline.  Total membership is 175 vs 175 this time last year. 

 

Handicap Chairman – Norm Blades:

Nothing new to report and all members are qualified to win prizes in our tournaments.

   

Tournament Chairman – Roger Smith for Joe Walkington:

The September 16 tournament will be played at Twin Oaks and October 7th at Vineyard.  Holes #12, 15, 16 will remain GUR in the fairway only.

 

Rules Committee – David Schwartz:

Nothing new to report.

 

Web site –  Scott Hamelin:

Recent difficulties by the TD to add a new P&R to WordPress Dashboard have been corrected by erasing old P&R postings.

 

Open Discussion:

 

The SCGA has announced a $5 increase in their annual fees effective with all membership renewals due on or after December 31, 2024.  The BOD will increase annual membership of RBIMGC to $120.  MSUA

President Gregg Gattuso will send a memo with the new annual membership information.

 

A problem has come up with the concentration of walkers into the same groupings and starting holes.  It was decided the TD’s should try to spread the walkers between all groups except those starting on holes 13, 14, and 16 and limit one walker per 4 some. 

 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:22 AM.

 

Respectfully submitted,  

Johnny Watson, Secretary

 

 

 

Rancho Bernardo Inn Men’s Golf Club

Minutes of the Meeting of the 2024 RBIMGC Board of Directors

July 18, 2024

 

The meeting was held in the RBI Veranda bar. In attendance were Gregg Gattuso, David Schwartz, Norm Blades, Joe Walkington, Johnny Watson, Jerry Canning, John Kersey, Brad Sandstrom,  and Roger Smith.   

The following board members

 were absent: Jeff Bondesson, Scott Hamelin

 

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by Gregg Gattuso.

 

Director of Golf’s Report – Matt Loflen in place of Evan Biundo 

Matt reported that Dave Buckles has finished work on the #2 and #9 bunkers and is about 1 ⁄ 3 way through the other bunkers.   A part has been ordered for the Range Servant ball machine and the pro shop will continue dispensing buckets of balls until it is repaired. He will check that buckets are available in the staging area.  The channel renovation work on #12, #15, and #16 will be done when the job is approved. 

 

Secretary’s Report – Johnny Watson:

Johnny noted that the minutes of the June 20, 2024, Board of Directors meeting had been circulated for comment, revised and posted on the website. Johnny asked for a motion to approve the minutes. 

MSUA.

 

Treasurer’s Report – John Kersey:

John discussed in detail the Treasurer’s report for the one-month period of time ending July 18, 2024. He reviewed the cash receipts and disbursements and reported the club’s finances are sound. 

 

Membership Report – Jerry Canning:

Jerry reported 3 new members since the June 20 report up to July 18.  We have 8 membership renewals and 1 non-renewal.  There are no new applicants in the pipeline.  Total membership is 177 vs 175 this time last year.  David Schwartz proposed a motion to reduce the maximum SCGA index for new members to 32.0. MSUA. 

 

Handicap Chairman – Norm Blades:

Nothing new to report and all members are qualified to win prizes in our tournaments.

   

Tournament Chairman – Joe Walkington:

Joe continues to look at 3-4 courses for our Oct. 8 tournament.  At RBI on that date  we will play 9 holes twice because of newly punched greens.  

 

Rules Committee – Dave Schwartz:

 

David will update the Club’s local rules to clarify the treatment of balls hit on #4 and #8 that enter the shrubs and/or the vegetation from the cross-over bridge from the #3 hole up to and including the bathroom and maintenance area side of the cart path. 

 

Web site –  Scott Hamelin:

No report.

 

Open Discussion:

 

Trophies.  Gregg and David will order the trophies for the Spring Memorial Tournament, President’s Cup, Golf Day, and Anniversary Cup.  They will be ready for the November annual meeting.

 

The SCGA has announced a $5 increase in their annual fees effective with all membership renewals due on or after December 31, 2024.

 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 AM.

 

Respectfully submitted,  

Johnny Watson, Secretary

 

 

 

 

Rancho Bernardo Inn Men’s Golf Club

Minutes of the Meeting of the 2024 RBIMGC Board of Directors

June 20, 2024

The meeting was held in the RBI Veranda bar. In attendance were Gregg Gattuso, David Schwartz, Norm Blades, Joe Walkington, Scott Hamlin, Johnny Watson, Jerry Canning, John Kersey, Brad Sandstrom,  and Roger Smith.   

The following board members were absent: Jeff Bondesson

 

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by Gregg Gattuso.

 

Director of Golf’s Report – Evan Biundo

Evan reported that the summer schedule for aerating the fairways was in progress.  This is a 2-3 day project with 4-5 holes to go. The sodding project will continue through October and the  bunker work of adding sand on 3,6,and 8 will continue.  Evan added they will be deferring the sodding work on holes #15 and #16 until after the repairs to the drainage ditch running between the two fairways.   They don’t want newly sodded fairways washed out in the event of heavy rain. 

 

Secretary’s Report – Johnny Watson:

Johnny noted that the minutes of the May 16, 2024, Board of Directors meeting had been circulated for comment, revised and posted on the website. Johnny asked for a motion to approve the minutes. 

MSUA.

 

Treasurer’s Report – John Kersey:

John discussed in detail the Treasurer’s report for the one-month period of time ending June 20, 2024. He reviewed the cash receipts and disbursements and reported the club’s finances are sound. 

 

Membership Report – Jerry Canning:

Jerry reported no new members since the May 16 report up to June 20.  We have 13 membership renewals and 2 new applicants in the pipeline.  Total membership is 175 vs 174 this time last year.

 

Handicap Chairman – Norm Blades:

Nothing new to report and all members are qualified.

   

Tournament Chairman – Joe Walkington:

Joe reported on the number of tournaments this year and the number of players vs several years ago pre-covid.  The board discussed the different kinds of tournaments we hold and perhaps we should survey the members for input.

 

Rules Committee – Dave Schwartz:

David had no new rule changes.  We discussed the rule for using a provisional ball and about the treatment of balls hit to the left side of hole #15.  Also a discussion about balls hit from the #4 tee, not over the water, and into the maintenance area on the left.  David will check with Evan and report to the BOD and post on the web site.

 

Web site –  Scott Hamelin:

Nothing new to report.

 

Open Discussion:

Presidents Cup Update.  Jerry Canning reported both Flight 1 and 2 finals will be played next Monday.  Joe Walkington said he would probably move the tournament up one month to May next year to allow more members to compete.  The Board discussed the issue of low handicap players competing in match play against fellow members in the same flight who have significantly higher handicaps. The Board concluded that the use of handicaps in match play is still the best way to create a level playing field between competitors. 

 

Gregg Gattuso said that Monday tournaments on January 20 and 27, 2025 will be held at CCRB.  RBI has public play on January 20,  MLK day.  The Inn also has a private outing on January 27.

 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:03 AM.

 

Respectfully submitted,  

Johnny Watson, Secretary

 

 

 

 

Rancho Bernardo Inn Men’s Golf Club

Minutes of the Meeting of the 2024 RBIMGC Board of Directors

May 16, 2024

The meeting was held in the RBI Veranda bar. In attendance were David Schwartz, Norm Blades, Johnny Watson, Jerry Canning, John Kersey, Brad Sandstrom,  Roger Smith and Jeff Bondesson.

The following board members were absent: Gregg Gatuso, Joe Walkington, Scott Hamlin.

 

With President Gregg Gattuso absent from the meeting, Vice President David Schwartz conducted today’s meeting.

 

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by David Schwartz.

 

Director of Golf’s Report – Matt Loflen in place of Evan Biundo

Matt reported that they will continue the work to use sod patches on the back  9 holes which may change from week to week.  They will continue to work on #16.  We all agreed the course is looking better.  We also discussed the  change for the Memorial Day  tournament to be held Wednesday, May 29.  Both men and women’s clubs will play that day with no public starting times.  Roger Smith will send an email reminder to our members about the change.

 

Secretary’s Report – Johnny Watson:

Johnny noted that the minutes of the April 18, 2024, Board of Directors meeting had been circulated for comment, revised and posted on the website. Johnny asked for a motion to approve the minutes. 

MSUA.

 

Treasurer’s Report – John Kersey:

John discussed in detail the Treasurer’s report for the one-month period of time ending May 16, 2024. He reviewed the cash receipts and disbursements and reported the club’s finances are sound. 

 

Membership Report – Jerry Canning:

Jerry reported that the Club added 1 new member(s) since the last board meeting, had eight  member renewals, one non-renewal.  There were no new applicants in the pipeline.  Total membership is 177 and compares with 172 at this time last year. 

 

Handicap Chairman – Norm Blades:

Norm noted all new members now have 8 rounds for the minimum to create a handicap.    

 

Tournament Chairman – Roger Smith for Joe Walkington:

Roger  and Jerry Canning provided an update on the President’s Cup.  We currently have 50 entries.  This is less than last year.  Two of the three qualifying rounds have been played and the final round will be June 3. We discussed changing the timing of the tournament to facilitate more players.  June has time conflicts for some members.  No decision was made. 

 

Rules Committee – Dave Schwartz:

No report.  Jerry Canning asked for clarification on the ruling of a free drop in the concrete channel next to the bridge on the 3rd tee box.  The RB Inn scorecard says  it applies to holes 18, 1 and 2 but our local rules may differ.  David will look into it and report back.  

 

Web site – David Schwartz for Scott Hamelin:

Scott Hamelin provided an email from GoDaddy, our web host,  announcing that web hosting will be migrated in the upcoming weeks.  GoDaddy said they will run the updates with a minimum of service interruptions but they may need to take things offline. 

 

Open Discussion:

Brad Sandstrom asked if we could better rotate the mix of walkers and riders for our tournaments.  He said the walkers frequently play with  the same group.  David Swartz said most are A players but the group mix is changed each week.  

 

David Schwartz asked if we could subscribe to Golf Genius Premium so our scoring would be in real time. He said the women’s club was interested in this also.  The cost was $3,000 per year.  It was suggested JCGolf purchase it for all member clubs and divide the cost.  David will look into it further. 

 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:48 AM.

Respectfully submitted,  

Johnny Watson, Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

Rancho Bernardo Inn Men’s Golf Club

Minutes of the Meeting of the 2024 RBIMGC Board of Directors

April 18, 2024

The meeting was held in the RBI Veranda bar. In attendance were Norm Blades, Johnny Watson, Jerry Canning, John Kersey, Brad Sandstrom, Scott Hamelin,  Roger Smith, and Joe Walkington.

The following board members were absent: Gregg Gatuso, Dave Schwartz, Jeff Bondesson.

 

With both President Gregg Gattuso and Vice President Dave Schwartz absent from the meeting, Gregg Gattuso requested that Jerry Canning conduct today’s meeting.

 

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by Jerry Canning.

 

Director of Golf’s Report – Matt Loflen

Matt reported that they are close to lifting the CPO on #17 and #6. #12 remains restricted  up to the green.  They will continue to use sod patches on 9 different holes which may change from week to week.  We will put an announcement in the Monday Tournament information when this occurs and directions when to move your ball from the sod areas which will be roped off.    Matt also said Oct 13 may be time for punching the greens and we should be aware of the plans . 

 

Secretary’s Report – Johnny Watson:

Johnny noted that the minutes of the March 21, 2024, Board of Directors meeting had been circulated for comment, revised and posted on the website. Johnny asked for a motion to approve the minutes. 

MSUA.

 

Treasurer’s Report – John Kersey:

John discussed in detail the Treasurer’s report for the one-month period of time ending April 18, 2024. He reviewed the cash receipts and disbursements and reported the club’s finances are sound. 

 

Membership Report – Jerry Canning:

Jerry reported that the Club added 1 new member(s) since the last board meeting, had four member renewals, one non-renewal, and one applicant scheduled for his evaluation round.  Total membership is 177 and compares with 173 at this time last year. 

 

Handicap Chairman – Norm Blades:

Norm noted we have one new member with 6 rounds and needs 8 rounds for the minimum to create a handicap.    

 

Tournament Chairman – Joe Walkington:

Joe said he had nothing new to report and we began the discussion on the upcoming Presidents Tournament, a discussion topic from the Agenda.  Jerry Canning reported we have 50 registrations to date, 4 less than last year.   Part of the reason for attendance may be June travel plans for our members when the Tournament is contested.  Jerry reminded the board a member must register to play a regular Monday Tournament on the day of his qualifying round.  The timing of the Tournament was discussed as well and this topic will be visited later in the year.  

 

Rules Committee –  Joe Walkington for Dave Schwartz:

No report.  John Kersey suggested the need for “ground under repair” rules to include the newly sodded areas that we are allowed to LCP outside the roped off area.  This instruction should be put into the playing instructions.  This would apply only to newly sodded areas, not all roped off areas.

 

Web site – Scott Hamelin:

Scott Hamelin reported that he was working to resolve specific account issues pertaining to the Club’s website hosting service, GoDaddy. After discussing and understanding the account issues, the Board instructed Scott Hamelin to proceed with his recommendations to resolve the issues as they relate to our website and GoDaddy.

 

Open Discussion:

The issue of member  telephone numbers being made available on our web site received extensive discussion again.  The proposal from last month’s board meeting will be replaced.  Jerry Canning proposed that Scott Hamelin send out a message via Golf Genius to all members directing that if they do not want their phone numbers visible on the RBIMGC web site to contact Scott and he will remove them.  It was suggested that many members use that means to schedule member-member golf outings and would not object to having their phone numbers listed.  

 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:04 AM.

Respectfully submitted,  

Johnny Watson, Secretary

 

 

 

Rancho Bernardo Inn Men’s Golf Club Revised

Minutes of the Meeting of the 2024 RBIMGC Board of Directors

March 21, 2024

The meeting was held in the RBI Veranda bar. In attendance were  Johnny Watson, Jerry Canning, Gregg Gattuso, John Kersey, Brad Sandstrom, Scott Hamelin, Jeff Bondesson, Roger Smith, and Joe Walkington.

The following board members were absent;  Dave Schwartz, Norm Blades.

 

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by President Gregg Gattuso

 

Director of Golf’s Report – Evan Biundo

Evan reported that the traps on #17 are being worked on and it would remain a cart path only until work is completed.  Sand would continue to be added to green side bunkers through the summer.  April and May would include more sodding on holes #5 and #8.  Gregg asked about #16 and #12 and Evan indicated they would get sod. Long term plans will see #18 changed to a par 3 plus par 4 temporarily while renovation takes place, a 6 month project.  Evan said the driving range maintenance was an ongoing challenge as far as balls available, buckets, etc.  We have a 13,000 ball range servant serving two golf courses vs Oaks North serving one course with a 15,000 ball machine.  A shared driving range with two companies complicates  the issues.  Also buckets of balls have been removed and not returned.  Evan said we purchased 12,000 balls in Sept. 2023 and half are gone.

 

Secretary’s Report – Johnny Watson:

Johnny noted that the minutes of the February 15, 2024, Board of Directors meeting had been circulated for comment, revised and posted on the website. Johnny asked for a motion to approve the minutes. 

MSUA.

 

Treasurer’s Report – John Kersey:

John discussed in detail the Treasurer’s report for the one-month period of time ending March 21, 2024. The expense for President Cup hats will be in his April report.  He reported that the Club is financially sound. 

 

Membership Report – Jerry Canning:

Jerry reported that the Club added 1 new member this week, John Thur.   Total membership is now 177 vs. 173 at this time last year.    

 

Handicap Chairman – Norm Blades:

Norm was absent.  No report.

 

Tournament Chairman – Joe Walkington:

The President Cup qualifying will begin April 22 and like last year we will have three dates to qualify.  Jerry Canning  will send out an announcement about signing up and the dates for qualifying rounds.  

We will return to “play the ball as it lies” going forward.  Lift, clean, rake and place in the sand traps will continue due to the problems noted earlier with Evan.  

 

Joe shared  the following report from Tom Dubuque concerning our Team Play this year.

 

“We have completed play in the SCGA Thursday Team Play competition for this year.  We finished with arecord of 3 wins and 3 losses, all of the losses coming in away matches.  The team performed well each week and represented the RBI Men’s Golf Club with class and excellent sportsmanship.

Thanks to all who were able to play in one or more of our matches and to those standing by if needed.  Thanks to Todd Burns who helped me along each week with the assistance was much appreciated.  Thanks to Joe Walkington for his advice and support this year.  I enjoyed the opportunity to play alongside a great group of guys and look forward to future opportunities.  As you continue your play  each Monday with the Men’s Club, please encourage members to consider joining the team in future years as the matches are fun to play and the camaraderie exceptional”.

 

Rules Committee –  Joe Walkington for Dave Schwartz: 

David Schwartz noted in his Proposed local rule changes memo that RBI has removed many red and yellow stakes on the course and not replaced them.  The rules committee has proposed we make a local rule for the drainage ditch crossing 18, 1, and 2.  Jeff Bondesson noted there are no longer any yellow stakes on the course.  After discussion it was decided to leave the rule as is currently written that we continue to play the ball when it enters the ditch at the nearest point of relief where it  comes to rest no closer to the hole.   Also when the ball rolls into a water hazard we will play the ball where it enters the hazard.  On hole #11 we have the option of using the drop area vs where the ball enters the water hazard.  It was suggested we send the members a summary of changes or no changes.  Also we will still “rake and place” in the bunker.

 

Web site – Scott Hamelin:

Jerry Canning asked that  all TD’s be able to post P&R results to  Google drive.    Joe Walkington said TD’s can do this by downloading first but do not save.  TD’s say they do not have a problem posting to our website.  Scott said he can make the changes to give TD’s edit approval to do this. 

 

Open Discussion:

 

April 1 Member-Member sign up progress.  Norm Blades has sent out the announcement for the Member-Member tournament April 1 and the sign ups will go out next Monday, March 25.

 

Proposed solution to protect member information using Golf Genius.  Joe Walkington and Tom Connolly have developed a solution to allow a member to access a directory of member phone numbers through the Golf Genius portal which will be more secure than the list on the web site. Members will use the existing link from the RBIMGC.com web site as they currently do to review the roster and pairings and they will then be able to access the phone directory using 6 digit code which will be supplied. The code will change each year and could be changed more frequently if absolutely necessary.  The process has been tested by the TD’s and found satisfactory.  It will not be instituted until after the Member-Member Tournament this year.

MSUA

 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:14 AM.

Respectfully submitted,  

Johnny Watson, Secretary

 

 

 

 

Rancho Bernardo Inn Men’s Golf Club

Minutes of the Meeting of the 2024 RBIMGC Board of Directors

February 15, 2024

The meeting was held in the RBI Veranda bar. In attendance were Norm Blades, Johnny Watson, Gregg Gattuso, John Kersey, Scott Hamelin, Brad Sandstrom, Jeff Bondesson, Roger Smith, and Joe Walkington.  The following board members were absent: Jerry Canning and David Schwartz.

 

 The meeting was called to order at 8:00 AM by President Gregg Gattuso.

 

Director of Golf’s Report – Evan Biundo

Evan briefed us on work being done on #4 hole white tee box to ease access on the slope.  March will bring sanding of the greens and a reduced green fee. The grounds crew continue to work on the bunkers with roto tilling and some with new sand.  Hole #6 bunker is under repair and will be partially filled with sod.  This is for safety on the 7th tee box from incoming balls.  Also ball washers were being improved, greens received special treatments along with other areas to improve the course playability.

 

Secretary’s Report – Johnny Watson:

 

The minutes of the January 18, 2024, Board of Directors meeting have been circulated for comment, revised and posted on the website. The  minutes were approved as posted.. 

MSUA.

 

Treasurer’s Report – John Kersey:

John discussed in detail the Treasurer’s report for the period from the January board meeting through February 15, 2024. He reported that the Club is financially sound.  

 

Membership Report – Johnny Watson for Jerry Canning:

The Membership Report as of February 8, 2024 was read and reviewed.  We have added one new member, Adair Warren, a Comp and an employee of the RBInn Pro Shop.  There were 13 Membership Renewals. One new applicant has not played the evaluation round.  Total membership is now 176.

 

Handicap Chairman – Norm Blades:

Norm noted that two new members did not have established handicaps and needed to record 10 rounds before they could participate in the prize pool. We discussed the new USGA rules concerning 9 holes and other items.  Norm will publish this information to our members.  

 

Tournament Chairman – Joe Walkington:   Joe has reviewed the most recent

400 hole-by-hole scores for the Men’s Club tees and noted only very minor

potential adjustments to the handicap allocation order and will make another

evaluation in three months.

 

Rules Committee – Joe Walkington for Dave Schwartz: 

Several changes were proposed.  At the January 18, 2024 Board meeting a

motion was m/s/p to allow use of the hole #11 drop zone for RBIMGC events. 

The Rules Committee will remove the language in the RBIMGC rules that

prohibits this action. 

The planted area to the left of the cart path on Hole #13 is defined as a red

penalty area. The current local rule which permits the use of a drop-zone to the

left of the bunker will be removed as the drop-zone has been eliminated. On hole

#18 near the green, where the stream crosses the fairway, is now marked as a

red penalty area by red stakes. The Rules Committee recommends this area be

played under rules for a yellow penalty and proceed under rule 17.1d. Greg

Gattuso will ask Dave Schwartz for a ruling when he returns.

 

Web site – Scott Hamelin:

Scott noted recent charges for expenses for the web site.  They included $719 for security, $119 and $99 for standard SSL charges.  These are charges made every other year.  John Kersey requested a copy of the statement.   Scott also said he would update the CCRB “To Do” list for TD’s.  He also asked that we enter dates in a year/month/day format, ie.  2024-2-15, for standardization of the web site.

 

Open Discussion:

 

April 1 Spring Special Tournament – Member-Member planning.  Scott Hamelin will be TD and send out notices to members soon.  This will be a 2 man scramble format.  

 

Jeff Bondesson noted that members’ phone numbers were visible on the club website to all members and may present a privacy issue.  To control this would require a password.  Gregg Gattuso asked that the phone numbers be removed from the website and once a year we send out a current list of phone numbers.  Board members’ phone numbers will remain on the website. 

 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:03 AM.

Respectfully submitted,  

Johnny Watson, Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Rancho Bernardo Inn Men’s Golf Club

Minutes of the Meeting of the 2023 RBIMGC Board of Directors

December 14, 2023

 

The meeting was held in the RBI Veranda bar. In attendance were Tom Christopher, Norm Blades and Johnny Watson, Jerry Canning, Gregg Gattuso, Dave Schwartz, John Kersey and Scott Hamelin

The following board members were absent: Jeff Bondesson, Roger Smith and Joe Walkington

 

 

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by President Gregg Gattuso

 

Director of Golf’s Report – Evan Biundo.

Evan stated that the course conditions continue to develop on plan. Evan noted that holes 15,16, & 17 continue to be evaluated for reopening but no date is set at this time. He also stated that they will continue to spray the green pigmented fertilizer on the entire course as they have been. He reminded us that the green sided bunkers have been improved by the roto-tilling process two weeks ago. He was asked to review the green side bunker on hole 17 with the grounds keepers as it was not as playable as the others. Evan also noted that Team play was coming up in January. He was asked why hole 17 was still cart path only. He reminded us that the other resodded fairways were “stringed off” in the sodded areas and that hole 17 could not be strung off in a usable way due to the specific areas of resodding on that hole.

 

Secretary’s Report – Tom Christopher:

 

Tom noted that the minutes of the November 16, 2023, Board of Directors meeting had been circulated for comment by Tom, revised and posted on the website. Tom asked for a motion to approve the minutes. MSUA.

 

Treasurer’s Report – John Kersey:

John discussed in detail the Treasurer’s report for the one-month period of time ending December 14, 2023. He reported that the Club is financially sound.

 

Membership Report – Jerry Canning/Johnny Watson:

Jerry reported that the Club added 0 new member(s) since the last Board meeting.

There were 3 full member(s) who renewed their membership since the last meeting, NO member(s) who did not renew.

Jerry also reported that there is 3 new applicant(s) in the pipeline.

Non-Dec 31^st renewals: 6 member(s) whose membership renewal is due before the next board meeting.

December 31^st Renewal update:

79 members have Dec 31^st renewal dates.

39 have renewed, 21 are due to renew via auto-Pay on Dec 16, 4 comp members 5 members who have indicated they will not renew, leaving 10 members who have yet to renew.

 

The total membership on December 14, 2023 is 181: 173 full members and seven Courtesy members and 1 associate member.

 

Handicap Chairman – Norm Blades:

Norm noted that he had attended the Zoom USGA meeting. Norm reviewed a summary document he wrote up. He noted there were 4 areas that we needed to be aware of. Most notable here is that the method of scoring non-played holes has changed significantly effective January 16th. Norm noted that the Fore magazine has a write-up of this process for those interested. Gregg Gattuso will follow up on these changes with an email to the members explaining these changes closer to their implementation.

 

 

Tournament Chairman – Joe Walkington:

In Joe Walkington’s absence Gregg Gattuso reported that the issue with the “san.rr” email issue with recipients not receiving Golf Genius emails has been investigated. The finding is that Spectrum/Roadrunner are identified as needing to repair on their side. Joe was able contact a knowledgeable tech person on that side who seemed to understand the issue and made changes that appear to have this now resolved.

Gregg noted for the TDs that changes for the 2024 Golf Genius web site are now available. Joe will update the 2024 schedule next week upon his return.

 

 

 

Rules Committee – Joe Walkington/ Dave Schwartz:

Nothing to report.

 

 

Web site – Scott Hamelin/Tom Christopher:

Tom Christopher noted that issues with Google by several people required an upgrade to the site to add an SSL certificate. He noted that the cost should be offset by a reduction to the Security product from advanced to regular. He also noted that we will need to get the details of this change for the club treasury.

Scott noted that there had been some TD access issues with the RBIMGC google drive document repository. He has addressed the issues and ask the TDs to be aware and contact him for any issues.

 

Open Discussion:

 

Anniversary Cup Wrap up

Gregg noted that the tournament went well with no major issues.

 

Low gross in Low Net tournaments – vote to eliminate

Gregg noted the issue of paying out Low gross in a Low net format tournament too often being the same winners. He asked for a motion to remove Low gross payout in a Low net tournament. MSUA.

 

Call up on #4.  Pros and cons.

A review of Joes notes indicated the history behind this. It was noted that hole 4 often was a choke point and there would be 2 groups on the tee box stacked up. Therefor waiving the 1^st group to tee off once the group was on the green helped resolve this. He also noted that the SCGA recommended this exact behavior for these conditions.

After discussion it was agreed that this practice should continue. And further a reminder in the weekly tournament attachment should be added.

 

Pace of Play tips from the Women’s Club

A situational document regarding pace of play was circulated among the board for review. It was agreed that this helped in communicating this continuing tournament issue in a succinct way. Gregg noted that he will forward this refresher document to the membership.

 

2023 summary

Gregg thanked the board for their participation this year and simply noted that the year in review had gone overall very well. Gregg noted his attempt to get a 2^nd discounted rate for a banquet from the RB Inn that could be held after a member/guest tournament was not successful. But he continues to push these issues with the Inn.

 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:03 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Tom Christopher, Secretary