CELEBRATING 13 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA
Kansas City Chapter - American Singles Golf Association - November 2005
Letter from the President
GOLF NEWS
- - Dick Summers
Branson Trip
Our Fall Golf Trip to Branson was
a big hit! Nineteen members made
the trip and were ecstatic about the
quality of courses
we played.
Highlights of
the trip were
Francie’s “2nd
Chance Hole-InOne” and Frank’s
birthday. Francie’s first tee
shot, on the
Par 3 at
Rivercut (I believe it was #13), went in the water.
She teed up another one and put it
in the hole – for an unofficial HoleIn-One!
Where did all the golfing go? The
fall colors are here, the weather has
been great, and the leaves are beautiful (when they are not hiding golf balls
or waiting to be picked up).
I was disappointed that I could not
attend the Halloween outing hosted
by Debbie Gauss, (the last club outing
of the year). By all accounts I have
heard, it was a huge success.
One of the highlights of our club’s
social calendar is the annual dinner
dance, to be held this year at Hallbrook Country Club. This is a “must
attend”event, don’t miss it!
Please keep our fellow member
Jack Moore in your thoughts and
prayers as he battles cancer.
Congratulations (again) to Larry
Maddox, our 2006 vice president. I
know Larry will do a great job!
The committee chair elections will
be held at the November monthly
meeting on the 17th - golf, membership, social and communications.
Those elected will be a part of Paul
Lamson’s team to guide our club next
year. Ask yourself what you can do
for the club – if not a chair position,
then a support role as a committee
member.
I understand that social events for
2006 are already being planned, get
ready for another fun year with KC
Singles Golf! Spread the good word
about our club, and bring a guest!
Halloween Golf Outing
The 2nd Annual Halloween Golf
Outing/Chili Party was held on Saturday, October 29th at Falcon Ridge
Golf Club. A warm, breezy autumn
day greeted 28 KCSGA members and
guests. Participation was up this
year, so the word has gotten out.
Who says dressing up for Halloween
is just for kids??? I imagine some are
already planning their costume for
next year. Prizes were given for the
following:
Fantasy Ball:
Jim Ungerer
Barbara Rowland
Paul Lamson
Golf Trivia:
Gary Frazier
Anita Mooney
Francie Marshall
Best Halloween Costume:
Debbie Gauss (Dressed as a
“Titleist” Golf Ball)
NEXT MEETING: Thursday, Nov. 17th, 2005
The Kansas City Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association holds its
monthly membership meetings on the Third Thursday of the month at
Dick Clark's American Bandstand, I-435 & Metcalf.
Happy Hour is at 6:00 pm and Meeting starts at 6:30 pm.
Bring a friend! Help grow our chapter!
Call the Kansas City Hotline: (816) 228-1059 for more information.
19 KCSGA members
enjoyed excellent
weather in Branson!
Fred, Debbie,
Larry, Doris &
Dick at Rivercut
Golf Club in
Springfield, MO.
Ozark Beauty
Dick & Doris need all the help they
can get when it comes to golf!
Debbie Gauss, our golf
Chair woman, won 1st
place in the Halloween
customer ..,..
As a Titlest golf ball!
Frank & Debbie
We’re not quite sure what Jack
and Diane were dressed as
Golf Trivia:
Kansas City
Chapter
of the
American Singles
Golf Association
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Chairman of the Board
Stephany Hughes
President
Dick Summers
Vice President
Paul Lamson
Secretary
Sandy Kolderup
Treasurer
Barb Higgins
Golf Chair
Debbie Gauss
Membership Chair
Nancy Walz
Social Chair
Diane Clevenger
Communications Chair
Mike Brown
HOW TO JOIN
Dues for the Kansas City chapter of the
American Singles Golf Association are
$70.00 for a 12 month year. Payment
can be made by check or credit card (MC
or VISA – 4% svc. chg.). Mail with
application to:
ASGA National
Headquarters, P. O. Box 848, Pineville,
NC 28134.
JOIN BY PHONE OR FAX
Now, you can join the Kansas City
chapter over the phone. Just dial TOLL
FREE 1-888-GOLFMATE (1-888-4653628) and give us the information on the
application form, your credit card number
and expiration date, and you’re all set!
Our hours are 9-5, Monday through
Friday. Your membership pack- age will
be mailed within 10 days. Or, you may
prefer to FAX your membership
application to (toll free) 1-888-465-3295.
If you missed the Halloween Outing,
here are some of the golf trivia
questions:
(See answers elsewhere in newsletter.)
1) How many dimples on a Titleist
Pro V1 golf ball?
a) 322
b) 392
c) 485
d) No one has ever counted
2) What is Tiger Woods given
name:
e) Elroy
f) Eldrick
g) Elmer
h) Tiger
i) None of the above
3) What is Michelle Wie’s middle
name?
j) Sang
k) Sing
l) Song
m) Sung
4) What is the single most important factor in making putts?
n) Speed
o) Luck
p) Line
q) Attitude
5) What is the diameter of a hole?
r) 4 inches
s) 4.25 inches
t) 4.5 inches
u) 4.75 inches
Answers to Golf Trivia Questions:
1) b
2) b
3) d
4) d
5) B
Annual Dinner & Dance
Make your reservations today for
our annual Dinner & Dance. The
event will be held Saturday evening,
November 19th at Hallbrook Golf &
Country Club. This is a great event
and you won’t want to miss it. RSVP
to our social chairwoman, Diane
Clevenger, at [email protected].
Make your checks payable to KCSGA
and mail them to our treasurer, Barb
Higgins at 6807 W. 100 th Terrace,
Overland Park, KS 66212. The cost
is $25 for members, $40 for nonmembers. Cocktails are at 7 pm with
dinner and a DJ to follow. A cash bar
will be available.
The theme will be Italian and there
will be lots of door prizes. Payment
deadline is November 12th . So make
your reservation and mail your check
to Barb Higgins today.
Keep Working on
Membership
We always need to get new members, so be looking for possible candidates and bring them to meetings and
functions. And remember to put the
Yellow sheets (you can get them at
meetings or in your renewal package) up at golf courses, golf shops,
grocery stores, your workplace,
etc. According to National, this is a
very successful way to bring attention
to the Club. The cards and brochures
are available at meetings, too. Also, if
you are interested in being next year's
Membership Chairman, please let any
Board member know you are interested!
- - Nancy Walz, Membership Chairman
Some Larry Maddox
Humor
man's bag and a large rifle. Again,
the businessman was surprised but
decided to ask no questions.
"Sure," said the Pro, "What's YOUR
handicap?"
They arrived at the 1st hole, a par 4.
"Please avoid those trees on the
left," said the caddy. Needless to
say, the businessman duckhooked his ball into the
trees. He found his ball
and was about
to punch it out
when he
heard the loud
crack of the rifle
and a large snake
fell dead from a
tree above his head.
The caddy stood next to
him with the rifle smoking
in
his hand. "That's the mamba, the
most poisonous snake in all Africa;
you're lucky I was here with you."
A businessman was attending a conference in Africa. He had a free day
and
wanted to play a round of golf. He
was directed to a golf course in the
nearby jungle. After a short journey,
he arrived at the course and asked
the
pro if he could get on.
Not wanting to admit that he had an
18 handicap, he decided to cut it a bit.
"Well, its 16," said the businessman,
"But what's the relevance since I'll
be playing alone?"
"It's very important for us to know,"
said the pro who then called a caddy.
"Go out with this gentleman," said the
pro, "his handicap is 16." The businessman was very surprised at this
constant reference to his handicap.
The caddy picked up the business-
After taking a bogey, they moved to
the 2nd hole, a par 5. "Avoid those
bushes on the right," says the
caddy.
Of course, the businessman's ball
went straight into the bushes. As he
went to pick up his ball, he heard the
loud crack of the caddy's rifle once
more and a huge lion fell dead at his
feet. "I've saved your life again," said
the caddy.
The 3rd hole was a par 3 with a lake
in front of the green. The businessman's ball came up just short of
the green and rolled back to
the edge of the water. To take a
shot, he had to stand with one
foot in the lake. As he
was about to swing, a
large crocodile emerged
from the water and bit off
much of his right leg. As he
fell to the ground bleeding and in
great pain, he saw the caddy with the
rifle propped at his side, looking on
unconcernedly.
"Why didn't you kill it?" asked the man
incredulously.
"I'm sorry, sir," said the caddy, "this is
the 17th handicap hole and you
don't get a shot here"