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Welcome Senior Golfers Association of Atlanta
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66TH Year
It's getting close to the cutoff date for registration
Member Guest @ Sea Palms St. Simons Island
Have you considered going to the Member/Guest? Well it's time to stop condidering and decide to go! This a great event at a great venue - the Sea Palms Resort on St Simons Island Georgia. Sea Palms is positioned against the vast salt marshes of the Golden Isles. It is a pristine ‘island within an island’ getaway. The course is a George Cobb originally designed golf course, renovated in October of 2019, has a challenging track, and offers some of the most breathtaking views on St. Simons Island. Perfect your game under the live oaks and towering pine trees while enjoying sweeping vistas of the surrounding marshes and lagoons.
For the people who don't play golf
Jekyll Island Trolley Tour.
Special Trip for the Ladies
Historic Hotel Tour
Departs Sea Palms Monday @10:00
$55.00 including lunch
Registration Process
Your thoughts needed
Over the past few months, the registration process for our Tuesday tournaments has been in a testing state. As with anything new, there have been hiccups and the process was adjusted accordingly. At the August Board of Directors meeting this process will be discussed and a vote taken as to registration for all events.
From the Tuesday table perspective, the test has been successful. Learning took place and adjustments were implemented or at least considered. The courses seem to like it quite a bit and things tend to go smoothly on play days with the only real issues being adjustments for last minute additions and no-shows who fail to notify anyone that they are not playing.
Some of the stated concerns have been:
1) Confusion as to whom to contact to register
a) This was addressed by setting up a new email address (sgaaregisterahole@gmail.com) and setting up a form to be completed on our web site ( Registration (sgaofatlanta.org) )
2) Can't decide whether to play on that date or too much of a hassle
a) Addressed by consistently stating that if you wake up and decide to play, just show up. You will be worked in. However, remember if that we do not get twenty members to commit by the registration deadline, the event will be cancelled.
3) I don’t do computers or understand technology
a) We are working on developing a phone registration number.
In talking to some of the “old-guard”, the way the club has worked and the rules we enforce has always evolved to meet the need and the best interests of the club and its players. In that way it’s a dynamic club. This is simply another evolution of our standard operating procedure designed to help us all keep playing.
If you have any additional observations, concerns, or issues regarding the registration process, please tell a Board of Director member or show up at the meeting on August 18 at the Country Club of Gwinnett. The meeting starts at 10 AM.
As a reminder the process is as follows:
- For the table captain to notify the course of the expected number, all notifications must happen no later than noon two days before the scheduled event. The captain will then call the course with an expected number of participants.
- For Monday Events, the deadline is noon Saturday
- For Tuesday Events, the deadline is noon Sunday
- For Wednesday Events, the deadline is noon Monday
- For Thursday Events, the deadline is noon Tuesday
- Registration opens seven (7) days before the scheduled event.
- If you plan on playing and have a group of three or more, send an email with the names and numbers to sgaaregisterahole@gmail.com or complete the form on the web - Registration (sgaofatlanta.org) .
- If you plan on playing and have a twosome, send an email with the names and numbers as above.
- If you plan on playing, and you are a single, email or text your name and number as above. You will be added to any available twosome or threesome.
- Additions to your twosome or threesome will be accepted up until noon on the day before the event. After that time, you cannot assume you can just add someone as singles/twosomes will be added, as appropriate, to complete the pairing.
- If you plan on bringing a guest, please indicate that in your notification.
- If there are 20 or more members registered by the deadline, registration will remain open until noon on the day before the event. If you decide to play after that time, just show up.
- If there are less than 20 members registered after the deadline, the event will be canceled, and the appropriate notices will occur.
- All groups or singles that respond as above will have their information posted on the web by the evening before the event.
- If registered, upon arrival at the course, check in with the table to see if your assigned group has signed in. If they have, you need to pay your table fee to whomever has signed in the group. If your group has not signed in, you need to complete the scorecards for the group and pay the appropriate table fee for the entire group.
- If you just show up on the day of the event, you will be able to play. You need to register your foursome, threesome, twosome, or single as currently done.
- If you preregister and are unable to make the event, please notify the table captain or a member of your group.
SGAA OFFICERS
2022 OUT OF TOWN VENUES AND EVENTS
2022 OUT OF TOWN VENUES AND EVENTS
Dave Mueller
President
Larry Fauconnet
Vice-President
Ted Pogue
Secretary
Tom Vardase
Treasurer
Wendell Jackson
Past President
2022 OUT OF TOWN VENUES AND EVENTS
2022 OUT OF TOWN VENUES AND EVENTS
2022 OUT OF TOWN VENUES AND EVENTS
1. Little Ocmulgee - 4/11- 4/13
2. Smoky Mountain - 6/13-6/15
3. Member Guest - 9/25-9/28
Sea Palms Resort, St. Simons Island, GA
4. Lake Guntersville - 11/14-16
CHOKE DOWN, DON'T SLOW DOWN
One of the most common faults when a player wants to hit a shorter shot with the club is to slow down the swing through impact. Slowing down only causes the club to get out of plane and will lead to a flub shot or one that flies well left of the target. The best way to hit a shorter shot with any club is to choke down on the handle and make an aggressive swing through impact. The ball will fly low and straight.
