Minutes
Lake Windcrest Men’s Golf Association Meeting
Date | time November 9, 2022 6:00 PM | Meeting called to order by Bob Brisson
In Attendance
| Bob Brisson – President | Brett Williams – Lake Windcrest Golf Professional |
| Joe Gourley – Vice President | |
| Robert Shaw – Treasurer | |
| Austin Webb – Tournament Coordinator | |
| Bill Hale – Secretary |
Ascertainment of Quorum
Five MGA board members were present, and a quorum was reached. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm.
Approval of Minutes
Reading of the minutes from the August meeting was waived.
Treasury Report
Robert Shaw provided the following updates:
- The balance as of October 12th was $849.44
- The projected balance at December 31st is projected to be $322.08
Old Business
No old business was discussed.
New Business
| Topic | Discussion |
| Release of dues from new MGA members | Still waiting for Lake Windcrest (Clubcorp) to release the funds to LWMGA. Bob will continue to work with Troy for resolution. |
| MGA Election | The election will be held on November 19th after the ABCD Tournament. There are currently 12 candidates runningThere will be 7 board positionsBallots will be placed on all of the carts so people can vote before the tournament if they choose toA box will be put in the Pro Shop for MGA members to vote prior to the tournament |
| ABCD Tournament | The ABCD tournament will be held on November 19th: Cutoff for sign-up will be November 16th at 5:00 pm.Appetizers will be provided on Friday night for the draft partyLunch will be served on Saturday after the tournament |
| Front Tee Fiasco | The Front Tee Fiasco will be held on Saturday December 17th 2 man scrambleWGA will also participateNo party Friday nightHandicaps for each team will be calculated using the USGA guidelines for a 2-man scramble |
| Superintendents Lunch | A lunch for the Superintendent and his crew will be provided on December 1st The lunch will begin at 11amAustin Webb will cook barbecue and provide the sides |
| MGA Membership | The Lake Windcrest Men’s Golf Association membership is up to 94 members as of November 8th. Bob will reconcile the LWMGA and Lake Windcrest membership counts with Sarah Carpenter on November 10th. |
| Direct Emails | The LWMGA needs to send 2 direct emails to the Lake Windcrest members (not just the LWMGA members) about: The Senior Interclub information and opportunities to participateThe LWMGA information and opportunities to participate Bob will work with Brett and Troy to determine how to accomplish this as the LWMGA currently does not have a list of all Lake Windcrest members |
| Credit Book | Credit book accounts need to be used by December 31st or be forfeited. The exception is for money won during the December tournament. Brett will look to provide gift cards rather than credit book dollars for the December prize winners. |
| 2023 Tournaments | The current plan is to have 10 tournaments in 2023 – adding January and May to the schedule. The tentative dates and tournaments are: January 21 – Individual 3 Club February 18 – 2 Man ScrambleApril 15 – Member/Member (Major and Pairing Party)May 20 – 3 Man 2 Best BallJune 17 – PinehurstJuly 15 – Match Play August 19 – Mars vs VenusSeptember 16 – Individual Stableford (Major)November 18 – ABCD (Pairing Party)December 16 – Front Tee Fiasco All dates are tentative based on the 2023 planned Aeration Schedule. Brett will provide the Aeration schedule next week so the dates can be confirmed. The MGA cup will be held March for the top 14 point leaders from 2022. |
| Club Update | The pre-emergent that was used to kill the Poana grass was ineffective. Danial is working on an alternate plan to address this issue. For the Club Championship tournament, each participant will start oh Hole #1. Emails with individual tee times will be sent out on November 10th . Because this is a two-day tournament, tee times for Sunday will be determined and communicated on Saturday after the first day of play. |
| New Board Members | The newly elected board members for 2023 will be invited attend the December board meeting that will be held on December 7th. |
| Member/Guest Tournament | Overall positive feedback from participants in this tournament. There were 54 men in the tournament |
Next Meeting
December 7th, 6:00 pm, Lake Windcrest Grill
Motion to adjourn was made at 7:00 pm and was passed unanimously.
