Jacksonville Area Golf Association
Directors Meeting
Southern Oaks Country Club
August 15, 2006    

 

Officers Present: Jim Andrews, Lee Crowe, Jim Edwards, Don Haws, Jerry Kay, Barney Poston, Bob Streightiff

Officers Absent: Bill Black, Tom Tierney    

President, Jim Andrews, called the meeting to order at 10:30 A.M. with 49 Directors and guests present. The Directors introduced themselves and their guests. Harold Hoover, General Manager, welcomed us to the club. Jim thanked Chad Luccovsky of Golf News for their fine support of JAGA.

Secretary, Bob Streightiff’s minutes from the last meeting at Eagle Harbor Golf Club were approved as posted on the web site.

Treasurer, Jerry Kay, reported a treasury balance of $16,749.84 with some bills outstanding as of today.

Vice President-Administration, Lee Crowe, informed us Country Club of Orange Park will host the next meeting on September 19th.

Vice President-Tournaments, Jim Edwards, asked for reports from the tournament chairmen.  Lee Crowe reminded us the final Two Man event is at Timuquana Country Club in October. He reported the field is over half full thus far and the entry fee is $89.00. Next year’s Two Man tournament will have four specific events to be held at Deerwood CC, Palencia Golf Club, Ponte Vedra Inn & Club & San Jose CC.  The Bill Black Classic is scheduled for September 11, 2006 at Ponte Vedra Inn and Club and Lee urged participation at this event. Jim reminded us that the field for the Pro-President on December 4, 2006 at Ponte Vedra Inn & Club will be limited so sign up early.

Scholarship Chair, Tom Tierney, was absent.  Don Haws reported that the scholarships for this fall are being finalized. Some paperwork is still not in hand from a few of the recipients.

Old Business

Ed Witten has some headbands for sale.

Jim Andrews acknowledged receipt of a thank you note from Ed Bobola’s family regarding the sympathy card sent by JAGA for his wife’s passing.

New Business

Howard Whitaker thanked the directors for attending the meeting at his club and apologized for the absence of a speaker he had arranged to talk about the rules of golf.

There was some discussion regarding the JAGA Constitution and By-Laws lead by Jim Andrews. He served notice that next month’s meeting agenda will include more discussion and voting on various amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws. The Executive Board will meet before next month’s meeting and the proposed changes will be posted on the web site. One of the proposed changes is to include the web master and tournament pairings coordinator as officers in JAGA.

Barney Poston announced that Larry Dismore will be his back-up for the web site.

Pairings Coordinator, Ed Tormollen, announced the pairings for golf.

The meeting adjourned at 11:25 A.M.

Respectively submitted,

Bob Streightiff, Secretary