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Jacksonville Area Golf Association
Directors Meeting
The Palencia Golf Club January 16, 2007
Officers Present: Jim Andrews, Lee Crowe,
Jerry Kay, Bill Black, Bob Streightiff, Jim Edwards, Barney Poston, Joe
Power and Tom Tierney.
President, Lee Crowe, called the meeting to
order at 10:30A.M. and introduced
Palencia head professional, John Upton, to those gathered. Mr.
Upton welcomed JAGA Directors and guests, and gave a detailed history
and background of the four and one half years of Palencia's existence.
The Directors introduced themselves and their guests. A total of 59 were
in attendance.
Secretary - No minutes exist for the December
4, 2006 Pro-Presidents "event" held at the Ponte Vedra Golf and Country
Club.
Treasurer, Jerry Kay, reported a treasury
balance of $ 6068.37. This includes
$450 that is not as yet in the Bank. Twenty Eight clubs have not
as yet paid their dues for this year.
Vice President-Administration, Jim Edwards,
(1) distributed the 11x17 sheets
that outline JAGA Tournaments for the 2007 year, (2) Encouraged
Directors to: (A) Attend JAGA
Directors meetings regularly, (B) Be Active as a JAGA advocate at your
home club, (C) Volunteer to assist at JAGA sponsored events
and (D) Show up and assist after you have indicated that you will
volunteer and (3) is working on
the 2008 Schedule for monthly Directors meetings. If your
club is interested in being a part of the rotation, let Jim
Edwards know as soon
as is possible.
Vice President-Tournaments, Bob Streightiff, reported on the upcoming JAGA Championships. There are eleven (11) events scheduled from March 11, 2007 to December 3, 2007. Five of these events will be Two-Man. The first two (March 12, Deerwood) and (May 14, Orange Park) will follow Ryder cup formats. They will be Captains choice and Alternate shot respectively. The last three 2-man events (August 20, Ponte Vedra), (October 22, San Jose) and (November 12, Palencia) will be Best Ball events. The Best Ball events will be conducted in three divisions: Scratch, Regular and Seniors. Points will be awarded for each event and will accumulate towards overall awards at the end of the Best Ball series. Check the JAGA web site for information and/or applications to these and other JAGA sponsored Championships. Directors meetings are in place for the remainder of the 2007 year and may also be found on the JAGA web site. Volunteers are needed for the May 14 Orange Park event. See Earl Strickland. Scholarship Chairman, Tom Tierney, requested that all Directors become aware of the Requirements for Scholarship applicants and take a more active role of follow up with those awardees from your club. We currently have 25 Scholars. This past year, 5 scholarships were awarded from the 16 candidates that make applications. At this point in time, it is unknown how many openings will be available for next year. However, one slot is available now and a candidate has submitted an application. A Financial Statement should be available by February. A Contribution to the Scholarship Fund was made by Joe Herring from the Quail Heights Men's Association in the amount of $300.
Webmaster, Barney Poston, requested that new
Directors make themselves
available for a photo for inclusion on the web site. Also, Tournament
directors are requested to
submit Applications and Conditions of Play regarding the event
that they are running to Barney for a timely inclusion on the
website.
A special Thank You was extended to Al Levene and Ed Tormollen for their more active and most helpful roles to the organization.
OLD BUSINESS: (1) Ed Witten reminded old and
new Directors of "Shirts for
Sale". (2) Arch Copeland asked that new Directors give him the
proper information for new "Name Badges".
NEW BUSINESS: Jud Ammiano initiated a brief
discussion regarding the "Time
of Meetings", especially in the summer. Al Miller expressed
a disinterest in early rising and its impact on meeting times.
President Lee Crowe gave a brief background
relating to his recent physical
problems. He also commented on recent difficulties that Duke Schneider
and Bill Black had incurred. In
Conclusion, "We have a Wonderful Brotherhood".
Thanks were extended to all for their cards and calls.
Pairings Coordinator, Ed Tormollen, announced
the pairings and assignments.
The meeting adjourned at 11:30 A.M.
Respectively Submitted,
Joe Power, Secretary |
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