Meeting Minutes

WOMEN’S SOUTHERN NEVADA GOLF ASSOCIATION
REGULAR MEETING
April 3, 2023
A regular meeting of the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association (WSNGA) was held on April 3,2023 at the Las Vegas National Golf Club. President, Rusty Beckel called the meeting to order at 8:36 am. Delegates from all associations were either physically present or by proxy with the exception of Desert Willow and Sun City Summerlin-Eagle Crest.

Agenda
President’s Report: “Rusty” Beckel

Approval of Minutes
Treasurer Report: Sandy Jenkins
Secretary Report: Monica Kaili
Tournament Director(s) Report:  Liz Bridge and Sherry Jackson
Vice President Report: Tracey BlakeTeam Play:  Nancy Lauback

Committee Reports:

• SNGA Report:  Ann Sunstrum / Kat Marks
• Rules:  Sue May
• Handicap: Deanna Imboden
• Silver Cup Team Captains:  Christine Soscia, Regina Quintero
• Golf Genius Website Updates:  Sandy Barletta
• Parliamentarian: Kelly Nelson

Old Business

• Bylaw and Standing Rules Changes
• Associate Members Representative
• Expanded Tournament Committee Concept

New Business

• Volunteers for 2024 Nominating Committee

Next Meeting:
Request Motion to Adjourn

President Rusty Beckel asked if the delegates had reviewed the minutes from the January 2023 meeting. Sherry Jackson made a motion to accept the minutes as distributed and Sandy Jenkins seconded. The minutes were approved.

Treasurer’s Report-Sandy Jenkins report included the reading of the February Reconciliation Statement and which is available in an email previously sent to the delegates. Secretary Monica Kaili asked for clarification on the purchase of the CD that the Executive Board approved in January. Sandy stated that we transferred $15,000 from our accounts to a 1-year CD that will earn interest at a 4.8% rate and will mature in January 2024. We should earn approximately $600/year. Sandy subsequently added that the Executive Board has been discussing a plan to use more of our reserved funds to subsidize other events. She then presented the Draft Budget and Rusty asked for a vote to accept them. Monica Kaili made the motion and the second was made by Maureen Martin. Lastly, Sandy asked for volunteers to conduct an Audit of the 2022 books. Deanna Imboden was volunteered and Maureen Pechacek stepped up also.

Secretary Report-Monica Kaili stated that the booklets were handed out with electronic copies available to all the delegates. She thanked Margie Cashwell for her expertise in creating that document.

Tournament Director-Liz Bridge’s slide presentation included the upcoming tournaments. The first event will be the State Sr scheduled for April 17-18 at Mountain Falls and is full with 52 players but has asked Kat Marks if it’s possible to add a few more players. (See Kat’s report). She and Sherry Jackson had an opportunity to play there recently and reported that it is in fabulous shape. The Southern NV Am/SC Qualifier is half full and State Partners is about 1/3 full. The Fun Days are also going well, especially with pace of play. The next one is scheduled for Durango Hills in July with a great price point ($55) that includes more than just golf and brunch, Applications are not yet available but will be approximately 4-6 weeks before the date. The Fun Day at Mountain Falls is also moving forward to sometime in November. As a testament to how well our Fun Days have attracted play, Liz stated that there have been 4-5 players who have never played in one of our events. All handicap levels are enjoying themselves with these formats and the takeaway is to keep it Fun for All! Lastly, she wanted to remind us that the applications for the Invitationals can be found on our website.

Vice President-Tracey Blake mentioned that she is working on making minor cosmetic changes to the website and will also add historical data.

Team Play-Nancy Lauback reported that we are just past half-way through the Season. She thanked the captains for the pictures that were added to the Team Play portal and that can be uploaded from your phone straight to the portal-instructions included. Nancy suggested that for the 2024 Season, each team should take a “beginning of the year” picture to put a face with the team. She also thanked Bill Bowman from SNGA for his continued articles to promote WSNGA Team Play. You can access the portal and add to favorites with the following link-WSNGATeamPlay2023.golfgenius.com. Click on Social and keep navigating. This is also a great tool for the Captains to look up past matches to strategize for upcoming matches. As for the Playoffs, we are scheduled at Boulder Creek for Thursday June 8th with the Team Play Party set for the Red Rock Country Club on Monday June 12th. We won’t have time to engrave the actual trophies but have a plan for something to award the winners. The cost per player will be $83.

SNGA Representative-Kat Marks reported that registration for the State Senior scheduled for April 17-18 will close on April 11. Currently, the field is almost full at 51 players but she has increased the field to 56. For State Partners at Bear’s Best June 6-7, there are still several single players not yet signed up with their partner.

She will reach out to get their partners signed up together. Women’s Golf Day is scheduled to be celebrated here in LV on June 8th at the Las Vegas National and SNGA is expecting 150-160 participants. She reported that LVN has granted a special tee time to 4 players with a certain handicap to go out to play. More details will be emailed. Kat also asked for volunteer instructors and to contact her if you are interested. Kat’s last item to report included information on the USGA Qualifiers. You can access the link by going to USGA.org and register for the Women’s Senior or 4 Ball. They will be hosted here locally but SNGA doesn’t have the ability to finagle cut off dates.

Rules-Sue May, at the request of a Team Play coordinator, created a document to be added to the local rules sheets defining Pace of Play-Being out of Position. This should be given to your marshals as a guideline for when to approach a group that may be out of position.

Handicap-Deanna Imboden had nothing to report.

Silver Cup-Co Captain Christine Soscia confirmed that the dates for Silver Cup are September 12-14 at Dayton Valley with our qualifier at the Las Vegas National May 15-16. She and Co-Captain Regina Quintero are in constant contact with the North Captains via zoom calls. She encourages you and your friends to try to qualify and is willing to come to your clubs to describe the entire Silver Cup experience. A thank you to both WSNGA and SNGA for their generosity to subsidize some of the costs to the players but because it is a travel year, she is asking for more money. At this time, Sherry Jackson interjected that this is a NET tournament and that it’s usually the mid to higher handicappers that win this event for the South and not necessarily the low handicappers. Christine detailed the event as a 3-day Match Play tournament with a Ryder Cup style format(Alternate shot the first day, Partner Best Ball the second day and Singles the 3rd day). It includes 20 women from the South that participate in the qualifier. The selection process includes 18 who qualify on their individual performance using a Gross/Net bias plus 2 Captain’s picks and alternates against 20 from the North. The tournament venue alternates between the North and South each year. The Captains hold practices throughout the Summer that friendships are formed with your teammates that can last a lifetime as well as those that you make with the North girls! As Liz mentioned earlier, there is a write up on the website of this 29 year old event.

Parliamentarian-Kelly Nelson in conjunction with Rusty has been tasked with reorganizing the WSNGA Bylaws and Standing Rules. They will eventually be presented to the Executive Board and then on to the delegation for approval. Her proposed deadline is the end of Summer.

Old Business:

1. Rusty reiterated our concerns regarding anything in our existing verbiage of our Bylaws/Standing Rules that refers to the NSWGA since it has disbanded.
2. Concerns over verbiage regarding acceptance on the State Board and how membership is acquired.
3. Adding the Team Play Coordinator as an Executive Board position. Adding this position was suggested at an Executive Board meeting because Team Play is the biggest event that WSNGA oversees. The concern is over voting rights and what happens if the Board has 6 members vs. 5 members.
   Rusty stated that while we are making changes to the Bylaws/Standing Rules, the prospect of adding the Team Play coordinator to the Executive Board makes sense.
4. Associate Members Representative-Rusty introduced Maggie Bowgren, a long time delegate of Paiute that disbanded, as a volunteer to represent all those women who carry a Handicap in Southern Nevada but doesn’t belong to a formal association. She stated that she will need sone help but In coordination with SNGA and will try to identify those groups and introduce them to the benefits of WSNGA.

Expanded Tournament Committee Concept-This concept was brought forth and reported by Sherry Jackson. Standard Operating Procedure would have a Tournament Committee set up single tournaments. However, she suggested that a committee, to include those that set up State, Southern NV, Team and Fun Days as well as the Silver Cup Captains in conjunction with Rules Officials to gain knowledge and an opportunity to learn all that is WSNGA be formed.

Tournament of Champions-Rusty reported that although we are so proud to have awarded Liz Bridge with our one and only award as Volunteer of the Year, we need and want to create a program to recognize others whether it be for their playing ability or some other criteria. Currently, the Volunteer of the Year Award is a Presidential appointment but there are too many women in our community that should also be recognized. From a playing standpoint, we only have two Southern NV tournaments and 2 State events to be able to earn points. Sherry Jackson offered to inquire into what other associations use for a point system.

New Business:

Rusty reported that this is an election year and a nominating committee needs to be formed. She asked for (3) three volunteers. A vote for Officers will be taken at our December 2023 meeting. At this time she stated that there is a vacancy on the Executive Board, specifically for Secretary. Monica Kaili wants to focus on her role as Co-Team Play Coordinator but emphatically stated that she will train anyone who wants to step up for as long as they need her to. If interested, then please reach out to Rusty but as a reminder, you cannot be on the nominating committee if you are running for an Executive Board position.

Junior Golf Charity: Deb Koch spoke on behalf of a Junior Golf Charity Event on behalf of Walter Gaylik. (Information/Flyer was sent in an email shortly after this meeting). Tee sponsors as well as signing up to play are available. This is the 3rd year since it’s inception and tee sponsorships have been purchased before by LV Muni, Stallion Mountain and WSNGA. She is asking for continued support.

Next Meeting September 18, 2023 (tentative)

The Executive Board will meet before then and throughout the Summer.

A motion to adjourn was made by Sherry Jackson and seconded by Char Thornton. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 am.

WOMEN’S SOUTHERN NEVADA GOLF ASSOCIATION
REGULAR MEETING
January 9, 2023
A regular meeting of the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association (WSNGA) was held on January 9, 2023 at the Las Vegas National Golf Club. President, Rusty Beckel called the meeting to order at 8:30 am. Delegates from all associations were either physically present or by proxy.

Agenda
President’s Report: “Rusty” Beckel

Approval of Minutes
Treasurer Report: Sandy Jenkins
Secretary Report: Monica Kaili
Tournament Director(s) Report:  Liz Bridge and Sherry Jackson
Vice President Report: Tracey Blake
Team Play:  Nancy Lauback

Committee Reports:

• SNGA Report:  Ann Sunstrum/Kat Marks
• Rules:  Sue May
• Handicap: Deanna Imboden
• Silver Cup Team Captains:  Christine Soscia, Regina Quintero
• Golf Genius Website Updates:  Sandy Barletta

Old Business

• Standing Rules Changes

New Business

• Associate Members Representative
• Expanded Tournament Committee Concept

Next Meeting:
Request Motion to Adjourn

Rusty started the meeting off with the introduction of Barbara Irwin who is a rules official and is a part of Sue May’s team. She volunteers for SNGA events as well as WSNGA and State Amateur events. She then mentioned that this was not an election year and the members of the Executive Board and Committee members will remain the same with the addition of Kelly Nelson as Parliamentarian.

Insert: Liz Bridge’s Slide presentation that was sent to the delegates.

The presentation included the women’s participation rate in Southern NV events as well as everything being presented at this meeting. (Please refer to it if there is any confusion in the minutes) Sherry Jackson inquired into the countrywide participation rate. Unfortunately, it is unknown if there is a National model.

Rusty then asked for the approval of the minutes from the October 2022 minutes. A motion was made by Sherry Jackson and seconded by Ronda Henderson. After a vote, the motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report-Sandy Jenkins reported on the Profit and Loss statement and the Balances in our accounts (please see the slide presentation for statements) and that the 2023 Draft Budget has not yet been finalized. Once it has been, it will be sent to the delegates. Rusty explained that the delay is due to the uncertainty of whether we will receive our yearly funding from SNGA. There is no reason to think that we will not receive the funds but it is dependent on their budget. Until we are certain, Rusty dd not want to present the Draft Budget.

Secretary Report-Monica Kaili mentioned that she has still not received several associations’ 2023 Officer Lists. Her new email distribution list is being updated but it is dependent on receiving the names of your new delegates. Unfortunately, 2022 delegates who may not be your 2023 delegate will still continue to receive her emails. In effect, your 2022 Officer List will be included in the 2023 booklet if not received by print date (that’s usually a week before the next meeting). She will send your update separately to the delegates to add to their records.

Tournament Directors-Liz Bridge started with her Fun Days report and emphasized they have been a comfortable entry point for High Handicappers or those without a HC. Low handicappers enjoyed them too and there were several first time event players. The
participants were especially pleased with the pace of play-the Fun Day at Eagle Crest last July was right at the 3 hour mark! Liz thanked SNGA for the funds to allow WSNGA to provide goodie bags at these events. The first Fun Day for 2023 will be held at Dragon Ridge CC on
February 20th. The entry forms have since been sent. (to date this event is already full)

Updates on State and Southern NV Events- First, plans are in place to provide more information on Silver Cup to be added to the website. Second, the State Association has yet to vote to combine the State Am with the State Sr Am. With the help of Kat and Ann we are hoping that this will be settled soon. If the vote is yes, then we will hold a So. NV Sr Am in the South. If the State Sr is held in the South then we will not hold a So NV Sr Sherry reiterated that our Amateur events are hurting for participation and hopefully we will know by the end of January what the outcome of the vote is There is a possibility that The State Sr will be rotate every 2 years in the South and 1 year in the North instead of swapping every other year. She also reminded us that for the first 19 years, the State Am and the State Sr were combined until some participants wanted to be able compete for both. However, playing from different tee boxes made that impossible.

Liz continued by discussing the Citywide Invitationals that our member associations hold annually. To date, there are 11 on the books out of the 23 associations and are very popular! She has made herself available to any association who would like assistance in setting up their tournaments using Golf Genius.

Vice President-Tracey Blake had nothing to report at this time.

Team Play-Nancy Lauback stated that there will be a Captains meeting to immediately follow this meeting today. She announced her Co-Coordinator (Red Division) as Monica Kaili and Sherry Jackson to assist with the Golf Genius side for scoring and set up. She mentioned that Mountain Falls has been added for a total of 19 teams again. The season will run from January 30th to May 23rd with the Playoffs and Team Play party to follow shortly after May 23rd. As of today, there is a conflict with the Playoffs and the State Partners but she is currently working to resolve the conflict. Lastly, there will once again be two divisions-Red and Blue.

SNGA Representative-Kat Marks reported on the Tournament of Champions scheduled for February 6th at Spanish Trail CC. Invites have gone out and if you haven’t received one then please reach out to her. This is a “kick-off” for the season and eligible participants -up to 100- come from your field of Gross and Net winners from whatever type of Championships your association holds. State or Southern Nv Am Winners as well as Silver Cup team players (if the team has won) are also eligible. * There is also an Awards Banquet afterwards. Next Kat reported that the details for the City Am, have not yet been finalized but will definitely continue to be a part of City Am week. The dates are tentative for the last week of October or the first week in November. Lastly, Kat would also like your recommendations for people or organizations for their Featured Stories in the SNGA newsletter, your upcoming events and pictures too.

Rules-Sue May reported that there will be some changes for 2023. She and her team will be going to rules school in the next several months. Eventually, seminars in video form will be made available through the WSNGA website. A new Hard Card (sent to the delegates in a
separate email from Secretary MK) with the explanation of the new Animal Dung Rule is now in effect. Please have your members print and keep with them for play at all times. Below is that explanation again.

MODEL LOCAL RULE F-12 HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE HARDCARD

“At the player’s option, dung from geese or other bids may be treated either as:

1. A loose impediment that may be removed under Rule 15.1, or
2. Ground Under Repair from which relief is allowed under Rule 16.1.Proceed as follows-If your ball sits on top of the dung then Mark, Lift, Clean and drop on the nearest point of relief.  If your ball is not on top of the dung, then treat as Loose Impediment and move the dung.
3. This relief is available for lie of the ball, area of intended swing but not stance.

Rusty extended her thanks to Sue for her hard work and always being a great representative for WSNGA as well as nationally.

Handicap-Deanna Imboden had nothing to report at this time.

Silver Cup-Regina Qintero and Christine Soscia were not present

Golf Genius Website-Sandy Barletta was not present but Liz reported for her. First, Liz mentioned how to access entry forms on the WSNGA website and how to sign up for events. You can navigate by going to www.SNGA.org then clicking on the Women’s tab and scrolling down to Tournaments. On that page you will then click on the Upcoming Events tab which then takes you to a listing of all events. Find the event and then click on View at the top right of each box. You can download and print a flyer from there. Second, Liz mentioned that there is also a Team Play portal in Golf Genius and can be accessed by going to WSNGATeamPlay2023.golfgenius.com. You can access the TP Calendar and once play starts results can be viewed.

Old Business-Rusty reiterated that she is still continuing to work on changing our Standing Rules and Bylaws but the delay is a result of the having to wait for a vote to change the State Association’s Bylaws. In conjunction with SNGA and the State Association her hopes and goal is to have a representative from WSNGA to be on that State Board. There has been no conclusion as far as the Bylaws at the SNGA and State level and until that’s finalized we cannot move forward with changing our Bylaws and Standing Rules When the times comes for any changes that may have been voted on, she will rely heavily on our new Parliamentarian, Kelly Nelson and Rules, Sue May to assist with the process of changing our Bylaws for review and an eventual vote by the delegates.

New Business-Communication and Networking is imperative in getting our information out to your members. The website lists all our member clubs with contact and general information and is a good tool for new residents looking for a club to join. Rusty had great example of a lady from Australia who found us through our website. Additionally, the ever updated Events Calendar helps everyone with possible conflicting dates for your tournaments.

Rusty’s goals for 2023 include:

1. Improve participation in our Championships
2. Continue to build diversity through our Fun Days
3. Create ‘depth of bench’ in Team Play tournament volunteers
4. Improve website presence
5. Update WSNGA Bylaws and Standing Rules
6. Expand our ‘associate member’ reach

Our Bylaws state that an associate member is a woman with a HC who plays golf in Southern Nevada but who is not duly represented by a WSNGA member association. Rusty was contacted by a long time past delegate, Maggie Bowgren who is interested in representing these associate members at some of the ladies groups that she plays in. Maggie suggested that this would be a non-voting role and she would be responsible for distributing our information to these associate members. In effect, this could inspire them to join a member club and
eventually to participate in our events. As President, Rusty suggested that she make this appointment and for her and Maggie to define her roles and to eventually add to the Bylaws. A vote will not be taken today but this is a work in progress. A question arose of where do these women play (Durango Hills and LVN)and will Maggie represent ALL associate members and not just the ladies groups she plays in. The general consensus was positive and that it could only help create the additional participation. The question arose of how many women do not know that WSNGA exists and fortunately, the newsletter-FOREWomen and all associate members should be receiving this through email from SNGA. Rusty is going to move forward and will update us at the next meeting. * Lastly, Rusty mentioned that the WSNGA has no structure for the broad array of awards for recognition at the Tournament of Champions Awards Banquet. While the men have 15-16 different awards we give one and it’s not awarded on your playing ability. She suggested the creation of a Tournament committee whose job would be to define the type of awards we want to present to recognize our women. If you are interested in being on this committee to please reach out to her.

A motion to adjourn was made by Sue May and seconded by Sandy Jenkins. The meeting
adjourned at 9:30 am

The next meeting is scheduled for
April 3,2023
Approved: Jan. 25th, 2023

WOMEN’S SOUTHERN NEVADA GOLF ASSOCIATION
REGULAR MEETING
October 10, 2022

A regular meeting of the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association (WSNGA) was held on October 10,2022 at the Las Vegas National Golf Club. President, Rusty Beckel called the meeting to order at 8:34 am. Delegates from all associations were either physically present or by proxy.

Agenda
President’s Report: “Rusty” Beckel

Approval of Minutes
Treasurer Report: Sandy Jenkins
Secretary Report: Monica Kaili
Tournament Director(s) Report:  Liz Bridge and Sherry Jackson
Vice President Report: Tracey Blake

Committee Reports:

• SNGA Report:  Ann Sunstrum / Kat Marks
• Rules:  Sue May
• Handicap: Deanna Imboden
• Team Play:  Nancy Lauback
• Silver Cup Team Captains:  Christine Soscia, Regina Quintero
• Golf Genius Website Updates:  Sandy Barletta

Old Business

• Standing Rules Changes

New Business:

• WGA of Paiute disbanded

Next Meeting:

Request Motion to Adjourn

President Rusty Beckel confirmed with Secretary Monica Kaili that a quorum existed and thanked everyone for their schedule flexibility to attend today instead of our regularly scheduled day in September. The facility was closed and unable to accommodate us. Furthermore, she reported that all 2022 events up to and including the Fun Days and Silver Cup were rock solid and thanked all those involved in making them a success. Additionally, she let us know that our Past President, Karen Herness had suffered a mild stroke and is working hard in her recuperation efforts. Please keep her in your thoughts. Lastly, she gave a kudos to Ann Sunstrum, Executive Director of SNGA for her induction into the Las Vegas Hall of Fame on Oct 1st.

She then asked for the approval of the Minutes from our last meeting. A motion to accept was
made by Sherry Jackson and seconded by Linda MacDonald. The motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report-Rusty Beckel reminded us of the immense amount of work it takes to handle all of the funds going in and out and appreciates her job well done. Sandy Jenkins read September’s Reconciliation report that is also available in a previous email
sent to the delegates.

Secretary-Monica Kaili mentioned that most of your associations are having Officer elections within the next several months and to send her those names for the 2023 booklet.

Tournament Director-Liz Bridge reported on the 2022 Fun Days:

Gross

She had hoped for 80 players for Conestoga but speculated that road construction may have been a deterrent. She and Sherry are hoping to replicate price points for 2023.

Tentative 2023 Season courses and dates are as follows:

Sherry Jackson added that further discussion is needed with the Exec. Board as it relates to the So. NV Sr. Am and whether to forego the event when the State Sr. Am is being held in the South. She suggested reverting back to combining the So. NV Sr. with the State Sr. Am when it is held in the South. To clarify, the State Sr. Am participants typically play from a longer yardage from the participants who play in the So. NV Sr. Am and the reason for the split several years ago was due to participants wanting to be eligible to win both. Consequently, participation has dropped since the split but the draw of being the only flighted event offered, albeit by age should garner more interest. Combining the events would also help alleviate finding another date on our already busy calendar.

Liz reminded us that The City Am still has 17 spots available to be filled. There are 3 divisions-Scratch, Net and Seniors. Rusty’s comments on the Fun Days consisted of the formats being a great value/venue and the targeting of new golfers by playing on shorter courses.

Furthermore, the Fun Days are designed for those who are not yet inclined to play competitively or for ladies who want to improve their skills in a fun environment. Additionally, she stated that the use of Cheddar-Up has been very helpful to sign up and pay for the Fun Days
and has been very well received. Up to 98% of participants have used Cheddar-Up. It is a website and an app. There is a link for each event, so it is not necessary to download the app and does not require a subscription. It’s very secure, has an Audit trail and the only person who has access is the Treasurer. Lastly, she also commented that she is always looking for feedback on what we can do better. For example, the So. NV Sr./Mid-Am was held this past April and unfortunately the weather did not cooperate. Several ladies withdrew for the second round due to either health or weather conditions, but Southern Nevada has such a large pool of senior ladies playing in all our events to not have a great turn out for these Senior events.

Vice President-Tracey Blake reported that she is currently working on attaining additional sponsors as well as getting more goody bags from KT tape for our events. Check the SNGA newsletters or go to the WSNGA.org website for more information on how to access your discount for products from our sponsor KT tape.

Committee Reports:
SNGA-Ann Sunstrum reported further on the City Am and that after 50 years of a Men’s Only event, it was time to hold one for the Women. There are 3 divisions-Scratch, Net and Senior and is being held at the Las Vegas Golf Club, Oct 23-24 with a cost of $210. She mentioned that the State Board will be meeting soon and they also would like any feedback on whether or not to continue with events that entailed having to travel. It seems that Team/Partner events continue to draw participants from opposite sides of the state especially in the South whereas, individual events not so much. It was suggested and agreed that the rising costs to travel as well as green fees, which are not likely to go down, are the biggest concern. Another drop in travel could be due to planned women’s association golf trips that
have a huge draw.

Ann continued to report that this is an election year for the Executive board of SNGA and if you are interested to please go online and fill out the application. Their meeting is October 14th. Lastly, she mentioned that the fees for Golf Genius have risen, hence dues are increasing by $6 to $36/year. We will be locked into Golf Genius throughout 2024 and is unsure for anything past that date. As for the North, they are currently using both Golf Genius and Blue Golf and will most likely be voted on at their next meeting.

Rules-Sue May reported that although 2023 is a revision year it is possible that there won’t be any or perhaps just a few. Ann added that the Rules of Golf books that were previously handed out “like candy” will no longer be printed or distributed. You can download the USGA Rules of Golf app on your phone and reference the rules there. There are local workshops that may be offered to disseminate information on any changes.

Handicap-Deanna Imboden was present but had nothing to report.

Team Play-Nancy Lauback reported that 2023 will once again have 19 teams with the courses and dates set. The divisions have also been set and once there is a mock-up of the round robin competitor’s matrix, the captains will be notified. If your team captains have
changed you will need to send her that information as soon as possible. She announced that Monica Kaili has volunteered to assist and be mentored in one of the divisions as well as the continued commitment by Liz Bridge, Sandy Barletta and Sherry Jackson for the Golf Genius
aspect. She reported that at our last Executive Board meeting a discussion in relation to forfeitures and ramifications for forfeitures ensued and a vote by the captains will be taken. She also gave credit to the women of Siena who recommended a new structure on how to break ties for teams going to the Playoffs. That information will also be available at the Captain’s meeting. Soyoung Crabb from Red Rock CC offered the possibility of holding the Team Play party there. Rusty is requesting volunteers to learn the processes of Team from not just the delegate pool but hopefully some ladies in your associations may want to step up to broaden our audience.

Golf Genius-Sandy Barletta shared that there are two components to the website. One is SNGA.org and the Women’s Tab where you can find anything and everything related to women’s golf in Southern Nevada. She also builds the calendars every year and updates with Invitational entry forms.

Silver Cup-Regina Quintero reported that although the numbers don’t reflect how close the outcome was (21.5 – 18.5) it truly was a great event. There were 9 rookies-the last time there were that many rookies was in 2013. Those numbers reflect how this type of competition gets new people involved. There were 7 practices and for each, an average of 10 ladies came out. A true sign of how serious and involved they were. She thanked SNGA for their ongoing financial support, Kat Marks for her time printing and scoring, Rules officials-Sue May and Brenda Lawrence (from the North), Renee Rocco for uniforms, on course volunteer Margie Cashwell and Reflection Bay Golf course and their outstanding staff. They really did the best they could with the issues the course had dealt with before reopening a few days before the tournament. If you’re ever at Reflection Bay, thank them for working with WSNGA! Build those relationships to ensure future partnerships. Most importantly, she wanted to thank Christine Soscia, her co-Captain who was instrumental in all of the behind-the-scenes tasks and work that goes unrecognized. In conclusion, her takeaway was just how fierce the battle can be, the social/camaraderie aspect is just as important. Rusty added that being a captain is an honor and a lot of work. It is difficult to please 20 women but even harder to please 40. The energy is positive with the embracing of friendships and meeting new people.

Old Business-Standing Rules/Bylaw Changes-Rusty reported that these changes are still in the works and the January meeting is her projected finalization date.

New Business-Rusty reported that unfortunately, the WGA @ Paiute has disbanded. Although, they are unable to have an association currently, they leave in good standing with WSNGA. If they ever wish to reorganize as an association, they would be welcome and exempt from having to reapply or pay initiation dues. Sherry shared that they were unable to get tee times at Paiute and because their association also included men, moving to another course may not have been received well. Next, Rusty introduced Kelly Nelson who has offered to be our Parliamentarian. She is familiar with the Robert’s Rules of Order and through her experience with a political organization in Nebraska she can assist with voting, order of speakers, ensuring everyone is represented equally and most importantly with the changes to our Bylaws and Standing Rules. Rusty duly appointed her.

Miscellaneous- Soyoung Crabb requested the floor to mention a few items.
1. Thank you from the Red Rock CC members to the WSNGA officers and volunteers.
2. RRCC has had their elections and will be sending the information to Secretary, Monica Kaili.
3. WSNGA website-she can access the information as needed and it has made her life so much easier.
4. Operation Home Front Organization is a tournament to raise money specifically for Veterans who reside in Nevada ONLY. This is their 15th year and will have an Honor Guard to present colors as well as someone to sing the National Anthem. There are still several spots available if you are interested. It is being held on November 10th.

To conclude, Rusty reported that this is not an election year so a meeting in December is not necessary. She suggested the next meeting be held in January with the Team Play Captains meeting immediately to follow.

A motion to adjourn was made by Sandy Jenkins and seconded by Monica Kaili. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 am

The next meeting is scheduled for
January 9,2023
Approved: October 22,2022 by RB

WOMEN’S SOUTHERN NEVADA GOLF ASSOCIATION
REGULAR MEETING
June 13, 2022

A regular meeting of the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association (WSNGA) was held on June 13, 2022 at the Las Vegas National Golf Club. President, Rusty Beckel called the meeting promptly to order at 8:30 am. Delegates from all associations were either physically present or
by proxy except for Painted Desert-Executive Officers not present were VP Tracey Blake, Treasurer Sandy Jenkins and Tournament Director Sherry Jackson.

President’s Welcome and Report: “Rusty” Beckel
Approval of Minutes
Treasurer Report: Rusty Beckel for Sandy Jenkins
Secretary Report: Monica Kaili
Tournament Director(s) Report:  Liz Bridge
Vice President Report: Rusty Beckel for Tracey Blake

Committee Reports:

• SNGA Report:  Ann Sunstrum/Kat Marks
• Rules:  Sue May
• Handicap: Deanna Imboden
• Team Play:  Nancy Lauback
• Silver Cup Team Captains:  Christine Soscia, Regina Quintero
• Golf Genius Website Updates:  Sandy Barletta

Old Business

• Standing Rules

New Business

• KT Sponsorship

Next Meeting:
Request Motion to Adjourn

President Rusty Beckel confirmed with Secretary Monica Kaili that a quorum existed and thanked Liz Bridge for her expert technological skills in setting up the television for ease in viewing the Agenda, Reports and marketing videos. She thanked the Board for all their behind the scenes work that they accomplish and will have more to report at the conclusion of the meeting.
She then asked for the approval of the Minutes from our last meeting. A motion to accept was made by Deb Koch and seconded by Ronda Henderson. The motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report-Rusty Beckel for Sandy Jenkins who is out of town wanted to thank Linda Cartwright, Nicole Nolan, Deanna Imboden and Carrie Atkin who conducted the WSNGA audit for 2019 and 2020. Present was Deanna Imboden who confirmed the signed report. Going forward in accordance with our Bylaws an audit will be conducted every year instead of every other year.

May’s Bank Reconciliation Report showed income of $300 from Chase that we received for transferring our accounts from Bank of America and that transfer is now complete and final. A check for 12 cents was received from B of A and will be deposited. A big thank you to Sandy
Jenkins for facilitating that transaction . Financials are healthy but the report does not include any of June’s expenses. We are still actively looking for avenues to spend some of our excess funds but keep in mind that we continue to need reserves.

Secretary-Monica Kaili had nothing to report but did mention that she is there to record what is being reported.

Tournament Director-Liz Bridge reported that she met with Tracey Blake, Ann Sunstrum and Kat Marks on April 19 th to discuss the ability to directly communicate with those WSNGA members with emails using a campaign software called Constant Content. Their goal is to engage the members through a cycle designed to get more participation in our tournaments:

Promote
Online Sign-Up
During Event-Pictures and Results
Future Tournament Participation

She mentioned that throughout all of her work with entry forms she has learned to take greater care to ensure that all relevant information such as When and Where is included. A Pie Chart presentation Liz created showed that of those emailed a little over 60% actually opened their email. Of those, 42% were interested in the Event portal, 35% were interested in viewing pictures as well as some interest in other offerings. This information is essential to track what works well and what may not. Findings also include that those that signed up for events liked the ease of the one click feature and she greatly encourages taking pictures. As it turns out, participation is at a high as Quad was sold out and Silver Cup is almost sold out with a spot for one more participant as of today.

She added that for Silver Cup, we need a concise discipline to gather information to create our own narrative to preserve our history. Rusty reminded us that this does not eliminate your role as delegates to continue encouraging your members to participate in WSNGA events. In fact, this is just a supplement to your role because your influence and connection with your members as a “trusted source” is extremely important.

Fun Days-Eagle Crest is our next scheduled Fun Day on July 27. Tee time is early enough and playing time should only be approximately 3 hours to allow for a brunch. The Fun Day at Conestoga is still scheduled for September 1. All Fun Days can be signed up online with Cheddar Up for payment which is a more effective and efficient way for WSNGA to receive the funds directly instead of using Golf Genius and waiting for funds to transfer back.

Vice President-Rusty Beckel for Tracey Blake had three items to report:
1-Website-in conjunction with Kat Marks who will have more to add will launch today, June 13, 2022. Stay tuned for more of Tracey’s input at our next meeting.

2-Women’s Golf Day (WGD) held June 7, 2022 here at The Las Vegas National. She and Kat as well as Rusty represented WSNGA with 100 ladies of all levels in attendance. Their role was to introduce WSNGA to brand new golfers who do not currently have a handicap and are not members of an association. An SNGA goody bag worth over $200 that included a gift card to the PGA Superstore, balls, etc. were given to anyone who came to the table.

3-Sponsorship-To be discussed in New Business

SNGA Representative-Kat Marks report included past and upcoming tournaments.
Quad- had the biggest turn out ever with 116 players.
The Southern Nevada Am/Silver Cup Qualifier has 71 signed up with one spot available.
She was at Reflection Bay recently and reported that the course is in great shape with a
few exceptions that will be addressed on the Rules sheet.
State Amateur scheduled for July16-17 @ Boulder Creek
State Partners in Reno, AUGUST 15-16 @ Hidden Valley

Next, she presented her report on the first Las Vegas Women’s Golf Day which is actually an International event held every year in June. There was an incredible turnout with over 100 women in attendance with the need for a wait list. Kat wanted to give a big Thank you to
Tracey Blake and Rusty Beckel for their assistance. She then presented a video clip with several interviews with the teaching pros and ladies new to the game that also aired on our local CBS news.
There were 5 stations that included:
Full Swing
Chipping
Putting
Rules
Fitness

In addition, she wanted to remind us to contact her with names of candidates for the monthly newsletter highlights for Brian Hurlbert to interview. Send pictures and stories that you think would be a good fit to pass on.

Lastly, her work on the website includes:
Moving event results out of the Golf Genius archive back to our website. The Calendar through Golf Genius is in chronological order with a Home page that includes all pertinent information.

There was a suggestion from the floor by Lai Rippee to add the rule book compilation designed by Sue May be added to the website also. At this time, we were informed that 2023 is a Rules revision year so that compilation may not be relevant and would have to be removed from the website.

Standing Rules for all events added

Rules-Sue May through Rusty Beckel-No news to report but now is the time to contact your members to schedule rules forums for the new Rules revisions to take effect in 2023. The USGA usually holds in person classes in the Spring and Fall and may offer online courses.

Handicap-Deanna Imboden had several items related to posting your scores. She reminded us to post your score as soon as possible, preferably before 9 pm EST. Also, to post as many scores as possible. Your handicap is based on your lowest 8 scores out of your most recent 20 and your two lowest stays on your history for 365 days.

You can post the following scores under certain stipulations:

1. Combine 2-9 hole scores
2. 14 of 18 holes-The 4 holes that you do not start can be given scores of par + any strokes you get depending on your HC and the number handicap hole they are. For example, if you are a 24 HC and you would get two pops on that hole your score would be 4 + 2= 6. If you are an 8 HC and you do not pop on that hole then your score would be 4 + 0= 4.
3. 7 of 9 holes-the same rule applies as in #2 In instances 2 and 3, do not confuse taking your max, otherwise known as Net double bogey.
4. For holes started but not completed, you should post what you most likely would have scored based on what you lie and how many strokes it would have taken you to hole out but NEVER post more than a Net Double Bogey. This also applies to Match Play.

Scores you cannot Post:

1. When you have played alone
2. When you have played multiple balls on the same hole- “mulligans”
3. If the game stipulates that you play with less than your maximum amount of clubs allowed e.g. 3 clubs and a putter
4. Inactive Off Season rounds when courses are closed for Winter play
5. Playing with non-conforming
6. Disqualification
7. While being coached (playing lesson) or using training device (GPS with slope/alignment sticks, etc.)
8. Unrated course
9. Formats such as Alternate shot, Scramble, Shamble

Her advice is to post ALL your scores. If you only post your low scores then you only hurt yourself, partner or team. However, if you only post your high scores then simply put, you are cheating.

Team Play-Nancy Lauback reported on what a great Season it was. The winners for the year:

Overall

Gross

Net

Nancy thanked all those associations that hosted at their home courses and with the anticipation of having the same amount of teams (144 players/match) for 2023 we will continue to follow the same process of holding matches at different courses on a match play day to keep
play time to a minimum. She then reported on the financial impact that Team Play has on our golf community. Although it is a net zero for WSNGA, $93,646 were paid in green fees which in effect gives back to local golf in the form of creating jobs as well as business spending on gift cards and trophies. Rusty Beckel stated that because the model works so well here in Southern Nevada that she has taken it to her Oregon association.

Nancy added that there are learning opportunities as far as Standing Rules go as well as being aware of USGA rules due to some issues that occurred this Season.
1-Disqualification due to use of non-conforming club
2-Full Match Forfeiture-A revision to the Standing Rules will be discussed by the Executive Board and Team Play Coordinator that will most likely come to a vote by the captains.

Lastly, she mentioned that her goal for Team Play is to foster fun, friendship and competition with her commitment to improve the process. She welcomes any and all feedback. She thanked those who volunteered to stay to help the Golf Genius coordinators score to speed up the process. Another big thank you to Liz Bridge who scored for the Blue Division and Sandy Barletta who scored for the Red Division.

At this time, Charity Musial stated that Mountain Falls is trying to gather enough players to participate in 2023 and Donna McKendrick introduced herself as Anthem Country Club’s team Captain for 2023 in place for Connie Monk. Ronda Henderson gave a thank you to Monica Kaili for her service as Boulder City’s Team Captain for the last 7 years and has passed the honor to her.

Silver Cup-Neither Captain was in attendance but Rusty reported that she recently met with them to discuss the guidelines for qualification that were voted on and approved at the last general meeting of the WSNGA.

Golf Genius-Sandy Barletta was not present.

Old Business-Rusty reported that she has not forgotten about the approved revisions to Section 7 of the Standing Rules that relates to Silver Cup qualifying but there is some confusion on the official document that was modified during Covid. As a priority and on the top of her to do list, she wants to coalesce the actual document for a correct version of the SRs and collectively distribute them to the delegates by the start of 2023.

New Business-KT Tape Sponsorship Agreement-Rusty Beckel for Tracey Blake

The Executive Board now advocates to leverage our community with potential sponsorships and agreed that these can be valuable relationships. The prototype sponsorship with KT Tape will have no exchange of funds but would rather come in the form of merchandise give-aways and possibly hole prizes at some of out tournaments with demonstrations on how to properly apply their products. Also included will be discounts on products that you can access with a code on our website. We will not provide a mailing list or send advertisements for KT tape directly to members. The WSNGA wants to be discerning and disciplined when it comes to additional agreements with potential sponsors. Rusty asked for a vote only for the purpose of determining delegate interest. The delegates unanimously voted for this proposal.

In conclusion, Rusty emphasized that inclusion is essential to communication and thanked everyone for their time.

A motion to adjourn was made by Deanna Imboden and seconded by Ronda Henderson. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 am

The next meeting is scheduled for
October 10th, 2022
Approved: June 23, 2022

WOMEN’S SOUTHERN NEVADA GOLF ASSOCIATION
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 14, 2022

A regular meeting of the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association (WSNGA) was held on March 14, 2022 at the Las Vegas National Golf Club. President, Rusty Beckel called the meeting promptly to order at 8:30 am. Delegates from all associations were either physically present or by proxy except for Wildhorse, Revere and Sun City Summerlin Eagle Crest.

Agenda:
President’s Welcome and Report: “Rusty” Beckel
Approval of Minutes
Treasurer Report: Sandy Jenkins
Secretary Report: Monica Kaili
Tournament Director(s) Report:  Sherry Jackson
Vice President Report: Tracey Blake

Committee Reports:

1. SNGA Report:  Ann Sunstrum
2. Rules:  Sue May
3. Handicap: Deanna Imboden
4. Team Play:  Nancy Lauback
5. Silver Cup Team Captains:  Christine Soscia, Regina Quintero
6. Golf Genius Website Updates:  Sandy Barletta

Old Business
New Business:

1. Standing Rules Changes

Next Meeting:
Request Motion to Adjourn

President’s Welcome-Rusty Beckel welcomed and thanked everyone for their vote of confidence in her ability to be their President. She praised those Past Presidents who have come before her and hopes to follow in their footsteps as well as introduce new programs to promote women’s golf. It’s all about the team that she would like to introduce at this time.

Vice President-Tracey Blake. A new face to WSNGA who she thanked for securing the room for our meeting and for the thoughtful donut treats.

Secretary-Monica Kaili
Treasurer-Sandy Jenkins- another new face to WSNGA who is a great addition with her skills and experience.
Tournament-Co Chairs-Sherry Jackson and Elizabeth Bridge Past President-Karen Herness

Chairpersons-
First a thank you to Maggie Bowgren for her many years of service as Handicap Chair and welcome to Deanna Imboden who could not be present today.

SNGA Representatives-Ann Sunstrum and Kat Marks who is a new Full Time staff member of SNGA who will oversee women’s golf and will be present at our tournaments as well as assisting Tracey Blake and Sandy Barletta with the WSNGA website. Website Chair/Golf Genius-Sandy Barletta tasked to assist with creating a more current and informational website.

Rusty asked if the delegates had received the minutes from the December meeting. A motion was made by Charity Musial to accept the minutes with a second from Debbie Love. A vote was taken by the delegates. The motion carried.

Next, Rusty reported that the Executive Board has already met twice in the last two months to help those new to WSNGA get on track with the roles and responsibilities of the WSNGA and also mentioned that there would be two items that a vote would be taken on later in the
meeting-The Budget and changes to Standing Rules.

Treasurer’s Report-Sandy Jenkins read the Bank Reconciliation report for the month of February before presenting the budget. Ann Sunstrum commented that she preferred that the $7000 subsidy that is given to us from SNGA be shown as one item instead of filtered into other
income items. After further discussion, a motion was made by Sue May and seconded by Sherry Jackson to accept the Budget with the suggested changes. The Budget was accepted unanimously and the motion carried. It is attached to these minutes.

Monica Kaili only mentioned that hard and electronic copies of the booklet are now available and that if there is an error with your associations’ information to let her know and she will revise and resend to delegates.

Co-Tournament Director-Sherry Jackson reported that the Fun Day at the Dragon Ridge Country Club had 120 participants with a long wait list. It was a great day and she wanted to give a big thanks to Debbie Love, Margie Cashwell and Ronda Henderson who not only spotted on some of the holes with blind shots but also purchased walkie talkies at their own expense! Co-Tournament Chair-Liz Bridge reported that the Fun Day at Conestoga is moving forward and she expects to have that invitation available later this year. She also is working on another Fun Day at Eagle Crest in Summerlin.

The Mid/Sr. Am is the next scheduled event for April 11-12 at Angel Park. The Mid Am portion of this event was introduced in 2021 in order to target the ages between 25-50. If you know of any young ladies in this age group then please encourage them as well as your members to participate in this event. To better attract participation, yardages have been decreased to not seem as intimidating. Currently there are only 32 players signed up with only 3 under the age of 50 but it does have the capacity for 52 players. Margie Cashwell made a recommendation to hold some tournaments on weekends in order to attract this age group. Sherry stated that although cost might have once been the issue it is now course availability.

Lastly, the State Quad scheduled for May 10-11 at The Las Vegas National is already full at 100 players. To date there isn’t a wait list but Sherry has received several inquiries into teams showing interest in participating. She has suggested to them to sign up in case the course allows additional teams or to fill possible cancellations. Kat Marks checks for availability every day.

Vice President-Tracey Blake reported that there are changes to both the SNGA and WSNGA websites that will be launched in the very near future. At this point, Sherry Jackson asked if anyone was having difficulty utilizing the website to sign up for tournaments. No one
mentioned having problems. Next, Tracey announced the possibility of creating a Sponshorship policy. Currently, there is nothing in place but she is looking for suggestions for financial or product sponsorships.

SNGA Representative-Ann Sunstrum deferred to their new representative, Kat Marks. She reiterated the points of restructuring the website and distributed a list of all WSNGA Association clubs with contact information. Please review for accuracy and let her know of any corrections needed. She plans on talking to individual clubs for suggestions on how to grow more participation. She reminded us of Brian Hulbert and his role at SNGA to interview highlighted members of your associations. If you know of someone you think should be highlighted then please reach out but she also emphasized that if you are contacted by Brian to please respond. We want to get their stories out there. A question from Kathy Coffin fromDesert Willow was raised regarding sharing those stories in newsletters and was given an approval by Ann. Ann also mentioned that Brian will circle back to your club for a new highlight if someone in your association has already been highlighted.

Rules- Sue May-No report
Team Play-Nancy Lauback reported that 4 matches were already in the books and are going into the 5 th match the following Monday. Thank you to Wildhorse for hosting a full field of 144 ladies but there is much appreciation for splitting the divisions.

Silver Cup-Neither Captain was present but no news to report.

Website/Golf Genius-Sandy Barletta not present but no news to report.

Women’s Steering Committee-Rusty reported that there was a Zoom meeting planned for the following day to discuss Silver Cup/Quad and tournament yardages. Rusty asked if there were any questions from the delegates to take to this meeting. Monica Kaili asked if it would be
possible to consider changing dates for Quad when it is held in the North to prior to wildfire season.

Old Business: None

New Business: The following are the suggested changes to the Standing Rules. Discussion followed and notes are shown below regarding these suggestions. A motion was made by Karen Herness and seconded by Debbie Love. A vote was taken and the motion carried.

Modification to the WSNGA Standing Rules:
Section 1: Membership
Change NSWGA to NSGA in all cases

Section 5:
B. change approval of the Board of Directors to the Executive BoardSection
8: Remove section and add: Removed Course Rating and Section Reserved
Section 9: Membership in the Nevada State Women’s Golf Association, change to NSGA A-D, hold to revise once Bylaws and Standing Rules of NSGA are reviewed.

Section 10: Travel Expense Policy
A. Add at the end “and as pre-approved by the Executive Board”.
Section 7: Silver Cup Team

A. The WSNGA will conduct a 2-day qualifying event at least 6 weeks prior to the Silver Cup Competition
B. 18 members, 9 gross and 9 net will be determined through the qualifying event in order of 2-day gross or net finish. Captains have the discretion of using either Gross or Net Bias to determine the finish order for each category.
C. 2 team members from the qualifier will be selected at the discretion of the Silver Cup Captains (Captain’s picks). If a Captain’s pick withdraws for any reason the Captains retain the right to replace a Captain’s pick with any member from the qualifier.
D. An Alternate list consisting of the 10 th and 11 th place gross and net players (including ties)
will be determined from the qualifier. This list will be communicated to all qualifier participants within 7 days of the qualifier.
E. Prior to 30 days before the Silver Cup event, if a qualifying player withdraws for any reason the Captains:
a. Must first take replacement players from the alternate list to fill the 18 qualifying positions but may do so in any order
b. If a vacancy exists in the qualifying pool and none of the alternates can fill the position the Captains may select any player from the players that participated in the qualifier in any order
F. Within 30 days of the Silver Cup event, if a qualifying player withdraws for any reason
the Captains:
a. May choose any WSNGA member that meets the NSGA Silver Cup eligibility requirements. The Captains are encouraged to fill the position with a participant in the qualifier.
G. After the qualifier the Tournament Director will provide the Captains the email addresses for all players participating in the qualifier. Any changes to the make-up of the WSNGA Silver Cup team should be emailed to the WSNGA Tournament Director as soon as possible. Communication with all qualifying participants, delegates or membership at large will be determined by the Captains and Tournament Director.

Notes on Standing Rules changes-
Silver Cup Section 7-there was a meeting in December of 2021 with the incoming/outgoing
Executive Board to suggest Silver Cup Captain’s responsibilities.
1-More clarity on what the captains need to do for the event plus their responsibility to
those who are trying to qualify for the actual Silver Cup tournament.
2- Make clear to those trying to qualify on how alternates are chosen.

To be clear, the Southern Nevada Am/Silver Cup Qualifier is NOT a State Tournament although the actual Silver Cup tournament is a State event that has it’s own Standing Rules. This document is specifically for our Silver Cup team. We love this event but unfortunately there
hasn’t been a lot of structure and qualifiers have their own perception on how it should or could be handled. The captains were not given clear direction and had no guidance, hence there wasn’t any consistency between captains. This change is designed for that as well as having more transparency. Sue May asked if there was any way that we could charge that the captains not “sit” on someone who drops out before the 30 day window. To clarify, that means if a captain knows that one of their players is going to drop out before the 30 day window that instead of pulling up an alternate they sit on that information until they are within 30 days of the event. The captain can then choose indiscriminately. Rusty hopes to strongly encourage the new captains to not do so and stated that this really only hurts the program.

All other changes did not need any further discussion.

New Business-cont.

Cheddar-Up Licensing-This product is now being used to pay for tournaments or Fun Days electronically and is designed for Non/Not for Profit organizations. It is a superior product designed to better protect how it leaves the account unlike Pay Pal. It is a very secure platform and limits the way money moves. Also, there is the ease of payment that does not have to go through SNGA. Payment options include
debit/credit/electronic check. Margie Cashwell questioned the security/privacy concerns but was reassured by President, Rusty Beckel’s confidence in her own investigation. She listed organizations such as The Boys and Girls Scouts of America and thousands of other reputable organizations who utilize it. Questions such as fees associated with the use of credit cards versus a bank account and should WSNGA pay the fees or pass it to the individual. Sherry Jackson mentioned that transaction fees have already been included in entry fees and has been for some time. At this point, the fee for WSNGA is $360 but Rusty is working on receiving a discount and to also get a break on individual fees. She is also working on getting other Executive Board member access. Liz Bridge added that once we upgrade to the free version, she and Sherry can create better entry forms and more flexibility for sign up sheets especially for Fun Days when you want to create your own foursome.

Miscellaneous New Business-Melissa Causey from Painted Desert opened discussion on transgender participation in her league. Rusty made it clear that we are a non-profit organization and as Sue May declared so is USGA. Neither one of us can or will discriminate against her.

Next meeting: June 13, 2022
Meeting adjourned at 9:35 am
Approved: April 1, 2022

WOMEN’ SOUTHERN NEVADA GOLF ASSOCIATION
REGULAR MEETING
Dec. 10, 2018

Before the meeting was called to order Sherry Jackson recognized Rusty Beckel and Karen Herness, our 2018 Silver Cup Captains.  They first gave a thank you to WSNGA for helping fund the Silver Cup.  The captains expressed how proud they were of the effort put in by the players but they also wanted to express how grateful they were to all those who volunteered not only during the event but during the entire Summer when we needed ladies to help us practice.  Kudos to Justin Marsh who gave a bunker clinic and to the on course photographers Faye Geddes and Terry Howe.  However, it really couldn’t have been run more smoothly if it wasn’t for the expertise and guidance given by on course captain Sherry Jackson.

A meeting of the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association (WSNGA) was held at the Las Vegas Country Club on Dec. 10.  President Sherry Jackson called the meeting to order after the Silver Cup trophy presentation at 8:40 a.m.  All Delegates were present with the exception of the Communications Chair Ann Sunstrum and the Parliamentarian Dollie McPartlin.

A motion to approve the minutes from the Sept. 10th  meeting was made by Tammy Gephardt and seconded by Sue May.  All those in attendance approved.

The Treasurer reports from October and November were read by Jackie Pierson and were also sent out in a previous email from Secretary Monica Kaili.

Tournament Chair -Monica Fairbanks reported on the winners of our most recent Amateur as well as upcoming events.

State Sr. Am

Overall Gross                Regina Quintero

Silver Net                      Gabriele Buonacorsi

The Tournament of Champions will be held on January 29, 2019 at Reflection Bay.  Please have your Pro send the names of your champions to Tim Brand at SNGA.  His email is tbrand@snga.org.  Those eligible to participate include your Overall Gross/Net winners (Men and Women) as well as your Senior Champions if you happen to have that division.

Fun Day/Social Events-We will be moving away from calling these events Fun Days but rather they will be referred to as Social Events.  There are already 3 scheduled:

• January 16 @ Bali Hai
• April 15 @ Anthem Country Club
• July 29 @ Red Rock Country Club

You may sign up for these events on the SNGA website using Golf Genius.  After further discussion on the difficulty of using/accessing Golf Genius, Sherry Jackson will investigate into the problem.  In the meantime, if you can sign up for an event and you wish to choose your playing partners you may contact Tim Brand at SNGA and he will set that up for you.

Future WSNGA/NSWGA Tournaments

Sherry Jackson reported that in conjunction with several of the North ladies and NOT the officers of the Northern Nevada Golf Association or the Nevada State Golf Association,  the Quad, State Partners and Silver Cup will continue on as it has in the past.  Mention was made that originally the North may have only wanted to have the Silver Cup every other year due to lack of funding.  It was suggested that years when they are not reimbursed for some of their expenses then Silver Cup would be held in the North.  As for the Quad, it was stated that since it hasn’t been in the South for several years that we would like it held in the South in 2019.  Hence, State Partners would be in the North.  Nothing has been decided as of the date of this meeting but our Future Site representative will keep us informed.

Course Rating- Jan Hansen

COURSE RATING REPORT

December 10, 2018

Since our last meeting the Course Rating Teams has completed the ratings of Las Vegas Golf Club (Muni) and Angel Park Palm.  We rated two tees for women at Muni and three tees at Angel Park.   Here are the results for Muni.  We just completed Angel Park last week and have not finalized the ratings.  This will be done in the next couple of weeks.   However, the updated yardages are shown below.

OLD                         NEW

Las Vegas Golf Club

Black            5917 yards                                74.3/119               73.4/126

Silver           5249 yards                                 69.6/115              69.6/120

Angel Park Palm

Blue              5,741 yards

White           5,378 yards

Red               4,488 yards

The course has also asked for a combo tee rating for men and women which will be around 5,100 yards and will be a combination of White and Red Tees.

Members of the rating team also rated Coyote Willows, a 9 hole course in Mesquite and they are still working on those results.

The remaining course on our 2018 agenda needing to be rated is Wildhorse.  Because of the upcoming holidays, this rating will be moved to early 2019.

Course rating procedures will be impacted by the Rule changes for 2019.  USGA has planned some webinars next week which I will participate in to learn the impact rules modernization will have on course rating.  Also, we will be sending four people to the Calibration Seminar in California on March 17 and 18.

Team Play-Jackie Pierson

Jackie stated that dues are now due and that she still needed Captain/Co-Captain  information from a couple of clubs.  She also informed us that the Las Vegas Country Club will not have a team for the 2019 season so there will be 7 teams in one group and 6 teams in the other.  There will be Byes in each division with your Bye on the date the event is on your Home Course.  This will enable you to be free to organize and help marshal.

The dates are as follows:

TPC Summerlin        Feb 4, 2019    9 AM  Shotgun                     $68

Chimera                    Feb 18, 2019   8 AM  Shotgun      $63

Muni                        March 4, 2019   7:45 AM Shotgun       $42

Red Rock- Mountain Course    March 25, 2019    8:30 AM Shotgun              $71

Canyon Gate        April 8, 2019     9 AM Shotgun                              $68

Palm Valley        April 22, 2019     8 AM Shotgun                              $61

Boulder City        May 29, 2019    7:30 AM Shotgun               $39

Playoffs               June 10, 2019    TBD

Party                    June 24                TBD

The Captain’s meeting will immediately follow the WSNGA meeting on Jan. 21. 2019.  If you cannot attend then please have either your Co-Captain or delegate attend.

Rules- Sue May

Sue reported that she has already given 12 Seminars and still has quite a few left.  Her picture book that she compiled from over 100 slides provided by USGA is being well received by all and will most likely go to a second printing at a much lower cost to SNGA.  Thank you to Sue with all of our greatest appreciation for taking the time out of her busy schedule.

Deb Koch-SNGA Liaison

SNGA Officers-Deb reported that a vote for new Officers of the SNGA was held with our own Sue May being elected to Vice President.  This is a big step for Womankind and the WSNGA to have one of our own to represent us.  The other officers include:

Kenny Ebalo                      President

Tom Khamis                      Secretary

Matt Johnson                   Treasurer

GHIN Changes for 2019-A new Handicap and Administrative Software is being introduced.  The USGA conversion will take place in January but will not be in effect for users until March at the earliest and May at the latest.  You will need to install a new application (app) for self posting purposes but during initial setup, streaming may be down for a few days.  You can still post during this time on the app you are using. The fee for GHIN will remain the same at $30.

Handicap Rosters-Going forward your HC rosters will be combined with both Men and Women.  Please make sure when your HC chairperson posts that it is critical that the gender is correct. Also,  individuals will need to have their own unique email address and can no longer share an email address.   It seems USGA/GHIN is using your email address as an identifier.  Individuals also may not use the golf course address as their own physical address if they want to continue receiving mail such as Golf Week and Golf Digest.  Lastly, in regards to the HC rosters, you have until January 31, 2019 to “clean” them up.  That is, remove member names who have not rejoined for the year.  You do not want to be charged for them.

Green Saver-Individuals may get discounts on partner courses (go to snga.org to see all the options).  There is also Travel Infinity through SNGA that you can use for travel discounts.  You can log on using your email address as your user name  and the last 4 digits of your GHIN as your password.

Calendar-Monica Kaili   

Monica mentioned that she has started the calendar and only has a few dates including Team Play and some Invitationals.  She will add to the calendar and send when there are additions to keep everyone posted on a regular basis.  Dates that will go on the calendar include any event that someone outside your member club can participate in. For example, a member/guest would apply but not a member/member or your Club Championships.  Please send her any information you have now or as soon as you get it.  We are trying to avoid conflicts with State events and other Club Invitationals so participation can be maximized.

Association Officers-Monica Kaili     

It is that time of year again when the booklet needs to be compiled with the names of your Association Officers.  She would like to have the booklet completed and ready for distribution by the January 21 meeting so please get that information to her as soon as possible.

New Business-WSNGA Officers

It was brought to our attention that a nominating committee to install the 2019 WSNGA officers was never appointed.  Jan Hansen suggested that the existing board remain and serve for 2019.

Next Meeting

Proposed for January 21, 2019

The meeting adjourned at 9:20 am

Monica Kaili, Secretary Date Approved

WOMEN’ SOUTHERN NEVADA GOLF ASSOCIATION
REGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

A meeting of the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association (WSNGA) was held at the Las Vegas Country Club on Sept 10.  President Sherry Jackson called the meeting to order promptly  at 8:30 a.m.  All Delegates were present with the exception of representatives from The Club at Sunrise and the Women’s Golf Assoc. @ Paiute. However, with the confusion with the meeting date we are waiving the absentee requirements.  State Delegates Beth Greene and Ronda Henderson as well as Parliamentarian Dolli McPartlin, Treasurer Jackie Pierson and Course Rating Coordinator Jan Hansen were also absent.

A motion to approve the minutes from the June 4th meeting was made by Sherry Jackson and seconded by Sue May.  All those in attendance approved.

In the absence of the Treasurer Jackie Pierson the reports for May and June were not read but they were made available to all delegates via email.  The reports for  July and August are forthcoming and will be sent out once they are made available.

Tournament Chair -Monica Fairbanks reported some of the winners of recent tournaments and upcoming tournaments.

State Am

• Championship Flight – Veronica Joels
• Silver State Flight – My Paulson

State Sr Am will be held October 16-17 at the Anthem Country Club with applications online at WSNGA.org.  The yardage is playing at 5400 yards.  There are still several openings available with time to enter. Discussion pertaining to how courses were picked for our amateur events ensued as well as why there isn’t more participation.   President Sherry Jackson relating that time of year, course conditions and who our future site representative is has a lot to do with those decisions.  The future site representative has usually built a working relationship with their course management to attain the site.  It was presented to the delegates to think about their courses as being a future site.

Silver Cup is being held November 12-14 at Chimera

Silver Cup Captain Karen Herness reported and named this year’s team.

Beckel, Rusty(Co-Capt)             Biehl, Ruby                  Booth, Diane                Soscia, Christine

Brandt, Christina                       Brooks, Brittney            Brown, Masako             Whatley, Brittany

Buonocorsi, Gabrielle              Cashwell, Margaret     Dunn, Nancy

Fairbanks, Monica                    Henderson, Ronda       Jackson, Sherry

Kaili, Monica                              Love, Debbie              Nolan, Nicole

Pederson, Shana                       Shroeder, Karen           Smith, Laura

As you can see there is a wide range of ages and experience.  Standing Rules state that the team is picked by qualifiers from the Southern NV Amateur and we take 9 gross/9 net and 2 Captain’s Picks that come from the alternate list of those who participated in the qualifier.  So far there have been 4 practices throughout the Summer with a lot of participation.  Sue May is our on-course Captain and needs volunteers for this event.  Please contact Karen, Rusty or Sue for more information.  Sherry also mentioned that you should give recognition to your members who have made the team.  It is an honor to represent the South.

Fun Days-Two events were played this past Summer.  One at Southshore although participation was low probably due to the Team Play Party being played the week prior and the other at the Las Vegas Country Club.  Both were combined with the men and well received by all.  The next Fun Day is at Reflection Bay on October 18.  It will be 9 holes with dinner to follow.  They are also working on having one at Bali Hai and Southern Highlands.  To sign up for the Fun Days you must create your own profile on GolfGenius.com.  It can be a bit tricky but with a little effort you can navigate through the site.  Sherry suggested that the delegates should attempt to sign up first and if successful then you can assist your members.  However, if you find that it is still difficult then someone from SNGA or Sherry herself will be happy to come to your club to assist.  We do not want members inability to sign up becoming a detriment to playing in these great events.

Team Play-Dee Molina

Before reading her report, she wanted to thank Jackie Pierson and Jan Hansen for always being available when she had questions.

The Winners

Overall  Winners Boulder City                    Runner-Up Chimera

Gross Winner Business Women                 Runner-Up Oasis

Net Winners Canyon Gate                           Runner-Up Wildhorse

Since Dee has resigned as Co-Team Coordinator she reported that Linda Modlinski from Oasis will make a great replacement for her.   Linda seemed to have all of the qualifications and is extremely organized.  Please let Dee Trimble know if there are any changes to your team participation.  For example, if your association may be leaving Team altogether, adding a team or combining with another association.  Very importantly your $25 dues for 2019 Team are due at the next meeting.

Rules- Sue May

Sue reported that she has 26 seminars already scheduled with all types of groups and most of the ladies’ associations are already on her calendar.  She would like you to email her at SueLMay22@gmail.com one week before your scheduled date to confirm.  The seminar will last approximately 2 hours and will go over the basics of the new rules.

Old Business

The subject of rebates for multi-club memberships was raised.  In order for you to get your rebate, your club has to have paid the dues to SNGA.  You can go to SNGA.org to apply for your rebate.

New Business

The Southern Nevada Amateur for 2019 will not be combined with the men.  There were just too many people on the course making it a long round and possibly alternating start times e.g. morning vs. afternoon tee times would not be plausible due to the time of year the tournament is held.

State Association

The Nevada State Golf Association (NSGA) will become a combination of both men and women beginning in 2019.  In the past they were basically responsible for all men’s state events for SNGA and NNGA.

There were 3 proposals brought to our attention by the Northern Nevada Golf Association.

1. Do we want Silver Cup to be held every other year?  The question was raised due to the state not wanting to fund it every year.
2. Do we want to combine the State Am with the State Sr. Am?  In years past they were combined but split off because of different yardage choices.  However, since there are ladies who could possibly win both do we want to make them make a choice.  Normally the yardage for the State Am is played around 5800 yards and the Sr. Am at around 5400-5600.  Dates will also determine who can play.  If played during the fall or spring it takes collegiate and high school competitors out of the mix.
3. Rotating Events between North and South.  In recent years the Quad has remained in the North and State Partners has remained in the South.  Do we want to rotate them North to South?

Please bring these proposals to your members who play in these events.  All of your opinions matter as it will affect the way Sherry votes.  There will be a vote on this at our next meeting so be sure that if you cannot attend, send your proxy in an email.

2019 Calendar-Please email Monica Kaili with your 2019 Events as soon as you have them.  We do not want to step on anyone’s tournaments and will work around your schedules.

Association Officers-It is time to organize the 2019 Delegate Booklet so please send your Officer information to Monica Kaili as soon as they are available.

SNGA Tournament of Champions-Ann Sunstrum reported that this tournament is held every year around January.  All divisions are included:  Club champions, Net champions, Senior champions, etc.  It will be flighted so have your Pro or Director of golf send information to SNGA

Next Meeting

Proposed for December 10, 2018

The meeting adjourned at 9:30 am

Monica Kaili, Secretary Date Approved

WOMEN’ SOUTHERN NEVADA GOLF ASSOCIATION
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 4, 2018

A meeting of the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association (WSNGA) was held at the Las Vegas Country Club on June 4. President Sherry Jackson called the meeting to order promptly at 8:30 a.m. All Delegates were present with the exception of State Delegates Beth Greene and Ronda Henderson as well as Parliamentarian Dolli McPartlin.

A motion to approve the minutes from the March 12 meeting was made by Sherry Jackson and seconded by Sue May. All those in attendance approved.

The Treasurer’s Report for April was read by Jackie Pierson. As soon as May’s report is completed it will be dispersed through email.

A meeting was held in the spring with SNGA to determine a budget for WSNGA for 2018. Due to the USGA’s initiative to reduce golf associations, WSNGA will be working under SNGA. SNGA will be taking over some of the costs WSNGA has paid in the past such as for rules and course ratings. SNGA will also provide insurance, office supplies, etc. In the past, WSNGA has received a significant portion of the handicap fees paid by women to SNGA. That portion has been reduced to $6,000 per year by SNGA due to the reduction in costs for WSNGA. The 2018 Proposed Budget was read by Jackie Pierson. After no further discussion a motion was made by Sue May to approve with a second by Jan Hansen. All those in attendance approved the 2018 Budget.

Subsequent to the Budget approval, Sheryl Mayes posed the question of whether the dues will be increasing to cover Handicap fees. Ann Sunstrum stated that they are currently $30/person and there has been no discussion at SNGA to raise them. Jan Hansen posed the question of the “more than 1 membership rebate”. Ann Sunstrum instructed us to go to SNGA.org, hover over the Join tab then use the drop down menu to find the Rebate tab. You can fill out the form and in the Notes Section you can mention which clubs to which you belong. There is a $20 rebate for each additional membership but they will double check that you are actually a member of multiple associations.

Tournament Chair- Monica Fairbanks, although present was unable to speak so President Sherry Jackson read her report. The Fun Day at Mountain Falls and the first combined Fun Day with the men at Dragon Ridge were mentioned as a great success.

The Southern NV Sr. Am was held at Chimera with approximately 50 players with Regina Quintero as the overall gross winner and Susan Daum as the overall net winner. The article happened to be in the Review Journal this past week.

The So. NV Am and Silver Cup Qualifier: June 23-24 @ Legacy Golf Club. **Note that the start time has changed to a 7:30 shotgun and not the 9:00 am tee time as originally printed on the entry form.

Silver Cup Captain Karen Herness reported that there are only 40 players signed up and would really like at least another 10 more to get the depth we need to bring the Cup home to So. NV. Just to get an idea why participation is so low, she would like you to please ask your ladies why they have chosen not to participate. Could it be the date, time, course, commitment? It should be stated that the course is in great shape, the tee time changed to earlier so it won’t be as hot and per Karen Herness you will not have to be here for the 5 1/2 months to practice. She and Rusty understand that some ladies leave the area for the summer but wherever you are you can still practice on your own. There will not be any mandatory practices until September and partners will not be assigned until much closer to the event. She mentioned that Chimera’s ladies’ day is on Thursday with a 7:30 shotgun and perhaps those that qualify could practice on those days.

NV State Am: July 17-18 at Dragon Ridge with a new format. There will be the Championship Division playing at approximately 5800 yards and the Silver State Division playing at approximately 5350 yards. The Champion will come from the Championship Division and will join the likes of Patty Sheehan and Brenda Knott. You must declare which division you want to participate in on the entry form. The entry form can be found at www.nevadawomensgolf.org

State SR. Am: October 16-17 at Anthem Country Club
Silver Cup: November 12-14 at Chimera

Course Rating-Jan Hansen

Since our last meeting the Course Rating Teams have been very busy completing the ratings at Eagle Crest, Stallion Mountain and Revere Concord. Here are the results:

OLD NEW
Eagle Crest

Blue 4077 yards 62.9/95 63.0/102
White 3629 yards 59.9/88 60.2/96
Red 3156 yards 57.3/84 57.4/86

Stallion Mountain

Silver 6535 yards N/A 79.0/143
White 6054 yards N/A 75.6/135
Gold 5415 yards 71.0/121 71.8/126

Revere Concord

Gold 6435 yards N/A TBD
Silver 5836 yards 74.6/129 TBD
Bronze 5063 yards 69.7/118 TBD

The remaining courses needing to be rated this year are the following: Angel Park Palm, Las Vegas Golf Club (Muni), Wildhorse

We have also received a request for a re-rate at Falcon Ridge in Mesquite for both the Men and the Women’s tees which we are evaluating. Due to heat and over seedings there will not be any additional course ratings during the Summer.

Team Play-Dee Trimble
Before reading her report she wanted to thank Dee Molina for all her help and support through the year. She really had her back!

Phase 1 – Regular Season play is complete and the Playoffs are June 11 at TPCLV 7:30 am shotgun.
Phase 2 – Teams going to the playoff
Overall: Boulder City vs. Chimera
Gross: Business Women vs.Oasis
Net: Canyon Gate vs. Wildhorse

Phase 3-Team Play Party at Southshore Monday July 9 @ 8 am. Your team must be sent to Dee Molina by June 15 and monies to Jackie Pierson by the same date.

Rules-Sue May
Before she read her report, she mentioned that her new email is SueLMay22@gmail.com

Rules Seminars-Sue is willing to go to your clubs anytime in November or December to give a seminar on the changes that will be coming in 2019. She will usually come out and play with your group and then afterwards give the Seminar. Please email her to get your club on her calendar. If your club has less than 20 members she suggests that you combine with another club. There is also a USGA Seminar in Las Vegas Sept 15-18 and the cost is approximately $350. You can sign up at USGA.org.

Amateur Status:
Common sense rules that NO CASH CAN COME FROM AN ENTRY FEE.

Your Invitationals should be paid out with gift cards from anywhere you choose, whether it be your golf shop, grocery stores, Visa gift cards, etc. However, if your KP/Hole-in-One or other skill challenges are sponsored and do not come out of the entry fee, you may pay cash. Be sure that there is no ambiguity as to where that cash came from and perhaps announce how the donation was generated. As for your game of the day, buy-ins should be OPTIONAL and NOT MANDATORY. If perceived as mandatory and cash is being paid out, there is a high possibility that you are putting your members at risk of losing their amateur status. Dee Molina asked what difference it makes from a common-sense perspective between giving cash and giving a gift card. Sue indicated that we are to support the rules given to us by the USGA and are given no leeway.

New Business-
Secretary Monica Kaili asked where we could donate items to Junior Golf. Ann Sunstrum stated that donations are accepted at the SNGA office located at 8010 W.Sahara Ave. # 160. It is open M-F from 9 am – 5 pm. Their phone number is 702 430 2600.

Additional Tournaments:
Wildhorse Invitational date has changed to November 8
Rally for the Cure @ TPC Summerlin: Applications are available to be picked up and will be sent out in a separate email.
Nathan Adelson Tournament at Desert Willow: Information forthcoming

Next Meeting
**Note** Originally scheduled for Sept 24 but we were unable to reserve the room so the date has changed to Sept. 10.

The meeting adjourned at 9:20 am

Monica Kaili, Secretary Date Approved

WOMEN’ SOUTHERN NEVADA GOLF ASSOCIATION
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 12, 2018

A meeting of the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association (WSNGA) was held at the Los Vegas Country Club on March 12.  In the absence of President Sherry Jacson, Vice President Karen Herness called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m.  Those absent included Delegates from Dragon Ridge, Red Rock, and Siena as well as State Delegate Sue May,  Communications Delegate Ann Sunstrum, Parliamentarian Dollie McPartlin and Course Rating Chair Jan Hansen.

Before the minutes from the January meeting were approved we had a guest speaker from Junior Golf-Nicole Dutt. She had information on the program and its function in Southern Nevada.  The letter includes a challenge between the women’s and men’s groups to see who can donate more money.  A copy of the letter is available at the end of the minutes.

A motion to approve the minutes from the January meeting was made by Monica Fairbanks and seconded by Ronda Henderson.  All those in attendance approved.

The Treasurer’s Report was read by Jackie Pierson and were sent out in previous emails from Secretary Monica Kaili.

Tournament Chair Monica Fairbanks reported on future events and dates for 2018.

Dragon Ridge Fun Day-April 16 Entry Forms are now available online

Southern NV Sr. Am -Chimera-May 14-15-Entry Forms are now online

SNV Am/ Qualifier Legacy-6/23-24 (in conjunction with SNGA) Entry forms are not yet available

State Sr.Am-Dragon Ridge-Dates Still pending ** S. Jackson has informed me that this has been

confirmed for July 17-18

State Sr. Am-Anthem CC Oct. 16-17

Silver Cup-Chimera Nov. 12-14

Course Rating Chair Jan Hansen was absent due to rating Eagle Crest however, Jackie Pierson was present to read her report.

COURSE RATING REPORT

March 12, 2018

Since our last meeting the Course Rating Teams have been extremely busy completing the ratings Desert Willow, Rio Secco and Revere Lexington.  The team is rating Eagle Crest today and Wednesday.   Here are the results:

OLD                          NEW

Desert Willow

Blue                       3824 yards                           N/A                        62.1/104

White                    3453 yards                           58.6/90                 60.0/100

Red                        3062 yards                           56.6/87                 57.6/96

Rio Secco

White                    6552 yards                           N/A                        78.3/152

Yellow                   6054 yards                           76.5/138               75.6/142

Red                        5226 yards                           73.4/127               71.1/127

Revere Lexington

Gold                      6742 yards                           N/A                        79.0/151

Silver                     5878 yards                           73.5/127               74.1/146

Bronze                  5208 yards                           69.6/119               70.5/129

Rio Secco made some significant modifications to the course by adding several new forward (Red) tees which shortened the course by 440 yards.  It also removed some bunkers and changed some greens with the goal of making the course more user friendly.

The remaining courses needing to be rated this year are the following:

Angel Park Palm

Las Vegas Golf Club (Muni)

Revere Concord

Stallion Mountain

Wildhorse

Four women and four men from the rating team attended a Course Rating Calibration Seminar in San Mateo on March 4 and 5.  This is a rating seminar for more advanced raters.  I am pleased to say one of the women achieved 100% on the rating quiz and the other three of us missed only one question.  We beat the pants off the men.   There will be no significant changes to our rating procedures until after the proposed rule changes are finalized in 2019.

Team Play

Co-Chair Dee Trimble reported on Team Play.  She made several points.

1-So far there have not been any problems or complaints with pace of play issues.

2 -Boulder City, Business Women, Oasis and Chimera are doing great in the standings.

3-All Scores to be posted-See New Business

4-Dee Molina will not continue on as coordinator in 2019 so a new coordinator will be needed Computer Skills  a must.

Old Business

Jackie Pierson mentioned that a copy of a canceled check for Team Play at LVCC is needed from Sun City Summerlin.

New Business

Ronda Henderson brought to our attention that after the State Partners event Sherry Jackson had contacted the USGA regarding how to post for a Best Ball event.  She was advised that those scores should NOT to be posted.  Further discussion was prompted for our Team Play events on how we should proceed.  The issue was taken under advisement by the coordinators but not resolved at this time.  **A Correction was sent out in an email from S. Jackson regarding the proper procedure.

Secretary, Monica Kaili mentioned that she was informed by several delegates that they are not receiving her emails.   She would be available after the meeting to get your correct emails to ensure that this does not continue.

**Items not discussed at the meeting but were later clarified by President Sherry Jackson

The next meeting date was set for June 4, 2018. With no further business to come before the Board, the meeting ended at 9:05 a.m.

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Monica Kaili, Secretary                                                          Date Approved

The first fun day for 2018 will be at Mountain Falls March 7, 2018.

No date but the venue for the Southern Senior Am will be at either Las Vegas National or Spanish Trail.
Schedule for 2018 team play is:
Siena Feb 12
Las Vegas Country Club Feb 26
Revere March 19
Bears Best April 9
Los Prados April 23
Wildhorse May 7
Oasis May 21
Play offs at TPC LV June 11
Team play party Casada

Rebate request for multiple memberships in place on SNGA website.
If you have paid for multiple memberships for SNGA/GHIN you are eligible for $20 back for each membership after the initial one.
EXAMPLE: you have PAID for GHIN through Business Women, Muni, and Revere. You would get $40 back ($20 for the 2nd & 3rd one).
This is not automatic you must apply for it. To do so go to the SNGA web site:  www.SNGA.org, click on the tab at the top “Join” click multiple memberships – complete and submit the questionnaire.
The rebate will be mailed to you.

The Jr Americas Cup was a successful event.
The cost of the event was $64,000 and SNGA/SNJGA was able to raise $62,000.
The Women’s Associations around the valley were instrumental in contributing towards this event.

The next meeting is November 13.

Submitted by:
Deb Koch, WSNGA Rep

WOMEN’S SOUTHERN NEVADA GOLF ASSOCIATION
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 19, 2017

A meeting of the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association (WSNGA) was held at the Las Vegas Country Club on June 19, 2017. President Sherry Jackson called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m. Delegates from Oasis, Siena, Sun City Anthem/Revere, Wild Horse and Paiute were absent. State Delegate Beth Green was absent. Committee Chair Sue DeFrancesco was absent. Officer Dollie McPartlin was absent. The minutes of January 16 and April 3, 2017, were approved as written.

Treasurer Jackie Pierson gave the Treasurer’s Reports for March, April and May, 2017. March began with a balance of $33,202.62. The income came from Team Play and the Fun Day at Mountain Falls. Disbursements were $7,438.00, most of which was outlaid for Team Play and Fun Day. There was and bank balance of $38,478.62. The savings account has a Balance of $10,285.45. April began with a balance of $38,478.62. All of the income was from Team Play. The bulk of disbursements were mostly related to Team Play. April’s ending bank balance was $20,785.62 and the savings account balance was $10,285.62. May began with a bank balance of $20,785.62. Again, most of the income was from Team Plan with almost $9,000.00 coming from the Senior Amateur and Southern Nevada Amateur. Total Disbursements mostly related to Team Play and Playoffs and totaled $7,906.09. Ending bank Balance was $35,842,53. The savings account balance was $10,285.79.

Tournament Chairman Monica Fairbanks reported on the Senior Amateur. The overall gross champion was our own President Sherry Jackson and overall net was won by Monica Kailli. Complete results are on the WEB site. She announced that the Amateur/Silver Cup Qualifier would be held the following week. There are 49 people signed up—twenty-one trying to qualify. For the Fun Day at Las Vegas Country Club, there are 54 individuals signed up. She then discussed future events. There will be a possible combo with Business Women. President Jackson reported on some of the upcoming State events. The State Amateur is to be held July 23rd through 25th at Paiute. Signups are so small that the event is threatened with cancellation. She encouraged the Clubs to talk to the members and put up flyers at their specific clubs. E-mails have been sent to the people who played the previous year. She feels that the fact the State split the Senior Amateur from the State Amateur and moving it down to Las Vegas in the middle of July might not be such a great idea. She said that everyone would be notified if it were cancelled. It might possibly be combined with the seniors at Primm. It was originally only supposed to be a gross event but it has been changed to pay both gross and net. After considerable discussion on the several possible reasons for no turnout, President Jackson advised that everyone would be advised as to what happens.

Chair Jan Hansen gave the report on course ratings. The team completed the rating of Red Rock Country Club—Mountain Course, Royal Links and a temporary rating for Canyon Gate because of temporary greens.

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CLUB OLD NEW

Red Rock Country Club—Mtn. Course

Black 6438 yards None 76.7/147
Blue 5912 yards None 73.0/137
White 5394 yards 70.8/121 70.0/130
White/Green Combo 5168 yards 69.5/120 68.7/122
Green 4898 yards 67.8/113 67.2/118

Royal Links

Gold 6311 yards None 77.0/140
Ruby 5849 yards 68.4/125 74.6/132
Emerald 5125 yards 69.8/115 70.0/124

Canyon Gate

Blue Temporary 5138 yards 68.6/118
White 4766 yards 66.6/114
Red 4093 yards 62.8/103

A course rating has been scheduled at Sunrise Vista (Nellis) for July 24th and 26th. The remain- ing courses needed to be rated are the following: Angel Park Palm; Desert Willow; Eagle Crest; Las Vegas Golf Club (Muni), Revere (Concord and Lexington); Stallion Mountain and The Summit. The schedule is very busy for 2017 and will get other requests such as Canyon Gate when all 18 greens have been re-done.

Chair Hansen also called attention to the fact that both Committee Chairs Sue May and Ann Sunstrum were featured in the latest edition of Golf and Leisure – Sue May making the cover.

Co-Chair Dee Trimble reported that team play was over for the season. She stated the year was very successful and a wonderful party was held at Cascata. She announced that Rhonda Powell would not be the Co-Chair in 2018 and expressed appreciation for all the work that she had done.

Communications Chair Ann Sunstrum reported on the Junior Girls Americas Cup. It is a prestigious event that is hosted every 18 years in the Las Vegas area. It brings 17 teams from

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June 19, 2017 Page 3 the western states, Mexico and Canada. 2017 is the 40th anniversary of the event and will be hosted by the Southern Nevada Junior Golf Association at Reflection Bay Golf Club. It will be July 29th through August 3rd. Volunteers are needed in many areas such as assembling gift bags; registration; shuffling players between holes; greeting and directing players and coaches; pace of play and live scoring. She expressed appreciation to all of the clubs that have donated their time. She states that they are still having a difficult time finding housing for the girls. They are seven houses short and really need help. She distributed packets asking volunteers to sign up and list the areas in which they would be most interested.

SNGA Liaison Deb Koch announced that the Golf Genius software is on the way. There is a free version and a version that costs $2,500.00. There’s not too much difference in them. The more expensive version has a little bit more online information, browser, phone and apps.

Delegate Sue May reported on the USGA State Team Play. The dates are September 26th through 28th. They are going to disband the tournament. Delegate May did not know whether or not we wanted to pay the money to send a team this year. It will be replaced with the disability/handicapped tournament.

The next meeting date was set for September 11th, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. at the Las Vegas Country Club.

With no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 9:10 a. m.

Patricia W. Cooper, Secretary

Date Approved___________________________________

WSNGA
Meeting held January 16, 2017

Notes:

Fun Day will be March 22nd at Mountain Falls, Pahrump.

Tournaments for 2017 –

WSNGA tournaments:
Senior Amateur has been changed to June 5-6 (for now) at Dragon Ridge
Amateur/Silver Cup Qualifier August 7-8 at Bear’s Best

State tournaments:
* State Partners March 6-7 at Anthem CC. This entry is available and has been sent out.
Can be obtained from the NSWGA website (there is a link to this from the WSNGA website).
* State Amateur July 23-24-25 at Pauite. This years tournament will remain a gross and net event. It will be open to any female in the State of Nevada.
* State Quad August 27-28 Reno
* Silver Cup September 24-25-26 Summerset GC, Reno
* State Senior Amateur October 30-31 Primm Valley GC, Primm Ca

Course ratings:
Recently completed – Highland Falls. Three tees for women were rated. Red tees 5,057 yds 68.1/120
Las Vegas Country Club to be rated this week.
Upcoming – Summerlin (Palm Valley, Eagle Crest), Angel Park – Palm, Desert Willow, Las Vegas Golf Club, Revere, Stallion Mtn, Sunrise Vista (Nellis AFB) and Royal Links.
Royal Links is under new owership.

USGA – SNGA – GHIN
Southern Nevada Golf Assoc. met with the Arizona State Golf Assoc. and have signed a letter of intent to be included under their umbrella for USGA franchise.
The major plus from the meeting, there will be no change in the way SNGA operates. This should not impact tournaments, etc.
The SNGA membership fee (our GHIN) has been increased $5.00 to $30.00 effective 1/1/2017.
The program Golf Genius will replace the TTP program. This will be available to all local clubs that are members of SNGA. Pres, Sherry Jackson, explained the program looks very different, but essentially is the same. Due to copyright infringement tabs are named differently

State Delegates elected – Beth Green of Southshore & Sherry Jackson of Dragon Ridge

Next meeting: April 3, 2017 @ 8:30 a.m.