Newsletter - February 24

Greetings to all Members and regular Players of the SGA events!

      We play 18 holes three days a week         
Please Join Us As Your Schedule Permits    


Here we go!!  The season kicks off Saturday with the opening round of the season-long Challenge Cup and March Player of the Month for Saturday players. Wednesday players kick off the season March 5.  Also new this year, Thursday is now 18 holes with those wanting to play just 9 holes having the option to play the front nine or the back nine.

There are no entrance fees for the Challenge Cup and over $1,600 will be paid out to the 16 players who make it to the playoffs in September.
       1st  - $550
       2nd - $250
       3rd & 4th - $100 each
       5th - 16th - $50

The Challenge Cup runs from March 1 through August 27, weather permitting on normal Wednesday and Saturday play days.

Two divisions  

• Division W - Wednesday players
• Division S - Saturday players

Points are awarded weekly to the players with the 3 low net scores in each division. 9 points to those playing Wednesday and 9 points to those playing Saturday.
1^st  – 5 points
2^nd – 3 points
3^rd – 1 point

Each division will have a Player of The Month represented by the player with the highest number of points earned during the month.  Players of the Month automatically qualify to play in the Challenge Cup in September.

Rules

• You can play in both divisions, but points are accumulated separately by division.
• Points earned on Wednesday are accumulated in Division W and points earned on Saturday are accumulated in Division S. They cannot be combined.
• You can only win player of the month one time, regardless of division.
• Must have played five 18 hole rounds with SGA on Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday during the last 12 months to be eligible to win points.
• Please see the SGA website for the complete  set of rules.

Challenge Cup and Player of the month stats will be posted on the SGA website www.FirethorneSGA.com .  

Mark your calendar and Save the dates for these big events:

• Wednesday, April 9 - Individual Net Tournament and Lunch
• Saturday, May 5  - Pick a Partner event and evening couples barbecue.
• Saturday & Sunday October 18 & 19 - Sedgefield Championship.
• Friday, October 24 - Sedgefield Banquet. 

Congratulations:
To Jade and Jen Boling on the birth of their daughter,  Ella Grace.

To Paul Baccellieri's for his hole-in-one on #15, February 8th.




Upcoming Events

March 1	Sat	Challenge Cup Starts
March 8	Sat	MGA Tough Day Opening Day
March 10	Mon	Aerification Large Tines
April 2	Wed	OMEGA Rock Hill - Away
April 7	Mon	Board Meeting  All Welcome to Attend
April 10	Wed	Individual Net Tournament
April 12	Sat	MGA Masters Tournament
April 17	Thurs	OMEGA Rolling Hills – Home
April 26	Sat	MGA Spring Classic
May 1	Thurs	OMEGA – Ballantyne - Away
May 3	S at	Pick a Partner & Couples Barbecue

MGA: The MGA season kicks off on March 8th with a Tough Day ABCD Scramble. Back after several years layoff, this is a fun event that makes Firethorne unbelievably TOUGH for your enjoyment   .  This year promises to be extra special with several new added events. 

Click here to view and download the 2014 Combined SGA, OMEGA & MGA calendar so you don’t miss any events! If events change during the season, we'll update the online calendar.

SGA website: Don’t forget to check out the SGA website www.firethornesga.com Player of The Month Points, OMEGA Stats, our calendars, SGA Rules and USGA/Links/Videos. 

OMEGA Last Call  - Interclub matches begin April 2nd with an away match at Rock Hill. There is still time to sign up with Bob Urbont or  the golf shop, but please do it this week. Bob sends out an email call for players 2 weeks before the match.The first 16 players to respond play the match. There are usually 1 or 2 matches per month and most matches are on Thursdays at 9:30 am. You don’t have to commit to play every match, just a few works fine. You must be 55 or over to play in OMEGA. The OMEGA schedule and more information can be found on the SGA website.

See you on course,

Jimmy Powell, President              
Mickey Olsen, Vice President                
Hermann Heid, Secretary
Dave Samuels, Treasurer
Bob Urbont, Director OMEGA and Weekly Play

Baccellieri Aces #15

Congratulations to Paul Baccellieri for his hole-in-one on #15, February 8th

SGA Update

Greetings to all Members and regular Players of the SGA events!

We hope you are having a terrific 2014 and looking forward to the upcoming golf season.  2013 was a great fun-filled year with lots of camaraderie and we want to make 2014 even better. Your board has been hard at work planning for the upcoming season.

Although we don’t charge  dues, we start the year in great financial shape with over $5,000 in our treasury.  With the  excess funds we plan to subsidize more of our events this year. Future year subsidies are not guaranteed.

Based on member feedback, we have added several new events and moved other events to increase participation and enjoyment:

We are expanding our highly successful season-long Challenge Cup for Wednesday players to include Saturday players.  There are no entrance fees and over $1,600 will be paid out to the 16 players who make it to the playoffs in September.

Other enhancements:

• Added a Pick a Partner event and evening couples barbecue on Saturday, May 5th.

• Moved the Couples Championship from August back to June 28th with the Liberty Open in the hope it will be a little cooler.

• Moved the Sedgefield Championship to Saturday and Sunday Oct. 18 & 19 from Friday and Saturday.

• We’re looking into a couples trip. Golf for golfers and tennis for the tennis players. More info to follow.

• Like the club, we will use the lowest handicap index over the previous 12 months to calculate handicaps for our major events (holidays, pick a partner, Couples Championship, Senior Club Championship, Challenge Cup Playoff and Sedgefield Championship). Regular weekly Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday play will remain your current GHIN handicap.

 The board meets on the first Monday of every month at 9:30 am in the Grill. All board meetings are open if you would like to attend. This is a volunteer organization and it only gets better with your involvement.  Moreover, all members are encouraged to present ideas or comments, either in person at such meetings, or in writing, to any Board member. All feedback will be thoroughly addressed and dealt with openly and democratically.

The OMEGA interclub matches will begin April 17^th. Anyone who wishes to join the team roster please sign up in the Golf Shop. There are usually 1 or 2 matches per month and most matches are on Thursdays at 9:30 am. You don’t have to commit to play every match, just a few works fine. You must be 55 or over to play in OMEGA. The OMEGA schedule and more information can be found on the SGA website.

SGA website: Don’t forget to check out our website www.firethornesga.com for the latest news. Additionally, you will find our calendars, Challenge Cup and Player of the Month Stats, OMEGA Stats, SGA Rules and USGA/Links/Videos.

Click here to view and download the 2014 Combined SGA, OMEGA & MGA calendar so you don’t miss any events!
If events change during the season, we'll update the online calendar.

Click here to view the Challenge Cup qualification requirements and rules.



Upcoming Events

Board Meeting All Welcome to Attend	2/24	Mon
Challenge Cup Starts	3/1	Sat
MGA Tough Day Opening Day	3/8	Sat
Aerification Large Tines	3/10	Mon
OMEGA Rock Hill - Away	4/2	Weds
Individual Net Tournament	4/10	Weds
MGA Masters Tournament	4/12	Sat
OMEGA Rolling Hills – Home	4/17	Thurs
MGA Spring Classic	4/26	Sat

 

See you on course,
Jimmy Powell, President              
Mickey Olsen, VP                 
Hermann G. Heid, Secretary
Dave Samuels, Treasurer
Bob Urbont, OMEGA Director