MEETING MINUTES
OLD MINUTES 2004-2003-2002-2001
ANNUAL MEETINGS: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
This item below contains minutes from 2006 and 2007
See 2007 Annual Meeting Minutes for March, 2007
February 6, 2008
Minutes ---Golden Boys Board of Directors February, 2008
President Tom Zix
V.P. & Treasurer Gene Witherspoon
Secretary Allan Auvil
DineAround Chairman Jim Cadieu
Golf Chairman Herm George
Social Chairman Les Burns
Meeting called to order at 10:10 am by President Tom Zix. All Board members present. Also attending Larry Clee and Art McMaster.
Secretary Report: January minutes approved as submitted.
Treasurer’s Report: Submitted by Gene Witherspoon. Accepted as read. Moved by Jim Cadieu and 2nd by Herm George.
DineAround: Jim Cadieu - February DineAround will be at Justin’s Steak House on February 26, 2008. March DineAround will be at Stacks Peppermill on March 25.
Golf Committee: Herm George - Packets are being distributed with interclub tournament choices. Selection sheets must be returned by Feb. 27. Herm was reminded to set date to fill divots in the fairways.
Social Committee: Les Burns - Les requested updated member listing.
Old Business:
Art McMaster discussed “Birdies Never Die.” Board agreed to fund book which
will cost roughly $1585. Art will proceed and try to have books ready for
distribution by mid-July.
Larry Clee brought us up to date on status of club and Member/Guest Tournament. Status of club - Larry is now the General Manager and Director of Golf. He has taken over the management of the restaurant and the pro shop.
Member/Guest - Having trouble finding suitable location for cocktail party. Looking at Yount’s Center at Furman; however, it is not available on Monday night. Would require moving banquet to Monday night and having cocktail party on Tuesday night. Board requested Larry and his committee use best judgment and handle accordingly.
Tom Zix discussed format of annual meeting and passed out proposed agenda. Minor change made to give Art McMaster time to discuss “Birdies Never Die.”
New Business:
Discussed sign sales formula for the Member/Guest . Asked the M/G committee to
come up with a formula for all members. Possibility mentioned was $400 off for
10 signs or more, $200 off for 5-10 signs and $50 for one sign.
Adjournment -- Moved by Jim Cadieu. 2nd by Herm George. Adjourned 11:50 am.
January 5, 2008
Minutes—Golden Boys Board of Directors January 2008
President Tom Zix
V.P. & Treasurer Gene Witherspoon
Secretary Allan Auvil
Dine Around Chairman Jim Cadieu
Golf Chairman Herm George
Social Chairman Les Burns
Meeting called to order at 3:00 PM by President Tom Zix
All Board members present. Also attending Conde Sargent & Larry Clee.
Secretary Report—Allan Auvil read minutes from December 2007 meeting. 2 errors corrected. Accepted as corrected. Moved by Gene W., 2nd by Herm G. Agreed
Treasurer’s report—Submitted by Gene Witherspoon. Accepted as presented. Moved by Les B., 2nd by Jim C. Agreed.
DineAround – Jim Cadieu. 1st Dine Around for 2008 will be January 29 at the Brick Street Café. Details being finalized with the restaurant. Notices to be emailed to members.
Golf Committee—Herm George – Dates are set for the Interclub matches.
Social Committee—Les Burns. Commented on member profile form.
Old Business—
Gene W. reported that we received a thank you note from Lehigh Valley Hospital for the $50.00 donation made in Marty Zernick’s name.
Christmas Party--- A great success. Many thanks to Merv Moeller and Bob Galloway for a splendid job.
Member/Guest Tournament. Dates confirmed for May 19-21.
Monday payouts—Pro Shop credits implemented the first Monday of 2008.
New Business—
Ace Club—Discussed and agreed to $15.00 for 2008. Moved by Les B. 2nd Gene W. Agreed.
Annual Meeting Breakfast charges—Agreed to charge attendees $5.00 and subsidize $3.00 to club.
2008 Dues--- Discussed. Set at $25.00. Moved by Les B., 2nd Herm G. Agreed.
Annual Meeting--- Tom Z. led discussions on meeting planning. Gene W. to prepare financials and email advance information to members and make breakfast arrangements with PCCC. Tom Z and Allan A. to prepare the mail out. Allan A. to handle distribution.
Next meeting February 6th.
Adjournment--- Moved by Les B. 2nd Jim C. Agreed at 4:20PM
Submitted by Allan Auvil, Secretary.
December 5 2007
Minutes—Golden Boys Board of Directors December 2007
Golden Boys Board
President Dan Coviello
Vice President/Golf Chairman Tom Zix
Secretary Larry Freehauf
Dine Around Chairman Allan Auvil
Treasurer Gene Witherspoon
Social Chairman/Asst. Golf Chairman Les Burns
Meeting
called to order at 3:00 PM by President Dan Coviello.
All Board members present except Gene Witherspoon. Attending to report on the
Christmas Party were Bob Galloway and Merv Moeller. Attending as newly elected
board members-- Herm George and Jim Cadieu.
Bob and Merv briefed the board on Christmas Party arrangements. Everything
seems set for a very nice evening. 154 people have confirmed.
Minutes from prior meeting--- Allan Auvil read the Minutes from November.
Accepted as read. Motioned by Tom. 2nd by Les Burns.
Treasurer’s report—Accepted as presented.
DineAround – completed for 2007. Next one in January 2008.
Old Business—
Social--Member Bios-- Les Burns passed out a draft information form
for review and comment. Forward remarks to
lesburns@charter.net.
Golf—Tom Zix reported that Etowah would be on the 2008 interclub
schedule. Tom circulated a draft schedule for 2008.
Founders Award—Tom Zix showed the board the plaque which will be
presented to the first recipient at the Christmas party.
Monday payouts—Tom reported that the forms are ready and will be
implemented beginning with the first Friday of 2008.
New Business—
Selection of Officers for 2008:
President—Tom Zix
Vice President and Golf Chairman—Herm George
Treasurer—Gene Witherspoon
Secretary—Allan Auvil
Social Chairman—Les Burns
DineAround Chairman—Jim Cadieu
President Tom Zix welcomed the new board members, Herm George and
Jim Cadieu and thanked the outgoing President Dan Coviello and Secretary Larry
Freehauf for their leadership and contributions to the Golden Boys during their
3 year board terms.
Tom Zix mentioned that Art McArthur had approached him regarding
doing a book on the Golden Boys. Title would be “Birdies Never Die.” Arthur
would be presenting his idea to the members at the Christmas Party to determine
interest.
Tom Zix reviewed the Christmas Party agenda requesting input and
comment.
Next meeting scheduled for the 2nd Wednesday of January –
the 9th.
Adjournment—Motioned by Jim Cadieu, 2nd by Herm George. Agreed.
Submitted by Allan Auvil, Secretary.
November 14, 2007
Board Members: attending -- Dan Coviello, Les Burns, Tom Zix, Gene Witherspoon,
Allan Auvil. absent: Larry Freehauf. Also attending Ron Teevan. President Dan
C called the meeting to order at 3:00 PM.
Ron Teevan reported that the Picnic was confirmed for the Paris Mountain State
Park on Sept 18, 2008. The fee is $259.32.
Treasurer’s Report—Gene Witherspoon submitted the printed Treasurer’s Report
which was accepted by the Board.
DineAround Report --- Allan Auvil reported that the October event at Saskatoon
had 48 attendees and was well received. That concludes the DineArounds for
2007.
Golf Report--- Tom Zix reported that:
All the Interclub events for 2007 except one were fully attended.
The Carolina Interclub elected Tom Zix chairman filling the position long held
by Marty Zernick.
o Greenville CC will be on the schedule for the 2008 Carolina
Interclub.
o The slots allocated for the different clubs were adjusted for
2008.
Social Report – Les Burns reported that Merv Moeller and Bob Galloway are
accepting reservations and fees for the Christmas Party being held 12/6.
New Business:
Member biographies—Les Burns reported that he would be pursing new
members to get their bios on file.
Founders Award. Tom Zix proposed/motioned that the Golden Boys
establish an award to recognize those non-board members for outstanding
contributions to the club for the preceding year. 2nd by Les B.
Passed. Tom and Gene are to prepare draft criteria for review.
Next meeting December 5. Adjourned 4:10 PM-- motioned by Les B. 2nd
Allan Auvil. Passed .
October 17, 2007
Golden Boys Board
President Dan Coviello
Vice President/Golf Chairman Tom Zix
Secretary Larry Freehauf
Dine Around Chairman Allan Auvil
Treasurer Gene Witherspoon
Social Chairman/Asst. Golf Chairman Les Burns
Meeting called to order at 1:50 PM
All Board members were present except Allan Auvil.
Tom Zix made a motion to accept the minutes from last months meeting. Dan Coviello seconded it. Motion carried.
Treasurer Gene Witherspoon gave the monthly financial report. Larry Freehauf made a motion to accept the report. Seconded by Tom Zix. Motion carried.
Golf Chairman, Tom Zix, reported that he was hosting a meeting of the SC interclub Golf Chairmen’s, on November 8th, at Pebble Creek. They will discuss next years SC interclub schedule and cost. Tom will update the board at next months meeting which will be held on November 14th. The PC management plans to upgrade the greens on Link Side course next year. Since the planned start date is early June 2008, the 2008 Golden Boys Member/Guest will be moved next year from June to May. The planned dates are May 19th, 20th and the 21st. A reminder, that in observance of daylight savings time, we will start our weekly golf games at 10:00AM on Monday November 5th.
Old Business:
Dan Coviello gave an update on the meeting with Lyn Young, Pebble Creek Club owner. Dan, Herm George and Tom Zix met with Lyn in an effort to open up a line of communication between him and the GB. The meeting went well and Lyn would like to have quarterly meetings to keep everyone well informed of what is planned for the PC facility. The GB organization would also like to help out whenever possible. Dan has written a report on the meeting and it is posted on the GB bulletin board. It will also become an attachment to these minutes.
New Business:
Dan Coviello brought up the fact that many informative documents that are related to the Golden Boys activities are scattered throughout the organization and we should reorganize them into a central location. Les Burns volunteered to take on the initiative. The ballots were counted for the two new board members and also the resolution on using the PC Pro shop for merchandize credits for the GB Monday golf game.
The two newly elected board members are Herm George and Jim Cadieu.
The vote on the GB Monday golf was in favor of changing back to the use of the PC Pro shop for merchandize credits, instead of a cash payout. Monday’s game will still be the same cost for team participation but all money collected will be given to the GB Board Treasurer and the winners will be given merchandize credits at the PC Pro shop. This change will be as of the first Monday of 2008.
Motion to adjourn was made by Tom Zix and seconded by Les Burns. Motion carried and meeting adjourned at 2:45 PM.
Larry Freehauf-Secretary
10/1/07 Meeting
Tom Zix, Herm George, and Dan Coviello met with Lyn Young to review a series of concerns brought to the Board.. Here’s a quick summary of our meeting:
Drinking water on the course: Lyn will look into the process of how the coolers are cleaned. He’s aware regular ice cubes do not keep the water cold long enough on the hot days and will look into block ice instead. He is also looking into providing permanent chilled water fountains.
Greens & Sand Traps: Linkside will get new Bermuda greens. The process will start around June 1st, 2008. We will reschedule our member-guest for mid May. The process will take at least 2 months. Creekside will follow the next year, 2009. Many traps need to be rebuilt and probably drain lines put in as well. This will be done in conjunction with the greens while the course is closed. In the mean time, Lyn agreed to till some traps and get the sand buried by clay back to the surface.
Dead Trees and Stumps: These will be taken care of this winter. Lyn is negotiating the contract currently and along with this, some 500 additional trees will be taken down to give the new greens more sunshine and air circulation.
Golf Carts: New golf carts will be here in May 2008. His current thinking is half electric and half gasoline. All carts will have ice coolers on the back and stocked with ice so bottled water can be kept chilled!
Fairway cutting: The loss of their mechanic this summer is the reason the fairways have been mowed unevenly. Lyn will either hire a new mechanic and/ or train a current employee so the equipment can be maintained properly. The fairway cutting will improve!
Course Bathrooms: Lyn is looking into getting rid of the “Portable Johns” and replacing them with permanent bathroom structures that will be more vandalism proof. He is very aware of the problem and will address it.
General Course and Grounds Appearance: We presented some areas that could use improvement like the tennis court area, the lack of our entrance sign, flower plantings, etc. Lyn understood the concerns. No commitments were made at the meeting.
Golden Boys Help: We agreed to provide Golden Boys’ assistance for the greens, like we did earlier in the year to sand divots on the fairways. Our plan is while we’re playing our normal games, each golfer will remove several weeds from each green .and fill the hole with sand. We could either use a pocket knife or green repair tool to remove the weed. The course will provide us with extra sand bottles. We will provide more details soon. This process could add 20 minutes to our round but will greatly reduce the weed population. --Dan Coviello
September
5, 2007
Golden Boys Board
President Dan Coviello
Vice President/Golf Chairman Tom Zix
Secretary Larry Freehauf
Dine Around Chairman Allan Auvil
Treasurer Gene Witherspoon
Social Chairman/Asst. Golf
Chairman Les Burns
Meeting called to order at 1:50 PM
All Board members were present except Les Burns and Gene Witherspoon.
Tom Zix made a motion to accept the minutes from last months meeting. Allan Auvil seconded it. Motion carried.
Treasurer Gene Witherspoon will be sending out monthly financial report later this month.
Allan Auvil reported that there were 47 attendees at the August Dine Around, held at the Hilton Hotel. Due to the annual picnic, there will not be a Dine Around in September. The location for the October Dine Around is being finalized.
Golf Chairman Tom Zix reported that he was hosting a meeting of the SC interclub Golf Chairmen’s, on November 8th, at Pebble Creek. We are also hosting the Etowah Home outing at PC on October 27th. Chef Doug will be providing us with a meal at the end of the round. On October 1st we will be playing in the SC interclub at Fox Run Golf Course, followed by the Etowah Away outing on October 25th in North Carolina. Tom read Don Stewarts report on the results of the Golden Boys Championship tournament. Don has volunteered to run the tournament again next year. All praised Don for the great job he has done in the past and thanked him for taking on the tournament in 2008.
New Business:
Dan Coviello presented a letter from Conde Sargent in regards to the GB anniversary. Conde suggested that we have an outing each year, around the GB anniversary date of September 10th, and invite all present and past Golden Boys. It would include golf and a meal. Conde has agreed to put the first event together in the fall of 2008. We all look forward to next fall and seeing some of the “retired” Golden Boys.
Larry Freehauf reported that a mailer would go out this month to all members of the Golden Boys. It will include a voting slip to elect two new board members, a voting slip on how Monday’s outing prize money is distributed and also a general information note on upcoming events.
Dan Coviello also read a letter from one of the Golden Boys that addressed issues on the conditions of the PC Golf Course. The board agreed that President Dan Coviello write a letter to PC owner, Lyn Young, and request a meeting to discuss any and all questions regarding Pebble Creek Club.
Motion to adjourn was made by Tom Zix and seconded by Allan Auvil. Motion carried and meeting adjourned at 3:10 PM.
Larry Freehauf-Secretary
Meeting August 1, 2007
Golden Boys Board
President Dan Coviello
Vice President/Golf Chairman Tom Zix
Secretary Larry Freehauf
Dine Around Chairman Allan Auvil
Treasurer Gene Witherspoon
Social Chairman/Asst. Golf Chairman Les Burns
Meeting called to order at 3:15 PM
All Board members were present except Allan Auvil and Gene Witherspoon..
Dan Coviello made a motion to accept the minutes from last months meeting. Les Burns seconded it. Motion carried.
The Treasures report was reviewed and the final cost of the Golden Boy Member/Guest tournament is as follows:
$249.06 Conde prep printing, etc.
$19.37 Davis Blue Notebook Folders
$300 Lynn Bogniard ladies prizes
$173.60 Conde printing
$2065.46 Clee shirts & hats
$300 Fancy Terry golf towels
$100 Lynn Bogniard more ladies prizes
$175 Barbie Greene DJ at cocktail party
$4884 Stax dinner & wine
$13.30 Bob Siddens for photos
$3116.20 PCC cocktail party food, breakfast & box lunches
$393 Sue Welk gratuity for food service
$56.19 Conde for signs & sign equip
$122.29 Clee for gas to pick up Florida golf packages
$375 Adelph Wines for cocktail party wine
$100.12 Merv for thank you mailing
$850 Shrine Club for Cocktail party
$3207 PCC for gift certificates and balls
$3388 PCC for carts and cart certificates
$19,887.58 TOTAL
Here is the adjusted breakout of expenses by category/event:
Administration $733.92
Carts (Inc cart awards) $3388
Cocktail Party $3578.44*
Tues Dinner/Wine $4884
Breakfasts & Lunches $1330.76^
Men’s Prizes (Inc balls) $3207
Ladies Prizes $400
Giveaways $2365.46
TOTAL $19,887.58
Income totaled $19,000 ($6800 signs, $2400 entry fees @$400 and $9800 entry fees @$350 = $19,000)
Remaining Balances are:
Hole in one Fund $1,015.00
Member Guest Fund $3,635.48
General Fund $4,500.83
Larry Freehauf made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s report and Tom Zix seconded it. Motion carried.
Dan Coviello commented that the August Dine-Around would be held at the Hilton Hotel. Note: The August Dine-Around is on the 3rd Tuesday of the Month-August 21st.
Larry Freehauf reported that the Annual Picnic Sign-Up sheet has been posted on the GB bulletin board. Even though it is more that 6 weeks away, we need to start reminding everyone to sign up. At least two volunteers are being sought for the set up of the tables at Paris mountain and as many as possible for the clean up of the facility after the picnic.
Golf Chairman, Tom Zix, reported that there are two interclub outings held in August. The first is at Carolina Country Club on August 7th and then Hendersonville CC on August 17th. Tom requested that everyone get their money in as soon as possible for these two outings as well as the Furman outing to be held on September 4th. A reminder from the Golf Chairman that we need to continue good golf habits by filling our divots, raking the sand traps and not driving our carts in areas that are designated as “No Carts”.
New Business:
A discussion concerning the posting of scores was held and the following motion was made by Dan Coviello and seconded by Tom Zix.
The (2-man or 4-man) team captain for the daily tournaments will post all scores, initial the scorecard and turn in the card and money to the monthly captains.
Motion carried
A discussion was held in regards to the black tees. Just as a reminder to those who are qualified and choose to play the black tees, you must adjust the scorecard to reflect the correct handicap for the black tees. Everyone who is eligible to play the black tees has two sets of handicaps that are listed in the GB monthly Hcp. Book. Also, remember if you play from the black tees, that the scores you post at the end of your round reflect that you played from the black tees.
A meeting was held with the M/G chairman and the board presented him a list of suggestions for the 2008 M/G outing. The chairman presented the board with a number of items that were purchased for the 2007 outing but never used. These items will now be made available to the GB members and all proceeds will be placed back into the GB M/G funds. Please contact Gene Witherspoon if you have an interest in purchasing any of the following items:
Shirts (various sizes) $13.00ea.
Hats (one size fits all) $ 7.00ea.
Towels $ 4.00ea.
Motion to adjourn was made by Les Burns and seconded by Tom Zix. Motion carried and meeting adjourned at 3:55 PM.
Larry Freehauf-Secretary
July 13,
2007
Golden Boys Board
President Dan Coviello
Vice President/Golf Chairman Tom Zix
Secretary Larry Freehauf
Dine Around Chairman Allan Auvil
Treasurer Gene Witherspoon
Social Chairman/Asst. Golf Chairman Les Burns
Meeting called to order at 1:35 PM
All Board members were present.
Gene Witherspoon made a motion to accept the minutes from last months meeting. Tom Zix seconded it. Motion carried.
Gene Witherspoon gave the treasurer’s report. All of the bills have been paid for the Member/Guest outing but there are still some details that need to be clarified. It appears that there was a net loss of approximately $887.00 Gene will give a full M/G cost report at next months meeting. Gene reported that even after this loss, there was still $3, 635.48 in the Member/Guest special account, another $4,521.00 in the General Funds and yet another $1015.00 in the Hole-In-One account. Les Burns made a motion to approve the report and Larry Freehauf seconded it. Motion carried.
Tom Zix reported on the interclub activities. Keowee Keys outing was held July 12th and Kenmure’s outing is July 26th. Don Stewart is chairing the PC Golden Boys Presidents club outing on July 18th and 20th. Tom discussed the divots in the fairways. He will get together with the David Fels and set up a schedule for repairing one or two fairways on a given day.
Allan Auvil reported that 57 people attended the July Dine-Around held at Pebble Creek Club. August Dine-Around will be held at the Hilton Hotel. Note: The August Dine-Around is on the 3rd Tuesday of the Month-August 21st.
Les Burns reported that the Annual Picnic would be held at our normal location (PARIS MOUNTAIN) on Thursday, September 20th.
New Business:
A discussion was held regarding next years Member/Guest outing and lessons learned from past M/G outings. The board will come up with some suggestions and present them to the M/G Chairman at next months meeting. Any extra shirts, hats or towels that were not used of the M/G outing will be made available for sale and all proceeds will go into the M/G fund.
Motion to adjourn was made by Les Burns and seconded by Dan Coviello. Motion carried and meeting adjourned at 2:55 PM.
Larry Freehauf-Secretary
June 13, 2007
Golden Boys Board
President Dan Coviello
Vice President/Golf Chairman Tom Zix
Secretary Larry Freehauf
Dine Around Chairman Allan Auvil
Treasurer Gene Witherspoon
Social Chairman/Asst. Golf Chairman Les Burns
Meeting called to order at 2:00 PM
All Board members were present.
Tom Zix made a motion to accept the minutes from last moths meeting. Allan Auvil seconded it. Motion carried.
Gene Witherspoon gave the treasurer’s report. Some of the bills for the Member/Guest have not bee received. Gene will give a full M/G cost report at next months meeting. Tom Zix made a motion to approve the report and Allan Auvil seconded it. Motion carried.
Tom Zix reported on the interclub activities. The Thornblade outing was held June 12th. Many good comments were received from those who attended. Glen Cannon will be held June 14th. Tom will be on vacation next week, so he will encourage everyone who is signed up for the Keowee Key outing, scheduled for July 12th, to get paid up ASAP.
Allan Auvil reported that this months Dine-Around would be held at our Pebble Creek Club. There is no Dine-Around in July and the August Dine-Around will be held at the Hilton Hotel.
Dan Coviello presented a letter that he had written in regards to the 2007 Golden Boys Member/Guest (see attached). The board echoed his thoughts on the success of the outing and acknowledged all of the people that made it happen. The letter will also be copied to Lyndell Young, in recognition of the contribution that all the Pebble Creek Club employees provided.
New Business:
Discussion was held concerning the Golden Boys election of two new board members this fall. In accordance with the GB bylaws, the nominating committee will start the selection process to pick four candidates for the two open positions.
Motion to adjourn was made by Tom Zix and seconded by Les Burns. Motion carried Meeting adjourned at 3:00 PM.
Larry Freehauf-Secretary
May 9th, 2007
Golden Boys Board
President Dan Coviello
Vice President/Golf Chairman Tom Zix
Secretary Larry Freehauf
Dine Around Chairman Allan Auvil
Treasurer Gene Witherspoon
Social Chairman/Asst. Golf Chairman Les Burns
Meeting called to order at 2:00 PM
All Board members were present.
Larry Clee gave an update on the Golden Boys Member/Guest tournament. There are 31 teams paid and one more team intends to join up next week. Larry presented a menu for the Monday night activities at the Shriners club. Everyone agreed that it was a great menu for the price. The individual gifts of shirts and hats have arrived and Les Burns is moving forward on ordering the towels. Some discussion was held concerning the number of flights and payouts. Larry and his tournament committee will meet to discuss.
The Board recommended that at least 25% of participants should receive cash prizes based on finish in respective flights. Final decision is up to the M/G Committee.
The minutes from last months meeting were read. Tom Zix made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Dan Coviello seconded it. Motion carried.
Gene Witherspoon gave the treasurer’s report. Motion by Tom Zix to approve the report and Allan Auvil seconded it. Motion carried
Allan Auvil reported that there were 46 people to the April Dine Around at Peter David’s. Due to the GB Member/Guest in early June, there will not be a Dine Around in May. The end of June Dine Around location is not finalized but the August Dine Around will be held at the Greenville Hilton.
Tom Zix reminded everyone about the upcoming Mountain Interclub outing that will be held at Pebble Creek on May 15th. He has discussed the menu with Chef Doug Welk and looks forward to a great outing. Tom again expressed his gratitude to the great job and great food that Chef Doug had provided at an earlier Golden Boy outing hosted at Pebble Creek.
Conde Sargent has completed the Golden Boys 2007 Directory. Most have been distributed but Les Burns will be in charge of distributing the remaining directories. Les will also include the directories as part of the package that all NEW Golden Boys member receive.
New Business:
Some discussion was held regarding the Black Tees. We originally had four black tee boxes on the Link Side course but now there a lot more. Dan and Tom will discuss with David Fels for clarification. Open item for future discussion.
Motion to adjourn was made by Tom Zix and seconded by Allan Auvil. Motion carried Meeting adjourned at 2:45 PM.
Larry Freehauf-Secretary
April11th, 2007
Golden Boys Board
President Dan Coviello
Vice President/Golf Chairman Tom Zix
Secretary Larry Freehauf
Dine Around Chairman Allan Auvil
Treasurer Gene Witherspoon
Social Chairman/Asst. Golf Chairman Les Burns
Meeting called to order at 9:20 AM
All Board members were present except Allan Auvil and Gene Witherspoon
Merv Moller and Bob Galloway presented their plans for the GB Annual Christmas
Party. The date for the party is set for Thursday, December 6th at
the Greenville Hilton (same as last year). Cost for members and guest will be
determined later this year. Dinner wines will be provided at the tables and an
open cash bar will be available during the party. Phillip Mariani will provide
the entertainment, with his Saxophone. Merv and Bob will follow up with the
Hilton to confirm the contract and pay a deposit if necessary. They will also
ask the Hilton to arrange the cash bar in a location(s), where it will not block
the entry doorway. They will also ask the Hilton to provide enough coat hangers
for the expected 160 attendees.
Larry Clee, along with two of his member guest committee members, Merv Moller
and Conde Sargent, presented some of their plans for the GB Member/Guest
outing. As of this date, there are 35 teams signed up to play. Larry presented
a shirt/hat combination that will be given to all of the men participating in
the event. Larry said that individual names would be engraved on the hats, on
the day of the outing. It was agreed that the shirts should be a neutral color,
probably white, and that the only lettering or logo should appear on the
sleeve. Les Burns is looking into purchasing some golf towels and will get back
to Larry with cost. The Member/Guest Monday night cocktail party will be held
at the Shriners Club. Dan asked Larry Clee to get with Allan Auvil and confirm
the cost and contract. The caterer for the Monday night party is being
finalized. Larry will also arrange for raffle ticket prizes. His plans are to
have the same items as last year, which were free three day stays at a
well-known Florida Golf course. The total number of raffle tickets will be
limited to two tickets per team and will be sold at the tournaments Tuesday
morning breakfast. If any team chooses not to purchase their two tickets, those
tickets will be sold to any Member/Guest player on a first come basis. Prizes
for the flights will be gift certificates from the pro shop. All agreed that
the pro shop has enough inventory to give the winners a good choice of products.
Dan asked Conde Sargent to get with Gene Witherspoon and confirm the names of
all paid members of the GB organization. Conde will use this information to
make up the GB annual Directory booklet.
The board continued the meeting with the reading of the minutes. Tom Zix made a
motion to accept the minutes and seconded by Dan Coviello. Motion carried.
Treasurer, Gene Witherspoon sent his monthly report to all board members. After
review of the report, Larry Freehauf made a motion to accept the report and Les
Burns seconded. Motion carried.
Golf Chairman Tom Zix reported on the Carolina Interclub that will be held a
Pebble Creek next Tuesday. The club has hired a new manager/cook (Doug) and Tom
will work with him on the outing. Tom has also informed Dave Fels on the role
the Head Club Pro plays at these outings. Looking forward to good weather and a
good time.
Two items were discussed under new business:
Dan Coviello reminded everyone about the party for Mary Zernick on Wednesday,
April 25th. We need to pass on the word to everyone and get a big
turnout to show Marty how much we appreciate all that he has done for the Golden
Boys over the years.
Dan also presented a plan to mentor new members by assigning them a “Big
Brother”. This will help to bring them up to speed concerning all GB golf and
social activities. Les Burns will research the new members and assign a board
member to each.
Larry Freehauf made a motion to adjourn and seconded by Tom Zix. Motion carried
Meeting adjourned at 11:05
Larry Freehauf-Secretary
FEBRUARY
7, 2007
Golden Boys Board
President Dan Coviello
Vice President/Golf Chairman Tom Zix
Secretary Larry Freehauf
Dine Around Chairman Allan Auvil
Treasurer Gene Witherspoon
Social Chairman/Asst. Golf Chairman Les Burns
Meeting called to order at 3:00PM. All Board members were present.
Prior to conducting Board Business, Larry Clee addressed the board on the 2007
GB Member/Guest plan. Larry has accepted the responsibility to be the
chairperson for the event. Dan Coviello expressed his appreciation to Larry for
taking on this responsibility and assured him that the GB Board will fully
support him. Larry said that he would meet with members of his committee and
report back to the Board on February 28th. Larry said that he felt
that the cost of the Member/Guest could support itself with a number of options
that would include entry fee, the sale of advertising signs and also a raffle.
Last years raffle was very well received and Larry hopes to get similar raffle
gifts for this event. Also discussed was the major gift that is normally given
to each participant of the Member/Guest event. Larry will discuss this with his
committee and bring back a recommendation to the board. Larry Clee departed and
the meeting continued.
Larry Freehauf read minutes from the last meeting. Tom Zix motioned to amend the
minutes to include the addition that the fees for the 2007 Hole in One Club will
be $20.00. Les Burns seconded. Motion carried.
Old Business:
Allan Auvil reported that 74 people attended the first Dine Around for 2007.
The new procedure for notifying everyone by E-Mail has been well received and a
big success. The February Dine Around will be held on February 27th
at Justin’s Resturant. Unfortunately there is limited seating for 64 people and
reservations will be first come first choice.
Gene Witherspoon read the financial report. Tom Zix made a motion to accept and
Allan Auvil seconded. Motion carried. Gene has started to collect money for
the Hole In One club, as well as the $5.00 for the annual Breakfast and the
proposed dues for 2007 of $25.00. Gene will accept a single check of $50.00 for
all three payments.
New Business:
Golf chairman Tom Zix reported that the first interclub would be held in
Greenwood on March 22nd. A letter/package has been sent to all
members regarding our annual breakfast meeting. Within the package, Tom has
included a selection sheet for all GB to request their choice of interclub
play. He is presently collecting these sheets and will have a final list
available for posting by our annual meeting. The list will show the names of
each GB that has been selected to play at an interclub event and the alternates
for the event. Tom also wanted to bring a suggestion to the board that was
presented to him by Jim Pearson. On Wednesdays, when we can drive our carts on
the fairways, we would select two holes to perform maintenance. We could use
all the sand from our carts to fill divots on these fairways and also make some
notes concerning the safety or other maintenance required on the these two
holes. The board agreed that this was a great idea and thanks Jim Pearson for
presenting it. Tom and Les Burns will work with the club owner and maintenance
crew to initiate a plan.
Dan Coviello presented an agenda for our annual meeting and asked of any input.
All agreed that he has everything covered. Dan will ask the new Pro, David Fels,
to join us for breakfast and address the membership.
Motion to adjourn was made by Larry Freehauf and seconded by Gene Witherspoon.
Meeting adjourned at 4:25 PM
Larry Freehauf Secretary
January 10, 2007
Golden Boys Board
President Dan Coviello
Vice President/Golf Chairman Tom Zix
Secretary Larry Freehauf
Dine Around Chairman Allan Auvil
Treasurer Gene Witherspoon
Social Chairman/Asst. Golf
Chairman Les Burns
Meeting called to order at 3:10 PM. All Board members present except Les Burns.
December meeting minutes were read and approved (motion by Dan and seconded by Gene).
Allan Auvil discussed the new procedures for monthly dine-around. An e-mail will be sent out each month to remind everyone of the upcoming dine-around date, time, location and menu choices. Those who wish to attend will send their response back directly to Allan. Anyone who does not have computer access to e-mails will still be notified by telephone. The first dine-around date for 2007 will be January 30th, at the Brick Street Café.
Treasurers report for December 2006 was given by outgoing Treasurer, Dan Coviello. Funds available at the end of 2006 are $7,651.42. This includes our current CD investment of $5,000. The Treasurer report was accepted (motion by Larry seconded by Allan) as presented by unanimous vote. Dan then handed over the books to our 2007 treasurer, Gene Witherspoon. A discussion pursued, concerning what funds were already committed for 2007 activities, such as the member/guest tournament and what other activities are partially funded out of our budget, such as the annual picnic and Christmas party. It was agreed, that in order to hold down subsidies to our annual events and to keep our GB dues at our present level, we should have our activities pay for themselves by charging the participants the cost of the activity. We will discuss this at our annual meeting.
It was agreed by the board that our annual Breakfast meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 7th, 2007. A notification mailer will be sent to all GB members in early February. The Breakfast will begin at 7:30 AM and our annual Business Meeting will begin at 8:00. As of now, the cost for the Breakfast should stay at $5.00 per person. Golf will follow at 10:00 AM. NOTE: Daylight savings time will begin on March 11th and we will change our Monday/Wednesday/Friday tee times back to 9:00 AM, at that time.
Tom Zix gave his golf report. A meeting with the SC Interclub was set up by Marty Zernick and held at Pebble Creek Club to discuss the 2007 dates. Tom praised Marty for his involvement over these past years and pulling everyone together. Tom also presented a preliminary schedule of all 2007 GB events. He will finalize the schedule and it will be included in our early February mailer to all members. The mailer will also include a sign up sheet for picking individual priority choices of SC interclub matches and NC mountain club matches. The cost for the hole-in-one club was also discussed. Last year it was $15.00 per member/year. We had a number of participants in the club make an “ACE” this year (Congratulations to all) and the fund is almost defunct. We will discuss next years cost for the hole-in-one club at our annual meeting.
New Business:
As clarification of what should be posted on the Golden
Boys Web page and outside Bulletin Board, the following guidelines were
presented and approved by all.
The Golden Boys Bulletin Board and Web Site are exclusively for
Golden Boys
information regarding golf activities, social events and membership. Since this
data is generally initiated by the Board, only Board Members and assigned Committee Members (Member/Guest, GB Championship Tournament, Match Play, Picnic, Christmas Party, Dine Arounds Etc) should be placing information on the Bulletin Board. If there are exceptions, then it should be cleared with the Board.
Every current Board Member has the responsibility to remove anything from the Bulletin Board that does not meet with the above criteria.
The GB Directory for 2007 was discussed. Suggestions that the new directory may include some additional information, such as a monthly calendar, event chairman and committee members, bylaws, monthly captains, etc. All GB members need to verify that the information on the GB Rooster, found on the GB Web page, is correct. To update any changes of this information, please notify Chuck Hite @ 864-268-0419. Larry Freehauf will work with Marty Zernick, Chuck Hite and Conde Sargent to finalize the booklet.
Motion to adjourn was made by Dan and seconded by Allan, motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 4:30 PM. --Larry Freehauf Secretary
November 1, 2006
Meeting called to order at 2:55 p.m. with all board members present except Allan Auvil who was ill.
Wendell Alderman was asked to attend the meeting for the purpose of giving an in depth preview of the upcoming Christmas Party. The event, to be held in Ballroom A at the Hilton Hotel, is scheduled for December 5, 2006 beginning at 6:00 o'clock. Invitations will be mailed out on November 8, 2006 with the replys due back no later than the 27th. Cost for this years party will be $25.00 for members and spouses, outside guest fees will be $30.00.
The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as presented with no additions or changes.
Treasurers report was given by Dan Coviello showing a checkbook balance of $3,687.03 as of October 31, 2006.
Larry Freehauf plans to reserve the Paris Mountain location for next years annual picnic with a tentative date to be the third Thursday in September. Larry, filling in for Allan, stated the Dine-Around held at Saskatoons this past month was well received by all in attendance. This year’s Dine-Around program was a hugh success thanks to Allan and his team.
Larry announced that the Match Play finals will be held on November the 8th along with the second-chance tournament. Don March and Del Reedy will play for the championship.
Golf Chairman, Tom Zix, led another successful year of interclub play for the Golden Boys. Two dates had to be cancelled but all in all the other scheduled events were enjoyed by all. The board was unanimous in expressing thanks to Tom for a job well done. Tom stated that planning discussions will be getting under way for next years schedule in the near furture for both the regular inter-club and the Mountain inter-club dates.
Al Valenti formally announced the election of two new board members for next year. Les Burns and Gene Witherspoon will begin their terms at the December meeting. Al has scheduled that meeting to be held at 8:30 a.m. on December 4th.
Meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m.
Mack Whitley
Secretary
OCTOBER 2006
Meeting called to order at 2:30 p.m. with all board members present. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as presented with no additions or changes.
Dan Coviello gave a brief summary of the of the treasurers report (the month ending report will be available at a later date). All of the picnic expenses have been covered. The $2,000 CD will come due in October and plans are to re-invest it at that time. The hole-in-one club still has money in the fund. The plan had funds set aside for a total of six aces -- to date there have been four scored.
Larry Freehauf reported the re-scheduled match-play tournament will begin on October 4. Herm George will assist in the running of the event -- plans call for Herm to take over the running of match-play next year. This years picnic was deemed a huge success with some calling it the best held.
Allen Auvil stated the plans for the next Dine-Around date will be October 24th at Saskatoons. Allen is in the process of identifying additional locations for next years lineup. 2006 has been a very successful year for the Dine-Around program under Allen's leadership.
Tom Zix organized and ran one of the best Etowah tournaments ever held at Pebble Creek. The golf, food, drink, weather -- all of the above was first class. All are looking forward to playing at Etowah in October. The interclub schedule for the rest of 2006 shows Fox Run and the last one at Greenville Country Club.
Al Valenti announced that Wendell Alderman will represent the Golden Boys on the new Social Committee to be set up by the club. Dave Schutte has volunteered to serve on the Greens Committee representing the Golden Boys.
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m. Mack Whitley, Secretary
September (No meeting)
AUGUST 2006
August 2, 2006. Call to Order—President Al Valenti. Attendees: Al Valenti, Tom Zix, Dan Coviello, and Allan Auvil. Absent with permission: Mack Whitley and Larry Freehauf.
Report on Golden Boy Championship—Don Stewart. Financial report: $832.00 taken in and disbursed. 39 players took part. Don offered several recommendations for next year’s event. The Board greatly appreciates Don’s efforts and also wishes to thank Conde Sargent and the Pro Shop staff for their work and efforts. (Winners: Bob Cummins, low gross; Norm O’Donnell, low net: Bill Allen, Mack Whitley, Bob Galloway, Joe Fenwick, flights)
Secretary’s Report--- accepted as presented. Treasurer’s Report—accepted as presented. Committee Reports:
Dine Around—Allan Auvil reported that the August Dine Around will be at the Greenville Hilton, August 22. This our first time there and we hope for a good turn out. Allan will distribute the menu and other details in the next week. The last Dine Around will be in October.
Golf -- Tom Zix gave an update on the interclub events. The next one is at Carolina CC followed by Hendersonville.
New business: Discussed and agreed to use Merv Moeller’s “Green Marker” in the next Member/Guest tournament for determining Longest Putt and Closest to the Pin. Also, the board agreed to incorporate its use as an option in the regular weekly game. At the captain’s option it can be used up to 2 times a month. When used, the player fee will be $4.00 instead of the regular $3.00.
Many thanks to Bob Siddens and his trusty sidekick, Tom Zix, for the repair work on the bulletin board.
Discussed potential new board members for 2007.
JULY 2006
Golden Boys Board Meeting -- July 5, 2006. Meeting called to order at 1:55 p.m. with all board members present plus some invited guests: Larry Clee, Del Reedy and Don Stewart.
The minutes of the last meeting were approved as presented with no changes or additions.
Larry Clee gave a brief update on the state of the club covering some proposed changes to be put into effect. The lower parking lot has been turned into a staging area to provide space for dropping off members clubs. Employees will be available to place golf bags on carts while the member proceeds to the parking lot. Larry has put forth some good ideas aimed to improve Pebble Creek and has asked for the support of the Golden Boys.
Del Reedy stated that 37 teams took part in this years Member/Guest event. His goal for 2007 is to have a full complement of 42 teams. Del expressed his appreciation to all committee members who helped with the tournament. Dick Davis was singled out for his many contributions in making this year’s tournament successful.
Don Stewart announced the Golden Boys Championship will be held July 26 and 28. The cost will be $20.00 and will be set up in three or four flights depending on the number signed up. The tournament will be played from the white tees with a shot gun start. Trophies will be awarded for low net and low gross with medals given to flight winners. The board authorized Don to purchase the trophies and medals.
Dan Coviello covered the treasurer’s report. The ending balance as of June 30, 2006 was $5,077.49. Dan is in the process of re-investing the $3,000 CD until October then combining it with the $2,000 6-month CD to purchase a $5,000 CD for one year. Dan passed out a 2006 Member/Guest Summary financial statement.
Larry Freehauf stated that plans for the picnic and the Christmas party are set. The menu for the Christmas party will be announced at a later date. The match play tournament will begin September 21 with cost of this year’s event being $10.00.
Allen Auvil reported a successful dine around at Peter Davids with 41 people in attendance. The next dinner will be held at the Hilton.
Tom Zix covered the next two interclub dates those being Greenwood and Kenmure -- both rosters are full. Tom recommended that some thought be given to assigning an established member as a mentor to any new members that join the group.
Al Valenti suggested the Golden Boys purchase a new camera for Conde Sargent (his old one has expired). The board passed this motion without objection.
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
Mack Whitley
Secretary
MAY 2006
Meeting called to order May 3, 2006, at 1:50 p.m. with all board members present except Larry Freehauf and Tom Zix, who were out of town.
The minutes of the last meeting were approved as presented with no changes or additions.
Del Reedy attended the meeting to give an update on the progress of the upcoming member/guest tournament. As of today, 32 teams have paid for the event with at least four other teams expected to compete. Del will make calls to some individuals in an effort to get their money in. A total of 40 teams would be the limit allowed. Sign sales are a bit behind last year -- to date $4400.00 has been collected in the sale of signs plus gift certificates.
Conde Sargent reported on the golf interclub schedule. The next event will be at Holly Tree (Dan Coviello wrote a check for $570.00 to cover this outing). Pebble Creek will be the site of the next Mountain Inter-Club date to take place one week after Holly Tree.
Dan Coviello gave the treasurers report as of April 30, 2006. This report shows a check book balance of $9,737.98 before committed funds are taken out. The 2006 Hole-In-One fund has $690.00 available with a maximum pay out of $120.00 per Ace. Dan passed out an updated Golden Boys Roster showing 93 members on the list.
Allen Auvil stated that 57 people attended the last Dine-Around held at City Range. Some complaints were noted, mostly due to slow service, however, it was agreed that the night was a success. The next outing will be held at Peter Davids in June with the Hilton on the schedule for August.
Al Valenti reported that the Christmas party will be held at the Hilton and the yearly picnic plans are all set.
Allen Auvil will look into a new way of notification for attendance to the Dine Arounds. He is looking to have people respond by e-mail for the event -- he will contact those people by phone that do not have e-mail access.
The meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.
Mack Whitley
Secretary
April 2006
The meeting was called to order at 2:15pm with all members present except Mack Whitley.
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved.
Dan Coviello gave the Treasurer’s report. On 24 March, Dan put $2000 in a 6-month CD at 4.65%. As of March 31st there was $2,542.29 net funds available.
Del Reedy gave the Board an update on the Member/Guest tournament. Del was given approval to proceed with Stax Peppermill for the dinner and Brick Street Café for the Cocktail Party. Approval was also given for Del’s selection of the tournament gift for this year as well as next year. The Board thanked Del and Jim Cadieu for their outstanding preparations for the event.
Allan Auvil gave an update on Dine Arounds. The next event is at City Range on April 25th.
Larry Freehauf has prepared several packets of Golden Boy info, which he is passing out to new members.
Tom Zix gave an update on interclub events and reminds those scheduled to play to be sure to get your money turned in by the deadline to insure your spot.
Al Valenti summarized a meeting he and Wendell Alderman had with the Hilton this week. It looks favorable that this year’s Christmas Party will be on December 5th at the Hilton. More info on this event to follow when details are firmed.
The Board wishes to express its sincere thanks to Bob Siddens for his very timely repairs to the Golden Boys bulletin board, which was recently vandalized.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00pm.
FEBRUARY 2006
Golden Boys Board
Meeting, February 1, 2006--The
meeting was called to order at 3:20 p.m. with all board members present.
Marty Zernick and Conde Sargent attended the meeting to give an update on the
status of this years inter-club activities. The fee for the past several years
has been $30.00 for each date. Marty stated that the fee will remain the same
for 2006, however, it looks as though the league will raise the fee next year to
$35.00. Holly Tree wanted to go to $40.00 this year but was persuaded to hold to
the $30.00 level. Conde covered the mountain inter-club schedule and
the home-and-home Etowah outings. The fee for 2006 will go to $40.00 for three
of the clubs involved with Kenmure raising their fee to $45.00 for their date.
The Golden Boys Board wishes to express their thanks to both Marty and Conde for
their work with the inter-club tournaments (and for ALL of the other projects
they are involved with).
The minutes of the January meeting were accepted as presented.
The treasurers report was submitted by Dan Coviello. The available net funds as
of January 31, 2006
were $1,612.71. Dan will have the 2005 year end financial statement available
for the annual breakfast meeting. Dan will also propose that the annual dues
remain at $25.00 for the year 2006.
Allen Auvil reported on a very successful Dine-Around evening at The Brick
Street Cafe with 57 people in attendance. It was suggested that a second date be
considered for this location sometime in the fall. The next scheduled event will
be held at Khaki's in February.
Tom Zix covered the Golden Boys 2006 Schedule of Events. He plans to have the
inter-club sign up schedule available to be mailed to the member-ship next week.
Tom stated that Larry Freehauf will head up the match-play tournament and Del
Reedy will be in charge of the Member-Guest for 2006.
Al Valenti stated that he had a brief meeting with the new owner and would be
willing to serve on an advisory board representing the Golden Boys. Meeting
adjourned at 4:28 p.m.
Mack Whitley, Secretary
JANUARY 2006
The Golden
Boys Board met at 10:00 am,
Jan 11, 2006. All members
were present except Mac Whitley who was out of town. The minutes of the
December meeting were approved as written.
Dan Coviello gave the Treasurer’s report which was approved. The Board voted to have Dan reinvest $2,000 in a 6-month CD.
Larry Freehauf gave the Social Chairman's report. Wendell Alderman has agreed to again chair the Christmas Party with assistance from Merv Moeller. Gene Witherspoon also agreed to chair the annual picnic!
Discussion was had on the hole-in-one club for 2006! Previously, the Board had agreed to charge an annual fee of $15 which would pay a member $120 for a hole-in-one. This fee would cover the cost for the entire year! Collection of this fee will be made in conjunction with annual Golden Boys dues at the annual meeting and breakfast on March 1st.
Allan Auvil gave a summary of Dine Around results to date. The Brick Street Cafe will be our first event and is scheduled for January 31st! Allan will be looking at repeats of our favorite spots as well as adding 1 or 2 new restaurants this year! He will also be contacting volunteers to serve as callers for this year.
Tom Zix, golf chairman, gave an update on this year’s schedule. He is looking for at least two volunteers to run this year's Member/Guest event on June 5, 6 and 7. A listing of this year’s Interclub events will be mailed to members prior to the annual meeting for everyone to list their priorities. A detailed schedule of all Golden Boy events will also be distributed at that time. The Board also voted to have Al Valenti meet with the new owner and offer to serve as a member of the Pebble Creek Advisory Board which is to be formed soon.
The meeting adjourned at 11:30. Next meeting scheduled following golf on Feb 1st.