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Minutes, Golden Boys Board Meeting, 2 June 2010

• Call to Order:  President Cadieu called the meeting to order at 1:45 PM.  All Board members were present except Bob Arnold.

• Secretary’s Report:  The minutes of the May Board meeting having been reviewed and approved by all Board members, a motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the minutes as written.

• Treasurers Report:  The financial report for May had been previously reviewed by board members and was approved. 
• Golf Chairman’s Report:  Ron Teevan reported that the Cummings Cove home and home at Pebble Creek was successfully conducted.  Cliffs Valley is our next interclub and there is a long list of alternates.
• Social Chairman’s Report:  Dave Postlewaite reported that the black tee option has been well received by most Golden Boys.   He reported that he will contact Golden Boys who have a personal or family medical problem before announcing the details to make sure they do not object.
• Dine A-Round Chairman’s Report:  Curt Irish reported that the May dine a-round at Justin’s had 71 attendees and comments were generally favorable.  High Cotton is the venue for August and he is negotiating the menu, seating and other details with his contact at the restaurant.
• Old Business:  The Member-Guest Chairman reported that we are now at 25 teams for the tournament with one team withdrawing on 1 June.  Financially, the tournament is on solid ground with equivalent of $6,400 in signs having been sold and all entry fees collected.
• New Business:  None
• Adjournment:  There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:42 PM.
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Minutes, Golden Boys Board Meeting, 5 May 2010

• Call to Order:  President Cadieu called the meeting to order at 1:45 PM.  All Board members were present except Dave Postlewaite who was out of town.
• Secretary’s Report:  The minutes of the April Board meeting having been reviewed and approved by all Board members, a motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the minutes as written.
• Treasurers Report:  The financial report for April had been previously reviewed by board members and was approved.  In discussing the details concerning the Carolina Interclub and Mountain Interclub events at Pebble Creek, it was pointed out that there was a surplus of $100+ for Carolina and a $300+ deficit for the Mountain Interclub.  The Board had previously approved enhancing the meal for the Mountain Interclub to make it comparable with that offered at the other clubs, however some of the deficit was due to a head count problem.  The Clubhouse Grille requires three day advance notice and was given a number 10 more than attendees that paid for the interclub event.  The Board discussed this with Trish Ballentine who explained that for special meals (Mt Interclub had three meats) she needed this time to order the food and had little flexibility for eleventh hour adjustment unless the items were on her regular menu.  The final PCC interclub with Cummings Cove will serve hot dogs and hamburgers which Trish said would allow more flexibility as they are items on her normal fare.  The Mt Interclub deficit problem was exacerbated because several complimentary meals were given to non-players and it was decided that this should not be done for future events unless it was part of the budget, such as for the Member-Guest Tournament.
• Golf Chairman’s Report:  Ron Teevan reported that Holly Tree is our next interclub and he currently has five players who have not paid.
• Social Chairman’s Report:  Dave Postlewaite was praised in his absence for organizing the black tee option which has been a popular addition for many Golden Boys.  It was confirmed that black tees must be played from both courses once the decision is made to use them and a Golden Boy may not choose to play white tees from one course and black tees from the other on Monday, Wednesday and Friday play.
• Dine A-Round Chairman’s Report:  Curt Irish reported that the April dine a-round was a success with 60 attending the meal at the Club House Grille which provided an excellent menu and service.  Justin’s is scheduled for May but it was pointed out that the restaurant may be closing so Curt will change the venue if this is the case.
• Old Business:  The Member-Guest Chairman reported that we are on schedule in the planning and execution process for this year’s event but that currently there are only 24 teams signed up with probability of two more being added.  Several have dropped out since the original sign up.  There was discussion as to why attendance has dropped off from previous years with several theories.  It was decided to take a general survey of all Golden Boys to try and determine how attendance can be enhanced for future events.
• New Business:  None
• Adjournment:  There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:45 PM.

Minutes, Golden Boys Board Meeting--Friday, April 9, 2010

Call to order:  
President Cadieu called the meeting to order at 1:45 p.m.  All board members were present except Gene Witherspoon.
2010 Christmas Party Update:
Joe Fenwick provided a detailed report on his planning activities for the Christmas party and recommended to the board that the party be held at the Hilton Hotel.  Joe presented a copy of the contract that has been drawn up with the Hilton Hotel.  After a review of the contract by the board members present it was the consensus that we follow Joe's recommendation.
2010 GB Picnic Update:
Curt Irish reported on behalf of Mike Toskey, Picnic Chairman that two adjacent picnic shelters at Paris Mountain have been reserved. The shelters will comfortably accommodate our group and will also have areas available for the usual outdoor games (i.e. bocce ball, horseshoes, cowboy golf, etc).  A food vendor has not yet been chosen and both Pebble Creek Pizza and The Clubhouse Grille will be offered an opportunity to bid on the service.  During the board meeting The Clubhouse Grille provided a sampler plate of their BBQ sandwiches for the board members to taste.
Secretary’s report: 
In the absence of the Secretary the Minutes of the March 2010 Board meeting having been reviewed and posted on the web site were approved.
Treasurer’s report: 
The April financial report that had been previously forwarded to the Board members was approved.  It showed total uncommitted funds of $8,432.95.  Bob Arnold reported that the “missing” $25 in dues was found and that it was an error made by one of the GBs who thought they had written the check, but in fact had not.  The GBs currently have 100 golf members and 15 social members. 
Golf Chairman’s report:
Ron Teevan, Golf Chairman reported that he has a full field scheduled for the Carolina Interclub to be contested at PC on Tuesday, April 13^th.  There are 38 foursomes scheduled to play and a final count for the food service will be provided to The Clubhouse Grille by Sunday.  Ron and Dave will be moving up the white tee markers Monday evening so that the length of the course will be within 5,900 yards.  The pro shop staff will be marking Ground Under Repair (GUR) areas as well as Out of Bounds (OB) areas on Monday.  Conde Sargent will be providing the technical assistance required for the tournament.
Ron also reported that the invitations for the Mountain Interclub scheduled for April 22^nd have been sent out. 
Social Chairman’s Report:
Dave Postlewaite reported that the presentation by the Physical Therapists on Wednesday, April 7^th went well.  Dave is looking into setting up a trip to a Greenville Drive baseball game for the GBs in July.
Dine Around Chairman’s report: 
Curt Irish reported that 101 people attended the March Dine A Round at Stax Peppermill and that everyone seemed pleased with the meals, drinks, etc.  The April Dine A Round is scheduled for Tuesday, April 27^th at the Clubhouse Grille.  Curt will be getting the menu for that Dine A Round on Monday and will be sending out reservation information at that time. 
Old Business: 
The black tee markers are now permanently in place and have been rated and  GB handicaps are available on the computer.  Dave will draft rules defining the use of the black tees and make them available by Monday April 12^th.  The Board continued discussion on purchasing a new PA system for use at large meetings, interclubs, the GB picnic, etc.  Jim will check on getting one in time for the interclub scheduled for April 13^th.
There was discussion of spending some of the surplus money on a new bulletin board and an American flag for the flag pole by the driving range.  Ron recommended, and the board agreed, that we not spend any additional surplus money until the Mountain Interclub scheduled for the 22^nd is completed since that event may require additional funding by the GBs.
New Business:
No new business reported.
Adjournment: 
The meeting was adjourned at 2:55 p.m.

Golden Boys Board Meeting Wednesday, 17 Feb 2010

• Call to order:   President Cadieu called the meeting to order at 2:15 PM.  All board members were initially present except Curt Irish who joined at 2:35 PM.
• Secretary’s report:  Minutes of the January 6 Board meeting having been reviewed and posted on the web site were reviewed and approved.
• Treasurer’s report:  January financial report that had been previously forwarded to the Board members was approved.  The Treasurer reported circumstances of a $50 loss for January Dine A-Round and the Board discussed measures to preclude recurrence.
• Golf Chairman’s report:  
• The Golf Chairman reported that all interclub assignments have been made and results will be given to Golden Boys at and after the Annual Meeting.  The Thornblade interclub field is established for 23 February which occurs before the Annual Meeting.  Etowah dropped out of the home and home circuit so matches with that club have been discontinued.  Everyone got either their 1^st or 2^nd choice.
• Volunteers have been solicited for most monthly captain assignments. 
• Dine Around Chairman’s report:  Although he was out of the state at the time, Curt Irish reported that the January dine a-round, managed by Larry Clee, had a large turnout and good reports on the dinner.  Because of the Thornblade interclub on Tuesday, 23 February, the dine a-around this month will be on Monday, 22 February at the Flounder Bar and Grill in Greer.  So far there is a light response but Curt will make a push for more people to attend.
• Social Chairman’s Report:  Dave Postlewaite reported that he has given revised new member packets to several new members.  He is exploring with the Club House Grille the possibility of a wine and cheese tasting party in July since there is no dine a-round that month.  With a view to possible use by Golden Boys, he also has arranged a briefing session for all interested Golden Boys with a physical therapist who specializes in exercises to help “older” golfers improve muscle tone and agility for play.  Lance Owens of Sports Spine Industries and Jonathon Seymour will be available after golf on 7 April.  Dave will give further details at the annual meeting.
• Old Business: 
• Budget Surplus:  Concerning the budget surplus and in addition to the strategy of gradual reduction by subsidizing Golden Boys events, the Board decided to solicit ideas from the general membership along  with the email reminder concerning the annual meeting.
• Member-Guest Tournament: Chairman Witherspoon briefed the board on the Member-Guest Committee meeting of 10 February and reported that the committee is on track with planning for the 7-9 June tournament.
• Black Tees:  Dave Postlewaite reported that he and Chuck Hite had placed permanent black markers at all proposed revised black tee locations and the owner has painted 36 all-black wooden movable markers.  Course distances for new black tee locations are approximately 5,500 yards for Linkside and a bit less than 5,300 for Creekside.  The owner will have the new black tee distances rated and then we will be good to go.  When rating is complete, the Golden Boys will no longer use red tees.
• Food Service Support:  Jim Cadieu, Gene Witherspoon, Ron Teevan, Curt Irish and Dave Postlewaite met on 16 February with Trish Ballentine, co-owner of the Club House Grille, to negotiate all Golden Boys’ food service menus and prices for 2010.  She gave us a 10% discount on regular menu prices.
• New Business:
• Priority for Interclub Events:  The Board approved a recommendation from the Golf Chairman that would encourage Golden Boys to volunteer for and, when selected, participate in PCC hosted interclub events.  This incentive program will be included in Golden Boys rules revisions concerning interclub events selections and be briefed at the Annual Meeting.
• Requirement for participation in Golden Boys Championship and Match Play Tournaments:  The assistant Golf Chairman proposed a change approved by the Board to modify the Golden Boys rules to require that, except for new members, Golden Boys must have participated in at least 10 regular Monday, Wednesday, or Friday rounds of golf in the preceding year in order to participate in the Championship and/or Match Play Tournaments.
• Annual Meeting:  President Cadieu reviewed the proposed agenda for the 3 March annual meeting and it was approved by the Board.  He invited the owner, Lyn Young, and golf pro, Bradley Hughes to attend and speak and they accepted.
• Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 PM.

January 2010 Minutes, Golden Boys Board Meeting, Wednesday, 6 January, 2010
· Call to order:   President Cadieu called the meeting to order at 10:05 AM.  All board members were present except Curt Irish.
· Secretary’s report:  Minutes of the December 09 Board meeting having been reviewed and posted on the web site were approved.
· Treasurer’s report:  December financial report that had been previously forwarded to the Board members was approved.  It showed an uncommitted reserve of $5,857.95 at the end of 2009, pertinent to old business discussed below.
· Golf Chairman’s report:
o       The Golf Chairman reported that all interclub dates had been confirmed except for final approval of a couple of matches at Pebble Creek.  The Carolina Interclub raised the price from $35 to $40 for 2010, primarily because of food costs.  The Thornblade interclub will be held in February because their greens will be reconstructed shortly after the BMW tournament.  Because of this early start, it will not be included on the selection sheet and will instead be filled by sign up sheet to be posted on the bulletin board.
o       Volunteers have been solicited for most monthly captain assignments.  The Golf Chairman will work to fill the few remaining slots but January and February are covered.
· Dine Around Chairman’s report:  Jim Cadieu reported for Curt Irish that most dine a-round dates have been matched with venues and we will stick with the normal $25 per person cost in 2010.  With help from Larry Clee, he and Curt negotiated an excellent menu with the Commerce Club where our first dine a-round will be held on 26 January.  We will have dinners at the Club House Grille in April and October, 2010.
· Social Chairman’s Report:  Dave Postlewaite reported that he is in the process of further defining his duties.  He is exploring the possibility of a wine and cheese tasting party.  He also recommended and the Board agreed to consider setting up a voluntary, free orientation session with a physical therapist Dave has been using who specializes in exercises to help “older” golfers improve muscle tone and agility for play.
· Old Business:  The Board continued discussion on how to deal with a treasury surplus (available uncommitted funds) that has increased steadily over the past four years at the rate of about $1,000 per year.  This surplus is the result of increased membership and continued cost control of events.  At the end of 2009, the surplus was more than $5,800 as indicated in the Treasurer’s report above.  The Board agreed that all who contributed to the surplus through dues payment should be allowed to benefit from any action to reduce its size.  The Board decided to pursue the following course of action:
o       Set an eventual goal of $1,000 as a year-end surplus.
o       Reduce the surplus gradually over several years.
o       Begin whittling down the surplus this year by providing additional subsidies for the annual meeting breakfast and Christmas Party.
· New Business:
o       Annual Meeting:  As set at last Board meeting, the annual membership meeting will be held on Wednesday, 3 March 2010 at the Club House Grille (breakfast 7:30, meeting about 8:15.)  Breakfast will be free!  Notification to members will be by email for all but the few who do not have it and the Secretary will send theirs by regular mail.
§  Annual dues for regular members will remain at $25.  Social members’ dues will remain at $10.  The Treasurer will get out the word by email and Secretary will notify others by regular mail.
§  Current ACE Club members will not pay any new membership fees in 2010.  New ACE Club members will pay $15 to join and receive hole-in-one insurance.  Payout remains $120 for each hole-in-one during Golden Boys competition.
§  Except for a couple of event assistants and nailing down dates for two interclub events at Pebble Creek, all information for the 2010 calendar is set.
§ The directory will be finalized by the Publicity Chairman once membership roster(s) are finalized about 1 April.  Other required new information includes rules adjustments (already provided) and the calendar of events soon to be finalized.
§ The Golf Chairman will get out interclub selection sheets by email with return in time for handout of results at the Annual Meeting.  The Secretary will send selection sheets by regular mail to those without email.
o       Member-Guest Tournament:  Chairman Witherspoon reported that dates are set and committee is formed for the event.  He reviewed a 36 step process for planning and execution of the event, the first five of which have been completed.  The committee will meet in early February to prepare a briefing for the membership to be conducted at the annual meeting.
o       Black Tees:  Dave Postlewaite reported that he had done some initial coordination with the PCC owner to explore possibility of establishing separate black (forward) tees.  Lyn Young is amenable and would fund such an effort.  Essentially, it would result in rated black tees completely separate from the white tees and allow us to end use of red tees.  The Board agreed to support such an effort and asked Dave to explore it further and report back to the Board with more detailed information.
o       Meal cost negotiations:  Beginning with the annual meeting breakfast, the Golden Boys will utilize the Club House Grille for food service for several events throughout the year.  It was decided to have the President, Member-Guest Chairman and Golf Chairman meet as a group to discuss/negotiate cost for all upcoming food service requirements before the annual meeting.  The meeting is set for 10 AM on 8 January, 2010.
· Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 AM.

Golden Boys Board Meeting, Friday, 4 December 2009  

• Call to order:  Outgoing President Witherspoon called the meeting to order at 2:35 PM.  All board members were present.
• Secretary’s report:  Outgoing secretary, Les Burns, read the minutes of the November board meeting and they were approved.
• Treasurer’s report:  Bob Arnold referred to the November financial report that had been previously forwarded to the Board members and it was approved.
• Golf Chairman’s final 2009 report:  Ron Teevan reported that all interclub and other special competition was complete and collections for all of them are in.
• Dine Around Chairman’s final 2009 report:  Jim Cadieu reported that all 2009 dine a-rounds are done and all payments and collections are complete.
• Organizational Business:
  • Jim Cadieu was installed as the President for 2010 and the outgoing president turned over the gavel to him in accordance with Sec V.4 of the Bylaws.
  • A vote was taken by secret ballot and Ron Teevan was elected to serve as Vice President replacing Herm George.  Les Burns counted the vote as his last official duty as 2009 Secretary and then departed the meeting.
  • President Cadieu appointed Gene Witherspoon as new Secretary.  (Witherspoon was previously appointed by the Board to serve for one additional year to fill the vacancy left by the death of Herm George.)  President Cadieu asked Bob Arnold to continue as Treasurer.  He asked Ron Teevan to serve as Golf Chairman and Dave Postlewaite to be his assistant and to also serve as Social Chairman.  He appointed Curt Irish to be Dine A-Round Chairman.  All appointees agreed to serve in these positions.
• Other Business:
  • Dave Bogniard joined the meeting to discuss the Christmas Party.  He reported that there are currently 146 people who will attend which include two complimentary guests – Frankie George and Bradley Hughes.  He will be able to accommodate 11^th hour attendees up until Monday, 7 December.  The program proposed by the outgoing President was discussed by the Board and approved.
  • President Cadieu appointed Ron Teevan responsibility for preparing the 2010 Golden Boys Schedule.  Gene Witherspoon will provide an electronic copy of the 2009 schedule to be used as a guide.
  • Wednesday, March 3d was set as the date for the 2010 Annual Membership Meeting.
  • After much discussion, it was decided to table decision on 2010 membership dues and charges for breakfast until the January Board meeting when final financial data for 2009 and specific information on any treasury surplus is available.  However, it was decided by unanimous vote that current ACE club members would not pay additional dues in 2010 but that new ACE club members would pay $15 to join.  (There is enough money in the ACE club pot for payout of 11 holes-in-one.)
  • With one minor change, the Board voted unanimously to approve the codification of rules concerning “additional individual competition” (birdie, eagle and closest to pin pools), “gimmie putts” and “incomplete play” on regular Monday, Wednesday and Friday days of competition.
  • The Board discussed interclub play selections and President Cadieu reminded the Golf Chairman that selections must be made in time to present Golden Boys with their assigned matches at the annual meeting.  Priority is given to those who participate in the most Wednesday competition rounds.
  • Gene Witherspoon agreed to Chair the Member-Guest Committee in 2010 and reported that the dates have been established and reserved with the club and venues have been reserved for Monday and Tuesday dinners.  All members of the committee from 2009 have agreed to serve.
• Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned at 4 PM.

November 2, 2009
Golden Boys Board Minutes
President                        Gene Witherspoon
Secretary                        Les Burns
Treasurer                        Bob Arnold
Golf and Social Chairman    Ron Teevan
Dine Around Chairman        Jim Cadieu

The meeting was called to order at 2:30pm by President Witherspoon.   All Board Members were present.
Secretary’s Report Les Burns:  The minutes of the last regular meeting having been distributed by email were approved.
Treasurer’s Report Bob Arnold:  The report was distributed by email previous to the meeting and was unanimously approved.
Golf and Social Chairman’s Report:  Ron reported that the Greenville CC interclub was all set with our full complement of members participating.
Dine Around Chairman’s report Jim Cadieu:  The Dine Around at the Club House Grille was a success enjoyed by all.
Old Business:
Amex for use at the club is not yet approved by Management.
New Business:
Election results were announced that Dave Postlewaite and Curt Irish were elected.
The Annual Golden Boys Christmas Party is scheduled for December 10, 2009 at The Hilton. Cost will be $32 per person the same as last year.
Payment for the party is to be made to Dave Bognard or Joe Fenwick.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned by mutual consent at 3:00 pm.

  
October 9, 2009
Golden Boys Board Minutes
President                             Gene Witherspoon
Secretary                             Les Burns
Treasurer                            Bob Arnold
Golf and Social Chairman  Ron Teevan
Dine Around Chairman      Jim Cadieu

The meeting was called to order at 1:40 pm by President Witherspoon. All Board members were present. 
Secretary’s Report Les Burns: The minutes having been distributed and reviewed by email were approved.
Treasurer’s Report Bob Arnold: The report was reviewed by email and approved unanimously.
Golf and Social Chairman’s Report Ron Teevan:  Ron reported that the Fox Run Interclub would be held Monday October 12, 2009 previously having been postponed because of rain. The Greenville CC Interclub is scheduled for November 4, 2009.
Old Business:
   It was agreed that pace of play had improved. We will discuss having match play outside of our regular play in the future to further enhance pace of play.
  The slate of nominees to be presented for the election of two board members was set as follows:
Curt Irish, Arthur McMaster, Dave Postlewaite, Rocky Robinson.
Ballots will be distributed by e mail for those using it and by hand out or mail for others. Balloting will begin October 12th and are to be returned no later than November 1, 2009.
In accordance of Section V.3 of the By Laws Les Burns moved that the Board appoint Gene Witherspoon to complete the last year of Herm George’s term on the Board. Ron Teevan seconded the motion which passed unanimously.
New Business: The Founders Award was discussed and the honoree for 2009 was selected.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 2:01 pm.

SUMMARY OF BOARD/OWNER MEETING

 Summary of a meeting 10/21/09 involving principally the Golden Boys Board and owner Lyn Young. Topics are listed in italic. The paragraphs accompanying each topic are a summarization.

Tardy Payments.
There are approximately 60 golf members of the 450 golf members of all types who are more than 90 days behind in paying bills.  Of these about 15 are “chronically” late payers. Recently, for golf members more than 60 days behind in payment, Lyn has begun charging them both greens fees and cart fees until they settle their accounts.  Because of the economic hard times, he is trying to strike a balance between dropping people from the club and giving some leeway to those who ordinarily pay on time but are possibly in a temporary financial bind.

Is Linkside going public?
There is no plan to open Linkside for general public use. The article preceding a magazine ad that welcomed the public to both courses explains that prospective members may play Linkside on a trial basis.  Club has problems with people paying for Creekside and ending up on Linkside, either on purpose or by mistake; and instances of people playing Linkside who are not members and did not go through the pro shop is obvious in some cases as they did not meet dress requirements.

 With no mailed statements, do we ask our members to just put a check for monthly dues in an envelope with member number on check and mail to the club or drop it in payment box?  Will invoices still be sent via email for those with an email address?  Will there be any confirmation that checks were received and processed other than members checking their bank statement?
After the October 09 statement to be sent out in November, there will be no more mailed or emailed monthly statements.  (Even though only 8 of 111 Golden Boys do not have email, a much larger percentage of other members do not have email.)  With no charges allowed, the only item to be paid monthly is dues depending on category of membership.  Members will write a check for this amount, or have their bank mail a check, and get it to the Office Manager by the 25th of the following month.  For example, dues for the month of December must be paid by January 25th.  Confirmation of receipt of the payment will not be given by the club but the Office Manager will call or otherwise contact members if she does not receive payment by the 25th of each month.

Can a member start his $1500 cart fee option at any time or only one date per year e.g. 1 January?   Will there be a monthly up-front cart fee option and, if so, what will be the cost?
The yearly $1,500 cart fee option will start on 1 January. Although a monthly cart fee option is not being considered at this time, consideration is being given to offering cart fee packages that can be used continually until the limit is exhausted.

What about yearly range ball fees?  Is that still an option and if so, what is the cost and starting date?
There is no change to the yearly range ball option. There was discussion concerning administration of the yearly cart fee option and the need to make sure there is an accurate record who is in the program and when they need to renew.  Presumably that will require the Office Manager to contact members in the program to confirm date of renewal.

Will there be an option to pay monthly dues by direct deposit?
There is currently no capability for payment of dues by direct deposit however, as stated above, members can have their banks send a check for dues directly from the bank to the Office Manager.

With the charge option gone, what credit cards will the pro shop now accept?  Some Golden Boys would prefer to use American Express but that option has not been available, except now at the Clubhouse Grille.  Once a credit card is established in your billing system, can a member opt to use it continually without processing the card every time a cart is rented?
Consideration will be given to establishing the capability to accept payment by American Express along with Visa and Master Card.  Members may fill out a form that authorizes a credit card to be used continually for charges without showing and having the card swiped every time it is used.  A slip will still have to be signed confirming every purchase even when the card is in the system.

Update on staff which supports golf operations and club administration and the break-out of their responsibilities?
Golf Professional is Bradley Hughes.  He owns the merchandise sold in the golf pro shop except rental of carts and range balls, the proceeds for which revert to the owner.  He supports golf events and gives lessons. The Greenskeeper is Lyn Young assisted by David Bryant who supervises the maintenance staff. The Office Manager is Adrienne Bender.  An assistant is being sought as a backup for her.

A recent outing from an external group on Friday, 16 October tied up both courses.  In these instances, can arrangements be made to play at another course without paying greens fees?
To preclude conflicts/double bookings which have occurred in the past, Lyn has assumed personal responsibility for approval and scheduling of all external groups on the golf courses.   Only twice a year are both courses used for external group outings -- NASCAR in the spring and the school district in the fall.  These outings are normally scheduled on Mondays, however, the recent school district outing on 16 October was mistakenly scheduled on a Friday.   Additionally, the only annually scheduled weekend outing for an outside group is the SC Junior Golfers Four-Ball Tournament for which Lyn donates greens fees for these youngsters who use Linkside on Friday through Sunday.  Creekside is open to members during this tournament.  Pebble Creek has a reciprocal arrangement with Holly Tree which can be used when our courses are tied up.  Additionally, when Golden Boys cannot play on our courses, Lyn can arrange no-greens-fee tee times at Links of Tryon which is owned by his brother.  Lyn will coordinate with the Golden Boys Golf Chairman, currently Ron Teevan, to make such arrangements when neither course is open for one of our Mon-Wed-Fri competition rounds.

Pebble Creek Newsletter.
We have discontinued the newsletter but have reactivated the Pebble Creek Country Club website and will use it to disseminate information. Conde Sargent manages the website.  It will eventually include the master schedule for golf events at Pebble Creek and other pertinent information for members.

Golden Boys Board Minutes- Sept 2, 2009

President                                              Gene Witherspoon
Vice President/Golf Chairman          Herm George
Secretary                                              Les Burns
Treasurer                                             Bob Arnold
Social Chairman                                  Ron Teevan
Dine Around Chairman                     Jim Cadieu
 

Meeting called to order by President Witherspoon at 1:58 PM September 2, 2009.  All board members present except Herm George.

Secretary’s Report- Les Burns-Reading of the minutes of the August 3rd meeting dispensed with and adopted as recorded.

Treasurer’s Report-Bob Arnold-The Treasurers Report, having been reviewed by e mail, was approved as presented.  Bob will be out of town until the 20th and has arranged for all required transactions in his absence.

 Golf Chairman’s Report-In Herm George’s absence Ron Teevan reported that the next inter club will be with Etowah next week.  The issuance of cash prizes in lieu of pro shop credits has been well received.

Dine Around Report- Jim Cadieu-Because of our annual picnic this month, there will be no dine around until October 26th here at The Club House Grill.

 Social Chairman’s Report- Ron Teevan- Picnic set for September 17th.

Old Business- Play has been faster except today when there was a reported 40 minute gap between two foursomes. Making members aware seems to be helpful.

New Business: Candidates for the board were discussed and the President will call each name discussed to make up a slate of 4 from which to choose 2 new Board Members.

There being no further business Gene moved for adjournment seconded by Les and the meeting was adjourned at 2:20 PM. 

Minutes, Golden Boys Board Meeting-- Monday, 3 Aug 2009

• Call to order:  President called the meeting to order at 2 PM.  All board members were present except Les Burns who was out of town.  Also present were Don Stewart, Rocky Robinson and Conde Sargent to give a report on the GB Championship.  Del Reedy was present to speak to the Board about slow play.
  
  Golden Boys Championship Report:  Don Stewart reported that the Golden Boys Championship held in mid-July was a success and recommended we keep the same format for 2010.  He showed the trophies that will be presented to low net and low gross winners at the Christmas party.  Rocky Robinson volunteered to run the event in 2010 with help from Don and Conde.
  
  Secretary’s report:  The Board approved the secretary’s report of July Board meeting which has been posted on the web site and the Bulletin Board.
  
  Treasurer’s report:  The Board approved the Treasurer’s report for July which had been previously transmitted to them via email.  It included final financial report for the Member-Guest Tournament which reported a loss of $85.03 which was more than covered by the carry over from previous years of $4,166.  
  
  Golf Chairman’s report:  Herm George reported continuing difficulty with a few Golden Boys who are tardy in paying required interclub fees and/or informing him that they will not play after having been assigned a slot on the roster at their request.  Late confirmation by Cummings Cove of the details of our “Ryder Cup” match there requires that all money be collected and number of Golden Boys who will participate be settled by Friday, 7 August for the match on Monday, 10 August.  We need a minimum of 20 but can send up to 24 players.
  
  Dine Around Chairman’s report:   Jim Cadieu reported a good turnout for the July Dine A-Round at John Paul’s.  The 25 August Dine A-Round at High Cotton will be our first at that restaurant.
  
  Social Chairman’s report:   The picnic is scheduled for Thursday, 17 September.  Price remains $10 each for Golden Boys and spouse/lady friend.   Since we subsidize this event, cost for other guests will be $13 per person.
  
  Old Business:  None
  
  New Business:  Del Reedy spoke to the Board concerning slow play and made recommendations on how to speed up play.  Bob Arnold asked what the standard should be to judge slow play and Del suggested that a maximum of 4.5 hours for all groups to finish should be our goal.  After discussion (which continued during the week after the meeting), the Board agreed to initially take a “training and encouragement” approach to speed up play.  Rather than bombard the Golden Boys with a laundry list of things to do to enhance faster play, we will announce one thing each day before play begins.  The daily tip will be provided by email the day before golf from a Board member and then amplified in person by a Board member or one of the Captains when teams are announced at golf the day after the email goes out.  If after two months this does not result in reaching the goal of 4.5 hour rounds, we will consider timing the rounds of each group with emphasis on gaps between four-man groups.  An analysis of this data will be used to pinpoint those who need special training in keeping play at an acceptable pace.  Eventually, if training doesn’t work, a penalty system for slow play may be instituted.
  
  Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned at 2:40 PM.

JUNE 2009 Golden Boys Board Minutes - June 3, 2009

President                                        Gene Witherspoon
Vice President/Golf Chairman         Herm George
Secretary                                        Les Burns
Treasurer                                        Bob Arnold
Social Chairman                              Ron Teevan
Dine Around Chairman                   Jim Cadieu

All members present except Bob Arnold.

Meeting called to order at 2:00 pm. Secretary’s Report- Reading of last month’s minutes dispensed with and the minutes approved unanimously.
Treasurer’s Report- In Bob’s absence Gene reviewed the highlights of the report and the financials were approved.
Golf Chairman’s Report- Herm stated that the course was closed to members June 22nd and Lyn Young had arranged tee times for GB’s that day at Links O’Tryon. 
Herm was approached by Etowah Valley about GB’s joining in another interclub with them, Conestee Falls and Woodfin Ridge. A motion was made by Gene and seconded by Les to defer this consideration until next season. Approved.
Dine Around Report- Jim listed the following schedule: 1. City Range 6/30 2. John Paul’s 7/28 3.Waiting to hear from High Cotton for August.
Old Business: Gene reported that the Member Guest would end up close to break even and that all members of the committee had agreed to serve again next year.
Les Burns moved for adjournment and was seconded by Ron. We adjourned at 2:53 pm

April 1, 2009
Golden Boys Board Minutes
President                                           Gene Witherspoon
Vice President/Golf Chairman          Herm George
Secretary                                              Les Burns
Treasurer                                             Bob Arnold
Social Chairman                                  Ron Teevan
Dine Around Chairman                     Jim Cadieu
Meeting called to order by President Witherspoon at 1:33 p.m. All members of the board were present.
Secretary’s Report: Arthur McMaster asked that the Annual Meeting minutes reflect his intention to honor the IDK’s as the early members of the Golden Boys who promoted the social activities of the organization, not as the founders.  This change was approved by the Board.
 Treasurer’s Report: Bob Arnold reported we now have 107 paid members for 2009 , 83 ACE Club members and 9 social members.  Total Funds now are $15,732.60.
Golf Chairman’s Report:  We have each month covered for captains for 2009. Herm will try to involve more of the new members in this duty.  Since we have a limited inventory in the Pro Shop, we will pay cash for Interclub prizes.
Dine Around Report: Jim Cadieu announced that we had 109 in attendance at the Stax Dine Around which was enjoyed by all.
Social Chairman’s Report: Ron Teevan passed around a copy of this year’s new member packet and stated that Conde is working on the 2009 booklets.
Old Business: After some discussion it was decided to leave the rules for Red Tee/Black Tee alone.
Member/ Guest entrants stand at 32 teams.
New Business: Gene was approached about having dance classes(letter attached to original minutes) and it was decided that the person proposing this be offered the opportunity to purchase a sign which would enable them to access our mailing list and handle that sort of thing outside the purveyance of the organization. 
Bob Arnold moved for adjournment and having been seconded by Herm George the motion was approved.

February 5, 2009  Board Minutes                      

President                                           Gene Witherspoon

Vice President/Golf Chairman          Herm George

Secretary                                            Les Burns

Treasurer                                            Bob Arnold

Social Chairman                                 Ron Teevan

Dine Around Chairman                     Jim Cadieu

Meeting called to order at 11:00 AM February 4, 2009. All board members present. Secretary Report-Reading of the minutes of the January 7, 2009 dispensed with and  minutes approved as recorded.

Treasurer’s Report-Financial report was distributed and it was noted by Bob Arnold, Treasurer, that 2009 dues exceeding $500 have already been received. 

Golf Chairman’s Report-Herm reported that all interclub events have been scheduled and he will distribute the list to the membership for their choices to be submitted by February 25, 2009.The major criteria for determining choices will be participation in Wednesday play during 2008.

Social Chairman-Nothing further to report at this time.

Dine Around Chairman-Jim reported the following schedule: February-Justin’s, March-Stax Pepper Mill, April-Blue Fire Grill, June-City Range.

President’s Report- Bylaw changes will be sent out with the dues bill. There will be a proxy attached for those not planning to attend the annual meeting on March 4, 2009. 

New Business:

For the annual meeting Les will have 30 copies of last year’s minutes, revised bylaws and treasurer’s report for distribution. (Two copies of each for each table.)

Herm George reported that we will have a home and home Ryder Cup format with Cummings Cove for a trophy to be awarded and held for that year.

Bob Arnold suggested we have a $2 birdie pool each day of play for those interested. Gene suggested that this month’s captains (Bob and Gene) give this a trial for the rest of February. This was agreed to by the board.

Gene reported that one of the halfway house restrooms was repaired, but all restrooms need attention.  Les Burns moved that the president write the owner about our concerns. This motion was seconded by Bob Arnold and approved unanimously.

Member Guest matters--Gene will contact two people to add to the MG committee as chairman for this year and next.  Furman will be the site of the night time events.

There was some discussion about member guest arrangements. A motion to adjourn was made by Bob Arnold and seconded by Jim Cadieu, having passed the meeting was adjourned.

November 12, 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 by President Tom Zix.  All Board members present or accounted for. 
Secretary Report – October minutes submitted by Allan Auvil. Accepted as submitted.
Treasurer’s Report – Presented by Gene Witherspoon.   Accepted as presented. 
Chairmen’s Reports---
Dine Around -- Jim Cadieu.  Saskatoon event October 28 attracted 39 diners.  That concludes the DineArounds for 2008.
         Note:  2008 is at least the 4th year we have maintained the $25 per person price for the Dine Around.  That price includes tax and gratuity.  Food costs and sales taxes have increased significantly for the restaurants.   We will continue to find the best in dining value for our Golden Boys and their girls.  It is very likely we will have to raise the $25 price for next year. 
Social Committee -- Les Burns.  Next event is the Christmas Party.
Golf Committee -- Herm George. 
Interclub events concluded for 2008 with the 11/5 event at Greenville CC.  Play returned to 10:00 AM start time Wednesday, November 5. List of Captains for 2009 filling up quickly.  Members no yet signed up should do so soon.
OLD BUSINESS
Annual Board member elections. --- Ron Teevan and Bob Arnold were the two candidates receiving the most votes and declared elected for three-year terms.
President Zix will invite the newly elected board members to the December 5 Board Meeting.
Member roster—Chuck Hite has handled it over the years.  It is time the board takes it over.  Gene Witherspoon pointed out that all the information necessary to maintain the roster flows through the Treasurer and maintaining it would logically reside with the Treasurer.
Christmas Party—Identified the invited guests.
NEW BUSINESS
Tom Zix determined that trophies will be ready for presentation at the Christmas Party. Tipping club employees.  To be resolved at the December meeting.
Tom Zix will be chairing the Carolina Interclub meeting 11/20 at PCCC.  Product of this meeting is the plans for 2009. 
Next board meeting 12/3/08. Adjournment -- Motion by Allan Auvil. Seconded by Gene Witherspoon.  Agreed at 2:45 pm. Submitted by  Allan Auvil, Secretary

OCTOBER

Golden Boys Board of Directors Meeting Minutes-- October 3, 2008 2:05 PM  PCCC Club House

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 by President Tom Zix. All Board members present.
Secretary Report – September minutes submitted by Allan Auvil. Accepted as submitted.
Treasurer’s Report – Presented by Gene Witherspoon.   Accepted as presented.  Motioned Allan, 2^nd Les B.
Chairmen’s Reports---
Dine Around -- Jim Cadieu.  Next event October 28 at Saskatoon.   Note:  2008 is at least the 4^th year we have maintained the $25 per person price for the Dine Around.  That price includes tax and gratuity.  Food costs and sales taxes have increased significantly for the restaurants.   We will continue to find the best in dining value for our Golden Boys and their girls.  It is very likely we will have to raise the $25 price for next year. 
Social Committee -- Les Burns.
--Picnic on September 18: Excellent turnout.  Many thanks to Ron Teevan and Curt Irish for all their efforts. Thanks to the ladies who provided the wonderful deserts for the Picnic. It was good to see Bob Galloway at the picnic.   Sorry about the rib injury Al Valenti suffered while playing “JoeBall.”
--Next event is the Christmas Party.
Golf Committee -- Herm George. 
--Interclub events—Cummings Cove CC was very enjoyable.  Next last event for 2008 are Fox Run CC, 10/6,  Etawah Valley 10/16 and Greenville CC 11/5. 
--Play returns to 10:00 AM start time Wednesday, November 5.
--GB Match Play tourney started 9/29.  Jim C. and Richard Hanks running. 
OLD BUSINESS
Annual Board member elections. --- Secretary Allan Auvil will provide ballots listing 4 nominees for the 2 openings to the members in October. They will be mailed or hand delivered. Included will be voting instructions and a cut off date for return of no later than October 31.  The two candidates receiving the most votes shall be declared elected for three-year terms.  Candidates are Bob Arnold, Stan Berry, Ron Teevan, and Rocky Robinson.
NEW BUSINESS  
Tom Zix indicated his willingness to produce the 2009 schedule.
Need to develop list of Captains for 2009.
Member roster—Chuck Hite has handled it over the years.  It is time the board takes it over.  Many thanks, Chuck, for all your efforts in setting it up and keeping it updated and distributed.
Adjournment -- Motion by Gene Witherspoon. Seconded by Herm.  Agreed at 2:30 pm. --Submitted by  Allan Auvil, Secretary

Golden Boys Board of Directors  September 2008 Minutes

                                                                         September 3, 2008  1:45 PM  PCCC Club House

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 President Tom Zix. All Board members present. 

 Secretary Report – August minutes submitted by Allan Auvil. Accepted as submitted. Motioned by Les B.; 2^nd by Jim C. 

 Treasurer’s Report – Presented by Gene Witherspoon.   Accepted as presented.  Motioned Jim C. 2^nd Allan.

 Chairmen’s Reports---

Dine Around -- Jim Cadieu.  Trevino’s attracted 70 attendees.  Food and service was very good.  Next event will be in October. 

            Note:  2008 is at least the 4^th year we have maintained the $25 per person price for the Dine Around.  That price includes tax and gratuity.  Food costs and sales taxes have increased significantly for the restaurants.   We will continue to find the best in dining value for our Golden Boys and their girls.  It is unlikely we will be able to maintain the $25 price for next year.

Social Committee -- Les Burns.

• Christmas Party plans being developed by Bob Galloway and Dave Bogniard.
• Picnic in September 18.  Ron Teevan and Curt Irish coordinating.
• Following up with missing members—those we haven’t seen

Golf Committee -- Herm George.  

• Interclub events—

            Carolina CC, (20 Golden Boys participated) Hendersonville CC (20) and Greenwood CC (18).  Next event is a two club event at Cummings Cove CC outside Hendersonville, NC. 

• Play returns to 9:00 AM, Friday September 5.
• Golf tournaments--- GB Match Play tourney starts 9/29.  Jim C. and Richard Hanks running.  Players will have 10 days to complete their match.  Lists are up.

OLD BUSINESS 

Annual Board member elections. --- Secretary Allan Auvil will provide ballots listing 4 nominees for the 2 openings to the members in October. They will be mailed or hand delivered. Included will be voting instructions and a cut off date for return of no later than October 31..  The two candidates receiving the most votes shall be declared elected for three-year terms. 

Sand on carts to fill divots.  Tom to pursue with PCCC management.

NEW BUSINESS

Christmas party.  Discussed proposed budget and arrangements.  Bob Galloway and Dave Bogniard coordinating.

Pro Shop credits from the Monday games—Gene Witherspoon will set a cutoff date and issue a listing of member credits.

Adjournment -- Motion by Gene Witherspoon. Seconded by Jim.  Agreed at

2:00 pm.

Submitted by  Allan Auvil, Secretary

Minutes-Golden Boys Board of Directors, Aug 6, 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 1:00 PM by President Tom Zix. All Board members present.  Also attending -- Don Stewart to report on the GB Championship tourney.
Secretary Report – July minutes submitted by Allan Auvil, accepted as submitted.
Treasurer’s Report – Presented by Gene Witherspoon.   Accepted as presented.  Motioned Jim C. 2^nd Allan.
Sine Around -- Jim Cadieu.  No event was scheduled for July.  August event details being finalized.  
Social Committee -- Les Burns.

• Christmas Party plans being developed by Bob Galloway and Dave Bogniard.
• Picnic in September 18.  Ron Teevan and Curt Irish coordinating.
• Subject: Member illness and other items of interest.   Anyone who learns of a member situation/condition or their family should Les Burns (Social Committee Chair) know so we can communicate current information to the general membership. 

Golf -- Herm George.

• Slow play.   Some improvement observed
• Red Tees--- 2 members so far have elected to play the Reds.
• GB Championship went very well.  (See Don Stewart’s report below).
• Golf tournaments--- GB Match Play tourney starts 9/22.  Jim C. and Richard Hanks running.  Players will have 10 days to complete their match.  (now that is slow play) Just kidding. 
• Next interclub events are Greenwood 9/2 and Cummings Cove 9/10. Lists are up.

OLD BUSINESS

Golden Boys Club Championship ---  Don Stewart presented final report on tournament.   42 participated and we broke even financially.  Don and Conde are willing to co-direct again in 2009. 
The board gratefully thanks Don and Conde for a job well done and accepts their offer to run the event next year.
First Aid Class -- Class held on July 16.  The event was very well received, very useful and well attended.
Tom Zix reported that he still has received no response from the letter he submitted to Craig O’Rourke, our club pro, requesting approval of dates for our 2009 tournament.  Herm offered to follow up and get it resolved.
NEW BUSINESS
Candidates for 2009 Board of Directors--- Two (2) openings arise for 2009. The board discussed several very well qualified potential candidates and selected 4 willing candidates from the list to place on ballot for the upcoming election.     Note:  The Golden Boys are blessed with many talented and willing members.  It is only through their willingness to give their time and talents that the Golden Boys succeed.  Many thanks ya’ll.
Adjournment -- Motion by Gene Witherspoon. Seconded by Jim.  Agreed at 2:00 pm. Submitted by  Allan Auvil, Secretary

JULY 2008

July 2, 2008 Minutes
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 2:10 pm by President Tom Zix. All Board members present.
Secretary Report – Read by Allan Auvil, accepted as read.
Treasurer’s Report -- Submitted by Gene Witherspoon.  Copy attached.  Accepted as presented.  Motion Herm, 2^nd Jim. Passed
Birdies Never Die.  Gene has ordered another 20 books.  We are $52  ahead and have paid for the copies on order. 
Dine Around -- Jim Cadieu.  June event at City Range attracted around 60 diners.  Having both rooms provided sufficient space for all.   No event scheduled for July.
Social Committee -- Les Burns.  No activity.
Golf -- Herm George. 

• Slow play.   Some improvement observed.  Herm will issue a letter to the membership on the subject.
• Red Tees--- Will go into effect 7/9.  Tom Zix will issue a letter to those eligible.
• Golf tournaments--- things going well except for some difficulties collecting money from players.

OLD BUSINESS
First Aid Class -- Tom Zix has set up a one hour class on July 16 at 1:30 for any Golden Boy who wants to be trained.
   Tom Zix reported that he has received no response from the letter he submitted to Craig O’Rourke, our club pro, requesting approval of dates for our 2009 tournament.  Tom will follow up for a reply.
NEW BUSINESS
Tom ask the board members to bring names of possible candidates for 2009 Board of Directors to next meeting. 
Adjournment -- Motion by Gene Witherspoon. Seconded by Herm. Agreed at 2:20 pm.
Submitted by  Allan Auvil, Secretary

APRIL 2008

Golden Boys Board of Directors April Meeting, March 26,2008, 3:30 pm, Club House PCCC.

Call to Order – President Tom Zix. Attendees: Board Members: Tom Zix; Gene Witherspoon, Jim Cadieu, Les Burns, Herm George. Others:  Chuck Hite- Member-Guest Tourney, Conde Sargent, Member handbook.

Chuck presented “GB Playing Rules” which after discussion were agreed to use in all GB play. Motioned by Les B. 2nd by Herm George. Agreed. Herm and Chuck lead discussion on rules covering permissible games for Wednesday and separately Monday & Friday.  Concluded that scrambles would be allowed only on 5th Wednesday play.  Herm will issue revised rules.

Conde discussed the Golden Boy Roster update. 

Approval of Last Meeting’s Minutes—accepted as presented.

Chairmen’s Report:

Golf—several competitions will hit us in April.  Herm emphasized getting checks in and arranging the catering for home events.

DineAround—Jim Cadieu reported over 100 attended the event at Stax Peppermill.  Next event at Macaroni Grill 4/29.

Social—no report.

Treasurer’s Report—accepted as presented.

Old Business --Chuck Hite presented a preliminary budget and associated information for the Member/Guest tourney. Chuck reported that 36 teams were signed up and possibly more to come.  Events to be held at Phoenix Inn and the Younts Center on Furman campus.

New Business

Upcoming events—Herm discussed upcoming Interclub events.  He emphasized that several come very close together and we need to get checks in and hospitality arrangement made quickly.

Other new business—

            -- Tom reported on discussion about health support items.  A defibrillator is quite pricy--- $1500-$2000.  CPR classes run $40 per person.  Tom will determine what is the most sensible approach to take.

            -- Tom restated the GB’s desire to pair a new or prospective member with a board member or “old hand” their first time out.  The captains should point out anyone with us the first time.

Adjournment—motioned by Gene W., 2nd by Les B. Agreed at 4:55PM

Submitted by Allan Auvil, Secretary.

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 2^nd 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. 2^nd 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., 2^nd by Herm G.  Agreed

Treasurer’s report—Submitted by Gene Witherspoon. Accepted as presented. Moved by Les B., 2^nd by Jim C.  Agreed.

DineAround – Jim Cadieu.  1^st 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. 2^nd 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., 2^nd 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 6^th.

Adjournment--- Moved by Les B. 2^nd 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. 2^nd 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 2^nd Wednesday of January – the 9^th.
Adjournment—Motioned by Jim Cadieu, 2^nd 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. 2^nd 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.  2^nd 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 8^th, 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 14^th.  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 19^th, 20^th and the 21^st.  A reminder, that in observance of daylight savings time, we will start our weekly golf games at 10:00AM on Monday November 5^th.

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 8^th, at Pebble Creek.  We are also hosting the Etowah Home outing at PC on October 27^th.  Chef Doug will be providing us with a meal at the end of the round.  On October 1^st we will be playing in the SC interclub at Fox Run Golf Course, followed by the Etowah Away outing on October 25^th 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 10^th, 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 3^rd Tuesday of the Month-August 21^st.

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 7^th and then Hendersonville CC on August 17^th.  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 4^th.  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 12^th and Kenmure’s outing is July 26^th.  Don Stewart is chairing the PC Golden Boys Presidents club outing on July 18^th and 20^th.  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 3^rd Tuesday of the Month-August 21^st.

Les Burns reported that the Annual Picnic would be held at our normal location (PARIS MOUNTAIN) on Thursday, September 20^th.

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 12^th, 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 15^th.  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 6^th 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 25^th.  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 28^th.  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 27^th 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 22^nd.  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 30^th, 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 7^th, 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 11^th 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 31^st 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 25^th. 

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 5^th 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. 

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