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Mission Trails Men's Golf Club
President's Message
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President’s Message: November/December 2011
I wish you all a happy and safe Holiday Season. Over the last year the Board of Directors has made several improvements for the Club by putting forward our best effort in every department to create opportunities for all of us. Our latest venture was to obtain the new Tournament Players Program (TPP) software from the SCGA and purchase a laptop and printer to fully automate our tournaments. The Tournament Committee is currently reducing the learning curve for the new software and you should see dramatic improvements in our tournament scoring. Our Christmas Party will be held on Friday December 9th at the Mission Trails clubhouse and I would like to see all of you attend and enjoy the festivities. This party is always blast. The sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board. Fliers are posted around the clubhouse and posted on our website. For more information call me or anyone on our Board of Directors. In the spirit of giving we will run 3 tournaments at Riverwalk: January 7th Chiefs, April 7th Chiefs and July 21st (5-club tournament) to give some support back to Riverwalk for hosting us early this year when our course was under construction. Green fees at Riverwalk will be $50.00 and we will get an optional $5.00 lunch special. We will also have at least one social event in each quarter of next year, the Del Mar race day next July and a few other events and dates to be announced. If you have any suggestions for a social event next year, please contact our social director Gary Boecker. There is a new Greens Keeper at Mission Trails - Miguel “Mike” Estrada. From what I’ve seen in the past month, the course has undergone significant improvements. If you run into Mike on the course make a point of complementing him on his work to date in such a short span of time. The deadline for membership renewals has been extended to December 4th. Please make an effort to get your renewal in as soon as possible. The renewal fee is once again $85.00. Also, if you know anyone that wants to join the Club, encourage them to do it now so they can enjoy the full season with us. Ask the bartender for our information cards so you can hand them to prospective members. Sincerely, Mark Cerff, President (619) 200-8585 markcerff@cox.net AUGUST 2011
I am proud and pleased to announce that we have had a very successful year to date in all capacities of the Club - membership, tournaments , social, etc. We have enjoyed a successful Classic Tournament which seemed to be the Club’s “Achilles Heel” in past years. I believe the new format will grow into something special for the Club in future years. Thanks again for supporting and participating in the 2011 Classic and I’m sure you will spread the word so we can see greater participation next year. If you remember, the switch blade divot repair tool you received in your ditty bag at the Classic tournament, this was a combined donation from two of our esteemed senior citizens and Board members Jim Pilling and Terry Kiely. Please say a special “THANK YOU” when you see these elder statesmen as our one oversight was not to recognize them in our tournament program. Coming up next week, Saturday August 13th, is our bus trip to Del Mar race track. Wives and girlfriends are welcome. A sign up sheet is posted on the bulletin board so HURRY this trip is a BLAST and will fill up fast as we have limited spots for only 45 people. Call our Social Director Gary Boecker at (619) 787-0569 should you have any questions. The end of next month will mark the end of our 2010 – 2011 Golf Season, which means after the Super Chiefs tournament on Sept. 24th, we will have the General Membership meeting followed by the election of our new Board of Directors for 2012. Please come prepared to participate in the meeting as there are several issues concerning the General Membership, and also to vote for your pick of officers for the new Board.Members interested in running for office or assisting the new Board in our various committee positions, a sign-up sheet is available on the bulletin board. At this point the sheet is simply a sign-up sheet and not a ballet. Names from interested members on this sheet will potentially be transferred to the formal ballet next month. I want to thank the 2010 - 2011 Board of Directors for their outstanding effort and hard work through this year to make this past season a huge success and thoroughly enjoyable for all our members. Sincerely, Mark Cerff, President FEBRUARY 2011 We have been playing our tournaments at Riverwalk for just over a month now and have experienced a large number of "NO SHOWS" which have forced us to apply a penalty policy as provided by our BY Laws. By now, you have read the bulletin and penalty warning I published. I appeal to everyone to take this very seriously and only sign up for our tournaments if you fully intend to play. DO NOT sign up other members without their consent and call our Tournament Chairman Rich Yager at 619.251.6231 or rich.yager@cox.net as early as possible if something comes up preventing you from playing. The Board has been working hard on our Classic tournament, June 24th, 25th & 26th 2011. This will be an "Open" tournament to anyone 18 years and older with a verifiable USGA index, including women. We have revised this tournament completely to try and guarantee its success. The "modified scramble format" is very equitable and fun for players of all handicaps. If you do not unstand our "modified scramble format" contact our Tournament Chairman or anyone on the Board. Please join me in promoting this event and making it THE signature event. There will be incentives for members to bring in prizes, sponsorships and tee signs. This incentive policy will be published shortly. There will be banners advertising this event at the entrance to Mission Trails and on the range. Signup Applications and Letters of Solicitation for prizes are available at the Mission Trails pro shop, bar, from anyone on the Board or on our website. Call or email me at the contact below if you need information, have any questions or would like to volunteer to help on our committee running this event. I am expecting to fill the field of 144 players for the Classic and make it a memorable tournament for everyone involved. This is THE signature event for our Club and we look forward to hosting it every year. Sincerely, Mark Cerff President markcerff@cox.net DECEMBER 2010 As promised, the Christmas party was a huge success and everybody enjoyed the festivities. My compliments to everyone involved in putting this party together: the Social Committee, the wives for their gift baskets and decorations, and the staff of Mission Trails for their preparation and service. We played our last tournament at Mission Trails for this year last Saturday Dec. 18th and will be playing at Riverwalk beginning in January 2011 through the end of March 2011. I appeal to everyone to get signed up in time to allow the tournament committee enough time for co-ordination with Riverwalk. Remember the deadline for sign-up is the Wednesday before Saturday’s play and all revisions or cancellations are to be communicated with Tournament Chairman Rich Yager in a timely manner at rich.yager@stantec.com or 619-251-6231. PLEASE NOTE: SIGN-UPS WILL STILL BE POSTED ON MISSION TRAILS BULLETIN BOARD OR YOU CAN CALL SOMEONE ON OUR TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE. DO NOT CONTACT RIVERWALK TO SIGN UP FOR OUR TOURNAMENTS. PLEASE CARRY YOUR CURRENT VALID SCGA HANDICAP CARD FOR MEMBERSHIP IDENTIFICATION AT RIVERWALK. RIVERWALK HAS A STRICT GOLF DRESS CODE NO JEANS ALLOWED. We also have Saturday Team Play scheduled for next month and sign-ups are still open for both Thursday and Saturday teams. Call team Captains Jim Southard and Greg Donaldson respectively if you wish to play on either team. Sincerely, Mark Cerff (President) markcerff@cox.net NOVEMBER 2010 I trust everyone is enjoying the start to the new golf season; the Board of Directors is working tirelessly to make this a successful year. To everyone that attended the Sunday Champagne Brunch at Cottonwood last week, thanks for your support in making this a well attended and thoroughly enjoyable event for all. We are hosting the Men’s Club Christmas Party on December 11th at the Club flyers are placed around the Clubhouse and on our website. Please sign–up ASAP this party is not to be missed, I guarantee you’ll remember this one.It is apparent that construction has already started on the golf course so we will be spending January through March 2011 playing at Riverwalk. The tournament committee is working hard to make sure that co-ordination with tee times and sign-ups are accurately relayed to Riverwalk. I encourage you to do your part in signing up by the latest on Wednesday giving the tournament committee enough time to structure he flights. Please communicate any revisions or cancellations with Tournament Chairman Rich Yager in a timely manner. rich.yager@stantec.com 619-251-6231.We are also currently working on the Classic tournament to be held on June 25th & 26th 2011 to ensure it success. We have revised the format and our entire approach to make this the Signature event our club was once proud of. There will be some incentive rewards for members to assist with working this tournament and collecting sponsorship and prizes. Keep an eye on our website or bulletin board for updates on the Classic. Please contact me or anyone on our board if you have ideas, questions or wish to help with organization.On a sad note, I regret to inform you that after a long battle with cancer Bob Kemp has passed away, our sympathies go out to the Kemp family. Bob will be truly missed and memorialized on our Honor roll plaque. Sincerely, Mark Cerff, (President) markcerff@cox.net (619) 258-9203 OCTOBER 2010
Congratulations to the newly elected Board of Directors. Our new Board has a well planned strategy to make sure we cover all bases, run all tournaments and functions efficiently, maintain a concise flow of information to all members and bring back our signature event “The Classic” scheduled for next June. We have concentrated on forming sub committees to assist the Board in running the events we have planned this season. I urge you to sign up if you wish to serve on any of the following committee’s just call the Chairman listed below:
A compliment to us all was a statement made to me by Cam Stevens (Regional Director for American Golf) “Of all the golf courses I oversee, Mission Trails has the best Men’s Club by far.” I look forward to serving you all through the 2010/2011 season. Sincerely, Mark Cerff, (President) markcerff@cox.net (619) 258-9203
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