Golf

2022 COUPLES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

The Couples Club Championship took place on November 19 & 20, 2022. The field of 9 Couples vied for title of Club Champion. After some amazingly close scores, Hartmut & Stephanie Bendfeldt won the Overall Gross title by 3 strokes! Gary & Dee Dee Bohannan won the Overall Net title by 1.2 strokes as Johnny Dunbar & Courtney Kim took home second place net honors. A special thanks to all the couples that played, it was an awesome weekend of golf.

WINTER HOURS BEGINNING DECEMBER 1ST

• Golf Shop hours will be 7:30AM - 5:00PM. • Driving Range hours will be 8:00 – 5:00PM (Adjustments to be made based on daylight). • Tee Times will begin at 9:00AM on both courses.

ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALE

The annual Holiday Sale will take place on Friday, December 2, 2022, from 5:30PM – 8:00PM. Discounts will be set based on item types and complimentary gift wrapping will be available. The sale will take place in the Golf Shop.

GOLF PROFESSIONAL LESSON PACKAGE SPECIALS

The lesson package sale will begin Wednesday, December 1st. Please take the opportunity to purchase a package of lessons from one of our golf professionals and improve your game for the upcoming season. Lesson packages are also a fantastic gift / stocking stuffer idea.

Lesson Packages are as follows:

PGA Professionals • 3 (30 Minute) Lessons for $150.00 and a 1 Hour Playing Lesson for and additional $75.00 • 3 (1 Hour) Lessons for $250.00 Golf Professionals • 3 (30 Minute) Lessons for $120.00 and a 1 Hour Playing Lesson for and additional $50.00 • 3 (1 Hour) Lessons for $200.00

RSMGA TO INTRODUCE NEW EVENTS IN 2023

At the RSMGA annual meeting on Nov. 2, President Pete Marco announced several new events for next year. “We are going to conduct a season-long match play event for RSMGA members with a modest entry fee,” Marco said. “We also will initiate a Player of the Year Award based on overall performance in weekly events and Omega matches. And we are developing plans for a Most Improved Player award.” Marco said the RSMGA Board will work out details for each new event and inform the membership prior to the start of competition in January. Marco appointed a committee to look into creating an RSMGA charity event with proceeds to go to local non-profits.

Marco also reported that the temporary bylaws changes for participation in OMEGA matches had little effect on the number of participants this year—57 compared to 59 last year. A motion was made and seconded to make the bylaws changes permanent. The motion was approved.

RECENT WINNERS

Nov. 16 – Red, White & Gold

Overall – Pete Marco Red – Richard Woodcock, Ben Orman, Bill Hartsell White – Bob Kirby Gold – Tom McCain, Jean Tassy

Nov. 9 – Strike Three

Flight 1 – Frist Place – Rosey Blackwell Flight 2 – First Place – Rich Grippando

Nov. 11 – Three Best Balls

Overall First Place – Pete Marco, Tom Addison, Jim Rembowski, Bob Lawson Front Nine First Place – Marty Shefflin, Ben Ormand, Jean Tassy, Jim Barnett Back Nine First Place – Pete DeMille, Keven Arnold, Mike Zagora, Sal Maiorana

Oct. 19 – Special 15

First Place – Bill Hartsell, Joel Reichard

THE 2022-23 RMGA BOARD

With the election complete and At-Large members selected, the following Committee Members will serve the RMGA for the upcoming fiscal year. (Years remaining in term in parentheses) Peter Fowler (1) ~President | Olle Bengtsson (1) ~ Vice President Pete Marco (1) ~ Secretary | Tom Cavanaugh(1) ~ Treasurer

Shane McKiernan (1), Dave Foley (2), Robbie Bigley (2), Charlie Michaels (2), Chris Hamilton (2) John Shaw (2), Parshant Dhiman (At-Large 1), Jim Martin (At-Large 1)

THE YEAR’S FINAL EVENT

On November 12 the RMGA held its Annual Meeting followed by the Tough Day Tournament – a 4-man Captains Choice played on the South Course. The following are the results in each flight: 1st Flight 1. 58 Mark Klinker + Shawn Foley + Frank Giannone + Matt Logan 2. 61 Cole Dorney + Ben Culotta + Mike Jones + Grayson Mumma 3. 63 Robby Bigley + David Boyce Jr. + Ryan Vince + Jason Bennett 2nd Flight 1. 62 Ryan Connolly + Trey Lundquist + Corbin McLeod + Shawn Kinney 2. 62 John Shaw + Mason Formon + Mike Shannon + Sam Little 3. 64 Mac White + Steve Jenkins + Rawls Zollicoffer + Ted Cox 3rd Flight 1. 62 James Harvey + Andy Love + Josh Moser + Scott Schloeder 2 65 Brian Morrison + Brian Richards + Brady Koesel + Charlie Everett 65 3 66 Jarret Lewis + Craig Tramontano + Adam Jupiter + Bernie Rosario + Matt Currie 4th Flight 1 64 Peter Harrison + George Denliker + John Corcoran + Thomas Cammeyer 2 64 Tom Fink + Christopher Waterstreet + Kevin Grabowski + Mark Steepe 3 66 Pete Marco + Paul Danielson + Tom Phillips + Sean Spainhour

INTERCLUB PLAYOFFS – THE FINAL FOUR!

Congratulations to the team of Robbie Bigley, Jay Sylvan, Grayson Mumma, Jeff Morris, Steve Jenkins, Ryan Vince, Paul Fitzgerald and Dave Boyce, for making it to the Carolinas CGA Final Four.

They lost a close Semi-Final match to Tega Cay, who, in turn, lost in the Finals to the UNC Finley team.

It’s a significant accomplishment by all of the team members! Great Job!

MATT KILGO – RMGA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

With the conclusion of the final tournament of the year, the results for the Player of the Year competition are official! Congratulations to Matt Kilgo for an outstanding year! Player Points Matt Kilgo 1299.00 Frank Caruso 1020.50 Dave Foley 953.00

INTERESTED IN RESULTS FROM 2022

Simply go to your Golf Genius app and type in cmaqep for the event code. For final Player of the Year status, and a multitude of additional information simply click on the Member Portal. If you want to see additional information, just click on one of the other buttons - your phone won’t explode – I promise!

We hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday Season! See you next year!

The RWGA marked the end of the season with a brunch on November 10th. Thanks to the Social Committee for providing a lovely setting for food and fellowship. In addition, we were able to recognize a number of our talented ladies for their accomplishments throughout the year.

THIS YEAR’S WINNERS

North Carolina Women’s Golf Association

Congratulations to Ann Continue for winning the NC State Play Day with a gross score of 93 and a net score of 66. Nice job Ann!

Team Match Play

Team Match Play took place monthly on Tuesdays. While each team member gave it their all, Susan Fritsch and Anne Traxler took First Place. Other Winners included: 2nd Place – Barbara Dickie & Dale Yaged 3rd Place – Merph Moyer & Karen Covington 4th Place – Nancy Rebowski & Barbara Blackford

Kudos for a job well done!

RWGA Most Improved

Congratulations to Anne Bowers for being the most improved player of the year for the RWGA!

Ringer Winners

Winners for the yearlong Ringer events were: Flight 1 – Young Seo & Lisa Miller Flight 2 - Terry Steepe & Jona Maiorano Flight 3 – Barbara Blackford & Wenona Van Winkle Flight 4 – Clara Lee & Barbara Dickie Red Diamond Flight – Karen Covington & Betsy Garlick

New Executive Board

During our closing meeting following brunch, the gavel was passed from President Barbara Dickie to our new President Barbara Blackford. Other Executive Board Members include: Lisa Miller – Vice President Secretary – Susan Fritsch Treasurer – Barbara Littell

The RWGA ladies want to thank the RMGA for allowing us to have a 50/50 raffle at their last event. We appreciate the support shown to our organization. The winners were: Ryan Revier, Tom Cammeyer, and Peter Fowler.

Thanks again, RWGA Social Committee

From now until the next RWGA season begins in the Spring, we will have tee times on Thursdays that you can sign up for in the locker room on the bulletin board.

It has been a wonderful year of playing golf, enjoying fellowship, and, now, getting ready for a New Year with the Niners. Our membership has increased to 46 and growing weekly. Keep spreading the word that we have a wonderful, contagious group of fun ladies that enjoy a fun round of golf. Our closing luncheon was a great success with a large turnout.

CONGRATULATIONS AND A SHOUT OUT TO ALL OUR 2022 END OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS.

Ringer Tournament

Flight 1: Wendy Walter - Low Gross | Leslie Mucha - Low Net Flight 2: Judy Walsh - Low Gross | Annie McCulloch - Low Net Flight 3: Marcella Dennehy - Low Gross & Net

Niners Championship

Flight 1: Leslie Mucha - Low Gross | Marguerite Davis - Low Net Flight 2: Barbara Hansbury - Low Gross | Nancy Kipnis - Low Net Flight 3: Jane Fisher - Low Gross | Laurann Robertson - Low Net Overall Championship Winners: Wendy Walter - Low Gross | Leslie Mucha - Low Net

WINTER TEE TIMES

We will have times for the winter at 10:06, 1:06, and 1:15. Currently scheduled on the North Course but that will change as the Cart Path work goes but the times will remain the same.

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

8th - Susie Strejc 18th - Annie McCulloch 30th - Bonnie Green

Check out this video wrapping up 2022

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 2nd - Niners Holiday Party | Wear your festive cocktail attire and dancing shoes! Check out the Menu HERE and the event flyer HERE

Many thanks to the Raintree Staff for all their hard work they do for our group every year.

Brian Talley - Director of Communications Kris Cappuzzo - Director of Golf Jennifer Sullivan - Director of Catering

Pickleball at Raintree has really moved forward during 2022. We now have a fully marked court, a partially marked court and new nets. This allows the group to accommodate 16 players easily and host competitions with other teams.

Congratulations to the Raintree Pickleball

team!! They finished a strong 2nd in division 2 south of the Queen City Pickleball League and are already planning for the next season. The contact person for the team is Bob Tokarczyk (bob474747@hotmail.com or 770-356-7146).

Deb Forbis (dforbis2299@yahoo.com or 704-400-5518) is currently scheduling times for the Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday play. The times occasionally change so contact Deb as noted above to get on the mailing list so that you stay current on times. Saturday play is attracting a lot of players who are typically filling up our four courts.

We love to have new players and are prepared to supply paddles and some instructions to get you started. This group is intended for anyone interested in learning this fun sport as well as players out to have a good time while enjoying challenging competition.

The contact person for this group is Roger Littell (8lettrll@gmail.com or 704-737-2573).