Meeting came to order at 6:15 PM.

Board Members Present; Al Cusson, Paul Resetarits, Kieran Curtis, Rick Frechette, Bob Steben, Phil Richards, Ed Murphy, Rick Owen, Kevin Anderson, Al Veniscofsky, Ray Solomson, Casey Morris (Topstone Pro)

Motion to approve minutes: There were corrections to the minutes for April 5:

• The board voted to give honorary memberships to Gary Devaux, and Dave Zeiter in addition to Jim McGrath. This is for the year 2006.

• Under Handicap and rules, GPS and Rangefinders were discussed

In full. A motion was taken and passed on April 5. A motion to approve the minutes as amended was made by Al Veniscofsky and seconded by Ray Solomson. The motion passed unanimously.

PGA Report: Casey reports he will have “Sky Caddies” in soon. There was some discussion on handicap cards VS using the Web. All in all, Casey Says things seem to be going well so far this young season.

MembershipCorrespondence: Kieran: One member says measuring devices will slow up play and should not be allowed. He suggests putting each group’s playing time on the website in which he makes a motion. After some discussion, Rick Frechette seconded the motion and was approved unanimously. There will be a column under, “Elapsed Time” on the results page.

Membership Report: Rick Owen: Ray Solomson took everyones G.H.I.N. Number and put on Topstones database. So far we have 343 paid members to date. A member who is being transferred out of the area asked to have his dues refunded. He hasn’t played or picked up his punch card. The board concurs that the bylaws say he is not entitled to a refund. Rick Owen suggests putting up a link from our website to the G.H.I.N. system. Next year renewal rates will be graduated subject to further discussion later. There was a discussion on men’s club members receiving driving range tokens at Willowbrook, for example: 15 Tokens for 10 paid. There was also a discussion on Men’s club advertising with Willowbrook to obtain value added benefits.

Tournament Committee: Ringers will be updated periodically. It is up to 80 members. Al Cusson created list for team match play. There is no Buick Scramble. There are currently 2 scrambles on the schedule. Some noteworthy items: June 17 is now a 2 Men best ball. June 18 is unchanged June 24 Buick Scramble is cancelled.  

Web Page Admin: Phil Richards – Will put USGA Link to GHIN System. Paul suggested we E-Mail the Journal Inquirer the men’s club Results.

Membership Communication: Kieran Curtis suggests advertising men’s club in Ct. Life- maybe in the fall. He also suggests monthly schedule reminders go on website. He feels that E-Mail communications are the best they have ever been in our men’s club as a high percentage of people read their e-mail and zero has come back as undeliverable.

Treasurers Report: Ray Solomson passed out the 2006 budget and financials and explained the men’s club is in good shape.

Handicap and Rules: Kevin Andersen – Slow play letters continue to go Out on Mon or Tuesday.

New Business: A motion was made by Al Veniscofsky that payout for hole in one pool is made on a day basis instead of time of day. This is in response to the 2 holes in one day recently. The pool would be split. This was seconded by Phil Richards and approved unanimously.

Old Business: None.

Next Meeting: June 7, 2006 at 6pm, Topstone Grille.

Meeting Adjourned: 8:30 Motion by Ed Murphy and seconded by Ray Solomson

Respectfully Submitted: Bob Steben, Secretary