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July newsletter
- Jul 13, 2024
Welcome to July! I hope you all have been staying cool and hydrated during these hot few weeks. We had a wonderful turnout for our event at Honeybrook with over 30 members and guests participating. On June 30th members traveled up to Northern New Jersey to play Neshanic Valley Golf Course with members of the Northern NJ Chapter. We are entering the second half of golf season in PA but there are still plenty of league and weekend events!
This Tuesday, July 16th, our Chapter is hosting a free webinar with Debbie O’Connell. Debbie has combined her extensive golf expertise with her master certifications in life coaching to be a leading expert golf mindset. Debbie was the keynote speaker at the LPGA Amateurs Members Celebration in Las Vegas last year. I heard great things about her presentation there and I am looking forward to getting to hear her speak on Tuesday. You can register for her masterclass here. The webinar begins at 7:00pm and will be about one hour.
The Mystery Bus event will take place on August 11th. We will meet up at the Park and Ride in King of Prussia and a bus will take us to a surprise course. Your event chairs have been busy working on lots of details to make this a great day. I am excited to find out where we are going this year! There have been Golf Genius issues with the links for this event. Thank you for your patience for those who tried to register early on and couldn’t. Please use the updated email and link to register. Reach out to a member of the board if you are still having issues registering. We will head to Riverwinds in West Deptford, NJ on September 14th. Our golf season events will wrap up October 12th at Bella Vista in Gilbertsville, PA.
Thanks!
LPGA Amateurs Philly Chapter Board Becca Proetto, President
Pat Dollinger, Marketing Director
Sharon Primerano & Rita Gilson, Golf & Events Co-Directors
Jane Chen, Secretary & Membership Director
Sunny Li, Treasurer & Finance Director
Welcome to our new members!
Diane Kirk referred by Lisa Harding
Mystery Bus August 11 2024 The Mystery Tour Bus will whisk us off to a Premier Public Golf Course.
Cost: $150, Limited to 40 LPGA Amateurs Philly Members Only!
Includes:
Golf
Transportation & Bus Driver Tip
Lite breakfast, various snacks & beverages
Game Prizes!
Entertainment!
Games of of chance before & after the round! Bring $$
Post round fun and dinner (not included in price)
Plan to meet at King of Prussia Commuter Lot at 7:30am-ish and return at 7:00pm-ish. Need to know details will be provided closer to the date!Tee times start at 11:00am, 11:08am, 11:16am, 11:24am, 11:32am, 11:40am, 11:48am, 11:56am, 12:02pm, 12:10pm
Registration:
- Opens Monday, July 1st 2024 at 8:00am
- Closes Monday, August 5th, 2024 at 5:00pm
- Limited to 40 players
- After submitting payment, don't forget to add your name to the tee sheet using the "Open tee times registration" tab in the Event Portal.
Payment is required in advance by Credit Card.
All refunds for cancellations will be less credit card fees through August 5th, 2024, 5:00PM EST, when registration closes. After this date and time, refunds for cancellations will be less $10.00 and all fees incurred by the Chapter from the venue.
To request a refund for your cancellation, please contact sunminpark81@gmail.com.Inclement Weather:
Rounds are played in the rain subject to lightning alerts.
Generally, individual club rain checks are prorated over the number of holes completed.
If extreme weather is in forecast and Event is canceled by Chapter, you will be contacted via email and text message at least 3 hours prior to first t-time of Event.
If Chapter or Golf Course cancels an Event, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel the day of Event for any reason, refund will be less $10.00, credit card fees and any fees incurred by the Chapter from the Golf Club.
Please contact sharonprimerano@gmail.com with any questions.
Register for a mystery Season Long Contest As a reminder, we have 3 season-long Events contests for 2024! At our closing event at Bella Vista in October, we will award top 3 for Events participation and also top 3 in 3 flights for total pars and total birdies at Philly-organized events.
Here are the standings through July 6th:
Participation:
1st - Kim Six, 11 events
2nd - Brandy Melewsky, 10 events
3rd - Carol Gruber, 7 events
First Flight Birdies:
1st - Sharon Primerano, 2
7 players with 1 each:
Ana Rimkus
Angela Mohan
Brandy Melewsky
Karen Perez
Susan Stinson
Kiley Margolis
Lisa Turner
First Flight Pars:
1st - Lisa Turner, 17 (WOW)
2nd and 3rd - Angela Mohan and Brandy Melewsky tied with 10 each
Second and Third Flight - in these flights, we have one birdie - Alison Swanz Nagel at Penn Oaks - congrats Alison!
Second Flight Pars:
1st - Carol Gruber, 8
2nd - Sharon Gage Morris, 7
3rd - Becca Proetto, 6
Third Flight Pars:
1st - Barb Bosha, 6
2nd and 3rd - Jean Cochran and Judy Simone tied at 2 each
There is still plenty of time left to see your name on the leaderboard!
Mark your calendar
Saturday September 14 2024 Monthly event at Riverwinds 1:30
Saturday October 12 2024 Closing Event at Bella Vista at 11amHANDICAP SERVICE LPGA Amateurs Handicap Services Reminder
A Valid USGA handicap index is required to compete in any LPGA Amateurs events and be eligible for prizes. Please take this time to verify that you have a service provider to establish and maintain your handicap index.
The LPGA Amateurs Philadelphia Chapter is registered as a GAP member club. We are officially a service provider that is able to host and maintain USGA handicap indexes through the Golf Handicap Information Network (GHIN). l If you are interested in securing this service through our Chapter, please click here to see how on our website.
If you have any questions regarding your handicap services, please contact a member of the Board for assistance.
Buy Now Rules Corner Some Etiquette this month Should you post your golf scores?
- Many golfers avoid posting their scores because they think it will negatively affect their handicap or they don’t want to be judged by their peers. But the truth is, posting your scores is the only way to get an accurate handicap and to track your progress over time. Plus, it’s a great way to hold yourself accountable and stay motivated to improve.
League Registration Check the website for the Links
Keep the FUN Going - Renew Now!
WE want YOU to be part of all of the incredible events we have planned for 2024. We value your friendship and membership - if you haven't renewed yet, don’t miss the opportunity to network and participate with the other LPGA Amateurs members at these fun events. Renew today!Buy Now Neshanic
Savings
Link to your Victory Golf Pass Savings We have NEW membership ID cards! Please read the instructions below on how to retrieve your NEW ID! If you prefer a paper ID card, there are also instructions available on how to obtain a physical printable ID card. How to get my membership ID card link Membership ID Cards for Discounts Quick Link -
Golf Positive Webinar
- Jul 10, 2024
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June News
- May 11, 2024
Welcome to June! The Philly Chapter’s three weeknight leagues and the traveling match play league all got well underway during May. The turnout and participation in all 4 leagues has been wonderful. There are still plenty of weekly league nights to play if you are still interested in joining a league. The chapter held a weekday event at Penn Oaks during May. The beautiful course and nice meal afterwards made for a wonderful day.
June is full of golf events. The month started with a group of Philadelphia golfers traveling to Bethlehem Golf Club for the Lehigh Invitational. Our next event is June 15th at Honeybrook, a chapter favorite. The Chapter will end the month on June 30th with an event at Neshanic Valley Golf Club. See more information below and register here.
Be sure to mark your calendars for this year’s Mystery Bus Golf event on August 11th. We will meet at a designated spot and a bus will take us to a surprise course for the day. This event is one of my and many other chapter members favorites.
LPGA Amateurs Philly Chapter Board Becca Proetto, President
Pat Dollinger, Marketing Director
Sharon Primerano & Rita Gilson, Golf & Events Co-Directors
Jane Chen, Secretary & Membership Director
Sunny Li, Treasurer & Finance Director
Welcome to our new members!
Jane Greenberg referred by Sally Simpson
Carolyn Klunder
Kristina Carr referred by Sally Simpson
Kathleen Scannapieco
Lauren DiValentino
Kristen O"Reilly
Colleen Tofani referred by new member Jane
Adrianna Ciliberto
Rachel Reilly referred by new member Kristina
Diane Vervaet
Marie Martino
Constance Dobson
Season Long Contest As announced at our kick off event in April, we have several season-long contests for you to participate in. Leaderboards below are updated through play as of May 19th.
The first award is for Participation in our LPGA Amateurs Philadelphia events. Every weekend event counts (including joint chapter events) and also weekend play arranged through the TeamReach app. We will award prizes to the Top 3 at our season-ending event in October at Bella Vista.
The other categories are Birdies and Pars at Events. For the Birdies and Pars, there are 3 flights based on handicap index. We will also award top 3 in each category for each flight.
Participate in Events to be eligible and let's have a great season with some fun competition.Participation Leaders Brandy Melewsky 7 Kim Six 5 Carol Gruber 4 Flight 1 Pars Lisa Turner 10 Brandy Melewsky 7 Angela Mohan 6 Flight 1 Birdies Lisa Turner 1 Sharon Primerano 1 Susan Stinson 1 Flight 2 Pars Carol Gruber 4 Alana Storr 2 Kathleen Carriddi 2 Kim Six 2 Laurie Pukac 2 Rebecca Proetto 2 Sharon Gage Morris 2 Sunny Li 2 Flight 3 Pars Barbara Bosha 1 Diane Uber 1 Judy Simone 1 Marcia Kazary 1 Rita Gilson 1 Tara Boyd 1 
Register to be the Biggest Loser League Registration Look for the email you should have already received or check the website or use the links below
White Manor Registration Pinecrest Registration Spring Hollow Registration Travel League This button for AGS Registration HANDICAP SERVICE LPGA Amateurs Handicap Services Reminder
A Valid USGA handicap index is required to compete in any LPGA Amateurs events and be eligible for prizes. Please take this time to verify that you have a service provider to establish and maintain your handicap index.
The LPGA Amateurs Philadelphia Chapter is registered as a GAP member club. We are officially a service provider that is able to host and maintain USGA handicap indexes through the Golf Handicap Information Network (GHIN). l If you are interested in securing this service through our Chapter, please click here to see how on our website.
If you have any questions regarding your handicap services, please contact a member of the Board for assistance.
Buy Now 
Mystery Bus August 11 2024 Rules Corner Some Etiquette this month
Speed of play
Always have an extra ball and take an extra club so you don't have to walk back to the cart
Keep the FUN Going - Renew Now!
WE want YOU to be part of all of the incredible events we have planned for 2024. We value your friendship and membership - if you haven't renewed yet, don’t miss the opportunity to network and participate with the other LPGA Amateurs members at these fun events. Renew today!Buy Now Chapter Invitations 2024 Neshanic Valley
Fun on the Course before July 4th~
Join us at Neshanic Valley Golf Club
Sunday, June 30, 2024
- $92 - includes greens fee & cart
- T-times start at 12pm, 12:10pm, 12:20pm, 12:30pm, 12:40pm, 12:50pm, 1:00pm, 1:10pm, 1:20pm, 1:30pm
- Gathering after round for food/bev and prizes!
Registration:
- Opens Friday, May 31, 2024 at 8:00am
- Closes Friday, June 21, 2024 at 5:00pm
- Limited to 40 players
- After submitting payment, don't forget to add your name to the tee sheet using the "Open tee times registration" tab in the Event Portal.
Neshanic Valley Registration Neshanic
Savings
Link to your Victory Golf Pass Savings We have NEW membership ID cards! Please read the instructions below on how to retrieve your NEW ID! If you prefer a paper ID card, there are also instructions available on how to obtain a physical printable ID card. How to get my membership ID card link Membership ID Cards for Discounts Quick Link -
World handicap system document in About us/Documents
- Apr 24, 2024
https://chapters.lpgaamateurs.com/about-us/chapter-documents/PAPH
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All three leagues now accepting Registrations
- Apr 7, 2024
**** 2024 League Registration Information and League Registration. If you have questions on Chapter Leagues, please reach out to Rebecca Proetto, Jane Chen or another member of the Philadelphia Area Chapter Board***
League Information
White Manor League: White Manor Country Club, 831 Providence Road, Malvern, PA
League Coordinators: Alison Swanz Nagle aswanz512@gmail.com and
Judy Simone judysimone001@yahoo.com
Level of play: All
Cost: $50, cart required
Day: Monday evenings
Dates: April 22 to August 26, excluding Memorial Day
Tee times: 5:30PM or 6:00PM shotgun start
Please be ready to play at least 15 minutes before the shotgun start time.
Please download the Golf Genius app and sign in to get weekly White Manor league updates.
White Manor Registration https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/4716190 Pinecrest League: Pinecrest Country Club, 101 Country Club Drive, Lansdale, PA
League Coordinator: Sally Simpson sally.simpson502@gmail.com
Level of play: All
Cost: $29 to walk / $39 to ride
Day: Wednesday evenings
Dates: April 24 to August 28
Tee times between: 5:00-5:40PM
Tee time groupings are randomly assigned from the pool of registered players who are available that week. Pairings will be mixed so that everyone gets to know each other.
The Grille will be open after the rounds for food and drinks. Orders can be placed prior to starting your round.
Please download the Golf Genius app and sign in to get weekly Pinecrest league updatesPinecrest Registration https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/4706802 Spring Hollow League: Spring Hollow Golf Club, 3350 Schuylkill Road, Spring City, PA
League Coordinator: Lisa Harding lisaharding2@gmail.com
Level of play: All
Cost: $40, cart required
Day: Thursday afternoons
Dates: May 2 to September 26, excluding May 30 and July 4
Tee times between: 3:30-5:30PM
Each week, there will be an option to select your own tee times.
The Bar & Grille will be open after the rounds for food and drinks.
Please download the Golf Genius app and sign in to get weekly Spring Hollow league updates.Spring Hollow Registration https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/4663189 Chapter League Registration:
Detailed instructions on how to register for leagues and registration links are provided below. Please read and follow the instructions to successfully register for 1 or more of our Chapter's leagues, keeping a few things in mind:
- Everyone needs to register for the leagues even if they've participated in the same league before. Each year, a new league portal with updated dates, weekly round sign-ups, games, information, etc. is created so registering for the new league each year ensures the most seamless way to receive communications from the league coordinators and to enter scores in Golf Genius for the different weekly games.
- Registering for the leagues requires login validation via your active LPGA Amateurs Philadelphia Chapter membership. Weekly league play is a chapter specific benefit and validating with your active membership automatically lets our league coordinators know you are a member of the Philadelphia Chapter.
- Everyone must register on their own; you cannot register a fellow active member.
- Registering for the leagues is required in order to sign up for weekly tee times.
- We welcome guests to try out our leagues twice before we ask that they become a member of the LPGA Amateurs Philadelphia Chapter! Guests, which include those who have not renewed their membership yet, will need to contact the league coordinators directly to sign up for tee times since they will not have access to do this on their own.
For White Manor, Pinecrest, and/or Spring Hollow league registration, please follow these directions for a successful registration:
- The league registration links will take you to the league portal, which is set up through Golf Genius. Do not sign in. If you are already signed in, log out of Golf Genius and click the league registration link again. Registration via the Golf Genius app on your phone will not work because you will already be signed in to Golf Genius.
- Click the grey "Register" button (this is located either on the left side or the bottom of the page, depending on your browser)
- Validate with your LPGA Amateurs credentials (not Golf Genius credentials)
- Complete required fields on registration page (i.e. Name, cell phone, LPGA Am ID, etc.)
- Select box to acknowledge Golf Genius software policy
- Click the grey “Register” button in the lower right corner of page
- Await confirmation email that you have successfully registered for the league
For those who already have a Golf Genius account login and password, that's all you need to do!
For those who do not have a Golf Genius account login and password yet (this is usually for new LPGA Amateurs members or those who have never created a Golf Genius account), please follow these additional directions to complete your registration:- After receiving confirmation email that you have successfully registered for the league, please contact Becca Proetto rebeccacummings251@gmail.com and let her know for which league you successfully registered, but don't have a Golf Genius account
- Becca will have an email sent to you from Golf Genius, which will have a unique link allowing you to create your Golf Genius account with a temporary password. Keep an eye out for this email and make sure to also check your spam folder
- After accessing the unique link, you will be asked to set a new password for your new Golf Genius account
- Having a Golf Genius account will allow you to use the Golf Genius app to receive notifications from the league coordinators, enter scores live during events and weekly league play, and also follow the live Leaderboard to see who is winning!
The Traveling Match Play League
League Coordinator: Susan Hunsicker 215-576-5473 (landline) 215-206-6139 (cell; texting is better than calling this number) golfwithsusan@aol.com
The Traveling Match Play League is a great opportunity to hone your match play skills, meet new people, and play new courses. In match play, you compete head-to-head with another golfer, one hole at a time. Your total score doesn’t matter. It’s a wonderful format for the inconsistent among us – and who can say their golf game IS consistent? Everyone who joins the league will be assigned up to four matches to play. The exact format will depend on how many sign up.
For each match, you and your opponent will decide where to play and when, within a set time window, usually including three weekends. To encourage players to complete their matches, points will be awarded for playing within the designated time frame. There will also be points based on the outcome of the match. The league usually begins in early May and runs through July. The only requirement is that you have an official, verifiable handicap, such as through LPGA Amateurs or GHIN. So sign up now. Golf season is here!LPGA Amateurs Philadelphia Website -
IMPORTANT - 2024 Handicap Reminder!
- Feb 1, 2024
A Valid USGA handicap index is required to compete in any LPGA Amateurs events and be eligible prizes. Please take this time to verify that you have a service provider to establish and maintain your handicap index.
The LPGA Amateurs Philadelphia Chapter is registered as a GAP member club. We are officially a service provider that is able to host and maintain USGA handicap indexes through the Golf Handicap Information Network (GHIN).If you have any questions about the status of your membership or need help verifying if you have an active handicap service, please contact Jane Chen directly for assistance.
After verifying the above, if you are interested in establishing and maintaining your handicap service through our Chapter, please do the following:
Click here to access our secure electronic payment link. There is a nominal, annual fee of $30 per member if you elect to establish and maintain your handicap index through our Chapter
After receiving your payment confirmation, please forward your proof of payment to Jane Chen and Gail Irrgang to review and process your handicap application
Within 3 business days of receiving your proof of payment, you will receive an email from Jane or Gail with instructions on how to create a new GHIN account or confirmation that your old GHIN account has been reactivated
A new GHIN account will not be established for you unless you notify us in writing that you want to maintain your handicap index through our Chapter and pay the appropriate fee.
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