I hope that all of you have had a wonderful season of celebration with your family and friends and that you are looking to a brand new year with hope and optimism.

At the start of a new year, many of us reflect on the year that is ending and make plans and goals for the new year. One of my new opportunities for 2023 will be serving as the president of our chapter of LPGA Amateurs. It is an honor to serve in this role and I commit to do my very best. I am grateful to Madge Gregg, our past president, who has already given me so much guidance and who has graciously agreed to continue to meet with our board as past president.

I want to welcome Suntaree Wainwright, Patti Williams, and Lisa Crean who are joining our board of directors as directors of Golf Programs, Membership and Social Events, respectively. These new board members along with Alice Lowry, our Finance Director, Madge, Jenifer Gowers, our Marketing Director, and Anne Rankin (outgoing director of Golf Programs) met in early December and have begun planning an exciting 2023 golfing year. Please carefully read the Tee Times Newsletter and Tee Up Alerts to stay informed of upcoming events.

As we start the 2023 year, there are three things that I would ask each of you to do:

1. RENEW YOUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP. Everyone’s membership (except those of you who joined on October 1, 2022 or later) expires on December 31. You should have received a reminder from LPGA about renewing your membership. Thanks to those of you who have already renewed your membership. If you haven’t done so, please renew your membership as soon as possible.

2. PLAN TO IMPROVE YOUR GOLFING SKILLS AT OUR ANNUAL TOPGOLF CLINIC SERIES. There is more information in the newsletter about the TopGolf clinics. These clinics are a great time, at a great price, to start honing your skills for league play that will begin as soon as Daylight Saving Time begins! I hope to see you all there!

3. INVITE A FRIEND TO JOIN OUR CHAPTER. If you have friends who enjoy golf, please share with them about our chapter and invite them to join us. They can join you for any one single event as a guest to see what we are all about. The primary way we get new members is referral from existing members.

As we look forward to 2023, I hope ENJOYING more golf is something on your goals list. Notice I said “enjoying” more golf. I do want to improve my game. I do want to add some more yardage to my drives and lower the number of putts per round, but I often have to remind myself that I play golf for RECREATION. It is something that should be fun and enjoyable. There is no better way to enjoy a round of golf than to play with members of our chapter!

Happy New Year to each of you. My cell phone number is 205-639-2125 and my email address is tammypdunn@gmail.com. Please call, text, or email me with suggestions, ideas, or concerns. Collectively, let’s make 2023 a great year!