Celebrating our 31st Anniversary every month!

SACI Golf Group for 3/24/23

Reminders:

I will be arriving around 12:00. Gus and Cecil will continue to assist with the betting.  Cecil will assist with the Tee Times and betting. 

Daylight-saving time

Tee Times moved down

Because the daylight-saving time, this Friday, the first group and 2^nd group will tee off at 11:00 & 11:07 A.M. and the 3rd group will tee off at 12:00 P.M. thru 1:52 P.M. until April 16.

Spring Rates & Tee Times

SACI and The Saints agreement

As per SACI and The Saints agreement, I will meet soon with David O’Kelly to negotiate our Tee Times and cost for the Spring.  After April 16th our group will start after 10:30 A.M.  More information coming soon.

Rules

Wet fairways: Please adhere to the “Lift, clean & replace rule”.  No one should be touching the ball unless it’s a huge chunk of mud on it. 

Gimmi: NO gimmi’s when putting for a point.

We have a good golf group and I just wish everybody will play by the same rules.

50/50 Raffle:

This Friday I will be selling 50/50 raffle tickets for the month of April.  1^st Prize $25.  10 tickets for $5.  If you need tickets, please let me know before Friday.  Proceed to benefit the SACI Scholarship Fund for 2023.  Your cooperation will be appreciated.

Below: Herman’s Spread Sheet for 3/24/23.

Attached-SACI Golf League Rules

Below-Scholarship donations as of 03/10/23

Below: Tee Sheet for 3/17/23.  Please let me know if you are not playing Thanks,

Tee Times for 3/24/23

The Tee Sheet shows some changes in the Tee Times and names.  If your name appears on the list below and you are not available to play, please let me know ASAP.

1^st GROUP TEE TIME 11:00

Bartz, Gary

Boals, John

$5        Tenwalde, Dennis      ($5 From Payout)

Kehrer, Keith

 

2^nd GROUP TEE TIME 11:07

             Arroyo, Bobby

$5        Santiago, David          ($5 From Payout)

$5        Rourke, Dan               ($5 From Payout)      

Atkins, Carl                 (9 holes)

 

3^rd GROUP TEE TIME 12:15

McCann, Brendan

Schaub, Rick

Svenson, Bob

Kerch, John                 (9 Holes

 

4^th GROUP TEE TIME 12:22

Astoske, Chris

George, Tony

Migliore, Gus

Remy, Mike

 

5^th GROUP TEE TIME 12:30

York, Tim

Salvaggio, Nick

Sharpe, Mike

Guadalupe, Ray

 

6^th GROUP TEE TIME 12:38

Langhurst, Bob

$5        Antrim, Chris              ($5 From Payout)

Mejia, Fernando

Fernandez, Iggy

 

7^th GROUP TEE TIME 12:45

$5        Campbell, Gary          ($5 From Payout)

Buchaniec, Rick

Verastegui, Max

Figari, Steve

 

8^th GROUP TEE TIME 12:52

Pfund, Duane

Todd, Bob

Drexler, Gary

Westad, Marc

 

9^th GROUP TEE TIME 1:00

St. Pierre, Tom

Newhall, David

Lea, Lenny

Camilli, Dan                (9 Holes)

 

10^th GROUP TEE TIME 1:07

Camacho, Franks

Maysonet, Abe

Pilla, Bob                   

Bartolotta, John

 

11th GROUP TEE TIME 1:15

Beaver Bob

Weidner, Doug

Cuehlo, Val

 

12^th GROUP TEE TIME 1:22

Santa, Herman

German Marin

Vega, Otto

SACI Golf Group results from 3/17/23

Last Name	First Name	Handicap 3/10/23	Betting 3/10/23	Today’s Strokes	1$ Bet (Pts)	4$ Bet (CtP)	Taken From Payout
Abel,	Robert	10	26
Antrim,	Chris	17	19				($5 Payout)
Arroyo	Bobby	18	18	85	$1	$4
Astoske	Chris	12	24	81	$1	$4
Atilano,	Louis	8	28
Atkins,	Carl	30	6	49/5
Bartolotta,	John	22	14
Bartz,	Gary	23	13
Beaver,	Rob	6	30	79	$1	$4
Bland,	Tim	27	9
Boals,	Rob	10	26
Boals,	John	16	20	85	$1	$4
Bradley,	Bob	21	15	90	$1	$4	($5 Payout)
Buchaniec,	Rick	21	15	89	$1	$4
Bunting,	Dean	25	11
Camacho,	Frank	24	12	98	$1	$4
Cambell,	Gary	20	16	84	$1	$4	($5 Payout)
Camilli,	Dan	20	16	46/8
Dargis,	J.C.	10	26	79	$1	$4
Decker,	Dave	9	27
Drexler,	Gary	13	23	85	$1	$4
Elie,	Cecil	21	15	97		$4
Engle,	Scott	4	32	73	$1	$4
Essex,	Eddie	20	16
Fernandez,	Ignacio	25	11	97
Figari,	Steve	15	21
Garcia,	Frank	24	12
George,	Tony	18	18	93	$1	$4
Geshke,	Marty	14	22				$5 Rain ck
Gortian,	Mike	17	19	87	$1	$4
Grooms,	Ed	21	15	94	$1	$4
Guadalupe,	Ray	19	17
Hardin,	Demaion	12	24	77	$1	$4
Jackson,	Daney	20	16
Jacobs,	Ron	19	17
Jones,	Paul	23	13
Kehrer,	Keith	28	8	99
Kerch Jr.	John	28	8	49/5
Kosciuk,	Danny	13	23
Langhurst,	Robert	15	21	81
Lea,	Lenny	27	9	100		$4
Mack,	Joe	26	10	99	$1	$4
Mancuso,	Andy	12	24
Marin,	German	15	21
Maysonet,	Abe	22	14	94	$1	$4
McCann,	Brendan	13	23	86	$1	$4
Mejia,	Fernando	21	15	91
Migliore,	Gus	13	23	87
Newhall,	Dave	10	26
Peña,	Al	15	21
Peña,	Pam	27	9
Pfund,	Duane	13	23	78	$1	$4
Pilla,	Bob	19	17	90	$1	$4
Rangel,	Luis	26	10				$5 Rain ck
Remy,	Mike	21	16	94	$1	$4
Renn,	Tom	16	20
Robinson,	Norman	12	24
Rosa,	Luis	24	12	54/1
Rouke,	Dan	11	25	78	$1	$4	($5 Payout)
Salvaggio,	Nick	12	24	81
Santa,	Herman	20	16	90	$1	$4
Santiago,	David	12	24	81	$1	$4	($3 Payout)
Scaletti,	Tony	10	26	77	$1	$4	($5 Payout)
Schaub,	Richard	14	22
Sellner,	Craig	19	17	90	$1	$4
Sharpe,	Mike	30	6	101		$4
Shoemaker,	Chuck	10	26	73	$1	$4
St. Pierre,	Tom	31	5
Svenson,	Bob	12	24	42/12		$2
Tenwalde	Dennis	5	31	73	$1	$4	($5 Payout)
Terry,	Dominic	8	28	84	$1	$4	($5 Payout)
Thompson,	Ross	23	13
Todd,	Bob	18	18	97		$4
Torello,	Tony	18	18
Torres,	Richie	4	32	79	$1	$4
Vega,	Otto	9	27	82	$1	$4
Verastegui,	Max	25	11
Walker,	Wayne	8	28
Weidner,	Doug	14	22	83	$1	$4
Westad,	Mark	21	15	95
Williams,	George	14	22
Wolf,	Jim	16	20
York,	Tim	15	21	96	$1	$4
Rooney	Ralph			92		$4
Bonet	Carlos	32	10	95	$1	$4
Coehlo,	Val	13	23	87		$4
Finkelstein	Mike	14	22	81		$4
Roig,	Rodney						$4 Rain ck
Total					34	166
New players-Don’t have enough rounds for handicap
Played on 3/10/23
$5 taken from Payout
To be Removed from the list
CtP winners
Name	$	Desc.	Dist.
Scott Engle	$41	Hole # 3	7′ – 2″
Abe Maysonet	$41	Hole # 7	5′ – 0 “
Dennis Tenwalde	$40	Hole #10	1′ – 5″
David Santiago	$40	Hole #16	4′ – 10″
Points winner(s)
Gary Campbell (8)	$36
50/50 Winner	(The starter picked winning ticket)
Mike Finkelstein	$25
Proceed	$35	(Donated to Scholarship)
50/50 Tickets sold for March
Herman Santa	$5
Bob Pilla	$5
Chuck Shoemaker	$5
Rick Buchaniec	$5
Craig Selner	$5
Cecil Elie	$5
Brendan McCann	$5
Iggy Fernabdez	$5
Lou Rosa	$5
Mike Finkelstein	$10
Total	$55
50/50 Tickets sold for April
Bob Bradley	$5
Rob Boals	$5	Pending

 

Scholarship Donations from 10/7/22 thru 3/17/23
Name	Date	Description	Amount $	Deposit date
50/50 Raffle	3/17/2022	Proceed	$25
Bob Pilla	3/17/2023	Donation	$36
Scott Engle	3/17/2023	Donation	$20
Joe Mack	3/10/2023	Donation (CtP)	$42
Chuck Shoemaker	3/10/2023	Donation	$20
Total			$143
Ted Piorkowski	3/7/2023	Donation Ck # 701	$100	3/14/23 Ck # 701
Scott Engle	2/17/2023	Donation	$10	2/20/23 Ck # 164
Mike Tuohey	12/30/2022	Donation	$5	//
Mike Finkelstein	12/30/2022	Donation	$5	//
50/50 Raffle	12/23/2022	Proceed	$15	//
Cecil Elie	12/16/2022	CtP	$27	//
Rob Boals	12/16/2022	Pts	$11	//
Bob Pilla	12/16/2022	Pts	$34	//
Bob Pilla	12/2/2022	CtP	$41	//
John Boals	12/2/2022	Pts	$20	//
50/50 Raffle	11/25/2022	Proceed	$25	//
Herman Santa	11/4/2022	CtP	$25	//
Engle Scott	10/28/2022	CtP	$10	//
Camilli Dan	10/7/2022	Low Score	$25	//
Total			$253
Grand Total			$496

2023 Revision

This is just a reminder that the Friday Golfing league sponsored by SACI is open to the public.  As an established league, participants receive benefits such as discounted golf fees, reserved Tee Times, prize pool, and scorekeeping/stats.  Club members and their guests enjoy this amenity in a friendly environment and at a significantly reduced cost compared to open golfing.

If any interested in join the group, please contact Herman Santa at (772) 486-4928 or email at: hermansanta@comcast.net) to find out more about our club, please visit our website at: www.thespanishamericanclubinc.org

The Spanish American Club, Inc. (SACI) Golf Group at THE SAINTS

Revised on February 22, 2023, By the Golf Committee:

Herman Santa, Director, Gus Migliore (Handicaps) and Cecil Elie (Assistant)

History:

The SACI Golf Group began in 1992, to bring together golfers of all skill levels and to foster camaraderie, sportsmanship, and friendly competition among Hispanic players from USA, the Caribbean, Central and South America.

We are happy that the group continues to grow, now to over 40+ players, and we are thankful for our regular or substitute’s players, but the growth has created some obstacles and we are not able to satisfy everyone’s requests.

The most common requests are:

• Many golfers want to play with the same group while others request to play with as many different people as possible.
• Some people play the gray or silver tees, and some play the red tees. The golfers can play the tees that are most comfortable for their game.

The Golf Committee realizes that The SACI Golf Group is a group for fun, relaxation and with camaraderie with our golf partners, not a place to be hurried and frustrated.  Any concerns that arise during the game with any golfers should not be discussed during the game and should be addressed in writing to the committee.

The most important things to remember are:

• Respect the game and other players.
• Keep up with the group ahead.
• Have fun before and after the game.
• Celebrate after a good round.

Fairways:

Play down, lift, clean and place in your FAIRWAY ONLY.  On some occasions, such as after a heavy rain, if your ball picks up mud when it lands in the rough, then one can will play lift, clean, and DROP AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. Once the ball has been dropped it is in play. DO NOT TOUCH IT AGAIN. Play the ball as it lies in bunkers and remember to use a rake after hitting a shot from a bunker.

Pace of play:

Pace of play is very important, particularly during the winter season.  If you find your group has fallen behind, then play READY GOLF until you catch up again.

Remember:

Use the sand on the carts to fill your divots and others on the Tee Box and fairways.

• Use the rakes on the carts or in the bunkers to smooth the sand.
• Fix your ball marks and others on the greens.

SACI and The Saints agreement:

Every season the director of the Golf Committee signs an agreement with the Pro Shop Manager to agree on the following:

Tee Times

• Before Friday, a list of players is sent to the Pro Shop Manager on Tuesday for confirmation.
• Foursomes are required to start the rounds. For the final 2 groups, threesomes or twosomes are ok in case the Pro Shop has any walking singles. Fast players will play first, and slow players will play last if possible.

Cancellations:
Please contact Herman 24 hours in advance if the golfer can’t play.

Dress policy:
Collared shirts are required. Cut-off shorts, t-shirts, denim jeans, and tank tops are not allowed. Shorts must be Bermuda length. Soft spikes only.

Carts:

Only 2 carts per foursome, The Saints is no longer doing single rider carts.

Hole in One, Eagles, etc.

If you make a Hole in One, an Eagle, shoot your Age or your Lowest score ever.  If it is possibly take a photo and make a note on the score card on that hole with the pertinent information such as the clubs that you used and the group that was with you.

Early arrival:

Please arrive 45 minutes before your Tee Time.  If you are going to practice (Range), please arrive 1 hour before your Tee Time. We may tee off earlier.

Reports:

• Handicap and points spread sheet is updated by Gus Migliore every week after the game.
• Closest to Pin pictures are submitted to the players after the game.
• Winners of the pool money and points are submitted to the players after the game.
• A list of the Payout is updated after the game.

Seasons and Rates:

• Winter: From January 1st thru March (Max. of 52 players, Cost? Approx. $40). The group plays from 11:00 A.M. thru 1:00 P.M., the warmest part of the day, but we run out of daylight. Saints’ volunteers can play after 12:00 P.M.
• Spring: From April thru May (Max. of 48 players) Cost? Approx. $48) The group plays from 10:00 A.M. from (Max. of 40 players, Cost? Approx. $32). Saints’ volunteers can play after 11:00 A.M.
• Summer June thru August (Max. of 40 players, Cost? approx. $25). The group plays from 9:00 A.M. thru 11:00 A.M. to beat the heat and afternoon rain. Saints’ volunteers can play before 11:00 A.M.
• Fall: September thru November (Max. of 48 players, Cost? Approx. $37. The group plays from 10:30 A.M. thru 12:00 P.M. the warmest part of the day, but we run out of daylight. Saints’ volunteers can play after 11:00 A.M

Prize pool:

• Closest-to-the-Pin (CtP)

Contest is won by the golfer whose tee shot comes to rest closest to the hole.  To win the hole, the ball must have stopped on the green.  At the end of the day, the golfer with the best tee shot- the one whose ball was closest to the pin- wins the prize.

Reminder: First make sure there is a Measuring tape and a pencil with the marker.  You will need a witness or two people to measure the distance.  Place the measuring tape from the cup and measure to your ball.  Make sure that you write down the distance in feet and inches not just total inches.  If you are not betting, please don’t write your name on the marker.

• Points:

We play the Stableford system for the game. The ball must go in the hole to score a point and you can pick up if you cannot score a point.  Points are based on gross scores per hole and awarded as follows:

Description                      Points

• Double bogie                         0
• Bogie                         1
• Par or Sandy 2
• Birdie                                     3
• Hole in One or Eagle             4

Other Rules:

(1) Points Winner:  Awarded to the players with most points higher than that players’ betting line.

(2) Point Ties:  May be awarded (prize split evenly) Completed rounds count.

(3) Incomplete round:  Is null and void. (Rain, lightning etc…)

(4) Maximum strokes:   Counted = 2 over par (double bogie)

(5) Gimmi:  Gimmes (sometimes spelled “gimmies” or “gimmees”) is a put sometimes two feet or shorter.  NO gimmi’s when putting for Eagle, Birdie, Par or Bogie.

(6) Greene:  Land on green from the Tee and par the hole.

(7) Sandy:  Par a par 3, 4, or 5 if you play a stroke from the sand.

(8) Bounds, water, etc.  Follow golf rules when out of bound or water.  Drop ball as rule requires -knee high no closer to flag.

(9) Betting:  Must play a minimum of five rounds to establish betting points.

Note: Outside of S.A.CI golf group play scores can be accepted.

(10) Wet fairways: The player should be allowed to lift, clean and place down the ball.  If the fairways are wet, the player is allow to place it in reasonable spot as marked before removal.

(11) Unplayable ball:  An unplayable ball can be moved to a playable area with the appropriate stroke penalty.

(12) No Improving lies:  Play the ball down on every shot.

(13) Aerifications: On the fairways lift the ball where you can play it.  On the greens: 2 puts (no Gimmi’s)-the ball must go in the hole and the 2nd put to score a point.

(14) Remember:  Golf is a gentleman’s game, and we play with friends. Play within the rules. No exceptions.

50/50 raffle:

A 50/50 raffle will be conducted at the beginning of each month.  A price of $25 will be awarded to the winner when the pot reaches $50.  Proceed to benefit SACI Scholarship Fund of the club.

Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament

The Golf Committee will do an Annual Golf Tournament on the first week of month of October to raise funds for the scholarship program of the club.  Donations and sponsorship are welcome from the players and local businesses. 

Rules:

Format: 2-person scramble.  Each person tees off, select best drive.  Each person hits from that point and continue that format until holed out.  (Handicap and points are required)

Prizes:

• Longest Drive (At Holes # 9 & 18)
• Closest to the Pins (At each Par 3)
• Low Score
• High Score

Please turn in scorecards at the patio immediately following play.  Ties will be determined by handicap.

Other prizes:

• Most improved player of the year, 50/50 raffle, door prizes, etc.

For more information, please contact Herman Santa, Golf Committee Director