H. SMITH RICHARDSON GOLF CLUB
JULY 2024 MONTHLY MINUTES

 

The board of Governors for the H. Smith Richardson Golf Club met on July 9, 2024. Brian Daly called
the meeting to order at approx. 7:02 P.M. A quorum was established.

 

OFFICERS PRESENT
Brian G. Daly_________________________ President
Richard Battista_______________________ Secretary (by phone)
Joe Wright___________________________ Past President (by phone)
ABSENT: Mike Windels (Treasurer); Joe Everard (Vice President)

 

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
PRESENT: C Flowers; R. Butera; C. Curley; Tim Dailey; M. Broderick; D. DiMartino
ABSENT: None

 

ALSO PRESENT John Brockett; Jeff O’Connell; Mike Herrington

 

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
The Board approved the Meeting Notes of the June 5, 2024 meeting.
TREASURERS REPORT (B. Daly in M. Windels absence) (Available Upon Request)
MOTION: Treasurers Report. APPROVED

FORECAST VS. BUDGET (Brian Daly) (Available Upon Request)
 

MEMBERSHIP & Handicap COMMITTEE (M. Broderick)
o Mr. Broderick reported that through 7/9/24 there are a total of 439 members, 377 of which are renewals
(including 4 Jr Member) and 62 new members (including 7 Jr Members). There was a total of 7 new
members since the last meeting. Mr. Broderick read the names of the new members.
MOTION: Approve new members. APPROVED

 

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE (C. Curley)
o Mr. Curley reported that all 2024 Scholarship recipients have been notified of their scholarship award and that
the Committee received thank you notes from each of them.
o Each Scholarship recipient has been notified that the Committee must receive confirmation of enrollment in
order to receive their scholarship award.

 

TEE SIGNS COMMITTEE (C. Curley)
o Mr. Curley reported that there are currently two (2) tee signs available (holes 1 and 12) and anticipates two (2)
more holes to be available next year.
o Checks have been received for 13 of the 16 tee signs and the other 3 payments are expected to be received
shortly.
o It was noted that the replacement of the tee signs has been discussed by the Golf Commission. Since this is a
source of revenue for the Scholarship funds, the Club will stay abreast of any decisions.

 

TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE (John Brockett)
o Mr. Brockett reported that the Club Championship qualifier took place on June 15 th and that registration to
fill flights 1 – 5 opened today and will close on July 16 th . The field will be limited to the first 80 players to
sign up (16/flight).
o The District qualifier was completed on June 22 nd . The regular Division team will depend on the 2024 Club
Championship winner who gets an automatic spot on the team. The first alternate is Steve Tamagni. Order of
the shirts has been fast tracked given the August tournament date.
o Mr. Brockett reported that weekly tournament results are now up to date. There will be no weekly event for
the July 14/15 weekend given the Member/Member or July 27/28 given the first weekend of the Club
Championship for all flights.
o There are 180 players registered for the Member/Member. One team withdrew yesterday (J. Tamagni & M.
Tierney), so an email has gone out to membership for a substitute team.
o There was a general discussion on how Golf Genius determines a winner on a match of cards when it’s a 9
hole match (best front 9/back 9).

 

JR GOLF COMMITTEE (C. Flowers)
o Mr. Flowers reported on the upcoming Parent/Child tournament (July 21 st ). The goal is 50 teams.
o There was a general discussion regarding the age cut-off of 17 years of age for a Jr. Member. A Jr. Member
does not pay membership fees. Our cut off is 17. Mr. Flowers recommended increasing the age to 18 which he
says is what the age cut off is for Jr. membership at other clubs in the area and the age limit for USGA events.
Mr. Flowers also noted an 18 year old that is also a member of a private club is paying GHIN fees at both clubs
if he joins our Club.

 

RULES COMMITTEE (Craig Curley
o Mr. Curley reported that the “rake and place” rule for the bunkers has been revoked and a new local rule has
been implemented regarding a free drop if your ball is on a rock or root in a closely mowed area. It was noted
that some members have questioned what is considered a closely mowed area. An email will be circulated
defining closely mowed as the fairway/greens and apron around the greens.

 

GOLF COMMISSION (D. Martino and B. Daly)
o A report was provided for the Special Meeting that was held on June 17, 2024 and the regular meeting that
was held on July 8, 2024. Minutes are available on the Town website. The next Golf Committee Meeting is
scheduled for Monday, August 12, 2024.

 

CUPS AND PLAQUES (R. Butera)
o Mr. Butera reported that he expects everything to be up to date by this coming weekend.

 

TECHNOLOGY/WEBSITE COMMITTEE (Joe Everard /Jeff O’Connell)
o The was a general discussion regarding if there was a need to change the software/technology used for
voting. It was concluded that the current software/technology is working well.

 

NOMINATION PROCESS REVIEW COMMITTEE (R. Battista via phone)
o Mr. Battista reported that the committee has completed its recommendation to be presented to the Board and
a separate meeting should be scheduled for the committee to present its recommendations to the Board.
o Mr. Daly stated that he would work with the Board to establish a date in August.

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
o Mr. Daly to follow up with Mr. Everard on the status of posting the minutes on the website.

 

NEW BUSINESS
o There was a general discussion regarding whether a PGA Professional should be allowed to be a Member
of the Club. It was decided that permitting a PGA Professional to be a Member should be decided on a
case-by-case basis based on the facts of each such case.
o There was a general discussion regarding how to handle a rule infraction by a player that is observed by his
competitor but not challenged during the round. It was concluded that if the opponent or fellow golfer does
not call such player at the time of the infraction, and once the scorecard is attested to by such observer,
nothing can be done.
o There was a general discussion on the qualifications for the Shoreline. The Tournament Committee is
trying something new, other than having a qualifier. If the new approach does not work, the Committee
will go back to using a qualifier to field the team.
o Mr. Butera asked about the status of filling the openings on the Tournament committee. Mr. Brockett stated
that he is working on filling the open spots.

 

There being no further business to come before the board the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 P.M.