Greendale Women's Golf Association, Alexandria, Va

Golfers,  bring your checkbooks  in case you are interested in signing up for one of these first come first served events:

1. Group golf lessons in April with Peter Kim.  More info at the meeting. Limited number of slots available.
2. Penn National Golf Trip, Oct 17-19.  New this year: it will require a $20 non-refundable deposit when you sign up.  More info at the meeting. This has become a very popular trip.

Meeting:
Kingstowne Library
Thursday, March 17, 2016, 2:00 p.m.
6500 Landsdowne Centre Drive,
Alexandria, VA 22315 (Library is at the corner of Beulah and Telegraph Road.  The library and parking lot are actually on Telegraph Road.)

SPRING TUNEUP AT TOP GOLF – Tune-up your swing early and socialize at top golf with your Greendale golf buddies!  Watch for a sign-up to come out in the next few days and sign up for the fun!   Don’t worry about the weather, the heated driving range area is covered, and the staff serves hot chocolate!

SPRING MEETING:  Be sure you have this on your calendar:
Thursday, March 17, 2016, 2 p.m.
Kingstowne Library, 6500 Landsdowne Centre Drive,
Alexandria, VA 22315

FLORIDA FUN – These GWGA golfers warmed up in the Florida sunshine while playing at 6 different courses.  A big thank you to Lucinda for organizing.

GWGA BOARD MEETING – Your board will meet on March 10 to prepare for the Spring Meeting.

GWGA members, some of you may be interested in attending this coffee and possibly joining this Tuesday league at Fort Belvoir.  Below is information they sent us:

FORT BELVOIR – LADIES GOLF ASSOCIATION OPENING COFFEE
The ladies league will be hosting an Opening Coffee and General Membership meeting on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 from 9 to 11 am at the Fort Belvoir Golf Club. You are invited to attend and find out more about our league. We play on Tuesday mornings April through October. Annual dues are $65.00.

Please let our Social Chair, Kim Kohler, jinhyo322@hotmail.com or President, Ginger Poole, ginger.poole121@verizon.net know if you can attend. The deadline for sign up is Monday, March 21, 2016.

Click here to open a 2016 League schedule.

Click here to open a printable flyer.

Click here for additional background on the Fort Belvoir League.

I look forward to seeing all of you at our Greendale spring meeting:
Thursday, March 17, 2016, 2 p.m.
Kingstowne Library, 6500 Landsdowne Centre Drive,
Alexandria, VA 22315

Sally

Happy New Year GWGA golfers!  Your board is looking forward to the season ahead.  Currently we have 49 paid members and hope to have a few more new people after the Spring Meeting.   For those who have paid, your handicap accounts will be activated and ready to go on our first league play date.

If you are reading this as a potential new member interested in our league, please check out our web pages, then contact our membership chair, Jeanie, and she will provide you with more information about our league, answer your questions and tell you how to proceed.  You may contact her at greendale@cox.net or 703-548-7334.

Mark your calendar with these dates: 

February 14 sign up deadline for Trip to The Woods in WV May 17-19:  This promises to be a great trip, and it is only about a 90 minute drive!  Rough cost if 16 people go is approximately $225.  This includes three days of golf and two nights of lodging. Cottages have full kitchens. Last year we ate breakfast at the cottages, some packed lunches, others ate at the club house.  We may dine out for dinner. If you want to go let Lucinda angelsrwus@gmail.com know ASAP and she will provide you more information about making a deposit before February 15th.

GWGA Spring Meeting, Thursday, March 17, 2016,  2 p.m.
Kingstowne Library, 6500 Landsdowne Centre Drive,
Alexandria, VA 22315

April 3 – first signup to be published.

April 7 – first day of league play.

Other news:

• Watch for future announcements about Top Golf winter fun.
• Penn National Trip October 17-19 – Carey Durham is planning this one and will begin taking reservations at the Spring meeting.  If you cannot attend the spring meeting for some reason and you are interested in going, please contact Carey carey48@comcast.net prior to the meeting.
• We are having winter golf escape to Kissimmee, Florida, scheduled for Jan 21-28, with 8 GWGA golfers participating.  Thank you to Lucinda for planning this.

Cheers to all, hope to see you on the golf course soon!   Sally