APRIL 2024 BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING MINUTES

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SFMC Board of Governors

April 2024

Place/Time: Sterling Farms Board Room: 7pm Start / 8:25pm Finish

In attendance: Joe McHugh, Bart Weissman, Dave Persaud, Jack McGroarty, John McGroarty, Pete Silver, Greg Collins, Bekim Ukperaj, Chris Terzian, Bill Ward, Tristan Chang, Joe Paladino, Joe Sargis, Bob Fogel, Seizo Mazer

Note in Attendance: Howard Kraus, Matt Stendardi, Mitchell Schepps, Andrew Snyder, Jonathan Arist, Jim Romaniello

  1. State of Club (Joe M)
    1. Membership #s
      1. 333 total members (down 11% vs. Yago (373))
      2. 54 new members (75 Yago)
    2. YTD Revenue & Expenses
      1. If membership stays at current numbers, we will be short $4,300
    3. Scholarship Fund #s
      1. $7,734 (includes $5k check)
      2. 30% participation rate
      3. $10 most common donation
      4. (Pending) $350 raised from Opening Event 50/50 raffle
  2. April Events
    1. Course Conditions Update (Bek)
      1. Need to reiterate how to play hole #3 to membership…include in weekly Golf Genius emails on weekly event
      2. Permission given to John McGroarty to paint “drop zone” circles and mark “Ground Under Repair”
    2. Governor’s Cup (Dave)
      1. 126 players
      2. Pairings to go out Thursday 4/10
    3. Opening Event (Bart)
      1. 120 players (sold out)
      2. Proximities lead – Jack McGroarty / Matt Stendardi
      3. Raffle lead – Bart Weissman
      4. Food lead – Bob Fogel
      5. Pace of Play –  language from Tournament Committee – SFGC Pace of Play rules are in full effect – picked up golf balls which is a DQ
  3. Scholarship Committee
    1. Tournament Update (Jim)
      1. Per Matt, working on a legacy gift program
    2. Westhill HS Yearbook (Matt)
      1. Completed @ $245 cost
  4. Tournament Committee (Bart)
    1. Member Member 
    2. Club Championships
      1. 2 Day Senior Club Championship
        1. get your own tee times for Day 1
        2. carved out tee times for Day 2 “Final”
    3. POY points language for Interclub & Shoreline 
      1. Qualifying Tournaments:
        1. ONLY those who qualify get points, auto-bids who DO NOT qualify, do not get POY points.  They are limited to 50 POY points for playing.  They get the full 100 if they are among top qualifiers.
  5. Membership & Rules Committee 
    1. May Social for Members & Rules Seminar (Howard & John)
      1. – John to follow up with Howard
    2. Bulletin Boards (Howard)
      1. Tristan Chang on the Board pictures, banner, and the QR Code sheets to join and include FAQs
  6. Community Service
    1. First Tee (Chris T) / Date for First Tee club donation drive
      1. Chris to follow up with John and Howard to align with May social / rules seminar
    2. Divot Filling Date (Matt)
      1. Tentative dates 7/10 & 8/21
  7. Other
    1. John McGroarty to lead SFMC President’s Plaque – $335 to fix and will hang in Trophy Room
    2. Hole 16 in the works for the advertisement – $$$ included for 2025 ad placement as well

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