MOORPARK CC MEN’S CLUB BOARD MINUTES

DATE:            July 12, 2023

Board Members Present

President, John Levitt

Treasurer, Dennis Muehlenbach

Handicap Chairman, Scott Grogin

Friday Skins, Richard Vesely

Vice President, Mike Sanders

Tournament Director, Mike Bell

Secretary, Craig Trask

None-Board Members Present, None

Meeting Convened

Enough members were in attendance to constitute a quorum and the meeting was convened at 5:03 pm.

There were no minutes to discuss from the previous board meeting.

Discussions:

President’s Report – Nothing material to report. Some discussion on the cause and effect of declining participation in Club tournaments.

Membership and Reserves – On the day of the meeting there were just 67 active members, however 4 new members are pending, including John Cookman and Bill Otting.  Both are long time MCC members, but new to the Men’s club.

Current Club reserves of $2,877.  Should be enough to cover the end of year.

 

New Membership – A membership promotional offer will be sent out to all MCC members.  MCC’s Non-Men’s Club members will be able to join the men’s Club for the remainder of the year for $40.00, and be eligible to play in all of the remaining 2023 tournaments.*

*During the time between the date of the board meeting and the typing of the minutes, several members have joined. It would appear the $40.00 promotion was successful.

Tournaments and Events – Mike Bell will set the new tournament schedule and Mike Sanders will fill in for Bell going forward.

Mike Bell suggested eight (8) regular tournaments, plus a senior tournament. By a motion, the 4-Ball tournament is cancelled.

The Memorial Tournament with be changed to a one-day 27-hole event.  The two-day event was poorly attended.

The Ryder Cup event will continue, in a 27-hole format.  Historically, it is the most attended event.

No more beer kegs at tournaments. A vote taken and the motion passed.

A suggestion was made to allow tournament players to make their own teams. In the absence of the shotgun format, the general board consensus is that letting them pick their teams would promote comradery and improve attendance. More discussion may be needed for this to be put in place.

Jim Sinatra will be managing the away event, to be held in Palm Springs in November. Somebody needs to contact Jim to remind him to send out the email making members aware of the event details soon.

Team Play – Team Play is a concern, and last year ran $4,000 over budget. Team Play must be structured differently to keep it under budget.  Full uniforms (hats, shirts, and windbreakers) will not be required. Shirts will be made available, but not included in the participation fee. A matching color scheme will be encouraged, but not required.

John Levitt will send out an email gauging interest in Team Play at a cost of $300.00 per player.  The $300 fee will not include the shirt.

Richard Vesely will contact the Team Play organizers for the deadline date for registration.

Handicap Compliance – Scott is “doing his thing”. Compliance is an issue, with many members not posting. However, most of those not posting do not play in tournaments.

Motions

            Approved

1. Cancellation of the 4-ball tournament. Motion passed.
2. Discontinuance of beer kegs at tournaments. Motion passed.

            Denied  - None

Meeting adjourned at 5:54pm.

Next meeting is September 6th