WOGSA 2012

     Greetings to all for 2012. The quick spring had everyone jumping early with record temperatures and dry conditions allowing a lot of courses to open in March or at least earlier than ever before. It is nice to be off to a much better start to the season than last year's soggy spring. The WOGSA has been busy preparing for the upcoming season as well.

     Let me start off in keeping with tradition by thanking our event hosts from last year, Len Cienik from Beechwood GC, Brian Brooker at Hornby Glen  GC, Dean Baker at The Club at North Halton, Jerry Richard at Craigowan GC, and Dennis Piccolo at St. Catharines G & CC. I think everyone would agree that it was a fine year thanks in large part to the contributions of these individuals and their respective golf courses.

      The WOGSA has arranged another great year of events which is no small feat considering the state of the economy and the stretching of everyone's dollars and budgets. A great deal of thanks must go to the hard working Board of Directors of the WOGSA which include Angelo Capannelli (wish him a speedy recovery), Gavin Kellogg, Trevor Hunter, Tom Brain and Ted Clark. These individuals do a great deal of work behind the scenes as well as on event days to keep the organization firing on all cylinders.

     Let me quickly go over a few items for 2012. Membership dues will hold the line at $ 50.00 (still the best bargain around) and we are maintaining our  bonus of any additional member from your organization who signs up and pays at the same time will pay only $ 30.00 (what a bargain !!!) As well retired members (I will be there someday) will pay $ 30.00. Our events will run the same way with registration being handled by the host club and event notices sent out by Email. Please ensure that we have an accurate Email address for you when registering and please take a moment to call and register for an event, it is a great courtesy to the host club as well as the WOGSA. Prizes for events will again be divided into flights based on the lowest score. And please as always, no guests at events, the host clubs accommodate us in the golf industry and we don't want to spoil that privilege. If you register for an event and must cancel at the last minute, please call. The Association is in a position that we sometimes have to guarantee numbers at host clubs and sometimes must limit the numbers that can attend so we like to make this as accurate as possible. Please do your part !!!

     Without further delay, I will introduce our wonderful lineup for the 2012 season which is as follows :

• May 16th - Woodstock Meadows - host Duane Schmitz
• June 19th - Lowville GC - host Jim Dimitriw
• July 24th - Turtle Creek GC - host Paul Brown and Rob Stevens
• August 20th - Elmira GC - host Jason Andress
• September 24th - Cherry Hill Club - host John Gall

     The WOGSA will again be competing in the Fall Classic matches against the WNYGSA which will be held in Canada this fall. Team Canada lost the cup this past fall and it is our intention to get it back on this side of the border where it belongs. The representatives on this team are Board members, meeting hosts and frequent meeting attendees.

     Please take a moment to update your information and return it with payment or bring it to a meeting and pay there. Also please take a moment to visit our website at www.wogsa.ca. We appreciate your cooperation.

                                                                                For the WOGSA

                                                                                John Taylor

                                                                                President