Charleston Area Men’s Interclub Golf Association
Spring Board Meeting, April 16, 2013

Attendees: Steve Windich, Al Byrd, Ken Ward, Mike Phillips, Steve Radin,  Jim Delaney, Richard Bull, Jack Heidenreich, Dave Shaak, Terry Newman  

Absent: J C Gaillard, Roger Schroeder, Tom O’Halloran, David George
•	Minutes from the Fall 2012 meeting were received and approved
•	Al Byrd  reported that there are no major problems. He requested once again that Directors get their rosters to him by noon on the Thursday prior to the match. Al then gave a summary of statistics regarding the number of players who were less than 35 and less than 25 points in the matches this year. 
•	Terry Newman reported that we are in good financial shape with a projection of $2952 gross at the end of the year with about $795 in expenses due. This will leave $2000 for our 2013 charity contribution. The amount is lower than previous years which is a reflection of the increased payments to clubs this year and a reduced payment to the Interclub.
•	Ken Ward reminded everyone that the Interclub is a cash only enterprise. No checks are allowed as payment. He noted the scorecard completion has improved but we all still have to be vigilant. He asked that the Director work with their club to make sure the course is set up to play as easy as possible for our players. He also asked that the Director appoint someone to carry the posted cards to the scoring table. Starting next year Ken will put on the schedule which clubs do not have a driving range so players can make other arrangements to warm up. He then explained the process used to cancel and re-schedule matches that are cancelled due to inclement weather. The decision has to be made quickly and we cannot worry about conflicts with Coastal Seniors or other events.
•	There was no old business to discuss
•	A discussion was held to determine the charity for 2013. The charities nominated this year were: Tri-county Family Ministries, Low Country Orphan Relief, I love Hungry Kids, and the Salvation Army. After discussion it was decided that we will support Low Country Orphan Relief. This decision is subject to confirmation that this charity has low admin fees and most of the money is used for the charity’s activities.
•	There was a discussion regarding allowing teams with less than eight players to still compete without disqualification. The new rule that was adopted is: We will always encourage each team to have 10 players. If a team only has 7 players they can still compete but must count 8 scores. Their 8th score will be the lowest score counted by any team in the match. This will also apply if a team ends up with less than 8 players in the event of someone dropping out during the match due to ill health.
•	There was a discussion about whether we should abandon the ABCD pairings for some matches to allow players to play with others with similar handicaps. It was decided that we will leave the rule as is.
•	No further business the meeting was adjourned.