Club Times November December 2025

the duffers “Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball as it lies.”

RECENT EVENTS

FALL SCRAMBLE September 4, 2025

MEMBER GUEST SPEAKERS

Ryan Grant (AAC Member) President Georgia State Golf Association (GSGA) Matt Vanderpool (AAC Member) Chief Executive Officer Georgia State Golf Association (GSGA)

We had 13 teams with a total of 52 golfers. The low gross winning team with a score of 62 included: Tim Commons, David Elder, Gary Nelson and Mike Troy. The low net team with a score of 54 included: Jim Teate, El Henry, Robert Sands and Don Uischner. The second place gross team with a score 65 included: Mark Benefield, Joe Harrell, Bruce Simmons and Don Palmieri. The second place net team with a score of 55 included: Steve Craine, David Leonard, Mike Shepherd and Phil Wickstrom. The closest to the pin on the par 3’s included: Mike Shepherd (#3), David Leonard (#6), Gary Laney (#8), Bruce Simmons (#11) and Jimmy Dorsett (#17).

Ryan and Grant made a joint presentation to the Duffers on Thursday August 21, 2025. We learned the GSGA was founded in 1916 and that AAC was one of the 16 founding clubs. Bobby Jones at the age 14 won the inaugural Georgia Amateur. The GSGA currently has a full time staff of 22 and 250 volunteers who are focused upon achieving its Mission Statement which is: “We serve and advance the game of golf by providing opportunities for everyone to play, through promoting its best interests and in celebrating its storied history.” The GSGA benefits its community of 100,000 members and 350 member clubs by maintaining the handicap index, golf genius tournament software, course measuring and rating, education seminars, advocacy of turf grass research, foundation scholarships, etc. GSGA hosts over 30 competitions, has a program to make golf more affordable for junior golfers, and manages the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame and Induction Ceremony each year at AAC. The Duffers really enjoyed the presentation and were appreciative of a sleeve of golf balls with the red, white and blue Play, Grow Lead motto.

Gary Laney won the longest drive on #18. Welcome New Duffer CHRIS AGUILAR

Upcoming Events

Duffers Fall Social

OCTOBER 23

Duffers Player of Year Tournament

OCTOBER 30

Meeting and Golf

NOVEMBER 6, 13 AND 19

Meeting and Golf

DECEMBER 11, 18

Duffers Christmas Banquet

DECEMBER 11