- Blue Fox Run Men's Club

Fellow Members,

It's with great pride that I have this opportunity to address you all as the new President of the BFR Men's Club. For those of you who may not have heard, our President for the last 20 years, Bobby Dubosar, chose not to run for another term and a new Executive Board was elected at our Fall Classic Meeting. Thankfully this was not a January 25th Egyptian-style uprising in the Tent, but an orderly constitutional transition without military support.

Although many of you were at the Fall Classic to personally thank Bobby for his service and dedication to the interests of us all, I would urge you to seek him out when the season commences and let him know how much his hard work has meant to you.

News

2011 Elections – The following slate of officers and committee members were ratified at the Members Meeting immediately following the 2009 Fall Classic Tournament.

*Executive Board*		*Tournament Committee*
President	Steve Young	Bruce Kraczkowsky
VP & TC	**Greg Larocque	Ray Stoll
Treasurer	Paul Pedemonti	Bobby Marques
Secretary	Rob DiMattei	Bill Malm
Handicaps	Jim Clark	*Mike Heffernan

* Newly elected to Tournament Committee

** Moved from Tournament Committee to Executive Board

2010 Club Highlights

Member Guest – This 2010 event was a big success once again and we look forward to continuing this event next year. All had a great day and all for such an affordable price. More on this later.

Club Champions – Congratulations to Tom Scarrozzo, Keith Meyer, Tom Eliot, and Anthony Pugliese for winning the Club Championship in their respective divisions.

Player of the Year – Congratulations to Tom Scarrozzo for winning the Gross Player of the Year trophy for the 11^th time! In the Net Division, Norm Sack won his first POY trophy.

*If you are new to our club or just want to make sure that you understand our point systems for determining the winners, go to Club Policies Tab on the home page of this website.

Match Play Champion – This tourney has built a strong following since it’s inception in 2002 and as always, was hotly contested this year. The Final 4 survivors:

A-Flight – Bobby Marques C-Flight – Harvard Sylvan

B-Flight – Scott Learned D-Flight – Manny Rodriguez

Scott Learned and Manny Rodriguez made it through to the final and the 2010 Match Play Champion is … Scott Learned. Congrats and enjoy the free golf for 2010!

Winner of the Free Golf Drawing – John Tarascio was the lucky name pulled as the winner of drawing during the Fall Classic festivities.

Can you name another club in the area that gives away not one but two “golf for free” awards to their men’s club? Thanks to Barry Wilson!

2011 Club News

Although is doesn't look like it, our season is rapidly approaching. The snow always melts and before we know it we'll be teeing it up. If you haven't already noticed the 2011 Schedule and Membership Applications are available on the Website and I hope that all of you, along with some friends, will be joining this year and help us increase our numbers.

To enhance our efforts, Barry and the Men’s Club have put together some programs that I want to share with you.

· 2011 Season Golf Passes - There will again be a limited number of full golf memberships available for $1400.00 with an option to include the use of a cart for an additional $400.00. Please contact Barry for more details – It’s a great deal!

· Grow the Game and the Club - In an effort to bring some youth to BFR, Barry is making available, for the first time, a Junior Season Pass for 18-40 year-olds at a cost of $999.00; this fee will also include the BFR Men's Club Membership dues.

· Grow the Club and the Game - For those young adults who don’t want a Junior Season Pass, the Men’s Club has instituted a Junior Membership category for 18 to 29 year olds at a reduced cost of $80.00 per year. We hope that this will attract some interest from the younger players in the area and encourage them to build a relationship with the Men's Club and the game that will last a lifetime.

If you have any son's, relatives, employees, friends, or acquaintances that might be interested in any of these programs please encourage them to join or contact us for more information.

Now that you've submitted your application, brought in a new member and earned the $50.00 Pro Shop Credit, and are ready to play, I would like to highlight some changes we've made to this year's schedule - many of which came from listening to your suggestions during the year and at the Fall Classic.

· Opening Day Shotgun - Why not celebrate our return by gathering together for a day of golf and optional lunch afterwards in the restaurant? Old and New Members will get a chance to reconnect or get acquainted and no one has to scramble for tee times. If weather or course conditions prevent us from playing on April 3rd we will try it again the following week, or the following week. I hope to see you all there.

· Saturday Play Dates - We have scheduled two Saturdays, April 23rd and May 7th as the Weekly Tournament Dates thereby leaving Easter and Mother's Day off the schedule. Seemed to be a no-brainer - Hope you agree.

· Member-Guest Tournament- Thanks to all of you who have participated in this event over the years. Many have commented on the difficulty of taking a weekday off and/or playing around Memorial Day so we're trying something different and have scheduled the event for Saturday June 4th. Please mark this day on your calendar and plan to join us!

· Club Championship - This year we will institute a 3rd Round for Winner's and Ties in the Net Divisions to determine an overall Net Club Champion. There will still be Division Winners but the leaders, including ties, after 36 Holes, will play an 18-hole shootout that afternoon to determine the Net and in the case of ties after 36 holes, the Division Champions.

· Match Play Championship - This season long event has certainly taken on a life of its own. It seems to get everyone's competitive juices flowing but I suspect Barry's generous offer of Free Golf to the winner has something to do with it. We are making one significant change that is overdue. The course and hole ratings have changed over the years so for any matches that are tied after 18 holes you will proceed to Blue #1 as your 19th hole and play out the match from there. Should you somehow still be tied after 27 holes you would then continue to White #1.

Housekeeping

Finally, there are a few items that should also be noted…

Redeeming Your Chits! -- One of the benefits of playing in the Men’s Club is the chance to win Pro Shop credit. By the latter part of the year, however, the pickings can be pretty slim so Barry has offered us the opportunity to hold our credit until May 1st of the following season. This will allow you to amass your hard earned treasures, maybe add a bit more in April, and order or pick from new inventory each Spring. He's also in the process of integrating the credit tracking into the course accounting system, which will eliminate the "book" form of keeping our credit records. The result will be better visibility, accuracy, and a more detailed record of your purchases.

Member Responsibility - Another benefit of membership is the ability to play on a course that pays attention to us as a valued customer. Barry, through the efforts of Brian and the Grounds Crew, all work very hard at prepping the course for our weekly events. Cutting the greens, changing the pins, raking the traps, and keeping the fairways down before we play takes considerable effort.

I'd like to ask each of you, every time you play, to replace or fill more than just the divots you make - rake a little more of a trap you were in – and fix a few extra ball marks on the green.

Barry has assured me that there will be plenty of soil and seed mix available both on the carts and in strategic locations on the course so there’s no excuse.

If we do this it will make a huge difference in the course conditions over the season and, as a result, enhance our playing enjoyment. Oh and by the way, a little more Ready Golf now and then wouldn’t hurt either.

BFRMC Web Site - We are in the process of evaluating options to update our website to reflect the Executive Committee Member changes and improve our ability to communicate with you all. We envision an updated look and presence. We don’t have a timetable as yet but we are working to bring about these changes as soon as possible.

Handicaps and Posting All Acceptable Scores – The Executive Committee would like to remind each member that it is a club requirement to post all acceptable scores for handicap computation. This is a requirement for all match play, stroke play, 2-ball, & 4-ball events (9 or 18 holes) including Men’s Club or other weekly league play as well as any and all rounds played by the Rules of Golf at home or away courses. If you have any questions regarding this requirement, please contact any BFRMC Committee member or refer to the Handicap Notice to Players.

Dues

Please note - if your completed application and dues are not received by March 15th, we cannot guarantee that you will have an active handicap in time for our first tournament.

2011 Membership Dues

$ 80 Junior Members (18 to 29 years of age)

$160 Regular Members (30 and over)

All members in good standing have exclusive access to the following:

· Certified USGA Handicap

· Weekly club tournaments

· Guaranteed Sunday morning tee times

· Hole-in-One Insurance* (first premium)

· Chance to qualify for the BFRMC Match Play Championship

· Entry into the BFRMC Annual “Free Golf” drawing

· Chance to qualify for NE Public Golf Association tournaments

· Play in the annual BFRMC Member-Guest Tourney

· Entry into any of the weekly Men's Club Tournaments with:

· 31 club events - individual and team

· 4 divisions of play based on established handicaps

· Gross and Net payouts for all divisions

· Points toward BFRMC Player of The Year Award

Hole-In-One Insurance* – The 2011 Membership dues include the first $5.00 premium for BFRMC Hole-in-One insurance (Men's Club events only). The monies in this pool will help pay for the insatiable thirst of your new found friends at Mulligans once the word gets out that you've knocked one in. We'll cap the payment to the bar at $200.00 per H-I-O and will hope it will cover us all for the year. If the fund runs out mid-season, we will alert you all and provide another opportunity to protect yourself from harm by making a supplemental payment.

$50 Pro Shop Credit for New Member Referral – We offer $50 golf shop credit for members who refer a new member to us. You will only be credited if the person you refer puts your name on his paid application in the space provided.

News, Views, & Dues

Fellow Members,

Although many of you were at the Fall Classic to personally thank Bobby for his service and dedication to the interests of us all, I would urge you to seek him out when the season commences and let him know how much his hard work has meant to you.