Newsletter – October, 2011
Greetings HVGA golfers,
Less than a week away before we take what we learned this year to our Vietnamese Golf Association brothers in Dallas and compare notes with them. I’m confident that our notes and playbacks are more detailed and extensive, which will result in rewards in the form of two metal trophies. Before that, though, I want to share with you the exciting events leading to the Texas Cup competition in Dallas on October 8-9, 2011.
First, the exciting Club Championship tournament held at The Wilderness Golf Course in September. Back-to-back rounds of golf on the same day is a true test of focus and resilience, and the Club Champions proved they’ve got what it takes to rise above all others in the field. Congrats to all the Club Champion winners in all flights.
A-Flight GROSS Club Champion: Hien Vo
A-Flight NET Club Champion: Kiet Luong
B-Flight GROSS Club Champion: Joe Bui
B-Flight NET Club Champion: Hai Nguyen
C-Flight GROSS Club Champion: Huy Nguyen
The next memorable event was the Club Championship Awards and Year End Dinner. Here, we recognized all Club Championship Winners, announced Texas Cup team members, raffled off numerous golf items, and even had a few “closet singers” came out and entertained all the members and their families. It is a regular occasion to be recognized by our peers as winners in each of the monthly tournaments, but it is a special treat to have our families cheering for us as we are recognized for our achievements. The addition of the band this year made the event even more enjoyable than it already is. Mingling between members and families brought us closer as a club. We hope to see more members and families join us at this event in the years to come.
I want to take this opportunity to thank Kraig Nguyen, Kevin Le and Anh John for making the Club Championship and Year End Dinner memorable. Kraig donated the R11 Driver that was a hot raffle item, Kevin and Anh John facilitated the appearance and performance of the one-man-band that provided plenty of entertainment. We hope to see more similar donations and efforts for next year. Again, thank you for your generosity.
A few members had requested the HVGA Committee to show the current balance of the club to show their concern for the club’s financial health. We will abide by their requests by showing the financial status of the club now, and more regularly from here on out. Hopefully, after seeing the financial reports, the members can become more involved in generating more income for the club to give us a chance to serve our members better. So far, our efforts have been to make sure we have enough for all our events, with not very much carry over balance. We will need more member involvement to increase our income in order to give back more to our members and to the community. One way to achieve this is for members to show up at the year-end meeting to help plan for next year’s activities. Emails will be sent out to invite members for this meeting. Another way to hear members’ opinions is through the use of a poll/questionnaire. This method is being planned, and will be announced as well to al members. Please keep an eye out for these announcements for your chance to improve the club.
Below is a brief summary of the club’s financial status to our members. If you want more details, please get in touch with either myself or the treasurer(Nhan Tran).
$3,400 (current balance)
$2,400 (less Texas Cup expenses paid by HVGA)
$895 (less prize golf balls and Club Championship trophies)
$105 (balance after Texas Cup)
Finally, let’s wish all the Texas Cup Team Members best of luck as they travel to Dallas to try and keep the Texas Cup here in Houston. The friendly feud between the Dallas Fort Worth Vietnamese Golf Association and Houston Vietnamese Golf Association is a tradition we all look forward to every year. It is a true testimony of friendly rivalry between two clubs with a common objective, which are separated only by geographical locations. Regardless of the outcome of the event, weíd like to thank the DFWVGA team for all their hard work hosting the event this year.
Until then, keep working on your game and we’ll see you again soon on the golf course!
Kiet Luong
HVGA President