2008 Season Summary and Survey

Dear Club Golfers,

I wanted to thank you all for your participation and efforts this past season. Without question, the 2007-2008 Boston College Club Golf season has been the most productive yet, and I am sure we will only improve over the next few seasons. This year we were able to

(1) host two recreational golf tournaments at Newton-Commonwealth Golf Course (thank you to Rob Santoro for organizing these),

(2) negotiate a pre-paid pass at Newton-Commonwealth for Club Golf Members,

(3) take second place in the Fall NCCGA New England regional and qualify for Nationals,

(4) practice during the winter in the Alumni Stadium Bubble,

(5) host and win the Spring NCCGA New England regional and qualify for Nationals, and

(6) travel to Providence Forge, VA to participate in the 2008 NCCGA National Championships.

We should be incredibly proud of our accomplishments, but we also need to be ready to adapt and improve our club in the upcoming seasons. Unfortunately, as of this past May, the NCCGA has decided to go back to its original makeup of teams from Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. This means that our team, as well as all of those north of Virgina, no longer have an official league. The decision was based on a lack of participation from Northern schools. There are clearly plenty of teams in the North who want to play, but there is currently a lack of organization and communication between these teams.

I would sincerely appreciate your help in trying to plan out our course of action for the next few seasons. Please take a few minutes to fill out the following survey as honestly and completely as possible. I will review your answers with the other officers to try to re-organize and plan out the 2008-2009 season.

Thank you for your help. It is much appreciated. Be sure to email golf@bc.edu if you have any trouble with the form below.

Sincerely,

Ben Kelly
President - BC Club Golf

Please enter the requested information and press the submit button when you've finished. This information will be sent to Boston College Club Golf on your behalf.

Name:

Eagle ID Number:

Boston College Class Of: 2008 2009 2010 2011 Other

E-Mail Address (BC E-Mail please, as long as you check it):

USGA/GHIN Handicap (optional):

GHIN Number (optional):

Average 18 Hole Score (optional):

How many semesters have you been a member of BC Club Golf?

How many BC Club Golf tournaments have you played?

How many BC Club Golf practices have you participated in?

Are you interested in becoming an officer for the 2008-2009 season and beyond?
Yes No

If Yes, please select what position(s) you may be interested in.

Please describe the responsibilities you believe these officers should have. For example, what duties should the President/VP/etc of the club be responsible for? Should new positions be created or current positions be altered?

What ideas do you have for the future of the club? Would you move the club in the direction of being more competitive (creating and playing in a league with many tournaments), or in the direction of a purely recreational club (hosting only "home" tournaments for the BC community)?

Are you interested in working toward creating a new league, or possibly hosting a BC inviational tournament? Any other ideas to keep our club competitive with other schools?

Would the use of our Facebook group improve communication within the group, or does the listserve (emails) work well to get information spread around? Would you like to see our bulletin board in the Plex used for announcements, etc? Any other ideas?

For the 2008-2009 season, would you be interested in any of the following apparel items for club members to purchase?

Any final thoughts/comments/ideas?

Thank you for your time, support, and help. Have a great summer!