Interclub
The Muni Team competed in the February Interclub Tournament at The Muni on February 6th.  It was a gorgeous day on a bit of a wet track and the scores showed it.  The Muni Team scored a 4th Place finish to move into a 1st-place tie with Charleston National and Crowfield.  The top scorers for Muni were Rich Bull, Bob Mullen, and Fitz Coker.  The next Interclub Tournament is at Coosaw Creek Country Club on Monday, March 6th at 10:00 AM.  The roster sheet is posted at the Muni Clubhouse.  So, sign up if you want to play.
 
Results of the February Blitz
The February Blitz was held on Thursday, March 16th.  The first event of 2023 was an ABCD Scramble.  In this format, the team includes four players from each playing category based on their handicaps.  An A player typically has a single-digit handicap.  In the scramble format, all players hit from the tee and the best shot is chosen.  Then all players hit from that location.  This process continues until the ball is holed. The winning teams are listed below.
 
1st Place
Mark Swinson
Alex Hartsell
Tony Bianchi

2nd Place
Jack Stone
Pat Harrington
Trina Turberville

 
JLGA Monthly Blitz for March 
The March event will be a Tuesday Blitz.  The format will be an 18-Hole Captains Choice tournament. Tee times start at 12:00 PM on March 28th. This promises to be a fun event and a chance to get to know some members. The registration fee is $10 (a credit card fee is added for online registrations).  To register click or post in your browser- https://www.golfgenius.com/ggid/trczmm.  You can also now register by going through the JLGA Website.

 
Join JLGA on Facebook
Jenkins Links Golf Association has a Facebook page.  For those of you who are active on FB, join the JLGA FB page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1797367643860246.  Please post and interact with the rest of the Charleston golf community.
 
Caddies Are Now Available at the Muni
 An extension of the Chick Evans Caddie Program has been instituted at the Muni.  Golfers can support Charleston Muni’s youth caddie program by booking a caddie.

A base caddie fee of $40 and lunch will be provided by the Western Golf Association. The WGA asks golfers to tip for good service. (Recommended tip for a good job for 18 holes is $20)

Through the Evans Scholars Foundation, the Charleston Muni youth caddies could have a chance to qualify for a full tuition and housing scholarship to one of the partner universities. Improve your game, and help grow and support the Charleston golf community by taking a caddie today!

Youth caddies are available for weekend rounds of golf.  To book caddies; Contact Kyle Peters at kapst33@mail.rmu.edu.
 
See you at the Muni!

The SCGA annual Tournament of Champions took place January 28-29 at the TPC Myrtle Beach.  All the club champions from around the state of SC were invited.  Frank represented JLGA and the Muni as the reigning Senior Club Champion.  Frank has been playing lights out at the Muni and continued his strong play the weekend of the ToC.  Frank prevailed shooting 70 and 71 for a -3  to win by 5 strokes.

Frank reported on his weekend in Murrells Inlet. “It was an interesting tournament. I started by hitting it off a rake into the left bunker from the middle of the fairway then bladed it over the green from the bunker and proceeded to chunk my chip then made a 20-foot putt for bogey. I birdied the next hole and played pretty solid from there. My nines were 35-35-36-35 I had 5 birdies both days and putted lights out. Had 25 putts on both days. 

They had live scoring through the golf genius app so if you wanted you could look at the leader board but I ask the guys in our group not to tell me. On the 2nd day at the turn, I was sitting at -2 and they all struggled so I thought I was comfortably up when one guy said: “Holy Shit a guy who shot 75 in the 1st round is -5 today”.   So I started doing the math and realized I better grind hard. I birdied 2 of the first 3 holes to take back the lead and made 2 twenty footers for par on the last two holes to seal the win.”

Congrats to Frank and the other representatives from JLGA and the Muni- Chandler Mulkey who finished T10 in the Champions Division and Nabila Piper who finished 9th in the Ladies Division.

Happy New Year!
I hope that your holidays were full of joy and good tidings.  JLGA is off to a fine start in 2023.  We have a few events scheduled and will have a full 2023 schedule shortly. Hope to see all y’all at the Muni this year.  The first newsletter of 2023 follows.

Interclub
The Muni Team competed in the January Interclub Tournament at Charleston National Golf Course on January 16th.  It was a chilly day in Mt Pleasant and the scores were a match.  The Muni Team scored a 4th Place finish.  The course setup and playing conditions were splendid and the course was tough. High scorers for Muni were Jim Kelechi, Don Orlando, and Dickie Simpson. Don Orlando also netted a close-up on the 7th Hole.  The next Interclub Tournament is at the Muni on Monday, February 6th at 10:00 AM.  The team has been filled out for this event.

Caddies Are Now Available at the Muni 
An extension of the Chick Evans Caddie Program has been instituted at the Muni.  Golfers can support Charleston Muni’s youth caddie program by booking a caddie.

A base caddie fee of $40 and lunch is provided by the Western Golf Association. The WGA asks golfers to tip for good service. (Recommended tip for a good job for 18 holes is $20).

Through the Evans Scholars Foundation, the Charleston Muni youth caddies could have a chance to qualify for a full tuition and housing scholarship to one of the partner universities. Improve your game, and help grow and support the Charleston golf community by taking a caddie today!

Youth caddies are available for weekend rounds of golf.  To book caddies; Contact Kyle Peters at kapst33@mail.rmu.edu.

Join JLGA on Facebook
Jenkins Links Golf Association has a Facebook page.  For those of you who are active on FB, join the JLGA FB page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1797367643860246.  Feel free to post and interact with the rest of the Charleston golf community.

JLGA Monthly Blitzes Are Back
The February event will be a Thursday Blitz.  The format will be a 9-Hole ABCD Scramble tournament tee times starting at 2 PM on February 16th. This promises to be a fun event and a chance to get to know some members. Look for the registration invitation in your email in the next week or you can Click Here to Register.

In Memorium

The bench sitting at the 4th Hole tee at the Muni was dedicated to our beloved member, who passed away in November, Doug Williams.  Many of Doug’s family members and a number of his friends from the Muni and JLGA were also present to apply the plaque in remembrance of Doug.  Please join the Muni golf community and JLGA in sympathy for his family and close friends and keep Doug in your prayers.  RIP Doug. 

Interclub Results

The Muni Team traveled to Dunes West this month to compete in the Interclub.   The team scored well resulting in a 7th-place finish for the Muni Team.  Dickie Simpson was a top 10 finisher with Jim Kelechi also in the top 25.  The next Interclub Match will be a 10:00 AM shotgun start at Rivertowne on December 5th.

November Blitz Results

The November Blitz-The9-Hole 3-Club was held on the 22nd.  The format was medal- low gross and low net. The winners were Low Gross- Sam Zingales; Low Net- Cory Wilkerson.

A big shout out again to Dave Steffens for his help with sign-in and Ken Drachman for managing the payouts.

Annual Meeting- Friday, December 30

The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Jenkins Links Golf Association will be held on Friday, December 30th at 4:00 PM at the Muni Clubhouse.  All are welcome to come and hear the annual update and review of the 2022 year.

Interclub Results

The Muni Team traveled to Dunes West this month to compete in the Interclub.   The team scored well resulting in a 7th-place finish for the Muni Team.  Dickie Simpson was a top 10 finisher with Jim Kelechi also in the top 25.  The next Interclub Match will be a 10:00 AM shotgun start at Rivertowne on December 5th.

November Blitz Results

The November Blitz-The 9-Hole 3-Club was held on the 22nd.  The format was medal- low gross and low net. The winners were Low Gross- Sam Zingales; Low Net- Cory Wilkerson.

A big shout out again to Dave Steffens for his help with sign-in and Ken Drachman for managing the payouts.

Annual Meeting- Friday, December 30

The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Jenkins Links Golf Association will be held on Friday, December 30th at 4:00 PM at the Muni Clubhouse.  All are welcome to come and hear the annual update and review of the 2022 year.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in 2023

This brings our competitive season to an end.  The Board of the JLGA thanks all y’all for your continuing support and for helping to make 2022 a fun-filled year for the JLGA.  Many of you have offered ideas and suggestions to help improve our event calendar.  The Tournament Committee is still working on the 2023 calendar of events.  Any and all ideas and suggestions for events in 2023 are welcome.  Again, thanks for playing and competing throughout the year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!