Toys for Tots December Blitz Results

The final JLGA blitz of 2023 was held on December 11th.  The competition was a medal play event paying low gross and low net gift cards.  It was a beautiful day at the Muni for 18-holes of golf.  The results follow.

Low Gross	Fritz Coker
2nd Low Gross	Clay Faulkner
Low Net	Bob Nitkewiecz
2nd Low Net	Ted Kornya

Charleston Men’s InterClub

The new 2024 Interclub season begins with the January matches being played at Charleston National Golf Course in Mt. Pleasant on January 22nd.  The sign-up sheet is posted on the cabinet in the Muni Clubhouse next to the snack bar.  If you want to play representing the Muni, put your name on the list.  The cost is $45 cash payable to Dave Steffens, Ted Kornya, or Bob Speziale by Friday, January 19th.  The 2024 schedule follows. https://charlestonlga.org/2024-schedule

January 22	Charleston National Golf Club
February 5	Charleston Municipal Golf Club
March 4	Coosaw Creek Country Club
April 1	Crowfield Country Club
May 13	Legend Oaks Country Club
June 10	Summerville Country Club
July	Open Date
August 5	Wescott Plantation Golf Club
September 16	Pine Forest Country Club
October 7	Shadowmoss Golf & Country Club
November 4	Dunes West Golf and River Club
December 2	RiverTowne Golf and River Club

Charleston Area Ladies Golf Association (CALGA)

The CALGA 2024 schedule is posted below.  Additional information is available on the CALGA website- https://charlestonlga.org/2024-schedule.  Contact Trina Turberville at trinaturberville@gmail.com for more info about the Muni Team.

Date	Club	Format	Cost
Jan. 15th	Kiawah- Oak Point	Stroke	$60
Feb. 20th	Stono Ferry	Stroke	$55
March 14th	RiverTowne	Four Ball	$49
April 8th	Coosaw Creek	Stroke	$37
May 21st	Legend Oaks	Stroke	$45
June 25th	Santee Cooper	Stroke	$30
July 15th	Shadowmoss	Stroke	$30
Aug. 19th	Crowfield	Scramble	$45
Sept. 17th	Edisto	Stroke	$55
Oct. 15th	Charlestown Muni- Day 1                 (2 Day Classic)	Stroke	$40
Nov. 11th	Dunes West- Day 2                 (2 Day Classic)	Stroke	$47+ Lunch
Dec. 10th	Wescott	Scramble	$50 + Lunch

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays One and All 

InterClub
The Muni Team will be traveling to Dunes West on November 6th at 9:00 AM to compete in the Interclub Matches.  We are still in need of players.  If you are interested please check the signup sheet at the Muni Clubhouse on the cabinet under the TV.  There is a $45 cash fee that is payable in advance to play.  This covers golf, cart and rangeballs.

October Blitz – Dave Nolan Memorial Skins Tournament Results
The Dave Nolan Memorial Skins was played on October 25th.  Twenty players competed in an 18-hole skins and pins competition. It was a brilliant day and the Muni was in great shape.  

The skins winners follow.

• Bobby Newman; two (2) skins, Holes 4 & 12
• Joey Polk; Hole 13

The Pins winners were as follows.

• Hole 4- Bobby Newman
• Hole 8- Pat Harrington
• Hole 11- Joey Polk
• Hole 14- Mike Harrison

Congratulations to all the winners.  

JLGA November Blitz Scheduled
The next JLGA Monthly Blitz will be held on November 14th.  The format will be a 9-Hole single-player scramble.  Each player will be allowed to play two balls for each shot; select the best shot and continue until holing the ball.  The fee will be $10 payable when registering on the GolfGenius.  Registration will open on October 30th.  Plan to play in this unique format!

JLGA Annual Meeting and Election of Directors
The JLGA Annual meeting will take place on November 30, 2023, at the Muni Clubhouse at 5:30PM.  A full announcement including the Nomination Committee Report of nominees will be sent soon.

2023 JLGA Club Championship

The Club Championship was contested over 2 days, August 12-13 in near record heat and record turnout of 68 golfers.  The course was in great shape thanks to Steve Agazzi and his staff. The competition was fought to the bitter end.  The leaderboard for each division are posted below.  Congrats to our 2023 Champions – Open Division; Chandler Mulkey, Senior Division; Frank Dudek, Super Senior Division; Billy Wise, and Ladies Division; Jennifer O’Brien.  Mulkey and Dudek are repeat champions and all will represent the JLGA and Muni at the SCGA Tournament of Champions at the Tournament Players Club at Myrtle Beach.

Open Division

Place	Name	To Par	Rd One	Rd Two	Total
1	Chandler Mulkey	+1	75	70	145
2	Mike Cobb	+2	74	72	146
3	Brandon Muir	+5	68	81	149
3	Dan Wild	+5	70	79	149
5	Blake Maull	+6	77	73	150
5	Travis Callahan	+6	70	80	150
7	Don McClintock	+7	75	76	151
7	Jeff Soss	+7	72	79	151

Senior Division

Place	Name	To Par	Rd One	Rd Two	Total
1	Frank Dudek	+1	75	70	145
2	Patrick Mallard	+3	73	74	147
3	Warren Peper	+6	77	73	150
3	Mark Havenstein	+6	78	72	150
5	Chuck Farrelly	+7	74	77	151
6	George Rasque	+9	78	75	153
7	Samuel Hartsell	+10	81	73	154
7	Dennis Blouin	+10	80	74	154

Super Senior Division

Place	Name	To Par	Rd One	Rd Two	Total
1	Billy Wise	+3	71	76	147
2	Donald Orlando	+8	74	78	152
3	Bob Bacon	+9	76	77	153
4	Barney Henderson	+15	77	82	159
5	Brian Rawl	+16	78	82	160

Ladies Division

Place	Name	To Par	Rd One	Rd Two	Total
1	Jennifer O’Brien	+30	87	87	174
2	Mary Porter	+32	86	90	176

Interclub
The Muni Team traveled to Wescott Plantation on August 7th and had a solid showing.  The Team placed 4th at Wescott.  That showing was enough for the Muni Team to move into 3rd place in the yearlong race.  Top performers for Muni at Wescott were T. Kornyz, L. Lee, and B. Nitkewicz.  And, B. Nitkewicz also claimed a close up on Wescott BR #4.  The next Charleston Interclub Match will be on September  at Pine Forest Golf Club.  The sign-up sheet is posted in the Muni Clubhouse Grille.

2023 JLGA Club Championship

The Club Championship was contested over 2 days, August 12-13 in near record heat and record turnout of 68 golfers.  The course was in great shape thanks to Steve Agazzi and his staff. The competition was fought to the bitter end.  The leaderboard for each division are posted below.  Congrats to our 2023 Champions – Open Division; Chandler Mulkey, Senior Division; Frank Dudek, Super Senior Division; Billy Wise, and Ladies Division; Jennifer O’Brien.  Mulkey and Dudek are repeat champions and all will represent the JLGA and Muni at the SCGA Tournament of Champions at the Tournament Players Club at Myrtle Beach.

Open Division

Place	Name	To Par	Rd One	Rd Two	Total
1	Chandler Mulkey	+1	75	70	145
2	Mike Cobb	+2	74	72	146
3	Brandon Muir	+5	68	81	149
3	Dan Wild	+5	70	79	149
5	Blake Maull	+6	77	73	150
5	Travis Callahan	+6	70	80	150
7	Don McClintock	+7	75	76	151
7	Jeff Soss	+7	72	79	151

Senior Division

Place	Name	To Par	Rd One	Rd Two	Total
1	Frank Dudek	+1	75	70	145
2	Patrick Mallard	+3	73	74	147
3	Warren Peper	+6	77	73	150
3	Mark Havenstein	+6	78	72	150
5	Chuck Farrelly	+7	74	77	151
6	George Rasque	+9	78	75	153
7	Samuel Hartsell	+10	81	73	154
7	Dennis Blouin	+10	80	74	154

Super Senior Division

Place	Name	To Par	Rd One	Rd Two	Total
1	Billy Wise	+3	71	76	147
2	Donald Orlando	+8	74	78	152
3	Bob Bacon	+9	76	77	153
4	Barney Henderson	+15	77	82	159
5	Brian Rawl	+16	78	82	160

Ladies Division

Place	Name	To Par	Rd One	Rd Two	Total
1	Jennifer O’Brien	+30	87	87	174
2	Mary Porter	+32	86	90	176

August Blitz

The August Blitz will be held on Tuesday, August 22nd with tee times beginning at 4:00 PM.  The August Blitz will be a 9-hole medal one ball event.  All competitors will be provided with a sleeve of Wilson K28 golf balls.   To qualify for a gross or net prize you must finish with a K28 golf ball. The August Blitz fee is $10.  Plan on joining us the Muni for an afternoon of fun golf!

Interclub Results
The Muni Interclub Team traveled to Summerville on June 26th.  It was a beautiful day and the course was gettable!  The Muni team finished in 4th place as many teams posted some super team scores.  The Muni Team now stands in 5th Place overall behind Shadowmoss by 16 points for the year.  The Muni team was led by Al Stiles who finished eighth (8) overall.  Also leading the Team this month were R. Bull, F. Coker, and T. Kornya.  The next match is on July 17th at Legend Oaks Golf Club.  The signup sheet is posted at the Muni Clubhouse.

2023 Member-Guest is July 8th 
The JLGA Member-Guest will be played on Saturday, July 8th beginning at 8:00 AM.  We have a full field of 72 players again this year.  There is a WaitList.  If you want to take a chance that there will be dropouts before July 8th go ahead and register.  Just click on the Events menu item and select the member-guest registration link.

2023 Club Championship
The 2023 Club Championship will be held over two days; Saturday and Sunday, August 12th and 13th. All members of JLGA are welcome to register. The competition will include Men’s Open, Senior, Super Senior, and Women’s Divisions.  We look forward to seeing a robust field in each division this year.  Registration will open on July 1st. 

New Ladies Block of Tee Times Announced at the Muni
The City of Charleston Golf Commission approved support for a Women’s tee time block on Wednesdays (Ladies’ Day).  Every Wednesday, four (4) tee times from 9:27-9:54 AM are planned (for now at least).  There currently is about a 40-person contact list that is being used to coordinate the tee times bookings each week.  For more information and bookings please contact the Jenkins Links Ladies’ Director, Carole Davis at agrace2029@gmail.com or by phone at (843) 982-9677 for more details.

Also, there is a Ladies 9-Hole Blitz every Wednesday evening with a 5:30 PM shotgun start.  The format is a partners’ Captain’s Choice played on the Muni front nine (9).  Ladies can register on the Wednesday of play by 3:00PM on the Wednesday Ladies Blitz Portal on GolfGenius- https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/9650777480709022684. The next Ladies Blitz will be on July 5th.

See you at the Muni

Interclub
There was no Interclub match in May.  The next Interclub match will be at Summerville Country Club on June 26th.  Sign-ups have been filled for the next match.
 
May Blitz Results
The May Blitz was held on May 8th.  It was an 18-hole two-player event featuring three formats.  Each team played 6-holes of better ball, 6-holes of Captain’s Choice, and 6-holes of althernating shot.  The team with the best net combined total won.  Teams also competed for Closest-to-the-Pin on all four par 3 holes. The winners follow.

1st Place – P. Mallard and R. Middleton – 64
2nd Place – P. Harrington and D. Steffens – 66
3rd Place – R. Bailey and P. O’Leary – 67
 
Closest to the Pin
4th Hole – D. Steffens
8th Hole – D. Greene
11th Hole – S. Agazzi
14th Hole – N. Piper
 
Congrats to all the winners. It was a boisterous crowd in the Foxes Den at the Clubhouse afterward.  So, plan on playing in the next monthly blitz in September!
 
2023 Member Guest
The 2023 Member Guest will be held on July 8th.  The Tournament Committee has put together another splendid event.  The Member Guest includes three (3) 9-Hole competitions: Captain’s Choice, Better Ball, and Modified Alternating Shot.  Teams will be treated to breakfast, lunch, and memorable tee gifts.  Registration for the 2023 Member Guest is open.  The team fee is $240 per team. Choose your partner and register using the Jenkins Links website today at www.jenkinslinksga.org.
 
JLGA Club Championship
The Championship will include Men, Ladies, Seniors, Super Seniors, and Juniors competing to choose champions in each division.  The competition will take place over the weekend of August 12-13.  We are looking forward to seeing a record number of members register for the annual competition.  Be on the lookout for the round signup invitation in your email in July.
 
WGA Caddie Program at the Muni
The caddie program at the Muni that was started in 2022 in conjunction with the Western Golf Association Chick Evans Foundation has been expanded in 2023.  Caddies will be available for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday play.  The caddie fee is paid by the WGA Chick Evans Foundation.  All that is asked of the player is to honor a caddie with a tip.  Caddies can be arranged through the link on the Jenkins Links website https://jenkinslinksga.org/charleston-municipal-youth-caddie-program/

Charleston Interclub Match Results 
The Muni team traveled to Crowfield for the April match.  The gents were able to claw their way to a 5th place finish.  For the second consecutive match, all teams competing finished with combined negative scores.  The top finishers for the Muni were L, Lee, D. Orlando, and A. Stiles.  The Muni team now stands in 4th place.  The next match will be on June 26th in Summerville.  Look for the sign-up sheet in the Muni Clubhouse next month,
 
April Blitz
The 9-Hole Par 3 was played on April 4th.  The front nine was set up to play as all par 3 holes.  For the Par 3 competition, the scoring was the aggregate for each group.  The winning team with a combined total score of 134 was Steve Reed, Rickie Bailey, Carole Davis, and Paul Kattawar.  Congrats to the winners and thanks to Carole Davis and Greg Lyon for serving as the Committee for the event.
 
Sign Up for the May Blitz
The May JLGA Blitz will be on Monday, May 8th.  This will be a two-player competition.  The format will include a mix of games.  Team pairings will be assigned by the Committee. The teams will compete for combined low scores in three formats as follows. 
 
• 6-Hole modified alternate shot
• 6-Holes better ball
• 6-Holes scramble

Remember, all JLGA members, men, women, and juniors are invited to play in Jenkins Links member events!

Registration is open!  Click here to view events schedule and register for May Blitz.
 
Calendar Change Reminder
The dates for the two biggest JLGA annual events have changed.

The Member-Guest is now scheduled for Saturday, July 8th using a shotgun start.

The Club Championship is now scheduled for Saturday-Sunday, August 12th-13th. There are four competitive divisions- Open, Senior, Super Senior, and Women’s.

Mark your calendars and plan to participate.
 

Interclub Results
The Muni Interclub Team traveled to Coosaw Creek on March 6th.  The course was challenging due to the overly firm greens and tough pin placements.  The Muni team finished in 8th place as no team could post an overall “+’ team score.  The Muni team was led by Eddy Stubbs who finished second overall.  Also leading the Team this month were B. and J. DeStefano.  The next match is on April 3rd at Crowfield Golf Club.  The signup sheet is posted at the Muni Clubhouse.

March Blitz- 4-Player 18 Hole Captain’s Choice
The March Blitz was held on March 28.  There were 5 4-somes competing in a scramble format.  The winners this month were as follows.  The winning team carded a 59.  Second place was determined by a match of cards with both team carding -10.  Congrats to Fitz, Barry, Paul and Ken for their solid play.

First Place	-13	Fitz Coker, Barry French, Paul Kattawar, & Ken Drachman
Second Place	–10	Don Orlando, Rick Bailey, Larry Lee, & Terry Daniels

New Dates for the 2023 Member-Guest and Club Championship
Due to factors beyond our control, the dates for the Member-Guest and Club Championship have changed.

• Member-Guest: July 8-  All day event using a shotgun start
• Club Championship- August 12-13- Two-day event.

April Blitz- 9-Hole Team All Par 3 Competition Registration Open
The April Blitz will follow almost immediately on the heels of the March Blitz on Tuesday, April 4th.  The 9-Hole Team All Par 3 will be held on April 4th with tee time starting at 4:00 PM.  This event was a very competitive team competition last year.  All holes on the front nine will be set up as Par 3 holes.  The scoring will be done by combining all 4 scores for team members.  Registration is now open for the event.  You can register using the link- www.golfgenius.com/ggid/jlgapar3/register. Or, go to the JLGA website to register.

Volunteers Needed for the USGA US Amateur 4-Ball Championship at The Kiawah Club
The 8th USGA US Amateur 4-Ball Championship will be held at The Kiawah Club’s Cassique and River Courses on Kiawah Island May 17-24.  The USGA is entertaining applications for volunteers to help on a number of committees before and during the competition. 

 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.