The Maryland State Golf Association – Women’s Division (MSGA-WD) Annual Meeting and luncheon was held on Thursday, November 7th at Hunt Valley Country Club in Phoenix, Maryland. Over fifty people were in attendance including MSGA-WD Executive Committee members (past and present), MSGA Board and staff, club delegates, course raters, rules officials, members, and special guests.
The meeting was called to order around 12:15 pm and President, Deb Watkins, opened with introductions and her President’s report. Jean Mulcahey, MSGA-WD Rules Chair, announced the date of the 2020 Women’s Division Rules Seminar that will be held on April 27th at Argyle Country Club. Sue Armbruster, Women’s Course Rating Chair, thanked each of the volunteer course raters for their time and dedication in rating nearly twenty courses during 2019. Rebecca Krimski, MSGA-WD incoming President, gave an overview of the Junior Girls Program and explained the impact the Women’s Division is having on girls golf in our region. She thanked the Caves Valley Golf Club Foundation and ANA Airlines for their continued support of providing grants which have allowed for expansion and growth of programs provided for girls over the past few years.
The MSGA-WD Officer-in-Charge of each championship gave a brief report of their event including notable memories and top finishers. Each of the 2019 Champions was acknowledged and those present were recognized for their accomplishments.
Joan Heiss, who served on the MSGA-WD Nominating Committee, announced that the vote was unanimous in electing the following slate of Executive Committee members for 2020-2021.
President:
Rebecca Krimski, Baltimore Country Club
Directors:
Pat Barrett, The Golf Club at South River
Diane Crowley, Oak Creek Golf Club
Sue Daley, MSGA eClub
Bonnie Fry, Maryland Golf and Country Club
Joan Heiss, Talbot Country Club
Sally Ratcliffe, The Elkridge Club
Lee Roebuck, Baltimore Country Club
Meilani Tom, The Country Club at Woodmore
Maggie Whall, Argyle Country Club
Ex Officio:
Deb Watkins, Hunt Valley Country Club
The two new members of the Executive Committee, Lee Roebuck and Maggie Whall, were given a warm welcome and presented with navy blazers. Toward the end of the meeting, Deb Watkins passed the gavel to the newly elected President, Rebecca Krimski. Rebecca then presented Deb with the MSGA gold card and President’s medal to acknowledge her service for the Women’s Division.
The meeting was adjourned around 1:45 pm.
