March 2018 Newsletter

March 2018 Newsletter

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March 2018 Volume 281

ARMY NAVY COUNTRY CLUB Platinum Club of America

and Hello to Spring! SAY GOODBYE TO THE WINTER BLUES Wednesday, 28 March 7:00 to 9:00 PM In the 5 Star Ballroom $24 per person - includes an assortment of fun, themed food, specialty drinks and one complimentary drink per person Chit bars available Dress Code is Casual Reservations required and open Wednesday, 28 February at 10:00 AM 48 h a p p y h o u r

[Dinner & a show]

Calista Garcia Thursday, 8 March 6:00 to 10:00 PM In the 5 Star Ballroom

6:00 PM Reception •6:30 PM Buffet •7:30 PM Show

$35 per person Chit bars available Dress Code is Country Club Casual Reservations required

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Arlington Clubhouse 1700 Army Navy Drive Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 521-6800

Fairfax Clubhouse 3315 Old Lee Highway Fairfax, VA 22030 (703) 359-5825

GOLF

2018 WMGA

SENIOR MEN’S ‘A’ TEAM

5 8 t h a n n u a l Member Guest golf tournament

The Washington Metropolitan Golf Association Senior ‘A’ Team competition matches will begin in April and continue into the first part of May as needed. Division winners will proceed on to play single elimination quarter, semi-final, and final matches. We need the best senior golfers, age 55 and over, to represent ANCC. Selection criteria for the team matches will be based on 1 April 2018 handicaps (which are expected to be current and accurate). All matches are played at scratch. If you have a handicap of 6 or below and are interested in being considered for the team, please contact the team co-captains, Bill Engel at (703) 899-0091 or [email protected] , or Peter Jacobi at (571) 276-6256 or [email protected] .

June 21, 22 & 23

E ntry forms available online M arch 1, 2018 L ottery will be held on M arch 2, 2018

click here for more information

2018 MEN’S SPRING & SUMMER ‘A’ TEAMS

E V E N T S Upcoming

A rlington M ar 26 – MAPGA C entral C hapter A pr 2 - A pr 6 – G olf C ourse M aintenance A pr 14 – DEMO DAY

The Virginia State Golf Association Men’s Regular A-team spring season for Northern Virginia will start in late March/ early April, and the Washington Metropolitan Golf Association Regular A-team summer season takes place in July. All matches played at scratch. The 2-day tryouts will be held on Saturday, 10 March and Sunday, 11 March at ARL. At the completion of the 2 tryout rounds, the team roster for Spring 2018 will be set. If have any questions about the ANCC Men’s ‘A’ Team, please contact co-captains, Steve Galing, at (703) 407-0703 or

A pr 15 – ‘B’ T eam Q ualifier A pr 16, 23, 30 – G olf O uting F airfax

M ar 3 – S uperintendent ’ s R evenge A pr 7 – S pring K ick - off S cramble A pr 8 – ‘B’ T eam Q ualifier A pr 9 - 13 – G olf C ourse M aintenance A pr 22 – M ixed C ouples

[email protected] , or Matthew Bravo at (703) 927-7172 or [email protected] .

Senior Golf League of northern virginia

The ANCC Men’s “B” Team competition begins late April and is a great way to meet other ANCC members and play competitive golf against other clubs in the area. The ‘B’ Team is open to all men with course handicaps ranging from 5 to 16. Matches are held on Saturdays and/or Sundays from late April through July with playoffs going from August through October. Tryouts will be held on Sunday, 8 April at FFX, and on Sunday, 15 April at ARL. For more ANCC ‘B’ Team information, click here or contact Steve Woolwine at [email protected] . 2018 ANCC M en ’ s “B” T eam & Qualifying

ATTN JUNIOR GOLFERS If you have NOT been receiving emails regarding ANCC Junior Golf, please send your email [email protected] to begin receiving junior golf information. The Senior Golf League of Northern Virginia was founded in 2004 to promote friendly competition between Senior Golfers at Country Clubs in Northern Virginia. Click here for more information or contact the Team Captains, Roger Pitkin at [email protected] , and Lynn Wessman at [email protected] .

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GOLF

CWGO CAREER WOMEN’S GOLF ORGANIZATION

Spring Kick-Off Golf Tournament

The Spring Kick-Off Golf Tournament will be held on April 7 at Fairfax. This tournament format is one of the favorite formats of the year. The field is limited to the first 42 teams entered. This event sells out quickly every year! For more information and to enter beginning March 7, click here .

The 2018 golf season will have lots of opportunities for casual rounds of golf and generally one special event/tournament per month. Our first regular play day is Saturday, 7 April, and the first tournament is the Memorial Stableford on Saturday, 28 April. To kick off the CWGO season, those attending opening day luncheon and scramble on Saturday, 31 March will be the first to have an opportunity to sign up for this year’s WWOFO golf trip which will be heading to a new venue this year – the Golden Horseshoe at Colonial Williamsburg. The Spring Kickoff will begin at 11:00 AM at ARL for a social hour followed by lunch and a brief business meeting before we head to the course for a 9-hole scramble. For this event, teams will be assigned, and no handicaps are required. Please click here for additional CWGO updates. We will kickoff the season with our annual Spring Luncheon on Wednesday, 28 March at ARL. We will meet at 11:00 in the Arnold Ballroom for our business meeting and then move to the Nimitz Ballroom for a social period before lunch at noon. Remember also that we will hold our raffle fundraiser, our only such event of the year. To get ready for golf, Spring Clinics will be held from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on the following dates: ARL: 3/13 (putting) | 3/20 (short game) | 3/27 (driving) FFX: 3/16 (putting) | 3/23 (short game) | 3/29 (driving) Cost $25 per person per session Rules Clinic: Don’t miss Greg Scott’s popular Rules Clinic at FFX from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on 13 April. New members are always welcome at any time, but this is the best time be a part of the new season! For information or to join, contact Debbie Dawson, Membership Chair, at [email protected] . WGO-18 WOMEN’S 18-HOLE GOLF ORGANIZATION

SATURDAY, 14 APRIL 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM Arlington Practice Facility Come and try the newest technology from Callaway, Ping, Titleist, Taylor Made & more! Demo Day extravaganza

WNHGO WOMEN’S 9-HOLE GOLF ORGANIZATION

The Spring Luncheon will be Tuesday, 20 March at ARL. Click here to sign-up and the deadline to register is Tuesday, 13 March. Signups will take place for year- ly events and activities at 11:15 AM and lunch will follow at noon. For further information, contact Diane Freeman, Spring Luncheon Chair, at (703) 354-4057 or [email protected] . WNHGO has bi-weekly play April through October. Regular competitions are held in three handicap flights on Tuesday mornings at FFX and Friday mornings at ARL. The first day of regular play for the 2018 season will be Tuesday, 3 April at FFX. The winter golf season ends Sunday, 31 March. Total of 10 rounds must be played at ANCC courses and posted. For information contact Mary Fields, Winter Chair, at (703) 698-9427 or at [email protected] .

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