DISTRICT 9 TOURNAMENT CALENDARJULYJun 29-Jul 1GainesvilleSectionalJul 1-31NAP <strong>CLUB</strong>QUALIFYINGJul 2-8DEERFIELDREGIONALJul 12-15PompanoNLM SectionalJul 12-22PHILADELPHIANABCJul 20-22PensacolaSectionalJuly 24-29St Petersburg299er SectionalJul 27-29OrlandoSectionalJul 30-Aug 3Jourdan's NLMSectionalAug 4-5JacksonvilleNLM SectionalAug 10-11DeLand 299erSectionalAug 10-12TallahasseeSectionalAug 13-19<strong>District</strong> 9 STaCAug 20-26JACKSONVILLEREGIONALAug 30-Sep 3Ft LauderdaleNLM SectionalAug 31-Sep 3St. PetersburgSectionalSEPTEMBERAug 30-Sep 3Ft LauderdaleNLM SectionalAug 31-Sep 3St. PetersburgSectionalSep 1-3MelbourneSectionalSep 1-30GNT <strong>CLUB</strong>QUALIFYINGSep 1-30InternationalFund MonthSep 6-9DaytonaSectionalSep 7-9WIN, IncSectionalSep 13-15Citrus BridgeSectionalSep 13(pm)-16VeniceSectionalSep 22Tallahassee99er SectionalSep 23Unit 128 SwissSep 28-30TampaSectionalOCTOBEROct 1-31ClubAppreciationGamesOct 1-31GNT <strong>CLUB</strong>QUALIFYINGOct 4-7JacksonvilleSectionalOct 12-14McGregor Point299er SectionalOct 15-21NAPLESREGIONALOct 26-28NAP FINALS& SectionalOct 29-31Bidding BoxSectionalNOVEMBERNov 1-30GNT <strong>CLUB</strong>QUALIFYINGNov 1(pm)-4Fort MyersSectionalNov 1(pm)-4Lake ParkSectionalNov 5-11DAYTONAREGIONALNov 9-11PensacolaSectionalNov 12-18Units 102, 219,240, and 243STaCNov 15(pm)-18SarasotaSectionalNov 17-18Khatib 299erSectionalNov 19-21HollywoodNLM SectionalNov 22-Dec 2FALL NABCSAN FRANCISCONov 26<strong>ACBL</strong> CharityGame #2Nov 30-Dec 1Naples299er SectionalNov 30-Dec 2ClearwaterDBC SectionalNov 30-Dec 2St. AugustineSectionalDECEMBERNov 22-Dec 2FALL NABCSAN FRANCISCONov 30-Dec 1Naples299er SectionalNov 30-Dec 2ClearwaterDBC SectionalNov 30-Dec 2St. AugustineSectionalDec 1-31GNT <strong>CLUB</strong>QUALIFYINGDec 3-9Unit 128 STaCDec 7-9Vero BeachSectionalDec 10-16TAMPAREGIONALDec 31-Jan 6ORLANDOREGIONALJANUARYDec 31-Jan 6ORLANDOREGIONALJan 1-31GNT <strong>CLUB</strong>QUALIFYINGJan 10-13DaytonaSectionalJan 10(pm)-13Lake ParkSectionalJan 10(pm)-13St PetersburgSectionalJan 14-20Units 102, 219,240, and 243STaCJan 17(pm)-20SarasotaSectionalJan 19-23Pompano299erSectionalJan 21-27SAN DESTINREGIONALJan 24(pm)-27N Palm BeachSectionalJan 25-27McGregorPoint 299erSectionalJan 26-27Winter HavenSenior/NLMSectionalFEBRUARYFeb 1-28Junior FundMonthFeb 1-28GNT <strong>CLUB</strong>QUALIFYINGFeb 1-3Ft LauderdaleSectionalFeb 1-3Margret BCSectionalFeb 8-10JacksonvilleSectionalFeb 8-10Vero BeachSectionalFeb 8-10Sun CitySectionalFeb 11-17SARASOTA-MANATEEREGIONALFeb 13-14St. Augustine299er SectionalFeb 18-24Unit 128 STaCFeb 22-24OrlandoSectionalFeb 25-Mar 3Units 102 and243 STaCFeb 28-Mar 2Palm CoastSectionalMARCHFeb 25-Mar 3Units 102 and243 STaCFeb 28-Mar 2Palm CoastSectionalMar 1-31GNT <strong>CLUB</strong>QUALIFYINGMar 1-3RockledgeSectionalMar 1-3BradentonSr/NLMSectionalMar 4-8WIN, Inc NLMSectionalMar 7(pm)-10VeniceSectionalMar 9-10Vero BeachNLM SectionalMar 10-12Temple Sinai299er SectionalMar 14-24ST. LOUIS NABCMar 15-17St. AugustineSectionalMar 15-17PensacolaSectionalMar 22-24TampaSectionalMar 23-24DeLand 299erSectionalAPRILApr 1-30Charity FundMonthApr 1-7SOUTHEASTERNSREGIONALApr 11(pm)-14Fort MyersSectionalApr 12-14OcalaSectionalApr 12-14Vero BeachSectionalApr 18-20Bridge DeckSenior/NLMSectionalApr 26-28GNT <strong>District</strong>Finals & SpecialSectionalMay 9-11Palm CoastSectionalMay 16(pm)-19SarasotaSectionalMay 13-17Pompano NLMSectionalMay 17-19TallahasseeSectionalMay 24-26OrlandoSectionalMay 27-Jun 2PALM BEACHGARDENSREGIONALJUNEMay 27-Jun 2PALM BEACHGARDENSREGIONALJun 1-30NAP <strong>CLUB</strong>QUALIFYINGJun 7-9Bridge DeckSectionalJun 14-16VillagesSectionalJun 17-23Unit 128 STaCJun 28-30GainesvilleSectionalAUGUSTOct 5-7Jul 30-Aug 3Fort WaltonJourdan's NLMBeachSectionalSectionalMAYAug 1-31Oct 8-14May 2(pm)-5NAP <strong>CLUB</strong>Units 102, 219,NaplesQUALIFYINGand 243 STaCSectionalAug 2(pm)-5Oct 12-14May 3-5Fort MyersOrlandoJourdan'sSectionalSectionalSectional32 <strong>ACBL</strong> <strong>District</strong> 9 www.<strong>District</strong>9<strong>ACBL</strong>.org 33
As I write this column we have just concludedanother great week of bridge at the world famous PGANational Resort in Palm Beach Gardens. In extended contract negotiations with thisgreat playing site for both bridge and golf, we were offered an unbelievable $99 pernight room rate starting in 2014. The only caveat is that we move the date to the firstweek in December or possibly the first week in June. We will keep you posted.There was, on a sadder note, an R.I.P. reception held on Saturday by Palm Beach’sown grand hostess Diana Holt in the Unit 128 hospitality suite for two of <strong>District</strong> 9’srecently departed Grand Life Masters. Palm Beach’s own Jack Schwenke passed atthe age of 96. Jack is best remembered as the developer of North Palm Beach havingbuilt upwards of 10,000 homes. Friend and sometimes teammate of both Diana andmyself, Joe Godefrin of Sarasota was the other. Joe’s wife Bobby Ray decoratedthe suite with lots of pictures and rememberences. This included his Senior WorldChampionship in Montreal as a member of Diana’s team.Our Monday novice lecture by David and Lisa Berkowitz had to be postponedand will now be done in Daytona Beach in November. On short notice we were ableto get friend and former playing partner of David, our own Larry Cohen to comeon Tuesday for a follow-up to his Fort Lauderdale lecture. Our Monday series willresume in Jacksonville in August with Michael Seamon and Shannon Cappelletti.Then in Naples we will have none other than Meckwell’s own Eric Rodwell and hiswife Donna for the Novice lecture on Monday. These lectures are well worth the $25ticket since they come with a free lunch and a BOGO voucher for the Regional.Speaking of the voucher program which is a two event for the price of one card fee,that entry fee is now going to the issuing club or teacher who generates the BOGO.So if you are a Club manager or teacher supporting the Unit Novice Program you willreceive that compensation as well as the ongoing revenue from future attendance atthe Regionals by the player who used your voucher.One last note from the PGA Regional. Playing partner Shannon Cappelletti andyours truly had a remarkable 84.30% game going into the last round of the OpenPairs on Saturday evening. We ended up with an 80.13% for the evening event. Wayto go Partner!As always may all your finesses be winnersand I hope to see you at the table again soon.Unit 128 – Page 34Unit 128 territory includes all blueareas on the map, Puerto Rico andthe U.S. Virgin Islands.72% Club77.50% Lisa Haycock / Marilyn Parker Friendly Seniors DBC, Jacksonville76.93% Richard Gross / Myles Storfer St. Marks BC, Boca Raton76.56% Carolyn Schoenau / Thomas Clay Gatorbridge Club, Gainesville75.89% Sheryl Kessler / Debby Ziev Palm Beach BC75.75% Dede Brooks / Keithley Miller Jupiter Island BC, Hobe Sound75.69% Bonnie Elliott / Tom Ohlgart Cultural Center DBC, Port Charlotte75.66% Richard Darnell / Sandy Sherman The Club at Boca Pointe, Boca Raton75.55% Irwin Krull / Robert Surrey St. Marks BC, Boca Raton75.45% Patricia Bassett / Susie Moore Jupiter Island BC, Hobe Sound75.30% Jim Saxon / Tony Zeiger Bridge Deck, Naples75.19% Eleanor Bernard / Myrna Keisman St Andrews CC, Boca Raton75.17% Pat Bollinger / Nancy Husted Pelican Bay DBC, Naples75.00% Zoraida Gomez / Margo Plunkett The Bidding Box DBC, Pinecrest75.00% Fredrick Hartman / Thomas Mead Khatib BC, Stuart74.97% Janet Larson / Suzanna Schenk Naples West BC74.88% Beverley Levy / Evelyn Schorr Palm Beach BC74.85% Suzanne Cohen / Eleanor Novick Temple Shaarei Shalom, Boynton Beach74.70% Iris Adler / Margie Brooke Temple Sinai, Delray Beach74.70% Naomi Kravetz / Phil Friedman Temple Sinai, Delray Beach74.61% Judi Goldsmith / Don Lockwood Polo Club, Boca Raton74.58% Burton Birnbaum / Joel Morris Valencia Shores BC, Lake Worth74.45% Doris Rodgers / A. Roger Elston Palm Beach BC74.40% Joan Vigdor / Charlie Wolpert Grand Slam of Lake Worth, Boynton Beach74.38% Leah Daniels / Stuart Daniels Broken Sound CC, Boca Raton73.78% Shirley Davis / Lorrilyn Saex St Andrews CC, Boca Raton73.68% Katie Scalamandre / Gerie Soman Alan's Miami Shores Game73.61% Lynne Shah / Barat Shah Winter Haven DBC, Winter Haven73.51% Sam Brenner / Irving Klein Palm Beach BC73.51% Richie Coren / Michael Seamon St. Marks BC, Boca Raton73.51% Ethel Kassirer / Buzzy August Polo Club, Boca Raton73.41% Ellie Drogan / Betty May Jourdans of Boca Raton, Delray Beach73.39% Miriam Shaw / Marjorie Weil Glen Eagles CC, Delray Beach73.35% Rhoda Kratenstein / Michael Seamon Boca Raton DBC73.34% Nancy Rachman / Serena Simkins Miami Shores Comm Ctr BC, Miami73.30% Sue Greenberg / Helene Pittler Mirasol CC, Palm Beach Gardens73.21% Julio Galvez / Col.Sharma Palm Beach BC73.21% Barbara Rosenberger / Joan Schepps Boca Raton DBC73.09% Judith Kalkstein / Sigi Kalkstein Miami Shores Comm Ctr BC, Miami73.07% Katie Scalamandre / Gerie Soman Alan's Miami Shores Game73.02% Betty Kallan / Tina Tessaro The Bidding Box DBC, Pinecrest73.02% Linda Bell / Lois Michaels Jourdans of Boca Raton, Delray Beach72.89% Lawrence Derito / Mark Rabinowitz Ibis Golf and CC, Palm Beach Gardens72.88% Marilyn Silverman / Barbara Spilker Boca Raton DBC72.70% Sheila Grimm / David Taylor Friendly Seniors DBC, Jacksonville72.68% David Rosenblatt / Mark Spellman The Bidding Box DBC, Pinecrest72.60% Ellie Goodrich / Ed Kemnitzer Bridge Deck, NaplesUnit 128 – Page 35