South Carolina Senior Women's Golf Association
South Carolina Senior Women’s Golf Association (SCSWGA)
Annual Membership Meeting
October 6, 2025
Fox Run Golf Club, Simpsonville, South Carolina
The meeting was called to order by President Caroline Buswell at 3:00 PM
Caroline welcomed the members to the meeting and introduced the current Board members present at the meeting
President - Caroline Buswell
President Elect (VP) – Kathy Cuppia
Treasurer – Lola Bradshaw
Secretary – Nancy Neubeiser
Web/Membership – Angie Ebey
Member at Large – Shannon Hammond
Member at Large – Mary S. Jones
Member at Large – Lisa Lee
Two Past Presidents Cecelia Usry and Deckie Jones
Reading of November, 2024 Member Board Meeting Minutes: Caroline asked if the members would like the minutes read. Linda Miller made a motion to accept the minutes without a reading. Cecelia Usry seconded the motion and the motion was passed to forgo the reading of the minutes.
Report of President: Caroline Buswell: A few times this year we had women sign up for tournaments who were not members. So please make sure your teammate(s) are members before entering a tournament. The member roster is on the website so check that before signing up.
Treasurer’s Report: Lola Bradshaw: Our beginning balance for 2025 was $10,447.88 as of last February. Our current balance is $11,974.79.
Caroline Buswell: Because we started accepting payments through a third party (Wix), we ran into a tax issue. We received a 1099 for the first time. Lola is working with a tax advisior because we thought we were a non-profit, but we can’t find where we were listed as a non-profit organization. With that said, we would like to use the money we have on hand to reduce the cost of tournaments but until we resolve the tax issue, we won’t be able to do that. To clarify, Lola reported that she is working with a CPA in Charleston to resolve the situation. The person who originally applied for and received our tax ID number in 2007 has passed away.
Membership Committee Report: Angie Ebey: we have approximately 300 members. Please encourage your friends to join. 2026 membership is not open yet.
Unfinished Business: None in accordance with 2024 meeting minutes
New Business:
Review 2026 Tentative Tournament Schedule
March/April – March 30, 2026 - Edgewater Golf Club
May – TBD
June – TBD
August – August 10, 2026 – Wedgefield Country Club
September – September 14, 2026 – Country Club of South Carolina
October Two Day Championship – Greenwood Country Club – Dates TBD
We have dates available so please check with your Pro to see if you can host a tournament at your home club.
We have run into increased costs and clubs that are charging a flat fee make it difficult to plan around since we can’t predict the size of the field.
We have had issues with ladies are not recording their scores. So going forward we will be posting every player’s individual score when the tournament format allows for this (this could involve paying a nominal fee to the host club). This tournament’s (2-day Championship) scores will be posted.
Formats for Tournaments:
Caroline Buswell: We would like to get your input on tournament formats. The 4 person teams seem to be very popular, as are the 2 person teams, but we have had some people say they’d like to go back to having some be individual stroke play. We could consider having a team format and a stroke play division.
Andrea Bowers: Why can’t we ask the membership about the format like we did for the luncheon
Caroline agreed that we could do that.
A question was asked to clarify formats: Currently the formats are 4 person teams?
Caroline explained the formats (4 person and 2 person teams playing Texas Scramble, best ball, 1,2,3, etc.) and the considerations we make in the flighting to keep the tournaments competitive and fair for everyone.
Several ladies commented on taking the hot weather and the venue into consideration for deciding on the formats.
Caroline asked Kathy Cuppia to explain some of the pricing we are running into for tournaments. Kathy explained that Aiken Golf Club was requiring a guaranteed amount of $4,000. Which would mean if we had 100 ladies it would be $40 but if we had less the price goes up. Louise Givens brought up that the cost for golf is going up. It’s crazy to think we can pay $50 for a round of golf and lunch. What century are we living in?
Kathy also reported that Savannah Lakes wanted $9,000 guaranteed for the Championship.
Discussion regarding food at Tournaments:
Caroline stated that there was a request sent in the email with this agenda for feedback on whether we should eliminate having lunch at the tournaments. The cost of the luncheons is now around $20-30 per person. The recommendation from our board is to eliminate luncheons all together at tournaments. There is one exception and that is to still have one luncheon after the first day of our Championship to be served during our annual member meeting in October. This recommendation to eliminate luncheons is due to increasing food cost, the sometimes quality of what you do get for the money, as well as varying individual preferences.
Caroline asked for a show of hands as to who would like to eliminate the lunch at the tournaments (only those who had not voted online). 24 voted yes at the meeting to eliminate the lunch.
Caroline announced that with the votes here today and the online votes that the yeses to eliminate the lunch far exceeded the noes. We will still have the lunch for the Championship.
There was a lively discussion on this matter, with input from many members. Louise Givens expressed a concern for losing the camaraderie of the lunch. Cathy Robinson suggested that we have something fun besides the lunch so players can get together, such as a raffle. The board could do something to bring the ladies in. Devvy Walker and Betty Armbruster both suggest signing up for lunch prior to play so the kitchen would have some idea of how many might be staying. Deckie suggested placing the lunch order at the turn. With these ideas, ladies would be paying separately for lunch. Lola Bradshaw suggested that we ask the clubs for 3 options when we book the venue…and when you register for the tournament, you register for the lunch option that the venue offers so they have a head count. That way players choose what they want and they pay separately.
Caroline Buswell: Once we talk to the venues and the board meets in January, we can discuss it further, but right now the vote is to eliminate the lunches. The result of the vote both online and those present here today was 76 yes and 2 no.
Election of Officers and New Board Members:
Outgoing board members are: Members at Large - Lisa Lee and Kris Schaefer; Treasurer- Lola Bradshaw.
Nominations:
Treasurer – Nancy Neubeiser
Secretary – Twyla Landess
Members at Large – Teresa Sprouse and Dianne Wofford
Website administrator/Membership Co-Chair with Angie Ebey – Kris Schaefer
There being no nominations from the floor, Caroline asked for a motion to accept the nominations as presented and in so doing elect the candidates presented. Gay Glaze so motioned and Cathy Robinson seconded the motion. The motion was passed and the candidates, as presented, were elected to their respective offices.
Caroline asked if anyone had anything else to bring up from the floor.
Everyone loves the towels that Kathy Cuppia had made.
Deckie Jones asked for a clarification on flighting. Caroline explained that players are in a division of Seniors, Super Seniors and Legends. Within those divisions, players are flighted. Since it is a gross tournament, this then gives more players a chance to win something. We have 31 Seniors and 18 Super Seniors.
The pairings for tomorrow will be based on your score from today, your division and your flight.
There being no further business, Caroline asked for a motion the adjourn the meeting. Cecelia Usry so motioned and Cathy Robinson seconded. The motion was carried and President Caroline Buswell adjourned the meeting at 3:26pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Neubeiser,
Secretary