A Message from Our President, Kathy Beard

The Results Are In!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Fort Lauderdale Chapter Board election. We are excited to welcome our new five-member Board of Directors, effective November 1, 2026. We had a record 53 YES votes, and we are grateful for your support and confidence in our chapter leadership.

I’m honored to continue serving as your President for up to one year as we transition into our new leadership structure. One of our goals is to mentor our Vice President, Justine Youngleson, over the next six months as she prepares to step into the President role. I’ll also continue serving as our Sponsorship Chair.

Please join me in welcoming our 2026–2027 Board:

Kathy Beard – President

Re-elected for up to a one-year term; continuing as Sponsorship Chair.

Justine Youngleson - elected Vice President for a 2-year term (see above); she will be mentored into the role of President over the next 6 months

Kathy Burke - re-elected Treasurer for a 2-year term; she can opt to do a one-year term to stagger her position if desired

Keshia Mack - elected Communications Director / her duties are to work in Constant Contact on the newsletter, take notes and action items at board meetings (zoom does this automatically btw); assist in updating and refreshing website

Becky Barstow - elected Director to the board, / her duties are social media and marketing/sponsorship support

Why Five?

With the approval of our membership, we have moved to a five-person Board of Directors. This structure gives us greater flexibility, shared responsibility, and—most importantly—the ability to provide coverage and back-up when needed. It also allows us to build a stronger leadership pipeline for the future.

I’m excited about what this team can accomplish together. Our chapter is made stronger by the members who volunteer their time, share their talents, participate in events, and continue to make the Fort Lauderdale Chapter such a welcoming and active community.

Thank you for your vote, your support, and your continued commitment to our chapter. I’m looking forward to a great year ahead!

Kathy Beard

President

LPGA Amateur Golf Association – Fort Lauderdale Chapter

Upcoming Playing Events

See our Golf Calendar for tee times & golf rates

and SIGN UP to PLAY !!

UPCOMING GOLF

Oct 25 (SUNDAY) - Halloween Scramble (Boos & Booze), Pine Island Ridge Golf Club, Davie, 5 tee times starting at 1 PM, bring a guest, costumes and prizes, $50 for members/$55 for guests, join us in the bar after for food and drinks

REGISTER HERE: Halloween Scramble Registration

THURSDAY NINE & DINE

DEER CREEK HAS REOPENED AND NINE & DINE

WILL RESUME 10/8

DEER CREEK GOLF CLUB has reopened, and the practice facilities and course look fabulous. We are resuming 9 and Dine on Thursday afternoons on October 8th, beginning tee times at 4 PM. Be there at 3:30 PM. Tee times will be limited due to decreasing daylight. Rates are $ 30 + tax for now.

Tee Captains are: Kiki Leedy and Susan Collins

karen.leedy@gmail.com

susanfc284@gmail.com

No sign-ups until 1 week before- you may only sign up for

yourself and one other person. 

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We want to know about your spectacular shots, scenes and everything in between, so we can,

SHOUT IT OUT

to the chapter!!!!!

• Hole In One
• Eagles
• Albatross
• Birdies
• Personal Best Round
• Beautiful Course Locations

(And anything else worth a "Shout Out")

Please email me, Angie Carroll, with details and pictures!

Congratulations to Eileen Bendis, who had both a birdie AND a closest to the pin at Golfing FORE! Shelter Pets Scramble at Oriole Golf Club on September 26th

Our inaugural Watson Links event is in the books! Held on Sunday, October 4th at Palm Beach National Golf Club, the event was spearheaded by Janine Young. We were thrilled to have strong support from Briana Jakeway and mentors from her group, Coffee or Tee Time, as well as several members from LPGA Amateur Fort Lauderdale Chapter.

Pictured above are the dedicated mentors who made the day a success. This marks the launch of a wonderful initiative that can be expanded to any golf course willing to donate afternoon tee times for mentees (ages 8–18). With full support from LPGA Amateur Corporate and Watson Links, we are now seeking mentors and sponsors for future events to support the mentees who are young golfers (age 8-18).

Headquarter News

New Member Recruiting Continues All Year!

The September Chapter Membership Numbers Report is available at this link. We finished September 2026 with 17,137 members, which is almost 871 more members than at the end of September 2025 (16,266)! Thank you to the leaders and members for the great work! These monthly reports are an easy way to compare the Chapter's progress to the Chapter's annual membership goals. Please note the Chapter numbers in monthly reports do not include dual members who have a different primary Chapter.

For information on current promotions and codes, check out Current Membership Incentives, Promotions, and Campaigns in the Leader Resource Site.

Membership Promotions

• The Fall months can be a great time to recruit new members and continue encouraging current members to participate in Chapter events and activities! While additional information will be sent out about new member promotions that begins on Oct 1, here is a quick summary of the promotions: Guests of current members who attend a member/guest event between Oct 1 and Dec 31, 2026, can receive a 15% discount on a 2027 traditional membership or take advantage of complimentary Virtual Community Access. (Please note that these discounts are only valid for new members, those who have never been an LPGA Amateurs or are in our database). These events can be social (non-golf), fun golf, and/or competitive golf AND you can host more than one event. We are looking forward to seeing how creative Chapters can be in planning these fun events! Feel free to explore our Member Guest Toolkit for ideas. Additionally, member/guest events is a great opportunity to incorporate #inviteHER.
• To assist Chapters in recruiting new members during the remainder of 2026, LPGA Amateurs will again be offering the 13-15 month membership for new members who join during the months of October - December 2026! Memberships for those who join in October - December 2026 will not expire until December 31, 2027!  
• The 2027 Member Get a Member Drive - Begin encouraging members to spread the word about LPGA Amateurs to earn great prizes. To support member's recruiting efforts, two branded Canva templates are available for Chapters to use: a design for an LPGA Amateurs bag tag and a membership referral card (business card size). Both items have QR codes that take the visitor to our website homepage. These templates can be printed at affordable rates through FedEx Print Centers or online services like Vistaprint. You can access Chapter login credentials for Canva here. 

For information on current promotions and codes, check out Current Membership Incentives, Promotions, and Campaigns in the Leader Resource Site.

Etiquette on the Course

The LPGA Amateurs resource, Etiquette on the Course, is designed to help golfers of all experience levels play respectfully and responsibly while protecting the course.

Whether you're new to the game or a seasoned player, this guide covers key topics like:

• What to do when you arrive at the course
• Tips for maintaining a good pace of play
• Scoring etiquette
• And much more

You can access the resource through our Virtual Community link and even download it to share with your golfing friends!

Welcome our Newest Sponsor

A warm welcome and thank you to our newest sponsor, DayMark Wealth Advisors! DayMark is an independent registered investment advisor, skilled at helping people better define their financial goals and build a path

 for their financial future. The advisors work closely with multigenerational families and successful individuals, including business owners and entrepreneurs, providing guidance and leadership as they grow through 

every phase of their lives. Their logo is a lighthouse and the name DayMark comes from the fact that lighthouses are often painted in a unique pattern so that they can be recognized easily by sailors during daylight, 

a design known as a daymark. DayMark works to guide you with the clear direction of a well-thought-out plan, giving you visibility for your financial future.

Volleybird is an athletic lifestyle brand founded by Cassandra Toroian and Tracy Thomas, amateur players of racquet sports and golf, who saw the value in establishing a company that offers an e-commerce platform offering unique "surprise" bi-monthly subscription boxes for amateur players of tennis, pickleball, padel, and golf.

Each sport box is curated to include at least five premium items, such as gear, apparel, and wellness/self-care products, typically valued at over $200.

Volleybird's focuses is on a true "discovery experience" with luxury, full-size products from brands we all know in golf like Titleist and Sunday Golf, plus smaller brands that may be women-owned, ecofriendly, etc, that customers likely wouldn't find on their own since they aren't offered in big box retailers. 

Check out the Volleybird website here:  https://volleybird.shop/

They are also on Facebook and Instagram.

They also created a free mobile app, Ruley the E-Referee GOLF edition, which is AI-powered to answer rule and procedure questions (there is also Ruley pickleball edition, Ruley tennis edition, and Ruley padel edition). I have used Ruley for golf rule questions. Works best with iPhones - AI driven,

https://skortobsession.com/

Louise Boffice is an LPGA Amateur member with both the FTL and Palm Beach Chapters. She founded the company when she noticed a woman on a bicycle a flowered skort and white shorts underneath. She is a golfer and thought it would be a great idea to have a skort in a unique 2 print design. Vision became reality and she has been very successful! She is a generous sponsor to our chapter.

 ALL LPGA Amateur members can get 25% off at any time with the following code: LPGAAMS

Watch on YouTube the BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO GOLF

& Learn the Basics by Reading FAQ

and Make Golf Your Thing!

Click HERE for Chapter Website

You can send photos or articles to Suzie Poirier to share with other chapter members.

SEND US PHOTOS for our INSTAGRAM PAGE!!

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If you'd like to learn how your company can be a sponsor in support of our chapter, reaching over 200 women, contact our Marketing Director Kathy Beard.

• See details here
• Contact Kathy Beard at Sponsorship@LPGAamateursFtLaud.com

Call (954) 856-8591