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The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of Region 2 has had three successful meetings in the last several months.

In November, we were the guests of Art Cecil at the Gibson Island Golf Club overlooking the Chesapeake Bay and the Bay Bridges near Annapolis, MD. Gibson Island has what is arguably the least-known Charles Blair McDonald golf course. Originally, 18 holes were built in the early 1920's, with another 18 planned; but the Great Depression resulted in only nine holes remaining. The Gibson Island Historian gave a delightful talk about how this peninsula at the mouth of the Magothy River became at first a summer resort and eventually a gated residential haven.

In February, we met at the Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria, VA on the shores of the Potomac River. Dick Johns arranged for the newly elected Secretary of The PGA of America, Allan Wronowski, to speak about his career as a head golf professional, his climb through the ranks of the Middle-Atlantic PGA, and now The PGA of America. He deftly handled many questions about the PGA and other golf topics. Our usual indoor putting contest had 19 combatants. Milton Zepp prevailed.

Most recently, we met on May 5th at the headquarters building of the Middle-Atlantic PGA in Stafford, VA. Dick Johns was the host, as he is not only an avid collector but also the Executive Director of the MAPGA. His vision of a building built around a world-class collection of Middle-Atlantic PGA memorabilia, artifacts and photos was realized in June of 2006. He gave a brief history of the project and fielded many questions about the collection. He gave much credit to GCS members John Whittemore, Ralph Elder and Joe Meehan for providing many of the items on display. Dolly Cox won the 9-hole putting contest with a score of 17.

As has often been the case, Region 2 Director Bob Gettis along with Len Brown and Rich Harris traveled all the way from the Philadelphia area to attend the meetings. Bob keeps us up-to-date on GCS happenings.




	GCS Region 2 Mid-Atlantic Chapter Events

The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of Region 2 has had three successful meetings in the last several months. In November, we were the guests of Art Cecil at the Gibson Island Golf Club overlooking the Chesapeake Bay and the Bay Bridges near Annapolis, MD. Gibson Island has what is arguably the least-known Charles Blair McDonald golf course. Originally, 18 holes were built in the early 1920's, with another 18 planned; but the Great Depression resulted in only nine holes remaining. The Gibson Island Historian gave a delightful talk about how this peninsula at the mouth of the Magothy River became at first a summer resort and eventually a gated residential haven. In February, we met at the Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria, VA on the shores of the Potomac River. Dick Johns arranged for the newly elected Secretary of The PGA of America, Allan Wronowski, to speak about his career as a head golf professional, his climb through the ranks of the Middle-Atlantic PGA, and now The PGA of America. He deftly handled many questions about the PGA and other golf topics. Our usual indoor putting contest had 19 combatants. Milton Zepp prevailed. Most recently, we met on May 5th at the headquarters building of the Middle-Atlantic PGA in Stafford, VA. Dick Johns was the host, as he is not only an avid collector but also the Executive Director of the MAPGA. His vision of a building built around a world-class collection of Middle-Atlantic PGA memorabilia, artifacts and photos was realized in June of 2006. He gave a brief history of the project and fielded many questions about the collection. He gave much credit to GCS members John Whittemore, Ralph Elder and Joe Meehan for providing many of the items on display. Dolly Cox won the 9-hole putting contest with a score of 17. As has often been the case, Region 2 Director Bob Gettis along with Len Brown and Rich Harris traveled all the way from the Philadelphia area to attend the meetings. Bob keeps us up-to-date on GCS happenings.