Highlands, NC is a small town on a 4,000 foot  plateau in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains. It is approximately 2 hours north of Atlanta GA and about 1.5 hours south of Asheville, NC. From a winter population of around 2,500, the town swells to about 25,000 in the summer due to its reputation as summer camp for adults. Duplicate bridge has been part of the town for over twenty years. Sanctioned games are held Wednesday and Friday afternoons throughout the year. And novice/intermediate games are scheduled June-October on Wednesday and Friday mornings.  This N/I Schedule will be available at the beginning of spring, 2016.  Check the website for news.

SPECIAL GAMES: HDBC POLICY:  NO EXTRA FEE FOR SPECIAL GAMES:  HDBC MEMBERS $5; GUESTS $7. PLEASE EVERYONE MUST (1)JOIN HDBC OR (2)RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP OR (3) PAY GUEST FEES FOR EACH GAME OF $7 - COST TO JOIN OR RENEW IS $20 FOR THE ANNUAL DUES OF 2016...  PLEASE PAY YOUR RENEWAL OR JOIN FEE OF $20 PRIOR TO YOUR FIRST GAME IN THE NEW 2016 SEASON OR THE CHARGE FOR THIS GAME (AND ALL SUBSEQUENT GAMES) WILL BE $7 INSTEAD OF $5, EVEN IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN A MEMBER. THANK YOU.  PLEASE SEE COOKIE PERINO TO JOIN HDBC OR TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP.

MARK CALENDARS NOW FOR SPECIAL GAMES OCTOBER 2016 IN HIGHLANDS - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH BOTH THE 299ER AND OPEN GAMES WILL BE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES...

ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH FOR THE OPEN GAME,HDBC WILL HOST AN ACBL-WIDE INSTANT MATCHPOINT GAME, WITH HAND ANALYSES BOOKLETS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS AND LOTS OF EXTRA POINTS FOR WINNERS - PLEASE BE SEATED NO LATER THAN 12:50...(ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, THE 299ER GAME WILL BE A REGULAR CLUB GAME AT 9AM - NO CLASS - PLEASE BE SEATED NO LATER THAN 8:50AM.).  ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19TH OPEN GAME, AND ALSO ON FRIDAY, BOTH 299ERS AND OPEN GAMES, WILL HAVE A JANE JOHNSON CLUB APPRECIATION GAME.  AND DURING THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER: WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH (ACBL CHARITY) AND BOTH 299ERS AND OPEN GAMES WILL BE CHARITY GAMES (LOCAL).  

COME JOIN US FOR A FRIENDLY, FUN, AND RELAXING GAME OF DUPLICATE BRIDGE.  WE WELCOME YOU!!

SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SPECIAL GAMES, PLEASE CONTACT EITHER CLUB MANAGER:CECIL HINES at cjhinesite@gmail.com OR BRENDA MANNING at bmanning16@frontier.com.   

Our Board of Advisors is listed below should you have any questions, suggestions, or comments:  Puddin Bornheim, President; Monika Howard,  Vice-President; David LaCagnina, Secretary; Delores Bode, Treasurer; Len Perkins, Tournament Chair; and Club Co- Managers Cecil Hines and Brenda Manning.  The annual meeting is in June of each year. 

Highlands Duplicate Bridge Club (HDBC) year is January through December 31st. Cost of each game is $5 for HDBC members and $7 for guests, beginning January 1st, 2016;  Special Games, which provide increased masterpoints for winners, are the same fee as of November 1st, 2013:  $5 for HDBC members and $7 for guests.  New Memberships and Renewal Memberships are the same, i.e., $20 for the year (January 1 - December 31).  If you wish to join HDBC, please contact Cookie Perino at cooktop148@msn.com for an application and directions for submitting.

ACBL-sanctioned games are held on Wednesday and Friday afternoons beginning at 1:00 pm at the Highlands Recreation Center on the north side of US 64, two blocks east of Main Street all year - January-December.   We do not take reservations but players should be there before 12:30 in the summer and at least fifteen minutes before 1:00 in the winter. We are a zero-tolerance club and have non-playing paid directors in the summer months. In the winter, directors play and direct at their option. Coffee is available in the game room. No food at our games.Our games are usually over by 4:30 pm. 

For more information about Wednesday and Friday afternoon games, contact Highlands Duplicate Bridge either Club Co-Managers Cecil Hines or Brenda Manning.

After the last round is entered and verified, a quick recap (percentage) of standing may be obtained by pressing the button under the word Rank on the BridgeMate, which is the second button from the left at top of BridgeMates. Percentage will appear.   To obtain an individual analysis of each board by pairs, follow prompts on BridgeMates to view how many points were received per board.   The percentage of  last opponents will also appear.   If others are still playing, results will not be final until all tables complete play, but current percentages are available.