100th Anniversary Celebration of Contract Bridge**Marshes Edge   December 15, 2025   5:00 to 7:00

  $20/person  Guests Welcome   Food and wine/beer provided**Reserve entry with Game Director or on our website under Purchases/Donations

Annual Meeting  12:30 Friday, December 12

Welcome to the Golden Isles Bridge Center on beautiful St Simons Island.

We are an ACBL-sanctioned member-run club offering friendly and competitive bridge to players of all levels. Please come and join us!

We are located at:

114 Skylane Court, St Simons Island, Georgia 31522

GIDBC31522@gmail.com

Join us on Facebook at Golden Isles Duplicate Bridge Club

Photos of recent events can be seen at: http://www.jimbruce.org/Duplicate_Bridge_Club/Events.php

For more information contact Dianne Durand at GIDBC31522@gmail.com  (865) 414-3416

 Sunday, December 14

1:00   Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STaC)

1/4 Gold, Red/Silver/Black + District-wide Additional Master Points for Top Finishers

Members $6 / Non-members $10

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Monday December 15

1:00   Stratified Open Pairs

100 % Gold Master Points

   Member $6 / Non-member $10 

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Tuesday December 16

   1:00   0-300 Stratified Limited Pairs

100 % Gold Master Points

 Member $6 / Non-member $10

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Wednesday December 10

1:00   Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STaC)

1/4 Gold, Red/Silver/Black + District-wide Additional Master Points for Top Finishers

 Member $6 / Non-member $10

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Thursday December 11

1:00   0-150 Stratified Limited Pairs  

Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STaC)

1/4 Gold, Red/Silver/Black + District-wide Additional Master Points for Top Finishers

 Member $6 / Non-member $10

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Friday December 12

11:00   Advanced Beginners Class by Lynn Goldblatt

1:00   Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STaC)

1/4 Gold, Red/Silver/Black + District-wide Additional Master Points for Top Finishers

 Member $6 / Non-member $10

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UP COMING EVENTS

December 17, 18, 19, 21  Gold Master Points

December 26  Silver Master Points

December 28  1/2 Red Master Points

December 29 - Jan 4   Myrtle Beach Regional

January 5-11   Orlando, FL Regional

January 16-18   Macon Sectional

January 23-25   Jacksonville Sectional

January 26- February 1   Hilton Head, SC Regional

February 13-15 St Simons Island Non-Life Master Sectional

February 16-21   Sarasota Regional

February 25 to March 8   St Louis NABC

March 13-15   Myrtle Beach Sectional

March 20-22   Savannah Sectional

March 27-29   Grand National Teams District 7 Qualifying Game   West Columbia, NC

President-- Dianne Durand / dianned265@gmail.com; Vice President--Diane Laws / lawsdiane6@gmail.com

  Treasurer--Barbara Schwarz / bschwarz44@gmail.com;  Secretary--Laura DeMartino / lauradem@darientel.net

Club Manager--Teryl McBurney / mcteryl@yahoo.com;  Head Game Director--Emwynn Smith / emwynnsmith@gmail.com

At-Large Members

Penny Hennessy (2023-24) / penh@yahoo.com;

Lynn Goldblatt (2024-25) / lynn.goldblatt@gmail.com;

Gail Manning (2024-25) / gwmanning@aol.com

Past President--Jeff Young /  jeffeyoung@yahoo.com

December 2025

Kathy Pennington for achieving Ruby Life Master (1500 MP, 300 MP above black)

James (Jim) Kielt for achieving Advanced NABC Master (300 MP, 50 Silver, 50 Red/Gold, 25 Gold)

Richard (Stu) Graham for achieving Sectional Master (50 MP, 5 Silver)

Lynn Mases for achieving Sectional Master (50 MP, 5 Silver)

Lawsona Gibson for achieving Club Master (20 MP)

Rick Diz for achieving Junior Master (5 MP)

November 2025

Betsy Hamilton for achieving Club Master (20 MP)

Alison Dawson for achieving Junior Master (5 MP)

Donald Shiver for achieving Junior Master (5 MP)

OCTOBER 2025

Rick Runyan for achieving Advanced NABC Master (300 MP, 50 Silver, 50 Red/Gold, 25 Gold)

Karen Fleming for achieving Regional Master (100 MP, 15 Silver, 5 Red/Gold)

Alicia MacArthur for achieving Club Master (20MP)

Nan Hawkins for achieving Junior Master (5)

SEPTEMBER 2025

Diane Sharpe for achieving Sectional Master (50 MP, 5 Silver)

Paul Williamson for achieving Club Master (20 MP)

AUGUST 2025

Frances Kielt for achieving Life Master (500 MP, 75 silver, 50 gold)

Frances Kielt for achieving Bronze Life Master (750 MP, 75 silver, 50 gold)

Kathy Pennington for achieving Advanced NABC Master (300 MP, 50 Silver, 50 Red/Gold, 25 Gold)

Beth Cheetham for achieving Junior Master (5 MP)

Scott McBeth for achieving Junior Master (5MP)

JULY 2025

Mary Askew for achieving Advanced NABC Master (300 MP, 50 Silver, 50 Red/Gold, 25 Gold)

Amy Bishop for achieving Sectional Master (50 MP, 5 Silver)

Sydney Pool for achieving Sectional Master (50 MP, 5 Silver)

John Grady for achieving Junior Master (5 MP)

Cynthis Keyes for achieving Junior Master (5 MP)

Peggy Lindsey for achieving Junior Master (5MP)

JUNE 2025

Susan Mattingly for achieving Ruby Life Master (1500 MP, 300 above black)

Marie Richardson for achieving Ruby Life Master (1500 MP, 300 above black)

Pat Shelton for achieving Junior Master (5 MP)

MAY 2025

Mark Webb for achieving Ruby Life Master (1500 MP, 300 above Black)

Deborah Foster for achieving NABC Master (200MP, 25 Silver, 50 Red/Gold, 5 Gold)

Helen Baker for achieving Junior Master (5MP)

Gay Diz for achieving Junior Master (5MP)

Katherine Whitehead for achieving Junior Master (5MP)

APRIL 2025

Diane Altenbach for achieving Life Master (500 MP, 75 silver, 50 gold)

Diane Altenbach for achieving Bronze Life Master (750 MP, 75 silver, 50 gold)

Fran Kielt for achieving Advanced NABC Master (300 MP, 50 red/gold/, 25 gold)

Roberto Crocenzi for achieving Advanced NABC Master (300 MP, 50 red/gold/, 25 gold)

Barbara Dieterman for achieving Sectional Master (50 MP 5 silver)

Kaki Thurber for achieving Junior Master (5 MP)

MARCH 2025

Joyce Christianson for achieving Life Master (500 MP, 75 silver, 50 gold)

Diane Laws for achieving Life Master (500 MP, 75 silver, 50 gold)

Virginia Goetsch for achieving Club Master (20 MP)

Terry Williamson for achieving Junior Master (5 MP)

FEBRUARY 2025

Penny Hennessy for achieving Bronze Life Master (750 MP, 75 Silver, 50 gold, 100 above black)

Barbara Schwarz for achieving Life Master (500MP, 75 Silver, 50 gold, 100 above black)

Ann Truehart for achieving Advanced NABC Master (200 MPs, 25 Silver, 20 Red/Gold, 5 Gold)

Joan Bennison for achieving Junior Master (5 MPs)

JANUARY 2025

No new advancements

Golden Isles Life Masters

Emerald (7500+MP, 1500 above black, 750 gold/platinum)

Ward Schaumberg 2/23

Sapphire  (3500 MP, 700 above black, 300 gold/platinum

Kay Butters 7/23

Gold (2500 MP, 500 above black)

Marguerite (Meg) Crews  5/18*

Ruby (1500 MP, 300 MP above black)

Kenneth Trobough 9/20

Emwynn Smith 10/21

Ramsey Badre 2/22

Alvan Lewis 12/22*

Ashley Swan  12/22

Faith Willis 9/23

Manning Rountree 12/23*

Mark Webb  4/25*

Susan Mattingly 5/25

Marie Richardson 5/25

Kathy Pennington 12/25

Silver  (1000MP, 200MP above black, 75 Silver, 50 Gold)

Merle Lewis  7/17*

Teryl McBurney 12/21

Joann Moore 8/23

Bill Snellings 12/23

Carolyn Bliven 1/24

Lynn Kuglar 6/24*

James (Jim) Jones 9/24

Carolyn Hearn 12/24

Jeffrey Young 12/24

Bronze  (750 MP, 75 Silver, 100 Red/Gold/Platinum, 50 Gold)

Jane Thau 4/16

James Bell III 3/17*

Karla Trobaugh 11/18

Katura Paulk 9/19*

Lynn Goldblatt 7/21

Judee Brooks 7/24

Penny Hennessy 2/25

Diane Altenbach 4/25

Frances Kielt 6/25

Life Master (500 MP, 75 Silver, 100 Red/Gold, 50 Gold)

Barbara Schwarz 2/25

 Joyce Christianson 3/25

Diane Laws 3/25

* Member of our Club but is not their home club

Games played at the Golden Isles Duplicate Bridge Club are sanctioned bridge games by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL).   About 40% of the participants are awarded masterpoints.   However, the ACBL allows clubs to award enhanced masterpoints that pay out higher awards than normal club games.  Look at the calendar to see when the club will offer enhanced games.  Note, the board strives to participate in all enhanced games during normally scheduled bridge games.

Games Paying 81.8% of Sectional Awards

Club Appreciation, Club Membership, Upgraded Club Championship, NABC Promotional, ACBL Instant Matchpoint, ACBL Wide Charity and Fund Games, Worldwide Bridge Contest, North American Pairs, Grand National Team Fund Raiser, Unit and District Fund Games

Games Paying 63.6% of Sectional Awards

Grass Roots Fund Games, Educational Foundation, Charity Championships, International fund Games, Junior Fund Games.

Games Paying 72% of Sectional Awards

ACBL Wide Senior Games

NOTE:  WHILE THE ENHANCED GAMES PAY A PERCENTAGE OF SECTIONAL AWARDS, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, THEY ARE BLACK POINT GAMES.