NEW GAME

Newcomer's Game   0-20 Master Points

Pre-registration required

Email lynn.goldblatt@gmail.com or sign up at the Director's Desk at the Bridge Center

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

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 us at GIDBC31522@gmail.com

 Sunday, March 29

1:00    Stratified Open Pairs 300/1250/Open

Members $6/ Non-Member $10

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Monday March 30

1:00   Be seated by 12:45 

Stratified Pairs   Open/1250/300

Charity Championship (benefits to SOAR)

   Member $6 / Non-member $10 

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Tuesday March 31

   1:00   0-300 Stratified Limited Pairs 20/60/300

 Member $6 / Non-member $10

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Wednesday March 25

1:00    Be seated by 12:45 

Stratified Open Pairs   300/1250/Open

March 25 ACBL-wide Charity Game

5:30   0-20 Newcomer Game 

Registration by 6P Tuesday   

lynn.goldblatt@gmail.com

or sign up at Director's Desk at the Bridge Center

 Member $6 / Non-member $10

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Thursday March 26

10:00   Slam Bidding by Ken Trobaugh    Pre-registration required

1:00   0-150 Stratified Limited Pairs  10/50/150 

 Member $6 / Non-member $10

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Friday March 27

11:00   Advanced beginner Classes by Lynn Goldblatt

1:00    Be seated by 12:45 

0-300 Limited Stratified Pairs 300/50/20 (Please pre-register)

Open Stratified Pairs   Open/1250/500

   Member $6 / Non-member $10 

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UP COMING EVENTS

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

April 6 4:30   Game Directors Meeting

April 9-12   Charlotte Sectional

April 9-12   Vero Beach Sectional

April 11 Saturday    Rotary Speech Contest

April 13 4:30   Board of Governors Meeting

April 16-18   Winter Park (Orlando) Sectional

April 20    Swiss Teams

April 20-26   Gatlinburg Regional

April 27    Unit Championship with Savannah

May 1-3    Athens GA    Sectional

May 21-25    Atlanta    NLM and Open Sectional

June 1-6    Greensboro NC    Regional

June 8-14    STaC    All District 7

July 8-14    Minneapolis MN    NABC

July 17-19    Jacksonville    Sectional    

President--Diane Laws / lawsdiane6@gmail.com   Vice President--Deborah Foster / debandanfoster@gnail.com

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

Club Manager--Teryl McBurney / mcteryl@yahoo.com   Head Game Director--Lynn Goldblatt / lynn.goldblatt@gmail.com

At-Large Members

Penny Hennessy (2024-26) / penh@yahoo.com

Gail Manning (2026-27) / gwmanning@aol.com

Betsy Olivia Wood (2026-27) / pbbbga@gmail.com

Past President--Dianne Durand / dianned265@gmail.com

APRIL 2026

Virginia (Bootsie) Jennings for achieving Regional Master (100 MP, 15 Silver, 5 Red/Gold)

Virginia Goetsch for achieving Sectional Master (50 MP, 5 Silver)

Joan Bennison for achieving Club Master (20 MP)

Alison Dawson for achieving Club Master (20 MP)

Gay Diz for achieving Club Master (20 MP)

Elaine Hearn for achieving Junior Master (5 MP)

Michele White for achieving Junior Master (5MP)

MARCH 2026

Judee Brooks for achieving Silver Life Master (1000 MP, 200 over Black) 

Joyce Christianson for achieving Bronze Life Master (750 MP, 75 silver, 50 gold)

Roberto Crocenzi for achieving Life Master (500 MP, 75 Silver, 50 Gold)

Marcha Welch for achieving Life Master(500 MP, 75 Silver, 50 Gold)

T. Boles for achieving Regional Master (100 MP, 15 Silver, 5 Red/Gold)

Barbara Lyon for achieving Club Master (20 MP)

FEBRUARY 2026

Carol Moeckel for achieving Life Master (500 MP, 75 Silver, 50 Gold)

JANUARY 2026

Lynn Goldblatt for achieving Silver Life Master (1000 MP, 200 over Black) 

DECEMBER 2025

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

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*

Manning Rountree 9/25*

Ruby (1500 MP, 300 MP above black)

Dan McKinley 7/20*

Kenneth Trobough 9/20

Emwynn Smith 10/21

Ramsey Badre 2/22

Kathy Mulligan 10/22*

Alvan Lewis 12/22*

Ashley Swan  12/22

Faith Willis 9/23

Mark Webb  4/25*

Susan Mattingly 5/25

Marie Richardson 5/25

Kathy Pennington 12/25

Silver   (1000MP, 200 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

Lynn Goldblatt 1/26

Judee Brooks 3/26

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*

Penny Hennessy 2/25

Diane Altenbach 4/25

Frances Kielt 6/25

Joyce Christianson 3/26

Marsha Welch 3/26*

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

Barbara Schwarz 2/25 

Diane Laws 3/25

Carol Moeckel 2/26*

Roberto Crocenzi 3/26

* 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.