Welcome to The Villages Duplicate Bridge Club.  Our club is located in The Villages (Florida's Friendliest Hometown) which is in central Florida.  Our ACBL sanction number is #217489.  We are in District 9, Unit 128.

This is an invitational club so guest passes must be obtained for a guest to play.  All regular game fees are $3 per person for a resident and $5 per person for a guest.   We are a non-smoking club and adhere to the ACBL Zero Tolerance Policy.

Our web site has a lot of information and you should scroll down the home page first to find out what you want and then click on the special menu buttons to obtain additional information on a specific subject.

ANNOUNCING AN EXCITING SERIES OF VIDEO BRIDGE LESSONS

Many Experts will tell you there are four ways to improve your game: . Play a lot, Read a lot, Focus during the game, and Find the optimal partner(s).  How about expanding your bridge knowledge by watching an online video class from a bridge professional?   

LEARN FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME

Thanks to Gloria Bennett, the Assistant Coordinator of Bridge Education, Learnbridgeonline is offering our members a wonderful opportunity to try one free lesson by Adam Parrish.   Adam is a national bridge champion, teacher, and author of such books as “When to Bid Notrump” and “When to Draw Trumps”.  If you’re interested in participating, please send your email, and the class you choose to attend, to Gloria Bennett, at gloriabridge123@gmail.com.  She will forward your  information to Learnbridgeonline, and they will contact you before the lesson.  The dates of the available free lessons are: 

July 25: Suit Preference Signs 

August 1: Two - Tiered Splinters 

August 8: Mini-Splinters 

LEARN IN A SMALL GROUP

Beginning this October, the Education Department will be offering lowcost online webinars at Odell Recreation Center. There will be videos presented by:

Marty Bergen: Ten-time national Bridge champion, author, and teacher  

Donna Compton: World Champion and Master teacher

Gavin Wolpert: Professional bridge player and teacher, and    

Rob Barringer - Professional bridge player and teacher

For information on how to use the Reservation System please click Reservation Instructions

For a very informative video on how to use the system please click Here 

And this is part 2 showing how to change reservations and some FAQ’s  Click Here

Please contact Janet Matthews for any questions or problems at janetmatthewsusa@gmail.com

♠ ♠ THIS WEEK ♥ ♥ Club Championship in F2F games

There is NOT a < 100 game Monday night at Sea Breeze (center is closed early for July 4th). 

Instead we will have a < 500 on BBO at 6:15 

Saturday morning game is now <2500 on BBO

There is  a  NOT Mentor game this week instead there is a < 2500 and <300 game

PLEASE use the Reservation System - (there is now a "recurring" option to use with regular partners)

Thank you and remember to cancel if you change your plans - or call Janet or the Director 

PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR CLUB 😀