808六月的莱德杯比赛胜利闭幕了，一共有34位选手参加了当天的比赛。六月是西雅图最美的季节，天气非常的配合，既不是太热，又有阳光。比赛也非常的精彩，球场上留下了我们队员的很多笑声。双方杀的难解难分。会后统计比赛的两队的成绩，双方平分秋色。最后算到birdie的数量，两队仍然是打平。

再次特别感谢两位队长：Kerry Hu和Steven Lou。他们牺牲了很多个人的时间，来给大家分组。Henry Chen达到了当天的唯一一个eagle。黄成金是今天最大的黑马，刚学球不到一年的他，动作已经非常标准，而且获得了含金量特别大的最长开球奖。让人不得不佩服黄总的勤学苦练。最悲情的是Frank Xiao，有两个机会获得离洞最近奖，都被别人拿走了。我们的另外一位学球不久的队员Matt，不但闯进了推杆的最后一轮，还获得了一个离洞最近奖，和最低净杆奖。长江后浪推前浪呀！
我们俱乐部的资深会员Michael Wu，刚刚回国参与了中国的第一架787的接机仪式，而几十年前，Michael的父亲作为欢迎过第一架747抵达中国。Michael的太太Susan这次充当Caddie，陪Michael打完全程。

推杆比赛是一天中的又一个亮点，虽然俱乐部是第一次举行这样的比赛，但是获得了很大的成功。每个人都参与，而且每个人都有机会。那些平时推杆很好的选手，象Kerry Hu, Steve Yang，可能是因为心里压力的原因，反而提前出局。那些没有心理压力的笑到了最后。比赛难度的选取非常的出彩，第一轮是5尺的推杆，相对容易，随着第二轮，第三轮距离逐渐拉长，坡度逐渐变大，难度也越来越大。 当天的组织工作非常成功，负责组织工作的Martin有条不紊的协调着选手的比赛。进入最后一轮的六位选手是：Bruce Zhong, James Chen, Aries Lee, Henry Chen, Matt Yang, Yongtao You.

经过三轮的鏖战，James Chen 终于杀出重围，赢得了当天的大奖获得者： 价值$380的Scotty Cameron California Putter。看他的研究果岭的姿势，多专业呀！

晚上的颁奖晚会在中餐馆Spring举行，王学中大夫和冯姐夫妇为808俱乐部捐款$1000，正式承办7月份的健康杯比赛。

特别表扬一下808的团队，合作非常的成功，默契。每一个成员各司其职，Martin的比赛组织，Grace的注册和照相，使得我们晚上能够很快的回顾白天的精彩镜头，Juliet的晚餐筹备和晚会主持都非常的专业。大家对可口的饭菜都赞不绝口。真是一个难忘的一天。

最长开球奖（longest Drive）: Chengjin Huang
离洞最近奖（Close to Pin）:
#7: Yongtao You ( 24’7″)
#16 Jason Dai (7′)
# 3 Weiming Yang & Tuofu Zhu 27’5″
#15 Steve Yang (3’8″)

小组获胜（Team Winner）:
Michael Wu & XueZhong Wang (Red)
Steve Yang & Yilong Li (Red)
Ivan Zhao & Weiming Yang (Blue)
Benduan Yang & TuofuZhu (Blue)
Weiyan & Jason Dai Tie Steven Lou & Bruce Zhong
Henry Chen & Dianyong Liu (Red)
Roger Guo & Michael Guo Tie Martin Pei & Cindy Chen
Kerry Hu & Dongheng Li (Blue)

推杆冠军（Putting competition）: James Chen
最低净杆冠军：Ivan Zhao, Matt Yang

Yesterday’s golf tournament has been very successful! It was great team work! Everybody has taken up his/her responsibility. It shows that we have a lot of talents in our management team, and we can achieve anything together! A lot of smiles and appreciations from our members were given to our management team.

The putting contest was organized very well， thanks to operation VP Martin. It was first time for us to have such a putting competition with a nice prize. It attracted a lot of attention. Everyone knows one has a chance. The setting and choice of holes were carefully chosen from easiest to hardest. Although only one winner it had but everyone thought one gave a best try. what a win for everyone!

Grace was always on duty in the registration desk. It showed our staff was always available for help and for solution if any question arise. She paid a special trip to go to the course in the weekend. It marked our dedication standard was high. The pictures was wonderful and amazingly quick available during the dinner. he pictures are very good and brought back a lot of good memory to everybody during the dinner! It was another big plus.

The food quality and service were superior. We heard a lot of appraise comments such as ” I felt so relaxed and comfortable after playing golf for a long day when I had such good good and service”. Actually Juliet was not only host the dinner but also entertain each dinner table and everyone. It was superb!

All Club 808 members had been looking forward to the May 5th tournament since early April. One primary reason is because we are playing at Chambers Bay – the 2015 official US Open golf course. The other reason is that we have good prizes to be awarded: a brand new sexy Cobra 2013 driver and Titleist golf balls. Thanks for the generous donation by our old friend Mr. Ben Zhang of $500. He is our honor member of 2013. Welcome onboard!

The weather was really cooperative with a bright sunny day and clear sky. Thirty-two of our members gathered at Chambers Bay Golf Course to kick off the first team competition event of 2013. Overlooking the link course from club house, the view of Puget sound is so beautiful, the nicely done golf course melted into the remote sea and islands. Looking at the course, everybody is confident, no trees to block the view, no water or pond to lose any balls, the fairway is so hard that ball rolls forever. Even though we started from the white tee, about 100 yard short of the PGA distance, the golf course gave all of us a lesson, the course was both challenging and frustrating. Even though the fairway looks exactly the same as the green, but you can never stop your ball on it, so many bunkers along the course; steep mountains to climb up and down; hilly greens with uneven pin positions; plus endless gutsy wind.

It’s indeed a unforgettable experience that we all endured the real test of the official US Open Golf Course and understand how tough it is to play a pro-golf game although our scores showed much less satisfactory than we normally play at other golf courses. But we can really proudly say: we have done it!

After the tough competition, here are the winners:
• The gross low: James Dong (89, the 2nd Best is 94), and received the prize of a $300 Cobra Driver.
• Longest drive in #5: Eric Zhao beating Ben Zhao and Michael Guo
• Close to Pin: Yongtao You, Ben Zhang, Steve Yang, Eric Zhao.

James Dong has won the prize with some injuries for both hands and knee, not sure if this is the strategy to win being an underdog. Ben Zhang had a good start by score an eagle on the first hole, but hitting a stone caused his wrist injury to recur so he failed a few holes. Eric has won both the longest drive and close to pin, congratulations, that is long and short game both improved!

All in all, it was a great game and our hard core golf players really had a wonderful and memorable event. In the end, we all can proudly say that we tested the US Open course to-be before Tiger actually did it.

On April 7, 2013, over 50 Club-808 members, their friends and families gathered at Barbee Mill Beach Clubhouse (sponsored by Mrs. Laura Counsell) to have a 2012 celebration and 2013 season kick off. After half an hour of social networking, East West Bank did a business presentation of their loan program tailored for Chinese enterprise. Club president of 2012 Roger Guo and treasurer Grace Yu presented the 2012 Annual Report covering: financial, operation, member benefits, events and business development

Roger also presented and acknowledged the 2012 Annual Award and Recognition to the following members:

• Most Contribution Award (最佳贡献奖) Yongtao You

• Most Improvement Award(最佳进步奖）Michael Wu – Drop 2.9 HDCP point!
• Best Attendance Award(最佳出勤奖）Jason Dai
• Best Club Promotion (球会扩大奖) Juliet Zhang
• Staff of the Year Grace Yu
• THANK YOU! Retired Board Director – Kerry Hu

Club 808 board director Mr. Steve Yang delivered the board messages. He acknowledged the thankfulness from board with what have been accomplished in 2012 under the leadership of Mr. Roger Guo and his team. The membership has made great progress and 16 new paid members joined Club 808, 2012 has seen not only membership expansion but also more active member participations in club events!
The new president Shuo Chen determined to keep on the momentum. The VP Martin Pei outlined a new year plan and. All the rewards will be carried into 2013. Shuo introduced the 2013 management team for Club 808:

• President: Shuo Chen

• VP of Operations: Martin Pei
• VP of Marketing: Shannon Sun

• VP of Public Relationship: Jin Ren

• VP of Business Development: Liren Wang

• Secretary: Juliet Zhang

• Treasurer: Grace Yu

• Director of Communication: Debbie Lin

• Director of Technology: Yongtao You

In year 2013, we will continue to strive for excellence of our programs and expansion of our club. Our dream is to build one of the best Chinese clubs in Northwest Pacific. We have the right location and perfect timing. As a fast rising city, Seattle is now attracting more and more attention internationally, especially from Mainland China. The big companies in Seattle area have become the big engine that boosted local economy. Also we have the right people, for the new season we have a very strong management team that is ready to serve our members and bring the club to the new level. I will disclose our new management team in our year end meeting.

Here are the three goals our club is aiming at for year 2013:

• Help our members improve golf skills in all levels, and enjoy more pleasant golfing through our rich prizes in tournament and discounted teaching programs,
• Getting more benefit for our registered members like shop discount, better green fee deals through marketing with local vendors and golf courses
• Build solid and broader social/business network through strategic partnership, traditional, new and large scale events. Increase our publicity and expand our territory by allying clubs and golf teams in multiple regions.

Our team sincerely invite and encourage all of elite members：进步，合作，共赢.

club 808 2013 membership fee:

2013 membership fee for 2012 members: $60

2013 new membership: $180 (with referral), $280 (withour referral)

2013 family membership fee for 2012 members: $40

2013 family new membership: $100