Smyrna Yacht Club Bridge Bridge at Smyrna Yacht Club Smyrna Yacht Club offers a broad selection of bridge playing events to fit the style of the social, occasional player, the serious contract bridge player, and the duplicate tournament player. The Club has the only American Contract Bridge League Sanction at a private Club in this area. There are three certified ACBL Duplicate Bridge Directors authorized to issue masterpoints for duplicate games and conduct championship games semiannually. ACBL Duplicate Bridge - Directors Karl Monnier, 386-423-4074, Richard Lemmon, 386-426-0336 or Patti Chambliss 386-427-7615 Couples Bridge - contact John or Dot Kelley 386-427-3267 Contract Bridge - contact June Benn 386-427-1408 Gentlemen's Bridge - contact Ken Carpenter 386-424 -0435 Tuesday Matchplay Bridge - contact Karl Monnier 386-423-4074 SYC Ladies Bridge - contact monthly hostess, scroll down for information. All games are open to all members. Occasional guests of members are welcome. Bridge News Congratulations to Sam and Joanne Behr, Club Champions after winning the spring championship game played Wednesday, March 24, 2010!!! Congratulations to Richard and Lonna Lemmon, Club Champions after winning the fall championship game played Wednesday, November 4, 2009!!! Congratulations to Ken Carpenter, Gentlemen's Bridge Champion for 2010!!! The Gentlemen's Bridge Championship, held from January 1 to March 31 each year, was won in 2010 by Ken Carpenter followed closely by Karl Monnier, Bernie White, John Kelley and David Hoag. Scroll down for 2010 standings.  Bridge Program - scroll down for all the current games and game results. Duplicate Bridge Games are scheduled four Wednesdays each month. ACBL sanctioned Duplicate Bridge is played the first and third Wednesday at 1 PM and the second and fourth Wednesday at 7 PM each Month. ACBL rules are followed. Player skills range from beginner to gold lifemasters. The game is stratified to allow players with less experience to compete with similar players. Contact Karl Monnier 386-423-4074 or Richard Lemmon at 386-426-0336 Recent Results Winners September 1, 2010 North/South strata A 1 - Mabel Nagel and Bernie White, .40 Masterpoints 2 - Richard and Lonna Lemmon, .28 Strata B 1 - Mabel Nagel and Bernie White, .40 Est/West strata A 1 Sam and Joanne Behr, .40 2 - Lois Strong and June Benn, .32 Strata B Lois Strong and June Benn, .32 Winners August 25, 2010 North/South strata A 1 - Ken Carpenter and Richard Lemmon, .40 Masterpoints 2 - Patti Chamlbliss and Lonna Lemmon, .28 Strata B 1 - Mabel Nagel and Jane Minchew, .16 East/West strata A 1 - Sam and Joanne Behr, .40 2 - Ray and Jean Banas, .28 Strata B Patty Gee and Bill Yarber, .24 Winners August 4, 2010 North/South strata A 1 - Bill Yarber and Patty Gee, .64 Masterpoints 2 - Patti Chambliss and Roz Norris, .45 3 - Gertrud Weiler and Evelyn Davis, .32 Strata B 1 - Bill Yarber and Patty Gee, .64 2 - Mabel Nagel and Bernie White, .17 East/West strata A 1 - Sam and Joanne Behr, .64 Masterpoints 2 - Mary Kay Hague and Elaine Blanchard, .45 3 - Dolores Cook and Pegge Garriques, .32 Strata B 1 - Mary Kan Hague and Elaine Blanchard, .45 2 - Dolores Cook and Pegge Garriques, .32 ______________________________________________________________________ Couples Bridge Couples bridge is scheduled the second and fourth Thursday each month at 7:00 PM. Open to all members with bridge partners. American Contract Bridge scoring is used, with winners determined by total score. This game is social but the bridge play is quite good. Contact John and Dot Kelley at 427-2367 if you want to play. Partnerships can usually be arranged. Recent Results Winners Thursday, June 24, 2010 1 - John and Dot Kelley 2 - Ruth Cassaday and Dotty McNabb 3 - Kay Powers and Dee Repic Winners Thursday, June 10, 2010 1 - Ruth Cassaday and Dotty McNabb 2 - Carlton and Margaret Peters 3 - Bob and Pegge Garriques   Contract Bridge Contract Bridge is scheduled the first and third Thursday each month at 7:00 PM. Open to all members interested in a social bridge game. American Contract Bridge scoring is used. You will play with a different partner each round with winners determined by total score. A good way to meet fellow Club members and socialize. Director June Benn 386-427-1408 Recent Results Winners September 2, 2010 1 - Gladys Woodward 2 - Bob Garriques 3 - Ruth Cassaday 4 - Pegge Garriques Winners August 5, 2010 1 - Ruth Cassaday 2 - Maggie Housley 3 - Ermal Preston 4 - Dody Sapp Gentlemen's Bridge Gentlemen's bridge is scheduled each Friday at 12:15 PM. This event starts at 11:00 AM at the bar, progresses to lunch at 11:30 AM, and play at 12:15 PM. Open to all Gentlemen in the Club. Much stimulating conversation precedes play with many world problems solved. Skill levels are varied and play is friendly. You will play with a different partner each round with winners determined by total score. Director Ken Carpenter 386-424-0435 March Host Steve Secord 428-8071 Congratulations to Ken Carpenter for winning the 2008 Bridge Championship! The contest runs for three months from January 1 to March 31 each year with weekly scores accumulating - this is the 25th consecutive year for this Club Championship Event! The three lowest scores for the entire three months are removed to tabulate the total scores in order to accommodate someone gone for two or three weeks. Gentlemen's Bridge Championship History - 25 Years! 1986 David Ross 1987 Ken Olson 1988 Bob Sawyer 1989 Bob Sawyer 1990 Freeman Martin 1991 Freeman Martin 1992 Bob Hall 1993 Karl Monnier 1994 Bernie White 1995 Ted Sweeney 1996 Bob Hall 1997 Bob Hall 1998 Karl Monnier 1999 Karl Monnier 2000 Jack Cole 2001 Bob Hall 2002 Ken Carpenter 2003 Ken Carpenter 2004 Karl Monnier 2005 Ken Carpenter 2006 Karl Monnier 2007 Ken Carpenter 2008 Ken Carpenter 2009 Ken Carpenter 2010 Ken Car[enter 2010 Tournament standings to March 19, 2010 1 - Ken Carpenter 36,270 2 - Karl Monnier 35,110 3 - Bernie White 31,190 4 - John Kelley 31,130 5 - David Hoag 31,100 6 - Carlton Peters 27,930 7 - Steve Secord 27,880 8 - Charles Foote 26,920 9 - Beecher Greenman 26,070 10 - Wes Vanderclock 25,950 11 - Jim Waktins 24,540 12 - Jim Woodward 23,120 Recent Results! Winners September 3, 2010 1 - Ken Carpenter 2 - Karl Monnier 3 - John Kelley 4 - Gordon Smith 5 - Bernie White Two's Prize Winner "Cliff Mearkle" Winners August 27, 2010 1 - Bernie White 2 - John Kelley 3 - Bob Garriques 4 - Jim Woodward Two's Prize Winner "David Hoag" Winners August 20, 2010 1 - Patty Gee 2 - Bernie White 3 - Ron Fries 4 - Jim Woodward 5 - Bob Garriques Two's Prize Winner "Ermal Preston" Winners Friday, August 6, 2010 1 - Hans Nickel 2 - Bernie White 3 - Dotty McNabb 4 - David Hoag 5 - Karl Monnier 6 - Two's Prize Winner "Charles Foote"   Matchplay Bridge Tuesday Matchplay Bridge is scheduled each Tuesday at 11:00 AM. This is any four players playing together, using any style they desire, and playing for as long as they desire. Play is recessed for lunch about noon and continues after lunch. A good way to enjoy the Club. Contact Karl Monnier 386-423-4074 Recent Results Table Winners August 31, 2010 1 - Ken Greene 2 - David Hoag 3 - Mabel Nagel 4 - Marie Rygorsky Table Winners August 24, 2010 1 - Ken Greene 2 - Bill Yarber 3 - Ken Carpenter 4 - Marie Rygorsky Table Winners August 10, 2010 1 - Carlton Peters 2 - Bernie White 3 - Ken Carpenter Table Winners August 3, 2010 1 - Patty Gee 2 - Ron Fries/Bernie White 3 - Mabel Nagel   SYC Ladies Bridge SYC Ladies Bridge is scheduled the third Wednesday each month. Ladies Bridge begins with lunch at 11:30 AM followed by bridge play. The game is social and uses Contract Bridge scoring. Winners are determined by total points. Director Sylvia Winchester 427-7129. . .