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 April 6

1:00 Open Pairs

50%  RED POINTS

$6 members/$10 non-members

Pre-registration Required: email mrichard132@comcast.net

by 6P Saturday

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Monday March 31

All Silver points

1:00    Open Pairs 

            $6/member  $8/non-member               

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Tuesday April 1

All Silver Points

   1:00   0-150  Pairs  

 $6/member   $10/non-member   

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Wednesday April 2

 All Silver Points

1:00  Open Pairs

$6/member   $10/non-member

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Thursday  April 3

1:00 Novice game 0-20 MPs

Slow play/12 boards

$6 members/$10 non-members

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Friday April 4

11:00 - 12:00 Play and Learn with Lynn Goldblatt

1:00 Open Pairs 

  All Silver Points

$6 member/ $10 Non-member

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UP COMING EVENTS

April 11 Friday  1:00  Eight is Enough Swiss Teams

April 14 Monday 1:00 Unit Championship Game 

April 15, 18, 21  25% Silver MPS

April 16 Wednesday 1:00 ACBL-wide Charity Game

April 20 Sunday Easter No Game

April 28 Monday 1:00 Unit Championship Game with Savannah

October 17 to 19  Golden Isles Fall Sectional Tournament

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

February 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)

January 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)

December 2024

No new advancements

November 2024

Carolyn Hearn for achieving Silver Life Master (1000 MPs, 200 MPs above black)

Jeff Young for achieving Silver Life Master (1000 MPs, 200 MPs above black)

Richard Graham for achieving Club Master (20 MPs)

Betsy Hamilton for achieving Junior Master (5 MPs)

Susan Mower for achieving Junior Master (5MPs)

October 2024

Emily (Sandy) Bair for achieving Club Master (20MP)

Lee Knox for achieving Club Master (20 MP)

Lynn Moses for achieving Club Master (20MP)

September 2024

Sally Cornell for achieving Club Master (20MP)

Andrew Kostelic for achieving Club Master (20MP)

Charlotte Kostelic for achieving Club Master (20MP)

August 2024

James (Jim) Jones for achieving Silver Life Master (1000MP at least 200 above black)

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

Diane Sharpe for achieving Club Master (20MP)

Leigh Deese for achieving Junior Master (5 MP)

July 2024

Nancy Bittner for achieving Sectional Master (50 Black and 5 Silver MPs)

Amy Bishop for achieving Club Master (20MPs)

June 2024

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

May 2024

Barbara Bruce for achieving NABC Master (200 MPs incl. 25 Silver, 20 Red/Gold, 5 Gold)

April 2024

Lawsonia Gibson for achieving Junior Master (5MP)

Alicia MacArthur for achieving Junior Master (5MP)

March 2024

Judee Brooks for achieving Life Master (500MP + 75 Silver+ 75 Red/Gold+ 50 Gold)

Jeff Young for achieving Life Master (500MP + 75 Silver+ 75 Red/Gold+ 50 Gold)

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

Roberto Crocenzi for achieving NABC Master (200MP+ 20 red/gold+5 gold)

Anne Kawas for achieving NABC Master (200MP+ 20 red/gold+5 gold)

Joyce Witherington for achieving Regional Master (100MP+15 silver+5 red/gold)

Linda Wright for achieving Regional Master (100MP+15 silver+5 red/gold)

Elizabeth (Betty) Hansen for achieving Sectional Master (50MP+5 silver)

Golden Isles Life Masters

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

Ward Schaumberg

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

Kay Butters

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.