Don’t miss these HAPPENINGS
Friday Fun Night – This Friday 7/11. Click here for flyer and details.
Pro Am – Thursday 7/24
Unit Game – Sunday 7/20. Click here for flyer.
Swiss Teams – Sunday 7/27
Special Games Mean Extra Points!
July 11, 12, 16, 25, & 28 – 31: NAP Qualifying. HALF RED & half black points awarded!
July 14, 26, & 27: Club Championship
July 15: Local Charity
July 17 & 18: Red Hot Challenge. No extra points awarded, but 25% will be RED and 75% will be black! Click here for more info.
July 19: POP-UP. No extra points awarded, but 50% will be RED and 50% will be black! Click here for more info.
July 20: Unit Game. Click here for flyer.
July 21 – 23: Silver Quest. No extra points awarded, but 25% will be SILVER and 75% will be black! Click here for more info.
Open Games
12:30 PM Monday – Saturday
Sunday Unit Game 3rd Sunday of each month.
Sunday Team Game 4th Sunday of each month.
8 is Enough Team Game 2nd Wednesday of each month.
Limited Games * Require 2 tables minimum
9:00 AM Tuesday 0-50
12:30 PM Thursday & 9:00 AM Friday 0-200
12:30 PM Monday & Wednesday 0-500 if enough participation. Except for NAP Qualifying days which are 0-750.
12:30 PM Wednesday 0-20 with mentors. Except August 6.
12:30 PM Tuesday & Friday 0-750. Plus any additional Monday & Wednesday NAP Qualifying days.
BEGINNER’S CORNER
Monday Mornings at 9:00 am (* note 9:30 July 21 – Aug 4) Beginning Bridge Part 2
Topics:
July 14: 0-20 BAROMETER GAME
July 21, 28, & August 4: ** 9:30 – 11:30 ** SUPERVISED PLAY with Lisa & David Merenbach
Beginning Bridge will start again for new learners September 8, 2025. Tell a friend!
Contact Janie for more information. jmatlaf@gmail.com
Tuesday morning 0-50 Supervised Play 9:00 am – mini lesson. No partner required. Our Tuesday morning teaching trio includes: Linda Ryder, Dae Leckie, John Jonas. Lots to learn on Tuesdays!
Wednesday afternoon 0-20 Supervised Play 12:30 – 4 pm, with volunteer mentors. No partner required. $10 game fee. If you are not playing that day, please volunteer to mentor.
Note * August 6, we will have a 0-750 game instead of our mentored game.
Thursday Mornings
DEFENSE with Bob Levine
Topics:
July 17: Summary & Making a Defensive Plan
Gary Waldron teaches Steps Toward Mastering DECLARER PLAY
10 Thursday mornings starting July 31st from 9:30 – 11:30
Plan, Develop Tricks, Best Practices, Play in a Suit and in No Trump, Reading the Cards.
Sign up with Gary lagunajhawk@icloud.com or at the club
$120 for the full course or $15 per class
Friday Mornings
0-200 game 9:00 am with Susan Bristol and Trudi Hanscom. No partner required. Register in advance if you can, or just come, join the fun and keep learning while you play. School’s out for summer! All play without a Mini-lesson until the fall.
Click here for a full listing of information on all classes!
** NOTE** The 6th of each month is ACBL upload day, so afternoon game results will not be available online until late that day or the following day.
Partnerships:
Need help finding a partner or a team? Contact Joyce Potter: jpotter331@cox.net or (949) 350-4326. No partner required for Tuesday and Friday morning limited games or for the Wednesday afternoon Beginner Game.
Want to PLAY UP AND LEARN? Notify Joyce if you are an NLM player who would like to play occasionally with an Open Player in the Open Game. Open players ~ let Joyce know when you have a free day to volunteer and welcome an NLM player into the Open Game.
ROSTER: Members – Stay connected!
Our most current Roster information is available on our website tab labeled ABOUT US. Members may contact any Board representative for the password. To change or correct any of your information, login to ACBL.org, My ACBL,and below your name and number select UPDATE INFO. The change will automatically be updated for our online Roster the following month.
Welcome Googlers and Net Surfers!
If you are looking for a place to PLAY or LEARN BRIDGE, you have hit the jackpot! At South Orange County Bridge Center we welcome everyone from the newest beginner level to what ever level you may be or want to be. We have ongoing education and games daily. Call us at (949) 248-1268 and leave a message or perhaps speak to a real person who will help get you started at SOCBC.
Want to learn Duplicate Bridge?
We will start lessons for beginners on September 8th. Classes are Monday mornings from 9 to 11:30. Whether you are brand new, learned years ago and want to relearn, or are just curious, this is your chance. Part 1 runs for 10 weeks, followed by Part 2 for another 10 weeks all on Monday mornings.
Please contact: jmatlaf@gmail.com or call Janie at (949) 233-2140 for more information.
BRIDGE PLAYERS LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY!
LIVE BRIDGE: REGISTER NOW!
To register for pairs games, click on the REGISTER tab and see detailed instructions.
If you are unable to register in advance, please call our Club Manager, Gail Schneider (516) 314-1896 for assistance. If leaving a message, provide the game day and date, Open or Limited, names of both players. * Note – Team games do not use online registration – register for those at the club – or by phone to the club at (949) 248-1268.
About our website: If you don’t see what you’re looking for on the homepage, see tabs for Calendar, Classes, Registration, Newsletter and more
Emails – You’ve got mail?
If you are not receiving club emails and want to be added to our distribution, please contact Janie via email at: jmatlaf@gmail.com
