Player roundup: Goals
As 2019 comes to a close, some of us are looking forward to what we’d like to accomplish next year in bridge or in life. Daily Bulletin staff wandered through the playing areas on Friday asking people this question: What is your goal for 2020? Here are their answers.
Andy Hung
“I want to play more international events and do well in the Olympiad.”
Andy Hung
Australia
Australian trials winner
Jill Hunter
“I started a business. My goal is to make a million dollars in revenue. You didn’t say it had to be a realistic goal.”
Jill Hunter
Boston MA
Joann Glasson
“My goal for 2020 is to make the ACBL Board more efficient and effective.”
Joann Glasson
District 4 director
Pennington NJ
Barry Rigal
“To get through a bridge session with Glenn [Milgrim] without forgetting a single convention.”
Barry Rigal
New York NY
Molly Hamilton
“I have the goal to be a Life Master.”
Molly Hamilton
Dallas TX
Sylvia Riewerts
“To make Gold Life Master. I’m at 2360.”
Sylvia Riewerts
Milwaukie OR
Jean Barry
“Become a Grand Life Master.”
Jean Barry
Livermore CA
Tony Mason
“To look after my health and mental health more.”
Tony Mason
Oakland CA
Dee Poujade
“To improve my bridge game.”
Dee Poujade
Portland OR
Jason Leith
“To justifiably be confident about my career change. I’m going into clinical psychology from physics.”
Jason Leith
Oakland CA
Sarah Youngquist
“I’m hopefully going to be playing in the World Junior Championships and I’d like to medal.”
Sarah Youngquist
Palo Alto CA
Jacek Pszczola
“I would like to win the Vanderbilt. And I hope that our sponsor is healthy enough to play with us.”
Jacek “Pepsi” Pszczola
Chapel Hill NC
Joe Grue
“To do better than losing in the round of 32 in every event. To do well in the four major events.”
Joe Grue
New York NY
Donna Compton
“My 2020 goal for my club is to gross 10,000 tables and be in the top 10 bridge clubs in North America.”
Donna Compton
Dallas TX
Janice Seamon-Molson
“To win a national event, which I haven’t done in four years and I’m f—ing sick of it.”
Janice Seamon-Molson
Hollywood FL
Amy Casanova
“To do better than the year before.”
Amy Casanova
Portland OR
Michael Becker
“To play in all three nationals. I only have a partner for one tournament.”
Michael Becker
Boca Raton FL
Sylvia Shi
“I would like to win the Mixed Team trials with my husband.”
Sylvia Shi
Las Vegas NV
Rick Beye
“To read all of the New York Times Best 10 books of 2019.”
Rick Beye
Tournament director
St. Louis MO
Paul Davis
“I would like to be a Life Master in 2020. I need to do better than today.”
Paul Davis
Mountain View CA
Ron Smith
“I want to win 2000 points again and go to a lot of foreign tournaments.”
Ron Smith
Chicago IL
Margaret Taylor
“To be healthy.”
Margaret Taylor
Ottawa ON
Hal Montgomery
“I want to win a national event.”
Hal Montgomery
Portland OR
Finn Kolesnik
“To win a national.”
Finn Kolesnik
Ventura CA
Luc Tijssen
“Graduating.”
Luc Tijssen
Netherlands
Fontys University student
Martha Hawley
“I would like to break 2000 points this year.”
Martha Hawley
Carmel Valley CA
Judy Argento
“It would be nice if I could learn to count.”
Judy Argento
Naples FL
Leah Kayter
“Get out of California.”
Leah Khayter
Belmont CA
originally from Boston
Laurent Thuillez
“I want to play on the French Mixed Team.”
Laurent Thuillez
France
Jeanette Bonifas
“Be healthy.”
Jeanette Bonifas
San Francisco CA
Katherine Morris
“To eliminate some errors in my game.”
Katharine Morris
Portland
Bob Hamman
“To get to it.”
Bob Hamman
Dallas TX
