March 2015 Draft - Sun City Country Club

“THE SCORE”
Published by the Sun City Country Club 9433 N. 107th Avenue, Sun City, Arizona 85351 623-­‐933-­‐1353 (Pro Shop) 623-­‐933-­‐8401 (Office) 623-­‐236-­‐9857 (Restaurant/Lounge) March 2015 ________________________________________________________________________________________ From the General Manager…
March arrives with much anticipation by all for better turf
and fun-filled events. We have a very busy calendar and
are excited to put on a good show for everyone this
month. With a packed calendar and Bermuda grass in
bloom, it is going to be a fun month for all.
In February, we contracted a company to come in and
help us get a handle on a few trees. My focus for them
was around the clubhouse area, driving range and just
across the street around #10 tee and #18 green.
Creating curb appeal is important to me and I hope you
like what you have seen done so far. We also tackled
the large tree in front of #13 green so that it would make
the hole more playable. Sun City Country Club is the
home of many, many trees and bringing these trees
back to an acceptable look comes with a high price tag.
So over time, we will tackle a few trees at a time.
For Sun City
Country Club to
continue to be
successful,
to
cater to our local
demographic,
and
for
the
health of the
game
as
a
whole, I feel it is
important
to
demassify
the
game of golf
and what the
club offers. As
a result, I am
proud
to
announce
the
birth
of
the
Ladies Putting League. This event will take place every
Monday afternoon at 4:00 pm with Bob Blean, PGA
Director of Instruction. It will include 5 to 10 minutes of
putting instruction and a putting contest followed by
some wine on the patio. It’s really meant to be a social
event and a way for non-golfers to come out and
compete with a putter and make new friends. This event
is open to both members and non-members and we
hope you choose to join us for some, wine, laughs, and
a little fellowship with the ladies.
As a reminder, please make sure you spend all of your
credit book winnings by May 31, 2015. For your
convenience, any winnings you earn in May will not be
posted to your account until after May 31, 2015 so that
you won’t have to rush and spend any last minute credit
book winnings.
If you are a person who uses Facebook, please take a
moment to search for Sun City Country Club and “like”
our page. When you do so, you will see that all of our
weekly events and tournaments are posted there. Not
only is Facebook a great way to reach out to our nonmember golfers, but it’s a great communication tool for
us to deliver news and upcoming events to our
members. If you see an event or a post that you enjoy
on our Facebook page, please click the “share” button
so that you can spread the word about our club.
Our recent Valentine’s golf shop sale was very
successful. Knowing that you need to use up your
winnings by May 31, 2015, this is a good time to stop in
and see what bargains we still have. We currently have
a 50% off rack with some nice merchandise hanging on
it. You always get 15% off all other merchandise as well
(except for Ping clubs). If you don’t have any caps or
shirts with our new logo on it, then it’s time to sport it!
Lastly, if you have not had a moment to swing by and
introduce yourself to Bob Blean, our new PGA Director
of Instruction, I hope you can soon. On a personal level,
I asked him to look at my swing and it would be an
understatement to say that I am extremely excited about
playing again. Bob knows his stuff and because of him, I
can’t wait to tee it up again. If you are struggling or
simply want to learn what you can do to take your game
to the next level, Bob is your guy.
Lastly, for those who are about to head back north to
their summer homes, it’s been a pleasure to have you at
the club this season. Upon your return, I know that you
will be pleased with turf conditions and your playing
experience next fall. We have some exciting plans for
next season, “agronomically” speaking, and I look
forward to delivering a stellar product to everyone next
October. Thank you for your patience and participation
this season. We will be better than ever very soon!
Enjoy what is truly the best month for golf in the State of
Arizona and as always, please don’t hesitate to reach
out to me if you have any questions or concerns.
Jamey Lewis, PGA
General Manager / Director of Golf
[email protected]
From the CEO…
February has come and gone with good golf and
memories made. Congrats to Ricke Carlson who played
a great match game with me.
The events in March will bring more fun and friendships.
I always enjoy the Saguaro Invitational and look forward
to this challenging event. Special thank you to all the
members that put on this fun event.
Bob Blean has been leading the Saturday golf clinic and
given a lot of golf wisdom to this class. WE all have
more fun when we play better. Feel free to welcome
Bob for your lessons.
Golf Shop News & Notes…
March has traditionally been one of our busiest months
for tournaments. This year is no different. Every
Saturday this month has a morning tournament. The
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Saguaro Classic will be held March 26 – 28 . The men
and ladies will be having their Club Championships. The
Champagne Classic will be hosted by the 18-Hole
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Ladies Club on March 24 .
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Additionally, the Cactus Tour will be here March 9 –
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11 , and we also are hosting a Pro-Am on Sunday,
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March 8 . Expected to compete in the Pro-Am will be a
large number of girls that competed on the Golf
Channel’s: “The Big Break”. Last year’s finalist and
2014 Arizona Womens Open Champion, Emily Tubert
will be here as well. Also, Lindsay, McKensie Jackson,
Taylor Camany, Brittany Benvenuto, Brittany Yada, as
well as many players that were just here competing in
the Arizona Womens Open. So if you have never played
with a lady professional, now is your chance. The entry
fee is $50 so make sure you sign up in the golf shop and
secure your spot in this fun event!
Ray Madrid
Golf Shop Manager
Golf Course News…
Warmer weather this month will promote rapid turf
growth and increase mowing frequency. Sulfur and
organic slow release fertilizer applied this winter has
greatly improved the turf density on tees and fairways.
This month we will begin our annual tree replacement
program. We will plant twenty trees in place of dead
trees we have removed. Pre-emergence herbicide has
been applied to the course for control of Summer annual
and perennial weeds. New distance markers have been
installed on all the fairways. Mowing heights on greens,
tee, and fairways will be reduced in preparation of spring
and summer transition from cool season rye grass to
Bermuda grass.
Jim Trikoff
Golf Course Superintendent
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Our Golf Program in Schools will start March 9 at
Peoria High School. If you have some extra clubs
please drop them off at the pro shop. If you would like to
help with this program or just want more information
please stop in the office and let’s talk.
Finally Rumor Central is very active. If you have
questions about any of it let’s talk. If you need a laugh I
posted a story on the bulletin board: give me back my
dog! Happy golfing…
Tom Loegering
CEO – Sun City Country Club
18-Hole Men News…
February ended with our Match Play event which wasn’t
as easily played as it should have been, but we “gotter”
done. First flight was won by Eric Peterson who took
Jim Dana down with a great round played by both
players. Flight Two was won by Jerry Kanode, Flight
Three was won by Gary Hermon, Flight Four was won
by Ricke Carlson, and the Flight Five winner was Bob
Smart, Flight Six winner was Dave Martin. Many
matches went all 18 holes and several went as many as
22 holes.
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Our club championship begins the 4 , 5 , and 11 of
March. This is a gross flighted event. Then our flagship
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event ends the month of March. The 24 annual
Saguaro Classic. This years Classic will return to 2
rounds of regulation golf. First round is a better ball net
and round two will be both balls net. We are hoping to
have our Full House Band playing Saturday night after
the awards dinner so plan to stay and dance to our fine
member band. We are so blessed to have these very
talented folks play for us.
Get those entries in.
Currently, we have only 11 paid teams – the deadline is
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March 22 .
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Special Note: The Derby will be on Friday the 27 after
Round #1. 98 year old T. Robert Martin will be joining us
again this year.
Bill Patterson
President – 18 Hole Men
18-Hole Ladies News…
9-Hole Ladies News…
February was a busy month. The President’s Cup was
held with Judy Ebbesen winning the low net of the field
championship. Congratulations. We also held our
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Member-Guest Tournament on January 27 with a great
turnout of 64 members and guests. Our Benefit Play
Day was held on February 17. Over $600 was raised
and presented to Banner Lakes Imaging Center. We had
a luncheon after play at Lesley McLaughlin’s with
several husbands serving the ladies their food. Thanks
to both Lesley for her hospitality and the men for their
great job. In March we will hold our Club Championship
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on the 3 , 5 and 10 with a luncheon to follow on the
patio. Those not playing in the club championship must
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make their own tee times on the 5 and 10 .
The support breast cancer fund raiser was held on Feb.
17th and 290.00 dollars was donated. It will go Sun
Lakes Imaging. Thanks to all of those that participated.
Our Kokopelli team will play match play on March 9 at
Great Eagle and we will be playing against the Coyote
Lakes team. Our annual tournament, the Champagne
Classic will be held March 24 and we have a full field.
Annette Shaff and her committee have been hard at
work getting everything ready for this awesome day.
Reminder to the Board: Our next meeting will be
Wednesday, March 4 at 9:45 a.m. – this is a change in
time from the calendar. Hope to see you out on the
course. Happy Golfing!
Holly Berquam
President – 18 Hole Ladies
[email protected]
(509) 998-7462
Activities Committee News…
Thanks again to members who continue to support the
Activities events held at the restaurant. We hope you
appreciate the time and effort put into each event for
your enjoyment and pleasure.
The March 7th Western barbecue buffet dinner and
entertainment with Buck Connor's American Kountry
Band may be a fun and fond memory by the time this
article appears in the Score but we hope its successful
and to your liking.
Please mark your calendars for our last festivity of the
season on April 11th. There will be a sit-down dinner
and music by the R & B Duo, who performed at the
Black and White. The theme for the night is "The Love
Boat." You may want to dress as a tourist or a cruise
captain or employee.
It will be an exciting evening and a fond farewell for our
"snowbirds" who will be leaving soon for their homes up
North.
Shirley Olson & Linda Benschneider
Co-Chairmen – Activities Committee
Flight championships will be held on March 3rd and
March 10th. The 4 club exchange will be held at
Westbrook Village on Tuesday March 24th. If you
haven't signed up, the sign up sheet is outside of the pro
shop. This is always a fun event and I hope we have a
good turn out from the nine hole ladies. Happy Golfing.
See you on the course.
Kandy Wassmer
President – 9 Hole Ladies
[email protected]
(602) 866-8960
Ladies Bowling News…
Spring is in the air and our meeting will be on
Wednesday March 11th at 11:30 a.m. Before bowling in
the meeting room at Lakeview Lanes.
On January 7th Shirley Olson rolled a 181 and a 177
and Holly Berquam had a 181. Also on January 14th
Bonnie Emanuel had a 184.
On February 4th Cheryl Woods rolled a 184, Nancy
Dunn a 185, Judi Lambert a 172, Jeanne Passon a
178,137 and 200 for a 515 series, and Shirley Olson had
143,193 and a 171 for a 507 series.
February 11th had Bonnie Emanuel bowl a 188, Holly
Berquam a 206, sub Mackie Morgan a 173 and Shirley
Olson a 177,171 and 172 for a 520 series.
On February 18th Bonnie Emanuel rolled a 181 and sub
Rose Andricik had a 170.
Finally on February 25th Jan Paine had a 181 and sub
Rose Andricik a 173. Shirley Olson rolled a 179,168 and
a 166 for a 513 series and Bonnie Emanuel had a 174,
181 and a 173 for a 528 series.
Chris Kennedy
President
Board of Governors…
Among the duties of the Board of Governor’s we act as a
liaison between members, management, the pro shop,
and the club house. We’ve heard some rumors we’d like
to address:
There is NO sale pending and the
Zendejases plan to keep the restaurant and bar opened
for the summer months. The liquor license is held by the
Board of Governors and it did expire however, this was
through no fault of the restaurant or management. The
expiration date was 1/31. The renewal was submitted
12/1.
The Board of Liquor asked for supporting
documentation three times between 12/1 and 1/31 which
was promptly supplied. In February, we learned they
were still unsatisfied with our submission. In mid February Tom Loegering and I personally visited the
office of the Board of Liquor. After answering their
questions it was discovered that the Board of Liquor was
in error so they waived the late fee and issued us the
license right there on the spot. All is good. Speaking of
the liquor license, it has come to our attention that empty
liquor bottles and beer cans of a brand not sold at the
bar have been found on the premises. Just so we all
know it is a violation of liquor laws to bring outside liquor
to the bar.
Upcoming Golf Events
March 2015
For more information about any of these events, please
stop by or call the golf shop at (623) 933-1353.
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18 Hole Ladies – 9:00 am
9 Hole Ladies – 12:30 pm
3/4
Men’s Club – 11:00 am
3/5
18 Hole Ladies – 8:00 am
18 Hole Men – 11:00 am
3/7
$5 Clinic – Full Swing Basics – 9:00 am
3/9
Ladies Putting League (and Wine!) 4:00 pm
3/10
18 Hole Ladies – 10:00 am
9 Hole Ladies – 12:30 pm
3/11
Men’s Club – 11:00 am
3/13
18 Hole Couples – 1:00 pm
“Beautification Event”
3/14
$5 Clinic – Weight = Power – 9:00 am
3/16
Ladies Putting League (and Wine!) 4:00 pm
3/17
18 Hole Ladies – 9:00 am
9 Hole Ladies – 12:30 pm
3/18
Men’s Club – 11:00 am
3/21
18 Hole Couples – CANCELLED
$5 Clinic – Rules of Golf – 9:00 am
3/23
Ladies Putting League (and Wine!) 4:00 pm
3/24
2015 Champagne Classic
9 Hole Ladies – 1:00 pm
3/25
Men’s Club – 11:00 am
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Now for something really fun. On Friday, March 13 , the
Board of Governors, the Club House and the Pro Shop
are having a Club House Beautification Golf
Tournament. This date is a regular couples club Friday
however it will be 18-holes of golf starting at 1:00 instead
of 9-holes starting at 3:00. The format is yet to be
determined but it will be fun and easy for those who
prefer 9-holes. There will be mulligans for sale and a
50/50. You’ll be able to buy string by the foot to use for
putts and other fun ruses to help you win the
tournament. The Full House Band will be playing on the
patio and Jack and Nanette will supply a Mexican buffet
@ $7 a head with all proceeds going to the benefit. This
is a real collaboration between all three facets. All we
need now are the members. Proceeds from the event
will go to fixing the fans in the restrooms at the club
house. Granted, the issue is deeper than the fans but it
will help until the real problem can be fixed. All it takes
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is money. Please join us on March 13 for a fun event
to help solve a problem that has bothered us all for years
with no solution in sight. We are the solution and we can
take pride in knowing that we pulled “together” to solve
it. Thank you so much. Let’s just do it!!!
Nancy Dunn
President – Board of Governors
[email protected]
(775) 721-0597
3/26 – 3/28
2015 Saguaro Classic
3/30
Ladies Putting League (and Wine!) -4:00 pm
3/31
18 Hole Ladies – 9:00 am
9 Hole Ladies – 12:30 pm