MSGA Magazine - Norbeck Country Club

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October - November 2015
Issue # 22
Antigua’s
AMATEUR INTERVIEW WITH
Lisa
Spring 2016 men’s
Performance Collection activewear
Schlesinger
Course review
What to expect when playing at
Norbeck CC
RULE 18
RULES REVISITED
Five Questions
Ed Several
Senior Vice President and General
Manager, PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions
in partnership with
16 course Review Norbeck Country Club
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MARYLAND STATE GOLF MAGAZINE | september 2015
Norbeck Country Club course Review 17
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Course Review
Norbeck
Country Club
By Mark Stein
september 2015 | MARYLAND STATE GOLF MAGAZINE
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one of the best kept secrets in
montgomery county
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N
orbeck Country Club is tucked away in the
rolling landscape of Rockville, Maryland less
than 20 miles north of the nation’s capital. The
golf course at Norbeck challenges golfers to
place their ball off the tee and finish at the cup if they
want to score well. True to the Mid-Atlantic style this
course is remembered for its tall, tree-lined fairways
and small target greens set upon sloping hillsides. Many
elevated greens and tees challenge golfers to find their
line upon their first encounter with this course. And the
small, sloping greens are challenging no matter how
many times golfers play here.
This writer had the privilege of playing Norbeck on a
postcard day in late autumn. The maintenance staff was
out taking great care to keep the fairways and greens
clean as the many deciduous trees across the property
shed the last of their autumn leaves. And though
the fallen leaves are usually indicative of the end of
golf season much life was found at Norbeck Country
Club. Members gathered around the practice facilities
and inside the clubhouse chatting it up before their
morning rounds. The club was full of breakfast goers
and exercise partners, tennis players and golfers alike
on this fall morning.
As for the course, the front nine has many challenging
and scenic holes stretching out to the north end of the
property. The signature hole at Norbeck is the par 3
Hole 3 and host to an elevated tee box looking down on
a two tier green twice as wide as it is deep. The narrow
landing zone challenges golfers to attack the pin while
the bunker and creek in the front make them pay for
their mistakes. After the par 3 comes a beautiful par
4 that stretches uphill along the same creek. With the
hillside to the right of the fairway and the creek to the
left, golfers are challenged to carry a small pond off the
tee and keep their ball in play avoiding a tough-sloping
lie. The green on number 4 is small and tapered, blind
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Many elevated greens and tees challenge golfers to find
their line upon their first encounter with this course.
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to most approaches as it sits atop the hill. With three
bunkers flanking its front approach, to knock down a
shot here would lead to a scoring opportunity for sure.
The par 5 Hole 5 is a long dogleg left that climbs up the
hill to the front of the property. The rest of the front nine
has very little change in elevation though it plays pretty
long ending at the clubhouse along the main entrance.
The back nine explores the southern half of the
property and lends itself to more boundary holes and
water hazards than the front. The signature stretch of
the back nine begins with the downhill par 4 Hole 14.
It has a relatively approachable green with a tree line
on the right and a large bunker guarding the left. Hole
15 begins below the green at 14 and over the memberdedicated Gerardi Bridge, which crosses the lower
section of the aforementioned creek running through
the front nine. This scenic tee shot has a large tree on
the left side of the fairway just as the pond begins on
the right. For long ball hitters these hazards are right
around the landing zones. The green at 15 is one of the
largest on the course but the bunker and pond in front
make for a difficult approach. The back nine ends with
the par 4 Hole 18 highlighted by two fairway bunkers
at the turn of a dogleg right. It finishes into a sloping
green surrounding by two front side bunkers. This hole
is open to scoring opportunities for those who can get
around the bend off the tee.
The golf course at Norbeck Country Club is well
groomed and well designed with plush green grounds
and white sand bunkers. There are enough doglegs,
sloping fairways, elevated tees, and blind greens to keep
even a seasoned golfer on their toes. The course and
practice facilities are in top shape and the staff provides
excellent care. Membership at Norbeck is very social
and the friendly vibe is felt throughout the property.
Norbeck Country Club may be the best kept secret of
the DMV and its premier golf course is definitely on
the mark.
8 Amateur Interview Lisa Schlesinger
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The Amateur Interview is broguht to you by
AMATEUR INTERVIEW WITH
Lisa
Schlesinger
Norbeck Country Club
Lisa Schlesinger Amateur Interview 9
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Maryland’s two-time USGA Womens
Senior Amateur Medalist
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Special awards, tournaments, titles
won and notable achievements
Member of the Washington DC Fast Pitch Softball Hall of Fame and the Washington DC Jewish Sports
Hall of Fame
2 time USGA Womens Senior Amateur Medalist
I am in the USGA record books for having the second lowest USGA qualifying score for women which
was done at the Honors Course in Tennessee with a 68-71=139, where I also hold the course record.
Numerous local medalist honors in qualifying for USGA Mid-Amateur and Senior
Amateur Championships
I have won the Maryland State Senior and Maryland Mid-Amateur Championship numerous times.
I have been selected numerous times as one of three players on the Maryland State Team which has
represented Maryland in the USGA State Team Championship where we have never finished higher than
10th in the country.
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Name
Member Club/Play At
Lisa Schlesinger
Norbeck Country Club
Coach /Teacher
Joy Bonhurst, LPGA and PGA
What clubs are
in your bag?
Driver: Callaway Big Bertha Alpha
Irons: Callaway XR2 – gap wedge to 8 iron
Fairway metals: Callaway XR 3 and 5 wood.
Callaway 4, 5, 6 and 7 hybrids (Big Bertha).
Sand wedge: Callaway 56 and 60 wedges
What golf ball
do you play?
Titleist Pro V1x
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Hi Lisa,– Thank you for taking the time to do this
interview. First let me begin by asking at what age
did you begin playing golf, who introduced you to
the game?
A little birdie told me that you also you’re quite a
gifted basketball player; tell us a little bit about your
exploits on the court? And what other sports do
you enjoy?
I began playing golf in my mid 30’s. My parents tried
and failed to get me interested in my early teens, but I
found the game to be a bit boring, in that it didn’t move
fast enough for me. I was easily frustrated, and had zero
patience for mistakes that I had no control over.
I have played and participated on many championship
teams, both in basketball and fast pitch softball. Any
sport I played, I wanted to be the best I could be. I
played college basketball at the University of Maryland
from 1975 to 1979. We won 2 ACC Championships and
went to the final four in 1978 where we lost to UCLA
on their home court!! They don’t allow that to happen
these days. I also played professional basketball in the
WBL for the Washington Metros, the New England Gulls
and very briefly for the team in St. Louis. Briefly as in
24 hours. I got homesick very quickly. Played fastpitch
softball for many years in the Guy Mason League for
the Washington Metros. We traveled almost every
weekend to play teams like the Budweiser Belles and
the Raybestos Brakettes who sported players like Lisa
Fernandez and Dot Richardson. Our team we made it to
many national fastpitch championships finishing a best
of 9th in the nation in 1979. I was a switch hitting lead
off batter, quite speedy with an on base percentage
of 60%.
Many golfers remember when they “got bitten by the
golf bug.” Do you have a particular time, experience
or memory of when you fell in love with the game?
For me, it wasn’t falling in love with the game. It was an
opportunity for me to continue to compete. The falling
in love came later when I saw I could be good at
the game.
Over the years you have played and participated in
a number of regional and national events. Of those
which tournaments are the most notable?
When I was back to back medalist at the USGA Senior
Amateur, also making it to the semi-finals both years.
Getting that two year local qualifying exemption was a
bonus too.
What do you rate as highest golfing honors?
Again, I guess being in the USGA record books is pretty
cool, but I would love to win a USGA Championship.
That would be the bomb!
Give us 3 interesting facts about you that our readers
or people don’t know about you?
In my next life I would like to be a beauty queen. I had
a cat named Divot, and have a cat named Caddie. You
couldn’t pay me enough money to play golf with
Tiger Woods.
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Back to the golf, Do you have any special preparation
between events or specific areas of your game that
you worked on?
I workout 2 to 3 times per week lifting weights, doing
core work, working on flexibility and golf specific
exercises. I continue to try and improve my short game.
Joy (my golf instructor) continually pushes wedges,
chipping and putting.
What do you consider is the strength of your game? Is
there any aspect of your game which you are going to
concentrate on improving in 2016?
My parents joined Norbeck over 45 years ago, so by
default it became my home. Norbeck is a very unique
and special place because of the people. It’s a very
welcoming atmosphere. I have always felt like Norbeck
is like the “Cheers Bar”, where everyone knows
your name.
Do you have someone that you use as a sounding
board to talk about your success with or how you
could improve your game?
I don’t know, maybe my golf instructor, or any friend
who is willing to listen.
Strength of my game is off the tee and any wood I
have in my hand. I have always had a fascination with
strength and length. I always need improvement on my
mental game. Every year that is my biggest challenge.
If you were given the opportunity to play in a “dream
foursome” with people from the past or present
connected with the game of golf, who would that be
and why?
How much time do you get to dedicate a week
for practice?
I don’t really have a dream foursome. I get to play with
so many accomplished golfers all the time. But if I had
to make a foursome, I would say it would be Walter and
James Jew, and Tex Stecklein, my regular foursome that
I have been playing with at Norbeck every weekend for
the past 15 or so years.
Prior to retirement I practiced or played 5 or 6 days
per week. Now that I am retired I have and would do
something 7 days per week. But I have to force myself
to take a day or two off.
You stated that you are a member of Norbeck CC, how
long have you held a membership there and what is it
about the club the drew you to join? And why do you
call that course your home?
What is the best advice regarding golf that you have
ever received?
“Its not about how long you hit it, its about getting the
ball in the hole in the least amount of strokes
as possible”.
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