Coral Creek Quarterly Update

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A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
DEAR CORAL CREEK CLUB MEMBERS,
2015 is off to a great start at the Club! The golf course is in fantastic condition,
the tournaments and social events this season have been tremendous and
the staff continues to go above and beyond to ensure that you and your
guests have an exceptional personalized experience each and every time you
are at the Club.
As I write this letter, I am home in Marblehead, Massachusetts digging
out
from “The Blizzard of 2015” and the almost three feet of snow we
Michael Zmetrovich
President &
received over a couple day period and wishing I was at Coral Creek. It is
Managing Partner
during times like this that I am reminded of how fortunate we all are to be
able to get out of the harsh winter and enjoy the surrounds of such a tropical paradise!
We recently held our annual National Club Championship where CCC members bring
their Head Golf Professional and two members from another Club (usually in the North) that
he or she belongs to. This year I brought a new team from Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San
Antonio (which also has a magnificent and highly ranked Tom Fazio designed golf course).
Just like every time I bring someone to experience Coral Creek for the first time, they all fell
in love with the golf course, the tournament and the Club. It is very rewarding to expose new
people to our wonderful Club! I am also happy to share with you that several of the Golf
Professionals that have been playing in this tournament for years and years said that they
thought the golf course was in the best condition they have every seen it and that it was the best
tournament experience from the food to the tee gift of all the years they have been coming!
I believe that being fortunate also brings the opportunity and responsibility to give back.
Golf has been very good to me and I try and give back to the game through my involvement
over the years with the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund, the AJGA, junior golf, amateur golf
and promoting the game. I would like to recognize and thank CC Member Jeff Tinervin for
what he does to give back to the game through the Tinervin Cup and everything else he is
involved in. For those members that have played with kids from Illinois or Illinois State or
attended the Friday evening dinner over the years you know what Jeff and Madalyn Tinervin
do for these kids. For those that have not had the chance to be a part of this unique event,
Jeff and Madalyn generously underwrite the entire event where these kids get the opportunity
to meet and play with CCC members, stand up and answer questions from the audience after
the dinner but more importantly have a special experience in which hopefully someday makes
them want to do something to give back to the game.
I look forward to the rest of the season and staying out of the brutal winter weather as much
as possible! I know you are going to enjoy your time at the Club and get the same rewarding
feeling when you share our Club with someone new. We will do everything we can to make
sure you do!
Sincerely,
Michael Zmetrovich
President & Managing Partner
MEMBERSHIP
Being a Coral Creek member
means different things to different
people, yet universally, the
pristine conditions and natural
beauty of the golf course provide
a first and lasting impression
Karen Conroy
for all who visit. As members,
General Manager/
you have experienced the warm,
Membership Director
welcoming Club environment
that is perfect for meeting people, having fun and
enjoying life!
Whether you favor the annual golf tournaments,
fun theme dinners, weekly pick-up games or relaxing
afternoons with close friends, we have all the
essential elements in place to offer our members
and guests a satisfying club experience.
The overall success of Coral Creek Club is truly
dependent on a team effort and through the combined
support and mutual goals of the membership, ownership and staff, Coral Creek Club is moving to
the top of the list of the finest Clubs anywhere.
There are now 218 Certificate Members and
that number is growing. We are working to fill the
remaining spots with others who share the desire
to belong to an exceptional Club and share in the
camaraderie it inspires. Please contact me if you
would like to sponsor a candidate.
NEW CERTIFICATE M EMBERS
BUD
AND JENNIFER
GRUENBERG
Scarsdale, New York
TOM
AND
MAUREEN KEOUGH
Norwell, Massachusetts
LARRY
AND
CHRISTINE DEFRANCE
Nashville, Tennesssee
JAMES MARTIN
Boca Grande, Florida
CARL
AND
MARY ANNE WEIFFENBACH
Columbus, Ohio
KATHY
AND
PHILIP KESSEL
Verona, Wisconsin
NEW SOCIAL MEMBERS
KEVIN
AND
NANCY HYDE
Boca Grande, Florida
CAROL
AND
DOUG STEWART
Boca Grande, Florida
NEW DESIGN FOR THE CLUB’S WEBSITE
In our continued efforts to provide
information and showcase the club,
we have redesigned the website
focusing on more user-friendly
navigation, updated photography,
and maximized exposure. The
website is the perfect tool to stay
in touch with important club
issues and to keep informed about
upcoming events and activities.
If you have not done so already,
visit www.coralcreekclub.com and
complete or update your member
profile. You also now have the option
to add a photo!
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CLUBHOUSE EVENTS
CLUBHOUSE DINING
The clubhouse dining room and outdoor gazebo
provide perfect venues to enjoy fine food in a relaxed,
yet elegant environment where members and guests can
enjoy the high level of service consistent with Coral
Creek Club.
Highlighted by fresh local seafood, the menu is
balanced and diverse with offerings reflecting a variety
of tastes, blending complex French flare with more
traditional comfort foods. Executive Chef Myriam Glover
is both talented and adventurous and is committed to
bringing the freshest ingredients to your table.
When planning your next party, make it an unforgettable event with beautiful presentations and impeccable
service. We create menu options for your special occasion,
both at the Club or in your home. Please be sure to plan
ahead for any anniversary dinners, birthday celebrations,
and cocktail parties or for any occasion you want to
make extraordinary!
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C LUBHOUSE E VENTS
TASTE OF BOCA GRANDE
Food & Beverage Director Erin Kaye and Executive Chef, Myriam Glover present
Coral Creek Club’s gourmet selections for this year’s event.
Coral Creek is proud to be a sponsor of the
annual “Taste of Boca” which raises money for
the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest
Florida and distributes food to more than
30,000 people each month. Chef Myriam
Glover once again delighted all with this year’s
culinary samples – Chicken Drumettes Osso
Bucco and Salmon Tartar. Pastry Chef Nancy
Snyder added the finishing touch with
“CCC” Petit Fours.
CARLTON HILL WINE DINNER
Wine-maker and proprietor David Polite returns once again to Coral Creek Club
for an exclusive wine dinner featuring his award winning Pinot Noirs from the
Willamette Valley region of Oregon. Chef Myriam Glover will complement
David’s selections with an extraordinary menu!
FARMERS MARKET DINNER
David and Tara Polite
survey the harvest at
Carlton Hill Vineyard.
Clubhouse
Upcoming Events
Farmers Market Dinner
Carlton Hill Wine Dinner
French Dinner
Farmers Market Dinner
Good Friday Fish Fry
Easter Sunday Brunch
Margaritaville Grill
Kentucky Derby Dinner
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February 25th
February 28th
March 21st
March 25th
April 3rd
April 5th
April 8th
May 4th
GOLF EVENTS
FROM THE PRO
Golf used to be about getting the ball into the
golfers are knowledgeable of the many rules that
hole but now in 2015 all the discussions involve
govern golf. It’s important to know the rules and
slots, recoil channels and grooves. Welcome to
in many cases beneficial for the player that does.
the tech world for todays golf equipment.
It’s an ongoing education to learn the 34 rules, for
What all this means is golf research and
example there have been 7 rules changes in the
development departments continue to work to
last 2 years. With this in mind, we offer multiple
Ken Raynor,
increase the ball speed off the face, while reducing
rules seminars throughout the season or ask
PGA Head
spin and controlling launch. Simply said, today’s
the Golf Professionals at the completion of any
Professional
clubs are once again more forgiving with off center hits.
round to clarify a question that arose during play.
Club fitting is always available here at Coral Creek
The more you learn the more your level of enjoyment
and is recommended to all our golfers whether for a new
will increase.
set of clubs or just a putter, wedge or driver. The wrong
As the PGA and LPGA players ready themselves
club costs the same as the right club, maybe even more,
for their tournament season, we too should be focused on
your choice! Make an appointment now or join us for our
the golf season at hand. What event are you participating
scheduled manufacturer fitting days. We also have a big
in, how will you prepare with lessons, practice and
multi company demo day March 9th following the annuphysical workouts. Set your goals and let’s work as a
al member meeting.
team as we offer a host of various opportunities for your
Playing any game by the rules is important, however,
game improvement.
few games are played within hundreds of acres hence few
See you all on the tee!
CORAL CREEK CLUB
GOLF SCHOOL
The Coral Creek Club professional
staff is pleased to provide first-rate
golf instruction in a fun, relaxed
atmosphere. All schools have three
instructors with breakout sessions
designed to enhance your understanding of your golf swing and ball
flight from all distances.
Sessions include: personal club
recommendations, video analysis,
on-course instruction and practice
techniques.
Upcoming
Schools
March 27th – 1:00-4:00 p.m.
March 30th – 9:00a.m.-12:00 p.m.
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GOLF EVENTS
BATTLE FOR THE BRIDGE
The tournament season began with the Battle for the
Bridge, the annual friendly competition between the
“Islanders” and the “Mainlanders.” The fun Ryder Cup
style format makes for some great golf in this two-day
event. Day one weather was reminiscent of a fall day up
north, cool and cloudy, however, that did not cool
down the competition within each match. After the
first two nine hole matches the men’s teams were tied
at eight points each. The third match format brought
much success to the Islander team, as they took the
lead and never looked back, winning this year’s Battle
for the Bridge 23 ½ to 16 ½. In the ladies competition,
the Islander team came out with guns blazing winning
all four morning matches. They stretched out their lead
after day one to six, which proved to be the catalyst in
their quest of retaining the title, winning 11 ½ to 9 ½.
Thank you to all participants who played in this
year’s Battle for the Bridge making it a great event!
Men’s Champions – Islanders
Womens’ Champions – Islanders
FAMILY HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
The holidays bring a lot of families down to southwest
Florida for a little fun in the sun and there was plenty of
that to be found at Coral Creek Club. The Family holiday
tournament once again proved to be a great day for
Coral Creek members and their families to enjoy time
together at the Club. The skills challenges of hitting
Fred and Wilma Flinstone on the range or working on
your punch shot to hit a watermelon were both a hit.
The results are as follows from all the flights:
Nora Lea and
Ed Reefe with
Jeff, Michael,
Donna, Ben
and Lauren
Childress
St. Nick Flight: 9 Hole Better Ball of Two
1st place – David & Thomas Hull – 35
Kris Kringle Flight: 18 Hole Better Ball of Two
1st place – Nora Lea Reefe & Michael Childress – 63
2nd place – Ardie & Robbie Westerfield – 64
Rudolph Flight: 6 Hole Scramble
1st place – Maddie & Jane Banta – 39
Snowman Flight: 18 Hole Scramble
1st place – Jeff & Ben Childress – 61
2nd place – John & Will Westerfield – 66
The Hull Family – Sarah, David, Jillian, Thomas, Jamie,
Marilyn and Julia
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GOLF EVENTS
We had ten returning teams and three new teams
from different parts of the country rounding out
this year’s field competing in the ninth annual
Coral Creek National Club Championship. The
new teams were Briggs Ranch GC, San Antonio,
TX, The Peninsula Golf & Country Club,
Millsboro, DE, and Spring Valley Country Club,
Sharon, MA. Day one started out with a chill in
the air, but as the day warmed up so did the competition. Team Peninsula took the lead in the
gross division and Team Medinah was the leader
in the net division. Day two, often considered
“moving day”, had a format of two better balls of
four converted to stable ford points. Team
Peninsula continued their strong play to win the
gross division with 78 points. In the net division,
it was Spring Valley that played extremely well
posting 53 points which vaulted them into the
lead of the net division with 90 points. Congratulations to this year’s winners and thank you all for
a great event!
NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Net Champions – Team Spring Valley CC – Mike Meany, Jesse Carbeau,
John Carbeau-Pro, CC Member-Tom Keoug
Gross Champions – Team Peninsula GC – Mike Blasinsky, John Register,
John Lynch–Pro, CC Member Mark Egbert
HOLES IN ONE
Priscilla Masselink
Jim Fiala
November 7, 2014
November 4, 2014
Hole No. 6
Zayra Calderon
February 7, 2015
Hole No. 12
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GOLF EVENTS
TINERVIN CUP —
ILLINOIS VS.
ILLINOIS STATE
The number one ranked fighting Illini team
brought their “A” game to this year’s Tinervin
Cup, while battling fierce winds and cold
temperatures. The morning four ball matches
teed off at 8:30 shortly after the last raindrops
fell from a cold front that moved through. This
did not affect the play of Illinois, especially
future Walker Cup player Charlie Danielson,
who birdied 5 holes in a row on the front nine.
After the morning matches Illinois jumped out
to a 3-0 lead heading into the afternoon medal
play matches. Illinois State came out ready to
play taking early leads in a few of the matches,
but the steady play of Illinois proved to be too
much for the Redbirds. Illinois won this year’s
Tinervin Cup in very tough conditions 8-1.
Congratulations to all the student athletes from
both teams and good luck this season!
The Fighting Illini vs. The Redbirds – Cake pops courtesy CC Pastry Chef,
Nancy Snyder.
Coaches Ray Kralis and Mike Small with tournament host, Jeff Tinervin
and the golf teams.
NATIVE BIRD BOXES
We are very excited about the addition of hand crafted
native bird boxes throughout the golf course that
encourage the natural nesting habits of some of the
beautiful birds found in our area. These birdhouses are
Audubon sensitive habitats and house such species as
Eastern Bluebirds, Wood Ducks, Purple Marlins and
Carolina Wrens. The Club will be offering a limited
number of wildlife and birding tours this season. A
complete description and the locations of each bird
box are available.
Upcoming
Golf Events
Ladies Invitational
February 19th, 20th
Men’s Invitational
March 12th, 13th, 14th
St Patrick’s Tournament
March 17th
Men’s & Ladies Club Championship April 10th, 11th
Couples Invitational
April 19th
FSGA Women’s Amateur
June 13th – 17th
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THE COURSE
GOLF COURSE UPDATE
If there’s one thing that will never
change in Golf Course Maintenance,
it’s that no matter how much we plan
and forecast, guessing the weather is
just that...guessing. As we make our
way through the 2015 season I can’t
help but think back to the dark and
Jackson Reiswig,
Golf Course
chilly days of last winter – a stark
Superintendent
contrast to our current season. The
summer drought left us at 15 inches below our annual
average, which was a shocking 35 inches below the
previous year! The early forecasts for this season predicted
below average temperatures and above average rain,
which raised concerns after such a brutal summer. But
apparently our little area didn’t get the memo because
this has been an AWESOME season. Beautiful sunshine,
warm temperatures, and lots and lots of golf! The density
of our bermudagrass turf has never been this good during
these peak months for us. Coming in to this year we
were very confident in our agronomic plan, the only
unknown was the weather, which had been uncharacteristically extreme, in both directions, for far too long.
The stability and warmth of these past few months has
been exactly what we were looking for. Being able to
continue growing grass throughout our winter months
has put us in fantastic condition. We’ve seen great
results from our greens and collar programs, and we have
opened up many native areas. The addition of our native
bird houses have been a lot of fun, and we’re excited for
the tours we have planned in the upcoming weeks.
I’ve had the opportunity to play golf at many wonderful
places, often times alongside some of you. It’s always fun
to see different features, new routings and beautiful
designs. But still, after more than 12 years at the Club, I’ve
yet to find it’s equal. The amazing part is that there’s no
one thing you can point to that gives us our ambiance.
The purity of the playing conditions. The seamless
transition from course to nature. The impeccable service.
The beautiful facilities and the warmth of our staff. The
commitment to excel. It’s the combination of those
attributes that make up the soul of Coral Creek Club. We
welcome the opportunity to deliver you such beauty and
happiness. It’s an absolute pleasure being part of Coral
Creek Club, and I believe you feel the same way. As we
continue to grow as a club, I want all of you to know that
we grow as a family. The interactions between members,
guests and staff here are exemplary, and I can’t contain my
excitement for the future. The maturation of our club is a
wonderful process, and I couldn’t be more confident in
our commitment to excellence. There’s still a lot of golf to
play, with plenty of season ahead, and I encourage you to
take a moment or two on your next round to look around
and reaffirm your decision to be part of Coral Creek Club.
It’s a beautiful thing, isn’t it?
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S TA F F D I R E C T O RY
CORAL CREEK AMBASSADORS CLUB
Special thanks to the members of The Coral Creek Ambassadors Club that have introduced
their friends and family to the benefits of membership in the area’s finest club.
Bob & Sheila Dorst
Roland & Lisa Emanuel
Rayner & Patricia Hamilton
Jon & Ann Hammes
Tom Doran & Katie Hauer
Tom and Kathy Hauske
David & Patty Hayes
Lindsay & Candace Hooper
Doug & Chrys Hyde
Noel & Dawn Kile
Michael & Elizabeth Klump
Dave & Carol Lindenbaum
Bob & Addy Melvin
Wendy Melvin
Sanjeev & Karen Mehra
Barry & Linda Allen
Darryl & Sharon Allen
Bob & Sally Allgyer
Bill & Kim Bax
Neal & Kay Billman
Tom & Susan Bowers
Hap & Sue Brakeley
Karl & Sally Brust
Arden & LeeAnn Bucher
Bruce and Kathy Carbonari
Mark & Cheryl Clark
Lee Comfort
Hank & Nell Cox
Tom and Kitty Cross
Ed & Sharon Cruz
Pat & Maribeth Cunningham
Robert and Joan Dann
Bob & Marletta Darnall
Ted & Edie Devnew
Fred & Patty Meserve
Bob and Samantha Miles
Jeff & Meg Pierce
Mike & Maureen Ruettgers
Patrick & Molly Ryan
Doug & Sue Schuemann
Gary & Sue Sligar
Terry & Crystal Smith
Denny & Melanie Sullivan
Jim & Gail Sward
Rich Taylor
Drew & Mary Tucker
Bob & Babs Vanyo
Emmett & Ann White
Rick Wiedemer
Howard & Emily Wise
Randy & Judy Wojcik
Dick & Georgia Yusk
Debby and John Zahnow
C O R A L C R E E K C L U B S TA F F
Clubhouse 941-697-1683 Billing Inquiries 941-697-0979 Golf Shop 941-697-9100
Michael Zmetrovich President and Managing Partner
(781) 631-2955 • cell (617) 312-5021
[email protected]
Karen Conroy General Manager/Membership Director
(941) 697-0830 • cell (941) 662-5925
[email protected]
Angie Mills Controller
(941) 697-0979 • cell (941) 270-0279
[email protected]
Jackson Reiswig Golf Course Superintendent
(941) 697-3208
[email protected]
Ken Raynor PGA Head Golf Professional
(941) 697-9100 • cell (207) 467-0465
[email protected]
Erin Kaye Food & Beverage Director
(941) 697-1683
[email protected]
Jason Dinius Assistant Golf Professional
(941) 697-9100
[email protected]
Myriam Glover Executive Chef
(941) 697-2679
[email protected]
Eric Higgins Assistant Golf Professional
(941) 697-9100
[email protected]
Coral Creek Club
13111 Gasparilla Road • Placida, Florida 33946 • 941-697-0830
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