Manager’s Corner

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April 14, 2023

Dear TGO Community,

This week following the Easter holiday typically begins our low season here at TGO. Much of my work moving forward is focused on coordinating with vendors, supporting the CSA crews, and scheduling and tracking maintenance work and improvement projects. If you are traveling north soon, Cliff and I will keep you posted on community activities and progress through my Manager’s Corner, the Chairman’s Notes, and photos in The Happenings. Last week we repaired a potable water leak in the Hammock Oaks neighborhood, we made progress on the renovation of our golf maintenance shop, and we conducted some forestry clearing around two of our lakes, Hopper Lake and Bob’s Lake. This is the start of many more improvement projects scheduled this season.

One of my favorite phrases is “Trust in God, but lock your car.” Although we live inside a 24-hour gated community, we are not immune to crime. Recently a man wearing a hoodie and mask walked through the Hidden Lakes community late at night, and opportunistically checked for unlocked vehicles. He rummaged through an estimated ten vehicles left unlocked, and some petty theft took place. If you have any information about this incident, please contact me. Please take precautions to make sure your property is locked and protected, and consider wifi surveillance cameras to watch your property when you are not home.

Soon The Great Outdoors will host two local high school proms. The Manor will be the location for Titusville High School’s prom next Friday, April 21, followed by Astronaut High School’s prom on Saturday, April 29. You will certainly notice some extra traffic on our TGO roads those evenings, along with many cars parked in our Manor parking lot. Blue Heron will provide some snacks and desserts on those evenings. We have hosted Titusville High’s prom in recent years, and have found the event very well organized and chaperoned, and we expect the same results this year.

This past Monday our Blue Heron Kitchen received a new 4-ton roof-top air conditioner. Fortunately, our restaurant is now closed on Mondays, giving us a full day to perform this work. Next Monday we have hired a professional cleaning company to perform a deep cleaning of our dining area floors and kitchen. Closing the Blue Heron on Mondays gives us the time to conduct these types of projects, and also allows our restaurant team a much needed day to rest after a busy season.

Seven hundred owners and residents of TGO took the recent Blue Heron survey. You shared some great feedback and ideas with the Restaurant Advisory Committee and senior CSA staff. This survey shared that most diners are looking for simple pub style food, followed by lighter and healthier fare, and many want more seafood options. Most of our customers commented on wanting better service, more daily and weekly specials, more comfort foods, and lower prices. Although our Blue Heron Restaurant cannot be all things to everyone, we do plan to use this feedback to develop a new spring menu soon, and begin preparing our fall menu for the upcoming high season. Thank you for your feedback!

As a reminder, our April board meeting will take place next week, on Wednesday, April 19 at 3:00 pm. Prior to the board meeting, Alligator Frank Robb will be at The Manor at 2:00 pm for a meet and greet, followed by a presentation called “Living with Alligators” at 2:30 pm. I hope to see you there.

Sincerely,

Billy Specht CSA Manager

137 Plantation Drive Titusville, Florida 32780

321-269-5524

For Tee Times and more information www.thegreatoutdoorsgolf.com

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Purchase in the TGO Golf Shop or CSA Office

6 Hole Avengers

April Golf Rates (Effective

April 10)

Green Fee Includes Use of Golf Cart • Rates are Plus 7% Sales Tax

All Prices Subject to Change With or Without Advanced Notice

Non-Resident Rate

18 Holes $49 Before Noon $40 After Noon

9 Holes $26 Before Noon $22 After Noon

First Responders/Military/Groups (FRMG)

18 Holes $43 Before Noon $35 After Noon

9 Holes $23 Before Noon $19 After Noon

TGO Resident Rate

18 Holes $40 Before Noon $32 After Noon

9 Holes $21 Before Noon $17 After Noon

5-Round Punch Card Special (on sale daily)

Non-Resident $220 + Tax

FRMG $190 + Tax

TGO Resident $175 + Tax

MEMBERSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE – INQUIRE WITH GOLF SHOP STAFF

All prices subject to change with or without advance notice

Not ready for 9 or 18 holes? Want to learn more with an easy scramble event that covers the first 6 holes? Then come join the Avengers every Tuesday at 3:00. Meet new friends, have fun and learn the basics of golf. Everyone is welcome. Sign up at the Golf Shop.

Avengers March 28

T 1st Marcie Doherty 24

Melissa Moschgat, Michelle Arcaro

Chuck & Terry Marsh 24

Rick & Brenda Galley

Diane Coffer, Russ Busse 24

Lauren Clark, Doris Aliev

Avengers April 4

1st Mark & Sarah Sennett 21

Marcie Doherty

2nd Chuck & Terry Marsh 22

Rick & Brenda Galley

T- 3 Pat Hamilton, Ann Brooks, 24

Maddie Saulnier, Cindy Beary

Carl Marchand, Russ Busse 24

Theresa Sustakovitch

Michelle Arcaro 4

TGO 9 Hole Fun League

Ladies and Gentlemen - TGO has a 9 hole “play your own ball” weekly league on Saturdays. Play will begin at 2 pm (tee times start). Sign-up info will be posted on the bulletin board at the golf shop. You can sign up as a group or individual.

Fun League March 25

The Game: Team NET Scoring Count 2 best 9 hole NET scores

T-1st Pat Cook, Lauren Clark 70 Rich Strauss, Mary Vreeland

Mark Neas, Ruth Ann Middleton 70 Sandy Tukey, Bob Kurtz

3rd Ray Middleton, Liz Strom 73 Jeanne Wehnau, Melissa Moschgat

“Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented.”

-Arnold Palmer-

Instruction by TGO PGA

Professional Chuck Kandt

Clinic Information is posted on the information board at the Golf Shop Private Golf Lessons are Available by Appointment

MGA Golf Results March 29

2023 Closing Pairs Tourney + Beat the Pros

(Alternate Shot on Front Nine & Two Man Scramble on Back Nine)

Winning Teams

Men’s Day Golf Results April 5

Team NET Game: Hi - Lo NO NO

Throw out high score and low score, count remaining 2

1st Steve Wimberly 144

Rick Conover

Mike Anderson

Al Renzi

2nd Niles Jansen 151

Ken O’Dea

Jim Marigliano

Nick Preble

3rd Roy Brown 154

#4 Bill Schueller #8 Kevin Burns #11 Phil Monty #16 Cliff Creech

Team Skins (14)

#2 Ken O’Dea & Gary Wittstock

#4 Bill Factor & Bob Wellen

#7 Ray Turner & Richard Chartrand

#13 Tim Heath & John Pawlicki

BEAT THE PROS

Only two teams “Beat the Pros” with a score of 67.5! Congrats to Dave Verstraete & Jim McCarty and Tim Heath & John Pawlicki who won Pro Shop certificates!!

Many thanks to Pro Chuck Kandt and Superintendent Shane Willey for joining us today!

Mark Anderson

George Mattocks

Ed Greasamar

Closest to Hole #4 & # 11: Joe Porta

7 & 8 www.tgomga.com

Come Join our TGO Men’s Golf Association

• Membership fee is only $30.00 for a year of fun! • Tournaments every Wednesday!

• Prizes and special event luncheons and end of year dinner! Sign-up at the TGO Pro Shop

2023-2024 GOLF CALENDAR

November 1 Annual MGA Welcome Back Scramble

November 8 1-2-3 Best Ball Team Competition

November 15 Annual Turkey Shootout Better Ball

November 22 Annual Fish Fry Tourney and Luncheon

November 29 Team Better Ball Tourney (1 on 3’s, 2 on 4’s, 3 on 5’s) + MGA Membership Meeting

December 6 Annual Team Skins Competition

December 13 Annual MGA/LGA Holiday Scramble & Luncheon

December 20 Team Better Ball (Count 2 on #1-9, Count 3 on #10-18)

December 27 Annual Stableford Team Competition

January 3 President’s Cup 1 Round Matches

January 5 (Friday) President’s Cup 2 Round Matches

January 10 President’s Cup 3 Round Matches + Count 2 BB Game

January 12 (Friday) President’s Cup Final Flight Matches (4)

January 17 MGA 9 Hole Bubba One Person Scramble, 9:00 am

January 17 President’s Cup Semi-Final & Final Matches, 1:00 pm

January 24 1st Annual Canadian Open (Red & White tees)

January 31 Annual Pink Chump Ball Tourney + Membership Meeting & Luncheon

February 7 Annual Beat the Pros Pairs Tourney

February 14 & 16 Annual MGA Club Championships

February 21 Annual U.S. Open - Red, White & Blue Tourney

February 28 Annual MGA Away Day - Location to be Announced

March 6 Team Better Ball Tourney (3 on 3’s, 2 on 4’s, 1 on 5’s)

March 11 Member-Member Opening Social, 5:00 pm in the Manor

March 12, 13, 14 29th Annual Member-Member Tournament

March 15 Member-Member Closing Banquet & Awards Night, 5:00 pm

March 20 Annual MGA Member-Guest & 2 Man Better Ball Tourney

March 27 Annual MGA Beat the Pros Closing Tournament + BarBQ Luncheon, Awards & MGA Annual Meeting

Come Join our TGO Ladies Golf Association

• Membership fee is only $40.00 for a year of fun! • Tournaments every Monday!

• Prizes and special event luncheons. Sign-up at the TGO Pro Shop

2023-2024 GOLF CALENDAR

October 16 Opening Day - Low Gross - Low Net

October 23 Breast Cancer Benefit Scramble

October 30 Low Gross - Low Net

November 6 Scramble (9 & 18) & Tee Up Luncheon (Paid by LGA)

November 13 Blind Partners - After play, you’ll find out who your partner is

November 20 4 Clubs and a Putter

November 27 Team Better Ball 3-2-1 - Count 3 scores on par 3’s, 2 on par 4’s, 1 on par 5

December 4 2-person scramble

December 11 Team Stableford

December 13 Annual MGA/LGA Holiday Scramble & Luncheon

December 18 Santa & Elves

January 1 Step Aside Scramble

January 8 President & VP Cup* - 1st Round - Tee Times

January 15 President & VP Cup* - 2nd Round & Count 1-2-3 BB - Tee Times

January 22 President & VP Cup* - 3rd Round & Count 2-3 BB - Tee Times

January 29 President & VP Cup* - 4th Round & Count 3-2-1 BB - Tee Times

February 5 Low Gross-Low Net

February 12 Valentine’s Tournament - 2-person Scramble - Open to All Players and run by Pro Shop

February 19 & 20 Club Championship* - Tee Times - Party after play on the 20th

February 26 Trouble (Modified)

March 4 2-Person (Scramble) Match Play, Annual Meeting - Member Paid Lunch

March 11 Saint Patrick’s Tournament - Open to All Players and run by Pro Shop

March 18 & 19 Member-Member* - Tee Times - Party after play on the 19th

March 25 Scramble (9 & 18), Awards Lunch (Paid by LGA)

* Participation in 20% of scheduled LGA events within the previous 12 months required. Schedule subject to change during the year. Sign-up by 5:00 pm on Thursday prior to the event you want to play in.

Sixteen members of the LGA played in an invitational at Indian River Colony Club. Dawn England and Penny Wimberly won closest to the pins. Pam Nalley, Carol Votto, Mary Laverty and Lynne Anderson were Overall Gross Champions. A fun day was had by all!

Back row, L-R: Susan Jensen, Nita Flannigan, Liz Rupsinki, Colleen Marigliano, Mary Laverty, Carol Votto, Penny Wimberly

Front Row, L-R: Ellen Cyr, Coletta Gabele, Karri Conover, Pam Nalley, Lynne Anderson, Kathy Shulby, Dawn England, Trisha Picard. Not pictured is Pat Terry

We also had a team who tied for 3rd net, however lost the card playoff. It was such a hard course it’s a great accomplishment. Team Members were: Trisha Picard, Karri Conover, Colleen Marigliano and Liz Rupinski.

2023 Spring Cup April 1 & 2

The 3rd Edition of the Men’s Spring Cup took place April 1 and 2. Two teams clad in matching team shirts headed out for a weekend of Ryder Cup match play competition. The Golfin’ Gators, led by Captain Mark Anderson, battled the Hurricane Hustlers who were led by Captain Wayne Condra. The Gators chomped on the Hustlers on day one and built a 30+ point lead (161-127) that would have made The Mayor, Walter, very pleased.

Despite the day 1 set back, Captain Condra attempted to inspire his green clad group with chants of Green Machine, Green Machine. While the effort was commendable, the lead built up by the Gators was just too much to overcome. With the cork popped on a bottle of bubbly, Captain Anderson accepted and hoisted the Cup and celebrated a dominating victory. The final talley; Gators 453, Hustlers 411.

Both teams then retired to the clubhouse for the traditional serving of a steak dinner and exchange of gifts. Captain Condra then gathered his team together for their fill of hot dogs and beans! Head Professional Chuck Kandt praised both teams for their spirit of competition and sportsmanship in what has become one of the most popular events at TGO.

With the champions in place, winning team Captain Mark Anderson was asked to name a benefiting charity from fundraising activities that took place during the event. His choice was the Gary Sinise Foundation, benefiting military families.