i g h l i g h t s H December 2012,Volume 42, No. 11
Golf - Member Activities - Holidays- Tennis - Dining
Chapel Hill Country Club 2012 Governing Board Ron Johnston, President Michael Brogren, Vice President Kendrick Vinar, Secretary Lin Wright, Assistant Secretary Mark Moshier, Treasurer Julie Vozella, Assistant Treasurer Larry Cheek Lucy Falk Dale Herman Greg Merritt Dawn Ruston Pete Seagroves
Committees of the Governing Board Finance Committee Mark Moshier, Chairman David Baddour Jim Curis Darren Howell Rich Lessard Don Tiedeman Julie Vozella
Golf Committee Pete Seagroves, Chairman Suzan Cheek Laura Ellgen Jeremy Elliott Griff Graves Jay Kennihan John McGee Gus Neville
Green Committee Dale Herman, Chairman Terry Barker Kate Eifrig Jerry Gschwind Carolyn Hightower Jay Kennihan Alan Lee Tradd McCrary Jeff Tillman Jim Williams Eddie Williamson
House Committee Larry Cheek, Chairman Carrie Brogren Bren Eskridge Stan Eskridge Rob Goss Maggie Hanes Kathleen Lessard Shell Roufail
Pool Committee Lin Wright, Chairman Kristen Carmouche James King Rebecca McKenna Debbie Newcomb Social Committee Lucy Falk, Chairwoman Starr Basmajian Kristen Carmouche Terry Flynn Carol Richards Dan Sternbach Niki Strebel Kellam Warren Strategic Planning Mike Brogren, Chairman Dick Ellgen Starr Basmajian Don Frazer Jay Klompmaker Chris Richards
Membership Committee Kendrick Vinar, Chairman Greg Merritt, Co-Chairman Mike Brogren Ed Falvo Linda Johnston Julie Vozella Chris Richards Dawn Ruston Pete Seagroves James Valentine Durward Williams Lin Wright Tennis Committee Dawn Ruston, Chairwoman Steve Akiyama Susan Beatty Bruce Ballentine Cliff Butler Diane Koenigshofer Andrea Kottong Mark Ruston Susan Skolsky Don Tiedeman Janis Tillman Ali Wallace Lee Wollman
Staff Directory Don Hunter, General Manager (919) 945-0419, dhunter@chapelhill-cc.com Jeff Earley, Assistant Manager and Membership Director (919) 945-0410, jearley@chapelhill-cc.com Chad Tuttle, Clubhouse Manager (919) 945-0410, ctuttle@chapelhill-cc.com Jean O’Daniel, Controller (919) 932-2848, jodaniel@chapelhill-cc.com Pat Clark, Accounting (919) 932-2851, pclark@chapelhill-cc.com Bernadette Degnan, Accountant (919) 945-0420, bdegnan@chapelhill-cc.com Executive Chef, Jimmy Reale (919) 97-8201, jreale@chapelhill-cc.com Rick Brannon, Head Golf Professional (919) 932-2857, rbrannon@chapelhill-cc.com Craig Thompson, Course Superintendent (919) 932-2854, cthompson@chapelhill-cc.com Lindsay Benton, Head Tennis Professional (919) 932-2855, lbenton@chapelhill-cc.com Leea Murphy, Activities Director (919) 967-8201, lmurphy@chapelhill-cc.com Walt Pierce, Locker Room Manager (919) 945-0413, lockerroom@chapelhill-cc.com Travis Womble, Bar Manager (919) 932-2861, twomble@chapelhill-cc.com Alisa Minshall, Communications Director
(919) 967-8201, aminshall@chapelhill-cc.com
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Club Reception and Reservations (919) 967-8201 reservations@chapelhill-cc.com Golf Pro Shop (919) 932-2857
Tennis Pro Shop (919) 932-2855
A message from our President... Happy Holidays. It’s hard for me not to be optimistic about the club’s future. 2012 was a great year for Chapel Hill Country Club, We hired a superb General Manager and fantastic chef. Golng opportunities were expanded with a Tuesday Night Men’s League and a 6 hole beginning ladies program. Financially, there is no excess money and budgets are still tight, but the club is ending the year in the best nancial position we have had for the last 4 years -- not only have we survived in these tough times, we are growing. Membership-wise for the rst time since 2008 we will end the year with over 700 members. But uncertainty still exists and we need to continue to invite friends and neighbors to join. In 2013, you will see us continuing to make infrastructure improvements, removing trees that hinder healthy greens and preparing for the 2014 transition to Bermuda greens. We will cut costs in some areas while expending additional funds in other areas. The year is coming to an end, but we still have one major golng event, the Christmas Cup and numerous holiday activities. The Christmas Cup will be held on Dec 7th.. Everyone’s invited to participate. There’s a nominal entry fee, plus two gifts, $20 - $25 or more each, one for a boy and one for a girl. The gifts go to the Chapel Hill Christmas House. Over the years we have been the biggest contributor to this local charity. Even if you don’t play golf, you’re welcome to bring your gifts and join us at the conclusion of the play for hors d’oeuvres. I lose track, but I think this is the ninth year. What many of you don’t know was that the idea for this event did not come from either the Board or the Golf Committee. Tim Mann, at the time a relatively new member, organized and conducted the rst event on his own. I’m probably exaggerating, but it seems like the rst event was men only, it snowed and we held the award ceremonies downstairs in the old men’s locker room. Since this the event has grown in both the number of entrants, both male and female, and number of contributions for the Christmas House. In January we will welcome a new slate of ofcers and begin the process of forming new committees. A question sometimes arises about non-voting member participation. (Voting members are Resident, Junior Resident, Corporate, and Senior Honorary who have fully paid their initiation fees.) While non- voting members do not count in the quorum and may not vote on the Finance, Strategic Planning, or Bylaws committees, they may serve in a non-voting capacity on these committees and serve in full capacity on the Golf, Green, Membership, Tennis, Pool, and House committees. If you are interested in serving please contact Don Hunter.
In this issue: Membership
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Finance Summary 2 House Committee 2 Club Dining 3 Golf News 4 Course Conditions 5 WGA News 6 Nifty Niners News 6 SMGA News 6 Tennis News 7 Activities 9 Calendar 10
I look forward to seeing you at the Annual meeting. Thanks again for the support that you have provide me and the Board. -Ron Johnston, Club President
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House Committee
Sometimes, you just can’t give stuff away. It’s frustrating. This was the inaugural year of birthday night. Each member gets a free meal on the rst Tuesday of the month in which his (or her) birthday falls. We’ve tried to get the word out, but members have not grabbed this freebie quite as eagerly as I would have thought. Nor have they taken advantage in any signicant numbers of the free bottle of wine or champagne offer at anniversary dinners, another of this year’s innovations.
An average of 14 members a month are taking advantage of the birthday and/or anniversary packages. Most of these represent birthdays. (I suppose people prefer food to champagne.) As a percentage of membership, 14 is a low number, given that we had 120 birthdays in November. What can we do to encourage participation? We likely will start sending out birthday cards to members, reminding them of our birthday night celebration. Most of us are very busy, and so it’s understandable that the rst Tuesday freebie would slip your mind. But it’s there for you. Take it if you can. Which brings us to anniversary night. You can decide which night that is. Just pick a night near your anniversary date, call the club, and make a reservation. We’ve billed the gift on this night as a bottle of champagne. That’s accurate, if champagne is what you want. But if you’d rather have a bottle of wine, and I suspect most of us would, you can get a bottle of wine. Just tell your waitperson. Of course, we’ve put a cap on how much the bottle is worth. We can’t have members coming in and gleefully ordering, for free, a $100 bottle of wine, or even one for $50. So we’ve capped the value at $20, or in that immediate vicinity. Now, as we run out of 2012, I’d like to tell you whom to thank, or fuss at,for what the house committee did or didn’t do during the year. Our committee members have been good and faithful soldiers and the club is a better place for their work. So Laura Ellgen, Carrie Brogren, Maggie Hanes, Shell Roufail, Rob Goss, Bren and Stan Eskridge and Kathleen Lessard, here’s to you all. I’ve enjoyed our time and labor together. Thank you. Larry Cheek, House Committee Chairman
Membership This month, we welcome Brian Polzak and Jacqueline Lau-Chial, Stanley and Jeanette Kimmel, and William and Carolyn Carpenter to our club family! 2012 has been a great year, and we can only look forward to greater and more impressive Club events. We hope to see you for our Hoiday events, and please let us know your thoughts about what you’d like to see happening at the club. Please don’t forget that new members must be sponsored by two current members, so if you have friends who might be wishing to join, please contact us and invite them to explore all the club has to offer. We’re happy to help with showing them around. Thank you all for a wonderful 2012, and we look forward to seeing you all during the Holiday Season and in the New Year!
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Financial Summary
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The highlight of this month is now that most of the dues credits have burned off, we are seeing signicant growth in our dues line helping to create a positive month. This growth in dues will help improve the long term cash ow of your club. Food and beverage had a good month, and our cost of sales is now falling in line with the budget. Labor in food and beverage is higher than expected based on more a la carte business and less banquets. This shows that we are focusing more on member service and less on outside events. We did have the moving expenses for our new general manager as an unplanned onetime expense.
Club Holiday Party & Pro Shop Sale Sunday, December 9th, 6 pm This party is free of charge and we welcome all members to attend! Hors d’Ouevres & Desserts will be served, and beverages are member charge.
Holiday Events
New Years Eve Dinner
Candlelight Dinner Sunday, December 15th 5 pm
Monday, December 31st 6-9 pm
Hors d’Ouevres at 5 Dinner at 6
Join us for dinner and still have time to enjoy a midnight party elsewhere! We hope you will join us for a relaxing and early New Years celebration!
Join us for this elegant candlelight dinner with a live musical performance for classic Holiday ambience!
Dinner & Brunch
with Santa Wednesday, December 12 & Thursday, December 13: 5 & 7 pm Sunday, December 16: 11 am & 1 pm Limited seatings are availableplease call for availability and reservations!
(919) 967-8201
First Course
Potato & Parsnip Soup with Trufe Creme Fraiche or Spinach Salad with Dried Cranberries, Goat Cheese, Toasted Pecans, Champagne Vinaigrette
Entrees
Slow Cooked Beef Short Rib, Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, Balsamic Cipollini Onions, Portobello Mushrooms, Yellow Peppers, Rosemary Veal Jus or Filet of NC Trout wrapped in Crabmeat, White & Wild Rice, Asparagus, Lemon Butter Sauce or Butternut Squash Ravioli, Sauteed Spinach, Red Peppers, Sherry Cream Sauce
Dessert
Proteroles with Peppermint Stick Ice Cream & Chocolate Sauce or Chocolate Bread Pudding with Vanilla Ice Cream & Fresh Berries
Snow Ball January 12, 2013
Join us for this very special black tie evening at the Club! Mingle and enjoy cocktails at 6 pm, and dinner at 7 pm. Break out the tuxedo and nd a fabulous dress, and start looking forward to an exciting night after the Holidays! Call (919) 967-8201 for reservations or email
Weekly Club Dining
reservations@chapelhill-cc.com
Family Night Wednesdays
Date Night Thursdays
Friendly Fridays
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A bu!et of family friendly items in the Dining Room is accompanied by a children’s bu!et on Isaac’s Porch. (The Porch is warm and cozy with the heaters and replace blazing.) Children will enjoy healthy kid-friendly bu!et and an ice cream and cookie bar. Adults can look forward to special weekly selections by Chef Reale.
Child care is available on Thursdays while you enjoy dinner or other amenities of the Club. Your little one will be entertained while you and your sweetheart spend some quiet time together and enjoy the company of friends. Dinner is A la cart cartè. è.
Chef Jimmy Reale and his culinary team prepare a feast every Friday featuring carved Prime Rib, and an array dishes highlighting Chef Reale’s expertise with the freshest seasonal seafood and produce. Chef Robert always presents a delectable array of desserts. KIDS CLUB starts at 5:30, and features a special children’s bu!et.
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In addition to the soup and salad bar, the Club now serves a lunch bu!et of one hot entree, one hot side dish and a dessert. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays are left to the kitchen’s artistic license. Examples include BBQ chicken, chicken & dumplings, pork ribs, meatloaf, macaroni & cheese, green beans & potatoes, rice, chili, cookies, brownies, sweet potato cobbler, and of course, bread pudding. Wednesday’s items are still traditionally fried chicken, mashed potatoes and steamed cabbage day. Take a quick break from work and decision making and have lunch with us! The kitchen always presents something great. If you’re in the mood for one of your old favorites, or yearning to try one of Chef Reale’s new menu items, you may always order a la carte!
Our lunch bu!et is available Tuesday through Friday, 11-2
contact Leea Murphy for Child Care & Kids Club registration: lmuprhy@chapelhill-cc.com *Please pre-register for december children’s events!
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On behalf of the Golf Staff, The 2012 golf season has been a tremendous success. Your participation and involvement in our tournament schedule this past year is greatly appreciated. Working with the membership this past year has been a fun and rewarding experience. Thank you very much for your patronage and we look for to seeing you in the New Year. We hope everyone has a safe and wonderful holiday season!
Direct line to the Pro Shop: (919) 932-2857 Golf Shop Winter Hours: 9 am-5 pm Tuesday - Sunday Driving Range: 9 am - 5 pm Tuesday - Sunday The Golf Shop and Golf Course are closed on Mondays December tee-times: As we get into December please remember that we may experience some frost delays. You may want to consider booking later tee-times than normal to avoid these delays.
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Tuesday Guest Day
Bring a guest for a round of golf! The cost will be $40.00 including cart and will not count against the guest restriction of one time per month. Don’t miss out on this great special call the golf shop for details regarding this special offer and to schedule a Tuesday tee time!
Rules of Play
USGA rules are still in effect. This rule will be in effect until we start playing the lift, clean, and place in the winter of 20122013.
Transition to New GHIN Handicap System
Please note that you will not be able to post your scores to your handicap starting December 1! Please save your scorecards for the month of December so that your scores can be added in the new GHIN system when the transition is completed in the rst week of January.
Upcoming Events December 5th: Santa’s Helper Pro Shop Sale Party December 7th: The Christmas Cup Tournament & Toy Drive, 11: 30 am- Chili on #1, Noon shotgun start Pro Shop Trunk Show in the Clubhouse: 6-9 pm December 8th: MGA Closing Event, 8:30 am Breakfast, 9:30 am Shotgun December 9th: Annual Holiday Pro Shop Sale & Member Holiday Party: 6-9 pm, Sale will be on Isaac’s Porch
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Course Conditions The greens height has been raised slightly in order to gain some top growth going into the winter. The ball roll will be affected only slightly, since the rate of growth this time of year has slowed. Our winter operations continue, concentrating on leaf removal, brush removal, cart path edging, etc. Over the next few weeks, items on the course will become “missing”. All ballwashers, tee markers, benches and trash cans will be taken off the course to go through their annual renishing. Over the next few months, a few more bunkers will be prepared for re-construction. The three bunkers that were completed last year proved to me a huge success. These have proven themselves resistant to contamination; therefore able to drain properly. Also, every bunker that is reconstructed saves countless hours of maintenance after each storm. The plan is to do a few more than last year, concentrating on the ones in the most need of repair. Thank you- Craig S. Thompson, CGCS
Annual Holiday Pro Shop Sale & Member Holiday Party Sunday, December 9th 6-9 pm
Come for the Club Holiday Party and check out the sensational end of year Pro Shop deals from both Golf and Tennis on Isaac’s Porch!
Trunk Show December 7th: 6-9 pm In the Clubhouse Lobby
Representatives from Martin Dingman and Aristo Eighteen will be present. Please stop by and check out the latest footwear, accessories & slacks!
Santa’s Helper Party December 5th: 5-9 pm
This event is for gentleman only. Let the Pro Shop assist you in finding the perfect gift for your significant other! Gift wrapping will be available! Ladies Ladies: Please stop by the Pro Shop before December 5th th to work on your wishlist wishlist!
Holiday Pro Shop Specials! Titleist Prov & ProVx Golf Ball Holiday Special the #1 Gift in Golf through 12/29/12 we will be offering the price of a dozen at $39.99. Regular retail price on this product is $58.00 per dozen, with our MAP pricing of $48.00 per dozen. Hurry in while supplies last and pick up a present for that special person on your list!
Purchase a Callaway Razr Fit Driver and receive a free Razr Fit Fairway! (a $149.99 value) Purchase before 12/31/12
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Nifty Niners News Nifties, add some early sparkle to your holiday season and come to our traditional Nifty Niner Christmas Party on Friday November 7. The festivities are at the Club this year, and co-chairs Lisa Gabriel and Karen Lazarus have planned a lovely evening, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Please remember to RSVP to Lisa or Karen. Our 2012 ofcial golf season closed on a high note, with a fun superball tournament, lunch, annual awards, and business meeting. Winning superball team members were Linda Johnston, Sue Bernstein, Bren Eskridge, and Nancy Atkinson. Special congratulations go to Kate Eifrig, who won the most improved player award and the ringers competition. Mary McClure had the most wins, and Candy Owens was “always faithful,” playing on more game days than anyone else. Good golf, gals! The leadership team elected for 2013 is Kate Eifrig, president; Candy Owens, vice president; Wendy Pease, treasurer; and JoAnn Mayer, secretary. We are in good hands! I n f o r m a l Thursday golf continues all winter for the Niners. Our tee time is 10:00—call ahead or just come on out. You won’t be able to win one of our treasured golf balls, but you can work on your game and enjoy socializing. Speaking of enjoyment, serving as Nifty Niner president for these last two years has been such a pleasure. I thank you for your friendship and for the wonderful support to our organization and to me that so many of you contributed for our 2011-2012 journey together. You ladies are the greatest! Suzan Cheek, Nifty Niners President
SMGA News The Fall SMGA Awards Banquet marks the end of major events for 2012. The CHCC staff went all out and the attendees enjoyed one of the better dinners this year. Kudos to Chef Jimmy Reale for an excellent meal. The event celebrated Ed Kaiser’s sixth Championship trophy and John Latimer’s President’s Tournament victory. All members were winners this year with favorable weather and good turnouts for all events. We welcome our 2013 President Dick Ellgen, Vice President Terry Flynn and new Board members Franklin Lamn, Andy Mayer, Tony Oberschall, Paul Richardson, Dan White and Jim Williams. We will miss Don Bolton, Lou Hightower, Rick Lessard and Jim Pease’s presence on the Board. Benson Pilloff is Playday Chairman for December with a start time of 9:30 a.m. We expect to nish the year on a positive note before the holidays and cooler weather. It has been my privilege to serve as SMGA President this year. I greatly appreciate the strong support of the Board members. Many thanks to Rick, Alan and the pro shop team for their terric support for our activities. John McGee, SMGA President
WGA News Holiday Greetings to Everyone from the Women’s Golf Association! Although our beautiful fairways have gone from glorious green to winter yellow they are still in great shape accompanied by some good fall golf-playing weather. The WGA closed their 2012 playing year on October 30th with what was supposed to be a nine-hole tournament followed by our awards luncheon. As it turns out Mother Nature intervened with some pretty chilly weather that day so although we missed out on golf we enjoyed a fabulous luncheon on Isaac’s Porch -- as captured by our roving photographer, Linda Johnston. Vice President Carolyn Hightower announced our 2012 award winners as follows: Lily Lee, Most Wins, Linda Johnston (aka “Old Faithful”) Best Attendance, and Most Improved Player went to Diane Koenigshofer whose handicap went from 12.5 to 10.4. Congratulations Lily, Linda, and Diane! We have learned that two of our WGA members, Nelle Neal and Betsy Terrell will be leaving the club this year. Betsy has been a CHC member since 1967, and Nelle has been a member since 1971 and has won 6 WGA championships! The WGA just won’t be the same without these two lovely ladies and we wish them both well. And to any of you guys out there looking for holiday gift suggestions for your favorite lady golfer remember the Santa’s Helper Pro Shop Sale on Wednesday, December 5th from 5-9 pm. This event is for gentlemen only, but ladies can visit the Pro Shop any time before December 5th to ll out their wish list for any of their favorite Pro Shop item --and to really make things easy gift wrapping will be available. Speaking of the holidays the WGA will be holding our holiday party this year on January 11th. Be sure to save the date and look for more information from organizer Shere Stone over the next few weeks. That’s all from the WGA. Hope everyone enjoys a happy, peaceful holiday and a New Year with continued enjoyment -- and maybe even some improvement in your golf game. Laura Ellgen, WGA President
Tennis at Chapel Hill Country Club Tennis News
We know it is early for this, but start preparing for the upcoming 2013 Spring Tennis season with the Triangle Tennis League and USTA Leagues. Captains look ahead in the new year for your teammates and plan your attack for the season. The Tennis staff would love to see more teams advance past the local levels and represent CHCC at the Regional and Sectional levels. For those new to tennis and the club, do not hesitate to stop by the Pro Shop to get information for the upcoming leagues and what it will take to get on a team in the New Year. The year-end rankings for the 2012 season should be available through the USTA website on at the end of November. Spring Seasons: Registration begins in early January, Season will go from March to May 2.5 to 5.0 USTA Levels available. New leagues of ages 40+ will also be formed this year with the USTA for those interested in playing. Men’s/Women’s Day and Night Leagues: (maximum of 15 players per team) 8 players needed per match 2 singles and 3 doubles will play for each match
Cold Weather Court Conditions
If the temperature drops below 30° F, the clay courts will freeze and remain un-playable until mid-morning. If the temperature drops to the low or mid 20’s, the courts will be unplayable until mid-day or later depending on the daytime temperature, wind, cloud cover and precipitation. For those brave players wanting to still play during the lower temperatures, the hard courts will be perfect! Please check with the pro shop on availability of courts during the colder upcoming months.
Holiday Schedule
The Tennis Pro Shop will be closed Tuesday December 25th, Wednesday December 26th and on New Years Day. However the tennis courts will remain open for play those days, weather permitting. The tennis court hotline will be updated for court conditions in the mornings on those days.
Adult Doubles Championships Results
For our last event of the year we had 37 participants which was GREAT!! Starting off a little chilly with the weather, but soon the sun popped its head out and helped to make it a great day for tennis. We would like to thank everyone that made this such a fun event and we look forward to doing it again in 2013! Women’s 3.0 Doubles Champions: Julie Vozella & Laurie Ecker
Senior Men’s Day and Night Leagues Available: (maximum of 14 players per team) 6 players needed per match 3 doubles play for each match
Women’s 3.5 Doubles Champions: Andrea Kottong & D’Ann George Women’s 4.0+ Doubles Champions: Amy Benton & Ellen Schiffman
Senior Women’s Day and Night Leagues Available: (maximum of 14 players per team) 6 players needed per match 3 doubles play for each match
Men’s Doubles Champions: Clint Myers & Bob Woodruff
We are currently planning for the 2013 Tennis Season and hope to make it a bigger and better year for the Tennis Department. Participation from our members is vital for our tennis socials and events to succeed, so if you have any suggestions please feel free to pass them along to the Tennis Shop. As we approach the Holidays, the tennis staff would like to extend its warmest wishes to everyone and hope you all have a wonderful and safe Holiday season.
Christmas Open House Pro Shop Sale Sunday, December 9th Isaac’s Porch
The Christmas Open House is a wonderful tradition here at the Club where members can expect generous savings on all apparel, foot wear, racquets and accessories on Isaac’s Porch that Sunday night. The sale will begin Friday December 7th and Saturday December 8th during normal hours in the tennis pro shop, concluding Sunday night for the Holiday sale from 6-10PM.
**Huge Savings on ALL Pro Shop Merchandise!!**
Don’t forget to use your GIFT CERTIFICATES from this year! You can also use your Golf credits in the Tennis Shop!
Mixed Doubles Champions: Stephanie & Sam Lane
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COURT CONDITIONS HOTLINE (919) 932-2855 xt 1 (Call the Pro Shop and press “1” at any time when you hear the message)
Tennis Pro Shop Hours December -January Tuesday-Sunday: 9 am - 5 pm ______________
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2012 Junior & Adult Tennis Program Wrap Up This years’ junior program stayed extremely active in part to our successful junior clinics. With the revamping of our Tuesday/Thursday clinics, Derek, Jarrod, Gene, Greg, Lindsay and Jaime have been enjoying the success our juniors here at CHCC and the increased participation. In the fall, we have 90+ kids participating in our 3 afternoon clinics…the most ever here!! We have seen strong improvements in our Quickstart program this year at CHCC. We had a total of 7 Quickstart & Junior Team Tennis teams this spring with close to 60 juniors participating. Our 8’s & 10 & Under Spring teams won their local league this season giving them the opportunity of playing in the State Championships held in Greenville, NC. Although they did not leave the tournament as State Championships, they certainly left with their heads held high having made all the coaches Very proud of their accomplishments! We have a total of 22 juniors currently ranked in North Carolina in their respective age divisions. This is most we’ve ever had, and it’s still growing! Below is a list of our current ranked juniors here at CHCC. We are proud of them and are looking forward to improving these rankings for 2013. North Carolina CHCC Junior Rankings (as of 11/15/12) Caroline Pope - #90 in Girls’ 16s Jake Tillman - #74 in Boys’ 16s Corey Risinger - #100 in Girls’ 16s David Bond - #130 in Boys’ 16s Caroline McClanahan - #137 in Girls’ 16s Charlie Wilson - #232 in Boys’ 12s Sarah McMahon - #142 in Girls’ 16s Max Kottong - #323 in Boys’ 12s Ellie George - #228 in Girls’ 14s Victor Zhao - #382 in Boys’ 12s Renee George - #89 in Girls’ 12s Rutledge Smith - #72 in Boys’ 10s / #310 in 12s Madeline Towning - #288 in Girls’ 12s Kellam Warren - #87 in Boys’ 10s Gracey Falk - #299 in Girls’ 12s Reilly Jordan - #178 in Boys’ 10s Annika Narbut - #15 in Girls’ 10s / #235 in 12s Tate Myers - #228 in Boys’ 10s Lauren Baddour - #104 in Girls’ 10s Felix Zhao - #250 in Boys’ 10s Avery Myers - #111 in Girls’ 10s Julia Tillman - #234 in Girls’ 14s
We had well over 100 adults play this year in our USTA spring, summer and fall seasons as well as over 35 ladies who played in our spring and fall Triangle Tennis League. We’d like to send out a big THANK YOU to the members for being so patient and cooperative as court availability was tough on some days due to the amount of matches we had scheduled each week during the season. It only got worse when we had to mix in make-up matches due to rain outs, so again, thank you so much for your cooperation! And to ALL the captains this year, thank you for taking on the responsibility of this “job.” Without your time and effort of keeping the teams organized each season, we would not be as successful as we have become each season. So keep up the great work! Congrats to our following Adult teams this year: (Spring) Advanced to the State Championships: 3.0 “Verbalettes” Kylie Harris, Amy Nussbaumer, Maggie Hanes, Kristen Carmouche, Ramsey White, Nanci Jordan, Christie Osborne, Fran Wilson, Carey Baddour, Shell Roufail, Jamie Freedman, Marybeth Evers and Kathy Linger. They nished with a 3-1 record at states. (Summer) Advanced to the State Championships: 3.0 Singles “Verbalettes”: Carey Baddour, Amy Nussbaumer, Nanci Jordan, Maggie Hanes, Christie Osborne, Kristen Carmouche, Jamie Freedman, Ramsey White and Shell Roufail. They nished with a 1-4 record at states. (Fall) Local League Champs: 6.5 Combo “Spin to Win” Carey Baddour, Kristen Carmouche, Amy Nussbaumer, Kylie Harris, Jamie Freedman, Elizabeth Richards, Christie Osborne, Kathy Linger, Andrea Kottong, Carolyn Hightower, Linda Johnston, Diane Koenigshofer, Dorene Palermo, Marybeth Evers and Shell Roufail. They lost in the local league playoff semi-nal match 2-1. (Spring) Advanced to the State Championships 3.0 “Overserved” Laurie Ecker, Christy Bowman, Carol Richards, Julie Vozella, Susan Skolsky, Suzi Lagina, Wivi Sternbach, Lee Wollman, Ingrid Sztukowski, Christina Cornell, Lissa Jensen and Laurie Myer. This was their 2nd straight year advancing to states…they nished with a 1-2 record at states. (Spring) Triangle Tennis Division 1 Captained by Amy Benton and Debbie Howard, this team won their local league: Linda Barry, Wendy Merritt, Ann Petersen, Ellen Schiffman, Jenny Shaw, Mary Webb, Leslie Morgan and Sandra Elliott.
2013 Winter Junior Tennis Clinics
We will do our best to keep our junior program going through the cold winter months here at CHCC. If the weather gets to be too cold (below 35) and cancels a day or two of clinics, we will pro rate your child’s attendance for the session. Session 1: Tuesday January 8th – Thursday February 28th Pee Wees: ages 4-7. $120 for 8 clinics; $240 for 16 clinics 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM Future Stars: ages 8-12. $145 for 8 clinics; $265 for 16 clinics 4 PM – 5 PM Player Dev./Tournament Training: ages 10-16. $165 for 8 clinics; $320 for 16 clinics 5 PM – 6:30 PM Registration Deadline: January 5th Clinic Dates: January: 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31 February: 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 You may register for Tuesdays, Thursdays or both. For more information and to sign up, please contact the Pro Shop at 932-2855.
New in 2013! Starting in January!
Trivia Night for Kids 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 6 - 9pm 2nd & 4th Thursdays December 13 December 27 7 pm - Lawson’s Bar
Come for adult trivia night and bring the kids! $12.50 per child includes activities and/or a movie from 6 - 7:30pm Trivia begins at 7:30! register with Leea! lmurphy@chapelhill-cc.com
Leea’s Corner
Club Member and Children’s Activites A Christmas Carol at DPAC We have just 5 seats left in our reservation package for this broadway show at the Durham Performing Arts Center! Your CHCC ticket package includes transportation to and from the show! Please email Leea at lmurphy@chapelhill!cc.com as soon as possible for tickets! Additional tickets can be obtained for this show, but they may be in a different location from the initial block. North Carolina Museum of Art Trip
Interested in seeing the “Still life Masterpieces” and/or Edvard Munch’s “Symbolism in Print” exhibits at the NC Art Museum on December 13th? Mary McClure will coordinate this event. Please email Leea at lmurphy@chapelhill-cc.com for detailed information.
DECEMBER THURSDAY DATE NIGHT CHILD CARE *Please note that Child Care is cancelled on December 13th and December 27th!! Child care is available from 5:30-8 every Thursday night. Come enjoy the Club’s amenities while your young ones have fun with age appropriate activies. Dinner for children is a la carte. Pre-register with Leea! lmurphy@chapelhill-cc.com
Coming Soon!- Painting & Drawing with Alisa! Please call Alisa to discuss times and your artistic interests. Class times will be determined based on the schedules of interested members! (919) 962-8201
Bridge Lessons with Karen Lazarus More than 30 players are currently learning the art of Bridge, New sessions will begin in January 2013! Stay tuned for the new schedule!
Every Friday! 5:30-8:30 PM *Kids Club is cancelled for December 28th In December we will be doing all sorts of different Christmas Crafts including tree ornaments, paper chains, mosaic candles and more. Please note that due to limited spaced caused by an increase in events over the holiday season we will have to cap the number of children for Friday Kids club and all children will need to be signed up ahead of time. Email Leea at lmurphy@chapelhill-cc.com to make your reservations.
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New Year’s Eve Dinner 6-9 pm
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The Club is CLOSED on Mondays
LUNCH BUFFET: 11-2
LUNCH BUFFET: 11-2
LUNCH BUFFET: 11-2
LUNCH BUFFET: 11-2
Bridge Lessons 3:30 & 7 PM
FAMILY NIGHT BUFFET: 5:30 pm
DATE NIGHT CHILD CARE: 5:30-8 pm
FRIENDLY FRIDAYS BUFFET: 5:30 pm
Regularly Scheduled Weekly Events SUNDAY BRUNCH: 10:30-1:30
KIDS CLUB: 5:30 TENNIS Women’s 2.5/3.0 Clinic 9-10:30 am
103 Lancaster Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27517
TENNIS Cardio Tennis: 10-11:30 am