GCOH February Newsletter 2023

WELCOME

GENERAL MANAGER MESSAGE

February is here, and we are closer to the excellent spring golf weather, to which we all look forward January saw a lot of rain and cold, but the Maintenance Team did a fantastic job keeping both golf courses in great shape throughout the month We are excited to have ArrowFit finally open and love seeing so many of you enjoying this new world-class amenity We also launched our all-new website and are eager to continue to bring you more and more benefits of the new site in the coming months The Clubhouse refresh is nearing completion, with some punch list items still being completed As of now, we are on pace to finish the Tournament Pro Shop by the first part of March We have several great events lined up for you in February and hope to see you at the Club soon!

Reese McCall

General Manager

MEET OUR TEAM

General Manager

Reese McCall reese@golfclubofhouston com

281 459 7807

Membership Director

Nate Gumm

ngumm@golfclubofhouston,com

281.459.7854

Membership Engagement Coordinator

Alicia Fuston

afuston@golfclubofhouston com

281.459.7800

Events Sales Director

Liz Strong

lstrong@golfclubofhouston com

281 459 7839

Event Services Manager

Barry Simmons

bsimmons@golfclubofhouston com

281 459 7880

Membership Accounting/Human Resources

Janice Cruz

jcruz@golfclubofhouston.com

281.459.7852

Executive Chef

Moses Cruz mcruz@golfclubofhouston com

281 459 7837

Director of Golf

Bob McHugh bmchugh@golfclubofhouston com

281 459 7831

Regional Merchandise Manager

Savannah Bolden

sbolden@golfclubofhouston.com

281.459.7844

Director of Agronomy

John Freeman

jfreeman@golfclubofhouston com

281 459 7869

Fitness Director

Hanh Jones

hjones@golfclubofhouston com

281 459 7800

NEW MEMBERS

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

Nate Gumm

As I am sure you have heard, ArrowFit is OPEN!

We’ve had several new Members join the Club over the last few weeks. The new Clubhouse Advantage Members are especially excited about the new fitness center. As a reminder, the Clubhouse Advantage has replaced the Social & Academy memberships. It is such a wonderful and affordable option to introduce families to everything the Club has to offer.

Our New Golf Members are equally energized about ArrowFit, especially those with a non-golfing spouse and/or children Couple this with the new Weekly Dining Features –Burger Night, Fajita Night, along with Prime Rib & Steak Night and we have some very excited New Members Don't forget we also now have All Week Happy Hour, Tuesday - Saturday from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm!

A special shout out to all the REFERRAL REWARDS SPONSORS from the last few weeks. Your POINTS will be hitting your “bank” very soon. If you have friends, families, neighbors, or business associates that are interested, please reach out to me through the Referral Reward portal, or simply call me at the Club to get the process started.

Thank you and see you at the Club!

REFER REFER A FRIEND A FRIEND

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

CLUBHOUSE ADVANTAGE

Duane & Jamelle Akwar

Jeffrey & Dionne Ward

Doug & Jennifer Sinitiere

Erin & Benjamin Giannantonio

Tim & Marisa Taylor

Brian Winquist & Debbie Unchis

Will & Michelle Reed

Rob & Taylor Nicks

Bruce Winquist & Susan Giannantonio

Matthew Springer & Amber Graham

FULL GOLF

Jorge Lechin

Alfonso Duarte & Maria García Gomez

Clay Broadwater

Roberto Garcia Lastra & Elsa Cuevas

WEEKDAY GOLF

Clifford & Tan Wilson

Anita Uwadia

DISCOVERY GOLF

Jose Madrigal & Sandry Martinez

Stephen Pickett

REFERRAL REWARDS SPONSORS

Cody Manuel

Derek Clouse

Jorge Lechin

Keith Standley

Lakareber Abe

Luke Doebele

Patrick Bourgoyne

Roberto Garcia

Roberto Rojas

Susan Giannantonio

COURSE MAINTENANCE

John Freeman

We do not know what February will have in store as far as the weather is concerned We will ensure our final application of post emerge herbicide is going out The products we select are typically mild herbicides that roots must absorb on Poa Annua, Henbit, Chickweed, Carpet Burweed, etc The number one winter weed in the world is Poa Annua, also known as Annual Bluegrass Once mature Poa Annua plant can produce up to 360 viable seeds per plant These seeds may lay in the soil for years before they have the conditions right to germinate Our Fall pre-emerge herbicide has done a nice job of keeping the invasive plant from much of our turf We recently ordered our pre-emerge for putting surfaces for summer weed control We will use multiple light applications of this product to control soft crabgrass and goose grass We will apply our first application to all putting surfaces during the first two weeks of February Shortly after the greens program begins, we will start applications to tees, fairways, and roughs We will treat over 300 acres

We survived one of the harshest winter blasts Keys to our success were: The turf was highly healthy going into the storm during Christmas week, and we elevated moisture levels from the low 20s to the high 30s and low 40s These numbers come from an instrument with soil probes, and we like to keep greens readings in the mid-teens to mid-20s We also made a plant /greens soil spray that included water-holding chemistry, micronutrients, and fungicide

Detail work makes a difference

It is a struggle to get the edging, trimming, divots, ball marks, footprints in bunkers, traffic control pegs and signs, hazard stakes, trash removal, grass clippings, and especially leaves, pine cones, sweet gum balls, and small limbs off the playing surfaces daily We strive hard to make this happen Hopefully, you notice the attention to detail on both golf courses

GOLF

PRO SHOP -

GOLF RULES & TIPS

Bob McHugh

POLAR BEAR SCRAMBLE RESULTS ~ JANUARY 2023

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PLAYED IN THE POLAR BEAR SCRAMBLE! IT WAS GREAT TO HOST A FULL FIELD EVENT TO START THE NEW YEAR! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!

GROSS

1ST : JOSE FLORES / GREGORY LADEVEZE / WILLIAM LIPHAM 57

2ND : CRISTIAN ESPARZA / DAVID OVERHULS / PADDEN NELSON 57

3RD : DON HOUCHIN / BRAD IRELAN / MIKE PADILLA 58

T 4TH : MIKE MAHARAJ / LIAM MAHARAJ / TED NATALUK 62

T. 4TH : ED PERKINS / TIM JOHNSON / JOEY GULLION 62

T. 4TH : STEPHEN ALLAN / EARL CHILDRESS / BRETT LALOR 62

T 4TH : BRETT BUZBEE / TOM LAURENZO / MIKE WESTRUM

NET

1ST : LEE HOVERMALE / JOSEPH LERMA / RONNIE SHIELDS 54

2ND : ALEX DEMPSEY / CODY MANUEL / ANUAR GARCIA 55

T

3RD : ANDY MARTIN / RUSSELL WOOLLEY / CHAD WILSON 56

T. 3RD : MATT ALBANESE / CARL EAVES / SEAN AUSTIN 56

T.3RD : SHEA JACKSON / MARK MILLER / JOSHUA JAYNE 56

CLOSEST TO PIN

#4 : MARK MILLER

#14 : LUCAS COWAN

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING THE NEXT MEMBER EVENT ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH -- THE BIG GAME SHAMBLE!!

GOLF HOURS

Golf Shop: Monday - Sunday 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Golf Practice Facilities are open 30 minutes after sunrise and close 30 minutes before sunset.

Practice Facilities will close at 3:00 PM on Mondays

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Meet Golf Club of Houston's Newest Member Miss

Ansley Reagan Giveans

After waiting an extra four days past her due date, proud parents Randy & Dorrial Giveans recently welcomed their beautiful baby girl. Ansley weighed 8 pounds and was 20 inches long. Randy and Dorrial are in awe of her big, beautiful eyes and sweet demeanor. Randy stated, "Baby and mama are both happy, healthy, and doing well; praise God! “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” - Jeremiah 1:5".

Thank you to Mr and Mrs Giveans for allowing us to share the news of their daughter's birth!

FOOD & BEVERAGE

FEATURED RECIPE

Moses Cruz

Golf Club of Houston Crab Cake

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice

1 yellow bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice

6 slices firm white sandwich bread, crusts discarded

1 pound jumbo lump crab meat, 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves, washed well, spun dry, and chopped

1/4 cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning

1 jalapeño chili, or to taste, seeded and chopped fine (wear rubber gloves)

1 tablespoon minced garlic

freshly ground black pepper to taste

Accompaniments: chili mayonnaise or mayonnaise flavored with mustard or horseradish

Steps:

In a skillet heat 1 tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté bell peppers until softened Cool peppers In a food processor grind bread into fine crumbs

In a bowl stir together bell peppers, crab, coriander, mayonnaise, Old Bay seasoning, jalapeño, garlic, 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs, black pepper, and salt to taste until combined well and chill 20 minutes

With a 2-ounce ice-cream scoop or 1/4-cup measure, scoop crab mixture into 8 portions and pat each into 3/4-inch-thick disk Spread remaining breadcrumbs on a sheet of wax paper and gently press each crab cake into them, turning it, to coat evenly To help prevent crumbling during cooking chill crab cakes, covered loosely, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day

Preheat

oven to 375°F

In a 12-inch skillet heat 1 tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté half of crab cakes until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes Turn crab cakes carefully and brown other sides

Transfer sautéed crab cakes carefully to a baking sheet Add remaining tablespoon oil to skillet and sauté remaining crab cakes in same manner On baking sheet bake all crab cakes 6 minutes, or until heated through

PRIVATE EVENTS

PRIVATE EVENTS

Liz

Strong

From Sprinkles to Showers

Very few occasions bring joy and anticipation like the arrival of a new Baby into the family When it comes time to plan for the all-important Sprinkle or Shower, let the event professionals at your home Club take care of the arrangements Executive Chef Moses Cruz creates the most scrumptious buffets filled with the expectant mother’s favorite foods from yummy displayed Hors D’oeuvres to an elaborate mid-morning Brunch. Don’t forget a featured cocktail or mimosa as a special treat for your guests. Being of service to our Members for these milestone events is one of the most enjoyable roles for the Events Department. Contact us today to help plan your next Celebration!

ARROWFIT

Hanh Jones

FLEXIBILITY VS MOBILITY

These terms typically get used interchangeably; however, they are very distinct Flexibility denotes the ability for a muscle to be lengthened At the same time, mobility represents the ability of a joint to move through a range of motion Both are essential to healthy movement, posture, strength, and performance Let’s dig a little deeper and look at ways to improve both

If a muscle cannot lengthen, the associated joint cannot move with a full range of motion This results in altered movement patterns, which will impact posture and performance Once muscles can lengthen, it will increase the range of motion on the joint but will also require these muscles to provide strength and stability.

Flexibility requires muscles to be able to lengthen but does not require muscles to be strong. It is possible for someone to be flexible but lack mobility. To be mobile, muscles need to be tensible as well as strong to protect the joint in movement. Therefore, healthy movement is translated as your ability to move strongly and stably without restriction. This is the key to injury prevention and optimal performance.

There are many ways to improve flexibility and mobility

One of the most effective ways is loaded stretching

This is where you slowly increase the range of motion during a weighted exercise Loaded stretching is optimal for three reasons:

Improvement of range of motion through your body’s natural movement pattern

Effectively uses distributed weight to help elongate muscles

Promotes the strengthening of stabilizing muscles