CTCC January Newsletter 2023

GENERAL MANAGER MESSAGE

On behalf of our entire team, we would like to extend a heartfelt thank you for your support of the Club this past year. It has been our pleasure serving you, your families, and your guests.

We wish you a healthy and successful 2023, and with your continued support and participation, we look forward to an exciting year ahead! We have plans to expand our programming this year to include a Winter Golf Simulator league, swimming lessons this summer, and new Golf and Food & Beverage events.

I look forward to the year ahead and all the new opportunities to serve our Membership.

I am very proud to be your General Manager at Carolina Trace Country Club. Coffee with the GM will be Wednesday, January 18th at 9am.

GENERAL MANAGER Ray Reyes rreyes@carolinatracecc.com 919.499.5121 x202

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

Grant Gilbert ggilbert@carolinatracecc.com 19.499.5121 x214

BANQUET/ EVENTS DIRECTOR Kate Woods kwoods@carolinatracecc com 919 499 5121 x203

ADMIN ASSISTANT Patti Kieffer pkieffer@carolinatracecc.com 919.499.5121 x218

Member Relations and Communication April Fleming afleming@carolinatracecc.com 919.499.5121

HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL Michael Carbaugh mcarbaugh@carolinatracecc.com 919.499.5121

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

Happy New Year CTCC Members! We hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's! We look forward to making 2023 a year filled with more social activities, golf tournaments, and comradery

Our 50th anniversary is a year we will always remember at the country club If you have not signed your name on our 50th anniversary flags that will be displayed in Jones Pub, please stop by and do so!

We would also like to give a shout out to Mr Gale Watson for winning the ugliest sweater contest at our ugly sweater open golf tournament And we would like thank all of our members who have referred friends to CTCC

If there is someone who would enjoy membership at CTCC, please visit my office or call 919 499 5121 ext 214

NEW MEMBERS

Grant Gilbert

Linda Maher

Chuck Baldwin

Lee & Suzy Stone Dennis and Ariel Oglesby

Make it one of your New Year’s resolutions to become a regular participant in the Women’s Golf Association, CTCC’s 18-hole women ’ s league You’ll have a fun time competing with WGA members in a variety of formats Although no organized games are played in January and February, you can sign up in the locker room to play on Tuesdays

If you are not a member, but are interesting in joining, be sure to contact New Members Chair, Linda Daniels, at l daniels79@att net or call 860-334-5214 (cell) The Pro-shop staff will be happy to assist you too

Happy New Year and remember: “In life as in golf, it’s the follow through that makes the difference ”

ART CLASS

Art Class will be back in session on January 9 at 12:30 – 3:00 The class meets in the Exercise Room to work on individual projects as well as to learn about a variety of ways to do artwork Some members of the class have been exploring using watercolors as a medium with the guidance of Diana Stepanik and Barbara Berman

Throughout the past years, members have had opportunities to try working with other mediums such as using fabrics and materials like buttons and seashells to develop a work of art Members have explored different painting methods like finger painting with acrylics and various painting styles such as abstracts and still life The class is informal and you are always free to work on your own projects

To quote Vincent Van Gogh: “If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced ” Follow Van Gogh’s advice and explore your creative side by participating in Art Class in 2023

The 1st Annual Ugly Sweater Open held December 17, 2022 was a success! 32 players competing in the cold dressed in their finest holiday gear. The inaugural tournament was won by new members Ryan and Rylan Patterson and their two guests. Second place winners were Brian Soderquist, Bobby Felicio, and JT Giovanni. Third place went to Phillipe Condoret, Bob Cyr, Ron Gasho, and Karen Leinhauser. The Ugliest Sweater was awarded to Gale Watson and the best decorated cart went to Reed Smith. Congratulations to our winners and everyone that participated.

Our next open field club event will be the Carolina Trace Winter Golf Classic to be held Saturday, January 28th at 10 AM on the Lake course. This will be a 4person scramble in which you may form your own team or we may pair you if you'd like to be added to a team. Sign up sheet will be on the bulletin board outside the locker rooms

In other golf news, the MGA kicks off the 2023 season on Friday, January 20th If you would like to play in the MGA, please see Mike about joining before the season begins Lastly, the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour will be visiting CTCC and will be competing on the Lake Course on Saturday and Sunday January 21-22

Michael Carbaugh

PRO SHOPRETAIL

Michael Carbaugh

The pro shop continues to receive in new apparel for both men and women In order to make room for the new items, it is necessary for us to offer to you an incredible end of year savings on virtually all of the merchandise that we received in 2022!

All Men's and Women's FootJoy, Adidas, Ahead, and Nike short sleeve golf shirts are available for 25% off through the end of January All Titleist, TaylorMade, and Ogio golf bags are available for 15%-40% off depending upon manufacturer and style Finally, all remaining Srixon Z Star balls are available for $39 99 per dozen

Thank you to everyone that special orders their golf shoes and sunglasses from us. As a reminder to all of our members, you may special order FootJoy golf shoes, Oakley sunglasses, and Callaway, TaylorMade, and Titleist equipment from us at special member only pricing.

See Mike in the pro shop for all of your golf equipment and apparel needs.

MEMBERSPOTLIGHT

The Jones Family

James and Jill own The Debonair Chef, LLC which is a local family owned business. They deliver fresh, delicious meals to your door every Monday night. Meal prep made easy!

The dynamic duo also cater which they offer an unlimited menu selection. They are a boutique cater and design menus based on needs and budgets.

James hobbies: Fishing, golfing, grill master, reading, and smoking cigars with premium bourbon

Jill’s hobbies: Margaritas nights, shopping, and cooking

Javen: fishing, golfing, grilling, cooking, football, video games, and hanging out with his friends

Alyssa: working out, real estate investing, and poetry

NEWTEAMMEMBER

April Fleming

Member Relations and Communication

An Alabama native, April moved to Buies Creek, North Carolina to attend Campbell University Divinity School where she obtained a Master of Divinity with a concentration in church music in 2017 After graduation, she and her husband, James, married and decided to begin their marriage in Broadway. April enjoys reading, singing in her church choir, and volunteering with her husband at Renaissance events They currently have 5 “furchildren,” 2 cats and 3 dogs

FOOD&BEVERAGE

EXECUTIVE CHEF

Happy New Year! Thank you for dining with us during the 2022 year! I look forward to seeing you in the 2023 year.

As food trends arise, I start looking into different avenues of bringing an exquisite dining experience to you. Some of the trends that are projected (according to The Wicked Noodle) is the increase popularity of "swicy."

The new term “swicy” means a collision of sweet and spicy elements in a dish. Some examples of swicy are chili dark chocolate bars, hot honey, and types of hot chicken. Several recipes of swicy come from South Korea. There is a growing interest in Korean dishes, but whether swicy has an origin in South Korea or not, it is an upcoming trend to try.

DEchauri@carolinatracecc com 919 499 5121 x219

Another new year has begun and with it comes the opportunity for me as F&B Service Manager to create fun new events that will make the winter months go by in a flash! In December, we had a fabulous Italian night with a great turnout. For January, we have added a few events, one of them being our annual chili cookoff. We will of course have been and burger night, two for $60, and margaritas and fajitas night.

Our hours of operation for the Jones Pub and the Hearthstone Room for dining will change slightly for the winter months. Other than special events that will be sent out via email, we will be closed for dining on Sundays. The hours Wednesday and Thursday will remain 11 AM to 8 PM; Friday and Saturday hours will be 11 AM to 9 PM.

I am excited to be here and to build special relationships with all the members. I welcome any feedback or ideas for special events or special menu items. I look forward to spend the new year with you!

Shaan Colyer

TENNIS UPDATES

Wishing you all the best in 2023!

The Carolina Trace Tennis Association has started collecting dues for 2023. Dues for 2023 will remain at $25/person. For those country club members who’d like to join the CTTA, you can give your CTTA dues to any of the board members noted below

CTTA membership is open to all country club members who would like to play tennis and join our fun All levels are welcome It’s a great way to enhance your social and tennis experience We will continue to have events throughout the year

For more information regarding a CTCC Membership, please contact Grant Gilbert, Carolina Trace Membership Director at 919-4995121 x 214 or ggilbert@carolinatracecc com

Hope to see you on the courts soon.

For more information regarding a Carolina Trace Country Club Membership, please contact Grant Gilbert, Carolina Trace Membership Director at 919-499-5121 x 214 or ggilbert@carolinatracecc.com.

Carolina Trace Tennis Association (CTTA) Board

Jayne Loo - President jayne.papadakisloo@gmail.com

Karen Scheidegger – Treasurer kshydog@hotmail.com

Carol Martell – Event Coordinator and Mixed Doubles Coordinator, Saturdays

Carol coordinates the open play, for all level of players on Saturday mornings. Please contact Carol for more information. martell6064@gmail.com

Debbie Betts – Mixed Doubles Coordinator, Mondays & Fridays

Debbie coordinates the open play, for all level of players, with ball machine warm-ups on Monday & Friday mornings (times vary throughout the year). Please contact Debbie for more information. kdbetts@gmx.com

Greg Byszeski – Mixed Doubles Coordinator, Saturdays

Greg coordinates Level 3.0 – 4.5 players in open group play on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturday mornings at 9:00 am. Please contact Greg for more information. gregbyszeski4@hotmail.com

WELLNESS

FITNESS DIRECTOR

Caroline Castelly-Boyd

Happy New Year from CTCC Fitness!

Rolling into a new year may spark resolutions, new motivation, goal-setting, or desire for new intentions

When it comes to your health and fitness journeys, set yourself up for success by setting realistic, attainable goals; in other words, set small goals you know you ’ re able to achieve in a realistic timeline

Little successes build into large accomplishments

Some ideas for attainable goals:

Drink more water in a day set a specific number of glasses, or your water bottle

Change up your walking game walk further or longer, or walk more days in a week

Increase days at the gym or in fitness classes

Learn one new exercise or lift each week

Try one new type of exercise or fitness class a month or a season

Establish a movement routine use a calendar, phone alerts, or accountability partner

Establish a healthy food routine i.e. number of meals in a day, amount of sweets in a week

Golf consistently or on a schedule

Golfers establish a recovery routine 1-2 days a week stretch or plyometrics

Schedule

Our fitness class schedule remains consistent, offering work to increase and improve strength, mobility, flexibility, stability and balance, five days a week! Something new that’ll be found in the fitness community, will be a once a month “Challenge Day,” for some fun and unique workouts to mix it up and keep it interesting.

For the holiday season the fitness community came together to collect items for holiday care packages for my husband’s unit who is currently deployed I’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you and appreciation for those that contributed, as well as a special thank you to Vickey Aneser and Dawne Smith for their extra efforts