RIVER CLUB JULY 2022
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WELCOME GENERAL MANAGER MESSAGE I hope everyone is having a great summer and staying cool in this unusually hot weather! This is a great time of the year to enjoy the pool and the poolside menu. If you have not tried our poolside menu be sure to check it out! We have lots of events coming up in July! We are kicking off the month with live music featuring Ben Wade followed by a Poolside Party on the 4th. The golf course looks great thanks to Ben and his crew and we are ready for the Twisted Scramble and the Ladies Scramble. Three Golf camp sessions are available in July for the kids and we have multiple Tennis & Swim camp opportunities in July. We continue to work on different areas around the club and the next area to see some work will be upgrading the pickleball court option. We are restriping two tennis courts to allow for four pickleball courts with upgraded netting. Tennis will still be available on these courts. We will also resurface the sport court. The F&B department is working on the events for the fall. Also, be on the lookout for a refresh of the lunch and dinner menu that is right around the corner. I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our new members that have recently joined the club and appreciate the continued support of all our current members. We hope to see you soon around the club and at all the exciting events planned.
MEET OUR TEAM GENERAL MANAGER John Gerdts jgerdts@theriverclub-ga.com 770-271-2529 ext.11
DIRECTOR OF TENNIS Torrey Hawkins thawkins@theriverclub-ga.com 678-482-6588 ext.15
FRONT OF THE HOUSE MANAGER Grey Berry gberry@theriverclub-ga.com 470-640-7063
DIRECTOR OF FITNESS Ryan Austin raustin@theriverclub-ga.com 678-482-6588 ext.17
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Justin Cornelius jcornelius@theriverclub-ga.com 770-271-2529 ext.14
COURSE SUPERINTENDENT Ben Hall bhall@theriverclub-ga.com 678-714-4585
DIRECTOR OF FOOD & BEVERAGE/EXECUTIVE CHEF Leif Johnson execchef@theriverclub-ga.com 770-271-2529 ext.21
LIFESTYLE MANAGER Kris McGovern lifestyle@theriverclub-ga.com 678-482-6588 ext.12
DIRECTOR OF CATERING Fernando Calix rccatering@theriverclub-ga.com 770-271-2529 ext.22 DIRECTOR OF GOLF Chip Spiler cspiler@theriverclub-ga.com 770-271-2529 ext.16 PAGE 2
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Alexa Imhof marketing@theriverclub-ga.com
Website: theriverclub-ga.com Facebook.com/TheRiverClubGa Instagram.com/theriverclub_ga The River Club 1138 Crescent River Pass Suwanee, GA 30024
NEW MEMBERS MEMBERSHIP UPDATE Justin Cornelius We can’t thank you enough for your continued support and I greatly appreciate all of the referrals you continue to send my way. Please note we will be increasing our Initiation Fee once again on 9/1/22. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or if you have someone you would like to join you in Membership. We have an incredible Rewards Program for those who sponsor their friends to membership. If you haven’t heard about it or have any questions on how it works give me a ring or flag me down next time you are around the Club.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Scott & Ashley Goodwin Bobby & Beverly Goodwin Anjali Soniminde Xueqing Zheng
We would like to send a special thank you to the following members for sponsoring a new member this past month: Fred Rescigno Scott Goodwin
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GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE Ben Hall June brought us plenty of heat and dry weather this year! Luckily it hasn’t been as severe as other parts of the country, at least not yet. With that being said, we did get fans installed a month earlier than we did last season. Fans are a bit of an eyesore as we know, so we took the opportunity over the winter to give ours a paint job and a club logo. We hope everyone enjoys the new and improved look. Please remember to avoid contact with the fans and to never turn them off. If you notice an issue with a fan, such as a loud noise or one is not turning, please contact club management immediately so we can address the issue safely. We appreciate the opportunity to close for maintenance as we did this June! During this time we had a successful post Member Guest aeration of greens.
We once again used “Ninja Tines” and by the time we opened only 4 days after closing the greens were healed and very playable. We still believe that this, combined with Dry-Ject, is the future of aeration for our greens. We were able to get our second application of pre-emerge on the course during this time as well as verticutting of all fairways. We have a few summer weeds to clean up on the course and these will be sprayed over the next few weeks. Throughout the summer we will be solid tine aerating tees, approaches, collars, fairways and high traffic areas. We will be using a small (5/16”) solid tine going 6”-8” deep in areas as needed to improve turf quality and alleviate compaction. Syringing greens has begun and will be a necessary process for the next few months as we navigate through summer. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation during this time. If you approach a green and an employee is hand watering please be patient and allow them to finish watering until both parties are aware of each other and you have been motioned to proceed with your next shot to the green. PAGE 4
GOLF PRO SHOP GOLF RULES & TIPS Chip Spiler Our annual Men’s Invitational was a success. Golf, food, beverage, entertainment, and weather all made for an exciting time for the Men’s Invitational. 60 teams competed in a newly formatted event. 10 flights resulted in 10 flight winners. This year the top 5 flight runners-up had an opportunity to gain one spot in the Championship Shootout. As always, the culminating Championship Shootout had plenty of drama and excitement. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all those that participated.
The Stretch Zone and Kneading My Hands, LLC both helped the guys get back on track each morning... The ladies enjoyed a Lake Lanier afternoon cruise!!
GOLF EVENTS July 4th Twisted Scramble July 6th Ladies Scramble With a Yellowstone theme, many enjoyed the food, beverage, and entertainment at the Saturday Night event.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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MONTHLY EVENTS
01 FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC
LIVE MUSIC FEATURING BEN WADE AT THE MAIN BAR FROM 6PM-9PM
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WEDNESDAY LADIES SCRAMBLE
ALL DAY LADIES GOLF EVENT
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MONDAY POOLSIDE PARTY
FOOD, LIVE MUSIC AND FUN FROM 12AM-4PM
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THURSDAY HAPPY HOUR
FEATURED APPETIZERS AND DRINKS AT THE MAIN BAR FROM 5PM-7PM
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MONDAY TWISTED SCRAMBLE
ALL DAY GOLF EVENT
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THURSDAY HAPPY HOUR
FEATURED APPETIZERS AND DRINKS AT THE MAIN BAR FROM 5PM-7PM
FOOD & BEVERAGE FEATURED RECIPIE Leif Johnson
SUMMER PEACH AND TOMATO SALAD 1/4 cup thinly vertically sliced red onion 1/2 pound ripe peaches, pitted and cut into wedges 1/4 pound heirloom beefsteak tomatoes, cut into thick wedges 1/4 pound heirloom cherry or pear tomatoes, halved 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar 1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon honey 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled feta cheese 2 tablespoons small basil leaves or torn basil Preparation 1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. 2. Combine vinegar, olive oil, honey, salt, and pepper in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Drizzle vinegar mixture over peach mixture; toss well to coat. Garnish with cheese and basil.
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RETAIL UPDATE Kris McGovern
The Lifestyle Shop is full of brand-new summer merchandise! If you haven't been in lately, come check it out! New summer items include: RC logo'd Under Armor men's t-shirts Under Armor tennis hats and visors RC logo'd Corksicles in all different patterns and sizes New GOODR sunglasses RC logo'd beach towels Hari Mari Flip Flops Wallaroo sun hats Men's LuluLemon COTZ Sunscreen and so much more!!!
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WELLNESS FITNESS UPDATE Dear River Club Members, Our new group exercise schedule is up and running, classes are filling up fast. If you are interested in attending our classes but haven’t received your Punchpass account yet please email me at raustin@theriverclub-ga.com. Punchpass is free and easy to set up and once you have your account activated you will have access to sign up for the classes you would like to try/attend. We are also running two specials in July: Girl Power Summer Fitness Classes A Summer Personal Training Special Please check out the brochures to get more info on these programs.
FITNESS CLASS SCHEDULE
Thank you Ryan Austin
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MONDAY
Spin Bootcamp, 8AM Cardio & Strength Interval, 9AM Pilates/Fusion, 10AM Sport Stretch, 11AM Spin Bootcamp, 4:30PM
TUESDAY
Spin and Core, 8AM Gentle Stretch, 9AM Ball Sculpt, 10AM
WEDNESDAY
Water Aerobics, 8AM Vinyasa Yoga, 9AM Cardio Kickboxing, 10AM Spin and Strength, 11AM
THURSDAY
Spin and Core, 8AM Gentle Stretch, 9AM Yogalates, 10AM
FRIDAY
Water Aerobics, 8AM Spin, 9AM Definitions, 10AM