Welcome New Members…………………………………………............3 Member Profile….………………………………………………….……...3 President’s Message………………………………………………………4 New Year’s Even Dinner Photos…………………………………………5 Racquets Up!………………………………………………………………6 Valentine’s Day Dinner…………………………………………………….7 18 Holers……………………………………………………………………8 Chili Night Photos………………..………………..……………………….9 9 Holers…………………………….……………………………………….10 February Game Days…………..………………………………………….11 Men’s Golf...........................................................................................12 2021 Roll of Honor……………………………………...………………….13 Men’s Golf Open Event...................……………………………………...14 Golf Report………………………………………………………………….15 Bingo Night………………………………………………………………….16 Super Men’s Day……………………………………………………..........17 Meet the Staff……………………………………………………………….17 Member Fun Quiz……………………………………………….………….18
Rhone Wine Dinner……………………………………………………….....19 Schedule of Events………………………………………………………...20
Scott Camp and Patsy Brison – Resident Family Tennis/Social Patrick and Barbara McGrath – Non-Resident Single Golf/Social John Manfre – Resident Single Golf Aaron and Angel Rice – Resident Family Sports (Golf, Tennis, and Social)
– Ron Buratti and his wife Joan moved to Hilton Head in April 2016, just in time to experience hurricane Matthew. They moved here from Drayden, a small town in Southern Maryland on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay. Ron was born in Rhode Island and grew up in Johnston, a suburb of Providence. Ron went to the University of Rhode Island and earned his degree in electrical engineering. Ron began his career with IBM Manassas, VA in 1984 working on the design and test of submarine sonar systems and later airborne sonar for the US Navy. While at IBM he went on to complete his master’s degree in electrical engineering at Virginia Tech. He left IBM in 1994 to join RDA, a small company specializing in airborne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) for the Navy. Ron and Joan moved to Southern Maryland in 2003 to be closer to his work at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River. At RDA he has worked on with many interesting projects involving all aspects of airborne ASW including acoustics, radio-frequency telemetry, and magnetic detection of submarines. Ron’s job has taken him to many interesting places, including ships and aircraft in support of Navy testing. Six months ago, Ron switched to part-time consulting status when RDA was acquired by a larger defense contractor. In his newfound spare time, Ron has taken up golf and has joined the WiseGuys. He also enjoys playing with their two cats, doing ancestry research, biking, dining at our club and helping Joan with her many gardening projects. You might also see him assisting Joan by taking event photos for the newsletter.
Happy New Year to all of our members. You are what makes our Club great. 2022 started out on a very good note for your Board. On January 1st, the Board approved the appointment of Bill Hazel to the PRPC Board. In addition, Carl Nelson, POA President, advised that Cliff Kenneck would fill the position of POA Liaison. Both added value in our first Board meeting, and I am convinced going forward their involvement will be an added benefit to our Club.
The Board has finalized the golf tee sheets for 2022, following on from the efforts of Rick D’Arienzo. Thank you, Rick for all the hours you spent over the past two years on the Board. The sheets are posted in the portal, the bulletin board in the Sports Shop, and the Sport Shop desk staff has a copy as well as our Bag staff and Starters. The times will be reviewed regularly, and revisions will be made as needed. The Board also approved new golf policies with Heritage input and endorsement of the new policies. A letter from Jay Rusch and myself outlining the changes will be issued shortly. Anne Gerth, your social chair, and her committee have put together an exciting Q1 plan, including the first Asian dinner at Port Royal. Anne reviewed other plans, but I will not steal her thunder. There are big new ideas, and we hope our membership will join us at all of our social activities. The Board is undertaking a review of the 2022 budget to ensure we are spending your Activity Fee in the interest of all members. I have received many questions and comments on the use. Dan Renbarger, your Treasurer, is heading this review with a committee of four other Board members, and they will report their recommendations in the Board in February. We have also set up an ad hoc committee to develop a process on updating the Resource sections on the portal. Steve Riley, Dave Donnelly, and Dan Renbarger form this committee. Bill Hazel, your PRPC golf chair, Dave Donnelly and myself are working with Tammie Blank as they introduce a newly formed Ladies Golf Committee. If you have not tried the new egg bagel now being served by your Dining room staff, do so. It is so so good! Happy birthday to those that celebrated another year in January and to those celebrating in February. Most important “Be Safe”
Projected Calendar of Events – 2022 March 17 - St. Patrick’s Day afternoon social play, followed by courtside refreshments April 1 - (Postponed from February 4) Potluck Dinner at the Beach House – No Fooling! May 5 - Cinco de Mayo afternoon social play, followed by courtside refreshments October 28/29 - Member / Guest – Friday afternoon, social play followed by casual dinner Saturday – Morning through afternoon competition followed by evening dinner and awards ceremony November 11 - Autumn Meet and Eat - Pot Luck Dinner and social at the Beach House December 5 - Santa’s Helpers Racquet Event to benefit local children at holiday time All racquet members, tennis and pickleball, are invited to participate in all events!! Don’t Forget --Regularly scheduled Sunday afternoon mixed doubles, organized by Kathy Verde Don’t forget to schedule time with Dale and Royce for lessons and clinics. New this year – the Club will begin to implement ball machine rental to help in stroke improvement Improve Your Physical and Mental Fitness at the Same Time: Try Yoga Former NCAA tennis player and current yoga instructor Barbara Soto is currently working with the University of South Florida men’s tennis team. Not only are the players hitting as well or better than before, but they are also remaining calm during tough moments of match play. They believe that their recent improvement is a result of the addition of yoga to their training program. “Yoga benefits players both physically – with balance, flexibility and core strength – and mentally. Playing with a peaceful state of mind rather than a stressed one allows you (to) think less and react quicker.” Also, yoga is helpful after play to aid in healthy cool downs. You may want to give it a try. If you haven’t done yoga, start slow and easy and see if it helps your game. Read more about it --Soto, Barbara, PTR, RYS. “Namaste & Net”. Tennis Magazine. March/April, 2021, pg. 65.
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The Lady 18's Opened the 2022 season with breakfast and an informational meeting complete with packets. If you weren't there, we have placed one for you with your name on it in the Sports Shop for pickup. Hope that you have signed into our new portal at golfgenius.com. It is a great addition for our membership. You can sign up for Tuesday’s games under Home, look at our Membership list under Players, winning players or teams under Results, and League Photos under Social. If you need some assistance in getting started, Mary Grace will be happy to assist you. Keep on the lookout for e-mails with more information on these fun social and golf activities coming up. February 17 Ladies Night Out 5PM Frankie Bones. March 2 Short Game Challenge followed by cocktails & conversation at the Clubhouse. March 31 – Day Trip Away to Bacon Park in Savannah, GA. The weather has prompted the cancelling of our first two Tuesdays' games of 2022. See You on The Links Having Fun with Friends. Carol
Chili Night Photos
What a great way to start the new year - Nine Hole Ladies celebrating with a Girls’ Night Out gathering at the Beach House. A “Pizza Party” hosted by our January Director of the Month, Nancy Simpson, gave way to a very fun outing. Thank you, Nancy, for organizing this event and our monthly games. We continued our evening with our Quarterly Meeting where we welcomed our newest member, Ellen Johnston, and we are so happy to have her join our actively growing group of 25!! We introduced our new Vice President, Karen Simpson. Welcome Karen to our 2022 Board of Directors. Julie DeLaurence, Treasurer, continues to keep us “in the black”. Nefeli Keebaugh, Secretary, continues to keep us up to date with our Membership information and Calendar of Games in the Nine Hole Ladies Booklet and recording the outcome of our meetings. Thank you, 2022 Board!!
Our meeting continued with the presentation of the trophy for our 2021 Champion of the Year, Joan Hazel. Thank you, Joan, for your hard work and diligence on the golf course. You represent us well! December 2021 Chip In Winners were Cherie Bailey and Nefeli Keebaugh. Karen Simpson was winner of the day on December 30. Moving on to January 2022, the winner for January 6 was Cherie Bailey and January 13 was Nancy Simpson. Chip-In for Par winner was Karen Simpson on January 13. Nice going ladies! Impressive to see so many ladies playing golf in this chilly weather! See you on Thursday!
First Wednesday Mah Jongg will take place on February 2nd. Please meet us for lunch at 12pm in the member’s dining room. First Wednesday is open to any club member who knows how to play or would like to learn. If you wish to participate, please email Linda Stauffer at LBStauffer@gmail.com to reserve your spot. First Friday Luncheon and Bridge will take place on February 11th at 11:15 AM. Contact Rob at RCiapanna@heritagegolfgroup.com to play.
We started the year with a fabulous forty-four members playing in the opening Super Men’s Day of 2022. It was great to have many of the new members join us and we look forward to the programme of events that have been laid out by the Sports Shop for the rest of the year. Ron Tucker, last year’s winner of the Champions Cup, got off to a fast start by winning the January event together with his playing partners of Don Muehlberger, Kevin Nattrass and Wes Warren. Congratulations on posting the low score of 54. Our second Super Men’s Day will be on February 16th, and then we are running a Men’s Open Golf Event on Monday, February 21st. This event is open to all Men who are resident in Port Royal. It is a fun, unstructured event designed to allow anyone to play and experience golf within Port Royal. So, if you have neighbors or friends who don’t play much golf, mention this event to them and get them to come along. Of course, if you want to have your own games within your foursome, a bit of friendly competition is perfectly OK. See the notice of the event on the next page and look out for more reminders in the Trident and e-blasts. Finally, the first Major of the year will take place in March. The dates have been advanced by 1 week, so please note the new dates below Upcoming Events: Super Men’s Day – Wednesday 16 February, 2022 Men’s Golf Open Day – Monday 21 February, 2022 2 Man Stroke-play Championship – Tuesday 8 March and Friday 11 March (Rain Dates: Monday 14 March and Wednesday 16 March)
January Super Men's Day Winners
2021 ROLL OF HONOR Super Men’s Day January
Carl Nelson, Charlie Leadingham, John Strasburger, Tim Aller
February
Lee Johnston, Charlie Leadingham, Jerry Bailey, Tim Aller
April
Bud Henry, Bill Kerr, Tom Sheahan, Bob Fratarcangelo
May
Jon Wormley, Dave Donnelly, John Strasburger, Jack Elrod
June
Jeff Clary, John Evans, Bob Fratarcangelo, Steve Riley
July
Jack Schrader, Kevin Nattrass, Larry Ernst, John Simpson
August
Steve Johnson, David Schuman, Peter Zych
September
Ron Tucker, Mike Hall, Dave Schuman, Dennis Darling
November
Jack Schrader, Dave Renbarger
December
Ed Harbauer, Dave Renbarger, Bill Doney, Ernie Marsico
Major Championships 2 Man Stroke Play
Carl Nelson and Ron Tucker
Individual Match Play
Carl Nelson
Individual Strokeplay
Ron Tucker
2 Man Matchplay
Lanny Bailey, Ed Harbauer
Super Senior Champion Art Tonkinson
Hello Port Royal Golfers, For those of you I have not met, my name is Bill Hazel, and I was recently appointed Golf Chairman for 2022. My wife Joan and I moved to Hilton Head and joined the Port Royal Club two years ago - and it has been a great experience! Prior to moving here, we were members of a private club in Pennsylvania for many years. The first thing I would like to do is to thank Rick D’Arienzo for all his efforts as Golf Chair over the last two years. He certainly set the bar high. The goal of the Golf Chair will not change – to help ensure the most enjoyable golfing experience possible for ALL golfing members. I look forward to working with Nigel Jones (men’s golf), Tammie Blank (women’s golf) and the Heritage team to set up a calendar of events that will attract a large majority of our members. Besides the events, we will work together through various working groups to address topics such as course conditions, handicaps/rules, etc., as well as planning our signature tournaments (Member Guest and The President’s Cup). Regarding conditions, I want to reiterate what Rick wrote about in January 2021. As we work with Heritage to optimize playing conditions, we can do our part. Specifically with respect to carts, sharing carts when feasible and strictly adhering to rules regarding where carts can and cannot go will help maintain and in some cases improve course conditions. Please don’t hesitate to let Nigel, Tammie or I know of any suggestion or complaints you may have – as well as things that you like and want to see continued.
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Wednesday, February 16th
My name is Nikki Riemer soon to be Dershaw. I am the Leisure Sales Manager for the Heritage Collection and have just celebrated my 7th year with the company. I am originally from Zimbabwe (Rhodesia), Africa and hale from good oldfashioned farming stock. I have been on Hilton Head for 20 years, so I am local, but it just doesn’t sound like it. My children are both in High School with one set to graduate this year. I look forward to meeting you soon.
There were no winners this month! The answer to the alcoholic beverage most ordered at Robber’s Row Grille is vodka tonic. Thanks to all those that participated. February Fun Quiz Take a look at this huge live Oak. It is located on the edge of the cart path on Barony. I’m sure many of you have hit this tree during your play. Be on the lookout for this tree and tell me which hole it’s on.
The first two people to email me at joan.buratti@icloud.com with the correct answer will win two glasses of wine at Robber’s Row Grille. Good luck!
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MEN’S GOLF 16 Wed Super Men’s Day 21 Mon Men’s Open Golf Day RACQUET EVENTS 4 Fri Kickoff Round Robin/ Dinner @ Beach House
MEN’S GOLF 8 Tue 2 Man Stroke Play Tournament Day 1 11 Fri 2 Man Stroke Play Tournament Day 2 LADIES GOLF 15 Tue 18 Hole Member/Member Match Play 17 Thu 9 Hole Ringer Tournament Day 1 22 Tue 18 Hole Member/Member Match Play
SOCIAL 2 Wed 11 Fri 11 Fri 23 Wed
Mah Jongg Bridge Luncheon Valentines Dinner Asian Night
SOCIAL 2 Wed 3 Thu 4 Fri 10 Thu 15 Tue
Mah Jongg Monthly Member Social Bridge Luncheon Rhone Wine Dinner Bingo Night
RACQUET EVENTS 14 Thu Net, Nine and Dine
