Around the Clubhouse
Early Birds celebrate Canada Day
July 2022
In this Issue… Welcome New Members
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Member Profile
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President’s Message
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Net, Nine and Dine
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Golf Report
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Monthly Member Social
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Men’s Golf
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Terry Herron and Friends
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Fun Around the Club
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Monthly Member Social Photos
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Ladies Golf
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Caribbean Dreams
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18 Holers
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Wine and Design Workshop
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9 Holers
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Trivia Night
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Racquets Up!
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Membership
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Employee Spotlight
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Holiday Parties
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Member Fun Quiz
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July Game Days
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Schedule of Events
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Welcome New Members! Tom and Ellen Moore – Resident Single Golf (Mr.) Social (Mrs.) Craig and Andrea Ridenour – Social (Mr.) Non-Resident Single Racquet (Mrs.) Geoffrey and Tess Weil - Non- Resident Family Golf Daniel and Corinna Cathcart – Resident Family Racquet
Member Profile – Rick Gorski Rick and his wife, Linda, are very new residents of Port Royal having moved here in early April 2022 from Houston, Texas. They have two daughters, the oldest in Buffalo, NY with 3 grown sons and the youngest in Okatie, SC (who helped convince them to move to Hilton Head). Born in Oklahoma, Rick's father was a career soldier, so for the first half of his life, he moved around a lot. Rick graduated from West Point in 1966 and later earned a graduate degree in civil engineering from Stanford University. He started his career with 25 years in the Army and more moves. In his last Assignment, he was head of the Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans. In that capacity, he learned a lot about the Mississippi River, saving wetlands and marshes in Louisiana, and how the Mississippi River influences the Gulf of Mexico, and drains 60% of the United States. He retired from the Army in 1991 and became a project manager with a global engineering company working in the oil and gas industry with more moves on the horizon. While working in the oil business he traveled to South America, Russia, Europe, Australia and the Middle East. Rick and Linda met in Washington D.C. when he was a cadet and she was working for a Texas congressman on Capitol Hill. HHI is Rick's 29th home, and for Linda, who is also an Army brat, this is home 47th. He swears that they're now in their last home! Rick enjoys playing golf and, when not doing that, working on projects around the house. He enjoys meeting people at the club and finding his way around the golf courses. He is happy the club encourages social activities where people get together and with many opportunities for new members to get to know existing members. Rick and Linda have found Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club to be a very welcoming experience. He hopes to find his favorite desert, frozen peach yogurt, on the menu at Robber’s Row Grille soon.
President’s Message By Jon Wormley
Don’t wait to submit your entry for the Heritage Golf Invitational 2022 “Islands of the South”. While the deadline for submitting your entry is August 15th, the reduced pricing ends on July 31st. I want to thank Bill Hazel for an outstanding job in leading this year’s efforts with assistance from the Heritage staff. While the final decision on the Tee Gifts is still outstanding, having viewed the alternatives, it is fair to say whatever is chosen will be substantial.
My congratulations to John Manfre, a new member this year, who turned in an amazing round of 73 on Saturday, June 18 including Fifteen pars, 2 bogeys and 1 birdie. In the same foursome Greg Lyons shot a net 67, I believe one of his best rounds. Teamed with Larry Ernst and Steve Dill, the other 16 Early Birds had no chance at winning. Heritage has announced the hiring of our new Chef, Scott Woodcock. Join me in welcoming Scott to our Port Royal Golf and Racquet Club. Heritage has also introduced an Employee of the Month recognition program. Parris Brown, our Court & Grounds Maintenance person, was recognized for his contributions for April and Eric Fernandez, our Chief mechanic, was recognized for May. Join me in congratulating them both. Heritage has promoted Michael Collier from within. Michael, who joined Heritage one year ago, has been working in the Sports Shop and helping our outside bag staff. Michael is now working in Leisure Sales which fits his educational background. Congratulations Michael. A win-win for all of us. I took a few weeks off as we travelled to Connecticut to visit our son, his wife and our 2 grandchildren. Even more amazing, I did not receive any, like zero, complaints during this time away. I returned to green grass on the fairways. After aeration, there is lots of new turf. The progress is great to see. Someone commented about the grass in the rough. How many of us remember the good ole days when, if you hit your ball in the rough, it was almost impossible to find the ball? Jay has assured me we will not see such deep grass again and many birdies are being reported. Improved course conditions must be helping such excellent play. Tennis and pickleball continue to thrive. All courts are very busy in the early hours with afternoons slow – must be the heat factor. The Board, in June, put together a list of potential members for the Nominating Committee. Hopefully by the time you are reading this newsletter, I will have completed my task of forming the Committee. Once again, if you have any interest in being considered for the 2023 Board of Governors, let me know and I will forward your interest to the Chairperson for consideration. Be Safe.
Golf Report By Bill Hazel
Heritage Invitational: Member-Guest 2022 This is one of several reminders to be sent regarding the annual memberguest tournament, which will be held from September 22 through September 24th. The tournament format will be the same as last year’s event and the list of social events will be comparable as well. Unfortunately, for various reasons, we were not able to garner enough interest to be able to field a women’s division for this event this year – hopefully, we will be able to do so in 2023. Port Royal Golf and Racquet Club differentiates itself from many other semiprivate clubs by holding events such as The Heritage Invitational and as such, my hope is that the Member-Guest will be well attended.
An invitation (email) was recently sent out with some details, but if you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Parker Mulford in the Sports Shop or myself.
https://www.hiltonheadgolf.net/blog/events/monthly-member-social-july/
Men’s Golf
By Nigel Jones The early, hot summer weather has not discouraged members from participating in our monthly events. We had 35 members playing in the June Super Men’s Day, and at the end of May we had 9 “Super Seniors” competing in their Championship. Congratulations to Jack Schrader who took the title of “Super Senior Champion” for the second time, following a close fought battle with Larry Ernst. Due to the heat, members were happy to play a revised Super Men’s Day format of 2-Ball Shamble. Winning this month’s event were the team of Bud Henry, Rick Keebaugh, Rick Gorski and Ernie Marsico, with an incredible 20 under par total - Congratulations to all.
A Shout Out and Thanks go to the Course Conditions Committee who carried out a ride around of Robbers in early June, and they will complete Barony shortly. Their effort and report are appreciated and is a valuable input to Jay and Charlie in ensuring the courses are kept in good order and continuously improved. Upcoming Events - Look out for the Invitations for these events and sign up online or in the Sports Shop. Nightmare Nine - REVISED DATE - Friday July 29 Super Men’s Day - Wednesday July 6 Super Men’s Day Wednesday August 10
https://www.hiltonheadgolf.net/blog/events/terry-herron-and-friends-neil-diamond-meets-michael-buble-and-bobby-darin/
Fun Around The Club By Anne Gerth
Happy summer, Club members! This month I’d like to highlight some of our upcoming summer social activities. On the evening of July 22, we will be hosting Caribbean Dreams, featuring Dean St Hilaire on the steel drums and a festive Caribbean menu. Our bar will feature a variety of island drinks. We’ve lowered the price to $38 per person so get your reservation in now to be included in this fun night. https://www.hiltonheadgolf.net/blog/events/caribbean-dreams/ Ready to escape the summer heat? Come join us for the ever-popular BOGO dinner event on August 22. While dining, enjoy the sweet sounds of Jennifer Johnson on classical guitar. This event usually fills up so mark your calendar now and be sure to get your reservation in on our reservation link. https://www.hiltonheadgolf.net/blog/events/bogo/ Another great way to escape the August heat will be with our Wine and Design event on August 26. We have local florist A Floral Affair coming to guide us in making a 20-inch fall wreath for our homes. The event is $45 per person and includes a light salad lunch, dessert, and a glass of wine. Instruction will take place immediately following the lunch and you will leave the club with a beautiful fall wreath ready to hang. Space is limited so If you want to get creative with us, RSVP by August 16 when registration closes. https://www.hiltonheadgolf.net/blog/events/wine-and-design-workshop/ And don’t forget, our Monthly Member Socials continue all summer on the first Thursday evening of each month at 5 PM (July 7 and August 4). What a great way to socialize with your fellow members and all for $10 per person, but you must be sure to RSVP. https://www.hiltonheadgolf.net/blog/events/monthly-member-social-july/ Last but not least are our Net Nine and Dine events on July 14 and August 18. Are you a tennis member who would love to try your hand at nine holes of golf or are you a golf member who would like to play a little tennis? This is your event. Come join us and try your hand at a new sport. After golf or tennis join us in the members dining room for dinner. Everything’s included in the $25 fee…tennis, golf, golf cart, and buffet dinner. The sign up for these events is in our pro shop. I urge you to take advantage of our monthly events to enjoy your fellow club members and have some fun. If you are not joining in, you are missing out on many of the great benefits of being a member of our Port Royal Golf and Racquet Club.
Monthly Member Social Photos
Ladies Golf
By Tammie Blank How do you know, what you do not know? Are you and your club friends getting all that supposed to be sent your way? Talk to your club friends and ask if they are receiving messages from Heritage Golf,
*monthly “Around the Clubhouse” newsletter, weekly activity updates & event signups, Ladies Open Golf (Mondays) *Invitations to play golf from the two ladies golf associations: PRLGA (18-hole ladies) and 9-hole ladies Let’s all be pro-active to make sure the information about all that we have to offer is reaching our membership. Part-time residents may be particularly vulnerable to missing publications because they may not be so in-tune through our in-person, on the club premises, activities. Please check with your friends and acquaintances and ask if they are getting “the news.” We want everyone to be “tuned in.” If they don’t seem to know what you are talking about, please help them contact the Heritage administration (Ted Sullivan, tsullivan@heritagegolfgroup.com (843) 681-1700) to assure that their contact information is correct and tell them when the publications are usually available via email. Hardcopies of our newsletter are available in the Admin. Office. Or, let me know and I’ll be happy to help. Play with us:
9:08 Mondays, Ladies Open Golf, 9 or 18 hole, walk or ride (enrollment via email from Liz Bailey) Etiquette: Fill ALL divots and keep rakes out of the way of play. Protect your course. The fairways look great now! Questions and requests for activities… let me know: LGC.PRPC@gmail.com, Call Tammie Blank (843) 681-9770
https://www.hiltonheadgolf.net/blog/events/caribbean-dreams/
18 Holers
By Carol Duffin July is the month of hot and humid. Many of you have gone on to cooler climates, yours truly included, and my hope is that all of you, no matter where you are, are enjoying the summer. If there are any pressing issues regarding the Lady 18's that need immediate attention, please call Heather Stevens our VP. Ringer Tournament April 12 & April 26 First Flight First Place - Liz Bailey Second Place - Becky Guin
Second Flight First Place - Heather Stevens Second Place - Tammie Blank
Individual Stableford May 10 First Flight First Place - Carol Duffin Second Place - Amy Ray
Second Flight First Place - Jolanta Taylor Second Place - Gay Halleman Red & Yellow stakes on the golf course indicates a penalty area. Red stakes indicate a lateral water hazard (meaning it runs alongside the line of play). Yellow stakes indicate a normal water hazard that runs across the line of play. The Rules Ref will discuss options for when the ball is in a yellow penalty area. You may play the ball where it lies without penalty or take relief with a penalty stroke. Options for taking relief with penalty stroke: 1-player may take stroke & distance relief by playing a ball from where it was originally hit from.
2-player may take back on the line relief by dropping ball in a relief area based on a line straight back from the hole through the point where the ball entered the hazard. You may take one club length from the point of entry and drop or continue straight back and drop as far back as desired. Red Stakes - Lateral Water Hazard The Rules Ref will discuss your options for relief when your ball is in the red penalty area. You may play the ball where it lies without penalty or take relief with a penalty stroke. Options for taking relief with penalty stroke: 1-player may take stroke & distance relief by playing a ball from where it was originally hit. 2-player may take back- on-the line relief by dropping ball in a relief area based on a line straight back from the hole through the reference point. 3-player may take lateral relief-dropped, and played two club lengths from the point the ball was judged to enter the hazard.
https://www.hiltonheadgolf.net/blog/events/wine-and-design/
9 Holers
By Judi Chmielowiec
Life surprises me daily, but for some reason, I looked back at my July 2021 newsletter article (don’t ask me why!), but I could not believe it has been a year since this statement in my July Newsletter: “Tammie Blank has graciously agreed to take over Director of the Month duties for June, while Nefeli makes a speedy recovery. The Nine Hole Ladies dressed in pink to show our support for Nefeli!” Congratulations, Nefeli, for being one year in remission and all that you do for us as Secretary of the Nine Holer’s and so many other selfless duties you give of yourself.
Our golf games continue to improve and some of you ladies’ act like you are playing for fun, BUT, I see a lot of competition in your game. So, the next five game dates showed that competition with the following winners: May 19 – Blind Hole Winners: First Place: Nefeli Keebaugh (24) Second Place Tie: Kathy McGown and Judi Chmielowiec (28) May 26 – Shamble Winners Team: Kathy McGown, Nene Shope, Mary Ann Shallcross and Julie DeLaurence June 2 – Individual Stroke Play Winners: Nancy Simpson, Judi Chmielowiec, Nefeli Keebaugh and Joan Hazel. June 9 – Low Putt Winner: Oh Yes, our June Director of the Month, Kathy McGown, who has kept us entertained with her very colorful emails – Congratulations, Kathy, with your 16 putts in Nine Holes!! June 16 – Individual Stroke Play Winner: Sue Walker (37 Net) -- Awesome!! Cherie Bailey parred Barony #14! Yes, we finally got to play the back Nine!! Congrats Cherie!! Not to mention those “Chippers” – what the heck? There were four Chip-Ins in one day to outmaneuver those punched Greens!! Joann Gibbs – Barony #5; Karen Simpson – Barony # 6; Judi Chmielowiec – Barony #8 – Chip-In for Par; Joan Hazel – Barony # 9
Those ladies like to party!! It cannot always be about golf, so the Nine Hole Lady Golfers get together once a month and let their hair down out of those ponytails and visors! Under the direction of our June Director of the Month, Kathy McGown, we had a Salad Day Theme and everyone out did themselves with very creative salad dishes and a few desserts. Congratulations ladies for being the best fun!! And thank you, Kathy McGown, for organizing our June Girls’ Night Out at the Beach House!! Love you all!! Judi See you next month with the Nine Holers who play 9 or 18, ride or walk!! And more fun with our very own Nefeli Keebaugh as Director of the Month for July! Tees Up, Ladies!!
Trivia Night Winners - “Not great Expectations”
Canada Day By Steve Riley Tom Ryley, our resident Canadian Early Bird, sponsored Canada Day starting out with shots of Sortilege (Canadian whiskey and maple syrup liqueur), Canadian hats, and Canadian labeled Golf balls. Each player picked their ball with one of the 5 Canadian Provinces written on the ball to decide teams. Order of play was the province from east to west. Playing that ball and not losing it, resulted in bonus points for each player (9 of 19 received bonus points). We ended the round with Labatts Blue and Moose Head beer. CANADA DAY History: On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain and a federation of four provinces: Nova Scotia; New Brunswick; Ontario; and Quebec. The anniversary of this date was called Dominion Day until 1982. Since 1983, July 1 has been officially known as Canada Day. It was a great day with fun all around.
Racquets Up!
By Jan Schuppert USTA State Champions Again! Our Port Royal Men’s 4.0, 70+ USTA team has won another South Carolina State Championship Tournament! They qualified for the state championship by winning the local Hilton Head Tournament, 70s division with a record of eight wins and one loss. The state tournament, also held on HHI this year, took place from May 19 through 21. Our team played five matches on courts at Sea Pines Country Club, Shipyard, and South Beach where they successfully defended their championship of last year.
Team members include Captain Rick Rickenbach, Co-captain John Brummitt, Kent James, Danny Spar, Dave Hales, Jim Mansfield, Howard Kirk, Hank Iannuzzi, and Dave Partington. The next challenge for this team is to compete in the 65+ local HHI USTA fall season. If they win here, they will qualify for yet another South Carolina State Championship tournament, where they could defend their championship of last November. WOW! This team has a long history of success which is recorded on the fence enclosing Court 1. Check it out – and congratulations yet again!
Membership By Nefeli Keebaugh THANK YOU TO ALL AMBASSADORS! A huge thank you to the following Port Royal Club couples who volunteered to be ambassadors so far this year. Each of you welcomed one or more new club member to Port Royal Club. Your time, attention and team spirit are appreciated by all. Cherie and Lanny Bailey Roberta and Lou Beaudet Judi and Dave Chmielowiec Marsha and Bill Doney Sharon and Dave Donnelly Anne and Ken Gerth Joan and Bill Hazel Nefeli and Rick Keebaugh
Charles Leadingham Joanne and Kevin Nattrass Donna and Dan Renbarger Hilary and Tom Ryley Karen and John Simpson Linda and Jim Stauffer Genevieve and Guy Suchy Sue and Jim Walker The PR Board would like to recognize you for your southern hospitality in welcoming new members to the club. And… for a little added bonus… your names were placed in a raffle for a $100 gift certificate to Gusto’s restaurant. Jim and Sue Walker were the winners of the raffle. Sue and Jim stated that they benefited from their on-boarding ambassadors, and they were glad to volunteer so they could “pay-itforward”. Congratulations Sue and Jim! We are looking for new ambassadors for the second half of the year. If you’d be willing to volunteer a bit of your time to welcome and assist with on-boarding new members, please send an email to Nefeli at nefeli.keebaugh@gmail.com. The forecast for even more new members is looking very promising. Come be part of showing them a huge southern welcome.
Employee Spotlight: Kenny Grant, Sr. This month, we are highlighting one of our longest-standing employees, Kenny Grant, Sr. He has been with Heritage Golf Group for 30+ years at Shipyard Golf Club and Port Royal Golf and Racquet Club. Kenny lives on St. Helena Island and makes the long drive to work every day! All of his peers think he is a great guy, and he is always willing to help those around him. He really can do it all on the golf course, making him a valuable asset. Charlie Duncan says he is also an A+ crew leader on the maintenance team! Something you may not know is that Kenny also works on the maintenance team with his son, Kenny Grant, Jr. It is a family affair!
Member Fun Quiz What is the largest CITY by AREA in the United States? 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!
Answer to Last Month’s Quiz: Emma Stone and Steve Carell starred in which tennis film? The answer is “Battle of the Sexes” The winners are: 1. Lisa D’Arienzo 2. Anne Gerth Thanks to all those that participated.
July MEN’S GOLF 6 Wed Super Men’s Day 29 Fri Nightmare Nine LADIES GOLF 29 Fri Nightmare Nine MIXED GOLF 14 Thu Net, Nine and Dine 29 Fri Nightmare Nine
RACQUET EVENTS 14 Thu Net, Nine and Dine SOCIAL 1 Fri 6 Wed 7 Thu 14 Thu
Bridge Luncheon Mah Jongg Monthly Member Social Net, Nine and Dine
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Caribbean Dreams
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August MEN’S GOLF 10 Wed Super Men’s Day MIXED GOLF 18 Thu Net, Nine and Dine RACQUET EVENTS 18 Thu Net, Nine and Dine
SOCIAL 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 18 Thu 22 Mon 26 Fri
Mah Jongg Monthly Member Social Bridge Luncheon Net, Nine and Dine BOGO Wine and Design Workshop
