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MAY 2014

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elcome spring and welcome to our first edition of the Somersett Links newsletter. We hope you enjoy reading about the happenings at your club and will use this publication as an additional reference tool to stay on top of all the activities at Somersett Golf & Country Club.

The course is in great shape thanks to Robert and his team. Please remember to follow all posted and verbal course rules, rake the bunkers and repair your ball marks in order to keep the turf in top condition.

Tammy has been busy these past months onboarding new members so if you see an unfamiliar face on the course, in the restaurant or on the grounds please take a moment to introduce yourself. You may find a new golf or dining partner!

Stuart and his staff have lots of great golf events planned this season so please take a moment to read about the May activities and sign up on the website if you wish to participate.

Ming and his crew have some fantastic food and beverage specials lined up with daily lunch and dinner specials. Be on the lookout for new tasty items as the seasons change. Ming will add spring and summer items to the menu as ingredients become available.

From a financial standpoint the Club is ahead of income projections for the year. SGCC continues to be profitable while the management team is a careful steward of the budget.

Monthly financial reports are given at the board meetings and all equity members are encouraged to attend. The board meetings are the third Monday of each month at 6 pm in the SunSett Grille unless otherwise specified. We look forward to seeing you there!

Anna Durst, CPA

GENERAL MANAGER AND CFO

Events At-A-Glance Please review the Club website for full event details and to sign up for all events at www. somersettgolfandcountryclub.com. You can sign up for all golf events 30 days prior to each event. You can sign up for Learn to Golf 7 days prior to each class.

Friday, May 2, 10 am–4 pm Titleist Fitting Day This is a great opportunity to get custom fit by Brian Eilders from Titleist. Brian is an expert custom fitting specialist. Your golf staff will be fitting right alongside him. Titleist is offering new irons as well as popular fairway metals, hybrids and drivers. Also newly introduced are Titleist Vokey SM5 Wedges. Call the golf shop to schedule an appointment 787-1800 x 2.

Friday, May 2, 5–8 pm | SunSett Grille Dos De Mayo Dinner Specials In addition to our regular menu we will offer Mexican specialties including Pulled Pork, Carnitas, Enchiladas, Tamales, Chili Rellenos and staples like tacos and burritos. We will also have margarita specials for $5.

Friday, May 2, 5:30–7 pm Toes in the Sand Complimentary Bunker Clinic for Equity Members Only Do you have trouble getting out of Somersett’s bunkers? Stuart Smith will conduct an hour and half complimentary clinic for our equity members. He will begin by giving a demonstration, have a question and answer session and then have a contest. The winning man and women will receive complimentary Dos de Mayo dinner that evening in the Sunsett Grille. We will offer you a complimentary margarita to loosen up your golf swing. Reminder this is for Equity Members only.

Thursday, May 8, 3–4 pm Maintenance Facility Tour You are invited to tour the golf course maintenance facility with Robert DiPietro, GC Superintendent. Robert will show you the different equipment used to maintain the golf course and will be available to answer any questions you may have on golf course maintenance.

Please RSVP so we know how many people to expect.

The SMGA New Member Social on March 29: Darrel Duan, Don Grabarz, Kelly Whalen, Bill Leger.

Thursday, May 8, 5 pm Titleist Wedge Clinic Continued on page 3

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would like to take a few moments and update everyone on the status and condition of our golf course. You may see some minor thinning of weak areas on greens and excessive divots on tees due to non-recovering of turf during dormant months. To address this we have performed extra seeding during aeration this spring. The over-seeding of fairways #9, 10, and 16 this past fall seems to be surviving the cold temperatures and will result in improved lies for the 2014 season.

Our annual bunker repairs of moving, cleaning, adding and compacting new sand is in full force. In addition this year we have purchased new bunker rakes that should make raking easier for everyone, but please have patience on the existing bunker conditions until then.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce my new assistant Taylor Halinski. Taylor comes to Somersett from San Antonio, Texas where he was the assistant superintendent at the Hyatt Resort. Please welcome him to the area, as together we look forward to providing you the best conditioned golf course in Reno for the upcoming 2014 season! Here’s to good weather, great golf and to everyone assisting in maintaining of our golf course.

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t was an extremely busy first quarter in the membership office selling memberships and converting current preview members into equity members. The conversion rate we experienced speaks volumes about how great of a Club we have. You all should applaud yourselves on your great hospitality and doing such a terrific job reaching out to our preview members and making them feel so welcome. We had 90 preview members convert to equity. To put that in perspective the Club’s goal was to convert 30 members, so we blew it out of the water. Also over the course of the first three months this year we have sold 48 new memberships – 45 preview, 2 equity and 1 social. The number of sales we experienced also greatly exceeded the first quarter budget. Somersett is a great golf course with great members and evidently word is getting out. Please let me know if you know of anyone that is interested in membership. I would be happy to follow up with them right away. And once again the question you all come in my office and ask is how many members to date do we have.

Total memberships 448, Golf memberships 413, Social memberships 35, Equity 111 (will increase to 201 May 1 with conversions), 1D Preview/Executive 219, 6D Preview/Invitational 68 (1D & 6D numbers will decrease by 90, May 1 with conversions), Other 15.

Have a terrific day, and I hope to hear from each of the 448 members we have with a referral that I can contact for membership.

On the MRD (Member Relations Director) front, please make sure you spend time looking at the website: www.somersettgolfandcountryclub.com. Take a moment and update your information in the members directory. Please make sure you add a phone number and your picture.

For you foodies we have some fun events planned. For more details, check out the calendar.

Please think of The SunSett Grille for any of your catering needs. A special thank you goes to Ed Vergara who had us cater a special evening for his financial advising company in April.

I look forward to seeing you all out here at the greatest country club in town! This summer is proving to be the best one yet!

Tammy Carvajal – Van Lydegraf MEMBERSHIP & MEMBER RELATIONS DIRECTOR

Robert DiPietro

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT

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e are looking forward to a superb year of golf. We are already setting rounds count records with the beautiful weather during the early part of the year and have hosted almost 3,000 rounds through March 31.

The golf shop is filling up with our spring arrivals. Check out all of the new gear for this season. All members receive the member discount ranging from 10–20% depending upon the item. We are happy to custom fit all equipment. Currently, we have both Ping and Titleist fitting equipment, however we have accounts with all major golf equipment manufacturers. Are we missing something? Let us know.

We look forward to another great year of junior golf. This year we have added a PGA Junior League Team, as well as specific training for the Drive, Chip, Putt National competition. This is on top of what is already a full schedule for the juniors. We are fortunate to have one of the best junior golf programs in the country. Currently, our junior golf programs are for members only.

Grandchildren are welcome to participate in the Lil’ People Golf Program only.

Our professional golf staff is eager to help you enjoy your game more and we offer individual instruction, group instruction, Learn to Golf clinics, AimPoint Green Reading classes and playing lessons. Remember—practice without knowledge can lead to frustration.

Here’s to a great start of the season. See you soon.

Stuart Smith 2

DIRECTOR OF GOLF

Events At-A-Glance Sunday, May 11, 9–noon SunSett Grille Mother’s Day Brunch Join us in the SunSett Grille for a delicious Mother’s Day brunch. Call in advance for reservations 787-1800 x 707. Walk-ins will be accommodated on a space available basis. Price is $5 to $14 depending on the entree you order.

Wednesday, May 14, 6 pm, Wine Club Like wine? Then join us... Somersett Golf & Country Club wine club. The format is members bring a bottle or two of their favorite wine or wine from any wine club they belong to and share with other wine enthusiasts. Each member who brings wine will share and give a brief intro of the wine they bring. This month the wine we are featuring are wines from Italy. The Club will provide basic cheese, meats and crackers for a nominal fee of $5. You are invited to stay for dinner after (optional) and possibly enjoy whatever wine is left over. Please RSVP and indicate the wine you are bringing so we can share the wine lineup with everyone. Rich Oster is your host for this tasting and we will rotate going forward. This event is limited by capacity to 50.

Friday, May 16, 5–8 pm | SunSett Grille Prime Rib Night Monday, May 19, 6 pm | Board Meeting Equity members are invited to attend.

Thursday, May 22, 5:30–7 pm New Member Reception All new Members who have joined since January 1, 2014 are invited to a social just for you! We will host your first drink and have light appetizers available. Come on out and meet lots of new people! Equity members are encouraged to attend and welcome many of our new members.

(No host for equity members). Please RSVP by calling Tammy at 787-1800 x 702.

Monday, May 26, All Day Memorial Day – Somersett G&CC and SunSett Grille Open for Memorial Day Tuesday, May 27, All Day, Somersett G&CC and The SunSett Grille Closed

COUPLES

Friday, May 23, 5 pm Couples Nine and Dine This month’s format is Two Person Scramble— Kick, Toss, Throw—Each couple is a two-person team. Join us for a great time! Sign-up early as these events fill fast. Cost is $28/person + cart fee and includes dinner, live entertainment and credit book.

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SLGA

SLGA Play Days are on Thursday and Saturday mornings in May. The cost is $5 and you will play a different game each week.

Thursday May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 9 am Saturday May 3 (11:00 am), 17 (10:20 am), 24 (10:00 am), 31 (10:00 am) Saturday, May 10, 10 am SLGA Pink Ball Ladies organize your own team of four players OR the golf staff can pair you up to comprise a team of four players. The cost of this event is $35 and includes breakfast, lunch, special tee prize, awards to the winners and credit book for top finishers.

Raffle and mulligan packages will be available for sale prior to play. Don’t miss this fun event!

Saturday, May 10, 11:15 am JFF SLGA Pink Ball-9 holes Ladies—Don’t feel you are quite ready for the 18 hole game? OR maybe you are just short on time ... this 9 hole scramble is a fun alternative.

Put your own team together or let us pair you up.

Everyone (18 holers and 9 holers) will meet up for lunch after the event. Join us for a no-stress fun event. Remember it’s Just For Fun! Stuart will conduct a clinic prior to play at 11:15 am held in the Short Game area. The cost of this event is $35 and includes clinic, lunch, special tee prize, awards to the winners and credit book for top finishers.

Raffle and mulligan packages will be available for sale prior to play. Don’t miss this JFF event!

Saturday, May 10, 4 pm Cervantes Cup (Match Play Championship) Drawings Party The Cervantes Cup is a Net Match Play Event. Cost of the event is $40 and winners are paid in credit book with the winner also receiving a replica of the perpetual trophy that is in the golf shop.

Tuesday, May 13, 5:00 pm Tipsy Tuesday Join us for our first tipsy Tuesday Event of the season. This month you won’t need your clubs as Director of Golf, Stuart Smith takes you through a brief on course rules seminar. We will visit two wine stations along the way. This will be a great way to meet some other gals, brush up on your rules and enjoy a little wine. The cost of this event is $20 and includes the clinic and wine. The tradition begins.

Sunday, May 18, 10 am SLGA Catfight Here Kitty Kitty... Invite a partner from your street to join you in this fun two person scramble event.

If you are not a Somersett resident or do not have anyone on your street to play with (stray cats) but would like to participate we will pair you up by blind draw. No choosing a partner in this one

UNLESS you live on the same street. The cost is $40 entry + cart fee and includes Sunday lunch after play and prize fund.

SMGA

Saturday, May 3, 10 am SMGA Season Opener Yellowball Tournament Join us for the SMGA’s annual season opener, the Yellowball Tournament. Sign up individually.

The golf shop will assign participants to 4 person teams with each team getting an “A”, “B”, “C”, and “D” player by handicap. Your $45 entry fee includes lunch, draft beer, prize fund. This is our first SMGA Point Event of the season. The chase for the cup is on. SMGA Cup Points: Participate 100 pts; Champion 300 pts (add to participant pts); Runner-Up 200 pts (add to participant pts); 2nd Runner-Up 100 pts (add to participant pts).

Saturday, May 3, 4–6 pm SMGA Peavine Cup (Match Play Championship) Drawings Party Those men that signed up by the April 26th deadline for this year’s Match Play Championship will enjoy seeing how the draw plays out and be able to arrange their first round matches. We will commence the draw immediately following the awards form the Yellowball Tournament.

Men’s Wednesday Mixers Wednesday May 7, 14, 21, 28, 10 am This is a great way to meet fellow members. All players will be blind drawn into foursomes and participate in a fun team game. The cost is $10 cash per player for the game and it will be paid out to the winners in credit book following play.

Thursday, May 8, 1 pm Valley Cup @Lakeridge Join a member of the professional staff to represent Somersett Country Club against other local courses. The format is the three best better ball scores out of the four two man teams. We are looking for seven players to represent. The cost is $60 and includes golf, golf cart, awards and dinner.

Friday, May 16, 5:00 pm SMGA Streetfight Reception Please sign up for the reception when you register for the Streetfight. Be sure to wear your team outfits and win that extra stroke off your Saturday score.

Saturday, May 17, 10 am SMGA Streetfight This event is open to all men members– Somersett residents and non-Somersett residents. If you do not have four members on your street enter the event with what you have and draft to fill your team. Just a single? Enter the event a get drafted by a team. We will draft all players onto a team.

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reception. The cost: is $55 + cart fee; Includes reception, 18 holes of golf and credit book. Winning team gets naming rights to the 9th hole lake earning them bragging rights for the rest of the year!

Thursday, May 29, 5 pm SMGA Thirsty Thursday Monthly Mug Join us for our monthly 9-hole event. $20 entry fee with a chance to win in four separate competitions: 1) Monthly Mug (Individual Net Stableford) 2) Team (Blind Draw 2-Man Net Better Ball) 3) Skins (Low Net) 4) Deuce Pool (Gross 2 or better). We have a $105 carry-over from last year in the Thirsty Thursday Deuce Pool. Ming will have a great special in the SunSett Grille after play.

JUNIOR GOLF

LEARN TO GOLF

Saturday, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 11 am – Open to men and women, members and Somersett residents Wednesday May 7, 14, 21, 28, 9 am – Open to women only

Engage in the game of a lifetime—GOLF. We are here to get you ready to play.

Stuart Smith and the staff of Country Club PGA Professionals will be instructing this beginner/intermediate class. Whether you are a former golfer looking to dust off your clubs and brush up on your fundamentals OR someone eager to learn for the first time this is a great program. A typical session will include clinic style instruction as well as time for individual help from instructors. Over the course of each month we will cover all aspects of the game including full swing, putting, short game and on course playing instruction. The cost is $10/session for members and $15/session for non-members.

Sunday, May 4, 6–7:30 pm Junior Golf Registration and Ice Cream Social Drop in anytime between 6–7:30 pm to register for this year’s fabulous junior golf season. We will once again have Junior Golf (6–12 years old), Teen Golf (12–16 years old) and a complimentary Little People Golf Program (3–6 years old). Attendance is not mandatory as you are welcome to drop off your completed registration form to the golf shop anytime. The Professional Golf Staff will be on hand to answer any questions you might have. We will have complimentary ice cream and toppings for ice cream sundaes. Please join us! See calendar for full schedule.

SLGA Opening Breakfast

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MONDAY

Hours of Operation (Closed on Mondays) First Tee Time: Tues–Fri 8 am, Sat & Sun 7:30 am Driving Range & Golf Shop: Tues–Fri 7:30 am–6:30 pm, Sat & Sun 7 am–6:30 pm SunSett Grille: 7 am–8 pm TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

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JR Golf Registration & Ice Cream Social, 6–7:30 pm

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SLGA Tipsy Tuesday “Rules & Wine” 5 pm

20 Club Closed Board Meeting, 6 pm

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SLGA Play, 9 am Valley Cup @ Lakeridge, 1 pm Maintenance Facility Tour, 3–4 pm Titleist Wedge Clinic, 5 pm

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9 am Men’s Wednesday Mixer,10 am JR Golf, 4 pm Lil’ People Golf, 5:30 pm Wine Club, 6 pm

JR Golf Blue, 4 pm Teen Golf, 5:30 pm

Ladies Learn to Golf, 9 am Men’s Wednesday Mixer, 10 am JR Golf Yellow/Red, 4 pm

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Ladies Learn to Golf, 9 am Men’s Wednesday Mixer, 10 am Lil’ People Golf, 5:30 pm

SATURDAY

Titleist Fitting Day, 10–4 pm Toes in the Sand Bunker Clinic for Equity Members Only 5:30–7 pm Dos De Mayo Dinner

Ladies Learn to Golf, 9 am Men’s Wednesday Mixer, 10 am JR Golf, 4 pm Teen Golf, 5:30 pm

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JR Golf, 4 pm

13 Club Closed

SLGA Catfight, 10 am

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Club Closed

Mothers Day Brunch, 9 am–noon

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FRIDAY

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29 SLGA Play, 9 am SMGA Thirsty Thursday, 5 pm

SLGA Pinkball Tournament, 10 am Learn to Golf, 11 am Teen Golf, 12:30 pm Cervantes Cup Draw, 4 pm

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SLGA Play, 9 am New Member Receptionm 5:30 pm

SMGA Streetfight, 10 am SLGA Play, 10:20 am Learn to Golf, 11 am

24 Couples 9 & Dine, 5 pm

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SMGA Yellowball Tournament, 10 am SLGA Play, 9 am Learn to Golf, 11 am Peavine Cup Draw, 4 pm

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Prime Rib Night, 5–8 pm SMGA Streetfight Reception, 5 pm

SLGA Play, 9 am JR Golf, 4 pm Teen Golf, 5:30 pm

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SLGA Play, 10 am Learn to Golf, 11 am JR Skills Test, 1–3 pm JR Scramble Tournament, 3 pm

31 Teen Golf, 9 am SLGA Play, 10 am Learn to Golf, 11 am

EVENTS & DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

RESULTS

SLGA Opening Breakfast & Golf April 5, 2014

The Duan and Cook Families.

18 Holes - Selective Nine 1.

Sandy Retter – 29 2.

Val Cook – 29 3.

Nancy DiPasquale – 29 T4.

Sheila Baez – 30 T4.

Gretchen Legarza – 30 6.

Linda Ye – 31

Congratulations to Sarah Uppal who recorded a hole in one on hole 12, April 15, 2014.

9 Hole - Selective Four 1.

Maureen Lytle – 9 T2.

Carole Reimer – 12 T2.

Rhodna Brown – 12 4.

Sheri Harrell – 13 SLGA playday results are posted on the SLGA tab on the website.

Masters Results April 12

Men Gross 1st Nick Galvan – 25 2nd Bill Ehlen – 28 3rd Chris Haeck – 31 First Flight Net 1st Josh Larrance – 30 2nd Dave Reed – 31 3rd Jim Howe – 32 Second Flight Net 1st Blake Newhouse – 25 2nd Joe Capatrio – 26 3rd Terry Retter – 27 Women Gross 1st Jeannie Cassinelli – 28

Curtis Chan, at SMGA New Member Reception.

The Engelens and Galvins.

SLGA Season Opener

Women Net 1st Val Cook – 25 2nd Linda Ye – 26 Junior 1st Alice Duan – 24 2nd Michelle Duan – 30 Junior under 10 1st Jack McDowell – 48

Attention all Members!

Do you have a fun hobby you’d like to share with other members? Do you want to host a card game, a walking group etc? Contact Tammy Carvajal to help arrange social events and use our facilities for your groups.

Congratulations to Our Director of Golf – Stuart Smith!

Stuart is on his way to the 75th Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Michigan May 22-25. We are so proud!

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