November 2021
Dear MCC Members, A quick thank you to everyone who participated in the 2021 MCC Member Survey. I still await the results, but they should be available very soon. Once finalized, I will post a link for ALL members to review. As the holidays approach, keep the club in mind for your Christmas event. Also, what do you get your fellow member who has everything? Consider a gift certificate from MCC in any amount. We simply charge your account and print a certificate for your gift. We can even specify which department – F & B, fitness, golf, tennis, etc. Even one step further, perhaps consider a membership for a child (once vetted), with our Legacy Memberships, one can be very affordable.
Lastly, please make plans to join us on Saturday, December 4th for the 75th Anniversary Member Holiday Party from 7-9pm with an afterparty until midnight. Fireworks will start a little after 9. The House Committee along with staff have been planning all year long. The party is for adult members only; reservations will be taken on a limited basis. It will be a party NOT to be missed. Lastly, the Club will again be requesting $35 from membership for our annual employee Holiday Bonus. You will see the $35 charge on your November statement. On behalf of myself and the staff, thank you so much for allowing us to serve such a wonderful membership all year long. I look forward to seeing you around your club, Jeff
Vision, Mission & Brand Position Statement VISION STATEMENT “The Vision of McAllen Country Club is to be the premier private club in the Rio Grande Valley.” MISSION STATEMENT “The Mission of McAllen Country Club is to provide a welcoming exclusive family country club that encourages enduring friendships and creates lifelong memories through exceptional personal service and superior recreational facilities.” BRAND POSITION STATEMENT “To successful active community, business & social leaders and their families who want a premier destination club where the member is made to feel special and takes pride in enjoying a lifestyle with superior recreational facilities & a vibrant dining and social atmosphere, at a great value, McAllen Country Club is the Family Club of choice because of its history and tradition, great staff, excellent golf course, best tennis courts in the Rio Grande Valley, remodeled fitness facility, lap and recreation Pool, expansive clubhouse, multiple dining options, dynamic programs, children’s summer packages and excellent adult & junior sports instruction.”
NEW MEMBERS
Welcome
Dr. Adrian “Paolo” & Alina Agapito
Diana Berger Robert & Alyssa Castillon Charles “Lyndall” & Lydia Couch Dr. Roberto “Bobby” & Andrea “Andi” Munoz
The Perfect Holiday Gift Consider a Gift Certificate to McAllen Country Club Call 956-631-1103 for more information
Sunday
Monday 1
Tuesday 2
7
8 Sunday Brunch
3 Barre Class 9:30am
Club Closed
9
Winedown Wednesday
Sunday Brunch
15
16 Barre Class 9:30am
Club Closed
21
Fried Chicken Winedown Wednesday
Millennium Cup 22 Sunday Brunch
23
24 Barre Class 9:30am
Club Closed
Fried Chicken Winedown Wednesday
28
29
Sunday Brunch
30 Club Closed
Barre Class 9:30am
Barre Class 9:30am Thursday Chef Dinner Feature 11
Fresh Fish Dinner Feature
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19
Barre Class 9:30am
25 Thanksgiving Lunch Buffet
Millennium Cup
20 Fresh Fish Dinner Feature
Thursday Chef Dinner Feature
Join Us for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner 13
Fresh Fish Dinner Feature
Thursday Chef Dinner Feature 18
Saturday 6
Barre Class 9:30am
Fried Chicken
17
Friday 5
Fried Chicken
Winedown Wednesday 14
Thursday 4
10 Barre Class 9:30am
Club Closed
Wednesday
26 Fresh Fish Dinner Feature
Tour Championship Men’s & Women’s Doubles Tennis Tournament
27 Join Us for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner
2021 MCC Thanksgiving Hours Wed. 11/24
Dining
Men’s Roost
Thurs. 11/25
9:00am-10:00pm 11:00am-2:00pm
9:00am-7:00pm
9:00am-5:00pm
Fri. 11/26
Sat. 11/27
9:00am-10:00pm 7:30am10:00pm
7:30am-6:00pm
7:30am-2:00pm Golf Shop
7:30am-7:00pm (Kitchen closes at 5pm)
10:00am-7:00pm 7:30am-7:00pm 7:30am-7:00pm
Sandwich Display Bar Service Golf Shop &
Sun. 11/28
(Kitchen closes at 5pm) 7:30am-6:00pm
7:30am-6:00pm 7:30am-6:00pm
Golf Course
7:30am-4:00pm Golf Course
Fitness Center 5:00am-7:00pm
5:ooam-2:00pm
5:00am-7:00pm
5:00am-5:00pm 5:00am-5:00pm
Tennis Shop
8:00am-5:00pm
CLOSED
8:00am-5:00pm
8:00am-5:00pm 8:00am-Noon
Office
8:00am-5:00pm
CLOSED
8:00am-5:00pm
CLOSED
CLOSED
Thursday, November 25, 2021 Seating Times: 11:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, and 1:30pm Carved Roast Turkey, Prime Rib & Glazed Apple
Spiced Ham
Hot Buffet Featuring: •
Mesquite Chicken
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Shrimp & Oyster Bar
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Pork Loin with Roasted Apples
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Sushi Bar
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Grilled Fish with Valley Citrus
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Mashed Potatoes with Turkey Gravy
Sauce
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Cornbread Dressing
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Green Bean Casserole
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Macaroni and Cheese
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Glazed Carrots
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Waffles
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Spiced Sugar Cane Sweet Potatoes
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Omelet Station
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Sweet Corn & Chicken Tenders
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Artisan Bread Table
MCC Grande Pastry & Sweet Table
$40++ Adults 12 years & over $18++ Children 3-11 years Children 2 and under eat Free RSVP 956-631-1103 48 Hour cancellation policy in effect
Thanksgiving Orders To Go (No Orders or Pick-up on Thanksgiving Day)
Turkey or Ham 20-22lb. Cooked Whole Turkey Gravy, Cornbread Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, & Rolls Serves Approximately 12 _____ (how many) Chef Carving Fee
$120++
20-22lb. SLICED Cooked Boneless Turkey Gravy, Cornbread Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, & Rolls Serves Approximately 12 _____ (how many)
$125++
10lb. Spiral Cut Bone-In Honey Glazed Ham With Apple Brandy Sauce & Rolls Serves Approximately 12 _____ (how many)
$100++
Quart of Extra Gravy ______ (how many) Quart of Extra Cornbread Dressing ____ (how many)
$ 10++ $ 12++
Accompaniments
$40++
$ 25++
Choice of 2 (serves approximately 10-12) Candied Yams _____ Mashed Potatoes _____ Green Bean Casserole _____ Macaroni & Cheese _____ Buttered Corn _____ Waldorf Apple Salad _____
Desserts Pumpkin Pie _____ Pecan Pie _____
Apple Pie _____
$25++ French Silk Pie _____
Deadline to order: Thursday, November 18th at 5:00pm Call 956-631-1103 to Order Pick-up Time ONLY: _______Tuesday, November 23rd Reserve Pick-up Times from Noon-2:00pm. _______Wednesday, November 24th Reserve Pick-up Times from Noon-2:00pm
No Turkeys available for pick-up on Thanksgiving Day. Name:____________________________________ Cell:___________________________ Member #__________________
Signature:________________________________
Thursday Chef Dinner Features November 4th Seafood Stuffed Trout with Spiced Couscous
November 11th Tocino Queso Appetizer November 18
Sunday Brunch Buffet Oak Room & Mesquite 11am-2pm A La Carte Dining Available in the Hickory, Pecan , and Patio. Reservations Highly Recommended 956-631-1103
Duck al Orange
MCC Greenhouse Chef Fidel, Erik, and Tony constructed our new greenhouse. Additional fresh club grown herbs and veggies coming soon.
Winedown Wednesday
Friday Fish Dinner Feature
Texas Whiskey Peach Tea
Wednesday Dinner Fried Chicken
GOLF AT MCC The Two Man and Two Woman Championship are officially in the books. Each event had amazing weather, so no excuses due to weather. Patrick Affolder and his crew did an amazing job getting the golf course ready for both events with many compliments from the members and guests. And of course, big thank you to Chef Temoshi and Veronica’s team for providing great food and service. In the Two Woman Championship, the team of Abbey Ater and Tammy McGinnis were victorious, finishing at seven points below their quota. In second place, the team of Marianne Seal and Mary Priest finished ten points below their quota. In the Two Man Championship, Flight One, the team of Foued Abboud and Tony Trad Jr. held on to win despite the final day charge from the second place team Rogelio Garza and Brian Humphreys. In Flight Two, the team of Sunil Wadhwani and Matt Toney won by two points over the second place team of Dr. Sam Garcia and Armando Gomez. In Flight Three, the team of Jorge Kamel and Jonathan Wehrmeister charged up the leaderboard to claim first place. The team of Bradley Stephens and John Tippit played well finishing in second. Tournament information can be found for the men on the website; www.mcc-2021twomanchampionship.golfgenius.com. GGID : JYNRKT and for the women on the website; www.mcc-20212womanchampionship.golfgenius.com GGID : NFKHSP. The Golf Shop has a new assistant pro, Pablo Bocanegra. Pablo comes to us via San Antonio, where he worked at the Dominion Country Club. His family lives in Edinburg, so it was an easy transition back to Valley life. Please stop by the golf shop and say hello. There will be a beginner women’s golf class starting November 9th. It will run every Tuesday morning at 9am, except for November 23rd, for five weeks. The class will be one hour and fifteen minutes long and include basic golf instruction, terminology and how to play on the course. Find a friend and sign up. Everyone was a beginner at one point so give it a try. Cost will be $30 per player per day. Mike Next on the tournament schedule is: Millennium Cup - November 13th and 14th Tour Championship – November 20th Winter Member/Member – December 11th and 12th
Two Woman Championship Winners Abbey Ater & Tammy McGinnis Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Team Ater, Abbey + McGinnis, Tammy Priest, Mary + Seal, Marianne Musch, Sue + Zey, Keesha Johnson, Jacquie + Stansberry, Beverly Anderson, Myla + Martin, Sharon Gabrielson, Brittany + Turk, Sondra
Total +/- Quota -7 -10 -12 -13 -20 -23
T1 +/- Quota 4 3 -6 -15 -12 -18
T2 +/- Quota -11 -13 -6 2 -8 -5
Two Man Championship - Matt Toney, Sunil Wadhwani, Tony Trad, Foued Abboud & Jonathan Wehrmeister Not Pictured Jorge Kamel Flight 1 Pos. 1 2 3 T4 T4 6 7 8
Team Abboud, Foued + Trad, Antonio Garza, Rogelio + Humphreys, Brian Clopton, L + Moncada, Armando Ruiz, Antonio + Trevino, Edgar Kelly, Matthew + Ybarra, Julian MacDonald, Cameron + MacDonald, Dan Diaz, Arturo + Disque, Brian Beaman, John + McCreery, Bob
Total +/- Quota 16 13 4 -6 -6 -16 -20 -38
T1 +/- Quota 9 1 0 -6 -8 0 -11 -23
T2 +/- Quota 7 12 4 0 2 -16 -9 -15
Total +/- Quota 2 -1 -4 -12 -16 -21 -28 -44
T1 +/- Quota 7 2 -3 -1 -12 -8 -20 -28
T2 +/- Quota -5 -3 -1 -11 -4 -13 -8 -16
Total +/- Quota -7 -16 -18 -19 -23 -24 -28 -43
T1 +/- Quota -14 -5 -2 -8 -17 -17 -18 -25
T2 +/- Quota 7 -11 -16 -11 -6 -7 -10 -18
Flight 2 Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Team Toney, Matt + Wadhwani, Sunil Garcia, Sam + Gomez, Armando Chavana, Robert + Villarreal, Eddie Garcia, Jose + de Gorordo, Antonio Beckwith, Benton + Seal, David Alejo, Andres + Ghavidel, Steven Jenkins, Raymond + Zey, Charles Abbott, James + Kittleman, John
Flight 3 Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Team Kamel, Jorge + Wehrmeister, Jonathan Stephens, Bradley + Tippit, John Suarez, Cesar + Thielman, Evan Ater, Brandon + Malkasian, Alan Franz, Chris + King, Jason Adame, Armando + Ancer, Jorge Davidson, Thomas + Leal, Jason Munguia , Rafael + Vellagas, Francisco
Dear Members, Fall season is here come and enjoy some time on the court. On Saturday, November 20th MCC is hosting it’s U.S. Open Men’s and Women’s Doubles Championships. Attention to all Pickleballers: Court 7 nearest to the Parking Lot, now has permanent Pickleball lines painted in yellow on the court. I hope you will give Pickleball a try. The shop has all the equipment to get started. On Saturday, October 16th MCC hosted our Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament, where we had seven Ladies Teams compete in our 10 game round robin event. All matches were enjoyable to watch, the weather was fantastic, and the competition was for a good cause. Congratulations to the winners and second place finishers. First place went to Paulina Gonzalez and Karla Ramirez with a point total of 47 and second place goes to Marianne Wong and Christina Pena with a score of 37 points. See you all on the courts, Rudi
Winners MCC Breast Cancer Awareness Tennis Tournament
Christina Pena & Marianne Wong
Karla Ramirez & Paulina Gonzalez
MCC Breast Cancer Awareness Tennis Tournament
Fall Festival Movie Night
Costume Contest Winners
Staff General Manager Jeff Lowder, CCM jeff@mcallencountryclub.com
2021-22 Board of Directors President Jason Leal
Vice-President
Office
Dining
956-631-1103
Tuesday
Monday - Friday
9:00am - 7:00pm
8:00am - 5:00pm
(Kitchen closes at 5:00pm)
Golf Pro Shop
Wednesday –Friday
956-686-0923
9:00am - 10:00pm
Tuesday - Saturday
Saturday
7:30am - 6:00pm
7:30am - 10:00pm
Golf Course
Sunday
Temoshi Kitamura
Tuesday - Sunday
7:30am - 7:00pm
temoshi@mcallencountryclub.com
7:30am - 6:00pm
(Kitchen closes at 5:00pm)
PGA Golf Professional
Mike Perez 956-843-0522 mike@mcallencountryclub.com
Executive Chef
Roost
Golf Driving Range
Tuesday - Friday
Tammie Risica
Tuesday - Saturday
9:00am - 7:00pm
Treasurer
956-843-0512
7:30am - 6:00pm
(Kitchen closes at 5:00pm)
Alfredo Montanaro
membeship@mcallencountryclub.com
Sunday
Saturday
7:30am - 6:45pm
7:30am - 7:00pm
Tennis Shop
(Kitchen closes at 5:00pm)
956-682-3459
Sunday
Monday - Saturday
7:30am - 7:00pm
8:00am - 8:00pm
(Kitchen closes at 5:00pm)
Jeff Grossman
Director of Membership/ Marketing
Director of Member Services
Secretary
Veronica Turrubiates
Joshua Cummings
veronica@mcallencountryclub.com
Director of Tennis
Directors at Large
Rudi Hilpert
Sunday
Members Lounge
Courtney Forthuber
956-843-0520
8:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday –Saturday
Charles Lopez
rudi@mcallencountryclub.com
(Tennis shop closes Friday/Saturday at 5:00pm, Sunday at Noon)
Bob McCreery
Director of Fitness
George Pitchford
Michael Puig
PRESORTED
956-843-0523
STANDARD
michael@mcallencountryclub.com
US POSTAGE PAID
Jennifer ThompsonSzutz
McAllen
Golf Course Superintendent
Ex-Officio
Patrick Affolder
Ben D. Smith
956-843-0525 Patrick@mcallencountryclub.com
Club Controller Gary Lenz controller@mcallencountryclub.com
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