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NatalyaGruenwald

VotedEmployee ofthe Month!

The Leadership Team recognized Natalya Gruenwald as our employee of the month Natalya has worked for course maintenance for the past several years and has done an amazing job She is always willing to go above and beyond the call of duty. Her attention to detail and hard work does not go unnoticed. Please congratulate Natalya when you see her working on the course or around the c

CourseAerification&EnhancementProject

The golf course and short-game area will be closed from July 10th- July 14th for our annual course aeration of the greens The driving range will reopen on July 14th The Pro Shop will be open on Thursday and Friday from 9AM - 3PM Last year we implemented the DryJect process on our greens and we will continue this process again this year

DryJect is a water-based injection system that blasts aeration holes through the root zone and fracture the soil and simultaneously fills holes with high volume of sand This process will improve drainage and firm up greens. I know one of our members, Peter van Drumpt, will be happy to share more info on the process if you ask him. He was the original designer in 2000 for turf application.

We have also received final approval from the county stormwater engineers to finish our golf course enhancement project We will complete the tee box addition on hole #18, removal of the “dirt pile” on #17 and finish the cart path repairs on the front nine during the week of closure Some of this work will most likely extend past the week of closure, but we will work around play

BriefClubhouse&GymClosure

The clubhouse and restaurant will be closed July 11th, and 12th Family Night offering will be available at the pool on the 12th. We will reopen for normal club operations on Thursday, July 13th. The Gym will be closed from 10:30- 4:00PM on Wednesday, July 12th for a Preventative Maintenance visit. The pools, pool bar & kitchen will be open for normal business hours all week.

WalkingontheGolfCourse

We would like to remind the community members that the golf course is closed to walking Tuesday through Sunday. Monday is the only time we allow walking on the golf course and dogs must remain on leash and picked-up after. Dogs are not allowed around the clubhouse or Sport Center area Also, we have had several incidents with people entering our community and fishing in our ponds Please contact the pro shop or address this with the individual if witnessed and HAD to be a part of the moment.

TheFrenchOpen

Porters Neck members, Joan & Brendan O'Kelly had a great time at the French Open

12U Ballerz - Jr Tennis Advances for First Time in FiveYears

This past spring our “12U Ballerz” competed in the Wilmington Junior Team Tennis league, after starting the season with a 1-3 match loss they went on to finish 10-2 and were local league champions! Kenzie Le finished the season undefeated in singles, They are the first PNCC team to advance to states in over 5 years They will be traveling to Greenville, NC July 14-16 to compete in the Junior Team Tennis State Championships against the other top 12U beginner teams in the state.We’re very proud of how hard they worked during the season, and continue to work to prepare for States.

GrifflerJoinsHole-In-OneClub

Congratulations to Rick Griffler! He recently got a hole-in-one on #4 from 137 yards, using an 9 iron This is his second hole-in-one Both have been at Porters Neck Way to go, Griffler!

Adopt-A-Highway

Your Porters Neck Team continued with our Adopt-A-Highway program on June 27th We were sure to stop and speak to Dennis, who is regularly seen picking up debris along Porters Neck Rd. Jason Seehafer invited him to join us at the club for dinner, to show our appreciation for being such a good neighbor!

AlwaysAnotherAdventure

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Congratulations to PNCC member, Jeff Flater, on the release of his book, 'Always Another Adventure' As the son of a US Diplomat, Jeff grew up in Argentina, Mexico, Pakistan, Iran and the United States and has traveled to over 80 countries His book recounts his many adventures growing up overseas as well as additional ones he had during his long career in travel working for Pan American World Airways and Hyatt Hotels Corporation His stories range from harrowing adventures at sea to witnessing significant world events first hand such as the attempted military coup in the Soviet Union in 1991. The book is available for sale on Amazon. Congrats!!