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80’s Prom Night-Must be at least 21 Friday, July 25, 8:00 - 11:00pm
No time machine needed to jump back into the 80s and experience what prom was like 30 years ago. PAH is putting on a prom for adults. No need to spike the punch either at this school dance- cover charge includes 1 beer, house wine or well drink. The theme is the 80s but everyone can enjoy a party and a night out no matter when you went to high school! Radical attire and hair welcome for a costume contest. Plus, take your prom photo and elect Prom King & Queen. $20 Cover Charge
What’s New? July/August 2014
18 Hole Women’s Club Championship
Independence Day BBQ Friday, July 4, 5:00 - 8:00pm
Come celebrate Independence Day at the Club with friends and family. Soak up some sun at the pool, play a round of golf or relax at Acqua Spa. Then be sure to dig in at the festive BBQ. RSVP online or with the Front Desk.
Adults are $41++. Children Ages 11-16 are $21++. Ages 5-10 are $12++. Ages 4 and under are free.
Acoustic Wednesday: Al Fresco Dining Wednesday, July 2 and August 6 Reservations starting at 5:30pm
Instead of eating in the Member Dining Room, enjoy a warm summer evening at the Club with dinner on the patio and live acoustic entertainment. Normal dinner reservations required. Last Acoustic Wednesday Dinner is September 17.
A la carte dining
Camp Run Amok August 16-17 4:00pm Check In on Saturday
Time for our annual campout on the driving range. It’s fun for the whole family. There will be dinner, fun games, s’mores, a movie and even breakfast the following morning. It’s camping PAH style! Just bring your tent, blankets and camp chairs and here’s what you can look forward to: •Check in and camp set up on Saturday from 4:00 - 6:00pm •BBQ Dinner at 6pm •Games from 7-9pm •S’mores and a Movie
Congratulations Women’s Club Champion, Eldona Hamel, and Senior Club Champion, Yuko Taira. More photos from the tournament are on the PAH website.
Adults are $75++. Children are $35++ Page 1
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Mother’s Day Brunch
Septemeber Save the Dates
See more happy Moms and families in the Mother’s Day photo album online.
Tween Night: Mintue to Win It
1 Labor Day BBQ 1 His & Hers Labor Day Tournament 11-13 Tall Tree Invitational 14 His & Hers Club Championship 17 Acoustic Wednesday 19 Comedy Night 19 Kidz with a Cause: Cookies for Cancer 20-21 Men’s End of Summer Classic 25 Member Social and Annual Meeting 25 Kidz Recycle Your Imagination 28 Bollywood Tournament, Diwali Night
Kidz Event Planning Party
Friday, July 11, 6:00 - 9:00pm 1 minute. That’s all you have to complete these challenges. Transfer 60 gumballs from one soda bottle to another. Record 125 steps on a pedometer. Assemble a 16 piece puzzle. Are you up for the challenge? Then join us as we put our own spin on it using golf, tennis and swim supplies to see who will be the Minute to Win It champion! $26.95++
Sunday, August 3, 2:00 - 5:00pm
Kids come and plan an EVENT-ageous event at the Club. Plan, design and have fun! Kids will have 3 hours to plan an event, set it up and enjoy. This will get their creative minds thinking and learning how to work successfully in a group. $21.95++
Family Water Wars
Kidz In Action: Swimming for Fitness Sunday, July 27, 3:00 - 5:00pm Think swimming is just something fun to do during the summer? Join us for this wet class where we’ll show you that an activity like swimming is great for recreation, but also helps to build physical endurance and train for other physical activities. $30 inclusive
Parent’s Night Out
Tween Night: Fear Factor Frenzy
First Friday of the Month August 1: I Screem. You Scream. We All Scream for Ice Cream! 5:00 - 8:00pm (2 -4yrs. old) 6:00 - 9:00pm (5 & up) Kidz will invent, make and eat their original ice cream flavors. Parents, take the night off- make dinner or spa reservations separately and turn the Kidz over to us. RSVP with the Acqua Fitness Desk or Online. $15.95++ per child
Friday, August 8, 6:00 - 9:00pm Water Wars is back, but this time we’re doing it family style! Get wet with water balloon tosses, water gun freeze tag, the ever popular slip n’ slide and more. This event is a great summer activity for the young and young at heart. Register online or with the Aqua Fitness Desk. $21.95++
Friday, August 22, 6:00 - 9:00pm Put your limits to the test! Fear Factor Frenzy will not only push you physically with breath holding, heart stopping challenges, but mentally as well with creepy, gross activities. Walk the plank blind folded, put your hands into our mystery boxes, and dare to drink our mystery potion. Do you have what it takes? $26.95++
Junior Club Championship Saturday, August 9 Open to ALL Member’s immediate children ages 10-21. The field will be divided into flights according to age and ability. Page 2
Manager’s News
President’s News
By: Dirk Zander, General Manager
By: Padmanabhan Srinagesh
The hospitality business as a whole can be tough at times. It does not matter if it is a club, restaurant, hotel or contract food service- they all have difficulties as does any successful business. However, that is what makes what we do every day a challenge and one that I enjoy with a passion.
There is a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. Over the past two years, we have been blessed with an abundant harvest. The seeds were planted long ago. I joined the Club in 2006. The course had scenic views, but conditions were sub-par. Members approved the conversion of the fairways to rye grass, closing down 9 holes at a time. Hiroshi Menjo and I aced the 9th hole, a par 4 that played as a par 3 during one renovation. Only now, when our course is in such fabulous shape, do I appreciate our earlier sacrifice.
Of all the things that I get to do here, what I enjoy the most is being around my team, getting to know the Members, watching their children grow over time, hearing about kids graduating high school and going to college or completing college and moving onto their careers. Watching children go from being 4 feet tall to well over 6 foot, Mr. Kelmon and Mr. Chase… I wonder what their parents feed them!
In 2006, the Fitness Center didn’t exist. Today, we have a magnificent gym and a state-of-the-art pool where the party lasts until darkness on warm summer evenings. The Clubhouse renovations have given us a patio with spectacular, unrivalled views of San Francisco and the East Bay; and a bar that draws record crowds. Our new Chef ’s menus ensure that members enjoy fine dining in their home away from home. And the service is the best.
I have had the honor of getting to know some fantastic people in my 6 years at PAH and of all those people, Mr. Lou Southern was in a class by himself. Mr. Southern was a founding member of PAH who joined the club at the inception in 1958. He enjoyed everything about PAH and touched the lives of many. He played golf weekly with his group of friends and it did not matter how he played because playing kept him young. He referred to most as “young man” or “young lady” and was a true gentleman who always had a smile on his face. To you, Mr. Southern, I raise my glass. May you always find the fairway and have the sun shining on your smile.
The Board has started planting for the next harvest. Our greens and bunkers are close to the ends of their lives. We evaluate new designs which will improve the playability of the course for players with high and low handicaps. Many members have asked for a third tennis court. And we consider ways to expand the capacity of our Clubhouse, while better reflecting our history. For now, we only analyze the implications of these plans for the Club’s finances and Member experience. The groundwork will be laid for future Boards to propose new projects to the membership.
“There being no place like this place, near this place, then this place must be the place!” See you at the Club Dirk Zander, CCM
As always, if you have friends who should belong to the improved, and still rapidly improving, PAH please refer them to our Membership Director, Janice Graves.
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May Trophy Winners
Palo Alto Hills Niners
18 Hole Women’s Golf Club
By: Diane Bottoms
By: Louise Pahl
It’s been a wonderful season of Team Play with Stanford joining us, and at present, we seem to be in 2nd place overall. Sue Larson is our hero. Exchanges with Los Altos and Peninsula were well attended and thanks to Alice Davis, well managed. Our Guest Days, arranged by Karen Ruccolo, have been such fun. Julie Fukuhara and her guests were big winners. Our Invitational arranged by June Nicole Gur and Anne Kramer was a blast from the past with a visit from Elvis and his Cadillac and great fun on the course. The creativity generated excitement and a great day of golf with friends. Thanks to both of these very busy women for planning such a terrific event.
After the 3rd round of the 2014 Women’s Club Championship, Eldona Hamel and Toshimi Ishii were tied and went to a playoff; the tie was broken on #18 after the 3rd time completing this hole and resulted in Eldona Hamel winning. Congratulations to Yuko Taira for capturing the Senior Club Championship. A big Thank You to all ladies who participated in this year’s exciting and fun Championship rounds of golf! We finished our Handicap Tournament in mid-June and as you read this, we are getting ready for our 2014 Summer Classic Invitational which takes place July 16 to 18. Partner Eclectic, organized by Elaine Nolet, runs July 1 through November 30. Sign up for our Summer Guest Day on August 21. Buddy-Buddy tournament, September 11 & 14, is just around the corner. Round up your partner for this fun two day event.
July 15 will be our final TOC competition and on August 19 we will be hosting Los Altos for an exchange at Palo Alto Hills. See you out on the course!
Congratulations Lauren Kim
Congratulations to Linda Stroud who had overall low net score of 68 and overall low gross score of 86 for April Trophy Day. Marilyn Wiley had a low net score of 69 and Kathy Craft won low putts, finishing the round with 28 putts. Toshimi Ishii won overall low net on May Trophy Day with a score of 63. Eldona Hamel won low gross with a score of 91 and Marjorie Howe won low putts, scoring 31 putts. Thank you to Joan Barram and Carolyn Armstrong for organizing our Spring Fling and to Kirsten Michelsen for your work on our May Guest Day.
Lauren placed third in the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Tulsa Country Club. Playing for Stanford University, she finished an impressive 3 under par after four rounds of competition. Page 4
Hamel & Ishii before the playoff
Golf Update By: Mark Sivara, Golf Professional
actively seek out bunkers that we feel need to be taken out…look for deletions soon. 4. Most importantly we have found water. I especially want to thank Andrew Morgan and his staff for executing all these tasks in a short amount of time and with great skill.
I know you have all played the holes with new tees by now…I wondered what you think of the new 4 Tree Tee on #13. The Golf Committee has made great strides in listening to our membership and went on a mission to make the course “more playable”. The committee thinks we succeeded with #13 being an easier hole to par now. Also, they think the tee shot sets up better for all players on #15 after moving the tee 5 yards to the right, making the trees on the left out of play. To review, here is a list of what else they have done the last 6 months: 1. Removed numerous trees (re-planted some) that were blocking the average player’s flight line…for instance, on #1, 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 15, and 17. We also improved the view on several holes because of this- #15 and #6 specifically. 2. We shaved our green surrounds on every hole to allow players different options on how to play shots around the green. We took away the hard shot around the greens that require more skill to execute. 3. We formed a committee to
July is a busy month. The Ladies Invitational is Wednesday afternoon, July 16 through Friday, July 18. Remember, the course AND range are closed on these days and all our staff’s attention will be focused on running a great event for the ladies. We also have our Men’s Buddy-Buddy tournament on Saturday and Sunday, July 26 and 27. Course will be open at certain times….call the golf shop for times you can play. August is the month for club championships: Senior, Junior and Men’s championships finishing up this month. Golf Tip of the Month: How to play golf in hot weather. Number one is stay hydrated… drink water every couple of holes… have a water container that you fill and re-fill as needed. Number 2 is wear sunscreen that blocks the sun’s heat rays…it can wear you out. Number 3 is to conserve energy… carry a lighter golf bag (take out all those golf balls!), ride a cart to allow the breezes to keep you cool, wear a hat to block the sun from your head. If you start to feel like you are losing energy…just quit and come back when it is cooler…. try evening golf.
US Soccer Men’s National Team plays at PAH
Senior Men’s Golf By: Sid Cole
We had two events in April, two in May, and four in June. Get signed up for the three events remaining in July and August. The pro shop is strongly encouraging all of us to sign up using the internet. Sign in on the Club’s web page, click Reserve Tee Times, select Events and sign up. If you do not have a schedule, ask the pro shop for a handy wallet size Senior Event Schedule. A young man and a priest were playing a round of golf. On a par three the priest asked what club are you going to use. The young man replied, an eight iron, how about you. The priest said ‘I will use a seven iron and pray.’ The young man put his ball on the green. The priest dribbled the ball out a few yards. The young man commented, ‘At our church, when we pray we keep our head down.’
Tall Trees Invitational Be a part of the premier men’s event at PAH. Golf and Young Professional Men are welcome to invite a guest for three wild days featuring five 9-hole rounds of golf, a “horse race”, great food, unlimited libations and quality entertainment. Entry fee is $975 per team. Event scheduled outlined below: Thursday, September 11: Optional Practice Round Stag Night - Calcutta Included Friday, September 12: 27 Holes - Match Play
Saturday, September 13: 18 Holes - Match Play Horse Race Evening Entertainment
Men’s Guest Day May 10 was a fine spring day for golf. The men enjoyed their morning round and lunch. Congrats to all the winners. To name a few, here are the top winners from each flight. First Flight 1st Place Team: Arif Janjua & Arun Sarin 2nd Place team: Jim Cunningham & Tom Miltonberger 3rd Place Team: Tom Farris & Mike Carroll Second Flight 1st Place Team: Matt Haberkorn & Barry Levy 2nd Place team: Carl Riccoboni & Jim Campi 3rd Place Team: Gil Varnell & Chris Varnell
The day after winning their match against Azerbaijan at Candlestick on May 27, a couple of the players and Open Flight coaches from the 2014 US World Cup Soccer team 1st Place Team: Todd Powell & David Welsh used their day off to play a round of golf at PAH. They 2nd Place team: Charley Clark & Lan Vu kindly gifted the Club with an official team banner. Page 5
New Members Welcome! Membership Updates
What’s Cooking by Chef David Root
Welcome to the following New Members of PAH! George Chin & Jing Cai Sherwin & Stephanie Chen Tarek & Nicki Ebeid Eric Hixon & Melinda Rogers Michael & Yuki Ichiriu Clement Hu & Yu Pei Kung Marty & Laurie Kacin Jung & Min Sung Alexandre & Valerie Vauthey Joy Wu Ed & Karen Zuckerberg
Happy Summer Time from the Culinary Team. Here we are again with the sun warming the hills and giving us some of the best produce of the year. We have been busy making each one of our kitchens fully stocked for a busy summer. The cooks have been excited as the produce in our garden has grown exceptionally well for our first year. We harvest almost daily and if you have been dining with us you have most likely been enjoying some of our vegetables.
By: Janice Graves
Joy Wu
Ebeid Family
Hu Family
Ichiriu Family
A warm thank you to their Sponsors: Heidi & Zino Chair Marcia Chang Luke & Phoebe Chin Kisuk & Yoon Cho Ken DeLeon Khoa & Donna Do Amy & Andrew Thornborrow Yong Ping Duan David Eun Ron & Erica Gill Richard Hanley Kate Healy Bruce Herrmann Elim & Lan Huang David Lee Kacin Family Hongseh Lim Shirley Liu Wes & Kathy Okumura Hojjat & Carol Salemi LuAnn Schwab George Shenk Ben Stern Mike Tsai
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With July and August in full swing we are already working on new items for the Bar and Dining Room. A few new items will be popping up as summer comes and goes plus a big menu change planned for autumn. As we all know, water is in short supply. This is constantly challenging us with produce availability and prices that seem to go up each day. We adjust menus regularly to follow these fluctuations. With constantly evolving dining and banquet menus, please be sure to inform us if you or anyone in your party has any food allergies. It is imperative that we have this information before we begin creating your meal. Your Chef, David M. Root
Acqua Spa & Fitness News Summer Hours of Operation Mon: 6:00 am - 6:00 pm Tue-Thu: 6:00 am - 8:00 pm Fri: 6:00 am - 9:00 pm Sat & Sun: 7:00 am - 9:00pm Phone Number: (650) 917-5141
Summer Fitness Series
Aquatic Specials July & August: Participate in a Masters Swim class or Masters Swim Workshop and receive 10% off of a private swim lesson
Acqua Spa in July Summer Sampler
This summer, customize your massage for pure relaxation! Choose any two 15 minute Massage Enhancements listed below to add to your next 60 or 90 minute massage at no charge. Scalp Treatment Foot Treatment Hand and Foot Treatment
Sign up for a specialty series to boost your fitness and add variety to your workout routine.
Intensity Boot Camp with Ina Tuesdays at 9:00am Session 1: July 1 - 22 Session 2: August 5 - 26
Golf Specific Training with Shamus Saturdays, 10:30am Session 1: July 12 - August 2
July SkinCeuticals Summer Kit
Prevent, Correct and Protect your skin, especially in the sun. Purchase an antioxidant, sunscreen, epidermal repair and an antioxidant lip repair and receive 20% off your entire purchase. Only available in July.
Acqua Spa in August Masters Swim Workshop
Saturday, July 12, 11:30 - 12:30pm Want to swim for fitness, but not sure you’re ready for a Masters class? Join us for a complimentary swim workshop geared toward those who would like to improve their stroke and see what a Masters Swim class is like. Register online or contact the Acqua Fitness Desk at 650-917-5141
Summarize and Revitalize
Revitalize your body inside and out. Changes in weather cause our skin to look dry and dull even with a beautiful smile. Let’s bring it back to that summer time glow with a 60-minute facial and a 30-minute body scrub package for only $130. This service package is only available during the month of August so call the Acqua Desk to book your appointment today!
Tween Night: Food Fight Fiasco This Tween favorite event featured Pudding Pictionary, a team Fruit Loop challenge and the classic paddle ball toss game but with syrup plates and marshmallows.
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Kidz Events - What’s Next?
Sharks Swim Team
July
11 Tween Night: Minute to Win It 13 Sharks End of Season Dinner 27 Kidz in Action: Swimming for Fitness
August
1 Parents Night Out: Ice Cream 3 Kidz Event Planning Party 8 Family Water Wars 9 Junior Club Championship 16-17 Camp Run Amok 22 Tween Night: Fear Factor Frenzy
Summer League is coming to an end. Don’t miss out on our end of season activities. Visit www.pahsharks.com for more information about all of our upcoming events! Mark your calendars: July 13—PGCC @ PAH July 13—Sharks End of Season Dinner July 19—Champs Meet GO SHARKS!
Summer Junior Tennis
Sharks End of Season Dinner Sunday, July 13 5:30 - 8:30pm
Celebrate a great summer for the Sharks. We’ll finish the season with an awesome party on the pool deck following our last home meet. Dinner, dancing and awards are all included in this celebration of our beloved Sharks.
Summer Camps
There are several sessions remaining to fit around your summer travel schedule. Last session starts August 11. Sign up per week online.
Summer Camps at PAH for all ages!
Bronze: Mon, Tue, Wed or Th, 1:30 - 2:30pm Silver: Tue & Th, 2:30 - 4:00pm Gold: Mon & Wed, 2:30 - 4:00pm Junior Excellence: Mon, Wed & Fri, 4:00 - 6:00pm
After School Junior Tennis We still have some space available in our summer camp programs. Sign Up today! For more information and to register please visit www.pahgcc.com/camps.
Mother Daughter Tea Story Fall Session: Septemeber 8 - October 3 Registration Opens August 9
Our tennis pro, Eric Barry, will be on the courts for this after school program. If a class time is not convenient, Eric may be able to offer a group lesson or private lesson for Members and their Guests on a different weekday schedule. For weekend instruction, contact tennis pro, Bob Jaeger. Tiny Tots Tuesday or Thursday 3:30 - 4:00pm, $100/session Bronze Tuesday or Thursday 4:00 - 5:00pm, $200/session Silver Tuesday or Thursday 5:00 - 6:00pm, $200/session
Mothers and daughters enjoyed their afternoon tea party together. The girls made their own Princess Crowns and Treasure Chests, had a Princess Scavenger Hunt, did a“Frozen” Freeze Dance and loved the special guest princesses and mermaids.
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Through The Green
Holiday Hours
By: Andrew Morgan Our biggest complaint on the course is our bunkers. This year and moving forward, the maintenance staff has added another process in attempting to achieve the goal of having all greenside bunkers play with the same consistency.
Labor Day, Monday, September 1 The Club will be OPEN on Labor Day! Due to the holiday, the Clubhouse and Golf Course will be CLOSED on Tuesday, September, 2 instead. Acqua Fitness will be OPEN on September 3 from 6 am to 6 pm.
The bunkers at PAH have not had any major work done to them since 1999. The USGA recommends replacing bunker sand every eight years. Our bunker sand is contaminated and does not drain well at all. After regular nightly irrigation, the sand eventually compacts because all the pore space is contaminated with native soil and does not drain properly. To combat this problem we have purchased 4 mini roto-tillers that are enabling us to get in the bunkers and “bust up” the sand to relieve some of that compaction. The process involves going through each greenside bunker and running the roto-tiller to loosen all of the sand. At this point, if we find that there is not enough sand in the bunker, we will add the correct amount of new sand to be consistent with the others. Once the tilling is complete, we then come in behind with wood rakes and smooth out the sand. This process takes our staff roughly 3 days to complete and we are going to try and do this process twice a month to enhance our bunker performance. Our long term goal is to have the bunkers rebuilt with a new bunker liner and new sand that will drain properly. This rebuild will prevent compaction, contamination and inconsistent playing conditions. I am very hopeful that in the future we will have this project completed. For now, we are doing everything possible to provide the most consistent bunker sand possible. Don’t forget to check out our blog at http://paloaltogreens.blogspot.com/
Dragon Boat 2014
A breathtaking new trophy was created this year for the Dragon Boat Tournament with the names of the winnings teams from the past 11 years displayed. Congratulations to this year’s winners, Ping Li, Clement Hu, Elim Huang, and Padmanabhan Srinagesh, who will have their names added to the perpetual trophy.
The second annual Kidz with a Cause: Paint for a Cure event was fun for kidz and raised $230 for the Ronald McDonald House.
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3000 Alexis Drive Palo Alto, CA 94304 www.pahgcc.com 650-948-1800 Board of Directors 2014 Padmanabhan Srinagesh - President Eoin O’Neill - Vice President Tom Walsh - Treasurer Linda Stroud - Secretary Roger Curry - Director Ra’ed Elmurib - Director Haris Japic - Director Ed Unkart - Director Tracey Moison - Director Club Management & Professionals Dirk Zander - General Manager Janice Graves - Membership Director David Root - Executive Chef Kamron Memor - Clubhouse Manager Marian Paragas - Club Controller Pilar Spencer- Acqua Spa & Fitness Director Andrew Morgan - Golf Superintendent Mark Sivara - Head Golf Professional Mike Braga - PGA Professional mbraga@pga.com Kris Hogan - LPGA Professional khoganlpga@gmail.com Bob Jaeger - USPTR Certified bob@bobjaeger.com
Easter
All four seatings for Easter Brunch sold out as usual and the egg hunts are entertaining for everyone. See more Easter fun in the photo album on the PAH website.
Reservations & Information Club Office - 650.948.1800 Online - www.pahgcc.com Club Fax - 650.948.9532 Pro Shop - 650.948.2320 Acqua Spa & Fitness Center - 650.917.5141
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