FEBRUARY 2017
THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE — Steve Callaway, President Fellow Members, We had a large turnout for the first Crab Feed of the season and the Committee Member reception and thank you. The success of our club is dependent on the members supporting Sequoyah financially and with our leadership. Everyone interested is encour-
aged to join a committee. We need your input and valuable contributions. If you have an interest in contributing to the success of Sequoyah, please contact Ken Kelley. Let us know how you would like to volunteer and we welcome your help. The BIG VOTE is due Thursday, February 9th. If you are a Proprietary member and have not received a ballot, please contact the office. Ken or CJ will get you a ballot. We want everyone to vote. This
PRO SHOP NEWS — By Brandon Huneke, PGA Professional With a new golf level of pride and Please remember to take season right ownership around the corner, members at care of your golf course I would like to private clubs tend while playing. Filling divots to have of their stress the importance of facility, as they and repairing your ball course should be. They marks will help keep the maintenance. also take more While learning to and course in pristine condition responsibility play the game in care for their throughout the season. high school, I did course since they not really have a know they will be mentor. I played coming back time with friends at public facilities and, if I and again and want to play on a wellrecall correctly, I don’t think I was manicured course in great condition. aware that there were sand and seed As we start the year, I would like every bottles on golf carts or on tee boxes. The one of you to think about your dedicaonly course maintenance that I took tion to keeping the course in great part in was repairing ball marks on the shape: putting surface — and I was doing it the Do you fill every divot? wrong way! This could be one of the reasons that, generally speaking, private Do you look for others around yours courses are in better shape than public that you can fill? It literally takes a or municipal facilities. Some people just couple seconds to do this and is haven’t been educated in maintaining extremely beneficial. Continued on Page FOUR the course. Another reason could be the
vote is critical to our club’s future stability and growth potential. The facility amenities we are adding plus the additional programing will allow us to attract additional members. We seek both golf and social members. The key is increasing our monthly dues revenue. This will spread the overhead and operating costs over as many members as possible. We are going through technology upgrades at the Club. This includes emails and phone systems. Director Steve Hart is working closely with management to implement improvements. We understand many members have experienced communication problems related to these upgrades. We hope these issues will disappear in the months ahead. Please, if you encounter any issue, let us know. We cannot fix the situation unless we know the problem. The additional programming includes more dining opportunities at Sequoyah. These are family-focused events with child care available for our younger families. Please see the calendars on pages 5 and 6 for additional dining opportunities at your club in this newsletter. We look forward to seeing you at Sequoyah. The first large tournament of the year is less than three and a half months away. The Men’s Invitational is Thursday – Friday, May 18 – 20, 2017. Please mark your calendar and sign up. This is the best tournament and party of the year. It is your opportunity to show off your club and treat your best friend to a great weekend at Sequoyah CC. If you have questions, please contact Director Marc Cunningham. Make the commitment to come enjoy your club this month. You deserve it.
NINER NEWS — Molly Natsues, Secretary Niner’s Annual Meeting Our new Captain for 2017, Buffy Ross, welcomed the Niners to our Annual Meeting on January 18. Highlights included the: • Presentation of the 2017 Budget • Announcement of five Spring Clinics covering Full Swing, Putting, Short Game, Sand and Uneven Lies — dates TBD • Rules & Etiquette with Lisa Bajada and at least one Rule each month to cover. NOTE: WNGHA has instated a new rule which will allow us to use our cell phones for distance during Team Play and a new “Local Rule” which will incur a NO STROKE penalty if you accidentally touch your ball on the green. Please visit website http://www.wnhga. com/ for more details and stipulations • Handicaps — all scores must be posted. If you only play seven holes, you can still post by using par plus your pops for last two holes. HOWEVER, if you pick up on a hole because you’ve hit your max — you must put a score of what you’d get if played out on that hole. As many of you have experienced in the month of January, winter is here with a
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vengeance and that has meant lots of rain! Although that is welcomed news for our reservoirs and drought status, not so great for conducting weekly Sweeps. During the publication of this newsletter, there was only one Sweeps recorded for the month.
FRIDAY, MARCH 10 WNHGA Spring meeting at Marin CC WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 Patrick’s Day Tournament at Sequoyah
Sweeps - January 18 1st Flight 2nd Flight Low Putts
Buffy Ross Terhilda Garrido Terhilda Garrido, 17
TUESDAY, MARCH 28 WNHGA Rules Seminar at Blackhawk (excellent review for Team Play members)
15-Hole Tournament We are looking forward to Friday, Feb. 3rd with the 15-hole event alongside the 18-Holers. Please sign up to play as this is always a fun event and mixer! Groups will be paired up as threesomes or foursomes with a best ball format. Sign up in the Pro Shop or call Esther Thal at 415-359-4577.
Valentine’s Tournament The Valentine’s Tournament will be February 8th. Find your red and pink golf outfit and come out to enjoy what is sure to be a “sweet” event. Sign up at the Pro Shop or call Esther Thal at 415359-4577
Team Play May 25th of this year will kick off our Team Play with Niners from other country clubs in and outside of our immediate area. It truly is a great way to get to know your fellow Niners better, experience the beauty of other country clubs, meet potential new friends and join in a friendly competition. All skill levels are encouraged to sign up and come play — you won’t regret the experience! Contact Susan Fox to sign up at 510-3055458. Continued on Page THREE
Invitation to Experience Sequoyah Niners Ladies’ Golf Wednesday, March 8th Golf and Lunch All Interested Sequoyah Women
beginners, experienced golfers & everyone in between You
are invited to join us for a putting lesson, golf and lunch to introduce you to the Niners program.
Our group provides a great way to meet other members, enjoy the game of golf while you learn and improve, play at other Bay Area courses, and discover a new circle of friends. We offer a supportive environment for women who have never picked up a club while also providing competitive games for skilled players.
Putting Lesson: 8:15 am (for those interested) Tee off between 8:00 am – 10:00 am | Lunch – Noonish RSVP to Mary Jane Gross at 510-428-2240 or mjgrossrn@aol.com
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WOMEN’S GOLF — Emily Gorin, Captain The golf course took a shower for the month of January, effectively cancelling the entire month of 18-Holer golf events. Nevertheless, we didn’t let the excuse of wet weather keep us from getting together! The 18-Holers are a social group, so most Tuesdays last month you
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could find us enjoying lunch in the Grill Room, and then playing Mexican Train in the Skybar.
We held a special Town Hall luncheon on January 24, where club President Steve Callaway braved our pointed questions about the proposed changes to the bylaws and our club. Steve joked that he was wearing a protective vest under his clothes, but even though emotions run high about our club, we all were very appreciative of Steve making himself available to us, and being so generous with his time and thoughts. Originally a “Beat the President” tournament was to happen before the meeting. We When it was too wet for golf, Marta Parker, Luisa Farquhar, would try to beat Barbara Barton, Shirl Ames and Velma Magnani were all aboard for his gross score a game of Mexican Train!
Friday, Feb. 3 Fifteen Holes Friday with Niners, 8:00 am Shotgun Tuesday, Feb. 7 Trophy Day, 9:00 am Shotgun Tuesday, Feb. 14 Tournament, 9:00 am Shotgun Tuesday, Feb. 14 General Meeting Thursday, Feb. 23 F&T Tournament, 8:30 am Shotgun Tuesday, Feb. 28 Guest Day, 9:00 am Shotgun Fridays, Feb. 10, 17, 24 Play Days, 8:00 - 9:00 am with our net scores. Steve hinted his fashion choice for the tournament might include a skort! But again, the course was simply too wet. We look forward to another day to “Beat the President” when it will be better skort weather for Steve!
NINER NEWS – Continued from Page TWO Birthday Celebrations December birthdays: Maureen Rinne, Nora Hals, Donna Herdman and Claudia Felson. We were so fortunate to have one of our December birthday gals, Donna Herdman, partake in this beautiful Yuletide cake! (Pictured right.) January birthday shout outs to: Marilyn Morrish, Molly Natsues, Sue Scott, Shirley Davini, Jenny Ma, Elaine Rand, Elaine Buchanan, Elena Wang, Mary Folzman and Lisa Bajada.
CALENDAR CORRECTIONS Twilight Golf — Remove Oct. 6; add Aug. 11 and Sept 8 Birthday for Careen Carter’s on July 1
WANTED Historian — if you are interested, and we hope you are, please contact Buffy Ross.
Photos! Any photos you take in 2017, please forward to Molly Natsues at mollynatsues@yahoo.com or text to 510-502-4906.
Waiter Chris Yerocosta presents Donna Herman a beaufiful Yule Log cake that was amazing!
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PRO SHOP NEWS — Continued from Page ONE Do you look for your ball mark after you hit the green? Do you check for other ball marks even if your ball does not hit the green? Do you push in the edges of your ball mark (correct) or do you lift up from the center (incorrect)? Do you push rather than pull when raking a bunker? These are all areas that we should be attentive to, and if we all do our part, it will make a drastic improvement to course conditions and playability. If you have questions about proper technique, please stop by my office or talk to one of the Pro Shop staff.
Tournament Central Please see below for the results of our first Saturday Tournament of the year: GROSS Al Ghorai
Total Purse Pts 79 $60.00 15
NET–FLIGHT 1 Total Purse Pts John Colon 72 $60.00 15 Charles Mazzola 73 50.00 14 Shawn Neal 74 40.00 13 Neal Fox 74 20.00 12 Reginald Griggs 74 0.00 11
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Andrew Zacks Brian Raphel Benton Gross Steven Smith Steven Hart Mark Penskar
75 77 77 77 78 78
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 9 8 7 6 5
NET–FLIGHT 2 Total Purse John Reedy 72 $60.00 Bruce Del Fante 72 50.00 Ryan Conners-Copeland 74 40.00 Pete Jones 77 20.00 Marty Jaffe 77 0.00 John Weller 79 0.00 Fred Brasch 79 0.00 Sam Osman 79 0.00 Marc Ward 80 0.00 Justin Lewis 80 0.00 David Stein 81 0.00 John Gourhan 81 0.00 Dick Normington 83 0.00
Pts 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5
GROSS SKINS FLIGHT 1 Steven Smith Charles Mazzola Larry Ginsburg Brian Raphel
Skins 2 1 1 1
FLIGHT 2 David Stein
Skins Purse 1 $17.25
Purse $27.60 13.80 13.80 13.80
Marty Jaffe Ryan Conners-Copeland John Reedy NET SKINS FLIGHT 1 Steven Smith Andrew Zacks Charles Mazzola Reginald Griggs Benton Gross Larry Ginsburg
1 1 1
$17.25 $17.25 $17.25
Skins Purse 2 $19.71 1 9.86 1 9.86 1 9.86 1 9.86 1 9.86
FLIGHT 2 Skins Purse Bruce Del Fante 2 $23.00 Ryan Conners-Copeland 2 $23.00 Marty Jaffe 1 $11.50 Justin Lewis 1 $11.50 Our next scheduled Saturday Tournament, the Upstairs vs. Downstairs is scheduled for Saturday, February 11th with a 9:00 am shotgun. The format for this event will be a two-person better ball match play with the upstairs locker room as a team and the downstairs locker room as a team. The team that wins the most matches will have their lunch paid for by the opposition!! The cost to participate is $5 per player.
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Grill Open 7am – 2:30pm Super Bowl Appetizers 3:00 pm Menu Dining 5:30–8:00 pm 12 Grill Open 7am – 2:30pm Menu Dining 5:30 – 8:00pm
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7 Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 18 Holers 9:00am shotgun Taco Tuesday 5:30 – 8:00 pm 14 Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 18 Holers 9:00am shotgun Valentine’s Day Dining with Entertainment, 5:00–8:00 pm
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Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 9/18 Holers, 15 Hole Tourn. 8 – 10:00 CRAB FEED 6pm Cocktails 7pm Dinner
Grill Open 7am – 11am Sky Room Buffet 11am – 3pm
Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm Family Dinner Buffet 5:30 – 8:00 pm
Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 9/18 Holers 8 – 10:00 Menu Dining 5:30 – 8:00pm
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18 Grill Open 7am – 11am Sky Room Buffet 11am – 3pm CRAB FEED 6pm Cocktails 7pm Dinner
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23 Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 18 Holers, F&T Tourney, 8:30am shotgun Family Dinner Buffet 5:30 – 8:00 pm
24 Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 9/18 Holers 8 – 10:00 Menu Dining 5:30 – 8:00pm
25 Grill Open 7am – 11am Sky Room Buffet 11am – 3pm
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Grill Open 7am – 2:30pm Menu Dining 5:30 – 8:00pm
12 Grill Open 7am – 11:00pm Chef’s Cooking Class – Learn to Make Pasta, 3:00-5:00pm Menu Dining 5:30 – 8:00pm
19 Grill Open 7am – 12:00pm NCGA Zone Qualifier, 8:00am Menu Dining 5:30 – 8:00pm
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20 CLUB CLOSED Spring Aeration
7 Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 18 Holers, Trophy Day 9:00am shotgun Taco Tuesday 5:30 – 8:00 pm 14 Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 18 Holers, Beat the Pro 9:00am shotgun Taco Tuesday 5:30 – 8:00 pm 21 Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 18 Holers, Partnership, 9:00am shotgun Taco Tuesday 5:30 – 8:00 pm
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Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm Family Dinner Buffet 5:30 – 8:00 pm
8 Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 9 Holers 8:00 – 10:00am
9 Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm Men’s Member Guest, 12pm Family Dinner Buffet 5:30 – 8:00 pm
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Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 9 Holers 8:00 – 10:00am Bishop O’Dowd Match, 3pm
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Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm Family Dinner Buffet 5:30 – 8:00 pm
FRIDAY 3 Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 9/18 Holers 8 – 10:00 CRAB FEED 6pm Cocktails 7pm Dinner Menu Dining 5:30 – 8:00 pm
10 Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 9/18 Holers 8 – 10:00 Menu Dining 5:30 – 8:00pm
SATURDAY 4 Grill Open 7am – 11am Sky Room Buffet 11am – 3pm
11 Grill Open 7am – 11am Sky Room Buffet 11 am – 3pm
17 Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 9/18 Holers 8 – 10:00 Menu Dining 5:30 – 8:00pm
18 Grill Open 7am – 11am NCGA Zone Qualifier, 8:00am Sky Room Buffet 11am – 3pm
24 Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 9/18 Holers 8 – 10:00 Menu Dining 5:30 – 8:00pm
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26 Grill Open 7am – 12:00pm Menu Dining 5:30 – 8:00pm
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28 Grill Open 11am – 2:30pm 18 Holers Guest Day 9:00am shotgun Taco Tuesday 5:30 – 8:00 pm
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COPY DEADLINE Friday, February 24th Please submit any articles or pictures by February 24th to be published in the March 2017 Newsletter. 6 FEBRUARY 2017