PineNeedler MEMBER NEWSLETTER
JULY 2015
Pine Lake Country Club Since 1952 | Country Life . . . Club Setting
From the General Manager by Travis Dale
T he July 4th holiday celebration is around the corner. Please plan to join us for this Pine Lake tradition. Our team has an amazing fun filled day planned for you and your family to enjoy as we celebrate America! Congratulations to the Pine Lake Piranhas for a fantastic season. We could not do this without all of the parents and volunteers that make our swim team possible. A big thank you to Coach Ken Konstanty and his Assistant Coaches-Griffin Basden, Kathryn Cannon and Jeff Coffman. July 1st you will receive a survey via email from the club. Please call or stop by to see Danielle if you have any questions with the survey or to request a paper copy. The Strategic planning committee created the survey to assist our Board of Directors with valuable information so they can help guide our club into the future. This is every member’s opportunity to tell us what you like, dislike and what you would like the club to offer. We absolutely need you to participate in this survey. It will take 15-20 minutes to complete. We are asking that every member and spouse complete the survey. We will have the survey open from July 1-31. As an added incentive we will draw five names from a “hat” for $50 dining gift certificates for the members who complete the survey by July 15th. We will then draw names for an additional 10 $25 gift certificates for all of those that completed the survey by July 31st. If you have your survey in by the 15th you have a chance to win twice. Mark your calendar for a mid-year membership meeting. Our Board of Directors will present a financial snap shot of the year to date, discuss our current membership level and provide a capital project update. The meeting will take place in the Ballroom on Wednesday, July 29th at 6pm. The club will provide some complimentary hors d’ oeuvres and have a full bar available for purchase. We encourage you to join us for this informative event. As an added bonus we will give away several door prizes. A few complimentary golf guest fees, pool guest fees and “Free Beer” coupons. You need to be present to win! We need your help with bringing in new members. Bring a friend to Pine Lake and let them experience how special your club is. We have a great incentive in place for you if your friend joins the club. For the health and longevity of the club, we need all of you to bring in new Pine Lake members. My team and I look forward to seeing you at the club! Sincerely,
Main Phone/Reservations 704-545-4513
Travis Dale General Manager 704-409-3161 Travis@PineLakeCountryClub.com Abby Brand Club Controller 704-409-3164 Abby@PineLakeCountryClub.com Lori Fitzpatrick Club Accountant 704-409-3160 Lori@PineLakeCountryClub.com Danielle Landers Executive Assistant 704-409-3163 Danielle@PineLakeCountryClub.com
Mark Collins Assistant Clubhouse Manager 704-409-3162 Mark@PineLakeCountryClub.com Rachel McGee Assistant Clubhouse Manager 704-409-3163 Rachel@PineLakeCountryClub.com
Travis
Travis Dale General Manager
Ken Snyder Executive Chef 704-409-3170 Ken@PineLakeCountryClub.com
photo by Ellen Sheehan
Richard McDanel Golf Course Superintendent 704-545-5995 Richard@PineLakeCountryClub.com Luke Smith Head Golf Professional 704-409-3165 Luke@PineLakeCountryClub.com Robert Stephens Tennis Director 704-409-3168 Robert@PineLakeCountryClub.com
photo by Ellen Sheehan
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 From the General Manager
3 Course Report
4 Committe Chairs
Course Report
Golf Promotions
by Richard McDanel, Certified Golf Course Superintendent
After a seasonable period, spring shifted to record heat and 15 consecutive days of over 90
degrees. Record highs were recorded on 3 occasions and 13 days were over 95 degrees. The bentgrass greens are a bit stressed, but are holding their own. Root growth of cool season grasses are compromised at soil temperatures above 80 degrees. With many weeks of summer ahead, the most important keys to the greens health are low temperatures in the 60’s with moderate rainfall. The bermudagrass is right at home with this heat. It went from struggling with the cloudy cool days of early spring to aggressively growing by mid-June. The main issue has been with the sand based tees and fighting localized dry spots due to a lack of rainfall. Additional watering has been required, and applications of wetting agents to combat the droughty soils have been applied. The cart path sodding project is ongoing. Keeping the sod moist with the temperature extremes has been a challenge. We recently converted our fairway sprayer to a portable water tank to help out with the watering. This gives us two portable machines. Wetting agents have also been used to help hold water in the sod until a healthy root system can be established. Our plan is to install 9,000 sq. ft. of sod every 2-3 weeks until a quality product is achieved. When the cart paths were installed a recycled concrete base was used with little regard to containment by the contractor. This has made establishing a suitable growing medium for the sod a very tedious undertaking. The staff has taken great pride in improving our course through their hard work with the sod installation. All of this work has been done with little compromise to daily playing conditions. We should all be very thankful for them embracing the extra work load under such extreme weather conditions. They truly realize the impact the end result will have for the club!
Richard Richard McDanel Certified Golf Course Superintendent
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July Upcoming Events
7-18 Club Events
25 Pool Schedule
26 July Calendar
27 August Calendar
28 Summer Hours of Operation
We would like to encourage you to get involved with a committee! Below is a list of the committees and the chairperson as well as the day of the month that they meet.
MEMBERSHIP
2nd Thursday of the month Robert O’Bday
HOUSE COMMITTEE
2nd Tuesday of the month Gene Lee
GOLF COMMITTEE
1st Tuesday of the month Chip Busker
TENNIS COMMITTEE
1st Wednesday of the month Jan Ledermann Please reach out to the committee chair person if you have any questions, or would like to attend their monthly meeting!
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS We would like to welcome our new families to the club. Timothy & Christine Liescheidt Arlynn, Abigail and Isaac Terry & Nancy Kute Mitchell David & Molly Reed Nicole, Megan and Lauren Bradley & Andrea Edwards Grace & Ryan Matthew & Elizabeth McGrory Aislinn & Colin Benjamin & Donna Burgamy Benjamin Corey & Courtney Charzuk Charles & Michael Craig and Leona Spiesman
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TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
MEMBERSHIP REFERRAL PROGRAM The Membership Referral program will put cash back into your pocket and add friends to our Pine Lake Family.
It is very simple. Bring a friend to the club and show them what we have to offer. If they become interested in joining Pine Lake, please let the General Manager know. There is a spot on the application form for who referred them to the club. If they join the club, in six months you will receive a credit on your account for one month of the dues level that they join. We had two members take advantage of this fantastic program in June!
SUNDAY BRUNCH UPDATE!
Until further notice, the club has decided to suspend Sunday Brunch. With all of the family vacations and heat of the summer, our brunch attendance has greatly dropped. We will take another look at brunch as we get into the fall season. If you have any questions, please contact the General Manager, Travis Dale.
July
2015
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
1
18 HOLER PLAY DAY
Thur
2
3 9 HOLER PLAY DAY
OMEGA MATCH
Fri
4FLAG DAY
TOURNAMENT
3 WEEK JR GOLF CLINIC
6
7 CLOSED
8 JUNIOR PLAY DAY
18 HOLERS PLAY DAY
ROUND ROBIN TENNIS FOURTH OF JULY PARTY & FIREWORKS
MEXICAN NIGHT
5
Sat
9
10 9 HOLERS PLAY DAY
GUEST DAY
11 GRILL OUT 11-2PM
LADIES LINE DANCING
12 BREAKFAST AT WIMBLEDON 8:30-10:30AM
19
13 CLOSED
20 CLOSED
26
27 CLOSED
14 JUNIOR PLAYDAY
21 JUNIOR PLAY DAY
28
JUNIOR PLAYDAY
ORIENTAL NIGHT 5:30-9PM
15 18 HOLERS PLAY DAY
22 18 HOLERS PLAY DAY
29 18 HOLERS PLAY DAY
16 9 HOLER MEMBER/ MEMBER
23 9 HOLERS MEMBER/ MEMBER
30 9 HOLERS PLAYDAY
17
JR/SR CHALLENGE
MEN & WOMEN
18 GRILL OUT 11-2PM
SURF & TURF 5:30-9PM
24 SUMMER WINE TASTING
6-9PM
31 PRIME RIB NIGHT 5:30-8PM
25 GRILL OUT 11-2PM
August 2015
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4 CLOSED
9
16
10
CLOSED
17 CLOSED
23/30
24/31 CLOSED
5 JUNIOR PLAY DAY
11 JUNIOR PLAYDAY
18 JUNIOR PLAY DAY
25 JUNIOR PLAYDAY
18 HOLERS PLAY DAY
12 18 HOLERS PLAY DAY
19 18 HOLERS PLAY DAY
26
6
7
8
14
15
21
22
28
29
9 HOLERS PLAY DAY
13 9 HOLERS PLAY DAY
20 9 HOLERS SWAP DAY
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POOL HOURS
SEE SUMMER POOL SCHEDULE CALENDARS IN PINENEEDLER AND WEBSITE FOR HOURS
Summer Hours of Operation ~ PLCC BUSINESS OFFICE
TENNIS COURTS
GOLF SHOP
SNACK BAR
MONDAY CLOSED TUESDAY - FRIDAY 7 AM - 5 PM
TUESDAY - SATURDAY 8 AM - 9 PM SUNDAY 8AM - 8PM Check Website For Court Conditions
MONDAY CLOSED TUESDAY - FRIDAY 7:30 AM - 6 PM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 7 AM - 6 PM
FITNESS CENTER
MONDAY CLOSED TUESDAY - FRIDAY 10 AM - 7 PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY 7 AM - 7 PM
DINING ROOM
DRIVING RANGE
MONDAY CLOSED TUES & THURS - SUNDAY 7AM - 30 MIN BEFORE DUSK WEDNESDAY 7 AM - 7 PM
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 7 AM - 8 PM
CHECK THE CALENDAR FOR ALL EVENT DATES AND TIMES
PINE LAKE LOUNGE
MONDAY CLOSED TUESDAY - SATURDAY 11 AM - 9 PM SUNDAY - 11 AM - 8 PM