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ISLA DEL SOL
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018 DAVID CHRISTEIN, President SANDY GELMINI, Vice President DAVE MALMBERG, Treasurer GEN JOYNER, Secretary DAVE WIGGINS, Commodore JAY CADIGAN STEVE CLARK RON CLAYTON DEL DAMERON WERNER KOESTER BRIAN YOUNG
EXECUTIVE STAFF General Manager ROBERT RANKIN
Director of Golf/ PGA Professional FRED CURTIS Membership Director STAR GARCIA Member Relations Director REBEKAH NELSON Director of Golf Maintenance KEVIN SUNDERMAN Controller MIKE MEZA Executive Chef FREDERIC REISER Food and Beverage Director DONNA MONACO Service Director DINO ANASRI Director of Catering MELISSA ROWJOHN Director of Tennis KEVIN QUAY, USPTA P-1 Dockmaster CAPTAIN RICHIE FOWLER Maintenance Manager TIM ANSEL Banquet Captain AHMED ELAZHAR Log on to Isla’s Website, www.isladelsolycc.com for updated calendar Club events, Club updates and addresses at your fingertips. Has your address changed?
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FROM THE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER DAVID CHRISTEIN, President ROBERT RANKIN, General Manager
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would like to welcome our new Members and encourage them to get involved in the many activities that Isla has to offer. When anyone sees a Member you haven’t met, please say hello and introduce yourself.
Compared to last year’s near perfect weather up to Hurricane Irma, we have struggled through a cold January followed by a wet spring. Through April, golf revenue and net income are under budget while Member Dues and Food & Beverage, supported by our Outside Events, are favorable. We also received an audit ruling that unspent insurance reimbursement from Irma in 2017 should be treated as deferred income in 2018. While we will still be spending this money to complete final repairs from the hurricane, the deferred spending is added net income as compared to budget for 2018 and will cover the repairs. At this time, we are controlling spending and restricting our capital expenditures until we get a better feel on how the year is turning out. Our Membership remains strong with 757 memberships and with a record 130 Summer Memberships through the end of May. Our past experience is that the strong Summer Membership program provides new members to replace our annual attrition. We had good success with “Specialty Dining Thursday” this spring and plan to resume them this fall and we will be adding a Specialty Dining event this summer on the last Sunday of each month. The Dock renovation project is continuing with the completion of “C” dock and the starting of the rebuild of the Wave Arrestor Wall. The Golf Course Master Plan is in the final stages of completion. After communicating the final plan, we hope to start some improvements to the course this summer. We continue to work on the 10 Year Capital Plan that includes a complete asset review to determine future capital requirements. Member involvement in all club activities continues to be strong, and your Staff supported by your Board work to continue to provide an outstanding Private Country Club experience for our members.
David Christein President
The snowbirds have flown north and summer is here. We had a very busy 2018 season so far with many events that were well received by the members. Have you noticed at some of the events the unique displays? Check out the ice sculpture from Easter and the creative carvings on Mother’s Day by Phil. We are proud to have him on our culinary team. We have more events to look forward to through the end of the year and we hope to see you there! Summer has started with some challenges financially due to weather conditions not advantageous to the country club business. Rest assured, that we have the right Board and staff in place and with some hard work we will end the year at or better than plan. We are very excited to have over 130 Summer Members because at this time last year, we were at 111. Please help us all by giving them a warm Isla welcome. We hope our Summer Members are enjoying their time at the Club and look forward to them joining the Isla family in the 2019 season!
Robert Rankin
General Manager
THE MAGIC OF MEMBERSHIP STAR GARCIA, Membership Director We are very excited to celebrate, 130 summer Members, and we still have 4 more months to go! We are tracking, yet again, to have another successful summer. Summer Memberships serve as a way to introduce our Club to younger families and business executives, and to expose our Club to year-round residents in the area. The ultimate goal of all of the marketing actions is to effectively communicate the Club’s “unique selling proposition” to our identified “target markets”, and build trust through our social media avenues. Thank you to our Members who routinely welcome these Summer Members to join in their tennis, golf, and social groups; it helps create a stronger foundation for everyone. Please continue to actively promote our club to your friends and family, whether here in Florida or “back home”. YOU, our Members, are our most effective supporters in the membership enrollment process. Thank you again for your referrals. We want to thank those who have stopped in to see Rebekah and had your picture taken for your NEW MEMBERSHIP CARD! We have over 1000 cards that have been processed. We want you to feel very proud when presenting your card. We are now in the 20th century with all of our new technology upgrades.
2018 MEMBERSHIP/ MARKETING COMMITTEE: GEN JOYNER Membership Committee Chairman BRIAN YOUNG Marketing Committee Chairman TAMMY ALLEN SUSAN EANES DARLENE HANSON KELLY HART DENISE JAVENS KAY NUGENT KAREN WILSON
MISSION STATEMENT The Membership Committee is a major contributor in helping the Club shape a successful and satisfied membership. The Committee is comprised of supportive Club Members representing various organizations and interests in the Club. It works with the Club’s Membership Director in the development and implementation of membership efforts and opportunities to achieve and maintain membership retention in all categories by providing Club Management with insight as to Members’ needs and interests.
WEEKLY CLUB E-BLASTS! Here is an example of our Annual Card and our Summer Member Card. Make sure you are using your card when at the Club! Don’t our new Member cards look great?! If you have not picked up your Member card, please make sure to do so. We will need your photo for the card. You can either email us at frontdesk@idsycc.com or stop by the Club and we would be happy to take your photo for you. Rebekah can make your card Monday-Friday and it typically takes about 5-10 minutes to complete. This new process is to help with accurate billing, familiarize and introduce our employee partners to you and your picture on the card will ensure the security of your account. 12129
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For those of you who would like to be added to our weekly Club e-blast list please email Rebekah at the front desk (frontdesk@idsycc.com), and include your email information and she will promptly add you to our list.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Like us on Facebook at Isla Del Sol Yacht & Country Club Follow us on Twitter @isladelsolycc Follow us on Instagram @isladelsolycc Check in at the Club and tag us in any photos you post for a chance to be featured in upcoming social media posts and Spotlight newsletters!
Inside this Spotlight, two member numbers are hidden. If it’s your number, you will receive a complimentary dinner for two! Please note: To collect your certificates for your complimentary dinners, see Rebekah at the Front office.
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PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW ISLA MEMBERS: Adams, Lianne & Tim Bacchiocchi, Ed & Arleen Barkley, Karen Batas, Chris Berk, Cheryl Bertoli, Jeanne Bettendorf, Lindsey Boyd, Stuart & Siobhan Brady, Tim Branstetter, Robert & Carol Bridge, Mimi & John Brown, Thomas & Meehan, Linda Bush, Jason & Kelli Cahill, Guy Carpenter, Ken Cipriano, James & Kim Cohalla, Dick & Lynda Collins, Ted & Adriana Crouse, Sherri & Ed DeMayo, Jeff & Liz DePretoro, Tom & Cheryl DeRojas, Pasqual & Iris Donovan, Michael & Jennifer Duplin, David Dyer, Alex Dykas, Jeff Eckert, Kathy Ezell, Trish & Woods, Clay Ferguson, Randy Ferraro, Nick & Soodie Fox, Geoff & Marsha Francis, Tommy
Frankfurth, Tom & Jolie Freay, Donna Gallgher, Kristin & Bachurski, Mike Ginocchio, Chris & Mary Mayer Gomez, Jose & Vivian Griffey, Marc & Shannon Griffin, Michael & Beth Gupta, Robin & Varcholova, Jana Haertling, Jeff & Susan Hawkins, Sherri & Pope, Larry Hickok, Rhlannon & Ford Hockman, Ron & Janet Howard, Jack & Leslie Hughes, Bill & Beverly Ingledue, Paul & Ludden, Anna Ingmann, Rainer & Uta Katilus, Jake & Macklin Kirby, Thomas & Susan Korver, Ken & Kathy Kreischer, Michael & Wysocki, Sheree Kyes, Ford & Barb Lane, Lois & Cypher, Terry Larson, Johathan & Lane Larson, Julie Lee, Pansy Lena, Nick & Sharon Lopez, Larry & Kimberly Lynn, Russ & Lynne Mandell, Dee & Eric Manning, Michael & Crittenden, Alexandra Manns, William & Nichole Marone, Chris & Lisa
Marotta, Nicholas Martin, Justin & Sehic, Merisa Mata, Betty & Mike Matheson, Alex & Debbie McCabe, Marc & Barbara McCourt, Mae McDonald, Don & Beth McGuire, Bryan McHale, Ed & Angela McLean, Tim & Deb McNally, Adam Meany, Bob & Cynthia Melendi, Joseph Mensch, Bob & Annette Mickelberg, Beth Millonzi, Michael & Heather Moll, Kyle & Pam Monyak, Ken & Kathy Mussett, Stephanie & Mark Myers, Tim & Gustafson, Jodi Nelson, Mike & Deb Neri, Eric & Diane Newton, Krista & Brian Norquist, Kim & Nancy O’Neil, Tom & Melody Overcast, Brian Parker, Diane Parrish, John & Carma Phillips, Steve & Cyndy Pike, William & Sioban Post, Wesley & Jenny Raquet, Edward & Joanne
Ritter, Andy & Karen Rohner-Boyll, Lee & Boyll, Chris Roshau, Tyler & Natali Rossi, James & Trudi Ruprai, Jonathan Salfer, Justin & Pascia, Chelsey Schuett, Janice & Dennis Schulz, Robert & Allison Shafer, Tom Sherberg, David & Denise Silva, David & Ingrid Smith, Daniel Stein, Jenifer & Joe Stern, Jeff & Diann Still, William & Galasso, Dawn Stratton, Terry & Barnett, Tina Streib, Barry & Kelly Taylor, Jimmy & Carey Taylor, Joseph & Shelby Teeter, Angelo & Mary Thompson, Richard & Carol Tibbett, Peter & Annemarie Tiller, Donald & Martha Van Der Riet, Kim & Bryan Vollman, Tim & Sharon Waldron, Micheal & Kate Weiler, Leslie Weldy, Mark & Jill Westbrook, Terry & Nanette Whitehead, Robert & Silver, Karen Wilkes, Richard & Ruggiero, Tina Witts, Chris
MEMBER PHOTOS
Congratulations to the 2018 Bowling winners, “Top Flights”, A special thanks goes out to Frank pictured in the first photo left from right, Tricia Connolly (sub), Iacobell for all that he does running Jo Kurtz, Simone Calhoun, and Frank Dubisz (team captain). the bowling league. It wouldn’t be Not pictured is teammate, Pete Stoebling. a success without you!
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The GirlFriends Line Dancing class had their closing dinner to celebrate another successful year. The ladies enjoyed meeting every Monday at the Club and learning line dancing from Isla Member, Donna Cooper. She was a great teacher and taught the ladies many line dances including some of their favorites: Wagon Wheel, Uptown Funk, Cuba Cuba and more!
FROM THE YACHT BASIN RICHIE FOWLER
AHOY!
Dockmaster
Really Alberto? Already? Actually, he was not a huge deal for us here in the Yacht Basin when he blew by just west of us on Sunday, May 27th. Alberto formed in the Western Caribbean and went straight north in the Gulf with (as all tropical storms have) a counterclockwise rotation. Because of the path it took, and the counter rotation, we received winds which our neighboring condominiums (to our south) were kind enough to block for us. We learned from Irma that the strength of a storm is important, but location and the direction it is moving are crucial to know for storm preparations. Irma went nearly right over us, therefore bringing winds from almost every direction – from southeast to all the way around the compass and out of the southwest when she was past us. Where do you sit on the map? What direction do your home windows face, does your boat face, will your next fairway shot face? Knowing where you are and a compass can help you in many ways as far as wind goes.
ISLA FLAG OFFICERS Commodore DAVE WIGGINS Rear Commodore EMMETT CREWS Port Captain MARK BRIDGES Fleet Captain DAVE BRIESKE Secretary SUSAN EANES
SAVE THE DATE:
FINS & SKINS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14THSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH Contact Dockmaster, Richie Fowler, for more information and to sign up
The Marina re-build is looking good. We are finished with over half of the entire dock structures as docks C, D and E are done. The 600 feet of the main-dock walk out (middle marina from parking lot out to the end) is also complete. Next up are docks F, A and B. The goal date for entire completion may be missed by a few months due mainly to weather and barge equipment repairs. But, who knows? With help from Mother Nature and hard work, we might be able to catch up and have her all done and new by the end of this year. Have a great summer! 12226
CATERING CORNER WITH MELISSA How to Plan a Themed Event Themed events have increased in popularity over the last few years in the event industry. Many clients come with ideas of a theme they want to portray but often times have a hard time figuring out how to tastefully execute the event or reflect the theme without looking too over-done. When planning an event the main things a planner will identify are the demographics of the guests, color scheme, food and beverage requirements, time frame, environment/entertainment and the space/location. Once these are reviewed the theme is then applied to amplify the event details with subtle colors, graphics, words, music and dĂŠcor to really make the basics of the event stand out. We have created many fun and beautiful themed events here at Isla Del Sol from unicorn birthday celebrations, safari baby showers and Hawaiian luau corporate events! All of which have transformed our unique event space into something even more spectacular! We would love to help you create a fun themed party for your family and friends! Melissa Rowjohn Director of Catering & Special Events melissa@idsycc.com 727-828-0003
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GIRLFRIENDS
GIRLFRIENDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DIANE HOWARD
DIANE HOWARD, President
GirlFriends President
DEBBIE BUDREAU, 1st Vice President CIVITA SCHILLING, 2nd Vice President ANNE NAYLOR-BLAIR, Treasurer DARLENE HANSON, Secretary RAQUEL JONES, Member Coordinator CAROL KRAYNAK, New Member Coordinator
GIRLFRIENDS INTEREST GROUPS Bridge Classes TRUDY MURRAY
Morning Mah Jongg DOTTY HOY
Broadway Bound LINA KUNZ
Marathon Bridge DARLENE HANSON
Book Club SUE WERNER
Restaurant Review PAT POLONUS
Bowling JUDY DYER Computer Club STACY STENHOLM TERESA SULLIVAN Opera Divas MIRELLA SMITH Gourmet Gals JANE HERMAN Kayaking JEANE RUTHARDT Knitwits MARIE RILEY LU MCINTYRE Line Dancing DONNA COOPER Advanced Mah Jongg CLAIRE QUEEN
Stretch/Gentle Yoga ELAINE WALSH NANCY AMANTI Mexican Train SANDY THOMPSON GirlFriends Caring Hands CHRIS GREENWALT ANNETTE LAWLER Audio Book Club LIBBY SALAMONE Happy Hour SHIRLEY JOHNSON MARY WALLER One-Time Events DARLENE HANSON
SPECIAL CHAIRS Tears & Cheers LISA ESKRIDGE
New Member Mentor HAZEL BROWN
Email Coordinator DEBBIE ALLEN
Signs & Documents CIVITA SCHILLING MARILYN HUNTER
GF Wall Coordinator SUSAN FRAZIER Hot Flashes DARLENE HANSON
Website Admin STACY STENHOLM SUSAN FRAZIER
Photographers SUSAN FRAZIER TERESA LESSAK
Portrait Chairperson SUSAN FRAZIER
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“A Women’s Club with Isla Flair and a Tropical Twist”
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he GirlFriends group looks forward to a fabulous year with our 2018 – 2019 Board of Directors gearing up to bring all the flair and fun we have come to expect. Debbie Budreau, our new 1st VP, is already busy helping with Isla’s August Party – we are all going to Margaritaville for a spectacular Jimmy Buffet extravaganza. Don’t miss this summer highlight! We are so fortunate to have Civita Schilling continuing to wow us with spectacular luncheon programs again this year. Darlene Hanson, our Secretary, is busy planning fun-filled interest group activities and we heartily welcome Anne Naylor-Blair as our new Treasurer. Raquel Jones and Carol Kraynak are busy welcoming the many new summer members into our ranks. We wish to send thanks for the support and good wishes sent to our new board. Let’s make it a great experience together! We wish to express much appreciation to the 2017 – 2018 Board for an extraordinary last year: Kathy Blazowski, Civita Schilling, Teresa Sullivan, Darlene Hanson, Carol Kraynak, Raquel Jones, and Diane Howard. Thanks so much to you all! Because the 4th of July falls on the first Wednesday of the month this year, our July luncheon has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 11th. Please mark GirlFriends Board 2018-2019 pictured left to right: Darlene Hanson, Carol Kraynak, Debbie Budreau, Diane Howard, your calendars. Our June luncheon will Civita Schilling, Raquel Jones, Anne Naylor-Blair be ‘Music Sweet Music’, an uplifting story of inspiring children in hospitals through music therapy. In July we are lucky to have our own Chef Frederic, giving us a cooking demonstration and tips. There are more fun luncheon ideas brewing in our future. Think fashion shows, tea parties, and maybe even a bazaar! We will begin handing out our updated Hot Number inserts at our June luncheon. Many thanks to our editors who worked so diligently: Teresa Sullivan, Stacy Stenholm, and Susan Frazier. We have printed plenty for our membership. Be sure to bring and trade in your old inserts for shredding. GirlFriends will be continuing, as well as starting, some brand new activities over the summer months. Gourmet Gals, Restaurant Review, and our 2nd Thursday of the month Happy Hour at local hot spots, will all continue. Starting June 6th, Civita Schilling will be a hostess Wednesday evenings for a fun get together. No need for a date, because your GirlFriends will be waiting to meet you in our own Club bar around 6:30 pm for a fun-filled evening of cocktails, dinner, and dancing. Welcome to all of our new Summer Members to Isla and to GirlFriends! Let’s enjoy our summer together. We look forward to getting to know you all better. GirlFriends wishes to all much health and happiness over these summer months.
TEE UP FOR GOLF NEWS
FRED CURTIS Director of Golf
We hope everyone is enjoying the summer golf season. There are a few important notes we have in this spotlight. We just finished the Memorial Day Golf Tournament which was well attended. The net score winners in the mixed flight division were Dick Rahter, Tricia Rahter, Bill Rahter and Jon Kiggans with a score of 58.37. The gross score winners were Jim Smith, Matthew LaDuc, Steve Riordan and Wanda Hollon with a score of 67. The winners of the men only flight net score were Jim Small, Don Tisher, Guy Oelze and Ed Mitchell with 61. The gross score winners were Jim Devine, Paul Weir, Joe Burton and Jeff Dykas. Congratulations to all the winners!
TWILIGHT Golf
We have reciprocals with many clubs this summer season. Members may play these courses for a cart fee. If you wish to play any of the courses, please contact the shop to schedule a tee time for you.
Every Wednesday
Twilight golf has been going well this summer. We will continue having twilight golf through the middle of October. If you would like to play please call or sign up in the pro shop. Twilight is every Wednesday night at 4:00 p.m. We will also have the 4th of July Tournament. The sign-up sheet will be in the golf shop. The tournament is an 8:00 a.m. shotgun start followed by lunch. The format for the event will be a scramble. On Tuesdays during the summer, the course will be closed all day for grounds maintenance. The course will reopen on Tuesdays starting in October. The pro shop will also be closed on that day. If you are playing elsewhere on Tuesdays and need your clubs, make sure to pick them up prior to your play before end of day Monday. Please note, the course will be closed August 21st through August 24th for aerification. This will be the last aerification of the year. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call us in the Golf Shop at 727-864-2417.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Another Hole-in-One!! Congratulations to Cynthia Hoffman who achieved a Hole-in-One on April 23, 2018 out on the course at Isla. On Hole 2, she hit a perfect 5 wood from 134 yards. This was her 2nd Hole-in-One, the other earned at Tartan Fields Country Club in Dublin, Ohio. Congratulations again to you!! We love to celebrate our Members! Did you get a hole-in-one? We’d love to hear about it and share with everyone! Please feel free to submit photos for the Spotlight and our Social Media outlets for a chance to be highlighted. Send your submissions to frontdesk@idsycc.com.
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FROM THE ROUGH KEVIN SUNDERMAN
ISLA GOLF SHOP STAFF FRED CURTIS Director of Golf/PGA Professional JOSH FLAGG Assistant Golf Professional
GOLF SHOP DIRECT LINE 727-864-2417
GOLF COMMITTEE FOR 2018 JAY CADIGAN Chairperson STEVE CLARK Vice Chairperson LYNNE CLAYTON FRED CURTIS TOM DANIELSON SANDY GELMINI
Golf Course Superintendent
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ummer is flying by! One successful aerification is under our belt with one more to go. The golf course has been in remarkable condition for most of the summer with the only exception being the short recovery time following aerificaiton.
While a slightly slower time of year for the rest of the club, summer is our busy season in the grounds maintenance department. Our grass and landscape plants like it hot. Throw in some rain and humidity and things around here really grow. We work on a very dedicated schedule to try and prevent things from growing out of control. Aside from the intense schedule required to keep up with general maintenance, we also tend to take on extra projects in the summer months. Currently, we are working on stabilizing the lake bank on number 9. Like previous lake projects, we are using the geotubes filled with sediment from the bottom of the pond. The end result will be a much safer and more attractive alternative to the old failing wall in this location. Our second and final aerfication is scheduled for August 21st through August 24th. While never popular, aerification is necessary to provide healthy turfgrass and quality playing conditions throughout the year. This process allows for increased movement of air, water and nutrients within the soil which helps promote healthier grass. For more up to date information and photos on what is happening in the grounds department you can follow the Isla Del Sol Golf Course Maintenance blog at www.isladelsolgcn.blogspot.com.
MIKE LOGUE TERRI VELLINGA
GREEN & GROUNDS COMMITTEE RON CLAYTON Chairperson JOHN LESSAK BOB MARCHESE PAT POLONUS JOE DIGUGLIELMO
PLEASE MARK YOU CALENDARS FOR PLAY FOR HUNGER The 29th Annual Play for Hunger at Isla Del Sol is scheduled for February 16th through February 19th, 2019. As in past years, the activities end with the Celebrations of Giving gala dinner on February 19th. This is an opportunity for Isla Members to play together, have fun, and more importantly, to raise needed funds for two worthwhile nonprofit organizations, Daystar Life Center and St. Petersburg Free Clinic. These two organizations provide a variety of services to the less fortunate in our community. More details and a Donation form will appear later this year. Save the dates: 01-11-2019: Wine & Cheese Reception 02-16-2019: Tennis Tournament, Play Games Day, Donation Trucks 02-17-2019: Cruise for Hunger, Donation Trucks 02-18-2019: Golf Tournament AM & PM shotguns 02-19-2018: Celebration Dinner
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WGA 18 HOLERS
2018 WGA OFFICERS President MARY WALLER
JOAN TELLEFSEN
1st Vice PAM HARRIS Its been another great golf season at our “Island in the Sun”, thanks to our terrific pro shop staff, our many Member volunteers and the generosity of the weather gods. We had great attendance and a lot of fun at our final two “fun-day with a pay-day” tournaments. Our Member-Guest, with a “Take Me Out To the Ball Game” theme, was won by: 1. Nancy Vecchiarelli, Patti Gabri, Shana Kolar and Patty Gasner (Low Gross of 148) 2. Sandra Barnes, Carey Barnes, Gordie Jamieson and Terry Byrne (Low Net of 108) Member-Guest Low Net Winners
Our Six-Woman Scramble, with a “Delectable Drinks” theme was won by: The “Crazy Classy Cosmos”: Kay Stadt (Captain), Linda Hunerlach, Lise Meagher, Mary Laudermilch, Chris Greenwalt, and Sandra Dougherty. This year our Club Championship was match play and for the second year in a row it was won by Cheryl Newmaster. Congratulations Cheryl!
Six-Woman Scramble Winners
Championship Flight Winners: 1st: Cheryl Newmaster; 2nd: Evelyn Garretto Flight 1 Winners: 1st: Betsy Soma; 2nd: Peggy Ennis Flight 2 Winners: 1st: Wanda Hollon; 2nd: Chris Greenwalt Flight 3 Winners: 1st: Sandra Dougherty; 2nd: Claire Queen Two other major awards were given at the closing meeting. Betsy Soma was named “Player of the Year” and Shirley Johnson was named “Most Improved Player.”
Congratulations to Mary Waller for her hole in one WGA Club Champions with shot on hole #15 on March 24, 2018. Head Pro, Fred Curtis Next year’s schedule promises to be as inviting and exciting as this year. Did you know it is already available online? Just go to the Isla Website and sign into your Member Profile. Go to Member Central, Get Connected, and Golf Groups (WGA) to bring up the schedule. If you don’t know your Member Login, just contact the front office. They would be happy to get you the information on how to login. Thanks to our new President, Mary Waller, and Rebekah for implementing this new information channel. I will be on the lookout for other WGA items to add to the site...if you have any suggestions please let me know. When we all get together again in the fall our early season events will include our Opening Day and Brunch on October 23, our Invitational on Monday October 29 and the MVP (Mammography Voucher Program) tournament with the Ninettes on October 30…..so make sure to clear your “Northern” schedule in time to get here and join us. We look forward to having you all back and wish you a great summer.
Meanwhile... remember...…
2nd Vice (Tournament Chair) DARLENE HANSON Secretary JUDY HARRISON Treasuer BETTY CONSOLES Members at Large EILEEN MORELLO CHERYL NEWMASTER
2018 STANDING COMMITTEES Birdies & Chip-Ins PATTIE HAGAN
Hospitality MARTY BROKAW
Library GEN JOYNER SHARON MARCINIAK Cheer PAT POLONUS New Member Mentors PATTIE HAGAN Directory MERLE KEW LYNNE CLAYTON
By- Laws CHERYL NEWMASTER
Photos Greens CHRIS GREENWALT PAT POLONUS Publicity History JOAN TELLEFSEN PAM HARRIS Rules Handicap LYNNE CLAYTON EILEEN MORELLO SLAPS SIMONE CALHOUN CHRIS GREENWALT KATE DECOURSEY MARY WALLER
SPECIAL COMMITTEES Christmas “Gift a Child” TAMMY ALLEN SHARON PHILLIPS Invitational JUDY WELLS Member/Guest DARLENE HANSON WANDA HOLLON MVP Tournament DEBBIE HARLOW
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MGA UPDATE KARL GUSTKE
ISLA MEN’S GOLF ASSOCIATION 2018 President TOM DANIELSON Vice President BOB WALSH Secretary KARL GUSTKE Treasurer OWEN DECOURSEY Social BOB DOW Handicap & Information Support ROCKY AINSWORTH Member at Large CHUCK SMITH
We finished the season with two tournaments and the annual Men’s Golf Association Banquet. The final Ryder Cup was a classic matchup pitting Carl “Big Swede” Hanson and Josh Flagg against Bill “The Commissioner” Calhoun and Chris Kellaway. This was the third time Hanson & Calhoun have captioned a Ryder Cup match. Believe it or not, Carl won the first two outings, the second one by a huge margin. So, it was decided to give Bill a chance to redeem himself and sure enough in true Calhoun fashion, he squeaked out a victory. Congratulation to the entire Blue team for a hard fought win.
Ryder Cup Captains, Carl Hanson & Bill Calhoun
COMMITTEES TOURNAMENT Chairman: BOB WALSH RAY ENNIS JOHN LESSAK NICK CONSOLES Social Chairman: BOB DOW ROCKY AINSWORTH ED GALLUCI Information Support Chairman: ROCKY AINSWORTH BOB CARNEY BILL BIGGANE Nominating MIKE MCPARLANE ED MITCHELL JACK COURTNEY Photographer STAR GARCIA MGA Handicap Committe Chairman: ROCKY AINSWORTH ANGELO CARLUCCI JOE KINDER MIKE MCPARLANE CHUCK SMITH
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Flight 1 Winner: Kim Thompson
The final Pick Your Partner was March 21st followed that evening with the 14th Annual Men’s Golf Association Banquet. After six months of a different partner each month, we took the best five month scores to determine the overall Pick Your Partner winners. To no one’s surprise, Chuck Smith won the low gross by a large margin. Flight 1 winner was Kim Thompson. Flight 2 and Flight 3 were won by Bob Henshaw and Mike Fernandez. Flight 2 winner: Flight 3 Winner: Congratulations guys! Bob Henshaw Mike Fernandez
The Flight Winners from the March 21st Pick Your Partner event were as follows: Flight 1 1st Gross: Karl Gustke & Tom Danielson 2nd Gross: Rick Ball & Gary Harlow 1st Net: Cliff Allen & Troy Andrews 2nd Net: Mike Daley & Bob Foree 3rd Net: Mike Riley & Andy Fraser 4th Net: Ed Petronio & Frank Dubisz 5th Net: Bill Biggane & Ken Ralph 6th Net: Steve Riordan & Pierre Meagher
Flight 2 1st : Bob Marchese & Larry Nugent 2nd: Brian Young & Rick Ellis 3rd: David Tremblay & Bill Stahlka 4th: Tom Baker & Jim Greenwalt 5th: Tom Soma & Bill Calhoun 6th: John Brandt & Russ Laudermilch 7th: Tim Collins & Don Tisher 8th: Dan Carricato & Terry Gilpin
Flight 3 1st: Peter Olson & Harlow Kehoe 2nd : George Skiles & Frank Pantaleo 3rd: Jim Guida & Bob Divis 4th: Tony Alesi & Jerry Converse 5th: Tom Cody & Mike McParlane 6th: Gerry Sullivan & Joe Werner 7th: Bob Engl & Barry McCormick 8th: Ron McIntyre & Mike Fernandez
Kevin Kelaher was recognized as the Come Back Player of the Year. Kevin’s game had deteriorated for some time and he noted that “I just can’t hit it”. Finally, after a replaced cancerous hip and a long and arduous rehab, he improved rapidly and is playing well again. Congratulations to Kevin! The elite hole-in-one Club got three new members: Don Fessler, John Lessak, and Guy Oelze. Congratulations guys on your hole-in-one. You defied the odds of 3500 to 1. On a more somber note, this year we lost MGA Members Keith Boyd, Hank Rossi, Bob Rogers, Peter Vinsant and Joe Fay. The entire MGA dedicated this past season to our departed brethren. We’ll miss you guys! Finally, thank you all for a successful year and for supporting our activities. We sincerely hope you have enjoyed the events and continue your support of the MGA. Guy Oelze
John Lessak
NINETTE NEWS
VICI BROWN
NEW NINETTES OFFICERS FOR THE 2018 SEASON President HELENE LOGUE
Our 2017-2018 Season has sadly come to an end. Once again it was one filled with many fun tournaments followed by lunch with our very special and wonderful group of Ninettes. The group keeps growing (81 to date) and our events bring us all together to create lasting memories. This year’s Member Guest Tournament Theme was SERVICE TO AMERICA, which paid tribute to our service men and women and first responders. Eighty golfers participated. Prizes were awarded to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th places on both the front and back nine. There were many baskets and other prizes raffled off with proceeds going towards the many Ninettes’ functions and donations made throughout the year. Thanks to the tournament Chairperson, Elaine Skiles, along with Alex Dubisz and the many volunteers who contributed to another huge success. Pictures of this event and others can be found in our 2018 Ninette Yearbook. It is fabulous thanks to Sandy Gelmini. She really captured some great shots. A copy can be found in the locker room and can be purchased on our webpage.
1st Vice VICI BROWN 2nd Vice MARTHA ROTHMAN Secretary IRENE DIGUGLIELMO Treasuer SHARON PHILLIPS Members at Large SUE MALMBERG LINDA BENNETT
The results of our final tournament, Stroke Play, are as follows: Flight 1: 1st Place Tona Converse 2nd Place Elaine Skiles 3rd Place Sue Loving Flight 2: 1st Place Sue Malmberg 2nd Place Mimi Burri 3rd Place Cheryl Danielson Flight 3: 1st Place Helen Natarajan 2nd Place Linda Bennett 3rd Place Sharon Phillips Congratulations to the Ninettes 2018 Club Champions: Low Gross Sandy Gelmini Low Net Nancy Ceccarelli
Pictured are the 2018 Club Champions: Nancy Ceccarelli & Sandy Gelmini
Our 2018-2019 Season begins on October 9, 2018, with our opening Luncheon and Meeting on October 23, 2018. Until then, may health and happiness be with you. See you soon.
Thank you to Alex Dubisz (pictured left), Elaine Skiles (Chairperson for Member-Guest) and the many volunteers for a successful tournament!
Member-Guest Front 9 winners: Faith Palozej, Betsy Soma, Helene Logue, and Pat Polonus
Member-Guest Back 9 winners: Wanda Hollon, Roz Bottke, Susan Pantaleo, and Linda Roberts
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WTA OFFICERS President JUDITH SCHLEICHER
WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION JUDITH SCHLEICHER
Vice President DEBBIE BUDREAU Secretary CAROL SCHINDLER Treasurer KAREN HESSEL
2018 Club Champions (from left to right): Anne Naylor-Blair, Carol Schindler, Michelle Entwistle, Tammy Allen
President The snowbirds have flown the coup, and the rainy season seems to be upon us but never fear because we are now “linked-up”. This season we started a group email blast to help with information on upcoming events and Member well-being. If you are a tennis, tennis-golf Member and are not on our list just let me know, jpsstpete@gmail.com. Speaking of well-being, Kevin Quay, Tennis Pro (and round robin wizard), is recovering from recent surgery. We are all looking forward to his speedy recovery. John and I joined the Isla family in 2000. Our first interactions were in the old clubhouse with the new one to start in the spring of that year. Our prior experiences with club tennis were basically “get your own game, find some player who likes to schedule stuff or spend a lot of time calling to get a game.” Kevin has changed all that with the Monday to Friday 9 a.m. Exchange. Sign up or call in and you not only have a game, but a competitive one. Some days when I get my assignment, I think “What???”. Then we play and I wonder how he knows more about my ability than I do! He’s not only a wizard but a juggler as well. And then there is the Isla Tennis Camp, one that adds prestige to the club and some cash as well. Isla tennis players are grateful that Isla folks were astute enough to hire Kevin 19 years ago. The 2017-18 season seemed to fly by. Unfortunately our Welcome Back Tennis Exhibition was rained out, but stay tuned because we expect big plans for the fall opener. There was the Davis Cup, Calcutta, Men’s and Women’s Championships, the WTA Winter Tournament, holiday round robins, Snack and Chats and a phenomenal fundraiser for the WTA Isla Del Sol Scholarship. Scholarship Recipients, Adriana Saballos and Gabriel Poskevicius, will be at the Isla Tennis Camp this summer. Thanks to Debbie Budreau and Anne Blair for hosting our new Tennis Socials. Great tennis, great eating and terrific socials!
2018 Mixed Doubles Club Champions: 2018 Mixed Doubles Club Champions: Lina Kunz & Chris Burri Mimi Burri & Paul Margarone
2018 Mixed Doubles Club Champions: Anne Naylor-Blair & Roger Wehling
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2018 Mixed Doubles Club Champions: Patricia Arnett & John Schleicher
2018-2019 WTA Officers Judith Schleicher, President Debbie Budreau Vice President Carol Schindler, Secretary Karen Hessel, Treasurer Our formal WTA meetings will begin again October 12. In the meantime, Tennis Talk, the informal tennis discussions will start June 13. We meet at 11:30 am in the Isla Grill Room. Topics include better meetings, our scholarship program, yearbook, donation and any other subjects that arise. After re-reading past Tennis Talk notes, I noted that many of the interesting changes in the last couple of years originated here. Here’s to better Isla tennis and a comfortable summer!
FROM THE TENNIS COURTS KEVIN QUAY Director of Tennis I’m writing this article as I recover from an Aortic Valve Replacement. It was Open Heart and a fairly common surgery. Six to eight weeks of rehab and about 3 weeks away from work. So of course that means no hitting tennis balls. The whole process started with a physical where a heart murmur was discovered and subsequent tests picked up on a congenital valve leak. I can’t say enough how grateful I was to my Primary Care Physician for taking the faint murmur seriously. Likewise, I am so blessed for all the support I got from Members, co-workers and my boss. Well, that is my summer. The rest of the Tennis Center activities continued on as usual. We continue to run our very successful “Exchange” where Members can sign up any weekday morning and be assured a game. Play begins daily at 9:00 am and play usually ends around 10:30 am. Anyone interested can call the Tennis Pro Shop at 727-864-2819. We ended the season with a very successful Grand Mess Round Robin and Luncheon. We awarded Club Champions their trophies and announced the results of voting for the George Klette Award. This is voted on each year by the tennis playing members, and is given for the man and woman the membership feels contributed the most to the success of the tennis program. This year’s winners were a repeat last year with Judith Schleicher and Chuck Blair garnering the honors for the 2017-2018 season. Congratulations to all!
TENNIS COMMITTEE Chairperson: SANDY GELMINI MICHELLE ENTWISTLE PAT GOUSHA JUDITH SCHLEICHER RON SUMNER PETER YOUNGMAN
TENNIS STAFF KEVIN QUAY USPTA-P1 Director of Tennis ED LAVOIE Tennis Professional JORGE BERNAL Tennis Professional DOUG CASH Tennis Professional
TENNIS DIRECT LINE 727-864-2819
2018 CLUB CHAMPIONS Mixed Patricia Arnett/John Schleicher Lina Kunz/Chris Burri Anne Naylor-Blair/Roger Wheling Mimi Burri/Paul Margarone Women Tammy Allen/Michelle Entwistle Anne Naylor-Blair/Carol Schindler Men Chuck Blair/Chris Burri Aaron Fuchs/Ron Sumner George Hagan/Bob Weber
George Klette 2018 Winners: Judith Schleicher and Chuck Blair
Grand Mess Tournament Winners (From left to right)- Nick Dye, Bob Entwistle, Anne Naylor-Blair, Roger Wehling, Judy Cummings, Judith Schleicher, Olivia O’Berry, Scott O’Berry, Art Gilbert
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8th Annual Charity Golf Tournament Thursday, November 1st, 2018 8AM and 1PM Shotgun Starts Lunch at 11:00AM; Cocktails at 6PM Dinner and Awards to follow
Isla del Sol Yacht and Country Club 6000 Sun Blvd St. Petersburg, FL 33715 Proceeds benefit the Special Operations Warrior Foundation All Entries include Green Fees, Cart Fees, Lunch, Dinner and Gift Bag Raffle / Auction items available at Dinner ! More information, contact Steve Riordan, 727-773-7259 or sriordan99@gmail.com
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ISLA DEL SOL YACHT & COUNTRY CLUB SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2018 Sponsorship Opportunities (see Sponsor details): PLATINUM LEVEL $10,000 GOLD LEVEL $5,000 SILVER LEVEL $2,500 BRONZE LEVEL $1,000 Drink Cart Sponsor Signage $500 Hole Signage $200 Dinner only $65pp/$125couple Dinner guest of players $30
Individual Player *
$175
Team of Four **
$700
Amount Enclosed:
$
ISLA A/C NUMBER(S):
Please complete entry form and return with your payment as follows: Pay to: SOWF Send to: Isla del Sol Y&CC Attn: Mike Meza, Controller 6000 Sun Blvd St Petersburg, FL 33715
TEE TIME CHOICE: 8:00AM 1:00PM
Company/Individual Name Contact Person: Address: Phone/Fax: Email: Player #1
Player #2
Address
Address
Phone
Phone
Shirt Size
Handicap
Shirt Size
Player #3
Player #4
Address
Address
Phone
Phone
Shirt Size
Handicap
Shirt Size
Handicap
Handicap
*For tax records, you will receive goods and services (Green fees, Cart, Lunch, Dinner, Gift bag, etc) with a fair market value of $60 per person for members and $100 for non-members. The remainder of your contribution is tax deductible in accordance with Internal Revenue Service tax laws. The SOWF taxpayer identification number is 52-1183585. **If you would like to sponsor an active duty military person from MacDill in your foursome, simply fill in the info for three players. We'll find your fourth!
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CLUB DIRECTORY ROBERT RANKIN .................... 727-906-4752 ext. 2073 General Manager
rrankin@idsycc.com
MIKE MEZA .............................. 727-906-4752 ext. 2008 Controller
controller@idsycc.com
STAR GARCIA .......................................... 727-828-0002 Membership Director
6000 Sun Boulevard St. Petersburg, FL 33715 www.isladelsolycc.com
membership@idsycc.com
REBEKAH NELSON ................................. 727-906-4752 Member Relations Director
frontdesk@idsycc.com
FRED CURTIS ........................................... 727-864-2417 Director of Golf/ PGA Professional
pgafred@aol.com
KEVIN SUNDERMAN ............................. 727-201-9863 Director of Grounds
ksunderman@idsycc.com
FREDERIC REISER ................... 727-906-4752 ext. 2012 Executive Chef
fresier@idsycc.com
DONNA MONACO .................. 727-906-4752 ext. 2079 Food and Beverage Director
dmonaco1@idsycc.com
DINO ANASRI
(July-September)
EXECUTIVE OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday , 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Saturday- Sunday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Service Director
MELISSA ROWJOHN ............................. 727-828-0003 Director of Catering
melissa@idsycc.com
KEVIN QUAY, USPTA P-1 .................... 727-864-2819 Director of Tennis
tennis@idsycc.com
CAPTAIN RICHIE FOWLER ................... 727-542-2445 Dockmaster
SUMMER CLUB HOURS
dockmaster@idsycc.com
TIM ANSEL Maintenance Manager
DINING ROOM RESERVATIONS 727-906-4752 or www.isladelsolycc.com
4 DIGIT EXTENSIONS Reservations/Front Desk ............................................... 2001 Banquets ..................................................................... 2010 Golf ............................................................................ 2074 Tennis ......................................................................... 2118 Accounting ......................................................... 2006/2077 Food & Beverage .......................................................... 2079 Yacht Club ................................................................... 2078 Grille Room/Lounge ...................................................... 2011 Membership ................................................................. 2005 General Manager .......................................................... 2073
MAIN NUMBERS Club Office Telephone ............................. 727-906-ISLA (4752) Oasis ............................................................. 727-317-4749 Club Office Facsimile ........................................ 727-876-1213 Golf Pro Shop ................................................. 727-864-2417 Yacht Club ...................................................... 727-867-3625 Tennis ............................................................ 727-864-2819 Golf Course Maintenance .................................. 727-867-9098 Security - Cell ................................................. 727-430-2604
DINING NIGHTS: Wednesday & Friday, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Last Sunday of the month Theme Night, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Lunch is served every day except Tuesday & Thursday in the Grille Room (11:00am – 3:00 pm)
BAY SIDE GRILL @ THE POOL: Monday- 10:00 am – Sunset Tuesday- Closed Wednesday- Friday, 10:00 am – Sunset Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 am – Sunset (Weather Permitting)
SAVE THE DATES: JULY Wednesday, July 4th: 4th of July Party Wednesday, July 11th: Girlfriends Luncheon Saturday, July 14th: Passport Night Sunday, July 29th: Sunday Night Theme Night AUGUST Wednesday, August 1st: Girlfriends Luncheon Saturday, August 11th: “It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere” Sunday, August 26th: Sunday Night Theme Night SEPTEMBER Sunday, September 2nd: Labor Day Party Wednesday, September 5th: Girlfriends Luncheon Friday, September 14th- Sunday, September 16th: Fins & Skins Sunday, September 30th: Sunday Night Theme Night