MEMBER NEWSLETTER March & April 2015
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FROM THE DESK OF THE G.M. BY ALLEN SELF, GENERAL MANAGER
Greetings Carrollwood Members, I would like to thank everyone for offering me such a warm welcome to the country club as I have just completed my second month at Carrollwood Country Club. It is with great pleasure that I report to you the success we have experienced so far in our 2015 season. In the golf operation we have seen a large increase in golf rounds for members and guest of members at the country club as compared to last year. The attendance of our membership too our social events at the country club have also grown a large amount as compared to our 2014 season. Our Super Bowl party more than tripled over the 2014 attendance, while our Valentines Day Celebration grew from 65 in 2014 to over 200 in 2015. We are very excited about our upcoming events, such as our Easter celebration. Please mark your calendars and join us for the special occasion. I have spoke to many members and received comments about the volume of emails that you receive from the country club every week. In an effort to simplify the process we have restructured our email marketing program to be the following. Every Monday we will send out one comprehensive email that will include information on all events scheduled for the current month and for that particular week. By choosing a link to an event or a day of the week that you are interested in and clicking on that particular link you will open up a larger window detailing your event of choice. This will allow you to pick and choose what you are interested in without having to read through everything.
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www.golfclubofamelia.com THE COUNTRY CLUB AT WOODMORE 12320 Pleasant Prospect Mitchellville, MD 20721 301.249.6100
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This Monday email will always include the following: • A link to a monthly social calendar which will lay out all Social, Tennis, and Golf events for the current month. • A link to our current newsletter • A link to featured upcoming events, such as our Valentines Day Celebration, or Easter Buffet. • A link to our monthly Fitness Calendar. • A link to our monthly Tennis Calendar. • A link for each day of the week to choose that will detail the F&B specials, menus, and golf information for that chosen day. The Monday email will be sent every Monday and will include all information you will need to enjoy everything that is taking place at Carrollwood Country Club. We will follow up our Monday email with special emails for particular events that may have a slow turnout and need to receive extra marketing to you as the membership. We will monitor a weekly report that will inform us of how many members are opening our emails and respond accordingly by cutting back our emails sent, if we see a drop in the rate of emails being opened. Our goal is to supply you with proper information to promote our golf and social events without overwhelming you with multiple emails per day. I also have some exciting golf news. We have purchased new golf mats for the practice facility. The mats that we have purchased are rated as one of the top practice mats in the industry. The new mats have a much more natural feel to them when striking an iron shot. They also allow for tee shots to be hit from the mats alleviating the need to move out front onto real turf when attempting to tee up a practice shot. This will greatly improve the surface to practice off of during the winter season when the turf has stopped growing and the grass tee traditionally becomes dirt. It will also allow us to rotate onto the practice mats throughout the year when needed to allow for the grass tee to heal. Thank you again for the warm welcome you have extended me during my first two months and I look forward to seeing you at the club.
Allen Self General Manager
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HAWTHORNS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 12255 Club Point Fishers, Indiana 46037
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BY RENEE CONSTANTINE, DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SALES
Debbie Mabari & Pat Kevin Fullenkamp Maggie McGrath & David Reilly Mr. & Mrs. Chris Waechter Mr. & Mrs. Mathew Steward Mr. Robert Perry Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Perry Mr. Jim Mullen Ms. Peggy Hess Bruce Huang Mr. & Mrs. Russ Westerman Mr. & Mrs. Darren Cassels Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tarris Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Rodriguez Mr. & Mrs. Peter Macaluso Mr & Mrs. Rich Borowiec Mr and Mrs. Tony Mosco Ms. Sandra Drake Mr. & Mrs. Douglas White
First I would like to thank all of you for the wonderful warm welcome everyone has extended to me in my new position here at the club. There are many of you I have spoken to and yet there are many I have not, so please stop by and say “Hello” for it’s always great to put a face to the name… I would also like to share with you in hopes that you will share with friends, our latest offering for the next 10 golf memberships, and that is:
25% off, the One Time, Initiation Fee and 1 month Complimentary Cart Fees for a Full Golf Membership & 25% off the One Time, Initiation Fee and 1 month Complimentary Dues for Tennis and Social Memberships And don’t forget we always have the Member Referral Program. Refer a member and receive one month complimentary dues equal to the category they sign up for! We Truly Appreciate Each and Every One of You and Thank You for Being a Strong Advocate for The Club !
Food & Beverage news
Around the Clubhouse TODD BROWNE, FOOD & BEVERAGE DIRECTOR No “Deflate-Gate” going on here! We are full steam ahead into the new year. Super Bowl Sunday was a great turn out and I cannot thank you all enough for your support. If you missed it, we had an 8 foot by 10 foot screen showing the exciting game while sitting back and enjoying Chef Jake’s and Chef Brian’s Ribs, Chickens, Burgers and Dogs. The TAC vs Golf flag football game was a one sided affair but we have already put the challenge out to Mr. Edwards and Mr. Garcia for next year, Staff vs Members. Stay tuned to see if the challenge is accepted and what is at stake. Did I say Steak? We added 6 new menu items to go along with our fantastic wine list. We added Filet Medallions to the menu. You can get 2 pieces (6 ounces) or a 3 pieces (9 ounces) and you can have different topping to each piece of the filet medallion from mushrooms and onions to blue cheese crumbles. The dinner comes with a salad and choice of side. We also added our slow cooked St. Louis Ribs to the menu, too. You can get a half rack or a full rack depending on just how hungry you really are. Another great item that we added is the Atlantic Cod Fish n’ Chips. These new items are available all day and this goes along with our new Chefs Corner which comes out every Wednesday on the email blast. Each night, Chef Jake and Chef Brian will offer the all day menu plus 3 to 4 specials.
There will always be a Seafood, Steak and a Chicken special every night in addition to Chef Brian’s homemade desserts, too. The next two months we will continue to offer something for everyone each and every day. Tuesdays we are offering our 2 for Tuesday special. Buy any Sandwich (Dine in Only) and get the second sandwich for free. This includes the new Fish n’ Chips. Wednesdays we will continue with our Wine Down Wednesdays which includes fresh pasta, three different kinds of sauce, meatballs, shrimp and chicken cooked right in front of you. Dinner comes with a complimentary glass of Stone Cellars House Wine and your choice of house or Cesar salad for only $14.95 and kids gets 50% off. Thursday Nights, Prime Rib Night is back with a twist. The Chef will hand cut the Prime Rib for you in the dining room and it is unlimited. This will be on every other Thursday from 6 to 9 pm. March 5th will be the next one. Friday Nights we offer Live Music on the patio from 7 to 9 pm. Saturday Nights from 5 to 9 pm we will offer Happy Hour pricing with1/2 price
Apps all night. The Fire Pit is lit so come on out and see us. Sundays the 1/2 price Burger is back (Dine in only) dress it up any way you like it for only $5.75! We started this year’s Traditional Dinner Dance series with everyone’s favorite Valentine’s Day Dinner Dance. We had over 200 people came out to celebrate the special day with us. The ballroom was surrounded with LOVE. The next couple of ones we will be hosting are Mardi Gras on March 12th and Monopoly Tax Day on April 15th. If there is a theme you all would like us to host please let me know. Some other great things that are coming will feature the return of the Bacchus Wine Club Dinner. Our first one will be March 26th and the Chef has put together a great menu to be paired with some classic wines. Easter Sunday is April 5th so get your reservation in now. And finally, April 27th will be our Wedding Show. This will be a chance for us to showcase our Club to Members and Non Members. Let us show you some of the great things we can do. If you are looking for some ideas or know someone who is looking to get married or if you are hosting their special event, come to the show. However, it doesn’t have to be just a wedding; rehearsal dinner, bridal shower and anything in between. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any concerns or questions regarding anything. I’m open to any ideas and my door is always open! See you at the Club.
WEEKLY EVENTS AT THE CLUBHOUSE
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From the Golf Shop BY DAREN JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF GOLF
Our season is off to a great start! Golf course is in great condition and it is great to see so many Carrollwood members enjoying their facility. We have a full schedule of events for the remainder of the year highlighted by the Ladies Member Guest and the Men’s Member Guest. The signup board for the WGA Member Guest is posted in the golf shop. The WGA board puts in a lot of hard work to make this event a success. Would love to see a record turn out this year! The Men’s Member Guest flyer is attached and additional signup sheets are available in the golf shop.
2015 Remaining Carrollwood Schedule of Events March 7th & 8th
Carrollwood Match Play
April 16th
WGA Member-Guest
April 30th-May 2nd
Men’s Member-Guest
May 30th
MGA Event
June 20th
MGA Tough Day
July 3rd
December 5th
8:30 Shotgun
*Tee Times
MGA Event
October November
8:30 Shotgun
MGA Red, White & Blue
August 14th September 19th
1:00 Shotgun
MGA Event
Member-Member
Club Championship
8:30 Shotgun Date TBD
Date TBD
MGA Finale
8:30 Shotgun
From the Golf Course Superintendent We have worked very hard in recent weeks to maintain top golf course conditions while moving through our winter season. I am pleased to report the golf courses continue to be in good condition with the putting surfaces rolling there best all year, so please come out and enjoy the success of our hard work. We will be topdressing the greens again on Monday March 2nd. You may have noticed that our topdressing sand is now black. This is our normal protocol for the winter as black sand retains heat and aids in keeping our putting surfaces warmer in the cooler months of December through February.
The maintenance staff recently removed 3 large trees from the left side of hole #6 on the Cypress course. This is an area that we have not been able to maintain good playing conditions due to the shade produced by the trees. By removing these trees sunlight will be allowed to reach the turf on the left side of the greens complex and directly to the putting surface. We expect the playing conditions in this area to greatly improve with the removal of the trees. Please remember to practice good golf etiquette when playing. See you on the course!
Chuck Cakmakci Director of Agronomy
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BY MARY ROBINSON, CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Thank goodness for winters in Florida…it may get chilly here but we never have to worry about snow storms like Juno and Linus A special shout out to Mary Smith for organizing our Winter Wonderland Holiday luncheon this year with the help of her “elves” Nancy Pulliam, Sandie Peer, Pat Riggs and Liz Lagos. We also had the highest donation to Meals on Wheels of a little over $2,000.00! Great job ladies! Congratulations to the following WGA members who made it to the 19th hole for our December 4th Tree Tournament: 1st place – Julie Renspie; 2nd place – Irene Lukasik; 3rd place – Suzie Patteson; 4th place – Pat Riggs and 5th place – Diane Ferris. The WGA would like to welcome two new members…. Pat Lofaro and Deb Mabari. We are thrilled to have them join us! We are sorry to lose our Membership Director Ms. Lauren Rosenzweig. She helped solve a lot of issues for the WGA and was a pleasure to work with. Lauren has taken a new position within the Concert Golf Partners family of clubs. Good luck Lauren! A golf etiquette reminder…. We do not want to penalize players for slow play and suggest that you make every effort to keep up with
the foursome ahead. If your foursome has more than one open hole ahead, divide into twosomes as this will speed up play, or let the foursome behind you go through. However, on Thursdays, if you come in after 1:30 P.M. you will be disqualified from winning on that Thursday’s play. In the last newsletter there was an error in reporting the match play tournament. The Match Play Champion was Marilyn Connors. One of our most fun events of the year is coming up at the time of this writing and that is our WGA Member Guest Tournament scheduled for April 16, 2015. This year’s theme is “Tee Time” and the format is 2 best balls of a Foursome. The cost is $80/person which includes lunch and lots of giveaways and awards! As usual the turn out for this event is great and we hope everyone signs up. To quote Dianne Ferris…..“Be calm…it’s Tee Time…”
And remember….
“Golf is a game in which you yell ‘fore,’ shoot six, and write down five” - Paul Harvey
FORMAT : 2 Best Balls of a Foursome (Teams of 2 Members & 2 Guests or 1 Member & 3 Guests)
Price Includes Golf & Lunch After Play
Sign Up in the Pro Shop by Thursday, April 9, 2015
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TennisAquatics & news
BY JIM KELLY, TAC DIRECTOR It’s about two months since the New Year and our usage at the TAC is up, breaking attendance records monthly as well as class size records. We have added new and additional classes this winter, including our new Boot Camp Class, which has proven to be pretty popular. Whether you have stuck to your guns regarding getting back into shape or you are just starting out, we have a fun class to get you going. Boot Camp, hosted by Jill Cerami, is an hour long and is designed to build strength and fitness through a variety of intense intervals using body weight. You will need to bring 5-8 lb. weights with you. In this class you will burn body fat while increasing your flexibility and agility. This class is held Wednesdays, at 8:30 am and the cost is $5.00 per class for members and $10 for guests of members. Another class that is once again increasing in popularity is our Ballroom Dancing Class, setting new attendance records, thanks to our very own professional ballroom dancer and instructor Janice Fiorello. In this class you can learn to salsa, swing, foxtrot, rumba,
cha cha, tango, waltz and more. Classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00-7:00 pm and the cost is $10 for members and $15 for guests of members. Registration for the 2015 edition of our Resort Sports Camp begins on March 2nd. In the past the camps have all been sell outs, so be sure to register your campers early to reserve your spots. Session 1 begins June 8th. See all of the details in the Resort Sports Camp ad on our website or call the TAC. Our Swim Lesson Registration for our summer programs also begins March 2. If you would like swim lessons prior to the summer program, lessons can be arranged on an instructor availability basis, just give us a call at the TAC and we will get you set up. We hope to see you all out here and getting back on to those resolutions and remember we are here to help!
CARROLLWOOD SWIM LESSONS PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS (ALL STATIONS) These classes run in weekly sessions, Monday thru Thursday for thirty (30) minutes, or on an instructor availability basis, depending on the time of year. The cost per session is $90.00. GROUP SWIM LESSONS (STATIONS 1-5) Group classes are available for groups of four or more children. A group consists of a minimum of 4 children (of the same ability) and all signed up and paid for by one person. Group lessons consist of 8, 1/2 hour classes. The cost per person, per session is $90.00. These classes are scheduled on an instructor availability basis.
All children in our programs must be a minimum of 2 years old at the time of their lessons.
STROKE CAMP (STATIONS 6-10*) Stroke Camp is offered in the summer only and is our step between Swim Lessons and the Swim Team. A child MUST be able to swim freestyle & breathe to the side and have basic backstroke skills to be at this level. The four competitive strokes, racing starts, turns and an introduction to competitive swimming are covered in this class. The Stroke Camp runs the first four weeks of the summer in two sessions, Monday thru Thursday, from 11:00 11:50am. Each participant in the Stroke Camp will also be encouraged to participate in CVST’s Thursday Night at the Races Swim Meet following their session of Stroke Camp. The cost per Session is $149.00. *Stations 6-10, within the Stroke Camp are combined.
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CVST “On Fire” at Gasparilla Races At the 8th Annual Gasparilla Races, at Tampa Prep, Carrollwood Village Swim Team managed a stellar performance only two weeks after performing well at the Mac Crutchfield Invitational in Tallahassee. Even with such a quick turnaround, there were some huge time drops and a couple of Florida Age Group Championships (FLAGS) cuts picked up. Friday Night CVST had only two athletes participate in the distance events. Abby Forman (13) dropped 3.83 seconds in the 400 Individual Medley (IM), from a best time set in Tallahassee, to go 5:15.10. After Forman, teammate Zach Bowles (16) destroyed his personal best 1650 freestyle time, also set in Tallahassee, by 3 seconds finishing in 17:11.23. Emma Herron (13) started Saturday morning off with an 8 second drop in the 200 back speeding to the wall in 2:06.69. Lauren Kenny (13) attacked her 100 fly dropping 3.56 seconds to go 1:38.18. Jayden Repak (8) finished third in the 100 free dropping 3 seconds to go a swift 1:16.39. Soon after, Madison Ratchford (8) flew through her 100 free dropping 8 seconds to go 1:28.96. Ava Edwards (8) dropped a second in the 100 free as well touching in a fierce 1:32.38. Ella Herron (8) had a 12 second drop in her 100 free going so fast we could barely see her finish in 1:34.58. Logan Ingerick (11) had a second drop in his 50 breast to go a blazing 37.85. Savannah Kaddouri (10) annihilated her best time by 1.55 seconds in the 50 breast to go 50.29, dipping so close to the 50 point mark. New to the team, McKinley Cassels (7) had a 5 second drop in the 100 free to go 2:02.04, close to the 2:00 barrier. Taylor Cassels (7) had a 13 second drop in the 50 fly to go 57.00, dipping under the minute mark for the first time. Madison Houck (10) had a 2 second drop in the 200 IM to go a fast 3:09.55. Kaitlyn Labella (9) annihilated her 500 free dropping over 28 seconds to go 6:43.46, finishing so fast the wall was probably scared. Mabry Bishop (10) had a killer Saturday afternoon picking up FLAGS cuts in both the 50 breast and the 500 free, which included a 16.45 second drop. Sunday Morning was led by Tyler Bowles (14) with a 3 second drop in the daunting 200 fly, to go a beastly time of 3:03.29. Logan Tirheimer (13) had a whopping 9 second drop in the 200 breast to go 2:58.69. Daryl Pickerell (16) had a 5 second drop in his 100 back to go 1:04.28. Also new to the team, Reagan Cassels (10) had a four second drop in the 100 back to go a speedy 1:31.76. Kayla Rodriguez (11) had close to an 11 second drop in the 100 back to go a swift 1:26.62. Cat Salgado (9) had a 2 second drop in the 50 splash and dash freestyle to go a wicked fast 44.11. Jackson Houck (10) had a 10 second drop in the 100 IM attacking the wall in 1:36.69. Sean Kenny (10) had a 3.46 second drop in his 100 IM to go 1:25.66. Sophia “Bubbles” Hasara (12) dropped 8 seconds in her 200 free to go a quick 2:41.48. Brooke Lively (13) had a 3 second drop in her 200 free splashing in to go 2:31.31. Savannah Rude (11) had a massive 19 second drop in her 200 free to go an impressive 2:42.58. As championship season approaches, all of CVST’s swimmers are swimming fast all the way from ages 6 to 16 across the board. Next up on the schedule is the Berkeley Distance Meet for some different long distance racing before buckling down for GTSA champs and FLAGS. Keep up the good work Carrollwood!
Swimmer of the Month DECEMBER
Sophia “Bubbles” Hasara (12) The Carrollwood Village Swim Team coaching staff has named Sophia Hasara of the Silve/Gold practice group as the December Swimmer of the Month. At the Harry Meisel B-Championships West, Sophie, A.K.A Bubbles, not only cheered for every race in which she was not competing, but also swam to best times in seven of her ten events. Sophie swam to personal best times in her 200yd Freestyle, 500yd Freestyle 50yd Backstroke, 100yd Backstroke, 50yd Breaststroke, and 200yd Individual Medley. Sophie dropped a total of 37.26 seconds with her biggest improvement coming in the 500 yard Freestyle where she dropped a total of 17.36 seconds. Way to go Sophie and keep up the good work.
Swimmer of the Month JANUARY
Tyler Bowles (14) The Carrollwood Village Swim Team coaching staff has named Tyler Bowles as its January Swimmer of the Month. Swimming at the Area Tallahassee Mac Crutchfield Invitational January 23, to January 25, 2015 at the Bobby Leach Center on the Florida State University Campus, the Cambridge Christian High School Freshman swam to seven best times in seven events. Swimming in his first meet after some tough two practices a day holiday training, Tyler dropped a total of 58.93 seconds. Tyler’s biggest improvement came in his first event, the 500 yard Freestyle, where he dropped a total of 25 seconds. Tyler’s other improvements: 100 yd Freestyle (-1.3), 200 yd Breaststroke@CVSTSwimming (-13.8), 100 yd Backstroke (-3.7), 200 yd FreestyleCarrollwoodSwimming (-6.1), 200 yd Backstroke (-6.4) and 50 yd Freestyle (-.9). Good job Tyler and keep up the good work.
Tennis news
Tennis Tip by Tennis Director, Chris Cary BY CHRIS CARY, TENNIS DIRECTOR No one enjoys losing, yet learning from a loss is extremely important for true growth and improvement. How an athlete chooses to view and treat his or her losses can and should be managed. Here are 5 tips on how to use your losses to increase wins. 1. See Losses as Something Necessary for Your Future Improvement. When a loss comes, and they will, see it for what it is -- an opportunity to learn and get better.“The road to being a champion is paved with a 1000 loses.” -Bill Tilden 2 . Take One Thing from Your Opponent and Add It To Your Game. Commenting about his son Andre Agassi’s success in his developing years, Mike Agassi mentioned players should take one thing from each opponent they play and add it to their own game. For example, if your opponent is really good at attacking your weakness, acknowledge it. Copy it. Use it against your next opponent. Doing this will allow you to take something positive away from each loss and continue getting better. 3. View Your Recent Loss as A Problem You Can and Will Eventually Solve. The late Vic Braden once shared the story of Jack Kramer losing to Bobby Rigs for the third time in a row. After the loss, Vic felt bad for Jack and said “sorry you lost again to Bobby.” Jack replied, “don’t worry kid. I have him just where I want him.” Jack went on to beat Bobby 29 times in a row! Jack was studying Bobby during those first three losses. He was solving problems and making plans to play him more competitively in the future. See lost matches as a process and a way to learn about your opponent’s weaknesses. 4. Overcome The Pain of Change by Accepting Today’s Loss for Future Wins. Former tour player and USA Davis Cup Captain Tom Gullikson once decided to change his forehand grip in the middle of his career. Noting he wasn’t getting any younger and there is no good time to make such a change, he decided to do it the day before playing in the Japan Open! He didn’t win the tournament and it was painful as more losses followed. As time went on, however, overcoming the pain of change allowed him to win more matches in the future. 5. Enjoy Competing More Than Winning. Be careful not to let the fear of losing prevent you from enjoying and winning big matches.“You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing” -Arthur Ashe
TENNIS EVENTS & ACTIVITIES First Friday Tennis Mixers March 6th, April 3rd, May 1st from 6:30 to 8:30
Morning Star Tournament: May 15th, 16th and 17th.
Premium Summer Tennis Camp June 8th to August 14th.
Team Tennis Revolution July 4th 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. To sign up for any Carrollwood Country Club tennis event or activity, please contact the Tennis and Aquatics Center at
813-961-1381
USF players continue to attend First Friday Tennis Mixers in 2015. Reserve your spot in advance as spots are limited.
Now offering a FREE TRIAL to our New Sprouts Tennis Class for ages 3, 4 and 5! Mar. 27th & Apr. 25th Call 813-317-7778.
The Derby proved why it is our biggest and best event of the year with many participants, great weather and a handful of happy winners! Make sure you sign up for the Derby next year!
League Tennis News & Other Happenings BY NOLA SMITH, TENNIS REPRESENTATIVE / CAPTAIN / SUNCOAST LEAGUE
“March is already here - and so much has already happened in and around our tennis courts. We had a successful Derby in February. Pictures and winners will have been posted by the time you read this article. Our all important League updates are: Our 6.5 Combo USTA women’s league completed their season with a strong finish and now are on to the 3.0 Women’s USTA played on Mondays and are really doing well and currently in third place. Welcome to some new players on that team - Nicole Brown, Angela Bryant & Liza Garcia. Tuesday’s Suncoast league is right in the middle of their season and are facing some of the stronger clubs on their schedule. More wins to come and final standings in the next newsletter. Wednesday’s Interbay team have played about 1/2 of their schedule as well; the team is very excited about their new coach “G”; she is so supportive and the team is working very hard. Their knowledge of the court is really improving. The ALOT team, also played on Wednesdays is holding its own, and representing CCC with good, competitive play. Our new 3.5 USTA women’s nighttime league (C5’s) which is new this year, are fighting hard against some very tough competition, enjoying playing together and truly turning this team into a fun Thursday evening of play. Once this season ends (3-19), they will begin the 40+ night season. If anyone is interested in playing, please e-mail captain Kristine Glein at Kristine@ monarchmarketing.com. The 4.0 USTA women’s day league will begin towards the end of March. Our men’s 4.0 league is in the middle of their season, battling some tough opponents. The “Open” USTA league will begin once the 4.0 season is complete. As you can see, lots to do at the CCC tennis facility. Just a final comment on our annual Holiday party that was held in December at Sharon Saleh’s home. As mentioned, we always ask that an unwrapped toy be brought to the luncheon to give to a charity. We collected 55 toys! The charity this year was the Metropolitan Minitries, and they were so very grateful. Thank you teammates!!! The CCC tennis community would like to welcome Allen Self, the new GM. We will see you “around”the club.
Good tennis everyone. Nola
New staff Announcement Please welcome our New Director of our Advanced Junior Tennis Program Billy Martin. Over the years, Billy has logged thousands hours coaching and teaching advanced players and will be a wonderful addition to our junior program.
WEEKLY TENNIS CLASSES All tennis class series begin at the beginning of each month. Sign up at the Tennis and Aquatics Center front desk.
MONDAYS 9:00 to 10:30 AM: Advanced Doubles Clinic with Gyorgyi 4:00 to 7:30 PM: Junior Tennis Program
TUESDAYS 4:00 to 7:30 PM: Junior Tennis Program
WEDNESDAYS 9:00 to 10:00 AM: Advanced Workout with Gyorgyi 4:00 to 7:30 PM: Junior Tennis Program
THURSDAYS 9:00 to 10:00 AM: “High Rep” Strokers Clinic with Chris 4:00 to 7:30 PM: Junior Tennis Program 7:00 to 8:00 PM: Advanced Workout with Gyorgyi
FRIDAYS 8:30 to 10 AM: Advanced Doubles Clinic with Gyorgyi
SATURDAYS 11:00 to 12:30 AM (half hour intervals) NEW Tennis Sprouts Classes
SUNDAYS Open Courts
New Years Eve
MASQUERADE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH
Mardi GRAS
April, 15th 2015
TRADITIONS DINNER DANCE
Thursday March 12th from 6 to 9 pm Music, Traditional Creole Food, Dancing and Drink Specials
Come take a stroll on Boardwalk with your Income Tax refund by enjoying a Monopoly themed dinner, dancing and drink specials!
Hopefully you won't need to use your get out jail free card! Please RSVP to RSVP@carrolloodcc.com Our 24 hour cancellation policy is in effect for this event
A Warm Greetings to All from Emerald Greens Condo Resort! Well we’re right in the middle of our peak season and that means we’re keeping ourselves very busy here at the Resort! We’ve seen fantastic occupancy numbers so far and are looking forward to more of the same in March and April! Our guests have had nothing but great things to say about the amenities and people of Carrollwood Country Club which is always uplifting to hear. We can’t thank you enough for being so welcoming and inviting to our guests, it really helps make them feel like they’re a part of this fabulous Country Club we have here.
Reservations only
Our 24 hour cancellation policy is in effect for this event.
Please RSVP at RSVP@carrollwoodcc.com
April, 27th 2015 6 - 9pm
On that note, I am happy to announce that our Resort is currently ranked #1 (out of 157) on TripAdvisor.com for overall guest satisfaction. TripAdvisor takes into account several factors to create this ranking, but mostly it is based on the comments and scoring of our recent guests. We’ve enjoyed being ranked at the top for several years now which is a credit to both the hotel as well as the Club! I am happy to announce that we will be rolling out a special Corporate Rate promotion from May through December 2015 for area businesses. If the company you work for has a need for overnight accommodations, please contact me and I will be happy to go over the details with you. As you can see, we have quite a lot going on here at the Resort right now. We’d love to have you be a part of it, so please give us a call if there is ever anything we can do for you. Don’t forget that as a member of CCC you are entitled to specially discounted nightly rates for your guests! See you around the Club -Brent I can be reached at: 813-961-9400 & brent@stayandplaytampa.com
Come enjoy free Hors D'Oeuvres and complimentary Champagne as
Carrollwood Country Club showcases some of its best qualities
Featuring some of the best event professionals the Tampa Bay has to offer Free Admission to all members and nonmembers
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March SUN
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1 LIVE MUSIC Fridays 7pm-9pm HAPPY HOUR Tuesday-Saturday 5pm-7 pm
1/2 Price Burgers All Day Long Oasis Grill Opens
Skins Game Tuesdays 12pm
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3
Clubhouse & Golf Course
Swim Lesson Registration Begins
WED
2 For Tuesday Special
THU
9
Match Play Tournament
Clubhouse Closed
1/2 Price Burgers All Day Long
Golf Course Closed
FRI
4 Wine Down Wednesdays & Italian Night
Resort Sports Camp Registration begins
8
Short Game Clinic Tuesdays 10am
TUE
10
11
5 Prime Rib Night
Quota Point Game Fridays 12pm Men's Game Saturdays 7:30am
15 1/2 Price Burgers All Day Long
22 MONDAYS Advanced Doubles Clinic with Gyorgyi After School Junior Classes “High Rep” Strokers Clinic with Chris TUESDAYS After School Junior Classes WEDNESDAYS Advanced Workout with Gyorgyi After School Junior Classes THURSDAYS “High Rep” Strokers Clinic with Chris After School Junior Classes Advanced Workout with Gyorgyi FRIDAYS Advanced Doubles Clinic with Gyorgyi SATURDAYS Tennis Sprouts Classes SUNDAYS Open Courts
1/2 Price Burgers All Day Long
29
16 Clubhouse Closed Golf Course Closed
23 Clubhouse Closed Golf Course Closed
30
Kids Club 6-9pm
6
1/2 Off Appetizers & Happy Hour Drink Pricing 5-9pm
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14
12
TRADITIONS DINNER DANCE
Thursday March 12th from 6 to 9 pm Music, Traditional Creole Food, Dancing and Drink Specials
2 For Tuesday Special
Wine Down Wednesdays & Italian Night
Mardi Gras Traditions Dinner Dance
Please RSVP to RSVP@carrolloodcc.com
Our 24 hour cancellation policy is in effect for this event
17 St. Patrickís Day 2 For Tuesday Special
18 Wine Down Wednesdays & Italian Night
24 2 For Tuesday Special
25 Wine Down Wednesdays & Italian Night
19 Prime Rib Night
26
Kids Club 6-9pm
LIVE Entertainment 7pm - 9pm Jim Garrett
20 Kids Club 6-9pm LIVE Entertainment 7pm - 9pm Frank
27 Kids Club 6-9pm
Bacchus Wine Dinner
LIVE Entertainment 7pm - 9pm Jim Garrett
31
Palm Sunday 1/2 Price Burgers All Day Long
Clubhouse Closed Golf Course Closed
7
Match Play Tournament
LIVE Entertainment 7pm - 9pm Frank First Friday Tennis Mixer 6:30-8:30pm
Mardi GRAS
Full Swing Clinic Wednesdays 10am Women's Golf Association Thursdays 8:45am
SAT
2 For Tuesday Special
social
golf
tennis
dining
1/2 Off Appetizers & Happy Hour Drink Pricing 5-9pm
21 1/2 Off Appetizers & Happy Hour Drink Pricing 5-9pm
28 1/2 Off Appetizers & Happy Hour Drink Pricing 5-9pm
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
april
THU
FRI
1 Wine Down Wednesdays & Italian Night
2
5
6 Clubhouse Closed
Easter Brunch & Egg Hunt
Golf Course Closed
7 2 For Tuesday Special
Come take a stroll on Boardwalk with your Income Tax refund by enjoying a Monopoly themed dinner, 12 dancing and 13 drink specials! 14
15
Hopefully you won't need to use your Clubhouse get out jail free card! Closed
2 For 1/2 Price Reservations onlyTuesday BurgersOur 24 hour cancellation policy is inSpecial effect for this event. Golf Course Monopoly Tax All Day Long Closed Please RSVP at RSVP@carrollwoodcc.com Day Traditions Dinner Dance
19 1/2 Price Burgers All Day Long
20 Clubhouse Closed
21 2 For Tuesday Special
Golf Course Closed
26
27 Golf Course Closed
April, 27th 2015 6 - 9pm
Wine Down Wednesdays & Italian Night
28
Clubhouse Closed 1/2 Price Burgers All Day Long
22
29
2 For Tuesday Special
Wine Down Wednesdays & Italian Night
LIVE Entertainment 7pm - 9pm First Friday Tennis Mixer 6:30-8:30pm
9
10
golf
tennis
Kids Club 6-9pm Trivia Night 6pm - 9pm
16
11 1/2 Off Appetizers & Happy Hour Drink Pricing 5-9pm
Swim Meet Pool WGA Member/Guest Closes at 3 pm
1/2 Off Appetizers & Happy Hour Drink Pricing 5-9pm
Prime Rib Night 6-9pm
Kids Club 6-9pm
LIVE MUSIC Fridays 7pm-9pm HAPPY HOUR Tuesday-Saturday 5pm-7 pm
Short Game Clinic Tuesdays 10am Skins Game Tuesdays 12pm Full Swing Clinic Wednesdays 10am Women's Golf Association Thursdays 8:45am Quota Point Game Fridays 12pm Men's Game Saturdays 7:30am
LIVE Entertainment 7pm - 9pm
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24 Kids Club 6-9pm
Bacchus Wine Dinner
30 Men’s Member/Guest Prime Rib Night 6-9pm
Carrollwood Country Club showcases some of its best qualities Free Admission to all members and nonmembers
1/2 Off Appetizers & Happy Hour Drink Pricing 5-9pm
18
Wedding Show
social
LIVE Entertainment 7pm - 9pm
4
17
Come enjoy free Hors D'Oeuvres and complimentary Champagne as
Featuring some of the best event professionals the Tampa Bay has to offer
3
Good Friday
Prime Rib Night 6-9pm
8 Wine Down Wednesdays & Italian Night
SAT
Kids Club 6-9pm
April, 15th 2015
WEEKLY EVENTS
dining
LIVE Entertainment 7pm - 9pm
25 1/2 Off Appetizers & Happy Hour Drink Pricing 5-9pm
MONDAYS Advanced Doubles Clinic with Gyorgyi After School Junior Classes “High Rep” Strokers Clinic with Chris TUESDAYS After School Junior Classes WEDNESDAYS Advanced Workout with Gyorgyi After School Junior Classes THURSDAYS “High Rep” Strokers Clinic with Chris After School Junior Classes Advanced Workout with Gyorgyi FRIDAYS Advanced Doubles Clinic with Gyorgyi SATURDAYS Tennis Sprouts Classes SUNDAYS Open Courts
MAIN CLUBHOUSE....813-961-1381 Dining Reservations..............................x110 Event Reservations...............................x110 Bar/Grille & TO-GO Orders....................x150 Member Billing Questions.....................x125 Golf Shop.............................................X132 Tennis & Aquatics Center.............961-1368
13903 Clubhouse Dr. Tampa, FL 33618
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF & MANAGEMENT Allen Self..........................................x124 General Manager allen@carrollwoodcc.com Renee Constantine...........................x123 Director of Membership Sales renee@carrollwoodcc.com Daren Johnson..................................x133 Director of Golf daren@carrollwoodcc.com Chuck Cakmakci Golf Course Superintendent chuck@carrollwoodcc.com Anne Hoffman...................................x135 Director of Sales Todd Browne.................................... x136 Food & Beverage Director todd@carrollwoodcc.com Stephanie Laine................................x134 Director of Catering stephanie@carrollwoodcc.com Brent Pope................................961-9400 Resort Director brent@stayandplaytampa.com
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H O U R S O F O P E R AT I O N GOLF SHOP
Tuesday – Friday: 7:00am – 6:00pm Saturday & Sunday: 6:30am – 6:00pm
PRACTICE FACILITY
Tuesday – Sunday: 7am – 1 Hour Before Dark
DINING ROOM BAR & GRILL
Tuesday: 11:00am – 7:00pm, serving food till 3pm Wednesday: 11:00am – 9:00pm, Wine Down Wednesdays & Italian Dinner –Kids Eat Half Off Thursday: 11:00am – 9:00pm Friday: 11:00am – 10:00pm, Live Entertainment from 7 to 9 pm Saturday: 11:00am – 9:00pm Sunday: 9:00am – 7:00pm, Serving Breakfast until 3pm
Jim Kelly...........................................x146 TAC Director jim@carrollwoodcc.com
TURN GRILLE
Chris Cary..........................................x151 Director of Tennis tennis@carrollwoodcc.com
Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Kathy Wan........................................x126 Controller kathy@carrollwoodcc.com
TENNIS & AQUATICS CENTER
Janice Fiorello..................................x151 Activities Director janice@carrollwoodcc.com Jake Peeler........................................x137 Executive Chef jake@carrollwoodcc.com
Tuesday – Sunday: 7:00am – 4:00pm
BEVERAGE CART
OASIS POOL GRILL Oasis Grill Opens
Monday – Thursday: 6:00am – 9:00pm Friday: 6:00am – 8:00pm Saturday: 7:30am – 8:00pm Sunday: 8:00am – 8:00pm
TENNIS COURTS
Monday – Thursday: 8:00am – 9:00pm Friday – Sunday: 8:00am – 8:00pm
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
Monday: 9:00am – 3:00pm Tuesday – Friday: 9:00am – 5:30pm (Saturday: Membership Office Open by Appt.)
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