September 2012 The Monthly Newsletter of Gainesville Country Club Vol. XXVI, No. 9

Low Country Oyster Roast

Join us by the Prairie for succulent oysters and live music by Sea Bass Funk

$23.95 per person For reservations, call 352.372.1458

Saturday, September 8 7-10 p.m.

Dear Members,

Welcome back to all of our

summer vacationers. We have

missed you. We had a busy

summer here at the club, with lots

of activities for the entire family.

Junior activities were abundant

with camps, Dive-in Movies, Kids’

Night Out events, Quick Start tennis

clinics, complimentary golf clinics

and Parent-Child tournaments. The

parents were entertained with

monthly poolside music events,

Friday night tennis mixers,

Thursday night jazz, Trivia Night,

Ladies’ Night Out golf and monthly

MGA golf events.

I hope you had an

opportunity to attend the Annual

Pep Rally with the Dazzlers, UF

cheerleaders, Albert and Alberta,

a surprise visit by Mr. 2-Bits

and a delicious buffet.

The Labor Day Barbeque was a

big hit with a DJ, pool games, and a

water bounce house. Other activities

scheduled for September are the

ever-popular Trivia Night on the 6th, an

Oyster Roast on the 8th, a

Ladies Luncheon on the 26th and a

Father Daughter Dinner/Dance on the

29th. Details about these events are

included elsewhere in the newsletter.

Our new chef, Patrick Jones, has taken

the dining experience at the club to a

new level. I would strongly recommend

that you make reservations if you are

planning on dining at the club. In fact,

due to increased demand, we are ex-

tending our Friday night hours until 10

p.m. In other dining room news, our

Sunday evening dinner service will be

discontinued until next spring.

The tennis court conversion project

Notes from the Membership Department

postdoctoral associate at the UF

Department of Neurology. They have

one son, Eli, who is 2 years old.

Richard and Kathleen

Menendez

Referred by: Dyke Farrow

Richard and Kathleen are retired. They

are affiliated with many UF

organizations, including the Gator

Boosters, the Gator Tip Off Club, the

Gator Back Court Club and the Florida

Goal Liners.

Jacques and Sara Bertrand

Referred by: Tami Tomlinson

Jacques is a scientist at Lovelace

Respiratory Research Institute. He has

been a golfer for 20 years. Sara enjoys

playing Mah Jong in her spare time.

Jacques and Sara were previously

members of Cedar Point Country Club in

Suffolk, Virginia.

Patricia McGriff

Referred by: Barbara Menzies

Patricia is a longtime Gainesville

resident. She is a realtor for Coldwell

Banker M.M. Parrish.

Joelle Smith and Chris Roach

Referred by: Jane Muir

Joelle is the General Manager of

Mindtree. Chris is a mechanical

engineer who has been occasionally

playing golf for around 5 years.

Gary and Karen Gillette

Referred by: Tami Tomlinson

Gary is a physician for Gainesville

Emergency Medicine Associates. The

Gillettes have 3 children, Austin, 18,

Amber, 13, and Jackson, 10.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

and Management, we would like to

extend a warm welcome to these

new members of our club family:

Steve and Cheryl Anderson

Referred by: Preston Green

Steve is the owner of CTSB &

Associates, LLC. He has been golfing

for 20 years. Cheryl is a mental

health therapist and a Mary Kay

Director. The Andersons have 2

daughters, Meagan, 21 and

Stephanie, 19.

Sean and Page McNeill

Referred by: Wade

Townsend and Stephen Tanner

Sean is an agent for Florida Farm

Bureau Insurance. He has been

golfing for 20 years. Page is a

clinical coordinator for Irresept. They

have one son, Carter, who is 6 years

old.

Anthony and Anne Aulisio

Referred by: Sean McNeill

Anthony is the owner of

Gainesville Dermatology. The

Aulisios have 3 daughters, Gabby,

9, Sophia, 8, and Nicolette, 3.

Jared and Anna Kate Plumb

Referred by: Carole Harpe

The Plumbs have recently moved to

Gainesville from Portland, Oregon.

Jared is a physician at Shands.

Kevin and Anne Engemann

Referred by: Dave and Jane Muir

Kevin is a quality assurance

manager at AxoGen, Inc. Anne is a

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Management Team

Board of Directors

President, Rob Johnson

Vice President, Phil Ankrim Golf Committee

Secretary, Mary Frances Gainer Building and Grounds Committee

Treasurer, Gene Quinn Finance committee

Margaret Hayes House and Pool Committee

Truitt Oliver Tennis Committee

Dan Spiess Greens Committee

Stephen Tanner Long Range Planning Committee

Tami Tomlinson Membership Committee

General Manager

Tommy Lyman

tlyman@gainesvillegolf.cc

Membership Services Coordinator

Amanda Hill

membershipservices@

gainesvillegolf.cc

Restaurant Manager

Aaron Atkinson

aatkinson@gainesvillegolf.cc

Head Golf Professional

Sean Solodovnick

ssolo@pga.com

Golf Course Superintendent

Mike Rowe

mrowe@gainesvillegolf.cc

Accounting Office

Gretchen Moore

gmoore@gainesvillegolf.cc

Executive Chef

Patrick Jones

chef@gainesvillegolf.cc

Tennis Professional

Patrick Jenkins

pjenkins@gainesvillegolf.cc

Manager’s Letter

has been slowed due to frequent

rains, but we should be playing on

them by mid September. With the

enthusiasm that our tennis

professional, Patrick Jenkins, has

created at the courts, we are going to

need them. We owe a special thanks

to the members who loaned club the

money for this project. The golf course

is getting in good condition just in time

for the best weather of the year. I

hope that you will take advantage of

the great weather we are having and

spend some time at the club.

Hope to see you soon,

Tommy Lyman

Sylvia and Allan Spear, II

Referred by: Allan Spear

Allan is a retired construction manager.

Sylvia is retired from Miller Coors

Brewing Company. Allan has been a

golfer for 20 years and Sylvia has been

a golfer for 10 years.

Stay in the loop! If you are not on the GCC

email list, you are missing out on weekly updates and reminders about social events, dining room offerings and

what’s happening on the golf course and tennis courts. To sign up, please

email Amanda at membershipservices@

gainesvillegolf.cc

Did you know... That a complete directory of all GCC

members is available on our website in the Members Only

section? For your convenience, it can now be printed in as few as 25 pages.

CLUBHOUSE NEWS

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Friday,

September 21

10:30 a.m.

This month’s

selection is:

The Paris Wife

By: Paula McLain

Friday Night Happy Hour Drink

Specials

September 7 $3 mojitos and

margaritas September 14

Half price mixed drinks

September 21 Free martini with

purchase of an entrée

September 28 Free glass of wine

with purchase of an entrée

Wednesday Night Chef’s Specials

All-you-can-eat Includes soup du jour, salad

bar and dinner rolls

9.5.12 Meat lasagna Garlic bread

Garden fresh vegetables $14

9.12.12 Teryaki salmon

Stir fry vegetables Fried rice

$16 9.19.12

Baked chicken tortellini Sautéed green beans

Soup du jour $14

9.26.12 Fried shrimp

Garden blend vegetables Herbed rice pilaf

$18

A special evening for fathers and daughters of all ages…

Celebrate the powerful bond between

fathers (or father figures) and their little girls with a

grand night of dinner and dancing

Professional photography will be available

Complimentary corsages

Dinner will be served at 6, dancing to follow from 7-9

$40 per couple/ $10 per additional sibling

Semi-formal attire (black tie optional) Please RSVP

Father Daughter Dance Saturday, September 29 6-9 p.m.

Thursday, September 6 and Thursday, October 4

Full dinner menu and trivia specials available starting at 6 p.m.

Trivia starts at 7 p.m. Get a team together and join us for a

challenging game! Teams are limited to 10 players.

If you are single and would like to play, teams are currently accepting

players.

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Join us every Thursday

(excluding trivia night) for

live jazz in the lounge from

6 to 9 p.m. Kick back and

relax with dinner and a

cocktail as you enjoy the

sweet sounds of Karl

Weismantel on the guitar.

Roasted oysters Middle Neck clams

Smoked sausage Country sweet slaw

Collard greens

Chef’s Corner

As the weather starts to cool off, this is a perfect soup to enjoy as a first course, or even a light meal. As an added touch, you can garnish with amaretto cookies and some extra virgin olive oil. Enjoy!

Butternut Squash Bisque

Ingredients

1 (2 to 3-pound) butternut squash, peeled and seeded

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 medium onion, chopped

6 cups chicken stock

2 cups heavy cream

Nutmeg

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Cut squash into 1-inch chunks. In large pot, melt the butter. Add

onion and cook until translucent, about 8 minutes. Add squash,

cream and stock. Bring to a simmer, and cook until squash is

tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove squash chunks with

slotted spoon, place in a blender and purée. Return blended

squash to pot. Stir and season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper to

taste.

Patrick Jones

Executive Chef

Kids’ Night Out is back!

Every Friday from 6-9 p.m.

Parents can enjoy dinner, a quick 9 holes or a set of tennis while we

entertain the kids!

$15 includes dinner, movies and pool games.

Fresh corn Baked beans Watermelon

Rolls and butter

Oyster Roast Menu

Saturday, September 8 from 7-10 p.m. $23.95 per person/ Please RSVP

Ages 5 &

up welcome

Reservations

required

Ladies’ Luncheon and Speaker Series

Wednesday, September 26 11:30 a.m.

Trade in your old jewelry for cash and learn

about the value of gold from our guest speaker, Charlie Santostefano of Coin and

Jewelry Gallery.

$14 includes lunch and dessert Please RSVP

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Summer 2012

Neighborhood Toxic Round Up

What: The Alachua County Environmental

Protection Department is sponsoring

a project to collect, recycle, treat and

properly dispose of hazardous wastes

When: Saturday, September 8 from

8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

Where: Gainesville Country Club Parking

Lot (This service is for residents of

the Gainesville Country Club

neighborhood only)

Household items being

collected:

Pesticides

Radiator fluids

Oil filters

Pool chemicals

Gasoline/solvents

Computers

TVs and all other electronics

Fertilizers

Propane tanks

Paint thinners

Used oil and auto fluids

Emergency flares

Insecticides

Fluorescent lamps, CFLs

Thermostats

Paints, latex/oil based

Household cleaners *Coordinated by the GCC Homeowners’

Association

Tina’s Bling Boutique at The GCC Fall

Fashion showcase

Sean and Jaclyn’s Baby Shower

Ladies’ Fall Fashion Showcase

Jammin’ for Jaide Fundraiser

Golf News

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The Golf Shop Has a New Wednesday Night Game

Every Wednesday night at 5:30, we will play a 9-hole point quota/skins game. There will be a $10 cash entry fee with $5

going into the skins pot and $5 going towards the point quota. All skill levels are invited to play! You may play from any set of tees…come out and join your professionals and fellow members in this

great new format. Prizes will be all cash!!

Golf Shop’s Weekend Point Quota Game It’s starting again…the 2012–2013 season began on July 7. The

Saturday game is a cumulative point quota game that you can play any Friday, Saturday or Sunday that you choose to tee it up! Sean

takes the top seven Saturday game winners on a 3 day /2 night getaway every August. See the golf shop for

further details.

Don’t Forget About the Hole-In-One-Club! It’s free to join! If you make an ace, you will collect $5 from

everyone who is part of the club. You can use that money to settle the sometimes dangerous bar bill! The remainder will be yours in

golf shop credit.

Copies of the 2012 Men’s Tournament Schedule are available in the golf shop.

Call the Golf Shop or e-mail us at golfpro@gainesvillegolf.cc for information or to sign-up for any event.

Ladies’ Night Out Wednesday, September 12

5 p.m.

Take some time for yourself and enjoy a night out at the club. The night will begin

with complimentary champagne served on the #10 tee box. We will play 5 holes of no-pressure, fun golf and then take it

inside to the bar for drinks and dinner. Bring a guest to have dinner and drinks...their golf will be on us!

MGA Twilight

The MGA Twilight that was originally scheduled for

Thursday, September 6 will be moved to Thursday,

September 13 at 5:30 p.m. The format is a 9-hole

scramble with A,B,C,D pairings.

Individual Point Quota

Saturday, September 15

9 a.m.

Make your own pairings, or the golf shop

will pair you up.

Congrats to…

Tom Donaldson for his hole-in-one last month on hole #4. This ace was the third of his career.

We would also like to congratulate our assistant golf professional, Nathan McMullen, for qualifying for the Assistant’s National Championship in Port St. Lucie, FL. Nathan heads out at the end of October to represent our club in this prestigious event.

Gator Country has been going on for several years. It was set up to provide a little variety and challenge and so far we are involved with six other clubs in our area. They include: Chiefland, Haile Plantation, Lake City, Quail Heights, University of Florida and Williston. These tournaments are open to all lady members of the GG&CC and each month, except December and January, we visit one of these clubs for a gross/net tournament.

On September 12, 2012 we will be travelling to Chiefland for our first game of the season. Details are on the sign-up sheet in the Ladies’ Locker Room and I will be calling Chiefland with our list of attendees on Friday, September 7.

If you have any further questions, please call Sally Hayes at 395-7518 or Ruth Kovach at 336-7308. We would love to have you join us.

Cheers, Sally Hayes

Upcoming Tournaments Welcome to Gator Country,

GG&CC Ladies

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Tennis News

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MGA Tournament Results 1BB Par 3s, 2BB Par 4s, 3BB Par 5s

Saturday, August 11

1st Place 133

G. Quinn

J. Ridley

K. Muller

J. Jones

2nd Place 135

M. Matson

A. Hult

J. McCoy

D. Henderson

September Tennis Schedule

GWGA News

Hello Everyone!

The summer is over, and that takes us right into football season. I know everyone is as excited about football as I am, but let’s not forget about our tennis! We have some new classes starting in September and hopefully there is a class for everyone.

Our two new courts will be up and running soon, although the rain has pushed the opening back a couple of days. We will keep everyone updated on the progress.

With all of the extra play on the courts, it is important to reserve the courts for play. The best way to ensure that you have a court is to e-mail or text me the day before. If there is a conflict, I will let you know and find another time for you. Thanks for your help with this, we want to make sure that everyone gets a court when they want one.

Look for our new Babolat racquets and accessories in the pro shop soon. We will have demos for you to try them out and new strings to make your existing racquet work better. We also have a new shipment of Gainesville Country Club dri-fit shirts coming. Check out the new long sleeve version!

If you have questions regarding any of the new programs, please let me know. I look forward to seeing everyone out on the tennis courts.

Patrick Jenkins Director of Tennis

Friday Mixed Doubles

Fridays from 6-7:30 p.m.

Adult Drop In and Play

Wednesdays from 6-7:30 p.m.

September Tennis Mixer

T.B.A

New Programs

Junior Development (Age 10 & over)

Tues, Weds. And Thurs. from 4:30-6:30

Men’s Drills

Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m.

Sign up today-

Call Patrick at 561-262-0922 or

email pjenkins@gainesvillegolf.cc

For a full list of tennis clinics,

visit www.gainesvillegolf.cc and

look under the tennis section

Welcome Back GWGA Golfers

Just a little reminder for both 9 and 18-hole women golfers, as well as all GCC ladies who would like to join us this year:

Event: Opening Day Date: Thursday, September 6, 2012 Time: 8:45 a.m. Place: Golfer’s Lounge Format: A short welcome and a scramble followed by lunch

Please note that there is a sign-up sheet in the Ladies’ Locker Room for this event, both for golf and/or lunch.

Hope to see you there!

Sally Hayes, GWGA President Tel. 352-392-7518

Golf Rules

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The Course Report

Hours of Operation

Bunker Etiquette How many times have you approached a bunker and found the sand not raked, or your ball in a footprint? Many people may have skipped over the first section of the Rule Book. It is the etiquette section and it is well worth a read. One of the sentences in the introduction states “The overriding principle is that consideration should be shown to others on the course at all times.”

Here are a few simple etiquette points to remember about playing from a bunker and what you need to do afterward:

Generally, you should enter a bunker from the “low side” of the bunker. That is the side furthest from the putting green. This will help the superintendent to maintain the bunker faces.

Locate a bunker rake before you go into a bunker and bring it into the bunker with you. There is no penalty if you lay the rake down in the bunker provided you do nothing to test the condition of the bunker.

After playing from the bunker, use the bunker rake to smooth the sand in the bunker. Try to make it look like no one has disturbed the sand since the maintenance staff groomed the bunkers that morning.

Exit the bunker on the “low side” of the bunker; the same way you came into it.

After exiting the bunker, remove the excess sand from your shoes by lightly tapping the sides of your shoes with a club or gently stomping them on the ground. This will prevent sand from being “tracked” onto the putting green.

Place the bunker rake in the grass near where you walk in and out of the bunker. Just make sure it is on the low side of the bunker or the side away from the putting green.

Here’s a tip for you for the next time you have to drop in a bunker: watch where you stand or walk. The last thing you want to do is to create a bunch of footprints that your ball may end up in after you drop.

Clubhouse Lunch is served Tuesday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

(372-1458) Dinner is served Wednesday and Thursday from 5-9 p.m. Dinner is served on Friday night from 5-10 p.m. Champagne Brunch is served on Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Snack Bar Open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and Sunday Open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday

Golf Shop Open 7 a.m-6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday

Tennis Courts Open 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Sunday

Pool Open 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Sunday

The following excerpt is reprinted from the FSGA Newsletter

September in North Florida brings threat of hurricanes, football season and some much needed relief from the sweltering temperatures of August. We have had a hot summer and are making preparations to get the golf course ready for winter. We will perform our last core aerification of the year this month. We will also begin raising heights of cut on the golf course and working on our fall pre-emergent and fertility programs.

Tree work, cart path repairs and other detail items will accelerate when the turf grass growth rate slows down some. We are still utilizing growth regulators on the greens, tees and fairways to minimize clipping yield and promote dense turf. Dense turf is a great water filter and it naturally suppresses competition from undesirable weeds.

The drain on number nine by the green that was backing up has been replaced and is working well now. Next, we will shift our drainage efforts to hole number three to firm up the soft area on the left front of the green.

We hope you are enjoying the course, and look forward to providing you with some great playing conditions to enjoy the fall weather. Please respect the course, follow cart rules and use good judgment when driving your carts on the golf course. As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, stop me on the course or e-mail me at mrowe@gainesvillegolf.cc .

Michael A. Rowe Golf Course Superintendent