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Volume XVI Number 1 September 2014
Mike Zegarelli
AsIwritethisarticle,tonightisthelastofficialnightoftheTuesdaynightmen’s
league.TheSaratogaflattrackisscheduledtoclosethisweekend.Nodenyingit,summer
isnearingitsinevitableend.AsforBSCC,thegolfseasoncontinueswithwarmdaysand
excellentconditions.
Thereremainagoodnumberofmembereventsontheschedule,whichIhopeyou
participatein.Thecourseremainsinexcellentshapedespitetheamountofplayitis
getting.Takefulladvantageoftheweather,asitwillnotlastforever.
Asfortheupcomingfall,thereisamembersmeetingscheduledforFridayOctober3,2014.
AtthismeetingnewBoardmemberswillbeelectedandimportantinformationwillbe
discussed.Pleasescheduletoattend.
Oneitem,whichwillbeontheagenda,is,ourcurrentbusinessmodelandwhatifanything
shouldwedotoimproveourfinancialfuture.Asyouareaware,ourcurrentmodelis
heavilyweightedonmembershipduestogenerateincome.Withdeclininggolfmemberships,
(notjustatBSCC,butindustrywide),howcanwechangetosecureafinanciallysound
future?Moreoutsideplay?Moretournaments?Generatemoreincomefromtheclubhouse
viaevents?AnopendiscussionwithconstructiveideaswillhelpguidethenewBoardin
thecomingyear.
BSCC Annual Stockholders’ MeetingFriday, May 18, 7:00 PM
Please attend this important meeting, or send us your proxies.
Asforourfinancialstanding,despitetherumormillandthe“peoplewhoknowall”,there
willNOTbeanyassessmentonthemembershipfor2014.Weshouldfinishtheyearat
abreak-evenpoint,basedoncurrentprojectionsandsomeadjustmentstoourbudget.
Despitethefactthatmembershipisdown,greensplay,outsidetournaments,restaurant
incomesareallup.
For2013duringourbudgetmeetingsitwasanticipatedthatwewouldhavea5%reduction
inmembership.Theactualnumberexceeded5%sotheadoptedbudgetneededadjustment
toonceagainbeinbalance.WiththeguidanceofourTreasurer,thenecessarychanges
weremade.
BSCCisaveryviablebusiness,whichprovidesexcellentgolfforthegolfingcommunity.
Howwekeepitongoodfootingandhowtokeepthemember-ownershappyisopenfor
discussion.
AsIgetreadyformylastmatchtonightagainstagoodfriend,Iamconfidentthatwithhard
workandagroupcommitmenttoimprove,BSCCwilllastformanyyearstocome.
Steve Solsky Bob Miskanin
Assomeofyouhavenoticed,thereare3deadsprucetreesnearthe7thtee.
SampleshavebeensenttothelocalCooperativeExtensiontodeterminethecause
andifthereisanythingwecandotostopthespread.Wehavebeeninformedit
isafunguscalled“RhizosphaeraNeedlecastonSpruce”anditismovingintothe
northeast.Thedeadtreeson7willberemovedthisfall/winter,whenStevehas
time,andwewilldetermineiftheremainingtreescanbesaved.Wewillalsocheck
onothertreesonthecourseandtrytopreventthespread,whichhappensinthe
spring.IwouldliketothankMaxineTuckerforhereffortsinresearchingthis
problem.
Asmentionedpreviously,thegreenscoverraffleisonholduntilspring.Therewill
bea50/50forthe“Men’syearend”outingandthecrosscountry.RickFunaroand
SteveLudwinareworkingondetails.Thiscouldgiveusenoughmoneyforatleast1
additionalcoverforthecomingwinter.
Asthisisbeingwritten,weareplanningtoaeratetheentiregolfcoursethefirst
weekofSeptember.Asyouallknowthisisanecessaryprocessinordertomaintain
ourcourseinthegreatconditionthatwehavecometoexpect.Thankyouforyour
patience.
Asusual,Iremindeveryonetocontinuetofilldivotsonthecoursewheneveryoucan.
Thankyou
Greens Report
Todd Manderson
From the Golf Shop
September EventsWewillhavemanysmallgroupsthatwillbehavingtheiryearendeventsatBallstonSpaCountryClubthismonthsoweaskthatyoupleasecallaheadtomakeateetimeoronlinetobookthetime.Thiswillmakethingsmucheasierforallandallowalltoenjoythecourseatatimethattheywillbeleastinconvenienced.Weareluckytohavealloftheseplayersplayourfacilityastheconditionofourcoursehasgottenoutandouroutsideplayhasincreasedsignificantlythisseason.
Calendar of EventsAstheseasoncontinuestomoveon,wewillstillhaveasomeeventsonthecalendar.AllscheduledeventsareontheCalendaronourwebsitesopleasecontinuetochecktheseoutasMemberEventsandOutsideEventswillcontinueforthemonthofSeptember.
Golf StatsIwantedtogivetheeveryonesomeinsightastosomeresultsofscoringaftertheNENYPNCGolfEventheldhereatBallstonSpa.With37GolfProfessionalsinthefieldandanaveragescoringof76.01overa36HoleEvent,onceagaintheback9wins.Theaverageontheback9was39.45.Somenotesofwhichholesplayedmostdifficultasfollows.Hole#14wasthemostobviouschoiceofthemostdifficultasthestrokeaveragewas5.09.Someuniqueotherswerethepar3’s.Holes6,15,and2wereinthetop6ofmostdifficultholesonday2.Hole#6wasthe3rdmostdifficultholeovera36holetotal.Ithoughtthatthiswasreallyinterestinginformationasitheldthetestwiththecontroversialtreethatwasremovedandthemanyopinionsthatfelttheholewouldbeeasierwithitgone.
Hole#1wasranked2ndondayoneandranked14thonday2.Thebigreasonforthiswastheholelocation.Ondayone,theholewascutdeadcenterbutinthefrontofthegreen.Onday2,theholewascutinthecenteralsobuttowardsthebackofthegreen.Ithoughtthiswasquiteinterestingastohowtheholesrankedandchangedfromdaytoday.Themainreasonforthiswastheplacementoftheholeforeachday.Thisshowsthatthehandicaprankforeachofourholesisuniqueandcanchangequiteabitbasedonwheretheholewascut.Our4par3’swereinthetop8forthe2days.Onceagain,thiswasallinformationthatgatheredfromallplayerscompetingfromtheBlueTeemarkers.Onelastnote,theprofessionalsplayedfromthe10thteewhenplayingthe4thholeforthe2days.
TournamentsBeth Todd
Ballston Spa Country Club Men’s Club ChampionshipAugust 9th &10th 2014
2014 Men’s Club Champion Eli Moskal
Championship Flight
Place Player Round1 Round2 Total Pay1st EliasMoskal 73 74 147 $1142nd DavidFizer 73 76 149 $863rd ToddSzwetkowski 81 69 150 $574th TaylorDwyer 81 73 154 $29
B-Flight Place Player Round1 Round2 Total Pay1st TomHudy 82 72 154 $1062nd RichardFunaro 80 79 159 $793rd RichardFox 82 79 161 $534th ToddShimkus 85 77 162 $26
C-Flight
Place Player Round1 Round2 Total Pay1st JosephOlbrych 86 84 170 $1062nd PeterMcNamara 85 87 172 $793rd MitchJohnson 86 92 178 $534th RogerLaime 88 91 179 $26
D-Flight
Place Player Round1 Round2 Total Pay1st MichaelRadzevich 87 92 179 $622nd StanWalkanowski 108 94 202 $26
Ballston Spa Country ClubMen’s Senior Member Guest
August 12th 2014Results from the Gross event
1stplacewinnersRickFunaroandMikeGaetanowitharoundof1overpar722ndplacescoreof73CarlJahnandJohnRutnick3rdplacefinishJimMerolaandJohnCanfieldshooting744thplacefinishingwitha77MikeRadzevichandJohnTokryman
Results for the Net event
StanWalkanowskiandPaulGalbraithplacingfirstscoreof582ndplaceKenStevensandMikeStoutscoreof593rdplacescoreof60BobMiskaninandJohnRavelli4thplacefinishingwitha61DennisCrimiandSteveIannacone
Men’s Senior Club ChampionshipDeanHerrickwinningtheChampionshipFlightoverTomShannononthefirstplayoffholebothhad20½totalpoints
1stplaceoftheFirstFlightwinnerCharlieKowantzwith23points2ndplaceFirstFlightJohnRossitotalof19pointsStanZiobrowskiwinningtheSecondFlightwith23pointsoverthe2ndplacefinisherKenKoranwith18points
ThirdFlightchampionGaryLyonswith24totalpointsRandyMcQuistonfinishingsecondwith19½points
TheFourthFlightchampionMikeRadzevichwith25totalpoints2ndplacewith19½JoeKerbelis
Ladies Senior Club Championship
1stNetchampionMaryAsseywithascoreof1511stGrosschampionJodyMcQuistonshooting192
Women’s Club ChampionshipMatch Play Event
2014Women’sClubChampionSueKahler1stFlightwinnerMaxTuckerRayetteJohnson2ndFlightwinner
Paul Steves
Member Communications
ThedateoftheAnnualMeetingwillbeOctober3rd,2014.ThepurposeoftheAnnualMeetingistoelectthree(3)membersfortheBoardofDirectors.AttheconclusionoftheelectionthenumberofDirectorswillhavebeenreducedfromthecurrent9to8.ElsewareintheFoxyouwillseeMeetthe2014BoardCandidateswithashortessayfromRickFunaro,CindyWalkanowski,andDonMcClooumannouncingtheirintentiontorunforaseatonyourBoard.NominationsfortheBoardaremadeattheAnnualMeetingsothereisstilltimetothrowyourhatintothering.Writtennoticeshallbeservedtoeachshareholdernotlessthanten(10)daysnormorethanforty(40)daysbeforethemeeting.AsIwritethisthenoticesarescheduledtobemailednotlaterthanearlySeptember.IfyoudonotreceiveyournoticebySeptember15thpleasecontactLauraintheofficeat885-1603.
IfyoucannotattendtheOctobermeetingpleasereviewthe3optionscontainedinyournotificationletterandensurethatyourvoteiscounted.
Pictureswanted.Inthishightecheraeveryoneseemstohaveaphonewithacameraonthemastheytraversethegolfcourse.Whenyouseean“ohwow”momentclickawayandsendittomeatpsteves1@nycap.rr.comandIwillpostonfacebook.
AnewandimprovedupdatedMembershipDirectoryhasbeenuploadedonthewebsite.MustbeJerryWoodardhastoomuchfreetimeonhishands.Thenewestversionnowincludesyouremailaddressesthatwereonfileintheoffice.Pleasereviewandmakesurewehavethecurrentinformationthatyouwantsharedwiththeothermembers.GotoMemberResourcesandthenMembershipDirectory.PleaseletLauraknowifanycorrectionsarerequired.IfyouhaveanyideasorsuggestionsthatwillkeepJerrybusyonrainydaysyoucanemailsuggestionbox@ballstonspacc.com.
Meet the 2014 Board Candidates
DearFellowMember, Iwould liketo takethisopportunity to introducemyselfandaskforyoursupportasIseekapositiononourclub’sBoardofDirectors.MynameisRickFunaroandIhavebeenamemberofBallstonSpaCountryClubsince1992.AsaformermemberoftheBoardofDirectors,servingfromMay2001throughMay2007andagainfromMay2008throughMay 2011, I was involved in many areas and chaired a number ofcommittees.Havingservedasco-chairof theGreenCommittee,andchairpersoninchargeofmembership,advertising,andinsuranceallowsmetobringagreatdealofclubexperiencetotheBOD.ServingasClubPresidentfor6years, fromMay2004toMay2007andMay2008toMay2011,providedmetheopportunitytobeinvolvedinallaspectsofclubbusiness.IfeelIcanoffertheclubagreatdealasaresultofmyexperienceandwouldcontinuetoworkhardforthebenefitofourentiremembership. I recently retired fromKnollsAtomicPowerLaboratorywhereIworkedfor33yearsandmanaged3differentITorganizationsduring the last 22 years. I feel Iwouldbeable todevote evenmoretimetothebusinessoftheclubandhelpinanywaythatIcan.IhaveenjoyedmypastinvolvementintheclubandworkingtomakeBallstonSpaCountryClubthebestitcanbe.TheexistingBoardhasdoneanoutstandingjobandIwouldliketocontinuetobeapartofshapingourclub’sfuturedirection.Iwouldcertainlyappreciateyoursupportatourannualmembershipmeeting. I appeal toall of ourmembers;PleasemakesureyourvoiceisheardandvoteforthecandidatesthatyoufeelwillmakeBallstonSpaCountryClubavibrant,respectedanddesirableplacetojoin.
Sincerely,RickFunaro
Rick Funaro
MynameisCindyWalkanowskiandIaskingforyoursupportinmycandidacyfortheBoardofDirectorsfortheBallstonSpaCountryClub.IamcurrentlyservingontheBoard,asIvolunteeredtofillarequestforavacancyleft inApril. IcurrentlyamamathteacheratBallstonSpaHigh School, where I have worked since 1998. I believemy teachingexperiencesaswellasmyinvolvementinactivitiesintheclubmakemeanexcellentcandidateforthisposition.Myhusband,Stan,andIhavebeenmembersof theclubsince2006.Throughoutmymembership, Ihavebeeninvolvedinmanyaspectsoftheclub.Ihavebeenthewomen’sleague coordinator for thepast sevenyearsand Ihave servedon thetournamentcommitteeforthepastfiveyears.YoumayalsoknowmeinmyPurple andGold as theBallstonSpaHighSchool VarsityGolfcoach,whichIhavecoachedforthepast11years.Ihavealsohelpedcoordinateseveraloutingsattheclubforthewomen’sassociation,thehighschoolandthegolfteam.Ifelected,mygoalsfortheBoardaretoincrease newmembership, retain currentmembers, and improve themembership experience. I believe this canbedonewith transparencyandcommunication.Asmanymembersstated,thisclubhasasenseofcommunityandmygoalwouldbetodevelopandenrichthatexperience.Iwouldliketothankyouforyourconsideration,andwouldappreciateyourvote.
Cindy Walkanowski
Meet the 2014 Board Candidates
Membersince2010RetiredMilitary(U.S.CoastGuard)ItwouldbemypleasuretoserveontheBoardofDirectorsforBSCC.IfeelthatIcancontributetoBSCCandhelpmoveitforward.IfeeltheprimarygoaloftheBoardistopreservethelong-termviabilityofthecourseweallenjoysomuch,whilemaintainingitsvalues/necessities(i.e.greens,teesandfairways).Weareagolfclubnotacountryclubinthetruesenseofthemeaning.Thiswillnotbeaneasytaskwhenyouthinkofthecurrentstateofotherclubsintheareaandthecurrentdeclineinthegeneralpopulationwishingtotakeupthegame.Ihaveheardover the last fouryears frommembersandoutsideplayers, that thecoursehasneverbeenbetterandweaccomplishedthisonaverytightbudget.“BravoZulu”tooursuperintendentandhisstaff.Wealsowereabletoaccomplishalotofpositivethingsforthemembershipsuchasmaintainingduesatareasonablerate,coursewideimprovementsandtherecentlyinstalledfirepit.Iunderstandthatwhatisrelevanttosomemembersmaynotmeanmuchtoanother,butwenolongercanmaintainthestatusquo.Weneedtolookateveryoptionandthinkoutsidetheboxforthefutureofthiscourseandtheloveofthegameandtherelationshipswedevelopedbecauseofit.Werealizewearelivinginsomerougheconomictimes.Theclubneedstogeneratemorerevenueinordertomeetourbudget.Thepreferredmethodwouldbetogetmoremembersbutthatisnotthecurrenttrendiflesspeoplewanttoplaygolf.Theotheroptionisfromoutsideplay.Wecannotdothingsaswedidinthepastduetothefinancialconstraintsthatweare facing. Wemustbecareful inplanningeffortsandbecreative inordertosurvivethis downturn. Wehave to do everything possible to protect our beloved course andbeaccountableforourexpenses.Inmy30yearsinthemilitaryIbecameadeptatoptimizingourresourceswhileminimizingtheimpactithadonouroperations.Thisskillshouldnotbeconfusedwith“findingthecheapestway todo something”, rather Imadefinancialdecisions,which lookednotonlyattheshorttermcostbutalsoincludedthelongtermimpact.ItwouldbeanhonortobeabletousemyskillsasamemberoftheBoardofDirectors.IwouldappreciateyourvoteofconfidencesothatImayassisttheclubinanywaypossible.
Donald McCollum
Meet the 2014 Board Candidates
Join Today and Pay $600.Play til the End of the Season.
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Call the Business Office at 885-1603 forDetails.
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FALL MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL
Join Today
Therehavebeenafewrequesttopublishthemembershipnumbersfor2014fortheclub.ThesearethenumbersasbestascanbedeterminedasoftheendofJuly2014.FYI.
2014 Memberships Single 104Couple-restricted 2Couple-unrestricted 27 Jr.Ex. 6Student/YoungAdult 14 PMSingle 1Weekendsingle 7Summersingle 1Summerfamily 1SeniorSingle 29Seniorcouple 2 BOARD Single 3Couple 2Couplerestricted 1Senior 1 Lifetime 3 TOTAL 204
Tucker
Parring the 19th
Your Golf Intelligence Quota
RegularreadersofthispostmayrememberacoupleofpostswhereinIreportedstupidgolfquestionsfromasitecalledwiki-askorsomething.Whilethesequestionswereobviouslysubmittedbycertifiedwhackos,Ioftenhearcommentsfromveteranplayerswhoshowadegreeofignoranceaboutgolf.Onethatstandsoutistheinsistenceofusingtheplural“greens”insteadofthesingular.Thephrase“throughthegreen”isusedbytheUSGAtoidentifytheareawherealotofrulesdon’tapply,suchastouching,markingorteeingyourballorgroundingyourclub,etc.Hence theterms“greenfee”“greencommittee”and“greenkeeper”.Allsingular.Itgotmethinkingthattheremaybeadegreeofignoranceouttherethatcouldbesurprising,soIputtogetherthistesttoalloweveryonethechancetomeasuretheirGolfI.Q.Pleasefeelfree toreportyourresults.Thereisafourhourtimelimitandyouwillbeassessedaonestrokepenaltyforevery15minutesoverthattime.TheGIQTest1)AShotgunStartis:a)Aprovocativethreatmadetoslowplayersasameansofgettingthemoffthefirstteeasquicklyaspossible.b)Ameansofdistractingyouropponentonhisfirstteebackswing.c)Amethodofstartingatournamentwhichensuresthatnoonegetsalongernineteenthholethananyoneelse.2)TheGolferoftheCenturyis:a)JackNicklausb)St.Nicholasc)ThatringerFredbroughtinfortheMember-Guestwhohadthe22handicap,butwas6overforthetournament.
3)ScotchDoublesis:a)Grammaticallyincorrect.b)Playedinkilts.c)Anormallyrathershortroundinwhichtheparticipantsknockback3ounceJohnnyWalkershootersaftereveryhole.4)AnUnplayableLieis:a)SomethingaRealManneverdeclares.b)Thatstoryyoufabricatedtoexplaintoyourspousewhyyougothomeatmidnightwhenyouhada6:45AMteetime.c)Asituationthatyoususpectoccursquiteoftentoyouropponentwhenheisoutofsightinthewoods,butwhichisneverdeclared(see“footwedge”).5)ABunkerisalso:a)TheBeachb)TheBogeyDustc)Aright-wing70’sTVbigotd)Alloftheabove6)CasualWateris:a)Usuallyfoundbehindtreesadjacenttothefairwayonholesthatarefurthestremovedfromthecourserestrooms.b)Thatboginthewoodsthathasbeentheresincedirtwasinvented,butwhichnowharborsyourdriveoffthetwelfthtee.c)Wateronthefairwayorgreenastheresultofarecentdownpourwhichallowsaplayertolifthisballandplaceitnearertheholewithouthisopponentsnoticing.7)AnAutomaticPressis:a)Tobeavoidedatalltimes.b)AmeansofcomplicatingabettingprocesswhichisalreadybeyondthecomprehensionofaCPA.c)Likeashotgunstart(see1Aabove)bututilizinganAK-47insteadofa12gauge.ToscoreyourGIQ,takealltheanswersyoufeelarereasonablyclosetobeingcorrect,dividebyyourhandicap,andthendeductitfromyourscorethenexttimeyouplay.