from the president - brent denker
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November 2019 From the President - Brent Denker
Tradition Family
Value
Quality
Board of
Directors
Brent Denker
President House & Finance [email protected]
Mike Karnes
House & Finance [email protected]
Kevin McEwan
Golf [email protected]
Bill Ragland
Membership [email protected]
Ed Wilson
Greens [email protected]
Sam Wright
Tennis & Bylaws [email protected]
We have available to us an “Unexpected” unique, immediate and urgent “Opportunity”. The key words are “Unexpected Opportunity”…... Green Tee Golf – led by Mr. Earl Sanders – who many of you know and who has worked with our Club for years on various course projects is moving its headquarters from Ken-tucky to Augusta, Georgia. Green Tee Golf is relocating to be closer to the Augusta Na-tional Golf Club (The Master’s) and to numerous more Southern golf courses to continue to provide installation of The Better Billy Bunker System to enhance playability and re-duce costs at courses throughout the South and Southeast. In the future, following Green Tee’s move, it will be considerably more costly, cumber-some and time consuming for Green Tee Golf to mobilize equipment, labor, materials, infrastructure, etc. to execute projects for our Club in Paducah including the continuation of converting our remaining 34 bunkers to the Better Billy Bunker System. Our unexpected opportunity is … Mr. Earl Sanders before leaving our region for the land of Bobby Jones has “made-us-a-deal” to upgrade & complete our remaining sand bunkers to the ‘Better Billy Bunker System’ before he, his family, equipment and workers fully exit our area. The reason this opportunity is so attractive for our Club and this is important – we spend a significant amount of money, labor & resources repairing, raking and refinishing our sand bunkers after each and every rain event. Think about this for a minute please … after eve-ry rain event, most of our sand bunkers wash and many become small ponds. This re-quires considerable man hours and club expense to remedy. This year-to-date alone, given our significant rainfall, Shannon calculated we used 2,045-man hours raking bunkers! In-deed, bunker repair consumes more labor hours than most other grounds activity at our club! Wow. The best use & cost effectiveness of our grounds crew is likely not constant-ly being in the bottom of a sand bunker with a rake? This necessity prevents Shannon and crew from having time for other projects such as cutting trees or working to make the pe-ripheral of our course more beautiful and they have less time for our fairways & greens. It is possible we might even be able to reduce the number of grounds crew on campus or be able to focus more attention to our clay tennis courts and other campus facilities. Our Club wants to take advantage of this Unexpected Opportunity but our financial re-sources cannot accomplish this alone during the very short period of time the offer will be available to us. We are asking our membership to come together to take advantage of this Unexpected Op-portunity which will not be available to us again. Many members have already stepped up to join the effort and we also need your help. We have 547 total members today and 371 of these have golf privileges so we can achieve it together. We are requesting each golfer, each member, each family, all who care about the future of our Club and its enhancement along with our Club’s value within our community to con-sider stepping up as well. Pledges have been personal and are being made in varying amounts as we partner in this effort. Many are choosing to write a single check. Some are choosing to pledge $83 per month for one year. The amount and timing of your pledge is your personal decision. continued on page 2
Golf Course News Shannon Watson, CGCS
Our first drought of the year was finally broken in October. The turf needed this moisture, as the weather transitions from the fall into winter. Another added benefit of precipitation is the irrigation system is getting a much-needed rest after the mature trees on the course started to affect some of the tees and fairways. Hopefully, we will get timely rains as we enter the last part of the year, so the turf enters dormancy with ade-quate hydration.
Our fall maintenance protocol is in full swing. We hit our cooling degree days for our bermudagrass suppression appli-cations. This application, along with a fungicide and preemergent were applied for fungal activity and winter annual weeds. The collars were treated with fungicide only. No bermudagrass control is ap-plied to the collars due to their high population of 419 ber-mudagrass. The fungicide applications to combat large patch disease of zoysia are key to fall/spring turf health, with the preemergent making things cleaner! The overseed process has been completed on all holes. We still must overseed a few of the large fescue areas and re-seed some areas underneath tree canopies. We hope to complete this process the first couple weeks of the month. Once the overseed process is complete, we will apply fertilizer to the rough to develop the seedlings over the winter, ensuring a tight green turf next spring.
After a successful greens aeration and seeding in late summer, the greens continue to have excellent density. We applied
TGR growth regulator in early October. The greens respond-ed well to the application. This application regulates both the bentgrass and the poa, but its effects are shorter on the bent-grass. Once the bentgrass starts to come out of regulation, the bentgrass can out compete the annual bluegrass. Any newly germinated poa has a hard time surviving the regulation and competition from the bentgrass. Over the past few weeks, we have altered the mowing and topdressing schedule to fit the rate of growth of the greens. We have only been cutting the greens a few times a week since growth has significantly di-minished due the growth regulator application. The cooler
temperatures and less photoperiod during the day have also served as a natural growth regula-
tion without the addition of the growth regulator. We will apply one more
application of TGR in mid-November, to ensure that we
are as poa free next spring as possible.
November will be a busy month for the remaining
crew. We are spending a fair amount of time each day
cleaning up leaf debris. We also hope to get all the sprinklers
edged over the next month, bunkers deweeded, start pruning fairway trees,
work on the irrigation system, and close the sea-son out strong with our chemical and cultural practices. As always, we want to keep moving forward.
See you on the course!
If we were to accomplish this … it would pay our club & our members back in dividends in reduced costs and al-low the redeployment of our grounds crew to focus on other value enhancing areas of our Club & grounds for years and decades into the future! Please join us today by pledging your support to help us take advantage of this unique & time sensitive opportunity by responding with your “Unexpected Opportunity” pledge by email to [email protected] or to any of our Club executive team. ‘Pledge cards’ will be available from Chad at the Pro Shop, David & Angie at the Clubhouse or Chris at the Tennis Center. As always, thank you, as we continue to strive together the make our Club the best it can be. Sincerely, Board of Directors Golf and Grounds Committee Chad Martin, PGA Golf Professional Shannon Watson, Golf Course Superintendent
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“Unexpected Opportunity” continued from page 1
Page 3 October 2019
“What’s in the Bag”
Member Profile
Ryan Mitchell, PGA 1st Assistant Professional
Driver: Callaway Epic Flash 9* (Sub Zero)
Fairway Woods: Callaway Epic Flash 3-Wood 15* (Sub Zero)
Hybrids: Callaway Apex 3-Hybrid 20*
Irons:
Callaway Apex (4-7) Callaway Apex Pro (8-AW)
Wedges: Callaway MD4 54* & 58*
Putter: Toulon Las Vegas (34 Inch)
*Custom fit at CCP
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Ladies Witches Tournament
Kim Birch, Margaret Caksackkar, Lisa Kupper & Cathy Trampe
Men’s 1-Day Member-Guest
Gross Champions: Tommy Coley & Lance Davis Net Champions: Cody Wiles & Chuck Tveite
CCP Player’s Shootout Champion Justin Halvorson
RTJ’s Revenge Champions Michael Nesbitt
Ryan Hahn Matt Dacus
Guest Day Tue, November 12th
Guest Day Tue, November 26th
LNO Sip & Shop Tue, November 26th @ 6:00 pm
Golf Shop Holiday Drop In
Wed, December 18th 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
2020 SAVE THE DATE! Men’s Member-Guest-June 25th-27th
Men’s Member-Member July 25th-26th
Favorite Hole at CCP: I enjoy Hole #3. I think it is an underrated golf hole and doesn’t get talked about that much. For me I can play it a couple of ways; I can hit hybrid off the tee and lay up before the fairway bunkers or try and hit it up over the trees and leave myself a short shot into the green. I enjoy the risk/reward the hole has to offer.
Favorite tournament at CCP: Member/Guest because I enjoy seeing the members have a good time and the crowd it brings out on the final day. I know all of us put a lot of work in for this event and its fun seeing how a well-organized tournament comes together. I have made a lot of memories during this event over the years.
How has being fit for clubs helped your game? Getting fit for clubs is necessary! Playing the right equipment tailored for your game is the best thing you can do. I’m fortunate to be on staff with Callaway and I love that they offer equip-ment for any level of player out there. Next time you are in the market for new clubs, please come see the Professional Staff at CCP so we may custom fit you for your game.
Members in the News:
Congratulations
Jay Nimmo, junior at
Marshall County High School
Named 2019 Mr. Golf
From the Golf Shop Chad Martin, PGA Head Golf Professional
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**IMPORTANT REMINDER** ALL GOLF SHOP SCRIP MUST BE REDEEMED BY
DECEMBER 28TH
! The next time you’re out, please stop by the Golf Shop and ask if you have any available scrip. It is imperative for the Golf Shop to close out our 2019 scrip before the start of the 2020 season.
Congrats to our Biggest Loser Winner- Ben Sirk Mr. Sirk began May with a 13.2 index and improved to an 8.2 index, for a total improvement of 5 shots. Mr. Sirk will receive a custom Titleist golf bag for this accomplishment. I greatly appreciate everyone who enrolled in a lesson series in 2019 and look forward to working with even more of our membership in 2020. Index Index Contestant May 1st Aug 1st Improvement Instructor
Ben Sirk 13.2 8.2 5.0 CM Lyn Smith 15.9 11.7 4.2 RM Mark Curtis 13.9 10.2 3.7 CM Lisa Kupper 18.7 15.6 3.1 CM LouElla Archer 15.4 12.3 3.1 CM
BLACK FRIDAY GOLF SHOP BLOWOUT SALE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH- 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM On Friday, November 29th, the Golf Shop will be following the tradition of the big box retailers and will offer some amazing deals in our 3rd Annual Black Friday Porch Sale. If you are looking for some great deals on gifts for friends, family, or co-workers, this will be a great chance to take advantage of amazing savings and help to support your golf shop.
GOLF LESSON PACKAGE SPECIAL
Take advantage of this lesson special that will only be of-fered at this rate in November and December of 2019, 3 lessons for $150. A great gift for the golfer with every-thing, or even for yourself. These lessons can be used any-time in 2019 and 2020. Call or email the Golf Shop to re-serve this special lesson package.
WINTER LESSONS IN THE BUBBLE!!
Winter is not a reason to forget about your golf swing. Your PGA Professionals will offer instruction all winter in the bubble using both video and FlightScope analysis. The more dialed in you are this winter, the quicker you play your best in the spring! Please contact the Golf Shop for more information or to make lesson arrangements.
GOLF SHOP HOLIDAY DROP-IN
On Wednesday, December 18th, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm, we will offer our annual Golf Shop Holiday Drop In. This will be an excellent opportunity to take advantage of some great discounts, as well as a way to find some gifts for that special golfer in your family. We will also offer compli-mentary adult beverages for all members attending. Mark your calendar and plan to come out to the Golf Shop for this fun social event.
KEEP YOUR CCP GOLF SHOP IN MIND
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
The Holiday Season is here, and the Golf Shop is stocking up with the proper golf wear to combat the cooler tempera-tures. We are currently stocking men’s winter wear and lifestyle apparel from FootJoy, Straight Down, Imperial Headwear, Johnnie-O, Oxford & Ahead. We will also have Ladies apparel from FootJoy Leisure, Ahead, & EPNY. On the equipment side the Golf Shop is stocked with the latest innovations from Titleist, Callaway, XXIO, & Taylor Made. Your PGA Professionals will be glad to offer custom fit-tings for any holiday equipment purchases.
A great gift idea for co-workers, friends, or family is golf balls with an imprint. Titleist is offering free personalization on all golf balls in their line. Imprints can be in Black, Blue, Red, Green or Pink ink with a maximum of 17 charac-ters. Orders must be placed with Titleist by December 6th to guarantee delivery by December 21st.
Remember, we always welcome your input on the golf shop inventory and will be delighted to try other companies if the interest is there
Pro’s Corner
I would like to encourage everyone to come out and use your facility as much as possible this month so that you can enjoy the wonderful condition of the golf course and the beauty of the outdoors as the fall season arrives.
A big CONGRATS goes out to our 2nd Assistant Professional, Nick Daugherty, for passing his PGA Play Ability Test. Nick has now passed the first hurdle on the path to PGA membership. Next time you see Nick at the Club please give him your congrats on a job well done.
For those that do not know, our long-time shop assistant, Ryan Ray, has left CCP to pursue a career option outside of golf. Ryan served 11 years at the Club and will definitely be missed. While we will miss Ryan and his “personality” in the Golf Shop, I want to wish him well in his new en-deavors.
Lastly, I would like to thank the membership for your con-tinued support of all our golf events and your support of the Golf Shop. I am continually striving to offer excellent golf tournaments and events to the membership, as well as offer-ing a well-stocked and professionally run Golf Shop. To help us continue to meet these goals, I would like to ask for your feedback as to what we can improve, what you like, and/or what you would like to see change in our golf opera-tion. Please feel free to contact me anytime here at the golf shop or by e-mail [email protected].
Thank you for your participation and I look forward to see-ing you this month at the club!
From the Tennis Courts Chris Dallas, Tennis Director
Holiday season is upon on us. Before we get into the holi-days, I want to thank the tennis players and the non-tennis players that came to the “Top Two” grand opening. We had a good time playing games and enjoying the beautiful weather. The Course Maintenance Team did some great work coming into the event to get the area around the courts looking as great as the new courts do.
The date for the CCP Fall Doubles Invitational has been rescheduled to Saturday, November 23rd. We have had some very good competition over the last few seasons with this event. Time to pick your partner for the member/guest style one-day doubles event. Ladies play in the morning and
Men play in the afternoon. We separate the two with some light hors d’oeuvres.
The annual Mix Mingle and Mimosas Holiday Tennis Mix-er is set for Saturday, December 7th. This has been a well-attended club favorite since it began. I expect a whole new level of competition in the “Ugly Sweater Contest”. Plan to come out and have a Holiday good time with some socializ-ing, some tennis and, some ugly sweaters.
Fall is in the air it is a great time to be out on a tennis court.
See you at the courts, Chris Dallas
Ladies 2.5/ 3.0 ..........................Mon 5:30pm-6:30pm
Ladies 3.5/4.0 Cardio ............. Tue 6:00pm-7:00pm
Ladies 2.5/ 3.0 Cardio ............. Tue 7:00pm-8:00pm
Men’s Night ................................ Thu 6:00pm-7:30pm
Men’s Cardio/Fast Feed ......... Sat 9:00am-10:00am
If you have any questions, please contact the tennis center at 270-554-7065 or [email protected]
No Ladies Clinics November 28th, December 24th, and December 31st
Red/Orange Ball 1.0 Quickstart
(ages 5 to 7)
Mon 5:30-6:25pm
Orange/Green Ball 2.0 Beginner (ages 6 to 10)
Tue 4:30 - 5:25pm
Orange/Green Ball 3.0 Intermediate
(ages 8 to 11)
Mon & Wed 4:00-5:25pm
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• “Funpetitive” mixer play in Men’s, Women’s & Mixed Doubles • No Partner Needed • “Skills” Contest • Mimosas & light hors d’oeuvres provided • Cost is $20 per person • Wednesday, December 4th is the deadline to sign-up • PLUS…….the Return of:
2019 Holiday Tennis Mix & Mingle
and Mimosas
Join us in the Tennis Bubble on December 7th from 10:00am - 12:30pm
Ugly Sweater Contest!
Fall Invitational Doubles
Tournament
November 23, 2019
We want to display what a wonderful, fun environment for tennis we have at the Country Club of Paducah.
You, the members are the key to helping us showcase tennis at the Club by:
Inviting a Guest to play with you or inviting a Guest Team to play in the Men’s or
Ladies Doubles event
9:00am - 12:00pm Ladies Doubles Flighted Round Robin 11:30am - 12:30pm Light Snacks/Drinks 12:00pm - 3:00pm Men’s Doubles Flighted Round Robin
• Men’s & Ladies Doubles will be Round Robin format • Draws will be flighted depending on sign-ups • Please include your NTRP level as well as your partner’s NTRP
level to help determine flights • Deadline: 6pm Wednesday, November 20, 2019 • Call Tennis Pro Shop 270-554-7065 or e-mail ccptennis
@ccofpaducah.com to register • Cost for the weekend is only $20 per player. Guests will be
billed to the sponsoring Member’s account • Space is limited, pick your partner and invite your friends soon!
Some of the days in November carry the
whole memory of summer as a fire opal
carries the color of moonrise.”
― Gladys Taber, Stillmeadow Daybook
Looking Back…
I would first like to offer my deepest condolences to Farideh Reck and her family, for the passing of her mother. You all are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Thank you to everyone who came out for to the German Buffet, everything was tasty and a great way to end the year of themed buffets!
Ladies Night Out Yoga and Wine, was canceled again due to no sign-ups.
The Fishing Derby was another hit this fall and it was a per-fect day for fishing! Thank you to everyone who came out for this and congratulations to all the winners!
1st Place Sadie Waggoner 26” 2nd Place Sophia Taleban 14” 3rd Place London Anderson 9.25” Honorable mention (and coming in very close behind third place) is Harry Wright (9”) and Grant Waggoner (8”)
The Annual Family Camp-Out, was a huge success! We in-corporated new, fall themed activities for the evening and had a blast! Make sure you don’t miss out on it next year, I hope to continue to grow this event and make it the event of the year!
Coming Up this Month…
Ladies, our LNO this month is going to be Sip & Shop! Join us at the golf shop on November 26th, at 6:00 p.m. for a fun shop ‘til you drop evening!
Everyone, skip the holiday mess…all the decorating, prepar-ing food and then clean up?! BLEH! Let us do it for you! Join us at the Country Club on November 28th, Thanksgiv-ing Day, for a holiday feast! See the full menu on page 14. Looking Ahead…
December….I cannot believe that in just two short months this DECADE will be over!
Everyone, we will be having a Holiday Buffet on December 10
th-12
th and again December 17th
-19th
. This is a great op-portunity to bring your office, friends or family to celebrate the holiday season!
Kids, we will be having our annual Santa Brunch on Decem-ber 8th from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.!
If you are interested in hosting your holiday party with us at the Country Club, please give me a call!
Make sure to stay tune for flyers with all the details about events!
When making reservations for any event please try to get them in at least 48 hours in advance!
If anyone ever has any ideas for events they would love to see happen, my door is always open, so please do not hesitate to reach out to me!
I am truly grateful for the warm welcome by all. I am truly happy to be back taking care of the needs of this wonderful membership. I have certainly hit the ground running and will do my best to help reestablish some standards that this mem-bership truly deserves. We have put in place a new fall/winter menu to better utilize the in-season fruits and vegetables to take advantage of them at their best quality. Sunday Brunch will now take place every Sunday, so you can take the guesswork out of its availability. Plan to visit every Sunday, we will have fresh new items and action stations where you can enjoy your favorites cooked in front of you to enhance your dining experience.
We will be hosting our Thanksgiving Buffet November 28th from 10:30am until 2:00pm with “all the trimmings’. Dinner Specials will now run for a two week period and will feature appetizers, entrees and dessert all handcrafted in-house. Well that is all I have for now and just want to say again, Thank You All for the warm welcome back. I hope to see you soon.
David Wells, Clubhouse Manager From the Clubhouse
On the Social Scene Hayley Smith, Banquet & Event Coordinator
From the Kitchen Michael Harlow, Executive Chef
November is here, hard to believe that the holidays are near. I hope you have the opportunity to try our new menu. Chef Mike has put together a great selection of both familiar and new offerings. If you would like a cocktail, Whitney has in-cluded a new fall cocktail menu for you as well.
Thanksgiving is coming soon, so please remember to make your Thanksgiving reservation with Hayley. Thanksgiving
lunch is one of our busiest meals of the year and remember we will not be open for dinner on Thanksgiving.
As always, we look forward to serving you and hope you have a great month!
Thank you,
David Wells
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LNO Sip & Shop
Clubhouse will close at 2pm
Kid’s
Christmas
Crafts
RTJ Revenge
Mark your calendars…….
The Big Guy
is coming to town!
Make reservations
for Santa Brunch
on Dec 8th.
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Fall Doubles Invitation
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Santa Brunch
Clubhouse will close at 3pm
Clubhouse will close at 3pm
The Clubhouse will close January 1st and will reopen on Wednesday January 15th
for annual maintenance.
Tennis Holiday
Mixer
Holiday Lunch Buffet 10th-12th
Holiday Lunch Buffet 17th-19th
Merry Christmas
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Tim & Julie Farmer ....... 25 yrs.
Billy Harper Private Event
Craig Guess Private Event
Keith Wilke Banterra Bank
Crissy Bundren Edward Jones
Jason Siener Private Event
Clay Robinson Private Event
Nancy Powless Ladies Book Club
Myrna Redfield FRNP
Dr. Ted Borodofsky 1st Investors
Jeff Holland NAIFA
Ann Boyd Private Event
Tom Shadoan Private Event
Joe Framptom Paducah Bank
Tony Reck
P&L Railway
Sara Page Joyce Paxton Lucy Paxton
Luncheon Club
Dr. Brett Bechtel Private Event
Dr. Paul Grumley Top Drawer
Heath Bowling Edward Jones
Kurt Averill Private Event
Larry Stovesand KYADA
to the following members for hosting or sponsoring an event at the Club in October
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On the statement you received in November you will see the
annual participation charge for the Employee Christmas Fund.
This is paid to employees as a Christmas Bonus. Your donation is greatly appreciated.
Welcome to our Club! Daniel Coyne joins the Club as a Corpo-rate Premier member. Daniel is the Chief Operating Officer with Four Rivers Nu-clear Partnership.
Jason Straub joins the Club as an Asso-ciate member. Jason is a philanthropy of-ficer for Baptist Health.
Paul & Allison Dutton join the Club as Premier members. Paul is the Human Re-source Director at Marquette Transporta-tion and Allison is the owner/court report-er for Bluegrass Reporting Agency, LLC. They have one son, Samuel.
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Hours of
Operation
Club Office 270-554-7914 option 4
Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm
Dining Room
270-554-7914 option 3 or 270-448-DINE (3463)
for reservations and to go orders
Tue - Fri 11:00am - 9:00pm
Sat 10:30am-9:00pm Sun 10:30am-8:00pm
Tennis Shop & Fitness Center
270-554-7065
Mon - Thu 7:00am-8:00pm Fri 7:00am-4:30pm
Sat 8:00am-2:00pm Sun 12:00pm-4:00pm
Fitness center has 24-hour keyless access. Inquire at the Tennis Shop .
Golf Shop
270-554-5330 option 5
Shop Hours: Tue-Sun 8:00am-6:00pm
Driving Range Hours Tue- Sat 8:00am-7:00pm
Sun 7:00am-6:30pm Closed on Mondays
Pool & Snack Bar
closed for the season
Contact information for Club Management:
David Wells, Clubhouse Manager ......................... [email protected] .................................. 270-448-6594
Whitney Stone, Dining Room Supervisor ............. [email protected] ................................. 270-448-6597
Hayley Smith, Banquet &Events Coordinator ...... [email protected] ................................. 270-448-6593
Michael Harlow, Executive Chef .......................... [email protected] .............................. 270-448-6596
Angie Skees, Office Manager ................................. [email protected] .................................. 270-448-6590
Chad Martin, Head Golf Professional .................. [email protected] ............................... 270-448-6595
Shannon Watson, Golf Course Superintendent ... [email protected] ............................... 270-554-0468
Chris Dallas, Tennis Director ................................ [email protected] ................................. 270-554-7065
Example:
The Annual Dining Commitment
period is April 1st through March
31st of the following year
Located in the bottom left-hand corner
of your monthly Club statement
you will see the remaining balance
left to spend on food and beverage
to satisfy the annual dining commitment