January 2, 2014 Dear Plantation Golf & Country Club Members, Happy New Year! Just as the crystal ball descends upon the celebrating crowd at Time Square, a new and exciting year has descended upon us here at the Plantation Golf & Country Club. Pulte Homes and Hampton Golf are dedicated to enhancing the member experience at the Golf Club and are confident 2014 will be a banner year. With year-round gorgeous weather here in southwest Florida, we are finding more members are utilizing the veranda adjacent to the bar/dining room for enjoying lunch and or dinner. With this in mind, we are designating this area a non-smoking area. The center of the veranda directly off the lobby wrapping around toward the golf shop will be the designated area for smoking. We want to thank everyone in advance for their cooperation. Administration & Membership Department: The Full Golf Membership continues to grow as homes are built and purchased in Somerset at The Plantation. We have a total of 297 golf memberships. Thank you for making The Plantation your Florida home club. Full Golf Memberships are still available through initial retail purchases of new Somerset lots and residences within The Plantation if a membership agreement is submitted within 30 days after executing the real estate purchase contract. If you have any inquiries pertaining to the membership offerings, please contact Vicki Stephenson in the membership office at (239)561-8650 ext. 3616 or e-mail her at VStephenson@PlantationGolfCC.com. Please help us in welcoming our newest members to the 2013 Full Golf Membership and again thank you for making The Plantation Golf & Country Club your Florida home course! Full Golf Club Members: Associate Golf Members: Robert & Sandy Gebing from Fort Myers, FL Don Bartch & Peggy Burlison from Bridgeton, MO Drew Ballard from Fort Myers, FL Bob & Carolyn Moore from Fort Myers, FL Gary & Allison Evans from Fort Myers, FL Normand & Ursula Albert from Lewiston, ME The Club started a bird nesting program aimed at attracting song birds like Blue Birds to The Plantation. The bird nesting boxes are being installed in the natural areas and periphery of the golf course. There will be future publications updating everyone on the program and how you can take part as a volunteer to assist in monitoring the boxes. Food & Beverage Department: Friday Night Happy Hour will be held every Friday night in January. Dates and entertainment for our Friday night Happy Hours in January are listed below. Happy Hour specials will be from 5 – 7 p.m. and the a la carte menu will be from 5 – 8 p.m. with entertainment from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

January 3 & 17 –Rockin Ronnie Rutz January 24– CB Connection January 10 –Wendy Renee January 31 – Mister D

Pasta Night- January 8 and 22 The sauté pans will be sizzling with pasta and your selection of ingredients. Reservations will be accepted from 6 – 8 p.m. This is always a sellout so make your reservations early. Welcome Back Party- January 11 Put on your cowboy hats and boots and join us for a great night of dinner and dancing to kick off the season. Reservations are required for this event. The party starts at 6 p.m. The Nowhere Band Concert- January 15 You do not want to miss out on the concert of the year. The Nowhere Band is a Beatles Tribute Band. Reservations are required for this event and dinner is included. Mexican Night- January 29 Come and enjoy our new theme night buffet. Reservations will be accepted from 6-8 p.m.

Hours of Operation:

Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 3:30p.m. Light Fare Menu and Bar 3:30 to 6 p.m.

Golf Operations: January 8– Ladies’ Seven Star Interclub January 10–Bridgestone Ball Fitting - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Practice Range January 30 – Second Annual Swing for the Cure Golf Association News: Each Monday Men’s Day will include the Men’s Golf Association play with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun. Open to all male Full Golf members of the club. Registration and information is available at the golf shop. The deadline to register for the Monday event is by noon on the Friday prior. Tuesday Ladies’ Day will include the Ladies’ 9 & 18 Hole Golf Associations. There will be a 8:30 a.m. shotgun for the 18 hole ladies and the 9 hole ladies will have a shotgun at 1:30 p.m. Open to all female Full Golf members of the club. Sign up and information is available at the golf shop. The deadline to register for the Tuesday event is by noon on the Saturday before. The golf professionals will continue to host golf clinics for your game improvement. These sessions are open to Men & Ladies and you may bring along a friend or new golfer to participate. Instruction will review many areas of the golf swing, short game and course play to touch up areas of the game that may need assistance. Register or call the golf shop for Wednesday, January 15 at 11 a.m. which will cover Bunker Shots and Wednesday, January 29, at 11 a.m. which will cover Fairway Woods. Play Golf America: New golfer? Why not take advantage of the Play Golf America Get Golf Ready Program. The golf professionals will offer five half-hour lessons on the game of golf. The cost of $99.00 per person will introduce you to all aspects of the game. Pace of play is important for the enjoyment of all members and guests, especially with the season in full swing. Please be ready when it is your turn to play by dropping your partner off at their ball and then driving to your ball. Measure your distance and make your club selection as soon as you get to your ball, park your golf cart so you don’t have to walk back toward the group following, take divot sand with you, and lastly write your score down when you get to the next tee. There are two Pace of Play clocks that have been installed on the course. The clocks’ time should represent the time you teed off from number 1. Our pace of play goal is 4 hours and 15 minutes or less.

There was a question recently why a member could not leave their golf clubs overnight if they were playing golf the next morning. Please understand there is a charge for golf club bag storage and thus it is not fair to the members who pay for the ability to store their golf clubs. Golf Course Maintenance: As we approach the coming winter season you will notice the turf growth slows down dramatically and thus healing of divots, ball marks and traffic wear takes longer. Please help us by repairing divots and ball marks and use the cart paths when possible. When not on the cart paths, remain in the fairways away from the rough and the lake banks. We will continue to groom, spike and topdress the greens, along with vertically slicing the worn compact areas we find in the roughs. The cooler temperatures do have positive influences on green speeds as they will begin to increase.

We’ve battled some early disease pressure on the greens over the past month which accounts for the off color and/or less than ideal playing surfaces you might have experienced. We are confident that we won the battle as the greens are healthy and ready for a season of play. On behalf of The Plantation and Hampton Golf team, we would like to thank you for your continued support of the club and the opportunity to serve you. Sincerely, Doug Brown Andrew Dailidonis MGOrender General Manager Regional Manager, Hampton Golf President,Hampton Golf