August 2016 T H R B O X

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T H PINEHAVEN COUNTRY CLUB August 2016 E C H A T T E R B O X Upcoming Events: Women s Championship Net July 30-31, August 6 Women s Championship July 30-31, August 6 Men s Championship August

September 5 Congratulations to our 2016 champions! Tony Cristello won the Men s Senior Championship on the 1 st playoff hole over Paul Hart.

1 T H PINEHAVEN COUNTRY CLUB August 2016 E C H A T T E R B O X Upcoming Events: Women s Championship Net July 30-31, August 6 Women s Championship July 30-31, August 6 Men s Championship August 6,7,13,14 Golf Olympics at Pinehaven August 12 The Audrey August Sadie Hawkins Tournament August 21 President s Cup September 3-4 Millie Chylinski Queen Bee September 3-4 Labor Day Scramble September 5 Congratulations to our 2016 champions! Tony Cristello won the Men s Senior Championship on the 1 st playoff hole over Paul Hart. Both players finished the regulation 18 holes with scores of 72. Nancy Kroll won the Women s Senior Club Championship. Nancy shot an 81 to bring home her first Senior Club Championship. Kellen Reiner won his second Junior Club Championship in a two hole playoff over Kiern Feeney. Kellen shot a two day total of 171 for the victory. (more tournament highlights on pg 9) 2016 Pinehaven Penguins 2016 Club Champions Men s Senior Champion `- Tony Cristello Women s Senior Champion - Nancy Kroll Junior Champion - Kellen Reiner Two Man Champions - John Hillenbrandt & Steve Bass Swim Team (highlights on pg 5) Inside this issue: Fall Membership Promo 2 Clubhouse F&B Announcements 3 Swim & Junior News 5 Handicap Committee Golf Olympics 8 Tournament Results Calendar of Events 12

2 PAGE 2 THE CHATTERBOX 2016 NEWSLETTER `The 2016 season has been very successful! Our golf course is in great shape and our membership is healthy and active. Our next membership promotion begins in September when we allow new members to make a deposit towards 2017 membership and play September and October dues free. If you have any family, friends or business acquaintances that are interested in Pinehaven membership please put them in touch with me so I can offer them the chance to join early for Thank you! -Scott Warren PGA Member/Club Manager

Featured items include: Fried Calamari-appetizer Rings and tentacles dredged in seasoned flour and lightly fried.

3 PAGE 3 THE CHATTERBOX 2016 NEWSLETTER 2016 Hole in Ones: Congratulations! Nancy Kroll Mike VanBuren Don Zee Brian Mason PJ Bazanos Tony Cristello Dave Bruce Peter McHugh New Pub Menu The new Pub Menu is available for review on the dining page of the website. Featured items include: Fried Calamari-appetizer Rings and tentacles dredged in seasoned flour and lightly fried. Served with marinara sauce 16 oz Delmonico Steak (hand cut) entrée Side of Au Jus and creamy horseradish sauce.. Served with garlic mashed potatoes Chef Rick and Chef Sean will continue to feature a variety of weekly specials, see two of the August 2-7 specials below, to compliment the regular Pub Menu Cajun Chicken Salad 9.75 Cajun chicken with cherry tomatoes, cucumbers and strawberries over arugula. Strawberry lime vinaigrette. B & B. Red Snapper Sandwich 15 Pan fried red snapper served on ciabatta with slaw and tarter sauce. Fries and pickle Michael s at Pinehaven IPA Menu Draft Bottled Brooklyn Defender $5.50 Dogfish Head 90 minute $8.25 Goose Island $5.50 Dogfish Head Namaste $6.25 Lagunitas Little Sumpin $6.25 Canned Stone Indian Pale Ale $6.25 John Brown $6.25 Sierra Nevada Torpedo $6.25 Sierra Nevada Pale Ale $6.25

4 PAGE 4 THE CHATTERBOX 2016 NEWSLETTER The Pinehaven Board of Director s believes that informing the membership of improvements and upgrades made during the fiscal year is a vital tool in promoting the understanding of the clubs overall health. Below is a list of projects completed thus far in FY2016. ~ Tree pruning, trimming and removal on holes 5, 6, 7, 10, 15 (November-December 2015) ~ Repair and renovation of the on course bathrooms (April - June 2016) ~ Equipment upgrade to the Clubhouse and Pro Shop alarm systems (April 2016) ~ Transition Clubhouse Televisions to a Universal Remote Control (April 2016) ~ Transition phone lines from Verizon (copper wire) to Timewarner coaxial cable (April 2016) ~ Upgrade Clubhouse Sound System (Sonos Music) (May 2016) ~ Obtain secure Cloud based storage for CSG files (May 2016) ~ Repair and renovation of the men s showers (April - July 2016) ~ Replace carpet on the front steps of the clubhouse (July 2016) ~ Replace pavement from the parking lot to the Pro Shop (July 2016) ~ Replace Pro Shop Water Fountain (July 2016) ~ Replace driving range ball washer (July 2016)

Here are some of the highlights from the 2016 season: - Lila Whipple, placed 4th in 8 and under breast stroke - Shannon Deyoe placed 5th in 13-17 Butterfly - Eric Ryan placed 1st in 9-10 Free, Back

5 2016 NEWSLETTER THE CHATTERBOX POOL and JUNIOR NEWS PAGE 5 PINEHAVEN PENGUINS SWIM TEAM Congratulations to our Pinehaven Penguin Swim Team on a Great Season! Thank you to Swim Coach Susan Curro for a great job with the team! Here are some of the highlights from the 2016 season: - Lila Whipple, placed 4th in 8 and under breast stroke - Shannon Deyoe placed 5th in Butterfly - Eric Ryan placed 1st in 9-10 Free, Back and Fly and won the most valuable swimmer award - Emily Depew participated in her first diving event and received the Coaches Award - Gabriel Fasciglione received the most improved award - Several swimmers learned 2-3 dives and plan to dive on the team next summer - Defeated Colonie Country Club at our last home meet - Everyone showed significant improvement in times and strokes - All of the 8 and unders learned freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke and competed in all 3 CDGCA Junior Results July 14th at Shaker Ridge Country Club Team Results Pinehaven 63 Van Schaick/Edison 64 Ballston Spa 65 Colonie 68 Shaker Ridge 69 Schuyler Meadows 76 Pinehaven Team: Nicholas Rumsey/Evan Bopp Kellen Reiner/Kiern Feeney July 28th at Country Club of Troy Team Results Shaker Ridge 67 Pool Hours June 24 - September 5 Open Daily 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm Weekdays 11:00 am - 7:00 pm Weekends 2016 Junior Championship Congratulations to Kellen Reiner 2016 Junior Club Champion. Kellen and Kiern Feeney finished the 36 holes of regulation tied at 171. Kellen secured his victory on the second hole of the sudden death playoff. Pinehaven 68 Colonie 71 Van Schaick 75 Schuyler Meadows 82 Pinehaven Team: Nicholas Rumsey/Evan Bopp Jeffrey Sullivan/Colin Buyck

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7 2016 NEWSLETTER THE CHATTERBOX HANDICAP COMMITTEE PAGE 7 What does the Handicap Committee do anyway? The Handicap Committee at Pinehaven is charged with overseeing the handicap system to provide the membership with a level playing field for competitions. Its members are Adam Jameson (Chair), Mary Scatena, Lynn Cummings and John Graham all of whom participate regularly in club tournaments. The group meets on an as-needed basis to discuss circumstances in which abnormalities are seen in the data. How does it go about its business? Weekend results are spot-checked to see if scores were posted by members. When it is found that a member participated in a weekend sweeps, for example, and won in a net event, and there was not a corresponding score posted, then they are contacted individually and asked if they would like the Professional staff to post the score on their behalf. This happens frequently, and innocently. People forget to post or they believe that someone else posted for them. It s not a big deal, and we ve even had to remind Board Members that their scores didn t make it into the GHIN system. We examine tournament results for abnormalities. The USGA has provided us with a significant amount of guidance in this area, and we use it extensively. If someone shoots an exceptional tournament score, as defined by the USGA, then it is automatically flagged in the GHIN system. Two such rounds, in competition, in a 12-month period cause the GHIN system to place an R next to the member s handicap and it alerts the committee to review it. We are all allowed to play well and we should all want to improve over time. The system merely accelerates the process of lowering a handicap when a competitor has become significantly better in a short period of time. The results of the recently-completed Men s 3-Day Member-Guest Tournament are a good example of the committee s work. Each of the six flights paid three winners, so 18 members and their guests cashed. Those 36 golfers scores were put into a spreadsheet, hole by hole, and reviewed. and net scores were of course considered, but the analysis also looked at the differential between the hole by hole scores of the team members. Sometimes competitors are accused of throwing away shots when they re out of a hole so as to inflate their handicap. In the case of this tournament, the results fell within the parameters of a fairly-run competition. When the committee is made aware of a member who is not posting his or her scores, or not playing to the best of their ability when shooting those scores, then an examination is made using a number of statistical methods. When possible, the Chair will provide the data to the other committee members on a no names basis. Again, using guidance from the USGA, there are rare instances when a member will have a handicap assigned by the committee. This is only done after the member is invited to meet with the committee to help explain why results that are so statistically-improbable that they rise to impossible are present. If the committee recommends an assigned handicap, then the data are presented to the Golf Activities Committee. If the Golf Activities Committee agrees, then the results and a recommendation are presented to the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors agrees, then the change is made in the GHIN system and the member is notified. Why doesn t the Golf Pro do all of this work? The Head Golf Professional is not permitted to serve on the Committee, again, as recommended by the USGA. He serves as an advisor only. The work has to be done by members so that the interactions with the membership in general are done among peers.

as a scramble and count best score Hole #5 Count 1 better ball of 4 scores Hole #6 Play as a golf relay, must keep same order throughout entire hole Hole #7 Everyone plays their own ball from the red

8 PAGE 8 THE CHATTERBOX 2016 NEWSLETTER The Olympics are Coming to Pinehaven Pinehaven Golf Olympics on Friday August 12th Team Makeup: Mixed Foursome (can include juniors) Format: 5:15 Modified Shotgun Start Hole #1 tee thru Hole #2 green Cross Country Marathon Hole Hole #3 Play hole as a scramble, then play out of bunker in a scramble, add scores Hole #4 Split into 2 two person teams, play as a scramble and count best score Hole #5 Count 1 better ball of 4 scores Hole #6 Play as a golf relay, must keep same order throughout entire hole Hole #7 Everyone plays their own ball from the red tees, count team aggregate score Hole #8 Play as a golf relay, must keep same order throughout entire hole Hole #9 Select 1 player to throw the ball off of the tee and then play scramble from there $5.00 Per Person Entry Fee for Prizes Please sign up your foursome in the Pro Shop The field will be limited to the first 16 foursomes to sign up Please sign up by August 10th Carts are available and optional Food & Beverage Specials will be available they are not included in the price Members only Please

9 PAGE 9 THE CHATTERBOX 2016 NEWSLETTER GOLF SHOP NEWS The ladies event was rescheduled to July 16 and the teams of Nancy Kroll and Judy Natoli won their flight (gross) with a score of 74. The team of Barbara Mahoney and Cindy LaFleur won their flight (net) with a score of 63.2 In the second flight, Pam Lemme and MaryEllen Milos won their flight (gross) with a score of 86. Also, in the second flight the team of Eileen Hart and Diane Bode won their flight (net) with a score of 62.8 August tournament play features Men s Club Championships, August 6, 7 & 13, 14. Please come out for a night of fun for the golf Olympics at Pinehaven on August 12! Finally, the Sadie Hawkins tournament will be played on August 21. Please sign up in the pro shop or register online for these tournaments. Tournament Results Men s Senior Championship Tony Cristello 72* Paul Hart 72 Steve Bass 74 Bill Toomey 77 * won in playoff Net Dave Worden 75 Pat Arico 77 Paul Carnivale 78 Net Jim Leonard 70 Stan Milos 70 David Sutphen 71 Net 70+ Doug Lonnstrom 73 August 6-7 August 6-7 August 12 August August August 21 September 3-4 September 3-4 September 5 September Event Preview July 1 - August 31 Women s Championship Men s Championship Golf PCC Men s Championship The Audrey Sadie Hawkins Tournament President s Cup Queen Bee Labor Day Scramble EOY Tournament & Party Tournament Results Women s Senior Championship Overall Nancy Kroll 81 Green/Red Tee Division Sandy Weckter 88 Cristine Lonnstrom 98 Net Green/Red Tee Division Mary Ellen Milos 71 Barb Mahoney 76

10 2016 NEWSLETTER THE CHATTERBOX GOLF SHOP NEWS Senior Guest Day Results PAGE 10 Howard Huntington/Dave Huntington/Sal Pipito/Kevin Fahy 111 David Smith/Gary Keehfus/Link Keehfus/John Beverly 121 Peter Bolognino/Paul Bolognino/Kevin Vita/Don Young 121 Jim Ader/Bill Pauquette/Gene Therriault/Robert Smith 122 Dan Debenedetto/Russ Carson/Chuck Barasso/Bill Tyrrell 123 Len Angers/Lenny Dariano/Jim Durante/ Stan Majack 123 Men s Member Guest Results Raymond Porter Flight Walter Murray Flight Frank Toma & Scott Nuttall +4 Chancy D Arcangelis & Tim Wales +10 John Hillenbrandt & Eric Wasserbach +4 Dave Thomson & Bob Delacruz +8 Mike VanBuren & David Porter +3 Dick Sherwood & John Bailey +2 John E Crowley Flight Walter Decher Flight Fr. Joe Cebula & Chris Braman +11 Lonnie Wagner & Mike Saccocio +12 Gary Burton & Michael Tate +2 Joe Mallia & John Collisson +11 Kevin McDonald & Dave Cerutti -1 Tom Lemme & Wally Distefano +2 Paul Salamone Flight Alfred Tetrault Flight Paul Carnivale & Tom Kleinkauf +12 Lou Santandrea & Bob Doyle +9 Chuck Barbarulo & Mark Barbarulo +3 Doug Lonnstrom & Dave Barrell +6 Rick Rose & Michael Durso +2 Kevin Burke & Rich Rosen +3 Women s Tournament Flight 1 Flight 2 Nancy Kroll & Judy Natoli 74 Pam Lemme & MaryEllen Milos 86 Net Net Barbara Mahoney & Cindy LaFleur 63.2 Eileen Hart & Diane Bode 62.8 Diana O hare & Mary Dewey 64.5 Maureen Silk-Eglit & Mary Wood 63.2

11 2016 NEWSLETTER THE CHATTERBOX GOLF SHOP NEWS Women s Member Guest Results PAGE 11 Birdies Flight Nancy Kroll/Heather Morrison/Mary Scatena/Jen Dilorio 149 Net Lynn Cummings/Diane Fowler/Jane Balander/Kathy Gill 121 Sandy Weckter/Selina Balick/Kathy Canestrini/Darcie Trapasso 127 Heidi Glazier/Stephanie Suozzo/Sandra Sloan/Ann Capobianco 129 MaryEllen Milos/Mary Ellen Burt/Mary Ellen Trumbull/Sue Kahler 129 Birdies Flight Dr. Judy Mysliborski/Flo Liberatore/Paula Maniscalco/MJ Ellis 176 Net Sue Polino/Mary Chamberlain/Linda Miller/Elise Richtol 130 Anne Hartranft/Pam Farhart/Marla Reznitsky/Carol Spira 132 Diana Ohare/Connie Fennessey/Joey Laiacona/Jeannine Mannix 135 Sandies Flight Diane Bode/Cindi Konieczny/Cristine Lonnstrom/Dawn Vann 183 Net Linda Bourgeois/Jude Maxwell/Barbara Mahoney/Maryann Kling 121 Nadine Toma/Becky Vojtisek/Renee McDonald/Patty Przekop 123 Charlene Fitzgerald/Donna Travis/Elain Pyszkowski/Charlotte Colton 131 Chips Flight Barbara Trimarchi/Carol Distefano/Jeanie Mansullo/Patti Witko 183 Net Laurie Santandrea/Casey Vattimo/Amy Labbe/Lisa Sunkes 130 Midge Bulgaro/Karen McCann/Nancy Hodes 134 Nikki Smith/Patti Davis/Jean Keehfus/Diane Beverly 134

12 PAGE 12 THE CHATTERBOX 2016 NEWSLETTER AUGUST SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 Open at Noon 2 Ladies League 3 4 CDGCA Junior Tourney 5 Date Night 6 Men s Championship Women s Championship 7 Men s Championship Women s Championship 8 Open at Noon 9 Ladies League Ladies Day Play w/ Pro 12 Golf Olympics At Pinehaven 13 Men s Championship NENYPGA Junior Tour 14 Men s Championship 15 NRF Outing 16 Ladies League 17 George Amedore Classic Outing 18 The Audrey 19 The Audrey Sadie Hawkins 22 Greens Aerification 23 away Ladies League Ladies Day Open at Noon 30 Ladies League 31 SEPTEMBER SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 Ladies Day 2 3 President s Cup Queen Bee 4 President s Cup Queen Bee 5 Labor Day Scramble 6 Open at Noon 7 Ladies League 8 Ladies Day Moore Invitational 12 UAlbany Slam Dunk Classic NEWGA 15 NEWGA EOY Club Tournament & Party 19 Open at Noon Albany County Children s Fund Outing EOY 21 Cargo Tourny 22 EOY D Arcangelis Tourny Women s Waubeeka

Annual Stockholder Meeting Friday October 26th Commencing at 7:30pm

PINEHAVEN COUNTRY CLUB Congratulations Craig Boyarsky hole in one on hole number 3 witnessed by Dave Bruce AJ Zarelli double eagle on hole number 15 Annual Stockholder Meeting Friday October 26th Commencing