Gatepost A Publication of Double gate Country Club Volume 11 Issue 10 October 2008

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1 The Gatepost A Publication of Double gate Country Club Volume 11 Issue 10 October 2008 Section Page No. Club News 2 & 4 On the Menu 2 Golf News 5 Tennis News 5 INSERT: Calendar with directory and next month s Special Events! Halloween Monster Mash Party & Buffet Friday October 31, :00-8:00pm Bring all the family for our annual Halloween Bash featuring... Best Costume contest and much more!! Prizes for best costume. WE RE HAVING A PARTY (OR TWO) DOUBLEGATE COUNTRY CLUB 44 th ANNIVERSARY PARTY * In harmony with our annual Member/Member Tournament ALL MEMBERS WELCOME Saturday October 4, 2008 Come Join Us For Dinner Between 6:00 and 9:00 Chef Jason And His Culinary Staff Will Prepare A Special Price Fixe Menu At $ Organic Autumn Salad With Sugar Pecans, Dried Cranberries, Fresh Apples And Balsamic Vinaigrette Choice Of: Blue Cheese Tenderloin Filet w/ Cold Water Lobster Tail Fresh Center Cut Ahi Tuna Steak Chicken Cordon Bleu with Bearnaise Sauce All Served With Michaels Dior Potato And Garlic Asparagus The Finale Bananas Foster Action Station Chocolate Grande Manier Souffle ***************** AND THEN.. One of the TOP BANDS in the South Presenting GINO for your dancing pleasure 9:00 to 1:00 An 8 piece R&B, Funk, Rock & Roll Dance Band, $ All you can hold if you can t come for dinner, please join us for the Party of the Year

2 Club News From the Desk of Chef Jason Hedrick... School is in full swing and the fall season is upon us. Football games and football gatherings Just give us a call for any of your football food needs! We are excited to introduce a new menu towards the end of October and hope to meet and exceed your expectations. We are having our annual family Monster Bash on Friday, October 31st and hope to scare you silly! The holiday season is fast approaching and we are here to help you have a perfect, worry free holiday party. Call today to make reservations for your holiday gatherings. As always, my staff and I are here to serve you. Please feel free to contact me for any reason. See you all at the club! Chef de Cuisine Jason Hedrick SATURDAY FOOTBALL STOP BY AND WATCH YOUR FAVORITE TEAM. ENJOY $1.00 DOMESTIC DRAFT BEER AND CHEF JASON S SPECIAL APPETIZERS $ :00N TO 6:00PM Doublegate no longer accepts cash in the Dining Room or Sports Lounge; however, we do accept MasterCard, Visa And American Express for the convenience of your guests or business meetings. You must accompany your guests unless prior arrangements have been made with management. We look forward to serving you. * Cash still accepted in the Golf Shop Halloween Monster Mash October 31st, :00-8:00pm From The Bone Yard Jell-O Salad Tossed Salad Bar with Dressings & Toppings Assorted Salads Sliced Fruit Platter In Count Dracula s Castle Burger Bar Fried Shrimp & Oysters Blackened Catfish Transylvania Casserole Mac & Cheese Buttered Corn French Green Beans- Baked Potato Bar From Deep in the Swamp Cookies, Brownies & Ice Cream Cups For The Little Monsters $9 For The Big Monsters $12 Thank You, Michael Bunting General Manager Sunday Brunch Buffet 5 th Prime of Beef Montreal Smoked Baby Back Ribs Fried Chicken 12 th Roasted Prime Rib of Beef Chicken and Dumplings Country Fried Steak 19 th Roasted Prime Rib of Beef Fried Pork Chops Yankee Pot Roast 26 th Tabasco Prime Rib of Beef Smoked Baby Back Ribs Adams Special Meat Loaf A Traditional Southern Affaire 1 st Chicken Parmesan Spaghetti and Meatballs 8 th Blackened Catfish Fried Chicken 15 th Route 66 Meatloaf Fried Captains Platters 22 th Fried Turkey Strips Grilled Pork Chops and Apples 29 th Grilled Rib eyes Smoked Whole Chicken Seafood Celebration 3 rd Seafood Display w/ Shrimp Cocktail Miniature Lobster Tails Rosemary Lamb Kabobs 10 th Seafood Display w/ Shrimp Cocktail Pan Seared BobWhite Quail Roasted Stuffed Flounder 17 th Seafood Display w/ Shrimp Cocktail Fresh Rainbow Trout Grilled Florida Shrimp 24 th Seafood Display w/ Shrimp Cocktail Fresh Orange Roughy Fresh Oyster Stew 31 th Seafood Display w/ Shrimp Cocktail Major Grays Lamb Chops Snow Crab Claws On the Menu

3 October Golf Tennis Dining Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 DLGA Fall fling 9:30 Tee Time Luncheon 3 Ping van 11:00-3:00 4 Member--member Anniversary Party 6-until 5 Member- member Men s Quads Mixed 4.0 Quads 3: Men s Quads Mixed 4.0 Quads 3: U.s. kids Junior tour 2:00 tee times 19 Men s Quads Mixed 4.0 Quads 3: Demo day 10:00-2:30 26 Men s Quads Mixed 4.0 Quads 3:30 27 Young life Parental Freedom 6-9:3 Monster Mash Party & Buffet Ballroom 6-8

4 Club Hours of Operation Dining Rooms (229) : Gateway Food Service: Closed Monday Tue. & Sun. 11:-00 AM-3: 00 PM Wed.-Fri. 11:00 AM-3:00 PM & 5:00 PM-9:00 PM Sports Lounge (Casual Dining): Tue. & Sun. 11:00 AM-3:00 PM Wed.-Sat. 11:00 AM-9:00 PM Georgia Ballroom: Sunday Brunch 11:00 AM-2:00 PM Golf Shop (229) : Closed Monday Tue.-Sun. 9:00 AM-6:00 PM Sat. 8:00 AM-6:00PM Alfresco Café Thurs. & Fri. - 4PM - Closing Sat. - 11AM -Closing Sun. - 11AM 3PM Tennis Shop (229) : Mon. 3:30 PM-7:30 PM Tue-Fri. 8:30 AM-12:00 PM & 3:30 PM-7:30 PM Sat. 8:30 AM-6:00 PM Sun. 1:00PM-6:00PM Fitness Center (229) : Sun.-Sat. 5:00 AM-9:30 PM Main Club Phone & Extensions ( ) General Manager: Michael Bunting 22 Front Desk & Reservations 10 Membership Director: 23 Chef: Jason Hedrick 15 Banquet Coordinator: Lisa Pochis 27 Accounts Receivable: Lisa Pochis 27 Controller: Dottie Kimball 30 Golf Professional: Ed Everett 31 Assistant Golf Pro: Nate Landry 32 Pro Shop 33 Sports Lounge (For Takeout Orders) 40 Fax Number: (229) Tennis Shop ( ) Pro Rick Crutcher Golf Course Maintenance (229) Brian Long New Board of Directors Bucky Leach Heath Fountain Mark Goodyear Garrett Fleming George McIntosh Bill George Tom Sullivan Jay Ventulett Coming in November Look for Details in Next Issue Golf Tennis Dining Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Daylight savings time ends Dlga 9:30 Luncheon Southeastern Jr golf tour Course opens 12: Pga dogfight 12:00 shotgun Thanksgiving Pro shop & cart barn closed 30

5 Golf News Top 10 Finish Helen Kirbo recently recorded 82-81=163 at Arrowhead Pointe at Richard B. Russell State Park in Elberton. This was the GSGA Senior Women s Championship. Helen won the third flight with ease. The winning score was 156. Labor Day Scramble Results We had a GREAT crowd of 17 foursomes. Division A 1 st Ed Northrop - Brent Northrop Todd Northrop - Steve Perrine 2 nd Andrew Vago - John Paul Martin Justin Strickland - Adam Hutchins 3 rd Charlie Peeler - Richman Margeson Patrick Flynn - Todd Ray 4 th Brad Germany - Tim Williams Brad Germany Jr. Colin Ho Division B 1 st Burkett Carver - Joy Carver Leland Burkart - Virginia Burkart 2 nd Louis Bridges - David Guerra Al Manry - Keith Thomas 3 rd Bucky Leach Fred Sharpe Bob Beauchamp Steve Shephard 4 th Barbara Hoots Steve Matthews Jason Hedrick Ollie Hedrick DLGA Fall Fling The annual Fall Fling is scheduled for October 2 nd at 9:30. This will take the place of the monthly scramble. Everyone needs to participate. DLGA September 4th Scramble Results 1st Joy Carver-Virginia Burkart-Joan Seay 2nd Carolyn Shellhass-Darlene Muse-Betts Smith Ping Tour Van On Friday, October 3 rd, the Ping Fitting Van will be at the range with their sophisticated launch monitor. The hours will be 11:00 3:00. Reserve a time. U.S. Kids Junior Golf Tour The Thomasville District will host a U.S. Kids Junior Tour at Doublegate on Saturday, October 18 th beginning at 2:00. Demo Day The Fall Demo Day is set for Saturday, October 25 th. The hours at the range will be 2:00-2:30. Most of the major brands will have their 2009 equipment for everyone to test. Sunday 2 nd Saturday 8 th Sunday 9 th Monday 24 th Thursday 27 th November Dates Daylight Savings Time ends 7:30-9:30 #1 & 10 Tee Southeastern Jr. Golf Tour 7:30-9:30 #1 & 10 Tee Southeastern Jr. Golf Tour Rescheduled because of Tropical Storm Faye 12:00 Shotgun PGA Dogfight Thanksgiving Day Golf Shop & Cart Barn Closed Shot of the Month Six birdies and an eagle equal a 71. Not a very consistent round. The eagle was the high light of the round for Larry Foreman. The eagle was a hole-in-one on hole six. Larry used an eight iron from 158 yards. Playing with Larry was Lee Walters, David Patten, Terry Durham and Walter Jones. Walter Jones was trying to go between the pines at the corner of 15 on his second shot. The ball hit a limb pretty solid. Everyone was looking and listening for the ball to land. Seconds went by before the ball came down striking Walter squarely on top of his head and bouncing out into the fairway. Walter did you add a two stroke penalty to your score? Wes Hacker waited until the eighteenth hole to record his best shot. From 140 yards Wes used a 9 iron to make an eagle 2 on September 4th. Congratulations on a super ending. Tennis News Men s Thursday Night Tennis The Doublegate/Stonebridge men battle it out on the courts every Thursday night at 6:30 PM. If you would like to be included in the sign up, call the tennis shop at to be added to the list. Sunday Men s Quads NEED A GAME? Drop by the courts and get in a game! Men gather and play starting at 1:00 p.m. Games arranged on a first come first serve basis! Sunday 4.0 Mixed Quads Sunday s 3:30pm Play starts at 3:30 LADIES QUADS TENNIS Thursday mornings at 9:30 AM Come out for a morning of tennis and fun. Games are arranged by weekly sign up and level of play. Call the tennis pro shop at to have you name added to the list. All players welcomed. TENNIS BOOT CAMP Monday's and Thursday's 6:00 to 7:30 PM A great way to get your game in shape. Drills, games and fun!! Cost is $15.00 per class HALLOWEEN TENNIS SOCIAL and FAMILY PICNIC Save the date!!! SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 4:00 PM until??? Sign up for an afternoon of goolish family fun! There will be plenty of tennis, games and food for the entire family. Menu: TBD Please call the tennis shop, for additional information.

6 Other Club News Aug. 22 nd Aug. 29 th Sept.5 th Sept. 12 th $$Friday Night Drawing Winners$$ Could have been the winner of $2, / Mr. Larry Clark Winner of $ / Mr. Skip Houston Could have been the winner of $2, / Dr. Stuart Goldsmith Winner of the $2, by Putting / Mrs. Joan Seay Winner of $ / Mr. Steve Matthews Could have been the winner of $1, / Mr. Lindy Ledford Winner of $ / Mrs. Keith Dorough Could have been the winner of $1, / Dr. William Aultman Winner of $ / Mr. Pete Thompson Michael Bunting General Manager mbunting@doublegatecc.com Jason Hedrick Chef chef@doublegatecc.com Ed Everett Golf Professional eeverett@doublegatecc.com Teresa Jones Receptionist / Reservations tjones@doublegatecc.com Dottie Kimball Controller dkimball@doublegatecc.com Rick Crutcher Tennis Professional dcctennis@bellsouth.net Staff Check out your Website Doublegate Country Club, LTD. Nate Landry Assistant Golf Professional nlandry@doublegatecc.com Brian Long Golf Course Superintendent longdcc@aol.com Lisa Pochis Banquet Reservations Accounts Receivable lpochis@doublegatecc.com Membership Director memberservices@doublegatecc.com Roger Williams Food & Beverage Manager rwilliams@doublegatecc.com From the Greens... I hope everyone had a good summer on the course. I feel we had a good year with our greens and the entire course. We can always learn and improve each year with these new ultra-dwarf greens. As we saw with our aerification, the August process healed much faster than the April process. We may change it around next year and do one aerification instead of two. We would use a larger tine to remove the same surface area as two aerifications with the smaller tines. We have also come along way with the #4 green this year and will continue to micro-manage this green. We had some issues with our cups losing their edges and I feel we have improved this with aerification, verti-cutting and a little heavier topdressing. If you as a golfer would not pull your ball out of the cup with your putter, it would help keep these edges in tack. In late September we will begin the process of preparing the greens for winter play. This will include raising the cut height, which will have an effect on the green speeds. Nothing major but we could lose six inches to a foot on the stimp meter over the next month until we get to late October or early November when the grass slows its growth. This is something you will appreciate in January and February. See you on the course, Brian Long, GCS Please remember to make reservations for Parental Freedom so that we can be adequately prepared PRSTD STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 491 ALBANY, GA 3800 Old Dawson Road Albany, Georgia (229)