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1 Columbia Country Club March 2018 Edition 135 Columbia Club Dr. W. ~ Blythewood, SC ~ Pro Shop: Office: ~ Easter Egg Hunt and Breakfast with The Easter Bunny Date: Saturday, March 31st Breakfast Buffet: 9am-10am Egg Hunt: 10am Menu: French Toast, Waffles, Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Grits, Hashbrowns, Muffins & Fruit Adults: $10 Children 5-10: $7 4 & Under: Eat Free Egg Hunt Price: $5/child Reservations MUST be in by Wednesday, March 28th! Easter Brunch Buffet Date: Sunday, April 1st Time: 11:30am - 2:30pm Adults: $21.95 Children 7-11: $ & Under: Free Featuring: Two Meat Carving Station, Full Salad Bar, A Wide Array Of Entrees, Sides And Desserts. Full Menu Soon To Come! Reservations MUST Be IN BY Wednesday, March 28th!

2 March 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday LGA Sadie Hawkins Tournament NCCGA Golf Tournament Ladies Vendor Fair 5pm-7pm NCCGA Golf Tournament Lunch Serice 11am-3pm 11 Blythewood JV GCSA Meeting & Golf No Dinner Service Hole Couples 1pm Shotgun Golfers Buffet 11am-3pm 18 Parks Hutto Bengal 12:30pm Shotgun 19 Parks Hutto Bengal 10am Shotgun Thirsty Third Thursday Ladies Event 6pm-8pm One Day Member/Guest 12:30pm Shotgun St. Patty's Patio Happy Hour Party w/ Irish Buffet Patio Party: 5pm-7pm Dinner: SCJGA Pee Wee Championship Practice Round 24 SCJGA Pee Wee Championship on Lakeside Lunch Serice 11am-3pm 25 North Greenville University Collegiate 26 North Greenville University Collegiate Grand Buffet 11:30am-2:30pm APG Outing SwingThought Tour Southern Buffet SwingThought Tour Spring, Go For The Green, Guest Weekend Spring, Go For The Green, Guest Weekend Easter Egg Hunt & Breakfast w/ The Easter Bunny Breakfast: 9am-10am Hunt: 10am

3 CCC WELCOMES NEW FEBRUARY MEMBERS Todd Blake ~ Associate Scott Sommers ~ Junior Executive Melissa Haller ~ Junior Executive Phillip Whittington ~ Junior A Word From The Board Of Directors Dear Members, Forecasting the weather is always tricky around here, but as I write this, the 1st half of March looks favorable for the arrival of spring. I for one am ready for some more seasonable temperatures (and less rain on the weekends!). Speaking of spring, don t forget our spring membership drive going on until March 31st. If you know someone who would enjoy playing the best-conditioned golf course in the area, this is the place and now is the time. Contact Heather for all the details. The end of the month will bring the always popular Go for the Green guest weekend March 30st-April 1st. This is always a busy weekend and coincidentally falls on Easter weekend this year and a great time to show off our club to guests and prospective members. The following week is Masters week, another very busy time and a chance to show off our club to guests and visitors from around the world. Summer pool memberships are still available, and that fee increases at the end of the month. If you know someone who would enjoy the pool and would like to save more than 10% on that membership, please contact Heather before this promotion runs out. Our pool repair project should be complete by the end of the month. While the cost is significantly higher than originally anticipated, the board believes the investment is well worth it, and necessary. I personally appreciate everyone s interest and contributions. This is a busy time at our club, as you can see. I hope to see you out at our club soon, enjoying spring! Barry Reynolds CCC President

4 A Word From The Tee... ONE DAY MEMBER / GUEST Friday, March 16th, 2018 Entry Fee: $30 per person plus cart fee 12:30pm shotgun start ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS! The one day member-guest scheduled for March 16th is a fantastic opportunity to invite friends, colleagues or acquaintances to experience CCC. Teams will consist of (1) member & (1) guest. The format is best ball gross and net of the team. A sign-up sheet is posted in the golf shop. MEN S SPRING MEMBER / MEMBER Saturday, April 28th - Sunday, April 29th Entry Fee: $75 per player This year s Men s Spring Member / Member will be the ever popular match play, round robin event consisting of (5) nine hole matches. Twenty-seven holes will be played on Saturday, April 28th and the remaining eighteen holes will be played on Sunday, April 29th followed by the championship shootout. This format requires us to close the golf course for regular member play. We apologize for this inconvenience but will make the greatest effort to accommodate all members requests to play on Saturday and Sunday at other courses in the area. MARCH GOLF SHOP HOURS OF OPERATION (Please Check Your Calendar For Monday Outings) (7:00 PM for Daylight Savings) (7:00 PM For Daylight Savings) (Please be through hitting by 6:00 PM) (7:00 PM For Daylight Savings) March & April Upcoming Events Thursday, March 1st ~ LGA Sadie Hawkins Tournament Saturday, March 3rd - Sunday, March 4th NCCGA Golf Tournament Monday, March 5th ~ Blythewood JV Wednesday, March 7th ~ GCSA Meeting & Golf Sunday, March 11th 18-Hole Couples Event 1:00pm shotgun Monday, March 12th - Tuesday, March 13th Parks Hutto Bengal Friday, March 16th One Day Member / Guest 12:30pm shotgun Saturday, March 17th - Sunday, March 18th SCJGA Pee Wee Championship Monday, March 19th - Tuesday, March 20th North Greenville University Collegiate Monday, March 26th ~ APG Outing Wednesday, March 28th - Thursday, March 29th SwingThought Tour Friday, March 30th - Sunday, April 1st Spring, Go for the Green Weekend Monday, April 2nd - Sunday, April 8th Master s Week Play Thursday, April 5th ~ LGA Silver Cup Begins Monday, April 9th ~ BCBS Outing Thursday, April 12th ~ LGA One Day Member-Member Saturday, April 14th Peggy Kirk Bell Junior Girls Tournament Monday, April 16th - Thursday, April 19th ~ GPRO Tour Saturday, April 28th - Sunday, April 29th Men s Spring Member-Member SPRING MERCHANDISE ARRIVING DAILY! Stop by the Golf Shop to check out the new spring merchandise. We would love the opportunity to take care of all your golfing needs. New performance wear apparel from Vineyard Vine, Foot Joy and Under Armour are arriving daily. These pieces are great for the Columbia heat and are sure to sell out quickly.

5 Friday, March 30th - Sunday, April 1st Go For The,, GUEST WEEKEND Benefiting Children s Chance Guests play for $40 (includes cart fees) The 6th annual Go for the Green Weekend is March 30th - April 1st, This event is designed to kick start the golf season while supporting a local charity. This year we have partnered with Children s Chance; whose mission it is to improve the quality of life of children and families who are dealing with the trauma of pediatric cancer. We hope everyone can play golf to show support for this worthwhile charity. Invite friends, colleagues and business associates for a round of golf at CCC for only $40 (cart fee included). Join us after play for a St. Patty s Patio Party and dinner buffet! 2018 Thursday, June 21st - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018 Entry Fee: $550 per team Thursday, June 21st: Practice Round Friday, June 22nd & Saturday June 23rd: Tournament Proper Sunday June 24th: Rain Date If you plan to participate in this popular event NOW is the time to make sure your Guest has an established handicap otherwise he will not be able to participate. Check with the Golf Staff if you have any questions. MEMBER GUEST SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (Tentative) Thursday, June 21st Practice Round Putting Contest 5:30pm-6:30pm Steak Dinner (for participants only) 6:00pm-8:00pm Team Registration & Buy-In 7:00pm Friday, June 22nd Breakfast Buffet 8:00am Matches #1, #2, #3 begin 9:30am Lunch following Round #1 Tee Gifts provided to participants Saturday, June 23rd Breakfast Buffet 8:00am Matches #4, #5 begin 9:30am Lunch following match #4 Championship Shootout begins 3:15pm Band Party 8pm-11pm Featuring: Tokyo Joe Sunday, June 24th Rain Date

6 A Word From Our Golf Course Superintendent Temperatures have risen drastically over the last few weeks and the golf course is beginning to come alive. We have started mowing the course on an as-needed basis and will continue to do so for the coming months. We completed our pre-emerge applications over the last couple of weeks. The root project is moving along nicely with only a few holes left before completing this phase of the project. The root clean-up crew is several holes behind the machine that cuts the roots, but they are making good progress with the removal and will continue moving forward until summer arrives. In March we will begin a surface water drainage project along the left side of 27. This project should take 2 weeks, from start to finish, weather permitting. In addition, we have a few more trees scattered around the course in need of removal as well as grinding the stumps from trees that were cut this year. I would like to remind everyone to be cautious of wet areas around the golf course and alter your traffic accordingly. Thanks for your cooperation and we look forward to seeing everyone out enjoying the golf course as well as the great spring weather. Jim Young Golf Course Superintendent A Word From Our General Manager / PGA Golf Professional Spring is an extremely busy time for the golf industry and CCC is no different. The staff is gearing up for a hectic few months of golf and social events. As the days get longer I encourage everyone to call the golf shop to schedule a tee time if you are planning to play. Warm weather and longer days mean a full tee sheet. Help us help you enjoy your round by scheduling tee times in advance. We try to accommodate everyone but some days can be difficult. Be on the look out for Columbia Country Club s 2018 junior brochure. The golf staff is in the process of planning the junior program. We welcome any comments or suggestions as we strive to improve the junior program. Attention Tournament Participants, a Friendly Reminder With the 2018 tournament season getting under way a friendly reminder to all those interested in participating in Columbia Country Club s tournament program. Generally speaking, the Tournament Tees will be set between yards while the Black Tees (62 and older) will be set between yards. Your USGA HANDICAP INDEX will be used to determine your handicap for the event. All participants must have an established handicap through Columbia CC and must have at least 10 scores posted in the past 12 months. Those eligible to play the Black Tees will have their handicap adjusted 3 shots in accordance with USGA rules and regulations. Walking will be permitted in the Club Championship, Senior Club Championship and Match Play Championship ONLY. Carts will be required in ALL other events. We encourage everyone to come out and enjoy the tournament program at CCC. See you at the Club! Chris Sparrow General Manager / PGA Head Golf Professional

7 A Word From The LGA March will be a busy month for the ladies of the LGA! On Thursday, March 1st we will host our Sadie Hawkins Tournament. We have twenty-two four person teams registered! The proceeds from the tournament will be used to help pay for renovations to the Ladies locker room, which will begin Monday, March 5th. Thank you to all of the CCC men and women who are playing and to the players from six other area clubs who are joining us. What a great way to show off our beautiful course and to show our hospitality to our golfing friends at neighboring clubs. On Wednesday, March 14th we will play in our first match play event at Cobblestone and on Wednesday, March 21st we will be playing at Timberlake in the handicap league match. Carole Stone is heading up our match play teams again this year and Judy McPherson will once again be putting our handicap league teams together. Please check the schedules that will soon be on the bulletin boards in the locker room and let these ladies know if you are interested in playing. Finally, Celeste Heisel has organized our yearly contests, which will begin March 15th, after our lockers are painted and the new bulletin boards are up. She will post all of the necessary information and we hope everyone will participate in the weekly games, the Silver Cup matches, and the Red/Blue competition. If you haven t yet paid your dues, please do so. Your $30.00 contribution helps fund the projects we re interested in and let s you be involved with a great group of women. If you are a member of CCC, even if you do not play golf, please join. Some of the ladies play cards several days a week, enjoy meals together and even get to the course when the weather is nice! All for now. Laura Best LGA President Thirsty Third Thursday Proposed 18-Hole Couples Events Sunday, March 11th: 1:00pm Shotgun Sunday, May 6th: 1:00pm Shotgun Sunday, July 8th: 1:00pm Shotgun Sunday, November 18th: 12:30pm Shotgun RSVP Deadline: Tuesday, March 13th! We need a minimum of 25 ladies to hold this event, so please call and add your name to the list today! Call the Pro Shop to sign up! Price: $50/Per Couple Format: Captain s Choice

8 PROMOTION 2018 MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION JOIN TODAY... NO DUES UNTIL MAY! Promotion applicable to full golf memberships only. $1000 Initiation Fee & $50 Monthly Food Minimum apply. 24-month commitment term required. Promotion Expires: 3/31/18 Providing savings of over Associate golf level! at the Help CCC grow in 2018 and share this information with family, friends, neighbors and coworkers! SUMMER MEMBERSHIP 2018 Membership Dates: Saturday, May 26th - Saturday, September 3rd EARLY BIRD SPECIAL Registration $675 if registered by 3/31/2018 $750 4/1/2018 and after Please tell your friends, family, coworkers and neighbors about this seasonal opportunity at CCC! Contact Heather for applications Swim Team, Tennis Camp, Junior Golf Registration Party & Ice Cream Social Date: Sunday, May 6th Time: 1pm-3pm Place: CCC Ballroom Registration for all three Columbia Country Club summer sport programs will take place on this date. All coaches will be present for parents and children to meet with and discuss team / camp details. Program payment MUST be made by cash or check. Please be sure to bring multiple checks as all programs require separate payments. If you are unable to attend this event, registration forms for all programs will be available in the CCC front office after May 6th. Date: Friday, March 16th Time: 5pm-7pm Irish Dinner Buffet $16.95 Irish Whiskey Tasting Guinness Special

9 SCGA Junior Golf Foundation s 17th Annual Columbia Golf Ball & Masters Viewing Party Date: Thursday, April 5th, 2018 Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm Place: State Fairgrounds - Moore Building - Columbia The festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5th, and will include a silent auction, live auction, prizes, heavy hors d oeuvres and an open bar. Tickets are $60 per individual or $100 per couple and can be purchased at the door or through the SCJGF office by calling Sample of Items Available Golf Package to pristine Edisto Island ~ Verizon Heritage Clubhouse Badges Amazing Golf Packages ~ Other hunting trips and items Autographed memorabilia by: Mantle, Jordan, Nicklaus, Palmer, etc Over 80 rounds of golf all across South Carolina Proceeds from this event go to support junior golf programs in South Carolina. Nearly $350,000 has been raised over the first nine years. Those contributions have helped create multiple Junior Golf Programs and supported The First Tee facilities, funded many college scholarships, supported the South Carolina Junior Golf Association s tournament series and provided financial backing for the SCJGA s Little Legends program. The objective this year is to create funding for our Little Legends program and to support other junior golf specific programs throughout South Carolina providing equipment and instruction to junior golfers. The South Carolina Junior Golf Association offers multiple opportunities to youth across our state. Great auction items, fun and fantastic food provided by Southern Way Catering will highlight a great evening. Don t miss out! For more information contact: Joe Quick, Director of Communications SCGA jquick@scgolf.org Phone: (803) Fax: (803) SCJGF Address: South Carolina Junior Golf Foundation P.O. Box 286 Irmo, SC 29063