The Tallwood Tradition

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1 The Tallwood Tradition April Board of Directors President Richard Potticary II Vice President Joe LeBlanc Treasurer Kim Aderman Secretary/ Communications Greg Berger Handicap Jim Bidwell Membership Bob Wahlberg Co-Social Earl Brown Co-Social Gary Greenwald Tournament Terry Ruzzo Past President Greg Garcia Greetings Tallwood Men s Club We had our Spring Meeting March 19 th and the attendance was down, probably due to the weather a common topic this year. No worries, as it looks like the snow is behind us and we can focus on the important stuff GOLF! 2018 Golf Show --- Thanks again to Bob Wahlberg from Membership and the Pro Shop for getting this done. Also, thanks you to all who helped staff the Tallwood booth. If you missed the Blasts and many s -- The Spring Classic is being played on the Rain Date 4/21/2018. The Sign-ups are in the Pro-Shop. This is a great Event with Prizes for most. I want to personally welcome all our New Members and encourage everyone to please reach out to them as well. We have a great group of guys joining us for 2018 Golf Season. If you are a new member, keep your eyes open for the new member orientation for time and location. Please feel free to come to me, BOD members, other members or the Pro Shop with any questions you may have. Let s Golf! The President s Corner Richard Potticary II President

2 Membership Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time in support of TWCC at the Golf Show, from the planning team to the Show volunteers. Those who attended and volunteered gave great feedback and several new members applied directly through the Show membership incentives. New members - Please welcome ten new/returning members Evan Chipkin, Bill Gerardi, Bob Jenkins, Mike Long, Kevin McCooe, Mike McMorrow, David Rinn, Bill Tomlinson, John Viklientz and Bob Wolf. Renewal for 2018 To date, 214 regular full-time members have renewed for 2018 which is essentially the same number for the same period, If you have not yet renewed, please do so as soon as possible. The member count has a bearing on the Social and Tournament Committees budgetary planning. The form for 2018 membership renewal is available on the web site or you can complete your renewal on line. We are accepting applications for Young Adult (Junior), as well as Regular members. Please select your membership category and forward your payment to the address on the application. Recruiting incentive For 2018, any returning member who recruits a new member will receive a 25% rebate on the current year s dues, up to 100% (maximum of four new members). So, for each new member, the returning member will receive a rebate of 25% of the dues paid for the year. If you are referring a new member, please ensure that the new member fills in the referred-by line on the application/renewal form so the returning member can receive the rebate! All comments and suggestions are welcome. TMC_membership@yahoo.com If there are any questions, please me at Bob Wahlberg Membership Director TMC_membership@yahoo.com Treasurer How Your Club Operates Treasurer s Role The TMC Treasurer is responsible for the budget, income, spending, and financial recordkeeping of your Tallwood Men s Club. Early each calendar year, projected budgets are created & revised, based upon various levels of expected club membership, (ie: income). The budget becomes final in April, once the annual membership count is firm. Each TMC Board of Director has his own sub-budget to 2

3 manage during the year. The Social budget and the Tournament budget are by far the largest two subbudgets for your club. The club has some fixed expenses; such as insurance, website, and printing. However, over 90% of your $ (early) or $ (regular) for annual dues goes directly back to the members in the form of social event and tournament subsidies, your GHIN handicap, and yearend awards/trophies. The Treasurer balances the bank statement every month, and presents it to the TMC Board of Directors. The Treasurer s books are formally audited every year, and the audit results are also presented to the Board of Directors. Checks and cash that you send to the pro shop for tournament & social entry fees are held by the pro shop until the event has concluded. After the event, the pro shop gives your checks & cash to the Treasurer for deposit into the TMC checking account. CHECKS ARE ALWAYS STRONGLY PREFERRED, but cash may also be accepted if necessary. During 2018, the TMC will occasionally be testing electronic payment alternatives. Each year, over $100,000 flows in and out of the TMC checking account. At year-end, your club plans on about a $2,500 operating balance to carry-over into the start of the next year. In addition, the TMC has already set aside $2,000 for the 50 th Tallwood & TMC Anniversary celebration in Kim Aderman Treasurer Social Sadly, the weather has not been very cooperative so far this spring. The Spring Classic, scheduled for April 7 th, had to be postponed until the rain date of April 21 st due to course conditions. Here s hoping the weather improves for us to complete this fun social event to start our season. If you have not signed up to play, please contact the Pro-Shop immediately. Looking down the road, our next events are Scotch Ball I and the Member Guest. Planning is underway for both of these events and details will be released as soon as they are available. The Social Committee is looking forward to a fun and exciting year of events for the Tallwood Men s Club. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact either Co-Social Director. Earl Brown and Gary Greenwald Cosial 3

4 Tournament Four Match Play events will kick off in May. Below are the details to help you navigate the best events for you. 1) Match Play I will be on May 5 th and 6 th. This is a 2-Man BB event conduct in a round robin format of five 9-hole contests. Each flight will have 6 teams. Sign up thru the Pro Shop. On May 5 th and 6 th, there will not be an alternate TMC event. 2) The Governor s Cup sign up is on the TMC bulletin Board. First 31 2-Man teams to sign up will join the 2017 winners, Steve Cooke & Mark Kirk. Teams will make their own matches throughout the year in this single elimination event. Brackets will be drawn randomly. 3) Qualifying dates for Pro s Trophy are April 28 th or April 29 th. Sign up for tee times with your regular groups. Register that you are qualifying on the day you play in the Pro Shop. There is no entry fee for this event. You can attempt to qualify on either day, your choice. Qualifiers chosen from each day will be proportional to the # of members attempting to earn a berth each day. 4) Pro s Trophy-Year long individual match play guidelines: a. Qualify on April 28 th or April 29 th. b. Matches will be conducted using 100% handicap between players. c. There is no entry fee for the Pro s Trophy. d. Top 31 net qualifiers will join last year s winner, John Neligon in a field of 32. e. Players will be seeded by random lot. f. Players will schedule their own matches within the prescribed timeframes. g. Winners from 16 first round matches will move to Round 2, and so on until we have our two finalists. h. Each round of matches will have 4-5 weeks between deadlines. i. Trophies for 1 st and 2 nd are donated by Eric DeStefano, Director of Golf at Tallwood, and presented at our annual Awards Banquet. 5) Individual Match Play Championship for 2018 guidelines: a. No qualifier. Sign Up sheet on board at Tallwood. b. Matches will be conducted using 100% handicap between players. c. Entry fee is $6.00. d. Last year s 4 flight winners will join the first 28 to sign up. Participants will be divided into 4 flights by handicap index. Low 8 handicaps will be group 1, next 8, group2, and so on. e. Round 1 matches will be conducted on Saturday May 12 th. Round 2, will be on Saturday, May 19 th, and Round 3 Finals will be on Sunday May 20 th. Rain dates will be applied as necessary. Matches must be played on scheduled dates or forfeited. Please feel free to contact me or the Pro Shop ( ) with any questions, Terry (terryr13@hotmail.com). Terry Russo Tournament 4

5 Pro s Corner New Pro Shop Staff!!! Rachel Bercowetz From Bolton, currently finishing undergraduate degree in Communications at Central Connecticut State University. This will be her 7th year working in the golf industry. Past employment includes, working for Billy Casper Golf at Wintonbury Hills Golf Course in Bloomfield, Connecticut and East Hartford Golf Club. She loves to golf in her free time and hopes to pursue a career in the golf industry one day. We are very excited to introduce Rachel to our staff here at Tallwood. Rachel will be working in our Pro Shop with our ROCK STAR from last year, Abby Potticary. Make sure you come in say hi and introduce yourself to both Abby and Rachel. Hot Golf Topics The weather has blessed us with a slow start to spring, so what! There are many exciting and amazing opportunities to look forward to in the coming weeks and months. Here are some of my hot topics. - Wow, what a Masters. Sunday gave us some amazing moments and story lines. Saturday evening and Sunday morning the hot talks Views from our new golf shop were with Rory & Reed. Everyone was hoping for a rematch of the 2016 Ryder Cup s at Hazeltine. We saw history with Jordan s amazing Sunday charge. Rickie, kept us interested with a nice run of his own, capped off with a birdie on 18 to claim solo second (why can t he do that with the lead cough 0-12). -Augusta made an announcement this year that shook the golfing community and sports world. In 2019, Augusta National announced the first annual Augusta National Women s Amateur. This is a poetic addition to the National Drive, Chip and Putt and The Masters tournament. The opening two rounds would be held at Champions Retreat in Augusta, with the final round and low 30 players moving to Augusta National on Saturday. What an opportunity for the growth of our sport and for women s golf. - Congratulations to the Tallwood winners in our 1 st Masters Pool. 1 st Place goes to Joe Krist and tied for 3 rd -5 th place, Clay Hence, Donna Charrette and Tony Judenis. If you re curious you can ask them what the prizes were. We will have pools for all other majors this year. - Please be patient with the pro shop credits and results being posted online while we finish up the transition to our EZ Links point of sale system and Golf Genius Tournament software. -We have already seen many of you make orders and receive those products in a very timely manner. Remember, if we don t have a product you need we WILL get it fast. 5

6 FITTING DAYS COMING SOON!!!! Book of the Month Fearless Golf: Conquering the Mental Game By Doctor Gio Valiante Mike Stachura (Collaborator) Favorite Quote - In the context of golf, fear is a misplaced and wasted mind activity, but as worthless as it may be, left unchecked it will be crippling to your chances at success. Fear is a termite or a bark beetle or an ascaris worm. It lives inside the host, devouring it from the inside by living on what the host provides. Gruesome, insidious, perhaps, but it's a very effective means of shutting down a system and making it incapable of functioning. That's what happens to the golfer affected by fear. His whole process for shot-making can be turned on its head. Fitting times fill us very fast so make sure you call the shop today to sign up for your time to get fit like the pros, here at Tallwood. Other companies still to come. Taylormade - Weds May 2 nd from 2-6 PM 30 minute fitting times Titleist Friday May 4 th from 2-6PM 30 minute fitting times Srixon/Cleveland/XXIO Friday May 11 th 2-5PM 30 minute fitting times Callaway Thursday May 17 th 2-6PM 30 minute fitting times Ping- Friday May 18 th 2-5PM 30 minute fitting times 6 Our NEW Vokey SM7 Fit KIT The Golf Shop is very excited to introduce our new Wedge Fit Kit. We have every grind and loft to properly fit you into the right wedges and improve your short game and your scoring clubs. Do yourself a favor and stop in or call us today to schedule a wedge fitting. - Just a reminder Match Play 1 is coming up very fast. Please get the application and payment in for your Team ASAP! You will find the application below. - The historic state capital city of Hartford, Connecticut, will play host to the 104th PGA Annual Meeting at the Connecticut Convention Center, Oct , The 2020 PGA Annual Meeting will focus on the PGA Member and growing the game of golf. Delegates will gather at the Convention Center to plan the path for the Association's future and conduct a scheduled election for the offices of PGA President, Vice President, Secretary and Honorary President. Approximately, PGA of America officers, board members, delegates, staff and special guests are expected to attend. Current PGA Vice President and Connecticut PGA Section Member Suzy Whaley, of Cromwell, is in line to preside over the 2020 PGA Annual Meeting. She is the first woman and first Connecticut PGA Section Member to ever serve as an Officer of the PGA of America.

7 Last chance Titleist ProV1/X buy 3 get the 4 th Free w/ personalization ends is this week!!! - I got out to play my first 9 holes in CT this past Saturday in the 1 st group with Joe Dura, Brendan Lewis and Will Jones. We had an absolute blast. Well, as much fun as we could have in the speedy 1.5 hours we played the front in. Notes from the round Brendan Lewis (the man who is responsible for me joining Tallwood) had a stellar front side 38, after opening with a 7 on #1. Don t talk around the greens when Will Jones (aka Mr. I only wear orange) is in your group, he putts so fast I found myself talking while he was putting a couple times but apparently it doesn t bother him. Lastly, Joe during jumps out of the cart, blasts it down the middle and jumps back in the cart so fast that I may have only saw 2 swings of his all day. What a great time getting out there. I hope more of you get to play with these 3 gentleman and I really hope I get to play with more with you this year. Zac Stennett PGA Professional 7

8 April News from the Lesson Tee Instruction Let 2018 be the year to get out of your comfort zone! Sit quietly and reflect on your strengths and weaknesses from Too often we go to the driving range and hit shots we feel comfortable hitting, but this doesn t allow us to grow as players. Decide to stretch yourself this season. I don t mean reinvent your swing. Choose one area of your game to explore. Start small and build positive momentum. Learn something new For example, maybe you struggle with uneven lies. Consider two common lies you find during a round at Tallwood downhill and uphill lies. The key with both situations is to set your body up parallel with the slope be one with the terrain Jedi Golfers! Downhill Lies Your weight should be on your target side (left side for right-handed players) and your shoulders should be parallel to the slope. Position the ball more toward your high foot. The more severe the slope, the farther back you should play the ball. Take less club than normal because the slope effectively subtracts loft from your club. If you would normally use a 7 iron from this distance, choose an 8 or 9 iron. When your body is parallel to the slope, it is easier to hit a solid shot. When your body is not parallel to the slope, your swing will tend to follow the line of your shoulders you will swing up on the ball and hit it thin. 8

9 Uphill Lies Your weight should be on your rear foot and your shoulders should be parallel to the slope. Position the ball more toward your high foot. The more severe the slope, the more forward you should position the ball. Take more club than normal because the slope effectively adds loft to your club. For example, if you would normally use a 7 iron from this distance, choose a 6 or 5 iron. When your body is parallel to the slope, it is easier to hit a solid shot. When your body is not parallel to the slope, your swing will tend to follow the line of your shoulders you will swing into the slope producing a fat shot. If you are like me, you are probably thinking How am I supposed to remember all of this?! And no, I don t want you referring to your men s club newsletter during a round of golf you might get one of those slow play letters in the mail! Regardless of whether your lie is uphill or downhill, remember only two things: (1) your weight favors the lower foot and (2) ball position favors the higher foot. Ahhhh, that s easier!!! For those of you with junior golfers in the family, check out my website for instructional opportunities for children: Pee Wee Pro s (age 3-6), LPGA*USGA Girls Golf, Junior Golf Academies, Junior Summer Club, and PGA Jr. League. Nicole Damarjian Director of Instruction Tallwood Country Club 9

10 TALLWOOD MEN S CLUB SOCIAL EVENT SPRING CLASSIC April 21 th, 2018 Time: Registration 8:00 AM, Shotgun Start 9:00 AM Format: A-B-C-D-(E) Scramble (4 or 5 man teams) Entry Fee: $20.00 as we no longer have punch cards Green fees and carts (if riding) - paid on tournament day Entry Fee includes: Drink and Food tickets! Prizes: Closest-to-pin on all par 3 s. Closest-to-pin (2nd shot) on #10. Stop and Shop Gift Cards and Pro-Shop credit to the winning teams. Pro Shop Raffle. Side tournaments. Please enter early to assure your spot in this A-B-C-D-(E) Scramble Entry Form Spring Classic April 21 th, 2018 Please make checks payable to the Tallwood Men s Club. Entries must be received no later than the Entry Deadline of Sunday, April 15, 2018 Cancellation Policy Cancellations will be accepted up to & including Entry Deadline date. Refunds for cancellations after the Entry Deadline will require approval from the Tallwood Men s Club Social Committee Co-Chairs. Mail to: Tallwood Country Club Attn: Spring Classic 91 North Street Hebron, CT TMC member Name: Hdcp. If new member, please enter your 2017 GHIN # If none, please indicate your average 18 hole score Do you wish to reserve a cart (course conditions permitting)? Yes No Can you play on the following rain/snow date? Rain/snow date = Saturday, April 21 st Yes No Amount enclosed: Check #: $20 per person no punch cards for

11 TALLWOOD MEN S CLUB 2018 MATCH PLAY I Saturday/Sunday May 5th & 6th F O R M A T Two-man team match play 1) Six teams per flight; flights determined by total handicap 2) Five nine-hole matches, three on Saturday and two on Sunday, 3) All matches are played scratch (except last flight) 4) Partners' handicaps must be within five strokes. A difference of greater than five will result in the reduction of the higher handicap to meet the five stroke maximum. 5) If either partner elects to play white or gold tees, you must check that box on the form below. Because it affects handicap/flight assignments. Entry fee per Team is $40.00 Green fees for both rounds must be paid on Saturday Payment must be in the form of a check NO CASH ACCEPTED. If you do not have a partner, send your entry form and fee ($20) and you will be paired if possible. Entry Fee includes: Drink and Food Tickets for Saturday ** Participation in this event will be limited to the first 72 paid team entries received ** Teams that are fully paid for will be recorded in the order in which they are received. If we have an odd number of teams that will not complete a full flight, the last odd number of teams in receipt by descending order will have their entry fee returned. Make check payable to: Tallwood Men's Club Mail entry form to: TALLWOOD COUNTRY CLUB 91 North Street Hebron, CT Attention: 2018 Match Play Entries must be received (not postmarked!) no later than the Entry Deadline of: Sun., April28th Cancellations will be accepted up to & including Entry Deadline date. Refunds for cancellations after the Entry Deadline will require approval from the Tallwood Men s Club Tournament Director. Name: Handicap: White tees: Gold tees: Name: Handicap: White tees: Gold tees: Please check here if you want to reserve a cart: Sat. Sun. 11

12 Tallwood Men s Club 2018 Membership Renewal Application MEMBER INFORMATION NAME: ADDRESS: CITY, STATE: ZIP: PHONE #: HOME: WORK: CELL: (required) OCCUPATION: MEMBER SINCE AGE IF NEW MEMBER, REFERRED BY: I would like to assist on the following Committee(s): Social Tournament Rules Handicap Membership Type MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL Renewal is due February 1, Early Bird discount applies if the renewal is postmarked before February 1 Renewal Amount Discount Applies Total Fee Due Renewal Selection Regular Member (Received before Feb 1 st ) $ $20.00 $ Regular Member $ $ Past President (Received before Feb 1 st ) $ $20.00 $ Past President $ $ Junior Member $80.00 $80.00 Social Member $80.00 $80.00 GHIN Only $30.00 $

13 Make check payable to: TALLWOOD MEN S CLUB Please mail your check and Renewal Application to the 2018 Membership Director: Bob Wahlberg 8 Markwood Lane Manchester, CT If you have questions, Bob at: tmc_membership@yahoo.com 13