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Holston Hills Country Club Volume 88, Issue 3 March 2015 Officers: Keith Burroughs, President Brian Donaldson, Vice President Jack Singleton, Treasurer Directors: Mark Donaldson Eric Giffen Kevin

com Staff: Chris Dibble Director of Operations Head PGA Golf Professional (865) 523-4119 ext. 109 cdibble@holstonhills.com Jim Disney Asst. Director of Operations (865) 523-4119 ext.

com Michele Green Business Office Manager (865) 523-4119 ext. 101 michelegreen@holstonhills.

Social Events 5 Calendar 6 Braxton Hunter has accepted a position with Brad Rose at Willow Creek as an instructor and Master Club Fitter.

He has worked many different jobs at Holston Hills Country Club, including Pool Manager and most recently, Assistant Golf Professional.

1 Holston Hills Country Club Volume 88, Issue 3 March 2015 Officers: Keith Burroughs, President Brian Donaldson, Vice President Jack Singleton, Treasurer Directors: Mark Donaldson Eric Giffen Kevin Debinder Matt Penland Mike Reeves Scott Smith Norman Majors Steve Kitts Tom Whittaker Board Board@holstonhills.com Staff: Chris Dibble Director of Operations Head PGA Golf Professional (865) ext. 109 cdibble@holstonhills.com Jim Disney Asst. Director of Operations (865) ext. 105 jimdisney@holstonhills.com Ryan Blair, Golf Course Superintendent (865) blair1927@aol.com Sookie Park Member Relations Director (865) ext. 113 sookie@holstonhills.com Michele Green Business Office Manager (865) ext. 101 michelegreen@holstonhills.com Clubhouse Fax Golf Pro Shop Golf Course Inside this Issue Holston Hills Golfers 2 Tournament News 2 Tournament Results 2 Ladies Golf 3 Superintendent s News 3 Social Events 5 Calendar 6 Braxton Hunter has accepted a position with Brad Rose at Willow Creek as an instructor and Master Club Fitter. Braxton grew up at Holston Hills and participated in our Junior Golf program with John Wylie. He has worked many different jobs at Holston Hills Country Club, including Pool Manager and most recently, Assistant Golf Professional. Braxton s personality, teaching skills, and playing ability will make him an excellent PGA Professional in the near future. Please come by the shop and thank Braxton for his longevity and service to Holston Hills. Thanks again to Braxton for being a tremendous Assistant to Holston Hills CC. We wish him the best in his new position. Group They are back! It s the Holston Hills Ladies yoga group every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the Social Room. Join your friends and neighbors for a free yoga class. This year s class leader is Martha Coppock. Shake off your winter blues and get ready for spring every Tuesday evening at Holston Hills Country Club.

2 March Golf News Page 2 February 7, Saturday Shotgun Results Team Game 1 st Place ($67.77 per player) -1 Mike Wood John Reitz IV Owen T 2 nd Place ($15 per player) -7 Sandy Marshall Mike Miller Pat Curtsinger T 2 nd Place David Tweel Craig Wehinger Don Brickley TMSGA Jamboree Winner: Bryson Morrell (37-37=74) 2nd Place: Ethan Rimmer (39-38=77) Mark your Calendars! March 5 Dogfights Begin 12:00 p.m. Shotgun March 7 Icebreaker 9:30 Crossover start March 8 Daylight Savings Time Begins 2:00a.m. March 9 Knoxville PGA Pro-Am Course Closed March 14 3-Way Interclub Match 11:00 ORCC March Aerification Course Closed DOCTOR S DOGFIGHT Thursday, March 5 th will be the first challenge of the 2015 season. Reminder: you must sign-up in the 19th Hole before 12 noon. The teams are A, B, C, & D blind draw versus point quota. The entry fee is $20. Lunch will be available. 3-Way Interclub Oak Ridge Country Club March 14, 11:00 a.m., Shotgun Start This year, Oak Ridge Country Club will host the 14th Annual 3-way Interclub Match, pitting Morristown and Oak Ridge against our Holston Hills Country Club players. Each club will bring 12 two-man teams, six teams playing against Oak Ridge country Club and eight teams against Morristown Country Club. So let s show them who s the best by sharpening your skills and signing your buddy and yourself up!!! MEMBER-MEMBER EVENT 27 Hole, Very Popular Event! Saturday, April 18th The event is planned for April 18 th. There will be 27 holes played in one day. Each 9 holes will be a different format, and the event will be flighted by total team index. The 9 hole formats will be: Scramble, Best-ball, and alternate shot. For those of you who have not played this format, it is a blast and has been extremely popular. Our goal will be to have separate pay -outs for each format and a pay-out for overall in every flight as well. Many winners! Watch for the sign-up sheet to be posted in the Golf Shop soon. Please feel free to call the Golf Shop If you have any questions. Icepocalypse of February 2015 Holston Hills Invitational May 2 & 3 Sign up now for the Holston Hills Invitational. This tournament is a 36- hole, stroke play event open to members and guests. Available divisions include Championship, Senior, Super Senior (60+). And Regular Flights are back! Contact the Golf Shop for more information and to sign up. The field is limited to 144 players this year, so make sure you sign up ASAP. Guest Fee Special Guest Fee and Cart Just $50! Through March 31, our accompanied fees will be $30 plus tax, as opposed to $60 plus tax. Cart fees extra. All guests must be accompanied by a member. We hope you take advantage of this special offer.

March Golf News Page 3 HHCC 18 Hole Ladies Association The Holston Hills Ladies 18 Hole Golf Association will have the opening luncheon on Wednesday, April 1.

3 March Golf News Page 3 HHCC 18 Hole Ladies Association The Holston Hills Ladies 18 Hole Golf Association will have the opening luncheon on Wednesday, April 1. There will be a social time prior to the luncheon where everyone can get re-acquainted. Also, at that time dues for the 2015 summer will be collected, and you may also sign up for KAWGA. More details will be sent at a later time and a sign-up sheet will be posted outside the locker room. Mark your calendars for APRIL 1, 2015! Superintendent s News Changes in Aerification: Each year, it is our goal to continue improving our core-aeration practices. This year, to promote the quickest healing and recover time possible, we are going to wait on aerification until March 23 rd, 24 th, and 25 th. This schedule change was made to promote an optimum healing window of growth for the turf. By waiting two weeks later this year for warmer weather, we feel like the number of days the surfaces are in the healing process will be reduced. This year the golfing schedule really starts to get busy at the end of April, with the Invitational being on the first weekend in May. By moving aerification, we will be reducing the amount of time we have before the start of the busy season, but we feel the warmer weather will help us offset this schedule change. As we have done in years past, we are going to accomplish two complete core-aerations over a three day period. On Monday the 23 rd, all the putting surfaces will be punched, cleaned-up and top-dressed by the end of the day. Then the following day on Tuesday the 24 th, we will repeat the process again in a one day period. We have set aside the final day, the 25 th, as a buffer day in case we have any issues the day prior. All three days are very labor-intensive for the staff, and we normally work from sunrise to sunset to get as much as possible accomplished each day. Following this schedule, we are able to complete all core-aeration practices in one week and then just concentrate on healing. This will cause the course to be closed over a three day period, but when compared to the weeks of recovery time you can save, it is well worth the extra days of inconvenience. Ryan Blair Golf Course Superintendent I want to start out by saying that I love Holston Hills. This has literally been my home for all of my 31 years on this earth: From my mom practically going into labor with me on this golf course to being your Assistant Golf Professional for the past few years and everything in between. I have been a junior golfer; swim team member (14 years); swim team coach (6 years); pool manager; backroom worker; backroom manager; seasonal Assistant Professional; and the latest, as your Assistant Golf Professional. Thank you to Chris Dibble, the Board of Directors, and the membership at Holston Hills Country Club for your support of me, and also making this a great environment to be a part of. I have accepted a position working with Brad Rose at Willow Creek Golf Club. I will be teaching, doing club fittings, and helping develop a junior golf program. I am excited, but it is also bittersweet because I am leaving Holston. Thanks again for being a part of my family. Braxton Hunter Braxton leading the Holston Hills swim team in 2005.

Announcement Page 4 Are You Receiving Club Emails? Update your email address! Event Schedules Important updates from Board of Directors Emailing Michele at michelegreen@holstonhills.

4 Announcement Page 4 Are You Receiving Club s? Update your address! Event Schedules Important updates from Board of Directors ing Michele at michelegreen@holstonhills.com Going on our website at Roster tab -> link by your name to update personal information Completing update form at the Club We are able to send s to multiple addresses per member. If you have any questions, please contact Michele at ext.101. Like us on Facebook ( Follow the Club on

5 Social Events Page 5 Upcoming Social Events Mark your calendar and look for more detail in next month s newsletter! April 4th: Final Four Viewing Party April 5th: Easter Jazz Brunch April 18th: Community Club Fashion Show

6 Holston Hills Country Club 5200 Holston Hills Rd P.O. Box 6249 Knoxville, TN Ladies 18hole Dogfights Begin Icebreaker Knoxville PGA Pro-Am Ladies 18hole Winter Game Night 3-Way Interclub Match Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser Ladies 18hole Aerification (Course Closed) Welcome New & Returning Members! Resident: Young Executive: Non-Resident: National: Social: Mona Wylie Eric Nicely Neal & Mayra Clark Billy & Kelli Cox Robert Platten Brian & Charlette Younce Chad & Michele King Doug & Nancy White Automatic Bank Draft A Convenient Payment Option For your convenience, you may choose to have your monthly payment withdrawn directly from your bank account on the 10th of each month. You may call or come by the Business Office for an ACH form, fill it out, and return it to the Business Office with a voided check. For more information, contact Debbie at ext. 100 or via debunderwood@holstonhills.com.

at Bellewood Easter Bunny Brunch Sunday April 16, 2017

at Bellewood Easter Bunny Brunch Sunday April 16, 2017 at Bellewood March is always a great time here at Bellewood, because we are excited to get back into the swing of things and welcome you back to the club. In March we will be opening the clubhouse on Wednesday,