MARCH 2017 Greetings, A long time member, Joel Carter, enjoyed a round of golf on Friday, the 17th of February in 70 degree weather. That in itself is remarkable but what makes it even more special is he shared with me the fact that he had skied the day before in Andalusia. Welcome to a wacky Mid-West Winter! The management team and I have worked together to create the Oakwood Staff Mission Statement listed below. It is always our goal to provide you with exceptional service on a consistent basis with the resources available to us at the best value in the Quad Cities. Oakwood Staff Mission Statement The Oakwood Management Team & Staff will closely work with the Board of Directors and Committees to develop a culture of a high-quality country club experience. At a great value, to our members and their guests, we will create a personalized sense of belonging at their home away from home. The first of the three VIP Dinners was held on the 24 th of February. Those in attendance were extremely happy with the food and service and the board members did a wonderful job of communicating what a great Club we have at Oakwood. The next two dinners will be held on March 11 th, and April 1 st. Please check your invitations and make plans to attend. You will be glad you did. If you are a Golf member and have a prospective member in mind we would be happy to provide you with a voucher redeemable for a round of golf with cart and dinner. This applies for a single person or couple. This is a great way to showcase your club and help build the Oakwood Community. Social members are able to obtain a voucher for a complimentary dinner for prospective members. Please contact me for details and to obtain a voucher. This month we are featuring Fish Fry Fridays. Along with hand battered cod we will be offering a weekly seafood option at a great price. Bring your family and friends to enjoy the evening. The Grand Seafood Buffet will be held on the 24 th of March. There will be a variety of wonderful entrees as well as carved prime rib. St. Patrick s Day and Corned Beef. Need I say more As always, if there is anything that we can do for you, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are always happy to help. Have a great month and see you around the Club, Mark Inside VIP Dinners Page 2 Annual Meeting Notice Page 2 2017 Board Nominations Page 3 Member Handbook Updates Page 3 Fish Fry Fridays Page 4 March Family Nights Page 5 From the Golf Shop Pages 6 & 7 Text Alerts Page 8 Welcome New Members Page 8 From the Membership Committee Page 9 Calendar Pages 10 & 11 St. Patrick s Day Page 12 From the Ladies Organization Page 13 Ladies Organization Brochure Page 13 February Features Page 14 Wine of the Month Page 15 Men s & Women s Par 3 Tourney Page 15 Play with the Pros Masters Ed. Page 16 Grand Seafood Buffet Page 17 Easter Egg Hunt Page 18 Easter Brunch Page 18 Condolences Page 19 Hours of Operation Page 19 Club Contacts Page 20 1
Member Appreciation Dinners Saturday, March 11 Members with last names beginning H through M Saturday, April 1 Members with last names beginning N through Z Don t Forget! The Annual Meeting is scheduled on April 25th at 7:00 pm All voting members, please plan to attend! Voting Members will receive a letter in the mail with more information. 2
Board of Directors Nominations Oakwood Country Club is a Member-Owned, Member-Driven organization. Board elections are coming soon! If you are interested in holding a position on the Oakwood Board of Directors, please contact the Business office for more information. The deadline for nominations is March 10th. 309-799-3153 We re Updating! Yes. It s that time again. We re updating the Oakwood Member Handbook. If your address, e-mail, phone number or any other information has changed and you would like it updated in the Member Directory, please submit your request to the Business Office no later than March 20th, Additionally, if you are aware of any errors in the 2016 Handbook, please let us know! We want you to have the best and most current information possible. Thank you! 309-799-3153 3
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March 2 Shepherd s Pie & A Movie March 9 Roast Turkey & Arts & Crafts March 16 Spiral Cut Ham & Scavenger Hunt March 23 Fried Chicken & BINGO! March 30 Meatloaf &Video Games 5
Golf ShoP Talk Talk about some great weather to get the 2017 golf season off to an early start! It is officially time to start thinking about golf again. We are excited to get the 2017 season underway, and want to encourage you to start thinking about these things as Spring nears Getting your clubs re-gripped Marking your calendar for golf events you would like to play in this year Getting your junior golfer signed up for junior golf Stopping in the golf shop to check out all the new apparel & equipment Signing up for a bag storage spot Talking to one of the pros about getting private lessons or taking part of the Spring Clinic Series Titleist Loyalty Promotion March 2 nd April 16 th Buy 3 dozen ProV1 or ProV1x and receive 1 dozen free Includes Free Personalization Ball Type: ProV1 or ProV1x Personalization: 3 Lines / up to 17 character per line Text Color: Black / Red / Blue / Green / Pink Number: 1-4 or 5-8 = $150 / 4 dozen Same Play # (00 99) = $153 / 4 dozen Call or e-mail the golf shop to place your order today! 2017 Season Long Match Play Events Men s Individual Match Play Men s 2-Man Match Play Ladies Individual Match Play Ladies 2-Women Match Play Call the Golf Shop if you are interested in more information! New Assistant Golf Professional Michael Becker It is with great pleasure that I would like to introduce Michael Becker to the Oakwood Country Club staff. Michael is a native of Davenport and attended St. Ambrose University where he graduated with a double major in Exercise Science and Human Performance & Fitness. Michael has previously held positions on the golf operations staffs at both Short Hills CC & Davenport CC. I am excited to have Michael as a part of our team, and I know he is looking forward to meeting the membership as we start the 2017 season. Make sure to stop in the golf shop the next time you are out at the club to introduce yourself. 6
20 1 7 Driver Hot List Callaway Fusion Driver The key to making an easy-to-hit driver is finding ways to mix lighter materials with heavier ones. The weight saved can be moved to the perimeter for better forgiveness. Callaway has done that with a driver whose shape comprises multiple pieces of light carbon composite, including a crown made from a material that s 65-percent lighter than titanium. In fact, aside from the flexible titanium face, the driver s body is skeletal sections of titanium connected by carbon-composite panels. It makes for the most stable driver in Callaway s history. Callaway Epic Driver Callaway believes a flexible face isn t enough. Adding structural stability allows the face to be thinner and concentrates that flexing across a wider area. So inside the head, two bars stretch from the crown to the sole. The extra stability makes for a face that s 20-percent thinner and more flexible than before. The two models use a titanium frame with carbon-composite panels above and below. The standard version offers a sliding rear weight to address slices and hooks, and the Sub Zero s two weights optimize ball spin. It s Callaway s most intriguing driver in two decades. Ping G Driver All three models (the neutral G, the anti-slice SF Tec and the low-spin LS Tec) are big drivers, but they also have little features that make them play large. Touches like a thin crown modeled on a dragonfly s wings save weight that s pushed low and deep for less spin and more forgiveness. These are the most stable drivers Ping has ever offered. Taylormade M1 Driver The second generation of golf s most adjustable driver might look like the original with its T-track of sliding weights that tweak shots vertically and horizontally. But look again. Always a force in our Innovation category, there s now a lighter titanium alloy in the body, and half the sole and most of the crown is weight-saving carbon composite. All this means TaylorMade can position more mass low and deep so mishits lose less speed, and all shots launch with less spin. The center track now extends almost a halfinch longer and with a heavier weight. The result is nearly 5,800 settings on each head, 132 percent more than last year. Taylormade M2 Driver Bad things can happen with ultra-forgiving drivers. Either they look and sound hollow and cheap, or worse, by pushing weight to the extremes, the center of gravity relocates upward, resulting in too much ball spin. M2 combats those problems with a weight-saving, carbon-composite crown on top and a reconfigured internal geometry. This provides forgiveness and keeps the CG low. Of course, they didn t forget about power: A sleeker slot in the sole deflects three times as much as before. Titleist 917 D2/D3 A driver with movable weight is almost as common nowadays as a tour player with a logo on the sleeve. But the weight slug on the sole here is different. The cylinder comes in two forms: a neutral version and a top-heavy version. The neutral version keeps the weight low and deep to maximize forgiveness. The top-heavy version keeps that weight back, but it can be flipped so there's more mass toward the heel or toe to control direction. Best of all, the 917 drivers accomplish this weighting jujitsu without touching the classic look, sound and feel of a Titleist driver. 7
Get the Latest Updates! Sign Up to Receive Text Alerts: Course Openings, Course Closings, Pool Openings & Closings Call the business office & we ll send you the link! 2017 Board of Directors Elections All nominees names must be received by the Oakwood Business Office by March 10, 2017 Please contact Mark with any questions. Dennis Sekharan AWESOME! Bruce & Valerie Howison Matthew & Emily Orozco David & Tracie Cannon Tyler & Erin Christner 8
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Oakwood Country Club March GOLF EVENT SPECIAL EVENT DINING/SOCIAL EVENT Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Family Night 3 Fish Fry Friday 4 Private Event Golf Bar Dining Only 5 6 7 8 9 Family Night 10 Fish Fry Friday 11 VIP Dinner (H - M) 12 Daylight Savings Time Begins (spring forward) 13 14 15 16 Family Night 17 Corned Beef & Cabbage Fish Fry Friday 18 Private Event Golf Bar Dining Only 19 20 21 22 23 Family Night BINGO 24 Grand Seafood Buffet 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Golf Bar Dining Only Fish Fry Friday 10
Oakwood Country Club April GOLF EVENT SPECIAL EVENT DINING/SOCIAL EVENT Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 VIP Dinner (N - Z) 2 3 4 5 Men s & Women s Par 3 Tournament 6 Family Night 7 Fish Fry Friday 8 Play with the Pros Masters Private Event Golf Bar Dining Only 9 10 11 12 13 Family Night 14 Fish Fry Friday 15 Children s Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch 16 Easter Brunch 17 18 Ladies Spring Dinner 19 20 Family Night 21 RIB FEST Live Entertainment in the Golf Bar Jordan Danielsen 22 Private Event Golf Bar Dining Only 23 30 24 25 Annual Meeting 26 Ping Demo Day 27 Ladies Opening Day Family Night 28 Taylormade Demo Day 29 Couples Member Guest 11
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Hello, Ladies. From the Ladies Organization WOW! Who would have believed we would be able to golf in February?!? I hope you re getting out and enjoying this unusually warm weather. The Ladies Organization warmly welcomes our new Assistant Golf Professional Michael Becker. If you have a minute, stop by the golf shop and introduce yourself. We would also like to wish Andrew good luck in his next adventure as Assistant Golf Professional at Peoria Country Club. And also congratulations to Eric and his wife Jordan on the birth of their baby girl Nora born in January. The 2017 Ladies Brochure will be available soon so be looking for it in the entrance area of the golf bar and on the Oakwood website (oakwoodgolf.org). Both Bridge and Euchre are still being played on Thursday so come out and catch up with friends and have lunch. Stay healthy and hope to see you at the club. Denise Killion Ladies Organization President The 2017 Ladies Organization Brochure is now available! Pick one up at the Club or view it at www.oakwoodgolf.org It contains Schedules of Weekly Ladies Events along with Special Events & Information! 13
From Chef Josh & The Oakwood Culinary Team March Features Thursday Family Night Features March 2 Shepherd s Pie March 9 Roast Turkey with Green Bean Casserole March 16 Spiral Cut Ham with Mashed Potatoes March 23 Buttermilk Fried Chicken March 30 Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Special Events Fish Fry Fridays Every Friday During Lent VIP Dinner ~ Letters H through M Saturday, March 11 Corned Beef & Cabbage Friday, March 17 Grand Seafood Buffet Friday, March 24 Weekend Features March 3 & 4 Braised Beef Short Ribs with Au Gratin Potatoes $21 March 10 Shrimp, Chicken & Chorizo Jambalaya $22 March 11 VIP Dinner Limited Menu/No Chef s Feature March 17 & 18 Duxelle Stuffed Duck Breast with Cranberry Glaze $19 March 24 Grand Seafood Buffet No Chef s Feature March 25 Shrimp & Grits $19 March 31 & April 1 Feta & Spinach Stuffed Pork Loin with Roasted Red Pepper Cream & Mashed Potatoes $18 Children s Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch Saturday, April 15 Easter Brunch Sunday, April 16 14
S C A I A Garganega Chardonnay A beautiful chardonnay, aromas of white acacia & jasmine flowers and bouquet of citrus fruits such as grapefruit, orange, pineapple, pear & mango. A well-balanced wine with both softness & tang. Try a glass tonight! 15
Saturday, April 8 Come out & play your normal game on Saturday, but before you tee it up, sign up for a fun, new event! Play with Pro series allows you to play on a team with a PGA Tour Player! You will be randomly drawn a PGA Tour Player that has made the cut at the Masters before your round. You will then play that day and turn in net score to the golf shop at the end of your round. Once the round is complete, it s time to sit back and cheer on your Pro that weekend. We ll take your net score and add it to the PGA Tour Players weekend scores to come up with a team total. There will be payouts for each Major. In addition, we ll keep a running total throughout the year (money list) and after the PGA Championship, have an end of the year winner! Open to all Golf, LTD & Social Members - Men & Women $20 (prizes) Cart Fees Apply ~ Sign Up Deadline: April 8th Must Tee off by 3:00 PM 1:00 Shotgun Start 4 Person Scramble 2 Couples per Team Open to Golf & LTD Members & Guests $100 per Couple 18 Holes of Golf & Carts Prizes Hors D' Oeuvres & Cocktail Reception to Follow Golf 16
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Save the Date! Children s Easter Brunch Saturday, April 15th Meet the Easter Bunny! Decorate Eggs! Have a Yummy Brunch! 18
Condolences To Gina DeWulf & Family on the passing of Gina s Mother. Business Office Hours Tuesday through Friday 9am - 5pm These hours are subject to change based on the weather! On days that allow for the course to be open, Clubhouse Services will change as well. We will send e-mails & texts to give you the most current info. If you are in doubt, please call Clubhouse Hours of Operation Beginning March 1, 2017: Food Service Dining Room Sunday - Wednesday Closed Thursday 5PM - 8PM Friday - Saturday 5pm - 9PM Beverage Service Golf Bar Monday & Tuesday Closed Wednesday - Friday Open at 3PM Saturday & Sunday Open at 11AM Golf Bar Monday - Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday (limited menu) Closed 11AM - 8PM 5PM - 9PM 11AM - 9PM 11AM - 3PM **Hours Are Subject to Change** Please Call the Clubhouse in the Event of Inclement Weather (309) 799-3153 19
OAKWOOD COUNTRY CLUB 1067 US HIGHWAY 6 COAL VALLEY, IL 61240-9448 2016/2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OAKWOOD COUNTRY CLUB STAFF OFFICERS TERM CLUBHOUSE (309) 799-3153 John Timmer President 2019 Terry Francis Vice-President 2019 Gary McCormick Treasurer 2019 Carol Holmes Secretary 2017 COMMITTEES Stan Arnold House & Grounds 2018 Clubhouse/Entertainment Beau Brandt Accounts Receivable 2017 Jon DeDecker Sports/Golf Course 2018 Terry Francis Golf Course 2019 John Golden Clubhouse/Entertainment 2019 Tres Gomez Sports 2018 Carol Holmes Communications 2017 Gary McCormick Finance 2019 Capital Improvement Deno Minas Membership 2017 House & Grounds Capital Improvement Jason Peterson Membership 2017 LADIES ORGANIZATION Denise Killion Pam Henning President Vice-President FAX (309) 799-3168 General Manager Mark Uhde Executive Chef Josh Weathers Service Manager Kyle Doxstader Bookkeeper Sarah Raber Administrative Assistant Toni Fernihough PRO SHOP (309) 799-5558 Golf Professional Eric Drane Assistant Golf Professional Michael Becker GROUNDS (309) 234-5141 Grounds Superintendent Troy Shattuck PLEASE VISIT THE OAKWOOD WEBSITE www.oakwoodgolf.org Also, visit us on Facebook Karen Deeter Jan Knox Secretary Treasurer 20