Tough Day Results Golf News This year s Tough Day tournament was quite a doozey. We had a record high field with 45 teams competing this year. The front nine was set up very easy and benign while the back nine was tricked out with longer tee boxes and unthinkable hole locations. Our Gross Champions this year went to the team of Rodes Bowers and James Kyles who a fired a best ball score of 69! The field was split into two flights, the first flight was won by Tom Coughlin and Richard Ryan with a team net score of 63.75. In the second flight, the team of Alex Thompson and Ian Reagan took home first place with a team net score of 69.55. Congratulations to our winners and we appreciate everyone who came out to play! Welcome New Members Mark Lemke Eddie Perez Action shot on Tough Day!! Gross Results 1st Rodes Bowers & James Kyles 69 2nd Brian Kelleher & Tommy Partridge 71 Flight 1 1st Tom Coughlin & Richard Ryan 63.75 2nd Jamie Hennessy & Michael Sumner 68.25 3rd Jack Benson & Andrew Miller 72.2 4th Jeff Beck & Chad Kunstel 72.25 5th Clark Avery & Andrew Long 72.8 T-6th Rhys Lutz & Jonathan Garbe -73.1 Dave Oster & Jack Fisher 73.1 Tough Day Winners!! Flight 2 1st Alex Thompson & Ian Reagan 69.55 2nd Robbie Millard & Kyle Beauchamp 71 3rd Justin Stenger & Matt Falkowski 72.6 4th Guy Milliken & Dave Linch 73.65 5th James McDevitt & Lee Smith 75.85 6th Jim Williams & Charles Freund 76.7 Richard Ryan and Tom Coughlin
Golf News Gwinnett Cup Results On Friday November 16th we hosted the annual Gwinnett Cup here at Berkeley Hills. The Gwinnett Cup consists of ourselves, Summit Chase, and Northwood golf clubs. Northwood was not able to field a team for this year s competition unfortunately. The competition consists of 20 players from each club each counting and contributing their own score to the team s total. Berkeley Hills came out victorious winning in a landslide victory 1615 to 1675! Congratulations to Berkeley Hills member Stephen Kinsel for shooting the low round of the day, a one under par 71. Congratulations to all the Berkeley Hills members who participated in such a fun event! Santa Claus Open We kick December off with the annual Santa Claus Open Saturday December 15th. The format is 4 person teams playing a team scramble, we will get started with a 10 AM shotgun start. This is our biggest and best tournament of the year! For those that are not able to participate you can still donate a unwrapped new toy to Gwinnett County Family Services for children in need this Holiday season. We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday! From the Golf Shop As we have done in years past, during the Santa Claus Open we will have every item in the golf shop on sale for a one day only 20% off! We will also have sales rack out in the hallway and those sale racks will stay up through the month of December. This is a great time to get that golf themed gift for Mom or Dad! Superintendent News December 2018 Usually every December is when we begin to monitor the weather to decide when it is time to cover greens. Over the past 12 years, we have learned a lot about when to cover. At the beginning we used to cover each day it was going to be cold, but now that the greens have aged, I feel they can handle the weather much better than initially expected. We will always let the greens get frosted up first. This helps in the hardening off effect. We now look at daytime temperatures, besides only looking at nighttime temperatures. For example, if the daytime temperatures are sunny and hi of 55 or more and that night may get down to 26, we more than likely will not cover, but if the daytime temperature mid 40 s or lower and that night is 28, we will cover. What I am trying to judge is the length of frozen time on the grass. Once we get our first frost, I begin to leave messages on the Course Conditions Hotline, which is 770-448-2008 ext. 3333. On that message I will say if there is a delay and if we will be covering greens that afternoon. If the day comes for us to cover greens, we begin no later than 4:00 on #1 and #10. If the Golf Shop feels that not many people will be out to play due to the weather, they will allow us to cover earlier. The longer the grass is under the sun with the covers on it, the better chance of survival thru the winter becomes. If you have any questions, please ask. Chris Purvis Weather Hotline It s that time of year again with cold chilly nights. If you are wondering what the course conditions are like please call the weather hotline at 770-448-2008 ext. 3333 to check the course status. Superintendent Chris Purvis will update as the weather dictates. Dec. 15th Dec. 24th Dec. 25th Jan. 1st Upcoming Golf Schedule December Calendar Santa Claus Open (10 AM shotgun) Christmas Sale 20% off Christmas Eve (9 AM shotgun) Christmas Day CLOSED New Years Day (9 AM shotgun)
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Upcoming Member Events December 2018 Santa Brunch Limited Space Remains! Sunday, December 9th 11am Chef David is preparing a wonderful meal to ring in the holidays! Santa will be on hand to visit with children of all sizes! Seatings begin at 11am and continue every half hour, with the last seating at 1:30pm Due to the high demand for this event, Reservations must be cancelled 48 hours prior to the event to prevent being charged. Call 770-448-8353 Ext 2324 for reservations or email wperkins@berkeleyhillscc.org Live Music with The David Klepinger Band Thursday, Dec. 13th 6pm Come out and enjoy a night of great music at the Club! Call 770-448-8353 Ext 2324 for reservations or email wperkins@berkeleyhillscc.org Wine Night! 1/2 Price Bottles of Wine* Thursday, Dec. 20th 6pm Join us Thursday, Dec. 20th and enjoy a 1/2 price bottle of wine with the purchase of an entree. Call 770-448-8353 Ext 2324 for reservations or email wperkins@berkeleyhillscc.org *Applies to wines $50 or less with the purchase of an entree and consumed on premise.
Tennis News Tennis court reservations and guest policy: To reserve a court/courts please use one of the three options: 1. Call the tennis pro shop at 770-449-8656 2. Email the tennis pro shop at tennis@berkeleyhillscc.org 3. Text Todd at 770-634-5002 When you make the reservations, please let me know how many non members will be utilizing the tennis courts (including children). The tennis guest fee is $5/player. Junior Tennis Clinics (8-12yrs) Thursdays 4:30-5:30 Saturdays 12:00-1:00 BALL MACHINE TO RENT Please email tennis@berkeleyhillscc.org to make your reservation $15.00/hour Black Friday Deal all throughout December: Purchase a package of 5 tennis lessons and receive a 6th lesson free!!! Please email tennis@berkeleyhillscc.org to purchase gift certificate package ALTA ALL ALTA PLAYERS: Early JANUARY Deadlines for the Spring 2019 ALTA Rosters. Spring ALTA registration opens on January 1st!! Please renew your ALTA dues for 2019 today to facilitate roster submissions. Go to www.altatennis. org to renew today! Winter Mixed C Team Captain: Estella Ryan Co- Captain: Joanne Smith Season: January 6 February 17th Playoffs to follow 2019 Winter USTA Season: 4.0 low Tuesday 40 & over Weekday Ladies Team Captain: Lani Staebell 3.5 Saturday 18 & over Business Women s Team Captain: Lani Staebell 3.5 Wednesday 55 & Over Ladies Team Captain: Susie O dom There will be no league matches: December 15th January 1st Winter Team Lessons Schedule Wednesday 10:00am Ladies 3.0 Team Thursday 5:30pm Ladies 4.0 Team Thursday 6:30pm Ladies 3.5 Team Friday 11:30-1:00 Ladies 4.0 low team 2019 Winter USTA Home Match Schedule: Saturday, December 8th 1:30pm Staebell vs. Saratoga Tuesday, December 11th 9:30am Staebell vs. Athletic Club NE 2019 Winter USTA 55 & Over Registration opens: Monday, December 3rd Roster Deadline: Tuesday, January 1st Play Begins: Wednesday, January 16th @ 10:00am Play Ends: Wednesday, February 27th Playoffs Begin: Wednesday, March 6th Tennis Ball Recycle!!! Don t throw away your old tennis balls! Please bring your tired old tennis balls and put them in our tennis ball recycle bin at the tennis shop. These balls will be used for schools, nursing homes and pet owners. Have your Racquet repairs done before Winter Season begins! Tune up your racquet with a new grip and strings. All repairs completed within 24 hours or same day service if requested.
Tennis News Cont. PICKLEBALL NEWS! Thank you to everyone who came out recently for the pickleball play night. We had a great turnout and learned the rules from 2 expert Atlanta pickleball players. We had several courts actually playing and keeping score! Todd has pickleball equipment available to use and did you know that we have one court that you can play on at any time? Court 5 is pickleball ready! If you would like to learn more about pickleball or play, please contact Todd Assini at 770-449-8656 or email the shop at tennis@berkeleyhillscc.org. 2018 BERKELEY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB TENNIS TOYS FOR TOTS BENEFIT AND TURKEY SHOOTOUT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16th 11:30am 1:30 PM Join us for our fun social tennis round robin format with music on the courts! Including a tennis target competition and Around the World Food and Beverage included $19.00/member $22.00/guest Please bring an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots!!! Grand Prize Winner - Free Frozen Turkey! Please sign up by Tuesday, Dec. 11th @ 5:00 pm RSVP: tennis@berkeleyhillscc.org or 770.449.8656
December 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Restaurant closing at 4:30pm for private event 9 Santa Brunch 11am 10 11 12 13 Live Music 6pm 14 Restaurant closing at 5pm for private event 15 Santa Claus Open 10 Am Shotgun 16 17 18 19 20 Wine Night 6pm ½ Price Bottles 21 22 23 24 Club Open 9am Shotgun Restaurant Closing at 2pm Club Closing at 3pm 25 Merry Christmas 26 27 28 29 30 31 ** New Years Day** 9am Shotgun