News from THE TURTLE POINT YACHT & COUNTRY CLUB FEBRUARY/MARCH 2019 Photo taken by Sam Goss Valentine s Menu Course 1 ROOT VEGETABLE SALAD Watercress, Tarragon-Orange Vinaigrette, Toasted Farro Course 2 CAULIFLOWER BISQUE Garam Masala, Chili Oil, Rice Vinegar Gastrique Course 3 BLOCK CUT PRIME NY STRIP Grilled Brocollini, Potato Puree, Shiitake Compound Butter or SEARED SCALLOPS Peppadew Risotto, Trim top Carrot, Caper Gremolata or DUCK BREAST 5-Spice Napa Slaw, Blood Orange, Beet Coulis Course 4 DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE Roasted Banana Anglaise, Toasted Coconut PLEASE JOIN US AT THE CLUB FOR THESE GREAT EVENTS SIP & PAINT February 7th VALENTINE S DAY DINNER February 14th TRIVIA NIGHT February 19th LUNCH & LEARN February 21st BLACKJACK February 22nd 1ST TUESDAY NIGHT SUPPER CLUB February 26th SIP & PAINT March 7th COMMODORE S BALL March 9th RUNWAY SHOW AND CIGAR & BOURBON TASTING March 21st
TENNIS NEWS Mike Claiborne USPTA Tennis Professional 2019 SPRING JUNIOR PROGRAM Our Spring 7 week program will kick off the week of March 4th. Program skill levels and times: TINY TOTS (ages 4-5) Monday 3:45-4:30 JUNIOR ACES (ages 6-10) Monday 4:30-5:15 OR Tuesday 3:45-4:30 OR Thursday 3:45-4:30 RISING STARS (Grades 5-7) These kids a slightly higher level Tuesday OR Thursday 4:30-5:30 JUNIOR VARSITY DROP IN CLINIC Wednesday 4:00-5:00 HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS For privates, small groups, large groups throughout the week: call for times and options. FRIDAY EVENING MIXERS I will be offering these mixers the first Friday of the month starting in March. The mixers will start at 6:00 pm and include Pickleball and Tennis. Everyone is welcome including families. We will play for a couple of hours and then head down to the club for the First Friday Night Buffet and drinks. Be looking for a contact from me as we get closer to March. JUNIOR SPOTLIGHT RUBY CUNNINGHAM Ruby is the daughter of Jim and Suzanne Cunningham. She will be competing for Florence High School as a Sophomore this Spring. DOB: July 22, 2003 FAVORITE CLASS: History FAVORITE PLAYER: Djokovic FAVORITE FOOD: Mexican FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Yumm TENNIS GOAL: Play smart FAVORITE COLLEGE: Alabama FAVORITE TV SHOW: Seinfeld BEST PART OF TENNIS AT TP: Group lesson with Mark and my friends BEST TENNIS MEMORY: State tournament with Florence Tennis TURTLE POINT YACHT & COUNTRY CLUB Summer Season Launch Party APRIL 12-13, 2019 TPYCC S BOATERS WEEKEND WILL BEGIN FRIDAY, APR. 12/19 AND FINISH APRIL 14/19, offering an opportunity to show visiting boating guests what a comprehensive and unique country club we have with a weekend of golf, tennis, walking, clubhouse/dining, while interacting with other Club members. FRIDAY, APRIL 12/19 Golf & Tennis options available. 12:00 Quarter Deck Bar opens 16:45 Happy Hour 18:00 Served Steak & Seafood dinner in Clubhouse 20:00-22:00 Dancing music by The Midnighters SATURDAY, APRIL 13/19 Golf/Tennis options available. 08:30 Walk-about TPYCC golf course option w/ Peggy Claiborne. 08:00-10:00 Breakfast at Clubhouse Bloody Mary Buffet 10:30-14:30 Rattlesnake Saloon bus excursion/ lunch option 12:00 Box Lunches [for those not going to the Rattlesnake] 12:00 Q.Deck bar opens 13:00 Cornhole competition 14:00 Bocce ball competition 15:00-16:00 Floating golf ball competition 16:30-18:00 SEGS [Summer Evening Golf Social]* 17:00-18:30 Happy Hour at poolside, hors d oeuvres 18:30-22:00 Fresh Shrimp Boil buffet, band music at poolside 23:00 Midnight snack and bar at Q.Deck, APRIL 14/19 06:30 Coffee and Continental Breakfasts box to go for boating guests *SEGS Summer Evening Golf Social: this is a game of fun using a putter chosen by Club pros on 9 greens. Fee includes a bottle of wine w/glass, and cart; from 16:30-18:30. WALKING THE GOLF COURSE: Peggy Claiborne, Club Wellness & Communications Director, will lead a morning walk Saturday at 08:30 around the golf course for those who register before Friday 12th night. [no charge] Costs will be announced later but will offer both All events and some single events options. TPYCC TENNIS (256) 757-0205 e: tptennis@tpycc.org w: turtlepointtennis.usptapro.com
Les Holcombe PGA Master Professional GOLF NEWS THE 2019 GOLF SHOP SCHEDULE IS BEING FINALIZED NOW. SCHEDULES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY MARCH. MARK YOUR CALENDAR! 2019 Men s Member-Member April 27-28 2019 Men s Member-Guest June 20-22 GOLF GRIP SPECIAL Now is the time to re-grip your golf clubs. For the month of February, grips are $1 off per grip. Start the New Year with new grips! Call Les to discuss grip types. Most sets can be re-gripped in a day or two. MEN S OPENING SCRAMBLE A two-man scramble is scheduled to kick-off our Spring golf season. It will be held Sunday, March 24th at 1:00. Get your own partner and play in this fun event. Entry fee is only $20 per person. Signup sheet is posted on the hall bulletin board. HOLE IN ONE CLUB Turtle Point has a Hole in One club. If you are in the club and a golfer in the club makes a Hole in One; you are billed $5. The ace maker gets the prize total as credit in the Golf Shop. Call the Golf Shop to sign up. There is no cost unless someone in the club makes a Hole in One. TURTLE CUP INFORMATION Once again we will award points to members who compete in our events. Players will get points for participation and for winning or placing in their flight in the event. We will keep a Tally Board on the bulletin board. Season long winners will be awarded prizes at the final golf event. TO OUR 2018 TURTLE CUP WINNERS! 1st Place Steve Lee 2nd Place Bill Jeffery 3rd Place Michael Noe 4th Place John Rusevlyan SCHEDULE OF EVENTS February 5 Alabama Golf Association Rules Seminar 5:30 February 25-28 Golf Course Aerification Sunday, March 24 Spring Member-Member Scramble 1:00 GUEST FEE DISCOUNT CARD In February, the Golf Shop will be selling a Guest Fee Discount card. The card will be $500 and it will allow you to bring ten guests anytime during the year. The card will expire on December 31, 2019. You may use the card throughout the year bringing an individual guest out or you may use it a few guests at a time. Cards will not be sold after February. This gives you a $250 discount over our regular in-season guest fee of $95. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CART FEE. Call the Golf Shop for more information. Saturday-Sunday April 27-28 Member-Member Tournament Saturday, May 18 Callaway Demo Day REMINDER: With winter weather upon us, the course opening may be delayed or not open at all. Please call the Golf Shop to check on opening time. TPYCC GOLF (256) 757-2155 e: lesholcombe.tpycc@hotmail.com
Jim Edwards Food and Beverage Director FOOD & BEVERAGE There are several new food and beverage events for the 2019 calendar year. The first one you will have the opportunity to experience will be called the Tuesday Night Supper Club. It will take place 5 times in 2019, with the inaugural event happening on February 26th. Each event will be an opportunity for us to showcase local culinary talent, beginning with our very own Chef Kyle and the Turtle Point team. How it works: 1. The event will be limited to 30 participants 2. There will be 1 seating at 6pm. Everyone will dine at the same time 3. The dinner will consist of 4 courses with each course being explained by its creator 4. The price will be $45 for dinner. The bar will be available, plus we will have a red wine and white wine choice that we don t normally offer, for bottle purchase. THE MENU FOR THE FEBRUARY DINNER: 1st Beet and Citrus Salad Roasted and Pickled Beets, Blood Orange, Fennel, Lime-Chili Vinaigrette 2nd Bratwurst Potato Puree, Sour Cabbage, Rye Breadcrumb 3rd American Wagyu Flank Steak Fermented Crimini, Confit Tomato, Fingerling Potato, Smoked Demi 4th Cornbread Poundcake Blackberry Buttercream, Macerated Blackberry, Mint Make your reservation at 256-757-2153. Only 30 seats available. We will also continue with Trivia Night this calendar year. We will kick it off on Tuesday, February 19th with Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches, Cold Beer and Awesome Trivia. March will introduce you to Thursday Night Listening Room (TNLR). One Thursday each month we will invite a local singer/songwriter to perform in the Fairway Room. The first night will be on March 14th, with a $10 admission. This will be an early event 5:30-7:30 pm (think happy hour). Discounted appetizers and drink specials will compliment the event. Rounding out the month of March will be a Wine Social sponsored by Alabama Crown on the 26th. We will have representatives from the distributor pouring and discussing their wines. Chef Kyle will provide some unique eats, and members will be able to order wines at discounted prices. Cost is $35. CATERING CORNER Althea Caperton Catering & Special Event Coordinator althac@tpycc.org Happy New Year! Let me first say, thank you all who hosted and attended an event, such as weddings, birthdays and holiday parties at the club in 2018!!! The staff and I really enjoyed this past holiday season and making your banquets and events special. We look forward to continually striving to make your events and banquets better than ever! Remember, if you are looking for the perfect memorable event, just give Ms. Altha a call. I look forward to seeing and serving you at the club in 2019! CLUB HOUSE HOURS *All orders must be in at least 1/2 hour before closing. WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. FRIDAY/SATURDAY 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tricia Mayes Membership Director Accounts Receivable MEMBERSHIP CONNECTION The Holidays at the Club were bustling with activity as our Turtle Point families continued with their traditions as they do throughout the seasons. We start this season off in hope of growing your club so that new families can start celebrating brand new traditions. Your help in this growth is important for continued success in the future. I will reach out to anyone that you think would be an asset to Turtle Point. I can be reached by email triciam@tpycc.org or phone 256-757-2153. We have a few covered Marina Slips available for lease. 4 60 and 1 40 and a few uncovered 25 slips. It is rare that we have larger covered slips available. Boating season will be here soon. They will not last long. Please call me if you are interested. I look forward to serving you in 2019! TURTLE POINT WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS BILL & MARY ALLISON PRIMARY SPONSOR: CHIP RASCH POOL AND WELLNESS Peggy Claiborne Pool & Wellness & Communication Director pclaiborne@tpycc.org COMMUNICATIONS Find out what is happening at the club: Facebook - Turtle Point Yacht & Country Club Instagram - turtle_pointycc Emails Update your email with Tricia 256-757-2153 Texts Sign up for Texts (Text TPYCC to 71441) POOL Be looking to purchase your half price pool passes during the month of April. More details to come. WELLNESS: NEW YEAR NEW YOU! Exercising with a friend is linked to longevity, reports James H. O Keefe, who is a cardiologist at St. Luke s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, and coauthor of a study published in the mayo Clinic Proceedings. Recent study: While people who regularly run on a treadmill or use a stationary bike at the gym live just 1.5 years longer than people who don t exercise, playing soccer adds nearly five years and playing tennis adds 10 years. It s socialization, not duration of activity, that seems to enhance the benefits of physical activity. All the more reason you should get out and Walk the golf course. Just playing tennis with your friends is great or do one of the Cardio classes. Walking is on Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8:30 am and Cardio Tennis is on Tuesday and Friday mornings at 9:00 am. It is always a lot more enjoyable when you do it with friends.
CLUBHOUSE NEWS & EVENTS FROM THE MANAGER Mark Grisham General Manager The charm of an older club is sometimes offset by the need of maintenance and replacement of infrastructure. During the first of the year I had a chance to do a detailed inspection of areas of the Club that will need some attention in the near and distant future. We all know that over time all things wear out: new tires for the car, refrigerator quit working, bigger TV for the living room, new roof on the house and at almost 60 years old you can imagine that there should be a few aches and pains here at the Club. I am in the process of completing a 5 10 25 year plan with estimated costs involved to complete and will hopefully have to your Board of Directors first of February. With proper care and forward planning we hope that the members experience will be enhanced. I also had the opportunity to sit down with Jim Edwards and go over the social events for 2019 and I am very excited to see some of his new ideas. Among these events to watch out for are T.P. Supper Club, Thursday Night Listening Room, and a Progressive Dinner on the grounds. We are also going to forget about this cold and rainy weather and have a club wide weekend party. This will kick off the Summer Season Launch Party in April featuring 2 days of parties, games, golf, music, and dancing so keep an eye out for this fun filled weekend. As always if there is anything I can do to help you enjoy your club, please don t hesitate to ask. PA R A D E O F L I G H T S SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT SANTA Glen Junkin, GCS Golf Course Superintendent February and March are the months where we are trying to prepare our turf for the upcoming growing season. This year we are planning to drill and fill the greens the week of February 26th. This is a process where a machine with actual drill bits, drills into the surface of the green removing the existing material and replaces it with new fresh sand. This process is done to help with the surface drainage of the green. This past year was one of the wettest years on record and it caused us some problems with our Bentgrass greens. When you have a lot of rain and high temperatures it will cause disease issues with your bentgrass greens if they don t drain as well as they should. Therefore, we are going to aerify a little more intensely during the spring this year. This is in hopes of keeping the soil profile dryer during rainy periods of the year. Depending on which herbicide you use, February and March can also be a great time to put down a pre-emerge for your summer weeds. This year we used a Ronstar/Roundup combination that can be applied in January to pre-emerge, but also take care of unwanted weeds that may have germinated during the fall. Overall the golf course is very clean this year and we are excited about the upcoming golfing season.
S A N TA B R U N C H FROM THE BRIDGE Harold Kimbrough Commodore Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years Holiday. Winter has not been too bad so far and we are looking forward to Spring. Our hope is that we will have a GREAT season of boating and club events for all. The next major event will be our Commodore's Ball on March 9, 2019. This is a great time to be enjoyed by all Turtle Point members: the kitchen turns out one of the best dinners you will have, the entertainment and dancing will be a lot of fun. The Summer Season Launch Party will be our next event April 12/13, 2019 and we will pass along more information as time gets near (see page 2 for details). One little detail I will let out is a trip to the Rattle Snake Saloon! The boater group at Turtle Point is like an extended family to Debra and myself and we would like to see more members that may or may not be boaters come and join us for events at the Quarter Deck! We have made so many life time friends at Turtle Point that we would not have ever met had we not been members here, most especially John and Jane Moody who Debra and myself hold very special to us. This will be my last letter to you as Commodore as my two years is coming to a close, I want to thank the Bridge for some great times, the Board for always helping with projects along the way and Mark and all the club staff for always providing all of the members and guests an experience they will always remember. In closing I want everyone to welcome Dr Rob Webb as the incoming Commodore and I want to thank Rob for all the work he put in during my time as Commodore. We now have a few slips that are open, if you are in need of one contact the TP office. Thanks for a Great Time Turtle Point, see you on the Docks!!!! 2019 OFFICERS Dennis Morgan, Club President Becky Mauldin, Past President Scott Cross, Executive Vice President Chip Rasch, Vice President of Membership Brad Dethero, VP of Finance/Treasurer Pat Shoemaker, Club Secretary BOARD Ben Boston Parke Cochran Phillip Forsythe Dr. Jason Wilkes Dr. Mark McIlwain Tom Ross Aubrey Wilson Dr. David Twesme John Van Sandt Todd Scarborough MANAGEMENT STAFF Mark Grisham, General Manager markg@tpycc.org Mike Claiborne, USPTA Tennis Professional tptennis@tpycc.org Glen Junkin, Course Superintendent glenj@tpycc.org Les Holcombe, PGA Master Golf Professional Kyle Ogden, Executive Chef kyleo@tpycc.org Jorgé Trejo, Assistant Food & Beverage Manager jorget@tpycc.org Beverly Hudson, Assistant Food & Beverage Manager beverlyh@tpycc.org Althea Caperton, Catering & Special Events Coordinator althac@tpycc.org Tricia Mayes, Membership Director triciam@tpycc.org Peggy Claiborne, Pool, Wellness & Communications Director pclaiborne@tpycc.org Sam Goss, Accountant samg@tpycc.org Club House: 256-757-2153 Tennis Shop: 256-757-0205 Golf Shop: 256-757-2155 Golf Maintenance: 256-757-4192 Fax: 256-757-9387 www.tpycc.org
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FEBRUARY 2019 CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY COURSE WALK & CARDIO TENNIS Weather Permitting Fried Catfish, Steak Fries, Cole Slaw & Huspuppies 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Trivia Night Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches Country Fried Chicken, White Gravy, Mashed Potatoes & Green Beans 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Country Fried Chicken, White Gravy, Mashed Potatoes & Green Beans Country Fried Chicken, White Gravy, Mashed Potatoes & Green Beans Plantation Sandwich Sip & Paint 6 pm Plantation Sandwich VALENTINE S DINNER & DANCE Plantation Sandwich LUNCH & LEARN with Dr. Jennings, Shoals Plastic Surgery 24 25 26 27 28 TUESDAY NIGHT Country Fried Chicken, SUPPER CLUB White Gravy, Mashed Potatoes Plantation Sandwich & Green Beans SPEED LIMIT BUFFET Golf Course Aerification February 25-28 Fried Catfish, Steak Fries, Cole Slaw & Huspuppies Fried Catfish, Steak Fries, Cole Slaw & Huspuppies Fried Catfish, Steak Fries, Cole Slaw & Huspuppies BLACKJACK NIGHT
Daylight Savings St. Patrick s Day SPRING MEMBER-MEMBER GOLF SCRAMBLE 31 MARCH 2019 CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Turtle Time 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Wine Social with Alabama Crown Southwest Chicken Breast (BBQ, Cheese, Chives, Tomato), Black Beans & Rice Southwest Chicken Breast (BBQ, Cheese, Chives, Tomato), Black Beans & Rice Southwest Chicken Breast (BBQ, Cheese, Chives, Tomato), Black Beans & Rice Southwest Chicken Breast (BBQ, Cheese, Chives, Tomato), Black Beans & Rice Classic Italian Lasagna & Side Salad RUNWAY SHOW and CIGAR & BOURBON TASTING Fried Shrimp, Steak Fries, Cole Slaw & Hushpuppies Fried Shrimp, Steak Fries, Cole Slaw & Hushpuppies 1 2 First Friday Buffet w/ Harry Fried Shrimp, Steak Fries, Cole Slaw & Hushpuppies Tennis Mixer 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sip & Paint 6 pm Classic Italian Lasagna & Side Salad Classic Italian Lasagna & Side Salad Thursday Night Listening Room 5-7 pm Classic Italian Lasagna & Side Salad SPEED LIMIT BUFFET Fried Shrimp, Steak Fries, Cole Slaw & Hushpuppies Fried Shrimp, Steak Fries, Cole Slaw & Hushpuppies COMMODORE S BALL