Welcome to Proctor-Pittsford Country Club!

Welcome to Proctor-Pittsford Country Club! Welcome to PPCC and congratulations on your new membership! We are happy to have you as a new member and want you to be able to enjoy all aspects of what PPCC has to offer. From the course itself, to the restaurant, to the membership and all the other areas that make up the essence of our wonderful club. In order to try to help you navigate your way as you get started, below you will find some things that will hopefully explain and simplify some things to get you going. As with most new ventures, there are always questions about what being a member is all about. The following information is intended to help you understand what is available and how to get involved. Main phone: 802-483-9379 Mailing Address: Proctor-Pittsford Country Club 312 Country Club Rd Pittsford, VT 05763 1

The PPCC Web Site Web site http://www.proctor-pittsford.com Our website is your go-to source for information. Here, you can: Book your tee times Find out the latest news See and download the schedule of upcoming tournaments Get the latest tournament results Find out about upcoming events Pay for or renew your membership Purchase Value Cards, which are great way to save on carts and greens fees Purchase Greens Club tickets And more! Check it out. Proctor-Pittsford also has a Facebook page. PPCC on Facebook Like us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/proctor-pittsford-country-club/709497272435724?ref=hl 2

Pro Shop Information On behalf of the pro shop staff we would like to welcome you to Proctor-Pittsford. We are thrilled to have you be part of one of the best clubs anywhere. Here is some information that you should find helpful. Booking Tee Times Tee times can be made two different ways: Electronic tee times can be booked on line through our website, proctor-pittsford.com The 1st time you book, you ll, be prompted to set up an online account. You can also call the pro shop, 802-483-9379. Weekday times can be made two weeks in advance. When to Arrive: We suggest you arrive at least fifteen minutes before your tee time. This gives you enough time to check in, pickup any items from the pro shop or the restaurant and be on the tee and ready to tee off at your specific time. Arriving even earlier will also allow you time to warm up on the driving range and putting green. Expected Pace of Play Proctor-Pittsford is a course that can be comfortably played by a foursome walking or riding in a cart in about 4 hours. Slow play affects not only the group you are playing with, but also the entire field of golfers on the course behind you. In order to ensure the enjoyment of all players on the course, we ask that you try maintain this pace. The easiest way for golfers to adhere to this is to simply keep up with the group ahead of them. 3

Scorecards This is our current scorecard: You can pick one up in the pro shop before you start, but if you forget, there s no need to come back to the pro shop after you ve started your round. There is a mailbox located on the 2nd tee box that contains both scorecards and pencils. Weekend Lottery System Due to heavy demand, we operate a lottery system, exclusively for members, for weekend tee times. If you would like a morning tee time on the weekends, a request needs to be made the previous Sunday of the desired weekend. E-mails are then sent out on Mondays with your actual time. All remaining unbooked tee times are then released for general booking. Driving Range PPCC has one of the finest driving range facilities in the area, open to members and the general public. Arrive early for your tee time to warm up or just come to practice. Annual range memberships are $150 A large bucket of balls is $8 A small bucket of balls is $5. 4

Value Cards The pro shop offers some great ways to save money on cart rentals and greens fees, in the form of Value Cards. Purchase any one of these cards in the pro shop or on the website: Pro Shop Accounts As a member of PPCC, a house account, which can be used for any merchandise in the pro shop, has been established in your name. Participating in any of the tournaments, put on throughout the season by our men s and women s sports committees, gives you the opportunity to win credit applied to you account. See the men s and women s tournament information sections for more details on how you can participate. Pro Shop Services The pro shop offers a wide variety of golf equipment and apparel, as well as several services, including club re-gripping and minor repairs. If you don t see what you need, ask us. We can special order merchandise from a wide variety of golf manufacturers. Hole-In-One Insurance A longstanding tradition in golf is that anyone making a hole-in-one is expected to buy a round for all players at the course that day, a potentially expensive endeavor! PPCC has instituted a Hole In One Insurance" pool, which is available in the pro shop at a cost of $5 per participant. How it works: When a participant makes a hole-in-one, money in the pool is used to subsidize all or part of his/ her bar tab. The pool then starts over with participants contributing $5 towards the next hole-inone. Members must participate prior to a hole in one and any money remaining in the pool will carry over for the next hole in one. If you have any questions, or would like to participate, see us in the pro shop. Once again, welcome to Proctor-Pittsford! If you have any questions or need assistance with anything we are here to help. 5

Online Tee Time Information Tee times can be booked online by visiting our website: www.proctor-pittsford.com And clicking on the Book a Tee Time bar: You can also download the Chronogolf app to your phone or tablet: Apple App Store Google Play Look for this app: USGA GHIN Information As a member of Proctor-Pittsford, you are registered with the USGA s GHIN handicap system. You will be assigned both a local and GHIN number. You can get your number from the pro shop. Posting scores and developing a handicap will allow you to participate in tournaments, both here and at other golf courses. Posting scores There are 3 popular ways to post scores: 1) Post them on the computer provided in the Pro Shop after your round. Ask anyone in the pro shop for assistance. 2) Post them online at http://www.ghin.com with your own computer or smart device. Register for or log into an account and post scores there. 3) Download the GHIN mobile app to your smart device. Register for or log into an account and post scores there: Download for Apple at the Apple itunes Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ghin-mobile/id491796218?mt=8 Download for Android at Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.advancedmobile.android.ghin 6

Newsletter - All things PPCC, delivered to your inbox. Proctor-Pittsford publishes a monthly newsletter with more detailed information for members and interested guests, as well as weekly news and tournament result updates throughout the golfing season. You do not need to be a member to subscribe. You can subscribe by visiting the website, http://www.proctor-pittsford.com Clicking on this link, pasting or typing it into a browser, http://eepurl.com/bekq-v Or scanning this code with your phone: PPCC Calendars For Your Devices PPCC publishes calendars for the men s and women s tournaments, as well as special events that you can easily subscribe to. You can have up-to-date information on tournaments and events right on your computer, smart phone or tablet. Click here to visit the PPCC Tournaments & Events web page to subscribe to these calendars. Subscribe to all 3 for the most up-to-date information. 7

Proctor-Pittsford Golf Lessons and Clinics We offer a lesson program for all golfers of any age and ability. Let us help you make learning the game of golf easier and more fun. Here's an overview of our golf lesson programs: Golf Lessons From beginner to elevating your game to the next level. Instruction is available on our large practice area. Cost of a private one hour lesson is $50.00 or 3 lessons for $125.00. Two players is $75.00 per hour. Group lessons are available and the cost is based on the number of participants. Each lesson is focused on player improvement and course management to heighten your enjoyment of the game. Junior Clinics We hold a junior clinic each summer. Our goal is about introducing the game of golf to youngsters. Our program is targeted to give kids the basics of golf including on-course play, rules of golf etiquette and making new friends. This clinic is held Tuesday and Thursday mornings of a 3 week program. Everyone is encouraged to have fun while learning the basics of playing the game. Adult Clinics Adult clinics are offered and held on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings. We offer programs to learn the basics of the golf swing, short game improvement, How am I putting? and golf course management. These clinic are on a sign-up sheet on our Pro Shop bulletin board. Club Fitting Event We offer individual club fitting for all levels of players. This program will analyze your golf swing and fit you into the appropriate golf product. This includes fitting you into your Driver, Irons,Wedges and Putter. A golf shaft is the most important part of your club. Playing with the right weight and shaft flex can only improve how you play. Please contact the pro shop to schedule your club fitting event. Cost for custom fitting is $50.00 per hour. Tommy Champine Golf Instructor/ PING Tech Rep tcmsj68@gmail.com 802-345-7872 8

Men s Tournament Information Welcome to Proctor-Pittsford Country Club! Below you find valuable information to help you, a new male member, learn the ropes of tournament participation. We are very happy to have you, and look forward to seeing you soon at Men s Nights, our weekend and major tournaments and out on the course. Weekend Tournaments Almost every weekend, there is a tournament that any male member can sign up to play. To qualify to play in a weekend tournament there be at least 3 members, including yourself in your group. There is a sign up sheet down in the men s locker room. You are requested to sign up before you go out to play. Include the date you are playing. After completion of your round, we ask that you at least post your gross score on the sheet. The Sports Committee will figure out handicaps, etc., and determine the weekly winners. Any winnings are recorded and kept on a list in the pro shop, posted on the bulletin board in the locker room and posted online. Weekend Skins Almost every weekend, the course runs a skins game for both Saturday and Sunday (and a few holidays), that is available to male members both days for a cost of $5. Sign up is in the pro shop. You must sign up and pay prior to going out to play your round. Skins are awarded for player who make a birdie or better on a hole that no one else equals. As with Weekend Tournaments, any winnings will be added to the players money list. Men s Night Every Thursday, there is a Men s Night. This a fun and very well attended event, and great place for meeting your other fellow members It is a 9-hole event that starts @ 5:00pm, with a shotgun start. The format is individual stroke play, based on handicap, with an optional skins game There is a sign up in the restaurant prior to the beginning of play, normally beginning around 3:45pm. You can sign up as an individual, and we will pair you up with other players, or you can sign up with 1, 2 or 3 other players to make your own group. Anything less than 4, we will fill out your group for you. After golf, there is a meal offered to anyone who signs up in advance. 9

Men s Night-continued: There is a sheet kept in the restaurant starting on Thursday night for the following week s meal. You can also call or e-mail the restaurant or pro shop to have your name(s) added for dinner. The meal is noted on the signup sheet, as well as the cost (normally between $12 - $17, which includes meal, tax and tip). Deadline for dinner is normally the day before,wednesday, but sometimes you can be added after, just call or ask to see if there is room. Major Tournaments For the Men s Membership, the course has 4 Major Tournaments that it offers every year: Member-Member (June) Member-Guest (July) Club Championship (Labor Day Weekend) Fall Classic (September) There is pre-qualifying for the Championship Flight Division, except for the Fall Classic, which flights teams of 2 based on combined handicaps. Information and sign up forms are made available well in advance of these tournaments, so you will have plenty of time to enter. There is also a Senior Club Championship during Memorial Day weekend for players 55 and older. There is qualifying for the Championship Flight in this tournament as well. If you are not interested in that flight, you will be flights based on your handicap (same as for the Member-Member, Member-Guest and Club Championship). Scorecards Any scorecard turned in for Men s Night, Weekend Tournaments and/or Skins must have: all players first and last names date of play Any birdies or better circled on the card. This will help the Sports Committee to effectively determine all winners. If any card does not comply with these few requests, the card will not be considered for any winnings. We hope you find this information valuable and helpful. If you have any other questions or concerns, don t hesitate to ask in the pro shop or any member. You can also e-mail us at: menssportscommittee@proctor-pittsford.com 10

Women s Tournament Information On behalf of the Women s Sports Committee, welcome to Proctor-Pittsford Country Club and congratulations on your new membership! We are happy to have you as a new member and want you to be able to enjoy the many opportunities provided for you to meet and play with other women. This is a brief introduction to our activities but you can find detailed descriptions, dates, as well as costs for all of the events in our Women s Sports Information sheet which will be available in the locker room, online and on our first event of the year. You can find a lot of information on the club website www.proctor-pittsford.com including our yearly calendar and a link to online tee times. We also send out regular emails during the season, keeping members updated on upcoming events, deadlines, results and other items of interest. We post information, including results and tournament invitations from other clubs on the bulletin board in the ladies locker room. You can email us at ppcc_wsc@yahoo.com. Social Opening Night Every year we host a happy hour from 5-6pm, usually on the 1st Wednesday, of May, during which you can sign up to play the weekend tournaments and to enter our year long ringers event (see below). We will also have copies of the information sheet, the calendar and our contact information sheet. This would be a great chance to meet people and learn about the opportunities the Sports Committee sponsors. Ladies Night We host a fun nine hole game every Wednesday which starts at 5:00 p.m. This is not a league, and you are not required to play every week. Just sign up when you can, and are interested in playing. We are generally ready to start sign-in for the night s game at 4:15. We encourage everyone to be here by 4:30 to give us all a chance to be at our assigned tees by 5. We usually start play for the year the 2nd week of May. A sign up sheet will be posted on the bulletin board outside the pro shop each week. On most weeks, people sign up as an individual, and we pair you up with other players. If you prefer, you can sign up with 1, 2 or 3 other players and we will fill out the groups if needed. Once a month, we have a make-your-own-foursome team event, where we have a team game, rather than an individual game. We encourage people to form their own teams, but you can still sign up as an individual, or a 2-3 player group and we will do our best to fill out your team. 11

Ladies Night-continued: After golf, there is a meal served. Sign up is required in advance using the same sheet you sign up for golf. There is a set meal, as well as an option for a Chef or Caesar salad if you prefer. Meals and costs have yet to be determined for this year, but are usually $10-15 depending on what is served. This includes tax and tip. Following dinner, we generally award prizes for the game. Winnings are monetary amounts that can be used in the pro shop and are kept as credit on your pro shop account. We also have a 50-50 drawing each week so you could be going home with a little extra cash! Weekend Tournaments With the exception of weekends when the course is hosting an event, there is a tournament that any female member can play. You sign up in advance for the season and play the weekends you choose-there is no requirement to play every week. Play is Friday through Monday. The Sports Committee will post the weekend game, and a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the locker room. You must sign the sheet before playing and be playing with another member who can attest your score. When your round is finished, scores are entered on the sign up sheet and scorecards are placed in the green box labeled for cards. When play is completed, the Sports Committee will determine the weekly winners. As with our Ladies Night, all winnings are given as credit to your pro shop account. Three times during the year, we can participate in Ladies Exchanges which are hosted by area clubs. We host the exchange at PPCC every other year, and are guests of another club during the other year. These are fun nights that are usually very well attended and are a great way to meet and play with women from other cubs. These are sometimes scheduled on Wednesdays, and would take the place of our weekly play. Major Tournaments with Set Dates For the women, the course has three major 18 hole team tournaments Member-Member (June) Member-Guest (August) Invitational Turkey Trot (October) All tournaments are flighted based on handicap. Please see the information sheet for dates, cost, tournament format and other details. 12

Major Tournaments with Set Dates-continued: You can also participate in the Club Championship, which is a match play event held over Labor Day Weekend. Depending on the number of players, we usually have 2-3 flights for this event. To play in the Championship Flight, you have to pre-qualify so that the matches can be seeded appropriately. The information sheet contains more details for this. Major Tournaments with Floating Dates We sponsor two tournaments for which you play two or three rounds during a specified time period. The President s Cup is a net (based on your handicap) tournament played in June- July. The Senior/Super-Senior/Legends tournaments are played in July-August. Queen of Clubs We give an award at the end of the season to the female members who accrues the most amount of points by participating in our events. Birdie Tree There is a tree in the locker room where you can post the birdies, and for the few lucky oneseagles, that you score anytime during your play at PPCC. Ringers This is a fun year-long challenge in which you keep track of your best score on each hole on a special card in the locker room. If you keep up with it, you ll know what your theoretical best round could be! You could also win gross or net prizes at the end of the season-so definitely sign up for this! Vermont State Women s Golf Association If you re looking for more opportunities to play competitively, the VSWGA sponsors weekly tournaments on Tuesdays beginning in May. They also conduct the major championship events, such as the Women s Amateur, Mid-Amateur and Seniors. These require you to join the VSWGA in advance. You can find information about these events as well as membership at www.vswga.org. Our club representative to the VSWGA is Nancy Murphy. You can contact her with any questions at nlmgolfer@yahoo.net. Tee Times You can make a tee time by calling the pro-shop, using the website or using the Chronogolf app for your phone. Weekend tee times are based on a lottery system due to the amount of play, and are established and available on the Tuesday before the weekend. The Pro Shop can provide you with more information if needed. 13

Score Posting We encourage all of our members to keep an accurate handicap by posting all of their scores to the ghin handicap system. The pro shop will provide you with a ghin number if you do not already have one. Scores may be posted in the pro shop, on your home computer at www.ghin.com or on the ghin mobile app for your phone. You can also find more handicap information on the website, but if you have any questions, please check with one of us or with someone in the shop. We hope this gives you an overview of what s available to you as a new female member at PPCC and how to get involved. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to ask either a member of the Sports Committee, a Board Member, the great staff in the Pro Shop and any member of PPCC who has been around for a while. We encourage you to participate in whatever feels comfortable to you and we re here to help you navigate the logistics. Please send us an email if you have any questions prior to opening night! Again, welcome to Proctor-Pittsford Country Club. We know you re going to enjoy your time here. We hope to help you discover all of what this great club has to offer! 14

Redfield s Bar & Grill Phone # 802-483-9909 Open to the public and members alike, Redfield's is the club s new casual dining restaurant with a great lighter menu, easy going, comfortable atmosphere and stunning views. The cuisine features comfort food with a contemporary twist. A great place to enjoy a meal after 18 holes, or to bring the family any other time. Redfield s also provides on-course food & beverage service. In addition to serving our members we are open to the public, as well as special events and reservations. Redfield s Newsletter Redfield s also publishes its own twice weekly newsletter during the season, with information about the week s special events, Men s and Ladies Night dinners, weekend specials and more. Subscribe to Redfield s newsletter by visiting the website, http://www.proctor-pittsford.com/restaurant.html Clicking on this link, pasting or typing it into a browser, http://proctor-pittsford.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe? u=94513b270acd930aa064de923&id=ead5660c07 Or scanning this code with your phone: 15

Annual Membership Raffle At the beginning of each year, PPCC sponsors a raffle that gives you the opportunity to win a full membership for one year. Ticket sales are announced and sold at various locations and by individual members, usually beginning in early February. The raffle is the 1st major social affair of the season, and takes place in April, on Master s Saturday, which is usually the 2nd Saturday of the month, at Redfield s Bar & Grill. Cocktails and complimentary appetizers are served at 5:00pm, and the drawing takes place at approximately 6:00pm. You do not need to be present to win. Winners are announced via e-mail. Tickets are only $40 and usually sell out quickly. Currently, a minimum of 6 memberships are given away, 1 for every 50 tickets sold, which gives you a 1 in 50 chance of winning. If you have already paid for your membership and win, your next year s membership is paid for. Winning memberships are transferrable. Even if you don t win, your ticket stub is good for a free round of golf (carts not included) for you and a friend, redeemed at the same time, during that golf season. They are also transferrable, so if you are a member you can invite 2 guests to join you for a round. All proceeds help with continued improvements at PPCC. For more questions or information, please e-mail us: housecommittee@proctor-pittsford.com 16

Nine & Dines Once a month, during the summer, PPCC hosts a very popular social evening, a Nine & Dine These are a great way meet and mix with all the Proctor-Pittsford members. It is a mixed couples scramble tournament, and they are held on Friday evenings. They start at approximately 5:00pm, with check in starting at around 4:00pm in Redfield s Bar & Grill. They are open to anyone, members, guests and the public. The format is a 4 person scramble, with the ladies playing from the forward (Yellow) tees. There are cash prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, as well as a closest to the pin on both the front and back nine, There is also a skins game for best score on each hole. After golf, Redfield s serves a dinner, which is included. One fee includes: Golf Cart Skins Dinner Dates are usually announced through the newsletter at the beginning of the season, posted to the website and PPCC Special Events Calendar. Make sure to come out and join the fun! 17

The PPCC Greens Club The Greens Club was started in 1997 by long time club member Ron Doucette as a means to raise extra money for the club to use on special projects not included in the annual budget. Members and non-members purchased tickets for $40.00 each as part of a 50/50 raffle. Each week at Men's Night a winning ticket was drawn for $50 to the lucky winner and at the end of the year a scramble tournament with a light dinner was held for those who wanted to participate. The final drawing had winning tickets from $50 to $500 depending on the number of tickets sold. The remaining balance was turned over to the club. In its first year $4000.00 was turned over to the club and $5000.00 each year after that for these special projects. The first purchase was a leaf blower attachment for the mower followed by new water fountains for the ponds on the 10th and 16th holes. In 2001-02 the money was used to install 1280 feet of white vinyl fencing along the 5th hole by Pratico Landscaping and Fence that still stands there today. In 2003 the money helped to build the driving range down at the foot of the 10th hole. The Greens Club has changed slightly over the last several years. A committee now decides where to spend the money in conjunction with the course superintendent, and the board of directors. Tickets can now be purchased for $40 each, or 3 for $100 through an annual mailing, but they are also available at the Pro-Shop and online line via the club s website. There are 20 weekly drawings starting in May and running into September. The first ticket drawn each month is worth $100, while the others remain at $50 each. We still have a scramble tournament and light dinner at the end of the year where the final drawing will award prizes ranging from $100 to $500 depending on the number of tickets sold. Recent ticket sales have been over 350 per year, bringing in about $12,000 in sales allowing about $6000 per year to be returned to the club for special projects and course enhancements. Recently upgraded floor boxes, ball washers and towels, thanks to Greens Club participation 18

The Greens Club-continued: In the 21 years of the Greens Club over $101,000.00 has been returned to the club. Most recently, money was used to help renovate the bar and kitchen but many other projects have taken place including: Green divot mix for tees and fairways New green awnings above the Men's and Ladies locker rooms Flower box upgrades to new marble ones with mulching done throughout the course and around the clubhouse New hazard stakes, course signs, paint and supplies for the benches and post along with the parking lot. The recent purchase of 60 long handled bunker rakes for the soft sand now in the bunkers New embroidered tee flags and practice green flags New netting on the first tee box Driving range sign upgrades New ball washers, tee towels and divot mix boxes, club cleaners and golf shoe cleaners The purchase of plastic tees to be used by golfers to cut down on broken tees, available in the pro shop, free of charge Renovation of the scoreboard and caddy shack along with adding new signage ( Redfield's Bar & Grill) These are just a few enhancements that have been made over the last few years The committee now consists of 8 members and here are some of the projects we are working on for the future: Replacing the marble tee markers with new ones, engraved with the PPCC logo. Making new bird houses, fixing and staining posts Building a new bag drop and divot mix cup holder Purchasing new club stands to be used at the range and practice area Replacing OB stakes with new vinyl wrapped ones We are always looking for new projects and suggestions from the membership, and all of these projects are done by volunteer members who give up their free time to make the course better. For any more information about the Greens Club please read the monthly newsletter put out by the club, or ask one of the current committee members. They are listed in the Greens Club section of the monthly newsletter. Please consider purchasing and participating in this great PPCC tradition. We look forward to meeting you and for your support! greensclub@proctor-pittsford.com 19

We hope that you have found this welcome guide a help to learning about the many opportunities being a member of PPCC provides you. Please keep this guide for future reference. If you would like another copy of this guide, you can view or download it at: http://www.proctor-pittsford.com/welcomeguide.html Again, on behalf of the entire membership, Welcome! We look forward to meeting you soon! 20