The Gatepost A Publication of Doublegate Country Club Volume 16 Issue 1 JANUARY 2013 Section Page No. Club News 2 & 4 On the Menu 2 Golf News 5 Tennis News 5 Other News 6 INSERT: Calendar with directory and next month s Special Events Welcome to our New Members Debbie Hanson John & Tiffany Winn Brannon & Taylor Freeman David & Christine Casey
Club News Please welcome Jeffrey T. Keeler as the new General Manager of DCC. Jeffrey is thrilled to join our team. He wants to do all he can to help make the club the very best it can be. He has a diverse background: A graduate from Georgia State University; he has worked at such places as The Little Nell Hotel in Aspen; The Lodge at Pebble Beach in Pebble Beach, CA; and Cherokee Town & County Club in Atlanta, GA. Jeffrey is a class A PGA professional, a P-1 USPTA tennis professional, and a member of the Club Managers Association of America. He is passionate about food and wine and will be offering some wine education classes and maybe even a trip to Napa Valley to the members. He plans on being very visible around the club and become an active part of the Albany community. PAYING BY CREDIT CARD ON YOUR ACCOUNT If you are paying with a credit card we must have a current mailing address and zip code on file or the card may be declined by the credit card company. The Annual Share-Holder s meeting is scheduled to be held on Thursday, February 21st @ 6:00. More information to come. Financial Snapshot For the Month For the Year Revenues: 321,526 3,818,127 Expenses: (303,951) (3,582,131) Net <Loss> Before Deprec. 17,575 235,996 Membership Changes: Beginning 688 725 New 05 44 Resigned (10) (86) Net (5) (42) Total Paying Membership Count: 683 683 Capital Purchases 0 915,596 Principal Payments on Long-Term Debt 14,230 115,700 Long-Term Debt Balance 1,994,677 Short-Term Debt Balance 260,462 Complete Financials available upon request to Shareholders On Saturday, December 15th at 10:00 children arrived at the club for a fun time making their very own ginger bread house for the holidays. Each child had his or her own house to decorate with plenty of Santa s helpers to assist. On the Menu January 2013 6 th Slow Roasted Prime Rib of Beef Fried Pork Chops Chicken Pot Pie 13 th Slow Roasted Prime Rib of Beef Fried Chicken Veal Oscar 20 th Slow Roasted Prime Rib of Beef Roasted Pork Loin Country Cubed Steaks 27 th Slow Roasted Prime Rib of Beef Roasted Chicken Fried Flounder
JANUARY Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1. Club closed Cart barn open Golf operation Open Sign in at cart barn 2. Buffet Family Buffet 5:30-9 3. Buffet DLGA Scramble 11:00/9 holes Lunch 1:30 4. Ribeye & Shrimp Buffet parental Freedom 6-9:30 5. a la Carte Dining 11-9 6. 7. CLUB CLOSED 8. a la Carte 9. Buffet Family Buffet 5:30-9 10. Buffet 11. Ribeye & Shrimp Buffet Parental Freedom 6-9:30 12. a la Carte Dining 11-9 13. 14. CLUB CLOSED Dog fight at Dcc 12:00 shotgun 15. a la Carte 16. Buffet Family Buffet 5:30-9 17. Buffet 18. Ribeye & Shrimp Buffet A la carte 11 9 Oysters on the half Al fresco 5:30-9 Parental freedom 6-9:30 19. A la carte dining 11-9 20. Sunday brunch 21. Club closed 22. A la carte 23. Buffet A la carte 11-9 Family buffet 5:30-9 24. Buffet A la carte 11-9 25. Ribeye & shrimp buffet A la carte 11-9 Seafood celebration ii 5:30-9 Parental freedom 6-9 26. A la carte dining 11-9 27. 28. 29. a la carte 30. 31.
Club Hours of Operation Dining Rooms (229) 436-6501: Gateway Food Service: Closed Monday Tue. & Sun. 11:-00 AM-3: 00 PM Wed.-Fri. 11:00 AM-3:00 PM & 5:00 PM-9:00 PM Sports Lounge (Casual Dining): Tue. & Sun. 11:00 AM-3:00 PM Wed.-Sat. 11:00 AM-9:00 PM Georgia Ballroom: 11:00 AM-2:00 PM Golf Shop (229) 436-6503: Closed Monday Tue.-Sun. 9:00 AM-6:00 PM Sat. 8:00 AM-6:00PM Alfresco Café Thurs. & Fri. - 4PM - Closing Sat. - 11AM -Closing Sun. - 11AM 3PM Tennis Shop (229) 436-9111: Mon. 3:30 PM-7:30 PM Tue-Fri. 8:30 AM-12:00 PM & 3:30 PM-7:30 PM Sat. 8:30 AM-6:00 PM Sun. 1:00PM-6:00PM Fitness Center (229) 436-6501: Everyday 5:00 AM-9:30 PM Pool 436-6223 Main Club Phone & Extensions (436-6501) General Manager: Jeffrey T. Keeler 122 Front Desk & Reservations: Laura Garcia 110 Chef: Jason Hedrick 115 Banquet Coordinator: Lisa Pochis 127 Accounts Receivable: Lisa Pochis 127 Controller: Caree Elder 130 Golf Professional: Ed Everett 131 Assistant Golf Pro: Glen Herrell 132 Pro Shop 133 Sports Lounge (For Takeout Orders) 140 Fax Number: (229) 483-9762 Tennis Shop (436-9111) Pro Jack Adams, Jr. Golf Course Maintenance Mark Mitchell 352-494-3497 Board of Directors Bucky Leach Heath Fountain Mark Goodyear Mike Cooper Zack Aultman Bill George Frank Sullivan Walker Davis Bob Newsome Coming in FEBRUARY 2013 Look for Details in Next Issue Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. DLGA SCRAMBLE 11:00/9 HOLES 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. DOGFIGHT AT DCC 12:00 Golf 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.
Golf News DLGA January scramble will be 9 holes and start at 11:00 on the 3rd. December Results 1st Nancy Abraham Margarette Kelley Lacy McCarty Kay Rodgers 2nd Sandra Hamilton Grace Dendy Virginia Burkart Laura Golden 3rd Anne Nuckols Liz Williams Betts Smith Clearance Sale Low Low Prices on Remaining Winter Apparel. Also Low Prices on our stocked equipment. Well, what began as a warm, dry December, ended as a cold and wet one. But we can definitely use the rain (almost 4 inches in the last 3 weeks). The golf course kept most of its green color through the holidays, but with these much colder temperatures, we should see the tees and fairways start to go dormant. The color on the greens will fluctuate as the air temperatures continue to fluctuate through the winter season. The maintenance staff continues their winter time work: leaf cleanup, tree pruning, flower bed cleanup, and painting of all accessories on the course. We will begin removing the dead pine trees throughout the golf course this month, and will also grind all the stumps that remain from the trees that were removed over the last year. The new short game practice area is now open. The green is not 100% grown in, but it is suitable for practice. The practice green outside of the pro shop is now for putting only. All chipping and pitching should be done around the new green and bunker next to the practice tee. Shot of the Month Ed Cassity is a year older buy his golf game has not changed. On December 9th he shot his age again at 78. Nicolas Sanchez Employee Spotlight: -2 years on the Doublegate maintenance staff. -Can run all equipment on the golf course. -Prior to Doublegate he spent 2 years at Sea Palms, and 6 years at Sea Island. -Nick s first job in the U.S. was working in the orange groves in Florida. -He is originally from Vera Cruz, Mexico. He has been in the U.S. for 12 years. -Nick has a wife and 3 children that he spends all of his free time with. Golfers, say hello to Nick when you see him working out on the golf course. See you on the course, Grip Special Give yourself a almost new set of clubs by letting the golf staff replace your old hard worn grips with new soft grips. Replace 6 or more grips and receive a 25% discount. Mark Mitchell Superintendent
Doublegate Country Club PRSTD STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 491 ALBANY, GA 3800 Old Dawson Road Albany, Georgia 31721 (229) 436-6501 JOKE OF THE MONTH Check out your Website www.doublegatecc.com Other Club News $$Friday Night Drawing Winners$$ Nov 30th Dec 7th Could have been the Winner of $1,425/Grady Hatcher Winner of $155/Mr. David Blitch Could have been the Winner of $1,450/Dan Hammock Winner of $307/Chris Foreman Dec 14th Could have been the Winner of $1475 Winner of $234/Karl Dackery Dec 21st Could have been the Winner of $1500/Gaylon Ramsey Winner of $340/Ron Mitchell $$$$$$$$$$$ SAVE ON YOUR DUES $$$$$$$$$ Eight members have sponsored NEW members and both have already started receiving 25% off monthly dues. Call the club for more details on the NEW member sponsorship program to receive 25% off each member sponsored. A member could potentially pay $0 dues if sponsors four new members!!! Contact Numbers for the Board of Directors Bucky Leach Home: 420-0405 Cell: 349-7142 Heath Fountain Home: 878-2055 Cell: 344-3665 Bill George Home: 888-5258 Mark Goodyear Home: 889-8697 Cell: 349-7700 Frank Sullivan Cell: 439-4998 Walker Davis Cell: 878-0667 Mike Cooper Home: 436-7244 Cell: 894-7392 Bob Newsome Home: 435-4553 Cell: 395-0271 Zack Aultman Home: 439-8734 Cell:881-5100 Jeffrey T. Keeler General Manager Contact Information Will be Provided Soon Jason Hedrick Chef jasonhedrick@doublegatecc.com Ed Everett Director of Golf eeverett@doublegatecc.com Caree Elder Controller celder@doublegatecc.com Mark Mitchell Superintendant of Grounds mmitchell@doublegatecc.com Staff Lisa Pochis Banquet Reservations Accounts Receivable lpochis@doublegatecc.com Jack Adams, Jr. Tennis Professional dcctennis@bellsouth.net Roger Williams Food & Beverage rwilliams@doublegatecc.com Receptionist receptionist@doublegatecc.com Teresa Jones HR Director tjones@doublegatecc.com Design By: Kathryn Monticello Brattain