Mira Vista Country Club October 2016 OCTOBER 7 FNL Primetime ft. Garland Strong 14 FNL Missi St. Thomas 15 Mira Vista 20th Annual Tennis Pro/Am 15-16 Mr.&Mrs. Club Championship 19-20 LGA Solheim Cup 21 FNL-The Double Bogey s 22 Mira Vista Tennis Fall Parent/ Child Tournament Kids Club Fall Fun 22-23 Ryder Cup 28 Kids Tennis Pizza Night FNL Three Amigos & Million Dollar Quartet 30 MVCC Men's Sneaks & Cleats 31 Family Halloween Party RSVP @ 817-294-6600!
LETTER FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER Board of Directors Gary Miller President Mark Walton Vice President Bob Yonke Treasurer Kent Snodgrass Secretary Kim Dignum Linda Janiak Joe Maly Tim Miller Garland Strong Contacts Accounts Receivable Patty Villavicencio 817-294-6677 Administration 817-294-6600 Controller Francie Walker 817-294-6633 General Manager Greg Hatch 817-294-6642 Golf Maintenance 817-294-6615 Golf Shop 817-294-6666 Membership Shauna Fenn 817-294-6654 Member Relations & Event Director MaryEllen Ford 817-294-6640 Men s Locker Room 817-294-6644 Reservations 817-294-6600 Pointe 817-294-6606 Security 817-294-6627 Sunset Grill 817-294-6699 Tennis Shop 817-294-6690 Dear Members, Fall weather is here along with cooler temperatures, so it s time to get out and enjoy some golf and/or tennis. We have a lot of fun activities for our Members planned this fall, and we look forward to seeing you participate in our upcoming events. Our traditional Halloween family event will be on Monday, Oct 31 st from 5:30-7:00 p.m. We are opening for this special event due to the popularity of this tradition. We will have DJ Ray for all to dance, Chef Benito will be preparing a special dinner for the entire family to enjoy, cupcake decorating, bounce house, costume contest and we ll end it with trick or treating around the clubhouse. Please call the Receptionist to make your family s reservation. Friday Night Live continues to be a success. In October, our entertainment lineup is very exciting as we have several Club members performing that you won t want to miss. On Oct. 7 th Club member Garland Strong will bring his band Primetime to the stage and on Oct. 28 th we have the Three Amigos with Club member Brock Stevens and a special appearance of the Million Dollar Quartet from Casa Manna s Broadway Production, in the Horizon Lounge. If you haven t attended one of these fun evenings with live entertainment then please take this as an invitation. We don t take reservations, so come early, enjoy dinner and stay for the show. Entertainment is from 7:30 11:00 p.m. Chef Benito and Wajdi have paired up with a new member tradition on Saturday evenings beginning Oct. 8 th with a Wine & Prime Night featuring a 10oz Prime Rib, salad and baked potato bar and vegetables paired with our half price wine by the glass. Chef will have Salmon and Lobster available for those members and guests who enjoy a little surf n turf. Come join us in the Horizon Lounge or make reservations in the Sunset Grill (unless booked for a member private party). Your continued support of the Club by hosting private events is much appreciated. Our Club is quickly booking up for holiday parties during December. If you haven t scheduled your company s or group of friends a room to host your Christmas party, please contact MaryEllen Ford so you don t miss out! As a Member, you also have the privilege of sponsoring a friend or business associate to have an event at your Club. Please call or email your Private Events Director, MaryEllen Ford, with any questions. Please let us know how we are doing each and every visit so we can recognize the staff for doing a great job or provide some needed coaching, if necessary. It is an honor to serve as your General Manager. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly if I may be of assistance in any way. I look forward to seeing you in the Club! Greg Hatch Vision Statement Creating exceptional memories for a lifetime. Greg Hatch General Manager Mission Statement Make each and every experience for our members, their families and their guests, a fun and memorable event.
MEMBERSHIP Please join Mira Vista in extending a warm welcome to our new Members: Mr. and Mrs. Jay Spann Jay is Semi-Retired / Commercial Real Sponsor: George and Catherine Johnson Mr. Taylor Gregg Taylor is CFO for Holland Services Sponsor: Robert and Linda Gaudin Thank you to our Sponsors for your help and support in growing the membership! Shauna Fenn Membership Director Will be here Wednesday, October 12 from 5:30-7:30pm for family night, doing magic for the kids!!
MIRA VISTA COUNTRY CLUB GOLF THE CLASSIC 2016 RESULTS CHAMPIONS: Wally Jones and John Day!! Courtney Connell PGA Golf Professional OCTOBER 2nd Henry Ellis & Jerry Gatti 3rd Brad Bruce & Brock Peters 4th Don Bescher & Len Woodard 5th Paul Janiak & Matt Buikema 6th Cue Lipscomb & Jon Eudaly T7th Brock Stevens & Chuck Gardner Cody Williams & Wade Warren Final Results 9th Chris Welsh & Bodie Perkins 10th Kevin Pedigo & Brandon Scott T11th Mark Walton & Aaron Loose Russell Rice & Marcus Jones 13th Kim Gray & Keith Metcalf 14th Curtis Griffin & Bruce Conte 15th Ryan Hancock & Casey Fields 15-16 Mr. &Mrs. Club Championship 19-20 LGA Solheim Cup 22-23 Ryder Cup Upcoming Demo Days 1 Titleist 12:00 4:00pm 5 PXG 11:00am 3:00pm 7 Taylor Made Demo Day 2:00-8:00pm Don t forget to sign up for all Member Tournaments on our tournament website at: www.mvccgolf.org or call the Golf Shop at 817-294-6666
Ladies Sr. Club Championship RESULTS GROSS 1 st Place Elisabet Levy 2 nd Place Kim Dignum Net 1 st Place Carole Smith 2 nd Place Doris Baker COURTNEY S KUDOS THANKS again to the following people for their donations to BIRDIES FOR KIDS! In 2015 we raised $8,450, this year we raised $20,000!! Benjamin Langis Bill & Holly Tyson Brian Smith Chad & Katy Harris Chris & Riki Pate Craig Level Dale & Luann Westerfeld Dave Merker David & Kim Berzina David Cooke Devin Phillips Eric Guy Gary Goble Geoffrey Crewe George Dowling Ian Lee James Cash Jay & Katherine Danzi Jerry & Cheryl Conatser Jerry Pozez Jim & Trica Hermes Joe Frana John & Tina Briscoe John Jarrett John Podraza Hap Klinefelter Perry Mader Jeb Bundock Kathy Whitworth Kent Backus Kevin Ford Mark & Tammy Walton Mark Schoomaker Mike & Julie Nemser Mike Isaac Mike Kennedy Neal & Pratibha Tanna Patrick Donovan Paul & Linda Janiak Phil & Ann McCrury Ralph Heath Randy Sanman Richard Young Rick Williamson Robert Green Robert Smitherman Ron Siler Russell Rice Steve & Becky Moroneso Ted Harris The Handicap Group The Oracles Thomas & Janice Fairchild Tim Chovanec G.Sealy Massingill Mike Chisum
2016 LEAGUES & TENNIS NEWS ADULT LESSON PROGRAMS TUESDAY 8:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Ladies Interclub Drill & Play (Brad) 9:00 10:30 a.m. Ladies 3.0 Rotating League (Scott) 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Ladies 2.5 3.0 Rotating league (Scott) 6:30 7:30 p.m. Co Ed Cardio Drill (Matt) 7:30 9:00 p.m. Men s 3.0 3.5 Rotating league (Matt) WEDNESDAY 9:00 10:30 a.m. USTA 3.5 Drills (Brad ) 9:00 10:30 a.m. USTA 3.0 Drills (Colin) 9:00-10:30 a.m. USTA 2.5 Drills (Scott & Matt) 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. USTA 4.0 Drills (Brad & Matt) 7:00-8:30 p.m. USTA Men s 3.5 Drill (Colin) THURSDAY 9:00 10:30 a.m. Ladies 3.5 3.0 Rotating League (Colin) 1:00 2:30 p.m. Ladies 4.0 4.5 Drill (Brad) - indoors 7:00 8:30 p.m. Co Ed Drink n Drill (Colin) -indoors FRIDAY 9:00 1:00 p.m. Ladies USTA Team Tennis (all pro s) 10:30-11:30 a.m. Ladies 2.5 Drill (Matt)-indoors 10:30 12:00 noon Ladies 3.0 Drill (Scott)-indoors SATURDAY 9:00 10:30 a.m. Men s Drills (Brad & Colin) -indoors 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Ladies Drills (Brad & Colin) -indoors SATURDAY 9:00 10:30 a.m. Men s Drills (Brad & Colin) 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Ladies Drills (Brad & Colin) 2016 FALL PARENT / CHILD TOURNAMENT Saturday, October 22 12:00 4:00p.m. Sign up today to play with your kids in our annual Parent/Child tournament! It s fun for all ages!! There will be Handicapped scoring for matches, if needed. Sandwiches and drinks will be provided in the cost of entry. $30.00 per team. Brad Ibbott Director of Tennis Upcoming Events Fall October 7 Kids Tennis Pizza Night October 15 Mira Vista 20th Annual Tennis Pro/Am October 22 Mira Vista Fall Parent Child Tournament October 28 Kids Tennis Pizza Night October 30 MVCC Men s Sneaks & Cleats November 5 Adult Tennis Mixer November 15 Ladies Fall Member/ Member The deadline to sign up is Thursday, October 20, so call the Tennis Shop at 817-294-6690 TODAY to reserve your spot!
US OPEN 2017 TICKETS This package includes three nights of hotel accommodation: (InterContinental New York or Park Hyatt New York. We will Arrive Friday, September 1 and Depart Monday, September 4. Four Sessions of US Open Tickets Saturday, September 2 ------------------ Day session, Louis Armstrong Stadium (courtside) Saturday, September 2 ------------------ Night session, Arthur Ashe Stadium (Loge seating) Sunday, September 3 ------------------- Day session, Arthur Ashe Stadium (Loge seating) Sunday, September 3 ------------------- Night session, Arthur Ashe Stadium (Loge seating) The package is $2350.00 (InterContinental) or $2690(Park Hyatt) per person for the hotel and US Open tickets (must be a USTA member). A USTA membership is only $25.00 per year. If you are not a USTA member the package is $3520 (Intercontinental) and $4060 (Park Hyattl per person. (Packages can be adjusted with days and seating requirements just ask Brad) THE USTA MEMBER PACKAGE INCLUDES: Hotel Accommodations, Official US Open Tennis Tickets, US Open Club Passes, Transfers to and from the Tournament, Special US Open Gift Pack, Hospitality Desk and Tour Host, Sight Seeing Information Packet, All Hotel Taxes. Package tickets are on sale and sell extremely fast. I have been able to reserve 20 spots until November, 15 2015.$500.00 deposit due per person. Note: Once these tickets are sold I can receive no more packages. Please call Brad at 817-294-6695 for more information. Note: This price does not include airfare or transportation to and from the hotel Fall Junior Tennis Development Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m. Hummingbirds (Beginner Ages 4-6) 4:00-5:00 p.m. Novice (Beginner to Intermediate 7-10) 5:00-6:30 p.m. Mid Cities (Intermediate Ages 8-12) Sundays 2:00-3:00 p.m. Quick Start Ages 5-10 1:30 p.m. start Junior Tennis Matches Kids Tennis Pizza Night (For ages 5 to 16) Friday, October 7 & 28 5:30 9:30 p.m. Tennis Clinic from 5:30 6:30 p.m. ($18.00 per child - optional) Supervised match play and games from 6:30 7:15 p.m. Pizza and drinks served at 7:15 p.m. More games after pizza. Pick up at 8:30 or 9:30 p.m. Call the Tennis Shop 817-294-6690
Meet Brad! Brad Ibbott is the Director of Tennis here at Mira Vista! He has been with MVCC for 20 years and was actually the first assistant from 1989-1992! He was born in Tatura, Victoria Australia. He came over to the US in 1984 to pursue a College Tennis Scholarship at Hardin Simmons University. Brad s favorite Member event is the Annual Tennis Pro/Am. He really enjoys getting to interact with the Members and running all the Tennis programs. If he s not on the court you can catch him playing some golf or spending time with his wife, 3 kids and Lab! Say hi to Brad next time you see him around the Club and congratulate him on 20 years!!
GOLF COURSE MAITENANCE Howdy Folks, The heat of summer is behind us and the dew sweeper s club off number one tee needs your name added to it. October means it time to over seed the practice range and par 3 tees. The seed, depending on the weather should start to grow within a couple of weeks. The staff will also start fall tree trimming. The lifting and cleaning up of tree lines is an annual practice we do on the course. Trimming is done with a focus to improve line of sight down the hole towards the green. We also remove any dead or poor structure limbs to improve the health of the tree. In many areas lifting the tree line improves the quality of grass under the tree, by simply letting more sunlight get to the grass. Mike Epps Golf Course Superintendent Please remember to over fill your divots with sand and use a push pull action when you rake bunkers. As always I hope to see you out on the golf course soon, and my goal is to have golf course in the best condition possible every day for your enjoyment. If you have any questions or concerns please call or e-mail me (817-294-6615, mepps@miravistacountryclub.com ) or come ride the course with me, I ll buy the coffee.
OCTOBER FNL Intermission Special!!