at Bellewood Our Season Kick-Off event includes Hors d Oeuvres, Information, and Fun March is always a great time here at Bellewood, because we are excited to get back into the swing of things and welcome you back to the club. Don t forget to RSVP for the Member Meet & Greet on March 21 from 4-7pm. We can t wait to see you for free hors d oeuvres and happy hour drinks! Bellewood is looking forward to another great tournament season for 2015! We are excited to bring back some of the great tournaments from last year while changing up a few things as well. We are also happy to announce that we will be open for lunch from Wednesday March 4th! This means the Clubhouse will now be open from 11am Wednesday through Saturday. Tuesday lunches, Thursday dinners, and Sunday brunches start later in the month, please check the back page and member website for March hours. And remember GAP Team Matches are right around the corner! To sign-up for any date, email John at jbonaduce@bellewoodgolf.com. For more details see Page 4 Bellewood s Poker League launches this week and we want you there! The regular season will be comprised of five bi-monthly tournaments: 3/6, 5/1, 7/3, 9/11, 11/6 and an invitationonly final table event on 12/4. The five regular season tournaments begin at 6:00pm with a chef inspired, casual, buffet-style dinner and cocktail half hour. The cards will be dealt promptly at 6:30pm. Reservations are required for each event and spaces are limited! Each event is $80. The events are open to all members (over 21), guests and their families both male and female. And you don t have to play in every event. For more details/to sign up, email pburkert@bellewoodgolf.com Is there something you d like to see in the newsletters? Do you have an announcement? Contact gladley@bellewoodgolf.com
Clubhouse Policies Club Events do not go towards food & beverage minimums. Members will be charged for their whole party 48 hours in advance to hasten service during the event. Cancellations must be made 48 hours in advance to avoid being charged. Bills cannot be split for Club Events, except for beverages. We allow guests at all member events unless otherwise specified (holiday weekends at the Pools are always members-only due to capacity). Dress Code always applies unless otherwise specified. If members would like to be seated with another member family, they must state that when making their reservation. We cannot always guarantee seating, but try our best to accommodate requests. Reservation time is the time you are seated for dining. If you intend to have drinks prior to dining, please inform us when you book. Easter Bunny Brunch Statements are sent monthly. The statement is net 20 days, then $25 plus 1.5% per month thereafter. Annual dues must be paid in full within 30 days of your annual dues statement. Non-payment and/or noncontact within 30 days may result in suspension of membership. Late payment of dues may also result in forfeiture of automatic renewal. Whether you re attending the Member Meet & Greet on March 21, enjoying lunch in the clubroom, or make a dinner reservation remember that you are responsible for your family and guests abiding by the dress code: Main Dining/Private Dining Room & Library: Professional, Business Casual, Smart Denim, Shirt with Collar (Polo Shirts acceptable), Presentable Shoes. Bar & Clubroom: Professional, Business Casual, Proper Golf Attire, Smart Denim, Shirt with Collar (Polo Shirts acceptable), Presentable Shoes. Tommy Bahama style shirts may be worn untucked. Appropriate denim is denim worn with the appropriate cut, in excellent repair, and consistent in color. Inappropriate denim is denim worn or cut lower than the waist (baring one s midriff), tattered, frayed, patched, or otherwise in disrepair. This includes work denim such as bibs, painter s pants, cargo pants. The Easter Bunny will be visiting Bellewood for brunch on Sunday April 5th you won t want to miss it! RSVP to sgreen@bellewoodgolf.com with your time, size of party and ages of children attending. Please note our new events policies above as they apply to this event: Guests welcome, Cancellations 48 hours in advance, does not go towards your food and beverage minimums. Adults $34.95 Kids 6-12 $14.95 Kids 5 & under Free 9:00am, 9:30am 11:00am, 11:30am 1:30pm, 2:00pm
We are happy to announce the addition of Tricia Weller to the position of Aquatics Director for the 2015 season. Tricia is a life-long member of the Pottstown area community and currently resides in Gilbertsville with her husband David and three children. She is a teacher in the Spring-Ford Area School District where she teaches sixth grade math and science. Tricia brings with her six years of extensive management experience from a neighboring aquatic facility. We also welcome Mark Agnew to the position of Head Coach for the Bellewood Barracudas. Mark has lived in the local area for 15 years with his wife Amy and three children. Mark is also a teacher and teaches high school social studies at Pottstown Senior High School. His coaching experience spans over 15 years with the former Pottstown Seahawks and current TOPS swimming team. He is currently the head swim coach at Spring-Ford High School, as well as assistant track coach for Pottstown Senior High School. Mark has eleven years management expertise and will be assisting the Aquatics Director throughout the season. We are thrilled to have both Trish and Mark at Bellewood this summer, so please offer them a warm welcome to our Club community! We ll have more information for you Additionally, please note a slight regarding the pools operation and the change in the pool guest fee policy for swim team, including sign-up details, this season. For 2015 the guest fees at as soon as possible. Please note the the pool will be $10 weekdays, and dates below are the dates of $15 weekends. As usual, holiday Bellewood s home swim meets. The weekends (Memorial Day Weekend, Pool will close slightly early these Independence Day Weekend, Labor days as our home team, the Bellewood Day Weekend) will be Members only. Barracudas, will be competing against Please refrain from bringing guests on other local teams: these weekends. Watch this space for more news as pool season approaches!
This year Bellewood has three teams involved in the interclub matches. Each team consists of 12 players for each match, 6 players at home and 6 players traveling away. GAP Team Matches are open to Full, Young Professional, Weekday and dependents of family memberships. The cost for each match is $35 per player (not including cart fee). This includes breakfast, lunch and your first drink after the round. Matches are an all-day commitment, all players are expected to stay after their rounds. GAP Team Matches are very popular, giving members opportunity to play away clubs and to support Bellewood in Team Competition. Members interested in playing can sign up by contacting John Bonaduce at jbonaduce@bellewoodgolf.com, 610-718-9100, or in the Golf Shop. The Course is open weather permitting: Call the golf shop for course openings and course conditions. Greens Aerification is scheduled for April 6 & 7 with 9 holes open each day. Fairway verticutting will take place two weeks from April 6-17 weather permitting. Qualifying begins April 1st for the Men s Handicap Championship and the Men s Better Ball Championship. Members have all April to qualify. The Handicap Championship A season long team Match Play Tournament. Qualifying Rounds and Match Play Rounds are scheduled on players own time. Members will have to qualify in the month of April to make a Match Play Bracket consisting of the low 32 qualifying scores. Players will only have one chance to qualify. Once brackets are made, matches will have one month to complete each round. If a match is not played by the end of the month the winner will be decided by a coin flip. Cost: $25 per player to qualify. The Men s Better Ball Championship A season long team Match Play Tournament. Teams consisting of two members will have to qualify in the month of April to make a Match Play Bracket consisting of the low 16 qualifying scores. Teams will only have one chance to qualify. Once brackets are made, matches will have one month to complete each round. If a match is not played by the end of the month the winner will be decided by a coin flip. Cost: $25 per player to qualify. Titleist is offering a great special on New 2015 Pro V1 s as a thank you to their customers. Bellewood Members can stock up on custom Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf balls at an outstanding price! Buy 3 dozen Pro V1 or ProV1x golf balls with free personalization and receive 1 Free Dozen. This deal saves Members over $50.00! Double Digit Numbers and Same Digit will have an additional fee. Contact Golf Pro John Bonaduce jbonaduce@bellewoodgolf.com or 610-718-9100 for your orders.
I hope everyone had an excellent holiday and that you are ready for the golf season! I m here to help you get back into the swing of things After a successful 2014 season we have improved and added to our programs for 2015. This includes Supervised Practice Sessions, Wine Clinics for ladies, and more. We also improved the private instruction programs by adding both lesson packages and coaching plans. Depending on your goals for this season I m sure we have the program for you. In February I added a K-Vest to the list of technology we offer at Bellewood. The K-Vest is a 3-D motion analysis device that will track the body movement during the swing to help you improve much faster and more efficiently. On March 19th there s a FREE seminar in the clubhouse for you to try the new K-Vest. The technology we now offer in our lessons includes the new Flightscope X2 Elite, Boditrak, K-Vest, and JC Video high speed video analysis. Over the winter I also have been approved by the PGA of America in their specialized PGA Certified Professional Program in Teaching & Coaching. I am one of only 18 in the Philadelphia PGA, and one of less than 500 in the country. And last but certainly not least, I want to share some great non-golf news. On December 14, 2014 my wife and I welcomed our first son, Lucas Brien Wheeler, to the world. Thank you to everyone who has taken lessons and supported me since starting here last year, and I am looking forward to seeing all of you at the Meet & Greet on March 21st! For those of you who are new to the club or do not know me from 2014 my current certifications include: PGA Certified Professional: Teaching & Coaching Flightscope Certified Professional and Instructor for the National Flightscope Academy K-Vest Level 1 Certified Instructor One of only 10 Certified Wright Balance Instructors in the country One of only 25 Golf Biomechanists Nationally Certified by Dr. Young- Hoo Kwon Currently being certified as a BioSwing Dynamics Instructor EyeLine Golf 4 Putting Elements Certified Instructor Member: Philadelphia PGA Instruction Committee Speaker at several Philadelphia PGA Education Seminars Attended multiple PGA National Teaching & Coaching Summits Don t forget to sign up for my free teaching seminar on March 19 6-8pm! www.michaelwheelergolf.com
Hours of Operation & Calendar of Events Brunch Brunch starting Sunday 22nd Only 10:30-3:00 Lunch Tuesday Lunch starting 17th 11:00-5:00 Dinner Thursday Nights starting 19th Only 5:00-9:00 Golf Shop Closed 8:30-5:00 Course 1st Tee Driving Range Closed 9:00 Closed ** 8:30-5:00 ** ** 8:30-4:00 ** **In the off-season (February, March, November and December) the range is open weather permitting.** Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 First day of Brunch! 29 30 31 April 1 April 2 April 3 April 4 General Manager Grove Smith, ext 225 gsmith@bellewoodgolf.com Executive Chef Brian DeJohn, ext 223 chefbrian@bellewoodgolf.com Business Manager Jeff Kramer, ext 221 jkramer@bellewoodgolf.com Head Golf Professional John Bonaduce, ext 232 jbonaduce@bellewoodgolf.com Golf Course Superintendent Derrick Hudson derrickh@bellewoodgolf.com Events Manager Stephanie Green, ext 222 sgreen@bellewoodgolf.com Clubhouse Manager Paul Burkert, ext 231 pburkert@bellewoodgolf.com Communications & Marketing Gillian Ladley, ext 226 gladley@bellewoodgolf.com 610-718-9100