September 2015 Newsletter Pro's Corner Kevin Rhinehart, PGA Professional (270) 554-3025 / 556-5470 kevinrhinehart@bellsouth.net Greetings to Membership, The Men s Member Guest is September 12th and 13th. There will be two shotgun starts each day at 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Please make a tee time for practice rounds on Friday, September 11th. Also, on Friday we will have hors d oeuvres for players and spouses beginning at 6:00 PM until approximately 7:30. NEW THIS YEAR: Olivia Faye will be entertaining us from 7:30 to 10:30 on Friday night. Click here to hear some of Olivia's music. On Saturday night, dance the night away to the sounds of MURMUR!! Brown Senior Cup Team Silo s Country Club will be hosting the Brown Cup Senior Matches this year. The matches will be October 3rd and 4th. We are currently going through the qualification process. Captain Bennie Brown will have a Cup meeting to decide the Alternates and the final two spots for the team. Ladies' Cup Matches The Ladies' Wooldridge Cup Matches are scheduled for September 26th and 27th. These matches will be played here at Rolling Hills. Everyone is invited out to cheer on our ladies. Congratulations to this year's team members: Theresa Adams, Trudy Gregory, Kim Denton, Melinda Parman, Nancy Ragland, Rae Ann Walker, Darla Baker, Edwinna Lambert, Sharon Gunn and Donna Gosa. In the Golf Shop We have received new fall shipments from Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, and FJ. Everything will be priced at retail, and all RHCC members will receive 20 percent off at the counter. All summer men s shirts are buy one at regular price and the second at 50% off. Buy 3 and get a special price!!!!!! All ladies' summer is 50% off. Ask about special prices on select golf balls!!!
Finale Scramble Information and Men s Glow Ball It s time for the Scramble Finale once again. Your last opportunity to qualify is September 3rd. We will have a normal men s scramble at 5:30 followed by the glow ball at 8:30 PM. Each scramble will count toward your 8 plays required to qualify. A list of scramblers and total number of plays is published in the sun room of the clubhouse. If you have competed in 8 scrambles and have a GHIN handicap, you may sign up for the finale. You may sign up in sun room or contact the Golf Shop. Deadline to sign up is Thursday, September 3rd, at 6:30 PM. Your teams will be decided by a blind draw Friday morning, September 4th. All A players will be contacted and are responsible for contacting your team and making your tee time for Sunday, September 6th. Tee Times on Labor Day Tee times are open on Labor Day from 7:30 until Noon. Please call to reserve your time. Labor Day Mixed Scramble Sign up in the Golf Shop for the Labor Day Mixed Scramble, Monday, September 7th. Format will be 12:00 NOON shotgun start. Cost is $7.50 per person or $15 per couple. Deadline to sign up is Sunday at 1:00 PM. Call or stop by the Golf Shop to sign up. Directors' Cup The Directors' Cup is a friendly competition between RHCC members who have signed up for the Cup Team. Fee for the event is $25.00. This money goes to support the RHCC Cup Team. The format is similar to the Ryder Cup. Saturday will be alternate shot, and Sunday will be individual matches. Handicaps of all types are encouraged to participate. The Golf Chair, Cup Team Captain, andkevin will pick teams. Please contact Kevin in the Golf Shop to officially sign up for this event. This event will be held September 19th and 20th. All golfers who have signed up for Directors' Cup should contact the Golf Shop and indicate their availability for play in the Directors' Cup, Saturday, Sunday or both days. Ladies' Golf Clinics We will have two ladies clinics in September. The dates are Wednesdays, September 9th and 23rd. Please contact the shop by 4:30 to sign up. Clinics will be Wednesday at 5:30. Cost is $10 per person. The weather is awesome for golf. Make sure you take advantage of the beautiful days ahead. It will not be very long before we will be wishing for days like these. If there is anything the golf staff can do for you, please do not hesitate to contact us. All the best in golf, Kevin Rhinehart
September Golf Schedule September 3rd Thursday Last Men s Scramble & Men s Glow Ball September 4th Friday Last Couples Golf September 6th Sunday Scramble Finale September 7th Monday Labor Day Mixed Scramble 12:00 Noon September 8th Tuesday Ladies Fall Tournament - 9:00 AM September 9th & 23rd Wednesday Ladies Golf Clinic 5:30 PM September 12th & 13th Saturday & Sunday Men s Member Guest September 19th & 20th Saturday & Sunday Directors Cup September 21st Monday Woof and Waggle Golf Outing September 22nd Tuesday Last Organized Ladies' Night League September 26th & 27th Saturday & Sunday Wooldridge Cup @ RHCC News from the Golf Course The end to a long summer is finally here. The daytime temperatures may not reflect it but the nights are very nice lately. I for one, and I am positive that most all turf managers are very happy to see fall approaching sooner than later. This summer brought extreme temperatures and excessive rainfall to our area for most of the spring and much of the summer. These conditions led to the decline of our bentgrass greens and recovery has been slow to this point. We have seeded many bare areas on the putting surfaces and have kept the golfers off of the worst areas with hopes of a faster recovery period leading up to our tournament season. Our efforts have been successful to a point but much more work is to be done. This may keep play off of some of these greens except for tournaments and outings. Please be assured that our staff is doing everything in our power to make this process successful and lasting. Thank you for your support. Soon it will be time to start cleaning up leaves and preparing the course for what hopes to be a good winter season. As always it is our purpose to provide our members and guests with the best playing conditions possible on a daily basis. Sometimes the factors that lead to these successful conditions are out of our hands and lay in the hands of Mother Nature. We look forward to a full recovery and great playing in the near future. David Farris, Golf Course Superintendent, and Staff
Board of Directors' Meeting The September meeting of the RHCC Board of Directors will be Monday, September 14th, at 6:00 PM at the Rolling Hills Clubhouse. All members are invited to attend. Patriot Golf Weekend RHCC is proud to again this year support the Folds of Honor Foundation by participating in the Annual Patriot Golf Day event. We are asking members to donate $1 for each round of golf played during the Labor Day weekend. All proceeds go to scholarships for the children and spouses of America's military men and women killed or disabled while serving our country. Thanks for your support. 2015 Men's Member Guest Tournament We have a full field of golfers for this year's Men's Member Guest being held on the weekend of September 12th & 13th. If you would like to have your name placed on a waiting list in case an opening occurs, please contact the Golf Shop. Pairings, Rules and Event Schedule are available at rhccgolf.com. FRIDAY NIGHT: Practice Rounds Hors d'oeuvres 6:00-7:30 Music by Olivia Faye 7:30-10:30 PM SATURDAY NIGHT: Dinner/Dance for Players and Spouses Extra dinners available for $14. Must be reserved in Golf Shop in advance. Dance the night away to music by Paducah's own MURMUR - All Members Invited!!
2015 Men's Paxton Cup Team The 2015 Men's Club Championship was held August 22nd and 23rd. Congratulations to Josh Rhodes who completed the Rolling Hills Double by winning the Men's Championship to go along with his 2015 Harrah's Invitational win. Also at stake in the Club Championships were the last six spots on the 2015 Paxton Cup Team, 2 Captains pick and 4 Alternate spots. Congratulations to the golfers listed below who will join Josh Rhodes, Chris Gregory, Brad Robbins and myself as members of the 2015 Paxton Cup team competing at Paducah Country Club on September 26th and 27th in the Paxton Cup Matches: Jim Perrewe, Matt Ihnen, Greg Ford, Jason Goodyke, Tommy Morgan, Michael Skidmore, Matt Scott and Scott Thomas. Alternates will be Phillip Harrington, Mike Guthrie, Jay Venable and Mark Moore. Thank you all for playing, and keep practicing so we can bring the Cup back where it belongs!!! Also, as a reminder, the Directors' Cup is September 19th and 20th. This a great event in and of itself; and our Head Golf Professional, Kevin Rhinehart, has already dropped the Gauntlet by announcing that his team will come out victorious...good luck Kevin, we shall see!!! Greg Beale, 2015 Paxton Cup Team Captain Ladies' Day League News The Ladies Golf Day League monthly meeting is Tuesday, September 1st, at 9:30 a.m. Play will begin at 10:00 a.m. Ladies' Day League Fall Tournament is set for Tuesday, September 8th, at 9:00 am. Sign up sheet is in the ladies lounge. Tournament is open to Day and Night League Members.
2015 Ladies' Wooldridge Cup Team Congratulations to our 2015 Ladies Cup Team Members! Theresa Adams Kim Denton Nancy Ragland Darla Baker Sharon Gunn Trudy Gregory Melinda Parman Rae Ann Walker Edwinna Lambert Donna Gosa Rolling Hills Country Club will be hosting the Wooldridge Cup matches this year on Saturday, September 26th, and Sunday, September 27th. The RHCC Ladies' Cup team will compete against the Country Club of Paducah. Please come out and support your ladies in their effort to return the Wooldridge Cup to Rolling Hills. Good luck, Ladies!! Ladies' Night League News The Night Ladies have had a wonderful season this year with 51 members joining the Night Ladies League! Even though it is back-to-school time, there is still a lot of golf left to play this season, so please come out and join us for Night Ladies Golf! We will continue to have organized play through September (weather and daylight permitting!) See you there!!! Senior Men's Golf Association New officers for the Senior Men's Golf Association have been appointed to serve the remainder of the year. Butch Freels is President; Sherrill Gunn is Vice President; and Don Korte is Secretary/Treasurer.
Directors' Cup There are spots available for the 2015 Directors' Cup. The two-day event held on September 19th and 20th is a fantastic club event and has proven to be a great event on its own as well as a great warm-up for the annual Paxton Cup matches. If you have not signed up for this event, please do so in the Pro Shop as soon as possible. If you have any questions or need more information, contact Kevin Rhinehart at 270-554-3205. Woof & Waggle Golf Outing It's not too late to join in on some great golf and raise money for a good cause. Sign up to play in the annual Woof and Waggle Golf Outing being held at RHCC on Monday, September 21st. All proceeds go to the low-cost Spay & Neuter program. Email missingbellarescue@yahoo.com for more information or contact Lisa Lauck. And don't forget the raffle for the handmade guitar on display at the RHCC Golf Shop. Chances are $10 each with proceeds going to the Spay & Neuter program. Candidates Needed for RHCC Board The RHCC Nominating Committee is accepting names of interested members who wish to serve their club in the capacity of Director on the RHCC Board of Directors. The terms are for three years. The election is slated for Monday, October 12th, 2015. The terms of Bill Evans, Nick Mills and Jane Parsley are expiring. The RHCC By-laws require there be at least five candidates for this election to fill the three terms. If you have an interest in serving the Club, please contact Bob Ezell at 270.210.0140 or BEzell@csiweb.com.
April Butler, RHCC President Mark Denton and Milinda McGowan Ladies' Night League Member Guest The 2015 Ladies' Night League Member Guest tournament was a big success this year with 90 lady golfers participating. Congratulations to RHCC Member Milinda McGowan and her guest April Butler who won this year's event. See below for a list of all the winners: Championship Flight 1st 2nd TIE 2nd TIE Milinda McGown April Butler Terry Sorrell Carlene Scillion Erica Chambers Sandy Barclay First Flight 1st 2nd TIE 2nd TIE Kim Hall Brooke Durham Becky Bell Lateisha Hardin Natalie Crane Jessica Howard Second Flight
1st 2nd Tie 2nd TIE Dawn Followell Dorcas Thomason Donna Gosa Lesley Gosa Diane Snow Pat Gourieux Third Flight 1st 2nd 3rd TIE 3rd TIE Sheryl Metzger Lucinda Mills Dee Dee Whittaker LaJeanna Thornton Patrice Hoffman Shelley Jones Kaye Carper Shannan Walden Swimming Pool News The swimming pool will remain open through Sunday, September 13th. Please note beginning Tuesday, September 8th, no lifeguards will be scheduled on weekdays or on the weekend. It will be swim at your own risk with no lifeguards on duty. The pool is remaining open at the request of several members and board members to keep the pool available through the Men's Member Guest tournament. PARENTS, please be aware that you are responsible for watching and maintaining the safety of your children. No children will be allowed at the pool without adult supervision.
"Meet the Members" Each month in the newsletter, we have a brief write-up about a selected member or members here at Rolling Hills. This will help to introduce our members to the entire club as well as share interesting memories and information about our club in general and members in particular. Featured in the September newsletter is Sherrill and Sharon Gunn. Please read about them as they share their RHCC experience with us. Sherrill and Sharon Gunn joined Rolling Hills in March of 1996. Sherrill is originally from Arkansas, and Sharon grew up in Kansas. We have two daughters and six grandchildren; however, none of them live in Paducah. We enjoy traveling to watch our grandson play baseball and our granddaughters perform in ballets. When we joined Rolling Hills, the golf course was a challenge for us since we moved from a flat course with bent grass greens to a rolling hills course with bermuda greens. Now, we love the challenges and character each hole at RHCC brings. Sherrill retired from USEC in 2014 and joined the Geezer Golf Association. He has really enjoyed playing with the group and getting to know each of them. Sharon retired from Regions Bank in 2010. She played with the Ladies Night League for 14 years while she was still working and joined the Day League when she retired. Sharon is currently serving the Ladies Day League as President. We both love to play golf and play four to five times a week during the season. We also enjoy watching golf whether it is on television or attending PGA or LPGA events. We really enjoy watching the children of our members grow up on this course and become golfers. We enjoy traveling and playing golf and have played golf in at least 15 different states. We hope to add to that number since we are both retired. Our church, our friends, and RHCC are the reason we call Paducah our home.