News from THE TURTLE POINT YACHT & COUNTRY CLUB OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2018 THANKSGIVING DAY BUFFET RESERVATIONS REQUIRED November 22 10:30-2:00 $30+ Adults Juniors (6-12) $15 5 & Under Complimentary Call Mrs. Altha to make your reservations early as this event fills to capacity fast! Let Chef Kyle and his staff take some of the stress of the holiday away by preparing your complete Thanksgiving dinner. Your dinner will include: Smoked Turkey, Gravy, Cornbread Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, Green Bean Casserole, Yeast Rolls, Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes, Chocolate Chess Pie, and Pecan Pie. This dinner will feed a family of 15 with plenty left over for that late night snack, all for $225. These meals will be completely cooked and packaged cold with easy reheating instructions written by Chef Kyle, and ready for you to pick up and take home on Wednesday, November 21 from 12:00 to 5:00. Orders will need to be placed before 12:00 noon on November 15 and may be made by calling the receptionist at 256.757.2153. PLEASE JOIN US AT THE CLUB FOR THESE GREAT EVENTS ART ON THE LAWN October 10th SPEED LIMIT BUFFET October 25th HALLOWEEN PARTY October 27th LADIES LUNCHEON November 8th Social 11:00 / Lunch 12:00 ANNUAL MEETING November 8th 7:30 THANKSGIVING BUFFET November 22nd SPEED LIMIT BUFFET November 29th
TENNIS NEWS JUNIOR SPOTLIGHT ISABELLE MALLETTE DOB: 7/3/2002 Mike Claiborne USPTA Tennis Professional No Drills, Just Games This new free program is a hit with the ladies. We just do a short warm up and move right into fun games that anyone can do. It looks like the fun will last for 75-90 minutes. Anyone that wants to stay longer on their own after and play is welcome, plus pickleball will be available. Mark Johnson + USPTA The United States Professional Tennis Association is the world s oldest and largest association of tennis teaching professionals. The test is not easy. I am excited to report that Mark passed the exam. It took an entire weekend in Rome, Georgia and multiple on court and written exams. Joining the USPTA shows a commitment to tennis and continuing education in the sport. Characteristics of Champions: The 12 Traits 1. Positive thinkers 2. Visualize success 3. Surround themselves with positivity 4. Goal Setting 5. Burning desire to succeed 6. Disciplined and consistent 7. Persistent 8. Learn from their failures 9. Incredible powers of focus and concentration 10. Deep love and boundless enthusiasm for the sport 11. Constant and never ending improvement 12. Hard Workers Favorite Class / Subject: Math Favorite Player: Federer & Serena Favorite Shot: Lob Racket of Choice: Yonex DR100 Favorite Food: Grilled Cheese Favorite Restaurant: Yumm Tennis Goal: Continue playing tennis / Varsity Favorite College: Ole Miss Favorite TV Show: Friends Best Part of TP Tennis: Cardio/Friends she has made Best Tennis Memory: When Mo (her dad) hit himself in the head with the racket, or when he fell backwards and rolled in cardio. CARDIO TENNIS LABOR DAY 2018 TPYCC TENNIS (256) 757-0205 e: tptennis@tpycc.org w: turtlepointtennis.usptapro.com
GOLF NEWS Les Holcombe PGA Master Professional BEAT THE PRO S!!! HARD COURSE-EASY COURSE DAYS On Saturday and Sunday, October 27-28, you may wager to beat the professional score. Saturday will be difficult hole locations and Blue Tees and Sunday will be easy hole locations and Red Tees. You can bet from $10 to $75 each day. Ross will play one day and Les the other. If The Pro beats you you get your wager in Golf Shop credit! If you beat The Pro you get double your wager in Golf Shop credit. You cannot lose!! Also, you get your handicap!! Sign up that morning at the Golf Shop. PAR 3 EVENT! Sunday, November 11 Come out and play Turtle Point as a Par 3 course! Play in your own groups any time all day. Entry fee is $20. TURTLE POINT SHAMBLE RESULTS AUGUST 4, 2018 Gross 1st Brock Strickland/Daniel Creel 63 2nd Andy McAlpin/Trent Jordan 66 3rd Luke Brown/Jeremy Sprinkle 67 4th Don Lambert/Al Ford 68 5th Dave Marbury/Rob McNeilly 70 Net 1st tie Bill Jeffery/Jimmy Corder 63 Michael Noe/Jon McGee 63 Larry Osborne/Bill McGuire 63 4th Tom Ross/Denny Winters 64 5th Roddy Methvin/Brandon Fisher 65 Closest To The Pin #2 John Rusevlyan HOLE IN ONE!!! #8 Bill McGuire #10 Larry Osborne #16 Don Lambert H H H PATRIOT DAY RESULTS H H H Gross 1st Trent Alexander 66 2nd Trent Jordan 69 3rd Steve Lee 70 4th Justin Olive 71 5th tie Hunter Battles 73 Michael Noe 73 7th Steve Whitten 75 Net 1st Sue Raines 67 2nd tie JT Ray 68 Jon McGee 68 Micah Battles 68 5th tie Denny Winters 69 Jeff Quillen 69 Jim Holladay 69 51 PLAYERS! $607 DONATED TO FOLDS OF HONOR Thank You! GOLF SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Monday-Tuesday, October 1-2 USGA FourBall Qualifier Course Closed on Tuesday Monday-Tuesday, October 15-16 UNA Collegiate Classic Course Closed on Tuesday Wednesday-Friday, October 24-26 Alabama Women s State Senior Championship Course will open approximately at 11:00 from the first tee. Saturday-Sunday, October 27-28 Hard Day - Easy Day Sunday, November 11 Par Three Event Friday, November 30 Golf Shop Open House Saturday, December 8 Christmas Alternate Shot AL Ford made a Hole In One on #8!! John Rusevlyan made a Hole In One on #2! Doug Murphy shot his age (again)!! Over 100 times!! Ray Rikard shot four under his age (68!!!) Janet Klas made an Eagle 3 on #17! Playing together; Jim Holladay, Jim Wesson, John Culp and John Thornell all made a Birdie on #8! TPYCC GOLF (256) 757-2155 e: lesholcombe.tpycc@hotmail.com
FOOD & BEVERAGE Kyle Ogden Executive Chef Football season is here at last and in full swing. I don t know about all of you, but that excites me. With the return of games, we have also brought back tailgating food you can order for pickup including ribs, chicken, sausage, and other items. As we move into October we are bringing back blue-plate specials at lunch including catfish every Friday. (707) We will be doing Thanksgiving meals to-go as well as the normal buffet this year. As we move forward into slower times at the club, please remember to make reservations ahead of your meal so that we can guarantee optimal service. I hope you all enjoy your fall! CATERING CORNER Football! Football! Football! It s that time of the year again. GO Bama! The big screen is up on Saturday game nights. If you don t have any plans and just want to get out of the house, come out for a dinner at sunset and game night at the pool. We also will be doing BBQ to go. Order by calling 256.757.2153. Althea Caperton Catering & Special Event Coordinator althac@tpycc.org Just a reminder Thanksgiving and the Christmas Holidays are around the corner. Ms. Altha is taking reservations now for these special occasions. Also we will be doing Thanksgiving meals to go again this year with pick up Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Please give me a call to place your family order! Big or small special events please give Ms. Altha a call. Looking forward to seeing you around the Club! MEMBERSHIP CONNECTION Autumn has arrived at Turtle Point! The temperatures are cooling and the leaves are turning into those beautiful fall colors. Turtle Point is the perfect setting to have a cozy evening dining in your favorite part of the Club. Be sure to come out and watch your football team play and enjoy some tailgate food. Bring friends or co-workers and showcase the Club. We welcome them all and if they are interested in becoming a member of this beautiful club please contact me triciam@tpycc.org or 256-757-2153 ext. 14. We have several men s lockers available to rent. Let me know if you would like one and I will set you up. Tricia Mayes Membership Director Accounts Receivable Be sure to call me if you find your member number hidden within the Voice of the Turtle to receive a prize. Good luck! Thank you for the opportunity to serve you. TURTLE POINT WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS DENIS KAMP & SHERI YOUNG BRIAN SCHERI CORINNE & ZACK ZACCAGNINI GORDON & NANCY RUGGLES ANNA BETH HAGGARD REV. KEITH & CYNTHIA POPE CLUB HOUSE HOURS *All orders must be in at least 1/2 hour before closing. WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. FRIDAY/SATURDAY 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
POOL AND WELLNESS Peggy Claiborne Pool & Wellness & Communication Director pclaiborne@tpycc.org The pool will remain open Tuesday Sunday, 10:00 am 8:00 pm without a lifeguard. Swim at your own risk. POOL HIGHLIGHTS Labor Day Cornhole Winners Expert Division 1st Phil Claiborne, Chad Boughner 2nd Rick Hall, Mike Claiborne WELLNESS There are plenty of good reasons to be physically active. Big ones include reducing the odds of developing heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Maybe you want to lose weight, lower your blood pressure, prevent depression, or just look better. Here s another one, which especially applies to those of us experiencing the brain fog that comes with age: exercise changes the brain in ways that protect memory and thinking skills. In a study done at the University of British Columbia, researchers found that regular aerobic exercise, the kind that gets your heart and your sweat glands pumping, appears to boost the size of the hippocampus, the brain area involved in verbal memory and learning. Resistance training, balance and muscle toning exercises did not have the same results. (Havard Health Letter, 4/5/18) Get physically active at your beautiful club. Here are a few ways to get involved: Walking Wednesday and Friday 8:00 am walk the back 9 of the golf course Golf Beginner Golf Clinic Friday 9:00 am No Drills, Just Games Tennis Thursday 9:00 am Cardio Tennis Tuesday and Friday 9:00 am, Wednesday 6:00 pm Pickleball Wednesday 6:00 pm Cornhole Winners Novice Division 1st Ashley Winkle, Cindy Ott 2nd Brenda Lawhern & Vanessa Gough COMMUNICATIONS How do you find out what is happening at the club? Is it through the newsletter, emails, texts, bulletin boards, Facebook or Instagram? Yes, you can find out about upcoming events at the club through any or all of these avenues. If you currently do not receive the emails or texts and would like to be added please call, text or email me at 256-627-8965 or pclaiborne@tpycc.org. Build Your Own Boat Winners Congratulations to Caleb and Benji Fisher for their great boat that they built. Cornhole Winners 1st Jon Walt Methvin, AJ Karr 2nd Caleb Fisher and Benji Fisher
FROM THE MANAGER Mark Grisham General Manager Summer is coming to an end and what a great summer we have had here at Turtle Point again! This time last year we were coming off a record summer season with a net positive of 22 new members for the year and this year we added another 6 to that total. Members are the lifeblood of any Club and we have seen positive growth over the past 2 years. This is a direct reflection of you, the member, and how much you love this Club. But the year isn t over yet. As long as the weather allows we will be having Pigskins at the Pool and the Tiki Bar open Saturday and Sunday afternoon. We all know this is the best time of the year to play golf. The course is reaping the benefits of cooler weather and will be at its optimum playing condition right now, so bring your friends and show off this beautiful setting we have here if you are with a prospective member let me know and we will help make it a special day out for both of you. Our House Committee has re-worded our dress code to reflect the changing times and is approved as follows: Dress for the Main Dining Room should be a collared shirt and no shorts, except on Sundays then a jacket for all men over 25 will be required. We all appreciate the adherence to these policies as they help keep your club elevated to the standards it was designed for. Thank you for all you do to promote and help make this the best it can possibly be and remember to make your dining reservations and plan your Christmas parties early so we can be prepared to deliver you a great experience. As always if there is anything I can do for you please don t hesitate to call. October is finally upon us, leaves are starting to fall, and cool temperatures are just around the corner. The greens are finally about to heal from the extremely hot summer that we had, and we are mainly concentrating on leaf removal. This is also the time of year we treat for spring dead spot. Spring dead spot is a fungus that attacks the root system of intensely maintained bermudagrass and symptoms don t appear until spring green up. Turtle Point has one of the worse cases of spring dead spot that I have ever seen. (1184) Therefore, we treat the Tee s and Fairway s each year. There are many products that are labeled for spring dead spot, but many times the results are inconsistent with the products that we can afford. However, last year we had great results with one of the low-cost products. So, we are going to try our luck with it again this year. Leaf clean up will usually last up to the second week in December. Once that is complete we will start working on projects. This year we will continue to work on trees and replacing cart paths that are desperately in need of repair. As always please remember to fix your ball mark, fill your divot and obey the cart rules. With your help in these matters the golf course staff and the person playing behind you will appreciate it. CLUBHOUSE NEWS & EVENTS SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT Glen Junkin, GCS Golf Course Superintendent
Turtle Point Events! H A N T H O N Y S I M M O N S 3 0 t h A N N I V E R S A RY PA RT Y H 2018 OFFICERS Dennis Morgan, Club President Becky Mauldin, Past President Scott Cross, Executive Vice President Chip Rasch, Vice President of Membership David Jeffery, VP of Finance/Treasurer Brad Dethero, Club Secretary BOARD Ben Boston Parke Cochran Phillip Forsythe Ben Graves Dr. Mark McIlwain Tom Ross Pat Shoemaker Kin Taylor Dr. David Twesme John Van Sandt MANAGEMENT STAFF H D I V E - I N M O V I E H Mark Grisham, General Manager markg@tpycc.org Mike Claiborne, Tennis Professional tptennis@tpycc.org Glen Junkin, Course Superintendent glenj@tpycc.org Les Holcombe, PGA Master Golf Professional Kyle Ogden, Executive Chef kyleo@tpycc.org Jorgé Trejo, Assistant Food & Beverage Manager jorget@tpycc.org Beverly Hudson, Assistant Food & Beverage Manager beverlyh@tpycc.org H L A B O R D AY W E E K E N D H L. E. G. S. H Althea Caperton, Catering & Special Events Coordinator althac@tpycc.org Tricia Mayes, Membership Director triciam@tpycc.org Peggy Claiborne, Pool, Wellness & Communications Director pclaiborne@tpycc.org Sam Goss, Accountant samg@tpycc.org Club House: 256-757-2153 Tennis Shop: 256-757-0205 Golf Shop: 256-757-2155 Golf Maintenance: 256-757-4192 Fax: 256-757-9387 www.tpycc.org
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OCTOBER 2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 USGA 4 Ball Qualifier ( Late) Beef Stroganoff Grilled Pork Chop FIRST FRIDAY W/ HARVEY THOMPSON Prime Rib Buffet 6pm BLUE PLATE SPECIAL: 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Beef Stroganoff ART ON THE LAWN EVENT Grilled Pork Chop 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Josh Willingham Foundation 28 29 30 31 EASY DAY GOLF 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 TVA-UNA Golf Tournament ( Approx 1:00) Beef Stroganoff Grilled Pork Chop Beef Stroganoff STATE SENIOR GOLF TOURNAMENT COURSE OPEN EACH DAY Beef Stroganoff Grilled Pork Chop SPEED LIMIT BUFFET HARD DAY GOLF HALLOWEEN PARTY!
NOVEMBER 2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY PAR 3 EVENT 18 Holes 4 5 6 7 ANNUAL 8 9 10 MEETING 7:30 pm Course Closed TRIVIA NIGHT 6 PM 25 26 27 28 29 30 Hamburger Steak LADIES LUNCHEON 11 Social 12 Lunch Chicken & Dumplings 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Hamburger Steak Chicken & Dumplings Thanksgiving To Go Order DEADLINE THANKSGIVING BUFFET (Weather Permitting) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Hamburger Steak Thanksgiving To Go Order PICK-UP Hamburger Steak 1 2 3 FIRST FRIDAY W/ HARVEY THOMPSON Prime Rib Buffet 6pm BLUE PLATE SPECIAL: Chicken & Dumplings (Weather Permitting) Chicken & Dumplings SPEED LIMIT BUFFET GOLF SHOP OPEN HOUSE (Weather Permitting) (Weather Permitting)