| March 2017 |
The Unicorn The Official Publication of Friendly Hills Country Club
IN THIS ISSUE
AROUND THE CLUB
Around the Club 2 Upcoming Events 3 Ladies Golf 4-5 Food & Beverage 6 Men’s Golf 7 Social 8-9 Tennis 10 On Course 11 Kid’s Club 12 Membership 13 Social Calendar 14
FHCC STAFF Russ Onizuka, PGA GM/COO
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Congratulations to Chandler Ornelas for participating in the SCPGA Junior Tour tournament at Westchester Golf Course. He shot 3 over Par and took home second place. Way to go!
Check Out Paul’s New Bag!
Gail Heins Controller/HR Director
[email protected] Brittany Kuramoto Director of Sales & Marketing
[email protected] Brandon Morgan Food & Beverage Director
[email protected] Peter Phan Executive Chef
[email protected] Lisa Krivchuk Event Sales Manager
[email protected] Michael Wolpoff, CGCS Golf Course Superintendent
[email protected] Jay Prestella, PGA Head Golf Professional Charles Reeves Maintenance Supervisor
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Say “hello” to Whittier College’s Assistant Head Golf Coach & Ladies Swing Coach. Congratulations to FHCC’s very own, Paul Gomez!
Employee Anniversaries Raj Samra Ian Kovac Esperanza Gallardo Sergio Quinonez Joshua Hsu Israel Hurtado Alex Leon Anthony Gardea Justine Bobadilla Christian Penilla Stephanie Vasquez David Vejar
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SAVE THE DATE! FHCC is hosting an Open House! Wednesday, April 12 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m Swing by and introduce your friends, family, and associates to Country Club living. RSVP with Brittany at x. 302 or at
[email protected]
FHCC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SAVE THE DATE
Don’t Miss These Upcoming Events
Friday, March 31 Spring Wine Tasting
Saturday, April 15 Egg Hunt & BBQ
Sunday, April 16 Easter Brunch
Wednesday, April 12 Open House
Online Reservations Will Be Available Beginning Wednesday, March 15. See Page 12 For More Details
Corey Ford, President Rick McGill, 1st Vice President David Esgro, 2nd Vice President Eric Cheng, Secretary David Gomez, Treasurer Clifton Albright, Director Mitch Carty, Director John Gilboy, Director R.C. Harlan, Director Luis Michel, Director Carl Miller, Director
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN David Gomez, Finance John Gilboy, Greens Luis Michel, Golf Shop & Tournament David Esgro, House Mitch Carty, Membership, Marketing, & Communications Carl Miller, Sports & Entertainment Rick McGill, Long Range Planning R.C. Harlan & Clifton Albright, Legal & Bylaws
CLUBHOUSE HOURS
For questions or RSVP’s, please stop by or contact your Club Concierge, Evelyn Perez at (562) 698-0331 or email:
[email protected]
Lower Level Dining Breakfast Tuesday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Saturday - Sunday 6:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Lunch Tuesday - Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Terrace Tuesday - Friday & Sun. 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Saturday3:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m. Snack Bar Wednesday - Friday 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Saturday - Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Upper Level Dining Thursday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Golf Shop Tuesday - Sunday closes at 5:00 p.m. Administration Office Tuesday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Accounting Office Tuesday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Ladies Golf FHWGA by Alice Chen
Alice Chen
Thank You, Past Presidents Janet Osborn (1991) with Masie Saisho, Kathy Kow and Lenore Garman (right to left).
MEETING DAY RESULTS A-Flight 1st net: Masako Igushi, Michi Yoshida, Linda Sarnecki, Barbara Carty 2nd net: Susan Ly, Dominga Hong, Kim Shanahan, Sang Katayama Lee 3rd net: Louise Wong, Joanne Leong, Blind Draw, Blind Draw B-Flight 1st net Ching Chen, Shirley Berres, Fran Brant, Sarah Samayoa 2nd net Linda Milano, Marilyn Ghysels, Alice Chen, Betty Chen 3rd net Lanis Peterson, Nidia Gomez, Kay Wimer, Sun Park
Ching Chen with her guests on the very first Guest Day Tournament
Since we had many much needed rainy days this past month, we had to cancel three Eclectic tournaments and one Guest Day Tournament. When we were finally able to play on January 31, everyone was happy to enjoy the lush green beautiful course and nice sunny weather. FHWGA PAST PRESIDENTS We would like to thank the hard work of all the past FHWGA presidents who are still actively contributing to our ladies group. They put their heart and soul into making all our activities fun every year. We appreciate it very much. Many of them have shared with us some fun facts and pictures. - Janet Osborn has a big family with son, Jim Osborn actively involved in the club. - Nancy Shields (1994) with Diane Robson (1995) had a hole-in-one, with Nadine Pierandozzi on the right and Donna Forlizzi on the left. Welcome back to the ladies group this year, Diane. - Kathy Kow (1996) The fiscal year of FHWGA was changed from June – May to January - December that year. She was president for an extra 6 months. - Karen Johnson (2006) That year, the board reviewed and updated the By-Laws and Standing Rules, created a database of all FHWGA members and established Locker Assignment Rules. - Barbara Carty (2014). Her son Mitch Carty is actively involved in the club. She won President’s cup with Karin James in 2014. Ching Chen (2015, 2016). She first joined Friendly Hills in 2004. 4
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Barbara Carty (2014) with her husband Don and grandchildren.
Ladies Golf Senior Championship February 21, 2017 Overall Low Gross: Nancy Shields A Flight Superseniors Gross Net 1st Louise Wong 97 Kathy Kow 2nd Michi Yoshida 97 Fumiko Kumoda 3rd Ching Chen 100 Fran Brant 4th Keiko Yoshida 103 Joanne Leong
87 74 76 77 79
B Flight Seniors Gross Net 1st Sun Park 88 Mary Campbell 2nd Masako Igushi 91 Karin James 3rd Kay Wimer 97 Susan Shimiu 4th Dominga Hong 108 Linda Milano
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C Flight Preseniors Gross Net 1st Stephanie Ford 90 Susan Ly 2nd Yin Bihr 101 Sarah Samayoa 3rd Nidia Gomez 106 Marie Brown
77 78 81
Louise Wong & Alice Chen
Shirley Berres & Nancy Sheals
Barbara Carty with her broken wrist
UPCOMING EVENTS: Member/Member Tournament – March 7 & 14, 2017 Spring Team Play – starts on March 16, 2017. Sign-up sheets inside the locker room Guest Day – March 28, 2017 We hope to see you there! 5
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Food & Beverage IN THE KITCHEN by Peter Phan, Executive Chef
Peter Phan I would like to share with you my Baked Potato Soup recipe. This recipe yields about 20 cups 3 lbs Idaho Potatoes, skin on ½ lb Butter, unsalted ¾ lb Yellow Onions, diced ½ lb Celery, diced 1 TBS Dried Thyme 1/3 cup All Purpose Flour 12 cups Chicken Broth 2 Cups Whole Milk 1 TBS Salt ½ TBS Black Pepper ½ lb Sour Cream Place whole potatoes on a sheet pan and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 60 minutes or until fork tender. Set aside to cool. Then peel the skin of the roasted potatoes and dice the flesh of the potato into ½ in pieces and set aside In a large sauce pot, melt the butter and add onions, celery, garlic, and thyme. Cook the vegetables on medium heat until the vegetables are translucent (about 6-8 minutes). Then slowly add the flour and be sure to mix well. Cook that for ab out 3-4 minutes to form a roux. The mixture should pull to the center of the pot. Add chicken broth and stir until the roux is dissolved. Bring to a simmer for 20 minutes. Add the potatoes, milk, salt and pepper and simmer for another 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the sour cream. Adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve the soup and top with shredded cheddar cheese, bacon bits, and chives.
Seared Scallop
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Upper Dining Specials
Ahi Tuna Poke
Men’s Golf OFF THE TEE by Jay Prestella, Head Golf Pro
Jay Prestella A JUNIOR SUCCESS This past week Kris and Raj from the Pro Shop hosted the first Junior Clinic of the New Year! Hosting 10 juniors of all ages, they taught them the fundamentals of the game we all love. The kids had a blast learning the grip, full swing, chip shots, and putting. Having contests like playing chip tic, tac, toe were some of the many fun games they participated in (all of the kids won of course). The clinic will continue on for another 3 weeks leading into future clinics, summer junior camp, and junior team play. Thank you for participating!
Duplicate Bridge Recent masterpoint winners at Thursday evening bridge are as follows: Judy and Joel Sandberg, Fran and John Brant, Carol and Ron Copley, and Michi Yoshida. Congratulations to all!! Duplicate bridge is held every Thursday evening . Starting time is 6:30.p.m. We usually finish by 9:30 p.m. Card fees are $5. Bridge tip: Do not sacrifice with a flat hand. Bridge Director, Steve Sturm 657.216.2134
Junior Golf Camp
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Social Take A Look Into Life At Friendly Hills Country Club
Valentine’s Day Dinner & Dance Saturday, February 11
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Social Take A Look Into Life At Friendly Hills Country Club
Family Night Wednesday, February 15
SAVE THE DATE: Join Us For A PreSt. Patrick’s Day Celebration FAMILY NIGHT Wednesday, March 15 From 5:30 - 7:30 9
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Tennis COURTSIDE by Missy Reyna
Missy Reyna Despite the rain, the Friendly Hills Women’s Tennis Association has managed to enjoy some fun competition on the courts. We kicked off February with a day of love... Ladies Day was hosted by Carole Macaulay and Debbie Bratton. First place went to our newest member, Kim Johnson, second Place went to Melanie Lyons and third place went to Crista Lantz. Congratulations ladies! In Team Tennis, Carolann’s Cougars are pulling into a strong first place position with 9 matches won for the year. Lora’s Panthers have 6 matches won so far, but there is still plenty of time to catch up. We are always looking for new members to join in the fun! Feel free to join us the first Wednesday of each month for Ladies Day.
WELCOME NEW TENNIS INSTRUCTOR QUINN CALDARON Quinn began his tennis career in 2002 as the Director of Tennis for his alma mater, California Lutheran University where he facilitated their Tennis camps with over forty participants and coached nationally ranked juniors. Quinn also served as Moorpark High School’s Varsity and Junior Varsity’s Head Tennis Coach, as well as California Lutheran University Men’s Assistant Coach. In 2015, Quinn was named the Tennis Director and Head Men’s Tennis Coach at Whittier College where he recruits and trains college players in addition to managing the entire tennis operation. Although Quinn has remained busy, that didn’t stop him from building Caldaron Academy where he offers group instruction, clinics and individual instruction. With six distinguished awards under his belt, including ITA West Region Assistant Coach of the Year in 2012, we are thrilled to see Quinn Caldaron enhance our Tennis program here at the Club. He will lead all tennis programs including clinics, junior camps, player development initiatives, group instruction and private instruction at FHCC. Please join us in welcoming Quinn to the FHCC Family!
Please contact Quinn directly via phone at (805) 907-2700 or
[email protected] for any tennis instruction inquiries.
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Golf
ON COURSE by Michael Wolpoff, Golf Superintendent
Michael Wolpoff Hello from the Golf Course Maintenance Department! Well, this is La Niña… So far, since October 1st, 2016 we have totaled over 11” of rain. This has been the most consistently wet winter in my time in Southern California. The constant flow of precipitation events has resulted in our staff working some interesting hours in order to squeeze certain agronomic practices in between events. To their credit, they have been very helpful in these endeavors. With this wet, cool weather comes high pressure for disease occurrence in the fairways. Brown patch is a particularly aggressive disease on kikuyugrass in this weather. Thus far, our plant protectant program has been successful with only a few small outbreak areas. The rain has aided in the recovery of the drill and fill process that took place last fall. As I had mentioned in the previous article, while it has only been one drill and fill application so far, the results are quite positive as it pertains to moving water off of the greens surface. We do still see standing water on greens following excessive rainfall, but that water takes longer to build up and dissipates more rapidly than in the past. Our eyes are now starting to turn toward items we would like to address prior to the Member Guest events at the end of April.
It may seem like this is a long way off, but the days and weeks speed by, especially when several days are lost to rain. Our spring aerification commenced on Monday, February 27th and continued through that week. During that time we implemented a deep tine aeration ofthe greens, followed by the DryJect Maximus and a standard core aeration. Each of these processed does something a little different and they all contribute to the overall improvement of the soil properties of the greens. The deep tine aeration will help to fracture the soil and the layer that exists at approximately 4.5” which will allow deeper sand injection by the Dryject Maximus. The standard core aeration will continue to help manage the organic matter in the upper rootzone. I will be working with our Head Golf Professional Jay Prestella and Taylor Stewart to begin producing some short educational videos related to the golf course. Topics will include ball mark repair, how to fill a divot, aerification processes and other course related educational opportunities. So keep an eye out on the website for these videos coming soon. Thank you for your support!
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Kid’s Club KID’S CLUB by Brandon Morgan, Director of Food & Beverage
Brandon Morgan It has been almost one year since the Friendly Hills families all gathered together for the launch of the Kids Club and Family Nights on March 9, 2016! Families and friends have participated in exciting events such as, Reptile Night, Build Your Own Pizza, Gingerbread House Decorating, Trick Your Golf Cart, the Polar Bear Plunge and many more! We encourage all members and families to come create memories and join the camaraderie on every third Wednesday of the month. Keep your eye out in the Buzz or around our Club for any upcoming Kid’s Club/Family Night events - we have many great events in store!
SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, March 15th will be our St Patricks Day Scavenger Hunt at 5:30pm in the Fireside Room. Adults: $18.95+ | Kids: $6.95+
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Starting March 15, you will be able to book your dining or event reservations ONLINE! We will be assisting you with a step-by-step guide to lead you through the process of making a reservation on our website. Brandon will be available at ext. 312 if you have any further questions.
UNICORN SWIM & DIVE TEAM SIGN UPS Sunday, May 7 from 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM Make Your Reservations Online orWith Your Club Conceirge, Evelyn Perez
Membership PLEASE WELCOME FHCC’S NEWEST MEMBERS Mr. Jon Brennan & Family – Equity Jon and his wife, Lindsey enjoy the beauty of FHCC as their backyard, and have two daughters, Addison (5yo) and Brooke (8mos). Mr. Brennan is a Regional Manager with Clearman’s Restaurants and is very interested in entertaining associates and friends on course and at the Club. The Brennan’s are excited to be able to introduce their girls to the family fun and kids activities.
Mr. Luis Martinez, Jr. & Family – Junior Class II Luis and his wife, Jacquelin reside in nearby Pico Rivera and share three young children. The Martinez’ were introduced to the Club several years ago by their Uncle, Raul Martinez, and were recently married right here at FHCC in early February this year. Mr. Martinez is the Special Projects Manager with L.A. Restaurant Group and can’t wait to watch his family become a part of the FHCC family. We send our congratulations and look forward to seeing the Martinez’ on the course and at the Club.
A Gift For Your Referral For those new members sponsered by a Regular member, both the sponsering member and new member have their choice of one of the following: -$599 Club Credit -20 Complimentary Guest Rounds If you would like to bring a guest to one of our upcoming events or schedule a private tour, please contact Brittany at Ext. 302 or email:
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2017 Social Events Family Social Polar Bear Plunge January 14
Twilight #2 & Dive-In Movie Friday, June 16
Twilight Golf #8 Friday, September 15
Lunar New Year Friday, January 27
Father's Day BBQ Sunday, June 18
Twilight Golf "Oktoberfest" Friday, October 13
Valentine's Dinner & Dance Saturday, February 11
Twilight Golf # 3 Friday, June 30
Fall Wine Tasting Friday, October 27
Hines Cup Friday, March 24 & Saturday March 25
4th of July Celebration Tuesday, July 4
Food-Drive & Twilight Golf Sunday, November 12
Twilight Golf #4 Friday, July 14
Thanksgiving Buffet Thursday, November 23
Campout & Concert Saturday, July 22
Holiday Lunch Buffet Friday, December 8
Twilight #5 Friday, July 28
Breakfast with Santa Buffet Saturday, December 9
Summer Social Sunday, August 6
Holiday Sing-Along Buffet Thursday, December 14
Twilight #6 August 11
Holiday Dinner Buffet Sunday, December 17
Clambake August 18
New Year's Eve Dinner & Dance Sunday, December 31
Spring Wine Tasting Friday, March 31 Egg Hunt & BBQ Saturday, April 15 Easter Brunch Sunday, April 16 Mother's Day Brunch Sunday, May 14 Twilight Golf #1 Friday, May 19 Summer Social Sunday, June 11
Twilight # 7 Friday, September 1
Stay in touch for other event announcements. Please Contact your Club Concierge, Evelyn Perez for details and reservations
[email protected] or call 562-698-0331
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