Alamance Country Club
News Around the Club October 1529, 2021
Dear ACC Family, I hope that everyone’s October is off to a great start. It is hard to believe we are already into the last quarter of the year. This is just a quick note with some reminders and some updates to some of our programs. To begin with, I want to continue to send a warm welcome to Marcy McAdams with our Youth and Family programs. You will continue to see new calendar items from Marcy in the coming weeks. It is our goal to send out a calendar with “save the dates” through the end of January by the end of this month. We have already seen some changes in our Kids’ Club and in particular the ability to take a few children each night that are not yet pottytrained. This is a big change for us but with this change in service comes a change in how we do reservations. In order to secure a spot for those not yet pottytrained, reservations for Kids’ Club must be made 48hours in advance and Kids’ Club for those children who are pottytrained need to be made 24hours in advance. These deadlines help us to ensure we have the proper staffing to keep kids safe and entertained. I know that sometimes plans develop at the last minute but it really is a huge help for us to have reservations earlier than the same day. As you all know we have been searching for an Executive Chef for some time. Well that time has FINALLY come to an end. I would like to give a huge ACC Welcome to Kenneth Jenkins as our new Executive Chef. I know I speak for all of our culinary team and Tony Barnhart our Food and Beverage Director when I say we are all super excited to have Kenneth join the team. Many of you have asked about a new menu and you will have one shortly, but we need to let Kenneth find all the light switches first! I am sure he’s got some of his favorites he would like to introduce to you shortly and will have some new specials. I appreciate the hard work of our team this past summer and in particular this past month as our calendar has picked up. In closing, I also want to say thank you to the membership for making the past three years here at ACC fun and exciting. I love serving you all, working with our great Board of Directors and committees, and helping an awesome team provide outstanding service and experiences. I hope there are many more years of doing this and perhaps getting to do it without having to deal with COVID. As you saw earlier this week the next slate of candidates for the Board has been posted around property at all venues. In keeping with the bylaws this slate will be posted until later this month and all proxies and ballots will be mailed out in the beginning of November. Have a great rest of October and I look forward to seeing you around the Club.
Charlie
News from the General Manager...
Join us for dinner and a Presentation as we hear from Jim Dodson on the history of our Donald Ross Course October 20 th | 6:30pm - 10:00 pm | Ballroom | $30 per person
James Dodson - Brief Bio James (Jim) Dodson is the author of sixteen books including the bestselling Final Rounds, A Golfer’s Life (with Arnold Palmer), Ben Hogan – An American Life, A Son of the Game, American Triumvirate, The Dewsweepers, The Range Bucket List, Faithful Travelers, The Road to Somewhere and Beautiful Madness. He is also the Founding Editor of O.Henry Arts and Culture Magazine (Greensboro) and it’s sister publications PineStraw Magazine (NC Sandhills) and Salt Magazine (Wilmington, NC). He’s also the featured WriteratLarge for Global Golf Post, the Internet’s leading golf publication. He began his career at his hometown newspaper, the Greensboro NewsRecord in 1976. He was Senior Writer for the Sunday Magazine of the Atlanta JournalConstitution from 19771983; Columnist and Contributing Editor for Golf Magazine 19852005; Senior Writer, Yankee Magazine, 19831990; Golf Correspondent for Departures Maga zine, 1990 2004. As a freelance writer, his work has appeared in more than 50 publications worldwide. Dodson’s books Final Rounds, Bantam Books, 1996 Reader’s Digest Top NonFiction Selection Winner, Book of the Year, International Several National and Regional Bestseller lists Faithful Travelers, Bantam Books, 1997 Reader’s Digest Top NonFiction Selection Regional bestseller lists 2002 film made from book, “Dodson’s Journey” A Golfer’s Life (with Arnold Palmer), Ballantine Books, 1999 New York Times bestseller/ regional lists The Dewsweepers, Dutton Books, 2000 The Road To Somewhere, Dutton Books, 2002 Beautiful Madness – One Man’s Adventures in Other People’s Gardens, Dutton Publishing, 2003 Ben Hogan: An American Life, Doubleday Books, 2004 Herbert Wind Award, USGA Book of the Year for 2004 Bestseller, Independent lists
A Son of the Game, Algonquin Books, 2007 Book of the Year, International Network of Golf, Regional/Independent bestseller lists American Triumvirate – Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan and the Modern Age of Golf. New York Times Top 100, national bestseller Herbert Wind Award, USGA Book of the Year, 2012 The Range Bucket List, Simon & Schuster, 2017 Current Project: The Great Wagon Road – Travels Along America’s Original Immigrant Highway. Expected completion: Early 2022
Club Histories Liberty National The Tradition Golf Club, Palm Springs, CA The Story of Seminole, Jupiter, Florida 100th Anniversary, Blowing Rock Golf Club, Blowing Rock NC Between Earth and Heaven, Tara Iti Golf Club, New Zealand A Quiet Masterpiece, The Story of Eastward Ho! Golf Club Current Club project: Peachtreet Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia Notable Awards Jim Dodson has won numerous writing awards from the Golfwriters of America and other organizations. His other awards include: The O.Henry Short Story Award, Greensboro, 1970 Landmark Award for Excellence, Greensboro News & Record, 1977 William Allen White Award for Public Affairs writing, Regional Magazine Publishers Association, Yankee Magazine, 1990 Golf Writers of America Association, multiple awards for columns and articles, 19902005 Book of the Year, Final Rounds, 1996, International Network of Golf North Carolina Press Association, multiple awards for Sunday essay, 2005present Herbert Warren Wind Award, USGA Book of the Year, Ben Hogan: An American Life, 2004 Book of the Year, A Son of the Game, 2006, International Network of Golf,
North Carolina Press Association, First Place, Magazine Awards, PineStraw and O.Henry magazines, 201416 Donald Ross Award, American Society of Golf Course Architects, 2012 MacKenzie Cup Honoree, 2012 Maine Golf Hall of Fame Inducted to Order of the North Carolina Society of the Longleaf Pine, 2013 Inducted North Carolininia Society 2018 “Voice of a City” Award, Greensboro History Museum
Personal Married to Wendy Dodson, Ass. VP for Human Resources, Sandhills Community College, Southern Pines, NC Divides time between Southern Pines and Greensboro Address: 3506 Dogwood Drive, Greensboro, NC 27403 Mobile number: 336.312.3596 Email: Jwdauthor@gmail.com Author website: www.JamesDodsonauthor.com
Register for the event by calling Marty @336.584.0345
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Friday Evening
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October 19 Breakfast for Dinner October 26 Asian Cuisine Saddle Club Lounge 6:00pm 8:00pm Come out and unwind after a busy week with live music from local bands.
October 15 • Second Set October 22 • Jamie Leigh Acoustic Band October 29 • Bill West November 5 • Take Two November 12 • Marty Fuller November 19 • Real Jazz November 26 • Currie Wayne Clayton
Membership
Kathy and Russ Smith
Jennifer Smith jsmith@alamancecc.net
Brenda and Herb Niparts
Please welcome new members, Kathy and Russ Smith.
Please welcome new members, Brenda and Herb Niparts.
Kathy is from Wayne, New Jersey and Russ grew up in Chicago Illinois and Wayne, New Jersey. Kathy and Russ graduated from Wayne Valley High School. Kathy went on to graduate college from William Patterson University and Russ graduated from the University of Scranton.
Brenda and Herb lived in Alamance County for 30years before moving to Badin Lake to take what they call an 18 year vacation to live on the lake and play golf with wonderful friends at Old North State Club. Their children moved back to Burlington, so they did too!
Kathy is retired and has spent the last two years watch ing their grandson. Russ is the COO of NCS Technologies, a consulting company. Together they both love Sushi and Kathy also loves Ital ian! They love to travel most anywhere, but Kathy’s fa vorite is Tuscany and a close second to that are the islands. Russ also loves the mountains. They have in common golf as one of their hobbies and Kathy also enjoys reading and crocheting while Russ en joys skiing and good bourbon! Kathy and Russ have three grown daughters, two live in North Carolina and one is Kansas. They also have one adorable grandson! They are excited to play more golf, get in better shape and are looking forward to new friendships. Please reach out to them and give them a warm ACC welcome!
Brenda grew up in Rutherford County and Herb in Granville County after immigrating from Germany. His father was from Latvia. Brenda graduated from Chase High School and then went on to finish college at East Carolina University. She was a teacher in the Alamance Burlington School system for many years before retiring. Herb graduated from South Granville High School and also East Carolina University. He retired from Horace Mann Insurance Company. They like to eat most anything and try new things. They love variety. They only avoid a few things, like cow’s tongue! As a couple they love to travel and explore new places. They especially like parts of China, Thailand, Tanzania, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland. Brenda loves to read, travel and golf while Herb loves, golf, cards and tinkering. They have two children, Emily Brinskelle and Janis (Jon) Ni parts. They are looking forward to golfing, having another place to dine and seeing old friends and making new ones.
Racquet Sports Clinic Information | Contact Scott to sign up | sschofer@alamancecc.net | 3365844115 Pickleball Pickleball Clinic and Play| Tuesdays & Thursdays • 9:00am 11:00am Skill development on techniques & strategies, as well as drills to help improve your game from every position on the court. One hour of instruction followed by a fun round robin with the Pros. ($15)
Open pickleball play Monday | Wednesday | Friday
Men’s Men’s Night Tennis | Thursdays • 6:30pm 9:00pm Come out anytime between 6:30pm 8:30pm on Thursday evenings for some fun doubles with the guys. The Pros will participate and rotate you in the group. Beers are on ice!! Hope to see you on the courts! $8
Ladies USTA Ladies 3.5 Match | Wednesdays • 9:30am 11:00am
Junior Tennis Junior Tennis Matchups /Ladder | Saturdays • 9:30am 11:00am (No junior matchups Saturday, September 4 due to Labor Day holiday) Calling all junior to come out to the courts on Saturday mornings for some fun singles and doubles play. Matches will count to our new Junior Challenge Ladder and includes prizes at the end of the season. ($12)
Quick Start Tennis ages 510 years (Red & Orange Ball) | Mondays • 4:00pm 5:00pm Junior Performa Middle & High School | Tuesdaya & Thursdays • 4:00pm 5:30pm
Men’s Tennis Member Guest Men’s Member Guest | October 28 •7:00pm Call the ProShop to signup Sign up to play with you favorite partner! There will be food, drinks and prizes! $25 per player
ACC Racquet Sports Fans – The Pickleball / Sport Court / Playground is complete. The pickleball courts are open for play. Remember to call the pro shop to reserve a court. when using the Playground and basketball court, be sure to clean -up after you leave. water is avaialable on the courts. Scott Schofer,PTR Director of Tennis sschofer@alamancecc.net
Stefan Sumner Tennis Professional ssumner@alamancecc.net
Lessons? Call us!
Golf
Upcoming Events
Friday, October 22: Denise Marle Flaherty Memorial Foundation; 12:30pm 2021 Men's Ross Cup: Saturday, October 23 (ACC); Sunday, October 24 (FCC) Couples' Finale: Sunday, October 24; 3pm shotgun with dinner following play Monday, October 25: Clay Price Memorial Event Thursday, October 28: Ladies Pink Ribbon Tournament*; 10am shotgun
Drake Woodside PGA Director of Golf dwoodside@ alamancecc.net
Heather Hauk
Brandon Alexander
Ben Ponko
Billy Judy
PGA Director of Instruction
PGA First Assistant Golf Professional
Associate Assistant Golf Professional
Golf Operations
heatherpga@yahoo.com
balexander@alamancecc.net
bponko@alamancecc.net
ACC Family,
2021 Men’s Member -Guest
This has been a really nice transition into fall and we hope everyone is getting a chance to get out and Overall Champions - Jeff Angyal and Kenny Winter enjoy the many activities around ACC! The golf Pineway Flight Winners course is in wonderful shape and we've had some ex Jaycob Mann & Parker Dudley citing events here these last few weeks. Drake North Fairway Flight Winners Michael Glick & Ron Parks Oakwoood Flight winners Justin Folwer & Scott Greene South Fairway Flight Winners David Huffman & Brian Killian Dogwood Flight winners Robbie Woodard & Adam Carrouth Saddle Club Flight Winners Dwight Jefferson & Brandon Scruggs Amherst Flight Winners Jeffrey Freeman & Zachary Thornton Ferndale Flight Winners Michael Jefferson & Archie Martin Forestdale Flight Winners Joe McHugh & John McHugh Truitt Flight Winners Doug Green & Jim Bowker
Way to go!
Turnbury Flight winners Michael Fitzgerald & Brian Fields
A Big Congratulations to our 2021 Men's MemberGuest Overall Champions: Jeff Angyal and guest Kenny Winter Jeff and Kenny won their Troon Flight and made it through the 12team shootout to capture this year's title! Drake Woodside PGA Director of Golf dwoodside@ alamancecc.net
Troon Flight Winners Jeff Angyal & Kenny Winter
Heather Hauk
Brandon Alexander
Ben Ponko
Billy Judy
PGA Director of Instruction
PGA First Assistant Golf Professional
Associate Assistant Golf Professional
Golf Operations
heatherpga@yahoo.com
balexander@alamancecc.net
bponko@alamancecc.net
FITNESS OPPORTUNITIES
Referral PROGRAM Do you currently use a personal trainer at the Club? If so, talk to your trainer about our referral program. You can earn free training sessions and discounts for referring your fellow members. Spread the word and start earning rewards today!
CYCLING CLASS Tuesdays | 5:30pm (class 4560 minutes) Pre Registration is Required $8 class Located in the Basement of Fitness Center
3365849848
FitToGo At Home or Traveling Can’t make it to the Fitness Center? •Selfpaced training program designed specifically for you by a trainer • 4weeks of workouts you do on your own • Strength Training Only $110 • Cardio Training Only $110 • Combo Strength & Cardio $149
Let us know how we can help you!
Matt Sommer, MS, CSCS, CES, PES, ACSM EPC, Pn1
Kenny Lutz, BS, CSCS
Director of Fitness
Assistant Fitness Director
Family and Youth Programs Director
Marcy McAdams mmcadams@alamancecc.net
’ Fridays • 6:00pm 10:00pm | Ages: 6months 5th Grade | Downstairs in the Clubhouse Kids just want to have fun, so let them come to Kids’ Club while you enjoy your dinner or event at the Club $12 per child | Includes Meal MUST MAKE RESERVATION 48hrs in advance for non pottytrained and 24hrs in advance for all other children Reservations by 1946 Grill Dining App, or call Marty at 3365840345
On behalf of the Board of Directors and Staff of Alamance Country Club, we would like to express our condolences to the family of Rev. Bob Knox ALAMANCE COUNTRY CLUB
KEVIN MINTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary
JIM BUTLER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director
2402 Pineway Drive Burlington, NC 27215 336.584.0345 www.alamancecountryclub.com
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance Committee Chair . . . . . Long Range Planning Committee Vice Chair
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greens & Grounds Vice Chair jbutler@modernauto.com
2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
minter.kevin@gmail.com JOSH CHAPPELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership Committee Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fitness/Swim Committee Chair
josh@jbcins.com JANIE SELLERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Past President GLENN VAN FLEET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President
gvanfleet@gbmcpas.com MICHAEL SPLAWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vice-President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golf Committee Chair . . . . . . . Racquet Sports Committee Vice Chair jmsplawn@gmail.com
. . . . . . Long Range Planning Committee Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance Committee Vice Chair
janiesellers@triad.rr.com WAYNE ABERNATHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House & Social Vice Chair . . . . . . . . . . Membership Committee Vice Chair wayne.abernathy15a@gmail.com
GERRY FRANCIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director . . . . . . . . . . . Racquet Sports Committee Chair francis@elon.edu TIFFANY PITTARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . House & Social Committee Chair . . . . . . . . . Fitness/Swim Committee Vice Chair
tiffanypittard@gmail.com RAY WOMACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director . . . . . . . . . Greens & Grounds Committee Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golf Committee Vice Chair
raytwomack@gmail.com