The Birnam Buzz - October 2023

WHAT’S INSIDE

President’s Letter

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Membership PAGE 6

Calendar PAGE 12

Legends of Birnam Wood Pictures

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Our Golf Course

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BIRNAM BUZZ

DEAR MEMBERS OF BIRNAM WOOD

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Stanton Anderson, President

I spent most of my adult life practicing law in Washington, D.C., representing a wide variety of clients with very diverse problems. I learned a lot from my clients over those many years, and I try to apply some of those life lessons in my role as President of Birnam Wood.

First, I learned that it is important from time to time to take a step back from the daily challenges and try to examine whether there are lessons to be learned from past challenges, and whether there are additional challenges left unaddressed.

One of the lessons I had to learn again over the past years is that communication is the key to effective management. All our Club members have their own opinions, and those views need to be successfully incorporated by the Club’s management team. The better we, as managers, communicate accurate information to our members, the better informed they are in developing their own views on Club operations and activities.

The second lesson brought home to me over the last year is the importance of our Club committee system. Our committees are the best way for our members to express their points of view and to affect Club policies and practices. The most complaints that I receive as President are from members who don’t serve on any committees and who often don’t have an accurate understanding of the real facts on the ground. I urge all members to become more active on Club committees.

Lastly, I would be remiss if I did not thank, once again, all those members who spend untold hours on our various Club committees.

Thank you.

Stan Anderson President

FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER

Jordan Sweeney, CCM, CSW, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer

Fall has officially arrived.

October is the last month of Birnam’s fiscal year, and the Club is in great shape financially. Cottages are having a record year in occupancy and revenue. Just last month, club and garden cottages were at an all-time high with a noticeable 30% increase in occupancy over the past ten months. Membership is still thriving with 800 members and 40+ on the waitlist.

Our front entrance and main road are now refreshed with the finished re-sealed coating. I want to thank Manny Bravo and his security team for coordinating this project, and for working long hours to ensure that the work was done correctly. Thank you for your patience and understanding during that strenuous week.

On October 1st, the Grill will be closing for remodeling and will reopen at the end of February. We are looking forward to the installation of a 2,000-bottle wine cellar, which will become an essential component of our award-winning wine program and enhance our bottle service. During this time, dining will be held at the 19th hole for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We will have additional seating available on the terrace and the new terrace furniture should be arriving in late October.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for my favorite event of the year: Family Fright Night on October 26th! This year’s theme is “A Pirate’s Life” and it will be a fun event for the whole family!

We will also feature two wine dinners this month: Melville on October 14th and Vega Sicilia on October 24th. Located in the Sta Rita Hills, the Melville estate prides itself on intricately intentional organic farming and a passion for creating expressive and savory classics out of the cool coastal climate. Winemaker Chad Melville will be attending and sharing the history of Melville vineyards. Vega Sicilia is one of the most prestigious wineries in all of Europe and winemaker Pablo Álvarez will be attending the event. Álvarez is known for bringing a deeply reflective and innovative legacy to the history of Spanish winemaking. Along with heading the vineyard’s progressive approach as CEO, he currently represents Europe’s leading wine portfolios as the Chair of Europvin. These evenings in October are not to be missed! Bring a guest and enjoy an elegant night out drinking some of the world’s best wine with Birnam’s world-class cuisine.

I hope to see you at the Club!

Jordan Sweeney General Manager

Chad Melville

Pablo Álvarez

MEMBERSHIP

Welcome New Members – August 2023

Helen Miller (Brad)

Non-Resident

Nick Weber, Jordan Youngblood, Deborah McMicking

Helen is the daughter of long time Birnam members Derk and Drika Hunter. She grew up in Santa Barbara and has many memories of times at Birnam Wood. Helen has spent 25+ years as one of the leading residential real estate agents in the Woodside/Portola Valley office of Compass. After earning his MBA from Dartmouth, Brad spent 10 years in real estate investment banking at both EF Hutton and CB Commercial. They are Proprietary members of the Menlo Country Club. Brad is currently on the Membership Committee, Head of the Tennis Committee and on the President Nominating Committee. They have three children and are very active. They enjoy being outside and Brad is still a very active soccer player in the USASA age group tournaments around the country.

John McManigal (Kendyll)

Intermediate

Sep Wolf, Lizzie Peus, Connor McManigal

John and Kendyll are local Santa Barbara residents. John graduated from Colby College with a degree in Government and Kendyll graduated from Westmont College with a degree in Kinesiology. They have three children and are both A level interclub tennis members and also enjoy golf. John is the AVP at S/3 Bank Technology Finance and they volunteer at their kids’ schools. John is the brother of current Birnam Wood Junior Member, Connor McManigal. They are looking forward to spending time at the club with their family.

Henry Walker (Erin)

Non-Resident

Charles Lande, John Washer, Evan Pratt

Henry received his BS in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from Pepperdine University. Erin received a BA in Communications from San Diego State where she played D1 soccer. Henry is a full-time bank President of Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach and Erin is a retired Account Executive with Trizetto and they are the parents of four children. Henry is very involved in polo and spends about 100 days a year in Carpinteria where he plays at the polo fields. They enjoy golf and are looking to enjoy the club amenities while meeting new people while at Birnam Wood.

Candidates

for Membership

The following new candidates for membership will be considered at the next meeting of the Membership Committee:

Dan Encell (Caroline) Real Estate Agent

Tennis

Thomas Coleman Real Estate Development

Resident Valley Club, La Cumbre

Stuart Korshak (Louise) Attorney - Founding Member

Non-Resident LA Country Club, Marrakesh Country Club

Patrick Hickey (Charlotte) Managing Director, Starwood Property Trust

Out of State Houston Country Club

David Shrontz Board of Shrontz Family Foundation

Resident La Cumbre Country Club

Mr. Michael Malaco

Mr. Hank Hurst

Mr. Bill McBride

Mr. Phil Bernstein

Mr. Jeffrey Barbakow

Mrs. Mary Hampson

Mr. Bill Hickey

Mr. Rich Flaten

Mr. Robert Kammer

Mr. Chris Gregoire

For the best interest of the Club, information regarding any candidate, whether favorable or unfavorable, is earnestly requested. Communications concerning any applicant may be made personally or by a signed writing to the Membership Committee. All communications will be held in strict confidence.

Please submit comments by Friday, October 20, 2023.

Membership Committee:

Kelly Vandever, Chair

Jen Abed Trey Evans David Grotenhuis

Ryan Malmsten Patty Marshall

Matt Porter Betsey Moller Chris Gregoire

Marta Babson

In Memoriam

Irma Jurkowitz

Member since 2004

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2023

TIME: 6:00 PM

We are proud to welcome Pablo Álvarez to share the legendary stories behind Vega Sicilia as we indulge in a multi-course dinner paired with Spain’s & Chef Abdu’s best.

DRESS CODE: CLUB CASUAL, JACKETS SUGGESTED. RSVP on the app or call the front desk. 48-hour cancellation policy in effect.

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CLUBHOUSE OPERATIONS

Luis Flores

With the Holiday’s fast approaching, we have several signature club events opening for reservations in October. Starting off with Citrus Singers, Brunch with Santa, Champagne & Caviar featuring Billecart -Salmon, and New Years Eve. These events will open 60 days before the actual event at 9:00 AM.

Event List – Reservation Opens

Citrus Singers – October 6th

Brunch with Santa – October 10th

Champagne & Caviar – October 16th

New Years Eve – October 31st

This past year, the club experienced a lot of last-minute cancellations for special events. Creating a less wow factor for each event, affecting staff’s wages, affecting club financials, and expenses for prop rentals in some instances had to be paid. Therefore, the House Committee motioned to revise the cancellation policy to a 7-day cancellation policy for signature club events. This motion was approved by the Board of Directors. Below you will find the new policy.

New Cancellation Policy

Due to the fixed costs associated with our Signature events, the Board of Directors recently approved a new 7-day cancellation policy for these events. The new policy states that members will pay full price if they cancel their reservations within 7 days of the event. The Signature events are:

• Family Fright Night

• Thanksgiving

• Citrus Singers

• Brunch with Santa

• Champagne and Caviar

• New Years Eve

• Easter

• Mother’s Day

• Summer Party

COTTAGE UPDATE

We will be adding a washer and dryer machine to cottage number 5. This work will be completed mid-October. This amenity now allows you to wash and dry your clothes without leaving your cottage. We are also working on adding some additional amenities to each cottage as requested by the Cottage Committee. As we enter the last month of the fiscal year, I’m happy to report that combined cottages finished the year at over 60% occupancy. This is the first time in the club’s history. Thank you all that make

AND KIDS DJ, DANCING, PHOTO BOOTH, ADULT AND KIDS DJ, DANCING, PHOTO BOOTH, DELICIOUS FOOD, AND MORE! DELICIOUS FOOD, AND MORE!

Saturday, December 16th, 2023

Time: 6:00pm

GOLF NEWS

Michael Goodcase, Director of Golf

This month I am going to focus on the Men’s and Women’s Club Championships.

These events are perhaps the most important events here at Birnam Wood. Being named “Club Champion” is an amazing honor that is earned through hard work and dedication. The two events are played under different formats. The men play stroke play and the women play match play.

Ten men took on the challenge of 54 holes of stroke play from the blue tees at Birnam Wood. I phrase that sentence that way, because it is truly a difficult challenge here at our wonderful Robert Trent Jones Sr. golf course. There are challenges that players need to conquer on every hole. After round 1, the field had separated itself slightly. Of the ten players, all but three shot in the 70s with the leader, Chris Gregoire firing a one under par 69. That was good enough for a four-stroke lead heading into round 2 over Andrew Anthony. Day 2 belonged to Nat Schulhof. He made a strong charge, firing his own round of one under par (69). Chris Gregoire remained steady by shooting a nice round of 72. Again, he had a four stroke lead heading into the final round, but now that lead was over Nat Schulhof. On Sunday, the final group came ready to play. There was quite a bit of give and take through each of the players’ rounds. However, each of the four players shot 73 or better. That was the

good news for Chris Gregoire, as no one was really able to mount a charge. Nat Schulhof fired the low round on Sunday with a 72. Chris Gregoire continued his consistent play with a final round 73 (Total 214), which was good enough for a three-stroke victory over Runner-Up, Nat Schulhof (Total 217).

The Senior Club Championship came down to a playoff between former club champions: Rob Crane and Tony Lehman. The playoff began on hole 18. Both made par and the playoff continued on hole 1. Both players ran into a little trouble on the first hole, but both managed to make a bogey and send the playoff to a third hole. The players returned to hole 18 for a second time. Tony Lehman played the hole beautifully from tee to green. Rob Crane ran into some trouble as he found the greenside bunker. That was the opportunity Tony Lehman needed to secure the victory. The Net Club Champion won in demanding fashion. Palmer Brown was the only player to shoot two rounds under par. His net 69 in round one was good enough for a share of the lead with Jim Lodas, Chuck Journey, and Al Barkley. However, he was no match on day 2 en route to a fantastic round of net 64. That was good enough for a six stroke lead over eventual runner-up, Crosby Slaught, who played his final two rounds from the blue tees at one under par net.

The BWWGA 2023 most improved players:

January - Anne Hall

February - Barbara Kummer

March - Dina Wilson

April - Dina Wilson

May - Marta Babson

June - Jill Mazursky

July - Elizabeth Slaught

August - Julie Henderson

SETTING REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS FOR YOUR GOLF GAME Scott Maier, PGA Certified Teaching Professional

I recently came across an interesting article published by a data collecting app named UPGAME. UPGAME collected data from seven of the men’s PAC-12 schools in 2022, and we are going to use this data to help you set realistic expectations for your golf game. Specifically approach shots and putting.

Below is a chart of the players average proximity to the hole and green hit percentage for selected distance ranges. Take notice of the 50-to-74-yard range. Are you surprised to see they hit the green 85% of the time? Not 100%? Are you also surprised to see the average proximity to the hole is almost twenty-two feet (more than seven yards)?

Now ask yourself two questions “Do I expect to hit the green 100% of the time from 50 to 74 yards?” “Do I expect my average proximity to be a foot from the hole from the same range?” If you answered yes to one or both questions your expectations are unrealistic.

Now take a moment to study the chart below. Do you see any other areas where your expectations are too high?

Setting unrealistic expectations and being attached to those expectations is a leading cause to frustration, stress, tension, anger, and higher scores.

Setting realistic expectations will help you to reduce even eliminate your frustration, stress, and tension. It also helps you shoot lower scores and have more fun.

Remember this the next time you are playing, and you miss the green from 65-yards that even the best players in the world do not hit the green from that distance every time.

Below is a putting chart for you to use. I will point out that the 50/50 distance is eight feet.

Schedule a lesson today and we can help you set realistic expectations for your golf game.

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FROM TEE TO GREEN

Brian O’Laughlin, Director of Agronomy

Dealing with tree roots is a major challenge on our golf course, particularly when they’re close to putting greens. These roots spread out near the soil’s surface, soaking up water and essential nutrients from the upper layers of the soil. This essentially sets up a competition between the tree roots and our precious turf roots, impacting the putting greens’ quality.

This competition becomes crystal clear in the photos provided, showcasing our maintenance team’s root pruning efforts behind the 18th green. The images vividly illustrate the significant struggle posed by the tree roots, notably affecting the back left corner of the 18th green. Comparing the before-and-after snapshots taken on August 28th and September 20th respectively, we can clearly see the impressive improvement in the green’s surface quality after the root pruning.

The 18th green marked the kickoff of our ongoing initiative to employ this effective root pruning process. Looking down the line, our plan is to extend this root pruning routine to other greens, specifically targeting #2, #5, and #13. Our aim is to boost the overall health and vigor of these crucial playing areas. This proactive approach is key to ensuring a sustainable and thriving golf course environment, benefiting both our players and the natural ecosystem. Here’s to better greens and a flourishing golfing experience!

As always, please remember to fill your divots and fix your ball marks… I’ll see you on the course!

Root Damage 18 Green

Root Pruning 18 Green

Root Pruning (After Photo) 18 Green

Root Pruning 18 Green

OUR GOLF COURSE

From the Greens Committee and Brian O’Laughlin

We bet you have all seen this plaque as you stride onto the tee box at Hole 1:

Does it ever make you think “maybe I should know more about Robert Trent Jones Sr., his design phi-losophy, what other courses he designed, and also more about my own course?” Well, we hope this new Our Golf Course column in the Buzz will satisfy that curiosity. Today’s column starts at the begin-ning with a little about Mr. Jones himself.

Robert Trent Jones Sr. was born in 1906 in Ince-In-Makerfield, England, a town on the Trent River, and immigrated to the United States in 1911. After meeting Donald Ross as a young man, RTJ took up the game of golf and shortly became a scratch golfer, winning several amateur tournaments along the way. Already working as a golf professional by the mid- 1920’s, he enrolled at Cornell University, where he was the first to fashion a program specifically designed to prepare for a career as a golf course design-er. To do so he studied landscape architecture, agronomy, horticulture, hydraulics, sketching, surveying, public speaking, and economics. While at Cornell he designed the first nine holes of what would be-come the University’s renowned Robert Trent Jones Golf Course and added another nine holes later in his career.

Just as his studies at Cornell came to an end, the Great Depression hit. Work was not plentiful, but RTJ did design a number of courses during the 30’s. First, he formed a partnership with a Canadian archi-tect, and they designed several lovely courses in the Banff area that the Birnam Couples trip visited years ago. When funding dried up in Canada, RTJ returned to the United Stated and built a course using WPA funds and labor. However, RTJ did not begin to truly burnish his reputation until after WWII: He designed a putting green at the White House for President Eisenhower, a hole with three different tees at Camp David, worked on a number of projects with the great amateur golfer Bobby Jones, and en-tered the middle stretch of his 70year career where he did his greatest work.

For example, in 1947, Bobby Jones asked RTJ to polish up the then pitch-and-putt 16th hole at Augusta National. RTJ responded by dreaming up one of the most iconic tee shots at Augusta, installing an in-timidating pond and building a sweeping green full of intrigue.

In 1950, Bobby Jones again asked RTJ to work his magic at Augusta by redesigning the 11th hole. RTJ responded by using a pond to protect the left side of the green, thereby creating the prayer-prompting hole it now is and, no doubt, adding to the dubbing of Amen Corner.

RTJ’s work at August National foretold other noteworthy projects, including the redesign of several holes at Baltusrol, a classic Tillinghast course, in advance of the 1954 U. S. Open. To address member’s criticism that his redesign of what had been a staid, short par 3 by adding 50 yards and a large pond that nosed into the front apron of the green had rendered the hole unfair, RTJ invited the Club Profes-sional and several members to play the hole with him. Playing from the members’ tee, RTJ took out his 4 iron and made a hole-in-one. Turning to the assembled members, RTJ is reported to have said “Gentlemen, the hole is fair. Eminently fair.”

RTJ designed or reworked 21 courses that have hosted the U.S. Open, 12 courses that have hosted a PGA Championship and a number of courses here and abroad that have hosted Ryder and President’s Cup matches. All in, RTJ designed or redesigned over 500 courses in 45 states and 35 different coun-tries. Later in life he was often heard to say, “the sun never sets on a Robert Trent Jones course.”

RTJ built 28, and did redesign work on 18, of Golf Digest’s Top 100 courses.

Need we say more than this - Augusta National Golf Club, The Tuxedo Club, National Golf Links of America, Winged Foot Golf Club, Sea Island Golf Club, Oakland Hills Country Club, Belle Meade Country Club, Baltusrol Golf Club, the Mid-Ocean Club, Broadmoor Golf Club, The Olympic Country Club - Lakeside Course, Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Congressional Country Club, Southern Hills Country Club, Firestone Country Club - South Course, Colonial Country Club, Hazeltine National Golf Club, Burning Tree Club, Oakmont Country Club, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Golf Course, Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Spyglass Hill Golf Club, California Golf Club, Pinehurst Country ClubNos. 4, & 5, Valderrama Golf Club, Country Club of North Carolina - Dogwood and Carolina Courses, Bally Bun-ion Golf Club, Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Medinah Country Club - Courses Nos. 1 & 3, the TRJ Trail and a few in our very own neighborhood, El Caballero Country Club, Annandale Country Club, Bel-Air Country Club and Pauma Valley Country Club, all of which have felt the deft hand of RTJ Sr. - to whet your interest in our upcoming columns about RTJ’s design style andand on our own Birnam Wood Golf Club.

1 Interestingly, RTJ’s birth name did not include the middle name Trent. He added it in the 1940’s when working with Bobby Jones both to honor his birthplace and to avoid confusion saying “there is only room or one Bobby Jones.”

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DRESS CODE: SPOOKY

Saturday, November 18 10:00am - 1:00pm

FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Scott Burton

As we Welcome Fall to Birnam Wood…

Greetings from Athletics. As we welcome the fall season, we continue to enjoy many activities here at the club. The Croquet lawn is looking lush and inviting, and the bocce courts are the perfect backdrop for any event you’d like to inject some fun into.

Of late, the action has been on the courts of Birnam. Recently we held our first annual Century Tennis Tournament. This fun format was a doubles tournament that was held on our beautiful Har Tru tennis clay courts. Finalists Doug Wilson & Anders Bergstrom gave our 2023 champions Robert Marshall and Ashley Fickle a great battle in the finals, but in the end the team of Marshall and Fickel proved to be worthy champions.

competing in the round robin format, and when it was all done, Kelly had the most points won. Chad Carty was our runner up with David Peterson rounding out the top player spots at Birnam. As you may already know, Birnam Wood boasts the best Interclub Pickleball team in Montecito, and these fellows contribute to our reputation as the absolute best!

Pickleball celebrated its third year of Club Championships recently. Sadly, we could not fill the ladies’ draw due to illness and other challenges, yet in the men’s division our own Kelly Vandever took home the Gold! The guys all had a great time

That’s the news from the court’s folks! Stay tunes in for more on Bocce Ball, Croquet and Corn Hole… Yes, Corn hole. We will enjoy this fun sport at Birnam Wood as well. Keep an eye open for more on these and other activities throughout Fall.

This month’s Coaches quote come from Bobby Knight, “They Key is not the will to win. Everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.”

That’s some of the news from Athletics. I hope to see you on the courts!

FITNESS NEWS

Joy DuMay & Liz Parrish, Co-Directors

GET ON THE BALL! By Joy

DuMay

Work your core using a Stability Ball for challenging and fun variations on your usual workout. Want to experience the moves? Join the “Do The Loop” Team on Saturdays at 9:00 for a Power Walk, stretch and core: 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21.

1. Knee Tuck: This exercise develops overall core and scapular stability and also stretches the muscles of your lower back. Start in pushup position with shins on ball. Pull your knees to chest until your toes are on top of the ball. Return to starting position and repeat 10-15 times.

2. Upper Twist: This move will create increased mobility, stability and strength between your shoulders and hips. Start by lying supine, with your shoulder blades on the ball and your hips tall. Extend your arms above your chest, hands together. Keep your hips tall as you turn your shoulders to the right until your arms are parallel to the ground. Twist back to starting position and then to other side. Repeat 10-15 times.

3. Reverse Crunch: Objective is to be able to rotate your pelvis, activating the core and stretching the lower back. Start on your back and hook the ball between your heels and hamstrings. Roll the ball up to your chest slowly, rolling your pelvis off the ground and tucking your knees to your chest. Keep your abs drawn in to get the full benefit.

4. Hip Crossover: Your goal is to build mobility and strength in your torso by disassociating your hips and shoulders. Start on your back with the ball between your knees and resting on the ground, your shoulders flat and arms out to a “T”. Inhale and roll the ball over to one side as far as you can without your shoulder blades lifting off the floor. Exhale and roll the ball all the way to the other side.

5. Bridging: This move will activate and strengthen the glutes and muscles of your lower back. Start on your back with your feet on the ball, toes pointed up and shoulder blades pulled back and down. Fire the glutes and raise your hips so that only your head, shoulders and arms are touching the floor. Make sure that your shoulder blades are stable and there is a straight line between your ankles and shoulders. Hold for 10 to 30 seconds, then lower and repeat 5 to 10 times.

“DO THE LOOP FITNESS CHALLENGE!”

It’s not too late to join the “Do The Loop” Fitness Challenge! We have a 1 ½ mile Loop right inside the Birnam Wood gates: your goal is to walk or run “The Loop” as many times as you can in October.

Training: Each Saturday at 9:00, a Fitness Team member will lead The Loopers, with warm-up, walk and cool-down: September 30, October 7, 14 and 21

Celebration Party Saturday, October 28: We “Do the Loop” for the final time and enjoy a special Brunch designed for you by Chef Abdu with prizes, prizes, prizes!!!

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Stanton Anderson

Secretary & Treasurer Wade Nichols

Director Tim Armour

Director Charlie Bissell

Director Michael Bonsignore

Director Richard Caleel

Director Patricia Griffin

Director Linda Gluck

Director Nancy Hunter

Director Steve Jones

Director Diane Lundberg

Director Chris Teasley

Director Kelly Vandever

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

A&L Christopher Teasley

Athletic Wade Nichols

Compensation & HR Robert Nourse

Construction

Oversight Steve Jones

Cottage Sharol Siemens

Design Alex Nourse

Finance Richard De Schutter

401k Tim Armour

Golf Charlie Bissell

Green Matt Porter

Homeowners Richard Caleel

House Rachael Douglas

Membership Kelly Vandever

The next regular meeting of The Board of Directors will be held on

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023 AT 9 AM.

BIRNAM WOOD GOLF CLUB

2031 Packing House Road

Santa Barbara, CA 93108

CLUBHOUSE DRESS CODE - Country club casual dress is acceptable during the day in all areas of the clubhouse. For gentlemen this includes slacks or Bermuda shorts, collared shirts tucked in at the waist with a belt, or appropriate golf and tennis attire and for ladies this includes dresses, nice pants, skirts, and similar attire. In the evening, a country club casual dining option is available in the Casual Grill, the 19th Hole Bar, and on the Terrace. The Club may request event-specific appropriate attire (black tie, blue jean pants permitted, etc.) for certain functions. Members hosting or sponsoring private events are responsible for communicating the Club dress code to those attending such events.

CANCELLATION POLICY - Reservations for private parties and Club sponsored events will be charged to the Member’s account unless notice of cancellation is received at the office at least 48 hours in advance. Reservations for Major Club sponsored special events will be charged to the Member’s account unless notice of cancellation is received at the office at least one week in advance. Should a cancellation be made after these times, a charge of one half of the price of the event will be made. Should no cancellation be made, the full price will be charged.

CELL PHONES AND BUSINESS PARAPHERNALIA - The use of cellular phones and other electronic and wireless devices for the purpose of conducting audible conversations is strictly prohibited on the Club premises (including the Clubhouse and the Terrace areas of the Clubhouse, tennis courts, croquet courts, driving range, and golf course), except inside parked vehicles and the locker rooms and except for medical emergencies.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION - Audio and video recording is taking place at Birnam Wood.

STAFF ROSTER

Jordan Sweeney, General Manager

Luis Flores, Director of Clubhouse Operations

Kristy Evans, Director of Membership & Communication

Michael Goodcase, Director of Golf

Brian O’Laughlin, Director of Agronomy

Scott Burton, Athletic Director

Manny Bravo, Director of Security

Michael Weems, CFO

Dolly St. Germain, Controller

Debbie Daggett, Director of Human Resources

Eric Salazar, Director of Food & Beverage

Abdu Romero, Executive Chef

Tiffany Grummer, Director of Private Events

Israel Ruiz, Facilities Director

Joy DuMay, Fitness Co-Director

Liz Parrish, Fitness Co-Director

Cathy Kendrick, Lead Front Desk Attendant