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Swing Fever GOLF AND TENNIS ARE THE REMEDY
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Leaving the Pool Area? KIARRA ROPER | SALES & MARKETING DIRECTOR
Unprecedented, For Sure! A N OV E RUSE D T E R M I N T H E
past year, but it aptly describes so many aspects of our lives during the pandemic. Unprecedented change in everything. Unprecedented health issues. Unprecedented numbers moving to South Florida. Unprecedented interest in the Club. Never before have we had a 3-4 year wait list for membership. We have a great problem: we are very busy. For those venturing out, most agree that every restaurant in Fort Lauderdale is busy and, as we’ve talked to other FL clubs,
they are also experiencing a tremendous boom. Because Florida is one of the few states that has more favorable Covid guidelines and more are deciding to relocate, our town is experiencing “unprecedented” growth. Change can be hard, but change can also produce new ideas, fresh perspective, and a positive momentum. As much as we value tradition here at Coral Ridge, we also know that change can be good. We appreciate your patience as the Club moves forward, making adjustments along the way.
“I have to say that the Club is doing such a great job amidst this pandemic. There are so many challenges and you are adhering to guidelines and making us all feel safe. I brought my 88-yearold Mom for lunch and it was so nice to bring her somewhere where we feel comfortable. You did such a good job with the take-out options in the beginning. The course is phenomenal – I’ve gotten out to play a couple times. Another job very well done. The Club really is doing everything right. – Chris Palmerton
“These last 12 months have most definitely proved challenging on just about every level. My husband and I both feel that the club has done an amazing job of keeping things as close to normal as possible...familiar staff members are still there, the dining room feels very safe (it’s the only indoor dining room he has been to in a year), the golf, tennis, pool operations are all running...except for FPL pulling or cutting the plug on you from time to time (which is certainly beyond your control)...even that, the staff takes in stride! – An Appreciative Member
“Erica and I would like to take the time to say thank you; to you, and especially the staff who makes Coral Ridge Country Club our HOME away from home. We appreciate all that you and everyone does on a daily basis to make our experience exactly what we expect, and what we have come to enjoy for almost 5 years.” – Deb Bennett
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Visiting the restrooms or running to get a bite at the Carousel? Teens and adults are asked to please wear a coverup!
Masks are Still the Fashion Until we are released from restrictions, please wear your masks at all times at the Clubhouse, unless you are seated.
Milestones IN MEMORY Coral Ridge Country Club extends our deepest sympathies to the families of:
Carol Fike Melanie Grossman (Worby) Judith Lally Rosemary Lawley TIED
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Malcolm and Lauren Beers October 1, 2020 BIRTHS
James White Beach November 24, 2020 Parents John and Jaime Beach Mila Amina Collins March 12, 2021 Parents Scott and Shalina Collins Magnolia Elizabeth Peress January 15, 2021 Parents Jonathan and Lizzie Peress
Many Thanks Mike! Front cover photo credits go to long-time Member and notable photographer Mike O’Bryan. Check out his story on p. 15
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Spring is in the Air
Daily Specials via Email Sign up with the Front Desk to get these emails for lunch and dinner additions. Are we serving your favorite? Make a reservation and join us or order take-out! Half-Priced Drinks Although we are not serving at our bar, we still offer half-price drinks between 5:30 8 pm Wednesday - Friday, as long as you are seated, with no more than 6 at a table.
Dining Hours, Menus and Prices are Subject to Change Due to current conditions, everything is subject to change! Please review the weekly blast emails, which will include the most upto-date info. Postponed until further notice: At the time of this printing, we are NOT offering: • Seating at the bar • Kids Eat Free, Kids Club or Junior Club Always refer to email communication as restrictions change.
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Rescheduled: Saturday, April 24, 6 pm Love the cool sounds of jazz? Relax at the Club with friends while enjoying dinner with the smooth vocals, flute and saxophone of Debbie Pierce backed by a trio of piano, bass, and drums. Easy listening! Chef Udo will deliver a sumptuous menu to complete the evening. Reservations required. Price TBD
Dining Hours and Menus are Subject to Change Due to various special events, the Club’s standard dining hours and menus are subject to change. Please review the weekly blast emails, which will always include any changes to the dining hours.
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11:30 am - 2:30 pm D I N N E R : Wednesday - Friday
5:30 - 8:30 pm Our dining room is spacious and comfortable with serving staff that are ready to welcome tables of six! Reservations required
For All Dining & Social Events Make your reservation online or call the Front Desk at 954.449.4439
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Take Out Lunch & Dinner Wednesday - Saturday, 11 am - 2 pm Tuesday - Friday, 5:30 pm - 7 pm
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Sunday, May 9, 11 am - 2 pm & 5 - 7 pm
Sunday, June 20, 11 am - 2 pm Surrounding moms with family, delicious food, live entertainment and loads of pampering. Featuring a decadent menu the whole family will enjoy plus piano music indoors and guitar on the Terrace. What better way to honor mom? Price TBD
Treat Dad to a gourmet brunch menu with special additions including fresh oysters, bottomless Bloody Marys, and live entertainment. Price TBD
Fridays, April 2, May 21, June 11, 5:30 8:30 pm Enjoy the bounty of the sea at our seafood night. Order from a specially created a la carte seafood menu featuring surf and turf, oysters, calamari, fresh catch and more! (items subject to availability) Reservations required. 48-hour cancellation policy.
Kids Can Cook First Saturday of every month, 10 - 11 am, Ages 5 and up, Complimentary Kids Can Cook is a monthly culinary adventure. Grab your chef ’s hat and apron and let’s get cooking! Reservations required.
Celebrations at the Club
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Memorial Day BBQ Celebrate Memorial Day relaxing at the pool with your family and friends. The children will enjoy games, entertainment, and the creations of Sean the Twist Artist! Enjoy a menu of all your favorite backyard barbeque items, while a DJ plays your favorite summer tunes. Come dressed casual in your bathing suits and cover-ups for this enjoyable day at the Club. Price TBD (The Dining Room will be open for a la carte lunch.)
Gatherings large or small are looking different everywhere, including at the Club. Our traditional holiday celebrations have been at the core of our time-honored events. But like everything during this pandemic, we are making changes to do what is possible and what is safe. We want everyone to know how much we would like to serve all our families at every holiday, but due to 50% limited seating, 6foot distancing of tables and the serving limitations of single serve dining as opposed to buffets, it is becoming a challenge. Our Food & Beverage staff are working on ways we can accommodate the most Members, within guidelines at all our celebrations. We appreciate your patience as we thoughtfully prepare for the future. Stay tuned to our email communication as event plans unfold.
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Sunday Brunch Sundays, 11 am - 2 pm Make brunch at the Club your Sunday tradition! Our fabulous Sunday Brunch menu features perfectly plated classics like eggs benedict and Belgian waffles to omelets, prime rib, crab cakes and more. Bottomless beverages, live entertainment, and the best service in town! Reservations required.
Hours of Operation 8 am - 5 pm* *Open till 7 pm on Wednesday and Friday! Pool: 954.449.4425
Private Parties
Is Bridge your game?
Coral Ridge would be happy to host your birthday parties, weddings, corporate events, anniversaries, bridal showers, reunions and more! We are happy to help plan the perfectly “safe” event. Contact Tim for the most current guidelines and availability.
Calling all bridge players! Have fun at the card table playing bridge on Wednesdays at 10 am. Guys or gals...call Member Barbara Lefka at 954.647.2498 to get your hand.
Cooking Demonstrations Wednesdays, April 14, 11 am Members watch, learn, and dine as Chef Udo prepares several delectable dishes! Reservations strictly required. Extremely limited seating. 72hour cancellation policy. $20++ per Member, $30 per guest, per class
First Saturday of the month, 9 - 9:45 am Join us for a beginner level group class with both the parent and child in the water. This class is designed to help children ages 6 - 18 months become comfortable in the water so that they are willing and ready to swim. $10 Member, $12 Guest. Call the Pool to sign up.
Watercise Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 9 - 10 am
Looking for a game of Canasta or Mahjong? Ladies, if you are interested in joining a new canasta or mahjong group at the Club, now is the time! For canasta, please contact Lolly Averbuch at 248.895.0392 or Elaine Schwartz at 561.459.7001. For mahjong, call Carol Cooper-Pinto at 201.927.1017, she can even arrange lessons!
Baby & Me Class
Butcher Block MEATS To Go Prefer cooking at home? Our high-quality cuts of meat are a great place to start! Offerings include chops, steaks, whole beef tenderloins or boneless ribeye prime rib. Contact Tim Brown, our Catering Director at 954.449.4401.
For All Dining & Social Events Make your reservation online or call the Front Desk at 954.449.4439
This class is for participants of all ages and ability levels. You will tone your body and increase cardiovascular function and flexibility with minimal impact to your joints. Flotation belts, noodles and aqua weights are provided. You are welcome to bring water shoes and resistance gloves. $8 Member, $10 Guest. Call the Pool to sign up.
Summer Junior Swim June 7 - August 12, Ages 4 - 14 Morning, midday (with lunch) and afternoon swim programs include instruction and free swim. Add a swim session to your child’s tennis clinic! More details to follow via email. Please contact Dean at the Pool, at Dean.Greenland@coralridgecc.com or 954.449.4425. CORAL RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB
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TENNIS TENNIS NEWSFEED
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Competition on the Courts was held on January 30 at the Lauderdale Yacht Club and as LYC defeated Coral Ridge 9 matches to 6, the Challenge will again be held at the Lauderdale Yacht Club in 2022. Thanks to the following Members who represented Coral Ridge Country Club this year: Juniors: Colton Hooper, Dylan Rais, Daniel Rais, Carleigh Tripp, & Olivia LaRocca. Adults: Lorena Horncastle & Jennifer Wiley, Valeria Ricotta & Libby West, Heather Lefka & Debbie Johnson, Maria Jose Higgins & Marianne Weber, Scott Allen & Tommy Cundy, John O’Rourke & Adam Fass, Gilles Rais & Nabil Rhazi, Tom Cundy & Scott Mager, Bill Kramer & Charlie Fox, Jerzy Wrobel & Howard Abel.
(Five courts will be used at 10 am) April 1, 5, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 23, 27 May 17
Women’s Tennis Member-Guest Wednesday, May 5, 8:30 am Cinco de Mayo will be the theme this year so pull out your best sombrero and partner up with your amiga. We will run both divisions on the same day with social distancing and masks required when on the tennis deck.
June 7 - August 12, Ages 4 - 14 10 weeks, 4-days, Monday - Thursday
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Please call for a reservation before arriving. Reservations are mandatory and can be made the day of or one day in advance.
Women’s Home Team Match Schedule
Summer Junior Tennis Program
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Monday - Friday: 8 am - 9 pm Saturday & Sunday: 8 am - 6 pm
Tennis Shop: 954.449.4410
THIS YEAR’S Fort Lauderdale Challenge
Parents are invited to sign up for our popular tennis programs. Tiny Tots (ages 4 - 6) will have a one-hour clinic from 9 - 10 am with an option for staying to swim and have lunch. Juniors (ages 7 - 14) will be active on the courts from 10:15 am - 12:15 pm and can also opt into staying for lunch and swimming. Great instruction, prizes and fun on the courts! All Covid guidelines
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are followed, waivers must be signed and children should wear masks when not on the courts. More details to follow via email. Please contact Will Hoag at the Tennis Shop, 954.449.4410 or tennis@coralridgecc.com.
Tennis Club Championships Both the singles and doubles Club Championships will take place in the fall. The doubles portion will take place over the first two weekends in October and the singles portion will take place over the first two weekends in November. Championship (with a consolation round) and B divisions will be offered to both men and women. Members wanting to participate need to be available during these times.
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PROGRAMS & CLINICS
Members have registration priority for both Adult & Junior Clinics
Adult Programs & Clinics Women’s Advanced Intermediate Clinic Mondays, 10:30 am - 12 pm
$30 Member, $35 guest, per session Advanced Live Ball Mondays & Wednesdays, 6 - 7:30 pm
$25 Member, $28 guest, per session Cardio Tuesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
$18 Member, $20 guest, per session Women’s Beginner Clinic Thursdays, 9 - 10:30 am
$30 Member, $35 guest, per session Women’s Intermediate Clinic Thursdays, 10:30 am – 12 pm
$30 Member, $35 guest, per session Women’s Intermediate Live Ball Thursdays, 6 - 7:30 pm
$25 Member, $28 guest, per session Men’s Intermediate Doubles Clinic Thursdays 6 - 7:30 pm
$30 Member, $35 guest per session Cardio Fridays, 8:30 - 9:30 am
$18 Member, $20 guest, per session
Junior Clinics 6-week Sessions Mighty Mites | Ages 3 - 5 Mondays, 3:15 - 4 pm
$100 Member, $115 guest Tiny Tots/Junior Level I | Ages 5 & up Tuesdays or Thursdays, 4 - 5 pm
$110 Member, $125 guest Junior Level II | Skill based Tuesdays or Thursdays, 5 - 6 pm
$110 Member, $125 guest Junior Level III | Skill based Wednesdays, 4:30 - 6 pm
$200 Member, $220 guest Teen Clinic Wednesdays, 4:30 - 6 pm
$200 Member, $220 guest Junior Match Play Sundays, 2 - 4 pm
$10 Member, $15 guest CORAL RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB
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GOLF GOLF NEWSFEED
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Rally Success! 23rd Annual Rally For The Cure Success! SPECIAL THANKS to the 84 participants
including Members and guests, as well as local vendors and staff who supported this event and cause. This year’s event was a huge success. Raising $10,420 will add to the $154,535 raised since the event inception in
1997. The day was a grand success much in part to the dedication of Committee Members: Sis Ertley, Mary Costantino, Denise Bryan, Catherine Lenz, Gerrie Roberts and Mary Ann Uznis. Again, thank you all for your hard work and dedication to the success of this event! We could not have done it without you!
Monday - Sunday: 7 am to 6 pm Golf Shop: 954.449.4420
Starting Times Through April 11 (Monday-Sunday) Champ 18 starts at 8:04 am Rees 9 starts at 10 am April 12 to May 2 (Monday-Sunday) Champ 18 starts at 7:30 am Rees 9 starts at 10 am Golf Closes on Mondays effective May 3 May (Tuesday-Sunday) Champ 18 starts at 7 am Rees 9 starts at 10 am June (Tuesday-Sunday) Champ 18 starts at 7 am Rees 9 starts at 10 am
Course Maintenance Championship 18 Monday, April 5 – Solid Tining & Topdressing Greens & Fairways Fertilizer Application. 1st Tee Closes at 2 pm
Rally for a Cure GROSS Winners Alice Kramer, Amy Lambrinides, Andrea Kraus, Dale Conner
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Rally for a Cure NET Winners Jeannie O'Neill, Jamie Stiles, Denise Glynn, Beth O'Connor
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Monday, April 19 – Solid Tining & Topdressing Greens & Fairways Fertilizer Application. 1st Tee Closes at 2 pm Monday, April 26 – Topdressing & Fertilizer Application. 1st Tee Closes at 2 pm Tuesday - Thursday, June 1 - 3 – Greens Aerification. Course Closed all Day
JUNIORS CORNER
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Summer Junior Golf Lessons
Wednesday, 4 - 5:30 pm, Ages 5 - 15 May 5 - 26, 4-week session This is a great opportunity for juniors to improve their existing skills, build confidence, and make new friends. Our goal is to build interest in the game of golf along with learning valuable lessons on and off the course. Juniors can have FUN while improving their game! $220 per Member, $260 per Guest (7:1 ratio), 14 student max. Please contact Patrick at 954-449-4433 for class availability.
FREE Golf for Juniors Junior Members 15 years and younger Ride FREE and Junior Members 21 and under Walk FREE year-round. Contact the Golf Shop for details and other Junior Rates.
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Parents can book daily or create multiple up to 4-day private group lessons, limited to 4 - 8 kids. Times will depend upon availability. Same great instruction, games, and small group attention! Lunch will not be provided; parents should plan to pack snacks. All Covid guidelines are followed, waivers must be signed, and children wear masks unless they are able to socially distance. More details to follow via email. Please contact instructors directly: Patrick Schmitz at 309.642.1939 or patrick.schmitz@coralridgecc.com and Taylor Collins at 954.895.7163 or taylor.collins@coralridgecc.com.
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Men’s Club Champion Jeff Walker
2021 WOMEN’S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP February 6 - 28, 2021 Championship Flight Champion: Marianne Weber Runner-Up: Andrea Kraus
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First Flight Winner: Dana Adler Runner-Up: Alice Kramer
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Second Flight Winner: Denise Bryan Runner Up: Barbara Gutstadt
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2021 MEN’S MATCH PLAY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
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(From left to right) Men’s President’s Cup, January 2, 9, 17, 23. Championship Flight Winner: Nick LaRocca, 1st Flight Winner: Larry Bernard, 2nd Flight Winner: John Anderson ➤
3rd Flight Winner: Russ Goodrich, 4th Flight Winner: Brian Tedeschi, 5th Flight Winner: Michael Coen
Championship Flight Champion: Jeff Walker Runner-Up: Marc Gosselin
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First Flight Winner: Michael Hill Runner-Up: Adam Shapiro
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Second Flight Winner: Tom Balcom Runner-Up: Bill Knibloe
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Third Flight Winner: Fritz Pangratz Runner-Up: Al Reardon
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THE LEADERBOARD
COURSE CARE
WGA LADIES DAY OPENER Tuesday, December 15 Marianne Weber, Marilyn Wiener, Gayle Strogen, Jeannie O’Neill(129 pts) WGA NEW YEAR’S MODIFIED STABLEFORD Tuesday, January 5 Debbie Edlin, Mary Jane Myszka, Susie Crippen, Julie Johnson 3 pts Above Quota WGA T & F HOLES Tuesday, January 26 Diane Milazzo
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2021 WOMEN’S PRESIDENT’S CUP Saturdays, January 2, 9, 17, 23 Championship Flight Marianne Weber def. Kerrie Milligan 2 Up First Flight Dana Adler def. Alice Kramer 5&3 Third Flight Karen Faust def. Penny England 3&2 2021 MEN’S PRESIDENT’S CUP Saturdays, January 2, 9, 17, 23 Championship Flight Nick LaRocca def. Josh Dotoli First Flight Larry Bernard def. R.J. Gray Second Flight John Anderson def. Thomas Balcom Third Flight Russ Goodrich def. David Sobocinski Fourth Flight Brian Tedeschi def. Todd Forsgren Fifth Flight Michael Coen def. Richard Mastrole
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Did You Know?
Friendly Reminders
• The average number of ball marks made on greens per round is 8 per golfer. • Assuming only 170 rounds are played each day, our greens receive: 1,360 impressions daily, 40,800 per month, or more than 489,600 per year. Are you wondering how to make a putt under these conditions? Kindly repair your ball marks, plus one more. Thank you all!
• Please continue to fill your divots and smooth evenly. • Sand refill stations are located at tee # 6, Carousel, and Shelter on 15. • Please rake footprints in the bunkers. Rakes are on all golf carts and are sanitized after each round. We request all walkers take a rake as well. • Always enter/exit the bunker at the lowest point to avoid injury and turf damage.
Repairing Ball Marks
Filling Divots
Do: Restore surface smoothness by gently pushing from the sides and, in some cases, gently lifting the compressed area.
Do: Fill divot holes with the material provided by the maintenance staff.
Don’t: Aggressively twist (like the pros on national television), which does more harm than good.
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Pushing the bottom of the depression upward only tears the roots and kills the grass. Right: Using the prongs to push grass at the edge of the depression toward the center
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February MGA Winners Don Weiher, Jerry Mavon, Bill Cole, Angelo Milazzo
Wrong: Using the prongs as levers to push up the bottom of the depression
Don’t: Overfill the hole, which results in a sand mound that can dull or damage the mowing units. Raking Bunkers Do: Push sand up the bunker face and enter and exit from the low side of the bunker. Don’t: Climb out of the high side of the bunker, which causes damage to liners and grass faces. Not to mention unsafe. Take the time to enter and exit properly and smooth the sand with your feet for everyone’s enjoyment.
TIPS FROM THE PROS
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Steps to Better Putts Having a good routine is very important. Try these 4 steps the next time you are on the putting green:
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1. Line up your ball with the intended line, then stand behind the ball to make sure the line is correct. 2. Take practice strokes looking at your target to find your feel for how much swing you will need to stroke the putt to your target.
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FITTING DAYS
UPCOMING EVENTS
All Fitting Days are by appointment only.
Men’s Member-Guest Invitational
Taylormade Thursday, April 1, 11 am - 4 pm Thursday, April 29, 11 am - 4 pm
RALLY FOR A CURE Tuesday, February 9 Alice Kramer, Andrea Kraus, Dale Conner, Amy Lambrinides Denise Glynn, Jeannie O’Neill, Beth O’Connor, Jamie Stiles
Thursday - Saturday, April 8 - 10 Course Closed
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First Priority Outing
Friday, April 2, 11 am - 4 pm
Monday, April 26 (Champ 18) First Tee Corporate Golf Challenge Tuesday, May 4 (Rees 9)
WGA MEMBER-GUEST February 22 - 23 Overall Champions Sarah Valentini & Maryann Vierra Zorro Flight Sarah Valentini & Maryann Vierra Maverick Flight Trish Beers & Luann Ohanian Rawhide Flight Denise Bryan & Barbara Wall Bonanza Flight Michele Ball & Whitney Ball Gunsmoke Flight Sheila Tedeschi & Allison Mueser Lonesome Dove Flight Cheryl Corazzini & Deborah Griffin MGA MEMBER-GUEST March 11 - 13 Overall Champions Matt Morrall & Rick Dantzler Jones Flight Steven Patch & Justin Santangelo Boros Flight William Cole & Lee Landers Hagen Flight Ian Seitel & Tim Hathaway Hogan Flight Matt Morrall & Rick Dantzler Sarazen Flight Joe Toms & Lochen Lucke Morris Flight David Wente & Scott Stevenson Vardon Flight Bill Lank & Clay Heil
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Overall Winners: Sarah Valentini, Member and Maryann Vierra, Guest
Women’s Member-Guest Summer 202 0 FEBRUARY 22 - 23, 2021
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Men’s Member-Guest Summer 202 0 MARCH 11 - 13, 2021
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Rees Jones Walks Down Memory Lane The par-three eighth hole has a large tier separating two distinct portions of the green
REES JONES HAS COMPLETED
a renovation at Coral Ridge Country Club in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The eighteen-hole layout was designed and built by Jones’s father Robert Trent Jones Sr in 1954 and was owned by the family for many years. “We used to stay in an apartment right behind the golf course, almost every winter,” said Jones. “Coming out of World War II, everyone was starting over, and Dad was able to build it with his own construction team. But there was no drainage – he just built greens, tees and bunkers.” Over the years, Jones Sr would regularly tinker with the layout. “Like Donald Ross, who lived next door to Pinehurst No. 2 and changed it over the years, that’s what Dad did,” said Jones. “And we’ve restored that improved Robert Trent Jones golf course, rather than the original one. “I am finishing what he would have done if he had today’s technology at his disposal,” says Jones, who had the benefit of experience of hundreds of rounds on the course, but also
referenced old topographical maps, historic photos and aerial imagery of the course from 1961 in developing plans for the renovation. The main goal of the project was “to bring the course up to date,” said Jones, with a particular emphasis on raising greens and fairways to better withstand storm events, using fill generated from the excavation of ponds. “We elevated and contoured fairways, rebuilt bunkers with modern technology and enlarged the greens back to their original sizes, or a little bit larger,” said Jones. Greens have also been recontoured to suit today’s speeds and the total course length has increased to 7,300 yards. Jones says that one of the highlights of his father’s design at Coral Ridge is the variety:“It has as much variety as any Florida golf course, and that’s hard to do when you have a flat piece of land.” Along with design associate Steve Weisser, the Jones team emphasized that variety: “Every hole really has a different twist – there’s not one single green that really resembles
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another, nor are the contours within the greens similar,” says Jones. Of the par-three eighth, for example, he says: “I don’t think there’s another hole like it anywhere. It has a very large front portion of the green, a sizeable slope up to the rear. It’s really two holes in one – a distinctly different golf hole. Players can use the slope as a backstop when the pin is at the front but have to roll the ball up the tier when the pin is at the back portion.”
New bunkering, as seen on the sixth, is reminiscent of Robert Trent Jones Sr’s early work
“Eighteen is a phenomenal hole,” adds Jones.“450 yards from the back, with water on the left and a Biarritz green. And one thing that has changed from Dad’s course, because of the newly elevated greens, is that we have chipping areas around the greens with pronounced drops, including to the right of eighteen. The average golfer can putt, the good player can choose different clubs.” The course’s new bunkering was inspired by Jones Sr’s early work.“These bunkers really have a look of the courses at Banff Springs and Jasper Park that my father marked out for Stanley Thompson. They have that sculpted look you would see in brochures at the start of his career,” said Jones. Coral Ridge reopened in late 2020 to widespread praise. Jones says:“One of the members said to me: ‘Magnificent. That says it all’.” Article Reprint Credit: By Toby Ingleton, Golf Course Architecture, January 2021 Issue
SPOTLIGHT
MEMBER “FOCUS” O N W I T H PA R E N TS W H O were Members
since 1966, Mike O’Bryon knows better than most what our H.O.M.E. motto is all about. He practically lived at Coral Ridge as a teenager, played golf with Robert Trent Jones, and sons Rees and Bob, experienced hospitality through the decades, and has enjoyed extraordinary celebrations at the Club. O’Bryon’s father and friends could be credited with creating the enduring legacy of the Club. They approached Mr. Jones in the mid-70s and asked him about developing a Membership category for adult children at a reduced rate and the ability to pay the initiation fee over time. He agreed and Mike was encouraged by his dad to “get over to CRCC right away before they change their mind!” “My dad was an amateur photographer with a good eye and we always had a camera sitting around the house. I started taking pictures on my own (usually with an old Polaroid) while in high school. One of my first golf photos - where I really got the “photo bug” - was at Coral Ridge. Arnold Palmer, my golfing hero, played an exhibition match at CRCC and I made a photo of him just off the 10th tee with Perry Como swinging in the background. Golf Pro at the time, Lew Worsham, was kind enough to have Palmer sign the Polaroid for me.” “Lew knew I liked a special type of leather grip on my golf clubs so he took me to the club room and said, “let me show you how Ben did it.” I said, “Ben who?”“Ben Hogan, son!” he shot back.“I learned to grip clubs like Ben Hogan in OUR Golf Shop!” Mike worked as a Miami Herald photographer for 15 years as the “un-official” golf photographer because he could usually
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identify the tour players by sight, moving from intern to Chief Photographer.“In 1986, while on assignment for Sports Illustrated at the Masters, I took the cover photo of Jack Nicklaus winning his 6th green jacket and from there on, golf photography was my primary focus. Later in the summer of 1986, Sports Illustrated sent me to photograph Greg Norman. We hit it off and became good friends both professionally and personally.” Mike has covered over 400 golf tournaments, from the Doherty held at CRCC to more than 30 majors and continues to photograph a few PGA TOUR events each year. 2021 marks his 50th year photographing golf tournaments. Coming to Coral Ridge since he was 16, Mike has enjoyed so many “life moments” at the Club. “My wife, Linda, and I had one of our very first dates at Coral Ridge in 1968 and celebrated our 25th Anniversary here. Our daughter learned to eat stone crabs and was married at the Club. Our grandkids all learned to swim in the CRCC pool. I can’t walk into the Men’s Locker Room without seeing the image of my dad, C.W.“Bill” O’Bryon, and his buddies playing cards by the window. “I’ve played golf with Julius Boros, Sam Snead and Buffalo Bob at CRCC. I played a few holes with Mickey Mantle, practiced with Whitey Ford, caddied for Joanne Carner and Alice Dye and my Dad and I played our last round together at Coral Ridge. I’ve danced with my mother, my wife, my daughter and my granddaughters at Coral Ridge.” Mike has more than memories of the Club, he has a photo archive to prove it!
Editors Note: Finding a great golf photographer is a feat. Realizing we had one as a Member was a dream come true! Mike created the photos for the accompanying Golf Course Architecture article and will be shooting around the Club this year to freshen up our communications. CORAL RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB
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Character Brunch JANUARY 31, 2021
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Valentine’s Day Dinner FEBRUARY 14, 2021
New Year’s Eve Mask-uerade Summer 202 0 DECEMBER 31, 2020
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Christmas Eve Brunch & Dinner Summer 202 0 202 0
Happy to See Your Smiles A Little Note about Face Masks
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Although dining guests are required to wear masks at all time except when eating and drinking, there is an exception.“Guests do not have to wear facial coverings for the shortest practicable period of time required to take a photograph, provided that facial coverings are worn immediately before and after the picture has been taken. Staff working the event must wear facial coverings at all times.” CORAL RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB
Broward Emergency Order 20-29; Chapter 30; Section 30.B; Sub-section #6
DATEBOOK SPRING 2021
CLUB CLUBHOUSE DINING
Monday Clubhouse Closed
GOLF
TENNIS
Tuesday Lunch
11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Golf is Closed on Mondays effective May 3
T E N N I S D A I LY E V E N T S
G O L F D A I LY E V E N T S
Women’s and Junior Clinics end Friday, May 14. Cardio and Live Ball continue through the Summer.
Wednesday Lunch Dinner
11:30 am - 2:30 pm 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Thursday Lunch Dinner - Prime Rib Night
11:30 am - 2:30 pm 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Friday Lunch Dinner
11:30 am - 2:30 pm 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Saturday Lunch
11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Programs postponed until further notice. Mondays Coral Ladies Tuesdays Ladies Golf Coral Men Wednesdays Coral Men Fridays Ridge Men Saturdays Ridge Men Men’s Golf Coral Men Middle Coral Men Member Ridge Ladies Sundays Ridge Men
9:20 - 9:50 am 8 am - 10:30 am 10:40 - 11:20 am 9:30 - 10:30 am 1 - 1:20 pm 8 - 8:20 am 8:30 - 8:50 am 9 - 9:40 am 9:50 - 10:50 am 11 - 11:40 am 8 - 8:20 am
Summer Junior Golf Lessons & Junior Tennis Programs June 7 - August 12
Monday Women’s Adv. Intermediate Mighty Mites Advanced Live Ball
10:30 am - 12 pm 3:15 - 4 pm 6 - 7:30 pm
Tuesday Tiny Tots/Junior Level I Junior Level II Cardio Tennis
4 - 5 pm 5 - 6 pm 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Wednesday Women’s Tennis Junior Level III Teen Clinic Advanced Live Ball
8 am - 12 pm 4:30 - 6 pm 4:30 - 6 pm 6 - 7:30 pm
Thursday Women’s Beginner Women’s Intermediate Tiny Tots/Junior Level I Junior Level II Men’s Intermediate Friday Cardio Tennis Saturday Men’s Tennis Sunday Junior Match Play
Sunday Brunch MEN’S GRILL
Monday* - Sunday 9 - 10:30 am 10:30 am - 12 pm 4 - 5 pm 5 - 6 pm 6 - 7:30 pm
11 am - 2 pm
11 am - 2:30 pm
CAROUSEL
Monday* - Sunday Hot food served
10 am - 5 pm 11 am - 4:30 pm
*Closed Mondays effective May 3 8:30 - 9:30 am 8 am - 12 pm 2 - 4 pm
POOL
Complimentary Hors D’oeuvre & Featured Drinks Clubhouse Bar, Ladies’ & Men’s Locker Rooms Monday - Sunday 3 - 7 pm Half-Price Drinks While seated in Dining Room & Locker Rooms Wed, Thurs & Fri 5:30 - 8 pm
P O O L D A I LY E V E N T S
Monday, Wednesday, Friday Watercise First Saturday of Month Baby & Me
9 - 10 am 9 - 9:45 am
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CORAL RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB 3801 Bayview Drive Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
CLUB DIRECTORY
H O U R S O F O P E R AT I O N
C L U B H O U S E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 954.449.4400
COVID GUIDELINES (The Club follows all current Broward Co. Emergency Orders and addendums)
JJ Sehlke, Managing Partner jj.sehlke@coralridgecc.com
A C C O U N T I N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 954.449.4432 Mark Lamers, Controller mark.lamers@coralridgecc.com
Please see emails for updated information but for now, make advance reservations for all departments.
CLUBHOUSE DINING Lunch
Maylene Jimenez, Asst Controller/HR maylene.jimenez@coralridgecc.com
Dinner
M E M B E R S H I P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 954.449.4404 Kiarra Roper, Director of Sales & Marketing kiarra.roper@coralridgecc.com
No Bar Service, half-priced drinks honored at tables 5:30 - 8 pm Brunch
Breakfast Snack
Sunday, 11 am - 2 pm
Monday - Sunday, 7:30 - 10 am
Complimentary Hors d'oeuvre of the Day & Featured Beverages, Mon - Sun, 3 - 7 pm
Ruth Currie, Website & Communications memberservices@coralridgecc.com
F O O D & B E V E R A G E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 954.449.4439 954.449.4403
MEN’S GRILL Lunch
Monday* - Sunday, 11 am - 2:30 pm
CAROUSEL
Udo Mueller, Executive Chef udo.mueller@coralridgecc.com
Monday* - Sunday
10 am - 5 pm
Hot food served 11 am - til 30 min. before closing
Tim Brown, Catering Director catering@coralridgecc.com
954.449.4401
Front Desk/Reservations Carousel Men’s Grill Ladies’ Locker Room
954.449.4439 954.449.4438 954.449.4407 954.449.4408
GOLF SHOP
T E N N I S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 954.449.4410 Will Hoag, Director of Tennis will.hoag@coralridgecc.com
G O L F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 954.449.4420 Scott Fox, Director of Golf scott.fox@coralridgecc.com Jay Boring, Director of Golf Courses & Grounds j.boring@coralridgecc.com
P O O L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 954.449.4425 Dean Greenland, Aquatics Director dean.greenland@coralridgecc.com
Wednesday - Friday, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
LADIES’ & MEN’S LOCKER ROOM
Kelsi Kibler, Membership Sales membership@coralridgecc.com
Brad King, Food & Beverage Director brad.king@coralridgecc.com
Tuesday - Saturday, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Complimentary Hors d'oeuvre of the Day & Featured Beverages, Mon - Sun, 3 - 7 pm
Monday* - Sunday
7 am - 6 pm
TENNIS SHOP Monday - Friday
8 am - 9 pm
On nights with no play the courts will close at 8 pm Saturday & Sunday
8 am - 6 pm
POOL Daily
8 am - 5 pm
Open until 7 pm on Wednesday and Friday! *Closed Mondays effective May 3