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The White Alloe
Wednesday, June 9th
Registration: 8a to 2p Practice Round: Tee Times start at 8a Optional Event: Better Ball of Partners and Skins Game — $100 per team Lunch Served on Course Steak Cookout on the Veranda: 5:30p Calcutta: 6:30p (tentative)
Please bring cash for the Calcutta (contestants only)
Thursday, June 10th
Breakfast: 7:30a Round 1 Match: 9a Round 2 Match: 12p Lunch Served on Course 16th Annual Dry Heave
Putting Contest 3p-5:30p Dinner on the Veranda: 5:30p
Friday, June 11th
Breakfast: 7:30a Round 3 Match: 9a Round 4 Match: 12p Lunch Served on Course
Saturday, June 12th
Breakfast: 6:30a Round 5 Match: 8a Round 6 Match: 11a Lunch Served on Course Championship Derby: 3p Spouses Party: 5p Cocktail Party with Hors d’oeuvres and Award Presentation: 6p (spouses invited)
The National Clubhouse, Mixed Grill, Dining Room, Golf Course and Practice Facility will be closed to all non-participants during The White Alloe from June 9th-12th. National Golf members may play at The Deuce during this time for $50 per person; normal guest fees will apply. Please contact The Deuce Golf Shop at 816.505.0650 to make tee times. Thank you for your support of this member event! Frank Booth and Jeff Janssen took home the coonskin caps and the title of 2019 White Alloe Champions! Who will take home the win this year?
Congratulations to these members for shooting a hole-in-one! KEN REA HOLE-IN-ONE May 7th, 2021 on #16 at 163 yards using a 6-Iron!
MIKE McNEARNEY
Friday, June 25th 5:30p Shotgun
Format:
4-person Scramble Cannot use same person’s shot 2 times in a row
Tees:
Men — Kintyre Tees Women — Forward Tees
Handicaps:
10% of the team handicap will be used as of day prior to event
Entry Fee:
$65 per couple plus applicable cart fees $90 per guest couple plus applicable cart fees Includes drink station, prizes and food after play
How to Register:
Sign up on ForeTees
Sunday, July 4th 9a Shotgun
Format: Individual Gross and Net Skins. Members may make their own pairing. You must notify the Golf Shop of all pairing requests before July 1st.
Food & Beverage: Includes breakfast before the Shotgun. After play, lunch is available in The Mixed Grill for an additional fee.
Fee: $30 per player for members; guests are $125 each to include game/breakfast. Applicable cart fees apply.
Prizes: Gross and Net Skins will be awarded Golf Shop credit.
Hello ladies! Ladies’ Golf Happy HourWe invite ALL National ladies (not just LGA members) to Ladies’ Golf Happy Hour on Thursday, June 17th! What a great Thursday, June 17th starting at 5p opportunity to meet other members and Complimentary Hors d’ Oeuvres find out all about ladies’ golf at The Complimentary Champagne National! RSVP for this complimentary, Ladies’ Golf Clothing Sale “just-for-fun” event on ForeTees or call the Golf Shop at 816.741.0634. RSVP on ForeTees Happy golfing, or call the Golf Shop: Karen Hass 816.741.0634
EVENING 9-HOLE
Ladies … by popular request, we have a NEW 9-Hole program, starting June 8th! Tuesdays at 5:30p starting June 8th $30 entry fee for the entire year Includes weekly payout Includes one drink on opening night and one drink on closing night Sign up on ForeTees!
TEAM PLAY
Jill Goad — Team Play Captain Team Play began in 1965 as a friendly, fun competition. The teams play against each other eight times throughout the season for Low Net and Low Gross points. The 2021 teams are Loch Lloyd, Leawood, Nicklaus, Lakewood, Lake Quivira, The Jayhawk Club, Milburn and The National. For the past two seasons (2018/2019), our National team has been the Low Net Champions!
If it’s Tuesday, it must be LGA day at the Club!
Team Play photo from 2018 when the ladies took home Low Net!
It was a chilly day of Team Play for the ladies at The Country Club at Loch Lloyd (bottom two photos)
June 17th ......................... Ladies’ Golf Happy Hour June 22nd ....................... LGA Guest Day (frills) July 16th-17th ................. The Doubler Member/Member August 11th-13th............ Morning Belle Member/Guest September 14th............. LGA Guest Day (no frills) September 21st-22nd... Ladies’ Club Championship October 12th .................. Closing Day
TEAM PLAY
June 16th, June 29th, July 7th, July 13th, July 19th and August 2nd
WGAKC PLAY
June 17th, July 21st, July 28th, August 23rd, August 24th, September 13th and September 28th
OFFICERS
Chair
Karen Hass Co-Chairs
Pat Booth Lori Snyder Secretary
Gail Michels Treasurer
Doris McBride Sports Chair
Michelle Wolf Historian
Marilyn Lewis Edna Schieber
COMMITTEES
Morning Belle Chairs
Kelly DeFeo Susie Probst Team Play Captain
Jill Goad WGAKC Captain
Kathy Campbell
For information, please contact Andy Rumbaugh andyr@thenationalgolfclub.com or Karen Hass kickn.hass@gmail.com
Dear Member,
After a very cool and prolonged spring, summer is finally here and it’s great to be getting back to normal. June is typically one of our busiest months of the year for golf course maintenance as preparations for Club events like The White Alloe are in full swing as well as preparing for The Watson Challenge this month.
Weak or dead Zoysia was replaced with new Zoysia sod on many of our approaches in May and it is now rooting down and maturing nicely. High traffic was the primary reason that these areas needed to be replaced. We started using hollow tine aeration in these areas last summer to help the survival rate during the off-season. Although we have seen some positive results, we will need to repeat this process for a few more years to see the full benefits.
I’m sure many of you have noticed during your rounds of golf that the PoaCure is wreaking havoc on the poa as expected. The program is moving along as planned, and is following the same pattern that we saw on our trials during the past year. The warmer weather will help the Bentgrass spread into the areas that were occupied by the poa as well as expedite the dying off of the poa. The photo on the right of the trial area versus new treatments on #7 green shows a good example of what to expect the greens to look like next year at this time.
Enjoy your month and please contact me should you have any questions or concerns.
Regards,
Gary Sailer, CGCS Director of Golf Course Maintenance garys@fivestarlifestyles.com
Welcome summer and good riddance to a very wet spring!
We are returning to more normal operations and our team is looking forward to The White Alloe Men’s Invitational taking place from June 9th through June 12th. This tournament provides us the opportunity to showcase our Club to guests from all over the country. Although we certainly want to impress our guests, more importantly, we want our members to feel proud of their Club … inside and out.
DINING HOURS OF OPERATION
Tuesday - Saturday 11a-9p Sundays 11a-7p
As we make our way into summer, we ask that you continue to make reservations for indoor and outdoor dining at The National Clubhouse. Advance reservations are critical to our operations and assist us with planning and staffing so that we may best serve you. Thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Jack Meyers Director of Food & Beverage jackm@thenationalgolfclub.com
SAFETY PROTOCOLS
Platte County has further relaxed safety guidelines and the Clubhouse is resuming more normal operations. Please see the following protocols which remain in place at The National Clubhouse: Associates will still be required to check temperatures before starting their work shift. Members, their guests and associates have the option to wear masks but it is no longer necessary. Social distancing is recommended wherever possible. Associates will continue to practice proper hygiene procedures and will clean and disinfect restrooms and all member touchpoints regularly throughout the day.
Sharing this note of thanks from associate Jane Chandler who retired after 20 years with The National!
We celebrated Jane last month at an open house reception during which members stopped by to say goodbye and wish her well!
The Olde Locker Room has been repurposed to provide members with a gathering place for drinking, dining, playing cards and smoking cigars on the balcony. The venue will be staffed with a bartender and open for members and their guests, ages 21+ throughout the rest of the season on the following days and times:
Thank you to all the gentlemen who attended Men’s Night in The Olde Locker Room on May 4th! Attendees enjoyed complimentary tastings from Boulevard Brewery, hot shaves from Roosters Men’s Grooming Center and cigar specials from Ash Cigar Company.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
from 4p to close
Saturdays
from 11a to 5p
Master Sommelier, Master of Wine and Echolands CEO, Doug Frost , was the guest host at our sold-out May 12th Wine Dinner featuring Echolands Winery
