Agawam Hunt September 2016
The Agawam experience; It simply doesn’t get any better.
Social Happenings, September 2016
Schedule Changes Have Occurred Since August Newsletter Thursday, September 1st Junior Spa & Sports Night a la carte menu also being served Monday, September 5th Labor Day Cookout a la carte menu not being served Clubhouse closes after dinner service Wednesday, September 14th Movie Night on the Course Back by Popular Demand! Movie buffet being served at the golf lounge a la carte menu being served at the clubhouse Thursday, September 15th A Taste of Italy Back by Popular Demand! a la carte menu also being served Thursday, September 22nd A Taste of France a la carte menu also being served Saturday, September 24th A Taste of Wine and Chocolate a la carte menu also being served Sunday, September 25th Sunday Family Meal Bingo and Super Slider Buffet! a la carte menu also being served Friday, September 30th Prime Rib Dinner a la carte menu also being served
Social Happenings October 2016
Schedule subject to change
Sunday, October 2nd Old School Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner a la carte menu also being served Friday, October 7th Movie Night a la carte menu also being served Sunday, October 9th Save The Date 3pm-5pm Chopped! Competition for Adults Don’t let the juniors have all the fun! Limited spaces available—reserve your mystery basket today. Thursday, October 13th A Taste of Fall a la carte menu will also be served Saturday, October 15th Prime Rib Dinner a la carte menu also being served Thursday, October 20th A Taste of Octoberfest a la carte menu also being served Sunday, October 23rd Afternoon Art Class Sunday, October 30th Halloween Party with Harvest Dinner Pumpkin Decorating a la carte menu not being served on this evening
Thursday, September 1st Junior Spa & Sports Night Girls Enjoy A
Boys
Luxury Spa Night
Enjoy A NFL Pre-Season Game
6pm—9pm
6pm—9pm
Juniors, it’s time to get pampered, Agawam Style!
Juniors, it’s time to kick off football season, Agawam Style!
You’ll Enjoy
You’ll Enjoy
Kid’s a la carte menu (6pm-7pm)
Kid’s a la carte menu (6pm-7pm)
Specialty Non-Alcohol Drinks
Specialty Non-Alcohol Drinks
Spa Treatments (7pm-9pm)
Patriots vs Giants (7pm-9pm)
$20
$20
RSVP to reserve your space
RSVP to reserve your space
Limited to 12 young ladies ages 6 –16
Limited to 12 young men ages 6 –16
Location Bridal Suite in Ladies’ Locker Room
Location Man Cave in Men’s Locker Room
Monday, September 5th 12:00pm—3:00pm Labor Day Cookout Let us know if you would like to setup a booth at the carnival. Clubhouse closes
A la carte menu will not be served.
after cookout. $30 Adults, $15 Kids
Native Tomato and Mozzarella Salad Red Potato and Green Bean Salad Roasted Vegetables and Pesto Pasta Salad Red and Yellow Watermelon Agawam Burger Bar Chili Dogs
Grilled Chicken Paillards Grilled Mahi Mahi and Peach Salsa
Summer Berry Shortcakes Ice Cream Sundae Bar
Save The Date Details to Follow
Movie Night on the Course! 5:30PM: Dinner at the Golf Lounge 6:00PM: Fun on the Putting Green Dusk:
Movie Time!
$20 per person for movie, dinner and popcorn! Movie Candy, Alcoholic & Non-Alcoholic Drinks Available Too! Reserve Your Cart Today reservations@agawamhunt.org or 401.434.0980
A Taste of Italy Thursday September 15th Back by Popular Demand!
a la carte menu also being served RSVP today
Thursday, September 22nd A Taste of France
Limited a la carte menu also being served RSVP reservations@agawamhunt.org, 401.434.0980
Saturday, September 24th A Taste of Wine and Chocolate
a la carte menu also being served RSVP: reservations@agawamhunt.org, 401.434.0980
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 5:00PM—8:00PM Bingo and Super Slider Sunday Buffet! A LA CARTE MENU ALSO BEING SERVED
GREAT PRIZES FOR ALL AGES.
$25 Adults, $15 kids
Friday, September 30th
Prime Rib Dinner 5:00pm—8:00pm Clubhouse closes dinner service. A la carte will also be after served onis this evening
RSVP reservations@agawamhunt.org, 401.434.0980
Save The Date Holiday Trunk Show Wednesday December 7th 2016
The Agawam Kid’s Committee
Movie Night on the Course was a Huge Success!
Susie Cavanagh and Caroline Farber meet for the fourth time in five years for the Women's Club Championship.
Caroline Farber Captures Her Third Women's Club Championship
Sunday's Women's Club Championship Result We are blessed to have two of the finest amateur women players in New England right here at Agawam. It is only natural that they will meet in our Women’s Club Championship final for the foreseeable future. This morning they met for the fourth time in five years and like the previous three meetings the golf was great and the match was close. As they have traded titles since this the start of this trend, it was Susie that was defending champion and Caroline looking to reclaim her title last held from 2013-2014. Caroline took an early 2up lead but Susie took the match back to even by the turn. When Caroline holed a ten-footer on the twelve for her fifth birdie of the day, she covered Susie’s third birdie and kept the match at even. Caroline then made a great up-and-down par on the 13th to grab a 1up lead that she held through the 18th for a 1up win and her third Women’s Club Championship. I am very proud to have two great people represent our club throughout the country. I congratulate both of them as they leave us next week for college. I wish them luck in their academics and their college golf aspirations as Caroline enters Bowdoin College as a freshman, and Susie heads off to Oregon State as a junior.
Men’s Club Championship First Round from Sunday Doctor John Parziale eliminated Greg Benik today in the first round of the Men’s Club Championship by a 3&2 margin. Fourteen of the sixteen first round matches are complete with two remaining. Below is the other results before today’s Parziale match.
Ben Donaldson def. Mike Russell Trent Burleson def. Bill Pyles Oliver Bennett def. Ed Massoud Rich Cavanagh def. Ross Mattis Mike Costello def. Izzy Osofisan Dennis Leamy def. Ted Gorham Cris Crecelius def. Nick Vidnovick Peter Brown Jr. def. Tom Clayton Peter Brown Sr. def. Greg Boyer Zach Mandell def. Brad Ayers Neil Curlett def. Lance Pryor
Agawam Golf Shop Weekly Update and Forecast – Beginning Sunday, August 28th to Monday, September 5th Saturday, August 27, 2016 After a relatively quiet week, Labor Day is just over a week away but the sizzling summer temperatures continue to emphasizebeach season. The greens aerification process went well and the greens are rolling pretty well already. By this coming weekend most of the evidence of the process will be a distant memory. Below is a summary of a light week of results and the forecast for the next week or so of member and outside golf activity. Also included are some photos of Thursday night’s Drive-In-Movie night. More than 50 members and their children took in some mini-golf and then 90 minutes of the Minions. THE AGAWAM GOLF LEADERBOARD Men’s Results The season long match play tournaments continue, and below is a summary of the single and team matches that have been decided in the last few weeks. President’s Cup Oliver Bennett eliminated Peter Brown Sr. to advance to the semi-final round. He will be joined by Max Buerman who won a close 1up match with Winn Major. The upper bracket is 50% complete as Ed Thomsen won a close 1up match with Mike Russell. Ed faces Mike Costello today to determine the lower bracket finalist. FUN MINI-GOLF and DRIVE-IN MOVIE NIGHT This Thursday the family activity for the club will be a kid’s mini-golf followed by a drive in movie next to the putting green. MiniGolf starts around 6:30pm with the movie starting around 8:00pm. Jen will be providing more details in a club-wide email in the next day or so. JUNIOR GOLF The Junior Club Championship has been advancing this past week. Brendan Lacasse has won two matches to advance to the finals. He will meet the winner of the match between Dan Cavanagh and either Jules Ivory or Paul Shannon III who play on Sunday. UPCOMING MEMBER GOLF ACTIVITIES MIXED GOLF On Monday, September 5th (Labor Day) we will run our annual Labor Day Mixed String Tournament. This is a couple’s format with 8:30am shotgun with coffee and donuts before in the golf lounge. The format is Better Ball with each player receiving three feet of string to advance their ball with three times. There are gross and net prizes and the clubhouse will have the annual Labor Day cookout after golf. Email or call the golf shop to be entered. | MENS GOLF There is less than a month before the start of our 2016 Men’s Member-Member Championship. The tournament opens with an optional Long Drive and Putting Championship on Friday, September 16th. The formal tournament begins on Saturday morning, September 17th with an 8:30am shotgun and 18 holes of Chapman Scotch followed by 11 holes of Twosome Scramble. Play resumes Sunday morning with an 8:45am shotgun and the popular Better Ball format. The tournament concludes with a three-hole playoff for the top teams in each flight and one wild card team with the highest point total not winning a flight. All scoring is Net Stableford versus Par. The sign-up sheet has now been posted. Any member needing a partner can email or call the golf shop to be paired with another member. This is a great weekend for newer members to meet the core of Agawam’s golf community. WOMENS GOLF The Ladies of the Links weekly will pick up with the fall LOTL campaign on Thursday, September 1st. But before doing so, we will be holding the annual LOTL Putting Party on Wednesday, August 31, 2016. The putting begins at5pm with cocktails no later than 6pm. This is always one of the more fun LOTL activities. You can email, call or sign-up in person outside the golf shop. OUTSIDE GOLF EVENTS This coming week we have a quiet outside event schedule with only a small 20 player group on Thursday afternoon. Please refer to the list below that outlines the next ten days of outside activity and member events. Email or call the golf shop if any of these dates are a conflict for you with a previously planned golf round to be played at Agawam. I may be able to work with you on some options to accommodate your golf plans.
NEXT WEEK’S COURSE ACTIVITY LISTED BY DAY – August 28st thru September 5th Sunday 8/28 – Open Member Play All Day Monday, 8/29 – Open Member Play All Day Tuesday, 8/30 - Open Member Play All Day Wednesday, 8/31– Open Member Play All Day Thursday, 9/1 – Open Member Play All Day – Small Outside Group 20 Players at 1pm Friday, 9/2 – Open Member Play All Day Saturday, 9/3 – Open Member Play All Day Sunday, 9/4 – Open Member Play All Day Monday, 9/5 - Labor Day Mixed 8:30-9:30am First Tee – Open Member Play Otherwise Have a great Sunday a great holiday week next week! Norm
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Fall Program Tennis Schedule September 12th through December 19th Mondays: 3:30 to 5pm: Varsity Squad (Ages 14 and up)* High School level emphasizing on singles and doubles match play. 6-week session. Cost $180. 4 to 5pm: Grinders Advanced (Ages 6 to 9)* Fun and energetic class for your future tennis stars to work on the fundamentals of the game. 6-week session. Cost $120. 5pm to 6pm: Challengers (Ages 10 and 13)* Perfect class for those players that are getting ready to make the leap to competitive tennis but still need a little push. Singles and doubles practice with emphasis on shot execution and court placement. 6-week session. Cost $120. 7:30 to 9pm: Heavy Hitters Doubles Come and play with the Agawam Pros. Doubles matches. Level of play: 4.0 and above. Balls charge only. Weekly sign up required. Limited capacity. First 6 sign ups get in! Tuesdays: 9 to 10:30am: Ladies Intermediate Drill and Play (Up to 3.5 level) Drills and match play focused on doubles play. Cost: $35/player. Weekly sign up required. 4 to 5pm: Satellites/Futures (Ages 8 to 11)* 2 courts/2 groups. Low Intermediate to intermediate juniors. Plenty of repetition to get those rocket speed shots more consistent and more match play instruction for the more advanced group. 12-week session. Cost $240. 5 to 6pm: Grinders Intermediate (Ages 6 to 9)* Fun and energetic class for your future tennis stars to work on the fundamentals of the game.
Fall Program Tennis Schedule September 12th through December 19th
Tuesdays (continued): 6-week session. Cost $120. 7 to 8:30pm: Adult After-Work Clinic Intermediate level. From shot execution to court placement. All you need to get ready for real match play. Cost: $35/player. Weekly sign up required. Wednesdays: 7:30am to 9am: Gentlemen Drill and Play (3.5 and above) Drills and match play focused on doubles play. Cost: $35/player. Weekly sign up required. 9 to 10:30am: Ladies Advanced Drill and Play (3.5 and above) Drills and match play focused on doubles play. Cost: $35/player. Weekly sign up required. Thursdays: 4 to 5pm: Challengers (Ages 9 to 12)* Session for junior players ready to shine at tournament entry level. 6-week session. Cost $120. 5 to 6pm: Junior Strikers (Ages 12 to 15)* Clinic focuses on mechanics, footwork and strategic aspects of the game. 6-week session. Cost $120.
Fall Program Tennis Schedule September 12th through December 19th
Fridays: 7 to 8am: Early Bird Cardio Tennis Bring your towel and water. We will bring the music and‌the pain! Cost: $20/player. Weekly sign up required. 6pm to 7:30pm: Mixed Doubles Round Robin A classic that keeps on growing! Come accompanied or we will match you up with someone, only requirement is to enjoy a fun evening of tennis‌ followed by some dinner and drinks at the Clubhouse? Winner of the round robin gets the first drink on us! All levels welcome. No cost. Weekly sign up required. Limited capacity. Guest fee: $15. Saturdays: 8 to 9am: Cardio Tennis Start your weekend with energy! Full body workout while improving your stamina on the tennis court. Cost: $20/session. Sign up required. 12 to 1pm: Grinders (Ages 7 to 9)* Fun and energetic class for your future tennis stars to work on the fundamentals of the game. 6-week session. Cost $120. 1 to 2pm: Peewees (Ages 4 to 6)* Fun introduction to tennis through games and eye-hand coordination exercises. 6-week session. Cost $120.
Fall Program Tennis Schedule September 12th through December 19th
Sundays: 1:30 to 3pm: Round Robin Workout Great fun and social way to finish your weekend! 30 minutes of warm-up drills and one hour of mixed doubles round robin Cost: $15/player. Weekly sign up required. 3 to 8 players required. For additional information and to sign up for any of our classes or organized play, please contact us attennis@agawamhunt.org or by calling the tennis office at 401-434-2743. We also can add and tailor lessons/groups to fit your needs so please contact us and we will be more than happy assist you. Thank you! * 6-week sessions will run from September12th to October 23rd and from October 24th to December 11th. There will not be junior clinics on Thanksgiving week. December 12th through December 19thwill be for make-ups. Members’ rates. For non-members, guest fees apply.
September 2016
AGAWAM HUNT CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 2
1
Saturday 3 Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm Dinner
Lunch 12-3pm
No Dinner Service due to a Private Wedding
6-8:30pm
Dinner
Pool Closes
6-8:30pm
at 2 pm
LOTL
Jr. Spa & Sports Night 4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Lunch 12-3pm
Labor Day
Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm
Dinner
Cookout
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
5-8:00pm
Pool Closes for the Season
6-8:30pm
6-8:30pm
6-8:30pm
6-8:30pm
LOTL
Member Best Ball of Foursome
Green Bowl Mixed Championship
Small Outside Golf Group
11
12
13
14
15 Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm Dinner 5-8:00pm
Outside Golf Group
“A Taste of Italy”
Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm
Night
Movie Night on the Course
Dinner Grill Room Only
No Dinner Service due to a Private Wedding
Limited a la carte
6-8:30pm
LOTL
20
21
22
Outside Golf Group
Outside Golf Group
23
24 Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm
“A Taste of France”
Lunch 12-3pm
Dinner
Night
Dinner
“A Taste of Wine & Chocolate”
6-8:30pm
6-8:30pm
6-8:30pm
Member-Member
Limited a la carte
26
27
Lunch 12-3pm Bingo Night & Buffet Dinner 5-8:00pm Jr. Grass Court Club Championship
28
29
Lunch 12-3pm Outside Golf Group
30 Lunch 12-3pm
Dinner
Dinner
6-8:30pm
6-8:30pm
Prime Rib Night Dinner with a la carte
LOTL
6-8:30pm
Club Championship
Lunch 12-3pm
Small Outside Golf Group
Dinner
Limited a la carte
LOTL
25
Member-Member
Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm Dinner
6-8:30pm Member-Member Long Drive
Ladies Member/Guest Round Robin 10am 19
5-8:00pm
17
Lunch 12-3pm
Green Bowl Mixed Championship
18
16
6-8:30pm Small Outside Golf outing
October 2016
AGAWAM HUNT CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday 1 Lunch 12-3pm
No Dinner Service due to a Private Wedding
2
3
4
5
6
Outside Golf Group
Dinner
Lunch 12-3pm
Dinner
Dinner
6-8:30pm
Movie Night
6-8:30pm
6-8:30pm Outside Golf Group 10
11
12
LOTL Pro-Am Finale 13
Lunch 12-3pm Family Meal
Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm
5-8:00pm A la carte menu also being served
9
8
Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm Old School Spaghetti Dinner
7
Outside Golf Group 14
15
Lunch 12-3pm Columbus Day
Lunch 12-3pm
“A Taste of Fall”
Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm
Dinner
6-8:30pm
Dinner
6-8:30pm
A la carte menu also being served
6-8:30pm
Prime Rib Night Dinner
5-8:00pm
Adult Chopped Competition
6-8:30pm
A la carte menu also being served
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Lunch 12-3pm Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm
Family Meal
Dinner
5-8:00pm
6-8:30pm
“A Taste of Octoberfest”
Lunch 12-3pm Lunch 12-3pm
Dinner
Dinner
6-8:30pm
6-8:30pm
6-8:30pm
A la carte menu also being served
23
24
25
26
27
Outside Golf Group
28
29
Lunch 12-3pm Family Meal
Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm
Lunch 12-3pm
5-8:00pm
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Afternoon Art Class
6-8:30pm
6-8:30pm
6-8:30pm
No Dinner Service due to a Private Wedding
—————31 Lunch 12-3pm Family Halloween Party