With the end of March in sight (or in the rearview mirror depending on when you read this) we are rapidly approaching the end of our first “season” with our new golf course, men’s locker room, and golf pro shop. In addition, this season has introduced the membership to a new Director of Golf, a new Golf Course Superintendent, and a new Chef. Having new folks has its pluses and minuses. On the plus side, they bring their enthusiasm and new ideas to Lost City. On the minus side, they have no historical knowledge or background. As a result, there have been some bumps in the road which they have responded to and, for the most part, resolved. This brings me to a request for membership. We all have thoughts about changes that have been made or changes we would like to see made. Minor items or suggestions may be discussed with the department directors but I would ask that more significant issues/comments/suggestions/questions be directed to our General Manager or to the Board member that chairs the committee for the area of concern. The Board and its committees are made up of members with a vested interest in the current and future operations of the Club and we work with the General Manager to deliver the best experience for all of our members. We are the group responsible to deal with member concerns. We can all celebrate where we are at the “End of Season” party on April 9th. Hopefully, our snowbirds can enjoy a few more weeks here before the hot weather drives them back north. We have come a long way in the last year and have started planning for what’s ahead. Let’s all appreciate the progress that has been made and enjoy the LCGC experience.
Don Greenhalgh, President.
President’s Message
Dear Lost City Golf Club Members,
General Manager
“It’s not about who wins or loses, what you score, or how much money you make that matters in the end. It’s not about fame, fortune, or vanity. What matters most are the friendships you forge, how you care for and love those who share the journey with you, and how many others you help along the way. That’s what lasts. That’s how you’ll be remembered. You can bet on it.” Mark Frost, “The Match” To escape the increasingly bad news on the TV, I have been listening to an audio book written by Mark Frost who also wrote The Greatest Game Ever Played,” a book about the first American amateur to win the US Open in 1913. “The Match” is about a golf match set up by a couple wealthy businessmen and golf aficionados in 1956. One team consisted of top professionals Ben Hogan & Byron Nelson and the other team was made up of top amateurs Harvey Ward & Ken Venturi. The book details the backgrounds of the four players and their life travails up until the day of The Match: Ben Hogan realizing he was going to finish out of the money in a tournament in California, intentionally hooked his ball out of bounds into an orange grove so he could load up on oranges for food that coming week; Byron Nelson borrowed money from his in-laws to stay out on tour and paid them back immediately after winning a substantial check. Learning about the friendships that intertwined these four men, golf in America and its place in our nation’s history has been very insightful for me. To return to the above quote from the book, let’s always remember that what’s important about Golf and the Lost City Golf Club is their serving as an incredible vehicle to create friendships, share journeys with others and help people. It doesn’t matter what your background was or is, this applies to all of us. ·
Good luck to all in the upcoming Club Championship Matches
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Greens are rolling true, thank you Taylor and Golf Course Maintenance Team
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Good luck to our Lost City Women’s Golf Team traveling to Naples to compete in the Florida Inter-Club Finals
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Thank you to all of our members for complying with club rules
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Thank you from our golf course maintenance staff for all of your generous donations
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Thank you to all of our long-time club members and staff members for making life great at Lost City!!
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Welcome to all of our new club members and staff members; we are glad you are here.
Enjoy every swing!! Leo McMahon General Manager Lost City Golf Club
1. A Member may never be a guest
* A Limited Play member who has used all 25 of their rounds, may not play as a guest. * A Social member who has played their one time per month, may not play as a guest. 2. Members may invite a person to be a Temporary Guest.
A Temporary Guest is a person who is not a member and whose legal residence is more than 100 miles from the club, visiting a member but not necessarily living in the member’s residence. A Temporary Guest may be the guest of one Member for up to two weeks or the guest of two Members for one week each ( each year ). The Temporary Guest may divide the two week period into two one-week periods. A Temporary Guest may play unlimited golf within any twoweek period during a Fiscal Year and need not be accompanied by a Member.
3. A guest may not bring guest.
* Any person(s) who receives a Temporary Guest Pass may not invite others as their guest.
4. A guest may only come to the club twice per month.
Any one guest cannot play twice with Mike and then twice with Bill. It is a maximum of twice per month in total.
Let’s begin this House Committee report with a shoutout to an outstanding committee that has given and continues to give their all with enthusiasm and creativity no matter the issue at hand. Whether they’re focused on drumming up lunch business or planning a shindig, these stalwart five deserve a round of applause as they begin another year of service to Lost City: (In alphabetical order) Joan Billings, Liz Bond, Giselle Johnson, Ann Snyder and Cindy Sykes. Our thanks to you all! Now for two other pieces of business before we get to a roundup of upcoming events. Firstly, as TGIFs become less busy, please help us allocate staff efficiently by ordering your first drink at the indoor bar whether dining inside or outdoors. During the course of your meal, the staff will be happy to serve you refills! And while we’re on the topic of TGIF, if you’re playing but NOT planning to stay for dinner, please email Mihai directly that you won’t be there so he has an accurate count for setup. Secondly, also with an eye to staff allocation and, most importantly, providing you, our members, with the best possible experience, we are instituting a policy of a one week prior cutoff date for reservations for “special” evenings. It’s just become too difficult to allow last minute reservations as well as plan menus and staffing properly. Our frantic Winter Season may be winding down, but there’s still plenty in store at Lost City this month. “April in Paris” will transport you to the City of Lights on Saturday, April 9th when we celebrate Spring and all its glory as well as bid farewell to many of our snowbird members. Cocktails are scheduled for 6:30pm with socializing planned for the outdoor patio. Although drinks will be available both indoors and out, our butlered hors d’oeuvres will only be served outdoors. Dinner with food stations featuring French Bistro favorites will follow. And, of course, there will be dancing to a live band, “The Fabulons” also outdoors. Reservations are being taken for both indoors and outdoors with both areas limited so don’t wait to make plans! Dress is Smart Casual, Jackets Suggested.
Easter Brunch is scheduled for Sunday, April 17th with a lavish buffet from 11:30am to 2:30pm. Expect to find all your Easter favorites there — carvings, omelet stations, salads. Seating is both indoors and outdoors — please specify when you make your reservation. New this year will be an Easter Egg Hunt for the children (sorry, young at heart doesn’t count.) Pub Night continues every Wednesday evening through April with that favorite, Trivia Night, scheduled for Wednesday, April 20th. April goes out not like a lamb but with a strong finish as Murder Most Foul comes to Lost City on Saturday, April 30th. This is all very hush-hush, but there will be dastardly doings with mayhem to follow that you won’t want to miss! Suffice it to say, you don’t always know who your friends are and what they’re capable of…This is an indoor-only event with the bar opening for drinks and hors d’oeuvres at 5:30pm followed by Host Welcome at 6:30pm. Dinner during the evening will feature a three course menu with a choice of entrees. The dress is Country Club Casual. Attendance is strictly LIMITED to the first 100 Reservations so don’t wait to make yours!
HOUSE COMMITTEE
ATLANTIS
LITERARY SOCIETY
The last meeting of the season will be on April 20, 2022. We will be meeting in the screened in patio at Lost City Golf Club at 9:30am. A continental breakfast is available. The cost is $10. We will be reading Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly. We are asking that you bring with you titles of books you want to be considered for next season’s book list. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Martha Greenhalgh at mgreen144@aol.com or at 617-947-2713. Happy reading.
Member Guest Event. Feb. 22. Mary Lynn Liegel and Liz Bond deserve many thanks and accolades for their hard work putting together an 18-hole event with lunch, gifts, dinner, prizes, and dancing! 108 ladies, members, and their guests participated and had a fabulous time. Many thanks also to Mason Colling and Mihai Ripanu and their staff for all their hard work to make this undertaking such a success!
WGA
Pat Cmarik Assistant Tournament Chair
Like Handicap Winners March 8: Flight 1 Karen Vaughan and Stevie Davenport Flight 2 Jane Pasquale and Jeanne Hannigan
The Diamond Event March 1. Division 1 winner was Stevie Davenport net 69, runner up Lynda Forbes net 71. Division 2 winner was Laura Feick net 73, and Edie Craddock net 75. Gross winners in each division were Carol Patmore and Martha Greenhalgh.
Lost City WGA is in the Florida State Golf Association Inter-Club Finals 4/12 &13. YAY! Lost City WGA qualified for the STATE Championship with 10 other teams. To get there we had to overcome the Old Palm Golf Club team in a playoff series last month for our region. The event will be held at TPC Treviso Bay in Naples. The format is 36 holes of net Stableford stroke play. The team with the highest Stableford points total wins. We are sending Laura Feick, Gina Devine, Debbie Kingsley, and Martha Greenhalgh to represent us. Wish them well and many Kudos and thanks to our captains Martha Greenhalgh, Mary Lou Neagle, and the rest of the team.
Flag Tournament (New) March 15: Each person received a Flag with their course handicap score. Flags were planted wherever the player reached that score! Holes 17 and 18 had a lot of flags planted! Only two players still retained their flag and had to go on to the 19th hole. Mary Lou Neagle outlasted Jeannine Dowley. Way to go ladies! Women’s Club Championship 3/244/3 Championship flight and additional Flights. **All WGA members are encouraged to sign up to play. Flights will be based on handicap, and each flight will have a winner! Pro Team Red vs. Blue Pinehurst Match Play 4/5 WGA Awards day and Closing Luncheon 4/12 are fast approaching. Be sure to sign up to play in the 18-hole stand aside scramble followed by a delicious luncheon.
Learning center
Block vs. Random Practice Practicing the same shot from the same place multiple times is block practice and is best when you are trying to learn a new motion or change a motor pattern. Hitting every shot from a different condition is random practice and best when you are trying to transfer skills to take to the golf course. Psychologists have proven that even if your motion isn’t perfect, when you do more random practice the things you learn stay with you better and help you more effectively take those skills to the golf course. Knowing this, make sure that much of your practice is random in nature and not just the same shot over and over. You will more effectively perform on the course, especially in pressure situations. Brian Varsey Director of Instruction
9-Hole Ladies & their guests celebrated International Women’s Day on Tuesday, March 8th at our special Member- Guest Golf Event & Luncheon. Chef Nicolas created a delicious Par 3 Salad & special ice cream dessert, served by Mihai’s wonderful staff. Posters of women golfers through the years decorated the walls, while greens’ flags, tees & golf balls were the centerpieces. Dorothy Ballantyne opened the luncheon with a history of International Women’s Day & its meaning today.
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WPGA Golf Pros & Ambassadors, Rachel Jones & Lucia Polo, were interviewed by Dorothy Ballantyne. Rachel & Lucia shared their path to pro golf, the hardships & fun of on-the-road tournament play, & their hopes for the future of the WPGA & for themselves.
Congratulations to our Member-Guest Golf Event winners! 1st Place Gross: Glenie Austin, Nancy Cashman, Joanne Driscoll, & Mary Lou Neagle. 1st Place Net: Prudie Anderson, Mindy Poirer, Anne Robichaud, & Patty Schmelzer. Closest to the Pin: Carolyn Harsh Closest to the Line: Joanne Evans Longest Drive: Joy Bayouty Cheers to our Party Committee: Patti Train, Chrm., Dorothy Ballantyne, Nancy Jackman, Bobbie Odell, Linda O’Malley, Ann Operthauser, Patty Schmelzer & Eileen Sullivan. And special Thank You’s to Cassandra Dupar for the beautiful invitations & menus she designed, & to Mihai for his planning & support. Our other March golf winners (Best Ball of Foursome) were : Sally Howard, Linda Heilman; Bertie O’Grady, & Anne Dougherty. Great playing! A Taste of Spring, Tuesday, April 5th, will be our last Golf Event & Luncheon of the season. We’ll say farewell and celebrate another season of fun & friendship at LCGC! Eileen Sullivan, Secretary
ARE BACK! $3500 Single or $5000 for Couples plus tax Includes 18-hole cart every day Unlimited Use of All Practice Areas No Food Minimums Access to our Reciprocal Club Program Starts May 15 till Oct 31st Any summer member wishing to become a year-round golf member in any category will receive $5,000 off their initiation fee We have eliminated the automatic 20% gratuity on food & beverage. We have replaced it with a $200 service charge for each summer members
Email membership@lostcitygolf.com to reserve One of 70 spots allocated this year
Golf course news Although the golf courses have been receiving applications of fertilizer that last a few weeks, there are still some areas that need to get caught up (approaches, rough). We are starting to see great recovery in weak areas where we were low in fertility and had received heavy cart traffic. Thank you to all who strive to stay off these sensitive areas as they continue to recover. You might have noticed blue striped lines near the fronts of our approaches. These are indicators where we would like to have cart traffic exit the fairways. We will change the location of these blue lines as needed keeping an eye on wear areas in the rough. Thursday afternoon closures each week have been a huge success for our team allowing us to complete some of our detailed jobs in 3 hours instead of 2 to 3 afternoons of “in play” time. Not only are we more productive, but this keeps our entire team safe and together while accomplishing our weekly goals.
APRIL
EVENTS
Calling all collectors, designers and creative lads and ladies who lunch! Save the date, December 5th, 2022 And start planning your table display for the annual Holiday Table Luncheon
Contact Sharon Sands for info or to sign up sharongsands@gmail.com
LOST CITY GOLF COURSE Women's Match Play 2022 Winner
Runner-Up
Consolation Winner
Flight 1
Ruth Grathwohl Laura Feick
Carol Patmore
Flight 2
Donna Brown
Mary Lou Neagle
Cindy Crawford
Flight 3
Karen Vaughan
Lynda Forbes
Debbie Kingsley
Flight 4
Pat Cmarik
Jane Pasquale
Lisa Martensson
Flight 5
Barbara Anderson
Claire Rose
Ilene De Riso