December 2022 Newsletter

Our new Clubhouse Manager, Brian Downey, started working at the Club on November 30th. In the short time he has been with us he has undertaken the following actions; Brianhasintroducedhimselftomembersandis obtaininganunderstandingoftheirpreferences andexpectations.

Hehasbegunanassessmentofthekitchen staffandisformulatingaplanforthestructure ofthestaffingtomeettheneedsoftheClub.

Brianisalsoevaluatingthelayoutofthekitchen andtheworkflowprocessesandimplementing enhancementstoimprovethequalityand timelinessofthefooddeliveredtoourtables(or barstoolsforthosethatopttoeatatthebar)!

Hehasalsoreviewedthemenusforpastevents andwillbemakingchanges.

It will take some time for the impact of these efforts to be fully implemented but I am pleased by what I have seen to date. I would encourage the members to attend our Pub Nights, TGIF dinners and other events, experience the results of these efforts and provide feedback, constructive criticism and comments directly to Leo and/or Brian. I can assure you that every reasonable effort will be made to meet your expectations.

December also means that the holiday season has arrived so here’s hoping that you are able to gather with friends and family, at the Club or wherever you may be, and can enjoy the warmth of those relationships and celebrate the festivities of the season with them.

Happy Holidays!

Don Greenhalgh, President

Lost City Golf Club Ambassador, Alexa Pano will be spending a great deal of time on the road in 2023

thanks to her shooting rounds of 71,70,70,73,68,71,68,67

An 8- round total of 16 UNDER PAR !

This earned her a T21 finish and full exemption for the 2023 LPGA Tour. We look forward to following her each week.

Colored flags have gone the way of the dinosaur, fax machines, and VHS Tapes.

ezLocator allows the club to not only quickly tell the players where the hole is located but allows for proper rotation of turf. Download the app today on the app store.

How Many Members Are Enough ?

The By Laws of Lost City GC do not have a limit on the number of members, so how do we decide?

Our main focus is “ The Member Experience .” In order to preserve our “ No Tee Times” policy, except on weekend mornings, we only allow our Full Golf members to play on weekend mornings. So that is where we place limits…on Full Golf memberships.

How many is appropriate? Currently, we have determined that limit to be 360 Full Member golfers. This has generally resulted in no one getting a weekend time outside of 30 minutes from when requested and has substantially resulted in all rounds being played in under 4 hours. All that preserves the Member Experience we wish to provide.

In addition, we currently have 92 Afternoon golfers and 61 Limited Play golfers, and likely could accommodate more as we have not seen a significant impact on pace of play or course conditions.

We will continue to assess these numbers to preserve the optimal Member Experience and make adjustments as necessary.

GOOD BYE ’22, HELLO ‘23!

Are you ladies ready for a great new season?!

Lost City is an “on campus” club with true neighborly spirit so in keeping with that, we should encourage the new ladies to come into our fold, make sure we get them out to play. Remember, we have the Donna Howell Match Play Tournament coming up and it would be great to see new faces. Get your sign up done! We also have Can Am. Get that rivalry fired up and let’s play some good team golf.

For our next Major event, the “Partner Better Ball” in January, check in the locker room for previous pairs list and remember you can only have played with the same partner for 2 years. Change it up!

Schedule & Results

November 22nd - Nassau

Overall Net - Karen Vaughan - 68 - $20

Front 9 Net - Donna Brown and Stevie Davenport - 34 - $10 each

Back 9 Net - Mary Ann Hines - 35 - $15

Overall Gross - Jeannine Dowley - 86 - $20

Front 9 Gross - Edie Craddock - 44 - $15

Back 9 Gross - Mary Lou Neagle and Marcy Albright - 48 -

Nov 29th – Bring a Friend Day – 2 BB of 4

1st – Herman, Kennelly, McLernon & Vaughan, -9, $200

2nd - Devine, Kraft, Rosen & Smith, -9, $100

3rd - Forbes, Grosline, Miller & Sands, -8, $0

Nov 29th – Others on Bring a Friend Day – 2 BB of 4

1st – Craddock, Sniff, Anderson & Bond, -11, $60

2nd - Kingsley, Maraia, Bond & Brown, -10, $40

3rd - Feick, McGregor, Hines & DeRiso, -6, $0

Dec 6th and 8th – WGA President’s Cup

Anderson, Barb, -1, Overall Winner $150

Flight 1 – Kelley, Jenifer, +6, $100

Runner UP Flight 1 Jeannine Dowley +6 $75

Flight 2 – Debbie Kingsley +2 $100

Runner UP Flight 2 – Stevie Davenport +6. $75

Dec 13th - WGA Blind Draw - 2 Person Teams, Score 1 Net Best Ball

Flight 1

Low Net - Brown - Stewart - Greenhalgh - Sands - 127 - $10 each

2nd Net - Kelley - Kingsley - Grathwohl - Davenport - 133 - $8 each

Flight 2

Low Net - Gougeon - Sniff - Forbes - Evans - 128 - $10 each

2nd Net - Reed - Cmarik - Fashjian - Rose - 137 - $8 each

We have an awesome line up of events in January so let’s start it off with a BANG!

**Coming SOON! Don’t miss these dates - sign up!!**

Jan 3. Firecracker. Low Gross plus Low Net of each foursome (Cannot be same person) AB/CD

Jan 10. Partners Better Ball Championship. Round 1 Pick your partner (not more than 2 years in a row)

Jan 17. Partners Better Ball Championship. Round 2

Jan 24. Three Blind Mice. After tee off, Pro Shop will pick 3 random holes to eliminate. Golf Genius subtracts those holes. AB/CD.

Jan 26 Thursday -12:30 pm . Bring a guest day (afternoon hosted by Lost City but not a WGA event).

Jan

31.

Open play Can Am week

WGA

The Atlantis Literary Society will be meeting on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at the Lost City Golf Club at 9:30am in the outdoor covered patio. A continental breakfast will be available.

The cost of $12 will be charged to all members accounts, and cash for non members. We will be discussing The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. For those who like to read in advance, the next book is The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. We are still looking for volunteers for March and April –The Violin Conspiracy and The Personal Librarian. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Martha Greenhalgh at 617-947-2713 or mgreen144@aol.com.

Happy Reading. Happy Holidays!

As we bid adieu to 2022 and prepare to welcome in a new year, Lost City’s Food and Beverage Department finds itself in the midst of change with our “new” being all for the better for you, our members. Brian Downey, our new Clubhouse Manager, has taken the reins of his department with a professional, organized approach that once firmly implanted will offer us our best dining experiences to date. Add to that his friendly, warm manner with everyone, staff and members alike, and 2023 is looking great! Of course, Brian is not a one man team and while he finalizes his hire of a new chef, we must applaud our current Kitchen Team who, in the absence of a “leader,” have served us very delicious food under trying circumstances. They are currently working on a special menu for New Year’s Eve sure to delight.

JANUARY promises to be a busy month with lots of golf and dining events. Ever responsive to our members’ desires, we are excited to welcome you on Wednesday, January 11 to a new night with a new name TBD with suggestions appreciated! The night will incorporate the best of the Monday night mixer and the Wednesday night pub night for a fun and inclusive evening for all with a new and exciting menu. Come early, come late, mingle at the bar where everybody knows your name and then enjoy a casual dinner with light bites as well as more substantial but still unfussy food for your dining pleasure. Although this is an easy-going evening, RESERVATIONS are still and most importantly REQUIRED. If we’re not properly staffed and foodprepared, we can’t offer you our best.

We continue the culinary delights on Saturday, January 14th when this past summer’s wildly successful Lobster Night returns by popular demand. However, there will be changes to the format — “all you can eat” left latecomers with empty plates while the earlybirds kinda took advantage…Anyway, there will still be plenty of food so don’t miss this special evening.

Come ready to laugh on Saturday, January 21 when Dinner and Comedy Show will be the featured attraction. Not one, but two, comedians will grace our stage providing a riotous finish to an evening of delicious food. Both John Carfi and Dan Wilson have performed at concert venues, hotels and casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City as well as headliners at comedy clubs nationwide and aboard cruise ships. We know you will enjoy their unique styles and captivating humor. Reservations will be limited so make sure to confirm your spot early!

New this season will be Lunch and Learn on Monday, January 23rd. A featured speaker from the Palm Beach Historical Society will present a lecture on “The Gilded Age of Palm Beach,” sure to be fascinating and informative. Lunch will be served from a fixed menu at 12:00pm before the talk. All members are welcome and reservations are necessary.

Finally, Saturday, January 28th will bring back the unanimously applauded “Family Style” Dinner with a themed menu yet to be finalized. Everyone attending raved about December’s Italian Night so the bar has been set! Don’t miss the next one!

The 9-hole Ladies group and the Nifty Niners held their Secret Santa and Holiday Luncheon on December 6th.The event was complete with a delicious luncheon, a White Elephant Secret Santa game, and prose and songs to ring in the holidays.

The winners of the golf scramble were:

First Gross

Sandra Blumel

Nancy Cashman

Linda Heilman

First Net

Joy Bayrouty

Corbin Lutz

Bertie O’Grady

Drue Weinstein

Special thanks are extended to the Committee, the Dining and Kitchen staff, the Golf Pros and staff, and Cassandra Dupar for all of their dedication and continued support.“

Psychology tip of the month:

One of the most important mental tricks you can learn to improve your ball striking and putting is improving your shot visualization. This sounds deceptively simple, but, in fact, is often one of the last things skillful players are able to master. When I was an assistant professional, attending one of the PGA business schools, we were sitting in the classroom and the instructor asked us to close our eyes and visualize a tee shot on any hole at our home course. After a minute or so he asked us to open our eyes, and he asked a few questions about our experience. He asked, “What way and how hard was the wind blowing?”, “Were there clouds in the sky, or was it a cloudless day?”, “Were you hitting a straight ball, a draw or a fade?”, “What was your target?”, “Was the hole straight or a dogleg?” Needless to say, many of us had not even thought of many of those things.

His point was that the more detailed you can make your visualization, the

more likely you are to hit the shot you are seeing. There is substantial research supporting this concept, both in and out of golf. How many times have you seen a high handicap player hit a successful recovery shot between trees after a poor drive? It is much easier to visualize the shot when the trees force you to see it clearly.

It can also help to make the picture extreme, to make it easier to see. Former tour pro Mike Reid was taught by his sport psychologist to picture six foot tall, green, dancing worms bordering both sides of his putting track on the green. This picture was so clear to him that he said he felt like he couldn’t miss the line, as the ball would bounce off the worms and stay online. This picture allowed him to make a confident stroke every time.

Improve your visualization skills and improve your game.

~George Robins & Barb Lilley

Brian

We are looking forward to a great start to the new year and have some fun and competitive events scheduled for the month of January.

TGIF Events

January Dates: Wednesday, January 4th Friday, January 13th Friday, January 20th Friday, January 27th

Men’s

Member Member

The 2023 Men's Member Member will be held on January 6th & 7th, 2023. To be eligible for this event you must be a Male Full Golf Member. Each Member Member team will be flighted by combined handicap index in flights of 6 two-person teams. Each team will play a total of five 9-hole matches over the course of two days with 27 holes being played on Friday, January 6th and 18 holes being played on Saturday, January 7th. All flight winners will compete in a shootout following the last match on Saturday to determine the overall champion. The entry fee is $250 per person and is inclusive of breakfasts, lunches, dinner & prizes. The deadline to sign up for this event is December 31st, 2022.

WGA Major Event

The WGA Partners Better Ball Tournament will be held on Tuesday, January 10th & Tuesday, January 17th. The format will be a 2-person Best Ball over 36 holes.

Mixed Golf

Our third Mixed Golf Event will be held on Sunday, January 15th and will be a 1 pm Shotgun. Two member couples will play together, and the format will be 1 Best Ball of the Foursome. The cost for the golf portion of the event is $10 per person. Please email lostcitygolftimes@gmail.com or sign up on the bulletin board outside of the golf shop to register.

The Professional Staff hopes that you and your family have a safe & great holiday season!

Men’s Guest Day

Our Men’s Guest Day is on Wednesday, January 18th. You may bring one or three guests and the fee for the event is $100 per person which includes food, golf & prizes See below for the schedule and contact the golf shop if you would like to sign up!

Lunch: 11:30 am

Shotgun Start: 1:00 pm

Awards & Hor d’oeuvres: Following Golf

Ladies Guest Day

Our Ladies’ Guest Day is on Thursday, January 26th. More information will be sent out soon regarding fees and format. See below for the schedule and contact the golf shop if you would like to sign up!

Shotgun Start: 12:30 pm

Awards & Hor d’oeuvres: Following Golf

Dear Lost City Goff Club Members,

I am writing this the day after the Staff's Holiday Party and a few days after the Member's Holiday Dinner. On my way home last night after the Staff Party I got stuck in a City of Atlantis traffic jam. It was a 4 car back up in the northbound lane of Orange Tree Drive on Monday night. All 4 vehicles were blatantly rubbernecking to watch the Atlantis Christmas Golf Cart Parade that was joyfully moving slowly and below the 25 mph speed limit in the southbound lane. Lots of music playing, horns tooting, and people yelling "Merry Christmas". It was a great ending to several days of holiday festivities at the club.

Over 100 members attended a perfect Holiday Dinner on Saturday, December 10. Our culinary staff did a tremendous job performing as a team under the leadership of our new Clubhouse Manager Brian Downey. Evan, Gary, and Gabby led the front-of-house team coupled with Maria, Marc, Aaron, and Matthew making sure the kitchen operated at a high level. Based on all first-hand reports, all attendees had a great time. Many were out on the dance floor enjoying the camaraderie.

The Staff Party on Monday, December 12 had over 100 in attendance (biggest turnout ever), made up of staff members and their sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, wives, husbands, mothers, and fathers (Ages ranging from 7 to 70). We raffled off gift certificates and gave out Holiday Bonuses to all. The Holiday Bonuses, Gift Cards, and Party were graciously provided by you our club members. I wish all of our members could have witnessed the smiles they helped create. THANK YOU TO EACH & EVERY CLUB MEMBER!!

The weather was incredible the entire week and lots of golfers were out playing and practicing with their friends and family. In closing, this is what being part of a country club is all about.....Members, Staff, and Community all enjoying themselves in a caring, kind, fun, and respectful manner.

Depending on when you read this..... Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a Happy Holiday Season to all.

Leo McMahon General Manager Lost City Golf Club

John Dover 3rd Flight Winner and The Overall Champion

Flight 2 Winners

Scott Palo & Tom Becraft

Flight 1 Winners

Dave Aldous & Bill Sarubbi