March Newsletter

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ST Quarter 2023

Greetings,

As this is my inaugural message, I wish to first thank each of you and the Board for the confidence you have placed in me. I promise I will make every effort to ensure I earn your trust as we move forward. I also thank Donald Greenhalgh for his many years of tireless work on behalf of the Board and members of Lost City. We accomplished much during his tenure.

While my time in office has been short, I have quickly discovered that our membership is highly engaged and vibrant. We are a large club with varied interests but share a common community of volunteerism. We have more than 60 club members on our various committees supporting the work of your Board through efforts that may be transparent to many. All these individuals, in conjunction with

an outstanding staff, work to provide an exceptional and unique membership experience enjoyed by the Lost City community. As you will see in this issue, we have listed the various chairs of our standing committees and their members.

There are a number of exciting events planned to take place in the coming months. One thing I have discovered is that inertia is not a characteristic we embrace. There is a sense of excitement for the future of the Lost City Family with many changes and improvements to take place. I look forward to working with each of you.

And do not forget the End Of The Season Party on March 25. This promises to be an exciting evening. Make your plans now.

All the Best, Fred

PRESIDENT

MEMBERSHIP

Just go to 1 Person with all your questions

Our Summer Memberships are once again available! We will only offer 70 spots this year.

Please tell your friends SINGLE HUSBAND & WIFE

Whether it’s about a Medical Leave of Absence, or how to make a tee time, or what time is dinner Friday or anything else…start with Cassandra! If she doesn’t know the answer, she will find it for you quickly.

REMINDER

On May 1st the club closes on Thursdays – both the course and the clubhouse. This is in effect until November 1st.

Cassandra Dupar Membership Concierge
INCLUDES
APPLICATIONS AVAIABLE IN THE MEMBERSHIP OFFICE May 1 to Oct 31
GOLF CARTS

TECHNOLOGY

WGA

Mar 14 Flag Day Event – tee times.

A/B/C/D

Mar 21 Team Stableford. Combined net points of foursome AB/CD

Mar 28. NOSE (Holes beginning with N O S E ) Other than the ladies looking to qualify for the top flight in the Club Championship, they will be given a separate time and tee.

Mar 30 (Thurs.) Womens Club Championship round 1 for flights

April 1 (Sat.). Womens Club Championship semi finals

April 2 (Sun) Women’s Club Championship Finals AM. Shoot Out PM and Dinner

Apr 4. Pro Team. Red vs. Blue Pinehurst Match Play Pick your partner

Apr 11 WGA Awards Day and Closing Luncheon. 18-hole stand aside scramble

Congrats goes out to Team USA for their victory in the CanAm Games of 2023! It was hard fought, lots of fun and we look forward to a rematch next year!

The Club Rules and By Laws have been added to the App. Don’t have the App yet? Load it up today with Cassandra’s help if needed.

General Manager

Dear Lost City Members,

Below is an excerpt from the USGA' s Spirit of the Game. This is part of why golf is the greatest game ever invented. In addition, where else can you spend 4 hours with friends and family, enjoy the great outdoors, get exercise, face challenges, be creative in an environment that allows you to laugh at yourself.

USGA Conduct Expected of All Players (People)

All players (people) are expected to play in the spirit of the game by:

• Acting with integrity – for example, by following the Rules, applying all penalties, and being honest in all aspects of play (life).

• Showing consideration to others (on and off the course) – for example, by playing at a prompt pace, looking out for the safety of others (on and off the course), and not distracting the play of another player (person). If a player plays a ball in a direction where there might be a danger of hitting someone, they should immediately shout a warning, such as the traditional warning of “fore”.

• Taking good care of the course (community)– for example, by replacing divots, smoothing bunkers, repairing ball-marks, and not causing unnecessary damage to the course (community).

Life is short, play golf and enjoy a meal with people you like to be with whenever you can.

March is going to a great month; make the most of it!!

A Month of Championship Golf

Men's Better Ball

Flight 1 Winner: Rick Leone & Lino DeFeo

$100 each to the golf shop

Fight 1 Runner Up: Ian Transleau & Steve Courchesne $50 each to the golf shop

Flight 2 Winner: Kevin McPhillips & Paul Amado

Flight 2 Runner Up: Lin Riley & Mike Weaver

Flight 3 Winner: Larry Boger & Lyndon Quinn

Flight 3 Runner Up: David Jordon & Kevin Hurley

Flight 4 Winner: Ron Harbison & CK Palani

Flight 4 Runner Up: Fred Gruel & Mike Ricca

$100 each to the golf shop

$50 each to the golf shop

$100 each to the golf shop

$50 each to the golf shop

$100 each to the golf shop

$50 each to the golf shop

GOLF

GOLF

GOLF

GOLF

9 Holers

Thirty six 9 Hole Ladies gathered for Galentine’s Day, celebration of girlfriends & friendship, at our February 7th golf event & luncheon. Cheers to Chef Mark for the delicious food, and to Evan & our wonderful wait staff for the beautiful tables & gracious service! (We loved those “pink rose” folded napkins.)

Our speaker, Lynda Jones Louden, presented “Mindfulness, Not Mind Full” & shared exercises & tips to live in the moment in golf & in life, and how to use all our senses to find joy in simple pleasures. Thank you, Lynda!

Congratulations to the winners of the Galentines Day Scramble!

Net : Linda O’Malley, Dorothy Ballantyne, Gail Zisa, Anne Dougherty

Gross : Nancy Cashman, Corbin Lutz, Drue Weinstein

Our January golf winners were:

Jan. 3rd - Joy Johnson, Susan Innocenzi, Corbin Lutz, Nancy Cashman

Jan. 17th - Lowest Puts: 1st - Corbin Lutz; 2nd- Dorothy Ballantyne

Jan. 31st - Sally Howard, Anne Dougherty, Linda Heilman, Patti Train

Mark your calendar’s for our March 14th Golf Invitational! 9-Hole Golfers & Nifty Niners may invite a guest for golf or just for lunch. Invitations will be arriving in the mail in early March.

Mason Colling, our Director of Golf , makes signing up for weekly play a piece of cake! Just respond to his weekly email if you plan to play. That email will also let you know if a 9:30 AM Golf Clinic is planned before 10:00 AM play. We are grateful to Mason & Peter for their time & expertise.

All LCGC women members, golfers or non-golfers, are welcome to join the 9-Hole Ladies. Our “Nifty Niners” members are former golfers or have never played & are invited to our Luncheon parties & may serve on our board & committees. Contact Cassandra if you would like to join us!

Green

REMINDER

Our Summer Maintenance schedule of closing one 9 for at least 3 weeks begins on May 15th. We will strive to have all three 9s open on Memorial Day Weekend, 4th of July Weekend and finally for Labor Day Weekend

HOUSE

reservations@lostcitygolf.com to secure your table. Entertainment will be provided by the fabulous Fabulons. Carolyn Harsh and Ro Donahue are working on a photography montage slide show. If you have any photos to share, please let them know.

As March Winds blow in the house committee is making final plans for the St Patrick’s Day party on March 17th. Leprechaun costumes are encouraged, three judges from the house committee will pick best costume to receive an award. So if you are not playing in TGIF, get your Leprechaun on and join us for a fun night with specialty drinks created by Lost City’s creative bar staff. AKA Gary. Quickly following is the end of the year party on March 25th. Reservations are still available but filling up quickly. Please contact

There are many plans on the horizon to include the Concert with Food Trucks on April 22. Cinco De Mayo will follow and there are plans to make it a night to remember as we head into the summer schedule.

The summer calendar is being finalized and will be presented to Leo by the end of the month.

How many times have you stood over a putt just “knowing” you would make it. I’d be willing to wager that it has happened quite a few times. What is this phenomenon? What is the mechanism that seems to almost magically give you this ability. It turns out that the most important thing in putting, and, in fact all shot making, is confidence. Confidence allows you to totally commit to the stroke, with no fear about the outcome. This, in turn, allows your body and mind to just go ahead and execute. There is no thought about technique. No thought about backstroke or follow through. You just let it happen, certain of the result.

All well and good, you say, but how can I be confident when I know from history that I often miss putts? It’s actually quite simple. While confidence doesn’t guarantee success, lack of confidence guarantees failure. So why not choose confidence? It sounds totally irrational, but the secret of successful athletes is that they choose to fool themselves, because the reverse guarantees failure.

As an example, Jack Nicklaus was playing in the old Canada Cup event with his partner Tom Weiskopf. On one hole late in the last round, Jack had a 15’ birdie putt, while Tom was 5 or 6’ inside him, on the same line. Jack picked up Tom’s marker and tossed it to him, saying, “Don’t worry, I’ve got this.” When the got in, Tom asked Jack why he had done that, as he would have been able to putt if Nicklaus missed. Jack said that he knew he would make his putt. But Tom pointed out that he had, in fact, missed it. Jack replied, pointing a finger at his own head, “Not up here I didn’t.”

The point of course is that, regardless of reality, great players literally “fool” themselves into being confident on the course. Everyone strokes good putts and hits good shots. You need to learn to believe that the very next putt is going to be one of those, and then forget about the ones that don’t go in.

GOLF PSYCHOLOGY

May 1st to October 31st

$3500 for Single ( Includes Carts )

$5000 for Couple ( Includes Carts )

$200 per person for Service Charge

No Food Minimums 18 Holes Open M, T, W, F ,SA ,SN

Closed on Thursdays

Reciprocal Program w Neighbor Clubs Included ( List to be released in late April )

Sign Up soon as we are limiting our summer memberships to 70 golfers this year

RECIPROCALS

While our reciprocating clubs in the general area have not been identified yet, we want to remind everyone that our club is a member of Open Rounds and Box Groove. These offer over 1500 private clubs in North America that allow you to play a various times throughout the year. Go to there websites and sign up today.

www.openrounds.com

www.boxgroove.com

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