Golf

We are in the heat of the summer and Independence Day is right around the corner. Whether you decide to enjoy a round of golf, spend time with family or grill out poolside, the golf professional staff wishes everyone a safe holiday weekend.

Please do your share to maintain the condition of the golf course by filling divots in the fairways and fixing your pitch marks on the greens. Your assistance provides a quick and easy way to improve everyone’s experience at Raintree Country Club. Additionally, please view the recommended divot pattern when practicing. This helps the grass grow in better as we rotate the hitting areas.

Check out this video from Luis DeJesus & Tyler Lucas on how to take divots on the range and the course to keep great looking turf!

Keeping Up with Golf Shop Merchandise!

We would like to thank all our members for their continued support of the Raintree Golf Shop. As we continue to see an increase in membership and rounds of golf, we have seen unprecedented support of all golf shop merchandise. We will be receiving new inventory this month from Foot Joy, Travis Mathew, GFORE, Fairway & Greene, Holderness & Bourne and we will be introducing a new vendor: American Needle Hats! We appreciate all the member support to continue making this year the best we’ve ever had!

The Member-Member 3 n 1

Saturday, June 26 saw 144 players compete over 27 holes in this unique tournament. Two-man teams played 9 holes of Best-Ball; 9 Holes of Captain’s Choice and then finished the day with 9 holes of Modified Alternate Shot. Survival of the fittest? Perhaps. A little sore the next day? You bet! But the tournament was a lot of fun and produced some excellent golf!

For full Tournament Results Click HERE

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Overall Flight Winners

1st Flight

Matt Kilgo & Dave Richardson

2nd Flight

Ryan Revier & Jeff Revier

3rd Flight

Pete Harrison & David Scott

4th Flight

Eric Eberle & Neil Schreiber

5th Flight

Mike Stone & Randy Stone

6th Flight

Gregory Keith & Peter Katz

7th Flight

Mac White & Steve Jenkins

8th Flight

Justin Abernethy & Dana Conners

Upcoming Events

The Red, White and Blue | July 10 & 11 The Draft | August 7 & 8

Two Omega Wins!

Our Omega team went a long way toward achieving a successful season by capturing two huge wins during June! On June 9th we beat Cedarwood at home 14.5 – 9.5. Top point-getters were Jack Amar and Joel Reichard with a 3-0 win. Ken Rice led the way with a 76.

On June 23 we posted an unprecedented 20.5 – 3.5 home victory over Carolina Country Club! 6 of our 2-man teams posted 3-0 victories! Tom Phillips led the way with a 73!

June Events

The winners of the June events are highlighted below. The remaining June, plus tournament schedules are also included.

June 9 – Best-Ball 2-Man Teams, Flighted

Flight Winners 1st Flight Greg Koch & Tom Phillips

2nd Flight Leo Tosto & Larry Witham

June 23 – Average Stableford Points

1st Place Bernie Harper Hugh Hallam Tom Flaherty Rich Grippando

2nd Place Chris Hamilton Bill Hartsell Sal Maiorano

On A Sad Note

We were deeply saddened by the passing of John Grabon on June 16th during a home Omega match. John was a valued RSMGA member and had been a Raintree member since 1995. John was 72. We extend our deepest sympathy and best wishes to John’s family.

If you are over 50 and interested in joining the RSMGA please contact one of the following officers: Roger Littell 8littrll@gmail.com | Pete Marco pmarcop49@gmail.com

We would love to have you join us!

July Events

• Wed July 7 8:30 SG North Qualifier-Carmel (h) 7/14 / Avg. net pts. ABCD • Wed July 14 8:30 SG/9:30 South OMEGA vs Carmel (h) / 2 BB Net Threesomes • Wed July 21 8:30 SG North Qualifier-Carmel (a) 7/29 / BB Net 2-man teams • Wed July 28 8:30 SG South Qualifier-Ballantyne (h) 8/4/ Avg. net pts • Thurs July 29 9:30 OMEGA vs Carmel (a)

Little Ringer

Congratulations to all the winners of the Little Ringer Tournament held in June

Flight 1

Low Gross -- 73 Stephanie Bendfeldt Low Net--61 Hongjoo Kim Second Low Gross--74 Nadine Neel

Flight 2

Low Gross-79 Yon Kim Low Net-63 Jona Maiorano Second Low Net-64 Lisa Miller

Flight 3

Low Gross-87 Cindy Sikorski Low Net-66 Merph Moyer Second Low Net-69 Margarita Warnholtz

Flight 4

Low Gross-85 Wenona Van Winkle Low Net-62 Susan Fritsch Ties Second Low Net-64 Clara Lee & Dale Yaged

Flight 5

Low Gross-91 Karen Covington Low Net-69 Barbara Littell Second Low Net-71 Cynthia Gabriels After Golf Pictures

RWGA Member/Member

The tournament will be held on July 22nd followed by a luncheon and business meeting.

Pick your own team. You may play red tees or the red/diamond tees.

Sign-up will be on Golf Genius. If you are looking for a partner, please contact Kathleen lebmates@carolina.rr.com

Ladies Interclub

The Ladies Interclub team played a match in June against River Run coming away with a 7-2 victory!

Next match is July 14 at Cowan’s Ford

Upcoming Events for July

July 1 – Red, White, & Golf July 9 – Mutt & Jeff July 13 – CCWGA @ Longview CC July 15 – Gross, Net, & Putts and NC State Play Day Tournament July 20 – Team Match July 22 – Member/Member Tournament and MidYear Business Meeting July 23 – Monthly Mixer July 29 – Bargain Days Every Monday AM – Forever Young

Mucha Wins Niners’ Putting Contest Takes Home $175

At the Niners’ June Fun Day (first Tuesday of each month) Leslie Mucha sunk a 40-foot put on the 18th green and won the pot. The contest starts anew at our next Fun Day, July 6.

Events in July

Independence Day Cookout and Fun Day, Tuesday, July 6 — Bingo, Bango, Bongo. RSVP for cookout R9HLadies@outlook.com

Ringer Tournament, Monday and Tuesday, July 12-13 — Look for invitation from Kris.

Niners Honor New Members at Ladies Tea

The Niners donned fancy hats and enjoyed tea sandwiches and sweets on June 24 in Stacie McGinn’s garden in Myers Park. The tea honored the Niners’ Class of 2021.

Come out every Tuesday for a fun evening of Captain’s Choice golf! Event is open to any Raintree Golfing Lady with a Handicap.

• Starting time is a 5:30 SG. • Sign up in the 37th Hole by 5:15PM • Captain’s Choice Format • $5 Entry plus Cart Fee • Winners and Prizes announced in the 37th Hole after play

monthly mixer

Our June Monthly mixer was held Friday night June 25 with a 5:30 shotgun. Played a captain’s choice step aside tee shot on the front 9 of the north course. First place with a 33 Miles Levine, Kelly Straub and Cynthia Gabriels. Second place tie 34 - Richard Winquist, Becky Betts and Wendy Campbell and the team of Bruce Campbell, Terry Steepe and Sheri Straub After golf we met on the pool balcony for scoring and drinks.

Next mixer will be Friday July 23 - 5:30 SG. Sign up by texting Karen at 704-641-7818 or with Pro Shop.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the July mixer. Questions. Karen Covington 704-641-7818.

Closest to Pin Winners #5 Diane Urbanski and #9 Cynthia Gabriels. Men #5 Bill Sabo and #9 Brian Traxler.

June 25 Winners First place with a 33 Miles Levine, Kelly Straub and Cynthia Gabriels.

couples GolF

Our Couple Golf event in June played a 1-2-3 Combo event with 12 couples playing on a great Sunday Afternoon.

1st Gross: Pat & Nadine Neel Gary & S00n Pang 2nd Gross: Mark & Terry Steepe Randy & Joanne Stone

1st Net: Hartmut & Stephanie Bendfeldt Brian & Anne Traxler 2nd Net: Gordon & Lisa Miller Bob & Susan Fritsch

Next Event will be a Modified Stableford on July 25th!

Video Tip of the Month:

“Practice with a purpose”

Here is a great way to spend your time practicing on the driving range.

Make two piles of golf balls, four balls each. The first four-ball set is where you are going to train. You should focus on your fundamentals and work on any swing feel you and your instructor have established. It is good practice to lay alignment sticks down for aim and ball position or use training aides for your swing training. You will use the same club and the same target for all four of these shots. The second four-ball set is where you are going to perform. This is where you need to simulate the golf course as closely as possible. Each shot must be performed with your full pre-shot routine. Each ball will have a different target and you must use a different club. NO RE-DO’S!

Once you have finished this eight-ball set, repeat, and repeat and repeat.

Upcoming Fall Junior Golf:

Operation 36 Fall 8-Week Semester

Operation 36 - Raintree Country Club This popular after school program is back again for the Fall beginning the week of August 30. Designed for beginners and intermediate players aged 7-13. Classes offered on Monday, Wednesday, and bonus classes on Thursday. On-course events held on Saturday afternoons. Click the link above to read more and to sign-up.

Do not hesitate, space is limited and classes fill up very fast!

handicap news

Under the World Handicap System (WHS) there are two types of handicaps, Course Handicap and Playing Handicap. Course Handicaps are determined by the formula: Handicap Index X (Slope /113) + CR – Par). This handicap is the most commonly used for normal play in most stroke and match play games and is also used to determine the maximum score on holes. Playing Handicaps are calculated by the formula: Course Handicap X handicap allowance. Handicap allowances are applied based on certain criteria to allow for equity in competitions and guidelines are provided in the handicap manual. At Raintree, allowances are not often applied so the most common handicap used is the Course Handicap.

Please refer to the Handicap Committee any questions on this topic.