RCGC Fall Newsletter 2022

Brandon L ejeune General Manager bjl@rivercrestgolfc lub.com

N E W S F R O M T H E G M

F I ReS I D e C H AT w I T H T H e G M

In an effort to meet more of you, receive feedback and answer any questions about the Club's operation, I’ ll be hanging out in the F ireside L ounge on Thursday October 20th from 4pm to 8pm. If you have questions or ideas you’d like to share, I’d like to hear them! Topics can range from golf course conditions, future course capital im provement plans, social events or anything else on your mind. Understanding what ’ s important to the membership is vital to our long term success. S o please plan on stop ping by and sharing your thoughts. I look for ward to chatting with you!

FALL F UN IN THe CLUBHOUSe

w ith the golf season winding down soon, it ’ s time to spend more time in the Clubhouse! O ur fall calendar of events is coming along nicely and our goal is to provide opportunities for the membership to enjoy time with their families as well as meet some new friends Also, starting Saturday October 1st, live music will change from Friday evenings to Saturdays weekly in the F ireside from 6pm to 9pm. P lease save the dates for the following events Details on several events can be found in this edi tion of the Preser ve.

U P CO M I N G S O C I A L eV eN T S

September 30th Member Social Happy Hour

October 14th Piano Bar Sing Along Happy Hour

October 23rd Family Spooky Brunch

October 27th

Q uizzo with Aubrey

November 11th Father Daughter Dance is back!

November 13th Jazz Brunch Buffet

November 17th

Q uizzo with Aubrey

November 18th Member Social Happy Hour

December 1st Ladies Holiday Gathering

December 11th & 18th Breakfast with Santa December 31st New Years eve Dinner

I N T RO TO A LI A

My name is Alia Butera and I am the new Operations Manager here at River Crest Golf Club Originally from Allentown, I now reside in Boyertown with my husband of 16 years and our 2 beautiful sons (13 and 10 yrs old). They are ver y active in soccer, track and both in the process of earning their black belts in Tae Kwon Do! My husband I are proud of their drive and dedication and em phasiz e that they work hard to earn the things they want!

As for myself, I have been in the restaurant & hospitalit y business for over 25 years. Most recently I was the the Di rector of Operations at Conshohocken Brewing Co. in ad dition to having many years of experience in special events at the Phoenixville Foundr y, Robert Ryan Catering, Uni versit y of Central F lorida and S aucon Valley Countr y Club.

As for RiverCrest, I plan on bringing my many years expe rience to helping you and your guests have some wonder

ful experiences in the coming seasons! I have really en joyed my time here at the c lub so far! Not only does it offer a great change of pace that allows me to spend more time with my family, it also gives me a chance to now find a new family with all of you!

You’ ll be able to find me throughout the days and nights that I’m here I certainly won’t be a stranger and look for ward to meeting all of you soon!

T im edwards Course Superintendant tge@rivercrestgolfc lub.com

G ReeN S

C O U R S E U P D A T E

S ummer is officially over, and the agronomy team is loving these cool fall days. This past summer was one of the hottest and driest on record The practices that we have done over the past few years along with the long days worked by the team put our turf in a position to hand le a tough summer. This Fall we will continue our normal seasonal practices preparing the course for next season while still offering great golf before the w inter arrives.

The greens have been solid all season long. The aera tion, topdressing, and fertilit y programs continue to work and pay dividends. One area we are looking to improve on is the recover y time on our late Fall/S pring aeration To improve this we are moving the final greens aeration up to mid November, we will be using a smaller diameter aeration tine, and we will be using topdressing with a darker color (recent studies have shown this to be helpful ) Two core aerations are a vital part of the agronomy plan for the golf course, August has worked out perfectly, and we will continue to look for ways to minimiz e the impact of the other aeration event.

T eeS A N D A P P ROAC H eS

The approaches to the greens and the tee boxes are having a great season. This year we have committed to more walk mowing of these areas and they have re sponded nicely to the tighter cuts. we will continue with our hand water, moisture monitoring and other agronomy inputs next season The tee boxes will be the first area that we aerate this winter, as their condition does not impact how golf is scored.

FA I RwAY S

This year we made even more changes to the fair ways agronomy program, and it finally feels like we are mak ing progress The core aeration that we moved up to

August made a big impact on the fair ways this fall. It is nice that we are not doing them now one fair way a day in play. we will be deeptining the fair ways late in win ter, some time around Christmas. This process is critical in breaking through the rock layer that is just under the surface on so many parts of the fair ways.

RO U G H A N D F eS C U e

The rough did not enjoy the hot and dr y summer. Af ter the member guest, we aerovated and seeded large sec tions of rough to aid in recover y from this past S um mer. Most of these areas will recover nicely with the cooler weather, but some will be sodded out with new grass in late October Fall is the best time to seed, and we will continue seeding rough and other playing sur faces through the winter. The fescue areas are being cut down now, before the first frosts we like to cut down our fescue a little ear ly so that we can make a late sea son application of selective herbicides to any warm sea son weeds that have popped up in these areas

Thank you for all your support during all the long days this past summer we hope this Fall is amazing for golf P lease feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Tim Edwards

G O L F N E W S & N O T E S

2022 M EN S I N V I TAT I O NA L

Congratulations to RiverCrest Member Kevin S nakard and his guest Pat O’Connor on winning the 2022 Men’s Invitational! Kevin and Pat won the 2nd F light, and then took down the other nine F light winners in the playoff. The duo made an incredible birdie from 20 feet on the 18th hole just to force sudden death. They then knocked in another 15 foot putt on the 2nd sudden death hole for a one shot victor y! w ith great weather, great food and drinks, and great camaraderie, it was another successful Invitational Congratulations to all the other winners!

OVERALL CHAMP I ONS KEVI N SNAKARD AND PAT O'CONNOR

OVERALL RUNNER UP S CH RIS CABA AND TODD VOLLMER

FLIGHT WINNERS

F light 1 CJ Knecht & V ince S car petta

F light 2 Kevin S nakard & Pat O'Connor

F light 3 Travis S haffer & Jerr y S haffer

F light 4 Chris Caba & Todd Vollmer

F light 5 V ince S mall & S teve Molloy

F light 6 Bo S ingh & Dave Constas

F light 7 Jason L ewis & S cott Delaney

F light 8 Joe Bush & S am Bush

F light 9 Brant Harris & Andrew Castrichini

F light 10 S tan Musial & Frank Ruffo

FLIGHT RUNNER UPS

F light 1 Brian Bruz ek & Greg Notz

F light 2 John Vo & Chris engel

F light 3 Paul Farnsworth & Matt German

F light 4 Ken Battista & Nick Battista

F light 5 V ince Lancenese & Pat S tasio

F light 6 Chris Pera & Larr y Kessler

F light 7 Dar yl S onnichsen & Gar y S onnichsen

F light 8 mark Citrone & Jamie Zaffke

F light 9 Joe Little & Joe Little Jr.

F light 10 eric Neily & Rodney McKee

LA D I E S M EM B ER G U E S T

Near ly 50 Ladies participated in the 2022 Ladies Member Guest on Thursday, S eptember 8th The course was in great shape, the weather was great, and the competition came down to a 3 way match of cards! Congratulations to eleanor Fobben and her guest Liz Robertson on winning the Championship! In the gross division Delia Keys and her guest Monica Pedano won by 4 shots. Congratulation eleanor and Delia!

OVERALL CHAMP I ONS ELEANOR FOBBEN AND LIZ ROBERTSON

NET DIVISION

1st P lace eleanor Fobben and Liz Robertson

2nd P lace Maureen L evin and Carol Dressel

3rd P lace Barb S hannon and Kindra Helder le

GROSS DIVISION

1st P lace Delia Keys and Monica Pedano 71

2nd P lace Allie Robertson and Brenda Osberg 75

3rd P lace S haron Harmon and Anne S onoga 76

BAC K TO S C H O O L M O M ’S C LI N I C S

W I T H K ELLY KO M A N C H E C K, LP G A C LA S S A P RO F ES S I O NA L

Now that the kids are back to school what better time than now to learn to play golf ! Put together your own four some of friends and email Kelly your day and time preference of doing weekly 1.5 hour c linics for 4 consecutive weeks with a FRee on course 1.5 hour playing lesson to end the series. In slightly over a month, your foursome will learn to play golf ! email kmk@rivercrestgolfc lub.com to get started!

LA D I E S BAC KYA RD B RAW L

@ RI V ERC RE S T

The 2022 Ladies Backyard Brawl will be held on S unday, October 16th at RiverCrest. Up to 16 Ladies from each Club will face off in a “Ryder Cup” st yle event. each foursome will play a team Better Ball match. There will be lunch prior to a 12:00PM shotgun start and dinner following golf. Bragging rights are on the line so sign up on line today to be a part of the match!

M EN'S BAC KYA RD B RAW L

@ S P RI N G F O RD

S unday, October 30th

The 2022 Men’s Backyard Brawl will be held on S unday, October 30th at S pring Ford Countr y Club This annual match play competition against S pring Ford CC is always a great time to meet some new friends and get a little competitive playing for the Crest. The event pairs up RiverCrest members and a Professional against S pring Ford members and their Professional. each foursome will play individual matches as well as a team better ball match. It is a 12:00PM shotgun start with lunch prior and dinner following golf. S ign up online today to be a part of the match!

RC “ FA LL” G O LF S H O P

Come check out the RiverCrest Golf S hop’s new Fall fashions arriving daily for Men & Ladies! New RiverCrest hoodies & eagles gear for the weekends! Gif t yourself a new pullover from several different brands now that cooler weather is creeping up on us! New Fall scented cand les are now in stock from Pennsylvania company Thompson’s Cand le Company. T ime to gear up to be warm and coz y on and off the course!

LADIES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT S uzie S potleson

FIRST FLIGHT Cindy Devol SeCOND FLIGHT Helen Moyer THIRD FLIGHT Christine Mulligan

SENIOR CLUB CHAMP IONSH I P

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT Kur t Meyers

FIRST FLIGHT David Bar low SeCOND FLIGHT Jamie wolsky THIRD FLIGHT Dick Moyer

YOUNG EXECU TIVE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT Justin Yaskowski

FIRST FLIGHT James Texeira SeCOND FLIGHT Chris S al vatore

MEN ’S CLUB CHAMP IONSH I P

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT - Kevin Rober tson

FIRST FLIGHT V ince S

SeCOND

THIRD

Greg

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G O L F A C A D E M Y N E W S

Brian Moose Director of Instruction moose brian@gmail com

ONLY A Few JUNIOR AND wOMeN ’S CLI NICS ReMAI N!

JUNIOR CLI NICS

The Junior Clinics are designed for students who do not have a great deal of golfing experience. Curriculum will be based on the US Kids Golf child friend ly program Basic golf skills will be incor porated while playing games to enhance learning and most importantly have fun! Topics will inc lude but will not be limited to putting, chipping, pitching, irons, hybrids, fair way woods, and driver.

Cost $35 for each c linic

T ime: 5:30 to 6:30 pm Ages: 7 14

Dates: October 6th Hybrids/Fair way woods October 20th Driver

wOMeN'S CLI NICS

we are excited to offer women's Clinics again this coming season. This season the women's Clinics will continue all season long from April to October The c linics are de signed for all skill level of golfer. Topics will inc lude but will not be limited to putting, chipping, pitching, irons, hy brids, fair way woods, and driver

Cost $35 for each c linic.

T ime: 5:30 to 6:45 pm

Dates: S eptember 29th Hybrid/Fair way woods October 13th Driver

P O LI C Y

REM I N D ER S F O R 2022

we hope all Members and Guests enjoy the golf course and have a wonderful round of golf we kind ly ask all fellow Members and Guests to do their part in helping maintain the excellent conditions by fol lowing the guidelines listed below :

G O LF CO U R S E E T I Q U E T T E

we ask your assistance following proper golf course etiquette. P lease make an extra effort this year to go above and be yond your normal routine by fixing multiple ball marks per green, replacing divots and raking bunkers Be sure to leave the course in better shape than you find it.

PAC E O F P LAY

O ur goal is to maintain a four hour pace of play (2 hours for 9 holes). P lease play ready golf and keep up with the group in front of yours we ask that Members take the responsibilit y of their play and that of their guests and inform your fellow players that your group is falling behind and ever yone needs to pick it up.

P RAC T I C E RA N G E

S tarting April 22nd the range tee will be set on grass on Fridays, S aturdays and S unday and mats the other days of the week. P lease aim balls towards the target greens and for long hitters please be aware of shots reaching the L earning Center and avoid hitting balls that can reach the tee box on that end. The Practice range c loses 1.5 hours ear lier on Mondays than the rest of the week. This allows the maintenance crew to mow the entire range Tuesday mornings.

S TA RT I N G T I M ES

The Club uses a starting time reser vation system for all play. This reser vation system coordinates play and allows the Club to pair Members more efficiently S tarting times are issued in ten minute inter vals and are required until 6:00pm on a daily basis. Af ter 6:00pm Members will be started on a first come first out basis. A Member ’ s abilit y to reser ve starting times is as follows:

Full and Associate Members 10 days in advance

Young executive & House Members 7 days in advance

N O S H OW P O LI C Y

w ith the uptick in play over the past couple years; the tee sheet has been active on a daily basis. On occasion we have had Members reser ve starting times holding spots with other Members or Guests that have then not showed up to play. In an effort to keep the tee sheet as open as possible to all Members, the Club will be implementing a No S how Polic y If Members or their guests do not show up, and do not cancel their starting time in advance, the Member will be given a written notice. If there are additional occurrences, the Member will be subject to disciplinar y action from the Club

G O LF CA RT S

P lease notice and follow the daily cart regulations listed on the front window of you cart Golf Carts are never per mitted in the native fescue grasses.

C LU B I S C LO S ED O N T U ES DAY S

The Clubhouse, Golf House, Golf Course, Putting Greens and all Practice Facilities are c losed to Members on Tues days P lease do not use the main Putting Green or any of the Practice Facilities on Tuesdays

C LU B S TO RAG E

The Club provides Members storage of their golf bag in the Bag Room Members and Guests are not permitted in the Cart Barn or Bag Room S torage area. Clubs will be retrieved by a member of the golf staff.