LLIUQ EHT EL MACERO CC NEWSLETTER Happy New Year from all of us at El Macero Country Club! VOLUME NO. 61 ISSUE NO. 1 | JANUARY 2022
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GENERAL MANAGER'S MESSAGE Rusty Seymour | General Manager
The first Quill of 2022! It was another roller coaster ride for everyone in 2021 as we continued to navigate our way through
the
COVID-19
pandemic
personally
and
professionally. I remain proud of our team here at El Macero for staying strong and united through all the ups and downs. I certainly hope sometime in 2022 we can get back to “normal” if that will ever exist again. I am excited for another busy year on the golf course and fun events scheduled. As many of you may have heard, one of our beloved members, Joan Partain, lost her three-year battle with pancreatic cancer on December 13, 2020. Chuck, Penny, Chip, Tracy, and Matt were all with her and feel blessed to have shared the last three years together. Joan and Chuck became members of El Macero Country Club in 1975. Joan spent many hours golfing, playing bridge with her friends, and going to the pool with her kids and grandkids. She built friendships here that she treasured. She was a valuable member of the Club and she will be missed.
The following members are celebrating a milestone anniversary this January: Proprietary · John + Tracy Dewit - 10 years · Angie + Isaak Heitzeberg - 10 years · David + Ashley Nicholson - 1 year · Paul + Marna Ghiglieri - 1 year · Richard + Heidi Senitte - 1 year · Lee Pflugrath + Laura Winton - 1 year · Miranda Siller-Swift + Andrew Swift 1 year · Thomas Armelino + Margarita Cuizon-Armelino - 1 year · Sean + Marla Cowan - 1 year · Jeremy + Kristen Higgins - 1 year · Greg + Erin Phister - 1 year · Kevin Horan + Jane Ryan - 1 year
Single Golfer · James + Ellen Schiavenza - 1 year
Young Professional · · · ·
Roshan Patel - 1 year Hiten + Dipti Patel - 1 year Vishal Patel - 1 year Qihao Zhu - 1 year
Keep your eyes open for some communication in the next month about a couple scheduled EMCC Volunteer days. I would like to get started on these consistently again as it is a great way to get together and help with various projects around the golf course including sanding divots, etc. Don’t worry; coffee, donuts, and bagels will be here for you. Enjoy your weekend and stay safe!
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AGRONOMY
Joe Cuneo | Superintendent So far it has been a pretty wet year. We received 6.92 inches of rain in December and 13.39 through the winter so far. The rain has been needed for a while now as we have been in drought conditions for quite some time, but it has brought some challenges with it. Excessive rain and moisture on dormant Bermuda grass is not always pretty. As many of you have noticed, earthworm activity is accelerated in wet conditions resulting in more castings and more mud at the surface. As the surface is walked on or driven across, the mud will smear. While playing, please try to avoid walking through these areas as they will not recover or fill in until spring. Please do not take pull carts across greens as well. The mud from these tracks leaves unsightly lines, contaminates the soil below and will leave clumps on the surface disrupting fellow golfer's putts. The landscape improvement has received extra attention the past few weeks. We’ve removed some old and overgrown plant material in certain areas, installed weed block, and will be replanting these areas soon. Once everything is planted, we will add fresh mulch for a finished look.
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FOOD AND BEVERAGE Keith Culley | Food and Beverage Director
The Holidays and 2021 are behind us and 2022 is on its way already. The Food and Beverage Team is eager for this year and the events we have planned. We kicked off the year with some deep cleaning of the banquet storage room and kitchen, removing all appliances and cleaning them each. We also purged unused items in our storage areas and made more room for the banquet chairs we purchased toward the end of last year. This football season has been pretty exciting for California teams (GO NINERS!). To top it off, the Super Bowl will be hosted in Los Angeles at the Rams stadium. If you are planning a party this year, we are here to help! We will have platters of game time food for you to order along with specials in the Bar throughout the day. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner as well. Be on the lookout for the menu Chef has been working on and celebrate at the Club the day before The Big Game!
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MEMBERSHIP HAPPENINGS Karyn Yarris | Membership and Marketing Director
Who can believe it is already 2022?! We started off this year exactly the way we ended 2021: busy! We remain seasonally busier than normal as we remain at historically high levels of both prospect inquiries and wait list interest. Social membership remains popular and we are tracking toward a sell-out in that category as well. Make sure to let your friends and family know that if they are interested in membership, now is the perfect time! As we move into 2022, we are focused on member experience and streamlining your experience to ensure convenience. To that end, we are launching a fun promotion to help save trees, time and money! If you are currently receiving your monthly statements in the mail, you can choose to switch to email delivery and as a thank you, you will have your choice of a complimentary beverage or dessert! To make the change and receive your certificate for a complimentary beverage or dessert simply call the Club and speak to Rachel at (530) 753-3363 or send her a quick email at rachel.slusser@troon.com letting her know you would like to switch to email delivery and she will make that change for you and email you the certificate of your choice! Happy New Year to each of you and let’s make it an amazing 2022!
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SOCIAL EVENTS AT A GLANCE
ECNALG A TA STNEVE
MLK Jr. Day - Club CLOSED All Day Casual Wednesday Dinner Service Casual Wednesday Dinner Service + Bingo Casual Wednesday Dinner Service Casual Wednesday Dinner Service + Trivia Valentine's Day Dinner The Big Game Specials Casual Wednesday Dinner Service Presidents' Day - Clubhouse + Facilities OPEN Club, Course, + Facilities CLOSED All Day Casual Wednesday Dinner Service + Bingo
January 17 January 19 January 26 February 2 February 9 February 12 February 13 February 16 February 21 February 22 February 23
Dates and events are subject to change
GOLF EVENTS AT A GLANCE
MLK Jr. Day - Club CLOSED All Day Presidents' Day - 8:30AM SG, 1:30PM TT Club, Course, + Facilities CLOSED All Day
Dates and events are subject to change
January 17 February 21 February 22
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EVERYTHING GOLF Willie Toney | Director of Golf Operations Happy New Year! It is a new year and already we are faced with another COVID-19 variation. Now is not the time to get complacent. So mask up to keep everyone safe! As our membership has grown to full capacity so has the demand for tee time reservations. Round and Tee Time analysis continues with significant progress being made. There has been a noticeable change in behavior or should I say, a sense of urgency to update/modify TBD’s. Keep up the good work. The entire membership appreciates it! Sanding Your Divots - as you know, over the past several weeks wet weather has restricted golf carts from the course or restricted the carts to the rough. Consequently, more golfers walk rather than ride during this stretch of the year. We are seeing an unfortunate trend of divots not being filled with sand. Please remember to take a sand bottle with you in order to fill your divot after your shot. Also, when taking a cart and walking out to your ball in the fairway, bring the sand bottle from the cart with you when playing your shot.
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PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Kevin Estrella | Director of Player Development
THE GOLF COURSE
The back of the driving
Repairing Your Ball Mark -
range,
when
available grass.
to
Please
open, hit
is
from
use
the
designated stalls where
where the crates of range balls are placed. When hitting from the back of the range on the Another unfortunate trend that is occurring is the
amount
of
unrepaired
ball
marks
or
incorrectly repaired ball marks on the putting greens. We recently went to the front 1/3 of hole 4 and put a small flag next to each ball mark that
was
either
unrepaired
or
incorrectly
repaired which left a scar on the green that would affect the roll of the golf ball. Attached is a picture showing this. There were 115 marks! Find out how to properly fix a ball mark HERE.
is
portion
a of
photo the
of
a
driving
range in front of one of the
mats.
winter
During when
straight
line
rather
than
scattered
or
concentrated. Place your ball just behind (not in front of) the divot you just made from your previous shot. UPCOMING CLINIC Join me on the back of the range as we resume our
popular
Friday
Full
Swing
Clinics
in
February. These fun and informative clinics are designed for golfers of all abilities.
THE DRIVING RANGE Here
grass please make your divot pattern in a
Friday Full Swing Clinic - The Best Full Swing Drills to Help Prepare You For the Golf Season When: February 18, 2022 10:30am – 11:30am
the
Where: Back of the driving range
the
Cost: $15
bermuda grass is dormant, the front of the driving range is restricted to only hitting from the mats. During winter, hitting from the grass is not allowed on the front of the range. In this picture, the grass will not grow back until spring when the temperatures increase.
Kevin Estrella, Director of Player Development kestrella@troon.com
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NINERS
Kathy Magrino + Karen Roth (Co-Captains) The El Macero Niners are kicking off a great 2022 season with 62 members! In December we added six new members – Ginger Bertero, Trish Bosco, Suzanne Kimmel, Blanche McNaughton, Stephanie Rubinstein, and Kathleen Thompson. Beginning in January, Kathy Magrino, our previous Co-Captain is moving up to the Captain’s position and Karen Roth our former secretary is moving to the Co-Captain position. Let’s get to know them: Kathy and her husband, Tom, have been members of El Macero CC for 12 years. She was born in Chicago and earned her Nursing degree from Boise State University. Kathy has been an emergency room nurse at Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego and Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage. She has three children and one and a half (one on the way) grandchildren. Besides golf, Kathy enjoys playing bridge and mahjong, and traveling. As seasoned Niners know, Kathy takes holidays and special occasions very seriously, like on St. Patrick’s Day she wore 56 green items, including three hats! Karen and her husband, Harrison, have been El Macero CC members for 6 years. She was born in Riverside and earned her degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC Davis. Karen was employed by PG&E for 35 years, holding numerous engineering and operations leadership positions. She has two children, two grandchildren, and a step grandson. Besides golf, Karen is particularly interested in genealogy and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren. Karen and Harrison met at the UC Davis Picnic Day and their first date was golfing at the Davis Municipal Golf Course.
Kathy Magrino - Niner's Captain
Karen Roth - Niners Co-Captain
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ON THE COURTS with Sara Jackson
TENNIS RACQUET DONATIONS NEEDED
there are fewer than 4 people registered for a
I try to keep a small supply of tennis racquets in
clinic by 9am on the Saturday prior, the clinic may
the shed at the courts so players who are new to
be cancelled.
the game and may not have their own racquet yet
Here are the details for the February clinics:
have something to use. Most of the racquets I
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13 - WE LOVE TENNIS!
currently have are in pretty bad shape. If you have
-
an old tennis racquet (kids or adult!) that your
Valentine’s Day, I will take you through some of
family no longer uses and would like to donate it,
my all-time favorite drills. We’ll play some fun
please drop it off at the Pro Shop next time you’re
games and have a little friendly competition too.
at the club. And thank you in advance!
You will LOVE it!
Since
this
clinic
falls
on
the
day
before
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 - DOUBLES' STRATEGY TENNIS LIST (YOUR INFO NEEDED)
TIME
For those who may not be aware, there is a list of
- I’ve had clinics on this before, but there is so
tennis playing members posted on the El Macero
much to talk about when it comes to doubles’
website. We need your help to get this list up to
strategy that we are doing it again. How you play
date. Over the last year we’ve seen a huge
each point in doubles depends on a variety of
increase in the number of players at the club,
factors. We will talk about what those are and
many of whom are not yet on the list. We’ve also
practice implementing good ‘plays’ for doubles!
added a place for you to list your level of play to make it easier for folks to connect with others who are at or near their same experience level. Please visit the tennis list to make sure your information is included and current.
Sunday, February 13 - We Love Tennis! Sunday, February 27 - Doubles' Strategy Time
NEW TENNIS BALL RECYCLING PROGRAM If you’ve been to the courts lately, you may have noticed a new addition outside the courts, just to
If you have any questions about the list, please
the left of the gate. We are now participating in a
contact one of our tennis committee chairpersons,
really cool tennis ball recycling program! You can
Georgia Corbett or Olivia Beck.
learn more about the program HERE. If you have slightly used balls that still have good bounce,
FEBRUARY ADULT CLINICS
please add them to the ball machine. If you have
I’m looking forward to holding two clinics in
older balls (that you wouldn’t want to hit with),
February, and I will continue having the clinics
please add them to our recycling container!
from 9:00 – 10:30am. Each session is limited to 8 members, and registrations are handled through
BALL
MACHINE
/
COURT
RESERVATION
the club’s online system. If you are having any
PROCEDURES
trouble with registration, please call the office for
Our ball machine is a great way to get some
assistance. The cost for each clinic is $25/person
practice in when you don’t have anyone to play
and I ask that you PLEASE cancel your reservation
with, or if you simply want a good workout. We
more than 24 hours prior if you cannot make it to
have a storage shed inside the tennis courts where
allow wait listed participants to have your spot. If
the ball machine is housed. If you'd like to
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ON THE COURTS CONT. Continued... use it, first reserve a court using the online reservation system. Upon arrival to the Pro Shop, you will be given the key to the courts/shed, along with the battery for the ball machine. Even if you’re not planning to use the ball machine, please make sure to reserve a court using the online reservation system any time you plan to play. Happy hitting! TENNIS LESSONS If you’re looking to improve your game, please contact me for more details about lessons. I offer private lessons if you like to work one-on-one, and I’m also happy to set up semi-private and group lessons if you know others who are interested. For more information please contact me by email at slmorenc@yahoo.com or phone (916) 267-4447.
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WONK OT DOOG
SPECIAL CLUB HOURS Dining Hours of Operation
To Go
Thursday-Saturday 5-8PM
Lunch service
Wednesday-Saturday 11AM-4PM
Happy Hour service
Wednesday-Sunday 3-5PM
Dinner service
Thursday-Saturday 4:30-8PM
Sunday Brunch service
Sunday 10AM-3:30PM
*Lunch service is temporarily unavailable on Tuesdays The Bar is open on Tuesdays 11AM-5PM with Snack Bar ordering
HOLIDAY / SPECIAL CLUB HOURS
January 17: MLK Jr. Day - Club, Course, + Facilities CLOSED all day
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Clubhouse / Main Office: (530) 753-3363 Pro Shop: (530) 753-5621 Website: http://www.elmacerocc.org/ Address: 44571 Clubhouse Dr. El Macero, CA 95618 Click here for the January/February Calendar