Woodbridge Golf & Country Club - May 2023

Published by Woodbridge Golf & Country Club 950 E Woodbridge Rd, Woodbridge, CA 95258 Digital version available at www.woodbridgegcc.net

Officers

President Cody Diede | VP Mark Berry | Treasurer Nolan Person | Secretary Danny Miladinovich | Past President Nick Salvetti

Directors

Stan Demski, Dan Grauman, Greg Kozlowski, Chris Phelps, Laura Reeves, Josh Sturman

Club Contacts

Questions about this publication should be directed to Kristine Roberson, 263-0115 or kroberson@woodbridgegcc.com

THE TAP IN Short, quick news

Builders Exchange Coming May 5

Membership & Marketing Director Kristine Roberson 263-0115 | kroberson@woodbridgegcc.com

Office Manager Evelyn Chinchiolo 263-0116 | elchinchiolo@woodbridgegcc.com

Human Resources Manager Mindy Adolf 263-0114 | madolf@woodbridgegcc.com

Administration Office 334-5454 x 100

Events Manager Jessica Johnstone 263-0121 | jjohnstone@woodbridgegcc.com

Food & Beverage Supervisor Kelley Mori 263-0133 | kmori@woodbridgegcc.com

Cafe 263-0133 | Private Events 263-0121

Head Golf Professional John Hughes, PGA 368-2685 | jhughes@woodbridgegcc.com

Class A Golf Course Super. Kurtis Wolford 368-9040 | kwolford@woodbridgegcc.com

Player Development Professional Ryan Williams 369-2371 | rawilliams@woodbridgegcc.com

Golf Shop/Tee Times 369-2371

Fitness Center 370-6330

Tennis Professional Mauricio Achondo, USPTA 327-5659 | machondo@woodbridgegcc.com

Tennis Professional Haley Marais, USPTA 275-5158 | hmarais@woodbridgegcc.com

Tennis/ Court Reservations 370-6330

Heads up, Golfers! The annual Builders Exchange Golf Tournament is returning Fri, May 5. This year’s private tournament is lower in attendance, requiring one shotgun at 1pm. We will be offering our members a 9am shotgun (9 holes). Due to the size of the tournament, Friday Night Dinner will be canceled that night, and Cafe service will close to members at noon.

May 31 is deadline for last names starting with S-Z

If your last name starts with S-Z, your food and beverage quarterly minimum ends this month. As a reminder, our events, Cafe food and beverage, beverage cart and wine bottle purchases all count toward your food and beverage minimum.

Woodbridge Pool Officially Opens Memorial Weekend

The weather may be finally warming up, but please keep in mind our pool, while always open to lap swimmers, is not exactly “swimsuit ready” for the season. Please excuse our mess and organizational challenges while we ready the pool and Oasis for the summer months. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Upcoming Member Events

May 13: Tennis Round Robin

May 14: Mother’s Day

May 20-21: Men’s Ryder Cup

May 25: Couples Twilight — Celebrate America Theme

May 29: Memorial Day & Pool Officially Opening

May 31: Men’s Twilight Kick-Off

Death by Committee (Meetings):

May 4: House & Social Committee

May 10: Sports Committee

May 11: Membership Committee

May 16: Finance Committee

May 23: Board of Directors

Our most-informed members are on our app! Are you?

Want to see what’s happening at the Club, make tee times, book dinner reservations, or find your Club friends easily? Be sure you have our Club App installed on your phone! It’s easy! Go to your phone’s app store, and search for “Woodbridge Golf & Country Club.” You’ll see our W logo. Your sign in credentials are the same as the website.

BY KRISTINE ROBERSON MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

MEMBERSHIP UPDATES & Food Sales Report

Despite the long winter weather this year, membership sales have remained steady with the 2023 Sales Plan. So far this year, we have welcomed 27 new members to the Club, and said goodbye to 25, for a net addition of two for the year. That may seem low — and resignations were a little higher than normal first quarter — but we are now starting to hit our peak membership sales season with the warmer weather here (thanks Mother Nature!). Last month alone, we welcomed 10 new members (see right), and I expect to see similar numbers for May and upcoming months.

Our Legacy Program ran earlier this year, resulting in 12 new members and 10 member upgrades — another successful year! Thank you for refering your family to the Club, and thank you to those of you who took advantage of the program to upgrade your memberships.

At its last meeting, the House & Social Committee asked to see a break down of spending trends according to membership category. The results are interesting, and I thought I’d share the numbers with the entire membership. It’s no surprise that of all memberships, the Full Golf category spends the most on food and beverage at the Club — their unlimited accessability to all Club amenities makes these members the highest users of the Club. But second place may be a surprise to you — it’s nearly a tie between Single Golf and Sports! Here’s the breakdown of the sales data, from Jan 1 through Apr 27, 2023 when I ran the report:

Total Sales: $323,748

1. Total Full Golf Sales: $116,410

2. Total Single Golfer Sales: $55,552

3. Total Sports Sales: $55,326

4. Total Young Professional Sales: $42,630

5. Total Twilight Sales: $22,895

6. Total Dining Sales: $18,835

7. Total Senior Options: $8,126

8. Total Weekday Sales: $3,393 (also included in the total are our student golf and tennis members, totaling nearly $600)

If you take the category counts, and divide the totals, here’s what the numbers reveal:

Total Members: 817 Sales per membership: $396

1. Full Golf: 210 $554

2. Single Golf: 113 $491

3. Young Pros: 91 $468

4. Twilight: 72 $318

5. Weekday: 11 $308

6. Dining: 64 $294

7. All Senior Options: 32 $253

8. Sports: 219 $252

(Our student golf and tennis memberships are averaging about $120 in spend)

Looking at the second perspective, with a number count above the Full Golf category but less than half the spend, it appears (at least from a marketer’s perspective) that offering more food and beverage options that are attractive to our Sports members would increase our sales from that membership category.

APRIL’S Jeff King

New Members

Sponsor: D Vasquez

Category: Single Golfer

Gordon Spector

Sponsor: D Connolly

Category: Proprietary

Randy Pierson

Sponsor: P Rosado

Category: Dining

Ricky Hoffman

Sponsor: S Guthrie

Category: Single Golfer

Ed Van Houten

Sponsor: J Moffat Category: Proprietary

Zac Ellis

Sponsor: J Kingston

Category: Sports

Michael Donaldson

Sponsor: J Keith

Category: Proprietary

Kevin Garlick

Sponsor: Membership Category: Sports

Jerry Trafton

Sponsor: J Moreno Category: Proprietary

Monico Gomez

Sponsor: J Moreno

Proprietary

BY KURTIS WOLFORD GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT

FINALLY TIME FOR SPRING WORK

Spring is finally here. With it comes wildlife activities, allergies, and lots of work for the crew. The mowers are out every day this week trying to keep the spring flush of growth mowed down. With the amount of growth we get, we mow as much as we can and are increasing our frequencies. We even get out our turbine blowers to break up clippings when we have the labor available. We will be increasing our rolling to keep greens speeds above 10.0. It’s a fine balance between the correct amount of growth so greens recover from ball barks and normal usage and keeping greens speeds up.

With increasing spring temperatures, we start using growth regulators to keep growth in check and to help with greens speed. We also use growth regulators to help minimize poa seed heads. As we get into May, we start using growth regulators based on what’s called Growing Degree Days (GDD). GDD’s are used to estimate the growth and development of plants and insects during the growing season. The concept we use is that the chemistries in the plant will be processed when the cumulative temperature exceeds threshold, or base temperature. We count our GDD to time our applications of many plant growth regulators and insecticides. This way we have a constant regulation of growth while we are in season. As we get into summer this is especially important for us.

Our mowing frequencies

• Greens 7x at .100HOC

• Rolling greens 4-5x Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sundays

• Tees and Collars 2x at .50in HOC

• Fairways 2-3x at .50in HOC

• Rough 1-2x at 1.5in HOC

The crew is continuing with the irrigation head replacement. We are currently on #2 Lake. We will come back at another time to replace some of the heads that have root intrusion or are under water from the flood. We are trying to maximize productivity and get all the easy ones done first and come back to do the more difficult ones.

River flows are holding around 3684 CFS. We are pumping out a few areas on #1 and #7 River. Our hope is to get some of the stagnate water out and get fresher water into the areas. The crew is making a few plywood ramps so carts can drive over the hose without damaging it. Please utilize the ramps and drive carefully. River flows will continue to be high for the foreseeable future.

BY RYAN WILLIAMS PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL

MYTH: TAKE A SHORT BACKSTROKE & THEN ACCELERATE May’s Tip of the Month

Many of you have undoubtedly heard that advice applied to your putting or chipping motions. Overall, it makes sense; a shorter shot should be played with a smaller swing and the club should be speeding up when approaching the ball. That said, when pushing that concept to the extreme, your ability to control distance and repeat a consistent strike will be greatly compromised.

Almost every poor lag putter or chipper that has sought out my help has been trying, for years in some cases, to not “decel” or “flip their wrists.” The reality is that the pursuit of a short motion with loads of acceleration is the main source of these players’ struggles. For the next two months’ columns, I’d love to convince you that most great short game players in the game’s history have employed a motion with a longer backstroke than through throughstroke. Let’s start this month focusing on Putting!

Think of a pendulum swinging back and forth at a constant speed at a hypnotic rhythm. The pendulum accelerates at the rate of gravity as it reaches the bottom of the arc and then slows down at the rate of gravity as it reaches the top of its arc on either side. Although the rhythm is constant, the pendulum is speeding

up until it reaches the bottom. Now, imagine that the pendulum collided with an object at the bottom. Obviously, the pendulum would go a shorter distance after that collision. The best putters of all time control the length of their stroke in a similar fashion. Take a look at maybe the best putter of his generation, Jordan Spieth (above).

Notice that his putter travels well past his right foot on the way back and stops even with his left foot. This is textbook and is one of many reasons why he’s holed long putts at a higher rate than almost anyone who has every played. So, how can you begin to learn to this rhythm great putters tend to share? Here are two drills sure to help:

One-Hand-Only Drill:

Simply roll putts of all distances using the hand of your choosing. The putter will naturally feel heavier and because you are only using one hand, you will not be able to control the putterhead as much as if you were using both hands. This is the drill’s purpose: to “give in” to the way the putterhead wants to change directions on its own. The more you manipulate your stroke away from that natural rhythm, the less consistent you will be and the more you will have to practice.

Start and Stop Drill:

Place a tee next to where the ball is resting on the ground. Then place a tee just beyond where your right foot is placed on the ground and one more even with your right foot. Then, hit putts taking the putter back and through to each tee. Essentially, you are copying the image above of Jordan Spieth using tees as your guide.

Those drills will get you started down a great path. Modern technology has confirmed this concept as being the most ideal. Club Measuring devices such as SAM Putt Lab or Blast Motion has shown us that the best putters employ a 2:1 tempo when comparing duration of backstroke to throughstroke. Even simply listening to the game’s greats gives further credence that there is an ideal rhythm or sequence! David Toms would simply whisper his name to himself when hitting putts. “David” (two syllables) on the way back, “Toms” (one syllable) on the way through: that simple thought produced one of the most beautiful putting strokes ever.

Struggling with your putting? In particular, distance control? Give these concepts a shot and don’t hesitate to reach out for a discussion on your game!

BY JOHN HUGHES, PGA HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL

FULLY STOCKED Golf Shop

With all the wet weather earlier this year, sales in the Golf Shop have lagged behind the norm. The Shop has a great selection of apparel and accessories, so take advantage of your low “member prices.” Remember, we beat any price! New arrivals: Peter Millar & GG Blue.

Woodbridge Ryder Cup

Sign up at Golf Shop!

Sat, May 20 & Sun, May 21

Day 1: Four Ball - 8:30am Shotgun - Vineyard/River

Day 2: Individual Matches - 8am Tee Times - Vineyard/Lake

Upcoming Golf Events

• During May-June: Men’s Club Championship Matches

• May 20 & 21: Woodbridge Ryder Cup

• May 31: Men’s Twilight League (start)

• June 14-16: Ladies Invitational

• June 22-24: Tokay Invitational (field full, waiting list started)

Pace of Play

When on the golf course, always be aware of:

1. Your time –> 4 hours or less

2. Faster groups behind –> invite them through

Fitting Days at Woodbridge

• Sat, May 6: PXG

• Sat, May 13: Callaway

• Fri, May 19: Mizuno

• Sat, May 20: Titleist

• Sat, Jul 1: Callaway

• Sun, Jul 9: XXIO

• Sat, Sep 9: TaylorMade

• Fri, Sep 15: XXIO

Golf Rules

Last Month’s Question

In four-ball stroke play, player B's ball lies just off the putting green. His partner A's ball lies near the hole in a position to serve as a backstop for B's ball. B requests A to leave his ball in that position. Partner A complies and B makes his stroke with A's ball in position. What is the ruling?

1. A gets a two-stroke penalty.

2. B gets a two-stroke penalty.

3. Both partners get a two-stroke penalty.

4. The side is disqualified.

Answer: Both partners get a twostroke penalty.

This Month’s Question

A player may not move a natural object to see if it is loose if in doing so the lie of the player's ball is improved.

True or False?

BY KRISTINE ROBERSON MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

ON A PATH TO WELLNESS

What’s trending in Wellness & what we can offer

Northern California is renowned for its health-conscious culture. Yet did you know our area — San Joaquin County — tends to be one of the most unhealthiest residents of the state? Our entire Sports Complex is an excellent place to start or continue your fitness and wellness journey. Here are some of the trending wellness modalities — do any of these resonate with you?

Yoga & Meditation

California loves its yoga and meditation (myself included). Practicing yoga and meditation can help reduce stress, improve mental clarity, and promote overall well-being. Yoga and meditation have been shown to reduce anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. It also helps in improving flexibility, balance, and muscle strength. At Woodbridge, we offer three weekly yoga classes — Mondays at 5:15pm; and Wednesdays at 8:30am and 5:15pm. Would you like to see more yoga classes or even meditation classes on the schedule? Let us know!

Outdoor Activities

We are so blessed to live in a state filled with stunning natural scenery. Do you take full advantage of this with outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, and water sports? These activities not only promote physical fitness but also offer a chance to connect with nature and reduce stress. The Club offers its members ample outdoor opportunities with golf, tennis, pickleball and swim, but adding outdoor, member-based groups that meet regularly is always a fun option! What types of groups would you like to see form at the Club?

Mindfulness-Based Practices

In addition to yoga and meditation, mindfulness-based practices such as tai chi and qigong are also trending. These practices involve slow movements, deep breathing, and meditation, and have been shown to reduce stress, improve mental clarity and promote overall wellbeing. If this type of class interests you, please let us know so we can guage interest and begin offering these programs.

Woodbridge is your Club, and we want to see you get the most out of it. If you’d like to see any of these ideas — or even have similar ideas of your own — please share them with us at sports@woodbridgegcc.com or with me at kroberson@woodbridgegcc.com.

Upcoming Tennis Events

Mark your calendars!

May 13: Mother’s Day Round Robin 9am-noon

June 3: Summer Kickoff Round Robin 9am-noon

June 16: Beer, Balls & Barbecue 9am-noon

MEET

KYU KIM

Kyu Kim is 13 years old and attends St Peter Lutheran School in the 7th grade. Kyu enjoys Tennis, Golf, Fishing, and Snow Skiing. Currently loves learning about mechanics and dabbles in gardening. Can’t wait for summer to get out on the boat! Kyu doesn’t have too many dislikes, unless you’re talking about food!

JR TENNIS PLAYER OF THE MONTH

BY KATHIE HOLTZAPPLE & BETH HANDEL 18-HOLE LADIES CO-CAPTAINS

Full Month of Play APRIL RESULTS

April was the first month of 2023 during which we were finally able to play our scheduled tournament days and begin the three-day Handicap Tournament. Granted, some of the days had us dressed like eskimos, but at least the sun was out. Our scheduled Charity Day collection benefitting Lodi & Tokay Girls Golf was Apr 4 and netted more than $400.

River Valley Team Play was kicked off in March with our Team traveling to Del Paso, always a beautiful course to play. We were well dressed for the function and gave a valiant effort to score points. The second scheduled team play event found us hosting the River Valley Teams at Woodbridge. Many of us assisted our capable Team Captain, Ginny Pelton. We looked sharp and did we kick some ….., let’s just let the scores speak for themselves: First place in Net and third place in Gross. Major congratulation-7s to Jami Martin, Debbie Wall, Janice Morehead, Linda Fyffe, Laura Reeves, Kim D’Angelo, Sharon Daegling and Donna Brundy.

Following Team Play on Mon, Apr 17, we held the first day of play of our day Handicap Championship. Many of our members were unable to play but a field of 16 brave ladies took up the challenge. It was a day of many ups and downs but lots of good times.

Thanks so much to Kim D’Angelo and Pro Teresa Ishiguro who have spent many hours working on the numbers and scheduling of tee times. Looking forward to the final round Tues, Apr 25. Results from our 2 regular play dates:

Apr 4 – Low Net

Merlot Flight

1. Trudy MacLeod 74

2. Jackie Katzakian 74

3. Vicki Gallego 85

Flight 1

1. Kim D’Angelo 74

2. Dianne Wheeler 75

3. Debbie Wall 75

Flight 2

1. Sharon Daegling 73

2. Laura Reeves 74

3. Beth Handel 75

Apr 11 - Low Putts

Merlot Flight

1. Cynthia Bannon 34

Flight 1

1. Sondra Huff 31

2. Sandi Small 33

2. Pamela Hughes 33

Flight 2

1. Cynthia Neely 29

2. Linda Fugazi 30

3. Beth Handel 33

3. Donna Brundy 33

3. Beth Grady 33

Plans for our 2023 Invitational scheduled for June 14, 15 & 16 are well underway. Please turn your Team Registration forms in to me as soon as possible as I am working on our budget. Also please help us bring in Sponsors. We have flyers explaining what is involved. The money brought in goes to cover prizes and other incidentals. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Until next month, Kathie Holtzapple and Beth Handel Co

Captains

BY ARLEEN MATAGA FORE-TEE NINERS CAPTAIN

49er UpdateApril play results

Hey 49ers! The weather is beautiful — come out to golf! Last month, we had a great group lesson with First Assistant Golf Pro Teresa. I know it helped some of us. She is thinking about giving us another group lesson. Keep a look out for the announcement and sign up on our bulletin board. I need more help so I am looking out for it.

We had a small group for the Fun, three-week, Match play, but it was good to play the format since if you blew up on one hole it would only be one lost hole and you would still have a chance to win. The photo has the winners. First place was Jackie Katzakian. Second place was Barbara Parejo. Third place was Kathy Cockayne. Thanks also goes to Kathy, who filled in for me and arranged the prizes (A Woodbridge glove with marker, lip balm and cash) and lunch, and even the snack on the first day of the contest. The delicious dessert was paid for by the 49ers, and enjoyed by all. Guest Day was the last Thursday of April. I had a guest who couldn't make it for March so I just said how about April. The last Thursday of every month, until and, including October will be Guest Day. Low putts. Winner for guest flight and for member flight. They can be female or male, with or without handicap. Plan on inviting someone. Start making arrangements with them.

May starts the earlier Tee times at 8:30am.

May 4--Lake--Tee times from 8:30--Stroke play

May 11--Vineyard--8:00 check-in, 8:20 shotgun. Merlot. Best Ball Twosome. General Meeting at lunch

May 18--River--Tee times, Combo. Threesomes. Cha-Cha-Cha Team score (par 5 use one score, par 4 use 2 scores, par 3 use 3 scores)

May 25--Vineyard--GUEST DAY--Snack 8:00, 8:30 /shotgun. Low Putts, lunch meeting with WNHGA advisers Judi Phillips and Lauren Dummer. They will be our 49er guests playing with us also. Then at lunch going over New and old rules and answering any questions we might have.

Please check bulletin board for all the away events. Sign up and leave your check in the envelope on the bulletin board. I like to play away I can give you a ride. See you on the course. Arleen

CHARITY BRIDGE

April Scores

Group 1 — Liza Kanemura and Mary Slate 4010

Group 2 — Susan Maley and Shirley Spiekerman 3310

Group 3 — Beth Handel and Janet Dillon 3190

Please remember to post your make-up scores to remain in competition!