Club Newsfebruary 2021 SUGARMILL WOODS • SOUTHERN WOODS• OAK VILLAGE NEWSLETTER
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Club NewsFebruary 2021 SUGARMILL WOODS • SOUTHERN WOODS• OAK VILLAGE NEWSLETTER What’s New Sugarmill Woods Men’s Golf Association .............12 & 15 Message From the General Manager.................................3 Calendar .................................................................16 & 17 The Pro’s Corner ...............................................................4 Southern Woods Men’s Golf Association........................18 Message From Robin Frick ...............................................4 Thank You Members!......................................................19 Drop Shots.........................................................................5 Women of Sugarmill Woods Caring Connections...........21 Oak Village........................................................................5 Hit & Giggles Event........................................................21 Valentine’s Day Dinner Event ...........................................6 Sugarmill Woods Ladies’ Golf Association.....................22 Message From Cassidy Kraay...........................................7 Southern Woods Ladies’ Golf Association......................25 Message From Chef Joe Coonse .......................................7 Jokes and Puzzles...................................................26 & 30 Cocktail Cuties ..................................................................7 Special Interest Groups ..........................................28 & 29 DON’T WAIT! 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Hopefully with the vaccine being administered normalcy is just around the corner. Cassidy and Chef Joe are slowly adding back activities monthly, so please check all the bulletin boards, the calendar in the newsletter and make sure you check your email, as this is how we attempt to keep you up to date with the appropriate information. For any additional information or questions concerning the Food and Beverage at Sugarmill Woods and Southern Woods, please contact Cassidy at [email protected] or call her at 382-5645. There has been one positive from COVID, and that is we have had a lot of golfers playing at all our facilities. It really has been good for golf! Robin, Jordan and I recently started discussing several different ideas of attracting these golfers to play at and join our clubs as a member. Yes, we have had a good year, but we have a long way to go. We will be sending the information out through email once we finalize the new membership drive. To make our clubs all they can be we need everyone's help; this involves referring new members to join the club, bringing guests to play golf or bringing them to dine at the Clubs with you, promoting the Clubs to everyone you may come in contact with and attending and participating in all the clubs activities. If you have any ideas, and/or suggestions of new ways to attract new members please email Robin at [email protected] or call her at (352) 559- 7106, or Jordan at [email protected] or call him at (352) 382-2131. With the weather being cooler than normal this winter it has made all of the summer Bermuda grass dormant. This has given the maintenance crews a brief window to catch up on some other items that we can't get to when all the grass are growing. Since Mike Blisch has joined our team, both Sugarmill Woods and Southern Woods are starting to get back to the conditions that we have grown accustom to. Mike Blisch, Danny Vargo, George Weldon, Eric Nowman and Danny Staton have done an awesome job in getting our course on the right track with limited resources. Thank you for all your hard work; it does show guys. We have already started to schedule our normal practices to keep mole crickets, nematodes, weed control and several fertilizer applications for the upcoming year. I would like to say how much I appreciate all the members for their patience, support, and cooperation during this pandemic. Thank you for being a member! 3 The Pro’s Corner Message From The Membership Director By David Knighton, Head Golf Professional In this continued practice lesson, we'll By Robin Frick, Membership Director look at making each and every shot Most days I do remember to turn right count during a practice session. If you rather than left when entering the do that on a consistent basis, you'll need a clubhouse and after a full month in this lot less practice than you think to reach the new position I am adjusting well (with standard of golf you're aiming for. thanks to Jordan!), feeling very confident • Become fanatical over your alignment. If you practice and excited for the future. at a hitting range that uses mats, range mats offer very It's wonderful to hear how many of our members have been strong visual lines, so I always recommend my students able to receive their Covid shots already and, at this rate, play with the alignment of the mat. However, if you want to we will soon get back to normal. I'm looking forward to play to different targets, it's well worth placing a club or seeing members mingling again without fear and being alignment sticks along the line of your feet. This is not just able to plan events where we can dance! for beginners – you'll see many tour pros do the same thing when they're on the range. Next month I will be hosting an informal Membership Get Together where you can join me to discuss any of your • For each and every shot, run through your pre-shot ideas to make your membership of the club more fulfilling routine. That typically means stepping back behind each over complimentary wine, beer and cheese. This will ball to pick out your target, making a few practice swings probably be held poolside. and then hitting the shot. When you do this, not only are you making your pre-shot routine second nature, you are Let’s give a warm welcome to our newest members this practicing the game of golf as it's played on the course. month! • Take two practice swings before each shot. The first Gary and Diane Mertens Full Golf Single can be quite technical where you think about the various Brian and Kristine Grimes Full Golf Family swing checkpoints and movements. The second practice Philip and Wendy Tavella Full Golf Single swing should be more fluid where you focus on your rhythm and tempo. Chuck Miller Pickleball • An important part of making a good swing out on the Dan and Laura Basamania Pool and Fitness Family golf course is being able to blank out swing thoughts while Richard Fodor Full Golf you stand over each shot. This requires practice as much as Gary and Patricia Thurman Social Family Golf the physical elements of the game. After your two practice swings, when you come to hit the actual shot, use this Mark and Priscilla Leach Pool and Fitness Family technique to keep your mind focused only on the shot at Stop by and see me when you're passing or leave a note on hand (and not the technical elements of your swing). my desk. You can also call me anytime or email me at • Remember again that quality of practice trumps [email protected]. quantity of practice every time. A session of 50 golf balls using the tips in this golf practice routine guide should take at least 30 minutes. Continue using these different practice techniques on the range and the course and see where your game is starting to get to. If you're still having trouble, feel free to ask for any help. See you next month on the practice tee. CHRIS HARRISON Realtor Associate 352.875.8540 (Cell) [email protected]. Receive a discount when you list with Chris! 4 Drop Shots Oak Village By Jeff Berg By Rick Scholl, Tennis Manager & Director To all, let the new year Covid -19 Protcol begin. My number one As vaccinations are becoming more available every goal is that all of our week, hopefully we will start to a decline in cases and members are able to get the maybe a return to some kind of normal life soon? In the covid vaccination so we can meantime, we have a printed tennis and pickleball protocol start being comfortable on the list for members to follow when at the club. The gym protocol courts and in our lives. As we move into the is a little stricter with masks being recommended while in the gym. year the men's open tennis on Monday and There are signs on the entry doors. For tennis league matches, there is Wednesday mornings and Monday and handsanitizer on the tables of the clay courts. Together we can minimize Thursday afternoons is still going strong. the spread by taking these precautions. The ladies are starting to assemble their competition groups for this year and USTA Ladies 55+ 3.5 League: Come on out and watch and support our Funsters Friday morning mixed doubles Ladies 3.5 Team playing home matches on the following dates: continues and we will resume our February 20: vs Fort King 11 am association playdays. We have our first March 6: vs The Village People 11 am board meeting scheduled for the middle of January and will set a date and theme for our March 20: vs Skyview ( Finnin) 11am next playday and early discussions on These matches consist of three doubles matches all played on clay resurfacing the hardcourts.