Clearwater Country Club Newsletter April 2021

The coronovirus pandemic has effected golf in many ways. In the last twelve months playing golf has shown quite an upswing. From new golfers coming to the game, buying equipment, and taking lessons, we look forward to golf continuing to ride this bump for years to come. Plans for greens renovation this summer are still on schedule. We plan on doing the entire front nine greens and also the short game area. Two temporary greens will start on May 19 and if all goes according to plan, we should have all front nine greens sodded by July 1. A large turnout signed up for the Men's and Women's Club Championship this year. I want to thank all of the members who participated and congratulate all the winners and runners-up in each flight. Dahl Flynn and Lisa Hartley both defended their titles in the Championship Flights. Congratulations to all who participated. We recently made a change in our Superintendent. Derek Queener will now be in charge, while Edgar Perez is the foreman. These two individuals have always been dedicated to CCC.

See you around the club, Greg McClimans, P.G.A.

Welcome New Members: Joseph Basile, Randy & Nancy Guilds, Jason Gusman, Larry Harmon, Robert Knobel, Terry Legate and Matthew & Emma Weitzel

Visit the McClimans Golf Academy online at: http://www.clearwatercountryclub.com/golf/trackman/ @ mcclimansgolfacademy http://www.facebook.com/clearwater-country-club @ clearwatercc1921

Upcoming Events

Sunday, April 18 – US Kids: Junior Tournament, tee times start at 10:30 AM Sunday, April 25 – AHEPA Tournament: 1:00 PM shotgun start Contact Us: Congratulations (727) 446-9501 The 2021 Club Championship was held on Golf Shop ext 106 consecutive weekends (March 13, 14, 20 & 21). The number of contestants continued the upward trend of Front Office ext 101 the last few years and reached 46 this year after 32 in Bar & Restaurant ext 105 '20, 17 in '19 and 16 in '18. The number of contestants on the ladies side tripled this year! Both of the defending champions repeated. Dahl Flynn won his match 2&1 over 2018 Champ Chris Georgopulos for his third title in a row and Lisa Hartley won her match Drink Recipe of the Month: 4&2 over newcomer Peggy Taylor. This win was Lisa's third in a row and eleventh overall! Janet Riley beat Malibu Sunset Sue Treciak 1up to win the Ladies First Flight, Doug Cocktail Wright beat Larry Olesky 1up to win the Men's First Flight, Tony Falcaro beat Mike Russell 5&4 to win the Men's Second Flight and Tony Martin beat Hans Ott Fill your favorite 3&2 to win the Men's Third Flight. Congratulations to rocks glass with the two Club Champions and all the other flight winners ice and add 1 oz and thank you to all contestants for the big turnout! coconut rum, ½ The “Ides of March” were good for semi-retired P.G.A. cup pineapple juice & a dash of grenadine. th Professionals at Clearwater C.C.! On Monday the 15 Garnish with a cherry. Paul Jaycox played with the Chris Georgopulos group and fired a six- Enjoy! under par round of 66 to shoot his age for the first time! He had a total of 9 Great Deal for Members Only birdies along Sign up for Unlimited Range Balls the way. Then, two weeks later, CCC for just $20 / month! Member Jim Smith turned in a 71 to shoot his age also! He began Locker - $5 / month shooting his age when he was 66. Club Storage - $5 / month Jim attended and played on the golf teams of Clearwater H.S., St. Petersburg Junior College and the University of . While a Gator, some of his teammates were Gary Koch, Rules Quiz Answer and ! More recently, Jim ran the A “Provisional Ball” means another ball that is Missing Links Driving Range for years and is now semi- retired. Way to go Paul & Jim! played just in case the ball just played by a player may be: • Out of bounds, or Rules Quiz • Lost outside a penalty area What is meant by the term “Provisional Ball”? It only becomes the ball in play under Rule 18.3c A good resource on the Rules of Golf is the USGA “Playing Provisional Ball Until It Becomes the Ball Rules and Interpretations web page. in Play or Is Abandoned”

Our P.G.A. Staff: Greg McClimans P.G.A. Director of Golf Gregory McClimans II P.G.A. Head Professional Harrison McClimans P.G.A. Apprentice Director of Instruction Jeff Haney P.G.A. Teaching Professional Jon Mansfield P.G.A. Teaching Professional Mike Riso P.G.A. Apprentice Teaching Professional