The Current The Friendliest Club in Georgetown DECEMBER 2018 Calendar of Events 1 LGA Awards Brunch 2 Diners Club Dinner 5 Gingerbread House Party 7 Berryville Christmas Party 8 MGA Breakfast Welcomes 8 Tennis Mixed Up Christmas Mixer DecemberNew Members 9 11 BCCCWA Holiday Dinner ALL DAY 13 BCCCMA Luncheon Spirits of Texas Tuesdays Wine & Whiskey 15 Breakfast with Santa Wednesdays Margarita & Mexican Martini 25 Merry Christmas! Thursdays Fired Up Fridays 29-30 Golf Junior Camp Satisfied Saturdays 31-4 Tennis Junior Camp Dec 7 December 15 6-9pm Breakfast with Santa Gingerbread House Party Golf December Golf Events Pro’s Corner 1 LGA Awards Brunch December 7th—Quit Putt-Zin Around Putting Clinic – 4pm to 5pm 7 Golf Shop Sale Pro Shop Sale- 6 pm to 9pm ( Pro Shop Will Be Closed from MGA Breakfast 8 4pm- 6pm to prepare) Jr. Golf Camp Looking for those last minute gifts? Maybe for yourself? 29-30 There will be a Keg of Beer in the shop to make your shopping experience a better one!!!! Golf Associations Reminder- December 31st all credit books get closed out so come check what you have in the pot and spend it. Tues 8:30 Sr. MGA Wed 8:30 LGA and 9 Holers, Junior Golf Camp Wed 12:30 MGA December 29th and 30th- 10am- 12pm Thurs All Day Golf Guest Day $25per junior Fri 1pm Skins/Quota Coming Soon January 1st Heaven and Hell 2 Person Battle 11am Shotgun SIGN UP IN THE $30 per member $40 for guests (Includes Lunch and Prizes) ACCOUNTING OFFICEInfo Front 9 is a Scramble - Pins in Center of the Greens and Heavenly Men White Tees and Ladies Red Tees Back 9 is an Alternate Shot - Pins will be at least on the Greens Golf Shop and be Hell Sale Men Gold Tees and Ladies White Tees December 7 Thank you, 6-9pm Patrick Chamberlain Head Golf Professional The Golf Shop Staff Golf Shop 512-930-5698 Golf Shop Winter Hours: Patrick Chamberlain Head Golf Professional 7:00am-5:00pm Info Patrick Peek 1st Assistant Golf Professional & Junior Golf John Doria 2nd Assistant Golf Professional Course Maintenance Tyler Riordan Shop Assistant Tyler Gammill Shop Assistant Mark Hutton Individual Golf Lessons available year round with Patrick Chamberlain, [email protected] Patrick Peek and John Doria. Maintenance11/30/2018 Barn26:37 512 PM- 9302 -4034 Golf Associations Come Play with Us ! Ladies Golf Association Ladies Golf Association Let’s PAR TEE!! Membership: Jeana Samples [email protected] By the time you read this, we will have crowned our LGA Champions. It has been a great year with some new events like the Wine and President: Linda Kirksey Nine. I have enjoyed being the LGA President and I know next year www.berrycreekcountryclublga.shutterfly.com will continue with great Success. Ladies 9 Hole Golfers Membership: Myrna Cardwell-Smith 512-869-7657 [email protected] Website: BCCCLadies9holeGolfers.Shutterfly.com Men’s Golf Association Les Rudesal 512-228-6043 R. Halverson, K. Willis & Linda Kirksey & Nelda Robertson [email protected] J. Samples Couples Golf Linda Kirksey, LGA President [email protected] [email protected] Ladies 9 Hole Golfer The board for next year has started to plan for next year! Officers will be Pam Danton-President, Kimberly Bronner-Vice President , Betsy Couples Golf ... Warner-Secretary, Becky Moore-Treasurer. Waiting for the Thaw Contact any of us for more info on our league! We will continue to play for fun over the winter months for fun as weather permits on Wednesday and Friday afternoons! League play starts up again in March! Left to Right: B. Moore K. Bronner P. Chamberlain B. Warner, P. Danton Pam Danton , President 9 Hole Golfers [email protected] Couples Golf Returning in MARCH 2019! 3 Tennis December Tennis Pro’s Corner It may be a bit cold outside, but things are still hot on the courts in the Schedule month of December! Here are a few things we are excited about on this side of the creek. Our Christmas Tennis Mixer, Tacky Sweater Contest, Music, Beer Adult Schedule Pong, MC Rap Battle Extravaganza is taking place Saturday December Tues 9-10:30am Ladies 3.5-4.0 Drills 8th at 6:00pm. Please come out and celebrate the holiday season with 7-8:30 pm Men’s Drills us. I guaranty, you will have a memorable evening! Wed 7-8 pm Cardio Drills The Berry Creek Junior Christmas Tennis Camp is taking Thurs 9-10:30 am Ladies 2.5-3.0 Drills place December 31st through January 4th, from 9:00am to 7-9 pm Powerball Doubles 12:00pm. This camp is for juniors ages 5-11 who want to have a great time playing tennis games. This would be a great opportunity to get your Sat 8:30-10 am Coed Open Drills kids, or grandkids, out of the house during the break to work out some of that Christmas candy energy they love to inflict upon us. Please call the BC Junior Program Tennis Shop to sign up your junior today! Spots are limited! The Berry Creek Winter Open Tennis Tournament is scheduled for Mon January 4-6, 2019. This is an adult and junior USTA sanctioned event, Wed 5:00-7:00pm High Performance open to the whole family! The entry deadline is 12/30/18, and you can Thurs register at the following link: https://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/ Tues & 3:45-4:30 pm Red Ball 5-7 yrs TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=225078 Thurs 4:30-5:30 pm Orange Ball & Finally, I would like to congratulate our Berry Creek Teams on a great Green Crush 7-10.5 yrs 5:30-7 pm November of tennis!!!! From Orlando, Florida to our own back yard, All Stars 10.5-12 yrs Berry Creek "brought it" this past month! First off, the Berry Creek Men won the Central Texas USPTA Team Tennis Championship and are Tennis Center 512-930-3783 headed to the State Championships in Houston January 19th-20th! Our Friend us at Berry Creek guys totaled 161 games throughout play to come out on top. The Racquet Club on Facebook Women’s team came in second by a very slim margin (only 9 games) to keep up to date on and showed amazing team spirit through the day. I would also like to pause for a moment and applaud our ladies for their kindness, and gen- all events. erosity, in allowing other clubs to have a turn holding the trophy for a bit. You girls are too kind. I know you all are already looking forward to next year’s event so you can bring that trophy back home to Berry Creek. Thanks for sharing. Next, I want to congratulate our 3.0 Mixed Doubles team for representing us in Orlando at USTA Nationals this weekend. The competition was tough, our team fought well, but in USPTA TOURNAMENT the end the other teams prevailed. Kudos to Danny Walker, Jami Boccella, Brooks Boccella, Jeff Pantages, Elena Bailey, Lisa King, Lynn King, Greg Grissom and company for making a run at the title! We look forward to the next one for sure! Thanks again for a wonderful year of tennis and we look forward to seeing you on the courts in 2019! Glenn Hadley, Director of Tennis 11/30/201846:37 PM 4 Berry Creek Brings home the Trophy! A Kitchen Conversation Chef Donald began as Executive Chef in May of Q: What’s new in the kitchen? this year. Getting to know a new Chef involves A: There are a lot of talented people in my staff. exploring his menu as well as his approach to the Each one has made a particular contribution. Bobby position. With Chef Donald, we find an artist who has stepped up and taken charge of the Specials. really knows how to cook! Clair and Dominic have enhanced Sunday Brunch. Kiki drives the Catering side of our outside event There is not a day that goes by when the staff does business and much of that is repeat business. not hear compliments from the Members and Many of the Holiday parties we do for outside guests about the menu selections and presentation groups are annual Holiday Events for local that have elevated the dining experience at the companies. Club by more than a few bars! We have a great eclectic menu and frequent changes keep it fresh and seasonal. So, great staff, Just before Thanksgiving I was able to visit with quality food and fun menu add up to the dining Chef Donald in the kitchen while he was preparing experience the Members should expect in an another culinary delight. I took the opportunity to exclusive Country Club. query him on his Berry Creek experience so far. Come out for our regular Club dining events: Prime Rib, Trivia & Chef Attended Action Station on Pot of Q: How would you sum up the Dining Room Gold Wednesday. We are doing a lot of Kid’s renovations? events and parties as well. The holidays are just A: Modernize! We are bringing in new tabletop starting so look for those parties for all ages. items to compliment the new furnishings. Great attention is paid to the presentation of the food as Q: Do you have any surprises for us in the new well because you eat with your eyes first. year? A: 2019—it’s a brand new year! You’ll just have to Q: Could you tell us about the New Fall Menu? come and see it. A: Fall is a time for hearty, rib sticking food! The back strap dish (Chicken Fried Venison) is an Thanks Chef! homage to my Mom who cooked that when I was growing up in College Station.