SEPTEMBER 2018 VAN BRITT President DON BRITT Vice President & General Manager HAVE YOU LOGGED INTO THE SUMMIT CHASE WEBSITE ADRIENNE BRITT LEVESQUE USING YOUR MEMBER LOGIN? Controller BRIAN SMALL You may ask why you should login to the website. There are many things that Clubhouse Manager will make your experience at the club more convenient. CAROL SAPP ZAMZOW • Update your information (address, email, phone number, etc.) Membership Director • Check your account balance and activity including individual club purchases GENE SILLER, PGA • Pay your bill online Head Golf Professional • Download the monthly newsletter DAVID EPPS, PGA • Check for upcoming scheduled events Teaching Professional • Make a tee time SAM CROWE, CGCS • Make a tennis court reservation Golf Course Superintendent MATIAS HATEM If you need instructions on how to login for the first time, call the club or email Director of Tennis us at [email protected]. ANTHONY BORGIA Executive Chef LOUISE BALESTRIERI SUMMIT CHASE COUNTRY CLUB Dining Room Manager 2018 MEMBER-GUEST GOLF TOURNAMENT CHARLENE ADAMS Saturday & Sunday, October 20-21 Bridal & Special Event Consultant Golf members mark your calendars for this very special golf event. This is the perfect opportunity to invite your friends, family and/or business associates to a fun filled weekend of golf and fellowship at Summit Chase. EDITOR IN CHIEF ENTRY FEE: $400 per team Don Britt Includes cart & guest fees on Saturday and Sunday. Practice round on Friday (cart not included). DESIGN & PRODUCTION Anthony Borgia Kickoff Cocktail Party on Friday night. Breakfast, lunch, & hors d’oeuvres on Saturday. COPYWRITING Breakfast and lunch on Sunday. Carol Sapp Zamzow, Brian Small Prizes for flight winners. Tee prizes for everyone. & Adrienne Britt Levesque PHOTOGRAPHY FORMAT: Team Match Play David Christensen Photography Five 9-hole matches. Carol Sapp Zamzow Flight winners will advance to the Sunday Shootout. re:MEMBER is a monthly publication of Summit Chase Country Club. ELIGIBILITY: Each team may consist of (1) Summit Chase Golf Member and (1) © 2013. All rights reserved. Guest. Member questions or comments may be di- rected to: [email protected] HANDICAPS: Verifiable USGA Handicaps are required for this format. P.O. BOX 606 DEADLINE: Entry/Cancellation deadline is October 1 at 12:00 pm. 3197 Classic Drive Snellville, GA 30078 phone 770.979.9000 fax 770.978.8951 2 re:member september 2018 summitchasecc.com re: golf MESSAGE FROM THE PRO Welcome to September. Fact or fiction: does hitting your next range ball directly behind your previous ball make a difference? Absolutely! If you put your next range ball directly behind the range ball you just hit, it saves grass because you are removing much less turf each shot. It also saves stress on your wrists, hands and back because you are getting less resistance on each shot. Save grass and save your body by practicing smart. When hitting iron shots on the range, make divot lines leaving a strip of grass between the lines so the turf can recover quickly. If we take better care of the driving range, we can all enjoy hitting off the grass more days of the year. See you on the links! Gene Siller, PGA Head Golf Professional UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS LABOR DAY FLAG DAY MEN’S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP LADIES’ CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Friday, Saturday & Sunday Saturday & Sunday, Monday, September 3 September 7, 8, & 9 September 8 & 9 Celebrate the end of summer on Format: Championship Flight will be Format: 36-hole stroke play; gross the golf course. Pick up a flag and contested over 54 holes; 36 holes for and net. All play will be from the tournament instructions at check-in. white and green flights. Play will be red tees. There will also be a 9-hole Your guests are welcome to join you; from the blue tees (Championship) division subject to number of applicable guests fees will apply. Sign white and green tees. All play will participants. up in the pro shop. be gross and net within flights. Top 15 finishers (gross only) in the Entry: $80 per player (18 holes); $50 Entry: $10 per player Championship flight will automatically (9 holes) includes cart fees, prizes qualify to represent Summit Chase in and lunch both days the 2018 Gwinnett Cup golf tournament competition between SCCC, Chateau Elan, Berkeley Hills Country Club and Northwood Golf Club in October. Entry: $100 per player - Championship Division; $80 per player - White & Green Tee Divisions; Includes cart fees, prizes and lunch both days. 3 LONE WOLF CHALLENGE re:greens & turf Saturday, October 6 What a challenging summer! We have already surpassed the rain we had in Format: A, B, C & D Lone Wolf 4-man 2016 (32.15”) and we are on par to exceed the 2017 level of 65.02”! Our normal average rainfall for this area is 52” per year. Those numbers should explain why scramble. All play is from the white everyone has had trouble playing out of the rough. This additional water has tees. On each hole, 3 players will caused our rough to grow at such a fast pace that we are unable to mow it as scramble and 1 player is the “Lone often as our preference. Once temperatures lower and we get to normal rainfall, Wolf” to score combined net for the growth will slow down and it will play as if we lowered the height, but it will each hole. Entry deadline: Thursday, just be growing much slower. October 4 at 12:00 pm. On to another subject, please mark your calendars for our fall aerification scheduled for September 10th and 11th. We will need to close the front 9 Cost: $60 per player; includes carts, on Tuesday the 11th for us to complete this process. The holes will be .400” prizes and par three close-up in diameter at a spacing of 1.3” X 2” with sand topdressing to fill all holes. Weather flight permitting, we should be able to recover from this cultural practice in 3-4 weeks. Thank you for your understanding as we continue to provide the best putting Players party in the lounge on Friday, conditions year-round as possible. If you have any questions, please don’t October 5 at 7:00 pm hesitate to stop me on the course, call at (770) 972-2857, or email [email protected]. 2018 WEDNESDAY WHACKERS Thank you, CHAMPIONSHIP PRO SHOP HOURS Wednesday, October 17 Sam Crowe SEPTEMBER Shotgun start at 10:40 am Certified Golf Course Superintendent Open 7:00 am - Close 7:30 pm Driving range closes at 8:00 pm Sunday at 7:30 pm Format: 2-lady Scramble; may sign Members will NOT be able to hit range up as a team or let the pro shop pair balls/use chipping green past the you up with a partner. Putting contest closing time. The putting green and closest to the pin competition. will remain open. Mulligans will be available for purchase. Awards ceremony and raffle door prize drawing after play. Sign up on the Ladies board or email: Mary Macaulay at [email protected] MIKE ALLISON’S GAME WEDNESDAY WHACKERS Tuesday & Thursday Tee time: 10:04 am Entry: $15 per player plus applicable Tee times begin: 9:00 am Ladies Golf Clinic: 9:15 am cart fee (includes prizes). Lunch is not included in entry fee. Play is from the hybrid tees. Players Interested lady golfers of all 65+ may play from the green tees. skill levels are invited to join us and Interested men may show up either day enjoy a different 9-hole format each THE GAME CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 and the pro shop staff will introduce week, with the emphasis on fun and Tuesday & Thursday you to Mike or you may contact him at friendship. To sign up or for more October 23 & 25 [email protected]. information, contact Mary Macaulay at [email protected]. All male golf members are invited Cost: $10 plus cart fee if applicable to join the Tuesday/Thursday Men’s Entry Fee: $3 plus cart fee Senior Golf group for The Game Clinic Fee: $10 per person Championship. Tee times starting at WEDNESDAY SENIOR MEN 9:00 am on Tuesday and Thursday. Tee times begin: 8:20 am Sign-up by contacting Mike Allison at THURSDAY LADIES PLAY DAY [email protected]. Play is from the green senior tees. Tee times: 8:52 & 10:04 am Players over 75 may play from the red Entry Fee: $45 per player tees. All interested senior men should Call the pro shop to confirm your tee contact Norm Gage, 678-481-6529 or time. Meet us in the lounge for awards and email: [email protected]. a wing party after play on Thursday! Entry Fee: $5 plus cart fee if applicable 4 re:member september 2018 TOURNAMENT JUNIOR GOLF JUNIOR GOLF LESSONS RESULTS Summit Chase offers year-round junior golf instruction for kids of all ages; from the new beginner player to the young golfer with goals of making the 2018 JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP high school golf team. Our golf professionals are eager to teach not only the Overall Champion basics of golf but also the skills and knowledge that will bring them a lifetime Paige Greco (age 12) of enjoyment from the game. Our program is aimed at introducing the basic Age 9-11 Champion golf fundamentals with a strong emphasis on fun, etiquette, competition, and Bo McClure (age 10) to develop a basic understanding of how to play the game. For details and Age 7-9 Champion Jasper Cox (age 7) schedule, contact the pro shop at 770-979-9000. Drive, Chip & Putt Champion JC Gyorgyi (age 12) AUGUST PARENT-CHILD SCRAMBLE Red Tee Flight First Place Oscar & Cade Williams Yellow Tee Flight First Place Ron Levesque & Brayden Johnson SUPER HEROES SUNDRESS SCRAMBLE First Place Steven & Jennifer Kennedy Ed & Emily Gorvett Marc & Allison Messer Todd & Moe Lawson Bill & Rhonda Frankhouser Second Place Tom & Terry McGaha Mike & Robin Fowler Brendan Fowler & Guest Danny & Marian Lynch Peter & Mirta Ortiz SENIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Overall Men’s Senior Champion Marc Cain Net Championship Flight 1 CHAMPION - Marc Cain RUNNER UP - Steve Thompson THIRD PLACE - Michael Collins Net Championship Flight 2 CHAMPION - Scott Greenway RUNNER UP - Shane Garmon THIRD PLACE - Mike Fowler Overall Men’s Super-Senior FALL AERIFICATION Champion - Nick Kirkland Monday & Tuesday Net Green Tee Flight September 10 & 11 CHAMPION - Nick Kirkland RUNNER UP - Van Britt The front nine will be closed LADIES PAR 3 CHALLENGE on Tuesday.