St. Petersburg Country Club The ClubberNEWSLETTER APRIL 2021 TWILIGHT GOLF A P R I L 2 0 2 1 SPRING FORWARD LONGER GOLF DAYS ARE HERE Golf and Tennis Updates from Our Special Easter Club Pros Takeout Menu Reminder PREORDER PACKAGES FROM CHEF ROBERT SPOTLIGHT ON TENNIS PRO, EVAN HOLVOET 2 WELCOME CLUB MANAGEMENT HOURS OF OPERATION Joe Brooks General Manager x316 Modified Hours due to Covid-19 Terry Decker Golf Professional x302 GOLF Sanne Louwers Tennis Professional x328 Pro Shop Daily 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Tee Times Daily 7:30 am - 5:30 pm Karen Purslow Office Manager x325 Range Daily 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Ashley Grimaldi Membership Director x317 Robert Gruver Chef x315 TENNIS Eddie Macdonald Golf Superintendent x326 Pro Shop Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Front Desk x318 Pro Shop Saturday & Sunday 8:00 am - 1:00 pm Court Reservations Daily 8:00 am - 7:00 pm BOARD OF GOVERNORS Mike Kiernan, President DINING & GRILL ROOMS Richard Hope, Vice President Saturday Breakfast 7:00 am - 11:00 am Troy Holland, Secretary Sunday Breakfast 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Phil Apple Lunch Tuesday-Sunday 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Dinner Wednesday & Friday 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Mike Robson Kevin McClure Jim Thompson GRILL ROOM BAR - Covid-19 Guidelines In Place Monday 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm Scott Zaccaria Tuesday & Thursday 11:00 am - 7:00 pm Mike Barkley Wednesday & Friday 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am - 7:00 pm CLUB PHONE NUMBERS Snack Ten Daily 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Located on the 10th Tee Clubhouse Phone (727) 867-2111 Fax (727) 867-1686 Golf Shop (727) 864-1595 POOL HOURS Tennis Shop (727) 867-9105 Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Dining Reservations (727) 867-2111 Tuesday - Sunday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm www.stpetecountryclub.com Takeout / Grill Room (727) 867-2113 TIKI HUT HOURS - Covid-19 Guidelines In Place/TBD* Friday 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm GUEST FEES *seating restrictions **Weather permitting** All Fees Listed Below are Per Guest & Apply to all non-members visiting the club with a member Pool $ 5 Fitness $10 Ladies Card Room Activities Tennis $15 Ladies Knitting Group Mondays at 9:00 am Cards $ 5 Ladies Duplicate Bridge Wednesdays at 9:30 am GOLF Monday - Sunday before 2:00 pm .....................................$66 Mahjongg Wednesdays at 1:00 pm Monday - Sunday after 2:00 pm ......................................$46 MEMBERSHIP 3 Happy Spring to all of our SPCC Members! I know we are Easter is right around the corner! We will not host a all excited to welcome the warmer weather and experience traditional on-site celebration, but we are happy to provide longer days of golf and tennis with daylight savings. As you an exceptional Easter Takeout option if you are hosting a know, April is generally a big transitional month at the club. gathering at home this year. We will offer meal packages, With the conclusion of the winter season upon us in April, we mimosa kits, and wines by the bottle to take home. It would just want to say “thank you” to our winter members for being be a great way to meet your minimums as a year round with us this season. member, and most importantly…the takeout options are delicious. There is a generous amount of food in each If you find that your schedule has changed since earlier in the package, and Chef Robert’s preparation is always top-notch. season and you need help navigating guidelines for changes, feel free to reach out to me directly to confirm details of a Don’t forget that Sundowners will begin this month on potential modification. We are happy to help in any way that Thursday afternoon. Please call the pro shop if you would like we can to accommodate these requests. Otherwise, we look to participate each week in this fun 9 hole game. Thanks very forward to seeing you again next fall. We will also welcome much, and we look forward to seeing you all this month. Summer Social, Tennis, and Golfers very soon. If you have friends in the area that are interested in these options, I Sincerely, would recommend directing them to our website where we Ashley Grimaldi have an outline of summer costs. With the early response we Membership & Marketing Director have received already, you may recommend submitting an 727.867.2111 x317 application a bit sooner this year due to high demand and potential limitations. Club Membership Anniversaries Welcome New Members MEMBERS ANNIVERSARIES 5 YRS AND UP Michael & Lucille Axelrod Erica Peitler & Mollie Lawrence 44 Lois Mellot Diana Bailey Rick & Constanza Munne 37 Robert & Barbara Byelick John & Mary Beattie Jeff & Cindy Rhoades 35 Harold & Paulette Summerford Jeff Bromley Bob & Joann Sharbaugh 32 John & Kay Bronstein Brandon & Julie Brown Rachel Swensen & Zack Siska 19 Jay Carrick Jonathan & Alexis Carlon Kevin Tomlinson 8 William & Jill Collins Alicia Dawson Vincent & Danica Villegas 8 David & Andrea Roberts James Dixon 6 David & Eliese O’Neill Tyler Carpenter & Katie Essick 5 David & Diana Newbury Brad Gaukel 5 Julio & Kathryn Warren Robert Jollay Bill & Patricia Paulsen 4 DINING Happy Birthday Wednesday Evening Dinners 5:30 TO 9:00PM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7th WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21st TASTE OF INDIA TASTE OF THE SOUTH Tofu Palak Paneer .............................................................$14 Southern Fried Chicken Breast .........................................$16 Tofu, Spinich, Onion and Spices Battered and Fried, topped with Peppermill Gravy, served with Butter Chicken [Murgh Makhani] ....................................$16 Collard Greens and Mashed Potato Yogurt Marinated Boneless Chicken, Tomato, Onion, Cream, Shrimp & Grits ...................................................................$21 and Spices Sauteed Shrimp, Bacon, Tomato, Peppers and Onions in a Chana Masala ..................................................................$14 Smoked Gouda Cheese Cream Sauce over Grits Chick Peas, White Beans, Potatoes, Onion, and Tomato Curry Jambalaya .........................................................................$16 Trio Tasting ........................................................................$18 N’awlins staple dish with Shrimp, Chicken, Andouille, All three above dishes on one plate Onions and Peppers over Rice th WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14th WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 TASTE OF GERMANY TASTE OF ITALY Sauerbraten .....................................................................$18 Mama’s Trio ......................................................................$18 Braised Sweet and Sour Beef One Meatball, one Stuffed Shell, one Eggplant Parmesan with Sauce Jagerschnitzel ....................................................................$17 Breaded and Pan Fried Pork Loin with Mushroom Creme Gravy Mama’s Sunday Sauce ....................................................$16 Slow simmered Beef Short Rib and Italian Sausage over Sausages & Sauerkraut ...................................................$16 Rigatoni Pasta Beer Steamed Brats and Wurst in Caraway Kraut Mama’s Lasagna ..............................................................$16 Ground Beef layered with Ricotta and Mozzarella and ALL GERMAN DISHES SERVED WITH WARM POTATO SALAD & BRAISED RED CABBAGE. topped with Alfredo Sauce GOLF 5 2021 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Golf News Champion Bobby Eggimann March presented us with beautiful Spring weather which made for some great golf. P.J. Penrose and Eric Lanctot won the 2nd Annual Irish Open with a better ball net score of 63. They won the score card DAILY WINNERS playoff over Steve DiGennaro and Walt Peseckas and the team of Wes Reynolds and Eric Rolanski. February 21st P.J. Penrose Zach Throckmorton Congratulations to Bobby Eggimann on winning our Club Championship! Bobby won 3 + 2 over Mark Infalt in the 36 hole final. Mark went 1 up on the second hole and stayed there through the first Mark Infalt nine holes. Bobby squared the match on 10 then went on to a 4 up advantage after eighteen. They Kyle Barlow fought to the finish on the back nine, but Eggimann would birdie hole 16 for the winning margin of 3+ Bobby Eggimann 2. A congratulations goes out to both players on a fantastic match! Bryan Reynolds won 1 up over Philip McDonough Phil Powell to win the first Flight. Chad Seufert won 5 + 4 over Robert Kidd in the second Flight. Walt Steve Zaffuto Peseckas won 5 + 4 over Ric Visintine to win the Gold/White Flight. Mike George won 1 up over Mike Robson David Rouse to win the B Fold Flight and Rennie Law won 2 + 1 over Jim Ina to win the A Gold Flight. February 27th P.J. Penrose Toni Herting won the Women’s Club Championship with a two day total of 170. She had to play one extra hole as Jackie Keller came from behind to tie. On the first playoff hole, Jackie put her approach Mark Infalt in the right bunker and had a difficult downhill tie on the back side. Toni left her approach just short Bobby Eggimann left chipped up and two putted for five. Jackie would leave her first shot in the bunker, but almost Mike Robson holed her second shot that left her an eight footer to tie. She would just miss, giving Toni her first Club Championship. Congratulations Ladies for a game well played! February 28th Mark Infalt Bobby Eggimann Mike Barkley was the winner of The Senior Club Championship shooting 1 under over the two days of play. Dave Mann was the 1st Gross Winner 55 to 64, Kent Whittemore won 1st Gross of 65 March 6th Bobby Eggimann + A, Steve DiGennaro 1st Gross 65 +B, and Jim Malnar as the Golf 1st Gross Winner. Congrats gentleman on a job well done. Sundowners begins this month on Thursdays. The format is blind-draw better-ball net with gross skins, 2021 WOMEN’ CLUB the entry fee is $15, make your own group and tee time. Players tee off any time from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. CHAMPIONSHIP Mixed Championship will be held on April 18th with tee times beginning at 12:00pm. Champion Toni Herting th Woman’s Golf Day is April 27 Runner-Up Jackie Keller WGA hosts all women members of the Club to play a round of golf.