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| Phone: (207) 693-6424 | EMail: bob@naplesgolfcourse.com |
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Sat June 19, 5-7 pm
Come and join us for dinner, drinks and some beautiful music on the deck overlooking the golf course.
The Sandtrap Grille will be offering two specials for dinner:
Prime Rib with smashed red bliss potatoes, sauteed seasonal vegetables, and a summer garden salad for $17.95
Barbecue Chicken, quartered barbecued chicken slow roasted & basted with Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce, New England style baked beans, country style corn bread, and a summer garden salad for $12.95
Our regular full menu will also be available.
The Maine Blues Festival will be back for its 5th year and Naples Golf Course will be participating again with the "New Blues Revue" band playing on our deck. New Blues Revue is the traditional host of the MBF All-Star Jam . Led by Jerry Smith on guitar and vocals, the New Blues Revue also features seasoned pros Krister Rollins on guitar, Jason Young on drums, Dave Engel on bass, and John Whitney.
For more information on the Maine Blues Festival, go to : www.mainebluesfestival.com
For more information on the New Blues Revue band, go to: www.myspace.com/newbluesrevue
Thanks to Our Volunteers !!!
On Tuesday June 15, we had 14 dedicated volunteers working around the course helping with improvements and making it even more beautiful.
Carmen Caron, Linda Harps, Marie Caron, Dona Rolo, Ernie Whitman, and Maggie Poulin worked on the front nine finishing the flower and shrub planting as well as mulching.
All flower beds look great and the new one in back of the 5th green is a wonderful addition.
Don Jacobson, Paul Whitman, Dick Wedgewood, Ron Oberg, Russ Sweet, Ray Poulin, Jim Drews, and Allen Faraday worked between the 13th and 14th fairways cutting and clearing the small brush and branches.
This will help make it easier and quicker to find your ball, and to keep play moving along quicker.
Upcoming Events
June 1 President Cup begins (all members invited to play)
June 19 Bridgton Chamber of Commerce Outing - to sign up contact the Bridgton Chamber at 207-647-3472 or on our website under Golf Events.
June 19 Blues Festival- Live music on the deck 5-7 pm. Featuring "New Blues Revue" and a BBQ Buffet!
June 20 Father's Day Special- bring the dad in your family and he plays and rides for free
June 22 Tuesday Night Scramble (5pm)
For a more complete list of upcoming events, check out our calendar on our website at naplesgolfcourse.com
Member-Member
"Get Acquainted" Scramble
On Saturday June 26, we will have a "Get Acquainted" Scramble for all members and a guest. We will have a get together before with appetizers, then a shot gun start with assigned teams. Watch for the informational poster and a signup sheet on the bulletin board.
Handicap Committee It is my pleasure to report the outcome of our Handicap Committee’s first full meeting. Attending committee members Ernie Whitman, Lori Edgerly, Patti DeWolfe, Paul Whitman, Dave Scarlett, Keith Hodgdon and Jim Semple decided on meeting regularly on the second Monday of each month from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. It was also decided that our most important task was to help educate the membership of the importance of the GHIN system. It has come to our attention that only forty percent of our membership has a handicap index calculated by the USGA. This surprises me as membership to the GHIN system is included in the Club Membership, (there is no additional charge) so that leads me to believe that there may be many reasons one does not want to take advantage of the system. We (The Handicap Committee) can only help if one of those reasons is Lack of Understanding! It is our goal to introduce the GHIN system to all of the members, and to help clarify or define any concerns the members may have or develop. Our mission is to solve the mysteries concerning handicaps, seek and answer all questions, but most importantly debunk the age old negatives concerning handicappers. I urge all to contact any of the above committee members or Our Pro Bob Caron with any questions, comments, concerns or ideas. If anonymity is desired please leave a note in a sealed envelope addressed to Handicap Chair. A Tidbit of Info: Most know that the Scots invented golf but few know that they also invented Handicapping. The term originated in horse racing when a jockey was handed his odds in a cap hence (hand-in-cap). In golf a system was devised to assign odds so that two players of differing abilities could compete fairly on an identical field of play. Early on it was called “assigning the odds”. Betting was an integral part of the game from early on. The precursor of the Handicap Chair was called the “Adjustor of Odds”. A reference to handicapping in golf was found in the archives of Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, Scotland dated March 30, 1782.Yet
the first known reference was in the diary of Thomas Kincaid from Edinburgh dated Jan21, 1687. June 14, 2010 Jim Semple, Handicap Committee Chair Tuesday Scramble-6/8 It was a big day on Tuesday with 18 teams and 81 players. Normally we limit it to 16 teams, so in the future please be sure to call in your team prior to 4 pm. The Tuesday Scramble is open to all: members and non-members. Cart fee's are $6 and non-members pay a $10 green fee. There is also a $7 fee which goes to the weekly prizes. 1st Low Gross: (29) Rick Bouchard, Ted Burtsell, Doug Nelson, Troy Burtsell, Laurie Frizzel 2nd Low Gross: (30) Christo Stratos, Carol Stratos, Ed Crowel, Dan Edgerly, Paul Howe 3rd Low Gross: (31) Maynard Bean, David Kroll, Dan Boland, Ed Miller 4th Low Gross: (31) Joe Jala, Ted Jala, Wayne Pratt, Ray Ross 1st Low Net: (18) Joyce Niles, Greg Stewart, Craig Acker, John Lalley 2nd Low Net: (19) Scott Waugh, Jeff Weeks, Scott Calaghan, Ken Bartholette 3rd Low Net: (20) Sue Attianese, Pam Ebling, Mike Hartney, Trevor Mitchell 4th Low Net: (20) Dave McAffee, Mike Collins, Larry Dyer, Scott Dyer, Brady Damon 1st Closest to the Pin (11) - (7'10 1/2") Scott Calaghan 2nd Closest to the Pin (11) - (10') Sue Guptil & John Lalley 1st Closest to the Pin (16) - (10' 5") Phil Leighton 2nd Closest to the Pin (16) - (13') Scott Dyer 3rd Closest to the Pin (16) - (14' 1") Patti DeWolfe
Women's League - Wed 6/9
18 golfers enjoyed the evening for the Women's League. The group played an "Even Holes Tournament".
1st - Linda McAffee
2nd - Marty Scarlett
3rd - Claire Wessenberg
4th - Dawn Bunting
Closest to the Pin (11) - Dawn Bunting (8' 2")
Closest to the Pin (16) - Patti DeWolfe(24' 10")
Please sign up on the sheet for Wednesday, and also be sure to call if you need to cancel.
Men's League - Thurs 6/10
Men's League was rained out on June 10.
To sign up for our email newsletter, go to our website: www.naplesgolfcourse.com or email allen@naplesgolfcourse.com.
Employee Focus
Robert Caron II
Robert Caron II has been a familiar face around the Naples Golf & Country Club since 1972 when he started playing golf here at the age of five. What started with Chet giving him a 5 iron to play with, continued with Bob winning most of the major course tournaments, then eventually to him becoming the Naples PGA Pro and General Manager.
Bob enrolled in the PGA Professional golf program in 1987, then worked 3 summers here in Naples, and 4 winters in Florida. He then moved to Michigan where he worked at Travis Point Country Club in Ann Arbor for 9 years. He had his first Head Pro position at Ann Arbor Golf & Outing for 7 years before returning to Maine to take the Head Pro position here at Naples in Jan of 2004.
Bob met Marie in Michigan and they married in 1997 and have two beautiful children, Robert III and Rebecca. Bob "Loves working at Naples" and especially enjoys the people. "The Members and guests make the job very easy and enjoyable." "The changes to the golf course over the years have been tremendous. I also love working for the new owners and the Board and hope to have a long relationship with them." Bob said that he would hope to be able to stay here as long as possible and to have his children grow up here in Naples as he did.
Course Maintenance
Update
All the work this Spring seems to be paying off as we get ready to enter our busy Summer season. The course conditions are very good with the greens and fairways in the best conditions they have been for many years.
The maintenance crew is still working on cleaning up many areas around the course from the tree removal this last fall. All greens will be top dressed this coming Monday. Fungicide was applied to all of the greens this past Monday to get ahead of any problems with the warm weather starting. The 6th silver tees will have some work done to it where the wood siding will be replaced with a banking of loam and seed. Sometime this week, all of the cart paths will be dragged and smoothed out. The trap rake is busy at work on all of the bunkers on Mon/Wed/Fri. The cutting of the greens have been lowered a little to a height of .145. You should find them a bit faster. As conditions permit, we will be lowering them again soon.
Rick also wants to give a big Thanks to all of the volunteers that helped work on the course yesterday!!
President's Cup
Only 2 weeks left
The President's Cup is open to all members and is an individual 18 hole, gross and net score tournament. The game can be played anytime during the month of June and must be played with another member to verify the scorecard. There is a $10 fee which must be paid prior to the round being played. Just check-in with the Pro-Shop and say that you are playing the President's Cup round before going out.
Bob Caron's Pro Shop Now through Father's Day, all golf bags are 10% off. This week, all Bag Boy push carts 20% off. Sale price $150. Orig price $190. New York Yankee Titleist Golf Hats - $22. New Men's "Brandy Pond Collection" logo'd shirts in stock!
If you don't see what you want, we can special order to meet your needs. Be sure to check our competitive prices on golf clubs before you travel to the big box stores.
New inventory arriving daily. Check us out!
NGCC Weekend Sweeps All golfers can participate as long as you have a MSGA handicap. 1st Low Gross: Cristo Stratos 2nd Low Gross: Russ Sweet 1st Low Net: Keith Hodgdon 2nd Low Net: Wayne Newbegin
Driving Range
Members receive a 20% discount on Practice Range tokens for buckets of balls. You can purchase the tokens in the Pro Shop. Or you can pay $5 per bucket at the ball machine ($1 or $5's only-no coins or change)
Members - $4 per bucket
Guests - $5 per bucket
Wifi Hotspot
The Club House and deck is now a free wifi hotspot. So if you have some work to do or want to check your email on your own laptop while eating lunch or having a drink, you can do that. The password for our guest network is golfnaples.
Father's Day
Special
Bring the dad of your family out to play golf and he gets to play and ride for free! Be sure to treat him to a lunch at the Sandtrap Grille.
Gift Cards available!
Member Benefit
As a member benefit, we have two Lung Card passes that are available to any member that would like to use them. The Lung Card provides you some significant discounts at 100 golf courses in Maine, 17 in New Hampshire and 11 in Canada. If you would like to use them, you can sign them out at the Pro Shop desk and return them after you return.
Golf Rule
of the Week
25-3 Wrong Putting Green
If a player's ball lies on a wrong putting green, he must not play the ball as it lies. He must take relief, without penalty, as follows:
The player must lift the ball and drop it within one club-length of and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief. The nearest point of relief must not be in a hazard or on a putting green. ... The ball may be cleaned when lifted under this Rule.
Penalty: Match play - Loss of hole; Stroke play - Two strokes.