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JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2015

Volume 16 • Number 3

Quarterly Dues$290

HOLE-IN-ONE INSURANCE$5 Due Now

to Participate

Cart Trail Fee$15

Electric Cart Fee$7.50

Cart Shed Rental$30

Cart Storage Fee$20

Class B Membership: $45

Due and Payable July 1, 2015

Delinquency Fee is $50 for all duespaid after July 10, 2015. Membershipwill be automatically canceled after31 days for those who have not paidtheir quarterly dues, and other appli-cable fees.

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CC ongratulations to the NCCC Ladies Group for their great success with the 2015Ladies Invitational. The June 2 event was chaired by Chris Elko and themed“2016 Olympic Golf Trials” for next year’s Olympics in Rio De Janeiro.

The event attracted a full field of 64 golfers who participated in three flights and anumber of other activities, including chipping and putting contests.

Gold MedalBringing home the gold inthe Gold Flight wereBonnie Marvelli, DoreenLewallen, MaggieFlecksteiner and AndiDavis, with a net 118. Taking silver just onestroke back (119) were JoMenary, Jackie Baxter,Sharon Russell andDebbie Scott. The bronzewent to Chris Elko, MaryKloss, Mary Deardorffand Sharon Gard (121).

Silver MedalSilver Flight gold went toJane Parson, Renny Baker,Sandy Pack and MarleneDresbach at net 116.Earning the silver medal at122 were Cathy Fouyer,Arlene Fowler, SandyHansen and MadeleineSelleck. The bronze went toGloria Dalke, JoannHinchcliffe, ShirleyMatlock and CarolynHowell, at 123.

ContinuedSee Ladies Invitational

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GOLDMarvelli, Lewallen, Flecksteiner, Davis

SILVERParson, Baker, Pack, Dresbach

Ladies Invitational 2015

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From the Pro

By Mike Rademaker, PGA

Nevada County Country Club

NEWSLETTER

Volume 16 • Number 3July-August-September 2015

Published Quarterly

Address: 1040 East Main StreetGrass Valley, CA 95945

nevadacountycountryclub.com.

Please submit news, photos, tourney results, holes in one,etc. to the newsletter box in the Clubhouse or

email: ncnews@sbcglobal.netEditor: Dave Carter

(530) 265-NEWS (6397)

CCongratulations tomember GeorgeHansen, who hasachieved golf’s

Rarest of the Rare. During his April 30 round

at Chardonnay Country Clubin Napa, he scored anAlbatross (also known as adouble eagle) by holing hissecond shot on the 449-yardpar 5 fourth hole. Georgeused his Calloway Apex 5iron for the perfect 195-yardshot to find the bottom of thecup.

The odds of getting a double eagle are estimated to be amillion to one...as opposed to the odds of getting a hole inone, only 13,000 to 1. What’s next for George? How aboutthe California Lottery?

Hansen Scores Rare Double Eagle

BoardPresident FiresHole-in-One

So, how about thatBill Roach. He takesoffice as President ofthe NCCC Board ofDirectors then goesout and fires a hole-in-one.

Bill found the bot-tom of the cup on No. 11 (No. 2) on Men’s Day, May 20. Heused his 4 iron for the perfect tee shot. It was witnessed byPaul Rankin, Jim Chatigny and Don Lemon.

Way to go, Mr. Prez!!

Hello Everyone!

It looks like 2015 is off to a good start forthe Nevada County Country Club.Compared to last year, we are ahead in

income, and our expenses have been cut to the lowest levels inrecent memory.

Even though we have had to cut expenses, the condition of the golfcourse continues to be very good. Peter and his crew are making aherculean effort to keep playing conditions at a high level evenwith fewer resources available to them. I think they all deserve ourthanks and gratitude.

While things are going better, they need to continue to improve. Iam encouraged by the efforts of the newly formed revenueimprovement committee. They are trying to come up with ideas togenerate income through as many avenues as possible. So far, theyhave tackled the project of taking over the advertisements on thebenches on the course, had an evening where we had some musicin the clubhouse to generate some bar revenue, and we are current-ly offering in the Clubhouse pre-made sandwiches fromChristopher’s Old World Deli to hopefully create some extra foodand beverage income.

New Membership PackagesTo increase membership, your Board of Directors (through the rec-ommendation of the committee) voted to offer two promotionalmemberships: one where a prospective member can purchase a 1month trial membership for $99, during which time they will enjoyall of the amenities of a full member. At the conclusion of the trial,they can then pay dues and become a full member.

The second membership is for those who wish to receive the bene-fits of membership for only a few months of the year. This mem-bership will last 3 months at a cost of $199 per month ($597.00paid in advance) and will include all of the benefits of a full mem-bership except for voting privileges. At the end of the threemonths, they can then begin paying dues at the current membershiplevel and become a full member if they wish.

Of course, the goal with each of these is to entice non-members tobecome members of this great club. So, spread the word! Let yourfriends and acquaintances know what we are offering and do whatyou can to help your club grow and prosper. If you have any ques-tions about these or any other ideas please let me know. You neverknow where the next great idea will come from.

Michael Rademaker, PGA

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President’s PodiumBy Bill Roach

Sixth Place in MontereyCongratulations to Darrin Driscoll, Steve Hollinger, DylanMurty & Dave Rivenes, who tied for sixth in the NCGA ZoneTournament in Monterey May 28-29. They came in at 267,nine strokes behind the winners from Plumas Lake (258).

IIwould like to thank all the members of your Board ofDirectors for working so hard to make our club the bestin Nevada County. Additionally, a big thank you toPeter Chow and his team for keeping the course sobeautiful. I am sure by now you have noticed the new

planting by No. 8/17 tee box where the juniper was removed.What a great improvement!

On April 15, this season’s NID water was turned on for thecourse, along with a request for a 20 percent voluntary decreasein water usage. Further restrictions may be imposed by the state.Greens, tees and landing areas will receive first priority in ourwatering.

Club membership is now at 232. Please encourage anyone youknow to take advantage of our great club! The club also contin-ues to need the many member volunteers who help to keep theclub going. A very special thank you to all who give so gener-ously of their time!

Effective May 1, the board voted to increase all alcoholic bever-age prices by 25 cents per drink. Also new are the umbrellas forthe deck which were so generously donated by the Ladies Club.

Our events over the past quarter - the Corned Beef & CabbageDinner, NCGA Qualifier, and Two Best Ball Tourney were hugesuccesses and lots of fun! Coming up for the summer quarter,consider joining us for the Senior Tournament, the annual JuniorGolf Clinic, The Patriot Tournament and Barbeque, and theMen’s Invitational. These are all great events, be sure to signup!

Board meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month,beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Clubhouse. Remember, this is yourclub and everyone is invited to attend. Please contact any of theboard members should you have questions, comments and/orsuggestions.

Bill

NCCC’s 2015 Qualifiers

Tip from the Pro - By Mike Rademaker

WWhere do I tee it up? The answer to this question mayseem obvious but there is a little more to it than youmay realize. First, according to the rules of golf, the

“Teeing Ground” is defined as the starting place for the hole tobe played. It is a rectangular area two club-lengths in depth, thefront and the sides of which are defined by the outside limits oftwo tee-markers. A ball is outside the teeing ground when all ofit lies outside the teeing ground.

With this in mind, you can now decide where in that rectangulararea to tee the ball up. My advice is to tee the ball up on theside of the teeing area that corresponds with the hazard or lessdesirable side of the hole. For example, if there is a water haz-ard on the left side of the hole that comes into play from the tee,try teeing the ball up on the left side of the teeing ground. Ifyou wish to play your shot to the middle of the fairway, thiswill influence you to aim away from the hazard. It’s usually agood idea to aim away from the area that you don’t want theball to go.

Culture at The ClubThe new summer evening music series in the NCCCClubhouse got off to a great start on May 23 with a perform-ance by Nevada City’s No Hands Bridge (Diane McIntyre andAndy Wittek). The event drew a full house; more music isplanned in months to come.

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Ladies Golf Group News

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Memorial Tournament

FirstNatalie Atkinson and Sandy Pack...net 53SecondDonna Carter and Carolyn Michelsen..net 54(back 9 score - 26)ThirdSandy Hansen and Cathy Fouyer .....net 54(back 9 score - 27, back 6 score - 18)FourthChris Elko and Jane Parson.............net 54(back 9 score - 27, back 6 score - 20)FifthCarol Evans & Kathye Collier...........net 54(back 9 score - 28)

9’ersFirstSandy Brislane and Bonnie Miller...net 26SecondLisa Curry and Marsha Kneebone...net 27ThirdSandy Osterholt, Delores Spindler...net 28

April AceChristine Lawicki - net 64Low Putts - Mary Deardorff with 289’ers - Sandy Osterholt - net 34

May AceMarian Slayton - net 62Low putts - Marian Slayton with 299’ers - Dorothy Stone - net 33

Captain’s Cup

CC ongratulations to Cathy Fouyer, thisyears 2015 Captain’s Cup Winner!Cathy had a 36-hole net score of 139

(65 & 74)

Second - Maggie Flecksteiner..net 142 (72 & 70)

Third - Marlene Dresbach...net 144 (73 & 71)

WWe held our annual two-day MemorialTournament on April 21 and 28. Thiswas a partners tournament with congrat-

ulations going to Sandy Pack and NatalieAtkinson, first place winners of the 18-hole group.Placing second in a 4-way tie breaker were DonnaCarter and Carolyn Michelsen. Sandy Brislaneand Bonnie Miller took first for the Niners with LisaCurry and Marcia Kneebone in second.

April 12 was Guest Day and a practice round for ourannual Invitational. Thanks to Sherrie Rankin andher committee of Sandy Pack, Mary Deardorff,Donna Roach and Marian Slayton who provided adelicious assortment of breakfast treats. A good timewas had by members and guests playing the “AngelBall” format. First Flight winners were Pat Tintle,Jo Menary, Lynne Martinson and guest DianeFriedberg. Second Flight winners were CarolEvans, Sandy Kelley, Christine Lawicki and guestNelita Boom. After golf a wonderful lunch was pre-pared and served by Pat Tintle and her committee ofSandy Hansen, Jo Menary, Jane Parson and CathyFouyer. A special thank you to our honorary memberKay Huse for visiting and helping out in the kitchenthat day.

Our annual “Captains Cup” Tournament was held onMay 19 and 26. This is a 36-hole low net tourna-ment. Coming in first was Cathy Fouyer, followedby Maggie Flecksteiner, Marlene Dresbach andSherrie Rankin.

Thank you to Ways and Means Committee members Shirley Griggs and Lynne Martinson fortheir jewelry and cookbook sale which brought in a little over $100 for the ladies club. Thanks toall of the ladies who donated items.

A big thank you Chris Elko and her team for putting together a very successful annual LadiesInvitational Tournament on June 2 with the theme “2016 Olympic Trials.” It was a fun and chal-lenging day as golfers found out what it takes to be a member of the Olympic Golf team with alot of competitions. Congratulations to all of the players and winners. Thank you to the Ninersfor starting us off with a delicious assortment of breakfast goodies and to Antonio’s for a wonder-ful catered lunch, to Dupre’s Baking Co. for the rolls, and to Summer Thymes Bakery and Delifor the dessert. We also appreciate all of our local individual and business hole sponsors, thosewho donated for the raffle, and the Men’s club for all their organization, set up, contest help andball location duties.

If you have enjoyed sitting out on the clubhouse deck in the sun you may have noticed the newgreen umbrellas at each table. The Ladies Club donated the money to purchase them. A big thankyou to Sandy Osterholt for taking the time to shop and purchase these wonderful shade provid-ing umbrellas.

Have a great time golfing this summer.

Mark your calendars! Coming up in July is our 2-day Partner’s Best Ball Tournament on July 21and 28. Then on August 11and 18 we have our final major tournament of the year, our ClubChampionship.

Enjoy this great golfing weather!

Captain’s CornerBy Cathy Fouyer

Memorial Champions:Atkinson, Pack

Memorial Runners-Up:Carter, Michelsen, Elko, Parson,

Evans, Collier, Fouyer

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Handicap Corner

IIn late April, we hosted a team of course raters from thePWGA and WGANC to re-rate our ladies tees. TheUSGA dictates that courses are re-rated every 10 years,but our local associations (the NCGA andPWGA/WGANC) try to rate their courses every six toseven years. The NCGA was out at our course a few

years ago to do the men's tees. Special thanks go out to mem-bers Mike Argento (who owns the Nevada City Port of Subs)and to Bill and Donna Roach who so graciously donated lunchto feed the team after they finished the rating; and to my hus-band, Gary Deardorff, who helped me do landing zone meas-urements and elevation changes in advance of the raters’ visit.Everyone was very complimentary of our beautiful course andour hospitality!

Higher Ratings for LadiesSo what were the results? Our course came back with a new rat-ing that is slightly higher (tougher) than the old one. OurCourse Rating changed from a 69.2 to a 69.6, which is an evalu-ation of what a scratch golfer would shoot. Our Slope went froma 126 to a 128, which is an evaluation of the relative difficulty ofa course for players who are not scratch golfers. If you wantmore info about all the elements that go into a course rating,check out the Handicap Corner article in our Spring 2014Newsletter (archived on the member page of our website), orvisit the NCGA's website and check out “Course Rating” underthe Handicap tab. What does all this mean for our lady golfers?Your handicap index has not changed, but your Course Handicapjust might - based on the higher slope. Our course computer andthe GHIN database of courses have already been updated toreflect our new rating.

We also had the team rate ourforward/black tees for the first time. Forour Par 62 course (3410 yards), that layout came back with acourse rating of 59.8 and a slope of 92. Now ladies will be ableto play from those tees and actually post a score! Although wewon't be adding those tees to our regular printed scorecards thisyear, we will make paper scorecards available at the front deskfor anyone wanting one.

Regardless of what tees you play, please remember to alwayspost your score as soon as possible after your round. If you don'tpost on our computer before you leave, you can post at home viathe internet. And if you play at another course, you can post ontheir computer as a guest. Just remember that when you get tothe screen that asks you whether you played “home” or “away”you should choose “home”, because that course IS home for thatclub's computer, even though it's an away score for you. If youhave a smart phone or other mobile device you can also postusing free apps available from the App Store (Apple) or AndroidMarket. Choose the NCGA app if your handicap is throughthem or the GHIN app if your handicap is through PWGA.

If you play in club events (tournaments, men's and ladies day)handicap committee members will post those scores for you ifyou don't, but we really prefer you do it yourself.

By Mary Deardorff

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New Course Ratings for the Ladies Tees

Bar Prices Increase by 25 CentsDrink Prices in the Clubhouse Bar have been raised by 25

cents, effective May 1, but still remain among the best deals intown.

Well drinks are now $3.50, regular beers are $3, and premiumbeers are $4 and $5. Wine is $3.25 per glass and a premiumwine may be had for $5.50.

Help Needed with Junior Golf ClinicThe annual NCCC Junior Golf Clinic is a great event that

teaches the basics of golf to young people. This year’s three-dayevent is scheduled Monday through Wednesday, June 15-17.

Members are encouraged to volunteer and help with the manyactivities going on during the clinic. Please sign up with ClubPro Mike Rademaker.

Ladies InvitationalCont’d From Page 1

Bronze Flight gold went toSandy Osterholt, VickieHarr, Delores Spindler andGail Beardsley who fired anet 117. Silver medal winnerswere Bobbie Heard, BarbaraCouture, Pat Gaddis andHelen Dean (122), while thebronze went to Carol Evans,Sandy Kelley, ChristineLawicki and April Shiro (124).

Individual competition honors went to Doreen Lewallen inthe Gold Flight, Sue Underwood in the Silver Flight andShirley Griggs in the Bronze Flight.

BRONZEDalke, Hinchcliffe,

Matlock, Howell

IIn this business, a person in myposition is constantly beingscrutinized and the golf courseitself is the barometer for howone is measured. The course

may appear to be in great condition toone, and a “cow pasture” to another. One's perspective reallydepends on how well or poorly they are playing.

I have been most recently criticized for not rolling the greens,especially after aeration. While the practice of rolling greensabsolutely does speed up and smooth out the putting surface,there is much more to consider than that. First of all, one mustunderstand that there are 3 types of putting green construction;USGA spec. greens, West Coast or California spec. greens, andPush-up or Native soil greens. I won't get too technical but sim-ply put, USGA greens have 80 percent sand and 20 percentorganic matter, California greens have 85-90 percent sand and10-15 percent organic matter, and Push-up greens have about 40percent sand and 20-40 percent native soil (clay) and 20-40 per-cent organic matter. We have Push-up greens here at the NevadaCounty Country Club.

There have been extensive studies showing that rolling USGAand California greens actually improves the overall health of thegreens; while rolling Push-up greens is detrimental to the healthof the greens. While the USGA and California greens significant-ly increased their root mass through rolling, the Push-up greenshad a significant decrease in root mass. Simply put, we willnever roll the greens here at the club. I will never intentionallyjeopardize the health of the greens just to gain a few inches ofgreen speed.

The turf grass variety on the greens is predominately Poa Annuawith some Creeping Bentgrass and some Common Bermudagrass in some of the greens. Because of the Poa on the Push-upgreens, the greens tend to be on the wet side during the summer.Poa does not do well in extreme heat and actually prefers a cooldamp environment; and the push-up greens do not drain well,hence the wetter greens.

Thanks For the TreesWhile this may not be the optimum time (during a drought) to beplanting any new trees; I would like to thank the Osterholts(Sandy and Spencer) for the donation of the Limber Pine on theNo. 1 fairway. Sorry Sandy, we couldn't plant it in the same loca-tion as the other tree because it was too wet in that location. Foranyone wishing to donate trees, I would encourage you to do soin the fall when temps start cooling off and when there might bea bit more water from Mother Nature.

I'd like to thank all of the individuals who came out to help onaeration day, especially Pete Christensen. While everyone's helpwas greatly appreciated, Pete helped us with the aerationprocess; and given the fact that we had to pick the plugs up byhand, his help was invaluable.

Remember, if you plan on keeping your lawn somewhat greenthis summer, keep it well fed and you will be able to do so withless water.

Keep it in the short grass, Peter

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Welcome New Members !

NCCC extends a warm welcome to the following new andreturning members who have joined or rejoined the club inrecent weeks. Please add their contact information to yourclub directories.

Bob & Mary Adams1205 Basswood CourtChico, CA. 95926530-899-1872

Wade & Christy Avilla18292 Oaktree RoadNevada City, CA. 95959530-559-3698

Phil CondictMary Ellen Foster228 Sutton WayGrass Valley, CA. 95945530-271-0997

Bill DrydenJamie Canon15188 N. Bloomfield Rd.Nevada City, CA. 95959530-265-8326

Scott & Judy DuncanP.O. Box 1515Rough & Ready, CA.95975530-272-7960

Shane & Suzan Gidland13124 Mayflower Dr.Nevada City, CA. 95959805-720-5845

Peter & Claire Jayne10736 Westview WayGrass Valley CA. 95949530-272-3410

Caleb KnowlesP.O. Box 371North San Juan, CA. 95960530-344-3655

Chris & Beth Lewis13778 Quail AlleyGrass Valley, CA. 95945530-575-6594

Brian & Kim PowersP.O. Box 517Cedar Ridge, CA. 95924530-615-6371

Chris SimsPat Bennett11885 Tree Top CircleNevada City, CA. 95959530-271-0560

Steve Wheeler11683 Alta Vista Ave.Grass Valley, CA. 95945530-263-2724

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On Course

By Peter Chow, Golf Course Superintendent

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NCCC Tournament & Social Calendar, 2015

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JUNE13 NCCC Seniors Tournament

8 a.m. shotgun start15-17 NCCC Annual Junior Clinic

JULY9 Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.11 NCCC Patriots Tournament

8 a.m. Shotgun, 2 p.m. NCCC Patriots Barbecue

AUGUST8 NCCC Two Person Best Ball

Blind Draw Tournament8 a.m. shotgun start

13 Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.21-22 NCCC Men's Invitational29 Animal Save Charity Tournament

8 a.m.

SEPTEMBER7 Labor Day10 Aeration (Course and Clubhouse

closed)Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.

19-20 NCCC Club Championship8 a.m. shotgun

OCTOBERAll Month

Fall Classic Match Play8 Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.10 Mr. & Mrs. Club Championship

8 a.m. shotgun

NOVEMBER 12 Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.14 NCCC Turkey Shoot

8:30 a.m. shotgun26 Thanksgiving (Course Closed)

DECEMBER10 Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.12 NCCC Christmas Party

2 p.m.25 Merry Christmas!

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