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s we contemplate the beginning of the year in January and look forward to the first quarter, a few items come to mind – some that occur each year and others unique to 2016. Our governance process is off to a flying start with all of our standing committees organized at the beginning of the year and

chaired by a Board Director. This year we have a robust group of members’/spouses actively serving as part of our governance group, including five senior staff members. Our committee composition reflects a mix of professional knowledge and experience along with representation of all of our member’s interests and preferences. Additionally, the committees and the Board discussed and settled on focus areas that we intend to pursue this year. As I noted last month, the overall focus and goal is for PVGC to be a premier golf club. January saw the passing of one of our longest tenured and beloved members at age 94, Mr. Willard Ames Monahan – whom every-one knew as “Spud”. Spud was a member since 1951, an accomplished golfer having won the club championship several times and exceptionally played four times a week until a few months ago. My personal recollection of Spud was that he was universally well liked by all and had a deep affection for PVGC and its well-being. Needless to say, a unique and treasured member of our club will be profoundly missed. We are moving forward in accordance with our Master plan to implement Phase II of the Course Improvement Plan (PCIP II). We have set up definitive meetings with the city of Palos Verdes Estates to obtain all the required regulatory approvals by the beginning of March. The contractor to perform the work has been selected and we are prepared to finalize the scope of work and contract upon receipt of all approvals. Our intent is to communicate the entire project from start to finish and you will be informed of details and progress every step of the way. The Food & Beverage management team along with the House Committee has launched a new innovative dinner menu, which intro-duces unique seasonal selections while maintaining the traditional club classics. Having had an opportunity to sample some of these items, I can say that your taste buds are in for a treat! Our intent is to fine-tune this offering based on your feedback - so please be sure to provide your comments on sampling the new menu. Finally, the club was honored to host the 21st Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge Women’s Collegiate Tournament, which just concluded as of the Barranca press time. The event attracted an outstanding field with many of the nation’s top women collegiate golfers, including the number one amateur in the world, resulting in some great golf and interaction with these outstanding athletes. Many thanks to the management team including Jim Gormley, Pat Gradoville, Peter Lam and Chef Milan for a very smooth execution. As usual, Ron Defrees and his committee of volunteers did an excellent job.

—Marzi Mistry

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As I write this, we have just completed the 2016 Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge. Aside from everyone taking credit for the incredible weather, the true credit for an outstanding event lies with several people. Pat and his crew had the course in fantastic conditions. Jim and his team coordinated a very smooth and seamless operation. The food and beverage operations led by Peter Lam and Chef Milan all performed without any hiccups. Ron Defrees and all his committee are the true volunteers that make this event so special! And finally since everyone erroneously thinks that I am responsible for the accommodations at Terranea, I will take credit for the weather. All in all it was an event that we can all be proud of! We are in the processes of putting the finishing touches on out new dinner menu which will change quarterly. We are doing exten-sive training on the menu with our culinary team producing each item for tasting by the staff along with extensive preparation descriptions. Everyone is very excited about this new menu and I truly feel that this the next step in the enhancement program for our Food and Beverage programs for 2016.Be sure to check out the new wine list and wines by the glass menu compiled by Laura Stevenson, our sommelier. She has completed her revamp of the list and has entered it into competition with the Wine Spectator for recognition. We should get the results in May. Laura is working on the schedule for the Wine dinner program for this year. Six of these events are scheduled and will begin on March 3rd with Trinitas Cellars. Others on tap include Jordan and Flowers Cellars amongst others. These events have limited seating so watch closely to the calendar and for Laura’s Blog on the website for more information. We hope that the physical enhancements in the bar area are to your liking, we are well aware that the new community table has caused some happy members to create a little more noise than the rest of the diners like. We have a two phased approach to address this. First we are installing glass in the two openings where there are currently drapes to block the noise, and further we are enhanc-ing the ceiling that will include the sound absorbing panels installed in the ball room to hopefully get the noise level under control. Further enhancements to the Montemalaga room and Terrace are underway to be completed by April 1. This will allow the member-ship to enjoy these beautiful areas along with the spectacular views to a greater extent. As I mentioned at our General Staff kick off meeting last month, 2016 is the year of enhancements at the Palos Verdes Golf Club. I look forward to seeing you on your next visit to your club!

—Steve Hockett, CCM

Spending Requirements: $300 per quarter

Billing dates for those with initials:

A through G: Jan, Apr, Jul & Oct

H through N: Feb, May, Aug & Nov

O through Z: Mar, Jun, Sep & Dec

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Seating available at 10:00am,

10:30am, 12:45pm & 1:15pm

$58 Adults $28 kids (ages 4-11)

TRINITAS CELLARS

Spaces are limited!

To make reservations call (310) 375-2533 or

Email Elva at elva@pvgc.com

NO REGULAR DINNER THIS NIGHT!

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Our little pal “El Nino” may have been noticeably missing last month, but our members’ golf games were not, as many found ways to hit great shots and card some nice rounds in January. We’ll start with a couple great rounds. Greg Hagerman carded an 81, which was the best score he’s shot in some time. Clark Margolf had a sweet 44 on the back, his lowest score ever on that 9. We also had some great shots to report last month. Jim Allison knocked his wedge into the hole for a sweet eagle, on #17. Greg Hagerman hit a 4-iron into the hole on #7, for a smooth eagle. Lesley Luk hit an 8 iron on #17, which found the bottom of the cup for a sweet deuce!! Finally, it’s not too often that a great shot or round gets past me, and it’s even more rare for me to miss a hole-in-one. That’s’ why I must apologize to Frank Clark (A fellow Syracuse fan to boot!!) for not mentioning his hole-in-one on #8. Frank hit a perfect 7-iron into the hole for a great ace!! Great shot Frank!! Keep Shooting for the Stick,

—Scott Talbot

With the volunteer efforts of so many of our PVWGC members under the direction of the 2016 Board of Directors listed below, our calendar of events is posted and ready for 2016. Golf events from recreational to more competitive are planned for all members who wish to participate. Cheryl Pope has organized the “Dailies” on Tuesday & Thursday. She is always ready to assist with any questions. So sign-up in the pro shop and be a winner. The Daily dates’ hand out sheet is ready for you in the ladies’ locker room. Pam Foreman, 2016 team captain, along with her assistant, Joanne Moser, is on calendar with matches starting on March 8th at Western Hills. Our other team competitions are with Yorba Linda and Hacienda. Red & Blue Golf challenge, chaired by Nancy Love & Pat Mehlberg, will take place on February 23 & 25. Sign up in the ladies’ locker room and you will be placed on a team so you can dress in your team color, red or blue…winning team gets the free lunch on the 25th! Our first business meeting of the year will take place on March 3rd. This is an ABCD event chaired by Setsuko Abe which repre-sents foursomes of various playing abilities played from the gold tees. Marzi Mistry, PVGC President, will join us for lunch to meet & greet all members.

—Ann Blayney

PVWGC Chair

2016 PVWGC BOARD

Chairperson Ann Blayney

Tournament Chair Jan Love

Assistant Tournament Chair Lauren Nakano

Secretary Joanne Moser

Treasurer Yoko Nishida

Handicap Chair Priscilla Clark

Assistant Handicap Chair Maryellen Vuilleumier

Rules Chair Nancy Roebuck

Membership Chair Cheryl Robertshaw

Advisor Linda Blethen

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The University of Washington Women’s Golf Team set a new tournament record of 858 – six over par for the 12 total rounds – in winning the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge by 6 shots over Alabama and 11 shots ahead of Florida. Four Washington players finished in the top 15 of individuals in a performance, which was described by their Coach Mary Lou Mulflur as “a game changer for our women’s golf program”. The real game changer for this 21st year of the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge came on the 15th and 16th holes when Wenyung Keh made a Hole-in-One on 15 and Julianne Alvarez followed with an Eagle on 16 moments later to give Washington a commanding lead.

The individual Championship was won by Monica Vaughn of Arizona State with a 3 round total of 209, 4 under par, including a final round new tournament low of 65. Monica made 7 birdies and a single bogey on hole number 11 and finished with pars on holes 3 and 4 in the third round shotgun start format. Janie Jackson of Alabama and Charlotte Thomas of Washington tied for second at -1. Ms. Vaughn gave an endearing acceptance speech thanking the PVGC Members, Volunteers, her Host Family, Karen and Bob Mabli, the PVGC Staff, and especially her teammates for their support. Ms. Vaughn teared up as she finished her short talk and it was a pleasure to see such emotion from a fine student athlete.

University of Washington Players and Coaches at the Moment the Final Putt Dropped.

Tournament Host and Honorary PVGC Member, Ohio State Coach Therese Hession, Tournament Sponsor and PVGC Member John Daegele,

VP of Northrop Grumman, and Winning Coach Mary Lou Mulflur.

Individual Champion Monica Vaughn, ASU, with Host Family, Karen Mabli, and Northrop Grumman Sponsors, Kenny Robinson, Rhonda Nelson, and Hal Mays Thanks to all the Host Families, College Am participants, tournament

Volunteers, PVGC Staff, and PVGC Members who supported as spectators. Special Thanks to Dave Wagman for his many hours and wise guidance in instituting the new scoring system and to Lorna Interian for her hard work as Chairman of the Volunteers Committee.

FINAL TEAM FINISH AND SCORES 1 Washington 285 288 285 858 +6 2 Alabama 278 295 291 864 +12 3 Florida 287 291 291 869 +17 4 Southern California 295 289 293 877 +25 T5 Duke 285 298 295 878 +26 T5 UCLA 293 294 291 878 +26 7 Arizona State 291 306 294 891 +39 T8 Oklahoma State 299 302 300 901 +49 T8 North Carolina 288 309 304 901 +49 10 Arizona 300 303 300 903 +51 11 Ohio State 301 309 299 909 +57 12 Pepperdine 309 299 307 915 +63 13 UNLV 311 310 296 917 +65 14 Baylor 303 310 307 920 +68 15 Michigan State 309 314 300 923 +71 16 Wake Forest 313 322 308 943 +91

TOP 20 INDIVIDUAL SCORES 1 Monica Vaughn Arizona State 70 74 65 209 -4 T2 Janie Jackson Alabama 68 73 71 212 -1 T2 Charlotte Thomas Washington 69 73 70 212 -1 T4 Lakareber Abe Alabama 69 70 75 214 +1 T4 Julianne Alvarez Washington 73 73 68 214 +1 T4 Bronte Law UCLA 71 73 70 214 +1 T4 Ying Luo Washington 71 70 73 214 +1 T8 Cheyenne Knight Alabama 70 76 69 215 +2 T8 Leona Maguire Duke 69 76 70 215 +2 T10 Laura Lonardi Baylor 71 72 73 216 +3 T10 Karolina Vlckova Florida 72 72 72 216 +3 T10 Bethany Wu UCLA 74 71 71 216 +3 T13 Jessica Porvasnik Ohio State 75 74 68 217 +4 T13 Maria Torres Florida 75 71 71 217 +4 T15 Wenyung Keh Washington 72 72 74 218 +5 T15 Gabriella Then USC 77 72 69 218 +5 T17 Virginia ElenaCarta Duke 73 71 75 219 +6 T17 Larissa Chow Pepperdine 77 69 73 219 +6 T17 Robynn Ree USC 72 69 78 219 +6 T20 Sandy Choi Duke 72 74 75 221 +8 T20 Linnea Strom Arizona State 72 76 73 221 +8 T20 Taylor Tomlinson Florida 76 72 73 221 +8 T20 Lilia Vu UCLA 74 72 75 221 +8

Below is a summary of Team and Individual finishing scores. Complete results, tournament statistics, and pictures will be available in a special March edition of The Barranca. Members can also go to www.golfstatresults.com - Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge for final results and interesting hole-by-hole statistics.

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