In This Issue

Controllers Corner

Golf Shop News

Rich’s Turf Talk

F&B News

MGA News

WGA News

Contact Info/Hours of Operation

February 2016 Newsletter

SAVE THE DATES

Tuesday, February 9th, 5-8pm Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday Celebration! A

family friendly event with a New Orleans/Cajun Buffet to include:

Seafood Jambalaya, Gumbo, Crawfish, Red Beans and Rice, Muffaletta,

King Cake and MORE. On hand entertainment, for both the young and

young at heart, balloon twister and caricature artist. Don’t cook on a

Tuesday...let us do it! Reservations required.

Sunday, February 14th, 9am-5pm Valentine’s Day Brunch! Come bring

your honey for a sit down, limited menu brunch with BOTTOMLESS

Mimosas or Bloody Mary’s. Reservations Required.

The Fox Hill Club Newsletter February 2016

Controllers Corner

Hello All!

Just a couple of items from your Controller. The

system generated double finance charges on the latest

statement. Please feel free to let me know if your

account shows double. I will be running a report to

find all accounts and credit the second charge.

Thank you all for your patience with me during my

transition and learning here at Fox Hill. There are

still a couple of things I am learning and a few things

I will be streamlining for the future. It is a pleasure

working with everyone and I look forward to a

smoother year!

~Whitedove

GOLF SHOP NEWS

How do your Grips look?

Worn? Slippery? Wear Marks?

If so, come see us!!

It is recommended that you change your grips

AT LEAST once a year!

If you are unsure which grips you need, allow your Golf

Professionals to work with you to find the best grip for you!

Just as a friendly reminder, Guest Pass Book Sales ends this

Sunday. If you would like to Purchase a 10 Pack please email

sstevenson@thefoxhillclub.com with your order.

Rich’s Turf Talk

As I write this article, the weather is again the most preferred topic of conversation. Were

closing in on almost two full months of snow cover. Looking back, this is the second time in

my 15 years at the Club that we have had the course closed this long due to snow cover. This

past week of temperatures in the 50’s has helped melt a lot of the snow; however, another

snow storm is about to get going and cover the course yet again. I am certain the weather

will turn and the golf season will provide much needed relief from the cabin fever we all

have.

As we start the big meltdown we will most likely see some snow mold damage, but it should

be limited to fairways and rough areas (late fall we applied a preventative snow mold

application to greens, approaches, and tees). Snow mold affects all turfgrass when there are

extended periods of snow cover and the severity of the damage will depend on the number of

days we remain under snow cover. We have been spot-checking areas on the greens and

everything looks good!!!

For those who are interested:

There are two types of snow mold—

Gray snow mold requires snow cover for infection to occur and looks like circular bleached patches. The grass

is usually matted and surrounded by a white/gray halo.

(Picture taken from Oregon State Extension)

Pink snow mold, unlike gray snow mold does not require snow cover but thrives in wet, cool conditions. This

type would most likely occur during the melting process.

Lastly, I would like to congratulate Assistant Superintendent, Cole Barton and his

wife Michele on the new addition to their family. Elle Jaye Barton was welcomed

into the world on December 30th.

See you on the course,

Your Superintendent,

Rich Parker

Rich’s Turf Talk

News from The Grille

Welcome Chef Aaron to The Fox Hill Food and Beverage team! Aaron

comes highly recommended and as I am sure you have already

experienced with his new menu, highly talented! We are lucky to have

him!

Welcome back and THANK YOU for such an AWESOME turn out on the

Grand Re-Opening Night! We LOVE our members and are so excited to

be able to put together events that you enjoy! Many more to come!

Prime Rib night was a HIT! Thank you everyone for planning and making

a reservation as it really helped in executing a seamless night with 32

reservations from 5pm-7pm!

There is still room on the social committee if you are interested. The more

the merrier! Email Cari at ccook@thefoxhillclub.com if you would like to

be a part of the fun factory!

SAVE THE DATE(S):

Tuesday, February 9th, 5-8pm Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday Celebration! A

family friendly event with a New Orleans/Cajun Buffet to include:

Seafood Jambalaya, Gumbo, Crawfish, Red Beans and Rice, Muffaletta,

King Cake and MORE. On hand entertainment, for both the young and

young at heart, balloon twister and caricature artist. Don’t cook on a

Tuesday...let us do it! Reservations required.

Sunday, February 14th, 9am-5pm Valentine’s Day Brunch! Come bring

your honey for a sit down, limited menu brunch with BOTTOMLESS

Mimosas or Bloody Mary’s. Reservations Required.

mailto:ccook@thefoxhillclub.com

MGA News Just when you thought it was over…more snow. The golf gods teased us a bit last week with

warm weather and the prospect of the course opening. Only to be brought back to reality

with another round of snow. Well, in the meantime, this gives us a chance to further prepare

for the upcoming golf season. So far your MGA board has issued an MGA survey and met 3

times to discuss the results and plan out the 2016 MGA season.

The survey went out in December, and we had what we would consider to be a very good

response. The results were interesting. We will present an overview at the Opening MGA

Event in April, but we can relay a few themes that came out of the responses. Two major

themes were consistently mentioned:

Communication: The MGA members want more information and increased communication.

Additionally, the responses requested that the information comes early and often. What is the

schedule of events? What is the format of the events? As a response to this issue, the MGA

Board is committing to increased communications and will do so by:

Generating a booklet, before the season starts, that has detailed information on all MGA

tournaments. The booklet will be distributed at the Opening Event in April and be

available on-line.

Providing a business card will be available with dates and time of all 2016 MGA events

Creating a communication board outside the Proshop with MGA content.

Issuing monthly communications via The Monthly Foxhill Club Newsletter.

Nothing really new here, just getting back to what we have done in the past.

MGA News Handicaps: There was overwhelming feedback that the participation in tournaments is down

because a number of the members feel that the handicap system and its enforcement is not

protecting the field properly and the “same guys win every event.” This has been a major

point of conversation for the board at our last 2 meetings and we have committed to

addressing it this year. We included Steve Rogers, from the handicap committee, in our Janu-

ary meeting to discuss the issue. Ultimately, the propriety of the handicap system is based on

member to member self-policing. It was agreed that over the last few years that practice has

been less prominent than in the past. While the handicap policies and practices are outside of

the MGA’s scope, we do feel we have the responsibility to level the field for all players. In

the 2016 MGA season, all MGA events will be played at the player’s Low Index for the

previous 12 months. We will monitor the 2016 season and review the results with an eye on

moving to a system that uses tournament scores only to develop a member’s Tournament

Handicap to be used for all MGA events. Stay tuned…more to come on what is sure to be a

hot topic.

Some other less consequential themes also came out of the survey…

More Guest Events. We have added one event this year. (note, these are not MGA

sponsored events)

Earlier Twilight League Starting Time: We will start at 5:30 this year. And we tweaked

the format just a bit in response to some comments that made sense.

Too Many Draw Events: We eliminated the PGA Open draw and the British Open will not

be a draw event, but rather an event that will include a viewing party before the MGA

tournament. More to come on this one.

The bottom line… Ultimately, MGA events are scheduled for the benefit of the MGA

membership. We felt like we weren’t getting the participation the last few years at levels

that we had enjoyed in the past. So we went out and surveyed the folks that actually make

the weekly decisions to play or not to play. And based on that feedback, we made some

modifications that we believe will enhance your MGA experience. We may not be able to

improve your golf game, but we surely can do our best to improve the MGA event experience

based on your feedback. Thanks for your support. Now go shovel the snow!!

Your MGA Board

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Non-MGA Events

Date Event Time Cost

April 9th

Masters Draw 8:00 am Tee

Times $35

April 23rd

Opening A-B-C-D (Scramble) Men's ABCD Spring Meeting and Breakfast

Sign-up sheets available for: Twilight League

Individual Match Play 2-Man Match Play

6:30 am Sign-up 7:00 am Breakfast

and Meeting

9:00 am Shotgun

$35 for tourna-ment.

No charge for breakfast

May 4th

Individual and 2-Man Match Play Begins Season Long $40

May 4th

Twilight Begins – 48 teams 5:30 pm Shotgun $120

May 7th

9 and 9 (Front BB 90% - Back: Scramble 15%) 9:00 am Shotgun $50

May 28th – 29

th Fox Hill Memorial Cup (2-man scramble & Best Ball) 8:30 am Shotguns $80

June 4th

Team Stableford 7:00 am TT $35

June 18th

U.S. Open Draw (Combined Score) 7:00 am TT $35

July 16th

The Open Watch Party 1:00 pm Shotgun $50

August 6th – 7

th Senior Club Championship 7:00 am TT $65

August 20th – 21

st Men’s Club Championship 7:00 am TT $65

September 17th –

18th

The Fox Hill Cup (Chapman & Aggregate) 9:00 Shotgun $80

October 7th

Ryder Cup Dinner 6:00 pm No Charge

October 8th – 9th Ryder Cup Matches TBD No Charge

October 22nd

A-B-C-D (Orange Ball) Business Meeting and Luncheon Following Play

9:00 am shotgun $35

April 16th – 17

th Fox Hill Invitational

8:30am – 2:00pm Tee Times

$90

May 13th

Member Appreciation Day 1:00pm Shotgun TBD

June 22nd

-25th

Fox Hunt All Day TBD

August 12th

Member Appreciation Day 1:00pm Shotgun TBD

WGA NEWS Dear Women of The Fox Hill Club,

The Women’s Golf Association board has been working on events for all women at our club

to enjoy and participate throughout the spring, summer, and fall golf season. If you have been

a WGA member in the past, the WGA and Handicap charge of $95 will be listed on your

March statement. The increase is due to GHIN annual fee increase. If you are interested in the

Handicap Only charge, the charge will be $55. If you are interested in joining the WGA,

please contact the club and they will add you as a member.

Your WGA dues ($95) include the following events:

GHIN Handicap

Opening dessert-open to all women members of the club

Ladies League seasonal weekly play (Tuesday/Saturday) 9 and 18 holes

Rules/Scoring Clinic

Club Championship Entry-9 and 18 holes

Birdies, Chip-ins, and Ringers during weekly play

Closing event

The events included in the WGA membership are explained below.

Tuesday/Saturday play

There will be a game each week, dependent on summer schedule. Women can sign up to play

the weekly game on either Tuesdays or Saturdays. Tuesday mornings will have dedicated tee

times. If you choose to play outside the dedicated tee times on Tuesday or Saturday, you need

to make your own tee time and play with another WGA member to attest and authenticate

your score. When making the tee time, designate in Foretees notes section which WGA

member you will be playing with that day. Prize money will be awarded for both Tuesday and

Saturday players at the end of each week. Each week cash rewards will be credited to your

account to both nine-hole and eighteen hole players for the winners depending on

participation and flights. Golf standings will be posted on Sundays.

One Tuesday of the month, there will be a shotgun start, Ladies Mixer, with a lunch following

play. When women check-in, there will be a choice of three lunch entrees to choose from for

an additional cost.

WGA NEWS

On Course Rules/Scoring Clinics

An on course rules/scoring clinic will be held in the early spring for all levels of women

golfers. Non-WGA member cost-$10. Three skill clinics, 3 hole course play and wine events

will be held during the spring for a cost of $20 WGA member and $30 non-WGA member.

The intent of these clinics is to obtain instruction, practice the skills taught by playing three

holes and then have time to socialize.

Club Championship

Tournament will be two consecutive days of play. There will be an 18 hole and nine-hole

competition, dependent on participation. August 13 & 14

Birdies, Chip-ins, Ringers

Each lady golfer will complete a card to record any birdies, chip-ins, and ringers during

league play on Tuesdays or Saturdays. At the end of the season, cash rewards will be credited

to your account.

Optional Tournaments

Rally for Cure-Entry TBD with a donation to Susan G. Komen, played June 14

Member Guest, Chili Pepper-Cost TBD, July 22 & 23

Nine and Wine-$20.00 member-includes dinner buffet and a glass of wine, $30.00

guest-includes greens fees, dinner buffet, and a glass of wine. Golf cart additional fee. There

will be at least two dates during the summer.

Arctic Fox-$15.00 prize fee. Played in November

Winter Golf League-Cost TBD, prize fee. Play begins November 15-March 15

2 Person-18 hole Match play-$10.00 Per person prize fee. Bracket play during the summer

WGA NEWS Twilight League

$50.00 per person, two person teams

Flighting and number of teams dependent upon participation

8-10 weeks, Thursday nights beginning in late May.

Each week an optional dinner choice will be offered for additional cost

There will also be a nine-hole non-competitive twilight for women.

Please make a note that our Opening Dessert is Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 7:00pm. @ FHC.

All FHC women are invited to attend. We look forward to seeing you.

Please mark your calendars with the following dates:

April 9- Master’s Draw Tournament-8:00am shotgun-$10 entry

April 12-WGA Opening Tuesday Mixer-9 holes, 9:00am shotgun, optional lunch following.

Opening Dessert-7:00pm

April 21-5:00pm-WGA clinic for rules during on course play and scoring-cost included in

WGA dues, non-WGA member $10

April 28- Skill Clinic-Woods (lesson+3holes+wine)-$20 WGA member, $30 non-WGA

member

Please contact me with any questions or concerns that you may have about this information.

We look forward to seeing you on the course and at the many other social events.

With Appreciation,

Connie Brodt, WGA President

marconbrodt@msn.com

Please see the 2016 WGA Schedule on the next page!

mailto:marconbrodt@msn.com

Date Event Time Cost April 9th Masters Draw 8am tee times $10

April 12th WGA Opening Tuesday Mixer - Lone Ranger (9 Hole) 9am Shotgun

April 12th WGA Opening Dessert 7pm Included

April 12th Sign-ups begin for Twilight League and Match Play 7pm

April 19th/ 23rd Ladies League - Sweet Sixteen 8am tee times

April 21st Clinic – On Course Rules/Scoring 5pm Included

April 26th / 30th Ladies League – First and Last 8am tee times

April 28th Clinic – Woods (lesson + 3 holes + wine) 5pm $20/$30 non-

WGA

May 3rd Team 18 Hole Match Play Begins (Runs Through Aug) $10 per player

TBD Flower Arrangement w/Rich 6pm $20

May 3rd / 7th Ladies League – Putt for Dough 8am tee times

May 5th Clinic – Irons (lesson + 3 holes + wine) 5pm $20/$30 guest

May 10th / 14th Ladies League – Even Holes 8am tee times

May 12th Clinic – Putting / Short Game (lesson + 3 holes + wine) 5pm $20/$30 guest

May 17th /21st Ladies League – Circle Nine 8am tee times

May 19th WGA Twilight Begins – Runs through Aug 11th 6pm Shotgun $50

May 24th/ 28th Ladies League – Aces Wild 10am tee times

May 31st/June 4th Ladies League – Eenie Meenie 8am tee times

June 7th / 11th Ladies League – Gone Fishin' 7:30amtee times

June 14th Rally for a Cure 8am Shotgun $20 Cash/$20

June 18th US Open Draw 7:30am tee times $10

June 21st * Ladies League Tuesday Mixer– Low Net 8am Shotgun

June 28th / July 2nd Ladies League – Low Putts 7:30am tee times

July 5th / 9th Ladies League – Criss Cross 7:30am tee times

July 12th * Ladies League Tuesday Mixer – 2 Low Net 8am Shotgun

July 16th British Open 1pm Shotgun $50

July 19th * Ladies League – True and False 7:30amtee times

July 22nd/ 23rd TWO DAY Member Guest (The Chili Pepper) 1pm / 9am Shotgun $200 per team

July 26th / 30th Ladies League – Stableford 7:30am tee times

August 2nd / 6th Ladies League – Mutt & Jeff 7:30am tee times

August 9th * Ladies League Tuesday Mixer – One/Two Best Ball 8am Shotgun

August 13th/14th WGA Club Championship Tee Times TBD Included

August 16th / 20th Ladies League – Three Blind Mice 7:30am tee times

Aug 22nd / 23rd Aerification – Course Closed

Aug 30th / Sep 3rd Ladies League – No Putts 8am tee times

Sep 6th / 10th Ladies League – Hate 'em 8am tee times

September 13th Ladies League Tuesday Mixer – 1 Gross & 1 Net 8am Shotgun

September 15th Nine and Wine 5pm Shotgun $20/$30 guest

Sept 20th / 24th Ladies League – Par 4 a Day 8am tee times

Sep 27th / Oct 1st Ladies League – Most Net Pars 8am tee times

Oct 4th / 8th FINAL Ladies League Day – Criers & Whiners 8am tee times

October 11th WGA Closing Event 6pm Included

October 15th Heaven & Hell Tournament TBD $25

November 5th Arctic Fox Tournament 10am Shotgun $15

Contact Information & Hours of Operation

Scott Stevenson Rich Parker

PGA Director of Golf/Clubhouse Manager Golf Course Superintendent

sstevenson@thefoxhillclub.com rparker@thefoxhillclub.com

303-651-3777 Ext 13 303-651-6645

Stewart Koch Cole Barton

PGA Head Golf Professional Assistant Golf Course Superintendent

skoch@thefoxhillclub.com cbarton@thefoxhillclub.com

303-651-7600 303-651-9312

Curt Burrington Cari Cook

1st Assistant Golf Professional F&B Director/ Events Coordinator

cburrington@thefoxhillclub.com ccook@thefoxhillclub.com

303-651-7600 303-651-3777 Ext 31

Whitedove Gannon Aaron Seidl

Controller Executive Chef

wgannon@thefoxhillclub.com aseidl@thefoxhillclub.com

303-651-3777 Ext 18 303-651-3777

Hours of Operation

Pro Shop Fox Hill Grille

Tuesday-Sunday Wednesday-Friday

8:30am-5pm 11am-8pm

Range Open Saturday

8:30am-5pm 9am-8pm

Course Closed Sunday

9:00am-3pm 9am-5pm-No Dinner Service