FCCC Club Connection June 2014 | Page 2

BOARD OF DIRECTORS CLUBHOUSE STAFF General Manager Scott Szymoniak [email protected] Facility Maintenance Drew Stapelman [email protected] Clubhouse Manager Joel White [email protected] Golf Professional John Hanrahan [email protected] Executive Chef Greg Gadwa [email protected] Grounds Superintendent Mike Veile [email protected] Event Sales Director Heidi Elser [email protected] Tennis Professional Scott Langs [email protected] Membership Director Danielle Beaumont [email protected] Pool Manager Mary Coupe [email protected] Office Manager Angie Guidici [email protected] NEW Direct Grill Line (970) 224-3110 President Mark Smith Treasurer Dennis Johnson Vice President Sean Tomlinson Directors Kris Laine, Ed Vojensky, Karen Dunbar, Mark Orr, Yaron Goldman Secretary Gordan Wells CLUB ORGANIZATIONS Couples Bridge Edie and Jack Tobin 482-4662 Women’s Association Susan Schell 484-8831 Ladies Afternoon Bridge Barbara Kammerer 481-9324 WGA Nancy Wear [email protected] COMMITTEE MEETINGS Finance Committee June 18 Board of Directors June 19 Main Office/Reservations (970) 482-1336 WORDS FROM OUR GM WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! John and Lisa Firnett Adam and Taylor Goble David and Karen Arp Jim and Jenni Miller Kenneth and Kristen Wilkerson Tracy and Amy Dyer Steve and Jennifer Wiggins Jerry and Cindy Pault Scott and Lauri Littlewood Colorado…one minute we have snow and the next minute it is the middle of the golf season! Things have been moving very quickly the last couple of months…between prepping for the construction project, getting the pool and golf course ready, selling memberships and being active in our community, the staff has been going above and beyond! I would like to publicly thank Drew Stapelman, our Maintenance Manager, for working tirelessly to not only keep the Club looking good, but also for managing the ins and outs of our new construction. It is unbelievably-detailed work and a full-time job in-and-of itself, and Drew hasn’t missed a beat. If you see him around the Club please give him a pat on the back…we are lucky to have him. We have been talking a lot about the new construction, so I would like to focus a minute on the golf course and our ongoing commitment to make sure we provide the finest golf experience in Northern Colorado. We just completed a day long “audit” if you will of our entire golf maintenance department. Every spring and fall, Mike, Chris, John and I spend the day with one of the top agronomists in the country, Dean Wachowski of Golf Maintenance Solutions, going through the course hole-by-hole, the practice facilities, the maintenance shop, the equipment, budget and labor model. It is a great opportunity for Mike and Chris to discuss their agronomic plans, practices, and challenges and get great feedback about what’s happening at other courses in our area and around the country. One consistent golf course recommendation I have heard from a wide range of members since my start last year has been the 18th hole…specifically the lack of fairway which results in crowded cart traffic patterns between the bunkers and poor turf quality. Last month the Grounds Committee recommended, and the Board approved the removal of the left fairway bunker on #18. With help from our friends at Sequoia Scott Szymoniak General Manager Greenscapes who are already in Denver working on another project, we are able to get this accomplished at a fraction of the price it would normally cost. This would actually restore the hole to the way it was originally designed, and allow for better dispersion of cart traffic and better turf quality. The bunker will be removed June 10-12, and we will have #18 set up as a par three for those three days. The newly-sodded area will play as ground under repair until it establishes. Don’t hesitate to contact the golf shop if you have any questions regarding the three days the crew will be working. With the excavation of the site for the new tennis and fitness building, we kept a large amount of the dirt that was removed. I am happy to say that with this dirt we will be able to construct some new tees on the course, beginning with the two ladies tees that are on the scorecard but do not exist. These will be built in-house after our crew has completed the driving range project. I appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as we continue to improve and position the Club for success! CLUB CONNECTION :: 3