8-9 april & may 2016...

4 Pro’s Corner

5 Senior’s, Just Puttin’ ’Round!

5 The Divot Doc

6-7 House Calls!

6-7 Around The Fort

8-9 April & May 2016 Calendars

10-12 Women’s Activities

12 Couple’s Club Report

14-15 March’s Board Minutes

15 Sponsor a Tree

15 Parting Shots w/Larry Wapner For membership details please go to www.fortwashingtoncc.org

Official Publication

of the

Fort Washington

Golf & Country Club

10272 N. Millbrook

Fresno, CA 93730

Phone: 559/434.1702

Business Office Fax:559/434.6160

Pro Shop

Phone: 559/434.9120

Fax: 559/434-1350

OFFICERS

President: Larry Wapner

Vice President: Ray Steele

CFO: Dean Pryor

Secretary: Norm Clark

DIRECTORS

Past President: Larry Wapner

Tournament: Gregg Tonneslan

Membership: Scott Laird

Human Resource: Jeff Aoki

House: Scott Buss

Social: Mike Springer

Long Range: Ray Steele

Legal Counsel: Jim Burnside

Greens & Pro Shop: Bob Duley

MANAGEMENT

Clubhouse Manager: Ali Peyvandi

Assistant Manager: Sean Morley

Executive Chef: Steve Hogan

PGA Director of Golf: Alan Ehnes

Course Superintendent: Jose Alvarez

THE DIVOT

Magazine Design and Published by:

Design Ranch Publications

Ad Sales: 559/790-5314

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Pro’S CORNERAlan Ehnes, Director of Golf

Congratulations to Jeff Jackson and playing partner Brett Caeton they shot 64 best ball and won top spot in the NCGA Fourball qualifying. Other teams that qualifying were Larry Wapner & Ed Hashim and Dan Hedden and his playing partner Todd Montague both teams shooting 66. All teams will advance to the next regional site, not yet determined. Good luck !!

PRO TIP: The Buried Lie!! When you face a buried lie in a greenside bunker, you really have to temper your expectations on how close to the hole you can land the ball. From a perfect lie the sand, you could simply set the face of your sand wedge open, play the ball off your left heel, align a little left of the target and your normal blast swing lofts the ball out of the sand, right???

From a buried lie, however, you’re looking at a situation where it’s easy to hit a low, ugly screamer over the green. If you get it out of the sand at all. A buried lie is a hideous sight; the ball plugged almost entirely below the surface. Since it is impossible to create a lot of backspin, most golfers think they can’t get it close from a buried lie. But, you can try this technique, play the ball off your back back foot and close the club face at address, so the full face of the club will enter and dig into the sand first.

Cock your wrist fully as you make a short backswing. Pop down onto the ball, and don’t follow through. The resistance of the sand will square the clubface as it flips the ball on to the green. Expect a lower trajectory than you would see from a normal blast.

TOURNAMENTS: Senior club championship is just around the corner. The date is May 7th for qualifying for the championship flight. Our current Senior Club Champion is Greg Loosigian and is looking forward to some tough competition this year. You can find all the details and the sign up inside the pro shop.

GREEN TALK: By the time you read this article most of the declining redwood trees will have been removed.

This declining condition was due to the four year drought that all of California experience. Replanting trees has started in these areas and will take some time to complete. Positioning trees is very complicated and there is a lot of communication going into replanting. When these trees develop into big trees they will be a challenge to the golfer, and also make the golf course look beautiful for many years to come. Once these new trees get planted on the course and your golf ball is either next to one or your swing might be impeded, please refer to the local rules to see what your option might be to help protect the tree during its’ developing years, or just maybe you might even get a better lie from that local rule.

Want Up-to-date Information About Your Club? And The Menus? And The Functions?Simply Sign Up at the front desk with Ali for E-mail Updates

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Flight is not the only recipient of our Senior contributions - the Len Ross Organization, promoting youth golf, is and has always been supported by our Seniors.

We are following up the Invitational with a great bus trip to the beautiful Seven Oaks CC in western Bakersfield. This is a great facility with a membership of inviting tough Seniors - we will return the favor with a tournament here. If you have not signed up for this one - you need to do quickly - this is an outstanding trip which includes the bus and dining.

Extended by demand - the Senior Shirt sign up has been extended to a second order - the first order was for 45 shirts - but the demand continues- guess there are a lot of Latin speakers and students of the dead language within our ranks.

Fort Washington’s annual nominat-ing committee is inviting

Senior’s just puttin’-’roundMike DurkinThe Fort Washington Seniors are noted through out the

valley for its great organization, first class golf course, and spirit. April 13 and April 15 may be an all time test for our seniors athletic and endurance abilities, let alone fortitude, as we open the Senior Eleven series with a match at Copper River CC on the 13th followed by a match at Merced CC on the 15th. Please check the sign up sheet in the Pro Shop, not to just sign up, but to view the names of the super heroes making both matches. Put your name on the list and you may qualify as a manly man type golfer.

As you know, the Senior Invitational is April 21st and 22nd and again this year, we will be benefiting the Honor Flight Program- flying World War II and Korean veterans to Washington to view their memorials. The Spring flight this year will include a golfing notable, Bob Fries - but the rest of the story: Bob, a Marine veteran, is not going there alone - he is bringing his 4 brothers, all of whom are veterans. Thanks to the Fries Five. The Honor

interested applicants for our Board of Directors to submit their names for consideration. It is noted that the entire committee is composed of Senior members which might indicate a possible Senior preference. Even you might have a chance.

The Divot DocWalking for 25 minutes per day

can reduce the risk of dying from a

heart attack by one half, and buys

3-7 additional years of life. Other

reasons to walk -35 % reduction in

Alzheimer’s, reduction of arthritic

pain, improves mood (works as well as

antidepressants for mild to moderate

depression), reduces cancer risk or

colon, breast and uterine cancer, and

improved insulin sensitivity reducing

risk of diabetes. For you cart drivers

try walking 9 - you might just

be playing golf an extra 7 years!

(Sources: Trends in Cardiovascular

Medicine June 18, 2015,Nutrition

Action June Dr. Wingert

Invest 25 minutes to gain 7 years

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HOUSE CALLS! Ali Peyvandi,Clubhouse Manager

We have scheduled two

Prime RibNightsthis month.

Wednesday April 6 & 13 • 6:00-8:00pm

WelcometoSpring!

In March the club held it’s Annual Crab Feed. This sold out event was a big hit! Cioppino night followed with Dan Stockton out-doing himself once again. Thanks Dan for preparing such an amazing Cioppino. Thank you for all of your support.

I’m proud to say that in March The Fort was again awarded “The Best Country Club Dining” in the Central Valley by the California Restaurant Association. Way to go team!

Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, is just around the corner. Please make your reservation as soon as possible, as we normally serve over 850 people that day. Seating will be at 9, 10, 11, 12, and 1 pm.

Adults $27.95 and Kids $13.95

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Tri-Tip &Chicken Buffet

BINGOwill be on Friday April 22 6:00 - 8:00pm.The menu will consist of the following: Carved Tri Tip, Chicken Picatta, Teriyaki Chicken, Oven Fried Chicken, Marinated Roasted Chicken, Rice Pilaf, Mixed Vegetables, Summer Salad, Brocolli Salad, Potato Salad, and Cookies for Dessert. $19.95 for Adults; $9.95 for Kids

We have one Friday Night dinner planned this month on April 8th. It is a great way to entertain. Chef Steve, and our staff have made Friday Night dinners at The Fort the place to be. There is always a different appetizer, a unique salad, a tasty sorbet, four special entrees, great side dishes and a dessert table to die for. And to top it off, we have an outstanding wine list.

Just a reminder

Secretaries’Week

April 26 through April 29

We will have special lunch menus to accommodate you. Please call our front desk to reserve your day and table.

ttt/tttNO BLUE JEANS

PLEASE REMIND YOUR GUESTS OF OUR

DRESS CODE.

IT IS APPRECIATED

ttt/tttSean, Chef Steve, the Staff, and I

thank you for your support.

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Intra-Club Tourn. Shotgun 9:00am

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Members twilight League-Shotgun 5:00pm

Members twilight League-Shotgun 5:00pm

Mothball TournamentShotgun 9:00am

Masters Pro Member Shotgun 8:30am

Ladies Guest Day Shotgun 9:00am

Members/Spouces Shotgun 8:00am

Senior Invitational 9:00AM Shotgun

Senior Invitational 9:00AM Shotgun

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The Women’s Board Tournament was held on March 3. The

weather was awesome and a great group of women participated. The overall Net winner was Katherine Mar with a net score of 69.

WOMEN’S ACTIVITIES DEBORAH J. BROOKS

“Congratulations Katherine Mar”!

First Flight 1st Jeannie Trippel 2nd Cindy Houck 3rd Susanne Brocks

Second Flight 1st Yoshi Chang 2nd Judy McNabb 3rd Barbara Graham

Third Flight 1st Adriana Valdiva 2nd Patty Bennett 3rd Kristan Gilbert

Ronda Fanning’s 1st shot of the day at Belmont Country Club’s guest day on March 01 was a Hole in One. What a pro!

UPCOMING EVENTS

• May 5 Informal Guest Day. No formal lunch or tournament. Make tee times in the pro shop.

• May 12 & May 13 Ladies Invitational. We have a full field for the invitational. Booklets will be sent out mid april. Be on the look out. Contact Kris Oliviera for more info.

• May 17th, 19th & 26th. Club Championship. Although the

Ladies Guest day had a good turn out. We had several guest’s and members participate. It’s a wonderful opportunity to invite others and extend Fort Washington hospitality while enjoying a fabulous round of golf.

Tied for 1st Place Trevia Ashcraft Debbie Demers Delores Elkins Janice Tremble

Ronda Fanning Stephanie Postler Kim Rodrick Rosie Synn

Third Place Suna Bohn Susanne Brocks

Closest to the Pin Trevia Ashcraft Susanne Brocks

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COUPLE’S CLUB Barbara Graham

Unfortunately, our

March tournament

had to be canceled due to much

needed rain.

We have our first Twilight scheduled

on Thursday, April 14. It is a 5:30pm

shotgun and includes nine holes of

golf, light dinner and a few drinks

with friends for a cost of only $52.00

per couple. It is always a fun evening

so hopefully you can join us. There

is a sign-up sheet posted in the Pro-

Shop.

Something New!! The Fort

Couples Club Board is working

with the five Fresno area clubs: San

Joaquin, Copper River, Belmont

and Sunnyside to form an Inter-City

Couples Traveling Group who will

play at each of the five clubs once a

year, or alternating years.

The first event will be at San Joaquin

on Sunday, May 1st. It will be a

2:00pm shotgun followed by dinner,

and the cost is $100 per couple. Each

club can send 12 couples (more may

be accommodated if space permits).

The sign-up sheet is posted in the Pro

Shop.

These are the dates for the 2016

Traveling Couples upcoming events:

San Joaquin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 1

Sunnyside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 12

Copper River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 10

Belmont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September TBD

Fort . . .Getting board approval for next year.

COMING EVENTS:

Thursday, April 14 Twilight 5:30

Shotgun

Sunday, April 24 Tee Times

Thursday, May 19 Twilight 5:30

Shotgun

Monday, May 30 Memorial Day

- 1:00pm Shotgun

If you have any questions please

contact any of our Board

Dominic D’InnocentiSenior VP of Sales & Marketing

Sieg FischerPresident/CEO

Mike SchillingVP of Operations

format has not been determined please mark your calendars for these days and be sure to sign up to be part of this great even put on by The Fort. You don’t have to be Club Champion to have a great time and participate. Reach out to Jeannie Trippel for more info.

• April 14th Guest Day

• April 19th Mothball Tournament for the Valley Club’s present and past Captains will be held at the Fort this year.

• April 21st Course will be closed for the Senior Invitational

• April 28th Course will be closed for outside tournament

Watch for emails or sign-up sheets in the ladies locker room for further details on all upcoming events. In addition check the website at www.fortwashington.org members only section under women.

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President Larry Wapner called the meeting to order at 5:55PM. All Directors were present. Also present was Clubhouse Manager, Ali Peyvandi; Director of Golf, Alan Ehnes; Legal Counsel, Jim Burnside.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:• MSC (Steele/Duley) – February 23,

2016 regular meeting and executive session.

CORRESPONDENCE:None

PRESIDENTS REPORT• Jim Parker resigned from

Nominating Committee. MSC (Steele/Buss) – select Rich Olsson as replacement. Will request Rod Thornton to be committee Chair.

• Have obtained bid to add baked aluminum gutters on driving range side of solar structure at $12,778 cost. MSC (Aoki/Steele) Approval of expense tabled until next meeting.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

MEMBERSHIP - COMMUNICATIONS – Scott LairdResignations: Eric Bower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-FBeverly Daniels-Low . . . . . . . . . . . SOC

Resignations final: Robert Aquino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REG

Posting to active: Michael Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R-F (Mike Wood Farming) Bill Kaiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANE Marcus Potter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .YBP

Applicants to be posted: Rodney Deaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANE Lee Urabe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANE Mark Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANE

Transfers: Morrell Ollis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IPP to R

Leave of Absence: NONE

• Club has 7 Proprietary members waiting to resign. The total of Bylaw allowed playing memberships is 440 - currently at 430.

MSC (Laird/Steele) - membership report approved as submitted.

• Laird presented membership committee recommendations for approval of By-law and Policy Manual additions as generally approved at last meeting regarding Tour Professional Playing Privilege, except requirement for $1,000 deposit by member to cover potential credit charges incurred. After discussion, MSC (Laird/Duley) – member to pay cash at time charges incurred.

FINANCE – Dean Pryor• Over-all financial operations for the

fiscal year continue to perform better than budget.

• CFO fiscal policy is to retain at least 2 months expenses as a cash reserve. Cash reserves do not include “restricted dues account or solar account”.

GREEN & PRO SHOP – Bob DuleyFEBRUARY: Average daily rounds–102; total rounds – 2,447; YTD rounds – 3,898

• MSC – (Duley/Buss) – Affirm tree removal schedule which has been posted required 21 days. Ultimately 58 trees will be removed. Not all trees will be replaced depending on playability. Replacement trees will generally be oak and eucalyptus.

• New chipping green and bunker green layout at driving range has been posted. Cost will be funded through the golf course maintenance budget.

• Installation of irrigation sprinklers in “rough” has commenced and should

minutes OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE DirectorsFort Washington Golf and Country Club • March 22nd, 2016

be completed by mid-April.

• Head mechanic has given notice to retire. Position notice has been placed with GCSAA.

TOURNAMENT – Gregg TonneslanMEMBER TOURNAMENTS• Sunday, 4/3 4 Ball NCGA qualifying; starting times.• Saturday, 4/9 Masters pro/member; 8:30AM shotgun.

OUTSIDE TOURNAMENTS • Monday, 4/11 - CMBC• Monday, 4/18 – Mid Cal

LONG RANGE – Ray Steele• Coordinating with 1st and 10th

Tee Renovation Committee as to ultimate project needs and costs.

• President and CFO requested Long Range, House, and Green Committee have joint meeting prior to next meeting to re-prioritize projects and present to Board.

HOUSE – Scott Buss• 60 new chairs for the bar should be

delivered about mid-April (Existing bar chairs will be sold when new ones arrive and available for member purchase).

• Will upgrade web page with current software as well as update verbiage and content.

• Current pricing for possible future needs – replace Dining Room chairs - $90,000; replace entry/lobby furniture and redo entryway - $38,000; replace Banquet Room window coverings - $8,000.

• Postpone credit card use option until need to replace computer system hardware and software.

SOCIAL – Mike Springer• Recent Crab Feed served over 300.

• Easter and Mother’s Day brunch expected to serve 650+.

THE PARTING SHOT... Larry Wapner, Board PresidentAttention all members!

Board elections are right around the corner. It’s your time to serve. The

nominating committee is searching for members interested in running for the Board. If you have the desire to become a Board member, reach out to the committee or any Board member. Rod Thornton, Kurt Smith, Mike Emerzian, Bill Griffith and Rich Olsson (replacing Jim Parker) will be glad to hear from you. The committee only has a few more weeks to deliver the slate to the Board for approval.

You will see that most of the trees marked to be removed has been completed at this time. New trees will be planted and the Greens committee is working on a replanting

design. Please refer to the postings for more details.

The new bar chairs should be arriving this month. The old chairs are going to be sold at a small fee to any member who wants them. Reserve your opportunity to take home a few chairs by contacting Ali.

Wednesday night twilight league is starting this month. It’s a great way to meet some new members and have some laughs while competing for the prestigious trophy. See the pro shop for more details.

The course is growing in quickly with the warmer weather. Please continue to fill in divots and repair ball marks.

Fort Washington has been named “Best Country Club Dining” by the Restaurant Association. Congratulations to all our staff!

Thank you for your continued support.

See you at the club!

HUMAN RESOURCES – Jeff Aoki• One issue held for Executive Session..

OLD BUSINESS• None.

NEW BUSINESSNoneThe Board went into executive session at 7:00PM

The meeting was adjourned at 7:55P.M.

The next Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 6:00 PM.

Norm ClarkSecretary

Note: These minutes have been prepared by the Secretary, but have not been approved by the Board of Directors.

SPONSOR A TREE• As a gift or in memory of a special person.

• For $150 you receive: A name plaque on a tree limb and a plaque on a special brass tree in the clubhouse.

• Get one while they last!

For more information please contact Alan at the Club Pro Shop.

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