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The 2018 Men’s Member Member was contest-ed on Friday, June 1st and Saturday, June 2nd.The weather forecast was for a washout, butthankfully the rain didn’t show up until all theawards were handed out! 60 teams battledover 5 matches until Flight winners in all 10flights were determined. The winners compet-ed in a three-hole playoff over holes #16, #17and #18. Heading to the 18th Hole the team ofJamie Wolsky and Roland Vigue held a oneshot lead over the team of Jeff Mehallick and

Mike Thompson. After the tee shots, Jamie wasfirst up and hit a perfect approach shot to 10feet to apply the pressure. Jeff Mehallick thenhit a great shot out of the fairway bunker to 20feet from the flag, but just off the green. AfterMike got the next shot to a couple feet, allRoland and Jamie needed was a 2-putt to win.Roland stroked a beautiful putt and watched itgently break into the cup for a 2 shot victory.Congratulations Roland and Jamie on winningthe 2018 Member Member!

FLIGHT 1: RICHARD MOYER & BERNIE PFEIFFER 28.5

FLIGHT 2: MATT BIERER & TED BIERER 29.5

FLIGHT 3: ROLAND VIGUE & JAMIE WOLSKY 31.0

FLIGHT 4: JEFF MEHALLICK & MIKE THOMPSON 32.5

FLIGHT 5: FRANK ACUNA & COLIN MACPHEE 28.5

FLIGHT 6: STEPHEN HYNES & HEATH THOMAS 28.5

FLIGHT 7: JOHN SHINER & SCOTT DIRICO 32.5

FLIGHT 8: RUSSELL WILSON & BRYAN DEMPSEY 31.5

FLIGHT 9: STEPHEN PORTER & DAVID CAGLIOLA 35.0

FLIGHT 10: JOHN FESSICK & MICHAEL LEVIN 33.5

FLIGHT WINNERSOVERALL CHAMPIONSROLAND VIGUE & JAMIE WOLSKY

10 TEAM PLAYOFF

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THE CLUBHOUSE DRESS CODEThe Club seeks to promote a friendly relaxed atmosphere both onand off the Course. However, Members and visitors are reminded

that a reasonable standard of dress is required at all times. Below areseveral guidelines on what can be worn at the Club.

SHIRTS

FOOTWEAR

PANTS

KIDS

Shirts must be tucked in at all times, with the exception of

button down oxford and dress shirts. Golf and Polo shirts

are required to be tucked in.

Dress sandals are considered appropriate. Flip flops and

sneakers are not considered appropriate.Children 12 and under should adhere to the same dress

code as the adults with the exception of polo shirts being

appropriate untucked. Pullover hooded sweatshirts, tee shirts

with writing and images are not considered appropriate.

Jeans are considered appropriate attire. However, jeans

with rips and frayed edges (including ladies designer jeans)

are not considered appropriate. Cargo shorts and pants

are not considered appropriate.


As I mentioned before, we have started this new season with some new

faces eager to enter the turfgrass industry. These two individuals have

worked in the golf/turf trade for a few years now, then decided one day

they could see themselves making it a career. After a long sit down with

both of them preaching the ins and outs (mostly outs!!) they smiled, looked

at me, and said “when do I start?” I figured if the scare tactics didn’t run

them off, Rivercrest would be excellent learning grounds. Our supervisory

staff has a combined 85 years, with over 20 courses worked ranging from

public to top 10 in the U.S. to glean from.

Matt Abramson and Jack Andrews started this winter familiarizing them-

selves with our shop, equipment, and helping with projects on course.

They both got a healthy dose of turf care between snow storms and now

that the season is finally underway, both are progressing at a great pace.

IrrigationMatt and Jack recently completed the course sprinkler arc adjustments

to assure heads were spraying and rotating properly. With nearly 900

heads to check, this is not an easy task. We’ve been very fortunate this

season to have only a few pipe/head failures to contend with compared

to some winters. Matt got his first taste of irrigation repair when a pipe

broke in front of 14 green. This had to be rectified quickly as the pipe

was directly in the line of play.

SprayingJack has twice already had the opportunity to learn spraying techniques.

We have tutored him multiple times on the larger sprayers and he

recently went on his first solo run completing a fairway spray. Jack will

have to spray/fertilize tees very soon giving him valuable hours and

increased confidence. Once the season is rolling along Matt will be given

the opportunity to learn the spray programs.

EducationBoth of my assistants in training (AIT) are and will be attending PSU turf

school later this year to earn their degrees in turf science. Matt has

already begun studying towards his PA pesticide license and should be

completing the exams by early fall.

It’s so exciting seeing these young men showing such enthusiasm, work

ethic, and passion towards this great turf industry.

TURF 101


NIBLICKSfrom the the professional staff

DATE TOURNAMENTJune 1/2 Men’s Member-Member

June 4 Happy Hackers (9:00am starting times)

June 4 PGA Jr. League Scrimmage (5:00pm shotgun)

June 6 Senior Golf (9:00am shotgun)

June 6 Men’s League (5:30pm shotgun)

June 7 Ladies Member-Member (9:00am shotgun)



June 14 RiverCrest Day Member-Guest (1:00pm shotgun)

June 16 US Open Saturday Event

June 16 PGA Jr. League Match (4:00pm shotgun)



June 20 Men’s League (5:30pm shotgun)

June 21 Ladies Golf (9:00am starting times)

June 21 Rookies vs. Veterans (5:30pm shotgun)

June 24 PGA Jr. League Match (4:00pm shotgun)



June 27 Ladies 9 & Dine (5:30pm shotgun)

June 28 Ladies Golf (9:00am starting times)

June 29 Sign Ups begin for Men’s Invitational

June 30 July 4th Weekend Saturday Tournament

J U N E T O U R N A M E N T S

RYDER CUP SIGN UPS UNDERWAYSign Ups for the 2018 Ryder Cup began on May 31st and

are filling up quickly. The RiverCrest Ryder Cup will be held

on Saturday, August 11th. The 18 Team (144 player) field is

comprised of eight players per team. Each team will break

into four twosomes, with two twosomes playing the front

and two twosomes playing the back nine. After lunch the

Team Captains we reassemble their lineups and send every-

one back out for another 9. This is a marquee event at the

Club so don’t miss out. Sign up online ASAP

FATHER’S DAY SALE LOTS OF GREAT ITEMS ON SALE!!

MONDAY, JUNE 11TH THRU SUNDAY, JUNE 17THDon’t forget about Dad! be sure every RiverCrest Dad is taken care

of this Father’s Day by getting him a gift from the Golf Shop!

MEN’S APPAREL - 20% OFF

US OPEN APPAREL – 20% OFF

FUN GOLF BELTS - 20% OFF

BUSHNELL INSTANT SAVINGS - $50 OFF

LEATHER PRODUCTS - 20% OFF

GOLF BAGS – 10% OFF

HEADCOVERS – 15% OFF

HATS – 20% OFF

ROOKIES

veteransVs.

complimentary tournament

THURSDAY, JUNE 21st

members whojoined in 2017 or 2018

members who joined prior to 2017

5:30pm shotgun - 9 holes complimentary apps & bar by signgnature

sign up online or with the golfshop!


Senior Club Championship and Young Executive ClubChampionshipClub Championship season is coming up quickly! The Senior

Club Championship and Young Executive Club

Championship will be held on Saturday July 7th and Sunday

July 8th with tee times for the seniors starting around 7:00am

and for the Young Executives around 10:00am. The format is

a 36 hole aggregate stroke play for both Championships.

The Senior Championship is Flighted, with winners in each

Flight. The Young Exec. Championship will have winners in

both Net and Gross divisions. Make sure to sign up online

today!

JUNE RIVERCREST DAY The June RiverCrest Day one day member guest will be held on

Thursday, June 14th. The format is a 2 best of 4 Better Ball with a

1:00pm shotgun. Members can entertain anywhere from 1 to 3

guests. There will be several competitions out on the course which

include Closest to the Pins, Longest Drives and a “Beat the Pro”!

Following golf there will be a great dinner on the terrace and a fun

awards presentation. You will not want to miss out on this fun event!

Signups are open online.

Ladies Club ChampionshipThe Ladies Club Championship will be taking place on Saturday

July 7th and Sunday July 8th, with tee times starting around

8:30am both days. The tournament will be a 36-hole aggregate

stroke play event. The field will be divided into flights which will

be determined by the Ladies Golf Committee. The Championship

flight will play from the green tees with the other flights playing

the red tees. Sign up online today!

RIVERCREST JUNIORS READY FOR PGA JR. LEAGUE The RiverCrest Junior League is ready for the competitive summer

season. RiverCrest has three teams consisting of about 40 jun-

iors—ages ranging from 8 to 16 years old. The teams will have the

opportunity to compete against other local Golf Clubs, such as

Stonewall, Spring Ford, Applecross, Llanerch, Kennett Square, Blue

Bell and Phoenixville. Good luck to all our Juniors as they represent

RiverCrest!

July 4th Mixed EventJoin us on Sunday, July1st for some mixed golf fun. The event will

be a 4 person, Step Aside Scramble. The team will select a tee shot

to play from. The players whose shot is selected may not play the

next shot (they step aside). The three remaining players will play

from within one-club length of the selected shot. After the second

shot, the team will choose the best shot and that person steps

aside for the next shot. The person that stepped aside for the previ-

ous shot comes back in. This process is repeated until the comple-

tion of the hole. This is a gross and net event with 10% of the team

handicap being used. Make sure you sign up today online!

LADIES MEMBER-GUESTAUGUST 2ND!GET A GUEST AND SIGN UP NOW The 2018 Ladies Member-Guest is scheduled for Thursday, August

2nd with a 1:00pm shotgun start. The format is Better Ball of

Partners, with lunch before golf and dinner and awards after play.

Signups are open online. It will be a great day, so grab a guest and

come join the fun!

Ladies 9 & DineThe first Ladies 9 & Dine of the year will take place on

Wednesday, June 27th. The 9 & Dine will be a 5:30 shotgun

start and the field is limited to 60 participants. We encourage

you to bring out guests as well for this fun event. This event is

open to all skill levels and should be viewed as an opportunity

to socialize with fellow golfers rather than a competitive tourna-

ment. Cocktails and dinner will follow golf. Sign up today online

or by calling the Golf Shop today before the event fills up!

INVITATIONAL SIGNUPS BEGIN JUNE 29TH Friday, September 14th and Saturday,September 15th. June 29th – Signups begin for all Full Members at 8:00am.

There will be a priority given to Full Members that participat-

ed in 2017. That priority will end at 8:00am on July 6th. At

that time the list of signups will be set by 1) Full Members

that participated in 2017 and 2) Full Members that did not

participate in 2017.

July 6th – Signups begin for all other Memberships at

8:00am. There will be a priority sequence for that week

which will end at 8:00am on July 13th. At 8:01am on July

13th the next list of signups for that week will be set by 1)

Full Members; 2) Associate Members; 3) Young Executive

Members; 4) House Plus Members and 5) House Members.

July 13th – All signups after 8:01am on July 13th will be

accepted first signed up-next on the waiting list regardless of

membership type.

All Signups will be ONLINE ONLY. Members will be required

to sign themselves up online. No Staff Members will be per-

mitted to sign Members up, even if the Member is asking

them to do so in person or over the phone. The Member

WILL be required to go to a computer and sign up.


The U.S. Open returns to the northeast this year at Shinnecock

Hills Golf Club on Long Island. The famous links hosted the 2nd

ever U.S. Open in 1896. For an interesting fact, in 1896 the

tournament course measured all of 4423 yards (73 yards shorter

than our Gold Tees!) For this year’s tournament the course has

been lengthened to 7445 yards.

Colby has been trying to win the U.S. Open since as far back as

he can remember (he’s 8 so that’s not that far back.) He feels

like the title keeps eluding him, much like it does Phil Mickelson.

The big difference is that Phil plays in the U.S. Open, and Colby

just tries to qualify.

Colby has been working on his game and is getting better, so he

hopes this might be the year he advances through the qualifying

stages. The final qualifying stage was also being played at

Shinnecock. Colby was super excited, he felt if he could play

well during qualifying he would have an advantage during the

Championship since it would be on the same course (makes

sense to me.)

Colby’s round got off to a decent start with several pars in the

early going. With only a few spots making into the

Championship Colby knew he’d need a few birdies to have a

chance. He made the turn at one over par. The 10th Hole at

Shinnecock is named Eastward Ho. For U.S. Open standards it

is a short Par 4 measuring just 412 yards. The challenge is the

severe elevation from the fairway up to the green, with the slope

continuing on the front of the green. Players would have to be

careful with a front pin location…..which is exactly where it was

located for qualifying.

Colby found the fairway and was waiting for the group in front of

his to hole out. He watched as one of the players missed a 15

foot downhill putt, and the ball continued to roll off the front of

the green and down the fairway another 40 yards. The player

had to come back with his wedge and play from much further

away that his previous shot. The player then caught his pitch

shot a little heavy, the ball came up short of the green and rolled

right back to his feet again. After a few more shots, the player

holed out and moved off the green.

Colby hit an incredible shot right that stopped 4 feet from the

hole; unfortunately he was above the hole. He lined up his birdie

putt playing it on the left edge. The ball rolled perfect straight

right over the left edge….then slowly picked up steam and rolled

off the front of the green 40 yards back down the fairway. Colby

thought about taking his wedge and going after his ball, but then

decided he was going to invoke Rule 28 Unplayable lie, and take

a penalty stroke. What??? His ball was in plain sight right in the

middle of the fairway.

After watching the player in front of his group take four more

shots to get the ball in the hole, Colby felt his best option was to

invoke the rule, take a one stroke penalty and play a ball as

nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was

last played. So he put the ball back at 4 feet from the hole, lined

up in the middle of the hole and knocked it in for a bogey 5.

Colby played well the rest of the round but finished 1 over par

and missed qualifying by a few shots.

After the round I asked Colby about taking the penalty. He said

he might have been able to get up and down for the same

score, but felt at the time taking the penalty was his best option.

I asked him if we disappointed he didn’t qualify. He told me he

was, but probably not for the reason I would expect. I asked

him what he meant. He said, “Dad, I’ve got plenty of time to

play in a U.S. Open. I just want you to be able to caddy for me

on Father’s Day!” While we might not be at Shinnecock this

year, I’m sure he and I will get in a round where we can make at

least part of his statement true.

Happy Father’s Day!

Colby’s rule of the monthrule 28 ball unplayableby Jamie Komancheck, PGA Head Golf Professional

Women’s GAPRiverCrest1 defeated Springhaven 1, 7-0 in their final match

to finish the year undefeated at 4-0 in the Eighth Cup. Team

1 moves up to the 7th Cup in 2019.

RiverCrest 2 defeated Waynesborough 3, 7-0 in their final

match to finish the year undefeated at 4-0 in the Sixteenth

Cup. Team 2 Super Jumps up to the 14th Cup in 2019.

RiverCrest 3 defeated White Marsh 3, 6-1 in their final match

to finish the year undefeated at 3-0 in the Twenty-First Cup.

Team 3 Super Jumps up to the 19th Cup in 2019.

MAY RESULTS

Men’s GAP Congratulations to

RiverCrest Team 2 on

winning their Section

and moving up to

Division B for 2019!

Thank you to all the Men

who participated in the

matches this year.

LGA Stableford (Week 4)

1st Place - Sheryl Beck (50)

2nd Place - Diane Bartunek /

Helen Moyer (49)

Blind 9 (Week 5)

1st Place Net- Sheyl Rose (32)

2nd Place Net- Cindy Fessick (34)

1st Place Gross- Sheryl Beck (42)

2nd Place Gross- Karen Thomas (45)


GOLF ACADEMY NEWSwith Brian Moose

10 LIFE LESSONS THAT WE HAVE OR CAN LEARN FROM GOLFDIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION

1. BEING HONESTIn golf, you are your own rules official.

There isn’t someone watching your every

shot. Even in tournament golf, unless

you’re on TV, the only people watching you

are your playing partners. You learn the

rules early and there is an expectation to

follow them when you’re playing. There

have been times when we’ve each had to

call a penalty on ourselves. Why? Because

those are the rules, and in order to be the

best, you can’t cheat your way there.

2. ACCEPT THE UNCONTROLLABLEWe can’t even count how many times

things or situations occur in golf that

makes playing extremely difficult. Have you

ever hit a shot that you felt was so perfect

but the result was awful? Did you end up

with a bad kick in the fairway that puts you

in the water? Or it hits a sprinkler head and

puts you 30 yards over the green? It hap-

pens! But one of the things you start to

learn is that you must start to accept the

things that are out of your control.

3. PROBLEM SOLVINGWho would’ve thought that problem solv-

ing is a skill learned in golf? Well, get

ready! Whether you have to manipulate

your way around the course on a windy

day. Or maybe the course is riddled with

bunkers and you need to plot out your

strategy.

4. QUIETIt may seem like a weird life skill, quiet, but

it’s very useful. When you’re a kid playing

golf you learn that there is a respectful vol-

ume you can have on the golf course. This

creates a certain amount of respect for the

people around you and the kind of concen-

tration it requires to play golf.

5. CREATING AND HOLDING FOCUSYou must be a focused person to improve

in the game of golf. You can’t multitask.

Golf takes an extreme amount of mental

and emotional concentration for 18 holes.

This is a great thing to learn when you play

golf but take into the world. Focusing on

your goals or keeping your attention on the

task at hand however long you need to is a

very positive skill.

6. PATIENCEGolf is an extremely hard sport and if you

don’t have patience it will make it even

more difficult. Golf teaches you to have

patience, which is a virtue in life. You can’t

score by getting ahead of yourself, be

patient and take one shot at a time.

7. TO NEVER STOP LEARNINGGolf has taught us that there is always

room for improvement. No matter what you

are doing in life you can always be better,

you can always continue to work and grow

becomes the best version possible.

8. COMMUNICATIONGolf has taught us how to interact with

others. At times, you don’t always have a

4-some and you are put in a group with

random people. With golf taking about 3

1/2 to 5 hours to play, there is a pressure

to communicate with others in your group.

It’s a great tool to have in life being able to

interact with others on a whim.

9. RESPECTEtiquette is very important in golf. By play-

ing this amazing sport you learn how to not

only respect yourself but others and the

golf course. For example, not stepping in

someone’s line, being quiet while someone

else is hitting, waiting your turn, fixing your

ball marks, not driving the golf cart on the

tee boxes and greens. You also learn the

respect of your fellow competitor and

sportsmanship and that will help with any

profession your life leads you.

10. QUALITY VS QUANTITY When it comes to golf practice is extremely

important but knowing the difference

between quality and quantity is more

important. If you hit 30 balls with 100%

focus and you are 100% committed to

every shot you hit, that is more beneficial

for you than hitting 100 balls with 40-65%

focus. Tackle your tasks with quality vs

quantity.

WOMEN'S SUMMER CLINIC SERIESWOMEN'S SUMMER CLINIC SERIESCost $25 for each clinic

$100 for the clinic package of 5.

Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30 pm

June 21st--Putting

June 28th--Chipping/Pitching

July 5th--Pre-Swing

July 12th--Irons and wedges

July 19th--Hybrids, Fairway woods, and Driver

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