Newsletter -October 2019

Newsletter -October 2019

Vo l ume 26 , I s sue 10 Oc tobe r 2019

Get Involved - Become a Committee Member! The Board is now accepting letters of intent for vacancies on our House & Social, Golf & Greens, Membership and Finance Committees. For more information on each committee or to submit your letter of intent, please contact Eryn Urban at 661-664-6418 or [email protected] . As per our Bylaws, members must have their application in by November 30th. Applications are available at the Reception Desk or from our Member Services Director, Eryn Urban at 661-664-6418 or [email protected] Board of Governors If you are interested in serving on the Board or Governors, you are encouraged to apply. Candidates must be an Equity Member in good standing who has served for two (2) years on one of the Club’s standing committees.

Keith & Kathryn Kostelnick,

Don & Victoria Doyle

*Letters of intent must be received no later than November 30, 2019.

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Clubhouse

Tuesday - Sunday 6am - 9pm

Oak Room

Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 9pm *Pasta Night: Wednesdays 6pm - 9pm

*Sunday Brunch Buffet: 10am - 2pm

** To-Go Line: 241-5900 **

Mixed Grille

Tuesday - Friday 10:30am - 9pm

Saturday & Sunday 7am - 9pm

** To-Go Line: 241-5910 **

Grand Island Café

Committee Chair

E-mail

Friday - Sunday 9am - 4pm

Neetu Jhaj

President

[email protected]

** To-Go Line: 664-6069 **

Mike Handren

Vice-President

House / Social

[email protected]

Oaks Snack Bar

Jeremy Brehmer Secretary

Finance

[email protected]

Tuesday - Sunday 7:30am - 2:30pm

Bruce Powelson CFO

[email protected]

** To-Go Line: 241-5930 **

Mitch Bronson

Governor

[email protected]

Dan Corriea

Governor

[email protected]

Golf Course

Rich Gargan

Governor

[email protected]

Tuesday - Sunday 7am - Dusk

Ryan Newman

Governor

Golf/Greens

[email protected]

Tennis

Dianna Prather

Governor

Membership

[email protected]

Monday - Sunday 6am - 10pm

Grand Island Fitness Center

Monday 4:30am - 3pm

Tuesday - Sunday 4:30am - 9pm

E-mail

General Manager/COO Mike Stanton, CCM

[email protected]

Clubhouse Manager

Enrique Contreras, CCM [email protected]

Agronomist

Jay Ervine

[email protected]

Golf Director

Joe Haggerty, PGA

[email protected]

Catering Director

Marie Joseph

[email protected]

Tennis Director

Dave Krueger

[email protected]

Fitness Director

Nikki Billiard

[email protected]

Contact the Reception Desk to get your invitation!

Accounting

Erica Sabin

[email protected]

“ Like” Us on

Membership

Tonya Bower

[email protected]

facebook.com/soccbakersfield

Member Services

Eryn Urban

[email protected]

Executive Chef

Paul Burzlaff

[email protected]

Capture & Share your Seven Oaks memories with us!

Controller

Tasha Moon

[email protected]

Facilities Manager

Lance Schneider

[email protected]

instagram.com/7oaksccbako

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by Joe Haggerty, PGA Director of Golf

As we move in to the fall, let’s do our part to help Jay and his crew maintain the golf course. Please fix your ball marks and one more on each green, either replace your divot or use the sand-seed mix bottles provided on the carts to fill the area. On the Tee Box please pick up the broken tees and put them in the boxes provided to keep them looking clean and litter free.

Here are a few reminders as well about some golf rules and regulations.

P l ease pay a tt ent ion to the dres s code . MEN: Shirts shall have a collar, mock turtleneck or blade collar. All shirts mush have sleeves and be tucked in at all times with the exception of a full button camp shirt (Tommy Bahama-style).

WOMEN: Leggings may be worn under skirts or shorts.

If you are inviting guests to play, please let them know of our policies beforehand as it can be a little awkward if they are already on property. With the daylight hours changing in September, the hours of operations will change as well. The Pro Shop will be open 6:30am to 6:00pm with the first tee time starting at 7:00am. Please make sure you check in with the Pro Shop before your round. Don’t miss our demo days this month with PING, TITLEIST and PXG. Remember that we are qualified club fitters with the top loft and lie machine in the game to improve your scores!

We look forward to seeing you at the club ,

Joe Haggerty, Vince Santopietro, Mark Smith, Jake Andrada

Congratulations to Director of Golf Joe Haggerty and his team for winning the Junior Golf Development Award for the Northern Section of the Southern California PGA! Seven Oaks and our professional staff are dedicated to developing the next generation of players.

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by Mary Anne Dixon, S.O.W.G.A. Vice President

Our August 29 th Ladies’ Day game had Josephine Shih as 1 st Gross; Betty Lim with 1 st Net, Linda Ho ff with 2 nd Net, and Mary Anne Dixon with 3 rd Net. Carreen Hinds had a Chip-in and was also Closest to the Pin. Most Improved Player for August is Donna Scurlock, going from 23.7 to 22.2. It is nice to see Donna back after recovering from medical issues. Annette Warmerdam was our Ace of the Month on September 5 th …Congrats!!! Our Quarterly Scramble was on September 12 th and we were thrilled to see several new faces joining us! First place was the team of Sun Song, Josephine Shih, and Minda Owens. Second place team consisted of Ellen Hurst, Tracy Van Fossen, Mary Anne Dixon, and Tracy Woodard. Closest to the Pin was Annette Warmerdam and Chip-ins were made by Pat Watson, Lina Park, Sharla Wind, and Betty Lim. Our next Quarterly Scramble will be in December, followed by our Christmas gift exchange and dinner - look for more information in the next newsletter! COME PARTY WITH US!!! Our 2nd Annual ‘Wine & Cheese Chiller’ is October 8th, at Mary Anne Dixon’s house. Additional information is on the sign-up sheet located in the Golf Shop. is fast approaching… November 5, 6 & 7! Get your teammate and sign up soon - we already have half the field filled! This is a FANTASTIC tournament that you do not want to miss. Entry forms are in the Golf Shop. Our Ladies’ Strokes at the Oaks Invitational REMINDER: Our Thursday Tee Times now begin at 8:30 A.M.

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by Jay Ervine, Director of Agronomy

With October fast approaching our fall maintenance kicks into high gear on the golf course. Beginning the last week of September we will be scalping the original Back-9 fairways, tees, approaches and the rough around the greens in preparation for over-seeding, we’ll be seeding these areas the first week of October. We will also be scalping the Oaks-9 tees and approaches at the end of this week and seeding them on Monday and Tuesday of next week. The West-9 tees and approaches will be October 9th & 10th. As of this writing, all Back-9 greens have been seeded at least two weeks and their germination is coming along very nicely. We put the first mowing on the Back-9 greens last week. The warm weather last week really helped to germinate all the seed, and then the cooler weather we have now will push the bent grass to spread. We are in a great weather pattern for growing in these new greens.

We have finished all the construction work and all the sod has been installed around the new bunkers now. We look forward to the next few weeks of growing in the winter rye grass and the Back-9 greens. Before we know it, the weather will be cool and the course will be playing differently than it has the last several months during the high heat.

T HERE ARE STILL G REAT S EATS A VAILABLE !!!

Seed germination on #8 & #7 Islands greens

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by Dave Krueger, Tennis Director

Cardio Tennis

Cardio Tennis is a fun, sociable heart pumping fitness class on a tennis court, open to everyone, and no Tennis experience is needed! You can burn up to 700 per class with dynamic stretching, hitting lots of tennis balls and engaging in other cardio activity to energetic, motivating music! Mondays 6:30 - 7:30pm. $15 per class. Call Jonni at 714-366-2985 to sign up. Wednesdays 9 – 10:30am. This is the best way to get in to tennis. Whether you have never played before or it’s been a really long time, this class is for you! If you don’t have a racquet or you feel your racquet is outdated, don’t worry, we have plenty of Demo racquets you can try out. Wednesdays 6:30 – 8pm & Thursdays 8 - 9:30am. $15 per person. This program is a fast moving, very intensive hitting and drilling course. The emphasis is on playing points and hitting ‘zillions’ of balls. Must have a USTA rating 3.5 and above. For Wednesdays call Jason at 661-717-4217 and Jonni at 714-366-2985 for Thursdays. Jonni’s Adult Beginner Tennis Drills Liveball

Red Ball Future Stars Thursdays 4-5pm, ages 5-8 years old.

This Quick start program uses fun games and drills to help develop good ball tracking skills. Students will also learn proper court movement and basic swing patterns to enhance hand-eye coordination and ball striking skills. Big, easy-to-hit red balls will be used to accelerate their learning process.

Orange Ball Tuesday and Thursday 4-5:30pm, ages 7-10.

Players ready to play on a slightly larger court. The classes are designed to continue building athletic skills while learning or refining the skills necessary to serve, rally and score.

Men’s Advanced Leagues (4.0, 4.5)

Thursday’s at 6pm. October 4 th – October 24 th . We will have both Singles and Doubles with this 4-week league. Contact Jason Broussard at 661-717-4217.

Green Ball Tuesday and Thursday 4-5:30pm, ages 7-10.

Green ball is designed for beginner to intermediate level players ages 7-10. We coach using a rally-based curriculum and focuses on scoring, serve and serve return with sound footwork. Players learn how to properly position themselves to execute ground strokes and volleys, hit with purpose, serve and ultimately sustain a rally of varying speed and duration.

Tennis Tip How to finally beat the dreaded lobber. The lobber’s secret weapon is actually us. It’s our power, our pace and our lack of self- control and patience. You have to be patient, you can’t keep charging the net. You have to keep changing it up during the point until you find the right ball to attack.

Yellow Ball Tuesday and Thursday 4-5:30pm, ages 11-18.

On court drills will include point play, dead ball drills, fitness drills and mental toughness skills. Match play focuses on players using tactical and technical skills developed during practice. It consists of players understanding the fundamentals of scoring, using tac- tics to exploit their opponent’s weaknesses and playing to their own strengths.

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Drop-in Pickleball - Saturdays @ 9am Open for all levels. Come by and play a couple of games! If you don’t own a Pickleball Paddle don’t worry - we have several demo’s you can borrow.

Pickleball Clinic - Wednesdays 8:15 - 9am Free clinic! All levels welcome!

Halloween

Twilight Pickleball Results: September 10th

1 st Place Tie !!!

Biathlon

Heather Tkac and Sharie Holmes (left) and Julie Adams and Jen Clifford (right)

Pickleball Tip Serving: The key emphasis here is to RELEASE the ball, not throw the ball or toss the ball up like a Tennis serve. Many beginner players with Tennis or Racquetball experience will fall into this trap. Try to hit your serve deep so it’s more difficult for them to hit a good return and for them to get to the net quicker.

THERE IS STILL TIME TO ENTER!

Saturday, October 12 th

Call Dave Krueger at 661-343-4174

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by Nikki Billiard, Fitness Director

Restorative Workshop: Self-Myofascial Release Saturday October 19 th

10:00am - 12:00 pm at the Grand Island Gym

Foam Rolling Equipment is an inexpensive and versatile tool to give yourself a deep tissue massage by slowly rolling various areas of the body where muscles have developed knots over time. It will break up scar tissue and speed up your healing and recovery as well as improve flexibility and your range of movement. With the combination of foam rolling and restorative movements, the two elements can be the answer to all your muscle soreness and help with hip, quad and lower back pain. We will also be showing you how to use tools such as the stick, lacrosse balls, and power bands to restore your body to its full range of motion and help in the recovery process.

Swimming Workshop for Adults with Christian Serrato Saturday & Sunday, October 19th & 20th 12pm - 1pm at the Tennis Pavilion pool

This 2-day workshop is for adults who would like to become more efficient in the water. Who can benefit from this? Triathletes, avid swimmers or anyone who wishes to swim freestyle efficiently. What will we work on? Body positioning, head positioning, breathing technique, body rotation, and pulling freestyle.

$40 per person for the 2-day workshop. Call Nikki at 661-205-8287 to sign up.

The Seven Oaks Book Clubmeets each month to discuss books on a reading list which is selected by mutual consent of the Book Club members. All members of SOCC are cordially invited to attend.

This month’s selection is … Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

Our next meeting is October 24th at 5:00 pm. We would love to see you there!

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