Newsletter - September 2021

Newsletter - September 2021

Volume 28, Issue 9 | September 2021 The Seven Oaks Scene

Golf  Tennis  Food  Fitness  Family  Friends  Fun

Manager's Message

by Enrique Contreras, CCM, General Manager/COO

Happy September to all of our members! Now that the kids are back to school and summer is almost over, it is time to relax at the Club. Our Social Committee has been busy planning new items for your enjoyment that can be added to your entertainment schedule… please check your email for more information. We are continuing with our Pasta Night, Friday Night Live and Sunday Basque Dinners in addition to many exciting events coming up. It’s hard to believe, but the holidays are right around the corner! If you are looking to reserve a holiday party, please call Marie, our Catering & Events Manager at 664-6421 or email her at [email protected]. The golf course and all of the practice areas, including the driving range and putting greens, will be closed for maintenance from September 27th to October 15th. The Board of Governors has accepted the recommendations from our Director of Agronomy Tom Lipscomb regarding the over-seeding process scheduled to begin at the end of September. The announcement of the details of this process made to the membership last week has apparently stirred some controversy, so perhaps more explanation regarding this will be helpful.

First of all, since the beginnings of Seven Oaks Country Club, over-seeding with rye grass has been a key factor in creating the best winter conditions for any private golf course in our area. From November through May our course has always had green fairways and surrounds. This is truly one of the advantages to being a Seven Oaks member. At most private clubs where over-seeding is done, the club is closed for play for the entire month of October. This would apply to the better clubs in the Palm Springs or Phoenix area. Although their courses may be closed, the members are still required to pay monthly dues. In previous years, because Seven Oaks has 27 holes, we have been able to avoid a complete shutdown by closing each 9 holes for two weeks. This extended the total time to six weeks. Unfortunately, because the West 9 greens are currently being reconstructed, we only have 18 holes to play on this Winter and Spring. Rather than closing each remaining 9 holes for two weeks (four weeks total), we have decided to close all 18 holes for 3 weeks and try to accomplish a thicker and more uniform result, creating significantly better playing conditions through this Winter. When we have all 27 holes available next year, we will more than likely return to our traditional over-seeding schedule.

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Club Hours

Clubhouse Tuesday - Sunday 6am - 9pm Oak Room Tuesday - Sunday 11am - 9pm Sunday Brunch 10am - 2pm The Grille Tuesday - Friday 11am - 9pm Saturday & Sunday 7am - 9pm

Golf Course Tuesday - Sunday 7am - Dusk Tennis & Pickleball Monday - Sunday 6am - 10pm Tennis Pool & Gym Mondays 5am - 3pm Tuesday - Sunday 5am - 9pm

Oaks Snack Bar Tuesday - Sunday 7:30am - 2:30pm

Grand Island Pool & Gym Mondays 5am - 3pm Tuesday - Sunday 5am - 9pm Grand Island Snack Bar Friday - Sunday 9am - 4pm

Let's Get Social!

"LIKE" Us on

Capture & Share your Seven Oaks memories with us! instagram.com/7oaksccbako

Contact the Reception Desk to get your invitation!

facebook.com/soccbakersfield

Board of Governors

Committee Chair

E-mail

Mike Burton

President

[email protected]

Scott Howry

President-Elect House/Social

[email protected]

Paul Miller

Secretary

[email protected]

Jay Ericsson

Governor

Finance

[email protected]

Clarine Gilliam Governor

Tennis/Pickleball/Fitness [email protected]

David Mettler

Governor

[email protected]

Ryan Newman

Governor

Golf/Greens

[email protected]

Dianna Prather

Governor

Membership

[email protected]

Jeremy Brehmer

Past-President

[email protected]

John Pitre

CFO

[email protected]

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Phone Directory

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DURING THIS TIME, ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH BAKESFIELD COUNTRY CLUB, STOCKDALE COUNTRY CLUB AND VALENCIA COUNTRY CLUB. YOU NEED TO CALL JOE HAGGERTY TO MAKE TEE TIMES. For the 15 golf days our golf course will be closed, we encourage you to check out some of our other ame- nities you may not have been using—Tennis, Pickle ball, the Gyms or Pools. Our Mixed Grille, Oak Room and Snack Bars will still be open for business . While down, we will be taking the opportunity to paint and replace carpet in the Pro-Shop, as well as the Ladies and Men’s Locker Rooms. the golf course is closed Three new water/ ice machines were installed and are available for those in need of refreshment during your round of golf. They are on Oaks #6, Lakes #3 and Lakes #6. Other improvements in the month of August include: •Our two new pickleball courts are almost complete. Fencing and lighting are the last items on that project and the courts will be ready for play very soon. • The painting and re-tiling of the showers were finished in the Tennis Pavilion bathrooms. • Tennis courts 1 & 2 were resurfaced and are now ready for use. As you can see, we are focused on improving our Club and the Board of Governors and the staff is working hard to continue to make things happen. As always if you have any comments or concerns, please let me know.

Golf Shop

664-6474 664-6490

Tennis Office

Reservations

Reception Desk

664-6404

Take Out

The Grille

241-5910 241-5900 664-6069 241-5930

Oak Room

Grand Island Snack Bar Oaks Snack Bar @ Tennis

Accounting

Jolene Forzetting Judith Sandoval

664-6056 241-5919

Catering & Events Marie Joseph Membership Sales Tonya Bower Member Services Eryn Urban

664-6421

664-6038

664-6418

General Manager Enrique Contreras, CCM 664-6254

See you at the Club!

Car Wash Services Drop your car off next to the Tennis Pool area or give your keys to the Golf Shop and we will do the rest! $25 for Cars $30-$35 for Trucks/SUVs Cash payment can be left with the Car Wash staff or you can charge it to your member account* * There is a $5 convience fee for charging to your member account Saturdays, starting at 9am

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Seven Oaks Book Club The Seven Oaks Book Club meetseach month to discuss books on a reading listwhich is selected by mutual consent of the Book Club members. All members of SOCC are invited to attend.

Our selection for September is…

The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah The Four Winds is a rich, sweeping novel that stunningly brings to life the Great Depression and the people who lived through it - the harsh realities that divided us as a nation and the enduring battle between the haves and the have-nots. A testament to hope, resilience, and the strength of the human spirit to survive adversity, The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation. Our next meeting is September 23rd at 5pm at the Club Please email Bee Barmann at [email protected] to receive information on joining the meeting.

Welcome Our Newest Members

Robert & Keri Cimarolli, Barhum Daoud, Andrew & Lori Dreyer, Kevin & Katie Horack,

Jason & Kimberly Johnson, Hamid & Sayeh Khosravi, Adam & Lauren Landry, Ernst Sr. & Joellyn Schroeder, Amanpreet & Kamaljit Singh, Brandon & Honey Williams

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From the Golf Shop by Joe Haggerty, PGA Director of Golf

"CHECK 6” BEFORE YOU PLAY GOLF !

Lag Putts: Practice your “real” stroke!

1. CHECK INTO THE PRO SHOP BEFORE YOU PLAY WITH YOUR GUESTS. 2. PICK UP A DIVOT FIXER TO REPAIR YOUR DIVOTS ON GREENS. 3. TUCK YOUR SHIRT IN! 4. OBSERVE CLUB RULES AND 5. REGULATIONS. 6. KEEP UP WITH THE GROUP AHEAD OF YOU.

Good lag putting can make a huge difference in your scores and I never underestimate the importance of getting the ball close to the hole from outside 20 feet. My technique is pretty simple, but it works. All I do is take a good look at the hole and make practice strokes that simulate the ones I want to use in order to roll the ball the right distance. I often see amateurs making short quick strokes before they hit long putts, which is a big mistake. Instead, always make a “real” rehearsal stroke with your eyes on the hole, and then simply re-create that stroke when you hit the putt for real.

S.O.W.G.A.

by Cindy Shih, S.O.W.G.A. Vice-President

ACE of the month for August is Josephine Shih

Thursday Play Results

8/5 1st Gross 1st Net 2nd Net

Mary Hay

Josephine Shih

EJ. Park Closest to Pin Tracy Woodard

8/12 1st Gross

Josephine Shih

1st Net

Annette Warmerdam

Closest to Pin Sharold McBride Chip in

Annette Warmerdam

8/19 1st Gross 1st Net 2nd Net

Cindy Shih

Carreen Hinds Mary Ann Dixon

Closest to Pin Cindy Shih

8/26 1st Gross 1st Net 2nd Net

Sharold McBride Mary Ann Dixon

Claire Boone Closest to Pin Linda Hoff

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Links News

by Tom Lipscomb, Director of Agronomy

I’m sure most have noticed the circular rings on some of the Oaks and Lakes greens; these are called Fairy Ring. There are three types of Fairy Ring; bright green rings, bright green rings with mushrooms growing in the green ring areas and bright green rings that eventually turn brown and then recover. Typically, this is caused by gasses being released from decay- ing organic matter (tree stumps, tree limbs, trash, a piece of paper or anything that will decompose) be- neath the soil surface. We have treated it four times this year; preventatively and site specific. I don’t know exactly why these areas have appeared, but I do think I have a very, very good idea. When new greens are constructed and have established grass on them, they develop a uniform layer of organic matter, over time. This uniform, natural, twelve-inch zone of organic matter is critical to the plants survival, by helping the plant retain nutrients and water uniformly. When the greens on the Original 18 were re-surfaced (not rebuilt) they were roto-tilled to a depth of eight inches, thus redistributing chunks of that natural organic zone in various areas throughout the greens mix. Now these redistributed organic chunks are decomposing and releasing gasses up to the green surface and creating these Fairy Ring areas. I hope, and feel this problem will eventually disappear on its own, but in the meantime, we will continue to monitor and treat these outbreaks both preventative- ly and site specifically.

The West Nine construction is about 85% completed and the work looks terrific. The construction company did an excellent job and is now off the property. We still have some in-house work to be completed, which should be finished up in the next two to three weeks. We hope to be seeding the West Nine greens the week of September 1st. We still have some Bermuda grass contamination in several greens that concerns me. We have treated the greens three times to kill any remaining Bermuda Grass with some good success, and on August 23rd we made a more potent applica- tion for final clean-up before we seed. The greens on the Original 18 are holding up very well through this very, very hot stretch of heat. They are still extremely young and in fact, greens take about five years to reach maturity and become ROCK SOLID. They are a little damp and prone to leaving a deep ball mark right now, as we are expe- riencing a significant increase of golf rounds played. PLEASE MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT TO REPAIR YOUR BALL MARKS !! As in the Spring, when the temperature finally drops out of the 100-degree range we will resume our program of verti-cutting and sand topdressing the greens on a regular basis. This practice is extremely important to help greens get firmer, smoother, faster, dryer and heal from ball marks much quicker. If we were to continue this type of maintenance during periods of 100-degree heat, your greens would die rapidly.

Mitch Bronson August 22 Lakes #3

Eric Xin August 28 Lakes #3

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On the Courts

by Dave Krueger, Tennis Director

JUNIOR 'ROG' IS BACK!!

Junior Tennis

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS ~ 4pm to 5:30pm

High School Drills Tuesdays 6:30pm - 8pm

On court drills will include point play, dead ball drills, fitness drills andmental toughness skills. Match play focuses on players using tactical and technical skills developed during practice.

Adult Tennis

Women's Tennis Drills Wednesdays 9 – 10:30am.

This is the best way to get in to tennis. 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. Live Ball Mondays & Wednesdays 6:30pm - 8pm This program is a fast moving, very intensive hitting and drilling course. Must have a USTA rating 3.5 and above. Call Jason at 661-717-4217.

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Check Us Out! New walkways between courts and painted pickle courts!

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Fitness Schedule ~ September 2021

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Friday

Saturday

5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Mike GI 8:00 - 9:00am Total Body Workout Norma ES

5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Allison GI 6:30 - 7:30am Zumba Fitness Mike ES 8:00 - 9:00am Swim Stroke Technique & Conditioning Allison GI 9:00 - 10:00am Aqua Fitness Allison GI

5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Mike GI

5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Aida GI

5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Aida GI 6:30 - 7:30am Zumba Toning Aida ES 8:30 - 9:30am Pilates Stretching Allison ES 10:00 - 11:00am Aqua Fitness Allison GI

6:00 - 7:00am Boot Camp Aida GI 7:00 - 8:00am Yoga Lynne ES

7:00 - 7:50am Total Body

6:30 - 7:30am

Circuit Allison ES

TRX Mike ES

8:00 - 9:00am Pilates Stretching Allison ES

7:00 - 7:50am Total Body

8:00 - 9:00am Zumba Fitness Norma ES

Circuit Allison GI

9:30 - 10:30am Aqua Fitness Allison GI

8:00 - 9:00am Swim Stroke Technique & Conditioning Allison GI 9:00 - 10:00am Aqua Fitness Allison GI 4:30 - 5:30pm Total Body Workout Norma GI

4:30 - 5:30pm Circuit Aida ES

9:00 - 10:00am Zumba Fitness Norma ES

4:30 - 5:30pm Zumba Fitness Mike & Norma ES

5:30 - 6:30pm Yoga Lynne ES

4:30 - 5:30pm Zumba Fitness Aida ES

Class Locations GI - Grand Island Pavilion ES - Exercise Studio at the Tennis Pavilion

Reminder: Guests and/or Outside Personal Trainers are not allowed in the Gyms or at Fitness Classes

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