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February 2015, Issue 9
Dear Club Member,
We are happy to report that the club is
open for regular operations and activities.
The Grand Opening party was a huge
success as we had approximately 750 in
attendance. It was certainly a special and
memorable night. The Sports and Golf
Grand Opening went very well and we
certainly have much to be proud of. Many
thanks go out to our Board of Directors
and Committees for their assistance and
guidance in completing the “soft opening”
phase and Grand Opening Celebration
festivities.
I am pleased with the performance of our
staff as they have been as excited as you to
finally have our club open and operational. Our training period is complete, but
like all great service organizations, we
will never stop training and we do have
several areas that we need to polish. Our
staffing levels will be adjusted, as we
are experiencing great participation in
all club areas on Friday’s , Saturday’s and
Sunday’s especially. We are always open
to your comments regarding all phases of
club operations and please feel free to let
us know how we are doing by emailing
[email protected]. Improvement is constant!
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A few facility features of the club are not
complete but should be in the coming
weeks. Our wine lockers have been
installed and that program is under way.
Details of this program are included in
our Food & Beverage column of this
newsletter. The remaining men’s lockers
are being completed and will be installed
in a few weeks. We are obtaining quotes
for some day lockers to be installed in the
Sports facility. The trophy cases will be
installed in the Sunset Grille soon, and
we hope to have a nice presentation of
our current major championship trophies
along with some memorabilia from our
Selva Marina past. The cable TV issue
has been resolved in the Fitness Center
with many channels now available on the
machinery. Additional outdoor furniture
is being ordered for the clubhouse patio as
the current tables and chairs were intended
for the pool deck. We are awaiting our
pool certification from the State of Florida,
which should be in hand soon. This is the
reason the pool has been closed. Patio
Hello Atlantic Beach Country Club,
It has been an amazing first month! Thank
you to everyone for your support during
our opening. We served 226 members
for our first dining service on New Year’s
Eve! We followed that up with serving
over 200 members on the following Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. It was amazing seeing
the membership on January 10th for the
Grand Opening Party! I got the chance
to meet many of you that evening, and I
look forward to our next club event. The
response from you has been wonderful!
The most popular entrée, hands down,
has been the Sweet Tea Brined Pork Chop.
Chef Marvin has many more delicious
culinary creations coming soon. One of the
many features of the club that I am excited
about are the wine lockers in the Cypress
Room. We already have thirty members
who have signed up for the Wine Locker
Club, and only 18 lockers left! You can
purchase a locker for $250 plus an annual
fee of $250. Wine Locker Club owners will
receive a personalized wine locker. Keys
for your locker are held on premise by the
management team. Lockers are leased on a
twelve month basis, with right of renewal
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heaters are also on tap as we have seen a
tremendous interest in outdoor dining and
use of the fire pit. It is truly a special view
at sunset and will become even busier as
warmer weather approaches. holiday, in which case, we will be closed
on Tuesday. Much of our intensive work
will be done on the golf course on the
closure day, and our pool will be chemically
shocked as well.
One area that is now functional is our
gate access system at the clubhouse. The
primary reason for this gate control system
is so that only our members have complete
and exclusive use of the pool, fitness and
tennis facilities. Per the membership
categories, the cards are programmed to
allow access to the areas that are included
in your membership. Our Membership
Office is now distributing the cards, and
our golf shop will soon have lanyards
available for children. The gates will be
automatically closed at all times but do
allow for access in Fitness and Tennis
seven days per week and from 5 am to 10
pm. We will have staff on duty during the
day from Tuesday through Sunday. The
clubhouse, pool and golf course will be
closed entirely on Mondays unless it is a
Club Membership growth has continued
with fantastic momentum and it may be
a reality that the membership will be at
its cap by the end of 2015! Many thanks
go out to our Membership Committee,
Membership Director, Melissa Bryan, and
Head Golf Professional, Spencer Brown
for their efforts in making this happen. Thank you all for your kind comments and
patience during the opening process. It
has been a fantastic month and we look
forward to warmer weather ahead and the
start of spring!!
given to the wine locker owner at the end
of the year. Each Wine Locker Club owner
will have a personal inventory ledger in their
locker that will be kept up to date by the
staff.
We are going to have exclusive events
available for locker owners. We will have
“Buy In” tastings of unique wines for you
to stock your locker at special pricing. You
can also bring in wine from your personal
collections and have reduced corkage fees
and advanced notice for reservations to
all wine events. We will be having wine
dinners featuring wine makers and vineyard
representatives, casual tastings, seminars
and many other fun events.
We will hold four scheduled wine tasting
events for the Wine Locker Club Owners
throughout the 2015 year. Upcoming dates
and themes are being finalized and will be
posted soon. Contact me at 904-372-2222
ext 108 if you are interested in being a
member of the locker owners club.
See you in the dining room,
Steve Serokee
Food and Beverage Manager
Regards,
Ed Tucker
General Manager
Letter From Executive Chef
With springtime just around the corner and a ton of New Year’s resolutions vowing
to trim the waistline, we want to be there to help! Beginning January 20, we will be
offering daily lunch and dinner options with a caloric count of 500 or less. It is our goal
to help our members enjoy their club more frequently without having to worry about
low fat and low calorie options in our dining facilities. By using only the leanest cuts of
meat, poultry and the freshest seafood paired with garden fresh vegetables and super
foods like quinoa, we will create high protein, energy packed dishes. Using ingredients
such as Earth Balance soy based, gluten free and GMO free butter, we can still deliver
flavor without the negative effects usually accompanied with butter based products.
In addition to our low calorie options, we will begin to offer gluten free hamburger and
hotdog buns, so that you can enjoy our fantastic brisket blend burgers and National
Deli hotdogs even if you have sensitivity to gluten. Let’s look forward to having a tasty
and healthy year!
Regards,
Marvin McClelland
Executive Chef
Word from the Golf Course
Superintendent
It’s nice to finally have the course open for
play. The course looks to be “grown in”, but keep
in mind it is still just a baby. Mother nature has
been kind and given us a mild winter so far. The
last cold snap really turned the Bermuda off color
and it will stay that way until spring. The greens
are in great shape and the rest of the playing
surfaces are good, however everyone needs to be
aware that we need to get through a full growing
season before the course starts to mature. Have
fun out there and remember…a happy ball mark
is a repaired ball mark!
Your Golf Course Superintendent,
Chesley Scott
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GOLF UPDATE
• Golf Shop Hours are from 7:00 am-5:00 pm (October-March)
and 7:00 am-6:00 pm (April-September)
2015 MAJOR TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
• Weekday (Tuesday-Friday) tee times start at 8:00 am
• Matches Start Tuesday, March 3, 2015
• Weekend (Saturday and Sunday) tee times start at 7:30 am
• Bracketology- All players will be seeded based on the following
flights:
• Full Members may book tee times up to 14 days in advance
• Sports and Social Members may book tee times up to 7 days in
advance
• Practice range hours are the same as the golf shop. The range
will close an hour early on Sundays for maintenance.
• Golf Shop Phone # is 904-372-2224
• Golfer will be able to order food off a limited menu on your
cart by calling 904-372-2203
February 3: Match Play Championship Sign Up
1. Championship Flight-Back Tees (Gross)
2. Men’s Flight (Net)
3. Senior Championship Flight (Gross)
4. Senior Flight (Net)
5. Super Senior Flight (Net)
6. Ladies Championship (Net)
• Everyone will have TWO weeks per Round to play each match.
The two-week period will be strictly enforced so please check your
personal calendars and make this a priority.
• $50 Entry fee plus golf fees includes payouts and prizes!
• Each match result must be reported to the Golf Professional Staff
• Golf Shop Staff:
• You may sign up in the Locker Rooms or Golf Shop!
Head Golf Professional -
February 21: Ladies Golf Kickoff
Spencer Brown, PGA
• Noon to 2 pm
[email protected]
• Free to all ABCC lady members
First Assistant Golf Professional John Duckworth, PGA
[email protected]
Golf Shop Merchandiser/Manager Allison Free
• Ladies golf programming roll out and sign up
• Demo day for ladies
• Driving range and short game demonstrations
• Happy Hour drinks and appetizers
February 28: Junior Golf Expo
• 11 am to 1 pm
[email protected]
• Free to all ABCC Juniors under the age of 18
• Junior golf program roll out and sign up
• Demo day for junior golf vendors
INSTRUCTION
Whether you’re a beginner or a scratch golfer, PGA Director
of Golf, Spencer Brown and his staff can provide you with the
skills to achieve the maximum enjoyment in playing the game
of golf.
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION RATES
Head Golf Professional
Assistant Golf Professional $85 hour
$75 hour $50 1/2 hour
$40 1/2 hour
Series of 4 Lessons (1 Hour Lessons) $255
Series of 4 Lessons (1 Hour Lessons) $225
Series of 4 Lessons (1/2 Hour Lessons) $150
Series of 4 Lessons (1/2 Hour Lessons) $120
To book a lesson or learn more about our instructional
programs, please contact the Golf Shop at 904-372-2224.
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• Driving range and short game demonstrations
• Games and fun for kids
March 3: Match Play Championship Starts
April 17-19: Men’s MemberMember Tournament
• Details to follow
September 12:
Breakfast Scramble
• Details to follow
May 15-17: Atlantic Beach CC
Invitational
• Details to follow
October 22-24: Men’s MemberGuest Tournament
• Details to follow
June 13-14:
Caddyshack Tournament
• Details to follow
November 20-22:
ABCC Ryder Cup
• Details to follow
July 25: Junior Club
Championship
• Details to follow
December 11:
Glow-Ball Tournament
• Details to follow
August 1-2: Club Championship
• Details to follow
Local Rule On Bunker/Sand
Areas At ABCC
By Definition, a bunker is a prepared area of
ground from which turf or soil has been removed
and replaced with sand or the like. Our course at
Atlantic Beach Country Club has many bunkers and
other sandy areas such as natural sand areas and
coquina cart paths. After consulting with the USGA
and the golf course architect, these unique sand
features are requiring our Club to set a Local Rule
stating:
“ALL sandy areas including bunkers, natural areas,
and coquina cart paths are considered an interegal
part of the golf course. ”
This local rule allows a player to do the following:
• Ground his or her club during practice swings
• Remove loose impediments
• Free relief from a plugged ball (Drop the ball as
close to where it lies. If it plugs after your drop,
drop a second time, and if it plugs a second time,
place your ball) When taking relief, the ball must
remain on the same playing condition surface.
• Free relief from a ball coming to rest in a footprint
or tire track (Drop the ball as close to where it lies.
If it plugs after your drop, drop a second time, and
if it plugs a second time, place your ball) When
taking relief, the ball must remain on the same
playing condition surface.
The Club has set this rule based on the following
criteria:
• Some of our bunkers blend into these natural
sand areas and the definition of bunker sand and
natural sand is too subjective.
• The bunker sand on our new course has yet to
settle. Because of this there tends to be too much
sand in the bunkers, which promotes balls to plug
in their own pitch mark.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact
the golf professional staff.
Thank you
Spencer Brown, PGA
Head Golf Professional
Great start to 2015 in the Fitness Center!
The Staff has really enjoyed meeting everyone who has come out to the
fitness center so far. Now that the club is fully open, the Fitness Center
hours are 5am to 10pm with the Pro Shop being open 7am to 6pm. During
the hours the Pro Shop is not open and on Mondays, feel free to continue
using the gym. Enter through the breeze way gates and come into the
fitness center from the pool deck. Your membership card will be necessary
for access.
Classes will start this month with yoga, Zumba, cardio and golf fitness.
Along will classes, all personal training will begin this month as well. We
are very excited to get everything started and continue bringing in more
members. A very special congratulations to The Poland Family, who won
the bike that was raffled off in the Fitness Center.
Kid’s activities are underway! The first event we will a Father/Daughter
Dance on Wednesday, February 11 from 6pm to 8pm. This event will be
set up just like any other dance with kid friendly hors d’oeuvres, music and
lots of dancing. The cost is $45 per “couple” and $25 for each additional
daughter. Please call 372-2222 to make reservations. We will also offer a
Glow in the Dark Party to really kick off the kid’s actives later in February.
There will be more information to come in the next few weeks.
We will be offering kids’ night out and other fun events each month. Pool
season is also right around the corner, and we all know what that means:
warm weather and lots of fun times at the pool! We will have plenty of
activities out there when things warm up. We will always keep at least
one lane open for members who would like to lap swim. I look forward to
meeting everyone in the Fitness Center and around the Club!
Your Sports Manager,
Alicia Dawson
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TENNIS UPDATE
Welcome to ABCC!!! Can you believe the beauty
of your new tennis home? Our staff is excited and
ready to help you get the most out of your tennis
experience! Please stop by the Sports Shop and take
advantage of our 2 for 1 sale on remaining 2014
merchandise.
Some of our 2015 goals include:
• Re-establish the Thursday Country Club C Team
• Re-establish the Friday D Team
• Begin a Working Women’s B and C Team
• Develop a well attended Men’s Night
• Develop a regular Mixed Doubles Group
To accomplish this we have created a Thursday
C Team clinic, a Friday D Team clinic, two weekly
Working Women’s clinics (Tuesday night and
Saturday morning), two weekly Men’s group options
(Wednesday night and Saturday morning) and
Mixed Doubles two Friday nights per month (2/6 &
2/20).
In addition to ABCC in-house leagues, daily, weekly
and monthly events, we have also created an
extensive Annual Calendar featuring the following:
• Singles Club Champs – March 7/8
• Member Guest – April 10-12
• Mixed Doubles Club Champs – May 23/24
• Summer Solstice Margarita Mixer – June 19
• Husband/Wife Mixed Doubles Club Champs –
June 27/28
• Family Doubles Club Champs – Aug 8/9
• Jr Grand Prix and Team Challenge – Sept 12 & 26
• Doubles Club Champs – Oct 16-18
• Holiday Mixer – Dec 12
Please use our website for more information about
all we have to offer.
Go ahead and start planning! It’s going to be a BUSY,
FUN and EXCITING year of tennis!
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Atlantic Beach Country Club Cordially
invites you to Our first annual
Father Daughter
Valentine’s Dance
Mardi
Gras
Party
Friday, February 20th, 2015
Dads, bring your daughter or
daughters to celebrate the holiday with
a dance and hors d’oeuvres
Tickets: $45 per “couple”
$25 each additional daughter
Dancing starts at 6pm, so wear comfortable shoes!
Dress to impress!
February 11th • 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Please R.S.V.P. by February 10th to
(904) 372-2222 or
email [email protected] or
[email protected]
6pm to 10pm
Tickets: $45 per person
Entertainment by The Special Formula Band
New Orleans inspired food
Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 18th 2015 to
(904) 372-2222 or
email [email protected]
Valentine’s Dinner
Saturday, February 14th
5pm to 9pm
$42 per person ++
Includes a bottle of champagne and a three
course meal per person. Menu is prix fixe.
Reservations are required.
Friday, February 20th
6pm to 10pm
$15 ++ per person
Come enjoy a fun night of glow in the dark fun in
the Group Exercise Room. Ages 6 and up. Chicken
fingers and french fries will be served.
Reservations required.
Please email Lorie at
[email protected]
for reservations.
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