Kitchen Closed.....
Unfortunately the kitchen is closed today as the Chef is not feeling well.
We hope to open tomorrow, sorry for the inconvenience.
Join us for our first ever
Blimp and Beers
Open to our
Members
and
POA Members
Monday, May 24th
Bars Open
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Blimp arrival over our dock
5:00 PM
All Members purchases will go on account.
Cash Bar for POA Owners.
May Newsletter
May 2021
Newsletter
Tennis
May 2021
Ladies
(all levels welcome)
When: Monday, May 31st, 2021
Time: 9-11 am
Round Robin play
Wear your best patriotic tennis attire
Wine & champagne will be served
Men’s
(all levels welcome)
When: Monday, May 31st, 2021
Time: 5-7pm
Round Robin play
Wear your best patriotic tennis attire
Beer will be served
UTR - Spanish Wells Club- sign up for free
Using https://app.myutr.com/clubs/10641 - Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) is a global tennis player rating system intended to produce an objective, consistent, and accurate index of players' skill in the game of tennis.
Tennis Member - Guest Policy
A Guest is any non-member wishing to use the club along with a host Member. Guests should follow the following guidelines:
- a Guest must be accompanied by a member when using The Club
- all Guests must be signed/checked in at The Club front desk
- $12 fee is paid on the Member account
The Golf Page
June 2021
Friday Golf Clinics:
Every Friday:
$17: 11:00 am
Golf Lessons Available for all ages.
Contact:
Bill Vaughan
or
Logan St.Cyr
to schedule your Next Lesson Today!
Men’s Day Golf
18 Holes,
8:15 AM Show up
8:30 AM Start
$5; Friday’s
Ladies Day Golf
9 Holes,
9:30 AM Show Up
10:00 AM Start,
$1; Thursday’s
Wednesday Men: 9 Holes,
3:00 Pm - 3:30 Pm Tee Times; $10 includes 2 beers
The Superintendent
Greetings!
The Tees, Fairways, Greens, and Roughs are looking great.
June 1st- June 8th the course will be closed for aerification.
Golfers: Please remember when using the Driving Range to hit from the yellow markers to help control divots
Thanks for your cooperation and support,
Gregg Baxter,
Superintendent
SPANISH WELLS
MAY WINE SPECIALS
Breakthru Beverage SC
All are solid case prices:
La Marca “ROSE” Prosecco DOC, Italy – BRAND NEW WINE!!!!
$124.20
Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand
$117.30
Spellbound Chardonnay, California(by Rob Mondavi Jr.)
$124.00
Estancia Pinot Noir, Monterey, California
$134.40
Barton & amp; Guestier Beaujolais, France
$96.60
William Hill Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Coast, California
$127.65
Wine & Dine Pairings
The Current Pairings for our
Wine & Nine
Sunday, May 2nd
Hole #1
Art Benzle, Linda Benzle, Art Clephane, Cheryl Clephane
Hole #9
Beth Drake, Mike Drake, Jeff Myers, Scott Saulsbury
Hole #8
Cathy Bell, Kathy Joyce, Peggy Rabeor, Geri Flanagan
Hole #7
John Vargo, Lori Vargo, Stephanie Freshman, Jerald Freshman
Hole #6
Joe Neumann, Al Radachonski, Mike Rukavina, Cheri Rukavina
Hole #5
Mary Brooke Moody, Randall Moody, Peter Geary, Carole Hefferman
Hole #4
Paul Idzik, Ruth Idzik, Frank Jones, Gail Jones
Hole #3
Janet Johnson, Christine Macneil, Louis O’Connell,
If you do not see your name and would like to participate,
Email gm@spanishwellsclub.com.
Friendly Reminder
As a friendly reminder to all Members -
Please keep all carts on the cart path where cart paths are present.
Please adhere to The Clubs dress code policy:
Golf Shirts
Golf pants
Golf shorts and skirts
Please sand all divots with the sand provided to you in the Golf Carts
Members coming from Hole #9 going on to Hole #10 have the right of way if there is a wait time on the Tee
Please rake the bunkers and knock the sand off your shoes before proceeding to the Green
Please repair all ball marks
Thank you for respecting the rules, and enjoy this wonderful weather!
April Newsletter
April 2021
Message From the
General Manager
Welcome to the Club!
Scott & Michelle Kirkpatrick
Mark & Sharon Baldyga
John & Lois O'Connell
Randall & Sue Hershey
Andrew & Erin Carmines
Bill & Karin Gray
Ryan & Angie Benson
Chris & Jen Kowalke
Lynn Hicks / Sal Piazza
Tennis
April 2021
UTR - Spanish Wells Club- sign up for free
Using https://app.myutr.com/clubs/10641 - Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) is a global tennis player rating system intended to produce an objective, consistent, and accurate index of players' skill in the game of tennis.
Tennis Member - Guest Policy
A Guest is any non-member wishing to use the club along with a host Member. The following guidelines should be followed by guests:
- a Guest must be accompanied by a member when using The Club
- all Guests must be signed/checked in at The Club front desk
- $12 fee is paid on the Member account
The Golf Page
April 2021
Friday Golf Clinics:
Every Friday:
$17: 11:00 am
Golf Lessons Available for all ages.
Contact:
Bill Vaughan
or
Logan St.Cyr
to schedule your Next Lesson Today!
Men’s Day Golf
18 Holes,
8:15 AM Show up
8:30 AM Start
$5; Friday’s
April 2: Low Net
April 9: Pick a Masters Partner
April 16: Pick a Heritage Partner
April 23: Ringer
April 30: Match Play V. Par
Ladies Day Golf
9 Holes,
9:30 AM Show Up
10:00 AM Start,
$1; Thursday’s
April 1: Matchplay V. Par
April 8: Low Net
April 15: Blind partners
April 22: Closest to the Pin
April 29: Skins
Wednesday Men: 9 Holes,
3:00 Pm - 3:30 Pm Tee Times; $10 includes 2 beers
The Superintendent
Greetings!
The Tees, Fairways, Greens, and Roughs are looking great.
The Pool Deck has been repainted and new patio chairs are on the way.
June 1st- June 7th the course will be closed for aerification.
Golfers: Please remember when using the Driving Range to hit from the yellow markers to help control divots
Thanks for your cooperation and support,
Gregg Baxter,
Superintendent
Reminder:
Dogs are always welcome as long as they are on a leash.
Check into our New Website every Wednesday - Sunday to hear what the Daily Lunch Special is by Chef Taylor
Daily Specials are announced Wednesday - Sunday in the News section of the Website www.Spanishwellsclub.com.
100 Men Who Care
A small group of men involved at the Spanish Wells Club discussed an idea as to how they can contribute in a small way to help-out our local charities who work so hard for our island. The answer was to form "100 Men Who Care" for Hilton Head Island. With this email, we invite any of you who want to get involved with our charitable organization to commit to four meetings for one hour duration each, during the next 12 months.
We now have 50+ men involved in the group that will be making an impact in the community every quarter. Not an original idea, but one that is working well nationally. This quarter we are focusing on three local charities with pressing needs and will discuss different charities every 3 months going forward.
This model of the organization is based on a national alliance of “100 Who Care”. The ladies on the island started a chapter a few years ago and have grown to 180+ members. The ladies leverage a model created in 2007 named "100 Who Care Alliance." Currently, the alliance has 700+ member organizations around the world using the model, while they do not extract a fee for the service.
The 100 Men Who Care on Hilton Head, are part of a group which meet 4 times a year to review needs, prioritize efforts and vote for a worthy local charity. Each quarter, organizations are nominated for consideration by the participants. The members select charities for consideration and share the opportunities. After a 5-minute presentation on each non-profit, a vote is taken to decide a winner, all in 60 minutes.
The men on the island have kicked off this process and are now meeting once a quarter to discuss the needs of the non-profits on the island. The program has three basic goals:
Impactful - When you donate to a charity, you may wonder if you are making a difference. But when 100 people donate $100 at the same time, they raise $10,000 to a worthy cause. Now THAT makes an impact.
Simple - No volunteering, no telemarketing, no event planning, no silent auction donations to solicit. It only takes ONE hour.
Local - There is amazing work being done by local non-profits in the Hilton Head area. You can make an immediate and positive impact in our community. 100% of your donation will go directly to a local charity.
Our next meeting is April 8th, 5pm, at the Spanish Wells Club.
Please take a look at the website for men, www.100MenWhoCareHHI.com for more information. The main contact for our chapter is Mike Bruce 404-660-3121.
If there are any women who might also be interested and want to get involved, please look at the 100+ Women Who Care website www.100wwchhi.org or the main contact for the women's Hilton Head group is Darlene Schuetz yosedar@icloud.com.
This is not a solicitation for donations or endorsement of any particular charity. Neither GW Services nor the Spanish Wells POA are requesting or accepting donations for the "100 Men Who Care" organization. This email is intended to simply raise awareness of a charitable organization that meets in our neighborhood to provide neighbors with an opportunity to participate should they have an interest in doing so.
Thanks
Due to the weather
Due to the weather,
this mornings clinic is cancelled.
See y’all next Friday for a short game clinic at 11:00 AM
Monthly Message from the Board
Monthly Message to Spanish Wells Club Members from the President:
The Board met Monday, March 15th and the officers of the Board were elected as follows:
Kathy Joyce –President
Jeff Meyers –Vice President
Art Clephane –Treasurer
Paul Idzik-Secretary
As you can see there is a project underway to beautify and make the side pathway around the clubhouse safer. The gate on the dock is out for repair and will return shortly. The exterior netting on the tennis courts has been repaired. Work on the Pump and the Pump House on the course will begin soon.
The staff are researching a new system for entering and reconciling all the Food and Beverage tickets. We are doing this to reduce the confusion caused by dates of purchase sometimes not matching exactly to the dates shown on your monthly statement. In the meantime they will endeavor to enter all tickets with the correct dates. To facilitate this please date all Food and Beverage Tickets.
The Board along with the staff is exploring all options to reopen the Clubhouse, the Grill and the Calibogue room. As soon as we have developed a safe plan we will let you know. In the meantime be safe and enjoy.
Kathy Joyce,
President Spanish Wells Club
March Newsletter
March 2021
Message From the
General Manager
Reminder:
STARTING MARCH 2ND, THE CLUB WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 6:00 PM.
New Club Hours:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
New Grill Hours
WEDNESDAY - SUNDAY
OPEN UNTIL 6:00 PM
AFTER This Years WONDERFUL ANNUAL MEETING, WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE
2021 BOARD OF MANAGERS.
Kathy Joyce
Jeff Myers
Paul Idzik
Art Clephane
Randall Moody
Peter Traver
John Yaglenski
Rusty Jaquiss
Sam Cavanaugh
Tennis
March 2021
Upcoming Events:
St. Patricks Day Social round Robin
March 19th
5:30 Pm
Men’s Day
March 27th
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
(Open to all Levels)
USTA is kicking off the season:
February 6th throughout April 17th
Come out and cheer on our teams
Adult Clinics:
· improve your overall game, players will participate in drills that focus on ground strokes & net game
Men's:
Monday: 5 - 6:15pm & 6:15 - 7:30pm
Wednesday: 5:30 - 6:30pm
Saturday: 8:30 - 9:30am & 9:30 - 10:30am
Women's
Tuesday: 9 - 10am (2.5-3.0)
5:45 - 7pm (3.5-4.0)
Wednesday: 9 - 10:am (3.5-4.0)
Thursday: 9-10am (2.5-3.0)
5:30 - 6:30pm (2.5-3.0)
Friday: 9 - 10am (3.5-4.0)
10 - 11am (3.5-4.0)
Co-Ed Drill&Play Clinic
Friday: 6 - 7:30pm (2.5 - 3.5)
Round Robin:
· short match play for adults, competitive fun in a social setting for our members only!!
Saturday: 10:30 -12pm (16 players max)
Sunday: 9 - 10:30am (20 players max)
Members match play: (sign up with your Pro)
Men's 3.5+ level Thursday's 6:30 - 8:30pm (16 players max)
Women's: 2.5-3.0 level Wednesday's 5:30 - 7:30pm (8 players max)
Women's: 4.0 level Thursday's 10:30 -12:30pm (8 players max)
UTR - Spanish Wells Club- sign up for free
Using https://app.myutr.com/clubs/10641 - Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) is a global tennis player rating system intended to produce an objective, consistent, and accurate index of players' skill in the game of tennis.
Tennis Member - Guest Policy
A Guest is any non-member wishing to use the club along with a host Member. The following guidelines should be followed by guests:
- a Guest must be accompanied by a member when using The Club
- all Guests must be signed/checked in at The Club front desk
- $12 fee is paid on the Member account.
Dogs are always Welcome,
as long as they are leashed.
The Golf Page
March 2021
Friday Golf Clinics:
Every Friday:
$17: 11:00 am
Golf Lessons Available for all ages.
Contact:
Bill Vaughan or Logan St.Cyr
to schedule your Next Lesson Today!
Men’s Day Golf
18 Holes,
8:15 AM Show up
8:30 AM Start
$5; Friday’s
March 5: Low Net
March 12: Match Play V. Par
March 19: Nassau
March 26: Ringer
Ladies Day Golf
9 Holes,
9:30 AM Show Up
10:00 AM Start,
$1; Thursday’s
March 4: Matchplay V. Par
March 11: Low Net
March 18: Blind partners
March 25: Fewest Putts
Wednesday Men: 9 Holes,
2:00 Pm - 2:30 Pm Tee Times; $10 includes 2 beers
The Superintendent
Greetings!
The Tees, Fairways, Greens, and Roughs are looking great. We will be spraying a pre-emerge on March 8th.
The Pool Deck has been repainted and looks amazing.
The ladies bathroom has finished construction and is now open.
Golfers: Please remember when using the Driving Range to hit from the yellow markers to help control divots
Thanks for your cooperation and support,
Gregg Baxter,
Superintendent
Check into our New Website every Wednesday - Sunday to hear what the Daily Lunch Special is by Chef Taylor
Daily Specials are announced Wednesday - Sunday in the News section of the Website www.Spanishwellsclub.com.
Wine Specials:
From Heidi Tiffany/Breakthru Beverage SC
(843) 301-4646
All are solid case prices
Chateau St. Jean Rose, California: $106.00
La Crema Pinot Gris, Monterey: $131.90
Clos Du Bois Chardonnay, California: $105.50
Mark West Pinot Noir, Monterey: $118.70
Beringer Bros Bourbon-Barrel Aged Red Blend, California: $145.10
Allegrini Valpolicella, Italy – great pizza & pasta wine!!: $132.0
Save the Date!
Wine and Nine:
Sunday, March 28th
Sunday, May 2nd
SWC (3 - Golf Club) Tournament:
Sunday, May 30th
More details to follow as the dates approach.
Course Closures:
June 1st - 6th
Closed due to Aerification
New Club Hours & Board of Managers
Starting March 2nd, The Club will remain open until 6:00 PM.
New Club Hours:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
New Grill Hours
Wednesday - Sunday
Open until 6:00 PM
After yesterday’s wonderful annual meeting, we are pleased to announce the
2021 Board of Managers.
Kathy Joyce
Jeff Myers
Paul Idzik
Art Clephane
Randall Moody
Peter Traver
John Yaglenski
Rusty Jaquiss
Sam Cavanaugh
Saturday Food Special
Todays Special; Back for a second day
The Good Gouda Burger
Cabernet Pickled onions, Roasted Bell Peppers, Dijon Aoli, with Smoked Gouda
Friday food special
Todays Special;
The Good Gouda Burger
Cabernet Pickled onions, Roasted Bell Peppers, Dijon Aoli, with Smoked Gouda
February Newsletter
February 2021
Message From the
General Manager
Reminder:
The Club’s Annual Meeting will take place on
Sunday, February 28th at 12 PM.
LOCATION: Honey Horn Pavilion.
As you would expect, the meeting’s format will differ from prior years as we take appropriate precautions relating to the health & safety of our members and staff professionals.
Given the progress made at last year’s meeting to improve the governance of the club (with new by-laws put in place to reflect the changes to the club over the past 50 years) the agenda for the 2021 meeting is quite focused.
We will:
> Receive a report on the club’s financial condition
> Hold elections for 3 of the 9 Board seats
> Respond to relevant questions from the Members
This year, we will not be hosting a happy hour after the meeting. That social gathering will be scheduled later in the year when COVID-19 concerns have been allayed.
If you are interested in putting your name forth for election to the Board of Managers, please provide Bill a “position paper” describing the skills you hope to bring to bear on behalf of the club, as well as any specific objectives you would hope to advance if on the Board.
Please submit these in electronic format no later than February 14th to Bill or Logan.
If you would like to discuss what Board Membership entails, please contact any of the Club’s Board Officers (Bill has our contact details).
The Board is hoping to attract members with Food & Beverage experience (management not just enjoying) as well as Legal expertise.
In order to facilitate an efficient meeting, we will be accepting election ballots to be dropped off or mailed to the club starting on February 21st.
You will have the opportunity to vote for specific candidates, write-in an eligible member as a candidate, or give your proxy to the President or other officer of the club to execute the vote on your behalf.
Ballots must be received by noon (12pm) on Saturday 27 February.
We will email ballots to you as well as have them available at the club in paper format for your convenience. Valid ballots or proxies must have the member’s name and signature legibly written as appropriate.
If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact either of us, or Bill.
With regards,
Kathy Joyce, President
Paul Idzik, Secretary
Tennis
February 2021
Upcoming Events:
Valentine's day Round Robin:
Sunday, Feb 14th
@10am
You can attend with your partner or we will find you one for you. Open to all levels!, Sign up on petter.bella@gmail.com by Friday Feb 12th
USTA is kicking off the season:
February 6th throughout April 17th
Come out and cheer on our teams
Adult Clinics:
· improve your overall game, players will participate in drills that focus on ground strokes & net game
Men's:
Monday: 5 - 6:15pm & 6:15 - 7:30pm
Wednesday: 5:30 - 6:30pm
Saturday: 8:30 - 9:30am & 9:30 - 10:30am
Women's
Tuesday: 9 - 10am (2.5-3.0)
5:45 - 7pm (3.5-4.0)
Wednesday: 9 - 10:am (3.5-4.0)
Thursday: 9-10am (2.5-3.0)
5:30 - 6:30pm (2.5-3.0)
Friday: 9 - 10am (3.5-4.0)
10 - 11am (3.5-4.0)
Co-Ed Drill&Play Clinic
Friday: 6 - 7:30pm (2.5 - 3.5)
Round Robin:
· short match play for adults, competitive fun in a social setting for our members only!!
Saturday: 10:30 -12pm (16 players max)
Sunday: 9 - 10:30am (20 players max)
Members match play: (sign up with your Pro)
Men's 3.5+ level Thursday's 6:30 - 8:30pm (16 players max)
Women's: 2.5-3.0 level Wednesday's 5:30 - 7:30pm (8 players max)
Women's: 4.0 level Thursday's 10:30 -12:30pm (8 players max)
UTR - Spanish Wells Club- sign up for free
Using https://app.myutr.com/clubs/10641 - Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) is a global tennis player rating system intended to produce an objective, consistent, and accurate index of players' skill in the game of tennis.
Tennis Member - Guest Policy
A Guest is any non-member wishing to use the club along with a host Member. The following guidelines should be followed by guests:
- a Guest must be accompanied by a member when using The Club
- all Guests must be signed/checked in at The Club front desk
- $12 fee is paid either by Guest at the front desk or Member account will be charged
Dogs are always Welcome,
as long as they are leashed.
The Golf Page
February 2021
Friday Golf Clinics:
Every Friday:
$17: 11:00 am
Golf Lessons Available for all ages.
Contact:
Bill Vaughan or Logan St.Cyr
to schedule your Next Lesson Today!
Men’s Day Golf
18 Holes,
8:15 AM Show up
8:30 AM Start
$5; Friday’s
February 5: Low Net
February 12: Match Play V. Par
February 19: Nassau
February 26: Ringer
Ladies Day Golf
9 Holes,
9:30 AM Show Up
10:00 AM Start,
$1; Thursday’s
February 4: Matchplay V. Par
February 11: Low Net
February 18: Blind partners
February 25: Fewest Putts
Wednesday Men: 9 Holes,
2:00 Pm - 2:30 Pm Tee Times; $10 includes 2 beers
The Superintendent
Greetings!
The Greens are doing good and we will be spraying Turf Pigment to maintain their color.
The Tees, Fairways, and Roughs are looking great. We have sprayed a fungicide for the Tees and a post-emerge for our fairways to control winter growth of unwanted grasses and weeds.
Our new employee working mid-day maintenance on the Tennis Courts is doing great and is able to achieve a lot of work during his time here.
We are working on getting quotes for some drainage work on fairway 2 and 3.
Golfers: Please remember when using the Driving Range to hit from the yellow markers to help control divots
Thanks for your cooperation and support,
Gregg Baxter,
Superintendent
Check into our New Website every Wednesday - Sunday to hear what the Daily Lunch Special is by Chef Taylor
Daily Specials are announced Wednesday - Sunday in the News section of the Website www.Spanishwellsclub.com.
Annual Meeting
Dear Fellow Member:
Happy New Year. The Club’s Annual Meeting will take place on Sunday, 28 February at 12 pm (noon) at the Honeyhorn Pavilion.
As you would expect, the meeting’s format will differ from prior years as we take appropriate precautions relating to the health & safety of our members and staff professionals.
Given the progress made at last year’s meeting to improve the governance of the club (with new by-laws put in place to reflect the changes to the club over the past 50 years) the agenda for the 2021 meeting is quite focused. We will:
> Receive a report on the club’s financial condition
> Hold elections for 3 of the 9 Board seats
> Respond to relevant questions from the members
This year, we will not be hosting a happy hour after the meeting. That social gathering will be scheduled later in the year when COVID-19 concerns have been allayed.
If you are interested in putting your name forth for election to the Board of Managers, please provide Bill a “position paper” describing the skills you hope to bring to bear on behalf of the club, as well as any specific objectives you would hope to advance if on the Board. Please submit these in electronic format no later than 14 February to Bill or Logan. If you would like to discuss what Board membership entails please contact any of the Club’s Board Officers (Bill has our contact details).
The Board is hoping to attract members with Food & Beverage experience (management not just enjoying) as well as Legal expertise.
In order to facilitate an efficient meeting, we will be accepting election ballots to be dropped off or mailed to the club starting on 21 February. You will have the opportunity to vote for specific candidates, write-in an eligible member as a candidate, or give your proxy to the President or other officer of the club to execute the vote on your behalf.
Ballots must be received by noon (12pm) on Saturday 27 February.
We will email ballots to you as well as have them available at the club in paper format for your convenience. Valid ballots or proxies must have the member’s name and signature legibly written as appropriate.
If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact either of us, or Bill. With regards
Kathy Joyce, President
Paul Idzik, Secretary
