Golf Shop 897-1615 Tennis 897-0332 Club House 897-1612

The Wilmington Island Club 501 Wilmington Island Road

Savannah, Georgia 31410 Volume 18, Issue 10

October 2016

· Trick or treating

comes from the Middle-

Age practice of the poor

dressing up in costumes

and going around door to

door during Hallowmas

begging for food or

money in exchange for

prayers. The food given

was often a Soul Cake,

which was a small round

cake which represented

a soul being freed from

Purgatory when the cake

was eaten.

· Orange and black

are Halloween colors

because orange is asso-

ciated with the Fall har-

vest and black is associ-

ated with darkness and

death.

· There are no words

in the dictionary that

rhyme with orange, the

color of pumpkin.

Time to bid farewell to the summer and welcome to

falling leaves (and hopefully some falling temperatures.

Great weather for golf, but no longer

for afternoons at the pool.

The Wilmington Island Club Pool

officially closes on October 1st.

With the coming of fall comes the

holidays. Plan now to join us at the club for Thanksgiving

and Christmas activities. Now is a great time to make

plans for your holiday party for friends or your business.

Please contact Lindsay Woods, our F&B Director for more

information on getting your “party started.”

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Grille Room Events

For more info or reservations

897-1612 Extension 101

Thursday Specials

Oct. 5 Two for Thirty $30.00

Oct. 12 Oysters Casino $17.95 With Rice & Vegetable of day

Oct. 19 Two for Thirty $30.00

Oct. 26 Shrimp & Grits $15.95

Friday Night Specials

Oct. 6 Lamb Rack Truffle Demi Glace $26.95

Oct. 13 Snow Crab $21.95 Potatoes, Corn & Sausage

Oct. 20 Snow Crab $21.95 Potatoes, Corn & Sausage

Oct. 27 Ravioli Lobster Sauce $23.95

Saturday Night Specials

Oct. 7 Crispy Skin Sea Bass Lemon Herb Beurre Blanc $19.95

Oct. 14 Choice of Rib Eye or NY Strip $22.95

Oct. 21 BAR MENU ONLY

Oct. 28 Veal Chop $26.95 Topped with Mozzerella And Roasted Pepper Truffle Demi Glace

Bridge News by Vic Jarvis

Winners for September:

Shirley New Dick & Stephanie May

Page Haberlin Gene Kennedy

October Bridge Dates 5th & 19th

We are always looking for

“new blood” Come join us for a fun filled evening. We generally meet and enjoy a Thursday dinner special in the Grille Room at 6:00 and begin play at 7:00

For more information,

please contact:

Vic or Joy Jarvis 898-3560

LOOKING

FOR

NEW

PLAYERS!!

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GOLF NEWS Patrick Richardson, Golf Professional 897-1615

October Golfing Events

MGA BLITZ SCHEDULE

TUESDAY 12:30

THURSDAY 12:30

SUNDAY 12:30

All members are welcome to join.

Join the Email List at the Wilmington Island Club Golf Shop. Please email your address to wicgolfshop@aol.com.

October 9

Folds of Honor Tournament

This event will raise funds to provide educational scholarships to the families of killed or disabled American Military.

www.foldsofhonor.org

October 11

Golf Course Open to Members Around 1:30 pm

October 18 Guest Day

Member may bring a guests) for special rate of $48 (includes golf,

lunch and tee gift) Member cost is $24. Scheduled for only one Wednesday

a month so take advantage of this opportunity!

October 20 & 21

Member Member Golf Tournament

Golf Course will be closed to non participants

October 28 Golf Clinic

10 am—11:30 am $40 Fee

All levels are encouraged to attend

Golf Lesson Packages The way the touring pros improve their games

Annual Golf Lesson Package $799 Full Lesson Package of One (1) golf lesson per week for

one year. ($15.37 per lesson)

$499 Lesson Package of Two (2) golf lessons per month for one year ($20.79 per lesson)

Each session is a 30 minute lesson Buy three lessons and receive one lesson FREE. This package is great for the player to review all areas of the game.

Individual lesson rate is $60 Lesson Package is $180

Locker and Bag Storage

Limited spaces are available. Locker Rental fee is $8.00

per month Bag Storage is $6.00 per month.

Locker and Bag Storage Fee is charged monthly.

To participate, all players must sign up by the Tuesday prior to the scheduled tournament. Call the Golf Pro Shop 897.1615

HOLE IN ONE CLUB

The cost is $5.00 per hole in one.

You must be a member of the hole in

one club to be eligible. A Hole In One will win over $250.

Contact the Pro Shop 897-1615 or email

wicgolfshop@aol.com to join.

Par Three Results

DRIVING RANGE RULES *RANGE BALLS FOR PRACTICE TEE AREA ONLY, PLEASE DO NOT USE ON

GOLF COURSE *RANGE SAFETY-PLEASE BE AWARE OF PLAYERS ON #1 GREEN AND #18 TEE. PLEASE AVOID HITTING CLUBS THAT WILL REACH EITHER AREA. MEMBERS THAT MAY HIT THE BALL TOWARDS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RANGE PLEASE WAIT FOR PLAYERS TO CLEAR #1 GREEN BEFORE RE-SUMING PRACTICE. MEMBERS THAT MAY HIT THE BALL 240 YARDS OR MORE MUST SWITCH CLUBS WHILE PLAYERS TEE OF ON #18. **HIT BETWEEN THE YELLOW ROPES FOR SAFETY AND CONSIDERATION OF OTHERS *MATS ONLY (IRONS AND WOODS) ON WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY

*GUEST OF MEMBERS-CHARGE OF $8 FOR USE OF THE RANGE-PLEASE SIGN IN THE GOLF SHOP FOR USE OF THE RANGE BY A GUEST. THIS POLICY IF FOR PRACTICE ONLY, THERE IS NOT A CHARGE FOR RANGE BALLS IF PLAYING GOLF

1st Gross Kyle McGinnis

Dan McGinnis

2nd Gross Alex Dao & C Dao

1st Net Dan Johnson & Amanda Johannsen

2nd Net Will Ducey & Scooter Ducey

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More Golf News...

The Ben Special

SHOE SHINE $5.00/pair

Make your shoes shine like new.

Visit Ben in the Locker Room for

ALL your shoe needs!

2017 Senior

Club Champion

# 1 Ball

in golf

....and used by

many of

our champions

at The Wilmington

Island Club!

Terry

Montford

How to recover from a bad tee shot

We all wish we could hit every fairway, unfortunately we are all acceptable to a wayward tee shot. How we proceed after hitt ing a

tee shot in the woods is a key to scoring success. The easiest thought is to hit the ball hard and hope that it misses the trees and/

or bunkers. To eliminate the big score on a hole after a bad tee shot is to play conservative.

Patrick Richardson, PGA

Head Golf Professional

The following are points that will assist you on a better score:

Know what you are capable of doing

Pick a club that will allow you to feel comfortable

Pick a yardage from the hole and hit the recovery shot to that point

Example: if you like a 80 yard shot then layup to that yardage

to give you full shot into the green

As always, if you have a question about this topic please stop by the golf shop or schedule

a lesson to learn how to be successful at the recovery shot

Special notice It has been brought to the club’s at-tention from several members that others are utilizing the areas adja-cent to the practice areas while practicing which can be a safety is-sue and detrimental to the golf course turf conditions. The club is asking to utilize the practice tee and greens to work on your game.

Thank you for understanding

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"Future Stars/PGA Junior League"

September / October Schedule

September 9th (Saturday) 2:00-4:00 clinic/PGA junior league match September 23rd (Saturday) 2:00-4:00 clinic/PGA junior league match

October 7th (Saturday) 2:00-4:00 clinic/PGA junior league match October 14th (Saturday) 2:00-4:00 clinic/PGA junior league match

"Future Stars"

Ages 16 & under - all skill levels Fee: $125 includes clinics and matches

Where: All clinics and matches will be conducted at the Wilmington Island Club

Please invite friends and let's have fun!! Please let us know if your child is planning on participating.

Junior Golf News... FUTURE STARS Program

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WILMINGTON ISLAND CLUB GOLF STAFF

ON BEING RECOGNIZED BY U.S KIDS GOLF

“ U.S. KIDS GOLF TOP 50 HONORABLE MENTION KIDS TEACHER FACILITY”

Junior Golf Update Congrats to the WIC 16&under PGA Junior League team for finishing 3rd in the state championship. Team mem-bers: Vincent Dobbins, Aidan Ganley Jake Harnan, and Ben Wood represented WIC at the state championship. The team won the city championship for the third time in a row. Will Randall, Nathan Sheldon, Edwin Shepherd and Noly Tran contributed throughout the season as well. The 13&under WIC Ross team won the Savannah East Division. Team members: John Avino, Chad Chadwell, Peyton Cromwell, Bear Dollander, Cameron Sheldon, Drew Sheldon, Jake Sheldon, Maddie Sheldon, Bryn Sorge, Noah Sterrett, Lily Tran and Noah Williams.

The 13&under Blue Heron team showed a lot of im-provement during the season. The following players represented the Blue Heron team: Jac Cetti, Alex Dao, Grant Hunter, Nik Manocha, Sebastian Nanez, Connor Pina, Noah Russell, Caroline Ryan, Mary Elizabeth Semones, Ryan Shirley, Dylan Sullivan and Noah Williams. Chad Chadwell, Bear Dollander, Maddie Sheldon and Bryn Sorge participated as an All-Star for the 13& Under Savannah League.

WAY TO GO WIC!!

We are proud to continue the "Future Stars/PGA Junior League". After reviewing the suc-cess of this program from last year and feedback from parents/children blending the two made sense. The program will provide the necessities to learn the game during clinic time and put the learning to the test on the golf course in a fun/exciting format similar to the PGA Junior League season.

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Call ahead for court reservations. 897-0332

All guests MUST be signed in.

Please adhere to proper etiquette and clothing.

Please turn off the lights if you are the last to

leave.

Please notify the Tennis Office of any change in

phone number, mailing or email address.

From the Pro Shop Reminder that all the tennis leagues are

in full play. Please call for reservations. Junior Clinics are available in the after-

noons. Limited spaces available. Contact Pro Shop.

Tennis Amy Bradley, Director of Tennis Wilmington Island Club/Weston Savannah

USPTA Elite Professional (P1)

Don’t forget our “gentle reminders…

Tennis Tips and Tricks What if your toss is always “off” and thus your serve is always “off”? Here are several tennis tips that may help. Do not hold the ball in your hand when you toss; hold it in your fingertips. Begin the toss in front of your legs. Toss the ball up and forward to-ward where you imagine your point of contact.

Do not flick the ball with your wrist as you let go; and, remember to release the ball with your hand at as high a spot as is comfortable, at least as high as your head. If there is a short distance between the release point and the contact point, there is less of a chance that the ball will go off course.

Make certain to toss the ball only as far as the height at which you’ll make contact, or a few inches higher. Higher tosses are more likely to stray, and even when they don’t, they’re more difficult to strike. Finally, reach after the ball with the arm with which you tossed it. These tennis tips should help you keep your toss on target.

Here’s the final bit of advice among the tennis tips for serving. If your opponent appears worn out after a long point, and is still catching his or her breathe, aim your next serve directly at his or her body. An opponent who is out of breathe will often make the return without taking required adjustment steps for returning a body serve.

Aiming the ball at the receiver will often thus result in a weak return that then allows you to hit an aggressive shot back.

This is among the easiest of tennis tips to ensure winning an extra point.

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October 9 Folds of Honor Golf Tournament

This event will raise funds to provide educational scholarships to the families of

killed or disabled American military. www.foldsofhonor.org

Columbus Day

1 2 3 4 5

2 for $30

Bridge Night

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Lamb Rack

7

Sea Bass

8 9 10 11

Golf Course

Open to

Members

@ 1:30

12

Oysters Casino

MIX &

MINGLE

13

Snow Crab

14

Rib Eye or

NY Strip

15 16 17 18

Golf Guest

Day

19

2 for $30

Bridge Night

20

Snow Crab

21

Bar Menu

Only

22 23 24 25 26

Shrimp &

Grits

27

Ravioli

Lobster Sauce

28

Veal Chop

Golf Clinic

10-11:30 am

29 30 31

Golf Course

and Club

House are

closed on

Mondays.

Tennis

Facility and

Fitness

Center are

open.

Member Member Golf Tournament Course Closed to non participants

Folds of

Honor Golf