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Burningtree Country Club
2521 Burningtree Drive SE Decatur, AL 35603
Office: (256).355.5827
Pro Shop: (256).355.5982
Visit our website btcountryclub.com for further information.
Hours of Operation
Main Dining Room
Wednesday-Friday 5:00—8:00 PM
Lounge
Wednesday-Friday 5:00 - 9:00 PM
Pro Shop
Tuesday-Friday 7:45 AM—6:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday 6:45 AM—6 :00 PM
Grill
Tuesday-Friday 8:30 AM– 6:30PM
Saturday & Sunday 8:30 AM— 6:30 PM
Pool Hours
Closed for the Season
Pro Shop/Grill
Closed Mondays
Fitness Center
Monday—Sunday 6:00 AM—9:00 PM
Business Office
Tuesday—Friday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Website
btcountryclub.com
Advisory Board
President: Keith Heidecker
Mike Gorious, Andy Faulk
Diana Light, Walter Mills, Jason Wisener
Gary Thompson, Mike Vickery
Executive Staff
General Manager: Laura Adamsky
Chef : Sam Buchanan
Golf Professional: Jim Settles
Events Coordinator: Juanita Healy
BookkeeperL Kim Sparks
Bocking Golf Academy: Craig Bocking
Superintendent: Kyle Sheheane
Club Maintenance: Dennis Long
Office: [email protected]
October 2017
Fall Paint Party
October 11th
6:00-9:00 PM
Instructor is Megan Porter with "Party With a Palette"
Cost is $30 and includes all supplies to paint a 16x20 canvas using acrylics.
You can also personalize it with your mono-gram, initial or favorite fall saying.
The outline will be
drawn out for you in
pencil, so even the
beginner artist will be
successful!
Member Dine
Please note that the upstairs din-
ing will be closed from Sep. 30 to
Oct. 10. We will be working to
update some equipment & train
our staff to get ready for the chef’s
Meet and Greet!!
Meet and Greet for the Chef Sam
Buchanan will be Monday,
October 30th at 6pm in the Living
Room. Please come and join us.
Laura Adamsky
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FOR CAFE MURDER
College Street Players presents Cafe Murder, a murder mystery matinee & dinner production. The show will be for one day only,
Saturday October 14, 2017, at the Burningtree Country Club located at 2521 Burningtree Dr SE, Decatur AL 35603.
There will be a matinee with dessert, show at 2:00 PM and a dinner show at 7:00 PM. Assorted desserts will be available for the
matinee and dinner will be provided with the evening show. Dinner includes salad, chicken with two vegetables, and dessert.
There will be a vegetarian option available. Please note that on your ticket when you purchase it.
Please print your receipt and bring it with you to the show. Tickets may be purchased online at www.collegestreetplayers.org.
RSVP at 256-355-4416 for tickets—please indicate the time of the show you would like to come see, number of
guest along with your member number.
2017 BURNINGTREE GOLF SCHEDULE
DATE DAY EVENT
OCTOBER
1 SUN BUNGE GOLF OUTING 7:30AM SHOTGUN MEMBER PLAY 12:30 PM SHOTGUN
7 SAT BEGA PUMPKIN BALL TEE TIMES 10:00 AM
9 MON HARTSELLE HIGH BASEBALL FUNDRAISER 1:00 PM SHOTGUN
13 FRI MORGAN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 8AM & 1PM MEMBER PLAY: COURSE CLOSED
15 SUN NAJBA TOURNAMENT 7:30 AM SHOTGUN MEMBER PLAY 12:30 PM SHOTGUN
16 MON FAMILY SECURITY CHARITY GOLF OUTING 1PM SHOTGUN
18,19 WED, THU WGA MEMBER—MEMBER 9 AM SHOTGUN: MEMBER PLAY 1:15PM
28,29 SAT,SUN CANEBRAKE CLUB HOST THE RYDER CUP MATCHES
Chef Sam Buchanan
Please welcome our new Executive Chef, Sam Buchanan. He has been in the
restaurant/hospitality industry for 24 years. He started as a young 18-year-old
in a French/American/Southern style bistro named the Green Bottle Grill in
Huntsville, Al. Sam’s father recommended The Culinary Institute of America in
Hyde Park, NY to him, which he attended in the late winter 1994 and graduated
with honors in 1996. Sam flew to Yountville, California where his first job was
with The French Laundry and his mentor was Chef Thomas Keller. Chef Thom-
as was a great mentor and is one of his inspirations still to this day. Sam worked
there in the summer of 1997. Michael Ruhlman a great culinary writer was liv-
ing behind the restaurant writing one of his first books at the time. Sam then
moved to Birmingham, AL and started a position with the Hot and Hot Fish
Club in 1999 as Sous Chef. His mentoring chef was Frank Sitt, a Cullman native
who defined the culinary expectations for what we now know as Southern fine
dining here in Alabama. At that time, Sam took the opportunity to go to New
York to do a James Beard dinner. He has also staged at Le Bernadin in N.Y.
with Chef Eric Ripert in 1999 and has worked with Grant Achatz from Alinea in
Chicago. Sam recently moved from Nashville, TN where he was the Executive
Chef at Bluegrass Yacht and Country Club and most recently at Watermark Res-
taurant in the very trendy area of downtown Nashville known as ‘The Gulch’. Sam has been a member of or partici-
pated in Share our Strength, Meals on Wheels, Mid- south Food Bank, Farm Aid, Harvest of Huntsville, & March of
Dimes. Sam most recently won The Best Wood Fired Grilled Steak in Williamson County, Tennessee 2016 “Style
Home Page”. Sam has been married to his wife Angie for 17 years and they have a 14-year-old son, Mark. Sam’s
hobbies are gardening, camping, the outdoors and church activities. He is looking forward to being here and putting
Burningtree Country Club on the map not only for the great golf but for the best dining experience in northern Ala-
bama!
Welcome Chef Sam!!
From you Burningtree Staff
and Members!!
New Tee Signs
As many of you know, I am not a big fan of tee signs. I’m not a fan of any clutter really (signs,
ballwashers, posts, ropes, etc). I wanted to remove tee signs completely, but unless we operate
completely as a private course (no weekly outside outings), they are somewhat necessary. So
as I mentioned earlier in the year, I worked out a deal to replace our signs.
Our old signs were rotting, cracking, ballwashers falling off, dirty looking, too large, and out-
dated. Hopefully, the new signs are an improvement. I wanted a slimmer, cleaner look, while
also being more functional. So what are the differences? The new posts are half the size of the
old post, equaling a slimmer look. The color scheme is white on white for a cleaner look as op-
posed to the beige/tan color. The tee yardages and logo have been updated. The ballwashers are
now on separate posts and behind the signs (except for 2, 14 face the sides and 18 is back-
wards) and these posts will be capped in winter when ballwashers are not out. Ballwashers are
only on even numbered holes. Ideally, I would like to have only a few ballwashers hidden
throughout the course, but that would also go along with removing all signs. Per the survey re-
sults I took this year, 32% of people (the leading response) said they never use ballwashers.
And 63% said they would prefer one every 2 or 3 holes. So, we have one every other hole. Fi-
nally, we concreted the bases in the ground. This was actually not done correctly to serve it’s
main purpose, but more on that in a minute. The concrete also helps to secure the lighter, slim-
mer material in place.
I will once again state just for the record my dislike of all signs, but I do believe these signs are
an improvement on what we had in place. I hope you all agree as well. With that being said,
the company will actually be coming back out to re-do most of these signs. They were not in-
stalled the way we agreed upon. The concrete bases are supposed to be level with the ground
so that our equipment can mow over the top of the bases (eliminating the need for weedeating
around the signs). Only 17 and 18 were done this way, and 18 was set backwards to where the
ballwasher is in front of the sign. The owner of the company has promised to re-do these bases
within 45 days. Hopefully, that will get taken care of soon and everything will be correct! The
two hole location signs on one and ten, will remain as they are. I hope to redo or at least level
the parking lot signs this fall.
Kyle Sheheane
MGA News
The skills challenge for the September MGA meeting was putting to four holes on
the practice green. 11 different members joined the competition. Mike Gorius
won first place with a 6, for $53. Three tied for second with a score of 7 including
Erik Aviles, Sam Murphy, and Dwight Potter. Erik sank the first playoff putt, for
the $35 prize. Bill Shelton won the raffle jackpot for a $120.00 take away.
Earl Morris was introduced as a new member. As a basketball coach for Austin
High back in the day, he won three consecutive State Championships. Lou Nanny
was introduced as a guest, visiting from Pensacola.
The MGA and WGA played a scramble on Monday the 4th of September (Labor
Day). This was a scramble event with foursomes made up by Jim of WGA/MGA
members. We had tee times starting at 11:00 and there were burgers and hotdogs
available on the patio after play. The MGA kicked in $50.00 for prize money to
the winning teams.
We also have a scheduled outing for couples (Guys and Dolls or Couples Golf)
each month usually on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 12:30 with a shotgun start.
Couples play together and Jim will pair two couples together, with a team handi-
cap, to make a foursome for whatever game we decide to play (sometimes a scram-
ble or best ball or other variations). The next Couples Golf will be Sunday Octo-
ber 15th.
Remember the next MGA meeting is Thursday October the 12th. The MGA annu-
al Christmas Party will be December 14th and will be a Toys for Tots event again
this year. Let’s support our club and these events!
Keith Heidecker, MGA President
WGA News
We started off September with our MGA-WGA Scramble on Labor Day. It was a beautiful day for golf. We had six teams, made up of two men and two women. The winners were the team of Keith Heidecker, Ron Garmon, Joy Mills and Geri Knable. Coming in second were Mike Henry, Walter Mills, Deb Peppers and Bobbie Perrin. Congratulations to all!
On September 7 we had our ABCD Scramble. We did not have a large group to participate but we had lots of fun. The winners were Joy Mills, Norma Looney, Delores Teague and Geri Knable. Joy and Geri are racking up this month, way to go ladies!! Our 50/50 winner was Betty Byars. We enjoyed a wonderful salad bar lunch and a “to die for” chocolate cake for dessert.
I can’t believe our Golf season is soon coming to an end. Our last WGA tournament will be Member-Member on October 18-19. Weety and Mike Vickery have so graciously agreed to host our party this year. It will be Wednesday, the night of the 18th. .
We are having some lovely early fall like weather. Come on out and enjoy some great golfing days.
We offer our sincere sympathy to, one of our own, Cheryl Solvik in the death of her mother.
BCC/WGA President
Avonne Shelton
*Golf Tip of the month.
When making the turn, take a minimum amount of time.
Wine Society
If you would like to join the Wine Society
Club, you can for $50 per year membership
fee. You can come as our guest the first time
to help in your decision.
October 17th 6 PM Social
6:30 PM Tasting in the Living Room
Chef’s Table
November 10th $20 Living Room
Book Club
We had a great turn out for our Sept. Book Club. Donna led us in a great
discussion of CHASING FIRE FLIES.
Our book for October is THE CIRCLE by Dave Eggers. Dell Felts will lead our
discussion. The movie THE CIRCLE is currently on demand with Charter
/Spectrum.
We invite anyone who loves to read to join us at 6:00 P.M. on the 2nd Thurs-
day of the month. Oct. 12th is the date for this month. Please call the Club,
256-355-5827 for reservations for dinner and Book Club, We order and start
discussion until our dinner arrives. As soon as everyone is served, discussion
continues. We ALWAYS have interesting discussions. We don't require you to
read the book to attend.
We welcome new faces!
Nov. 9 - A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor
Towles
Dec - no meeting
Jan. 11- Meet at Sandra Lowery's home (Club
usually closed).
Lesley Heidecker
Bridge Group
We invite all members of the Club to come join us
on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 9:30
AM to enjoy a great game of Bridge. If you would
like join us on July 12th and 26th, please contact
the Club 256.355.4416.
Yoga
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 AM $25
for a month or $5 for a class. This class will
tone and strengthen your body! Martha
Walker 256.773.4854
Stretch Band Classes
The water got too cold too early!
We are back in the Yoga Room on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. Class begins at 8:30 and
ends at 9:15. On Fridays we stay after class for
Brunch in the Grill. We order at 8;30 and our food
is ready for us after class. Good food, service and
wonderful conversations.
If you would like join us, bring a YOGA MAT,
STRETCH BAND WITH HANDLES, and WEAR TENNIS
SHOES.
Be Fabulously Fit Ladies by Patti
Come and join our 1 hour weight training and sculpting
class on Monday and Wednesday starting at 9 am. The
cost is $25 a month.
Patti also offers one on one training by appointment
only. Women and Investing
Today, women face unique financial circumstances.
Understanding your goals is key to achieving them.
Financial education is an important part of this process.
That is why you are inviting you to come to this up-
coming event. You will learn about strategies to help
you to achieve your financial goals. Any age is wel-
come. Lunch is included with the event.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
12pm (Noon)
Guest Speakers: Scott Collins and Tore Haavik
Exercise Specialist, Stacey Bell is
Available
Monday-Friday 4:15 PM—8:00 PM and Saturdays from 8:00 AM—
2:00 PM. Sunday 1:00 PM—6:00 PM. Please this is a complemen-
tary visit for our new members. She will help get a personalized
exercise program started for you. Please email or call her.
[email protected] (256).476.7594
Members receive a complimentary orientation that is paid for by Burningtree. Other
than that, all other services are self-contracted by Stacey.
Bocking Golf Academy Consists of a 2 bay teaching performance lab that has been out-
fitted by V1 Golf Video Technology.
V1 Golf utilizes a state of the art Computer video system that
gives you several looks of your golf swing at different angles for
efficient results.
Technology used at The Academy:
V1 Golf 4 Camera System
BodiTrak
K-Vest
Flightscope X2 elite
Sam Putt Lab
Craig's style of instruction/coaching is based on The Golfing Ma-
chine which is driven on teaching a player the proper pivot, ball
position and getting the club on plane. He also believes balance
and rhythm are imperative in the golf swing to produce consistent
impact alignments. He does not teach one single method but
rather evaluates a players body and physical makeup to build a
swinging motion suitable for each golfer. A player can not do
what they are physically unable to do.
Congratulations to BC Academy Student Ally
Williams on committing to play for Mississippi
State University aka MSU in 2019!!
October 2017 Thu Fri Sat
11
12
Closed
13
Yoga 8:30AM
14
Water Aerobics
Bridge 9:30 am
Newcomers
BTCC Board Meeting
15
Yoga 8:30 AM
WGA Luncheon
16
Water Aerobics 8:30
AM
Mem. Dine on the
Patio with Michael
17
18
Father’s Day
Brunch 10:30am til
1:30 pm
19
Closed
20
Yoga 8:30
21
Water Aerobics
New Member Ori-
entation 6pm
22
Yoga 8:30 AM
WGA Luncheon
Mem. Dine
23
Water Aerobics
8:30am
Mem. Dine
24
25 26
Closed
27
Yoga 8:30 AM
28
Water Aerobics
8:30 am
Bridge 9:30am
29
Mem. Dine
30
Water Aerobics 8:30
am
Back on Track on the
Patio for Mem. Dine
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
Stretch Class 8:30am
Closed
3
Yoga 8:30 am
4
Stretch Class
8:30 am
Member Dine
Closed
5
Yoga 8:30 am
Member Dine Closed
6
Stretch Class
8:30 pm
Member Dine Closed
7
Wedding
BEGA Pumkin Ball
10am
8
9
Stretch Class 8:30 am
Closed
Golf Outing Hartselle
High Baseball 1 pm
10
Yoga 8:30 am
11
Stretch Band 8:30
BBI 7:30am
Bridge 9:30am
Newcomers 11am
Painting Class 6pm
Member Dine
12
Yoga 8:30am
MGA Dinner
Book Club
Member Dine
13
Course Closed to
members
Stretch Band 8:30am
Decatur Heritage on the
Patio
Member Dine
14
Mystery Dinner
2pm—$17 Desserts
7pm—$27 Dinner
Please RSVP by
Oct. 11th
15
Sunday Brunch
16
Stretch Class 8:30 am
Golf Outing Family
Security 1pm
Closed
17
Yoga 8:30 am
Wine Society 6pm
Chef Table
Edward Jones Meeting
18
Stretch Class 8:30am
BTCC Board Meeting
6pm
Flu Clinic 3pm
Member Dine
19
Yoga 8:30am
Garden Club 10am
Morgan County Board of
Realtors
Member Dine
20
Stretch Class
8:30am
Dining on the Patio
for Member Dine
21
Wedding
22 23
Stretch Class 8:30am
Closed
Associate County
Commissioner
24
Yoga 8:30
TVA Function
25
Stretch Class
8:30am
Bridge 9:30
Member Dine
26
Yoga 8:30
Dog Park
Banquet 12 noon
Member Dine
27
Stretch Class
8:30 am
Member Dine
28
Independent Lube
8am and 10am
Morgan County
Democratic
Banquet
29
Baby Shower
30
Closed
Stretch Class 8:30am
Meet and Greet the New Chef Sam
Buchanan
6pm
31
Yoga 8:30 am
Halloween Truck
or Treat
5-8pm