SPONSOR A TREE

• As a gift or in memory of a special person.

• For $150 you receive: A name plaque on a tree limb and a plaque on a special brass tree in the clubhouse.

• Get one while they last!

For more information please contact Alan at the Club Pro Shop.

Dominic D’InnocentiSenior VP of Sales & Marketing

Sieg FischerPresident/CEO

Mike SchillingVP of Operations

For membership details please go to www.fortwashingtoncc.org

Official Publication

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Fort Washington

Golf & Country Club

10272 N. Millbrook

Fresno, CA 93730

Phone: 559/434.1702

Business Office Fax:559/434.6160

Pro Shop

Phone: 559/434.9120

Fax: 559/434-1350

OFFICERS

President: Scott Buss

Vice President: Bob Duley

CFO: Carl Swanson

Secretary: Norm Clark

DIRECTORS

Past President: Scott Laird

Tournament: Matt Fagundes

Membership: Gregg Tonneslan

Human Resource: Brian Booth

House: Mike Garabedian

Social: Bob Duley

Long Range: Kurt Smith

Legal Counsel: Jim Burnside

Greens & Pro Shop: Mike Springer

MANAGEMENT

Clubhouse Manager: Ali Peyvandi

Assistant Manager: Sean Morley

Executive Chef: Steve Hogan

PGA Director of Golf: Alan Ehnes

Course Superintendent: Jose Alvarez

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Ad Sales: 559/790-5314

2 Sponsor a Tree4 Pro’s Corner 4 Junior’s Corner5 Senior’s-Just Puttin’ ‘Round6-7 House Calls!6-7 Around The Fort8-9 August & Sept 2017 Calendars 10 Women’s Activities 10 Flicks at the Fort11 Divot Doc12-13 July’s Board Minutes13 Couple’s Club Report 15 Parting Shots w/Scott Buss

Pro’S CORNERAlan Ehnes, Director of Golf

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Thank you to who participated in this year’s Junior Camp. The main objective is to have fun so they can enjoy this game for a lifetime but also teaching simple fundamentals so bad habits don’t start early. During the first three sessions, we worked on the full swing, pitching, chipping, and the pump and run. Our last day we got to hit the links, we played an alternate shot horserace style format and played four holes.

Tips for your Junior:

1. Younger kids need variety. You’re never too young to learn, but the smallest swingers need a mixture of

Fort Washington’s Junior Campactivities to keep the game fresh and exciting.

2. Don’t sweat the details. Solid fundamentals are important, but its fine for a beginner to have flaws in their grip or stance as long as they’re hitting the ball.

3. Get on the course. Juniors who spend too much time on the range banging balls can easily loose interest.

4. Enjoy the game together. Father and son, mother and daughter. Celebrate the good shots and forget the bad ones, laugh a lot and let each memory soak in.

Pro Tip:

It’s been well documented that a solid

short game is the key to consistently

shooting lower scores. A vital part of

the short game mix is the finesse shot,

typically from within 100 yards of the

green. On a finesse shot, your mindset

must be quite different from that

applied to the full swing. For example,

when hitting a shot with a full swing,

your goal is to hit the ball hard and far.

Swing length is a key to any well

executed golf shot. A golf club that

smoothly accelerates through the

impact area. Most golfers when trying

to hit the ball short distance have

the fear of hitting the ball to far.

This results in the player quitting on

the shot with an abbreviated follow

through. The key to acceleration,

as well as maintaining a consistent

rhythm, is resasonably matching the

length of the swing on both sides of

the ball. Please remember make sure

the follow through is at least of equal

length to a little longer than your back

swing, and your swing will be in perfect

balance.

Tournaments:

The Cannonball Invitational that is

scheduled for September 7th,8th,9th

entries have been set out. Please

get your team’s entry form in to the

pro shop as this is the Premier golf

tournament of the year. Teams consist

of a member and a guest. Do Not Miss

This Great Time!!!

1. Dennis Graham . . . . .45; 2. Plato Sterios . . . . . . . .35; 3. Gregg Tonneslan . . . . .33; 4. Norm Clark . . . . . . . .32; 5. Kurt Smith . . . . . . . . .29.

Upcoming Senior 11’s:

• Tuesday, 8/1 – Fort Washington CC 9:00AM Shotgun. Bill Finn Memorial Tournament.

• Thursday, 8/11 – Belmont CC Fresno 9:00AM Shotgun.

• Tuesday, 9/12 – River Island CC Porterville 9:00AM Shotgun.

A DO NOT MISS UPCOMING

EVENT!!

Seniors’ Tournament Chair Irwin Nishimura has announced a 4 club (any three + a putter) 9-hole Senior member tournament to include cart, pro-shop credit

Senior’s just puttin’-’roundNORM CLaRK

The Verdin clock standing tall at the 1st tee has had a plaque affixed to the base stating “Presented to Fort Washington CC by the Fort Seniors May 2017”. Upon the receipt of several more donations the clock will have been fully paid for solely by Senior member donations. A listing of contributors will be in this column in the September Divot so other Club members can thank them personally for this generous gift to the entire club.

At the Senior 11 at Kings CC on June 11th the Top 5 Fort finishers were: 1. Norm Clark 2. John Kavanagh 3. Dennis Graham (tie) 3. Gregg Tonneslan (tie) 4. Ken Scott 5. Kurt Smith. The turn out from the Fort was good with most participating depicted in the accompanying picture. Lunch was excellent with tri-tip and ice cream desert contributed for the event by Superior Dairy in Hanford, (the Owner is a Kings CC member).

2017 Point leaders as of July 31 are:

prizes, and a hamburger buffet after golf with two drinks to be held Tuesday 8/29 commencing at 5:30PM. All for the ghastly and outrageous price of $10.00 per Senior member. Put it in your calendar and sign up now – limited to 44 players!!!!!!

SENIORS CHUCKLE: Two senior golfers were standing in the fairway, in a heavy rain, awaiting to hit their second shots into the green. The hole was adjacent to a river where two guys were fishing. One of the golfers looked at his buddy and said “Can you believe it? Look at those two idiots fishing in the rain”.

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HOUSE CALLS! Ali Peyvandi, Clubhouse Manager

EACH YEAR AT THIS TIME the clubhouse and food and beverage operation is assigned a chairman. Mr. Mike Garabedian will be the House chairman and Mr. Bob Duley will be our new Social chairman. Our Social chairman is in charge of the club’s culture. He is charged with selecting the type of programs that bring our members out for a variety of social activities. Remember we have over 400 families, and choosing the right activities is no easy task. The GUIDOS look forward to seeing

you. Don’t be left out. Seating is limited.

$53.95++

All New Lobster Boil DinnerFriday, August 11, 2017

6:00-9:00PM

* Additional Lobster $23.95RESERVATIONS REQUIRED-CALL (559) 434-1702

OR EMAIL ALI@ FORTWASHINGTONCC.ORG

New England clam chowder, assorted bread and rolls. Tossed gardensalad with choice of dressings, tomato mozzarella salad, corn on

the cob, steamed garlic butter new potatoes, smoked kielbasa sausagewith peppers, steamed mussels & clams, spaghetti with marinara ormeat sauce, carved beef tenderloin (filet mignon), & oyster station.

12/14 oz Lobster tail with drawn butter

Draft Beer and House Wine IncludedStrawberry shortcake station.

Prime Rib NightWednesday, August 2nd, 6pm to 8pmWe will serve in the main dining room, patio, and bar, or take it to go.

Mexican Buffet & Bingo

Friday, August 25th6 to 8pm

All your favorite dishes to please your pallet. Bingo will start at 7:30. As always, the first game is on us. The price of the buffet is $19.95 for adults and $10.00 for kids.

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ttt/tttChef Steve, Sean, our staff, and I thank you for your support.

Come join us for what is quickly becoming The Fort’s favorite casual meal! Relax, eat, drink and be merry with your friends and family while you enjoy a Burger, Fries and a healthy Salad. And... don’t forget our fabulous Burger Topping Bar. (This is a very popular event, please reserve early.)

Wednesday, August 18th

Help Needed!!!WE NEED MORE BANQUET BUSINESS!Tell A Friend Or Family Member Please consider the Fort for your next function, wedding, rehearsal dinner, class reunion, birthday party, graduation, dinner meeting, breakfast, or luncheon etc. All we ask is a chance to bid on your next function. As a private club we cannot advertise, so we rely on our members to help sell our facility. You did a great job this past year. We need your help again. We want your business. Call Ali or Sean, and we would be happy to quote prices and check dates for you, your family or friends. Thanks for all your support.

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During July the heat continued. The first Tournament Play Date was held on July 6. The game was “consecutive 3” where before teeing off, each player choose 3 consecutive holes on the score card. After the round, those 3 holes and their handicap were deducted from their score to determine the winners. In the first flight the winners were in 1st place Lisa Braun, 2nd place Cindy Houck, 3rd place Jeannie Trippel. In the second flight the winners were in 1st place Rebecca Scott, 2nd place Cori Meyers and tied for 3rd place Patty Bennett and Adriana Valdivia.

The second Tournament Play Day was on July 20 and the game was “Eenie Meenie”. At the end of the round, the 3 best par 3’s, par 4’s and par 5’s were

WOMEN’S ACTIVITIES Rebecca Loudenslager

Flicks of the Fort – Top ten Golf Films

used to make the best 9 hole score. 1/3

of the handicap was used to determine

the final score and the winners. In

the First Flight Ronda Fanning and

Kristan Gilbert tied for 1st place with

Katherine Mar coming in 3rd. In the

Second Flight Susanne Brocks took

1st place with Barbara Graham in 2nd

and Irene Matson in 3rd place. In the

Third Flight Jennifer Yanagi came in

1st place with Jane Quiring in 2nd and

Patty Bennett and Sue Thomas tied

for 3rd.

There will be a formal Guest Day on

August 10th so start thinking about

all the friends that you can invite to

play with you at Fort. There will be

breakfast, an 8:30 shotgun and golf will

be followed by lunch. The game will

be “Most Par’s”. The sign-up sheet is

posted in the locker room.

Team play will start in August with a Match Play rules seminar on the 3rd followed by team practice. Another team practice will take place on the 17th. B-team’s first match will be at Visalia on the 22nd and A-team’s will be at Merced on the 31st. Uniforms will be the same as last year. Please contact Ronda Fanning or Kris Oliveira with any questions and don’t forget to sign up in the locker room.

Log into the member’s only portion at www.fortwashingtoncc.org web site for additional news and updated information.

Welcome to the”Flicks of the Fort”.

Each month we will be submitting a top ten list of films pertaining to a certain predetermined topic or actor, director, time frame, etc. We will let you know the topic for the next month’s column in the previoius month. Then, you are encouraged to shoot an email to us with your input and we will gather the info and present it back to you in this column. We have kinda taken liberties with this first column, and I am quite sure that many of you will not agree with the choices we have made. After all not everybody is an Adam Sandler fan! But do not be discouraged, this topic will reappear later in the year, and your voice will be heard.Welcome to the”Flicks of the Fort”.

So without further delay, here are our top ten All Time Golf Films:

10: Seven Days in Utopia - 2011 (the book is much better, “Golf’s Sacred Game”.)

9: Tin Cup - 1996

(Don Johnson makes this film somewhat believeable,

seriously don’t we all know a David Sims?)

8: Follow the Sun - 1951

(Bio of the great Ben Hogan with Glen Ford.)

7: Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius- 2004

(Perhaps the GOAT [Greatest Of All Time],

especially when you take a look at his clubs.)

6: The Caddy - 1953

(Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis at their apex.)

5: Tommy’s Honor - 2016

(Interesting film about golf’s orgins.)

4: The Legend of Bagger Vance - 2000

(Gotta love D-Day as Walter Hagen.)

3: Happy Gilmore - 1996

(“That’s your HOME! Are you too good for

your HOME?!” and who doesn’t love Bob

Barker kickin’ ass?)

2: The Greatest Game Ever Played - 2005

(My “Rudy” Film for Golf.)

1: Caddyshack - 1980

(Welcome to Bushwood!!!! So I’ve got that

going for me! To this day I have not played a

round of golf without someone imitating Bill

Murray’s Carl. And, of course, Judge Smails)

Bonus Movie: The Golf Specialist

-1930 with W.C. Fields

September we will be doing School Related Movies. Send your picks into info@designranch.net.

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THE DiVOT DOC Dr. Kevin Wingert

In a study done at Duke University

on 220 people where 145 had a

12% calorie restriction and 75 did

not, researchers found that after

one year the restricted calorie group

aged 0.11 years while unrestricted

aged 0.71 years. Caloric restriction

has been shown to prolong the life

Curbing Calories Slows Agingof fruit flies, worms and mice,

but this is the first study to show

it may be anti-aging in humans.

Bottom line, eat less, live longer.

7 7 3 0 E . B E L M O N T A V E N U E • F R E S N O • 5 5 9 - 2 5 5 - 6 6 4 5

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President Scott Buss called the meeting to order at 6:00PM. All Directors were present. Also present was Clubhouse Manager, Ali Peyvandi; Director of Golf, Alan Ehnes; Legal Counsel, Jim Burnside and Past President Scott Laird.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:• MSC (Duley/Tonneslan) – Approval

of June 20, 2017 regular meeting and executive session.

CORRESPONDENCE:• None.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT –

Scott Buss

• Noted additional sensors installed in lobby and banquet room ceiling to provide better Wi- Fi reception.

• As of 8/1 Northstar accounting system goes “live”. Expect to have app available for downloading for membership use by the end of August. Downloading and training on app’s use will be made available to members at that time. New system includes credit card capability.

• End of July was the second full year since solar installation. This year the solar offset 81% of billings compared to 91% last year. The 10% reduction for solar users was common throughout the Fresno area due to the inclement and rainy whether experienced this year. The system was originally projected to provide an 85% offset. Still need better on-going monitoring and have Fort member working on this issue.

• Long Range and Human Resources

Chairs Smith and Booth are to commence a review of the current By-laws and Policy Manual with the long range goal of eliminating possible redundancy and provide more clarity where needed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

MEMBERSHIP - COMMUNICATIONS – Gregg Tonneslan

Resignations: None

Resignations final: Steve Kassel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOC

Posting to Wait List: Jim Mertz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ANE Karamjit Singh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ANE

Posting to Active: Bradley Bacha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOC Armaan Sahota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JPP Loveneet Singh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOC Randy Hicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YBP

Posting: Larry Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ANE Jose Ayala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IPP

Transfers: David Cash IPP to R-F (Valley Fence Co.) Matthew Petersen . . . . . . IPP to REG Kory Mullin . . . . . . . . . . . IPP to REG Edwin Graveline . . . . . . . ANE to IPP Jack Murray . . . . . . . . . . REG to SOC

Leaves of absence:Larry Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REG

• Club has 7 Proprietary members waiting to resign. The total of Bylaw allowed playing memberships is 440 - currently at 440. (2) applicants (ANE) placed on waiting list.

• MSC (Swanson/Booth) -

minutes OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE DirectorsFort Washington Golf and Country Club • July 25th, 2017

membership report approved as

submitted.

FINANCE – Carl Swanson

• Finance Committee met 7/11 and

covered the following items:

1. Use of credit cards to pay dues

and in grill/dining room which

compatible with new accounting

system. Consensus - if allowed,

credit card fees would have to be

passed on to the user.

2. Support to establish informal

guideline of increasing dues on an

annual basis to keep pace with cost

of living/CPI.

3. Noted need to plan for increased

maintenance expenses for aging

clubhouse facilities.

• Cash position as of 6/30/17 remains

at better than 2 months operating

expenses, including pending prior-

approved capital expenditures.

• YTD operations continue to perform

better than budget.

GREEN & PRO SHOP – Mike Springer

JUNE: Average daily rounds – 87; total

rounds – 2,272; YTD rounds – 12,632

• Drilling of test hole to determine

adequacy of location for a new

well site at #5 which approved last

meeting will commence 9/11.

• Re-surfacing of #5 tee box due

to needed removal of tree roots

between tee box and the cart path.

TOURNAMENT – Matt Fagundes

Member Tournaments:

• Saturday, 8/26 – General’s Cup.

Starting times.

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• Sunday, 8/27 – General’s Cup. Starting times.

• Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9/7, 9/8, 9/9 – CANNONBALL Member/Guest.

Outside Tournaments:

• None in August

LONG RANGE – Kurt Smith

• Received Long Range project list from outgoing LR Chair and plans on reviewing with appropriate Chairs to continue prioritizing listed projects.

HOUSE – Mike Garabedian

• Requested approval for $38,000 expediture for painting Dining Room and new lighting (including new chandeliers and additional canned lighting in the Lobby and Dining room). Also requested

approval for $76,285 expenditure

for 108 new chairs for the Dining

Room. Ordering now so can have

delivery prior to end of year holiday

season.

MSC (Duley/Booth)) – Authorized

requested purchases.

• Presented design for new entrance

gate which will have Fort Washinton

in scrolled lettering across the front

and be of sturdier quality than

the former gate. Cost of new gate

covered by Club’s insurance.

SOCIAL – Bob Duley

• Friday, 8/11 – Lobster Feed

• Wednesday, 8/16 – Burger Night

• Friday, 8/25 – Mexican Buffet &

Bingo

HUMAN RESOURCES – Brian Booth

• No report.

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OLD BUSINESS - None.

NEW BUSINESS - None.

The Board went into Executive

Session at 7:00PM,

The meeting was adjourned at 6:50PM.

The next Board meeting is scheduled

for Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at

6:00PM.

Organizational meeting of the 2017-

2018 Board immediately following the

regular meeting.

Norm ClarkSecretary

Note: These minutes have been prepared by

the Secretary, but have not been approved by

the Board of Directors.

COUPLE’S CLUB Report Barbara GrahamWe will be holding our annual Harvest Invitational on

Saturday, October 7th. This is our big event of the year and your chance to invite a couple from another club for a fun day of golf at the Fort. It is a great tournament followed by dinner and you won’t want to miss it. Watch for the flier in your August Fort Statement.

On Sunday, July 23rd we had 8 couples play in a Net Point Par tournament.

The winners were:

1st . . . . Smith/Basila . . . . . . . . . . . 85 $50.00 Pro Shop Credit per team

2nd . . . Thomas/McNabb . . . . . . . 85 $30.00 Pro Shop Credit per team

We will be hosting a Traveling Couples Tournament August, 15th at Fort Washington.

It is a 2:00pm Shotgun. The tournament will be followed be a social gathering in the Fort dining room where appetizers, beer & wine will be served.

The cost for the event will be $75.00 per couple and includes: golf, range, cart, appetizer and beverages.

Upcoming Tournaments:

Sunday, August 20th Tee Times

Monday, September 4th 1:00 Shotgun Labor Day

Sunday, September 24th Tee Times

Saturday, October 7th 1:00 Shotgun Harvest Invitational

Thank all of you for participating in our Couples events.

If you have any questions contact any of our Board members:

Barbara Scott, Phil Lozano or Barbara Graham

Fun GolF Facts:Starting in 1457, golf was banned throughout Scotland by the nation’s Parliament, which believed it inter-fered with residents’ military training. This ban was repeated twice more, in 1471 and 1491. Nearly 300 years later, The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews was founded.

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THE PARTING SHOT... Scott BUSS, Board PresidentThe first board

meeting of the new

board is in the books

and went well. I believe we have

a very strong and passionate group

that will work well together. The

board approved several projects that

were waiting on the finances to be

available with a goal of having the

dining room freshened by this holiday

season. We will have new dining room

chairs, paint, lighting and carpet.

Also approved was new lighting in the

entryway.

The new software system is up and

running for staff, members will have

access late August. Please look for

emails for links and notices for

member workshops to help with the

member usage and experience.

Several course projects have been

completed, 5 tee box that should be

open by the time you get this along

with 7 and 17 that should be open mid

to late August, and there were several

uneven areas that have been leveled.

The rough project is complete and

went better than we could have hoped

for this year, thanks to Alan and Jose.

That should complete the major on

course improvements for now.

The second year of solar operations is

complete with an 81% off set vs 91%

the first year. Certainly understandable

with the record year of rainfall that

production would be down along with

excessive early heat, our consumption

was up as well. The system was built

with an estimated 85% system offset.

Last item the board will be reviewing

the policies and bylaws over the next

year, there is no agenda for this other

than wording and organization. There

have been several amendments over

the years that don’t quite read right.

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Quote oF the Month“When you are courting a nice girl an

hour seems like a second. When you sit

on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an

hour. That’s relitivity.”

albert einstein

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