One Night Stay at West Inn & SuitesRay Tasker

One Night Stay at West Inn & SuitesRichard Kochen

One Night Stay at Courtyard by MarriottSteve Bronstein

One Night Stay at Residence Inn CarlsbadCraig Riker

$50 Gift Certificate at West SteakhousePete Wlodkowski

Golf for 2 at Black GoldJames Downey

Golf for 2 at Black GoldBob Alpers

Golf for 4 at Olivas LinksJames Presnell

Golf for 4 at BuenaventuraDaniel Doe

Golf for 2 at The CrossingsGary Maddox

Golf for 2 at The CrossingsBill Mann

Golf for 2 at The CrossingsNeil Alpers

Golf for 2 at The CrossingsJack Charron

Brunch for 2 at The CanyonsKen Rolfes

Brunch for 2 at The CanyonsBill Ford

$50 Range Card at The CrossingsRay Tasker

$50 Range Card at The CrossingsLen Lez

Callaway Odyssey PutterRick Fletche

Community Appreciation Month raffle winners

Winners

Gary StoufferCanyons Survey

Dave GilmetteCanyons Survey #2

Jim Nails Mindshare Golf Survey

Dave BalesGolf Shop Email

Fall 2010 | Your CoMMuNitY Golf NEWSlEttEr

upCoMiNG EvENtS

SavE thE DatES

November 25 thanksgiving

Champagne Brunch

December 12 Crossings Club Championship

31 NYE Dinner & Dancing

all events open to the public. additional info is available online at thecrossingsatcarlsbad.com

The Crossings Club 2010 ChampionshipSunday, December 12th, 20108:00 aM Shotgun Start$80 per person Format: individual Stroke play (gross/net) Includes: golf, cart, & awards brunch Divisions: Mens, Seniors, ladies Entry DeadlineMonday, December 6th. (field limited to first 72 entrants)

plEaSE NotE: all participants must be enrolled in the Crossings Club and have an active GhiN#. overall Gross Net Champion will be eligible to play in the SCGa tournament of Champions in 2011 and overall senior net.

For more information call Sean McDade at 760.444.1800 x2 or visit our website at thecrossingsatcarlsbad.com

New Years Eve Dinner & Dancing CelebrationFriday, December 31st, 2010The Night starts at 6pm

the first seating will be at 6pm with a 3 course meal and background music at $45 per person. the second seating is at 8:30pm with a 4 course meal and dancing at $70 per person. Reservations Required: Please call 760.444.1881 or visit www.thecrossingsatcarlsbad.com

Thanksgiving Champagne BrunchThursday, November 25th, 2010

10:30aM - 2:00pMAdults $39.50, Children 12 and under $20

6yrs and younger are free(tax & tip not included)

For Reservations, visit thecrossingsatcarlsbad.comor Call 760-444-1881

the Crossings at Carlsbad has switched to an online survey, please make sure

to give us your email at check – in. We appreciate the feedback we have

received thus far and look forward to bettering your experience.

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We are excited to announce that the Crossings at Carlsbad has added three new team Members to our award winning food &Beverage operation. andy Sheldon is the property’s new Director of food & Beverage; Sara rader takes over as the Crossings new Director of Catering Sales and Christie D’amico joins the team in the newly created Catering Sales Manager position.

ANdy SheLdON comes to the Crossings with over 30 years experience in food & Bever-age operations. Much of andy’s extensive food & Beverage background has come within the golf industry as andy has led the f&B operations at four other golf facilities. andy brings tremendous leadership and a wealth of knowledge to all of the Crossings’ food & Beverage outlets as we will continuously look to improve the experiences for all our guests. finally, andy has shown expertise in creating, planning and running major wine, microbrew, music and culinary events. So, stay tuned for some exciting new club events in 2011.

SARA RAdeR brings 10 years of Catering Sales experience to the Crossings. prior to joining the Crossings, Sara has worked as either the Director of Catering or the food & Bever-age Director at four different golf courses throughout the uS; thus bringing great ideas from the many markets in which she has worked. as Director of Catering Sales, Sara is responsible for and excited to handle all Weddings and Social Events booked annually at the Crossings. Sara looks forward to sharing, promoting and selling this very special venue with all involved.

ChRISTIe d’AMICO most recently joined us from the Monterey, Ca area, where she worked as an Event planner at two high end golf facilities. She has been in the business since 2007 and is very excited to help sell and meet the food & Beverage needs for the property’s Golf tournaments and Corporate Meeting & Event business.

if would are interested in booking and event or have any questions, please visit our website or send us email at;

Andy Sheldon asheldon@kempersports.com

Sara Rader srader@kempersports.com

Christie D’Amico cdamico@kempersports.com

The Crossings proudly welcomes our new team members.

Pink Tuesdayson tuesdays WEar piNK & SavE. It’s that simple.

Play for $55 per player on Tuesdays. Crossings Club Members play for only $49 per player.

Simply wear your favorite pink hat, Shorts, Shirts, pants, Socks, Wrist Band, visor, etc on tuesdays.

Book your tee time by visiting TheCrossingsAtCarlsbad.com/teetimes or call 760.444.1800x2

ANdy SheLdON

SARA RAdeR

ChRISTIe d’AMICO

Gary Glaser PGA director of Golf

ne of the tougher things i have found when traveling or playing a golf course for the first time is getting the right yardage. With the advent of GpS systems, laser Yardage Scopes and personal hand help GpS units it is much easier than

in the past. however, what if you don’t have one of these magical yardage givers, what do you do? When competing in tournaments i have a process that i use for every shot and i do mean every shot (excluding putting). look for yardage markers / indicators to get yardage to center of the green.

¬ Sprinkler heads

¬ yardage Poles

¬ yardage discs

¬ Cart path indicators

¬ Bushes or Trees - sometimes at 150 yards

¬ estimate distance pin is from center of green + or - paces/yards

¬ Adjust for uphill or downhill

¬ Adjust for wind - with or against / crosswind severity

it may seem like a lot of math but an informed distance will always help you hit greens which will assure you of making par or better more often than not.

My favorite tips regarding yardages and getting them: Don’t get greedy sometimes the middle of the green is the best place to be!

pins located in extreme locations are the most dangerous, don’t hit at sucker pins! aim for the middle of the green.

always get a yardage and if using an aid, always cross reference it with another source!

as always. Good golfing!

What if you don’t have one of these magical yardage givers, what do you do?

o 3rd AnnualCarlsbad City Amateur

Golf ChampionshipSaturday, November 6th and Sunday, November 7th, 2010

GRoSS ChAMPIoNShIP

1ST PLACE

Jimmy harris 67-70 137

2ND PLACE

forbes Collins 73-73 146 card off

3RD PLACE

Garrett Cypher 71-75 146

4Th PLACE

Jerry Michals 74-74 148 card off

John Malone 76-72 148

NET ChAMPIoNShIP

1ST PLACE

Steve Chubon 66-73 139

2ND PLACE

John Davis 70-76 146

3RD PLACE

William hamilton 81-75 156

LADIES ChAMPIoNShIP

rebecca Schneider 77-83 160

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GlaSEr oN Golf

The Crossings proudly welcomes our new team members.

5800 thE CroSSiNGS DrivE | CarlSBaD, Ca 92008 | 760.444.1800 | WWW.thECroSSiNGSatCarlSBaD.CoM

Fall 2010 | thE CroSSiNGS at CarlSBaD

ChEf’S ChoiCEChef phil hoy

Crème Brulee Recipe (Makes 12)

16 egg yolks 2/3 C Sugar (if using flavored sugar, use ½ Cup flavored, and the rest white) 4 Cups Cream1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix well and portion into dishes

place 6 dishes in water bath in hotel pan

Cook at 300 degrees low fan until edges are firm (aprox 30-40 min)

remove from oven and let cool in pans for an hour, then transfer to refrigerator

froM thE CorNEr of thE Bar

Brandythere are three main types of brandy.

1 Grape brandy is produced by thedistillation of fermented grapes. american grape brandy is almost always from California, armagnac is made from grapes of the armagnac region in Southwest of france,Cognac comes from the Cognac region in france and Brandy de Jerez is a brandy that originates from vineyards around southern Spain.

2 fruit brandies are distilled from fruits other than grapes like apples, plums, peaches, cherries, elderberries, raspberries, blackberries, and apricots. applejack is an american apple brandy; Calvados is an apple brandy from the french region of lower Normandy, German Schnaps is fruit brandy produced in Germany or austria and Kirschwasser is a fruit brandy made from cherries.

3 pomace brandy is produced by fermentation and distillation of the grape skins, seeds, and stems that remain after grapes have been pressed to extract their juice (which is then used to make wine). Examples include: italian grappa, french marc, portuguese aguardente Bagaceira, Serbian komovica and Spanish orujo. Most of the pomace brandies are neither aged, nor coloured.

Jeff perry General Manager

if you have been follow-ing this column and the golf fitness series over the past few months you probably are beginning to understand the impor-

tance of golf fitness for performance and injury prevention. i have partnered up with Dr. Mike Wasilisin of the titleist Elite perfor-mance institute located at purefitness in Carlsbad to solicit some of his expertise on helpful tips that can be beneficial to the golf swing which may also transition to a healthier everyday lifestyle. again, the goal of these pieces is to simply point out that there are many simple and easy ways to improve your golf game; with the added benefit of improving your overall physical fitness.

recapping where we left off in July, we began to introduce transferrable exer-cises - specifically, we focused on the importance of setup and posture through the swing - and started the discussion on the body mechanics of the golf swing. a transferrable golf exercise is an exercise that is very similar to the golf swing, and will give the highest chance of directly impacting your golf swing. the chop was last month’s exercise of the month and involved pushing your hips back to give you good posture and using your arms and core to cross a cable across your body. this is one of the best exercises that combines strength with flexibility.

this month we will focus on the single arm row. the single arm row is a highly transfer-

MaNaGEr’S MESSaGE

rable and functional exercise. this move should remind you of boxing but when you break down the move it is working several important parts of your swing including core stability, posture, back strength, and spine rotation. Keep in mind that most people should be working a 2:1 ratio of back to chest because working the back will help put you in a strong posture which will make you more powerful and consis-tent. this move is transferable because there are so many similarities to the golf swing such as...exercising in a golf posture, maintaining posture, middle back rota-tion, core stability, and neck rotation (the body rotates under the neck). again, the closer something is the golf swing the more transferable.

to perform, position a cable or band at shoulder height. Grab the grip with your right hand, stand a few feet away, face the machine, and assume an athletic (hips back) position. Begin pulling your right elbow in close to your right side to complete a standing row. Maintain your posture and then reach your right hand all the way forward as if you were trying to punch someone, while pulling your left el-bow back. perform this move every other day for 3 sets of 15 repetitions to improve your distance and consistency!

if you missed any of these articles and would like to review their contents and the exercises recommended to build the muscles already discussed, they can be found in our past issues of the Currents on-line at www.theCrossingsatCarlsbad.com.