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welcomeHappy Trails

B eing a McConnell Golf “concierge” is one of my favorite jobs. I love arranging for our members to play

golf at one of their sister properties, especially our destination courses and even more so if they’ve never experienced the course. I always recommend Musgrove Mill for the “guys golf getaways” and Old North State for couples retreats. Now that McConnell Golf members have access to the Grande Dunes Members Club and Ocean Club, I’m always going to recommend a trip to the Grand Strand for the whole family.

Starting at the southern tip of the Grand Strand, McConnell Golf ’s Reserve Golf Club is located in one of the oldest resort areas on the east coast--the relaxing Pawleys Island, SC. Like Pawleys Island, The Reserve Golf Club feels as if it has always been there. Surrounded by protected conservation areas, this 350 acre track embraces 160 acres of natural wetlands with wooden bridges and a minimal number of cart paths linking each secluded hole. With very few homes on the course, I strongly consider The Reserve a private sanctuary. Not only is it the fifth-ranked golf course on the Grand Strand, but it is home to alligators, deer, turkeys, foxes & funny looking squirrels with big tails that look like raccoons. Famed PGA golfer and designer of The Reserve’s course, Greg Norman once said, “My philosophy on golf course design is simple, I like to work with nature, not against it...using the site’s intrinsic features to determine what goes where.” The Shark certainly accomplished this when he created The Reserve Golf Club.

Besides golf, families can enjoy The Reserve for much more from fine dining experiences by Executive Chef Grayson Glascock who might be showcasing his low country shrimp boil, to large events such as The Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art. Last fall’s festival featured Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr! With great beaches and vacation amenities close by in Pawleys Island, the overall quality of family fun is great for our members who travel to The Reserve Golf Club.

Now that McConnell Golf manages The Grande Dune’s private facilities in Myrtle Beach, the family fun continues on the northern end of the Strand. With this new partnership with owners LStar Management, McConnell Golf members are invited to enjoy access to the beautiful Grande Dunes Members Club and Ocean Club.

The Members Club features a championship golf course designed by PGA Hall of Fame golfer Nick Price and award-winning architect Craig Schreiner. With wide generous fairways, this beautiful golf course plays throughout the area’s natural pine preserves and along the Intracoastal Waterway.

Ranked as one of the “50 Best Golf Courses in South Carolina,” The Members Course at Grande Dunes adds incredible value to a McConnell Golf membership.

What really amazes me about Grande Dunes is the Ocean Club. Located on the ocean front of Myrtle Beach, this family friendly atmosphere houses children’s pools, adult pools and whirlpools and offers private beach access. It is easy to say that this experience alone will give members a new opinion of Myrtle Beach.

An additional feature of Grande Dunes is a full service Marina and the Anchor Café located

on the Intracoastal Waterway. Members can travel to the Grande Dunes by boat, making this the most adventurous golf trail imaginable.

When McConnell Golf first started to expand, we always knew the potential value of adding a beach course to our portfolio of golf courses. In 2010, members could finally smell the beach when The Reserve Golf Club became the 6th McConnell Golf Property. Now that our members have access to Grande Dunes, family fun stretches across the Grand Strand. Plan your family vacations today…and be on the lookout for the NEW McConnell Golf Sprinter Van so you can ride in style on the McConnell Golf Trail.

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CHIEF OPERATINGOFFICERChristian Anastasiadis

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8 TENNIS ANyONE?McConnell Offers More Than Golf

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10 MAxIMUM BENEfITMembers Reflect on Their Favorite Club

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14 GETTING ORGANIzEdSustainability Part III

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25 MAkE A wISHMcConnell Members Make a Difference

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28 OpEN SEASONHead Out on the McConnell Golf Trail

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34 kIdS kORNERCalling McConnell Golf 's Youth

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18 THE NEwEST STAGEMcConnell Welcomes Myrtle Beach's Grande Dunes

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ho knew that Raleigh native Chesson Hadley’s dramatic victory at the 2013 Rex Hospital Open at TPC Wakefield Plantation would only be the preliminary set-up to a Hollywood script-type chain of events that actually happened in real life?

In Raleigh last year, the former Georgia Tech All-American began his final round at TPC Wakefield five

strokes behind 54-hole leader Danny Lee, yet closed with a 64 for a two-stroke victory. On the 72nd hole — with family and friends enjoying a front-row seat — Hadley nicked the flag with a wedge from 130 yards and stopped it a foot from the cup, his kick-in birdie wrapping up a final-round 7-under 64 that helped Hadley historically become the first winner of the bourgeoning Rex

tournament to have actually been born at Rex Hospital.

In the process Hadley secured his 2014 PGA Tour card and a first-place check for $112,500, pushing his season total to $249,784 — more than enough to secure a spot among the 25 leading money winners from the Web.com Tour’s regular season. Hadley then culminated 2013 by winning the season-ending Web.com

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WChesson Hadley’s win in the 2013 Rex Hospital Open at TPC Wakefield Plantation catapulted the popular

Raleigh native to new heights on the PGA Tour in 2014 and helped shine a bigger spotlight on an exciting upcoming season of top-flight tournament action at McConnell Golf venues across the Carolinas.

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Tour Championship, his cumulative earnings of $535,432 ranking as the second-best single-season total in Web.com Tour history.

It proved a perfect springboard into the PGA Tour for Hadley, who finished tied for fifth in just his second PGA Tour event last year, the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas — where he played in Sunday’s final pairing — and he also recorded a top-10 finish at Pebble Beach in January.

fROM ROOkIE TO cHAMpFinally, in early March — on

the same day defending Wyndham Championship winner Patrick Reed won the World Golf Championship’s Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral — Hadley broke through and earned his first PGA Tour victory, the Puerto Rico Open at Trump International.

His inaugural PGA Tour win came in wind gusting to 25 mph and — as it did at Wakefield — over Danny Lee

by two strokes. In just his 13th PGA Tour start, the 26-year-old Hadley birdied the final two holes for a 5-under 67, becoming the first rookie winner since Jordan Spieth won the John Deere Classic in July of 2013.

Hadley finished with a tournament record 21-under 267 and earned $630,000, a two-year Tour exemption and berths in The Players Championship, PGA Championship and Hyundai Tournament of Champions.

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He also moved into the mid-60s in the world ranking, giving him a chance to get into the Masters if he managed to crack the top 50 by the end of the Valero Texas Open. “[The win] opens up a lot of doors,” Hadley said. “It guarantees me a major. I’ve never played in a major before.”

Nevertheless, Hadley knew his PGA Tour success likely arrived more quickly due to his 2013 success back at Wakefield Plantation. “The two wins last year, that helps a lot because you’re there, you’ve learned how to win, you learn how not to choke, and there’s a lot going on,” Hadley said.

Wakefield Plantation’s own Head Golf Professional Paul Dickens also qualified for the 2013 Rex Hospital Open by shooting 66 (-5) at the qualifier and finishing one shot ahead of Burke Comer. Wakefield’s Director of Golf Josh Points shot 73 and missed qualifying by just three shots.

Also in the Rex Hospital Open field for the second year in a row was McConnell Golf Scholar, Carter Jenkins (2010 Raleigh recipient), who enrolled at UNC-Greensboro last fall. Carrying Jenkins’ bag at the Rex Hospital Open last year – and a participant in the 2013 US Open at Merion – was fellow McConnell Golf Scholar, Grayson Murray.

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The 2014 Rex Hospital Open is part of yet another busy season of top-flight tournament action at McConnell Golf venues across the Carolinas as the company’s highly touted courses host professional tournaments, collegiate championships, amateur

events and elite junior competitions. On the April calendar alone, there are five tournaments contested over four of McConnell’s eight championship courses.

On April 7, Sedgefield Country Club’s Ross Course in Greensboro kicked off the season by hosting the 37th Carolinas Club Pro-Am Championship. A week later on April 14, Tom Fazio’s refurbished Treyburn Country Club in Durham welcomed today’s scholastic stars at the 8th North Carolina High School Invitational, followed by the 9th Carolinas Pro-Junior Championship on July 21.

A year after Raleigh Country Club hosted the event, The Reserve in Pawleys Island, S.C., welcomes the 34th Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship from April 24-26. Sedgefield’s Scott Harvey will be seeking his third straight victory in this event. Later in the summer from July 31-August 3, Greg Norman’s design hosts the Palmetto State’s best in the 83rd South Carolina Amateur Championship. Meanwhile, two months earlier, from June 10-13, Sedgefield’s Ross Course entertains the game’s top junior players at the AJGA FootJoy Invitational.

The Cardinal Amateur ( July 18-20) at Sedgefield’s Dye Course in Greensboro remains one of the nation’s most coveted amateur events with a storied history of matching some of the world’s top players in a competitive but fun environment. The Dye Course also hosts an eGolf Tour professional tournament May 18-20 and 53rd Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship September 24-26. Not to be outdone, Musgrove Mill Golf Club in Clinton, S.C., provides a stern

test during the 33rd South Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship from October 3-5.

Acc MEN'S cHAMpIONSHIpThis year marks the ninth

consecutive year and 14th overall that the ACC Men’s Championship has been held at one of the finest, the Old North State Club at Uwharrie Point in New London, N.C. The 61st edition of the 54-hole event begins Friday, April 25 at Old North State, where the par 72, 7,102-yard layout is perennially ranked among the top-five in the state.

In the championship’s 60-year history, Wake Forest has won a league-best 18 titles, followed by Georgia Tech’s 12. North Carolina has won 10 and shared one, while Duke has won seven outright and N.C. State has shared just the 1990 title. From 1967-1986, Wake Forest (12

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"I think the ACC championship is huge for every

team. Our sport is kind of rare in that there isn't a regular season champion

like you might have in volleyball or basketball or

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4/6 ....................CGA Carolinas Mid-Am

Championship @ Reserve

4/7 ...........................37th Carolinas Club

Championship @Sedgefield-Ross

4/14 ............ NC High School Invitational

@ Treyburn

4/24-27 .....ACC Men’s Championship @

Old North State Club

5/18-25 ........................... Web.com Tour

REX Hospital Open

5/24-30 ..... EGolf Tour @ Sedgefield-Dye

7/18-20 ......................... Cardinal Am @

Sedgefield-Dye

7/21 ............CGA Pro-Junior @ Treyburn

7/31 - 8/3 ............ SCGA South Carolina

Amateur Championship @ Reserve

8/14-17 .......Wyndham Championship at

Sedgefield-Ross

9/24-26 ................. CGA Senior Amateur

Championship @ Sedgefield-Dye

10/3-5 .................. SCGA South Carolina

Mid-Am @ Musgrove Mill

10/14 .......WE CARE Golf Tournament @

Wakefield

10/20-21 ....... Treyburn Invitation Pro-Am


titles) and North Carolina (5) combined to win 17 of 19 ACC Championships. The Demon Deacons reeled off 10 straight to start the streak, while the Tar Heels won four of the last six.

Last year the Men’s and Women’s ACC Golf Championships were a double dip for the Duke Blue Devils. The Lady Blue Devils brought it home at McConnell Golf ’s Sedgefield Country Club, while on the men’s side, Duke captured its seventh ACC

Championship at ONSC, topping Virginia Tech and Florida State by 3 shots. Notably, Georgia Tech’s Anders Albertson won the individual championship shooting a new championship record of 15 under par (201).

The list of champions from Old North State Club is impressive — including Wake Forest’s Webb Simpson, 2008 and Georgia Tech’s Chesson Hadley, 2010 – who are two of the PGA Tour’s hottest young players. What’s even more jaw-dropping are the names of participants who have not won an ACC individual championship: former Clemson stars Lucas Glover, Jonathan Byrd and D.J. Trahan; Georgia Tech’s Stewart Cink and Matt Kuchar; NC State’s Tim Clark and Carl Pettersson; Bill Haas from Wake Forest and Duke’s Joe Ogilvie, just to name a few.

More telling is the fact that the former ACC players who competed at Old North State Club in the ACC tournament and who have gone on to play on the PGA Tour have amassed a combined total of 62 professional victories — 30 on the PGA Tour and 32 on the Web.com Tour or in International Tournament events.

“I think the ACC Championship is huge for every team,” Andrew Sapp, the third-year Tar Heels coach who also played for UNC from 1991-93, told Triangle Golf Today. “Our sport is kind of rare in that there isn’t a regular season champion like you might have in volleyball or basketball or baseball. So it all comes down to one weekend as to who is the ACC champion.”

On the women’s side, the Lady Blue Devils captured their second ACC Women’s Golf Championship in a row at Sedgefield, earning their 18th ACC Championship in school history. Virginia’s Brittany Altomare (71-70-76) maintained her second-round lead, carding a 4-over 76, and claimed the individual title with a 54-hole total of 4-over 217. In becoming the first Cavalier to capture the ACC individual title, the Shrewsbury, Mass. junior had four birdies and 42 pars en route to edging Duke’s Laetitia Beck (74-74-72) by two strokes.

“I love Sedgefield,” said Duke women’s coach Dan Brooks, who in his 29 seasons at Duke has won five NCAA championships and 113 team titles, the most by any women’s coach in NCAA history. “You know that if you play well [at Sedgefield] you can play well anywhere because it’s such a difficult course.”

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With the name McConnell Golf, people may glance over some of the other amenities our clubs have to offer. Our tennis programs offer something for the whole family, including opportunities for tennis buffs to advance their game.

TPC Wakefield Plantation, Treyburn Country Club, Sedgefield Country Club and Old North State Club all offer a variety of tennis programming for every age and ability. Featuring clinics, lessons, kid’s camps and adult socials, each of our tennis programs highlights a variety of interests with the goal of elevating the game and the entire tennis experience.

LESSONS & GROUp cLINIcSTennis can be for the individual,

pushing themselves through personal lessons and group clinics to master their

strokes and the understanding of the game. Every move means something, and every stroke sets you up for the next point. Learning “if I hit it here, they will hit it there” ignites the mental game so that the physical and psychological aspects of the game move hand-in-hand to advance the player through the ranks. Through one-on-one work and repetition of hitting, players get into the rhythm of the sport.

To develop the player, our coaches break down the fundamentals of the game and help players grasp all aspects of winning progress: mastering a stroke, increasing health and fitness levels and elevating confidence, all with the goal of marking a “w” in the win column

on match days. McConnell tennis professionals are experienced coaches and hold a variety of certifications from some of the top assocations in the nation. They are equipped to assist every level of player.

LEAGUE pLAyTennis can also be for camaraderie

and teamwork. Those specializing in doubles or league play are part of something bigger than themselves, and players forge lasting friendships made through the battle of the game. League play, at both the adult and junior level, has developed into a strong arena for country club tennis, and our clubs are in the spotlight regularly.

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Tennis socials and mixers offer a fun way for our members to gather and celebrate their personal and team improvements. Partnered with a theme, a foodie event or a grand slam, McConnell tennis events are customized and fun, bringing players back for more.

JUST fOR JUNIORS Our clubs are also training grounds

for the junior players. Led by our professionals with endless lessons and clinics to hit that million ball mark, our youth learn that every shot is one they have hit before, teaching them how to play it to their advantage. We offer after-school clinics and develop ladders for constant match play practice as well.

TENNIS RETREATS It’s a new year, a new season and a

new team – an important time to unite the group as one. Old North State Club provides the perfect destination to help teams prepare for the upcoming season and grow stronger together. At our first-class tennis facility, we offer a variety of team building programs.

Contact Head Tennis Professional Jordan Hawks at [email protected] or Lodge & House Services Manager Robin Barringer at [email protected] to make your arrangements today.

MEET OUR pROfESSIONALSThe credentials of our Tennis

Professionals and staff are exceptional.

Many played collegiately, some have worked as assistants at well-known tennis academies, and others have been leaders in the tennis club industry for years.

TPC Wakefield PlantationButch Young, USPTA, Dir. of TennisCorey Oliphant, USPTA, Head ProSteve Parks, PTR, Asst. Pro Sedgefield Country ClubAllen Michael, PTR, Dir. of Tennis Treyburn Country ClubKyle Thorsten, PTR, Dir. of Tennis Old North State ClubJordan Hawks, USPTA, Dir. of Tennis



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The benefits that make membership special within the McConnell Golf family of clubs are too numerous to list within the pages of this publication. The amenities, tangible and intangible, are unlimited. As we continue to tell our story, testimonials from our members weave the fabric of our past, present and future.

By Chad FlowersTriad Membership Director,

McConnell Golf



Club events are a special time at all of our properties, and many of these center around holidays as families gather to celebrate their time together. We understand that this time is precious for our members, and we work tirelessly to deliver the most memorable experience possible for our members and their guests.

At Wakefield Plantation in Raleigh, the Christmas season provides the club many opportunities to welcome members in from the cold and celebrate the joys of the season. The Santa Brunch is a favorite of member Patrick Newton. “Christmas brunch with Santa is something we always enjoy as a family. It really sets the tone for the Christmas season for us,” says Mr. Newton, a

Wakefield Plantation member since 2007.Likewise, Sedgefield Country Club

member Kirk Patterson shares the same sentiments regarding the annual Santa Brunch in Greensboro. “We are still pretty new, but we like the events during the holidays that the kids can attend. Events like the Santa Brunch seem like they may become a Patterson Family tradition,” echoed Patterson. Bringing together families is what we are all about at McConnell Golf! Although the Pattersons have only been members since late 2012, they are already able to see the value created by the club when spending treasured time together as a family at club events.

While our clubs specialize in member events, all have a great reputation for

hosting banquets and special private events as well. What better place than your club to celebrate your family’s milestones, such as weddings, retirements, birthdays and anniversaries? Wakefield Plantation member James Weathers can attest. “Our son was married and the reception was held at the club. Our daughter was married in Wake Forest with the reception held at the club,” recalled Weathers. “The staff made sure both of these events were unforgettable moments in the life of our family.” Our facilities, unmatched services and products – and our people – make the difference to ensure that your event will be perfect and your guests will rave about their experience for years to come!

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MEMBERS ON GOLf!Getting back to the real roots of

McConnell Golf, let’s take a look at how our members really feel about our true passion: GOLF! In addition to attending Santa Brunch at Wakefield Plantation, Patrick Newton enjoys playing in various golf tournaments and events at the club, especially the Member-Guest tournament. “My favorite memory is (almost) hitting a hole-in-one during the first Member-Guest I ever played in,” says Newton. “It was on the second play-off hole (#11) with my good childhood friend, Pat Biemer, who came for the week. Hitting a good shot in front of a crowd was very exciting - I hope I can do it again someday. Maybe next time it will go in!”

Sedgefield’s Kirk Patterson shares the joy and excitement of playing well with a group of others at the club. “My favorite memory so far is shooting the low round in the group I play with.” Patterson added, “This was so memorable because it happened to be my best round ever at Sedgefield.”

When asked about their experiences at their home club, members of some of our “destination properties” prefer to focus on the overall experience. Take Old North State Club for example. This gem of a property, located on Badin Lake in the Uwharrie National Forest, approximately one hour south of Greensboro, is currently ranked the #3 golf course in the state of North Carolina by the NC Golf Panel. With a spectacular and stunning Tom Fazio design, the surrounding property and picturesque views of Badin Lake are simply breathtaking and only lend to the charm of the club.

Old North State Club member Paul Stoddart and his fiancé, Suzanne

are prime examples of members that enjoy the overall experience. “Every day at Old North State is like being on vacation,” says Stoddart. “Start with a round of golf on one of the premier Golf Courses in NC, get on the boat and tour Badin Lake and the thousands of acres of protected shoreline where you can view a variety of wildlife from Bald Eagles to white tail deer, then have dinner at a clubhouse that has breathtaking views and five star dining and service. The Old North State Club is a special place.”

We could not have said it better ourselves!

Another one of our properties that is a popular place for many of our members to visit is The Reserve Golf Club in Pawley’s Island, SC. While many of our members throughout the Carolinas enjoy making this a destination for travel and vacation purposes, we have many loyal members at The Reserve that enjoy the benefits of membership within the McConnell Golf family of clubs as they themselves travel outside of their home club footprint.

Rick and Ellen Miller have been members of The Reserve since 2010, and are delighted with their experiences thus far. “McConnell Golf provides the opportunity and privilege of playing great golf courses designed by legendary golf architects, in a private Club environment with fine customer service, fabulous dining options and all the attention to details that enhance our golf experience,” said the Millers.

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perfect time to play golf,” said Kirk Patterson. “But our entire family really enjoys the summer. My young son loves to go to the pool and play in the water with his mom and dad. This year he will be turning 2 during the summer, and we are hoping we can begin to teach him how to swim. My wife and I are really looking forward to this.” Great summer activities and the creation of a lifetime of memories for the Pattersons – McConnell Golf is proud to be a part of teaching the Patterson’s son how to swim, and the many other life lessons that all of our younger members experience every season at the club!

Supporting this sentiment, when asked what he enjoys most about his

membership within McConnell Golf and Wakefield Plantation, James Weathers adds, “I enjoy the moments which have been created with my family and the many strong friendships that have been forged.”

THANk yOU!As you can see, we are about much

more than golf, tennis, swimming, dining and social events. We are about family and friends and creating memories. We are proud to take part in the camaraderie that makes membership within our clubs so valuable to our members!

A special thank you goes out to our members for continuing to support your home club and all of the clubs within the McConnell Golf family of clubs. Without you, none of this would be possible!

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McConnell Golf is excited to be taking the next step in our mission towards sustainability on the course, in our facilities, programs and procedures. Together, with the newly formed McConnell Golf “Green Team” comprised of leaders from each facet of the organization, we have charted a course that will help organize, measure, execute and communicate our plans to be more environmentally friendly and more efficient by rethinking the future.

SUSTAINABILITy?My name is Michiel Doorn and I

help organizations do exactly this – plot a roadmap for sustained success in the future. Times are changing for

everyone, including the golf industry, and McConnell Golf is joining the ranks early as a leader of change. As seen in larger PGA events, such as the Phoenix Open, with title sponsors such as Waste Management bringing light to this growing need for awareness, McConnell Golf is shining as well in the communities where their clubs operate.

For country clubs the focus and the reach is a bit different. There are new challenges relating to more variables than one may be aware. These include the analysis of weather patterns, anticipating restrictions on water, reacting to more diverse membership values and wishes and realizing the ever pressing needs for heating, cooling and electricity to keep

everything working smoothly behind the scenes. All of which are issues that fit under the sustainability umbrella. But, what is sustainability exactly?

The truth is that there is no one definition that is applicable to each and every organization. So, this was the first part of my job – getting McConnell’s Green Team to agree on a fitting definition – and this is what was decided on:

Sustainable development means adopting business strategies and activities that meet the needs of McConnell Golf and its membership and stakeholders today while protecting and sustaining human and natural resources to ensure value in the future

Sustainability JourneyPART III

Getting Organized & Setting SailBy Michiel Doorn, Sustainability Strategist, Ecoawareness

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GETTING STARTEdNext, the Green Team

was ready for action. This is usually a tricky part for an advisor. Enthusiasm and action are great, but if you want to get going, you first have to know where you stand, where you want to go and if you have the right equipment for the hike. So, I gave the Green Team a substantial homework assignment of making a list of projects and actions already completed or underway. Since taking ownership of each of our clubs over the past 10 years, the list of programs, procedures, and products implemented is very lengthy and impressive: over eighty projects ranging from cutting edge irrigation monitoring, saving water and chemicals, to donating old tennis balls to schools for various uses. We then ranked these actions and added some creative new ones during a playful brainstorming session. The area of growth was visible, and clubs that had strengths in some areas were also seen to have potential in others.

SETTING OUR vISIONIn our next meeting we discussed a

sustainability vision for the organization. We started thinking about the long-term future of the organization and realized that sustainability had always been an integral part of that vision, but we had

room to grow and become a leader in this initiative.

Vision: McConnell Golf is an organization leading the industry in proven and sustainable practices and services while offering an exciting, diverse and healthy private club experience for members, guests and staff.

So what makes a good sustainability project? Obviously it needs to make the enterprise more resilient and save money in the future. But what about the story behind it? With more than five hundred employees and three thousand members, you want to be able to share the story to get buy-in, educate and enhance the feeling of community. We want employees that are keen on ongoing improvements and feel pride in their work. And something similar can be said for members. The club is their “home away from home,” and your home is something you help take care of for future members and families alike.

pRIORITIzINGEffORTS

The results from the ranking of current projects/programs produced eight stand-outs, the current Footprints on the Green program ranking first. At its core, the program showcases that McConnell Golf cares about the communities it is part of.

Significant opportunities for cost savings and environmental stewardship are associated with energy use in buildings and with irrigation practices. Other winners address recycling in general, reduction of insecticide use and the use of hybrid mowers. Just imagine how much work and energy goes into keeping those grounds and greens in optimal condition.

Another important focus is on more carefully selected food supplies. North and South Carolina farmers are our neighbors too, sometimes literally. If McConnell’s chefs can build lasting relationships with the best, they can serve the best and freshest food. Food that doesn’t have to sit in a truck or warehouse for weeks is likely to taste better!

NExT STEpSIn the mean time, McConnell Golf

has firmly plotted the next steps on their sustainability journey. We hope you will



join us as we implement these initiatives to ensure the future of our environment and our clubs for generations to come.

For more information on McConnell Golf ’s Sustainability efforts and practices, please contact Lauren Barry at [email protected], or any member of the Green Team.

MEET THE MccONNELL GREEN TEAMLauren Barry, Director of Marketing Will Harper, Dir. of Facility MaintenanceMichael Shoun, VP & Dir. of AgronomyChristian Anastasiadis, COOJohn McAllister CEC, Executive Chef

2014 GREEN GOALS

on the Golf Course• More drought resistant plants• Reduce irrigation by 20%• Utilize rain and moisture sensors• More organic fertilizers; less pesticides • Solar panels at maintenance facilities• Recycling on the course

with Food & Beverage• Eliminate styrofoam products • Authenticate sources of “clean” food• Sustainable practices in food service• Search for practices and products that

reflect our principles

at our Events• Chefs Unplugged – “1 Bag” events• Sustainable event checklist

at our Events continued• Kids camps & golfer’s pledge• Footprints events• Wyndham Championship & Rex Open

Green Initiatives

at our Facilities• LED conversion• Minimize operational costs • Efficient housekeeping for lodging

in our Communications• No-regret new sustainable projects • Organize training for personnel• Develop and share our stories • Brochure identifying green areas on and

around course and in facilities• Set-up email for Q&A• ‘Green’ games section for kids



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OcEAN cLUB AT GRANdE dUNES, MyRTLE BEAcH


When real estate investment firm LStar Management purchased Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, it tapped McConnell Golf to help

revive a gem of a property — the Grande Dunes Members Course — while also enhancing the lifestyle, rebuilding member pride and

turning the golf course into one of the Grand Strand’s finest.

By Brad King


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A Specia l PlaceFor That Very Special Day

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McConnell Golf members know the story well: the company was founded with the acquisition of Raleigh Country Club in 2003 and today McConnell Golf owns and operates seven premier private clubs in North and South Carolina, including Sedgefield Country Club Ross Course and Dye Course in Greensboro, N.C., TPC at Wakefield Plantation in Raleigh, N.C., Old North State Club in New London, N.C., Treyburn Country Club in Durham, N.C., The Reserve Golf Club in Pawleys Island, S.C., and Musgrove Mill Golf Club in Clinton S.C. Most importantly, every one of the McConnell Golf facilities is top ranked in their respective states.

As McConnell Golf has expanded through the past decade and after continually adding legends of the game to its portfolio, the company has now set foot on a new stage of company development by strategically employing its resources and know-how in the ever-so competitive club market. What started with the ambitious intentions to offer consulting services to Roanoke (Va.) Country Club about two years ago has now grown into a new branch of the business — McConnell Golf ’s Private Club Management Services.

On Dec. 20, 2013, when real estate investment firm LStar closed on its purchase of the 2,200-acre Grande Dunes oceanfront community located in Myrtle Beach, S.C., LStar’s acquisition included the exclusive 27,000-sq. ft. Members Club and its 18-hole golf course; the Ocean Club’s 25,000-sq. ft. clubhouse, restaurant and pool complex fronting onto the Atlantic Ocean; the Grande Dunes Tennis Club’s 10 tennis courts, clubhouse and fitness center; the 131-slip Grande Dunes Marina — capable of accommodating boats to 120 feet in length — and the waterfront Anchor Café. The purchase also includes 770 acres of undeveloped land that can accommodate significant residential and commercial development.

LStar also announced it was partnering with McConnell Golf to oversee management of the golf and club operations at the Members Club at

Grande Dunes, Ocean Club at Grande Dunes and the Anchor Café. “As our company enters its second decade, we could not imagine a better first partner than LStar, nor a more quality-first client than Grande Dunes,” said John McConnell, President and CEO, McConnell Golf.


“First, we are very selective in choosing

projects, we have tons of talent working for our clubs that we can redeploy and we can

make decisions very fast. Adding seven private clubs to our portfolio over the past six years taught us to be flexible and spot efficiencies,

while adding back value to our membership in an

overwhelming way.”

~ John McConnell

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A Specia l PlaceFor That Very Special Day

Imagine a place where dream-like weddings are full of infinite possibilities. Then say yes to Grande Dunes.This 2,200 acre seaside community is home to the luxurious Ocean Club and classic Members Club, bothperfectly tailored for wonderful wedding celebrations. Our impeccable

service and professional planning makeGrande Dunes the perfect place for

weddings, rehearsal dinners, bridalshowers, groom golf packages, and

engagement parties. GrandeDunes...a great place for a

new beginning.

MEMBERS CLUB • OCEAN CLUBTo learn more, call our Catering and Event Manager at 843.913.2842

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Grande Dunes Members Club

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McConnell said the current Members Club membership at Grande Dunes would be enjoying numerous improvements to the facilities as the years progress with the goal of making the Members Course one of the finest facilities on the Grand Strand — a true, private club experience as McConnell Golf begins to rebuild and rebrand a first-class facility. He added that members will begin to see subtle changes beginning on Day 1 of management, reflecting the finest quality for which the McConnell Golf brand is known.

“We plan on taking a different and unique approach when offering our services compared to some other golf or club management companies,” McConnell said. “First, we are very selective in choosing projects, we have tons of talent working for our clubs that we can redeploy and we can make decisions very fast. Adding seven private clubs to our portfolio over the past six years taught us to be flexible and spot efficiencies, while adding back value to our membership in an overwhelming way.”

LStar Management is a privately held real estate investment firm whose leadership has more than 400 years combined experience in the disciplines of land acquisition, project/asset management, site development, design, planning, permitting, real estate law, finance, sales, marketing and construction. The Grande Dunes acquisition is the 41st real estate transaction for LStar Management over the past six years and the first ever for the company in the Myrtle Beach area.

“We are immensely proud to be the new owners of Grande

Dunes and look forward to working with the property owners and city officials to enhance its reputation and value as the Southeast’s unparalleled waterfront residential community,” said Kyle Corkum, managing partner, LStar Management. “Our focus from day one will be to employ a long-term strategy for visionary growth that seeks to increase the value and reputation of the community while providing the finest standards of customer service for our members and guests.”

Grande Dunes is a 2,200-acre master planned development that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to west of the Intracoastal Waterway and from Water Tower Road to Grissom Parkway. The Grande Dunes Members Club was established to offer Grande Dunes property owners an exclusive, high caliber private golf club experience equal to the quality of the Grande Dunes’ property development. The layout of the Club’s golf course, designed by PGA Tour star Nick Price and award-winning architect Craig Schreiner, weaves through magnificent pine preserves offering the distinctly different feel of both a parkland and links styling.

“I believe strongly that our team can implement the McConnell Golf quality,” said McConnell Golf Chief Operating Officer Christian Anastasiadis. “You will see those little touches that are already being felt: cups are being painted, greens are being walk-mowed, there is improved service at the bag drop area and car windshields will be washed by staff on specific days starting this spring.”


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Anastasiadis said all club employees were retained, while former Old North State General Manager Teresa Belote was named interim GM and former TPC Wakefield first assistant superintendent Ryan Gamble has become the new Golf Course Superintendent. Gamble has retained and retrained much of the crew that was previously outsourced from National Golf Management, implementing the McConnell Golf model and focus on golf course excellence.

As for play, the club is returning to its private roots by eliminating all public play at the club. “The immediate plan is to restore the facility to the original intent,” said Anastasiadis. “ We believe it is good to stay private in a market that is oversaturated with public courses.”

As Grande Dunes members are now a part of McConnell Golf, they will receive the added bonus of having access to the McConnell Golf stable of courses. Members Club golfing class members were granted unlimited access to Musgrove Mill and have up to 12 visits to other McConnell facilities. The Members

Club will similarly be open to members of other McConnell clubs this spring.

“As part of rebranding the Members Course, all outside play--meaning tourist play, resort play, hotel play--has been suspended,” said McConnell Golf Director of Golf Brian Kittler. “The only

ones playing the golf course right now are our members and their guests. We are trying to get it back to a true country club atmosphere where access to the clubhouse and golf course is the most important thing, as well as enhancing the relationship between the staff and membership.”

Kittler said the Members Course membership can expect value-enhancing changes to come under the new ownership and management as McConnell Golf looks at what makes sense and what is supported by the membership at large — a commitment to the game of golf, enhanced customer service and a true sense of belonging to a first-class facility. While ClubSoft has designed and integrated a new member’s website, among the other capital improvements currently being discussed are:



bunker renovations; researching better heat tolerant grasses on the greens complexes; new golf carts; changing menus at the Members Course and Ocean Club; and continuing to improve communication to the members.

“We have a great opportunity down here to continue to put the McConnell Golf stamp on Myrtle Beach,” said Kittler. “The Members Course at Grande Dunes is a very good layout and has a first class practice facility, including a short-game area. Our goal is to continue to add value

to the membership and make them proud of their club. There are many positive aspects about the facility, and I believe MCG members will enjoy their experience very much when they travel to Myrtle Beach.”

By extending its “reach at the beach,” McConnell Golf continues to add value to a McConnell Golf membership—and now to the Grande Dunes experience—for years to come.

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Make A Wish

McConnell Golf and our seven properties had the privilege of working with three Make-A-Wish Chapters very closely over the past two years – chapters that cover North and South Carolina where our clubs reside. The kindness these chapters have shown to educate us all about the meaning of a “wish” and how they are granted made each and every one of our employees and members eager to take part.

We are humbled and honored to have met and shared the stories of two Wish children — Nathan Woodward and Savannah Childers — that several years ago had their wishes granted. They shared what these wishes meant to them, and we heard from not only their immediate families, but also their friends, their supporters and the volunteers that made their dreams come true. “The wish extends further than anyone can

imagine,” said Kate Berry, Development Manager with Make-A-Wish® Central & Western North Carolina.

After two years, two gala celebrations and nearly 20 club events, our Chefs Unplugged Series enabled us to grant the wishes of at least 10 additional children with life threatening diseases who are waiting for their turn to experience something that will give them lifelong joy, encouragement, happiness and strength

Upon a St rUpon a St rBy John McAllister, CEC, Corporate Executive Chef McConnell Golf

& Lauren Barry McConnell Golf Director of Events & Marketing


“wISH cHILd” SAvANNAH cHILdERS

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to continue to defeat their illnesses. Together for all three chapters through our events we have raised over $40,000.

dRIvE & HEARTFor our clubs to put together these

events with the support and strength of the charity was a feat accomplished by nothing more than drive and heart.

John McAllister CEC, Corporate Executive Chef for McConnell Golf, shared his feelings following the event. “I could tell you about the camaraderie of the chefs, and how we so enjoy getting all together, on too rare of occasions, to ply our wares... or how we paired off during the course of the year to host events at our various clubs to add funds to the coffer... or about how we all have to artfully squeeze our schedules to allow for the time to prepare and execute these events among our other regular commitments and responsibilities. It’s all true, of course, but what I really want you to know is that while we were busy

offering our talents, we all received so much more in return. You see, as chefs we are occasionally attributed with some sort of magic because we can take ingredients, add a little skill and training, and turn out something enjoyable to eat. But abilities are nothing without compassion, and I know that all of us would gladly trade a lot, if it means that what we do contributes to the happiness of others.”

OUR MEMBERS MAkE IT HAppEN

We would like to take this platform and sincerely thank the many members, attendees, vendors, businesses, and corporate and individual sponsors for helping to make all of our Make-A-Wish events a success. These events symbolize our commitment to coming together and strengthening our “footprint” in the community for those in need.

fOOTpRINTS ON THE GREENAs we continue to grow and

develop, so too does our Footprints on the Green program. For 2014, we have created four seasons of giving – each with a unique theme and each with various ways of giving back, supporting and engaging with charities in your area. We encourage our staff, friends, members and families to come and work side-by-side for a cause in which you believe. January through March

“ ...I know that all of us would gladly

trade a lot, if it means that what we do contributes

to the happiness of others.”

~ John McAllister CECCorporate Executive Chef,

McConnell Golf



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will focus on “health and fitness,” April through June will highlight “environment,” July through September will emphasize “helping the community” and October through December will focus on “military appreciation.”

cHEf'S UNpLUGGEdThe third year of our Chef ’s

Unplugged Series will be beginning soon – this time with a new twist! Expanding on our sustainability programs, practices and initiatives, we will turn all of our unplugged events into one-bag events, where throughout the entire event

we will reduce landfill waste to just one bag and send the rest to recycling and composting. And we are happy to announce we are striving to reach the $100,000 mark and will be partnering with Make-A-Wish once again in 2014. We look forward to helping more wishes come true.


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With a world-class stretch of private golf courses throughout the Carolinas at their disposal, McConnell Golf members are afforded their very own “golf trail” that is among the best in the country. What better time than June — when the eyes of the world are on North Carolina golf during historic, back-to-back U.S. Opens at Pinehurst No. 2 — to “hit the trail” for guest and business entertainment?

By Brad King



North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory told a crowd of more than 1,000 North and South Carolina-based golf professionals recently that as part of Secretary of Commerce Sharon Decker’s economic development plan his administration would be using the 2014 Men’s and Women’s U.S. Opens being played in Pinehurst on back-to-back weeks in June as a “major jumping-off point” to promote business in North Carolina, as well as travel and tourism — while using golf as an important way to do it.

“Sharon Decker is really using me [during the U.S. Opens in Pinehurst],” McCrory said. “They’ve told me to wipe my schedule clean for those two weeks. We are going to be meeting with business development people at the two Opens. In fact, we’re going to use the Women’s Open to concentrate on Asian companies because of all the Asian golfers. We see more potential with the Women’s U.S. Open as far as recruiting businesses to North Carolina and selling North Carolina.

“From now on when we have anyone come to North Carolina — whether they land in Greensboro or Fayetteville or Wilmington or Greenville or Charlotte or Asheville or Raleigh — we’ve got to promote to the business community to bring your golf clubs to North Carolina because there are no better golf courses in the world than right here, from the coast all the way to the mountains and through the Piedmont.”

Said McCrory during his February address of the Annual Meeting of the Carolinas PGA (CPGA) at the Greensboro Coliseum: “There is no

reason that North Carolina should not be promoting golf as part of our travel and tourism package any different from what Arizona and Alabama are doing right now. We have the best ‘Golf Trail’ in the nation, maybe in the world, right here in North Carolina.”

Agree or disagree with his politics, McCrory’s take on golf trails was music to the ears of McConnell Golf Director of Golf Brian “Boomer” Kittler, who takes tremendous pride in the fact that McConnell Golf provides its members their own private golf trail rivaling any

other stretch of layouts and experiences in the country. Similarly, Kittler realizes that many McConnell Golf members will take advantage of such a built-in amenity during June’s back-to-back Men’s and Women’s U.S. Open Championships in Pinehurst.

“With the U.S. Open coming to town, our members have business clients, guests and out-of-town family,” said Kittler. “With the network of McConnell Golf courses, it’s a perfect opportunity to allow our members to show off what their options are.

“We all know that Pinehurst No. 2 is ranked No. 1, but there are four courses within the McConnell network that are ranked within the top 30 in the state. So you don’t specifically need Pinehurst to entertain your clients and guests during the U.S. Open.”

THE MccONNELLGOLf TRAIL

One of the critical deciding points for any golf getaway is the destination, and in that regard McConnell Golf members seemingly have the best of all worlds. With Greg Norman’s gorgeous, award-winning design at The Reserve at Pawleys Island, S.C., they enjoy luxurious coastal golf. At the conveniently accessible Old North State Club in Uwharrie Point, N.C., hard upon Badin Lake they enjoy the finest urban retreat with all the amenities, including exquisite accommodations at the Old North State Lodge. And with Musgrove Mill and its legendary Arnold Palmer design in Clinton, S.C., they enjoy the quintessential “pure golf ” getaway reminiscent of faraway

“From now on when we have anyone come to North

Carolina — whether they land in Greensboro or

Fayetteville or Wilmington or Greenville or Charlotte

or Asheville or Raleigh — we’ve got to promote

to the business community to bring your golf clubs to North Carolina because there are no better golf

courses in the world than right here, from the coast

all the way to the mountains and through the Piedmont.”

~ Governor Pat McCrory



dream destinations like Pine Valley in Clementon, N.J. or Oregon’s Bandon Dunes.

A MEMBER'S pERSpEcTIvESteve Foster is a veterinarian in

Concord and an Old North State Club member who has been enjoying a golf trip every March with 16-20 friends, mostly McConnell members. The last several years his group has taken advantage of the McConnell Trail, travelling from Raleigh Country Club to Musgrove Mill — and this year the group is going to visit The Reserve.

“We usually stay 3 or 4 nights and

play four rounds of golf,” said Foster. “At each site, the golf courses are in great shape, especially for March. Musgrove is challenging but the setting is awesome with the remote location and houses there. It’s ideal, really, for a golf getaway. The food is fantastic and the service has been exceptional. Boomer and his staff at Raleigh were, too. And Donald [Clement at The Reserve] is doing everything possible to make our trip to The Reserve in two weeks a success.”

During their road trip to Musgrove Mill, McConnell Golf members and guests stay in on-site cottages for overnight accommodations and also

enjoy a first-rate practice facility and full-service clubhouse. “Everything about Musgrove Mill Golf Club speaks to our mission of providing a pure golf experience for the discriminating golfer,” said John McConnell, CEO and President of McConnell Golf. “This course is truly one of the best and most naturally beautiful courses I have ever played.”

The Mill’s course design is expertly placed amid the secluded landscape with topography ranging from wetlands, various elevations and the Enoree River. Musgrove Mill Golf Club is also part of the Musgrove Mill South Carolina

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State Park due to its unaltered natural beauty and significance as a former Revolutionary War battle site. “Musgrove Mill really is a nice golf getaway,” echoes Kittler. “The customer service is exceptional and you feel like you have the place to yourself. It’s a very special and unique place that I think all golfers need to play at least once.

“We want our members to bring their buddies, their families, their clients — and have a great time on the trail. When you emphasize the member-guest experience – the pace of play, all those sorts of things – we understand you have a lot of places to go, but at the same time you have a lot of great golf courses within your own network.”

MAkE IT A dAy TRIpLike Musgrove Mill, Old North State Club is a great day-trip for any

golfer wanting to tackle one of golf ’s finest tests. The golf course is widely considered one of Tom Fazio’s best. As longtime host of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Men’s Golf Championship, Old North State has been ranked second in the state of North Carolina nearly since the day it opened in 1992, trailing only Pinehurst No. 2.

Says Tom Ducey, Director of Golf at Old North State Club since its inception, “Our golf course sorta speaks for itself.”

Old North State Club brings to the table a host of amenities found nowhere short of a private, recreational resort. Located just over an hour from the Charlotte/Greensboro/Winston-Salem Triad on the 5,300-acre Badin Lake, Old North is a secluded, gated community surrounded by the quiet beauty of Uwharrie National Forest, which helps make it such a desirable private retreat. Members and their guests can stay in the original clubhouse, which has been turned into a spacious, eight-room lodge with a kitchen, bar, dining area and recreational room.

McConnell Golf members are able to travel in style now that club ownership has purchased a pair of personalized Mercedes Benz travel vans.

Starting in late spring, members will have the opportunity to be chauffeured to the 2014 Men’s and Women’s U.S. Opens in Pinehurst and throughout the year to all McConnell Golf properties aboard the new McConnell Golf Sprinter Van.

As another concierge service for its members, McConnell Golf will offer both a Triangle and Triad-based, luxury edition, custom Mercedes-Benz sprinter conversion van, fully equipped to carry up to eight members and guests to places like the beach (The Reserve), into the wild at Musgrove Mill, to Uwharrie National forest (Old North State Club) or to attend the Wyndham Championship and other Club events.

The van comfortably seats nine including the driver and includes plenty of storage, iPod docking stations, satellite capabilities for hi-definition TVs, wireless Internet access and numerous other features including Burl wood cabinets, wood flooring, navy blue seats, refrigerator and ice chest.

“Mr. McConnell is sparing no expense,” said McConnell Golf Director of Golf Brian Kittler. “We have been talking about it for the last couple of years. During the last two years we started having a lot more travel going to the different properties. It makes sense for us to do it and we thought it would be a good way to kick start the McConnell Golf Trail.”


January 18-24 Casa de Campo Golf Resort • La Romana, Dominican Republic

March 16-19 Savannah Harbor Resort / Savannah Quarters CC • Savannah, GA (Booked over St Patrick’s Day)

May 18-21 Chateau Elan Winery & Inn • Brazelton, GA

July 13-15 Grove Park Inn • Asheville, NC

August 19-28 St. Andrews / Edinburgh • Scotland, UK

September 21-24 Pine Needles / Mid-Pines Resorts • Southern Pines, NC

CSGACarolina Seniors Golf Association

Golf. Fun. Friendship.

5th Hole at Teeth of the Dog, Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic

Contact Mr. John Bronneck, VP • email: [email protected] • www.carolinaseniorsgolf.org

2014 Event Schedule

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Uwharrie Point is an ideal private retreat for the family as well. Along with the golf course, there’s biking, six tennis courts, two swimming pools, a playground and fitness center, a marina with a full-time boat master for boating and fishing on Badin Lake, and a waterfront park for concerts, weddings and community parties. The centerpiece of it all is the $6 million, 20,000-square-foot clubhouse overlooking the 18th hole of the golf course and beautiful Badin Lake.

Kittler added that Sedgefield Country Club offers a cottage, which was the original golf shop, as well as an apartment if members want to stay overnight in the Triad. And at The Reserve, Donald Clement can make lodging arrangements near the golf course for visiting members and their guests.

“As a McConnell Golf member, I really enjoy and appreciate the advantages and opportunities afforded to us,” said Foster. “We have the ability to play many very nice courses, for a cart fee only, and I am made to feel like the actual member at each site. I also have participated in some of the interclub events and have had a ball — even though I haven’t won!

“John and Boomer and staff are visionaries with this concept. I have been a member at ONSC since 1994 but was never thrilled with the prospect of being an ‘owner.’ For me, this is an ideal situation and I am very grateful for that.”

January 18-24 Casa de Campo Golf Resort • La Romana, Dominican Republic

March 16-19 Savannah Harbor Resort / Savannah Quarters CC • Savannah, GA (Booked over St Patrick’s Day)

May 18-21 Chateau Elan Winery & Inn • Brazelton, GA

July 13-15 Grove Park Inn • Asheville, NC

August 19-28 St. Andrews / Edinburgh • Scotland, UK

September 21-24 Pine Needles / Mid-Pines Resorts • Southern Pines, NC

CSGACSGACarolina Seniors Golf Association

Golf. Fun. Friendship.

5th Hole at Teeth of the Dog, Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic

Contact Mr. John Bronneck, VP • email: [email protected] • www.carolinaseniorsgolf.org

2014 Event Schedule

See our website www.carolinaseniorsgolf.org for details


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Earth Day Wordsearch

calling all children!

Help us showcase the talents of our youngest members. Submit your children’s drawings, short stories, poems, recipes and creative projects.



TITLE: Resist, an Oil PastelBy Artist: Sara B. McCorkle, 4th GradeRaleigh CC Member

for questions or submissions, contact Lauren Barry at [email protected].

Answers at www.McconnellGolf.com

ACROSS1. Use less - use only

what you need5. The science of

studying the relationship between plants or animals and their enviornment.

7. The surroundings in which a person, plant or animal lives

9. Use an item again10. H2O11. The top layer

of the earth’s surface

DOWN1. Extract useful

materials from garbage or waste

2. Use carefully, avoiding waste

3. A living organism that is not able to move itself

4. The planet we live on, the only known planet where life exists

6. A living being capable of voluntary movement

8. Getting bigger

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culinary


SExy!Spring is the unquestioned seductress of seasons when it comes to food. After our tastes

leave the comfort of the winter table behind, but before we settle to the familiarity of summer dishes, this glorious cycle of nature arrives. Teasing us at first, then exhilarating

our senses with a capitulation of gustatory pleasures. Spring is sexy.

Spring isSpring isBy John McAllister, CEC, Corporate Executive Chef McConnell Golf



hen asked about favorite spring foods, most people will typically

have a singular opinion at first, and then follow with more thoughts as the images break through their consciousness. Perhaps asparagus will segue to salmon and then lamb, artichokes, cherries...and so on. Chefs do much the same, but our personal opinions must be tempered by the requirements and expectations of our clientele. It is up to our creative instincts to present menus that are evocative of the calendar, while being perfectly serviceable to the needs of the club. We recognize that not every person who graces our dining rooms is a ‘foodie,’ and we ensure that our offerings run the gambit of tastes without regard to our own personal proclivities. It’s what is expected and it’s what we do.

ONE Of THE SExIEST INGREdIENTS

Nonetheless, you can always find a peek into the personality of the chef in every menu, and most particularly in spring. For me, while I revel in all the options available, I am drawn to one ingredient that is not even season dependant and is always good and always evocative, regardless of the month: saffron.

As I said, spring is sexy, and I think of saffron as one of the sexiest ingredients in the cook’s repertoire. I am not alone in this, as saffron has a long history of purportedly being an aphrodisiac. And while claims about the aphrodisiac qualities of certain foods have been around for thousands of years, scientific testing continues in earnest.

Okay, now you’re paying attention! While its effects on the libido are

unsubstantiated as of yet, saffron’s place in history and its reputation as the most expensive ingredient in the world are not exaggerated. It has been estimated that approximately one acre of purple crocuses, the flower from which saffron threads are harvested, will yield only one pound of saffron. This is because each crocus flower only produces three

threads of saffron. About 14,000 threads (actually, the dried stigmas of the crocus flower) equal one ounce of saffron, so that should give you an idea of the labor intensive process that goes into harvesting saffron threads. Historically, almost all saffron grows in an area bounded by the Mediterranean in the west and the region encompassing Iran and Kashmir in the east. As it made its way along the trading routes it was sold and used as dye, medicine and perfume,

along with enhancing Indian, Persian, European, Arab and Turkish cuisines. It is an absolutely essential ingredient to Spanish and Greek cookery.

Saffron is such a versatile imp in the kitchen that it can be quite at home in both sweet and savory preparations. Tunisian braised Lamb, Grecian honey sponge cake, Spanish Paella and French Bouillabaisse are just a few recipes in which saffron is not only present, it is

fundamentally essential. You will know it by the telltale yellow color it imparts – odd since the saffron threads are red – and the indicative smell. Saffron’s aroma is often described by connoisseurs as reminiscent of metallic honey with grassy or hay-like notes, while its taste has also been noted as hay-like and sweet. I never quite thought of it that way, preferring to resign myself to “tastes like saffron” when asked, but the descriptions are dead-on. Once you have experienced saffron on your tongue and inhaled its intoxicating scent, you will not soon forget it. I liken it to trying to describe vanilla: it tastes and smells, you know, like vanilla.

THE pERfEcT fINISHAuthentic and traditional dishes

aside, I find myself reaching for saffron to finish a surprising number of dishes, which speaks to its versatility. Saffron can stand up to lengthy cooking procedures and retain its character, but it can also be added relatively late in the cooking process and contribute a marvelous facet to round out a taste profile. I think it has an amazing affinity to shellfish, for example, and I would never prepare a

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lobster bisque or Billi Bi (French mussel soup) without it. And I find it a perfect foil to garlic on grilled shrimp. Moroccan tagines, which are one of the most satisfying things I enjoy cooking, happily require saffron to bring them home. And Italian risotto, which can be quite delicious on its own, really elevates to another level with a few wine-steeped threads of saffron added to task.

Oh, and yes, saffron is quite expensive, but remember just

a bit goes a long way. Most recipes indicate the saffron literally by the number of threads required, so do heed this as you can quickly overcome a dish with too much. And please avoid the ground saffron, which is useless. And definitely stay far away from bargain priced stuff, which is not grown in the correct areas on the planet (this includes the United States and Mexico) – it is terrible. Also do not be tempted to substitute turmeric (which is done quite often in less than reputable establishments)

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because it is yellow. It is not the same and a cheap rogue to the real thing, which will definitely subtract from your efforts.

ENHANcE THE SEASONWhich brings us back around to spring, and I wonder how we

can employ saffron to enhance the season? Well, one of my spring favorites is grilled artichokes, which is typically served with melted butter – add a little saffron and chopped almonds and see what you think. Steep a few strands in white wine, reduce by half and add a little heavy cream, and that’s a fitting foil to fresh salmon. Brush some chicken with olive oil and saffron before grilling or roasting and see what happens – sublime.

But if you want something that is the essence of spring decadence, then try the champagne saffron vinaigrette dressed asparagus salad recipe on the next page. Both addictive...and sexy!

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• 1/2 lbs asparagus • 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads (approx 4-6 threads) • 1 1/2 tablespoons champagne vinegar • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard

• Pinch of granulated sugar • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil • Salt and Pepper to taste • 1/2 sweet red or yellow pepper, finely diced

ASpARAGUS SALAd wITH cHAMpAGNE SAffRON vINAIGRETTE

The perfect dish to bring sexy back to Spring!Serves 4 to 6

pREpARATION

1. Holding asparagus halfway up the stalks, snap off woody ends at the natural breaking point and discard.

2. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook asparagus for 3 to 5 minutes or until they are tender but not limp.

3. Drain the asparagus and run under cold water until completely cooled; drain well.4. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, stir saffron into 1 teaspoon of boiling water; let stand for 2 minutes or

until the threads have softened.5. Stir in champagne vinegar, mustard and sugar. Whisking, drizzle in olive oil.6. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add asparagus and diced pepper; toss to coat.

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