Riverhill Reporter August 2018

Riverhill Membership,

Over the past year, we have made several key new hires to The Club. Our goal is to build and develop an extraordinary team, providing the best experiences for our membership. With that said, I would like to welcome our new Event Manager, Jennifer Gibson to Riverhill Country Club. Jennifer has years of experience in Group and Event Sales. She is highly skilled in customer service training and operations. Jennifer is another great addition to our team.

Together, we have made tremendous strides in the past few years at Riverhill Country Club. Together with our Membership, The Club has grown, and activity has reached levels of activity that begin to define success. Although we still have room to grow and improve, our mentality is to always strive for better and continue providing a great product for each of our members.

Thank you for all the positive comments that have been received about our Club. I am proud of our staff and the direction that Our Club is moving in. Keep inviting your friends to The Club – it is making a difference. We would love to welcome them as a part of the Riverhill Family. Riverhill Proud!!

From the Desk of Bryan Hargrove Membership Director I want to give our members a heads up that we will be going paperless as much as possible when it comes to monthly statements. Whoever’s name is on the monthly statement will be receiving the monthly statement via email. We will begin this process on the November 1st statement. If you do not have email, then you will not be affected. Please help us by letting us know if your email address has changed recently.

A growing membership means a growth in participation at our events. It has been wonderful to see that in our dining events. The word continues to get out that Chef Blas and his staff is putting a good product out to our members. If you haven’t been to Wednesday or Friday night dining, or the Sunday Brunch, please give it try. You will be glad you did.

The referral program is still going. Bring in a new member and receive credit on your account equal to 1 month’s dues after 3 months.

I would like to express a heartfelt “Thank You” from my family to all of our members for your thoughts and prayers concerning my daughter Alicia. I am thrilled to report that we received word last month that she is cancer free. You can’t say enough about the power of prayer. Thank You so much!!!

Bryan Hargrove Membership Director

Welcome to our new members who joined last month:

Golf

The Men’s Club Championship will be played September 21st – 23rd. The Championship Flight will be 54 holes of stroke play, all other flights will be 36 holes of stroke play with gross and net prizes. The entry is $65 including lunch on Saturday and appetizers on Sunday.

This summer was another successful summer for our Jr. Golf program. We had 18 juniors compete on our junior team and another 70 juniors go thru our camps. We will start back up September 5th with our fall program. If you have children or friends with children that are interested in learning how to play golf have them contact the golf shop.

To finish out our summer there will be two more junior events. First a Parent – Child Saturday August 11th, this will be a 2-person 9-hole scramble. Finally, the Jr. Club Championship will be Thursday August 16th., it will be individual stroke play with 6, 9 and 18 divisions.

This year’s Couples Summer Fun Invitational consisted of 34 couples from around the state. Our low Riverhill team was Dennis and Terry Terrell winning the Championship Flight.

Congratulations to our July Member-Staff Scramble winners:

Rich Cavanna, Colby Mahan, Will Guerreiro, Robert Biegel and Chris Callan.

August guest special $45 after 2:00 any day of the week.

Our next Member-Staff Scramble will be on Thursday, Aug. 30th at 5:00. $30 entry fee includes an after round meal and credit book prizes. Please sign up in the golf shop.

100 holes – The golf staff will play 100 holes on August 20th to help raise money to pay for PGA Education expenses for Mark Duncan and DJ Owens. The PGA education is 3 levels and the approximate cost per level is $2700. Currently Mark has gone to Level 1 seminars and will be testing in the fall and DJ is enrolled and planning on going to Level 1 schooling over the winter. The sign-up board is in the Golf Shop, thank you in advance for your support.

We have a busy fall hosting The Habitat for Humanity (Sept. 24th) , Round to Remember (Sept. 29th), Hill Country First Responders (Oct. 1st ) and Boys and Girls Clubs (Oct. 8th)

As we look towards the fall and cool weather I wanted to remind everyone about the upcoming events:

Couples Golf (Scramble) September 8th

Ladies Club Championship September 14th & 15th

Interclub with San Angelo CC September 14th & 15th at SACC

Men’s Club Championship September 21st – 23rd (stroke play)

Interclub with San Angelo CC October 5th & 6th

Fall Member – Member Match Play October 19th – 21st (four ball match play)

Interclub with Comanche Trace October 26th & 27th

The Collins Cup November 9th & 10th

We all know we are currently experiencing drought conditions, please limit the number of carts in the groups, use the 90 degree rule and park your carts on the cart paths around greens and tees.

See you on the course,

Matt Trevino, PGA

Fairway Feats:

1. Dr. Don jackson shot his age 84 2. Dick Owen eagles #7 holing a PW from 110 3. Bedford Mitchell aces #11 with 120 yard PW and shots his age.

Men’s Golf Association (MGA)

It is August, when the land is filled with Texans – in New Mexico and Colorado! But if you are one of the hardy souls staying in South Texas for the month, Riverhill and the MGA is here for you with free ice water!

Seriously, we’ve had a good first half of the year. We’ll tolerate August and then head into a great fall, no doubt. The August schedule includes three play days, including – as always – a special event.

• Thursday, August 9th, is the big ‘6/6/6’ tournament, with hot dogs and beer after golf. The ‘6/6/6’ was a crowd favorite last year, and will be this year as well. To beat the heat, we’ll start at 8:30AM, sharp!

• The following Thursday, August 16th, is Individual Stableford play, also at 8:30AM. I always like Stableford, as I can just write off my blow-up holes and move on.

• We take a little break from there and reconvene on the 25th of August at 9:30AM. That’s a Saturday, so those of you still burdened with employment can join in for the 2 Net Best of 3 or 4. This is a team event, with teams assigned by the pro-shop.

When you are playing, make sure to stay hydrated! And no, beer does not count as ‘hydration’. When you are not playing, take a break and jump in the pool. It’s that big hole full of water up past the exercise room.

My shout-out this month just has to go to the ground keepers. I simply can’t believe that the course looks this good in this heat with so little rain! Which reminds me, please do your very best to preserve the course in this stressful weather. Those concrete things that wind around the course? They are called ‘cart paths’. Please use them as much as possible.

Riverhill Women’s Golf Association

You bet July was hot, but we had fun with a scramble and par three play!

The August meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. on the 8th, followed by a scramble at 9:00. There are other fun games each Wednesday to get us through the doldrums. Refer to your Directory for more information and descriptions. Don’t have a Directory? They are available at the Pro Shop.

The Riverhill Ladies’ Club Championship will be held Friday and Saturday, September 14th and 15th which means it’s time to sign up in the Pro Ship! This is a flighted event with great prizes, food, and drink. The entry fee and meal are covered by your RWGA dues so clear your calendar and start tuning up for this premier event.

An important part of the RWGA is enjoying time playing with friends and relaxing in the Turning Point after a round. We might think everyone knows, but it bears repeating that golf with friends makes life a lot better. Sign up for the next play day and bring your smile.

July RWGA Results

Tennis

Summer is in full swing now and the courts are heating up with play especially in the mornings for obvious reasons. The kids camp and clinics are going great many kids are improving with tournament results and looking forwards to fall school tennis.

July 11th Scramble

1st – 72 Nancy Wilson

Barbara Holloway Metch Kissick Becky White

2nd – 72 Carrie Wilson

Marlene Grothues Sharon Smith

Patty Armstrong

July 18th Par 3 Challenge

1st – Carol Swanson (69)

2nd – Jane Kutach (71)

3rd – Linda Johnson (74)

The next mixer is scheduled for September with the date to be determined, we will have some good doubles and lunch as usual. I will keep you updated with the date soon. In October we are headed to Las Vegas for the Tennis Pro Am event on October 22nd and 23rd at the Westgate Resort Casino and Hotel. Call Garry to sign up and play in our great tennis pro am event. This is a great event with tennis and all the usual fun things Las Vegas has to offer. Tournament news

Tennis Director Garry Nadebaum will be representing Australia for the 7th year in a row playing in Ulm Germany on August 10th at the World team Championships and the following week will be playing the Individual Championship's. Kerrville Elite Tennis Summer Tennis Programs Summer tennis, fun and swim camps and Monday and Wednesday morning groups are starting. Tennis, Fun, and Swim camp session #10 starts the month of August and there are 2 camps left. Sign up now. The camps are 9am to 2pm Monday through Friday and include tennis, lunch and swimming. The intermediate/Advanced weekly clinics 2nd session is July 30th to August 15th running Monday and Wednesday mornings 9an to 10:30am. This is a 3 week program as school begins on the August 20th. We will then begin the Fall tennis programs the week of August 27th. Contact Garry for more information and get signed up for the tennis programs. Also, the advanced level players in high school are welcome to come to the Tuesday night 6pm adult clinic and Saturday morning 9am adult clinics. Weekly clinics Tuesday 6pm to 7pm Mixed Drill Thursday 9am to 10:30 Ladies Drill Saturday 9am to 10:30 Adult Drill Kerrville Elite Tennis Academy Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Saturday.

The Mansion Dinner Menu Call For Reservations 830-896-1400

Open Wednesday and Friday Night, featuring new weekly and nightly specials from Chef

Gonzalez. Check the weekly news for more information on these specials!

Appetizers

Local Wild Deer Antelope Fingers - 14

Texas style, double breaded and fried, served with cracked pepper cream gravy

Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes - 14

Jumbo lump crab and a special seasoning sure to please, served with a chipotle cream sauce

garnished with spring mix

Hot & Crunchy Shrimp - 12

Jumbo shrimp with our famous crispy breading, served with mango jalapeno aioli, drizzled with

Avomole sauce, garnished with baby mix greens

Ravioli - 8

Three cheese ravioli pasta sautéed with homemade marinara sauce served atop of bed of baby

spinach, garnished with parmesan asiago cheese and parsley

Salads

Wedge - 7

Iceberg lettuce wedge with creamy blue cheese dressing, topped with grape tomatoes, bleu

cheese crumbles, avocado and apple wood smoked bacon pieces

House Salad - 6

Fresh baby spring mix lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded carrots and jicama,

served with our house balsamic vinaigrette

Southwest Caesar Salad - 6

Crispy, cold, torn romaine tossed with southwest Caesar dressing topped with garlic croutons

and grated Asiago cheese

Dinner Entrees

Beef Tenderloin - 29

Grilled beef tenderloin topped with green peppercorn sauce served with garlic mashed potatoes

and fresh seasonal sauté vegetables

Texas Gulf Shrimp, Sausage and Grits - 18

Garlic herb marinated and grilled shrimp, wrapped around venison and wild boar sausage with a

hint of Jalapeno and cheddar, topped with a chipotle cream sauce, parmesan garnish, cheese

grits and sauté vegetables

Chicken Fried Steak - 17

Breaded beef steak with served with garlic mashed potatoes, sauté fresh veggies and topped

with a cracked pepper cream gravy

Wild-Caught Salmon - 19

Grilled salmon filet with a honey soy glaze served with wild rice and fresh

seasonal vegetables

Grilled chicken Alfredo Pasta - 15

Egg and Spinach creamy alfredo fettuccini sautéed with garlic, shallots and white wine, served

with Garlic bread and garnished with parmesan cheese.

Shrimp add $4.00

Grilled Chicken Breast - 15

Open fire, chicken breast stuffed with fresh herb pesto, chipotle cream sauce, served with wild

rice and fresh seasonal vegetables

Texas Sized Double Bone Pork Chop - 18

Grilled to perfection, drizzled with an apple brandy Presidente sauce, garnished with julienne

sliced granny smith apples and served with mashed potatoes and sautéed fresh vegetables

Grilled 16oz Rib Eye - 30

Open-flamed grilled beer-marinated Rib Eye served with mashed potatoes, vegetables and a

sautéed mushroom steak sauce

Desserts - 6

Tequila Key Lime pie

Strawberry & Raspberry pie

Vanilla Cream Brulee

Wednesday Salad Bar is BACK at Turning Point! Chef Blas presents Chef’s Choice Salad Bar

Chicken Salad

Tuna Salad

Spring Mix Salad

Soup of The Day

Grilled Cheese Triangles

Fresh Rolls

Full Salad Condiments

$12.95 all you can eat w/ Tea Included

Social

RIVERHILL WOMENS’ ASSOCIATION

Hello Dear RWA Members: Hopefully, your summer has been filled with fun adventures while making exciting memories

with family and friends; and each of you have

enjoyed your RWA summer vacation.

Please know that the board members and I have missed each of you during summer break and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone at the

scheduled September General Meeting – 2nd Thursday, September 13th.

Please mark your calendar and plan to join us so we can ‘catch-up’ on everyone’s summer happenings.

Sending good wishes to everyone for continued

summer happiness during the month of August.

Best Regards, Judy

Judy Webb-Smith RWA President