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TEE TIMESThe Golf Club

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In Every Issue3 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

4 CLUB CORNER

7 PRO SHOP TALK

Meet the Gilmores, page 3Staffan Akeson and Lola Sinelli

Sheryl Olin and Sandra Rommel

Luce & Larry McCauley

John Wood and Brice Craven

David Long and Robert Johnson

2014 Season ChampionsClub Champions

Creek Cup Champions

Men’s Invitational Champions

Couples’ Club Champions

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What a great golf season! Thank you to the entire Fiddler’s Creek Membership for your participation in the various golf club events.

The Golf Staff, led by Head Golf Professional Michael Saccameno, organized and operated a fantastic golf program geared to maximizing everyone’s enjoyment of the game. Michael has done an outstanding job in leading the golf staff in providing world class service in a friendly manner on a daily basis. Additionally, Michael has stocked The Golf Shop with the finest golf apparel on the market. We all appreciate our member’s support of The Golf Shop.

Also, Andrew Filbert and Gary Cahill, in conjunction with Kevin Thompson, have done a terrific job in controlling all facets of the inside and outside golf operation.

We look forward to providing our year-round residents with a summer full of great golf, not only at our club, but also at our many reciprocal clubs. Please call The Golf Shop at (239) 732-3030 to learn about these reciprocal clubs, as well as to book your tee times.

Finally, on behalf of the entire Golf Staff, I wish our departing seasonal residents a summer of golfing fun at your northern clubs and look forward to your return to Fiddler’s Creek this fall.

John CalabriaDirector of Golf Operations and Sales

The month of May is the beginning of reciprocity and also the beginning of our summer closing schedule. In May, we start closing on Mondays and will allow the course management team to perform routine cultural practices necessary to keep up with the increased growth of the turf due to the increase in soil temperature and day length.

In the months of June, July and August, we will be closing for nine consecutive days for extensive course management practices or “Cultural Practices.” These cultural practices consist of deep tine aerification, heavy topdressing and preventative chemical applications to manage annual insect and nematode infestations along with fertilizer applications.

Continue to repair divots and ball marks, be conscientious of cart traffic patterns and use the road less traveled. Your “on course etiquette” is greatly appreciated and will be rewarded by better course conditions. Enjoy the course!

Thank you,

Jim VajenDirector of Golf Course and Community Landscaping

Message from the TOP

Congratulations to all of our Club Champions and Men’s & Ladies’ Invitational winners.

On behalf of the entire Golf Staff, we wanted to thank all of our Fiddler’s Creek members for their participation in our Member events this past season. It has been extremely rewarding coordinating all the events for you. We had record participation

in almost every one held this year. That is a great sign for the success of our events and the growth of the Golf Club. A special thanks to the Ladies’ and Men’s Golf Committees for their support and efforts throughout the season. Their input is greatly appreciated.

Preparation for next season’s events is well underway. The calendar will be completed over the summer months and placed on the member website, www.fiddlerscreekgolf.com. Please mark your calendar accordingly.

Finally, I would like to give special thanks to the Golf Staff and the entire staff at Fiddler’s Creek. It is an absolute pleasure to be around so many talented and driven people. The combination of teamwork and passion for the service has been the key to making our club so successful.

I wish a great summer of golf for all of you, and we look forward to seeing you again this fall.

Thank you,Michael Saccameno PGA Head Golf Professional

Golf Course Management

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We Love the Fiddler’s Creek Community:

Meet the Gilmores Bob & Eileen Gilmore

Q: When did you become a member of The Golf Club at Fiddler’s Creek?A: We became members in 2005.

Q: In which Fiddler’s Creek village do you live?A: We originally purchased a beautiful condo in Cascada, however, we just built a new home in Mahogany Bend.

Q: Why did you choose Fiddler’s Creek?A: Eileen’s parents have been spending the winter months in the Marco Island/Naples area for the past 30 years. We got a call from them about a new place they had found to come down and check it out. Eileen and I loved Fiddler’s, but we spent the next couple of years looking around, but after each visit to another community we always looked at each other and said, “It is not Fiddler’s Creek.”

Q: Are you a seasonal or annual resident of Naples? If seasonal, where else do you spend the year?A: We really cannot be called a seasonal or annual resident as we only come down for long weekends once in a while and spend part of Thanksgiving and Easter holidays here.

Q: Which is your favorite hole on The Creek Course and why?A: The Creek Course is just a truly challenging test of your ability to play golf under all conditions. If I had to pick one, I guess it would be #12.

Q: What other activities do you enjoy when you’re not golfing?A: Eileen and I both love to ride our bikes, we enjoy the happy hours at The Gator Grille and Sunset Dinners at Sale e Pepe.

Q: What do you like to do outside of Fiddler’s Creek?A: The beautiful thing about Fiddler’s Creek is you really never need to go off “campus,” everything you need is right here. When we do, we will usually go to Naples to enjoy the nightlife, shopping or dining in one of the many fine restaurants. We also have many friends from our Club in Jersey who live on the west coast, so we will visit them and share good times.

Q: What made you take up the game of golf?A: I started playing golf in my twenties just to do something different. Golf has opened up many opportunities for me both professionally and personally, afforded me the chance to meet and make many great friends and memories. Eileen started taking lessons as a young lady but only took up the game seriously when we started vacationing in Bermuda with our friends.

Q: Do you participate in any golf events? Which is your favorite?A: I always play in the Men’s Invitational, which is my favorite event at Fiddler’s. I have had the good fortune to meet many of the great members who participate, but best of all the guests who seem to come back every year have become good friends, too.

Q: Have you ever played golf overseas? Where and how was the experience?A: I have played in Scotland and Ireland, Eileen in Ireland. It is definitely a different game and quite the experience to play under the conditions. The weather can be a little difficult but you know that when going. The interaction with the caddies in both countries was priceless.

Q: What’s your favorite golf course?A: I have played many of the top 50 courses all over the country, but the one course that always stands out as my favorite is Shinnecock on Long Island. It is one of the most challenging and scenic golf courses over the entire 18 holes that you will ever see.

Q: Tell us about your family.A: Eileen and I have three beautiful daughters, Cristin, Erin and Catherine. Cristin was just married in September to her husband Brian. Erin just earned her master’s degree in speech language pathology and is working in the medical field and Catherine is a senior at Monmouth University in Jersey, pursuing her degree in psychology.

Q: Anything else you would like to share?A: Eileen and I are really happy to be a part of the Fiddler’s community. We have met so many great people and have made many wonderful friendships along the way. Just because there is a great golf course here at Fiddler’s, it doesn’t guarantee a great golf club. People make a club and I can honestly say we have a great club due to the members who make it that way. It has been very easy to fit in here, it reminds me so much of my club in New Jersey—great golf course but better people, which is why we are so comfortable here.

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Wendy Scherer and Jackie Minning

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Creek Cup Champions - John Wood and Brice Craven

Julie and Sue Hepler

Troy Gaskin and Betty Tienharra

2014 Creek Cup ResultsPLACE WINNER SCORE

Men’s Overall Champion John Wood & Brice Craven 122.9

Men’s 1st FlightFlight Winners Frank Hawks & Tom Sewart 127.8Flight Runner-Up Corey Geddis & Mike Quinn 130.13rd Place Kent Carter & Hubba Costello 130.9

Men’s 2nd FlightFlight Winners Ray Kennedy & Casey Wickstrom 128.3Flight Runner-Up Tom Gollinger & Fred Rinaldi 129.93rd Place Don Cook & Larry McCauley 130.44th Place Duane Larock & Steffan Akeson 131.2

Men’s 3rd FlightFlight Winners Jim Fox & Gerry Marrone 129.4Flight Runner-Up Tom Sinelli & Bill Holewinski 130.53rd Place Mike Krech & Bill Seiple 137.34th Place Bob Sutton & Gil Lundstrom 137.9

Men’s Middle Flight

Flight Winners Ray David & Bob Mills 134Flight Runner-Up Gerry Bergmoser & Gary Wolf 139

Women’s Overall Champion Sheryl Olin & Sandra Rommel 127.7

Women’s A FlightFlight Winners Karin Cooper & Lola Sinelli 133.6Flight Runner-Up Lisa Suter & Nancy Phelan 135.9

Women’s B FlightFlight Winners Kim Craven & Barb Schneider 129.5Flight Runner-Up Linda Cook & Luce McCauley 134.6

Dave and Barb Schneider

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Carole David, Susan Lestage, Nancy Collins and Linda Cook

Creek Cup Champions - Sheryl Olin and Sandra Rommel

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Gary Cahill with Club Champion Lola Sinelli

2014 Men’s Invitational ResultsOvERALL CHAMPIONS: DAvID LONG & ROBERT JOHNSON

PLACE WINNER

1st FlightWinners Bob Theriault & Scott TheriaultRunners Up Rich Albertelli & Michael Custardo3rd Place Paul Kaplan & Dan Brown

2nd FlightWinners Larry Olin & Marc OlinRunners Up Frank Hawks & Steve Sewart3rd Place Kevin Lavery & Tim Lavery

3rd FlightWinners John Gaynor & Chris WinfieldRunners Up Mike Quinn & Darrin Yuska3rd Place Fred Rinaldi & Tom DeAngelo

4th FlightWinners Tom Sewart & Brian SewartRunners Up Greg Scherer & Chad Scherer3rd Place Dan Murphy & Gary Murphy

5th FlightWinners Hubba Costello & Nick MariettiRunners Up Ray Kennedy & Bill Meyer3rd Place Steve Hoekstra & Brandon Hoekstra

6th FlightWinners Kent Carter & Dave LewandowskiRunners Up Larry Hepler & Bill Leedom3rd Place Corey Geddis & Freddie Ufolla

PLACE WINNER

7th FlightWinners Bill Fiedler & John PollackRunners Up David Demerino & Kip van Kempen3rd Place Bob Fried & Nick Passero

8th FlightWinners David Long & Robert JohnsonRunners Up Jack Baldwin & Mark Cappiello3rd Place Charles Hartigan & John Doherty

9th FlightWinners Richard Finn & Nulsen SmithRunners Up Bill DePaul & Brian DePaul3rd Place Pat McCarthy & Tom Richards

10th FlightWinners Stewart Gordon & Mike StoianowskiRunners Up Lee McNeely & Scott Furgeson3rd Place Duane Larock & Rick Anderson

11th FlightWinners James Fox & Chris McCarthyRunners Up Phil Messina & Bill Jennings3rd Place Jack Sharkey & Dave Dyer

12th FlightWinners Dave Pritchard & Randy SchwarzRunners Up Mike Gunzenhaeuser & Les Gunzenhaeuser3rd Place Gary Wolf & Joel Nosanchuk

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2014 Club Champions, Staffan Akeson and Lola Sinelli

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2014 Ladies’ Invitational Fiesta in Paradise

PLACE WINNER SCORE

Flower FestivalLow Gross Pat Wilson & Carolyn Maum 76Low Net Jane Baldwin & Gina Cappiello 572nd Low Net Sandra Rommel & Sharon DeSanctis 583rd Low Net Elie Yuan & Carol Smith 604th Low Net Sheryl Olin & Ginny Paulsen 62

Flower SellerLow Gross Kim Craven & Pat Ermler 78Low Net Carole David & Susan Lestage 582nd Low Net Susan Mills & Cynthia Shone 603rd Low Net Ewa Akeson & Pia Grahl 614th Low Net Merrie Romano & Joanne Apgar 62

Nude with Calla LiliesLow Gross Sharyn Kessler & Cheryl Abrams 89Low Net Luce McCauley & Sharon Bowman 612nd Low Net Linda McCarthy & Kay Schrock 653rd Low Net Janine Pritchard & Kathy Leh 664th Low Net Terry Schlick & Barb Barosa 66

SPECIAL EvENTSMost Improved Team From Day 1 to Day 2Sharyn Kessler, Claudette Graham, Merrie Romano, Cheryl Abrams, Beth Bergman and Joanne Apgar

Couples’ Club Championship ResultsSUNDAY, MARCH 9th, 2014

Overall Champions Luce & Larry McCauley 61

2nd Place Sheryl & Larry Olin 62T-3rd Place Nancy & John Phelan 64 Brenda Eunson & Paul Kaplan 64

T-5th Place Linda & Don Cook 65 Sharyn & Ron Kessler

T-7th Place Kim & Brice Craven 66 Sandra & Bob Rommel Barb & Dave Schneider Eileen & Bud Flynn

Tom Sewart and Frank Hawks

Linda McCarthy and Janine Pritchard

Kay Shrock and Linda McCarthy

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2014 Club ChampionshipSaturday, March 29th & Sunday, March 30th- Individual

Stroke Play

Ladies’ Results

PLACE WINNER SCORE

Overall Champion Lola Sinelli 174(Gross)

Championship FlightNet Winner Barb Schneider 1422nd Low Gross Lisa Suter 1782nd Low Net Lori Grandon 150

Forward Flight (Net)Net Winner Ewa Akeson 1432nd Low Net Lori Carter 1443rd Low Net Janine Pritchard 145

Men’s ResultsOverall Champion Steffan Akeson 156(Gross)

Championship FlightGross Runner / Up Frank Hawks 156Low Net Winner Larry Olin 1502nd Low Net Corey Geddis 151

Creek Flight 1 (Net)Flight Winner Ray Kennedy 147Runner / Up Tom Sewart 1493rd Place Hubba Costello 149

Creek Flight 2 (Net)Flight Winner Gerry Bergmoser 149Runner / Up Jack Sharkey 1503rd Place Mike Quinn 158

Middle/Fiddler Flight (Net)Flight Winner Mike Collins 148Runner / Up Ray David 148

Better Tempo for Better ResultsWhen a golfer hits a 7-iron, then a driver, he or she invariably amps up the swing speed with the longer club. One would think the club head of the driver moves faster because it’s longer, but in fact it’s because of the principles of physics, not because the golfer is swinging the club with a faster tempo.

Tempo is the total amount of time it takes to create your golf swing from beginning to end. Some players have a relatively fast tempo, while others have a slower tempo. Either way is fine, as long as you keep the same tempo for each club in the bag. Golfers get into trouble when they either slow down or speed up their natural tempo.

When your tempo starts varying from club to club, the timing required to hit consistent golf shots is destroyed. That’s one reason why you feel you can hit your irons well one day, but not the woods, and vice versa. For every club in the bag, the tempo should be the same. It should take the same amount of time to make a swing with your pitching wedge as it does for the 7-iron and the driver, for example. What’s different is the speed of the club head. Because the driver is longer than a wedge, the club head moves faster throughout the swing. But if it takes two seconds to swing a wedge, it should take the same two seconds to swing the driver.

Discover your ideal tempo by making three continuous practice swings, without a ball, using a 5-iron. Make the swings in a pendulum fashion, back and through, while maintaining good balance. Then hit a teed golf ball, focusing on repeating the same tempo with a balanced finish. Perform this drill with short irons, long irons and woods, as well, to see if your tempo—and timing remain constant.

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Rule 16-1a/8 Loose Impediments

Removed from Line of Putt with Cap or Towel

Q: A player touches his line of putt in brushing aside loose impediments with his cap or with a towel. Is this permissible?

A: Yes, provided he did not press anything down.

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Directory of Services John Calabria, Director of Golf Operations & Sales ........................... (239) 732-3031 calabriaj@fiddlerscreek.comJim vajen, Director of Golf Course & Community Landscaping ................................................................... (239) 732-7092 vajenj@fiddlerscreek.comGOLF STAFF ........................................................................................ (239) 732-3030Mike Saccameno, Head Golf Professional ................saccamenom@fiddlerscreek.comAndrew Filbert, 1st Assistant Professional ........................ filberta@fiddlerscreek.comTHE GOLF SHOP...............................................................................(239) 732-3030 www.fiddlerscreekgolf.com Hours of Operation Golf Pro Shop (Daily)....................................................................... 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Practice Facility (Daily) ........................................................................... 7:00 am - Dusk Bag Drop (Daily) ..................................................................................... 7:00 am - Dusk Continental Breakfast (Nov. 1st - April 30th) .............................. 7:00 am - 11:00 am

GATOR GRILLE Daily ...................................................................................................11:00 am - 6:00 pm Thursday Happy Hour ......................................................................4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Daily Happy Hour .............................................................................4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

CAXAMBAS Tuesdays & Saturdays ........................................................................6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

As of November 2014, we will discontinue mailing paper statements and the monthly Tee Times. This is yet another “green” initiative representing The Golf Club commitment to our environment. It is imperative that you contact the Membership Office to ensure that your e-mail address is updated in our records as we will only be e-mailing your statements and newsletters. As always, your statements will be available on the Members’ Website at www.fiddlerscreekmembers.com and you may view our monthly Tee Times online at www.fiddlerscreekgolf.com.

To update your e-mail address, please contact Travis Childers at childerst@fiddlerscreek.com or veronica Lamas at lamasv@fiddlerscreek.com.

Please feel free to stop by the Membership Office at any time. Thank you for understanding our efforts to help save trees and reduce the cost of printing and mailing.

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