Sept./Oct.
2014
Creating A Tradition… Owned and Operated by RDC Golf Group, Inc.
Club Telephone
Directory
Clubhouse & Dining
Reservations
732-521-0070
Sports Facility & Pool
732-521-8049
Golf Tee Time Line
732-521-0750
Golf Shop
732-656-8953
Weather Hotline
732-656-8918
Ryan Dionne
General Manager
732-521-0070
Tom Saunders
Corporate Director of Agronomy
732-656-8925
Carolyn McKenzie Andrews
Director of Golf
732-656-8959
Henry DeBianchi
Membership Development Manager
Dear Forsgate Country Club Members,
It has been a great year thus far at Forsgate.
With moderate temperatures throughout the
season, the golf courses have remained in
excellent condition during the summer. The clear
days provided for endless opportunities to enjoy the pool and
sports complex, as well as dining on the terrace under the new
awning. Aside from the spectacular weather, additional highlights
at the club have included:
• Our relationship with Forsgateʼs Ambassador Member,
Ryder Cup legend and Two Time Senior Major Champion
Colin Montgomerie
• New pergolas on the terrace
• Enhanced golf tournament schedule
• The addition of Menʼs Day every Wednesday morning
• Greens complex improvements to #6 Banks
• Cats at the Gate live music every Friday night on the terrace
I wanted to take a moment to thank all of our Members. We
were recently voted #1 Family Club by GolfStyles Magazine,
a distinction that would not be possible without the continued
support of the Forsgate Members. I, along with the ownership
and staff, appreciate having you as Members of the Forsgate
Country Club community.
I look forward to seeing you and your family at the Club!
732-656-8933
Kelley Toohey
Director of Catering
732-656-8922
Lemia Marinelli
Controller/Accounting
732-656-8944
Jennifer Edelman
Director of Human Resources
732-521-4813
Stacey Barone
Director of Special Events
732-656-8904
Website Address
www.forsgatecc.com
Kind Regards,
Ryan Dionne
General Manager
Henry DeBianchi
Stacey Barone
Membership Sales Manager
Director of Special Events
Enjoy an Awesome Autumn
“I cannot endure to waste anything so
precious as autumnal sunshine by
staying in the house.”
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
While I do not possess the wonderfully artistic
writing prowess of the great American novelist,
Nathaniel Hawthorne, I think we can all agree
in his thoughtful writing that autumn is truly a
wonderful season. It is this time of year that
affords us a bountiful harvest of beautiful days
to enjoy many outdoor activities.
Obviously, autumn is a great time to tee it up on
the Banks and Palmer Courses.
Itʼs also a terrific time to showcase your Club by
bringing your guests over to play golf on colorful
tree lined fairways and cap it off with a relaxing
lunch or dinner in The Tartan Grille. It also
provides an opportune time to refer a new Member to the Club, for which you will be recognized
in our membership referral program. Please call
or email me at [email protected] for
complete details on our referral program.
So come on out of your house and head over
to your clubhouse to enjoy the fall season.
We all wish you and your families an awesome
autumn at the club!
Henry DeBianchi
Fall is here at Forsgate Country
Club, and I couldnʼt be more
excited for the upcoming
events and activities in store
for you around the Club and on
the courses! Please mark your calendars with
the dates below.
• Monday, September 1 – Annual Labor Day
BBQ & End of Season Pool Party
• Thursday, September 4 – An Evening with
Spiritual Medium, Marisa Liza Pell
• Friday, September 5 – Lobsterfest!
• Sunday, September 7 – THE BIG GAME
DRAWING Reception
• Friday, September 19 –Vodka Tasting
• Wednesday, September 24 – Rosh
Hashanah Dinner
• Wednesday, October 1 – Smoke & Oak Stag
Day & 1 Day Menʼs Member-Guest
• Sunday, October 12 – Ultimate Tailgate Party
• Sunday, October 19 – Closing Day Ceremony
• Saturday, October 25 – Halloween Family Night
Please remember that you can register for any
of the above events on the website by logging
into your Member account. I look forward to
seeing you during the fall months at these
events and around the Club!
Warm Regards,
Stacey Barone
Member Referral Program
Our Members are our greatest assets and continue to be our
best ambassadors. Forsgate recognizes your new Member
referrals by rewarding you with Club Cash! The more new
members you refer, the more Club Cash you receive.
Refer a Golf Member
Receive $1000 Club Cash
Refer a Sports Member
Receive $500 Club Cash
Refer a Social Member
Receive $100 Club Cash
Please contact Henry DeBianchi to register your referral at
732-656-8933 or via email at [email protected].
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HIT THE LINKS!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Carolyn McKenzie
Andrews
Director of Golf
As the summer turns into
fall we continue to have some great events
planned. Please be sure to sign up for these
events by contacting a Golf Professional, or
logging into the Website. Don't miss out on the
Member-Member! Congratulations so far to all
of our winners this summer.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
WINNERS:
Ladies’ Division
Winner: Leslie Meltzer
Runner Up: Terri Maher
Men's Scratch Division
Winner: Ron Vannelli
Runner Up:
Tom Herrmann
Low Qualifier: Bill Henry
Flight 1
Winner: Jerry Maher
Runner Up:
Rocco Cuozzo
Flight 2
Winner: Tony Odachowski
Runner Up: Joe Malyska
Flight 3
Winner: Bruce Shore
Runner Up:
Marc Schutzbank
GREAT SHOTS & SCORES
Tell us about your great shots and scores!
Jerry Maher great Eagle on #6 Banks!
Steve Worby great Eagle on #6 Banks!
Jerry Collins great 79!
Jeff Blumengold nice Birdie on #10 Banks!
Joe DelGercio great 77!
“Coach” Toto great Eagle at the Member-Guest
followed by a Hole-in-One the next day!
Rocco Cuozzo great Eagle at Morgan Hills!
Mike Flaherty awesome 70!
Ruth Uberal great Birdie!
Don Campbell great job shooting your age!
Lew Cahman way to go on another Eagle #14 Banks!
Cary Skolnick way to go on your best score yet!
Dave DeMarco great Hole-in-One at BulleRock!
• Junior Club Championship – September 7
9- and 18-hole divisions
• Ladiesʼ Invitational – September 18
$72.00 per person includes: tax, cart,
Continental breakfast, lunch and awards.
Stop by the Golf Shop for complete details.
• Menʼs and Ladiesʼ Senior Club
Championship Stroke Play Event
September 20 and 21
• 2014 John Forster Member-Member
Championship – September 27 and 28
Open to all Golf Members.
Formats: Saturday – 9-hole Scramble,
9-hole Pinehurst, 9-hole Best Ball
Sunday – 18-hole Stroke Play (Aggregate)
• Menʼs Fall Stag Day – October 1
• Closing Day and Year-End Awards
October 19
Scramble format. 12:00pm Shotgun followed by
our year-end awards dinner and cocktail party!!
• Glow Ball – October 24, 6:00 pm
Open to all Golf Members
Format: 1 Best Ball of four, 3 clubs of choice
Tees: White Tees
Course: Banks
F&B:
Cash bar and keg of beer
• Tom Saunders Cross Country Revenge
November 15
Open to all Golf Members.
Format: 5-person Scramble
Team Index must total 38.0 or higher. Test
your skills on a tricked up Forsgate compliments of our Superintendent Tom Saunders.
TEE TIMES
Weekdays: 7:00am | Weekends: 6:30am
GOLF SHOP HOURS (Sept.-Oct)
Weekdays & Weekends: 7:00am — 6:00pm
2014 MEMBER-GUEST RESULTS — Flight Winners
Eden:
Michael Flaherty
& John Phillips
Redan:
John Lombardi
& Sidney Get
Plateau:
Seth Brombacher
& Ed Brombacher
Valley:
Anthony Odachowski
& Gary Odachowski
Steamshovel:
Vinny Favaloro
& Vincent Abene
South Wind:
Kevin Ferraro
& Rich Hernandez
Punchbowl:
Robert Mascialino
& Steve Trudeau
Chocolate Drop:
Dave Wicki
& Jack Boyko
Runner Up:
Robert Mascialino
& Steve Trudeau
2014 GRAND CHAMPIONS — Kevin Ferraro & Rich Hernandez
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2014 MEN’S MEMBER-GUEST
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TURF TALK
Tom Saunders
Corporate Director of Agronomy
September and October are
the months of the year where
we undertake large projects on the golf courses.
We will continue the project of refurbishing the
bunker banks on the Banks Course. We intend
to refurbish several bunkers that will complete
the upgrades to the green complexes, such as
on the right side of #13 (after completing work on
the left side 3 years ago), and the large bunker
that partially surrounds #15 (after we successfully beautified the right bunker 2 years ago).
We also plan on changing the 5th tee on the
Banks Course. It has two tiers, but the back tier
is much too small for the amount of play it
receives. We will expand the back tier, widening
it in the process. The tee will still have two tiers,
but they will be of equal size. The scope of that
work is too large for our in-house team, so we
will be using a golf course construction company for those modifications. Another tee that
needs attention is the forward tee on #10. That
tee was created to accommodate the red tee
markers after some complaints about the carry
to the fairway. Since then, the white tees have
been added to that tee box, making it feel
cramped. Our in-house team intends to build a
larger additional tee between that forward tee
and the original tee.
There are a few areas on the Palmer Course
that need improving, but none more than the
area between the 4th green and the fairway
bunker on #13. That project will follow the outline of the Palmer Course master plan, created
by our golf course architect Stephen Kay. It will
entail removing trees, shaping soil, creating
grass bunkers, installing irrigation and sodding.
We can do some of it in-house, but various
contractors will do the bulk of the heavy lifting.
September 4th begins our aerification schedule
when we aerify the Banks Course greens
immediately following the Schiavone Cup. As I
have mentioned before, aerification is a necessary process to relieve compaction and create
pore space in the soil for oxygen, water and
nutrients to easily move throughout. It also removes thatch that has built up over the season.
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When we aerify, we use a machine that punches
hollow tines into the soil surface and removes a
core of grass, thatch and soil. On the greens, we
will remove those cores and fill the core holes
with sand, creating the aforementioned pore
space as well as breaking down the thatch layer.
We also spread bentgrass seed at that time,
hoping to change the percentage of bentgrass
to annual bluegrass. The grass grows over the
core hole quickly this time of year, returning the
green to a smooth putting surface in about 2 weeks.
The Banks Course fairways will be aerified on
September 24th. We contract an aerification
company to aerify our fairways. They have the
equipment and manpower to complete a course
in one day, when it would take our in-house team
up to two weeks. The Palmer Course greens
and fairway aerification are scheduled for the
same day, September 29th.
EMAIL ADDRESS UPDATE
Not getting weekly Club emails? Make sure your
email address is in our system! Even if you think we
have your email, everyone should take a minute to
look over their profile and update your information.
You can also make tee-times and reservations right
from the website!
Go to www.forsgatecc.com
Log in to the Member’s Section using your
username & password.
Go to My Profile and add or update your email
address.
All Club emails are only sent to the primary email
address. If it is a company email address that has
firewalls or spam filters, you may not receive our
Club emails. Check your spam filter settings.
For assistance, call Stacey at 732-656-8904 or
email [email protected].
DIVE IN MOVIE NIGHT
4TH OF JULY BBQ & POOL PARTY
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SPORTS COMPLEX
732-521-8049
ELEVATE
AT THE GATE
Rob Cantora, CPT
Manager, Performance Coach
GYM HOURS
Monday – Friday: 5:30am – 8:00pm
Saturday: 6:30am – 6:00pm
Sunday: 6:30am – 5:00pm
YOGA AT FORSGATE
Join Elevate and Yoga Instructor Nicole Weiss
every Monday from 7:00pm – 8:00pm and
Fridays from 9:15am – 10:15am for Yoga class.
Enjoy a break from your hectic lives, and work
on mindfulness, balance and flexibility. These 1
hour classes are $12/session or $100 for a
package of 10.
CIRCUIT CLASS
Tuesday & Thursday: 7:00pm – 7:30pm
$10.00 single class
$25.00 for 5 class package
BOXING CLASS
Tuesday & Thursday: 8:45am – 9:30am
$15.00 single class
$80.00 for 8 class package
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THINGS TO LOOK FOR THIS FALL
• Golf Specific Strength & Conditioning
• Mental Preparation for Sport
• Corrective Exercise
• Optimal Weight Management
If interested, please call 732-521-8049
or email Facility Manager Rob Cantora at
[email protected].
Labor Day BBQ
Monday, September 1st
12:00pm – 5:00pm
End of Season BBQ & Pool Party
DJ Entertainment
$19.95 Adults / Half Price Children Age 4-12
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Golf Events – Green, Social Events – Blue
SUNDAY
MONDAY
1
TUESDAY
2
Labor Day BBQ
7
8
Children Eat Free
9
Junior Club
Championship
SUPER DRAWING
14
WEDNESDAY
3
RA Schiavone Cup
Club Cash &
Prime Rib Buffet
10
16
17
Club Cash &
Prime Rib Buffet
Children Eat Free
21
22
23
28
24
Children Eat Free
Senior Club
Championship
29
4
RA Schiavone Cup
An Evening with
Spiritual Medium
Marisa Liza Pell
FRIDAY
5
SATURDAY
6
Lobster Fest
11
12
18
Ladies’ Invitational
19
25
26
13
Club Cash &
Prime Rib Buffet
Children Eat Free
15
SEPTEMBER
THURSDAY
20
Vodka Tasting
Senior Club
Championship
27
Club Cash &
Prime Rib Buffet
Rosh Hashanah Dinner
John Forster
Member-Member
30
John Forster
Member-Member
Children Eat Free
As a reminder, please note our cancellation policy:
If you cancel 48 hours prior to an event, you will be charged 50% of the event cost.
Should you cancel less than 24 hours prior to the event, you will be charged the full amount.
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
1
THURSDAY
OCTOBER
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
2
3
4
9
10
11
Fall Stag Day
Smoke & Oak
5
6
7
8
Children Eat Free
12
13
Brunch Ryder Cup
10:00am-2:00pm
Shackamaxon
Ryder Cup
Shackamaxon
vs. Forsgate
Club Cash &
Prime Rib Buffet
14
15
16
17
18
Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm
Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm
Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm
New Member Orientation
Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm
Fireside Dinner
Lunch served in Tilly’s
Turn 11:30am-2:30pm
24
25
Children Eat Free
Club Cash &
Prime Rib Buffet
vs. Forsgate
Ultimate Tailgate Party
19
20
St. Patrick’s Tournament
Closing Day &
Brunch
Year-End Awards
10:00am-2:00pm
Closing Day Ceremony
21
22
23
Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm
Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm
Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm
26
28
27
Children Eat Free
Children Eat Free
Club Cash &
Prime Rib Buffet
29
Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm
Glow Ball
30
Lunch served in Tilly’s
Turn 11:30am-2:30pm
Halloween Family Night
31
Club Cash &
Prime Rib Buffet
As a reminder, please note our cancellation policy:
If you cancel 48 hours prior to an event, you will be charged 50% of the event cost.
Should you cancel less than 24 hours prior to the event, you will be charged the full amount.
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RESTAURANT EVENTS
DINING HOURS OF OPERATION
THE GRILLE | 11:00am – 9:00pm Daily
EVENTS IN THE GRILLE
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Monday – Friday | Happy Hour
5:00pm – 7:00pm
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Wednesday | Roasted Prime Rib Buffet
5:00pm – 8:00pm — $28.95 ++
Club Cash Drawing – 7:00pm
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Sunday, October 12th
5:00pm – 8:00pm
Ultimate
Tailgate
Party
Join us on the Front Lawn for
the Ultimate Tailgate Party
before watching the football
game in the Grille!
• Specialty Item Trucks
• Grill Stations
• Lawn Games
• Activities for the
Kids & Football!
$24.00 Per Person
Fall Stag Day
Smoke & Oak
Wednesday, October 1st
1-Day Member-Guest
1:00pm Shotgun
18 Holes of Golf on the Banks Course, followed by
a Peter Luger Style Steak & Wine Dinner in
Restaurant 37, and Cigar Rolling on the Terrace.
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CLUB EVENTS
Rosh Hashanah Dinner
Wednesday, September 24th
6:00pm
Lobster Fest
Friday, September 5th
6:00pm – 9:00pm
The Ever Popular Sumptuous
Seafood Extravaganza
$52 Adults
Half Price Children Age 4-12
$28 Per Person
Restaurant 37
Prix Fixe Dinner with Traditional
Holiday Fare in Celebration of the
Jewish New Year.
For reservations please call 732-521-0070 or reserve online at
www.forsgatecc.com.
Halloween Family Night
Saturday, October 25th
4:00pm
Bring the kids in costume for an evening filled
with hay rides, pumpkin picking and painting,
hay maze and a dinner with spooky characters.
And, don’t forget the treats – this year’s event
will feature a creepy crawly themed candy bar!
$24 Adults – Half Price Children Age 4-12
Vodka Tasting
Friday, September 19th
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Restaurant 37 & The Terrace
$55 Per Person
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AROUND THE COURSE
C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S
M E M B E R - G U E S T
W I N N E R S !
Flight Winners
Grand Champions
Kevin Ferraro & Rich Hernandez
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
Ladies’ Division
Winner: Leslie Meltzer
Runner Up: Terri Maher
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Men's Scratch Division
Winner: Ron Vannelli
C L U B
Flight 1
Winner: Jerry Maher
C H A M P I O N S !
Flight 2
Winner: Tony Odachowski
Flight 3
Winner: Bruce Shore
CHIP IN FOR CHARITY
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Join us for an Evening with Spiritual Medium
Marisa Liza Pell
Experience Messages of Strength, Hope
and Love from the Other Side
$
Thursday, September 4
VIP Admission
Forsgate Country Club
7:00pm–8:30pm Performance
8:30pm–9:15pm Cocktail Reception
9:15pm–10:00pm Meet & Greet
95 Forsgate Member
includes preferred seating,
cocktail reception, meet & greet with
Marisa (public price: $110)
40 General Admission
$
includes cocktail reception for Forsgate
Members
(for VIP Ticket Holders Only)
Call Stacey at 732.656.8904 for more information or to register
**Please note that purchasing a ticket does not guarantee an individual reading**
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