August 2014 - The Manila Southwoods

IN THIS ISSUE:
vChairman’s Message
v2014 Coming Events
vGround Director’s Course Updates
vSouthwoods Invitational 2014
v2014 Club Champions
v6th Seniors Invitational
vSeniors Trimester Birthday Bash
vFrom Our Rules Man
v67th PAL Interclub Golf Tournament
vClubhouse Improvements
vFood and Beverage
vMember’s Monthly Club Tournaments
vMizuno Scramble Golf Tournament
vInterim Members
vStaff & Members Golf Game
vLuzvimin Cup 2014
vStaff and Cart Color Identification
vScore Cards
vHandicaps
vBilling and Collection
C h a i r m a n ’s M e s s a g e
Dear Members:
S
o far, this year, the Board and Management have made several positive deci-
sions to bring the Club & Course back to the prestigious condition it should be in.
The courses have been in great playing condition during the dry season. Further
planning and work have been taking place to withstand the rainy season
approaching. Refer to John Cope’s article for more details.
Similarly, the Clubhouse has undergone several important maintenance and
up-grades, such as new air conditioning, paint work, carpet changes, and
kitchen refrigeration, to improve the Members and Guests enjoyment. One huge
benefit from the newly installed solar assisted air condition in the men’s locker
room is the 40% savings in electricity.
Looking ahead, further improvements will take place to prepare for the next
Resorts World Manila Masters this coming November. We are soon expecting an
an-nouncement where an additional new sponsor will come in, which will result
to a more generous amount for the prize money. This will help attract more high
profile players and place Southwoods on the spotlight.
You also, no doubt, may have noticed the on-going development of sites around
the Club. Southwoods City is on the rise, including the Southwoods mall, office
buildings, shopping centers, and residential areas and apartments. Because of
this, Club share prices are rising.
Finally, the Annual Stockholders Meeting is taking place on August 27, 2014.
We encourage you to participate and attend the meeting. You can also send in a
substitute if you will not be available on that date.
ROBERT JOHN L. SOBREPEÑA
JULY 27
SEPTEMBER 1-6
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AUGUST 27
NOVEMBER 17-23
Monthly Club Tournament
2014 Coming Events
Annual Stockholder’s Meeting
PGT Solaire Pilipinas Invitational
Resorts World Manila Masters
Ground Director’s Course Updates
T
he conditions of the golf courses are continuing to improve and hopefully everyone has been enjoying a more consistent level of maintenance
quality. We will continue to work hard to keep this going, and have planned
some cultural practices and other projects to further improve the playability.
Here are some of the things that we have recently completed or are planning to do in the coming months.
• All fairways have been aerified, verticut and topdressed earlier this year
in our continuing effort to improve turf density, and the fairway’s ability
to handle the heavy rains. We will aerify and topdress again right after
the Invitational and hopefully one more time before the end of the year.
• The Masters greens on hole 1 and 10 have been grassed with certified
TifEagle sprigs from Georgia in the United States and are growing in
nicely. This commences our efforts to re-establish the original perimeter of the greens on the Masters course and to change the turf from
the mutated Tifdwarf to TifEagle. They are now open and will settle in
with the current rain.
• The dry season was difficult due to some problems with some of our
deep wells and leaks in our lake liners, especially on the Masters
course, but this has been rectified recently. With the coming rainy season, we should be able to get all of the lakes up to design elevation and
then keep them there even during the dry season next year
• We will be starting the Legends course greenside bunker rehabilitation
as well as improving the drainage on holes #9 and #10 of the Legends
course.
• We have installed a bypass cart path from 16 to 18 Masters for better
traffic flow during shotgun starts and will install a bypass cart path in
order to reduce the amount of traffic through the tee area of hole #1
Masters.
Our equipment purchase program is well underway with many new and
used pieces of equipment added to our fleet. We will continue to bring in
more equipment through 2015 to achieve our desired fleet numbers and
then move to a more conservative replacement program after that.
There has been a lot of discussion regarding the speed of the greens or
“stimpmeter” reading of the greens as a barometer of the quality of the
putting surface. We have changed this philosophy of maintenance and have
adopted a program to achieve the most consistent roll of the golf ball rather
than trying to chase a stimpmeter number. I think that everyone will agree
that a true roll of the golf ball is more important than making sure that they
are fast (although they have been very fast these past few months as well).
Unrepaired ball marks and unraked bunkers can quickly affect the quality of
the golfing experience so please help us by making sure that your caddies
are doing their job properly. We have started a training program to help
them with their technique so hopefully together; we can improve the playing
conditions for all of our members.
JOHN COPE
Ground Director
The Invitational 2014
The Manila Southwoods would
like to congratulate all the
winners of The Southwoods
Invitational 2014, held on
May 7 to 10. A total 0f 408
HANNU PELKONEN
Winner of Mitsubishi Mirage with
Manila Southwoods General Manager: Mr. Mark Watson, Manila
Southwoods Chairman of the Board: Mr. Bob Sobrepeña,
EVP Mitsubishi Motors: Mr. Kazuki Sugino,
EVP for Marketing: Mr. Junya Masuda and
Assistant VP Diamond Motors: Mr. Brandon Whisenhunt.
participants played the Masters
and Legends courses and it
was indeed a whopping
success, which received
positive feedback from our
Members and Guests.
GERRY HANDOG
Winner of 8 Day / 7 Night Cruise for 2 to the Caribbean onboard
Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis ship inclusive of
airfare on economy class for 2 persons
Manila-Fort-Lauderdale-Manila
with Ms. Alexa Shane Gatpolitan from Royal Caribbean
The Invitational 2014
Champions with Robert John L. Sobrepena, Club Chairman of the Board
Ricar Candinato & Theody Pascual
Over All Gross Champions
Severino Oliva & Eng Galicia
Over All Net Champions
Andie Unson & Rene Unson
Sponsor/Guest Champions
THANK YOU SPONSORS!!!
On behalf of all the Board of Directors and
Management, we would like again to extend our
deepest thanks and appreciation for making the
Southwoods Invitational 2014 a huge success.
It would not be possible without the invaluable
support of all the sponsors.
Eun Sil Jang & Marilyn Reyes
Robert Banatin & John Elepano
Division II Champions
Marcelino Yu & Cathy Neish
Arsenic Villanueva &
Diosdado Bautista
Division I Champions
Division III Champions
Division IV Champions
Champions with Robert John L. Sobrepena, Chairman of the Board and
Rafael Perez de Tagle, Board Director & Chairman of Finance Committee
SENIORS OPEN DIVISION
Champion: BONG SISON
MEN’S OPEN DIVISION
Champion: JOSEPH TAMBUNTING
LADIES OPEN DIVISION
Champion: EUN SIL JANG
Runner-up: JUN JUN PLANA
Runner-up: RYAN ABDON
Runner-up: SEON YEOB BAE
MEN’S GROUP 2
Champion: DONG ROSAL
Runner-up: RUSTY BAYANI
SENIORS GROUP 2
Champion: JUN RAMOS
Runner-up: GUS MOLINA
LADIES GROUP 2
Champion: AMY WARD
Runner-up: CALUDINE GARCIA
MEN’S GROUP 3
Champion: RICHIE SANTOS
Runner-up: DENNIS CHAN
SENIORS GROUP 3
Champion: LINO CERIOLA
Runner-up: JOHNNY VIOLETA
DEPENDENT BOYS DIVISION
Champion: RYAN MONSALVE
Runner-up: IVAN MONSALVE
MEN’S GROUP 4
Champion: RONALD PUA
Runner-up: RAOUL MICHAEL VIRAY
6th SENIORS INVITATIONAL
DEPENDENT GIRLS DIVISION
Champion: ANNIKA CEDO
SENIORS TRIMESTER BIRTHDAY BASH
FROM OUR RULESMAN
Here are a couple of definitions & explanations to assist you with your golf experience at Southwoods:
BEACH BUNKERS
Are bunkers that have part of its perimeter bordering a lake and A. Before going forward to search for the ball, the player can
should play a “Provisional Ball” to avoid delay. (Rule 27-2a)
it is therefore declared (by red stakes) that the bunker and the
B. Find the ball and play it as it lies.
lake are “Lateral Water Hazards” (i.e. they are not bunkers).
What are the player’s options when a ball enters a beach Note:
That if a player’s ball or stance is affected by a cart path,
bunker or the lake?
A. The player can play the ball as it lies.
B. Proceed to the spot where the ball last crossed the margin of
the hazard and drop a ball within two club lengths not nearer
the hole with one stroke penalty. (Rule 2b-1b)
C. Play a ball where the last stroke was played before entering
the hazard with one stroke penalty. (Rule 13-4C)
the “nearest point of relief” will generally be deeper into
the landscape (not on the fairway side of the path).
1. If the ball is lost, the player must proceed as follows
Play the Provisional Ball.
If the ball is found, the player can proceed under # above (Note
that the Provisional Ball cannot be played);
a. Drop a ball behind the point where the ball lies, keeping that
Note:
t he point directly between the hole and the spot in which
1. IIf there is a paddle of water like casual water there is no relief
the ball is dropped. (Rule 27-1b)
like an ordinary bunker. (Rule 25-1b)
b. Drop a ball within tw club lengths of the spot where the
2. TThere is also no relief from small stones or pebbles because
ball lay, but not nearer the hole. (Rule 27-1c)
the Beach Bunker is a Lateral Water Hazard. (Rule 13-4)
c. Proceed under the stroke and distance provision of Rule
LANDSCAPED AREAS
27-1a by playing a ball as nearly as possible to the spot from
which the original ball was last played.
These are defined as areas of vegetation such as cogon grass,
shrubs, gardens “Through the Green” i.e. in any part of the course When proceeding under these options, the player may clean or
substitute a ball. Actions 1,2 and 3 each incur a ONE STROKE
not Out of Bounds or in a Hazard.
PENALTY.
What are the options of the player when a ball enters
BUTCH BRODETT, the Club Rulesman, can be contacted by Members
these areas?
to clarify any Rules and golfing questions on 09175215646
6th PAL INTER CLUB TOURNAMENT 2014
Congratulations to the Club’s Team for earning 2nd place in
the Regular Founders of the 67th PAL Interclub Golf Tournament that happened last February 24 to March 1, 2014, held
at Bacolod City.
Repainting of Main Clubhouse
(Back Portion)
To complete the repainting job of the whole clubhouse exterior, the back
portion of the main clubhouse has also been repainted.
This project was done in-house and was carried out using the same
materials and paint finish, maintaining the existing colour of the building.
Stretching Machines
Good news to Members and Guests!
You can now enjoy the Stretching Machines in both Ladies’ and Men’s Lockers
Just a reminder: Remember to warm up properly before engaging in any
weight resistance training like stretching.
40% Savings on Electricity Validated Through
Installation of Electric Sub-meters
The Solar Assisted Air-conditioning System installed at the Men’s Locker
claims that it can save 30% to 50% on electricity cost for air-conditioning.
To validate the savings as claimed, we have installed electric sub-meters at
the left and right wing of the Men’s locker.
The sub-meter readings show that for January to April this year, we have
achieved an average of 40% savings on electricity for air-conditioning at
the Men’s Locker of the Main Clubhouse.
Replacement
of Carpet at the Mulligan Bar
In coordination with the club’s interior designer, the Mulligan bar is now
dressed up with a new floor carpet using “alias” roll/broadloom
carpet style.
Come join us this July and enjoy the following
food and beverage promotions:
DRIVING RANGE:
Our street food promo is extended! You can get your orders of Fish
Balls, Squid Balls and Siomai. Special barbeque combo platter for
lunch continues daily, and for seafood lovers, just choose the item you
wish to have and let us know if you want it grilled of fried.
Special Barbeque Combos
VERANDAH:
Our July weekend fare goes Japanese: Savor Japanese Sushi and
Sashimi plat-ters!
NEW VERANDA MENU:
Come to the Club this July and try our new items offered!
OUR BANQUET DEPARTMENT:
Inquire about our EVENT MAKER packages where we aim to transform your
ban-quets from ordinary to extra ordinary.
You can contact Ms. Ria Bago at (046) 4300263 / (046) 4300232 local 120
or in her mobile number 09989785574 for detailed information.
SOUTHWOODS TAKE HOME ITEMS:
Never leave Southwoods without it! Order Now!
Fish Balls & Squid Balls
T h e C l u b To u r n a m e n t
Manny Santander
Division I Champion
Tony Jimenez
Division II Champion
Ike Acosta
Hae Sun Cho
Division II Champion
Raul Magpantay
Division I Champion
Ed Guevarra
Ladies I Champion
Vic Sotto
Division II Champion
Seniors II Champion
Dennis Chan
Division III Champion
Hee Sun Kim
Ladies I Champion
Liza Caronongan
Ladies II Champion
Leandro Rosero
Division III Champion
Lan Fen Hsieh
Ladies II Champion
Senen Orosa
Division IV Champion
Michael Morada
Dependent Boys
Champion
Dante Yatco
Division IV Champion
Michael Morada
Dependent Boys
Champion
Mario Badillo
Seniors I Champion
Sophia Blanco
Dependent Girls
Champion
Jun Ymbong
Seniors I Champion
Gealle Chan
Dependent Girls
Champion
The Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club Membership Committee has received Membership
applications and nominations from the individuals listed below. The Membership Committee will
appre-ciate receiving any information from you concerning these people, either in support for
them or in opposition to an invitation to join. Comments by any Member should be addressed to the
Membership Committee. All communication will be held in strict confidence.
JUNE 2, 2014 – It was a fun round
for the 134 participants including
30 Members, 48 Employees and
56 Caddies who joined the Staff
& Members Golf Game. It was an
opportunity to play a competitive
round with friends. Everyone had a
great time playing and the staff
especially enjoyed the exciting raf-fle
given by some of the Sponsors and
Members. The Club would like to
congratulate all the winners and
thank everyone who supported the
event. We hope to see you all again
late this year for the second annual
game.
During an employees’ golf game, some flights share one set of
Clubs & others use very old sets.
We would like to let you know that we welcome pre-loved or
unused clubs for the staff, you may leave them in the
BAG DROP area
Thank you!
Manila
Southwoods
would
like
to
congratulate the Southwoods Ladies Team
for ruling the Lu-zvimin Cup last June 4-6,
2014, held at Pueblo de Oro Golf and Country
Club in Cagayan de Oro. The team closed out
with 208 and completed its domination with
a 48-point victory over Vil-lamor. Anika Cedo
fired 55 Molave points while Sunshine
Baraquiel, Sofia Chabon amd Sophia Blanco
backed her up with 54, 52 and 47 points. The
team totaled a 622 in the Diamond division of
the 54-hole event sponsored by Champion
Infinity and organized by the Women’s Golf
Asso-ciation of the Philippines (WGAP).
1 Golf Course
Superintendents / Supervisors
2 Equipment Mechanics
3 Course Marshals
4 Rental Golf Cart Tenders
Are you a Member of more than one Golf Club?
It is now compulsory to amalgamate your handicaps and then you only need to pay One Annual Fee.
Check United National Handicapping System website (http://www.unhsportal.com) and contact
Golf Operations for any changes.
l Players are to submit a scorecard for every round or part round played.
l All flight players must sign the submitted card.
l Caddies can complete the scores, but cannot sign.
l Each player is responsible for correctness of scores entered.
l Monitor the UNHS website for your score and those of your friends.
YOU MAY SETTLE YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH:
1. MAIN CLUB RECEPTION DESK
2. BILLING & COLLECTION OFFICE
3. BANK OF COMMERCE (All Branches)
4. METROBANK (All Branches)
We are giving Php 4,480.00 discount on advance
payment of 12-MONTH PERIOD DUES!!!
Monthly dues paid in advance will not appear in
your Statement of Account. The Club will make a
separate monitoring of advance payment amortization. Above offer is valid only to CASH and CHECK
*Make sure to indicate utility code 148 for proper crediting. payments.
ADMINISTRATION:
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VERANDA:
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SATURDAYS:
8:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
(Closed on Public Holidays)
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5:15 A.M. – 7:00 P.M.
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THE MANILA SOUTHWOODS GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB
Southwoods Avenue, Carmona, Cavite, Philippines 4116
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