A MESSAGE FrOM THE GOLF SHOP/TOURNAMENT CHAIRMAN

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Friendly Hills has a strong and active Golf Shop/Tournament committee that meets monthly to ensure that golf remains our number one priority, beginning with our Junior program through our men’s and ladies’ golf competition. This Committee has established a list of priorities for the year including the following: Driving Range:We take great pride in our driving range and practice area. We have all the amenities of a great practice facility which includes three putting greens, one chipping/sand green and 25 driving range stalls with well-marked target greens. By March we will have in place new bag stands, stall markers and matching furniture to complement our state of the art practice facility.

Handicap Committee:The USGA Handicap System, according to its manual, “is based on the assumption that every player will... report every acceptable round for handicap purposes, regardless of where the round is played.” Acceptable rounds, says the USGA, include rounds of 13 holes or more. Handicaps are meant to allow players of different levels to compete on an equal basis. If one of those players chooses to not report a score accurately, whether purposefully missing putts or throwing off strokes, then it would not possible to have an equitable tournament in ‘net’ competition. Since Friendly Hills has a very competitive atmosphere with many significant tournaments, our Handicap Committee is becoming more active in confirming that all play at Friendly Hills is recorded accurately. As a reminder to all members, no score played at FHCC is to be posted by a member, and all scores are to be submitted for posting by a verified score card. Any of our professionals are available to answer questions con-cerning proper scoring.

Tournaments:We recognize that “Golf ” and “Competitive Golf ” can be two different sports. One of our goals is to offer equitable and competitive golf tourna-ments for our member’s participation and test their game under pressure. From the social atmosphere of our Men’s Day Smoker and twilight golf to the Club Championship, we design a variety of competitive formats that include, stroke play, match play, two-ball and four ball. It is our desire that every member will become involved in at least one of these various formats. Still considered our premier tournament is our annual member-guest three day event which is held during the last full weekend of April. This event tests every part of a golf game from staying friends with your guest to keeping a mentally balanced attitude toward your opponent and your

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Friendly Hills Country Club8500 South Villaverde Drive • Whittier, CA 90605-1398

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

President Rick McGill1st Vice President Larry Holbrook2nd Vice President Kristine ChungSecretary Allen BrownTreasurer Corey FordDirector Eric ChengDirector Dave EsgroDirector David GomezDirector Tim MetroDirector Luis MichelDirector Jim Osborn

Finance Chair Corey FordGreens Chair Jim OsbornGolf Shop & Tournament Chair Allen BrownHouse Chair Tim MetroMembership Chair Kristine ChungSocial Chair Eric ChengLong Range Planning Chair Larry HolbrookLegal & Bylaws Chair Corey Ford

FEBRUARYEMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARIES

Daniel Alvarez 2 yearsRicardo Escobar 4 yearsChef Joe Flores 13 YearsDanielle Fregoso 11 monthsMario Lule 10 yearsSavino Mesa 1 yearCristobal Ortiz 6 yearsMelanie Tista 1 yearLuis Yanez 7 years

own game. Hopefully each member will find a tournament at Friendly Hills that tests and satisfies the desire to be a competitive golfer.

Respect of the Game:The ultimate indicator of the value of our golf program must be the level of civility displayed by those who participate. Hence, exhibiting good sportsmanship should be our fundamental objective. If we will all make every effort to “Respect the Game,” we will all enjoy a sense of pride, wellbeing and accomplishment in all of our social and competitive events. Our message from the Golf Shop/Tournament committee is simple and direct: Let’s lead the way, ‘Respect the Game’.

Allen BrownGolf Shop/Tournament Chair

In December’s Unicorn I shared with the member-ship our hope to receive a rebate from the Metropol-itan Water District for the removal of a considerable amount of turf on the golf course. Well, the MWD has approved FHCC for a rebate up to $1,681,000 and we are now ready for the next step which is to present the plan to the membership for approval. Look for an invite soon to attend a Town Hall meeting at which Mr. Casey O’Callaghan, our longtime course

architect, will share with the membership renderings of what the course will look like after 19 acres of turf is removed. Let me say up front that the turf proposed to be removed is for the most part turf that rarely, if ever, comes into play and there will be no “forced carries” off any tee or anywhere else on the course. All expectations are that this landscape enhancement project will truly give the course a fresh new look that will enhance the playing experi-ence even more.

The two recent By-Law initiatives, one that changes the qualifications to become a Senior and the other that allows the Board to set the date for the first Board meeting of the year, were both overwhelmingly approved. This means that any Regular member who has been a member at least 10 years and whose combined age and length of time as a Regular member add up to 75 or more is now eligible to become a Senior member. Should you have any questions regarding this new policy, please contact our Membership Direc-tor, Jessica Magdosku. The wine storage locker project is fully underway and is expected to be completed by mid-April. This is an exciting addition to the Club that is part of an overall enhancement to the Upper Dining Room. So far 40 members have signed up for storage privileges leaving approximately 20 lockers available. Should you be interested in securing a storage locker, contact Jessica Magdosku.

The golf course is in magnificent conditions thanks to the agronomic practices implemented this past summer coupled with several favorable rain soakings. We all know that the winter weather here in Southern California is usually perfect for playing golf so I encourage all members to make a new years’ resolution to play more golf and bring out more guests.

See you around,

Dave Goodrich, General Manager/COO

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By Jay Prestella

DECEMBER SMOKERSixty members and guests showed up to play in this year’s Holiday Smoker. The traditional format of partners best ball was played. Partners play out of the following categories. Member/ Member, Member/ Guest, Guest/Guest. Weather wasn’t the best but we thank all who came for this year’s event. Here’s how they finished.

MEMBER/MEMBER59 Scott Le, Howard Ho61 Lloyd Sun, George Gonzalez61 Daryl Yao, Scott Le61 Henry Cobau, Perry Singh62 Jack Tu , Howard Ho

MEMBER/GUEST59 Micheal Wu, Yu Zhang59 Perry Singh, Al Conway59 Joe Mansueto, Tom Royds60 Rick Nazzareno, Ross Martinez61 Rick Nazzareno, Mike Henley61 Micheal Wu, Benli Du61 Len Bobier, Mike Dennard62 Derek Johnson, Al Conway

GUEST/GUEST62 Shengbin Wang, X Dong62 Yu Zhang, Benli Du63 Eric Souders, David Gomez64 Leo Hernandez, Al Conway

PRESIDENTS CUPOur new master of match play for 2014 is Dave Esgro. The win didn’t come easy for Esgro he had to defeat runner up Doug Kellogg on the 19 th hole to claim the title. We’d like to thank all the members who played in this event.

OFF THE TEE

Men’s Golf

WOLF PAC TOURNAMENTA great time was enjoyed by all who participated in this years annual tournament. Desi Cabral brought the same game he brought last year to repeat as champion. Here is how they finished, I’m sure Henry would be proud.

68 Desi Cabral 69 Gib Wiggam 71 Thai Johns 71 Raj Samra

MOST IMPROVEDPeter Kang 6.2 to 5.1Len Bobier 12.9 to 11.5Thai Johns 6.2 to 5.2Rick Nazzareno 7.6 to 6.6Ralph Rudd 15.2 to 13.9Michael Lazarin

HOT SHOTSMark Dugan Eagle on #11 1/10/15Rick Nazzareno Hole in one #11 (Dad Miller GC)

UPCOMING EVENTSSmoker February 18thHines Cup March 27th - 28thThe Unicorn April 23, 24, 25

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Wolfpac Team Champs: Gib Wiggam, Ray Wang, Tim Borowski, Dan Garcia, and Corey Ford

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By Robin Cass

MOST IMPROVED GOLFER FOR THE YEAR 2014The honor goes to Robin Cass for demonstrating consistent improvement throughout the year. Starting the year with a handicap of 35, dropping 16 strokes to a handicap of 19 at years end. No doubt a group effort achieved with the support of a patient husband, forgiving friends, and an outstanding instructor. Congratulations Robin!

MOST IMPROVED GOLFER FOR DECEMBER20 and under group: Sun Park. Her index improved from 16 to 14. Her handicap went from 12.5 to 11.6.

21 and above group: Alice Chen. Her index improved from 20.9 to 18.5. Her handicap went from 26 to 23.

Congratulations Sun and Alice.

HOLIDAY BOUTIQUEThe FHWGA annual Holiday Boutique was held on December 16th organized by Karin James. Golf was called due to weather, but a little rain did not interrupt the holiday spirit and celebration. Members dressed in holiday attire, silly hats, and festive/creative sweaters. Alice Chen made her way around the room gathering friends to try out her new “selfie” phone gadget. The always charming and talented Head Pro Jay Prestella sang several favorite Christmas songs and raffled off the gifts. Honored guests Rosemarie Colome, Lillian Mott and Brock Bowmen braved the wet weather to join in the festivities. Chef Joe prepared a delicious lunch followed by a warm from the oven Pizookie dessert, a perfect finish to a wonderful holiday gathering.

FROM TEE TO GREEN

Karin James and Janet Osborn did a beautiful job decorating and hosting the Holiday Boutique.

Lorna Taylor and Alice Chen with her new “selfie” phone gadget. (trying to hide is Kathy Kow)

Betty Toda and Alice Chen mastering the “selfie” shot.

Susan Ly, Nancy Sheals, Martha Chavira, Lisa Esgro and Lorna Taylor.

Shirley Berres checking out Laura Holbrook’s creative holiday sweater.

Shirley Berres, Adriana Messick, Dominga Hong, Susan Ly, Betty Toda, Ching Chen and Alice Chen

Representing the Lady Golf Legends are Rosemarie Colome, Lillian Mott and Brock Bowmen.

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INSTALLATIONInstallation Day was held on January 6th in honor of the incom-ing 2015 Chairman, Ching Chen and the new Board. Karin James organized the day starting with a delicious breakfast complete with mimosas, followed by a “Step Aside Scramble” golf tournament. With the theme of “Good Fortune in the New Year,” the tables were deco-rated in bright red and gold. Karin James started by recognizing each of the new Board members and presented them with a Unicorn logo ball marker and pink rose. Ching Chen received a dozen yellow roses in appreciation for taking on the position of Chairman.

The FHWGA 2015 Board MembersChing Chen – ChairmanMarilyn Ampudia – Tournament ChairmanShirley Berres – Assistant Tournament ChairmanAlice Chen – SecretaryBetty Toda – TreasurerNancy Cobau – Handicap ChairmanNancy Bobier – Social ChairmanNancy Sheals – Rules ChairmanRobin Cass – Publicity & HistorianBarbara Carty – Parliamentarian

As a special acknowledgement for her hard work as Chairman in 2014, Barbara Carty was presented with a dozen red roses and a gold medallion necklace. Following the announcement of the new board, Assistant Pros, Brian Ricketts and Kris Bernard provided the entertainment with a silly skit of “Kristian the Magnificent.” Kris amazed the group with his psychic ability to reveal unknown answers to unknown questions. A special thank you to the talented Fran Brandt for providing the elaborate costume. Brian wrapped up the event by announcing the winners of the scramble tournament and everyone went home a winner with a gift card. A fun day and a great way to start the New Year!

1st PlaceSusan Shimizu Marilyn Ampudia Nancy Sheals (filler)Lanis PetersonLora Martorano (not pictured)

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A lot can change in a month… Last month I was touting the potential for rainfall and winter-like conditions. Now we are looking at a weather forecast that has no rain and a stretch of days forecasted to be in the mid 80’s. Don’t get me wrong, this is incred-ible weather for everyone to come out and enjoy the Club but we sure could use another stretch of precipitation to help our drought stricken State.

We are currently preparing the old nursery area to the right of six fairway that had not been maintained for several years. We will be grading the area and during our core aeration (2/23/15) we will distribute the plugs from our putting surfaces onto this area and grow another nursery green that has turf that is very similar to our greens. We will maintain a portion of the nursery at greens height and the remainder at collar height for future repairs. This area will play as ground under repair moving forward.

As noted above, aerification will be taking place on February 23rd with a standard core aeration of the putting surfaces followed one week later by the DryJect which directly injects sand into the soil profile. These processes are vital to the improvement of the soil structure under our putting surfaces.

I would also like to thank the Membership for the opportunity to attend the Golf Indus-try Show in San Antonio this February. I am looking forward to taking some beneficial educational seminars as well as networking within our industry while I am there. I will also be looking at what our industry has to offer at the Trade Show. This is where we see the newest pieces of equipment, pesticides and other tools we utilize on a daily basis. I look forward to reporting back to the Green Committee when I return. Thank you for your support!

Michael WolpoffGolf Course Superintendent

OF COURSEq

Lunar New Year 2015

“Year of the Goat”

February 27th, 2015

6:30 p.m

7:00 p.m.

Hors d’Oeuvres

Dinner Buffet

Live Musical Entertainment

& Magic Performance

Chinese Raffle with Fantastic

Prizes Throughout the Evening

Special Entertainment

$40 per person (+tax)

562.698.0331 for reservations

This will be a unique event you

will not want to miss!

Duplicate Bridge Thursdays at 6:30 PM

Placing in the past few weeks were Helen Boltinghouse, Judy and JoeSandberg, and Carlos and Raymond Garcia.

Bridge Tip: Keep track of tricks required to defeat the contract.

Stephen F. Sturm , Bridge Director714-223-9948 • momsturm@gmail.com

COURTSIDEBy Carol Day

The theme for our January Ladies Day was “Dancing Snowflakes” and it was hosted by Delly Harris and Martha Kaplan. They provided us with delicious sweet treats and an opportunity to finally play some tennis! Two Dancing Snowflakes magically appeared on the courts that day. We had guests Megan Villanueva and Lillian Nevarez arrive dressed as the prettiest snowflakes you could ever hope to meet. They weren’t chilly at all, but rather they were warm and friendly and a lot of fun to play and visit with. We also welcomed another wonderful guest, Eva Attar, to our morning of play. We hope all three of these ladies will consider joining our Friendly Hills Women’s Tennis Association. January also found Jorge’s Tuesday clinics bustling with activity. Everyone was eager to get their groove back. We even gave Jorge quite a workout as you can see by the photos. The clinics are always so much fun and as a side note, they really improve your game. Funny how that works. The theme for our February Ladies Day is “LOVE is in the Air” and will be hosted by Debbie Bratton and Carole Macaulay. We are also looking forward to hosting a morning of tennis with Yorba Linda Country Club this month. Missy Reyna is busy making plans to make it a lovely time for all.

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Tennis

FROM THE TENNIS PROEver had some problem with your toss?

Try this: stand two feet away against the fence as you would before serving, line up your body with one of the fence’s posts and toss the ball. As you do you should check that the toss does not touch the fence and that the ball comes back to your hand without you moving at all. Also you should notice whether your toss followed a straight vertical line, measuring it by the post you have in front of you. Repeat the exercise at least ten times.

Give this a try and see your toss improve dramatically after a few weeks!

< Guests Eva Attar and Lillian Nevarez received coveted Friendly Hills glasses for participating at Ladies Day

SWEEP TOURNAMENT RESULTSCross Country was the format for Tuesday, November 25th tournament. The winners for the day are as follows:

Handicap 20 and under 1st Gross Shirley Berres 2nd Gross Sun Park 3rd Gross Laura Holbrook 1st Net Kay Wimer 2nd Net Marilyn Ampudia 3rd Net Gina Malkasian

Handicap 21 and above 1st Gross Alice Chen 2nd Gross Susan Shimizu 3rd Gross Lanis Peterson 1st Net Kathy Kow 2nd Net Sarah Samayoa 3rd Net Marilyn Ghysels

UPCOMING EVENTSThe Winter Eclectic tournament began on Tuesday, January 13th and continues for six weeks. Scores change on each improved hole for a combined final low score round.

January 27th is Guest Day, a Two Better Ball format round. Bring a friend and enjoy the great course conditions and a wonderful lunch. Sign-up sheet is in the ladies locker room.

Tuesday, February 17th, is meeting day and the FHWGA Senior Championship. Sign up to compete in the “Senior Moments” tournament in the ladies locker room.

As always, we invite all FHCC ladies to join in on Tuesdays for Ladies’ Day. The 3rd Tuesday of the month is Meeting Day and is a good time to get acquainted. The sign-up sheet for Meeting Day is in the locker room, so come on out and play!

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Clubhouse Hours Lower Level Dining Breakfast Tuesday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Saturday - Sunday 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Omelet Bar Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch Tuesday - Sunday 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Terrace Tuesday - Friday & Sun. 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Saturday 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Upper Level Dining Thursday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Snack Bar Wednesday - Friday 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Saturday - Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Golf Shop Tuesday - Sunday closes at 6:00 p.m. Administration Office Tuesday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Accounting Office Tuesday- Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Administrative StaffDave Goodrich.............................................General Manager, COO dgoodrich@friendlyhillscc.comAaron Castaneda...................................Director of Food & Beverage acccastaneda@friendlyhillscc.comChristine Bobadilla................................................Catering Director cabobadilla@friendlyhillscc.comJoseph Flores..............................................................Executive Chef jaflores@friendlyhillscc.comGail Heins.........................................................................Controller geheins@friendlyhillscc.comJessica Magdosku............................ Director of Membership & Marketing jlmagdosku@friendlyhillscc.comMichael Wolpoff, CGCS...........................Golf Course Superintendent mwwolpoff@friendlyhillscc.comJay Prestella, PGA..........................................Head Golf Professional jjprestella@friendlyhillscc.comBrian Ricketts......First Golf Assistant, Monday Tournament Director bricketts@friendlyhillscc.comCharles Reeves..............................................Maintenance Supervisor cmreeves@friendlyhillscc.comJorge Schneider, USPTA.......................................Tennis Professional jnschneider@friendlyhillscc.com

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