Dear Friendly Hills Family,

The Club has gone through some great positive changes in the last 11 months and I believe there will be more to come. It seems like yesterday that I was elected to serve as the Club President by the Board of Directors. It has been an honor to serve and I am proud of the work that the Board has accomplished with the help of the Members and Club Staff. This year marked my 9th and Final year of service as a Director of the Club in the last 12 years. I will serve as Past President for the 2014/2015 Board and

will still be available on a limited basis to Club Committees in the future. I want to express my gratitude to the Board members and Committee members who have generously donated their valuable time to the Club for its continued success.

The last 12 years have been trying times for most private equity clubs, however, Friendly Hills has been successful due to some very strong defenses in our fiscal stewardship. Through this stewardship and discipline, the Club remains the only local private equity Club with a continuous nearly full active membership. There are many clubs within 10 miles of Friendly Hills which have lost 10-30% of their members in the last several years, but Friendly Hills Country Club has consistently maintained 395 - 400 equity members keeping our Club-owned memberships to less than 1.5%. It is important to understand that a full, dues paying membership is essential for the continued improvement and success of any club. In the last 8 years we have had over 225 new members join the Club, and many of the equity members that sold did not leave the Club instead taking advantage of our Senior program. We want to maintain our traditions here at Friendly Hills but we must also be aware of the next generation of new members and their needs. The Club is aggressively pursuing these issues and needs more participation from the newer members’ ideas for success. Finally, our Club is not only successful because we invent new ideas at the Club, but because many ideas come from members traveling or visiting other Clubs around the world and bringing ideas back. Some of these ideas brought in the last 10 years include the gym, the food service downstairs, the summer BBQs, and the expansion of the patio service with entertainment during the summer. We all need to take notes when we see great improvements or services when we travel and think about how to bring those to life at FHCC.

Thank you for all of the support you have given me throughout my tenure, and I wish FHCC many prosperous years to come. See you at the Club, James

A Message from the president

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2 OCTOBER 2014

Duplicate Bridge Thursdays at 6:30 PM

In August, winning first were Helen Boltinghouse, Joel & Judy Sandberg and Michi Yoshida. Placing were Helen Boltinghouse (twice), Carlos Garcia and Carolyn & Mac McFarland.

Bridge Tip: In general never lead a singleton trump

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

Call for Reservations 562-698-0331

Chili Cook-Off BuffetMixed California Greens,

Traditional Caesar Salad,

Sliced Seasonal Fruit Display,

Chef Joe’s Special Chili, BBQ Chicken,

Jack Daniel’s Pulled Pork, Grilled

Bratwurst, Baked Beans, Mixed

Vegetables, Corn Bread & Apple Cobbler

with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Please contact Chris Banner at

csbanner@friendlyhillscc.com

to enter the Chili Cook-Off.

Regatta will be head to head ladder

format with a limit of 32 racers

Contact Chris Banner for more info

$24 Adults • $16 Children (5-12)

Call Evelyn at 562-698-0331

to reserve your table

by Jay Prestella

FINAL TWILIGHTMembers and their guests came out to enjoy the final twilight golf event of the season. 104 golfers came out to enjoy great food, 9 holes of golf and a chance to sing their favorite karaoke Rock n’ Roll song. Special thanks to Larry and Laura Holbrook for chairing the event.

AUGUST SMOKERGreat time was enjoyed by all who came out to enjoy the fes-tivities. Ninety eight golfers came out to play in the event. This month’s net format was 1 best ball on the 3 pars, 2 best balls on the 4 pars, and 3 best balls on the 5 pars. Here is how they finished.

1st 118 Jim Bohr, Bob Souders, Doug Blue gst. 1st 118 Richard Mugica, Ed Mugica, Robert Fulton gst. Frank Gomez gst.3rd 120 Ken Schork, Richard Schork gst. Derek Miller gst, Jay Prestella 3rd 120 Tom Liu, David Liu,Tony Liu gst., Micheal Kuo gst.5th 122 Mike Gallardo, Chris Daglas, Mike Lascari gst, Micheal Lascari gst.

COUPLES MEMBER GUEST9 groups came out to give their best shot in winning the annual Couples Member Guest. The format was a Jack and Jill (1 best

OFF THE TEE

Men’s Golfball of ladies 1 best ball of Men). Both gross and net awards were passed out to the top teams. Special thanks to the Holbrooks for hosting.

Results1st Gross 154 Mark Williams, Kristine Chung, Lyle Morrison, Beverly Zukow1st Net 125 Bob and Jacqueline Cheou, Tony Hernandez, Santa De Silva2nd Gross 156 Phil and Shirley Berres, Kenny Kim, Moh Chan2nd Net 133 Corey and Stephanie Ford, Ken and Sunny Kim3rd Gross 157 Larry and Laura Holbrook, Daryl and Lisa Imler3rd Net 134 Peter Zhang, Julie Yen, John and Sunny Shieh

MOST IMPROVED Old New % decreaseRay Yang 2.6 0.7 73.08Larry Holbrook 7.6 6.1 19.74Derek Johnson 11.7 9.6 17.95Carlos Rodriguez 13.8 11.4 17.39Tom Liu 8.6 7.2 16.28Larry Li 26.1 23.1 11.49

A guest appearance from ZZ Top at the Final Twilight < Couples Member Guest - 1st Gross : 154 Lyle Morrison, Beverly Zukow, Kristine Chung and Mark Williams

< Couples Member Guest-1st Net : 125 Jacqueline and Bob Cheou, Santa DeSilva and Tony Hernandez

Twilight Fun

4 OCTOBER 2014

by Nancy Cobau

MOST IMPROVED GOLFERS20 and Under Division: Stephanie Ford won the honor of most improved golfer for taking her game from an index of 9.7 to 8.7. Stephanie’s handicap was a 12 and now 11. Congratulations for a great month and lowering your handicap!

21 and Over Division: Keiko Yoshida won the award for the 21 and over division by lowering her index from 19.6 to 18.5. Keiko’s handicap went from 24 to 23. Congratulations for your low scores on the course!

RYDER CUP TOURNAMENT BY LENORE GARMANFor one brief shining day, Friendly Hills became Gleneagle, Scotland! This is because the ladies held their Ryder Cup here! Following a delightful breakfast in which the ladies meet their partners and playing opponents, Team USA and Team Europe teed it up. USA, clad in red blouses and led by their heralded Captain, Janet Osborn, were leading by 1 point, until the final foursome arrived in the clubhouse. That foursome of Europe-ans, Gina Malkasian and Karin James, and the American’s, Masako Igushi and Susan Shimizu, delivered the necessary 1 point for the Euro’s for the two teams to tie!!! 4 ½ to 4 ½!! It was the perfect ending to a competitive day! We really appreciate all the cheerful help that Assistant Pro Kris Bernard gave us and also our esteemed Head Pro Jay Prestella. Our amazing luncheon prepared by Chief Joe Flores, featured Yorkshire pudding for the Brits and fried chicken for the Yankee bal-ance. Nancy Bobier did the honors of selecting the menu for the participants. Gala tee prizes wrapped by Sarah Samayoa, Kathy Kow, and Janet Osborn gave the dining room a festive air. European Captain, Lenore Garman, helped pass out the prizes to both teams because we were all winners!!! The format was Match Play- Partners, all Net.

Lenore Garman, Assist, Pro Kris Bernard and Janet Osborn; 2014 Ryder Cup Tournament organizers

FROM TEE TO GREEN

The Euro’s enjoying their lunch! Joanne Leong, Carole Chung, and Marilyn Ghysels

The American’s enjoying their lunch! Masako Igushi, Susan Shimizu, and Gina Malkasian

American Team! Lanis Peterson, Linda Milano, Susan Shimizu, Sun Park, Louise Wong, Kathy Kow, Masako Igushi, Keiko Yoshida, Martha Chavira, Dominga Hong, Joanne Leong, Kay Wimer, and Janet Osborn (Team Captain)

Euro Team! Gina Malkasian, Fran Brant, Marilyn Ghysels, Barbara Carty, Karin James, Robin Cass, Adriana Messick, Karen Johnson, Betty Toda, Nancy Bobier, Shirley Berres, Lenore Garman (Team Captain), and Michelle Ho

Ladies’ GolfOCTOBER 2014

Many thanks to Lenore Garman for writing the article. Count-less thanks to Lenore Garman and Janet Osborn for organiz-ing the day for all the ladies with their helpers, Nancy Bobier, Sarah Samayoa, and Kathy Kow.

EVERY TUESDAY IS SPECIALFHWGA had some exciting and enjoyable games the last few weeks. On July 29th, the women played fewest putts. Just like the name, you needed the fewest putts to win. We had some really brilliant putters out on the course. The ladies had three different flights and here are the winners.

Then the fun did not stop! We played a game called Field Shots on August 5th. In this game, all the shots were counted from start of the fairway to the green. We had some really big hitters to come in with some low scores. We had two flights and the winners were as follows:

A Flight Gross: A Flight Net:1st: Sun Park 56 1st: Michi Yoshida 46.252nd: Nancy Sheals 58 2nd: Louise Wong 46.253rd: Stephanie Ford 58 3rd: Masako Igushi 48

B Flight Gross: B Flight Net:1st: Fumiko Kumoda 63 1st: Susan Ly 502nd: Karin James 66 2nd: Joanne Leong 50.53rd: Lanis Peterson 69 3rd: Michelle Ho 52.25 Susan Shimizu 69

Then our last recent game was called T’s and F’s. In this game you add up your score with the holes starting with the letters T’s and F’s. We had some really great scores and here were the winners.Gross: Net:1st: Kathy Kurata 36 1st: Michelle Ho 34.52nd: Shirley Berres 46 2nd: Susan Ly 39As you can see the ladies always have a great time. Hope to see some new faces join this wonderful and fun group of ladies!

MEETING DAYThe women had their monthly meeting Tuesday, August 19th. We had our Ryder Cup Tournament on this fun filled day and a great lunch to follow which was organized by Janet Osborn and Lenore Garman, details above. Thank you again for putting on such a wonderful tournament! Barbara Carty, 2014 Chairman

congratulated Martha Chavira for getting a score of 89 on Friday, August 15th, which means she broke 90 for the first time. Congratulations on a fantastic game! Wishing you many more great games Martha!

< Martha Chavira breaking 90 in her game. Congratulations!

2014 FALL TEAM PLAYThis year’s 2014 Fall Team Play is called the “Purple Magic” team. I am sure Captains Karin James and Susan Shimizu will be able to pull out some magical wins! They have a long line up of games to play starting on Tuesday, August 26th against South Hills. Followed up by Tuesday, September 2nd against Western

Team Europe

Lora MartoranoBarbara Carty 0

Michiyo YoshidaFumiko Kumoda 0

Adriana MessickFran Brant 1

Lenore GarmanMarilyn Ghysels ½

Karen Johnsonw/d 0

Betty TodaMichelle Ho 1

Shirley BerresVicky Ma 0

Robin CassNancy Bobier 1 Gina MalkasianKarin James 1

Total 4 ½

Team USA

Kay WimerDominga Hong 1

Louise WongSusan Ly 1

Lanis PetersonLinda Milano 0

Janet OsbornSarah Samayoa ½

Keiko YoshidaJoanne Leong 1

Linda SandlerSusan Foley 0

Mabel TienSun Park 1

Martha ChaviraKathy Kow 0

Masako IgushiSusan Shimizu 0

Total 4 ½

A FlightNancy Sheals 27 puttsLaura Holbrook 29 puttsSun Park 30 puttsMarilyn Ampudia 30 putts

B FlightKarin James 31 puttsRobin Cass 32 puttsLouise Wong 32 puttsFumiko Kumoda 34 putts

C FlightNancy Bobier 28 puttsKathy Kow 31 puttsLinda Sandler 37 puttsSarah Samayoa 39 putts Continued on page 6

6 OCTOBER 2014

Hello from the Golf Course Maintenance Department!

Fall aerification is just around the corner. Beginning on Monday, October 6th, the greens will be aerified with ½” coring tines to remove organic matter from the greens surface followed by 5/16” deep tine aerification. The deep tines will create channels into the lower level of the green for water to move through as well as break up the compacted layer that has developed at approximately four inches in the greens. These processes will be followed by the application of soil amend-ments and sand topdressing. One week later on October 13th, the greens will undergo a process called DryJect. The DryJect utilizes high pressure water and a venturi suction system to in-ject sand directly into the soil profile. This process will help to dilute the organic matter as well as create additional channels for water to flow through.

The fairway topdressing that took place in August was very successful and we are looking forward to one more topdress-ing application in late October as well. Annually, there will be three topdressing applications the fairways totaling just under ½” of sand each year. This does not seem like a lot but over a short period of time we will see improved drainage and increased surface firmness.

The overseeding procedure for the Club will change this year. It has been decided that we will only overseed the tee tops as well as any areas of the rough that lost significant populations of cool season turf through the summer. This reduction in seed use will provide our warm season turf (predominately Kikuyugrass) the best opportunity to spread into other areas of the course. We have been proactive by utilizing aerification plugs, sod and seed to help increase the kikuyugrass population as well. While this will not be an overnight turnaround, the results can already be seen on holes one, five and nine.

Thank you for your support!

Michael WolpoffGolf Course Superintendent

OF COURSEqHills, on Thursday, September 4th against Candlewood Coun-

try Club, and lastly, Tuesday, October 14th against Alta Vista. Our power house team is made up of the following players; Nancy Bobier, Fran Brant, Barbara Carty, Robin Cass, Alice Chen, Iliana Galliher, Michelle Ho, Karin James (Co- captain), Jocelyn Lin, Susan Ly, Lora Martorano, Lanis Pe-terson, Norma Provencio, Lorna Taylor, Lori Torline, Sarah Samayoa, Susan Shimizu (Co-captain). Good luck ladies!!! I am sure it will be a lot of fun and excitement during the season.

2014 Fall Team Play at Western Hills!

UPCOMING EVENTSOctober 21st is our next Meeting Day and our annual Susan B. Komen tournament organized by Shirley Berres and Jacqueline Cheou. In the past our group has been able to raise large amounts of money for this wonderful cause. Please sign up in the locker room for this event.

October 28th is our annual Halloween Guest Day organized by Susan Shimizu and Louise Wong. Sign up in the locker room. Don’t miss out on this great event to show one of your friends what a fantastic course we have.

November 4th and 11th is our annual Member / Member Tournament. This two day event will be organized by Keiko Yoshida and Robin Cass. Find a partner to play with so you do not miss the fun for this fantastic event. Sign up in the locker room.

From Tee to Green, continued from page 5

JUNIOR SPOTLIGHT

Jacob received the Endurance Award WACC’s Youth Hoops BB League.

Way to go!

Jacob Alvarado

OCTOBEREMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARIES

Esteban Ledesma 34 yearsNancy Salamanca 3 years

COURTSIDE

It’s good to be back out on the courts competitively after our summer hiatus. We started up on September 10th for our “Back to School” Ladies’ Day hosted by Melissa Lopez. Everyone proudly wore their (kids’) school’s colors, of which most seem to be of the collegiate variety….. are we getting old? Well, if that’s true, you couldn’t tell once we hit the courts and got our game on! We represented UCLA Bruins vs. CU Boulder Buffalos vs. Boston College Eagles vs. Santa Clara Broncos vs. USC Trojans vs. Grinnell Pioneers, to name a few.

Our winners of the day were many… a 4-way-tie: Aracely Gordon, Missy Reyna, Maria Fuhrman and Susan Washle all finished with 10 wins. CON-GRATS LADIES!!

We will be hosting our annual Rally for the Cure Tennis Tournament benefitting Breast Cancer research on October 22nd. Missy Reyna will be hosting this fun tournament and has room for more players (and definitely will have room for any donations!) so please email her at gmjreyna@yahoo.com for any information about the tournament. The cost is $20 and includes a magazine subscription of your choice, delicious lunch and great raffle prizes following a fun morning of play. Dig out your pinkest shirt and come out to RALLY FOR THE CURE!

If you have been thinking about taking up tennis NOW IS THE TIME! Set aside Tuesday mornings and come out to one of Jorge’s Tennis Clinics. He will have a beginner’s clinic from 9-10:30am and a more intermediate clinic from 10:30-12. If you have never attended any of his clinics, they are always fun and helpful and will definitely help you improve your tennis skills.

OCTOBER 2014

TennisOF COURSE

FROM THE TENNIS PRO

Tie-Breaker Scoring Tips• 6-6 in a set results in a ‘7 Point Tiebreak’ game played• 7 points earned combined with a 2 point advantage wins the game• the 1st point is served from the right service court (deuce court)• rotate serves after the 1st point is played• with the exception of the 1st point served, each competitor serves two consecutive points always serving the first point from the left service court (advantage court or ‘ad’ court) then serving the second point from the right service court (deuce court)• every 6 points, the tennis competitors switch ends on the court Tie-Breaker scoring compliments the sport of tennis and is widely embraced by tennis athletes, spectators and network television management.

The next time you are watching a Grand Slam Tennis Tournament and the game score is tied at 6-6 , stay tuned in for an electrifying battle for points in a ‘7 Point Tiebreak’ game to determine the outcome of the final tennis score for that set and possibly the match.

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Clubhouse Hours

LowerLevelDining Breakfast Tuesday-Friday 8:00a.m.-11:00a.m. Saturday-Sunday 6:30a.m.-11:00a.m. OmeletBar Sunday 10:00a.m.-2:00p.m. Lunch Tuesday-Sunday 10:30a.m.-3:00p.m. Terrace Tuesday-Friday&Sun. 3:00p.m.-8:00p.m. Saturday 3:00p.m.-6:00p.m. UpperLevelDining Thursday-Friday 6:00p.m.-9:00p.m. SnackBar Wednesday-Friday 11:00a.m.-3:00p.m. Saturday-Sunday 9:00a.m.-3:00p.m. GolfShop Tuesday-Sunday closesat7:00p.m. AdministrationOffice Tuesday-Friday 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m. AccountingOffice Tuesday-Friday 9:00a.m.-4:30p.m.

Administrative StaffDaveGoodrich.............................................GeneralManager,COO dgoodrich@friendlyhillscc.comChrisBanner......................................................ClubhouseManager csbanner@friendlyhillscc.comChristineBobadilla................................................CateringDirector cabobadilla@friendlyhillscc.comJosephFlores..............................................................ExecutiveChef jaflores@friendlyhillscc.comGailHeins.........................................................................Controller geheins@friendlyhillscc.comBrianRicketts............................Membership&MarketingDirector bricketts@friendlyhillscc.comMichaelWolpoff,CGCS...........................GolfCourseSuperintendent mwwolpoff@friendlyhillscc.comJayPrestella,PGA..........................................HeadGolfProfessional jjprestella@friendlyhillscc.comCharlesReeves..............................................MaintenanceSupervisor cmreeves@friendlyhillscc.comJorgeSchneider,USPTA.......................................TennisProfessional jnschneider@friendlyhillscc.com

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