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White-Out Party! august 10, 2019

OfficersPresident …..........……..Robert J. PomanteVice President..….............Bill McLoughlinTreasurer……….......…….Sean W. BeckerSecretary…….........…...........Don Eichman

Board of DirectorsRay FremontBrian Haley

James Mellon Dave Pennoni

Dan StoutBruce Vassallo

Committee ChairpersonsBridge………..........………...Peg WoolardBy-Laws………............……..Tom FeeneyBoard Counsel…...........……..Tom FeeneyFinance……...……... ......….Jack Del PizzoMen’s Golf……............…Eric QuisenberryLadies Golf….................Charlene Eichman Greens......................................Dave PolettiHouse/Entertainment............Bill McLoughlinInsurance………...........…Lew RichardsonPool………............................Chris BullickMen’s Tennis…..............….John CampbellWomen’s Tennis.............Stephanie Pricken

Club ManagementCOO Internal…………....…..Cindy ErtnerCOO External.....................Brendan ByrneExecutive Chef…….................Don SandersDirector of F&B…................Cecil HyltonBar Manager...................Michael Flasinski Catering Director.................. Colleen SloanGolf Professional..…........Chris WilkinsonLocker Room Manager..........Chris CarneyFacilities Manager............Tom GreenawaltMembership Director...….....Kerri Margera Graphic Designer/Media…..Emily GardnerOffice Manager……........Donna MushrushTennis Professional…...….…Carlos GirolaPool Manager.........................Paul Speicher

Golf CommitteeEric Quisenberry, Chairman Don Eichman, LiaisonMike Brown Tom Castaldi Steve Comly Jr. Charlie DuntonTheresa Liney Kevin McDermott Ed Stefanski Jr. Bill Tierney Brian Walsh

Ladies Golf Committee Charlene Eichman, ChairpersonLynn CarboTheresa LineyAngela Wrolstad

Finance CommitteeJack Del Pizzo, ChairmanSean Becker, LiaisonJames Mellon, LiaisonBruce Vassalo, LiaisonBill Touey Chuck Lee Steve Simpson

Pool CommitteeChris Bullick, Chairman Jim EwingChris Forte Chris McGuire Winnie MurrayKimberly Pegg

Membership CommitteeKevin Cusick, Chairman Daniel Stout, Liaison Donald CastignaniBrideen GallagherJake Hornung

Green Committee Dave Poletti, Chairman Dave Pennoni, LiaisonBruce Vassallo, LiaisonSteve Comly Sr.Dan Brown Jake Hornung Tom Spano

Nominating CommitteeBill O’Shea - Chairman Steve Comly Sr. Bruce CookeCarlo FittiEddie JohnsonLew RichardsonJim McCoy

Facilities Committee James Mellon, LiaisonBill McLoughlin David Pennoni

Ladies Tennis CommitteeStephanie Pricken, ChairpersonBrian Haley, LiaisonAnne MehalickTeresa SalamonHeather FusaroJennifer Hussey

Men’s Tennis CommitteeJohn Campbell, Chairman Brian Haley, LiaisonMike Hollenbach Mike KoenigBill Minnis John Murphy

House CommitteeBill McLoughlin, Chairman Colleen Hansen Eddie Johnson Kim Pegg Jennifer Smith Marita Truax

Members should feel free to contact Cindy Ertner via e-mail certner@llanerchcc.org

Cycle #1 A-F Cycle #2 G-M Cycle #3 N-Z1. November – January ($325) 1. December – February ($325) 1. January – March ($325)2. February – April ($325) 2. March – May ($325) 2. April – June ($325)3. May – July ($325) 3. June – August ($325) 3. July – September ($325)4. August – October ($325) 4. September – November($325) 4. October – December ($325)

Note: The Food and Beverage minimum is billed at the end of each Quarter. All Food and Beverage purchases from The Clubhouse including club functions apply to the minimum. Service Charge and Tax do not go towards your minimum. There are three cycles for minimum billing which are divided alphabetically as shown above.

Food & Beverage MinimumAs a friendly reminder here are the minimum cycles. If you have any questions please contact the office.

Dear Member,What a beautiful Summer it has been! The Pool events had great participation this year. Everyone had a great time at the Llanerch Fun Fair. The Adult White-Out Party was a great success as you can see on the front cover!

Sadly, Summer is coming to an end. We hope you can join us as we say goodbye to Summer at our Annual Labor Day Celebration! Please join us at the Pool on Saturday, September 7, 2019 for Yappy Hour! Meet our Llanerch Goose Chasers, Zeus and Jazz! Bring your four legged friends for a swim before closing the Pool for the season! We are celebrating 100 Years of Llanerch this year at the Llanerch Centennial Celebration on Saturday, September 28, 2019. Come join the celebration for some golf, great food and dancing! I want to thank the Committee for their dedication to this event. You will soon see the fruits of their work as we decorate the Clubhouse with portraits depicting our storied history. You can view the flyer on page 7. The Celebration of our 100th year reminds us of our past. We are all well aware of the present day Llanerch which we enjoy every day, but we are also building a solid base for the future. I was leaving a Board Meeting one morning at 8:30 and noticed 60 or more members of our Junior Junior Golf Program on the Driving Range, that was impressive. As you look through the newsletter you will notice pictures illustrating the participation of our young members in the Tennis Programs and Swim Team as well. These are the future members of Llanerch and what a bright future it will be.

I don’t know about you but I am looking forward to Fall? The crisp weather is my favorite time of year to golf! The Adult Scavenger Hunt is back by popular demand on Saturday, October 19, 2019. We also have our Annual Family Halloween Party on Sunday, October 27, 2019. Everyone better start thinking of costume ideas! I hope to see you around the Club! Sincerely,Bob Pomante | President What one golfer learned playing every major venue (all 119 of them!), from the hardest test to the toughest get Joey Hines, 60, has traversed the globe, playing every course that has hosted a major. Here’s what he learned along the way and what he said about our beloved Golf Course! HARDEST GREENS | Joey Hines

Though the firm, fast greens at Llanerch Country Club in Havertown, Pa. (1958 PGA Championship), gave Hines everything that he could handle, the staunchest test of his flat-stick came at another Pennsylvania course. You can probably guess the one. “There are lots of difficult greens out there in the world, but Oakmont, good lord,” Hines says. “They are everything you’ve heard about, and more.”

Read the full story: https://apple.news/A41SuJZV5TzG6jE41ofDIrw

A Message from the President

NEW HOuSE MEMBERS:

Michael & Christine BarkerCraig & Allison CancroRichard & Kristy CobbRyan & Jill CrooksJeffry & Jill CiollLauraLynn DunleavyMichael & Katie FischerColin & Lindsay FlynnGeorge HomaPaul & Jackie MolloyRyan & Jennifer McGeorgeAnthony & Teresa MacchiaSeamus & Michelle O’BrienCharles & Christine PriestleySean & Kacy PowersJohn & Theresa RaechRay & Tricia Sanchez

New FuLL GOLF MEMBERS:

Ari & Jenn Flaisher Andrew & Emily Salamon Steve Stumpo & Anna Kelly

NEW INTERMEDIATE GOLF MEMBERS:

Fran & Erin Coyne Dave DiacoShaun MenkhausColin McShaneJoseph & Jillian Robostello

JuNIOR MEMBERS:

Brendan FarrellDoug MurrayAustin MurrayJack McGeeverIan Pott

New MeMBers

Is Your Roster Information Up to Date? 

Changed your contact information? Moved? Got married? 

Welcomed a new bundle of joy? 

Email our Membership Director, Kerri Margera, at Kmargera@llanerchcc.org to make sure your

information is correct in our system.

About five years ago I tried golf with 100-year-old hickory clubs for the first time and it’s more than a bit different than today’s game. There is no place to hide when the sweet spot on the club is the size of a pea. Though, when you make a good strike it gives you an unbelievable feeling and appreciation for the game the members of Llanerch played when the Club was formed.

1901 is the date the first golf club was chartered on this property, but it wasn’t until 1919, 100 years ago, when Thomas Fitzgerald founded Llanerch Country Club. Thankfully, we have had members, like Wilbur Germain and Dan Comly Sr, who collected dozens of bins of photos, documents and stories to help preserve our history. The stories and pictures have revealed some fascinating events from the past 100 years. Stories such as member Dorothy Germain Porter winning the US Amateur, Byron Nelson winning his seventh of eleven PGA tour events with a final round 63 and even War Bond events hosted by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby to support the war effort. We also have Llanerch News dating back to the 1920’s that show members of that time voicing the same complaints we still have today about slow play and bunker conditions. Another similarity between today and in the 1930’s was the popularity of winter golf. Marty Lyons, the longtime pro, said they would only stop playing when they had to shovel a path in the snow.

Thanks to the help of Cindy Ertner, Chris Wilkinson and the Board, a lot of this history will be displayed prominently around the Club. Over 30 pieces have been framed, including programs from great events and scorecards back when the course consisted of 27 holes. We will celebrate our history at the Centennial Event on September 28th, with the opportunity to try hickory clubs on some of our holes, along with viewing the history hung up around the Club. It is our hope that seeing more of Llanerch’s history on display will give members, guests and staff a sense of pride for what has made Llanerch a remarkable Club for over 100 years. David Atkinson

100 yEArS OF LLANErCH

LLANERCH CENtENNiAL CELEBRAtiON

Saturday, September 28, 2019

BrEAkFAST BEFOrE PLAy10:00 AM SHOTGUN

LUNCH ON THE COUrSE DUrING PLAy

SNACkS, GATOrADE, WATEr & BEEr ON THE COUrSErECEPTION TO FOLLOW | 1 HOUr OPEN BAr COCkTAIL HOUr AT 6:00 PM | DINNEr AT 7:00 PM

ALL GOLF MEMBErS WELCOME | MAkE yOUr OWN FOUrSOME

$85.00 per perSon (incluSive) PrICE INCLUDES, BrEAkFAST, LUNCH, DINNEr & PrIzES.

*CArT FEES & MIDWAy PUrCHASES NOT INCLUDED*

$40.00 per perSon (price excludeS Service charge & tax) to attend the Saturday dinner reception

CanCellation PoliCy: if you CanCel within 24 hours of a reservation your aCCount will be billed half PriCe. if you do not CanCel, it is Considered a no-show and your aCCount will be billed full PriCe. to register for this event Please visit the golf seCtion at llanerChCC.org under the women’s & mixed golf tab or Call the golf shoP at 610-446-9834

LLANERCH GOLF NEWS

Dear Members,

Although we’ve seen another year of very high rain totals, we’ve also been fortunate to see some beautiful weekends and high activity levels on the Golf Course!

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S GAP MATCHESCongratulations to our Women’s 1st team lead by Captain Judy McCormick for winning the 4th Cup and moving on to the 3rd Cup for 2020. The Men’s 4th team won their division this year. Captain Joe Milani’s team won all of their matches and will be moving into the D division in 2020. The other 3 Llanerch teams all finished 2nd in their Section.

MID YEAR TOuRNAMENT RECAP Congratulations to our Tournament Winners so far!

Opening Day – Bob Noone, Tom Eicke, Grant Phillips, Dan Wesoloskie Women’s Opening Day – Janet Garrity, Charlene Eichman, Nancy Brophy, Carol BanfordMemorial Day Mixed – Michael Mackey, Wendy Mackey, Bruce Murray, Winnie MurrayFinsterwald Cup – Tom Spano & Jeff OsbergMen’s Member-Guest – Nick Corsanico & Andrew Rumford Jr.Parent/Child Tournament – 18 Hole Division Reilly & Marc Shaffer, 9 Hole Division T1st Conor & Brian McDonald & Steve Stumpo and Kieran Kelly, 4 Hole Division Vincent & Felix GlodeBeerFest Member Guest – Don Eichman, Sam Silverman, Dave Carpenter, George SlaterLWGO Member Guest – Charlene Eichman, Terry Davis, Judy Welde, Katie McGearyIntermediate Invitational – Mike Haas & Rob Haas Twilight League Champions – Team Pebble Beach!

JuNIOR GOLF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Joey MorgantiCongratulations to Llanerch Junior-Junior Golfer Joey Morganti! Joey has been selected to participate in the Pure Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach in September run by the First Tee Program. Joey is the first player selected from the Philadelphia Chapter since 2016. This year’s event is the first of its kind in which junior golfers from First Tee play alongside PGA TOUR Champions players as well as amateurs. The event will be televised on the Golf Channel September 24-29.

Bailey KerriganEach year, junior golfers around the country compete in the Drive Chip and Putt with hopes of qualifying for the finals at Augusta National before The Masters the following April. We are still in the middle of qualifying for the 2020 Finals. Congratulations to Llanerch’s Bailey Kerrigan for winning at the local and sub-regional level and advancing to the regionals at Oakmont in the Girls 7-9 Division. We’ll be rooting for Bailey on September 7th!

FORMER LLANERCH MEMBER VINCE COVELLO

Vince Covello grew up in the Junior-Junior program at Llanerch Country Club. He is now 37 and has been chasing his dream of playing on the PGA Tour for the last 15 years. Now that the Korn Ferry Tour regular season has come to a close Vince has officially earned his PGA Tour Card for the 2019-2020 season. Click HERE for a link to a great story in the Inquirer about Vince. Also, see below for the signed flag Vince recently gave to Llanerch. Or search the Philadelphia Inquirer

Thank you and we hope to see you at the Club soon!

Chris Wilkinson Head Golf Professional

Llanerch Trip to Northern Ireland & Scotland

August 2019

L Lanerch Tenn isDear Members, We had a great 2019 Tennis Season! The Summer Tennis Programs has been a great success! Our Junior Interclub Team had great participation and camaraderie. Thursdays Ladies and Junior Saturday/Cardio Clinics have been unstoppable, continuing through out the entire season. Many players have shown remarkable improvement! As the season winds down I want to thank the Llanerch Members for all their event participation! Please enjoy all the pictures from the 2019 Tennis Season!

Sincerely, Carlos Girola | Tennis Professional

LLANERCH LADIES TENNIS | By Cindy Bodalski

Even though the summer months have now passed, there is still great Fall Tennis to be enjoyed. We have the beautiful new Deck to view Club Champs Matches, or for meeting after Matches. Grand Prix and Club Champs Matches are still happening, and there have been some great Matches.

A big THANK YOU to Debbie Martino, Sarah Campbell, Donna Milici, Ryan DeVitis, Katie O’Hara, and everyone else that helped on the Social Committee for two Great Events: The Member/Member/Guest “Wimbledon” Event, and the “Monte Carlos” Event. Both had fun Tennis, great decorations, prizes and great fun!

We’re looking forward to the next Tennis Event, “Play for the Prize” on Sunday, September 22, 2019. Come in your “Costume/Mask” and be ready for a “Spooky” fun filled Event. See the flyer for further details.

Mark your Calendars for the Annual Awards Banquet on Friday, November 1, 2019 where we gather to talk about a great Season and honor all the Club Champs and Gran Prix Winners!

Brooke Caroline Phillips Daughter of grant & Bridget Phillips Born June 7, 2019,

7 pounds, 10 ounces

Caroline Keane Daughter of James & Laura Keane

Born March 14, 2019

WeLCOMing Our neWest LLanerCh MeMBers!!

Finn ryan Kelly Son of Jeff & Audrey Kelly

Born april 1, 2019, 8 pounds, 11 ounces

Celebrating Llanerch senior swimmersKylie swanick, seamus Maguire & annie holmes at the swim team Banquet

a beautiful Llanerch sunset submitted by Wendy Mackey

Llanerch Members enjoying a trip to scotland

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to book an event please contact our Catering Director, Colleen sloan at 610-446-2232 x113 or e-mail csloan@llanerchcc.org

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Bridge Club Dear Members,Duplicate Bridge will meet every Friday at 12:30 PM. Anyone interested in beginner Bridge lessons or for more information or to be matched up with a partner please contact Peg Woolard at 610-544-6987.

Thank you,Peg Woolard

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Cigarbecue

Book Club

wGAP Open Day

LwGO Closing Day

Dinner

Barbara D. eichman

Tournament

Labor Day Mixed Golf Tournament

LwGO Member- Member

Yappy Hour

Men’s Member-Member Drawing

LwGO Closing Day Tournament

wGAP Charlotte

Barnhard Cup

Ladies Play for the Prize

Labor Day rr

Labor Day BBQ

Family Halloween

Party

Adult scavenger

Hunt

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Drawing for Barbara D. eichman

First Friday

Book Club

LCC Centennial Celebration

9 & Dine First Friday

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Tennis Club Champs Semi

Men’s Member-Member BYOW

Tennis Club Champs Semi

Men’s Member-Member

Tennis Club Champs Finals

Golf Club Champs

LwGO Play with the Pro

CLuB CLOseD

Tennis Club Champs Finals

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Pig Roast Member-Guest

September 2019

October 2019

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Book Club UPCOMING SELECTIONS

Attention:All members new and old, if you would like to join the Book Club they meet once a month. Dinner starts at 6:00 PM with a discussion of the book to follow.

If you would like to sign up please contact the office at 610-446-2232 or e-mail egardner@llanerchcc.org.

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