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IN MEMORIAM

If you’ d like to memorialize your fellow Olympians, you may make

a donation in their name to the Olympic Club Foundation.

ROBERT C. HALL Passed away July 9 Member since 1964

MICHAEL BOLECHOWSKI Passed away August 25

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MARI JANE MODENA Passed away September 1

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JOHN E. SEQUEIRA Passed away September 4

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TIMOTHY E. TREACY Passed away October 5

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JOHN V. TILLY Passed away October 6

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Above: Once the competition portion of the OC Sports Invitational was finished, Olympic Club athletes and their competitors cleaned up to enjoy a reception celebrating sportsmanship. For a look at the weekend’s action, see page 12.

Front Cover: This year brought a new sport to The Olympic Club — women’s field hockey. Commissioner Savannah Devarney (left), captains Nicole Ng (center) and Hadley Bell (right), and their teammates are ready to compete. Read about how this new team was created and what they’re doing on page 4. Photo by Liza Gershman.

SPORTS & WELLNESS8 NCAA Tip-Off

12 OC Sports Invitational

21 Wellness — Ask Rochelle

26 Draft Night — Basketball

27 ONE CLUB Challenge

28 Fitness Tip — Loosen Up

32 Athletic Director’s Update

36 Back to the Basics

38 SGA Corner

39 Tee to Green

SOCIAL & DINING16 Multi-Vintner Wine Tasting

17 OC Ladies Night

17 Golden Jocksters Luncheon

19 Hall of Fame

24 2015 Holiday Schedule

MONTHLY FEATURES2 President’s Memo

20 From The Archives

22 Calendar

23 Upcoming Events

23 Hours of Operation

46 GM’s Report

MAIN FEATURES4 Introducing Women’s

Field Hockey

10 Golf Dress Code: Refresher & Updates

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PRESIDENT’S MEMO

If you will allow me a moment to talk about one of my family’s cherished traditions at The Olympic Club — for my three daughters and for me — it is our annual attendance at Father/Daughter Night. November is our 32nd straight appearance at this great event. This year my daughters Jennifer (Dean of Academics and teacher at Saint Mary’s High School in Berkeley — and seven months pregnant) and Lynnie (sophomore at Saint Ignatius) will accompany me. My other daughter Kendall (senior at Gonzaga University) is away at school contemplating life after college! For all of you fathers of daughters out there, this is an event not to miss. Your daughter is never too young to attend; each of my daughters started attending after their first birthday. I have included a picture here of our Father/Daughter in 2001, when my youngest was only one year old, as proof!

This time of year also brings our annual Hall of Fame event. This year was as outstanding as each of the past. An exceptional group of athletes was enshrined and our own Brian Murphy did a fabulous job emceeing

the event. One of the athletes, shooter Michel Dunia, was present. His comments about shooting at the world-class level during his 50-year career were compelling. Family members and/or friends represented other athletes who all received a certificate and their name on the wall in our Hall of Fame in the City Clubhouse. Congratulations to all, and especially to our fellow Board of Director Andy Clark on the induction of his grandfather, “Woody” Paynter, for handball. (See the inductees on page 19.)

This fall also featured a new event at our Club — the OC Sports Invitational. In lieu of the New York Athletic Club’s decision to suspend the Humphrey-Thompson Cup competition, our Athletic Captain Doug Norton proposed the idea of an invitational. You can read about the competitions and results in this issue of the Olympian on page 12.

What impressed me most was the camaraderie among all the athletes at the competition. I attended the closing reception and the congenial spirit of our own athletes and those from the other organizations permeated the room. For example, I was very impressed how the OC and USA water polo players mingled and laughed after a very intense competition in the pool earlier. Thanks to Doug, Gary Crook and OC staff for all the hard work on this event. Andrew King, our rugby commissioner, wrote the following to Gary and Doug:

“On behalf of The Olympic Club rugby team, I wanted to say thank you for the OC Sports Invitational. Throughout the course of the day,

nearly every one of our players took the time to thank me for the activities, food, drink and gear they received in conjunction with the Invitational. I only think it is fair I pass along that gratitude to those responsible for the event and its success. It is events like the Invitational that always remind me of how fortunate I am to be part of not just the rugby team, but The Olympic Club at large.”

Thanks, Andrew. I think these words truly capture the spirit of our Club.

There has been considerable progress made regarding the implementation of the Lakeside Master Plan (LMP). Our LMP Board sub-committee continues to work closely with our architects Hart Howerton to develop plans for the various components. We have sought input from a wider group of members regard-ing the tennis, bar, women’s locker room and expanded workout room renovations. This input has proven quite valuable in refin-ing these components of the LMP. The goal of this phase remains unchanged: to develop plans to a sufficient level of detail to get reli-able and realistic pricing and then prioritize implementation. Watch this column and else-where for more updates.

Finally, one more note about Committee service. Any Active member who has been a member for two years, including for the first time Athletic members, can now serve on committees. Please sign up!

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John Jack and his daughters Jennifer, Lynnie and Kendall at Father/Daughter Night in 2001.

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THE OLYMPIC CLUB WELCOMES A NEW SPORT

WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEYby Kelly Hook, photos by Liza Gershman

Field hockey team captain Hadley Bell demonstrates a reverse sweep.


WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY

Forming a new sport at The Olympic Club requires a hunger to succeed coupled with an extreme passion for

that sport, much like that of an entrepreneur beginning a new company. A burning desire to make it all happen — finding players with the ideal balance of talent and cultural fit, ensuring a great place to practice, building a sustainable financial model, garnering support from others and proving to the Board that there is enough ‘market opportunity’ to validate their existence in the first place — takes serious dedication.

That entrepreneurial fire and zeal certainly lives within the commissioner and founder of The Olympic Club’s newest sport: women’s field hockey. Savannah Devarney is the perfect person to usher this beautiful sport into the Club. Not only is it a new sport for the Club, it is also one of the first post-collegiate women’s field hockey teams in the country — which highlights our Club’s progressiveness and is a further testament to Devarney’s determination.

As she has been building the foundation of the team, she has simultaneously been launch-ing her own probiotics company, after having spent the last 10 years growing a neuroscience company, Brain Resource. Now Devarney, at only 30 years old, is charging into a new career while also bringing 20 talented athletes together to form this new team, one she hopes will be-come the pride of The Olympic Club.

“Our team is incredibly talented both on and off the field,” Devarney remarked when asked to describe the new team’s members. “Successful and driven as both athletes and working professionals but also fun, kind and collaborative. It’s really an extraordinary dynamic that’s

emerged because the women are so special individually and even more so as a team.”

While they bring different types of experience and personalities to the team, they unite around their passion for the game of hockey and desire to compete. “There’s something about continuing to develop as a competitive athlete with a team you’re committed to even after the road to the NCAA title or the Olympics has passed,” said Nicole Ng, one of the captains. “We always talk about how it brings this fire to our bellies that permeates throughout all aspects of our lives.”

One of the most helpful factors in the team’s evolution was the guidance they received from other established OC women’s teams, particularly soccer and lacrosse, who shared their insights. “We spent a lot of time with their current and previous commissioners to learn what worked for them and what didn’t,” Devarney said. “The guidance from other

women’s teams at the Club was the key factor in our ability to be successful so early. We’re so grateful for that!”

The team is coached by Kevin Barber, who has been playing for the U.S. National Team for eight years, with 93 international caps, including the 2011 Pan American games. (‘Caps’ refers to a sanctioned international game; when a national team member plays for their country against another country, they earn a ‘cap’.) When asked to comment on

“Our team is incredibly talented both on and off the field — successful and driven as both athletes and working professionals but also fun, kind and collaborative.”

— Savannah Devarney, commissioner


the new team, Barber also highlighted their individuality and athletic talent.

“It’s crucial to maintain a high level of fitness to be a competitive field hockey player and these women are committed,” Barber noted. “Players have to cover up to six miles in the span of a 60-minute match and these distances are coupled with sharp accelerations and changes in direction. In many ways though, the running is the easy part of field hockey fitness, whereas the motor memory

necessary to control, pass and shoot the ball effectively can take years

to develop. I am confident that we will see great things from our new Olympic Club team.”

The rules of field hockey are very similar to soccer. There are 11 players on a team, including a goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders and forwards. The only player allowed to use their feet and hands, as well as their stick, is the goalkeeper. There

are no offside rules in field hockey, however, so the game is extremely fast and can be potentially very high scoring.

Field hockey is a sport of great tradition. In fact, field hockey, which is just referred to as ‘hockey’ most everywhere else in the world, was the first and only sport dubbed “appropriate for women” in 1800s Great Britain because it carried a certain level of elegance and beauty while also being a vigorous form of exercise and an accessible sport.

In those days, field hockey was always played on grass. Artificial surfaces started to be-come the norm in the 1970s and now the ‘field’ in field hockey is water-based artificial turf.

“Field hockey is unique because we need artificial turf in order to keep the ball speed fast enough,” Devarney explained. “So we rent the local collegiate surfaces to play the game at our level. We are fortunate to have great relationships with the collegiate community and they’re very supportive because our team is a pipeline for their players.”

Relationships with the greater community are an important goal for the team. In addition to collegiate ties, they will also be taking on youth development and community involve-ment in greater San Francisco.

“We know that a rising tide lifts all boats, so we’re developing the sport on the elite level while simultaneously getting local youth development going,” Devarney shared.

“We have already elected Kendall Beveridge to serve as our youth coordinator, and we have several high school coaches on our squad including all the most recent coaches from Saint Ignatius.”

They also plan to market themselves within the national hockey community. “We want the United States Field Hockey Association to see The Olympic Club’s investment in us as a model for building post-collegiate adult field hockey, which is actually one of their stated goals,” Devarney said. “We want them to encourage other clubs to also invest in field hockey, both domestically and internationally, and then try their hand at playing against us! One of our major goals in 2016 is to build a local league for us to compete within. We’ll be piloting that this spring.”

For now, the team mainly competes at larger tournaments. This year, they’ve com-peted at CalCup and Canada Cup, two of North America’s most difficult tournaments. Despite an ambitious entry into these tour-naments so early in their career, they tied the reigning champions in both competitions. This month, they’ll head to the U.S. National

Field hockey commissioner Savannah Devarney, the driving force who made the team a reality.


WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY

Festival over Thanksgiving weekend. In 2016, they’re set to attend the 4Goals tournament at Brown University as a way to build visibility on the East Coast and amongst leaders within the national community. They’re also encour-aging and supporting a team in the develop-ment stages at the New York Athletic Club.

One of the most exciting things about the formation of this new team is their com-mitment to becoming a part of Olympic Club culture. The strength and conditioning lead, Kori Graff, has even designed a plyometric work out for the team that will also be useful for other athletes. She has opened up this class on Thursday nights in the yoga studio as a pilot for their team but they want to expand it to a larger space for other athletes. The pro-gram builds strength in field hockey-specific movements, which are the same movements

needed by other athletes in sports like lacrosse, soccer and rugby.

The team trains together in the City Clubhouse gym on Mondays and often head down to Article III afterward — hoping to meet other members while strengthening their own camaraderie. “Our new teammates often know nothing about the Club and we are all so thrilled to be welcomed and supported as individual athletes and also as a sport and team. My main hope is that we build a visible team the Club can be proud of and wants to interact with. If people see us in Article III, I hope they’ll say hello!”

Devarney welcomes notes from members who want to learn more, join the strength and conditioning program, or get involved. Her email is [email protected].

FIELD HOCKEY FULL TEAM ROSTER f Savannah DeVarney (commissioner) f Nicole Ng (captain) f Hadley Bell (captain) f Haley Sanchez (captain) f Kori Graff f Kendall Beveridge f Kellie York f Holly Jenkinson f Missy Coyne f Sophie Valcke f Lisa Lohre f Elise Ogle f Pili Mayora f Maisa Badawy f Veronica Sykes f Lauren Talbot f Kevin Barber (coach)

Team members Kori Graff (strength & conditioning lead), Hadley Bell (captain), Nicole Ng (captain), Kellie York, Holly Jenkinson and Sophie Valcke.


NCAA BasketballTip-Off DinnerNearly 300 Olympians and their guests took advantage of the opportunity to listen to the Bay Area’s NCAA Division I basketball coaches discuss their expectations for the upcoming season at the 2015 NCAA Tip-Off event on Oct. 6. The event moved back to Lakeside and changed to dinner this year. Marching bands and cheerleaders from the University of San Francisco, Santa Clara University and University of California Berkeley entertained the crowd on their way inside.

Rodney Terry, head coach of Fresno State University, talked about the differences in his squad this year, explaining that with some of the older players on the roster this year,

“We have a depth we haven’t had in the past.” Terry also explained how the Bulldogs have worked on developing their chemistry, evolving into “a closer ball club and a closer staff.”

Cuonzo Martin, head coach of the Cal Golden Bears, emphasized the importance of the “stu-dent” in student athlete, as well as having a balance in life beyond winning games. He also took his time at the podium to inspire the crowd, “When you feel like you can’t dig any more, keep digging and you’ll get it done.”

USF’s Rex Walters, Santa Clara University’s Kerry Keating, St. Mary’s Randy Bennett, UC Davis’ Jim Les, Brian Katz from Sacramento State University, Pacific’s Ron Verlin and San Jose State’s Dave Wojcik also shared insight into their plans for the season.

photos by Robin Cheung8 The Olympic Club | November 2015


FROM THE HOUSE COMMI T TEE

DRESS CODEREFRESHER & UPDATES photos by Gene Choi

The following dress code is in effect at Lakeside starting Nov. 1 on the golf course, driving range and clubhouse. Please make sure that you and your guests follow these rules:

MEN’S GOLF ATTIRE

f Shirts must have a collar, turtleneck, or mock turtleneck. Shirts must have sleeves.

f Shirts must be tucked in at all times. Pullovers may be untucked if they have a finished hem and are designed to be worn loose.

f Pants or shorts cannot be made of denim or cargo-styled. Shorts can be up to 2” above the knee.

WOMEN’S GOLF ATTIRE

f Shirts must have a collar, turtle-neck, or mock turtleneck. Shirts may be sleeveless.

f Shirts must be tucked in unless they were designed to be loose fitting and have a finished hem.

f Shorts, skirts, skorts, or culottes can be up to 4” above the knee.

f Pants or shorts cannot be made of denim or cargo-styled.

f Yoga-style pants of any length are not permitted. Rule of thumb: If it looks like yoga pants, it is yoga pants.

f Fitness tights of any length are not permitted unless they are worn under a skirt, skort, or golf shorts.

ATTIRE FOR EVERYONE

f Denim of any kind is not permitted anywhere at Lakeside.

f Hats must be worn with the bill facing forward. Hats are not allowed inside any OC clubhouses.

f Shoes are required.

Please email [email protected] with any questions.

Collared or crew shirts are acceptable.

Shirts should be tucked in unless there is a finished hem.

Shorts or skirts shorter than 4” above the knee are not permitted.NEW

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Collared shirts with sleeves are acceptable.

All shirts must be tucked in.

Golf shorts no shorter than 2” above the knee are allowed.

T-shirts are not permitted.

Cargo shorts/pants are not permitted.

Untucked shirts with a finished hem are acceptable.

Yoga or exercise tights/ pants are not permitted.

Hats with bill facing forward are permitted on the golf course. Hats are not allowed in the clubhouse.

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Over the weekend of Oct. 2 and 3, the inaugural OC Sports Invitational welcomed soccer, lacrosse, rugby, water polo and basketball teams to compete against Olympic Club teams. Teams from the Washington Athletic Club (WAC) as well as other local and regional teams competed (see list of scores below) and The Olympic Club squads won the majority of the games.

In the spirit of the Humphey-Thompson Cup that came before it, the Invitational provided great opportunities for cross-sport camaraderie. There were many athletes who came out to support their friends on other teams, cheering them on against outside opponents.

Thank you to the athletes who came out to compete, as well as support other teams, and the staff who worked so hard to create this new event.

BASKETBALLOpen Team: OC 93 — WAC 85Women’s Team: OC 63 — WAC 51

LACROSSEMen’s: OC 15 — Barbary Coast 9Women’s: OC 2 — East Bay Athletics 2

RUGBYOC 36 — Pelicans 12

SOCCERMen’s: OC 4 — WAC 0Women’s: OC 5 — CSU Chico 0

WATER POLOMen’s: OC 16 — USA National 9Women’s: OC 6 — West Coast All Stars 13

OC SPORTS

INVITATIONAL

basketball photos by Frank Morse, field sports photos by Ether Ling12 The Olympic Club | November 2015

water polo photos by Gene Choi The Olympic Club | November 2015 13

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delicious holiday snacks will be served.

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New Year’sEve Gala

DEC 31, LAKESIDE7:30PM Hosted Cocktails & Hors D’oeuvres

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HIKE&DIPJANUARY 16:45am 7-mile run from the lot at Fulton & Great Highway

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8:15am Charge into the Pacific Ocean

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M U L T I - V I N T N E R

WINETASTING

More than 400 Olympians enjoyed tasting fine wines from nearly 60 local wineries on Oct. 2 at Lakeside. The tasting featured a mix of wines already on the Club’s wine list and varietals that have not been shown to membership before. This event is always a sell out, so get your ticket early next year!

The shrimp sculpture pictured below weighed about 220 lbs. and took 50 lbs. of shrimp to fill it at the start.

photos by Michael Mustacchi16 The Olympic Club | November 2015

OC Ladies NightHave you ever wondered how to meet your fellow women Olympians? The Club hosts a few events a year specifically to encourage better connections between our women members. On Oct. 7, nearly 50 women members shared their experiences, learning about each other’s favorite events, activities and sports, and what they have in common.

GOLDEN JOCKSTERS BANQUETA TR IP DOW N MEMORY L A NE

For the 18th year in a row, the Club honored our senior members for their dedication to staying fit and active during the Golden Jocksters Luncheon on Oct. 8 at City Clubhouse. Staff recognized the senior Olympians who partic-ipate in the regular classes with awards, thanking them for being so much fun to work with throughout the year.

Ladies Night photos by Pamela Andres The Olympic Club | November 2015 17

A feature from the History & Archives Committee giving Olympians a look at the way we were.

from theARCHIVES

FROM THE ARCHIVES

JUNIORS & GOLF

A correspondent asks us why THE OLYMPIAN has been giving so much space to golf of late. The answer is that so many men are playing golf nowadays it is natural to assume that there are many interested in the literature of golf. On all sides are evidences of the popularity of golf. In our travels through the State it has seemed to us that California is gradually being mapped out into golf links. In this city there is a tee near Lands’ End, another on the roof of THE OLYMPIC CLUB.

Our correspondent says golf is “not a game for athletes, and therefore should not figure in THE OLYMPIC CLUB.” We do not agree with him. Golf is a sport by which the athlete may remain an athlete all his life. Golf knows not the restriction of time, season, or circumstance. At no age is a person inefficient at golf.

The mystery of the fascination of golf is beyond our power of solution, and we have not permitted ourselves to cultivate a taste for golf because we dread the tyranny we see it exercising over some of our friends. Nevertheless we feel under obligations to our readers, and we know there are some who would never have the pleasure of reading anything, if we did not supply them with an occasional article on golf.

JUBILANT JUVENILES This galaxy of exultant youthful Olympians had the times of their lives on their Red Letter Day at Lakeside recently, as can be attested by their smiling faces.

The Chairman of Junior Golf announced that three of the Junior members did very well in the Northern California Championships held at the Country Club: John Miller was medalist, John Chapman was runner-up, and Tom O’Kane was semi-finalist.

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Portion of the group of 150 in front of the City Clubhouse before departure for Country Club (aka Lakeside). Please let us know if you recognize any of these boys!

Tom O’Kane John Miller18 The Olympic Club | November 2015

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On Sept. 24, The Olympic Club inducted the 2015 Hall of Fame class during a reception at the City Clubhouse. More than 100 friends and family celebrated the achieve-ments of A. Woodman Paynter, handball; Michel Dunia, shooting; Art Larsen, tennis; Norman Ross, swimming; Hans and Ernest Ohrt, cycling, and Rink Babka, track and field. Congratulations, again, to the inductees.

A big thank you to Brian Murphy, the illustrious emcee, and the Hall of Fame committee. If you’d like to read more about the inductees, visit www.olyclub.com.

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WELLNESS ASK ROCHELLERochelle Lacey: MS, RD, ACSM-HFS, CWWS/CWWPM, RD Wellness, Olympic Club Consulting Dietitian

SECRETS OF ETERNAL YOUTH MORE SLEEP, LESS STRESS, RIGHT MOVEMENT, GOOD NUTRITIONTales of the Fountain of Youth have stirred for many years. Accounts appear in writings by Herodotus in the 5th century BC and are even mentioned in stories of Prester John during his early crusades in the 11th and 12th centuries. Early adventurers and explorers have embarked on sailing excursions with hopes of discovering the much sought after eternal youth, like Ponce de Leon, the famous Spanish explorer. Fast forward to 2015 and we still seek the feeling of being forever young. (Chime the infomercials!). The solution to this enigma may be found within. Read on to uncover the secret of these elusive tales and discover your body’s natural restorative powers — no “magic pill” required.

MORE SLEEPIt is common knowledge that we need 7–9 hours of sleep for proper rest. And it’s true! Remember the last time you experienced a really good, sound night of sleep and woke up looking about 10 years younger? Your body uses this time of total rest and relaxation for repair and healing. Sleep is just as important as activity.

Rochelle’s tips: Try shutting down technology at least an hour before bedtime and eat at least two hours before hitting the hay for the best zzzs. You’ll boost tes-tosterone levels (good for ladies and gentlemen), reduce cravings for sugary and salty foods and increase mental acuity.

LESS STRESSIt’s that all too familiar feeling. That stream of adrenaline just before giving a speech or when you’re sailing and your boat takes on water or her engine won’t start and you can’t get back to the marina. Stress from these types of brief encounters is normal. However, chronic stress as experienced in today’s society can be harmful to your health and may also have long-term damaging effects on major systems of the body.

Rochelle’s tips: Techniques to tame stress include yoga, medita-tion, prayer, walking, or getting a massage. Remember…if you feel uncomfortable or rushed about doing something, give yourself a little breathing room and push it out to a better time. Nothing is so important that you can’t give yourself some space away from the problem and come back with a fresh approach and sustainable solutions. You can either be part of the problem or become the solution to the problem.

THE RIGHT MOVEMENTMetabolic exercises can boost your metabolism. Barre-style exercises or weight training with minimal rest between repetitions will do the trick.

Rochelle’s tips: Try to incorporate these 3–5 times per week. Call me if you need a little assistance in this area. We have professionals here who can help.

GOOD NUTRITIONOh yes, the power of good food. If you focus on good nutrition 80–90% of the time, you can splurge 10–20% of the time.

Rochelle’s tips: To support that youthful glow and increase the spring in your step simply, keep processed sugar to a minimum (i.e. juice, bread, cookies, cakes, pastries), focus on whole organic fruit and dark chocolate (70% or greater) if you crave a little sweet. Drink water, especially with alco-hol and caffeinated beverages (match 2:1 — 2 glasses of water for every non-water beverage), choose healthy fats from olive oil, unsalted nuts, local and organic meats and fresh sustainable sea-food. And did I mention sleep?!

“You can’t change the direction of the wind but you can adjust your sails to reach your destination.”

— Jimmy Dean

Ottima salute (best in health)! Rochelle


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UPCOMING EVENTSEvents do sell out, so sign up early!You can typically register as early as two months before an event on www.olyclub.com (i.e. reservations for events in November open in September). Watch the magazine, digital signage and the weekly blasts for reminders and updates.

Please note: Club cancellation policy details are available on the registration pages online. Many events require cancellations to be made by a certain date before the event to avoid being charged for the total number of reservations booked.

NOVEMBERFRI—SUN

6,7,8 14,15

FATHER DAUGHTER NIGHTS (SOLD OUT)Lakeside Clubhouse

SATURDAY

7 JUNIOR AWARDS BANQUETCity Clubhouse

WEDNESDAY

11 THEATER NIGHT — IF/THENCity Clubhouse

THURSDAY

26 THANKSGIVING DAY BUFFETSBoth Clubhouses

DECEMBERWEDNESDAY

2 LADIES HOLIDAY LUNCHEONLakeside Clubhouse

SUNDAY

6 GINGERBREAD HOUSE DECORATINGLakeside Clubhouse

SUNDAY

6 HIGH TEACity Clubhouse

FRI & SAT

11,12 18,19

HOLIDAY PARTY BUFFETSLakeside Clubhouse

SAT & SUN

12,13 19,20

CHILDREN’S HOLIDAY PARTIESCity Clubhouse

FRIDAY

25 CHRISTMAS DAY CELEBRATIONBoth Clubhouses

THURSDAY

31 NEW YEAR’S EVE GALALakeside Clubhouse

JANUARYFRIDAY

1 HIKE & DIPLakeside Clubhouse

SATURDAY

9 PRESIDENT’S BALLLakeside Clubhouse

FRI & SAT

15,16 CRAB FEEDSCity Clubhouse

FRI & SAT

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HOURS OF OPERATION

CITY CLUBHOUSE 415.345.5100

CLUBHOUSEMon–Fri: 5am–11:30pmSat & Sun: 6am–9pm

ATHLETIC FACILITIES Mon–Fri: 5am–11pmSat & Sun: 6am–8:30pm

THE CAFÉMon–Fri: 6am–9pmSat & Sun: 8am–6pm

ARTICLE IIIBreakfast Menu | Mon–Fri: 7–9:30amBrunch Menu | Sat & Sun: 7am–2:30pmLunch Menu | Mon–Fri: 11:30am–2:30pmDinner Menu/Bar Bites | Mon–Fri: 4:30–9:30pm, Sat: 4:30–8:30pmBar Hours | Mon–Fri: 11am–11pm, Sat: 9am–10pm, Sun: 9am–4pm

A3XBreakfast Menu | Mon–Fri: 7–9:30am, Sat–Sun: 7am–2:30pmAll Day Menu | Mon–Sat: 9:30am–2:30pm, Sun: 7am–4pm

BAR 1860Wed/Thurs: 5–8pm

MAIN DINING ROOMWed Tasting Menu Dinner: 6–9pmThurs Buffet Dinner: 6–9pm

MASSAGEMon–Fri: 11am–7pm Sat: 12–5pm Sun: By Appointment Only

SPORT SHOPMon–Fri: 10am–6pmSat & Sun: 9am–3pm

BARBERMon–Thurs: 10am–5pmFri: 10am–6pm, Sat: 9am–3pm

SHOE SHINE SERVICE Mon–Fri: 5:30–8amMon, Tues, Thurs: 6–9pmDrop-Off: between 10–noon — ready at 6pm; before 9pm — ready by 10am next day

LAKESIDE CLUBHOUSE 415.404.4300

CLUBHOUSETues–Sun: 6am–10pm

MAIN DINING ROOM Breakfast | Sunday Brunch Buffet: 10am–1:30pm Lunch | Tues & Fri: 12–2pmFri À La Carte Dinner: 6–8:30pmSun Buffet Dinner: 5–7:30pm

GRILL ROOMBreakfast | Sat, Sun & Holidays: 7–11amLunch | Wed–Fri, Sun & Holidays: 11am–2:30pm, Sat: 11am–3pm

GRILL BAR Beverage Service | Tues–Fri: 11am–8pm, Sat & Sun: 8am–8pm

MAIN BARBeverage Service | Tues: 11am–2:30pm, Fri: 11am–2:30pm & 5–10pm, Sun: 9:30am–9pm N

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2015 HOLIDAY SCHEDULEUnless noted below, everything will operate on a normal schedule.

THANKSGIVING WEEK WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25LAKESIDE CLUBHOUSEGrill Bar: 11am–8pmGrill Room: 11am–2:30pm

CITY CLUBHOUSEMDR & 1860: Closed

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26LAKESIDE CLUBHOUSEThanksgiving Buffet: 2:30, 3pm & 6, 6:30pmGrill Room: ClosedGrill Bar: 11am–7pm

CITY CLUBHOUSEClubhouse: 6am–9pmThanksgiving Buffet: 1 & 4pmCafé: 8am–6pmArticle III: Bar only 11am–5pmAll other outlets: Closed*No athletic classes

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27LAKESIDE CLUBHOUSEMDR & Main Bar: Closed Grill Bar: 8am–8pmGrill Room: 7am–2:30pm

CITY CLUBHOUSERegular clubhouse hours*Modified athletic schedule

CHRISTMAS WEEK THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24LAKESIDE CLUBHOUSEGrill Bar: 11am–8pmGrill Room: 11am–2:30pm

CITY CLUBHOUSEClubhouse: 6am–9pmCafé: 6:30am–8pmArticle III: 7am–4pmMDR & 1860: Closed*No athletic classes

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25LAKESIDE CLUBHOUSEChristmas Buffet: 2:30, 3pm & 6, 6:30pmMDR & Main Bar: ClosedGrill Room & Grill Bar: Closed

CITY CLUBHOUSEClubhouse: 6am–9pmChristmas Buffet: 1 & 4pmCafé: 8am–4pmArticle III: Bar only 11am–5pm1860: Open on Fridays in DecemberAll other outlets: Closed*No athletic classes

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26LAKESIDE CLUBHOUSEGrill Bar: 8am–8pmGrill Room: 7am–2:30pm

NEW YEAR’S WEEK THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31LAKESIDE CLUBHOUSEGrill Bar: 11am–8pmGrill Room: 11am–2:30pmNew Year’s Eve Gala: 7:30pm–1am

CITY CLUBHOUSEClubhouse: 6am–9pmCafé: 6:30am–8pmArticle III: 7am–8pm, bar only 8–11pmMDR & 1860: Closed

FRIDAY, JANUARY 1LAKESIDE CLUBHOUSEMDR & Main Bar: Closed Grill Bar: 8am–8pmGrill Room: 7am–2:30pmHike & Dip: 7:30am at Ocean Beach

CITY CLUBHOUSEClubhouse: 6am–9pmCafé: 8am–6pmArticle III: 10am–4pmAll other outlets: Closed*No athletic classes

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2LAKESIDE CLUBHOUSEGrill Bar: 8am–8pmGrill Room: 7am–2:30pm

ThanksgivingBuffetNovember 26

Lakeside Clubhouse2:30 & 3pm, 6 & 6:30 pm

City Clubhouse1 & 4pm

$64 adult | $32 child 6–125 and under complimentaryAll prices plus tax and service charge.

Dress Code: Coat and Tie. Dress Code will be strictly enforced.

All cancellations received after 5pm on November 17 and all no shows will

be charged for the total number of reservations booked.

RSVP at www.olyclub.com

Christmas DayBuffetsCIT Y CLUBHOUSE 1 & 4pm

LAKESIDE 2:30, 3, 6 & 6:30pm

$64/adults, $32/ages 6-12, complimentary 5 and underDress code: Coat & tie. Dress code will be strictly enforced.

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1ST OC BASKETBALL

DRAFT NIGHTThe competition was fierce and the smack-talk level was high at the first-ever Draft Night for OC basketball on Oct. 1 in Post Street Gym. Captains and coaches had their stat lists ready along with their top choices and back-up picks ready to go as they selected their players for the 2016 season.

photos by Traci Mysliwiec26 The Olympic Club | November 2015

ONE CLUB

C H A L L E N G E

9.12.15

The inaugural ONE CLUB Tennis Challenge brought together athletes from rugby, squash, lacrosse, field hockey, bas-ketball and soccer to compete against each other in a mixed doubles tennis tournament benefitting The Olympic Club Foundation on Sept. 12 at Lakeside.

The men’s lacrosse team won the tourna-ment and the family-fun day ended with the semi-final Open Club tennis champi-onship match won by Albert Chang.

With the tireless support of The Olympic Club tennis section and generosity of more than 150 guests, over $15,000 was raised to support Bay Area youth sports. Thank you to everyone helping enrich young athletes’ lives!

photos by Brandon LaBerteaux The Olympic Club | November 2015 27

FITNESS TIP FROM YOUR FITNESS TEAM

Emily Gregg brings 15 years of fitness experience to The Olympic Club’s fitness team. She earned a degree in psy-chology from Sacramento State University and is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine as an optimal performance trainer and corrective exer-cise specialist, as well as a core conditioning and TRX trainer. She believes fitness should be fun, motiva-tional and inspirational and workouts should be results driven, efficient and uplifting while being safe.

For more information about fitness, personal training options, or to schedule an appointment, contact Fitness Manager Carmen Solla at [email protected] or 415.345.5283.

LOOSEN UP WITH THE HELP OF A BALL AND FOAM ROLLER by Emily Gregg

Want to jump start your fitness routine, but don’t know where to start?

We’re here to help you with that. First, a few questions:

f Are you over 25?

f Do you have an inactive job/lifestyle?

f Do you want better posture or to feel stronger?

f Do you want to gain more from your current workout routine?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, this tip’s for you! The top three concerns that people share with me about “getting started” is they don’t have enough time, are unsure what to do and that they must change everything at once. It’s understandable. I’ve felt these same concerns when I have fallen out of my routine or was recovering from an injury.

What I’m about to share with you serves your body by turning on inactive muscles and turning off the overactive ones.

To get started, you’ll need to loosen up. One way I recom-mend is foam rolling. When you do these exercises, you will be giving yourself a deep tissue massage — releasing tension knots in your muscles. This frees them — allowing you to turn on the muscles that are turned off.

If you have questions or would like in-person instruction, please visit the Fitness Team on the sixth floor of City Clubhouse at any time.

USE A BALL TO STRETCH YOUR HIP FLEXORUse a ball when you can (the couch will work at home). Start in a kneeling position, then place the shoelace side of your foot on the ball and bring your remaining leg into a lunge position.

Press through the heel of the front foot and squeeze your glutes. Tuck your hips as you come up, pulling belly button toward your spine.


STRETCH YOUR INNER THIGHS3” above knee is a trouble spot for most people, so start with the roller placed there. Remember to rotate your thigh — toes/heels tapping the floor — to massage the full range of muscles around your leg.

Do each of these steps for 20 seconds, for 3–4 sets:

TO USE A FOAM ROLLERFocus on each area for 2–3 min. When you find a knot — press down for 20 seconds, then move left to right to find the next knot and hold, then move on to the next area.

Please note: pain should only go to a 7 on a scale of 1–10 for perceived pain. If you find this to be very painful, please immediately seek the assistance of one of our trainers.

RELEASE YOUR LATS (side of ribs)It’s likely many of us spend too much time crouched over, sitting at our desks. You may need to release your lat muscles.

Start with the roller placed at your lowest rib, roll toward your armpit.

You want to achieve a straight line from your elbow that is on the floor to your ankle that is also on the floor. When your elbow moves forward, your lat is trying to move away from the stretch so move your elbow and chest as open as you are able.

Once you find that spot, roll back and forth on it for 20 seconds.

1. With your knee on the roller, stay in that position for the 20 seconds to allow your thigh muscles to loosen.

2. Extend your knee as much as you can, hinging back and forth for 20 seconds.

3. Roll your femur back and forth, rotating from inner thigh to quad, stopping on whatever feels like a hot spot and holding for the 20 seconds. Roll again until you feel the next spot.

4. Move the roller about 1” up your thigh and start at step 1 again.


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TRANSITIONSAs we reflect on the field sports portion of the OC Sports Invitational, we can bask in what a great day it started out to be. We arrived on Treasure Island at 7am and stayed until 5:30pm, so we were there for the full range of weather on the Bay. To experience the transition — from an ideal location with the most fabulous views of the City (about sunrise to noon) to the quite hell-ish spot when the winds kicked up and brought in the cold fog — is quite startling.

If you were there, you may have seen Candy Parrish of Hot Dog Bills trying to hold down their cooking set-up while preparing for the onslaught of 50 hungry rugby play-ers. They braved it to feed this lot after their 1:30 match, which was the penultimate contest of the day. Candy’s great service and burger dogs were enjoyed by all and the legend of the “hamburger in a hot dog bun” has now spread to the Pacific Northwest as our 50 guests from the Washington Athletic Club (WAC) men’s and women’s basket-ball and men’s soccer teams tried them and were awed by their flavor.

As hard as that transition was on Treasure Island, I also know the equipment transition on the sixth floor has been tough for some of you. As athletic and exercise participants, we are prone to be creatures of habit and routine; when those are changed, it can be upsetting. I have been through equipment updates about six times now and this one is not any different than the others — there is always an adjustment period.

Now there are individual TVs on all new equipment and

internet access is also standard. A treadmill used to be three steps: turn on, set your speed and incline and go. Now, with touch screen technology and Bluetooth devices using the Club Wi-Fi, it takes a whole team to get all the aspects right. We service a wide range of users here; more than at most SF fitness facilities and we have researched all brands of equip-ment in the decision-making pro-cess. If you are still having trouble, please contact me personally so I can meet with you on the equip-ment and work out your concerns.

The basketball staff had to tran-sition between three different venues in six days to pull off three major events on the basketball calendar. This great start to the 2015–16 basketball season was orchestrated by Director John Perez and his capable staff of Manny Nodar and Fidel Alvarez.

Starting in the Post Street Gym, they put on an NBA-style fall league Draft Night for the first time. With all the captains working from their player lists, a selection was made, then posted on flat screen monitors and finally presented to the crowd by Commissioner Marvin Quebec. The Club’s new 506 IPA flowed freely, along with sliders and hot dogs. This was a new way to present the drafts for the leagues that are now over 60 years old. (See page 26.)

The next night the hoops crew moved to the Sky Gym for the opening night double header of the OC Sports Invitational, fea-turing the men’s and women’s Open-level basketball teams from

the WAC and OC. (See pictures and scores on page 12.)

Four nights later the hoopsters’ venue moved to Lakeside where the 17th Annual NCAA Tip-Off event was held. (See page 8.) The vibe was collegiate with bands and cheerleaders giving their all during the opening portion of the event. Emcee Joe Hallisy and host Brian Murphy corralled the packed house into giving their full attention to the coaches who highlighted the upsides of their squads’ forthcoming seasons. The best part of the event was reading between the lines concerning local match ups. I, for one, have circled the UC Davis vs. St. Mary’s game in Moraga on Dec. 4.

After that, the OC coaches rested until the weekend’s junior and AAU play. The NBA teams are already calling to reserve practice times for the upcoming season which gives the Club and the coaches the greatest breadth of basketball experience possible. Throw in the international games vs. the Beijing Ducks and it’s pretty remarkable the amount and level of players passing through the OC gyms.

For me personally, these very active weeks bookend well with the Club’s Hall of Fame ceremony, (see page 9) highlighting both the rich history of the Club and the very active present that make this Club so unique and great.

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U.S. BESTS IRELAND TO WIN O’STILLMAN CUPIn September, The Olympic Club hosted an international squash match between the United States and Ireland known as the O’Stillman Cup. The event is named in honor of Ken Stillman, the former president of United States Squash. The U.S. team was made up of a number of Olympic Club players, including Club pro Jeff Young, Eoin O’Neill, John Griffin, Sam Peele, Gabriel Morgan and Toby Eyre.

Most of the Irish team came from The Olympic Club’s recipro-cal club in Dublin — Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club. The Irish team brought 10-time Irish national champion and current world champion over 50 Willie Hosey.

Hosey had a great game against Morgan, one of the top junior squash players in the U.S. Hosey came away with the victory, this time. The Irish team also brought Aisling Blake, Ireland’s national champion, who had a fine win over Olympic Club’s Eyre.

The match between the countries was very tight, ending with the U.S. winning the O’Stillman Cup 13–11.

Next year’s event will be in Dublin. Thank you to Squash Commissioner Doug Prezzano and The Olympic Club for making this event happen and U.S. captain Lindsay Stillman and Ireland captain Seamus Woulfe for leading their teams.

Current world 50+ champion Willie Hosey, Gabriel Morgan, O’Stillman Cup founders Eion O’Neill and Ken Stillman at the fourth O’Stillman Cup.

CLAYMAN SECOND IN SQUASHDRIVE TOURNAMENTAlongside the NetSuite Open professional squash event in San Francisco at the end of Septemeber, local urban youth charity SquashDrive hosted a fundraising tournament.

Olympic Club squash player Sam Clayman made the final, falling to the University Club’s Daniel Judd (East Bay College Fund) in four close games. The charity tournament was orga-nized by SquashDrive’s Founder/Executive Director and OC member Lauren Patrizio.

Six local businesses sponsored players, raising $30,000 for SquashDrive which will be used to fund the program’s after school squash, academic and mentoring programs targeted at Oakland youth.

Olympian Sam Clayman (center in navy shirt holding green racket) placed second in the SquashDrive’s fundraising tournament. SquashDrive’s founder, OC squash player Lauren Patrizio, is also pictured second from the left.


OC SPORTS

OC HANDBALL DOUBLES TOURNAMENTIn the OC Handball Doubles Tournament, Lou Barberini and Al Sandoval took the A division, beating Anthony Navarro and Joey Mucha 21–7, 21–16, while Chris Tico and Emmett Peixoto defeated Erik Torres and Loren Collado to win the Open.

In the Bs, Dino Lettieri and Mike Martin edged out Paul Capurro and Mike Coyne in a match that lasted more than two hours, culminat-ing in a 21–12 tiebreaker. Newcomer Cristian Streeter and veteran Charley Leach teamed up to take the D division, beating Michael Fox and Nikita Toulinov in the final.

Andy Clark, whose great-grandfather (Woody Paynter) was inducted into the OC Hall of Fame during his final match, teamed up with Bob Del Torre to take the C division, defeating Paul Gilmore and Bill Lynch. Clark’s power and quickness and Del Torre’s consistent play were the main factors that brought them to victory.

Josh Puccinelli defeated Mitch Ambre in the final, winning the 2015 Junior Shootout Championship.

HANDBALL HIT PLUMMER BASHVic Aissa and Emmett Peixoto traveled to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho over the weekend of Oct. 2 to compete in the Jake Plummer Hell of a Handball Bash. Top players Luis Moreno, Sean Lenning, Naty Alvarado Jr., David Fink, Steven Cooney, Jon Iglesias and Vic Perez were in attendance.

Peixoto beat Ireland’s Steven Cooney in the quarterfinal but fell to Sean Lenning in a heartbreaking tiebreaker. Lenning lost the following morning to Moreno in an 11–5 tiebreaker. Aissa, returning to tourna-ment play after a two-month layoff, played very well, but lost to Jim Triplett in the semifinals. Triplett is a fantastic player with wins against National Champions Stuffy Singer and Paul Haber while they were in their prime.

AISSAS MAKE HISTORY IN HANDBALLVic Aissa and his granddaughter, Kelly, both played in the 2015 OC In-House Singles Handball Tournament earlier this year. This marks the first time that a grandfa-ther and granddaughter played in the same handball tournament in Olympic Club history. They did play in separate divisions of course.

TRIATHLETES REPRESENT IN SANTA CRUZAt Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz on Sept. 13, the OC had a number of athletes compete at the inaugural event (previously known as Big Kahuna). Graham Cooper finished fourth in his division and 29th overall in 4:37 with a fast 1:26 half marathon to close off a solid day. Christian Prelle finished 11th in his division and put together a fast split on his fancy new QR bike to finish in 4:45. Chris Boone finished in 5:38. Andrew Venturi crossed the finish line in 6:00 with Colleen Callanan following closely in 6:01. Caleb Porter was looking strong after a solid swim but unfor-tunately hit the deck on a slick corner and left quite a bit of skin in Santa Cruz! Fearless OC tri leader Jordan Rosen came into the race with a bum Achilles and couldn’t run, but made up for it with a stel-lar bike.

OC TAKES PACIFIC GROVEAt the Pacific Grove triathlon on Sept. 12, Tom Emerick and Ken Wallace both did the Olympic/Sprint double, because one race clearly isn’t enough. Emerick placed second in his division and eighth overall in the Olympic finish-ing in 2:07. He also took the over-all win in the Sprint distance the next day. Wallace also put together impressive results with fourth in his division finishing in 2:25 in the Olympic and winning in his divi-sion in the Sprint. In the ITU style draft-legal elite race, Brianna Baird finished fourth overall in 2:11 and came first out of the water.

Vic Aissa and his granddaughter Kelly were the first grandfather and granddaughter to play in the same OC handball tournament.


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JUNIOR GOLFER CONNOLLY FINISHED EIGHTH IN NATURE VALLEY FIRST TEE CHAMPIONSHIP by Michael Miller

Olympic Club Junior Golf Team member Daniel Connolly had the privilege of representing the First Tee of San Francisco and The Olympic Club at the Nature Valley First Tee Championship at Pebble Beach in late September and early October. Paired with Senior Tour professional Olin Browne and playing in the final group with leader Colin Montgomery in Sunday’s final round, Connolly made four birdies to get their team to 14 under par, finishing the tournament tied for eighth.

“It was a phenomenal experience,” said Connolly. “One I will probably never forget and I am so thankful to the First Tee for this opportunity.” Having made a verbal commitment to play golf at Southern Methodist University next year, he will undoubtedly have some stories to share with his teammates.

Senior Tour professional Olin Browne and Daniel Connolly on the 18th tee at Pebble Beach.


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SOFT FLOP OFF A DOWNHILL LIEThe next time you are facing a downhill lie around the green, try these simple tips to help you stop the ball closer to the hole!

Set UpThe set up will resemble that of the greenside bunker shot:

f Dial the club face open

f Stabilize your lower body by getting into a squatting position

f Play the ball forward in your stance

f Place a majority of your weight on the leg that is positioned down the hill

f Angle your shoulders the same direction as the slope


SwingPick the club up steeply and with a lot of wrist hinge, while keeping your weight on you lead leg

f The through swing should be mostly with arms, accelerating through the bottom at impact

f Be sure to swing DOWN the slope!! Do not try to “help lift” the ball in to the air. Instead, let the club do the work for you.

f Note: Apply very light grip pressure throughout the stroke. This will allow the club head to pass your hands through impact.

f Rotate your chest and shoulders towards the target to support the club on the follow through


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NEW ‘BIG THREE’ VS. ORIGINAL ‘BIG THREE’Lots of marketing hype being thrown around the golf world about the emergence of the new Big Three on the PGA Tour — Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Speith — and it is obvious these three young men age 27, 25 and 22 are the bright and shining faces of the PGA this decade. Between them, they have already won seven Majors and we will watch with interest how the next 10 years of their prime will play out.

And then there are the original ‘Big Three,’ all of whom are in golf’s halls of fame and are forever stamped as the greatest golfers of any generation: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.

These Big Three have 34 Majors amongst them, but to be fair and to shoot for a comparison, we will list only their Major achievements of the 1960s when their ages approximated the current ages of the new guys.

The connection with the original Big Three success, aside from the fact that they are (maybe) the best overall golfers of any gener-ation, is the marketing success that followed them. The hype was initiated by Mark McCormack, a 29-year-old lawyer who founded the International Management Group (IMG) in 1960. His first cli-ent was Palmer and his first sports deal was with Wilson Sporting Goods for $5,000 a year.

Due to Palmer’s insistence, McCormack’s second client was Player, who had become pals with Palmer early on. Three years later, they signed on Nicklaus and IMG was a true tour de force. In 1990, Sports Illustrated named McCormack the most powerful man in sports. IMG came a long way from the Wilson Sporting Goods deal. Many big name professionals were signed on to IMG, including tennis pros and even soccer play-ers. McCormack was the agent behind the 1996 $100 million deal with Tiger Woods and Nike.

My connection with all this is: I met McCormack in 1961 in Davenport, Iowa. He would travel with Palmer and Player in Palmer’s plane as the two PGA stars would barnstorm around the U.S. playing Monday exhibitions for a fee.

I caddied for Player in early June of 1961 when he and Palmer played 18 holes plus a driving range exhibition at Emeis Golf Course in Davenport (my Dad arranged for my good fate through his connections). Player eagled the

par 5 18th hole to Palmer’s birdie to shoot 68 to Palmer’s 69 and won $5,000, with Palmer getting $2,500. Player had just won the Masters less than two months earlier at age 25.

At the end of the pre-match exhi-bition, Player challenged Palmer to a long-drive contest, much to the delight of the 5,000 specta-tors. When it was Palmer’s turn, he did the famous hitching up of his trousers, threw his cigarette to the ground, took that mighty Palmer swing…and somehow managed to swing low and pop the ball straight up in the air about 20 yards and right back down to the tee box. Magic act.

So, back to the 1960s: Palmer won six of his seven majors, Player won four of his nine and Nicklaus won seven of his 18 during this decade. The new Big Three have already won seven majors between them. Will Day, McIlroy and Speith exceed the 17 majors won by the original Big Three in the 1960s? Check back with me in 2020.

Lastly, if you still don’t think the Golden Bear is the greatest, remember this: 18 Majors and 19 second places and nine third places in Majors. Remarkable.

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TEE TO GREEN by Gerry Stratford

CONGRATULATIONS!HOLE-IN-ONE

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COMING UP SHORTThey tell us that slow short putts never go in, but we still persist in the same tentative behaviors espe-cially when making them matters most. This is not a modern golfer’s problem either. Bernard Darwin wrote a delightful column about his timidity back in 1921.

He suggested that rather than admiring the awesome length achieved by drivers of the ball such as Abe Mitchell and someone named Tolley, we should applaud the aggressive nature of their short putts, which banged noisily into the back of the cup. And, tellingly, Darwin admitted that while not strong enough himself to drive the ball 250 yards, he certainly was “strong enough to hit the back of the tin from 2 ft. 6 in.” And yet, he could not make himself do so.

We know that we can make such putts, although we glance with hope at our fellow competitors, looking for a concession. And, when their

silence becomes excruciating, instead of knocking the ball confi-dently in as we would a putt of six inches, we shudder and sweat and push it softly toward the hole. How often does this delicacy result in an unexpected curve, a nasty lip-out?

Dave Stockton and Bob Rotella both have the same answer to all of this and if we could simply trust ourselves and heed their advice, we would fare so much better, but sim-ple advice is often the hardest to follow. “Stop thinking about it,” they tell us. “You know how to putt, just get up there and do it.”

Rotella tells a wonderful story that illustrates our problem. Have you ever been stopped by the CHP, asked to get out of your car and told to walk in a straight line? Has such an experience occurred on an evening when you have actually not had a single dram or pint? Were you nervous, did you stum-ble despite your sobriety, when

normally your path across the room to the kitchen is straight and sure? Surely, a subsequent breath test acquitted you, but why did you stumble? Because, you were thinking and worrying about how to walk, instead of trusting your self-conscious mind.

Stockton asks his new students to sign their name on a piece of paper and then to carefully and slowly attempt a duplicate of that signature. The copy is invariably not as smooth, and lacks the easy grace of the original. Thinking about something you already know how to do, and trying really hard to do it correctly, reverts you to the behav-ior of a beginner!

If only we could stop thinking about our wrists and elbows and remember that our target is simply the hole. Why do we make every-thing so complicated? Let’s leave the lessons at home and just go out and play.

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THE PRESIDENT’S CUPby Steve Clarke

The President’s Cup is probably The Olympic Club’s most revered member tournament. There are other prestigious tournaments, but the President’s Cup is a two-week marathon deserving of its ped-estal. Perhaps more so than past years, the 2015 edition of the event seemed to test not only skill, but endurance, persistence and patience.

Kory Storer became the first “three-peat” winner of the Championship Flight in 80 years, but it took him 34 holes to knock out Dan Krieger in the finals. Elizabeth “Lisa” Cobler also earned her third title after a grueling 17-hole final with Jessica Hazlett. Maurice Monserez needed all 18 holes to outlast Jon Vuko in the Senior final.

Before Storer’s win, Randy Hoag was the last to three-peat the President’s Cup from 1933–35 and John McHugh did it 1924–26. This is Cobler’s third win, but first since 2010. Patricia Cornett won the last four. This is Monserez’ fourth win since 2010, but only his second consecutive title.

Both of the finalists in the men’s Championship Flight needed extra holes on Saturday in order to move on. Storer needed 18 holes to defeat Eddie Lai 1-up in the Saturday afternoon semifinal, and he was stretched to 19 holes before beating Bruce Hanavan in the morning quarterfinal. Krieger eliminated Mike Staskus, the top qualifier, in the morning quarterfinal,

but his Saturday afternoon semi-final match versus Randy Haag lasted 21 exhausting holes.

In the final match, Storer won holes five, six and seven to grab an early 3-up lead. From there, the match see-sawed back-and-forth the entire first trip around the Lake Course. On the 18th tee box, the match stood at 3-up for Storer. Both competitors put their tee balls in good position at the bottom of the hill, and they both hit tremendous approach shots up the hill to the 18th green. Krieger putted first, and drained a down-hill six footer for birdie. Storer fol-lowed with a very similar birdie try, but couldn’t get it to fall. Heading into a short delay before their second round, Krieger had pulled back to just 2-down.

The back-and-forth continued as they headed out for their second trip around the Lake Course. Neither player was able to claim consecutive holes until Storer carded wins on the fifth and sixth holes to move 4-up in the match. Krieger fought valiantly, making tremendous birdies at 13 and 15 to stay alive, but he was never able to mount a comeback. Storer capped off the match with a conceded par on the 16th hole, their 34th and last hole of a very long day, to win the match 4 & 2.

Cobler and Hazlett were even through two holes in the wom-en’s final, before Cobler won four holes in a row to jump out to an

Top: Club Champion Kory Storer hoists the President’s Cup trophy for the third year in a row. Middle: Elizabeth “Lisa” Cobler took the women’s title at this year’s President’s Cup. Bottom: Maurice Monserez defended his title to take the Senior Flight.


early lead. Cobler’s run started on the par 3 third hole, where she was able to two-putt from 40 feet for par. She then won the fourth, fifth and sixth holes to go 4-up. Hazlett fought back on the very next hole, the par four seventh, launching a 3-wood to the center of the fairway and then sticking her approach to just three feet. Hazlett converted the birdie putt to cut into Cobler’s lead, and then won the eighth hole to make it two in a row and brought the match within reach.

Over the remaining holes, the two ladies traded holes back-and-forth. Every time Cobler would stretch her lead, Hazlett would reel her in a bit. On the 15th hole, Hazlett made a great up and down for par to win the hole and gain some momentum. It looked like that would continue on the next hole. Hazlett found the 16th green in regulation, while Cobler’s approach found the deep bunker that guards the right side of the green. Cobler hit a pretty good bunker shot, but was still left with 12 feet for par. Hazlett ably two-putted from 40 feet for par, but she would not give in. Cobler made the long par putt to remain two-up, and send the match to the 17th hole dormie. Cobler then made another clutch putt on 17, draining a curling downhill five footer for par that sealed her 2 & 1 victory.

In the Senior Flight, Monserez returned to the final to defend his title, this time against med-alist John Vuko, who shot 75 in qualifying. Vuko and Monserez

traded punches all day, and headed to the 14th tee with the match all square. Vuko hit his tee shot first, and saw a draw flirt with the left hazard. Conversely, Monserez’ high cut faded away from trouble and found the center of the fairway. The good news for Vuko was that he found his drive on the very edge of the fairway, but just a few feet away from a red stake. The bad news was that due to tree trouble, he had a very poor look at the green. Despite a dramatic approach shot that made it through the trees, not around; Vuko missed the green just long, and was unable to get up and down for par. Monserez, on the other hand, found the green in regulation and two-putted for par, the hole, and the lead.

On the par three 15th hole, Monserez pulled his tee shot long and left, while Vuko’s shot hung up in the rough just over the front bunker. Monserez was forced to hit a difficult flop shot for his second and was not able to get up-and-down for par. Meanwhile, Vuko was able to hit a fairly straightforward chip to tap-in range, and won the hole to square the match.

Vuko and Monserez halved the 16th hole with pars, before heading to the par 5 penultimate hole. Monserez found the right trees off the 17th tee. He was forced to punch out, leaving him with 160 yards to the green for his third. Vuko found the center

of the fairway off the tee, but his layup to 100 yards leaked into the right rough, and found an unfortunate lie. From there, Vuko’s distance advantage disappeared. Monserez hit a great approach to just 15 feet, while Vuko was not able to extricate his ball from the bad lie. His approach came up short of the green. Monserez easily two-putted for par, while Vuko could not get up-and-down. The match headed to the 18th hole with Monserez holding a 1-up advantage.

Monserez kept the pressure on with a great tee shot on 18, where he found the right side of the fairway. Vuko pulled his tee ball well left, almost reaching the bushes. Very much out of position, and needing an out-right victory on the hole, Vuko was forced to try the miraculous. Unfortunately, there was no miracle to be had on this day. Vuko ended up conceding the hole to Monserez, who took home the trophy with a 2-up victory.

In other action, Joshua Levin won the Humphrey Flight by beating Joseph Donnelly 4 & 3. Betsy Hobson defeated Fumiko Haruyama 2 & 1 in the Women’s Net Flight final. Todd Denbo won the Men’s Flight 1 final by outlasting James D. Kirk for a 1-up victory. David Evans won the Men’s Flight 2 final by taking down Herbert Brown 2-up. The Men’s Flight 3 final was won by Andrew Gordon 5 & 3 over James Costello.


GOLF REPORT

2015 DOUBLE TROUBLE by Steve Clarke

This year’s Double Trouble tourna-ment was played under very sunny skies on Sept. 18 and 19. Teams of two competed on both the Ocean and Lake Courses, which were both in tremendous condition. Stableford scoring was used for this tournament, and yes, that’s the one where bigger is better.

Due to the Stableford scoring system, aggression was rewarded and big mistakes were swept under the rug. Eagles were awarded four points and birdies were worth three. Pars garnered two points and bogeys still received a single point. Double bogey or higher counted the same, zero. In short, it was flag hunting season.

Teams were divided into six flights, each named for a USGA Champion crowned at The Olympic Club. Scott and Webb Simpson were forced to share. The Janzen flight awarded trophies for both the lowest Gross score and the lowest Net score. The rest of the flights only tracked Net scores. Handicaps were applied on a hole-by-hole basis in order calcu-late the Net Stableford score.

On Friday, only the best ball from each team was counted for scoring. Dan O’Connor and Dan Griffiths jumped out to an early lead in the Janzen flight with a Gross score of 41, but they were later tied by Geoff Callan and Lawrence Alioto. Jim Dalton and Mark Avelar led the Janzen flight’s Net competition after day one with a score of 43. Across all flights, the best Friday Net score was a 44 turned in by the

Simpson flight’s Chris Redfield and Phil Havlicek.

Saturday scoring was aggre-gate, meaning both teammates recorded their score on every hole. In the Janzen flight, Callan and Alioto tallied 60 points on day two, finishing with the best total Gross score of 101. Dalton and Avelar were able to hold their lead for best Net score, firing a second round 60 to finish with a total score of 103.

In the Simpson flight, Redfield and Havlicek were able to keep their momentum, scoring 62 points on Saturday. Their total score of 106 was two better than the rest of the field.

The Fleck flight was won by Stoney and John Feeney. The Feeneys jumped out to an early lead on Friday with 43 points. On Saturday, they closed with 60 points to hold on for the victory.

Dave Evans and Steve MacIlraith scored a scintillating 69 points on Saturday. That left them with a total score of 109, which was enough to win the Coe flight.

Herb Brown and Kevin Toyama of the Casper flight scored a whop-ping 74 points Saturday, and they needed every bit of it. They finished the tournament with 113 points to win their flight by a single point.

The Crosby flight was won by Paul O’Driscoll and John Vigo. Their Saturday score of 79 points was the best of the day, and it helped them to a final tally of 119. Top: Geoff Callan, Anthony Alioto and Lawrence Alioto. Middle: Mark Avelar and

Jim Dalton. Bottom: Chris Redfield and Phil Havlicek.


MAK AND GLEK EARN JUNIOR CADDIE SCHOLARSHIPSby Tony DiStefano

Thanks to the incredible sup-port of members and staff, this year’s Junior Caddie Program at The Olympic Club was a smashing success! The program, which pro-vides San Francisco high school students with an extraordinary opportunity to caddie at one of the country’s finest golf courses, is a partnership between Enterprise for High School Students and The Olympic Club. It offers a diverse spectrum of high school students the opportunity to both learn the game of golf and gain an understanding of how rising early, working long hours and having a positive attitude can translate into all kinds of opportunities.

The Olympic Club staff and its members have been vital to the success of the program. In addition to the skills and work ethic gained by the youth, their interactions with both Club staff and members have proven to be invaluable.

This year’s caddies were the seventh group to be considered for the David Rawson Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was established in memory of

young David Rawson, who was passionate about golf and a member of The Olympic Club’s Junior Golf Section. A committee consisting of three OC members and Enterprise’s Executive Director evaluated scholarship applica-tions from those Junior Caddies who had completed their junior or senior year of high school and plan to attend college.

The choice was once again very difficult. The committee ultimately decided to award two scholarships in the amount of $2,000 to gradu-ating senior Darryl Mak and rising senior Anthony Glek.

Mak graduated from Lowell High School and recently began his freshman year studying computer science at UC Irvine. He has attributed much of his success in high school to Enterprise’s pro-grams, specifically caddying for two summers in the Junior Caddie Program. It is out on the course where Mak learned about hard work, being on time, customer service and how to talk to new people easily.

Glek is currently a senior at Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep. Like Mak, he is also a two-time caddie in our Junior Caddie Program. Glek was grateful to meet The Olympic Club members who supported the Junior Caddie Program. These golfers have given him the inspira-tion and drive to be like them one day; a successful, influential and generous member of society. He is currently applying to colleges all over the U.S. where he plans to study engineering.

The Junior Caddie Program runs from Memorial Day through August each summer. Member participation is crucial to the pro-gram’s success and it’s easy and rewarding to hire a Junior Caddie. Member participation was strong in 2015 but didn’t quite match the unprecedented number of rounds worked by caddies in 2014. If you would like to learn more about the program or the Scholarship or make a donation, please con-tact Enterprise for High School Students Development Director Nancy Gots at [email protected].

The 2015 Junior Caddie program participants at Lakeside. Scholarship recipient Darryl Mak is pictured on the left and second recipient Anthony Glek is shown third from left.


GM’S REPORT

Dear Olympians,

With the holiday season approaching, there has been no slow down in the activities offered at our Club. October started out with the OC Sports Invitational. Thanks to our athletic staff led by Gary Crook and our City Clubhouse team under Pam Andres for all their work in putting together an absolutely fabulous weekend. From games at Treasure Island to competitions at the City Clubhouse, both days were a testament to the competitive level of our teams and members. The Invitational ended with over 225 athletes celebrating together at the City Clubhouse.

For the past year our Membership, IT and Communications departments, along with our Communications Committee, have worked hard reviewing our current website and poten-tial replacements for it. The Committee has talked with members from many different user groups and our new website is being developed with that input.

From our reservations systems to easier nav-igation, the new site will be much more user friendly. While the Committee is nearing the end of their term, their efforts will bear fruit once our new website is up and running next spring. Thanks to this and the previous year’s committees for their diligence in determining what needs to be a part of our website and other relevant communications.

I also want to remind those who still re-ceive paper statements and pay bills with checks that we offer a much easier option. You can receive your statement via email, which happens around the first business day of the month. To sign up, please

contact the Accounting Department at [email protected] or stop by their office on the third floor of City Clubhouse.

We also have an automated bill payment system that allows your monthly bill to be paid directly from your checking account while you still receive a monthly statement via email. The money is withdrawn on the 15th of the month in which it is due. Due to security issues, the only way to sign up for this service is to call Accounting directly at 415.345.5200. Please do not email your banking information.

For families with multiple members, we have another feature that allows you to include the entire family on one bill. If interested, again, contact Accounting. All of these services allow us to reduce the amount spent on paper, labor and postage, while, more importantly, making it easier for you to conduct your transactions in a safe and secure manner.

In previous columns, I have mentioned the Club’s need for a Director of Golf and am pleased to announce Will Hutter will be joining our team this month in this role. Coming to us from Berkeley Hall in South Carolina, he will be working directly with our golf team to provide a seamless customer service experience and direct the business aspects of our Golf Shop operations. Please join me in welcoming Will.

Each year at this time, the Club puts out the call for those interested in serving on a Club committee. The Olympic Club is fortunate to have a fantastic Governance system whereby

21 committees help the Board of Directors shape Club policies. Over a year’s time, these 21 committees comprised of nearly 175 members meet monthly along with the Board to govern the Club.

Many times during the past few years, we have talked about the drought and its impact upon you and the Club. As we approach this winter with an El Niño predicted and much-needed rainfall, our staff is gearing up for the weather changes. At Lakeside, prepa-rations include the removal of dead trees, as well as removing growth on remaining trees to prevent damage during the heavy wind and moisture periods. Hopefully, the rain will come in a measured manner rather than all at once and the severity of the drought will be decreased.

Most of the events we have during the holiday season sell out. Please register early to ensure a spot for you, your family and guests. We are fortunate to have so many opportunities to participate. On behalf of our entire team, we hope you and your families have a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration.

Pat Finlen [email protected]


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