Club Times - September 2021

Club Times The Special Digital Edition - September 2021

The Grass is Greener in 2022 A Letter from the Golf Grounds Chairman

The Golf Course Maintenance team can’t wait for you to see what we have in store for our members as we finish up the year and prepare for our Riverside Renovation project in the year 2022!

First, we can’t express enough the pride and excitement we felt to see our Highlands course on display across several television networks during the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in June. The labor of our team really shone brightly that week as well as in the weeks leading up to this unforgettable event. What a true team effort across the entire club lead by our members hitting off the mats ahead of the event and lending a hand at our divot filling parties. The players couldn’t say enough kind things about how much they appreciated our members sacrifice to have the course play like it did. Equal to the pride we have from the KPMG event, the team is very excited about the enhanced conditioning on the golf courses this Summer. While Mother Nature has helped us some and will always be our biggest hurdle, we have really put a focus on the day-to-day member experience this year and the results are there. The team has had so much fun taking the conditioning of the courses in all areas to the next level. From the increased double cutting and rolling of the greens, to the increased frequency of fairway mowing, hand raking bunkers and of course our detail team we now have. The detail team has really made a big impact. Daily they are focused on many things like edging sprinklers, edging cart paths, filling divots, picking up broken tees, picking up debris/pine cones, keeping all beds with fresh pine straw, trimming trees and other plant material just to name a few things. This didn’t come without cost, as the Board of Directors approved an increase to headcount and required materials to allow us to do this work. THE RIVERSIDE RENOVATION It’s hard to believe we are only 18 weeks away from starting the Riverside Renovation on January 3, 2022! The planning continues to progress well in all areas. We are on track to receive our required permits by Thanksgiving. As well, we have been able to manage our project budget well with the early purchase of pipe and other materials, beating the large price increases that have happened recently. Please make sure to check out the most recent Riverside Renovation update video and accompanying FAQ’S. Before you know it, October 1, 2022 will be here with the welcome sight of members teeing it up on the new Riverside Course! If you have any questions regarding the renovation project you can send an e-mail to riversidereno@aac1.org and someone from our team will connect with you. John Stakel Golf Grounds Committee Chair

ABOUT THE COVER The Riverside course has played host to many events this year like the 9-Hole Women’s Play with a Pro Tournament. Find the results in the Women’s Golf section SUMMER GROUNDS PROJECTS • Renovation of the Lower South Practice Tee adding 30% more usable space • Aerification and verticutting of all playing surfaces on the Highlands • Spraying out of the bermudagrass contamination in the Highlands fairways (these are the thin areas you have seen us working on growing in or sodding) • Tree work on both courses • Adding more fairway drainage to the Highlands course • Beautification areas on Highlands (#11, #15 and #18) and planters at the restrooms • Repairing rock walls along the ponds that had caved in from the record rainfall last year • Prepping the Par 3 to be over seeded this fall • Most recently battling Army Worms

New Member Mixer & RT Jones, Jr. Scholars FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2021 1898 HOUSE 6 – 8 P.M. The home Club of golf ’s immortal Bobby Jones supports the living legacy of Jones with the Robert T. Jones Scholarship Program. Join us as we mix and mingle with the visiting scholars from the University of St. Andrews (Scotland), meet alumni of the Jones Scholarship Program from Emory University and GA Tech, and welcome our fellow new members. Dr. Bob Jones, IV will share some of his favorite stories of his grandfather, Bobby Jones, Jr. while you enjoy a tasting of The Clover: The Bobby Jones Whiskey Collection and food stations. Drink Specials and Signature Bar will be available. Reservations may be made online or by contacting the Clubhouse Concierge at 770-448-2166.

In Memoriam

Mrs. Naomi Bell It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Heisman Life Widow member, Mrs. Naomi Bell on July 2. She was 96 years of age. She joined the club in 1958 and is survived by her four children, eleven grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren. There will be a service held at Decatur Presbyterian Church on Sunday, July 18 at 2 p.m. Donations may be made in her memory to the Global Village Project or Decatur Presbyterian Church. Mr. Lamar Bell It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Heisman member, Mr. Lamar Bell on July 31. He was 87 years of age. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Jane Bell. The Bells joined the club in 1993.

Dr. Rick St. Pierre It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jones member, Dr. Rick St. Pierre on July 28. He was 68 years of age. He is survived by his wife Michelle, daughters Ashley and Laura and son Tyler. Dr. St. Pierre joined the club in 1994.

THE GOLF PROFESSIONALS of the Atlanta Athletic Club In 2023, Atlanta Athletic Club will celebrate its 125th anniversary. The club was founded in 1898 by a group of 65 Atlanta businessmen who enjoyed playing sports and camaraderie. This article is the fifth in a series entitled “125 Years: The Legacy of Atlanta Athletic Club.” The purpose of the series is so that members may become familiar with the history and heritage of the great club to which they belong.

Stewart Maiden

The AAC’s golf professionals played a critical role in helping to mentor the club’s best players. The golf club’s first professional was Alex Smith, born in Carnoustie, Scotland, in 1872. He immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island in 1898 with five brothers and took his first job as greenkeeper at Washington Park in Chicago. Smith, a runner-up in the U.S. Open in 1898 and 1901 and champion in 1906 and 1910, was offered a position at East Lake after winning the 1906 U.S. Open and remained for about a year. On March 1, 1907, James Maiden, Smith’s brother-in-law and known to the members as “Jimmy,” replaced Smith, at a salary of sixty dollars per month. Maiden’s duties were spelled out in his contract and restricted him from charging more than a dollar for a forty-five-minute lesson and two dollars for playing eighteen holes with a member. In 1908, Maiden left to become head professional at Nassau Country Club on Long Island, where he remained until 1948. East Lake replaced him with his brother, Stewart, known as “Kiltie.” He is best remembered for giving a young Bobby Jones his first set of clubs (a driver, brassie, midiron, mashie, niblick, and putter) and being the person after whom Jones modeled his golf swing. In his 1927 autobiography Down the Fairway, Jones wrote that the arrival of Stewart Maiden at the AAC was “the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me in golf, which is saying a lot, because my entire career, if it may be called a career, has been lucky.”

Over the past century, the AAC has produced some of the sport’s best amateur golfers in the nation, including Alexa Stirling, Perry Adair, Margaret Maddox, Watts Gunn, Charlie Yates, Charlie Harrison, Dot Kirby, Tommy Barnes Sr. and Jr., Gladys and Joyce Denson, Martha Kirouac, DeWitt Weaver, Neal Hendee, Justin Bolli, Courtney Swaim Trimble, Scott Dunlap, and Bailey Tardy, all of whom enjoyed or are enjoying distinguished careers. Their accomplishments have kept the AAC in the national spotlight for nearly a century. Many competed in state or regional events, making a name for themselves and the club throughout the South. But none was better known than Robert Tyre “Bobby” Jones Jr. Born on St. Patrick’s Day in 1902, Jones was a lifelong member of the AAC, having played his first and last rounds at the club’s East Lake course. Jones explains how he was introduced to golf in Down the Fairway, “Golf began for all of us— Mother and Dad and me—in the early summer of 1907, when we moved out of the city to board with Mrs. Frank Meador in a big house about a mashie pitch from what was then the second fairway of the East Lake golf course of the Atlanta Athletic Club, five miles from town.” Jones’s parents had taken lessons from Jimmy Maiden and played regularly at East Lake. Fulton Colville, one of the other boarders at Mrs. Meador’s house, gave Jones his first club, a cleek (an iron with a long, shallow blade that compares to today’s 3-iron or 4-wood) cut down to size by club

professional Jimmy Maiden. Because Jones was too young to play on the actual course, he and Frank Meador built their own two-hole course alongside the East Lake property and played it all summer.

Jones learned the game by watching Stewart Maiden on the course. In his autobiography he explained: “Stewart never gave me a lesson in golf, though he has spent many hours, most of them profane, coaching me when I was in a slump with one club or another. I picked up my game watching him play, unconsciously as a monkey, and as imitatively.” During their second summer at East Lake, the Jones family rented a building, fondly known as the mule house, on the AAC’s property, which had been renovated as a summer home. Though Jones confessed to have liked baseball better than golf at the outset, he played in his first unofficial tournament, a six-hole match at East Lake. Alexa Stirling, who became Georgia’s first national amateur player, shot a lower score, but they gave Jones the three-inch cup that is still on display at the club.

The Mule House

The Sargent Fami ly The Sargent family served the AAC with distinction for fifty-three years. After Stewart Maiden left the AAC, a succession of golf professionals, including Willie Ogg, Frank Ball, Billy Wilson, and Charlie Gray followed, but none left the kind of indelible imprint that the Sargents did. George Sargent became the professional at East Lake in 1932. Born in Epsom Downs, England,

he learned to play golf early and immigrated to the United States as an established player and professional. He won the 1909 U.S. Open, setting a record for the lowest score, and did the same in the 1912 Canadian Open. His U.S. Open medal is on display at the entrance to the AAC’s golf shop, appropriately named in honor of the Sargent family. George served as president of the PGA of America from 1920 to 1926. While working at Chevy Chase Golf Club, he gave lessons to President Taft. From there, he moved to Interlachen and then Scioto. Two years after Bobby Jones won the Grand Slam, he came to East Lake and remained there until his retirement in 1947. Harold Sargent, an assistant at the club, followed his father as club professional at the AAC upon George’s retirement. Harold served the golfing community as president of the PGA of America from 1958 to 1960 and was instrumental in bringing the 15th Biennial Ryder Cup Matches to East Lake in 1963. He moved with the club when it elected to go north in the 1960s. In 1979, his brother, Jack, became the professional at the new facility and served until 1985, just as the AAC was building its reputation for the new courses as a championship venue. The Sargent’s legacy continues. Rick Anderson, the past director of golf, trained under the Sargents and was one of the first golf professionals in Georgia to earn the Master Professional designation. As a result of his efforts, his golf shop is listed regularly among the top 20 in the nation. Rick retired in March of 2021 and Bud Taylor is the current Director of Golf.

GOLF GOLF UPDATES From the Atlanta Athletic Club Golf Shop - One of America’s Top 100 Shops of All-Time

15% Member Discount off Apparel Reminder that all AAC members currently receive a 15% discount off apparel in the golf shop! We have recently received some exciting new merchandise. For the ladies we have new items from Allie Burke, Daily Ladies, IB- KUL, and for the gentlemen we have some great new shirts from Holderness & Bourne, B Draddy, and KJUS. Swing by the golf shop and check out our new products! FOLLOW THE GOLF SHOP ON INSTAGRAM FOR REGULAR UPDATES HIGHLIGHTING MERCHANDISE, AGRONOMIC HAPPENINGS ON THE GOLF COURSES AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION. @aacgolfshop

September 2021 Golf Operation Hours:

GOLF COURSE: Tuesday - Sunday

8:00 a.m. - Dusk

Beginning September 14 Tuesday - Friday Saturday & Sunday

8:30 a.m. - Dusk 8:00 a.m. - Dusk

GOLF SHOP: Tuesday - Sunday

7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Beginning September 14 Tuesday - Friday Saturday & Sunday PRACTICE FACILITY: Tuesday - Sunday

8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

7:30 a.m. to 30 Minutes Before Sunset

Toms’ Tournament, August 2021

GOLF CARS: Last Car Out

1 Hour Before Sunset

Last Car In

Dusk

GOLF

Upcoming Events: There are no club tournaments schedules for the month of June in preparation for the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship the week of June 20th – 27th. We anticipate an exciting week of championship golf that will add to the legacy and reputation of the Atlanta Athletic Club. September 10-12 Club Championship Weekend September 25-26 Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship October 21-23 The Invitational November 6-7 RTJ 4-Ball Championship November 11 “The Bradley” Champions Member Guest November 16-17 Super Senior Championship November 18 The Muirfield December 10 Holiday 3-Club Classic Dates are subject to change

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SEPTEMBER 10TH – 12TH

It’s that time of year! We have enjoyed a successful tournament season thus far, and right around the corner is the premiere event on the schedule. We hope your golf game is in good form in preparation for the club championship. The event is designed with extensive competitive opportunities for a variety of players by offering the Championship, Scratch, Stableford, and Women’s divisions. The Championship division will be a 54-hole completion played on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 10th – 12th. The remaining three divisions (Scratch, Stableford, and Women’s) will be played on Saturday and Sunday, September 11th – 12th. SUPER SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP NOVEMBER 16TH – 17TH We are excited to announce a new event that has been added to the tournament schedule for 2021, the men’s super- senior championship. This event is open to male AAC Jones members who are at least 65 years old as of November 16, 2021. The event will consist of 36 holes of stroke play competition with payouts for gross & net scores. The entry deadline for this event will be November 12th at noon.

“Fantastic Shots” HOLE-IN-ONE Diana Fleming

Highlands #7 Riverside #17

Dan Shana

Gordon Davis

Riverside #11 156 yards, 8 iron

EAGLES Richard Koch Riverside #1

Driver, 5 Wood, 6 Iron

Women’s 9-Hole Play with a Pro Tournament, August 2021

WOMENS’ GOLF

NINE-HOLE GOLF NEWS

THE SUMMER GAMES BROUGHT OUT OUR OLYMPIC SPIRIT! THANK YOU JODI ENNIS AND KIMBERLY KEPHART FOR ORGANIZING OUR PLAY WITH THE PRO OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT IN AUGUST!

GOLD MEDAL TEAM: Tina Ballon, Barbara McKnight, Pro Dan Shana, Susan Kiker, Liz Englert

Upcoming Events OCTOBER 5: PLAY DAY (R 1)

OCTOBER 12-13: CHAMPIONSHIP OCTOBER 17: COUPLES GOLF (R OCTOBER 26: FALL EVENT (R 10) OCTOBER 27: NINE AND WINE

WELCOME TO THE BIRDIE TREE! Susan Kiker birdied #11 Riverside on June 29, 2021.

WOMENS’ GOLF

EIGHTEEN-HOLE GOLF Sign Up For the AAC Club Championship! September 14-15 Deadline is September 4 at noon July Sunday Event Winners Gross Division: 1st Place: Donna & Mark Gonsalves Kim & Tom Looby

Congratulations to Sherrie Tindle! Handicap Tournmanent Champion CHAMPION 145 SHERRIE TINDLE RUNNER UP 146 GLENDA STRONG We had a 3-way tie for 3rd place! 3RD PLACE 148 DEBBIE BOLING 4TH PLACE 148 SUE SUH 5TH PLACE 148 GINNY HARRELL

Net Division: 1st Place: Lisa & Mike Justice Laura & Michael Jackson 2nd Place: Linda & Bruce Kirwan Sue and James Suh

Closest-to-the-Hole Winners:

CLOSEST TO THE PIN #6

7’8” GINNY HARRELL

#11 Laura Jackson #17 Mike Justice

#17 #8 #11

7’6” CAROL BROCKSMITH 10’9” GLENDA STRONG

16’8” BETH DAVIS

THE COMPLEX MOVEMENT OF A GOLF SHAFT DURING THE SWING, PART 3 By: John Breedlove, PGA Professional GOLF GOLF

In the last couple editions of the club times, we have been discussing the importance of choosing the right golf shafts for your game. Specifically, “Why” it’s important given the complex and dynamic movement that a golf shaft undergoes as forces are exerted upon it during a golf swing. The three primary shaft movements are deflection, droop, and torsion. In the previous edition we discussed shaft droop, which primarily influences the dynamic lie angle of the club, and thereby, the direction of the golf shot as it leaves the club face. In this edition, we will take a brief look at torsion, commonly referred to as “shaft torque”. First of all, what is shaft torque? Well, simply put, shaft torque is the shaft’s resistance to twisting. If you were to look at shaft manufacturer’s technical specifications you would find each shaft’s torque measured in degrees (usually ranging from as low as 2 degrees to as high as 7 degrees). The measured amount of torque indicates how many degrees the shaft will twist under a predetermined amount of force. These numbers may be helpful, but they don’t necessarily mean a whole lot because there really isn’t an industry standard method for measuring torque.

pointed more to the left (for a right handed golfer) and using a shaft with lower torque would result in a clubface pointed more to the right. The second reason why torque is important is that it is a major contributor to the “feel” of the shaft (much more than flex). Generally speaking, shafts with higher torque feel “smooth” or sometimes even “whippy” while shafts with lower torque often feel “boardy” or “stout”.

Conventional wisdom suggests that players who tend to hook the ball would benefit from a shaft with lower torque and players that slice the ball would benefit from a shaft with higher torque. Conventional wisdom also suggests that players who swing faster need a shaft with lower torque. In fact, this assumption is built right into the shafts from most manufacturers. For example, many shafts on the market have a lower torque in the X-flex version than in the stiff flex, while the stiff flex has a lower torque than the regular flex. Unfortunately, conventional wisdom isn’t necessarily accurate when you add the human element. As always in fitting golf equipment there are a number of other variables (like shaft flex and weight) that influence how a player performs with a given shaft. This is why it is important to test shafts with the help of an expert club fitter to make sure to choose the right shaft for your game.

Ok, why does it matter? It matters for two reasons. First of all, torque has a major impact on where the ball ends up. All things being equal, using a golf shaft with a higher torque would lead to a clubface that is

SOCIAL & DINING

UPCOMING EVENTS Labor Day at the Pool Monday, September 6th

Holiday Hours LABOR DAY Troon: Closed Timbers: Closed

Ice Cream and Snack Services 10:30am-8pm Pavilion Beverages and Bar Services: 11am-8pm Lunch Buffet: 11 am -7:30 pm Adults: $22 /Child $12 Children ages 3 and under are complimentary DJ and Kid’s Dance Party Noon- 4 p.m.

Halfway House: 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Men’s Grill: 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Halfway House: Food Service will be available until 7:00 p.m. Interlachen Lounge: 11:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Clubhouse: Closed Golf Department and Courses: Closed Dining and Halfway House: Closed All other departments are open normal operating hours.

Cardboard Boat Regatta Boat Building: Noon-2:30 p.m. Pool Playground Boat building materials provided Regatta races begin at 2:30 pm $20 per boat building Kit. All ages welcome

Races will be held in heats determined by the age of the Boat Captain. Reservation are required and will be limited to the first 50 children registered. Reservations are open

Father Daughter Dance Once Upon a Dream SEPTEMBER 17 FROM 6:30-9:30 PM, ST. ANDREWS BALLROOM $45 FATHER/ $30 DAUGHTER Y ou will dance swiftly through the clouds, your feet as light as air. Magic is in the air with fun activities, a delicious dinner and dancing all around. Please make your reservations online or by contacting the clubhouse concierge at 770-448-2166. Special Event Attire

SOCIAL & DINING

THE SHOW: Join Kelly & Ellis for the Long Road to You, an acoustic concert with seamlessly interwoven stories and songs form the lives of Award Winning Artists Casey Kelly and Leslie Ellis. Their compelling story is rooted in Rock- n-Roll, Broadway, and Hit Songwriting and culminates in a love story that leaves listeners charmed. ABOUT KELLY & ELLIS: Muli-instrumentalist and twice Grammy nominated songwriter Casey Kelly, began his career as a Rock-n-Roll recording artist with Electra Records, touring with Loggins & Messina, Poco and the Beach Boys. Grammy award winning vocalist Leslie Ellis, began her career on Broadway starring in award winning shows like “CATS, The Musical”. After Broadway she become a sought after singer and in 1998 won a Grammy award for signing with Celine Dion on “my Heart Will Go On” from Titanic.

Live on the lawn FEaturing Kelly and Ellis September 24 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Interlachen Lawn, Open Seating

FARM TO TABLE Thursday, October 7 1898 House Registration begins September 14 LIVE JAZZ TRIO Featuring William Hollifield 6pm-9pm, Interlachen Lawn Open Seating SPOOKY BRUNCH Sunday, October 31 With seating times between 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Troon Grill SAVE THE DATES October FRIDAY October 8

Fami ly Camping Saturday, October 2 – Sunday, October 3 Highlands #18 Check-in between 4:00 p.m. & 4:30p.m. Cook-out buffet dinner begins at 6:30 pm

OVERNIGHT CAMPING Adult $50 / Child $26 Children ages 3 and under are complimentary Includes dinner, dessert, entertainment, activities & breakfast on Sunday CAMPFIRE & DINNER Adult $30 / Child $20 Includes dinner, dessert, entertainment & activities

Hayrides, lawn games, s’mores, member bar and a movie

SOCIAL & DINING

Ladies Bridge Association AAC Ladies Bridge Association hosted our August couples bridge in the Dot Kirby card room with 28 (14 couples) players attending. Sandra Evans, Couples Events chairperson, and her husband Tom were great organizers for the event. A dinner buffet was immediately following bridge play in the Oakmont Room. Due to the Labor Day holiday our next couples bridge will be on Friday, September 10 and return to the first Friday of each month. The October event will be on October1st. Congratulations to our winners of the August couples event Decie & Bill Nygaard 1st place and Debbie & Lou Skubic 2nd place. We are delighted to continue our weekly SOCIAL BRIDGE on Wednesdays in the Dot Kirby card room at 3:00 PM. DUPLICATE BRIDGE will continue as soon as our Bridge Director returns. We generally have 4 to 6 tables with room for more. Beachie Hall, Social Bridge coordinator, sends weekly invitations to all members of the AAC Ladies Bridge club members each week. After play, most players have enjoyed dinner at 6:30 PM in the Troon Grill, some joined by their spouses/significant others. The staff in the grill have been great to assist our group with reservations to accommodate our diners. Bridge lessons for beginners/refreshers start on September 14th in the evenings. The class is currently full and we have a waitlist. If you are interested, we are still taking names for the wait list in the event of cancelations. If there is enough interest we could explore another class the beginning of 2022. Please register online or call the AAC front desk. If you are interested in joining our bridge association please contact M.J. Olsen at mjolsen225@gmail.com or by phone #770-595-8197. We are always looking for new players. Registration applications are located in the Ladies Locker Room bulletin board.

Book Club Resumes

We are back! Please join us for the opening session of our season. No reservations are needed. We will meet in the ladies’ locker room area at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 16th to discuss Still Waters by Lindsay Brackett. The author will be there to guide us and that always makes it more interesting. It will be great to see all of you

again. Book club usually lasts about an hour or so. On Thursday, October 21st we will meet, again at 4:00 p.m., same place to discuss The Night Portrait by Laura Morelli. Any questions please contact Nancy Ortner nancy_ortner@att.net PAINTING CLUB Fall Series will begin September 9-October 28 Thursday Mornings from 9:30am-11:30am Join one of the longest running groups at ACC. Painting Club is an 8-week series held in the aquatics center. Express your creativity with the art media of your choosing and enjoy a socially distant activity with your fellow members. All skill levels are welcome. There is a onetime cost associated with the spring series - $68 per person. We also offer a 4-week session- $34 per person, if you wish to pick and choose your dates in the series. Selections of breakfast pastries, seasonal fruits, coffee and sodas are available at each class. If you wish to join please contact Oakley Sutherland, Member Event and Serves Manager, by emailing oms@aac1.org or calling our Concierge at 770-448-2166 “Creativity Never Goes Out of Style”

CHOOSE 1 OR ALL! $99 Aromatherapy 1-Hour Massage $ 1 09 Ant i-aging Pumpkin Facial $89 Brown Sugar Vanilla Manicure & Pedicure Relax with Fall Spa-Ahh Specials

Now offering nails on Sunday and Monday by request wi th our new nail tech, Nancy – an expert in nail designs and the SNS dipping system!”

770-368-7739

FITNESS & AQUATICS

POOL HOURS Labor Day and September 2021 Labor Day Monday Pool Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 2 Reservat ion Windows: 10:00 am - 3:30 pm Cardboard Boat Regatta will take place during this session only. NO GUESTS PERMITTED FITNESS & NUTRITION

Youth Yoga with Gina! TUESDAYS SEPTEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Attention all Warrior’s! Time to prefect your yoga poses with this Youth Yoga series! Children will learn beginner yoga poses- kid style! Each session is taught by a certified kids yoga instruc- tor. Mats will be provided, please be sure to spec- ify child’s age when registering. Appropriate for children ages 6-14. Pre-registration is required. To register, visit the club calendar today! Yoga 101 Series with Cass! THURSDAYS SEPTEMBER 9, 16, 23, 30 6:00 - 7:00 PM Do you want to learn more about yoga? Or sim- ply want to deepen your love for yoga? The Yoga 101 series is for you! Each Thursday evening will feature a different style of Yoga. Come spend an evening learning, relaxing and taking a journey through YOU! See below for schedule and de- scription of each day: September 9 “Root” – A class devoted to foun- dational yoga poses September 16 “Vin” – A vinyasa flow yoga class with sequences and series of poses September 23 “Yin” – A class full of passive poses and holds for several minutes September 30 “Breathe” – A true meditation style class Pre-registration is required. To register, visit the club calendar today!

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm GUESTS PERMITTED

Reservations open Tuesday, August 31 at 10:00 am through the club calendar. All Members must leave in between sessions. Max reservation number is 8 total.

SEPTEMBER HOURS Beginning Saturday, September 11, we will be open the following hours:

Saturdays and Sundays 12:00 noon – 8:00 pm

The pool will close for the season on Sunday September 26, 2021.

FITNESS & AQUATICS Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM | COST: $45 With Hydrostatic Body Testing you will receive: • Your body fat and lean mass percentages. • Your long term health prognosis. • What your Body Fat Percentages should be for optimal health. • How much fat, if any, you need to lose to reach your goal. • An accurate reading on your metabolism. (Basal Metabolic Rate) • Personal Caloric intake and expenditure chart, so you can actually tell how many calories you burn during a normal day. Safety Protocols: • Please come prepared and already wearing a bathing suit, and please bring your own towel. • Please plan to wear a mask inside testing truck, up until testing time. • The truck and tank are thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each test. • There is 15 minutes for each test allotted for sanitization after each individual. Pre-registration is required and spots are limited. Sequential order sign-ups are required starting with the 8:00 am time slot. Time slots begin at 8:00 am and are every 15 minutes until 11:00 am. To Register, please use the following link: Hydrostatic Testing - September 18

Adult Basketball League Cost : $120

Come compete with your fellow AAC Hoopsters in our fall basketball league. We plan to have six teams this season, with 7-8 players on each roster. Each team will play six games plus a minimum of one playoff game. The draft will be conducted the week of September 20th, with weekly games beginning on September 28, finishing with the Championship on November 10th. Games will be played each week on Tuesdays at 5:45 and 6:45pm, and Wednesdays at 6pm. Please only register if you think can commit to playing the majority of the games. If you cannot commit to all games, please contact Neil at nad@aac1.org to be put on a sub list for games where we are short players. In your registration, please include your Age, Height, and highest level of basketball played. Registration must be completed before September 20th. For any additional questions, please email Neil Doldo at nad@aac1.org Registration is OPEN! Click on the following the link CLICK HERE TO REGISTER . Country Club Sporting Clays Challenge Come compete with your fellow AAC members in a spirited competition against other Clubs in the Atlanta Area. Last year was our first time participating in this event and our AAC competed to –to –toe with the best in the area! Our Top Gun was William Moonan (72), 2nd place Joe Dan Rogers (69), 3rd place went to Kevan Dorsey (68). The 2021 Country Club Sporting Clay Challenge will be held on Saturday, October 16st starting at 9:30am at the Burge Club. This is a member only event, sorry no guests. Family members such as sons, daughters who shoot can participate but must be 16 years of age. Cost :$150 Please register on the Club Calendar

FITNESS & AQUATICS 2021 AAC Turkey Trot 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run Saturday, November 13 REGISTER HERE Race Day Registration and Bag Pick-Up Start at 7:00 a.m. 1 Mile Fun Run Starts at 7:30 a.m. 5K Starts at 7:50 a.m. Pricing: (Includes race, shirt, breakfast and raffle)

All participants will receive a race day t-shirt, pancake breakfast and a chance to win raffle prizes (excluding those doing race only). Registration opens on Wednesday, September 1. Please enter each person individually to ensure correct age, shirt size and event participation. The top three male and female finishers in the 1 Mile Fun Run that are 10 and under will get a medal. The top male and female in each age group in the 5k will each get a medal and turkey.

Early Turkey Pricing (Starting September 1) Adults - $30 ($40 guests) Children 10 & Under - $20 ($30 guests) Race Only* - $20 ($30 guests) *Does NOT include breakfast or raffle. Price applies to all participants regardless of age

Regular Pricing (Starting October 13) Adults - $40 ($45 guests) Children 10 & Under - $30 ($35 guests) Race Only* - $30 ($35 guests) *Does NOT include breakfast or raffle. Price applies to all participants regardless of age

If you would just like a delicious breakfast, feel free to join us; Adults $18 and kids 10 and under are $12. To ensure that you receive a shirt, please register by Monday, October 18, 2021. There is a 72-hour cancellation notice required for all participants. Only those who participate in the race will be eligible to get a shirt included with their race bag. Additional shirts will be available for sale for $15 the day of the race. Extra shirts will be very limited. Fun and games will be available for children that have completed the Fun Run.

TENNIS TENNIS Upcoming Events MIXED DOUBLES REGISTRATION Registration closes October 14 Season Begins in January / 7 Weeks Are you interested in playing ALTA Mixed Doubles this winter? Play is Sunday afternoons, starting at 1 p.m. We have teams in all levels. Contact Seth Redelheim at sgr@aac1.org if you have not played and you are looking for a team this winter. Join the fastest growing segment of our tennis program!

LTA MemberGuest 2021

LABOR DAY TENNIS MIXER Monday, September 6 at 9 a.m.

Join the staff in kicking off Labor Day starting at 9 a.m. Monday, September 6. This event is a great start to our busiest time of the year. All levels are invited for this round robin format with a special twist for all players. Sign-up is required and as always there will be plenty of breakfast snacks and refreshments. Sign-up online by going to September 6 on the AAC website calendar of events. Cost is $15 per player.

FIRST ANNUAL CORN HOLE CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday, October 8

CLUB MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS November 19 - 21

Join your fellow members in our first annual Corn Hole Mixed Doubles Championships on Friday evening, October 8 starting at 7 p.m. We have had many requests to host this event as we have learned many of our members are playing in local leagues. This event is for all levels; in what we will call a Modified Compass Draw format. Each team will be placed in their level after the first round of the event. Teams will be guaranteed 4 matches over the evening. There will be snacks and plenty of adult beverages (wine & beer) for all players. We have a limited number of spots available and hope that this becomes a regular event around the tennis center. Cost is $40 per team, and this is a Mixed Doubles Event. Registration is online, at the AAC calendar and the deadline to register is October 1.

We will be trying a new format for our Club Mixed Doubles Championships this coming November. All matches will begin on Friday evening November 19 and the finals will be played on Sunday, November 21 around 1 p.m. depending on the numbers in the draw. Teams will be assigned a specific flight according to the teams combined ratings. Flights will be 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 and Open and will have times scheduled by the tournament committee. Each team will be guaranteed two matches for the tournament. Cost is $40 per team and sign-up online through the AAC website. The deadline to sign-up is November 12 at 5 p.m.

TENNIS

Men’s and Ladies’ Tennis Men’s Tennis FALL ALTA SEASON

18&O THURSDAY USTA TEAMS: 3.0 Jill Aycock and Erica Prante / DIVISION WINNER / 1ST round of playoffs 3.5 Brooke Yannucci / Lori Kallensee / DIVISION WINNER / 1ST round of playoffs 3.5 Beth Pombo and Katherine Malone / USTA CITY FINALIST 4.0 Angel Cushma and Jess Orton / 1st round of playoffs 4.5 Jessica Dreher / DIVISION WINNER / USTA CITY FINALIST 18&0 WEEKEND USTA TEAMS: 3.0 Carrie Strickler and Katie Mays / DIVISION WINNER / 2nd round of playoffs 4.0 Christi Luskin / 2nd round of playoffs 40&O USTA TEAMS: 3.5 Katherine Malone and Shannon Collins Captains / DIVISION WINNER / 1ST round of playoffs COMPETITIVE LADIES PATHWAY Come experience winter tennis indoors during the USTA winter season. Please contact me via e-mail at cmg@aac1.org or call the Tennis Center at 770-368-7740 if you’re interested in joining a winter league. 2021-2022 WINTER LADIES USTA Ladies USTA 18 & OVER Registration closes: Tuesday Oct. 18 Play on Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. PLAY FORMAT: 2 SINGLES, 3 DOUBLES Ladies USTA 18 & OVER BUSINESS Registration closes: Monday Oct. 17 Play on Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. PLAY FORMAT: 2 SINGLES, 3 DOUBLES

Ladies USTA 40 & OVER Registration closes: Wednesday Oct. 19. Play on Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. PLAY FORMAT: 1 SINGLE, 4 DOUBLES DOUBLES STRATEGY SESSION: Are you looking to practice just doubles focusing on strategy and court positioning? Ask 2 or 3 of your tennis friends, pick a time and day that is convenient for you, and plan a tennis session just on doubles strategy. This type of class is great if you usually play with one or two partners and want to make these partnerships the best they can be. I will work with you an hour or an hour and a half, your group can decide. I will work with you to help define your partnerships strengths and weakness. We will work on your partnership game to maximize your wins and to improve your communication which is vital to your partnership success. You may contact me at cmg@aac1. org or you may reach any of the other coaches at the tennis center. Our tennis professionals are all excellent and we will get you set up. PRE-ALTA ROUND ROBINS September 2, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. A wonderful way to play friendly matches and get your skills ready for the Fall ALTA season. Cost $15 LADIES NIGHT Tuesday, September 7, 7 – 9 p.m. Join us on our fabulous clay courts for a fun night of tennis under the stars. Register online or contact Carmen at CMG@aac1.org

Our three men’s teams, the A team captained by David Clough, the B team captained by Todd Kohout and the C team captained by Mike Dorr, will begin play Saturday, September 11 at 9 a.m. USTA Men SPRING LEAGUE Year 2022 Registration Opens: Monday, November 29, 2021 – Closes: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 . Play Begins: Sunday, February 6, 2022 @ 4 p.m. Play Ends: Sunday, March 20, 2022 There are no matches on Sunday, April 17, 2022 . Playoffs Begin: Sunday, March 27, 2022. City Final: Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 4 p.m. (Rain Date: Sunday, April 24) MEN’S NIGHT UPDATE Men’s Night will move indoors Thursday, November 11. Two courts will start play at 6:30 p.m. and two courts at 7:30 p.m. Please remember that registration is required, and space is limited to 16 players. Contact Jeff Stack each week by Thursday at noon to reserve your spot. Ladies’ Tennis TERRIFIC SUMMER SEASON SUMMARY: What an incredibly hot summer we have had, but that didn’t slow down our teams. We had a terrific season with nine teams making it to the playoffs and two of them making it as far as The USTA City Championship. Congratulations for your accomplishments to the following teams: ALTA SENIOR LADIES: B-1 Katherine Malone and Shannon Collins Captains / DIVISION WINNER / 1ST round of playoffs

TENNIS

CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS

Rookie Ladies’ Clinic SIX-WEEK SESSION: FRIDAYS, 10 – 11 A.M. NEW SESSION SEPTEMBER 24 – OCTOBER 29

Tennis 101 – Co-ed Clinic SIX-WEEK SESSION: SUNDAYS, 11 A.M. – 12 P.M. NEW SESSION OCTOBER 3 – NOVEMBER 7 No experience necessary, and you get a free racquet! This co-ed class combines the basics of movement, balance, and swing-shapes to build all the necessary skills for athletes to develop into PLAYERS. Come learn to play the game and get the training you need to really improve! Please email Coach Seth G. Redelheim at SGR@ aac1.org Six-week session cost: $109 Tennis 201 – Co-ed Clinic SIX-WEEK SESSION: SUNDAYS, 12 – 1 P.M. NEW SESSION OCTOBER 3 – NOVEMBER 7 Ready to play? Learn positioning, scoring, and basic tactics in this fun play-based class! Please email Coach Seth G. Redelheim at SGR@ aac1.org Six-week session cost: $109

This class is geared towards players who are just starting to pick up the game. Athletes will learn all the necessary shots and techniques to begin to rally with friends. Participants will also be introduced to the rules, etiquette, and tennis vocabulary that they need to start to play. Register online or contact Seth at SGR@aac1.org. Six-week session cost: $135 Intermediate Rusty Racquets Ladies’ Clinic SIX-WEEK SESSION: FRIDAYS, 11 A.M. – 12 P.M. NEW SESSION SEPTEMBER 24 – OCTOBER 29 Designed specifically for the 2.0-3.0 levels, this class is perfect for ladies that are just starting to play competitively or who used to play and are anxious to get back into the game. We will cover stroke techniques, movement, and the 5 ball controls: height, distance, direction, speed, and spin. Drills will be cooperative and competitive and will help athletes get the maximum number of reps to master the skills they need to become players! Register online or contact Seth at SGR@ aac1.org. Six-week session cost: $135

JUNIOR TENNIS

JUNIOR TENNIS

Our afterschool Junior Program is in full swing. The second session begins September 27. If you have not registered your child, now is the time! Registration is required, contact Dominic Arbie – Junior Program Coordinator at DJA@aac1.org. THE JUNIOR WEEKLY CLINICS

Session II Sept. 27 – Nov. 15 Session III Nov. 29 – Jan. 17 Session IV Jan. 24 – March 21 Session V March 28 – May 9

Due to holidays as well as it being spring break, there will be no clinics the weeks of Nov. 20, Dec. 20, and March 14. Camps will be offered during these weeks. BELOW ARE THE SESSION OUTLINES: Mom & Me Monday and Wednesday 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Pre-Rally Monday and Wednesday 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Red Ball 3 Monday and Wednesday 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Red Ball 2 Monday and Wednesday 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Red Ball 1 Monday and Wednesday 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Orange Ball 3 Monday and Wednesday 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Orange Ball 2 Tuesday and Thursday 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Orange Ball 1 Monday and Wednesday 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Green Ball 2 Tuesday and Thursday 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Green Ball 1 Tuesday and Thursday 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Yellow Ball 2 Monday and Wednesday 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Yellow Ball 1 Tuesday and Thursday 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

JUNIOR GOLF Junior Golf

Our Junior Club Champions!

WE WITNESSED AN EXCITING JR. CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP THAT SAW BRUCE MURPHY WIN HIS 2ND TITLE AND AVA MERRILL WIN HER 5TH CONSECUTIVE TITLE WITH A TWO DAY TOTAL OF -2.

BOYS OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP 1st Place – Bruce Murphy – 145 2nd Place – Clayton Couey - 149 3rd Place – Wade Watson – 150

BOYS 12-14 DIVISION – 18 HOLES!! 3rd Place – Jack Merrill - 153 1st Place – Kyle Huryn – 143 (1 under!!) 2nd Place – Andrew Couey - 149

GIRLS OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2nd Place – Paris Adams - 171 1st Place – Ava Merrill – 142 (2 under!)

BOYS 12-14 DIVISION – 9 HOLES!! 1st Place – Wade Eddy - 79 2nd Place – Ryan Glover - 97

BOYS 9 & UNDER DIVISION 3rd Place – Tres Izquierdo - 94 2nd Place – Bram Patrick - 92 1st Place – Beck Patrick - 70

GIRLS 10 & UNDER DIVISION!! 2nd Place – Hanna Nordlund - 93 1st Place – Anna Norris – 81

GIRLS 11-14 DIVISION!! 3rd Place – Ever Ezzell - 100 2nd Place – Emma Veil - 95 1st Place – Ava Claire Mason - 87

BOYS 10-11 DIVISION 2nd Place – Brandon Voss - 125 1st Place – Drew Cusimano - 90

YOUTH

A Note From Our New Youth & Family Activities Director

Heads Up!

I am so excited to be joining you all at AAC! I am looking forward to growing and enhancing the programing for your kids! I have been working with children for over 20 years and I want to bring a lot of my background and experience to the programming here. I value your input because I want the programs to fit your needs! Please feel free to email me your thoughts and ideas. I am happy to hear them! Although we are not looking to make any drastic changes to programing right away, you will begin to see some changes. These changes are due in part to staffing shortages, but also in response to needs that have been voiced by members. I hope to meet you all soon. My office is up in the Timbers Loft. Feel free to stop by anytime! Stefanie Arrington

TIMBERS IS CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 6 WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE CARDBOARRD BOAT REGATTA!

770-368-7109 sla@aac1.org

Timbers Drop-In Care vs Event/Camp We absolutely love having your children here with us! Please understand that! However, there are limits we must operate under by Georgia law to be able to continue running. Please be mindful of these limits because we could be audited by the state and we don’t want to lose our license to run Timbers and our other programming. • Children can only be here for a max of 4 hours per day and a total of 10 for the week. • These hours DO NOT include events or camps such as Fun Before 1 and Friday Flicks. • So for example your child can be here Tuesday for drop in for 4 hours, Wednesday for drop in for 4 hours, and Saturday for drop in for ONLY two more hours. They can ALSO be here in the same week for Friday Night Flicks. • There is a 10-minute grace period. After that, you will be charged time and a half. • During drop in care the parent must stay on premises. • During events/camps parents can leave the premises.

We are making some changes to the Timbers Drop- In Care that we hope will help make your lives easier! SUNDAY Drop-In Care closed, but there will be an event you can register for from 12:30-6:30pm. MONDAY Drop-In Care closed, but there will be an event you can register for from 8am to 11am or 12 to 3pm TUESDAY Drop-In Care from 8am to 3pm only. WEDNESDAY Drop-In Care from 8am to 3pm only. THURSDAY Drop-In Care from 8am to 3pm and an event in the evening from 6-9pm. FRIDAY Drop-In Care from 8am to 3pm and an event in the evening from 6-9pm. SATURDAY Drop-In Care closed, but there will be events you can register for from 9am-12 and from 6-9pm. ** We will make adjustments to this as needed. There will be will likely be exceptions, such as school holidays and special events.

Atlanta Athletic Club 1930 Bobby Jones Drive Johns Creek, GA 30097

Senior Staff David Sheppard , CCM - das@aac1.org General Manager/COO Margaret Almand – mma@aac1.org Executive Assistant Tony Kelley – tek@aac1.org Chief Financial Officer Phil Barber , CCM – pjb@aac1.org Club Manager Bud Taylor – budt@aac1.org Director of Golf Jeff Chandley – jcc@aac1.org Director of Tennis James W. Cole – jwc@aac1.org Director of Facilities Management Neil Doldo – nad@aac1.org Director of Fitness Lukus Harvey – lrh@aac1.org Director of Agronomy Erica Smith – esmith@aac1.org Membership Director Kelsey Payne – kap@aac1.org Director of Catering Ansley Brackin – akb@aac1.org Communications Director Gary Wheeler – g.wheeler@aac1.org Human Resources Director

Board of Directors Tim Bentsen , President/Strategic Planning tebentsen@gmail.com Bruce Barfield , Chairman/Chair, Heritage bbarfield@madeitrain.com Kevin Costello , Treasurer/Chair, Finance Kevin@kcostello.com Scott Levy , Chair Athletics / Vice Chair, Membership Scott@prehmusfinancial.com Kevin Case , Chair Tennis kevinrcase@gmail.com Justin Hester , Chair Membership justin@hesteroutman.com Brad Kuehn , Chair Golf / Vice Chair, Athletics Brad@atl-realty.com John Stakel , Chair Golf Grounds jstakel@rocktenn.com Jason Huggins , Chair House / Vice Chair, Tennis jasondhuggins@gmail.com Andy Dunn , Vice Chair, Finance and House Adunn66@gmail.com Jim Kiker , Vice Chair, Golf and Grounds Ocgolfer728@hotmail.com David Sheppard , CCM Secretary/COO DAS@aac1.org

THE CLUB TIMES Published by ATLANTA ATHLETIC CLUB

1930 Bobby Jones Drive Johns Creek, GA 30097 770-448-2166

www.atlantaathleticclub.org Volume CVVI No. 5 May 2021

Telephone Directory Main/Front Desk...............770-448-2166 General Manager...............770-368-7704 Aquatics.............................770-368-7780 Barber Shop.......................770-368-7748 Catering.............................770-368-7791 Club Manager....................770-368-7705 Communications. .............770-368-7701 Golf Course Maintenance..770-448-8311 Fitness Center. ..................770-368-7770 Golf Shop...........................770-448-8552 Golf Starter........................770-448-3825 Jones Center. .....................770-368-7759 Info. Technology. ..............770-368-7742 Membership. .....................770-368-7702 Security..............................770-368-7797 Tennis Center....................770-368-7740 The Retreat Spa. ................770-368-7739 The Timbers. .....................770-368-7783

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