El Niguel Country Club

4 • THE DIVOT | WINTER 2022 THE DIVOT EL NIGUEL COUNTRY CLUB 23700 Clubhouse Drive Laguna Niguel, California 92677 (949) 496-5767 • elniguelcc.com OFFICERS President Lyle Scheppele 1st Vice President Ruthie Sheffield 2nd Vice President Chris Robles Secretary Jay Henriksen Treasurer Fabian Battaglia BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lyle Scheppele, Ruthie Sheffield, Chris Robles, Jay Henriksen, Fabian Battaglia, Steve Freestone, Steve Geidt, Paul Moore, Brian Parker, Anita Clark (Ex-Officio) COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION Entertainment Chairman Steve Freestone Vice Chairman Ruthie Sheffield Finance Chairman Sam Pavoni Vice Chairman Fabian Battaglia Golf Chairman Chris Robles Vice Chairman Fabian Battaglia House Chairman Jay Henriksen Vice Chairman Steve Geidt Membership Chairman Ruthie Sheffield Vice Chairman Paul Moore Rules and Bylaws/Legal Chairman Chris Robles Vice Chairman Brian Parker 2022 WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION Chairman Tricia Baumgardner Secretary Tina Wilson Treasurer Kathy Karahalios Handicap/Awards/SCGA Liaison Terri Donahue Major Tournaments Kathy Dubia Tuesday Tournaments Lois Smith Membership/Social Kristy Allan Publicity/Roster Diana Gillis Guest Days Rikki Daniels Parliamentarian/Rules Anita Clark Team Captain Terri Donahue STAFF CEO/General Manager Patrick Casey pcasey@elniguelcc.com Head Golf Professional Craig Plumley, PGA craigplumley@pga.com Golf Course Superintendent Matt Morton matthewmorton@elniguelcc.com Controller Michael Harnetiaux michaelharnetiaux@elniguelcc.com Clubhouse Manager Lori LeBard lorilebard@elniguelcc.com Food & Beverage Manager Marissa Hermoso marissa@elniguelcc.com Retail Manager Jody Flemming jodyflemming@elniguelcc.com Executive Chef Bruno Massuger bruno@elniguelcc.com Catering Coordinator Michelle Linhardt michellelinhardt@elniguelcc.com Communications and Marketing Coordinator Holly Weber hollyweber@elniguelcc.com Building Superintendent Jerry Nihiser JerryNihiser@elniguelcc.com Concierge Carol Hammett f rontdesk@elniguelcc.com GM REPORT H appy 2022! This past year seemed to fly by, and when we recall all of the events that took place at El Niguel Country Club, it's hard to believe we could have squeezed them into such a short period of time. The golf course, under the outstanding leadership of Superintendent Matt Morton, has been elevated to a true championship track – and working with the Club architect, Matt has continued to implement small changes that are making it even better. A project with the county and other agencies to renovate the back nine stream is slated to begin this year, and other ongoing activities include moving the Tee House location to the driving range, and adding surround netting as well as a row of permanent matting that has been expanded to the right. The Golf Shop staff had a busy year with a full calendar of tournaments put on both by the WGA and the men's group. Chris Robles and Tricia Baumgardner were crowned Club Champions. The clubhouse rocked all year with more than 100 activities. In fact, the December events alone had to be catalogued in a booklet with the first page as the "Table of Contents." Clubhouse Manager Lori LeBard and her staff went above and beyond! Adding to these outstanding events, Chef Bruno and his culinary team have elevated the food production to the members through creative menus and great special events. We have had new social members tell us the reason they joined El Niguel was for the food! I am glad to announce that I have known your new CEO/GM Patrick Casey for many years and the Club is fortunate to have him. I know he is the one to lead the staff and will continue to elevate El Niguel Country Club. Arriving at the Club August 24, the day of the monthly Board of Directors meeting, I immediately felt both the professionalism of the Board and staff and the friendliness of the members. The Club is in great shape with a waiting list, and under the progressive leadership of the Board, is continuing to move forward both with new projects and more improvements in all areas of operations. Both Gerri and I thank the staff and members who have made us feel so welcome. It is going to be hard to leave, but we look forward to future visits. Thank you again and Aloha! Thanks for the memories! It's been a pleasure and an honor serving as the Club's GM • BY DOUG HOLTZ, INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER

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