Club Life February 2016

CLUB LIFE

THE CLUB AT SPURWING

FEBRUARY 2016
JASON BIDEGANETA | DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING

Membership Recruitment

Thinking about last as we are to welcome your friends
February gives me and family to our membership!
hope for an early
INSIDE THIS ISSUE golf season. I re- The membership recruitment process
member plenty of is about so much more than filling
Welcome/New Members 2 sunny days with
golfers coming out this place so we can get new fun
Golf Shop 3 to get the rust off things. Many of you know that. For
their clubs. As the the past 5 years, I have watched the
Food & Beverage 4 first month of the
year comes to an total number of members triple.
Instruction 5 end, spring doesn’t Yes, that makes for a much healthier
seem so far away. It may be too early
February Social Events 6 to start talking about Spring, but we club but what I notice more than any-
can certainly start thinking about it thing are the friendships that form
March Social Events 7 and hoping for a warm month ahead.
between individuals and families.
Great Shots 8 On another note, I am again looking More than ever, I have noticed new
forward to meeting so many people
in 2016 and welcoming them to The members partnering up with other
Club. And yes, I am once again going new members on the golf course and
to ask help from all of you in recruit- turning it into a daily outing. Fami-
ing another class of members just
like you! I promise you, a marketing lies meeting other families at the
team of more than 600 can be much pool and turning it into a regular
more effective than 1. But don’t
worry, I am more than happy to make thing. I have heard on several occa-
it worth your time and efforts. Last sions members having some of our
year, we gave food and beverage
credits up to $500 to more than 20 new members over to their house for
members who helped introduce us to dinner. These are just a few exam-
some of our amazing new members. ples of friendships that would have
We plan on doing the same this year
as well and hope you are as excited never otherwise been made if it was-
n’t for their decision to join The

Club. More than anything else, these
are the reasons I enjoy membership

recruitment.

On the Grounds/Chef Adam 10 For all of our members who are look-
ing to meet new people, let us know,
Resource Center / 11 we are happy to make the introduc-
Chef Continued
tion!
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THE CLUB

CLUB NEWS CLUB DIRECTORY
www.theclubatspurwing.com
WELCOME | JANUARY 2016 MEMBERS For the most complete and up to
date Club information, please visit
Gary & Doris Peckham
Steve & Linda Kenny our website
Thomas & Sharon Page
E-MAIL
Marsha Denis
Carlos Lopez & Alcira Schulz Adam Martens, PGA
Richard & Patricia Gardner Director of Golf & Club
Operations
2016 NEW MEMBERSHIP COUNT | 6 [email protected]
2015 FINAL NEW MEMBERSHIP COUNT | 120
Jason Bideganeta, CMP
TOTAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP COUNT | 649 Director of Membership &
Marketing
[email protected]

WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CLUB MEMBERS & THE MANAGEMENT TEAM, Sean Cooper
WE CONGRATULATE THESE INDIVIDUALS FOR BEING SELECTED AS Food & Beverage Manager
[email protected]
EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH FOR JANUARY!
Rob Davis
Ryan Coburn - Ryan & Dan have both been with The Controller
Dan Coleman - Club for several years and have [email protected]
stepped up in the interim as we look
to bring in a new Superintendent. Adam Sundin
Executive Chef
They have showed that they can [email protected]
both be leaders as they have lead
the grounds crew for the last month. Brett Nagel, PGA
They have been working hard to Director of Instruction
clean up the course in several areas [email protected]
including tree removal to insure the
course is in top notch shape going Robin Thibault
into the season. Office Manager
[email protected]
The staff is very grateful to have
these two on our crew and look for- THE CLUB AT SPURWING
ward to seeing what they can do in 6800 North SpurWing Way
2016! Thank you both for your hard
work! Meridian, ID 83646
Phone (208) 887-1800

Fax (208) 887-5475
Golf Shop (208) 884-4445

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GOLF SHOP

ADAM MARTENS | DIRECTOR OF GOLF & CLUB OPERATIONS

New Product in The Shop

It’s been great to new clubs, be fit with state-of-the-  Ladies Invite - Tuesday, August
see steady activ- art technology, and actually see the 2
ity at The Club ball fly out onto the range! Other
this past month new items will be arriving very  Senior Club Championship - Sat-
even though the shortly so make sure to stop in the urday & Sunday, August 13 & 14
weather hasn’t shop to see what’s new. Also, there
been the greatest is still a good selection of 2015 new  PGA Pro-Men’s - Monday, August
for golfing. The and used clubs available at super 15
range and courses discounted prices.
were able to get  Club Championship - Saturday &
back open after a The golf calendar for 2016 has been Sunday, August 27 & 28
lengthy break and finalized. I have listed the major
a few of you have events of the year below so that you  Labor Day Couples - Monday,
taken full advantage of some early may get them on your calendar. We September 5
season play. The lounge has been are looking forward to getting the
very busy lately as well with our golf season started!  Men’s 1-day Member/Guest -
growing Tuesday date night crowd.  Men’s Opener - Saturday, April Friday, September 16
If you haven’t been out for date
night, I encourage you to give it a 9  Couples Classic - Friday & Satur-
try. Chef does a great job putting  Men’s 1-day Member/Guest - day, October 7 & 8
together some great food and don’t
forget the babysitting! Friday, April 22  Ladies Fall Roundup - Saturday,
 Ladies Opener - Saturday, April October 15
February is when we start to see
some new product for the year ar- 23  Ironman - Saturday, November 5
rive in the golf shop. Joe and Josh  Cutting Edge Classic - Saturday
are currently traveling back from Don’t miss out on Family Night or
the PGA Merchandise show in Or- & Sunday, April 30 & May 1
lando, FL where they had an oppor-  Challenge Shootout - Saturday, Ladies Night this month. Family
tunity to check out lots of new and
exciting product that we will have May 14 night on February 17 will be mini
an opportunity to bring in this year.  Memorial Day Couples - Mon-
Some of the new product will be golf night. Bring out the entire fam-
SunIce apparel for men and women day, May 30
which will be here soon. We already  Junior Kickoff - Sunday, June 5 ily for some fun indoor mini golf and
have many of the new demo clubs  Wing Ding Classic - Wednesday –
available to try, including a brand food! Chef will be leading our ladies
new Mizuno fitting cart. Don’t for- Saturday, June 8 – 11 night on the 25th so don’t miss out.
get that your Club is the only place  Ladies Classic - Friday & Satur-
in the Valley that you can try out Also, reserve your seat for our spe-
day, June 16 – 18
 USGA Junior Qualifier - Monday, cial new menu tasting on Monday,

June 20 March 7. Chef and his team will be
 9 & Dine - Friday, June 24, Fri-
serving up snack size portions of
day, July 15, Friday, September
9 (Night Golf!) many different items from his first
 Member/Member - Saturday &
Sunday, July 9 & 10 new menu here at The Club, which

will be available beginning March

15. Seating will be limited so don’t

wait to reserve your spot for a spe-

cial sneak peak at all the new

changes!

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FOOD & BEVERAGE

SEAN COOPER | FOOD & BEVERAGE DIRECTOR

Upcoming Social Opportunities

Greetings Mem- rolling into February. and signup by going to the-
clubatspurwing.com and logging in
bers! January was February is a wonderful month filled to “my account.” We are also
with unspoken pressure from your happy to take reservations over the
another spectacu- wife or girlfriend to prove your love phone by calling The Club at 208-
by spending time and money on 887-1800.
lar month at The them. Fortunately we are giving
you two chances to avoid having Our clubhouse has seen a lot of
Club. The cold them get mad at you. We are fea- growth and expansion over the last
turing a five course meal created by three years. With this expansion we
weather did not our new Executive Chef Adam have been able to provide more op-
Sundin on February 13th and Febru- tions for events and activities at The
slow down the ac- ary 14th. Each course has three to Club. Most of our outside events are
four different options that you brought to us by you, our member-
tivity in the club- choose while enjoying live harp mu- ship, and your businesses. It is
sic from artist Rachel Hooper. Res- great for The Club to have your
house. Bingo ervations start at 5pm and we are meetings, birthdays, and special
filling up quickly. Don’t be in the events with us and we sincerely do
brought out over dog house the last two weeks of appreciate the usage. As a re-
February. Make your reservation to- minder to all of you we do have a
40 lively gamers day. membership discount for all the
rooms available for booking. We
to our Gold Tee Aside from everyone’s favorite holi- also have two projectors and
day we have plenty of fun to offer screens, a DVD player, dance floor,
Room with ages ranging from 7 years as we slowly climb out of the winter linen choices, and much more for
season. First Friday starts up again any event you want to hold with us.
old to 77 years old. Many prizes for the year on the 5th with live I am always available to help you
acoustic music from Brandon Pritch- setup your next function here at The
were won and many dreams came ett with Hayden Distributing handing Club whether it is big or small, on a
out wine samples. On February 7th weekend or weekday, morning or
true. Family Night brought out an- we have a Super Bowl party with night; whatever it is you are looking
food and drinks specials. On the for, we can help. Contact The Club
other 40 people for our Family Feud 17th we have our monthly Family anytime to get more information on
Night featuring a miniature golf pricing and catering options.
Trivia Night. Families went head to course put together by our Pro Shop.
On the 25th we have our monthly
head with tears, laughter, and de- Ladies Night featuring a food expo
by Executive Chef Adam Sundin. You
termination to come out on top. can find details about all the events

Ladies Paint Night was a sold out

event with 50 in attendance and 30

on our waitlist. It was fantastic to

see the amount of interest in the

Paint Night and we plan to schedule

another one this year considering

how many ladies wanted to attend.

I would say some of the ladies found

their hidden talents as artists. For

proof we have great examples of the

artistry on our “Great Shots” page.

Let us know if you would like to pur-

chase any of the artwork and I will

help broker the deal. Our Date

Night also continues to be a very

popular night at The Club and we

appreciate your support. Overall it

was indeed a busy and successful

month and we plan to keep that ball

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INSTRUCTION

BRETT NAGEL | PGA DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION

Time to Knock the Rust Off those Clubs

February is here Please contact me and we can get a A PREVIEW OF LADIES
schedule lined up to be ready for GOLF 2016...
and it’s time to that big day of tryouts.
knock the rust off 2016 LADIES OPENER
Finally, this month can be a great “Spring Fling”
for a lot of you. time to get that new set of irons on
Your PGA profes- its way. We have the current equip- SATURDAY, APRIL 23
ment from Titleist, TaylorMade, Mi- 2016
sionals will be of- zuno, and more showing up weekly.
fering a spring Please stop by the golf shop or The 9:30am
special. During Studio to see the new equipment. If Registration/Breakfast
you have any questions about equip-
the months of ment or club fitting please talk to SLGA Meeting
February and any of your PGA professionals.
11:00am
March you can get Brett Nagel, Shotgun Start
a package of (3) Challenge Course
Director of Instruction ABCD Scramble
30 minute lessons for $99.00. In The Club at SpurWing
three lessons you could fine tune

your putting, chipping/pitching, and
the full swing for the upcoming sea-
son. By the time the good weather

gets here you will have a leg up on
the competition.

$30 Entry per person

February is also crunch time for any
high school player. The 2016 high

school season starts on February
29th! Most high school programs will

start that Monday with tryouts to
make the team. Any high school

player needs to have their game in
shape by the end of the month.

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FEBRUARY EVENTS

FIRST FRIDAY VALENTINE’S LADIES NIGHT
“Brandon Pritchett” DINNER “Cooking Expo”
featuring Chef
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 - 5-9pm
5:30 - 8:30pm SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 - 5-8pm Adam Sundin

Join us for the First Friday in Febru- Each year, The Club puts together THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
ary with drink specials along with an extra special dinner for Valen- 6pm
Live Music and wine samples from tine’s Day. Make this a memorable
Hayden Distributing. date night with that special some- Mark your calendar for the second
one. Details of the menu will be ladies night of the year coming in
SUPER BOWL 50 out soon! February.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7 FAMILY NIGHT SUNDAY
4:30pm “Indoor Miniature BRUNCH

Enjoy the big game at The Club or Golf ” SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28
put in an order for take out to Brunch from 10am-2pm
make your own Super Bowl party a WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
hit! Take out specials will be avail- 6:00pm Adults $18.95
able for purchase and pick up. Children 12 & Under $12.95
Save the date for the always popu-
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Monthly Sunday Brunch. If your
birthday falls during the month,
brunch is on us!

MARCH EVENTS

DATE NIGHT AT WINEMAKER’S THURSDAY, MARCH 17 @ 6PM
THE CLUB DINNER
Save the date for a fun night with
“Every Tuesday” “Revelry Vintners” Bagpipes, themed menu & drink
specials.
TUESDAY NIGHT’S IN 2016 SATURDAY, MARCH 5 @ 6PM
6:00 - 8:00pm $75 PER PERSON EASTER
7 Course Dinner WEEKEND
Dinner Specials & Babysitting every
Tuesday Night. Take some time This winemaker’s dinner is a game Saturday, March 26 @ 10am - Kids
out of your busy schedule, utilize changer! Brunch, Magic Show and Egg Hunt
our babysitting service and relax
for an evening with your significant Founded in 2005, Revelry Vintners Sunday, March 27 - Easter Brunch
other. is a progressive producer of pre- 10am-1:30pm - Reservations Required
mium wines, highlighting the viti-
culture and dynamic quality of Don’t miss out on one of the most
Washington State’s Columbia Val- popular weekends at The Club all
ley, and one building a tradition of year. Celebrate with the Easter
excellence. bunny at The Club Saturday for the
kids and Sunday for everyone!

FIRST FRIDAY FAMILY NIGHT LADIES NIGHT
“Live Music with “Obstacle Course” “Wine Tasting”

Spencer Batt” WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 @ 6pm THURSDAY, MARCH 31
$15 adults 6:00pm - $19.95 per person
FRIDAY, MARCH 4
5:30 - 8:30pm $10 kids 10 & under Save the date now for Ladies Night
in March!
Join us for the First Friday in Febru- This family night obstacle course
ary with drink specials along with will be a Challenge the whole fam-
Live Music from a local musician! ily can enjoy!

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GREAT

Club Life

January 2016
 The SpurWing Men line

the driving range in Mex-
ico before they hit the
course! A group of Spur-
Wing members took a trip
to play golf and enjoy the
warm weather much far-
ther South than Idaho!
Sounds like everyone had a
great time!
 First of several Ladies
Night pictures. The La-
dies had a great time being
artists for the evening and
did a wonderful job on
their paintings.

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SHOTS

Club Life

January 2016

 More from our January La-
dies Night that featured art-
ist Carlos Lopez and his
fantastic paintings. This
was a sold out event at The
Club and one we are sure
to repeat in the near future!

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ON THE GROUNDS

RYAN COBURN | ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT ADAM SUNDIN |
EXECUTIVE CHEF

A Season of Change... 2016 is off to a
great start. With
It appears that winter is in our rear We ask that as you come out to play January being
view mirror and the golfing season is in these winter months that you busier than ex-
at the door step. keep your golf carts on the path pected and future
whenever possible. The turf is cur- events being
With a new golfing season we look rently not growing and all traffic booked almost
forward to the changes to both golf patterns will be visible until the turf every day, it
courses. We did a lot of work in the begins growing again. We also ask looks as if we are
Fall and we are anxious to see the that you repair any ballmarks and in for a full and exciting year.
fruits of our labors this Spring. The replace divots.
golf courses appears to be in very As some of you may have heard, I
good condition after the short win- As a maintenance crew, we were am putting together a new menu
ter. Our crews have been working sad to see our friend and leader and will be unveiling it to a limited
diligently to keep the greens, tees Jerry leave. We look forward to the number of people on Monday, March
and fairways free of debris left be- future and the opportunity to work 7th. The full unveil of the menu will
hind by our winged friends. with a new superintendent. We look be on Tuesday, March 15th. This will
forward to the challenges and op- be my first full menu with SpurWing
The winter months give us an oppor- portunities 2016 will bring to The and I am super excited to share my
tunity to work on projects that we Club. food with all of you. I thought I
don't have time to complete during would give you a snapshot of the
the growing season. This year we We hope to see you out on the new menu today. I am going to
made some changes to the trees on courses as the weather continues to raise the culinary bar a bit while at
hole #10. We removed the dead improve! the same time diversifying the menu
poplar tree separating holes 10 and a little more. I am a big fan of clas-
11. We have a plan in place to re- Ryan Coburn sic French cooking and plan on mix-
plant some ash trees in their place. Assistant Superintendent ing some of that technique in with
Look for these trees to be planted in modern flavors and trends. An ex-
the coming weeks. We have also ample of this fusion on the new
been working to clean up the native menu will be; Lapsang Souchong
areas and the sight lines on hole Crusted Duck Breast with Red An-
#17. We have removed several dean Quinoa and Apple Cherry Gas-
downed trees in the native area on trique.
the left side of the hole. On the
challenge course we have been able Continued on page 11…
to add some drainage around some
of the bunkers and on the driving
range. These projects were com-
pleted to prevent the sand from
washing out on the faces of the bun-
kers.

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RESOURCE CENTER

CLUB Associations …Continued from page 10

Hours of Operation Men’s & Women’s Associations
FEBRUARY Hours:
Monday - Dining Closed available. I also believe food should be fun. A new
Tuesday - Friday - 11am - 9pm
Saturday - 8am - 9pm Junior Golf Academy menu item that conveys fun and playful
Sunday - 8am - 8pm The Junior Program includes our
summer clinics, summer play food is the “Potato Chip Crusted Chicken
Website Sandwich”. When I was a kid, I used to put
www.theclubatspurwing.com days, 1-day camps & Club Champi- potato chips inside of my PB&J sand-
For questions regarding member onship.
login or passwords please contact wiches. It provided that satisfying crunch I
the membership office. was looking for. As an adult, I thought it

GOLF SHOP Leagues would be fun to try and bring that back in
Men’s, Women’s, Couples, Junior a different way. This time, I am crusting
Hours of Operation
FEBRUARY Hours: Golf & Senior Leagues available the bread with potato chips and having
Monday 12pm - 5pm seasonally. Please contact the that satisfying crunch on the outside of
Tuesday-Sunday 9am - 5pm
golf shop for more information. the sandwich. This modern take on one of
Practice Facility & Golf Shop Open my favorite sandwiches as a kid no longer
30 minutes before the first tee
time FITNESS includes PB&J but instead has grilled
chicken, avocado slices, tomato, pepper-
Member Services
Our full service golf shop includes Hours of Operation jack cheese, and spicy ranch.
club repair, re-gripping, spike
changing, special orders & ship- Open 24 hours a day Because they don’t get ordered by every-
ping. Our members receive a 10% 7 days a week body, desserts tend to be overlooked. I
discount in the golf shop.
Keyless entrance: Code required enjoy the occasional dessert and I’m
Golf Instruction pretty sure everyone else does also. I plan
Lessons are available year-round,
including video analysis and club Interested in Personal Training? on having some “from scratch” desserts
fitting in our Studio Training that I hope will not only satisfy that sweet
Center. Contact the Membership Office
208.887.1800 tooth we all posses but also have the
On-Line Tee Time members clamoring for more. With items
Reservations
Tee Times can be booked through POOL like a chocolate and marshmallow
ForeTees up to 1 week in ad- brownie, berries and anglaise, and house
vance. For login & password in-
formation, please contact the golf Hours of Operation made donut holes, I think we are going to
shop. Open Memorial Weekend & accomplish this task!

May 30 - Labor Day Keep your eyes out for some culinary-

TENNIS centric events coming up very soon and
make sure you sign up! Events like Valen-
Hours of Operation tine’s Day and the upcoming 7 course wine
Open during daylight hours only dinner are sure to stimulate your palettes.

Courts are open seasonally from Join us Monday, March 7th for an
March 1-October 31
exclusive
Keyless entrance: Code required NEW MENU PREVIEW
for the first 50 to sign up with
Executive Chef Adam Sundin.

CALL 208.887.1800 FOR DETAILS!!

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6800 North SpurWing Way
Meridian, ID 83646

FEBRUARY CALENDAR

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

FEBRUARY DINING HOURS AT THE CLUB

Monday Dining Closed

Tuesday - Friday 11am - 9pm

Saturday 8am - 9pm

Sunday 8am - 8pm

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First Friday
“Live Music”

7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Super Bowl The Boise The Boise
Sunday Golf Show Golf Show

Valentine’s
Dinner

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
The Boise Family
Golf Show Night

Valentine’s
Dinner

21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Ladies Night

28 29
Sunday
Brunch

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