Dear Riverhill Membership,

With the heat of summer behind us, the Fall Season in the Texas Hill Country is one of the most popular and enjoyable times for the club. With more comfortable weather, spending time outdoors always seems to bring pleasure and relaxation, it's the perfect opportunity to enjoy Riverhill throughout the day. We have several events this coming fall including our Labor Day Weekend Celebration, Jazz Night in the Mansion, our Tennis Mixer, Golf Tournaments, and many others. I hope you will join us for these events and enjoy all the great things Riverhill has to offer. Together, we have instilled a great sense of pride to Riverhill Country Club. The positive reputation of Riverhill continues to spread throughout the area. We are thankful for the invitations and referrals you have shared with your friends and colleagues in becoming a part of the Riverhill family. This has been so impactful for the success of our Club. This time of year is the perfect time to continue to invite friends and neighbors to Riverhill. We also encourage our membership to “follow, like and share” our social media pages. This continues to be instrumental in awareness and growth of The Club. Our desires are to continue providing a great experience for each of our members. Thank you to all the members in making Riverhill the place to belong! #Riverhill Family. #Riverhill Proud!!

September 2019

From the Desk of Bryan Hargrove

Membership Director

Fall is right around the corner. Football is here. There is also some golf still needing to played at Riverhill. Both the Men's and Ladies' Club Championships are scheduled for September. Good luck to all those who sign up. Danderson@riverhillcc.com. That is the sender of your monthly statement. Please check your spam or junk mail if you do not receive it. It hits your email bright and early (between 7:30 and 8:00 am) on the 1st of each month. If you prefer your statement to come by regular mail, let the front office know, and we will arrange it. Membership sales have leveled off a bit, but that is to be expected this time of year. To our new members, a reminder that we have a referral fee for you when you bring in a new member. After the referred member makes 3 payments, you receive a credit on your bill equal to 1 month of the new member's dues. I love paying referral fees!!!

A LITTLE GOLF HUMOR

As Always, I am Riverhill Proud! Bryan Hargrove Welcome New Members Who Joined Last Month:

Casey & Bethany Mikeska & Parker Kerrville

Bud & Brenda Heimann Kerrville

As the busy summer winds down and the kids heading back to school we want to inform you about some exciting accomplishments on the junior golf side this summer: We had 70+ in our clinics over the summer 18 juniors on our Jr. Interclub team

We strive to continue to grow the junior program and this fall the practices will be Wednesdays at 4:00 (9 and under) and 5:00 (10 and over), starting Sept. 4th. Also we will continue the interclub matches one Saturday afternoon a month. If you know of any juniors that would like to learn how to play or ones that already play and want to continue to improve their games, have them call the golf shop. With the recent drought conditions please make sure you are pairing up in carts and repairing your ball marks. This will help us all enjoy excellent playing conditions this fall. The fall will be busy with the following activities: Sept. 9-10th - Greens Aerification Sept. 10th - Course Closed Sept. 14th - A Round to Remember Sept. 17th - Titleist Demo Day from 10-2 Sept. 23rd - Habitat for Humanity Sept. 24th - Taylor Made, Callaway, Foot Joy, Ping, Cobra and Cleveland Demo from 10 -2 Sept. 27th-29th - Men’s Club Championship Oct. 1&2 in San Angelo and Nov. 1&2 Riverhill - Interclub with San Angelo Oct. 14th - Salvation Army Open Oct. 18-20th - Fall Member – Member

Oct. 21st - United Methodist Men’s Children’s Arc Oct. 26th - Couples Golf (Murder Mystery) Oct. 28th - Our Lady of the Hills Nov. 2nd - Night Golf Nov. 8 & 9th - Collins Cup Nov. 19th - 20th - Greens Aerification Nov. 29th - Golf Shop Christmas Sale Dec. 14th - Winter Scramble - 18 hole 2-person Scramble Congratulations to our August tournament winners: Matt and Trevor Christiansen - Parent Child Ben Yoder - 9 hole Jr Club Championship Kaylon Ashing - 6 hole Jr Club Championship Madeline Fouse - 6 hole girls Jr Club Championship Becky Silva and Linda Smith - Ladies division of the Riverhill Team Championship Fall Ladies golf clinics dates are Sept. 19, 26 Oct. 3 & 17. They will start at 10, cover putting, short game and full swing. Cost is $10 per session. Only 2 major events left before Collins Cup, Men’s Club Championship September 27th - 29th and Fall Member-Member Match Play October 18th - 20th. The top 4 on the points list are Blake Smith, Chuck Swallow, Marty Rachford and Randy Evans. The event will have 40 players, the top 2 in points will be the Captain’s, 2 Captain’s picks and the next 36 on the list will earn automatic invites. The event will be November 8th- 9th. An updated points list in on the golf bulletin board. The Fall Demo Day will be Tuesday September 24th from 10-2. Callaway, Ping, Cobra, Cleveland and Taylor Made will be on hand with all their latest equipment, Matt and Mark will be on the range to help custom fit. Also, Foot Joy will be on hand to show their latest shoes and clothing for special orders. Sincerely, Matt Trevino, PGA Fairway Feats: August 17 - Chuck Hempstead aced #11 145yards, 5 hybrid Men’s Golf Association (MGA) It seemed to me that we spent this entire year playing golf in cool, wet weather. I was starting to wonder if we’d ever see a warm, sunny day. As usual, these were bad thoughts. As we approach the end of summer, a cool, wet day would really hit the spot. Enough day dreaming. On July 27th, we held an Individual Gross/Net. Colby Mahan was our overall winner with a gross score of 75. Jeff Harris took 1st Net with a 72. Also with a 72, but a loss on the scorecard playoff was David Burch. That placed David at 2nd. Chuck Swallow took 3rd with a 74 and 4th went to Bob Merrigan with a 75. To compensate for his scorecard playoff loss, David Burch won Closest to the Pin on #11.

Our next event was an ABC 2 Net Best Balls match held Saturday, August 10th. Participation was down for this one, so we only paid out 1 place. That honor went to the magnificent team of Chuck Swallow, Clay Steadman and my humble self. Bill Stillwell crafted the best tee shot on #11 to win closest to the pin. Thursday the 15th was this month’s Individual Stableford. FYI - If you don’t finish with at least 40 points and Gordon Hongenan is playing, you didn’t win. Congratulations for Gordon who took Overall with 42 points. 1st Place went to Bill Stillwell with a respectable 37 points. Greg Shrader took 2nd place with 36 points and Dan Ehrenreich’s 35 points was good enough for 3rd. Frank Bumpus was closest to the pin on #16. We have one more event in August, but you’ll have to wait until the next issue to find out the results. Of course, why live in suspense. If you want to know who won the day, all you have to do is come out and play. See you on the course. Jay Dunn Riverhill Women’s Golf Association Welcome September! There are big events ahead this month and next, beginning with the Women’s Club Championship on Sep-tember 6th and 7th. Sign up NOW in the Pro Shop and enjoy the friendly competition along with lunch after play on Saturday. Your RWGA dues cover the entry fee and lunch, just sign up and show up! October 6th - 9th Riverhill will host the Senior Women’s West Texas Tournament. There may still be space for local players who must be 50 years of age or older and be affiliated with a member club (RHCC). Cost is $235.00 which includes one practice round, a minimum of three rounds of golf and three grab and go lunches, a Pairing Party with tasty treats and music on Monday evening, a sit-down dinner prepared by Chef Blas and music on Tuesday night. Wednesday night is open, and Thursday is final round of play with a luncheon and awards ceremony. Contact Patty Armstrong for more information. To help fund our portion of SWWTGA tournament expense RWGA is selling tickets for a Wine Raffle. The Basket has two wine glasses, two wine covers, wine opener, wine tasting and tour for two at Grape Creek Winery and includes two bottles of Grape Creek Wine. Tickets are $5.00 each with the basket valued at $175. Winner to be revealed on Monday October 7 at the SWWTGA pairing Party. Ask any RWGA officer or member for tickets.

Results:

July 31st, All Green Tee Low Gross – Carol Powers Low Net – Nancy Wilson 2nd Low Net – Patty Arm-strong August 7th, Scramble Winning team - Carol Swanson Nancy Wilson Marlene Grothues

August 14th, Gross/Net Low Gross – Kaycee Schmerbeck Low Net – Carol Swanson August 21st, T & F Holes Low Gross – Patty Armstrong Low Net – Sharon Smith

Saturday September 21st is the Tennis Mixer with food, Fun and doubles. 9am to noon tennis, followed by lunch until 1pm. Call Garry to sign up now. Bring a guest to play. $30 member and $35 guest. The Fall Tennis Programs will begin the Week of August 26th. We have groups for all levels and ages starting with the Tennis 4 Tots program. Then the beginner, middle school, intermediate level, junior varsity and advanced tournament and varsity players levels. The Tennis 4 Tots meets Mondays 4pm to 5pm The Beginner- Intermediate -Monday and Wednesday 4:30pm to 6pm The Advanced High School - Thursday 5:30pm to 7pm Call Garry now for more information and to get signed up as space is limited in all of these classes. Session 1 August 26th to September 18th Session 2 September 23rd to October 16th session 3 October 21st to November 13th session 4 November 18th to December 11th Weekly Clinics Tuesday Adult Clinic 6pm Thursday Ladies Clinic 9am Saturday Adult Clinic 9am Monday Wednesday Thursday Saturday. Junior Clinics

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Tournament News

Tennis Director Garry Nadebaum returns from ITF World Tennis Championships in Portugal with a bronze medal in the Men's 50's doubles. Garry teamed up with German Matthias Mueller-Seele to win 4 rounds before losing a close match to Spanish team of 4/6 6/2 7/10 in the super tiebreak. In the Men's 50's singles Garry won 4 rounds before losing in the Quarter finals to the eventual champion of the singles event. In the teams event the week before Garry represented Australia for the 7th straight year. The team finished 9th overall with Garry winning 5 out of 6 singles played. For Better Tennis in Christ, Garry Nadebaum Director Of Tennis

Riverhill Country Club

2019 Kerrville Elite Tennis

Fall Junior Development

Sign Up Now!!

4 Players needed for session to make

Session #1: August 26 to September 18

Session #2: September 23 to October 16

Session #3: October 21 to November 13

Session #4: November 18 to December 11

Beginner/Intermediate Clinic

Monday–Wednesday 4:30 –6 pm

Players will work on Stroke Analysis, Match Play, & Strategy & Fitness

Advanced Junior Clinic

Tuesday: 5:30 pm to 7 pm

Four players needed to form tennis class.

Schedule: Offered all summer long, 4 players needed to make.

Cost:

$90 - Members (4 weeks, 1 day a week) $100 (Non-Members

$170 - Members (4 weeks, 2 days a week ) $180 (Non-Members)

Daily Drop In $25 any class

Tennis 4 Tots

This fun, innovative skill-building program is designed to develop children’s

motor skills though exposure to the fundamentals. Perfect for kids!

Monday– 4 pm to 5 pm

Cost:$60 –Members (4 weeks, 1 day a week)

$70-Non Members (4 weeks, 1 day a week)

Tennis Director: Garry Nadebaum:

Call 896-1400 ext 235 or Cell: 830-459-4263

“By all these lovely tokens September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” -Helen Hunt Jackson

Monday the 2nd: Happy Labor Day! The Turning Point will be open at 7:00 am for Breakfast and serving our Taco Buffet for lunch.

Thursday the 12th: Iron Goat Distillery Spirit Tasting in the Turning Point. Enjoy delicious specialty drinks made from their Agave Spirits and Amber Rum along with our Steak and Chop Dinner Specials. In addition to the Agave and Amber Rum, they will also have other spirits for you to sample!

Wednesday the 18th: Birthday and Anniversary Night in the Mansion. Are you celebrating a birthday or anniversary this month? Come and celebrate with us! Happy Hour from 5:00-6:00 pm in the Mansion Bar. Dinner service starts at 6:00 pm. Chef Blas is creating a special menu and Birthday Cake for everyone!

Friday the 20th: Texas Hold’em in the 19th Hole. Call the office to save your spot. Arrive at 6:00 pm to get settled, game starts at 6:30 pm.

Tuesday the 24th: Wine Club Dinner and Wine Tasting. Wine Club starts at 6:30pm in the Grill and dinner service starts around 7:00pm. Curious about what wine club is all about? Call the office and ask for Jennifer Gibson. She will be happy to tell you more about it.

Wednesday the 25th: Pasta Night in the Mansion. Join us for a relaxed and casual dining night. Chef Blas is offering build your own pasta dishes along with an appetizer and dessert for $19.99++

Mansion Dining Nights: The 6th, 11th, 13th, 18th, 25th and 27th.

Mark Your Calendars! Friday, October 4th, Jazz Night in the Mansion.

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