November/December 2022 | Dallas Athletic Club

In This Issue...

Management Team

General Manager Brent Burkhart bburkhart@dacstaff.org

Executive Assistant Pat Stevens pstevens@dacstaff.org

Chief Finanical Officer Cassie Thames cthames@dacstaff.org

Clubhouse Manager Joanna Brewer jbrewer@dacstaff.org

ClubKids Manager Mila Luna mluna@dacstaff.org

Communications Director Kelsey Bohlman kbohlman@dacstaff.org

Events & Catering Director Madison Vaughan mvaughan@dacstaff.org

Executive Chef Michael Lamping mlamping@dacstaff.org

Fitness Director Jeff Hoke fitness@dacstaff.org

Assistant General Manager Phil Callahan pcallahan@dacstaff.org

Golf Director Lance Patterson lpatterson@dacstaff.org

Golf Course Superintendent Travis Moore tmoore@dacstaff.org

Massage & Wellness Galen Flemons gcflemons@gmail.com

Membership Director Cari Wheatley cwheatley@dacstaff.org

Retail Director Bridget Bartlett bbartlett@dacstaff.org

Service Director Isis Marquez imarquez@dacstaff.org

Tennis Director Natalia Prinz nprinz@dacstaff.org

Board of Directors - 2022

President Lance Lane

First Vice President Jay Lowenberg

Second Vice President Scott Dooley

Treasurer & Finance Chair Tim O'Brien

Governance Committee Chairman Warren Sibley

Membership Committee Chairman Whitney Ragsdale

Strategic Planning Committee Chairman Kip Weatherwax

Golf & Grounds Chair Don Gafner

Secretary & House Committee Chair Paul Broome Scholarship Committee Chairman Terry Jarvis Board Members: Jim Koch Kris Moldovan Matt Sisk

Email the Board of Directors | boardofdirectors@dacstaff.org

President’s Letter

From the Desk of Cari Wheatley Upcoming Events at the Club Course Conditions ....................................................

Holiday Instructions Special .............................. Turkey Trot & Club Holiday Hours Tennis News & Upcoming Events Updated ClubKids Pricing & Youth Events

Dining Specials

Events Calendar...

November -

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Bingo & Pizza Party Family Night MGA Podnas Tennis 105 Social MTA Quad-Level Tournament Dennis Ewing Cup WTA Member Guest Thanksgiving Dinner at Home Order Forms Due Junior Night Turkey Trot Gingerbread House Party Thanksgiving Brunch (The Club Closes at 3 pm)

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Tennis Game Set Glow Event Pancakes with Santa MTA Toy Drive Tennis 105 Social WGA Holiday Luncheon MTA Sneaks & Cleats Holiday Member Social & Toy Drive Christmas PJ Party Family Night Christmas Dinner at Home Order Forms Due Club Closes at 3 pm Club Closed

Noon Year's Eve Party New Year's Eve Dinner

On the Cover...

Festive holiday decor from our 2021 Member Open House Party! Don't forget to make your reservations for our Holiday Member Social & Toy Drive this December 11!

A Letter from the President, Lance Lane

We are closing another fantastic year at DAC. This is my favorite season with Thanksgiving and Christmas approaching. With the mild DFW weather, the tennis and golf programs are in full swing. The golf courses remain in great shape and excellent playability. The remodeled tennis facility should be nearing completion at the time of this letter so be sure to go and check out the updates.

of them wear many hats on any given day at DAC. Let’s not take them for granted and be sure to thank them for their hard work. We will have our employee Christmas fund starting in November. This is a great way for us to express our gratitude to the great folks that work at DAC.

Our membership remains full, with very few resignations and more people joining the waitlist every day. The secret is out about DAC. Families want to come and experience what we enjoy each day at DAC - a fabulous club environment with great staff and excellent amenities. We are all very blessed to have such a great retreat right here in Dallas.

The Club will be bustling with activities beginning in November. Get your reservations for Thanksgiving Brunch at the Club or order dinner-to-go prepared by Chef Lamping and his talented staff. Pancakes with Santa creates lasting memories for families. This event fills up quickly so don’t delay in making reservations. The Holiday Member Social will once again be paired with a toy drive benefiting children and families in our community. Please take advantage of this opportunity to give to those in need.

Our staff has had a challenging year with the labor shortages, especially in the hospitality industry. Most

Finally, I want to thank you, our membership. Without you, there is no Dallas Athletic Club. Our strength is in our members. You are the ambassadors who have spread the word about our great Club to friends and family. Our growth is in direct relationship to the desire of its members to further our progress toward excellence. None of this is possible without you. So, thank you DAC membership for your help in making this place a desired destination in DFW.

F rom the Desk of Cari Wheatley

‘Tis the season to celebrate your favorite DAC traditions with your friends and family!

Thanksgiving Dinner To-Go: Don’t stand in the kitchen for hours! We are excited to offer Thanksgiving Dinner To-Go forms conveniently available online. Make sure you check out the delicious menu online.

Pancakes with Santa: Our dear friend Santa Claus has let us know that he is so excited to visit his favorite DAC kiddos once again this year! He will be here Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4 so that he can visit everyone.

New Year’s Eve Dinner: Bring your friends along and welcome the arrival of 2023 with your DAC Family! Chef Michael has a prix fixe five-course menu planned that will be one you and your tastebuds won't want to miss

out on. Our youngest members can enjoy the Noon Year’s Eve Party with ClubKids earlier that day!

I encourage you all to share your Club with just one new person before the end of the year. The holiday season is the perfect time to invite your friends, family, and colleagues out to experience Dallas Athletic Club.

Whatever the New Year means to you, I hope it is filled with many blessings as we embark onto 2023.

cwheatley@dacstaff.org

It's time to fall back...

Daylight Saving Time Ends on Sunday, November 6th at 2:00 am. Make sure you set your clocks back one hour!

Course Conditions

Have you ever wondered what the golf course maintenance crew does over the winter months? After all, there is min imal grass to mow and it is of ten too cold for golfers to want to be using the course. The re ality is that from mid-Novem ber through February we are working hard to complete sev eral important tasks. Much of this work cannot be complet ed during the growing season and we have a limited window to accomplish a wide variety of maintenance items. I like to break these items down into three categories:

COURSE SETUP –

The weather in Texas is con stantly changing. We may have several days of very cold weath er, followed by a week of mild and pleasant weather for golf ing. For these reasons, we must still have the staff on hand and be prepared to set up the golf course for a busy day of golf. This includes routine tasks such as: mowing greens, changing cups, raking bunkers, setting tee markers, blowing leaves, etc.

re-furbishing course accesso ries, completing preventative maintenance and repairs on all equipment, tree trimming, ir rigation work, bunker mainte nance (checking sand depths, packing, rakes, edging, etc.), leaves and debris clean up, shop organization, etc.

PROJECTS –

Every year we have several small projects that we attempt to tackle. Examples often include large drainage projects, irriga tion modifications, cart path re pairs, etc. Often times these are also annual maintenance items that we have decided to work on in depth.

At the same time, they require a tremendous amount of labor to properly maintain. Individ ual trees must be constantly evaluated based on several dif ferent criteria including: safety, aesthetics, playability, impact on turf quality, and tree health. The majority of our tree mainte nance this year will be focused on tree trimming and removals. We are working closely with our Golf Course Architect, Chet Wil liams, to ensure that any tree maintenance (including plant ings) fits with future course plans.

A FINAL NOTE –

ANNUAL MAINTENANCEAnnual Maintenance items are the tasks that we typically com plete every winter and include:

One of our biggest priorities this winter will be to continue completing much needed tree maintenance throughout both courses. At DAC we have thou sands of trees located with in the maintained areas of the Club. These trees are one of our property’s greatest assets.

At the end of each year, we eval uate our maintenance practices and work to become more effec tive and efficient in our efforts to continually improve course conditions. We have a long list of goals for 2023 and are excit ed about what the New Year has in store for DAC. On behalf of our entire crew, I would like to thank the membership for continuing to support our staff and our families. We wish you and your family a safe holiday season, and look forward to see ing you on the course soon. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me with questions, comments, or concerns.

Are You Struggling with Putting Speeds on the Greens?

Most of the time when I hear people talk about struggling with speed on the greens, it is 99 out of a 100 times a tempo issue. Most golfers try to adjust the length of their swing and the speed of their stroke to figure out distance. That is too many variables. You only need to adjust the length of your swing, not the tempo.

Now you're asking, great Lance how do I manage my tempo? Great question! If you can count one-thousand-one

you can manage your tempo. 'One thousand' represents the backswing and 'one' represents impact. The tempo will always be the same whether it’s a 100foot putt or a one-foot putt. You will vary the length of the stroke within the tempo you establish. Tempo is the key to having good distance control. Have fun and see you on the putting green.

Holiday Instruction Specials

Well, it’s that time of year again. Fall and cooler temperatures are here and winter will follow. Football season is in full swing and the holidays are just around the corner. This is when I offer my two Holiday Specials for anyone wanting to improve their own golf game or give this as a gift and help someone else improve their golf game.

• Four hour package: $475

• Two hour package: $250 My normal hourly rate is $145 per hour. These packages can be used in

any manner regarding time (30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, etc., per lesson session). They must be purchased in November or December before January 1, 2023. Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to purchase one of these Holiday Instruction packages.

Enjoy the holidays and I'll see y’all at the golf course!

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WGA/ Couples MGA/Men’s Club Events General Golf Juniors

WGA PLAY DAY November 3

MGA PODNAS November 4-5 WGA PLAY DAY November 10

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DENNIS EWING CUP November 11-13

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WGA ABCD CLOSING SCRAMBLE November 17

WGA HOLIDAY LUNCHEON December 9

Look who made a Hole-In-One!

Scottie Moody

September 27, 2022

Hole: #17 Gold Club: 9 Wood Distance: 110 yards

Congratulations to our 2022 Club Champions...

Men's Club Champion Drew Landis

Women's Club Champion Lee Ann Riley

Tennis Clinics & Drills

Juniors

TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY/

THURSDAY

4:00-4:45 PM:

Future Stars - Ages 3-5 4:45 - 5:45 PM:

Junior Development - Ages 5-10 5:45-7:15 PM: Junior Development - Ages 11-18

SATURDAY

10:00 - 10:45 AM: Future Stars - Ages 3-5 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Junior Development - Ages 5-10

Adults

MONDAY : 9:00 - 10:30 AM:

Women’s Singles

TUESDAY: 5:30-7:00 PM: Women's 3.5+ 6:30 - 8:00 PM: Men’s 3.5+

WEDNESDAY: 7:00 - 8:30 PM: Men's 2.5-3.0 7:00 - 8:30 PM: Women’s 2.5+

THURSDAY: 6:00 - 7:30 PM: Men’s 3.5+

FRIDAY: 9:00 - 11:00 AM: Women's Boot Camp 2.0-2.5 9:30 - 11:00 AM:

Women’s Intermediate Grind

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Women's 2.0-2.5

SATURDAY: 8:30 - 10:00 AM: Men’s Open Workout 8:30 - 10:00 AM:

Women’s Tennis University 8:30 - 10:00 AM: Strategy/Shot of the Week All Levels Welcome 10:00 - 11:30 AM: Women’s 2.5-3.0 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Women's Boot Camp 3.5-4.0

A Message from Natalia Prinz

DAC Tennis has brought so much excitement this fall season, and the end of the year will be no different! We are looking forward to the WTA Mem ber-Guest and MTA Quad-Level in No vember. To celebrate the opening of our fabulous new Tennis Shop, we are bringing a very special event to DACGlow Tennis! This event is scheduled for December 1st and is going to be a very fun and vibrant event you will not want to miss.

The DAC Tennis Program has a lot to be proud of this year. We started the year with a new Tennis membership category, we added the first TCD Love 60 Womens team, our Men's USTA 3.0 team made it to Nationals for the first time in Club history, and we have ren ovated our Tennis Shop! We are very

fortunate to have tennis members that support our program and are so extremely active in daily activities. As tennis professionals, we do what we love and what we are most passionate about. We hope to touch each mem ber with our passion for tennis and ex pertise. To our DAC Womens players, thank you for being a driving force for our program. To our Future Stars and Juniors, thank you for bringing the most joyful moments to our DAC pro gram and showing us your first hits over the net. To our Mens program, thank you for growing the MTA and thank you to all the golfers that have decided to share the love for both golf and tennis with us.

See you on the courts,

Upcoming

Director of Tennis

Natalia Prinz

November 11: Tennis 105 Social

December 1: Glow in the Dark Event

November 11-12: MTA Quad-Level

November 18: WTA Member-Guest

November 18: Junior Night

December 4: MTA Toy Drive

December 9: Tennis 105 Social

December 10: MTA Sneaks & Cleats

Updated ClubKids Hours and Cancellation Policy

*As

Current Hours of Operation

Tuesday - Saturday Mornings

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tuesday - Saturday Evenings* 5:00 - 9:00 pm

*Wednesday evenings the ClubKids building will be closed. We will have activities and attendants at Family Night where your children can be watched.

Cost: $20 Drop Off, $15 Reservation

Includes childcare, activities, games, crafts, and FUN with our Family Activity Leaders!

Parents must remain on Club grounds in order to utilize the ClubKids services.

ClubKids Cancellation Policy:

Please be aware there is a cancellation policy in effect. If your reservation is not cancelled 24 hours prior to your reservation your account will be charged $8.

Celebrate these National Culinary Days with Us!

November 12th

December 1st

Pie Day

The Elm Dining Room

Tuesday Date Night

Every Tuesday Evening Treat your loved one to Date Night! Enjoy complimentary ClubKid's watch when you make your reserva tion in advance with the Front Desk!

Wednesday Family Nights

Every Wednesday Evening Kids 12 & Under Eat Free!

November 2nd

BINGO & PIZZA PARTY - $18 Assorted Pizza and Salad Buffet, Chicken Tenders, Mac and Cheese, Fresh Fruit, Sundae Bar

November 9th

TACO NIGHT - $18 Chicken and Beef, Hard and Soft Shell, Salsas, Pico and Guacamole, Nacho Bar, Street Corn Bake, Refried Beans, and Churro Ice Cream Station

November 16th

COMFORT NIGHT - $18 Roasted Chicken, Pot Roast, Turkey Tetrazzini, Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Fresh Fruit, Sundae Bar

November 23rd

MAVERICK'S NIGHT - $18 TIP OFF AT 6:30 PM AGAINST BOSTON Nachos, Quesadillas, Jumbo Pretzels, Fork & Knife Hot Dogs, Popcorn, Slid ers, Apple Wedges, Grapes, Cotton Candy, Sundae Bar

November 30th

BREAKFAST FOR DINNER - $18 Omelet Bar, Pancakes, French Toast, Waffles, Bacon and Sausage, Break fast Potatoes, Sundae Bar

December 7th

SEAFOOD NIGHT - $28 Fried Cod, Shrimp Cocktail, Clam Sauce and Linguini, Baked Salmon, Hush Puppies, Waffle Fries, Assorted Salads, Popcorn Shrimp, Sundae Bar

December 14th

CHRISTMAS PJ PARTY EVERYTHING IS BETTER WITH DESSERT - $20 PER CHILD & ADULT Deluxe Sundae Bar, Chocolate Cake, Assorted Pies, Assorted Christmas

Cookies, Chicken Francese, Beef Stroganoff, Vegetable Medley, Chick en Tenders, French Fries, Mac and Cheese, Strawberry Marshmallow Grape Skewers

December 21st

FAR EAST NIGHT - $18 Assorted Sushi, Noodle Salads, Beef Bulgogi, Drunken Noodles, Spring Rolls, Shrimp Fried Rice, Korean Hot Dogs, Tempura Chicken Nuggets, Peas and Carrots, Fresh Fruit, Sundae Bar

December 28th

ITALIAN NIGHT - $18 Brisket Lasagna, Chicken Piccata, Eggplant Parmesan, Penne with Choice of Marinara or Cream Sauce, Parmesan Breadsticks, Veggie Sticks, Fresh Fruit, Sundae Bar

Steak Night

Every Saturday Evening, 5:00 - 9:00 pm

Prime Filet - 6 oz., $40 Prime Strip Steak 10 oz., $40 or Prime Ribeye 14 oz., $46

Served with a Wedge Salad or Cup of Soup du Jour

All prime steaks are served with a Steakhouse Baked Potato, and Fresh Seasonal Vegetable.

For dessert, enjoy a slice of warm pie a la mode or your choice of an ice cream sundae.

OR The Month’s Featured Steak

Sunday Supper Buffet

Join us every Sunday for our Sunday Supper Buffet starting at 5:00 pm.

Every Sunday enjoy Chef’s comfort creations, served with fresh fruit, assorted salads and sides.

For the children we will have a child size buffet catering just to them!

Adults $18, Children $12 (4-12) 3 years and under, complimentary