BCC Bulletin #16 - February by BradentonCC

OUR BCC BOARD:

MR. ALAN HANBURY Board Member

LETTER FROM THE CLUB MANAGER

Dear Members,

As we move through the heart of winter, I want to thank you for being such an engaged and thoughtful membership. Your participation and feedback truly help shape the club experience, and we’re excited about what’s ahead.

Recently, we shared an event survey, and I encourage everyone to take a few moments to complete it if you haven’t already. Your input plays a vital role in helping us better understand what you enjoy most and how we can continue to offer events that reflect your interests. We are actively using this feedback to better serve the membership and create experiences you genuinely look forward to

Speaking of events, we’re especially excited for our Super Bowl Party coming up soon. All of our squares have officially sold out, and we’ve added a fun upgrade to the experience an 85-inch television that will make its debut on Super Bowl Sunday We’re looking forward to a great afternoon of football, food, and camaraderie.

As we continue through the cooler winter months, we appreciate your patience with cold temperatures and their impact on course playing conditions. While the weather may present some challenges, we are looking ahead to the warmer days we all move to Florida for and the improved playing conditions that come with them.

Our club thrives when members are actively engaged, and we encourage everyone to make the most of their membership by spending time on the course, attending events, and enjoying the club’s amenities. Your participation plays an important role in keeping the club vibrant, and we look forward to seeing you around the club often.

Warm Regards,

CRAIG CHIBBARO CLUB MANAGER

NEW ONLINE MEMBER PORTAL

We’re pleased to introduce a new and improved Bradenton Country Club Member Portal, now designed with a more modern aesthetic and a smoother, more intuitive browsing experience. You’ll still find all your familiar tools such as making tee times, dining reservations, and event registrations but now with added features to make accessing Club amenities easier than ever.

New Enhancements Include:

Online court reservations for tennis and pickleball

A streamlined event inquiry form for private bookings

Online ordering capabilities for select dining options

A full staff directory for more direct communication

A roster of Board Members and Committee Chairs

Up-to-date league schedules for golf, tennis, and pickleball

Quick access to important club documents including Board Minutes, Dress Code, Guest Policies, Rules & Regulations, and Bylaws

These improvements were designed with one goal in mind to create a more efficient, informative, and enjoyable digital experience for every member. Just login as you normally would to see the changes!

RAECHELLE “RED” LEIKEN MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

Bradenton Country Club now has its own official mobile app no longer hosted through Clubhouse Online. This enhancement gives us more flexibility in what we share, improved synchronization with our website, and a cleaner, more intuitive member experience. With the new app, you can conveniently manage all the same features available in the Member Portal, including:

Tee time reservations

Dining reservations

Event registrations

Access to the Club Roster

Court bookings for tennis & pickleball

Rules & Regulations readily available

Online food and beverage ordering (perfect for ordering from the course or pool!)

The app also enables us to send push notifications, ensuring you receive timely reminders and important Club updates directly to your phone.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD HOW TO DOWNLOAD

Visit the App Store or Google Play and search: Bradenton CC

Download the app featuring our green & white palm tree logo, then log in using your Member Portal credentials and you’re all set!

Reading this email from your phone? Click the button below that applies to you!

Dear Members,

As we continue planning social events and holiday celebrations at Bradenton Country Club, we want to be sure we’re creating experiences that truly reflect what our members enjoy most.

We’ve put together a survey to better understand your preferences, from holiday events to general social gatherings throughout the year. Your feedback will help guide our planning and ensure future events align with the interests and expectations of our membership.

Click the button below to take the survey. We appreciate you for taking a few moments to share your thoughts and help shape the Club’s event calendar moving forward.

We value your participation and look forward to creating memorable experiences together.

Warm regards,

Bradenton Country Club

BCC COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER FORM

Dear Members,

Bradenton Country Club is committed to ensuring that our members play an active and meaningful role in the governance and continued success of the Club. As part of that commitment, we invite interested members to volunteer for committee service for the 2026 term.

Committees play an important advisory role by offering member insight, feedback, and perspective on the programs, activities, facilities, and services provided at Bradenton Country Club While day-to-day operations and management remain the responsibility of the Club Management team and daily staff, committee input serves as a valuable resource that supports effective governance and enhances the overall member experience.

For 2026, we are seeking volunteers for the following committees:

Finance

House; Food & Beverage / Social

Golf & Greens

Racquet Sports Committee

Membership

Building and Grounds

Insurance and Legal Advisory

Members interested in serving are encouraged to complete the committee volunteer application by clicking the button below The information provided will assist management and committee chairs in thoughtfully matching applicants with available openings.

Volunteer Application Deadline: February 16

We look forward to an exciting and productive year ahead and welcome your participation as we continue shaping the future of Bradenton Country Club.

Sincerely,

The Board of Directors

Bradenton Country Club

Full Membership

Mr. and Mrs. Patton

Young Executive

Mr. Lewis

Sports membership

Mr. and Mrs. Olive

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Mr. Stewart

HELP US WELCOME OUR NEXT MEMBER!

KNOW SOMEONE WHO WOULD LOVE LIFE AT BRADENTON COUNTRY CLUB? WHEN YOU REFER A NEW MEMBER AND THEIR APPLICATION IS APPROVED, WE’LL THANK YOU WITH A COMPLIMENTARY MONTH OF DUES. IT’S OUR WAY OF SAYING WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING GROW OUR BCC FAMILY!

SEND YOUR REFERRALS TO RLEIKEN@BRADENTONCC.ORG

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF GOLF

Congratulations to Our Champions!

A big Bradenton Country Club congratulations to our recent champions:

Men’s Member-Member Champions: Rich Averill & Eric Howell

Half-Rounders Member-Member Champions : Betsy Pennewill & Diane Tucker

WGA Champion: Mary Grassel

Thank you to everyone who competed, supported, and helped make these events such a great part of our season. These championships are a big piece of what makes BCC special competitive golf, great camaraderie, and traditions worth celebrating.

Cart Etiquette Reminder: Protect the Turf

As we move through our current climate conditions, it’s more important than ever that we all do our part to protect healthy turf especially around green and tee complexes.

When parking near greens and tees, please keep all four tires on the cart path.

We continue to see carts stopping with two tires off the path, and that repeated traffic in sensitive areas is detrimental to turf health. A small habit change makes a big difference for the golf course and for everyone who plays it.

Pull Cart Reminder:

Whether motorized or not, pull carts must not cross over or be on the putting greens at any time. Thank you for your help with this.

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF GOLF CONT.

Tee Sheet Reconciliation: Keep It Accurate

To help our team prepare properly each day—and to ensure the tee sheet is fair and fully available to the membership please remember: You have until 5:00 PM the day prior to reconcile names on the tee sheet. You can update your group on your own, or simply call the golf shop and we’ll assist.

This is imperative for daily operations (staffing, cart staging, pace management, and service), but just as importantly: openings that aren’t properly reconciled can’t be booked by other members, which is a disservice to the membership as a whole.

One additional reminder: Please do not place four names on a tee time simply to avoid being paired or having other members join you We understand some members prefer to play as a single or twosome, but BCC is a club built on community meeting new people and cultivating relationships is a big part of the experience. This is also very important as we are in season, and would love to accommodate as many members as possible. If you’re committed to playing as a single or twosome, we strongly recommend channeling those tee times into the afternoon or choosing days/times that naturally support smaller groups.

New Member Bag Tags

Recently the club introduced new bag tags that include your member name, joining year, and bag slot (if you store your bag or pull cart), as well as for those whose private carts we store. We’ve completed new tags for:

All members with bag or pull cart storage

All members with private cart storage

If you do not have a new bag tag and would like one, please stop by the golf shop and we will make one for you. It only takes a few minutes.

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF GOLF CONT.

Introducing “The Ross” — Men’s Major Championship Trophies

We’re excited to introduce “The Ross”, our new men’s championship trophy at Bradenton Country Club. Members will contend for The Ross at the Fall Classic, Fall Member Guest, Member-Member, Gross & Net Club Championship, and the Spring Invitational. You will also earn a Ross if you win the Men's Player of the Year Award.

As we continue building consistency, tradition, and the foundation for BCC’s next century, The Ross will become a central piece of our competitive identity —something every player recognizes and strives for.

The goal moving forward: how many “Ross’s” can you collect at BCC!

Nick Campbell Director of Golf

Tip of the Month by Sean Jacklin: Play For

The Finish

Recent colder and windier conditions have produced firmer turf and quicker greens. Rather than attacking pins directly, focus on where the ball will finish, not where it first lands. Using the ground around greens and accepting extra release on approaches can lead to more predictable results. On the putting surfaces, commit to your line and let the speed of the greens work for you patience and touch are rewarded in these conditions.

AGRONOMY UPDATE

Dear Members,

As we typically see this time of year, weather has cooled off and within the greens department we are working diligently on controlling cart traffic and rough health. We are still experiencing drought conditions as we received 1-2 rain events in January at less than .75 inches. The extended weather forecast does show many nights/mornings in the 40’s and highs not much above 65 degrees. We plan to increase rope and stake barriers and moving carts around as well as we can. It will be especially important for golf carts to strictly enter and exit at our designated posts. The greens team will be regimented on moving them every few days to disperse wear

Putting greens continue to look and perform well as we get into the height of the season and cooler weather I feel the addition of our new Irrigation injection system and aggressive aerification system this summer has paid off greatly Turf density, color, and root growth is far improved from the previous seasons We will continue to assess weather patterns and continue to lightly topdress and needle tine areas as we can We are also finding the Visage program is allowing us to create better pin placements and the ability to move them more frequently and efficiently This is a great tool for dispersing traffic and creatively using the entire putting surface where pin placements are available.

On the golf course, the topic of the month certainly has to be turf density and health, particularly on our rough areas. We are seeing elevated compaction this year due to our drought conditions. With adverse conditions we experienced in those pertinent months of August through October, it has been difficult to overcome I want to add most of the thinning conditions are occurring with “wild” common bermudagrasses and other “off type” grasses we possess These grasses get more ill affected in these conditions Where we have put Bimini Bermuda sod and where we have pure celebration turf it looks normal for this time of year As stated above, we plan to increase traffic control and continue fertility practices when weather permits We are making our rounds controlling poa annua and preventative sprays for bermudagrass mites As for other items, we will continue keep up with attention to details; keeping bunkers and cart paths consistent and aesthetically pleasing

Our closing schedule for this coming summer has been adopted, and we are already making plans to mitigate what we are currently experiencing. We will need to increase aerification more so this summer to offset increased compaction. We will continue to update the greens committee and board our strategies moving forward.

Yours truly,

JAMIE MCCROSKY

RACQUET SPORTS UPDATE

Dear Members,

The new year is well underway, and it is great to see the courts consistently busy. I’ve enjoyed watching the increased activity across all our programs; the energy and life everyone is bringing to the club right now makes for a fantastic atmosphere.

Our league season is in full swing, and I want to wish the best of luck to all those competing. We are currently well-represented by the Ladies Sunshine Social and our USTA 3 5 Ladies team, as well as the Men’s Suncoast 45s and 60s teams. Thank you to everyone participating for representing Bradenton Country Club so well

As we continue through this busy season, I would like to share a few quick reminders to help keep operations running smoothly for everyone:

* Guest Registration: Please ensure all guests are registered prior to play This is a small but vital step in protecting the integrity of your memberships and ensuring the club remains exclusive to our community

* Proper Footwear: A gentle reminder to wear tennis/pickle-specific footwear on the courts. Proper shoes significantly reduce wear and tear, which minimizes maintenance time and allows us to provide better court turnover for the next group.

* Court Bookings: Please continue to use the new app’s booking function for all reservations. It is the most accurate way to manage your schedule and stay updated on court availability.

Thank you for your cooperation and for making the start of this year so great I look forward to seeing you all out on the courts soon.

Keep warm,

Rob Blackburn Director of Racquet Sports

Available 10 am - 1:30 pm Saturday and Sunday

STAG DAYMen's

Thursday February 5th

12:30 Shotgun Start

Men’s Stag Day is the ultimate day of golf, camaraderie, and classic indulgence. Each four-person team must include at least two guests, making it a perfect opportunity to showcase the club and enjoy a day out with friends. Formats will vary and be announced the day of play to keep things fresh and exciting. Before teeing off, enjoy handrolled cigars and premium bourbon tastings. After the round, unwind with a chef-prepared steak dinner and share stories from the course.