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  • November 2025
  • By Heritage Palms

WE WERE ABLE TO SEE MY FAVORITE, NOVAK DJOKOVIC PLAY, AND WIN. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO SEE CARLOS ALCAREZ PLAY IN THE QUARTERS, AND WERE ALSO ABLE TO WATCH HIM CLOSE-UP DURING PRACTICE

From Jan Donaldson: My daughter, Katie, and I attended the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament on September 2 and 3rd in Flushing, NY to see the quarterfinals. We watched a lot of tennis in those two days.

IN ADDITION TO ALL THE QUARTERFINALS, WE WERE ABLE TO
WATCH VENUS WILLIAMS PLAY HER DOUBLES MATCH AND CATCH
SOME VERY INTERESTING WHEELCHAIR TENNIS.

After two days in Flushing, we went to Manhattan and saw a lot of sites as “first timers.” My bucket list thing was to be on the Today show. We arrived at 5:30 a.m. with a posterboard sign for my 70th birthday. Because we were there so early, we were assured of being on camera and after looking at our sign and talking to us, they decided they would give us a speaking part. We had to say “traveling from Fort Myers FL.” We had to stick to the script.

From Cynthia Cooper: I came down to HP for a few days in September. I went fishing on the afternoon of the 18th… who says you can’t catch bass in the middle of the day?! I caught this one in the canal near the Sabal 7 tee boxes.

From Lou Bottitta: Jan Donaldson, Carol Wetzell, Don Gallo, and I went to Delray Beach for the Davis Cup. Unfortunately, we were evacuated from the stadium because of a lightning storm. Too bad, the USA lost to Czechia 3-2.
From Melanie Roetting: Canadian friends, Elaine Dupuis and Sue Allison, invited five of us from HP to Niagara on the Lake in September. The golf was challenging, the scenery beautiful, and our friendship more than special. We stayed at the South Landing Inn, went to Niagara Falls, and visited several local wineries. L-R: Diane Germani, Elaine Dupuis, Jamie Unger, Kathy Hazard, Barb Barlow, and Melanie Roetting.
 
Enjoying a glass at Nomad at Hinterbrook Winery (L-R): Jamie, Kathy, Melanie, Diane, Elaine, and Barb.
From Kathy Hazard: HP’s Director of Instruction, Kristine Bonham, took 11 HP members on a reciprocal to West Bay Club in Estero on September 24