PR April Newsletter 2023

GENERAL MANAGER MESSAGE

Jeff Muller

Dear Members,

Our courses are in fantastic condition despite our weather challenges. We are so grateful for a wonderful maintenance team who makes this possible every day. This month we have both of our Ladies group season openers and our Masters Guest day tournament! You can find registration listed below or through our golf genius page. We are working diligently to staff our outlets so we can increase our hours. We have recently added two cooks, four servers and two golf shop assistants. We appreciate your patience as we transition these individuals into their new roles and look forward to being able to better serve our membership.

Also, a quick reminder that starting this month, if you choose to pay by credit card for your statement or any transactions at the Club, a 3% convenience fee applies. The Club does not collect this fee - it is paid directly to our third-party credit card processor.

As always, thank you for your continued support of the Club.

MEETOURTEAM

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

Matt Whitfeld

mwhitfield@pumpkinridge com

503 647 2528

MEMBER ENGAGEMENT MANAGER/ CLUB ACCOUNTANT

Taylor Bench

tbench@pumpkinridge com

503 647 2508

DIRECTOR OF GOLF

John Kawasoe

jkawasoe@pumpkinridge com

503 647 2505

CLUB HOURS

Monday: Club Closed

Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Saturday - Sunday: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

HEAD PROFESSIONAL

Sebastain Stewart

sstewart@pumpkinridge com

503 647 2353

SUPERINTENDENT

Vinny Rubeo

vrubeo@pumpkinridge com

503.647.2507

MERCHANDISER

Jared Duvall

jduvall@pumpkinridge com

503 647 2353

12930 NW Old Pumpkin Ridge Rd

@pumpkinridgegolfclub | www pumpkinridge com

MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

Matt Whitfield

Hello PRGC Membership,

Our Pumpkin family continues to grow as we ’ ve welcomed 3 new members to our membership group over the past month! As our growth continues, please engage, and introduce yourself to any fresh faces at the club when you have an opportunity!

The 2022/2023 Winter Discover Membership program is still active, and we have a couple spots available. The cost is $2,000.00 and includes 3 complimentary guest passes, along with some nice Pumpkin Ridge apparel Let me know if you have anyone interested, it is an easy enrollment.

Initiation Fee update: our Initiation Fees are still at $10,000 00 (Junior Executive (under 40 years old)) and $20,000 00 (Full Golf (over 40 years old))

As always, we continue to ask for everyone ’ s commitment with scheduling (and cancelling) tee-times correctly/accurately via EZ Links in order to maximize access for all members THANK YOU!

As a heads up - the Referral Rewards program will be changing in 2023 so that referring members will qualify for a bi-annual golf trip. Stay tuned and more to come….. ��

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Hope Wingert & Tiger Behrens

Tom & Patty Giobbi

Bryce Baker

Jon & Ariel Dupes

For those members curious about Icon Golf, their next global trip will be April 10th – 16th at the Reynolds Club at Lake Oconee - with lodging at The Ritz Carlton in Greensboro, GA! Icon Golf has also added the Golf Club of Houston, (TX) and The International, (MA) to their club portfolio in 2023! All the Icon trips are 5 star and very memorable so let me know if you ’ re interested in hearing more?!

ATTENTION LADIES: we would LOVE to grow our ladies’ groups at Pumpkin in 2023! if you are a female member interested in meeting other ladieseven in a casual setting, please email me at mwhitfield@pumpkinridge.com. We’re actively working with our current ladies’ groups on club programming/events in 2023!

I/we are appreciative of everyone ’ s support!

GOLF

PRO SHOP - WITCH HOLLOW GOLF RULES & TIPS

John Kawasoe

Congratulations to JR Ortega and Chris Derby and to Andy Andiko and David Orr. These two partners won the Member-Member Scramble March 1112.

We had a great turnout for this event in spite of the weather Thank you to all that played. Our next Member-Member event will be June 3-4. Watch your email for registration.

Our season really gets underway in April. Women’s 18 Hole kickoff is April 5th Master’s Guest Day is April 6th. Witch Hollow aerification is April 10-13.

Women’s 912 Opening Day is April 25th. Ladies Clinics will run Tuesday, April 4th, 11th, and 18th at 9:30 am and 5:30 pm

Now that the days are longer it’s a great time to get your game in shape. John, Matt, and Chuck are all available for golf instruction. Give the Golf Shop a call to schedule a lesson

From the Golf Shop Crew, we hope all your shots are long and true!!

See you on the links,

John Kawasoe

Opening Day PRLG 18

12-hole scramble followed by lunch and brief meeting $25 entry (includes lunch and prizes)

Send entry fee to Chris Pemberton via Zelle (Christine Pemberton) or Venmo (Christine Pemberton

@Pembos4) or mail check to Chris at 39387 NW Maller Lane, Banks, OR 97106

Register by Wednesday. March 29 by calling the Golf Shop at 503-64 7-2501

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JUNIOR ACADEMY

AGES 6-12

Enroll your junior in the academy and track their progress with the Op 36 app!

Coaches can communicate with you about your junior’s progress, help set goals, and give you the tools to guide them outside of class.

Check the app for important announcements!

Learn more about Operation 36® at: www.Operation36.Golf

CLICK TO VIEW AND SIGN UP

Chuck DaSilva, PGA Director of Player Development

For more information email Chuck at cdasilva@pumpkinridge.com

Juniors deserve a better way to learn to play golf!

Most junior programs are incomplete. That is why the Pumpkin Ridge Jr. Academy uses the Operation 36® Development Model which centers around playing golf. The goal is to help your junior shoot par (36) or better for 9 holes.

STEP ONE: Learn Skills in Fun Classes

We make learning the game feel like a game! Your junior will make friends and learn skills in fun engaging classes.

STEP TWO: Play Their First 9 Holes

Coaches will provide your junior with a 9 hole playing experience with the Op 36 Model.

STEP THREE: Train & Track Progress

The Op 36 Mobile App is your families guide to practicing and playing golf outside of classes.

PRO SHOP - GHOST CR GOLF RULES & TIPS

Sebastain Stewart

Golf Season is here! Finally! Now that spring has started and the weather has started to turn you will have to tee it up a beautiful Ghost Creek, play off the new te boxes that we have all been patiently waiting to use, and get ready to make some low scores and good memories! We will also be starting a weekly game at Ghost Creek that will be open to anyone that would like to participate Please reac out to sstewart@pumpkinridge for any questions!

I know you need to get some work in on that golf swing and we all need some course management reminders after a long winter Go see your Ghost Creek Head Golf Professional or email (sstewart@pumpkinridge.com) and we will get you back on track!

PRO TIP: More of a drill for you while you are at home and wanting to work on something without a golf club. A lot of golfer's tendency is to put pressure on their trail toe when making a backswing causing the head to dip from the original hip line These two drills will help you understand how to not get your weight on your trail toe in your backswing.

Door Frame Drill: Set up your golf stance in a door frame without a golf club and have your head slightly away from the door frame, set your hands across your chest, and you will create a backswing turn in the doorframe. The goal is to not have your head crash into the doorframe while you make your turn, this will create a proper backswing turn and allow for your arms to have space to swing down and through the golf ball as opposed to when you dip your head down you will have to make unnecessary compensations to make contact on your follow swing.

The 2nd part of this drill would be to do the exact same drill but when you get to the top of your turn you will hold it and tap your trail toe a couple times to ensure you physically have no weight on your toes in your backswing. This will keep your head from dipping and also keep your lower body from early extension

Final note: Do this drill without a club a handful of times until you feel comfortable and then yes you can absolutely use this on the range with a club.

MERCHANDISE - GHOST CREEK AND WITCH HOLLOW

Jared Duvall

RETAIL UPDATE

Merchandise Ghost & Witch Update:

We still have the awesome Nike 270G Golf shoe in stock, and they actually do not make this style anymore! $125/pair

Spring orders have to started land! Make sure to stop in and shop around for some new gear!

Titleist Pro V1's and other models are back in stock in both golf shops if you need some new balls from Titleist!

All new Greyson & Nike Apparel as well as Pukka Headwear!