SH August Newsletter

#shadowhawkgolfclub | shadowhawkgolfclub.com STAY CONNECTED SHADOWHAWK AUGUST 2023

WELCOME

GENERAL MANAGER MESSAGE

Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed any travels during July We’ve checked off one more hot month on 2023’s list with one more to go and cooler weather on the horizon in September During the July course closure, the Agronomy Team accomplished many tasks including aerification and verticutting of greens, fairways, and tee boxes which will assist in the overall health of our turf areas as we move toward fall We added 350 tons of sand to our bunkers, redistributed existing sand, and repaired liners in our bunkers Capital projects have continued with a large emphasis on detail work with trees It’s been a dry summer and we look forward to some timely rain Enjoy the updates from the department heads in the month ahead We look forward to seeing you around the club and if I can be of any assistance, please let me know

Best Regards,

Mike Shoelen General Manager, PGA

MEETOURTEAM

MEMBER DIRECTOR

Karie Rogers krogers@shadowhawkgolfclub.com

281-340-7266

MEMBER ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR

Emily Knode eknode@bhawkcc com

281-340-7218

PRIVATE EVENTS DIRECTOR

Christina Castro

ccastro@shadowhawkgolfclub com

281-340-7247

HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL Engel

l@shadowhawkgolfclub.com

340-7209

FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER

Jon Meisinger jmeisinger@shadowhawkgolfclub.com

DIRECTOR

Brad Seiler OF AGRONOMY

bseiler@shadowhawkgolfclub

com

DIRECTOR OF TENNIS

Brian Cosma bcosma@bhawkcc.com

281-340-7200

EXECUTIVE CHEF

Ben Arcizo barcizo@bhawkcc com

281-340-7278

MEN'S LOCKER ROOM MANAGER

Benito Roman broman@shadowhawkgolfclub com

281-451-8079

MEMBER ACCOUNTANT

Toni Young tyoung@escalantegolf.com

281-340-7287

Jones Bar & Grill Hours

Tues-Wed: 7am-5pm

Thurs-Sun: 7am-8pm

Locker Room Hours

Tues-Sun: 7am-8pm

Mon: 12p-8pm

4100 Shadow Hawk Dr. Richmond, TX 77407

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MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

Karie Rogers

Hello Members!

I hope you are all enjoying the courses, pools and events at Shadow Hawk! As you come in over the next few months don’t forget to invite your friends and family with you We want YOUR club to be an extension of your life A place where you come to celebrate, relax or do business!

Speaking of business, did you know that 90% of Fortune 500 CEOs play golf, and 80% of executives say playing golf enables them to establish new business relationships! As you know, Shadow Hawk & Black Hawk Country Club have been the home for our business members to entertain and build client relationships in a peaceful and fun atmosphere! Even though we are currently at a full compliment of members, we would love to chat with you and your prospective members about potential opportunities in the future

If you would like to discuss our Corporate Membership options or have a client, friend or colleague who is looking at joining Shadow Hawk and be added to the wait list for future openings, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Stay cool and we will see you at the club soon!

MEMBER SPONSORS

Ryan Whitzel

Mark Song

John Song

Ron Malone

Mark Taylor

Bill Brown

Ryan Terrell

Adam Lathrop

James Terry

John Bubenik

Ryan Watson

Andrew Willer

Ken Regner

Jason Villarreal

Phong Dang

Doug Johnson

Nathan Croswell

Chip Theil

Tim Lootens

Joe Rosa

Jeff Dye

Trey Barton

Rob Macchi

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THETALON

TURF TALK

Brad Seiler, GCSAA Class A

It seems like last week we were excited for the heat to have arrived so we could start getting aggressive with our cultural practices and accelerating the road to recovery and sustainable plant health. Then, we blink our eyes and here we are in August. Wow!

The summer projects on Shadow Hawk are now behind us. These include the bridge work on #7 and #17 and the SOX lake bank restoration projects on #5 and #17.

To re-cap last month and our course closure, we double verticut and core aerified greens, then followed that up with DryJecting greens. Tees were double verticut and core aerified, and fairways were verticut, double brushed, circle cut in multiple directions, and aerified. Once all that was completed, each area was fertilized with selected fertilizers to help with recovery and extended feeding. We applied our next summer pre and post emerge application wall-to-wall, worked on limbing up trees, and performed a bunker rejuvenation on all greenside bunkers and select fairway bunkers.

This month is pretty straightforward. We will continue our nutritional and cultural programs as planned, adjusting as needed. We will use either 1/4” or 3/8” Ninja tines to vent greens later in the month and will continue working on course details, and smaller in-house projects.

A couple of projects currently underway that are more behind the scenes, but exciting for our Agronomy team are a partial renovation of our maintenance facility, and new aggregate bins for our sand storage, which are located at our maintenance facility.

On behalf of myself and our Agronomy team, we thank you for your patience and continued support.

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GOLF

GOLF UPDATE

Justin Engel, PGA

UPCOMING GOLF EVENTS

On behalf of the golf professional staff, we would like to welcome all our members back to Shadow Hawk Golf Club from the course closure. Our maintenance team worked diligently during the three-week closure to ensure that we would have great playing conditions this coming fall. We are excited to see everyone and encourage all of you to come back and play a round as soon as you get an opportunity to do so. We know that the month of August is hot but cooler weather is around the corner for us as we welcome our fall months and the best time to play golf in the Houston area!

Ladies Play Days - Our ladies formal play days will resume play on Tuesday, September 5th with our new Beat the Pro event! The format of play will be a twoplayer best ball net competing against the best ball gross score of two professionals Any team that is successful in beating the pros will receive 50% off any merchandise in the golf shop.

Ladies Guest Day – Our fall ladies guest day will be held on Tuesday, September 19th. The format of play will be four-player teams playing a 1-2-3 best ball. One ball will be counted on the par 5’s, two balls will be counted on the par 4’s, and three balls will be counted on the par 5’s. The event will feature breakfast and lunch as well as prizes.

Hawk Cup - The Men’s annual hawk cup will be held from September 15th through September 16th. The format of play is four-ball match play. Match 1 will be held on Friday the 15th starting at 12:00pm. Two matches will be held on Saturday starting at 8:00am and 1:00pm. The finals will be contested on Sunday at 8:00am. The field is limited to the first 16 teams. The defending champions will be automatically entered in the event. If one of the defending team members declines the invitation their spot in the tournament will be lost. Registration for the event will open on Friday, August 11th at 9:00am. Registration for the event will be accepted on a first come first serve basis and must be done by emailing Justin Engel at jengel@shadowhawkgolfclub.com

Couples Nine, Wine and Dine - We would like to invite our couples to participate in this event on Saturday, September 9th. The event will be a 3:00pm shotgun. The format will be two-person teams playing a net best ball followed by dinner and wine in the clubhouse. We hope that you can make it out to this fun event!

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Ladies "Break 100" Clinic

First Saturday of every month

Guests of Members are welcome!

$25 per person

AimPoint Putting Clinic

December 8

Stan Utley Clinic

December 15

Tom O’Brien Jr., PGA

tommy@tommyogolf com

832-567-4076

Men's Clinic

Wednesdays 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Junior and Ladies Clinics start back up in September, for further information please feel free to reach out to me!

Kevin Odom

kodom@shadowhawkgolfclub com

832-492-0844

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GOLFLESSONSA

COCKTAIL MENU

Jon Meisinger

I hope the break gave you some well-needed rest. After a month-long closure, we ’ re thrilled to announce that our Food and Beverage department will be rolling out new menu items that are sure to tantalize your taste buds Our talented culinary team has been hard at work during the closure, crafting a menu that combines classic favorites with exciting new additions. Whether you ’ re seeking a hearty post-round meal or a refreshing beverage to enjoy on the patio, we ’ ve got you covered!

Our Food and Beverage team at Shadow Hawk is thrilled to welcome you back We look forward to serving you and creating REMARKABLE dining moments that complement your time with us.