#pumpkinridgegc | pumpkinridge.comSTAY CONNECTED PUMPKINRIDGEGOLFCLUB SEPTEMBER 2022
GENERAL MANAGER MESSAGE PAGE 2 WELCOME MEETOURTEAM CLUB HOURS Monday: Club Closed Tuesday Friday: 9:00 am 7:00 pm Saturday Sunday: 9:00 am 7:00 pm 12930 NW Old Pumpkin Ridge Rd @pumpkinridgegolfclub | www pumpkinridge com MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Matt Whitifeld mwhitfield@pumpkinridge com 503.647.2528 MEMBER ENGAGEMENT MANAGER/CLUB ACCOUNTANT Taylor Bench tbench@pumpkinridge.com 503.647.2508 ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER Christina Dalton cdalton@pumpkinridge.com 503 647 2527 DIRECTOR OF GOLF John Kawasoe jkawasoe@pumpkinridge.com 503.647.2505 HEAD PROFESSIONAL Sebastain Stewart sstewart@pumpkinridge com 503.647.2353 DIRECTOR OF AGRONOMY Eric Feldhusen efeldhusen@pumpkinridge.com 503.647.2507 Jeff Muller Dear Members, Thank you for an incredible Member Guest turnout in early August We had a great time hosting our members and their guests Congratulations to all of our winners! This month we also brought in a new amenity package from Prestwick, you'll find brand new trash cans, towel holders, divot bottle holders, and box coolers around the club Our Lululemon mirrors are now actively in play in the Ladies Locker Room and the weight sets for these mirrors should be here mid September. We have contracted a team from California to repair our golf carts so we can have more avaialble for use. We have a busy September coming up at both Ghost Creek and Witch Hollow. It's an exciting golf season and we can't wait to finish strong! As always, Thank you for your continued support of the club
Matt Whitfield
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Yano Yoshihiro Britt Shaun Tyler Ueltschi Dan & Yili Malech Jonny & Kayla Gaspardis
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Hello PRGC Membership, Our Pumpkin family continues to grow as we ’ ve welcomed 5 new members to our membership group over the past month! As our growth continues, please reach out and introduce yourself to any fresh faces at the club when you have an opportunity! Initiation Fee update: our Initiation Fees are $10,000.00 (Junior Executive (under 40 years old)) and $20,000.00 (Full Golf (over 40 years old)). If you have anyone interested in membership, please let me know! 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! Let me know if you have any questions about redeeming referral rewards points via the members only webpage Congrats and thanks to Sunil Nautiyal, for his recent membership referral! ENJOY! For those members curious about Icon golf, their next global trip will be October 24th 30th at Kiawah Island Resort in South Carolina. All the Icon trips are 5 star and very memorable so let me know if you ’ re interested in hearing more?! I/we are appreciative of everyone ’ s support at the club! Thank you, Matt Whitfield, Membership Director
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Eric Feldhusen Director of Agronomy
While it has been challenging to conditions these past few month as we manage the golf course fo bring a composite course togeth event Add in all the projects we made the time fly by We could n things without the help of key st grateful for their dedication to th A few of those projects include: 7,500 square feet of cart paths 15 days of an outside tree comp forms of tree work Over 150 tons of sand added to Hollow and Ghost Creek New matting on Ghost Creek w new walk bridge Repaired Five Witch Hollow lake exit drain that has been clogged Landscape projects and upgrades around and around the golf course Replacing over 75 sprinkler internals Adding drainage on 5 Ghost Creek tee ar Dredging of 17 Ghost Creek pond Asphalt work at both our maintenance an facility Marking of the golf course infrastructure f out As we transition both through the set up a of the LIV event please be patient as my te best to meet a lot of different expectations environment on several levels We will wo course back to normal as fast as we can an we will continue with our normal agronom topdressing and needling tine greens durin months Please let me know if you have any questio
Eric Feldhusen
PAGE 5 September 4 | Varying Tee Times Labor of Love Couples Best Ball September 7 | 9:00 AM Shotgun Playing in Pink September 9 11 Duffers Gauntlet GOLF EVENTS Pace of play is an issue at every Club. Pumpkin Ridge is no exception. With that said we are instituting a “Pace of Play” policy. Our goal is to make everyone ’ s round more enjoyable. Our policy will be for each group to play in 4 hours and 15 minutes. We have hired new Course Hosts to assist you and monitor play. The Golf Shop Staff will record the actual time you leave the 1st tee, and the time that you finish. All involved in the creation of the policy believe that if you play “ready golf”, adhere to the 3 minute search rule, and be ready when it’s your turn achieving the 4 hour and 15 minute golf shouldn’t be a problem. We all are all aware that strange things happen on the golf course. Groups will fall out of position, but if everyone is doing their best getting back into position won’t be difficult Thank you in advance for your cooperation GOLF PRO SHOP WITCH HOLLOW GOLF RULES & TIPS John Kawasoe
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Tyler Ueltschi, 29 years old Mother and brother are golfers and will (happily) join him for a walk around Witch when they visit from Eastern, WA! Never been a member at a club previously is excited to start getting acquainted with Witch Hollow! Has played Ghost Creek (a lot) over the past 2 years!
Tyler was recently paired up with current PRGC member Sunil Nautiyal at Ghost Creek and Sunil encouraged him to explore membership! Thanks Sunil! �� Tyler is an approx 12 hdcp (looking to improve) Currently lives in the Hillsboro area Occupation: Process Engineer at Intel Grew up in Yakima, WA and then graduated from University of Puget Sound in Tacoma! Go Loggers! Excited to be a member! Welcome Tyler!
MONTHLYEVENTS September 04 LABOR OF LOVE COUPLES BEST BALL SUNDAY 06 OREGON SENIORS TUESDAY 07 PLAYING IN PINK WEDNESDAY 09 DUFFERS GAUNTLET FRIDAY 08 PAST PRESIDENT LUNCH THURSDAY 18 MAC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY 28 912 WINE NIGHT WEDNESDAY WEEKLY TRADITIONS For more information call 503.647.2424 Join the ladies of 912 and their guests for night of apps & wine! 25 Members, 25 Non LMembers unch & Golf with our past Presidents of PRGC! MAC Club championship commences at Ghost Creek! Charity tournament for breast cancer 9:00 AM Shotgun Split Tee Start @ Ghost Creek FOUNDERS HOURS For more information call 503.647.2424
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PRO TIP: How to hit pure wedge shots A lot of golfers tend to sway off the ball and end up hitting the shot fat or thin
The Tour Van is now on property and is ready for you to book your next fitting! Visit the website to book your appointment and be sure to book in advance as things are picking up fast! https://www.thetourvan.com/
THE TOUR VAN
Sebastain Stewart
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The Tour Van is a premium golf club repair and tour fitting experience utilizing industry knowledge and experience working with world class athletes. Prior to creating The Tour Van, Ben Giunta was a Nike Golf PGA Tour Club Fitter, working directly with Nike endorsed professional athletes. www.thetourvan.com We are starting to ramp up for the LIV event in July and the tee sheet will officially be closed to both the members & public starting on Thursday June 23rd .
Focus on your sternum; feel like your sternum stays on top of the ball throughout the backswing This will give you MORE control over the low point of the swing and you will find yourself hitting wedge shots PURE! Summer is almost over & Fall is almost here!! Come out and enjoy Ghost Creek's golf course before the bad weather starts to come through!! We will have Junior Golf Programs all September, if you have a child that wants to sign up make sure to email our Lead Assistant Golf Professional Matthew Brandt (mbrandt@pumpkinridge.com). Interest in a Fall Ghost Creek League? Email sstewart@pumpkinridge com to find our more details!
GOLF-GHOSTCREEK PAGE 9 PRO SHOP - GHOST CREEK GOLF RULES & TIPS Sebastain Stewart RETAIL UPDATE Oakley Sunglasses in the Ghost Golf Shop New apparel from various brands for men like Nike, FootJoy, Peter Millar, Johnnie O. For women, new apparel from various brands for like Nike, FootJoy, GG Blue, Straight Down, Greg Norman Men's and Women's Nike Footwear will be discounted to 35% for members / 20% for Pumpkin Pass Holders / 15% for Public ALL NEW GOLF BAGS from Sun Mountain SM9 WEDGES IN VARIOUS LOFTS & GRINDS STILL AVAILABLE Ghost & Witch Merchandise Update:
