BlackHorse August 2023 Newsletter

GENERAL MANAGER

Craig Hicks

We are currently experiencing another scorching summer in southeast Texas, with temperatures frequently surpassing 100 degrees and a high heat index. Despite the heat, we choose to live here, so might as well continue playing golf!

Last week, we hosted a successful Member Mixer and appreciated seeing a different side of our members outside of their typical golf persona. Looking ahead, we are excited to organize more social events throughout the year, starting with trivia night on August 22nd We hope to have a great turnout and a fantastic time

As you may know, our club has been undergoing various improvements, including recent parking lot repairs and resealing Although the project has taken longer than expected, we anticipate that the finished result will be aesthetically pleasing, especially with the addition of bull rock to the new fence area and islands

We are thrilled to introduce the new Scratch Golf League, catering to those interested in straight up golf While most of our events utilize handicaps, we recognize the demand for this type of league based on feedback and conversations

In exciting news, we have rebranded the Member Guest event back to the BlackHorse Derby, scheduled for October 27th - 29th The committee has been hard at work, creating an enticing and enjoyable event that we believe all participants will appreciate, especially with the event's new timing in the fall

MEETOURTEAM

HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL

Jesse Campbell, PGA jcampbell@blackhorsegolfclub com

832 220 5216

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

Neil Sherrod

nsherrod@blackhorsegolfclub com

832 220 5219

ASSITANT GOLF PRO OF OPERATIONS

Jacob Howell

jhowell@blackhorsegolfclub com

832-220-5223

FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER

Erin Roper

eroper@blackhorsegolfclub com

832 220 5212

SUPERINTENDENT

David Franks

dfranks@blackhorsegolfclub com

830 220 5230

ADMIN ASSISTANT

Starla Travis stravis@blackhorsegolfclub com 832 220 5234

EVENT SALES MANAGER

Randy Roberts

rroberts@blackhorsegolfclub com 832 220 5222

CHEF

Jake Gober

jgober@blackhorsegolfclub.com 832.220.5212

GENERAL MANAGER

Craig Hicks, PGA chicks@blackhorsegolfclub com 832 220 5210

CLUB HOURS:

Open Daily: 6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

12205 Fry Road, Cypress, TX 77433

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GOLFCOURSEMAINTENANCE

COURSE MAINTENANCE

David Franks

It’s summertime in south Texas. It's hot, but we were blessed with a little rain to end the month off. The courses are doing well despite the weather and our staff has done an amazing job. If you see them, feel free to thank them for all they do. We couldn’t do any of this without them.

July was a busy month for the maintenance team. We were closed for eight days total to perform as many disruptive cultural practices as we could. I am happy to report we were very successful. All greens were vertically mowed to remove thatch (dead turf material), grain (growth pattern/direction of the turf), and organic material (dead turf material deeper in the soil profile) and mowed smooth afterwards. Next, they were aerified with ½ inch hollow coring tines, about 4 inches deep on 2 inch by 2 inch spacing. The pulled cores (which are made of more thatch & organic material) were cleaned from the greens and allowed to breath. We then top dressed all greens and applied and granular potassium product (potassium aids in overall plant health and is usually deficient in the soil) and dragged all this into the holes and watered. A few rolls with our greens rolling unit and they are now on thier way to healing. Outside of the greens, all tees, collars, approaches, and fairways were vertically mowed. There were a few fairways on both courses that got a much more aggressive vertical mow (meaning deeper into the soil profile). They were North 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, & 18 and South 3, 8, 10, 14, & 18. We felt that these holes required a little more removal than the others at this time

Lastly, our Shockwave slicer unit aerified holes on North 1 & 3 and South 11, 16, & 18 We are thankful for the time to perform these practices and your understanding All these steps are necessary in the long term health and performance of the turf The North course is well on its way to healing and the just completed South will be right behind In between the closures, a lot of routine detail work and irrigation repairs were completed

For August we have Dryject aerification This process will be less disruptive and help to firm up our greens and get them in the best shape possible as we approach Club Championship and Member Guest

I will have another monthly maintenance update at the end of next month, so stay tuned My email address is dfranks@blackhorsegolfclub com and feel free to contact me with any questions Thank you for your membership and dedication to Blackhorse Golf Club

August 8-10: North Course August 15-17: South Course

GOLF HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL

Jesse Campbell, PGA

If you have not participated in any of the complimentary Member clinics, this month is a perfect time to start. We have some great topics coming up in August.

August 4th: Putting - 8:30 a.m.

August 13th: Weight Distribution8:30 a m

August 25th: Make Better Contact5:30 p m

August 30th: Woods & Hybrids8:30 a m

Coming up quickly is our 2023 Club Championship Keith Rodriguez, Terry Childs, Jordan Sloane and Carl McClosky have the hardware and parking spots for now, but this will be your chance to overtake them and claim the honors for yourself Registration will open for this event on August 4th. The Championship will be contested September 9-10.

What a thrill to compete against Sherry Martin in the ProDown Challenge. Neither of us brought our best game, but the Membership brought it in terms of spectating. Between those of you on the course and those on the back patio, I could feel every eye watching and didn’t deliver my best swings, but did just enough to hold on to my winning ways Sherry nominated Spencer Pyles, so I look forward to making it 10-0! Good luck, Spencer!

This month we have Superintendent’s Revenge This event is one that has been here before and has made a return to the calendar after some years off I am excited to work with David on some fun ideas for this tournament This tournament is Saturday, August 12th at 8 a.m. Click the date on the calendar page to register!

F&B DIRECTOR

Erin Roper

Thank you to everyone that spent the evening with us at July's Member Mixer! We had a lot of fun hosting the event and it seemed like everyone enjoyed participating in Bingo, the floating green challenge and listening to music Thanks again to Hunter Battle for coming out and playing tunes

Welcome Chef Jake Gober! He's our new executive chef and has a career that spans over a decade. Chef Jake has been an entrepreneur, private chef to Houston's top athletes, led successful team in Austin where he taught cooking classes at a cooking school owned by him and his wife. He also worked alongside James Beard Award Winner, Marcus Samuelson at NYC's Red Rooster He's also no stranger to the TV world and was a contestant on the late Anthony Bourdain's hit show on ABC's, The Taste Most recently, he's appeared on FOX 26 doing cooking segments to promote Houston Food and Wine.

Chef Jake loves utilizing seasonal ingredients to create fresh and flavorful dishes! His creativity, attention to detail and passion for customer service led him to BlackHorse Golf Club He's excited to update classics by putting his own spin on them His goal is to help improve the member experience by using his background to help create memorable events and delectable dishes He's a team leader with a team player mentality! His hobbies include playing golf and spending time with his wife and three kids on Lake Travis. Feel free to say hello and he welcomes all feedback how he can help enhance your dining experience.

PHOTO OF THE MONTH - AUGUST

Typically, we would award photo of the month to a member that submits a photo taken here at the Club, however, this photo represents the types of personal relationships that this game and this Club help to establish. Nineteen BlackHorse members went on a golf trip and Kyle Homrighaus sent this photo to us afterward. We are glad to have them back and was great to see many of them at the recent Member Mixer!