BlackHorse June 2023 Newsletter

GENERAL MANAGER MESSAGE

Craig Hicks

Well May is in the books, but personally, it was an amazing month. My wife and I welcomed our third child into the world on May 21. For this particular pregnancy, we decided to wait until the birth to find out the gender, which was a really unique experience I would recommend this to any couples having a baby to do at least once Anyway, we brought a little girl into the world Marceline "Marci" Kathleen Hicks is already being spoiled at home and loved by her parents and her big brother and sister I spent some time working at home after her birth to help my wife out and spend some time with her You never get that time back and I certainly enjoyed it I want to thank my staff for their hard work all month long, but especially during that time so I could work remotely and be with them I tell many of you this, but I look forward to the days when my kids can come join me for some evening golf!

I have been working with Jesse to formulate a committee for the Member-Guest tournament. We are excited for this year's event and look forward to working alongside some of our members to put together a great event for you and your guest

Communication with you and your fellow Members has been challenging this month Our predominant communication tool has been down for nearly four weeks now We understand and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and have worked to utilize other communication tools to get our member messages distributed If you are not a part of the text club, you need to be! Please visit page 7 for instructions on how to register your number for text alerts

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

GENERAL MANAGER

Craig Hicks, PGA

chicks@blackhorsegolfclub.com 832.220.5210

CLUB HOURS:

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12205 Fry Road, Cypress, TX 77433

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MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

Neil Sherrod

May is in the rearview mirror! It is hard to believe we are almost halfway through the year. It seems like just yesterday that we were all together in the pavilion for the Member Christmas Party.

Start working on your game this summer because the big Member tournaments are right around the corner, including the Club Championship and Member Guest Don't forget, these tournaments switched months this year and the Club Championship will be in September and the Member Guest will be in late October We are excited about this transition and looking forward to seeing our Champions compete and defend

June is always special for us guys with Father's Day I know many of you spend time at the Club that weekend and who can blame you! What is more fun than playing golf with Dad?

Craig and I were just talking about Father's Day about a week ago He joined my club as a dad of three kids I was coaching him up a bit on how to play zone defense Being a dad is one of the greatest joys in life I think many of you would agree Whatever you decide to do that day, I want to wish all the BlackHorse dads a very Happy Father's Day!

Below you will see the Member-Guest Days we are having in June. On these days, we invite you to come out to the Club and enjoy some time with your non-member friends! As you can see, we are providing a discounted memberguest rate on those days. If you have any guests that are interested in joining, feel free to stop by and introduce them.

GOLFCOURSEMAINTENANCE

COURSE MAINTENANCE David

Franks

The month of May did have its challenges, starting off cooler than normal delaying grass growing, followed by heavy rains and flooding conditions that spanned a week. We are finally ending the month on great grass growing and playing conditions Let’s enjoy it while it lasts, as summer is here and not going anywhere anytime soon

I am happy to announce that our maintenance staff is the largest it’s been in several years This has really begun to show on the property All cart paths were edged and cleaned to start the month out This will be a process that will be completed monthly Other details completed this month were flymowing and edging all bunkers, tee sign beds, and we began edging all trees near month’s end All of our fairways, collars, approaches, and tees were sprayed with their first growth regulator application of the season, along with some fertility All roughs on both courses were treated as well As a reminder, growth regulator is applied to all surfaces on the course Not only does it slow horizontal growth of the turf but promotes more lateral growth and strengthens the turf to tolerate more wear and tear when applied at the optimal rates

All tee boxes were evaluated and reshaped back to an appropriate size and direction in correlation to landing areas They are just about healed and are looking much better We will do the same process to all collars, approaches, and fairways in the month of June The sod we planted at the end of April is doing great These areas are close to being established We are currently prepping a few more areas for sod on North #6 collar and North #7 fairway In June, more sod will be added to needed areas, and lots of mowing and detail work.

Lastly, a friendly reminder to repair all ball marks, sand divots, and adhere to the blue stake rule and all stake and ropes on the course These practices go a long way in preserving the courses and are greatly appreciated by the maintenance staff

HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL

Jesse Campbell, PGA

Hopefully you have had a chance to see the ProDown videos we have been putting together, where I am taking on Members in a one-hole golf match While I have been successful thus far, I have so much respect for the guys I have faced and truly enjoyed the experience of playing with them Looking forward to my next match against Kevin Tobias. I had the chance to play on his team in the STPGA Pro-Pro-Am-Am in Lake Charles and I know he has game so it will be a challenge to remain undefeated With that said, it is a challenge I am looking forward to.

For all the Dads out there, I want to wish you all a very Happy Father's Day. I am not yet a father but hope to be one day Be sure to come in and take advantage of our Father's Day sale on all apparel

Be sure to come join us for all the fun and excitement coming in the month of June!

PHOTO OF THE MONTH - JUNE

Scott Brown showcased his "very photogenic tree" from the North's 12th green and won Photo of the Month! The day was clear with just an accent of popcorn clouds ~ known as the perfect golf sky. Scott will enjoy a $25 gift card, two complimentary guest passes, and bragging rights for this truly photogenic tree Please see Neil to redeem your prizes!