PR - June 2023 Monthly Newsletter

JUNE 2023

GENERAL MANAGER MESSAGE

Jeff Muller

Dear Members,

The beautiful weather has golf season in full swing! The forecast shows nothing but sunny days ahead and we are looking forward to seeing all of the golfers out on course and are excited to host the Oregon Amateur Tour, June 19-24. We are running beverage cart service 7 days a week and halfway cafe is open from Wednesday-Sunday at Witch Hollow. We are adding new staff in every department so you may see new or familiar faces returning to the club. With increased staffing, we are getting the bag drop attendants out and working on increasing food and beverage service We have opened entry for our annual Men's Member Guest and spots are filling quickly If this is an event you are interested in, be sure to get your entry into Matt Brandt or the golf shop as soon as possible

As always, thank you for your continued support.

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

HEAD PROFESSIONAL

Sebastain Stewart

sstewart@pumpkinridge com

503 647 2353

Director of Agronomy

Matt Kimball

mkimball@pumpkinridge com

503.647.2507

MERCHANDISER

Jared Duvall

jduvall@pumpkinridge com

503 647 2353

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 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

Bruce & Tracey Pettet

Jeff Burns

Matt & Andrea Jackson

Matt Mantikas & Hilary Barr

Peter & Nicole Young

David & Sidhara Tep

Christopher Kappes

For those members curious about Icon Golf, 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-OREGONAMTOURINFORMATION

Fellow Members,

We are excited to welcome the 114th Oregon Amateur Championship to Witch Hollow the week of June 19th The oldest and most esteemed championship offered by the OGA will bring the best amateur golfers in the state to compete on – and showcase – our incredible golf course.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

- Monday 6/19 and Tuesday 6/20): Stroke Play rounds, Witch Hollow closed

- Wednesday 6/21: Match Play begins; limited afternoon times on Witch Hollow

- Thursday 6/22: Morning and afternoon Match Play; limited times on Witch Hollow

- Friday 6/23: Quarterfinal and Semifinal Matches; expanded tee times on Witch Hollow

- Saturday 6/24: 36-hole Championship Match; expanded tee times on Witch Hollow

***Reminder that members have early access to Ghost Creek tee times. The weekly Men’s and Women’s games will be played at Ghost on their normal days/times.

***John Kawasoe has already emailed numerous area clubs for reciprocity. Please contact him about guest times.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

- We are looking for volunteers to assist with on-course spotting, practice area organization, and with player registration

- You can request any number of days to volunteer, there is no minimum or limit Once we have a total headcount, schedules will be arranged/communicated the week prior

- Reminder that school will be out, and there should be opportunities for the younger golf fans in your house to get an up close look and enjoy the event

- All volunteer requests can be sent directly to me at the contact info below

MEMBER EXPERIENCE:

- Outside services staff will bring clubs over to Ghost for your tee time(s); we recommend parking at Ghost, as the Witch area will be crowded

- The entire week is open for anyone that wants to come out and watch

- Our reigning Men’s and Women’s Club Champions are exempt, and we should have a large handful of members attempting to qualify.

- We are working on a possible Members Only setup on the back patio; all other food and beverage plans that week should be made at Champions Grill at Ghost Creek.

Let me know if there are any questions, and be on the lookout for more details as the event approaches Should be an exciting week of championship golf!

Harry Darling Host Club Commissioner

503-313-8513

Darlingw@me.com

Matt Kimball Director of Agronomy

We made chemical applications to the fairways that should enable us to continue delivering the excellent turf conditions you ’ ve been enjoying this entire spring

We have been working hard on the bunkers and they look and should play much better.

We plan to introduce some new chemistry to our next tee spray applications that should help us get better water penetration as well as improve our water holding capacity so we can hopefully reduce our reliance on the small strings of sprinklers you ’ ve seen so much of this spring.

We have finalized the hiring of a couple more groundskeepers and have several more in the hiring pipeline As amazing as the agronomy team is, we are stretched thin and need help increasing our input and mowing frequencies as we head into peak season.

Have fun out there!

CALENDAR June Events

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PRO SHOP - GHOST CREEK GOLF RULES & TIPS

Sebastain Stewart

Now that most of the bad weather is behi us, it is time to get out and enjoy the facilit The Ghost Creek golf course has healed u incredibly well after the spring aerification is ready to enjoy The par 3 tee boxes have now been opened up at both golf courses are ready for you to see just how pure the actually are! Reminder that we have adjus the start times here at Ghost as well, we w start the first tee times at 7:30 a m (Mon-

If you haven't done so yet, make sure you reach out to your golf professional staff an schedule a lesson if things aren't clicking with your golf game We are here to help in any way possible! Go see your Ghost Creek Head Golf Professional or email (sstewart@pumpkinridge.com)!

Below are some helpful tips for you to develop a good pre-shot routine.

Stand behind the ball and visualize the shot you want to hit.

PRO TIP: My pro tip of the month is stemming from what we have been teaching in our PGA Junior League Routine, if not one of the most important facets of the game is to have a preshot routine before every single golf swing, chip, and putt. This is one way to try and become as consistent as possible Find something that is obviously comfortable with you and stick with it before every shot When you see the tour pros competing in events and practicing what's the one thing you notice? For me, it's always the pre-shot routine. They are almost robots when it comes to this, doing the same thing before each and every shot

While still behind the ball, gauge the wind, evaluation change, what club to hit, and one last thought about your setup

Once you have all the "thinking" done, walk into the golf ball and get set up.

Relax the tension in your body whether that be with a club waggle, wiggling your toes and feet around a little, deep breath, etc

Take one last look at your target area before your swing.

Trust your process... THEN FIRE AWAY!!!

Main thing to take away from this is to release tension and become more comfortable over the golf ball before each and every full swing, chip, and putt.

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