PR - March Newsletter

GENERAL MANAGER MESSAGE

Jeff Muller

Dear Members,

Our courses are in fantastic condition despite our weather challenges We are so grateful for a wonderful maintenance team who makes this possible every day. Our Member-Member Shamble is open for registration and spots are filling quickly! There is a link to the registration through golf genius both on the website and here in our newsletter. We are happy to bring on Chuck DaSilva as our Director of Player Development and Lillian Walton as our event sales director. They both come to PR with a wealth of knowledge and are excited to see all that they do here Please say hello if you see them around the club!

If you are still having trouble accessing our new website, please feel free to reach out to Taylor Bench, tbench@pumpkinridge com to answer any questions

As always, thank you for your continued support of the Club

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

CLUB HOURS

Monday: Club Closed

Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Saturday - Sunday: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

HEAD PROFESSIONAL

Sebastain Stewart

sstewart@pumpkinridge com

503 647 2353

SUPERINTENDENT

Vinny Rubeo

vrubeo@pumpkinridge com

503 647 2507

MERCHANDISER

Jared Duvall

jduvall@pumpkinridge com

503 647 2353

12930 NW Old Pumpkin Ridge Rd

@pumpkinridgegolfclub | www pumpkinridge com

MEMBERSHIP

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 biannual golf trip. Stay tuned and more to come…..

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Hope Wingert & Tiger Behrens

Tom & Patty Giobbi

Bryce Baker

Jon & Ariel Dupes

For those members curious about Icon Golf, their next global trip will be April 10th – 16th at the Reynolds Club at Lake Oconee - with lodging at The Ritz Carlton in Greensboro, GA! 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!

PRO SHOP - WITCH HOLLOW

GOLF RULES & TIPS

John Kawasoe

We are getting closer to Spring The Golf Course has been in amazing condition despite the wet and cold conditions

Thank you for your patience while the practice range has had limited access Our plan moving forward is to have the practice range open Friday through Sunday for full practice. We will have the range closed on Mondays for clean pick. Tuesday through Thursday will be hitting into the net.

For those of you who are looking to improve your golf game here are a couple of tips for when the practice range is limited to hitting into the nets. We have a great short game area at Witch Hollow. Improving your short game is the quickest way to reduce your scores Start at the hole and work backwards Work on 3-to-6-foot putts If you can knock in a high percentage of your short putts your score will drop considerably

Fun Fact: at 8 feet is where the PGA Tour Players start to miss more than half of their putts My point with this stat is the rest of us should be focusing on inside 8 feet Remember this: if you ’ re a deadly short putter your lagging becomes easier and so do wedge shots

Speaking of wedge shots, another Fun Fact. The average proximity to the hole on the PGA Tour from 100 yards is 22 feet. My point here is if most of us just hit the green we are miles ahead. When you work on your wedge game distance control is every bit as important as accuracy. Make your wedge shots for the proper distance. I believe that if you can control distance your proximity to the hole will improve. For more information on how to improve your short game stop by the Golf Shop to set up a lesson

From the Golf Shop Crew, we hope all your shots are long and true

See you on the links,

John Kawasoe

MEETYOURNEWTEAMMEMBERS

Pumpkin Ridge would like to welcome Chuck DaSilva, our Director of Player Development Chuck, acting as an independent contractor, will be working to increase instruction and build player development programs His focus will be on Juniors, Ladies and those players looking to break 80, 90 or 100. He plans to implement Operation 36 and RGX Coaching which develop players’ skills where the game happens His philosophy is to coach more on the course and keep it simple, fun and friendly

Chuck DaSilva, PGA

With Chuck’s arrival, Pumpkin Ridge receives a wealth of experience and knowledge. He has been a PGA professional for over 30 years and in the golf business since the age of sixteen He was born in Torrance, CA and after high school, Chuck attended the University of Portland on a 4-year golf scholarship He captained the golf team and graduated with a Business Management degree in 1988. He has been a golf professional at Los Verdes GC in California, Columbia Edgewater, head professional at Tri-mountain GC and most recently the Director of Golf at Rock Creek Country Club

Lillian Walton joins our team as the Event Sales Director with a wealth of knowledge in the hospitality industry. Graduating from Florida State University in Recreation, Tourism, and Special events, Lillian has pursued her career in all things Hospitality, from coordinating and operating large events with local businesses and nonprofits to becoming the Catering Director at Nike in the Tiger Woods Center and campus buildings. Lillian is an active member of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce and a council member for the Washington County Hospitality, Retail, and Tourism Council. Lillian has a true passion to lead, build, and drive to successful teams. Lillian is in the Portland/Beaverton area with her Husband, 2 children, and standard poodle. She is a foodie at heart and always willing to venture out to wine country for the best local food and drinks Lillian is excited to provide the members and guests with a remarkable experience at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.

Lillian Walton

MERCHANDISE

MERCHANDISE - GHOST CREEK AND WITCH HOLLOW

Jared Duvall

RETAIL UPDATE

St. Patrick’s Day Sale, March 17th-19th

Come out and buy one of our custom Pumpkin Ridge reusable tote bags for $5 and get 35% off all items in the golf shop Great time to stock up on some new gear for the season!

1 tote bag per shop for members only (2 maximum if shopping both sides)

BONUS: Fill up your tote bag with items from the shop and receive a free guest pass at Witch Hollow! Spend $500+ and receive 3 free guest passes

*Must purchase tote bag to get sale prices. Sale excludes golf clubs, golf balls, gloves, rangefinders, and hard good accessories. Guest passes expire June 8th, 2023*