PR Monthly Newsletter - May 2023

GENERAL MANAGER MESSAGE

Jeff Muller

Dear Members,

As we get into season, we first want to thank our maintenance crew who puts in countless hours of work in the winter to get our beautiful course ready for the busy summer. Recently, we hired Matt Kimball as our Director of Agronomy to lead our maintenance team and continue the great work they do, Along with Matt Kimball, we also hired Damien Warde as our new Food and Beverage Director. He joins us from the Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club and is ambitiously looking to grow our service in Food and Beverage We will continue to bring on new staff in the upcoming months, so you may see new or returning faces more often This will allow us to increase our level of service and be ready for the season

We appreciate all of your patience and understanding as we navigated the off season We look forward to seeing all of you out on the course.

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

SUPERINTENDENT

Vinny Rubeo

vrubeo@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! A 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 Members program is still active, and we have a coup spots available. The cost is $2,000.00 and includes 3 complimentary guest passes, al with some nice Pumpkin Ridge apparel Le me know if you have anyone interested, it 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

Jason & Beth Sage

Emily Richardson

Mike Mullany & Emma Smith

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

Matt has been a golf turf manager for twenty seven years and has enjoyed more than thirty years in the golf business.

Starting his superintendent experience in the Pacific Northwest managing a complete golf course reconstruction and grow-in Matt is very proud of the work he and his team accomplished and the ten years he and his family enjoyed in the area

Matt Kimball Director of Agronomy

Seeking to further his career, Matt relocated to Arizona and has steadily added to his many and varied experiences. From the Tom Weiskopf Signature Course at Hassayampa Golf Club in Prescott, to the Robert von Hagge designed Torreon Golf Club in Show Low, to the Regional Superintendent position in the Sonoran Desert of Tucson, Matt has consistently delivered excellent playing conditions no matter the turf variety, climate, or stature of facility.

Recently being named Director of Agronomy at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club brings Matt’s career full circle returning he and his family to the Pacific Northwest and he is eager to work with the team to provide the members and guests incredibly memorable experiences

CALENDAR May Events

MATCH PLAY

PGA GUEST DAY

P G A G U E S T D A Y

18 MAY 2023 || WITCH HOLLOW

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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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