MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

Karie Rogers

Hello Members!

Dog Days of summer are upon us, I hope you are all enjoying the courses, pools and events at Shadow Hawk! As you come in over the next few months don’t forget to invite your friends and family with you We want YOUR club to be an extension of your life A place where you come to celebrate, relax or do business!

Speaking of business, did you know that 90% of Fortune 500 CEOs play golf, and 80% of executives say playing golf enables them to establish new business relationships! As you know, Shadow Hawk & Black Hawk Country Club have been the home for our business members to entertain and build client relationships in a peaceful and fun atmosphere! Even though we are currently at a full compliment of members, we would love to chat with you and your prospective members about potential opportunities in the future

If you would like to discuss our Corporate Membership options or have a client, friend or colleague who is looking at joining Shadow Hawk and be added to the wait list for future openings, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Stay cool and we will see you at the club soon!

Member Sponsors

Ryan Whitzel

Mark Song

John Song

Ron Malone

Mark Taylor

Bill Brown

Ryan Terrell

Adam Lathrop

James Terry

John Bubenik

Ryan Watson

Andrew Willer

Ken Regner

Jason Villarreal

Phong Dang

Doug Johnson

Nathan Croswell

Chip Theil

Tim Lootens

Joe Rosa

Jeff Dye

Trey Barton

Rob Macchi

Turf Talk

Brad Seiler, GCSAA Class A

As the saying goes, “be careful what you wish for”. It is safe to say we got what we wished for. It is hot and the grass is growing. The course will be closed July 10th through July 30th. We will be opening back up on Monday July 31st for a full day of tee times.

Projects on Shadow Hawk should be completed by the end of the month when we re-open. These include the bridge work on #7 and #17, and the SOX lake bank restoration projects on #5 and #17.

During the closure we have a lot going on. Starting with greens, we will be core aerifying them using 5/8” tines the first week of our closure, then coming behind that a week later we will be Dry-Jecting them, which instead of pulling cores, it is basically injecting sand into the greens. As mentioned in a course update, there is a noticeable organic layer in the upper 3-4 inches that is keeping the roots shallow and up near the surface. We hope to remove a large percentage of this organic layer and add sand channels allowing the roots to move downward and strengthen giving us a healthier more sustainable turf. We will also be verti-cutting and core aerifying fairways, tees, collars, and approaches.

Our nutritional, soil, and PGR programs will continue during this process. We will be adding wetting agents in with our tee and fairway sprays to help with hydration during the stressors of summer weather. Also, a high emphasis on our core course details will be in full effect so that when we re-open, we are caught up on the many areas that we simply have not been able to maintain to the standard we expect.

There are a few other projects that we hope to have completed during this closure time, including landscape enhancements to the Shadow Hawk entrance gate, landscape enhancements to select areas on the entrance road drive around the practice areas and #1, landscape enhancements to the long skinny parking lot island, and finally the installation of a new flagpole monument with landscape enhancements to that entire island up to around the flagpole.

On behalf of myself and our Agronomy team, we thank you for your patience and continued support.

Golf

Golf Update

Justin Engel, PGA

Ladies Summer Send Off – July 5th

Our ladies summer sendoff will consist of two player teams playing a shamble format. This event will be a 9:00am shotgun and will feature a steak kabob lunch following play along with an assortment of wines. Please sign up by using golf genius or by contacting Adam Creed at acreed@shadowhawkgolfclub.com. Entry fee for this event is $75 per player.

Men’s Summer Send Off – July 8th

Our third qualifying event for the Men’s Wooden Fence team will be the Summer Send Off. The format of play is a two-person team shamble and will be a 9:00am shotgun start. At the conclusion of play we will have steak kabobs, scotch, and cigars. Guests are allowed to participate in this event, however any team with a guest will not be eligible for Wooden Fence Points. To register for the event please contact the golf shop at (281) 340-7205 or by emailing Adam Creed at acreed@shadowhawkgolfclub.com. Entry fee for this event is $100 per player.

July Course Closure – July 10th thru the 30th

The golf course will be closed for maintenance beginning Monday July 10th through Sunday July 30th. During this time our agronomy team will perform necessary golf course maintenance to continue to improve the playing conditions of the golf course. This will include aerification of the greens, Verti cutting of the tees and fairways, tree trimming as well as several other projects. During this time the golf shop will be open daily from 9:00am until 5:00pm and we will be happy to assist with making tee times at Black Hawk Country Club, Golf Club of Houston, and Black Horse. If you would like to make tee times else where please contact the golf shop at (281) 340-7205 or by emailing a member of the golf professional team. You may also book tee times using the Shadow Hawk Golf Club app. We will reopen on Monday July 31st and will be open a full day with tee times beginning at 8:00am. If you have any questions about the course closure, please contact Justin Engel at jengel@shadowhawkgolfclub.com.

July 4th Sale

The golf shop will be conducting a sale beginning July 3rd and will run through July 10th. All golf bags and shoes will be 25% off and all clothing will be 40% off. Do not miss a great opportunity to update your golf bag or your wardrobe before our closure!