BOARD OF TRUSTEES Joel Inman

General Manager

Will Stafford once said that “The greatest ownership of all is to look around and understand”.

So here we are halfway through our typical year…Kids camps are buzzing, the pool and cabana are the best place to spend your hot afternoons and the golf course is crazy busy. I was at the bar having a conversation with a member and we got on the topic of how to keep the course in the amazing shape it’s in. I told him it was all about ownership and if everyone saw the course as if they owned it (by the way you do), then what a difference that would make. Unlike the other areas of the club, the golf course requires that everyone who steps foot on it acts as if they are the owners. Why is that true? Well mainly because of the needed commitment from all that play golf to do all that they can to keep it in the best possible shape for those that come after them.

I’m not talking about needing you the members to jump on a mower and mow the grass…I’m talking about all of the little things that have such an impact on the condition of the course. There are 3 critically important things that every golfer should be doing when they come out to play.

Repair your divot…when you hit a ball and you take either a little grass, or a lot of grass, replace your divot or fill it with the sand mix that is provided.

Scott Duman

Sean Fox

Kiel Gilliland https://vimeo.com/553481797

If you happen to hit your ball into a bunker, rake the sand smooth and knock the sand off of your shoes when you climb out of the bunker https://vimeo.com/534943457

And the 3rd thing is to fix the ball mark your ball made when you hit it onto the green. If you happen to see others, fix them as well

Erich Herkloz

Michael Hughey

John Higgins https://vimeo.com/539635628

These aren’t monumental tasks that take up time or stop anyone from enjoying their round. They are simple owner mentality tasks that if everyone did them would make the course that much better and the round you play that much more enjoyable.

So what do you say? How about we all look around and understand that it’s all about ownership and treating the course like you own it.

Greg Markus

Chris Noyes