TEE IT UP HOLE IN ONE! Brady Blackburn on September 4, on hole #13.
As we work our way into winter, the days will now be shorter and the temperatures will start to drop. The golf season will wind down as the holiday season comes to a close. With the winter months here, golf becomes a bit difficult for most of us. We have to wear more layers, it’s tougher to get loose, and the golf ball doesn’t fly as far. Some helpful tips to remember as the cooler temperatures arrive: Dress in layers and avoid bulky items like heavy sweaters and jackets. Visit the Golf Shop if you need recommendations on apparel to help dress more appropriately for winter conditions. Remember to allow a good 10 minutes of stretching to help get the muscles loose and ready for physical activity. On cold, windy days, remember to take an extra club as the ball will not fly nearly as far in the winter months as it does in the summer months. I also recommend you “Tee It Forward” in the winter months to make for a more playable and enjoyable round. This means moving up a tee from where you normally play in the summer months. Give it a try! Who knows, having shorter clubs in and more birdie putts might be a lot more enjoyable! Hopefully, some of these tips will make the wintertime just a bit more enjoyable for you! Some things to remember as we transition into the colder months: Tee times begin at 9am as of November 1st and the Golf Shop will be open from 8:30am to 5pm. We typically do not know the status of frost delays until between 8am & 8:30am, once the sun has come up and the frost settles. Delays will be posted to the online tee sheet and emailed to you as quickly as we can but a good reminder, if you see frost at your house, we probably have it here too. We will use the extended forecast to better predict start times and will shift to shotgun starts on busy days to allow for the majority of play to begin in the heat of the day. The range hours will become shorter as the sun sets earlier and will always close early on Sundays to “clean-pick” the range balls. Range hours will typically be from 8:30am to 5pm. The simulator will be available to reserve on cold days in 1 hour increments. We do not set up the simulator daily if no one has reserved it so if you plan to use it, please call us in advance. As the golf season winds down, we only have a few events left on the 2020 calendar. We are currently working on the 2021 calendar and will have most of it in place by the end of the year. In our next newsletter article, we will highlight some of the major events and their dates for 2021
Matt Stewart, PGA Director of Golf
THE HICKORY STICK
Mike Haynes on October 17, on hole #6.
SAVE THE DATE NOVEMBER November 1: Daylight Savings Time Ends November 11: The Azalea Par 3 Tournament November 14: Men’s Season Closer, 10am November 20: Friday Men’s Shoot-Out November 26: Thanksgiving Day Shotgun
DECEMBER December 12: Golf Shop Christmas Sale December 24: Christmas Eve Shotgun December25: Christmas Day, COURSE CLOSED *Registration for all the these events will be online via the club website or by calling the Golf Shop.
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