Golf

Neighborhood Pride Chair Tempe Johnson 520-825-6994 Third Tue., 2 PM, WC3

Let’s Begin Anew

As we begin a new year in our beautiful community, if you have not already made a New Year’s resolution, it is not too late to do so. How about making a resolution to take pride and care of ourselves, our homes and our property? Most of us have already done that, but just think how wonderful our community would look if we all did it.

Our committee members have really enjoyed seeing the beautiful holiday decorations throughout the community over the past few weeks. As a friendly reminder, seasonal decorations should be removed by January 15. We appreciate all residents who continually take pride in the appearance of their property, and we are very pleased with how beautiful our community is looking to usher in the New Year. As we begin 2022, we wish each and every one of you a happy, healthy and prosperous year.

Posse Chair Linda Simōn 520-789-7169 posse@5LP.com First Tue., 3 PM, Desert Oasis www.scovaz.com/committees/posse/ (must be logged in first)

Happy New Year. Your Posse board will meet this month to decide when to restart Posse patrols. We are excited to resume serving our community but need your help. Covid brought changes to our volunteer base. Some longtime members decided to move to be closer to family. Others decided it was time for them to retire. Obviously, we thank them all for their service and wish them well. Now it’s time for others to join our ranks and volunteer. We ask you to consider the Posse and volunteer to go on two patrols a year. Each patrol is three hours long. For information, please call Linda Simōn 520-789-7169. We look forward to welcoming you to the Posse.

Properties Chair Rich Oaks richoaks114@gmail.com Third Thu., 9 AM, WC1 and via Zoom

The Properties Committee had another active year in 2021. We conducted a facilities inspection that included building grounds and interiors in addition to the golf course pump station and cart paths. The Chalk Creek Wash was inspected after the monsoon and, surprisingly, very little change was observed. We continued to monitor the performance of the eight solar electric systems at HOA buildings and were pleased the Association purchased the systems in November. At the request of the Long Range Planning Committee, Properties Committee members conducted a study and prepared a report on securing and monitoring access to various sports courts and community buildings. In addition, long-time committee member, Dale Foster, was recognized with the annual SCOV Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding work on the solar installation project oversight. The committee looks forward to continuing these and other efforts in 2022. Our recent meetings have been in person and via Zoom. Please see the calendar on the SCOV website for scheduled meeting dates, times and meeting format.

Tipster Editorial Co-chair Karen Koopmans 520-818-6337 skkoops@gmail.com Co-chair John Njaa

up the “Tipster Submitter’s Guide” and “Tipster Article Standards” on February 9 from the Activities staff or download them from the website. If you have any questions, contact Tipster editor Marsha Dean mdean@suncityorovalley.com.

We express our appreciation to Vicki Ettleman and John Njaa as they step away from the committee after many years of editing and service as chair/co-chair.

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Director of Golf - Rick Price rprice@theviewsgolfclub.com 520-917-8086

It’s going to be another exciting season this year, and we look forward to serving your golfing needs. We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year. This month, we host the Oro Valley Senior Championship on January 8-9. The event will draw some of the finest players around the southwest. There are two divisions in the tournament with the championship division playing gross only and the regular division playing gross and net with a maximum of a 15 handicap.

On Saturday, January 22, from 10 AM - 3 PM, we conduct our annual Helicopter Ball Drop along with a Demo Club Fitting Day. We provide a great barbeque with music and fun. The following golf club companies will be in attendance for you to try out their new equipment: Titleist, Cobra, Srixon, Cleveland, and XXIO.

The Helicopter Ball Drop is a 50/50 fundraiser for the men’s and women’s golf associations. To participate, you purchase a golf ball(s). The cost is $10/ball, $25/3 balls, $50/7 balls or $100/15 balls. The golf balls will be dropped from the helicopter at approximately 1 PM during the event on Saturday, January 22, on The Views Golf Club Driving Range.

You can purchase a golf ball(s) any time until 5 PM, Friday, January 21, in the Pro Shop or online. The three balls closest to the hole win. After distribution of the 50/50 split, first place receives 50% of the prize fund, second place, 30% and third place, 20%. The total number of balls sold will determine the prize fund distribution.

If we can assist you with any of your golfing needs, please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you for enjoying all the activities at the club, and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Superintendent - Michael Kropf scvgolf@suncityorovalley.com 520-917-8063

Happy New Year from golf course maintenance. When the decision was made not to overseed the fairways, several projects were planned during the winter months to replace the normal mowing, fertilizing, and watering tasks that would not be needed.

Many of those projects have already been completed. The large tree and brush on the left side of #5 were removed to open a view of the fairway from the back tees. The cactus forest on the left side of the tees on #13 was lowered and thinned out to open a view of the fairway. The trees on the right side of #11 tees were removed to open a view of the fairway and encourage tee shots away from the homes left