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July 1, 2015 From the Pro Kim Griggs, PGA

Annual Pass Renewals For those who have already renewed your passes for this next year. There are many packages to choose from this year.

Welcome Back. Please show us your 2015-2016 cards when you check in and we can update you in our Chelsea & I.B.S. systems. Just a reminder, please check into the Pro Shop prior to playing. It is very important that we know who is on the golf course at all times. If you haven’t renewed yet, stop by and see Terri or Lisa at the Welcome Center. For those of you who are first time buyers…Welcome. I know you will find this an enjoyable golf course to play. Please feel free to call upon my staff or me for assistance with anything from playing partners, to joining clubs or making a tee time.

Over seed Schedule Please mark your calendars early. Our Over seed will begin Monday September 21st and conclude on Sunday October 11 th, the golf course will be open on Monday October 12th. We will be cart path only until the end of October. If you would like to play another course during this time, please call Rick or me or come and see us

Merchandise Golf Shoe Blowout!!!! Please stop by the golf shop and check out our 40 % Off Golf Shoe sale (in stock shoes only). Supplies are limited, so hurry. Just a reminder to our Pass Holders: You will receive 30% off on merchandise in the golf shop and Residents will receive 15% off. This excludes sale items, golf balls and clubs. I will try and match or beat golf club prices if I can.

Summer Time Reminder Summer time is a good time to have your clubs re gripped, shaft name labels put on your clubs, & spikes changed in your golf shoes. Stop in the golf shop and we will be glad to assist you with any or all of these services.

Great Shots Heard Round Sun City Congratulations to Scott Bench for a very nice round of golf on 6/12/15. Scott fired a 65 from the White/Gold combo tees. Scott had 7 birdies and no bogeys on his card!! Nice playing Scott From the Assistant Rick Sample, PGA I’m sure by now most everyone is aware of the new fencing that was put in at the short game area. The yardage markers that were

down there have been refurbished as well.

This makes a nice upgrade to the short game area. That is the subject of my article this month. Specifically about taking advantage of this area. As we all know the short game is a huge part of golf. Many of us don’t spend as much time practicing this part of the game as we should. This is where you can save the most strokes. I have made some observations as I have spent some time at the short game area.

One big observation is that it seems almost all of the divots are back at the 45 to 50 yard area. This tells me people are not working on all the yardages they will face during a round. I don’t know for sure about your rounds but I face shots from between 10 and 40 yards on a regular basis when I play. Learning to hit shots that are not full swings can help your short game tremendously. It can also help with those times when you find yourself under or behind a tree. Many times in these situations you need to hit a club which will travel much farther than the distance you are faced with so you can keep the ball low under the tree. This will require a partial swing so you don’t hit the ball too far. If you practice these partial swings at the short game area you will have much more confidence when you need to hit a partial swing shot on the course. So take advantage of the short game area and watch your scores go down.

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Also for pass holders, please take advantage of our new reciprocal golf agreement with the following golf courses this summer (June1-September 30): El Con, The Highlands @ Dove Mountain, La Paloma, Tucson National, Starr Pass, Tucson CC (Closed in August), Saddle Brooke, Skyline, Dove Mountain, Ventana Canyon & Sewailo GC. Rick or I need to call and make your tee time. You can play after 10:00 and we can book 3 days in advance. This is a wonderful benefit for our pass holders!!! Call or stop by the golf shop for more details New Golf Shop Construction As everyone is aware of, we are having a new pro shop built. We will do our very best to provide proper signage as to where you will be able to drive golf cars and or walk during this time frame. Please obey all signage as it is for your safety.

Annual Pass Holders: During the months of July and August annual pass holders can stop by the Café on any Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and receive a $3.00 hot dog lunch. You must show the server your 2014-2015 annual pass cards to receive this deal. The meal includes a hot dog, chips, water, soda 2