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Friday, April 26, 2024



This week Ryan goes over why the rough is so thick during this time of the year (we mow the rough at least two times a week right now), and also covers how to best attack a shot from a longer distance out of the rough. Click the video below...



Saturday, May 19th
8:30 am Shotgun

The cost of the event is $50 per player and that includes lunch and beer after the golf as well as the chance at prizes for your good play!

Sign up by clicking here or sign up on ForeTees!



Season Long - Qualifier deadline on May 21st

This is our second year for the Dunning Cup, our Gross Match Play (no handicap) bracket event that will be played throughout the year. In order to participate in this event, players will need to play a qualifying round from the blue tees between now and May 21st. In order to count as a qualifying round, the player must tell the Golf Shop prior to the start of the round and must have another member sign the scorecard.

The player with the lowest score will earn the #2 seed as our 2017 champion, Nate Wright, will have the #1 seed. The rest of the players will be seeded based on their qualifying score through the top 16 seeds. The field will then be split into pods of four players and each player will be guaranteed three matches. The player from each pod with the best record will move on to compete for the semi-finals. All matches will be played with no handicaps and will be played from the blue tees.

Click here to sign up.



Thursday, May 24
1:30 pm Shotgun

Stag Days are always a great opportunity for you to bring up to three guests to the enjoy the course. The cost per player will be $45 and we will play a game of two best balls of four using Stableford scoring. Sign up as a full team of four or sign up as a twosome and we will pair you up with another team.

The entry fee will cover golf, golf carts, prizes and food and beer after the round

Click here to sign up.



Sunday, May 27
2:00 pm Shotgun

This month we will get started with the Memorial Day Couples and we will go with one of the favorite formats of Alternate Shot Scramble with four couples (8 players) in each group. This means that the 8 players will all play as one team. All 4 ladies will hit a shot and then choose the ball in the best position. From there all 4 men will hit a shot and the team will continue in this format until the ball is holed.

To sign up for this event you can go to ForeTees. You can sign up as a couple and we can pair you with other couples or if you have a full team you can sign up the full team. ForeTees does not allow 8 players to sign up on one team so please sign up one person from each couple in the foursome and we will assume that the other part of the couple is playing. We look forward to a great crowd for our first big couples event of the year. Sign up is already available, so get to ForeTees quickly to put your team in.

The cost per couple is $55 and this includes, golf, dinner after golf and a chance at prizes!




Here is the schedule for the rest of Memorial Day Weekend. We look forward to a great weekend at the club.

Friday, May 25th:
We will have regular starting times on this day starting at 7:30 am. Join us for a Callaway Fitting Day on the Driving Range with free food and drinks from 3:00 to 6:30!

Saturday, May 26th:
We will have a lottery for starting times on this day. The first starting time will be 7:00 am. You can sign up for the lottery through Wednesday night at 11:59 pm. The lottery starting times will be assigned on Thursday morning.

Sunday, May 27th:
We will have a lottery for starting times on this morning. We will start groups from 8:00 to 9:30 off the first tee and the 10th tee. We will then stop in order to allow for these groups to make the turn and create enough open holes for the afternoon Couples event. The Couples event will start at 2:00. Depending on number of players for the Couples event we will determine the availability of any additional afternoon starting times. You can sign up for the lottery through Wednesday night at 11:59 pm. The lottery starting times will be assigned on Thursday morning.

Monday, May 28th:
We will have a lottery for starting times on this morning. The first starting time will be 7:00 am. You can sign up for the lottery through Thursday night at 11:59 pm. The lottery starting times will be assigned on Friday morning.

Tuesday, May 30th:
The Golf Shop and Cart Barn will be closed on this day. If you wish to play on this day than you can walk the golf course after 2:00 pm.

If we can help you with anything let us know.
 
Everyone should get custom fitted for their Irons. Together with the innovations in face technology,
it offers you the quickest route to improvement and fulfillment. Different skill levels see different improvements.
 

 		  
Ball flight improves (easier to get the ball in the air)
which adds to distance, and most importantly,
enjoyment. Number of bad misses decreases,
taking shots off the scorecard.
Clubs with the right swing weight and shaft
make it easier to improve, faster.		 The big winner we see here is distance.
Often more than a club length at the
7 Iron level, making approach play easier.
Consistency improves quickly (as you’d expect
withthe right lie angle, shaft length
and shaft flex). For most golfers this is the
quickest way to Break 90. 

 

 
 
   
Comfort and confidence with mid-irons translates
into more greens in regulation.
The #7 Iron and down, becomes clubs
that are attacking the pin more often.
That’s what the perfect configuration buys you.
We still see distance improvements,
but at this level, added yards are less
important than accuracy and consistency.
 		 Here the improvement we’re delivering
is translated into feet closer on the green.
Six or seven 10 feet Putts offer more birdies
than the equivalent number of 25-footers.
Here, there’s a granularity to the fitting
that offers very specific shaft performance.
The feel of the club at contact is often a
discernable improvement as contact
is made with the sweet spot more easily. 

 
Almost every golfer we custom fit for a set of Irons notes at least one dimension of measurable
improvement. Those with higher handicaps and the less skilled often see two, or even three,
dimensions of measurable improvement, IMMEDIATELY.
What could your improvement be? 
 

 
If you’ve got some time for practice, but you’re not working on a specific movement or improvement,
then don’t run up and down the bag, or hit 50 shots with the same club. Play the course.
 
 
Replicate your experience on your regular course. You play different clubs, one after the other.
Very rarely will you use the same club (excluding the Putter) twice in a row out on the course.

So practice real conditions.
 
 
For each hole play, use the club you’d tee off with. Assess your performance,
and then play the second, aiming at a target.
If your approach wasn’t tight, then you’ve got a Wedge shot. Estimate the distance and aim again.

How close you are to the hole indicates 1 or 2 Putts (forget 3 Putts and bunkers).
You get the picture. Every shot has an intent. Finding the fairway, hitting the green etc. Keep score. 
 

You’re better off hitting 50 shots carefully with 100% concentration on the improvement you’re trying to make,
rather than hitting 100 shots with even 80% concentration. Unsure of when to use block or random practice, then
 

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