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Saturday, April 20, 2024



Check out our website for the upcoming events as well as the dates to save in your diaries!

We look forward to seeing you out on the course.

Please reference the Sawgrass CC ForeTees page for upcoming events and full tournament detail.

 




Whether you are here in Ponte Vedra, away for the summer, or on vacation you now have full access to Sawgrass CC merchandise. Brands including EP Pro, Fairway & Greene, Zero Restriction and many more are now at your fingertips. If you are looking for a birthday gift or need a new set of signature Sawgrass Wine Glasses, our new online pro shop has everything you need.

Visit www.sawgrasscc.vanguardproshop.com to purchase your new Sawgrass apparel and gifts.

There is no such thing as an effective swing thought.

This is not to say that you shouldn’t have any swing thoughts, but thoughts don’t hit the golf ball, clubs hit the ball and swings move the clubs.

Building an effective golf swing takes more than figuring out what to think about. You need to develop effective motions through practice, and effective practice is not measured in the number of golf balls you hit.

Here at Sawgrass we are fortunate to have some exceptional models of that practice. New Sawgrass Member Julian Suri, who recently recorded a top 10 finish at the PGA Tour’s Houston Open, has been spending time on the practice tee at the Club. His routine is deliberate. He spends far more time rehearsing the motion he intends to execute before he actually hits the ball. These rehearsals help him gain an awareness of what he is asking his arms and body do with the club. During a recent practice session I watched Julian take ten (10) minutes of rehearsals and hit only one practice ball. He rehearsed in slow motion, he held certain positions, he went back and forth from address to backswing, from address to finish.

Practice tools also help – you may see Julian working with a rubber band around his knees - video review is also an effective tool to learn the difference between “feel and real.”

So for your next practice session, see if you can be more deliberate with your practice, take time to feel more than the hit of the ball, feel the motion and gain awareness.

It also helps to know what to rehearse. To learn more about this, schedule a lesson with a member of the professional staff.




John Militante, left, pictured with his traditional member/member partner Rick Domini

Congratulations to John Militante for his hole-in-one on Saturday, April 7, 2018. John holed out on #6 East from 162 yards. Mr. Militante had two aces in 2016 so another is expected soon! Great shot, John!




Happy 90th Birthday to Ms. Ginny Fritz, our 2018 Grandmother of the Year!




To reach the SWGA page - click here

Cancer Tournament
Results

The 34th Annual Cancer Tournament was a great success. Over one hundred ladies joined in for the scramble and dinner and many more showed their support by sponsoring holes, assisting with the event, and creating wonderful auction prizes. Our tireless committee is counting up the funds that were raised and will be making an announcement in the coming days. Thanks to all those who came out and congratulations to the winning teams. Click here or the link above for complete results!

The Ladies Club Championship follows next week with three rounds played on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. In addition to awarding this year's Club Champion, there will be gross and net prizes awarded in flights. Please visit ForeTees to sign-up. In addition to our final SWGA events, we also wish to share with you an exciting opportunity to be transported to France for three rounds of golf and a culinary adventure as part of the Mixed Member-Guest. Please see the flyer below for details. Have a great week!
 
 



Click on the links below for the various results:
• Winner Take All Masters Pool
• Win, Place and Show Masters Pool
• Masters Pick-A-Pro




Registration now open!
(56 teams registered)


Register today on ForeTees. Eight (8) foursomes are registered at this time.


Currently 42 players registered.
A member can bring one or three guests.
Teams of two may select their partners.

TOURNAMENT ENTRY CLOSED:






Sawgrass Country Club has a second option to offer its members, 2018 Benefactor ticket packages. The price per package is $650 tax inclusive. These will be reserved on a first come, first serve basis. Limited to 50 packages. All reservations will be final.

Package includes:
- A Benefactor ticket for each day of the week (Tuesday-Sunday)
- Access to the Benefactor Tent behind #17 Tee, The Turn between #9 & #18, and grounds
- A parking pass for every three (3) packages purchased
- A grounds ticket for every four (4) packages purchased
- One (1) invitation (two people per invitation) to attend the PLAYERS Championship Charity Celebration during tournament week for every fifteen (15) tickets purchased
- One entry to the draw for the Benefactors tournament. Winner to receive entry for two players in the 2018 Benefactor Tournament (shotgun tournament on the TPC Stadium with breakfast, lunch, and tournament gifts).

Please contact Head Golf Professional, Mike Broderick, to register.

Mike Broderick
mbroderick@sawgrasscountryclub.com
(904) 273-3720



 



Great programs are now available to get you and your game in shape!


LADIES' GOLF CLINICS -- Monday Afternoons -- 2:00-3:00pm -- OR -- 3:30-4:30pm

  Improve your game on Monday afternoons with teaching professional, Laura Baugh. Each week will highlight an aspect of the game to get you scoring better! Suggested class size is 6-8 ladies.

Monday, April 16 - Impact
Monday, April 23 - Complete Your Power Transfer
Monday, April 30 - The Review

Sign up in the Golf Shop - $20 per session.

MEN’S GOLF CLINICS -- Tuesday & Thursday Mornings 9:30-10:30am

  Spend Tuesday and Thursday mornings with Head Professional Mike Broderick to tune up your skills or get a quick refresher on the basics of the game. These sessions will be opportunities to discuss one element of golf that may be causing trouble in your own game.

Tuesday, April 17 – Highs and Lows of the Short Game
Thursday, April 19 – Putting
Tuesday, April 24 – Full Swing Review
Thursday, April 26 – Setup for Success (Grip, Stance, Alignment, Posture)

Instructional Clinics cost $15 per session.
Contact Mike Broderick by phone (904) 273-3720 or by email to register.

"GIRLS ONLY" JUNIOR GOLF CLINICS -- Tuesdays from 4:30 - 5:30pm (NEW TIME)

  Girls ages 7-15 are encouraged to learn all aspects of the game in a fun, hour long clinic.
Equipment will be provided as needed.

The cost for each clinic is $10/junior.
Please contact Laura Baugh in the Professional Shop at (904) 273-3720 or by email for further information.

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY -- Wednesday morning from 7:30-8:45am

JUNIOR CLINICS -- Wednesday Afternoon & Saturday Morning

  Each Wednesday through the school year and each Saturday morning throughout the year our Assistant Golf Professionals will host junior clinics for juniors of all ages (5-15 years of age) and abilities. Clinics will focus on a short game and a long game aspect each week.

Wednesday Clinic: 4:00-5:00pm
Saturday Clinic: 9:00-10:00am

The cost for each clinic is $15/junior.
Please contact the Golf Shop to register at (904) 273-3720 or by email for further information.

GET FIT FRIDAYS - 8:00-11:00am or 2:00-5:00pm

  A member of the professional staff will be out to the practice facilities to highlight an element of the club fitting program at Sawgrass Country Club.

Complimentary with purchase

Monday
Women's Clinics
with Laura Baugh
2:00 - 3:00 pm
and
3:30 - 4:30 pm


 Tuesday
Men's Clinics
with Mike Broderick
9:30 - 10:30 am

"Girls' Only" Clinic
with Laura Baugh
4:00 - 5:00 pm
  Wednesday
Workout Wednesday
7:30 am

Junior Clinics
4:00 - 5:00 pm


 Thursday
Men's Clinics
with Mike Broderick
9:30 - 10:30 am

Short Game Clinic
3:00 - 4:00 pm

 Friday
Get Fit Friday
8:00 - 11:00 am
and
2:00 - 5:00 pm



 Saturday
Junior Clinics
9:00 - 10:00 am

Adult
Beginners Clinic
3:00 - 4:00 pm
 
Last week we discussed the improvements in Driver face technology over the last 2 years.
The manufacturers are looking to accommodate the strike patterns of
the regular golfer (shown below). 
 

Those improvements are about more than preserving ball speed as you strike the ball towards the toe and heel,
they’re also about preserving accuracy. Finding the fairway is really important, even to the best as shown below.

TaylorMade’s new Twist Face, found on the M3 and M4 Drivers, reduces the impact of strikes on the toe and
heel so that you’re more likely to find the fairway.
 
 
 
This shows you that from 170 yards in the fairway, the very best golfers are more accurate on
average than they are from just 100 yards but in the rough. That is why MOI (resistance to twisting)
is so important in the latest Drivers.
 

We’d like to work with any golfer interested in playing more often.
We’re keen to make sure everyone of our golfers is in the fairway off the tee more often.
Interested? 
 

 

The quickest way to lower a score is to improve your short game and putting but, for many golfers,
the enjoyment on most holes is lost straight away. Poor tee shots land the golfer in trouble.
A walk to find a golf ball; or an immediate penalty shot.


If you’re interested in those two objectives, then we’re here to help.
For the vast majority of golfers we see: a more athletic setup; an improved take-away and turn;
and an improved sequence of movement on the downswing will deliver significantly
more distance to straighter tee shots.
Challenge us. Challenge yourself.



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