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GOLF PROFESSIONAL UPDATE
Schedule of Events
Sunday, January 12th – 4-Club Challenge (Make your own Tee Time)
Sunday, January 26th – One Day Member-Guest (12:30 Shotgun)
This January will be a very different month
then what we are used to as a lot of new
elements and moving parts will be in play. A few
components to the Winter Season that I’d like
to discuss will be Golf Cart Traffic, Member Cart
Parking, GHIN Handicap Renewal, and a new
member event called the 4-Club Challenge.
With the Clubhouse Renovation taking place
this month, the golf cart traffic pattern will
have a slightly different look. As most of you
know, the cart path and roundabout behind the
clubhouse will be removed. The staging area
where golf carts are parked and where bags
are loaded will be reversed so that carts will
be facing the parking lot instead of the golf
course. A new route that goes around the cart
barn will be created for golf carts to go out and
come in from the golf course. We will also have
the appropriate signage to assist golfers with
where to go. Member Carts will also have access
to the Cart Barn so that they can be parked
while members are on the golf course or in the
clubhouse.
If you haven’t heard, the USGA will be
implementing the World Handicap System
this month and we expect a lot of questions
regarding the new system. With the formation
of our Handicap Committee, most questions can
be referred to those members through the Golf
Shop. There are a lot of new elements that were
created that will cause a learning curve and take
some getting used too. The price to maintain
your handicap through the club has not
changed. Any member with charging privileges
will be charged the $30 fee to maintain their
annual access to the service. Any member
without charging privileges will be contacted
for approval to maintain the service and must
be paid before the end of the month.
I’m also excited to announce the creation of a
new member event called the 4-Club Challenge!
This event will be held on Sunday, January 12th
and will be an 18-hole individual net stroke play
event. Players will be limited to only 4 clubs
for their round and the players with the lowest
scores after 18 holes will win this event. This
event was recommended by our newly formed
Competition Committee and we expect a large
and positive turn out for this unique challenge.
Members will be required to book their own
tee time, register for the event, maintain and
handicap and tee off before noon to be eligible.
Lastly, we have recently seen some
communication issues with members using
Comcast as their primary email address. Emails
coming from the Golf Shop seem to be either
finding the Junk Mailbox or not being delivered
at all. For the time being, we recommend using
a Gmail address as we have seen no issues with
the email provider. If you happen to use Comcast
and wish to see email invitations, results or new
news from the Golf Shop, please let us know and
we will assist you however we can.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Dick
PGA, Head Golf Professional
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