Hello everyone!
On Sunday morning our Golf Shop, Outside Services and Ambassadors staff gathered in the parking lot with bright, smiling faces, eager to help the Grounds Crew with on course items. From bringing all the course accessories out, such as the new tee sign posts, tee markers, rakes, water stations to everyone's favorite, cart blocks. Sand was applied to tee boxes, gardens around the clubhouse weeded and mulched, and many laughs were shared. I cannot thank all of our staff enough for the help in trying to get everything ready for opening. It was a struggle to find people to work on the grounds staff. One of the characteristics I love about Kwiniaska Staff is the words "not my department" are never uttered. We work together as a team and that is why we are now able to announce an opening date! We thank our members and the public for your continued support. We are happily starting year 5 with Mr. Nappi as operating owner and we have no doubts, this will be the best year yet!
Friday, May 6th
Opening Day for Members
(If conditions are favorable)
The online portal for members booking tee times will open at 7am on Monday, May 2nd. If you are a new member, you are already set up for it using the email that was provided on your membership form.
Temporary password is
golf1234
If you have any problems, call the Golf Shop at 802-985-3672
or send me an email and I will get your password rest.
Wednesday, May 11th
Opening Day for Public
You may call the Golf Shop starting Sunday, May 8th for a Wednesday reservation.
The public can call up to 3 days in advance for a tee time.
The Golf Shop will be open this week:
Monday - Thursday
7am - 4pm
Starting Friday, May 6th
Monday - Friday 6:30am - 7pm
Weekends 6am - 7pm
The Golf Shop has started to receive merchandise for the season, however, as like many other businesses, the suppliers are behind and the product coming in is slowly. We are fully stocked on gloves, balls, shoes, hats, Clicgear push carts, towels, and Bushnell. The clothing is still trickling in.
As a reminder, we have a new billing system in place for membership charges. As last year, statements will automatically be created on the 1st of every month. All statements are due by the 15th of each month. Members will receive a statement even if you have a $0 balance. As a member, you have a few payment options. In your online portal you can save a credit card for the automatic payments. Those will draw on the 15th of the month from your preferred payment saved in your online billing portal. IF you choose to not save a payment form on your account, you MUST pay in the Golf Shop by the 15th of the month or your account will automatically be shut off and you will need to see me to rectify the balance. Golf Shop staff will not be taking statement payments after the 15th. They will not have access. Failing to pay your account balances can result in a suspension of membership until rectified.
John and I are around this week so if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Be well and happy and I look forward to seeing everyone again,
Club Manager
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The Sunday morning crew:
Peter, Don, Sue, John, Jodie, Gail, Howie, John, Steve, Will, Peter, Mark
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Grass clippings from 1st mow. Those were hairy! |
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Fabulous looking fairway with the fresh stripping! |
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2022 MEMBERSHIP
Only a few left
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If you have not paid your membership balance, it is due immediately. Please stop by the Golf Shop, pay online in your member portal or call the Golf Shop at 802-985-3672. |
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As you may have heard, Ms. Sue is back in the Pub managing the staff and cooking up flavorful food! The awning is up, and tables and chairs are back on the deck!
There are a few new items that have been added. Chicken wings are back on the menu as well, Mr. Nappi's favorite! Make sure to check it out.
The Pub will open on
Thursday, May 5th
10am - 3pm
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As we get ready for the golf season to start one of our primary goals remains player safety on the course. An area of concern was the blind tee shots off the Black and Gold tees on hole #18. We have added a new feature this year called the TEE SENTRY. The system is an effective solution to blind drives that speed play along and also protects the players.
How it works:
· Tee sentry is located off to the side of the GOLD TEE on hole #18.
· All clear to tee off is indicated by the green LEDs.
· After all players have teed off, push the red button which will change the LEDs to the color red, indicating to the next group that it is not safe to tee off.
· After all players have completed their approach shots push the green button on the tee sentry located on the right side of the cart path going up the 18th fairway.
· This action will send a signal back to the tee indicating that it is all clear for the next group to tee off.
· There is also fail-safe timer located within the system which will automatically switch the LEDs to green on the tee 10 minutes after the red button was pushed, if the group in the fairway forgets to manually push the button.
As you can see the new system is simple and easy to use. But as a reminder, it is the players responsibility to have a good understanding of where they are on the course with regard to who is in front of them as well as behind them. As a reminder be sure to ring the bell as you exit the 8th green to notify the group behind you.
Play safe and enjoy all the game has to offer.
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Have you ever tried to think about the mechanics of a swing while actually making that swing and how good were the results? Welcome to paralysis through analysis. The swing happens to fast to comprehend all the different movements of the club in a short period of time.
Golf is played by feel and that starts with the grips. There are other components (head, shaft, length, lie) which are all important to the make-up of a club to fit your swing needs. But it all starts with your hands and the grips. If your grips are old, worn, slick, or sized improperly the chances of you making a good swing are limited. One sure way to tell is by the amount of grip pressure you apply at the address position. On a scale of 1 to 10 your grip pressure at address should be between a 3 or 4 on the scale. If you have to squeeze the club to hang on, it may be time for some new grips.
Grips come in many styles, sizes and different compositions to offer the feel you are looking for. We offer a number of in stock grips as well the ability to special order to your needs. We do all the work in house and the turnaround time is short usually the next day if we have the grips in stock. Now is the time to check your grips to make sure you are ready to start the golf season. If you have any questions or concerns please stop by the Golf Shop and we would be more than happy to help you out.
Good Grips lead to improved feel and performance.
Sincerely,
John Paul, PGA
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This month we have the following events scheduled:
Our Director of Golf, John Paul, will host his first Member Clinic at the clubhouse on May 12th, with a focus the Rules of Golf and the World Handicapping System.
The Non-Committal Women's League will have an information meeting on May 16th, along with a brief clinic on the Rules of Golf. Bring your questions ladies!
Our Opening Member Scramble will take place on May 21st with a 9am Shot-Gun Start. This is a complimentary event for any member of Kwiniaska Golf Club! Check out the flier below.
The month ends with the start of the Men's League on May 25th! Registration for Men's League begins Monday, May 2nd at 7am in the Golf Shop. You may call or stop by to register.
If you click on the name of the event, there is a pdf link with more information. Starting May 2nd, you may register for any of the events on the calendar.
Your member account will be charged for the registration fee at the time of registration unless you use another form of payment.
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Howie, Doug and Paul have been working their tails off trying to get the course ready for the season. Typically, we have at least 4 grounds crew staff this time of year, plus Howard (Superintendent) and Doug (Course Mechanic). If you happen to see these three guys, they deserve much appreciation. We now have had 2 cuts on the fairways and rough along with 3 cuts on the greens. This week they will keep up on the mowing, as well as set the new tee sign posts, polish off repair of the bunkers from the winter, finish chipping the big branches that came down in the snow storm a few weeks ago and cart path repair.
Thankfully, Howard has conducted a handful of interviews and we will have a few more people starting this week on the grounds.
Howard received a pass on his newsletter article for this month as he has been working 7 days a week in order to get the course ready for golfers. His brutal honesty and humor will be back next month.
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NEW
TRIPLEXES
HAVE ARRIVED!
Many thanks to our John Deere Rep, Ryan!
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Many golfers ask about GPS and apps they can use. There were only a few apps that had the updated version of the new Kwiniaska Golf Club. Google Earth has now update our course in their system; therefore, more of the apps people use should be updated.
Did you know the GHIN app has GPS available as well?
The Golf Shop has also received a supply of Bushnell products from the Phantom 2, Ion Edge Watch, Tour V5 and the Wingman Speaker. Remember, members receive a 10% discount on in-stock purchases in the shop!
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Kwiniaska Golf Club
August 13th, 2020
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Photo by Greg Carter, Civil Engineering Associates |
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Howard Nosek, Course Superintendent
Robert Nappi, Owner
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