From the Golf Shop
It is the last week of August and we are heading into September with a bang. The “Bring your Best Scramble” this weekend has double the number of players from last year and is going to be a lot of fun. We had the Ladies Challenge Cup last weekend with Ann Sullivan, Anne Elliott, Barb Wilcox and Yvonne Thompson taking the win and earning a spot into the Masters. Our first Match Play bracket is done with Jan Dean and Nancy Mumby taking the Ladies Team Match Play title for 2020. They also earn a spot into the Masters.
What is all this Masters talk? Well, it’s our very own Masters event on September 26 with green jackets, champions dinners, Hogan’s Bridges, Eisenhower trees, Butler Cabins, pimento and cheese sandwiches and more. Here’s the catch, you have to qualify to get in and you do so by winning one of the eligible member events, and/or finishing in the top 25 order of merit for men, or top 15 for women. Click here to check it out.
Here are the next events to join in and potentially earn a spot in this prestigious event:
The Men’s and Ladies Leagues are both wrapping up in late September and we are so thankful for your yearlong participation and enthusiasm week in, and week out. The Ladies Closing Day will be a 5pm Shotgun on September 22, with a dinner and year end prizing following play. The Men’s Closing Day is September 24, and we will be wrapping it up a little differently as we can not assemble all of the 128 league members together at the same time. Instead, your Team Captains will be reaching out to organize a Team Night for each of their teams between now and September 24 where they hope to get all 16 players out to play back to back, have a few drinks, a meal, and give away some fun team prizes. Thanks to all the Ladies and Men’s Team Captains this year as they have made a real difference in the atmosphere surrounding the leagues.
We have had some good feedback on the course care and club etiquette reminders, and I wanted to thank you all for your consideration. We wish to maintain a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere at the club, while at the same time respecting that we are a member club which does come with some etiquette expectations that match Golf’s traditions. On the safety front, we’d like to ensure that players continue to not touch the flagsticks on the course. We’re seeing a slight dip in the discipline on this and hope this reminder will help.
Many of you have golf shop vouchers on your account and now is the time to use them up. We have good stock levels and some great sales on in the shop.
See you all soon,
Chris McNair
