BREWING DINNER

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Join us for a night of delicious food, exceptional wine, and unforgettable memories. This dinner will be $125 per person plus tax and gratuity featuring Goat Patch Brewing.

Limited Seating is available. You can reserve seats by visiting the Restaurant Reservation Tab of your Member Portal. On the OpenTable Widget, drop down the restaurant menu to select Events & Holidays, then make your reservation at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 27; or you can call our dining reservationist at 719-329-6901. This event will follow our Holiday and Special Events Cancellation Policy.

*Holiday and Special Events Cancellation/No Show Policy

The 72-hour cancellation policy applies to all holiday and special event reservations. A fee of 50% of the prevailing event price for each reserved seat will be charged to the member account who made the reservation and cancel within a 72-hour period. A fee of 100% of the prevailing event price for each reserved seat will be charged to the member account who made the reservation that fails to show with no received cancellation before the start time of the event.

SIP of the MONTH

In anticipation of our upcoming Goat Patch dinner on Thursday, April 27th, we will be offering Goat Patch Beers all day, everyday at $6 for the Month of April.

MAY’S WINE DINNER: AUSTIN HOPE WINES

Join us for a night of delicious food, exceptional wine, and unforgettable memories. Featuring Austin Hope Wines. Additional details including price, event time, and menu to come in May’s edition of the Garden Variety Member Newsletter.

SUNDAYS BURGER NIGHT p.m. - 8:00 p.m

It’s everyone’s favorite time of the year again…Aeration.

Aerating greens will create a short-term disruption in the golfer’s eye, but the long-term benefits seriously outweigh any inconvenience. Although it may seem like our maintenance team likes to mess with the golfer and aerate twice a year because we like to. Truth is that aeration is an extremely labor-intensive process that takes many hours of hard work. Here are five of the top reasons we take the time to get this process done right.

1. We aerate to improve, not annoy

Putting greens receive more traffic than any other playing surface. The aeration process helps relieve the compaction caused by all that traffic. It also helps create a firm, smooth putting surface by controlling thatch and promoting healthy turf roots.

2. Sand and seed

A heavy application of topdressing following aeration may appear to make putting greens less playable. However, filling aeration holes with sand helps create a smoother surface. Sand also creates channels for water and air movement, dilutes thatch and helps putting greens recover from aeration more quickly. This is our opportunity to inter-seed bent grass into the greens creating good seed and soil contact for germination.

3. Reduce thatch

Thatch is a layer of old plant material that accumulates at the soil surface. If thatch on putting greens is not diluted by aeration and topdressing, it will act like a sponge, holding water near the surface. Excessive thatch creates soft playing conditions, inconsistent green speeds and increases the risk of disease.

4. Give the soil what it needs

Aeration gives us the opportunity to apply nutrients directly to the soil. We apply any nutrients that are deficient and sweep into the holes with the sand.

5. Timing is everything

After a long winter of abuse, now is the time to give the greens some love. We aerate in early spring to repair any winter damage and to kick start a healthy growing season.

Aerification will take place April 3rd -14th – weather permitting – we will have 18 holes available; course rotations will change based on the daily aeration schedule.

Over The Top

Over the Top is perhaps the most common swing fault. It occurs due to an overuse of the upper body on the downswing. As a result, the club will be thrown on the outside of the intended swing plane with the club head approaching the ball from outside to in. This creates a pull if the clubface is square or a slice if the clubface is open.

How do I control the Over the Top characteristic?

You must focus on good separation between the lower and upper body and develop a powerful lower body contribution to the golf swing. Start with exercises for hip and spine mobility then progress to weight shift sequencing drills.

Stork Turns Supported – This will help develop separation between the upper and lower body.

Brettzel – This is a great stretch of the spiral line that transverses your body and can limit rotational mobility.

Reminder: Please make sure you are dressed appropriately when using the golf course and practice range. When in doubt please ask a member of the Professional Staff for assistance.

Side Arm Throw – The side arm throwing motion gives you the correct feeling for dropping the right elbow back to the side of the body in transition.

Step Change – This exercise helps develop the proper sequence during the downswing by forcing your lower body to lead in the golf swing.

Barriers – This is a simple drill using golf balls or golf tees to help your Over the Top swing characteristic.

Upcoming Events

Tee Time Availability

We suggest the following, as ways to relieve some of the pressure on our tee time availability:

• Online tee times are available 7-days in advance starting at 8:00 am in April, please access the member portal to do so

• Only book a tee time that you plan on using

• Cancel your tee time as soon as you know you will not be able to play

• Release TBD’s in your time slot if you are not able to fill them within 48 hours of your tee time

We will continue to have earlier tee times on the tee sheet beginning at 7:00am on Friday’s, Saturday’s, and Sunday’s, beginning, Memorial Day Weekend, Friday, May 26th – Labor Day, Monday, September 4th.

These tee times will be in 7- and 8-minute intervals for one hour. On days when events are scheduled these earlier tee times will not be available. Walking restrictions will begin on Saturday, May 27th, no walking prior to 9:00am.

Reminders

Just a reminder of our TBD policy for the online tee sheet.

If TBD’s are not filled with player names, said TBD’s will be released automatically 48 hours from your tee time.

Singles, twosomes, and walk ups do not have priority on the golf course. Please do not expect to play through foursomes and threesomes that have scheduled tee times.

Our goal is to create a more enjoyable golf experience for the entire membership, we ask that you do your part to assist us in achieving this goal.

Please check your email and/or call for frost delays, cart restrictions, and course conditions. 719-636-2520

Range balls are now located in the Golf Shop for the remainder of the winter course months. Please check in with the golf staff prior to your practice session; this will allow us to better monitor who is utilizing the practice range.

New Clinics This Month

WORKING EVENING Wednesdays