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BEGINNER & SENIOR CLINICS BLAKE STARK
Senior Performance Coach at Georgia Golf Performance
Solve Your Slice Check out Blake Stark’s video that can help you understand the cause of why you slice it, why you slice your driver worse than your wedges, and learn practical drills you can implement immediately to finally improve your slice! Scan the QR code with your phone to view the video.
Our GGP instructors are here to help players of all skill levels to improve their games and lower their scores. We create an individualized improvement plan to accomplish your golfing goals and personalize your practice routine to accelerate your golfing goal.
To book your coaching session go to GeorgiaGolfPerformance.com or call us at 770-345-5557
ADULT GROUP CLASSES
PERFORMANCE GOLF COACHES
These classes are for anyone new or inexperienced looking to gain knowledge in the game of golf, in a fun and relaxed setting. For current class schedules go to GeorgiaGolfPerformance.com, call us at 770-345-5557 or email info@georgiagolfperformance.com
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGY
New club technology is making the game easier and giving more golfers access to greater moments of joy. But no matter how brilliant the technology is, if it isn’t fitted to your game, you’re not getting everything it has to offer.
Bill Murchison, PGA Director of Instruction / Senior Instructor Justin Tackett, Senior Club Fitter / Lead Instructor Blake Stark, Senior Instructor Denise Killeen, LPGA Director of Golf / Senior Instructor Troy Thompson, Head Professional / Lead Instructor Sean Fox, Lead Instructor Allen Hay, Instructor Melanie Talbott, Instructor
CLUB FITTING
ONE FITTING. MANY MOMENTS OF JOY.
From tee to fairway to green, you have many opportunities to experience joy. Whether it’s splitting the fairway with your driver, setting up a birdie putt on a long approach, holing out with your wedge, or sinking a 10-footer. When you’re playing with fitted clubs, you’re going to experience moments like this more often.
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PATHWAY TO PERFORMANCE JUNIOR PROGRAM
At Georgia Golf Performance, our goal is to instill a love of the game of golf in your child by creating a fun, safe, and interactive learning environment. Our Spring program concentrates on golf fundamentals and experiential learning through drills, golf games, friendly competition and athletic development training. For information about all available programs including dates, times, pricing and to register, visit GeorgiaGolfPerformance.com
JUNIOR PROGRAM PRACTICE SCHEDULE
PATHWAY TO FUNDAMENTALS – LEVEL 1
3 to 5 years old Mon 4:15pm-5:00pm - BridgeMill
5 to 8 years old Tue/Wed 4:00pm-5:00pm - BridgeMill Wed/Frid 4:00pm-5:00pm - Towne Lake Ages 9+ Tue/Wed 5:30pm-7:00pm - BridgeMill Wed/Fri 5:30pm-7:00pm - Towne Lake
PATHWAY TO FOUNDATIONS – LEVEL 2
Thu/Fri 5:30pm-7:00pm – BridgeMill Sat 11:00am-12:30pm – Towne Lake
2021 GEORGIA GOLF PERFORMANCE JUNIOR TOUR
The Georgia Golf Performance Junior Tour is one of 3 key measuring tools we use in determining placement of GGP juniors within the Performance Pathway. Every month from March to October we host an event alternately at BridgeMill Athletic Club and Towne Lake Hills Golf Club. Juniors compete at special yardages that are based on their developmental age and skill set. All ages are welcome to participate in the tournaments. Sign up now for the May Junior Tournament Event at Towne Lake Hills on May 16th Tournament registration is available through our website GeorgiaGolfPerformance.com
RESULTS NAME YARDAGE SCORE MOVING ONTO YARDAGE
AGES 4-7 HUDSON KNAPP
150 GEORGIA MCDONALD 50 AGE 8-10 LIAM LADEFOGED 25
JACK KRIZ 25
KENDRA LAMB 100
MAKENNA STOPP
50 KENDAL MERCKLING 50 MAX LAMB 100
AGES 11+ RILEE NEALIS 25
BRUCE REN
200 CHRISTOPHER HUNTER 100 CAMDEN BROWNING 200 JULIA STEVENS 50 34 39 31 34 38 38 39 39 37 38 38 39 39 200 100 50 50 150 100 100 150 50 Red/Green 150 Red/Green 100
Congratulations to our GGP Juniors who played in the March Junior Tour Event and advanced to the next yardage.
SUMMER GOLF CAMPS
GGP Summer Camps provide a great opportunity during summer break for juniors to apply their creative energy towards developing their golf skills (full swing, short game, rules and etiquette) in a fun, engaging and educational environment. All classes run Monday to Friday.
BRIDGEMILL SUMMER CAMPS SCHEDULE
Intro to Golf Camp (Ages 5-9) June 14th - 18th | July 26th - 30th | 9:00 am - 10:30 am Summer Golf Camp (Ages 7+) June 14th - 18th | July 26th - 30th | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Players Summer Camp (Ages 8+) July 12th - 16th | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Elite Summer Camp June 21st - 25th | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
TOWNE LAKE SUMMER CAMPS SCHEDULE
Intro to Golf Camp (Ages 5-9) June 7th - 11th | July 19th - 23rd | 9:00 am - 10:30 am Summer Golf Camp (Ages 7+) June 7th - 11th | July 19th - 23rd | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Players Summer Camp (Ages 8+) June 28th – July 2nd | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Register for Summer Camps on our website Georgiagolfperformance.com For questions or assistance with registration, email info@georgiagolfperformance.com or call (770) 345-5557.
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LGA NEWS by Molly Maher
May…the month of beautiful azaleas, blooming dogwood trees and warm spring breezes! We love the longer days, especially on Wednesday so the ladies golf group at BridgeMill can have fun with our Nine and Wine. Every Wednesday, we kick off about 5 pm for 9 holes of friendly golf followed by drinks and dinner (for those that want to stay.). Every few weeks, we have a game night which just adds to fun with prizes and a little competition. Sunday March 21st we had our first tournament of the season to celebrate St Pat’s Day. 18 ladies came out dressed in green and ready to have a good time! Tee times started at noon with a little competition using a shamrock ball. Hole 2 we had a closest to the green hat �� competition which was about 140 yards from the ladies tees. Our par 3 holes also had closest to the pin prizes and we were all treated to some green Bailey’s on hole 6 by Chris Maher. We finished out the day with a great appetizer spread and as much green beer as we could drink. Since it was a beautiful summer like day, we stayed and visited long after the prizes were awarded. First place team was Vanessa Mullen, Amy Boehm and Carla Cummings. Second place team was Stacy Propes, Joyce Gonzenbach and Briana Stopp. Closest to the hat went to Stacy, closest to the pin on #5 was Kelly and on #8 was Vanessa. See photos for a little hint of the fun day we had to celebrate our Irish hero, St. Patrick! We also honored Therese Powers for her Eagle and Carla Cummings for her first Birdie!! Congrats!!! Saturday, April 17th was our Spring Fling tournament. We headed out with a shotgun start at 8am to dance the Cha, Cha, Cha. A fun format using best net score on 1, 2nd best score on 2 etc. Our teams were made up with ABCD players to keep all skill levels even. The fun ramped up on par 3’s when frisbees and softball bats came into play!! We followed our 18 hole event with a delicious lunch at Featherstone’s, a cocktail or two and great prizes. Photos to follow in our June BridgeMill News!
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Monday Mulligans is every Monday morning with tee times set for 9:30, 9:40 and 9:50. This is open to all ladies! Please join us! Call the pro shop at 770-345-5500 x 1 to get on the list to play 9 or 18 holes.
If you would like to participate in one of our tournaments, a handicap is required to keep the level of play even. If you do not have an established handicap, please contact the pro shop & they will help you. Denise offers group lessons on Wednesdays and Fridays at 1 & 2pm and Thursday evenings at 5 pm.
For info on golf lessons and our Ladies Golf Association, please contact Vanessa Mullen at 770-314-0809 or Stacy Propes at 770-846-3790
*If you would be interested in sponsoring one of our tournaments, contact Kelly Cook at 770-893-7958*
MGA NEWS YOU CAN USE… by Jeff Graham, MGA Board Communications Chair
2021 MGA INDIVIDUAL MATCH PLAY KICK OFF SOCIAL
The 2021 MGA Individual Match Play officially kicked off on Saturday March 27, 2021 and group play has begun. In Round 1 Group Play Qualifying, the four players in each group will have round robin singles matches. The player with the most wins within a division proceeds to the bracket playoff. In Round 2 Bracket Play, the sixteen winners of each group will advance to single elimination bracket play. Each winner of their match will advance to the next round until there is a champion.
The Overall Match Play Champion will win the coveted Match Play Belt and there will be a guaranteed payout and Player of the Year points to Round 2 Qualifiers. Remember the requirement for group play is to be done with your 3 matches (everyone plays each other once) by May 16th, 2021. Good Luck to all the Match Play participants and all results will be listed on the MGA website at http://www.bridgemillmga.com.
2021 MGA SATURDAY GAME KICK OFF – TWO-MAN BLIND DRAW STABLEFORD
We had a cold start but a solid turnout for the 2021 MGA Saturday Game Kickoff event on April 3, 2021. Thanks to all who participated and congratulations to all the winners below. Welcome back Bob Wilkinson, who was paired up with Bill Persichetti for the 1st place team finish.
Bryan Maphet had the most individual points, lapping the field with his 54 point total. He was paired with Nick Merckling but they limped in with a 3rd place finish. Jack Quigley and Steve Arnold sneaked into 2nd place with Jim Masdea and Lenny Reeves finishing 4th. Mickey Kelly and Mark Lentchner tied for 5th with Jeff Webster and Chris Sharp. Jeff Hanson's 69 ft 1 Inch closeup on #16 did not quite hold up for a skin. But all these players had skins that held: Glorio #3, Quigs #4, Lentchner #5, Arnold #14, Hubbard #15 and Masdea #17.
Saturday, April 10th was the start of our official Stableford quota Game and reboot. This also marks the start of the Gross and Net ringer season long games.
Sign up early with your foursome or as a single to be part of the exciting Saturday Morning Game in 2021. Slots fill up fast!
THE BRIDGEMILL MGA PRESENTS THE DEVIL’S TRIANGLE TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021
2-Man EVENT - GROSS & NET Handicap will be adjusted based on format of holes played. Format: Best-Ball (HOLES 1-6) | 90% Individual Handicap True Alternate Shot (HOLES 7-12) | 60% A - 40% B Team Handicap Scramble (HOLES 13-18) | 35% A - 15% B Team Handicap 8 Stroke Differential maximum, Partner will be adjusted down if not. Pick your own partner but must be an MGA Member. GUESTs are not allowed. Sign up as a single and we will pair you up with another single player if available. Prizes: 1st, 2nd Place: Payout + Player of the Year Points 3rd Place: Player of Year Points (4) Closest to Pin Scoring, Food & Beer after the round.
REGISTER ON THE MGA WEBSITE at www.bridgemillmga.com
MGA ACES – HOLE-IN-ONE!
The ACE is among the most elusive happenings in golf. This month we celebrate two more of our MGA Members Hole in One.
Todd Marovich – On March 13, 2021 Todd had an ACE on #12 at BMAC with an 8-Iron from 158 yards. Congratulations Todd!
Ed Zamorski - Our 2020 MGA Player of the Ed Zamorski, got his ACE on March 27, 2021 from 170 yards with a 6 Iron on BridgeMill’s signature hole number #16. Rumor has it that Ed even treated his fellow MGA members to a few cocktails. Great JOB Ed!
Have a BridgeMill Athletic Club Account but NOT an MGA member? Please e-mail the MGA to inquire on how to join the MGA to play in tournaments. One of our MGA Membership Committee ambassadors will reach out to you. E-mail: bridgemillmga@gmail.com
For more information on the BridgeMill MGA and any other MGA events or activities, please visit the MGA website at http://www.bridgemillmga.com.
2021 BRIDGEMILL MGA SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
May 1st MGA Social - 2-man Alternate Shot (7:30 Shotgun, 72 Player Max) May 20th-22nd BMAC Member Guest Jun 12th MGA Devils Triangle Jun 26th-27th BMAC Member-Member Jul 10th MGA Social event 2-man team aggregate Jul 24th MGA Shootout Aug 1st Killeen Classic Aug 14th-15th BMAC Battle of the Mill Sep 11-12 BMAC Jr, Sr, and Super Sr Club Championship Sep 20th BMAC AERIFICATION Oct 9th-10th MGA BridgeMill – Lake Arrowhead Challenge Oct 16th-17th BMAC Men’s Club Championship Oct 23rd MGA 8” Charity Cup Nov 20th BMAC Turkey Shoot Dec 11th MGA Social Par 3 Challenge
