Tim Edwards Course Superintendant tge@rivercrestgolfclub com
GREENS
C O U R S E U P D A T E
The long hot days of summer are nearly in the rearview mirror: with the changing leaves and cool nights, fall is beginning. The Crest’s greens and other playing surfaces are healing up quickly from our August aeration. This was all thanks to the work of the agronomy team and some really awesome weather I don’t think you could have scripted a better aeration week. Thank you to all the members for the support of this critical process The golf this fall should be excellent and hopefully we are playing late into the year.
This summer started off great. The member/member was said to have the fast greens at the Crest on record. Then, mother nature gave us a lot of hot dry weather early We had a six week stretch with no rain and most days over 90 degrees. During this period of extreme stress, the team is forced to reduce mechanical stressors and strictly monitor the moisture of our most valuable playing surfaces Thankfully, as we moved into August the law of averages took hold and we had more rain and cooler temps This led to a great aeration and a quick recovery. We should have amazing conditions this fall with daily mowing, rolling, and grooming
APPROACHES AND TEES
The tees and approach areas came out of the summer looking great We had a few collars and approach areas that needed minor repairs after the abrasive topdressing process Tees continue to be healthier year after year. The additional tees have helped to disperse wear stress and give us some more options for setting up the course Occasionally, this season we have had the course too long, that has been a point of efficiency for our training that we will carry into next season.
FAIRWAYS
With nearly 25 acres of short grass constituting our fairways, they needed a lot of manpower to survive and recover from this hot dry summer. During the June/July heat wave, it was typical for 4-6 team members to spend all day hand watering the fairway in an effort to properly manage their moisture. Too wet can invite fungal diseases and too dry can cause wilting and drought desiccation. The core aeration, fertilizing, and seeding we completed in August have the fairways coming back into peak shape for the upcoming fall season. Some small areas sodded out before member/guest to quicken recovery
ROUGH AND FESCUE
The primary rough around the greens and fairways was aerated, seeded and fertilized this August These areas should continue to get fuller and thicker with the cool fall days. The fescue will be mowed down in early October This season we are excited to have a new tool in our fight against playable fescue. The super sweeper 600 will be going out and flailing, verticutting and vacuuming our fescue this fall. This will thin out the canopy and lead to more playable, thinner, and less weedy fescue next season.
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CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
MEN’S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Charlie Ferrise (Championship Flight)
Andrew Levin (1st Flight)
Brian Alexander (2nd Flight)
Mike Martin (3rd Flight)
LADIES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Allie Robertson (Championship Flight)
Christine Mulligan (1st Flight)
Sue Choi (2nd Flight)
Jen Heller (3rd Flight)
SENIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Kurt Meyers (Championship Flight)
Dave Barlow (1st Flight)
John Fessick (2nd Flight)
YOUNG EXECUTIVE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Kevin Robertson (Championship Flight)
Tim Vietz (1st Flight)
Dell Snyder (2nd Flight)
SUMMER HOLE IN ONES
Congratulations to the Members that had Hole in Ones over the past few months. Ray Klauss aced Hole #3 in June, Jody Besecker also aced Hole #3 in July, and finally Steve Sharon hit his perfect shot on Hole #5 in August. Congratulations!
LADIES FALL MEMBER MEMBER
The Ladies Fall Member-Member will be held on Thursday, October 3rd The event is a partner event with two different 9-hole formats over 18 holes The Front 9 format will be Better Ball of Partners, the Back 9 format will be a Chapman. The event will begin with a 12:00pm shotgun start Players will start over the entire course and alternate formats when they get to the 1st or 10th tees After golf, players will be treated to a great buffet dinner. Sign up online!
JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Michael Gravinese (Boys 18 Holer)
Jody Besecker (Girls 18 Holer)
Carter Stephan (Boys 9 Holer)
Trisha Lobo (Girls 9 Holer)
Cameron Persons (Boys 5 Holer)
Kenzie Robertson (Girls 5 Holer)
2024 RYDER CUP
Team ‘Fore America
Andrew Fiore, Eric Farris, Mike Martin, Bill McGeehan, Geoff Salfi, Chris Puzzi, Kyle Farris and Josh Friedland.
BOYLE CUP WINNERS
Kevin and Allie Robertson who won the Championship Flight and the overall event!
WOMEN’S NORTH & SOUTH AMATEUR IN PINEHURST
Suzi Spotleson (included a hole-in-one)
MEN’S LEAGUE RESULTS
The 2024 Men’s League Finals was played at the end of August. 48 teams competed throughout the spring and early summer before 16 teams advanced to the Playoffs After four rounds the finals came down to the teams of Tim Herman and Jason Ocoma vs Anthony DiBona and Matt Yanocha Great golf was played in the 18 hole finals, with Anthony and Matt winning the match Congratulations Anthony and Matt!
BACKYARD BRAWL SIGNUPS BEGIN SEPTEMBER 1ST
The 2024 Men’s and Ladies Backyard Brawls will be held on October 6th. The Men will compete at Spring-Ford, while the Ladies will compete at RiverCrest Signups for both Brawls will begin on Sunday, September 1st.
Brian Moose Director of Instruction moose.brian@gmail.com
12 IN A BOX
MATERIALS NEEDED:
-12 BALLS WITH BOX -CLUB TO USE TO CHIP AND PUTTER. -GREEN COMPLEX WITH HOLE
Drill starts by identifying what hole on the green you want to chip to, it will remain the same for the duration of the drill. Next place 12 balls in the area you want to hit your chip shot from, this area can be fairway, first cut or deep rough The chipping area will remain the same for the duration of the drill as well
To start, hit all 12 balls onto the green (hopefully) from your identified chipping area After you have hit the 12 balls from your chipping area you will go putt the balls into the hole. If you one putt you put that golf ball back into the box If you two putt that golf ball will go back to your chipping area If you three putt one golf ball will come back out of the box and go to your chipping area
After all 12 golf balls have been holed from round one, go back to original chipping area and hit the chip shot again with the remaining golf balls that are not in the box. Once you have chipped all golf balls onto the green go putt them with the same rules as above You will continue this drill until all golf balls are in the box. Once the drill is completed, on the inside of the box record the following: Shot distance, club used, how many chip shots it took to complete the drill This way you will have a record of each time you do the drill
Please let me know if you have any questions about the above drill or if you need some other creative ways to spend your practice time. Email me at moose.brian@gmail.com.
I pledge to abide by the following policies to ensure an enjoyable experience for all Members of the Club: RiverCrest Membership Pledge to create awareness and encourage proper course etiquette while maintaining a 4 hour pace of play.
R E S P E C T T H E C O u R S E
In every aspect, leave the course in better shape than you found it
R E S P E C T P A C E O F P L A Y
Play in 4 hours and allow faster groups to play through
R E P L A C E D I V O T S
Please always replace your divots
R E P A I R B A L L M A R K S
Repair your ball mark and others you see on the greens
R A K E B u N K E R S
Bunkers are to be raked after each use Leave rakes in the bunker
R E S P E C T C A R T R u L E S
Carts are never to be in the native grasses or within 30 yards of a green
C L U B H O U R S O F O P E R A T I O N
Each of our amenities has varying hours which are subject to change seasonally. The hours below offer a general guide. Please visit our website, or check the inside cover of our monthly newsletter, The Preserve, for the current hours of operation
G O L F C O u R S E
Open daily March through November until dusk
Refer to the Club's website for first starting times, frost delays or superintendent notifications Course closed on Tuesdays, including practice facilities
Temporary greens December through mid-March.
D R I V I N G R A N G E
Open a half hour before first starting time
Mondays - closes 90 minutes early for maintenance
March – weather permitting (check website)
April, May & September – closes at 7:00pm
June, July & August - closes at 8:00pm
October - closes at 6:00pm
November - closes at 4:30pm
January, February & December - closed
G O L F S H O P
Open daily 15 minutes before first starting time.
Tuesdays - closed
January - closed
February, March, November & December – closes at 5:00pm
April, May, September & October – closes at 6:00pm
June, July & August - closes at 6:30pm
C L u B H O u S E R E S TA u R A N T
Wednesday through Sunday - open for lunch at 11:00am & dinner starting at 5:00pm
No food service after 9pm on Wednesday thru Sunday. Kitchen closed daily between 4:30pm5:00pm.
F I R E S I D E L O u N G E
April through December
Opens Wednesday, Thursday & Friday at 4:00pm / Saturdays & Sundays at noon
January through March
Closed on Sundays
F I T N E S S C E N T E R
April thru October - 6:30am to 6:00pm on Monday / 6:30am to 9:00pm Wednesday through Sunday.
Tuesdays - closed
November thru March - 8:00am - 5:00pm on Monday / 8:00am - 9:00pm Wednesday through Sunday.
