June 2022 Newsletter

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June 2022

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YOUR TEAM Andrea Beyel, General Manager Jerry Yeomans, Golf Operations Director Michelle Martin, Bookkeeper

BUSINESS HOURS PRO SHOP Monday 11:30 am - 5:30 pm

Andrea

Tuesday – Sunday 7:00 am – 5:30 pm

RANGE HOURS Monday 11:30pm - 6:00pm Tuesday – Saturday: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Jerry

PICKLEBALL COURTS Tuesday – Sunday: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

GOLF SNACK BAR Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 8:30 am – 2:00 pm Hours subject to change due to weather

VUE 18 RESTAURANT AND BAR

Michelle

Monday: closed Tuesday: 11 am - 6 pm Wednesday: 11 am – 6 pm Thursday: 11 am – 6 pm Friday: 11 am – 6 pm Saturday: 11 am – 6 pm Sunday: 11 am – 6 pm Kitchen closes at 3pm daily Extended hours will be announced

HAPPY HOUR: Everyday 3 pm - 6 pm Fridays All Day

All Hours subject to change

IN THIS ISSUE LETTER FROM ANDREA 03 O N ANDREA T H E C O U R S E4-5 WITH JERRY YEOMANS 04 6-7 O NPRO T H E SHOP COURSE W ITH JEFF TURNER 06

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FROM THE DESK OF A. BEYEL

DEAR MEMBER’S AND GUEST, IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SUMMER IS HERE AND THAT NEARLY HALF OF 2022 IS BEHIND US. THE GROWING SEASON IS UPON US AND WITH THE FIRST AERIFICATION COMPLETED, THE GOLF COURSE IS REALLY STARTING TO GROW AGAIN WITH THE WARMER TEMPERATURES. FATHER’S DAY WE WILL BE CELEBRATING DAD THIS YEAR ON THE 112TH ANNIVERSARY OF FATHER’S DAY. THIS YEAR ON JUNE 19TH ROCKLEDGE COUNTRY CLUB WILL BE HONORING DAD WITH GOLF AND LUNCH SPECIALS. AS A DADDY’S GIRL THIS IS A TIME OF YEAR THAT I TYPICALLY GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL. MY FATHER PASSED AT THE EARLY AGE OF 61. MY FATHER’S NAME WAS ANDRE’ JACK SHYE, FROM BARBOURSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA. SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW HIM LOCALLY AS ONE OF THE FOUNDING PARTNERS OF PRECISION ENTERPRISES, INC. BUT THE REASON I’M SHARING THIS HISTORY FACT OF FATHER’S DAY IS BECAUSE I LIKE TO BELIEVE THESE LITTLE SIGNS ARE A MESSAGE FROM OUR LOVED ONES. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL NOT MIND ME SHARING AS I THOUGHT IT WAS IRONIC MY DAD WAS BORN IN THE SAME TOWN AS THE ORIGINAL WOMAN WHO HELPED IN CREATING THIS DAY. AFTER A COAL MINING DISASTER HAD OCCURRED IN MONONGAH, WEST VIRGINIA. GRACE GOLDEN CLAYTON, OF BARBOURSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA PROPOSED A SERVICE TO HONOR ALL FATHERS. HOWEVER, THE OBSERVANCE DID NOT BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT, AS IT WAS NOT PROMOTED. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD ON JULY 5, 1908. VERY FEW PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE LOCAL AREA KNEW ABOUT IT. MEANWHILE, ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, ANOTHER WOMAN, SONORA SMART DODD WAS INSPIRED TO HONOR FATHERS IN A SIMILAR MANNER TO MOTHER’S DAY. MS. SMART-DODD’S FATHER, WILLIAM JACKSON SMART, WAS A FARMER, A CIVIL WAR VETERAN AND A SINGLE PARENT WHO HAD RAISED SONORA AND HER FIVE BROTHERS BY HIMSELF.

FROM THE DESK OF A. BEYEL

WHILE ATTENDING A MOTHER’S DAY CHURCH SERVICE IN 1909, SONORA, THEN 27 YEARS OLD, CAME UP WITH THE IDEA AND CONVINCED THE SPOKANE MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION AND THE YMCA TO SET ASIDE A SUNDAY IN JUNE TO CELEBRATE FATHERS. ON JUNE 19TH, 1910, THE FIRST FATHER’S DAY COMMENCED IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. BECOMING A NATIONAL HOLIDAY THE WIDELY PUBLICIZED EVENTS IN SPOKANE STRUCK A CHORD THAT REACHED ALL THE WAY TO WASHINGTON, D.C., AND SONORA’S CELEBRATION PUT THE IDEA ON THE PATH TO BECOMING A NATIONAL HOLIDAY. HOWEVER, THE HOLIDAY DID NOT CATCH ON RIGHT AWAY. • IN 1916, PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON AND HIS FAMILY PERSONALLY OBSERVED THE DAY. • EIGHT YEARS LATER, PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE SIGNED A RESOLUTION IN FAVOR OF FATHER’S DAY. • 42 YEARS LATER IN 1966, PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT THE HOLIDAY BE CELEBRATED ON THE THIRD SUNDAY IN JUNE. • UNDER PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON, IN 1972, CONGRESS PASSED AN ACT OFFICIALLY MAKING FATHER’S DAY A NATIONAL HOLIDAY. (SIX YEARS LATER, SONORA DIED AT AGE 96.)

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE TEAM HERE AT THE CLUB, WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY FATHER’S DAY WITH YOUR FAMILY AND PERHAPS GET TOGETHER FOR A ROUND OF GOLF HERE ON FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND. ANOTHER GOLF RELATED TRADITION IS THE PLAYING OF THE US OPEN WITH FINAL ROUND BEING PLAYED ON FATHER’S DAY. SO, IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO GET OUT TO ROCKLEDGE COUNTRY CLUB, WE HOPE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO WATCH WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD COMPETE TO WIN THE US OPEN. SINCERELY,

ANDREA BEYEL

Pro Shop

I’D FIRST LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE MEMORIAL DAY SCRAMBLE LAST MONTH. THE EVENT FORMAT WAS A TWO-PERSON SCRAMBLE WITH BOTH GROSS AND NET DIVISIONS. I’D ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE WINNERS! FUTURE EVENTS THE GOLF STAFF WOULD LIKE TO ADD MORE EVENTS TO THE CALENDAR FOR ALL MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR. EVENTS SUCH AS A MEMBER/MEMBER EVENT AS WELL AS A MEMBER MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP ARE BEING CONSIDERED. THE MEMBER/MEMBER EVENT WILL LIKELY BE SCHEDULED IN AUGUST AND THE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP WILL LIKELY BEGIN AROUND OCTOBER 1ST. BASED ON PARTICIPATION, THE TIMELINE OF THE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP AND SCHEDULING OF MATCHES COULD TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS AS MEMBERS WOULD NEED TO SCHEDULE MATCHES, WIN THEIR POOLS, AND THEN QUALIFY FOR THE FINAL MATCH PLAY BRACKET EVENT COMPRISED OF THE 16 POOL WINNERS. HOPEFULLY IF THE MATCHES CAN BE SCHEDULED IN A TIMELY MANNER, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE A MATCH PLAY CHAMPION BY THANKSGIVING! ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A CONSOLATION EVENT ON THE LAST DAY OF THE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP – TO COINCIDE WITH THE FINAL MATCH. IN ADDITION TO THESE NEW EVENTS, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD MORE 9-HOLE EVENTS INCLUDING COUPLES’ EVENTS ON SELECT AFTERNOONS. PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR INBOX AS THESE NEW EVENTS ARE ADDED TO THE CLUB CALENDAR. WE WOULD CERTAINLY WELCOME SUGGESTIONS OR INPUT FROM ANY WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A MATCH PLAY EVENT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE IT A COMPETITIVE AND ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL MEMBERS WHO DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE. ALSO, IF THERE WERE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED HERE IN THE PAST THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE HELD AGAIN IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE LET US KNOW SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW THE EVENTS CALENDAR.

Pro Shop

MERCHANDISE SPECIALS IF YOU ARE A FAN OF SRIXON GOLF BALLS OR ARE SIMPLY LOOKING FOR A GREAT DEAL ON GOLF BALLS, THERE IS NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW TO PURCHASE GOLF BALLS. WHEN YOU PURCHASE TWO (2) DOZEN SRIXON GOLF BALLS YOU WILL RECEIVE A THIRD DOZEN FOR FREE. THIS PROMOTIONAL SPECIAL RUNS THROUGH FATHER’S DAY AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING GOLF BALLS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE GOLF SHOP: • SRIXON SOFTFEEL – REG. $19 PER DOZEN, WITH THIS PROMOTION NOW ONLY $12.66/DOZEN • SRIXON Q-STAR – REG. $33 PER DOZEN, WITH THIS PROMOTION NOW ONLY $22.00/DOZEN • SRIXON Z-STAR – REG. $48 PER DOZEN, WITH THIS PROMOTION NOW ONLY $32.00/DOZEN LOOKING TO GET OUT AND WALK A FEW HOLES, YOU WILL ENJOY THE WALK EVEN MORE WITH A NEW PAIR OF ASICS GOLF SHOES - NOW 25% OFF. ARE YOU IN NEED OF A LITTLE MORE DISTANCE OR WANTING TO REACH THOSE PAR-5’S IN TWO? TAKE A NEW DEMO CLUB OUT FOR YOUR NEXT ROUND AND SEE IF THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP YOU TO HIT THE BALL A LITTLE FURTHER (AND STRAIGHTER).

Mike Pryor, PGA

Turf Care WE HAVE A FEW THINGS TO DISCUSS THIS MONTH SO LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT! THE TEE PROJECT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON HAS BEEN DELAYED SLIGHTLY DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIG THE SPRIGS WHEN THE FIELDS ARE TOO WET, AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS THE CASE RIGHT NOW. THE TEES HAVE BEEN LEVELLED AND ENLARGED. WE ARE SIMPLY WAITING FOR THE SPRIGS TO PLANT THEM. ONCE PLANTED, THE EXPECTED GROW IN TIME IS 8-10 WEEKS. WE HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH SOME EROSION ON THE SLOPES OF THE TEES. WE WILL NOT BE FIXING THEM AFTER EACH RAIN EVENT. WE WILL WAIT UNTIL WE GET THE SPRIGS BEFORE MAKING REPAIRS. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY AND ALSO POSTED IN THE PRO SHOP, WATERING WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE DAY TO ENSURE THE SPRIGS STAY ALIVE. ONCE THEY ROOT AND ARE SECURELY IN THE SOIL AT A DEPTH WHERE MOISTURE ISN’T NEEDED CONSTANTLY, WE WILL BE ABLE TO REDUCE THE LIGHT, FREQUENT IRRIGATION CYCLES. WE HAVE SODDED SOME OF THE BUNKER FACES WITH GRASS THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE TEE SLOPES WE ARE RENOVATING. THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THE SOD IS TO CHANNEL WATER RUNOFF TO AN AREA THAT WILL NOT ERODE THE SAND IN THE BUNKER. WE DO INTEND TO ADD SAND TO THESE AREAS TO HELP WITH THE AESTHETICS AND PLAYABILITY ISSUES. THE RECENT GREENS AERIFICATION WENT VERY WELL. THE SMALLER HOLES RESULTED IN MUCH LESS DISRUPTION TO PLAYABILITY. THE ZOYSIA GREENS TEND TO LOCK UP THE SAND AND MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE, SO IT TAKES A FEW WEEKS AND APPLICATIONS, ALONG WITH VERTICUTTING TO COMPLETELY COVER HOLES, IN ADDITION, ZOYSIA GROWTH IS DIFFERENT THAN BERMUDA. THE ZOYSIA TENDS TO GROW VERTICALLY AND THE BERMUDA GROWS MORE HORIZONTALLY BY STOLONS. BERMUDA GROWS OVER THE HOLE; WHEREAS, ZOYSIA GROWS UP FROM INSIDE THE HOLE. WHEN MOWED THIS WILL GIVE THE ZOYSIA IN THE HOLE A GREENER APPEARANCE THAN THE GRASS CUT OUTSIDE THE HOLE. THIS IS DUE TO THE GRASS BEING LONGER IN THE HOLE. THIS WILL ALSO SHOW THE AERIFICATION AREA LONGER, EVEN THOUGH IT IS LEVEL WITH THE GROUND AROUND IT. GET ON OUT AND ENJOY SOME OF THE LONGEST DAYS OF THE YEAR! YOURS IN TURF, JERRY YEOMANS

Golf Tip of the Month

PURPOSEFUL PRACTICE IN MY TIME AS A COLLEGE GOLFER AT EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AND TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE I FACED WAS HOW I MANAGED MY TIME. BETWEEN THE EARLY MORNING WORKOUTS, CLASSES, QUALIFYING, AND HOMEWORK, THERE WASN’T MUCH EXTRA TIME FOR ME TO WORK ON WHAT I FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO. AS A RESULT, I HAD TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST OF MY PRACTICE. ONE OF THE FIRST CHANGES I MADE IS I ONLY PRACTICE PUTTING WITH ONE GOLF BALL. NOW, HOLD ON, WHY DO I CONSIDER PUTTING WITH MULTIPLE GOLF BALLS NOT A GOOD FORM OF PRACTICE? WELL, I NOTICED THAT MY PUTTING PRACTICE SESSIONS WERE EXTREMELY STREAKY. I WOULD CATCH FIRE FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN I WOULD GO ICE COLD FOR A FEW MINUTES. TURNS OUT, EACH PUTT I WOULD HIT WOULD BE A CORRECTION OF THE PREVIOUS ONE. I WASN’T WORKING ON PUTTING; I WAS JUST HITTING A BUNCH OF PUTTS. ON EVERY PUTT, THERE ARE FOUR COMPONENTS THAT TAKE PLACE. FIRST, YOU HAVE TO READ THE PUTT. SECOND, YOU HAVE TO GAGE THE SPEED OF THE PUTT. THIRD, YOU HAVE TO START THE BALL ON YOUR INTENDED LINE. AND LASTLY, YOU HAVE THE RESULT OF THE PUTT. WHEN WE PUTT WITH MULTIPLE GOLF BALLS, WE FOCUS TOO MUCH ON THE RESULT AND NOT ENOUGH ON THE OTHER THREE COMPONENTS. THEREFORE, TRY PUTTING WITH ONE GOLF BALL WHEN YOU PRACTICE. I AM SURE YOU WILL GET BETTER FEEDBACK FROM YOUR SESSION. FOR MORE TIPS LIKE THIS, COME IN FOR A LESSON.

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MEMORIAL DAY SCRAMBLE RESULTS

FIRST PLACE GROSS - 68

FIRST PLACE NET - 59

JOE GONZALEZ ANDY PURCELL

BRYAN CAIN JEREMY GERBER

SECOND PLACE GROSS - 70

SECOND PLACE NET - 60

BRIAN ONEK ERIC HOSTETLER

TIM WEST SHELBY WEST

THIRD PLACE GROSS - 71

THIRD PLACE NET - 61

FOUR TEAMS TIED

TWO TEAMS TIED

CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS!!!

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