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Rules of Golf Quiz for February 2014

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olf Utah’s Rules of Golf Quiz is designed to bring to light rules questions that may just come up during your next round of golf, courtesy of the United States Golf Association. After you check out these questions, go to our website at www.golfutah.net and check out the answers and while you are there, register for a chance to win some great merchandise or maybe even a round of golf at one of your favorite courses.

A. There is no penalty.

B. The competitor incurs a two stroke penalty.

C. Both players incur a two stroke penalty.

A. The competitor may remove the pine cone without penalty before making his stroke from within the bunker.

B. The competitor must play the ball as it lies or proceed under Rule 28 (Ball unplayable) C. Under penalty of one stroke, the competitor may place the ball within one club-length of where it lies.

D. Without penalty, the competitor may drop the ball, within one club-length of the nearest point of relief from the pine cone.

A. True B. False 4. Before playing a provisional ball, the player must: A. Search for his original ball.

B. Place an identifying mark on the provisional ball.

C. Announce his intention to play a provisional ball.

D. Announce the brand and model of ball to his opponent, marker or a fellow competitor.

A. True B. False

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most of the state yet. Even though it’s nice to be able to get around a little bit easier, we will all be crying the blues in a few months if those big winter storms don’t come our way!

But I will tell you what – after that early cold snap in southern Utah, the weather has been nothing short of fantastic and if you haven’t ventured down south to take advantage of it, you are missing out. The courses are in great shape and with nearly 20 golf facilities now available in southern Utah and Mesquite, what are you waiting for? Many of the courses have either already hosted or will be hosting state tournaments in the next few weeks, so break out the clubs and head on down.

Speaking of tournaments, the PGA Tour is off and running as well with Zack Johnson, Jimmy Walker and Patrick Reed coming out on top at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, The Sony Open in Hawaii and the Humana Challenge at PGA West in California. The west coast swing continues at Torrey Pines and then

to Scottsdale at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am is the next stop and then the western swing wraps up at Riviera CC at the Northern Trust Open and then the World Golf Championship-Accenture Match Play at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona before heading to Florida.

If you haven’t had a chance to take part, in person at a PGA Tour event, do yourself a favor and make it a point to attend. It is great to get up close and personal with these great Touring Pro’s and seeing firsthand what they can do.

Daniel Summerhays made the cut in the first full field event of the year and finished tied for 46th at the Sony Open. He then started off on fire at the Humana Challenge with a blistering first round 64 in a round that included nine birdies and a lone bogey. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to keep up with the eventual winner, Patrick Reed who opened with three consecutive 63’s and coasted to a two-stroke victory at 28 under par.

Congratulation to Ken Turner of Salt Lake City as the winner of a MDL Swing Trainer and a dozen Bridgestone golf balls in our December drawing for signing up for our digital copy of GOLF UTAH. Your next chance to join the winners circle will be to ‘Like’ us on our Facebook page. The winner will be drawn from the pool of entries on March 15th for a new Bushnell NEO-X GPS Rangefinder Watch, loaded with over 30,000 courses from around the world. have some more exciting news about the future of GOLF UTAH as well, so stay tuned and as always, I hope to see you on the putting green soon!

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places. And in many cases, both are instrumen-

This scenario is certainly the case when talking about the St. George area of southern Utah.

Back in the late sixty’s, I remember a real estate agent stopped by see my parents one night and I could hear them talking about land in Bloomington, Utah. I remember my dad saying, “Where in the heck is Bloomington, Utah”. Well, a lot of things have changed since then and golf has had a lot to do with it.

Terracor Corporation wanted to start a housing project and knew that they needed a reason for people to want to move to this southwestern part Utah ties then and still today, was part of the ground breaking ceremonies. Billy Casper, at the conclusion

have a couple of old photos (I wish I knew where I put them!) that shows just what the area looked like.

Slowly but surely, things started to change and today the area is just about fully developed.

When you talk about the course itself, playability

guarding the left at about the 250 yard mark. Townhomes line the left side the full length of the hole as

the shortest at 162 yards from the back tees, down to 90 yards from the red’s. The green is fully visible from the tee box and gives you a big target to work with as it again gently slopes from back to front and also left to right. Water guards the green and will catch any shots that come up short or to the right. A large bunker awaits on the left and curls around to the back left corner of the green and another smaller bunker is located back and to the right. Out of bounds lines the full length of the left side and wraps around behind the green as well. A beautiful, seemingly docile hole that can jump up and grab you if you take it too lightly.

The sixth plays as one of the toughest holes on the course. For me, it has become easier to play as the course has matured over the years. Because of the sharp dogleg left at the turn, the big hitter is tempted

but with water guarding the right side and OB lining the left, sometimes a mid-iron layup is the best choice in order to stay out of trouble. The green is one of the largest on the course and is one of many

height of the trees, taking it over the corner is out of the question for most. But in the back of your mind you know that the closer you keep it down the left, the shorter the hole will play. But if you don’t make

and carved it into just what the area needed – A fair layout, playable for every level of golfer, a course that would help to bring to light the game of golf to the tiny St. George area. The city’s Dixie Red Hill’s 9-hole course was the only game in town when the ground at Bloomington was broken, but the game of golf would soon become a household word and help to bring to life the allure of southern Utah being more than just a doorway to Zion’s National Park.

The starting hole at Bloomington CC really sets the tone for the day. The straightaway Par 5 measures 530 yards from the back tees, with trees dotting the

up in a private plane to attend the ground breaking of later, the course made its transition to a private club and the rest is history.

Now for those of you that traveled to this part of Utah back in the day know what I mean when I say there was literally nothing on this tiny piece of land but two or three houses and a golf course. In fact, I

that is gently sloped from back to front, enhancing its receptiveness and your ability to get it close for a chance at birdie.

it clear of the corner, you will be in for even more fun. With that said, many drives end up down the right side of the fairway, adding another 20 yards or so to your second shot. Your approach is slightly uphill with the green well guarded by bunkers left and front right. Walk away from #6 with a par and you will be breathing a sigh of relief. n Hole #7 is a beautiful Par 3 protected from the tee by a large pond and greenside by bunkers left and right. Weeping willows and large cottonwoods add

as you try and navigate your tee shot to the putting Asurface. The green again slopes gently back to front, helping to receive longer irons and hybrid woods from the tee.

yplay, especially from the back tees at 461 yards. The uhole is basically a straightaway Par 4, but with water lining the left side the full length, you are inclined eto keep your tee shot to the right, bringing the right erough and trees into play and most of you know how fun it is to hit a long iron or fairway wood from Bermuda rough. The hole also seems to play slightly uphill, making it tough at times to hit enough club. fBunkers await left, right and behind the green as again the green slopes back to front and right to left.

As you make the turn, your thoughts immediately best scoring opportunities on the course and if you are going to score well for the day, you need to take advantage of this stretch.

Now we arrive at the Par 3 thirteenth, with its tees stretching back to 218 yards. And with the hole playing slightly uphill to the large green, this one can really be a bear. Add in large bunkers guarding the left and right entries to the green and you have one of the toughest Par 3’s in the state for me. Then it’s measuring 470 yards from the tips. The fairway slowly starts to dogleg right at about the 220 yard mark to the green. If you want to have a chance at par on this hole, keep it in the fairway. Make sure you hit an extra club on your second shot to the large

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green, which again slopes back to front and right to left and is guarded by a large bunker, right front.

The gorgeous 17th is considered by many to be Bloomington CC’s signature hole. This beautiful Par 3 starts from a slightly elevated teeing area as water lines the left side of the hole. The large green again slopes from back to front and receives shots well if you can hit the putting surface. Keep it out of the two greenside bunkers that make for a very tough up and down.

BCC’s Par 4 eighteenth Although it only measures 412 yards from the back tees, it plays slightly uphill and its green is one of the narrower on the course while being protected by large bunkers left and right as well as a small pot bunker at its rear. Try and keep your tee shot as close to the right side of the fairway as possible which will help make your approach more manageable. The putting surface if very true and a birdie finish here could be just what the doctor ordered!

The clubhouse features the Santa Fe dining room for its members and guests pleasure as well as the lounge with a full bar. There is also a snack bar and grill to service the golf course. The main level of the clubhouse is also a great place to host special events and to plan for that special occasion.

Bloomington Country setting and the perfect atmosphere highlighted by elegant décor and a panoramic view of the red rock splendor of southern Utah.

Other amenities include six lighted tennis courts, two pickleball courts, an Olympic sized heated swimming pool with diving area and a children’s wading pool. The club-

pleasure as well. In fact, you better have your game on if you want to be competitive if you love bridge and cribbage!

On January 1st of this year, Par 4 Golf Management from Las Vegas, Nevada was contracted to manage

market, having six facilities in Nevada and California already in their fold. Longtime PGA Professional, Scott Brandt will continue as General Manager.

It was my pleasure and honor to serve as Bloomington’s Head Golf Professional from 1985-1988 and I will always hold it dear to my heart. I love the layout and always enjoy having a chance to visit them for a wonderful round of golf and great service. As we used to say to every caller back in the day, “It’s another sunny day at Bloomington Country Club – May I help you”!

Scott Brandt - General Manager/Director of Golf 3174 S. Bloomington Dr. East St. George, Utah 84790 435-673-2029 www.bloomingtoncountryclub.com

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By Gary White

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hampions Tour player and St. George native Jay Don Blake purchased a TrackMan Doppler radar monitor for the purpose of taking his game to a higher level. Although relatively new to the golf world with only two or three Trackman systems in Utah, I was excited to see how this expensive piece of equipment into use immediately, doing research and attending seminars to learn just how The Trackman worked.

Trackman is a very sophisticated piece

of machinery and analyzes 26 parameters of what happens to the golf ball, golf club and swing at impact.

When writing this article about the Trackman, I to explain the results in terms that most golfers would be able to understand.

But, lets’ face it, what happens when the golf ball is struck by the club is pure physics and geometry (the numbers do not lie). Here are some facts that Jay Don and I learned using the Trackman: The average Regular Tour player has an average driver club head speed of 112 mph.

The average driver club head speed for the LPGA is 94 mph. An amateur player that hits the driver a distance of 265 yards may have a club head speed around 85-90mph.

Jay Don’s average driver club head speed is 112 mph and hits the golf ball constantly around 290- 310 total yards. Want more club head speed? You need three things: 1.

to development stronger, faster muscles.

The average Regular Tour player’s angle of attack with a driver is descending at -1.3 degrees down vs. the average LPGA Tour player will strike the golf ball with the driver at +3 degree on the upswing.

World Long Driver’s angle of attack at impact is +4 to +5 degrees up with the driver. In summary: maximum distance is improved with a correct launch angle and less ball spin. (Regular Tour players hit it far enough and are looking for fairway accuracy.) The rest of us are trying to hit the golf ball as far as possible. I have always taught my students, when using a driver, to position the ball forward and hit it just on the upswing.

Hard to believe: The average height the golf ball will reach in the air is 30 yards high for the Regular Tour Player. That is with all clubs (pitching wedge thru the driver.)

The average height for the LPGA is 23 yds.

Most players are amazed that a driver can produce the same height as the pitching wedge. If you are a player that swings the driver at 75 mph or less, choose a driver with more loft (10 degrees or more). Club head speed and ball spin are two important factors to achieve the proper height.

A fact that most PGA teachers and playlaws. We were taught that the golf ball starts out in the direction of the swing path

face is facing at impact, taking into consideration that the ball was struck in the center of the club face. In actuality, 75%

due to face direction at impact. (All other factors good). So for all you slicers and hookers, we need to correct your clubface angle through impact. play the game of golf taught themselves

and error), with numerous hours of practice. Then the retired great players came along and taught others how to swing and play the way they did. The next phase of instructors were the analytical teachers, those who studied what all great players did in common (basic fundamentals) and taught their students those basics. Today, we have all of the above, along with the addition of high speed cameras for video, educated golf instructors, much improved equipment and now numbers from the TrackMan technology. No wonder we have so many great players developing at such an early age.

Practice will make you consistent, good practice will make you consistently better.

PGA Instructor. Immediate feedback from a good instructor is essential for improving your game faster than on your own.

PGA Tour Averages Club Speed (mph)

Attack Angle (deg)

Ball Speed (mph)

Smash Factor

Vertical Launch (deg)

Driver

112

-1.3°

165

1.49

11.2°

2685

31

39°

269

3-wood

107

-2.9°

158

1.48

9.2°

3655

30

43°

243

Spin Rate Max Height (rpm) (yds)

Land.

Angle (deg)

Carry (yds)

5-wood

103

-3.3°

152

1.47

9.4°

4350

31

47°

230

Hybrid 15-18°

100

-3.5°

146

1.46

10.2°

4437

29

47°

225

3 Iron

98

-3.1°

142

1.45

10.4°

4630

27

46°

212

4 Iron

96

-3.4°

137

1.43

11.0°

4836

28

48°

203

5 Iron

94

-3.7°

132

1.41

12.1°

5361

31

49°

194

6 Iron

92

-4.1°

127

1.38

14.1°

6231

30

50°

183

7 Iron

90

-4.3°

120

1.33

16.3°

7097

32

50°

172

8 Iron

87

-4.5°

115

1.32

18.1°

7998

31

50°

160

9 Iron

85

-4.7°

109

1.28

20.4°

8647

30

51°

148

PW

83

-5.0°

102

1.23

24.2°

9304

29

52°

136

Note: Please be aware that the location and weather conditions

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his is certainly an interesting world that we live in. As we each travel along our chosen -

light. Many of the places that we are our lives and the way that we think about that particular area, no matter where it is in the world.

I travel a lot and those travels take not many have taken me to the southern part of the United States. When I received an invitation to visit the Barnsley Resort just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, I was excited about the opportunity and immediately started to do a little research on the area. And you know what, an amazing story started to unfold right before my eyes.

The tale starts back in the early 1800’s. An Englishman named Godfrey Barnsley ventured to the United States and started to amass a fortune in cotton and its shipping trades. He met and married a Savannah Belle, Julia Scarborough and soon started to build her a fabulous manor home, ignoring warnings that he was building on sacred Cherokee land that would bring a curse to his family (only a myth created over the years, but you never know). Soon things did take a tragic turn as both an infant son and his beloved Julia died before the estate could be completed.

Godfrey fell into despair, abandon-

ing his plans. However, legend tells that Julia’s spirit appeared to him in the garden asking him to complete the estate for their children and future “Woodlands”, complete with gardens modeled after the architectural designs of Andrew Jackson Downing that featured hundreds of varieties of roses and exotic plants and a luxurious 16-bedroom home that included modern plumbing, imported marble from Italy and France and furnishings from around the world. Less than 20 years later, the Civil War was in full swing. Barnsley did not take sides in the war, but unfortunately his estate was situated directly in the path of General Sherman’s advance in May the Union Troops forbid his men of looting, but to no avail and much was lost, but not totally destroyed.

By the end of the war, Godfrey was he was not able to continue to ship his goods overseas. He moved to New Orleans to try and salvage something of his fortune. Despite all the hardships, Godfrey’s descendants continued to live at the Woodlands. One granddaughter, Addie Saylor, was a friend of the author, Margaret Mitchell. She shared the stories of her family’s hardships during the Civil War with her, detailing how the tenacity and spirit of her mother, Julia, Godfrey’s daughter who was named after his wife, eventually helped rescue the

estate and its inhabitants from starvation. And as you may have guessed, it is rumored that Margaret Mitchell used Julia as inspiration for Scarlet in “Gone with the Wind”.

From 1906 until 1942, the descendants of Godfrey and Julia occupied with the beautiful gardens and the manor house falling into disrepair.

In 1988 Prince Hubertus Fugger of Bavaria decided to purchase the 1,300 acres that now was left of the old Barnsley estate in northern Georgia. After buying it, he discovered the storied history of the property. Engaged by the stories, he and his wife, Princess Alexandra, restored the gardens and in 1992 opened them to the public.

In 2004 the Saul Family of Dalton, Georgia purchased the resort from the Fugger family, with the intentions of continuing to grow and develop Barnsley Gardens into a truly world-class resort and conference center.

In 1997 a total renovation of the property began. The resort, tucked away on now 3,300 acres in the rural foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Barnsley Resort now is one of the most outstanding resorts and historical sites in the country. The resort now includes not only remnants of days destination, with luxurious cottages, world class amenities, attentive service and serenity. The rich history can be recreated by a visit to the museum

near the original manors ruins and a visit or tour with its historian, Clent Coker who has been penning the history of the Barnsley estate and family since his early childhood.

Today, the resort includes not only the best in accommodations and dining options, but also an award-winning spa, horseback riding, sporting

and many other recreation choices through its SpringBank Sporting Center. And the Barnsley s Resort also

courses in the southeast, The Fazio Course at the Barnsley Resort.

The course was built as part of the total renovation starting in 1997 and opened for play in the fall of 1999.

challenge to all levels of visiting golfers and covers 378 acres through the foothills and woodlands of the Blue Ridge Mountains, 60 miles north of Atlanta. Fazio, in following the same principles set by architect Andrew Jackson Downing, created a golf course that blends into the natural sets of tees, each of which provides a

ways and roughs along with Champions Bermuda greens and is open year round. in the valley and are reminiscent of

a Scottish links course, with open fairways and slightly elevated greens. but very demanding Par 3’s. It measures 205 yards from the back tees as a small creek starts near the tee boxes on the left and meanders through the hole and then down its right border.

The hole is completely surrounded by wooded area, as much of the rest of the course is. There are a series of mounds leading to the green with a large bunker on the left front. Because the green is again set slightly elevated, the fringe areas are closely shaved and the green is sloping from left to right, making the bunker on the left basically your target line. Miss the green on this hole and a par is going to be tough to come by.

This Fazio creation is one of those courses that has so many good holes on it that it is tough to not talk about them all. But for space sake, let’s move to No. 6, a great 444 yard Par with trees both left and right with a bunker on the right side at about the 270 yard mark from the tee. Your approach is again to a slightly elevated green with a greenside bunker on the right. The green slopes right to left and is made even more demanding Hole #7 gives you no time to relax as again you are faced with a long, 441 yard doglegging left Par 4. There is a bunker on the right at the turn.

The hole plays slightly downhill and you can drive it through the fairway straight ahead. The ideal shot is a high draw around the corner, leaving

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you about 175 yards to the green, but with a slightly downhill lie, one of the toughest shots in golf. Your approach is to a large, two tiered green sloping from left to right. Watch out for the false front on the green and also on its right side. A truly great hole with a beautiful backdrop.

Par 5’s at #’s 9 and 10. The hole doglegs right at about the 280 yard mark from the tee and the fairway ends at about the 350 yard mark. A small stream cuts across at that point and the fairway picks back up at about 125 yards to the green. A series of bunkers form down both the left and right sides of the fairway as well as around the green. The green is quite for the pond at its rear.

The tenth is the longest Par 5 on the course at 559 yards. The hole gently doglegs right, then left and then right again. For most, it is best to layup to about 125 yards from the green to try and avoid the series of fairways bunkers leading to the green on the left and right. Also, a pond guards the right side at this point as well as two greenside bunkers. Keep it out of those fairway traps or you will be adding a couple of strokes to your score.

Number 14 is another of the very demanding Par 3’s, measuring 227 yards from its elevated perch. You are faced with about an 80 foot drop from tee to green. There is a small landing area short and slightly left that slowly slopes back up to the green. A stream cuts across the start of this landing area that runs from a pond on the

right, greenside. Two bunkers help to catch shots slightly right and between the pond, but your best play is to try and keep it down the left side and let Hole #17 is the shortest Par 3 on the course, but it just may be the toughest. At 196 yards from the tips, it is bordered by a large pond down the right. Two bunkers are located on the left opening to the green and also on the right. The putting surface is large and wide, but plays shallow because you will be in jail if you go over the green. A right pin placement is big trouble and your best bet is to aim at the front left of the green and hope to make a long putt or get down in two for a great par.

This great Fazio design has been carved out of some of the most beautiful terrain you will ever see and you isolated from other groups on the

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course as you navigate the picturesque layout. Allen Pinson has been the resident Head Golf Professional for the past six years and it was a pleasure spending some time with him touring the facility.

During your stay at the Barnsley Resort, its southern charm and hospitality are evident at every turn.

inviting cottages with over 70 individual suites, all decorated in warm, eclectic English style. There are one-, two- and four-suite cottages with private porches where guests can sit in rocking chairs and gaze onto private gardens and beautiful surroundings.

Each suite features one or more woodking-size sleigh or four poster feather

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UGA/PGA Tournament Schedule February/ FEBRUARY 2014 February 7 - 8 Sand Hollow Amateur, Sand Hollow Resort

February 11 -13 Utah PGA Meetings & Nike Winter Classic, Sand Hollow Resort, St. George GC, SunRiver GC

February 15 - 16 UGA 2-Man Challenge (2-Men or 2-Women), Sand Hollow Resort

February 28 3-Man Scramble, Glen Eagle GC

March 2014 March 1 Stansbury 2-Man Best Bal, Stansbury Park GC

March 7 March 15 Delta IFA 2-Man Scramble, Sunset View GC Spring 2-Man Scramble, Green River State Park GC Ice Breaker 2-Man Scramble, Cove View GC

bed dressed in luxury linens, down duvet’s and feather pillows, antique armories, ceiling fans, a period-inspired ball and claw cast iron tub, separate shower enclosure, separately enclosed toilet, pedestal sink, built-in cabinets and cotton robes.

The Spa at Barnsley is housed in a stand-alone, 5,500 square foot building next to the resorts pool treatments, hydrotherapy treatments, Vichy shower, whirlpool and aromatherapy massages. There are 10 treatment rooms, couple’s rooms and men and women’s changing rooms with separate saunas and steam rooms. The Fitness Center features weight training and cardiovascular equipment including treadmills, bicycles and elliptical machines.

There are two restaurants and a pub-like bar located at the resort. Special dining options on property also include the Beer Garden, the Historic Manor House Ruins and various private venues throughout the estate.

The Rice House is Barnsley’s formal restaurant.

It serves dinner Wednesday through Saturday evenings semi-seasonally. The menu is an epicurean take and naturally lit Sun Porch, the Rice House is an elegant location for that special evening. Fresh herbs and vegetables are grown in their own gardens and game and beautifully prepared seafood dishes.

March 15 - 16

Tournaments

UGA Winterchamps (Men and Women), Sky Mountain GC and Sand Hollow Resort

March 22 3-Man Scramble, Palisade State Park GC

March 28 - 29 Red Hills Amateur, Dixie Red Hills GC

March 29 Nibley 2-Man Scramble/4-Ball, Nibley Park GC Carbon Icebreaker, Carbon CC

March 30 Dixie 2-Man Scramble, Dixie Red Hills GC

April 2014 April 4-6 Southern Utah Open and Pro-Am, SunRiver GC

April 5 Play Golf America Clubs for Kids Day, Golf in the Round Carbon 2-Man Best Ball, Carbon CC 2-Man Best Ball, Palisade State Park GC Icebreaker 1-Person Scramble, Canyon Breeze GC The Woodlands Grill is located adjacent to the golf course and is the social hub of the resort. It is host to a full breakfast each morning, along with lunch and dining daily. The atmosphere is elegant but casual and offers a wonderful dining opportunity at all hours of the day and night. And one word of advice - make sure that you order the Blackened Bone-In Rib Chop, covered in blue cheese compound butter and accompanied by rosemary roasted garlic whipped potatoes, haricot verts and carrot pearls. Mmmm good.

The Beer Garden is open seasonally, serving German beer, including the house specialty - Munich’s Spaten. Guests can dine on sausages and bratwursts grilled over a bonfire pit under umbrella tables and a canopy of trees. Corporate groups can request special events as well with a full service bar and live music.

The Barnsley Resort is a favorite retreat for many from the greater Atlanta area, as well as travelers looking for a romantic retreat, a corporate outing for groups of just about any size or just a group of buddies looking for a great golfing destination.

Their accommodations are first class and their amenities seem to never end. Do yourself a favor and give them a call today to talk about all of the possibilities.

Barnsley Resort 597 Barnsley Gardens Road Adairsville, GA 30103 877-773-2447 www.barnsleyresort.com

April 11 2-Man Scramble, Glen Eagle GC

April 12 Paradise 2-Man Scramble, Paradise Golf Resort

April 12-13 Fox Hollow Amateur, Fox Hollow GC

April 13 Sand Hollow 2-Woman Best Ball, Sand Hollow Resort

April 14-15 UGA Women’s Spring Open, Sunbrook GC & Sky Mountain GC

April 18 River Oaks 2-Man Scramble, River Oaks GC Glenmore Pro-Am, Glenmore GC

April 19 1-Man Scramble, Millsite GC Glenmore Open, Glenmore GC Canyon Hills Ice Breaker 2-man Scramble, Canyon Hills GC Golden Spike Amateur, Eagle Mountain GC Roadrunners Couples, Lake Powell National GC

April 19-20

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PB

Uintah Basin Amateur, Roosevelt City GC and Dinaland GC

April 21 Utah Section PGA Spring Meeting & Pro-Pro, Hidden Valley CC

April 21-22 Rainbow/Pepermill/Montego Bay 1-Man Scramble, Toana Vista GC

April 23 Gladstan Senior Classic, Gladstan GC

April 25 St. George 2-Man Chicago, St. George GC

April 26 1-Man Scramble, Green River State Park GC Stonebridge Amateur, Stonebridge GC Check City 2-Man Scramble, East Bay GC

April 27 Fore Lakes Ice Breaker Amateur, Fore Lakes GC

April 28 Ed Kenley Memorial Pro-Am, Oakridge CC

April 28-29 Rainbow/Peppermill/Montego Bay Senior 2-Person Scramble, Toana Vista GC

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61. Murray Parkway GC Murray Public 801-262-4653 801-483-5418

435-654-7220

41. Green River State Park Green River Public 435-564-8882

63. Oakridge CC Farmington Private

801-295-5531

22. Davis Park GC Fruit Heights Public

801-544-0401

42. Green Spring GC Washington Public

435-673-7888

64. Oasis GC Mesquite, NV Public

702-346-7820

23. Dinaland GC Vernal Public

435-781-1428

43. Hidden Valley CC Sandy Private

801-571-2951

65. Ogden Golf & CC Ogden Private

801-621-2063

24. Dixie Red Hills GC St. George Public

435-627-4444

44. Hubbard GC Hill AFB Military

801-777-3272

66. Old Mill GC Salt Lake City Public

385-468-1440

1. Alpine CC Highland Private

801-322-3971

21. Crater Springs Midway Public

2. Bear Lake GC Garden City Public

435-946-8742

3. Ben Lomond GC Ogden Public

801-782-7754

4. Birch Creek GC

62. Nibley Park GC Salt Lake City Public

5. Bloomington CC St. George Private

435-673-2029

25. Dugway GC Dugway Military

435-831-2305

45. Hobble Creek GC Springville Public

801-489-6297

67. Oquirrh Hills GC Tooele Public

435-882-4220

6. Bonneville GC Salt Lake City Public

801-583-9513

26. Eagle Lake GC Roy Public

801-825-3467

46. Jeremy Golf & CC Park City Private

435-649-2700

68. Palisade State Park Sterling Public

435-835-4653

7. Bountiful Ridge GC Bountiful Public 801-298-6040

27. Eagle Mountain GC Brigham City Public 435-723-3212

47. Jordan River GC Salt Lake City Public

801-533-4527

69. Paradise GC Fillmore Public

435-743-4439

8. Canyon Breeze GC Beaver Public

28. Eaglewood GC North Salt Lake Public

48. Lake Powell National GC Page, AZ Public 928-645-2023

70. Park City GC Park City Public

435-615-5800

29. East Bay at The Reserve Provo Public 801-852-7529

49. Lakeside GC West Bountiful Public

801-295-1019

71. Park Meadows CC Park City Private

435-649-2460

50. Logan Golf & GC Logan Private

435-753-6050

72. Promontory Club Park City Private

435-333-4218

435-438-2601

9. Canyon Hills Park GC Public 435-623-9930 dNephi GOLF UTAH | February 2014

801-299-0088

10. Carbon CC Helper Public

435-637-2388

30. El Monte GC Ogden Public

11. Casa Blanca GC Mesquite, NV Public

702-346-6764

31. Entrada at Snow Canyon CC St. George Private 435-986-2207

51. Logan River GC Logan Public

435-750-0123

73. Purple Sage GC Evanston, WY Public

307-789-2383

12. Cedar Hills Golf Club Cedar Hills Public 801-796-1705

32. Falcon Ridge GC Mesquite, NV Public

702-346-6363

52. Meadow Brook GC Salt Lake City Public

385-468-1500

74. Red Ledges Heber City Private

435-657-4054

13. Cedar Ridge GC Cedar City Public

435-586-2970

33. Fore Lakes GC Taylorsville Public

801-266-8621

53. Mick Riley GC Murray Public

385-468-1400

75. Remuda GC Far West Public

801-731-7200

14. Central Valley GC Salt Lake City Public

801-973-6271

34. Forest Dale GC Salt Lake City Public

801-483-5420

54. Millsite GC Ferron Public

435-384-2887

76. River Oaks GC Sandy Public

801-568-4653

15. Conestoga GC Mesquite, NV Public

702-346-4292

35. Fox Hollow GC American Fork Public

801-756-3594

55. Moab GC Moab Public

435-259-6488

77. Riverbend GC Riverton Public

385-468-1460

16. Copper Club Magna Private

801-250-6396

36. Gladstan GC Payson Public

801-465-2549

56. Mountain Dell GC Salt Lake City Public

801-582-3812

78. Riverside CC Provo Private

801-373-8262

17. Coral Canyon GC Washington Public

435-688-1700

37. Glen Eagle GC Syracuse Public

801-773-4653

57. Mountain View GC West Jordan Public

385-468-1414

79. Rolling Green GC Green River, WY Private 307-875-6200

18. Coral Cliffs Kanab Public

435-644-5005

38. Glendale GC Salt Lake City Public

801-974-2403

58. Mt. Ogden GC Ogden Public

801-629-0699

80. Roosevelt GC Roosevelt Public

435-722-9644

39. Glenmoor GC South Jordan Public

801-280-1742

59. Mulligan’s North Ogden Public

801-392-4653

81. Rose Park GC Salt Lake City Public

801-596-5030

60. Mulligan’s South GC South Jordan Public 801-254-3377

82. Round Valley GC Morgan Public

801-829-3796

19. Cove View GC 20. Crane Field GC Clinton Public

801-779-3800

801-629-0694

40. Glenwild Golf Club & Spa Park City Private 435-615-9988

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83. Sand Hollow Resort Hurricane Public 435-656-4653

94. Southgate GC St. George Public

435-627-4440

105. TalonsCove GC Saratoga Springs Public 801-407-3030

116. Thunderbird GC Mt. Carmel Junction Public 435-648-2218

84. Schneiter’s Bluff GC Westpoint Public 801-773-0731

95. Spanish Oaks GC Spanish Fork Public

801-798-9816

106. Thanksgiving Point GC Lehi Public 801-768-7401

117. Toana Vista GC West Wendover, NV Public 800-852-4330

85. Schneiter’s Pebblebrook GC Sandy Public 801-566-2181

96. St. George GC St. George Public

435-627-4404

107. The Barn GC Ogden Public

801-782-7320

118. Valderra GC St. George Public

435-634-4640

86. Schneiter’s Riverside GC Riverdale Public 801-399-4636

97. Stansbury Park GC Stansbury Park Public 435-882-4162

108. The Club at Victory Ranch Kamas Private 435-785-5030

119. Valley View GC Layton Public

801-546-1630

87. Sherwood Hills GC Wellsville Public

435-245-6055

98. Stonebridge GC West Valley City Public

801-957-9000

109. The Country Club Salt Lake City Private 801-487-7569

120. Wasatch Mtn. State Park Midway Public 435-654-0532

88. Sky Mountain GC Hurricane Public

435-635-7888

99. Sun Hills GC Layton Public

801-771-4814

110. The Hideout GC Monticello Public

121. White Mountain GC Rock Springs, WY Public 307-352-1415

89. Skyline Mountain Resort Fairview Public 435-427-9575

100. Sun River GC St. George Public

435-986-0001

111. The Links at Overlake Tooele Public 435-882-8802

122. White Pine GC Ely, NV Public

90. Skyway GC Tremonton Public

435-257-5706

101. Sunbrook GC St. George Public

435-627-4400

112. The Outlaw GC at Hideout Canyon Hideout Public 435-901-4227

123. Willow Creek CC Sandy Private 801-942-1621

91. Sleepy Ridge GC Orem Public

102. Sunset View GC Delta Public

113. The Palms GC

801-434-4653

435-864-2508

124. Wingpointe GC Salt Lake City Public

801-575-2345

92. Soldier Hollow GC Midway Public

435-654-7442

103. Swan Lakes GC Layton Public

801-546-1045

114. The Ranches GC Eagle Mountain Public 801-789-8100

125. Wolf Creek GC Eden Semi-Private

801-745-3365

115. The Ridge GC West Valley City Public

126. Wolf Creek Golf Resort Mesquite, NV Public 702-346-1670

93. South Mountain GC Draper Public 385-468-1480

104. Talisker Golf at Tuhaye Kamas Private 435-333-3636

435-587-2200

801-966-4653

775-289-4095

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ell, the first of the year is here and it’s time for the big PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. Every golf company on the planet will be unveiling new and exciting products for 2014. We will be there in the meantime, here is the scoop on a couple of the new golf balls that are getting ready to hit the market.

Nike RZN

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But the biggest advance is the proprietary Speedlock core, which is essentially

of 90 MPH and below (135MPH and under ball speed), SR 1 will

surface that locks on to the layer above it, promoting better energy transfer. “We knew we hadn’t pulled 100-percent of the energy that we could out of the existing RZN core,” says Rock Ishiii, Senior Director, Golf Product Development, in a press release announcing the new ball technology. “Working in partnership with DuPont we were able to develop a softer and faster RZN material and created the interlocking core design to reduce energy loss at impact. That means more distance, especially with fairway woods, irons and wedges and softer feel and sound around the greens.”

women and anybody else who doesn’t break the 90 MPH barrier.

Muli-layer, dual core construction with DURASPIN (Callaway’s new soft cover material) Urethane cover.

The aerodynamics of the Speed Regime 1 are optimized to maximize lift at lower swing speeds. Basically, SR 1 is designed to keep the ball in the air longer.

Unlike other balls designed for lower swing speed players, slower swing speed players no longer have

When Nike launched its 20XI golf ball two years ago, it drastically changed the manner in which golf balls are made.

Oh, the ball still looked the same – white cover, dimples and all. But it used an innovative material in the core, a resin that it’s taken that ball to its next generation els – RZN Platinum, Black, White and Red. The RZN Platinum and Black are four-piece balls with more control and less spin. The RZN Red is a three-piece distance ball as is the RZN White, which is designed for swing speeds in the 95100 mph area.

Using the resin material, which is much lighter than the traditional core materials, allowed head designer Rock

Most touring pros maximize the energy transfer between layers of the ball, but most amateurs do not. Nike’s Speedlock core technology is designed to deliver more energy at impact and it is the average golfers of the world who

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Multilayer Construction – Cast Urethane Cover The FG Tour is a three-piece 95 compression multilayer ball featuring a thin, soft urethane cover for great feel, distance and tour caliber spin on short irons and wedges. The cast urethane cover delivers Traction Control for maximum spin and control on iron and wedge shots at any length with excel-

Speed Regime 2 5-Piece Construction Soft cover Optimized for swing speeds of 90-105MPH (ball speeds from 135-

number of amateurs as well as LPGA players. duced drag for stable, penetrating begins its descent.

Wilson Staff FG Tour X Golf Balls The new 2014 Wilson FG Tour X golf ball is sure to get your attention if your game likes a ball that screams and excellent shot-stopping spin characteristics. search and development along with a tour caliber feel, the new FG Tour FG Tour X as a tough ball to beat - so a money back guarantee FG Tour X impressive in your game’s distance and playability.

Combined with mid to high swing speeds, the new FG Tour X will give you the best touch, spin and predictability around the greens along with superb durability, look and feel.

Callaway Golf New for 2014 from Callaway is the Speed Regime line of golf balls focusing on aerodynamic design. Callaway groups (or regimes) with each categorized by swing speeds. Technically, the regimes are tied to ball speed, but for the most part you can use ball speed to extrapolate swing speed and the reality is that while most golfers don’t know how much ball speed they produce with a driver, most have a pretty good idea how fast they swing the club.

Speed Regime 1 4-Piece Construction Softest cover in the Speed Regime series Optimized for swing speeds

Speed Regime 3 5-Piece Construction Soft cover, excellent short game spin.

Optimized for swing speeds of 105MPH and above (160 MPH+ ball speed), SR 3 is the ball most of Callaway’s PGA Tour staff is expected to play.

Aerodynamics are designed to reduce drag and produce a lower, more boring trajectory and ultimately more distance for the higher swing speed player.

The combination of a soft cover and soft outer core, which is common to all three balls in the Speed Regime and high spin around the green.

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Courtyard Marriott St. George, Utah

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arriott believes their strength is rooted in suing excellence, embracing change, acting with integrity and serving the world. These values are their legacy and their future. As they pursue the vision of making Marriott the #1 hospitality company in the world, they never lose sight of the founding principles and their proud heritage. The business world is always evolving. You must always stay true to who you are.

The Early Years: 1927-1956 Marriott Takes Flight It all began with an A&W root beer stand. Founder J. Willard Marriott and his wife, Alice, got their young during Washington D.C.’s hot, muggy summers.

Good food and good service at a fair price became a guiding principle for Hot Shoppes restaurants -- and for Marriott International as it grew. ity Marriott made a historic shift into the hotel busiin Arlington, Virginia, under the management of J. Willard Marriott’s son, Bill. Over the next 25 years, Marriott became a diverse global enterprise and Bill Marriott became a visionary CEO whose leadership transformed the hospitality industry.

The Modern Years: 1986-2011 A Bed For Every Traveler One company, many brands -- that’s the innovative model that Marriott began building in the late 1980s. From pioneering the extended-stay business to launching distinctive brands geared toward the business traveler to increasing its presence overseas, Marriott International broke new ground in its quest to become the #1 hospitality company in the world.

The Years Ahead: 2012 – And Beyond Success Is Never Final On the eve of the company’s 85th birthday, Bill Marriott named longtime Marriott leader Arne Sorenson as the company’s new President and CEO, ensuring continuity along with continued innovation. New brands, new business initiatives, new commitments to service, new opportunities for associates. Success Marriott is an international lodging leader, with more than 3,700 properties and the broadest portfolio of brands in the industry. Courtyard offers more than 900 hotels in 38 countries, giving you worldwide convenience and travel your way.

Now, welcome to the Courtyard by Marriott in sunny St. George, Utah. Their friendly and professional staff is consistently ranked among the top of Courtyard by Marriott hotels nationwide for ‘Overall Customer Satisfaction’. At the gateway to Zion National Park and just 120 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada, the Courtyard St. George

is the premier choice of hotels in southern Utah.

Boasting two pools and two hot tubs, the Courtyard St. George offers VIP lodging enabling you to make your life on the road better. Their state-ofthe-art convention center offers the best in catering needs specializing in large conferences, wedding receptions and business meetings. Dixie Regional Medical Center, Dixie State University, SkyWest Airlines, superb restaurants & exciting shopping are all within one mile of the hotel. Throw in 11 championship golf courses, some of the best bodies of water in the state for boaters and fishermen and you can see why southern Utah has become a recreational wonderland.

It’s a new stay at the Courtyard by Marriott St. George! Having recently completed a full renovation in October of 2013, Courtyard’s new lobby will impress you with several new components such as the Go Board, where you can look up current weather, sports, airline flights and local information with the touch of a finger, ‘The Theatre’ area where you can watch your favorite game or TV program or ‘The Library’ with interesting and fascinating books to read. Eat, drink and connect at ‘The Bistro’, which is open for breakfast as well as dinner service. If you are looking for a little something to wet your whistle, look no further. The Bistro has a full liquor license and is ready to serve you while you relax in their new media pods that come with individual viewing TV’s. While you are in the lobby enjoying the upbeat atmosphere, connect online with free WIFI as well.

All guest rooms at the Courtyard have been

renovated as well with a new contemporary design that gives them a refreshing upscale feel, while still providing guests with strategically placed amenities for both the business traveler as well as the leisure guest. Amenities include refrigerator and microwave in each room, complimentary high speed wireless as well as wired access, mobile desk on wheels, in room coffee, iron and ironing board, granite surrounds in the bathroom and a deluxe bedding package (including new mattresses) to give even the most finicky traveler a good night’s rest.

All rooms also have 37” LCD TV’s, featuring 70 + cable channels and the latest pay-per-view movies.

Not to be outdone, the 4500 square feet of meeting space was also renovated with a new color scheme that makes the Courtyard a perfect location to hold any convention, event, dinner, party or wedding.

The Rim Rock Convention Center can hold up to 350 and can be separated to accommodate smaller groups as well.

For late night cravings or any time snacks, ‘The Market’ is open 24 hours a day located right off the front desk. You will love the serene and private courtyard area tucked behind the hotel with water fountain, pool and lush landscape.

One of the great restaurants nearby is the new Buffalo Wild Wings, located within walking distance of the Courtyard Marriott. Their new St. George location is one of over 900 across the country. Buffalo Wild Wings is known for its exciting sports atmosphere, award-winning Buffalo, NY-style chicken wings spun in one of 20 mouth-watering signature sauces and seasonings, as well as its wide selection of premium and domestic beers. “Opening our 900th store is an extraordinary accomplishment for this company,” said Sally Smith, president and CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings in February 2013. “We’ve come a long way from a small but well-loved wing joint in Ohio, to a destination for sports fans nationwide, but we’ve stayed true to the core elements that have built Buffalo Wild Wings: wings, beer and sports.

We are thrilled to be able to celebrate the 900th milestone with our passionate fans in San Jose.”

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In 1982, Jim Disbrow and Scott Lowery had recently moved to Columbus, Ohio after living in Buffalo, New York and found themselves craving the authentic, Buffalo, New York-style chicken wings they’d grown to love.

The problem was that they were nowhere to be found. The two friends decided to take matters into their own hands and created their own signature sauce recipe to satisfy their craving. Jim and Scott’s signature wings began drumming up great demand and the pair opened up their first restaurant, “ B u ff a l o Wi l d Wings & Weck” near the campus of The Ohio State University (Weck refers to a type of sandwich roll that was originally used for the restaurant’s sandwich offerings). The restaurant was a hit with college students and has since developed a fanatical following across the country.

The concept quickly proved to be both well-loved by its guests and profitable for its founders, so they began to expand. Through a variety of franchise agreements, Disbrow and Lowery opened a number of Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants at a rapid pace at locations primarily on or near Midwest college campuses. Buffalo Wild Wings’ focus on great wings, a wide variety of beer and plenty of sports on dozens of TVs resonated strongly with college students, and as these students graduated and moved on, so did the demand for the concept. Over the years, these alumni continue to return to their local Buffalo Wild Wings with their friends and families.

As the company entered its 30th year in 2012, the logo and restaurant design were refreshed along with a renewed commitment to a unique guest experience. The new logo has a bold, contemporary feel that more accurately reflects the brand as it continues

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to expand internationally and the words “Grill & Bar” were removed to reflect that Buffalo Wild Wings is much more than a grill and bar. The new restaurant design emphasizes the game as the focal point, creating a stadium-like atmosphere that brings together the essentials of a social and interactive gathering place for true sports fans.

If you have visited them in the past, you know why they are the recipient of hundreds of “Best Wings” and “Best Sports Bar” awards from across the country. Good times, a fun atmosphere and great food put Buffalo Wild Wings at the top of our list at GOLF UTAH. Southern Utah has really put themselves on the map as a destination for travelers from around the world. Breathtaking surroundings, wonderful recreational opportunities, great lodging and dining options throughout the area – what more could you ask for! Make sure you give the St. George Courtyard Marriott a call for reservations for your next trip to Utah’s Dixie. Russ Clove and his staff at the can provide you the base for a perfect vacation in one of the most unique places in the country.

Courtyard Marriott 185 S. 1470 E. St. George, Utah 84790 435-986-0555 or 1-800-Marriot

270 S. River Road St. George, Utah 84790 435-673-4902

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Gladstan Golf Course

By Jim Rayburn

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ost golfers walking the fairways and putting the always smooth and fast greens of Gladstan Golf Course probably have no idea of who Gladys and Stan Wilson are.

But if it weren’t for the Wilsons, there would likely be no golf being played in Payson.

No, the Wilsons didn’t donate the land where the Par-72 Gladstan sits, on the foothills on Payson’s east bench at the mouth of Payson Canyon. And they didn’t toss in a bunch of cash to help cover the construction costs.

What the Wilsons did do was build a compact Par33 nine-hole course in 1966 west of I-15 on what was then farmland. A then a few years later they donated that golf course to Payson City, with one key provision — that if Payson ever sold the property the city had to build another golf course to replace it.

So, when the city sold the original nine-hole Gladstan (named after Gladys and Stan) to American Stores in 1986, to anchor Payson’s industrial area and to create jobs and boost the city’s tax base, it had to of duty when they picked the bench area adjacent to to build an 18-hole course that would rival Spanish Oaks and Hobble Creek to the north.

With proceeds from the property sale and a $2 million bond, golf in Payson had progressed to a whole new level.

Perched high above the valley, no course in Utah Lake in the distance and several mountain ranges as a backdrop. The Gladstan of today, with holes going up canyons, down canyons and across canyons, provides

one of Utah’s most unique “You won’t play another golf course where you have to play so many different kinds of shots,” says Gladstan head professional Tracy Zobell. “We have great views of the mountains and the valley. We have big elevation changes. It’s really target golf. It’s just a setting that’s different than anywhere else in the state.”

As Zobell points out, Gladstan’s main characteristics are its natural vegetation, natural curves in the terrain and quick greens that slope mostly to the valley. Ponds come creek comes into play on two holes and there are 45 bunkers. Oak trees are found on almost every hole.

“Anyone who has played here knows they better put the ball on grass and they better stay below the hole. It’s really ball-placement golf,” Zobell says.

The Gladstan of today is really version four. A few years after version two opened in May 1988 two holes were redesigned to eliminate the back-to-back par threes on east side of Elk Ridge Drive. In 2006 the course was redesigned again, by Gene Bates, designer of several of Utah’s top courses, to eliminate any holes on the east side of Elk Ridge Drive so golfers were not required to cross the busy street.

The last redesign not only solved a safety prob-

lem, but also added to the course’s variety, views

former Par-4 18th into the 200-yard Par-3 No. 2, a hole that requires a tee shot over water to a long and narrow green.

in the state,” Zobell says.

The two new holes that Bates built from scratch are holes No. 14 and 15, both added to the south and up the foothills toward the mouth of Payson Canyon.

The 15th is an uphill 575-yard Par-5 that doglegs slightly right. Because of the natural springs in the area that feed homes below, Bates couldn’t level the

fairway much so it slopes right toward a deep wash.

Getting home in two is rare and the layup area is small. The elevated green, protected by two bunkers, has more tilt to it than it looks.

Utah. It was designed to be a three-shot hole and par it,” Zobell says.

Coming back down the hillside is the 400-yard Par-4 15th. Driver has proven to be too much club for most golfers as tee shots tend to run out downhill and any shot that isn’t hugging the left side can run through the fairway and into the oak. Most hit an iron “This hole has one of the best views you’ll ever see on a golf course because you have Payson Canyon above you and the entire valley below you,” Zobell says. hole is one of Gladstan’s toughest. Formerly hole No. 3, the hole wraps around a pond left from tee to green. Golfers tend to miss both the fairway and green to the right just to avoid the water left. tougher green to putt than most think,” Zobell says. as any course around. Before golfers get to the two severely to a green protected by hillside left, a big bunker front right and hazard right. play some good golf the rest of the way. There is just no let-up from there on,” Zobell says. course. The 16th requires a drive from an elevated tee to a narrow fairway protected by oak right and hazard left. The fairway slopes left. The green is protected by oak right and left as well and the back section of the green is only about 15 paces wide.

“This is one of the toughest approach shots on the golf course. There is just no room for error,” Zobell says. evated tee to a green at the bottom of the hill that is protected by a bunker left and a creek, pond and waterfall in front. Improvements to the water hazards around the green have made the hole both scenic and more playable. It’s probably Gladstan’s most picturesque hole.

“When we cut the hole on the back right of the green the tee shot is all carry over water. But with the improvements to how we’ve rebuilt the pond in front the ball will no longer spin back into the water,” Zobell says.

Actually, all of Gladstan’s ponds have new banks rebuilt with rock. And the improvements have changed no hole more than the 530-yard Par-5 18th, which now has a true island green. From the tee there is out of bounds left and hazard right. Golfers, hoping to get home in two, tend to hug the left side.

But a second shot from the left requires a high carry

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over tall trees. The more open look comes from the middle of the fairway or to the right. Whether it’s the second shot or the third, it’s all carry to the kidney-shaped green that slopes severely from back to front and which is protected by bunkers and water.

“It’s the perfect distance for a good risk/rehit two great golf shots to get home in two. Even if you’re on there in two, it’s not a guaranteed birdie. on,” Zobell says.

Gladstan has built upon the support, pride and ownership of the local golfers to become a true golf destination. A survey a few years back revealed that golfers from 12 different countries, 38 different states and every county in Utah had played Gladstan that summer.

The course is also popular for corporate outings and is host to many tournaments and clinics.

Gladstan has more than 180 members in its men’s golf association and it also has strong women’s, seniors and couples leagues.

Gladstan plays at more than 6,900 yards from the back tees and nearly 6,300 yards from the white tees, and has a rating of 70.7 from the blue tees.

“You golf courses that are tough and you have golf courses that are fun.

I think we’re both. We can be tough when we want to be, but we’re always fun.

There’s really a lot of risk/ reward out here and it’s a very pleasant golf course to play and that’s why people have so much fun golfing here,” Zobell says.

Zobell is in his ninth year as head pro — groomed for the job by former pro Jack Lomento, who retired in July 2005. Mark Hyland has been Gladstan’s superintendent since the 18-hole course opened in 1988.

Gladstan has all the normal golf course amenities — a fully stocked pro shop, snack bar and driving range. Greens frees

for 18 holes range from $24 to $28. Electric carts are $7 for nine holes and $14 for 18 holes. Carts are required on the back nine. Soft spikes are required.

Gladstan Golf Course I Gladstan Dr. Payson, Utah 84651 801-465-2549 www.gladstangolf.com

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Your quiz answers will guide you through this content, sorting out where you need to go - or at least begin. Of course, you can simply read from the beginning and work your way through the entire process. It’s a good refresher for any golfer seeking a bump in distance.

en wing” away from you? ing energy for a powerful slinging “YES” or “NO” motion on the downswing. Second,

By Mike Malaska – Nicklaus Academies’ 11.Take your grip:W Does your left set your right hip at address (right) orld-Wide Director of Instruction thumb sit directly on top of the grip? to facilitate turning over your right “YES” or “NO” leg. Third, straighten your upper back 12. With your driver, do you some- by pulling together your shoulder times take a divot? blades; this engages your lat muscles.

“YES” or “NO” at address instead of their lats, which rounds the upper back and restricts If you answered “YES” to numbers turning. Flexing the lats “softens” the Answer the following q u e s t i o n s “ Y E S ” o r “ N O ” 1,4,7, or 11 then you have a set up problem: shoulders, freeing them up to make a (Our apologies to lefties, but the full turn.

1: You probably grip the club in your “left” and “right” references below apply to right-handed golfers.)

Exercise: Stick ‘Em Up 1. Do you wear out your golf butt of the club rubs against your heel To sense how your lats should feel pad. gloves in the heel? at address, raise your hands above YES” or “NO” you head and slowly lower your 4: A high right hip address prevents elbows toward your sides. Your lat 2. Do your divots point considyou from coiling back onto your right muscles - between your shoulder erably left of the target?” side.

YES” or “NO” blades - should start to flex. Now take your set-up with a driver and

By Mike Malaska 7: Neck and shoulder tension is an in- reproduce the feeling. Your upper fade or a slice? dicator or slumped posture at address. back will be straight and your neck “YES” or “NO” ot hitting it long enough? Well, 4. On the backswing, do you have and shoulders relaxed. power is a process. To hit the 11: If your left thumb sits on top of trouble shifting weight onto your right ball farther, you can’t simply the grip, you’re gripping in the palm. side? decide to crank it up a notch or two “YES” or “NO” To promote a full wind-up going on the downswing (You’ve probably 5. Do you sometimes get ahead of the Set-Up back, tilt your hips slightly away already tried that-unsuccessfully).

When it comes to power, the key from the target. Hold a club across ball before impact?

No, you have to build power step by set-up positions are the grip, the side your pelvis, bend forward into your “YES” or “NO” step. First, get into positions that allow tilting of the hips and the posture of address posture, then tilt the club and you to create speed; second, control that the upper back. First, grip the club your hips slightly to your right. Now your right foot? speed with your body; third, deliver it Images courtesy of the Nicklaus Academy at DragonRidge www.nicklausacademylasvegas.com “YES” or “NO” you are set up to coil over your right accurately to the ball.

7. Do you feel more tension in your (Figs. 1-3) This allows you to fully leg, which sets the stage for a powerBut how do you knowany whereplayers your do not realize the student cangoing feelback, how their weight should your wrists storshoulders at address than you do with hinge ful uncoiling through the ball. power issues lie? Start by looking at importance that their feet play move during the golf swing. your arms hangwhat you know; are your drives slicat your sides? in the golfingswing.

Your feet are Take your regular stance. As you “YES” or “NO” only point of contact with the ground begin your back swing, bring your left you oftenthe lose your balance?

Answers and provide the platform from which foot back so it is next to the right. Just to such questions reveal a lot about your power game. That’s why we cre-sound swing is built a fundamentally as you reach the top of your backswing, into impact from ated the following quiz. It will help from. Golf is one ofthe only step forward to begin the downswing. inside?a few ‘ball and pinpoint exactly where things break “YES” or “NO” sports’ (baseball, softball & tennis Complete your swing with your normal down in stick your power chain. That’s the 9. Do you offor example) where the athlete does not stance. Notice how difficult it is to ‘spinten feel as if you to start adding stepyards. into their swing.

As out of the shot’ with a proper weight come out with of shots these other Take our quiz and learn where you’re sports, it is critical that your feet are in shift. Use the Step Into It Drill during before impact? giving up yards. After the quiz, the rest “YES” or “NO” synch with your body throughout the your practice sessions, and in time, a of the article is divided into the three 10.

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Drill: Finger Grip gers is to hold the club in your left hand and tip the shaft back toward your left shoulder. The weight of the club will Then, add your right hand by wrapthis drill when you practice and play to set the club correctly every time.

Quiz If you answered “YES” to numb e r s 2 , 6 , 9 o r 1 2 y o u h a v e a s equence problem and read from here: 2: Divots pointing well left are the result of the right side leading the downswing.

6: Pushing off the right foot throws the right leg and hip ahead of the proper sequence.

9: Coming out of shots mean the right leg is straightening to handle the force of the downswing.

12: Driver divots indicate a steep swing, often caused by a shoulder lunge from the top.

Sequence The order of moves from the top is critical to power because the swing is like a chain: You have to keep the links taut to build and maintain speed in the outmost link - the club head. To do this, you have to keep your upper body turned as your arms start back down to the ball.

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From the top, drop your arms toward your right leg as your left leg shifts to the target. If your shoulders stay turned as your arms start down, you’ll set the club on an inside path to the ball. If the right shoulder or right hip turns too soon from the top - two common power-sapping moves - the chain breaks and the swing becomes weak, out-to-a-slap.

Right Side Stays To maximize power, keep your right side passive at the start of the downswing, letting the left side pull in into action. The ability to do this falls squarely on your legs. As your left leg moves toward the target, it must endure a tremendous amount o f f o r w a rd f o rc e . L i k e w i s e , t h e right leg must hold its position as the forward swing exerts pressure downward. For the legs to maintain their support role in the swing, your thigh muscles or quads must be strong. The right shoulder also must remain passive as you start down. If it jumps from the top, you break the sequence and lose power. Try to keep your back turned to the target and you right foot firmly planted for as long as possible in the downswing.

Drill: Rapid-Fire Use this drill to train your right hip and shoulder not to fire too soon on the downswing. Tee up four balls in a row about three inches apart.

Using a 5- iron, start with a practice swing and step into the first ball without stopping. Likewise, hit the

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remaining balls by stepping into place as you swing back for the next shot. Hitting shots this way will keep your right hip and shoulder passive - you’ll never be able to hit the next ball if your right side was too aggressive on the previous swing.

Exercise: Air Bench To strengthen your quadriceps, try this exercise. With you back against a sturdy object, get into a sitting position, keeping you back straight and bending both knees 90 degrees. Lift your toes to isolate the pressure in your quads. Stay on this “air bench” for as long as possible, twice daily.

Your goal is to hold the position for two to three minutes.

Quiz If you answered “YES” to numbers 3,5,8, or 10 you have a release problem and read from here; 3: If you hit a slice/fade, your forearms are not rotating the clubface back to square at impact.

5: A lateral slide on the downswing lags the arms and club behind, which prevents a proper release.

8: Golfers who don’t square the face will swing out to start the ball left before it slices.

10: With no release, the left arm juts out like a “chicken wing” in the follow-through.

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Release I can’t stress enough the importance of a proper release to hitting the long ball. Many golfers think the release is

impact, but, in fact, it’s the rotation of the forearm. If your right forearm rotates over your left (Figs. 4-6) through the hitting area, the centrifugal force created will naturally unhinge your wrist. Do this and the speed of the club head is multiplied, as rotation and unhinging are both major speed producers. The release also squares the clubface for a solid hit and maximum launch speed, as the ball is propelled face. To get the release right, focus on your arms passing your right shoulder.

Let It Pass Keeping your body back allows the club to pass in front of you, which promotes forearm rotation. To do this, focus on keeping your shirt buttons pointed behind the ball. If your chest slides forward, your arms have to catch up, which inhibits the release. Also, make sure you’re swinging into impact from the inside. For this to happen, your right leg or shoulder from the top, your right side gets to high. The proper release looks like your right arm, hip and shoulder are all lower than their left counterparts because the left side is leading and the right supporting.

Drill: Face-Down This is a drill I learned from the legendary Joe Nichols. To help feel an exaggerated forearm rotation, lay a shaft on the ground just outside the ball and parallel to your target line. With a 5-iron, practice hitting short shots where the shaft only gets to horizontal both back and through. Focus on rotating your forearms through the hitting area. At the finish, the shaft should be parallel to the shaft on the ground and the face should be turned down. Your left elbow stays close to your side; this can only happen if your right forearm rotates over your left.

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The Hideout Golf Club

By Jim Rayburn

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t’s called Utah’s best-kept golf secret, a hidden gem, but with so much national recognition; The Hideout Golf Club on the southern edge of Monticello really isn’t much of a secret anymore. It’s just a bit out of the way.

Utah golfers have read many rave reviews about the picturesque and challenging municipally owned golf course located in the heart of San Juan County. Those who have taken the drive through Utah’s Canyonlands to golf at The Hideout understand where those rave reviews and national ratings come from.

“The scenic nature of the golf course and the great condition of the golf course kind of takes care of the marketing for us. The course is so fun to play that when people play here once, they always come back,” says Tyler Ivins, The Hideout’s head professional.

Since opening in 2002, The Hideout has been regularly ranked among ‘Utah’s Top 5’ golf courses. It’s also ranked by Golfweek as one of the country’s top municipal courses and was named the golf development of the year in 2003 by Golf Inc. magazine.

Golfers who live in or near Monticello are fortunate to regularly play such a highly rated, yet so accessible mostly a locals hangout now, a main selling point when it become a golf tourist destination. Attracting golfers from all over the Four Corners region, northern Utah and surrounding states is key to The Hideout’s success and future.

“We are becoming a destination for golf. It also helps that we’re close to Moab because then people can drive down from Salt Lake for a weekend and have two courses to play now,” Ivins says.

Perhaps no Utah golf course has a more interesting

or storied history. Golf in Monticello actually began in the early 1960s when a group of locals convinced golf course architect Arthur Jack Snyder to help design a nine-hole layout. Mostly as a favor to the town, receiving only $1,500 in pay, Snyder designed the course and it was constructed via a grassroots The irrigation system was built with pipe salvaged For nearly 40 years the uphill/downhill Blue Mountain Meadows golf course served southeastern Utah. But when the uranium industry, the began looking at ways to clean up, reclaim and revitalize the former mining regions. Vegetating and preventing erosion at old mill sites and restoring economic vitality to mining towns, was the Department of Energy’s concern.

A golf course addressed all of these objectives. But the mill area was east of Blue Meadows Mountain Golf Course across U.S. 191. The highway and the amount of earth moving necessary on the mill property were huge obstacles to keeping the expanded golf course proposal moving forward.

Fortunately, landowner Rex Jensen stepped in and donated enough property to the west of Blue Mountain Meadows, toward U.S. Forest Service property at the base of the Blue Mountains, where a mostly new 18-hole golf course could be built using the natural vegetation and terrain of the foothills.

“The original nine holes were such an integral part of this town that a lot of people just took it upon themselves to build upon that and make it happen. They knew what they had here. They knew the surroundings were unique and perfect for a golf course,” Ivins says.

While this proposal provided a much better scenario for a golf course, it didn’t solve the issue of reclaiming the mill property. Supporters,

however, convinced the federal government that the $7 million earmarked for the reclamation project was enough to vegetate the mill property and also construct a new golf course, which would restore economic vitality to Monticello.

For less than $3 million, leaving more than $4 million for reclaiming the mill property, course architect Forrest Richardson teamed with Snyder, his mentor and together were able to redesign portions of Blue Mountain Meadows and construct new holes on the Jensen property into a new 18-hole layout. Sitting on 92 acres of natural oak foothills and ravines, The Hideout (named after Monticello’s reputation as an outlaw

courses worldwide, died in 2005 at the age of 87.

To be considered an upper-tier golf course and to become a golf destination, a golf course must possess two key characteristics — be enjoyable for all skill levels to play and be maintained in immaculate condition. The “This course requires patience. Don’t try to attack it.

from 150 yards in. If you start trying to cut corners and drive greens, that’s when the big numbers start popping up. You really have to think your way around this course and hit every club in your bag,” Ivins says.

The fun, challenge and soothing views begin on the

right Par 4, golfers are greeted with The Hideout’s main demand — hit it straight and avoid the oak. Once in the fairway the short approach to the large green presents an early birdie opportunity and another key ingredient to a low score at The Hideout — stay below the hole.

Hole No. 2, a 500-yard Par 5, can also be another birdie opportunity, provided you can avoid the oak right and

fairway straight ahead and can hit a fade with a fairway wood or long iron. Accomplish those factors and you could be putting or chipping for eagle. But the second shot must avoid a tall line of cottonwoods from the ditch that dissects the fairway about 230 yards from the green and run all along the right side. In other words, you can’t hit a hook and get there in two.

The requirement of hitting landing spots in the fairway come into play on the downhill dogleg right Par 4, fourth hole. Drive it too far and you’ll have a downhill lie for your short approach to a narrow green. of trouble. Driving from the top of peak to the fairway below can be intimidating enough. Add in tall trees left, oak and out of bounds right to a sloping kidney shaped green and the challenge never ends.

Hole No. 8 is ranked as The Hideout’s toughest.

From the back tees you’re hitting to a blind fairway that have about 150 yards on your approach with a drop of about 75 yards to another sloping green that is protected by bunkers and a ditch in front.

The Par 5 ninth, at 555 yards, can be reached in two by the bombers. But the second shot will either be a layup right for a wedge third shot to the narrow and two-tier green or you’ll need to cut the corner left and carry the tall trees that protect he green’s left side.

The 525-yard Par 5 13th is probably The Hideout’s most popular hole. From an elevated tee the fairway below slopes right to a deep ravine that dissects the fairway about 300 yards from the tee box. If you can second section of the fairway to the right or you can try to carry the ravine left to a narrow green that is protected by a deep gulch in front.

The uphill Par 4 16th is The Hideout’s straightest hole, with a relatively wide fairway that slopes right.

But the fun begins with the approach to an elevated green protected by an old cedar tree to the left and cedar trees to the right. Once on the green you’ll have one of the best views The Hideout provides at an elevation of nearly 7,000 feet.

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ders very few birdies. The hole plays about 50 yards longer from the back tees than the blue tees and 100 yards longer than from the white tees. The tee shot is somewhat blind to the fairway below with tall grass and oak right and wetlands to the left. Find the right landing spot and you’ll be left with about 180 yards to a large and angling green that is protected by a ditch and deep bunker in front.

Ivins, a native of Blanding, Utah, was hired as the head professional in the spring of 2011. He left San Juan County after high school to complete a golf professional management program in Arizona, where he also worked at several toplevel courses in the Phoenix area. His destination golf experience and local background are proving to be a perfect mix for managing The Hideout.

Longtime superintendent Chris Leavitt retired last fall. His assistant, Brian Sturdevant, now maintains the course with a tight budamazingly still keeps the fairways plush and greens rolling smooth and fast.

The Hideout plays at 6,654 yards from the gold tees, with a rating of 71.1, and 5,635 yards from the white tees with a rating of 67. Greens fees range from $7-$16 for nine holes and $10-$27 for 18 holes.

Electric carts, highly recommended, are $8 for nine holes and $15 for 18 holes.

Tee times are seldom needed, but if traveling a long distance to play The

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Hideout it may be wise to call ahead. The Hideout hosts many popular tournaments for men, women, seniors and couples throughout the summer. The Hideout has a driving range and full service pro shop and snack bar.

549 S. Main St. Monticello, Utah 84535 435-587-2200 www.hideoutgolf.com

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