Eclipse-ing Expectations

A Recap of the Total Solar Eclipse Over SSCC

Story & Photos by Alex Melton, Media & Marketing Specialist

A solar eclipse happens when the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth are aligned. On April 8th, 2024, Sulphur Springs, TX was in the path of the umbral shadow, with a near 100% view of the total solar eclipse.

Monday, April 8, 2024 - What an unforgettable day for SSCC! We absolutely loved seeing all of you out here enjoying the food, golf, simulators, and all that the Club has to offer Between the 14 teams who competed in the morning scramble and the dozens of families who stopped by to eat lunch and play around the Clubhouse, this place was FULL of life and full of joy!

As we all got in for work that morning, a subtle worry crept up about the clouds in the sky, but those fears were quickly resolved when so many of you came in for the 4-person Eclipse Scramble I grabbed a friend and rode out on a golf cart to try and capture some of the teams in action and, to my surprise, the sun decided to show! Then we stopped back at the Clubhouse to try and get a few littles playing on the bounce house and in the simulators, and I enjoyed watching families try their hand at simulator baseball. After cooling off, I made my way to the Bar & Grill to find so many of our Members had stopped in for food and drink specials ahead of the eclipse.

When it was time to view the eclipse, I made my way out to the lawn where many of our Members had gathered. There was laughter and cheers as people took their places out on the patio, in the grass, and on the greens, and the sun began to slowly disappear behind the moon. Everyone donned a pair of goofy glasses or held a piece of welder’s glass and took a minute to quiet down and stare at the sky.

What an eerie thing to witness- darkness in the middle of the day- even the animals changed their behavior for just a brief moment And then, nearly four and a half minutes later, the world was back and life continued on More games of Jenga were played, a golf shootout filled the course again, and the Clubhouse eventually reached that brief sigh before evening meals began.

In all, it was such a special and unique experience for all who were able to bear witness, and I am honored to have shared the event with all of you.

Congratulations to the winners of the Eclipse Scramble:

1st Flight

1st Place - Zach Blackmon, Garrett Landers, Cort Walker, Brody Blackmon

2nd Place - Zach Burney, Nick Burney, Randy White, Luke White.

2nd Flight

1st Place - Cannon Earp, Mallory Earp, LJ Earp, Trent Easley

2nd Place - Wes Cooper, Robert Langhoff, Clark Cooper, Chris Pearson