GOLF UPDATES

Kyle Kelly Head Golf Professional

As we turn the calendar to the month of February, we have truly redefined the “busy season” here at Tamarisk! Rounds are up over 75% and everyone is loving being out on our beautiful golf course.

We have some great events coming up…. MARK YOUR CALENDARS

JoFit Trunk Show

Update your Women’s Golf Attire with JoFit. Classic Golf, Sport & Athleisure attire for women designed to fit your life. Saturday, February 13th

Golf Demo Day featuring XXIO and Ping

Saturday, February 20th Both XXIO and Ping have new lines of irons and woods. and they look great; make an appointment to come test them out!

Mixed Couples Golf - Ben’s Revenge

Saturday, February 21st One of our signature couples golf events of the season; we turn Superintendent Ben Vann loose to make the rules and set up the course…it’s truly golf like you’ve never experienced, and a ton of fun!

King for a Day

Tuesday, March 2nd King for a day has been a Tamarisk tradition for years… Three ladies invite one “King” to join them for a fun morning of golf followed by lunch.

GOLF UPDATES TO NOTE

■ Unfortunately, due to COVID protocols and the uncertainty of what lies ahead, we have made the difficult decision to CANCEL The Main Event Men’s Invitational this season. However, we added a Men’s Guest Day on Wednesday, March 24th. More details to follow. ■ The Men’s Club Championships are Tuesday, April 13 & Thursday, April 15. All divisions will compete in 36 holes of stroke play, including the Open Division, Senior Division and Super Senior Division.

NEED NEW GOLF EQUIPMENT? NO

PROBLEM!

Test demo clubs from our top equipment companies; see Ran or Kyle to take these new toys out for a test drive! CALLAWAY | COBRA | TAYLORMADE | XXIO

ENJOY TAMARISK IN EVERY WAY

As the days get longer we can look forward to the great weather we are accustomed to in the Coachella valley. The recent warm weather has allowed the overseeded grass to mature, making it possible for us to remove the ropes on the golf course for the first time. It is important to remember that the ropes are there to keep the course in great condition in high traffic areas. We will be putting ropes and stakes back out as needed depending on how the turf stands up to the cart traffic. Please use the cart paths around greens and tees to reduce the amount of rope needed.

Remember to sand and seed your divots and fix balls marks as it is so helpful in keeping our course in its outstanding condition. Below is an diagram from the USGA as a friendly reminder. Ben Vann Director of Agronomy

did YOU?know

Why we have more ball marks in cooler weather?

Every day before cutting the greens we put a pinch of seed on unfixed ball marks. When the days are short and the weather is cold the seed takes up to a month to germinate, which is why we have more ball marks in the cooler weather months. The same goes for divots filled with sand and seed. When the weather warms the germination process is only about two weeks.