Front 9 Newsletter August 7th, 2023

FRONT 9 NEWSLETTER IDLE HOUR COUNTRY CLUB AUGUST 7TH, 2023 OPERATION 36 RECAP DIVOT REPAIR LADIES GOLF 101 TITLEIST SPECIAL PLAY NUMBERS DRIVING RANGE HOURS JON HARDESTY

THANK YOU TO OUR JUNIOR GOLFERS AND PARENTS WHO PARTICAPTED IN SATURDAY'S OPERATION 36 PLAY DAY WILL STUART JACK JONES BRUCE LEWIS B JONES BRIGGS BOARDMAN CAROLINE BROADBENT BEN WILKINSON RHETT MORROW BANKS WILKINSON BEN BOLLINGER MAX DENNING

JOIN US THIS WEEK: PRACTICE: WEDNESDAY AT 5:00 PM PLAY DAY: SATURDAY AT 5:00 PM

DIVOT REPAIR INFORMATION DIVOTS ARE PART OF THE GAME OF GOLF. IN FACT, MANY WOULD SAY THAT IN ORDER TO HIT A GOOD SHOT, A DIVOT IS A MUST. IT’S WHAT IS DONE AFTER THE DIVOT THAT MATTERS MOST. AT IDLE HOUR, OUR GOLF CARTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH SAND BOTTLES FILLED WITH GREEN SAND FOR THE GOLFER’S CONVENIENCE TO USE IF NEEDED. SAND IS ONLY NEEDED IF, AND ONLY IF, THE DIVOT EXPLODES OR HAS NO SOIL LEFT ON IT. COOL SEASON GRASSES (BENT, RYE, BLUE) WILL GROW BACK IF THE DIVOT IS PROPERLY REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. SAND MUST BE USED IF THE DIVOT ISN’T REPLACEABLE OR LESS THAN THE FULL DIVOT REMAINS IN WHICH CASE, THE SAND CAN BE USED AS A SUPPLEMENT. PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK FROM THE USGA GREEN SECTION TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DIVOT CARE. HTTPS://WWW.USGA.ORG/CONTENT/USGA/HOMEPAGE/ARTICLES/2019/05/DIVOT-REPAIR--WHY-ANDHOW.HTML

REMEMBER, THE CONDITION OF A GOLF COURSE ISN’T SOLELY DEPENDENT ON THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF. IT’S THE PLAYER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO LEAVE THE GOLF COURSE IN BETTER SHAPE AFTER PLAYING BY FIXING DIVOTS, REPAIRING BALL MARKS AND LIMITING PRACTICE SWINGS FROM THE TEEING GROUND. IDLE HOUR IS A BEAUTIFUL GOLF COURSE. LET’S ALL TAKE PRIDE AND DO OUR PART TO MAKE IT BETTER. FOR THOSE ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THE USGA GREEN SECTION’S TWITTER IS @USGAGRNSECTION. THEY POST VERY REGULARLY ABOUT GOLF COURSE CARE. GIVE IT A FOLLOW. PETE GARVEY, PGA

LADIES GOLF 101 GRAB YOUR PUTTER AND JOIN US TUESDAY AT 5:00 PM! IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE, WE WILL PROVIDE ONE!

CALL OR EMAIL THE GOLF SHOP TO SIGN UP

TITLEIST SPECIAL PLAY NUMBERS COME BY THE GOLF SHOP TO PICK OUT SPECIAL PLAY NUMBERS FOR THE PROV1 AND PROV1X #1- #99

DRIVING RANGE HOURS MONDAY: CLOSED TUESDAY: 7:30 AM – 8:00 PM (MATS FROM NOON TO 7:30 PM) WEDNESDAY: 7:30 AM – 7:30 PM (CLOSES EARLY FOR CLEAN PICK) THURSDAY: 7:30 AM – 8:00 PM FRIDAY: 7:30 AM – 8:00 PM SATURDAY: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM SUNDAY: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM (CLOSES EARLY FOR CLEAN PICK)

JON HARDESTY DEAR IDLE HOUR MEMBERS: JON BRINGS A WEALTH OF TEACHING KNOWLEDGE AND UTILIZES ALL MODERN TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING TRACKMAN. FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN A LESSON WITH JON, HE WILL BE AVAILABLE 3 DAYS A WEEK. LESSONS LAST FOR 1 HOUR. TO BOOK A LESSON, PLEASE TEXT JON AT 502-220-9752.

JON HARDESTY JON IS A PGA PROFESSIONAL GOLF INSTRUCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN RESEARCH BASED COACHING STRATEGIES. HE UTILIZES THE FIELDS OF BIOMECHANICS, STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING, MOTOR LEARNING, AND GOLF STATISTICS TO FORM STRATEGIES THAT MAXIMIZE HIS STUDENT’S PERFORMANCE. HE ALSO USES TRACKMAN AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES AS HE HAS SEEN HOW INVALUABLE THEY ARE TO FURTHER HIS STUDENT’S PROGRESS. JON HAS SPENT THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS COMPILING A DIVERSE KNOWLEDGE BASE IN ALL FACETS OF GOLF PERFORMANCE AND GOLF COACHING. JON HAS WORKED WITH PLAYERS ON THE PGA TOUR, KORN FERRY TOUR, MACKENZIE TOUR, AND PGA TOUR LATINO AMERICA. HE HAS ALSO SENT SEVERAL OF HIS HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS ON TO PLAY AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL. NOMINATED FOR GOLF MAGAZINE TOP 100 LIST 2017-2018. GOLF DIGEST BEST IN STATE - TEACHERS LIST (2019-2023). NOMINATED FOR KY TEACHER OF THE YEAR (2016-2019, 2023). · PGA CLASS A MEMBER · TPI FITNESS LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION · TPI GOLF PROFESSIONAL LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION · TPI JUNIOR COACH LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION · TPI GOLF MECHANICS LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION · FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SYSTEMS LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION · CERTIFIED GOLF COACHES ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION · DAVID ORR FLATSTICK PUTTING CERTIFICATION LEVEL 1