September Golf Schedule
Thursday, September 12 – Women’s 18-Hole Club Championship 8:20am Shotgun
Saturday, September 14 – Men’s Club Championship – 8 a.m. tee times
Sunday, September 15 – Men’s Club Championship – 8 a.m. tee times
Thursday, September 19 – Women’s 18-Hole Club Championship 8:20am Shotgun
Friday, September 20 – Twilight Mixer 4:30 p.m. Shotgun – Last Tee Time 18-Hole Course 11:45 a.m.
Saturday, September 21 – Men’s Club Championship – 8 a.m. tee times
Saturday, September 21 – Villages Koren Club 1 p.m. Tee Times
Sunday, September 22 – Men’s Club Championship Finals – 8 a.m. tee times
Friday, September 27 – 8 a.m. Open Shotgun – 12:45 p.m. Charity Tournament Course closed and Range closed 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Fall Aeration Schedule
Monday, September 30 – Back-9 Closed all day for Greens Aeration – Front-9 Swingers 9 a.m. Shotgun – Open Play Shotgun 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 1 – All golf facilities closed all day including driving range and Pro Shop – completion of greens aeration
Wednesday, October 2 – Par-3 Course closed all day for greens aeration
More information coming… regarding fairway aeration, interseeding and topdressing.
Modified Golf Course Pedestrian Walking Schedule
Monday, September 30 – Walking limited to before 9 a.m. and after 6 p.m.
Tuesday, October 1 – Walking permitted all day as the golf course is closed for golf play
September Villages Golf Committee (VGC) Meeting
Tuesday, September 17 at 3 p.m. at Montgomery Center – All Villages Residents are welcome to attend.
Maintenance Projects on the Golf Course
1. The area behind Hole #18 Green across the cart path adjacent to the Redwood Tree and practice bunker will be roped off for a short time due to necessary repairs to the irrigation system and surrounding turf. Please refrain from driving carts or practicing within the roped off area. Thank you for your cooperation!
2. The stream on Hole #9 & #18 is being drained so that golf course maintenance can scrape and clean the entire liner. The hope is that this will help make the water in the stream clean and clear. While the steam will be dry, it is still defined as a Penalty Area and the standard rules of golf for a Penalty area apply.
3. This is the time of year when the golf course experiences some turf uprooting and damage due to grub worms and the resultant grubbing from the small animals. If your golf ball comes to rest in a grubbing area of disturbed turf, you are entitled to free relief from stance and swing defined as one-club-length no nearer the hole. This is regardless of whether or not the area is officially marked as Ground Under Repair. The ball must be dropped from knee height. And again, no penalty is incurred. Let us know if you have any questions.
Let’s All Get Together Now—Be a part of our “Culture of Care” and follow these simple Golf Course Etiquette Guidelines…We can all participate in keeping our golf course beautiful by observing these nine simple acts of care:
1. Follow the 90-degree rule (longer hitters) or the Entrance Gates (shorter hitters) when entering the fairway.
2. Drive the cart from shot to shot keeping the cart in the fairway as you play the hole…please avoid driving in the rough as much as possible to maintain the integrity of the rough.
3. Do not drive within 30-feet of the greens defined by the yellow painted ground lines in front of each green.
4. Exit every hole through the exit gates – please do not drive on the mounding around the greens and proceed from hole to hole using the cart paths.
5. Respect any roping, cart directional signs and Ground Under Repair.
6. Fill all divots with sand mix.
7. Repair pitch marks on the greens.
8. Smooth out the sand in the bunkers with the bunker rake and return the rake at a right angle to bunker edge placing the head of the rake in the sand and the handle of the rake on the bunker edge.
9. Knock the sand off your shoes before walking on the green.
Let’s all make it a goal to leave our golf course in better shape than we found it, every time we play.
Tips from the Pro—A Game of Inches
A change of a few inches or less can make a difference of several yards in the distance of your tee shots. Here are two things to experiment with at address:
1. Tee the ball an inch higher than normal, and about 3-inches ahead of your left heel. This will enable you to catch the ball just as your club begins the upswing, which means you’ll stay behind the ball longer, allowing an extra split-second to build up power. It also encourages a higher-than-normal shot trajectory with plenty of hang time, making this a good ploy when you’re hitting with a tail wind.
2. Widen your stance a few inches and flare your toes. This will improve your ability to make a long, low takeaway that will increase the length of your swing arc, enabling you to create more club head speed on the downswing. The flaring of the toes will open your hip flexors which allows for a better turn.
Let us know if these tips help. To sign up for a lesson with me, email ssteele@the-villages.com
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If interested…contact Director of Golf – Scott Steele, PGA at ssteele@the-villages.com or call the golf shop 408.754-1330
