Upcoming Golf Schedule
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.
Tuesday, October 8 – Women’s Villages Challenge 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m. Tee Times
Saturday, October 12 – Men’s Club Fall Classic 8:30 a.m. Shotgun – 1 p.m. Open Shotgun
Tuesday, October 15 – Women’s Villages Challenge 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m. Tee Times
Tuesday, October 22 – Women’s Villages Challenge 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m. Tee Times
Wednesday, October 30 – Wednesday Nine & Dine 4 p.m. Front-9 Shotgun
New & Fun Golf Event – Glow Ball Night Golf!
Mark your calendars for the inaugural, first time ever glow ball night golf event on the Villages Par-3 Course! Friday, November 2 at Sundown
The Par-3 Course will be lighting up the night as we all enjoy a fun evening of nighttime glow ball golf, food, drink and friends.
Two 9-Hole Shotguns with specific start times TBD based on participation levels.
Each player will receive a glow ball, glow necklace, and a glowing drink cup.
Included will be 9-holes of glow ball golf plus select food & beverages for each player.
Don’t miss this first ever night golf event at The Villages!
More specific details coming soon…This event promises to be a blast!
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
Do you want to learn the game of golf? Then…GET GOLF READY!
Six 1-hour+ Lessons for $180 ($30 each)
For True Beginners Only
Get Golf Ready is the perfect way to learn all of the pertinent basic information about the game of golf and its premise.
You will also learn to play with an introduction to the physical fundamentals of golf!!
Get Golf Ready is a truly all-inclusive program for beginners
2024 FALL CLASS
Saturdays at 12 p.m. – September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2
Come as a single, a pair or small group of 3+.
If interested…contact Director of Golf – Scott Steele, PGA at ssteele@the-villages.com or call the golf shop 408.754-1330
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: Lean with It—Are you properly grounded?
The golf stance is one set up aspect that is often overlooked, but very important to performance. If your stance is too wide, it locks up your lower body and inhibits athleticism…a stance that is too wide also will inhibit turn and create either lack of motion or too much left to right lateral motion. A stance that is too narrow will cause a lack of balance and as a result the golfer’s swing will get too short and vertical. Jack Nicklaus used to say that he used 13 different stance widths…one for each club in the bag; narrow with the sort irons to wide with the woods and driver. I like that philosophy! Start with a 7-iron and put your feet about shoulder width apart. Widen the stance about ½ inch for each club longer than the 7-iron up to your driver. Your driver stance should be about 3-4 inches wider than your 7-iron stance. Then narrow your stance about ½ inch for each club shorter than the 7-iron. Your sand wedge stance should be about 2 inches narrower than your 7-iron stance. Work within these parameters and see if it helps your balance and footwork. And remember that if you are losing flexibility, flare your toes out 45 degrees, this will open up your hip flexors for more ability to turn.
Let us know if these tips help. To sign up for a lesson with me, email ssteele@the-villages.com
