October and November Golf Schedule
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
Friday, November 1 – Night Golf Glow Ball Event – 6:30 p.m. & 7:45 p.m. Shotguns on the Par-3 Course
Saturday, November 2 – 18-Hole Women’s Saturday Golf Tournament 8:30 a.m. Tee Times
Saturday, November 2 – Villages Korean Golf Club – 12:30 p.m. Tee Times
Sunday, November 3 – San Jose State Alumni Fundraiser – 1 p.m. tee Times
Saturday, November 9 – Men’s Club Veteran’s Tournament 8:30 a.m. Shotgun – 1 p.m. Open Shotgun
Thursday, November 28 – Thanksgiving Day – 7 a.m. Tee Times – Pro Shop & Driving Range closed 1 p.m.
New & Fun Golf Event – Glow Ball Night Golf! Come out and enjoy the first time ever glow ball night golf event on the Villages Par-3 Course! Friday, November 1 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 & friends…Two 9-Hole Shotguns 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. $30 per person plus $13 Par-3 Course green fee. Each player will receive a glow ball, glow necklace, and a glowing drink cup. Included will be 9-holes of glow ball golf plus one hamburger or hot dog + one beer, wine or soda + select bar snacks. Sign up now at the Pro Shop. Don’t miss this first ever night golf event at The Villages!
Daylight Savings ends November 3—The Golf Winter Schedule starts that week. The Pro Shop and golf play hours of operation will be adjusted around the resultant constricted daylight hours.
The Monday shotgun will move to 12 p.m.
The Driving Range close at 2 p.m. on Mondays.
The Swingers Tuesday 9-Hole Women’s shotgun will move to 9 a.m.
The Shonis Par-3 women will move to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays.
The Ironmen Par-3 men will move to 1 p.m. on Thursdays.
The Pinseekers Men’s 9-hole Club Friday tee times start at Noon.
Fall Maintenance Schedule
Fairway aeration will continue through October 25.
Fall Overseeding will continue through November 30.
Fairway Sand Top-Dressing will start October 25 and continue through November 11.
During these processes we will move to 6-inch relief, Pick-Clean-Place, no nearer the hole on the holes that are completed.
Maintenance Projects on the Golf Course
1. 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.
2. 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.
Tips from the Pro— Tiger’s 2 Tees Putting Drill
Remember how Tiger used to bang in those 5-foot putts with authority and never miss? I do, it was something to watch in his heyday! The reason he was able to do this is simple…confidence. A great way to gain confidence on short putts is to use Tiger’s 2 tee drill. Place 2 tees just outside the width of your putter-head and simply putt through the gate. This will show you if your putter is square when you set up (perpendicular to the tees); and will also show you if you return to the ball with a square stroke (not hitting the tees on through stroke). Try this simple drill and let us know how it works. Let us know if these tips help. To sign up for a lesson with me, email ssteele@the-villages.com
