October Golf Schedule
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 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. Signup starts Friday, October 4 at the Pro Shop. Don’t miss this first ever night golf event at The Villages!
2024 Club Champions Crowned in September. September is the month of the club championship tournaments at The Villages. We want to congratulate all of the 2024 Club Champions for their stellar golf play. Kudos to the following 2024 Villages Club Champions:
Men’s Club 2024 Club Champion: Ken Kupperberg
18-Hole Women’s Association 2024 Club Champion: Monica Saneholtz
Swingers 9-Hole Women’s 2024 Club Champion: Renee Woolard
Shonis Par-3 Women’s 2024 Club Champion: Manoli Kelly
Ironmen Par-3 Men’s 2024 Club Champion: Jerry Juracich
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
Gordon Gekko said, “greed is good” in the movie Wall Street…but greed is not always good when playing golf.
Have you ever heard the term “sucker pin”? Well, it’s a common term used for a hole location that is cut near the edge of the green, or just over a bunker or body or water. The term means that aiming at that hole is a risk, as it brings the trouble into play. We have many such instances that can occur here at The Villages.
Here are some classic Villages “sucker pins”:
Front left on #1 – brings the front bunker into play – play to the center of the green
Front right on Hole #3 – brings the bunker into play – play to the left side or center of the green
Far right on Hole #4 – brings the huge greenside bunker into play – play to the center of the green
Right on Hole #5 – brings the short right bunker into play – play to the center of the green
Back left on Hole #7 – brings the back left bunker into play – play short to the middle of the green
Front on Hole #9 – brings the stream into play – play long to the center of the green
Front left on Hole #11 – brings the left bunker into play – play to the right-center of the green
Back on Hole #13 – brings the left bunker into play – play short to the middle of the green
Front left on #14 – brings the left bunker into play – play to the center of the green
Right on Hole #15 – brings the short right bunker into play – play to the center of the green
Front left on #17 – brings the left bunker into play – play to the center of the green
Front on Hole #18 – brings the stream into play – play long to the center of the green
Let us know if these tips help. To sign up for a lesson with me, email ssteele@the-villages.com
