Upcoming Golf Club Fitting Days
Cobra – Sunday, May 18, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Come try the new Cobra Dark Speed Adapt with their new patented FutureFit33 hosel adapter with 33 adjustment options to dial in you ball flight. If you hit too low, too high, too far left or too far right, the new Cobra DS Adapt clubs can transform your ball flight to that high, straight, low spin shot that will maximize your distance and accuracy. The DS Adapt also boasts the fastest speed clubhead Cobra as ever made.
Please call the Pro Shop to book an appointment for all fitting days. Staff professionals will be there to help you determine the best club(s) to maximize your performance and lower your scores.
And remember most of the manufacturers allow you to trade in your old equipment for credit toward your new equipment.
May Golf Schedule
Friday, May 9 – 8 a.m. Open Shotgun – 12:30 p.m. Golf Moose Outing 18-Hole Course closed
Saturday, May 17 – 18-Hole Women Saturday Tournament 8 a.m. Tee Times – Koren Club 1 p.m. tee Times
Monday, May 26 – Memorial Day – Holiday Schedule 7:30 a.m. tee Times – Range Open All Day
Tuesday, May 27 – Men’s Club Home & Away – 1 p.m. Shotgun 18-Hole Course closed
Friday, May 30 – Twilight Mixer – 9-Hole 4:30 p.m. Shotgun + Dinner – Last available 18-Hole Tee Time 12 p.m.
Pedestrians on the Golf Course
Monday walkers…the following Mondays in May will have golf play prohibiting walking at regular times: Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day) course closed for walkers from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Junior Golf Camps are back—mark your calendars! Back by popular demand we will be hosting Junior Camps again this summer. Here are the dates and times for this summer’s junior camps.
June 9-12 Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
July 14-17 Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
July 21-24 Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Cost is $380 per junior per camp.
Junior Camps will be limited to 12-15 juniors per session, first come first served.
Registration starts Tuesday, April 1 – Call the Pro Shop at 408-274-3220 extension #1.
New Demos available now in the Pro Shop!
New Cobra DS Adapt Drivers-Fairways-Hybrids—used by Max Homa, Rickie Fowler and Lexi Thompson
New PING G440 Drivers-Fairways-Hybrids—used by Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau and Sahith Theegala
New Callaway Elye Drivers-Fairways-Hybrids—used by Xander Schauffele, John Rahm and Rose Zhang
New Taylor Made Qi35 Drivers-Fairways-Hybrid—used by Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Colin Morikawa
Take your game to the next level with new 2025 technology to maximize your distance and accuracy!
New Local Rule – Please be Advised
Goose Droppings—If your ball comes to rest on or near a Goose Dropping, and/or that Goose Dropping has adhered on your ball; you are entitled to lift, clean and replace your ball within 6 inches of its original location, with no penalty, and you may move the Goose Dropping to avoid interference.
Tips from the Pro—2 Simple Pitching Tips
From 30 yards pros get up and down about 46% of the time. Whereas a 10 handicap golfer only gets up and down around 11% of the time, and a 30 handicapper only gets up and down about 3% of the time…Ouch!
One reason for this is that the average amateur sets up with too much weight on their left side with the ball positioned too far back in the stance, which creates a steep swing on both sides of the ball…this leads to thin and fat pitches. The second reason is that the average amateur does not use the bounce on the sole of the wedge.
1. Try to set up with your weight even, and the ball in the middle of your stance…this will allow you to make a much shallower backswing and follow-through. So it’s much more of a sweeping motion than an up and down motion…Imagine pitching with a shallow U rather than a sharp V action. This gives better consistency and a much higher margin for error. Because the club is moving much lower to the ground, you can miss hit the ball and it’s still possible to get a good result.
2. Set up with the clubface open (turn the clubface clockwise) to activate the bounce on the sole of the club. This will ensure the first point of contact with the ground is the sole which will allow the clubhead to slide through the turf…if the clubface is too closed at impact, the leading edge will dig and create a fat shot as the result.
I guarantee you’ll hit fewer fat shots and thin shots with these techniques. To sign up for a lesson with me, email ssteele@the-villages.com
