BUMP & RUN SUMMER 2019 MESSAGE FROM SCOTT SKLAR HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL Happy summer to all! The golf course is in top shape those who enjoy looking at numbers might find our thanks to Rosie and his crew, and with help from the course even more intriguing! The Member Directory cooperating weather and the hard work of our entire goes hand in hand with the multi-round events staff, Meadia Heights is enjoying a great summer so at Meadia. If you ever need to find out another far. member’s contact info to set a match date, you can find the Member Directory at the top of the “Member I would like to take this time to provide a few updates Menu.” on happenings around the club, including weekend play options for our members, tournament and tee ONLINE TEE TIMES – COMING SOON time updates on our website, and lower prices on Planning ahead, we are looking forward to apparel and equipment in the golf shop. introducing online tee times this fall. We want to begin this transition process toward the end of this WEEKEND PLAY year so when next spring comes around, members As our membership grows, it is more important than will be familiar with the system. There will certainly ever that we follow the guidelines that are in place. be a learning curve, but we have confidence our Saturday mornings from 7:30 to 10:00 are reserved members will appreciate what an online tee time for our full golfing MGA members. From 10:00 to system can do. 11:00, the WGA members have reserved their tee times to play 18 holes. The highly anticipated sweeps GOLF SHOP SALES and skins games for men and women are available I always enjoy learning what our members like in every Saturday, and we hope that our newest the golf shop. We hope you enjoy what we have members feel welcome to the game. If an MGA or selected this year. Please note that members WGA member would like to play Saturday morning receive 10% off the listed price on all apparel and does not have a normal group to play with, the items and golf equipment. Also, we are extremely golf shop staff will be happy to accommodate you. competitive with all online wholesalers, and we If you are interested, we will make sure you get set always take good care of our members who support up with a regular Saturday player and work to find the golf shop when it comes to equipment. Meadia you a regular spot. Please note that a limit of one Heights is very proud to have all major vendors at guest per foursome is allowed before 10:00 am. our fingertips and will do our best to accommodate We want to ensure that every MGA member has the membership. a spot in the game, and the Golf Staff wants to assist the regular groups who are looking for I hope the summer of 2019 here at Meadia Heights a third or fourth player. Two or more guests are brings you lots of great memories to remember. permitted after 11:00 am on Saturdays. On Sundays, As membership continues to grow, and with many we allow two guests per foursome before 10:00 am. more exciting new things to come, we continue to strive to give our members the best possible ONLINE TOURNAMENT PORTAL experience both on and off the golf course. I hope We hope you have been able to view our new Online you are as excited as we are about what’s to come Tournament Portal for both MGA & WGA. You are here at Meadia Heights. Cheers to more fairways and now able to look at past and present bracket results, greens! such as those for the Presidents Cup or Old Pal. Also available are player stats, hole-by-hole course Golfingly yours, statistics, and course analytics. Located under “Men’s Event Results” & “Ladies’ Event Results,” WELCOME NEW MEMBERS FEATURED DRINK Join us in welcoming the newest members of the Meadia Heights family! Chris Addis Roberto Gutierrez Patricia Panacek THE JULIANNE Tom Baldwin Peggy Harder Don Peirson Longtime member Julianne Futcher was looking for a Rocky Bare Patricia Hazlebeck John Pochodylo refreshing drink that was also low-cal. This citrusy drink Matt Blank Aaron Hess Brian Rentz caught on with her and her friends, and now we know it simply as…the Julianne. Perfect on a hot summer’s day! John Breckenridge Jeff Hess Jay Reynolds Rob Castor Frederick Humphrey Bob Schwabe June Chipman Diane Ingham Ned Steele Louise Colburn Dwight Jasmann Irving Sterman Adelyn Deery Jim Kiscaden Cathy Thorn Nancy Dougan John Lyons Brad Van Eck Eva Drummond Ann Louise Mann Ryan Woelfling Karen Flick Kelly McBride Michael Ziegler Eric Garman Sarah McSorley Stan Goldman Charlie Meyer UPCOMING Throughout Presidents Cup Round 3 JULY the month MEADIA HEIGHTS WGA Old Pal Round 2 RECIPE WGA Meadia Cup Round 2 • Ice GOLF Senior Club Championship Round 1 • 2 orange slices • 2 oz Stoli Ohranj vodka EVENTS 11 Senior Group Day 3 • Diet tonic 13 – 14 Ryder Cup 13 – 14 Solheim Cup DIRECTIONS 20 – 21 MGA/WGA Two-Man Scramble 1. Fill a large glass with ice. 2. Squeeze the orange slices 3 – 4 MGA/WGA Charter Cup AUG and drop into the glass. 9 Junior Club Championship 3. Add vodka. 4. Fill the rest of the glass with diet tonic. 13 & 20 WGA 9 Club Championship 17 – 18 MGA/WGA Club Championship HOW TO PLAY UPCOMING 18 Cigar Dinner JULY HOLE 12 MEADIA HEIGHTS 25 Krazy 7s Written by Scott Sklar, Head Golf Professional 15 Trivia Night AUGUST Par 4 | White Tees: 287 Yards SOCIAL 29 Krazy 7s 26 Krazy 7s Hole #12 is quite intriguing. It can keep you up all night thinking about how you double- SEPTEMBER bogeyed a par 4 that is under 300 yards. Or, you can find yourself boasting to friends that you EVENTS 3 Cigar Dinner hit—or almost hit—your tee shot on the green of a par 4 and made easy birdie. Be sure to like our Facebook page @MeadiaHeights to share pictures and stay up-to-date on upcoming social events. OCTOBER 17 Trivia Night There are several intricacies in playing this short but articulate hole. Either your second shot plays blind from 110 to 150 yards, or you can select to bomb driver, leaving yourself with a chip/pitch of 20 to 50 yards onto a green that slopes both front to back and left to right. Nearly every chip or pitch rolls off the back of the green, and you’re left with the thought of par, or even bogey, from 20 yards away after your tee shot. And then there is this: If you hit your tee shot left, the hazard swallows your golf ball, leaving you with a recommended provisional ball from the tee. If it is a lost ball, the third shot was from the teeing ground, now heading toward the antagonizing double bogey. DINING RESERVATION POLICY Helpful Hints for Playing Hole #12 • From tee box (white tees) to top of hill is 187 yards. GENERAL RESERVATIONS Reservations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis during • Top of the hill from the fairway is 100 yards to the green. our hours of operation. • If you have a blind second shot, your target is the lone high tree in the background. SPECIAL DINNER EVENTS • For shorter hitters, since the green slopes front to back and the hole slopes left to Due to popular demand and limited availability, reservations for right, hit one or two clubs less, aligning yourself to the left half of the green. Play pre-fixed or special events will be accepted starting one month not to hit the green, but to land on the front bank and roll the ball on. prior to the event night, unless otherwise advertised. We will not take any reservations before that time. Reservations must be made with all member names and number of guests attending. Please refrain from reserving an entire table Hole #12 can be a bit easier in soft conditions. If there is a dry spell, good luck hitting your with hopes to fill it. approach on the green. A high-trajectory, full-wedge shot is about the only chance you have to keep it on. When an event is sold out, we will continue to take names for a wait-list and will contact the next person in line if availability If you are confident with your driver and your short game is on, I say go for it every time and opens. get out of there with a decent birdie chance (par at worst). But, if your feel around the green is a bit more inconsistent, or you do not drive the ball 230 plus, a hybrid or 4/5 iron that goes 175 If a reservation is cancelled within 24 hours of an event, or if a to 190 yards off the tee will leave you approximately 100 yards into the green. Then, all you reservation “no shows,” a 50% fee will be charged unless we are have left is a simple, full, high-lofted shot, or a bump and run left of the flag and let it roll on. able to fill the spot with someone on our wait-list. Hope you find these tips on hole #12 useful. Good luck! Please call the 19th Hole to make all reservations. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Scott Reis at [email protected].