August 2020 T H E Jumpstarter the Official Jumpstart Newsletter for All the Happenings and News at Grand Haven Golf Club
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AUGUST 2020 T H E JUMPSTARTER THE OFFICIAL JUMPSTART NEWSLETTER FOR ALL THE HAPPENINGS AND NEWS AT GRAND HAVEN GOLF CLUB Firs t FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER IN THIS ISSUE ANDREA KNOX You know it’s getting to be late summer in Florida when we start SWINGING SUNDAY seeing multiple low pressure weather systems working their way off the coast of Africa and their potential tracks westward. We certainly got lucky RESULTS with Isaias after all the watching and waiting. It may have just been one of the brief wind gusts, but I’m pretty sure I heard a collective sigh of relief when Isaias weakened and started tracking off the coastline of Florida. Let’s hope we continue getting lucky 2020-2021 like that in the future. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE How great is it to be watching the pro’s playing LIVE again! Did you know that Escalante Golf owns Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland Oregon? Pumpkin Ridge will AUGUST UPCOMING be the site of the next Korn Ferry Tour stop for the Winco Foods Portland EVENTS Open. Home of two gorgeous Bob Cup layouts carved through picturesque landscapes, this year will mark the 7th anniversary of the WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft Heinz. The tournament – traditionally the final event of the Korn Ferry Tour Regular season – has raised over $7 million for Portland charities. The final AUGUST 2020 full-field event of the Korn Ferry Tour season will not only crown a champion on Sunday, but will also issue twenty-five PGA TOUR cards to the Top 25 players on the Korn Ferry Tour money list. All REMINDER four rounds of the WinCo Foods Portland Open will be broadcast live on GOLF Channel; Thursday and Friday from 6pm to 8 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 5pm to 7pm. Be sure to tune in for GOLF CARTS ARE NOT some beautiful scenery and great golf! ALLOWED OFF GOLF COURSE PROPERTY! If you are looking for a little competitive golf yourself but with a lot more emphasis on FUN; mark Carts should never leave the your calendars for this month’s Sunday Swingers August 23rd. This four person mixed team format parking lot, or be taken into a has become a much anticipated monthly golf event. Play with your best friends or let us pair you back yard or onto a street. up with some new friends, it’s a great day. The next fun club golf event on the calendar will be a Labor Day Golf and Cook out scheduled for Sunday September 6th. The format for this event will If you need a ride home, please 6’s - six holes of Scramble, six holes of Alternate Shot and six holes of Better Ball. Details and sign ask in the golf shop and we will ups coming soon. be happy to give you a lift. All this golf talk reminds me to tell you about a great special we are running in the golf shop on GOLF SHOP HOURS Callaway golf balls. Callaway Super Soft and Triple Track are on sale for $19.99 a dozen and Callaway Chrome Soft are being featured at 2 dozen for $70. Stop in and restock today! Tuesday ~ Sunday 7:00 am ~ 4:00 pm Quick shout out to everyone that continues to play golf through these dog days of summer and all Tee Time reservations can be the ladies that came out to the #36 promotion in July! We are so happy to see you enjoying the made by calling the Golf Shop course and the club. And keep up the great work with social distancing, wearing masks and during regular hours washing your hands frequently – it is appreciated by all! Score posting after Golf Shop hours can be done from home at” Now get out and Play! http://www.ghin.com/ scorePosting.aspx Andrea DRIVING RANGE HOURS th Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday Sunday Swingers July 26 , 2020 Front of Range 7am to 4pm Congratulations to . Wednesdays Front of Range 7am to 3pm 1st Place $21.00 each 52.9 Michael Lucas, Vickie Lucas, John Fitzgerald, Heidi Fitzgerald An early close is needed to accommodate a clean pick for mowing the following morning. 2nd Place $17.00 each 54.1 John Subers, Margaret Subers, Dana Pettingell, Peg Pettingell HELP US HELP YOU BY . rd 3 Place $13.00 each 56.2 Pete Bianchi, Roe Bianchi, John Yozzo, Vivian Yozzo Filling divots with sand and repairing ball marks on the green th Keep your cart on the 4 Place $9.00 each 56.2 Jack Hinsch, Camille Hinsch, Lee Figiuolo, Diana Figiuolo path on all par 3’s Keep carts on path around all tees & greens Join us August 23rd for the next Sunday Swingers! Scatter carts entering and exiting fairways Sign up in the Golf Shop today! AUGUST 2020 FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT TJ WEST July had a wet start and wet end with very little rain in the middle. However, we recorded 10.5” of rainfall during the month. The lakes are definitely looking more normal and the turf is loving the added moisture. The aerification of greens on July 19th and 20th went very well. We were a little more aggressive this time then we were in May. We used a new style tine that is designed to leave a small hole, but remove more material. During those two days we were also able to aggressively verticut and topdress greens after they were punched. Our next scheduled greens aerification is on August 23rd and 24th. On Monday July 27th we verticut collars two directions. The collars had become heavy with thatch due to the added moisture from Mother Nature. From this point forward we will be on an alternating week schedule of verticutting greens then collars. With the above average rainfall we have been forced to apply a Plant Growth Regulator, Primo, to tees and fairways. This is a normal practice during the growing season. However, this summer we are applying the product at a much shorter interval. The application of Primo is also lessening our clipping yield which allows us to do other tasks besides blowing clippings. Nothing right now seems to be ideal and creativity is key. Through the hard work of the five full time employees, one part time employee and a little of myself…we are making due! I am proud of what these gentleman are accomplishing on the course! It is far from where we want it to be and the list of things in my head that we need to accomplish at times is overwhelming. BUT, we will get there! For question or comments I can be reached by email [email protected]. CALLAWAY SUPERSOFT DOZEN $19.99 CALLAWAY CHROME SOFT DOZEN TWO FOR $70 AUGUST 2020 FROM THE MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR RON SNIDER It is so nice to see so many of our members accumulating Referral Rewards Points. If you would like more details or have questions regarding the program, I would be happy to provide you with more information. I greatly appreciate your support and everyone’s efforts in sharing this wonderful club with others. It is a priority to maintain the warm and friendly culture that makes Grand Haven Golf Club so special, and there is no better way than to invite your friends and family to join. If you know of anyone relocating to the community or meet a new neighbor that you feel would be a good fit, please let me know. I am here to serve this great club and look forward to seeing you soon. WELCOME OUR NEWEST MEMBERS! John and Helen Bastian Josephine Dervan Brian Macomber and Ashley Katz Trial Members Social Member Social Advantage Vince Beatty and Kathy Hanes Marc and Rose Dwyer Eileen Marotto Trial Members Social Advantage Members Trial Membership Dennis and Michelle Danny and Teresa Emrich David and Rachel Miller Stacey-Braziel Trial Members Grand Golf Members Social Advantage Members Paul and Kathi Freet Johnny and Brenda Morris Bob and Linda Davidson Grand Golf Members Social Members Trial Members Pat Larsen Joe and Maria Pietropaolo Bobby and Deborah Deal Grand Golf Member Social Advantage Members Grand Golf Members Michael and Vicki Lucas Eric and Debra Robinson Lou and Suzanne Dean Grand Golf Members Grand Social Members Trial Members Michael and Renee Luttati Grand Golf Members AUGUST 2020 GREAT GOLF SHOTS During WGA League play July 7th Kaye Boyer Ryan scored a Hole in One on the 100 yard par three 14th hole using a 7 iron. Kaye’s ace was witnessed by Sheila Tebbano, and Louise Dycke. REMINDER During the MGA League play July 22nd, one of our new members, Robert Deal also aced the 14th hole using a 9 iron playing from 134 yards away. Robert’s FACE MASKS hole out was witnessed by Tom Smith, Carl Zimmermann, and John ARE McNamara. REQUIRED IN AND Eagles Everywhere! We had 4 eagles in July. Terry Donahue Eagled the tough th th AROUND THE 16 hole on July 14 . Paul Gillis Eagled the tough par 4 10th hole July 21st. Laurie Chatey had TWO Eagles on CLUBHOUSE. th par 4 holes in July! First on July 5 she holed out her Masks may be second shot on hole #10 then followed it up with a removed to eat and deuce on the par 4 sixth hole July 11th. drink, but please wear your mask Richard Frank Shot 1 under his age again! Richard shot while entering, an even par round of 72 to beat his age by 1 stroke (73) Exiting, moving around the Delos Anderson shot his age, 74!!! July 31, 2020.