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lenews U April | May 2021 “Gracious living and Hoosier hospitality are warm and vibrant things.” Henry Ulen Spring has arrived! y the time you receive this and enjoy our great course and club. these programs or to sign up your child newsletter, April will have or grandchild. Barrived. It’s about time! This year the club is requiring tee- times throughout the week, not just Superintendent Gabe Smoot and his We welcome both the start of spring on weekends and Holidays. It should crew have taken advantage of early and the dozens of new members who reduce waiting time to tee off and March’s pleasant and dry weather to have joined our club recently. Both new spread out the play on busier days. You address the lingering effects of winter. and returning members are encouraged may contact the pro shop for available We look forward to excellent playing to introduce themselves and participate times a week in advance. conditions again this season. in our club’s social and golf events. We We also recognize those of you who have now reached 234 golfing members Professional Blake Wilson and his volunteer your time to serve on various – about seventy more than we had staff are lining up a series of group club committees. Your insight and ideas this time last year. We recognize the lessons in the evenings this April for are invaluable. Anyone that would like efforts of our membership committee in women who would like to improve their to serve on a committee is encouraged attracting new members and thank the skills, play a few holes, or just have an to contact me (kfrandsen@parrlaw. many of you who have spread the good excuse for an evening out of the house. com or mobile (317) 627-8950. Also feel word about what Ulen offers. Last year’s participation was excellent. free to contact me with your comments or questions about any aspect of club Because of the pandemic and an early The PGA Junior program for both operations. Easter this year, we will not be having boys and girls between the ages of five an Easter buffet. A special carry-out and 13 is a good way for them to have I look forward to seeing you at the meal will be available for that Sunday. fun with the game in a lower stress club! If you are interested please contact the environment. Please contact the Pro club to place an order for pick up. We Shop if you wish to learn more about still hope to be able to have a Mother’s Day buffet on May 9th and encourage you to join us for that special event. The 2021 tournament calendar is finalized and we encourage you to play in as many of the events as possible. In addition to the always-fun competition, KENT FRANDSEN it is a good way to meet other members President Club Manager Message | Golf & Pro Shop Updates | New Members | APRIL - MAY Calendar 2 | Ulen Country Club April-May 2021 We are offering a carry-out dinner Welcome to our In the special for Easter Sunday. Check your HOUSE emails for more details. Our plan is to be New Office Manager open on Mother’s Day for our first buffet Carry-out for Easter this in over 14 months. Please make your Mercedes Jones reservations early as space will be limited. year! We are happy to introduce the newest Looking back on my article from last As we return to our somewhat member of our management team, April I stated that “these times were normal pace and activities it will me Mercedes Jones. Mercedes joined us in unprecedented and temporary”. And more important than ever to call for January and is responsible for our office today, we’re still getting back to some reservations whenever you plan to join us operations here at UCC. normalcy. Still cautious and still taking for lunch or dinner. It really does help us necessary steps to stay safe, but seeing the in our planning and preparations. Mercedes was born and raised in light at the end of the tunnel. Lebanon, graduating from Lebanon High Please be safe and I hope to see you in School in 2010. She completed her One of the more positive things to the Clubhouse soon. degree in Forensic Accounting at Purdue come of this pandemic is the resurgence University Global and was employed at of golf. Our golfing membership continues RevOne Companies for the past seven to grow at a rapid pace. We’ve approved years. She and her husband, Ron, along well over 20 new members in our early with their one year old son, Atlas, moved spring program and are just beginning to back to Lebanon in October of 2020. advertise our Spring/Summer incentives. Now id the time to reach out to your Please welcome Mercedes to Ulen the CURTIS D. WOOD friends and acquaintances and share the Manager next time you are at the club or call into warmth and comradery of Ulen Country the office. Club. Current Ulen members may upgrade their current Details of the Spring Offer may be found on our membership from Social to Golfing and enjoy savings! website. The same is true for Golfing members that wish to upgrade their golfing membership (ie: convert from This does not apply to members that are Twilight Golfing to Regular Golfing). moving from one golfing class to another due to age requirements (ie: Junior Golf to Intermediate During the Spring Offer (now through July 31, Golf, etc.). Conversions will not change any 2021), the initiation fee that you have paid to join your remaining referring member’s incentive and all other present class will be applied to the discounted fee in requirements of the new class will apply. effect for your new membership class. The balance of the initiation fee Please contact Curtis Wood difference must be paid no with questions or to initiate a later than July 31, 2021 by the conversion of your membership. converting member. The reduced monthly dues eligible for newly joining members will be extended to the converting member for a period of 1 year after paying the Initiation Fee difference. April-May 2021 Ulen Country Club | 3 BLAKE WILSON Golf News PGA Professional April Pro Shop Hours In 2021, the cost of Bag Storage will be $80, but a locker will be provided with this fee. There are a Mondays: 11:30 AM – 7:00 PM (Pro Shop Closed if limited number of full lockers (vs. 1/2), so the full course closed or weather not conducive for golfers) lockers will be distributed on a first-come, first serve basis! If you only want a locker, they are still available Golf course will open at 12:00 PM on Mondays! for $30 for a ½ locker and $50 for a full locker! Tuesday – Sunday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM Please contact Blake Wilson at the Pro Shop to inquire about Bag Storage/Lockers at 765-482-3480 or The Golf Shop will close at 5:30 PM on those days Storage/ Bag [email protected] in April when the golf course is unplayable or the Incentive Locker Pro Shop Hours Shop Pro weather is too extreme for golfers! The Season Cart Plan is unlimited use of golf carts The Men’s Tournament Ticket will be $85 in 2021, during the 2021 golfing season. This year the Season which includes the prize fund for all “Tournament Cart Plan will have a price for one person and for a Ticket” tournaments, handicap fee, and lunch in 3 couple (with two options)! You may pay the plan selected events! Handicap only fee is $23.00. up-front for a Single ($850) or a Couple ($1375) by April 30, 2021 or with a committed monthly plan from April through October. Here is the breakdown for the Ticket monthly payment option: Options Single Plan/Month Couples Plan/Month April: $125 April: $200 Tournament Men’s May: $125 May: $200 June: $150 June: $225 2021 Season Cart Plan Cart Plan Season 2021 Optional billing of $5.00 per Hole-in-One made in a July: $150 July: $225 regulation round of golf (at Ulen) or in a Ulen function. Aug.: $150 Aug.: $225 If both spouses want to be in the pot, their member Sept.: $100 Sept.: $225 # will be billed $10 per hole-in-one! ½ of the amount Oct.: $100 Oct.: $125 collected will go to the Acer in Pro Shop credit and ½ Total $900 Total $1425 in Clubhouse credit. This would run from April 15th *No Children will be allowed to participate in the season (Men’s Opening Stag) to October 14th (Men’s Closing cart plan. Children at least 16 years of age may rent a golf Stag)! Please let the Pro Shop know if you would like “Optional” cart for $21.00. There are no refunds under the Season to be part of this Hole-in-One pot! Cart Plan. Pot Hole-In-One 4 | Ulen Country Club April-May 2021 Just a reminder that Ulen CC has a reciprocal Ulen Ladies agreement currently with 11 other Indiana country clubs. You may play any of these 11 clubs with a golf Golf Association 2021 cart for only $30, but may only visit each one of these clubs a maximum of 2 times (after that you will be required to pay their guest fees.) Opening Day for the Ulen Ladies 9 & 18 hole Golf League is Tuesday, April 27th, with a nine hole You must have someone from our Pro Shop staff set scramble at 9:30 followed by lunch and a short these arrangements up for you, and the availability of these courses is based on their availability to meeting.