321-494-7856 Program Guide The Course at Manatee Cove 861 Marina Road, Bldg 1500 Patrick SFB, FL 32925 321-494-7856 FAX: 321-494-4524 GOPATRICKFL.COM Message from the General Manager Welcome to the Course at Manatee Cove. We hope your experiences here are enjoyable and enable you to feel appreciated for choosing to provide us the opportunity to serve you. Our mission is to provide outstanding customer service via a well-trained and knowledgeable sta, a challenging and well-maintained course, a well-stocked pro shop and quality year-round programs and events. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., the scenic 18-hole, par 72 course is a gem of the Air Force and distinguished as the best golf operation in this Service. Patron safety is very important. Please be mindful of weather conditions and advisories, fellow players around you and wildlife on the course. Rules are posted on each golf cart to facilitate pace of play. The Florida climate is extreme; players are encouraged to stay well-hydrated and use adequate sun protection. I hope to see you on the course! Message from the Superintendent The Course at Manatee Cove sits on a total of 140 acres just o the Banana River at the south end of Patrick SFB, FL. There are 36 sand bunkers and four sets of tees to challenge every level of golfer and 29 acres of ponds and canals which are home to several dierent species of sh, turtles and alligators. Water comes in to play on 17 of the 18 holes. The large undulating greens were rebuilt in 2007 utilizing a salt-tolerant turfgrass called Supreme Seashore Paspalum. The fairways and rough are mainly Bermuda grass. A new irrigation system was installed in 2001 featuring 1,155 sprinkler heads throughout the golf course. Pro Shop Open daily, the pro shop oers a variety of well-known quality brands of golf equipment, apparel and gifts at amenable prices. If we don’t have what you need, we will be happy to submit a special order for you. Sales and demo days are oered on a routine basis. Please check our advertising or inquire at the pro shop. Programs Squadron Team Building (UNITE) Currently oered under the AF Chief of Sta’s ‘UNITE’ initiative to bolster morale and camaraderie at the squadron level. Squadron UNITE POCs are required to coordinate the activity through the Community Cohesion Specialist and are highly encouraged to utilize their allotted funds for food and beverage at the Hacker’s Grill to facilitate an all-in-one event. A special UNITE price of $10 per squadron member applies and is adequately covered by the allotted activity funds for activities. The following activities are currently available: FOOT GOLF (18 holes) 9 or 18-HOLE TOURNAMENTS SPEED GOLF Morale Activities Also designed to facilitate workplace team building for Patrick SFB and Cape Canaveral SFS Tournaments & Special Events organizations, these activities may be scheduled Please contact the Program Director or General Manager for one to three hours at a rate of $5 per person. to help you plan your event. A variety of tournament A minimum of two-week advance notice is formats can be oered and we will facilitate a fun and required for booking. The following activities memorable experience. Private Organizations wishing are currently available: to host an event or utilize the clubhouse are required to GOLF PONG contact the 45 FSS Resource Management Oce as part PUTTING CONTEST of the process to authorize use of an FSS facility. Food and FOOT GOLF (5 holes) beverage are not permitted to be brought into the facility CHIPPO or out on the course. Our food and beverage partner, DRIVING RANGE TARGETS Aramark, can be reached at 321-494-7492 to help you TRIATHLON (choose 3 from above) organize that aspect of your event. Tournaments may be arranged. Please contact the Leagues Program Director for scheduling and pricing. Leagues take place year round and are executed in various formats from traditional 18-hole to 9-hole shotgun and par-3. Whether you are looking to improve your game with competitive play or to have fun and socialize, there’s a league for you. Please inquire at the pro shop for more information. Lessons Private and group lessons and week-long clinics are available and taught by a golng professional. Whether you are new to the sport of golf or want to tighten up your game, our instructor can teach to the level desired. More information is available at the pro shop. Tee Times Advance tee times are made available to customers by the type of pass held or military/DoD status. A maximum of three tee times may be made by one customer when doing so by phone; and one tee time when doing so online. AUTHORIZED TEE TIMES Active Duty: 14 days in advance Annual Pass 12 days in advance Annual Pass (non-DoD civilians) 10 days in advance Annual Fee 7 days in advance Military retirees/DoD/contractors 5 days in advance USDA COURSE/SLOPE RATING Non-DoD civilians 2 days in advance MEN WOMEN Tee times may be blocked for approved tournament Sharks/Blue 72.3/125 n/a or league play only. Manatees/Whites 70.3/121 76.3/127 Marlins/Golds 67.4/113 72.7/120 Dolphins/Reds 64.1/103 68.8/114 To make a tee time by phone, customers may contact the pro shop at 321-494-7856 or the starter booth at 321-494-3880. To make a tee time online, please go to GoPatrickFL.com, select Golf Course on the menu and then click on the tee time graphic on the right side of the golf page. Customers must set up an account in the online system with a valid e-mail address and password. We are available and happy to assist setting up the account via phone or in person. For online tee times, there is a maximum of one tee time per person per day. Please use the buddy system when making tee times for a group. General Rules Children on the Course The following rules are enforced to ensure our customers Growing the game of golf and family inclusion are two are provided a safe and enjoyable environment while important goals of this organization. Children are utilizing the golf facilities. welcome on the course and their safety is paramount. The minimum requirement is 6 years of age; and children Proper attire is required at all times. Please refer to dress code. 6 to 11 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. A learner permit is not sucient to Customers shall show the required identication card to receive applicable discounts. operate a golf cart; driver license is mandatory. Junior rates apply to children 17 years and under. There are no Players shall check in at the starter booth or pro shop before teeing o. junior rates for carts. Ride-along fees apply to all children Non-DoD civilians are required to pay the applicable cart on the greens who are not playing golf. fee for every round played. “Ready Golf” is highly encouraged. Please keep pace with Junior Golf Programs the players in front of you. Each player shall have a set of clubs. Not more than two people and two sets of clubs per cart. Standing on the side or back of the cart is not authorized. Pull carts shall be a minimum of 25 feet from the greens fringe at all times. Carts shall remain on the path at all times, around greens, Golf camps are held every June for children 6 to 18 years tees and on par 3s. of age. Additional camps are held when demand exists. Carts shall be returned to the staging area not later than Junior lessons are available with the teaching pro. For dusk. The starter provides detailed times in accordance more information please enquire at the pro shop. with the season. Players shall comply with course trac and cart-this-way Dress Code signs and restricted areas. All patrons of the golf course, whether playing or not, are Personal coolers, food and beverages are not authorized and customers will be asked to remove them from all expected to be in traditional golf attire. Business and/or golf course facilities/areas. Fairways café is located in Florida casual and military uniform are permitted. Beach the clubhouse. attire such as ip ops, board shorts, tank or spaghetti Ball hawking is not permitted. strap tops and any part of swimming costumes and Customers shall pay the ride-along fee when workout clothing are not authorized. accompanying a golfer in a cart and not playing. Clothing shall be clean, free of holes and stains and Handicap ags shall only be issued to customers who are registered in our handicap program. devoid of any language, pictures or symbols that are oensive. Advertising non-MWR entities on clothing is Groups of 5 players shall ride and play “ready golf”, maintaining pace with the players in front. not authorized. Sleeveless shirts are authorized for Stones in bunkers are ruled moveable obstructions female patrons and these items shall be manufactured (rule 24-1 applies). as such. “Cut-o” shirts are not authorized. Out of bounds is marked by white stakes. Currently these Active duty personnel are authorized Uniform of the Day areas include, but may not be limited to: hole number 6 around the housing area, 2, 4, 6 and 15 along the inside (UoD) when practicing, such as range, practice bunker, edge of the road, 1 on the driving range, canals on 17 and shipping and putting green.