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Volume IV, Issue I, April 2016

And then there were three...

For those of you looking for something a little

different in the way of golfing bargains, we are now of-

fering an excitingly new approach, “The Triple Play

Card”.

With this card, you will receive four, 18 hole

rounds at each of our three family owned courses. The

rounds can be played during normal play, either 1

round at a time or use the multiple punches and take

your friends. However, play is restricted from leagues,

outings, and other special offers. This is up to a $564

Value, but you can purchase all 12 rounds now for only

$300.00.

The cards can be purchased at all of the 3 pro

shops, but are only available for a limited time. Some

restrictions apply. The passes may not be split

into 9 hole rounds. The punches on the card

are only good for the course marked. Cards are

for open play only, any time during the week

and may be used on weekends after 1:00 p.m.

if tee time is available.

These cards would make an excellent

Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or Graduation Gift for the avid golfer who likes to play a

variety of courses in the local area or for friends who want to share the cost.

“Triple play cards”

available for

limited time

On The Inside:

: Triple Play Cards Available

Page 2: WBL Introduces New Dir. of Golf

Page 3: Changes for 2016

Page 4: Changes Continued

Page 4: Meet Gregg Schernicker

Page 5: Don’t Forget These Dates

Page 5: Fish Fry Frenzy

Page 6: Early Season Golf Tips

Page 6. WBL’s Junior Golf Program

Page 7. Mother’s Day Special at Camelot

Page 8: Proshop Specials

Page 8: In Loving Memory

Page 9: Member Invitational Days

Page 10: Changes at WBL’s

Page 10: The Lighter Side of Golf

Page ll: Tri Course Series (Camelot)

Page 12: Tri Course Series (West Bend Lakes)

Page 13: Tri Course Series (Horicon Hills)

With the departure of long time Director

of Golf Paul Ley, late last year. General Man-

ager Chris Merkel and the owners have again

gone outside the family to fill this key posi-

tion.

After a long search and some very inter-

esting interviews, Chris narrowed his choices

down to a short list of qualified candidates.

The final task was to decide which one would

best meet the needs of West Bend Lakes and

it’s members and guests. After our interviews

of the candidates we all

decided that Adam Leu

would be the perfect fit

for our position.

Adam has a long

history in the golf in-

dustry, in both Wiscon-

sin and Florida. He has

worked at many established courses such as

The Bull, University Ridge and Westmoor CC.

At a young age, Adam was always at the golf

course. He started picking the range, caddy-

ing and working in the bag room. It was then

he realized he wanted to make a living in golf.

During his career, he was fortunate to have

worked with some of WI’s most respected

PGA Professionals such as Allan Mitchell,

George Schiro and Tony Coleman. He credits

his knowledge of the business and love of the

game to these mentors.

Adam has extensive experience teach-

ing players of all ages and abilities. He coor-

dinated and served as an instructor at several

golf academies, focusing on golfer develop-

ment programs and course management. He

also has a wealth of experience in tournament

management, marketing, merchandising and

player relations.

As The Director of Golf/Head Profes-

sional at West Bend Lakes, Adam and his

staff will continue the Merkel Family tradi-

tion of creating an enjoyable and memora-

ble golfing experience and by providing

first class service in a family atmosphere.

To contact Adam:

West Bend Lakes: 262-675-9922

Cell Phone: 920-287-9036

Email: [email protected]

ADAM’S LESSON RATES

Individual

30 Min. $40.00

Series of 5 $175.00

1 Hr. $50.00

Series of 5 $200.00

Junior

30 Min. $25.00

Series of 5 $100.00

Group Lessons

2 Golfers $40.00 ea.



5-8 Golfers $20.00 ea.

“2016 THE YEAR OF CHANGES”

This year, if all goes as we expect, we are planning for major changes at all our family of

courses. We hope that by the time of this writing, our expansion struggles will have come to

an end, which will allow us to refocus our efforts on improving play.

We have made major improvements in our membership program with the inclusion of all

three courses in your membership fee. For the daily fee player, we have added the “Triple Play

Card” which greatly discounts the rate for people wanting to travel between our courses.

With the addition of the Fish Fry at Camelot, you can now enjoy a casual fish fry at all

three facilities.

The new score cards have been unified to make it easier for the average player to use

our cards. Tee markers have been unified in color and so has the placement of flags on the

green. All to make it easier for the regular player.

Laura and Jim have been busy working with local businesses to enhance our advertising

efforts and to keep our costs at a reasonable level, thus allowing us to keep rates low. Please

note those local advertisers who support our facilities, and when shopping there, let them

know you saw their advertising at our courses.

Although we want our courses to be similar in nature, we do not want them to be clones

of each other. With that in mind, we would like to make the greens play more alike at all 3

courses. That means that we will have to do some additional work at “The Lakes” on perhaps

rolling the greens, etc.

West Bend Lakes is physically removing a large number of trees which were lost to the

Emerald Ash Borer. It is amazing how this has widened the fairways. Once the trees have been

totally cleaned up, we will begin on a carefully planned planting program. We will also be

working on several of the poorest tees to make them more playable. Cart paths will be a con-

tinuing project and we have made arrangements to pave the entrance of the driveway some

time in June.

Horicon Hills has trimmed around a number of the pine trees and helped to clean up

shots to make it easier for the golfer to score. More trees were taken down over the winter

and perhaps a few more will have to come down. The first tee is coming in well and should be

in play this summer. Gregg is confident that he will have the irrigation system completed by

mid-summer. Small projects in the clubhouse have been completed as well.

The Golf Club at Camelot continues making minor changes to the drainage system. The

main hall was redecorated. All three courses will emphasise a commitment to aeration and lev-

eling of the tees.

Continued on P. 4

As most of you know, Nick Bannick has taken a po-

sition at the Country Club of Green Bay this season. While

we will miss him and his enthusiasm, we understand it is

quite an advancement for him and are proud that we were

able to help him attain this new position.

As soon as we were sure we were losing Nick, we

started the search for his replacement. One of the things

we were looking for in the new superintendent was for

him/her to have a strong working knowledge of our new

irrigation system. With that being one of our major objec-

tives, we found several qualified candidates interested in

the position.

However, none of the other candidates shared his passion. With Gregg’s many

years of experience, we are already ahead of our projected completion of the irrigation

system. We should be fully operational by mid summer rather than mid-season 2017.

Gregg also loves to golf and you will see him in several leagues and the Sunday

“Tri Course Tournaments”. When you see him, be sure to stop in and welcome him to

the family.

Gregg Schernicker

Along with all these changes, the clubs purchased over $400,000 in new equip-

ment to better serve the needs of the public. Some of this equipment will be kept at the

individual courses, but the more specialized equipment will be moved, as needed, so

that all 3 courses can take advantage of its unique applications.

Horicon purchased two, like new, rough mowers. New they sell for $65,000 each.

Camelot purchased a new sprayer for $42,000 and a new trim mower for $37,000. West

Bend Lakes purchased a like new trim mower, hand tools and chain saws for over

$25,000. We also purchased 9 like new shop carts for an additional cost of $35,000.

A new blower and aerator were also purchased to be used at all three courses for

approximately $25,000. To avoid shortages, additional power carts totaling nearly

$40,000 were also purchased to add to our present fleet of carts.

(2016 Changes Continued from page 3)

Friday Night couples League Opener...(WBL’s)...April 29

MS Open...(WBL’s)...April 30

TRI COURSE TOURNAMENT Opener...(GCC)...May 1 C

TRI COURSE TOURNAMENT...(WBL’s)...June 5

Tuesday—Member Invitational Starts...(GCC)...June 7th

Stars and Stripes...(GCC)...June 14

Customer Appreciation Week...(WBL’s)...May 31-June 3

Big Bang Outing...(WBl’s)...July 9

TRI COURSE TOURNAMENT...(HH)...July 10

Jingle Bell Open...(WBL’s)...Aug 1

Club Championship...(GCC)...Aug 20, 21)

Tough Pin...(GCC)...Oct 9

Lee’s Thank You Outing...(GCC).. to be announced

(PLEASE CONTACT THE PROSHOP FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY EVENT)

Don’t Forget these Dates!

We Are Cooking Too

“The Horicon Hills Fish Fry”

Wide Menu Variety

4:30-8:30pm

Call 920.643.2000 for reservations

EARLY SEASON GOLF TIPS

WBL’s Director of Golf

The 2016 golf season is finally here to stay! (We Hope). Since many of you may have had little or no swings or putts during the off season, I wanted to offer some tips to get you off to a great start this year.

Try to get into “golf shape” by walking, jogging or going to the gym a few times before that first round. You will not get fatigued as easily and feel more powerful with the lower body.

Get your clubs re-gripped and ready for action. New grips will make your set feel like they did when you first purchased them. Old worn out grips will only make the game more difficult even for those with a great swing.

Set personal goals for yourself. If you are a high handicapper or scratch golfer, we all would like to play better and have more fun. For some a target score ie: to break 90 is a goal. Others may just want to learn how to hit a bunker shot. Regardless of your goals, I would be happy to help you achieve them with a lesson or series of lessons.

Put in some practice time. Most of us know what areas we want to improve in. How-ever, just hitting balls at the driving range will not make us better. By addressing our weak-nesses and with the help of your club professional, we can practice properly and with a pur-pose. Many early season injuries occur by not warming up our golf muscles. The lower back, hamstrings and shoulders are often areas that needs stretching before swinging a club.

Dress for the conditions. We have all experienced spring golf in Wisconsin. Cold, wet, windy weather is more common then warm and dry. By layering and investing in quality ap-parel we can extend the season and beat the elements.

By utilizing these useful tips, everyone can get a fresh and positive start to the new season. Remember golf is a game we can play our entire lives, so let’s enjoy our time on the links. Whether it’s a chilly 39 degrees in March or 90 degrees in July, “The more you play, the luckier you get.”

West bend lakes junior golf program

Conducted by Golf professionals Adam Leu and Paul Ley

This program offers

kids the opportunity to learn

proper swing fundamentals,

short games, rules & golf

course etiquette.

Both 3 week programs

consist of 5 one hour lessons

on a Monday & Wednesday

and end with a 3 hole scram-

ble and awards luncheon.

SESSION 2 (11AM-12PM)

MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS

August 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24

(5) 1 Hour Lessons

Plus 3 Hole Scramble and Lunch

August 24th 11AM-12PM

$50 Per Child/$40 Per Member

SESSION 1 (2-3 PM)

MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS

June 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29

(5) 1 Hour Lessons

Plus 3 Hole Scramble and Lunch

June 29th 2-4 PM

$50 Per Child/$40 Per Member

IN LOVING MEMORY

The Merkel Family would like to extend their deepest sympathy to the families of two

long time employees who recently lost their lives passed away their warm smiles and caring

ways.

Ellis Krell, who worked the proshop desk at West Bend Lakes for over 10 years recently

died of a heart attack. He especially enjoyed working with our senior and evening leagues

and was always ready with a joke.

Bonnie Garces worked for years at the Golf Club at Camelot in their food service pro-

gram. Although most of what she did was behind the scenes, you would often see her big

smile at the grill during outings and weekend events. She died after a long battle with cancer.

ELLIS KRELL BONNIE GARCES

CHECK OUT OUR PROSHOP SPECIALS!

ALL 3 SHOPS FULLY

STOCKED AND READY TO

GO!!

NEW ITEMS ARRIVING

DAILY!!!

WE ARE THE PLACE TO BEAT!!!!

The Golf Club at Camelot West Bend Lakes Horicon Hills

Presents Member Invitational Days

Tee Times on Tuesdays from 7:00 AM until 9:00 AM

18 Holes with Cart, Food Voucher and Hole Prizes Cost: Members $20.00 Member Guests: $30.00

This Special Invitational will rotate between the three courses starting on June 7th

at The Golf Club at Camelot

Each group must contain at least one member. Any twosome can be paired up with another twosome that day.

Must make reservations by the Saturday before. Course can open up tee times in the

time slot of 7 AM to 9 AM to the public starting on the Sunday before.

Planned Schedule

June 7th*********************************************West Bend Lakes

June 14th (Off at all 3 Golf Courses due to Stars and Stripes Golf Outing At Camelot. Join us in that outing benefiting our local veterans.)

June 28th********************************************Horicon Hills

July 5th**********************************************Camelot

July 12th********************************************West Bend Lakes

July 19th*********************************************Horicon Hills

July 26th*********************************************Camelot

August 2nd*******************************************Horicon Hills

August 9th*******************************************West Bend Lakes

August 16th*****************************************Camelot

August 23rd*****************************************Horicon Hills

August 30th*****************************************West Bend Lakes

September 6th**************************************Horicon Hills

September 13th************************************Camelot

September 20th************************************West Bend Lakes

The well needed bridge over the

concrete swale on the 14th tee at

WBL’s was completed last fall. Con-

structed of steel I beams, anchored

in concrete and using treated 2 x 10’s

the structure should last for many

years to come.

The bridge will allow players to

cross the swale without hearing the

girlish screams of members like Jeff

Werner, when they get their feet wet

or think they see a grass snake.

Congratulations to Tom, Luke

and The Crew for a job well done.

BRIDGE RISES!

Here we see Superintendent Tom Merkel rolling #8 green while

getting an assist from GM Chris Merkel’s son Cameron.

The crew beginning the process of re-planting trees at WBL’s

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