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Upcoming Events

October

October 2017

BRENT JESSUP PGA HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL

Eddie Brown & Frank Duda Claim Senior Titles Congratulations to Eddie Brown for winning the 2017 Senior Club Cham-pionship last month with a two round total of (150) to slip four strokes past Greg Scarbrough. Frank Duda won the super senior title with a total score of (152). Jim Kenworthy won the senior first flight with a (161) total. This year’s event was our largest field (17 players) for a senior champion-ship. Great, warm weather was enjoyed by all the players. Thanks to all the participants and the winners alike. Fall Golf Trip We are still finalizing the details for the annual fall golf trip as of the newsletter deadline. The courses are confirmed and only a few details are left to be ironed out. We will be traveling north, to Lake Norman, just outside of Charlotte. We will play the Pine Island Country Club on Sunday, (November 5), Verdict Ridge on Monday, (November 6), and River Run Golf & Country Club on Tuesday (November 7). There is room for only 16 players on this excursion. If you would like to go, please call the golf shop to sign up. First come, first serve. Continued on pg. 2

02 PGA Playing Ability Test 05 NHC Tournament (12:30 PM) 06 Home Football Friday 06 Jim White Memorial (PM) 07 Wake Forest at Clemson 09 SC Girls Regional Golf Tournament 14 Super Saturday #8 16 Open Monday (11 AM) 21 NBC Upstate Amateur 23 Open Monday (11 AM) 27 Home Football Friday 28 Georgia Tech at Clemson 29 Phi Gamma Delta AM 30 Last Open Monday (11 AM)

November 5-7 Fall Golf Outing (Lake Norman) 05 Standard Time Begins 08 LGA Finale and Luncheon 10 Home Football Friday 11 FSU at Clemson 14 TPI Seminar PM 17 Home Football Friday 18 Citadel at Clemson 23 Closed: Thanksgiving

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Golf Pro News Continued:

Only One to Go! The final round of this year’s Super Saturday competition is scheduled for Saturday, October 14th. This is your last op-portunity to improve your season totals. Last month’s low net field competition was won by Dwight Vines. Mr. Vines posted a gross 74 for a net “60” to take the monthly honor. Following the final round this month, the winners will be determined in each division and golf shop credits will be awarded to those players. Last year nearly everyone that posted three scores won some portion of the jackpots. Don’t be one score or one stroke short because you did not play the final event. We look forward to seeing you all on the 14th. Entry deadline is Thursday, October 12. The LEADERS through September Red Tee Gross Division Cherryl Meadows 266 Red Tee Net Division Sandy Minder 194 White Tee Gross Division Eddie Brown 230 White Tee Net Division Frank Duda 197 Purple Tee Gross Division Carl Sitler 234 Purple Tee Net Division Frank Lamson Scribner 214 Ray Carter Hole-In-One Congratulations to Ray Carter for his third career ace. His most recent occurred on September 16th at the Tiger Paw #17 hole. His perfect 9-iron shot was witnessed by Monty Stancil and Mike Hembree. Mr. Carter was NOT a member of the hole-in-one club at the time….he is NOW! We are still building a nice jackpot for the next hole-in-one club ace. Shorter Range Hours Now that sunset is an hour early, we are adjusting the practice range closing time for October. All range practice must now be complete by 6:00pm. You may hit or purchase only a small basket of balls after 5:30pm daily. Once the time changes in November, we will again shorten those hours of operation. Thanks for your cooperation. Sole’ Fall Break Sole’ On the Green will be closed during Fall Break (October 14-17). The clubhouse grill and Paws at the Café (the breakfast spot located in the Madren Center front lobby) will be open for business as usual. Thanks for your understanding.

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DON GARRETT, CGCS SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

Superintendents Report October 2017

Don Garrett, CGCS

September Status

After a little tease of cool weather, September turned back very warm for the last couple of weeks. This gave us a flush of growth near the end of the month as our growth regulators applications from mid-August began to run out, but things seem to be under control now as October has started off cooler. We were very lucky with the remnants of Irma. While the course was a mess from leaves and small debris, we only had 5 trees down and most of those were in the woods or out of the way. The tree that is down near the bridge on #16 will be cleaned up later when we have more time. The greens have done pretty well this month. Two fungicide treatments were made to protect against fall diseases such as leaf spot and large patch, as well as preventative for spring dead spot. We are continuing to patch up the scalped areas as time permits and should have this work near complete by the end of October. With the early month cool snap and some rain, fire ant mounds popped up everywhere. We applied Advion fire ant bait throughout the course and seem to have them under control. Also this month, all of the bunkers were edged.

Overseeding

The par 3 tees (4, 8, 12, & 17) and the practice tees will be overseeded the week of October 9-13. Keep in mind that the overseeded tees will be soggy as we water light and frequently to promote rapid germination and establishment. Once the seed begins to sprout, the tees will be shaggy until the ryegrass begins to mature and the mowers can make a clean cut. Please note that to allow the seed on the practice tees to get off to a good start, we will restrict practice to the mat for a couple of weeks. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

October Goals

Also during October, we will be applying a product to control spring dead spot on the non-overseeded tees, blow-ing leaves and hopefully starting to catch up on other work project work as the temperatures cool down and the grass slows down a little, allowing us to mow a little less frequently. On the greens, we will continue to make our fall fungicide applications as scheduled. As the nights cool down, we will begin to raise the mowing height on the greens to allow for some growth prior to the onset of winter dormancy. This increased mowing height will be offset by the slower growth due to the cooler weather, so greens speeds should remain the same or increase slightly.

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION Pro-Shop

Operating Hours: Tuesday—Sunday

7:00 a.m—7:00 p.m. Practice Range Hours:

Tuesday—Sunday 7:45 a.m.—6:00 p.m. (Weather Permitting)

Brent Jessup Head Golf Professional

656-7516 Don Garrett

Course Superintendent 656-1814

Azenda Thompson Accounting

656-0595 Golf Pro-Shop

656-0236 Club House Grill

656-7518 Sole On The Green

656-7444 The Martin Inn

654-9020 The Madren Center

656-7155

October 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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PGA Playing Ability Test

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5 NHC

Tournament

6 Home Football

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Clemson (12 pm)

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Regional Golf Tournament

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14 Super Saturday

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21 NBC Upstate

Amateur

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28 Georgia Tech at

Clemson (TBA)

29 Phi Gamma Delta (AM)

30 Course Open

(11 am)

Resigned Members Chris & Heather Carter Ed & Shelley Burchfield

Membership by the Numbers Individuals: 131 Family: 98

Non-Resident: 32 Young Alumni: 13

Inactive: 9 Legacy Life: 10 Life: 26

Total Membership: 319

Welcome New Members William Page

John Mansmann