5/14/2023
This event was played from the new red tees which measures 4,873 yards. It is interesting to compare this data to the Tee It Forward chart (inserted below) which recommends playing a certain tee based on how far you drive the ball. You can see that it would suggest that most of our players should consider trying a forward tee, either the new Red/Yellow hybrid or Yellow. Once again, this is only a recommendation based on the data collected by the USGA and PGA of America. There are a lot of other factors that go into the decision of players to play a certain tee. I encourage you to at least give it a try, you might find the game more enjoyable and maybe add a circle or two to your scorecard.
This week is the PGA Championship, hosted by Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, NY. The pro shop will be running the majors pool through the website
www.runyourpool.com. If you participated in The Masters, you should be able to log in and make your picks with the same username and password. If you did not participate and would like to this time around, please contact Myles Bradford at
[email protected] and he can assist with registration. Good luck!
There are two upcoming fit days over the long weekend. Ping will be at the club on Sunday, May 21
st from 10:00am – 4:00pm. Taylormade is the very next day on Monday, May 22
nd from 11:00am – 4:00pm. Please call the pro shop to book your appointment.
Our 2023 Match Play competitions are now open for registration. The cost to participate in any match play event is $15 per player. The deadline to sign up is Monday, May 22
nd and brackets will be posted by June 1
st. Registrations links and a description of the event is below:
LADIES SINGLES MATCH PLAY: Individual match play competition with full handicap. All play from the red tees. Click
HERE to sign up!
MIXED MATCH PLAY: Teams of two members (one male/one female) compete for this event in a Scotch Ball Alternate Shot format. Both players hit drives, then select the best drive and play alternate shot beginning with the second shot. Each team is assigned 40% of their combined handicaps with men playing from the white tees and ladies from the red tees. Click
HERE to sign up!
MEN’S SINGLES WHITE TEES: Individual match play competition with full handicap. All play from the white tees. Click
HERE to sign up!
MEN’S SINGLES BLUE/GREEN HYBRID TEES: Individual match play competition with full handicap. All play from the blue/green hybrid tees (formally long hybrid). Click
HERE to sign up!
**NEW IN 2023** MEN’S SINGLES GROSS BLUE TEES: Individual match play competition with no handicap. All play from the blue tees. Click
HERE to sign up!
MEN’S TEAM WHITE TEES: Teams of two members compete for this event in a Scotch Ball Alternate Shot format. Both players hit drives, then select the best drive and play alternate shot beginning with the second shot. Each team is assigned 40% of their combined handicaps from the white tees. Click
HERE to sign up!
MEN’S TEAM BLUE/GREEN HYBRID TEES: Teams of two members compete for this event in an Alternate Shot format. Teams must decide which player will hit drives on all even holes and the other hitting all tee shots on odd holes. Each team is assigned 50% of their combined handicaps from the Blue/Green hybrid tees. Click
HERE to sign up!