“Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa will celebrate new ownership, Olympics (The Arizona Republic)” plus 3 more |
- Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa will celebrate new ownership, Olympics (The Arizona Republic)
- Golf Course Master Planning (Cybergolf National)
- Guide to golf grips on the market today (Golf Magazine)
- Area golf notebook - Donovans make it through cold, wind to grab father-son title (The Wilmington Star-News)
| Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa will celebrate new ownership, Olympics (The Arizona Republic) Posted: 12 Feb 2010 08:29 AM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. The Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa on Wednesday will hold Go for the Gold, an evening reception to celebrate a new era of Wigwam ownership under Jerry Colangelo and his partners, Phoenix-based JDM Partners. The reception also will celebrate the 2010 Winter Olympics with proceeds benefiting Special Olympics Arizona. Tickets, $40, can be purchased through Monday. Tickets include access to the reception and all activities. The reception will be from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at Wigwam, 300 Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park. Here is the lineup for the night: • VIP Meet and Greet Reception, 5-5:45 p.m.: VIP guests enjoy a reception with Colangelo and receive signed copies of his new book, "Return of the Gold: The Journey of Jerry Colangelo and the Redeem Team." The book chronicles Colangelo's success in leading the USA men's basketball team to a gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The Go For the Gold celebration coincides with the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Feb. 12-28. • Parade of Special Olympics Arizona athletes with an Olympic torch, about 6:15 p.m.: The Grand Ballroom will be outfitted with Olympic-themed décor, including gold Olympic rings suspended at the ballroom center and American flag projections. • Colangelo will welcome guests about 6:20 p.m. There will be live music, dancing and hors d'oeuvres. • Colangelo will mix with guests throughout the evening, which includes a silent auction benefiting Special Olympics Arizona. Guest may bid on travel destinations across the country; dining and sports offerings; an autographed Jimmy Buffett surfboard; and getaways at Destination Hotels & Resorts properties, including ski retreats. The Special Olympics Arizona team competing in the 2010 USA National Games will be recognized. To purchase tickets, call 623-856-1097. Details: www.wigwamresort.com/Gold. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Golf Course Master Planning (Cybergolf National) Posted: 12 Feb 2010 11:15 AM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. Featured Golf News
As a golf course manager or owner, you have probably contemplated or may have already completed one or more renovation projects at your facility. These may have included drainage improvements, the addition or expansion of a practice facility or the reconstruction of tees, greens or bunkers. No matter how large or how small, it is important going into these projects that there is a clear understanding of what the long-term vision for the golf course is and how those improvements might affect future improvements and future operations. The process that golf course architects use to clarify that vision is called "long-range master planning."  Preserve on Rathbun Lake's 11th Hole What is a Long-range Master Plan? This usually consists of a detailed plan and a typewritten narrative summarizing the existing condition of the course as well as recommendations for future improvements. We typically start with an aerial photograph and a topographic map of the course and then, through a series of site visits and meetings, we summarize the strengths and weakness of each hole on the golf course. We typically look for problems associated with drainage and maintenance, safety and pace of play or playability. In some cases, we might also look at opportunities to increase vehicle parking and ways to improve cart-staging and circulation around the clubhouse.  10th Hole at Preserve on Rathbun Lake Once the analysis has been completed, we then prepare a plan showing our recommended improvements for the course. The plan is usually prepared in full-color so that it is suitable for presentations to large groups or for display in the clubhouse to encourage discussion among the membership and guests. The final phase of the master-planning process involves putting together a cost estimate and a phasing schedule for the improvements. This allows the superintendent, owner or board of directors to prioritize the specific projects on a hole-by-hole basis based on cost and other criteria of there choosing. Why do we Need a Master Plan? The real purpose of a master plan is to provide a long-term vision for making improvements to the course and to provide a basis for prioritizing those upgrades. We frequently visit with courses that only a year or two earlier put in new cart paths or new irrigation systems only to find that the new tees they now want to build don't work well with those previous improvements. By stepping back and taking a look at the bigger picture, the master plan process often allows the club to avoid costly mistakes and to save money by phasing projects in a more logical sequence. Another important benefit of preparing a master plan is to avoid the implementation of "pet projects" or spontaneous projects which often result when new managers, committee chairs or board members are appointed. Oftentimes these projects are done with perfectly good intentions but without a complete understanding of what the course's long-range priorities are.  14th Hole at Preserve on Rathbun Lake Implementing a Master Plan Once the master-planning process is complete, the club will need to decide which projects are of highest priority. For some courses, this is a matter of simply trying to improve turf quality and daily playing conditions. In this case, the club might decide to focus on drainage issues, tree removal and the installation of cart paths. At other facilities, the priority may be to improve course playability and strategy by adding tees, rebuilding greens or reconstructing bunkers. I often recommend that the club try to select a specific hole or area of the golf course and then complete all or most of the work in that area at once, rather than doing numerous smaller projects, such as constructing new tees on three or four different holes. There are a number of reasons for this, but most importantly these larger more comprehensive projects tend to save money by more effectively minimizing disruption to play throughout the course and by reducing the cost of restoring damaged turf and irrigation. Another reason for this is that the more comprehensive projects allow the membership and golfing public to see the new, dramatically improved finished project in its entirety rather than just seeing smaller individual projects that might go somewhat unnoticed. Regardless of how you decide to proceed, the master-planning process can be a great tool for providing a long-range vision and for prioritizing improvements at a golf course. Kevin Norby is the owner and principal of Herfort Norby Golf Course Architects, LLC. He has been a golf course architect since 1991 and has designed over 60 projects throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Their firm recently completed The Preserve on Rathbun Lake which was ranked runner-up Best New Public Course of 2009 by Golf Inc. and Top 10 New Public Course of 2009 by Golf Digest and Golf and Links magazines. Recent renovation projects include Sunbird Golf Club in Chandler, Ariz., Island View Golf Course in Waconia, Minn., and Grand View Golf Course in Des Moines, Iowa. Kevin may be reached at 952/361-0644 or via email at golfnorby@earthlink.net. The firm's website address is www.herfortnorby.com.
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| Guide to golf grips on the market today (Golf Magazine) Posted: 12 Feb 2010 12:20 PM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. Michael Chwasky, deputy managing editor (instruction and equipment) at Golf Magazine, tells you about the grips on the market today - what they're made of, what they do and who they're for. LAMKIN / lamkingrips.com Performance Plus w/3GEN Performance Plus Crossline Crossline Tour 2Ten WINN / winngrips.com PCi PCi TL PCi Hybrid Xi7 Medallist Pistol GOLF PRIDE / golfpride.com New Decade MultiCompound DD2 Tour Velvet BCT Tour Velvet V-RAD Optik GRIPMASTER / thegripmaster.com Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Posted: 12 Feb 2010 11:35 AM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. They survived cold, blustery conditions to shoot 73 in an alternate-shot format and win the 15-17 age division of the Donald Ross Junior Father-Son tournament in Pinehurst. Highlighting the round at Pinehurst No. 4 was a 40-foot par putt by David IV on No. 17 and a 6-foot save by his dad on the final hole for a one-shot win. "The greens were frozen when we teed off," the elder Donovan said. "It was a brutal day to play, and they didn't let up on us. We played the course at 6,800 yards. I knew anything around par would be a good score." The father-son title capped a strong week for the younger Donovan. He shot 72-75 at Nos. 2 and 4 to finish ninth in a 190-man field in the 15-17 age division of the Donald Ross Junior. Donovan IV was a member of the Topsail High golf team that won the 1A state championship last May.
Hawks invite strong field The UNC-Wilmington men's golf team missed the Landfall Tradition last fall, but they still get to entertain an elite field at their home course. Coach Matt Clark invited 11 teams to compete in the Seahawk Intercollegiate, March 1-2 at the Country Club of Landfall Nicklaus Course. October's Tradition was a women's-only event that doubled as a preview for the NCAA women's national championship, set for May 18-21. In the Seahawk Intercollegiate, the UNCW men will compete against teams from the ACC, CAA and SEC in addition to Davidson, whose team includes Wilmington's Jackson Taylor, and national power Augusta State, No. 5 in the latest Golfweek rankings. The format is 54 holes. The players will ride carts and play 36 holes on Monday and then walk 18 on Tuesday. Other top teams in the field include: No. 8 South Carolina, No. 35 North Carolina, No. 39 Wake Forest and Clark's former team, reigning CAA champion Georgia State. Isley switches clubs Spending two hours in the car daily was too much for Steve Isley. That's why he stepped down as head pro at Masonboro Country Club and took the same position at Oak Island Golf Club. In doing so, he trimmed his commute to about two minutes. He can even walk to work if he wants. Isley, the 2009 N.C. Open champion, lives on the Oak Island course. He was afraid the long hours would cost him family time once summer arrived. Isley started his duties at Oak Island last week. Brian Mull: 343-2034 On Twitter.com: @BGMull Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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