E-Newsletter for March 2018

Welcome!
News from the Clubhouse
Men’s Club
Tips from Our Pro

Welcome!

Hi everyone,

Well, I guess winter didn’t pass us by after all! We’re getting a great amount of well-needed rain, which is fantastic for the course.

This coming Saturday, 3/24, we’ll be holding our second Demo Day with Cleveland Golf from 10-2. Please join us and check out their newest clubs.

Plus, our first Golf Clinic for 2018 will be held from April 7th – May 19th (Saturday for 7 weeks). Click here to view our event calendar to get more details.

We’re continuing to make improvements at the course – have you seen our new Afghan Pines along #2? Over time, we hope they will grow into a nice wind block for the course. We also planted some Modesto Ash trees elsewhere around the course.

Additional improvements include new targets on the range – we hope to replace nets in the near term. Stay tuned!

Book Your Next Tee Time ONLINE

Have you tried booking your tee time online? Our online reservation system is a fast and simple way of scheduling your tee time 24/7. Book two months out in advance for golf or footgolf, regular or senior, twilight or nine holes plus, we can handle it all! No credit card required, simply schedule your tee time online and pay at the course 15 minutes prior to your scheduled tee time.

Thanks to all who have reached out with questions/comments. Please continue to do so by filling out a suggestion card in the clubhouse, or sending us feedback via your digital receipt.

Thank you for your support! And please let us know if there is anything we can do to help improve your experience at Rancho Sierra.

News from the Clubhouse

Another month went by so fast and here we are in March already! Great news – we have a new employee in the pro shop, her name is Christy! Drop in, introduce yourself, and say hi. Please have patience with her – there is quite a lot to navigate in our system and it takes a while to learn. I know Michele, Jann and I make it look easy but we have been here for years – some of us as long as this building, and that’s old…

Everyone knows “No two golf swings are alike they are like snowflakes”. If you want to work on your swing, we have a monthly Range Card that cost $49.95 for 30 days of unlimited use of the range. You can choose any size bucket – spend the day on the range, or drop in once or twice a week. You can also practice putting and chipping over at the putting green. Also check out our golf membership packages – they vary from 5 day to 7 day, monthly to annual, and senior to regular to junior memberships. They are very reasonable.

We have planted about 50 trees going down number 2 fairway and a few scattered throughout the course, hoping to help out with wind breaks along the fairway. lf your ball drops in close to the newly planted trees please pick up and drop a distance away from any branches you might hit in your swing. We want to give these trees a good start.

Looking to play in a tournament? We will help you set one up.

Go on our Twitter page, every day we try and keep you updated about the weather, frost delays, excessive wind and if we have any news at the course.

For info call the pro shop and we will give you the times and days if we have any tournaments scheduled. Don’t want to play golf? Try FootGolf for a fun time and you can also set up a FootGolf tournament – great for the younger kids who are on school vacation.

We hope you like the changes in the pro shop – makes it look less cluttered and quite a bit more open. ls there something you need, want or would like to purchase for someone else? Please let us know and we will do our best to carry it in the shop.

Hungry and want a snack? We have all kinds of candy, chips. cookies and an abundance of sodas and water. We also have a large variety of beers. We also usually have hot dogs and Polish dogs cooking and on the weekends, chili and pepper bellies.

We have quite a few lakes and canals on our course. I read this and thought it fit – “Water holes are sacrificial waters where you make a steady gift of your pride and high priced golf balls”.

If you have any suggestions or questions, feel free to ask the starters and we’ll do our best to answer.

Mens Club News

Rancho Sierra Mens Club recently held the Spring Classic. This is the bi-annual Partners Best Ball, High-Low Blind Draw, event. Congratulations to the winners!

2018 Spring Classic

Team Net	Low	Gross	HDCP	Ind net	High	Gross	HDCP	Ind net
52	Paul Burgener	77	13	64	Bret Gorman	84	22	62
54	Joe Robbins	75	13	62	Jerry Gorman	98	25	73
55	Adam Goel	79	15	64	Skip Wedgeworth	95	24	71
58	Bruce Seeger	86	20	66	Bob Gonzales	89	22	67
59	Mike Walter	80	13	67	Ralph Cotell	89	21	68
60	Paul Romer	84	16	68	Johnny Ramirez	93	27	66
61	Red Tona	91	19	72	Pete Zeko	86	23	63
63	Cameron Cromer	96	21	75	John Goit	109	31	78

Individual Awards

Ind. Low Net	Joe Robbins and Brett Gorman
Longest Drive	Cameron Cromer and Adam Goel
Most Accurate Drive	Ralph Cotell and Red Tona
Closest to the Pin	Paul Burgener and Bruce Seeger
Scratch Skins	Paul Burgener (2), Brett Gorman (2), Bruce Seeger, Mike Walter, Adam Goel, Joe Robbins
Handicap Skins	Jerry Gorman (2), Johnny Ramirez, Bruce Seeger, Pete Zeko
Fewest Putts	Johnny Ramirez (25)

Upcoming events are:

The Midweek Special Event on April 3 – similar to the Classic. $20 entry fee is due by 1 pm on April 1. See Jack Harvey or Mike Brannon for more information.

The Points tournament on May 6 – Those members who consistently support the Mens Club become eligible for this twice a year tournament. Everyone is guaranteed a payout in the Points Tournament.

And for the big away event of the year – a two-day outing to the California-Nevada border to play the Primm Valley Lakes Course on Friday, June 15 and the Desert Course on June 16! We have a 12 noon tee time on Friday and 10 am tee time on Saturday. Friday’s round cost $50, Saturday’s round $60- $110 to play two Tom Fazio designed Championship courses. Email us at Rsmensgolf@aol.com for more information or if you’re interested in playing. This event is open to any and all golfers who would like to join us regardless of handicap or lack of a handicap! If you have any questions, please email us or visit us on Facebook.

Don’t forget the ultimate golf etiquette. Respect the course, your fellow players, yourself and the game of golf.

Tips from Our Pro

Here we are headed into our first Major of the year – And you’re trying to find consistency in your game/scores…Just like many of The PGA & LPGA stars experience this time of year. You’re not alone!

BUT, it’s sometimes little things that we miss that can make the biggest difference. A great example can be as small as the balls you practice your putting and chipping with. Do they all match? Are they the same ball that you play on the course? If you answered no to either one of those then you are probably not getting the consistency in your short game sessions that you deserve.

YES, something as simple as this could effect the outcome of your game/scores a lot more than you think, If you’re trying to obtain consistency, but have a distance ball on one chip – A low compression ball on the next followed by a Titleist Prov1x then a high trajectory ball…How can we gain any form of data when every shot has a different component to it? Some balls are softer – Some firmer -Some roll out more – Others add spin – Right down to sound of the ball. Some are sharp – Others have a thud for acoustics when hit properly. Makes sense doesn’t it?

Do yourself a favor and purchase a “Shag Bag” along with 2 to 3 dozen of the balls you are going to play with – Practice your short game with the same tools that you trust during your round. PRACTICE WITH A PURPOSE!..It’s a very small investment that could lower your scores by a couple strokes a round. How easy was that?

Last piece of advice – With the cooler weather a softer compression ball usually reacts better and travels further – In most cases it can minimize the amount of slice you might be experiencing off the driver also.

Be Good To Each Other!

Paul Do Canto
(661) 965-3498
thegolfyoda@aol.com