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The Scene At Sonterra Page 6 Golf News- Jeff Hunter, Director of Golf Now that summer is here and the weather has turned warm, a few things happen. The grass grows more quickly, we need to hydrate more while playing golf, we need to be more aware of cart signs to prevent wear, and we need to make sure to pair up when riding. Our fairways are “the best I have seen in ten years” lets all do our parts to keep them that way. It has been a busy and very good spring to date. The Ladies Classic Affair was well attended and a huge success. The Sunburst was also a great success and a special thank you to all the players and all the ladies for volunteering to monitor the par threes. Our first man verses women event took place this week with the women dominating the competition. Many of you asked how to get involved with this event, so we will create a much larger competition in couple of months and have a sign up board in the golf shop. POWERBALL Powerball has frankly been a little disappointing! Our average is only about 40 players and we need to really build up this great mixer. For those of you that are new Members, this is a four person scramble every Thursday evening and a great way to meet new people, and make a little cash on the side. UPCOMING EVENTS SWGA every Wednesday. Ladies if you enjoy playing and are not in the SWGA, please call the golf shop and join us on Wednesday mornings. The events are always different formats and beat the heck out of working! COUPLES EVENTS July 25 4 Person Drop Out Scramble August 29 Two Person Team Aggregate COMPETITIVE EVENTS Please join us! These are fun, somewhat competitive events, designed for all skill levels. July 16-18 Men’s Senior Club Championship August 12-13 Junior Club Championship August 20-22 Men’s Club Championship Junior Golf Clinic All clinics will be Tuesday – Friday from 9 - 11 am. The cost is $90.00 for members and $115.00 for non members. The clinics will cover the basic swing fundamentals such as grip, posture, alignment, short game and full swing fundamentals. All juniors interested should contact the Golf shop to sign up. Dates are below: July 6 – 9 August 3 - 6 Fairway Feats Classic Affair Winners Zaharias Flight – First Gross................................ Mary Lucas/Lois Pickart First Net....................................Rachel Wadsworth/MaryLou Kromer Whitworth Flight – First Gross...........................Bev Gebhart/Linda Argue First Net................................................ Ann Penrose/Darla Hedrick Lopez Flight – First Gross................................ Kathy Zwina/Linda Molnar First Net............................................Patty Warren/Wynell Goldman Sorenstam Flight – First Gross...................................Nancy Kim/Iin Swan First Net...................................................Pauline Loyd/Judy Phillips Sunburst Winners Overall Champions.............................................. Mike Drake/Dan Drake Second Flight..............................................JoeBen O’banion/Chris Black Third Flight................................................... Dennis Cloud/David Cloud Fourth Flight.......................................Brandon Leatherwood/Jerry Merek NOTEWORTHY SHOTS DAVE GILDART HOLE IN ONE #3 NORTH ERIC SIMPSON HOLE IN ONE #10 NORTH LUCIANA RODRIGUEZ HOLE IN ONE #14 NORTH TODD GARNER...................................................EAGLE #12 NORTH NICK BHAKTA.......................................................EAGLE #3 SOUTH SAL SANDOVAL.....................................................EAGLE #7 SOUTH RUSS RINKLIN.....................................................EAGLE #17 SOUTH
The Scene At Sonterra Page 7 SUNBURST TOURNAMENT Turf Talk- Around the Course By Barry Carter, Director of Golf Course Maintenance What’s the Difference Really? An apple and an orange are both fruit. Chevy and Honda are both car companies. Champion and Emerald are both greens grade Bermuda grasses. Do you see where I’m going with this? That’s right, just because something is labeled the same as something else that does not make them identical. Let’s take a look at the differences between Champion and Emerald grasses. As you look at the two grasses the very first thing you notice is the size of the leaf blade. Emerald has a larger leaf blade than Champion does, because Emerald is a dwarf Bermuda whereas Champion is an ultradwarf Bermuda. This means that Champion will have more leaf blades per square inch than Emerald, or a denser canopy. Well then why didn’t we choose Champion for the south course? That brings up the second difference between these two grasses, growth habits. Emerald, though having less leaf blades in an area, still produces a superb playing surface because it has a more vertical growth pattern. This means that all of the leaf blades of emerald will grow upwards allowing for a smooth playing surface. Champion on the other hand has a more horizontal growth pattern that creates more of a matted playing surface that needs to be vertically cut or verticut as it is known. Verticutting on Champion cuts the runners caused by it horizontal growth and stands the grass up to create its smooth surface. Though they act differently both Champion and Emerald will produce a high quality playing surfaces. There is still one more major difference that sets theses two grasses apart but you will not see it as you look at the two grasses as one plays. This difference is in the growth habits of the root systems. Champion will put on roots that will get down to four and a half inches, which is very good, but Emerald can have roots in the seven to eight inch range. So what does that matter? To put it simply the longer the roots the more drought tolerant a grass will be. This means that Emerald can take a South Texas summer with less water, which allows us to be better stewards of our aquifers. Though there are many differences between Champion and Emerald grasses, both are considered some of the best grasses for great playing golf course greens, and it is that similarity that makes them excellent to putt on. FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER....SERGIO SALAZAR I hope that you have had a chance to take part in our 25 year celebration here at the Club. For that past week we have had specials commemorating the opening of the Club at Sonterra back in 1985. If you have not taken advantage of some of the specials you still have two weeks to take part and I encourage you to do so. On July 16 we will be celebrating our 25 th anniversary of the Club at Sonterra at our Cocktails with the Council between 6:00 and 8:30 p.m. We hope that you can come out and attend this “Member Only” event. For that reason you will not receive passes for guests to attend this month’s event in your monthly statement. We will be serving our usual complimentary cocktails and food as well as a providing a live band and door prizes for 25 Members in attendance. The last couple of years have been a little tough for Sonterra and very hard on the private club business as a whole. Many clubs across the nation have closed their doors or have been forced to cut back dramatically. We have been a little more fortunate. Even though our Membership levels have declined we have still been able to renovate the South course and have installed new lights at the tennis center to make it the best in town. We now have the opportunity to expand and completely renovate the fitness center if we can increase our Membership by 125 net Golf Members or the equivalent in Tennis or Social Members. While it seems like a daunting task, Sonterra has done it before and we can do it again. If you know of anyone who you would like to extend an invitation to join please let me know or bring them to the Club. The last 25 years has been remarkable for Sonterra and the next 25 years will even be better. Thank you very much for being a Member and I hope to see you around the Club.
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