Thursday, April 28, 2011

May 2011 Newsletter

From the President:
Greetings: We lost another one of our dear members – Buddy Townsend. Please keep this family in your prayers. Buddy will truly be missed. He was a joy to be around especially during the Friday night scrambles.

Golf play is beginning to pick up. However, we need more members so if you have any good ideas we can use to recruit new members please tell one of the board members. We have already had several suggestions from our current members and will try to decide which ones will work.

The first Friday night scramble was a success and it was good to see old and new faces on the course. Teresa cooked catfish following the scramble – way to go Teresa. Check the schedule on line to see when the scrambles are scheduled.

Don’t forget our work day on Saturday May 7. We need to paint the swimming pool and clean up around the course. If we get enough people, we can do this in about 3- 4 hours or less. We are still in the process of filling in the sand trap on #4 green so now this is considered ground under repair.

Tim is beginning to get new merchandise in the pro shop so check it out the next time you are in there. If you need new clubs or repairs or anything that pertains to golf, he can get you fixed up.

We still have one of the best value’s in the Texas Panhandle – Canyon Country Club. It’s no secret – words out – Spread the Word.

From the Golf Shop
Hello to all. There are many things to report about this month. We had two holes-in-one this month, both on hole #7. On April 17th, Johnny Vaughn used a 4 iron to knock it in the hole. Witnessing his shot of the year were his brother Clarence, Cleve Gustin and Travis Loe. Six days later on April 23, Dick Archer used a 5 wood in very windy conditions to hole it out for his first ever. His playing partners were Gary Erdman, Craig Curlee and, again, Clarence Vaughn. I think Clarence is the good luck charm around here!!

A reminder that May 7th is clean up day for the club starting at 8:30. The main projects are repainting the pool and cleaning up the trash in the creek. Lunch will be provided for all that volunteer. The more we have the quicker it gets done!!

We had the first member scramble on April 22 with some great weather to boot!! There were 44 players in the field, and there is always room for more, so don’t forget to come out and play in these fun events!! The winning team with a score of 6 under 29 was Kelli Mooring, Bob Lang, Brito Valdez and Chrystal Seemann. We will see if anyone can better that score this Friday!!

I am offering some range packages for those who want to get in some more practice and bring their game around. If you want to sign up month to month, cost is $20 for an individual or $30 for a family. Or, you can sign up for the entire year for $125 for an individual or $175 for a family. This plan is offered only to members of the club, and not available to the general public. Just stop by the shop to get going. Plans will start the first of each month. Also remember that as members of the club, you receive 10% off of purchases of clubs, bags, shoes and clothing. For smaller items like balls and gloves, the discount does not apply (basically because I sell them at such a small mark up). Also I am always getting in new things, some that you may need, so stop by some time and check out what I have.

The last thing to report on is the number of carts in a group. This will be necessary especially when we can start driving in the fairways. If you are in a group of 4, please limit your carts to 2 per group. If there are 5 in your group, then it is ok to have 3 carts. Please, lets try and stick to this. It will create less wear on our fairways and also less wear on the carts themselves. Your cooperation on this is greatly appreciated!! The weather is getting warm, the grass is turning green, so come on out to the club and play some golf!!

Tim Davis, Golf Professional

Ladies Auxiliary News
Women's Working Wednesday Play
All ladies are invited to play golf on Wednesday nights in the Women's Working Wednesday Play Day. There will be a different game every Wednesday and prizes at the end of the year. Please call the golf shop by 4:00 to sign up and play begins at 6:00. Once again, all ladies are invited to play – so come out and have a great time playing golf and meeting new friends.

Guest Day
Ladies Guest Day will be held Thursday, May 5th, starting with a light breakfast at 8:00am and tee off at 9:00am, with a meal following play. Format is a four-person scramble and cost is $50. Everyone please plan on coming out and enjoying a day of golf. This is a great event, all of our ladies get to show off our great golf course to other women from around the panhandle.

Ladies High Plains Golf Association
Score one (1) for Canyon Country Club. Four of our ladies, Wilma Higginbotham, Marsha Kirk, Sue Herring and Kay Reynolds, traveled to Farwell to participate in the High Plains Ladies Play Day. Fun was had by all, but Sue was the only one able to rack up a point for the Club. Our next play day will be in Dimmitt, May 11th. Any woman is invited to join and participate in the FUN. For more information, please call Kay Reynolds at 499-3310.