Jim Wegman, Publicity
Well, the year is half over, and we are beginning to see the preparations for overseeding. Some courses will be closed periodically, starting in July, to allow the grounds crew to do their work. Irrigation replacement on the Lakes is going well.
6/1/24 Cha Cha Cha Palms. 1st Jerry Richards, Tom Graves, Gary Russell; 2nd Richard Russell, Paul Wilde, Mike Kozak; 3rd Neil Anderson, John Shuler, Bruce Vantine, Dennis Clark; 4th Jim Campbell, Pat O’Connell, Alan Aken, Ted Piotrowski; KPs: #4 Mike Kozak; #7 Jim Campbell, Mike Kozak
6/14/24 2 Best Net Balls Sonoran. 1st Ed Anderson, Paul Wilde, Peter Gerdik, Gary Russell; 2nd Mike Krol, Jerry Pederson, Nunzio Cusumano, Larry Schuller; 3rd (T4) Don Fayfar, Mike Kozak, Jim Janowski/Jim Campbell, Tom Bleier, Jim Theobald/Pat O’Connell, Alan Aken, Ted Piotrowski/Bill Pender, Greg Wells, John Shuller; KPs: #3 Jim Daleo, Jack Baur; #8 Jim Campbell, Greg Wells
6/21/24 Low Net By Tee Palms. White Tee: 1st Bill Flinn, 2nd (T3) Ed Anderson, Jim Campbell, Bob Pender; Gold Tee: 1st Jerry Pederson, 2nd Neil Anderson, 3rd Jim Thompson; Silver Tee: 1st Jim Theobald, 2nd Nunzio Cusumano, 3rd Bob Deken; KPs: #4 Jim Thompson, Lee Boudreaux; #7 Bob Deken Ed Anderson
6/28/24 Best Balls 1 Gross 1 Net Sonoran. 1st (T) Bill Pender, Jim Johnson, Jim Janowski, Bill Whitely/Neil Anderson, Bill Flinn, Mike Partridge, Arvind Phukan; 3rd Mike Krol, Mark Stoimenoff, Stan Posey; 4th (T3) Don Fayfar, Tom Bleier, Mike Kozak, John Gaudioso/Jerry Richards, Rowin Floth, John Schuler, Jim Deleo/Bob Pender, Terry Henkel, Jack Cameron, Larry Schuller; KPs: #3 Neil Anderson, Tom Bleier; #8 Joe D’ Amore, Jim Johnson
Good guy. Sometimes we miss the little things—a pitch mark on the green or a couple of divots on the fairway. So, it is great that we have guys like Gary Russell. Gary works with the Adopt-A-Hole group fixing divots and pitch marks and disposing of broken tees around the boxes. On Fridays, Gary can be seen filling his sand bottles in preparation for doing a little fill-in on the fairways. We should help. It takes about 10 seconds to fill a divot or repair a pitch mark on the green. The sand is readily available in the parking lot, and most of us have at least one sand bottle on the cart. So, when you are out on the turf, fix your divot and one nearby and repair pitch marks on the green.
Heat stroke/heat exhaustion is serious. We know the conditions out on the golf course during the Arizona summer. What to do? Hydrate the previous day. During the round, take a drink (non-alcoholic) on each tee box. I carry frozen towels in a plastic bag, tucked into a thermal pack with a couple of frozen water bottles. If you have a cooler, fill it with ice and water and keep the towels wet and cold. Simple steps can be a lifesaver.