Shannon Bowers, left is the new Pro-Shop Manager at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club. She joins her brother, James Bowers, right, who is the course superintendent.
Traps front right and left greet golfers on the 14th green at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club. This 548-yard par 5 is the longest hole at Tennanah Lake.New Pro Shop Manager At Tennanah Lake
Twenty-two year-old Roscoe golfer Shannon Bowers has been around the game of golf since she was seven years old and this golf season she was named the new Pro-Shop manager at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club joining brother James Bowers who is the course superintendent.
Introduced to the game by her mother and father, Cheryl and Jim Bowers, both well known golfers, Shannon made a name for herself on the Roscoe Central School boys and girls golf teams.
Prior to the start of a girls team Shannon played two years on the boys team and then two years on the girls team which went undefeated in her junior year and gave her a personal third place finish in the regional sectionals.
Her dad coached the golf teams for a number of years and was instrumental in getting a girls varsity golf team started. Her mother is now the golf coach at Roscoe.
Shannon graduated from Roscoe Central in 2004 and is a 2008 graduate from Oneonta State where she majored in Fashion-Merchandising and Business.
She was formerly employed in management with Payless Stores.
During a visit to the pro-shop this week we can attest to the fact that it is one of the most well-kept, well stocked and professionally managed pro shops in this area.
A tour of the golf course this week found the tees, fairways and greens in excellent condition, certainly a tribute to golf course superintendent James Bowers.
Twenty-eight year-old James Bowers has also been around the game of golf for many years, introduced to the game at an early age by his father.
James served as assistant greens superintendent at Tennanah Lake two years ago and in August of 2006was was appointed to his present status.
A graduate of Roscoe Central High School in 1999, James has received golf course maintenance (greens superintendent) training at Cobleskill College and Cornell University. He has completing his studies with Penn State through Internet studies and has become a member of the Golf Course Superintendent Association of America.
James was individual champion of the former Western Sullivan League in 1996 and 1998 and was Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1999.
During the spring of 2007 Bowers and his grounds keeping staff built new greens on the fourth and ninth holes and also built new cart paths on the front nine. Several of the tee boxes were also re-sodded and improvements to the bunkers were made last year.
Two years ago Tennanah Lake totally renovated the clubhouse which included an enlarged pro shop, an expanded dining area and grill and the addition of new outside dining decks which offers golfers a 60-mile panoramic view of the magnificent Catskill mountains are all part of a new look Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club. Buffalo Zacks On The Green are operating the restaurant and bar serving lunch and breakfast Monday through Sunday and dinner in the evening Friday through Sunday.
The land for this facility was purchased in 1910 by the Wolf Brothers and opened in 1928.
Alfred Tull did the redesign of the golf course in the 1950's and one of the highlights at the course was the exhibition play of San Snead in 1952 and Sam called the layout one of the longest and most challenging courses he has even played.
When the course was expanded to 18-holes, six of the original nine were utilized in the design.
Tennanah Lake is the oldest golf course operating in Sullivan County. The facilities are presently owned by Love Realty of New York and Florida and its CEO Burton and Lucielle Handelsman who teamed up with Manhattan-based real estate acquisitions firm Walter and Samuels and its chairman David Berley.
A practice putting green and driving range are also available as well as a the full service pro shop.
The facilities also include two tennis courts, a heated pool, stay and play packages and catering facilities at Wolf's Catering.
Tee times reservations and information can be obtained by calling 607-498-5000 or at their web site, http://www.tennanah.com/
Playing the blue course the back nine holes can definitely be labeled as offering golfers some long uphill fairways.
Hole No. 10 is a 373-yard par 4 with a dogleg to the right. Take your tee shot to the center of the fairway. Don't go right or the trees will block your second shot to the green. Sand traps on the left and right front of the green and in the right rear. Your second shot makes or breaks your par score.
Hole No. 11 is a 186-yard par 3 which tends to play shorter than the yardage posted. Sand traps are on the right and left. If you overshoot this green there is a downhill slope in the back of the green.
Hole No. 12 is a 491-yard par 5 with a dogleg right some 100 plus yards off the tee. Keep the driver in the bag on this tee shot. There is water left of the green and traps on the right left front and right side of this green. We classify this hole a "real good" golf hole and your par 5 can be a challenge here.
Hole No. 13 is a 329-yard par 4 with an uphill open fairway with a slight dogleg to the left. Sand traps are in front of the green on both sides.
Hole No. 14 is a 548-yard par 5 and is the longest hole at Tennahan Lake. The fairway runs downhill, there is a pond on the left, keep your ball in the center of the fairway as it narrows going into the green. Stay out of the ditch which runs across the fairway. Traps front right and left.
Hole No. 15 is a 419-yard par 4, uphill and a straight open fairway. There is a unique covered bridge here which connects the 15th and 16 fairways and this tends to be a conversation piece for all golfers. There is a sand trap on the left and right of this green.
Hole No. 16 is a 413-yard par 4 with the fairway running downhill and immediate trees on the left. Stay in the middle of the fairway to keep out of trouble. There is a sand trap on the left and right of this green.
Hole No. 17 is a 196-yard par 3 with an elevated green. Tends to play longer then it looks and it takes a good tee shot with the club of your choice to the this green and score your par. Sand traps are on the left and right front of this green.
Hole No. 18 is a 408-yard- par 4 with an open fairway running uphill. Keep is down the middle. Traps right and left sides of this green.
This back nine runs a total of 3,365 yards and records a par 36. Next week we will detail the front nine.
The Golf Tip
By Robert Menges
Simple Drill To Improve Your Swing Tempo:
Here's a simple drill to improve your swing tempo.
Go to the driving range and alternate between hitting shots with your short irons and then your long irons.
For example, hit one shot with your wedge and the next with your 3 wood. Hit the next shot with your 8 iron then the next shot with your 3 iron.
Then the next shot with your 9 iron and then hit your driver.
And when your doing this try to make the swing with the longer club the same as your swing with the shorter clubs.
The late, great Payne Stewart used to do this all the time and if you remember his swing, it was as smooth as silk.
So do this exercise and do it often so you too can have a smooth, rhythmical swing from one club to the next.
Robert Menges is the head golf professional at the Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, Mt. Hope Road, Swan Lake. He is available for private lessons and if you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached by phone at 292-0323 or via e-mail at menges@hughes.net
Ed's Outlook
Tennanah Lake Golf Club Pro-Shop Manager Shannon Bowers this week announced several upcoming golf tournaments and events at this golf club.
On Sunday July 27 the Roscoe Kiwanis Club tournament take place with the rain date set for August 3.
On August 13 the club host the Rally For A Cure golf outing.
The Roscoe Hose Company tournament is scheduled for August 17 and the Catskill Pheasantry Tournament is August 30.
For information on any of these events call 607-498-5000.
This column is written by Ed Townsend, who is a consultant to the amateur sport of golf and professional golf facilities. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league standings and tournament information, please call Ed at 439-8177 or send an e-mail to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com
For a much more expanded version of this golf column, please visit the Web site, http://www.bght.blogspot.com/
Twenty-two year-old Roscoe golfer Shannon Bowers has been around the game of golf since she was seven years old and this golf season she was named the new Pro-Shop manager at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club joining brother James Bowers who is the course superintendent.
Introduced to the game by her mother and father, Cheryl and Jim Bowers, both well known golfers, Shannon made a name for herself on the Roscoe Central School boys and girls golf teams.
Prior to the start of a girls team Shannon played two years on the boys team and then two years on the girls team which went undefeated in her junior year and gave her a personal third place finish in the regional sectionals.
Her dad coached the golf teams for a number of years and was instrumental in getting a girls varsity golf team started. Her mother is now the golf coach at Roscoe.
Shannon graduated from Roscoe Central in 2004 and is a 2008 graduate from Oneonta State where she majored in Fashion-Merchandising and Business.
She was formerly employed in management with Payless Stores.
During a visit to the pro-shop this week we can attest to the fact that it is one of the most well-kept, well stocked and professionally managed pro shops in this area.
A tour of the golf course this week found the tees, fairways and greens in excellent condition, certainly a tribute to golf course superintendent James Bowers.
Twenty-eight year-old James Bowers has also been around the game of golf for many years, introduced to the game at an early age by his father.
James served as assistant greens superintendent at Tennanah Lake two years ago and in August of 2006was was appointed to his present status.
A graduate of Roscoe Central High School in 1999, James has received golf course maintenance (greens superintendent) training at Cobleskill College and Cornell University. He has completing his studies with Penn State through Internet studies and has become a member of the Golf Course Superintendent Association of America.
James was individual champion of the former Western Sullivan League in 1996 and 1998 and was Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1999.
During the spring of 2007 Bowers and his grounds keeping staff built new greens on the fourth and ninth holes and also built new cart paths on the front nine. Several of the tee boxes were also re-sodded and improvements to the bunkers were made last year.
Two years ago Tennanah Lake totally renovated the clubhouse which included an enlarged pro shop, an expanded dining area and grill and the addition of new outside dining decks which offers golfers a 60-mile panoramic view of the magnificent Catskill mountains are all part of a new look Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club. Buffalo Zacks On The Green are operating the restaurant and bar serving lunch and breakfast Monday through Sunday and dinner in the evening Friday through Sunday.
The land for this facility was purchased in 1910 by the Wolf Brothers and opened in 1928.
Alfred Tull did the redesign of the golf course in the 1950's and one of the highlights at the course was the exhibition play of San Snead in 1952 and Sam called the layout one of the longest and most challenging courses he has even played.
When the course was expanded to 18-holes, six of the original nine were utilized in the design.
Tennanah Lake is the oldest golf course operating in Sullivan County. The facilities are presently owned by Love Realty of New York and Florida and its CEO Burton and Lucielle Handelsman who teamed up with Manhattan-based real estate acquisitions firm Walter and Samuels and its chairman David Berley.
A practice putting green and driving range are also available as well as a the full service pro shop.
The facilities also include two tennis courts, a heated pool, stay and play packages and catering facilities at Wolf's Catering.
Tee times reservations and information can be obtained by calling 607-498-5000 or at their web site, http://www.tennanah.com/
Playing the blue course the back nine holes can definitely be labeled as offering golfers some long uphill fairways.
Hole No. 10 is a 373-yard par 4 with a dogleg to the right. Take your tee shot to the center of the fairway. Don't go right or the trees will block your second shot to the green. Sand traps on the left and right front of the green and in the right rear. Your second shot makes or breaks your par score.
Hole No. 11 is a 186-yard par 3 which tends to play shorter than the yardage posted. Sand traps are on the right and left. If you overshoot this green there is a downhill slope in the back of the green.
Hole No. 12 is a 491-yard par 5 with a dogleg right some 100 plus yards off the tee. Keep the driver in the bag on this tee shot. There is water left of the green and traps on the right left front and right side of this green. We classify this hole a "real good" golf hole and your par 5 can be a challenge here.
Hole No. 13 is a 329-yard par 4 with an uphill open fairway with a slight dogleg to the left. Sand traps are in front of the green on both sides.
Hole No. 14 is a 548-yard par 5 and is the longest hole at Tennahan Lake. The fairway runs downhill, there is a pond on the left, keep your ball in the center of the fairway as it narrows going into the green. Stay out of the ditch which runs across the fairway. Traps front right and left.
Hole No. 15 is a 419-yard par 4, uphill and a straight open fairway. There is a unique covered bridge here which connects the 15th and 16 fairways and this tends to be a conversation piece for all golfers. There is a sand trap on the left and right of this green.
Hole No. 16 is a 413-yard par 4 with the fairway running downhill and immediate trees on the left. Stay in the middle of the fairway to keep out of trouble. There is a sand trap on the left and right of this green.
Hole No. 17 is a 196-yard par 3 with an elevated green. Tends to play longer then it looks and it takes a good tee shot with the club of your choice to the this green and score your par. Sand traps are on the left and right front of this green.
Hole No. 18 is a 408-yard- par 4 with an open fairway running uphill. Keep is down the middle. Traps right and left sides of this green.
This back nine runs a total of 3,365 yards and records a par 36. Next week we will detail the front nine.
The Golf Tip
By Robert Menges
Simple Drill To Improve Your Swing Tempo:
Here's a simple drill to improve your swing tempo.
Go to the driving range and alternate between hitting shots with your short irons and then your long irons.
For example, hit one shot with your wedge and the next with your 3 wood. Hit the next shot with your 8 iron then the next shot with your 3 iron.
Then the next shot with your 9 iron and then hit your driver.
And when your doing this try to make the swing with the longer club the same as your swing with the shorter clubs.
The late, great Payne Stewart used to do this all the time and if you remember his swing, it was as smooth as silk.
So do this exercise and do it often so you too can have a smooth, rhythmical swing from one club to the next.
Robert Menges is the head golf professional at the Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, Mt. Hope Road, Swan Lake. He is available for private lessons and if you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached by phone at 292-0323 or via e-mail at menges@hughes.net
Ed's Outlook
Tennanah Lake Golf Club Pro-Shop Manager Shannon Bowers this week announced several upcoming golf tournaments and events at this golf club.
On Sunday July 27 the Roscoe Kiwanis Club tournament take place with the rain date set for August 3.
On August 13 the club host the Rally For A Cure golf outing.
The Roscoe Hose Company tournament is scheduled for August 17 and the Catskill Pheasantry Tournament is August 30.
For information on any of these events call 607-498-5000.
This column is written by Ed Townsend, who is a consultant to the amateur sport of golf and professional golf facilities. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league standings and tournament information, please call Ed at 439-8177 or send an e-mail to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com
For a much more expanded version of this golf column, please visit the Web site, http://www.bght.blogspot.com/
1 comment:
the superintend there is a JOKE,,,dosent know anything about running a golf coarse,,built 2 new greens wrong thay are hard as rocks,,dosent no how to put in irragation,,burt h should hire someone wth exp,not a laborer from another coars that has no idea whay he is doing,,,
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