The beautifully remodeled Clubhouse at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club adds to your golfing experience.
Golf & Events Coordinator Shannon Bowers and Course Superintendent James Bowers at the Tennahan Lake Golf & Tennis Club.Tennanah Lake Celebrates 100th Anniversary
The Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club, the oldest operating golf course in Sullivan County, will celebrate their 100 year anniversary (1910-2010) on Friday June 11th and Saturday June 12.
The 100th year anniversary celebration kicks off Friday evening, June 11 at Wolff's 1910 with a live broadcast by Radio Station Thunder 102.1 from 7-9 p.m.
At that time there will be free appetizers and cash bar offering drink specials.
Dancing and live music takes place from 7:30 to 10 p.m. by The Hendrickson's. Give aways will take place during the evenings events.
On Saturday, June 12 there will be give aways and raffles and a foursome can compete on the 18-hole course for $100 to celebrate 100 years.
On hole No. 9 there will be a hole-in-one contest which can win you a free membership.
From 12-1 p.m., 2-3 p.m. and 4-5 p.m. there will be free golf challenges and exhibitions along with chipping and putting contests on the practice facilities.
Free tennis lessons and exhibitions will take place from 1-2 p.m., 3-4 p.m. and 5-6 p.m.
A kid's pool party with free swimming, face painting and fun activities will be held from 1-3 p.m.
From noon to 4 p.m. there will be food and drink specials at The Grill in the clubhouse with music on the deck.
A Chicken BBQ with live music for $9 per person takes place at 6 p.m. with a $1 a cup beer special.
Capping off the 100th year anniversary celebration will be fireworks at 9 p.m.
Shannon Bowers is the Golf & Events Coordinator at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club. James Bowers is the Course Superintendent and Robert Allison is the General Manager.
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 in the past several years.
Several 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.
On top of the world at an elevation of more than 2000 feet, the land for this facility was purchased in 1910 by Peter Wolff. In 1910 he built the Tennanah Lake House, turning his once small boarding farmhouse into a leader in tourism for Sullivan County.
Wolff needed to offer his guests fleeing the heat of the city more to do so he began construction of a 9-hole golf course. By 1935 the 400 acre resort expanded to accommodate 500 guests.
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 with Sam calling the layout one of the longest and most challenging courses he had even played.
When the course was expanded to 18-holes, six of the original nine were utilized in the design.
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/
During the summer months we will detail each hole and the best way to score on this course.
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
This column is written by Ed Townsend, a public relations consultant to the amateur and professional sport of golf and to several golf writers associations. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league standings and tournament information, Ed can be reached at 845-439-8177, by
e-mail to edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For a much more expanded version of this golf column, please visit our Web site at http://www.bght.blogspot.com/
The Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club, the oldest operating golf course in Sullivan County, will celebrate their 100 year anniversary (1910-2010) on Friday June 11th and Saturday June 12.
The 100th year anniversary celebration kicks off Friday evening, June 11 at Wolff's 1910 with a live broadcast by Radio Station Thunder 102.1 from 7-9 p.m.
At that time there will be free appetizers and cash bar offering drink specials.
Dancing and live music takes place from 7:30 to 10 p.m. by The Hendrickson's. Give aways will take place during the evenings events.
On Saturday, June 12 there will be give aways and raffles and a foursome can compete on the 18-hole course for $100 to celebrate 100 years.
On hole No. 9 there will be a hole-in-one contest which can win you a free membership.
From 12-1 p.m., 2-3 p.m. and 4-5 p.m. there will be free golf challenges and exhibitions along with chipping and putting contests on the practice facilities.
Free tennis lessons and exhibitions will take place from 1-2 p.m., 3-4 p.m. and 5-6 p.m.
A kid's pool party with free swimming, face painting and fun activities will be held from 1-3 p.m.
From noon to 4 p.m. there will be food and drink specials at The Grill in the clubhouse with music on the deck.
A Chicken BBQ with live music for $9 per person takes place at 6 p.m. with a $1 a cup beer special.
Capping off the 100th year anniversary celebration will be fireworks at 9 p.m.
Shannon Bowers is the Golf & Events Coordinator at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club. James Bowers is the Course Superintendent and Robert Allison is the General Manager.
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 in the past several years.
Several 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.
On top of the world at an elevation of more than 2000 feet, the land for this facility was purchased in 1910 by Peter Wolff. In 1910 he built the Tennanah Lake House, turning his once small boarding farmhouse into a leader in tourism for Sullivan County.
Wolff needed to offer his guests fleeing the heat of the city more to do so he began construction of a 9-hole golf course. By 1935 the 400 acre resort expanded to accommodate 500 guests.
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 with Sam calling the layout one of the longest and most challenging courses he had even played.
When the course was expanded to 18-holes, six of the original nine were utilized in the design.
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/
During the summer months we will detail each hole and the best way to score on this course.
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
This column is written by Ed Townsend, a public relations consultant to the amateur and professional sport of golf and to several golf writers associations. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league standings and tournament information, Ed can be reached at 845-439-8177, by
e-mail to edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For a much more expanded version of this golf column, please visit our Web site at http://www.bght.blogspot.com/
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