Rob Allison of Margaretville is the new General Manager at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club.
Jimmy Bowers Jr. is the Golf Course Superintendent at the Tennanah Lake Golf Course where the tees, greens and fairways are in excellent condition.
Mike Stoddard of Liberty is the new Food & Beverage Manager at the Tennanah Lake Golf and Tennis Club The Grill restaurant and Wolf's Catering. New General Manager & Development At Tennanah Lake
The Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club has a new general manager.
Fifty-three year old Rob Allison of Margaretville was recently appointed to this position and within the next couple of months 18 lots on Lake Florence and adjacent to the golf course will be put on the market for the construction and sale of homes valued in the million dollar range and higher.
Allison described the proposed new development as being part of an "upscale community."
Golf course improvements in the works include rebuilding the first tee and that there is now greatly improved fairway drainage on holes 14, 16 and 18. New stone work throughout the golf course facility is part of course improvement plans.
On display just off the 10th hole fairway is a spec house which shows the type of homes that will be build on the 18 lots on Lake Florence.
A licensed surveyor, Allison recently was employed as the regional vice president of Rettew Engineering and intends to use his surveying and engineering background as part of his work at Tennanah Lake.
The new general manager is married, has three children, four grand children and served as deputy mayor in Margaretville for 10 years along with beng a member of various community organizations.
Allison noted that he plays a moderate amount of golf and that this job is his first in golf course management.
Another addition to the staff at this Tennanah Lake resort is Mike Stoddard of Liberty as food and beverage manager who also heads up the cooking staff at The Grill located in the clubhouse and also the completely remodeled Wolf's Catering building which hosts parties, weddings and special events.
During a recent visit to the pro-shop and golf course we found 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 found the tees, fairways and greens in excellent condition, certainly a tribute to golf course superintendent James Bowers.
Thirty year-old James Bowers has 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 for several years and and in August of 2006 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 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 are all part of a new look Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club. The restaurant and bar serves lunch, breakfast and dinner. For Grill hours please call the golf course.
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 Handelsman. Love Reality is involved in various real estate developments from here in Sullivan County all the way down to Key West, Florida.
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, the Grill hours and information can be obtained by calling 607-498-5000 or at their web site, http://www.tennanah.com/
Playing the blue course holes can definitely be labeled as offering golfers some long fairways.
We'll give a hole by hole layout of the front nine next week and how these holes should be played.
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, who is a 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, please call Ed at 845-439-8177, by e-mail at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For a more expanded version of this golf column, please our Web site, http://bght.blogspot.com/ This column is also available on Facebook.
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The Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club has a new general manager.
Fifty-three year old Rob Allison of Margaretville was recently appointed to this position and within the next couple of months 18 lots on Lake Florence and adjacent to the golf course will be put on the market for the construction and sale of homes valued in the million dollar range and higher.
Allison described the proposed new development as being part of an "upscale community."
Golf course improvements in the works include rebuilding the first tee and that there is now greatly improved fairway drainage on holes 14, 16 and 18. New stone work throughout the golf course facility is part of course improvement plans.
On display just off the 10th hole fairway is a spec house which shows the type of homes that will be build on the 18 lots on Lake Florence.
A licensed surveyor, Allison recently was employed as the regional vice president of Rettew Engineering and intends to use his surveying and engineering background as part of his work at Tennanah Lake.
The new general manager is married, has three children, four grand children and served as deputy mayor in Margaretville for 10 years along with beng a member of various community organizations.
Allison noted that he plays a moderate amount of golf and that this job is his first in golf course management.
Another addition to the staff at this Tennanah Lake resort is Mike Stoddard of Liberty as food and beverage manager who also heads up the cooking staff at The Grill located in the clubhouse and also the completely remodeled Wolf's Catering building which hosts parties, weddings and special events.
During a recent visit to the pro-shop and golf course we found 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 found the tees, fairways and greens in excellent condition, certainly a tribute to golf course superintendent James Bowers.
Thirty year-old James Bowers has 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 for several years and and in August of 2006 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 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 are all part of a new look Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club. The restaurant and bar serves lunch, breakfast and dinner. For Grill hours please call the golf course.
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 Handelsman. Love Reality is involved in various real estate developments from here in Sullivan County all the way down to Key West, Florida.
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, the Grill hours and information can be obtained by calling 607-498-5000 or at their web site, http://www.tennanah.com/
Playing the blue course holes can definitely be labeled as offering golfers some long fairways.
We'll give a hole by hole layout of the front nine next week and how these holes should be played.
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, who is a 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, please call Ed at 845-439-8177, by e-mail at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For a more expanded version of this golf column, please our Web site, http://bght.blogspot.com/ This column is also available on Facebook.
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