The Roscoe Twin Village Golf Club (TVGC) has appointed a
new clubhouse manager, is making modifications to its traps, is improving
fairway definition and has added upgraded golf carts and maintenance equipment
as it approaches the final stages for implementation of the Open
Space Institute (OSI) proposal to purchase from the club an easement which
requires that the course will remain a golf course in perpetuity (forever) and
will never be developed for other uses.
Twenty-three year-old Katie Doyle took over in May as the
new clubhouse manager. She handles collection of green and cart fees and for the
first time in several years the club now offers a lunch menu.
Katie, a 2008 graduate of Tri-Valley Central School, noted
that the lunch menu includes hot dogs hamburgers, cheeseburgers, french fries,
egg salad sandwiches mozzarella sticks and salads. Soft drinks are also
available. Lunch is also available to the general public.
Board of directors president Ron Schulte and treasurer Chuck
Husson pointed out that modifications and painting have been completed on the
interior portion of the clubhouse and future improvements of the kitchen area
are planned.
Golf Course improvements already made include the planting
of new trees and bushes to improve fairway definition, several sand traps have
been modified and reduced in size and all traps have new sand.
Schulte and Husson noted the addition of several upgraded
golf carts and upgraded golf course maintenance equipment.
Additional future TVGC improvements include adding newer
upgraded golf carts and dam and pond improvements.
Under the Open Space Institute easement proposal the TVGC
could expand and improve the existing clubhouse, construct a golf cart shed and
could make improvements and expansion of the club's maintenance
facility.
The OSI easement points out that if the golf club ever
ceases to be a golf course it will remain forever an open and undeveloped
space.
Certificate shareholder members of the TVGC overwhelming
approved last year entering into agreement with OSI as the club had increasing
difficulty in the past several years making ends meet and countless volunteer
hours from board members and regular members in running fundraisers and
tournaments along with other activities have been the deciding factors in
keeping the budget positive.
Dwindling membership and course play due to poor economic
times were becoming major management topics among owners and operators of this
small nine-hole golf course and this prompted the TVGC to explore the $188,500
conservation easement offer from OSL.
The 29-acre nine-hole 2,045 yard par 32 TVGC has been
previously appraised at $400,000 and would receive from OSA the total sum of
approximately $188,000 blut after paying taxes the total figure would be
approximately $141,000 and TVGC could opt to receive payments over a five-year
period of about $32,000 per year.
At the time of approval of the OSI easement by the club
certificate members last year Husson noted that the $32,000 per year for five
years could help the club make needed improvements and be financially sound for
at least 10 years.
Ed's
Outlook
Vacation time took us into an entirely different golfing
experience at Panama City Beach, Florida where we found that golf at night,
especially during the 100 degree daytime temperatures, is indeed very
popular.
Yes......I said golf at night at executive par 3 golf
courses where the entire course is lighted just like a major league baseball
stadium.
We'll introduce you to this type of golfing experience in
one of our upcoming columns.
Tiger Woods is close to signing a new endorsement deal with
Nike, his long-term endorser.
His current contract, signed in 2006, is set to expire
sometime before the end of the year. Woods termed it "just a matter of time"
before the deal is signed.
Golf Digest, as part of an annual report on golfer's income,
put Woods' earnings at $77 million off the course in 2012. It did not break down
what he received from Nike, although the figure is believed to be more than $20
million per year.
Ed Townsend is a PR Consultant to the Sport of Golf and
compiles the information for this column. If you have league and tournament
information, shoot a hole-in-one or even shoot your age, let Ed know at
845-439-8177, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or fax at 845-205-4474. View
this column and all of Ed's pictures at http://bght.blogspot.com We are also on
Facebook.
Golfing
Tip
By Robert
Menges
Buried Bunker Lies
To blast the ball out of the sand, your club needs to swing
more up and down to create a steeper angle of attack.
To help illustrate, have someone stand (or picture a well)
several feet behind the ball. In the backswing, hinge your wrists early to get
the club up more, avoiding the person ( or wall).
Also make note of the length of the backswing. It should
almost be a full swing. In order to create enough speed and energy to blast
the ball out of the sand, avoid taking a short and/or law
backswing.
From this position, you will be able to swing the club into
the sand on the downswing. It's imperative that you strike the sand 1 to 2
inches behind the ball and finish with the club low to the ground.
Amateur golfers often try to scoop or help lift the ball out
of the sand. This usually results in the club hitting the sand too far behind
the ball and either missing it completely or taking too much sand and leaving
the ball in the bunker. Or, the club misses the sand and strikes the top of the
ball resulting in a topped shot that can go anywhere.
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 845-292-0323 or via email at
menges@hughes.net
The Putting
Tip
By Joe
Bermel
Here is one of the best putting drills since "sliced bread"
was invented.
Drill # 2......A Quadrant Drill.
1. Take 1 golf ball.
2. On practice green, establish on one hole at four foot
distance only.
3. First putt straight uphill.
4. Second putt straight downhill.
5. Third putt right edge slight right to left.
6. Fourth putt left edge slight left to right.
Every golfer has these four putts many times every round. Do
this drill again and again.
Make yourself make three consecutive putts at each
quadrant.
This will make you a better two putt per hole
average.
Joe Bermel is available for private lessons, group,
corporate, organization and golf shows-tournaments. His special edition DVD "How
To Putt Well" is available by calling 631-589-1334, at his Web site
www.ThePuttingDoctor.com or by email at joe@theputtingdoctor.com
PHOTO IDENTIFICATION
Katie Doyle is the new clubhouse manager at the Roscoe Twin
Village Golf Club.
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