Managers at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club include from the left, Pro Shop Manager Shannon Bowers, new General Manager James Bowers, who is also the Golf Course Superintendent and Director of Golf Frank Godlewski
The large tree on the left makes an approach shot to the eighth green at the Tennanah Lake Golf Course very interesting. James Bowers New GM At Tennanah Lake
Twenty-nine year-old James Bowers of Roscoe is the new General Manager at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club.
Named to that position this year Bowers is also the Golf Course Superintendent. He previously also served as assistant greens superintendent.
Being born into a golfing family James has been around the game of golf for many years, introduced to the game at an early age by his father well known Roscoe golfer Jim Bowers.
A graduate of Roscoe Central High School in 1999, James has received golf course maintenance (greens superintendent) training from Cobleskill College and Cornell University. He also completed studies from Penn State through Internet studies to become a member of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
Bowers was individual champion of the former Western Sullivan League in 1996 and 1998 and was Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1999.
James sister, 23-year-old Shannon Bowers continues management of the Pro Shop.
Shannon was introduced to the game of golf when she was seven years old by her mother and father, Cheryl and Jim Bowers and she made a name for herself on the Roscoe Central School boys and girls golf teams.
Prior to the state 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 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 Central.
Shannon graduated from Roscoe Central in 2004 and is a 2008 graduate from Oneonta State where she majored in Fashion Merchandising and Business.
Frank Godlewski is the Director of Golf at Tennanah Lake and works mainly with the leagues and helps on weekends.
Some four years ago Tennanah Lake totally renovated the clubhouse which now includes 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 Catskill Mountains.
The land for the golf course 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 of the course was the exhibition play of Sam Snead in 1952 with Sam calling the layout one of the longest and most challenging courses he has ever 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 and is presently owned by Love Realty of New York and Florida.
A practice putting green and driving range are also available as well as the full service pro shop.
The facilities also include two tennis courts, a heated pool and the recently opened Wolf's 1910 Restaurant which serves dinner only on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Wolf's also does catering for weddings and special events.
The grill at the golf course, under new management, offers breakfast and lunch specials on selected days. There are also special stay and play packages
Tee times, reservations and information can be obtained by calling 607-498-5000 or email at tennanahlake@aol.com. Their web site is http://www.tennanah.com/
This week we will outline the front nine, holes 1-9.
Hole No. 1 is a 355-yard par 4 with a slight dogleg to the left. Take your tee shot to the left center. A trap is on the right front section of the green.
Hole No. 2 is a 547-yard par 5 featuring a narrow opening in front of the tee but the fairway then opens up some 75 to 100 yards from the tee. A straight tee shot is a must here or a lot of trouble will greet you on the left and right. A sand trap is on the left side of the green. A long straight tee shot and a solid second shot slightly down hill make this green reachable in two and a good par or birdie possibility.
Hole No. 3 is a 379-yard par 4 slightly uphill with a dogleg left. Best tee shot is right center on top of the hill. Some 50 to 60 yards from the green there is a small deep ditch and it runs all the way across the fairway.
Hole No. 4 is a 192-yard par 3. Drive it left center and there is a trap on the left side of the green. Takes an accurate tee shot to make the green and your birdie or par.
Hole No. 5 is a 358-yard par 4 with a dogleg left. Some trees will come into play if you hit left.
Hole No. 6 is a 413-yard par 4 which presents one of the smallest openings from the tee to the fairway we have ever seen. Best keep is down the middle and straight . The fairway does open up to the left but there are trees to the right. Some 100 yards from the tee there is another ditch which runs across the fairway. A trap on the left and right side of the green also is a challenge. A real good golf hole.
Hole No. 7 is a 435-yard par 5 with the fairway running straight uphill. Best to let it all out here with a long tee shot. A trap is on the right side of the green. Long balls hitters can go for the birdie on this hole.
Hole No. 8 is a 312-yard par 4 . Sand traps are on the left and right sides of the green and a large tree stands almost in front of the green which makes for an interesting approach shot.
Hole No. 9 is a 190-yard par 3 and is slightly uphill and appears to play longer then it looks. A tough par 3 with sand traps at the front and back of this green. A good tee shot and proper club selection results in a birdie or par.
Next week we will review the back nine.
The Golf Tip
By Robert Menges
How to start your Downswing to become more consistent.
To start your downswing you want to feel as though your hands stay at the top of the back swing and your front leg starts the downswing. Of course this won't happen but that's the feeling you should have.
You should also experiment with different parts of your front leg to start your downswing. I recommend using either your front knee or your front hip.So simply swing back as normal and then feel as though your hands do nothing because is should be your front knee or hip that pulls your downswing into action.
A good drill to get this feeling is to swing back as normal but pull your front foot in so it touches your back foot at the top of the back swing. And then to start your downswing simply move your front foot into it's normal position and swing through.
This will help to teach you the correct chain of events for the downswing.
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 email at menges@hughes.net
Ed's Outlook
Liberty Golf Professional Nicholas "Nick" Yaun, 1st Assistant Golf Professional who gives all the lessons at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, NJ has qualified for the New Jersey State Open.
At his qualifier he tied for second on June 24 and will play in the Open on July 14-15, then the top 50 will play on July 16.
Nick did quality last year and did play on the third day.
The Upper Montclair Country Club is one of only a few country clubs world-wide known to have hosted tournaments fro all three Professional Golf Associations.
Nick, son of Tim and Cindy Yaun of Liberty, also has the Professional Golf Association Class A Golf Professional designation.
Bob Menges at the Swan Lake Golf and Country Club is holding his Junior Golf Camps from July 13-17 and July20-24. The camps run Monday through Friday and golfers will play on the course daily and receive on course instruction. For information call Bob at 292-0323 or 482-3772.
Lot of golf club specials at area golf courses this summer. If you have a special let us know at our email address or call us with the info. The Twin Village Golf Club in Roscoe is offering a weekday special, excepting holidays, with 18-holes for two with a cart for $35 but call for cart availability at 606-498-5829. The Mansion Ridge Jack Nicklaus Signature Course has afternoon rates starting at 4 p.m. of $39 weekdays.
This column is written by Ed Townsend, a consultant to the amateur and professional sport of golf and to several golf writers associations. If you have a topic that you feel would make good reading or have league scores and tournament information, Ed can be reached by phone at 439-8177 or by email at bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com For a more expanded version of this golf column, please visit our Web Page at http://bght.blogspot.com/
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Twenty-nine year-old James Bowers of Roscoe is the new General Manager at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club.
Named to that position this year Bowers is also the Golf Course Superintendent. He previously also served as assistant greens superintendent.
Being born into a golfing family James has been around the game of golf for many years, introduced to the game at an early age by his father well known Roscoe golfer Jim Bowers.
A graduate of Roscoe Central High School in 1999, James has received golf course maintenance (greens superintendent) training from Cobleskill College and Cornell University. He also completed studies from Penn State through Internet studies to become a member of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
Bowers was individual champion of the former Western Sullivan League in 1996 and 1998 and was Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1999.
James sister, 23-year-old Shannon Bowers continues management of the Pro Shop.
Shannon was introduced to the game of golf when she was seven years old by her mother and father, Cheryl and Jim Bowers and she made a name for herself on the Roscoe Central School boys and girls golf teams.
Prior to the state 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 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 Central.
Shannon graduated from Roscoe Central in 2004 and is a 2008 graduate from Oneonta State where she majored in Fashion Merchandising and Business.
Frank Godlewski is the Director of Golf at Tennanah Lake and works mainly with the leagues and helps on weekends.
Some four years ago Tennanah Lake totally renovated the clubhouse which now includes 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 Catskill Mountains.
The land for the golf course 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 of the course was the exhibition play of Sam Snead in 1952 with Sam calling the layout one of the longest and most challenging courses he has ever 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 and is presently owned by Love Realty of New York and Florida.
A practice putting green and driving range are also available as well as the full service pro shop.
The facilities also include two tennis courts, a heated pool and the recently opened Wolf's 1910 Restaurant which serves dinner only on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Wolf's also does catering for weddings and special events.
The grill at the golf course, under new management, offers breakfast and lunch specials on selected days. There are also special stay and play packages
Tee times, reservations and information can be obtained by calling 607-498-5000 or email at tennanahlake@aol.com. Their web site is http://www.tennanah.com/
This week we will outline the front nine, holes 1-9.
Hole No. 1 is a 355-yard par 4 with a slight dogleg to the left. Take your tee shot to the left center. A trap is on the right front section of the green.
Hole No. 2 is a 547-yard par 5 featuring a narrow opening in front of the tee but the fairway then opens up some 75 to 100 yards from the tee. A straight tee shot is a must here or a lot of trouble will greet you on the left and right. A sand trap is on the left side of the green. A long straight tee shot and a solid second shot slightly down hill make this green reachable in two and a good par or birdie possibility.
Hole No. 3 is a 379-yard par 4 slightly uphill with a dogleg left. Best tee shot is right center on top of the hill. Some 50 to 60 yards from the green there is a small deep ditch and it runs all the way across the fairway.
Hole No. 4 is a 192-yard par 3. Drive it left center and there is a trap on the left side of the green. Takes an accurate tee shot to make the green and your birdie or par.
Hole No. 5 is a 358-yard par 4 with a dogleg left. Some trees will come into play if you hit left.
Hole No. 6 is a 413-yard par 4 which presents one of the smallest openings from the tee to the fairway we have ever seen. Best keep is down the middle and straight . The fairway does open up to the left but there are trees to the right. Some 100 yards from the tee there is another ditch which runs across the fairway. A trap on the left and right side of the green also is a challenge. A real good golf hole.
Hole No. 7 is a 435-yard par 5 with the fairway running straight uphill. Best to let it all out here with a long tee shot. A trap is on the right side of the green. Long balls hitters can go for the birdie on this hole.
Hole No. 8 is a 312-yard par 4 . Sand traps are on the left and right sides of the green and a large tree stands almost in front of the green which makes for an interesting approach shot.
Hole No. 9 is a 190-yard par 3 and is slightly uphill and appears to play longer then it looks. A tough par 3 with sand traps at the front and back of this green. A good tee shot and proper club selection results in a birdie or par.
Next week we will review the back nine.
The Golf Tip
By Robert Menges
How to start your Downswing to become more consistent.
To start your downswing you want to feel as though your hands stay at the top of the back swing and your front leg starts the downswing. Of course this won't happen but that's the feeling you should have.
You should also experiment with different parts of your front leg to start your downswing. I recommend using either your front knee or your front hip.So simply swing back as normal and then feel as though your hands do nothing because is should be your front knee or hip that pulls your downswing into action.
A good drill to get this feeling is to swing back as normal but pull your front foot in so it touches your back foot at the top of the back swing. And then to start your downswing simply move your front foot into it's normal position and swing through.
This will help to teach you the correct chain of events for the downswing.
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 email at menges@hughes.net
Ed's Outlook
Liberty Golf Professional Nicholas "Nick" Yaun, 1st Assistant Golf Professional who gives all the lessons at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, NJ has qualified for the New Jersey State Open.
At his qualifier he tied for second on June 24 and will play in the Open on July 14-15, then the top 50 will play on July 16.
Nick did quality last year and did play on the third day.
The Upper Montclair Country Club is one of only a few country clubs world-wide known to have hosted tournaments fro all three Professional Golf Associations.
Nick, son of Tim and Cindy Yaun of Liberty, also has the Professional Golf Association Class A Golf Professional designation.
Bob Menges at the Swan Lake Golf and Country Club is holding his Junior Golf Camps from July 13-17 and July20-24. The camps run Monday through Friday and golfers will play on the course daily and receive on course instruction. For information call Bob at 292-0323 or 482-3772.
Lot of golf club specials at area golf courses this summer. If you have a special let us know at our email address or call us with the info. The Twin Village Golf Club in Roscoe is offering a weekday special, excepting holidays, with 18-holes for two with a cart for $35 but call for cart availability at 606-498-5829. The Mansion Ridge Jack Nicklaus Signature Course has afternoon rates starting at 4 p.m. of $39 weekdays.
This column is written by Ed Townsend, a consultant to the amateur and professional sport of golf and to several golf writers associations. If you have a topic that you feel would make good reading or have league scores and tournament information, Ed can be reached by phone at 439-8177 or by email at bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com For a more expanded version of this golf column, please visit our Web Page at http://bght.blogspot.com/
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