Dean Winters, new assistant greens keeper at the Roscoe Twin Village Golf Course. He also works part time as a club house attendant.Winters New Assistant Greens Keeper At TVGC
Following his love for the game of golf 19-year-old Dean Winters recently was named the assistant greens keeper and club-house attendant at the Roscoe Twin Village Golf Club (TVGC).
A 2009 graduate of Tri-Valley Central School, Winters played three years of Junior Varsity and Varsity basketball, scoring one of the most historic three-pointers in school history in a game at Fallsburg with less then three-seconds left on the clock during his senior year to pull out a two-point victory for Tri-Valley.
About a year ago he was attracted to the game of golf and started playing with his father Charlie Winters and well-known local championship golfer uncle Donald Winters.
"I never had any interest in the game of golf in my high school days and thought it was a little crazy hitting and chasing after that little white ball but once I started playing after graduation I fell in love with the game and now play it as ofter as I can," Dean noted.
An outdoors type person Winters, when told there was an opening for an assistant greens keeper at TVGC said he would love to work on a golf course and "be close to a game that means so much to me."
Dean has also become a member of the TVGC and is now a member of the Monday Night Men's league. Club members and officers of the board of directors have said they were pleased with Dean's attitude and work habits and that he has quickly learned what it takes to be a good greens keeper.
When not out on the course he works as a club house attendant.
Dean is now contemplating taking on-line greens keeper courses this winter to obtain his certification.
Although there has been a lot of rain this early spring the course at TVGC is in excellent condition. Several years ago changes on the course included starting the fairways about 50 yards in front of the tee boxes instead of having them go right up to the tee box.
The course also in the past two years installed 9 new tee signs that have the TVGC logo, hole #, par, distances to holes from red, white, and blue, and the layout of the hole so people can visually see it on the sign. Some nine local businesses have also sponsored a hole for the next 5 years, so the expenses of the signs were covered.
Golfers now also see that TVGC has designed a new logo that is visible on all nine tee signs, on all of the shirts in the "pro shop", on all the golf carts and on all nine flags.
Another improvement added to the course in recent years includes adding blue tee boxes and every hole will have its own red tee box as well. There is not one hole where there is a joint tee box.
Soda and light refreshments are for sale in the club house.
The TVGC is run by a board of directors and officers President Ron Schulte, Vice President Ralph Kirchner, Treasurer Chuck Husson and Secretary Bill Knipscher.
The club is host to a mens and ladies league and a Thursday morning ladies fun day.
Tournament events scheduled this year at TVGC include the return of the Men's and Women's Club championship, the Athletic Cup Competition beginning in June, the LGA Junior Tournament on June 17, the Memorial Tournament and dinner on July 10, the Scotch Twosome Tournament on July 22 and the annual club dinner on September 10. An after dark tournament is also in the preparation stages.
The nine-hole 2,045-yard par 32 TVGC has in the past several years added several changes including adding some narrow fairways and adding rough where open fairways use to be. Cutting of the greens, fairways and rough and adding of a 90-degree cart policy also added to the beauty of the fairways and a better playing surface for all golfers.
The course features five par fours and four par threes. The longest hole on this course is the 349-yard par 4 ninth hole, where golfers have to remain accurate and stay away from hooking shots into a brook on the left side of the fairway. If the tees are set way back on the ninth, this also presents a very narrow entrance and tee-shot onto the fairway. A pond on the right and the small brook with soft wet marsh on the left presents a "don't make a mistake and you better hit a straight shot" from the fairway to the green.
A trap in front of the ninth green prevents the chip, bump and run shot. The need for accurate wedge shots to the green can help when going for the par 4.
One of the more difficult par 3 holes on the course is the 210-yard third hole. Again, the golfer must keep center or right to avoid going left out-of-bounds into the cornfield. There is a long trap in front of the green and if you shoot for the green on any shot, you better not go over the green or you will have a wet ball since it will lane in the small brook immediately behind the green.
In fact, this brook also runs in back of the 168-yard par 3 sixth hole and the 180-yard par 3 eighth hole, making the smart golfer lay up in front of the front edge of these greens.
The smaller size greens and pin placements add to difficult chip shots and the need for an accurate short game to score well on this course.
For all tournament or TVGC information and tee times call the club house at 607-498-5829 or e-mail tvgc@yahoo.com The club Web site is available at http://roscoegolf.com
The Golf Tip
By Robert Menges
Use your putter. When deciding to put or not from just off the green, the first thing to remember is that anytime you can putt, do it.
Keeping the ball on the ground and using the most reliable club in your bag---the putter--is a logical and smart choice. A good putt will always get you closer to the hole than a good running shot with one of your irons.
The biggest factor is determining whether to putt or not is what lies between you and the hole. Most important is the grass surface. If the path is clear, the ground relatively smooth and the grass is short, choosing your putter is an easy choice.
Another factor to look closely at is how the ball is sitting. Remember, if the conditions are good, we want to putt the ball.
When making these putts from off the green, it is very important to keep our concentration and use good putting fundamentals.
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
Putting Tip
By Joe Bermel
Special key to good, consistent putting is "Finishing The Putting Stroke."
Most golfers do not finish and then they wonder why they are short of the hole. You start the stroke and then you must finish and "hold the finish."
Finishing means the putter head is minimum 2 feet past the ball. This helps the momentum and the ball will roll end over end and will "reach the hole."
Joe Bermel is available for private lessons, group, corporate, organization and golf shows-tournaments. His special edition DVD "How To Put Well" is available by calling 631-589-1384, at his Web site www.ThePuttingDoctor.com or by email at joe@theputtingdoctor.com
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 believe would make good reading or have league standings and tournament information, please call Ed at 845- 439-8177 or send an e-mail to edwardctownsend@hotmail.com For a much more expanded version of this golf column, please visit the Web site http://bght.blogspot.com We are also available on Facebook.
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