New Management At
Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club
Golfers making their
first trip to the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club will be greeted by new
general manager Fran Muller and new Pro-Shop Manager Bret Reimer along with a
popular outside dining deck which offers golfers a 60-mile panoramic view of the
magnificent Catskill Mountains.
Fran has been
associated with Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club since 2008 when she worked
part-time one day a week preparing the payroll.
Originally from Long
Island Fran moved here to get out of the everyday Long Island grind and also to
be home more with the children which would offer them a better quality of
life.
After moving into the
local community Ms. Muller became involved with community service serving as
local Chamber of Commerce treasurer for the past five years, worked with
Renaissance and is a church volunteer.
She is well liked and
posses a great personality and when the opportunity came she stepped up and took
the position of general manager which she prefers the title to be called team
leader.
"We have a great team
that has moved mountains with big and small changes to the course and property,"
Fran noted.
"Our employees have
really taken ownership and care about their jobs and the property as a whole,
always looking beyond their scope of responsibility," Ms. Muller
said.
Noting that the Thursday Men's league has
almost doubled in size Fran added, "we continue to enjoy the support of our
local businesses, organizations and residents," Fran said.
Twenty-three year-old Bret Reimer is the new
Pro-Shop Manager and is starting his 5th summer of work at this facility. At the
age of 12 Bret came up Tennanah Lake to play in the Youth Tournaments then
started working as a cart boy and progressed up to working at the front
desk.
A resident of Hortonville Bret is a graduate
of Sullivan West Central High School where he was a member of the school golf
team. He is also a graduate of SUNY Oswego with a BS degree in Political
Science and Public Justice.
Bret will teach youth leagues this season and
he pointed out that the pro shop is fully equipped with leading brand clubs and
custom-made clubs are now available.
The course this year features new tee signs
with sponsors, new cart paths on the back nine and a new signature hole at the
12th green.
The Grill restaurant is
being managed by Food & Beverage Manager Casey Tallman with
the restaurant serving lunch, breakfast and dinner. Call the club for restaurant
hours.
Jimmy Bowers Jr. is the
golf course superintendent.
The golf facilities also offers a putting green and driving
range.
The facilities also
include two tennis courts, a heated pool, stay and play packages and catering
facilities at Wolf's Catering.
Tennanah Lake is the
oldest golf course operating in Sullivan County.
Tee times reservations
and information can be obtained by calling 607-498-5000 or at their web site,
www.tennanah.com or by email at tennanahlake@aol.com
This week we will
outline the front nine 1-9 and offer suggestions on how these holes should be
played.
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
this 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 makes 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. From here there is still
a slight uphill shot. From 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 this new green. Takes a long iron or 3 to 5 wood to
reach the green.
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 to every golfer
one of the smallest openings from the tee to the fairway we have ever seen.
After a real straight tee shot the fairway does open up to the left but there
are trees to the right. Best tee shot is left center. 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.
Hole No. 7 is a 435-yard par 5 and the fairway runs straight
uphill. This is where you let it all out with a long tee shot and a long iron or
three wood from the fairway. A trap is on the right side of the green. Long ball
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 side of the green and a large tree
stands almost in front of the green which makes for an interesting approach shot
to the green.
Hole No. 9 is a 190-yard par 3 and is slightly uphill and seems to
play longer than 190 yards. A tough par 3 with a new green but a good tee shot
to the green almost results in a par. Sand traps are at the front and back of
this green.
We will outline holes 10-18 in next week's column.
The Golf Tip
By Robert Menges
In today's ever-changing golf game, most players are under the
influence that if they hit the ball longer they will play better.
Even though technology has increased how far the ball will
travel, the scores are about the same. There is no doubt that if you hit the
ball longer you should have less club to the green and be able to get the ball
closer to the hole and make more putts.
I believe this to be true, but you better be able to hit the
shots on the green close to the pin.
To do this it's important to carry three wedges in your golf bag.
Most golfers have a pitching wedge with 47-49 degrees of loft.
You have a choice to make for the other two wedges. A gap wedge
comes with about 50 to 53 degrees of loft and a lob wedge is about 60-64 degrees
of loft. I would choose between these two clubs depending on how far you hit the
ball.
A lob wedge will save you shots around the green and a gap wedge
will help you with the in between yardages in the fairway.
You should always carry a sand wedge that has 54-57 degrees of
loft.
The next time you play a round of golf, count how many shots you
take from 100 yards to the hole. I think you will find that this will total
about 60 percent of your score.
When you are trying to improve your score, it is important to
lower the number of shots you take close to the green. I think having three
wedges in your bag will help you accomplish a lower score.
Robert Menges
is the 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 at 845-292-0323 or
by e-mail at menges@hughes.net
The Putting
Tip
By Joe
Bermel
A special key to good
consistent putting is FINISHING THE PUTTING
STROKE.
Most golfers do not
finish and then they wondwer why they are short of the
hole.
You start the strike,
you must finish and hold the finish.
Finishing means the
putter head is a minimum 2 feet past the ball. This helps the momentum, the ball
will roll end over end and reach the hole.
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 631-589-1384, at his Web Site
www.ThePuttingDoctor.com or by email at
joe@theputtingdoctor.com
Ed's
Outlook
We totally endorse
fellow columnist Ken Cohen's remarks that poor decisions were made in the
playing of the OCIAA boys golf tournament May 15 at
Grossinger's.
The weather that day
wasn't fit for anyone but despite heavy rain some of the area's best local high
school golfers were forced to play in terrible
conditions.
The weather and course
conditions finally prevailed and play was suspended after 8-10 holes of
play
Is this what
championship tournament golf is all about?
The OCIAA golf chairman
and the coaches with the weather they were facing should have cancelled
Tuesday's match and rescheduled the event later on that same
week.
We are sure that golf
scores for this event would have been greatly improved under better playing
conditions.
Occasionally, tight space requirements results in items
being edited out of columns. For full coverage of this column go to http://bght.blogspot.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, by e-mail at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-205-4474. This column is also
available on Facebook.
Identification of above photos from top to bottom
Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club's new Pro Shop Manager
Bret Reimer, left, with the Club's new General Manager Fran
Muller.
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A new attractive addition at the Tennanah Lake Golf Course
includes the installations of small pond like structures and a water fountain
where the steam crosses the fairway on Hole No. 3.
Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club Golf Course Superintendent
James Bowers, left, with Food Service Manager Casey Tallman.
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