Lisa Haynes Suggs, Golf Director at Swamp Fox Country Golf in Florence, South Carolina.Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Swamp Fox Golf & Wyboo Golf Club Are The Best
Lisa Haynes Suggs, Golf Director at Swamp Fox Country Golf in Florence, South Carolina.
The 216-yard par 3 (13th hole) at the Wyboo Golf Club in Manning, SC, is the Signature Hole and it will test your accuracy and club choice with its bunkered and water protected green.
Enjoying the Wyboo Golf Club facilites and hospitality are from the left, Syndicated Golf Columnist Ed Townsend from Livingston Manor, NY, host Wyboo Golf Professional Victor Grubb, Port Jervis, NY golfer Josh Jennings and Narrowsburg, NY golfer Ed Guthrie. The 216-yard par 3 (13th hole) is the signature hole at the Wyboo Golf Club in Manning, South Carolina. A beautiful setting and a challenge to all golfers.
If is isn't the squirrel's stealing our golf galls or the crows taking our snacks out of the golf carts it the geese who just didn't want to let us near our golf balls laying out in the middle of the fairway. They must have thought it was one of their eggs. 
Narrowsburg golfer Ed Guthrie, left, and Port Jervis golfer Josh Jennings get ready for the great food at the Creek Ratz in Florence, SC. 
While golfing in the Florence, SC area make sure you visit the Creek Ratz restaurant for outstanding food and service. This is a must stop for everyone. Swamp Fox Golf & Wyboo Offer The Best For Golfers
Many New York State golfers are the same as their counterparts in the Northeast who just can't wait for the winter snows to melt and area golf courses to open so the best alternative they have are to travel south in late March and early April.
Thousands of golfers in the Northeast choose South Carolina as their spring golf destination and their warm-up rounds to get them ready for spring and summer golf leagues throughout the county.
For the past eight years we've joined in this now regular ritual of planning early April golf trips where we can stretch our unused golf muscles and try to remember what to do with a golf club that we packed away in our golf bags sometime in late September of early.
October.
Narrowsburg golfer Ed Guthrie, former Livingston Manor golfer now making his home in Padilla, Ky. George Korth, Port Jervis golfer Josh Jennings of Port Jervis and Golfing Highlights Syndicated Columnist Ed Townsend fortunately have been greatly blessed in handing all of our golfing, motel and breakfast requests over to the "Princess" of South Carolina golf, Lisa Haynes Suggs, golf director of Swamp Fox Country Golf in Florence, SC.
Lisa was born into the game of golf, her father was a golf pro, she started playing golf at the age of 5, scored her first hole-in-one at age 6, stayed close to the game through her high school and college years and became Swamp Fox Golf Director in 2004.
The four of us have quickly learned why Swamp Fox Golf has been labeled "Golf's Super Bargain," because when it comes to thinking golf in South Carolina you hear a lot about Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head, but in the eastern part of the state you find the best bang for your buck with economical golf packages in one of the most beautiful and unhurried areas of our country.
Southern hospitality is also a big draw for Northeast golfers who get to play spring golf in 2009 for rates starting at $62 a day and that includes 18-holes of golf, cart, motel room (2 in a room) and breakfast on 32 different golf courses.
Many New York State golfers are the same as their counterparts in the Northeast who just can't wait for the winter snows to melt and area golf courses to open so the best alternative they have are to travel south in late March and early April.
Thousands of golfers in the Northeast choose South Carolina as their spring golf destination and their warm-up rounds to get them ready for spring and summer golf leagues throughout the county.
For the past eight years we've joined in this now regular ritual of planning early April golf trips where we can stretch our unused golf muscles and try to remember what to do with a golf club that we packed away in our golf bags sometime in late September of early.
October.
Narrowsburg golfer Ed Guthrie, former Livingston Manor golfer now making his home in Padilla, Ky. George Korth, Port Jervis golfer Josh Jennings of Port Jervis and Golfing Highlights Syndicated Columnist Ed Townsend fortunately have been greatly blessed in handing all of our golfing, motel and breakfast requests over to the "Princess" of South Carolina golf, Lisa Haynes Suggs, golf director of Swamp Fox Country Golf in Florence, SC.
Lisa was born into the game of golf, her father was a golf pro, she started playing golf at the age of 5, scored her first hole-in-one at age 6, stayed close to the game through her high school and college years and became Swamp Fox Golf Director in 2004.
The four of us have quickly learned why Swamp Fox Golf has been labeled "Golf's Super Bargain," because when it comes to thinking golf in South Carolina you hear a lot about Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head, but in the eastern part of the state you find the best bang for your buck with economical golf packages in one of the most beautiful and unhurried areas of our country.
Southern hospitality is also a big draw for Northeast golfers who get to play spring golf in 2009 for rates starting at $62 a day and that includes 18-holes of golf, cart, motel room (2 in a room) and breakfast on 32 different golf courses.
Convenience, along with economical golf packages, has made the Florence area a popular golf location . Located directly off I-95, Florence offers a proud history of providing southern hospitality. Snowbirds traveling from Northeast states or from Florida, find Florence, which is about halfway from either direction, a nice stop for a day or two of golf, which tends to break up the journey.
Swamp Fox Golf was started in 1973 when the owners invited sports writers from Canada and some of the northern states to come as their guests and experience the area with its southern hospitality and good golf offered at very reasonable rates. This started the ball rolling (not a pun) and Fox Country Golf has been going strong for 30 plus years with a mission to offer a golf package that will fit everyone's budget and offer facilities that are top flight and uncrowded and unhurried in an atmosphere of southern living at its finest.
Lodging facilities offered by Swamp Fox Country Golf include the Ramada Inn at Historic Young's Plantation (completely renovated), Days Inn, The Travelodge and Swamp Fox Campground.
I usually check with Lisa in the early fall about courses she would recommend and high on her list last November was Wyboo Golf Club at Manning, SC under the management of Golf Professional Victor Grubb.
I usually check with Lisa in the early fall about courses she would recommend and high on her list last November was Wyboo Golf Club at Manning, SC under the management of Golf Professional Victor Grubb.
Grubb, a PGA member, brings with him to Wyboo over 20 years experience in the golf industry. Having received his apprenticeship at Rolling Hills Country Club in Monroe, North Carolina, he has had two head professional positions in Charleston, South Carolina before coming to the Lake Marion area in 1995. Victor has been affiliated with Wyboo Golf Club since July of 2002.
Unfortunately our regular foursome was cut down to a threesome this year as the result of George Korth being called to his parents home in Livingston Manor because of the illness and ultimately the death of his father Ed Korth.
And what a treasure we found at Wyboo which has received state ratings as the ninth best course in South Carolina. Golf publications have noted that Wyboo Golf Club is one of the state's best little out of the way courses.
We can certainly endorse that statement and enjoyed our conversation with Grubb's following our 18-holes of golf. He was very proud of this facility as it has hosted a few major tournaments and has been the site for a qualification round for the South Carolina Open Amateur Tournament.
This semi-private club has 105 members but invites non-members and guest of Swamp Fox Country Golf and other area golf packages to play their course.
Located 8 miles south of Manning, this Tom Jackson Signature Design course is truly a gem in the heart of the Santee Cooper Lakes area. The course offers a superb game challenge with strategically placed bunkers, water and woods.
The TIF Eagle greens facilitate year round golfing which is always of interest to visitors from the colder climes. The layout offers enjoyment for your level of play from four tee placements. The 216-yard 13th hole with a par 3 is the signature hole and will especially test your accuracy and club choice with its bunkered and water protected green.
Blake Alford is the course superintendent.
Unfortunately our regular foursome was cut down to a threesome this year as the result of George Korth being called to his parents home in Livingston Manor because of the illness and ultimately the death of his father Ed Korth.
And what a treasure we found at Wyboo which has received state ratings as the ninth best course in South Carolina. Golf publications have noted that Wyboo Golf Club is one of the state's best little out of the way courses.
We can certainly endorse that statement and enjoyed our conversation with Grubb's following our 18-holes of golf. He was very proud of this facility as it has hosted a few major tournaments and has been the site for a qualification round for the South Carolina Open Amateur Tournament.
This semi-private club has 105 members but invites non-members and guest of Swamp Fox Country Golf and other area golf packages to play their course.
Located 8 miles south of Manning, this Tom Jackson Signature Design course is truly a gem in the heart of the Santee Cooper Lakes area. The course offers a superb game challenge with strategically placed bunkers, water and woods.
The TIF Eagle greens facilitate year round golfing which is always of interest to visitors from the colder climes. The layout offers enjoyment for your level of play from four tee placements. The 216-yard 13th hole with a par 3 is the signature hole and will especially test your accuracy and club choice with its bunkered and water protected green.
Blake Alford is the course superintendent.
This Tom Jackson "Signature Course" opened in October 1999 and has consistantly been namedd the best golf course in Clarendon County. It demands a variety of shots because of its rolling terrain and strategically placed bunkers. Spacious fairways are forgiving for slightly errant tee shots, but the approach shots are a different matter, demanding a high degree of accuracy due to the placement of bunkers and other hazards around the greens.
A par-72 course, Wyboo plays 6,914 yards from the championship tees with a rating of 72.2 and a slope of 124. Middle tees are 6,395 yards with a rating of 69.4 and a slope of 113, front tees are 5,718 yards with a rating of 66.1 and a slope of 107. Women's tees are 4,951 yards with a rating of 67.9 and a slope of 115.
This is a very well maintained golf facility with an attractive well-stocked pro shop and refreshment counter.
Be sure to put the Wyboo Golf Club on your list when you call Lisa and Swamp Fox Country Golf at 1-800-845-3538 for your next golf trip to South Carolina. Their web site is http://www.swampfoxgolf.com/ Lisa can also be reached by fax at 843-662-7682, by regular mail at P.O. Box 3806, Florence, SC 29502 or by email at swampfoxcountrygolf@sc.rr.com
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This is a very well maintained golf facility with an attractive well-stocked pro shop and refreshment counter.
Be sure to put the Wyboo Golf Club on your list when you call Lisa and Swamp Fox Country Golf at 1-800-845-3538 for your next golf trip to South Carolina. Their web site is http://www.swampfoxgolf.com/ Lisa can also be reached by fax at 843-662-7682, by regular mail at P.O. Box 3806, Florence, SC 29502 or by email at swampfoxcountrygolf@sc.rr.com
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Here & There Column 7-29-08
The great Tony BennettAnthony Dominick Benedetto Changed His Name
"I've been singing for 60 years and Bob Hope gave me my new (stage) name of Tony Bennett," the great 81-year-old singer told the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts crowd of 8,000 on Saturday night August 19.
And when he sang one of my favorite songs, "Because Of You" one could just feel that although he will be 82 on August 3 that his voice is as strong and vibrant as ever.
The one and only Tony Bennett made his return to the Catskills something that all his fans will remember and the reason the great Sinatra called him "the best singer in the business."
The Singer's Singer was introduced to the Bethel Woods crowd as "Mr. Tony Bennett" and this classy entertainer made his on stage appearance dressed is a white jacket, dark pants and white shoes with his opening statement, "Thank you very much for coming by tonight."
And lets not forget his great 4-piece band consisting of a piano, guitar, bass and drums with very accomplished musicians displaying their talents throughout the evenings performance.
While singing the lyrics "Nobody Loves Me," a lady in the crowd shouted out "I love you Tony" and the crowd got a big laugh out of this.
Tony remarked that he got a call from country singer Hank Williams after Bennett sang Williams country hit "Cold Cold Heart" and with this being Bennett's first attempt at a country song Williams joked to Tony saying, "what's the idea of ruining my song."
The 15-time Grammy Awards winner easily moved the hearts and souls of the Bethel Woods audience this night. His popularity has resulted in the sale of over 50 million records worldwide and it was easy to see why Tony was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
One cannot forget that Tony Bennett has also devoted a lot of time and energies to a variety of worthwhile humanitarian and charitable causes and that he is also a very accomplished painter.
In his singing of the song "Just The Good Life" he jokingly said, "I'm dedicating this song to Governor Spitzer."
His accomplished style, great voice and a beautiful variety of his top hits gave everyone attending a great sense of being part of musical history.
Bethel Woods plays host to the Original New York Doo Wopp show Saturday, August 2 at 8 p.m.
"I've been singing for 60 years and Bob Hope gave me my new (stage) name of Tony Bennett," the great 81-year-old singer told the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts crowd of 8,000 on Saturday night August 19.
And when he sang one of my favorite songs, "Because Of You" one could just feel that although he will be 82 on August 3 that his voice is as strong and vibrant as ever.
The one and only Tony Bennett made his return to the Catskills something that all his fans will remember and the reason the great Sinatra called him "the best singer in the business."
The Singer's Singer was introduced to the Bethel Woods crowd as "Mr. Tony Bennett" and this classy entertainer made his on stage appearance dressed is a white jacket, dark pants and white shoes with his opening statement, "Thank you very much for coming by tonight."
And lets not forget his great 4-piece band consisting of a piano, guitar, bass and drums with very accomplished musicians displaying their talents throughout the evenings performance.
While singing the lyrics "Nobody Loves Me," a lady in the crowd shouted out "I love you Tony" and the crowd got a big laugh out of this.
Tony remarked that he got a call from country singer Hank Williams after Bennett sang Williams country hit "Cold Cold Heart" and with this being Bennett's first attempt at a country song Williams joked to Tony saying, "what's the idea of ruining my song."
The 15-time Grammy Awards winner easily moved the hearts and souls of the Bethel Woods audience this night. His popularity has resulted in the sale of over 50 million records worldwide and it was easy to see why Tony was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
One cannot forget that Tony Bennett has also devoted a lot of time and energies to a variety of worthwhile humanitarian and charitable causes and that he is also a very accomplished painter.
In his singing of the song "Just The Good Life" he jokingly said, "I'm dedicating this song to Governor Spitzer."
His accomplished style, great voice and a beautiful variety of his top hits gave everyone attending a great sense of being part of musical history.
Bethel Woods plays host to the Original New York Doo Wopp show Saturday, August 2 at 8 p.m.
Golfing Highlights Column 7-25-08
A completely remodeled club house greets golfers at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club.
One of the smallest openings from the tee to the fairway can be found on the 413-yard par 4 sixth tee at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis ClubAttractive Club House Greets Tennanah Golfers
Golfers making their first trip to the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club will find a totally renovated clubhouse, both interior and exterior, an enlarged pro show that is very well stocked, 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.
Buffalo Zacks On The Green are operating the restaurant and bar and serve lunch and breakfast Monday through Sunday and dinner in the evening on Friday through Sunday.
The Pro Shop is now under the management of Shannon Bowers. The Tennanah Lake 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, http://www.tennanah.com/
Last week we outlined the back nine 10-18 and this week we will take you through the front nine (1-9).
Hole No. 1 is a 355-yard part 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.
The Golf Tip
By Robert Menges
Golfers making their first trip to the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club will find a totally renovated clubhouse, both interior and exterior, an enlarged pro show that is very well stocked, 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.
Buffalo Zacks On The Green are operating the restaurant and bar and serve lunch and breakfast Monday through Sunday and dinner in the evening on Friday through Sunday.
The Pro Shop is now under the management of Shannon Bowers. The Tennanah Lake 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, http://www.tennanah.com/
Last week we outlined the back nine 10-18 and this week we will take you through the front nine (1-9).
Hole No. 1 is a 355-yard part 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.
The Golf Tip
By Robert Menges
Being A Good Mudder:
Invariably at one time or another, some moisture is going to fall on us while we are enjoying a tour of the golf course.
Some advise for playing in the rain is important because playing in the rain is full of distractions. It can become a distinct advantage for players gifted with powers of concentration stronger than their physical abilities.
With the assumption that you at least have your rain suit handy, here are a few extra arrows for your wet quiver:
* Have you tried Latex gloves?Rubber on rubber doesn't slip. Pulling them out at just the right time can be fun too. I like the yellow-colored ones the best. Naturally, it takes aplomb, but you can do it. The "rain gloves" made by several manufactures are another option if you lack some chutzpah.
* Wear your contact lenses, if you have them. It's tough to hit the ball when you're seeing three of them because of the raindrops on your glasses.
* Bring several towels. They'll come in handy for a variety of reasons.
* Bring several hats. many golfers can't hack the drips.
* Re-read the casual water rule.
* Always dry your ball and your putter blade before making a stroke.
* Remember, shots out of wet sand always go farther.
* Bring a baggie for your scorecard. It's nice to show your opponents how badly you "out-mudded" them once you return to the 19th hole.
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 via e-mail at menges@hughes.net
Ed's Outlook
Received a wonderful message via e-mail recently from a former well known and highly respected lady in the Liberty area. We always enjoyed our conversations with Elaine Grossinger Etess and remember well how she served the community as president of the Liberty Central School Board of Education. Just a wonderful lady that we always had the highest respect for. Elaine wrote in her e-e-mail to me, "Ed, thank you for the lovely recollections about Golf at the G in the July 4 issue. Such fond memories of Frank Kern and that era. We have enjoyed all the descriptions of the course. As the song goes, 'those were the days my friend.' I send you my warmest wishes and thanks, Elaine."
And thank you Elaine for reminding us all that "those were the days my friend."
..............and on another note......Were The Caddies Being Catty?
Tiger Woods is out for the rest of the year, recuperating from knee surgery after his U.S. Open victory. That also send his caddie, Steve Williams, to the sideline. The money Williams makes carrying for Woods--caddie pay is typically based on money earnings--would make him not only the highest paid caddie, but also a bigger revenue earner than many PGA Tour players. But it seems his caddie colleagues, being a caring bunch, decided that they would help out their friend in his time of need. At the recent Travelers Championship, they put up a sign that said, "Steve Williams Benevolent Fund." And what did they use to collect money?.........A Shot Glass.
This column is written by Ed Townsend, who is a consultant to the amateur sport of golf and professional golf facilities. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league standings and tournament information, please call Ed at 439-8177 or send an e-mail to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com
For a much more expanded version of this golf column visit the web site http://www.bght.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Here & There Column 7-22-08
Donna Summer at Bethel Woods July 11. 
Barbara Wade and her daughter Elena Ciccarelli from Utica offered great accolades about Bethel Woods and the Donna Summer show.Donna Summer Rocks Bethel Crowd
An energized and enthusiastic crowd did a lot of rocking and dancing at the Donna Summer show on Friday, July 11 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
The Queen of Disco in the 70's brought her dance/pop/rock sound to Bethel where her loving fans continually interrupted her with applause and screams.
With a warm gentle summer evening and Donna's hybrid of American soul and European synthesizer-based music one just had to know they were going to be truly entertained.
Her six-piece band entered the Pavilion stage shortly after 8 p.m. dressed in attractive white suits and accompanied by three female backup singers....and we must also add three greatly talented dancers.
Add also five very large well-edited paneled background lighting and Donna's urging to "sing and dance along" with the lively music the audience proceeded to dance the night away.
Donna added interesting background information from time to time and pointed out to the Bethel Woods crowd that "I got nervous when I pulled into a cow pasture and I thank you for coming out."
Her colorful attire throughout the evening changed every set and added to the beauty that her voice brought to every song. Everyone got into the act with her singing of "On The Radio" and "Bad Girls."
As the Bethel Wood's crowd cheered her on she told them, "give it up."
Donna Summer and her entire musical group was more then just entertaining as she brought her musical talent and style to the great Behtel Woods and the hills of Sullivan County.....it just doesn't get any better.
A nice sidebar to the show was a conversation we had with Barbara Wade and her daughter Elena Ciccarelli who traveled all the way down here for this show from Utica, NY and noted that they ate some meals in Monticello and were staying at at the Best Western in Monticello. This being their first time here they offered accolades about Bethel Woods and made sure we knew that they would return for other shows.
This is what it's all about folks and what Bethel Woods has done for the economy of Sullivan County.
Don't miss the one and only Tony Bennett this Saturday July 19 at 8 p.m.
An energized and enthusiastic crowd did a lot of rocking and dancing at the Donna Summer show on Friday, July 11 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
The Queen of Disco in the 70's brought her dance/pop/rock sound to Bethel where her loving fans continually interrupted her with applause and screams.
With a warm gentle summer evening and Donna's hybrid of American soul and European synthesizer-based music one just had to know they were going to be truly entertained.
Her six-piece band entered the Pavilion stage shortly after 8 p.m. dressed in attractive white suits and accompanied by three female backup singers....and we must also add three greatly talented dancers.
Add also five very large well-edited paneled background lighting and Donna's urging to "sing and dance along" with the lively music the audience proceeded to dance the night away.
Donna added interesting background information from time to time and pointed out to the Bethel Woods crowd that "I got nervous when I pulled into a cow pasture and I thank you for coming out."
Her colorful attire throughout the evening changed every set and added to the beauty that her voice brought to every song. Everyone got into the act with her singing of "On The Radio" and "Bad Girls."
As the Bethel Wood's crowd cheered her on she told them, "give it up."
Donna Summer and her entire musical group was more then just entertaining as she brought her musical talent and style to the great Behtel Woods and the hills of Sullivan County.....it just doesn't get any better.
A nice sidebar to the show was a conversation we had with Barbara Wade and her daughter Elena Ciccarelli who traveled all the way down here for this show from Utica, NY and noted that they ate some meals in Monticello and were staying at at the Best Western in Monticello. This being their first time here they offered accolades about Bethel Woods and made sure we knew that they would return for other shows.
This is what it's all about folks and what Bethel Woods has done for the economy of Sullivan County.
Don't miss the one and only Tony Bennett this Saturday July 19 at 8 p.m.
Memorial Tourney Honors Ken Boufford
A great photo by Anna May Husson of Ken Boufford hitting the first ball off the first tee for the afternoon shotgun start of the Roscoe Twin Village Golf Club Memorial Tournament. Ken, who is now suffering with ALS (Lou Gehrig disease) was honored at the Memorial dinner for helping to bring over $10,000 to the Roscoe area since 2001 to benefit scholarship funds, flood victims, sick children and the fire deparment and ambulance corps. He didn't know it was one of those exploding golf balls and this photo caught all the action.
Ken Boufford, field representative for Promotion and Services, Inc., Automotive Division Jubilee Group (Daimler Chrysler) was given the honor of hitting the first ball off the first tee for the afternoon shotgun start of the Roscoe Twin Village Golf Club Memorial Tournament.
Roscoe Twin Village Golf Club Memorial regular division tournament champions are, from the left, brothers Tommy and Terry Knickerbocker (men's division), mother and daughter Cheryl and Shannon Bowers (ladies division), and mixed division Liz and Butch Hendrickson.
Roscoe Twin Village Golf Club Memorial senior division tournament champions are, from the left, Dan and Gwen Baldo (mixed division), Sally Shea and Mary Day (ladies division) and John Hoffmann and Ed Townsend (men's division). 
Heading up the Drive For The Chrysler fund raiser at the Twin Village Golf Club Memorial Tournament were, from the left, Max and Karrie Jara from the Roscoe Kirchner Chrysler dealership and Ken and Phyllis Boufford from the Promotion and Services Inc., Automotive Division-Jubilee Group (Daimler Chrysler).Memorial Tourney Honors Ken Boufford
The Chrysler Corporation along with Roscoe's Kirchner Chrysler dealership and the Twin Village Golf Club (TVGC) on Sunday, July 13 pulled together to raise over $1,450 to benefit the TVGV Scholarship fund but the highlight of the annual Memorial Tournament and banquet was the honoring of a pure gentlemen who has played a leading part in helping to raise over $10,000 the past eight years to benefit flood victims, sick children, the scholarship fund, fire department and the ambulance corps in the Roscoe area.
The Drive For The Chrysler fund raiser and the Annual Twin Village Golf Club Memorial Tournament annually benefits the Roscoe community and "The Drive" event is always organized by Karrie and Max Jara of the Roscoe Kirchner Chrysler Dealership along with great cooperation from Kenneth Boufford, field representative for Promotion and Services Inc., Automotive Division-Jubilee Group (Daimler Chrysler) out of Greenwich, N.Y.
They set up a test drive (road test) at the golf tournament and each person who drove a new Chrysler or Dodge receives a free sleeve of golf balls and Daimler Chrysler donates $5 for each test drive to the Memorial Tournament fund raiser.
This year disaster almost struck the Drive For The Chrysler fund raiser and for a brief period of time there was great concern as to whether Ken Boufford would be able to attend.
Chrysler as a result of the economy and severe decline in auto sales was cutting down on these type of events and their representative had been stricken with ALS (Lou Gehrig disease).
But Boufford wasn't about to let this disease get him down and he wasn't about to let Chrysler pull the event from Roscoe. Ken's first "Test Drive" event was in Roscoe in 2001 and the Memorial Tournament holds the Chrysler record for signing up 210 drivers several years ago.
Boufford wasn't about to let Chrysler pull out of Roscoe where he has become a popular friend to many folks and although his disease has prevented him from working some 20 other "Test Drive" tournaments he persuaded Chrysler to stay with Roscoe where he said he would finish his career.
Ken was asked to take the first drive (with a golf club) on the first hole of the afternoon shotgun start and was later honored with special remarks by Ralph Kirchner at the tournament dinner. Many wished him the best with hopes and prayers that he would be able to return next year. Ken attended the event with his wife, Phyllis. They make their home above the Albany area.
. Additional assistance and cooperation from the Chrysler Corporation and the Roscoe Kirchner Chrysler Dealership came in the sponsorship of a hole-in-one competition with the winner of an ace of the 175-yard par 3 eighth hole. There were no winner.
A total of over $2,000 in golf packages and prizes donated by area golf courses and other area merchants were awarded to tournament golfers.
This yearly and very popular golf tournament raised money this year for the Twin Village Golf Club Youth Golfer scholarships fund. Tournament chairman is Chuck Husson.
Husson in announcing the total monies raised thanked both the Chrysler Corporation and the Kirchner Chrysler Dealership for their participation in the tournament and their dedication and support of youth golfers.
Boufford said that of all the tournaments that he was involved with, the Twin Village Memorial Tournament gets the most people out for the test drives. He pointed out that this is due to the local dealerships involvement in the local community.
Husson also thanked sponsors who donated prizes, Chrysler Corporation, Grossinger's Golf Course, Terry Brae Golf Course, Lochmore Golf Course, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, French Woods Golf & Country Club, Tennanah Lake Golf & Country Club, Sullivan County Golf & Country Club, Roscoe Diner, Spiro's Countryside Restaurant, Rockland House, Country Store Youth Foundation, Fairway Inn, Live Bait Bar & Grill and Buffalo Zach's Cafe.
Some 77 individuals or local merchants also sponsored holes in this tournament.
The tournament competition this year featured the scramble-best-ball format with foursomes being split up into two-member teams. The par for 18-holes is 64. This event hosted 70 golfers with shotgun starts at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Champions of the regular men's division are Terry and Tommy Knickerbocker with a 55, Champions of the regular ladies division are Cheryl and Shannon Bowers with a 65, , Mixed team regular champions are Butch and Liz Hendrickson with a 65, repeat champions of the men's senior division are Ed Townsend and John Hoffmann with a 65, repeat champions of the Ladies senior division are Sally Shea and Mary Day with a 69 and champions of the mixed senior division are Dan and Gwen Baldo with a 65.
Tournament participants along with their guests attended the tournament awards banquet dinner that same evening.
The Chrysler Corporation along with Roscoe's Kirchner Chrysler dealership and the Twin Village Golf Club (TVGC) on Sunday, July 13 pulled together to raise over $1,450 to benefit the TVGV Scholarship fund but the highlight of the annual Memorial Tournament and banquet was the honoring of a pure gentlemen who has played a leading part in helping to raise over $10,000 the past eight years to benefit flood victims, sick children, the scholarship fund, fire department and the ambulance corps in the Roscoe area.
The Drive For The Chrysler fund raiser and the Annual Twin Village Golf Club Memorial Tournament annually benefits the Roscoe community and "The Drive" event is always organized by Karrie and Max Jara of the Roscoe Kirchner Chrysler Dealership along with great cooperation from Kenneth Boufford, field representative for Promotion and Services Inc., Automotive Division-Jubilee Group (Daimler Chrysler) out of Greenwich, N.Y.
They set up a test drive (road test) at the golf tournament and each person who drove a new Chrysler or Dodge receives a free sleeve of golf balls and Daimler Chrysler donates $5 for each test drive to the Memorial Tournament fund raiser.
This year disaster almost struck the Drive For The Chrysler fund raiser and for a brief period of time there was great concern as to whether Ken Boufford would be able to attend.
Chrysler as a result of the economy and severe decline in auto sales was cutting down on these type of events and their representative had been stricken with ALS (Lou Gehrig disease).
But Boufford wasn't about to let this disease get him down and he wasn't about to let Chrysler pull the event from Roscoe. Ken's first "Test Drive" event was in Roscoe in 2001 and the Memorial Tournament holds the Chrysler record for signing up 210 drivers several years ago.
Boufford wasn't about to let Chrysler pull out of Roscoe where he has become a popular friend to many folks and although his disease has prevented him from working some 20 other "Test Drive" tournaments he persuaded Chrysler to stay with Roscoe where he said he would finish his career.
Ken was asked to take the first drive (with a golf club) on the first hole of the afternoon shotgun start and was later honored with special remarks by Ralph Kirchner at the tournament dinner. Many wished him the best with hopes and prayers that he would be able to return next year. Ken attended the event with his wife, Phyllis. They make their home above the Albany area.
. Additional assistance and cooperation from the Chrysler Corporation and the Roscoe Kirchner Chrysler Dealership came in the sponsorship of a hole-in-one competition with the winner of an ace of the 175-yard par 3 eighth hole. There were no winner.
A total of over $2,000 in golf packages and prizes donated by area golf courses and other area merchants were awarded to tournament golfers.
This yearly and very popular golf tournament raised money this year for the Twin Village Golf Club Youth Golfer scholarships fund. Tournament chairman is Chuck Husson.
Husson in announcing the total monies raised thanked both the Chrysler Corporation and the Kirchner Chrysler Dealership for their participation in the tournament and their dedication and support of youth golfers.
Boufford said that of all the tournaments that he was involved with, the Twin Village Memorial Tournament gets the most people out for the test drives. He pointed out that this is due to the local dealerships involvement in the local community.
Husson also thanked sponsors who donated prizes, Chrysler Corporation, Grossinger's Golf Course, Terry Brae Golf Course, Lochmore Golf Course, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, French Woods Golf & Country Club, Tennanah Lake Golf & Country Club, Sullivan County Golf & Country Club, Roscoe Diner, Spiro's Countryside Restaurant, Rockland House, Country Store Youth Foundation, Fairway Inn, Live Bait Bar & Grill and Buffalo Zach's Cafe.
Some 77 individuals or local merchants also sponsored holes in this tournament.
The tournament competition this year featured the scramble-best-ball format with foursomes being split up into two-member teams. The par for 18-holes is 64. This event hosted 70 golfers with shotgun starts at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Champions of the regular men's division are Terry and Tommy Knickerbocker with a 55, Champions of the regular ladies division are Cheryl and Shannon Bowers with a 65, , Mixed team regular champions are Butch and Liz Hendrickson with a 65, repeat champions of the men's senior division are Ed Townsend and John Hoffmann with a 65, repeat champions of the Ladies senior division are Sally Shea and Mary Day with a 69 and champions of the mixed senior division are Dan and Gwen Baldo with a 65.
Tournament participants along with their guests attended the tournament awards banquet dinner that same evening.
Golfing Highlights Column 7-18-08
Shannon Bowers, left is the new Pro-Shop Manager at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club. She joins her brother, James Bowers, right, who is the course superintendent.
Traps front right and left greet golfers on the 14th green at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club. This 548-yard par 5 is the longest hole at Tennanah Lake.New Pro Shop Manager At Tennanah Lake
Twenty-two year-old Roscoe golfer Shannon Bowers has been around the game of golf since she was seven years old and this golf season she was named the new Pro-Shop manager at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club joining brother James Bowers who is the course superintendent.
Introduced to the game by her mother and father, Cheryl and Jim Bowers, both well known golfers, Shannon made a name for herself on the Roscoe Central School boys and girls golf teams.
Prior to the start 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 personal 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.
Shannon graduated from Roscoe Central in 2004 and is a 2008 graduate from Oneonta State where she majored in Fashion-Merchandising and Business.
She was formerly employed in management with Payless Stores.
During a visit to the pro-shop this week we can attest to the fact 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 this week found the tees, fairways and greens in excellent condition, certainly a tribute to golf course superintendent James Bowers.
Twenty-eight year-old James Bowers has also 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 two years ago and in August of 2006was 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 made last year.
Two 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. Buffalo Zacks On The Green are operating the restaurant and bar serving lunch and breakfast Monday through Sunday and dinner in the evening Friday through Sunday.
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 and Lucielle Handelsman who teamed up with Manhattan-based real estate acquisitions firm Walter and Samuels and its chairman David Berley.
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 and information can be obtained by calling 607-498-5000 or at their web site, http://www.tennanah.com/
Playing the blue course the back nine holes can definitely be labeled as offering golfers some long uphill fairways.
Hole No. 10 is a 373-yard par 4 with a dogleg to the right. Take your tee shot to the center of the fairway. Don't go right or the trees will block your second shot to the green. Sand traps on the left and right front of the green and in the right rear. Your second shot makes or breaks your par score.
Hole No. 11 is a 186-yard par 3 which tends to play shorter than the yardage posted. Sand traps are on the right and left. If you overshoot this green there is a downhill slope in the back of the green.
Hole No. 12 is a 491-yard par 5 with a dogleg right some 100 plus yards off the tee. Keep the driver in the bag on this tee shot. There is water left of the green and traps on the right left front and right side of this green. We classify this hole a "real good" golf hole and your par 5 can be a challenge here.
Hole No. 13 is a 329-yard par 4 with an uphill open fairway with a slight dogleg to the left. Sand traps are in front of the green on both sides.
Hole No. 14 is a 548-yard par 5 and is the longest hole at Tennahan Lake. The fairway runs downhill, there is a pond on the left, keep your ball in the center of the fairway as it narrows going into the green. Stay out of the ditch which runs across the fairway. Traps front right and left.
Hole No. 15 is a 419-yard par 4, uphill and a straight open fairway. There is a unique covered bridge here which connects the 15th and 16 fairways and this tends to be a conversation piece for all golfers. There is a sand trap on the left and right of this green.
Hole No. 16 is a 413-yard par 4 with the fairway running downhill and immediate trees on the left. Stay in the middle of the fairway to keep out of trouble. There is a sand trap on the left and right of this green.
Hole No. 17 is a 196-yard par 3 with an elevated green. Tends to play longer then it looks and it takes a good tee shot with the club of your choice to the this green and score your par. Sand traps are on the left and right front of this green.
Hole No. 18 is a 408-yard- par 4 with an open fairway running uphill. Keep is down the middle. Traps right and left sides of this green.
This back nine runs a total of 3,365 yards and records a par 36. Next week we will detail the front nine.
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
Ed's Outlook
Tennanah Lake Golf Club Pro-Shop Manager Shannon Bowers this week announced several upcoming golf tournaments and events at this golf club.
On Sunday July 27 the Roscoe Kiwanis Club tournament take place with the rain date set for August 3.
On August 13 the club host the Rally For A Cure golf outing.
The Roscoe Hose Company tournament is scheduled for August 17 and the Catskill Pheasantry Tournament is August 30.
For information on any of these events call 607-498-5000.
This column is written by Ed Townsend, who is a consultant to the amateur sport of golf and professional golf facilities. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league standings and tournament information, please call Ed at 439-8177 or send an e-mail to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com
For a much more expanded version of this golf column, please visit the Web site, http://www.bght.blogspot.com/
Twenty-two year-old Roscoe golfer Shannon Bowers has been around the game of golf since she was seven years old and this golf season she was named the new Pro-Shop manager at the Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club joining brother James Bowers who is the course superintendent.
Introduced to the game by her mother and father, Cheryl and Jim Bowers, both well known golfers, Shannon made a name for herself on the Roscoe Central School boys and girls golf teams.
Prior to the start 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 personal 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.
Shannon graduated from Roscoe Central in 2004 and is a 2008 graduate from Oneonta State where she majored in Fashion-Merchandising and Business.
She was formerly employed in management with Payless Stores.
During a visit to the pro-shop this week we can attest to the fact 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 this week found the tees, fairways and greens in excellent condition, certainly a tribute to golf course superintendent James Bowers.
Twenty-eight year-old James Bowers has also 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 two years ago and in August of 2006was 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 made last year.
Two 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. Buffalo Zacks On The Green are operating the restaurant and bar serving lunch and breakfast Monday through Sunday and dinner in the evening Friday through Sunday.
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 and Lucielle Handelsman who teamed up with Manhattan-based real estate acquisitions firm Walter and Samuels and its chairman David Berley.
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 and information can be obtained by calling 607-498-5000 or at their web site, http://www.tennanah.com/
Playing the blue course the back nine holes can definitely be labeled as offering golfers some long uphill fairways.
Hole No. 10 is a 373-yard par 4 with a dogleg to the right. Take your tee shot to the center of the fairway. Don't go right or the trees will block your second shot to the green. Sand traps on the left and right front of the green and in the right rear. Your second shot makes or breaks your par score.
Hole No. 11 is a 186-yard par 3 which tends to play shorter than the yardage posted. Sand traps are on the right and left. If you overshoot this green there is a downhill slope in the back of the green.
Hole No. 12 is a 491-yard par 5 with a dogleg right some 100 plus yards off the tee. Keep the driver in the bag on this tee shot. There is water left of the green and traps on the right left front and right side of this green. We classify this hole a "real good" golf hole and your par 5 can be a challenge here.
Hole No. 13 is a 329-yard par 4 with an uphill open fairway with a slight dogleg to the left. Sand traps are in front of the green on both sides.
Hole No. 14 is a 548-yard par 5 and is the longest hole at Tennahan Lake. The fairway runs downhill, there is a pond on the left, keep your ball in the center of the fairway as it narrows going into the green. Stay out of the ditch which runs across the fairway. Traps front right and left.
Hole No. 15 is a 419-yard par 4, uphill and a straight open fairway. There is a unique covered bridge here which connects the 15th and 16 fairways and this tends to be a conversation piece for all golfers. There is a sand trap on the left and right of this green.
Hole No. 16 is a 413-yard par 4 with the fairway running downhill and immediate trees on the left. Stay in the middle of the fairway to keep out of trouble. There is a sand trap on the left and right of this green.
Hole No. 17 is a 196-yard par 3 with an elevated green. Tends to play longer then it looks and it takes a good tee shot with the club of your choice to the this green and score your par. Sand traps are on the left and right front of this green.
Hole No. 18 is a 408-yard- par 4 with an open fairway running uphill. Keep is down the middle. Traps right and left sides of this green.
This back nine runs a total of 3,365 yards and records a par 36. Next week we will detail the front nine.
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
Ed's Outlook
Tennanah Lake Golf Club Pro-Shop Manager Shannon Bowers this week announced several upcoming golf tournaments and events at this golf club.
On Sunday July 27 the Roscoe Kiwanis Club tournament take place with the rain date set for August 3.
On August 13 the club host the Rally For A Cure golf outing.
The Roscoe Hose Company tournament is scheduled for August 17 and the Catskill Pheasantry Tournament is August 30.
For information on any of these events call 607-498-5000.
This column is written by Ed Townsend, who is a consultant to the amateur sport of golf and professional golf facilities. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league standings and tournament information, please call Ed at 439-8177 or send an e-mail to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com
For a much more expanded version of this golf column, please visit the Web site, http://www.bght.blogspot.com/
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