Golf Course Update

Cuscowilla Friends,

Just a few lines to update you on the greens progress and the status for play here at Cuscowilla, We still continue to see growth on the greens, and applied further granular fertilizers yesterday before the rain came in to encourage that growth. The greens are brushed and then are being kept cut at a height of .140 as we witness further horizontal spreading of the turf. We are not yet mature enough on the greens to reopen on a regular basis, although the golf course continues to be open to golfers hitting to temporary greens each day except Monday.

We do have this Saturday, December 4th the CMGA Players Championship event taking place and will be opening our greens for that event. There are some additional tee times available that members and resort guests not participating in this event can reserve and we encourage you to contact Jarrod Clark in the Pro Shop if you would like to take one of those available tee times for this weekend. We will once again reassess the greens after the weekend’s play before deciding when we will next be able to allow play on the greens.

Thank you very much for your continued support of Cuscowilla – don’t forget our Waterside Restaurant is now open Sunday thru Thursday inclusive for dinner, with the Golf House also being available for dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Golf Tip of the Week

Know Your Average Distance

When you ask a golfer how far he hits an 8-iron, they will most likely tell you how far they can hit it on a perfect shot. Most amateurs tend to think if the yardage for a club is what it is when they flush the shot. In actuality they might only hit the shot solid 2 in every 10 shots. In order to have proper distance control you need to know what your clubs average distance is. That’s why you see most amateurs coming up short.


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Pitch Shot Ball Placement

On a pitch shot, the average golfer’s tendency is to play the ball back in the stance. On every shot you move forward, toward the target, during the downswing. Its less on a pitch shot than on, say, a drive, but it still happens. When you move forward and the ball position is back, you have to chop down on top of the ball to hit it. Move the ball up in your stance so you can shift into it for solid contact.


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Fairway Wood Setup

Solid Contact with fairway woods comes from playing the ball forward in your stance and tilting your spine away from the target at address. Your right shoulder should be slightly lower than your left. If your shoulders are too level it can make your angle of approach to steep, leading to either fat or thin shots. Tilting your spine back and playing the ball forward helps you shallow your approach into the ball for solid strikes.


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Golf Course Update

Now that November has rolled around, everyone at Cuscowilla is anxious to know when we will be reopening the golf course. We have seen significant growth the last few weeks as the weather has at last cooperated with our goals. This grass is the deepest green color when cut and we are excited at the coverage that we are now seeing. The height of the cut will now be dropped to encourage stronger lateral growth and heavy topdressing will continue. We want to hold off on reopening the course until the thin areas are filled, and the quality of the growth can handle the traffic, but we are seeing daily improvements in this continued weather pattern which brings us confidence that we will be able to reopen sometime before Thanksgiving. The dip below freezing that we will experience this coming weekend will not stop the growth of this bentgrass, so we will continue to see filling in of the thinner areas of grass over the next two weeks.

Thank you for your continued patience and support during this process.

Golf Tip of the Week

Perfect Practice

When practicing to many players just hit balls without working on alignment. The practice range is a wide open area with no trouble around. You should always have a target picked out and you should always use alignment aids. There is not a tour pro in the world that does not practice without working on alignment. It’s an important part of practice that players don’t think about.


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