E-News

AUTUMN

Welcome to The Ridge Golf E-News,
a combined publication between
Sutherland Shire Council and
The Ridge Golf Management Team.

In This Issue:

• Meet The Staff
• Pro-Shop News
  
• Range Ramble
• Green Keepers Corner
• Ridge Social Club
• Golf Academy News
• Update Your Details ... and you could Win

Meet the Staff

Pro-Shop News

Specials

April is an exciting time with the return of Tiger and the US Masters and the release of our
Autumn Catalogue.

• View catalogue online
• Download catalogue as a PDF

A sneak peak at some of the deals will see the launch of the NEW Taylor Made Burner and Super Tri Woods as well Hogan Apex and Apex Plus irons on a crazy deal (saving of $700 )

Cleveland Cart and Carry Bags also 50% off.

We are the biggest buying group in Australia with over 100 stores nationally so please don't hesitate to talk to any of the staff with your golfing needs.

We also offer a range of gift certificates if you are unsure what to buy your golf friend / family member.

Tee Time Bookings

In order to avoid disappointment we are still trying to get people into the habit of booking (especially weekends) as the course is getting busier.

You can book a Tee Time via our website. Note: Bookings via the web can only be for tee times outside of 24 hours.

Easter Sunday

Yes we are open Good Friday and Easter Sunday for both range practice and on course play.

A free chocolate egg with every coffee bought.

Happy Easter break to all and drive safe if you are planning to travel.

Range Ramble

Happy Hours - Half priced buckets of balls

Monday - Friday - 10am-12pm** ·              Saturday & Sunday - 5pm-6pm**

Note: Not valid with any other offer. ** Excluding public holidays & school holidays.

Golf Club Demo Nights - No pressure to buy - just come and try!

The biggest brands in the golf industry visit The Ridge Golf Driving Range on a regular basis, giving you the opportunity to try out all the latest gear. Just purchase a bucket of balls from the office and have a swing. Members get half priced balls during demonstration hours.

Upcoming dates:

• March 31st - Callaway, Wilson

• April 7th - Ping,Srixon,Cleveland, Titleist and Cobra

• April 12th - Ping Fitting (By Appointment Only)

• April 14th - Taylor Made Fitting (By Appointment Only)

• April 25th - Callaway

Green Keepers Corner

Meet the Green Keeper - Ben Grylewicz

AGE: 32

FAMILY: Wife Marty and 2 girls Malia and Mackennah

INTERESTS: Golf, Aussie rules, Basketball

HANDICAP: 5

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: I did my greenkeeping apprenticeship at Howlong golf club on the Murray River outside of Albury where I was promoted to assistant superintendent in my 4th year of my apprenticeship.  I then moved to the USA to develop my skills for 3.5 years working on 3 gold courses of very high standards.  With that I was fortunate to gain PGA tournament experience both at Harbourtown golf links in South Carolina and Muirfield Village golf club in Ohio.  The other course I worked at was a brand new design by Lanny Wadkins called Pinnacle golf club which was also in Ohio, I was employed here as the first assistant superintendent and gained a lot of experience to growing and construction.

After living in the USA for 3.5 years I decided it would be best for my family to move back to Australia and was fortunate enough to be the construction and grow-in superintendent on the newly constructed Ballarat golf club, since this time I have been with Turnpoint on various job sites but have now housed myself here at the Ridge for the past 16 months

FAVOURITE FOOD: Ice cream, chocolate

FAVOURITE MOVIE: Rounders

FAVORITE CAR: BMW X6

SPORTING HERO: Tiger woods (still the greatest)

FIRST CAR: 1984 Toyota corona

April 19-21st will see the greens being cored and renovated and could lead to some slight disruptions.
Please be understanding as this is necessary for all courses and helps us maintain our fantastic greens. Thank you

RIDGE SOCIAL GOLF CLUB

Meet and Greet Day

Golf Academy News

Program Registrations

Get Into Golf Clinics

The “Get into Golf” clinic format is a cost effective way for new or experienced golfers to improve. Clinics can be ladies, men’s or mixed. There are 3 levels which cover all aspects of the game including: full swing / driving, long game, chipping / pitching, putting, course management, rules, etiquette and on course play.

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Junior Golf Camp

Why not take the worry out of what to do with your kids these school holidays. Enrol them into The SSGA's School Holiday Golf Camp. The SSGA boasts one of the leading junior golf camps in Australia.

Term 2: April 14, 15, 16 and Term 3: July 14, 15, 16

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Junior Come and Try Day

The come and try day is a good opportunity for juniors who have never experienced golf to come and have a try in a fun monitored and safe environment. All equipment is provided.

Dates: Tue 6th & 13th Apr 2010 and Tue 6th & 13th July 2010 2pm - 3pm

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Term 2, 2010 Programs

We are now taking bookings for all our Term 2 2010 junior programs.

As we have a wait list to join many of our programs we will no longer be chasing registrations or payments. Spots will be filled based on when payments are received.

The easiest way to register and pay is via our new secure online registration / payment form.

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NSW / ACT Teaching Pro of The Year

Congratulations to Kurt Stegbauer who won the prestigious 2009 NSW / ACT PGA teacher of the year award, ahead of six others, and received it from PGA legend Alex Mercer. The Award was presented at the annual NSW PGA Awards night held at Elanora Golf club on 28th January 2010.

Kurt was recognised for his contribution to junior golf and player development in receiving this award.

"It's a great honour to receive this award", Kurt said. "It's a nice feeling being in the winners circle again, especially not having played any tournament golf since 1997. I love it an enjoy developing the game"

"Coming from a playing background I know how important the game was to me and I know that when I went for a golf lesson my expectations were very high of that person teaching me". Kurt says he gets a buzz out of seeing his pupils lower their handicap.

"The satisfaction is seeing golfers improve. I don't care if it's a pro or the average punter off 45 " Kurt says.

Kurt is available for lessons from
Tuesday to Saturday.

Oberon Junior Trip

On the 28th of Feb the SSGA took a group of  17 juniors and 11 parents away for a two day trip to Oberon Golf club.

It was our second trip with a similar group traveling their last year. For those of you who don't know where Oberon is, it is about a two and a half hour drive up over the blue mountains heading towards Jenloan caves.

After a refreshments break in Katoomba we eventually arrived at Oberon where we were greeted by a warm day.

The first day was an ambrose format where the juniors had an opportunity to play the course while also getting used to the hilly mountain conditions. The course over looks the beautiful Oberon dam, and with the recent rain was in good condition, being a country course with only one green keeper the course was very well presented.

After the first day many of us realised how challenging it can be playing a course built on the side of a hill. However all seemed to have a good time and enjoyed some of the holes that were down hill and allowed us to hit the long ball. After our round we had a barbeque and then headed back to the Big Trout Motor Inn  for some cricket, hand ball and ice creams.

Day 2 was a Trainee Pro Am where all the players had the joy of playing with a Trainee golf pro. It also was the city versus country challenge, where our team being the city slickers were defending the title. A few of our players managed to finish amongst the winners including Kane Manning, Linton Speechley, Brendan Mchugh and Dimi Dimitrovski. Unfortunately the Oberon junior team came out in front based on an aggregate total. 

After the presentation we made our way back to Sydney.

I would like to thank Glenn Whittle and all the parents who drove for their time and support. All going well we will head back up to Oberon next year for some more country hospitality.

Most golfers understand that golf is a MENTAL game

The Ridge would like to welcome Dr Mike Martin to our team as our resident Sports Psychologist

Mike has a worked with Olympic Gold Medallists and World Champions as Head of Performance Psychology at the Australian Institute of Sport.  He also has a long history in golf and has been to the game’s most sacred sites including the British Open and Augusta National. 

And while he’s worked with some of golf’s superstars, including a US Open winner, Mike also works with a number of middle and low handicappers who are serious about their game.  He says “it takes so long to conquer golf’s mental game by trial-and-error, but you can easily build confidence, focus and playing consistency with simple mental game coaching.

As a way of meeting and keeping in touch with golfers at the Ridge, Mike is running a number of FREE Mental Art of Putting clinics.  The clinic will help you develop a great putting attitude and conquer your fears on the green.

Click here to register your interest in the free clinic - The Mental Art of Putting.

New Website

Update Your Details ... and you could WIN !

As part of the launch of our new website and customer management system we are encouraging everyone to update their contact details into our new system.

People who do before April 9th (extended from original date of March 30th) will go into the draw to win a set of clubs;

Wilson Draw RX 3 Woods(Graphite Shafts)

• 2 Hybrids and 5-SW
• Plus Bag and Putter Retail Value $599

A separate form needs to be completed for each Ridge customer.

> Click here to update your details

We look forward to seeing you up at The Ridge again soon.

Regards,

Gary Booby and Kurt Stegbauer
- Head Professionals

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