Golf Course Update Fall 2023:

The golf course will open on Saturday September 30.

Golf maintenance will fill divots on all tee boxes, residents can fill divots in all other locations.

Only sand will be provided as the majority of the course is not overseeded, with the exception
of select tee boxes.

The fairways, greens, and non-overseeded tees will be painted beginning October 11/13. Paint
will be applied every 3 weeks afterward until the course comes out of dormancy in the spring.

On painting days the first tee time will be delayed one hour to allow time for the paint to dry.

Due to the destructive nature of cart traffic on dormant turf, we request that golfers reduce the
amount of cart driving on the turf, and pair up two golfers to a cart, regardless of handicap flag
usage.

The range tee will remain on the mat for 2-3 weeks to allow the overseeded tee to mature and
be prepared to handle the heavy traffic expected this winter.

The cutting height of all turf will be higher in order to prepare for the flattening effect as the
turf goes dormant. The turf growth has already slowed down, and the turf will become fully
dormant after the first hard frost.

The first tee time will move to 7:15 on October 15, and will move 15 minutes later every 15
days until reaching 8:00 on December 1.

Thank you for your support in caring for the course

SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf Community – The Ranch Forecaddie

Golf in September 2023:

In the second half of September, we will close the course for 11 days to prep for the dormant winter season. While we still call it overseeding, only the driving range tee, chipping and putting green collars, and a few select tees are actually seeded. The rest of the time is spent edging bunkers, filling them with sand, trimming trees, edging cart paths, and painting markers and signs. In addition, the greens will also be top dressed, fertilized, and deep watered along with the fairways. All turf cutting heights will go up a bit to compensate for the flattening effect of dormancy. Except for the greens being a little slower, everything will be in top condition to kick off our fall and winter seasons! Stay in tune with the Forecaddie to keep up to date with everything Pro Shop and golf course related. In the sections following, you will find all the information relating to this month in golf, as well as contact information for our Golf Associations and Greens Committee.

Pro Shop Hours – Open 30 minutes before the first tee time and 1 hour before shotguns. The pro shop closes at 4:00pm.

Pro shop staff will carry the pro shop cell phone (520-561-1196) until 5:00. Staff are available until one hour before sunset.

First tee time: 9-1 to 9-30: 7:00am

Last tee time: 9-1 to 9-30: 5:30pm

Shotguns: 8:00/1:00

Rate Periods: 9-1 to 9-30:

• Prime 7:00 – 11:52
• Midday 12:00 – 1:52
• Twilight 2:00 – 3:22
• Super Twilight 3:30 – Sunset

September Maintenance Schedule

September 18 to 29, the course will be closed for maintenance. During this time, activities such as top-dressing, fertilization, and heavy watering are performed, as well as other tasks as time allows. The September maintenance is not as disruptive as the August maintenance week, with the focus on getting practice areas ready, topping bunkers, and cleaning cart path edges and trimming trees. The driving range will be on the mat for about two weeks after opening to allow the newly overseeded areas to mature. We will continue closing one hole per nine to cart traffic to help maintain the quality of the turf. We will also continue our program of resting the natural turf one week per month, except in December and January, when it will be rested for two weeks in those months due to the slowing of the growth rate of the rye overseed, and the heavy use of the driving range. Back Nine morning nine-hole times will not be available on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on a year-round basis to allow maintenance time to complete weekly tasks.​

August Update:

August starts with a week of intensive cultivation for the golf course as the growing season begins to wind down. Stay in tune with the Forecaddie to keep up to date with everything Pro Shop and golf course related. In the sections following, you will find all the information relating to this month in golf, as well as contact information for our golf associations and our Greens Committee

Pro Shop Hours:

Open 30 minutes before the first tee time and 1 hour before shotguns.

The pro shop closes at 4:00pm. Pro shop staff will carry the pro shop cell phone (520-561-1196) until 5:30.

Staff are available until one hour before sunset.

• First tee time: 8-1 to 8-31: 7:00am
• Last tee time: 8-1 to 8-31: 5:30pm
• Shotguns: 8:00/1:00
• Rate Periods: 8-1 to 8-31:
• Prime 7:00 – 11:52
• Midday 12:00 – 1:52
• Twilight 2:00 – 3:22
• Super Twilight 3:30 – Sunset

Golf Maintenance Schedule:

A maintenance plan will be put into place at the beginning of the year. Variance in weather and agronomic conditions may re[1]quire changes to the schedule.

August Maintenance Schedule July 31 to August 6 the course is closed for maintenance. During this time activities such as aerification, top-dressing, fertilization, and heavy watering are performed, as well as other tasks as time allows.

We will continue closing one hole per nine to cart traffic to help maintain the quality of the turf. We will also continue our program of resting the natural turf one week per month, except in December and January, when it will be rested for two weeks in those months due to the slowing of the growth rate of the rye overseed, and the heavy use of the driving range.

During the summertime the crew will be spending more time on the course mowing, as all the turf, including the rough, will be actively growing. Please be patient if you encounter them. Heavy mow days are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Back Nine morning nine-hole times will not be available on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on a year-round basis to allow maintenance time to complete weekly tasks.

Free Monthly Golf Clinic:

Every month Mike and Ken will conduct a free golf clinic. All residents and their guests are welcome to attend, and there is no cost. Please sign up in the Pro Shop. The staff have a book behind the counter with all the scheduled clinics that you can sign up for. You are welcome to attend as often and as many as you like! The clinics will cover basic techniques and mechanics of each topic. Our golf clinics are great for learning a new skill or brushing up a skill that needs some work.

The next clinic will cover pitching and will be held on Monday, August 21st at 9:00 am at the pitching green. Please see your Chelsea home page event calendar for the full clinic schedule.

Here are the six restaurants Guy Fieri visited in Tucson and what he ate!

Chef Alisah’s:  During the Bosnian war, Chef Ahmet Alisah and his family were put in a concentration camp. He came to Tucson as a refugee. Now he serves up eastern-European-style fare in the Casas Adobes neighborhood, aided by his wife and son who work in the front-of-house. In the broadcast segment, Guy Fieri sampled the cevapi, homemade beef sausages served with tzatziki and yeast bread, as well as the goulash.

For more information, check out:  chef alisah’s restaurant (alisahrestaurant.com)

Inca’s Peruvian Cuisine:  Inca’s shared an unusual backstory with Fieri: the restaurateur Fátima Campos is a Mexican woman who fell in love with a Peruvian man. She said her mom told her the love starts with the food, so she learned how to make his favorite recipes from home. The Foothills-area establishment served Fieri a stewy steak dish served with a sauce made from herbs and peppers the chef imported from Peru, called seco de carne con frijoles. He also tried their Lomo Saltado, Peruvian-style steak frites.

For more information, check out:  Inca’s Peruvian Cuisine – Authentic Peruvian Food in Tucson (incasperuviancuisine.com)

Renee’s:  “Marchin’ to the beat of their own drum; doing it their own way” is Fieri’s pitch for east-side favorite Renee’s (then Renee’s Organic Oven). The restaurant now serves a “Food Network box” alongside other takeout combos like a series of vegan or comfort food dishes.  The standout item is the spinach dip calzone: “This is dangerous, bruh,” Fieri said to the chef, Steve Kreager (owner Renee Kreager’s high school sweetheart and husband).  Fieri also sampled the Tailored Tony, branded as an open-faced sloppy joe, with a little Caesar on the side. “I love Caesar dressing,” Fieri said.  He pointed out Renee’s commitment to organic ingredients, which elevate the simple flavors: “The kicker on the whole thing are these red bells, man.”

For more information, check out:

Home – Renee’s Tucson (reneestucson.com)

Rocco’s Little Chicago:   “I’m usually a thin-crust guy, but I hear the deep-dish you do is pretty gangster,” Fieri said to owner Rocco DiGrazia, a transplant from Chicago who has brought his hometown eats to the Old Pueblo.  Rocco’s Little Chicago often features creative pies, including monthly specials that customers can write in suggestions for. (At the time of writing, the special was the Cretaceous Mass Extinction II: The Lost World — a deep-dish pie covered in mac n’ cheese, a single meatball asteroid and a scattering of terrified lil dino nuggets, topped with Hot Cheetos lava.) The pie featured on the show, though, was the Kitchen Sink: pepperoni, Italian sausage, red onions and green peppers. They also filmed a side of Hot Sticks: pizza dough breadsticks, smothered in Buffalo wing sauce and twisted into shape.

For more information, check out:

Rocco’s Little Chicago – Tucson , AZ (roccoslittlechicago.com)

Tumerico:  Walking down the sidewalk off of Sixth Street, Guy Fieri gives us a little anecdote. His sister Morgan said, “You gotta give vegetarian food a chance.” But he insists he’s not willing to sacrifice flavor. So, he comes to Tumerico, where you can get eerily convincing carnitas made of jackfruit. In the kitchen with Chef Wendy Garcia, Fieri points to a tattoo on his forearm. “Morgan, that’s my sister,” he said. “She taught me so much about vegetarian cooking.”  By the end of the segment, Fieri is video calling his mom to get her to attest to the dupes. He shows her a jackfruit carnitas plate, with house-made soyrizo, adobo, rice and beans with ranchero sauce, and eggplant chicharrón. He also samples the nopales tacos.

For more information, check out:

Fresh Latin Vegan Vegetarian Food | Tumerico

July comes to us bringing 100-degree afternoons and hopefully the respite of cooling afternoon thunderstorms. The last two summers had good rainfall during the monsoon, which was extremely beneficial to the turf on the golf course. Let it rain! Stay in tune with the Forecaddie to keep up to date with everything Pro Shop and golf course related. In the sections following, you will find all the information relating to this month in golf, as well as contact information for our golf associations and our Greens Committee.

SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf Club Pro Shop Schedule Pro Shop Hours – Open 30 minutes before the first tee time and 1 hour before shotguns.

• The pro shop closes at 4:00pm.
• Pro shop staff will carry the pro shop cell phone (520-561-1196) until 6:00.
• Staff is available until one hour before sunset.
• First tee time: 7-1 to 7-31: 7:00am
• Last tee time: 7-1 to 7-31: 6:00pm
• Shotguns: 8:00/1:00 Rate Periods: 7-1 to 7-31:
• Prime 7:00 – 11:52 Midday 12:00 – 1:52
• Twilight 2:00 – 3:22 Super Twilight 3:30 – Sunset Golf in July

The Ranch Forecaddie Free Monthly Golf Clinic Every month Mike and Ken will conduct a free golf clinic. All residents and their guests are welcome to attend, and there is no cost. Please sign up in the Pro Shop. The staff have a book behind the counter with all the scheduled clinics that you can sign up for. You are welcome to attend as often and as many as you like! The clinics will cover basic techniques and mechanics of each topic. Our golf clinics are great for learning a new skill or brushing up a skill that needs some work. The next clinic will cover chipping and will be held on Monday, July 10th at 9:00 am at the chipping green.

Golf Maintenance Schedule A maintenance plan is put into place at the beginning of the year. Variance in weather and agronomic conditions may require changes to the schedule. July Maintenance Schedule We will continue closing one hole per nine to cart traffic to help maintain the quality of the turf. We will also continue our program of resting the natural turf one week per month, except in December and January, when it will be rested for two weeks in those months due to the slowing of the growth rate of the rye overseed, and the heavy use of the driving range. The Bermuda turf is up and in full growth mode.

Please support our maintenance staff by filling divots with sand and repairing ball marks on the green. Cart traffic is highly damaging to the turf, so please limit time on the turf as much as possible. During the summertime the crew will be spending more time on the course mowing, as all the turf, including the rough, will be actively growing. Please be patient if you encounter them.

Heavy mow days are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Back Nine morning nine-hole times will not be available on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on a year-round basis to allow maintenance time to complete weekly tasks. Golfing News Golf Course Access Dear Residents, as much of the community activities have been closed for precautionary measures to help reduce exposure to the COVID-19 virus, many of you have taken to walking as a way of exercise and to get out of the house. Please remember that for your safety, we do not allow joy riding, walking, biking, jogging, etc. on the golf course AT ANY TIME. Only golfers, golf staff, or emergency or other authorized service vehicles are allowed on the golf course and paths. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

Eliminate Potential for Cup Damage When using a “ball grabber” attached to the end of a putter to extract a ball from the cup, please remove the flagstick first to eliminate the potential for damage to the edge of the turf surrounding the cup. Thank you. Page 3 The Ranch Forecaddie Golfing News Cont. Cart Rules

The following rules shall apply to all types of golf carts, both rental and privately-owned:

• DRIVE ON CART PATH until even with ball, then enter turf at 90° when gates are not present.
• SCATTER ACROSS TURF until ball is on green.
• EXIT TURF at 90° to cart path.
• REMAIN ON CART PATH on all Par-3 holes.
• STAY 25 FEET from tees and greens.
• DO NOT DRIVE around sides or back of greens.
• DO NOT DRIVE in the desert.
• DO NOT ENTER private resident property to retrieve golf balls.

Ball Marks Our greens have been in service for almost 24 months now. Aaron and his crew are doing a great job keeping them smooth and fast. To do our part as golfers, we should make every effort to keep ball marks repaired! Ball marks that are repaired immediately heal faster and create less surface disruption resulting in a smooth green. Let’s do our part to keep the greens looking good! Please remember to stay in the habit of finding and repairing ball marks on the greens to help keep them rolling smoothly.

Pace of Play Please follow these simple tips to improve pace of play without having to rush around the course:

1. Be prepared to play your shot while waiting for others to hit, so you can play immediately without delay. This includes shots played while on the putting green.
2. Clean and replace your club in the bag; and record your score, at the next tee, not at the green.
3. Hit a provisional ball when appropriate, and limit searches for lost balls to 3 minutes. Players in the group that can hit safely should do so; while those that can’t, should help search.
4. Limit socializing to periods when you are prepared to hit and there is a wait to safely hit.

Have fun on the course, and keep your play efficient, so all can experience an enjoyable pace of play! Cart Damage to the Course Without question, cart traffic is the number one cause of damage to the turf on the course. Please do your best to limit the time your cart is on the turf. One easy way to do that is by staying on the cart path until even with your drive. This simple tip can reduce wear and tear exponentially because entering the turf area early is the most common mistake made by golfers in terms of course damage. Page 4 The Ranch Forecaddie Golf Maintenance News What’s going on around the course on Wednesdays?

Our Facilities

Welcome to our Pickleball court complex. We have completed construction of 24 courts. Various courts are available to our members, residents and guests. You can reach the courts by taking Arizona Highway #77 (Oracle Road) north of Tucson and turning left onto SaddleBrooke Ranch Road West. Follow the road past the 4-way stop and continue to the end where you will find the courts on your left. The physical address is 31080 S. Amenity Drive.

About Our Club

Mission:

The mission of the SBRPA is to establish SaddleBrooke Ranch as a premiere pickleball community serving all skill levels and formats of play, thereby promoting the passion and sport of the game both inside and outside our community.

Strategies  (as prioritized by our membership):

Updates

May begins with hot temperatures after a truly short spring. As we are moving into hotter weather, do not forget to take extra hydration with you to the golf course. Pay special attention to hydration options that offer replacement minerals, as water alone is not enough! We stock Gatorade and a no-sugar electrolyte option called LMNT for those watching their sugar intake. Stay in tune with the Forecaddie to keep up to date with everything Pro Shop and golf course related. In the sections following, you will find all the information relating to this month in golf, as well as contact information for our golf associations and our Greens Committee.

Pro Shop Hours – Open 30 minutes before the first tee time and 1 hour before shotguns. The pro shop closes at 4:00pm. Pro shop staff will carry the pro shop cell phone (520-561-1196) until 6:00. Staff are available until one hour before sunset.

Rate Periods:

• First tee time: 5-1 to 5-31: 7:00am
• Last tee time: 5-1 to 5-31: 6:00pm
• Shotguns: 8:00/1:00 Rate Periods: 5-1 to 5-31:
• Prime 7:00 – 11:52
• Midday 12:00 – 1:52
• Twilight 2:00 – 3:22 S
• Super Twilight 3:30 – Sunset

Free Monthly Golf Clinic:

Every month Mike and Ken will conduct a free golf clinic. All residents and their guests are welcome to attend, and there is no cost. Please sign up in the Pro Shop. The staff have a book behind the counter with all the scheduled clinics that you can sign up for. You are welcome to attend as often and as many as you like! The clinics will cover basic techniques and mechanics of each topic. Our golf clinics are great for learning a new skill or brushing up a skill that needs some work. The next clinic will cover the full swing and will be held on Monday, May 22nd at 9:00 am at the driving range. Please see your Chelsea home page event calendar for the full clinic schedule.

The Chicago Experience – a tribute band!!  Tonight – Tuesday, April 25th at 7 PM in the Sol Ballroom

• Doors open at 6pm.
• Concert Starts at 7pm in the Sol Ballroom.
• Portable bar will be available at 6pm.
• Portable bar will close down at 8:15pm.
• Refunds are NOT available for this event.
• Restaurant will be open for dinner prior to the concert, last reservation is 6pm.