SADDLEBROKKE RANCH GOLF COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

The year 2024 just began, and already we are in April! We have had plenty of rainfall this winter. With the dormancy program for the golf course, and the care from Aaron and crew, we should soon see an abundance of growing Bermuda grass. We are looking forward to our best summer of turf since beginning the course restoration almost four years ago. Thick turf translates to a great winter dormancy for 2025. 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 5:30pm. Pro shop staff will carry the pro shop cell phone (520-561-1196) until 6:00. Staff are available until one hour before sunset. First tee time: 4-1 to 4-30: 7:00am Last tee time: 4-1 to 4-30: 5:30pm Shotguns: 8:00/1:00 Rate Periods: 3-1 to 3-31: Prime 7:00 – 11:52 Midday 12:00 – 1:52 Twilight 2:00 – 3:52 Super Twilight 4:00 – Sunset

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.

April Maintenance Schedule

The Bermuda base is rapidly emerging from dormancy and greening up. Painting the turf is done until the fall. With the turf actively growing, it is necessary for mowers to be out on the course more often. It takes a few days each week to keep all the areas cut and groomed to playing height, and this will put the machines into golfer traffic at times. Staff are instructing[1]ed to pull aside and idle their motors, but not shut them off as golfers play through. 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 tee on the driving range 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

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 on a skill that needs some work. The next clinic will be in April and will cover the full swing. It will be held on Monday, April 29th at 2:00pm at the driving range tee. Please see your Chelsea home page event calendar for the full clinic schedule.