SADDLEBROOKE RANCH COMMUNITY GOLF ASSOCATION OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

Golf in October 2025:

The course is open following prep for the winter season!  We are very excited about the health and density of the turf and expect great playing conditions this winter.  Stay in tune with the Forecaddie to keep up to date with everything Pro Shop and golf course related.  In the following sections, 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 Schedule Pro Shop Hours – Open thirty minutes before the first tee time and one hour before shotguns.  The pro shop closes at 5:30pm.   Pro shop staff will carry the pro shop cell phone (520-561-1196) until 6:30. Staff is available until one hour before sunset.

• First tee time:  October 1-14: 7:00am   October 15-31: 7:15am
• Last tee time:  September 1-30: 5:30pm Shotguns:  8:00/1:00 Rate Periods:  October 1-31:  Prime 7:00 – 11:52
• Midday 12:00 – 1:52
• Twilight 2:00 – 4:00
• Super Twilight 4:00 – Sunset

Golf Maintenance Schedule:

The Ranch Forecaddie 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. October Maintenance Schedule The pro shop and golf course open October 4 following winter season preparation.  With the turf becoming dormant and losing its color, we will begin painting the course every three weeks. This will require a one-hour delay to tee times for two days the week we paint. The 2025 annual golf maintenance schedule is available on your Chelsea home page. We will continue closing one hole per nine to cart traffic to help maintain the quality of the turf.   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 on a skill that needs some work. The next clinic will be in October and will cover pitching. It will be held on Monday, October 27th at 2:00pm at the practice chipping green. Please see your Chelsea home page event calendar for the full clinic schedule.

Driving Range Tee With the overseed of the driving range tee complete, and the winter season upon us, we will begin cycling back and forth on a weekly basis between the turf and the mat to maintain the best turf possible. This practice also helped quite a bit with our transition from the overseed turf back to the Bermuda base.