SADDLEBROOKE RANCH GOLF COMMUNITY – “FORECADDIE” MONTHLY NEW LETTER

January and the New Year have arrived at SaddleBrooke Ranch golf course! The busiest time of the golf year is upon us.

Due to the shorter days and higher volume of play, 1:00 shotguns will be utilized on days when a morning shotgun is large enough to affect players that desire 18-hole tee times in the afternoon. The days of the week to look for this will be Monday to Thursday.

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.

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 4:30pm. 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: 1-1 to 1-31: 8:00am

Last tee time: 1-1 to 1-31: 4:30pm

Shotguns: 8:00/1:00 Rate Periods: 1-1 to 1-31:

Prime 8:00 – 11:22

Midday 11:30 – 1:22

Twilight 1:30 – 3:30

Super Twilight 3:30 – Sunset Golf

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 be in January and will cover chipping. It will be held on Monday, January 29th at 2:00pm at the practice chipping green. Please see your Chelsea home page event calendar for the full clinic schedule.

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. January Maintenance Schedule – the Bermuda base is now dormant and mostly a golden-brown color. In order to keep heat in the turf, to help it to stay pliable to resist damage from cart traffic, and to make it a beautiful green, we will be painting the fairways, greens, and tees every three weeks. During painting week, a Monday, Wednesday, or Friday will have tee times starting one hour later. 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 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. With the green dormant during this time of year it is important to carefully extract the ball from the cup even when using your hand. Stretch out your hand and extend two fingers into the cup to retrieve your golf ball. Thank you. Your efforts will help to keep the edges of the hole crisp and more playable!

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 the 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 3 years 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. Please try to follow this approach as the wear and tear just after the Plum indicates that a good number of golfers are NOT doing this!