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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021 !!!!

JUST A REMINDER.... PLEASE CONTACT GOLF COURSES DIRECTLY TO SET UP A TEE TIME DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

Annual Green Fee Renewals Please remember to click and add the 'Surcharge' to your basket before checking out of the Ecommerce link on our website. It is $250 for individuals or $450 for couples.

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For $1,100 you can have $1,300 golf credit put on your member card. That's $200 of free golf! Golf cash can be used for green fees, cart fees and surcharges at POA golf courses only. Remaining funds will be forfeited if not used by December 31, 2021.

PLEASE PAIR UP IN POA GOLF CARTS IF YOU ARE MARRIED, LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD OR RIDE IN THE SAME VEHICLE TO THE GOLF COURSE. SOCIAL DISTANCING IS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT FROM YOUR HOUSEHOLD OR WHO YOU ARE NOT IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH.

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GOLF OPERATIONS: Protocol during Covid - 19 CLICK HERE FOR PHASE 2

AGRONOMY Ultra dwarf bermudagrasses have become a more popular choice for putting greens in the transition zone over the past decade. A significant management challenge with these greens is winter survival and spring recovery. Plant tissue desiccation and low-temperature exposure are two common causes of winter injury to ultra dwarf bermudagrass putting greens. Unlike exposure to low temperatures, winter tissue desiccation can occur even under mild weather conditions and may be worse when soils are hydrophobic. Hydrophobic root zones can lead to the appearance of irregularly shaped areas of desiccated turf that are commonly referred to as localized dry spot (2). Wetting agents have become a common tool that superintendents use to mitigate damage from localized dry spot, but the beneficial effects of wetting agents are short-lived, as they are degraded in biologically active soils. Therefore, wetting agents are commonly applied to putting greens at routine intervals throughout the spring and summer months. DONALD JONES Superintendent at Magellan Golf Course

The HSV Junior Golf Association needs volunteers to fill 2 important positions. First we need a person to work with clubs, cutting them down to junior sizes and regripping them. Second we need a person to recruit volunteers on Thursday's in June and July to go in golf carts with each junior group. We have lists from previous years to help. If you can help us please contact Jack Barry at 501-922-2502

ADOPT A HOLE NEEDED COVERAGE   Ponce De Leon            Holes # 4 Granada                         Holes # 8,14,16 Balboa                            Holes # 18 Cortez                              Holes # 8,12,13,14,17 Desoto                             Holes # 6,11,12 Magellan                         Holes # 11,13,16,17  Isabella/Pinta               Holes # 9 Isabella/SM                    Holes # 5 Coronado                         Holes # 4,5,6,13,15,16,18 Adopt-a-hole:  We have 171 golf holes in the Village and in order to maintain the courses and keep them in pristine condition, we need volunteers. If you, your neighbors or your friends would like to signup for the Adopt-a-Hole program, you may contact: Dawn Johnson 501-922-5549 [email protected].

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