Bi-Monthly Golf Course Update
February 15th, 2021
New Scorecards have arrived. The Plum, Plum/Gold, and Rust/Plum tees had minor changes made that resulted in minor changes to the rating and slope of those tee sets for men and women. GHIN and Golf Genius were updated Monday February 8th. The Plum tee markers on #14 were moved permanently to the Rust tee box on Tuesday February 9th.
Cart Rules are especially important right now, not only because it is wintertime and many areas are dormant and are not as resilient to cart traffic, but also because of single rider carts due to COVID. Please follow the cart rules listed below to help reduce wear and tear to the turf from carts.
o DRIVE ON PATH until even with the ball then enter turf at 90°.
o SCATTER ACROSS TURF until the ball is on the green complex.
o EXIT TURF at 90° to the path.
o STAY 25 FEET from tees and greens, DO NOT drive around the sides or back of greens.
o DO NOT DRIVE on Par-3 holes.
o DO NOT DRIVE in the desert.
o DO NOT ENTER private property to retrieve golf balls.
Additional Cart Restrictions are now in place:
o One hole per nine will be cart path only on an as needed basis.
o Three holes for the entire course will use an entry gate and an exit gate. Enter the turf via the entry gate. Once on the turf stay on the turf and scatter until leaving the turf via the exit gate. Avoid driving on worn patches of turf.
Frost Delay Season is with us for only another 4 weeks, but please continue checking your Chelsea home page to see if your tee time has been delayed by frost. The information will be posted as close to 7am as possible. If there is a delay, we ask that you check with the pro shop to see if any time has been made if your tee time is later in the morning or early afternoon.
Courtesy To Others – More golfers are deciding to play music while golfing. While there is no rule against this, it is part of etiquette to ask those in your group if they mind the distraction while playing. Please be courteous to others!
COVID-19 guidelines are listed below. No changes are expected at this time.
o One golfer per cart is optional and NO LONGER MANDATORY. Rental carts will no longer be complimentary and golfers will be charged for use of rental carts.
o Rakes will be restored to the bunkers (see second comment above for specifics).
o Sand bottles will be replaced on rental carts and on course sand containers will be filled and available.
o Water cups will be available at the pro shop by the ice and water machine and in the restrooms at #15 tee.
o Flagsticks will REMAIN IN PLACE.
o Shotguns WILL NOT BE RESTORED at this time.
o While some of the procedures have been relaxed, it has been observed that golfers are becoming lax in observing the utilization of masks and/or social distancing. We are fortunate that SBR has not experienced any severe issues with COVID, but please stay vigilant as we are not free of this issue yet!
Please feel free to email me at mike.jahaske@robson.com with any questions relating to this information.
Mike Jahaske
Director of Golf
SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf Club mike.jahaske@robson.com
February 15th, 2021
New Scorecards have arrived. The Plum, Plum/Gold, and Rust/Plum tees had minor changes made that resulted in minor changes to the rating and slope of those tee sets for men and women. GHIN and Golf Genius were updated Monday February 8th. The Plum tee markers on #14 were moved permanently to the Rust tee box on Tuesday February 9th.
Cart Rules are especially important right now, not only because it is wintertime and many areas are dormant and are not as resilient to cart traffic, but also because of single rider carts due to COVID. Please follow the cart rules listed below to help reduce wear and tear to the turf from carts.
o DRIVE ON PATH until even with the ball then enter turf at 90°.
o SCATTER ACROSS TURF until the ball is on the green complex.
o EXIT TURF at 90° to the path.
o STAY 25 FEET from tees and greens, DO NOT drive around the sides or back of greens.
o DO NOT DRIVE on Par-3 holes.
o DO NOT DRIVE in the desert.
o DO NOT ENTER private property to retrieve golf balls.
Additional Cart Restrictions are now in place:
o One hole per nine will be cart path only on an as needed basis.
o Three holes for the entire course will use an entry gate and an exit gate. Enter the turf via the entry gate. Once on the turf stay on the turf and scatter until leaving the turf via the exit gate. Avoid driving on worn patches of turf.
Frost Delay Season is with us for only another 4 weeks, but please continue checking your Chelsea home page to see if your tee time has been delayed by frost. The information will be posted as close to 7am as possible. If there is a delay, we ask that you check with the pro shop to see if any time has been made if your tee time is later in the morning or early afternoon.
Courtesy To Others – More golfers are deciding to play music while golfing. While there is no rule against this, it is part of etiquette to ask those in your group if they mind the distraction while playing. Please be courteous to others!
COVID-19 guidelines are listed below. No changes are expected at this time.
o One golfer per cart is optional and NO LONGER MANDATORY. Rental carts will no longer be complimentary and golfers will be charged for use of rental carts.
o Rakes will be restored to the bunkers (see second comment above for specifics).
o Sand bottles will be replaced on rental carts and on course sand containers will be filled and available.
o Water cups will be available at the pro shop by the ice and water machine and in the restrooms at #15 tee.
o Flagsticks will REMAIN IN PLACE.
o Shotguns WILL NOT BE RESTORED at this time.
o While some of the procedures have been relaxed, it has been observed that golfers are becoming lax in observing the utilization of masks and/or social distancing. We are fortunate that SBR has not experienced any severe issues with COVID, but please stay vigilant as we are not free of this issue yet!
Please feel free to email me at mike.jahaske@robson.com with any questions relating to this information.
Mike Jahaske
Director of Golf
SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf Club mike.jahaske@robson.com