This is a great time of the year to be a member of the Calvert City Country Club. The course is looking great, and the members are taking advantage of the good weather.
Pro Shop: New spring clothes for the ladies have arrived, along with new styles of shoes. If you do not find what you are looking for Nancy will be glad to order it for you.
New Members: At the present time we are accepting new memberships. If you know anyone who would be interested in becoming a member of the Club ask them to see Nancy in the Pro Shop for an application.
Delinquent Accounts: If you’re membership fees are past due, you loose all privileges to the Club.
Tournaments: The Early Bird Golf Tournament will be on the 10th & 11th of this month and it will be very good as usual. The Lady Bird Tournament will be on the 27th at 9:00, the course will be closed until approximately 2:30.The cut off for the tournament will be the 20th.
The Board Of Directors and Staff wish all members a good golfing year.
Update from your Golf Course Superintendent:
The hot and dry summer forecast for our area is already here, with things getting very dry on the golf course. It looks like it will be quite different from the last two years, when we were battling too much rain and moisture on our greens. But we can always hand water and irrigate when needed. It is very hard, next to impossible to remove too much water that gets dumped on us. It is always better to be on the dry side with bentgrass greens than on the lush and moist side.
Our new fans are up and operational, which brings up a question I get asked a lot: “When will you turn on the fans?” --- Basically, we will start them up when the air temperature is hot, and we have high humidity, with very little air movement or breeze. Usually, conditions are ripe for fan usage in mid-June onward; but this year, we have had some hot days, but with some breezes and low humidity. Consequently, we haven’t had to use them very often yet. Fan use seldom will be required at open-air sites or on sunny days with low humidity. But very shortly, they will be on 24/7.
By the way, the reason for using fans is to increase air movement across the green; and the survival of bentgrass has been shown to improve at sites with the increased air movement provided by fans. The positive effects of fans drying out the soil and increasing the evapotranspiration rate are the two major benefits influencing the bentgrass. Fans offer little cooling benefit to the turf grass, which is contrary to most popular opinion. Also, this is when we will appreciate all the tree and brush removal, and the limbing work that was done earlier this year. Brush and tree removal + larger fans = increased air circulation!
Enjoy the summer on the golf course!
Your Golf Course Superintendent --- John M. English
Swimming pool will open on May 24th.
There are still some swim memberships available. If you have family or friends who would like to have a swim membership have them go by the pro shop to fill out an application and pay their fees. Family memberships are $170.00 for the summer.
Swimming lesson will be held June 9th-13th and June 16th-20th. We will have 2 one hour sessions 8am-9am and 9am-10am. Lesson fees cover one hour of swim lessons per day for one week. You can sign your child up in the pro shop or you can sign up at the swimming pool after the pool opens. Lesson fees are: Members child $35.00 per child Non-members child $60.00 per child
Pool Parties
Fees for pool parties are $60.00 for parties with 25 people swimming or less. For parties of 25-50, the charge will be $80.00. If you would like to reserve a pool party, check with the lifeguards at the pool.
