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Current Membership Information
367 Active Members including 9 pending Surrenders
1 Test Drive
6 Active Temporary Members
137 on the Surrender List
Please welcome our newest temporary members
Phillip & Bonita George
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Tonto Verde Golf Club
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Save The Date
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The Annual Tonto Verde Golf Club Town Hall meeting will be held in the Rio Church on April 5 at 4:00 pm.
The TVGC Annual Meeting will be 8 am on April 10th in the Multipurpose Room for the sole purpose of counting ballots for the election of the 3 new directors and announcing the results. No other business will be transacted during this meeting.
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Golf Shop
Hours
6:30 am - 6:00pm
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Upcoming Events
March 7
Rally For The Cure
March 12
NDA Saguaro Soriee Invitational
March 14 & 15
WGA & MGA Club Championships
March 20 & 21
WGA Hohokam Invitational
March 28
TVGC Board Meeting
April 5
TVGC Annual Town Hall Meeting
April 11 - 13
MGA Desert Classic
April 24
MGA Closing Golf and Awards Banquet
Click Here for the full Calendar
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| Divot Digest Archive |
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| AZ Senior Stroke Play | | |
TVGC is proud to announce that we will be hosting the 2013 AZ Men's Senior Stroke Play Championship on May 13-14. The event will be played on the Peaks course both days.
There are 108 spots available to compete in this event. We encourage you to sign up on AZgolf.org. Spots will go fast so sign up now. Stay tuned for more information on the event and how you might be able to particiapte apart from golfing.
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| Accessing The Golf Event Calendar | | |
When you click any of the links that take you to the Golf Event Section on ForeTees you will see a login page. For this you will need your ForeTees login and password. If you have forgotten your ForeTees info you can contact the Golf Shop for assistance.
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Greetings!
Hopefully we are finally through the "Frost Delay" Season! That said we still enjoy some of the best golf in the Valley thanks in large part to the Dean Hall and our crack maintenance staff. One only has to travel to other courses in the area to realize what we have here at Tonto Verde. Also, if you have the chance congratulate Dean Hall on his great play in the GCSAA National Championships.
Over the past two weeks there has been some improvement in the cigar butt issue but the cigarette filter issue continues unabated. While this to some extent may be an outside play issue please help by throwing that, and any other trash, in the waste containers
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 | Notes From Your Pro |  Greetings golf members! Peak season is in full swing and the tee sheets are reflecting it. Remember to check Foretees a week in advance as early as 7am to get the best selection of starting times on the days you desire to play. If you have guests in town and need to secure a tee time more than a week out, utilize one of your three preferred tee times by calling the golf shop. New merchandise has been flowing in over the past few weeks. Check out the latest ladies apparel from Sport Haley and Greg Norman along with Wallaroo hats. We're also stocked with new men's styles from FootJoy, Peter Millar, Nike, Straight Down and Greg Norman. If you're a bargain shopper, take a peek at our new clearance area underneath the Byron Nelson display where all apparel has been marked down to 40% off of retail. Stacey has brought in a few new gals to help out on the Beverage Buggy. Katie, Keli and Karen will all be assisting with your on-course food and beverage needs. Please give them a warm welcome when you have the chance. We have a few more club fitting opportunities on the horizon. Cobra will be joining us again on the range this Sunday, March 3rd from 11:00-4:00. Titleist will be here on March 28th from 10:00-3:00 to show off their new line of 913 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids . Sign up for an appointment on either of these days in the golf shop. Steve Haagenson will resume his Thursday fittings on the range on March 7th. Thursday (2:30) clinics and Saturday (3:00) clinics are also available to help you improve your scores. Until next time, keep 'em flying long and straight!
Jeff Ostlund
Head Golf Professional |
| From The Course | 
Just when I reported last month that we were finally experiencing some warmer weather, what happens........another cold snap! It was a great opportunity to take some photographs with the snow on all the mountains surrounding us, but wasn't great weather for golf.
I also reported last month that I was headed to the GCSAA National Championships in San Diego. Although I didn't bring home the main trophy, we (Arizona) had a very successful week. A good friend of mine, Charlie Costello, Superintendent at Phoenix Country Club, became the first ever Arizonan winner of the National Championship. Charlie shot rounds of 73 and 74 on a very difficult Torrey Pines South course to win by 1 shot from 3 others. I finished in a tie for 7th place, 5 shots back after a pair of 76's. Ed Shimkus, Golf Club Scottsdale and Darrin Baker from Oro Valley Country Club (Tucson) finished 17th and 18th respectively. Together the four of us won the Chapter Team event, again a first for Arizona. Prior to the National Championship, Ed and I also won the National Fourball title...so it was a clean sweep for the Cactus and Pine (Arizona) chapter!
Over the past 3 months, we have begun using Soil Moisture Meters on all of our greens. Measurements are taken daily in 10-12 locations across each green. This device gives us an instantaneous digital reading of root zone soil moisture. From this we are able to determine consistency or lack of consistency in the greens, identify potential drainage and/or structural issues and more accurately determine when we actually need to irrigate! I hope you all agree, that after 3 months of trialling, we feel we have found our 'comfort zone' if you will, where we are providing a good consistent surface that is not too soft, nor too firm and at the same time have reduced water usage on greens quite significantly.
Good luck to all competing in the upcoming Club Championships and Member-Guest events.
We continue to strive for improvement and provide two quality golf courses that you are proud to belong to and also proud to show off to your guests.
On behalf of the Golf Course Maintenance team,
Dean Hall
Golf Course Superintendent
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| From The Golf Shop | |
Please join us in congratulating Justin Davis as the February Employee of the Month. Also, note that the Golf Shop hours beginning March 1st will be 6:30am - 6:00pm. Below are dates for special events.
Free Cobra Fitting this Sunday - March 3rd from 11:00 - 3:00
Women's Trunk Show - March 20th
Titleist Club Fitting - March 28th 10:00am - 3:00pm
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| From The Golf Committee | |
1. Local Rules change: The following Local Rule has been recommended by the Golf Committee and approved by the Board: "All inlaid, ornamental or structural rock formations" are treated as immovable obstructions when not located in a hazard. In connection with this change, the cross-fairway washes on #4 Peaks and #'s 13 and 16 Ranch will be marked as hazards.
2. Reduced Guest Rates: The guest and family guest rates for the remainder of the 2013 season to May 15 will be reduced to $50 on Mondays and Wednesdays to encourage more guest play on these normally slow days.
Click Here to see the full Committee meeting minutes. Also, the restrictions on Temporary Memberships can be reviewed by Clicking Here.
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| From The Handicap Committee | |
Whenever a member seeks relief from his/her handicap, normally due to injury or illness, they should request relief from our head professional who in turn will get a sign off from the handicap committee.
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| TVGC Employee Lunch At The Ranch | |
   
The Tonto Verde Golf Club held an employee appreciation lunch at the Ranch Friday Feb 15 for all employees including the Maintenance Staff, Administrative Staff and Golf Staff. Chefs Mario and Alan prepared a barbeque chicken and beef Mexican feast while Pamm Torrance provided some fine desserts presented by Chuck Torrance. Dean Hall presented several Employee Achievement Awards and expressed his appreciation for a job well done. Dave Burns thanked all employees for their excellent work on behalf on the Membership and Golf Board.
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| WGA News
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On February 8 the second annual WGA Past Presidents Gathering was held. The WGA was started in 1995. Its first President was Jan Dickson. The WGA has evolved over the past 18 years making many contributions to the Tonto Verde Community such as the inception of the Rally For The Cure and Sunshine Acres fund raisers. The Tonto Verde Women's Golf Association has a membership of over 160 ladies. The ladies played a scramble on the Ranch Course followed by lunch. During lunch stories and experiences from their Presidencies were shared and a lot of catching up was done.
HOLE IN ONE - Congratulations go out to Lynn Cooke who aced the 15th Hole of the Peaks, with a 6 iron on Saturday, February 16.
LOOKING AHEAD
- March 1 - 31 - INTERCLUB TEAMS Any TVWGA members interested in playing for the 2013/2014 Tonto Verde Interclub Team must sign up between March 1 & March 31st. Teams will be named in early April. Registration is now open on ForeTees - look for the light green tab at the end of Marc events.
- March 14 -15 - CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS Join your friends for two days of flighted stroke play on the Ranch and the Peaks. Gross and net Prizes will be awarded at the year-end dinner.
- MARCH 19 - 21 HOHOKAM CLASSIC Practice rounds can be booked now for March 19. Please phone the golf shop to arrange yours.
- March 26 WGA LUNCH & MEETING FOLLOWING GOLF- 8:15 AM SHOTGUN Don't miss the last WGA meeting of the season. Register on ForeTees when you sign up for golf or sign up under club events if you are not golfing that day. PLEASE NOTE that golf is at 8:15 not noon.
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| MGA News |
- Sign up for our March 6th monthly Golf & Breakfast Meeting. Please do it now so that our staff has ample time to prepare for the event. We will begin at 8AM with breakfast and a short business meeting, followed by our shotgun golf event around 9:30AM. Please use ForeTees "Golf Events tab" at the top to sign up. Do not use tonto verde.org. for Golf & Dinner. "Dinner Only" reservations can be made on the TVA website using the "Event Calendar".
- Sign up to qualify for the Interclub team for the March 11th match at Arrowhead. Use ForeTees when you sign up for March 6th golf. Those that qualify on 3/6 will be called on 3/7 and posted on our website "MGA" tab (under the picture), Interclub in dropdown box and click on Interclub 3.11.13.
- Updated MGA Cup standings will be posted no later than Friday 3/1 after the Member / Member is completed. The update can be found on ForeTees/MGA/Special Events/MGA Cup. Many more points to be earned by playing in our remaining MGA events.
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Sign up now for the club championship stroke play event on 3/14 & 3/15.
- If you are one of the 60 participants registered for the 2013 Desert Classic, please be aware that your TVA statement will be charged for the $850 team entry fee on March 1st. There can be no refunds for cancelations after 3/1 unless a replacement team is found to fill the vacancy.
- Be sure to save the date of April 24th for our closing Golf and Awards Dinner. Registration will open soon.
Click Here for a full list of events and to sign-up.
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| Nine & Dine News |
- March 5 - 8 a.m. - Mini Clinic - Green side Bunkers - 9 a.m. - Shotgun followed by lunch & meeting
- March 26 - Northeast Valley Interclub hosted by NDA
- "PAR TEE on the PEAKS" Member/Guest Invitational. You Still Have Time to Invite a Guest To "Par Tee" with the NDA
- Deadline: March 5, 2013
- Date of Event: March 12, 2013
- Cost of Event: $98 per Team
- SIGN UP ON FORE TEES TODAY!
- Putting Contest, Team Scramble, Lunch, Gifts
- FUN FOR EVERYONE
Interested in serving on the 2013-14 NDA Bd.?? contact Terry Uffelman - tuffelman@gmail.com |
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Couples and their guests braved the cold and wind on Sun. Feb. 24 for the annual Couples Guest Day. The Fishers and their guests and the Pitlucks and their guests won the flight awards, with Low Gross going to Paula Newton-Lorry and Dick Danais and guests. The golf was followed by a fabulous dinner and entertainment.
Come enjoy 9 holes of golf - "We Promise Warm Weather!!"
March 1, 15, 22 and 29 - all at 3:00.
We have 4 new games this year -- "Odd Ball", "Sandbagger", "No Alibis", and "String Scramble".
Golf $10 a couple. Dinner in the clubhouse off the menu after golf.
Don't forget, the Mixed Member/Member, which was scheduled for Jan. 27, has been rescheduled for March 24. New pairings will be made. Signup is now open on ForeTees - sign up soon as this event fills quickly!
If you would like to be on our couples Email list, please Email Janet and Gene Baumhover - gbaumhover@yahoo.com.
Click Here to sign up for any of the events.
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Tell Your Friends!
The Tonto Verde Discovery Program has launched!
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