2013 Superintendent's Revenge

Steve & Renee Willis teamed with Bruce & Pam Brushwood to take 1st Place in

The 2013 Superintendent's Revenge.

 
58 players enjoyed a fine breakfast buffet at The Stoney Creek Bar and Grill before teeing it up in the 2013 Superintendent's Revenge on Sunday, November 10th.

All teams enjoyed the Monocan/Shamokin rotation as never before given the creative course set up by Fred Biggers, Kevin Moore and Matt Burch. The sun was spectacular and the wind was howling. The course was in great condition and almost all the greens had one(or two) cups cut in spots that don't usually see much traffic.
Good times had by all. Mark your calender for the 2014 Member events.

TOUGH DAY AT DEVILS KNOB

Clear skies and sunshine made Tough Day at Devils Knob a little easier on the 72 players competing on the mountain course on Sunday, October 27. 

Devils Knob Head Professional Philip Licata teamed with Jim and Regina Dunaye and Ricky Buchanon for the victory (pictured below) with a net score of 57.8. 

Also in the money (golf shop gift certificates) were the teams of First Assistant Professional Andrew Bissonnette, Barbara Rios, Bob Marsh and Keiko Marsh with a score of 58.4.  The Luessens and the Foeges grabbed the third place prize with a 58.5. 

Stoney Creek's version of this event is Superintendent's Revenge and will take place on Sunday, November 10 with a breakfast and 11 am shotgun. 

Sign up and see if you can tackle all the obstacles that the golf course maintenance team throws at you!

Why our greens are so good...

Preventative maintenance is an integral part of successful golf course management. Golfers view aerification as an inconvenience that takes the greens out of play for a day, pulling cores from the greens and leaving holes that can affect putting for many days before healing. To add insult to injury, aerification is best done in many part of the country during mid-summer, at the height of the playing season and when most greens are in prime condition. But a golfer needs to understand how important aerification is to producing healthy turf. Aerification (also known as aeration) achieves three important objectives. It relieves soil compaction, it provides a method to improve the soil mixture around the highest part of a green's roots and it reduces or prevents the accumulation of excess thatch. Like so many things, the quality of a good putting green is more than skin deep.

Gibb and Finan battle it out in Member Member

The 2013 Member Member tournament was held last weekend. Forty teams representing five flights played Devils Knob and Stoney Creek. Players and spouses were treated to a Friday evening cookout on the mountain under gorgeous skies and cool temperatures. Players competed in the traditional putting contest. The team of Renee Willis and Lori Young won two putters for placing first in the putting competition. Saturday's final round had two teams competing for the first place overall gross hardware. Hank and Jonathan Gibb and Devin and Austin Finan each completed two rounds at 136 to force a playoff on Shamokin 1. In the end Devin Finan knocked a beautiful iron into the first green and two putted for the Overall victory. The Gibb team took home top Net division honors. Other flight winners included Don Young and Dwayne Nix, Harrison Jones and Houston Sorenson. The Womens division saw Renee Willis and Lori Young take home the gross honors in the Golden Bell flight and Sally Wright and Suzi Wisler took the net prize.

Nail Biter at The Justice Cup

Sunny skies and perfect temperatures at Devils Knob set the back drop for the second series match of the 2013 Justice Cup.  When all the scores were tallied, Glade Springs edged Wintergreen by 3 shots in the modified stableford format to collect the 10 points for the first place team. 

Current standings place Glade Springs atop the leaderboard with 20 points, Wintergreen and The Greenbrier share second place with 10 points and The Sporting Club is in fourth with 4 points. 

Wintergreen was led by John Coy, Jim Westfall, Bruce Brushwood, Greg Robertson and Jim McCaffery each with 40 or more total points.  Great playing guys!

 

The Justice Cup travels to The Greenbrier on August 19 for a competition on The Old White TPC Course, host of the PGA Tour's Greenbrier Classic.

2013 Justice Cup underway

The 2013 Justice Cup, a series of matches held throughout the year, will have teams from Wintergreen, Glade Springs, The Greenbrier and The Sporting Club competing in a modified stableford scoring format.

The first event was a rain shortened competition at Glade Springs, played on the Cobb Course.  Two rain delays foreced the match into a nine hole event with the host team collecting the most points.

Wintergreen currently sits in third place with the next event at Devils Knob on Monday, July 22nd.  Eleven members and a professional will navigate the slick greens and narrow fairways.

Stay tuned for results.  The matches are open to spectators.  Come on out and root on the team Monday at 10:00 am.

2013 Member Guest is a SUCCESS!!!!!!



3 Days of Competition and Camaraderie !!!!

 

Congratulations to our 2013 Winners !!!
Allen Bennett & Doug Frost

Flights Winners

Rodman Wanamker Flight - Mark Krebs /Walter Anderson
Alfred S. Bourne Flight - Steve Marianella/Mark Guthrie
Theodore Havemeyer Flight - Eugene Furst / Brian Bonney
Samuel Ryder Flight - Allen Bennett/Doug Frost
Harry Vardon Flight - Floyd Davidson/Jim Jones
Sir Henry Cotton Flight - Hal Bonawitz/Rich Kolodziej 



Member Member

 Save the Date:  July 26-27

Please inquire in the Golf Shop for more details



Virginia Turfgrass Council golf event on Monday, June 3

Stoney Creek Golf Club at Wintergreen Resort hosted the 2013 Virginia Turfgrass Council's golf fundraiser on Monday, June 3.  Ideal course conditions and great food greeted the 156 golfers who descended upon the Rees Jones designed course for a 10: 30 am shotgun.

Winners in the Gross Division was the Virginia Green team of Gil Grattan, Brian Vincel, Bill and Jim Gallagher.

Winners of the Gus Constantino trophy in the Net Division went to the Harrell's team of Matt Greg, Chip Bass and Curtis Buxton.

Players were greeted by a pre-tournament skills competition that consisted of a one hole putting contest, flop shot over 'the wall', and a long drive competition. 

On the course, beer sampling from Blue Mountain Brewery, The Devils Backbone and The Wild Wolf Brewing Company made the golfers feel right at home with their signature brews.

Congratulations to the winners...

2013 Couples Championship at Devils Knob contested under ideal conditions

2013 Couples Championship at Devils Knob



17 teams contested this years' Couples Championship held at Devils Knob on May 11th. Contrary to the weather forcast, conditions improved as the event unfolded. Greg and Sarah Robertson shot 77 to prevail as Champions. Jim and Linda Westfall edged Bruce and Pam Brushwood in a scorecard playoff for second after carding 79's in the gross division.

Frank and Renee Wirt shot 62, winning a three way scorecard playoff for low net over Geoff and Jane Kieffer and Jim and Sally Wright.

 

Greg & Sarah Robertson - 2013 Couples Champions

 

Frank & Renee Wirt - 2013 couples Net Champions

Talyor Made demo day at Stoney Creek

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 27 when the tech reps from Taylor Made visit Stoney Creek.  Need a new driver?  Sample the R1 and the Rocketballz Driver as well as the RBZ stage 2 fairway woods and hybrids.  Irons tired?  Test out the new Rocketbladez and Rocketballz irons.

Bloody Mary Open Results

Spring like temperatures welcomed 85 golfers for the 2013 Bloody Mary Open at Stoney Creek on Saturday April 6.  Prizes and bragging rights were up for grabs in the mens division and the mixed division.

And the winners from the mens division........

John Garvey, Kenton Quick, Josh Woodson and Mike Bravo with a net score of 54.  Second place with a score of 56.10 went to the team of Bill Hartog, Jim Kramer, Doug Hartog and Matt Roland.  Great playing gentlemen!

In the mixed division, the winners........



Becky and Alan Dye and Pam and Bruce Brushwood posted a 54.70 with timely driving and adept putting!  Second place in the mixed division was the team of Mike and Molly Aken along with Dwayne and Sandy Nix with a score of 59.30.

Closest to the pin competition was especially exciting since no pins were in the cups!  Winners each got a dozen Callaway golf balls and the sharpshooters were.....

Tim Young - Monocan 5

Dwayne Nix - Monocan 8

Roger Fee - Shamokin 3

Lewis Townsend - Shamokin 7

A big thank you to Fred and Kevin and their maintenance team for getting the golf course in great shape as well as to Steve Kohrherr and his restaurant staff for the great Bloody Marys and hors d"oevres!



Bloody Mary Open right around the corner

The 2013 Bloody Mary Open at Stoney Creek marks the official kick off to the golf season.  On Saturday, April 6, the popular member event will commence with a 9:00 am shotgun.  Particpants will be vying for net prizes in both the mens and mixed divisions followed by a luncheon.

Signups are still available.  Come on out and mix it up with fellow members - as well as a Bloody Mary!

Preparations under way for 2013 golf season

Preparations for the 2013 golf season are well under way.  Despite the recent snow storm, the golf staff and maintenance team have been diligent in getting ready for a great season.

New golf shop product is making its way on the floor for the Spring.  Footjoy, Oxford and Greg Norman apparel just to name a few, are here as well as a nice complement of outerwear, pull overs  and sweaters.  Perfect for the start of the season.  Come in and see a sampling of the new offerings!

Operationally, we have made an adjustment to the bag drop and starter's area (see pictures) at Stoney Creek.

In an effort to create  a more effective and professional greeting for our members and guests, the bag drop area and Guest Service Attendants will be positioned closer to the golf shop and restaurant.  This change will also free up parking space.
 
From a "curb appeal" perspecitve, members and guests that frequent Stoney Creek may also notice that the old railroad ties have been removed from the parking lot.  Also getting cleaned up are the pot holes and low spots in the parking lot area. 

The bag drop booth will now become the starter's booth!  This booth will come complete with extra sand bottles, daily cart rule signage, a starter's desk and a starter!  Once golfers have registered in the golf shop, as always, they will be required to give their receipt to the starter.

We feel strongly that these small changes will continue to enhance the golf experience at Stoney Creek.

   

Off Season Golf Stretches

 

 Top to Bottom in Ten Minutes

Now is the time to think about getting ready for the upcoming spring golf season. It’s easy to get started with a program that targets some important golf swing parts and takes less than 10 minutes. Remember to address both sides and breath into each stretch for 10 seconds. All stretches should be performed relative to the players' flexibility, never beyond the point of discomfort.

Just a few series per week will enhance your game and help prevent injury when you get the call to the first tee this spring!! 

Stretch back of wrist

Stretch forearm

 

Arm at 90 deg., pull across chest

Hand between shoulders, pull elbow

 



Lower back flat, lower slowly



Right over left, then left over right

 

 

Align knee over ankle, stretch hip flexor

Straighten heel to ground for calf stretch







Leaning forward into hamstring stretch