Montevideo Country Club
The Crossings—Johnny’s on the Tee
The Crossings at Montevideo - Volume 3,=
Issue 7, April 20, 2010
Pay your dues and pick up your bag tag =
today.
From the General Manager
Hopefully sometime this week we will be able to open up the bottom fou=
r holes for play. The pumping out =
of the majority of the water only took us about 4 days but with the river d=
ropping so slowly, the overall water table along the bottom has remained hi=
gh and keeps things a little to moist to play on. As soon as the river drops a little bit more then it will d=
ry up very quickly. For the first =
couple of weeks we will be playing with some bunker issues again, but the c=
rew will get things into playable condition as soon as possible. Thanks in advance for your patience.
Over the next few weeks we will be complet=
ing some projects around the course. The first tee box will be finished in the next few weeks and grass will =
be planted so that it is playable in the very near future. We are also in the process of repairing some of th=
e outside siding of the building and windows and then the entire building w=
ill be primed and painted. Thanks =
to the Rongstad brothers for all of their help on this project. We also have some landscaping projects along=
the front of the building that will be completed once the building has bee=
n painted. A big thank you to all =
of those involved in completing these projects. See you on the course.
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language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Questions or comments? E-mail us at Mar=
kJ@food-n-fuel.com or call 320-269-6424 (KMJ Convenience =
Co).
Golf Rul=
es and Definitions
Calendar of Events
Hole In One Insurance
As a fundraiser for the clubhouse remodeli=
ng project, the pro shop is selling hole-in-one insurance for only $10.00.<=
span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Don’t get caught with out this val=
uable insurance! Magic can happen =
when you least expect it. Remember=
that all proceeds that go unused will go to the “Remodeling” fund and help=
us cover the costs of updating the club.
Crossing=
s Remodel Committee
Just what are we going to remodel? <=
/span>Here is a brief description; we need somewhere between 82-90 new dini=
ng room chairs. We need 13-15 new =
bar stools. We are going to have t=
he table tops re-laminated so that they all match. We are going to have a new top put on the bar. We would like to purchase a heated buffet li=
ne to use for events rather then using tables. We are in need of a bunch of new banquet tables. The carpet and dance floor will be replaced.
Why are we in need of doing this? It has been by best estimates of those that remember close to 30 years=
since any major updating has been done to the facility. The time has come to make some dramatic changes.
More information to follow about the proje=
ct in future newsletters.
LOBSTER =
BOIL REMINDER
Just a reminder that this weekend is our First Annual Lobster Boil=
. If you have tickets, we will see=
you at the club on Saturday. Happ=
y hour begins at 5pm and the “Boil” will begin around 6:30.
From the Superintendent
Things are starting to green up around the course rather nicely. We got the irrigation system up and run=
ning after we got the flood water pumped off the bottom holes. No major issues this year so far with regard=
s to the irrigation system.
We will work hard at getting =
the bottom holes into playable condition as soon as it dries out some more =
and we can get down there with some heavy equipment. This year we had more issues with bunker sand then we di=
d last year, so our plan is to replace it all with new sand. We are also not going to replace the two bridges=
that floated away. We are going t=
o dig in new culverts and then simply pack in with clay and gravel fines.
Nearest Point of Relief
The "nearest point of relief" is the =
reference point for taking relief without penalty from interference by an i=
mmovable obstruction (Rule 24-2), an abnormal ground condition (Rule 25-1) or a wrong putting green (Rule 25-3).
It is the point on the course nearest to where the ball lies:
(i) that is not nearer the
(ii) where, if the ball were so posit=
ioned, no interference by the condition from which relief is sought would e=
xist for the stroke the player would have made from the original position if the conditio=
n were not there.
Note: In order to determine the neares=
t point of relief accurately, the player should use the club with which he =
would have made his next stroke if the condition were not there to simulate the address position, direction of play and swing for such a stroke.
From the Pro Shop
If you have not stopped in and picked up your 2010 bag tag, please do =
so today.
We have gotten in late last week several new 2010 model Cleveland driv=
ers that can be taken out on the range for a try. Hopefully by the end of this week we will have a few new Ta=
ylormade drivers also to demo. Jus=
t stop by the pro shop to check them out.
If you have any equipment needs, stop by a=
nd visit with Kari or Mark and let them get you a price quote from the manu=
facturer. We can order you almost =
anything you want.
Member P=
rofile - Mikey Salisbury
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language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Name: Mikey Sa=
lisbury Family: Just me
Handicap: 12 Member at “The Crossings” since<=
span
style=3D'language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>: 1999 Career Round: 73
My favorite club in the bag is
Fondest memory playing golf: In the early 2000’s, Gary Rodeberg, Larry Happe, Howie Jelen &a=
mp; myself waiting to tee of on No. 17. <=
/span>Gary & Myself went to sit down on the old metal bench and along c=
omes Larry who sits down in the middle and the whole bench just starts bend=
ing backwards until all of us are laying on our backs with our feet up in t=
he air laughing. You had to be the=
re, but needless to say, the bench is not there anymore.
Favorite hole at the Crossings is: #17 Why? It is dr=
ivable and it looks cool from the Blue tee box.
My ideal foursome woul=
d include: Norm, Joe, my brother & myself.
How many golf shirts do you own<=
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style=3D'language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>? 0 unless you count red t-shirts.
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April 18 Clubhouse open 11 am Bowling Banquet |
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21 Clubhouse open 11 am |
22 |
23 Clubhouse open 11 am |
24 Clubhouse open 11 am Country Club Boil |
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April 25 Clubhouse open 11 am |
26 |
27 HS Golf 4:30 pm, 9 holes |
28 Clubhouse open 11 am |
29 Boys HS Golf |
30 Clubhouse open 11 am |
May 1 Clubhouse open 11 am |
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May 2 Clubhouse open 11 am |
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4 |
5 Clubhouse open 11 am |
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7 Clubhouse open 11 am |
8 Clubhouse open 11 am Bridal Showers for Cushman & Barron |
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May 9 Clubhouse open 11 am Mothers’ Day |
10 HS Golf 4:30 pm |
11 Clubhouse open 11 am |
12 Clubhouse open 11 am |
13 Clubhouse open 11 am Girls HS Golf |
14 Clubhouse open 11 am |
15 Clubhouse open 11 am |