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Good Friday ATXers,

Before we complain too much about the heat, we will remind you last year we had about 60 consecutive days of 100+ degree temperatures with many of those being close to 105.  With that being said, pay attention to your bodies and listen to your cautious inner voice...heat related illnesses come at us in a hurry and early detection is the best way to turn it around.  According to the 10-day, this is our last day over 100!!

Jimmy Clay is back and we are very happy to have the full layout back into our inventory.  Over a 10 week period, the crew has grown in 38 greens and still have 5 growing on the short course.  That is not exactly a record we wanted to set but this was a really impressive feat of agronomic excellence.  We are very proud of the crew for pulling this off and getting the courses back to you as soon as possible.  We have also noticed significant improvements on the Roy Kizer "roll" 10 days after opening and expect Jimmy Clay to be really good very soon.

The sod work at Morris Williams is going well and we should have it finished by the end of next week.  You will see continued improvements over there as we hand-dress and roll the new sod.

The Save Muny Conservancy along with the Save Muny Historical District have funded a re-grassing project of the old putting green area at Lions.  The entire surround (north of the asphalt road) has been resurfaced with a Stadium Zoysia and the putting green has increased in size by 1500ft.  We are always grateful for their ideas and contributions.

Registration has begun for the 2024 Senior Men's City Championship and will be capped at 144 and is filling up fast. The tournament contested at Roy Kizer, information can be found at:  Austin Senior Championship - Tournament Information Page | Golf ATX (bluegolf.com)

The 2024 Austin City Junior Championship will be played at Jimmy Clay--Registration begins on August 28th.  More information can be found at: Austin City Junior Championship - Tournament Information Page | Golf ATX (bluegolf.com)

Tournaments of note:

Aug 27--MW--Seniors

Sept 3--Lions--Seniors

Sept 10--Clay--Seniors

Sept 10--Lions--High School Event (Open by 1:00)

Sept 11--Clay--High School Event (Open by 1:00)

Sept 14-15--Kizer--Senior City Champ

Sept 19--Roy Kizer--Shotgun

Sept 20--Lions--Charity Shotgun

Sept 21-22--Clay--Junior City

Maint Closures:

Aug 26--Kizer--Solid Tine Aerification

Sept 4--Clay--General Maint

Sept 9--MW--General Clousre

Spet 11--Kizer--General Closure

Sept 16--Lions--General Closure

Have great weekend and we look forward to having you out.

Stay Cool!

GOLFATX

August Speedy Play Tips

 The dog days of summer are here...and like most things in August, our pace of play has slowed dramatically.  In the last 2 weeks, barely 40% of groups are finishing in less than 4 hrs 15 minutes. 5 hour rounds have reappeared.  No one likes that.

So...it's a perfect time for this general reminder.  Just keep up with the group in front of you.  It's as simple as that.  But here's a few more tips for you:

• Honors aren't honorable when it's 105 degrees.Everyone hates taking honors away from someone who just made birdie, but if they are lolly-gagging, seize that tee box!

• Put your glove on while you’re walking to your ball, not when you get to it.  

• What if, and I know this sounds insane, you put your phone on airplane mode during the round?

• Kizer and Clay's bermuda rough are making balls disappear. Watch your partner's shot. Remember to limit your lost ball search to 3 minutes.

Let's all do our part to make everyone's round more enjoyable!

 

Greg Marshall
ASGA Pres.