Around The Bend March 2019

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March 2019

AROUND THE BEND

Course Updates & Golf Shop News Ron Nutty, PGA Head Golf Professional

LADIES SIP & STROKE PUTTING CLINIC WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27TH Ladies, come join us on March 27th for an hour of cocktails, putting fun, and socializing on the Parterre Garden. This cocktail hour is a great opportunity to mingle and enjoy the evening sunset while getting a putting lesson from the Horseshoe Bend CC golf professional staff. After the lesson enjoy a friendly competition with other members and guests on the putting green. All ladies are welcome, and we encourage you to bring a guest. The event will last from 4:00pm-5:00pm and will include two drink tickets, putting lesson, and prizes for our winners. The cost for this event is $30 per person and you may sign up individually or with a guest. Sign up in the Horseshoe Bend CC member portal.

MEN'S PUFFIN' & PUTTIN' WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28TH

Please join the professional staff on Thursday, March 28th for a one hour putting clinic while enjoying a fine cigar of your choice! This brand-new event to Horseshoe Bend CC will be accompanied by your choice of beverage, which includes: whiskey, bourbon, beer and more. Clinic begins at 5:30pm and price is $40 per person (includes cigar and beverage). Please register by March 24th in the member portal. This clinic is open to the first 15 participants! The Horseshoe Bend CC Golf Staff is looking forward to a successful 2019 PGA Junior Season and we hope you’ll join us to defend our title! Did you know the HBCC 2018 PGA Junior team finished first in our league?! With so many dedicated juniors and parents, the HBCC Golf Staff have worked hard to develop a successful PGA Junior League curriculum and schedule of events. Assistant Golf Professional, Dave Werner and PGM Intern (FGCU) Noah Hedberg look forward to coaching our PGA Junior League team. Their focus is on making sure the juniors not only enjoy the game in a fun, team environment, but are also committed to making sure the juniors leave each week with more skills than they arrive with! Weekly practices will be held Thursdays from 5:30pm - 6:30pm beginning Thursday, March 21st. A minimum of one Team Scrimmage will be held monthly. The PGA Junior League schedule will be communicated once registration is complete and the schedule is available, but we anticipate no less than 6 matches. The coaches utilize Team-Snap and GROUPME to make sure everyone is up-to-date on the latest communication. The PGA Junior League fee is $295 of that $75 is due at the time of registration. PGA Junior League registration is available to all players until April 1st, but with the first practice on March 21st you won’t want to wait. Please click this link to register PGA Junior League Registration, which will then prompt you to the PGA Junior League website (Access Code: Horseshoe). Again, we look forward to another great PGA Junior League season! PGA JUNIOR LEAGUE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

LADIES CLINIC SERIES BEGINNING MARCH 29TH

Back by popular demand, our weekly Ladies Golf Clinics will be hosted by the Professional Staff. The weekly ladies clinics will be held Fridays at 9am beginning on Friday, March 29th and will continue each Friday through April 19th. The cost is $25 per session or $85 for the series (4 clinics). Register for this series in the member portal or by calling the Golf Shop at 770-992-1818!

March 29th (Short Game) April 5th (Full Swing) April 12th (Full Swing) April 19th (On-Course)

To really enhance your game, make sure you also register for the Ladies Sip and Stroke putting clinic on March 27th! This is also a wonderful opportunity to meet other ladies!