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From the Desk of the Head Professional
Blackmoor Members,
Ownership and management at Blackmoor Golf Club would like to wish all of our membership a very healthy and prosperous 2017. As we enter into a new year, we as a staff feel very fortunate to be part of such a great facility that offers one of the best membership programs in the Grand Strand area. I would like to touch on a few things we have accom-plished in 2016 and then outline our goals for 2017. The past two fall seasons in the Myrtle Beach area have been presented with challenges and we at Blackmoor have always been able to move forward and rise to the occasion in a positive direction. I think we can look back now and say we came through unscathed thanks to the hard work of an entire staff dedicated to offering a facility worthy of its reputation for its members and guests.
Moving forward, we are excited that many of our members continue to participate in the abundance of golf & social events in years past. In 2017 we will continue our focus on the social aspects of the membership including the creation of new events, rescheduling past successful events, and continuing to modify and improve the existing events. Our goal is to grow the participation of each function. We feel events in 2016 have been very suc-cessful and understand that a big part of the success is directly related to the response we get from the membership. We plan to continue reaching out to our membership for opin-ions and preferences. Your responses will help us create the experience you the members are looking for. The commitment by ownership and staff to work diligently to improve the value of your membership at Blackmoor Golf Club has not changed. We appreciate the relationships and friendships that have been created within our membership base. We look forward to changes planned for 2017 and we’ll continue our quest to create the best experi-ence for all of our members on a daily basis. Updates by email will be sent from me keep-ing all of you informed on club news periodically.
This Issue
From the Head Pro Desk P.1 Member Profile P. 1
Events Page P.2 Golf Tip & Rules Question P.3 Superintendents Message P.4
Member Profile
Ken and Sandi Blood
Ken and Sandi are natives of central Massachu-
setts, and finally found their way to Blackmoor
after 10 years in Tennessee and Kansas. Ken
started coming to this area with a group of
golfing buddies in the 1980's, and Blackmoor
was on his radar from the first time they played
it - the first year it was active. Once retirement
was on the horizon, Blackmoor was the logical
place to settle.
They are both from an insurance back-
ground; Ken was a Claim Executive and Sandi
was an Underwriter. They also both always
worked for the same company - so every time
they moved, they came to the new company as
a "package deal".
Besides traveling, they both enjoy the staff and
their fellow members at Blackmoor - and
wouldn't want to live (or golf) anywhere else!
Blackmoor Golf Newsletter Quarterly Newsletter
January-February-March
EVENTS PAGE
January
1/29/17 * Gridiron Challenge *
February
2/14/17 * St. Valentines Day
Massacre*
(Superintendents Revenge)
MARCH
TBD
More tournaments are being dis-
cussed. Keep an eye out for emails
from the Head Golf Professional
with updates periodically. We
would love to hear from the mem-
bership about any types of formats
you all would be interested in.
Email : [email protected]
Drink for the Season - “The Madras Cocktail”
Mix up some cranberry juice, orange juice, and vodka for a refreshing cocktail
known as the Madras.
January Events: A New Year.
From all the staff at Blackmoor we wish you all well and a Happy New Year.
To show you how much we appreciate you as members, we would like for you to come
join us to start the New Year off with a delicious breakfast special.
Breakfast Special for the month: 2 eggs, choice of bacon, sausage or ham, and a hash
brown w/ coffee and toast / or Breakfast Sandwich: Choice of bacon, ham or sausage,
egg and cheese w/hash brown and fountain drink. Both just $7
February Events: Valentine’s Day Feb 14th,
Grab your sweet heart and head out to the golf course for a round of golf. Then stop in
for some lunch and enjoy a delicious hot bowl of Soup and ½ sandwich choice served
with fountain drink.
Lunch special for the month $7 per person. What a perfect date for just the two of
you.
March Events: Saint Patty’s Day Celebration, March 17th
Come join us for a little celebration of the luck of the Irish. Wear your green and get a
discounted on your lunch special.
Lunch special: Corn beef and cabbage or a hot Reuben sandwich, served with chips
and an ice tea. $7
We are all looking forward to seeing you at the club.
From the Food & Beverage Staff
Tournament Schedule
Physical Training for Golf
Playing golf is a physical athletic skill requiring strength, flexibility, neuromuscular coordination and, to a certain degree, cardiovascular and muscular endurance. Play-ers with low levels of muscular strength and a limited range of motion will be severe-ly hampered in their ability to swing, and potentially to score well.
Golfers can use weight training to increase strength, flexibility and muscular endur-ance. It helps develop balance for golfers with weak leg muscles and allows the golfer to assume proper positions throughout the swing. For those who know me well, know I have started a program that incorporates every aspect of physical condition-ing. Trust me. It works and I’m expecting to see results very soon in my game.
There are four fitness components that the golfer can develop to improve his/her golf game: 1) strength, 2) flexibility, 3) muscular endurance and 4) cardiovascular endur-ance.
Strength is essential to producing distance, but it must be a specific kind of strength that allows the golfer to swing a golf club speed.
Flexibility is essential in order to allow the body to reach certain positions that can maximize use of the muscular strength available. In golf, strength without flexibility is literally useless.
Muscular Endurance means that the muscles can still perform with efficiency even after many holes of golf or days of use.
Cardiovascular Endurance is having the heart and lungs operate efficiently enough to allow the player not to tire easily.
Life is a series of choices. By choosing to exercise, to watch the diet and to enjoy a sensible lifestyle, we will most certainly enhance and prolong our chances to play our best golf. … and maybe look like the guy in the image above.
The benefits have proven to be:
Confidence— Feel good about yourself
Longevity— Extend you’re playing years
Stamina— Have more cardiovascular and muscular endurance
Physicality— Prevent injuries
Distance— Hit the ball farther
Direction— Have more control of the club
My News Years resolution is to look more like that guy in the image above…. Who's with me?
Rules Change “Rules 18-2, 18-3 and 20-1 are modified as follows:
When a player’s ball lies on the putting green, there is no penalty if the ball or ball-marker is acci-dentally moved by the player, his partner, his opponent, or any of their caddies or equipment.
The moved ball or ball-marker must be replaced as provided in Rules 18-2, 18-3 and 20-1.
This Local Rule applies only when the player’s ball or ball-marker lies on the putting green and any movement is accidental. Note: If it is determined that a player’s ball on the putting green was moved as a result of wind, water or some other natural cause such as the effects of gravi-ty, the ball must be played as it lies from its new location. A ball-marker moved in such circum-stances is replaced.”
“Eliminating this penalty re-
sponds to the concerns we have
heard from both golfers and
committees about the difficulties
in applying the current Rules
when a player accidentally caus-
es a ball to move on the putting
green,” said Thomas Pagel, USGA
senior director, Rules of Golf and
Amateur Status, said. “This
change is a good example of the
type of Rules modernization
changes we hope to implement
after completing our fundamen-
tal review of all of the Rules. We
are looking for ways to improve
the Rules by making them easier
to understand and apply.”
Contact Us
Blackmoor Golf Club Newsletter
is a quarterly newsletter published by
the management exclusively for
Blackmoor Members. The Golf Shop
can be reached directly by calling
843-650-5555 or by emailing to:
General Manager—Bob Zuercher
Head Golf Professional —Jeff Diehl
Tournament Director—Reed Himstedt
Food & Beverage—Tammy Graham
food&[email protected]
Accounting—Betty Clements
Superintendents Message
Blackmoor Golf Club
6100 Longwood Drive
Murrells Inlet , SC 29576
843-650-5555 ph
843-650-8920 fax
www.blackmoor.com
Winter Protection Here in the South, where the temperatures during the winter are subject to sudden and at times extreme variation, and where a great deal of winter play is still demanded, it is almost impossible to have perfect greens year round. There are some variations to greens conditions when the tem-peratures fluctuate like they do this time of year. The Blackmoor team does a great job day in and day out but we are at the will of Mother Nature. Bermuda grass is very sensitive to cold, being killed to its roots with the first severe frost, which occurs here about the middle of November. If unprotected during severe freezes about 95 per cent of the grass can be killed out entirely. This severe winterkilling of southern grasses is due to the fact that under putting green conditions the grass becomes shallow-rooted, on account of con-stant close cutting, the roots being only from ½ inch to ¾ inch below the surface of the soil. To help prevent this you will periodically see the maintenance team covering certain greens to protect the surface and below. We make the decision to cover when the nighttime temperatures are around 27 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. Other factors contribute including wind chill and the soil moisture prior to a cold front. Cold fronts normally provide rain so soil moisture is often not a deciding factor. As frustrating as it is for you as Members, sometimes we have to make the deci-sion to cover at the last minute. Weather forecasts are constantly changing and we like to make sure that the decision to cover is the right one. There are times when we can make the decision 3-5 days in advance, but that is the exception rather than the rule most of the time. We will be com-municating with the golf shop as soon as the decision is made so please be patient.
Jay Noyes
