Dove Canyon

Dove Canyon

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General Managers Report

Course Update

Fall is here and with it comes the usual golf course maintenance practices that are common to every course in

Southern California. We have begun the process of a small-tine aeration of our greens and over seeding the tee boxes

and green surrounds with winter rye grass. Unlike most other golf courses, this maintenance work has no impact on

course conditions at Steele Canyon, because of our 27 hole layout. We simply close those 9 holes to allow for sufficient

growth and recovery time. Meanwhile all our members and guests are able to play the other 18 holes in excellent

condition. This process is repeated for the other two 9 nine hole courses and will all be completed by October 26.

Even though our team is busy with this fall work, they are still working diligently at other projects on the course.

The mulch work continues on Ranch 6 and 7 and is nearing completion. We also

recently did some cart path work beside the red tee on Vineyard #1.

Member Monthly

Newsletter

October 2017

Pavers were added in a spot where golf cars were cutting the corner too sharply and driving over the mulch and a

few plants. We will be doing this to other areas of the cart paths on the course as needed.

Steele Staff in the News

Congratulations are in order for two of the golf shop personnel. First, Alan Scheer, our PGA Head Professional, did

extremely well at the recent Southern California PGA Section Championship Tournament held at Bermuda Dunes

Country Club. Alan finished second with a score of -5, rounds of 72-71-68, only two shots back of the champion,

Michael Block. This is the same annual Section Championship tournament that Alan won in 2013. Along with a nice

check, Alan now has qualified to play in the 2018 National PGA Club Pro Championship in Monterey, CA.

Secondly, golf shop assistant, Felipe Villagomez, has qualified for the finals of the MSOP (Major Series of Putting)

coming up in Las Vegas at the end of October. Felipe advanced by doing extremely well at both the San Diego local

and regional qualifying events. He now has a chance at putting to win $75,000!

Congratulations and best of luck to both Alan and Felipe in their next event.

Most improved Golfers

Congratulations to the following golfers for being the most

improved for the month of September Men – Tony Ventura improved from a +0.3 to a +1.7

Ladies – Nicki Demakis improved from a 4.1 to a 2.8 and

Camile Perna improved from a 23.7 to a 22.4

Upcoming October Events

Friday, October 6 - Sr Team Play vs Sea ’n’ Air

Saturday, October 7 – Canyon Challenge

Friday, October 13 - Wine Maker’s Dinner

Saturday, October 14 – Monster Day

Saturday, October 21-TaylorMade Fitting Day 10-2

Saturday, October 28 - Black Knight Invitational

Ladies Play - Thursday Mornings at 8:30am

Member Match Play Results

Second Round

John DeSilva 1up over Mark Scott

Bill Lee 3&2 over Tom McFarlane

Scott Cole 2&1 over Jeff Restine

George McWilliams RET over Chris Ward

Craig MacDonald RET over Steve Fink

Jeff Manzo 6&5 over Earl Restine

Steve Gedestad 4&2 over Matt Hess

Bill Minteer 7&6 over Ray Cox

Third Round

George McWilliams 1 up over Jeff Manzo

John Desilva 2&1 over Bill Lee

Craig MacDonald 5&4 over Bill Minteer

Scott Cole over Steve Gedestad (in 20 holes)

Semifinals

George McWilliams over Scott Cole (in 21 holes)

Two Person Pinehurst

September 9, 2017

Men's Results

Champions Steve Gedestad &

Matt Hess ($100 ea) 63.0

Runner's Up George Heidenreich &

Tony Ventura ($80 ea) 64.8

Third Place Rich Helstrom &

Dale Yabu ($50 ea) 65.8

Tie George McWilliams &

Marc Stewart ($50ea) 65.8

Ladies Results

Champions Barb Savaglio &

Anna Garcia ($40 ea) 60.2

Canyon Challenge

September 2, 2017

Canyon Flight Results

Low Net Tony Ventura ($40) 65

Tie Mike Rahn ($40) 65

3rd Net Steve Gedestad ($20) 70

Tie Rob Tron ($20) 70

Ranch Flight Results

Low Net Sean Long ($40) 69

Tie Mike Regan ($40) 69

2nd Net Scott Cole ($20) 70

Tie Ray Cox ($20) 70

Vineyard Flight Results

Low Net Barb Savaglio ($40) 65

Reserve Your Fitting Experience Today

CALL THE GOLF SHOP: (619) 441-6900

DATE: Saturday, October 21st

TIME: 10:00 am till 2:00 pm

Events & Catering Dept. - Barry Rice

Fall is in the air! We are noticing the shift in temperatures as the days grow shorter and we prepare for the fall season.

Now is the perfect time to come in and enjoy some of our great new happy hour appetizers and cold draft beer after

your round of golf! We have 12 beers on tap so you can enjoy a favorite or try something new or seasonal.

If you are planning a holiday party for your company or family gathering, now is the time to reserve your date at the

club. Our weekend dates are rapidly filling up, so don’t miss out getting your date reserved now. We also have lots of

open dates if you are considering a midweek get together. Call our Event Center at (619) 441-6907 to reserve your

party date.

We will soon be starting our new fall menu with some exciting new items for you to enjoy. We are previewing some of

these delicious items on our specials menu each day so come in for lunch and get a sneak preview of what you see on

our regular menu starting in just a couple of weeks.

See you at the club!

FAREWELL “SUMMER” HELLO “FALL”

Summer is coming to an end, and the fall season is rapidly approaching. I am in the process of preparing a new menu with special emphasis on all the wonderful fresh produce the Autumn Season brings with it. If there is something you, our members, would like to see on this menu, please contact me.

The temperatures sure have been rising out in Jamul – A sure way to “beat the heat” is to stop by the Steele Canyon Clubhouse for a “cold” one in our air conditioned public areas – Happy Hour is 3:00 to 7:00 P.M. Monday thru Friday with complimentary appetizers to accompany your favorite cold beverage. Get your friends together and “Beat the Heat”.

A special Thank You to everyone who came out for our Annual California Clambake. We had a great turnout and a good time was had by all. I look forward to seeing you Friday October 13, as we close out our summer season with a Food & Wine Paring. Make your reservations now. Stay Cool, Jamul! Chef Calvin

Looking for lessons to improve your game?

PGA Golf Lessons are Available Here Call the golf shop (619) 441-6900 for more info

Maintenance Update - Antonio Osuna, Superintendent

Even though Steele Canyon Golf Club has a tremendous stand of Bermuda grass in all of our roughs, there are still a

few unwanted grasses that can spring up in places that have to be dealt with. We always consider these various

unwanted grasses to be weeds on our course. Other golf courses in the county may not, and will simply mow it down

to look like the rest of the turf. These grass types include green kyllinga, wire grass, kikuyu grass and goose grass. All

of them will go dormant along with our Bermuda grass in the winter time once the cooler weather and frost arrives.

However, we want to treat and kill them prior to the winter period so that they do not come back more aggressively in

the spring.

A perfect example of how we are treating these areas was just completed on the left side by Vineyard # 2 green.

There was a patch of goose grass along the edge of one of the bunkers. We sprayed it with a nonselective herbicide to

kill it. We then waited for a couple of weeks to make sure that the Goose grass was dead before removing it with a

sod cutter. Finally, we replaced this turf area with good, clean Bermuda grass from our sod nursery that is located left

of the fairway on Ranch #5. In a couple weeks, you will never notice that any work was done in the area. We plan to

do this in areas needed, so that when the Spring of 2018 arrives our Bermuda turf will come out of dormancy as pure

as it can be.