Maria Tuohy, General Manager - Plantation Bay - Golf & Country Club

Golf News
Golf Shop News
The golf season is now in full swing at
Plantation Bay and our members are
enjoying all of the fun events scheduled
for this time of year. As the temperatures have warmed up,
so has the competition. Our association and club events
have had great participation this year and we look forward
to the rest of the tournaments on tap for this season. Don’t
forget to check the tournament schedules posted in both
golf shops to make sure not to miss out on your chance to
compete.
TIP FROM THE TOP
“Don’t Unwind Too Soon”
One of the most common problems for most golfers is
the unwinding of the shoulders too soon on the
forward part of the golf swing. When uncoiling your
shoulders too quickly in the forward swing, the
clubhead is thrown or casted out over the target line
and approaches the ball from an outside path causing a
slice or pull. To keep the clubhead on an inside path
towards the ball, we must keep our shoulders from
unwinding until late in the downswing. Keeping this
in mind while you practice will help you to hit the ball
straighter and more solid.
TWILIGHT GOLF KICKOFF
AT PRESTWICK
The golf staff will host the first Twilight golf tournament of
the year at Prestwick on Friday, May 6th. Make sure to
mark your calendars to play. We look forward to a fun
summer season with the introduction of a new points and
pairings system to mix things up a little and bolster
participation in this fun summer time golf series. Check the
golf shop posting boards in April to sign up.
JOHN POWELL, Director of Golf
MEN’S MEMBER – MEMBER
“GATHERING OF THE CLANS”
The annual Men's Member - Member Championship was
contested over three days of head to head match play
competition with each clan playing a match against every
other clan in the tournament. This year's tournament saw
a healthy increase over last year's field with 84 players
participating and enjoying great weather and golf course
conditions. The event was kicked off on Thursday,
February 17th with a player's party and scotch tasting and
wrapped up Saturday, February 19th with an awards
ceremony and steak fry at Club de Bonmont. We thank all
of our participants for making it such a fun tournament and
we look forward to another great event for 2012. Listed
below are all of our winners including the winning clan for
2011 and our overall Member - Member Champions John
Wolfe and Jim Turner.
HIGH CLAN CHAMPIONS
Stewart Clan
Steve Michaelis / Craig Cameron
Tom Bueter / Herb Hunter
Steve Rouse / Sam Feola
Jim Turner / John Wolfe
Jim Benedict / Bat Masterson
Ed Nicholson / Mal Fraser
Ernie Green/Cliff Daniels
HIGH FLIGHT CHAMPIONS
Jack Becker / Dick Greenwood
Joe Fox / Bill Pellegrino
Steve rouse / Sam Feola
Herb Schweitzer / Rick Nannariello
Leo Conte / Ed Wunk
Stan Kaltnecker / Charlie Unger
HIGH TEAM CHAMPIONS
Member-Member
John Wolfe / Jim Turner
APRIL GOLF CLINIC SERIES
Join the golf staff on Wednesday afternoons at 3:00 pm at
the Club de Bonmont practice facilities to work on your
game and learn the fundamentals of the golf swing. Each
clinic will have a different topic about the golf swing and
practice methods to improve your scores. Sign up sheets
will be located on the golf shop posting boards.
Winning Member-Member
Champions
High Clan Champions