THE MAD POST

Submitted by Carl Penfold, Head Professional

Club Championship week officially starts this Monday with our Junior Club Championship. The 2021 Junior Club Championship will be contested on Monday, August 9^th in the afternoon. This competition is open to all members 18 and under with a valid handicap. We will place the juniors into flights and their will be prizes awarded for gross and net scores. Juniors can register by clicking on the link provided JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP REGISTRATION LINK. The deadline to sign up for the event will be Saturday, August 7^th at noon.

Later next week, our 2021 Club Championship will be contested over two days on Saturday, August 14^th and Sunday, August 15^th. This event is open to all members and skill levels as players are flighted according to their handicap. There are prizes awarded for both gross and net within each flight. All flights are 36-hole stroke play competition. Please note that tee times for this event will be in the morning on both days of the competition. To register for this event, please click on the following link CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP REGISTRATION LINK.
 

 

Submitted by Chad Vibert, Golf Course Superintendent

Golf Course Aeration Update 2021

August 16, 17 and 18
Our second divot day of the 2021 season is ear marked for Wednesday August 18^th, following aeration of our fairways.  Due to the aeration process, repaired divots get removed and we are left with a large number of un-filled divots.  It would be extremely helpful if our membership could lend a hand during this divot morning that will run from 8am untill 10am.

Aeration Plan
Our late summer aeration will occur on the 16^th and 17^th of August with a rain date of the 18^th.  The front nine will be closed Monday, followed by the back nine on Tuesday, the first tee will be closed until 10am on Wednesday.  We will be aerifying both greens and fairways during this time.  Weather permitting, tees are scheduled for Wednesday morning.  We will not be pulling a core on greens this year, but rather we will be using a solid tine and filling holes with sand.  This along with our strategic fertility program will help to dilute our thatch accumulation and provide great putting surfaces moving forward.
 

 
Submitted by Susan Quigley, Ladies Captain

Submitted by Pierre Lemaire, Men's Captain

Coming up fast is Mad River Club Championships both regular and junior.

Good luck to our Junior’s competing on Monday.

The regular Club Championship will have winners for both net and gross in each flight.  This is a two-day event, both days competition is in the morning.  You must have a valid handicap to participate.  Sign up is required by Saturday at noon.

 
Submitted by Ryan Rinneard, Director of Instruction
 
Have you ever hit a bad shot on the first hole that set the tone for the entire day?  Maybe you said to yourself something like, “I just doubled the first hole because of that tee shot! How am I ever going to have a good round now?!  My round is doomed because of that one poor shot.”  The odds are in your favour that from this point, that prediction will come true, if that’s what you believe.  Call it a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy.
 
If this has ever happened to you, please read the following: