THE MAD POST

Submitted by Gary Ward, General Manager & C.O.O.

We enjoyed a hosting our first social and golf event over the weekend and had terrific attendance for both. Our Spring Thaw cocktail reception had about 80 members in attendance and was a wonderful kick off for the season. We were able to showcase a variety of new hors d’oeuvres and beverages and fortunately experienced a beautiful evening as a bonus.

The men’s opening breakfast and golf had 56 players, which is about double our usual enrollment and the shotgun start allowed for a great socializing experience on the veranda afterwards.

The ladies breakfast and golf is scheduled for next weekend and we’re hopeful for a similar day, please sign-up if you haven’t already, Wednesday is the deadline.

Submitted by Carl Penfold, Head Professional

This past Saturday was our Men’s Opening Breakfast and Golf. As part of their event, our participants were given the opportunity to “predict” the carry distance of their tee shot on hole #1. Below is an image pulled from Trackman which includes all 56 tee balls (see image for shot tracer of every shot). The results and the predictions were quite interesting. There was a strong correlation between handicap and being able to closely predict your distance. Players with lower handicaps were more accurate when predicting their distance. This is a major reason why low handicap player’s shoot lower scores, they KNOW how far they hit the ball. A prefect example of this was Doug Painter. He guessed a carry distance of 220 yards before he hit his shot. Within a second after impact and launching a ball a little higher than normal, he changed his prediction to 190 yards as the ball reached its plateau. When the ball landed, the Trackman confirmed his carry at 190.0 yards, AMAZING! He was also able to closely predict his partners driving distance as well. Unfortunately for Doug, there were no mulligans provided on the predictions. Therefore, the winner of this fun challenge was Men’s Captain Angelo Delorenzi. Angelo was our first contestant and predicted 187 yards. I was blown away when the Trackman registered 187.3. Clearly all that time down in AZ has paid off!

 

Submitted by Karen Franklin, Ladies Captain
 

Patti-Ann and I look forward to seeing you at the Ladies’ Opening Breakfast on Saturday May 13, 2023.  We plan to start receiving you at 8:00 then we’ll enjoy a delicious, hot buffet breakfast, which will be available at 8:30. We will be sharing some information with you between 8:45 and 9:30.  Then we’ll play shot gun “Best Ball” golf starting at 10:00.

Please remember to wear your Mad River name badges.  If you don’t have one, we will provide deposable name tags.

The following information will be covered at our Breakfast on May 13:

Golf Genius – A quick tutorial will be presented by Carl, Stephanie and Marshall.  Please come with the app on your phones.

National Golf League – Information about an exciting, new challenge will be presented by Carl.

Club Championships – Information presented by Patti-Ann Irwin-Allen.

Match Play Information – Jan Atkinson/Hall and Carolyn Smith will explain the “Four Ball Match Play”, and Catherine Sendell and Sheila Kaarlela will explain the “Singles Match Play”.

Skins – A new challenge available on Tuesday mornings will be explained by Sharon Delorenzi.
 
Please click read more for Best Ball rules.
 

Submitted by Ang De Lorenzi, Men's Captain

Submitted by Ryan Rinneard, Director of Instruction

In a recent podcast, I heard a stat that was eye-opening:

“From 15 feet, a 12-handicap player is more likely to three-putt than to hole out.”
– Lou Stagner

That stat is based on millions of shots collected within the Arccos database which shows that from 15 feet, the 2-putt average crept just under 50% for the 12 cap.  The chart below is one I reference quite often with students to help manage their expectations and not get too upset if they burn an edge from a particular distance.  What you’ll notice here though is that a Tour Player will only 3-putt from 15 feet 1% of the time and two-putt 76% of the time.

Submitted by Michelle Larcher, Food & Beverage Manager

BREAKFAST MON-FRI 8am-11am and SAT-SUN 8am-1pm
Who doesn’t love breakfast? Whether it is a quick grab ‘n’ go granola bar or a sit down and enjoy a cup of coffee with some bacon and eggs, we have something for everyone. This season we invite you to start the day right with a healthy breakfast by having oatmeal or enjoying a bowl of ‘Grandma Emily’s’ granola with some yogurt. Grandma Emily is a Canadian company based out of Montreal that specializes in natural and organic granola. Cupp’s Corner has a variety of bars to choose from including blueberry ginger and quinoa. Grab one for a snack to take with you on the course.

Submitted by Trish Carman, Club Accountant

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