tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641551423167401282024-03-14T01:40:33.997-07:00From the Osage Gurumusing on golf from the general manager of osage national golf resortSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427754844295756670noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464155142316740128.post-67617395076038699632012-06-29T14:01:00.002-07:002012-06-29T14:01:52.998-07:00Hydration...If you have not noticed, it's hot. Hydration is so very important when doing any activity outside and that does not exclude golf. No, beer isn't the fix. No problem with a beer after your round but it should not be the first thing you do. Continuing to hydrate with water up to 45 minutes after your round is what you should be doing. Then a beer at the 19th hole is ok. Read this article on hydration and see how you measure up. <a href="http://www.golffitnessproducts.net/hydration-on-the-course.html" target="_blank">Click Here</a> <br />
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Don't ignore the warning signs. Can't catch your breath, light headed, fatigue, not sweating, not urinating or if you do it is dark with odor. All signs of not getting enough of the right fluids (Water,Gatorade or Powerade) into your system. If you do overheat the fastest way to cool down is cold towels under the armpits and/or the crouch area. This will aid in cooling you down. The obvious thing is to get help quickly. Call 911 and don't be embarrased. It happens to a lot of people and is very dangerous. I know, I had this happen to me in a matter of minutes. I came off of a green and started to feel very fatigued. By the time I got to the next tee, I could hardly get out of the cart to tee off. I got to the fairway and could not stand up (8-10 minutes from the first sign). They took me to the clubhouse and called 911. I was down for nearly 1 hour. I thought this could not happen to me. I had never had this problem before. Don't be a fool like I was. Be smart and take care of yourself. <br />SBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427754844295756670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464155142316740128.post-73353961432206932142012-04-11T12:58:00.000-07:002012-04-11T12:58:37.409-07:00Spring is here!!!!If you have not noticed, spring has arrived early and everything is in full bloom. If you have not got the clubs out. Get them out and do some minor maintenance. Change your grips. You will be glad you did. Also, clean them up. Get the grooves cleaned up and keep them that way. This helps with the payability of the club. Do you need a good golf bag. Zippers broke? Sometimes this can bhe repaired, but if not get a new one. Shoes? Are they tore loose from the sole? All these things are important. You will happy you made the necessary repairs or replacementys when it is time to play. Oh yeah, we do all this at the club so come and see us.<br />
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Happy Golfing in 2012.SBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427754844295756670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464155142316740128.post-74099662054164578932011-06-04T12:17:00.000-07:002011-06-04T12:17:05.391-07:00Hydrattion is important...How about the heat this week in Missouri. First it was cold, wet and nasty and now it it has went straight to summer. Here is a little lesson for us all.<br />
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Out playing golf a couple of years ago in our Pro-Member I was on my seventeenth hole and I began to feel a little winded. I had been sweating all day in one of those hot, humid days in Missouri. As I got back in my cart to go to the eigthteenth tee I really felt exhausted. I got to the tee and said "Boys, I don't think I can hit this shot." Of course they all hit it everywhere so I got up and hit anyway. By the time we got out in the fairway I felt like I just needed to lay down. My cart partner seen me start to do this and came to me and started putting ice cold towells on me. Felt great but I still could not catch my breath.He got me back in<br />
the cart and took me to the clubhouse. I could not get out of the cart and walk in. I was completely drained. An ambulance was called and I had a lot of help from by standers with trying to cool me down. The paramedics immediately put ice cold towels under my armpits and in the groin area and that did the trick.<br />
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Long story short, keep hydrated with water or something like gatorade (not beer). If you get like I did put the towels in the armpits and groin area to help reduce the bodies temperature, I learned my lesson the hard way. Don't be the next.SBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427754844295756670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464155142316740128.post-8446965258715140482011-01-25T08:51:00.000-08:002011-01-25T08:51:29.651-08:00Spring is almost here...Have you got your clubs out and had them regripped yet? How about that new bag you were going to get because the zippers on it broke last fall? What do you think about this time of year as golf season gets closer? Is it just warm weather or maybe a spring golf trip? I need to know and so do others so we are all prepared for 2011.SBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427754844295756670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464155142316740128.post-42079805506371381952010-12-18T10:29:00.000-08:002010-12-18T10:29:42.442-08:00Hail, Hail go away...The skies opened up and gave us a huge surprise in July. On July 11, 2010, we had a golf tournament playing on the course. It was our annual Firecracker Open. Although we had seen some rain in the area on the radar, it did not look like we would have a rain event. We got the tournament out and only had them out there about 30 minutes when lightening started to pop around us. So we sent the message out on the GPS to come back in so we could wait this thing out. Once back in, the radar on the computer and the television started showing tornado warnings around us. So I ran around the clubhouse and sent everyone downstairs into the cart barn area. Sure enough the wind picked up and the lightening continued to pop so game on. But, all of the sudden we start hearing the sound of hail coming through the trees as a rain sounds when approaching. However, this was not any ordinary hail. This was the nasty stuff the size of baseballs and bigger coming down with great force. Once it reached the club it was coming down with such velocity it hit at a 45 degree angle and would bounce 10 to 20 feet high. Everyone stood in amazement as this stuff pounded the ground. This went on for around 15 minutes. During that time everyone began to think about their cars in the parking lot? Also, was this happening at their house? It was not a good situation. <br />
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After things settled down everyone headed to the parking lot to check out their cars. As feared, they were beat up. Windshields broke out. Huge dents on the top and hoods. Although, there were some cars not appearing to be touched. <br />
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After surveying the cars and the clubhouse I began to think about the course. We had hail before and it was not a big deal but I thought since this was so large maybe we had better take a look. I called the superintendent and told him what happened. I suggested he come out. In a short amount of time he calls me and says "I think you better come out here." I have been in the golf business for over 25 years and played golf for another 15 beyond that and I had never seen anything like this before. Imagine a ball mark on the green but about 10 times bigger. Then place those about every 4 inches and make them about a inch to inch and a half deep. That is what the greens looked like. 22 of our 29 greens were hit. Some worst than others. It also became clear that the storm had started on top of us because of the path in which it took. Besides the greens the entire course was dented up. The concrete cart paths had been marked up with slight abrasions showing where the hail had it. Leaves and debris everywhere. It was a disaster. <br />
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The biggest problem however were our greens. It was July! In Missouri, July is not much fun because of the high temperatures and humidity. Normally, you would treat the damage as a large ball mark. Try to repair what you could and then aireify and topdress with sand to fill the holes. But with July temperatures this could not be done. Baby steps had to be taken in order to fill the damage up with sand. Sand on hot greens is death. We were closed for 2 months. The damage was so bad we took nine holes and started over with those greens. They will open in March 2011. <br />
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I could go on and on about the stress and bad times we had in 2010 but I will let the pictures below speak for themselves. Let us all have a very happy 2011.<br />
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Many people forget that we are a business. We get the calls for free golf donations or merchandise donations and although it may be that we can do that, we must maximize our revenues. Giving things away can not pay the bills. We do want to be well received in the community. But to get a letter from the Hog Farms of South Dakota Scholarship Fund, c'mon!<br />
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Love the Golf Business! Most days we just coast along and everything goes well, but others, wow! You must wear so many different hats in the golf business. Did you know we are supposed to know what the weather is supposed to be like in 2 weeks at 10am. I didn't get that lesson during PGA business school but I have learned on my own over time. We also must speak different languages, learn everyones name, carry the green beans out to a table, know everything there is to know about golf clubs and on and on. But you know what, I wouldn't have it any other way. And the other PGA professionals that I know feel the same way. <br />
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Thanks for making our lives so interesting.SBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427754844295756670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464155142316740128.post-12166765123215762282010-01-05T10:02:00.000-08:002010-01-05T10:09:24.318-08:00Exercise, exercise, exercise...It is so important in the winter time to stay flexible and continue to keep your strength. Do not come into March and expect to swing out of your shoes. You will pay the price if you sit in the recliner and don't continue to be active. Below are a few things you can do to be ready when the golf season starts up.<br />
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Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, wow! How much fun is he having now? You know, a lot of people have been caught dipping into the cookie jar, but he ate the whole jar. Not only did he cheat (media says), but he carried on relationships. No one night stands for this guy. Do I care? Do I feel bad for him or do I think he got what he deserved? I don't think I have an answer right now. I understand the whole gotta be an upstanding citizen and be the golden boy for golf but that isn't really fair to Tiger. But he obviously had a little too much fun. So he is not who we thought. But still is very, very good at golf is very mentally tough. That I guess is my thought. I am more interested how he comes back from this on the golf course. My thoughts are that he does. What are your thoughts?SBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427754844295756670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464155142316740128.post-37616018717275509892009-12-04T07:11:00.000-08:002009-12-04T07:11:42.935-08:00Do you travel in the winterA lot of us want to go south for the winter. Some just go for a quick trip. For many years I have went to Orlando for the PGA Merchandise Show. While there you always try to get in some golf but you are there to work and that was always the focus. I am looking for the great place to go and just get away. Where can I play some good golf but not have to cash in my 401K to do so? Where is that people really like going? Looking for ideas from our followers. Is it next to the ocean? Is it a little tucked away place that not many people visit because they don't know about it? I like those places. Want to go?SBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427754844295756670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464155142316740128.post-17790798553722810422009-11-10T19:14:00.000-08:002009-11-10T19:14:52.449-08:00What is important to you?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vsVZMGUGNzg/Svor7ry132I/AAAAAAAAAEo/NwDiqAH2zGw/s1600-h/Sawgrass+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" sr="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vsVZMGUGNzg/Svor7ry132I/AAAAAAAAAEo/NwDiqAH2zGw/s320/Sawgrass+2.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vsVZMGUGNzg/Svor3o4-HjI/AAAAAAAAAEg/mgCKgVUO6KE/s1600-h/Pro+Shop+Staff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" sr="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vsVZMGUGNzg/Svor3o4-HjI/AAAAAAAAAEg/mgCKgVUO6KE/s320/Pro+Shop+Staff.jpg" /></a><br />
</div>What is impotant to you when you decide to play a golf course? Name recognition, course conditions, friendliness of staff? I want to know. Please chime in on what you want out of your golf experience.SBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427754844295756670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464155142316740128.post-53262505755892573882009-10-30T09:43:00.000-07:002009-11-06T10:05:41.950-08:00Remembering 2009...<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">These are a few photos for you to look at as we begin to wind down the 2009 season.<br />
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Everyone has these moments and believe me, I mean everyone. However, if you step back and look at your stroke, you usually can see what is going on. First you have to know what the stroke should look like. A very steady body with a pendulum motion like a clock will get you the best results. You cannot guide the ball, move forward and wish the ball in or even turn your hands/wrist to turn it in with any kind of consistency. Bend at the hips with your feet approximately shoulder width apart and let your arms hang down. Your eyes should be above the ball. The muscles in your arms should feel relaxed. Tension causes you to start using other parts of the body for the stroke and that isn't correct. The stroke is made with the shoulders. Keep everything else still. Take the putter straight back and straight through is the best way to thinks about it. The wrist, the hands or the body is not part of the stroke. All other motions of the stroke will happen naturally.<br />
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That is the easiest way to describe it. In all honesty, if you can make putts standing on your head, first I will sign you up as a trick shot artist and second I will applaud you with that ability. But the above approach will yield the best stroke. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XErM76FGxCQ"><span style="color: yellow;">Click Here</span></a> to get a visual for what I have described. Notice the lack of motion in the body and the turn of the shoulders. <br />
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If you have any questions about your stroke or swing, join this blog and ask away.SBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427754844295756670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464155142316740128.post-11514048406373092472009-10-22T20:01:00.000-07:002009-10-22T20:21:55.964-07:00What is Interseeding???<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vsVZMGUGNzg/SuEec89H2OI/AAAAAAAAAB4/-F5mFqcL9mY/s1600-h/aerification.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vsVZMGUGNzg/SuEec89H2OI/AAAAAAAAAB4/-F5mFqcL9mY/s320/aerification.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br />
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</div>Interseeding is the process in which golf course superintendents try to introduce new grass to an area that already has a another grass growing. It is not an easy process. The process requires being very aggressive with the current stand of grass by aerification and verticutting. Aerification pulls cores of material and grass out of the area and verticutting reduces thatch and makes it easier for the seed to be introduced. Sand (Topdressing) should also be done. With good weather the new seedling should pop within a few days. Once it has popped it struggles with the existing turf to survive. Some grasses grow straight up and others grow sideways. Depending on what you are trying to do, this is a challenge and becomes a superintendents finger nail biting time. It is hopeful that you fill in areas that may have been stressed. But cross your fingers that it works. Other elements such as weeds and disease can cause a whole new set of problems. If you have seen interseeding done or are interested in doing this application. Do your homework and make sure it is right for you.SBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427754844295756670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464155142316740128.post-46434649066262110332009-10-16T08:29:00.000-07:002009-10-16T14:38:01.209-07:00"Swing Thoughts"Everyone has a certain swing thought when they stand over the ball and get ready to pull the trigger. Hopefully yours is not "Whats for dinner tonight?" If so, then you probably aren't going to make a very good swing at it.<br />
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When I stand over the ball, sometimes a lack of confidence tends to creep in my mind. Maybe I have been hitting it crooked or I can't get the chip shot off the ground and you tend to remember those things. Stop it! Back off the shot and visualize it. Hit it! <br />
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So many times we stand over the ball way to long with to many thoughts. Not only does it lead to a slow round but it also can lead to a bad shot.<br />
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When I stand over the ball, I try to think about one thing. For me that is making a full shoulder turn. The turn takes me to a restriction point. That means I take the club back with that turn to a point that I can without raising up. When I do this I won't slide on it when I bring it back down to the ball. Of course other things come into play when you make a swing. But the ball remains in play and not on someones back porch or in the trees.<br />
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I am interested in what you think. Let us all know and you may be able to help someone with his/her game.SBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427754844295756670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464155142316740128.post-88065039490611396872009-10-08T12:50:00.000-07:002009-11-06T10:02:15.991-08:00Osage National Jesse James Cup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Are you kidding me? This event has turned into a kick you in the teeth type event where nothing is left on the table. We trash talk, we sweat, we grind and try to beat each others brains in. Wow, do we have fun doing it. <br />
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Only in its third year, this event has quickly become one of our top events at the club. We have named our teams the Outlaws and the Bandits. One team in red and the other in black. We have 14 players per team and play a best ball, a modified chapman alternate shot and singles matches (head to head). The first year after 27 hole we were tied and it took a playoff between a couple of the pros. Last year it was 1 point win by the bandits and this year a 1 point win by the outlaws. <br />
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This year, the outlaws had a huge lead going into the last 9-hole singles matches. It seemed like it probably wasn't worth the time it was going to take to play. The outlaws only need to win 4 points (matches) out of the 14 played. They won 4. It was unbelieveable. Everyone started thinking back and saying if I could have made that putt or if he wouldn't have got that bounce. What a great time.<br />
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Post your comments and continue the kicking. Also, we have a couple of photos of the event.<br />
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</div>SBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427754844295756670noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464155142316740128.post-42587084374008356152009-10-01T16:59:00.000-07:002009-10-03T12:34:13.150-07:00The Current State of Golf in AmericaGolf in America has been growing every year since I started playing. But has it gotten out of hand?<br />
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Golf courses have been popping up everywhere and usually in places that really didn't need another one. However, the guy building is convinced he has the right one for that particular area. Has all the due diligence really been done that supports their choice in facilities to build?<br />
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Some facilities choose to be big and grand and charge dearly for that. Others choose to build a course that takes care of the middle of the road customer. But is that the right customer that can support this?<br />
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All questions that have been asked many times over by developers in all areas of the United States. In the midwest, golf isn't much different except that it does not have the courses yet that have a demand on them that they can charge a premium price ($150 per round and up). We can all name a couple maybe, but it does not seem to really be the right fit. My question to you is, am I wrong? <br />
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Would the midwest support such a facility, or is this just not the right place to create such a course?SBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427754844295756670noreply@blogger.com2