Members Newsletter May 2015 COMPETITION RESULTS

Members Newsletter May 2015
COMPETITION RESULTS
Welcome from Neal Graham
General Manager - Club Operations
Shamble Member & Guests Event sponsored by Reiss
Earth Course – Saturday 11th April 2015
1st Clark Francis, Gareth Mordey, Sam Whittaker
and Shankar Majrekar - 92 points (CB)
2nd Jim Patla, William Graham, Ilana Meyer and Bernadette Graham - 92 points
3rd Andy Gray, Felix Ruoff, Matt Potts and Kathleen Keen Jones - 89 points
The Club Championships took place on
Friday 13th and Saturday 14th March 2015.
Congratulations to the Men’s Club Champion for 2015, Graham Pascal. Graham
defended his title that he has won for the past two years with a cumulative
total of 153. The Ladies Club Championship was won by a newcomer Alison
Muirhead with a cumulative total of 151.
Dear Member,
I trust you have made use of the facilities at the
new clubhouse and the Fire and Earth courses,
which have been in fantastic condition over the
winter months. Since the clubhouse opened
last November, we have implemented weekly
food theme nights and events to help create a
more club atmosphere. We have very recently
revamped the existing all day menu and added
new offerings.
As part of our Official Partner status with the
European Tour we will be giving away tickets to
the upcoming BMW PGA Championship and
Irish Open, check out the Members Benefits
section in this newsletter for further details.
It is great to see how the Mens and Ladies teams
have enjoyed so much success this year. We
wish the Mens Scratch League team, the very
best of luck in the upcoming semi-final returnleg match against Dubai Creek on 9th May.
SCRATCH TEAM
The golf team will be introducing Go Pros for the
marshals which will help the senior members
review their performance and educate them
going forward. In the coming summer months
an astro-turf strip will be added to the lower
practice tee to help assist with increased
practice play and protect the grass for the
members and guests who are playing on the
day. The team are also concluding the process
to order new golf carts and GPS systems.
Finally we are working closely with our
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you news on the next phase of the clubhouse
works which are to be added prior to the DP
World Tour Championship in November.
Once more I personally would like to take this
opportunity to thank you for your continued
support of the club and please feel free to pass
on any comments or suggestions you may wish
to share with us to:
membership@jumeirahgolfestates.com
The Jumeirah Golf Estates ScratchTeam continues their current fine form reaching
the semi-final of the 2015 UAE Scratch League, captained by Martin Fernandez.
Our best wishes in the 2nd leg against Dubai Creek on May 9th having secured a
2-2 draw away in the 1st leg.
Happy golfing!
Members Newsletter May 2015
EARTH GOLF COURSE
FIRE GOLF COURSE
Due to the recent warm period the Fire Course has improved
with leaf cover and colour. The patchy areas of the greens
have now recovered to previous levels and performing
extremely well. The tees, fairways and approaches will
improve as we go into spring and summer and temperatures
continue to rise. We have a 5 day maintenance period
planned for the first full week of May where we will aerate
and sand all areas to encourage growth and prepare the golf
course for the summer.
Over the winter period all levels of the Earth Course
have been performing extremely well. The greens, which
were the best they have ever been for the DP World
Tour Championship, have continued to thrive under the
slightly warmer than normal winter temperatures holding
their colour and growing through pitchmarks. We have
adopted a bi-weekly spiking programme to keep the
canopy open and began weekly grooming to maintain
ball speed. The overseeded rough has seen the stand of
ryegrass mature and tiller out giving a denser look and
preferred playability as the ball sits up rather than against
the ryegrass, a problem post DPWTC.
Winter projects have included the renovation of bunkers
with additional sand and reshaping the native grass sides
to their intended shape. This along with some tree pruning
and a native grass trimming will continue until late spring.
Landscape
The majority of our time in the landscape has been on
pruning trees and clearing away some of the noxious reeds
that are in the lakes. This will continue into the spring and
early summer.
FOOD & BEVERAGE
New Menu for Swirl Bar & Lounge
Announcing the introduction of our new menu in Swirl
Bar & Lounge. Enjoy your old favourites along with a new
range of tasty additions including Pan Fried Sea Bass, Kung
Pao Chicken, Waldorf Salad and many more. A new range
of delicious desserts is also available including Apple Pie
and Sticky Toffee Pudding.
It’s Curry Night!
Every Tuesday from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Enjoy a delicious curry at the clubhouse with a wide range
of choice including Goan and Malabar Curries
Sunday Carvery Night in The Clubhouse
Try our delicious roast carvery served with all the
trimmings every Sunday night from 6:30pm to 10:00pm.
Member’s discount applies
For bookings, please call 04 818 2000
or email restaurants@jge.ae
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Members Newsletter May 2015
ON-COURSE UPDATE
A hot topic always discussed is pace of play – Due to the
difficulty of its courses, Jumeirah Golf Estates sets a fourball
pace of play target of a maximum of 4 hours and 30 minutes
for both the Earth and Fire courses. This is, of course, a
target that we continually endeavour to improve upon,
but there are numerous components required to achieve
this, most notably members acknowledgement of this and
marshalling. Our team of Golf Operations Supervisors are
working with our operations team to further educate and
assist them while marshalling our courses with a couple
of new initiatives being worked on. We are pleased
to announce that one key initiative which will soon be
implemented is the introduction of GoPro Cameras to
our Jumeirah Golf Estates marshals that will enable us to
advance in several key areas including customer service
and security. The recording of interactions with our
members and guests on key areas such as pace of play and
how a staff member transfers information to golfing groups
will assist with the improvement and enhancement of the
golfing experience.
It is to be noted that the main responsibilities of our
marshalling team are to:
Monitor the course for good pace of play
Ensure players keep up with games ahead
Patrol the course during play and deal with on course
issues that may arise
Check that all golfers have checked in with the retail store
Report any on course incidents back to the Golf
Operations Supervisor
The club would like to remind all, to please respect the
course marshals and any requests or decisions that they
make. The marshalling team are there to ensure the
enjoyment of all playing the courses and their intentions
are not to penalise nor deter individuals experience when
making a decision that is in the best interest of the flow of
the course.
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EUROPEAN TOUR
PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE
Teaching Professional – Tim Backhouse
The European Tour Performance Institute are pleased to
welcome Tim Backhouse to the teaching and coaching
team; Tim was introduced to the game of golf at the age
of 7; he won numerous tournaments as an amateur in
both junior and men’s events, playing as a member of
both the Cheshire junior and men’s elite squads before
turning professional at the age of 23. He played on local
professional tours and competed in PGA events nationally
including the English PGA Championship and PGA Club
Professional’s championship in the UK.
ETPI – Open Evening Thursday May 21st 2015
Join us for a fun open evening to showcase all the facilities
that ETPI has to offer. Open to all and families most
welcome. Refreshments available. The ETPI Open Evening
runs form 5:00pm to 7:00pm.
Watch Out For Henrik !
www.henrikstenson.com
Watch out for our Brand Ambassador Henrik Stenson as
he goes on the hunt for his first major over the next few
months.Henrikwillbeplayinginthefollowingtournaments:
WGC Cadillac Match Play
April 29th to May 3rd California
The Players Championship
May 7th to May 10th Florida
Wells Fargo Championship
May 14th to May 17th North Carolina
Nordau Masters
June 4th to 7th Sweden
US Open
18th to 21st June Washington
BMW International
June 25th to 28th Germany
The Open Championship
July 16th to 19th Scotland
WGC Bridgestone Championship
August 6th to 9th Ohio
PGA Championship
August 13th to 16th Wisconsin
Members Newsletter May 2015
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
European Tour Destinations
Jumeirah Golf Estates is one of the select clubs which make
up European Tour Destinations. As a Member of Jumeirah
Golf Estates you are entitled to play each of the other
member-venues for specially discounted green fees, and
complimentary access to a range of European tour events.
This benefit has been further enhanced by the addition of
Black Mountain G.C., Thailand, home to the True Thailand
Classic. http://www.europeantourproperties.com/
Black Mountain Golf Club, Thailand
Do you know all of your membership benefits?
Here are just a few
Your Third Course, Yas Links, Abu Dhabi
Your Third Course, Yas Links, Abu Dhabi – One of the major
benefits of JGE’s membership, is the complimentary midweek access you have to Yas Links; the first links course
in the Middle East region. It is important to note, the
advance tee time booking window available to All JGE 7-day
members at Yas Links is 2-days and inwards.
Country Club
As a golf member you may enjoy unlimited use of the
Country Club’s leisure facilities including the swimming
pools and tennis courts.
European Tour Partnership
As part of our European Tour partnership, we are delighted
to announce we have a number of tickets available
for our members for both the BMW Championship in
Wentworth and the Irish Open in Royal County Down.
Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis
with a maximum of two per household. Please contact
candy.legaspi@jge.ae to reserve your tickets.
COUNTRY CLUB
Country Club - Open Tennis Evening
Thursday 21st May 2015
You are cordially invited to our Open Tennis Evening
with entertainment for all the family including competitive and fun tennis, family entertainment, including a
bouncy castle. Refreshments available. The Tennis Open
Evening runs from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. For more details
please contact countryclub@jge.ae
Coming Soon
Watch out for new dance classes and swimming classes
commencing in May 2015. Also details of our Summer
Snooker League will be released very soon.
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