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| SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | JANUARY 2020 | 23 If you have questions about golf in Sun Lakes, please call the Main Pro Shop at 845-2135 or the Executive Pro Shop at 769-8444. SLCC Golf & Pro Shop News By Alan Vallecorsa Water Channel Update Holes 14-16 Recap: By now I am sure you have seen the construction over the past 4 months as we have been working on the Championship course drainage. This is on holes #14- 16, the area where water runs from Highland Springs then continues on thru three holes and exits out south of the property. The water runs swiftly and in the past has caused golf delays and damage. The damage was addressed a while back with Loma Linda Hospital (the open lot across the street) and along with our lawyer we finalized a settlement and those dollars were put toward the project. The project was engineered by Webb out of Riverside and a project manager was called on to oversee the project. The channel was never engineered to have water totally go subsurface as some may have thought. The intent was to channel the water through the course, and retain any silt from the water coming in off of Highland Springs. It was also engineered so that as the storm water started to slow down a 12" drain pipe along holes #15 and #16 with a 36" pipe running across #14 would allow us to "catch up" which ultimately allows these holes to dry out much faster. We recently were tested by a Thanksgiving storm which brought a large amount of rain (over 2") and 3" of snow and we are pretty happy with how things turned out. There is still some tweaking to do, but all things considered, the course drained very well and quickly. In the past if we received that amount of water, it would have caused us to be unable to play golf for at least three to five days — certain parts of those holes would have been unplayable for weeks. All in all we are happy with the results. So the next time it rains hard, think of the improved channel on your golf course. Annual Golf Memberships: Sign up today for your 2020 Golf membership at the main golf shop. (If you purchased an annual pass your stickers are available in the golf shop after the first of the year.) Championship Golf Course: $2,400 (cash) includes both courses; Executive Golf Course: $1,400 (cash) Exec only and includes a discount after 12 pm on the Championship Golf Course. Annual memberships are available until the end of March. There are 30 play and 50 play punch cards available, which are good for a year from purchase. Please pick up this information in either of the pro shops. Need to know the course conditions in the winter? You can go to Sunlakescc.com under golf, then daily course conditions, or by calling (951) 845-2135 and hit extension #1. Daily info is updated in the morning everyday, letting you know course conditions or frost delays. Golf Shop Sale: Come and take advantage of a Valentine's Day Golf Shop Sale on Feb. 12-14. All golf shop apparel will be 25 percent off the member price. Pass Putters: The next Pass Putters event is on Fri., Feb. 14 at 2 pm. We set up all the putting greens in a "miniature golf format," divide into teams and putt. The fee is $5 per person. Attire: Khaki pants and white shirt, aprons to hold scorecard and ball are available at the Main Pro Shop. Please sign up at least one day in advance at the Main Pro Shop. Range Balls: $ 3 a token or punch cards available 14 punch/$30 and 30 punch/ $ 50 2020 Golf Calendar/District Golf: Sign up your email in the main golf shop and we will send you the 2020 Golf Calendar to your email. Does your district want to have a golf tournament? Recently we had a District golf tournament and everyone had a great time, not to mention the day brought in some added revenue for the golf courses. If you are considering having a golf event come see Al in the main shop and we can set something up for your district on either the Executive course or the Championship course. We can also assist you from start to finish from the set up to the end of the event. Golf Rule of the month: #7 Pets of any kind are prohibited from being on the golf course and practice facilities.

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