Dear Finley Golf Club,
As we welcome September, we're excited to bring you a newsletter packed with upcoming events, news, and updates from Finley.
Quick Updates
We will now be sending out a weekly email every Monday with reminders and updates for the week ahead to members.
As requested, we will be starting off of Hole 10 on Wednesdays.
At Finley, we are dedicated to being eco-friendly. We kindly request that you leave your recyclables in your cart while on the course, so we can ensure they are sorted into the appropriate bins at cart return!
Member Advisory Council
This month, we’ve launched our Member Advisory Council. Chosen by Finley Leadership, these individuals represent the various sub-groups within our member community.
The council members are here to share ideas, offer input, and suggest opportunities for improvement.
Agronomy
Talkin’ Turf with Kyle is back! September 18th at 7:30 am.
If you are interested in joining Kyle and his team to learn more about the agronomy of Finley, please contact Katie at fgcmembership@unc.edu.
Lower Putter Green Update
We are on week 4 of the lower putting greens sprigs being laid. Progression has gone very well to date and we hope to have a full grow-in of this surface by mid October.
1st Tee Box Renovation Update
The recent addition of Zeon Zoysia tees on Hole 1 and a select few black tees used by the golf teams, has transitioned nicely over the past 3 weeks. The idea for this project is to advertise the Zeon Zoysia surface as a potential tee surface throughout the golf course. Relieving and drainage was also added to the areas.
Moving Forward
Our final sod project of the summer will take place September 4th. The area of concern is the approach of Hole 4 green. This area has struggled for many reasons since construction of this new hole. We are converting the current 419 Bermuda surface to the new hybrid Tahoma 31 Bermuda, which is the same variety of turf we currently have on collars.
Coming up this fall, the agronomy team will be hard at work preparing the course for the UNC women’s collegiate tournament. In addition to tournament preparations, we will be making our time sensitive pre-emergent applications across the whole golf course as well as our preventative spring dead spot treatments across tees, fairways and greens.
Thank you for your patience as we continue to make the necessary improvements to Finley Golf Club.
Golf & Events
We have many exciting golf opportunities this month including Golfing 4 the Gals on September 16th.
Last call to sign up for Girls Junior Golfers to sign up for our free clinic with LPGA Pro Leslie Cloots. The clinic will take place on September 7th from 3-5 pm. For more information, click the “Junior Girls Golf Clinic” button!
Once again, Coach Mack Brown has kindly invited the members of Finley Golf Club to attend a closed UNC Football Practice on Tuesday, September 17th. This will take place at the Indoor Practice Facility on campus. GO HEELS!
Thank you all for a great summer. Here is to cooler weather, Tar Heel wins, and a couple strokes off everyone's golf game!
Best,
Team Finley
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