UPCOMING EVENTS
| June | |
| 01 | Course Closed / Shop Open |
| 04 | Super Senior Interclub Match (am times) |
| 06-10 | Clemson Golf Camp Week 1 |
| 08 | Course Closed / Shop Open |
| 11 | Senior Interclub Match (am times) |
| 13 | PING Fitting & Demo Day |
| 13-17 | Clemson Golf Camp Week 2 |
| 15 | Course Closed / Shop Open |
| 16 | Senior Interclub Match (am times) |
| 18 | Super Senior Interclub Match (am times) |
| 20 | MEMBER-MEMBER |
| 22-26 | Course Closed Annual FULL COURSE MAINTENANCE WEEK |
| 27 | Course Open (Recovery Conditions) |
| 29 | Course Closed / Shop Open |
| July | |
| 04 | Red-White-Blue Event |
| 06 | Course Closed / Shop Open |
| 13 | Course Closed / Shop Open |
| 18-19 | Clemson Women’s Golf Academy |
| 20 | Course Closed / Shop Open |
| 23 | SC Senior Golfers (am shotgun) |
| 25-26 | Hurricane Junior Tour (am times) |
| 27 | Course Closed / Shop Open |
Brent Jessup, PGA Head Golf Professional
One Day Member-Member: June 20
It’s time again for our annual multi-format Member-Member on Saturday, June 20. Format is 6 holes captain’s choice, 6 holes alternate shot, and 6 holes best ball NET. Each team member must play from the same color tees. Sign up by tee color and compete only against others from the same set of tees. Entry fee is $80 and includes golf, prize fund, and snack & sip following play at Solé. (Cart fees not included). If you don’t have a partner, let us know, and we will assist you in locating a new friend! We start on Saturday with a 9 am modified shotgun start before it gets too hot. Sign up now in the golf shop. Entry deadline is Thursday, June 18.
Course Maintenance
The Walker Course (golf course and range) will be closed for our annual aerification maintenance week, June 22-26. While the golf course is closed, the golf shop will be open from 9 am to 5 pm each day for shopping and tee time reservations. Since this maintenance is part of our “normal” operations, we do not honor reciprocal receipts from other courses while we are closed for this maintenance.
Clemson Golf Camps
Be aware that there are two weeks of Clemson Golf Camp this month. Tee times will end at 3 pm Saturday-Tuesday each week of camp (June 6-10 and 13-17). Additionally, the practice range will be CLOSED on those two Tuesday afternoons for camp use as well. Each Wednesday morning, the camp tournament is held, and there are no tee times available until after 2 pm. Our regular member groups will begin play at 12 noon with time blocks until 2 pm. Please check with your group leader for the exact tee times for those two Wednesdays.
Match Play Reminder
If you have not completed your first-round match, June 21 is the deadline. Please call your opponent and get that match scheduled. Thanks for keeping this event moving along on time!
Ping Fitting Day
We will host our third PING Fitting/Demo Day on Saturday, June 13. Please call the golf shop to sign up for an appointment between 10:30 am and 2:00 pm. Lots of good equipment to test and buy!
Pool News
With the recent increase in memberships, along with strong hotel occupancy, we are currently experiencing higher-than-normal demand for pool & cabana use. To ensure an enjoyable experience for everyone, we are unable to accommodate private pool events at this time. Our priority is to offer a comfortable environment for all our guests.
Walker Course members are welcome to enjoy small, informal celebrations in line with current pool policies, which allow up to four guests per membership (two complimentary and two paid passes). However, we are not able to host larger gatherings or reserve pool space.
You may bring a cake or dessert for such a gathering, but please continue to follow the food & beverage policies outlined in your Member Agreement Form. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation, and we look forward to continuing to provide a positive experience for everyone. Thanks!
Ron Schroder & Bill Harley win Member-Invitational Title
Congratulations to Ron Schroder & Bill Harley for taking the gross division title for your annual Member-Invitational held last month. Wes Carter & Todd Trotter took the “net” honors. Dan Waldsmith & Joe Schosky won the P/W “B” flight net, and Jack Mansmann & Gary Hannah took the White flight net title. April Hart and Jenn Callahan won the women’s division.
The Friday night low country boil feast, and Skins Game was a huge success with (3) skins won and several teams with identical nine-hole scores for their first round. Hank Foy & Blake Hodge won the short game contest Saturday afternoon before the awards were presented at Solé. Thanks to the (27) teams that participated in this year’s event. If you missed it, start planning for 2027 (May 14-15).
Don Garrett, CGCS — Course Superintendent
May Update
May was cool and dry for the first three weeks, and the Bermudagrass just didn’t want to grow. But in the latter part of the month, the nights got warmer, the rain came, and it really took off. The 6 inches of rain we received from the 21st to the 29th kept us from mowing fairways for nearly a week. But we are caught up now, have applied the growth regulator, and the fairways look great.
Due to the lack of growth, we postponed the aerification of the tees until June 1.
Work completed:
• Applied fire ant bait course-wide.
• Refreshed the sand in several bunkers.
• Made the first app of growth regulator fairways to improve turf density and for clipping control.
• On the greens, we topdressed twice, applied gypsum, and made all scheduled spray apps of fungicide, wetting agent, and growth regulator.
• Made two sand topdressing applications to lower #9 fairway.
• Fertilized and applied pre-emergent to the driving range
June Plans
June is the month that we aerify the course. We will be closed June 22-26 to aerify greens and fairways. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate, and we will have a nice, warm, and dry week to complete this important work. Tees were done the week of June 1, having been postponed from May as mentioned above. In addition, we will be doing some project work during aerification week, weather permitting. The cart path at the #1 tee, where the irrigation work was done last winter, will be repaired.
Project on #4
This past winter, we removed a large poplar tree on number 4, just past the red tee. This tree was in bad shape. It had significant rotting at the base of the trunk, over 60% of the root system was compromised by the cart path, and the canopy had significant dieback. It was a clear hazard. The two understory trees were deformed from growing under and out from the poplar. Therefore, it was necessary to remove those as well. In their place, we have created a mound and planted lantana to add a little color and create pollinator habitat. Some sod was lifted to allow for better drainage of water off the cart path. Because of all the rain in the latter part of May, we were unable to get sod until the first week of June to wrap this project up.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
| Operating Hours: Pro-Shop: Monday: 11 am-7 pm Tuesday-Sunday: 7:30 am-7 pm Practice Range: Closed Mondays, Tuesday-Sunday: 8:45 am-4 pm (Weather permitting) Key Contacts: Head Golf Professional Brent Jessup, 864-656-7516 Course Superintendent Don Garrett, 864-656-1814 Accounting Azenda Thompson, 864-656-0595 Golf Pro-Shop 864-656-0236 Solé On The Green 864-656-7444 The Martin Inn 864-654-9020 The Madren Center 864-656-7155 | Membership by the Numbers Individuals 191 Family 100 Life 25 Non-Resident 101 Young Alumni 47 Inactive 5 Legacy Life 12 TOTAL MEMBERSHIP 481 New Members Member Resignations John Pantaloni David Nadler Ned Roseberry Geoffrey Boyer Luke & Lindsey Hannon Rick & Cheryl McRae |
