[{"id":33,"date":"2026-10-11T20:27:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T00:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/?p=33"},"modified":"2026-10-11T20:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T00:27:19","slug":"october-2026-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/2026\/10\/11\/october-2026-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2026 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UPCOMING EVENTS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>October<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>02<\/strong><\/td><td>Home Football Friday<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>03<\/strong><\/td><td>Miami at Clemson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>05<\/strong><\/td><td>Open Monday (11am)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>07<\/strong><\/td><td>Ladies Member-Guest<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>08<\/strong><\/td><td>NHC Tournament<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>09-10<\/strong><\/td><td>Senior Club Championship<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td><td>ABC Carolinas Tournament<br>Daniel High School Girls Regional<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td><td>Home Football Friday<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td><td>Charleston Southern at Clemson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed: Maintenance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td><td>Home Football Friday<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td><td>Va. Tech at Clemson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2<\/strong>6<\/td><td>Mulligans For Maggie Tournament<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>November<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>02<\/strong><\/td><td>Closed Monday<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>09<\/strong><\/td><td>Closed Monday<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>13<\/strong><\/td><td>Home Football Friday<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td><td>GA Tech at Clemson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>26<\/strong><\/td><td>Closed: Thanksgiving<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>27<\/strong><\/td><td>Home Football Friday<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>28<\/strong><\/td><td>South Carolina at Clemson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Golf Pro News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Brent Jessup<\/strong>, PGA Head Golf Professional<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Senior Club Championship<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your 28th annual senior club championship will take place Friday &amp; Saturday, October 9 &amp; 10. Two age divisions will compete for their respective titles. If you are 55 or older, you qualify for the senior division. If you are 70 or older, you qualify for the super senior division. Entry fee is $20 per golfer, and you may only play in one of the two divisions. This is straight stroke play. No handicaps, cumulative 36-hole championship. Call the golf shop to sign up before the deadline on Thursday, October 8th. Defending senior champion is Ron Schroder, and defending super senior champion is Jack Mansmann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match Play Final Results<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s championship is now complete. Here are the results:<br><strong>Men\u2019s Championship: Anthony Craig def. Chris Shelnut<br>Men\u2019s P\/W \u201cA\u201d: David Bendigo def. Bill King<br>Men\u2019s P\/W \u201cB\u201d: Stephen Brown def. Tommy Rogers<br>Men\u2019s White Tees: Richard Albritton def. David Jacobson<br>Women\u2019s Championship: Jill O\u2019Connor def. Cherryl Meadows<\/strong><br>Congratulations to all the winners! Both the winner and runner-up in each flight received golf shop credits that may be used for merchandise purchases in the golf shop. For a complete list of the winning amounts, please check with the golf shop. Thanks to the (38) members who competed this year. Looking forward to a larger field in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Junior Club Championship Results<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your 2026 junior champions are:<br><strong>Coleman Simoneaux 15-17 Division Champion<br>Charles McCord 12-14 Division Champion<br>Grant Teasley 11-U Division Champion<\/strong><br>These young men battled it out in the late evening to post scores and win their respective titles last month. Thanks also to the parents who came out to support their hard work this year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Senior Interclub Team Report<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, our senior division team went down in defeat in the \u201cRound of 16\u201d in the CGA Playoffs. They were defeated by a strong team from Lake Marion Golf Club in North Carolina. Big shout-out to Captain Rick Miller for a job well done. Better luck next year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Golf Cart Usage<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are experiencing an increase in the number of golfers using two golf carts, with only two players each. The additional wear on the golf course, resulting from this unnecessary traffic, is beginning to show. Please pair up with the rest of your players and only use one golf cart when you have two riders in a group. Don Garrett thanks you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Palmer Mills<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately for us, Palmer Mills is leaving The Walker Course later this month to take a sales position in the Charleston area. Be sure to drop by and wish him well. His last day on the job here will be Monday, October 12th. The search for our next assistant golf professional is underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aces Wild<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">September 2nd was a good day for members at The Walker Course, especially if you were playing hole #4. TWO<br>holes-in-one were reported on that hole! First, Andy Mercer scored his ace from 204 yards (purple tees) with his Titleist 21* Hybrid. Witnessing his first ever ace were: Keith Crownover, Frank Lamson-Scribner, and Mickey Plyler.<br>A few groups later, Alan Pollenz also scored his first hole-in-one on the same hole. with a 147-yard Taylormade 6-iron shot. Witnessing his perfect shot were Tommy Thompson, Bob Burnside, and Steve Klenkson.<br>A couple of weeks later, on September 23rd, Janna Smith scored her first career hole-in-one on hole # 4 with an 84-yard hybrid shot rolling into the cup. Witnessing her ace were: Janal Walton, Tami Thompson, and Marti Duda. Another great shot!<br>Unfortunately, none of these three acers were in the Member\u2019s Hole-In-One Club, so the jackpot continues to grow.                    <strong>Late Ace Report<\/strong><br>Apologies for the late recognition of Keith Crownover, who scored his fourth career ace on July 10th. Mr.<br>Crownover\u2019s ace came on hole #17 with a 180-yard Cobra 4-hybrid, witnessed by Greg Carroll, Spencer Hynd, and Andy<br>Mercer. Better late than never!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pool Season Ending<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another safe season of swimming has come to an end. The conference center complex swimming pool will close for the season on Sunday, October 4th. We hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful swimming pool complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Archie Gentry (1944-2026)<\/strong><br>We lost another veteran starter\/ranger last month. US Army (retired), Archie Gentry worked our Tuesday morning shifts from 1998 until late 2021. As an active member of the Crabtree golf group, he was known for his strong voice, his promptness, and always having the latest golf equipment first! He is survived by his wife Jayne, daughter Angie, and granddaughter Holly. Rest in peace, \u201cChief.\u201d<br><strong>Len\u201d Byrne Passing<\/strong><br>We were recently informed of Mr. Leonard Byrne\u2019s passing. Mr. Byrne was a Life member of The Walker Course, joining in 1994 before the course was completed. Our condolences to his surviving family members.<br><strong>Robert Charles \u201cBob\u201d Pierce (1942-2026)<\/strong><br>Life member Bob Pierce passed away on August 20th. An active member for many years, Mr. Pierce was a known fierce competitor on the golf course. Mr. Pierce owned Anderson Rent-All for many years before his retirement. His wife, Lynda and a large family survive him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Golf Superintendent News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don Garrett<\/strong>, CGCS &#8212; Course Superintendent<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September Status<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">September was hot, but fall finally arrived the last week of the month. We saw lots of play and several outings.<br><strong>Goals accomplished this month include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Performed a micro-tine aerification of the greens on August 31st.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Made our first application of fungicide to the greens, tees and fairways, to control spring dead spot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Made our final growth regulator application to tees, fairways and roughs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applied a growth regulator to the greens to control seed heads.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Re-seeded the natural area to the right of 5 tees with tall fescue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Topdressed the greens two times.<br>Raised the height of cut slightly on tees and fairways around mid-month to allow some additional growth prior to the onset of dormancy. This helps bermudagrass survive the cold months of the year, when it is not actively growing, and gives us a better base to withstand traffic during those months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">October Goals<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October is the month we transition from the growing season and prepare the turf for dormancy. Mowing heights are raised, and fungicide applications are made to help protect the turf for its winter nap. It\u2019s also the month that leaves begin to fall faster than we can clean them up! Please bear with us.<br><strong>Other things planned for October include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Treat the course for fire ants. The cooler temperatures will bring them to the surface.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make the second application of fungicide to tees, greens and fairways to control spring dead spot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Catch up on general trimming and detail work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edge all bunkers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Re-seed the natural area between holes 2 &amp; 6 with tall fescue, as well as several other areas on 3, 11, 13 &amp; 14. In addition, new areas are being added to 7 and to the area behind 8 green.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overseeding<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overseeding of tees is scheduled for October 12th, weather permitting.<br>Once again, we will only be seeding a couple of the Par 3\u2019s. As we did prior to last year, we are overseeding holes 8 &amp; 17 and using the hitting mats on 4 &amp; 12. You may recall we flipped the holes seeded versus mats last year to allow us to clean up the poa annua weed infestation on holes 8 &amp; 17 after 30 consecutive years of overseeding.<br>In addition, we will be overseeding the practice tee this year.<br>Please keep in mind that the overseeded tees will be soggy as we water lightly and frequently to promote rapid<br>germination and establishment.<br>We appreciate your compliance with the use of the mats. They should be deployed in late October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Driving Range Update<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, a net was installed on the back right of the range to protect against balls headed for Old Stadium Road. This month, we will begin the landscaping to screen the net and the installation of permanent signs and landscaping at the Lake Drive entrance. This work is scheduled to begin the week of October 12th and take approximately 5-6 weeks to complete.<br>As I mentioned above, we will be overseeding the practice tee the week of October 12th. Once all the landscaping work is complete, the ryegrass should be mature enough to begin using the main grass tee and fully open the range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FOR YOUR INFORMATION<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Operating Hours:<\/strong> <br><br><strong>Pro-Shop<\/strong>: <br>Monday: 11 am-7 pm Tuesday-Sunday: 7:30 am-7 pm <br><strong>Practice Range<\/strong>: <br>Closed Mondays, Tuesday-Sunday: 8:45 am-4 pm (Weather permitting) &nbsp; <br><br><strong>Key Contacts:<\/strong> <br><br><strong>Head Golf Professional<\/strong> Brent Jessup, 864-656-7516 <br><strong>Course Superintendent<\/strong> Don Garrett, 864-656-1814 <strong>Accounting<\/strong> Azenda Thompson, 864-656-0595 <br><strong>Golf Pro-Shop<\/strong> 864-656-0236 <br><strong>Sol\u00e9 On The Green<\/strong> 864-656-7444 <br><strong>The Martin Inn<\/strong> 864-654-9020 <br><strong>The Madren Center<\/strong> 864-656-7155<\/td><td><strong>Membership by the Numbers<\/strong> <br>Individuals 197 <br>Family 97 <br>Life 24<br>Non-Resident 96<br>Young Alumni 45<br>Inactive 3 <br>Legacy Life 12<br><strong>TOTAL MEMBERSHIP<\/strong> 474 \u00a0 <br><br><strong>New Members<\/strong> \u00a0 <br>Michael Reed<br>Walter Mayfield<br>Mark Nichols<br>Joseph B. Herlong<br>Ken &amp; Gina Brown<br><br><strong>Member Resignations<\/strong> <br>Beau &amp; Mimi Hollingsworth<br>Joel &amp; Lisa Stephens<br>Frank &amp; Crossie Cox<br>Cary &amp; Chris Fuller<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPCOMING EVENTS October &nbsp; 02 Home Football Friday 03 Miami at Clemson 05 Open Monday (11am) 07 Ladies Member-Guest 08 NHC Tournament 09-10 Senior Club Championship 12 ABC Carolinas TournamentDaniel High School Girls Regional 16 Home Football Friday 17 Charleston Southern at Clemson 19 Course Closed: Maintenance 23 Home Football Friday 24 Va. 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Southern AT Clemson (7:30pm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td><td>Arco Tournament (AM Shotgun)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td><td>Clemson Habitat Tournament (PM Shotgun)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>18<\/strong><\/td><td>Home Football Friday<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td><td>UNC at Clemson (Noon)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>21<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed: Maintenance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>28<\/strong><\/td><td>Open Monday (11am) <br>Mountain Tour (AM Times)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>28-29<\/strong><\/td><td>Junior Club Championship<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>29<\/strong><\/td><td>GA Seniors Tournament<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>October<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>02<\/strong><\/td><td>Home Football Friday<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>03<\/strong><\/td><td>Miami at Clemson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>05<\/strong><\/td><td>Open Monday (11am)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>07<\/strong><\/td><td>Ladies Member-Guest<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>08<\/strong><\/td><td>NHC Tournament<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>09-10<\/strong><\/td><td>Senior Club Championship<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td><td>ABC Carolinas Tournament<br>Daniel High School Girls Regional<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td><td>Home Football Friday<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td><td>Charleston Southern at Clemson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed: Maintenance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td><td>Home Football Friday<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td><td>Va. Tech at Clemson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2<\/strong>6<\/td><td>Mulligans For Maggie Tournament<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Golf Pro News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Brent Jessup<\/strong>, PGA Head Golf Professional<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Home Football Weekends Tee Time Reminder<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that football season is upon us, please remember ALL Walker Course members have equal access to make tee times TWO WEEKS prior to the beginning at 12:01am. Each member is restricted to one tee time during any three-hour period (8am &amp; 11am, 9am &amp; 12pm, etc.) There are no reserved groups for play on Home Football Fridays. Tee times are accessible through your MEMBER PORTAL at the Walker Course website or by calling the golf shop. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open Mondays<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the next two months, The Walker Course will be open at 11am for Monday play, with a few exceptions for outings and maintenance. Please review the calendar of events for scheduling conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Junior Club Championship<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The junior club championship will be held on Monday and Tuesday, September 28 &amp; 29. Tee times will begin at 5:30pm both days. Juniors will play up to nine holes each day, depending on age divisions. There is NO ENTRY FEE, but one parent \/relative MUST accompany each junior while they are playing. Trophies will be awarded to the winners of each age division: 11-U, 12-14, 15-17. Call the golf shop to sign up before the September 26th deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bob Ryerse Ace<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to Bob Ryerse for his rare hole-in-one on hole # 9! Due to the flooding, hole # 9 was playing as a 100-yard par three hole on August 8th. Mr. Ryerse selected a Ping 8-iron for the perfect shot that went in the hole for an official hole-in-one! Witnessing perfection were Maurice Lopez and David Jacobson. Mr. Ryerse was a member of the Member\u2019s Hole-In-One Club and collected the $165 jackpot. Now it\u2019s time for everyone to re-enter by paying their fee in the golf shop. Great shot, Mr. Ryerse!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interclub Report<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The season came to an unfortunate end for our Super Senior team in the first round of the playoffs against Rock Hill Country Club, with a 43-37 loss. Despite the season-ending loss, a big thank you goes to captain Jack Mansmann for organizing and leading this year\u2019s team to their POD division championship.<br>The Senior division team has advanced to the second round of the playoffs by defeating Gaston Country Club last month and will take on the Lake Marion Golf Club team on September 15th. Good luck to Captain Rick Miller and his squad as they strive to make it to Pinehurst for the finals!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match Play Status<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are down to the finals of the 2026 match play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Men\u2019s Championship Division:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris Shelnut vs. Anthony Craig &#8211; TBD <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men\u2019s P\/W \u201cA\u201d Division: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Bendigo vs. Bill King &#8211; TBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Division Champions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Jill O\u2019Connor defeated Cherryl Meadows for the Women\u2019s Championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen Brown defeated Tommy Rogers in the Men\u2019s P\/W \u201cB\u201d Division<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richard Albritton defeated David Jacobson in the Men\u2019s White Tee Division<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Once ALL division champions are determined, champion trophies will be awarded and shop credits applied to your member accounts. Congratulations to the winners and good luck to those in the final matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Golf Superintendent News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don Garrett<\/strong>, CGCS &#8212; Course Superintendent<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">August Status<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August was one of the toughest months that I can remember. A flood, a significant windstorm, two irrigation leaks, a week in the upper 90\u2019s, no rain the last couple of weeks of the month, staffing<br>turnover, and some equipment breakdowns made this a month to forget.<br>Fortunately, the flood was brief. It was a true flash flood, caused by 2.9 inches of rain in about 45 minutes. This caused the water to rise as high as I have ever seen it. But it went down just as quickly. There was very little damage, just a lot of debris to clean up.<br>Someone asked whether the flooding could be prevented by removing all the growth along the creeks. This would make very little difference. The main choke points are the culverts under Cherry and Old Stadium roads and under bridges. Also, we are at the low point for the east side of campus. Most of the east campus, plus everything inside Highway 76 from Old Stone Church Road to Perimeter Road, drains to us. When it rains that much, that quickly, the creek is going to get out of its banks. I do think the retention ponds along Perimeter Road have helped. But again, in this kind of rainfall event, they can only do so much.<br>The storm on the 17th produced strong winds but little rain. I can\u2019t recall seeing the course covered in that much debris without any trees coming down.<br>The lack of rain and the high temperatures late in the month have stressed the turf a bit, especially outside of irrigation coverage. Hopefully, September brings some rain and cooler temperatures.<br>Positives for the month? The natural areas on the course have been mowed as scheduled. The \u201cturnip patches\u201d have been mowed as well, and we will be reseeding them in September. And on the 31st, we were able to micro-tine aerify the greens and apply our course-wide fall feed. The greens should heal up in 10-14 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September Goals<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September, we will be focusing on the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Continue to verticut and lightly topdress greens as long as the temperature stays warm.<br>\u2022 Make final growth regulator applications to tees, greens and fairways.<br>\u2022 Treat the course for fire ants, which will emerge with cooler temperatures<br>\u2022 Begin Spring Dead Spot control applications to greens, tees and fairways, once the soil temperatures reach 72 degrees. This is the temperature at which the pathogen becomes active, and when fungicides are most effective<br>\u2022 The first application is tentatively scheduled for Monday, the 21st.<br>\u2022 Apply a potassium-based fertilizer to the greens to assist hardening off.<br>\u2022 Apply a growth regulator to greens to control seed heads that occur around the third week of the month.<br>\u2022 Apply pre-emergent weed control to the greens to control Poa annua.<br>\u2022 Prep and reseed natural areas on 2\/6 and 5. We will also reseed several other areas around the course and establish new natural areas behind the 7 &amp; 8 greens.<br>Raise the height of cut slightly on tees and fairways around mid-month to allow additional growth before dormancy. This helps bermudagrass survive the cold months of the year, when it is not actively growing, and gives us a better base to withstand traffic during those months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Driving Range Update<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are currently scheduled to install a net at the far-back, right portion of the driving range, the week of September 21st to help protect Old Stadium Road.<br>While this work is underway, it will be necessary to further restrict the distance limits, if not impose an outright closure of the range, for a few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did You Know?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We used 25 tons of green divot sand over the last year. That\u2019s the equivalent of a tractor-trailer load. Imagine how much more we would need if everyone filled their divots!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FOR YOUR INFORMATION<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Operating Hours:<\/strong> <br><br><strong>Pro-Shop<\/strong>: <br>Monday: 11 am-7 pm Tuesday-Sunday: 7:30 am-7 pm <br><strong>Practice Range<\/strong>: <br>Closed Mondays, Tuesday-Sunday: 8:45 am-4 pm (Weather permitting) &nbsp; <br><br><strong>Key Contacts:<\/strong> <br><br><strong>Head Golf Professional<\/strong> Brent Jessup, 864-656-7516 <br><strong>Course Superintendent<\/strong> Don Garrett, 864-656-1814 <strong>Accounting<\/strong> Azenda Thompson, 864-656-0595 <br><strong>Golf Pro-Shop<\/strong> 864-656-0236 <br><strong>Sol\u00e9 On The Green<\/strong> 864-656-7444 <br><strong>The Martin Inn<\/strong> 864-654-9020 <br><strong>The Madren Center<\/strong> 864-656-7155<\/td><td><strong>Membership by the Numbers<\/strong> <br>Individuals 193 <br>Family 97 <br>Life 25<br>Non-Resident 99<br>Young Alumni 45<br>Inactive 3 <br>Legacy Life 12<br><strong>TOTAL MEMBERSHIP<\/strong> 474 \u00a0 <br><br><strong>New Members<\/strong> \u00a0 <br>Dan &amp; Marcia Radakovich<br>Austin &amp; Megan Castles<br>William &amp; Carrie Ratterree<br><br><strong>Member Resignations<\/strong> <br>Jacob Wisniewski<br>Truman Watson<br>Kevin Kelly<br>Richard &amp; Laura Shick<br>Julie &amp; David Shipley<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPCOMING EVENTS September &nbsp; 07 Course Open 11am 11 Home Football Friday 12 Ga. Southern AT Clemson (7:30pm) 14 Arco Tournament (AM Shotgun) 17 Clemson Habitat Tournament (PM Shotgun) 18 Home Football Friday 19 UNC at Clemson (Noon) 21 Course Closed: Maintenance 28 Open Monday (11am) Mountain Tour (AM Times) 28-29 Junior Club Championship 29 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4299,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3],"class_list":["post-29","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4299"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions\/32"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":25,"date":"2026-08-06T21:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/?p=25"},"modified":"2026-08-06T21:39:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:39:03","slug":"august-2026-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/2026\/08\/06\/august-2026-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2026 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UPCOMING EVENTS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>August<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>01-02<\/strong><\/td><td>CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>03<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>06<\/strong><\/td><td>Vets Helping Vets (am shotgun)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td><td>Ping Fitting Day (10-2)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td><td>First Day Fall Semester Classes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td><td>Tiger Classic Practice Rounds<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td><td>Clemson Women Tiger Classic (36 holes)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>29<\/strong><\/td><td>Kappa Sigma Reunion (pm shotgun) &nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>31<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>September<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>07<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Open 11am<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td><td>Home Football Friday<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td><td>Ga. Southern AT Clemson (7:30pm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td><td>Arco Tournament (AM Shotgun)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td><td>Clemson Habitat Tournament (PM Shotgun)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>18<\/strong><\/td><td>Home Football Friday<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td><td>UNC at Clemson (Noon)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>21<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed: Maintenance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>28<\/strong><\/td><td>Mountains Tour (AM Times)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>28-29<\/strong><\/td><td>Junior Club Championship<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>29<\/strong><\/td><td>GA Seniors Tournament<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Golf Pro News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Brent Jessup<\/strong>, PGA Head Golf Professional<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/files\/2026\/08\/wc-annual-club-champs.png\" alt=\"The image displays a man holding a trophy and a woman holding a trophy.\" class=\"wp-image-26\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6674473067915692;width:344px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/files\/2026\/08\/wc-annual-club-champs.png 747w, https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/files\/2026\/08\/wc-annual-club-champs-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">31st Annual Club Champions<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to Ron Schroder and Mary Brock for their recent victories in your 31st annual stroke play club championship held the first weekend of August. Mr. Schroder posted rounds of 69+70= 139 for a five-stroke victory over Raymond Wooten.<br>Mrs. Brock collected her fifth straight women\u2019s stroke play championship. Michael Hall won the men\u2019s hybrid division, and Jack Mansmann took the white tee title. Thanks to everyone who played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Home Football Friday \/ Free-For-All Tee times<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a successful trial run last football season, we will again implement our \u201cFree for All\u201d tee time access for MEMBERS ONLY two weeks in advance of each home football Friday this fall.<br>There will be NO MEMBER GROUP blocked tee times on any home football Fridays. This will allow all (480) MEMBERS equal access (at midnight) to reserve ONE tee time for home football Fridays two weeks prior.<br>You will need to access the \u201cMEMBER PORTAL\u201d online to reserve a tee time (at or just after) midnight two weeks prior. Please note that each member is limited to one tee time during any three-hour period (E.g., 8am &amp; 11am, 9am &amp; 12pm, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> If you have questions, please ask so you fully understand the process. Thanks for your patience and understanding.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\u201cFree for All\u201d Portal Opens<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Home Football Fridays<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Opponent<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 28<\/td><td>September 11<\/td><td>Ga. Southern<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September 4 <\/td><td>September 18<\/td><td>UNC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September 18 <\/td><td>October 2 <\/td><td>Miami<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>October 2 <\/td><td>October 16<\/td><td>Charleston So.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>October 9 <\/td><td>October 23<\/td><td>Va. Tech<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>October 30 <\/td><td>November 13 <\/td><td>Ga. Tech<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November 13<\/td><td>November 27<\/td><td>South Carolina<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match Play Updates<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to everyone for keeping this season-long event moving along. Two quarter-final matches need to be played this month, and then we will have only the final matches in each division to finish up by the end of September. If you are still competing, call your next opponent and get that match played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0Junior Club Championship<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual Junior Club Championship will take place on Monday and Tuesday, September 28 &amp; 29. Tee times for this two-day, nine-hole daily event will begin at 6:00pm both days. There are three age divisions: 15-17, 12-14, and 11-Under. There is no entry fee for this event, but one parent must be present to chaperone their junior player. Trophies are awarded to the winner of each division. The sign-up deadline is Saturday, September 26th. Call the golf shop to sign up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0Interclub Update<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both your senior and super senior teams have made the playoffs and will play their first-round matches later this month. Congratulations to Captain Miller and Captain Mansmann. Let\u2019s make it to the Pinehurst finals!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Member Charge Reminder<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are experiencing an increase in food and beverage member charge tickets being returned from the beverage carts, Lucky Duck and Sole\u2019 with illegible member signatures and membership numbers scribbled on them. Please help reduce these occurrences by printing legibly your name and member-ship number on the charge tickets.<br>Also, reminding your server (in advance) of your member discount will expedite the process when you have finished your meals. Thanks for your assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Membership Directory Reminder<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, you received an email requesting that you update and confirm your member information for our membership directory. Please help get this project completed as soon as possible by returning the requested information form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Golf Superintendent News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don Garrett<\/strong>, CGCS &#8212; Course Superintendent<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">July Status<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July has been a good month. Everything healed up well after aerification in June. The weather has been good, and we\u2019ve lost very little time to rain.<br>Later in the month, we began our annual mowing down of the natural areas. Some of these we will be preparing for reseeding in September.<br>We\u2019ve also been doing a lot of post-emergent weed control, since pre-emergent herbicides don\u2019t seem as effective. We are especially targeting sedge and dallisgrass, which are two of the toughest weeds to control.<br>Mid-month, Environmental Landscapes were here to prep and sod areas on holes 2 &amp; 16. These are areas where we had removed overgrown trees and could no longer maintain turf due to excessive shade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">August Goals<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will be aggressively grooming and managing the putting surfaces this month. Greens will be lightly verticuted and topdressed weekly and will be groomed with the greens mowers daily. Growth regulator applications will be made every 10-14 days.<br>Tees, fairways and roughs will continue to receive growth regulator applications every 21-28 days. Growth regulators help to manage excess growth of the bermudagrass during this high growth period, while also tightening up the turf and enhancing the surface and reducing scalping.<br>Following the Clemson women\u2019s golf team event on August 24th, we plan to do a micro tine aerification of greens, which should have a minimal effect on playability.<br>On Monday, August 31st, we will be applying our fall fertilizer course-wide. This fertilizer includes significant potassium to help the turf harden off before dormancy. All nitrogen in this product is slow release, so it will feed slowly and consistently through the remainder of the summer and fall until dormancy without a flush of growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wasps in Bunkers<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve been asked recently about the wasps in some of the bunkers. This question comes up every year about this time. The wasps are known as Cicada Killer Wasps. While menacing-looking, they are very docile.<br>These wasps burrow into the sand, creating chambers for their prey. They like sand because it is easier to dig than clay. The female then captures and stings a Cicada, which paralyzes it (the males do not have a stinger). They then drag the Cicada into the burrow and lay their eggs on the body of the Cicada. The eggs hatch in a few days and feed on the body of the Cicada.<br>Cicada killers do not sting humans. By stinging something other than a Cicada, they lose the ability to reproduce. They are considered beneficial because they kill cicadas that feed on and damage deciduous trees.<br>These insects are difficult to control. One can try to pump insecticide into their burrows, but I have found this ineffective. The most effective control method I have used is swatting them out of the air with a tennis racquet.<br>I have worked on golf courses for the last 44 years, and every course I have worked at has had Cicada Killer Wasps. I know of no instance where a person has been stung. You can read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/content.ces.ncsu.edu\/cicada-killer-wasp\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/content.ces.ncsu.edu\/cicada-killer-wasp\">https:\/\/content.ces.ncsu.edu\/cicada-killer-wasp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer Staff<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are fortunate to have another excellent crew this summer. Finding people to get up early, be at work by 6am, work in the heat and humidity, and work Saturday and Sunday mornings every other weekend is a challenge.<br>If you are out playing over the next couple of weeks and run into one of our staff members, I\u2019d encourage you to say hello and thank them for their efforts this summer. They deserve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FOR YOUR INFORMATION<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Operating Hours:<\/strong> <br><br><strong>Pro-Shop<\/strong>: <br>Monday: 11 am-7 pm Tuesday-Sunday: 7:30 am-7 pm <br><strong>Practice Range<\/strong>: <br>Closed Mondays, Tuesday-Sunday: 8:45 am-4 pm (Weather permitting) &nbsp; <br><br><strong>Key Contacts:<\/strong> <br><br><strong>Head Golf Professional<\/strong> Brent Jessup, 864-656-7516 <br><strong>Course Superintendent<\/strong> Don Garrett, 864-656-1814 <strong>Accounting<\/strong> Azenda Thompson, 864-656-0595 <br><strong>Golf Pro-Shop<\/strong> 864-656-0236 <br><strong>Sol\u00e9 On The Green<\/strong> 864-656-7444 <br><strong>The Martin Inn<\/strong> 864-654-9020 <br><strong>The Madren Center<\/strong> 864-656-7155<\/td><td><strong>Membership by the Numbers<\/strong> <br>Individuals 194 <br>Family 99 <br>Life 25<br>Non-Resident 100<br>Young Alumni 45<br>Inactive 2 <br>Legacy Life 12<br><strong>TOTAL MEMBERSHIP<\/strong> 477 \u00a0 <br><br><strong>New Members<\/strong> \u00a0 <br>Keith Tener<br>Brody Smith<br>Rick &amp; Jennifer Bagby<br>Glenn &amp; Kit Batson<br>Richard &amp; Karen Ware<br><br><strong>Member Resignations<\/strong> <br>Ron Thomas<br>Jack McGregor<br>Grayson Bailes<br>Jeremy &amp; Shawna Rogers<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPCOMING EVENTS August &nbsp; 01-02 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 03 Course Closed 06 Vets Helping Vets (am shotgun) 10 Course Closed 15 Ping Fitting Day (10-2) 17 Course Closed 19 First Day Fall Semester Classes 23 Tiger Classic Practice Rounds 24 Clemson Women Tiger Classic (36 holes) 29 Kappa Sigma Reunion (pm shotgun) &nbsp; 31 Course Closed 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2026 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UPCOMING EVENTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>July<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>04<\/strong><\/td><td>Red-White-Blue Event<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>06<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>13<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>18-19<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>Clemson Women&#8217;s Golf Academy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td><td>SC Senior Golfers (am shotgun)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>25-26<\/strong><\/td><td>Hurricane Junior Tour (am times)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>27<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>August<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>01-02<\/strong><\/td><td>CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>03<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>06<\/strong><\/td><td>Vets Helping Vets (am shotgun)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Ping Fitting Day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td><td>Tiger Invitational Practice Rounds<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td><td>Clemson Tiger Women\u2019s Classic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>29<\/strong><\/td><td>Kappa Sigma (pm shotgun) &nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>31<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Golf Pro News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Brent Jessup<\/strong>, PGA Head Golf Professional<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red-White-Blue 4<sup>th<\/sup><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In celebration of July 4<sup>th<\/sup>, we will host a Captain\u2019s Choice 18-hole scramble on Saturday morning, July 4<sup>th<\/sup>. Play begins with 9am tee time starts. Members sign up individually, and teams will be determined by handicap index and paired accordingly. Each team will play (6) holes from the RED tees, (6) holes from the WHITE tees, and (6) holes from the BLUE \/purple tees. Entry fee is $20 per player, plus cart fees. Deadline for entry is Friday, July 3<sup>rd<\/sup> at noon. Since most folks have evening plans, there will be no post-golf social for this event. Winners will receive golf shop credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">31<sup>st<\/sup> Annual CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 31<sup>st<\/sup> annual Club Championship will take place on Saturday &amp; Sunday, August 1 &amp; 2. The entry fee is $20 per player. This is a two-day, 18 holes per day, stroke play, NO HANDICAPS event. Members will compete only against other members playing from the same set of tees. The tee flights will be: ORANGE (Championship), Purple\/White Hybrid, White, and Red (Women\u2019s Championship). There is no gold (senior) tee competition since the Senior Club Championship is held later in October. Sign up in the golf shop by the July 30<sup>th<\/sup> deadline. Defending champions are: <strong>Raymond Wooten <\/strong>and <strong>Mary Brock<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Member-Guest Pass Cards<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be on the lookout for your 2026-2027 Member-Guest Pass Card. They were mailed this past week via the US Postal Service. For our newer members, this card allows you to bring THREE guests (annually) to play for only a cart fee. Please review the day and time restrictions listed on the back of the card. The card is valid weekdays any time and after 2pm on weekends (F, S, S) and holidays. It is not valid on home football weekends (F, S, S). You must present the card for validation when you bring your guests and you must play with them. All 2025-2026 cards have now expired and are no longer valid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a good idea to store the card in a safe place. Lost cards will not be replaced. Don\u2019t wait until June 2027 to use them; they tend to get lost the longer you hold them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Hurricane Junior Tour Seeking Volunteers<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once again this month (July 25-26), we are hosting the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour. We will need shuttle driver volunteers to move these young golfers around the course on Saturday and Sunday. If you are able to volunteer a few hours either day, please contact the golf shop for an assignment. A sign-up sheet is also posted in the shop for you to sign up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Match Play Reminder<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Quarter-final matches are due to be completed by July 19<sup>th<\/sup>. Please contact your next opponent and get that match played! Thanks for your diligence in keeping this event moving along toward<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">completion by the end of summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Member-Member Results<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Congratulations to <strong>Joel Fickes &amp; Tom Teasley <\/strong>for winning the gross division and <strong>Dave Carney &amp; Tom Turpin <\/strong>for winning the net division of the Member-Member championship last month. Twenty teams competed in the multi-format event on Father\u2019s Day weekend. Thanks to everyone for playing. We hope to increase the size of the field again next year. Congratulations also to all the individual format winners from each set of tees. Over half the teams won some division and shop credits!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interclub Update<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both of your senior and super senior interclub teams are in position to make the playoffs later this month. Both squads have 3-2 records so far this season. The senior team is leading their \u201cpod\u201d with<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">209.5 points. The super senior team trails <strong><em>Cobbs Glenn GC <\/em><\/strong>by 3.5 points going into the final regular season match later this month. Big NIL bonus money is at stake for our captains! (LOL). Bring them home victorious, <strong>Captain Mansmann <\/strong>and <strong>Captain Miller.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Golf Superintendent News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don Garrett<\/strong>, CGCS &#8212; Course Superintendent<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June Status<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had a very successful aerification week, completing all greens, collars and fairways as planned. The weather was in our favor as well. It was dry except for one shower that slowed us for a few hours, and the temperatures were mild, staying in the mid-80s all week. The somewhat cooler temperatures make a big difference to our staff, who worked from sunup to sundown all week to get all the work done. All in all, an almost perfect week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the greens, we used a 1\/2-inch hollow magnum quad tine, set on 1.5-inch centers to a depth of 2.5 inches. The plugs were cleaned up to remove this organic matter, then topdressed with sand that was brushed into the holes. The practice green was double aerified. We went over the green once, cleaned it up, filled the holes with sand and then repeated this process. I felt this was necessary to help break up anything layering related to sodding this green. This will help to break this layering up and get the roots moving deeper into the soil. It will take a little longer to heal up, but once it does, I think it will be much better in the long run. We did not perform the Dryject procedure like we have done the last 2 years. The Dryject injects sand into the root zone. I wanted to see if the 2 micro tine aerifications we have started performing in April and August might replace it. But I\u2019m already a little skeptical and have pre-booked the Dryject contractor for next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expect a 28-day healing period before the greens are fully recovered. As they begin to recover, we will begin lowering the mowing height back down, begin brushing and grooming daily, applying growth regulator, lightly topdressing and verticutting every 7-14 days. All these processes will help to smooth the greens and increase ball roll. For the fairways, we core aerified with a 13\/16-inch tine, the first step in our 9-step process. The cores are then swept up and removed. Then, the fairways are double verticut. The debris from the verticut process is then vacuumed up and removed. The fairway is then brushed to stand up any remaining tissue. Then it is mowed in a circular fashion with a mower set very low to scalp this material off. The fairway is then blown off. Next, it is mowed again in a standard 12-6 direction and blown off one final time. The fairways are recovering rapidly and should be back to normal in a couple of weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We accomplished quite a bit of work over 5 days, and I am appreciative of my staff, many of whom worked 15-hour days, from sunup at 6am to sundown at 9pm. And as I say every year, I know it disrupts playability for a few weeks, but the work we do over this one week has a lot to do with the condition of the course for the other 51 weeks of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">July Plans<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As mentioned above, we will be working to assist the greens&#8217; recovery and get them back in shape as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, July 6, we will be verticutting the tees and collars, weather permitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also in July, we will be cutting down the natural areas. The \u201cTurnip\u201d patches on holes 2, 5 &amp; 6 will have run their course. We will cut them back and then get them ready to reseed about September 1<sup>st<\/sup>. The fescue areas will be cut back and sprayed for weeds. The lower 9 fairway will be aerified again and topdressed as we continue to work on sand capping this area. The rest of the month consists of lots of routine mowing. This is also the month when many of our staff take vacation time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bleached White Turf<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In early July, you may notice some spots around the course where the grass has a bleached look and appears to be white. This is from an herbicide product called Pylex. Pylex is very effective against the troublesome weed goosegrass. We have some spots of goosegrass that seem to be resistant to some other commonly used<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">herbicides. These spots are primarily areas we sodded at some point, and I suspect the resistant plants or seed came in with the sod. Thus, the need to try Pylex. The bleaching effect becomes apparent 3-4 days after application, peaks at 7-10 days and is usually fully recovered by 14 days. The 2 largest areas you will see are around the 7<sup>th<\/sup> and 13<sup>th<\/sup> greens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, we will be spraying some more traditional post-emergence herbicides. This will give the traditional yellowing\/browning look to the turf with recovery in 7-10 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FOR YOUR INFORMATION<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Operating Hours:<\/strong> <br><br><strong>Pro-Shop<\/strong>: <br>Monday: 11 am-7 pm Tuesday-Sunday: 7:30 am-7 pm <br><strong>Practice Range<\/strong>: <br>Closed Mondays, Tuesday-Sunday: 8:45 am-4 pm (Weather permitting) &nbsp; <br><br><strong>Key Contacts:<\/strong> <br><br><strong>Head Golf Professional<\/strong> Brent Jessup, 864-656-7516 <br><strong>Course Superintendent<\/strong> Don Garrett, 864-656-1814 <strong>Accounting<\/strong> Azenda Thompson, 864-656-0595 <br><strong>Golf Pro-Shop<\/strong> 864-656-0236 <br><strong>Sol\u00e9 On The Green<\/strong> 864-656-7444 <br><strong>The Martin Inn<\/strong> 864-654-9020 <br><strong>The Madren Center<\/strong> 864-656-7155<\/td><td><strong>Membership by the Numbers<\/strong> <br>Individuals <em>193<\/em> <br>Family <em>96<\/em> <br>Life <em>25<\/em> <br>Non-Resident <em>101<\/em> <br>Young Alumni <em>47<\/em> <br>Inactive <em>3<\/em> <br>Legacy Life <em>12<\/em> <br><strong>TOTAL MEMBERSHIP<\/strong> 477 &nbsp; <br><br><strong>New Members<\/strong> &nbsp; <br><br><strong>Member Resignations<\/strong> <br>Mike &amp; Denise Schlitt <br>Bob &amp; Cindy Starnes <br>Karen McCauley<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPCOMING EVENTS July &nbsp; 04 Red-White-Blue Event 06 Course Closed \/ Shop Open 13 Course Closed \/ Shop Open 18-19 Clemson Women&#8217;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 August &nbsp; 01-02 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 03 Course [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4299,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4299"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":12,"date":"2026-06-05T15:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/?p=12"},"modified":"2026-06-05T14:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:10:11","slug":"june-2026-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/2026\/06\/05\/june-2026-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2026 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UPCOMING EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>June<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>01<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>04<\/strong><\/td><td>Super Senior Interclub Match (am times)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>06-10<\/strong><\/td><td>Clemson Golf Camp Week 1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>08<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Senior Interclub Match &nbsp;(am times)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>13<\/strong><\/td><td>PING Fitting &amp; Demo Day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>13-17<\/strong><\/td><td>Clemson Golf Camp Week 2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td><td>Senior Interclub Match&nbsp; (am times)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>18<\/strong><\/td><td>Super Senior Interclub Match (am times)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td><td>MEMBER-MEMBER<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>22-26<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed Annual FULL COURSE MAINTENANCE WEEK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>27<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Open (Recovery Conditions)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>29<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>July<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>04<\/strong><\/td><td>Red-White-Blue Event<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>06<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>13<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>18-19<\/strong><\/td><td>Clemson Women&#8217;s Golf Academy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td><td>SC Senior Golfers (am shotgun)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>25-26<\/strong><\/td><td>Hurricane Junior Tour (am times)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>27<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Brent Jessup<\/strong>, PGA Head Golf Professional<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>One Day Member-Member: June 20<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s time again for our annual multi-format Member-Member on Saturday, June 20. Format is 6 holes captain&#8217;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 &amp; sip following play at Sol\u00e9. (Cart fees not included). If you don&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Course Maintenance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 &#8220;normal&#8221; operations, we do not honor reciprocal receipts from other courses while we are closed for this maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Clemson Golf Camps<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&nbsp;Match Play Reminder<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&nbsp;Ping Fitting Day<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pool News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With the recent increase in memberships, along with strong hotel occupancy, we are currently experiencing higher-than-normal demand for pool &amp; 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; You may bring a cake or dessert for such a gathering, but please continue to follow the food &amp; 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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ron Schroder &amp; Bill Harley win Member-Invitational Title<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to Ron Schroder &amp; Bill Harley for taking the gross division title for your annual Member-Invitational held last month. Wes Carter &amp; Todd Trotter took the &#8220;net&#8221; honors. Dan Waldsmith &amp; Joe Schosky won the P\/W &#8220;B&#8221; flight net, and Jack Mansmann &amp; Gary Hannah took the White flight net title. April Hart and Jenn Callahan won the women&#8217;s division.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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 &amp; Blake Hodge won the short game contest Saturday afternoon before the awards were presented at Sol\u00e9. Thanks to the (27) teams that participated in this year&#8217;s event. If you missed it, start planning for 2027 (May 14-15).<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don Garrett<\/strong>, CGCS &#8212; Course Superintendent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>May Update<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May was cool and dry for the first three weeks, and the Bermudagrass just didn&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to the lack of growth, we postponed the aerification of the tees until June 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Work completed:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Applied fire ant bait course-wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Refreshed the sand in several bunkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Made the first app of growth regulator fairways to improve turf density and for clipping control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 On the greens, we topdressed twice, applied gypsum, and made all scheduled spray apps of fungicide, wetting agent, and growth regulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Made two sand topdressing applications to lower #9 fairway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Fertilized and applied pre-emergent to the driving range<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>June Plans<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Project on #4<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FOR YOUR INFORMATION<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Operating Hours:<\/strong><br><strong>Pro-Shop<\/strong>: Monday: 11 am-7 pm Tuesday-Sunday: 7:30 am-7 pm<br><strong>Practice Range<\/strong>: Closed Mondays, Tuesday-Sunday: 8:45 am-4 pm (Weather permitting)<br><br><strong>Key Contacts:<\/strong> <br><strong>Head Golf Professional<\/strong> <br>Brent Jessup, 864-656-7516 <br><strong>Course Superintendent<\/strong> <br>Don Garrett, 864-656-1814 <br><strong>Accounting<\/strong> <br>Azenda Thompson, 864-656-0595<br><strong>Golf Pro-Shop<\/strong> 864-656-0236 <br><strong>Sol\u00e9 On The Green<\/strong> 864-656-7444 <br><strong>The Martin Inn<\/strong> 864-654-9020 <br><strong>The Madren Center<\/strong> 864-656-7155<\/td><td><strong>Membership by the Numbers<\/strong><br>Individuals <em>191<\/em> <br>Family <em>100<\/em> <br>Life <em>25<\/em> <br>Non-Resident <em>101<\/em> <br>Young Alumni <em>47<\/em> <br>Inactive <em>5<\/em><br>Legacy Life <em>12<\/em> <br><strong>TOTAL MEMBERSHIP<\/strong> 481 &nbsp; <br><br><strong>New Members<\/strong> &nbsp; <br><br><strong>Member Resignations<\/strong><br>John Pantaloni <br>David Nadler <br>Ned Roseberry <br>Geoffrey Boyer <br>Luke &amp; Lindsey Hannon<br>Rick &amp; Cheryl McRae &nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our June edition newsletter is here with recent news and upcoming 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2026 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UPCOMING EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Event<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>01<\/strong><\/td><td>New Rates and Dues<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>02<\/strong><\/td><td>George Strait Concert<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>04<\/strong><\/td><td>Blue Ridge Co Op Invitational (9am shotgun)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>05<\/strong><\/td><td>Regional High School Tournament (PM tee times)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>06<\/strong><\/td><td>Clemson Chemical Engineering Outing (PM tee times)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>07<\/strong><\/td><td>CAFLS Tournament (9:30am shotgun)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed for Maintenance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td><td>Senior Interclub Match (AM tee times)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>15-16<\/strong><\/td><td>MEMBER INVITATIONAL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>18<\/strong><\/td><td>Open Monday (11AM)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td><td>PING Demo Day (PM)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>25<\/strong><\/td><td>Open Monday (11AM)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>28<\/strong><\/td><td>Mizuno Fitting Day (1PM-5PM)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><td>Arthrex Corporate Outing (2PM shotgun)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Event<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>01<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>06-10<\/strong><\/td><td>Clemson Golf Camp Week 1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>08<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open Senior Interclub Match (AM tee times)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>13<\/strong><\/td><td>Ping Demo Day (10AM)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>13-17<\/strong><\/td><td>Clemson Golf Camp Week 2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open Senior Interclub Match (AM tee times) Super Senior Interclub Match (AM tee times) &nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td><td>MEMBER-MEMBER<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>22-26<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed Annual Full Course Maintenance Course Open (Recovery Conditions) &nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>29<\/strong><\/td><td>Course Closed \/ Shop Open<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GOLF PRO NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brent Jessup<\/strong>, PGA Head Golf Professional<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Member Invitational<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our 30<sup>th<\/sup> annual Member Invitational Championship will take place on Friday evening and Saturday morning (May 15\/16).&nbsp; Walker Course \u201cmembers\u201d may either invite a guest or play with another Walker Course member as their partner.&nbsp; Both players must play from the same color tee markers and have a current GHIN handicap index to compete in the net division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Practice rounds are available Monday through Friday, the week before the tournament, for a cart fee charge only.&nbsp; The first official function (Low Country Boil Cookout) gets underway on Friday afternoon at 5:30pm on the Sol\u00e9 patio for players only.&nbsp; Following the \u201cboil\u201d, teams will be committee-paired to form a foursome for nine holes of \u201cadventure golf.\u201d&nbsp; The best two (of four) scores \u201ccombined\u201d on each hole will be the team score and will count as each individual team\u2019s first round score.&nbsp; In addition to the first-round score, adventure golf will feature a Cash Skins Game for those who wish to pony up $$.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Saturday\u2019s final round begins with a 9 am shotgun start.&nbsp; Each team will play \u201cbest net\u201d on the front nine and \u201cbest gross\u201d on the back nine with full handicap stroke allocations.&nbsp; Friday and Saturday rounds will be combined to determine the overall team score.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Following play on Saturday, a \u201cteam\u201d short game contest will take place while scores being tallied.&nbsp; The awards ceremony will take place in <strong><em>Sol\u00e9 On The Green<\/em><\/strong> with drinks and snacks.&nbsp; Winners will be awarded in each tee division.&nbsp; Entry fee is only $300 per team and includes everything except the practice round cart fees and the optional \u201cCash Skins Game\u201d on Friday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no tournament round on Sunday, but players are encouraged to stick around and play for an additional cart fee.&nbsp; (Advanced tee time reservations are required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additional information is listed on the sign-up flyer in the golf shop.&nbsp; We are limiting sign-ups to the first 36 teams.&nbsp; Call the golf shop now to sign up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Match Play<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final day to sign up for this year\u2019s match play championship is May 3<sup>rd<\/sup>.&nbsp; First-round matches will be posted on May 5th, with a 4-week window for each match to be completed.&nbsp; Call the golf shop to sign up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Handicap Committee Report<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the April committee meeting, we reviewed reports detailing the timely posting of scores and a handicap analysis report on all members.&nbsp; While there has been an improvement in the postings on the \u201cday of play\u201d, there are still a few who have difficulty remembering to post \u201cday of.\u201d&nbsp; Your handicap index is recalculated after each round posted.&nbsp; In the future, the committee will notify players who do not post at least 80% of the rounds on the day played.&nbsp; A report has been posted in the golf shop showing the number of rounds for your review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee is required to review all handicap indexes at least annually and make any adjustments highlighted during the review.&nbsp; The most recent report recommended adjustments for 13 members.&nbsp; After the committee&#8217;s review, no adjustments were deemed necessary.&nbsp; Keep in mind the committee may run this report again and make adjustments as it deems necessary to reflect a player\u2019s scoring potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee is aware of groups that use their own methods to calculate handicaps for group play.&nbsp; However, some of their members play in other groups and events that use the GHIN system.&nbsp; Therefore, those individuals need to post a score in GHIN regardless of the method used within that group.&nbsp; If you have any questions or comments, you can reach the committee at:&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:Handicapcommittee.walkercourse@gmail.com\">Handicapcommittee.walkercourse@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;Couples Twilight Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Last month, the annual Couples Twilight was held, with&nbsp;Larry &amp; Janal Walton&nbsp;teaming up with&nbsp;Arnold &amp; Mary Brock&nbsp;to win with an even-par<span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\"> 36, taking a two-shot victory over the&nbsp;<strong>Jessups&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Smiths<\/strong>.<\/span>&nbsp; Congratulations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Directory Update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are beginning the member directory update process and will email members to verify their contact information.&nbsp; Please respond to the email even if no changes are needed.&nbsp; With everyone\u2019s prompt response, we hope to complete the update within the next couple of months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Walker Course Newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Walker Course newsletters have been temporarily removed from our website due to new accessibility requirements at Clemson University.&nbsp; We are working to have them added as soon as possible and will notify you once they are available online again.&nbsp; We are sorry for the inconvenience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WELCOME NEW MEMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Daniel Waldsmith<br>Hatcher Beach<br>Anthony Craig<br>John Frasier<br>Brent Davis<br>Amanda Regan<br>Ryan Allen<br>Bart Hardy<br>Michael &amp; Laurie Howley<br>Greg &amp; Debbie Johnson<br>Tyler &amp; Maggie Grisham<br>Stephen &amp; Beth Cothran<br>Nicholas &amp; Katie Reilly<br>Mark &amp; Lauren Todd<\/td><td>Burke &amp; Suzanne George<br>Mackenzie McCrary<br>Jason Todd<br>Evan McDow<br>Markell Strang<br>Kyle Cannon<br>Kendall Thompson<br>Will Lawson<br>Jennifer Parker &amp; Randy Coleman<br>Mary Ann Sims &amp; Jesse Tingle<br>Dylan &amp; MacKenzie Meyer<br>Travis Furbee<br>David &amp; Donna Joye<br>Tim &amp; Sherri Guin<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SUPERINTENDENT&#8217;S REPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Don Garrett<\/strong>, CGCS &#8212; Course Superintendent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>April Status<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first three weeks of April were very dry, as we endured a 40-day stretch without significant rain. The 2.5\u201d we received last week of the month has perked things back up. The turf was really starting to show the effects of no rain, heavy traffic, and continued up-and-down temperature swings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Work completed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mats were removed from the tees on holes 8 &amp; 17. We were able to clean up the weed problem that had built up over time by leaving them dormant this winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The greens were micro core aerated on the 13<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All bunkers were edged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tees received an extra shot of fertilizer to help them recover from the wear and tear from record amounts of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aerified and top-dressed the new practice green. As I mentioned last month, we will be doing this frequently this growing season as part of the growing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two trees struck by lightning, one between 12 &amp; 13 and one near the white tee on 16, were removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>During the month of May, we transition to more summer routine maintenance, which means lots more mowing of tees, fairways and roughs as the nights warm up and the bermudagrass starts to take off. In addition, we will be treating the course for fire ants.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, May 11, we are scheduled to aerify the tees. Hopefully, we get some warm nights, the fertilizer kicks in, and they recover quickly. As beat up as they are, we may consider postponing this work until they are growing more actively<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We will also be getting a little more aggressive with greens maintenance. We will be grooming the surface more often and begin top-dressing regularly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The greens will also be treated for nematodes in early May.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are also experiencing significant staff turnover. This is typical as we transition from the Spring semester into summer. However, this year, we have more than usual. There will be many new faces on the course, and we will train them <em>as quickly as possible.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\"><strong>5,796<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><strong>Rounds Played This Month.<\/strong>&nbsp;Last year, I wrote that we had set a record for rounds in one month, with 5,321. Well, this April, we bested that by over 400, a new record. Ball marks, divots and especially cart traffic are evident. Some areas are so worn that they will require re-sodding. As we did last year, we will utilize some rolling cart restrictions. On a day where it would otherwise be the 90-degree rule, we will be Cart Path Only on a couple of holes to give the turf a break. It\u2019s amazing how the turf bounces back after just a few days with no traffic. You can also help by properly using the 90-degree rule. Many golfers think the 90-degree rule means that they can drive wherever on the fairways.&nbsp; You see everyone enter the same spot at the beginning of the fairway and then exit at one area just short of the green, which causes significant wear and tear there. If you are unsure exactly what the 90-degree rule means, or just need a refresher, Google \u201c90-degree rule for golf carts\u201d. There are many explanations and videos that cover it. &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Congratulations to our Graduates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to our three graduating seniors, Cauthen Best, Logan Denton, and Charlie Gilsenan. I appreciate all their hard work and service to the Walker Course over the last two years and wish them success as they begin their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Congratulations to Brian Gosnell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to Senior Assistant Superintendent Brian Gosnell. Brian has accepted the position as Golf Course Superintendent at Timberlake Country Club in Chapin, SC. Brian has been an assistant at the Walker Course for the last three years, as well as working on the crew while a student at Clemson. April was a big month for Brian as he also became engaged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please join me in thanking Brian for his service to the Walker Course and in wishing him success in his new job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FOR YOUR INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Operating Hours: <br>Pro-Shop: Monday: 11 am-7 pm <br>Tuesday-Sunday: 7:30 am-7 pm &nbsp; <br>Practice Range: Closed Mondays, Tuesday-Sunday: 8:45 am-4 pm (Weather permitting) &nbsp; <br><strong>Key Contacts:<\/strong> <br><strong>Head Golf Professional<\/strong><br>Brent Jessup, 864-656-7516<br><strong>Course Superintendent<\/strong><br>Don Garrett, 864-656-1814<br><strong>Accounting<\/strong><br>Azenda Thompson, 864-656-0595<br><strong>Golf Pro-Shop<\/strong> 864-656-0236<br><strong>Sole On The Green<\/strong> 864-656-7444<br><strong>The Martin Inn<\/strong> 864-654-9020<br><strong>The Madren Center<\/strong> 864-656-7155<\/td><td><strong>Membership by the Numbers<\/strong><br>Individuals 190<br>Family 102<br>Life 25<br>Non-Resident 104<br>Young Alumni 48<br>Inactive 6<br>Legacy Life 12<br><strong>TOTAL MEMBERSHIP<\/strong> 487<br><strong>New Members<\/strong> See page 4<br><strong>Member Resignations<\/strong> Jimmy Dean &nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPCOMING EVENTS May Date Event 01 New Rates and Dues 02 George Strait Concert 04 Blue Ridge Co Op Invitational (9am shotgun) 05 Regional High School Tournament (PM tee times) 06 Clemson Chemical Engineering Outing (PM tee times) 07 CAFLS Tournament (9:30am shotgun) 11 Course Closed for Maintenance 14 Senior Interclub Match (AM tee times) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4299,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3],"class_list":["post-10","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4299"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/walkercourse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]