Amherst Golf Club is hosting a dinner program to honor Pro Dave Twohig’s 40th year as pro at Amherst Golf Club.

DATE/TIME:  Sunday, September 30th at 5:30 PM

WHERE:  Hadley Farms Meeting House, 41 Russell St, Hadley, MA

All are invited . . . RSVP with payment is required in advance.

5:30 – 6:30 PM:  Check-in and Social Hour

6:30 PM:  Buffet Dinner followed by a short program honoring Pro Dave

Light appetizers will be served.  The buffet will consist of Roasted Chicken, Poached Salmon with Caper Dill Cream Sauce, Penne Pasta with Marinara, Braised Green Beans, Salad, Rolls and a light Dessert will be provided.  A cash bar will also be available during the event.

To RSVP for “Dinner with Dave”, pre-payment of $45 per person is required by September 23rd.  To facilitate the RSVP process, we are requesting the purchase of tickets on line – see the secure Buy Now button below to purchase your tickets with either your PayPal account or a Credit Card. A drop down menu allows selection of the number of tickets you would like to order.

Note that a small monetary gift for Dave is included within the ticket purchase price.  An option to donate  an additional amount is provided in the “Give for Dave” section below.

If you have any questions regarding the RSVP and payment, please call Jack Jemsek at 413-256-1698 and leave a message . . . your call will be returned that evening if not before.

“Gift for Dave” Option

Additional monetary gifts for Dave will be collected as well.  For those unable to attend, this will also be a way to say “Thank You” to Dave.  To donate a cash gift that will be presented to Dave during the program, see the secure Donate button below and enter payment via your PayPal account or a Credit Card.  Note that this purchase is a donation that is separate from the dinner ticket purchase above.

Thank you in advance for your participation in celebrating Dave’s 40th year at Amherst Golf Club!

The Amherst Regional High School golf team preparing for a practice round, with Coach Carl Vigeland.

Below is a course recovery plan provided by Course Superintendent Carl Teschke.  However, in general, the USGA and CSGA have reported on the tough conditions affecting many New England courses due to the hot and extremely wet conditions experienced in July 2018.

http://ghpcdn.ghin.com/GHINeNewsletters/ViewMail.aspx?ghinno=1822950&tid=95604&club=3018001&assoc=30&rrid=17864&em=robdorsch@sbcglobal.net/

http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/course-care/regional-updates/northeast-region/2018/the-costs-of-a-wet-summer.html/

GCSANE Perspective: A Blistering Summer of 2018

AGC Course Recovery Plan

Step1: Core aerify and seed in August 2018. Seed is coming up now.

Step 2: Keep the height of cut up until greens are fully recovered.

Step 3: Send out soil samples to make sure our soil is in balance.  A previous test of the soil in May 2018 did not indicate the stressed areas on the greens were associated with disease.

Step 4: Anticipate closing the course on November 25, 2018.  Additional core aerification and seeding of the greens will then take place. This will open up and invigorate the soil for the winter and minimize winter injury.

Step 5: Resod the 4^th , front of 5^th  and 7^th Tees in September 2018. The soil pile used for topdressing and the divot mix become contaminated with weed seeds (goose grass) and needs to be removed and replaced.  The contamination resulted from the pile being several years old and not properly covered.

Step 6: With the course closed this winter, weak areas on the fairways will also be aerified and seeded.

Step 7: Deep tine aerify in April 2019.  Deep tine aerfication has not routinely been done in the Spring.

Step 8: The whole course will be treated for crabgrass in Spring 2019. It has been a while since has been necessary to do this.

Step 9:  Develop a new soil storage area in 2019. As stated in Step 5, the area by the nursery has become infested with weeds, and is the reason why we see heavy weeds in the areas we use divot mix on (mostly No. 4 tee).

Step 10: Re-establish the nursery in 2019. With the weeds and thatch issue, it has become unusable.

Carl Teschke, Course Superintendent

August 2018

“David Twohig has shepherded Amherst Golf Club for 40 years as PGA professional” . . . great article by the Gazette published on September 4, 2018.

“As a member, I have met people of all ages as I’ve played my regular rounds in the morning.  My kids have been able to practice and play this great game here as well. It’s a very friendly club and not too expensive for my family.  I’m looking forward to many years of enjoying golf together with friends and family here at Amherst Golf Club!”

~ Testimonial from Denis