Saturday, July 30, 2011

It looks to be another great day at the golf course. Sunny with only a slight chance of an afternoon shower here and there. Let's hope it's more there than here. Play well and enjoy your round.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Is the sight of the white raven good luck or an omen of bogies to come? With some of the mumbling I've been hearing lately it is not the former that's for sure. There are birdies out there as I witnessed some of the ladies celebrating the taking of one on the tenth tee yesterday. Play well and we'll see you out there.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Another extremely hot day coming up (24c). I hope this heatwave doesn't last too too long. The long range is for warm temps for the next two weeks ( 20c-22c ) and total, well maybe not total, mostly, well maybe partial, sunshine for the entire forecast period. Celebrate your birdies and forget your bogies and you'll enjoy your round a lot more. We'll see you out there.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

It looks like the Pro's playing the Canadian Open are having sooo much fun playing Shaughnessy that we might have to let our rough grow so we can have fun like they are. It warms my heart to hear the praises of the golf course, from the TV commentators, about a course from BC. The rest of North America will now be aware, as we already know, that there are good courses here in BC. By the way I was just joking about letting the rough grow. The week looks great for golf so enjoy and follow the lead of the women's club and celebrate your birdies. We'll see you out there.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

You may not believe this, but sometimes I'm happy to arrive here before the sun has even come up. As dawn broke this morning the moon was bright, the deer were staying off the greens, and I think a bat actually nodded and said, "Mornin'". I was very tired, admittedly.

For those of you who are more interested in golf than talking nocturnal animals, the weather is finally starting to cooperate a bit more. We should have a relatively warm day today and a great week to follow. If the guy moving the pins would stop talking to the wildlife there may even be a few birdies to be found out there. Have fun.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Junior Event

Just a reminder to all junior members. There is still time to enter the Saturday event. Please call the golf shop to reserve a spot. Tee times are from 3:30.

The weather looks good so enjoy some summer golf!

CHRIS

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Ho Hum, just another sunny day in Qualicum Beach. The monotony of such fine weather is sure boring. Another sunny day is forecast, yawn!!! Keep the sunscreen handy and keep hydrated as the temps are going to exceed 20c today. Play well and we'll see you out there.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

YIKES!!!! Just a bit of a shower yesterday afternoon !@#$%.... Almost 20mm of rain fell so there is some standing water still on the course but if the sun shines today it should all disappear by tomorrow. The greens will be receptive so birdies will be plentiful. Have fun and we'll see you out there.

Saturday, July 16, 2011

British Open (weather)

Ahh. The British Open. Golf's oldest major championship. Known for its wet and windy deluges and nasty fescue waiting for an errant shot. Hmm. Sounds familiar doesn't it?

On the positive side, 30% chance of no rain today.

WeatherSof Golf Glove SALE: $16.95 or (2) for $24.95


Chris
If it's of any consolation, today's forecasted showers look to be the last in this week's string of them. I'm sure I'll see the most committed of you out on the course today anyway, but the fair-weather golfers will at least have the British Open to watch from the comfort of their dry living rooms. The course has already dried up considerably since the deluge of the other day, so conditions will be great no matter when you tee off. Have fun.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

How does that saying go ?...something about a little rain must fall???...Sounds like this week. Showers for the rest of the week. The golf course will like the weather even if the golfers don't. Play well and we'll see you out there.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Can it be true???..another red-eared slider in the pond on #13 ??...everyone keep a sharp eye out and lets confirm said rumor. The week coming up looks like we could get some cloudy periods ( not too hot ), should be great for golfing. Congrats to the junior golfers from here that competed in the BC Junior tournament in Trail last week, a fine showing by all with a tie for 6th by Greg Palmer to lead the way. It is great to see such a strong showing from Pheasant Glen to have so many qualify for this provincial event. Play well and we'll see you out there.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

An Amazing Day at PG

Golf as it is meant to be played. We've had enough practice playing and swinging wrapped in layers this year, now we can enjoy the full beauty of Island golf. Perfect conditions today. There are still some good tee-times spread throughout the day, so, if you are at all inclined, take advantage and tee it up.

Junior Golf 3:24 start - Summer Series
Register @ 3pm.


50% OFF. Some great clothing is still available. Take a look at our sales table and rack for some fantastic deals.

CHRIS
It looks like we're at the start of a few Goldilocks days at Pheasant Glen: not too hot, not too cold...juuust right. And if the perfect golf conditions aren't enough to satisfy you there's always spot-the-red-eared-slider to play. We all thought a certain blogger was hallucinating, but there is indeed a turtle surrounded by a throng of bullfrogs on #18. How it got there is anyone's guess, but I assume it hitched a ride with the platypus recently seen on #4. Enjoy your day.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Just another great day for golf. The forecast is for a slight chance of thunder showers (40%) and seeing that we just don't get thunder and lightening storms that often I would remind everyone that if there is a storm in the area to seek immediate shelter (in the restaurant). We are lucky here on the Island in that our storms aren't severe but it pays to be cautious. The greens are giving up a lot of birdies these days so come out and get your fair share. We'll see you out there.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Men's Morning

The Men's club is welcoming the heat of the summer this morning. Yes, summer has arrived. No joking this time - sunblock has been the topical jest of many a blogster this year but as of now it is actually recommended. Since I personally burn in about 12 minutes I prefer sunblock rated over 60+ with titanium blockers and super UV inhibitors, which can basically withstand the flash of a supernova. Although we don't carry that particular concoction in the golf shop, we do have the hands-free sunblock available which also works nicely.

The BC Junior Boys are playing the Provincial Championship in Rossland-Trail this week. Brayden Erikson, Matt Haddad, Brett Saremba, Luigi Trozzo, Greg Palmer and Connor Moore are contending for the title. Round 2 goes today with the defending champion Adam Svensson is leading the way at 5-under.

JUNIOR FUN EVENT: Saturday 9th at 3:30pm. Please sign up in the golf shop before Friday 12noon, to confirm your entry. Currently we have less than 4 players so we need players to fill the event!

Chris
I came across an interesting article the other day introducing the Tee It Forward Initiative. The program is to encourage golfers to play the tees best suited to their playing ability based on the distance they drive the ball. Barney Adams, the founder of Adams Golf, is credited with the concept that led to the development of the Tee It Forward Initiative. His research determined that the 6700 yd. course length that many amateur golfers select is proportionately equivalent to a PGA tour player competing on a course measuring 8100 yds. Here is the chart provided by the USGA and PGA of America to use as a guideline to help match their driving distance with the length of course best suited to their game.

Driver Distance--- Recommended 18 hole yardages

Tour Pro---7600-7900
300---7150-7400
275--- 6700-6900
250--- 6200-6400
225--- 5800-6000
200--- 5200-5400
175 ---4400-4600
150--- 3500-3700
125--- 2800-3000

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Another day of sunshine!!....when is this heatwave going to end??. Thursday you say?...great..I hope it rains soon so we can get back to normal...the ball is flying and rolling way to far. Its hard to play when conditions are like this. It is times like these that our Canadian resolve to persevere in whatever hardships we are faced with bonds us all together. Brave on and we'll see you out there.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

I hope everyone enjoyed Canada Day and got to partake in all the festivities. The course is in summer condition even though the weather is lagging a couple of weeks. It looks like a great week of weather coming so there are no excuses left not to come out and play a round of golf. Play well and we'll see you out there.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Happy Day, fellow Canadians. Congratulations on 144 years of officially being ourselves. I suppose we could be jealous that our Commonwealth cousins (Kate and William, for anyone off the radar) are coming no closer to us than the Calgary Stampede, but we’re about to embark on a very pleasant Friday as far as golf is concerned, so any and all negativity will surely be offset by a great course and a dry forecast. Mainly sunny with a high of 19 doesn’t exactly reek of summer but it has very little to do with winter, fall or even most of a usual spring. We’re definitely on the right track.