Lake Ridge Weekly Newsletter Jan 16, 2017

Due to the icy road conditions, Lake Ridge will be closed tonight Monday 16 Jan. Sorry for

any inconvenience this may cause.

 

You can now  book tee times online a week in advance with our NEW and IMPROVED

website , https://golflakeridge.com. Take a look at all the upcoming events for the 2017

season in the events Club Calendar. You can even view our menu, order gift certificate’s

from our online shop and keep up-to-date with the latest golfing news with our online news

blog. It even links you to our Facebook and Twitter pages.  So please take a few minutes

to check it out and add to your favorites list.

 

Yoga, Yoga, Yoga… We are pleased to announce  that Allison Welch will once again offer

yoga classes in the coming new year. Start the new year off right by getting back in shape

both mentally  and physically. Class starts tonight Monday Jan 9 from 7:00 to 8:00 and runs

until Feb 13. Please contact Allison Welch for more information or sign-up in the pro shop.

 

League sign-up sheets have been posted in the pro shop for this year’s upcoming golf

season. Leagues fill up fast and with room for a limited amount of teams per league please

sign-up early to ensure your spot. Having said that if you played on a league last year your

spot is  reserved. New teams will be placed on a waiting list if the league is full. Please sign-up

early to better assist us in planning the upcoming 2017 league season. Thanks.

 

Tired of winter and wish you were at the beach?? Come join us Saturday Jan 28 in Caddies

Lounge for our annual Beach Surf Party. Anyone who wears surfing or beach attire will get

drink discounts all night long. So screw winter, get out those flip flops and let’s party

like it’s summer time. Party starts at 8:00.

 

Valentine’s Day is Tuesday Feb 14 so it’s time to start making plans  for that special 

person  in your life. Why not spend that special evening with us. As usual we will

have a special menu  planned for this special day. Please contact us for more information

regarding  the menu and to RSVP.

 

All right poker fans,  we have Texas HoldEm every Tuesday starting promptly at 7:30.

Poker players enjoy Happy Hour rates when playing and also have a chance at winning

prizes. So if you like playing poker, Tuesday is your night.

 

Thursday night is Ladies Night. Ladies get Happy Hour rates all night long. Whether it’s

Karaoke, Texas HoldEm, left right or center dice game or you just want to have a few

drinks with your friends Lake Ridge is the place to be on Thursday nights.

 

We have already begun scheduling events for the upcoming 2017 golf season so it’s time

to start thinking about planning your event with us to ensure you get the day of your choice.

Whether it’s a golf outing, retirement party, birthday party, class reunion or any

social event, we look forward to working with you to plan and host your event and make

it an enjoyable and memorable experience for all. An up-to-date schedule has been

posted on our NEW website, https://golflakeridge.com and has also been posted to our

Facebook Page.

 

And speaking of Facebook, feel free to “like” and follow us on the  Lake Ridge Country Club’s

Facebook Page. Keep up-to-date with all the events and daily specials Lake Ridge has to offer.

Please click on the link fb.me/BeaverLakeRidgeGolf. If the link does not work, simply cut and

paste the link into your address bar on your web browser. Please feel free to rate us and

give us any feedback that would allow us to better serve you.

 

We have now entered our winter schedule. Although the golf course remains open, please

call in advance to book a tee time. We will open to accommodate any golfers, weather

permitting, but no golfers will be allowed to play with frost on the greens. As usual

Caddies  Lounge opens every day at 4:00 and Fairways Restaurant is open from

5:00 to 9:00 seven days a week.

FAIRWAYS RESTAURANT 

Open for dinner from 5 – 9 seven days a week…….  Whether you want to dine in the restaurant,

Caddies Lounge or out on the deck, we are committed to providing quality

food at a great price in a very comfortable setting. In a hurry or don’t feel like cooking,

call us in advance for takeout orders.

 

Like breakfast? The Dormant Club meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 7:30

for breakfast in Fairways Restaurant. This is open to the public so why not treat yourself

to a nice breakfast and get your day started off right. What a great way to start your day,

sitting on the deck and enjoying the view of the golf course.

HAPPY HOUR MONDAY – FRIDAY FROM 4 TO 6

THIS WEEKS DAILY SPECIALS

MONDAY – .50 CENT ELEPHANT WINGS (JUMBO DRUMSTICKS)

TUESDAY – TACOS TACOS TACOS

WEDNESDAY – CHEF’S CHOICE

THURSDAY –  CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

FRIDAY – STEAK AND SHRIMP

SATURDAY –  RACKS OF BBQ RIBS

SUNDAY – CHEF’S CHOICE

 

Sundays are Members Appreciation night. All members get 20% off their food order. So

come on out and take advantage of your membership for some great food at a great price.

 

Dart’s anyone? Come on up and enjoy a few beers, play some darts in Caddy’s Shack

and listen to some of your favorite songs on the Jukebox. And for all you music fans,

download  the AMI Jukebox app to your phone and play the jukebox from your phone.

Just do a search for AMI Jukebox under your APPS store and download the app.

Once you have downloaded the app, select Caddy’s Lounge as your location. 

It’s quick and easy to setup.

 

We have Karaoke every Friday and Saturday starting at 9:00. However, if you ever

want to practice your skills, once the kitchen closes, we can fire up the Karaoke and

let the singing begin.

  

 

Todd Berry

Director of Golf

Lake Ridge Golf Course

Phone: 402-235-4653

lakeridgegolf@spiralfiber.com

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Justin Thomas opens Sony Open in Hawaii with 59

Justin Thomas shot the eighth round of sub-60 in PGA Tour history on Thursday, shooting 11-under 59 in the first round of the Sony Open in Hawaii.

For anyone who thought last week’s winner of the SBS Tournament of Champions was due for a post-victory letdown, they were wrong.

Thomas came to his final hole of the first round of the Sony Open in Hawaii at 9 under on the day. With a birdie on the second of the two par 5s he’d see on the round, he could top the course record he already had a share of from two years ago. After finding the fairway bunker with his tee shot, Thomas smashed his 207-yard second shot to 15 feet from the hole for an eagle that would give him a 59.

“I was so bummed when that tee shot went in the bunker,” he said. “I thought it was going to be good. I got up there and had a perfect lie, and I’m like, you know what am I going to do, lay up? And if it comes off, great, and if not, whatever.”

Then, Thomas, who already has two PGA Tour wins on this young season, finished the job to make the 3 that sent the crowd — and playing partner Jordan Spieth — into a frenzy.

“I wasn’t thinking a lot. I was just really more focused on trying to make the putt,” Thomas said afterward. “Obviously I knew what it meant if I made it, and that was the first time I had a putt at 359. I was like, well, who knows when this is going to happen again, I may as well try and knock it in. I hit a great putt.”

Even had he needed two putts for a closing birdie, Thomas still would’ve taken sole possession of the Waialae Country Club course record, of which he’s had a share with a 61 in this event in 2015.

The 23-year-old Alabama product finished the morning session five clear of five players with the next-best score of 64. For his part, Spieth shot 65.

Jim Furyk still holds the PGA Tour record for lowest single round with the 12-under 58 he shot in the final round of the 2016 Travelers Championship in Connecticut. The first sub-60 round in PGA Tour history was shot 40 years ago when Al Geiberger first shot 59 at the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic.

Ryan Ballengee is a Yahoo Sports contributor. Find him on Facebook and Twitter.

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Rory McIlroy gets strong start to 2017 with opening 67 at SA Open

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Rory McIlroy made an impressive start to 2017 with a new set of clubs, shooting a 5-under 67 in the first round at the SA Open on Thursday.

Making his first appearance at the tournament since 2008, McIlroy rolled in seven birdies – including four straight from Nos. 14-17 after starting at the 10th – to put himself a shot off the lead held by Trevor Fisher Jr. after the morning starters.

With Nike announcing last year it would no longer be making golf clubs and balls, the second-ranked McIlroy has been testing out new woods, irons and a putter from other manufacturers and said his new bag ”is working pretty well.”

”I’m sure as I get accustomed to them – I mean, it’s nice to play my first competitive round and play like this – I’ll get even more dialed in, and chop and change a little bit,” McIlroy said.

The Northern Irishman is the standout player in Johannesburg this week, making an earlier-than-usual start to his golfing year as a favor to Ernie Els, the South African great and the host of the SA Open. The galleries were drawn to McIlroy despite his early tee time of 7:10 a.m. local time, and he responded with an adventurous round that included a 392-yard drive on the first hole, drawing gasps from spectators.

A 20-foot putt on No. 17 completed his four-hole run of birdies before McIlroy rolled in an 8-footer on No. 2 to move to 5 under. Poor approach shots led to bogeys on the fourth and fifth, but he replied with a tee shot on the par-3 sixth that stopped on the slope in the middle of the green and rolled back down to two feet, for a tap-in birdie.

He was in the rough on his final three holes but scrambled to par Nos. 7 and 9 and made a birdie on No. 8.

”I gave myself chances, felt I missed a few but I played well,” McIlroy said. ”It was a bit adventurous on the back nine, scrambled a bit and did my bit to salvage a few holes.”

South African players have won 13 of the last 19 editions of the SA Open, and three of the top four among the early starters were home players.

Fisher Jr., also starting at No. 10, made seven birdies in eight holes from the 12th to the first and parred his way home for a 66.

Thomas Aiken and Dean Burmester were alongside McIlroy after 67s. Els and defending champion Brandon Stone started with 74s.

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Jordan Spieth wants 2017 to be more fun, avoid having a ‘short fuse’

Jordan Spieth wants to flash the pearly whites a little more in 2017, and, aside from perhaps getting revenge at Augusta National, enjoy his professional life a little more.

“Honestly, I want to have a lot more fun,” Spieth said Tuesday at the Sony Open in Hawaii, in Honolulu. “I want to smile more on the golf course. I want to just feel like I’m really enjoying the process of playing and living out my dream.”

Spieth said he wants more in 2017 than the two PGA Tour and three total worldwide wins last year, but he also said he needs to acknowledge that it’s not going to come as easy as it did in 2015, something he admitted he failed to do at times post-Masters.

“I think there were certainly times where my fuse was a little too short,” he said. “I mean, people go through those kind of stretches. I don’t know, just here and there, complained a bit where it was unnecessary. Just when I’m talking to [caddie] Michael [Greller] and stuff. It doesn’t do any good.”

A slightly more Zen approach for Spieth doesn’t imply that he would be alright posting rounds in the 80s, or that he’ll sudden become Pedro Cerrano through most of “Major League 2.” That’s not the case. Rather, Spieth just wants to know when to start the fire and have a better handle on how quickly to turn up the heat.

“It doesn’t mean not be angry at bad rounds or bad holes, because that’s natural and that’s how you bounce back. If you were okay with bogeys, then it would be harder to go on a birdie string right after,” he said. “But it just means not taking it to that extra level and just, you know, recognizing what happened and then fix it.”

Ryan Ballengee is a Yahoo Sports contributor. Find him on Facebook and Twitter.

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Jim Furyk Named 2018 U.S. Ryder Cup Captain

The U.S. Ryder Cup team found a winning formula last fall at Hazeltine. It’s no surprise who will lead the team’s 2018 title defense in Paris.

As expected, Jim Furyk was announced as the 2018 U.S. Ryder Cup captain during a Wednesday press conference. It was widely rumored that Furyk would be the pick, and the Telegraph reported Sunday that Furyk was chosen over Fred Couples by committee members Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and 2016 captain Davis Love III.

Furyk was an assistant at Hazeltine last fall and played on nine consecutive Ryder Cup teams through 2014. He owns a 10-20-4 individual record and the U.S. went 2-7 with Furyk on the team.

The 2018 Ryder Cup is Sept. 28-30, 2018, at Le Golf National in Paris, France. Furyk will be 48 years old then.

The U.S. thumped Europe 17-11 last year at Hazeltine, ending a run that saw Europe win six of the previous seven events. The Americans last won back-to-back Cups in 1991 and 1993. Tom Watson captained that ’93 squad at the Belfry, the last time the U.S. won on European soil.

Thomas Bjorn was named European captain last month.

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Golf Power Rankings: Breaking Down the Sony Open in Hawaii

Fabian Gomez was last year’s big winner at the Sony Open. Who will close out the PGA Tour’s Hawaiian swing with a victory this time around?

With the Tournament of Champions in the rearview mirror, the PGA Tour now moves on to the second half of its annual swing through the Aloha State: the Sony Open in Hawaii. Held yearly at Wailele Country Club, the list of past champions includes such notable names as Lee Trevino, Ben Crenshaw, Ernie Els and Zach Johnson.

Hawaii is always a popular destination for PGA Tour players and their families this time of year, but thanks to the stringent qualifying criteria for last week’s event, the Sony will be the only local event for many of them. For golf fanatics, this is an exciting opportunity to see some favorite players back in action — Kapalua is great in its own ways, but showing us a wide variety of different players and swings isn’t one of them.

With a standard 140 players in the field, there’s no telling how this tournament will unfold. Without further ado, let’s get to this week’s projections. Here are some of the best bets for success at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

1. Jordan Spieth

No. 5, four top 10s in last five starts

His title defense at the SBS Tournament of Champions didn’t exactly get off to a sterling start, but Spieth managed to finish strong, circling eight birdies on Sunday en route to a tie for third. That’s exactly the kind of momentum he needs as he heads to the first full-field event of the year. While his lone previous appearance at the Sony Open resulted in a missed cut, he’s had three years since then to mature as a golfer. With four top 10s in his last five worldwide starts, including a pair of podium finishes, it wouldn’t be at all surprising to see him pick up the ninth win of his PGA Tour career this week.

2. Hideki Matsuyama

No. 6, six consecutive top two finishes

This 24-year-old has been scary good over the past few months. Since the conclusion of last fall’s Tour Championship, Matsuyama has made six starts and found the top two in every one of them, most notably taking home the hardware at the WGC-HSBC Champions in October and finishing second at the SBS Tournament of Champions last week. Much like Spieth, his history at Wailele isn’t particularly inspiring, but his ridiculously good form more than makes up for it. A better track record would be nice, but you’d be foolish to bet against Matsuyama this week — he’s threatening to go on a historic run.

3. Justin Thomas

No. 12, five top 10s in last six starts

It took a whole 16 events for the PGA Tour to see its first repeat winner in the 2015-16 season, but thanks to his outstanding play at Kapalua last week, Thomas was able to halve that number for this year. That victory, along with a few strong finishes from last fall, makes him one of the hottest players in this week’s field. He’s also got the statistical profile to back up those results, ranking seventh on the PGA Tour in total strokes gained and third in birdie average. The only thing standing between him and another great week is a potential winner’s hangover, but judging from recent history, that shouldn’t be much of a problem.

4. Scott Piercy

No. 36, three top 10s in last five starts

There’s a massive gap between Thomas and Piercy in terms of fantasy projection, but make no mistake — this Las Vegas resident has a great chance to contend this week. He seems to always rise to the occasion at Wailele, racking up five top 25s, including a solo second in 2015, in eight career starts. That kind of track record should pair nicely with his relatively recent fall successes, which include a tie for third at the Safeway Open, a tie for fourth at the OHL Classic and a tie for 10th at the CIMB Classic. There’s no reason he can’t keep it going at a track that’s been so kind to him in the past.

5. Paul Casey

No. 15, five top 15 finishes in last six starts

While he’s taken plenty of rest weeks since last September’s Tour Championship, Casey’s good end-of-year form means that he’s worthy of our attention this week. The Englishman made three starts and found the top 25 in every one of them, peaking with a tie for third at the Safeway Open. While he’s sorely lacking in Sony Open experience, he did tie for 30th two years ago. His recent play, combined with his greater exposure to the course, should help him ascend to new heights at Wailele. His always impressive tee-to-green game won’t hurt either.

 6. Pat Perez

No. 84, three consecutive top 10 finishes

This once fiery Arizona State product has certainly cooled down his temper in recent years, but he’s only heating up on the course. His tie for third at last week’s Tournament of Champions was his third consecutive top 10 finish, coming on the heels of a tie for seventh at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and a win at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. He’s risen nearly 250 spots in the world ranking since the beginning of that run, so he should be brimming with confidence. He’s also the owner of a standout track record at Wailele Country Club: 13-for-15 with five top 10s, including two in the last four years.

7. Charles Howell III

No. 104, three consecutive top 15 finishes

This Georgia native always seems to start off his seasons on the right foot, and this one has been no exception — through his first five events, Howell has posted a trio of top 15s, including a tie for seventh at the OHL Classic and a tie for 13th at the RSM Classic. What’s more, the Sony Open has historically been an important element of his strong starts. With four top 15s, including a pair of podium finishes, in the past five years, he should be more comfortable with the course than just about anyone. He’s just so consistent in the month of January — there’s no reason to start doubting him now.

8. Russell Henley

No. 132, three consecutive top 25 finishes

Henley will be hard-pressed to reproduce the trio of 63s that lifted him to a three-stroke victory at the 2013 Sony Open, but he’s shown enough signs to inspire plenty of optimism nevertheless. The Georgia product will ride a wave of three straight top 25s into this week, having ended the year with a solid top 10 at the RSM Classic at Sea Island. Since his victory four years ago, Henley’s record at Wailele has been a sort of mixed bag, but he did tie for 17th in 2015. If he can continue to play as solidly as he has been, then expect to see his name on the first page of the leaderboard.

9. Jimmy Walker

No. 20, two time champion at the Sony Open

Walker hasn’t been at his best since his win at the PGA Championship last August, but as a two-time winner at the Sony Open, he’s earned the benefit of the doubt. He’s also missed out on the top 30 at Wailele just once in the last six years, posting a solo fourth in 2011 and a tie for 13th last year. While a cold putter led to some weekend woes at Kapalua, there was plenty to like about his ball striking. Given his overall performance year in and year out, the gut feeling here is that he impresses this week.

10. Gary Woodland

No. 50, two career top 15 finishes at Wailele

A long bomber with some positive history at the Sony Open, Woodland has everything he needs to make a strong showing this week. He finished his fall season in fine fashion, notching a solo second at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. Perhaps more importantly, he’s compiled a good record at Wailele over the years — he’s notched a pair of top 15s, including a tie for third two years ago. Last season, the Kansas native ranked 23rd on the PGA Tour in greens in regulation and a surprising 16th in total strokes gained, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see some low scores from him this week.

Sam Belden January 10, 2017
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Rory McIlroy says he couldn’t live Tiger Woods’ life

Rory McIlroy has four major titles. He’s been No. 1 in the world multiple times. He just won the FedEx Cup and its $10 million prize. His estimated brand value, according to his management company, is in the area of $400 million.

And despite everything he has accomplished, McIlroy could conceivably show up in some public places and not get recognized. It’s nothing against the Ulsterman; it’s just the reality for most golfers.

Tiger Woods doesn’t enjoy the luxury of anonymity — anywhere, ever. Woods’ dominance helped him transcend golf to become a sporting and cultural icon. Winning 14 majors and owning the sport in a way no one ever truly has will do that for a guy. But it comes with a price, one McIlroy now realizes he’s not willing to pay for greatness.

In a wide-ranging, must-read interview with the Irish Independent, McIlroy said he “could not live like that.”

McIlroy gave even a simple example of how fame has paralyzed Woods’ social options.

“I’ve seen it first-hand,” McIlroy said. “I’ve seen what his life is like in Florida. I’ve played golf with him and said: ‘What are you doing tonight? Do you want to come and have dinner with us?’ And he can’t. He just can’t. And for me that’s unfathomable.”

The guy can’t go to a social dinner without getting hounded? Can you imagine that? McIlroy doesn’t want to, and he even went so far as to say that he would gladly trade in potential major wins, falling short of Woods’ second-best all-time total, if he could guarantee some sense of normalcy for the rest of his life.

“If someone was to say, ‘You can have 14 majors and 70 wins but have to deal with (what Tiger deals with), or nine majors and 40 wins and stay somewhat the same as you are,’” McIlroy said, “I’d take the second option all day.”

Ryan Ballengee is a Yahoo Sports contributor.

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Thomas wins Golfs Tournament of Champions by three over Matsuyama

Jan 8 (Reuters) – Justin Thomas recovered from a late double-bogey and held off a last-day challenge by Japan’s in-form Hideki Matsuyama to clinch his third PGA Tour victory, by three shots at the SBS Tournament of Champions in Hawaii on Sunday.

The long-hitting American had been a commanding five strokes in front with five holes to play at the Kapalua Resort on the island of Maui before his lead was stunningly cut to just one after 15 holes.

Thomas then benefited from a two-shot swing at the par-four 17th, where he sank a three-footer for birdie after Matsuyama had three-putted for bogey, and also birdied the last to close with a four-under 69 in the PGA Tour’s opening event of the year.

The 23-year-old from Kentucky, whose previous two victories on the circuit had both come at the CIMB Classic in Malaysia, finished with a 22-under total of 270 in the elite 32-man, winners-only field.

Matsuyama, who had triumphed four times in his previous five starts worldwide, placed second after closing with a 70.

(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in St. Augustine, Florida; Editing by Andrew Both)

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Lake Ridge Weekly Newsletter Jan 9, 2017

Yoga, Yoga, Yoga… We are pleased to announce  that Allison Welch will once again offer

yoga classes in the coming new year. Start the new year off right by getting back in shape

both mentally  and physically. Class starts tonight Monday Jan 9 from 7:00 to 8:00 and runs

until Feb 13. Please contact Allison Welch for more information or sign-up in the pro shop.

 

League sign-up sheets have been posted in the pro shop for this year’s upcoming golf

season. Leagues fill up fast and with room for a limited amount of teams per league please

sign-up early to ensure your spot. Having said that if you played on a league last year your

spot is  reserved. New teams will be placed on a waiting list if the league is full. Please sign-up

early to better assist us in planning the upcoming 2017 league season. Thanks.

 

Tired of winter and wish you were at the beach?? Come join us Saturday Jan 28 in Caddies

Lounge for our annual Beach Surf Party. Anyone who wears surfing or beach attire will get

drink discounts all night long. So screw winter, get out those flip flops and let’s party

like it’s summer time. Party starts at 8:00.

 

Valentine’s Day is Tuesday Feb 14 so it’s time to start making plans  for that special 

person  in your life. Why not spend that special evening with us. As usual we will

have a special menu  planned for this special day. Please contact us for more information

regarding  the menu and to RSVP.

 

All right poker fans,  we have Texas HoldEm every Tuesday starting promptly at 7:30.

Poker players enjoy Happy Hour rates when playing and also have a chance at winning

prizes. So if you like playing poker, Tuesday is your night.

 

Thursday night is Ladies Night. Ladies get Happy Hour rates all night long. Whether it’s

Karaoke, Texas HoldEm, left right or center dice game or you just want to have a few

drinks with your friends Lake Ridge is the place to be on Thursday nights.

 

We have already begun scheduling events for the upcoming 2017 golf season so it’s time

to start thinking about planning your event with us to ensure you get the day of your choice.

Whether it’s a golf outing, retirement party, birthday party, class reunion or any

social event, we look forward to working with you to plan and host your event and make

it an enjoyable and memorable experience for all. An up-to-date schedule has been

posted on our NEW website, https://golflakeridge.com and has also been posted to our

Facebook Page.

 

And speaking of Facebook, feel free to “like” and follow us on the  Lake Ridge Country Club’s

Facebook Page. Keep up-to-date with all the events and daily specials Lake Ridge has to offer.

Please click on the link fb.me/BeaverLakeRidgeGolf. If the link does not work, simply cut and

paste the link into your address bar on your web browser. Please feel free to rate us and

give us any feedback that would allow us to better serve you.

 

We have now entered our winter schedule. Although the golf course remains open, please

call in advance to book a tee time. We will open to accommodate any golfers, weather

permitting, but no golfers will be allowed to play with frost on the greens. As usual

Caddies  Lounge opens every day at 4:00 and Fairways Restaurant is open from

5:00 to 9:00 seven days a week.

 

FAIRWAYS RESTAURANT 

Open for dinner from 5 – 9 seven days a week…….  Whether you want to dine in the restaurant,

Caddies Lounge or out on the deck, we are committed to providing quality

food at a great price in a very comfortable setting. In a hurry or don’t feel like cooking,

call us in advance for takeout orders.

Like breakfast? The Dormant Club meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 7:30

for breakfast in Fairways Restaurant. This is open to the public so why not treat yourself

to a nice breakfast and get your day started off right. What a great way to start your day,

sitting on the deck and enjoying the view of the golf course.

 

DAILY SPECIALS

MONDAY – .50 CENT ELEPHANT WINGS (JUMBO DRUMSTICKS)

TUESDAY – TACOS TACOS TACOS  

WEDNESDAY – CHEF’S CHOICE

THURSDAY –  CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

FRIDAY – STEAK AND SHRIMP

SATURDAY –  RACKS OF BBQ RIBS

SUNDAY – CHEF’S CHOICE

 

Sundays are Members Appreciation night. All members get 20% off their food order. So

come on out and take advantage of your membership for some great food at a great price.

   

Darts anyone? Come on up and enjoy a few beers, play some darts in Caddy’s Shack

and listen to some of your favorite songs on the Jukebox. And for all you music fans,

download  the AMI Jukebox app to your phone and play the jukebox from your phone.

Just do a search for AMI Jukebox under your APPS store and download the app.

Once you have downloaded the app, select Caddy’s Lounge as your location. 

It’s quick and easy to setup.

 

We have Karaoke every Friday and Saturday starting at 9:00. However, if you ever

want to practice your skills, once the kitchen closes, we can fire up the Karaoke and

let the singing begin.

 

Todd Berry

Director of Golf

Lake Ridge Golf Course

Phone: 402-235-4653

lakeridgegolf@spiralfiber.com

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Dustin Johnson puts great year behind him, ready to move on

For all his power and athleticism, Dustin Johnson doesn’t get enough credit for his remarkable ability to quickly forget the past.

That goes for the good times, too.

The day after he lost a chance to win the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits by grounding his club in sand without realizing it was a bunker, Johnson was on a boat in the Atlantic throwing down a few beers with his buddies. “Just kickin’,” he said that day on the phone.

The morning after Johnson three-putted from 12 feet on the final hole at Chambers Bay to lose the 2015 U.S. Open, he sped off in a golf cart to catch up with Wayne Gretzky and his group at Gozzer Ranch in Idaho. They let him sleep in. Johnson wanted to play.

“I know this much,” Gretzky said. “If I ever lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, I wouldn’t want to skate with a bunch of amateurs the next day.”

How does that change after winning the U.S. Open for that elusive first major?

And then adding a World Golf Championships title, a FedEx Cup playoff event and winning the money title, the Vardon Trophy and PGA Tour player of the year? Wouldn’t that be enough to soak up the greatest season of your career?

Not if you’re Johnson, who travels through life without a rearview mirror.

“I think I’m pretty good at putting anything behind me,” Johnson said Wednesday on the eve of a new year on the PGA Tour. “It’s already happened. You can’t change it. Obviously, good stuff gives you a lot of confidence, but I mean, none of that matters at this tournament. Who (cares) what I did last year?”

He at least knows what worked.

Johnson started in February to pour extra time into his wedges, and he went on a run last summer that showed — finally — why he is regarded as the biggest talent in golf. Over the last six months, he won three times and finished in the top 10 at all but three of his final 13 events.

He arrived on Maui a week earlier to soak up some beach time and get ready for his 10th year on the PGA Tour. Johnson already has 12 victories on the tour, at least one every year except for 2014.

Johnson is No. 3 in the world, though close enough to Jason Day that he could overtake him by the end of January with a victory or two. That might be a goal, though he’s not consumed enough by the world ranking that he checks it weekly, as the two guys (Day and Rory McIlroy) ahead of him do. Johnson figures it’s about winning, and if keeps doing that, it won’t be long before he has no one left to chase.

There’s no need to do the math in the world ranking, either. Johnson is not big on details.

“I’m just trying to go out and do the same things I did last year,” he said. “I know what recipe works for me to have success.”

He makes it sound simple. His driving is an alarming combination of length and accuracy, the latter helped greatly by introducing a fade. He went from one of the worst to one of the best with his wedges, often referred to as the scoring clubs. He wants to hole more putts. Everyone does.

Not regarded as a deep thinker on the golf course, that’s also one of his greatest assets. A short memory, or even no memory, can be helpful in golf. Johnson showed that at Oakmont last year at the U.S. Open when the USGA said it would wait until after the final round to decide whether he should be penalized one shot for his ball moving on the fifth green. He played the final 11 holes not knowing his score, kept his head down, hit one big shot after another and won by four.

It turned out to be a three-shot victory after he got the penalty, and that’s as close as Johnson gets to being irritated.

“I was a little bit angry,” he said with a smile. “You can ask me a thousand times, I still don’t think I deserved a penalty. I was in there arguing and finally said, ‘Guys, I don’t care anymore. I want the trophy, let’s go.’ It didn’t matter.”

He stayed at Oakmont so late that he finally got home about 3:30 a.m. to Florida, giving him a few hours on the flight home to reflect.

That’s about it. That’s all he ever needs.

Johnson has a reasonable record at Kapalua. Top 10s are not a good measure because the field rarely has more than about 30 players. He won in 2013 in a 54-hole sprint because of high wind, and that really was the closest he came. Johnson is one who typically eases his way into a new year.

There is a part of him that can’t wait to get started, mainly because that means he is moving on, the only direction he knows.

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