We thought it might be fun (since we’re a golf course after all) to provide some golf related tips. We’re going to start out very simply with a proper golf grip. When I starting golfing, I was about five years old. I can still remember Mike Horton to this day telling the group of junior […]
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Several years ago, the Altoona Chamber began putting on a wine tasting for the community. In the last decade, the wine industry in Iowa has experienced tremendous growth. There are many local wineries popping up all over our state. Some of that growth is because of the experimentation with wine in recent years. Iowans are […]
A couple of weeks ago, we hosted a 5K at our golf course to raise money for Shoes that Fit. We were super excited to be able to present them a check for $1,200. All of the money will stay right here in our area to provide shoes to low income children. All I have […]
It simply wouldn’t be a sport if you didn’t have some sort of finishing tournament followed up by a trophy presentation. We had our annual Tadpole Junior Golf Tournament last Thursday. I have found one thing over the years. The kids may forget their swing, stance or grip from year to year, but they absolutely […]
We teach about 75 – 100 kids every summer the great game of golf. Since they are our little toads, we call it our Tadpole Junior Golf program. We try our best to be clever and possibly a little corny, too. It’s a curse and a blessing! Needless to say, we start the kids young. […]
When I was a teenager, I worked behind the snack bar at the golf course. We used to have the range balls in garbage cans and we’d scoop up the buckets to fill them. It was everyone’s least favorite job and I always tried to look busy doing something else to avoid it. Teenagers. It’s […]