GATE ACCESS FOR DAILY GUESTS
FJ Physical Security Office has approved the following procedures to permit guests for FJGC members and patrons access to
Fort Jackson and the golf club:
1. Members can submit the full name (first, middle
and last) of each guest to the golf club 48 hours in
advance. You can submit your guest(s) information
by calling the FJGC Golf Shop (803-787-4437)
or by emailing to the following address: usarmy.
[email protected]
*** DO NOT SEND TO INDIVIDUAL EMAIL
ACCOUNTS
2. An alphabetical list of guests will be submitted to the
FJ Physical Security Office 24 hours in advance with
a golf club manager/CAC cardholder serving as the
sponsor for each guest on the list.
3. The Physical Security Office will forward each list to
the VCC/Gate.
4. Guests are required to enter Fort Jackson through
Gate 2, inform security personnel that they are going
to the golf club.
5. Each guest is required to stop at the Visitor Control
Center in order to obtain a one-day pass.
6. Guests visiting the installation frequently will be
encouraged to submit a completed NCIC Background
Check Form through the golf club in order to obtain
their own DBIDS Card.
GUEST DAY POLICY AND DATES
In order to provide FJGC members with a greater opportunity
to take advantage of our monthly Guest Days, FJGC members
are now permitted to bring up to three guests after 11:00 a.m. on
Guest Days. Prior to 11:00 a.m., FJGC members are permitted
to bring only one guest. Also, green fees are waived for your
guest(s) but each guest must pay cart and user fees. Monthly
Guest Days are scheduled for the SECOND WEDNESDAY and
FOURTH THURSDAY of each month.
Listed below are the upcoming Guest Days:
March 8 and 23 April 12 and 27
Invite your Family and friends to join you for a great round of
golf at FJGC!
GET GOLF READY
The PGA professionals at Fort Jackson Golf Club (a Top 100
Get Golf Ready Facility!) are excited to offer seven “Get Golf
Ready” sessions in 2017. This program was developed by the
PGA of America and is focused on introducing new players to
the game of golf. The program includes six hours of instruction
by PGA professionals and four hours of supervised play on the
course designed to make players comfortable playing the game.
Each Get Golf Ready session is limited to 16 participants. Due
to the limited class size, each participant will receive a significant
amount of personal instruction from the two PGA profession-
als assigned to each class. All sessions consist of six classes over
a three-week period. The fee for the Get Golf Ready program is
ONLY $99. All equipment and range balls are included in the fee.
Contact the golf club for additional information or to register. You
may also register on line at www.playgolfamerica.com/ggr . The
schedule for our first Get Golf Ready session is as follows:
Class #1 - Awakening the golfer in
you.
Monday, March 13 at 5:00 PM
Class #2 - Become one with the
course.
Thursday, March 16 at 5:00 PM
Class #3 - The turn.
Monday, March 20 at 5:00 PM
Class #4 - Driving school.
Thursday, March 23 at 5:00 PM
Class #5 - Take your swing.
Monday, March 27 at 5:00 PM
Additional 2017 Get Golf Ready
sessions begin on the following dates:
April 10, May 8, June 19, July 17,
August 14, September 11 and October
16 (all classes will begin at 5:30 p.m.)
UPCOMING EVENTS
FIRST FRIDAY
Our monthly First Friday Golf Tournaments will be held on
March 3 and April 7, 2017. The Captain’s Choice events will begin
with a shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. You may enter your own team but
the team must have a total team handicap of at least 40, with no single handicap counting for more than 20 of the team’s total. Individuals are also encouraged to sign up. The PGA golf
professionals will make teams of the individuals
that enter. Call the Pro Shop or stop by the clubhouse to sign up. Come and enjoy the fun!
COUPLES TOURNAMENT
The next Couples Tournaments will be held on
Sunday, March 26, and Sunday, April 30, starting
at 2:00 p.m. Our Couples Tournaments offer you
and your spouse, or significant other, a great opportunity to meet others and enjoy a fun afternoon of golf. The $50 entry fee per couple
includes all applicable fees, cart, prizes, and dinner at the conclusion
of play. Come out and join in the fun and fellowship.
2017 SENIOR MEN’S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2017 Senior Men’s club Championship is scheduled for
June 9-11 (Friday-Sunday). This year’s event will be a 54hole, stroke play event and will be flighted after the completion of the second round. Tee times for the first round will
begin at noon on Friday, June 9. Saturday and Sunday tee
times will begin at 8:00 a.m. Entry fee is $45 and includes
daily user fee, breakfast prior to the final round, and awards.
Fort Jackson Golf Club
March - April 2017
3652 Semmes Road Fort Jackson, SC 29207 · (803) 787-4344 · www.fortjacksonmwr.com
SPRING HOURS OF OPERATION
Tee Times
Golf Shop Admin Office Bogey’s Lunch Begin at 7:30 a.m. (Daily)
7:00 am - 7:00 p.m. (Daily)
7:30 am - 4:00 p.m. (Weekdays)
11:00 am - 7:00 p.m. (Daily)
11:00 am - 3:00 p.m. (Daily)
Hours effective Sunday, March 12
We Welcome You to Spring!
From the Staff of Fort Jackson Golf Club. We also
want to thank you for your support of the golf club.
RENEWING OF DBIDS CARDS
Recently, we confirmed the procedures with the Fort Jackson
Physical Security Office regarding the renewal of the DBIDS
Cards which are issued to FJGC’s Honorably Discharged Veterans, Frequent Guests and their Family members, as well as other
regular visitors to the golf club. There is an expiration date noted
on all DBIDS Cards. To renew your DBIDS Card you will be required to complete a “REQUEST FOR NCIC (BACKGROUND)
CHECK form. This is the same form that was required to obtain
your current DBIDS Card. Please submit your completed form
30 days prior to the expiration date of your current DBIDS Card.
All completed forms MUST be
submitted to the golf club. The
golf club staff will forward your
completed form to the FJ Physical Security Office for processing. Your background check will
be completed within FIVE (5)
business days. You will then need
to visit either the Visitors Control
Center located at Gate 2/Forest
Drive/Strom Thurmond Boulevard
or the Physical Security Office
located in the Barker Building
(Building #4394) located on Strom
Thurmond Boulevard. Office
hours for the Barker Building are
8:00-4:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday (except holidays). Also, the
Barker Building is closed for lunch
NEED TO CONTACT US?
Admin Office: 787-4344
Snack Bar: 751-6367
Pro Shop/Tee Times: 787-4437
Golf Course Maintenance: 787-4723
from 11:30-1:00 daily. The Visitors Control Center is open 24/7.
We greatly appreciate your cooperation and understanding.
Our security personnel are doing their best to ensure Fort Jackson is a safe place for our military community, and we want to
support their efforts. We also thank you for your support of Fort
Jackson Golf Club and our other Family and Morale, Welfare and
Recreation activities.
INSTALLATION ACCESS CARDS FOR NON-MEMBERS
Fort Jackson Physical Security Office has recently approved a
new policy allowing non-FJGC members to obtain a DBIDS Card
which will allow access to the installation. Non-members that
play frequently at FJGC may obtain their “Annual Visitors Card”
by paying a $29 fee in the FJGC Golf Shop. The clerk will then
issue each person their own “Annual Visitors Card” upon payment. The “Annual Visitor” must then take their register receipt
and a completed NCIC Background Check Form to the Physical
Security Office located in the Barker Building or the Visitors
Control Center located at Gate 2 in order to be issued a DBIDS
Card which will be good for one year.
Each time an “Annual Visitor” plays a round of golf at FJGC,
they will receive $5 off an 18-hole green fee or $2 off a 9-hole
green fee!
“Annual Visitors” must present their DBIDS Card and Annual
Visitor Card when paying their daily fees.
*** Discounted rates do not apply to Guest Days and tournaments.
al accomplishments so we can include them in the next “Tee
Times.”
FJGC MASTERS on the weekend of April 8 & 9, you
can team up with one of the PGA Tour players making the cut at this
year’s Masters. Your team score will consist of your net score plus
your Tour player’s score. Handicaps will be adjusted based on tees
being played. Daily winners for both the Saturday and Sunday round
will be awarded. Entry Fee is $5 per person. Register on the first tee
each day.
2017 INTRAMURAL GOLF LEAGUE
Register your team for this year’s Intramural Golf League by
contacting the Sports Office (751-3096). Letter of Intent must be
submitted to the Sports Office NLT April 5, 2016. League competition will begin April 18. This year’s league will feature Spring
and Summer seasons. The league format features a “League Only”
handicap and the opportunity to compete against ALL league teams
every Tuesday evening. Team members will also have the ability to
see league standings, schedules, and stats on line. An organizational
meeting for team captains is scheduled for Tuesday, April 11 at 5:00
in the FJGC clubhouse. Don’t delay, spaces are limited.
13th ANNUAL RETIREE APPRECIATION DAY TOURNAMENT-As part of the installation’s 2017 Retiree Appreciation Day
activites, FJGC will be hosting the 13th Annual Retiree Appreciation Tournament on Friday, May 19, starting at 9:00 a.m. For men,
collared shirts or a sport shirt is required when playing golf at FJGC.
Women may wear collared shirts or sleeveless blouses with broad
straps across the shoulders. T-shirts, cut-offs, tank tops or similar
attire is prohibited. For first time visitors, some leniency is provided
in order to assure that their first visit to FJGC is a positive one.
CENTENNIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Mark your calendar and get your team together for four-person, Captain’s Choice Golf Tournament will be held on Friday
June 2nd as part of the fort Jackson’s Centennial Celebration.
We anticipate a full field for both golf courses for the tournament
which will be flighted with gross and net prizes PLUS a nice tee
pack for eachplayer that includes a shirt/blouse with the Centennial logo. More information to come!
GREAT SHOTS
A couple of aces highlights our short list
of “Great Shots” for the months of January
and February 2017. Mo Denny recorded
the second hole-in-one of his golfing career
when his tee shot found the bottom of the
cup on#17 of the Old Hickory Course.
Charles Conway posted a “1” on his scorecard after holing out his tee shot on Old
Hickory’s 6th hole. Scot Nahrwold posted
an eagle “3” on Wildcat’s fourteenth hole.
John Silvers also posted an eagle on Wildcat
#14 on his way to career best round of 75.
Great work and congratulations to each
of you on your Great Shot. Please take a
moment to report all great and/or unusu-
RANGE CLUB
Make 2017 the year you dedicate yourself to lowering that
handicap. Becoming a member of the FJGC Range Club is a
great first step! The yearly membership to the Range Club is
only $225.00. Each additional Family member can be added to a
Range Club membership for an additional $25 per person.
Each Range Club member will be issued two range ball bags.
Before each practice session, simply return your empty bags to
the Golf Shop and exchange them for two full bags. Any lost or
missing bags can be replaced for a $5.00 charge.
We would like to remind ALL Range Club members that your
range balls are for your personal use only and cannot be shared
with another person.
We also want to thank our Range Club members for discontinuing the practice of storing in their vehicle. The storage of balls
in your vehicle greatly reduced the number of balls available
to our patrons. In turn, this requires us to collect balls off the
range more frequently and increases our labor costs. Of course,
increased costs will be passed along to all of our customers!
ON THE COURSE... Spring has sprung!!!!
It’s hard to believe this weather has treated us so good this
winter. The golf courses are performing at late March to early
April levels with fairways being mowed and greens being cut
daily. It sure is good for the revenue side and since we are so far
down the green up road it would take a week of extreme cold
weather to set it back now. The staff was prepared for the early
spring and all of the pre-emergence was applied weeks ago and
the fertilizer will be applied on March 6th to both courses. Most
of all the winter projects were completed and we will now stay
focused on maintaining the turf for daily play.
There is a new item to be addressed on the courses and that is
the grassy natural look around the water hazards on both courses.
We have over the past two years been trying to establish a natural
grass look and buffer around the ponds and other out of play
areas. These are for filtration and aesthetics, and if you get lucky
may hold your ball up from the water. It’s for the Audubon International Program in which we are one category from completing
the program to become certified. This is a program The Army has
supported to show environmental responsibility and the benefits
of golf and green space.
The last update is to make everyone aware of the erosion of
the hillside on #10 Old Hickory,
there is a failing pipe from the
pond and we have the area roped
off. Please stay out of that area,
if you hit a ball in there just drop
another ball and play on. Thanks.
Jeffrey Connell
Jeffrey Connell
Course Superintendent
If you have paid fees to walk your round of golf, is it
right that you hitch a ride with a patron that PAID cart fees or to
put your clubs on their cart?
GOLF SHOP NEWS
Odyssey Works 2017 Putters. As one of the leaders in the
putter category, Odyssey has never been afraid to think outside
the box when it comes to putter innovation and the new Odyssey
Works 2017 putters are testament to this philosophy. Replacing
the previous O-Works range, integral to the new range is the
brand’s revolutionary Microhinge insert technology, in which
Odyssey claim to have created a new way to roll the ball to help
golfers’ ball stay on line more often from different strike locations on the clubface. Microhinge technology increases topspin
via an Elastomer insert that is co-moulded with a new stainless
steel Microhinge surface with the individual hinges flexing on
impact, lifting the ball to produce topspin and ultimately better roll. The O-Works ‘17 range includes many of Odyssey’s
Tour-proven shapes and regularly work with the best players in
the world to develop and tweak the designs to improve performance and enjoyment on the greens. The new O-Works series
comes in nine head shapes, four blades and five mallets, plus tank
versions in a blade and mallet also. Tank Counterbalance weighting, available in the #1 blade and #7 mallet, comprising heavier
heads and shafts quieten the hands and engage the bigger muscles
to deliver more stability at impact and promote a more consistent
stroke.
The new Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls are the most
advanced, best performing golf balls ever stamped with the
Titleist script. Precisely engineered using the most sophisticated golf ball technology, new Pro V1 and Pro V1x provide total
performance for every player and deliver unmatched quality and
consistency.
The overwhelming choice of players at every level of competitive golf and best-selling models around the world, Pro V1 and
Pro V1x continually set the standard for golf ball performance
through relentless research and development innovation and an
industry-leading manufacturing process. Advancements for 2017
include new core and aerodynamic designs:
The longest Pro V1 ever, 2017 Pro V1 has been reengineered
with a Next Generation 2.0 ZG Process Core that delivers longer
distance on all shots through lower long game spin and faster
ball speed, while maintaining the very soft feel and superior
short-game performance that Pro V1 playes demand. A new
spherically tiled 352 tetrahedral dimple design produces a penetrating trajectory with even more consistent flight.
The extraordinary distance of the 2017 Pro V1x, featuring
a ZG Process Dual Core, is enhanced by a new spherically tiled
328 tetrahedral dimple design that produces a high trajectory with
its most consistent flight ever.
2017 Pro V1 and Pro V1x continue to deliver superior
short game scoring performance. The soft Urethane Elastomer
cover system used on both models is precisely formulated to deliver Drop-and-Stop greenside control with soft feel, providing
golfers with the performance and confidence to hit it closer to the
hole. The soft Urethane Elastomer cover, created by a chemical
reaction that takes place during the casting process, also provides
long-lasting durability throughout the course of play.
Choosing between the total performance of Pro V1 and Pro
V1x, golfers will notice differences in flight, feel and spin. Pro
V1 flies lower with a penetrating trajectory and feels softer. Pro
V1x flies higher, has a slightly firmer feel, and spins more on iron
shots.
Every Pro V1 and Pro V1x is manufactured by Titleist associates in the company’s state-of-the-art golf ball manufacturing
facilities, to the highest performance and quality specifications
in the industry.
This investment in quality control ensures the most consistent performance from ball to ball, and dozen to dozen. this
is critical to allowing golfers to consistently execute the same
types of shots round after round.
If you have any questions or need any assistance concerning
golf equipment, golc accsssories or special orders please ask
the Pro Shop Staff.
TITLEIST LOYALTY PROGRAM
Titleist is again offering the Pro V1 Loyalty Rewarded promotion this spring from March 16-April 16. Order three dozen
personalized Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf balls and receive ONE
DOZEN FREE!
KEEP UP-TO-DATE BY EMAIL
Currently, we have email addresses for over 80% of our
members. The club newsletter, tournament announcements,
demo days, etc., are provided to FJGC members through our
email database. If you’re not receiving FJGC emails, stop by
the Admin Office and sign up so you can keep in touch. It only
takes a few minutes!
PROPER ATTIRE REMINDER
For men, collared shirts or a sport shirt is required when
playing golf at FJGC. Women may wear collared shirts or
sleeveless blouses with broad straps across the shoulders.
T-shirts, cut-offs, tank tops or similar attire is prohibited.
For first time visitors, some leniency is provided in order to
assure that their first visit to FJGC is a positive one.
ETIQUETTE REMINDER
Keep in mind that your goal should be to keep up with the
group ahead of you, not in front of the group behind you. Be
considerate and let faster groups play through!
JUST A REMINDER
User fee must be paid for each round of golf you play. User
fees are not good for the whole day.
THINK ABOUT IT....
Your responsibilities only begin when you pay your fees
THE RULES CORNER
1. In a bunker, a player lifts his ball under the interference
rule and a fellow-competitor alters the original lie: he must
place his ball in a nearby similar lie.
True or False?
2. If a player’s ball lies off the putting green and casual
water intervenes between the ball and the hole, the player is
entitled to relief under the casual water Rule.
True or False?
3. If, during the play of a hole, a player in match play
repairs a materially damaged hole when a Committee
member is readily available, he will be penalized unless the damage was created by the impact of a ball.
True or False?
ANSWERS:
1. False, Rule 20-3b.
2. False, Rule 25-1a
3. True, Decision 16-1a/6.
THINK ABOUT IT