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December 1, 2023
Dear Passholders & Friends of Canoa Ranch and Torres Blancas Golf Clubs:
Our weather has been great compared to last year. For combined Oct/Nov 2022 we had 13 frost delays plus 5 days of total rain outs, vs. this year Oct/Nov 2023 we have had 0 frost delays and no all day rains. Let’s hope for no frost delays or excessive rain for our winter weather.
When and if we start encountering frost delays, if you believe your tee time may be impacted by a frost delay, please call the Frost Delay and Information line – 520-352-1082. Being that time of year we do anticipate some bad weather during this winter.
December is one of my favorite months of the year. I hope there are many who enjoy the season of Hanukkah, and of Christmas. Whatever you may celebrate during this season, we all hopefully celebrate with family and friends reuniting, dining, laughing, shopping, baking and eating together.
Following the tradition of prior years, Chad (our Maintenance Superintendent) is accepting voluntary Christmas donations for the annual maintenance team member lunch by noon on Wednesday December 20th, and I thank you in advance for your thoughts and donations. Chad’s maintenance team will be celebrating the holiday season over lunch on Friday December 22nd at our Canoa Ranch maintenance building. Donations will be taken and logged by anyone in the Canoa Ranch or Torres Blancas golf shops. Past donations have included foods, cookies, cakes, and monetary gifts that go directly to the maintenance employees. If a check is given, please make it out to Chad DeKorte, as no check (or cash) ever flows through Company accounts in any manner – every contribution goes directly to the Maintenance team. All contributions will be acknowledged in the January 2024 GM Newsletter.
Our 2024 Passholder plan was released in August this year, and I thank all Passholders who have renewed, and to all the new Passholders!
Many passholders are still experiencing or have experienced a problem logging into the Member portion of the websites to make tee times. Our website provider had a software issue that required a completely new application, thus requiring special actions by all passholders. Please try the below steps if you are still having difficulty getting logged into your passholder userid:
Reset your password by going to the regular member login section, enter your credentials, when it takes you to the golf business solutions page just click the “lost password” tab, enter the email associated with your membership and it will send a link to reset your password.
If you still encounter problems, please contact Darren Cohen at 520-352-1067.
So far during 2023, we have had approximately $28,600 of losses associated with “No Show or Short Show” golfers, with the vast number of these losses coming from passholders and small groups. We have been obtaining credit cards to make tee times for public players for some time, and their No Show/Short Show numbers have improved significantly. However passholders and small groups No Show & Short Show numbers have not improved. Effective immediately we will be monitoring passholder and small group tee time reservations, and should we see No Shows or Short Shows, we will be asking the individual who is making the tee times to provide a credit card to reserve a tee times in the future. Hints to avoid this – cancel unused tee times at least 24 hours before the actual tee time, and only make a tee time for the actual number of golfers that will arrive to golf. If questions arise, please contact Darren Cohen or Mike Cochran.
Upcoming passholder/guest events for your calendars include:
Saturday Jan 6th @ TB- Chili Dipper
Saturday Feb 10th @ CR – Super Bowl Shootout
HOLIDAY HOURS:
CANOA RANCH
CHRISTMAS EVE – DECEMBER 24
Golf Shop will be open regular hours Sunrise to 3pm
Grill on the Green will be open 11am to 3pm
CHRISTMAS DAY – DECEMBER 25
All operations will be closed
NEW YEARS EVE – DECEMBER 31
Golf Shop will be open Sunrise to 1pm
Grill on the Green will be open 11am to 7pm
NEW YEARS DAY – JANUARY 1, 2024
Golf Shop will be open Sunrise to 3pm
Grill on the Green will be open 11am to 7pm
TORRES BLANCAS
CHRISTMAS EVE – DECEMBER 24
Golf Shop will be open regular hours Sunrise to 3pm
Abrego Grill will be open 11am to 3pm (Bar only)
CHRISTMAS DAY – DECEMBER 25
All operations will be closed
NEW YEARS EVE – DECEMBER 31
Golf Shop will be open Sunrise to 1pm
Abrego Grill will be open 11am to 3pm (Bar Only)
NEW YEARS DAY – JANUARY 1, 2024
Golf Shop will be open Sunrise to 3pm
Abrego Grill will be open 11am to 3pm (Bar only)
If you need help with any part of your game give Jon Vayre a call at 520-235-9821 or email at jonvayre@icloud.com. Jon is a certified PING fitter, so if you need a new set of clubs, or maybe just a new putter or wedge, please give Jon a call.
This month’s golf quote comes from an employee, “We drive the ball, we putt the ball, we swing and play. We at Canoa & Torres wish you the greatest of Holidays”. Please enjoy a round of golf as you enjoy the Holiday Season.
As always, my thanks to all of you for the support you provide and the patience you have had as we continue to make improvements at both Canoa Ranch and Torres Blancas. Be safe, and enjoy life and your golfing experience with us!
Respectfully,
Mike Cochran
General Manager – Canoa Ranch Golf Club/Torres Blancas Golf Club
mcochran@canoaranchgolfclub.com
520-352-1031 (Office)