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Club Championships and Roadrunner
Member-Guest culminate a fun, exciting,
and eventful year
HOLES IN ONE
Denise Heinsohn
(twice)
Canyons Hole #17
Canyons Hole #7
Bob Mason
Canyons Hole #7
The Oasis Spin on the Web
St. Patrick’s 2014 An Oasis Golf Club Publication
www.theoasisgolfclub.com
The Oasis Spin
Inside this issue:
Director of Golf
Superintendent
2
Greens Guy
3
Golf Shop
OWGA Update
4
Mesquite Couples
Member of the Month
5 6
March Calendar
April Calendar
7 8
MEMBER(S) OF
THE MONTH
Mickey & Barb
Zanoni
!The 13th annual Fish Fry is
always a great send-off for
the snowbirds. This year we
hope to have everyone join
us on Friday, April 25th for
this traditional event. The
event will begin at 5:00pm
for happy hour while fish
will be ready to go around
6:00pm. Price will be $15/
person. The “Piano Man”
will be here for the festivities
as well.
Both the Mexican fiesta and
Zorba the Greek events the
past month really turned out
to be memorable events. I
would like to thank our
maintenance staff on their
cooking duties for the fiesta.
Also I would like to thank
intermountain golf for do-
nating prizes for both of our
events. The winners of their
donation received a free cart
for a month. Winners of
that prize were Eddy & Dee
Reisch during the Mexican
Fiesta and Jay & Jeri Ber-
nardoni during Zorba the
Greek. I appreciate all the
work that Brian & JoAnn
Florence volunteered for
during the Zorba the Greek
including the authentic food.
Both March and April are
the busiest months of the
year for outside play as well
as member play. Please con-
sider this when scheduling
and cancelling tee times so
we can accommodate all the
members with an opportuni-
ty to play.
April is also a time when the
snowbirds head back up
north and back east. Please
check in with Linda to make
sure she has your current
email and forwarding ad-
dress.
After considering what I
saw when playing in Vegas
with the men‟s group, I
think our membership does
a great job seeding their
divots. This helps enable
fairway grass to grow back
3 times quicker than leav-
ing the divot bare. It
makes a big difference in
playing conditions.
The aerification schedule is
set for the Canyons for
June 23-25th while the
Palmer will be from June
30th-July 2nd. Overseed
schedule is set as well.
Canyons will be closed Sep-
tember 8th-22nd while
Palmer will be closed Sep-
tember 15th-29th.
DIRECTOR OF GOLF-RANDY TICKNER
Page 2 The Oasis Spin
ticutting the fairways.
All of these maintenance
practices help promote
the growth of Bermuda
grass. Warm tempera-
tures are the most im-
portant factor for Bermu-
da growth, but all of the
cultural practices men-
tioned above will help
speed up the process as
the temperatures warm.
Our main focus this time
of year is daily course con-
ditioning and preparation.
We are mowing heavily
trying to keep up with the
spring growth. We are
also doing our best to
keep up with the weeds
and detail work.
Its official: According to
local weather records this
has been the warmest me-
teorological winter (Dec.
2013-Feb. 2014) on rec-
ord. This seems to be the
case as we are seeing our
Bermuda grass beginning
to green up throughout
the golf course. This
could be a great year for
Bermuda growth and we
are taking advantage of
the early “green up” .
We have completed all of
our early spring aerating,
and have lowered the cut-
ting heights on all of the
mowers. We have been
aggressively grooming the
greens and will begin ver-
We will try to do a few
small landscape projects
on the Canyons course,
including some rock work
around 8 & 9 tee boxes.
The rocks are coming
from the right side of
#18 Canyons. Once the
rocks are removed this
will no longer be marked
“ground under repair”.
This landscape work
should make these tee
boxes appear clean and
will be great for erosion
control. The rocks to the
right of #10 tee box on
Canyons will be used in
the wash between 10 & 18
for erosion control pur-
poses. Take advantage of
this great spring weather.
TURK TALK WITH SUPERINTENDANT-SCOTT POLYCHRONIS
Page 3 www.theoasisgolfclub.com
GREENS GUY-TERRY DONNELLY
The courses are on their way to being in top condition for
the Roadrunner Member/Guest Tournament April 10-12.
Our transition from overseed into thriving Bermuda grass
is about 30 days ahead of schedule this year. Our winter
was mild and the 9:00 starting tee times helped with excess
wear on the grasses during the coldest part of the days.
The dormant roughs were cut down and much new Bermu-
da growth is visible. Where needed, the crew is doing spot
sodding around the course.
The crew is working on detail work around paths to im-
prove the general look.
Palmer Course
#1-2 Palmer: Power that have been made aware that the
word „maintenance‟ is misspelled on the sign between the
two holes.
#4 Palmer: The pond and waterfall right of the cart-path
going toward the tee area is being filled in and will be a dry
bed with rock and other landscape. The pond under and
to the left of the cart-path will be enlarged and become the
retaining pond for the stream along the left side boundary
of the hole. This work will not be complete until about
October 2014.
#12 Palmer: The rock boarder between the cart path and
the pond that includes the west end of the pond between
the sidewalk is complete. The aesthetics are good and the
rock will keep some unwanted traffic off the area. The
birds have already moved farther north into the pond and
away from the playing area.
#‟s 8,9,12-13,15-16: There will be cart path repair and
improvement done during the summer.
Canyons Course:
#4 Canyons: The hazard stakes have been moved closer
to the green. This is so that the always wet/muddy area
will be deemed in the hazard. There is a drain that does
not connect to any system in the area and getting the
water from watering the green and slope out of the low
area is difficult.
The area around the hole is on schedule to be aestheti-
cally improved with further landscaping.
#8 Canyons: Landscape material donated by the home-
owners on #18 Canyons is being used to improve aes-
thetics around the tee boxes.
The tall red stakes between the playing area and the
wash are not hazard stakes. They are there to mark
drain areas. There is no hazard on the right side of the
hole. Play any shot as it lies or under unplayable or lost
ball rules.
#10 Canyons: The work in the wash is to control erosion.
Scott has plans to clean and improve the aesthetics in
and around the shop area.
There are 30 employees, including Scott, Hector, and the
mechanics taking care of both courses.
A seperate social committee is desperately needed.
Please let Randy know if you are interested in working
on parties and activities for the club members.
Respectfully submitted,
T.J. Donnelly
Greens Guy
First, we would like to say that we
do have the best 2 conditioned golf
courses in Mesquite. We greatly ap-
preciate how hard the maintenance
crew has worked this year. The
weather has had a great deal of influ-
ence with course conditions, but the
staff that Scott and Hector manage
are doing a fantastic job.
With that being said, we appreciate
the patience that Oasis members
have with cart path restrictions and
basic golf etiquette. We also under-
stand during busy times that rounds
become slower than what is accus-
tomed, however, we will always try
to get members the chance to play
even on the busiest days sometime
during the day.
As the days get longer, golf shop hours
will be extended. In March, golf shop
hours will be from 6:30am-6:00pm. We
do appreciate members signing up for
tournaments online. This is a fast, easy
way to sign up for Couples or Ladies
Day 24 hours/day. The goal is by Sep-
tember is to have a member only app
that can be utilized to check out the
latest news and ability to sign up for
tournaments right on your
smartphone.
With Roadrunner Member/Guest com-
ing up, we encourage all participants to
call in advance now for practice round
tee times. Guest rates are $65/Palmer
& $55 Canyons. The signup deadline
for the tournament has now passed.
The final spring demo day will be
this Friday, March 21st. Adams
Golf and Mizuno will be here 9am-
2pm to show off the latest product
lines. I recommend coming to try
the new Adams Tight Lies fairway
wood that is very similar to their
first ever shallow faced fairway
wood they developed in the mid to
late 1990‟s. Also, if you would like
to get fitted my a Mizuno techni-
cian, the very popular shaft opti-
mizer tool that Mizuno utilizes is
the best in the business. Please
stop by for a quick 15-minute fit-
ting.
Finally we would like to wish eve-
ryone good luck in the next few
weeks during club championships!
Golf Shop-Adam, Melodie, Gary & Dennis
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The Oasis Spin on the Web 100 Palmer Lane Mesquite,Nevada
(702)346.7820
www.theoasisgolfclub.com
The ladies association has had a very
busy February & March. We had a
very successful “Me & Mine” Valen-
tine tournament on the Palmer
course. We had a total of 92 players
which was a great turnout for both
golf & lunch afterwards. OWGA
would like to thank Vicki Bishop,
Pat Donnelly, & Fay Schulz for vol-
unteering to help with the tourna-
ment itself.
The Member/Member was also a suc-
cessful event March 4th & 5th. We
had 3 competitive flights this year.
We would like to thank Ann DeBau-
fre, Lenora Hutchins, Judy Cole-
White, Tomata Edwards for their
hard work and also the several vol-
unteers to help with scoring. Con-
gratulations to the winners:
1st Flight
1st Gross-Sara Bowman/Deb Rees
1st Net-Diane Sersland/Becky Dill-
man
2nd Flight
1st Gross-Deana Hardy & Lucy Gau-
dette
1st Net-Glenna Geary & Lenora
Hutchins
3rd Flight
1st Gross:Colleen Burton/Kristin
Endres
1st Net: Tedy Scott & Cathie Rich-
ardson
We would like to thank Ali Mulhall
for her expert shot making on #2
Palmer for OWGA Ladies Day on
Oasis Women’s Golf Association
March 11th. With the donations
raised she will have the opportunity
to play in prestigious national junior
events this summer Good luck Ali!
The new officers for the 2014/2015
season were nominated and ratified
at our luncheon after the 2nd round
of the Member/Member. We are
pleased to announce the new board
members:
President JoAnn Florence
Vice President Lynda Moody
Secretary Janet Magnuson
Treasurer Susan Brewer
As head into the twilight of our sea-
son, we look forward to Club Champs
on March 25th & 26th, Mahalo on
April 1st, and closing luncheon on
April 15th.
Page 5 www.theoasisgolfclub.com
Mesquite Couples Tournament Series down to wire with final round coming up in April
The 5th leg of the Mesquite Couples Tourna-
ment series was held at the Palmer on Sunday,
March 16th. Format for the event was a sham-
ble. Front 9 score was a best ball while back 9
scoring counted both player‟s scores (net). Oa-
sis again had a strong showing having 4 of the
top 5 finishers.
Dick & Lona Wilson shot an amazing 60 net on
the back to back their 25 best ball score on the
front to win by 3 shots over Will & Jean Ven-
ski. This is Wilson‟s first ever win in Mesquite
Couples as they have never finished in the top
5 before. The win will catapult their overall
standing to 5th place.
Eddie & Allison Webb had the best front 9 of
any team shooting an amazing 11-under par
24. Will & Jean Venski played very well
shooting the 2nd best score of 62 on the back
(Wilsons‟). Strong showings by the teams
chasing the leaders has now narrowed the gap
between the first top 5 couples.
The couples champion this year will go down
to the last putt. Schulzs‟ lead shrunk to just 2
points with the one event remaining at Cones-
toga on Sunday, April 6th. Mathematically
any team within 18 points has a chance of win-
ning. So the remaining teams left with a
chance are Schulzs‟, Reeds‟, Venskis‟, Webbs‟,
and Wilsons‟.
The overall point standings between Sun City
and Oasis is very competitive. Currently Oa-
sis‟ lead stabilized this week even with 2 fewer
teams. Oasis & Conestoga matched each other
with 293 overall points during round 5. The
overall lead has Oasis leading 1,531-1,474.
In order for Conestoga to win, they must sweep
the top 8 positions during the final event.
Good luck to everyone playing at Conestoga!
TEAM ROUND 5 TOTAL
SCHULZ 22 159
REED 28 157
VENSKI 36 151
WEBB 35 151
WILSON 40 143
FLORENCE
32
139
OSLOWSKI 26 139
OS: Aside from Mesquite where you have retired, where
did you use to reside?
M&B: We lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming for 42 years.
OS: During each of your careers did you play golf or
did you take up the game after retiring to Mesquite?
M&B: Mickey started playing in 6th grade and Barb
soon after getting married in 1967.
OS: Besides golf, do you play any other sports or is
there a s sport the each of you would like to try?
M&B: In our younger years we did downhill skiing,
cross country, and then snowshoeing as well as tennis.
We now like to walk and go hiking.
OS: Favorite sports team?
M&B: Wyoming Cowboys and Denver Broncos
OS: One secret hardly anyone knows about both of
you?
M7B: We started going steady when Barb was a fresh-
man in high school and Mick was a sophomore.
OS: Lowest golf rounds ever?
M&B: Barb-92 and Mick-70
OS: Have you ever belonged to any other country clubs
past or present?
M&B: Cheyenne Country Club for 37 years.
OS: What would be your ideal last meal?
M&B: Mick-Wiener schnitzel
Barb: Margarita Pizza
Member (s) of the Month MICKEY & BARB ZANONI
What‟s in the bag?
Mick
Driver-Callaway Razr Fit Extreme
Fairway Woods-Callaway Razr Fit Ex-
treme
Hybrids: Callaway Diablo Edge 3,4,5
Irons: Callaway Diablo Edge
Wedges-Callaway 52 & 56
Putter: Odyssey White Hot Pro
Ball: Callaway & various
Barb
Driver-Callaway Big Bertha
Fairway Woods-Callaway Diablo Edge
Hybrids-Callaway Diablo Edge 3,4,5,6
Irons: Callaway Diablo Edge
Wedges: Callaway Diablo Edge
Putter: HEAD
Specific Ball: Various
March Calendar of Events
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
16 OASIS VS.
SUN CITY
COUPLES
PALMER 8:30
17 OMGC
PALMER
8:30
18 OWGA
PALMER
8:00
19 20 COUPLES
CANYONS
8:00
21 DEMO
DAY
ADAMS
&MIZUNO
PURE
GRIPS
9AM-2PM
22
23
24 OMGC
CANYONS
8:30
25 OWGA
CLUB
CHAMPS
CANYONS
8:00 T-TIMES
26 OWGA
CLUB
CHAMPS
PALMER
8:00 T-TIMES
27 COUPLES
PALMER
8:00
28 29
30 OMGC
CLUB
CHAMPS
CANYONS
7:30 T-TIMES
31 OMGC
CLUB
CHAMPS
PALMER
7:30 T-TIMES
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 OWGA
MAHALO
PALMER
8:00
2 3 COUPLES
CANYONS
7:00
4 5
6 MESQUITE
COUPLES
CONESTOGA
7:00 GUN
7 OMGC
PALMER
7:30
8 OWGA
CANYONS
8:00
9 10 ROAD-
RUNNER
HORSERAC
E
BOTH
COURSES
3:00
11 ROAD-
RUNNER
1ST ROUND
CANYONS
8:00 GUN
12 ROAD
RUNNER
2ND ROUND
PALMER
9:00 GUN
13 14 OMGC
CANYONS
7:30
15 OWGA
PALMER
8:00
16 17 COUPLES
PALMER
7:30
18 19
20 HAPPY
EASTER
21 OMGC
PALMER
7:30
22 OWGA
CANYONS
7:30
23
24 COUPLES
CANYONS
7:30
25 RANDY‟S
FISH FRY
GRILLE
ROOM
5:00PM
26
27 28 OMGC
PALMER
7:30
29 OWGA
PALMER
7:30
30
April Calendar of Events