Scottsdale golf courses busiest season

I will eventually get to what I like to talk about best which is this great game of golf at the best golf course in Scottsdale. I must first continue to address what the club’s stance is going forward with the Covid-19 programs at the club which are quite simple. 

We are delighted many of you have had your two vaccinations already, as I have, but the Doctors I rely on say we should not be changing what we have been doing over these last twelve months until further notice, which is our best way to avoid anyone getting sick, and the club closing. 

If you and your family have been out of the country for a spring break, you will be required to Quarantine for a period of time before you are permitted to use any of the club facilities or amenities. 

We hope there could be changes on the horizon, but social distancing, sanitizing and wearing masks when not playing, practicing, eating or drinking is a club mandate. 

We will certainly inform you when the CDC or Governor’s office gives us the word, but I did read the vaccines are available to children 16 years old. 

You have heard via the frequent videos that the golf committee has recommended to the Board that we do not change the way we make starting times in the middle of the season. 

Contrary to what some believe, we in fact have worked with Foretees over the last few months on a number of other options to make starting times easier at Scottsdale golf courses and faster than the way we make times now. 

When I ask many members at Scottsdale Golf Club if it is more important to them the get the exact time they want or play near to their friends, the answers are overwhelmingly in favor of playing near the group. 

Other options suggest limiting the number of times an individual or family can play at Scottsdale Golf Club each week or per month, but we don’t like that option as much either. 

Should we find what we believe benefits and is fair to the membership at large, we will likely do a trial sometime this summer to determine if a change is the path we should take. 

What we do hope for in the near future is getting back to having you playing with and entertaining your friends at the best golf course in Scottsdale. We will let you know how soon we can get make that opportunity available to you. 

Some have asked if the summer reciprocal program with other private clubs will be available this summer. As of right now it appears to be suspended until further notice and we will update you as more information is available.