UPDATES....

--- The Annual Stock Holders Meeting was held last Monday, January 16 in the evening. Brad Gilbert and Jeff Rule, were reelected to their seats, while Rusty Wilson was elected to replace Debbie Smoot on the Board of Directors. Everyone is thankful to Debbie for her collaboration and hard work for Elk City Golf & Country Club. For more particulars about the meeting, click here.

--- Our season has started with reasonable good weather during the early months, but we all know winter is not over yet. Nonetheless, I suggest to those who have not been coming during the cold months, that you take your clubs our of "hibernation" and start playing a little! If you need re-gripping, call the shop!

--- We will continue the practice of selling range memberships: $150 (individual), $200 (for two) and $250 (for 3+). Multiple players memberships are for family members living in the same household. Non members pay $50 more per membership.

--- April 17 has been set as the "Demo Day" started by Cory Smith a few years back. That will also be the first day of the Tuesday's Men's Scramble for 2012. So far, Titleist, Cleveland Golf, Adams, Ping and Tour Edge have agreed to demo their products.

--- New scorecards will be available before the end of the month. These have been redesigned and Legacy Bank will continue to be the sponsor.

--- DON'T FORGET!! We offer tee times for weekends. This has been a practice that only a few members have taken advantage of, but well worth the time of a phone call.

--- Courtesy of local businesses, Elk City Golf & Country Club will offer colored "course guide - yardage book" booklets. These books will be printed by Benchcraft Co. The booklets will also have local golf information such as present officers' names, tournament calendar, club information, club champions, course records, etc.

--- If you like what we offer in the pro-shop, tell others, if you don't, please tell us how we can improve our services and help you.

--- PGA Season started with a win by Steve Stricker in the Tournament of Champions, and then continued in Hawaii by rookie Johnson Wagner. It continues today with the start of the Humana Challenge in partnership with the Bill Clinton Foundation. Tiger Woods is still MIA here. The late Bob Hope (he did more for golf than Tiger ever did or will do) invited Tiger to play here and Tiger never did. Bob Hope will forever be linked to Southern California Golf  (and golf everywhere as well) through this event and through the $50+ million the tournament raised for local charities, virtually funding the Eisenhower Medical Center. Phil Mickelson, a two time champion, is returning since his last appearance in 2004. President Bill Clinton is the new host and we hope that he carries on as good or better than Bob Hope did, and do so apolitically. The best fivesome ever to play here was paired with touring pro Scott Hoch, he played with presidents Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Gerald Ford, and of course, Bob Hope! How good was that! Turn your T.V.'s on!