Angeles National Green Speeds

The Greens are approaching "Master's Speeds" and are rolling at 13'.5" +.

What is a Stimpmeter?

The Stimpmeter is an extruded aluminum bar, 36 inches long, with a V-shaped groove extending along its entire length. It has a precisely milled ball-release notch 30" from the tapered end (the end that rests on the ground).

The ball-release notch is designed so that a ball will always be released and start to roll when the Stimpmeter is raised to an angle of approximately 20 degrees. This feature ensures that the velocity of the ball will always be the same when it reaches the tapered end.

2012 Master's week at Angeles National Golf Club

2012 Master’s week at Angeles National Golf Club

April 5^th through April 8^th

“Greens rolling at Master’s speeds”

Participate in the Par-3 contests for a chance to win one free round of golf*

PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE “Lets” ORGANIZATION!

“Lets erase the stigma”

Thursday, April 5th - Closest to the pin #3

Friday, April 6th - Closest to the pin #7

Saturday, April 7th - Closest to the pin #12

Sunday, April 8th - Closest to the pin #14

*Minimum $20 donation per shot, per participant

*Maximum one shot per participant, per day.

*Complimentary round will be valid Monday through Thursday, non-holiday

For more information on the the Let's Foundation please go to www.lets.org.

2012 Master's Week at Angeles National Golf Club

Master's week is approaching at Angeles National Golf Club. April 2nd April 8th.

The greens are getting faster and rolling true as we continue work to achieve "Master's green speeds".

Participate in the Par-3 contest for a chance to win one free round of golf*

*a charitable contribution will be required to participate.

Thursday, April 5th - Closest to the pin #3

Friday, April 6th - Closest to the pin #7

Saturday, April 7th - Closest to the pin #12

Sunday, April 8th - Closest to the pin #14

Sunday, April 8th - Play for $78 including the green fee, golf cart, range balls, and return round offer (rate available after 10 am)

Titleist Fit Day

Titleist Performance Precision Fit will be on hand at the Angeles National driving range Saturday March 17th from 10 am - 2 pm.

To reserve your space, please sign up in the Pro Shop.

Masters Week April 2-8 2012

The PGA tour’s first major is closing in, and at Angeles National, we are readying ourselves for Masters week, April 2 - April 8.

Our goal is to have the greens at Angels National in "Masters like conditions" . We will not be able to produce the deep lush green look and bright blooming Azaleas, but we are looking to speed up the greens, as fast as we can get them for that week.

In doing so, our objective is to get the greens rolling at 12’ – 0” or above.

The first step in this process is to alternate our mowing and rolling of the greens. One day we will mow and one day we will roll the greens. As we get closer to April, we will start to double cut and roll the greens to not only help speed them up but also keep them nice and smooth.

Your assistance is important in helping us achieve perfect greens and more enjoyable playing conditions on the course. This time of the year greens and fairways are not growing as quickly as other times of the year. Please repair your ball marks and fill fairway divots, turf recovery from normal wear takes longer during the winter months.

Thank you for visiting. We plan to continue to update the green speeds, conditions and process as we approach "Masters Week".

UST Mamiya Demo Day

Join us on the driving range for the UST Mamiya Demo Day on Saturday, February 18th, from 10 am - 3 pm.

Ben Krug, PGA Head Golf Professional, will conduct demonstrations on the Flightscope at 11:30 am and 3 pm. Ben will discuss clubs, club fittings and the golf swing.

Schedule a fitting appointment through the pro shop and receive a complimentary iron or driver fitting to include the Flightscope and video. You will also have a chance to win a complimentary club fitting or UST product following the demonstrations, by making a charitable contribution to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life organization.

For more information on the demo day or services offered at Angeles National Golf Club, please visit www.benkrug.com.

This has been One Dry Winter

Water issues are sill haunting Los Angeles area courses. This winter is turning out to be one of the warmest and driest winters on record at Angeles National.

The month of February is typically when we receive the majority of our rainfall and snow pack in the region and without the much needed help from Mother Nature, we are left with a water shortage on the course. Water use restrictions from the LADWP have not been lifted and are still being enforced. Forcing us to reduce our water usage far below the amount the plant uses on a daily basis.

What we have done in the past and will continue to do now and in the future is to prioritize where we choose to apply our limited resource. As you can imagine, greens, tees and approaches will receive the majority of our water and we will be forced apply less water to our fairways, roughs and driving range.

What you can expect to see is some drought stress on our cool season grasses in our roughs, we will continue to work hard at maintaining excellent playing conditions throughout the course. Very little change will occur to our fairways because our fairways are dormant Bermuda grass.

Even with the water shortage, the course is in excellent playing condition and the greens are running fast and true at 11’-0”.

Thank you and keep your fingers crossed for rain.