Although the weather has said it is spring for a few weeks, and the calendar says it starts Thursday, St. Patrick's Day starts our spring season at Antelope Hills. The Antelope Hills Men's Golf Club hosts the Leprechaun Open. Approximately 120 golfers are participating in a scramble this morning with a nice lunch and prizes to follow.
The Pro enjoys dressing as a leprechaun to greet the golfers and will continue in costume when prizes are handed out at the end of the tournament.
You can see all the pictures in our Facebook photo album which is part of the Antelope Hills Facebook page. Albums of the previous opens are also available there.
Antelope Hills is open all winter but weather determines whether or not much golf is played. By the time St. Patrick's Day arrives, Prescott usually enjoys great weather. This is official start of the golf season. When the hot weather arrives in Phoenix, usually sometime in April or May, golfers from the valley start heading north to our milder weather.
Antelope Hills, with two championship golf courses, hosts tournaments from March through November. Some of these are small local events while others are much larger. The golf season means that the Pro spends most of his time at the course, at least for six days of the week and often seven. He feels that in order to provide the best customer experience, he wants to be on hand. While his staff is wonderful and could carry on if he could not be there, he feels responsible to see that the events start off well.
This year, the men's club is donating proceeds to the Prescott Women's shelter. They hold raffles and sell mulligans to fund the donation. Each year they pick a different cause for contribution. They provide a great service in hosting this event. Hosting means they manage the check-in process and see that everyone who wants to play has a group to play with.
After the golfers head to the tees, the Pro creates the scoreboard and posts it in the patio area where lunch will be served. As the golfers pick up their lunches, they will be able to see the results of all the rest who are already eating.
This is a fun day for all the participants. In previous years, there have been junior participants when this coincided with spring break. That was last week, so there are no juniors this year. We are happy to officially welcome spring.
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