LOCATION:

DATE: Saturday, October 9, 2010

TIME: 1:00 PM Shotgun Start

COST: $95 per person

The Norman Howard School (NHS) is an independent day school for students with learning disabilities. Located at 275 Pinnacle Rd. in Henrietta, the Norman Howard School provides individualized instruction to students with learning disabilities in grades 5 –12. Students from 39 different school districts in eight counties attend NHS. The main focus of the program at NHS is to assist students in reaching their potential by combining learning strategies and remediation with an individualized learning plan in a supportive environment. NHS encourages all students to explore their learning strengths and challenges to better understand themselves as learners.

Schedule & Golf Package 
1:00 PM Shotgun Start (Registration opens at 11:00 AM, Practice Range & Lunch).
Includes: 18 hole Green Fees, Cart Fees, Gift bag, Hot Dog lunch, 2 beverage tickets during round, dinner banquet and open bar after round, Awards, 50/50, Silent Auction.

Prizes will be awarded for First and Second place teams, Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive and other contests.  100% of all proceeds will be donated to The Norman Howard School Experiential Learning programs. Your support will make a difference by providing the opportunity for students to participate in authentic experiences that reinforce learning outside of the classroom setting.

To request more information please call Adam Ciluffo at (585) 727-5678 or by email at aciluffo@normanhoward.org

To sign up to play click here.

From Beginners to the Scratch Golfer

We recently spoke with Chris DeVincentis, Head Pro at Eagle Vale Golf Club for the past 8 years, who provided us with a list of changes they have recently made to improve the course over the last two seasons.  Their main goal was to accommodate everyone, from beginners to the scratch golfer, and from kids to adults.

Addition of Family Tees

In order to make Eagle Vale more family friendly, they now offer family tees.  These tees are approximately 100 and 175 yards away from each green making a Level 1, Blue Tee  measuring about 1100 yards and a Level 2 Gold Tee measuring just over 1700 yards, respectively. By offering such tees, Eagle Vale is more accessible and playable to the average family.  In today’s hectic and busy world there is nothing more special than a family enjoying the afternoon together playing golf.

New Women’s Tees

Eagle Vale also worked very hard to create 7 new tee boxes for the female golfers.  The course, which used to play at 5801 yards, has now been shortened about 400 yards, making it a much friendlier course for women golfers. The outcome has been overwhelming.  Chris stated that the women golfers have said that they truly appreciate the time and effort the Eagle Vale staff put into the changes. Now these golfers enjoy the course more than ever.

More Challenging Men’s Tees

Back in 2005, Eagle Vale hosted a Nationwide Tour event in which they received high rankings by the PGA Tour Committee running the event. The committee loved the course conditions and recommended that they extend the length of the men’s tees. This would help make the course more challenging for the more advanced golfer. Eagle Vale decided to extend 6 of the men’s tee boxes making the course longer.

Other changes at Eagle Vale Golf Club include:

– Brand new riding golf carts
– Hand held GPS rentals (rates vary from $3 – $5)
– Glen Gary Inn opening in August (formerly Tailgaters)
– Possibly in 2011 the addition of a claw shaped pond around the 9th hole
– Expanding the pond to the left of #9 green, creating a claw shaped pond, bringing the water hazard into play off the tee and on your shot into the green.

With continuing improvements like these, it is no wonder that Eagle Vale Golf Club is one of the premier public courses in the Rochester area. From the Beginning golfer to the Scratch player, Eagle Vale offers everyone a great golf experience at a very affordable price! With all the amenities Eagle Vale has, stop out and see why they say, “We Offer More”!  You’ll thank us later.