Whistler Golf Club http://blog.whistlergolf.com Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:54:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 SECURE YOUR 2012 SEASON PASS EARLY BIRD PRICING NOW! http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2012/01/06/secure-your-2012-season-pass-early-bird-pricing-now/ http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2012/01/06/secure-your-2012-season-pass-early-bird-pricing-now/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:54:42 +0000 wgc http://blog.whistlergolf.com/?p=946

  Whistler Golf Club   THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF WHISTLER GOLF CLUB

2012 SEASON PASS EARLY BIRD PROGRAM

 
LOCK IN YOUR 2012 SEASON PASS NOW AND SAVE!

2012 will be a great year at the Whistler Golf Club. Brand new 007 Bent Grass greens await you this season with a scheduled open day (weather permitting) of May 18th. Even better, play for less by locking in your season pass now!

NEW FOR 2012 !

PALMER PASS: 30 day advance booking weekdays and now 24 hour advance booking weekends and holidays.

STANDBY PASS: Now 24 hour advance booking weekdays along with walk on privileges on weekends and holidays.

TWILIGHT PASS: Now 24 hour advance booking weekdays along with walk on privileges on weekends and holidays.

2012 EARLY BIRD PROGRAM

 
EARLY BIRD PALMER PASS   $1845*           PALMER PASS    $1995

EARLY BIRD STANDBY PASS   $1345*           STANDBY PASS   $1495

EARLY BIRD TWILIGHT PASS    $895*             TWILIGHT PASS   $995

*A non- refundable $100 deposit is required by February 15th, 2012 to secure Early Bird pricing for your 2012. Full payment is due May 1st, 2012. Simply call the Golf Shop at 604-932-3280 today to submit your credit card deposit. LIMITED EARLY BIRD PASSES AVAILABLE.
]]> http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2012/01/06/secure-your-2012-season-pass-early-bird-pricing-now/feed/ 0 WHISTLER GOLF CLUB CHRISTMAS SALE ON NOW! http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/11/22/whistler-golf-club-christmas-sale-on-now/ http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/11/22/whistler-golf-club-christmas-sale-on-now/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:29:19 +0000 wgc http://blog.whistlergolf.com/?p=939 Snow in the valley so Christmas must be close! Our annual Golf Shop Christmas Sale is on now. Our Golf Shop is open from 10am-6pm daily. All 2011 Nike clothing is 70% off!

Give the gift of golf. Whistler Golf Club gift cards. THE stocking stuffer. Call to have them mailed to you today.

  • Nike Dry fit solids.  $25 or 2 for $35
  • All 2011 Nike men’s and women’s Spring and Summer apparel: 70% off!
  • Nike Men’s Lunar Control shoes: $109. Regularly $179
  • US Kids and Nike Junior golf club sets including carry bag.  $149. Regularly $229.
  • All head wear 2 for 1.
  • Lole women’s spring, summer and winter lines 50% off.
  • All golf bags 40% off.
  • Golf ball blow out! Perfect stocking stuffer.
  • Nike Method Putter. $199. Regularly $279
  • Nike Method Core putter. $99. Regularly $179
  • Nike X3X wedges. $99. Regularly $149
  • All Odyssey putters $149. Regularly $219
  • Demo clubs from $50!

Enter to win a Perfect 10 pass with any purchase. Merry Christmas from the staff of the Whistler Golf Club

For more information call 604-932-3280.

]]> http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/11/22/whistler-golf-club-christmas-sale-on-now/feed/ 0 “BY DONATION” GOLF DAY IN SUPPORT OF THE WHISTLER FOOD BANK http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/09/26/by-donation-golf-day-in-support-of-the-whistler-food-bank/ http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/09/26/by-donation-golf-day-in-support-of-the-whistler-food-bank/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:11:06 +0000 wgc http://blog.whistlergolf.com/?p=922 The Westin Whistler Resort and the Whistler Golf Club are please to announce a “by donation” golf day in support of the Whistler Food Bank. Come play the Whistler Golf Club by simply bringing a bag of food or a cash donation for the Whistler Food Bank.

OCTOBER 5TH 2011

11 am shotgun start.

To book call 604-932-3280 and ask for a tee time in support of the food bank. Help us break our record from 2010!

]]> http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/09/26/by-donation-golf-day-in-support-of-the-whistler-food-bank/feed/ 0 NEW GREENS FOR 2012! http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/09/16/new-greens-for-2012/ http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/09/16/new-greens-for-2012/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:10:17 +0000 wgc http://blog.whistlergolf.com/?p=901 The Whistler Golf Club is pleased to announce that the club will be replacing its putting surfaces with a new strain of Bent grass for the 2012 season. General Manager Alan Kristmanson on this capital upgrade:

” We are thrilled to be making this improvement to our putting surfaces for the 2012 season. 007 Bent grass will be installed to replace the current poa annua grass that has overtaken our greens over the last 28 years. Bent grass has a much stronger resistance to snow and ice damage and should allow us to get into summer condition much quicker in the Spring. We have had some challenges the last three years coming our of winter so we feel this will help dramatically. Bent grass also provides a much smoother putting surface. Mr. Palmer’s green complexes will not be altered at all as our guests love the rolling slope here at the Whistler Golf Club”

The current green surfaces will be stripped in early April weather permitting with new sod being installed immediately. The club hopes to be ready for play by the May 18th long weekend. The club hired Bos Sod from Abbotsford who began growing the grass in April. “We visited the sod farm this week” said golf course superintendent Dave Gottselig.  ”The new grass looks great! It is already being cut at a 1/4 inch and should be in great shape for harvesting in April.  Three greens a day will be installed in April. The greens will then be covered in tarps to increase growth. Once the sod is rooted in we will begin a process of topdressing and cutting with green heights slowly being lowered as it approaches opening day”

The Whistler Golf Club is currently in fantastic condition and plans to stay open with no greens aeration until October 10th. For more information on the Whistler Golf Club visit www.whistlergolf.com

]]> http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/09/16/new-greens-for-2012/feed/ 1 THE “IRON ARNIE” and the “IRON MAIDEN” http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/09/07/the-iron-arnie/ http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/09/07/the-iron-arnie/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:54:19 +0000 wgc http://blog.whistlergolf.com/?p=893 Do you have what it takes to take on Arnie’s first Canadian design at its toughest?! Join us for our version of the “Ironman’ Tuesday September 20th. The “Iron Arnie” and the “Iron Maiden.” Here are the details!
Tee times all day September 20th.
Play is from the back of the back tees! White tees for the maidens.
Greens double cut and rolled. They will be fast!
Every hole will have our “Sunday pins”  None of that sidehill silly stuff, just playable but tucked behind something!
Every player is guaranteed a prize from our prize table. Grand prizes for the overall Gross and net champion. KP and long drive contest as well.
Dinner and prizes at 7PM.
$79.  Passholders $29.  To book call 604-932-3280 and ask for a tee time for the “Iron Arnie” and/or the “Iron Maiden”
Join us for a super fun day at the Whistler Golf Club.

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Men’s sets   $1095 plus tax

Women’s Sets  $875 plus tax

]]> http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/08/16/2011-nike-rentals-on-sale-now/feed/ 0 Global TV’s Steve Darling and Sophie Lui get tips from Head Teaching Professional Duncan Savage. http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/08/10/global-tvs-steve-darling-and-sophie-lui-get-tips-from-head-teaching-professional-duncan-savage/ http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/08/10/global-tvs-steve-darling-and-sophie-lui-get-tips-from-head-teaching-professional-duncan-savage/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:38:17 +0000 wgc http://blog.whistlergolf.com/?p=884 Congratulations to Head Teaching Professional Duncan Savage on his great series of golf tips with Global’s Steve Darling and Sophie Lui. Here’s the latest tip on how to hit it far. Nice hit Sophie!

]]> http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/08/10/global-tvs-steve-darling-and-sophie-lui-get-tips-from-head-teaching-professional-duncan-savage/feed/ 0 Caddying for Paul Casey http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/07/27/caddying-for-paul-casey/ http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/07/27/caddying-for-paul-casey/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:58:53 +0000 wgc http://blog.whistlergolf.com/?p=872 Thanks to Vittie Gomes and our great partners at Nike Golf I was given the opportunity to caddy for Paul Casey on day 2 of the Telus World Skins Game in Banff. Thanks V!! Day 1 saw a blue bird day in Banff but the morning of day 2 saw it rain as hard as you would see in the Rockies with- yes this is true- fresh snow on the mountains over night! The Pro Am in the morning was unfortunately cancelled so Paul and I were going blind in the afternoon I had played a few holes so overall no worries there.

I got to meet Paul for lunch before the round. He’s a big mountain biker and we chatted about Whistler and bikes- he has a few! He snuck up to Whistler Saturday for Crankworx during the Canadian Open to check it out and has riden here often. After lunch it was off to the locker room to get the bag ready. It was a caddies worse day. Heavy rain was forecasted so we loaded up the bag with everything he had. A brief meeting in the morning with the players, caddies and TSN regarding the back 9, a reminder about no foul language as everyone is mic’d up, that evenings travel and off to the range for warm up.

His clubs are pretty standard. Nike blades with a cavity back 2 iron, 3 wood, stock Nike VR driver, 10.5 loft, 73 Diamana shaft. Method putter, 52 and 58 degree sand wedges. Warm up was short and sweet. PC hits it DEEP. So does Jhonatthan Vegas. This kid is going to be a star. He’s still very young but once he figures it out he’s got the length and touch to be very good. Anthony Kim is just flat out skilled and can also move it. Lucas Glover hits a draw all the time and has a great sense of humour. He loved the two guys in the crowd dressed up as Santa??! and called them up to the tee for a photo. Steven Ames is also a great ball striker and was giving it to AK pretty good the whole way around.

Skins game courses are set up pretty short so it was driver/wedge most of the way around. Putts were lipping out from everywhere. The only tense moment was when the laser they gave us didn’t have batteries so it got a little tense for a hole or so until we solved that. Paul also had to remind me we were mic’d so the F bomb I dropped when the laser didn’t work wasn’t real popular!

Thanks again to Paul for being so accomodating and to Nike Golf for a great day. We didn’t win a Skin on day 2 so I think that’s likely the end of my pro caddy career but looking forward to hopefully hitting the mountain bike trails with Paul next time he is back in town. Thanks again guys for a great day! Thanks also to Rod Black from the TSN for the props during the telecast.

AK

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This event is a net par points so bring your handicap with you. Nestor if you win again you better run for the hills! Green fees are $39 for 18 holes. $20 for 9 holes after 4pm (we will double your 9 hole par point score). Passholders and staff are free (staff will clean up your mess!) Brother Twang will have the tunes playing after the round. $13 pitchers and 2 for 1 appies await you after 18 or try an entree from our new summer menu. Come on out for a fun afternoon of golf. You never know who might show up!

]]> http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/07/06/mens-night-august-8th/feed/ 0 Canada Day parade: The Whistler Golf Club declares war on terror-ible waste! http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/07/01/canada-day-parade-the-whistler-golf-club-declares-war-on-terror-ible-waste/ http://blog.whistlergolf.com/2011/07/01/canada-day-parade-the-whistler-golf-club-declares-war-on-terror-ible-waste/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:34:18 +0000 wgc http://blog.whistlergolf.com/?p=853 After a two year run of “float of the year” the Whistler Golf Club team had to get creative this year. The votes aren’t in yet but we like our chances. Continuing the theme of working towards zero garbage at our facility, the Whistler Golf Club’s float for 2011 declares war on terrible or terror-ible waste!
Merchandiser Suzanne Malone out did herself this year. She save all the egg crates from Palmer’s Gallery Bar and Grill over the season to make the body of the Humvee. The front window is made from salad packaging. The gun turret is an old irrigation catch basin with the gun being a piece of used irrigation pipe. The Canada flags were saved from the Olympics. The entire float will be recycled after the parade. The power for the float comes from one of our electric carts. Sales Manager Ro Davies is sporting his father’s official military jacket.

Our flags on the golf course this year are Canada Flags. Happy Canada Day everyone!!

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