PGA Professional-Junior Clinic

On Wednesday June 23, 2010 Lyman Orchards Golf Club welcomed PGA Professional John Bierkan to teach a free 30 minute clinic for junior golfers. Earlier this month Lyman Orchards Golf Club received news from the CT Section PGA Golf Foundation and Travelers Championship that they were one of ten local courses selected to host a Pro-Junior golf clinic sponsored by the Foundation. The course was pleased to find out that the professional assigned to their course was none other than former employee John Bierkan.

Approximately 75 juniors and their parents joined John on the driving range as he explained the meaning of “PGA”—Posture, Grip, and Alignment. John invited the juniors on the tee with him as he demonstrated how to properly align your body before taking a swing. John had all the juniors grab a golf club so he could teach them what he called “a seven minute golf swing”. John, along with Head Professional Jason Beffert and assistant golf professional Dan Valk, then spent time assisting the junior golfers with their swings.

At the end of the clinic John signed autographs and took photos with the junior golfers and the juniors were treated to complimentary range balls to practice their new seven minute swing on the range!

Upcoming Sales & Events

This week in the pro-shop it's Driver Week! (May 10-16)
Save 10% on all driver purchases this week and receive a FREE round of golf with your purchase!

Also, the pro-shop is selling Travelers Championship tickets for a discounted price of only $20! Purchases can be made at the desk in the pro-shop.

On Friday May 14th Bridgestone will be doing a golf ball fitting from 12-6 PM. It is free to sign up! (sign up in the pro-shop)

2010 Memberships Are Now Available!

Join now and play the rest of 2009 for FREE!

Full Membership - $2,600
Unlimited golf 7 days per week anytimg

Weekday Membership - $1,500
Unlimited golf Monday-Friday excluding Holidays

New-Twilight Membership - $1,150
Unlimited golf 7 days per week after 1pm on Jones and 12pm on Player

Corporate Membership - $10,500
Unlimited golf, cart, and range for 4 designees

Memberships Include the Following Benefits

• Unrestricted golf on both courses
• 10% discount on green fees for guests
• 10% discount on pro-shop merchandise
• Complimentary instructional clinics
• 10% discount at the Apple Barrell Market
• 10 day advanced reservations on both courses
• Member events and social events
• Charging privelages
• Private function discounts
• USGA GHIN handicap

Inquire in the pro shop today!

Men's Club Standings

The Men's Club Shootout standings are heating up. The top 10 point winners throughout the season are invited to the Men's Club Shootout. Currently Ray Hussong and Alan Burt sit at the top of the standings with 50 and 45 points respectively. Also in the top 5 are Whitney Hawkes, Walter Polteraitis and John Pesavento. There are 10 people seperated by only 9 points vying for the final 5 spots in the tournament. With only three tournaments remaining it should be an exciting finish!

This week's tournament is a 2-Man Scramble and figures to see some low scores. The next tournament is the always popular Titliest Tournament and we finish up with the final Ryder Cup event in October.

1st Annual Rob Novak Memorial Golf Tournament

Under sunny skies Lyman Orchards Golf Club hosted the 1^st Annual Rob Novak Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday June 8, 2009. The memorial tournament was the largest event Lyman has put on to date with a double shot gun golf tournament of 288 golfers followed by a dinner for 400 friends and family members of Rob’s.

The tournament not only commemorated the life of Rob Novak but also brought awareness to the importance of becoming an organ donor. Rob himself donated organs used to save the lives of two children.

A few heartfelt words were spoken at dinner by Rob’s
mother, Barbara, and wife, Sage, followed by an uplifting slide show of Rob and his friends and family. The event was a huge success raising an outstanding $25,000 for Novak’s two young daughter’s education funds.

Demo Day

The rain didn’t stop the golfers from coming out to Lyman Orchards Golf Club’s June 12^th Demo Day! Bridgestone, Callaway, Nike and Cobra set up on our driving range and welcomed golfers to demo their latest products.

Bridgestone offered the ‘Bridgestone Ball Challenge’ which invited golfers to step up and take a few swings to receive info regarding club and ball speed. This information was used for a ball fitting to aid customers in finding the best ball to maximize his or her distance.

Callaway, Nike and Cobra also saw many participants as well testing out their new clubs for this summer’s golf season.

Congradulations Eric and Samantha!!

Two of Lyman Orchards Junior Members were chosen to play with a PGA Tour Player. On Tuesday evening during the week of the Traveler's Championship Eric Austin and Samantha Pavano will get to Play with the Pro's. 24 Juniors were selected from Connecticut and Western Massachusetts based on how much money they raised for the Birdies For Charity fundraiser. The group as a whole raised nearly $10,000 for the local community.

We are proud of Eric and Samantha for not only helping their community, but also for getting the opportunity of a lifetime. We wish them the best of luck and hope that they play lights out on Tuesday.