Welcome To Canyonettes 2023 - posted 4/13
Welcome to Canyonettes 2023!
Hey there, Canyonettes, are yo.u ready for some Golf?!? Woo Hoo!! OPENING NIGHT IS ALMOST HERE! Ready, Set and Golf! Let’s have a great 2023 golf season!
First Night of Play - Week 1: May 2, 2023 (Tuesday), Golf Genius sign up starts April 25 (further details to come next week).
Shotgun start: Begins promptly at 5:15 each Tuesday (walkers should head towards their assigned tees before 5:15).
Golfers should arrive as early as possible as you'll need time to pay green fees, grab a drink/snack, familiarize yourself with our weekly games, figure out how to get to your starting hole and socialize with other Canyonettes.
We are working with Indian Canyon to make available a couple 4-somes to tee off around 3 pm (to be completed by 5:15), per several requests. As well as last year, have a few limited holes available at 5:30.
"Early Bird" drawing - deadline May 1st:
All registered and paid 2023 Canyonettes by the evening of May 1st, will be eligible for the “Early Bird” drawing ($20 gift card to Golf District). If you haven't already registered/pay, click here.
First Night of Play Theme: “May Flowers!” (No “May showers” please!)
BEST DRESSED competition: Dress in your best floral 🌹outfit! Get creative, you never know what “looks” people will vote for as “Best Dressed.”
Winner of the “Best Dressed” competition wins a $25 gift card to use in the Pro Shop toward your next round or Pro Shop merchandise. (That’s almost a free 9-hole round, so GO FOR IT!)
Game of the Week (First Night of Play):
"Score Minus Putts" - Score as usual, and then deduct putts from the score and identify as "Game Score" on your scorecard! (Sweet!!)
Note: You aren't required to play the weekly game.
Week 1 Raffle Baskets:
We're starting the season off right with more WINNING! Win one of four (4) amazing raffle prizes! All 2023 Members who golfs on First Night of Play (May 2) will be automatically entered to win! Raffle winners will be drawn in the Clubhouse immediately following the round. You must be present to win, or you must delegate a person to pick up your prize.
These lovely raffle baskets (see below) are stocked with lots of goodies, well worth sticking around at the Clubhouse, even if your golf game was a bit rusty! (And who are we kidding? Everyone’s game will be a just a tiny bit rusty in Week 1!)
Pace of Play:
(Yes, it’s our “Mantra” this year!)
Be the most popular player on the course! Be courteous to those behind you.
Some ideas and goals: Stay out of the woods – it’s for Squirrels, Ticks, and Turkeys. Please spend no more than 3 minutes “hunting” your ball, and please try not to go hunting on every hole / ball. If you’re worried a particular tee box or shot location will have a risk of going into the forest, use a “practice” ball so you won’t feel bad about losing it. Then just set your next ball down and fire away.
We encourage "Ready Golf", which means 'playing out of turn in stroke play, to save time'.
Maximum strokes per hole guideline:
Scoring without GHIN or just establishing GHIN, use:
Par + 5 per hole
Pickup your ball following maximum strokes: Par 3 + 5 = 8 stokes, Par 4 + 5 = 9 strokes and Par 5 +5 = 10 strokes
Check out these additional tips from the USGA about Pace of Play:
Tips and Suggestions for Improving Pace of Play (usga.org)
Cost Information:
Golf Carts for 9 holes: $12 per person (special Canyonettes rate, $2 discount).
Greens fees for 9 holes: $31 (or $28 if you've purchased a "Player Pass" discount card).
Annual “Player Pass” Discount card ($60) can be purchased through Indian Canyons to receives the following discounts at the city courses:
Green fees savings of $3 for 9 holes
Green fees saving of $10 for 18 holes ($12 if over 60 years)
Scorecards: Important to sign your score card, identify your 'game score' if you chose to play, circle birdies ($3 coupon) and/or chip-ins ($5 coupon) and place it in the hanging bin in the Ladies Lounge!
There is a random draw against scorecards turned in, no matter if you kept score, played the game or had birdies or chip-ins. Random draw winner receives $5 coupon.
Weekly announcements per email/Facebook will include coupon winners. Coupons for use at Indian Canyon and can be obtained the following week at the Pro Shop.
Food and Drink Specials: Announced at the Restaurant on the day of play.
Food and Drink "Gentle" Reminder:
ORDER FOOD EARLY! There are a lot of Canyonettes and a very small kitchen and staff at the Indian Canyon restaurant and bar. If you are planning to enjoy a post-game meal at the Clubhouse, please consider calling the restaurant when you're on your 8th hole (might not be the actual 8th hole, depending on where you start) to preorder. Also, if you're dining with a group, order as a group so your food comes out at the same time. As always, your patience is appreciated!
The Clubhouse phone number is 509-747-5353. Order ahead!
Don’t miss the post-game gatherings in the Clubhouse! Always a highlight as we watch the Sunset over the horizon…
Golf Genius - players will sign up a week prior to the next Tuesday on Golf Genius. Only registered and paid 2023 Canyonettes members will have their name show in the drop-down to select and then sign up. You can sign up as a group or individually. If you have a friend/relative/co-worker that would like to join you as a guest (max 3 times per season), please email canyonettes@outlook.com to let us know the person and their email address at least 24 hours before or a week in advance if you want to sign-up together. We'll then add your guest to Golf Genius. Another communication will be sent out with more details on Golf Genius very soon.
TO GHIN OR NOT TO GHIN?? That is the question. (Is it? No really? But seriously…)
As a Canyonette, USGA GHIN / WA Golf membership is optional. However, for those interested, It’s the way players of varying abilities can compete with one another on equal basis, whether you are involved in serious competition or casual play. Annual fee ($39) includes GHIN mobile app, Washington Golf Pass, Subscription to Pacific Northwest Golfer magazine & much more.
FAQs for USGA Implementation of the World Handicap System
Rules of Handicapping (usga.org)
Canyonettes website and email:
Visit us at Canyonettesgolf.com or have questions, Contact Us.
A bit about our revered Indian Canyon Course:
Indian Canyon was designed in 1930 by H. Chandler Egan and has been chosen by Golf Digest many times as one of the top 25 public courses in the United States. The Canyon sits atop the west entrance to Spokane, overlooking the city. Indian Canyon requires accuracy from the tee to the green. The site of many major tournaments, Indian Canyon has hosted the U.S.G.A. three times; the United States Amateur Public Links Championship in 1941 and 1984; and the United States Women's Amateur Public Links Championship in 1989. Built on a canyon wall with a vertical drop of 240 feet amid many towering pines, the Canyon offers a very diverse and unique playing environment. It is well bunkered and has undulating greens which require a deft touch if par of 71 is to be achieved over the hilly 6,255 yards.
