It is time to update and bump this thread. I spent two days at Sagebrush last week and I continue to see characteristics in the course that are right up the alley of most of us on this website. It is more fun than any golf course I have played in a long while (and that includes a lot of good ones) and is true to the ground game and other attributes of the old links courses, even though the course is several hundred miles from the Pacific.
Here is the current status of the event. Keep in mind earlier posts regardiing info on the site, location, places to stay and more.
Okay, here goes:
- Those who have indicated they are coming, without reservation, who are members of this site, are:
- Me
-Will McEwan
-Jordan Wall
-Dale Jackson
-Jason Giesbrecht (Jason is the head pro at Royal Colwood and a good friend of Dale Jackson of this site0
-Pete Pittock
-John Mayhugh
-Garland Bayley and friend,
-Sandy Smith
-Chris DeNegris (very strong maybe)
-Gregory Murphy and friend, Randyy Marquardt
-Richard Choi
-Ted Harris and friend
-Ryan Admussen
-Carl Nichols
That gets us to 17 plus a strong maybe of Chris Denegris. The "Maybees" include:
-Sean Leary
-Lou Duran
-Ian Andrew
-Rob Rigg
-a few others who will go unnamed for the time being.
So I am looking at a few dropping out, a few dropping in, and a few other question marks and end up thinking we will have between 20 and 25 members and a few friends at the event.
The earlier posts have mentioned places to stay etc. If possible, the Quilchena Hotel is the closest and is full of character. I stayed there last week and have no hesitation in recommending the place, even though it is over 100 years old. It is about .5 kilometer (less than 1/2 mile from Sagebrush. There is no cell phone coverage at Sagebrush or Quilchena although there is wi-fi at the hotel and land lines for phones at the golf course and at the hotel. At the other hotels mentioned above, there is wi-fi and in Merritt there is full cell coverage, albeith it is a 15 minute drive from the golf course.
DEPOSITS
Dick Zokol has asked me to collect green fees and dinner payments which I will do and then pass on to Sagebrush. As mentioned above, the fees for play for a day are $100 Canadian plus taxes (ie. a total of $112). That will get you all the golf you want for a full day. There are no tee times and Dick and his crew only allow at most 40 or so people on the course each day. So if you want to play both days, the cost will be $112 per day. Payment to me and I will pay the club.
Dinner is $30 (plus 12% HST tax) or $33.60 Canadian and believe me, it is more than worth it. Dinner at the Hideout, catch a few trout before dinner, great and I mean GREAT steak dinners with a gourmet chef are more than worth $30. I will need prior payment for dinner if you are planning on being there, more to come below. I see dinner for our group on Monday August 9 and if some of you are looking to dinner the night before, please contact me. There is a great restaurant at the Quilchena Hotel which is an option for Sunday August 8.
All beer, wine and other booze at the dinner are on your tab and the Sagebrush people will take care of that. I will make sure you get fed if you send me a deposit. So if you are coming for two full days of golf plus one day of dinner, it comes to $200 for golf plus $30 for dinner plus 12% HST (ie; tax). Considering the cost without being sponsored, this is cheap and you will be on a golf course you will love. That much I am comfortable with.
Please email me with your intentions at bjenkins@jml.ca and I will respond. I will also then provide you with an address to send the deposit. I suspect it may be an issue with those of you south of the border when considering payment in Canadian dollars. As the exchange rate for Canadian with the US $ has recently been between $.945 and $.99 if you send me a cheque or bank draft in US funds, I will set aside any difference to the purchase of prizes and to provide additional beer for the young Jordan Wall (drinking age up here is 19), as well as many prizes which will be available and will be uniquely Canadian.
There is room for up to ten more players to please get back to me asap. My email address is above and I look forward to hearing from all of you. This is really going to be a big batch of fun!
Bob Jenkins.