Memberships Now Available Through Our Online Store

With the Hayward Golf Club Pro Shop temporarily closed (see our previous statement about that HERE), we wanted to make all our prospective members aware that — for the first time — memberships are now available to be purchased directly through our online store. This will allow you to make a purchase without having to show up in-person at the Pro Shop.

Clicking HERE will take you to our store, where you will find a variety of membership options for golf, carts, and driving range!  We look forward to being able to see you in person sooner rather than later, but until then, explore what our store has to offer!

Also, all early pay members (from Jan 1st through April 15th, 2020) are eligible to win a prize with a $375 value! 1 winner will be drawn.  The prize package includes 4 guest passes for 9 or 18-hole green fees, a $50 Caddyshak gift card, and a brand new 2020 Titleist SM8 Vokey Wedge or Callaway MD5 Jaws wedge (1 total wedge given out). Think of this as the HGC Stimulus Plan!

COVID-19 and Course Update

Hayward Golf Club Patrons,

We hope this update finds both you and your family safe and healthy in this uncertain time. The past few weeks have certainly been surreal and unprecedented, and have showcased numerous instances of heroism and community-first attitudes within our neighborhood and the country as a whole. We pray this illness will pass quickly and that lives will be spared. The Corona Virus pandemic has provided an unrivaled attack on our collective health, safety, and livelihood, but we as Americans will come together to defeat this faceless enemy and move forward stronger!

Now to our shared passion….GOLF. We at Hayward Golf Club have been fairly silent recently as we have watched world events, and felt uncomfortable promoting golf with current challenges existing and with snow still covering the golf course. However, with seasonably warm temperatures arriving in the Hayward area and snow dissipating, we wanted to update players regarding our operational position.

We are currently preparing the course to be open like any other year and are anticipating a helping hand from Mother Nature in 2020. As many of you may already know, the current “Safer at Home” initiative that was issued in Wisconsin this past week considered golf courses non-essential businesses and closed them until possibly April 24th. If this were to remain true, we would support the measure and merely prepare the golf course for the best April 24th opening we could possibly have. Actually, in some years this would be an early opener!

Nevertheless, there is a movement/petition among Wisconsin golf course owners, associations, Wisconsin PGA section officers, Wisconsin State Golf Association, and numerous managers and golfers to open golf courses in Wisconsin with safety measures in place. The staff and board at HGC have already met and discussed the implementation of safe and sanitary practices that would protect all our valued patrons. These measures follow many great examples from other courses in operation in the 13 states where “Safer at Home” orders are in place and golf courses have been allowed to stay open (such as Ohio, Illinois, Nevada, California, Kentucky). If you feel strongly about allowing golf courses in Wisconsin to operate safely and provide a healthy recreational option during this unprecedented shut down please follow the link below!

LINK HERE

We at Hayward Golf Club wish you all the best and hope to see you all at the course as soon as we safely can serve you! In the meantime, try not to tear up your yards too much with divots while practicing your short game!

Ben Kanters, PGA
Hayward Golf Club

Sneak Preview of New Caddyshak Menu

Last week, we held a tasting event in the Caddyshak Bar & Grill as a means to help narrow down some of the options we’re looking to include on our new 2020 menu. Big thanks to everyone who assisted in trying some of the potential new menu items! And speaking of those new dishes, a sneak peek of a couple of them can be seen below!

 

Final touches are being made to calibrate our updated menu to expand the variety of offerings. The reveal of the new menu will coincide with the opening of the golf course. Stay tuned to our emails and the website for its full debut in the coming weeks.

2020 Golf Ball Loyalty Rewards Programs from Titleist, Callaway, and TaylorMade

The start of the 2020 golf season is fast approaching, and to get everybody back into the spirit, as we’ve done in the last several years, we’re once again happy to partner with Titleist, Callaway, and TaylorMade to offer loyalty programs you can take advantage of!

If you purchase 3 dozen personalized golf balls, you will receive a 4th dozen free! Prices for each company are listed below, along with options from each.

Titleist — ProV1, ProV1X, AVX (all available in white or yellow) with personalized text and playing number options. Also available with limited edition alignment enhancements and ProV1X Left Dash.  Buy 3 dozen, get the 4th FREE for $149.99 plus tax. Available March 19th through April 19th.

Callaway — New Chrome Soft White, Chrome Soft White Triple Track, and Chrome Soft Yellow Triple Track with personalized text options.  Buy 3 dozen, get the 4th dozen FREE for $144.99 plus tax. Available April 1st through April 30th.

TaylorMade — TP5 & TP5X with personalized text options or personalized number.  Buy 3 dozen, get the 4th dozen FREE for $144.99 plus tax. Available March 1st through April 15th.

If you’re interested in taking advantage of these great offers, or have any questions, respond via email (proshop@haywardgolf.com).  Drop shipping options available for those outside the Hayward area.

Also, Callaway is offering a new trade-in bonus…

Contact the Pro Shop for additional information.

And also, here’s a quick look at early stages of the 2020 irrigation project. Hopefully your favorite parking spot has not been taken!

Membership Info & Caddyshak Updates/Preview

We wanted to again draw your attention to our Membership Referral Promotion. Full details are available HERE, but to recap: if you’re a current or soon-to-be member who refers a new 2020 member (somebody who was not a member at HGC in 2019), we’re offering you a credit towards your 2020 membership or (if you’ve already paid for your 2020 membership) general course credit that can be used both in the Pro Shop and in the Caddyshak Bar & Grill. Credit amounts range from $35 to $75 depending on what membership tier your referral signs up for!

Membership application forms can be found HERE.

Also, we want to briefly preview a few changes and upcoming goings-on in the Caddyshak Bar & Grill. First, we’re in the midst of prepping an upgrade to our menu; full details will be revealed once everything is finalized, but we can currently announce that it will include made-from-scratch pizza!

There will also be brand-new furniture out on our patio, and once the weather really warms up, be on the lookout for photos of the new outdoor seating!

Finally, we’re in the planning stages for several key bar and dining events that will take place during the early section of the season. Details are still being pinned down, but expect information about these to be rolled-out over the course of the next month or two.

We’re eagerly anticipating getting back into the swing of things around here, and we hope you are too!

Membership Referral Promotion

At Hayward Golf Club, we value our membership not just for their support and patronage, but also because of the invaluable — and, often, intangible — service they can provide as ambassadors for the golfing experience at HGC. Spreading the word and building interest, both in the local community and across the country at their various winter retreats, has surely contributed to keeping HGC a robust destination for golfers.

As such, we want to offer a bit of a promotion/incentive for our members. If you speak to a friend or neighbor, who was not already a member last year (2019), and that person then becomes a member at your referral, we’re prepared to offer you a credit that can be applied towards the purchase of your 2020 membership or, if you’ve already purchased your 2020 membership, general course credit usable in any department (Pro Shop or Caddyshak Bar & Grill). We’re offering three credit tiers:

• $75 for referral resulting in a Couple or Family Membership
• $50 for referral resulting in a Single Membership
• $35 for referral resulting in a Twilight Membership

There are no limitations on the number of referrals you can send our way! This promotion will be in effect until May 1st, 2020. If you have any questions, contact the Pro Shop at (715) 634-2760 or proshop@haywardgolf.com.

Speaking of that, just as a matter of housekeeping, we’ve got a new, official email specifically for people to contact us: proshop@haywardgolf.com. So update your contacts accordingly! You may continue to receive emails from the info@haywardgolf.com address, but we ask you switch over to the new proshop address to communicate directly with us.

We also wanted to take the opportunity to congratulate the winners of our recent Super Bowl Board campaign!

• 1st Quarter — Linda Lundberg ($150)
• 1st Quarter Reverse — Dennis Ruid ($100)
• 2nd and 3rd Quarter and Reverse — Ron Siemers ($500)
• Final Score — Tom Sobczak ($400)
• Final Score Reverse — Tom Harrington ($100)

Finally, thanks to all who showed up in support of our Cornhole World Championship! We had 20 teams participate, and fun was had by all!

Winter Messages from Women’s and Men’s Leagues

As the winter season continues to drag on, we wanted to bring you a pair of updates from the Presidents of our 18-Hole Leagues.

First, representing the Women’s League, Shannon Blegen…

2019 turned out to be a fantastic year for our Wednesday Women’s 18-hole golf league. We added 14 new members, and we enjoyed a wonderful Guest Day ending our 18 holes on the patio for a BBQ. Plus, fun games throughout the season. In 2019, the league had a total of 41 Birdies, and the top Birdie girl (with 8 total) was Cindy Ross.

Our Club Champion this year was Karen Giese. Karen had a hole in one on the last day of the championship. Congrats Karen!!

2019 Match play result: (champion/consolation)
1st flight Karen Giese/Cindy Ross, 2nd Pat Patko/Shannon Blegen, 3rd Nancy Rubinstein/Claudia Methven, 4th Betz Lastch/Deb Degrio, 5th Karen Scheldroup/Lori DeJoode

We are looking forward to 2020, and are hard at work planning our Ladies Invitational, set for June 17th, as well as another fun guest day at the end of July. League will start May 20th 2020, so mark your Calendars.

I would like to thank you all for a wonderful season, and I would also like to encourage all local ladies that would like to join a fun flexible league to consider joining us on Wednesday mornings. If you need additional information please contact the Pro Shop.

See you all when the snow melts,
Shannon Blegen

And now, here is Steve Nichols from the Men’s League…

What has:

· 113 members
· 50 2-man teams
· Players w handicaps from 4 to 40
· 4 divisions
· 5 special events
· 15 weeks of head to head competition
· 3 free meals
· 4 free cocktails
· Free drinks for everyone for a hole in one
· Over 100 low score awards
· 240 proxy awards
· A lot of friendly competition
· AND is a helluva lot of fun?

No, it’s not the Hayward Literary Guild. It IS the Hayward Men’s 18 Hole League. We play Tuesday mornings from May through Sept. We have room for both substitutes and full time players. If you are interested in joining our league please contact me, Steve Nichols, at sn.zecl@gmail.com.

Sign-up packages will be sent out in March.