Sand Valley?

[ESOX ZO]

Wow, Sedge Valley getting pushed back more so than I think we all thought. El Nino pattern should help the winter here as it's predicted to be warmer, drier...but we all know how predictions go.

 

Hoping our Sept 15th trip will be good to go. 

[mci711]

3 hours ago, ESOX ZO said:

Wow, Sedge Valley getting pushed back more so than I think we all thought. El Nino pattern should help the winter here as it's predicted to be warmer, drier...but we all know how predictions go.

 

Hoping our Sept 15th trip will be good to go. 

 

Where did you hear this?

 

[Symphonize]

Saw Sand Valley Resorts (Lido) are hosting the 2026 Mid-Am along with a few other am tourneys in the next decade. 
 

https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/articles/2023/12/sand-valley-chosen-to-host-4-usga-amateur-championships.html

[ode1]

1 hour ago, Symphonize said:

Saw Sand Valley Resorts (Lido) are hosting the 2026 Mid-Am along with a few other am tourneys in the next decade. 
 

https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/articles/2023/12/sand-valley-chosen-to-host-4-usga-amateur-championships.html

Cool.....wonder if they'll have a shot at a Mens, Women's, or Sr. Open🤔.....I suspect it's not a spectator friendly venue but 🤔

[ESOX ZO]

14 hours ago, mci711 said:

 

Where did you hear this?

 

Which part are you referring to? 

[mci711]

41 minutes ago, ESOX ZO said:

Which part are you referring to? 

That Sedge was being pushed back further

[mci711]

10 hours ago, ode said:

Cool.....wonder if they'll have a shot at a Mens, Women's, or Sr. Open🤔.....I suspect it's not a spectator friendly venue but 🤔

 

The women playing there would be awesome. 

[ode1]

52 minutes ago, mci711 said:

 

The women playing there would be awesome. 

Yes indeed and thinking about the yardage/tips, would make sense....🤞

[ESOX ZO]

1 hour ago, mci711 said:

That Sedge was being pushed back further

Page 6 (previous page) someone posted an email from SV rep stating they don't anticipate Sedge being upon before mid-summer.

[mci711]

56 minutes ago, ESOX ZO said:

Page 6 (previous page) someone posted an email from SV rep stating they don't anticipate Sedge being upon before mid-summer.

 

Oh my bad, I thought you were referring to a newer update. 

[S Waldo]

Does anyone know the exact date when 2025 Sand Valley tee times open up? I read in earlier posts that people thought January or February '24? I'm on their email list but wanted to make sure I didn't miss the open date. Thanks!

[ESOX ZO]

1 hour ago, S Waldo said:

Does anyone know the exact date when 2025 Sand Valley tee times open up? I read in earlier posts that people thought January or February '24? I'm on their email list but wanted to make sure I didn't miss the open date. Thanks!

There's no exact date from what I'm aware of, just make sure to check your email everyday during those months. 

[vandyfan]

It's crazy how hard it is to book there, the demand is unbelievable. #ShrinkTheGame. But everything about Mammoth Dunes *seems* (I haven't played there so I can't say for sure) to be what RESORT golf should be all about. Wide-ish fairways and golf that is interesting without being overly punishing. I would assume this is why so many people line up to play it? I may still just take my chances as a single and see if I can get on out there late summer however I would be flying up there so that is a bit scary to risk not being able to get a tee time on Mammoth (I think I would be happy to play ALL my rounds out there). 

[StudentGolfer4]

@vandyfan have you checked their reservation system online. They allow you to book golf only tee times these days. 
 

I was able to do that last summer. There are usually a couple of tee times available per day. It can be tougher to get 2 that work well for 36 but as a single you should be able to make it happen. I entered 2 random days this July and they had an opening or two each day. 
 

You can also sign up with the dates you’re interested in and you will get an automated email if something becomes available. 

[eboettne]

On 10/26/2023 at 12:47 PM, mci711 said:

 

Update after inquiring about pool house, hot tub, bbq being open by our reservation on Memorial Day 2024: 

[The Milkman]

Did get confirmation from the reservations team today that Sedge won’t be open until Mid July or so. Unfortunate to miss it as our trip is in May. Guess I’ll have to go back sometime!

[CMCSGolf]

On 1/5/2024 at 9:57 PM, The Milkman said:

Did get confirmation from the reservations team today that Sedge won’t be open until Mid July or so. Unfortunate to miss it as our trip is in May. Guess I’ll have to go back sometime!

I called and heard the same, which is a bummer for my June trip.  This seems somewhat conservative, considering parts of the course were open middle of 2023.  But I guess you can't blame them for protecting it as much as it sucks

[The Milkman]

4 hours ago, CMCSGolf said:

I called and heard the same, which is a bummer for my June trip.  This seems somewhat conservative, considering parts of the course were open middle of 2023.  But I guess you can't blame them for protecting it as much as it sucks

Yeah I guess. Though this winter is supposed to be one of the warmer in a while for them thanks to the Nino. Ideally should have some great turf early in the season if it does in fact end up being a light snowfall winter. 

 

Edited January 9, 2024 by The Milkman

[jvincent]

1 hour ago, The Milkman said:

Yeah I guess. Though this winter is supposed to be one of the warmer in a while for them thanks to the Nino. Ideally should have some great turf early in the season if it does in fact end up being a light snowfall winter. 

 

Light snow isn't always a blessing. Not enough snow cover increases the chances of ice forming on fairways and greens and that is really hard on the grass.

 

We've got basically the same weather and Wisconsin and the supers here worry more about ice than snow.

[eboettne]

18 hours ago, jvincent said:

 

Light snow isn't always a blessing. Not enough snow cover increases the chances of ice forming on fairways and greens and that is really hard on the grass.

 

We've got basically the same weather and Wisconsin and the supers here worry more about ice than snow.

 

Yeah, it seems we always have the worst greens at our home course when we don't have snow cover.

 

As bummed as I am about Sedge not being open for my Memorial Day trip, I saw firsthand a course that opened before it should have in Brainerd last Fall.  The Lehman course at Cragun's had no business being open and a solid layout suffers from poor conditions with greens and fairways that aren't yet grown in.

Edited January 10, 2024 by eboettne

[ode1]

18 hours ago, jvincent said:

 

Light snow isn't always a blessing. Not enough snow cover increases the chances of ice forming on fairways and greens and that is really hard on the grass.

 

We've got basically the same weather and Wisconsin and the supers here worry more about ice than snow.

That happened yesterday NE Wisco ....closer to the lakeshore (Lake Michigan), as the big snow amounts did not happen, basically a mixed precip with no accumulation for 10+ hours yesterday followed by 5 hours of snow amounting to about 2" of snow on top of slush/ice.  Not sure what happened in other regions, but it appears much more accumulation occured across the state, but not sure if that was alao on top of mixed precip/slush/ice.  Many years ago a head pro at a prominent club said to me ice is very bad for the course, snow is good as it provides a layer of insulation!

Edited January 10, 2024 by ode1

[dupaloop3611]

sand valley is heaven on earth. I went with swag in august and I am hoping to return by summer 2026. 

 

make sure you get the breakfast buffet! 

[Phreddy]

12 minutes ago, dupaloop3611 said:

sand valley is heaven on earth. I went with swag in august and I am hoping to return by summer 2026. 

 

 

Is this heaven?

 

It's Wisconsin.

 

Wisconsin?   I could have sworn this was heaven,*

 

* Apologies to John and Ray Kinsella and Field of Dreams.

[italianstallion]

Email just hit my inbox:

 

[ESOX ZO]

Already on hold for 20 minutes, called 5 minutes after email timestamp. 

[italianstallion]

13 minutes ago, ESOX ZO said:

Already on hold for 20 minutes, called 5 minutes after email timestamp. 

 

My hold time was about that and got through. Hopefully you were able to as well.

[The Milkman]

So jealous and annoyed that I'm missing it by 6 weeks. 

[ESOX ZO]

14 minutes ago, italianstallion said:

 

My hold time was about that and got through. Hopefully you were able to as well.

I did and to my surprise 2 of the 3 days we are there were completely booked, unreal. Managed to get a time for the day of arrival. 

Edited January 16, 2024 by ESOX ZO

[italianstallion]

31 minutes ago, ESOX ZO said:

I did and to my surprise 2 of the 3 days we are there were completely booked, unreal. Managed to get a time for the day of arrival. 

Thats not what I was expecting at all! Figured with the relatively low number of resort rooms it would be easy for people with existing reservations. 

[mci711]

I called about 45 min ago and had no wait. Got lucky I guess. 

 

They also told me the pool/spa wouldn't be open until most likely Fall 2024 or 2025. There will be a new dining option this summer. 

Edited January 16, 2024 by mci711