Steamboat Hills

With the changing colors of the leaves and the early morning frost, we come to the end of our 2007 Summer Season. It was another hot summer here in the Rockies. Golfing was saved for late afternoon after the temperatures had cooled a bit. Regardless, it was a fun season of golf; great scores were had. The new score to beat is 10 under par.

All of us at the Steamboat Hills Country Club would like to thank everyone who came out and knocked some balls around. We look forward to a snowy winter and a banner ski season.

The holiday was blazing hot and finding shade was practically the only activity worth participating in. As demonstrated by Laura and Dave Allen.

The gathering was small and friendly. After having a nice meal, the rains came. The temperature cooled to a comfortable level and everyone enjoyed each others company.

There was just enough time for one more round before Seymour had to journey back to Denver. It was an even scoring match between him and phrog until they reached hole 5. Seymour started to struggle just barely making par. phrog pulled ahead making a birdie on hole 6 and a hole in one on 7. The round ended with phrog at 8 under and Seymour with 6 under.

After Saturday’s big day of golf, the players were a bit tired and ready for a few relaxing rounds. The first round was played in the morning with just Seymour and phrog. Things got off to a pretty slow start, but then it was a pretty slow day. Afternoon clouds rolled in bringing some welcome rain and some much needed rest for the golfers. After a few hours the skies once again cleared and our golfers were ready for another round. This time phrog and Seymour were joined by phidgt. She managed to pull off a 3 over par despite suffering from a sunburn received on Saturday and losing two balls. Noah arrived at the clubhouse for a round late in the day. When the weather cooperates, the Steamboat Hills Country Club can be played until 8:00pm in the summertime. It was another great round for Seymour. He shot a 10 under par. A personal best for him at the course.

After a cold and rainy Memorial Weekend, the skies cleared and the sun came out. The grounds crew had their work cut out for them getting the greens mowed and the landscaping spruced up. Everything was in order for a spectacular weekend of golf. The weather was perfect and the golfers were able to get in four rounds of golf on Saturday. The golfers included Phrog, Seymour, Rhys, and Lock with Dave Allen joining in for the final round. This was Dave Allen’s first game played at the Steamboat Hills course and he did quite well shooting a 3 over par. Not shabby for a first timer. Phrog also got in some good rounds shooting 7’s and 8’s under par consistently.
The show-boater of the day was Seymour. All the way up from Denver, he managed to maintain a score of 5 under for the four rounds played on Saturday. On round three he made a hole in one on hole 9. The first hole in one for the 2007 summer season. Last year’s hole in one shooter was phrog, hitting a hole in one on holes 3, 4 and 6. It looks like the Steamboat Hills golf pro may be getting a little competition this year.

With the snow continuing its rapid melting, Whiskey Creek started to rage through the course. A few brave souls dared to take in some early spring golf. The water hazards were claiming quite a few balls and making any attempt at recovery a bit challenging. Somehow Mark managed to keep his feet dry and successfully retrieve his ball. Brett and Noah weren’t quite so lucky, chasing a ball downstream only to fall in.

Why wait for the snow to melt to knock around some balls? A quick spring thaw and some warm temperatures had us cracking out the clubs in early March. There wasn’t much area to play in, but it was a good fun anyway. The object on this day was to hit the ball into the lake of snow melt in the driveway and have the ball come back to you by floating down the stream which was carved into the slush. A poorly hit ball was quite difficult to find and the fun stopped being fun once your feet got wet.