Wolf Creek Golf Resort 2010 Season - Director of Golf Ryan Vold
 Our 2010 season opening day is on Friday April 16th on our Old Course. The Links Course , Teaching center and loop course will be open on Saturday May 1st. Both courses have wintered well and we will be opening on all greens with no temps.
April Special- Old Course - Green fees $50.00/18 holes
Regular $85.00/18 holes Savings 58%
For Tee Times please phone our booking office at
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From The Greens - Superintendent Rick David
 Spring Transition Period
Seasonal transition periods can be seen throughout the entire world. Here in Alberta we have a Spring transition period. In the southern United States there is a Winter transition period. Just as we may go through steps in the spring to ensure plant health for the pending playing season, so must states like Arizona and California to produce their winter playing surfaces.
In November, southern states will overseed cool season grass varieties (perennial rye grass, fescue, and/or rough bluegrass) into greens, tees and fairways. The success of the overseeding program largely depends on weather conditions. Weather will dictate how soon prime playing conditions can be achieved as warm temperatures & adequate moisture helps provide a healthy, dense turf sand, while cool weather & drought leads to a weak, sparse turf stand.
Similar to the Winter transition period in the southern U.S., Alberta undergoes a turfgrass transition period. In central Alberta this transition period usually happens from the third week in April to the end of May. During this period our turfgrass varieties are breaking winter dormancy.
At Wolf Creek Golf Resort, in April and May, our maintenance programs are tailored to promote healthy, dense turf. The height of cut for all areas is higher to promote photosynthesis, thus improving root growth. We use a combination of liquid and granular fertilizers to ensure leaf density & health. When soil & air temperatures become warm enough and adequate moisture levels have been reached, our height of cut can be lowered, and our summer maintenance programs can start (Ex. verticutting, rolling, topdressing).
The goal of turf maintenance department at Wolf Creek Golf Resort is to have optimum playing conditions by June 1st. Years that we have warm weather and average rainfall we will start our summer maintenance practices before June 1st. In years where cold weather and drought prevail, we will delay our summer maintenance programs. In the 2009 season, due to a combination of unseasonably cool temperatures and record minimum rainfall in the spring, we did not lower our heights of cut until the third week of June.
In summary just as in November in the States, during the spring transition period greens will be slower and tees & fairways will be cut higher. Weather conditions will dictate when we can lower the H.O.C. and start our summer maintenance programs.
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From The Golf Shop - Head Golf Professional Laura Witvoet
Golf season is right around the corner and do we have the "Goods" for you! Check out our new lines from Taylormade with the R9 irons, R9 SuperTri Driver as well as the Burner SuperFast Driver.
 Callaway's new line of FT iz Drivers, Diablo and Diablo forged irons. The famous FT - Tour Driver with 5 wins in 6 weeks including a Masters victory this past weekend! Callaway's new golf ball line of the FT [iz] and softer feel FT [is] are sure to get your attention.
Odyssey's Backstryke putter is gaining rave reviews with its "hands forward at impact" design. Our new lines of Oakley sunglasses are sure to make you "stylin". Try on the new Split Jacket Sport Specific glasses which come with the Golf Specific lense G-30. Our CG-15 wedges from Cleveland - the #1 wedge in the world competitively priced at $129.99
We welcome our new Golf Shop staff members - Dillon Maier and Jaycee Bachelder in addition to Andrew Penstone who is moving from Outside Services to the Golf Shop.
Chris Melbourne with his expertise in Club Fitting and Retail can answer all of your Golf Equipment needs.
We welcome in the 2010 Golf Season and look forward to seeing you all very soon.
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Events in April - Director of Tournaments Cathy Wiancko
April 4th 2010 ~ Easter Brunch
April 10th 2010 ~ Wolf Creek's Employee Orientation
April 17th 2010 ~ Ponoka Victim Services Fundraiser Gala
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From The Clubhouse - Executive Chef Michael Card
 With the spring season approaching fast Wolf Creek Golf Resorts culinary department has been working hard reconstructing menus and organizing our annual themed events. We would like to thank all for joining us for our annual Easter Brunch.
We would like to remind everyone that our next Special Event is Mothers Day on May 9th. There will be 3 sittings available to accommodate the demand for this event. They will be held at 10:00am, 2:00pm and 6:00pm. The full menu can be viewed on our website. To avoid disappointment place your reservations today as this event often sells out.
New this year, the culinary department would like to welcome Landon Erickson a student from the culinary program at SAIT and Jake Farley who has just graduated from RDC and will be attending NAIT in the fall. The addition of these staff members with keen culinary passion is an asset for bringing you, our valued customer, the ultimate dining experience.
We have altered Barneys Lounge menu to interject some fresh local ingredients and healthy selections. This will aid us in maintaining our position, showcasing the newest culinary trends and superior food quality.
The Canadian Chef survey has been released with the 5 hottest trends to watch out for in the year 2010:
- Locally sourced ingredients
- Organic Produce
- Artisan Cheeses
- Nutritional / Healthy Cuisine
- Simplicity / Back to Basics
With the aforementioned stated, Wolf Creek would like to invite you to join us in Barneys Lounge for our full menu starting on Thursday, April 10, 2010. To help commemorate the Kickoff to the Golf season, Wolf Creek will be running a Jump into spring promotion.
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Barneys Lounge
"Jump into Spring Special"
Starting April 15 - April 25 All Domestic Jugs $12.95
Purchase any regular price Menu Item* and receive a
Complimentary Dessert Available from 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Tri-Berry Ice Cream Crepes
French vanilla ice cream rolled in a thin crepe coated in a tri berry triple sec coulis. Crested with crème fresh, strawberry and caramel candy. Served with amaretto chocolate sauce.
*Menu Item must exceed a retail of $10.00 |
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