IRE Eveleth Golf Outing
It is well known that many business deals take place on the golf course. On Monday, October 5, 2009, the IRE group headed to the Eveleth Golf Course to work on obtaining a business skill. The goal was to spark the interest to gain enough golf sense to not make a fool of ourselves next time on the course. The outing was put on by the Student Life Committee; it included a lesson and nine holes.
The day we attended was actually the last day the course was open. We arrived at the clubhouse at 11:00 a.m. for our lesson. The manager/professional instructor, John Rinne, seemed very happy to have us. When we arrived, the carts, clubs, and balls were all laid out for us. The plan was for an hour instructional including grips, putting, chipping, driving, and course etiquette. The first part of the lesson Jon gave us was on grips and putting. After the putting we moved on to chipping. All 15 of us were allowed to practice at the same time. You can just about imagine 15 inexperienced golfers surrounding the green, and all shooting at the same hole. In spite of the chaos, the instructor had a very high patience level with us.
The next station that was set up for us was a simulated driving range. I say simulated because of the fact that Eveleth does not have a driving range; instead he had the hole 2 fairway blocked off for us to launch balls down. This meant the balls were not special driving range balls; instead they were actual games balls that he provided. Many of the balls were lost to the trees and all of them had to be picked up by hand. After completing the last station, we headed out for the nine hole round.
Each of the teams of two were spread out among the holes to prevent from finishing at different times. We played a scramble, this is where a team takes the best ball after every shot to play on. Throughout the course the instructor checked in with us to see how it was going and also give a few pointers.
Overall, everyone had fun and enjoyed the outing. It was one of the best Mondays a person could have in the office. We plan on heading back in the spring for another outing.
-Student Life- Austin, Alex, & Deric
Proofed by: Erin
It is well known that many business deals take place on the golf course. On Monday, October 5, 2009, the IRE group headed to the Eveleth Golf Course to work on obtaining a business skill. The goal was to spark the interest to gain enough golf sense to not make a fool of ourselves next time on the course. The outing was put on by the Student Life Committee; it included a lesson and nine holes.
The day we attended was actually the last day the course was open. We arrived at the clubhouse at 11:00 a.m. for our lesson. The manager/professional instructor, John Rinne, seemed very happy to have us. When we arrived, the carts, clubs, and balls were all laid out for us. The plan was for an hour instructional including grips, putting, chipping, driving, and course etiquette. The first part of the lesson Jon gave us was on grips and putting. After the putting we moved on to chipping. All 15 of us were allowed to practice at the same time. You can just about imagine 15 inexperienced golfers surrounding the green, and all shooting at the same hole. In spite of the chaos, the instructor had a very high patience level with us.
The next station that was set up for us was a simulated driving range. I say simulated because of the fact that Eveleth does not have a driving range; instead he had the hole 2 fairway blocked off for us to launch balls down. This meant the balls were not special driving range balls; instead they were actual games balls that he provided. Many of the balls were lost to the trees and all of them had to be picked up by hand. After completing the last station, we headed out for the nine hole round.
Each of the teams of two were spread out among the holes to prevent from finishing at different times. We played a scramble, this is where a team takes the best ball after every shot to play on. Throughout the course the instructor checked in with us to see how it was going and also give a few pointers.
Overall, everyone had fun and enjoyed the outing. It was one of the best Mondays a person could have in the office. We plan on heading back in the spring for another outing.
-Student Life- Austin, Alex, & Deric
Proofed by: Erin
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