Eagle Valley holds public forum

Staff Reports

Eagle Valley Golf will be holding a public forum at the facility's clubhouse from 5 to 7 p.m. today to introduce Tom Evart as General Manager/Director of Golf.

With rates reduced from last year, Eagle Valley is gearing up for its best season ever. Currently, winter rates are $15 to walk the East Course and $25, cart included, on either the East or the West Course, but golfers will never pay more than $35, including cart, all summer long. Summer rates will go into effect on April 4 when clocks change to Daylight Savings Time.

Local golfers will notice a few more changes since last year as well. The pro shop, now managed by Carson City native Josh Fitzgerald, has undergone a complete remodeling as part of the new roof construction. The check-in counter has been moved, a dressing room added, and new merchandise is arriving daily. The Eagle's Landing Bar and Grill, again under the management of Juanita Perry, is now open for the season, serving breakfast and lunch with a full-service bar and snacks available in the afternoons and evenings.

Course Superintendent Jim Walter has been busy, too. Golfers will notice quite a difference on the West Course, where the new weed abatement program has cleared out the undergrowth among the sagebrush and the tall whitetop surrounding the natural springs on the course.

"Golfers will now have an easier time finding a ball hit into the rough and have a chance at making a second shot," interim general manager Mark Sattler said. "It should speed up play, make a round more enjoyable, and reduce the number of balls lost on that course."

On the East Course, thirty-four trees were planted by the donation-and grant-funded tree replacement program last year. Tentative plans for replacement of the driving range net destroyed earlier this year include using a lower fence and planting more trees to shield the range from the East Course. For more information or for tee times, call (775) 887-2380.