Willow Point Welcomes Derek Montecalvo, PGA Assistant Professional

By Matt Sheppard

We are excited about this upcoming golf season as we look forward to the arrival of our new Assistant Golf Professional. Derek comes fresh off his graduation from the Mississippi State PGA Professional Golf Management Program. Throughout his time in Starkville, he was required to complete three separate internships in the Golf Business.

Having grown up in Kennesaw, Georgia, he loves the South, and completed his most recent internship at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee this past summer. While at The Honors Course, Derek was able to learn under the tutelage of one of the top professionals in the country, and spent a full golf season learning all aspects of the business in a hands-on environment at a Top 100 facility.

Derek has a solid knowledge of the game, enjoys interacting with members and guests, and has a passion for the business, making him a natural fit for Willow Point. His duties here at Willow Point will include private lessons, junior golf, first-class member service, and assisting in all daily aspects of our Golf Operations. Click here to get to know Derek a little better. Please join me in welcoming Derek to The Point!

2015 Golf Schedule

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Willow Point Ladies' Golf

by Sandy Spraggins

Willow Point Ladies' Golf Association met November 6, 2014 to tend to business, with President Charlotte Knight presiding. The new slate of officers for 2015:

The Ladies' Christmas Brunch was delicious and well attended, with the ladies contributing $515 to Tallapoosa Christian Crisis Center. Thank you all for your generosity! The gift will be put to very good use for the Christmas season. The weather allowed for a fun golf scramble following brunch.

The winners of the formatted tournaments season are as follows:

October 23 Ladies' Day Low Gross-Low Net

October 30 Ladies' Day Choose Nine

November 6 End of the Year Scramble

Thank you all who served in officer and chair positions this year, and for making it a great year for Ladies' Golf.

Happy golfing,
Sandy Spraggins

From the Course

By Cole McInnis

The fall and winter seasons have blessed us with good weather for golf. The daytime temperatures have been a little warmer than normal and cooler in the evenings, but really nice for playing once the morning frost clears. Most of the leaves have fallen due to the windy conditions, but the course is clean and ready for play.

During the first few months of winter, we will be cleaning and adding some fresh sand to the bunkers. Doing this requires that the sand be wet, which causes the fine debris to come to the top layer of sand so we may scrape it off and replace it with clean sand. This keeps our bunkers looking great, but more importantly, it keeps them playing better as the new, clean sand dries faster for better playing conditions. We will also be planting some new trees, which will not block views or obstruct play. These new, young trees will be mixed in among our older trees, to allow us to have established, more mature trees in the event that some of the old trees need to be removed. We will also be planting more dogwoods under the canopies of the bigger trees. Our hope is to add more beautiful blooms in the coming spring seasons, as well as aide in the nesting habits for the smaller birds on the course.

I know some of us are a little tired from all of the excitement of the holiday season, but what a better way to relax this winter than to play a little golf and enjoy the beauty of the lake? We hope to see you soon at The Point!