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I00 - CAPE + GAZEq[I, Fn"day, iYue 9'='3"]ii6"15, 2000
Adkins, Oakley putting finishing touches on The ttooge y
This week's column continues
the series that began last summer
on The Rookery, the new public
golf course by Chris Adkins and
Pete Oakley now under construc-
tion east of Milton.
Adkins and Oakley are busy
with the final preparations for
their new venture. Several simul-
taneous' Operations are now under
way as they try to meet their
scheduled opening date of July 15.
A few new hires are also helping
Out.
Longtime area Class A PGA pro
William "Butch" Holtzclaw is
their newest addition as head pro.
Butch is a 1986 Cape graduate
with a marketing degree from the
University of Delaware. He was
the head professional for the last
30 months at The Salt Pond,
where he and Adkins worked to-
gether previously. Holizclaw
looks forward to his new chal-
lenge.
'TI1 handle the day-to-day pro
shop operations, be the computer
guy and develop our customer
database for more effective mar-
keting."
Oakley, The Rookery's director
of golf, is concentrating on the
completion of the 40-station driv-
ing range. Using about four acres
of land, the range includes
Delaware's only practice fairway
bunker available for full-swing
shots, according to Oakley.
Oakley said the bunker wraps
partially around a practice green.
Golfers can hit from the bunker
out to the 300-yard long range.
"Most golfers should practice
that shot, and they'll be able to do
that here," Oakley said.
Barry Edwards, the shaper for
the construction team, will soon
finish mounds and swales near the
edges of the range area to provide
protection for golfers on the
course, especially behind the tee
box for the second hole.
Bunting Construction is build-
ing the combination pro shop/
restaurant. The 40- by 80-foot
structure sits near the location of
GOLF
the old Broadkill schoolhouse. It
once stood on the site along Route
16, but the crumbling mortar and
rotting roof timbers prevented its
preservation.
The new facility should be
completed in early fall. In the
meantime, pro shop and snack bar
operations will be handled in a
special trailer to be brought on
site.
Adkins and Oakley also hired
Richard Shilling as the assistant
course superintendent, reporting
to Adkins. Shilling, a Pennsylva-
nia native, will spend the next few
weeks preparing the Rookery's
bunkers.
Shilling said he and his crew
will be "edging and filling" the
bunkers, and sodding some of the
bunker areas with bluegrass. This
involves careful handwork using
straight-edged spades
The bunker sand came from the
site itself, and meets USGA speci-
fications. Oakley and Adkins
found a huge deposit on the prop-
erty when they first dug for the
ponds. Oakley said the sand's
texture and playability is most
similar to the bunker sand at the
famous Merion course outside
Philadelphia.
Adkins said their turf is in rela-
tively good shape. "About 90 to
95 percent of the fairways and
greens are in and being mowed,"
he explained. "We'll fill in the
ridges and riddles, and fix the ar-
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Fdtz Schranck photo
On Saturday, June 3, a small group attended a dedication ceremony for the new bridge next
to the 8th tee at Shawnee Country Club in Milford. Robert A. Edgar St. donated most of the
nearly $100,000 cost for the structure, which eliminated a safety hazard behind the first hole.
He donated the money in memory of the Milford High School Class of'53. Unfortunately, a se-
rious illness prevented Edgar from attending the ceremony. Surrounding the memorial
plaque next to the bridge are (l-r) Lida WeBs, chair of the club's greens and grounds commit-
tee; Jim Kealey, club professional; Joanne Stickel, club president; Barry Benton, bridge de-
signe Barbara Schaeffer Gallagher, a donor and close friend of Edgar, and Charles Bucky"
Johnson, a beard member and immediate past president of the club.
eas damaged by runoff."
The grounds crew will also
plant floral beds around or near
each of the tee box areas. Fifteen
to 20 additional floral beds will
bring visual appeal to other parts
of the course. Adkins said some
areas will use wildflower mixes.
Others will feature potted peren-
nials and ornamental grasses,
such as pampas, zebra and mondo
grass.
Adkins and Oakley are obvi-
ously excited about The Rookery
and its chances for eager accept-
ance by Cape Region golfers. If
the weather holds, they should be
able to meet their deadline forthe
mid-summer opening.
SHORT PUTTS -- Shawnee
Country Club held its 36-hole
ladies' member/member tourna-
ment June 1-2 using a better ball
of partners format. Joan Fetter-
man and Vaughn Couch won, fol-
lowed by Carolyn Bryan and Lin-
da Irwin, Carol Ann Isenberg and
Peg Bundek, Jackie Stipple and
Marge Steiner and Carolyn Ivins
and Ann Reed.
Cape Henlopen High School's
golf team finishe d fourth in the fi-
nal state rankings for 2000,
matching their finish in the state
tournament.
You can read about Fritz's
handicap stroke allocation serv-
ice for golf courses at
<www.HoleByHole.com>. Send
your news about local tourna-
ments, charity events, holes-in-
one and other golf news by e-mail
to FSchranck@ HoleByHole.com
or steveh @capegazette.com.
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