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/ Becky Leiter
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Special For The Tribune Chronicle Golf Tab
Lakeside Golf Coursewill open new holes and host events this summer
Lake Milton, Ohio (April 12,2009)– Area golfers will have the opportunity to play a re-designed back nine and enjoy special events this summer at Lakeside Golf Course in Lake Milton.
For the past two years, Lakeside has worked on a re-design of the back nine. The new course layout will eliminate the current #15 and #16 holes, which feature par four back-to-back, dog-leg holes. These holes will be replaced with two new, longer holes. The current par three 18th hole will become the 16th hole, and golfers will finish the back nine on a new18th hole.Weather permitting, the new designed back nine will be playablemid-summer.Lakeside opened the back nine in 1978.
“We take great pride in the quality of the golf course,” said Mitch Blazek, course superintendent. “We’ll continue to focus our efforts on grooming the course and looking for ways to make the course a better experience for golfers.”
Last year, Lakeside upgraded the sandtraps and landscaping on numerous holes.
Renovations were made to the club house this past spring, and food service will be expandedfor the 2009 season.
Special events planned
Some 2009special events planned for adult golfers include Cinco de Mayo on Saturday, May 9 and the Wine & Nine on Saturday, July 25. The Cinco de Mayo event offers golfers a fun day including Mexican food, hole contests and other festivities. The Wine & Nine, one of the most popular events during the past two years, features a wine tasting hosted by Mastropiétro Wineryand a nine-hole, two-person scramble. The event sold out in 2008.
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In 2009, Lakeside will offer the John & Mary Gura Memorial Scholarshipsto student-athletes at Jackson-Milton and Western Reserve high school students who excel in academics and athletics. The scholarship winners are chosen by school and community representatives and will be announced in May.
Lakeside Golf Course, an 18-hole public course located at 2404 S.E. River Rd. inLakeMilton, features a club house, an outdoor patio and several pavilions. Lakeside has been operated by family members for more than 50 years. For additional information, call Lakeside at 330.547-2797.
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PHOTO CUTLINE: Lakeside Golf Course in LakeMilton will open a re-designed back nine this summer, making this 18th par three hole the 16th hole and creating two new par four holes.
Photo credit: Teresa Hernandez