We’ve just finalized the details on a week-long kids’ summer camp we’ll be running with Green Mountain Farm-to-School for August 2-6, 2010.  Kids starting kindergarten through grade 5 are welcome to register.  Cost is only $99 and that includes lunch and a snack each day.  Daily activities will include, cooking,  cooperative games, garden and outdoor exploration, theater production,  arts and crafts, water games and more.   CLICK THROUGH for more details.

August seems a way off now but the camp will fill up quickly so contact Contact Amy Crank, Education Coordinator by phone at 334-2044 or by email at acrank@gmfts.org if you’d like to register.

One of the biggest problems people have with putting is their alignment. The next time you are out on the putting green working your stroke have someone get behind you and check your alignment. Chances are you are set up to the right of the hole. To check correctly set up to the ball and when you are ready to stroke the putt have your partner come in and hold your putter still as you back away. Get six feet behind the putter and see where your putter is pointing. You’ll be amazed. It’s a process to correct this. You have to retrain your eyes. Be patient and keep making the adjustments. Once you overcome your alignment issues you are on your way to becoming a great putter.

It looks like this weather pattern is going to move out this weekend…finally. The good news is the greens are starting to close-up and putts are rolling fast and true. What a difference a year makes. Greens are beginning to hold and you can’t find a bad lie in the fairways.

Ladies clinics are starting up this coming Wednesday at 3 PM. Shoot me an email, sholland@jaypeakresort.com, for any questions or if you plan to attend. You can also check out my site at SteveHollandgolf.com.

A tip for hitting in wet conditions: Keep the chin up high in the backswing. I see so many take a backswing and they actually dip towards the ball in their take-away. If it’s muddy, chances are you are going to hit the ball fat. Not a good time to be wearing any white clothes.

Hope to see you on the golf course.

We are starting a junior program here at Jay Peak this year. We are at ground zero and look to grow throughout the years. The schedule has been set and you can visit my website at SteveHollandgolf.com to see the dates and details. I’m new at these websites and stuff so please be patient. The site will continue to be updated with clinic infos and tips of the day. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Forecast for this coming thursday is 83 degrees and partly cloudy. The driving range should be packed!! Hope to see you there.

Hello Everyone!  This is Steve Holland, Jay Peak PGA Professional, and I am back for the summer.  I just played the course and it is in phenominal shape!  I heard the rumors of the course conditions throughout the state and we are blessed that the winter damage didn’t hit us.  Howie and his crew are in control and course conditions will be one of the best in the state.

I start teaching tomorrow and will be available Tuesday through Sunday on the lesson tee. We will have a junior program, ladies clinics, beginner/introductory clinics for the ‘new’ golfer and ‘open’ clinics this summer.

I’m looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones.

See you on the tee!

The Jay Peak Championship Golf Course will be opening tomorrow for the 2009 season. With great spring weather and a somewhat mild winter the course is in the best shape we have ever seen for opening day. All 18 holes will be ready for play and unlike several other courses in the area there will be no temporary greens. We have dropped our rates back to 2007 levels, which start at $42 including cart. We are also offering a killer stay and play package: $99 gets you a night in the Hotel Jay, breakfast and unlimited golf. This rate is per-person and based on double occupancy.

We look forward to seeing you on the links this summer. Check jaypeakresort.com for information, updates, specials and more. Also find us on Facebook and Twitter (@jaypeakgolf for everything golf, @jaypeakdeals for all of our promotions or for everything Jay Peak, @jaypeakresort) for updates, news and exclusive deals.

This will be a cool Hotel.  It won’t be enormous.  It won’t be expensive. And it won’t have the bloat and puff that many new Hotels that come online feel they need to make their mark.  I was inside this week and saw configurations of how the lobby and adjoining areas will lay out.  I saw the indoor corridors where you’ll walk to Rental and Demo and then onto Snowsports.  I also saw the restaurant and new bar floor plans.  All responsibly sized and well thought through.  What we don’t yet have is a name.

We’ve all offered contributions but nothing, as yet, has stuck.  As you can imagine, we take these things seriously but know that you do too.  If you come up with something great, something that includes a dot back to the region, to our clientele, to our history and to our brand well, we’ll do something nice for you.  Your Jay Peak Season Pass, next year, is on us.  Oh, and you’ll stay, as our guest, in the Hotel, the still unamed beauty, on night number one.  Put some thought into this.  I’d suggest backing up your entry with some design treatments if you’re so inclined.  Go big and stand out.  Email me directly at swright@jaypeakresort.com with ideas. Entries are due by April 1st.  Good luck.

My name is Steve Holland and I am the PGA Director of Instruction at the Jay Peak Resort. For the past nine seasons I have been the Head Golf Professional at the St. Johnsbury Country Club. I have moved on from St. Johnsbury in pursuit of teaching full-time. My passion is studying the mechanics of the golf swing and teaching it to students.

I spend my winters teaching at the Pine Ridge Golf Course in Beverly Hills, Florida. I have been spending my winters in Florida since 1993. I graduated from the University of Vermont in 1993 with a degree in Business Administration.

I am very excited to be a part of the team at the Jay Peak Resort. I share the feeling that this course is one of the most beautiful courses in the state.