GOLF LALGA By Beverly Hines MESSAGE FROM THE PRO SHOP By Kevin Baker, General Manager Mark this date: TM Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 2 pm Hello Lake Ashton! I’d like to begin by thanking everyone for a wonderful first six months here at Lake Ashton. It has been a pleasure getting to know so many of our members, clubs, and organizations, and I’m truly grateful for the warm welcome. I’m excited to share an initiative we’re developing with the Community Garden Team as part of our new Simply Healthy program. After several productive meetings, we’re creating a concept that ties together two things we know our community loves: Healthy living and golf. This initiative will focus on exercise, healthier eating habits, and ways to improve your golf game — all designed to support a stronger, more active lifestyle. Beginning in January you’ll see the launch of new exercise programs in partnership with professional instructors Clinton and Katie. Clinton will lead strength training sessions, while Katie will offer yoga-based programming. In addition, our Golf Professionals will introduce a new training component featuring the Orange Whip teaching aid, designed to help with strength, balance, and overall swing improvement. To kick things off we invite you to join us for a Meet & Greet with the instructors on Thursday, January 15 at 2 PM. More details will be shared soon. We look forward to many great days ahead as we embrace healthier living together at Lake Ashton. 40 Unfortunately, the LALGA Opening Day Golf scheduled for November 11 was canceled due to the record cold weather forecast. However, 63 members attended the luncheon and annual meeting held at the Eagles Nest. Members were delighted to receive a beautiful golf bag tag with their name on it. Welcome to our newest LALGA members, Marilyn Consorto, Pam Fox and Denise Prongay. Our Holiday Golf & Luncheon is scheduled for December 9. The golf format will be a 4-person scramble followed by a lunch with a festive menu. Members are encouraged to attend and enjoy a jolly good time with their LALGA friends! The annual We Care for Kids Toy Drive is December 2 through 12. Toys are collected to bring some joy to the lives of needy tots through teens across Polk County. Drop off your new unwrapped toys/gifts at the Pro Shop. Games for December: 2nd – Individual Play, 9th – Scramble, 16th – Ribbon Tournament, 23rd – Team Play, and 30th – Team Play. Check the LALGA online registration or bulletin board in the Pro Shop for more information and to sign up. Online registration for golf events on lakeashtonliving.com has been going well. However, starting January 1, anyone who wishes to use the LA Living website will be required to pay membership dues. Please see the article on page 32 for more information. Red Hoagland Challenge update: 1st place – Nancy Zografos ($110.45), 2nd place – Joanne McKinley ($108.75), 3rd place – Pam Pagel ($99.50), and 4th place – Carolyn Alvaro ($92.85). The annual Challenge concludes on May 31, 2026.
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