Innovative operation to grant monthly donation to community service organizations; another step in making golf relevant to more players and society
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – With a series of innovations designed to make golf more enjoyable to more players and instill the game’s positive values in youth, Tierra Rejada Golf Club in Moorpark, Calif. is now making a pair of monthly donations to local and regional community service organizations, including those committed to civil service, disease prevention research, youth athletics and other charities. On Nov. 1, “The Golf Course That Cares” will designate the recipients of its first two grants,
Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Tri-Counties and the Ventura County Sheriff’s Foundation. In early December, each will receive a monetary donation.
“With our new Community Outreach Program, this means that every round of golf played on our course helps a good cause,” said Ted Kruger, developer and co-owner of Tierra Rejada. “The economy has been rough on everyone, and especially for those service organizations that are the community’s glue. Since many get by on shoestring or shrinking budgets, we believe our grants can be leveraged into projects and services with great impact.”
Among the pool of potential beneficiaries are the Friends of Oak Park Schools, the Ventura Unified School District, Ventura County Fire Department, Westlake Village Meals on Wheels, the Moorpark City Library, the City of Hope, Ventura County Special Olympics and various Boys and Girls Clubs. Added Kruger: “This program is our small way of making golf more relevant to the surrounding community.”
For the Good of the Game
Tierra Rejada’s Community Outreach initiative follows two other programs that are meant to help the sport forge stronger and more meaningful connections with golfers and society as a whole. The first was “The Players Course,” launched to make golf take less time and be more fun, especially for beginning and older players. The second program, called Tierra Rejada Advanced Players Program or TRAPP, uses the club’s operations to teach decision-making skills to a select group of student-athletes, imparting lessons about golf and life.
“The Players Course”
Designed to appeal to recreational, senior and young players learning the game, the 5,600-yard “Players Course” is essentially a shortened version of the challenging Championship layout designed by noted architect Bob Cupp. Strategically placed tee boxes and wide landing areas take the forced carries out of play, while a liberal set of local rules speed up the game. Tierra Rejada was the first golf club in a major U.S. market to offer this type of alternative.
“We want to do our part to keep people in the game, and to encourage others to take up the game for the first time,” added Kruger. “We already offer unparalleled customer service, great food and a spectacular setting. With ‘The Players Course’ we offer something that people will want to return to over and over, and at a great value.”
For an annual fee of $135, golfers can join “The Players Club,” which allows members to play “The Players Course” with a $49 greens fee, with cart included, Monday through Friday, and an $80 greens fee, with cart, on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. There is also twilight fee of $60 for weekend and holiday play.
TRAPP – Building the Community’s Future Decision Makers
Tierra Rejada also started an invitation-only program for junior student-athletes, called the Tierra Rejada Advanced Players Program or TRAPP. In exchange for access to the course, TRAPP members must work alongside Tierra Rejada employees on the day-to-day tasks of running a golf course, working in the pro shop, on the driving range or with a grounds crew. What’s more, to test and sharpen their course-management and decision-making skills, members are also required to complete what’s known as “The Players Course Challenge.”
Before they’re allowed to play from longer Tierra Rejada tees, TRAPP participants must register a cumulative 50 under par on “The Players Course,” no matter how long it may take. Then, the TRAPP players will graduate to the tournament tees, where again they must register a cumulative 50 under par before moving back to the championship tees. Much like earning a new belt color in martial arts, the achievement instills a sense of pride in reaching that goal.
As “The Golf Course That Cares,” Tierra Rejada is nestled in the foothills of eastern Ventura County, in the Tierra Rejada Valley and at the mid-point between three cities – Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley and Moorpark – at the Tierra Rejada exit of the 23 Freeway. The club features the finest grass practice range in the area, a pitching green surrounded by sand bunkers and two top-rate practice greens for chipping and putting. TJ’s Grille, the club restaurant and bar, presents first-class food and drink in a relaxed atmosphere where dining can be enjoyed inside by the warmth of a stone fireplace or on the outside patio with a spectacular view of the 10th hole, 18th green and the Reagan Presidential Library. With its picturesque setting, Tierra Rejada is frequently selected as a location for the filming of golf television commercials.
For more information and to reserve a tee time, call (805) 531-9300 or visit www.tierrarejadagolf.com.
ABOUT THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. With a staff of only three and the help of more than 100 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Tri-Counties has granted over 1100 special wishes to children in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. If you want to refer a child to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, call 1-888-899-9474 [WISH]. Donations may be sent to Make-A-Wish at 4222 Market Street, Suite D, Ventura, CA 93001. To donate your vehicle or your airline miles call 676-9974. For more information on these or other ways to help visit our website at: www.tri-counties.wish.org.
ABOUT VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF’S FOUNDATION
Every day the men and women of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office work courageously to keep Ventura County safe. The mission of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Foundation is to help them in their duties by providing financial support for urgently needed programs and equipment not covered in the County budget. For more information on the VCSF please visit www.VCSheriffsFoundation.org.
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