11 06, 2018

Pro tip: A balanced finish to your golf swing will foster consistent contact

Golfers need to think about where their swing finishes Amateur golfers — especially mid- and high-handicappers — often spend much of their focus worrying about where the ball goes. But the results of a given swing can be misleading, and  worrying too much about it can often be counterproductive. Every golfer longs for a consistent, repeatable swing that will provide good results time and time again. One thing that amateur golfers should think about with every swing is exactly where the golf swing finishes. Do you finish with your club over your shoulder and the majority of your weight [...]

30 05, 2018

Black Butte Ranch’s new superintendent has courses rounding into peak condition

Jeff Knutzen has been getting a crash-course in turf management at Black Butte Ranch since arriving earlier this year as the new superintendent at both Big Meadow and Glaze Meadow. “I’ve been running around like crazy,” said Knutzen, a 42-year-old veteran superintendent who is in his first season at Black Butte Ranch. The learning curve for Knutzen is hardly steep. After earning his degree in turf management from Oregon State University, interning at Bend Golf and Country Club, and then spending the bulk of his career in the Denver area — which has a High Desert climate not unlike [...]

23 05, 2018

Nice weather and great rates make this a spring to remember

Weather cooperating with Black Butte Ranch golfers The famously warm days and blue skies that have made Black Butte Ranch one of Central Oregon’s most popular escapes sometimes have to wait. Not this year. So far the spring of 2018 has been a kind one to Black Butte Ranch, particularly the last few weeks when the warm glow of the Central Oregon sun has been a consistent visitor. In fact, 70 degrees and sunny have been the norm so far this May, and the relatively warm stretch is forecasted to last well into next week, just in time for [...]

23 05, 2018

Black Butte Ranch’s demo days present a golden opportunity

Deep discounts at Big Meadow on some of golf’s most popular brands of apparel and equipment For those who frequent the fairways of Black Butte Ranch, there may be no better weekend than Memorial Day. The weather has turned, the golf courses are entering peak condition, and the rates are fantastic. For many, though, the favorite draw of Memorial Day is Black Butte Ranch’s Memorial Day Demo Day & Tent Sale, the highlight golf event of the weekend and unquestionably one of the most popular events of the year. Set for Big Meadow on Saturday, May 26, and Sunday, [...]

14 05, 2018

Jeff Fought – Ireland Trip

Two years after taking on Scotland, Jeff Fought, our director of golf here at Black Butte Ranch, is on the road once again. This time Jeff is in Ireland, and we’re following along. Check back often as Jeff shares with us the joys of exploring golf on The Emerald Isle. Day 5-11 What a whirlwind this trip has been. Our final round — the 11th in 11 days — brought us to Royal Dublin Golf Club. Founded in 1894, the course’s current design is by the legendary Harry Colt. Few courses in Ireland have a greater championship pedigree, a [...]

7 05, 2018

Jeff Fought in Ireland, Day 2-4

Two years after taking on Scotland, Jeff Fought, our director of golf here at Black Butte Ranch, is on the road once again. This time Jeff is in Ireland, and we’re following along. Check back often as Jeff shares with us the joys of exploring golf on The Emerald Isle. Day 2-4: Waterville Golf Links and Tralee Golf Club You know it has been an incredible few days when you get a chance to play a favorite of Payne Stewart and an Arnold Palmer-designed course that The King considered one of his best. Waterville Golf Links and Tralee Golf [...]

1 05, 2018

As courses round into peak season shape, May ushers in the golf season

After months of typically on-again, off-again Central Oregon weather, the warm, sunny weather that has made Black Butte Ranch a favorite for generations of golfers is finally here. And just in time for May, when things really start getting heated up at Black Butte Ranch. Early spring golfers have already gotten their first taste of the season at Big Meadow and Glaze Meadow, both of which have come out of winter in fantastic shape. Big Meadow is open throughout the month. And after golfers got a sneak preview over the last weekend of April, Glaze Meadow is scheduled to [...]

13 02, 2018

Black Butte Ranch ready for early start to 2018 golf season

Scheduled to open on Feb. 16, Big Meadow to enjoy one of its earliest opening dates in recent memory The sound of lawnmowers emanating from the fairways of Big Meadow might be enough for a double-take so early in February. Yet sure as the sun rises in the blue skies of Central Oregon, that unmistakable sound can now be heard at Black Butte Ranch. This can mean only one thing to a golfer — golf season is about to tee off. On Friday, Feb. 16, Black Butte Ranch is scheduled to open the front nine holes at Big Meadow. [...]

3 11, 2017

The 2017 golf season is winding down

All 18 open at Big Meadow through weekend before course begins to shut down The weather has inevitably turned here in Central Oregon, and the clocks are about to be turned back. Halloween has come and gone, November is here, and Thanksgiving is just on the horizon. And although all 18 holes will remain open at Big Meadow through Sunday, Nov. 5, few signals could be clearer that the golf season at Black Butte Ranch is just about over. This has been another spectacular season at Black Butte Ranch. A late spring was met with a spectacular late fall, [...]

27 10, 2017

It’s never too early to start holiday shopping

Nothing lights up a golfer’s eyes more than new gear and equipment. With new gear comes up optimism, and with optimism comes confidence, and with confidence comes better golf. Or at least, that’s what we tell ourselves. But more than just better golf on the course, cool new gear helps us look good off the course. And just the right logo can help bring a golfer back to the place he or she is happiest. Because of this, you know that for a golfer just about any golf-related Christmas gift is as close to a can’t-miss prospect as one [...]

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