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Recently I was introduced to Chris Carfangia (THP forum member 'carfangia'). Chris is a Silver Certified SPi SeeMore Puttting Instructor and Head PGA Professional at Pine Lakes Golf Club in Hubbard, OH.
A few of us have had the pleasure of meeting up with Chris and some of us were even fortunate enough to receive a lesson or two from him. Well we've all said enough good things about Chris to make him blush 1000 times over, so now let's switch gears to his golf course. In less than a month, about 25 THPer's will be arriving at this fantastic place for a THP get-together that will truly be one of a kind. Check that out here: http://bit.ly/1dRvD5J
Pine Lakes is located just off of I-80 in Hubbard, OH...a small town, with a lot to offer. It belongs to an unofficial stretch of great public courses along that route, that stems back into PA. All fantastic, all affordable...
The Club House at Pine Lakes has a very generous amount on indoor and outdoor seating and inside the Pro Shop, numerous brand name clubs, shoes, accessories and logo branded apparel are available for purchase.
From the site: (http://www.golfpinelakes.com/courses/)
Pine Lakes Golf Club established in 1926 is a privately owned 18 hole public golf course located in Hubbard, Ohio between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. This newly renovated scenic course is situated on 234 acres of rolling terrain providing golfers of all ages and abilities a challenging and enjoyable experience.
Pine Lakes has the only PGA approved practice facility in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Our practice facility is open year round and includes target greens, sand bunkers, bent grass tees, heated sheltered tees and lighting. In addition, Pine Lakes' PGA instructors offer private, semi-private and group lessons along with clinics and golf schools for all ages and skill levels.
We offer lodging at Julia's Bed and Breakfast, our four Diamond lodging facility, located on Pine Lakes Golf Club where, we offer Jacuzzi rooms with fireplaces, candle-lite dinner for two, massages and more. At our Mansion & Chalet we can accommodate from 8 to 32 with Chef services, pool tables, poker tables and much more.
First thing's first about Pine Lakes....as mentioned, it has an amazing PGA Approved practice facility that is open year-round with 20+ heated and lighted hitting stations.
2 sizable putting greens are also available for practice, one behind the Club House to warm up before teeing off (background), and one behind the practice facility for lessons, as well as general practice (foreground).
Next we step inside Chris's office, or more mildly put...personal fitting/training facility. As you can see, it's fully equipped with lots of training aids, Nike, Ping, and Cleveland fitting carts, a gorgeous TrackMan system...
And......SeeMores!!
Here's dcbrad and carfangia getting their 'OptiForce' on!
Before moving onto the course review, I feel obligated to mention that if you're within a decent driving distance from Pine Lakes, do yourself a favor and schedule a lesson with Chris. Whether it be a full lesson, or even a putting lesson/SeeMore fitting...the man is a wealth of knowledge and it will be well worth your trip. The guy loves to talk golf and everything else as well. Oh, and he loves THPer's! He's treated us very well...
Also, I must say...the scorecard at Pine Lakes is one of the nicest I've ever seen. It's a complete booklet, with layouts of each hole, yardages, shot advice, green width/depth/slope, and a personal Looper for stat tracking! It's quite impressive...
Course review will continue in next 2 posts....
A few of us have had the pleasure of meeting up with Chris and some of us were even fortunate enough to receive a lesson or two from him. Well we've all said enough good things about Chris to make him blush 1000 times over, so now let's switch gears to his golf course. In less than a month, about 25 THPer's will be arriving at this fantastic place for a THP get-together that will truly be one of a kind. Check that out here: http://bit.ly/1dRvD5J
Pine Lakes is located just off of I-80 in Hubbard, OH...a small town, with a lot to offer. It belongs to an unofficial stretch of great public courses along that route, that stems back into PA. All fantastic, all affordable...
The Club House at Pine Lakes has a very generous amount on indoor and outdoor seating and inside the Pro Shop, numerous brand name clubs, shoes, accessories and logo branded apparel are available for purchase.
From the site: (http://www.golfpinelakes.com/courses/)
Pine Lakes Golf Club established in 1926 is a privately owned 18 hole public golf course located in Hubbard, Ohio between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. This newly renovated scenic course is situated on 234 acres of rolling terrain providing golfers of all ages and abilities a challenging and enjoyable experience.
Pine Lakes has the only PGA approved practice facility in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Our practice facility is open year round and includes target greens, sand bunkers, bent grass tees, heated sheltered tees and lighting. In addition, Pine Lakes' PGA instructors offer private, semi-private and group lessons along with clinics and golf schools for all ages and skill levels.
We offer lodging at Julia's Bed and Breakfast, our four Diamond lodging facility, located on Pine Lakes Golf Club where, we offer Jacuzzi rooms with fireplaces, candle-lite dinner for two, massages and more. At our Mansion & Chalet we can accommodate from 8 to 32 with Chef services, pool tables, poker tables and much more.
First thing's first about Pine Lakes....as mentioned, it has an amazing PGA Approved practice facility that is open year-round with 20+ heated and lighted hitting stations.
2 sizable putting greens are also available for practice, one behind the Club House to warm up before teeing off (background), and one behind the practice facility for lessons, as well as general practice (foreground).
Next we step inside Chris's office, or more mildly put...personal fitting/training facility. As you can see, it's fully equipped with lots of training aids, Nike, Ping, and Cleveland fitting carts, a gorgeous TrackMan system...
And......SeeMores!!
Here's dcbrad and carfangia getting their 'OptiForce' on!
Before moving onto the course review, I feel obligated to mention that if you're within a decent driving distance from Pine Lakes, do yourself a favor and schedule a lesson with Chris. Whether it be a full lesson, or even a putting lesson/SeeMore fitting...the man is a wealth of knowledge and it will be well worth your trip. The guy loves to talk golf and everything else as well. Oh, and he loves THPer's! He's treated us very well...
Also, I must say...the scorecard at Pine Lakes is one of the nicest I've ever seen. It's a complete booklet, with layouts of each hole, yardages, shot advice, green width/depth/slope, and a personal Looper for stat tracking! It's quite impressive...
Course review will continue in next 2 posts....
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