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Healthy greens, twisted course still recovering
By ERIC VICCARO
Several years ago, the former Top O’ The Lake Country Club was in rough shape.
The facility went through a couple of ownership changes, and it was ravaged by a tornado on May 15, 2013.
However, and for the good of the community, golf has survived – and now thrives under the new name of Twisted Oaks Golf Club.
The club opened its redesigned nine-hole layout in late May, and the golfing experience is more pleasurable.
“It’s been a lot of work, and everyone has been involved,” said superintendent Chad Thummel, who was hired last year and graduated from the prestigious golf course management program at Kansas State University.
Thummel said the greens had issues with fertility.
“The rains we’ve had the past two years have helped,” he said. “The greens are coming in and they are showing more maturity.”
To help combat keeping greens healthy in the future, the course now uses Bermuda grass – which Thummel said needs both sun and heat.
Read the full feature in the mid-week News.
Pictured, a player in the scramble makes a shot at Twisted Oaks Golf Course. (Photo by Eric Viccaro)
County officials approved a ban on outdoor burning effective on Jan. 12. The official order with the ban stipulations should be released later this morning.
At least three county athletes qualified for the State Cross Country Meet in Round Rock next weekend.
Bowie’s Brayden Willett finished 7th at the Region I-3A Meet Monday in Lubbock with a time of 16:46.50. He was followed by teammates Monte Mayfield with a time of 18:08.90, Kellen Rater with a 18:22.0 time, Jackson Frye in 18:40.10, Shawn Willett in 18:42.60, Austin Jones in 19:10 and Hayden Sutton with a 20:44.3 time.
The Lady Rabbits were paced by Ollie Gaston in 13:04.2. Bowie had five more runners taking part including Laney Segura in 14:33, Bella Lozano in 14:34.7, Mariah Tompkins in 14:56.5, Scarlett Aviles in 15:50.9 and Isabella Caswell in 17:09.
For further information, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
The 2025 Pioneer Court will be led by Joan Cantwell as the pioneer queen, with Duchesses Bill Ann Jones and Sue Swint.
A coronation of the court will be at 2:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Bowie Community Center. The public is invited to attend the crowning followed by a reception hosted by the Amity Club of Bowie.
Meet the ladies of the Pioneer Court in the Thursday Bowie News. Coming next week the young ladies competing for Miss Jim Bowie Days and Little Miss.
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