In the true spirit of Thanksgiving, I would like to thank you all for your support of the operation over the past year. We have made great strides in many areas, and much of that has to do with your continued support. In a time of economic uncertainty, I feel blessed that I can work with people like the Trilogy Community Members. I appreciate your passion for this facility, and am blessed to have relationships with you that leave me with a smile each day. I am thankful to have 2 healthy parents, two healthy children, a lovable dog who is the picture of unconditional love, and a wife who is the true blessing in my life. I wish all of you a very healthy and happy Thanksgiving and look forward to a special Christmas Season.

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, please be aware of our tee time schedule. We will be running a double tee start on Thursday from 7 am to 9 am and again at 11:30 am to 12:00 noon.

Wednesday November 26^th we will be starting on #10 all day long.

December 6^th and 7^th the golf course will be closed in the morning as we are hosting the Toyota Junior Tour Championship. These are the best junior golfers in Southern California. This event’s winners include Tiger Woods and Anthony Kim. Some of these players you will be seeing on the LPGA and PGA Tour in the next 5 to 8 years. We will have open times starting at 11:30 to 1:30 on Saturday and Sunday. We have increased the number of member blocks for Thursday and Friday preceding the tournament.

The Ladies Club Championship will be hosting their Winter Guest Day on December 2^nd. For any lady that is a member of the Ladies Club contact Sandy Knechtel for more information.

Chef Roy has started his Saturday Prime Rib Nights. Check the Azul Restaurant for more Details. The ever growing Thursday Night Italian Night is gaining steam and the food continues to be outstanding.

Chef Roy has a great meal slated for Thanksgiving Day. Your can contact Denise, our Azul Restaurant Floor Manager, for reservations and details.

We are teaming up with Jordan Outreach Ministries to conduct a Food Drive for the Thanksgiving Season. For every 4 cans of food you bring in we will give you a $10.00 off coupon on your next twilight round of golf. For every 2 cans of food we will give you a free 1 hour use on the practice facility.

Saturday was the Paperpack Rider Concert, and the turnout was great. It was great to see so many Trilogy Members having flashbacks! I stayed for the first set and sang every song as if I was with the band. Director of Golf Shop operations Todd Reed finally had the tone police take me away for singing off key! Pam, Ellen, and Martha from the Santa Rosa Club did a great job getting the concert together. Chef Roy, Denise, and their staff did an outstanding job with the food service and drink stations. Fun was had by all, and as almost always, the weather was outstanding.

Annual Passes continue to be well received. On Black Friday (Day after thanksgiving) we will be offering a special on the Annual Pass Program. For any new annual pass sold we will give you the rest of November 2008 and all of December2008 free. The value pack will include 3 free guest passes for December,, a free Dozen Sirxon Golf Balls, plus a free Club glove towel. plus (2) Free Entries to any instructional clinics that our golf professional staff puts on.

There has been some concern with outstanding coupons that people purchased in 2007 or 2008. The process will be the following:

The deadline to use the coupons has been extended until January 31^st, 2009 it is a straight green fee for coupon exchange. Starting February 1^st you will still have the value of the coupon, but it will be a credit toward the purchase of an individual green fee. Example would be the following - You purchased the 20 round Sunday thru Wednesday coupons which have a value of $80.00, on February 1^st the homeowner rate on a Peak Green Fee Monday thru Thursday would be set at $111.00. You would use your coupon plus pay the difference of $31.00.

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, please be aware of our tee time schedule. We will be running a double tee start on Thursday from 7 am to 9 am and again at 11:30 am to 12:00 noon.

Wednesday, November 26^th we will be starting on #10 all day long.

December 6^th and 7^th the golf course will be closed in the morning as we are hosting the Toyota Junior Tour Championship. These are the best junior golfers in Southern California. This event’s winners include Tiger Woods and Anthony Kim. Some of these players you will be seeing on the LPGA and PGA Tour in the next 5 to 8 years. We will have open times starting at 11:30am to 1:30pm on Saturday and Sunday. We have increased the number of member blocks for Thursday and Friday preceding the tournament.

Congratulations to Pete Fleury on his recent Hole in One. He used his Adams hybrid 6 iron on hole #6. Way to go Pete!

The Men’s and Ladies Club Couples Club Championship is slated for this Sunday. The field of 56 players will be playing in an 11:30 am shotgun.

The Ladies Club Championship will be hosting their Winter Guest Day on December 2^nd. For any lady who is a member of the Ladies Club, contact Sandy Knechtel for more information.

Chef Roy has started his Saturday Prime Rib Nights. Check the Azul Restaurant for more details. The ever growing Thursday Night Italian Night is gaining steam and the food continues to be outstanding.

Chef Roy has a great meal slated for Thanksgiving Day. Your can contact Denise, our Azul Restaurant Floor Manager, for reservations and details.

We are teaming up with Jordan Outreach Ministries to conduct a Food Drive for the Thanksgiving Season. For every 4 cans of food you bring in, we will give you a $10.00 off coupon on your next twilight round of golf. For every 2 cans of food, we will give you a free 1 hour use on the practice facility.

This Saturday is the Paperpack Rider Concert. Just a note for golf car parking, we will have an area on the bottom of the practice facility to park your golf cars. You will be able to walk up to the concert area from there. This will help with any congestion, as potentially there could be over 400 people at the concert. The VIP Section in the Azul Restaurant has been sold out. Restrooms in the Azul Restaurant will only be for the VIP participants. We will have 6 portable restrooms set up on the landing area outside the golf shop.

Annual Passes continue to be well received. On Black Friday (Day after thanksgiving) we will be offering a special on the Annual Pass Program. For any new annual pass sold, we will give you the rest of November 2008 and all of December2008 free. The value pack will include 3 free guest passes for December,, a free Dozen Sirxon Golf Balls and 2 Free Entries to any instructional clinics that our golf professional staff puts on.

Welcome to the Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta weekly blog! If you are a returning reader, welcome back!

The fall season is in full bloom. The golf course is in great shape. The greens are being mowed lower each week and should be at full speed by the end of the week. The Bermuda roughs are slowly starting to lose some color, which give the fairways and the greens an even better green hue. Temperatures are finally coming down which is ideal for the rye grass that was planted in late September.

Our Annual Pass program was unveiled in the middle part of October with great success. We are also starting to unveil our Coachella Valley Annual Pass Program for desert residents who do not live inside the gates of Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta. All documents can be found on our website.

On Saturday, Bud Keegan and Roz Wright teamed up to fire a net 60 to win the Gnome Tournament. By winning the event they are now responsible to care for the Traveling Gnome and put on the next event.

The Good Life Games National Championship was completed on Sunday. 7 men and 7 ladies from around the Trilogy family of developments participated in the 4^th Annual Golf Championship. Mike Friedman of Vistancia captured the men’s division with a net score of 69, while Barbara Botich from Glen Ivy was victorious in the ladies division, carding a spectacular round of net 68. Central Coast captured the Amistad Cup for the overall Low Net total for the men and women. Jim Ver West and Millie Merk each carded net 72’s for a 144 total, edging out Rick Emerton and Diane Gartland who had a total of 147.

We are in full swing at the golf course with tee time reservations. My suggestion for the passholders and the Trilogy Community Members is to take full advantage of your advanced tee time booking privileges. The tee sheet is filling quickly each day. Due to the popularity of our facility, short term booking means there are very few tee times left.

Next Saturday in the Paperback Rider Concert, when the British Invasion is landing on the practice facility of Trilogy Golf Club. This open air concert will feature Paperback Rider, a Beatle’s Tribute Band. The Azul Restaurant is putting on a VIP Party up on the Azul Deck. Enjoy a great view of the concert from there. Chef Roy will have drink specials and food to keep even the hungriest of appetites satisfied. You can reserve your spot with Denise by calling the Azul Restaurant. If you have already purchased a ticket from the Santa Rosa Club, the VIP party is only $25.00. If you haven’t prepaid the Santa Rosa Club, the price will be $25.00.

Thanksgiving Dinner at Azul Restaurant is right around the corner. Check out the Azul at Trilogy website to see what Chef Roy has planned for Thanksgiving.

The very popular and successful New Year’s Eve Party at Azul Restaurant has been rolled out. Pricing includes a live DJ and the Azul Patio totally covered for a larger dancing area. Contact Denise at the Azul Restaurant for more information.

The Member Appreciation party was a great success last week. Chef Roy and his staff rolled up their sleeves and provided some out-of-this-world hors d'ouvres.

On the Anthony Kim watch, Anthony has become a world traveler these days. Anthony lost in a playoff at the Kiwi Challenge in New Zealand to fellow Ryder Cup hero, Hunter Mahan. He also traveled to China, where he was having a decent showing until he had to disqualify himself for playing with a damaged golf club.

His next appearance will be here in the states at the Target World Challenge in Los Angeles, December 15^th thru the 21^st.

Until next week keep rolling that rock!