Sligo Creek Golf Association

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Sligo Tournaments

For the complete story of all the Sligo Tournaments, click here and find out who won what!

First Tee at Sligo

The First Tee uses golf as platform to teach young people how to be successful on and off the course. Focusing on youth who would not typically have access to the game and its opportunities, The First Tee helps its golfers learn how to use Respect, Perseverance, Honesty, Integrity, Courtesy, Responsibility, Sportsmanship, Confidence and Judgment in school, with adults and with their friends.

See the video of First Tee in action at Sligo.

Sligo Volunteer Days

SCGA in conjunction with the MCRA holds volunteer events to do some basic clean up, mulching, planting, and weeding around the course. Volunteering for Sligo qualifies for Student Service Hours. To find out when the next event is, e-mail us!

Sligo@Silver Spring Community Day

Michael Williams and Karen Goozner deliver the best reasons why Sligo Creek Golf Course should stay open -- FOREVER! Why does Saving Sligo matter to everyone -- golfers and non-golfers alike? ** Keep the Existing Nature and Wildlife Preserve ** Protect our Urban Green Space and Open Lands from Development ** Promote Healthy Exercise Options for All Age Groups and Physical Abilities ** Safeguard an Integral Part of Silver Spring History ... See the Video!

Sligo Goes Global

See where Sligo supporter,
Dollie Wolverton took her Save Sligo Sign.

Check out our new Course Map!

For a comprehensive history of the fight to save the Sligo Creek Golf Course, visit the News section.

Useful links

• » Facebook Group
• » Save Sligo Blog
• » The Battle of Sligo Creek
• » All Your Golf Course
• » Diversity at Golf Courses
• » Their Good Walk Spoiled

Spring individual golf challenge

Players of All Levels are Welcome!

Thursday, May 16 (Rain or Shine)

Check-in 3:45 pm – Shotgun Start 4:15pm

Sligo Creek Golf Course, 9701 Sligo Creek Pkwy, Silver Spring, MD 20901

Prizes, Raffle, Food & Drinks

• Lowest Score: Women, Men

• Women:

o Longest Drive in the Fairway on No. 5
o Closest to the Pin on No. 2

• Men:

o Longest Drive in the Fairway on No. 3
o Closest to the Pin on No. 4

• Best Putter: Person with the lowest number of putts

Fee: $75 per person / $280 per foursome

Download the Registration Form

THE SLIGO CREEK GOLF CLUB

The Sligo Creek Golf Club is being re-organized. Please look for updates soon.

 

If you are interested in the club, please send an e-mail to Ginger Nuessle (nestle3535@gmail.com).

 

STATUS OF SLIGO CREEK

Under pressure from the County Council and the County Executive, the Parks Department and the Montgomery County Revenue Authority have entered into an agreement under which the Revenue Authority will operate Sligo Creek Golf Course through the 2013 season. While this agreement requires the Revenue Authority to maintain the course in playing condition it does not require them to spend any money on major capital improvements, like a new clubhouse or a new irrigation system.

This is not the long-term solution sought by the Sligo Creek Golf Association (SCGA). We want the golf course either brought permanently back into the Revenue Authority golf system, with Northwest, Needwood, etc., or to have it put out for bids by a private operator.

Nonetheless, SCGA believes that if supporters remain strong, Sligo Creek Golf Course will not be closed. That is why SCGA continues to spend funds on course improvements and to continue efforts to raise funds and attract new customers to the course. The Revenue Authority and the Parks Department are showing evidence of a new spirit of cooperation with SCGA’s efforts and we hope that will continue.

In 2012, SCGA has redone the bunkers on Holes 1 & 3 and constructed a new ladies' tee box on 7. In 2011, we rebuilt Hole 2.

Another thing we would like to accomplish is to make the Sligo club house ADA-friendly with at least a ramp to the restrooms. We do not have the funds to make the club house ADA-compliant, but that is a long term goal – particularly since Sligo is such a great fit for seniors and persons with disabilities who need low-impact recreational options.

Sligo would not be in the great position of remaining a treasured amenity and 65 acres of undeveloped, open green space – home to countless wildlife and fowl – in Silver Spring without the continued support and volunteer efforts of the people and communities that surround it.Thank you!

sligo Volunteer dayS

SCGA in conjunction with the MCRA holds volunteer events to do some basic clean up, mulching, planting, and weeding around the course. Volunteering for Sligo qualifies for Student Service Hours. To find out when the next event is, e-mail us!

Visit the picture gallery!

SLIGO GOES GLOBAL

The Save Sligo movement has gone international!
Where in the world is this sign?

STAY INVOLVED AND COMMITTED

We still need the COMMUNITY to stay involved. If you are not on the SCGA listserv, send your e-mail address to:

save.sligo.creek.golf.course@gmail.com

-- OR --

Join our Facebook Group!

DONATE TO THE CAUSE

The Sligo Creek Golf Course Association is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donation will help us continue the fight to keep the course open.

 

keep sligo golf open!