Short blog this week due to the upcoming holiday. A couple things on the radar here at the Brickyard are an important upcoming event and a change to our Twilight Golf program start time to 3 p.m. starting on Labor Day, as the days get shorter.

The earlier start to Twilight Golf should allow players a little more time for that late-afternoon round here at the Brickyard.

In talking about Labor Day weekend, I want to let everyone know about a very worthwhile endeavor called Patriot Golf Day that will take place across the country next weekend at golf courses across the United States.

Patriot Golf Day is an initiative of the PGA of America, of which I am proud to be a member. We are asking every player who comes to a participating Patriot Golf Day course to donate $1 to the Patriot Golf Day Fund. In return, the facility will then donate that money to the Folds of Honor Foundation.

Folds of Honor was created by Major Dan Rooney, an F-16 fighter pilot and also a PGA Professional. The Foundation was created to provide educational scholarships for dependents and spouses of veterans who have been injured or perished in the line of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. The program was started in 2007 and raised $1.1 million in its first year. Visit www.foldsofhonor.org for more details and visit www.patriotgolfday.com to locate a participating course. Patriot Golf Day runs Aug. 29-Sept. 1.

We also are selling a special Patriot Golf Day hat here at the Brickyard.

Last week, I mentioned the Indiana Club Professional Championship at the Country Club of Indianapolis. Jim Ousley of Tippecanoe Country Club in Monticello, Ind., won the tournament. Congrats to Jim and also congrats to Denny Hepler of Warsaw, who had a rare double-eagle (albatross) on the par-5 eighth hole.

As for my play, it wasn’t the best. I had a little trouble with the putter, and definitely my concentration was poor, at best. I need to follow some of my own advice and get out and practice the short game.

Make sure that you get out Labor Day weekend and support Patriot Golf Day.

Jeff Schroeder

PGA Head Professional

Brickyard Crossing