THE MAD POST
Thursday, May 13th, 2021
The Club is on lockdown until further notice.
Expected opening - June 2nd, 2021
May 13
Another golf season has arrived and while we cannot access the course yet, a great deal of work is underway to provide you with a great Mad River golf experience. As my mother often told me “Good things are worth waiting for”.
May 11
Monday night we had Duncan Chau and Cameron Oliver from Golf Ontario host the Rules of Handicapping Seminar for our members over ZOOM. I want to thank all of those that attended the session and I hope you learned something that you can apply for this upcoming season. I also want to apologize for the technical issue we experienced with the ZOOM link. For those that missed the presentation, it can be viewed by clicking on the following link:
RULES OF HANDICAPPING VIDEO LINK
May 08
Sign up for all Match Play Events via the online calendar, click on May 24th to register. If you have a problem signing up, please call the Pro Shop for assistance.
May 07
I would like to share a little story. I am not trying to name drop here, but three years ago, I had the opportunity to play a round of golf with Rudy Duran. Rudy ran an extraordinarily successful Junior Program in Los Angeles dating back to the 1970s. One day, a man came in with his 4-year-old son and stated that he had heard great things about Rudy, and he would like for him to coach his son. Rudy told the man that he had never worked with a 4-year-old before and asked if he could see him hit a few shots. The three went out back to the practice area where Rudy set up 5 balls on tees and asked the boy to hit the five balls. The little boy striped all five shots with impressive power and accuracy, after which Rudy said, “Yes, I will work with Tiger.”
May 06
Junior Camps registration opened this past week on Monday. We are currently over 50% sold out. Please call the Golf Shop to get your juniors signed up.
May 05
Gordon Thompson 1946 - 2021
The Club regrets to inform you that Mad River Member (2003), Gord Thompson, has passed. Our sincerest condolences to his wife Susan and their family. Gord served the club as both a member of the Board of Directors and as Chair of the Marketing Committee. LINK to Obituary
WELCOME THESE NEW MEMBERS!
Mike Flood & Jill Burgin
Mike Flood and Jill Burgin and their 3 daughters have enjoyed spending time at their Pretty River Valley farm for a number of years and are excited to now have the opportunity to become a part of the Mad River community. The Floods live full-time in Toronto where Sam is age 17 in grade 12 at York School, Sarah is age 15 in grade 10 at Havergal and Charlotte is age 13 in grade 7 at York School. Mike has spent the last 20 years at Northleaf Capital Partners as part of the founding team. Jill had a career as a marketing director managing various brands and now enjoys coaching professionals in the marketing sector part-time.
Matt McLeod
Matt McLeod grew up in Lindsay, Ontario, went to university at The Royal Military College of Canada, and then law school at Western University. He started his career as a lawyer at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in NYC and moved back to Canada so his wife could complete her medical residency at U of T. He now works in cannabis for Cannoe Canada, which is opening retail locations in Toronto and Collingwood and he and his wife are moving to Collingwood as she has accepted a position as a staff psychiatrist at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health.
Shawn & Karen Murphy
Shawn, Karen and their daughter Fallon have been coming to Blue Mountains on weekends and vacations for the last 10 years. Finally in 2019, they decided to move from their home in Toronto to Blue Mountains on a full-time basis. It was the perfect move for them especially for Fallon who is an accomplished Alpine racer in the winter and an Equestrian for the remainder of the year. Since their move, Shawn is semi-retired after a career in Sales and Marketing in both the Finance and Software Industries. Karen has held various roles as a HR executive and just started a new role overseeing the Human Resources function at Osler Bluff Ski Club. Fallon is currently in grade 7 at Beaver Valley Community School. The Murphy’s are excited to be part of The Mad River golf community.
Rob & Ruth Keilty
Rob’s family has been in the Mulmur area since 1970 when his parents joined Mansfield Ski Club and built a chalet at the base of the hill. Ruth and Rob bought a farm near Mansfield 15 years ago and have spent the past few years building their country home. Rob is the CEO of insurance broker Hub Ontario, he has spent 35 years with Hub and it’s predecessor companies and Ruth is a homemaker and community volunteer. The Keilty’s have 2 children, Jack (28) who lives and works in London, UK and Sloane (24) who lives and works in Toronto. The entire family is very excited to join Mad River and to extend their summer activities in the country to include more golf.
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