THE MAD POST
Thursday, SEPTEMBER 29th, 2022
Sep 29
Submitted by Gary Ward, General Manager & C.O.O.
Bursary Awards
In 2018 we introduced bursary awards in memory of Roy Emerton and Tom Sandell. Roy and Tom were long-time employees of Mad River and both passed away tragically. The awards celebrate the hard work and determination of Mad River’s seasonal employees who have embraced the pursuit of learning.
This year we are proud to announce the winner of the Roy Emerton award is Caleb McConnell from grounds and the winner of the Tom Sandell award is Logan Delaat from the back shop. We are proud to be able to support both of them in the pursuit of their dreams.
Caleb has been a seasonal employee at Mad River for four seasons and is enrolled at Guelph University where he is taking turf management.
This was Logan’s first year at Mad River, Logan is a third-year student at Carleton University where he is studying aerospace engineering with a specialization in space systems and structures.
We had a terrific group of seasonal employees this summer and while Caleb and Logan were both star performers in their respective departments, we had so many others and I’m so grateful for all their efforts this summer.
Sep 28
Submitted by Susan Quigley, Ladies Captain
Hello Everyone,
Small turnout the past few weeks for our Ladies’ Tuesday game. Nice, however, to see that many are away doing other things, making up for lost time! There will be lots of travel adventures to share.
Tuesday October 4 is our last shotgun of the season - Lunch & Awards to follow. Don’t miss the “chip off” contest for all closest to the pin winners of the season at 2pm. Cash prize! Something for everyone, golf (18 or 9 holes), lunch, prizes, fun!!! Hope you can join in.
Sep 27
Submitted by Ang De Lorenzi, Men's Captain
Mens Mad League
Firstly, A special thanks to our Pro Shop for their coordination of our year long League play. A special thanks to Myles Bradford, who has facilitated similar events over his years of experience however utilizing the Golf Genius Software can be challenging at times. It was a huge learning curve but in the end, it did enhance efficiency. Thanks Myles for your persistence!
The 2022 inaugural Mad Men’s League has come to an end. The final two teams of Arnie’s Army and The Wild Ones battled it out in the final week. Arnie’s Army prevailed. Congratulations to all that agreed to compete for the BS Cup. ( I hope everyone understands the significance of the acronym BS) The spirit of this Cup is to promote participation with minimal emphasize on winning. Having said that, members of the last two teams will see a Pro Shop credit on their account as long as they fulfilled their three appearance commitment throughout the year.
Sep 25
Submitted by Chad Vibert, Golf Course Superintendent
Overview
The month of September has been a great month for golf, with very little precipitation until recently. This in combination with cooler daytime highs and cooler nights make September one of the best months of the year. Fall has now officially arrived, and it came in with ample rain recently along with some cooler temperatures. We look forward to a great month of October for both golf and putting the golf course to bed for the winter season.
September is a very busy month with golf events, it seems as though we have had 2/3 events per week for the entire month. This is challenging to accomplish everything that we need to, with limited time and light, but the grounds staff did a terrific job presenting the golf course for each and every event.
Recently, we have been extremely busy with construction of some new tees as well as installing some irrigation isolation valves throughout the property.
Sep 24
Submitted by Ryan Rinneard, Director of Instruction
If you want to vastly improve your chipping game, focus on being Tall & Narrow at address. THE VIDEO below will help teach you to set-up with a very narrow stance, a taller than normal posture, and less knee flex than you are probably used to.
WATCH VIDEO
Sep 23
Submitted by Michelle Larcher, Food & Beverage Manager
Thank you, September! What an incredible month with amazing events. Everything ran smoothly and lots of great food and wine was consumed. Thank you to the members who were involved and/or partipated in them and thank you to Chef and our team for creating wonderful experiences.
With Mother Nature bringing in colder temperatures and sometimes a bit of rain, the kitchen may close as early as 6:00 pm but the clubhouse will remain open until 7pm. Please call if you wish to dine in the evening.