THE MAD POST

Submitted by Gary Ward, General Manager & C.O.O.

At the Annual General Meeting this past Saturday, the nominees for the Board of Directors were all unanimously approved. Yvonne Penning and Rob Franklin were elected to three-year terms as new directors, Laleah Macintosh and Jaime Hugessen were both re-elected to three-year terms and David Seville was re-elected to a one-year term.

Brian Swales and Anne Marie O’Donovan both concluded their terms on the board. Brian completed six years of exceptional board service, in his time on the board he served in numerous roles, chaired Governance and Nominating and his efforts revitalized our committee and board volunteer pipeline. He was integral to the development of the financial modelling that the members approved last fall for the upcoming course enhancement projects. 

Anne Marie O’Donovan served on Finance and Audit for four years and chaired F&A for the past two years. Her financial expertise was instrumental in successfully guiding the Club through the prioritizing and planning phase of the enhancement projects. Her extensive board experience was also invaluable in the communication and presentations at the Town Halls meetings and Special Member meeting last fall.

On behalf of the board, it’s my privilege to thank them for their service, the Club has benefitted greatly from their contributions.  

 
Submitted by Chad Vibert, Golf Course Superintendent

The golf course has been very slow to wake up due to the very cold conditions so far this spring, it will be nice to get some warmer temperatures to get some growth on our bentgrass surfaces in the week ahead.  At this time of year all grass is trying to produce seed in some way, this generally makes things slow and bumpier than normal, we are right at the beginning of this cycle, this will last for the next couple of weeks.  We will be lowering our height of cut on greens and focusing on our leaf texture on putting surfaces over the next few weeks as well. 

Aeration has been completed and has started to heal nicely, weather did not allow topdressing to take place, this will occur a little later in the season.

Our poa patrol will be out in full force this week, this will continue over the next several weeks.  This is an important part of our spring cultural process, please be aware of this process as you make your way around the course.

Submitted by Ryan Rinneard, Director of Instruction

Submitted by Marshall Voorheis


SPRING BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS
FOCUS: Putting/Short and long game
WHEN: THURSDAY, MAY 15^TH
TIME:  10 AM – 1 PM
FEE: $140 PER MEMBER
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GROUP PLAYING LESSON
WHEN: TUESDAYS
DATES: MAY 20, JUNE 3, 17, JULY 8, 22
FEE: $120 PER MEMBER 3 MEMBERS PER SESSION
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Submitted by Michelle Larcher, Food & Beverage Manager

Opening Weekend, Beer Foam-A Good Thing and New Dinner Menu Starts Victoria Day Weekend

What a wonderful weekend!
It was heartening to see the excitement of our Members returning to play the game they love and reconnecting with familiar faces in the Food & Beverage department. The team was truly delighted to interact with the membership once again and provide the service they’re passionate about.

This season, we are committed to elevating every experience—delivering consistently friendly and helpful service, while expediting exceptional meals and refreshing beverages for all who come to enjoy our little piece of paradise.