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Divot Digger November 2019

President’s Report

Fall! It’s hard to believe that summer is over! Many members have packed up their clubs until spring but I’m hoping we have quite a few more games left.

Year-end tasks are under way in the office and plans are being made for repairs and improvements around the course. Just a few things you can expect to see; new bridge on #1, major tree work (removals & replacements) a few new machines for the grounds crew and a new website.

Thank you to all board members for your time and dedication to our club.

Kudos’ to the club captains as our men’s and ladies days have been very successful.

Under the management of Guy Dow and Franz Unterberger, everyone has worked together for another successful year at the PG&CC! Many thanks!

Lynn Kinsey,

President

Human Resources

It is hard to believe that our golfing season for most of us is over for the year. Golfing friends heading off for the warmth of the South and the rest of us here curling away our winter. Life is good!

As well as golfing season being over, my term is over for serving on the PGCC Executive. I have enjoyed my four years of serving on the executive. It was my pleasure to have worked with an awesome group of members who

are all very dedicated to working together to make our club the best it can be. I highly recommend that everyone take their turn at running on the executive a worthwhile experience.

This year as in other years one of our biggest problems was finding enough wait staff. It will be an ongoing problem as it is province wide. Many thanks to the men and women who have made our restaurant, lounge and snack shack the success it was this year.

Franz and his staff have done an amazing job at keeping our course one of the best in the Valley.

A big thank you to all in our Pro shop and club storage for looking after us and our clubs all season.

My report would not be complete without a big thank you to Guy on the great job he does in running our course. It is always great to see him out and about greeting members and visitors to our course.

See you next year on the links. Diane Banera,

Human Resources

Golf Activities

All of the PGCC clubs have now completed their 2019 seasons.

All report successful seasons with good participation by our members and guests.

Club captains for the 2020 season will be: Tom Otteson – Men’s, Marion Thirwell - Ladies, Gord Barnes - Senior Men’s, while Wednesday night ladies captain has not

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been determined as of yet. Good luck to next year’s captains and thanks to all for stepping up to accept the role.

The Handicap Committee had a successful year monitoring our clubs posting of scores, which is a requirement by Golf Canada.

The PGCC is above average in posting scores. Good job to you all for posting your scores. Thanks to Barney Bernard and his Committee for their tireless efforts. A special thanks to Mike Arnett for compiling the handicap reports and statistics for the Committee.

Our in-house tournaments were well attended and thanks to all the organizers and volunteers who made them possible.

The PGCC has a very active membership with many activities for golfers of any skill level to enjoy. In 2020 sign up for a men’s night, ladies day, seniors day or Wednesday night ladies. You might be surprised just how much fun you can have!

Enjoy YOUR golf club!! Doug Anderson,

Golf Activities

Membership

On Behalf of the Board of Directors, members, and staff, I would like to welcome our newest full play members for 2020: Frank Marshall, Tom Adkins, Dick Lancaster, Wanda Marshall, Gordon Fisher, Chuck Beach, Darlene Beach, Dan Van Os, Colin Evans, Jim Casano, Elizabeth Walsh, Scott Staiman, and Patrick Bell. Returning former members: Gerald Tuskey and Jackie Tuskey. Our newest student member: Josh Arnold.

Thank you for making the PG&CC the course to join and play. Enjoy your new membership, and don’t hesitate to ask any members or staff for assistance you might require. See you in 2020!

Tom Lawrence, Membership Committee

Greens Members: Barb Armstrong, Brad Anutooshkin, Gerald Bernard, Victor Jubinville, Karla Hewer, Franz Unterberger, Guy Dow, Doug Anderson, Bruno St-Martin Another wonderful year of golf. Thanks to Franz and his crew for providing us with excellent playing conditions throughout the course from tee to green! Highlights from 2019:

Tree removals and stump grinding (never

ending!)

Development of a long term Tree Management

Plan

The new tractor

The new morado heads for our mowers

Annual paving repair - this year we are repaving

the path from the #1 green over to #2 tee box, as

well, from the #7 green over to #8 tee box

Thanks to the Greens Committee for all their time and dedication throughout the year, I’m already excited and looking forward to 2020!

Thank You, Bruno St-Martin

Greens Committee Chair

Board News This year there will be three (3) positions for three (3)

year terms to be filled on the PGCC Board of Directors.

The committee have put forward the following three (3)

names to run for these positions:

Bob Elliott

Ginny Hunter

Norm Metcalf

The above three win by Acclamation (unanimous

consent).



Ladies Club

Minus 8 Celsius overnight, a sunny day, one and half hour frost delay, no wind and some ice on the ponds. This was the scenario of the last Tuesday Ladies Day of the season. And some of us, all bundled up ventured out and played 18 relaxing holes.

All of the cups, trophies and plaques the ladies played for during the year are engraved with the winners’ names and back in their place: lady locker room walls or trophy case. Congratulations to all the winners!

One of our members participated in the BC Senior Games and Gail Johnson came home with another gold medal won in her flight and age group. “Well done Gail”!!

Early October the fall team event: a mystery scramble, was held followed by the end of the year meeting. This usually signals the end of the organized Tuesday ladies Days. For next year there will be some changes: after 4 years I am stepping down as Captain and Janice Clary with help

from Patty Metcalf as her Vice-Captain will run the Ladies Club and Tuesday ladies Day. I am certain that both of them will do a great job organizing and keeping both running smoothly.

The Ladies club will also have a new treasurer: Karen St. Martin has offered to count our pennies. Kathy Hofmann will still be our secretary and Laura Mansell will once again help out doing the scoring.

In closing: my 4 years have been a learning curve and I acquired a new golf vocabulary and knowledge. I had a great mentor in Sherry who at times needed to calm me down and always offered a helping hand when needed. THANK YOU! Sherry. No more knock, knocks on Guy’s door when I had another question or issue I needed to have answered or explained. Thank you Guy for all your help and support. Not to forget Val’s patience when I was running back and forth to the copy machine. And Franz, always willing to give us “easier” pin placements when asked. I certainly now appreciate more the dedication and all the work done by the previous captains.

I will stay Interclub Representative. Always a really enjoyable way to play other courses in the south Okanagan and meet lady members of those clubs. We had lots of ladies sign up this years. Penticton ended up in 4th place.

Save travels to everyone leaving Penticton during the winter months.

I am looking forward to see everybody back for another, now “relaxing” golf season.

Elaine Vonck (outgoing Ladies Club Captain)

“On Watch” Artist: Lorie Meyer



Men’s Club

Well…another year of great golf has come to an end. The Men's club has done exceptionally well this year, and with all the support from all of our great sponsors Men's Night was a huge success.

I have decided to run one more year as your Cub Captain with the help of Jim Fortier, Terry Montgomery, Marc Tougas and Gary Perkins. With their support, we will keep this Men's Club one of the best in Canada.

I would like to thank the Men's Club members who come out week after week and support Men's Night. With your help we were are able to make course improvements next year by adding new ball washers and garbage cans throughout the course and possibly fix the flower bed behind the 10th green. With these course improvements, everyone can experience a great time while golfing at our beautiful golf course.

Thanks to Franz and the ground crew for keeping our Golf Course in great shape all year long. Good job Guys!!! I would also like to thank the Pro Shop staff for all their help throughout the year especially my favorite lady Wendy McKee who does so much every Thursday to make Men's Night the success it is. Thanks to the Kitchen and bar staff for their great service. And last but not least, thank-you to the office staff. Guy, Vicki and Val who help me through this endeavor as Club Captain year after year.

I would like to wish everybody all the best this Festive Season and hope everyone has a Safe and Happy New Year!!! See you in the spring!!!

Tom Otteson, Men’s Club Captain

Course Pictures…

“Apples On a Red Bandana” Artist: Carollyne Sinclaire



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Senior Men’s Club Another successful Senior Men’s Club season has ended. We enjoyed 27 events that averaged 105 golfers--that is nearly 4000 rounds of golf and 1400 prizes. We have 204 Senior Men’s club members that brought over 150 guests to our club. The club also donated to the following: Tee Up for Cancer, Junior Program, Ladies Pro Shop Open, Staff Christmas Party, and PGCC Equipment.

We could not have enjoyed any of this without the efforts of the following:

The office staff of Guy Dow, Valerie Hall, and

Vicki Howson

The golf shop staff of Kris Paul-Clark, Rio

McLeod, Matt Jones, and Wendy McKee

The club storage staff of Gord Booth, Barry

Erickson, and Bob Tucker

Franz Unterberger and his greens crew

Don Cameron and serving staff

Chef Ron and his staff

Larry Badger and his sign crew of Ken

Robertshaw, Dave Mansell, Norm Gettel, and Flip

Murray

Don Stinson and his 50/50

Bruce Johnston counting and distributing our

money

Tony Manzi for donating many gifts for our final

event and AGM

Norm Gettel for recruiting hole sponsors

Gary Wilson for running the most organized Sr.

Men’s Tournament in the Okanagan Valley

We truly appreciate the work everyone does to make our Wednesday so enjoyable.

After the AGM, a few changes will occur next year. The deuce pot will be three categories instead of two (thanks again to Ron Gladish for all the research). As well, any of our members can request to play the forward tees of their choice with the hope that they will be encouraged to continue to participate in our weekly events. Unfortunately, none of us can hold off the march of Father Time! Finally, the last event of the year will be adjusted to include prizes. Bill Murray is still working on the sponsor who is willing to donate $1.2 million in prize money for the final event. We are all pulling for you Bill!



End of the season prizes

President’s Trophy: Greg McWilliams

Captain’s Trophy: Greg McWilliams and Rob Aquiline

Most Improved Golfer: Ben Raine

Next year’s executive: President: Frank Gair Club Captain: Gord Barnes Assistant Club Captain: Bill Murray Prize Coordinator: Mike Whitehouse Special Assistant: Ron Humeny 50/50: Don Stinson Treasurer: Bruce Johnston Sign Crew: Larry Badger

A sincere thank you to the many members of our Senior Men’s Club that have served on the club’s executive previously. The foundation you have built has made this an extremely successful club—one in which every member of the Penticton Golf and Country Club should be very proud of.

The first event of next season will be on March 25, until then we hope you have a healthy and happy winter.

Frank, Bill, and Gord Senior Men’s Club

Handicap Committee

In Canada, the active Handicap season in each province is as follows:

BC = Mar. 1 – Nov. 15 AB = Mar. 1 – Oct. 31 SK = Apr. 15 – Oct. 31 MB = Apr. 15 – Oct. 31 ON = Apr. 15 – Oct. 31 QC = Apr. 15 – Oct. 31 NS = Apr. 15 – Oct. 31 NB = May. 1 – Oct. 31 NL = May. 1 – Oct. 15 PE = Apr. 16 – Nov. 14

World Handicap System to roll out in 2020 The World Handicap System (WHS) is ready to be launched from January 2020 and will provide golfers with a unified and more inclusive handicapping system for the first time. The WHS will provide all golfers with a consistent measure of playing ability, with handicaps



calculated in the same way wherever they are in the world. For more detailed information, please go to the following site.

https://golfcanada.ca/article/world-handicap-system-coming-to-canada-in-january-2020

Golf Shop News

Just like that…we are back to frost delays. It’s been another great season and I would like to thank all the members, guest and green fee players! Would also like to thank the Team at Penticton Golf. Jay Campbell who keeps our carts running smoothly all season. Our back-shop old boys, and the kids who do a great job at getting the clubs ready each day. And of course, the closers who get the clubs cleaned and ready to go for the am. Our pro-shop staff Rio for helping run Ladies Night, Wendy for helping run Men’s night. And Matt, who has brought a lot of effort and energy to our Junior Club…and thank you Jordan and Haley as well.

We have a lot of great sales in the golf shop! Christmas is just over a month away so don’t forget to stop in!

Men’s and Ladies clothing / up to 50% off

Shoe’s $30 off

Men’s and Ladies Outer Wear / 20% off

Stocking stuffers

NHL Gift Boxes

Gift cards

Be sure to check back for New Holiday Arrivals!

Kris Paul-Clark, Associate Professional

Super News

It seems like yesterday we were gearing up to open. And next thing you know…we are slowly putting the course to bed. The summer went by very quickly and old man winter seems to be knocking on the door a little earlier this year, hopefully we get a few more decent weeks of weather!

As I mentioned, we are slowly putting the course to bed, 2 holes on each green are now out and mats are on the par 3’s. We have continued to sod select areas more notably a section on 5 by the cart path and behind 8 green. We have also reattached the fence on 11 which was in dire need of attention and seems to be holding up well even with a blast of 80 km hr. winds a little while ago!

By the time this is published we will have blown out the irrigation system and close to applying out final spray for the winter. Lots of tree work happening in the future once the ground freezes as well.

Lastly a big thanks to the maintenance crew it has been a very successful year and the course wouldn’t operate without all of you. I hope to see a few of you on the slopes up at Apex over the winter.

Franz Unterberger, Greens Superintendent

“Golfers Paradise” Artist: Lyse Deselliers





Green’s Crew…Q&A Dave Rutherford

How long have you worked here? 3 years

Your favorite hole and why? Favorite Hole number 2 because it’s drivable!

What’s your favorite job at the golf course? Morning setup on course

Hobbies? Golfing, Curling, target shooting

Curtis

How long have you worked here? 8 Months

Your favorite hole and why? 6 because of the water left side

What’s your favorite job at the golf course? Rolling greens!

Hobbies? Hiking, snowboarding, wakeboarding, anything outdoors

Stephen Dick

How long have you worked here? 3 years

Your favorite hole and why? 5 because it’s a classic risk reward par 5 that requires good course management.

What’s your favorite job at the golf course? Changing pins

Hobbies? Sports and music

Important Dates * December 11 Annual General Meeting @ 5:00pm ==============================================

Where is Kona?



2019 Hole in One Club

Congratulations! Date Name Hole#

April 21, 2019 Neil Mackie 13

May 15, 2019 Gord Barnes 3

May 16, 2019 Martin Lewis 3

May 20, 2019 Ed Borchert 13

May 31, 2019 Mike Killick 6

June 10, 2019 Wendy McKee 13

June 24, 2019 Stan Jones 13

July 27, 2019 Jody Graham 16

August 3, 2019 George James 16

August 14, 2019 Norm Gettel 16

October 11, 2019 Don Smith 10

The hole in one club is down considerable from last year. Last year, as of October 18th, we had 24 hole in one members. Only 11 for this year?!

Director of Golf/General Manager Leaves are falling, irrigation lines being cleared and final

winter application applied to the greens, tees and

fairways indicates the golf season is drawing to an end.

With our late start of March 26th the PGCC was again

busy throughout the season while enjoying some of the

best course conditions in our history.

PGCC is again offering reduced green fees of $37 for 18

holes which play an important part in the clubs overall

operation.

The Food/Beverage area has continued a steady growth

with the support from our members, guests and the

non-golfers that frequent the Blue Heron.

This time of the year also will be the start of our

Christmas parties with numerous events scheduled for

December.

The Golf Shop currently has great end of season

clearance deals in all departments. This is a great time

to use any gift cards at these reduced prices. The Golf

Shop appreciates that you have many choices for your

golf apparel, equipment and gift giving needs, and we

hope you continue to think of us.

The Golf Shop is continually offering new items for your

pleasure. We have a great selection of Under Armour

and Columbia cold weather gear and our Projekt

luggage has now arrived.

Please enjoy the rest of the season, and feel free to

offer us any feedback you have!

Guy Dow,

Director of Golf/General Manager

Golf Club Art

Gary Wilson has done a great job enhancing the appearance of our dining rooms with art installations featuring local artists. Currently we have an exhibition by the Federation of Canadian Artists, South Okanagan Similkameen Chapter. A tour of the building shows we have some real talent close to home. If you find a style you enjoy, fell free to phone the artist as they usually have a number of others works that they would love to share with you. You might even recognize some of our member’s names.

If you have an art enthusiast on your Christmas shopping list, please come by as we have some great decorative pieces to enhance any home.

The next show will start in February through to April with a whole new batch of amazing artworks to enhance our facility.

Ron Gladish



“Giants Head Westward” Artist: Ron Gladish



2019 Board of Directors

Director Committee Chair E-Mail Address Phone

Kinsey, Lynn President [email protected] 250-809-8565

Banera, Diane Vice President/Human Resources [email protected] 250-493-0425

Anderson, Doug Golf Activities [email protected] 250-486-8459

Newsted, Dave House [email protected] 250-488-4794

Carpenter, Lonnie Director at Large [email protected] 250-492-9872

Walker, Mark Strategic Planning [email protected] 250-462-3783

St. Martin, Bruno Greens [email protected] 250-492-1099

Lawrence, Tom Membership [email protected] 250-488-1926

Elliott, Bob Finance [email protected] 250-488-4998

Lawrence, Tom Past President [email protected] 250-488-1926

Name Club Captains & Department Personal

Gair, Frank Senior Men’s Club Captain [email protected] 250-493-0395

Otteson, Tom Men’s Club Captain [email protected] 250-488-7678

Vonck, Elaine Ladies Club Captain [email protected] 250-770-1618

Anderson, Diane Wednesday Night Ladies Captain [email protected] 250-809-0866

Paul-Clark, Kris Junior Club Coordinator [email protected] 250-492-8727

Name PG&CC Staff Contact Information

Dow, Guy Director of Golf/General Manager [email protected] 250-492-5626

Howson, Vicki Office Manager [email protected] 250-492-5626

Hall, Valerie Office Assistant [email protected] 250-492-5626

Paul-Clark, Kris Associate Professional [email protected] 250-492-8727

McLeod, Rio Associate Professional [email protected] 250-492-8727

Unterberger, Franz Greens Superintendent [email protected] 250-492-2819

Cameron, Don Beverage Manager [email protected] 250-492-5660

Rochford, Ron Executive Chef [email protected] 250-492-5660

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