As 2020 comes to close I want to reach out to you all and thank you for your support through what was a difficult year for everyone! This year will be one that no one will forget any time soon, if ever, especially here in Minnedosa. From a global pandemic to catastrophic flooding and everything in between, 2020 was full of challenges. After a delayed start due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season began on May 4th, 2020 for almost every golf course in Manitoba. All courses hitting the ground running on the same day is something we will probably never see again. With restrictions in place we were thrilled to be able to open our doors and offer...
It has been some time since I have written anything on my site in regards to the state of the game of golf or any aspects of it. Over these past few weeks, the spring that I and the entire golf industry had planned has been flipped on its head along with the rest of the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across the world and into our backyard in Manitoba. The government and all those who are taking this as seriously as we should are pleading with everyone to stay home and prevent the spread of this virus. Many are abiding and staying home and social distancing, many are not and that is disappointing. For some, staying at...
The 2018 golf season has come to a close across Manitoba and what a year it was. I have not posted on here since writing about my new position in Minnedosa and that speaks to the type of season it was, BUSY. Most of Manitoba, including Minnedosa was blessed and cursed with great weather this season. The dry hot weather meant minimal rain days and a lot more time to golf. It also created a challenging environment for our maintenance staff to handle but Dan Bailey and his staff came through. Conditions at Minnedosa Golf & Country Club came a long way from the extremely dry 2017 to a point in the fall where the greens were rolling amazing, fairways...
In my career I have been fortunate enough to learn from a number of knowledgable individuals in the golf business that have helped me grow as a professional and have supported me along the way. I have also had the pleasure of spending eight seasons at a fantastic facility such as Shilo Country Club. My ninth season in the golf industry will be a very exciting and different one for myself as it will not commence at the Shilo Country Club this spring. This decision was not as easy as some might think as there is a wide range of emotions that come with leaving a club and family that I have known for the better part of a decade. The staff,...
The 2017 golf season has now come to a close. I now have time to sit back, reflect on the season and look ahead to 2018. This year was my 8th season at the Shilo Country Club, 7th as a professional, teaching all over western Manitoba, and a year I will always remember on a personal level but I will get to that later. ShiloCC had a much busier season than last with one of the best years of weather that I can remember, with the exception of some wind days that conveniently fell on tournament days. We introduced two new events to our club tournament list. The first was the SCC Ryder Cup which featured teams of two golfers...
