GOLF CLUB RENOVATION

For full details on the Clubhouse Renovation including renderings and floor plans, please visit glencoegolf.org

Clubhouse Renovation

Building on our past to celebrate our future

The Clubhouse at The Glencoe Golf & Country Club opened on June 28, 1986. Over the last 35 years, it has served the membership well. Each golf season brings new events, special occasions and exciting accomplishments. And each year, everyone looks forward to coming back to the Clubhouse after a day on the course and to gathering there with family and friends for a delightful meal or celebratory drink.

From raising a toast to golf victories to celebrating life’s milestones and everything in between, we’ve made the Clubhouse our central hub for members and guests to come together to eat, drink and celebrate. Fond friendships and lasting memories have been made here.

As with all good things, there comes a time to rebuild, reinvent, restructure or revamp. The needs and wants of the membership change and the Club must always adapt to improve and enhance where we can. In 2018, the Board of Directors and management of The Glencoe Golf & Country Club began exploring the opportunity and viability of a Clubhouse renovation. With that, a thorough and extensive process began. It included careful analysis of usage data and financials, advice from industry experts and a comprehensive member-engagement program. After almost three years of planning, in March 2021, the Board of Directors decided to proceed with the proposed renovations. Construction will begin this fall and the project will be completed in the spring of 2022.

With the newly renovated Clubhouse, we are not looking to leave our valued past behind, but rather to propel the Club forward into the future. The goal is to enhance your second home so we can continue to provide exceptional experiences for many years to come.

With 90 percent of members spending 90 percent of their Clubhouse time in the dining facilities and the Golf Shop, the renovation will focus on improving these areas. Members can look forward to a whole new west side of the Clubhouse with a welcoming and modern look and décor, an expansive new outdoor dining space, additional services and improved function and flow.

A WELCOMING ARRIVAL • As you arrive for your day of golf, you will be welcomed by a completely renovated courtyard with an expansive

Clubhouse entrance, a new café with indoor and outdoor access; enhanced curb appeal and beautiful views of the course. • Inside the Clubhouse, a spacious, new atrium lobby will feature a beautiful new staircase and will connect all member service areas. There will also be two new unisex washrooms, centrally located for easy access.

NEW INDOOR & OUTDOOR DINING EXPERIENCES • A new indoor/outdoor café in the northwest corner of the Clubhouse will overlook the golf course. With a modern and contemporary feel, this cafe will provide quick service food and beverage options. • The Spike Lounge will be completely renovated, giving it a more modern feel with a casual yet polished dining experience. • A private dining room will be built adjacent to the restaurant, providing an additional unique space for private dinners and family gatherings that can also act as overflow seating. • The Family Dining Room will be renovated to include a new fireplace, windows, flooring, lighting and furniture. It will feature a look and feel similar to that of the new

Spike Lounge. • A new, expansive outdoor patio with family and adult dining areas will be located just outside the Family Dining

Room, allowing for better vistas and service flow.

A NEW SHOPPING EXPERIENCE • The Golf Shop will see a complete facelift with a modern and contemporary new look. It will feature one main entrance and boast a boutique retail shopping experience with better connectivity and flow for members through easy access to locker rooms and dining.

ADDITIONAL SERVICE & EXPERIENCE ENHANCEMENTS • Looking to practice or improve your game… indoors? The new golf simulator room with lounge space will give you ample opportunity to socialize and work on your game. • The exterior façade of the banquet hall will also get a facelift to match the new, west side look of the building upgrade.

We are currently finalizing design details for some of the new spaces based on member feedback and will share the revised renderings for these areas at glencoegolf.org when available.

This is an expansive project and we are excited to get started on it during the next few months. We cannot wait to welcome members back to their new second home in 2022.

The Clubhouse will continue to be the fulcrum of our golf community, with so many memories to be made and celebrations yet to come! A

Procutatorial

SPEC BOOK Proposal Cover Sheet

PROPOSAL REVISION COVER SHEET

Procuratorial 550 ‐ 110 9th Ave SW Calgary AB CAFE T2P 0T1 587‐392‐3818 P PROJECT NAME Glencoe Golf Club Proposal 100424 Indoor Furniture 100511 Outdoor Furniture 100524 Pergola 100525 Planters 100531 Outdoor Lighting 100526 Shipping & Handling BUDGET NOT REALIZED GRAND TOTAL

FINAL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT REPORT | 18041 | GLENCOE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB RENOVATION

Subtotal

Tax 201,089.08 10,054.45 122,720.07 6,136.00 50,462.00 2,523.10 22,540.55 1,127.03 54,571.48 2,728.57

69,000.00 tax applied on total

Café

PRO SHOP Patio

Golf Shop

FINAL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT REPORT | 18041 | GLENCOE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB RENOVATION

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Glencoe Golf Club

FINAL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT REPORT | 18041 | GLENCOE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB RENOVATION

From Worldwide Collapse to World Class Golf

HISTORY OF THE GLENCOE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

As The Glencoe Golf & Country Club embarks on the biggest Clubhouse renovation since it was originally built, we wanted to take a look back at the past 37 years since the course opened. The land, now home to Glencoe’s 45 holes, had a bit of shaky start. In 1981, LRSCO Investments Limited began construction on Elbow River Estates Golf Course and hired Robert Trent Jones Jr. to design the 36 holes. This would be his first golf course in Canada. Construction began in the summer of 1981.

Left: Clubhouse hill, ca. 1984. Top: The year the land was purchased in 1984. Right: In 1981, Robert Trent Jones Jr. (second from right) and LRSCO executives viewed the site while walking toward the hill where the Clubhouse stands today.

The following story is based on excerpts from Wendy Bryden’s book The Glencoe Club Story – 70 Years of Sports History

No sooner had the fairways, greens, bunkers, and lakes been shaped on the new courses than the worldwide price of crude oil dropped and the economy of Alberta went into recession. Like hundreds of other Calgary companies, LRSCO Investments ran into financial difficulties. Construction ceased and Robert Trent Jones Jr’s world class 36-hole golf course turned into a barren thistle patch.

The Royal Bank of Canada filed foreclosure proceedings against LRSCO Investments Limited on May 4, 1983, and Thorne Riddell Incorporated was appointed as receiver and manager of the assets. That same day, Ken Olsvik, Superintendent at Pinebrook Golf & Country Club, was hired by the receiver manager to salvage what he could of the fledgling golf course and bring it up to presentable standards for potential investors. That summer and following spring, approximately $500,000 was spent to complete 16 holes on the Glen Forest.

Glencoe Club member and developer Allan Mar was asked by Royal Bank to prepare a list of prospective buyers of the site. Luckily, he tacked the large map of the golf course up on the bulletin board in his office. A few days later, fellow developer and Glencoe Club Vice President Ken Delf met with Allan Mar on other business. Delf walked into Mar’s office and saw the map of the Golf Club. “What’s this?” he asked, “Show me some numbers.”

Delf liked what he saw and took the information over to Jim Powell, CEO at The Glencoe Club. At their Board meeting in May, Ken Delf pitched the idea of purchasing the Elbow River Estates course. Delf asked: “Should we do some work on this and develop it?” Most Directors indicated zero interest – several of them belonged to other city golf courses and Calgary was in a recession at the time. Undaunted, Delf soldiered on behind the scenes. What kept him going was a belief in the project. After the May meeting, he decided to come back with the idea to the new Board, which would be elected in October.

The tide began to turn on September 16, 1983, when the annual Glencoe Director’s Golf Tournament was held at the Canyon Meadows course. Jim Powell recalls: “It was a gorgeous Alberta day and after playing golf on a beautiful course we had happily retired to the sports lounge for a drink and a sandwich when Jay Jenkins came over to us. “We like you to come play here,” said the Canyon Meadows Manager with a twinkle in his eye, “but you Glencoe Club people really ought to have your own golf course.”

With that, Jay Jenkins sat down at the table and brainstormed long into the afternoon with Jim Mackie, Ken Delf, Jim Powell and Doug McGillivray. Later that evening, at the annual golf party hosted by Helen and Jim Mackie at their Bar Kay Cee Ranch in Bragg Creek, the main topic of conversation was the possible acquisition of the Elbow River Estates Golf Course. It was agreed that the matter would be on the agenda at the next board meeting.

Powell put some numbers together and sought advice from several Calgary golf managers and professionals. He found positive support from Jay Jenkins, the General Manager of Canyon Meadows, who enthused: “Buying the golf course would be the best thing the Glencoe ever did.”

Using various criteria to study the feasibility of acquisition, Jim Powell and Ken Delf came up with fairly accurate numbers to show the Directors at their regular meeting in November 1983. It was at this meeting that the first proposal to purchase the golf course was officially presented. The persons present at the meeting were President Jim Mackie, VicePresident Ken Delf, Doug McGillivray, Patrick Clarke, Bert Johnson, Jocelyn Wilkinson, Beverly Brodie, Jim Powell and recently appointed directors Terrence McCloy, Thomas Sterling, Martin Cohos and Warren Stewart.

Fortunately, the proposal fell well within the mandate of the Long Range Planning Committee, which had been struck a few years before. Nonboard members included Peter Epp, Jamie Paulson, Ken Delph and Gerry Watkins. The committee’s mandate was a comprehensive study expanding the financial base with a view to where the club was going demographically. “The golf course fit perfectly because it gave us a new facility and money for the Downtown Club,” Ken later related, “that’s why it was such a good deal.”

The following month, a special meeting of the Directors was held, and a resolution was passed that Ken Delf would chair the committee to further study the acquisition and development of the golf course. The membership would also be surveyed by questionnaire to determine their interest. At the same meeting it was resolved that Ken Delf and Jim Powell be authorized as a committee to confer with the receiver and Royal Bank. From that point on, the committee reported back to Jim Mackie, President. All financial negotiations were subject to approval of the Board of Directors and the shareholder members of the Club.

The results of the survey were presented at the next Director’s meeting in January 1984. They were: 365 interested, 305 not interested.

Les Ferber, who had designed and constructed golf courses in Brazil, the Dominican Republic, England, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Sardinia, Spain, Switzerland and Portugal was the on-site architect for Robert Trent Jones Sr. during construction of the Kananaskis course. Ferber was invited by Jim Powell to write some projected cost specifications for the January meeting. Les Ferber’s estimated costs of finishing the two golf courses was $2,890,100 over the course of four years. Ferber’s favourable report stated “the golf course has the potential to become one of the great golf course facilities in Canada.” As negotiations began with the receiver and Royal Bank, the word in the golf community was that the Pinebrook Club was looking into the possibility of buying the course.

The numerous problems addressed by the committee were significant, but paramount among the myriad of conditions negotiated prior to purchase was the legal protection of The Glencoe Club. Notwithstanding the main fact that any offer had to have shareholder’s approval, it was made perfectly clear from the outset that, if the golf course didn’t fly, any financing offer was to contain a non-recourse provision to protect the Downtown Club and its members. The bank’s recourse was to be restricted solely to the assets of the golf course, as the operation was established with a separate corporate structure.

As negotiations for purchase were underway with the receiver, Jim Powell and Ken Delf were concurrently in discussions with Royal Bank regarding purchase financing and completion costs. But the Glencoe came to understand that there were builders’ liens registered against the title for unpaid accounts totaling $3,081,323 and, with $5,696,425 owed to the bank, there was a total outstanding of $8,777,748. President Mackie told his directors: “The Glencoe Club has no intention of buying this golf course unless we can pick it up free of liens and mortgages.”

Royal Bank would provide a $1 million loan to finance the development costs for completion of the thirty-six hole course. Interest was at prime for three years and prime plus a quarter commencing July 1, 1986. A second loan for $4,800,000 would be used to finance the acquisition of the golf course itself. Interest was at six percent for six months, ten percent for eighteen months, then prime up to five years, and thereafter prime plus a quarter. A third loan of $500,000 was negotiated for operating funds at prime plus a half.

Among numerous terms of the sale were the following: • The vendor’s permits were to be in place prior to closing and there were to be no restrictions preventing the use of the property for a golf course. • Approval for adequate water and sewage licenses had to be obtained. • The road allowance running right through the centre of the golf course was to be closed.

The greatest hazard that remained was the existence of rights of way in favour of TransAlta Utilities Limited, granting above-ground construction of huge transmission lines stretching across the course. Mackie and Powell did the legwork in negotiations with the company before successfully entering an agreement restricting installation of TransAlta power lines above ground.

In the end, the final legal document was a mountain of agreements and amendments. Accordingly, two appraisals and offers back-and-forth resulted in an agreement of a purchase price and financing terms satisfactory to both parties. The final conditional offer went forward. The purchase price was $4,800,000 (deposit $200,000 and $4,600,000 on closing).

This final offer was made and accepted on January 18, 1984. The offer was conditional on having 400 members (representing $2 million) signed up by June 30, 1984. Financial arrangements were finalized on February 14, 1984. President Mackie and his directors then set out to secure shareholders’ approval. The marketing blitz began. Information booths were set up outside the Glencoe Sports Office, manned by members who could answer any questions. The membership was advised that a common administration of the joint facilities was planned to reduce operating costs. “We hope to have 16 holes open by July 1, 1984... and the other 20 by 1985 and the clubhouse constructed by 1986.” The new course would be dubbed The Glencoe Golf & Country Club.

On February 28, 1984, at an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders, the Club President and the Directors filed into the standing roomonly Glencoe Club Ballroom and stood before the podium.

July 1984 - Club President, Jim Mackie, hits the first ball on the Glen Meadows Course

The meeting was called to order. Questions were fielded by Director Ken Delf, President Mackie and the Board of Directors and General Manager Jim Powell. Also in attendance were representatives of Royal Bank, Thorne Riddel, Golf Design Services, Reid Crowther Engineering and auditors from Clarkson Gordon.

The question of high interest rates was raised but, after considerable discussion, the ballots were distributed and the meeting adjourned while scrutineers counted. Once the meeting was called to order again, Glencoe member Lonnie Tate stood up at the podium on behalf of the scrutineers and advised the voting results to the who-wants-to-buy-a-golfclub question: 698 voted in favour and only 48 against.

The bulging ballroom, which had witnessed a din in the conversation as votes were counted, erupted in wild cheering. History had been made and by a 93 percent majority; the Glencoe was going golfing.

Glencoe Golf Timeline

July 1, 1984

The Glencoe Golf & Country Club opened with 16 holes. At 7:45 am, 256 avid golfers teed off to play the course for the first time. An ATCO trailer was moved onto the property, providing temporary Clubhouse, Golf Shop and a small area for golfers to change their shoes.

February 1985

Assistant pros were hired, interclub and tournament schedules for Men, Ladies, Juniors and Mixed were set up. Golf lessons were established and the golf rules and regulations were in order.

July/August 1985

The first 9 holes of the Glen Meadows course opened in July (now known as Lakes). Clubhouse construction began. The hill on which it sits was lowered by 30 ft to reduce a steep climb. The back 9 holes of the Glen Meadows course (now known as Slopes) were opened in August.

March/April 1986

Clubhouse was completed. The first Ladies Opening Dinner and Fashion Show – was held, an annual tradition that is celebrated to this day.

June 1986

Clubhouse Grand Opening was held.

August 1989

Canadian Professional Golf Association (CPGA) Championship was held on the Forest. 1991

Clubhouse was expanded, adding the Spike Lounge and the Mountainview Room, several upstairs offices, the Boardroom and the shoeshine room.

April 1991

First Opening Cocktail Party was held.

June 1992

First annual Glencoe Invitational Golf Tournament was held on the Forest.

June 1995

After an unusually heavy snow runoff from the mountains (about 200 mm of rain), the Elbow River turned into a raging torrent and flooded onto the Glen Forest fairways, washing away mature spruce trees, wooden bridges, and sand from a number of traps.

September 1999

The Club purchased land from Stonepine residential development and invested in a treatment plant providing water to the Club.

2003

New Practice Facility opened, complete with 20 grass hitting stalls, a fully-enclosed teaching area featuring the latest technology, two putting greens, three practice bunkers and a pitching and chipping area.

June 2005

June set new records for monthly rainfall. The Elbow River burst its banks at 3 am, Saturday, June 18 and another catastrophic flood caused similar damage to the 1995 flood.

June 2006

Bridges 9 course opened, making The Glencoe Golf & Country Club one of only two private facilities in the country to offer 45 holes. 2006-2007

Complete overhaul of the entire course irrigation system was undertaken. A minimum of 36 holes remained open through the work.

2007

The Glencoe Golf & Country Club achieved designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.” One of only 654 in the world to receive the honour.

Fall 2012

Forest course renovation began. The focus was to modernize the course layout, improve the greens and make the course more playable for highhandicap players.

June 2013

The catastrophic 100-year flood hit Calgary and area. An enormous amount of water pummeled the property. Up to 50 acres of the Forest had to be re-sodded and damaged bunkers, bridges and drainage throughout the property had to be repaired. Opening of The Forest course was delayed to the next season.

August 2014

Renovated Forest course opened.

April 2017

Locker room and washroom upgrades were completed.

August 2020

New Turfcare Auxiliary Building officially opened.

April 2021

Kitchen reopened after a six month renovation.

GOLF SIMULATORS

for Glencoe Juniors

BOOK TODAY!

With the Golf Simulators, you probably know you can travel the world and play famous courses such as Nicklaus North and Pebble Beach. What you might not know is that we also have activities for our Junior members. On those rainy days when you’re looking for an activity to enjoy with your childern, consider our Golf Simulators! They provide a great selection of games!

MINI PUTT

Put your virtual putting to the test! Putt through a series of different courses, careful to not fall off the side!

FIELD GOAL CHALLENGE

Pick your distance and recreate Matt Prater’s record-setting 64-yard field goal, with your favourite iron.

WINDOW BREAKER

Save your home’s windows from your child chipping in the yard. Come down to the Sims and break all the windows you can!

GOLF DARTS

180! No longer your farthest drive, but the score you can make with this virtual, dartchipping game.

POKER GOLF

Chip yourself into the best hand you can and beat the house. Take the luck out and win with your chipping skills!

TRACTOR

Everyone’s favourite game of “Hit the Golf Tractor at the Driving Range” is now available virtually for you to practice all year round!

FUN PUTT

Use your putter to lure our furry friends Dugg, Sammy, Max and Buster out of their doghouses.

TIC-TAC-TOE GOLF

Having trouble beating your older sibling at Tic-Tac-Toe on paper? Luckily, you can now beat them at their game, but with your swing!

Get your Juniors into golf now… to eventually round out your golf foursome when they’re old enough to hit the real links!

Book online or by calling the Sports Desk at 403-243-7342

*Golf Simulators activities are conditional on AHS restrictions. Check glencoe.org for updates.

The Glencoe Club is currently affiliated with over 80 clubs worldwide. Our affiliated clubs have varied policies with respect to access to their clubs: signing privileges, guest regulations, etc. All affiliated clubs require a letter of introduction sent by a Glencoe representative. Some affiliated clubs are able to provide accommodation. Some require payment of any charges before departure, while others will bill any charges through your Glencoe account. It is quite important that Glencoe members check with the Club office before departure to avoid any embarrassment. There is an administrative fee equivalent to three percent on all charges that are made at other clubs where there are affiliate charging privileges. Any charges from affiliated clubs outside of Canada must be paid at the time of service.

PLEASE NOTE: You require a letter of introduction before visiting any affiliated club. An up-to-date membership card is required for all affiliated clubs.

● Accounts must be paid prior to departure ■ Accommodation $ Reciprocal/Facility Fees may apply

For more information, please call Member Services: 403-243-2506

Please send your feedback on reciprocal club visits to: membership@glencoe.org

A digital brochure with links to the various clubs is available to download from glencoe.org

AFRICA

Cape Town: Kelvin Grove Club ● Johannesburg: The Wanderers Club ■ ● (Accommodation at Protea Hotel Wanderers)

ARGENTINA

Buenos Aires: The Hurlingham Club

AUSTRALIA

Melbourne: Royal Automobile Club of Victoria ■ ● Sydney: Tattersalls Club $ ●

BELGIUM

Brussels: International Club Château Sainte-Anne ■ ● (Accommodation at Hotel Astoria)

BRUNEI

Darussalam: Royal Brunei Yacht Club ●

CANADA

ALBERTA Edmonton: Derrick Golf & Winter Club Royal Glenora Club BRITISH COLUMBIA Pitt Meadows: Swaneset Bay Country Club Vancouver: Arbutus Club Hollyburn Country Club Jericho Tennis Club Terminal City Club Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club Victoria: Bear Mountain Tennis Club Union Club of British Columbia MANITOBA Winnipeg: Winnipeg Squash & Racquet Club ● (Men’s Club) Winnipeg Winter Club ● NOVA SCOTIA Halifax: Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron ● ONTARIO London: The London Club Oakville: The Oakville Club Toronto: Adelaide Club ● The Badminton & Racquet Club The Boulevard Club ● The Cambridge Club (Men’s Club) ● The Granite Club $ ● The Royal Canadian Yacht Club $ ● Toronto Athletic Club ● Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club ● Toronto Lawn Tennis Club ● The University Club $ ■ QUEBEC Montreal: Club Sportif MAA Club Atwater ● Mount Royal Tennis Club SASKATCHEWAN Saskatoon: The Saskatoon Club

CHINA

Beijing: American Club Hong Kong: Hong Kong Football Club Kowloon Cricket Club

● ● ● LRC $ ● Shanghai: The Shanghai International Tennis Centre Club

ENGLAND

London: Army & Navy Club City University Club The Hurlingham Club The Lansdowne Club Roehampton Club Royal Overseas League The St. James’s Hotel & Club

INDIA

Kolkate: Space Circle Clubs & Resorts Pvt. Ltd ● The Circle Club ● The Spring Club ■ ● Maharashtra: PYC Hindu Gymkhana

INDONESIA

Jakarta: Mercantile Athletic Club

IRELAND

Dublin: Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club

JAPAN

Kobe Club (Accommodation Hotel Tor Road) Tokyo American Club

MALAYSIA

Raintree Club of Kuala Lumpur

PHILIPPINES

Alabang Country Club, Inc Baguio Country Club The Manila Club

SINGAPORE

The Tanglin Club

THAILAND

The British Club Bangkok

UNITED STATES

ALASKA Anchorage: Petroleum Club of Anchorage CALIFORNIA Berkeley: Faculty Club of Berkeley Los Angeles: California Yacht Club The Los Angeles Athletic Club Riviera Tennis Club San Francisco: Marines’ Memorial Club & Hotel $ ■ ● The Olympic Club ■ ● University Club of San Francisco ■ ● COLORADO Denver: Denver Athletic Club ● ILLINOIS Chicago: University Club of Chicago ■ Union League Club of Chicago ■ ● MICHIGAN Detroit: Detroit Athletic Club $ ■ ● MINNESOTA Saint Paul: University Club of Saint Paul ● Minneapolis: Women’s Club of Minneapolis NEW YORK New York: New York Athletic Club $ ■ ● The University Club of New York ■ ● Rochester: Genesee Valley Club OHIO Canton: Glenmoor Country Club ■ ● Cincinnati: Cincinnati Athletic Club OREGON Eugene: Downtown Athletic Club Portland: Multnomah Athletic Club ● TEXAS Houston: Houston Racquet Club ● WASHINGTON Bellevue: Bellevue Club $ ■ ● Seattle: Washington Athletic Club $ ■ ● Spokane: Spokane Club ■ WASHINGTON, D.C. The University Club of Washington ■ ● *Note: the onus is on the member to find out which clubs are open to guests and what restrictions are in place. The Glencoe Club will not be accepting reciprocal club visitors until further notice.

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