Scarboro The Nineteenth - July 2019

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SCARBORO GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB MAGAZINE

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Taking instruction & service to new levels Personalizing member experiences is also a priority for our team

By Chris Piedimonte, Head Professional

T

he Professional Team at Scarboro is driven

Golf Shop. New for Women is IBKUL sun shirts

to deliver a memorable experience to

that have UPF 50+ coverage. Vendor days will

members and their guests. The result of this

continue into August with several Women’s lines

effort is now showing up in an increase in member

being showcased. We recognize that we currently

participation – events are at capacity and waitlist

have a limited selection of Women’s clothing in the

are starting to form now for events. This also

golf shop and are working to resolve that. We have

rings true for our Junior section, which is thriving

already begun planning for our 2020 clothing lines

this season. With the addition of Drive, Chip and

in order to meet the needs of our members.

Putt, Mission 28 and the High-Performance Series, Junior Golf is looking bright!

Instruction

has

become

more

accessible

with online booking and lesson follow up has become more detailed. We are using cutting edge technology with TrackMan, K-Coach(Biomechanics) and BLAST (putting sensor) to deliver a learning experience second to none. We are continuing to develop our teaching “tool chest” and will be

Personalizing member experiences is also a

exploring, BodiTrak (pressure plate) and a TPI

priority for our team. We are learning members’

(Body/Swing connection) coaching program.

behaviours and are taking a pro-active approach

We are very fortunate to have four class “A” Professionals onsite with a combination of over

to meet individual member preferences.

Staff

are

greeting

members

by

name,

50 years’ experience! The new Play with the Pro,

putting members’ bags on their desired mode of

season long competition, was designed to have

transportation and are pre-setting members’ bags

the Professional team engaged will all sections at

on range carts for those members that typically

the Club. It is a great way for our staff to develop

practise before they play.

a strong rapport with the entire membership. The

Arturo, our support staff manager, is leading a

championship day is scheduled for October 5th.

team that is improving daily. We are committed to

We currently have 11 teams registered and counting!

raising our service standard in our goal of creating

New merchandise continues to come into the

a memorable experience at Scarboro.

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A big thank you to the convenors of the

Women’s Guest Day on July 5th Janet Gubersky & Elizabeth Miller

the best of summer continues There is much ahead to look forward to

By Nico Barrett, Club House Manager

Y

ou may be fooled into thinking that

drop me a line. Some of our biggest sellers come

the best of Summer is behind us, with

from

darkness falling ever so earlier every

happy to make them part of our offering.

member

recommendations

and

we’re

night! But don’t be tempted by such negative

Nada and the bistro /verandah staff provide

thinking; yes we’ve hosted a number of terrific

such an invaluable and personalized touch to

events over the past six weeks, including a

our service that it is heartening to know we’re

changed up schedule of Friday evening Buffet/

making a difference.

BBQ events.

At the end of the summer we’ll be hosting a

But there is much ahead to look forward to! Our End-of-month Friday Band Nights have

trio of events that will send the summer months off well.

been a great success and we’ll be replicating

Firstly an amazing Wine Dinner on Tuesday,

this favourite format again on August 30th.

August 21st, wherein we’ll be hosting Tiziana

Our randomly scheduled “Tastings on the

Settimo, wine producer from Barolo – only eight

Tee” have been a bit of a sleeper hit, with various

spaces left. A four course dinner served al

beer and spirit merchants offering samplings at

fresco, paired with some remarkable and rare

the first tee at prime-time spots. Additionally,

wines directly from Tiziana’s vineyard.

our Wednesday afternoon Men’s League drink

Following this we’ll be hosting a scotch and

station at the 4th tee seem to have refreshed a

cigars night on Thursday, August 29th – watch

number of golfers throughout the hot summer

for more details. And we’ll also be hosting our

afternoons.

second Wine Club Wine Tasting on Thursday

In addition to Chef’s menus, we were excited

August 15th.

to not only expand our cellar list of wines

As we move into Fall we look forward to

(200+ bottles), but also offer up some new By-

“Drive-In at the Driving Range;” more wine

The-Glass wines, draft and canned beers and

occasions and favoured events of the season. So

beverages. We’re always on the lookout for new

as always, we urge you to make the most of the

product and if you have any suggestions please

social aspects that your Club provides!

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Making a Difference

at Scarboro Golf & Country Club We at Scarboro are very lucky to have these two talented, dedicated individuals

By Bill Gilkes, Golf Course Superintendent The golf course is in excellent condition now de-

special projects coordinator. His job is to see that

spite a miserable spring and we have made some

our capital projects are completed and also help

real progress toward our goals as a Premier club

with the overall aesthetics of the golf course.

in the GTA. While the entire greens staff have

After working with a contractor who did initial

been very busy, there are two individuals who

grade work on the new tees at 9 and 18, Stephen

have played a major role in our success to this

did all of the final grading and sod work to finish

point in the season.

off the project. He also removed the stairs from the 8 tee and finished off the sod there too.

Stephen will be building a new tee at 14 and a pergola at 9

After ed

for

has

Scarboro

complet-

grading

and

sodding at 9 and 18,

STEPHEN DENIS Stephen

the

he

Stephen moved over to worked

for

over

20 years in a variety of positions including irrigation technician, construction point person and Assistant Superintendent (his current title). In 2019 Stephen was moved from operations manager to

3 to work on the erosion site. He installed a drain line and finished the grading for sod. He removed the stairs and the wooden retaining wall on the 3rd tee and finished off the sod work there too. This is all an enormous amount of work by one person and he is not finished yet. Stephen will be building a new tee at

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14 and a pergola at 9 and trellis work at the Oasis, to name a few more projects this year.

Lesley also looks after our IPM obligations to the province and her work nets us a perfect score year after year. This year we have created a new garden plan and Lesley has taken the lead on

Lesley is responsible for Scarboro receiving our Audubon International Certification

LESLEY THOMAS Lesley has worked for Scarboro for 30 years, rising

up

through

the ranks from a student to her current position

as

Assis-

tant Superintendent / Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Agent and Environmental Specialist. Lesley is involved with the day to day operations with respect to chemical and fertilizer applications and overall plant health.

Lesley is also responsible for Scarboro receiving our Audubon International Certification and takes great pride in being involved in their Monarchs in the Rough program (tracking the migration of the monarch butterflies and planting milkweed to attract and feed them).

implementing it. We hired a gardener to come in a few times a week to mentor our students and Lesley has been front and centre with the daily duties to bring our gardens back to respectability.

Her work in the gardens this year has been a huge reason why the Clubhouse surroundings are beginning to get their swagger back. It seems like Lesley has a hundred things going on at once, but she thrives on that. She has been asked to speak at the Ontario Golf Superintendents Association conference about the role of women in golf.

Lesley will be attending a seminar by Bayer in September promoting the same program and she is volunteering at Magna in August for the CP Women’s Golf Championship. Lesley is the coordinator of our bee program as well and helps harvest and bottle the wonderful Scarboro honey.

We at Scarboro are very lucky to have these two talented, dedicated individuals taking care of our course. They love Scarboro Golf & Country Club and what they do and it shows!

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Building community at Scarboro

Membership Matters

By Scott Hay, Sales and Marketing Manager 2019 has been an incredible year, and we are only

This collaboration has already seen success,

halfway through!

with the highest attended Season Opening Night

in years, a Comedy Night that had attendees in

T

here have been more new members join

stitches, and the Club within a Club program that

this fiscal year than in many years. As

features a popular Wine Club as the first of what

we continue our second year of transition

will be many clubs.

from an equity to a non-equity club, we are definitely tracking in the right direction.

We all feel it. There is a buzz around the Club and the Social Committee and Membership Com-

As important to our attraction efforts for new

mittee collaboration, along with your Board, have

membership is, so is our retention strategies for

worked to bring forward change and promote

our existing members. There have been several

events and activities members want and enjoy

retention initiatives in the past, such as the cre-

and that build community at Scarboro.

ation of transitional categories that have been

I have said many times, Scarboro is a special

successful in extending the tenure of many mem-

place with history, great golf, fantastic food, an

bers here at Scarboro.

amazing location and most importantly, a mem-

The latest initiative within the Club is the recog-

bership that truly enjoys their Club.

nition that our Social Committee and Membership Committee have a symbiotic relationship. The Social Committee is charged with creating, planning and implementing unique and enjoyable events.

The Membership Committee is charged with the

NEW MEMBER WELCOME At this time, we would like to welcome the new members who have joined the club: Principal Family Trial Corey Dyer, Sarah Dyer

development and implementation of attraction

Flex Intermediate Shane McTavish, Jacob Robert, Josiah MacQuarrie

and retention strategies for the Club.

Spousal Introductory Karen Gordon

Our social events engage our members and add value.

With this in mind, our Social Committee and Membership Committee now work hand-in-hand to create the kind of environment that we are enjoying today; your place to unwind, relax, golf,

Junior Benjamin Bangs Pre-Junior Luke Dyer, Aly Dyer, Wesley Dyer

Scarboro is incredible so if you can think of anyone that may be interested in exploring membership contact us here: SCOTT HAY shay@scarborogcc.com • 416-266-4546 ext. 241.

dine and be entertained.

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