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PHOTO: JOHN TURLEY-EWART
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.
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