Wishing you Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year!

 

By the numbers - Golf Ontario

This week, Golf Ontario released statistics on the Top courses with the most hole-in-ones in the 2020 golf season. View the stats below:

Sunset at Whitevale

Photo by: Peter Brandt 

 

Beautiful Photo from November 4th

 Thank you to Lorne Rogers for the amazing photo of Whitevale's 4th hole on November 4th!

Passing of Garrett Spahn

Passing of Garrett Spahn  

Beloved son of Bob Spahn, brother to Clayton Spahn and a former Whitevale junior member passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Funeral services will be held privately. 

Beautiful Fall Photo of Whitevale

 

Photo credit Mike Gritzan

 

John Carter Sr. Celebration of Life

 As per our previous announcement of the unfortunate passing of John Carter Sr., his family thanks everyone at Whitevale for their sentiments and kind words. 

They are hoping to host a Celebration of Life for John in the spring or once social gathering restrictions have been lifted. 

Mixed Match Play Champions

Our final match play final took place a short while ago and what a final it was. It was the team of Linda Briggs & Fred Calvert who needed extra holes to beat Jodi & Mark Crerar to win the 2020 Mixed Match Play title. Congratulations on your victory!

Passing of John Carter Sr.

 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of John Carter Sr. on Friday, October 9th. 

John was a proud Member of Whitevale. Our thoughts go out to his wife Edna and all of his friends and family. More information will be provided once received. 

 Congratulations to Vanda Vicars on her first hole in one, on her first round as a member of Whitevale! Welcome and congratulations Vanda! 

Photo credit Chris Dennis

Weekday Men's Closing Field Day Results

It's our final event on the calendar for 2020. Just like all of the other one's so far, we had great support with 68 players today. Congratulations to the winning team of  Scott Freeman, Ian Fleming, Fred Traer & Norm Kotsopoulos who finished at -10.5 under par.

1st - Scott Freeman, Ian Fleming, Fred Traer & Norman Kotsopoulos (61.5) $135/each

T-2nd - Terry Calder, Darryl Brown, Don Pickthall & Brian Murdock (61.6) $85/each

T-2nd - Norm Woods, Chris Veriniotis, Ken Proctor & Bruce Huntley (61.6) $85/each

4th - Larry Yan, Bill Grant, Stan Lam & Wayne Wellman (62) $40/each

The random draw winning "Pink Ball" team was Dave Convery, Bob Tennyson, Frank Steinhausen & Brian Sambleson. Please visit the golf shop to receive your prize!

For complete results click on the link: https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6766842080242180013?preview=false

We would also like to thank Lorne Rogers who represents our Weekday Men for his continued support during the season.

Weekday Women's Closing Field Day Recap

 As our events wrap up for the season our weekday ladies finished their year on great note with 16 players in today's event. Congratulations to Chris Denysek who won todays event with a total of 35 points. Below are the players who finished in the money.

1st - Chris Denysek (35 pts) $22

T-2nd - Josette Bell (32 pts) $14

T-2nd - Bonnie Cartwright (32 pts) $14

4th - Kathy McGilton (30 pts) $6

For complete results click on the link provided: 

https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6772390315404828599?preview=false

Women's Closing Field Day Recap

It feels like every year the weather is the biggest challenge when it comes to the closing event and needless to say that same happened this year, again. The cold temps and on and off rain did not dampen the spirits of 36 ladies. Congratulations to the winning team of Mary Charlton, Julie Hastings and Janet Boychuk who finished with a final score of -12. Below are the teams that finished in the money.

1st - Mary Charlton, Julie Hastings & Janet Boychuk (132) $100/each

2nd - Josette Bell, Chris Denysek & Marianne Goss (135) $65/each

T-3rd - Cathy Dorman, Diane Packer & Theresa Arbuthnot (136) $15/each

T-3rd - Sandra Docking, Suzi Liska, Linda Briggs & Anna Lindsay (136) $15/each

For complete tournament results please click on the link www.golfgenius.com/websites/6763747290722082720?preview=false

Thank you to all of the ladies who participated in this year's events. We saw increased participations in every event and look forward to carrying that into 2021!

Men's Closing Scramble Results

It's hard to believe that the final event of the year is now complete. It doesn't seem like that long ago we just got things started but here we are. We had 88 players play in todays event, congratulations to Mark Brewer, Chris Cummins, Tom Bermingham & Wayne Carpenter who finished with net total of 58.1. Here are your teams that finished in the money:

1st - Mark Brewer, Chris Cummins, Tom Bermingham & Wayne Carpenter. (58.1) $115/each

2nd - Craig Burrell, Forrest Todd, Tim Packer & Dave Leonard. (60.6) $90/each

3rd - Dec Dunn, Darren Friesen, Anthony Cioccio & Lester Davies. (60.7) $65/each

4th - Ryan McLean, Brian Sharp, Walt Lemon & Don Pickthall. (61.4) $50/each

5th - John Trimble, Dave Convery, Brad Lagasse & Damian Leach. (61.6) $40/each

6th - Don Davis, Jim Byrne, Drew McNaughton & Dave Whiting. (61.7) $25/each

For complete results click on the link below: wgc-2020mensclosing.golfgenius.com

Fall Derby - Day 2 & Final Results

 Well after a great weekend of golf and weather we have crowned our 2020 Fall Derby Champions. Congratulations to Chris Couch, Debbie Couch, Rich Hart & Margaret Hart who squeaked out the victory by a single point. 

Day 2 Results

1st Place - Steve Hewitt, Brad Hewitt, Don MacDonald & Geoff Mitchell (121.5) $62.50/each

2nd Place - Padraig Darby, Chris Dennis, John Dimpoulos & Howard Kirke (122) $45/each

3rd Place - Brad Lagasse, Greg Lagasse, Tom Hart & Brian Sharp (123) $35/each

4th Place - Pat Burrell, Craig Burrell, Jerry Kimber & Steve Stuart (123.5) $20/each

Overall Results

1st Place - Chris Couch, Debbie Couch, Rich Hart & Margaret Hart (43 pts) $85/each

2nd Place - Padraig Darby, Chris Dennis, John Dimopoulos & Howard Kirke (42 pts) $65/each

3rd Place - Brad Lagasse, Greg Lagasse, Tom Hart & Brian Sharp (38 pts) $55/each

4th Place - Bob Spahn, Peter Lambrinos, Clayton Spahn & Steve Rodriguez (36 pts) $45/each

T-5th Place - Pat Burrell, Craig Burrell, Jerry Kimber & Steve Stuart (35 pts) $30/each

T-5th Place - Larry Yan, Jill Fewster-Yan, Ken Oley & Elke Oley (35 pts) $30/each

T-7th Place - Peter Wieser, Steve Clements, Brian Guenther & Andrew Jackson (33 pts) $7.50/each

T-7th Place - Ed Hogan, Heinz Dahn, John Eales & Suzi Snow-Liska (33 pts) $7.50/each

For complete results click on the link provided. 

https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6739848185990094671?preview=false

Fall Derby - Day 1 Results

It may be called the Fall Derby but it sure felt like summer. After a lengthy fog delay we were able to get all of the teams on the course and chasing this year's title. After Day 1, here are your teams that finished in the money:

1st Place - Chris Couch, Debbie Couch, Rich Hart & Margaret Hart (114 pts) $62.50/each

2nd Place - Ophir Dzaldov, Peter Lambrinos, Bob Spahn & Steve Rodriguez (112 pts) $45/each

T-3rd Place - Ed Hogan, Heinz Dahn, John Eales & Suzi Snow-Liska (105 pts) $18/each

T-3rd Place - Paul Dunphy, Al Billington, Bill Getz & Don O'Brien (105 pts) $18/each

T-3rd Place - Brian Jesty, Bryce Percy, Mike Mahon & Bryan Ramsey (105 pts) $18/each

For complete Day 1 standings please click on the link: 

https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6739848185990094671?preview=false

Team Purple takes 2020 Solheim Cup

After a glorious warm and sunny afternoon of competition on September 20th, the Purple Team emerged victorious over the Fuchsia Team to reclaim the Solheim Cup - 13 points to 11 points - a very close competition!

Twenty-four competitive ladies, all flaunting their team colours, battled it out for the 13th annual event, which was a three-games-in-one format: Better-ball, alternate shot, and singles matches.

Following the match the trophy was presented amid champagne toasts and speeches and cheers. The trophy was presented by Fuchsia Team captain Linda Briggs to Purple Team captain Anne Trimble.

Longest Day of Golf - Silent Auction Winners

Thank you to everyone for their support of our 30th Longest Day of Golf Silent Auction. 

The Silent Auction is now closed. Winners have received an email regarding the items they have won. Prizes can be picked up at the Whitevale Office, and Item Charges will be applied to your Member account or credit card.

Here is the list of winners - 

Alain Billington - Muskoka Retro Cooler

Lucy Blais - Handmade Quilt (full size - fits double or queen)

Kandice Brackenbury - Men's Medium Nike Golf Shirt and Coffee Mug, & Retro Bike

Jame Byrne - Mike Weir signed 2003 Masters Flag with Certificate of Authenticity 

Steve Campbell - Cadillac Fairview Giftcard #1

Pat Convery -  2 Handknit Pompom Toques, Handmade Child's Quilt, Nature Photo on Canvas, & Women's Under Armour Long Sleeve Compression Top

Maureen Cormier - Cadillac Fairview Giftcard #2

Debbie Couch - Bag of 25 Pristine "gently used" Pro-V's, & Men's Medium Eddie Bauer Sweater

J Lester Davies - Bag of 25 Pristine "gently used" Pro-V's, & Case of Mixed Wine from Noble Estates

Catherine Dorman - Booze Basket

Ophir Dzaldov - Ultimate Dining Card

Michael Harris - Ki Japanese Resturant Gift Card

Jennifer Hogg - Langboss Digital IR Thermometer

Brian Jesty - Bag of 25 Pristine "gently used" Pro-V's

Hamilton Jeyaraj - Wayne Gretzky signed hockey card with Certificate of Authenticity

Brian Lee - Footjoy Hyperflex Men's Golf Shoes

Lawrence Martinko - Dandurand Wine Basket

Michelle Miles - K. Hall Design Home Fragrance and Personal Care

Sandra Milner-Docking - Men's XXL Oxford America Golf Shirt and Coffee Cup, & Oliver & Bonacini Gift Card

Tom Olidis - Arnold Palmer signed Card from 1st Masters Win with Certificate of Authenticity, & Framed Photo of Hole #2 at Whitevale, & Men's Under Armour Long Sleeve Sweater -size Large

Travis Perrin - Mitch Marner signed Adidas Hockey Jersey with Certificate of Authenticity

Don Pickthall - MRH Cleveland RTX4 Wedge 52*

Art Pingree - 2 Weekday Golf Passes, with cart for Black Diamond GC

Shawn Pollock - Bag of 25 Pristine "gently used" Pro-V's, & GPS Shot Tracker, & Hop City Vintage Cooler

Graham Procter - Bag of 25 Pristine "gently used" Pro-V's

Nancy Roncone - 2 Handknit Kid's Double Pompom hats

Michael Smith - O.G. annoy signed basketball with Certificate of Authenticity

Joan Store - Basket of Bath and Beauty Items, & Wine and Cheese Gift Set

Robert Tennyson - Four Guest Passes for Whitevale 

Lynda Vysoki - Men's Under Armour Golf Shirt - size Large, Men's Under Armour Golf Shirt (striped) - size Large, Nancy Lopez Golf top - size Medium, & Women's Under Armour Rain Jacket - 100% waterproof

Melodie Zarzeczny - Basket of bath and beauty products & Inis Body Care Products

Longest Day of Golf - Parking Spot and Painting Winners

Congratulations to our Parking Spot and Painting Winners! Thank you all for your support.

Parking Spot Winners

1) Rene Johnston

2) Craig Ferns

3) Jay Petroff

Painting Winners

1) Fred Calvert

2) Cathy Dorman

30th Longest Day of Golf Update - September 13, 2020

Thank you to everyone for their ongoing support of our 30th Longest Day of Golf in support of the Canadian Cancer Society! We have raised a total of $25, 825 to date!

Link to the donation page: https://support.cancer.ca/site/TR/IFE_ON_Event/IFE_ON_General_?px=13493065&pg=personal&fr_id=27159

As a reminder, our silent auction closes tonight at 8:00 p.m. Please participate at the link below and we appreciate your support. https://www.32auctions.com/LDOG2020 We have added some wonderful items to our silent auction within the past few days. Place your final bids to win some amazing items!

To place a bid, you will have to create a login with an email address and password. Verify your email address and you are ready to bid. Click on the item you would like to bid on; put the amount you are bidding in the space where it says "My Bid Amount", and click "Place My Bid". A new window will pop up asking you to confirm your bid. Click on "Submit Bid". It's easy! Once you bid on an item you will receive an email update from the site.

The list of items is extensive including gift cards, sports memorabilia, (Maple Leafs, Raptors, Blue Jays and Golf), YES, a booze basket AND 2 wine baskets, handmade quilts, golf apparel and accessories, golf passes, 5 separate bags of 25 pristine Pro-V ball, a retro bike, and many more items! Here are a few key things to know about the Online Silent Auction:

-Items will have a closing time of 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 13th. Bidding time will be extended by 3 minutes if there is a bid received during the final three minutes, up until one half hour after the original closing time (8 p.m.), bids have the potential to be extended up until 8:30 p.m. When bidding is extended, you will see Extended Bidding messages displayed on the auction site, with easy viewing of all extended items.

-Each bid received will be acknowledged with a confirmation email

-The link may be shared with family and friends so they can also bid

-Payments will be processed by Whitevale (chit or credit card).

Tickets for the two paintings and three parking spots are available until 4:00 p.m. tonight. Please email Kandice Brackenbury  kandicebrackenbury67@gmail.com to get your tickets. The draw will be held this evening. Don't miss out.

Brewer sits T11 after 1st round of the Golf Ontario Senior Amateur

Congratulations to our very own Mark Brewer who sits T7 after round one of the Ontario Senior Amateur. Good luck over the next two rounds! View the link below to see his updated Progress!

 

https://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao20/event/gao2074/contest/1/leaderboard.htm

Match Play Update

 As we move through the season and look forward to our closing events in early October we have had a couple of our match play events finish up. Congratulations to Kandice Brackenbury who won the women's match play event. Julie Hastings who won the weekday women's match play event as well as Jodi Crerar & Chris Denysek who won the women's 4-ball match play event. Thank you to all of those who participated in this years event!

30th Longest Day of Golf

Link to the donation page: https://support.cancer.ca/site/TR/IFE_ON_Event/IFE_ON_General_?px=13493065&pg=personal&fr_id=27159

Link to the silent auction: https://www.32auctions.com/LDOG2020

The silent auction will close on Sunday, September 13th at 8 p.m. 

To place a bid, you will have to create a login with an email address and password. Verify your email address and you are ready to bid. Click on the item you would like to bid on; put the amount you are bidding in the space where it says "My Bid Amount", and click "Place My Bid". A new window will pop up asking you to confirm your bid. Click on "Submit Bid". It's easy! Once you bid on an item you will receive an email update from the site.

The list of items is extensive including gift cards, sports memorabilia, (Maple Leafs, Raptors, Blue Jays and Golf), YES, a booze basket AND 2 wine baskets, handmade quilts, golf apparel and accessories, golf passes, 5 separate bags of 25 pristine Pro-V ball, a retro bike, and many more items! Here are a few key things to know about the Online Silent Auction:

-Items will have a closing time of 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 13th. Bidding time will be extended by 3 minutes if there is a bid received during the final three minutes, up until one half hour after the original closing time (8 p.m.), bids have the potential to be extended up until 8:30 p.m. When bidding is extended, you will see Extended Bidding messages displayed on the auction site, with easy viewing of all extended items.

-Each bid received will be acknowledged with a confirmation email

-The link may be shared with family and friends so they can also bid

-Payments will be processed by Whitevale (chit or credit card).

Items will be added throughout the week! Keep an eye out!

Thank you for your support! Happy Bidding!

Whitevale Junior Scholarship Award and David Myrvold Junior Golf Fund and Bursary Winner Announced

On behalf of Whitevale Golf Club and the Myrvold Family, we are pleased to announce that Lauren Bevan is the deserving recipient of the 2020 Whitevale Junior Scholarship Award. In addition to this, she is also the winner of the newly formed David Myrvold Bursary.

Her academic, athletic and volunteer experience has made her a very deserving candidate. Lauren will be attending Wilfrid Laurier University this fall. 

Congratulations Lauren and we wish you nothing but success on behalf of your Whitevale Family. 

Men's & Women's Haig - Final Results

Following suit with all of our events that we have hosted this year, another great turn out for both the Men's & Women's Haig. Congratulations to our winning teams in this years event.

Men's Results

Net

1st - Ken Fedosen & Tom Kelly (63.6) $155/each

2nd - Peter Wieser & Brian Guenther (65.8) $125/each

3rd - Kevin Neild & Darryl Brown (66.0) $100/each

4th - Chris Cummins & Bryce Percy (66.6) $90/each

T-5th - Paul Dunphy & Al Billington (67.0) $67.50/each

T-5th - Chris Couch & Rich Hart (67.0) $67.50/each

T-7th - Dave Sutton & Craig Ferns (67.6) $47.50/each

T-7th - Dennis Matton & Kim Blake (67.6) $47.50/each

9th - Kevin Ashe & Tom Bermingham (67.8) $35/each

Gross

1st - Dave Walker & Wade Brackenbury (70) $125/each

For complete results please click on the link: 

https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6653337278703738399?preview=false

Women's Results

Net

1st - Lynda Lennon & Lori Sheffield (69.2) $90/each

2nd - Linda Briggs & Anne Trimble (69.8) $65/each

3rd - Kandice Brackenbury & Lisa Mackie (70.6) $45/each

4th - Bonnie Cartwright & Terry Hosford (71.0) $25/each

For complete results click on the link: https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6653601310207647264?preview=false

Men's & Women's Senior Club Championship Results

It may have taken a few extra weeks but we final got the 2nd round completed of our Senior Club Championship today. Thank you to all of our competitors who took part in this year's event, like most other events our numbers have been great. Congratulations to our 2020 champions!

Men

55 - 64 (Gross)

1st - Mark Brewer (71-72) $160

2nd - Cam Hreljac (78-76) $115

T-3rd - John Trimble (81-76) $62.50

T-3rd - Bob Doyle (78-79) $62.50

55 - 64 (Net)

1st - David Bird (73-69) play-off $110

2nd - John McArthur (72-70) $80

3rd - Kevin Ashe (76-68) $55

4th - Larry Yan (75-72) $30

65+ (Gross)

1st - Dec Dunn (77-80) $100

2nd - Ian Vaudry (85-73) $80

T-3rd - Padraig Darby (86-80) $42.50 

T-3rd - Fred Calvert (84-82) $42.50

65+ (Net)

1st - Steve Hewitt (68-70) $80

2nd - Terry Calder (71-68) $50

T-3rd - Howard Kirke (72-69) $27.50 

T-3rd - Nello Mariani (72-69) $27.50

For complete results click on the link: https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6518133850743250521?preview=false

Women  

50 - 59

1st Low Gross - Josette Bell (91-83) $95

1st Low Net - Lisa Brewer (76-71) $65

60+

1st Low Gross - Margaret Chew (98-95) $95

1st Low Net - Anne Trimble (74-69) $65

For complete results click on the link: https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6522260718924865132?preview=false

Jr/Sr Champions

 Our Junior/Senior event bring parents and children together as well as grand parents and grand children for a day of golf. Even though the main focus is having fun, we also crown a champion for the 18 hole format. Congratulations to Andrew & Bryan Ramsey who finished the day with a net score of 65.5. A big thank you to all of the participants. This year we had 70 players in all, almost double the amount from 2019 and a number of new members too. We would like to thank Jeff McConkey, Paul Stephenson and Suzi Snow-Liska for your donations to the event. A special thank you to Bob Myrvold who provided the medals and winning trophy for this years event on behalf of the Dave Myrvold Junior Golf Fund.

1st - Andrew & Bryan Ramsey (65.5)

T-2nd - Maya & Pat Scanga (70.5)

T-2nd - Ryan & Steve Hastings (70.5)

4th - Claire & Julie Hastings (74.5)

5th - Aidan & Brian Mahon (79)

Husband & Wife / Common Law Results

For some it's an enjoyable round of golf with their significant other, for others its a challenge to stay on speaking terms for all 18 holes. In all seriousness, the Husband & Wife event provides many laughs and great sportsmanship in one of the more challenging formats. The alternate shot format requires teams to play steady golf and this year Ron & Josette Bell were able to do that and take home this year's title, congratulations on your victory.

1st - Ron & Josette Bell (69) $110/each

2nd - Randy & Margaret Chew (71) $95/each

T-3rd - Michael Harris & Cathy Dorman (72.5) $70/each 

T-3rd - Mark & Lisa Brewer (72.5) $70/each

T-5th - Terry & Meri Calder (73) $30/each

T-5th - Art & Julie Pingree (73) $30/each

T-5th - Glen & Lori Sheffield (73) $30/each

For complete results please click on the link provided:

https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6604349299008479114?preview=false

Steak & Corn Results

 When it comes to fun events, the Steak & Corn is at the top of the list. With a sell out attendance of 60 players it was a fight to the end to see who would take home the all important steak. This years event saw the largest attendance in many years. Many thanks for the time and efforts of the organizers, Brian & Susanne Sambleson who are running this event for the 15th year. Congratulations to our 15 teams who are taking home steak for their great play:

1st - Gerry Lawrence & Lynda Vysoki (64.4)

2nd - Larry Yan & Deb Nesbitt (64.8)

T-3rd - Fred Traer & Lucy Blais (66.4)

T-3rd - Glen Sheffield & Julie Pingree (66.4)

5th - Tom Kelly & Sue Dickinson (66.6)

6th - Wayne Wellman & Jill Fewster-Yan (67.0)

7th - Jody Hamade & Joanne Kajganich (68.0)

8th - Tim Packer & Theresa Arbuthnot (68.8)

9th - Chris Couch & Patty Grant (69.6)

10th - Norm Woods & Jane Moser (70.2)

11th - Cathy Dorman & John McCrea (70.4)

T-12th - Peter Brandt & Linda Briggs (70.8)

T-12th - John Toman & Marianne Goss (70.8) 

14th - Art Belanger & Anne Hill (71.0)

15th - Lorne Rogers & Susanne Sambleson (71.6)

For complete results please click on the link provided:

 https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6555176143475973842?preview=false

 

Club Championship - Final Results

It's our biggest weekend of the year and it has finally come to an end. After sun, rain and wind we were able to crown our champions for the 2020 season. Congratulations to all participants, especially those who were victorious.

Men's Championship Flight
1st - Brendan Dunphy - 70-79-69-73 ($425)
2nd - Alex Letros - 71-76-74-74 ($300)
3rd - Kevin Jovanov - 77-76-74-72 ($225)
4th - Craig Conroy - 76-73-75-76 ($150)
5th - Mark Brewer - 80-76-74-75 ($100)

Men's "A" Flight
1st Gross - Ryan McLean - 82-77-81 ($190)
2nd Gross - Brandon Wieser - 83-85-80 ($130)
1st Net - Brian Jesty - 67-75-69 ($190)
2nd Net - Gerry Dinneen - 76-73-68 ($130)

Men's "B" Flight
1st - Ryan Chong - 106 pts ($200)
2nd - James Byrne - 101 pts ($145)
3rd - Steve Clements - 99 pts ($100)

Men's "C" Flight
1st - Kevin Ashe - 121 pts ($175)
2nd - Neil Downs - 107 pts ($100)
3rd - Peter Cummins - 106 pts ($75)

Men's Weekday Club Championship
1st - Nick Desimini - 107 pts ($100)
T-2nd - Lorne Rogers - 103 pts ($30)
T-2nd - Gary Reeves - 103 pts ($30)

Junior Boys Club Championship
1st Low Gross - Nathan Proctor ($75)
1st Low Net - Ryan Hastings ($50)

Bantam Boys Club Championship
1st Low Gross - Lowen Fleming ($50)

Women's Championship Flight
1st - Lauren Bevan - 87-78-81 ($150)
2nd - Jacquie Dunne - 88-82-86 ($100)

Women's "A" Flight
1st - Diane Packer - 68 pts ($125)
2nd - Debbie Couch - 66 pts ($100)
3rd - Lisa Mackie - 65 pts ($75)

Women's "B" Flight
1st - Anne Trimble - 72 pts ($100)
T-2nd - Mary Charlton - 67 pts ($25)
T-2nd - Julie Pingree - 67 pts ($25)

A big thank you to all of our volunteers over the weekend who helped out: Suzi Snow-Liska, Theresa Arbuthnot, Kevin Huestis, Eliot Huestis, Al Kershaw, John Dimopoulos, Bob Myrvold & Dan O'Callaghan.


For complete results please click on the links provided to Golf Genius.

Men - https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6543234849459674808?preview=false
Women - https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6543373737696173754?preview=false

Club Championship - Day 2

To say that Sunday had all of the elements would be an understatement. Rain, wind and an hour and half delay couldn't stop our participants from getting their rounds completed. Here is an update on where things stand for each group and the top 3:

Men's Championship Flight
1st - Alex Letros - 71-76
T-2nd - Craig Conroy - 76-73
T-2nd -  Brendan Dunphy - 70-79

Men's "A" Flight
1st - Ryan McLean - 82-77
2nd - Brian Jesty - 77-85
3rd - Bob Nebel - 80-85

Men's "B" Flight
1st - Ryan Chong - 72 pts
2nd - James Byrne - 69 pts
3rd - Bob Adams - 68 pts

Men's "C" Flight
1st - Kevin Ashe - 74 pts
T-2nd - Randy Chew - 70 pts
T-2nd - Peter Cummins - 70 pts

Women's Championship Flight
1st - Lauren Bevan - 87-78
2nd - Jacquie - 88-82
3rd - Lauren Giles - 87-91

Women's "A" Flight
1st - Diane Packer - 36 pts
2nd - Sandra Milner-Docking - 34 pts
3rd - Chris Denysek - 32 pts

Women's "B" Flight
1st - Mary Charlton - 34 pts
2nd - Anne Trimble - 33 pts
3rd - Julie Pingree - 28 pts

For complete results please click on the links provided to Golf Genius.

Men - https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6543234849459674808?preview=false
Women - https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6543373737696173754?preview=false

Club Championship - Rd. 1

Under sunny skies and warm temperatures round one of the club championship is in the books. There were a number of great scores posted in all flight being played. Here are your top 3 positions in each flight:

Men's Championship Flight
1st - Brendan Dunphy - 70
2nd - Alex Letros - 71
3rd - Brad Haley - 72

Men's "A" Flight
1st - Brian Jesty - 77
2nd - Bob Nebel - 80
T-3rd - Larry Valianes - 81
T-3rd - David Bird - 81

Men's "B" Flight
1st - James Byrne - 42 pts
2nd - Ian Fleming - 40 pts
3rd - Ryan Chong - 39 pts

Men's "C" Flight
1st - Peter Cummins - 39 pts
2nd - Neil Downs - 38 pts
T-3rd - Peter Wieser - 37 pts
T-3rd - Steve Marshall - 37 pts
T-3rd - Jerry Kimber - 37 pts

Women's Championship Flight
T-1st - Lauren Bevan - 87
T-1st - Lauren Giles - 87
3rd - Jacquie Dunne - 88

For complete results please click on the links provided to Golf Genius.

Men - https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6543234849459674808?preview=false
Women - https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6543373737696173754?preview=false

Championship Weekend - How to follow along.

This weekend is the biggest event of the year at the club. With the need to social distance to protect our players and staff we will be posting all scores online through Golf Genius. After each round you will be able to see the leader boards by clicking on the links provided.

Men - https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6543234849459674808?preview=false

Women - https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6543373737696173754?preview=false

Men's, Women's Weekday & Junior Club Championships

Our weekday men's, women's and junior club championships have been contested over the past two days. Our men and junior players will complete their event on Monday August 3rd as part of championship weekend. Our women's event did wrap up today and we would like to congratulate Nancy Roncone who is your 2020 weekday women's club champion.

Weekday Women
1st place - Nancy Roncone - 79 pts ($50)
2nd place - Julie Hastings - 71 pts ($30)

For complete results please click on the link provided:

https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6540483550116847271?preview=false

Weekday Men
1st place - Nick Desimini (75 pts)
2nd place - Lorne Rogers (73 pts)
3rd place - Gary Reeves (68 pts)
T-4th place - Chris Veriniotis (64 pts)
T-4th place - Martin McLaughlin (64 pts)
T-6th place - Al Kershaw (63 pts)
T-6th place - Matt Kao (63 pts)
T-8th place - Mike Fleming (62 pts)
T-8th place - Kevin Hughes (62 pts)

The top 8 players & ties will make it through to championship Monday. For complete results please click on the link provided.

https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6540606013458882218?preview=false

Juniors
Bantam Boys Division (11-13)
1st place - Lowen Fleming (100 - 103)
2nd place - Keane Donnelly (120 - 108)

Juvenile Boys Division (14 - 16)
T-1st place - Nathan Proctor (86 - 86)
T-1st place - Matthew Gianfriddo (84 - 88)
3rd place - Aiden Pater (93 - 85)
4th place - Jase Todd (98 - 92)
5th place - Ryan Hastings (109 - 116)

All players from the junior event will play on Monday August 3rd for championship day. For complete results please click on the link provided.

https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6522785772670557807?preview=false

Sr Club Championship - Rd 2 Postponed

Due to inclement weather, the 2nd round of the senior men's & women's club championship has been postponed to Sunday August 23rd. Unfortunately we were unable to have the entire field of any flight complete their round today. We look forward to crowning our champions in August.

Sr Club Championship - Rd. 1

Today was round one of the 2020 Senior Men's & Women's Club Championship. With a total of 74 players in total competing this is one of the biggest fields in recent years. After round one we have the following players who are looking to take home their respective divisions:

Men - Gross (55 - 64)
1st place - Mark Brewer (71)
2nd place - Dave Walker (77)
T-3rd place - Bob Doyle (78)
T-3rd place - Cam Hreljac (78)

Men - Gross (65+)
1st place - Dec Dunn (77)
2nd place - Bob Nebel (80)
T-3rd place - Steve Hewitt (82)
T-3rd place - Terry Calder (82)
T-3rd place - Al Swartz (82)

For complete results of gross & net scores please click on the link provided:

https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6518133850743250521?preview=false

Women - Gross (50 - 59)
1st place - Jodi Crerar (90)
2nd place - Joestte Bell (91)
3rd place - Chris Denysek (92)

Women - Gross (60+)
T-1st Place - Sandra Milner-Docking (96)
T-1st Place - Lisa Mackie (96)
3rd place - Margaret Chew (98)

For complete results of gross & net scores please click on the link provided:
https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6522260718924865132?preview=false

Sr Weekday Club Championship - Results

Our 2020 Sr Men's Weekday Club Championship has finished and we would like to congratulate Nick Desimini who finished with a total of 66 stableford points. It was a close race to the finish with Kevin Hughes finishing with 65 points and Lorne Rogers with 63 points.

1st Place - Nick Desimini (66 points) $100
2nd Place - Kevin Hughes (65 points) $60

For complete results please visit the Golf Genius link provided.

https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6511546826536001093?preview=false

Weekday Men's Sr Club Championship - Rd. 1

Today was the start of this year's Weekday Men's Sr Club Championship. After Day 1 Nick Desimini holds a slim one point lead over Ted Addie, Lorne Rogers and Kevin Hughes. For complete results please click on the link provided. Good luck to everyone in round 2 tomorrow!

1st - Nick Desimini (33 pts)
T-2nd - Ted Addie (32 pts)
T-2nd - Lorne Rogers (32 pts)
T-2nd - Kevin Hughes (32 pts)

https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6511546826536001093?preview=false

Summer Derby Day 2 & Overall Results

The Summer Derby entered Day 2 with young guns leading the way after a stellar Day 1. As most who play in the event know, today's format will challenge you in every way possible. The one team that figured things out and posted a great score was Pat Burrell, Craig Burrell, Jerry Kimber and Tom Kelly with a nice total of -20.

Day 2 Results

1st Place - Pat Burrell, Craig Burrell, Jerry Kimber & Tom Kelly (196) $50/each

T-2nd Place - Walt Lemon, Bob Adams, Ken Fedosen & Dave Leonard (200) $35/each

T-2nd Place - Wade Braceknbury, Kandice Brackenbury, Dave Walker & Barry Catterall (200) $35/each

4th Place - Randy Chew, Margaret Chew, Gerry Lawrence & Yvette Fulton (202) $20/each

Overall Results

1st Place - Walt Lemon, Bob Adams, Ken Fedosen & Dave Leonard (36 pts) $90/each

2nd Place - Wade Brackenbruy, Kandice Brackenbury, Dave Walker & Barry Catterall (32 pts) $70/each

T3rd Place - Padraig Darby, Chris Dennis, Joe Dotchin & Howard Kirke (30 pts) $33.75/each

T3rd Place - Chris Couch, Debbie Couch, Michael Harris & Cathy Dorman (30 pts) $33.75/each

T3rd Place - Art Pingree, Julie Pingree, Peter Brandt & Stan Lam (30 pts) $33.75/each

T3rd Place - Randy Chew, Margaret Chew, Gerry Lawrence & Yvette Fulton (30 pts) $33.75/each

For Day 2 and complete results please use the link provided:

https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/6471037091915505219

Summer Derby - Day 1 Results

We welcomed our first event of the year and the Summer Derby kicked things off on the right foot. Our glorious weather has continued and with that came some great scores. Congratulations to the teams who finished in the money on Day 1.

1st Place - Ryan McLean, Sean McCullough, Brad Haley & Brandon Wieser (113 pts.) $50/each
2nd Place - Doug McIntyre, Steve Rodriguez, Bob Spahn & Al Swartz (111 pts.) $40/each
3rd Place - Padraig Darby, Chris Dennis, Joe Dotchin & Howard Kirke (109 pts.) $30/each
4th Place - Chris Couch, Debbie Couch, Michael Harris & Cathy Dorman (108 pts.) $20/each

For complete results of the first day please visit the Golf Genius portal.

https://www.golfgenius.com/websites/6471037084332203967?preview=false

Jr Scholarship Fundraiser

On Saturday June 27th we held a fundraiser for the Jr Scholarship program at Whitevale. From 11 am to 4 pm our group of volunteers was able to raise $1,520, over $500 more then our target amount. Thank you to all of the members who contributed to this great program. We also appreciated the help of our volunteers: Mike Mahon, Michael Mahon, Theo Mahon, Brian Mahon, Aidan Mahon, Ryan Hastings, Claire Hastings, Julie Hastings and Steve Hastings.

Congratulations to all of our prize winner's:

Captain's Parking Spot (July) - Craig de Blois
Captain's Parking Spot (August) - Dennis Matton

GM Parking Spot (July) - Steve Thompson
GM Parking Spot (August) - Walt Lemon

Head Pro Parking Spot (July) - Brian Mahon
Head Pro Parking Spot (August) - Michael Sunn

Titleist H1 Hybrid - Nigel Rennie

(2) Whitevale Guest Passes - Robert Cummings

Srixon Gift Pack - Peter Leong

Taylor Made Golf Balls (2 dz) - John Liska

*please visit the golf shop to claim your prize.

Wildlife at Whitevale!

As some of you may know, Whitevale member, Pat Lamanna keeps an ongoing inventory of our bird house activity. Here are a few great pictures taken by Pat on Thursday, June 9th.

Thank you Pat!

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Enjoy Women's Golf Day

Hole In One, how about two...

On Wednesday May 20th, our very first hole in one of the 2020 season was made by Art Pingree on the 12th hole. Any time you have a hole in one at the club it's a great day but only two hours later we had our second. Andy Andreoff made a hole in one on the 4th hole during his round as well. It's great to see that we've started the year off with a bang!

Art sharing his special moment on the 12th hole.

Enjoy the walk!

Our season looks like it could begin any time over the next few weeks. The one thing people have been doing a lot during that time is walking to get out and enjoy the outdoors. For some of you that may lead to increased walking on the course and to assist you we have the ClicGear M4 push cart available now in the golf shop. The Clicgear Model 4 is the latest update of Clicgear’s very successful three wheel golf pushcart design. Clicgear has added several improvements to the original design to make this the best model ever. These include, increased cargo net storage by 80% for even more room. Added a new Easy-Clip Bag Strap System that makes it easier to adjust and fit your bag on the cart, no matter the size or type of bag.

Wildlife at Whitevale

A family of Canadian Geese swimming and grazing on hole #4 on the evening of May 8th. Photo credit to Mike Gritzan.

What's in the Golf Shop for 2020

Every year we look forward to seeing our members once the better weather arrives. For this year we will be dealing with many changes on how we interact with members until the current situation improves. One of our challenges is interacting with members and showing them what we have available in the golf shop. So our members can see what we have, we will continue to promote our products through the Info Tee, social media and the blog. Below are products from Lija, Ecco and Sun Ice who's lines are in stock just in time for Mother's Day.

WGC and Covid-19 Update - May 5

You’ve no doubt heard the news that Ontario golf courses can now get ready to open. It’s a good thing that we’ve been doing that already because there is so much to do to start the season. And this year brings even more, with limited staff, questions about startup procedures and many questions about how we will operate through the year.

As Sean (and Blair) have been telling you, the golf course is in very good shape and for the most part the physical work left is to get the bunkers ready.

Our last financial forecast (Sean has been doing a lot of these lately) was based on a June 1 golf course opening without the Clubhouse, and using the assumptions it contains, we believe that we will meet this forecast.  We’ve trimmed expenses a lot to do that though, and we will need to collect as much revenue as possible to be able to keep the golf course in top shape and provide the facilities you expect. Once it is feasible to do so, we’ll need your help with the revenue, doings things such as bringing guests, renting power carts, purchasing from the Pro Shop rather than other golf retailers and helping sell equity shares.

One question we’ve been asked is “What is going to happen to the house minimums?” For obvious reasons, we’ve waived the first 3-month house minimum. We can’t expect people to pay a minimum when there isn’t an operating food & beverage function.

We have also been asked what rules will be in place on day one and how did we decide upon them.  About 10 days ago we set up a small committee consisting of Sean DeSilva, Ryan La Rose, Steve Campbell, Theresa Arbuthnot, Lorne Rogers and Chris Couch and we asked them to bring forward a draft set of guidelines. These were then reviewed by Board members and the result will be in place on the first day of play. Bear in mind that these rules are a moving target. If the Government provides some specific guidelines, we will incorporate them, and as things improve, we will reduce the restrictions, again with the province’s guidance.

No matter which rules are implemented, some members are bound to feel that they are too restrictive while others will feel the opposite. We ask that everybody be flexible and understanding as we open the facilities and we’ll try to strike a balance that supports golf while protecting the health and safety of our members and staff.

We anticipate that our opening day should occur in the next two weeks. We have accelerated opening preparations for this coming week and we fully expect to be ready. We are still awaiting notice on whether the Government will be allowing a food and beverage operation at the start. We will also be announcing the operating rules before we open.  As proud owners, we’re looking forward to the return of golf at our favourite summer destination.

Mark Crerar
President

C.c. WGC Board of Directors
Sean DeSilva, General Manager

Wildlife at Whitevale

As the weather gets better not only does the turf come to life but so do the animals that call our club home. Last week while Chef Greig was on course, he we able to photograph a few residents enjoying the favorable weather. The first is an owl that was spotted to the left of the 11th green. The second is a garter snake who was occupying the front gate at the club. If you find yourself in the presence of any wildlife during your time at the club and can get a picture, please forward it along.

 

The Chef's Table.....Part 2

Chef Greig over the past few weeks has been providing some delicious recipes and food ideas. Seeing as a lot of us have extra time on our hands until the season gets started, a couple of members have been putting them to good use. Our latest came from Nancy Roncone who made french onion soup and does it look good. Nancy's husband Paul even said it was almost as good as chefs which is great to hear. Thank you Nancy for sharing your creation and for any other members who are busy in the kitchen please pass along your photos!

The Chef's Table

Over the past few weeks Chef Greig has been posting some great recipes for us to try. One of his most recent was a bread recipe that sounded very tasty. Well it didn't take one of our members, Geoff Wood long to put his skills to work and create this piece of art.  If it tastes half as good as it looks I'll be doing some baking of my own over the weekend. Stay safe everyone!

WGC and Covid-19 Update - April 15

Member feedback from our last article has been positive, so this week we’d like to discuss our second scenario—open the golf course in July but not the Clubhouse.  Before examining the numbers, it’s important to restate that this scenario requires the provincial health authorities to amend their current rules and allow golf to be played in Ontario. We are assuming that when this happens there will still be restrictions on a number of things.

Here are the underlying financial assumptions we’re using. They are not a comprehensive list of actions and are listed here so you understand how we did the arithmetic. 

• No access to or food & beverage in the Clubhouse
• Beverage carts available with limited, pre-packaged food
• No Back Shop club storage
• No outside golf events
• Guest rounds at 50% of normal
• Power carts at 50% due to single riders

Based on these and other assumptions, the following are the forecasted numbers by category. They are all stated as increases over the same amounts from last week’s “no golf” scenario.

Revenue up $355,000 – This is largely from power cart and guest revenue, as well as food and beverage sales from the beverage carts, plus some Pro Shop sales.

Greens Expense up $293,000 – This reflects the increased wages to prepare and maintain the golf course in proper playing conditions.

Food & Beverage Expense up $132,000 – This is the wages and supplies expense necessary to generate the food and beverage sales noted in the revenue numbers above.

General Administration Expense up $37,000 – This is a summation of a number of subaccounts which would all increase by a small amount.

Pro Shop Expense up $47,000 – This is the cost of goods sold plus some added staff costs.
Clubhouse Expense up $5,000.

As you can see, the added expense to start playing golf in July is about $514,000—more than the $355,000 in added revenue. Total revenue and expense are even closer together in this scenario.

In addition to getting the golf course ready, we are having discussions on how we will be able to play golf safely while observing guidelines that will be mandated by the provincial health authorities.
Most golf associations have suggested approaches to follow, so we have an abundance of ideas already! It remains for us to find out when and how we can do this, after which we will let you know what we have concluded.

Mark Crerar

President

WGC and Covid-19 Update - April 8

Last week we discussed our three scenarios and we described our assumptions and the revenue that we anticipated from each. This week we’ll talk about expense. Rather than try to show multiple expense scenarios, we’ve decided to drill deeper into the one case that most of our members are concerned about—not opening the golf course. Several members expressed surprise that we said that member dues would allow us to operate close to break even, so here are some numbers to help you put that in perspective.

The Club’s fiscal year begins on November 1, so that means that all annual figures you see cover the period from November 1 to October 31. As it is now April, we’re over 5 months into the year and the expenses and revenue from those 5 months have been factored in. To date, our expenses have been approximately $739,000 and that includes finishing up the Fall golf season (greens maintenance, pro shop, food & beverage, etc.) closing down the golf course for the winter, operating the building through the winter and lots of other things. On the revenue side, we received about $65,000 in the same time frame, but if you remember, November was very poor golf weather last year, so revenues were down.

So, what expenses will we have if the golf course doesn’t open? We certainly hope it doesn’t come to that, but we’ve already made a number of tough decisions, and below are the estimates for what we think we would still need to spend in the final 7 months.

Greens – $516,000 (down from $938,000). To a large extent this reduction comes from wages. Ordinarily we have a lot of seasonal staff, but very few of those would be brought on this year. (Just enough to continue to get the course ready for an opening when/if we get the approval.) There are also maintenance activities that would be deferred to 2021 such as tree removal, drainage improvements, etc. Even without anyone playing golf, we still have a lot of equipment lease expense, fertilizers, pest control products, etc. The grass doesn’t care about Covid-19. 

Food & Beverage – $50,000 (down from $1,066,000). In the absence of an operating food & beverage function, all we have left is a very small portion of wages and wage burdens.

General Administration - $340,000 (down from $495,000). This category includes staff costs, insurance, taxes and a lot of things that are difficult to reduce. The reductions we’ve found come from supplies, outside fees, support, and some staff time.

Pro Shop - $275,000 (down from $606,000). This represents a significant reduction in wages as well as other items like merchandise and supplies. 

Clubhouse - $107,000 (down from $261,000). Many of the Clubhouse costs are fixed, but some savings will result from reduced usage of the building and reduced staff costs.

Summing these 5 categories and adding the $739,000 already spent, we estimate a total annual expense of just over $2M, compared to that figure we stated last week of an expected $2.2M in revenue. Pretty close.

Should we end up not being able to open and should our actual costs come in below the revenue, you can be assured that we will carefully assess what to do with the overage. A refund is one option, but other possibilities are lower fees for 2021, paying down debt, and a variety of other things. 

Clearly this is not a budget, rather it’s our best forecast of the financials if we were unable to open the golf course and Clubhouse. As you start to consider the effect of partial openings, the numbers change quite quickly. Next week we’ll share some of those numbers with you too. 

WGC and Covid-19 Update - April 1

Last week we told you that we are modelling three scenarios: normal opening, just opening the golf course, and not opening anything. Today we’d like to share some of the assumptions that have gone into each model and the financial calculations so far. Each scenario also has a variety of smaller decisions to make, and there is still much that we don’t know yet, such as to what extent the government subsidies will help us. But this is the high level.

In all three cases, we have reduced salaries and wages as a result of delayed starts, wage subsidies and supplemental unemployment benefits; we’ve reduced costs across the board and placed a hold on all non-essential operating and capital spending. We still have the option of deferring mortgage and lease payments (we are assessing the long-term financial impacts of delaying these at this time). In the first two scenarios, the amount of revenue received dictates which services can be provided, and the level of facility maintenance.

Normal Opening – This is the ideal case, but it seems less and less likely. Key assumptions are:
• Loss of most tournament revenue, reduced member and guest rounds
• Reduced Pro Shop and food & beverage sales
• Reduced cart revenue

Our current estimate is that revenue would be approximately $3.3M, versus the original budget of $4.1M.

Partial Opening – In this case, the golf course would be available for play, but there would be limited to no food & beverage service throughout the year. Key assumptions are:
• No tournament revenue, reduced member and guest rounds
• Limited Back Shop service
• Power carts for single riders only, if the Back Shop is open

Our current estimate is that revenue would be approximately $2.8M.

All Closed – This case assumes that we are unable to open the golf course or Clubhouse for the 2020 season. Our current estimate is that revenue would be approximately $2.2M, which comes strictly from member dues and sales to date. We believe that with this scenario, and taking base expense costs into account, we can operate very close to break even. If we fail to receive all member dues, we will be forced to take more drastic measures with deeper cuts.

The Ontario Government will dictate what we can and cannot do. As of the moment their direction is that businesses such as ours must be closed until at least April 13th. Therefore the Clubhouse and golf course are closed until further notice.

On a positive note, some authorities believe that golf may be the first sporting activity to be reinstated, because it is easier to implement social distancing restrictions. Should this be possible, we’ll be there. The National Golf Course Owners Association has received written notice from the Ontario Government that golf course maintenance can continue for the time being. They have designated the maintenance of golf courses to be an essential service, so there is a realization in government that golf matters.

Our task remains to plan for what may happen and to protect the general welfare of Whitevale Golf Club. We are all co-owners and golfers, and we look forward to our club returning to operation as soon as it is safe to do so.

Mark Crerar, President

Passing of Harry Kennedy

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Harry Kennedy on Thursday, March 26th at the age of 96.

Harry was a proud Member of Whitevale for 55 years and served as Club Captain and on the Board.

Our thoughts go out to his family. A celebration of life will be held at a later date and obituary details will be posted once received.

Covid 19 - WGC Update

The pace and amount of new information we are receiving about the Covid-19 virus is changing rapidly. Our plans and actions for the golf club must adapt with what occurs and what we learn. We are continuing to prepare to open the golf course and the Clubhouse, while at the same time developing alternative plans that will adapt to the state of the virus and the direction we receive from our health organizations and governments.

In the midst of this preparation we are modelling three scenarios: normal opening, just opening the golf course, and not opening anything. There are also a number of minor variations, but with these three financial and operating plans identified, we can continue to be proactive and adapt to what occurs.

There is much that needs to be done to prepare the golf course for play after a Canadian winter. Even if we were unable to open the golf course, as it is a living environment, there will still be much to do to maintain and protect our prized asset. These activities require staff, equipment and resources, which in turn require financial resources. The Clubhouse also needs preparation for the season, especially to provide food services, should we be able to offer them. This also requires staff, equipment and raw materials, which in turn require financial resources.

Whitevale Golf Club is a not-for-profit corporation and it operates year to year on the revenues it receives. There is no background reserve fund that we can raid to pay expenses. Including uncertainties, we must therefore continue to deposit the membership dues which we are receiving from you. You can be certain we are working diligently to protect your money and provide an enjoyable golf experience as soon as we can. We are all members, co-owners and golfers.

Working together, be assured management and the co-owners on the Board are being very careful with your money. All purchases have stopped and discretionary expenses are being eliminated. We are also working with our vendors and creditors to find savings and to defer any expenses that are deferrable.  We also intend to pursue any available government grants, such as those that were recently announced. As it becomes clearer what services can be offered, we will finalize a revised 2020 budget and share it with you. In addition, frequent updates can be expected.

This situation is unexpected and one which is uncharted.  With this, our health authorities are providing the guidance which is fundamental to the scenario we all, members and employees will live. Together, our priorities are the health and safety of our members/owners, and employees, and the general welfare of our Club. 

We are confident we will successfully exit this situation and the current uncertainties better than most.

Kind Regards, 
Mark Crerar,
President

C.c.
Board of Directors
Sean DeSilva – GM and COO

Message on behalf of the Board and Management - Covid-19

The Clubhouse closure for a minimum of three weeks (Monday, April 6^th)

Our world has changed over the past few weeks. COVID-19 has arrived and as announced by the World Health Organization on March 11^th, it is now a pandemic.

COVID-19 is in the forefront of the news and where the Club’s Leadership group is spending the majority of our time. Evident are the potential implications for all of us and also our Club.  

The Board and Management Team will follow the credible health organizations. Our focus is one of caution and preventative measures for health, safety and the general welfare of the Club.We will keep membership informed by communicating on a regular basis.

During the clubhouse closure, administrative staff will continue to work remotely and will be responding to email. For questions and information regarding the closure, please contact Sean DeSilva, Chief Operating Officer SDeSilva@whitevalegolfclub.com. To be most effective, please use email for all inquiries you have.

While the clubhouse is closed, the golf course will be monitored daily. We will also be moving forward with our turf building occupancy application next week.

Many of you will likely have questions on how this may impact the opening of the golf course and clubhouse for daily use. The answer is we are still working towards a "normal opening" but will follow the guidance of health officials. As you know, this epidemic continues to change on an hourly, daily and weekly basis. 

Thank you for your time, attention and understanding as the situation we face continues to develop.

The WGC Board of Directors and Management Team 

2020 Committee Orientation

Many thanks to our 2020 Committee Volunteer Members who joined us for an orientation session on Thursday evening.

We had close to 50 participants who either braved the snowy conditions in person or via Zoom meeting for what proved to be an informative session for all things Whitevale.

Your keen level of engagement as Member representatives is appreciated.

Robillard, Michael

We are sad to announce the passing of Michael Robillard, a long time member of Whitevale. Michael joined the club in 1985 and truly enjoyed the friendships he made while playing a game he loved. Our deepest sympathies to his family and friends during this difficult time. Please see the link provided below for further details.

https://www.arbormemorial.ca/mcdbrown-scarborough/obituaries/michael-robillard/43571/