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2019 AGM Minutes

October 2nd, 2019 7:00-9:00

Meeting opened by Rick Ramsay

Thank you to Corey, Trent, Sonia and Larry for their help with Men’s Night and tournaments.
Thanks to the Men’s Club Executive.

Treasurer Report – Rick Melnychuk

Club is healthy money-wise this year.
50/50 money is no longer exclusively used for junior golf. The amount spent by the Men’s Club on junior golf varies widely because it depends on the number of juniors that participate, which is highly variable. So this is rolled into our general budget with the any surplus/subsidy being rolled into the Men’s Club budget.
The separate junior account will be closed.
A final accounting will be sent out once the Freeze Your Butt is over.

Tournaments

John O’Neill brought up that some members are concerned that the payouts are too low and they don’t make their money back (i.e., $30 entry fee plus 2 x $60 green fees would need $150 to break even). However, because we pay net and gross top three in every flight, this limits the prize pool. The general feeling was it was better to pay out more prizes instead of a few large prizes.
Tournament door prizes are very popular and will be continued as it gives everyone a chance to win.
Stu Cox asked that we have our rules for Men’s Night (for example, lost ball should be 2 strokes, move to the fairway) written down to avoid ambiguity on Men’s Night. This will be done and placed on our website so it is accessible by all.

2020 Registration

The registration fee for next year will be dropped to $110 for regular members and $90 for dual Men’s Club/Senior Men’s Club members.
There will be no more coupons; all tournaments must be paid for during signup. This allows us to charge different amounts for different tournaments.
The Executive needs one more volunteer for tournaments.

Men’s Night

Using Chronogolf, not ballots, for Men’s Nights in 2020 was discussed and tabled until the Spring Meeting. The main issues are some groups would always get good tee times and how to keep multiple foursomes together.
Guest policy will remain the same in 2020, maximum of 3 visits per guest, no guests during prime time.

Handicaps

Golf Canada handicaps are not being used by all members. We will be encouraging members to enter their scores into the Golf Canada handicap system.
From now on, Men’s Night handicaps for existing members will roll over from the previous year. Previously, we only used the player’s handicap from the previous year until 2 rounds had been played. Next year, the handicaps for existing members will include their last 20 rounds from 2019 (or earlier) and these will roll off as rounds are played in 2020 (like a Golf Canada handicap does).

Tournaments

We will be reducing fees for one-day vs two-day tournaments for next year and looking at our payouts.
Typical meals cost $23 for full meal, $12-15 for hot dog and beverage. These prices, plus the cost of range balls, affects payouts.
Most tournaments, not including the Club Championship, are paid entirely by their entry fees.
John O’Neill pointed out that more and more guys don’t drink so we need to look at alternatives for hot dog and a beer.
We will be sending out a survey about tournament fees, prizes, etc. We will also be asking for suggestions about improving tournaments.
Going forward, all players who make the Interclub must pay $60 for their shirt/jacket (this was voted on and approved for next year). Thanks to Corey and Trent for supplying good gear.

Junior Golf

Boys and Girls Club of Sherwood Park program was a great success, thanks to Corey Strong. The Men’s Club supplied fobs for range balls (up to $100) instead of prizes to encourage more Boys and Girls club members to get into golf. The Men’s Club also supplied junior golf sets for this.
Trent Wright reported that the Boy and Girls club of Sherwood Park tournament (not affiliated with the Men’s Club) had approximately 85 participants and made approximately $5000.
Tuesday drop-ins juniors averaged about 50 per night with a maximum of 70. This runs for 9 weeks in the summer. We support this with hot dog and beverages for the juniors.

Men’s Nights

No members reported an issue with the honorary membership to Corey and Trent so they could participate in Men’s Nights and some tournaments.
Rick Ramsay will be meeting with Dave Chan one-on-one (if he gets the contract to run the clubhouse next year) with regards to more discounts for Men’s Night, i.e., on food or beverage.
Multi-play passholders are able to purchase 5 extra passes at discount rate, thanks to the County for setting this up.
The pro-shop gave the Men’s Club a 12% rebate on gift certificates which has been put back into Men’s Night and tournaments.
The 16 Plus handicap group will continue to play net/gross skins.

Tournaments

Rules for tournaments will be simplified and available on website to prevent issues during tournaments.
Announcing the winners after the tournament works much better. Corey and Rick do it next day which resulted in fewer errors and less stress.
Members whose handicap plus age exceed 80 will continue to use the blue tees on 2, 6, and 9 during both tournaments and Men’s Nights.
Pace of play with the crossovers worked out great this year (less than 4:30 average). Therefore we will attempt to use crossovers or shotguns instead of progressive starts.
Flights will be kept together on day two of all tournaments.
Going forward, the Club Championship will finish on 18.
We will try to find a way to track scores in the clubhouse so everyone knows who is winning.
Next year, the cut off for tournaments will be hard deadline.
Tournament withdrawals with more than 48 hours or a valid reason will not be refunded but will instead get credit for the next tournament. Whether a reason is valid or not is at the discretion of the tournament organizers.
Tournament withdrawals with less than 48 hours notice or not having a valid reason not be refunded.
We may not charge tournament substitutes depending on the amount of notice that they get.
There will be no more phone call entries and entries without money will be rejected and put on the waiting list. This was approved by all present.
July’s Two Presidents Cup will be back to a two day tournament with Ryder Cup format. Two non-Executive members will be appointed captains and pick teams. Winners get steak and losers get hot dogs and the losing team serves winning team.
Next year, the website will have breakdown of the finances for all tournaments, including cost of meal, prizes, range balls, etc.
Tournament ties for first, second and third will be split. Third place will be determined by a countback (no ties for third place).

Pre-Registration

Most guys prefer doing an e-transfer rather than paying their registration at the end of the year. So we will not be doing a pre-registration for next year.

Interclub

Interclub A Team are champions for 2019 after last match could not be rescheduled.
New Interclub team announced. Six guys instead of five (Jody Kirchner, Mitch Desairlais, Andrew Dingwall, Kevin MacAlpine, Jason Yuzda, Chris Krogen) made the team for next year due to ties.

Change in Pro-Shop Management

Gift certificates are encouraged to be used before the end of the year.
Going forward, all gift certificates will have expiry dates (one year or two year) from date of issue.
If there is no change to pro-shop management, then we will continue on as we have.
If there is new management in the pro-shop, we will have to negotiate a new agreement with regards to gift certificates vs cash, tournaments, etc. Therefore, this will have to be delayed until the County of Strathcona awards the contract for 2020.

Meeting Adjourned by Rick Ramsay

2019 Fall Presidents Committee Meeting

September 16th, 2019

On Monday, September 16th, 2019, there was a Broadmoor Public Golf Course meeting between representatives of the four Broadmoor golf clubs (the Ladies, Business Ladies, Men’s and Senior Men’s), Executive Pro Trent Wright, Head Pro Corey Strong, Head Groundskeeper Bob Onsychuk, Heather Papaianni from the Clubhouse and Terry Fuga from Strathcona County. Note that this is a summary, not minutes!

Year Summary

Weather permitting, the course should remain open for one more month.
On September 28th, due to frost, the course will start running double crossovers at 8:30 and 1:00 on weekends. These will be moved later if the frost delays are excessive.
This past August, the course changed from 8/9-minute tee times to 8-minute tee times. As none of the clubs reported any difference in pace of play, this will be used next year. This change adds approximately 3200 rounds per year to the course.
There is not expected to be a price increase for 2020. Green fees have not increased for the past 3 years.
Total rounds at the course for 2019 should exceed 30000 rounds.
All four clubs will account for approximately 8000 rounds total (approximately 3000 for Men’s Night, including weekly games and tournaments).
This year, April/May was the busiest month of the year with approximately 7500 rounds, approximately 250/day. August was second busiest followed by July. June was the least busy, due to many rainouts, and may be passed by September for the number of rounds per month.
Demand for tee times has been strong this year. This is due to the excellent course condition and the value that the course provides.

Club Issues

The goal for all the leagues is a maximum of two league interruptions per league for the year. In some cases, this can mean a late start to the league.
There were a total of 3 late (1:30) Men’s night starts due to morning tournaments. No Men’s Nights were moved from Wednesdays.
Senior Men had two league days pre-empted due to tournaments.
The Senior Men also had 6 sweeps changed from regular start times to 6:45 (3 times), 7:00 (once), and 7:30 (twice) crossovers. These were a disruption because the early start hurts attendance and causes annoyance.
Also getting all Senior members in at the same time with a tournament going out often causes congestion, especially in the clubhouse getting tables, carts, etc.
In future all Senior Men’s crossovers will start at 7:00 in prime months and in 7:30 (or so) in September.
Day ladies was moved to Monday once to accommodate a tournament (Monday was subsequently rained out).
Business ladies weren’t moved from Tuesdays this year.
The new cart path drop zones on holes #14 and #15 will remain.
Next year, the Senior Men’s crossovers will be delayed so that no crossovers start before 7:00 am.
Crossovers for tournaments will be the preferred tee time strategy for Men’s Club events.
The County will look at having a marshal on the course on Tuesdays to patrol the Juniors, who play between the Day and Business Ladies on Tuesdays. This will help to improve the pace of play for the Business Ladies who follow the Juniors.
The EGA fees for 2019 have been paid by the Men’s Club and will have to be invoiced to the Ladies and Business Ladies (proportionally to their membership).
The EGA fee structure for 2020 may change to an event-based fee instead of a flat fee. This will be decided by the EGA before the start of next year.

Tournaments

Tournament rounds are expected to account for approximately 12% of all tee times (approximately 3500 rounds).
This year, 28% of tournament rounds were in June.
The County is trying to free up tee times on the weekends by encouraging large tournaments to play during the week and discouraging existing tournaments from scheduling on the weekends.
By not scheduling tournaments on weekends, this will increase the number of available rounds which are lost due to the 6+ hour tournament rounds.
There are no more corporate tournaments scheduled this year.
The pro-shop and County will look into limiting the access of golf carts to the parking lot during corporate tournaments. There were several incidents which resulted in damage to the course and golf carts.

Chronogolf

Due to Chronogolf, on-line booking has gone way up which means fewer phone calls for the pro-shop staff.
If you run out of multi-play passes before the end of the year, the County is committed to allowing you to pay the multi-play pass rate for the rest of the year. For example, if you had a 60-play pass, then you are allowed to pay the $39 rate for the remainder of the year. If you had a 20-pack, you are allowed to pay the $45 rate for the reminder of the year. This can be accomplished in one of two ways, either by purchasing 5-play packs or individually (see below).
Corey is working with Chronogolf to add 5-play packages at the multi-play pass rates. Multi-play pass holders will be able to purchase these and use them up until the end of the year. Corey has said that this should be done by the end of this week (September 16-20).
Multi-play passholders may also be able to purchase individual passes at their multi-pass rate. However, only Corey, Janelle and Trent have the ability to do individual passes (they are the only ones with administrative access to the system). So if they are not working, the pro-shop staff will not be able to give you your multi-pass discount.
The Chronogolf system needs to have member photos in the system. The clubs are encouraged to have their members have the pro-shop upload their photos for verification purposes.
The County is happy with the new Chronogolf system as it allows generation of reports which the previous system was incapable of. There are still some issues which need to be worked out however.

Maintenance Goals

The last official day of golf under the current booking system will be Sunday, Oct 20th (weather dependent) with any additional golf being day to day based on weather forecasts and allowing for the required time to install the green covering system before snow.
The focus for the maintenance department on the golf course has now shifted from playability (which we have defined as a minimum green speed of 8.5 feet) to a plant heath focus to attain proper turf conditioning for winter survival and playability again in the spring of next season. Part of the plant health program this year will include fall aeration of the tees, approaches and fairways as opposed to the spring aeration of these area as has been the practice in past years. The reason for the switch is that the turf is healthier at this time of year and better able to accept an aggressive aeration with limited damage and turf lifting. Added benefit is improved turf rooting in the fall and the ability of water to penetrate the root zone of the turf during the spring melt.

Greens Maintenance

Green height cut will go .145 inches (was .130 inches throughout the year) effective Wednesday, September 18 with a further and final increase in height of cut to .160 inches by months end. At some point the height cut increase will take us out of playability speed range.
Greens will be top dressed on a regular basis on a schedule which started today and will continue until the closing of the golf course.
Greens aeration is proposed once more this season with 3/16-inch solid tines. Actual timing will depend on weather and availability of irrigation. No tee time closures should be required but a rotation of North and South starts may be required. Preferred dates would be September 23-27.
The preventative program for disease control will begin Wednesday, September 18 and will continue to closing with various applications scheduled. Subsequent applications are proposed for the week of September 23-27 and the week of October 21-23 (weather dependent).
As we move further into the fall and growth of the grass becomes minimal or stops, and leaf removal becomes the preferred necessity, moving of the greens may no longer occur daily.
Greens will again be covered with the Greenjacket system no later than the week of October 28 - November 1 (weather dependent). All materials required for this procedure will be on-course no later than October 25.
The County has hired a consultant to come 4 times per year to check the greens. Every aspect of the green, including colour, density, thatch, temperature, roots, etc. is checked to ensure that we continue to enjoy excellent greens.
There is very little thatch on the greens right now so more aggressive sanding will be employed to improve the condition of the grass roots. There is a gel-like layer on the greens which is preventing air and water from getting to the roots, which will hopefully be alleviated by the sanding.
The amount of chemicals applied to the greens is significantly less than in the old days.

Tee Maintenance

To allow for other required fall maintenance operations with reduced staff numbers, the mowing of tees will be 2 times per week.
Aeration of the tees with 5/8-inch coring tines is proposed for the week of October 7 – 11.
Tees will be top dressed at least once prior to the end of the season.
The preventative program for disease control on the tees will begin with an initial fungicide application the week of September 23 – 27 and a second application the week of October 21 – 23 (weather dependent).

Approach Maintenance

As with the tees, collar and approach mowing is reduced to 2 times weekly.
Approaches will be top dressed at least once prior to the end of the season.
Aeration of the approaches (50 yards out to green) with 5/8-inch coring tines is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
The machine we have received from Parks requires modification o the mounting system to our tractor and requires sourcing different mounting pins which is being undertaken now and hopefully be sourced and installed to meet the scheduled times. If not, the schedule will be altered for this aeration to take place later but as soon as possible.
The preventative program for disease control on the approaches will being with an initial fungicide application the week of September 21-23 and a second application the week of October 21 – 23 (weather dependent).

Fairway Maintenance

Fairway mowing is also reduced to 2 times weekly.
Fairways were aerated with 3/4 inch coring tines the week of September 2 – 6.
The preventative disease control program on the fairways will be in the period of October 10 – 18 (weather dependent).

Irrigation System

Due to limited use of the irrigation system this season, sprinkler heads had become overgrown with grass and all 684 sprinkler heads, as well as valve boxes and quick coupling valves, have now been edged and cleaned to facilitate a proper blow out of the irrigation system.
The blowout of the course irrigation system will be on October 1 – 2. Blowout will occur earlier this season because of the limited number of suitable air compressors available dates due to the reduced activities in the oil sector. If irrigation of greens is required prior to closing it will be done by hand utilizing Strathcona County tank trucks.

Yardage Markers

The course is looking to change the Kirby yardage markers as most are no longer in the fairway and some are broken (due to UV light degradation and the mowers).
It would cost approximately $3800 to replace them and they are hard to source. Each hole has eight markers, two each at, 250, 200, 150, 100 yards.
The County proposed going to a single marker per hole (moving the Kirby markers to the middle of the fairway) at the same distances, i.e., 250, 200, 150 and 100 yards. This was acceptable to all members of the Presidents Committee.

Tree Plans

There is a plan for resident planting on the left side of #12 to prevent golf balls from entering backyards. By not using the upper tee box on #12, the residents have seen the number of balls in their backyard reduced from 30 to 5 per week.
There is a hazard tree removal program in place. Cart paths, tee boxes and greens are priorities for hazard tree removal. The County is looking at hazard trees on holes #11 (on left), Hole #12 (on right), and #15 (on the right). There will be some pruning and some tree removal in these areas.
The County’s Forestry department is going institute a more aggressive pruning program to help preserve the course’s trees. For example, on the trees between #4 and #5 specialists will reduce treetops and limbs to extend the tree life (hopefully to get 10 more years out of them).
The most urgent tree issues are between #1 and #9 and on #2. These trees have very short life expectancies and will require heavy pruning next year.
The County has hired an architect to help plan re-planting trees between #1 and #9. Any new trees which are planted will have tree wells so we may need to implement a local rule with regards to drops if your ball is in one of the wells. This will not take affect until next 2020 or 2021, however.
One big problem with the course is there is not much diversity between the trees on the course, both in type and species. This will be addressed by planting a variety of trees in the future.

Weed Management Plan

The County has a noxious weed management plan.
Certain types of weeds can be pulled, some can be cut, some controlled with pesticides.
This plan is being implemented, for example on left side of #10 where they eradicated some weeds (wild garlic apparently?).

Drainage Plans

This year is considered a 1 in 40 year rain event. This has resulted in approximately 55 rainouts this year.
Drainage on #2 fairway needs a complete rework. There is less than 1% slope to the water hazard so the water does not drain properly. This is one of the priority holes on the course, in addition to #15 and #12 both of which need a complete makeover. The County is coming up with a plan to solve these drainage issues but these may be affected by budget constraints and may result in the bye hole being used while changes are made.
The approaches to most greens were damaged last winter due to water running off and freezing. To help prevent this, the County will be overseeding the approaches this fall.
The approach on #5 will be modified to allow the water to funnel off the tarps so that it does not collect on the approach. This will be used to evaluate different methods of preventing pooling of water. If successful, then this will be applied to the other greens.
The approach areas were damaged this past winter due to the excessive rain last November and the melting/freezing cycle in the spring. Hopefully this year will be easier on the approaches.

Tee Boxes Plans

There will be tee box repairs done on holes #16 and #6 next year. This is due to roots and may provide an opportunity to move some tees forward on #6. However, this is a budget issue which will affect the timeline of the repairs.
In order to improve playability for an aging population, the County is looking at advanced tee boxes on #10, #11, #13, among others. There is a USGA formula for calculating the length of holes which they will use to determine the location of the forward tees. In some cases, on #10 for instance, it is recommended that the front tees be moved 100 yards further forward. There is currently no plan for this, but they are investigating it.

Miscellaneous Plans

Some of the cart paths have been patched with recycled asphalt, which is free from the County. However, patching with cold mix seemed to work better but is not free. The County is looking some other alternatives and repairing the bases of the paths.
The County is going to look at patching some of the cart paths to prevent water from pooling on them, especially on #7, #11, and #18.
The County is considering adding club washers on the ball washers.
Over the next couple of years (in 2021 or 2022), hole signs will need to replaced/repaired. The clubs will be consulted and may contribute to the signs.
There was no user satisfaction survey this year as the pro-shop and clubhouse are going out to tender this fall.
As you may have noticed, there seem to be more geese on the course. The County is not allowed to oil the eggs but must instead pinhole or shake them to prevent new geese from hatching. Unfortunately, geese are good at hiding their eggs and they have a short gestation period.

Clubhouse

Heather thanks you for your support.
In order to gain feedback on the clubhouse, Heather proposed a comment box (likely by the handicap computer).

Championship Plaque

The plaque for this year club champions was ordered approximately 2 weeks ago and should be installed in the next week or two.
It was not decided whether each club would take turns
Each club will pay ¼ of the price for the yearly plaques (approximately $100 for engraving).
Each club is responsible, once every four years, for updating the plaque. The Ladies club, specifically Dianna Houtstra, arranged for the plaque to be updated this year.

2019 Spring President’s Committee Meeting

June 3rd, 2019

On Monday, June 3rd, there was a Broadmoor Public Golf Course meeting between the representatives of the four Broadmoor golf clubs (the Ladies, Business Ladies, Men’s and Senior Men’s), Trent Wright, head groundskeeper Bob Onsychuk, Heather Papaianni from the Clubhouse and Terry Fuga from Strathcona County.

The numbers for all the clubs were up this year. Here are the member counts for the four clubs.

Ladies: 95 members

Senior Men’s: 145 members

Business Ladies: 129 members

Men’s: 234 members

Chronogolf

The new Chronogolf system has been implemented. There are still some issues with integrating it with their Point of Sale system in the pro-shop.
Trent appreciates your patience in dealing with the pro-shop staff as the new system is more involved than in previous years.

Emergency Services

The County has installed an emergency defibrillator in the clubhouse, by the elevator. This was an issue brought up last year with regards to emergency procedures.
The County considered installing emergency defibrillators on the course however, with the fire department down the street, it was determined that these were unnecessary. The County has been working with the fire department on emergency access routes for the course.
All marshalls, starters and pro-shop staff are being issued radios which can be used for emergency communication.

New Lightning Policy

There is a new lightning policy for the course. This will be posted in the pro-shop and will be added to the Broadmoor website.
The new policy is best summed up as IF THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS. There is an air horn which will be blown (which can be heard on all parts of the course) at the first indication of lightning and thunder.
If your round is interrupted due to lightning, rain checks will be given if the course is deemed unplayable (as determined by the Green’s Superintendent or Head Golf Professional). Thanks to the new Chronogolf system, your rain check will be pro-rated based on the number of holes you have not played (if you have played 6 holes and paid for 18, you will receive a credit for 2/3 of your green fee, for example). These rain checks expire at the end of the 2019 golf season.
The County is considering developing a policy with regards to the course being closed due to smoke. For now, this will be handled on an ad-hoc basis.

Course Conditions

The course is in good shape this year. However, it needs more warm days and rain to really start growing.
During November last year, there was ice damage which occurred just in front of several greens (#1 is good example of this). When the snow melted in November, it ran off the winter tarps and pooled in front of the green. When this froze, it killed the grass.
The County is attempting to prevent this from happening next year by redirecting the water flow off the greens during the winter. They are also looking at overseeding these areas and planting hardier grasses to prevent this from happening whenever this happens.
The County has recently lost a couple of grounds crew members. Until their replacements are hired there may be some things which are not done as often. For example, string trimming around the trees may suffer.

Tee Box Repair

The reason that the tees on #7, #11 and #15 are being re-sodded is due to root intrusion onto the surface of the tee box. The root intrusion was so bad that it was dangerous to mow and potentially dangerous to golfers (by hitting a root).
The tee boxes on #7 and #15 are being realigned to the center of the fairway and the target date for their opening is June 12th.
The height of the grass on #11 is going to be reduced over the next week or so, now that it has been determined that the sod has rooted.
The County is looking at purchasing a new machine which can cut the roots on the tee boxes without damaging the surface of the tee boxes. This will help prevent re-sodding tee boxes.
The County is implementing a tree plan and has an arborist who they can consult about tree issues. The course has approximately 3000 trees lining it. This tree plan includes the plans for the replacement of trees which may be nearing the end of their life (poplar trees have an approximate lifespan of 50 years and the course was opened in 1961).
The trees on the course have all been inspected and problematic ones have been marked. These are marked with yellow tape and priority for removal has been given to those which are near tee boxes, cart paths, houses, etc. Removing a large tree is expensive, roughly $2500 per tree.
The trees on #8 which overhang the cart path have been checked and are no in danger of falling in the foreseeable future.
The County is planning on removing some trees later in the fall. These are primarily between holes #1, #2 and #9.

Driving Range

Residents who live at the end of the driving range have been complaining about balls landing in the yards. Our driving range is 293 yards long and, even with limited flight balls, this is an issue.
The County tested (using a trackman) and estimates that each 1 mile of tailwind results in an extra 3 yards of distance on the driving range.
To prevent balls leaving the course, when there is a south wind (i.e., tailwind) blowing on the course, the pegs on the driving range will be removed so people can not hit their drivers.
The County is looking at installing a camera on the driving range to monitor golfers to make sure this rule is not being violated.
The County is sensitive to this issue because it affects our relationship with the course’s neighbors. The County has been receiving a lot of complaints about window damage, skylight damage, car damage, etc. (not from the Clubs but more from tournaments and general public players) from errant golf balls.

#12 Gold Tee Box

The brown house on the left of the #12 fairway has been seeing a lot of golf balls (3-4 per day) and, in one instance, a lady was hit by a golf ball.
To help alleviate this problem, the County is going to look at planting some extra trees in front of her house.
Effective immediately, the #11B bye hole tee box will no longer be used as a tee box for the gold tees on #12.
Please do not tee off from these tees and use the gold tees at the bottom of the hill. If this rule is not followed, then the tee box will be fenced off, which we don’t want to do because it detracts from the look of the course.

#14 and #15 Cart Paths

The County does not have a plan to remove the cart paths on #14 and #15.
A local rule will be implemented whereby if you are on the cart path, you will have the option to either play from the cart path, nearest point of relief OR from a designated drop area, which will be added.
The designated drop area will be defined with white paint and signage.

Tee Box Markers

A new protocol has been developed for the location of the tee box markers. The tee boxes at Broadmoor are very small so to allow them time to recover when not in use, the markers will be narrowed.
By narrowing the distance between the tee markers (to use ½ the tee box) it allows the rest of the tee box to recover as it is not in use.
Please do not widen the tee markers as this defeats the purpose of this protocol, which is to keep the tee boxes in good shape.

Clubhouse

The County is looking to improve the wifi in the clubhouse. The nearest wifi antenna is on the old Franklin Inn and, with the addition of the new condos in Festival place, has blocked the wifi signal, rendering it less effective.
The County is looking to upgrade the A/V system in the Clubhouse. However, this will not be done until next winter.

Non-Club Tournaments

Trent and the County have developed a business plan for the course.
A conscious decision has been made to try and limit the number of tournament rounds per year to be 12% of the total rounds of golf (this does not include Club tournaments, just public tournaments).
Tournaments are being consciously scheduled to non-prime times. Existing tournaments are being encouraged, where appropriate, to play in these off times (i.e., not a weekend mornings, Club times).
Most of the tournaments at the course occur during the month of June (approximately 25% of all tournaments are in June).

Edmonton Golf Association

The Senior Men’s Club has declined to pay their EGA fees so those fees are being pro-rated by the Ladies, Business Ladies and Men’s Clubs.

These fees help support the Edmonton Golf Association’s tournaments, Interclub, and junior golf in Edmonton.

This amounts to less than $3 of your registration fee.

Next Meeting of the President’s Committee

September 16th, 2019.

2018 President’s Committee Meeting

June 3rd, 2019

On Monday, June 3rd, there was a Broadmoor Public Golf Course meeting between the representatives of the four Broadmoor golf clubs (the Ladies, Business Ladies, Men’s and Senior Men’s), Trent Wright, head groundskeeper Bob Onsychuk, Heather Papaianni from the Clubhouse and Terry Fuga from Strathcona County.

The numbers for all the clubs were up this year. Here are the member counts for the four clubs.

Ladies: 95 members

Senior Men’s: 145 members

Business Ladies: 129 members

Men’s: 234 members

Chronogolf

The new Chronogolf system has been implemented. There are still some issues with integrating it with their Point of Sale system in the pro-shop.
Trent appreciates your patience in dealing with the pro-shop staff as the new system is more involved than in previous years.

Emergency Services

The County has installed an emergency defibrillator in the clubhouse, by the elevator. This was an issue brought up last year with regards to emergency procedures.
The County considered installing emergency defibrillators on the course however, with the fire department down the street, it was determined that these were unnecessary. The County has been working with the fire department on emergency access routes for the course.
All marshalls, starters and pro-shop staff are being issued radios which can be used for emergency communication.

New Lightning Policy

There is a new lightning policy for the course. This will be posted in the pro-shop and will be added to the Broadmoor website.
The new policy is best summed up as IF THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS. There is an air horn which will be blown (which can be heard on all parts of the course) at the first indication of lightning and thunder.
If your round is interrupted due to lightning, rain checks will be given if the course is deemed unplayable (as determined by the Green’s Superintendent or Head Golf Professional). Thanks to the new Chronogolf system, your rain check will be pro-rated based on the number of holes you have not played (if you have played 6 holes and paid for 18, you will receive a credit for 2/3 of your green fee, for example). These rain checks expire at the end of the 2019 golf season.
The County is considering developing a policy with regards to the course being closed due to smoke. For now, this will be handled on an ad-hoc basis.

Course Conditions

The course is in good shape this year. However, it needs more warm days and rain to really start growing.
During November last year, there was ice damage which occurred just in front of several greens (#1 is good example of this). When the snow melted in November, it ran off the winter tarps and pooled in front of the green. When this froze, it killed the grass.
The County is attempting to prevent this from happening next year by redirecting the water flow off the greens during the winter. They are also looking at overseeding these areas and planting hardier grasses to prevent this from happening whenever this happens.
The County has recently lost a couple of grounds crew members. Until their replacements are hired there may be some things which are not done as often. For example, string trimming around the trees may suffer.

Tee Box Repair

The reason that the tees on #7, #11 and #15 are being re-sodded is due to root intrusion onto the surface of the tee box. The root intrusion was so bad that it was dangerous to mow and potentially dangerous to golfers (by hitting a root).
The tee boxes on #7 and #15 are being realigned to the center of the fairway and the target date for their opening is June 12th.
The height of the grass on #11 is going to be reduced over the next week or so, now that it has been determined that the sod has rooted.
The County is looking at purchasing a new machine which can cut the roots on the tee boxes without damaging the surface of the tee boxes. This will help prevent re-sodding tee boxes.
The County is implementing a tree plan and has an arborist who they can consult about tree issues. The course has approximately 3000 trees lining it. This tree plan includes the plans for the replacement of trees which may be nearing the end of their life (poplar trees have an approximate lifespan of 50 years and the course was opened in 1961).
The trees on the course have all been inspected and problematic ones have been marked. These are marked with yellow tape and priority for removal has been given to those which are near tee boxes, cart paths, houses, etc. Removing a large tree is expensive, roughly $2500 per tree.
The trees on #8 which overhang the cart path have been checked and are no in danger of falling in the foreseeable future.
The County is planning on removing some trees later in the fall. These are primarily between holes #1, #2 and #9.

Driving Range

Residents who live at the end of the driving range have been complaining about balls landing in the yards. Our driving range is 293 yards long and, even with limited flight balls, this is an issue.
The County tested (using a trackman) and estimates that each 1 mile of tailwind results in an extra 3 yards of distance on the driving range.
To prevent balls leaving the course, when there is a south wind (i.e., tailwind) blowing on the course, the pegs on the driving range will be removed so people can not hit their drivers.
The County is looking at installing a camera on the driving range to monitor golfers to make sure this rule is not being violated.
The County is sensitive to this issue because it affects our relationship with the course’s neighbors. The County has been receiving a lot of complaints about window damage, skylight damage, car damage, etc. (not from the Clubs but more from tournaments and general public players) from errant golf balls.

#12 Gold Tee Box

The brown house on the left of the #12 fairway has been seeing a lot of golf balls (3-4 per day) and, in one instance, a lady was hit by a golf ball.
To help alleviate this problem, the County is going to look at planting some extra trees in front of her house.
Effective immediately, the #11B bye hole tee box will no longer be used as a tee box for the gold tees on #12.
Please do not tee off from these tees and use the gold tees at the bottom of the hill. If this rule is not followed, then the tee box will be fenced off, which we don’t want to do because it detracts from the look of the course.

#14 and #15 Cart Paths

The County does not have a plan to remove the cart paths on #14 and #15.
A local rule will be implemented whereby if you are on the cart path, you will have the option to either play from the cart path, nearest point of relief OR from a designated drop area, which will be added.
The designated drop area will be defined with white paint and signage.

Tee Box Markers

A new protocol has been developed for the location of the tee box markers. The tee boxes at Broadmoor are very small so to allow them time to recover when not in use, the markers will be narrowed.
By narrowing the distance between the tee markers (to use ½ the tee box) it allows the rest of the tee box to recover as it is not in use.
Please do not widen the tee markers as this defeats the purpose of this protocol, which is to keep the tee boxes in good shape.

Clubhouse

The County is looking to improve the wifi in the clubhouse. The nearest wifi antenna is on the old Franklin Inn and, with the addition of the new condos in Festival place, has blocked the wifi signal, rendering it less effective.
The County is looking to upgrade the A/V system in the Clubhouse. However, this will not be done until next winter.

Non-Club Tournaments

Trent and the County have developed a business plan for the course.
A conscious decision has been made to try and limit the number of tournament rounds per year to be 12% of the total rounds of golf (this does not include Club tournaments, just public tournaments).
Tournaments are being consciously scheduled to non-prime times. Existing tournaments are being encouraged, where appropriate, to play in these off times (i.e., not a weekend mornings, Club times).
Most of the tournaments at the course occur during the month of June (approximately 25% of all tournaments are in June).

Edmonton Golf Association

The Senior Men’s Club has declined to pay their EGA fees so those fees are being pro-rated by the Ladies, Business Ladies and Men’s Clubs.

These fees help support the Edmonton Golf Association’s tournaments, Interclub, and junior golf in Edmonton.

This amounts to less than $3 of your registration fee.

Next Meeting of the President’s Committee

September 16th, 2019.

Presidents Meeting Nov 2018.pdf

AGM Oct 17 2018.pdf