More Winter Projects

Jay Pembleton, our Head Pro, is quite a handy guy... he's building himself a new office in our Pro Shop where the shoe rack used to be.

Our main office will be administering both the East course and the new Victoria Park Valley course, and an extra office staffer will be moving in.

So we politely booted Jay out of the main office into his own little domain. But he won't mind... lots of places to hide a little cooler!

Up & Down like a Yo-Yo

This has been one weird winter so far - I feel for the ski operators! Minimal snow, and temperatures that go up and down like a kiddie coaster. Above is a screen grab from The Weather Network showing the 14-day forecast for Guelph.
Our Superintendant David DeCorso and I were talking yesterday, I asked him about the state of the turf out on the golf course. You may recall, in the winter of 2010, many southern Ontario golf courses suffered severe turf damage from a January freeze/thaw cycle.

However, this winter doesn't look as bad, according to David, because the lack of melted snow means no significant ice build-up on the greens - that's the main culprit.

We'll keep our fingers crossed!

Here's to a New Year

We're back in the office, after a (somewhat) relaxing Christmas break. Lots to do...
2012 will be a challenging year, not only because of our new golf course opening in the Spring (Victoria Park Valley), but also to work hard at improving our level of play here at Victoria Park East. By level, I mean quantity as well as quality!

We'll be working on some great new promotions for the upcoming season. Stay tuned, and visit our website often: http://www.victoriaparkgolf.com/default.aspx

And for your info, here's our 2012 Membership info - lots of options to choose from. Plus, a new "Combined Membership" for both courses: http://www.victoriaparkgolf.com/uploads/Membership%20Pamphlet%202012%20revised.pdf

18 Most Annoying Golf Partners

Just got this from one of our members... great for a laugh! We all know one or two of these personalities!

http://www.victoriaparkgolf.com/uploads/The18MostAnnoyingGolfPartners.pdf

The pictures used in this fun pictorial were taken by Orlando photographer Cy Cyr. Here's his website, with some really cool stuff: http://www.cycyr.com/

Ouch!

Woops! Runaway "people-mover" golf cart at Cowboy Stadium.
Good thing we don't see this (much) on the golf course.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/watch_runaway_golf_cart_runs_down_Q8A31OIIvItocQs52XylfP

What's Happening at Victoria Park East

The clock's ticking down towards Christmas, and we've had a steady stream of people in to buy gift cards, golf balls, etc. for the golfers on their list.

We've also "taken over", if you will, administrative duties from the West course (now closed), and will continue with this until the new Victoria Park Valley course opens in the spring. For example, the West course's phone number will transfer over here to the East for the winter.

It's also great to see so many members coming in to say "Hi" and signing up for 2012. Very encouraging.

Here's our off-season hours for the office and pro shop:

Monday-Friday 9am - 4:30pm

Saturdays 10am - 3pm.

Christmas: We close at noon on December 24th and will re-open on Tuesday January 3rd.

Ye Olde Game of Golf

Yuletide Wishes from a Golfing Group of Days Gone By!
This is from a neat little article in Golf Canada magazine.
Here's the link: http://bit.ly/vzecQ8