Minutes of Golf & Greens Meeting

Monday- August 19, 2019

Committee Persons Present: George Toolson, Ben Whalen, Tallia Booker, Marsha Combe, Chris Combe, Terry Wilson, Allison Webb, Kurt Richmond, Ken McNeal, Chuck Endres, Bob Manning, Gary Braun, Cathy Toolson

George Toolson, Director called the meeting to order at 4:10pm

Kurt Richmond, Golf Course Superintendent reported that the water flow from Green Canyon is down from 800 to 650 gallons/minute. The greens are a little dry due to wind. New Cart Path & Ladies Tee Box on #10 is underway. He followed the flow of traffic from old path (to left of Ladies Tee) and also stated that the water line is on the right side. He will leave that side as is and let it grow into a fisque grass. He reported that a concerned citizen called & reported some tree trimming on #7 but wasn’t too concerned about it. He is starting to lose some of his staff but also has some new people starting.

Ben Whalen, Golf Pro reported that all is going good. Men’s Club Championship is this week and the Ladies Championship will be next week. The Couples Tournament is scheduled for September 3^rd and the Sponsors Scramble Tournament will be held this Friday the 23^rd. He is working with the email system on Golf Genius and reported that it is going well. Number of rounds are down a bit but income is still up. Pro Shop credit will expire on November 1, 2019. There was some discussion between cost of Platinum passes vs Gold passes.

Tallia Booker, General Manager reported that she has secured the Wyoming Men’s Senior Tournament for July 24-26, 2022 and the Wyoming Senior Women’s Tournament for     July 12-14, 2021. She handed out the calendars for next year and asked to have them complete by next month.

Gary Braun asked about pricing and if we were good with it, and if there is anything that the committee can do for the course. He mentioned asking for more volunteers and challenging more guys from the Men’s Association to help. Filling in the divots with sand like a bunch of us did a couple of years ago was also mentioned. Kurt was good with all of it!

Terry Wilson suggested that we hold the Calcutta, sell Pari-mutuel Tickets and Skins, etc. for the Mixed Moose & Member-Guest Tournaments soon after the Horserace the night before tournament play. We talked about having heavy appetizers so there’s some food for the players. (Maybe get a sponsor or two to pay for it.) He also mentioned that he, along with Ken McNeal and George Toolson, are trying to get the Cowboy Joe Tournament back to Star Valley Ranch.

Marsha Combe stated that we have some incredible Men’s & Ladies Golf Associations.

Allison Webb said that the cart fee situation was taken care of and all is well. And she also mentioned that we need to explain to the members that complain about outside play that the money we receive from those outside players helps keep our assessment fees down.

Ken McNeal asked if Mr. Kittleson checked out where the new cart path is going on #10? The answer was Yes.

There being no further business, Terry Wilson moved to adjourn, seconded by Gary Braun.

Meeting adjourned at 4:58p.m.

 

Minutes of Golf & Greens Meeting  Monday- July 22, 2019

George Toolson, Director, called the meeting to order at 4:08pm

Committee Persons Present: George Toolson, Ben Whalen, Tallia Booker, Ann Earl, Marsha Combe, Terry Wilson, Allison Webb, Kurt Richmond, Ken McNeal, Chuck Endres, Bob Manning, Cathy Toolson

Ben Whalen, Golf Pro, reported that although the number of golf rounds were down, the income was up.

He and his staff are preparing for the annual Member/Guest Tournament to be held this weekend (July 25-27). There will be 2 flights for both men and women unless a third is needed. The Calcutta will be at 7:00p.m. on Thursday night after the horserace. Parimutual betting and skins will also be available. There will be no putting or chipping contests this year as there hasn’t been much interest the past couple of years.

The Thayne Senior Center Tournament will be held on Friday, August 1st. Cost is $400 per team. The breakfast, lunch and swag bag are worth the entry fee!

Ann Earl asked about the continuance of night golf. Their rock on #15 was run over by a cart (tire tracks to prove it) and a sprinkler box on #14 fairway sustained substantial damage. It was decided that there would be no more Night Golf.

Kurt Richmond, Golf Course Superintendent, asked if the number of cups on the practice green was adequate. All agreed that it was good.

Kurt also reported that the water is flowing well and the moisture content is good. He and his staff are finishing up the prep work on #4. He took Chuck Endres, new Director of Utilities up Green Canyon. And, all the ponds are treated and the ducks set on #16.

Tallia Booker, General Manager, stated that the new Member Center is now scheduled to be completed mid to late December. The contractor is dealing with fire suppression issues. And, the legal issues are still ongoing.

Terry Wilson asked about next years Member-Guest Tournament. It will be held July 23-25. Men’s Ryder Cup will be July 8-10th. Their informational meeting will be held on July 5th at the Star Valley Resort Barn.

Allison Webb expressed some concern on consistency of cart fees. Tallia stated that they should be charged by the “butt” on the cart. Ben will take care of explaining charges to his staff.

Ben asked for 7-8 volunteers to help run the Horse Race for the Member-Guest on Thursday.

There being no further business, Terry Wilson moved to adjourn, seconded by Ken McNeal.

Meeting adjourned at 5:15p.m.

Golf & Greens Meeting  Monday – June 17, 2019

George Toolson, Director, called the meeting to order at 4:05p.m.

Committer Members Present: George Toolson, Allison Webb, Bob Manning, Ann Earl, Chuck Endress, Gary Braun, Terry Wilson, Ken McNeal, Kurt Richmond, Marsha Combe, Tallia Booker, Ben Whalen, Cathy Toolson

George welcomed everyone back and thanked everyone for their hard work on the Mixed Moose Tournament that was held this past weekend. We had a record number of entries and good feedback from our visitors.

Kurt Richmond, Golf Course Superintendent, that he has been spraying for dandelions and has completed the new seeding near the pathway on #4. There was some discussion regarding the water in the ditch on #4. He will talk to Gibby Oswald. He also mentioned that he completed the aeriation of the greens with a new machine that he was very impressed with. He is watering heavy on Monday and Thursday nights. Work on the #10 cart path will be started this fall. He will also enlarge the Ladies Tee Box with the dirt pulled out for the new path.

The Men’s Golf Association donated $2,000 for nets on the driving range and they will be put up later.

Tallia Booker, General Manager, had nothing to report at this time

George stated that the fund raising for the Member Center was going good.

Ben Whalen, Golf Pro, reported that things in the Pro Shop were going well but the budget was off a bit because of the weather.

The Member/Member Tournament held on May 30-31 had a less than expected turnout. Timing issues may be the reason…will look at that for next year.

Chuck Endres mentioned that the Member/Member scores did not get posted. Ben will look into that.

Ben also reported that the Star Valley Medical Center Tournment was well attended and they played in the rain. The Wildland Firefighter Tournament was again good income for the Course. He has 13 juniors signed up for clinics. There are only 8 teams signed up for the Property Owners Tournament this weekend and there will be free golf for property owners and their families on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They will be charging for carts.

Marsha Combe, discussed/suggested using resusable Gift Cards for tournament winners instead of posting credit to players.

Night Golf is scheduled for Saturday, July 13th. Cost will be $75/player. Fee increased to pay for more lighting materials. Limited to 56 players.

Couples league will start on June 18 at 3:00pm

There was some discussion on Trail Fees and making sure golfers check-in with the Pro shop before heading out.

Discussion regarding posting scores and if we should look at having a handicap committee again.

There being no further business, Terry Wilson moved to adjourn with a second by Gary Braun.

Meeting adjourned at 5:22p.m.

Golf & Greens Committee Meeting September 19, 2016

Present:    George Toolson, Kurt Richmond, Ben Whalen, Kathleen McKinley, Scott Johnson, Jim Chumley, Bob Manning, Gary Braun, Michael Moore, Chris Combe, Donna Thompson, Ken McNeal, Jan Parrott, Richard Endres, Cathy Toolson, Marsha Combe

George called the meeting to order at 4:00p.m.

Kurt Richmond gave his Greens Report which includes the following :

Cedar Creek: #3 – Working on a new cart path and redesign of tee box & will have the finish grade of tee box done this fall and ready for sod in spring; Jeff Earl has two more pours; fescue grass will be planted on both sides of the fairway.

Cedar Creek #10, #12 & #13 have been aerified and a new yardage boulder placed on #13.

Rusty’s Tree Service is doing some Pro Bono work for us on Holes 1 & 18. He will budget funds to hire him next year to continue the process.

Wanted to especially thank all the folks who helped with the new bridge on #9 of Cedar Creek and those that helped fill vole holes with sand on a few Tuesday evenings after Couple’s League.

Aspen Hills:    All greens were double verticut & top-dressed& all tee boxes were top-dressed. Irrigation is running at 500 GPM and winterization will take place October 1st – 7th .

Ben Whalen, Golf Pro, reported that the Fall pricing started today and the clothing will most likely be discounted in October. There’s still some nice looking shirts, jackets, etc. to choose from!        Start your Christmas Shopping early! He also mentioned that the lessons went very well…two  times more than last year.

He said he would like to see an increase in the golf fees as the Afton Course is charging $40/round w/cart and their course and carts are not near the condition that  ours are. After some discussion, the committee said they were good with raising all fees by 10% across the board…including memberships, punch cards, etc.

Donna Thompson brought up advertising & signage. She stated that the signage in place now is not  up to what it could/should be.  We are at the end of a contract for our sign at the Old Mill and will not be renewing that space. There was discussion to get with Star Valley Ranch RV Park and see if they would be interested in sharing a couple of billboards which would be placed further north & south of the Cedar Creek Road to alert travelers that there are 54 Holes of Golf to enjoy just up the road.

Also, discussed was advertising again in the Jackson Hole News & Guide to bring in the golfers from Jackson and surroundings areas. Advertising in Idaho Falls may also be an option .

The removal of the 15″ holes on Aspen Hills was also a topic of discussion.  There hasn’t been much feedback  as to  if  the  golfers are enjoying them or if they are in way.  Mowing around them is a hassle and changing them is not easy either.

Gary Braun made a motion to accept the proposal, w/amendments, regarding the handicaps for the Member-Guest and the Member-Member Tournaments.  Seconded by Michael Moore, all in favor.  Amended proposal reads as follows:

Any player participating in a SVR Member-Guest and/or Member-Member Tournament who scores an aggregate (two day average) net score of more than five (5) strokes below that players net handicap will be required to play to that aggregate handicap scored for the next two (2) SVR Member-Guest and/or Member-Member Tournaments that he or she plays in.

Any player affected  by this new rule who plays in a SVR Member-Guest and/or Member-Member Tournament must play two (2) years using this adjusted aggregate handicap (or their current GHIN Handicap, whichever is lower) before returning to their established GHIN Handicap at the time of the next SVR Member-Guest and/or Member-Member Tournament he or she plays in.

This new rule includes all scores recorded from the July 2016 SVR Member-Guest Tournament and all tournament scores posted to any future Member-Guest and/or Member-Member Tournament and shall ONLY affect the individual player (or players) affected by this rule.

Old Business:    Ken McNeal talked about the members playing golf on weekdays instead of weekends so there are more tee times available for guests.   A three day limit for advance tee times for members was discussed and it was decided that the Pro Shop would try that next spring to see if it helps get more guests playing during the times that the members usually do.

Ben Whalen requested that the Ladies Association give up two of their Thursdays next year for practice rounds for the Mixed Moose Tournament and the Member-Guest Tournament.

Marsha Combe and Donna Thompson will make sure that is done when putting the Ladies golf calendar together.  Maybe we can get them to play Aspen Hills those two days!

Motion to adjourn made and seconded.  Meeting adjourned  at 6:10p.m.

SVRA Greens Committee Meeting Agenda

Thursday, September 8, 2011

1. Meeting called to order 2:00 pm
2. Present: Terry Wilson Co-Chair, Kurt Richmond Co-Chair, Gary Braun Director, Kirk Sessions General Manager, Gayland Archibald, Ken McNeal, Korry Wheeler Golf Professional.
3. Next month’s meeting will be October 6^th.
4. Old Business
   1. Concrete Path Progress and Schedule

1. i.      #1 CC is poured and finished
2. ii.      Acid Stain $50.00 gallon covers 250 sqft
   1. Committee approved the use of acid stain for cart paths
   2. 2. Action Item: Greens Committee prioritize cart paths for next year.
3. iii.      Golf Course staking- red, yellow and white
   1. Cheaper to order stakes in winter
   2. Cost per stake $6.00 (No Maintenance)
4. iv.      Maintenance discussion on Dog house sand and meters
   1. Discussion on the meter and filling the pipe with water so that the meter will work.
5. v.      Ponds on 16 and 13. The bid from Derk Izatt is $3,000. What do we need to get it going?
   1. Change this project from a volunteer to an outsourced project. Have George Toolson dig a test hole to see what is in the pond.
6. vi.      Cedar Course Mods – Anything additional discussion
   1. Finish #13, 9 irrigation trenches, berms 1,2 Driving Range will be done after trees are planted, cart paths #1,9 AH finish to grade and seed.
7. vii.      Greens Operation Budget Pond 13
   1. Capex $5,000 per pond
8. viii.      Star Valley Ranch Family Legacy Yardage Marker Program
   1. Go ahead with the program

Meeting adjourned at 4:06 pm