South Muskoka Curling & Golf Club: the best golf value in Muskoka

On Tuesday July 27th South Muskoka will join hundreds of other RCGA/Golf Canada member clubs across Canada in the 2010 “Golf Fore the Cure” event. This is a national fundraiser spearheaded by Golf Canada that is closing in on one million dollars raised to aid the search for a cure to breast cancer.

All women, member or not, are invited to join in the day. Form your own four player team to participate in a 9 hole scramble competition with lots of prizes, draw prizes, on-course contests, plus an auction of items donated by local business people. Tee times begin at 2:00 pm and a delicious dinner will follow play.

If you would like to donate an item for the prize draws or auction please contact Judy Thorne at 645-4959.

Contact the Club Pro Shop at 645-9096 to register your players and get a tee time. Singles or pairs will be joined up with other players. All female members and guests are welcome. Come out to support a great cause and have some fun!

Family or friends who wish to memorialize a deceased club member are invited to do so by way of a memorial tree, with or without a dedication plaque.

These will be obtained at the expense of the donors and planted in a mutually agreeable location on the golf course. The Club will do its best to comply with specific  location requests, however donors must understand that not all of these can be met. The Course Superintendent will have final approval over location, size  and species of tree.

For deciduous trees, maple varieties are the preferred species and minimum size is a trunk caliper of 40 mm. For conifers most varieties of spruce are fine, some pines , but excluding white pines, with a minimum size of 6 feet in height.

In Bracebridge, Club members Greg and Linda Crozier  (Seasons in the Country Garden Centre)  are our preferred and recommended supplier. They have established a 20% discount for trees purchased under the programme and they will see to the planting here at the course and guarantee the tree for 1 year. They may be reached at 645-5035. Make sure to refer to the South Muskoka Golf Club memorial program.

We have also made arrangements for plaques with Lyle Cathcart of Tomkins & Heels. Plaques must be standard size, up to 6″ X 9” bronze mounted on aluminum. The total height of the plaque when mounted cannot exceed 30”. Message text is at the discretion of the donors. Lyle may be reached at 645-4740.

If you do wish to install a memorial tree please begin by notifying the General Manager  of  the proposed species and preferred location, before ordering either the tree or plaque.

The annual Porky & Rocket’s Revenge Scramble took place Saturday on a very wet golf course at South Muskoka but the weather didn’t dampen the spirits of 130 plus players who came together to honour the memory of George (Porky) Mann and Dale (Rocket) Sander. Porky and Rocket were both long-time members and huge promoters  of the Club. By all accounts a good time was had by all.

In the Ladies Division Sheila Burgess, Kathy Kent, Judy Thorne and Carol Wilson repeated as champions,  winning a playoff against the team of Collette Endress, Louise Major, Joan Grenier and Joan Habib.

A playoff was also needed to decide the Men’s flight with the team of Bryan Beeson, Greg Mann, Wayne Dmytryshyn & Jamie MacDonald defeating Joe Conway, Steve Boyes, Mike Goulding & Renne Bakema after they both scored 12 under par 60 in regulation play.

In the Mixed Division a new team consisting of Jo-Ann & Buck Inglis with Rick Thorne and Olga Fleming found the right chemistry and shot an exceptional 65, 3 strokes ahead of a three-way tie for second place.

The festivities ended with a steak BBQ and prize presentation. Thanks to the Sander and Mann families for their support and participation in the tournament.