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.