At last week's Coffee and Questions, General Manager Tom Judson was joined by both Keith Ihms, director of golf maintenance, and Phillip Wright, director of golf operations. Previously golfers could question the two directors at their own, separate, question and answer event.
About 15 members attended last week and many of their questions were about golf. A couple of members had complaints about specific holes, including several on the Dogwood Golf Course. When a member complained that her comments to the course superintendent went unanswered, Ihms promised to talk to anyone with any issue about golf. His employees, including course superintendents, should also be accessible, he said.
The fairways at the Country Club were affected by winter-kill, Ihms told another member. He believes those spots will come back.
Judson answered a question about the recent APT tournament. The tournament raises money for charities, but the POA is compensated for the use of the golf course. It's possible, he said, that if the weather was very good, the course might have made more money by remaining open to all golfers, but he believes accepting the lump sum for four days from the APT is a better deal overall. The lump sum would have been paid rain or shine, he said.
Scotsdale greens would be "sprigged" by the weekend, Judson said. The course has been closed because the greens were badly damaged by winter-kill last year. Grass is replaced by scattering "sprigs" on the specially prepared greens.
Now that new grass has been planted the course will reopen in September, Ihms said.
About 250 people a day used the new beach at Avalon over the weekend, Judson said. People are already asking if more beaches can be added at other lakes, but he wants to wait about two years to make sure it remains popular. Avalon had a great location for the beach with a natural spring keeping the water flowing and infrastructure already in place. There won't be many sites with the same advantages, he said. The next lake that might be considered for a beach will probably be Lake Ann, he said.
Judson said the two golf directors will continue to participate in Coffee and Questions in the future.
General News on 06/20/2018