GOLF UPDATE

Keith Kucinski, Golf & Green Chair Chris Muldoon, Director of Golf

2022 was a transformational year for the golf course The Golf Course Enhancement and Bunker Project was completed, and the course re-opened shy of Memorial Day while a few ancillary tee projects lingered into June It was the largest golf course improvement project in recent Club history Under the guidance of nationally recognized architect Rees Jones, whose father Robert Trent Jones, Sr designed our golf course, the project completed significant components of the Club’s long-range master plan, including:

Rebuilding all bunkers with modern drainage techniques

Re-positioning of select fairway and greenside bunkers

Creating additional greenside chipping areas around select green complexes

Creating a new hole #9 to allow for a short game practice area in its former location

Over the remainder of the season, members and their guests enjoyed the finished product that has received widely positive reviews

Despite the delayed opening, 15,648 rounds were played in 2022 compared to nearly 17,000 in 2021 Using only comparable months from June onward due to the golf course renovation project, play was up more than 1,700 rounds compared to that same 6-month period the year prior. As work-life flexibility continues, the golf industry has benefited from a surge of activity over the past few years – and this season expects to be another busy one

While our member tournament play remained robust, we were proud to welcome some of the area ’ s best amateur golfers and show off our golf course renovation As a founding member of the Metropolitan Golf Association (MGA), The Tuxedo Club has been a longtime supporter of the MGA and its championships In the fall of last year, the Met area ’ s top players aged 30 and older visited Tuxedo for the 16th MGA Mid-Amateur Championship. Past Met Amateur champion Pat Wilson returned to the winner's circle and went wire-to-wire to earn a three-stroke victory. Wilson acknowledged the Club for our hospitality and superb course conditioning throughout the week Wilson added “this was a special week, and I will have fond memories of Tuxedo forever” Final results can be found here

Lastly, golf outings are a wonderful source of revenue for our Club as well as a great way to attract new members Most of our golf outings come to us from a relationship a member has with a charitable foundation, company or trade association. Golf outing revenue has rebounded from the pandemic. “On par ” revenues from last season ($241,754) are projected to increase substantially this season ($347,489). Our golf outing calendar is filling up quickly for this season, so reach out now if interested in hosting a group of friends, a company or charity outing

A special thanks to the Members of the Golf & Green Committee for their guidance and support throughout each season We look forward to a great season

WINNER!

Congratulations to our very own Keith Kucinski who was the winner of The National Club Association’s first-ever photo contest. Keith’s photo of a red-tailed hawk sitting atop the flagstick on the Club’s 5th green appeared on the cover of the Winter Issue of Club Director Magazine, which is a leading resource for the country’s top private clubs