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Stone Ridge Golf Course 72 Nordic Mine Road, Elliott Lake ON P5A 2S9 705.261-0055 Stoneridgemaintenance@ hotmail.com www.golfstoneridge.com
About the Course Stone Ridge at Elliott Lake opened in July 2005 to rave reviews. The course was designed by renowned GC architect Ted Baker, and offers breathtaking views of the rock escarpment, Ryan Lake, and vast northern wilderness. Stone Ridge challenges its players from tee to green, but with four different tee decks, the course is suitable for everyone. Architect: Ted Baker Type of Club: Public, owned by the city Number of Holes: 18 Practice Facility?: Yes Number of Rounds Annually: 16,000 Number of staff year-round, seasonal?: 2 year-round, 30 seasonal) How many mechanics, assistants: Gord Mcglennan
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Holes 5 & 6, Stone Ridge GC. Photo provided by Northern Exposers Photography.
Member since 2009
Mark Kay Superintendent at Stone Ridge Golf Course By Steven Rabski, Assistant Superintendent Idylwylde Golf & Country Club. Photos provided by Mark Kay.
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here really isn’t anything that Mark Kay can’t do. Aside from being a golf course superintendent, Mark is also a near scratch golfer, an avid fisher and hunter, and at one point, was even a badminton superstar. Though you won’t see him in a Dos Equis commercial, Mark Kay truly is one of the most interesting people I have had the pleasure of meeting. Mark’s journey began just like many others. His admiration for the outdoors and addiction to golf landed him a summer job at the ripe old age of 16 at The Onaping Golf & Beach Club, just a short drive from his hometown of Levack, Ontario. His experience as a farmhand made the job enjoyable as Mark was no stranger to hard work; so enjoyable, that upon finishing high school, Mark ventured off to Seneca College to study turf. He then brought his learnings from the program back to his home course where he earned the title of Superintendent at just 19 years of age. The
Mark Kay, Superintendent at Stone Ridge Golf Course.
9-hole course offered a lot of opportunity and room to grow. During his time there, Mark made several improvements to the course including drainage additions and taking part in some construction projects like the building of several tee decks. In 1997, Mark made his way down south to get some private club experience and eventually took a position at Credit Valley Golf Club. His construction experience at Onaping was an asset to Credit Valley,
