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A Message to Members - Club Updates
Birdies and Bogeys
Upcoming Events Superintendent’s Update
INTRODUCINGRICKSUTTON,OURNEWPGA GENERALMANAGER/HEADPROFESSIONAL
Rick graduated from Methodist University, in Fayetteville, NC, in 2008 with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management and Concentration in Professional Golf Management. He has been awarded the PGA Merchandiser of the Year at the Chapter level and Assistant Professional of the Year in both the Section and Chapter levels of the South Florida PGA respectively His main focus is geared toward delivering an exceptional experience and satisfaction to the members of McHenry Golf Club, while providing strong leadership and innovation throughout all facets of the club’s operations.
Before taking the GM/Head Professional position at McHenry Golf Club, Rick previously held the Director of Golf position at Broken Sound Club – Club Course, following the 1st Assistant Golf Professional position at The Old Course, and before that, the Lead Assistant Professional Position at Twin Orchard Country Club in Long Grove, IL Rick was very active in the Southeast Chapter along with the South Florida PGA Section, while competing regularly in Chapter and Section events throughout his career. Rick is excited to rejoin the Illinois PGA Section alongside his wife Katie, daughters Lydia and Cami, son “AJ” and dog Maddux, and he is proud to be a part of the magnificent McHenry family.
Dear McHenry Golf Club Members,
On behalf of myself, our new General Manager/Head Pro Rick Sutton and the entire Golf Shop staff, we’d like to welcome all of our members back for the 2025 golf season! Below you will find a few updates on events here at the newly branded McHenry Golf Club.
Message from Alek Byers
Alek Byers, Assistant Golf Professional / Caddiemaster
OPENING DAY SCRAMBLE
A quick update from our Inaugural Event, as we’d like to take a moment to acknowledge the first time MGC winners.
Opening Day Scramble: A field of 75 players embraced a cold Spring morning & made our Opening Day Scramble one to remember.
Congratulations to our winners - the team of Nick Hansen, Tom Gwinn, Joe Kopecky and Ian Cavanaugh! Our winners bested our second-place team of Lars Overland, Mike Healy, Tom Cromeans, and Louie Adamo by less than a stroke!
Individual Scramble - May 24th 8:30AM Tee Times
Entry Fee: $60 per player Format:
Mulligan on every shot! Separate Men’s and Women’s divisions, with flights.
Players receive 50% of their total playing handicap
Pick Your Partner - 2-Person, 18-Hole Event - May 26 9 AM Tee Times th
Entry Fee: $60 per player Format:
Choose your own partner (teams can be mixed men/women).
Front Nine: 1 net best ball of the 2person team.
Back Nine: Combined net scores of both players
Note: Request a specific partner or team via the Foretees note section or contact the McHenry Golf Shop.
Irish 4-Ball - May 31st 9 AM Tee Times
Entry Fee: $150 per player Format:
Randomly paired teams (A, B, C, D players based on handicap).
Increasing number of net scores count as the round progresses.
Course & Grounds Update - May 2025
It’s great to see everyone back at the club, especially with all the improvements going on at the clubhouse and on the golf course. It has been a somewhat gloomy, cold spring and the greens have been a little slow to “wake up.”We had a successful aeration at the beginning of April and things finally look like they are starting to recover. The tee box renovations have turned out fantastic, as I am writing this, sod is being laid. Once the tees are sodded we will keep them closed to let the grass get established, but the plan is to open them as soon as possible so we can enjoy them for the 2025 golf season. Looking forward, we plan on continuing with the tee renovation/expansion this fall.
The club has purchased an equipment package from John Deere and some new equipment has already been delivered. We started mowing a handful of fairways with our new fairway unit and the quality of cut is noticeable when compared to our 20year-old fairway mowers. As we keep receiving new mowing units I think membership will see a stark difference in the quality of all the course ’ s playing surfaces and the rough. It is hard to put everything on my mind in a condensed paragraph so please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments you may have about the golf course.
Thanks,
Kayle Dellert and the Grounds Department