July / 2013
On Course Members Attend Annual Meeting
The Woods Hole Golf Club 2013 Annual Meeting took place on Sunday, June 23, at 2:00 p.m in the Club dining room. Aproximately people 125 attended. The meeting began with remembrances of members and spouses who had died in the past year. After Brian Kenney delivered the Secretary’s Report, Treasurer Margaret Ake reported on the financials for 2012 and provided projections of operating financials for 2013–2015. This was an important new addition to the agenda. Also new to the agenda was the General Manager’s Report. Michael Lawrence reviewed current operations and programs, potential future programming and his overall approach to management. The five nominees to the Board of Governors were approved. They include returning Board Members Kerry Geraghty, Brian Kenney, David Newton and Julia Taylor, and first-time Board Member Jay Finnegan. See page 2 for the complete listing of the Board of Governors. Finally, the Membership voted to approve the dues increase recommended by the Board of Governors. The increase is $250.00 for Regular Membership, bringing the dues to $5,850 a year. Other classes of membership, such as Seniors and Juniors, were increased proportionally. More details about the Annual Meeting are contained in the minutes, which are available online in the Member section of the website.
From the General Manager Dear Woods Hole Members: Last month I shared updates concerning enhancements to your Golf Experience, including a new Cart Fleet and improvements to the Driving Range and HalfWay House. I also went into some detail about the Administrative Fee and how we’ve been preparing the culinary service and golf staff for high season. And finally, I mentioned “All-You-Can-EatLobster Night” every Thursday in June, which turned out to be very, very popular, by the way. This month, I would like to recap my presentation at the Annual Meeting and share information about some new programs. “Members Reserve”—In a nutshell, the goal of this program is to always provide dining and parking for Members, regardless of other events that might be going on in the Clubhouse. Many times in the past, a wedding or large charity tournament would displace Members from dining or parking, and Members would be turned away. On the one hand, as conscientious community citizens, we should occasionally host a local charity golf tournament, and the net income margin for a wedding can be very helpful to our bottom line. However, sacrificing Member access and enjoyment is not acceptable. Therefore, we will always have a special section of the Clubhouse reserved for your dining, regardless of the social function being held, whether it is a wedding, charity, or tournament. And, there will always be parking reserved for you on the upper level. Our first choices for the Member Reserve will be the Card Room, the Lounge and the Lounge “Porch.” Event guests will always be separated from Members in these areas. Improvements to your Golf Experience—Glenn Kelly and his Team have made several improvements to the Driving Range experience, which we hope you’ve enjoyed, and there are several more improvements coming soon. For example, I’m sure you’ve noticed the ball pyramids, which are re-stacked several times daily, and the ice cooler with bottled water. That’s a good start, but there’s more to come. This month our new “ironwood coolers” for the water (continued on page 4)