ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS

Highlands Links will be hosting the 2011 Nova Scotia Junior Tournament which will be taking place between July 11- 14. With Highlands Golf Club being the host club we have been asked to provide volunteers to assist the NSGA in their efforts to run this event. The majority of the volunteer work consists of staffing the scoring table during all four days of the tournament with additional volunteers required on the first day to assist with registration.

We are soliciting volunteers from our membership that may be available to assist with the running this tournament.

If you are available to assist with this tournament please sign up at the clubhouse ( sign up sheet is on the upstairs bulletin board) and indicate which day(s) you would be available. The NSGA will be hosting a meeting with all volunteers prior to the start of the tournament to go over the roles and responsibilities of our volunteers.

Thanks:

CBH Executive

Cape Breton Highlands Golf Club Society
P.O. Box 138
Ingonish, Nova Scotia
B0C1L0

Employment Opportunity

Job Title Junior Golf Coordinator

Location Highlands Links, Ingonish NS

Term Approximately 12 weeks

Accountabilities: You will be required to run all aspects of the junior golf program.
This will include providing lessons in proper techniques as well as
etiquette. You will coordinate all aspects of inter club tournaments
including the transportation details. You will work closely with the club professional in administering the junior program. You will be required to work irregular hours.

Skills, Capabilities and Experience :You must be in full time attendance at a recognized post
secondary institution. You will have experience in coaching
techniques involving golfing skills and proper etiquette. You should have strong communication skills and be able to work with limited supervision. Previous experience in golf instruction would be a definite asset.

Form of Application Please submit a covering letter and resume Highlands Golf Club
P.O.Box 138 Ingonish NS, B0C1L0 to the attention of the club
secretary.

Salary To be negotiated

Application Date April 25, 2011

Must be received by May 09, 2011

Late applications may not receive consideration

Club Members Seasons Pass for 2011

This years pass winner is Earl Tubrett of Ingonish.......congrats Earl

MEMORANDUM

To: All Club Members Date: 22 Jan 2011

From: Club Executive

Welcome to the 2011 golf season! Yes, the season has begun for your executive with a number of issues that need to be addressed prior to the opening of the season.

Let me begin by introducing members of the executive. During the AGM of Jan 15/11 five new members were voted to your executive body. These new volunteers are Lloyd Donovan, Ken Doucette, Gary MacLean, Joe MacNeil and Keith Hawley. Unfortunately, with the torch being passed we must say goodbye to the five executive members who have worked hard on your behalf for the last several years. These retiring members are Gord Rideout, Earle Tubrett, Derrick Hawley, Carson Duncan and Michael Scott. A sincere thank you is extended to these retiring members. Returning members to the executive team are Barry MacDonald, Ervin Robertson, Terry Grant, Gary Rideout, Jill Humphries and Ruth McLagan.

With your executive in place we conducted our first meeting this past week and we identified certain areas of concern that need to be addressed in the near future. The minutes of this meeting are posted on our web site and we suggest that all members take the time to review them. For those of you that have forgot, our web site address is www.cbhgolfclub.ca. John Ashton has volunteered to maintain/police our website. We encourage all members to visit our website as it’s our main forum for getting information out to you. We have agreed at the executive level to post any new information ie: minutes or announcements, in a timely fashion.

In conjunction with the web site your executive has created a new email address where membership will now have the opportunity to forward any concerns or ideas they feel the executive should investigate. We don’t anticipate answering all emails but we do intend to review each and every one to see if there is some common interest or concern that is identified. This email address is cbhgolfclub@hotmail.com

One of the first items on the agenda to be addressed by your executive is to find out what role the club will play with respect to our hosting of the Nova Scotia Junior tournament. This tourney will take place between July 11-15 of this year and means that 160 of the best junior golfers in the province will be at the Links, along with a supporting entourage which, will include a number of executive members from the Nova Scotia Golf Association. We fully anticipate that club support will be necessary to make this a successful event. Be prepared for a tap on the shoulder once we understand the extent of what’s required with respect to volunteers.

Another item that we will be looking at over the winter are our club tournaments. Some of our tournaments are extremely successful in that they are well attended and generate significant revenue for the club. However, we do have some tournaments that have not been filled for many years and generate very little revenue. It is not the intent that every tournament need to generate a significant profit but we must understand that tee times for these events are reserved with the course well in advance and the ability of the course the resell these times on short notice is very limited. This means a lost opportunity to generate revenue. We will need to look at these tournaments over the winter and try to come up with a “fix” that will support both the club and course agendas.

We have also been asked by the course to take a close look at our tee time utilization. As you are aware the club has a significant number of tee times reserved on a daily basis. A review of the data suggests that our members are using only a small portion of these times. This is especially true for the weekday times when utilization is less than 50%. These unused times get released back to the course if they are not reserved 72 hours prior to the time. This gives the course a very small window to market these times. As an executive we agree that if members are not using the allotted tee times then the course should be afforded all opportunity to use these times in order to generate revenue. Certainly, if the course can increase their revenue stream it would have a positive impact on their bottom line. We will be working closely with the course over the winter to address this situation.

There has also been some negative feedback received with respect to member conduct both on the course and at the clubhouse. It’s very important that our members and course support staff work together and that any indifference not be voiced in a public forum such as at or around the course. These issues should be brought to your executive to be resolved. We can’t/won’t tolerate any behavior that impacts our membership in a negative fashion. Please remember that membership to our club is a “privilidge not a right” and all issues with respect to our code of conduct will be taken seriously.

Lastly, as you are all aware the course has suffered some significant damage as a result of the December storm. The Park continues to wait for emergency funding in order to begin repair. At this time there has been no word that this funding has been approved. Never under estimate the power of the pen so a letter to your local politician to voice your concern might be in order.
It has been made know to us that because of the damage our traditional Victoria Day weekend opening probably won’t occur and that we could be looking at a mid June opening .As there was no damage to holes 1-5 and 14-18 we can expect those holes to hopefully, be open on time.

In closing we welcome any ideas that you may have to offer to make our club better. Take the time to send us an email. Please visit our website often or talk to any member of your executive and offer input. We fully intend to take a look at the social aspect of our club, as we seem to be lacking in that area, so be prepared to see some new things happening this summer.
Again, thanks for your time and we’ll see you all on the first tee!

Local Rules Highlands Links

Pace of Play: The maximum time to complete a round of golf at Highlands links is 4 hours and 50 minutes. If a group falls out of position or has a hole open in front of them, they will be asked to pick up their pace and they will be monitored. In competitions, penalties for slow play will be 1 stroke for first offence, 2 strokes for second offence and disqualification for subsequent offence.

Stones in Bunkers: Stones in bunkers are movable obstructions. Rule 24-1 applies. (Stones may be removed. If the ball moves in the process, it must be returned to its original position. If the ball must be lifted to remove the stone, it must be dropped in the bunker within one club length and no nearer the hole).

Environmentally Sensitive Areas:
Balls may not be played from these areas.
Ground under repair – The area in front of #4 tees and defined by white stakes with green tops: The ball may be retrieved and must be dropped, without penalty, within one club length of the nearest point of relief, either on the fairway left or anywhere on the forward tee (yellow blocks) but no nearer the hole. If the ball does not reach the forward tee it may be retrieved and dropped without penalty on the original teeing ground.
Water Hazards: #2, #3, #6, #11, #12, #16 (yellow stakes with green tops) and Lateral Water Hazards #4, #6, #10,#16 (red stakes with green tops). These areas must not be entered. If it is known or virtually certain that a ball which has not been found is in an environmentally sensitive area, defined as a water hazard or lateral water hazard, the player must, under penalty of one stroke, proceed under rule 26-1.

Embedded ball : Through the green, a ball that is embedded in its own pitch mark in the ground may be lifted, without penalty, cleaned and dropped as near as possible to where it lay but not nearer the hole.

#4 Hole : If a ball is in or it is virtually certain that a ball that has not been found is in the lateral hazard to the right of #4 green, the player must, under penalty of one stroke, use the nearest dropping zone.

#12 Hole: Roadway along the right side of the hole – A ball coming to rest on the roadway may be lifted and dropped in the nearest dropping zone.

Measuring devices: Devices designed for measuring or gauging “distance only” will be permitted in regular play or competitions.

Cell Phones/Mobile Devices: Must be turned off during regular play or competition! Penalty – loss of hole in match play or 2 stroke penalty in stroke play.

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