City of Galesburg Golf Advisory Commission met Oct. 22.
Here is the minutes provided by the commission:
Roll Call: Present: Members: Steve Cheesman, Paul Sandborg, Jerry Reynolds, David Selkirk, Greenskeeper Matt Miles, Park Superintendent Don Miles, Head Golf Professional Bryan Luedtke
Absent: Rodney Bunch, Steve Cheesman, Director of Parks & Recreation Tony OligneyEstill
Minutes of September 24, 2019 meeting were approved.
Greenkeeper Report:
Greenskeeper Matt Miles reported:
● Greens were topdressed with sand and rolled several times.
● Golf course maintenance has been a challenge this month due to the heavy rainfall.
● Fall fertilizers are being applied to the greens, tees and fairways.
Report was reviewed and accepted.
Golf Professional Report:
Head Golf Professional Bryan Luedtke reported:
● GHS Invitational
o Cancelled due to inclement weather
o Multiple inches of rain leading up to the event
o Cold and drizzly day
o First time we have had poor weather in the 5 years current Head Golf Professional has been here
● Year End “Super-Ball”
o Was scheduled for Saturday, October 5th (40 players)
o Rescheduled due to inclement weather
o Ended up choosing, Wednesday, October 9th
o Beautiful, sunny and enjoyable day
o 48 players participated (8 more than originally signed up)
● Octoberfest has begun
o $19.00 for 18 holes with cart
o $14.00 for 9 holes with a cart
o Very well received by the players
● GHS Golf Season is over
o Jason Runbom finished All-Conference as a Freshman
o Jason and Ben Templeton qualified for Sectionals, but did not qualify for the State competition
• Passes sold through 10/21/19. The amount listed for 2018 is for the entire year of 2018.
o Regular – 61, up 3 from 2018
o Senior – 102, up 4 from 2018
o Associate – 8, down 2 from 2018
o Family – 1, up 1 from 2018
o Minor – 14, up 2 from 2018
o Junior – 7, new in 2019
o Young Adult – 9, new in 2019
o First Time Season Pass – 31, down 15 from 2018
o Default – 15, down 3 from 2018
• Total cards sold through 10/21/2019. The amount listed for 2018 is for the entire year of 2018.
o 10 Round (9 holes) – 8, up 2 from 2018
o 10 Round (18 holes) – 16, up 2 from 2018
o 20 Round – 15, down 10 from 2018
o Default – 1, same as 2018
Report was reviewed and accepted.
Old Business:
● Discussion about the cart bid occurred. Several of the alternate options were talked about.
Member Selkirk made a motion to add the USB chargers and the coolers to the cart lease.
Motion was approved.
● Member Reynolds wanted it noted that he was against the purchasing of the GolfBoard or the Finn Scooter. He was concerned about the liability, if someone did not handle them correctly.
New Business:
● Member Selkirk had a request from a group of players that a forward tee area be cut in on hole #7. After some discussion, it was decided to have the group tee from the front edge of the fairway or play the hole as a Par 5.
● Member Selkirk brought forward a business sponsorship idea. The offer would only be available to businesses. A business would pay $600.00 for a foursome with carts to be used only once a month for six months, April through September. Members are going to thing about this and discuss at the next meeting.
Citizen Comments:
• None
Meeting adjourned at 4:56 P.M.
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