THE MAD POST

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026

GM Report

May 26

Submitted by Gary Ward, General Manager & C.O.O.

Opening #12 last Friday was an important milestone for us, it signals the return to playing all 18 holes on all 18 regular greens isn’t far off.

#12 Safety

Historically, the ideal target line on #12 was down the right side in order to catch the “speed slot” for extra roll. If your miss was slightly to the right, the ball would kick left and often bounce down into the fairway. Unfortunately, aiming down the right side, coupled with the limited additional space to accommodate a large mishit, created the significant safety risk of errant shots into the back shop area which triggered this fairway realignment.

Aligning down the right side is no longer the optimal play! Instead of being rewarded with a large bounce and extra roll, a miss to the right will be punished by difficult bunkers or a potentially lost ball in the fescue.

Doug Carrick designed this change with an objective to alter the ideal target line, which is now down the left side of the fairway.

We expect it will take a little time for members to get used aligning and playing further to the left, but as members adjust their target line, we believe there will be fewer errant shots into the back shop. We are already tracking errant shot data to determine the effectiveness of the fairway realignment and will continue to monitor the situation over the rest of the summer.

Golf Operations Update

May 25

Submitted by Carl Penfold, Head Professional

Ladies Captain's Report

May 24

Submitted by PA Irwin-Allen, Ladies Captain

We had another sunny Tuesday and a great turnout for ‘Play with the Pro’ day. Our 7 golf professionals showed up with smiles and their sticks. Great rounds of golf played and a chance to get to know our pro’s game. New addition to the professional staff Colton Day helped his teammates Val Dyer, Anne Stevenson, Heather Johnston and Celeste Dunford claim the victory. Shawn Bodiam, Cathy Hobart, Karen Franklin, Judy Adams and Lesley Brightling took second place. In third spot was Marshall Voorheis, Sheila Kaarlela, Frances Painter, Donna Wickham and Susan Tremblay. Closest to the Pin winners were Lesley Brightling (very close to a hole in one) on #7 and Stephanie Rumford on #11. Myles Bradford won the CTP for the professionals on #16.

Mark your calendars for the second ‘Play with the Pro’ date on August 4^th. As well our first Tuesday shotgun will be June 16 at 1 pm.

Men's Captain Report

May 23

Submitted by Dean Elliott, Men's Captain

Director of Instruction

May 22

Submitted by Ryan Rinneard, Director of Instruction
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F&B News

May 21

Submitted by Michelle Larcher, Food & Beverage Manager

Chef Stephen Sagar

May 20

Notes from the Chef Stephen Sagar

From the Grill

This year I have introduced a new dinner item: Trout Almondine. Let me be clear with this: this is far from an innovative dish. This is a classic. Rainbow Trout Almondine is one of those timeless dishes: simple, elegant, and rooted in technique rather than excess. Lightly pan-seared trout, toasted almonds, bright lemon, and brown butter already make for a beautiful pairing, but our version finishes with a Cajun-spiced compound butter that adds warmth, depth, and just the right amount of heat.

Compound butter is one of the simplest tools in a kitchen, yet one of the most effective. At its core, it’s simply softened butter mixed with herbs, spices, citrus, garlic, or other flavourings, then rolled, chilled, and sliced as needed. As it melts over fish, steak, vegetables, or bread, it creates an instant sauce with very little effort.

It’s an old-school kitchen staple worth always keeping in your refrigerator. Once you understand the method, the variations are endless.

Welcome to the Team!

May 19

Jasmine Morning – Assistant Superintendent

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Debbie Clum first to birdie the new 12^th hole on the first day. Witnessed by: Liz Hoffman, Doug and Gail Todgham.

Celebration of Life
Michael Cummings
A celebration of life will be held for Michael Cummings, husband of Donna Cummings on Friday, June 19th from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Toronto Hunt Club.

Throwback Tuesdays

A Recollection from Frenchie
#15 – Par 5
Gold-545 Blue-514
White-483 Red-448 yards
Putting surface: 4,649

During deforestation a fax was sent to Bob Cupp regarding a bunker on left side of the fairway it was noted that a large maple tree needed to be removed to make room for the bunker.
Bob Cupp’s faxed reply: DON’T TOUCH THAT MAPLE!!!
Photo (1991) is taken from the green, the saved maple appears here on right.

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Mad Reads 4:30 - 5:30 pm

Monday June 15 – The Correspondent written by Virginia Evans

Monday July 20 – You Don't Belong Here written by Elizabeth Becker

Monday August 17 – The Winter Fortress written by Neal Bascombe

Monday October 5 – tbd

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Tuesday, June 9th

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