GAO 2012 2012 YEARBOOK ENHANCING ELEVATING SUPPORTING PARTICIPATION PERFORMANCE YOUR PASSION GAO. CA Golf Association of Ontario Golf Association of Ontario 96 Elgin Park Drive, Uxbridge, Ontario, L9P 0C2 Phone: 905.852.1101 • Fax: 905.852.8893 www.gao.ca Executive Director Dave Mills TABLE OF CONTENTS Ext. 223 – [email protected] COMMITTEE REPORTS Director of Marketing and Communications Kyle McFarlane Ext. 228 – [email protected] GAO Board and Committees 3 Marketing and Communications Manager President’s Report 4 Claire Welsh Handicap & Course Rating/Districts 5 Ext. 234 – [email protected] Volunteers 13-15 Graphic/Web Designer Peter MacKellar Membership/Marketing/Scholarship 16 Ext. 243 – [email protected] Hall of Fame 17 Marketing and Communications Coordinator GAO Member Clubs 18-19 Shaina Hardie Sport Development 20-21 Ext. 233 – [email protected] Managing Director of Sport Development CHAMPIONSHIP SUMMARIES Mike Kelly Ext. 232 – [email protected] 22 Director of Rules and Competitions National Success Dave Colling Order of Merit 23 Ext. 225 – [email protected] 2013 Championship Schedule 41 Tournament Manager Larry Longo 2012 JUNIOR RESULTS Ext. 226 – [email protected] Coordinator of Volunteers Sandy Davidson Junior Boys’ Championship 24 Ext. 236 – [email protected] Junior Girls’ Championship 25 Sport Development Coordinator Junior Spring Classic 26 High Performance Bantam Championships 27 Mary Ann Hayward Ontario Summer Games 28 Ext. 239 – [email protected] Match Play Championship 35 Sport Development Coordinator Participation and Coaching Mallory Dayman 2012 MEN’S RESULTS Ext. 237 – [email protected] Head Provincial Coach Men’s Better Ball Championship 29 Jon Roy 30 Ext. 222 – [email protected] Men’s Amateur Championship Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship 31 Director of Handicapping and Course Rating Craig Loughry Senior Men’s Amateur 32 Ext. 230 – [email protected] Senior Men’s Better Ball 33 Course Rating Manager Men’s Champion of Champions 34 Marcus Strom Match Play Championship 35 Ext. 231 – [email protected] George S. Lyon Championship 39 Administrative Director 40 Kate Sheldon Public Player/Mixed Championships Ext. 235 – [email protected] Manager, Accounting and Club Membership 2012 WOMEN’S RESULTS Linda Francone Ext. 227 – [email protected] Match Play Championship 35 Member Services Coordinator Women’s Amateur Championship 36 Anita Haden 37 Ext. 221 – [email protected] Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship Senior Women’s Amateur Championship 38 Member Services Coordinator Olga Ivoditov Women’s Four-Ball Championship 39 Ext. 238 – [email protected] Mixed Championship 40 YEARBOOK 2012 2 www.GAO.ca GAO Board & Committees 2012 GAO BOARD OF DIRECTORS LEFT TO RIGHT: Brian Tyers, Susan Bell, Ivy Steinberg, Jim King, Ian Murray, Kent Trainor, Kathy Pilkey, Christian Osborne, Marilyn Field-Marsham, John Turner. ABSENT: Bill Muzak, Liz Hoffman, Bob Kilgour, Don McGee BOARD COMMITTEES GOVERNANCE & NOMINATING Al Penford HUMAN RESOURCES & COMPENSATION RULES AND COMPETITIONS Chair: Kathy Pilkey Lynn Marie Fabris Chair: Ian Murray Chair: Bill Muzak Ian Murray Karen Vamplew Kathy Pilkey John Turner Marilyn Field-Marsham Murray McDonald Susan Bell Jim King Gilles Hurtubise Nancy McConnell Jim King Ginny Marshall Liz Hoffman Colleen French Christian Osborne Randy Millage Dave Mills Barry Caland Dave Mills Judith Allan Kyrinis Kate Sheldon Jan Atkinson-Hall Kate Sheldon Kathy Pilkey Jane Kirkpatrick Dave Colling FINANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT Susan Bell HANDICAP & COURSE RATING Larry Longo Kate Sheldon Chair: Christian Osborne Chair: Cindy Wilson Sandy Davidson Kent Trainor Sue Fleming MEMBERSHIP John Turner Bob Heath Chair: Kathy Pilkey SPORT DEVELOPMENT Brian Tyers Kathy Hill Marilyn Field-Marsham Ken Lancaster Chair: Liz Hoffman Al Penford Brian Tyers Liz Hoffman Bob McMenemy John Rosettis Bob Kilgour Bob Kilgour Bob Kilgour Gilles Hurtubise Kent Trainor Dave Mills Megan Chapman Ralph Franchino John Turner Kate Sheldon Nick Marrone Craig Loughry Kate Sheldon Linda Francone Ivy Steinberg Marcus Strom Linda Francone Chris Walling Dr. Greg Wells SCHOLARSHIP HALL OF FAME Mike Kelly Chair: Warren Crosbie Chair: Kate Sheldon Mary Ann Hayward Marlene Stewart-Streit Bob McMenemy Mallory Dayman Bill Muzak Stu Hamilton Liz Hoffman Jim Furlong MARKETING AND FUNDRAISING Ken Teshima Kevin Purcell Chair: Jim King Linda Francone Rod Speake Susan Bell Gary Cowan Christian Osborne DISTRICT COORDINATORS Joe McLean Dan Crumpton Rick Young Chair: Gilles Hurtubise Peter Palframan Dave Mills Bruce Rand Ivy Steinberg Kyle McFarlane Ruth Giles Mike Thomas Nianne Foley Kyle McFarlane Claire Welsh www.GAO.ca YEARBOOK 2012 3 President’s Report Over the past year, I have been delighted • Brooke Henderson earned the Canadian to have the opportunity to serve as President Junior Girls’ title and also became the of the Golf Association of Ontario. 2012 was youngest-ever player to win a professional a productive year for the GAO, and I’ve had event when she won the CN Canadian the pleasure of working with a dedicated Women’s Tour event in Quebec. team of volunteers and staff. I have travelled • Mackenzie Hughes won his second across the province to see many of our straight Canadian Amateur title, while programs and initiatives in action, and I Terrill Samuel earned the Canadian Senior have been particularly impressed by our Women’s title and Dave Bunker picked up his progress with Golf in Schools and Junior Golf sixth Canadian Men’s Mid-Master title. Development Centres (JGDCs), as well as the achievements of the young athletes in our • Ontario also came out on top in the high performance program. Women’s Amateur, Junior Girls’, Senior Women’s and Men’s Amateur inter-provincial There were several highlights from the past team competitions. year that stand out in my mind, including; Financially, we had a strong year in a • Fifty-four of our young players challenging environment where new sources IAN MURRAY participated in the Ontario Summer Games 2012 GOLF ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO of revenue are difficult to obtain to support at Cedar Brae Golf and Country Club. PRESIDENT new initiatives. This will be a future focus. Our athletes participated in the opening ceremonies in downtown Toronto and the Also, I must recognize and thank our many event itself was a great success culminating corporate sponsors who have continued to PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE GAO support us. Without that support, we would 2002 Ian Giles in a podium presentation to the Gold, Silver not be able to execute world-class events or 2003 Anna Poste and Bronze medalists. continue to move forward with our expansion 2004 Morris Whatmore • A number of clubs from the Ottawa of programs. 2005 Barbara Allan Valley joined the GAO, with a projection 2006 Harry Daniel for more to join in 2013. We worked hard to Last but not least, we had another 2007 Bill Duffield establish an effective working relationship outstanding year where our dedicated 2008 Steve James with the Ottawa Valley Golf Association and volunteers stepped up to support our 2009 Liz Hoffman with those clubs who have joined the GAO. events and provide leadership for our many 2010 John Swift This is an important initiative for us given programs and events. I would like to say a 2011 Kathy Pilkey the recognition by the Ontario Ministry of sincere thank you to all the volunteers that Culture, Tourism and Sport as the provincial gave their time in 2012. association for the sport of golf. Much remains to be done at a time when • We held a very successful fundraising we are challenged by declining membership golf tournament in May at the Granite Club numbers. I believe our strategies to deal with in Stouffville. The Junior Golf Drive raised these challenges are sound and achievable, approximately $40,000 to help support and I have every confidence in the ability of junior golf in the province. Athletes and our Board and staff to meet these challenges coaches from our Team Ontario program head on. The game of golf in Ontario is in were there to help throughout the day and good hands and our future direction is clear. were individually recognized at the dinner. Our particular thanks to the Granite Club for Respectfully submitted, hosting the event and we look forward to Ian Murray returning again in 2013. 2012 Golf Association of Ontario President Ontario was once again very well represented at national and international events. • At the World Amateur Team Championship in Turkey, the Canadian team consisted entirely of players from Ontario with the women’s team finishing 7th and the men’s team finishing T6. GAO Board member, Liz Hoffman also served as a non- playing captain on the women’s side. YEARBOOK 2012 4 www.GAO.ca Committee Reports HANDICAP AND COURSE RATING REPORT Members of the Handicap and Course Rating committee met during the 2012 season to fulfill committee mandates in the following areas: Handicap Licensing and Certification Each member club of the Golf Association of Ontario/Golf Canada (GAO/GC) issu- ing handicap factors must have a handicap committee. At least one member of the handicap committee must take a handicap certification seminar course conducted by the GAO. The GAO conducted five handicap certification seminars allowing 105 members from 49 clubs to become certified handicap officials. The GAO also launched an online handicap certification course, which another 26 registered for and achieved certification for 18 clubs. The GAO Handicap/Course Rating depart- ment also conducted several club member educational sessions to promote the handicap system in concert with the host club’s handicap committee. These sessions were conducted to explain the player’s responsibilities to maintaining a handicap factor in the Golf Canada Handicap System, and to promote the efforts of the club handicap committee who is acting on behalf of the GAO/GC. There are 418 member clubs that have signed and returned the Golf Canada Handi- cap License Agreement. There are 167 licences which expire December 31, 2012, and these clubs will have to renew their agreement to fulfill club obligations in the program.