2025 Annual Meeting Summary

Elected to the Board of Directors were Kasey Hocquard, Bob Meden and Jack Pappas. 

Many thanks to Dave Sturvist for his years on the Board of Directors!

Clayton McGovern gave the President’s Report:

We were not able to open this year until April 28th due to the ice storm. Our 3 major tournaments are full with waiting lists. We went to on-line tee times this year. We have saved approximately $10,000 by charging the customer a 3% fee when using their credit cards.

Here are some items that the club paid cash for: Stump Grinder $7,000, New Sprayer $54,000, Paint the outside Clubhouse $9,800, New Tee Signs/Posts $11,500, a new (used) Rough Mower $60,000, new Fountain $2,100, and a new Fairway Unit for $93,000 that we make payments of $1,900 each month. We received $150,000 from the insurance company for the tree damage from the ice storm and $15,400 for one of the Maintenance Buildings. We also received $30,390 for the Rough Mower that burned. Many thanks to all the members that volunteer their time! 

Board of Directors for 2026

President: Clayton McGovern

Vice-President: Nick Couture

Secretary/Treasurer: Bob Meden 

We have several committees: Greens, Tournament, Social/House, and Finance. There are board members on these committees, and members are welcome to join them as well!

Congratulations to the Chili Open Champions

Congratulations to our Chili Open Champions!

Championship Flight: Joe Kosanke

First Flight: Thom Wissner

Second Flight: Bruce King

Third Flight: Shawn Mankin

Fourth Flight: Jim VanWormer

Thanks so much to Pat Linton, Jack Pappas, Bob Meden, and Pete & Marge Stempky for helping out with this tournament!

New Trees on the Course

20 new trees were planted on the course. Thanks to Fred Stempky and his crew for all their work. And, of course, Dylan had to have a little fun!

Congratulations to Rod Jones for Winning the 2025 Hole-In-One Pot

Rod had the only hole-in-one this year on September 14th during the Fall Classic. He was playing with Bruce King, Candi Gildner, and Mark Corbiser. Rod gets the whole pot of $2,040!

Remember, you have to have a complete 9 or 18 hole round of golf and have 2 witnesses to qualify for this.

Learn more about the Hole-In-One-Club on the website →

Paving Project

We are going to pave the area behind the carts leading up to the cart barn. The actual paving will be done in the spring. This will be the staging area for carts and also a new area for them to be returned. The gas tank will also be moved, and a fence will be put up.

Account Information

The statement that you receive on December 1st will have your bill for next season. You are welcome to make payments over the winter, by mail or phone. You can call Olwyn at (231) 420-2784 to make a credit card payment, or to make any changes to your account. 

Remember – you get (3) passes if you pay your dues by December 31st.

New Member Portal

We will be adding a “Member Portal” to our website that you as a member will be able to get into. This will have information about the Board of Directors meetings, committees, leagues, and lots of other important information. This will be all set up for next season.

End of Year Financials

If anyone would like the end of year financials, please contact Olwyn and she will get them to you!

For Your Information

Something new! Margaret Johnson presented a project to the Board of Directors, and this will be implemented next year. Any member will be able to nominate a member that they think have contributed to the club. There will then be a vote on our new “Member Portal”, that you will be able to vote for 2 people. The 2 with the most votes will have their names on plaques that will be put on the walking bridge on #9. 

Congratulations and Many Thanks to Jeff Mushlock

Jeff is retiring after working here for 31 years! He has been a huge asset to the club. Not only was he the Greens Superintendent, but he was also the Mechanic, Plumber, and Carpenter and also had many other job titles! We wish Jeff the very best and hopefully we will see him on the golf course next summer golfing, not working!

Have a great winter! See you in the spring.