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Alberta Golf Association2011 Annual Report

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2011 Alberta Golf Director and Governor Listing

Executive Committee

President and CEO Tyrone Edwards, Medicine Hat GCC1st Vice President Sandra Craig, Pinebrook GCC2nd Vice President Av Beirnes, Sandpiper GCVice President of Finance Bruce Petrie, Pinebrook GCCPast President Anne Ward Neville, Devon GC

Directors

Volunteer Development DirectorAl Qually, Olds Central Highlands GC

Membership DirectorWendy Jerome, Devon GC

Handicap and Course Rating DirectorSylvia Blasken, Earl Grey GC

Tournament DirectorLinda Kilian, Cardiff GCC

Rules Director Jim Richardson, Sherwood Park GC

Marketing Director Bob Planidin, Redwood Meadows GC

Foundation DirectorBill Skinner, Mighty Peace GC

Player Development DirectorSusan MacKinnon, Willow Park GC

South Zone Council Chair: Gene Oleksin, Paradise Canyon GCC Calgary Zone Council Chair: Martin Blake, Canyon Meadows GCCCentral Zone Council Chair: Tom Zariski, Dinosaur Trail GCEdmonton Zone Council Chair: Gord Dunmore, The Legends GCCNorth Zone Council Chair: Ken Lyle, The Dunes GWC

Honorary Lifetime DirectorBabe McAvoy, Windermere GCC

Alberta Golf Canada GovernorsMartin Blake, Canyon Meadows GCCEnid Botchett, Glendale GCCFran Marsden, Glendale GCC

Alberta Golf Canada DirectorsPresident: Karen Rackel, Highlands GCDirector: Leslie Dunning, Earl Grey GC

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Table of Contents i

Table of Contents Section 1 Committee Reports

President’s Report 1 Alberta Golf Industry Association 3 Course Rating & Handicap Committee 4

Centennial Committee 6 Hall of Fame Committee 7 Magazine Committee 8 Marketing and Sponsorship Committee 9 Membership Committee 11 Public Players Club 12 Rules Committee 13 AGAF Scholarships 14 Tournament Committee 15 Volunteer Coordinator 16 Financial Report 17

Section 2 Amateur Championships Men’s Alberta Open Qualifying – South 18

Alberta Open Qualifying – North 19 Alberta Open Championship 20

Glencoe Invitational 23 Amateur Qualifying – Calgary 24 Amateur Qualifying – Central 25 Amateur Qualifying – Central 2 26 Amateur Qualifying – Edmonton 27 Amateur Qualifying - North 28 Amateur Championship 29 Mid-Amateur Championship 31

Senior Qualifying – South 33 Senior Qualifying – North 34 Senior Championship 35 Mid Handicap Championship 36

Interclub Championship 37

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Ladies Amateur Championship 39

Senior Championship 41 Mid Handicap/ Marg Ward Championship 43 Ladies Team Classic South 44 Ladies Team Classic North 45

Section 3 Junior Championships Juniors-Boys

Junior Qualifying – Calgary 46 Junior Qualifying – North 47 Junior Championship 48

Juniors-Girls Junior Championship 49 Juniors-Mixed Bantam Championship 51

McLennan Ross Sun Junior Tour 52

Section 4 - Player Development and Teams Player Development E. Lynne Cox Junior Golf Camp – Under 18 Girls 53

Under 18 Boys Camp 54 CN Future Links Report 55 Western Canada Games 56 Order of Merit 58 College Training Camp 59 Team Alberta Girls Year in Review 60 Team Alberta Boys Year in Review 61 North Zone Player Development Captain 63 Central Zone Player Development Captain 64

Teams Interprovincial Teams 65 Girls’ Junior America’s Cup Team 66

Junior America’s Cup Team 68 Alberta / Montana Ryder Cup Team Matches 70

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Section 5 Zone Reports – Clinics, Meetings, Visitations

North Zone 72 Edmonton Zone 73 Central Zone 74 South Zone 75

Section 6 Staff Reports Executive Director 76 Player Development Manager 78

Member Relations Coordinator 80 Membership Services Manager 81 Accountant 82

Section 7 Operations

Tournament Results 83 Alberta Golf Governance Report Card 84 Membership Committee Report Card 90 Public Player’s Club Committee Report Card 92 Marketing Committee Report Card 94 Tournament & Rules Committee Report Card 97 Player Development Committee Report Card 102 Volunteer Goals Report Card 105 Finance Committee Report Card 108 Handicap and Course Rating Committee 110 Centennial Committee Report Card 114 Executive Committee Listing 115 Board of Directors Listing 116 Staff Listing 119 Alberta Golf Financial Statements 120 Alberta Golf Foundation Financial Statements 134

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President’s Report 

I was honoured to have been elected to serve as president of Alberta Golf in its 99th year. It is a humbling experience to be included with all of the terrific men and women who have volunteered to lead this great association over the past nine decades. As an organization, we continue to reach great heights and through a forward thinking mentality that allows a smooth transition into the future. 

The Alberta Golf Board of Directors, volunteers and staff should be proud of the hard work they were prepared to dedicate this year to establish the foundation for the transition from an operational to policy governance board approach.  

Through the thoughtful and insightful leadership provided by consultant, Tammy Oberik, Alberta Golf was able to do a lot of soul searching to establish how the organization should create itself in the future for the continued betterment of the game. Surveys, retreats and meetings helped lead a trail to an exciting change for the future.  

For 2012, Alberta Golf will form a nine member policy governance board while allowing its professional staff to continue to take on leadership of its operational imperatives. In a continuing effort to enhance our organizational efficiencies, in addition to reducing our number of board positions by half, we have also eliminated our executive committee which effectively worked as a board within a board. As well, for the first time we will enjoy the input of a member of the PGA of Alberta as Cottonwood Executive Professional, Tiffany Gordon has agreed to sit on our board.  

Following the lead of Golf Canada and other provincial golf associations, we look forward to many successful years of strategic leadership under our new flagship policy governance model. 

At the national level, I am pleased that I had the opportunity to work as Alberta’s representative on the Golf Canada Provincial Council. This body including delegates from each province provides a regular opportunity for the provincial associations to liaise on governance issues with our national organization.  This step linked with the regular meetings of provincial association executive directors and Golf Canada staff on operational matters ensures continuity on programs, services and governance across Canada. 

I would like to thank the volunteer members of this year’s executive committee who dedicated so much time and energy to assisting in this pivotal transitional year. First Vice President, Sandra Craig  from the Pinebrook GCC was an inspiration who was always there to back me up; Second Vice President, Av Beirnes from the Sandpiper GC could always be counted on for providing great insight; and Treasurer, Bruce Petrie was a great governance resource. Well done, everyone! 

Special recognition must also be given to the Alberta Golf Board who was asked to contribute many more hours this year on governance issues than has been the custom. Your energy and willingness to embrace new possibilities played a significant role in how this association will evolve into the future.  

Finally, I have to express my gratitude to the Alberta Golf staff for continuing to push the envelope on creating and implementing programs and services of excellence. We have an operational offering second to none in Canada.  

As we look forward to celebrating our 100th anniversary in 2012, there was a great deal of energy and enthusiasm expended on a number of projects that will make our centennial a stand out. Our Alberta Golfer magazine under the direction of professional writer Tyler Trafford in coordination with Parcom Marketing Inc. will be a fantastic compilation of 100 years of golf stories, profiles and trends. We will also host a Centennial Tournament and Gala at the Calgary Golf and Country Club; the site where it all began for Alberta Golf in 1912. A video production by Zoom Communications Inc. will definitely be a collector’s item as the insightful interviews of Alberta Golf Hall of Fame members along with a vast array of intriguing photographs will be fascinating. There will be unique souvenirs developed for our events and our year end Hall of Fame ceremony will celebrate the induction of Alberta’s golfing pioneers.  

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Health and wellness are buzzwords that will become the theme for Albertans.  Golf as a lifetime sport and lifestyle could be considered the ideal solution and a reason why we must continue to preserve and promote our game for future generations.  

Tyrone Edwards President    

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Alberta Golf Industry Association Report 

NAGA’s Inaugural Government Relations Campaign Comes to a Successful End  

 The National Allied Golf Associations’ inaugural government relations campaign came to a close in May with an extraordinary two day event, in Ottawa, promoting the golf industry. Our sport was featured prominently in major stories on the CBC News Network, the Sun Media chain, iPolitics, and a full‐page of coverage in Canada’s premier political affairs newspaper, The Hill Times. In addition, golf was featured in a lengthy interview with Jeff Calderwood, NGCOA Canada CEO and NAGA government relations director, on CTV’s Power Play broadcast, the country’s leading political affairs show. 

The Ottawa effort capped off a three month push at the provincial and federal level, including six provincial awareness days in Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia. The tour was kicked off by Quebec Premier Jean Charest, at an exclusive dinner in Quebec City with provincial delegates, and went on to include the Premiers of Alberta and Prince Edward Island, federal ministers, numerous provincial ministers, leaders of provincial opposition parties,  the federal Minister of Sport, federal NDP and Liberal sport critics, and Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty.  In total 180 provincial and federal politicians met with golf industry representatives.  Media coverage of our golf awareness tour was excellent with numerous television, radio, and print stories promoting our concerns.  

The focus of all our events was raising the profile of golf as an industry and introducing elected officials to the size and scope of our business, as well as the economic, social, health and environmental benefits of the sport.  Politicians of all political leanings were impressed by the campaign and regularly commented that they learned a great deal about the positive benefits that golf has on Canada’s economy and communities.  

Our day at the Alberta Legislature was Tuesday, April 19th and we held meetings with Premier Ed Stelmach; Speaker of the House, Ken Kowalski; Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees, Wayne Cao; Mel Knight, Minister of Sustainable Resource Development; Conservative MLA’s: Arno Doerksen; Ken Allred; Evan Berger; Robin Campbell; Cal Dallas; Wayne Drysdale; Art Johnston; Richard Marz; Peter Sandhu; Tony Vandermeer; Teresa Woo‐Paw; and David Xiao; Liberal MLA’s Harry Chase, Kent Hehr; and Bridget Pastoor and Wildrose Alliance member Paul Hinman. Our message was about the positive economic impact that golf offers and our fine environmental stewardship.  During its Annual Convention in Saskatoon, the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) recognized NAGA’s Golf Awareness Campaign with the Associations Make a Better Canada award. The series of seven Golf Awareness Days across the country were recognized as the best government relations campaign by an association in the past year. Elizabeth Di Chiara, Executive Director of the Canadian Society of Club Managers and Jeff Calderwood, CEO of the National Golf Course Owners Association Canada proudly accepted the award on behalf of NAGA.  

At the conclusion of the year, the Alberta Golf Industry Association members drafted a new set of bylaws to guide its operations for the coming years under the new brand name of NAGA – Alberta. It is envisioned that this newly aligned allied association group will achieve a more powerful reach on behalf of the golf industry by providing a united front.  

Brent Ellenton Executive Director  

About NAGA:

NAGA is a national golf organization comprised of the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA), Canadian Professional Golfers Association (CPGA), Canadian Society of Club Managers (CSCM), Canadian Professional Golf Tour (CPGT), Golf Canada, and the National Golf Course Owners Association Canada (NGCOA Canada) dedicated to improving all sectors of golf in Canada. Formed in 1999, NAGA’s objective is to work cooperatively together as industry leaders ensuring a strong future for golf in Canada. 

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Handicap and Course Rating Committee Report  2011 was a busy year for the Handicap and Course Rating Committee.  The Committee was comprised of the following Volunteers and Alberta Golf staff:  Provincial Director     Sylvia Blasken North Zone Captain    Ken Lyle Edmonton Zone Captain  Borden Woytkiw Central Zone Captain    Jack Brooks Calgary Zone Captain    Howie Jaquish South Zone Captain    Jeff Motherwell Alberta Golf Staff    Jack Lane  The Committee met February 22 via teleconference and continued to communicate via email throughout the year.   A special thanks to Borden and Florin Bergh for presenting a Course Rating workshop  in Lethbridge for our new Calgary and Lethbridge raters.  Also a special thanks to Jack Brooks, who is resigning as Central Zone Course Rating Captain, for his  commitment  to  course  rating during his  tenure with Alberta Golf.   A  special welcome  to our  all new  Lethbridge course rating team members Jeff and Donna Motherwell and Jack and Chris Wilson.  They have been a great addition to our provincial course rating group. Alberta Golf thanks Howie Jaquish, the new Calgary Course Rating team captain for his time and effort.  He trained with the Edmonton Course Rating team, he trained new Calgary raters, he rated in the Calgary Zone, and assisted ratings with the South and Central Zones.  Handicap Seminars  Alberta Golf conducts educational seminars for the RCGA Handicap System each year.   A total of 5 Handicap Seminars were  conducted  in  2011  ‐  4  in  person  and  one  via  video  conference.    There were  a  total  of  108  attendees  and  65 Member Clubs certified.  This was a significant increase compared to 2010 as we saw a 32% increase in attendees and a 51% increase in Member Clubs certified.  A special thanks to Jack Lane and Donald Stewart for conducting the seminars.   RCGA Network  The RCGA Network continues to be a great benefit to the membership.   Members can now access the RCGA Network through  the Golf Canada website, eliminating  the need  to have  two different  login details.   The RCGA Network also received a face‐lift in 2011, with many new tools and icons added to enhance the user experience for both members and club administrators.   USGA Course Rating Program (USGACRP)  In 2011, Alberta Golf was able to switch to the new web‐based USGA CRP (www.usgacrp.org), which can be accessed at any computer with an  internet connection.   This simplified program removes the need to download software and any compatibility issues are eliminated.  The course rating captains enter the rating information and Golf House accesses the completed rating for input into the RCGA Network for handicap purposes.  The new USGA CRP also acts as an electronic database for each Member Club rated, including contact information and course rating data.      

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Courses Rated in 2011  A total of 20 courses were rated or re‐rated according to the  long range schedule  in 2011.   A number of courses also requested  adjustments  due  to  changes  they  have made  and  our  Captains  did  a  great  job  of  accommodating  these requests. Thanks to Zone Captains Ken Lyle – North Zone,     Borden Woytkiw – Edmonton Zone, Jack Brooks – Central Zone, Howie Jaquish, Calgary Zone and Jeff Motherwell – South Zone for their commitment to coordinating the course rating schedules.  Thanks to the many course raters in each Zone who put in many hours, rain or shine, compiling the on course  information  rating  forms.  Both men’s  and women’s  ratings were  provided  for  each  course who  received  a rating/re‐rating and a summary of these courses are listed below: 

Course  Zone  HolesStrathmore Golf Club  Calgary  18 Valley Ridge Golf Club  Calgary  18 Springbank Links Golf Club  Calgary  18 Heritage Pointe Golf Course  Calgary  27 Carnmoney Golf & CC  Calgary  18 Pinebrook Golf & CC  Calgary  18 Golf Canada Centre  Calgary  9 Dinosaur Trail Golf Club  Central  18 Pheasantback Golf Course  Central  18 Leduc Golf & CC  Edmonton 18 Jagare Ridge Golf Club  Edmonton 18 Cougar Creek Golf Resort  Edmonton 18 Lac La Biche Golf & CC  Edmonton 18 Two Hills Lions Golf & CC  Edmonton 9 Silver Sands Golf Course  Edmonton 18 River Ridge Golf & CC  Edmonton 18 Yellowknife Golf Club  North  18 The Bridges at Claresholm  South  18 Cottonwood Coulee Golf Club  South  18 Crowsnest Pass Golf & CC  South  18 

 We look forward to another busy year in 2012.  Sylvia Blasken Handicap and Course Rating Director     

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Centennial Committee Report 

We have completed one year of planning for our Centennial celebrations in 2012. Our team of committees are excited and dedicated to making sure that your centennial experiences will truly be memorable! 

The magazine committee led by Duncan Mills with writer Tyler Trafford and the help of the editorial/research group have compiled an issue that you will not want to part with. Chalk full of interesting historical stories and pictures, it is nothing short of fantastic! 

The Centennial Tournament / Gala Committee have a great day planned for you at the historical Calgary Golf and Country Club. It begins with a junior skills competition followed by a barbecue for the kids. Special guests and full details of the skills competition are still a work in progress. The next thing on the day’s agenda will be the golf tournament and there will be spots open to directors, volunteers and members. You can enter as an individual or bring a team. Period dress is encouraged for the tournament. The evening will feature a Black Tie Gala with a special program and a wonderful menu. Attendees may be slightly different from the tournament attendees as they are priced separately. This is going to be a memorable day capped off by an even more memorable evening. Hope to see you there! 

The Marketing Committee led by Bob Planidin with the help of Donald Stewart have their marketing plans well in hand. They will be producing a video for your enjoyment and are well on their way with this production. This is a great team with great ideas but it is still a work in progress so stand by and then enjoy. We are hoping for you to have a sneak peak at the 2011 AGM. 

The Souvenir Committee is led by Kim Carrington with assistance from Jack Lane. They have compiled a long list of items for sale and for give away. We will be opening an on line store to help look after sales and items will be given and others sold at AG tournaments and Centennial events. Member courses will be encouraged to hold a special club tournament or designate one of their existing tournaments as their Centennial Celebration. Prizes will be sent to clubs who participate for the winning person or persons. We would like them to wear either period dress or dress from the decade that their club was established for these events. 

The year will end with the AGM and the Hall of Fame Committee led by Enid Botchett and Tyrone Edwards with Matt Rollins and Fran Marsden planning a very special evening at the historical Edmonton Country Club. This is currently a work in progress but what I can tell you is there will be a very special group of honourees. Period dress is encouraged for this grand finale. Don’t miss it! 

Respectfully submitted, 

Fran Marsden / Brent Ellenton Centennial Steering Committee   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hall of Fame Committee Annual Report 2011 

The Hall of Fame Committee did a policy review in 2011 and determined the Hall of Fame Electorate. Several nominations were received for potential Distinguished Service Awards and the Hall of Fame recipients. 

Nominees not selected by the electorate in 2011 will have their nominations considered for four more years. We welcome any additional information on these candidates from the nominators. 

Selected as this year’s Hall of Fame inductees are Diane Williams of Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club in Calgary and Bud Loftus formerly from the Calgary Golf and Country Club. 

Diane has a very substantial amateur record and has represented Alberta many, many times at National and International tournaments as well as acting as non‐playing captain for the Canadian Team at World events. Diane has to this point been the Alberta Senior Amateur Champion seven times. Her accomplishments could take up this whole page! Congratulations Diane! 

Bud Loftus began his golf career in Edmonton at the old Prince Rupert Course where his parents ran the concession. He won junior championships, the Alberta Open and played on Willingdon Cup teams. Bud turned pro in 1949 and worked with Henry Martel at the Highlands in Edmonton. He was a great student of the game and as well he is known for his great respect for the rules, the integrity and the traditions of the game. He was the head professional at Calgary Country Club from 1963 to 1975 when he retired. 

Selected for Distinguished Service Awards for 2011 are Jean Smeland of Medicine Hat and Frank McBride of the Connaught Golf Club in Medicine Hat. We unfortunately lost both Jean and Frank way too soon. 

Jean was President of the Alberta Women’s Golf Association in 1989 and 1990. She was a tireless worker for women’s golf. She was both a course rater and a rules official, plus she made the move to get the women’s golf association out of our kitchens and into an office with our first staff member. From all of those who followed, we certainly thank you for that! 

Frank McBride was certainly a legendary golf volunteer. He served as President of the AGA in 1988 and 1989 but Frank was many more things to golf. He served in any volunteer position where someone was needed and perhaps his greatest contribution was taking the game and professionals to rural area golf courses where there was no pro to teach junior boys and girls to play the game. Golf thanks you Frank for a job well done! 

Respectfully submitted, 

Fran Marsden Steering Committee Chair Alberta Golf Hall of Fame  

 

 

 

 

 

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Magazine Committee  We were very pleased with the success of the 2011 edition of The Alberta Golfer magazine.  The committee had chosen a solid selection of editorial content to focus on the people and places  in Alberta Golf that were newsworthy over the previous year. Combined with some interesting travel features, new course openings and other feature articles, we felt the editorial content of the 2011 Alberta Golfer magazine was of a very high standard.  I feel what separates The Alberta Golfer from other similar magazines in the industry is the quality of our editorial content and the production values that go  into the preparation and presentation of the magazine. We value and appreciate the roster of outstanding writers from around the province that prepare this content on a freelance basis for Alberta Golf.  We are certainly eagerly anticipating the arrival of the 2012 Centennial Edition of The Alberta Golfer.  Tyler Trafford has unearthed some amazing photos and stories of the men and women who have built golf in Alberta over the last century, and it seems that the more people that become aware of the scope of the project, the more stories are coming to light. It will be a daunting challenge for the Committee to select the most appropriate and interesting stories from the dozens of articles and topics that Tyler has written.  The biggest challenge for me as Co‐Publisher of the magazine will be to sell enough advertising to support a magazine that will  likely be  in the 144‐page size range.    It was a difficult year for many Alberta golf courses, but we are able to attract a great deal of advertising from outside the golf industry as well.  We will also need as much support as possible from the corps of Alberta Golf Directors and Volunteers to make sure that the 2012 Alberta Golfer is as widely read as possible at the club  level.   It will be very  important that we all take ownership of this once  in a  lifetime publication to make sure our fellow club members read and keep this special issue.  Dunc Mills Alberta Golfer Magazine Committee Co‐Publisher    

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Marketing Committee Report Nationally, the Royal Canadian Golf Association re-branded themselves as Golf Canada in 2010 and introduced a new stylized maple leaf logo embracing a golfer as their new logo. The logo is reminiscent of the Hockey Canada brand. This change was well received throughout Canada and each provincial association was invited to follow suit in an effort to provide a similar family brand throughout the country. After considerable consultation with Golf Canada, the AG Marketing Committee and Executive Committee, the AG Board of Directors passed a resolution to adopt for 2011 an Alberta version of the Golf Canada logo, but to maintain the name Alberta Golf. The new red, white and blue logo will provide a fresh look for the organization was implemented in this our 99th year of operation. This year the Marketing Committee also continued to focus on improving communication and delivering relevant information to all stakeholders on a consistent basis. In coordination with the British Columbia Golf Association, we were pleased to launch our new website in February. Our new look was designed to be more user friendly, entertaining and effective in furthering our new AG brand. From the feedback received, we were able to hit a home run with the new site. Alberta Golf was represented at the two PGA of Alberta consumer golf tradeshows in Edmonton and Calgary as well as at the Telus Skins Game held this year at the Banff Springs Golf Course. Once again we had great success promoting Alberta Golf services and offering PPC memberships to public golfers. Media days were held for the RBC Insurance Alberta Open at Carnmoney; Sun Life Financial Alberta Men’s Amateur at Stony Plain and Sun Life Financial Alberta Women’s Amateur at Cottonwood. During the summer a professional company called Agenda Sport Marketing was hired to develop a fundraising program for AG using the Centennial year as a catapult into longer term support from corporate entities. Agenda SM’s focus is on connecting Canada’s business community with sport through innovative ideas in sponsorship strategy and brand activation, sport program creation, event fund development and athlete management. It is hoped that a long term agreement can be reached with Agenda SM and that this arrangement can produce more lucrative sponsorship support for AG in the future. Sponsorships Alberta Men’s and Women’s Amateur Championships - $25,000

Sun Life Financial – extension signed to 2013 Men’s Amateur - $18,000 (including title sponsorship, giveaways, team bags, media day) Women’s Amateur - $ 7,000 (including title sponsorship, giveaways)

Alberta Open - $15,000 RBC Insurance became the title sponsor in 2010 and were renewed for 2011

Alberta Junior Championships - $5,000 Frank Lindsay Foundation reeled back its funding this year to become just the Alberta Boys Junior

Championship title sponsor. They have again confirmed this level of involvement for 2012 Alberta Men’s Senior Championships - $5,000

Fidelity Investments assumed the title sponsorship of the Alberta Men’s Senior Championships in 2010 and renewed for 2011. This is a year to year agreement.

Alberta Men’s Mid Amateur - $5,000 All Weather Windows – extension signed to 2012

Alberta Boys and Girls Junior Ryder Cup Teams - $5,000 Arthur P. and E. Lynne Cox Memorial Fund– no expiry

Alberta Girls E. Lynne Cox Memorial Junior Golf Camp - $2,500 E. Lynne Cox Memorial Fund – no expiry

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Grants The Alberta Sports Recreation Parks and Wildlife Foundation provided the following grants:

Grant 2011 2010 2009

Annual Association Funding $84,512.50 $94,105 $103,697

Canada Summer Games $4,000.00 $0 $10,000

Western Canada Summer Games $6,400.00 - -

Donation Fund $2,500.00 $10,000 $10,000

Alberta Golf Endowment Fund $1,550 $7,402

E. Lynne Cox Endowment Fund $1,250 $2,500

Hosting Grant - - -

Total Grants $106,905 $133,599 The Royal Canadian Golf Association provided the following grants in 2011:

RCGA Grants Actual Future Links $14,621 Teams $ 6,690 Course Ratings $ 3,075 Handicap Seminars $ 1,250 Coaching Grant $ - Total Grants $25,636

Overall the marketing committee did a thorough job of improving communication methods and ensured relevant messages were delivered on a regular basis. Brent Ellenton Executive Director       

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Membership Committee Report  The membership committee zone  representatives  this year were Bob McGinn  (Edmonton), Troy Suddaby  (North) and Joan Qually (Central).   There were no volunteers from Calgary or South so Donald Stewart acted as the representative from those areas.  After  establishing  our  goals  for  the  year,  a  number  of  action  steps were  identified.  The  first was  to  improve  low attendance  at  zone  meetings.    Different  approaches  were  taken  to  both  inform  clubs  and  provide  more  focused presentations and greater participant involvement through problem‐focused break‐out sessions.  Debriefing conclusions were that attendance at these meetings does not support their continuation in the current format.  We will look at the value of presenting future zone meetings through on‐line presentations.    To increase membership it was felt we needed to define value propositions for specific club situations.  The needs of a private urban club may differ  from  those of a rural public course.   We need  to  identify differing needs and  focus our efforts more appropriately and efficiently.  Discussions also focused on the creation of different membership categories.  There  are many  small  rural  courses,  executive  courses,  etc, who might  benefit  from  some  of  our  services who  are unwilling  or  unable  to  obtain  a  full membership.    There  is  also  the  issue  of  some  type  of membership  for  other associations, e.g. CPGA, etc.  Club visitations,  in all zones but Edmonton, were done quite  informally.    In Edmonton, Bob McGinn determined  that visits to clubs in his area were far too much work for one person.  His response was to recruit two additional volunteers and  between  the  three  of  them  they  completed  visits  to  all  clubs  scheduled  for  visits  this  year.    Realistic  concerns regarding the time and expense of these club visits has been discussed and a discussion of alternative approaches will be held.    We  also  proposed  the  development  of  a  club  visitation  package  containing  up‐dated  information  on  all  programs offered by RCGA/Golf Canada and Alberta Golf.   This  is  in response  to concerns  that messages being delivered by AG representatives varied and were not always accurate.  The development of such a package could insure that the latest correct  information was  in the hands of zone representatives.   As well, a brief summary sheet which provided names and contacts for each of the programs could be given out at the end of the visit.  It is hoped to have this package ready for the 2012 season.  The development of a distribution/activation plan  for membership  cards  is needed.   The  committee  feels we  should obtain  information from those provinces and Alberta clubs who have the highest success rate to determine what they did  to achieve  these higher  levels.   This will be done over  the winter months and, hopefully, we  can make  concrete suggestions  to all Alberta  clubs on how  to  increase  their activation  levels.   We await  the  final  statistics  for  the 2011 season.  In conclusion, at this point, we are a work in progress.    Wendy Jerome Membership Director    

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Public Players Club Report

Membership in the Public Players Club saw a significant increase in 2011 as we reached 1634 members, an increase of 34% over 2010 numbers.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Total Members 1050 1099 1157 1219 1634

% Growth 56% 4.5% 5.1% 5.4% 34%

PPC members received an Alberta Golf Hat Clip with ball marker, the 2011 edition of the Alberta Golfer magazine, as well as their Alberta Golf/Golf Canada membership card which includes a number of additional benefits.

We enjoyed a 65.7% renewal rate in the Public Players club in 2011, an increase of 6%. We continue to promote renewals throughout the season with a large push in January and again in April once their previous year’s membership expires.

January and May saw the largest increase in PPC members in 2011, 441 and 316 members respectively. January saw the largest increase in renewals with 412 members renewing for 2012 while May saw the largest increase in new members with 231 members signing up.

In 2012 we hope to continue to increase the size of our membership through marketing at the Golf Canada Centre, promotion of the program at the PGA of Alberta Golf Shows, Alberta Golfer Magazine, and Alberta Golf Website.

Donald Stewart

Membership Services Manager

                   

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Rules Committee Report  Early  in  the  New  Year  the  Rules  committee  held  several  telephone  conference  calls  to  address  new  issues  and  to continue work on programs started by last year’s committee.  One of the first items we had to look at was certification and recertification of our rules officials. The RCGA has policies set out for Alberta Golf to follow as to certification of new Rules Officials as well as the re‐certification of our existing officials. In the past we had not addressed the re‐certification part too vigorously and there was concern that some very capable  long  term Rules Officials would no  longer have  their  certification  recognized. We determined  that we must continue  to work with  the  RCGA  to  provide  enough  opportunities  for  officials  to maintain  their  certification  or  to advance to higher levels.  In order to try to have more officials succeed at the level 3 seminars we decided to change the format from an intense weekend  seminar and exam  to a  series of web based  seminars  followed by  the weekend  seminar and exam. Martin Blake, Lyle Cuthbert, Tom Zariski and Herb Schlotter put  together  the web based  seminars and Martin Lyle and Tom presented  the weekend seminar. The  feedback received  from  the participants was very positive and we were able  to attain close to a 50% success rate on the exam.  Hopefully we can continue to refine the program and get increase the number of Level 3 officials. Congratulations to Court Fortems, Peter Boland, Bob McGinn, Dave Peterson and Tim Meyer on their success.  We  also  had  three  officials  successfully  complete  the  Level  4  seminar  and  exam  this  year,  congratulations  to  Peter Davies, Al Qually and Ian Baker.  The Committee also had to address the declining entries to the Ladies Zone Four Ball Tournaments. We decided that a change of format and a reduction in the number of sites could possibly save the tournament from declining to the point of having to cancel some or all of the events. We renamed the  tournament  the Ladies Team Classic and changed  the format  to a  two day 36 hole event with 18 holes of Chapman  (modified alternate  shot) on day one and 18 holes of combined net stroke play on day two. Overall the new event was well received with only a few problems with the new format and hopefully we can grow this tournament over the next few seasons.  A Rules committee report would not be complete without at least mention of Pace of Play. During my last five years, as a Rules Official  I have been  lucky  to work with some great officials who are passionate about speed of play and  I have become equally passionate about it. This year I feel that we may actually have seen a significant improvement across the board even at some of the events that have been known for slow play in the past, but more so in the players that have been identified as chronic slow players in the past, hopefully this trend will continue.  I would  like  to  thank  all  of  the  Zone  Rules  Captains  for  all  of  their  hard work  this  year,  your  contributions  are  an invaluable part of our organization and I look forward to working with you all in the future.  Jim Richardson Rules Director     

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Alberta Golf Association Foundation Scholarship Report  The Alberta Golf Association Foundation was pleased to receive a very high number of scholarship applications this year. Special thanks are extended to all of the patrons who support the scholarship program on an annual basis and to the volunteers who assisted us with our Casino Fundraiser for the foundation. This enabled us to  improve our scholarship program and  increase our awards on a yearly basis. Supporters of the game of golf are  invited to contact the Alberta Golf Association Foundation  for more  information on how to establish a  legacy of their own. Below  is a  listing of this year’s  award  winners  and  their  scholarship  bursaries.  Candidates  are  selected  based  on  financial  need,  academic standing, as well as volunteer work and references.   Name  School  Scholarship  AGAF Contribution Bucyk, Taylor  U of Alberta   RE Courage $1000  $2,000 Sodergren, Trevor  Grande Prairie RC  Mike Bower $1000  $2,000 Kent, Alana   U of BC  Lola Rozsa $1000  $2,000 Pedersen, Madison  Mount Royal   Lola Rozsa $1000  $2,000 Vold, Jeremy  Mount Royal   Frank Lindsay $1000  $1,000 Thibideau, Stewart   Mount Royal   Charles Reid $1000  $1,000 Teron, Chase   U of Victoria   Sun Life $1000  $1,000 McCrea, Shelbie  Med Hat College  Mike Bower $1000  $1,000 MacGillivary, Brett  U of Alberta   Charles Reid $1000  $1,000 Jensen, Kristen  U of Wyoming  Christa Spahman $1000 $1,000 Harwood, James  U of Lethbridge   Charles Reid $1000  $1,000 Saken, Melissa  Montana State U   Charles Reid $1000  $1,000 Oreilly, Connor  U of Alberta   Bill Sturgeon $1000  $1,000 Neufeld,  Breanne  Bradley u  Christa Spahman $1000 $1,000 Neufeld, John   Seton Hall  Charles Reid $1000  $1,000 Gill, Abby  North Georgia College U McLennan Ross $1000  $1,000 Wilkowich, McMillan  Mount Royal   Charles Reid $1000  $500 Schmidek, Lauren  Mount Royal   Charles Reid $1000  $500 Rakowski, Sam  U of Alberta  Charles Reid $1000  $500 Praught, Eric   U of Victoria   McLennan Ross $1000  $500 Oneill, Shane   U of BC  Charles Reid $1000  $500 Lee, Kristen   U of Alberta   McLennan Ross $1000  $500 Holwell, Dylan  St Francis U  Charles Reid $1000  $500 Buszowski, Mikaila  Queens U   Charles Reid $1000  $500 Bloom, Craig  Mount Royal   AGAF $1000  $500 Berger, Leah   U of Alberta   AGAF $1000  $500 Barros, Kylie  U of BC  McLennan Ross $1000  $500 Rucki, Derek  Texas A&M Commerce      $500 Jin, Amy   U of Toronto     $500 Bucyk, Andrea  U of Alberta      $500 Batsel, Dillon  Jacksonville U     $500 Johnson ‐ Parker, Sydney  Grant MacEwan     $500  Florin Bergh AGA Foundation Scholarship Chairman  

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Tournament Committee Report   The  committee was  faced with  some  challenges  this  year  as  the  Interprovincial  team  structure  and  funding policies underwent  some  major  changes.    Golf  Canada  decided  that  they  would  provide  travel  subsidies  for  provincial representatives of up  to $120,000  in 2011,  and $100,000  in 2012, with no  travel  subsidy  in 2013  and beyond. Each Provincial Golf Association  is to decide what degree they are able to subsidize the travel costs of players representing their province at each respective national championship.  It is important to note that the RCGA will only provide the subsidies based on need and may not subsidize any province if grant proposals are not submitted or they feel that there is not enough “financial need”.   Alberta Golf had  included  in the 2011 budget a contingency fund of $25k to address player subsidies should the RCGA cease funding teams to attend National Championships.   Lori submitted a grant proposal to assist  in covering the travel expenses of the  interprovincial representatives and we received a grant for $6700 to help with team travel subsidies.  The Pacific Coast Amateur Team was asked to pay a portion of their expenses as well and no team captain was sent. This helped in covering other player subsidies.   Media releases were sent  to all players and media outlets  to update  them on  the changes both at  the provincial and national levels.  Florin Bergh, Borden Woytkiw and Lori lead the training sessions for Chairs and Starter/Scorers at the Spring Meeting.   Tournament staff used the RCGA Network to verify handicaps and membership prior to all events this year. This process made  the  registration at  tournaments  run very  smoothly although  required more  staff  time  to verify each  individual prior  to  the  events  it was worth  the  aggravation  that we  have  had  in  the  past with  competitors  not  bringing  their membership cards.  The participation  in our  junior girls and  ladies amateur championships was disappointing considering the venues were Canmore and Cottonwood, but the Senior ladies event was full to capacity at 120. The men’s Mid Am was at capacity at 176 at Priddis and continues to be a very popular event.  Centennial tournament plans are underway. The tournament will be held at the Calgary Country Club in the beginning of August, 2012. The event will  include a net stableford tournament for 120 players, a junior Skills Competition and clinic and a Gala dinner. We are also going to encourage clubs to host their own centennial celebrations. Dress in period attire for the year their club came into existence and provide souvenirs etc. as incentive.  Tournament staff used the RCGA Network to verify handicaps and membership prior to all events this year. This process made  the  registration at  tournaments  run very  smoothly although  required more  staff  time  to verify each  individual prior  to  the  events  it was worth  the  aggravation  that we  have  had  in  the  past with  competitors  not  bringing  their membership cards.  Tournament Event Manager Lori Evans 

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Volunteer Development Director  The Volunteer Committee fulfilled a number of our goals set out for 2011 in order to educate and inform both new and existing AG volunteers.  The Volunteer Orientation was conducted as a webinar on February 1st.  It was well attended again  this year with 18 volunteers coming online. The presentation was updated this year to include a number of new items in order to provide a better overview of AG  and Golf Canada  services. The new brand of AG was highlighted  as well. Thanks  to Tyrone Edwards, Donald Stewart and Jack Lane for co‐presenting the Orientation.  With the AG website undergoing a major facelift in 2011, we had the opportunity to promote the AG volunteer program in a more prominent way. Details on volunteer roles and the Volunteer Manual were published to the public site so that all interested applicants can have a better understanding of the AG volunteer program. I co‐presented the Volunteer Recognition program and awards at the AG Spring Meeting in Edmonton with Sandra Craig. This  is  always  a  great opportunity  to  highlight  some of  the  fantastic personalities  and  amazing  contributions of  our dedicated volunteers. A highlight this year was Dunc Mills receiving a standing ovation for his commitment to AG during the past 20 years.  AG clothing, business cards and name tags were again distributed as per policy to promote the AG brand. The new logo has been well received and having our volunteers proudly wear and promote the new brand is a great way for AG to be visible to our membership.  Training  was  provided  to  the  volunteer  group  in  all  areas  including  tournament  functions,  player  development, membership visitations and handicap and course rating. We will continue  to evolve our training programs  in order to ensure that our services are best in class.  I had the opportunity to involve the Zone Council Chairs in many discussions regarding training and engagement. From these  discussions  the  Zone  Council  Chairs will  be  a  part  of  the  Zone  Council  Volunteer  Committee  in  the  new  AG structure.  Jack Lane also had the opportunity to again be involved with the Nominating Committee. He collected volunteer profile forms and acted a resource of information regarding volunteer aspirations, feedback and analysis.  Al Qually Volunteer Development Director            

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Finance Committee Report 

The Association recorded a loss from its operations of $81,978 compared to a surplus of $78,868 in 2010 and a surplus of $60,076 in 2009.  

As  noted  in  our  financial  statements,  Casino  revenues  are  recognized  as  revenue  in  the  year  to  the  extent  the Association incurs qualifying expenditures. The major impact of this is to  recognize the revenues from the casino held at the  end  of  2011  in 2012 with  the  balance  being  recognized  in  2013.  Also,  for  unrestricted  endowment  funds,  the Association now includes investment income and gains on the investments in income in the current year and accounts for withdrawals as a reduction of these funds.  

After several years of declining membership numbers they increased to 57,609 in 2011 compared to 53,975 in 2010 and 56,203 in 2009.  Hopefully the numbers will continue to increase as Alberta Golf relies heavily on membership dues to cover expenses  

Tournament  and  committee  revenue  also  reversed  its  trend  an  increased  to  $505,269  from  $488,069  in  2010.  This increase from more entries and grants however there was a decrease in sponsorship. 

Tournament and committee expenses in virtually all categories were up significantly from the prior year. In particular, an increase  in  travel  and  accommodation,  banquets  and meals  and  professional  fees  contributed  to  the  increase  from $706,879  in 2010 to $798,195  in 2011.  In 2011, professional fees  include costs associated with the preparation of our Centennial magazine and video. 

Administration  expenses were  slightly higher  in 2011.  Salaries  and benefits paid  to  the  staff were down  from 2010. Office expense was higher  than  last year due  to  staff attending  the Alberta Sport Summit  in Banff and Management expenses on the Endowment funds. Professional fees increased due to an increase in fees charged to audit the financial statements. Generally, the balance of administration expenses were  lower than  in 2010 as efforts continued to better manage expenses in an era of contracting revenues. 

Our unrestricted cash position decreased to $151,297 at the end of 2011 from $255,550 at the end of 2010. This was due mainly to receivables being higher at year end. We did not utilize our line of credit in 2011. 

The balance  in our endowment  funds was down  slightly as our withdrawal  from  the  funds  in 2011 was greater  than investment income. Our fund balances still remain more than our initial investment. 

In preparing the budget for 2012, we reviewed our revenue structure and program expectations for the upcoming year including the centennial year celebrations.  

 

Eric Rogers

Accountant

 

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RBC Insurance Alberta Open Qualifying – South Olds Central Highlands Golf Club May 16, 2011  A total of 120, (4 no shows) golfers teed it up for 68 spots in cool and windy conditions. The pace of play was good for these conditions and the number of golfers starting out at the same time.   The low qualifying score of 72 was turned in by Gerry MacDonald of the Inglewood Golf & Curling Club. 66 players shot 82 or better, so 5 of 7 players at 83 played off for 2 spots and 3 alternates.   The course was in great condition, with only casual water in some spots. Many thanks to Wade, Jason, Mary Ann and the rest of the Old’s staff for all their assistance. Thanks to my fellow AGA workers, Peter Davies(rules chair) Joan & Al Qually and Les Swelin. Joan also assisted me in registration. Gary Selman assisted as a ride along rules person.  Top scores:  Gerry MacDonald, Inglewood Golf & Curling Club  72 Jesse Galvon, Heritage Pointe Golf Course  73 Cliff Kryway, Elks Golf Club  73 Cam Duncan, Heritage Pointe Golf Course  73 Justin Nagy, Henderson Lake G&CC  73 Mack Penner, Lethbridge CC  73 Spencer Dorowicz, Olds Golf Club  74 Derek Rucki, Calgary G&CC  74 Stephen Wilson, Shaganappi Golf Course  74 Kyle Mossfeldt, PPC  74 Howard Broun, Earl Grey Golf Club  74  Jack Brooks Tournament Chair    

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Alberta Open Qualifying North Raven Crest GCC May 16, 2011  The weather was warm, but windy with a  lot of mosquitoes to greet the 61 competitors vying for a spot  in this year’s Alberta Open. 34 of the competitors qualified.  One player withdrew due to injury and one was dq’d for late arrival at the first tee.  A playoff was necessary to determine the final qualifying spots, six players for 4 spots.  Low qualifier was Mitchell Fox of Calgary.  Thanks  to  Bill  Newbigging,  General  Manager,  Superintendent  Loni  McGowan  and  their  respective  staff  for  their assistance and cooperation in ensuring a successful qualifier.  Thanks also to my fellow directors, Larry Rywak (Head Rules), Av Beirnes, Ernie Boruk, Gord Dunmore and John Bill for their assistance.  Top Scores:  1   Mitchell Fox                 Heritage Pointe                70 ‐2    2   Rob Weller                   RedTail Landing                71 ‐1    T3  Adam Novakowski            Grande Prairie G&CC          72 E     T3  Randell Rimmer             Lethbridge                     72 E     T5  Nick Kruse                   Mighty Peace Golf & C C      73 +1    T5  Brent Moolyk               RedTail Landing                73 +1    T5  Alan Stewart                Grande Prairie G&CC          73 +1    T5  Clinton Schmaltz           Stewart Creek                  73 +1    T5  Tanner Laidlaw             Lethbridge                     73 +1    T10 Michael Carew              Edmonton Petroleum G&CC      75 +3    T10 James Tollestrup           Paradise Canyon G&CC         75 +3    T10 Justin Trautman            Camrose Golf Group           75 +3    T10 David Dunville             Whitecourt G&CC              75 +3     Florin Bergh Tournament Chair    

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2011 Sun Life Financial Amateur Qualifying ‐ Calgary McCall Lake Golf Club July 4th 2011  Under sunny skies the 2011 Men’s Sun Life Financial Amateur Qualifying Calgary was held at McCall Lake Golf Club on July 4th with a first tee time off of the 10th hole at 7 am. McCall Lake Golf Course provided a tough but yet rewarding challenge  for  the  competitors.    The  field  consisted  of  93 Men  all  vying  for one of  the  29  available positions with  3 alternates  into  the Sun  Life Financial Provincial Men’s Amateur Championship  in Stony Plain and all with a Handicap factor of 7.9 or less.  The overall winner of the Calgary Qualifying was Lewis Chong of Lethbridge Golf & CC in Lethbridge with an impressive score of 66.  The following is a list of those players that qualified to compete in the Sun Life Provincial Men’s Amateur Championship. Lewis Chong        66    Tim Webb        72 Mark Gloeckler        68    Gordon Delorme      72 Howard Broun        68    Jason Yule        72 Tanner Laidlaw        69    Adam Vanderwoude      72 Scott Malo        69    Michael Holden       72 Ted Trewella        69    Rhys Tosczak        73 Dallas Bassen        69    Shawn Wilson        73 Chad Myhra        70    Dan Lambert        73 Taylor Drolet        70    Robert Legros        73 Michael Tomalty      70    Imran Gulam        73 Dan Cote        71    John Moug        73 Graeme MacLean      71    Daine Biluk        73 Cam Duncan        71    Tucker Braund        73 Tom Chesser        71    Trent Colberg        74 Taylor Colberg        71     Alternates in order Kevin Bredy        74 Craig Klassen        74 Brad Boivin        74  There were eight of the players with a final score of 74 that required a playoff for the final 29th qualifying positions as well  as  for  the  3  alternates.    It was  an  exciting well  played  playoff  that  provided  extremely  talented  play  for  the spectators  to watch.   Trent Colberg was  the winner of  the playoff.   The other players  in  the playoff were as  follows:  Kevin Bredy, Craig Klassen, Brad Boivin, Jimmy Cowan, John Festival and Richard Birnie‐ Brown.  Congratulations  to McCall  Lake  Golf  Club  for  being  the  host  venue  for  the  2011  Sun  Life  Financial Men’s  Amateur Qualifying Calgary.   A final note the tournament was a great success and this was because of the great support and commitment from the Alberta Golf Directors, Court Fortems, Lyle Cuthbert, Bruce Petrie, Leslie Dunning and volunteer John Craig  Sandra Craig Tournament Chairman    

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Sun Life Financial Alberta Amateur Qualifying ‐ Central  Olds GC July 5th, 2011  86 competitors teed it up in hopes of securing one of the 27 qualifying spots available. There were a couple issues with flag placements but they were remedied and the day went smoothly.  T1  Brad Thompson             Willow Park Golf Course     72 E    T1  Matthew Kern              Elks Golf Club Of Calgary    72 E    T1  Brock Robillard           Earl Grey                      72 E    T1  Matthew Whittaker         Henderson Lake               72 E    T1  Andre DeGagne             Harvest Hills                 72 E    T1  Aaron Hall                RCGA Golf Learning Centre    72 E    T7  Derek Crichton            PPC                            73 +1   T7  Carson Brown              Nanton                         73 +1   T9  Antonio Costa             Canmore G&CC                 74 +2   T9  Sang Gyun Lee             Country Hills GC             74 +2   T9  Don Blair                 Country Hills GC             74 +2   T9  Dean Karbonik             Sturgeon Valley Golf & C     74 +2    Special thanks to Gary Selman, head rules officials along with Wendy Davies, Chris Thompson and Dave Petersen. As always, Wade and his staff at the Olds GC were most helpful and accommodating.  Lois Gilbertson Tournament Chair   

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Sun Life Financial Alberta Amateur Qualifying ‐ Central 2 Drayton Valley G&CC July 4th, 2011  Tee times started at 10 am for 59 golfers to vie for 28 spots and 1 alternate spot at the Amateur Championship. We had 26  golfers  at 6 over,  so 8  competitors  at 7 over played  for 2  spots & 1  alternate.  It was  all over  after 2 holes.  The competition was played under good conditions. The Greens Superintendent and his crew had done a very good  job  in readying the course after all the rain during the previous 2 weeks. Thanks to Graeme Kreiner, Head Professional, for all his assistance. Many thanks to my fellow AGA volunteers, Herb Schlotter, Peter Davies, Ian Baker & Tom Zariski, for their assistance. My job was made very easy in having Lori Evans, Tournament Events Manager, and the scoring trailer on site. The low qualifying score of –3 was posted by Austin Cruikshank of Country Hills Golf Club. The top 10 scores follow:  Austin Cruikshank  Country Hills Golf Club  68 Jay Lindquist  Drayton Valley G&CC  73 Eric Praught  Canmore Golf & Curling Club  74 Liam Wolf  Calgary G&CC  74 Emmett Oh  Bearspaw Country Club  75 Cole Chelle  Derrick Golf & Winter Club  75 Jesse Teron  Red Deer G&CC  75 Jared Wilkes  Drayton Valley G&CC  75 Scott Secord  Country Hills Golf Club  76 Jordie Weich  Innisfail G&CC   76  Jack Brooks Tournament Chair     

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Sun Life Financial Alberta Amateur Qualifying – Edmonton Westlock Golf Club July 4, 2011  Seventy‐six men registered to play for twenty‐three qualifying and three alternate spots.   The course was set at 6,687 yards.    Gord Dunmore, head rules official, made several  trips  to Westlock  to prepare  the supplementary  local rules and hole placements in consultation with Kevin Lynes and Jeff Zeisy.  On  the  day  of  the  tournament  the  challenging  course was made  even more  so  by  aggressive winds  and  clouds  of mosquitoes.    Gord,  Av  Beirnes  and  Linda  Kilian  provided  rules  and  pace  of  play  assistance  on  the  course.     Many volunteers from Westlock helped with registration, scoring and forecaddying on the course!  Kevin Campbell     Blackhawk GC      71 Alex Rakowski      Edmonton Petroleum GCC  71 Scott Harnett      Public Players Club    72 Tracy Pess      Barrhead GCC      74 Brian Laubman      Highlands GC      75 Robert Watts      Palm Springs GC    76 Harry Aime      Glendale GCC      77 James Harwood     Stony Plain GCC     78 Ronald Mercier     Glendale GCC      78 Ryan Prokopishin    Windermere GCC    78 Christopher Wasylkiewicz  Glendale GCC      79 Wayne Gillespie     Glendale GCC      80 Blaine Kruger      Lac La Biche GCC    80 Dean Liske      Public Players Club    80 AJ Mark       Blackhawk GC      80 Alex Palmer      Sandpiper GC      80 Abdul Eid      Miskanaw Golf Club    81 Brian Clark      Grand Centre  GCC    81 Mark Dashkewytych    Stony Plain GCC     81 Shane O’Neill      Sturgeon Valley GCC    81 Brent Rolph      Fort McMurray GC    81 Keith Szautner      Westlock GC      81 Connor O’Reilly     Derrick GWC      82  Three alternate spots to players who scored 82 were allotted to Kirk Lamble of Westlock GC, Tyrone Hollar of the Smoky Lake GC and Kevin Piper from Windermere GCC.  It was a privilege to chair this tournament and to work with the wonderful people at such a cooperative host course and with my devoted and hard‐working colleagues at Alberta Golf.  Enid Botchett Tournament Chair     

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Amateur Qualifying North Grande Prairie Golf & Country Club July 4, 2011  Registration went smoothly with complimentary range balls being provided for the participants. The course conditions at the Grande Prairie Golf & Country Club were good and  the weather 18C with a mix of sun and cloud and southwest wind.  Competitors played from the Black Championship teeing area – 6952 yards. Director of Golf, Bob Martens and staff were very accommodating and helpful. Carts were provided for the officials.  One competitor withdrew after 9 holes citing work related problems. All of the equipment was  in good working order and was returned to golf house.  Qualifiers were as follows:  1   Brodi Lockhart     Riverbend     73 +1   T2 Tyson Beaupre    The Dunes GC               76 +4   T2 Nolan Trudeau    Grande Prairie G&CC        76 +4   4   Thomas Spencer Grande Prairie G&CC       77 +5   5   Dennis Chrenek  Grande Prairie G&CC        79 +7   6   Michael Britton    PPC                         80 +8     Perky McCullough Tournament Chair     

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 SunLife Financial Alberta Men’s Amateur Championship Stony Plain GCC July 19 – 22, 2011  The tournament was held at the Stony Plain Golf Course.  The condition of the golf course was surprisingly good and the greens outstanding  in spite of  the  inclement conditions  that dogged all golf courses  in Northern Alberta  for over  two months.   Two holes were played under  lift, clean and place or  relocation  to  the nearest point of  relief  in  the case of casual water.  The opening round featured 14 players under par with Scott Stiles  leading the way with a brilliant seven under par 65 but closely pursued by Darren Hupfer who shot a 66.  The Committee and all the officials were determined that there would be no tolerance for slow play and no warnings issued  before  penalty  assessment  as  there  was  to  be  no  repeat  of  the  2010  debacle.    Players  were  apprised  at registration,  told  to read  the speed of play card carefully and  then reminded again by  the starters.   We are happy  to report there were no slow play penalties and each round was completed in the allotted time.   On the second day there was some wind blowing and only seven players broke par with the leader Scott Stiles increasing his  lead. He  shot 69 and had  the only  round  in  the 60's. Antonio Costa, a U.S. college player  from Chile, moved  into second place at 5 under par with a  round of 70 to go with his initial round of 69.  Only 55 players survived the cut line of 48 players and ties. This was the lowest cut line in recent memory at 152.  Fine weather on day three brought the scores down again with 17 players breaking par.  The leader Scott Stiles retained his  lead with a one under 71 to go to 11 under but was now closely pursued by Darren Hupfer at 10 under (65), Neil Thomas at 8 under (65), Antonio Costa at 7 under (70), and Andrew Funk at 6 under (67).  At tee time on day 4  it was raining bringing fear that the round might have to be scrubbed as the course was already saturated.  Luckily the rain stopped as the leaders playing the 12th hole.  The play got very exciting with some back and forth jockeying and finally ended with a tie at the end of 72 holes. Scott Stiles shot an even par 72 and Neil Thomas shot a very fine 69 and was the only player to break 70 this day.  Despite being caught, Scott Stiles prevailed with a birdie on the third extra hole.  Darren Hupfer finished third with a score of 8 under 280 and Andrew Funk and Antonio Costa tied for fourth at 7 under 281.  The three‐man Alberta team wound up being Scott Stiles, Neil Thomas, and Andrew Funk.  Darren Hupfer who finished third was already committed to play in Asia at the University Games at the time of the Canadian Amateur and Antonia Costa was ineligible as he was a foreign player.  Scott Stiles will also play on the Mid‐amateur team as he had the lowest score for 25 year olds and older.  Note:    The  rules officials were  caught by  surprise when  several players  thanked  them  for  keeping play  at enjoyable speed.  Final Results:  Amateur Champion  Scott Stiles           Bearspaw G&CC      ‐11 2nd place    Neil Thomas         Edmonton C.C.        ‐11 3rd place    Darren Hupfer       Mayfair G&CC        ‐8 4th place    Andrew Funk        Edmonton Petroleum C      ‐7         

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 5th place    Antonio Costa      Visitor          ‐7   6th place    Scott Lowe            Pinebrook G&CC      ‐3 7th place    Lewis Chong         Lethbridge CC        ‐1 8th place tied    Craig Gibson         Brooks GC        E 8th place tied    Carson Kallis         Red Deer G&CC       E   10th place    Kyle Mossfeldt     PPC          +1 11th place    Jack Wesche        Country Hills GC      +2   12th place tied    Dan Lambert        Country Hills GC      +3 12th place tied    Frank Van Dornick          Camrose Golf Group      +3 14th place tied    Chris Cooke          Canmore G&CC       +5   14th place tied    Brett Hogan          Willow Park GC        +5 14th place tied    Gerry Macdonald            Inglewood Golf & Curling    +5 17th place tied    Senen Foley          Elbow SpringsGC      +6 17th place tied    Sang Gyun Lee     Country Hills GC      +6 17th place tied    Shawn Wilson      Strathmore GC        +6 17th place tied    Cole Chelle           Derrick Golf and Winter C    +6 17th place tied    Jordan Krulicki     Red Deer G&CC       +6   22nd place tied   Scott Malo            Glencoe G&CC        +7 22nd place tied   Brock Crosson      Edmonton CC         +7 22nd place tied   Matthew Whittaker        Henderson Lake GC      +7  Sun  Life  Financial,  sponsor  of  both  the Men's  and Women's  Alberta  Amateurs  had  several  representatives  present throughout  the  tournament  and were  pleased with  both  the media  coverage  and  the  player's  appreciation  of  their sponsorship. Sun Life was exceedingly generous with prizes and gave every entrant a dozen Titleist balls.  Alberta Golf would  like to express their sincere thanks to Gary Christenson, Head Professional and Scott Hiles, Course Superintendent for their over the top assistance to make this tournament so successful.  The volunteers this year were:  Starters:  Kelay Ohlhauser and Ted Thresher Head Rules:  Ian Baker Rules:  Jim Richardson, Herb Schlotter and Larry Rywak Scorers:  Kelay Ohlhauser, Ted Thresher and Wendy Jerome Tournament Events Manager:  Lori Evans    Borden Woytkiw Tournament Chairman             

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Fidelity Investments Alberta Senior Men’s Qualifying South Earl Grey Golf Club, Calgary July 26, 2011  There were a total of 120 competitors entered.  The event was played as straight tee times starting at 7:30 a.m. with the last tee time at 1:21 p.m. The course was in excellent condition until the rain started, continuing for a better part of the day and almost making the course unplayable but for the efforts of the grounds crew.  The tournament was played from the Blue tees playing at 6368 yards.    The Rules Officials headed by Bruce Petrie, assisted by Court Fortems, Chris Thompson and Peter Boland had their work cut out for them when the rain made some greens impossible to putt.  Lori  Evans  handled  registration  and  qualifiers  efficiently with  standings  out  shortly  following  the  return  of  the  last scorecards.  A total of 77 qualified, with the only play‐off at 86 being in the 60‐64 age group with 6 playing for 2 spots.    The Pro Shop and Food Service staff were extremely accommodating, hospitable and  friendly.   The competitors were treated to a steak barbecue, salad bar and desserts following play.  Very few players hung around as it had been a long wet day.    Top Scores:  T1  Kelly Risling    Medicine Hat Golf & CC       72  +1 T1  Jim Russell    Bearspaw GC          72  +1 T3  John Russell    Strathmore GC          74  +3 T3  Barry Flavelle    Earl Grey GC          74  +3 5  Tom Pinder    Glencoe Golf & CC        78  +7 T6  Allan Ross    Glencoe Golf & CC        78  +7 T6  Ray Madison    Willow Park GC          78  +7 T6  Tom Desmarais   Earl Grey GC          78  +7 T6  Al Steingart    Priddis Greens G & CC        78  +7 T10  Curtis Walsh    Inglewood Golf & Curling Club      79  +8 T10  Manuel Quintillan  Redwood Meadows         79  +8 T10  Lyle Watson    Cottonwood G & CC        79  +8 T10  Phil Kerbrat    Willow Park GC          79  +8 T10  Dieter Norgaard  Elks Golf Club of Calgary       79  +8  Sylvia Blasken Tournament Chair     

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Fidelity Investments Alberta Senior Men’s Qualifying North The Legends GC, Sherwood Park July 26, 2011  

There were  a  total  of  53  competitors  entered  and  the  event was  played  as  straight  tee  times.   The  course was  in excellent condition, it was the first hot summer day of the year.   The tournament was played from the Alberta Golf tees playing at 6134 yards.   

 Thanks to the Rules Officials for their great work during the tournament: Linda Kilian, Bob McGinn, Brian Clifford and Cliff Watt.  

Shirley Fowler and Lonny Petersen handled registration and qualifiers efficiently with standings out shortly following the return of the last scorecards.  A total of 36 players qualified for the Senior Men’s Championship.  The Pro Shop and Food Service staff was extremely accommodating, hospitable and friendly.  The competitors were treated to a Roast beef buffet and desserts following play however, very few players hung around. 

Top Scores: 

1   Ronald Mercier    Glendale Golf & C C      69    ‐3   T2  Dave Wutzke     Grand Centre        70    ‐2   T2   Mel White     Glendale Golf & C C     70    ‐2   T2   James Ness     Edmonton CC       70    ‐2   T2   Larry Missere     Broadmoor        70    ‐2   T6   Jeffrey Gauf     Edmonton CC         71    ‐1   T6   Dale Bingham     Red Deer Golf & C C     71    ‐1   T6   Terry Filewich     Glendale Golf & C C     71    ‐1   T9   Roy Finlay     Bear Creek         73    +1   T9   Garry Rogerson    Broadmoor       73    +1   T9   Stanley Thorseth   Broadmoor       73    +1    

 

Shirley Fowler 

Tournament Chair 

 

 

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 Fidelity Investments Alberta Men’s Senior Championship Coyote Creek Golf & RV Resort August 9‐11, 2011  Under ideal conditions, 130 competitors teed it up to determine a Senior Champion. After three days of competition Jim Russell, Bearspaw Golf Club, emerged the winner. Joining Jim on the Senior team to represent Alberta at the National Championship are Floyd Kilgore, Mighty Peace G&CC and Frank Van Dornick, Camrose Golf Group. Frank won his spot in a sudden death play‐off with Howard Broun, Earl Grey Golf Club. Bob McGrath, Silver Springs G&CC, was crowned the Alberta Super Senior Champion.  The golf course proved  to be a good  test  for  the competitors and was  in excellent condition. A special  thanks  to  the members and owners  for hosting this event. Events of this nature are not possible without the outstanding efforts of Coyote Creek Golf & RV Resort staff and volunteers. Head Pro, Dean McBride. and his staff were excellent hosts to the competitors and the AGA volunteers.  Thanks  to my  fellow AGA volunteers  Joan & Al Qually, Lois Gilbertson, Helen Brooks, Tom Zariski and Bob McGinn. A special  thanks  to  staffer,  Lori  Evans,  for her  valuable  guidance. Her  interaction with  the  competitors,  club  staff  and volunteers is greatly appreciated.  Gross & Net Flight Winners: Age 55‐59  Allan Ross, Glencoe G&CC   Rod Bollinger, D’Arcy Ranch Age 60‐64  Howard Broun, Earl Grey Golf Club   Larry Schlichenmeyer, Carnmoney G&CC Age 65‐69  Roger Larson, Connaught Golf Club   Wally Dick, Highwood G&CC Age +70  Bob McGrath, Silver Springs G&CC   Al Steingart, Priddis Greens G&CC  Top 9 Scores: 1.  Jim Russell,   Bearspaw Golf Club  ‐8 2.  Floyd Kilgore  Mighty Peace G&CC  ‐7 3.  Frank Van Dornick  Camrose Golf Group  ‐4 4.  Howard Broun  Earl Grey Golf Club  ‐4 5.  Allan Ross  Glencoe G&CC  ‐3 6.  Alan Stewart  Grande Prairie G&CC  +1 T7,  Kelly Risling  Medicine Hat G&CC  +3 T7.  John Russell  Strathmore Golf Club  +3 T7  Ken Walchuck  Silver Springs G&CC  +3  Jack Brooks Tournament Chair       

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Mens Mid Handicap Championship Barrhead GC August 24‐25, 2011  The course was in excellent condition. The tournament was attended by 44 players, who were encouraged to spread the word among their peers for the next year to increase the field.  The 36 hole event enjoyed excellent weather but the course proved difficult and that resulted in slow play at times.  A special thanks to Danny Grant, Head Professional and Manager for his cooperation in ensuring a successful tourney. In addition the grounds crew and Food Service people deserve our thanks.  The winners are as follows:  Mid Handicap Champion – Tim From, Redwater GC +11 Public Players Club Champion – Kevin Kang, PPC +13  First Flight Low Gross – Kevin Kang, PPC 2nd Low Gross – Michael Freeman, Twin Willows GC Low Net – Ron Balsdon, Stony Plain GC 2nd Low Net – James Ringuette, Sherwood Park GC  Second Flight Low Gross – Rob Robinson, Edmonton Riverside GC 2nd Low Gross – Garth Muddle, Leduc GC Low Net – Doug Watts, Stony Plain GC 2nd Low Net – Kevin Czar, Broadmoor GC  Third Flight Low Gross – Don Tyschuk, Glendale GCC 2nd Low Gross – Joe Kucy, Camrose GC Low Net – Greg Bates, Whitecourt GC 2nd Low Net – Rod Melvyn, Sherwood Park GC  A big thanks to my fellow Alberta Golf volunteers, Herb Schlotter, Head Rules Officials, Gordon Dunmore, Bob McGinn, Borden Woytkiw and Lori Evans for her competent help.  Florin Bergh Tournament Chairman.    

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Alberta Interclub Kananaskis GC September 6, 2011  Tournament day began with arrival at  the Kananaskis Banquet Centre at 7:00am.  The day held great promise  for an outstanding day with  little or no wind and a cloudless sky.     In addition,  there was no  frost and  the start  times could proceed  as  scheduled.     Golf  carts  were  in‐place  and  the  driving  range  was  open  to  all  players  in  a  timely manner.  Donald was already set‐up for registration and players began to arrive so that check‐in could proceed.  Kananaskis staff directed by Lisa  Johnson commenced serving breakfast at 8:00am and continued  to serve until after everyone  had  registered  and was  on  the  course.   Registration  proceeded  smoothly  as Donald  had  downloaded  the handicaps of all players as of the proceeding Friday.  A cross‐over start commenced promptly at 9:00am from the #1 and #10 tees of the Mt. Lorette course and continued thereafter with a 9 minute  interval between groups.  The  last tee time was at 11:15am with a gap of one hour before regular patrons were sent out on the course.  Following registration and at the direction of Gary,  I proceeded  to hole #14 to serve as an observer  for those players who might hit right and through the fairway  into the trees.  During this time assistance was rendered to a number of groups  in  locating  their balls, but no  gaps  in  the play were  created or observed.  A number of  contacts with  course marshals provided by Kananaskis confirmed that our officials (Gary and Keith) were successful in maintaining the pace of play.  Once the first groups started to complete their respective rounds, attention was focused at the Banquet Centre to assist Donald with the scoring.  Donald had arranged to display the results on three overhead monitors  in the dining area as soon  as  they  had  been  checked,  verified  and  posted.   The BlueGolf  software  once  again  proved  to  be  invaluable  in tallying the results and ordering the teams by low gross and low net scores.  As the end neared, it became evident that a tie for low gross was going to occur.  However, the final tally was delayed by a back log of players at the 18th tee.  The adverse hole placement at #18 made its play exceedingly slow.  At one time it was reported that 4 teams were stacked‐up at the tee.  Finally everyone reported in and arrangements were made for a playoff to resolve the tie for low gross.  The following is a list of the prize winning teams: LOW NET   Country Hills GC  216   Red Deer G&CC   216   Sirocco GC    219 LOW GROSS   McCall Lake GC    214   Edmonton Riverside GC 215   Lacombe G&CC   216  Scott Levere, the on‐course manager, was most accommodating as we proceeded to a playoff for low gross.  On the first playoff hole, Country Hills prevailed over Red Deer.  Meanwhile, we proceeded with supper at 4:30  rather  than have those who  had  already  been waiting  some  2  hours  to wait  for  the  final  outcome.   An  invitation was  extended  to accompany the two teams and observed the playoff.  A number of individuals responded to this invitation.    Unfortunately, many who were not in line to win a prize, left as soon as they had eaten leaving a very sparse gathering for the presentations.  My recommendations for next year’s tournament are as follows:  

1. AGA have input into the hole placement to avoid the delays observed at hole #18. 

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2. Play all par 5 holes from the back tees to discourage attempts reach the green in two and thereby speed up play. 

3. Play the par 4, #5 hole on Mt. Kidd from the back tee to discourage attempts to drive the green and thereby speed up play. 

 The  speed  of  play  is  going  to  be  a  point  of  discussion  when  Kananaskis  is  approached  about  booking  the  2012 tournament.   AGA  should be very  insistent  that  the  slow play  this year was not due  to  slow play over  the  course  in general, but specific to hole #18 where players were 3 and 4 putting the green because of its adverse hole placement.  Our staff comprising Donald, Gary and Keith, did an excellent job again fulfilling their responsibilities.  Good people and numerous hands make an undertaking like the Inter‐Club Championship a pleasure to be a participant.  I would also like to thank the Staff at Kananaskis, particularly Mike, Scott and Lisa for their outstanding cooperation and cordial attitude in hosting this event.  Tournament Chairman Court Fortems     

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Sun Life Financial Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship Cottonwood Golf & Country Club July 12‐15, 2011  The event was to start off with a Media Day on Monday, July 11; however, the weather did not cooperate.  The Media Day draw  consisting of  Sun  Life  Financial Advisors Gary Korol, Valorie McManes,  Shoaib  Syed,  Janice Condon, David Bieler and Donna Volden, media staff, Heath Brown CTV, Rod Kelly Calgary Sun, Dean Molberg Fan 960, Andrew Walker Fan 960, Rita Mingo, Calgary Herald, amateur players,  members of Alberta Golf staff and volunteers  was cancelled due to torrential rain, thunder and lightning.    Thank you to Cottonwood GCC volunteers for helping at registration and the cart scorers on day four.    The  tee gifts of a golf balls and $25.00 Cottonwood GCC gift certificate, compliments of Sun Life Financial, were very much appreciated by the players.   Despite  the  threat of  rain,  the  first  round of play on Tuesday,  July 12 was a great start  to  the week. Pre‐tournament favorite, Nicole Zhang, of Silver Springs Golf & CC fired an opening round of 68 with Andrea Kosa of the Glencoe Golf & CC one shot back and Jocelyn Alford of Earl Grey Golf Club in 3rd place with a 2 over 73.  However, Mother Nature reared her ugly head  causing a  two hour  rain delay  for Day 2. After waiting  through  the  rain delay Zhang  shot another 68.  Finally on Day 3 the sun was shining all throughout the entire day.   Zhang continued to  increase her lead to 7 strokes. Sue Hayes of Lakeside Golf & CC pulled off a feat on the par 3 12th hole by hitting a tee shot that went in the hole for the only hole‐in‐one of  the  tournament.     Day 4 came  to an end with Nicole Zhang bringing home  the big  trophy with a closing score of 1 under 70 for a 4 round total of 277.    The cooperation of the staff at Cottonwood Golf & CC was exceptional.   A special thank you to Tiffany Gordon, CPGA Executive  Professional,  Gregg  Schubert,  CPGA  Head  Professional,  office  staff  and  Tyler  Patroch,  Golf  Course Superintendent.  Tiffany is a strong leader and had been on top of arrangements from day 1 in May.  We can’t thank her enough  for her  club’s hospitality.    The Club  succeeded  in making  this  an  awesome  and memorable  tournament,  no matter how hard the weather tried to interfere!  We had  invited  as  guests  to  the  tournament  luncheon on Thursday  Lola Rocza  and Cathy  Simper past presidents of Alberta Ladies Golf, along with Thelma Coutts.  Lola spoke to the competitors and her presence was very well received.  Thanks  to  fellow Alberta Golf  volunteers Thelma Coutts, Bruce Petrie, Peter Boland, Elan Eisenberg,  Lee Misura  and Esther Dyck along with staff Jack Lane and Stewart  Thibodeau for all their efforts in keeping the tournament on track.    Day Three Awards were as follows: Alberta Mid‐Amateur Champion   Andrea Kosa    Glencoe G & CC   +1  214 Alberta Mid‐Master Champion    Kerrin Lee‐Gartner  Pinebrook G & CC  +17  230 AB Amateur Overall  Low Net    Reagan Wilson    Glencoe G & CC   ‐1  212  First Flight Accumulated Low Gross   Nicole Zhang    Silver Springs G & CC    ‐6  207 Runner‐up Low Gross    Jocelyn Alford    Earl Grey Golf Club    +1  214 Accumulated Low Net    Kylie Barros    Edmonton Petroleum Club    +8  221  Second Flight Accumulated Low Gross   Gail Barros    Edmonton Petroleum Club   +25  238 Runner‐up Low Gross    Mandy Wong    Country Hills GC    +28  241 Accumulated Low Net    Cara Vanderham  Innisfail GC      +14  227  Third Flight Accumulated Low Gross   Meg Nicholson    Carnmoney GC      +24  237 

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Runner‐up Low Gross    Kali Gordon    Turner Valley GC    +30  243 Accumulated Low Net    Alana Kent    Willow Part GC      +6  219  Fourth Flight Accumulated Low Gross   Diana Kastelic     Public Players Club    +37  250 Runner‐up Low Gross    Janine Engelhardt  River’s Edge GC     +37  250 Accumulated Low Net    Candice McKay    Turner Valley      +9  222  Day 4 Awards: AB Amateur Champion‐    Nicole Zhang    Silver Springs G & CC    ‐7  277 Jackson Trophy   Alberta Amateur Runner‐up  Jocelyn Alford    Earl Grey GC      ‐1  2983 Alberta Amateur Third    Andrea Kosa    Glencoe G & CC     Even  284 Feef MacDonald Trophy   Nicole Zhang    Silver Springs G & CC    68 (Rounds 1&2    Sylvia Blasken Tournament Chair        

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Senior Ladies Championship Country Hills Golf & Country Club  Jul 25 ‐ 27, 2011  Country Hills Golf & Country Club’s Talons Course lived up to its reputation to provide a tough challenge for the Alberta Senior Ladies during the Senior Ladies Championship held July 25th – 27th, 2011.  The course total yardage played 5600 yards, par 72 with the Course and Slope Rating ‐ 73.6/137. The field was a field of 120 Ladies and had a waiting list of an additional 12 women.   This  is extremely encouraging  for women’s  golf with  that number of participants.   And  even though the numbers are high  it  is still  important that we continue to encourage all Senior Ladies to participant  in this Championship.     On  the  evening of  July  24th  a  rules  clinic  for  the  competitors  as well  as  an  information  session  for spotters was held and chaired by Barbara Howes Head Rules Official along with Co‐chair Theresa Stefansson.    It was extremely unfortunate  that the weather did not cooperate during the tournament.   After a great deal of deliberation and a lengthy delay the second round was cancelled reducing the championship to a 36 hole event.    Through spurts of sunshine, wind, pouring rain and a weather delay during the final round of the championship Diane Williams of Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club was declared the Senior Ladies Provincial Champion  for the eighth time  in her career and was also declared   the Super Senior Ladies Provincial Champion with a two round total of 154.  Additionally the Overall Low Net Champion was Karen Saunders of Maple Ridge Golf Club with a total net score of 143.  The top Senior Ladies of the Championship were as follows:  Diane Williams    Canyon Meadows Golf & CC    154 Karen Pultz    Peace Portal Golf & CC (BC)    156 Joyce Trapp    Calgary Golf & CC      157 Claire Mitton    Country Hills Golf & CC      158 Jackie Little    British Columbia Golf Group    158 Linda Palahniuk   Kelowna Golf & CC      158 Nancy Chow    Mayfair Lakes Golf Club     159 Gaylene Donald   Silver Springs Golf & CC      159 Karen Saunders   Maple Ridge Golf Club      159 Phyllis Laschuk    Point Grey Golf & CC      159 Marilyn O’Connor  Elks Golf Club of Calgary     159  The 2011 Alberta Ladies Senior Inter‐provincial Team was also declared. The following Ladies will be representing Team Alberta: Diane Williams    Canyon Meadows Golf & CC Joyce Trapp    Calgary Golf & CC Claire Mitton    Country Hills Golf & CC  Team Alberta will compete at the Royale National Women’s Senior Championship at Whitevale Golf Club in Whitevale, Ontario on August 22nd to 25th.  Thank you to Theresa Stefansson Country Hills Golf & CC member for Co‐Chairing the tournament and for organizing the Country Hills Members, who volunteered their time to be spotters, though out the 2 days.     Theresa was outstanding and was an informative and very helpful liaison between the Club and the AGA volunteers.  Congratulations to Country Hills Golf & Country Club and its members for being the host venue for the 2011 Provincial Senior  Ladies  Championship.    The Greens  Superintendent  and  his  staff  ensured  that  the  course was  in  exceptional playing condition.  Much thanks to Country Hills for generously offering their practice facilities to all of the competitors.   The competitors  found Country Hills a golf course that was  in tournament shape and a challenge to  their golf games.  Much thanks to Brett Burgeson Head Professional and his staff as well as Brent Syme General Manager and Todd Bell Food and Beverage Manager and his staff.   

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A final note the Championship was a success not only because of the competitors and the Country Hills Golf & Country Club and staff but because of the great support and commitment from the Alberta Golf Directors, Barbara Howes Head Rules Official and her great team of officials Dave Peterson, Adrian Feregotto, and Gary Selman, starter and scorer Derek Norman and volunteer scorer John Craig and Alberta Golf Staff, Jack Lane.  Sandra Craig Tournament Chairman    

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Mid Handicap / Marg Ward Championship Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club – Stanley Thompson Course June 29‐30, 2011  The Mid Handicap / Marg Ward Championship was held at the historic Jasper Park Lodge GC in Jasper, AB.  In spite of the rain, the 86 participants of the 2011 Mid‐Handicap / Marg Ward Championship were thrilled to compete at the stunning Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club, June 29‐30, 2011. Alan Carter, Director of Golf; Alan Palmer, Head Professional; Brenda Dew, Associate Professional and all of their capable and accommodating staff rolled out the red carpet for the competitors. It was unquestionably a memorable two days of fantastic golf in a spectacular setting. Perry Cooper, Golf Course Superintendent and his grounds crew had the Stanley Thompson layout in what many have commented is the best shape they have ever seen it. Special thanks to Anne Ward Neville, Tournament Chair and Fran Marsden, Head Rules Official and her capable roster of Rules Officials for making this a well‐organized and educational opportunity for the Ladies. 

The Alberta Mid‐Handicap / Marg Ward Championship is a 36‐hole stroke play event for ladies with mid to high RCGA Handicap Factors of 12.0 and above. The ladies played the storied layout at 5397 yards, Course Rating of 70.4 and Slope Rating of 128. The winner of the Mid‐Handicap Championship is Kelly Eby from Jasper Park Lodge GC, who shot rounds of 85‐84 to finish at 27 over par. Kelly had the home course advantage and won the championship by two strokes over Lisamarie Morin of Indian Lakes. The winner of the Marg Ward Championship is Belinda Chiang from Jagare Ridge who shot rounds of 106‐99 to finish at 63 over par. The winner of the Overall Low Net competition is Loreen Lehmann from Carstairs GC who shot net rounds of 69‐70 to finish at 3 under par. 

The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club 

Since the opening of the mountain golf course in 1925, this jewel set deep in the heart of the Canadian Rockies has been the setting of unforgettable memories for all of those who come to play at this luxury Alberta golf destination. Today, this award winning Alberta golf course remains one of the ‘must play’ courses in Canada; it’s a true classic that combines the best of what Canada golf is all about – a love of the history and the game itself. 

Champions: 

Mid Handicap Champion – the Coutts trophy – Kelly Eby of Jasper Park Lodge GC – 169 

Marg Ward Champion – Marg Ward trophy – Belinda Chiang of Jagare Ridge – 205 

Overall Low Net – Loreen Lehmann of Carstairs GC – 139 (‐3) 

Jack Lane    

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Calgary and South Ladies Team Classic  The Bridges at Claresholm August 22‐23, 2011  A  total of 18  teams  (36  competitors)  teed up on Monday  for  the  Team Classic under  a  calm warm  sunny  Southern Alberta sky. The wind decided to pay a visit on Tuesday, but the ladies managed it.  Donald Stewart welcomed the  ladies at registration, presenting each with tee gifts. Tobias Terrill, Consultant with the Lethbridge office of  Investors Financial Services group was present  to  take  competitor’s names  for a draw prize of a “LugBag”.  The winner of this bag was Marg Derbyshire, Connaught GC, Medicine Hat.    A barbecue steak sandwich and salad buffet was served at 1:30pm on Tuesday.  The on course prize presentations were made mid‐way through lunch. The winners were Marg Penman , Maple Ridge GC, Calgary, the” Subaru Safest Drive” and “ Babes of the Beach” sponsored by Corona Light   winners   were Clara Postowski/Pattie Pelletier, Cochrane Golf Club and Barbara Murtagh/Donna Dunn, The Bridges GC.  We would like to thank all the sponsors for all they provided to the tournament fun.  A huge thank you to the Bridges at Claresholm Golf Club for so generously allowing us the privilege of playing the South Zone Ladies Classic at their facility.  Thanks to Head Professional Lyle Broderson and his staff for showing such patience when we changed the tee times from a shotgun to straight times; for having the carts ready to go and being available to help us muddle through some of the problems that always arise.   Thank you  to Superintendent Rod Andrews and his staff for having the course ready, Catering Manager Bryan McEloy and Chef Darren for cooking on such a hot day.   And last but not least, thanks to our Rules officials Thelma Coutts and Bette Flannigan and staff member Donald Stewart. What a great group of people to work with.   There were negative comments regarding the format used on Day 1. The suggestion was to return to the 4‐ball format.   Top Scores: 1   Tammy Ford / Dawn Klyne       The Bridges at Claresholm      62‐149‐‐211 ‐5   2   Barbara Murtagh / Donna Dunn     The Bridges at Claresholm    74‐142‐‐216 E    3   Olive Darch Jeanette Nelson      The Bridges at Claresholm   69‐148‐‐217 +1   4   Elaine Papp / Marg Penman       Maple Ridge                                   68‐150‐‐218 +2   5   Marg Derbyshire / Jean Nitchke     Connaught                                  74‐148‐‐222 +6   6   Loreen Lehmann Carstairs GC / Karen Kernaghan Turner Valley                         68‐155‐‐223 +7   7   Judy Falkinson Judy Segal       Maple Ridge                                 73‐151‐‐224 +8   8   Gail Wine Joanne Moroz                            Cochrane                           73‐153‐‐226 +10  9   Bertine Milnes Noreen Andrews       The Bridges at Claresholm           75‐153‐‐228 +12  10  Eilene Andrews / Carol Kerr            Henderson Lake                             76‐154‐‐230 +14   Sylvia Blasken Tournament Chair     

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Ladies Team Classic North Camrose Golf Club August 22 – 23, 2011  The  Ladies  Team  Classic  North  was  hosted  by  the  Camrose  Golf  Club  on  August  22  and  23.  There  were  some organizational problems prior to the tournament, most can be attributed to the departure of the Tournament Chair right at the time were most of the tournament coordination would have taken place. Bill Penny and his staff at Camrose and Lori and Jack and the rest of the Golf House staff were able to pull everything together in time to get the tournament off without any major glitches. Darren McDermott and his grounds crew had the course in great condition and the weather was great.  There were some issues that arose over the change in format, from the old zone 4 ball to the new Team Classic. Perhaps we could have done a better job on stressing that this was a new tournament with a new format, although most of the competitors were aware of the change.   There were also some issues with course set up and course design that caused some problems in Camrose on day two. There were two holes that required a carry over water/ reeds in excess of 50 yards and the format required two scores from each team on day two.  In hindsight we should have had drop areas  in place for the players who were unable to carry that distance.    Despite  the  few  issues  the  majority  of  the  Ladies  expressed  nothing  but  good  things  about  the  course  and  the tournament. I think now that we have introduced the new format and the players have experienced it should run very well next year with no need for any format change.  Top Scores: 1   Jenn Orcheski / Debbie Orcheski       Camrose Golf Group                     65‐146‐‐211 ‐2   2   Wendy Borgstrom / Terry Grunow     Camrose Golf Group        69‐142‐‐211 ‐2   T3  Linda Slater / Madeline Andrukow     Camrose Golf Group      64‐149‐‐213 E    T3  Marg Hatch / Lorraine Polishuk     Mannville Riverview      75‐138‐‐213 E    5   April Schneider / Gail Hrycak      Barrhead                             65‐149‐‐214 +1   6   Wilma Shields / Mary Shields            Camrose Golf Group                   61‐157‐‐218 +5   7   Laurel Reid / Wanda Cameron               Forest Heights                    69‐150‐‐219 +6   8   Betty Jean Thompson / Chris Thompson         Barrhead                        73‐147‐‐220 +7   T9  Carole Funkhouser / Shirley Eliuk             Olds Golf Club Association    66‐155‐‐221 +8   T9  Shaaron Miller / Linda Olsen                   Camrose Golf Group          71‐150‐‐221 +8    Jim Richardson Head Rules Official 

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Alberta Junior Boys Qualifying ‐ Calgary Wintergreen Golf & Country Club June 26, 2011  The Calgary  Junior Qualifier was held on  June 26 as a crossover on a day  that was sunny and warm.   The  field of 90 players was treated to a golf course in great condition considering the heavy rains that hit the region.  Director of Golf Walter  Blackstaffe,  Head  Pro  Tom  Day,  Superintendent  Alf  Beaudry  and  staff  were  cooperative,  supportive  and  a pleasure to deal with.  Aaron Crawford from Pinebrook was the  low round of the day at 68 (‐4). A total of 65 boys qualified for the Provincial Championship with the last spot decided in a playoff.  The event ran a little behind schedule due to public players being inserted into the crossover.   Thank you to Elan Eisenberg, Barbara Howes, Lyle Cuthbert, Bruce Petrie, Geri Spring, Gord Rowan and Matt Rollins for their assistance and support.  Top 10 Scores: 1  Aaron Crawford  ‐4  68 T2  Emmet Oh  ‐1  71 T2  Greg Billingsley  ‐1  71 4  Dylan Wilson  E  72 T5  Travis Miller  +2  74 T5  Drew Barvir  +2  74 T5  Rayn Caines  +2  74 T5  Okie Iredale  +2  74 T9  Cameron Hill  +3  75 T9  Ted Trewella  +3  75 T9  Robert Bell  +3  75 T9  Brayden Brown  +3  75 T9  Andrew Rados  +3  75          Susan MacKinnon Tournament Chair  

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Junior Qualifying North The Dunes Golf & Winter Club June 28, 2011  The weather was pleasant at 18C, sunny with some clouds and calm winds at the start. No problems were encountered and pace of play was good. The course was in excellent condition and the Dunes management and staff were, as usual exemplary in support and graciously added the officials carts at no charge.  Qualifiers were:  1   Quintin Guttinger   High Prairie                 78 +7    2   Thomas Spencer      Grande Prairie G&CC        82 +11   3   Jim Nicholson         Mighty Peace Golf & C C    83 +12   T4  Cole Verburg         The Dunes GC               84 +13   T4  Ryan Trudeau        Grande Prairie G&CC        84 +13   6   Konrad Turcotte     High Prairie                 85 +14   T7  Max Sekulic           The Dunes GC               86 +15   T7  Marcus Kostick      Grande Prairie G&CC        86 +15   T7  Colby Roy             Bear Creek                   86 +15   10  Danton Paul           The Dunes GC               87 +16    Perky McCullogh, North Zone Player Development Captain spoke to the players with advice on upcoming development clinics and camps in the North and presented the 18 year olds with AGAF scholarship applications.  The Grande Prairie Herald Tribune’s Ivan Danielewicz published an article and picture of the event.  The committee consisted of William H Skinner, Chair; Tim Meyer Head Rules Official; Troy Suddaby, Rules Official and Perky McCullough, Starter and Scorer.  William H Skinner Tournament Chair 

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Frank Lindsay Alberta Junior/Juvenile Boys Championship Drayton Valley G&CC July 5 – 8, 2011  This year’s Championship was hosted by the Drayton Valley G&CC. A special thanks to their membership for the use of this fine facility. After days of rain the course was in playable condition, thanks to the Superintendent and his assistants. The weather co‐operated for the first three days with sunshine and light winds. The last day was cancelled due to heavy rains that made the course unplayable. Thinking that the weather would be ok, we started play at 7 am but had to blow the horn at 11:00 after five groups were in. It was unfortunate because the leaders had become closely bunched and it looked to be a close finish.  Wilson Bateman was the Junior Champion and Matt Williams the Juvenile Champion. Taking low gross score for the under 15 was Aj   Armstrong  , age 16 –  Ian Mmbando, age 17 – Emmett Oh, age 18 – Riley  Fleming. The  Junior boys  teams selected were: Inter‐Provincial –Wilson Bateman, Emmett Oh & Riley Fleming; Junior America’s Cup – Tyler Saunders, Matt Williams, Brett Hogan & Derek Rucki; Ryder  Cup  – Austin  Laidlaw, Mikkel Holt, Nick  Scrymgeour,  Evan Holmes,  Jason Martens & Scott McNichol  The top 10 scores: Wilson Bateman  Blackhawk Golf Club  ‐5 Emmett Oh  Bearspaw Country Club  ‐3 Riley Fleming  Collicutt Siding Golf Club  ‐1 Cole Chelle  Derrick Golf & Winter Club  +3 Austin Cruikshank  Country Hills Golf Club  +5 Matt Williams  Pinebrook G&CC  +9 Brett Hogan  Willow Park Golf Course  +11 Travis Miller  Willow Park Golf Course  +12 Aj Armstrong  Sturgeon Valley G&CC  +12 Ian Mmbando  Henderson Lake G&CC  +12  Graeme Kreiner, head Professional, and his staff were perfect hosts, assisted in all aspects of the tournament and treated the competitors and AGA volunteers very well.  A huge thanks to fellow volunteers: Head Rules – Herb Schlotter and his team of Ian Baker, Peter Davies, Dunc Mills, Jim Richardson & Tom Zariski, Starters & Scorers – Ted Thresher & Florin Bergh. It is always a pleasure to work with our ever efficient Tournament Events Manager, Lori Evans. Thanks to Matt Rollins, Player Development Manager, for assistance in announcing the team members.  Jack Brooks Tournament Chair    

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Alberta Girls Junior Championship Canmore Golf & Curling Club July 4‐7, 2011  What  a  difference  a  year makes….  From  rain,  unplayable  conditions  and  a  single  18  hole  tournament  in  2010  to  4 glorious days of warm weather, a playoff and some great scoring in 2011.  The Canmore Golf and Curling Club, celebrating their 85th year, welcomed our 45 girls in great style.  Registration and a player’s meeting  were  held  Sunday  evening  following  practice  rounds  and  were  well  attended.  A  bag  of  goodies prepared by the volunteers and staff of the club greeted the girls when they arrived.  Many  hands make  light work was  the motto  for  this  tournament.   Director  of Golf Darren  Cooke  and  his  staff  and volunteers bent over backwards to ensure that this event was first class…. and it was!  Each day at the practice range, the girls were greeted by volunteers who assigned the players a practice stall with their own special identification sign which they were able to take home as a souvenir.    After play the girls were either treated to cool cloths, refreshments, chocolate covered strawberries or a combination of these goodies!   The buffet  luncheon  included a spread of culinary  items that appealed to all  in attendance.   Food and Beverage Manager Dave Jones ensured that all participants were well taken care of.  Head  Superintendant  Reid  Solodan worked  closely with Al Qually  to  set  the  course  and was  accommodating  and  a pleasure to work with.  Our  thanks go out  to Darren Cooke, Dave  Jones, Rick Eichle and Reid Solodan,  the Pro Shop, Food and Beverage and Maintenance Staff and the many Canmore Golf and Curling Club Volunteers that ensured a successful event!    All 4 days dawned clear and warm with ideal playing conditions.  Much effort was put forth by Al Qually and his team to ensure a fair yet challenging layout and the girls responded.    The top 4 players shot 6 rounds of par or better over the 4 days with Jennifer Ha coming out on top with an aggregate score of ‐6 for a total of 282 ‐ a full 18 shots ahead of the nearest competitor.   The excitement continued on Day 4 when a playoff between Megan Paul and Becky Martin was required to determine the 3rd spot for the  Inter‐Provincial Team to be sponsored to Nationals.   Becky was steady on the first playoff hole to successfully defeat Megan and earned the final spot.  Top Ten Scores: Position  Name   Club        To Par    Total 1  Jennifer Ha     Glencoe G&CC    ‐6    282 2  Meike Heyns    Lethbridge CC      +12    300 T3  Becky Martin    Medicine Hat G&CC    +21    309 T3  Megan Paul    Canyon Meadows     +21    309 T5  Sabrine Garrison  Country Hills G&CC    +24    312 T5  Christie Lin    Country Hills G&CC    +24    312 7  Gina Kowalchuk Henderson Lake   +31    319 8  Sidney MacDonald  Earl Grey G&CC   +34    322 T9  Kat Kennedy    Highwood G&CC    +35    323 T9  Casara Hong    Country Hills G&CC    +35    323  Overall Low Net Winner was Megan Paul.  

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The Inter‐Provincial Team was comprised of:  Jennifer Ha Meike Heyns Becky Martin  The players earning a position on the Ryder Cup Team were:  Megan Paul Christie Lin Bria Jansen Gina Kowalchuk Sara Spencer Devon Spriddle  The 2011 Junior America’s Cup Team was announced.  These players earned positions to this team based on their play in 2010.  Jennifer Ha Christie Lin Kat Kennedy Kristen Lee  In conclusion, a huge thank you the Alberta Golf Volunteers – Al and Joan Qually, Bette Flanagan, Chris Leach and to AG staff member Jack Lane without whose help this tournament would not have been successful!  Susan MacKinnon Tournament Chair                          

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Alberta Bantam Championship Nanton Golf and Country Club August 23rd – 24th, 2011 The 2011 Bantam Championship was conducted at the Nanton Golf and Country Club. The course was in great shape, the staff and members were very accommodating for our group from start to finish. In the girls division Jaclyn Lee of Valley Ridge walked away with the title carding rounds of 72 and 75. Bria Jansen of River Spirit was close on her heals with rounds of 77 and 78. Patrick Murphy of Collicutt Siding played great golf over two days shooting rounds of 72 and 69 to win by three over Brett Pasula of the Red Deer CC. Again this was a very strong group of Bantam golfers who look to lead the province in competitive golf over the next 4-5 years!

Bantam Boys Champion Bantam Girls Champion Patrick Murphy – Collicutt Siding GC Jaclyn Lee – Valley Ridge GCC Thank you very much to Tyrone and Sue Edwards for preparing the event and to our Rules Officials Bruce Petrie, Esther Dyck and Peter Boland. Matt Rollins Player Development Manager                 

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McLennan Ross Sun Junior Golf Tour  We have just concluded the 16th year for the McLennan Ross Sun Junior Golf Tour.  The Tour’s success has been made possible by the loyal and substantial support of our Corporate Partners and for that support, we are most appreciative.  Tens of thousands of young Albertans have been able to hone their games at many of Alberta’s top golf courses  in an environment that has helped teach these kids many life skills and attitudes that will hopefully stay with them their entire lives.  While the overall number of juniors competing in junior golf in Alberta has declined somewhat in recent years, we have been able to maintain a solid schedule of tournaments to provide these youngsters competitive opportunities.  Huge  thanks must  also  be  extended  to  the  host  sites  for  the  tournaments.    Clubs  provide  their  golf  course  for  the betterment of junior golf free of charge, and we really need to thank the owners, managers, club professionals and their staffs  that  free  up  their  golf  courses  to  help  grow  the  game.    The  players  have  the  chance  to  form  some  terrific friendships with their peers and they quickly learn the difference between casual play with their buddies and having to handle the pressure when they’re in contention.    The Tour has also been a very good training ground for Alberta Golf rules officials looking to get valuable experience at tournaments.  We want to express our sincere appreciation to those men and women who have lent their expertise and professionalism to the Tour.   The Tour Championship at Wolf Creek on August 29th was an outstanding event.  Tyler Saunders of the Glendale put an exclamation point on an outstanding summer by going ‘back to back’, following up his 2010 Tour Championship with a successful defence of his title.  Saunders’ 2‐under par 68 was the 2nd‐lowest round in Tour Championship history, second only to Ryan Swelin’s 66 in 2002.  Cara Vanderham of Innisfail won the Junior Girls’ championship on the first hole of a sudden‐victory playoff over up and coming Carolyn Lee of Valley Ridge in Calgary in what might have been Vanderham’s final junior golf event.    Congratulations and thanks to all the competitors who entered our events this year.  Dunc Mills Executive Director The McLennan Ross Sun Junior Golf Tour, Presented by Mackay.ca             

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2011 CN Future Links Report  Alberta Golf worked hard  to conduct a  smooth and  successful CN Future Links Program and distribute materials and equipment to program sites. Alberta Golf continued to promote the program using the sponsor vehicle, website, press releases,  teacher’s conventions and other publications.   This year CN was again  the  title sponsor  for  the Future Links Program along with the Ford Motor Company and ClubLink Corporation who continue to be the official suppliers.               The  Future  Links  School  program  for  2011  was  again  very  successful  in  Physical  Education  Programs  in  schools throughout  the province of Alberta and was based on numbers  from September 2010 – September 2011  that didn’t register for the NGIS Program. There are now 145 schools that have joined the National Golf in Schools Program which focuses on grades 1‐6. The Future Links Programming at the clubs was also successful however many of the clubs that registered did not become active sites this season. I thought that the junior workshop at Country Hills would have been a great opportunity to promote the program, everyone left feeling positive about the program however it seems like the momentum was lost a little.  The U 18 Program was again very well received – There were three major camps conducted across the province for this age group.  Team Alberta  ‐ Alberta’s top competitors were  involved  in year round training which was a major priority was for our player development committee.  Kids  Club  Connection Depot  ‐  Alberta  continues  to  receive  donated  clubs  and  balls  from  courses  across  Alberta  to distribute to schools and recreation departments holding programs. There is always a great demand for equipment such as putters and short irons.  Many thanks to all of the golf professionals, teachers, volunteers, AG directors, RCGA staff, CN as the title sponsor and other  contributing  sponsors  in making  our  junior  programs  from  beginner  to  the  elite  level  this  year  such  a  great success.   Matt Rollins Player Development Manager     

2011 Participation Numbers

7299 total CN participants and 18,000 NGIS Participants Schools / Courses

30 Schools –6025 participants – September 10 – September 11 31 Golf Courses – 824 Learn to Play Sites – 9 (Approximately 225 participants) Skills Challenges – 6 (Approximately 150 participants) Leagues – 3 (Approximately 75 participants) NGIS – 145 Schools (Approximately 18,000 participants)

U 18 Programs

2 Alberta Golf Zone Camp sites - 24 participants 5 Alberta Golf High Performance Camps – 60 Participants

 Elite Training

Team Alberta - 15 participants

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2011 Alberta Order of Merit  The Provincial Orders of Merit are used to  identify and give recognition to  top performing amateur and  junior golfers across Alberta who have achieved success  in the golf season. The Order of Merit  is based on those tournaments  that represent an extremely high  standard of competition. A point  system  is used based on  the  scores and  results of  the players  in  the approved  tournaments  in order  to objectively  rank each  individuals performance. The objective of  the Order of Merit is to provide a provincial comparison/ranking system for Alberta’s top junior/amateur players which will enable players to compare themselves to their counter parts across the country. The Order of Merit is also used to select Camp and Canada Games training participants:   This season’s winners include:  Junior Boys Order of Merit Winner    Wilson Bateman, Blackhawk GR Juvenile Boys Order of Merit Winner           Matt Williams, Pinebrook GCC Bantam Boys Order of Merit Winner    Patrick Murphy, Collicutt Siding GC Junior Girls Order of Merit Winner    Jennifer Ha, Glencoe GCC      Juvenile Girls Order of Merit Winner    Jaclyn Lee, Valley Ridge GC     Bantam Girls Order of Merit Winner    Bria Jansen, River Spirit GCC Men's Amateur Order of Merit Winner    Mitch Evanecz, Red Deer GCC Senior Men's Order of Merit CO Winner   Frank Van Dornick, Camrose GC Senior Men's Order of Merit CO Winner   Jim Russell, Bearspaw GCC Ladies Amateur Order of Merit Winner    Nicole Zhang, Silver Springs GCC  Senior Ladies Order of Merit Winner    Diane Williams, Canyon Meadows GCC  2011 Junior Achiever Awards:  Each year there are two  junior standouts that represented the province  in first class fashion. They were a part of our training programs or various  teams and also  finished within  the  top 20 on  the Order of Merit. This  season’s winners include:  Boys Junior Achiever Riley Fleming of the Elks Golf Club  Girls’ Junior Achiever Kat Kennedy of the Highwood GCC       Congratulatory  letters  were  written  to  all  winners  and  invitations  to  the  AGM  were  sent  out.  All  winners  will  be presented with a plaque during the AGM awards ceremonies.   Matt Rollins Player Development Manager    

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Alberta Golf Report Women and Junior Girls 2011  General Overall,  it was a strong year for Alberta’s female golfers. The training camps  in the winter at the Edge, Kamloops and Arbutus Ridge were excellent for both getting the players together and for giving quality time for players and coaches. The camaraderie at all events also allowed all players to be comfortable, made  for great team events throughout the year, and especially  for  the girls as  they were comfortable at coed events.   We  fared  far better  this year  in National Junior championships and with the squad of junior girls we have, the next few years will be competitive and therefore exciting.  Highlights The Junior Americas Cup in Reno, Nevada saw some outstanding performances and an excellent team environment from the  junior  girls.  All  players  contributed  to  a  fine  top  10  showing.  The  National  Junior  was  also  excellent,  held  in Quilchena, some excellent performances notably  Jennifer Ha and Kat Kennedy had strong showings and both Carolyn and  Jaclyn  Lee made  the  cut. The provincial  junior  in Canmore produced a  run‐ away winner  in  Jennifer Ha and  the emergence of Mieke Heyns was an added bonus. The event was  first class with the weather and the golf course very playable and accommodating for the girls. The Alberta and Montana Ryder Cup was held in Lethbridge with some great team performances and a win for the junior girls.  Recommendations The training camps need to happen a  little more regularly throughout the winter, this  is the time of year that changes can and will take place. It is too difficult for the players to make and enforce swing and short game changes in April and beyond. April  through  and  including  September  should be  for maintenance,  checkups,  and  tactical  and  fundamental corrections at events and preparing players  to compete. A warm practice  facility such as Phoenix, San Antonio, Palm Springs  should be  included  to  the  program,  such  as  Puerto Rico  this  year, which  should  guarantee  that players  can practice and work out  in  ideal conditions. Each player should  invite their teacher, coach to some training situations  in Calgary this winter.  The Ladies program needs to be revamped. It was poorly attended last year and the results somewhat showed this time around. We need to have a better college/women camp schedule so that university players and on have some  link to coaching and the sport sciences.  Goals, fitness and better follow up for Team Alberta needs to be done in 2012.  Summary The future looks great for Alberta Junior girl’s golf. We have the potential for 10 – 12 Alberta junior girls from 14 – 16 to be very competitive over the next  few years. We need to keep  this momentum going,  involve their own coaches and teachers throughout the winter and make some differences to these players. The camps and the matches are huge for player development and  improvement and the more opportunities to practice and play with better players we should actively seek and welcome these. It is an exciting time for Alberta juniors and we need to keep accurate tracking of all players and potential players. The more players involved the better the transition into teams and training camps. A solid year, and the goal should be to ensure that each team Alberta enters is very competitive and for Alberta to be the bench mark in training and player development.  Dean Spriddle Provincial Coach, Alberta Golf 

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Team Alberta Report – Junior Boys Team  Winter 2011 The Team Alberta program for 2011 was planned out to give the top Alberta junior golfers an advantage at the Canadian Junior Championships  in August 2011. The process began  in  January with an orientation day  that consisted of  fitness testing, nutrition and data  collection using  the Flightscope  launch monitor.  It was a  chance  to go  through  the entire Team Alberta program with  the players  and  for  them  to  get  to  know one  another. The  facilities  at  the Edge  School worked well for what was planned.  Spring 2011 There were a couple days planned for the team members to get together in the spring at Heritage Pointe and the RCGA Centre, but the weather didn’t cooperate and these training sessions were cancelled.  The bulk of the 2011 Team Alberta program revolved around the May trip to BC where the players were able to play a practice round at Morgan Creek GC, host of the 2011 Canadian Junior Boys, and participate in the Future Links event at Arbutus Ridge GC north of Victoria. This  idea of getting  the  top players  together  in  the  spring  to play  in one of  the national junior events has been very successful over the years. It gives the players something to prepare for and allows them to be part of a true team environment for a week early in the golf season. We were able to play a couple practice rounds and observe the golf over two days of competition. Unfortunately the third round of the event was cancelled due to  rain and unplayable conditions. Practice sessions at  the golf course, meetings at  the hotel and  team dinners were highlights of this trip.  Summer 2011 The members of Team Alberta were given a special access membership to Heritage Pointe GC where they were able to practice and play in non‐peak times. They also had access to the RCGA Golf Centre and discounts on Titleist equipment. June and  July the players competed  in events around the province and continued to prepare for the Canadian Junior. Players were observed on  the  course at  the provincial  junior and  feedback was  shared when  the opportunity arose. Most of  the players  felt quite comfortable  talking about  their rounds,  tournaments and plans whenever we met with them.  Canadian Junior 2011 We had some success at the Canadian Junior in August, as well as a bit of a let down. Our Alberta players were on fire the first couple days but just couldn’t finish it off over the final two rounds after the cut. This is something we have seen at past National Junior events and should be discussed during the off‐season.   RCGA Order of Merit The members  of  Team  Alberta  performed  well  throughout  the  year  and  were  able  to  take  advantage  of  a more favourable  summer  tournament  schedule  resulting  in a  total of 9 Alberta  juniors  finishing  in  the  top 30 on  the Golf Canada Junior order of merit. Five of the nine players on Team Alberta were part of that top 30 group – Riley Fleming (8); Matt Williams  (13); Tyler Saunders  (14); Austin Cruickshank  (17); and Brett Hogan  (30). Derek Rucki  (49) and  Jack Wood (61) cracked the top 100. Andy Ritchot (135) and Scott Secord (184) also were part of the program.  Recommendations for 2012    An earlier start  is needed to get  the members of Team Alberta 2012 tested. We need to help them understand what their  strengths and weaknesses are  in  the area of  fitness and nutrition and what a program  to  improve  these areas might look like. Monthly sessions with our resources will give them a sense of how important this is. This is usually the 

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time of year when tournament schedules are discussed and recommendations made to the juniors as there are a ton of options out there. The parents are starting to put more trust in our suggestions based on what we’ve seen in the past.  As the Canadian Junior will be held in Nova Scotia in August 2012, a trip to play the venue doesn’t make sense this year. There are many benefits of a spring camp and tournament for the players. Perhaps locating a US event on the AJGA, or one of their winter tours would allow the players to travel together and prepare for the summer schedule.  We need to continue our strong relationship with Heritage Pointe as  the practice  facility  is  important  for our training sessions. It would be beneficial to schedule regular team meetings at Heritage throughout the spring leading up to the provincial junior. The RCGA Centre and the deal with Titleist give the players extra benefits as well.  We should continue supporting  this group, as well as  the 3‐man  team at  the Canadian  Junior. A scheduled provincial meeting for those players who make the cut might help our day 3 and 4 scores at the national junior.  We have five of the nine players from our 2011 team returning to join newcomers Aaron Crawford, Emmett Oh and Nic Scrymgeour. It will be an experienced group and should be an exciting year.   I look forward to being a part of the process.  Randy Robb Alberta Men’s Provincial Coach        

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Player Development Captain North Zone Report  

After returning home from the Annual General Meeting, downloaded the respective manual relating to the Northern Zone Player Development responsibilities and other duties relating to tournaments (Junior Qualifier and Amateur men’s) it was off to the Zone Meeting in Barrhead.  I left at 6:15 A.M. on the 24th May, Donald Stewart and Troy Sudaby had left the day before.   Unfortunately, no one from the other clubs arrived for the meeting.  We discussed what was happening in the zone.  Reviewed presentation package and had lunch. 

I took the Alberta Golf material for the following clubs:  (Posters and Golf related materials)  

Mayerthorpe Golf & Country Club and spoken with Rhonda.  They have approximately 90 members at present.  The season average is 130 members with junior lessons starting in 1st/2nd week in June. 

The next stop was Whitecourt to visit with Jaron Higgins the assistant professional Brandon Regnier, Head Professional.  They have approximately 300 members up this year from 2010 with about 90 juniors.  Their Pro shop is well stocked and they offer Golf Town Rates on all merchandise.  I delivered the 50 year plaque and provided information on Scholarships and other golf material and posters.   

Visited Siler Birch Golf Course in Fox Creek.  All new staff, Angela Bellwood, manager, reported that they had just started up and she could not provide much detail.  Golf posters and material left with her.  Mostly a recreational golf course with tournaments etc. 

Stopped at Riverside Golf Course, Valley view.  Just getting started, and spoke with Brayden Dunn.  Dropped off posters and golf materials.  On to Green view Golf Resort, under new ownership, mostly recreational golfers but they do have some Juniors to participate in Junior tournaments.   

Visited Morningview and the Dunes Golf & Winter Club as well as.  Morning view Park is a lot of summer campers; however both the Dunes and Mournivew Park have great Junior Programs. They are extremely interested in becoming involved with the Junior “Tour” North.  We would create this program to give juniors and opportunity to participate at various courses in the Peace Country and pay a very nominal fee.   

Met with several Ladies’ from the Grande Prairie Golf & Country Club and encouraged them to participate in the Marg Ward/Mid Amateur championship.  (Seven from Grande Prairie and one from the Dunes participated). 

Contacted all of the schools in the area to ascertain how their equipment was working and how they enjoyed the Golf In Schools program.  Some don’t have enough equipment and would like to purchase more,.  I have one sponsor for Swanavon School  

Prior to the Grande Prairie Junior Open promoted an Advanced Junior Clinic.  Attended by 18 juniors (boys & girls) with four instructors.  Great day and the juniors really enjoyed the experience.  The City of Grande Prairie provided some funding for this clinic. 

Plans are being formulated for a Junior Golf camp and instruction in the spring, to go along with Junior “Tour” North.  We definitely need some assistance from Alberta Golf.  (i.e. $3,000.00/$5,000.00).  Kept very close contact with Troy, Bill and Ken.  Great team. 

Perky McCULLOUGH North Zone Player Development Captain  

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2011 Central Zone Player Development Report  

The golf season got off to a slow start for zone 3 as I am sure it did for all of Alberta. I was not able to secure venues for my Future Links camps. It was a bad start for all the clubs this year with the weather being so ugly. Some were short staffed and others were just that far behind. When the weather at last did an about turn it seemed most clubs wer 

 The golf was started with the Alberta Open in which our zone 3 Mitch Evanecz from Red Deer lost in a playoff and Brett McNallie from Drayton made top 20 with a tie for 18 place. 

At the provincial level zone 3 had some very good results as the men’s mid‐amateur was won by Frank Van Dornick from Camrose. Others who made it into the top 20 were Tom Skinner from Red Deer T‐10, Tim Boston from Wolf Creek T‐13 and Greg Gigliuk T‐16. 

For the ladies the mid Marg Ward started the season off with Mona Stock T‐16 and Berni Kuntz T‐19. 

Zone 3 only had 3 entries in the provincial girls with Katie Griffiths of Red Deer finishinf T‐20. In the boys tournament zone 3 had seventeen young men who competed with Riley Flemming of Collicutt Siding finishing third. Unfortunately the boys were only able to complete three rounds because of inclement weather. 

On the men’s and ladies’ amateur side the men certainly out numbered the ladies as we only had on enter the ladies but on the men’s side we had fourteen. Zone 3 had some pretty good results with Carson Kallis of Red Deer T‐8, Frank Van Dornick of Camrose T‐12 and Jordan Krulicki of Red Deer T‐17. 

In the senior category 9 ladies attended Provincials  with Lynn Kuehn from Lacombe 13, Cathy Mcmillan from Ponoka T‐15,Sharon Peart from Red Deer T‐17 and Jeannie Tiffin from Red Deer T‐19. On the men’s side 10 attended provincials with –who else—Frank Van Dornick T‐3, Merv Dusik and Tom Skinner from Red Deer T‐10. 

The ladies Team Classic North had quiet a few entries‐42 in all. Results did not indicate their clubs so I was not able to determine who entered from our zone. 

The Bantam championship was attended by 5 young men and no gals. Patrick Murphy was the winner from Collicutt Siding with Brett Pasula of Red Deer second and Andrew Harrison of Camrose fifth. Patrick also represented Alberta at the WCSG and finished with a team silver and fifth place in the individual. The closing tournament for Alberta Golf was the men’s mid handicap with 2‐ men competing. Joseph Gourlay from Sundre T‐17. 

At the National level the number of participants from the zones seems to dwindle as it is rather costly to attend on your own. Zone 3 had no junior male or female attend. On the amateur side no ladies competed and only 2 men, none of which reached top 20. At the Canadian Senior Ladies we had two ladies attend with no top 20’s and at the men’s 3 competed with Frank Van Dornick finishing 7 and Tom Skinner T‐11. Two golfers from Zone 3 attended the last Golf Canada tournament –men’s mid amateur‐ with no top 20’s. 

The tournament schedule has come to a close for another year and all golfers representing Zone 3 should be congratulated for all their time put in to be the best that they can be.  

 

Respectively submitted 

Cathy McMillan 

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Inter Provincial Team Report  In 2011 we had some great results on the national stage however this year marked the first time that the inter provincial teams were downsized to three players and we did not have the support from team captains as in the past.  However, the  teams were  selected  from our provincial  championships and did  receive  financial  support  to attend  the national event representing our province. Overall we had some very successful results, notably  the  Inter Provincial Boys Team capturing  the  title  for  the  first  time since 2003, while  the girl’s  team and  the senior men’s  team both  finished  in  the runner up position.   July 19th‐22nd Canadian Ladies Championship – Duncan Meadow GCC, British Columbia Team Alberta ‐ 4th Place – Nicole Zhang Silver Springs GCC, Jocelyn Alford Earl Grey GCC,  Andrea Kosa Glencoe GCC  July 26th – 29th Pacific Coast Amateur Championship – Martis Camp GR, California Team Alberta – 3rd Place – Mitch Evanecz Red Deer GCC, Dan Pow Glencoe GCC,  Andrew Funk Edmonton Petroleum Club  Aug 2nd – 5th Canadian Junior Boys Championship – Morgan Creek GCC, British Columbia Team Alberta – Champions – Wilson Bateman Blackhawk GCC, Riley Fleming Elks GC,  Emmett Oh Bearspaw GCC  Aug 2nd – 5th Canadian Junior Girls Championship – Quilchena GCC, British Columbia Team Alberta – Runner Up – Jennifer Ha Glencoe GCC, Mieke Heyns Lethbridge GCC,  Becky Martin Medicine Hat GCC  Aug 11th – 14th Canadian Mens Amateur Championship– Niakwa and Elmhurst GCC, Manitoba Team Alberta – T 4th Place – Scott Stiles Bearspaw GCC, Neil Thomas Edmonton CC,  Andrew Funk Edmonton Petroleum Club  Aug 23rd – 25th Canadian Senior Ladies Championship– Whitevale GC, Ontario Team Alberta –4th Place – Diane Williams Canyon Meadows GCC, Claire Mitton Country Hills GCC,  Joyce Trapp Calgary GCC  Aug 23rd – 26th Canadian Senior Mens Championship– Twin Rivers GC, Newfoundland  Team Alberta –Runner Up – Jim Russell Bearspaw GCC, Floyd Kilgore Mighty Peace GCC,  Frank Van Dornick Camrose GCC  Sept 6th – 9th Canadian Mens Mid‐Amateur Championship– Coppinwood GC, Ontario Team Alberta –8th Place – Frank Van Dornick Camrose GCC, Shane McKee Rivers Edge GCC, Scott Stiles Bearspaw GCC   For more information on inter provincial and team results, please visit www.golfcanada.ca   Matt Rollins Player Development Manager     

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Girls’ Junior Americas Cup Genoa Lakes Golf Club, Nevada July 25‐28, 2011  The Girls Junior Americas Cup Matches is an international junior golf competition that began in 1978. It brings together girls  from the western regions of Canada, the USA and Mexico to cultivate new  friendship and mutual respect.  It was designed to promote an understanding of each region’s history and customs and to foster learning about the different cultures while demonstrating that we are more alike than different. It develops a pride in self, team, province/state and country.  The 72  competitors  consist of  the  top 4 girls  (17 years of age and under)  from Alberta, B.C., Mexico and 15 US golf associations representing 12 western US states.  Each team’s region hosts the event every 18 years.  The Alberta Team of  Jennifer Ha, Christie Lin, Kat Kennedy and Kristen Lee was determined based on  results  in  the 2010 Provincial and National Championships.  This year the event was hosted by the Genoa Lakes Golf Club in Genoa Lakes, Nevada and all girls were housed by host families that lived on the course.  The competition is the only stroke play international event that our Juniors participate in and is one that all girls aspire to play!  Nevada in the summer is warm in the daytime and cool at nights and we were greeted with exactly that ‐ 6 days of clear, sunny and very warm dry weather.   There are many annual traditions that are upheld each year that  include Opening Ceremonies, Flag Raising, Banquet and Guest Speaker, Host Family Interaction and Closing Ceremonies.  All of these events this year were well organized, entertaining and enjoyable.  The girls were very fortunate to be able to listen  to great advice and a very heartfelt message  from Patty Sheehan, Member of  the World Golf Hall of Fame and former GJAC player.  Patty  Sheehan:  "I  never  thought  of  myself  as  anything  less  than  a  winner.  To  be  successful,  you  need  drive, determination and a belief in yourself, and some kind of peacefulness about what you're doing."  Following  the official  ceremonies,  it was down  to  ‘business’ with Coach Dean  Spriddle working with  the girls on  the range and short game facilities.  His interaction with the team and assistance on course was invaluable.  The course was in great condition, fairly wide open yet provided the girls with a few challenges.  After Day 1, the team ranked 7th, after Day 2, T8th and finished with a 10th place finish which met one of our goals to place in the top 10.  It was a pleasure to watch our junior girls represent themselves and the Alberta Golf Association in this tournament and to interact with and support each other– they did so with respect and courtesy.   Team Results     Rnd 1   Rnd 2   Rnd 3   Total Alberta   228   227   231   686 Jennifer Ha   72*   74*   75*   221 Christie Lin   78*   77*   78*   233 Kat Kennedy   81   76*   78*   235 Kristen Lee   78*   85   86   249  

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39th Annual Junior America’s Cup Hiwan Golf Club, Evergreen, Colorado July 27‐29, 2011  The  Junior  America’s  Cup  first  started  in  1959.    It  originally  started  as matches  between  the Mexican,  Alberta  and Southern California Junior Golf Associations; and in 1973 a decision was made that would see it expand and include an additional 14 Junior Golf Associations.    Today,  the  International  field  consists  of  68  Junior  Boys  representing  Alberta,  British  Columbia,  Arizona,  Colorado, Hawaii,  Idaho, Mexico, Montana, Nevada, Northern California, Oregon,  San Diego,  Southern California,  Sun Country, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.  Team Alberta for 2011 consisted of Matt Williams, Derek Rucki, Tyler Saunders and Brett Hogan, and was chosen based upon the players’ results in the 2010 Provincial and National Championships.  The team was accompanied by coach Kent Fukushima, who plays on the Canadian Tour and continues his pursuit of playing on the PGA Tour.  This year’s event was hosted by the Hiwan Golf Club in Evergreen, Colorado and the boys were housed by host families that lived on or around the course.  Past notable participants in the JAC tournament include alumni such as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Corey Pavin, Fred Couples and many other notables.  It was a great honor for this year’s boys to play in a tournament that has seen so many former participants go on to becoming successful Tour players.  The weather, at most times cooperated – with a few morning and evening showers scattered throughout the week.  It was hot and humid and the course was in fantastic shape.  The greens were from what I heard, the fastest the boys had played  in official competition.   The  team worked enthusiastically with Kent during  the practice  rounds  to ensure  that they were ready for the challenging greens and pin positions during the competition.  Great fun was had by all, and at times the boys wanted to continue practicing late into the night.  Annual traditions of the tournament include the Opening Ceremonies, Flag Raising, Formal Opening Banquet and Guest Speaker – who this year was Ralph Green, a member of the USA Disabled Ski Team, and the Closing Ceremonies.   The boys enjoyed the motivational speech by Ralph, and I am sure will never forget his words of encouragement, his story about the “yard sale”, his determination to never give up, be the best at whatever you do and his message about “don’t be afraid to be different”.  The boys finished 8th overall and met their goal of finishing in the top 10.  It was fantastic to have such an outstanding team of young men represent Alberta with such pride.  The interaction together, with Coach Kent and the host families that accommodated them should make us all proud of what our Junior programs have accomplished.  Team Results Alberta     227  220  222  669  Matt Williams    74*  79  73*  226 Derek Rucki    80  74*  83  237 Tyler Saunders    78*  70*  74*  222   Brett Hogan    75*  76*  75*  226   

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Girls Team  

17’s –   Christie Lin (Country Hills GCC) 

              Megan Paul (Canyon Meadows GCC)  

16’s –   Sara Spencer (Grande Prairie GCC)         

Bria Jansen (River Spirit GC)  

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                 Gina Kowalchuk (Henderson Lake GC) 

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17’s –   Austin Laidlaw (Lethbridge CC) 

              Mikkel Holt (Athabasca GC) 

16’s –  Evan Holmes (Earl Grey GCC)  

              Brayden Brown (Carnmoney GCC)  

15 & U –  Scott McNichol (Canyon Meadows GCC)  

                  Brett Pasula (Red Deer GCC)   Donald Stewart Non‐Playing Team Captain                     

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North Zone Report  The North Zone is composed of a relatively new group of volunteers that stepped up and contributed significant time and energy towards marketing the benefits and services of Alberta Golf and maintaining a very professional presence during all the 2011 functions held in the north.  A special thanks goes to  Bill Skinner for continuing to offer impeccable guidance during this season.  The season started off cold and wet but improved dramatically as the summer passed by.   Troy Suddaby, Perky McCullough, and Bill Skinner visited Fox Haven, Lakeside, Debolt, Chinook Valley, Heart River, Trestle Creek, Riverstone, Morningview, Spruce Meadows, Whitecourt, Fox Creek, Valleyview, Riverstone, and Greenview this summer.  Morningview, Spruce Meadows and Trestle Creek will be joining Alberta Golf in the near future.   There were three very successful tournaments held in the North Zone this year:    

• Junior Qualifier was held at the Dunes Golf and Country Club o The volunteers from the North Zone that supported this event were:  Bill 

Skinner, Troy Suddaby, Tim Meyer, Perky McCullough  

• Marg Ward Ladies Mid Handicap was held at the Jasper Park Lodge GC o The volunteers from the North Zone that supported this event were:  Troy Suddaby, Tim 

Meyer  

• Men's Amateur Qualifier was held at the Grande Prairie Golf and Country Club o The volunteers from the North Zone that supported this event were:  Bill Skinner, Troy 

Suddaby, Tim Meyer, Perky McCullough, Ken Lyle  All three events were well attended and managed in a very professional manner.  Thanks again to all the volunteers for contributing timeless energy.    The highlight of the summer for Troy Suddaby and myself, Ken Lyle, was travelling to Yellowknife to rate their golf course.  This course is very unique because the fairways consist of sand (no grass) with Jack Pine defining the borders of the fairways.  The tee boxes and greens are built with artificial turf.  The members and visitors pack a small piece of artificial turf with them to support the ball when playing their fairway shots. A special thanks goes to Sylvia Blasken for assisting in evaluating this unique course.   We updated the Bear Creek Golf Club course rating late in the season. They added a significant number of Ladies tee boxes and fairway bunkers and wanted to have the new ratings for the 2012 season.  Joanne Smith will be joining the volunteer group next year, taking over Troy Suddaby's role as North Zone Member Club Liaison.  Thanks again to all the hard work the volunteers provided and I am looking forward to another successful year in 2012.     Ken Lyle North Zone Council Chair  

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Edmonton Zone Report 

The season started with our Zone Member Club Spring Meeting which was hosted by the Edmonton Country Club on May 4th. Attendance was very poor, despite a lot of follow‐up communication to the clubs.  Attendees were brought up to date on all of the programs and services provided to them as members of Alberta Golf.  Bob McGinn and his team are developing strategies to improve the communications with member clubs. 

Edmonton zone hosted 11 AGA tournaments days.  Rules officials from the zone volunteered at a number of “outside” events, including a qualifier for the Syncrude Boreal Open, three Edmonton Golf Association championship events, the Alberta High School Championships, and McLennan Ross Sun Junior Tour events.  Herb Schlotter, zone Rules captain, also organized three rules clinics.  Again this year, we have seen a need for better coordination with the EGA so that both the EGA and our officials understand, and agree on, what is expected.  

The zone course rating team, led by Borden Woytkiw, completed the rating of 8 courses this season. 

A big thank you goes out to all volunteers in the zone. It’s because of your efforts that we have had another successful year!   

Gord Dunmore 

Edmonton Zone Chair 

                           

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Central Zone Report 

The Central Zone had another very successful golf season. Thank you to all of the directors, volunteers, member clubs, golfers and Alberta Golf staff for making this possible. 

The season started with a Handicap Seminar hosted by Donald and Jack from golf House prior to our annual Central Zone meeting this year graciously hosted by the Olds Central Highlands Golf Club and organized by Joan and Al Qually. Head pro and GM Wade Bearchell was most accommodating providing attendees with a private room to meet, coffee and amenities and a complimentary “Nine and Dine” which was much appreciated. The Handicap Seminar was well attended by many Central Zone Clubs some of whom also attended the Zone meeting. 

The Central Zone member clubs, as usual, hosted many Alberta Golf tournaments in 2011. These included: The Junior Boys Championship hosted by the Drayton Valley Golf Club, Alberta Open Qualifying hosted by the Olds Central Highlands Golf Club, Alberta Amateur Qualifying tournaments hosted by Olds Central Highlands and Drayton Valley Golf Clubs, Men’s Senior Championship hosted by the Coyote Creek Golf Club, the Ladies Team Classic hosted by the Camrose Golf Club, and the RCGA CN Future Links Western Championship hosted by Wolf Creek Golf Course. Thanks again to all of the directors, volunteers, members and staff at these clubs for helping to make these events so successful. 

 Tournament Chairs, Rules officials and Starters/Scorers in the Central Zone were especially busy this year. The Central Zone is blessed with a large number of highly qualified officials who work many tournaments throughout Alberta. Officials from the Central Zone who worked tournaments include: Jack Brooks, Chair of many events, Peter Davies, Head Rules Official,  Al Qually, Head Rules Official, Joan Qually, Chair and Rules Official, Les Swelin, Head Rules Official, Tom Zariski, Head Rules Official, Wendy Davies, Rules Official, Lois Gilbertson, Chair. Special thanks to golf House staff Lori Evans, Jack Lane, Donald Stewart and Matt Rollins for their exceptional expertise in making everything at these tournaments run smoothly for the volunteers. 

Club visitations was not a high priority this year with a minimal number of clubs being visited, many informally. We encouraged Alberta Golf volunteers to drop in to clubs and introduce themselves as Alberta golf volunteers to touch base with clubs that may not have seen anyone from Alberta golf in a while. We also encouraged member clubs to regularly view the AG website for updates. 

Slope ratings were carried out at Dinosaur Trail and Pheasantback courses. Combined tee rating at Pine Hills. Course raters were Jack Brooks, Lois Gilbertson, Dave Brosteaux and Herb Draney. The most interesting had to be the Dinosaur Trail Golf and Country Club rating of their back nine holes. The very unique design and topography stumped the course rater’s formulas for calculations on occasion.  

Again a big thank you to all of the volunteers, rules officials, course raters, and Alberta golf staff for all of your hard work in 2011. We look forward to an even better year in 2012! 

Tom Zariski Central Zone Council Chair        

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South Zone Report  It was another busy and enjoyable season for the volunteers in the south zone. The season started with our Annual South Zone Member Club Spring Meeting which was hosted by the gracious staff at the Nanton Golf Club on April 26th. There were approx 40 people in attendance representing 12 clubs from the zone. Attendees were brought up to date on all of the programs and services provided to them as members of the Alberta Golf Association.  Despite a cold, windy, and rainy start to this year’s golf season, Bette Flannigan South Zone Rules Captain, organized 6 rules clinics at member clubs in the zone. Another eight clubs were also contacted regarding possible rules clinics in the future.  The south zone also hosted 4 AGA amateur tournaments as well as two college events this season. Alberta Golf staff and zone volunteers organize the AGA tournaments and provide rules expertise for the competitors.  The new south zone course rating team lead by Jeff Motherwell, completed its schedule for 2011 with the rating of 4 courses and a partial rating of one course. They rated The Bridges at Claresholm, Cottonwood Coulee Golf Club, Waterton Lakes Golf Club, and Crowsnest Pass Golf & CC and 3 holes of the Lethbridge Country Club. 

Thelma Coutts has been busy officiating, visiting numerous golf clubs researching the history of Alberta Golf for the centennial magazine and, helping out with AGA scholarship selections.  A big thank you goes out to all volunteers in the zone. It’s because of your efforts that were able to grow the participation and passion for the game in southern Alberta.  Gene Oleksin South Zone Council Chair   

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Executive Director’s Report  

Alberta Golf’s mission statement is to grow participation and passion for golf while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. Our operational theme this year was to continue to grow the game and instil the passion that we as an organization have for golf; and in reviewing the year we could celebrate many new milestones.  

Perhaps the most important growth factor for golf is spreading the game at the grassroots level. The National Golf in Schools program is designed to achieve this objective and this year we were excited to join forces with the PGA of Alberta to expand on this initiative. In 2011 we reached a record of 145 schools in the province along with 33 of them being adopted for support by clubs and individuals. We have also developed a strong relationship with the Physical Education Specialists in the province which will go a long way to improving our promotional opportunities.  

In addition to the National Golf  in Schools program our CN Future Links  initiative continues  its strong   growth pattern with a number of clubs running the various programs that are offered from skills competitions and golf  leagues to the learn to play program.   A nice membership growth area for Alberta Golf was in our Public Player’s Club. This year we celebrated the registration of 1625 members, a 25% increase over 2010.  With a renewal rate of nearly 66%, our members continue to see value in their PPC membership.  Promotion of the 2012 program will begin late 2011 with 2012 memberships being available in January 2012. As trends show a shift away from golfers buying memberships in favour of playing at public oriented facilities, this membership category will play a major part of AG’s future. 

Alberta Golf conducts educational seminars for the RCGA Handicap System each year.   A total of 5 Handicap Seminars were  conducted  in  2011  ‐  4  in  person  and  one  via  video  conference.    There were  a  total  of  108  attendees  and  65 Member Clubs certified.  This was a significant increase compared to 2010 as we saw a 32% increase in attendees and a 51% increase in Member Clubs certified.  A special thanks to Jack Lane and Donald Stewart for conducting the seminars.   The RCGA Network continues to be a great benefit to the membership.   Members can now access the RCGA Network through  the Golf Canada website, eliminating  the need  to have  two different  login details.   The RCGA Network also received a face‐lift in 2011, with many new tools and icons added to enhance the user experience for both members and club administrators. We can now boast of having 176 clubs using the system representing over 90% of our membership.   The launch of the new Alberta Golf brand has been the focus of 2011 for the marketing committee.  We have now joined Golf Canada and the majority of the provincial associations in adopting the new golfer over laid on a stylized maple leaf to develop a consistent “family of brands” identity. Along with our new brand we launched a new website that has been well received with many complimenting its functionality and its new fresh look.    This August marked the first time that golf was a part of the Western Canada Summer Games, with training opportunities and planning meetings throughout the year our team of juvenile aged golfers played very well. Our groups captured two silver medals over the week and are very excited about the continued training program for the Canada Summer Games in 2013.   The Alberta Golf Industry Association became active again this year and partnered with the National Allied Golf Association on a national joint effort to meet with Provincial and Federal M.L.A.’s and M.P.’s. We spent  the day at the Alberta Legislature on Tuesday, April 19th and we held meetings with then Premier Ed Stelmach; Speaker of the House, Ken Kowalski; Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees, Wayne Cao; Mel Knight, Minister of Sustainable Resource Development; Conservative MLA’s: Arno Doerksen; Ken Allred; Evan Berger; Robin Campbell; Cal Dallas; Wayne Drysdale; Art Johnston; Richard Marz; Peter Sandhu; Tony Vandermeer; Teresa Woo‐Paw; and David Xiao; Liberal MLA’s Harry Chase, Kent Hehr; and Bridget Pastoor and Wildrose Alliance member Paul Hinman. Our message was about the positive economic impact that golf offers and our fine environmental stewardship. This was the first 

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initiative of its type and the feedback from all involved was that it was a very successful effort that should be revisited on a regular basis to keep the golf industry in the forefront of our legislators’ agendas.  Finally, the Alberta Golf Association Foundation was able to award 32 scholarships this year ranging from $500 ‐ $3,000 for a total of $55,000. We were also fortunate to add the new Christa Spahmann Scholarship Endowment to the Foundation in 2011. This program was established as a legacy to one of our former juniors who passed away prematurely in 2010.   As we look to the future, our operational plans will continue to be consumer centric. We must be aware that we are competing with many entertainment options and that we must position golf as an engaging, fun and contemporary sport that can be enjoyed by the entire family, for a  lifetime. Additionally, we must continue to embrace the concept of working with our allied golf associations with the common goal of growing this great game of golf.    

Brent Ellenton Executive Director  

 

                             

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Player Development Manager Report   High Performance  Team  Alberta  was  a  very  exciting  program  again  for  2011  offering  strong  camaraderie  and  a  competitive  group atmosphere for our top athletes. As our juniors compete throughout the season, qualifying for Team Alberta seems to be at the top of their  list each year. With many team meetings and a spring training camp, this program continues to prepare our top  juniors  for the season which we witnessed this year  in having 9 boys and 3 girls  in the top 30 of the respective national Order of Merits which have been our highest results to date.   Training Camps were held for our upcoming juniors in the zones, our under 18 athletes and the returning collegiate and university competitors. In 2012 Alberta will be the host of the Canadian Junior Girls and Ladies Championships and we look to have strong training and preparation opportunities lined up for our female competitors.   The Western Canada Games proved to be a great training opportunity for our  juvenile aged competitors. Throughout the year we had a number of  training opportunities and were able  to bring  this group very  close  together. The  two teams were  able  to  secure  silver medals  and we  look  forward  to  improving upon  that  at  the 2013 Canada  Summer Games in Quebec.  Grass Roots  National Golf in Schools is ensuring the future of our game. In 2011 we reached 145 schools in the province along with 33 of them being adopted by clubs and  individuals. This program also allowed us the opportunity to partner with the PGA of Alberta in its promotion and delivery which is a great step for our two associations. We have developed a strong relationship with the PE Specialists in the province as well which will improve our promotional opportunities. Thank you to Enid Botchett who has been dedicated to creating a buzz about the program in Edmonton.   CN Future Links continues  to grow with a number of clubs  running  the various programs  that are offered  from  skills competitions and golf leagues to the learn to play program. Most clubs need the additional assistance of a volunteer to input the data collected which has left a few clubs sticking to their original junior programs.   Team Results   This season we were fortunate to have some tremendous results at National and International competitions: 

Girls AB/MT Ryder Cup Team – Champions  Boys AB/MT Ryder Cup Team – 2nd   Girls Junior Americas Cup Team – 10th   Boys Junior Americas Cup Team – 8th   AB Girls Team at RCGA Junior – 2nd    AB Boys Team at RCGA Junior – Champions  AB Ladies Team at RCGA Amateur – 4th   AB Men’s Willingdon Cup Team at RCGA Amateur – T 4th   AB Men’s Team at Pacific Coast Amateur – 3rd    AB Men’s Team at RCGA Mid‐Amateur – 8th   AB Ladies Team at RCGA Senior – 4th    AB Men’s Team at RCGA Senior – 2nd  

    

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Coaching  Our Coaching support was tremendous this year with Randy Robb and Dean Spriddle taking the lead role. The Coaches were involved in provincial camps, parent’s education sessions and assisting our teams at major events. If it wasn’t for the expertise and knowledge that these coaches bring to our programs we wouldn’t be where we are today. We  look forward to their involvement again in 2012   Volunteer Support   Throughout the year our team really stepped up to ensure we were offering programs to stay in line with the Long Term Player Development Model.  From promoting NGIS  and CN  Future  Links  to  supporting our  teams  and  individuals our volunteers  have  been  a  large  part  of  our  organization.  A  special  thank  you  to  the  Player  Development  Committee Members and volunteers who were a part of this year!   Matt Rollins  Player Development Manager     

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Member Relations Coordinator  I had the opportunity to continue working in the areas of volunteer management, handicap and course rating, as well as tournaments in 2011.  We  once  again  offered  the  Volunteer  Orientation  to  both  new  and  existing  volunteers.  The  AG  website  was  re‐constructed and provided an opportunity to promote our volunteer program to the public. The Volunteer Recognition awards were presented at the Spring Meeting. Clothing, business cards and name tags were ordered for our volunteers and staff to promote the new brand in 2011. Training was conducted by each Committee in our various departments in order to educate our volunteer group. I also had the opportunity to provide information and volunteer feedback to the Nominating Committee which aided their decision making and planning for next year and into the future.  It was an extremely busy year for the Handicap and Course Rating Committee. Special thanks go to our 5 Zone Captains who did a fantastic job of coordinating their respective rating teams and accommodating all course requests. A total of 20  courses were  rated or  re‐rated  according  to  the  long  range  schedule  in  2011. AG  conducted  5 Handicap  System Seminars; 4  in person and 1 via video conference. There were 108 attendees and 65 member clubs certified  in 2011. Invoices  were  sent  to  Golf  Canada  as  per  their  Handicap  and  Course  Rating  Subsidy  policies.  The  RCGA  Network continues  to be a great benefit  to  the membership.   Members  can now access  the RCGA Network  through  the Golf Canada website, eliminating the need to have two different login details.  The RCGA Network also received a face‐lift in 2011, with many new tools and icons added to enhance the user experience for both members and club administrators. In 2011, Alberta Golf was able to switch to the new web‐based USGA CRP (www.usgacrp.org), which can be accessed at any computer with an  internet connection.   This simplified program removes the need to download software and any compatibility issues are eliminated.  The course rating captains enter the rating information and Golf House accesses the completed rating for input into the RCGA Network for handicap purposes.  The new USGA CRP also acts as an electronic database for each member club rated, including contact information and course rating data.   I worked closely with Lori Evans to prepare, organize and work at a number of tournament events this year. I was the staff member at the Junior Qualifying in Edmonton, the Mid Handicap / Marg Ward, the Junior Girls Championship, the Sun  Life Financial  Ladies Amateur Championship,  the Senior  Ladies Championship and  the  Ladies Team Classic North event. Special thanks go to the Tournament Chairs and Head Rules Officials at each of these events.  It was a pleasure working with each of you.  I  would  like  to  thank my  Committee  Chairs  Al  Qually,  Volunteer  Development  Director,  as  well  as  Sylvia  Blasken, Handicap and Course Rating Director for their support and enthusiasm this year.   Jack Lane Member Relations Coordinator          

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Membership Services Manager  Membership  2011  saw  a  slight  increase  in  overall membership  after  the  decrease  that we  saw  in  2010.   Work  continues  on  a membership visitation package that will be used to educated current member clubs, as well as potential member clubs, on the benefits of joining the association.  Invoices  for 2011 Membership were  sent out  in  January  in an attempt  to  increase cash  flow during February/March.  Unfortunately, in 2011 we did not see the same success in increasing cash flow that we have seen in past years.  I will be working with  the Finance Committee  in 2012  to  try  to determine a way of  increasing early payment of membership dues.  The 2011 Membership Cards were sent out in late January/early February with the inclusion of the Member Club name and the option to have member’s names pre‐printed on the cards.   Activations  in 2011 were  low with only 13% of the members activating  their cards.   Work will continue  in  the New Year  to educate  the clubs and  their members on  the benefits of activating their cards.  Membership cards  in 2012 will once again have at  least the Member Club’s name on the club with the majority of the clubs also  including the member name as well.   The newest feature on the card for 2012 will be the addition of a QR Code on the back of all membership cards.  This will give members the ability to scan their cards using a smartphone or QR  reader  to  bring  up  their  official Handicap  Factor.    This  addition will  be  helpful  for  use  at  tournaments  to  verify handicaps as well as to defend your handicap at the first tee at any course!  Public Players Club  The PPC had a  large  increase  in overall membership  in 2011, growing 34% to 1634 members.   The renewal rate of the program continues to increase as we add benefits to the membership offering.  Work will continue in the winter as we promote renewals for 2012 starting in January.  Marketing  The Marketing Committee had a busy year  launching  the new brand which began with  the development of  the new website in April.  The new website is easy to navigate but yet very informative.  Work will continue on the website as we continue to add content and its use continues to grow as the main resource for the association.  All marketing materials were developed with  the new  logo which  includes posters, brochures,  tournament  signage  and  vehicle decals.    The overall  response  from  the branding change has been positive and work now begins on a centennial  logo  for  items  in 2012.    Our  social media presence was higher during  this past year as we hired a Social Media  Intern, Stewart Thibodeau  to assist  in  this  area.    Stewart  did  a  terrific  job  updating  Facebook  and  Twitter  on  a  regular  basis  and  increased  our followers substantially over this time.  This area will continue to grow as a main point of contact with our membership as the use of social media advances.   Donald Stewart Membership Services Manager 

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Accountant Report 

The chartered accounting firm of, Enns and Company were in the office the week of October 24 to audit the 2011 financial statements for the association and the foundation. The audited financial statements are included in the annual report. 

Having two C.A.’s on the finance committee really helped to keep us on track last year. Bruce Petrie and Bob Cormier both had sharp eyes and were asking a lot of questions which kept me on my toes. 

The 2011‐12 budget has been approved by the board of directors. Our membership numbers increased in 2011 and we hope to see another increase in 2012. 

As always we had the finance breakout sessions at the spring meeting which helped to get things off to a good start. When staff and volunteer use the proper forms for tracking and reporting expenses and revenues it makes my job easier. Most tournament chairs used the forms and this helped to speed up the payment of invoices and to track the expenses for all events but we must remind the clubs that they must still send us an invoice 

We did not use of our line of credit in 2011 and will likely not need to use it in the next year. 

Eric Rogers 

Accountant 

 

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Results of the 2011 Provincial Tournaments RBC Insurance Alberta Open Champion: Wes Heffernan, Silver Springs GCC (207) RBC Insurance Alberta Open Low Amateur: Mitch Evanecz, Red Deer GCC (207) Sun Life Financial Alberta Men’s Amateur Champion: Scott Stiles, Bearspaw CC (277) Sun Life Financial Alberta Ladies’ Amateur Champion: Nicole Zhang, Silver Springs GCC (277) All Weather Windows Alberta Men’s Mid-Amateur Champion: Frank Van Dornick, Camrose GC (213) Alberta Ladies’ Mid-Amateur Champion: Andrea Kosa, Glencoe GCC (214) Alberta Ladies’ Mid-Master Champion: Kerrin Lee-Gartner, Pinebrook GCC (230) Alberta Men’s Mid Handicap Champion: Tim From, Redwater GC (155) Alberta Men’s Public Players Club Champion: Kevin Kang, PPC (157) Alberta Ladies’ Mid Handicap Champion: Kelly Eby, Jasper Park Lodge GC (169) Alberta Ladies’ Marg Ward Champion: Belinda Chiang, Jagare Ridge GC (205) Fidelity Investments Alberta Men’s Senior Champion: Jim Russell, Bearspaw CC (205) Fidelity Investments Alberta Men’s Super-Senior Champion: Bob McGrath, Silver Springs GCC (226) Alberta Ladies’ Senior Champion: Diane Williams, Canyon Meadows GCC (154) Alberta Ladies’ Super-Senior Champion: Diane Williams, Canyon Meadows GCC (154) Frank Lindsay Alberta Junior Boys Champion: Wilson Bateman, Blackhawk GC (208) Frank Lindsay Alberta Juvenile Boys Champion: Matt Williams, Pinebrook GCC (222) Alberta Junior Girls Champion: Jennifer Ha, Glencoe GCC (282) Alberta Juvenile Girls Champion: Sabrine Garrison, Country Hills GC (312) Alberta Bantam Junior Boys Champion: Patrick Murphy, Collicutt Siding GC (140) Alberta Bantam Junior Girls Champion: Jaclyn Lee, Valley Ridge GC (147) Men’s Interclub Champions: Country Hills GC: Jody Welder, Kevin Temple, Jeff

Diduck, David Schultz (216) Ladies Team Classic South Champions: Tammy Ford & Dawn Klyne,

The Bridges at Claresholm (211) Ladies Team Classic North Champions: Jenn & Debbie Orcheski, Camrose GC (211)

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Alberta Golf Operational Plan Report Card ITEM Strategy -

2011 Responsibility Evaluation Actions Grade Comments

Governance Goal 1 - Enhanced Membership Value (1.1 Develop and communicate current value proposition 1.2 Grow Membership 1.3 Develop future membership strategy for clubs and golfers 1.4 Leverage the RCGA Network) Goal 2 - Excellence and Participation (2.1 Increase youth participation at entry level 2.2 Increase participation and passion of grassroots golfers 2.3 Enhance Team Alberta Performance Program 2.4 Clarify pathway for high performance juniors 2.5 Support young pro transition strategy) Goal 3 - Best In Class (3.1Conduct quality events and services 3.2 Grow stature of amateur championships 3.3 Grow stature of Alberta Open 3.4 Support in province RCGA events) Goal 4 -Financial Sustainability (4.1 Control costs 4.2 Execute holistic sponsorship and partner models 4.3 Diversify revenue sources) Goal 5 - Organization Effectiveness (5.1 Continue to develop and enhance relationships with industry partners 5.2 Evolve governance model 5.3 Improve technology to support program delivery 5.4 Improve brand health and communications effectiveness 5.5 Optimize people resources) Grade - A Plan implemented as stated; B - Plan altered but implemented; C - No Action; D - Plan disregarded Audit and Risk Management

3,4,5 Ensure professional financial auditing firm is in place

Board, Executive Director, Accountant

Continuity of professional, cost effective financial auditor

Appoint auditor at AGM

A

3,4,5 Ensure Audited Financial Statements

Board, Executive Director, Accountant

Accurate, timely and effective audit statement

Renew audit contract with Enns & Co.

A

3,4,5 Ensure provincial sport standard commercial liability insurance is in place

Board, Executive Director, Accountant

Cost effective premiums, effective coverages.

ED to pursue with insurer

A

3,4,5 Ensure provincial sport standard vehicle liability insurance is in place

Board, Executive Director, Accountant

Cost effective premiums, effective coverages.

ED to pursue with insurer

A

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ITEM Strategy -

2011 Responsibility Evaluation Actions Grade Comments

3,4,5 Ensure provincial sport standard Directors and Officers Liability Insurance is in place

Board, Executive Director, Accountant

Cost effective premiums, effective coverages.

ED to pursue with insurer

A

3,4,5 Ensure industry standard software support and backup protocals are in place

Board, Executive Director, Accountant

Effective, price affordable software solutions.

ED and Accountant to pursue with LAN Solutions - IT service supplier

A

Board Training, Recognition and Recruitment

3,5 Run Orientation seminars for new Associate Directors and Directors in January.

Volunteer Development Coordinator; Member Relations Coordinator

AG Board and Executive positions filled with competent and confident volunteers.

Run conference call orientation to engage new vols soon after appointment at AGM

A

3,5 Continue to seek education on Board training and governance

Executive Committee, Board

Increased service, decreased volunteer and staff time.

Recruit Board Governance specialist to educate board/staff at BOD Retreat.

A

3,5 Enhance volunteer operational training throughout the year

Operational Committees

More educated, confident, trained volunteer workforce.

Pursue video conference (webinar) software, equipment to provide electronic training

A

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ITEM Strategy -

2011 Responsibility Evaluation Actions Grade Comments

3,5 Dirs/Assc Dirs canvassed by phone and email by the Nominating Committee. Identification of new directors to be solicited in Sept via referral.

1st VP & Nominating Com.

Maintenance of a strong board and support.

Develop a Nomination Slate for the old bylaws and for the proposed bylaws

A

3,5 Develop multi-discipline work rosters.

Operational Committees

Volunteer time management

Committees to develop

C

3,5 Sponsor staff courses and workshops to enhance Golf House operations.

Executive Director/Executive Committee

Staff efficiency and retention

Staff, President and 1st VP to attend ASRPWF Leadership Conference

A

3,5 Implement recognition policy. Maintain staff health and wellness benefit.

President, Executive Director

Retention of vols, staff.

Implement recognition policy.

A

Financial Management 1,3,5 Continue to

monitor space needs; enhance computer stations and backup; enhance presentation eqpt.

Executive Committee, Executive Director, Accountant

Efficient program delivery

Budget for capital acquisitions; ask LAN Solns. -IT service supplier to provide 3 year computer equipment, software budget

A

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ITEM Strategy -

2011 Responsibility Evaluation Actions Grade Comments

Meetings 1 Hold

Annual General Meeting

Board # of member clubs, Board members and guests attending and accomplishment of agenda.

Nov. 24, Red Deer GCC

A

1 Hold Annual Board of Directors Meeting

Board Conduction of semi-annual business

Nov. 25, Red Deer GCC; Feb 4-6,

A

1 Hold Board of Directors Retreat

Board Governance Changes

Banff Centre; Feb. 4-6

A

1 Hold Spring Board of Directors Meeting

Board Conduction of semi-annual business

April 29-30, Edm.

A

1 Hold regular Executive Com. Meetings

Executive Committee

Conduction of monthly business

Jan, Feb, March, April, Sept, Nov

A

1 Hold regular Operational Committee Meetings

Operational Committees

Conduction of committee business

Update committee actions via EC meetings. Discontinue non-operational committees

A

Golf Industry Facilitation

5 Work on NAGA Lobby Days Effort

President, Executive Director

Influence on government

April 19th, Edm.

A

5 Network with APGA

President, Executive Director, Membership Services Manager; PD Manager

Pros feedback; EC feedback

Work on NGIS initiatives; Trade Shows; Ab Open

A

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ITEM Strategy - 2011

Responsibility Evaluation Actions Grade Comments

5 Partner with other golf associations

President, Executive Director

Increased service, decreased volunteer and staff time and funding

Attend AGIA meetings.

A

5 Attend RCGA Meetings

President, Executive Director and staff

Inclusion in discussion.

January Edmonton; Monthly ED conference calls; operational conference calls as required

A

5 Approach mgrs/pros for AG director recruitment

Nominating Com.; ED

# of competent directors recruited from this source.

Focus on recruiting specific skillsets. Proposed bylaws provide opportunity for industry members to be directors.

A

5 Attend Provincial Council Meetings

President Influence on national initiatives

Meet quarterly by phone; annually in person at RCGA AGM

A

Policies and Procedures 5 Maintain

and update policies

1st VP/Board/Executive Director

Consistency of actions and decisions.

Complete policy manual update for Spring Mtg

A

5 Maintain a registered set of bylaws

Board Current bylaw registration provides direction.

A

5 Overhaul bylaws to meet new governance structure and framework

Executive Committee; Executive Director

Is process a desired service and does it yield positive actions.

Utilize in house bylaw experts to finalize before spring meeting

A

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ITEM Strategy - 2011

Responsibility Evaluation Actions Grade Comments

Staffing 3,4,5 Ensure

professionals are employed to deliver tasks

Personnel Committee/Executive Director

Staff retention.

Maintenance of appropriate staffing levels. Compensation review.

A

Strategic Planning 1,2,3,4,5 Put

together the association's strategic plan

Board Maintenance of a focussed direction.

Finalize at Annual BOD meeting

A

Succession Planning 3,5 Succession

planning - staff, board, com's.

Board, Committees and Staff

Strong committees with less contention over leadership.

Document plans.

A

5 Ensure continuity of Board and Operational positions

Nominating Committee

Strong Board of Directors providing leadership and good governance.

A

3,5 Recruit Board Members for new Governance Model

Nominating Committee

Satisfactory implementation of new governance model

A

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ITEM Strategy - 2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

Membership Relevant Goals: Enhanced Membership Value, Financial Sustainability, Organization Effectiveness

Grade - A Plan implemented as stated; B - Plan altered but implemented; C - No Action; D - Plan disregarded 1. Develop and communicate current value proposition

1.MCL's to contact clubs for correct contact information

Membership Committee

Were all clubs contacted prior to the Zone Spring Meetings?

A MCL's contacted all clubs in their zones prior to the Spring Mtg

2. Define value propositions for specific club situations (Private, Semi-Private, Public and Non-Member)

Golf Canada/Alberta Golf

Were specific value propositions developed for specific clubs?

B Working with GC to develop

3. Review and develop zone spring meeting concept to make meetings more interesting and attract more attendees

Membership Committee

Were the meetings successful?

A Recommendations to change to an electronic meeting have been made

4. Host Zone Spring Meetings

Membership Committee

Were the meetings held in each zone?

A

2. Grow Membership

1. Develop a Club Visitation Schedule

Membership Committee

Was a schedule developed prior to April 15th?

A

2. Develop Club Visitation Package that highlights Alberta Golf Value Propositions

Membership Services Manager

Was the visitation package completed by April 29?

B Visitation package is currently being worked on

3. Conduct Visitations to Member and Non-Member clubs

Membership Committee/Golf Canada

Increase of 5 member clubs/Increase of 3750 individual members

B Visitations have been completed, increase in clubs and members not met

4. Develop a distribution/activation plan for membership cards.

Membership Committee

Was a plan developed? Did activations increase in 2011?

B Need to work on selling members on reasons to activate cards

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3. Develop future membership strategy for clubs and golfers.

1. Compile information from visitations and provide a recommendation to the Executive Committee.

Membership Committee

Was a recommendation made to the Executive Committee regarding future membership strategies?

C GC is currently working on a future membership strategy, will work with them as necessary on future plans

4. Continue to develop and enhance relationships with industry partners.

1. Establish a working relationship with the National Membership Committee

Membership Director

Was a relationship established between Alberta Golf's and Golf Canada's Committee's?

A Progress continues with our relationship with GC

2. Establish a working relationship with the provincial membership staff members

Membership Services Manager

Was a relationship established between Alberta Golf's and the other provincial associations?

A Donald continues to work with the PA's as necessary

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ITEM Strategy -

2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

Public Player Club

Relevant Organizational Goals: Goal 1 - Enhanced Membership Value (1.1 Develop and communicate current value proposition 1.2 Grow Membership 1.3 Develop future membership strategy for clubs and golfers 1.4 Leverage the RCGA Network) Goal 2 - Excellence and Participation (2.2 Increase participation and passion of grassroots golfers) Goal 4 - Financial Sustainability (4.1 Control costs 4.3 Diversify revenue sources) Goal 5 - Organization Effectiveness (5.4 Improve brand health and communications effectiveness)

Grade - A Plan implemented as stated; B - Plan altered but implemented; C - No Action; D - Plan disregarded 1. Increase membership renewal rate

1. Promoting 2011 membership renewals through emails.

Donald Complete renewal messages by March 31, 2011

A Had an extremely successful renewal program with over 530 members renewed by March 31st.

2. Continue to evaluate the progress of renewals

Donald Ongoing A Finished the year with a 66% renewal rate.

2. Increase number of members

1. Promoting PPC at PGA of Alberta Golf Shows

Donald Did attendance at Shows correlate with registration increases?

A 50 registrations within a week of the Edm Show and 63 after the Calgary Show

2. Improve PPC position at RCGA Learning Centre and additional facilities throughout the province.

PPC and Marketing Committee

5% increase in PPC Membership and additional 'hubs' established.

B Additional hubs have not yet been established, an increase of 25% in registrations over 2010

3. Increase tournament play by PPC Members

1. Promote tournaments through communication with PPC members.

Donald Were notices sent to members?

C

2. Investigate possibility of running Virtual Tournaments

Donald Determine feasibility

A Work continues with Golf Canada on v-Tours

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ITEM Strategy -

2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

4. Enhance ongoing communication with PPC Members

1. Continue to update all PPC members through email and mail communication.

Donald Were members updated on current information?

A Members were sent emails periodically on Alberta Golf events/services

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ITEM Strategy -

2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

Marketing Relevant Organizational Goals: Goal 1 - Enhanced Membership Value (1.1 Develop and communicate current value proposition 1.2 Grow Membership 1.4 Leverage the RCGA Network) Goal 2 - Excellence and Participation (2.1 Increase youth participation at entry level 2.2 Increase participation and passion of grassroots golfers Goal 3 - Best In Class (3.2 Grow stature of amateur championships 3.3 Grow stature of Alberta Open) Goal 4 -Financial Sustainability (4.2 Execute holistic sponsorship and partner models 4.3 Diversify revenue sources) Goal 5 - Organization Effectiveness (5.1 Continue to develop and enhance relationships with industry partners 5.3 Improve technology to support program delivery 5.4 Improve brand health and communications effectiveness 5.5 Optimize people resources) Grade - A Plan implemented as stated; B - Plan altered but implemented; C - No Action; D - Plan disregarded 1. Publications 1. Continue

production of Alberta Golfer magazine.

Magazine Committee

Date of circulation. Quality.

A Professional Magazine continues to be developed

2. Review distribution list by April 2011.

Donald, Eric Improved readership. Decreased calls about garbaged magazines.

A Distribution list is reviewed annually

3. Editorial development should continue to utilize space for promoting AGA activities.

Magazine Committee

Number of articles.

A

4. Use of professional writers and photographers.

Magazine Committee

Number of professionals hired and related costs.

A

5. Submit articles to industry publications such as: Chinook Golfer and Edmonton Golfer newspaper, Golf Canada.

Donald, Brent, Jack

Ongoing. A Submitted articles as requested.

6. Produce Public Service Announcements leading up to and following Alberta Golf Events.

Alberta Golf Staff

Ongoing. A Press Releases were sent for all major tournaments and sponsored events.

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ITEM Strategy -

2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

2. Posters/Signage

1. Develop Championship poster with 2011 events and 2010 champions.

Donald Increased number of participants by 5%

A

2. Develop tournament specific poster's for all women's events.

Committee Increased number of participants by 10%

C

3. Develop Banner stands for Golf Show, Zone meetings and other events.

Donald, Bob Were the banner stands developed?

A Banners with new logos were developled and used at various events

4. Develop Alberta Golf Brochure and PPC Brochure with new logo.

Donald. Jack, Bob

Were the brochures developed?

A Brochures were developed and used.

5. Work with website development company to include a Calendar on the website.

Donald Was a calendar developed for the website?

C

3. Communication

1. Continue production of Golf Bytes

Donald, Jack, Brent, Tyrone

Ongoing. B Blog was updated until June

2. Attend two APGA consumer shows.

Donald, Jack Number of shows attended, number of show attendees.

A Show was succesful, work will continue with APGA to showcase AG

3. Production of Alberta Golf email/website video

Marketing Committee

Was a video developed and being used?

D A plan needs to be developed

4. Develop a Press Release for launch of new website and branding.

Alberta Golf Staff

Was the press release sent?

A

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ITEM Strategy -

2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

4. Sponsorship 1. Develop a list of existing sponsors and contract expiries.

Brent Maintain 2010 sponsorship revenue levels.

2. Seek out new sponsors as required.

Brent Increased sponsorship revenue.

3. Implelement Media days to coincide with sponsor events.

Brent Sponsor satisfaction

5. Re-branding 1. Develop a logo change checklist that includes timelines and responsibilities.

Donald and Jack Did all required items get changed?

B List was not formally developed, majority of items updated

2. Development of new website interface to reflect new brand.

Donald and professional designer

Official launch of new website on March 15, 2011

A Website has been launched

6. Centennial Planning

1. Work with the Centennial Planning Committee's to promote Alberta Golf's Centennial activities.

Marketing Committee

Ongoing. A Work continues on centennial marketing

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ITEM Strategy - 2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

Tournaments

Relevant Organizational Goals: 1 Enhanced Membership Value 1.1 Develop and communicate current value proposition 1.4 Leverage the RCGA Network (Handicap and Communication system) 2 Excellence and Participation 2.1 Increase youth participation at entry level 2.2 Increase participation and passion of grassroots golfers 2.3 Enhance Team Alberta Performance Program 3 Best In Class 3.1 Conduct quality events and services 3.2 Grow stature of amateur championships 3.3 Grow stature of the Alberta Open 4 Financial Sustainability 4.1 Control costs 4.3 Diversify revenue sources 5 Organization Effectiveness 5.1 Continue to develop and enhance relationships with industry partners 5.3 Improve technology to support program delivery 5.5 Optimize people resources Grade - A Plan implemented as stated; B - Plan altered but implemented; C - No Action; D - Plan disregarded 1.1 Develop and communicate current value proposition

Assist / implement Alberta Golf initiatives

tournament committee and tournament chairs, head rules officials

Feedback from players, directors

A

1.4 Leverage the RCGA Network

Use the system to verify membership/handicaps of competitors at Alberta Golf events.

staff Feedback from players

A

2.1 Increase youth participation at entry level

Assist at the club level to create a new junior program and encourage participation in our Bantam.

Lori / Linda / Marketing / Sponsorship Committee /Player Development Committee

recommendations for 2012

C

2.2 Increase participation and passion of grassroots golfers

Encouraging PPC members to play in AG events

Tournament Committee / Membership

Recommendations for 2012

A

2.2 Increase participation and passion of grassroots golfers

Promote Golf for the Cure Ladies Team Classic

Member Club Liaison/tournament committee

# of participants

A

2.2 Increase participation and passion of grassroots golfers

Adjust events as identified by cost/benefit analysis

Tourn. Comm. Recommendations by AGM

Recommendations for 2012

A

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2.3 Enhance Team Alberta Performance Program

Grant Team Alberta members exemptions for the Alberta Junior and quota positions for the Canadian Junior and Canadian Amateur

Tournament Committee / Player Development Committee

# of players in top 10 at National events

A

3.1 Conduct Quality events and services

Provide training seminars at Spring meetings for tournament officials

Tournament Committee

Feedback from players

A

3.1 Conduct Quality events and services

Train new volunteers through a mentorship program.

Experienced Tournament Officials

# of qualified tournament chairs, starters/scorers

A

3.2 Grow stature of Amateur Championships

Develop relationships with media contacts to ensure consistent coverage across the province.

Tournament Committee / Marketing Committee

Coverage in TV/Radio/Newspapers

A

3.2 Grow stature of Amateur Championships

Continue to subsidize top players to attend National Championships

Tournament Committee

# of players in top 10 at National events

A

3.3 Grow Stature of the Alberta Open

Secure multi year sponsorship contract

Tournament Committee / Marketing Committee

$$$ A

4.1 Control Costs

Review budgetary process and parameter details

Tournament Chair communicates with VP of Finance by September 1

Policy statement

A

4.1 Control Costs

Complete cost/benefit analysis

Lori by September 15

Update procedure manual as required

A

4.3 Diversify revenue sources

Explore potential revenue streams

Tournament Committee

$$$ A

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ITEM Strategy - 2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

5.1 Continue to develop and enhance relationships with industry partners

Send specifically targeted requests to clubs for their input into the long range plan

Lori/Borden # of venues recruited

A

5.1 Continue to develop and enhance relationships with industry partners

Meet with CGA, CLGA and EGA to update 5 year plan.

Lori Long Range Plan

A

5.3 Improve technology to support program delivery

Encourage volunteers to utilize the volunteer website for manuals, tournament planning information

Tournament Committee

Evaluation form to be copmpleted by directors by September 1st.

A

5.3 Improve technology to support program delivery

Utilize database to update players and clubs of tournament and camp details for upcoming season

Lori/Matt Feedback from players, directors, clubs

A

5.5 Optimize people resources

Recruit appropriate numbers of volunteers by providing an outline of needs to the nominating committee by April of the previous year.

Linda / Lori # of qualified tournament chairs, starters/scorers

A

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ITEM Strategy - 2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

Rules

Goal 2 Excellence and Participation (2.2 Increase participation and passion of grassroots golfers) Goal 3 - Best in Class (3.1 Conduct quality events and services 3.4 Support in-province RCGA events) Goal 4 -Financial Sustainability (4.1 Control costs 4.3 Diversify revenue sources) Goal 5- Organization Effectiveness (5.4 Improve brand health and communications effectiveness 5.5 Optimize people resources)

2.2 Increase participation and passion of grassroots golfers

Use club rules seminars / quizzes to encourage involvement

Zone Rules Captains

# of clinics held in each zone

A

Encourage at least 16 interested people to come and take a ride along with experienced officials

Zone Rules Captains

# of officials recruited

A

Add a 10 question rules quiz to the Bantam Skills competition

Head Rules official assigned to the event

# of participants, pass rate year to year

C

3.1 Conduct Quality events and services

Offer a training program for Level 3 & 4 rules officials in conjunction with the spring meeting

Rules Committee

# of attendees A

Conduct training sessions to prepare Level 4 attendees prior to the RCGA seminar.

Martin # of officials certified

A

Endeavor to have a base of Level 4 officials in each zone - South 2, Calgary 3, Central 2, Edmonton 3, North 1.

Rules Committee

# certified in each zone

A

3.4 Support in-province RCGA events

Provide volunteers for RCGA events as requested

Tournament Committee

# of volunteers A

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4.1 Control Costs

While maintaining the highest standards, ensure that cost considerations are also factored into scheduling our officials.

Tournament Committee

Budget / Actual Expenses

A

4.3 Diversify revenue sources

Offer certified rules officials for outside events for a fee as requested.

Rules Committee

# of requests A

5.4 Improve brand health and communications effectiveness

Provide opportunities for rules officials to meet at the AGM, Spring meeting and Rules Seminars.

Rules Committee

# of volunteers continuing service

A

5.5 Optimize people resources

Continue to create the work roster to ensure that volunteers are scheduled appropriately

Rules Committee Chair, Tournament Committee Chair, Lori

# of volunteers continuing service

A

Complete Volunteer needs analysis for the nominating committee

Rules Committee Chair, Tournament Committee Chair, Lori

appropriate # of volunteers on the slate

A

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ITEM Strategy -

2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

Player Developmnt

Relevant Goals: Enhanced Membership Value, Best In Class, Organization Effectiveness

Grade - A Plan implemented as stated; B - Plan altered but implemented; C - No Action; D - Plan disregarded 1.Increase youth participation at entry level

Promote NGIS to a minimum of 5 schools in each zone

PD Zone Captains Number of Schools contacted

A

Contact a minimum of 2 courses/service clubs who are to encourage adoption of schools

PD Zone Captains Number of courses/service clubs contacted and adopted

A

Identify Schools unable to afford program

Matt/Jack and PD Committee

Number of Identified

A

Work with the PGA of AB to create awareness of NGIS

PD Committee / PGA of AB Education Committee

Number of schools adopt by PGA of AB

A

Arrange a teachers education day within identified areas

PD Committee Number of contacts initiatied

A

2. Increase participation and passion of grass roots golfers

Promote CN Future Links to a minimum of 5 Clubs in each zone

PD Zone Captains Number of clubs contacted in each zone

B

Identify clubs that do not currently use CN Future Links or some form of Junior Programming

Matt/Jack Number of Identified

C

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2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

A minimum of 10 visitations to identified clubs to promote CN FL

Matt/Jack/ RCGA Number of Visitations

B

Promote AGA Programs to a minimum of one sport group in your zone (Hockey, Soccer etc.)

PD Committee Number of Sport Groups contacted

B

Increase awareness of PPC at PD events

PD and PPC Committee

Number of events that PPC was communicated

B

Assisting clubs with sponsored Junior Programs

PD Committee Number of clubs that were assisted

A

3. Enhance Team Alberta Performance Program to ensure placement of 5 players in the top 20 on the RCGA OOM for each category

Develop and maintain Team Training guidelines

PD Committee and Coaches

Program Developed and Maintained

A

Hire and implement appropriate coaching staff

AB Staff (Brent and Matt)

Job descriptions and contracts in place

A

Ensure all other training programs are maintained

PD Committee/Coaches

Number of current programs that were continued

A

Research other programs

Coaches Feedback from coaches

A

Communicate with members through website and bluegolf

PD Committee and Donald

Were all Members notified

A

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2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

Survey participants on program experiences

Matt and PD Committee

Survey results reviewed

C This must take place each year to enhance and improve the programs.

4. Clarify Pathway for High Performance Juniors

Develop an easy to follow pathway document

Matt/RCGA Document in place

A

Publish on website and keep up to date

Matt/Donald Document on website

A

Communicate with members

PD Committee Were all Members notified

A

5. Support Young Professional Transition Strategy

Bring together current AB touring professionals and top amateurs

Matt/Coaches Did the meeting occur

A

Survey participants on program experiences

Matt and PD Committee

Survey results reviewed

C

Adapt and evolve program to reflect needs

Matt/Coaches Program in place

C

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Volunteer Development

Grade - A Plan implemented as stated; B - Plan altered but implemented; C - No Action; D - Plan disregarded Relevant Goals: Enhanced Membership Value, Best in Class, Financial Sustainability, Organization Effectiveness

1. Develop and communicate current value proposition

1. Promote the AG Volunteer Program (value/benefits/opportunities) through the website and volunteer section

Jack Lane and Don Stewart

Was the information posted easy to access and helpful?

A The Volunteer Program now has drop down section on the newly constructed AG website.

2. Conduct quality events and services

1. Conduct Volunteer Orientation for new and current volunteers

President, VDD and Staff

Feedback and Number of attendees

A Webinar received good feedback although it was very thorough and overwhelmed some new volunteers. 18 attendees.

2. Conduct Volunteer Recognition Program and Awards

VDD and Jack Lane

Program Feedback

A Recognition program and awards were presented at the Spring Meeting. Feedback was positive.

3. Control costs

1. Ensure that training seminars are scheduled to minimize related expenses for venue, travel etc.

Directors, Committees and Staff

Actual costs in line with budgeted amounts

A Best attempts were made to keep actual related expenses for training in line with budgeted amounts. See budget for comparisons.

4. Improve technology to support program delivery

1. Ensuring that the database is kept up to date with current volunteer information

Jack Lane Volunteer information gathered and updated

A Profile forms gathered in the Fall will be reviewed and information in database will be altered if necessary.

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5. Improve brand health and communications effectiveness

1. Provide AG clothing, business cards and name tags to volunteers as per policy to promote AG brand

Jack Lane Orders were distributed early in the season

A AG clothing was distributed throughout the season although order delays and sizing issues were a source of frustration for all stakeholders.

2. Enhance our communication through website updates, Golf Bytes Blog and the annual publication of the Volunteer Manual

Directors, Marketing Committee and Staff

Was the website an interactive and informative communication tool

B The website could have been updated more regularely with current information and news. The Golf Bytes Blog lost momentum during the peak season. The Volunteer Manual was posted to the website.

6. Optimize people resources

1. Conduct Volunteer Satisfaction Survey

VDD and Jack Lane

Survey developed and responses tabulated for future program development

C Committee determined that no action would be taken on the Volunteer Satisfaction Survey until it could be determined how this type of survey could be used to gather useful information related to the new AG structure and volunteer involvement model.

2. Conduct annual review of the volunteer roster along with a needs analysis and selection process of new applicants to assist the Nominating Committee

Zone Council Chairs, Nominating Committee and Staff

Was a review, needs analysis and selection process conducted?

A A review of the Volunteer roster was conducted and recommendations were provided to the Nominating Committee.

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3. Involve the Zone Council Chairs in Committee work as they are a vital information and communication channel for the zones

VDD and Jack Lane

Did the Zone Council Chairs become engaged to a greater degree?

A The ZCC's were asked to provide input on their role and this input has been incorporated into the new AG structure as the Zone Council Volunteer Committee.

4. Ensure that there are opportunities for volunteers to receive training in the areas they wish to participate in

Directors, Committees and Staff

Were training opportunites made available for the various areas?

A Training was provided by all Committees and volunteers were encouraged to attend any sessions in their areas of interest.

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ITEM Strategy - 2011

Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

Finance

Relevant Organizational Goals: Goal 4 -Financial Sustainability (4.1 Control costs 4.2 Execute holistic sponsorship and partner models 4.3 Diversify revenue sources)

Grade - A Plan implemented as stated; B - Plan altered but implemented; C - No Action; D - Plan disregarded

1. Ensure AG meets all legal and statutory requirements

1. Monthly Compliance reporting utilizing a 12 month calender

Accountant completes reports, V.P. Finance reports to EC

That all statutory reports and documents are filed on time

A

2. Complete D/O and general liability insurance reports

Accountant completes reports, V.P. Finance reports to EC

Filing of reports with insurers

A

3. Plan for use of gaming proceeds for junior oriented activities

Accountant and Mgr. Player Development

All funds to be spent as soon as possible within 24 month requirement

A

2. Ensure future financial health

1. Track investment portfolio performance relative to market

Accountant and V.P. Finance

Comparison of year-end returns to similar portfolio invested in other companies

A

2. Review financial policies and input changes by Mar 1st

V.P. Finance, E.D. and Accountant

Submission of condensed policies by deadline

A

3. Develop a 3 year membership fee plan.

Finance committee

Adoption of plan at AGM

A

4. Develop a business plan to create reserve fund.

Finance committee

Establishment of a fund for future events/programs

5. Apply for annual ASRPWF grant

Manager of Player Development

Grant received on time

A

6. Research availability other grants

Accountant, V.P. Finance and Mgr. Player Development

Apply for additional grants

A

7. Ensure people are in place for succession of VP Finance

Nominating Committee

New persons are in place

A

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ITEM Strategy -

2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

3. Recommend operating and capital budgets by September 15

1. Establish budget assumptions for 11/12

V.P. Finance recommends to EC by Sept. 15

Acceptance of recommendations

A

2. Determine lease vs purchase scenarios for equipment.

Accountant to recommend best action; V.P. Finance recommends to EC

Pursuit of most cost effective options

A

3. Establish budget assumptions for 11/12 and determine committee requirements based on three year plans

E.D. to seek recommendations from staff and committee chairs. Accountant to compile operating and capital budgets. V.P Finance to recommend to EC by Sep. 15

Acceptance of recommendations

A

4. Understand allocation of staff and admin. costs

Accountant, E.D. to determine

Bdgt to reflect admin costs and operational costs per activity group

A

5. Staff compensation recommendations

E.D., V.P. Finance to develop benchmarks

Recommendations by Sept 1

A

4. Ensure sound financial management

1. Monthly monitoring of financial position

Accountant completes reports, V.P. Finance monitors and reports to EC

Breakeven budget A

2. Educate directors, associate directors, staff on financial policy/procedure

Accountant, V.P. Finance

Completion of seminar at spring meeting; utilization of current forms; breakeven

A

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2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

Handicap and Course Rating

Relevant Goals: Enhanced Membership Value, Best in Class, Financial Sustainability, Organization Effectiveness

Grade - A Plan implemented as stated; B - Plan altered but implemented; C - No Action; D - Plan disregarded

1. Develop and communicate current value proposition

1. Promote the service of handicap & course rating to members and clubs

Director, Zone Captains and Jack Lane

Were our services promoted and correct information communicated

A H&CR information was posted under the Education banner on the website. Zone Captains promote the service while conducting ratings.

2. Leverage the RCGA Network

1. Promote the RCGA Network handicap system to members and clubs

Director, Zone Captains and Jack Lane

Was the RCGA Network promoted on a continual basis

A A direct link to the RCGA Network is on the website. Majority of member clubs now use the RCGA Network.

2. Provide basic support for RCGA Network functionality

Jack Lane Positive communications, timely implementation and support

A Emails and phone calls from clubs and members are answered in a positive and timely fashion. Staff attends meetings with Golf Canada for updates on functionality.

3. Conduct quality events and services

1. Conduct handicap system certification seminars in each zone

Director, Zone Captains and Jack Lane

How many seminars were conducted. Which locations. How many attendees

A 5 Seminars conducted. 4 in person and 1 via webinar. All zones were represented and 108 attendees certified.

2. Rate new and existing courses according to the long range schedule

Director, Zone Captains and Jack Lane

Were all courses scheduled for 2011 rated

A All 20 courses scheduled in the long-range plan were rated or re-rated.

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2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

3. Ensure that rating procedures are followed and that course ratings are accurate and consistent in the province

Director, Zone Captains and Jack Lane

Were ratings carried out properly according to written procedures. Were ratings reviewed before distribution

A Zone Captains ensured that procedures were followed. Director reviewed files from each zone to ensure consistency. Letters were reviewed by the Director before being sent to clubs.

4. Control costs

1. Submit summary of handicap seminars to RCGA for subsidy

Jack Lane Was the subsidy secured

A Summary report subsidy invoice was sent by the deadline.

2. Submit summary of course ratings to RCGA for subsidy

Jack Lane Was the subsidy secured

A Summary report subsidy invoice was sent by the deadline.

3. Ensure that we minimize travel and equipment expenses

Director, Zone Captains and Jack Lane

Were expenses within budget projections

B Actual expenses were significantly higher than budgeted amounts. See budget for comparisons. This was due to training needs and replacement equipment.

5. Continue to develop and enhance relationships with industry partners

1. Communicate effectively while representing AG at handicap seminars and course ratings

Director, Zone Captains and Jack Lane

Was the information provided accurate and helpful

A All AG representatives provided accurate and helpful information. If Zone Captains did not have the answer, they referred the question to Staff.

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ITEM Strategy -

2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

2. Send Handicap License Agreement and communicate the requirements of the agreement. Maintain database and audit handicap standards of clubs

Jack Lane Were License Agreements distributed and was information tracked on clubs

B License agreements were sent to all member clubs detailing the requirements of the agreement. 54 signed agreements were returned in 2011. A database and audit of handicap standards has not been developed by AG.

3. If time permits, accommodate handicap & course rating requests into the schedule

Director, Zone Captains and Jack Lane

Were we able to accommodate special requests

A Zone Captains made every effort to satisfy other requests by clubs who made changes.

6. Improve technology to support program delivery

1. Maintain updated rating data in the RCGA Network, USGA program and Golf House files

Jack Lane Was the information stored and maintained successfully

A Files are kept at Golf House. Electronic files are in the USGA CRP. Ratings are entered into the RCGA Network for handicap purposes.

2. Transfer existing course rating data to the USGA web-enabled program. Allow Zone Captains and Director administrator access

Jack Lane Was all of our current data successfully transferred to the new program. Were the admins able to access and use the program successfully

A The data transfer was successful. All Committee members received access to the new program.

3. Ensure that rating teams are provided with the appropriate equipment to carry out course ratings

Director, Zone Captains and Jack Lane

Did our rating teams have the appropriate equipment to carry out our services

A Zone Captains notified Golf House of any equipment needs and orders were placed accordingly.

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ITEM Strategy - 2011

Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

7. Optimize people resources

1. Conduct course rating training seminars to ensure qualified raters. Ensure that the most qualified raters are recruited to conduct ratings.

Director, Zone Captains and Jack Lane

Were training seminars implemented and successful. Are we ensuring that the most qualified raters are engaged

A A training session was held in the South Zone as we had a new team. The most qualified raters participated in both this educational opportunity and in most ratings.

2. Send provincial raters to national course rating seminar every other year

Director, Zone Captains and Jack Lane

No national seminar scheduled in 2011

A No national seminar scheduled in 2011.

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ITEM Strategy -

2011 Responsibility Evaluation Grade Comments

Centennial Planning

Relevant Organizational Goals: Goal 3 - Best In Class

Grade - A Plan implemented as stated; B - Plan altered but implemented; C - No Action; D - Plan disregarded 1. Publications

1. Complete research, writing and compilation of stories for 2012 Ab Golfer magazine

Editorial Committee, Tyler Trafford

Story interest A

2. History of the Game Video

1. Meet with Zoom to produce film

Brent, Bob Planidin

Film interest A

1. Raise funds to pay for video production

Marketing Committee

How much is raised to support film production

A No additional funds were found, project went ahead with cost being paid by general revenues.

3. Club Plaques

1. Research options and expense for club plaques.

Donald, Jack Add item to 2012 budget

A

4. Fundraising

1. Apply for CIP grant

Brent How much is raised to project

A Our proposal was turned down for the second time on this project.

5. Link Research with Alberta Sport Hall of Fame

1. Meet with ASHF to develop procedure to link research to their database

Brent Sharing of usable information

A

6. Expand Strategic Plan Goals to include recognition of heritage

1. Introduce ammendment to strategic plan goals.

Marketing Committee

Fall BOD Meeting A

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2011 Alberta Golf Executive Committee Past President Anne Ward Neville Home - (780) 930-2151 827 Proctor Wynd Edmonton, T5T 6J3 Email - [email protected] President Tyrone Edwards Home - (403) 528-9724 1610 8th Ave NE Bus - (403) 529-8847 Medicine Hat, T1A 6E8 Email – [email protected] 1st Vice President Sandra Craig Home – (403) 242-7977 6914 Christie Estates Blvd SW Calgary, AB T3H 2R2 Email – [email protected] 2nd Vice President Av Beirnes Home – (780) 460-8923 78 Aspen Cres. Bus – (780) 472-2550 St. Albert, AB T8N 2L8 Email – [email protected] VP of Finance Bruce Petrie Home - (403) 244-0798 #31, 1359 - 69th Street SW Calgary, AB T3H 3W8 Email - [email protected]

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Board of Directors and Volunteer Listing

NAME EMAIL POSITION Baker, Ian [email protected] Associate Director Bamber, Bill [email protected] Volunteer Beaupre, Leanne [email protected] Volunteer Beirnes, Av [email protected] 2nd Vice President Bergh, Florin [email protected] Associate Director Blake, Martin [email protected] Zone Council Chair Blasken, Sylvia [email protected] H&CR Director Boland, Peter [email protected] Associate Director Bootle, Diane [email protected] Associate Director Boruk, Ernie [email protected] Associate Director Bosch, Raymond [email protected] Associate Director Boschee, Warren [email protected] Volunteer Botchett, Enid [email protected] Associate Director Brooks, Jack [email protected] H&CR Captain Brosteaux, David [email protected] Associate Director Buchan, Jean [email protected] Associate Director Calder, Jeannette [email protected] Volunteer Clifford, Brian [email protected] Volunteer Cormier, Bob [email protected] Associate Director Coutts, Thelma [email protected] Associate Director Craig, Sandra [email protected] 1st Vice President Cuthbert, Lyle [email protected] Rules Captain David, Cal [email protected] Associate Director Davidson, Vern [email protected] Associate Director Davies, Peter [email protected] Volunteer Davies, Wendy [email protected] Volunteer Dowdell, Al [email protected] Associate Director Draney, Herb. J [email protected] Volunteer Dubetz, Eileen M. [email protected] Volunteer Dunmore, Gordon [email protected] Zone Council Chair Dunning, Leslie [email protected] Associate Director Dyck, Esther [email protected] Associate Director Edwards, Sue [email protected] Player Development Captain Edwards, Tyrone [email protected] President Eisenberg, Elan [email protected] Associate Director Feregotto, Adrian [email protected] Volunteer Flaman-Haley, Chris [email protected] Volunteer Flannigan, Bette [email protected] Rules Captain Folk, Doug [email protected] Volunteer Fortems, Court [email protected] Associate Director Fowler, Shirley [email protected] Associate Director Gilbertson, Lois [email protected] Volunteer Hartford, Bill [email protected] Volunteer

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Hatch, Marg [email protected] Volunteer Hildebrand, Barb [email protected] Volunteer Howes, Barbara [email protected] Associate Director Jaquish, Howard [email protected] H&CR Captain Jerome, Wendy [email protected] Membership Director Keller, Dani [email protected] Player Development Captain Keller, Debbie [email protected] Associate Director Kilian, Linda [email protected] Tournament Director Kishiuchi, Lenore [email protected] Volunteer Knowles, Ken [email protected] Volunteer Laidlaw, Darrell [email protected] Associate Director Lamarre, Janice [email protected] Associate Director Lavallee, Robert [email protected] Associate Director Law, Rhona [email protected] Volunteer Leach, Chris [email protected] Player Development Captain Lewko, David [email protected] Volunteer Lyle, Ken [email protected] Zone Council Chair MacKinnon, Susan [email protected] Player Development Director Marsden, Fran [email protected] Associate Director McCullough, A. Perky [email protected] Player Development Captain McGinn, Bob [email protected] Member Club Liaison McMillan, Cathy [email protected] Player Development Captain Mercer, Art [email protected] Volunteer Meyer, Tim [email protected] Rules Captain Mills, Duncan [email protected] Associate Director Misura, Lee [email protected] Associate Director Motherwell, Donna [email protected] Associate Director Motherwell, Jeff [email protected] H&CR Captain Nobert, Donald [email protected] Associate Director Norman, Derek [email protected] Volunteer Ohlhauser, Kelay [email protected] Associate Director Okihiro, Helen [email protected] Volunteer Oleksin, Gene [email protected] Zone Council Chair Petersen, Lonny [email protected] Associate Director Peterson, Dave [email protected] Volunteer Petrie, Bruce [email protected] Vice President of Finance Planidin, Bob [email protected] Marketing Director Qually, Al [email protected] Volunteer Development DirectorQually, Joan [email protected] Member Club Liaison Richardson, Jim [email protected] Rules Director Rowan, Gord Volunteer Roy, Claudette [email protected] Volunteer Rywak, Larry [email protected] Associate Director Schlotter, Herb [email protected] Rules Captain Scrimger, Keith [email protected] Associate Director Selman, Gary [email protected] Associate Director

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Skinner, William [email protected] Foundation Director Skoreyko, Alan [email protected] Volunteer Smith, Joanne [email protected] Volunteer Smith, Mike [email protected] Volunteer Spring, Geri [email protected] Associate Director Suddaby, Troy [email protected] Member Club Liaison Swelin, Les [email protected] Rules Captain Thompson, Chris [email protected] Associate Director Thresher, Ted [email protected] Associate Director Turner, Sue [email protected] Volunteer Vande Vyvere, Wayne R. [email protected] Associate Director Walsh, Curtis [email protected] Associate Director Watt, Cliff [email protected] Associate Director Weisman, Varley [email protected] Harassment Officer Whiteman, Carol [email protected] Volunteer Wilson, Chris [email protected] Associate Director Wilson, Jack [email protected] Associate Director Woytkiw, Borden [email protected] H&CR Captain Wright, Bob [email protected] Volunteer Zariski, Tom [email protected] Zone Council Chair Ward Neville, Anne [email protected] Past President

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Golf House – 22, 11410 27th St. SE Calgary, AB T2Z 3R6 Phone: 403-236-4616 Fax: 403-236-2915 Email: [email protected] Website: www.albertagolf.org Staff: Executive Director Brent Ellenton [email protected] Tournament Events Manager Lori Evans [email protected] Membership Services Manager Donald Stewart [email protected] Junior and Player Development Manager Matt Rollins [email protected] Accountant Eric Rogers [email protected] Membership Relations Coordinator Jack Lane [email protected]

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Our mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game.

Alberta Golf Association#22, 11410 27 Street S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2Z 3R6

Tel: (403) 236-4616 Fax: (403) 236-2915Toll Free: 1-888-414-4849 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.albertagolf.org

2011 Alberta Golf Staff

Executive Director Brent EllentonAccountant Eric RogersTournament Events Manager Lori EvansPlayer Development Manager Matt RollinsMember Relations Coordinator Jack LaneMembership Services Manager Donald StewartSocial Media Intern Stewart Thibodeau

To read about all of the exciting details from the 2011 season,view our website at www.albertagolf.org.

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2011 Sponsors