{"id":4519,"date":"2026-04-07T10:59:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecmensgolfclub.com\/staging\/5293\/?p=4519"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:18:07","slug":"memo-from-the-prez-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecmensgolfclub.com\/staging\/5293\/memo-from-the-prez-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Memo from the Prez April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Men\u2019s Club Website:\u00a0<\/strong> https:\/\/ecmensgolfclub.com\/staging\/5293<\/a>\/ Lots of great information here, hope you are using it.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Payouts:<\/strong> Our treasurer, Dave Miller, is out of town for most of April. As a result, men\u2019s club winnings during April won\u2019t be posted at the golf shop until the 1st of May. Apologies for any inconvenience we will try to avoid this happing in the future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Membership Update:\u00a0<\/strong> We are currently at 101 members with 18 new golfers. The Wednesday rounds fill up fast so signup quickly, as a reminder you can sign up in advance for rounds using the portal on our website.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Schedule:<\/strong> The complete 2026 schedule is complete and on our website.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Resort Golf Shop Open House:<\/strong> There will be an open house for the newly remodeled Resort Course Golf Shop on May 29th from 4 to 7.\u00a0 The event will feature, food, live music and more. Details to follow.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Advisory Committee Highlights:<\/strong> Quarterly, a group of board members meet with Ron Buerger and Kevin Story. Here are the highlights from the Q2 meeting.\n
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    1. \u00a0We expressed appreciation for the work done on the courses over the winter and the new carts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Major course projects for the year include finishing the cart paths on the Ridge course, seal coating those on the Resort Course, landscaping the pond area near number 8 green on the Resort Course and irrigation upgrades.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. We discussed pace of play concerns in the men\u2019s club and asked for suggestions. Suggestions included pace of play times on the score cards, more aggressive marshalling and identifying and \u201cpace of play captain\u201d to monitor the pace for each group.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Ron indicated that the goal for the length of the rough on the courses will be to return to the 2024 length. We suggested the baskets on bottom of the flag sticks be installed on all 54 holes. Ron is looking into this.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. We discussed the process for setting the prices for season passes and agreed that more information will be shared in the near future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Ron shared the criteria for reciprocal arrangements with other courses. Those include courses not nearby (Widgi Creek is the closest) and the willingness of other courses to participate.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Golf staff will continue to support our major events like the Eagle Crest Cup and various Men\u2019s Club Championships.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Kevin shared that there will be an evening league event this summer, information to follow.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Kevin also shared about PGA Hope activities for teaching Veterans to golf that will be happing at Eagle Crest. This is a great charity supporting veterans in Central Oregon. More information will follow on these activities as well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. Upcoming Events<\/strong> \n
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      1. April 15 H & H Crook River Ranch Ridge Course 10:00 shotgun <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. April 22 H & H Juniper, Ridge Course 10:00 shotgun <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. May 20, 21 and 27 Eagle Crest Cup\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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