Commission Members in Attendance:
Ron Krawczyk – Deputy Chairman
Jeff Nagel – Membership/Capital Assessment
Joe Dabrowski – Greens
Kevin Lauretti – Handicap/Capital Assessment
Ryan Stanley – Tournament
Mike Mislin – Violations
Members in Attendance:
Bob Scalia, Dennis Maguire, Michael Auerbcach, Anthony Pepitone
Others in Attendance:
Jim Von Eschen – Director of Golf John Mackie – Assistant Golf Pro
Chris Johnson – Superintendent Greg Fox – Parkland Management
Lorraine Kuehn – Village Trustee Nathan Rohermeir – Village Trustee
Motion to accept the minuets by Jeff Nagel, 2nd by Joe Dabrowski.
Violations Report, presented by Mike Mislin
Noting to report.
Tournament Report, presented by Ryan Stanley
Ryan notes that we are at the end of July and thus in the full tournament swing. Ryan continues, saying that the Red, White & Blue Scramble was a ton of fun and he says that it is still one of the highlights on the tournament schedule. The winners of the event were Gary Duff, Larry Ferrara, John Tirelli and Tony Castellano. July 18th was our Men’s Member/Guest and the field saw a windy day but it was a great day. Ryan congratulates Brian Cruz and Dan Cruz on their victory. The following is the flight winners:
A Flight – Scott Leogrande & Connor Davis B Flight – Mark Miller & Steve Donnelly
C Flight – Mike Capozzi & Finn Capozzi D Flight – Brian Cruz & Dan Cruz
E Flight – Dave Johnson & Michael Johnson F Flight – Dan O’Shea & Joe Thurston
G Flight – Bob Scalia & Scott Brody H Flight – Ken Becker & Jim Fedge
Lastly, Ryan would like to congratulate our Club Champions, Michael Auerbach and Debbie Cappozzi. Debbie was able to fight off a comeback by Lee Redvanly to claim her 2nd BGC club championship. In the men’s division, Michael was able to scare the course record today on his way to win his 5th championship here at Bellport Golf Club.
Upcoming Events:
9 & Dine – August 4th
Mixed Pinehurst – August 9th
Golf Outing – August 14th
Member/Member – August 30th – September 1st
Greens/Course Assessment Report, presented by Joe Dabrowski
Joe says Chris and his crew are doing general maintenance as they are still dealing with the heat. Because of the heat, Joe says that you will see the irrigation running on hot days; he says that yes, it is an inconvenience but it is necessary. Joe reports that a dead tree was taken down behind the second tee and that some select tree removal and fixing the broken clock (by putting green) are on the list of Winter Projects.
Membership/Course Assessment Report, presented by Jeff Nagel
Jeff states that the board is going to begin talking about dues & rates for next season. He says that once they decide, they will talk and recommend to the Village board.
Handicap/Course Assessment Report, presented by Kevin Lauretti
Kevin states that the Purple Horse comment period has closed, with no progress yet; he does say that they are meeting with the mayor and village board to discuss. Nathan Rohermeir says that the Village wants to hear feedback as they didn’t receive a lot. Nathan states that Mayor Veitch would like to have an all-community meeting to discuss the plan and get feedback. Nathan finishes, stating that they want to get things rolling in September, with it getting done in phases. Nathan reminds everyone that this is a positive thing, as the village is giving back to the community.
Director of Golf Report, presented by Jim Von Eschen
Jimmy says that the Men’s Member/Guest and the Club Championship went great. He says that the golf course is in really good shape considering the horror stories that he is hearing across the island.
Superintendent Report, presented by Chris Johnson
Chris states that aeration is going to take place from August 18th through August 20th with the greens and fairways getting done. He says that mother nature is in charge and we are just following her lead.
Comments from the Crowd
Bob Scalia – Mr. Scalia would like to thank the commission for getting the ice house painted. He says that it was a long time coming, but it looks great.
Ron concludes the meeting at 6:07pm.