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Home My WebLink AboutCommission Meeting Minutes 11-23-21CITY OF GALESBURG Parks and Recreation Department Operating Under Council – Manager Government Since 1957 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 3 Golf Advisory Commission Minutes, November 23, 2021 City Hall, Galesburg, Illinois Meeting was called to order at 4:00 P.M. Roll Call: Present: Members: Dave Selkirk, Paul Sandborg, Jerry Reynolds, Steve Cheesman, Head Golf Professional Bryan Luedtke, Greenskeeper Matt Miles, Park Superintendent Don Miles, Director of Parks & Recreation Tony Oligney-Estill Absent: Rodney Bunch Minutes of October 26, 2021 meeting were approved with the addition of adding the discussion about the parking lot in the New Business section. Greenkeeper Report: Greenskeeper Matt Miles reported: ● Fairway slicing was finished with the Bannerman tractor attachment. ● The crew has been blowing and mulching leaves. ● Most of the tall grass areas have been cut down. ● Many golf course accessories have been brough in for winter protection and refurbishment. ● The bathrooms have been closed and winterized. ● The irrigation system has been blown out. ● Upgrades to the irrigation pump house backflow preventer and water meter have been put in place. Report was reviewed and accepted. Golf Professional Report: Head Golf Professional Bryan Luedtke reported: ● October Golf o 2,262 rounds played. 200 rounds above the October average. o Merchandise Credit expired on October 31st. o All credit has been redeemed and we were up close to $1,000 for the month of October and up over $8,000 for the year. o Bunker Links is on pace for over 27,000 rounds played in 2021. ● Current year recap through October 2021 o Up over $89,000 in total revenue compared to 2020. o Up over $8,000 in merchandise sales compared to 2020. o Up over $24,000 in food and beverage sales compared to 2020. o Up over 2,400 rounds compared to 2020. CITY OF GALESBURG Parks and Recreation Department Operating Under Council – Manager Government Since 1957 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 3 o Up 19% in Season Passes compared to 2020. o Up 300% in Golf Outing rounds since 2015. ● Currently booking Golf Outings for 2022 o Ladies All-City o Abingdon Legion o Peoria Sandtrappers twice o GHS Invitational o GHS Baseball o Knoxville SAL o Iowa PGA Junior36 Hole Classic (New Event) o Monthly club events ● The Golf Professional was asked by the City to focus on increasing women and junior golfers in 2021. The Golf Professional submitted an additional report showing what he had done to increase Family Golf, Ladies Golf and Junior Golf. • Passes sold through 11/22/21. The amount listed for 2020 is for the entire year of 2020. o Regular – 56, down 7 from 2020 o Senior – 114, up 18 from 2020 o Associate – 12, up 4 from 2020 o Family – 1, same as 2020 o Minor – 32, up 24 from 2020 o Junior – 10, down 3 from 2020 o Young Adult – 9, up 3 2020 o First Time Season Pass – 43, up 3 from 2020 o Default – 33, up 7 from 2020 • Total cards sold through 11/22/2021. The amount listed for 2020 is for the entire year of 2020. o 10 Round (9 holes) – 10, down 2 from 2020 o 10 Round (18 holes) – 10, even with 2020 o 20 Round – 5, up 5 from 2020 o Default – 2, up 1 from 2020 Report was reviewed and accepted. Report attached and incorporated as part of the minutes. Old Business: ● There is no update concerning the edited Bunker Links Golf Course Policies and Rules of Etiquette submitted to the City Manager last month. Director Oligney-Estill CITY OF GALESBURG Parks and Recreation Department Operating Under Council – Manager Government Since 1957 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 3 will follow up with the City Manager and let him know a decision needs to be made soon as outings are already starting to be booked for 2022. ● Due to the City making Hawthorne Gym a warming shelter, the hours for the Golf Simulator will change slightly as the Thursday hours will move to 8am to noon. ● With the additional revenue generated this year, Director Oligney-Estill has authorized staff to purchase cameras for the golf simulator for the Golf Professional to use for lessons, a trailer with a hose real on it and two TVs for the golf shop. If there is any money left over, it will be spent on a few new pull carts. ● Director Oligney-Estill reiterated that the changes to the parking lot will be complete by the spring of 2022. These changes will create a few additional parking spaces for people coming out to golf. ● Director Oligney-Estill followed up with Head Golf Professional Luedtke that when product arrives is what dictates which budget year the expenses will be charged to. As discussed, if Head Golf Professional Luedtke wants to order garments for the 2022 season in the 2021 fiscal year, those garments have to arrive by December 31, 2021. Head Golf Professional Luetke said his suppliers are cautioning their clients that there may be long delays to get product in. New Business: • Commissioner Reynolds asked about the Golf Product Showcase that Head Golf Professional Luedtke attended several years ago and if we had enough product left to attend that show again. Head Golf Professional Luedtke stated that he went to the show several years ago to see how the ran and if it was worth going. He found out that it was not cost effective to attend unless there was a lot of product left at the end of the year to clear out. Citizen Comments: • Bradley Hix was in attendance Meeting adjourned at 5:00 P.M. Next Golf Commission Meeting will be on March 22, 2022 at 4:00 P.M. ___________________________________ Tony Oligney-Estill, Director of Parks and Recreation 1. Family Golf •Installed banner on the side of the clubhouse advertising & promoting our Family Golf Program. •Constant reminders in the Weekly Email Blast. •Included Family Golf in our advertisements with "The Burg" publication. •Extremely successful Junior Golf Program which was good advertisement for our Family Golf Program. •This resulted in a 36% increase in Family Golf rounds in 2021. 2. Ladies Golf •Installed banner on the side of the clubhouse advertising & promoting our New Ladies Day Golf Special. (Every Thursday for the entire year.) •Constant reminders in the Weekly Email Blast. •Fielded a Ladies Bixby Cup team for the first time in 15 years competing against other local clubs, Lake Bracken and Soangataha. Our ladies had a great time and created great commararderie with the other clubs. •We had numerous groups of ladies come over and play from the local clubs, Lake Bracken, Oak Run and Soangetaha, taking advantage of our Thursday Ladies Day Special. This relationship also resulted in having a Carl Sandburg Women's Golf Meet at Bunker Links later in the season. •Met with the Ladies League Chair and the Tuesday Night Mixed League Chair on numerous occasions talking about how we can help promote the two leagues with flyers, email blasts, front nine/back nine play and starting times. •This resulted in a 50% increase in Thursday Ladies League participation and rounds in 2021. •It also resulted in a 65% increase in Tuesday Night Mixed League participation and rounds in 2021. 3. Junior Golf •Our Junior Golf Program was a huge success. Range time, putting drills and an exciting "putting contest / miniature golf course" set up on the last day of the program was a big hit. •Our PGA Head Golf Professional took 3 of our Junior Members (C. Hopping, B. Templeton & J. Runbom) to the Iowa PGA Pro-Junior in Iowa City. The kids finished 3rd in the event, and were extremely excited, and this helped ready the players for their upcoming high school golf season. •These same kids had a terrific GHS Golf Season, including 4 of their players making it to the Sectional Finals. All four of these kids I have worked with on different parts of their golf games over the last few years. Jason Runbom was recently named 1st Team All-Confernce and Conference MVP, and qualified for the State Finals where he finished 7th in the State. Ben Templeton was named 2nd Team All-Conference. C. Hopping shot his first under par 9 during a HS Match. •We created the NAPA Junior Scholarship Program. 14 full golf scholarships including a dozen golf balls for all Juniors who filled out an application, sponsored by our Season Pass Holders and League Players. •Our PGA Head Golf Professional and Mayor Schwartzman made a presentation to all of the scholarship winners at one of the City Council Meetings in the spring. •This scholarship program resulted in a 300% increase in Minor Season Passes and an overall 88% increase in all three categories - (Minor, Junior & Young Adult) compared to 2020. Bunker Links Ladies Golf and Junior Golf Results - 2021