Longtime WLGC employee retires; tourneys successful
Hoadley Retires
After over 40 years of providing accounting services for the Whitefish Lake Golf Club, Jerry Hoadley retired in June of this year. Not only did Jerry and his staff provide the financial oversight for the golf course all these years but Jerry was actively involved in all aspects of the operation as well. Jerry was involved when the Club hired Mike Dowaliby, which changed the direction and overall culture of the golf course. He was instrumental as the course expanded from 18 to 36 holes and participated in many of the upgrades throughout the years. Jerry Hoadley is a member of the WLGA hall of fame and his guidance will be greatly missed as we wish him the best in retirement.
Tournament Season Completed
All of the big tournament events have been accomplished thanks to the excellent work of our Golf Professional staff led by Head Professional Tim Olson. Tournaments require tremendous planning to execute them effectively with all the scheduling, pairings and tabulation of scores etc. Thank you to our staff for another great year of tournament operations under extremely different circumstances created by Covid. We also appreciate all of our staff for being careful to protect themselves, our members and guests by following all the guidelines to fight the virus.
New Control Panels for Irrigation System
This fall the Club is investigating the replacement of our control panels that operate the irrigation system for the golf courses. These large computer controlled panels insure that the system is operating at maximum efficiency for power savings, pump life and water conservation. While this is a rather expensive undertaking, the board is confident the new panels will benefit the operations for years to come. The existing controls are outdated and operate on Windows XP making replacement components nearly inaccessible.
The Eyes Have It
Everyone says “keep your eye” on the back of the ball for every shot during the round, but it is most important during a putt. Once you’ve lined up your putt and are committed to that line, make the stroke and don’t look up until you either hear the putt fall in the hole or it’s half way there on a long putt. Speaking of Putts, Jon Rohm’s putt from 65 feet to win the playoff on Sunday against Dustin Johnson may have been one of the best ever.