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Myst
ery Golf Tours
at Southwood Golf & Country Club
is important. We are constantly aware of our club atmosphere and always looking to enhance the social aspects of what we offer.
MYSTERY TOURS CREATION
In 2014, I returned to Winnipeg and was appointed General Manager and Chief Operating Officer to lead the Southwood team. We quickly recognized that amongst all the positives associated with our Club, opportunities existed to enhance the level of member engagement and add to the pure enjoyment and fun of being a member at Southwood.
Reflecting on my years of experience at clubs across Canada, we were able to draw upon past successes to launch the Mystery Tour, a new concept at Southwood, but a concept that had previously won recognition for the idea at the World Conference on Club Management in the Golf Course Operations category. The idea worked very well at our course, and could easily be implemented or crafted to fit the needs of any golf facility, regardless of size.
At many private member clubs, our weekly tee sheet can look very similar whether it be a Monday or Thursday, with many players choosing to play
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