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Wednesday July 4 and Thursday July 5,
2018 Data PGA Women’s
Championship of Canada
With a Pro-Am on Tuesday July 3.
Ladies’ is the proud host of the
We are looking for volunteers to
help out during the event!
country or tour players trying to make their mark. If you are
interested in either the Pro-Am or hosting a player, please
homes. Some of the ladies are going to be coming in from
also be an opportunity to host a few of the players in your
fantastic for golf so far this year and we hope it continues.
open their homes for them. Remember that most of these
Wednesday and Thursday with a Pro-Am on the Tuesday.
participants are either club professionals from across the
In July (3, 4, and 5), Ladies’ is hosting the PGA of Canada
an opportunity to purchase spots in the Pro-Am and play
time after the competitors go out for the Members to try
are limited. We’ll be sending out details soon. There will
The field is usually only about 60 players leaving lots of
their luck with Championship conditions. There will be
out of town and are hoping to find a Member willing to
with one of the competitors on the Tuesday, but spots
Women’s Championship. This is a two-day event on
Don’t forget to smile!
let me know as soon as you can. There will be many different jobs that volunteers can assist with. I hope everyone is smiling like me when they are on the property. Fun is the key word for this year. Please come to If you are interested Ladies’, forget your troubles at home and enjoy yourself. in volunteering for the event, please contact Allow us to take care of everything else and don’t forget to Padraig Kelly at padraig@ladiesgolfclub.com. JUNE 2018 | 7

Paul Bussiere GENERAL MANAGER’S MESSAGE smile! Paul

when the thought came to my head that everything is finally
That’s what we are doing at Ladies’, creating change to help
I started to smile as I walked around the property recently
said, “Change does not change tradition. It strengthens it.
comfortable to keep things they way they are, it’s familiar
and usually less stressful. But as Prince Philip of England
at Ladies’ on May 15 and it still feels like I just got here. It
down to the same root. To grow there has to be change.
has been a busy 12 months when I stop and think about
Change is a challenge and an opportunity, not a threat.”
There are thousands of quotes on change and all come
so on, and so on. I celebrated my one-year anniversary
coming together. The bees have arrived, the vegetable
gardens are almost complete, the sun was shining, and
everything that has transpired over that time. We have
had a lot of change and change is not always easy. It’s
the club grow and secure our future. My goal this year was to create a positive Member/Guest experience. As I mentioned last month, I challenged the staff to think of different ways this could be accomplished. The Board challenged the committees to come up with three ways to improve the Member experience with no constraints given to their ideas. So far this year, I think we have accomplished our goal. The amount of positive feedback I have received is overwhelming. I want to give credit to all my staff for that. They are the ones creati