Current Membership Information 

372 Regular Members Including 

7 Pending Surrenders

3 Active Temporary Members

143 Total Surrendered Memberships

Welcome to our New Members

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As we reflect on a wonderful golf season there are many thanks to our professional staff for excellent course conditions, a strong lesson program, exciting group and tournament play and a focus on TVGC members.

One year ago Jeff Ostlund, Head Golf Professional, and his wife Donnielle, were in brand new roles and responsibilities.  They have learned much during the year and grown professionally in their positions.  The supporting cast of highly qualified golf staff consists of Tom Crowley, Matt Finch, Steve Haagenson. Ross McClean and outside services supervisor, Dick Bianchi.  The Golf Shop staff, outside services and rangers have zeroed in on customer satisfaction for our membership.

Dean Hall has maintained our courses for the maximum enjoyment of all members and guests.  We continually hear praises from many sources for the excellent condition of fairways, greens and playability.  This year Assistant Superintendants were appointed for each course:  Chris Soto (Ranch) and Alan Adams (Peaks).  We thank all the Maintenance staff for their hard work and dedication.

A shout out to Tenna Dillon, Controller, and Sherry Dee, Administrative  Assistant, for doing the behind the scenes work to keep financial and administrative systems running.  Gary Loving, Sales Director, has generated a large number of new member prospects and closed a number in the last month.  Next year should be an exciting one with our new membership programs and marketing focus.  Stacey Marlow has provided all golfers with fresh sandwiches, hard boiled eggs, beverages and her positive attitude.

Thank you to all staff for all you do for the Tonto Verde Golf members.  We very much appreciate it!

I encourage members to pre-pay their annual dues.  Our financial model is front-end loaded with expenses for overseed and course improvements during the first six months of the year.  Outside revenue grows and offsets early operating losses in the last six months of the year.  This combination creates an awkward cash management problem.  Please consider helping us manage our cash flow for your benefit.

Thru May 14th 197 members have made their selection and responded to the survey.  Of that total, 93 members (47%) have opted for the annual dues payment.  It would be wonderful if we could hit the 130 mark.

President

Thank you to everyone who competed in my Super's Challenge last week, I believe a fun time was had by all.  Thank you also to Stacey for helping us out with food and beverages and also the golf shop staff for their assistance in putting the event together.  Congratulations to Tom Schouten, Brian Potter, Bill Banholzer and Ron Zinke for being the "Pink Ball Champs"......always thought you guys would play better with a pink ball!!

As I'm typing this report, we are hosting the AGA's Arizona Senior Strokeplay  Championship.  So far I've heard nothing but great comments from the AGA staff and players.  I need to commend our entire Golf Course Maintenance team who put forth a great deal of effort last week and worked all weekend to get the Peaks ready for Arizona's finest senior amateur golfers.

As of today, the Peaks course will be closing down for some Spring/Summer cultural practices, it will reopen Monday June 10th.  Please check the website for our summer schedule.

You may have noticed a change to the way we are placing the bunker rakes.  We are now placing the rakes OUTSIDE  of the bunkers.   We still have the blue paint dots which indicate where we would like you to enter and exit the bunker and also replace the rake to that same spot.  It was decided this was the best way to proceed as with our new bunker preparation having the bunker faces smooth down to the raked area, the rakes were often an obstruction to the ball reaching the bottom of the bunker and causing an unfair result to you the golfer.

For those still here, please observe the 90 degree cart rule.  Drive down the cart path until you reach the first golf ball, enter the fairway at 90 degrees, stay in the fairway until you've hit your approach shot to the green, then return to the cart path at 90 degrees.

Thanks again to everyone for a great season, stay safe and stay cool!

On behalf of the Golf Course Maintenance team,

Dean Hall

Golf Course Superintendent

We are putting together a New Ambassador program to introduce Prospects and New Members to Tonto Verde. If you would be interested in participation in the FUN program. Please Click Here and complete the questionnaire so that we can do a better job of matching you with New Members and Prospects. 

As an Ambassador your activities will include golf and joining Prospects or New Member couples at the Clubhouse for lunch, drinks or dinner to answer any questions they may have.

Thanks for supporting the efforts of the Membership Committee to attract quality members.

DeWayne Andersen

Master Plan Update:

Since being approved, the Master Plan continues to move forward.  We have selected a Master Plan Task Force consisting of Jeff Ostlund, Dean Hall, Lynn Robinson, Steve Herndon, Greg Lebeck, Fred Anschutz, Kathie Sankey, and Harry Ward that will work with Mike Gogel during the Summer/Fall to provide a "sounding board" for Mike as the work progresses.  In the October/November time period we will again be requesting membership input prior to the Master Plan finalization.  We have also completed several input meetings with representatives from the MGA, WGA, NDA, Couples Assn, and the TVA.  There will also be periodic updates through the Divot Digest to the membership.

LRP Committee:

The LRP Committee now consists of  Terry Uffelman, Don Cooke, Dave Mooty, Jim Anton, and Harry Ward, chair.  (BOD liasion: Mitch Galnick)

Steve Calandrella

WGA News

We are the Tonto Verde Nine and Dine Women's Golf Association or NDA.  The NDA provides a fun, yet competitive, environment for women who choose to play only 9 holes of golf, while improving their game.  Supporting the concept of improving their game, the Rules and Etiquette Chair regularly shares information on new or modified PGA or Tonto Verde Golf Club rules.  Cash prizes are awarded at the end of the season placing emphasis on attendance, recognition of competitive event winners, pars, birdies, eagles, holes-in one, Interclub and Dream Scores.

While wishing you all a wonderful  and fun-filled summer, the NDA Board members are looking forward to your safe return to Tonto Verde for our first 2013/2014 NDA event.   The "Welcome Back Wine and Cheese" is scheduled for Monday, November 4, 2013, 3:00 p.m., at Linda Carpenter's House.

As we look forward to next fall, there are some housekeeping items we'd like to address.  If your name, email address or phone number was incorrect in the WGA/NDA /Lady Putters Directory last season, please email your corrections to NDA Vice President, Diane Kirk, dkirk@centurytel.net, ASAP.

The 2013-2014 billing selection sheets are coming to you soon via email.  You will need to select "Join the NDA" to be on the roster this fall.

For more information on the NDA, please contact NDA Membership Chairs:

Molly Casey, tollytwo@gmail.com; or Barb Rottunda, jbar118@hickorytech.net