Message From the Professional Staff,

Good Afternoon,

We’ve got a bunch of news to share, so I’m going to keep our introduction short and simple with a couple reminders.

We were thrilled to hear that Ontario would move into Stage 1 earlier than expected - this Friday, June 11th. What does that mean for Golf Courses:

Patio Dining – 4 people to a table maximum

Pro Shops – can open up to 15% of capacity

Lessons - outdoor fitness classes, outdoor sports training (no games or practices) and outdoor personal training, with 10 patrons maximum and 3 metres physical distancing

All the other regulations remain in place, including our Mask policy when inside any building and when sharing a cart with an individual who is not from your same household.

Don’t forget to help us say a proper farewell to Dan Greenwood - click on the button below and follow the very simple steps to record and upload a 15-30 second message.

RECORD FAREWELL VIDEO

We’ve got fitting day news, guest access update, divot repair tutorials, a father’s day gift guide, re-opening of club storage and cleaning and our rain/lighning policy all down below! Pour a drink and settle it….this newsletter is a bit longer than most…

This week’s “photo of the week” comes from LPCC member Diane Girard. We’ve seen birdies on 13, a rare eagle or two…..but a goose in a tree?

Dan Roud
PGA of Canada
Lookout Point Country Club

CLUB STORAGE & CLEANING SERVICES

Starting on Saturday, June 12th we will be re-opening club storage, caddy/battery storage and club cleaning services. The outside guest services team will be setting up bag slots and getting things such as tags ready for our new members over the coming days. Storage spots used in the past, may have changed or been modified. Club Storage is included for specific categories of membership and is based upon availability.

If you would prefer to have our staff not clean your clubs, you are more than welcome to still store them and let us know that cleaning is not required.

For more information and/or any questions please contact the Golf Shop.

DIVOT REPAIR & REPLACEMENT

Keen eyes would have started to see divot mix & our divot bottles starting to appear on the carts and by the water station at #1. There was a bit of a delay in getting our divot mix - but now that we have it, we want to remind everyone on proper divot repair and replacement procedures.

How to Replace a Divot

If the divot is intact and there is soil still attached, simply replace it in the correct orientation and firmly press the divot into the ground with your foot. Pressing down is important because this establishes good contact between turf roots and the soil, which helps the divot heal. Pressing down also creates a firm, smooth surface that provides better playability if someone's ball ends up on the divot while it is healing. If there are any significant gaps between the divot and the surrounding turf, fill them with divot mix and smooth it with your foot. This will help the turf knit back together.

How to Fill a Divot

If a divot does not have any soil attached, or if it has shattered into small pieces, it cannot be replaced and expected to heal properly. Filling the divot with divot mix is the best option in these situations. Depending on the course and the grass types, divot mix may be pure sand or it may contain seed to aid in recovery (ours contains seed) Regardless of what's in the mix, the way to properly fill a divot is the same: Add mix until it is slightly below the height of the adjacent turf, then smooth the mix and press down with your foot. It is worth taking a few extra seconds to get the level just right. Too little mix will create poor playability and may not allow the divot to heal fully. Too much mix creates playability issues and can damage mowing equipment.

GUEST ACCESS UPDATE

We have had a number of questions over the past few days about our current guest policy and with the patio opening this weekend and the current excellent conditions of the golf course, we know the desire to bring your guests is as high as ever.

We are still conscious of the demand on the daily tee sheet, and in our daily lotteries there are still days of the week (Thursday, Saturday & Sunday) where not all members are receiving tee times.

Some of the information we look at when trying to balance member demand and guest play include peak times and peak and off peak days. We have been open for a little over 2 weeks now and have seen the following trends:

On weekday mornings, we have capacity for 128 playing spots. Looking at the data from our first 2 weeks open (removing a couple of poor weather days) we are averaging 114 spots booked during the mornings.

In the 17 days (including today) that we have been open we are averaging over 210 rounds per day (approx 3600 rounds). That puts us on pace for over 34,000 rounds by the end of October (not including the time we were open in early April). We understand that guest access is a huge perk of membership at a top 100 golf course such as Lookout Point, and we want to see all our members showing off the golf course to friends and family and enjoying the view on the patio with your guests, we just want to make sure that it is not at the detriment of tee time availability for our membership as a whole.

We are still very early into our 2021 season. We expect demand on the tee sheet to drop as the province reopens, workplaces reopen, travel begins and other forms of activities are permitted. Today, an increase in guest play - as little as 10%, would mean that at key times in the day our members would be unable to secure tee times. We will continue to monitor the lottery results, and off-peak days and we expect in the coming weeks we will be able to offer expanded guest access.

In the meantime, the current guest access is 3 days in advance (to allow all categories of membership access to the tee sheet) and on the following days:

Weekends & Holidays
Guest bookings welcome after 2:00pm

Weekdays
1 Guest per member prior to 12:00 pm
Up to 3 guest maximum per member after 12:00pm

A reminder that guests are not able to be booked online. For contact tracing purposes all guest bookings must be made through the Golf Shop.

FATHERS DAY GIFT GUIDE

Looking for that perfect something for the guy in your life? Some of you may be old enough to remember the Sear’s Holiday Gift Guide. I remember using that guide as the starting point every year picking out my parents Christmas gifts. In the spirit of the Holiday Gift Guide, our team in the Golf Shop have put together an awesome “gifts under….” guide below. The Golf Shop will be open for non-essential retail shopping as of Friday, June 11th. Stop in and say hello, see what is new for 2021 and make sure to leave with a couple great deals!!!

Gifts Under $10

Lookout Point Logo’d Titleist TruFeel golf balls
LP Ball marker and Club Scrubber / Cleaning Tool
LPCC Divot Tool
SunBum Lip Balm

Gifts Under $25

Magnetic Medallion Ball Marker
LP Towel
LP Levelwear T-Shirt
Premium Sleeve of Golf Balls - Pro V1/Chrome Soft/TP5
LPCC Coffee Mug
2 Undr

Gifts Under $50

LPCC or Branded Hat
LPCC 1922 Map Towel (Exclusive item)
PING/Titleist/TaylorMade Tour Towels
LP Water Bottle or Mug
Wallet Clip
Coaster Set
Premium Cheese Board Set

Gifts Under $100

LP Hoodie
Premium Golf Polo - Ralph Lauren/Travis Mathew/FootJoy
LPCC 1922 Slide Belt
Raflewski Putting Mat

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Gifts Under $150

LPCC embossed Leather Watch
Pull Over or Outerwear Piece
FJ Flex Shoes

Gifts from the whole family

Super Speed Sticks
Bushnell/Golf Buddy Rangefinder
Bushnell wingman bluetooth speaker
Garmin Watches
Golf Bags
Theraguns

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LIGHTNING POLICY

This week we are starting to see some Thunderstorm’s in the forecast. Now is the perfect time to remind everyone of our Lightning policy.

Lookout Point monitors the weather with an online radar. If lightning is in the area, a horn will be blown by the Golf Shop and Halfway House Team Members. All play shall cease in the event of lightning. It is each member’s and guest’s responsibility to be aware of lightning and seek shelter immediately upon hearing the sound of the horn.

Put safety first! As soon as you hear thunder:

Seek: lowest elevation, large buildings, fully enclosed vehicles.

Avoid: trees, open areas, elevated areas, metal objects (golf cart, fences, maintenance equipment, power lines).

We are thrilled to welcome Hogan Trade to Lookout Point Country Club on Saturday, June 12th. Are you considering upgrading your clubs in 2021? Do you have an old set you just haven’t been able to figure out what to do with? Tempted by the new Callaway Epic Driver but can’t justify spending $649.99.

Hogan Trade is here to help! Hogan Trade have partnered with Lookout Point Country Club to provide a trade in program for the members at Lookout Point. Bring your clubs by on Saturday, June 12th for assessment and any trade in can be used toward a future purchase as credits on your Lookout Point account.

What is your club worth? Here are some more popular models:

Callaway Epic Flash - Up to $150
Callaway Mavrik - Up to $215
Titleist TS2 - Up to $155
Titleist TS3 - Up to $165
Taylormade Sim - Up to $215
Taylormade M6 - Up to $130
Cobra Speedzone - Up to $200
Ping G400 - Up to $150
Ping G410 - Up to $195