use of double tees and shotgun starts on peak season weekends. At their meeting held this past Monday, March 28 the decision was made to postpone the implementation of double tee and shotgun starts to permit the newly formed Golf Committee to review and discuss their use. The Golf Committee will meet in earlyApril to provide adequate time for any required adjustments that may need to be made to the operations prior to implementation. Indications are however, that the shotgun plan at the Canyon will be for emergencies only, and the need for dual start at the Meadow will be monitored by the golf shop. Updates will be provided to the membership by email. The Association Rules, Information and Fees for 2022 were approved by the Board at the March 28 meeting and are available on the Member Website. Rule additions and changes were made to the following areas: Introduction; 2.2 Communications (new); 2.3 Social Media (new); 2.9 Attire (reformatted); 2.11 Design and Landscaping Review Process (update); 2.33 Holiday Decorations (new); 3.5 Vehicles; 3.6 Alternative Vehicles; 3.7 Speed Limits; 3.10 Alarm Monitoring; 4.4 Reservations and Cancellations; 5.2 Guest Play; 5.16 Immediate Family Guest Rate; 5.20 Advanced Tee Time Program (new); 6.2 Recreation Facility Guest Use; 6.9 Tennis and Pickleball; 6.15 Fitness Center; 6.17 Common Areas; and 7.2 Security Charges. New Rules and changes within an existing Rule are noted with yellow highlighting to make them easy to find. Over the next several issues of the newsletter, we will highlight some of the specific Rule changes. THANK YOU COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS! We had a record number of members submit volunteer forms to serve on our committees for 2022. Due to the tremendous response, we were not able to add everyone who volunteered to a committee. Member input and feedback is critical to the success of our operations and our future so if you were not selected to serve, we hope you will always feel welcome to participate in board and member meetings, surveys and other means of member communication so we can continue in our pursuit of constant improvement. VIEW COMMITTEES
LEADERSHIP
Mike Cahill, Board President Patty As brook, General Manager / COO The hot topic of discussion this past month was the change to weekend tee times as announced in the March Voice on page 10. We received several inquiries over the past month regarding the rationale for the changes and we heard from a number of members who were opposed as well as those who saw it as a positive change. Regardless of position, it is important to understand that any changes made to the golf operation are not done lightly or arbitrarily. A great deal of thought, planning and collaboration is done between the leadership team, especially when something as significant as double tee or shotgun starts are proposed, to ensure that all departments have enough time to work out how each operation might need to adjust to ensure successful implementation and maintain positive member experiences. Course access and tee time availability on the weekends has been an ongoing issue the past 2 summers at FH and across the golf industry. It seemed to be especially problematic last summer as Matt Bailey & I heard from both newer and long-time members that it was a particular area of frustration for many. It came up again in the recent member survey as course access/tee time availability was the lowest rated item in the golf operation section and there were numerous comments regarding how difficult it is to get tee times, especially on the weekends. Based on the feedback we had received and the number of times the issue came up, it appeared that there was a significant number of members who were unhappy with the current system. The leadership team strives to address issues that are brought to our attention with the ultimate goal of doing what is in the best interest of the majority of members. It was felt the decision to use double tees and shotgun starts was a feasible solution to address the tee time availability issue. After evaluating the feedback received and in consideration of the lifting of global pandemic travel restrictions, the Board felt it was important to take another look at the
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