The St. George's logo was designed by
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The St. George's scorecard was designed by
Club Pro. Neal Verwey in 1995.
Repeated flooding of the 11th hole required the installation of drainage pipe under the fairway. A catch basin was placed near the bottom of the 11th tee. The drainage pipe followed the contour of the fairway from the catch basin through the valley and by the green.
A second irrigation pipe was installed to take advantage of the new higher capacity pump. The line ran across the river beside the existing line and down the 11th fairway. This work was done concurrently with the drainage project.
Appoximately 80 trees were cut down to improve sunlight and airflow problems. None of the trees were in play, many coming from between the 1st & 10th greens. The trees were cut and stored at the practice range. Later a truck hauled the wood away.
The 5th green was vadalised in the summer.
The season started with a lot of tree planting on the 17th hole to hide the maintanence shed.
The not so old 10th green had a limited number of pin positions and the soil composition was suspect. So after a heated debate (about the 10th fairway valley) the 10th green was redone. The services of golf course architect Doug Carrick were employed for this project. While the 10th green was out of play the hole played as a shorter par 4 with the temporary green located on the left side of the fairway short of the real green. For a short time this area was unavailable for use so a temporary green was placed in the center of the fairway between the 2 valleys and was played as a par3. Both temporary greens developed higher concentrations of bent grass during this time. The contruction of the new green was confined to the month of september. Sept. 7 dozer works on green. Sept. 9 drainage trenches made and some bunker framing. Sept. 13 trenches covered, ready for gravel layer Sept. 14. Sept. 16 top layers smoothed and getting ready for seeding. Sept.17 sand in bunkers and blue grass sod layed. Sept. 29 from a distance green looks ready for play. Oct. 7 green gowing in nicely.
The 9th fairway looked more like a river after a large rainfall so a long drainage trench was dug and drainage pipe installed with a catch basin behind the 9th tee.
The 11th green was enlarged to get it back to its orginal size, and some bunker work was done.
The winter of 1992 saw some tree trimming and the all too common freeze thaw cycle that leaves us with ice on the 3rd and 15th greens as well as the usual pond on 5.
1991 was a bad year for ice damage to the course as can be seen in the pictures of the 1st, 3rd, and 15th greens. The 14th green was even shovelled to help reduce the ice damage. The 5th fairway made its usual winter pond.
The large elm tree behind the 13th green had to be taken down The tree originally had 4 large trunks but 2 had already fallen in the last few years. The 1st one fell across the green. The 2nd fell beside the 14th tee. The remaining trunks were so badly damaged by bugs that they had to be taken down. The tree was taken down in sections leaving a large hole behind the green.
While the bent grass continued to fill in, June saw some sections of the course overrun by caterpillars. There were so many that you could actually hear them while they ate most of the leaves on our oaks. The lower branches were hand sprayed while a helicopter was brought in to spray the higher branches. The helicopter was loaded early in the morning and spayed before the neighbours knew what hit them.
The fairways were converted to bent grass at the end of the summer. The first step was to spray 'round up' on the fairways which killed the grass. This list of pictures show the course with dead fairways.
The bent seed was applied the day after the 'round up' was applied by a special seeder . The bent grass growth is illustrated in this list of pictures from Aug. 2 , Aug. 30 , and Oct. 2 .Blue grass sod was layed on left and right side of the 10th hole as well as on the 15th. The 1st hole rough was overseeded and the fescue was allowed to grow.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that the 10th green was redone because the slope was too severe for the quality of player at the club. Golf course superintendant Bill Hynd and golf course architect Robby Robinson worked the project. Drawings were made for contour , grade & irrigation of the green. Bill Hynd even made a model of the new green. Construction of the green involved the use of heavy equipment to shape the green and install irrigation and drainage trenches. A blanket of gravel and subsequent top layers were layed, followd by the bent grass penncross sod from the nursery. The completed green was a big change from the original green.
The winter of '82 inflicted injury to the golf course. The most severe damage was on the 1st , 4th and 11th holes. The fairways were aerified and seeded while the 1st tee was stripped and resod with penncross bent grass from the nursery . Results of the aeration and seeding are evident in pictures from the Peter Jackson Classic.
Railway ties were installed beside the cartpath on the north side of the 15th green. The installed ties offer a solid border between cartpath and grass.
The 5th green had work done on its front left sand trap and cart path. The sand trap was dug out and a sod wall edge installed. The cart path was rerouted leaving a completed job.
The 1st tee pitching area had its storm sewer area modified to improve drainage and erosion. Gabions were installed and ramp was created.
The old 1st green was rebuilt. A sketch shows the old and new layout. The project began by stripping the sod off the green before any digging began. Then a stone layer was followed by a sand layer and drainage pipes were installed. A sand and peat layer was topped with penncross sod.
A pitching area south of the 1st tee was created. The 1st tee also includes a driving net to help golfers loosen up before a round. Greens were shaped and sod was layed to completed the project.
In 1976 we were witness to a severe storm that washed out numerous bunkers and produced golfball sized hail. The repair of the course was quite laborious.
In 1971 work was done in the area of the 13th green. The picture taken by the blimp during the 1968 Canadian Open gives an execellent before picture . A ground level picture taken before the projected started gives another good view of the old bunkering and creek area. A model of the project was created by golf course superintendent Bill Hynd. Initially the sod was stripped to be used for the west practice tee. Bulldozers were brought in to reroute the pond and the arched bridge was fabricated. Once the bulldozers were done the construction of the dam and bridge supports commenced, followed by the installation of the bridge. The pond was lined with limestone gabians. A picture from 1972 shows the completed project..
1968 saw the return of the Canadian Open to St. Georges. The tournament was won by Bob Charles who defeated Jack Nicklaus. The final twosome is seen on the 14th green.
The 7th green was also redone in '68. Bill Hynd created a model of the new green. The contruction of the new green was topped with sod. Seen here near completion.
New tee plates were installed, giving distance to hole.
The winter of 1966 saw the clearing of the site for the new 9th green. The green was seeded upon completion.
The 3rd hole seen here getting its sod from the old 9th green, and a better look at the 3rd green.
The 3rd & 15th greens were both redone. The old 15th green seen here at the bottom of the hill when the 15th was a 4 par was moved to the top of the hill creating a long 5 par. Seen here in completion.
Bill Hynd created a model of the new 3rd green. Construction of the new green included sub-grade shaping, and a 4 inch gravel blanket.
