Mt Brenton Golf Course

September course maintenance update. Green punching
On Sept. 8, nine holes will be open for play; on Sept. 9, all 18 holes will be out of play, and on the 10th, only nine holes will be in play.

COURSE UPDATE | GREENS AERATION ⛳️

Scheduled greens aeration will take place September 8–10, with temporary course closures as follows:

• September 8 | Nine holes closed
• September 9 | All 18 holes closed
• September 10 | Nine holes closed

This essential maintenance supports healthier, more resilient greens and excellent playing conditions for the season ahead.

Thank you for your patience while our grounds team completes this important work.

After a hectic summer season, the Mount Brenton Pub staff recently held their Send the Students Back to School Party.

⚠️ IMPORTANT CLUBHOUSE REMINDER

We are asking all members and guests to please ensure the taps are fully turned off after using the clubhouse washrooms.

Recently, taps in the lower-level washrooms have been left running, sometimes overnight. This results in wasted water, increased hot-water electricity costs and more frequent septic system pumping.

There was also a serious incident in the upstairs washroom where the sink was plugged and used to wash golf shoes, with the water left running. Water from this washroom could reach the electrical room below and cause significant damage.

A touchless tap will be installed in the upstairs washroom. Installing touchless systems throughout all washrooms would cost the Club more than $7,000, so we are asking everyone to please be vigilant and report any taps left running to staff immediately.

We appreciate your help in protecting our clubhouse and ensuring Club funds can be directed toward meaningful improvements for everyone.

Please also note that the Mount Brenton Pub will close at 3:00 PM today, Monday, August 31, and reopen at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, September 1.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Mount Brenton Pub will be closed on Monday, Aug. 31, at 3 pm. It won’t reopen until 11 am on Tuesday, Sept. 1.

Congratulations to our ladies for hosting the Arbutus Ridge Rain Makers (IYKYK) for their interclub match on Thursday.

A reminder to cart owners: please don’t park in any of the four reserved spots at our practice facility unless you are there to perfect your game.

Thanks to the 76 golfers who took part in the Stogie Club’s Breakfast Club of Canada fundraiser at Mount Brenton Golf Course on Saturday.
This is the fourth year the club has chosen Mount Brenton.

We regret to announce the passing of former long-time member Rick Lambier on Aug. 6. He was 85.
He is survived by his wife, Elaine.
Both Rick and Elaine volunteered their time for tournaments at Mount Brenton and also for Annual General Meeting duty.
Wendy Jordan, Starr Adams, Rick, and Elaine played in a fun-filled foursome for six or seven years before Rick developed a rare form of Parkinson’s.
Elaine is living in Victoria, close to family.
He also volunteered for the Ladies Amateur and was adamant that #2 Creek was his territory as a spotter.
Our club flag will be lowered for a week in his honour.

Home field advantage
Our Interclub Senior Men’s team played an inter-club match vs. Cottonwood Golf Club on
Aug 6 at Mount Brenton and Aug 13 at Cottonwood. It was a two-player team match-play format. The home team in these events, of course, has a huge advantage, and this worked to our favour. Bravo guys.

Here is a picture of the team.
From left to right.
Calvin Karabonik, Kelvin Frumento, Steve Rogers, Brian Magee, Ted Kennedy,
Earl Blom, Don Campbell, Dale Neubauer, Dan Schulte, and Randy Pauls.

Results were:
At Mount Brenton: Mount Brenton 12 points; Cottonwood 3 points.
At Cottonwood: Mount Brenton 4.5 points; Cottonwood 10.5 points

Mount Brenton wins 16.5 points to 13.5 points
Bruce Frey
Cottonwood MISGA Rep

Our Mount Brenton Interclub team also played matches with Nanaimo in June this year.
This was an individual singles match play event.
The team consisted of Dave Linklater, Kevin Mills, Brian Magee, Allan Rettig
James Crickett, Calvin Karabonik, Bruce Hansen, Dale Neubauer, Steve Rogers,
Kelvin Frumento, Shane Harper, and Ted Kennedy.
Results were.
At Nanaimo: Nanaimo, 21.5 points; Mount Brenton, 14.5 points.
At Mount Brenton: Nanaimo, 7.5 points; Mount Brenton, 28.5 points
Mount Brenton wins 43 points to 29.
This team consisted of Dave Linklater, Kevin Mills, Brian Magee, Allan Rettig
James Crickett, Calvin Karabonik, Bruce Hansen, Dale Neubauer, Steve Rogers,
Kelvin Frumento, Shane Harper, and Ted Kennedy.

Mount Brenton Senior Men also compete in the MISGA (Mid-Island Seniors Golf Association). Courses from Arbutus in the
South Island to Storey Creek in the North are members.
For the second consecutive year, Mount Brenton has won the South Island Challenge among Duncan Meadows, Cowichan, Arbutus Ridge, and Cottonwood.
Here are a few members of this year’s team shown with the Cup.

From left to right
Kelvin Frumento, Jim Carlson, Allan Rettig, Robert McKechnie,
Ted Kennedy, Brian Magee, and Steve Rogers.

MISGA is open to all Seniors 55 and over.
The initial cost to join is $10.00.

Brian Magee, right, and Cottonwood MISGA rep Bruce Frey with a FedEx Points award for best gross or net score. There is one scheduled event remaining.

On the women’s side, Mount Brenton has won all of their

Course Conditions
We are now into the dog days of summer, and the course is in pretty good condition considering all the play and dry conditions we have seen. The increase in wetting agent applications to fairways and approaches has significantly improved their overall condition and reduced the amount of water required. Most greens are in good condition; greens that were struggling with an anthracnose outbreak are now recovering well.
Projects/Other Work
Drip irrigation around the bunker on the eighth has been installed, and the perimeter has been reshaped and resodded. We are also now doing some bunker edging throughout the course as time allows.
We are now prepping the area to the left of the eighth fairway for seeding; we will also be installing a couple of sprinklers there.
Greens aeration is scheduled for Sept. 8-10. We will use the same format as last Spring: nine holes closed on the first day, all 18 on the second day, and just nine on the third day.
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New reservation reminder.
In a perfect world, members would have been notified in advance of the new reservation reminder that appeared recently in emails. However, as with our golf games, it isn’t a perfect world. Some members never need a reminder; others often do. Just delete the email once you have read it.
It is a new function of our newly updated Chronogolf booking app. There may be others coming your way, but don’t hold your breath.