The Stone -- July-September 2022

A MESSAGE FROM Mark McGarvey What a great time of year. This newsletter is for the third quarter of 2022, yet the year feels like it has only just begun. Oh well, summer is upon us. Greystone is bursting with activity in all areas. The Regions Tradition was a rousing success for many reasons: the crowds, the weather, an ex tremely well-run tournament, and a Champion in Steve Stricker, of whom everyone is proud. The contract extension between the PGA, the Bruno Event team, and Greystone until 2032 will mean so much to Greystone, Birmingham, and the State of Alabama. Lakeside Activity Center – This newly completed area is a beautifully functional as set for member activity. We now have tennis, pickleball, basketball, family, and adult pool available, all of which are easily accessible. The pool area has new changing rooms and updated bathrooms. By the time you read this, all the slides will be installed and functional. Legacy – As we all know, the clubhouse and the golf course are shut down for renovation until October 1st. The clubhouse renovation is a product of the member survey where so many members thought it should be more usable, larger, and versatile. The golf course is over 20 years old, and it was time. Last year, we almost lost the greens. Resurfacing the greens and moving to a much more durable warm weather grass like TifEagle Bermuda will be a vast improvement. Everyone knows that scheduling tee times will be a challenge for the Founders only. Professor Steve Smith has already sent out notifications on how some of the necessary changes will work as we move through this timeframe. The team is also working on local clubs that will allow our members a tee time. Steve Smith over sees handling and coordinating this activity. The team is also working on some overnight venues, i.e., Reynolds Plantation, Old Waverly, and a trip to Atlanta. More on this later. Also being considered are day trips to venues like The Ledges, Pursell Farms and Turtle Point. In the last newsletter, we reintroduced the new Greystone University for Members, which started in June. It has a full class of 36 participants; the second session will be starting on September 7th. Registration is now open for the second session. These classes will give the member broad-based knowledge about many aspects of Greystone. It will cover but is not limited to, Club history and governance, Board and committees, Employees, department overviews and tours of the entire facility, financials, and the vision-mission concept. As a final thought about the Legacy renovation, many courses with only one clubhouse and one course shut down entirely during renovation. We have examples of this in our neighbor clubs such as Vestavia, Old Over ton, Shoal Creek, and Riverchase. We will get through this period together by utilizing our club on a modified schedule. Each of us can help make this a better experience as the end of September is just around the corner.

Well, that’s it for the third quarter!

Mark McGarvey, President Greystone Golf and Country Club

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