HomeMy Public PortalAboutGolf Commission Packet 11.23.21 MEETING NOTICE
TOWN OF BREWSTER
GOLF COMMISSION
Location: Remote Participation Only
Date: November 23, 2021
Time:4:00 PM
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AGENDA
• Call to Order
• Course Operations Questions and Concerns
• Solar Project
• Memorial Bench
• Gift from Friends of the Captains
• Discuss and vote recommendations related to 2022 Golf Season including:
• Annual fee player rates,tee time allocation formula,changes to non-resident memberships
• Questions and Comments from Associations and Liaisons
• Future Agenda Items and Meetings(12/14; 12/28)
• Matters not anticipated by the Chair
• Adjourn
Date Posted: Date Revised:
Received by Town Clerk:
I respectfully request approval from the Town of Brewster Golf Commission to place a gift
memorial bench in the name of my brother-in-law, Donald W. Blakesley at the Captains Golf
Course.
Donald was a member of the Captains at the time of his death. I have been in touch with Jay
Packett, PGA Director of Operations, Captains Golf Course and through Jay I understand the
importance of properly following the Commission's process.
I am currently a member of the Captains, along with a friend of mine Kenneth Avondo a
resident of the Town of Brewster and also a friend of Donald's.
Thank you for your consideration regarding this request.
Daniel McDonough
Golf Commissioners and Director of Golf, I understand that you are considering raising the rates of non-
resident members by a significant 25%. 1 have to admit I was taken back that you would consider such a
harsh increase. I have been a member for over 18 years and have volunteered and given money over
the years whenever The Captains needed help. I am still working, and the early morning tee time is the
only way I can play golf and then go to work. I am the Treasurer of the 18-Hole Women's Golf,a well
respected group of women known throughout the Cape and beyond. I used to think I was an essential
part of The Captains.
However,this increase is like a slap in the face and as a non-resident I feel undervalued and
disrespected. I am hoping you will reconsider such a huge and harsh (punishment?) rate.
Respectfully,
Jan Baxter
The raising of the non-resident golf membership fee to$2,200. Is outrageous!
A 26%???
I have inquired of the local golf courses on Cape Cod regarding their non-resident fees and they are as
follows:
Dennis Highlands: $1,200.With a proposed increase of$200.
Bayberry Hills:$1,200.(The same as a resident fee-they do not discriminate)
Cranberry Valley:$910. If Orleans resident(they have different fees depending on the town you live in)
Our existing$1,750. Nonresident fee is$550. Higher than any course in the area!Abd the proposal of an
increase of$450.is ludicrous!!!
Has anyone investigated how many members are non-residents?And these non-residents have not
inter referred with any Brewster resident joining?So if you impose such an increase and these non-
residents leave,where will the membership be??
I also submit there should be a consideration for those non-residents who have been members for 5 or
10 years .And also a consideration should be made for someone like myself who will be moving out of
the town of Brewster and has been a member of the Captains for 18 years?
This increase is way beyond what is fair and equitable!
I would appreciate your consideration.
Lorraine C. Harvey
Dear Golf Commissioners and Director of Golf,
I have heard rumors about the proposed rate structures for next year and possible significant increases
including a 25%increase in non-resident membership annual fees.
As a non-resident member who joined Captains 14+years ago and has served on many committees and
in multiple leadership roles, I hope that the Golf Club and Commission demonstrate their respect for and
acknowledge the value of non-resident members.
If the operating deficit requires a significant increase in Annual Fees,then I hope that%increase is
applied equally to both Residents and Non-Residents.
Otherwise it would be a slap in the face and an indication that our non-resident membership is not
valued as much as a Brewster resident. Freezing new Non-Resident Memberships was one indication of
the second class status, but understandable given the current tight tee times. I even got a Non-Resident
to join in 2021 just so she could be a member in 2022.
When asked, I paid for 2 years when the Club asked us to help retire the bond; when asked, I donated a
significant amount to Freemans to help them survive the shutdown. if I'm not as highly regarded as
someone living in Brewster, I don't have to remain a member.
Hopefully we continue to manage this asset in a way that limits Annual Fee rate increases,and that if
needed, both Resident and Non-Resident members share in these costs.
Very respectively,
Chris Hardy
I am writing in regards to the proposed non-resident membership fee. I feel, as do many others,that an
increase of$450 is excessive. I can understand an increase as there has been each year but this amount
is really a lot. After talking to many of the non-resident members,we feel an increase like this shows
you no longer want us or need us and this is very painful.
We have stood by the club and supported it for a lot of years when things were not so good and now we
are treated like this. Did we ask for a rebate when the club was closed for a few months although we
had paid for a full years benefits? I doubt that any did. We knew it was necessary and we supported the
club.
Even many of the resident members feel that this kind of an increase for the non-resident fee is
excessive. I am hoping you will reconsider so we can continue to belong to the club and have a good
relationship with it.
Thanks for your consideration, Mardee Verdina
golf commission
Im writing in opposition of the supposedly$450.00 (25%) increase proposed by the commission . a 25%
increase seems very excessive at this time and like many members my wife and i both play a couple
times a week for half the year which means an extra$900.00 a year in dues plus cart fees . As a 20 plus
year former resident of Brewster and a 20 plus year current resident of Orleans i would just like to voice
my opposition and hope the commission would consider a more modest increase for next season. thank
you Ron Harrison (#3018)
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Captains Data Analysis 2021
November 2021
The Golf Commission requested information about average and media rounds of golf played by members of
The Captains Golf Course. The data was downloaded from the Chelsea system. There is 24 months of data
in the set from 11/15/2019 through 11/15/2021.
For future reference, the source data was downloaded from the Chelsea admin interface:
"History> Reports > History with Comments" provided the tee times that people played.
"Member> Reports >Listing > Membership Type Listing" provided the list of members and their
membership type.
Rounds Played Summary
The following table summarizes rounds played from April 1 through November 15 in the years 2020 and
2021
2020 2021
Category Members Average Median Members Average Median
Early 359 41.7 381 370 41.6 37
Morning 227 30.8 26 237 29.2 25
Twilight 131 25 19 134 22.1 15
College 27 19.5 21 28 10.9 8
Junior 15 16.9 12 18 11.3 10
Early NR 260 45 39 314 42.5 36
Morning NR n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Twilight NR 109 29.9 23 116 32.2 24
College NR 16 27.8 29 15 18.2 15
Junior NR 10 25.9 23 6 22.3 30
Notes:
Average is the number of rounds divided by the number of members in the category.
Median means that 50% of the members played more and 50% played fewer rounds.
NR means Non-Resident Member.
Page 1 of 3
Breakeven Analysis
There was discussion at previous meetings about the number of rounds that someone would have to play to
make it a breakeven proposition compared to just paying the daily guest green fee.
2020 2021
Category Breakeven # Missed % Missed Breakeven # Missed % Missed
Early 14 61 17.0% 14 65 17.6%
Morning 12 40 17.6% 12 44 18.6%
Twilight 13 46 35.1% 13 59 44.0%
College 5 2 7.4% 5 6 21.4%
Junior 6 4 26.7% 6 6 33.3%
Early NR 23 71 27.3% 23 84 26.8%
Morning NR n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Twilight NR 19 47 43.1% 19 43 37.1%
College NR 8 0 0.0% 8 0 0.0%
Junior NR 8 1 10.0% 8 1 1 16.7%
Notes:
Breakeven is the number of rounds a golfer needs to play at the peak rate to equal their membership rate.
#Missed is the actual number of members within the category that didn't play enough to breakeven.
#Missed is the percentage of members within the category that didn't play enough to breakeven.
Page 2 of 3
Effect of New Rates on Breakeven
Using the new rates that were previously proposed, how many additional people would have no longer met
the breakeven point in 2021?
2021 Proposed Rates
Category Rate Rate % Increase Breakeven Total Additional
Rounds Missed Missed
Early $1053 $1350 28.2% 16 84 19
Morning 877 950 8.3% 13 47 3
Twilight 468 585 25.0% 15 66 7
College 407 500 22.9% 6 8 2
Junior 204 250 22.5% 6 6 0
Early NR 1752 2250 28.4% 27 100 16
Morning NR n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Twilight NR 700 1000 42.9% 23 52 16
College NR 585 700 19.7% 9 1 1
Junior NR 292 1 350 19.9% 9 1 0
Notes:
Proposed Rates were introduced at a previous Golf Commission meeting and are used for illustration
purposes only subject to the approval of the Golf Commission and the Brewster Select Board.
Additional Missed is the number of additional people in 2021 that would have failed to breakeven at the
proposed membership rates listed and the new proposed guest green fees.
Page 3 of 3
Jay, Have you done any analysis of the tee time allocations using the two
tier application - only full day AFP money for all day distribution - then
adding twilight TT's based on the % of time restricted AFP $$? Thanks, Jeff