Memorial Day-Winnetka Golf Club Remembers...

Specialist Samuel T. Watts age 20, hometown Wheaton, Illinois passed due to hostile fire IED attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Memorialized today at #15 Tee Winnetka Golf Club. PLEASE note the 18 most recent military personnel to make the ultimate sacrifice in May 2012 are memorialized, one each at every tee box.

Flagpole donated by the Winnetka Women's Golf Club several years ago.

Dear Guests,

This Memorial Day, the Winnetka Golf Course Staff is honoring the sacrifice of our fallen soldiers.  “Brothers in arms” to those who have served in this Country’s largest “fraternity”, fellow Americans to us all, fathers, brothers, husbands, sons and friends to others.  At each tee box is a flag and a marker with the name of a United States Soldier who has paid the ultimate sacrifice, this month, serving our country in Afghanistan.  In addition there is a marker located at the flag pole, at the request of Mark Anderson, our Assistant Superintendent, and USMC Vietnam Veteran, in honor of a fellow Marine who was killed in action in Vietnam.

We ask that you keep these “Heroes All” in your thoughts on this special day, as with all of those who gave so much serving our great nation.

We hope that you enjoy your round.

God bless our service men and women everywhere, and God bless America.

Sincerely,

Winnetka Golf Course Staff

Cpl William T. Perkins was posthumously awared the Congrssional Medal of Honor .

PLEASE remember today!

Winnetka Women's Golf Club celebrates its' 75th Aniversary !!!

 Winnetka Women's Golf Club was founded by Kay Stelzel back in 1937 and turns 75 this year.  50 Year member Carolyn Weinstein was duly recognized last night! A good time was had by all 40 members (of nearly 100) and staff in attendance at Hackney's on Lake.

2012 President Chris Falasco (LEFT - previous president for two terms in 2000-01) addresses the WWGC members.

The WWGC holds a special place place in my heart. They not only have been fully supportive over the years...last fall at the Fall Banquet two term (2010-11) President Jane Peterson surprised me with a donation check in the amount of $500 to be used specifically for the Winnetka Golf Maintenance Department. The empathy from the July 23rd flood was overwhelming! They did request we purchase staff  new 'hip-weighters'  after they saw the brief movies (on this blog) of staff's trials and tribulations while flooded. Staff was wading through waist-deep filthy flood waters in shorts to evaluate the damage to the irrigation field controllers as well as mowing greens by towing the 220lbs. greensmowers in 'kiddie-pools' from the 'dry dock' at #5 Green to the first 'port-o-call' at #8 Green. For days staff towed the kiddie-pools in leaky hip-weighters throughout the course keeping greens mown and healthy! The remaining funds were spent assisting the park district in the purchase of a brand new slit seeder that has been used extensively this spring.

To each and every WWGC member, THANK YOU!!!