TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club head professional Amanda Minchin will be handling both her own duties and that of general manager for the 2018 season.
Minchin has accepted the role for a three-year deal and is working on the planning stages for the 2018 golf season.
“Amanda has been the face of the club to many members for years and her knowledge of the membership, as well as her involvement with the junior programs, illustrates her ability to ensure a great experience for all members and guests of our club,” wrote club president Jeff Ward in an email to club members Friday.
Since this is course Minchin practically grew up on, it’s easy to see why she took the job.
“I’ve been here a long time. There’s been other offers and other things but obviously I’m in love with our club and our organization and our golf course,” Minchin said. “I just think we have so much we can still accomplish. We’ve accomplished a lot since I’ve been a kid.”
It’s her goal to have Woodlawn, long-term get better.
“Apart from the sentimental reasons why I’m here, that’s one of the main reason – that we’re always looking to get better.”
The day-to-day life for Minchin will still be the same, as she’ll be able to focus a lot of duties as head professional at the course.
“I think now, I’ll just be a little bit more in tune with the other departments,” Minchin said. “We all have been helping each other as we transition into this anyways and we’ve been teammates as members for a long time but I think everyone kind of helps out where we need to.”
Minchin replaces Travis Merritt in the general manager’s role. Merritt was on the job for one year before being released by the club’s board of directors.
The club will be looking to add a PGA professional to help with the teaching and club events that Minchin would be doing.
The club will have a fairly busy 2018 season, but will have a lot less on its plate for the year than they did last year, when they had a FutureLinks event and high school provincials as well as its other annual events.
“We will be hosting a Maple Leaf Junior Tour event May 19 and 20,” she said. “We don’t have any huge events booked. We had a pretty full slate last year. We’ll be looking to be a little bit quieter when it comes to provincial and regional events. We’re always looking to book local events here.”
