28TH MACKENZIE SOCIETY
ANNUAL GATHERING
AUGUST 27TH - 30TH, 2017
ST. CHARLES COUNTRY CLUB
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA
DIRECTORS WELCOME
Fellow MacKenzie Society Members,
On behalf of the Board of Governors and membership of St
Charles Country Club it is my sincere pleasure to extend a
warm Canadian welcome to all participants and guests of the
2017 Gathering of the Alister MacKenzie Society in Winnipeg
Canada.
We very much look forward to sharing our course and
facilities, renewing friendships, and showcasing some exciting
new attractions in our City, in what is the 150th anniversary
of our Country’s confederation.
Very best Regards,
Glen Peters, Club President and MacKenzie Society Director
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MACKENZIE SOCIETY CLUBS
Alwoodley
Claremont
Cork
Crystal Downs
Cypress Point
Green Hills
Jockey Club
Lahinch
Meadow Club
Moortown
Pasatiempo
Royal Melbourne
St. Charles Country Club
Titirangi
Valley Club of Montecito
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CONTACT INFORMATION
St. Charles Country Club
100 Country Club Blvd
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
R3K 1Z3
12048894444
www.stcharlescc.ca
Location Map
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Cameron Gray General Manager
Phone 2048894444
[email protected]
Cory Kartusch Head Professional
Phone 2048888229
[email protected]
Glen Peters Director
Phone 2049578318
[email protected]
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COMPETITORS EVENTS
Sunday August 27th
Welcome reception at St. Charles (Players and Guests)
6:00 p.m.
Beverages and Hors d’oeuvres
Participant registration and collection of team packets
Players welcome to drop off clubs for storage at Pro
Shop
Monday August 28th
Men’s Practice Round 1:00 p.m.
Lunch prior in the Garden 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Men’s dinner at St. Charles 6:00 p.m.
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COMPETITORS EVENTS
Tuesday August 29th
Breakfast – 7:30 a.m.
Team Photographs 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Round 1 of Competition – 9:00 shotgun start
Lunch on course
Historian’s presentation – 4:00 p.m.
Dinner at St. Charles(Players and Guests) – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday August 30th
Breakfast – 7:30 a.m.
Round 2 of Competition – 9:00 shotgun start
Closing reception in Garden (Players and Guests)
Team trophy presentation
Beverage and Hors d’oeuvres
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GUEST EVENTS
Sunday August 27th
Welcome Reception at St. Charles (Players and Guests)
6:00 p.m.
Beverages and Hors d’oeuvres
Monday August 28th
Guests Golf at St. Charles (option 1) – 8:00 a.m. shotgun start
or
Guests Trolley Tour and lunch (option 2)
A 1 and ½ hour trolley tour of historic and scenic sections of the
City followed by lunch at one of Winnipeg’s finest restaurants
Guests Dinner
Canadian Museum of Human Rights 6:00 p.m.
Cocktails, guided tour and sit down dinner at the spectacular new
museum, the only Canadian national museum outside of our nation’s
capital
https://humanrights.ca/
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GUEST EVENTS
Tuesday August 29th
Guests Golf and Lunch at Niakwa (option 1)
8:30 a.m.shotgun
or
Guests tour of Fort Gibraltor and Old St Boniface (option 2) 10:00
a.m.
lunch included
Dinner at St. Charles Country Club (Players and Guests) 6:00p.m.
Wednesday August 30th
A Day at Assiniboine Park 9:00 a.m.
Experience the Journey to Churchill exhibit (a once in a lifetime
opportunity for an underwater view of Polar Bears), followed by Leo
Mol Garden tour and brunch at the Qualico Centre
Closing Reception in Garden (Players and Guests) 2:00 p.m.
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ACCOMODATIONS
Inn at the Forks- Preferred Accomodations
1.877.377.4100 or 1.204.942.6555
*Please reference St. Charles Country Club MacKenzie Society Event*
Our preferred Spa/Boutique Hotel located downtown at the
Winnipeg Forks. Plenty of local shops and restaurants with-in
walking distance. Click below for more information:
Riverstone Spa - http://riverstonespa.ca/
Activities - http://www.innforks.com/activities-en.html
Smith Restaurant - http://smithrestaurant.ca/
*Inn at the Forks is the recommended hotel for the gathering. All
event communication and transport will be coordinated through this
hotel*
Alternate reservations may be booked at the Holiday Inn Airport
1.204.885.4478 www.holidayinnwinnipegairport.com
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LOCAL GOLF CLUBS
Niakwa Country Club Stanley Thompson
Phone 1(204)2562013
www.niakwacountryclub.ca
Pine Ridge Golf Club Donald Ross
Phone 1(204)2221573
www.pineridgegolfclub.com
Elmhurst Golf Club Donald Ross
Phone 1(204)2225511
www.elmhurstcc.ca
Southwood Golf Club Tom McBroom
Phone 1(204)2697867
www.southwood.ca
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RECOMMENDED DINING
Hy's Steakhouse
Phone 1(204)9421000
www.hyssteakhouse.com
Amici
Phone 1(204)9434997
www.amiciwpg.com
529 Wellington
Phone 1(204)4878325
www.529wellington.ca
Earls Main
Phone 1(204)9890103
www.earls.ca
Sydneys
Phone 1(204) 9426075
www.sydneysattheforks.com
For more great restaurants in Winnipeg check out the link:
www.pegcitygrub.com
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WINNIPEG ATTRACTIONS
Things to do in Winnipeg
Human Rights Museum- www.humanrights.ca
Assiniboine Park - www.assiniboinepark.ca
Winnipeg Art Gallery- www.wag.ca
Top Ten Attractions in Winnipeg - www.tourismwinnipeg.com
Winnipeg Visitors Guide
www.tourismwpg.uberflip.com
About Winnipeg
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF
ST. CHARLES
The two hundred acres of land acquired in 1904 in the parish of St. Charles west
of Winnipeg provided founding members a broad range of activities. Polo, horse
racing, trap shooting, tennis, lawn bowling and golf were the pastimes pursued.
The golf courses designed first by Tom Bendelow in 1905 and reconstructed in
1919 by Donald Ross were routed in part around the polo field that was in use
until the late 1920s when horses disappeared from the property.
In 1928 Dr. Alister MacKenzie, traveled across Canada with a group of British
Sr. Golfers who stopped in Winnipeg and played at St. Charles. The timing was
fortuitous as the club had just purchased addition acreage towards Portage
Avenue. As his reputation had preceded him, Dr. MacKenzie was asked if he
would be interested in routing nine holes on that property. He agreed and the
“north” course opened for play in 1931. It remains largely intact in routing and
design as does nine holes by Donald Ross. In 1954, Norman Woods, a long time
associate of Stanley Thompson but working on his own after Thompson’s death,
re routed the “polo” nine. (Further modifications to the Woods nine came with a
land sale in 1971 and subsequent retention pond development in 1988.) The three
nine hole courses are now named after their architects of record, Alister
MacKenzie, Donald Ross and Norman Woods.
Trees enhance the property at St. Charles and Alister MacKenzie made note of
that in his book The Spirit of St. Andrews where in he states “the trees have been
cut down in a most artistic manner, leaving clumps scattered irregularly over the
fairways. Without these trees the course would have been exceedingly dull and
uninteresting, but as it, it is one of the best courses in Canada. The most
important of the principles in designing and constructing a golf course is to make
the fullest use of trees and all other natural hazards and features.” A profound
statement from one of the most revered golf course architects of the golden era.
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Dr. MacKenzie Playing
shot to #4 Green
WE LOOK FORWARD TO
HOSTING YOU
AUGUST 27TH - 30TH, 2017
ST. CHARLES COUNTRY CLUB
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA