Ah yes, remember the call for donations to embellish Hole 10 as a Signature Hole, which made sense because of its visibility to folks near the crossroad from our entrance. Thousands of dollars were donated. I donated thinking it was a good cause. I never heard or saw anything after my donation. I made an inquiry to Golf Pro Jonas, and he forwarded me the AGI Manager, who recently left.
I was told for which the funds were spent – and it was not for Hole 10. Apparently, a drainage pond near Hole 10 prevented them to do whatever by the pond. Any work to spruce up Hole 10, as we all know, would be at the tee box, which has all the visibility, and not the pond. For example, see how donations were made to add sparkle to the tee box at Hole 9.
How were the funds spent? They were spent basically on maintenance items throughout the course, which were touted as embellishments. BTW – some members of the Board agreed with my assessment and recommended that the donations should be returned, which they were not. I asked for my donation back because of the specious use of the Hole 10 donations. Instead, I suggested an alternative way to use my donation, with a Hole 3 tournament, which Golf Pro Jonas took under advisement. I’m still waiting for that suggestion to materialize.