The Board of Directors of the Oshawa Golf and Curling Club are pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Ridout as the new General Manager & Chief Operating Officer (GM/COO) of the club.
Mike comes to Oshawa with an extensive background in hospitality and golf club management. Formerly the Director of Golf at The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa, Victoria B.C., he has previously held the position of General Manager at Elm Ridge Country Club, Brampton Golf Club and Beacon Hall Golf Club. He has also worked in golf and hospitality with both Four Seasons in St. Kitts and Nevis as well as Hawaii, and with Sandals in Ocho Rios.
Professionally, Mike holds an Honour’s Diploma from Seneca College in Turfgrass Management as well as an M.B.A. from the University of Guelph with a focus on Club Management. Andy Schwabe, President of the Oshawa G&CC says “We are positive that Mike’s extensive training, experience and highly personable nature will make him a valued and skilled leader at our club in the years to come. As well, we are confident the membership will find him highly approachable and engaging in their contacts with him in and around the club”. Mike assumed his duties effective March 4th
The Oshawa Golf Club started in or about 1895. However, the
original charter for the club was granted, at its present site, on Nov. 21,
1906. Since 1911, when the first bunkers were built, the course has continued
to be groomed, modified and refined to sustain its challenge. Many of these
modifications were designed by Canada’s foremost golf course architect, Stanley
Thompson, which qualifies the Club as a “Stanley Thompson Course”. This century
old layout with its thousands of mature trees and well-manicured fairways and
greens is The Home of Golf in Durham Region.
In 1960, a new clubhouse and six sheet curling rink was built. Since then,
curling has continued to grow and flourish. When combined with golf, it
provides the Club with uninterrupted year-round activity.
In the year 2006 the Club decided to operate as The Oshawa Golf and Curling
Club to better reflect its year-round activities.
Andy Schwabe
President
Oshawa G&CC
