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Golf Course Infrasturcture RefurbishmentEnhancement ProjectLONDON HUNT AND COUNTRY CLUB&

VISION“Our vision is to be one of the premier private golf and country clubs in Canada offering an exceptional total Membership experience.” MISSION“The London Hunt and Country Club is a family focused Club providing it’s Members with an exceptional golf course complemented by first class dining facilities. To enhance the enjoyment of Members, the Club includes such programs as tennis, trap and skeet, fitness and social activities.”VISION, MISSION

OUR STORYThe story of the London Hunt and Country Club is one of vision and commitment spanning over 130 years dating back to March 30, 1885 when a group of stalwart eques-trians formally organized civilian hunting buffs into the London Hunt Club. Over the years, amenities such as golf, tennis, trap and skeet and fitness were added to en-hance the Membership experience. With a history of its Members excelling in business, athletic and charitable arenas, it’s no wonder the Club continues to host guests from all over the world. As you will learn in looking through more than twelve decades of history, times change, but our commitment to providing Members with the most exceptional Membership experience offered does not. Pre 1885The origin of the London Hunt may be traced back to the city’s “garrison period”, and is popularly cited as May 9, 1843. On that day a famous military steeplechase took place that dramatically illustrated local interest in equestrian sports, including fox hunting, which had begun in this area during the previous autumn.

OUR STORY1885 – 1950It was actually on March 30, 1885, though, that the London Hunt Club was formally organized. Hound Kennels and a Clubhouse were soon established in converted farm buildings on Western Road at the present site of the Federal Agricultural Institute. Other early activities of the Club included lawn tennis, bowling and archery. By the turn of the century the Club had moved to a nearby location at the corner of what is now Richmond Street and Windermere Road, and with the provision of a 9-hole golf links was re-designated in 1904 as The London Hunt and Country Club. Tennis was revived in 1906 when two grass courts were constructed. In 1917 the golf course was expanded to 18 holes through the lease of a portion of the adjoining new campus which had been acquired by The University of Western Ontario. The tennis courts were abandoned in 1930 in order to convert the space into a parking lot for the increasing number of vehicles at the Club. Two years later trapshooting was introduced as an off-season activity.

OUR STORY1950 – 2015In 1951, because of the encroachment of residential development surrounding the London Hunt’s property, the Hunt Kennels were moved to a new location east of Hyde Park. In 1965 the same reason forced the Hunt to move to another location, at the north east corner of the Denfield Side Road and the Sixth Concession Road of London Township. Aware that Western’s expansion during the 1950’s would eventually jeopardize its course, the Club purchased from the London Health Association some 275 acres (111 hectares) at the west end of Oxford Street. Robert Trent Jones designed a 27-hole golf course, 18 of which were completed in 1959. The following spring the Hunt Club moved to its present attractive setting. In 1970 tennis courts were constructed and the game rapidly proved popular with a large number of Members again. In 2000, the golf course was renovated by Rees Jones, son of original designer Robert Trent Jones and in the fall of 2014 the Clubhouse underwent its largest renovation to date which was completed in 2015 and included the addition of a terrace, new restaurant, expanded banquet facilities, fitness studio and facility, new locker rooms and a new Pro Shop.

In 1958 the Club engaged Robert Trent Jones Sr. to design a 27 hole course and in 1960 our current 18-hole, 7200 yard championship golf course was completed. Jones was one of golf ’s most prolific architects, creating or remodeling more than 350 courses, including more courses for national championships than any other golf architect. The list of just his US Open venues includes Atlanta Athletic Club, Baltusrol, Bellerive, Broadmoor,Congressional, Hazeltine, Oak Hill, Oakland Hills, Olympic Club, Country Club of Rochester, and Southern Hills.The course was updated and renovated by his son Rees Jones in 2000.Set on 267 stunning acres, the course meets all the classic Robert Trent Jones Sr. characteristics.Trait One: Fairways Framed With BunkersTrait Two: Large GreensTrait Three: Bold Use of Water HazardsCOURSEOVERVIEW

Our Championship course has evolved and improved over the years with the last major renovation completed in 2000.Since that time, our irrigation system has shown itself to be severely out of date, the bunker aged sand is well past its replacement date, there remain significant drainage issues, and the grasses composing the greens have developed into a mix of bent and a very young, weak variety of poa – all issues that require addressing in the very near future or the high level of quality that our membership expects will be put at risk.In implementing a new irrigation system it is imperative to be built in coordination with any drainage enhancements, bunker adjustments, course routing changes or golf course design adjustments. To complete an irrigation system in isolation would be an inefficient and ineffective exercise. As a result, the Long Range Golf Course Master Plan Committee was created.In 2017, we reviewed a select group of best in class architects and unanimously chose one that had the experience and the resume to guide us through this journey.Drs. Mike and Chris Hurdzan have guided us through developing our long range plan and will continue to guide us through its implementation, drawing on their years of experience in course construction and restoration.LONG RANGE PLAN

The Mandate of the Committee was to engage the proper experts to work with our first class operations team to create, plan and cost an appropriate plan to address the courses continued weaknesses, being theirrigation system, the bunkering, the drainage, greens reliability and to identify any areas of improvement to the course that may not be apparent to the casual member.Over the past several years, Drs Hurdzan and Club Management engaged and worked with experts in every facet of course operations including the premier drainage experts, irrigation consultants, irrigationmanufacturers, arborists, sand manufacturers, bunker liner manufacturers, and the USGA on several occasions (who reviewed light and shade issues, grass analysis, greens composition analysis, fairway analysis, tee analysis and more).The Committee ensured it kept clear to its mandate and heeded the words of Alister MacKenzie in 1933:“It is a rather extraordinary thing that members of golf committees, themselves men of intelligence, experience and frequently specialists in different lines, when it comes to consideration of the task involved in remodeling the club course, will turn to seek the advice of persons whose only qualification in matters pertaining to golf is the ability to play a good game. Granted that the play of such persons is probably a fitting measure by which to judge the merit of a course, the fact still remains that worthwhile course designing is a matter for specialists in that line. And the stature of the specialist is determined by the character of work which he has turned out.”THE MANDATE

MIKE AND CHRIS HURDZANBorn into the coal and steel proletariat of 1940s West Virginia, Dr. Col. Michael J. Hurdzan (R-USAR Special Forces) found himself well outside the gates of the local country club.Seven decades later, he became the fifth person in golf to achieve the non-playing “Grand Slam” as recipient of the highest honor from his industry’s “Big 3”: the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, the American Society of Golf Course Architects and the Golf Course Builders Association of America. Today, there are now seven on that list: Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson, Robert Trent Jones, Sr., Rees Jones, Pete Dye and Dr. Hurdzan.Dr. Christopher M. Hurdzan was born into golf architecture, a curious fact in that it is one of the few not shared with his father/business partner. He swung his first club at three, joined his father on course construction visits at six, became the youngest participant in an American Society of Golf Course Architects annual meeting (St. Andrews, Scotland) at 13 and joined the payroll of his father’s firm at 15.Patience, observation, and access to his father’s world renowned architectural library replete with the classic texts of “Golden Age Masters” has convinced Dr. Hurdzan that the foundation of all elegant design – be it sports cars, English gardens or golf courses – is “complexity cloaked in simplicity”.MEET THEARCHITECTS

MEET THE ARCHITECTSTHE COURSESThe Hurdzan name is on many of golf’s most famous courses including the following.Country Club of DarienSite of the 2018 PGA Met Match Play ChampionshipErin HillsSite of the 2017 US Open Championship.The Ottawa Hunt and Golf ClubSite of the 2017 LPGA Canadian Pacific Women’s Open.The Philadelphia Cricket Club - Wissahickon CourseSite of the 2015 PGA Professional National Championship.Devil’s Paintbrush and Devil’s PulpitRanked #10 and #25 in Canada in 2020Georgian Bay ClubRanked #48 in Canada in 2020

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OVERVIEW OF THE PLANNING PROCESS FALL 2017 APRIL 2018 SEPTEMBER 2018 OCTOBER 2018 JANUARY 2019 APRIL 2019 SEPTEMBER 2019 OCTOBER 2019 OCTOBER 2019 MARCH 2020 SEPTEMBER 2020 OCTOBER 2020 NOVEMBER 2020 DECEMBER 2020 STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 STEP 10 STEP 11 STEP 12 STEP 13 STEP 14 DEVELOP MANDATE OF THE LRP COMMITTEE SELECTION OF GOLF COURSE ARCHITECT ENGAGEMENT WITH ARCHITECT FOR VERSION 1 MEMBERSHIP TOWN HALL DEVELOP VERSION 2 BASED ON MEMBER FEEDBACK DEVELOP VERSION 3 BASED ON COMMITTEE FEEDBACK MEMBER COURSE TOURS DEVELOP A VERSION 4 MEMBERSHIP TOWN HALL WITH HURDZAN CONSTRUCTION GRADE COSTING FURTHER PLAN REFINEMENT REFINE TIMING CAPITAL FUNDING APPROACH COMMUNICATION OF BOARD RECOMMENDED PLAN TO THE MEMBERSHIP TOWN HALLS TO REVIEW WITH MEMBERSHIP MEMBER VOTE COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED

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COURSE ISSUES OVERVIEW Th e bas ic r out ing and s t r uc t ur e o f t h e L o n d o n H u n t g o l f c o u r s e i s s o u n d T h e v a r i e t y a n d d i str i b u ti o n o f h o l e l e n g th s a n d p a r i s e xce l l e n t w i th n o m o r e th a n tw o p a r 4 s in a r ow Ther e is one long and o n e s h o r t e r p a r 5 a n d p a r 3 o n e a c h n i n e a n d t h e y p l a y i n di ffe r e n t co m p a ss d i r e cti o n s w h i ch i s h i g h l y d e si r a b l e a n d u n u su a l Th e r e i s a good m ix of r ight and lef t dogle g h o l e s a n d p a r a n d y a r d a g e a r e w e l l b a l a n c e d o n t h e f r o nt a n d b a ck n i n e s Th e g o l f co u r se i s ve r y w a l ka b l e e ve n fo r th e co n si d e r a b l e am ount of r oll and undulat ion of t h e l a n d Th e f ollowing des c r ipt ions ar e ex c e r p t s f r o m r e p o r t s s u b m i t t e d b y D r s H u r d z a n

IRRIGATION Th e irrig atio n s y s t em is ov er 30 y ear s o l d w h i c h w e l l exce ed s the lif e ex pec t anc y of a s y s t em m a n u f a c t u r e d du ring th at t im e per iod Unlik e m oder n ir r i g a t i o n h e a d s tha t a re co nt r olled by elec t r ic it y and ar e i n a n o r m a l l y clo se d or no r un pos it ion t he London Hun t a n d C o u n t r y Club system is c ont r olled by r equir ing a co n s t a n t w a t e r pre ssure to k eep t he head c los ed I n ot he r w o r d s i f o n e of th e small pr es s ur e c ont r ol t ubes is c ut o r b r o k e n t h e irriga tion h ead will go on and r un unt il m a n u a l l y t u r n e d off or wate r pr es s ur e in t he t ube is r es t o r e d P r e s s u r e co ntro l tu be s c an be c ut or br ok en b y a e r i f i c a t i o n eq uip men t or by heav y equipm ent r unning o n s o f t s o i l s su ch as tree m aint enanc e t r uc k s All ir r i g a t i o n h e a d s tod ay a re d es igned in t he nor m ally c lo s e d p o s i t i o n be ca use o f t his pr oblem 37 OF PROJECT T h e i r r i g a t i o n c o n t r o l a t L o n d o n H un t a n d C o u n tr y C l u b i s s u c h t h a t t h r e e o r f o u r h e a d s a re o n o n e sta ti o n o r s w i t c h w h e r e a s m o d e r n i r r i g a t i o n h a s i n d i vi d u a l h e a d c o n t r o l t o p e r m i t p u t t i n g w a t e r d o w n fr o m a si n g l e h e a d o n l y w h e r e i t i s n e e d e d A s i t i s n o w i f o n l y o n e sm a l l s p o t n e e d s w a t e r t h e n t h r e e o r f o u r sp r i n kl e r h e a d s w i l l h a v e t o r u n T h e a l t e r n a t i v e i s t o h a ve a w o r km a n ta ke a h o s e t o t h a t d r y a r e a a n d h a n d w a te r i t Th i s i s a p o o r u s e o f l a b o r a n d c o u l d b e c o s t l y a s h o u r l y w a g e s r i se A n e w i r r i g a t i o n s y s t e m i s a h i g h pr i o r i ty fo r l o n g te r m maintenance improvement Th e h e a r t o f th e i r r i g a ti o n syste m i s th e p u m p i n g p l a n t a n d co n tr o l va l ve s A m o d e r n n e w i r r i g a ti o n syste m ca n typ i ca l l y o p e r a te a t a l o w e r w a te r p r e ssu r e w h i ch i s e a si e r o n th e i r r i g a ti o n h e a d s va l ve s p i p e s a n d p u m p s Th i s m e a n s l o n g e r l i fe e xp e cta n cy l e ss p o w e r r e q u i r e m e n t l e ss w a ste d w a te r a n d g r e a te r e ffi ci e n cy On e o f th e n a ti o n s m o st r e sp e cte d a n d so u g h t a fte r C e r ti fi e d Ir r i g a ti o n D e si g n e r s h a s b e e n e n g a g e d b y th e C l u b to d e si g n a n d i m p l e m e n t th e n e w syste m

BUNKERS S and b un ke rs are cur r ent ly t he m os t ex pens iv e f ea t u r e on the go lf co urse to build and m aint ain The indu s t r y trend is towa rds smaller and f ewer but well pla c e d bunkers Th e e mph asis t oday is on t he play ing qu a l i t y of sand surfa ce s an d t he ideal goal is 1 2 of f luf f ov e r a firm base Ave rag e to weak er play er s ar e gener ally m o r e intimida ted by sa nd and henc e penaliz ed m or e t han a r e better go lfers who ha v e m as t er ed t he t ec hnique of bu n k e r play I n a dd ition with l onger hit t ing golf equipm ent m a n y w ell placed fa irway b unk er s ar e now not a c halleng e t o better pla ye rs who c an f ly r ight ov er t hem The r i g h t fairw ay b un ke r on 9 is a good ex am ple A major bre akthro ug h in bunk er c ons t r uc t ion s t a r t e d about 2 0 yea rs ag o wit h t he int r oduc t ion of bun k e r liners The se are ess ent ially m at er ials plac ed below t h e bunker sa nd a nd a bo v e t he s oil f loor of t he bunk er t h a t improve d rain ag e so s and does n t was h down s lope s i n the rain Th ere are pe r haps 12 15 dif f er ent bunk er l i n e r concepts ran gin g from geot ex t iles t o por ous c em e n t w ith m an y varia tion s in bet ween J ay s on has r ebuil t t h e practic e bu nkers in the s hor t gam e pr ac t ic e ar ea ut ili z i n g some ne w techn olo gy and s elec t s ands This will a l l o w him the Co mmittee and t he m em ber s hip t o s ee t h e differences in h ow th ey per f or m bef or e dec iding w h i c h to use a nd he nce ma k e a t r uly inf or m ed dec is ion Bu n k e r liners a re with ou t qu es t ion labor s av ing ins t allat ion s 28 OF PROJECT

GREENS AND DRAINAGE 17 OF PROJECT Th e pur pos e of t he gr een is t o be a s t r a t e g i c t a r g e t a r e a f o r g o l f s h o t s a n d p r o v i d e t r u e a n d co n si ste n t p u tti n g su r fa ce s w i th su ffi ci e n t h o l e l o ca ti o n s to sp r e a d o u t g o l fe r wear pat t er ns I deally a gr een s h o u l d h a v e 1 2 1 4 i d e n t i f i a b l e h o l e l o c a t i o n s w i t h s l o p e s o f a t l e a st 1 5 to su r fa ce d r a i n e xce ss w a te r b u t n o m o r e th a n 3 so a s n o t to be t oo s t eep f or s k illf ul put t ing w h e n g r e e n s p e e d s a r e h i g h S o h o l e l o c a t i o n s a r e d e f i n e d b y sl o p e l i m i ts L o n d o n H u n t C l u b s g o l f g r e e n s a r e a p p r o a ch i n g 1 0 0 0 0 sq u a r e fee t eac h whic h is near ly double t h e s i z e o f m o r e m o d e r n g r e e n s I n a d d i t i o n a s m i c r o s u r ve y m a p s sh o w th e g r e e n s a p p e a r to b e to o fl a t i n so m e p l a ce s r e su l ti n g i n po or dr ainage and t oo s t eep in o t h e r s m e a n i n g t h e s e a r e a s a r e n o t s u i t a b l e f o r h o l e l o c a ti o n s Th e r e fo r e r e d u ci n g th e si ze o f so m e g r e e n s a n d i m p r o vi n g th e su r fa ce slo pe of ot her s is anot her m ajor p a r t o f a n a l y z i n g t h e g o l f c o u r s e Th e f air way s s eem f air ly well dr a i n e d e x c e p t f o r 4 5 6 1 0 1 1 a n d 1 2 w h e r e d r a i n ag e so l u ti o n s n e e d to b e i m p l e m e n te d

TEES FAIRWAYS AND ENHANCEMENTS 18 OF PROJECT TEES Th e c ham pions hip lengt h f r om t h e b l a c k t e e s i s 7 2 4 9 w h i c h w h i l e a c c e p t a b l e p r e s e n t s l e ss ch a l l e n g e to d a y w i th l o n g e r h i tti n g e q u i p m e n t th a n th a t sa m e l e n g th o r eq uiv alent lengt h did bac k in 1 9 6 0 w h e n t h e c o u r s e o p e n e d O p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r a f e w a d d i ti o n a l b a ck te e s sh o u l d n o t b e i g n o r e d fo r th e y p r e se n t a n o p ti o n n o t a n ob ligat ion t o be ex er c is ed dur ing c o m p e t i t i v e C l u b e v e n t s Gold t ees at 6 841 ar e ideal as ar e t h e b l u e t e e s 6 3 9 1 f o r b e t t e r t h a n a v e r a g e p l a y e r s H o w e ve r th e r e i s a g a p o f a b o u t 6 0 0 ya r d s g o i n g o u t to th e w h i te te e s a t 5 7 9 8 To en s ur e play er s get t he oppor t uni t y t o e n j o y s h o t s a n d c h a l l e n g e s c o m m e n s u r a t e w i t h t h e l e n g th th a t th e y ca n h i t th e b a l l g o l f a u th o r i ti e s a r o u n d th e w o r l d h a ve e n d o r se d a pr ogr am c alled Tee it For war d w h i c h r e c o m m e n d s t h e l e n g t h o f c o u r s e a p l a y e r s h o u l d p l a y b a se d o n th e i r d r i vi n g d i sta n ce Wi th th i s i n m i n d th e p l a n w o u l d d e l i ve r a be t t er c our s e at 6 000 y ar ds as w e l l a s a n e w s e t o f t e e s a g g r e g a t i n g 4 5 0 0 y a r d s We b e l i e ve th e se te e s w i l l a l l o w m o r e e n j o ym e n t a s w e l l a s i m p r o ve th e p a ce o f p l a y In our ex per ienc e a 6 000 y ar d c o u r s e i s a g o o d i n t e r m e d i a t e d i s t a n c e f o r s e n i o r s a n d f a i t hfu l e ffo r t sh o u l d b e m a d e to cr e a te su ch a co u r se th r o u g h a str a te g i c se l e ct inst allat ion of m or e t ees The gr e e n t e e s a t 5 2 6 0 a r e e x c e l l e n t b u t t h e m o d e r n t r e n d i s t o pr o vi d e a se t o f te e s p l a yi n g to n o m o r e th a n 4 5 0 0 ya r d s b e ca u se i t i s b e tte r for s uper s enior s I n s um m ar y n e w t e e l o c a t i o n s t o e x p a n d t h e f l e x i b i l i t y o f t h e c o u r s e w i l l be o n e fo cu s o f th e stu d y Mos t t ees ar e well aligned wit h t h e p l a y l i n e o f t h e h o l e f a i r l y l e v e l a n d w e l l d r a i n e d a n d g en e r a l l y l a r g e e n o u g h Id e a l l y p a r 3 te e s sh o u l d b e 2 5 l a r g e r th a n p a r 4 o r 5 tee s es pec ially on s hor t er ones l i k e 2 8 a n d s o m e w h a t o n 1 3 w h e r e o n e w o u l d e x p e c t l o ts o ff d i vo ts Exp a n d i n g th e se te e s w i l l g i ve g o l fe r s m o r e o p ti o n s a n d b e tte r tur f c ondit ions G aining ex t r a s pa c e c a n b e e a s i l y r e a l i z e d b y l o w e r i n g t h e t e e a f o o t o r t w o w h e n th e te e s a r e r e l e ve l e d

TEES FAIRWAYS AND ENHANCEMENTS FAIRWAYS AND ROUGH Mos t f air way s ar e about 32 y ar d s w i d e w h i c h i s c o m m o n b y t o d a y s s t a n d a r d b u t n o t o v e r l y ge ner ous I n s om e ins t anc es t he f a i r w a y s s h o u l d b e w i d e n e d o r s h i f t e d t o b e t t e r f i t t h e t o p o g r a p h y or nat ur al t endenc y of balls t o r o l l o u t T h e f a i r w a y s s e e m f a i r l y w e l l d r a i n e d e x c e p t f o r 4 5 6 10 11 and 12 and all s u p p o r t a p r e t t y h e a l t h y s t a n d o f P o a b e n t t u r f Th e r oughs ar e a bluegr as s t ur f a n d p r e t t y l u s h d u r i n g t h e t i m e s w e h a v e o b s e r v e d t h e g o l f c o u r se Th e r ough gr as s es ar e in c ons t an t c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h t h e t r e e s f o r l i g h t m o i s t u r e a n d f e r t i l i t y a n d so t he healt h of t he r ough is in f l u e n c e d b y t h e t r e e s a n d l i m i t a t i o n s o f t h e f a i r w a y i r r i g a ti o n Th e Club r et ained an Ar bor is t w h o p e r f o r m e d a n i n d e p t h t r e e a n a l y s i s a n d p r o v i d e d l o n g te r m rec om m endat ions The s t udy pr o v i d e d a n i n v e n t o r y a l l t r e e s o n t h e p r o p e r t y a n d i d e n t i f i e d wh i ch trees s hould be giv en s pec ial t r ea t m e n t r e p l a c e d o r r e m o v e d a s w e l l a s t h e a p p r o p r i a t e n e s s a g e an d healt h of eac h t r ee 18 OF PROJECT

GREENS RE GRASSING P HA S E 2 T B D A l l g o l f e r s h a v e h e a r d o f a n a ti ve w e e d g r a ss ca l l e d Po a w h i ch i s sh o r t fo r i ts L a ti n n a m e Po a a n n u a Wh e n h e a l t h y a n d h a p p y Po a p r o d u ce s a w o n d e r fu l p u tti n g su r fa ce b u t i t i s a w e a k g r a ss th a t d o e s n t t o l e r a t e h e a t c o l d d r o u g h t o r p e sts ve r y w e l l Po a ca n j u st su d d e n l y d i e w i th i n d a ys w h e n s t r e s s e d b y a n y o n e o r co m b i n a ti o n o f fa cto r s It i s n o t a d e si r a b l e g r a ss b e ca u se o f th i s u n p r e d i ct a b i l i t y B e n t g r a s s o n t h e o th e r h a n d h a s b e e n b r e d o r g e n e ti ca l l y se l e cte d to b e m o r e to l e r a n t to d r o u g h t h e a t h u m i d i t y p e sts a n d tr a ffi c str e ss Po a i s su ch a u b i q u i to u s w e e d g r a ss th a t i s a p r o l i f i c s e e d p r o d u c e r s o i t te n d s to cr e e p i n to b e n tg r a ss a r e a s i n th e sp r i n g a n d fa l l se a so n s th a t a r e d r a i n e d o r h a v e t o o m u ch sh a d e o r p o o r a i r m o ve m e n t On ce a si g n i fi ca n t p o p u l a ti o n o f Po a i n va d e s a b e n t g r a s s a r e a l i k e a g r e e n th e su p e r i n te n d e n t m u st n o w m a n a g e tw o d i ffe r e n t tu r f cu l tu r e s th a t a r e i n t e r s p e r s e d O n c e th e p o p u l a ti o n o f Po a r e a ch e s 5 0 o r m o r e th e m a n a g e m e n t te ch n i q u e s n o w m u s t s t r i v e t o s a v e t h e P o a to th e fu r th e r d i sa d va n ta g e o f th e b e n tg r a ss Th a t i s th e cu r r e n t si tu a ti o n a t L o n d o n H u n t a n d C o un tr y C l u b U n l i ke i n th e U SA C a n a d i a n p e sti ci d e l a w s p r o h i b i t m a n y o f th e m a n a g e m e n t t o o l s t h a t c a n co n tr o l Po a p o p u l a ti o n s Th e r e fo r e i f th e p e r fe ct co n si ste n cy o f b e n tg r a ss g r e e n s a r e d e s i r e d t h e o n l y so l u ti o n i s to ki l l a n d r e m o ve th e Po a co n ta m i n a te d tu r f a n d p l a n t o n l y b e n t g r a s s T h a t p r o c e s s i s ca l l e d r e g r a ssi n g On ce th e n e w Po a fr e e b e n tg r a ss i s e sta b l i sh e d th e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t c a n u s e cu l tu r a l p r a cti ce s to r e ta r d th e i n va si o n o f Po a Many clubs established unavailable susceptible a c r o s s N o r th Am e r i ca th r i ve w i th Po a g r e e n s H o w e ve r th e se cl u b s h a ve o l d e r m o r e g r a s s e s d i f fe r e n t va r i e ti e s d i ffe r e n t cl i m a te s a n d a s m e n ti o n e d e a r l i e r u ti l i ze ch e m i ca l s i n C a n a d a t o co n tr o l th e i r g r o w th Ou r yo u n g sh a l l o w r o o te d p o a i s w e a k a n d e xtr e m e l y t o t h e e n v i r on m e n t

GREENS RE GRASSING P HA S E 2 T B D 1960 1970 s 1970 s 1960 1980 1976 1970 1990 1980 2014 2014 May 2014 2014Present 2018Present Present G reens e stablish ed Gree ns flatte ned t o estab lis h more pin po sitio ns Edges of gr eens r ais ed up due t o m em ber r eques t s t hat r oll of f t oo dif f ic ult but has led t o poor dr ainage Poa becomes dominant grass in greens Advent of Stimp meter average speed in the USA 6 5 feet Mowing heights decline by over 50 speeds increase Wi n t e r g r e e n s damage v a r i e s fr o m y e a r t o ye a r w i t h va r i o u s a p p r o a ch e s f r o m c o ve r s to n o c o ve r s Wi n te r damage su ffo ca te s th e Po a g r a ss ki l l i n g 9 0 o f th e g r e e n s a t LHCC Gr e e n s co m p l e te l y r e se e d e d w i th Be n t g r a ss fo r th e 2 0 1 4 L PGA Po a se e d s i n b a se m i x g e r m i n a te a n d r e e sta b l i sh a w e a k yo u n g Po a e ve n tu a l l y ta ki n g o ve r 5 0 o f th e green s g r a sse s D e e p Ae r a ti n g and Drill and Fi l l h e l p to e sta b l i sh b e tte r drainage fi r m e r su r fa ce s b e tte r b a l l r o l l b e tte r sa n d m i n e r a l co m p o n e n ts o n w h i ch Po a th r i ve H o t su m m e r s a n d co l d w i n te r s require a h e a vy i n ve stm e n t o f h u m a n ca p i ta l a n d e xce ssi ve i n p u ts to m a i n ta i n m u l ti p l e g r a sse s p a r ti cu l a r l y w i th o u r su b sta n d a r d i n fr a str u ctu r e

GREENS RE GRASSING P HA S E 2 TB D We a r e fo r tu n a te e n o u g h to h a ve a s o u r Su p e r i n te n d e n t Ja yso n Gr i ffi th s w h o a m o n g m a n y o th e r th i n g s h a s e xp e r i e n ce i n r e g r a ssi n g o f g r e e n s R e g r a ssi n g o f g r e e n s su ch a s Ja yso n Gr i ffi th s a ssi ste d w i th a t D e vi l s Pa i n tb r u sh i n C a l e d o n m e a n s ki l l i n g a l l o f th e g r a ss o n th e g r e e n r e m o vi n g th e d e a d so d a n d e xce ssi ve o r g a n i c l a ye r s r e e sta b l i sh i n g a n e w se e d b e d a n d p l a n ti n g On ce th e b e n t se e d g e r m i n a te s i t m u st b e a l l o w e d to g r o w i n to a m a tu r e tu r f su i ta b l e fo r g o l f Th a t p r o ce ss ta ke s a b o u t 1 0 w e e ks d u r i n g g o o d p l a n t g r o w i n g w e a th e r R e g r a ssi n g i s n o t r e b u i l d i n g R e b u i l d i n g i s w h e r e th e e n ti r e p r o fi l e o f th e g r e e n i s r e m o ve d to a d e p th o f 1 8 to 2 0 n e w ti l e d r a i n a g e i s i n sta l l e d th a n a 4 g r a ve l b l a n ke t a n d 1 2 o r so o f n e w g r e e n s m i x r o o t zo n e L o n d o n H u n t a n d C o u n tr y C l u b s g r e e n s d o n o t n e e d th i s e xtr e m e l e ve l o f r e co n str u cti o n R e g r a ssi n g w i l l o n l y d i stu r b a fe w i n ch e s o f e xi sti n g to p m a te r i a l s To i m p r o ve su b su r fa ce d r a i n a g e o n r e g r a sse d g r e e n s a te ch n i q u e ca l l e d XGD o r e xi sti n g g r e e n d r a i n a g e w i l l b e u se d to a d d ti l e d r a i n a g e w h e r e n e e d e d a n d i n a m i n i m a l l y i n va si ve w a y C u r r e n tl y a l l e xp e r ts fa m i l i a r w i th L o n d o n H u n t s g r e e n s b e l i e ve th a t r e g r a ssi n g a n d XGD i s a l l th a t i s n e e d e d a n d n o t r e b u i l d i n g On ce th i s p r o p o se d i r r i g a ti o n Bu n ke r d r a i n a g e p r o j e ct i s co m p l e te th e si tu a ti o n w i th th e g r e e n a n d th e Po a g r a sse s w i l l b e a d d r e sse d Si m p l y fr o m a l o g i sti cs p e r sp e cti ve a n y w o r k o n th e g r e e n s co m p l e xe s ca n n o t o ccu r u n ti l th e i r r i g a ti o n syste m h a s b e e n a d d r e sse d Wh i l e o u r e xp e r ts r e co m m e n d th i s p r o j e ct to b e u n d e r ta ke n a fi n a l d a te h a s n o t b e e n co n fi r m e d a n d w i l l b e r e a sse sse d i n th e fu tu r e

TIMI NG THE PLAN

TIMING INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUNKER PROJECT TIMING AND IMPACT ON PLAY G r as s gr ows when t he weat her i s w a r m t h a t i s a n u n a v o i d a b l e f a c t M uc h of t he inf r as t r uc t ur e upda t i n g c a n b e p e r f o r m e d i n t h e s h o u l d e r s e a s o n s b u t t h e r e g r a ssi n g o f g r e e n s w i l l r e q u i r e b o th w a r m w e a th e r a n d a fu l l y fu n cti o n i n g AN D r eliable ir r igat ion s y s t em t o be s u c c e s s f u l The r es ult will be m em ber int er r u p t i o n o n t h e g o l f c o u r s e w i t h t h e b e s t c a s e s c e n a r i o i l l u s tr a te d b e l o w W hile t he wor k is being c om ple t e d w e a n t i c i p a t e m a n y h o l e s t o r e m a i n o p e n a n d t h o s e w h e r e w o r k h a s b e e n co m p l e te d r e o p e n e d Th e r e su l t w i l l b e a t a m i n i m u m 9 holes will alway s r em ain ope n Phase 1 2022 Phase 1 2023 April Open Po r ti o n s C l o se d May Open Po r ti o n s C l o se d June Open Op e n July Open Op e n August Portions Closed Op e n September Portions Closed Op e n October Portions Closed Op e n November Portions Closed Op e n

FUNDING THE PLAN

Irrigation 37 OF PROJECT Bunkers 28 OF PROJECT Drainage and Greens 17 OF PROJECT Tees and Enhancements 18 OF PROJECT CAPITAL FUNDING APPROACH Table 1A Project Cost 8 250 000 Cash on Hand 4 000 000 Net to Finance 4 250 000 Table 1B Membership Category To d a te w e h a ve se t a si d e 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 to h e l p fi n a n ce th i s p r o j e ct Th e o ve r a l l p r o j e ct co sts a r e su m m a r i ze d i n Ta b l e 1 A Current LRP Proposed in 2022 Resident Shareholder 350 700 Resident Shareholder Spouse 150 300 Senior Life Intermediate 25 39 Class A Senior Life 175 350 Senior Life Spouse Non Resident Intermediate 25 39 Spouse 100 200 Senior Social Class A Senior Social 125 250 75 150 250 500 Senior Social Spouse Intermediate 19 24 Intermediate 19 24 Spouse Class A Resident Th e n e e d fo r th e i r r i g a ti o n a n d d r a i n a g e syste m u p g r a d e s h a s b e e n kn o w n fo r m a n y ye a r s a n d th e C l u b h a s se t a si d e ca p i ta l fu n d s fo r a l a r g e p o r ti o n o f th e p r o j e ct To co ve r th e co sts o n th e n e w d e b t fo r th i s p r o j e ct th e cu r r e n t L o n g R a n g e Pl a n n i n g Fe e w i l l b e i n cr e a se d to a m a xi m u m o f d o u b l e th e cu r r e n t fe e s fo r e a ch ca te g o r y Th i s w i l l co m m e n ce i n 2 0 2 2 a n d w i l l se r vi ce b o th th e i n te r e st a n d r e p a ym e n t o f th e p r i n ci p a l Th e p r o j e ct i s e xp e cte d to b e a m o r ti ze d o ve r 2 0 ye a r s

HOLE BY H O LE DR HURDZAN S REVIEW

PROPOSED CHANGES:Install forward tee and regrade/shift current green teeRaise and reduce size of the left fairway bunkerContour mow fairwayRaise and reduce size of left front bunkerRemove left front moundRemove back bunker and moundRe-grass and re-level putting surface for drainageRetain false front1STHOLE

2NDHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Lower stonewall in front of greenLower front 20% of greenRemove front half as right front bunker to create pot bunker in middle of chipping areaExpand fairway 2 - 3 times, tie into #4 chipping areaRefresh right rear bunkerAdd fine fescue area behind and leftAdd bentgrass into hollow at rearRemove path and curbInstall drop area to left of bridge

3RDHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Shift back two tees to left near pond to include installation of forward teeRemove right side driving bunkersAdd left side driving bunkerMove and reshape right front bunker further rightRefresh left front bunkerRemove back bunkerCreate back grassy hollow or chipping area

4THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Install forward teeRemove right side driving bunkerShift first fairway landing area to rightReshape left driving bunker into fairwayExpand pond eastwardInstall armor stone wall along pondShift second landing area to rightAdd carry bunker to protect extended, right to left sloped fairwayRemove right front bunker, adjust slope to funnel ball onto greenInstall chipping area behind right side of greenInstall directional bunker left rear of greenAdd fescue accent (optional)

5THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Regrade right front corner of fairwayAdd forward tee (2x) and adjust fairway starting pointRegrade fairway edge of right driving bunkerShorten and raise floor of right driving bunkerBuild new left driving bunkerRemove intermediate bunkerMake right and left green bunker smallerAdd “roll back” area to rear of greenRemove short section of path in front of teeAdd fescue backdrop (optional)

6THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Remove 1st right bunkerAdd intermediate and forward teeShift golf car path to left forward of existing teesConvert left front green bunker to grassy hollowLower front edge of right bunkerFescue accent in left rough (optional)Expand green behind right front bunkerTake collar up onto mound for “roll back” feature

7THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Add forward teeLower front edge of fairway bunkers to make “roll in”Relocate golf car path to the right and behind the green

8THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Make tees as large as practical in all directions on one levelCreate drop area across bridgeClean out valley of brushReinstall right front bunker as strategic, retaining, and visual featureExpand green in right frontReduce size of left and right rear bunkersEliminate front left bunkerIncrease front fairway and bailout area

9THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Make right driving bunker smaller and back as far as practicalCut right hillside to create landing areaShift fairway to rightBuild cross bunker at end of fairway on leftRemove right front bunkerCreate right front chipping area(OPTION) Investigate possible new tees above Thames River

10THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Add back tee, middle and forward teesInstall subsurface drainage on fairwayAllow for portable SubAir hook-upWiden fairway to right of pond by greenIntegrate wall to green, raise 1 stone higherRefresh back bunker

11THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Remove front half of left driving bunkerReshape fairway to drain down fasterInstall tile drainage and SubAir hook-upsWiden fairway to right at doglegMove golf car path to right of greenConvert front bunker into array of threeFlash right rear bunkerAdd middle rear bunkerSeed top half of slope to fine fescue to add color and texture to a fine amphitheater backdrop

12THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Enlarge width of teesContinue cart path from 11 green to right side of teesAdd intermediate teeSubsurface drain fairwayReduce front of left front bunkerRemove small mound by #13 tee

13THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Combine 2nd and 3rd teesAdd forward teeLower bunker frontsRaise bunker backsExpand fairway in frontPlant back hillside (fescue)

14THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Build back teesBuild forward teeShift driving bunker to right sideRemove trees on left sideShift fairway leftRemove right side of left front bunkerWiden green’s openingPlant trees on right side to screen automobilesSelectively remove spruce trees behind green to maximize view of clubhouseConvert ephemeral pond to permanent pond.

15THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Lower fronts of bunkersAdd forward tee

16THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Widen teeAdd intermediate (and forward) teeLower fronts of all bunkersShift left, 2nd landing area bunker toward fairwayFeature bog area by selective sightline clearing

17THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Expand middle two teesEliminate right bunker – make into moundExtend fairway over new moundAdd back, middle roll back feature

18THHOLEPROPOSED CHANGES:Use #3 back tee as #18 blackLower all bunker fronts – create roll-insReshape/reposition driving bunkers to challenge long hittersReduce size of right green bunker – widen openingCreate chipping area right of green

SPECIAL THANKS A project of this magnitude is not made possible without the selfless efforts and dedication by many Member Volunteers In particular T h e G o l f C o u r s e S t a n d a r d s a n d C o n d i t i o n i n g C o m m i tte e fr o m 2 0 1 7 Pr e se n t T h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s 2 0 1 7 Pr e se n t The m an y d o z e n s o f M e m b e r s a t l a r g e w h o h a v e g i v e n t h e i r i n p u t a n d q u e r i e s th a t h e l p e d g u i d e a n d d e ve l o p th e p r o j e ct P e t e r Wh a t m o r e a n d D a v i d C o u si n s C BR E A n d e s p e c i a l l y t h e L o n g R a n g e G o l f C o u r s e M a s t e r Pl a n C o m m i tte e m e m b e r s i n cl u d i n g Doug M ac k enz ie Chair J ef f D o t y D o u g A l e x a n d e r S c o t t D i s n e y C r a i g Wo o d B e t h Wh a tm o r e Br a d Tu r n e r Jo h n Sp r i e t N a n cy Ge e Je ff Aa r sse n N o r m Th o m p so n J o r d a n C r a m p t o n D a r r e n L a n g h o r n C a t h y P u r d o m Jo h n Ste i n a n d Be th N e l l i g a n Thank You

We hope you will support our efforts to ensure the London Hunt and Country Club remains true to its Vision and its Mission.IN CONCLUSION