Congrats to our newest Board Members!
Please send out a hearty welcome and congratulations to our newest board members, John Spicer & Christopher Young! We are happy to have you on the board & can’t wait to see your contributions this year.
Thank you to everyone who took an active interest in the wellbeing of Island’s End Golf Club by participating in our election.
Chris Young
Ice, wind, hail, snow, hurricanes, rain, frigid, hot or dark, if you see a white Volkswagen in the parking lot it is me. My name is Christopher C Young and I have been a shareholding member since 2016. Island’s End was my home course growing up on the high school golf team and it still is my home course to this day.
My goal on the board is to respect the number one goal of a good golf round: play well, enjoy the company, love the course and be grateful to the staff’s hard work that helps keep the place running. Everyone has a voice that needs to be and should be heard. Listening is one of the most important aspects of any relationship and I look forward to hearing from you all.
The one thing any shareholder must always remember is that we have the 16th hole. Sun setting, waves crashing, friends laughing or crying, we all love Island’s End for a reason.
And with that said I look forward to playing my next round with you!
John Spicer
Since retiring in 2016, my wife and I became full time residents of Southold, moving here from Pelham Manor, Westchester County. However, I have been summering in Southold since I was 7 years old (1956). My brother and three sisters all have homes in Southold as well as a number of other relatives. The North Fork has been very much a part of my family life I have been playing golf at Islands End since I was twelve years old and have many fond memories of playing with my father, my wife, my sons and many of my friends over the years. I very much enjoy this golf course and club and have watched carefully its growth and development.
My background is in healthcare; I was President and CEO of the Sound Shore Health System in New Rochelle, NY for 26 years. The System included two teaching hospitals, a nursing home, a home care agency and two housing companies. The System had an operating budget of approximately 420 million dollars employing 2200 people including 250 physicians. I was a member of the Board of Trustees of The Westchester Medical Center, the Hudson Valley Visiting Nurse Service, 1 the Healthcare Association of NYS and currently serve on the Board of Nutrition Management Services, a for profit food service corporation.
My wife, Kathy, and I were members of the Pelham Country Club for 26 years, Laurel Links Country Club for five years and are currently members of the New York Athletic Club. Locally, we have been active for over 20 years in the Southold Yacht Club, where both my sons, Jack and Greg, and now my grandson and granddaughter learn to sail. I was a member of the Yacht Club board for ten years and served as Commodore for two years.
As you can see, the North Fork has been a major part of our lives. As for Islands End, I have played on Wednesday’s with a men’s group and Kathy will be serving on the Board of the WGA as Vice President for 2021-23.
We very much enjoy playing golf and Islands End has become our home base. I am an active, avid golfer who is interested in serving the Islands End community which has given my family so much joy over the years.
News: August 2020
August 2020
Dear Shareholders and Members,
We hope this letter finds you and your family well and safe!
Island’s End has had a wonderful year! Since our last annual meeting we have closed on the sale of the development rights to the Town of Southold earning us over $1.2 million and secured a 25-year lease! Please see the attached Q&A for information on how these funds will be deployed. Since the COVID-19 outbreak the golf course has been booked solid putting the course in a profitable situation. As you know, we haven’t had this luxury for many years. Another piece of good news is membership has been steadily increasing over the past 3 years.
With the closing of the Sale of Development Rights to the Town of Southold, Island’s End was able to recognize a profit in 2019 (a financial report prepared for IE by Long Island Tax and Advisory Services Inc. is available to all shareholders upon request).
Both Meinrad Danzer and Jim Sage are leaving the board due to term limits. Meinrad has been our most valuable treasurer and board member for the last 6 years. He not only worked diligently on the finances but spent an enormous amount of time on our negotiations with the town and the new lease with the Kings. We are very sorry to see him leave the board. We thank Meinrad for all his hard work and dedication to the club. Jim Sage, we thank you for your service and guidance. Jim over the course of his term has filled various positions including President and we thank him for that.
We want to thank Bill Fish, our GM, who as you know took on many roles in order for Island’s End to survive financially. During this pandemic he has worked tirelessly to accommodate the hordes of golfers, train new staff and keep the club safe by adhering to the COVID-19 rules. A huge thank you goes to Shamus O’Connor, our groundskeeper from Parkland, for maintaining the course beautifully particularly with challenges such as a lot of play and a drought.
In conclusion, we are grateful to have a great club! We thank our members and in particular our shareholders for their support. With best wishes to you and your families to stay safe and healthy and enjoy golf on a beautiful course.
Very best,
Catherine Craig-Chaudhuri, President
Board of Directors 2019/2020
Patricia Cristol; Meinrad Danzer, Treasurer; John McCreary; Jim Sage, VP; John Shack and Mark Schrader, Secretary
