The Brooklea golf courses South, North and the west 9 are open for the 2012 golf season. Come on out and shake off the winter blahs.
The Driving Range is open from 10 AM until 6 PM. We will be extending the hours soon.
This early spring our Golf course team led by Marlon Gieseler have again upgraded some of our bunkers andimproved the drainage to these bunkers.
Book now for the Easter Brunch at Brooklea. Do not be disappointed. Seatings are 10 AM, Noon, and 2 PM.
Our Sunday Brunch is open for your enjoyment every Sunday 10AM to 2PM. Our last seating for our standard Sunday Brunch is at 1:30PM.
Brooklea's Sunday Brunch once again theReaders choice award winner for 2011.
The Brooklea is open seven days a week for banquets, weddings, meetings, galas, conferences, trade shows, life celebrations, and functions year round.
Five Category Reader Choice Award Winner 2011Thanks to the readers of the Midland Mirror for again choosing us as their Favorite Golf Course, Favorite Golf Shop, Favorite Driving Range, Favorite Sunday Brunch, and Favorite Buffet venue for 2011.
Our popular gift cards are available for golf, golf merchandise, Brunch, The Brookside,and all our services. It is a great gift to give anytime of year. We appreciate your support oflocal business facilities. When your event is important to you and you want the best for your guestschoose Brooklea for professional and quality banquets and events.
Brooklea is your neighborhood golf course.Book your 2012 and 2013 golf tournament dates now. The best dates are filling up fast.Call Teresa Grattan at 705-526-9872 Ext. 203.
For Hybrid Player Championships 2012 click hereBuy your 2012 membership now. Right now new memberships have the initiation fee waived. Adult platinum memberships receive a drving range membership at no extra charge. A $275.00 value. Call us about our great spring into spring offer on all memberships. But time is almost running out. Check out our membership benefits under Membership Benefits under the Membership tab. Also available multi pak greenfee, cart, and range packages. Lock in your costs for golf for two yearsand the tickets are fully transferable.
The Brooklea Golfer's Lounge Bar has been renovated for the 2012 season. Come in and take a look.Barbara and her team have worked their magic. Mark and Margie Coulter, Eric, Louise and Coleman Lesperance, Trevor Trottier, Karina Scherloski and of course Debbie and Louis Belcourt have done a great job.
The Grandball room and Cathedral room have been redecorated.Come out and take a look at our beautiful new colours.Barbara has worked her magic again!
We have purchased new chairs for the golfers lounge for the 2012 golfing season.Brooklea is a member of the Priviledged Member Golf Group. Click here for more information.We have installed and made a major renovation and update to ourirrigation system. We will now be much more efficient inour use of water and energy and the course will use the optimumamount of water for different playing areas. All calculations are nowby computer linked to our new satellite boxes you will see around theBrooklea courses.We have added new granite tee markers to the West 9 short course. If you are interestedin sponsoring a tee sign we offer attractive granite plaques for your business. Call 705-526-9872and ask for Teresa at extension 203.When you compare golf courses remember to take into consideration the type of coursesyou are comparing and their relative value. Comparing the price of our Championship courseshould be compared to other quality courses in our area. If you are comparing value for the moneytype golf courses ensure that you compare these courses to the pricing of our West course. Great for a challenging game and always sure to give you a fun time for your hard earned dollars, but not in the same way asthe Brooklea Championship courses.
A Complimentary Driving Range Membership isoffered with each adult Platinum Membership purchased.Initiation fees are being waived for a limited time. Please notethe Young Adult Membership is not eligible for the range promotion.BOOK ONLINEOnline Booking Available up to 30 Days in Advance! Click Here
To read the Brooklea Golf Course Divot newsletter click on news tab and then the divot tab. Click on the Brooklea picture as indicated and read the Brooklea Divot in PDF format.Brooklea's Frequent Player Plan is TicketrackBuy your 2012 and 2013 green fees now and save in two ways.The more you buy the more you save and pay todays green fee price for the next two years.Click HereMemberships are available for 2012.For information on benefits Click HereFor information on Member Rates Click HereBrooklea has beena Semi-Private Golf and Country Club since 1959. Thus we are open to public playand offer Golf Memberships.Country clubs offer other forms ofsport besides golf. Brooklea offersswimming, a fitness centre, and saunas.We are the only full service Country Club inthe Southern Georgian Bay Chamber of Commercearea.
We are privately owned and operated.We have no assessments of any kind on our members.The membership rate is what you pay.
Brooklea has been honoured to again win the 2011 readers choice awards for favouriteGolf Course, Driving Range, Sunday Brunch, favorite Buffet andGolf Shop. Thank you for your support!Golf close to Barrie, Collingwood, Midland, Orillia, Wasaga Beach, Elmvale, Midhurst, Orr Lake, and Muskoka. Choose Brooklea for its history of immaculate conditioning, playability, fun, great service, and excellent facilities and practice facilities.Ontario Golf Courses, Barrie
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Michael Scherloski - President
Michael Scherloski was born in 1956 in Langenburg Saskatchewan to grocery store and hardware entrepreneur R. A. Scherloski and Florence Scherloski. Michael attended Carleton University in Ottawa where he obtained a B. A. in Political Science.
In 1978 Michael renovated the donut shop on Yonge St. and began operating the Donut Villa. In the spring of 1978 Michael became vice president of the Park Villa Motor Hotel Inc.
In October of 1979 the Brooklea Golf and Country Club was purchased. This was the beginning of a twenty-year period of intense change and improvement to the Brooklea golf course.
In the spring of 1984 Michael and his father Rudy expanded the Park Villa Motel by 19 rooms bringing the room total to 52.In 1984 Michael served under George MacDonald on the Papal Committee that organized the 1984 John Paul 11 visit to the Martyrs Shrine.
In the spring of 1984 Michael became President of the Park Villa Motor Hotel Inc. In the summer of 1984 he completed the purchase of the Edwards property for the south course at Brooklea and started the approvals process for the construction of an additional nine hole Championship golf course.
In early 1985 Michael was appointed to the Midland Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He became the Vice President of the Board and the Chairman of the Tourism Committee in 1986. In the fall of 1985 Michael married Barbara Cote and started the construction of the new south course at Brooklea. The birth of the first of four girls, followed in 1986.
On May 27th 1987 the new south course at Brooklea opened. It was an instant success. Later in 1987 Michael joined the Midland Y's Men's Club and the Midland Rotary Club. In February of 1991 the Brooklea suffered a devastating fire that completely destroyed the Brooklea club house. Michael oversaw the building of the beautiful new clubhouse that was completed and opened in August of 1992. Michael was awarded the Midland Chamber of Commerce "Business Person of the year" in 1994. Later in 1994, after several years on the Board of Directors of the Midland Rotary Club, Michael was appointed President of the Midland Rotary Club for the 1995-96 year. Michael was instrumental in bringing the Midland Rotary Bingo into operation in his year as President. This was especially dear to Michael, as it helped enabled the dream of a Midland Rotary Waterfront trail to become a reality. The choice of Dunc McClaren as The Midland Rotary Club Trail chair assured the success of this project.In early 1997 Michael was elected to the National Board of the National Golf Course Owners Association on which he served as a director at large. In early 1998 Michael was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship by his fellow Midland Rotarian Members.
In 1998 Michael completed the renovation and expansion of the Brooklea Practice facility now known as the Eagle Golf Academy.
In 1999 the purchase of a large acreage next to the Brooklea was completed.
In March of 2001 Michael completed the sale of the Park Villa Motel in Midland and changed the strategic direction of the Brooklea Inn and Golf Limited.
In 2002 Michael Scherloski resigned as a director on the National Board of the National Golf Course Owners Association.
Along with Michael's wife Barbara, the Scherloski's have been hosting the Daffodil Open at the Brooklea G & CC for twenty-six years. Over this period the Daffodil Open has raised over $290,000 for the local chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society.
Michael is now concentrating on improving the services and products of the Brooklea and raising his family of four girls with his wife Barbara.
Marlon Gieseler - Golf Course Superintendent
Brooklea was founded in 1959. Marlon has been an employee at Brooklea Golf & Country Club for 31 of those years! Marlon started out in the Pro Shop and the golf range and moved up to a grounds crew worker for 6 years. Marlon is a graduate of Guelph University. Marlon became Assistant Superintendent for 2 years before becoming our superintendent and has done an great job for the past 24 years... Come out and see for yourself!
Teresa Alphonse-Grattan - Business Development Manager
Teresa has been in the hospitality industry for 42 years (eighteen of those with the Brooklea). As the Business Development Manager, she strives to increase sales at Brooklea and make new partnerships and promote our products. She believes in making everything perfect for our guests and members. She can do just about everything in hospitality, and we appreciate her attention to fine detail.
According to Teresa: "Excellent service and a smile travels a very, very long way." We can prove it!
Karina Scherloski- Brooklea Clubhouse Manager
