The Island Country Club

• Bringing beer, wine or spirits on to Club grounds and consuming them here is a violation of our liquor license. Unfortunately, after the Trifecta, the Clubhouse and Grounds crews found discarded cans and bottles of beers we do not carry in our inventory. We clearly don’t want to and can’t check every golf and carry bag that comes on to our property, so we need your help to make sure that State of Maine inspectors, who do show up from time to time, don’t find evidence that the conditions of our licenses are being violated. Do NOT bring contraband onto Club property. If you see someone consuming an alcoholic beverage not sold at the Club, please ask them to return it to their vehicle. It is truly important. If your favorite beverage is not in our current selections, please let Willow know of your interest in our stocking it. If it’s on the regulated Maine list, we will do our best to add it. And do know that we check our beverage prices with those of similar venues and we are fully competitive. No, it’s NOT grocery store pricing. But grocery stores don’t have to maintain a golf course, tennis courts, a Clubhouse and a large inventory of very complex not to mention expensive equipment. Drink responsibly but drink up well and often at the Island Country Club.
• There has been some confusion about “Course Closings.” We do not close the course easily or often, as offering members and visitors the opportunity to play when they want to is essential to the Club meeting its revenue needs and building good relationships with people who want to experience our Club and course. We do not close the course for Twilight League, Billings League, Ladies Day or any tournament if the number of players in those activities is less than one playing group on every hole. To limit interference with event play, we have instructed the Clubhouse crew not to book advance tee times that will occur during these events. Clubhouse staff will tell walk-ons (whether members or visitors) that they may wait for a suitable gap at the first tee to play, but that it is possible that will not occur during their wait. Turning away members and visitors is bad for business and, more important, it is damaging to the values of being a member of the Best Little Country Club in America.

• If you have GIFT CARDS purchased in the past two years, they must be used by June 30, 2023, after which they will not be accepted. These cards are incompatible with our new Point of Sale register system and maintaining the old system just to handle these is an expense we do not need to maintain.
• The first Wine Wednesday of the Season will be June 7, assuming our food service license is in place, Stay tuned here and through the newsletter for further news about the Social Commitee's great schedule of events for 2023.

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

Island Employee Co-Op (Burnt Cove Market) Golf Tournament June 25.  Details and Signup sheet in the Clubhouse.  

Wine Wednesday begins June 7.  Details in the upcoming newsletters.