Nominations continue to come in for the inaugural Golf Saskatchewan ‘Club Volunteer of the Year.’
Deer Valley Golf Club just north of Regina is recognizing the hours and devotion from member Mike Ryan. Ryan is a fixture on the senior men’s circuit in the province and a consistent competitor in the provincial championships. However it’s his work at the club level that has landed him a nomination for the honour.
Ryan was nominated by fellow Deer Valley member Les Krentz, with the backing of General Manager John Greenough.
Mike has done a great job revitalizing our senior men’s day here at Deer Valley Golf Club over the past few years. There used to be 20 or so players and it has grown to about 80 of us now. He collects the fees, sets up the prizes, obtains sponsors, manages Golf Genius, provides same day results, organizes the skins and deuce pots. He runs an opening day shotgun and a closing day shotgun for the senior men. The Tuesday morning tee sheet is full with seniors (mostly members but some that are not members) who need to play no later than 11 a.m. Following his own round he spends countless hours with all the reporting and tabulating the days results, I can’t think of a time he has missed over the last two years. I often play close to the deadline and he is still there at 3 p.m. waiting for all to finish. He also runs the annual seniors match-play year long event. We know he has organized volunteers (spotters, etc) for various events that have happened at Deer Valley over at least the past three years. He is also the captain of our Regina Area Match-Play team. He should be recognized for all he does.
From Greenough:
I would add that Mike has also served on our Member Tournament Committee for several years now. Mike created the senior men’s club committee in 2024 and has been the league president since its founding. Mike was our senior men’s champion in 2025 and also competed at the Canadian Senior Men’s Championships this past September.
If you know of someone that’s contributed to a club and deserves recognition email CStork@GolfSaskatchewan.org