General Manager – Jonathan Gee, C.P.G.A.
Executive Professional
Jonathan brings to Bigwin Island Golf Club over 20 years experience in Member Clubs including twelve years service as a Head Golf Professional and over 20 years as a Class A Member of the Canadian PGA. He has had success at the PGA Sectional level as a player, teacher, retailer, and for a brief time playing in Canadian Tour events. He now turns his commitment to Management and promises to lead a qualified team of Professionals to insure the continued success of the Club. Jonathan brings to Bigwin a dedication to Member service and satisfaction as well as the vision to establish a strong Club culture. His leadership in concert with the Management team is laying the foundation for the long-term success of Bigwin Island Golf Club. "It's our Members who make us great".

Golf Course Agronomist – Scott Heron
Scott brings to Bigwin 20 years of experience in golf course maintenance including working at fabled courses such as Pebble Beach Golf Links and stints with 6 of the top 25 courses in Canada. Scott is a graduate of Penn State and Seneca
College and comes to agronomy naturally by his father a well-known Golf Course Agronomist in Ontario. Scott has been with Bigwin since its inception. He has been able to cultivate the turf at Bigwin to make it the best-conditioned golf course in Muskoka. Scott and his team are dedicated to making the playing conditions the best they can be for our Members and Guests.

Director of Golf/Head Professional – Kevin Russell C.P.G.A. Class A Professional
Kevin joined the Bigwin Island Management Team in the spring of 2003. Kevin brings a wealth of knowledge, leadership and experience to the club. Kevin is responsible for the overall golf operations including course management, Norway Point, shuttle operators, dock, back shop, starters and marshals and pro shop. Kevin has a combined 7 years post secondary education including Business Administration, Turf Grass and Engineering and brings years of experience in both Head Professional and Associate Professional roles. Kevin continues to bring innovative ideas, organization, structure and sets a standard for the highest level of customer service.

Associate Professional – Matthew Devera C.P.G.A. class a Professional
Matt joined the Golf Services Team in 2007 and comes to us from Wildfire Golf Club. Matt has recently completed his Class “A” exam and is now a full member of the Canadian P.G.A. C.P.G.A. Matt has 7 years experience in the golf industry including expertise in the pro shop, back shop and customer service. Matt is an honors graduate of the Durham College Professional Golf Management program in 2005 and brings a wealth of private club knowledge. In the past, Matt has provided exciting junior golf clinics and camps and will continue to expand the junior program at the club. Matt will continue to assist the Director of Golf in providing the best member events in the business.

Executive Chef – Philip Anthony Leach
Phil Leach joined the Bigwin Team as Executive Chef in spring of 2006. Phil's background and experiences brings a plethora of culinary skills from working in Europe, and in other high-end private golf clubs in Canada. He studied classical culinary skills at Toronto's George Brown College and completed his apprenticeship at a Scarborough member's only golf club. Phil then took his knowledge to the United Kingdom where he worked in exclusive London restaurants and hotels in the areas of Knightsbridge, Soho and Westminster.

During 2006 Phil's completely rearranged our menus, adding more diversity and affordability. For 2007 you will see some revamping, keeping the most popular selections, with additions that will encourage you to experience new dynamic flavors and sensations. The new concept for 2007 will be an ‘evolving menu’, where three times during the season Phil and his culinary team will use patron feedback and seasonal food varieties to keep the menu selections fresh and vibrant. Keeping affordability in mind, we have incorporated a pre fixed option to the dining room menu grouping together appetizers, main courses and a dessert.

We saw some great events and themed dining nights during 2006. Drawing from this experience we’ll be adding some new ideas, while still maintaining our traditional favorites. Expect to see evenings devoted to Australian, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. As always, we do encourage your input and suggestions.

Our first event of the year will be an exciting sampling dinner where Phil and the culinary team will devote an entire evening to the first phase of our evolving menu. They will prepare and serve reduced portions of our selections paired up with appropriate wine varieties.

Clubhouse Manager/Director of Food & Beverage – John Siddall
John Siddall joined the Bigwin Management Team in spring of 2006. He brings some 20 plus years of Hospitality and Club experience that includes senior management responsibilities as General Manager, Director of Food and Beverage and Clubhouse Manager at some of Canada's finest premiere private and semi-private golf and country clubs.

John exudes a passion for food, the knowledge of fine beverages to complement and a love for wanting to please people through personalized outstanding service. He demands attention to detail of his team that maintains members and guest expectations are consistently met and often exceeded. John specializes in the introduction of current Culinary and Hospitality trends/interests and translates these through a la carte menus, service techniques and theme events/functions that offer exciting, innovative and superb cuisine and service excellence.

The 2007 Culinary Brigade and Food and Beverage Service Team has planned an exciting Social Calendar of themed events throughout the upcoming golf season that continues the tradition and commitment of ensuing a memorable experience each time you visit Bigwin Island.