Robert M. Randquist, CGCS

Robert M. Randquist, CGCS, was elected GCSAA vice president, Feb. 12, 2010, at the association’s annual meeting in San Diego. He also holds a board of trustee position for The Environmental Institute for Golf (the philanthropic organization of the GCSAA).

A 33-year GCSAA member, Randquist has been the director of golf course and grounds at Boca Rio Golf Club in Boca Raton, Fla., since 1998. Previously he was the superintendent at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., and Quail Creek Golf and Country Club in Oklahoma City.

Randquist is a member of the Palm Beach GCSA and a past president of the Oklahoma GCSA. He is a member of the Florida Turfgrass Association and the USGA Green Section committee.

During his 19 years as superintendent at Southern Hills Country Club, Randquist hosted the 1982 and 1994 PGA Championships, the inaugural 1987 USGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship and the 1995 and 1996 PGA Tour Championships.

A native of Anadarko, Okla., Randquist graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1972 with a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering. He and his wife, La Vada, have two daughters, Jennifer and Laura.

[Note: CGCS designates Certified Golf Course Superintendent, which recognizes the achievement of high standards of professionalism through education and experience.]