Back in black
The U.S. Open returns to the East Coast this June as New York’s Bethpage State and its famed Black Course welcome back the game’s preeminent event. In preparation for GCM’s preview of the big event, we’ll check in with Bethpage superintendent Craig Currier as he and his crew gear up for the big event and offer up a sneak peek on GCM’s blog, From the Desk of GCM, at http://gcm.typepad.com.

Passing the gavel
Mark D. Kuhns, CGCS, is GCSAA’s 73rd president and in addition to this month’s feature story, you can learn more about the association’s 2009 president in an exclusive interview with GCSAA TV, available this month at www.gcsaa.tv. You can also check out a host of other featured videos, look at some of the latest and greatest products launched at the Golf Industry Show and watch current and past editions of EPIC Creative’s Superintendents’ Video Magazine.

In search of … TGIF
Michigan State University’s Turfgrass Information File (TGIF) offers a searchable database of all things related to the art and science of golf course management, all available to GCSAA members. You can visit www.gcsaa.org/solutions/TGIF.aspx for more information and a link to access the site.