Media Clips

KVAL CBS 13 (Eugene, Ore.), Nov. 4: “Golf club gives fish a mulligan along Mohawk River”
Story and accompanying video on Eugene, Ore., CBS affiliate about Springfield (Ore.) Country Club teaming with conservation group McKenzie Watershed Council for a restoration program involving riparian enhancement work on five acres of streambank along the Lower Mohawk, which runs along the 16th fairway, and entails controlling and eradicating invasive species and reestablishing the native plant community, featuring Brian Hickey, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Modesto (Calif.) Bee, Nov. 4: “Courses suffer weather damage”
Golf column with note about damage suffered at Dryden Park and Modesto Municipal Golf Course from a mid-October storm with high winds, featuring Mike Scully, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

LPGA.com, Nov. 4: “GCSAA globetrotter: Preparing for international events”
Story on LPGA’s website by Angela Nitz, GCSAA corporate communications manager, with photos by John Miller, CGCS, LPGA Tour agronomist, about Miller’s preparations for international events on the tour schedule, featuring GCSAA members James Beebe, Class A superintendent at Priddis (Alberta) Greens Golf and Country Club, and Fernando Varela, superintendent at Guadalajara (Mexico) Country Club.

Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun News, Nov. 3: “Back-to-basics trend gets boost at conferences”
Column by Trent Bouts about the continuing education received by area superintendents at the Carolinas CGSA annual conference and trade show in Myrtle Beach, S.C., featuring Steve Hamilton, CGCS at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach.
                                                  
GOOD magazine, Nov. 2: “Greener pastures”
In-depth essay on golf’s environmental stewardship efforts featuring GCSAA, The Environmental Institute for Golf and Jeff Bollig, GCSAA managing director of marketing and communications.

(Phoenix West Valley) Daily News-Sun, Nov. 2: “Renovated Lakes West course opens”
Article about Lakes West Golf Course in Sun City, Ariz., re-opening after a four-month bunker renovation project, featuring Dan Cramer, GCSAA superintendent member.

DeKalb (Ill.) Daily Herald, Nov. 1: “Elburn man finds his ‘dream job’ west of DeKalb”
Feature on Pete Leuzinger, CGCS, turfgrass instructor in the Kishwaukee Community College Horticulture Department in Malta, Ill., and former longtime superintendent at St. Charles (Ill.) Country Club and Ivanhoe Club in Mundelein, Ill.

Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader, Nov. 1: “How much water pumped from area wells?”
Article about the flaws in Missouri’s reporting system making level of well-water use unclear and compliance impossible to enforce, featuring Jason Korte, GCSAA superintendent member at Springfield (Mo.) Golf and Country Club.

St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, Oct. 31: “Fertilizer foes should show their evidence”
Letter to editor by Joel Jackson, CGCS, Florida GCSA executive director, in response to Oct. 24 article “UF scientists lobby against summertime fertilizer ban using industry-funded research.”
                                                    
Michigan.gov Newswire, Oct. 29: “Albion College and Equestrian Center Making History: First College to Earn State Environmentally Certified and Verified Recognition”
Report about Albion (Mich.) College becoming the first college in the State of Michigan to become certified in the Michigan Turfgrass Environmental Stewardship Program, which was developed by the MiGCSA, Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Agriculture.

Golf Inc., October: “The most powerful people in golf”
Nos. 11-35 of the website’s annual list of the 35 individuals judged to have the most ability to influence the development of courses and communities, the operation of courses, the equipment used by golfers and the rules and administration of the game, featuring GCSAA CEO Mark Woodward, CGCS, and fellow The Environmental Institute for Golf Board of Trustees members Herbert Kohler, David Pillsbury and Bill Kubly.

GreenMaster, September/October: “A winning attitude pays off”
Cover story in Canadian Golf Superintendents Association’s official publication about David Boyd, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Heritage Pointe Golf and Country Club in Dewinton, Alberta, receiving the CGSA Superintendent of the Year Award.