Mitch Kiser

Six: Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club Six shooters

Title:Superintendent, Fair Oaks Ranch (Texas) Golf & Country Club

GCSAA membership:Four years

Education:Bachelor of science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock

Tournament advice:The likely GCSAA tournament venue, the Live Oak Course, is short but very tight, demanding pinpoint shot-making. Its toughest characteristic, however, is its small greens, which average barely more than 5,000 square feet each. "We'll have to keep the Stimpmeter at 9 or even a bit slower," Kiser says. "Anything much faster, and we wouldn't be able to have enough good pin positions."

Kiser on Kiser: "Fair Oaks is my first position being more of a manager than a hands-on superintendent. I'm learning to deal with a lot of issues. I enjoy the members' asking for advice on things. I take pride in that, and I always will. It's a new challenge. To me, it's the next step up in my career. Even so, I miss getting out on the course cutting cups, walking around with a spray pack . . . those kinds of things."