Super Notes

Fred Klauk, golf course superintendent at the TPC at Sawgrass, is hosting The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Scott Poynot, CGCS at Le Triomphe Country Club, is hosting the Chitimacha Louisiana Open in Broussard, La.

Klauk on The Golf Channel Thursday

GCSAA golf course superintendent Fred Klauk will be featured on The Golf Channel this Thursday at 8 p.m. (ET) during the ”Live from The Players Championship” program from the TPC at Sawgrass.

GCSANC announces award winners

The Golf Course Superintendents Association of Northern California has announced the winners of its annual awards.

Robert "Bob" Lapic, superintendent at Orinda (Calif.) Country Club received the Superintendent of the Year Award for outstanding contributions to the association and its membership. President of the association in 2003, Lapic served on the GCSANC Board of Directors, is a member of the GCSANC Strategic Planning Committee, and past chairman of the GCSANC Ball Mark Repair Awareness Program. He has also been instrumental in forging working relationships with other allied golf groups.

Raymond Davies, CGCS, with CourseCo, Inc., received the George Santana Distinguished Service Award, for his high level of professionalism while demonstrating a long-standing commitment to the GCSANC and the turfgrass industry.

The GCSANC Turfgrass Excellence Award was presented to two individuals who've proven to be exceptional in the profession.

In the private category, the award went to Mat Dunmyer of the Sonoma Golf Club.

Dunmyer believes in an IPM approach to golf course maintenance. "I use organic fertilizers as a base and look at soil tests to find out what is happening, rather than just spraying a chemical to fix a problem," said Dunmyer. "It's important to work with the particular type of soil you have, and select the right type of fertilizers, soil amendments and grass types."

In the public category, the recipient was Alan Andreasen, CGCS at Los Lagos Golf Course and Rancho Del Pueblo Golf Course, both San Jose city-owned courses.

Andreasen and Los Lagos GC were overall winners of the 2005 GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Award. He adds this award to other environmental distinctions earned in 2003 and 2004.

The Affiliate Merit Award went to Len Tallo, sales representative with Lawson Products and a long-time affiliate member with the association and who recently served on the GCSANC board of directors.

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