Super Notes

John P. Cunningham, CGCS, director of golf and landscape operations at Cottonwood Valley Golf Course and TPC Four Seasons Resort, is hosting the EDS Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas.

Tim Spillane, GCSAA Class A golf course superintendent at
The Dominion Club, is hosting the Henrico County Open in Glen Allen, Va.

Lund wins Rhode Island GCSA Distinguished Service Award

Peter Lund, CGCS at Rhode Island Country Club, has received the Rhode Island GCSA Distinguished Service Award in recognition of the dedication and professionalism he has exhibited in the business and among his peers.

Lund began his career as a superintendent at Farmingberry Country Club in Wolcott, Conn. He later worked at Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfield, Mass., followed by the Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown Mass., and finally on to Rhode Island CC in 1993.

While at Rhode Island CC, he has hosted many local and regional events through the Rhode Island Golf Association but is best known for the work of his department with the CVS Charity Classic inaugurated 1998 to present.

In 2005, he was awarded the GCSAA President's Award for Environmental Stewardship for his work with Save the Bay.

Lund's grandfather, Andrew Sr., and his father, Andrew Jr., were both golf course superintendents before him.

Superintendents in the news

“The grass is always greener” in the Washington (Ind.) Times-Herald, features Rob Lewis, new superintendent at Country Oaks Golf Club in Montgomery, Ind.

“South River course takes first step towards 18 holes this summer” in Northern Ontario Business, covers expansion of Eagle Lake Golf & Country Club in South River, Ontario, Canada, from nine holes to 18, and features GCSAA Class A superintendent Ray St. Onge, superintendent and co-owner.

“A super achiever” in Club & Resort Business is a Super to Super Q&A with GCSAA President Ricky Heine, CGCS, general manager and director of grounds at The Golf Club Star Ranch in Austin, Texas, by Dan Dinelli, CGCS at North Shore Country Club in Glenview, Ill.

“Staying in the Game” in Club & Resort Business describes how Brad Minnick, CGCS at Lawrence (Kan.) Country Club kept the golf facility’s maintenance staff involved when outside contractors were brought in during course renovations.

“Giving a stream its curves” in the Centre Daily Times (Pa.), features David Williams, CGCS in an article about a tributary restoration project by Elks Country Club in Boalsburg, Pa., and ClearWater Conservancy.

“No more water warnings” in the Florida Keys Keynoter, features superintendent Koby Minshall in a story about South Florida’s drought-induced water restrictions and how Key West Golf Club is unaffected because of its 1998 investment in a water-reuse system with Key Colony Beach’s sewer system.

“Local golf courses won’t stay closed for long” in The Journal News (Westchester County, N.Y.), about flood and storm damage to Westchester County golf courses from a nor'easter, features GCSAA Class A members Dan Madar at Spook Rock Golf Course in Suffern, N.Y., and Dale Wesselman at Putnam National in Mahopac, N.Y.

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