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Super NotesGCSAA Class A superintendent Gary T. Snyder is hosting the Verizon Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, S.C.  GCSAA superintendent Kristian J. Chambrot is hosting the Ginn Open at Ginn Reunion Resort in Orlando, Fla. GCSAA Class A superintendent Jason M. Kubel is hosting the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am at TPC Tampa Bay in Lutz, Fla. Cunningham on XM Radio April 23 Follow the preparations for the EDS Bryon Nelson Championship with John Cunningham, CGCS, director of golf and landscape operations at TPC Four Seasons Resort in Irving, Texas. He will be on "Making the Turn with Peter Kessler" on XM Radio's PGA Tour Channel (146) at 7:35 a.m. (Central), Wednesday, April 23. Cunningham will also record an interview with "PGA Tour Live" on the PGA Tour Channel which will broadcast during the event and be posted online at PGATour.com. Anderson takes Oregon GCSA award The Oregon Golf Course Superintendents Association has named John F. Anderson as the first recipient of the Michael S. Hindahl Environmental Award of Excellence. The award will be presented at the association's annual meeting at Salashan Resort and Spa on May 4. Anderson is a 36-year superintendent who has worked at notable clubs such as Portland Golf Club, The Oregon Golf Club, Coeur d’Alene Resort and most recently Pronghorn Golf Club. He credits his parents for instilling an interest in the environment at a young age and when he worked at The Oregon Golf Club that he realized as a superintendent he could influence the environment in away that could benefit the condition of the golf course. David Phipps, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Stone Creek Golf Club is one who benefited from Anderson's mentorship. “John helped me develop the skills I now possess as a superintendent which has enabled me to manage Stone Creek Golf Club in an environmental friendly manor” Phipps said. The award is named after the late Michael S. Hindahl who was a friend of the Oregon Superintendents and an environmental advocate. Hindahl had a Ph.D. in microbiology and had worked for Oregon Health Science University researching AIDS. He had a passion for golf and wanted to find a way to apply his skills to the industry as a new career. He soon was helping courses by providing sieve analysis of their greens mix and he was helping them jump through regulatory issues regarding permitting processes. Hindahl helped the Oregon superintendents pioneer the OGCSA Environmental Stewardship Guidelines. The OGCSA won the 2005 GCSAA Presidents Award for Environmental Stewardship for their work with the Guidelines. Michael passed away later that year to cancer in the prime of his life. It is the intent of the OGCSA to recognize superintendents that have shown leadership and environmental fortitude that exemplify the life of Michael S. Hindahl. San Diego GCSA names new leadership The San Diego Golf Course Superintendents Association announces new leadership and award recipients on April 10, 2008 at the SDGCSA Annual Meeting at Salt Creek GC in Chula Vista. The 2008 Superintendent of the Year Award was presented to Dave Buckles, JC Resorts - Rancho Bernardo Inn for his personal contributions as well as his staff members in fighting horrific wild fires on and around his golf course in October 2007. Their assistance interrupted the destructive path of the fires changing the outcome of the fires in the Rancho Bernardo area. The new executive board officers are: president, Troy Mullane; vice president, Brendon Reaksecker; immediate past president, Sandy Clark, CGCS; secretary/treasurer, Glenn Foreman, CGCS. 2008 board of directors includes: John Baasch, Vince Zellefrow, Geoff Haynes, Brian Sandland, Kent Graff, Mark Grund and Teddy Rosztoczy. SDGCSA also recognized several individuals for their service and dedication to the association and golf industry in San Diego:
Superintendents in the news North County Times (San Diego), “We got next: Torrey’s U.S. Open is golf’s next big thing,” about preparations for the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, featuring incoming GCSAA CEO Mark Woodward, CGCS, golf operations manager for the city of San Diego. Northwest Arkansas (Fayetteville) Times, “10th-annual UA Turf Classic has another successful outing,” about the $10,000 raised for undergraduate scholarships and research in the 10th annual University of Arkansas Golf and Sports Turf Classic at Stonebridge Meadows Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark., featuring GCSAA members Mike Richardson, Ph.D., horticulture professor at the University of Arkansas, and Lee McBurnett, superintendent at Stonebridge Meadows. Northwest Arkansas (Fayetteville) Times, “Courses face Mother Nature’s wrath,” report on flooding at Stonebridge Meadows Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark., featuring Lee McBurnett, GCSAA superintendent. Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette, “Gardner losing Hermanson,” about the retiring of GCSAA Class A member Mike Hermanson, 36-year superintendent at Gardner (Mass.) Municipal Golf Course. Golf Inc., “Golf Inc.’s 2008 most admired operators," annual list of golf’s 20-most admired operators, featuring GCSAA members Jose Quesada, director of golf at La Iguana Golf Course in Playa Herradura, Costa Rica; Ray Davies, CGCS, director of golf course maintenance and construction for CourseCo; and Bob Farren, CGCS, director of grounds and maintenance at Pinehurst (N.C.) Golf Resort. Golf Inc., “On an environmental mission,” about a $1.5 billion Idaho resort making preservation and environmental protection its top priority to offer pristine experience, featuring GCSAA Class A member Tom Altmann, director of golf, and Jeff Hegland, GCSAA superintendent at Osprey Meadows Golf Club in Tamarack, Idaho. Golf Inc., “Let’s make it a fun experience,” operations profile with GCSAA member Tim Moraghan, principal of Aspire Golf Consulting, about the golf industry needing to be more realistic on economic expectations. Schenectady (N.Y.) Daily Gazette, “Bar is always set high for superintendents,” feature on GCSAA member Jeff Madison, the new superintendent at The Edison Club in Rexford, N.Y. Southeast Missourian, “Area golf courses contend with the elements in 2008,” about Jackson, Mo.-area golf courses dealing with extreme weather of 2008 that delivered two ice storms within two weeks, followed by 14 inches of rain in 48 hours, featuring Mike Sprick, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson, Mo. Club Management, “Paradise preserved,” feature in the official publication for the Club Managers Association of America about The Sanctuary Golf Club on Sanibel Island, Fla., which serves as a nature refuge, and the care given to it by Kyle Sweet, CGCS. Club Management, “Groundbreaking project measures environmental data for golf courses,” article in the Club Managers Association of America’s official publication about GCSAA’s Golf Course Environmental Profile Project with funding from The Environmental Institute for Golf, featuring Clark Throssell, Ph.D., GCSAA director of research. Bend (Ore.) Bulletin, “Prineville’s inexpensive track is an example of what a municipal course should be,” review of Meadow Lakes Golf Course in Prineville, Ore., featuring GCSAA Class A member Wayne Van Matre, director of operations and superintendent. Wall Street Journal, “Taking the green course,” about the environmentally friendly efforts of Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club, featuring GCSAA member, former Environmental Institute for Golf Chairman, and 1997 GCSAA President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship recipient Michael Hurdzan, Ph.D., golf course architect and principal of Hurdzan/Fry Golf Course Design. Detroit Free Press, “Turf matters to Livonia’s golf course chief,” Q&A with GCSAA member Doug Ware, golf division superintendent overseeing the City of Livonia’s (Mich.) three public courses. We need your help Do you know a superintendent who's done something interesting? We'd like to hear about it, so click here.
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