Super Notes

GCSAA Class A golf course manager Steven M. Cook, CGCS, MG, is hosting the 90th PGA Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

GCSAA Class A superintendent Christopher P. Gaughan, CGCS, is hosting the U.S. Women's Amateur at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Ore.

GCSAA Class A superintendent Chad D. Stearns is hosting the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open at Crestview Country Club in Wichita, Kan.

Superintendents in the news

WJBK Channel 2, Aug. 6: "Players can expect ‘major’ conditions on South Course," live interview from the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club’s South Course in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., on Fox’s Detroit affiliate with Steve Cook, CGCS, MG, course manager.

Allentown (Pa.) Morning Call, Aug. 6: "Take 5 with Jim Roney," Q&A with Jim Roney, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa., which will host the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open at its Old Course.

Moline (Ill.) Dispatch/Rock Island (Ill.) Argus/Davenport (Iowa) Leader, Aug. 5: "Now healthy, eagle going back to golf course," about a young bald eagle found sick and unable to fly at TPC Deere Run Golf Course in East Moline, Ill., that was rescued, rehabilitated and released back to the golf course where it was found, featuring GCSAA member Dustin Peterson, assistant superintendent.

Detroit Free Press, Aug. 5: "Storm damage in ’96 showed what can happen," about Steve Cook, CGCS, MG, course manager at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and his staff’s preparations for inclement weather during the PGA Championship at the South Course, formed from the club’s past experience of storms that hit the day before the 1996 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills.

Freep.com, Aug. 5: "Preparing Oakland Hills for PGA Championship," video on Detroit Free Press’s website about Steve Cook, CGCS, MG, course manager at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and his preparations for the PGA Championship at the South Course.

Detroit News, Aug. 4: "Course manager ready to put product to test," feature on Steve Cook, CGCS, MG, course manager at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., which hosts the PGA Championship at its South Course.

KKTV Channel 11, Aug. 4: "Broadmoor cleaning up after Senior Open," story and accompanying video on Colorado Springs/Pueblo, Colo., CBS affiliate about the recovery efforts of The Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs, Colo., after hosting the U.S. Senior Open at its East Course, featuring Jordan McCormick, GCSAA Class A superintendent of the West Course.

(Ft. Lauderdale) South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Aug. 3: "Pembroke Pines course renovations draws rave reviews," review of Pembroke Lakes Country Club’s (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) $7 million renovation, featuring GCSAA member Tony Platt, superintendent.

The (Sydney) Australian, Aug. 2: "Players face up to green issues at the Hills," PGA Championship preview about host Oakland Hills Country Club’s South Course in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., featuring Steve Cook, CGCS, MG, course manager.

XM Satellite Radio, Aug. 2: "PGA Tour Live," radio interview on the PGA Tour Channel with GCSAA Class A member Larry Napora, director of golf course operations at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, host of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at its South Course.

Armchair Golf Blog, Aug. 1: "Oakland Hills is ready to humble world’s best golfers," post about Steve Cook, CGCS, MG, course manager at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., his preparations for the PGA Championship and course setup.

Pacific Daily News (Hagatna, Guam), Aug. 1: "CCP on target to reopen," report on the $5.5 million renovation project underway at the Country Club of the Pacific in Yona, Guam, featuring Louis Bell, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Rochester (Minn.) Post-Bulletin, Aug. 1: "Somerby among the greenest of the green in the U.S.," follow-up on GCSAA member Eric Counselman, superintendent at Somerby Golf Club in Byron, Minn., detailing his environmental stewardship efforts to earn Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program certification.

Golf Business, August: "Vanishing act," story in the National Golf Course Owners Association’s official publication about the role of the golf professional in today’s landscape of transforming roles and responsibilities in golf, featuring GCSAA Class A member John Gehman, owner and superintendent at Butter Valley Golf Port in Bally, Pa.

Golf Business, August: "Show and tell," story in the Strategy section of the National Golf Course Owners Association’s official publication about how GCSAA Class A member Leonard Theis, former superintendent at Sun City Golf Course in Roseville, Calif., and current superintendent at Indian Creek Country Club in Loomis, Calif., got his budget approved at Sun City by a cost-conscious board by hosting a maintenance open house.

Green Section Record, July-August: "All for the creek, all for the course," article in the official publication of the USGA Green Section by David Williams, CGCS at the Elks Club of State College in Boalsburg, Pa., and Katie Ombalski, conservation biologist at the ClearWater Conservancy of central Pennsylvania, about their partnership on a stream renovation project.

U.S. News & World Report, July 31: "Should students major in turfgrass science?," article examining whether specialized majors like turfgrass science are good for long-term career prospects, featuring GCSAA member A.J. Turgeon, Ph.D., professor in Penn State’s turfgrass program.

Rochester (Minn.) Post-Bulletin, July 30: "Golf courses: There’s green and then there’s green," feature on GCSAA member Eric Counselman, superintendent at Somerby Golf Club in Byron, Minn., and his environmental stewardship efforts to earn Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program certification.

Detroit Free Press, July 6: "A few minutes with someone who marks his turf," Q&A with Steve Cook, CGCS, MG, course manager at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., host of the PGA Championship.

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