Super Notes

Gregory K. Hrycyk, GCSAA superintendent at PGA West (Palmer Course), is hosting the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in La Quinta, Calif.

William Lopez, GCSAA Class A superintendent at SilverRock Resort, is hosting the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in La Quinta, Calif.

Geoffrey M. Sanders, GCSAA Class A director of agronomy at The Classic Club, is hosting the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in Palm Desert, Calif.

Timothy D. Putnam, GCSAA Class A superintendent at La Quinta Country Club, is hosting the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in La Quinta, Calif.

Superintendents in the News

St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, "It’s all about pin placement," about why superintendents move the cups around on the greens, featuring Bob Marrino, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Silverthorn Country Club in Brooksville, Fla.

(Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union, "Valley Course’s changes delayed," about TPC Sawgrass delaying the planned renovation project for its Valley Course, featuring Fred Klauk, GCSAA Class A superintendent and President of PGA Tour Properties David Pillsbury, The Environmental Institute for Golf chairman.

Palm Springs (Calif.) Dessert Sun, "Larry Bohannan's Bob Hope Chrysler Classic banter for Jan. 16," Column complimenting the course conditions at the four Palm Springs, Calif., area courses hosting the PGA Tour’s 2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, featuring GCSAA members Willie Lopez, Class A superintendent at SilverRock Resort; Gregory Hrycyk, superintendent at PGA West’s Palmer Course; Timothy Putnam, Class A superintendent at La Quinta Country Club; and Geoffrey Sanders, Class A director of agronomy at The Classic Club.

Maui (Hawaii) News, "Water ’haves’ get their say during Na Wai Eha hearing," about the legal hearings on Hui O Na Wai ’Eha - the four streams of Iao, Waikapu, Waihee and Waiehu - supported by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, which has petitioned the state Commission on Water Resource Management to establish permanent in-stream flow standards to protect habitat and support customary and traditional Hawaiian uses, featuring Russell Dooge, CGCS at the King Kamehameha and Kahili golf courses in Wailuku, Hawaii.

Riverside(Calif.) Press-Enterprise, "La Quinta’s SilverRock newest member of Hope Classic rotation," about SilverRock Resort in La Quinta, Calif., joining the four-course rotation for the PGA Tour’s Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, featuring Willie Lopez, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Honolulu (Hawaii) Advertiser, "Waialae’s rough can be tough on members," about how 12-14 inches of rain in December kept the mowers out of the rough for nearly two weeks at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, helping the rough grow to six inches high and hiding more than 3,000 golf balls, featuring Dave Nakama, GCSAA superintendent.

Billings (Mont.) Gazette, "Sullivan bound for England," about Sean Sullivan, CGCS at The Briarwood Country Club in Billings, Mont., being one of 10 U.S. golf course superintendents selected by Bernhard & Co. Ltd. for an all-expenses paid trip to the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association’s Turf Management Exhibition, Jan., 21-26, in Harrogate, England.

Sacramento (Calif.) Bee, "Area courses suffered minimal damage from storms," about damages area golf courses suffered from Jan. 4 storms, featuring Sam Samuelson, CGCS at Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento, Calif.; Greg Bliek, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Ancil Hoffman Golf Course in Carmichael, Calif.; Glynne Taylor, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Diamond Oaks Golf Course in Roseville, Calif.; and Dan Eden, GCSAA superintendent at Apple Mountain Golf Resort in Camino, Calif.

Monterrey (Calif.) Herald, "Cleaning up for tourney," about the cleanup efforts at the host courses for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, following Jan. 4 storms, featuring Bob Yeo, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Spyglass Hill Golf Course, and Manny Sousa, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Poppy Hills Golf Course.

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