Super Notes

Michael V. Giuffre, GCSAA Class A director of grounds and golf maintenance, is hosting the AT&T National at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.

Todd R. Towery, GCSAA Class A golf course and grounds superintendent is hosting the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Ark.

Andrew Cain, GCSAA Class A director of golf course maintenance, is hosting the Dick's Sporting Goods Open at En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott (Binghamton), N.Y.

Giuffre on XM Radio Friday

Follow the preparations for the PGA Tour's AT&T National with GCSAA Class A member Mike Giuffre, director of grounds and golf maintenance at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. He joins "Making the Turn with Peter Kessler," on XM Satellite Radio's PGA Tour Channel (146) at 7:20 a.m. (Central) Friday, July 4. Giuffre 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.

Grogan on XM Radio Wednesday, July 9

Follow the preparations for the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic with Paul Grogan, CGCS at TPC Deere Run in East Moline, Ill. He joins "Making the Turn with Peter Kessler," on XM Satellite Radio's PGA Tour Channel (146) at 7:35 a.m. (Central) Wednesday, July 9. Grogan 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.

Superintendents in the news

Tulsa World, July 2: "SemGroup moves back ’09 date," report from the LPGA that the 2009 SemGroup Championship at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow, Okla., will move from the first weekend of May to the last weekend of May, featuring Mike Wooten, CGCS, who should benefit from a few more weeks of hopefully warmer weather to prepare the course and recover from the winter.

San Diego Union-Tribune, July 2: "Torrey North open for nine-hole play," update from Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif., which reopened nine holes of its North Course that staged a majority of the infrastructure needed for the U.S. Open hosted on the South Course 15 days earlier. It features GCSAA Past President Jon Maddern, CGCS, manager of golf operations for the city of San Diego, and Wayne Carpenter, GCSAA superintendent for Torrey North.

Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle, July 2: "Pioneer Golf Course ‘greening up’ with new sod," about Texas Woman’s University Pioneer Golf Course in Denton, Texas, replacing four greens with bermudagrass sod, featuring Tom Roese, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Hot Springs Village (Ark.) Voice, July 1: "Rotary honors five POA Employees of the Year," about Don Jensen, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Granada Golf Course in Hot Springs Village, Ark., earning a 2008 Quality of Life golf course employee award from the Hot Springs Village Rotary.

The Met Golfer, June/July: "A smaller footprint," cover story in the Metropolitan Golf Association’s official publication about golf courses in the Met area continuing to make strides to improve their environmental impact, featuring GCSAA Vice President Mark Kuhns, CGCS, director of grounds at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J.; Matt Ceplo, CGCS at Rockland Country Club in Sarkill, N.Y., and president of the Metropolitan GCSA; Ken Benoit, CGCS at GlenArbor Golf Club in Bedford Hills, N.Y.; GCSAA member Jim Snow, USGA Green Section national director and Environmental Institute for Golf trustee; Rick Schock, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Valley Country Club in Weston, Conn.; Frank Rossi, Ph.D., Cornell University turfgrass educator; Andy Wilson, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Bethpage State Park’s Green Course in Farmingdale, N.Y.; and GCSAA member Rees Jones, golf course architect and 2004 Old Tom Morris Award winner.

Danbury (Conn.) News-Times, June 30: "Rebuilt Richter offers new challenges," review of renovation project at Richter Park Golf Course in Danbury, Conn., featuring Robert Dorsch, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Albuquerque Journal, June 29: "Group scopes out this year’s PNC," about Twin Warriors Golf Club and Santa Ana Golf Club in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M., host of the PGA of America’s 2009 Professional National Championship, sending a group that includes GCSAA member Don Petrey, superintendent of both courses, to Reynolds Plantation Resort in Greensboro, Ga., to scout the setup and operations of the 2008 Professional National Championship.

KNWA News (Fayetteville, Ark.), June 29: "LPGA qualifying rounds start Monday," story and accompanying video on the Northwest Arkansas NBC affiliate’s Web site previewing the LPGA Tour’s P&G Beauty Northwest Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Ark., featuring GCSAA Class A member Todd Towery, golf course and grounds superintendent.

Vancouver Sun, June 28: "Green by nature, not only by name," about golf course superintendents reducing chemical use, watering less and making brown the new green, featuring Jim McGarvey, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Seymour Golf & Country Club in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 27: "Golf course gets relief from gaggle of geese," about the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services rounding up and removing more than 200 Canada geese from Brown Acres Golf Course, in Chattanooga, Tenn., at the request of Pat Skinner, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Kansas Golfer, June 27: "Hail of a situation," brief in the Short Shots section of the Kansas Golf Association’s magazine about Mark McKain, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Stagg Hill Golf Club in Manhattan, Kan., and the recovery efforts by his staff following a baseball-sized hail storm June 2.

XM Satellite Radio, June 26: "PGA Tour Live," radio interview on the PGA Tour Channel with Phil Owen, CGCS at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Mich., host of the PGA Tour’s Buick Open.

Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette, June 26: "Cyprian sharing Shaw," Bill Doyle column with brief about GCSAA member Jonathan Borko, assistant superintendent at Oakley Country Club in Watertown, Mass., who was selected to volunteer with the golf course management staff at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif., for the 2008 U.S. Open.

Martha’s Vineyard (Mass.) Times, June 26: "Green greens are a new environment for golf," about Vineyard Golf Club on Martha’s Vineyard near Edgartown, Mass., and its organic management program, featuring GCSAA 2007 President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship winner Jeff Carlson, CGCS.

Minneapolis Star Tribune, June 26: "Putting faith in putter," preview of the U.S. Women’s Open at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn., featuring Matt Rostal, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Greeley (Colo.) Tribune, June 26: "Eyes focused on the greens," Q&A with Tim Miller, CGCS at Highland Hills Golf Course in Greeley, Colo.

Collinsville (Ill.) Herald, June 25: "Arlington Greens ready for summer season," story about improvements made to Arlington Golf Course in Belleville, Ill., featuring GCSAA member Bob Lovatto, superintendent.

Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat, June 25: "St. James golf course pleases the eye, golf game, palate," review of Saint James Bay Golf Course in Carrabelle, Fla., featuring Shane Bass, CGCS.

Dadeville (Ala.) Record, June 25: "McInnis repeats at WPCC," recap of the Willow Point Country Club (Alexander City, Ala.) Men’s Club Championship won by 14-time club champion Cole McInnis, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Willow Point, who shot a final round 66 to medal with a two-day 11-under total.

ESPN Radio 1080 AM Orlando/1060 AM Space Coast, June 23: "Leaderboard radio," live radio interview with Matt Rostal, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn., host of the U.S. Women’s Open.

XM Satellite Radio, June 20: "PGA Tour Live," radio interview on the PGA Tour Channel with Tom DeGrandi, GCSAA Class A superintendent at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., host of the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship.

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