Super Notes

GCSAA Class A superintendent Jim H. Thomas, CGCS, is hosting the Stanford St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn.

GCSAA superintendent member William D. Lewis is hosting the McDonald's LPGA Championship at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Md.

GCSAA Class A superintendent R. Todd Lawrence, CGCS, is hosting the Rex Hospital Open at TPC Wakefield Plantation in Raleigh, N.C.

Superintendents in the news

San Antonio Express-News, June 4: "New TPC course director knows big events," on Tom Lively, CGCS, former grounds manager at Medinah (Ill.) Country Club and host of the 2006 PGA Championship, who recently took the superintendent job at TPC San Antonio, which is reportedly being considered by the PGA Tour as a future host of the Valero Texas Open.

Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, June 3: "Cypress Ridge receives green face-lift with new grass," review of Cypress Ridge Golf Course in Topeka, Kan., which has added 18 bunkers, expanded almost every tee box and planted 7,000 pounds of grass seed since September, featuring Andrew Huffman, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Galveston County (Texas) Daily News, June 3: "Moody golf course rated above par," about the re-opening of Moody Gardens Golf Course in Galveston, Texas, June 2, after a 16-month, $17 million renovation project, featuring GCSAA member Steve Yarotsky, Moody Gardens’ superintendent who planted paspalum wall-to-wall, and Jeff Smelser, CGCS at Galveston Country Club.

(San Diego) Mission Times Courier, June 3: "San Diego golf operations manager hosts major before taking over as GCSAA CEO," news release about Mark Woodward, CGCS, golf operations manager for the city of San Diego and GCSAA CEO as of July 1, and his preparations for the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif.

Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press, June 1: "Bear Trace gets environmental honor,"
about Bear Trace Golf Course at Harrison Bay (Tenn.) State Park earning Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program certification, featuring Paul Carter, CGCS.

Concord (N.H.) Monitor, June 1: "Students learn about the greening of greens," story about Michael Gornnert, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Eastman Golf Links in Grantham, N.H., giving a two-hour tour of the golf course and maintenance facility to a group of students from Winnisquam Regional High School in Tilton, N.H.

Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Journal, June 1: "Golf courses can improve the nature of the game," column by Carol Lee, executive director of the South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, about the number of ways golf courses can be beneficial to the public and to wildlife, featuring Eric Johnson, GCSAA Class A superintendent at The Rawls Golf Course in Lubbock, Texas.

Southern Pines (N.C.) Pilot, June 1: "Heat: Golf course supers perform juggling act with turf," Trent Bouts column about the guessing game golf course superintendents play in the transition zone about when to take out ryegrass to make way for bermudagrass, featuring David Fruchte, CGCS at Pine Needles and Mid-Pines resorts in Southern Pines, N.C.

Golf Business, June: "Water wars," cover story by Trent Bouts in the National Golf Course Owners Association’s official magazine about the challenges of limited water and government regulations, featuring Clark Throssel, Ph.D., GCSAA director of research.

Golf Business, June: "A brave new world," feature story in the National Golf Course Owners Association’s official magazine about how turf maintenance will require greater innovation in the future, featuring GCSAA members Marsh Benson, Class A golf course maintenance director at Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club; Kevin Crowe, Class A regional golf course superintendent with SubAir Systems/Turfbreeze Fans; Michael Hurdzan, Ph.D., former Environmental Institute for Golf Chairman, 1997 GCSAA President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship recipient, golf course architect and principal of Hurdzan/Fry Golf Course Design; and Dana Lonn, director of the Center for Advanced Turf Technologies at The Toro Co.

Private Club Advisor, June: "The reality of golf course water consumption," brief in the official Club Managers Association of America’s newsletter about GCSAA’s research on water use by the golf industry.

Golf Business, June: "A chemical romance," article in the National Golf Course Owners Association’s official magazine about the future of breakthrough chemistries aiding course conditioning, featuring GCSAA members Jim Ferrin, CGCS at Timber Creek Golf Course in Roseville, Calif.; Fred Yelverton, Ph.D., weed specialist and professor of crop science at North Carolina State University in Raleigh; John Cunningham, CGCS director of agronomy at TPC Four Seasons in Las Colinas, Texas; Mark Langner, CGCS, director of agronomy and applied research at FarmLinks in Sylacauga, Ala.; and Lane Tredway, Ph.D., assistant professor of plant pathology at North Carolina State University.

Golf Business, June: "Living in a box," article in the On Course section of the National Golf Course Owners Association’s official magazine about Pennsylvania operators hoping to manage water more efficiently while helping the environment with the use of a new "green toolbox," featuring GCSAA Class A members John Chassard, director of grounds for Lehigh Country Club in Allentown, Pa., and Jeff Broadbelt, president of Agrostis Golf Management.

Golf Digest, June: "New venue, new approach," cover story by Ron Whitten previewing the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines’ South Course in La Jolla, Calif., featuring Mark Woodward, CGCS, golf operations manager for the city of San Diego.

Windsor (Colo.) Beacon, May 31: "Pelican courses to open on limited basis next week," article about Pelican Lakes and Falls Golf Club in Windsor, Colo., reopening June 3 for the first time since May 22 when a Category EF3 tornado pelted the area with cue ball-sized hailstones, severely damaging the greens - the second hail storm in the last month, featuring GCSAA member Scott Banghart, superintendent.

Des Moines (Iowa) Register, May 31: "Glen Oaks staff up early to combat wet conditions on Day 1," story on the course conditions at the Champions Tour’s Principal Charity Classic at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa, featuring Chris Coen, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Orlando Business Journal, May 30: "Golf courses draw ire for irrigation," article about Florida golf courses’ water use, featuring Joel Jackson, CGCS, executive director of the Florida GCSA.

BusinessNorth (Duluth, Minn.), May 30: "Eco-friendlier golf gets a push from opinion leader," article about John Barton’s special report "How green is golf?" in the May issue of Golf Digest, spreading the importance of environmentally cooperative golf courses in northeastern Minnesota, featuring Vincent Dodge, CGCS at The Wilderness at Fortune Bay, near Tower, Minn.

Washington Times, May 29: "Next step: Saving water," Barker Davis article about the importance of water conservation on golf courses, featuring GCSAA members Frank Rossi, Ph.D., Cornell University turfgrass professor; John Burns, Class A superintendent at Augustine Golf Club in Stafford, Va.

(Boise) Idaho Statesman, May 29: "Ski season gives way to golf in McCall," story about McCall (Idaho) Golf Course finally opening May 29 after receiving 174.3 inches of snow this winter, featuring Eric McCormick, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

XM Satellite Radio, May 28: "PGA Tour Live," radio interview on the PGA Tour Channel with Paul B. Latshaw, CGCS at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, host of the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.

Washington Times, May 28: "Synthetics still the natural choice," Barker Davis article examining the difficulties of synthetic pesticide-free golf course management, featuring GCSAA members Frank Rossi, Ph.D., Cornell University turfgrass professor; Jeff Carlson, CGCS at Vineyard Golf Club on Martha’s Vineyard near Edgartown, Mass., and 2008 GCSAA President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship recipient; and Stuart Cohen, Ph.D., president of Environmental and Turf Services Inc.

WEAU 13, May 28: "Iowa tornado blows debris into Wisconsin," report on Eau Claire, Wis., NBC affiliate about Cameron White, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Prairie du Chien (Wis.) Country Club, finding debris on his golf course from Parkersburg, Iowa, including personal items and photographs scattered by a tornado that hit Northern Iowa May 25. Similar story on WKBT 8, La Crosse, Wis., CBS affiliate.

WLFI 18, May 28: "NCAA golf tournament in West Lafayette," post on West Lafayette, Ind., CBS affiliate’s website about the NCAA DI Men’s Golf Championship at Brick Boilermaker Golf Complex’s Kampen Course in West Lafayette, Ind., featuring GCSAA member Jim Scott, superintendent.

Kansas Golfer, May 28: "Cottonwood Hills blows field away," story in the Kansas Golf Association’s official magazine about the State Senior Four-Ball Championship, featuring GCSAA member Danzey Nickel, superintendent at Cottonwood Hills Golf Club in Hutchinson, Kan.

Kansas Golfer, May 28: "Sand Creek Station gains environmental honor," brief in the Kansas Golf Association’s official magazine about Sand Creek Station Golf Course in Newton, Kan., being featured in Greenlinks, The Environmental Institute for Golf’s monthly feature from its online database, EDGE, featuring Greenlinks host Bob Farren, CGCS, director of golf course and grounds management at Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort and Country Club; and GCSAA member James Houchen, superintendent at Sand Creek Station.

Kansas Golfer, May 28: "Heart superintendents grab media’s attention," article in the Kansas Golf Association’s official magazine about the Heart of America GCSA’s media day, May 12 at Creekmoore Golf Club in Raymore, Mo., featuring GCSAA members Steve Wilson, CGCS at Meadowbrook Golf & Country Club in Prairie Village, Kan.; and Gary Breshears, sales rep at Kansas City Turf Supply and former superintendent at Hillcrest Country Club in Kansas City, Mo.
 

(Chattanooga, Tenn.) Chattanoogan, May 27: "Bear Trace recognized for environmental excellence," article about Bear Trace Golf Course at Harrison State Park near Chattanooga, Tenn., earning its Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary certification, featuring Paul Carter, CGCS.

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