Super Notes

Robb R. Arnold, GCSAA Class A superintendent at TPC Louisiana, is hosting the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in New Orleans, La.

Scott C. Krout, GCSAA Class A director of agronomy and maintenance at Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club (Prospector Course), is hosting the Safeway International in Superstition Mountain, Ariz.

Steve Colosi, golf course superintendent at Ocean Course at Hammock Beach is hosting the Ginn Championship in Palm Coast, Fla.

Scott F. Poynot, CGCS at Le Triomphe Country Club, is hosting the Chitimacha Louisiana Open in Broussard, La.

Ohio Turfgrass Foundation elects officers and trustees

The Ohio Turfgrass Foundation has elected its officers and trustees for 2008. They include:

• Todd Voss, president, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Double Eagle Club
• Dan Walter, vice president, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Blue Ash Golf Course
• Joe Enciso, treasurer, Century Equipment

Trustees elected to three-year terms were: Jason Straka, Hurdzan/Fry Golf Course Design and Doug Gallant, Cincinnati Reds head groundskeeper.

Also serving on the 2008 board of directors are Mark Jordan, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Westfield Country Club; Kevin Thompson, OTF executive director; John Street, Ph.D., The Ohio State University; Mike Dietrich, John Deere Landscapes/Lesco; Mark Grunkemeyer, Buckeye Ecocare; Kim Kellogg, Grasshopper Property Maintenance; and Don Lawrence, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Red Hawk Run Golf Course.

Superintendents in the news

Golf Digest,  How green is golf?, about the Golf & the Environment Initiative, featuring Paul Parker, executive vice president of the Center for Resource Management, winner of the 2003 GCSAA President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship; and former superintendent Ted Horton, CGCS, owner of Ted Horton Consulting, consulting superintendent for ValleyCrest Golf Course Maintenance, executive director of the California Golf Course Owners Association, vice president of the California Golf Alliance and winner of the 1999 GCSAA President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship.

Golf Digest, The golf course superintendent: Jeff Carlson, Q&A with GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards 1998 national public winner, 2003 national private winner and 2008 GCSAA President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship recipient Jeff Carlson, CGCS at Vineyard Golf Club on Martha’s Vineyard near Edgartown, Mass.

Golf Digest, The architect: Mike Hurdzan, Q&A with 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.

Golf Digest, The grass expert: James T. Snow, Q&A with GCSAA member James T. Snow, USGA Green Section’s national director. "Everyone's much more interested in equipment, or the rules, or the U.S. Open," says Snow. "But what's more important than the surface that we play the game on?"

Club & Resort Business, Cultivating a green team, about how superintendents are increasing everyone’s comfort levels with the safe use of course chemicals, featuring GCSAA Class A members Dan Ciamaichelo, superintendent at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Evans, Ga.; Peter George, superintendent at Ravenwood Golf Club in Victor, N.Y.; Jim Wilkins, CGCS, manager of golf course operations at two facilities in Arvada, Colo., West Woods Golf Club and Lake Arbor Golf Course; David Swartzel, superintendent at Bedford (Pa.) Springs Resort; and 2008 GCSAA Distinguished Service Award winner Jim Loke, CGCS at Bent Creek Country Club in Lancaster, Pa.

New Orleans Times-Picayune, All dressed up, preview of the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, featuring Robb Arnold, GCSAA Class A superintendent at TPC Louisiana, his tournament preparations and course conditions.

Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun News, Going to great lengths for Monday after the Masters, about tournament preparations for the Hootie and the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am at Barefoot Resort’s Dye Course in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., featuring Dave Ziedler, GCSAA superintendent.

Dallas Morning News, “Golf courses going green, getting Audubon certification," article and accompanying video feature about the growing number of golf courses in North Texas working on Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program certification, featuring Jay Stine, CGCS, director of course maintenance at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas, and Mark Claburn, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Tierra Verde Golf Club in Arlington, Texas.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Renowned architect Fazio retools Sewickley Heights, about Travis Livingston, GCSAA superintendent at Sewickley (Pa.) Heights Golf Club, meeting GCSAA honorary member Tom Fazio, of Fazio Golf Course Designers Inc. and 1996 Old Tom Morris Award winner, through John Zimmers, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club, during the 2007 U.S. Open, which led to Fazio signing on to renovate Sewickley Heights.

Easton (Pa.) Express-Times, New sheriff at Bethlehem club, about the new management at Bethlehem (Pa.) Golf Club and the plan to increase rounds played, featuring Tom Wilchek, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Kansas City Star, Golf courses get a new look, about renovation projects at Kansas City-area golf facilities, featuring GCSAA Director Sandy Queen, CGCS, director of golf operations for the city of Overland Park, Kan.; GCSAA affiliate member Todd Clark of CE Golf Design; and Pete Spratlin, GCSAA Class A superintendent at IronHorse Golf Club in Leawood, Kan.

Aiken (S.C.) Standard, Golf clubs rebuild in storm’s aftermath, about damage to Aiken, S.C., golf courses from March 15 storms, featuring Rhett Baker, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Palmetto Golf Club.

KSPR News (Springfield, Mo.), Rivercut Golf Course hit hard by floods, story and accompany video from ABC affiliate about flood damage at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, Mo., featuring Ken Ault, GCSAA superintendent.

Columbia (S.C.) State, Damage goes beyond divots, about the damages sustained to Columbia, S.C., golf courses by violent storms March 15, including a tornado, featuring John Campbell, GCSAA superintendent at The Windermere Club and Jeff Connell, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Columbia Country Club.

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