Super Notes

GCSAA Class A superintendent Christopher R. Coen is hosting the Principal Charity Classic at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa.

GCSAA Class A superintendent Robert B. Wilson is hosting the Ginn Tribute at RiverTowne Country Club in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

GCSAA superintendent member Stephen R. Daurer is hosting the Bank of America Open at The Glen Club in Glenview, Ill.

GCSAA Class A director of golf course operations Paul B. Latshaw, MSM, CGCS is hosting the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.

Superintendents in the news

Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, "Muirfield going green nowadays," Rob Oller article about Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, which was designed by GCSAA member and 2005 Old Tom Morris Award winner Jack Nicklaus, and host of the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley, going green, featuring Paul B. Latshaw, CGCS; and Michael Hurdzan, Ph.D., GCSAA member, former Environmental Institute for Golf Chairman, 1997 GCSAA President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship recipient, and golf course architect and principal of Hurdzan/Fry Golf Course Design.

Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier, "Wilson is RiverTowne’s man under the gun," about Robert Wilson, GCSAA Class A superintendent at RiverTowne Country Club in Mount Pleasant, S.C., and his preparations for the LPGA Tour’s Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika.

Lafayette (Ind.) Journal Courier, "Trojans hope to follow USC women," preview of the NCAA DI Men’s Golf Championship at Brick Boilermaker Golf Complex’s Kampen Course in West Lafayette, Ind., featuring Environmental Institute for Golf Advisory Council member Pete Dye, golf course architect and 2008 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee; and GCSAA member Jim Scott, superintendent.

Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal, "Town goals fit to a tee," story about public golf facilities in Canton and Akron, Ohio being quality-of-life investments rather than money-making investments, featuring James Ward, CGCS, director of the golf division for the Los Angeles Parks and Recreation Department; and Jeff Bollig, GCSAA director of communications.

Bangor (Maine) Daily News, "Maine golf hall to add 4 members," article about two golf course superintendents, brothers James and Robert Browne, being inducted posthumously into the Maine Golf Hall of Fame Sept. 12. Bob Browne, a former GCSAA Class A member, was the superintendent at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro, Maine, from 1967 to 1980, and owner and general manager from 1981 until he died in 2003.

Perth (Australia) Sunday Times, "Vandals strike for city views," vandalism report about two spotted gum trees on Lake Karrinyup Country Club in Australia that were ring-barked in what is thought to be an attempt to improve city views from nearby homes, featuring GCSAA member Trevor Strachan, golf course superintendent, who connects the crime to that of some nearby tuart trees that were injected with poison 18 months ago.

Washington Times, "Golf finding a chemical balance," article examining golf’s relationship with the environment and the industry’s reduction and responsibility with chemical use, featuring GCSAA members John Burns, Class A superintendent at Augustine Golf Club in Stafford, Va., and Frank Rossi, Ph.D., extension office instructor at Cornell University.

New Orleans Times-Picayune, "Golf courses worth a visit," letter to the editor by GCSAA member Peter Carew, golf course superintendent with the department of parks and parkways for the city of New Orleans, in response to May 19 letter to the editor "Why fly? Delegation could see golf courses here" that was in response to the May 10 New Orleans politics column "Par for the course: How many city officials does it take to design a golf course?"

Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Muirfield tries hard to not be too easy," preview of the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament featuring Paul B. Latshaw, CGCS, director of golf course operations at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.

Schenectady (N.Y.) Daily Gazette, "Down the fairway: Courses are in great shape," Bob Weiner column about excellent condition of area golf courses featuring Pete Cure, CGCS at Orchard Creek Golf Course in Altamont, N.Y.

TravelGolf.com, "Storey Creek’s Rob Watson shows why superintendents are often more important than celebrity golf architects," Chris Baldwin review of Storey Creek Golf Club in Campbell River, B.C., featuring GCSAA member Rob Watson.

Austin (Texas) American-Statesman, "Kizer confidential: What went awry with Ol’ Roy’s greens," Kevin Robbins column explaining the agronomic reasons behind the deterioration of the greens at Jimmy Clay-Ray Rizer Municipal Golf Course in Austin, Texas, featuring Nick Smitham, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram, "State parks agency honors Tierra Verde for keeping ‘green’ in greens," article about Tierra Verde Golf Club in Arlington, Texas earning the Lone Star Land Steward Award from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for integrating its environmental stewardship work, featuring Mark Claburn, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Elmira (N.Y.) Star-Gazette, "Mild winter puts course in top shape," preview on the LPGA Corning Classic and the course conditions at Corning (N.Y.) Country Club, featuring Dennis Fitzwater.
           
Guelph (Ontario) Mercury, "Cutten Club goes green," story about the changes undergone at the Cutten Club in Guelph, Ontario to reduce the golf course’s environmental impact, featuring David Kuypers, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

XM Satellite Radio, "PGA Tour Live," radio interview on the PGA Tour Channel with Scott Ebers, CGCS at Colonial Country Club in Ft. Worth, Texas, host of the PGA Tour’s Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

KTVT 11, "Arlington golf course awarded for going green," story and video on Dallas/Ft. Worth CBS affiliate’s website about Mark Claburn, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Tierra Verde Golf Club in Arlington, Texas, and his environmental stewardship efforts there that led to the club earning the state’s prestigious Lone Star Land Steward Award, the first time a golf course has been given the recognition.

KABC Channel 7, "Las Vegas water conservation plan," Los Angeles ABC affiliate video about the Southern Nevada Water Authority paying Las Vegas residents and businesses to replace turfgrass with desert landscaping in response to drought and shrinking Colorado River, featuring Bill Rohret, CGCS at Angel Park Golf Course in Las Vegas.

(Mesa, Ariz.) East Valley Tribune, ‘Woodward preps U.S. Open course before next big step," Bill Huffman feature on the next GCSAA CEO Mark Woodward, CGCS, manager of golf operations for the city of San Diego and host of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif.

Newsweek, "10 fixes for the planet," list compiled by Anne Underwood from scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs on ways to help the environment, featuring GCSAA Vice President Mark D. Kuhns, CGCS, director of grounds at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J.

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