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Super NotesGCSAA superintendent member Robert W. Clarke is hosting the Samsung World Championship at Half Moon Bay Golf Links (Ocean Course) in Half Moon Bay, Calif.  GCSAA senior superintendent of golf and grounds Matt J. Falvo is hosting the Turning Stone Resort Championship at Atunyote Golf Club in Verona, N.Y. Palm Beach superintendents sweep Florida GCSA championships The Palm Beach Chapter of the Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association swept the team and individual honors by edging out the Central Florida Chapter by one shot in the 12th Annual Florida GCSA Golf at Southern Dunes Golf Club Sept. 27. Zendt’s individual victory qualifies him for the Florida GCSA team to compete in the GCSAA Golf Championship at Gulf Shores, Ala. Joining Zendt on the Florida team will be: Steve Bernard; GCSAA Class A superintendent Seth Strickland, Miami Shores G.C. and GCSAA superintendent member Blair Kirby, PGA National. Myrtle Beach Hall of Fame directors include GCSAA members The Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame has named it first board of directors and it includes GCSAA members. The seven-member board was created to establish the bylaws and guidelines for Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame; review membership nominations submitted annually and select the most qualified candidates.
GCSAA President David Downing, CGCS, was appointed as a director at large in a non-voting capacity through 2011. The Hall of Fame will be situated in Pine Lakes International Country Club's new Hall of Fame Garden adjacent to the newly renovated clubhouse, and is scheduled to open in March 2009 in conjunction with the reopening of Pine Lakes. Four to six inductees will be honored in the inaugural year, and additional inductions will begin in April 2010. Superintendents in the news Daily Evergreen (Pullman, Wash.), Oct. 1: "Palouse Ridge exceeds initial expectations," article in the Washington State University student newspaper about the one-month anniversary of Palouse Ridge Golf Course, which has exceeded expectations for rounds played, featuring Todd Lupkes, CGCS, and the ecologically sensitive design and maintenance. Golf Business, October: "Taking deeper root," cover story in the National Golf Course Owners Association’s magazine about facility operators striving to keep costs down, morale up and golfers playing as they weather the economic storm, featuring GCSAA Class A members David Brandenburg, CGCS, golf course manager at Rolling Meadows Golf Course in Fond du Lac, Wis.; and Michael Shoun, director of agronomy for McConnell Golf, a management company in Raleigh, N.C., that owns Raleigh Country Club, Treyburn Country Club in Durham, N.C., Cardinal Golf and Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., and Musgrove Mill Golf Club in Clinton, S.C. Golf Business, October: "Getting down and dirty," Trent Bouts article and sidebar "Smooth operators" (page 51) in the National Golf Course Owners Association’s magazine about the challenges of a renovation project often requiring owners to roll up their sleeves and hop into the trenches, featuring Paul Brandenburg, CGCS at Furman University Golf Course in Greenville, S.C. and George Manuel, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Royal Oaks Country Club in Houston. Denton(Texas) Record-Chronicle, Sept. 30: "On the right course," story and accompanying video on the revitalization of the Pioneer Golf Course at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas, featuring Tom Roese, GCSAA Class A superintendent. Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, Sept. 29: "The green thumb of Jack Blue," feature on GCSAA member Jack Blue, former superintendent at Augusta National and current owner of Environmental Life Plantings Inc., an Augusta, Ga., landscaping business. Binghamton (N.Y.) Press & Sun-Bulletin, Sept. 29: "Links’ Rose wins New York Mid-Am," brief about Tim Rose, GCSAA superintendent at the Links at Hiawatha Landing in Apalachin, N.Y., finishing 1-over-par to win a rain-shortened New York State Golf Association Mid-Amateur Championship, Sept. 28 at Elmira (N.Y.) Country Club. Press of Atlantic City (N.J.), Sept. 28: "Seaview’s golf course works to protect eggs of terrapin neighbors," story about Kevin Tansey, GCSAA superintendent at Seaview Golf Resort in Galloway, N.J., placing cages around terrapin nests in some of the sand bunkers to protect the turtle eggs from golfers and predators. Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun News, Sept. 27: "Alan Blondin on golf," Alan Blondin column with brief about the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Golf Hall of Fame naming its inaugural board of directors that include GCSAA members Clay DuBose, CGCS at the Tradition Golf Club in Murrells Inlet, S.C., and immediate past president of the Palmetto GCSA; and GCSAA President David S. Downing II, CGCS, vice president of operations and construction for Signature Golf Group in Myrtle Beach, who has been appointed as a director at large in a non-voting capacity through 2011. WPTV 5 (Palm Beach, Fla.), Sept. 26: "Breakers hotel takes steps to save energy," story on the West Palm Beach/Boca Raton/Treasure Coast, Fla., NBC affiliate about The Breakers on Palm Beach (Fla.) environmental stewardship, featuring GCSAA Class A member Mark Reid, golf course maintenance director. WFPL 89.3 (Louisville, Ky.), Sept. 26: "A greener golf course?," post and accompanying audio on Louisville, Ky., NPR news station about Audubon International’s Cooperative Sanctuary Program and Louisville area golf courses’ environmental stewardship, featuring Kirk Dolan, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Charlie Vettiner Golf Course in Louisville and Clark Throssell, Ph.D., GCSAA director of research. Southern Pines (N.C.) Pilot, Sept. 26: "Helpful rain also provides headaches," Trent Bouts column about the challenges North Carolina Sandhills superintendents face in balancing the amount of moisture available to the roots of the grass with such porous soils, featuring Ron Kelly, CGCS at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst and Sandhills GCSA president. PGA Tour Channel, Sept. 25: "PGA Tour Live," XM Satellite Radio interview with Ralph Kepple, CGCS at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, about course conditions and preparations for the Tour Championship. Clemson.edu, Sept. 25: "Clemson researcher keeps a golf course green," post on Clemson University’s website about Mark Prince, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Burning Ridge Golf Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C., going to a Clemson turfgrass expert for help in identifying a case of soil water repellency. Syracuse (N.Y.) Post-Standard, Sept. 25: "'A good night': Dining, saving a life, baseball," story about GCSAA member Peter McPartland, assistant superintendent at Tuscarora Golf Course in Camillus, N.Y., and a Syracuse, N.Y., police sergeant receiving commendations Sept. 24 from the Syracuse police chief for keeping a distraught man from trying to kill himself Aug. 1. Sarasota (Fla.) Herald Tribune, Sept. 25: "Braden River softball should do well with new coach," article about Doug Powell, GCSAA superintendent at The River Club in Bradenton, Fla., taking over as head coach for the Braden River High softball team. Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer, Sept. 25: "Golf Club leader stays on course," feature on Doug Smith, CGCS at Maple Ridge Golf Club in Columbus, Ga. NextTripRadio.com, Sept. 24: "Where to play golf," live online radio interview with GCSAA President David S. Downing II, CGCS. Green Section Record, September-October: "Save water while increasing appeal," article in the USGA Green Section’s official publication about Dale Hahn, CGCS at TPC Summlin in Las Vegas, converting a 7,500-square-foot area of fescue adjacent to the 6th hole to a low-water-use desert garden. Green Section Record, September-October: "Restoring a gem," article in the USGA Green Section’s official publication by David Kuypers, GCSAA Class A superintendent at the Cutten Club in Guelph, Ontario, about successful communication, planning and organization in the Cutten Club restoration project. We need your help Do you know a superintendent who's done something interesting? We'd like to hear about it, so click here.
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