Super Notes

GCSAA Class A superintendent Dale L. Hahn, CGCS, is hosting the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nev.

GCSAA superintendent member Derrick R. Watts is hosting the Kapalua LPGA Classic at Kapalua Resort (Bay Course) in Maui, Hawaii

GCSAA Class A superintendent Russell B. Birkhimer is hosting the Administaff Small Business Classic at The Woodlands Country Club in The Woodlands, Texas

GCSAA Class A superintendent Scott Wicker is hosting the Chattanooga Classic at Black Creek Club in Chattanooga, Tenn.

GCSAA Class A superintendent Norman A. Furtado is hosting the PGA Grand Slam of Golf at the Mid Ocean Club in Tucker Town, Bermuda

Stone Mountain's Williams to host Green Links

Anthony L. Williams, GCSAA certified golf course superintendent at Stone Mountain (Ga.) Golf Club by Marriott will host Green Links, Highlights from EDGE in 2009.
Green Links is a monthly feature on The Environmental Institute for Golf's Web site, www.eifg.org, and highlights case studies from EDGE, golf's environmental resource.

Williams will take over hosting duties in January and continue through the end of the year. As host, he will provide additional insight and information about the featured case study.

"This opportunity to host Green Links is a very worthwhile way to help the golf community learn from each other about environmental stewardship," Williams said. "The blueprint Bob Farren and David Phipps have created by hosting Green Links will make this a smooth transition. As we continue to stockpile quality case studies in EDGE, it is becoming the 'go to' site for those interested in furthering their knowledge about golf and the environment."

Williams is a three-time GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Award winner, capturing the overall award at Marriott's Stone Mountain in 2006. He is also one of only approximately 35 people to have completed all six specialized certification programs of GCSAA's Environmental Management Program.

He is a two-time Marriott Golf Grounds Professional of the Year winner and was honored with the 2008 J. Willard Marriott Award of Excellence for his work at the Renaissance Pine Isle Resort and Stone Mountain. He was co-chairman of the Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association government relations committee and played a key role in the Georgia GCSA receiving a 2007 GCSAA Excellence in Government Relations award.

Bob Farren, CGCS, grounds and golf course manager at Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort and Country Club, will pass the Green Links host duties to Williams.

Superintendents in the news

LPGA.com, "GCSAA: Meeting the modern demands of an ancient game," post by Angela Nitz, GCSAA corporate communications manager, about the dramatic changes the role of golf course superintendents has made in the last few decades, featuring Mike Wooten, CGCS at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow, Okla., and David Johnson, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Sioux Falls(S.D.) Argus Leader, "Sioux Falls scales back water use," story about Sioux
Falls, S.D., reducing its water use this year, due in part to a rainy, mild summer and part to conservation efforts, featuring Matt Enderson, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Westward Ho Country Club in Sioux Falls.

New York Times, "Neighbor says golf is a sport too close," article about a State Supreme Court judge in Westchester, N.Y., issuing a temporary restraining order against Winged Foot Golf Club, banning play on the sixth hole of the East Course until further notice, after a neighbor with a house on the sixth green filed suit against the club because of the numerous errant golf balls landing on his property, featuring Jeff Bollig, GCSAA director of communications.

CBSSports.com, "U.S. Open’s Bethpage home to birdies and likely a few clipped canaries," Steve Elling post about the FBI unearthing a reputed Mafia leader who disappeared in 1999 near Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y., which hosts the 2009 U.S. Open on its Black Course, featuring Craig Currier, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Canandaigua (N.Y.) Daily Messenger, "A true ‘iron-woman,’" story about Gregg Radak, GCSAA superintendent at Bristol Harbour Golf Club in Canandaigua, N.Y., finding the time in the busiest part of the golf season this summer to support his wife, Sharon, through not only an Ironman triathlon in Wisconsin, but a diagnosis of breast cancer as well.

Fayetteville(N.C.) Observer, "Hole-in-one worth $5,000," note about Steven Dockery, GCSAA superintendent at Methodist University Golf Course in Fayetteville, N.C., winning $5,000 at the Methodist Board of Visitors annual tournament when he aced the sixth hole, which offered the cash prize.

Contra Costa (Calif.) Times, "Golf course plan teed up," article about developers in West Covina, Calif., planning to build a golf course on a former landfill, featuring Greg Lyman, GCSAA director of environmental programs.

treecaretips.org: "Storied golf course trees," Paul Hughes story on famous golf course trees featuring GCSAA members David Wienecke, director of golf course management at Chambers Bay in Tacoma, Wash.; John Zimmers, Class A superintendent at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club; Russ Myers, CGCS at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.; and James Ward, CGCS, golf manager for the Los Angeles department of parks and recreation.

PGA Tour Channel, "PGA Tour Live," XM Satellite Radio interview with Jeff Kadlec, director of agronomy at LaCantera Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas about course conditions and preparations for the PGA Tour’s Valero Texas Open.

Chicagoland Golf News Hole, Club & Resort Business, World Golf News, "Dinelli earns national environmental award," news release about Dan Dinelli, CGCS at North Shore Country Club in Glenview, Ill., winning the 2009 GCSAA President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship.

Wall Street Journal MarketWatch, "Gray wins Rain Bird’s 2008 Intelligent Use of Water Award," news release about GCSAA Class A member Christopher S. Gray Sr., director of golf course operations at Marvel Golf Club in Benton, Ky., being selected by an independent judging panel for Rain Bird’s 2008 Intelligent Use of Water Award for creating and implementing innovative and effective golf course environmental stewardship programs supporting responsible water use.

York (Pa.) Daily Record, "Ground crew did fine work," column congratulating Bill Brooks, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Hanover Country Club in Abbottstown, Pa., who repaired the golf course for the Etzweiler Funeral Services YCAGA Champion of Champions event Sept. 28 after a 40-minute downpour that brought 2 ¾ inches of rain.

Golf Inc., "Most powerful people in golf," cover story ranking the top 35 individuals in the golf industry for their ability to influence the development of courses and communities, the operation of courses, the equipment used by golfers and the rules and regulations of the game, featuring GCSAA CEO Mark Woodward, CGCS; The Environmental Institute for Golf Advisory Counsel members Dana Garmany,
Joe Steranka, Greg Norman, and Bill Kubly; and previous Old Tom Morris Award recipients Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tim Finchem.

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