Super Notes

GCSAA Class A superintendent Ralph J. Kepple, CGCS, is hosting the Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga.

GCSAA Class A director of maintenance Robert A. Wingo is hosting the Navistar LPGA Classic at Capitol Hill Golf Course-The Senator in Prattville, Ala.

Superintendents in the news

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "New greens add difficulty to course," Tour Championship preview by Stan Awtrey about changes to East Lake Golf Course in Atlanta, featuring Ralph Kepple, CGCS.

LPGA.com, "Greening the greens," story by Angela Nitz, GCSAA manager of corporate communications, about LPGA Tour golf course superintendents balancing great conditions and a healthy environment, with photos from LPGA Tour Agronomist John Miller, CGCS, and featuring GCSAA members Dan Miller, director of maintenance at Half Moon Bay (Calif.) Golf Links, host of the LPGA Tour’s Samsung World Championship; and Robert Wilson, GCSAA Class A superintendent at RiverTowne Country Club in Mount Pleasant, S.C., host of the LPGA Tour’s Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika.
           
Portland(Maine) Press Herald, "Greens & gardens," success story about Darius Iranpour, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Purpoodock Club in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, hiring Julie Seavey as a full-time garden landscaper.

Palm Beach (Fla.) Post, "Breakers getting more green," article about The Breakers on Palm Beach (Fla.) becoming the first property in Palm Beach county to receive a Two Palm designation by the state Green Lodging program designed to increase green practices in the state’s lodging industry, featuring GCSAA Class A member Mark Reid, golf course maintenance director.

Buffalo (N.Y.) Business First, "In the spotlight," feature on GCSAA Class A member John Gall, the new superintendent at Cherry Hill Club in Ridgeway, Ontario.

(Aurora, Ill.) Fox Valley Villages Sun, "Flood cleanup easing for Valley (and sheep)," story about some unconventional water damage at Blackberry Oaks Golf Course in Bristol, Ill., following area-wide flooding, as two sheep managed to wash up on the ninth green, featuring GCSAA member Steve Holich, superintendent.

WHOO (Orlando) 1080 am, "Leaderboard Radio," live interview on Orlando ESPN Radio affiliate’s weekly golf show with Mark Wilson, CGCS at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., about preparations for the Ryder Cup.

Club & Resort Business, "Getting out from under the shadows," article and sidebar "Getting buy-in from members" by Betsy Gilliland about how trees can make or break the beauty of a course, but also cause headaches when overgrowth affects turf management, featuring GCSAA members Paul B. Latshaw, CGCS, director of grounds operations at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio; John Zimmers, Class A superintendent at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club; Edward Fischer, CGCS at Old Elm Club in Highland Park, Ill.; Matt Shaffer, director of golf course management at Marion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa.; and Scott Phelps, CGCS, director of grounds at Teton Reserve Golf Club in Victor, Idaho.

The Network: MANRRS Today, "A career in golf course management," article in the member interest section of the National Society for Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences’ official publication (page 40 of PDF) about beginning a career in golf course management, written by Lanie Griffin, GCSAA career services manager.

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