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Superintendents in the news
Superintendents around the country are making news and promoting the profession in regional and national publications and broadcasts. Below is a list of the latest news stories featuring superintendents and GCSAA.
Your association fosters relationships with members of the media and dedicates resources to create exposure for members. Securing placement of information in publications and broadcasts is part of a strategy to create awareness and understanding of the profession and the association. For more information on media opportunities or assistance, contact Bill Newton, GCSAA media/public relations manager, by e-mail or at 800-472-7878.
Golf Digest, May: “A call to action: What can you do?”
Article in the golf and the environment issue about what golfers can do to make a difference with environmental stewardship, featuring GCSAA, The Environmental Institute for Golf and GCSAA member James Snow, USGA Green Section’s national director.
Golf Digest, May: “How green is golf?”
Article in the golf and the environment issue 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, May: “The golf course superintendent: Jeff Carlson”
Q&A from golf and the environment issue with GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards 2003 national private winner, 1998 national public 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, May: “The architect: Mike Hurdzan”
Q&A from golf and the environment issue 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, May: “The grass expert: James T. Snow”
Q&A from golf and the environment issue 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?"
Northwest Arkansas (Fayetteville) Times, April 14: “Courses face Mother Nature’s wrath”
Report on flooding at Stonebridge Meadows Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark., featuring Lee McBurnett, GCSAA superintendent.
Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette, April 13: “Gardner losing Hermanson”
Column about the retiring of GCSAA Class A member Mike Hermanson, 36-year superintendent at Gardner (Mass.) Municipal Golf Course.
Aurora (Ill.) Beacon News, April 13: “Is your lawn a mess?”
Article about the effects of a lingering winter at Orchard Valley Golf Course in Aurora, Ill., featuring Harry Lovero, GCSAA Class A superintendent.
Schenectady (N.Y.) Daily Gazette, April 11: “Bar is always set high for superintendents”
Feature on GCSAA member Jeff Madison, the new superintendent at The Edison Club in Rexford, N.Y.
Southeast Missourian, April 11: “Area golf courses contend with the elements in 2008”
Story about Jackson, Mo.-area golf courses dealing with extreme weather of 2008 that delivered two ice storms within two weeks, followed by 14 inches of rain in 48 hours, featuring Mike Sprick, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson, Mo.
Bend (Ore.) Bulletin, April 9: “Prineville’s inexpensive track is an example of what a municipal course should be”
Review of Meadow Lakes Golf Course in Prineville, Ore., featuring GCSAA Class A member Wayne Van Matre, director of operations and superintendent.
Sierra Sun (Truckee, Calif.), April 9: “Tee time at Old Brockway”
Article about Old Brockway Golf Course in Kings Beach, Calif., being the first golf facility to open in the Lake Tahoe area each season and the last to close, featuring Dave Laurie, GCSAA Class A superintendent.
Washington State University (Pullman, Wash.) Daily Evergreen, April 9: “Experts designed course with water use in mind”
Story about the water conservation efforts of Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman, Wash., and its mindfulness of water conservation in its expansion plans, featuring Todd Lupkes, CGCS.
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal World, April 9: “Golf course group selects new CEO”
Feature about new GCSAA CEO Mark Woodward, CGCS.
Greeley (Colo.) Tribune, April 9: “Golfers work the greens, show support for municipal golf courses”
Article and accompanying video about the 40-some members of the Highland Hills Senior Men’s Golf Association volunteering to help prepare Boomerang Links in Greeley, Colo., for the upcoming golf season, featuring Eric Gustafson, GCSAA Class A superintendent.
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 8: “Woodward leaving city, Torrey Pines”
Article about Mark Woodward, CGCS, leaving his post as golf manager for the city of San Diego after hosting the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in June, to become GCSAA’s CEO.
Uinta County (Evanston, Wyo.) Herald, April 8: “Winter still rules at Purple Sage Golf Course”
Article about the reawakening of Purple Sage Golf Course in Evanston, Wyo., following winter and preparations for the upcoming golf season, featuring Jim Meagher, GCSAA Class A superintendent.
Port Huron (Mich.) Times Herald, April 8: “Courses brush off winter”
Article about mixed results at Port Huron-area golf courses from the long winter, featuring John Nowakowski, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Port Huron (Mich.) Golf Club.
Wall Street Journal, April 7: “Taking the green course”
Story about the environmentally friendly efforts of Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club, featuring 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.
Detroit Free Press, April 6: “Turf matters to Livonia’s golf course chief”
Q&A with GCSAA member Doug Ware, golf division superintendent overseeing the City of Livonia’s (Mich.) three public courses.
Sierra Sun (Truckee, Calif.), April 4: “Revisiting Old Brockway’s lost holes”
Story by Dave Laurie, GCSAA Class A superintendent, about the history of Old Brockway Golf Course in Kings Beach, Calif., a nine-hole classic by Scotsman John Duncan Dunn circa 1924 that was originally planned as an 18-hole layout on the shores of Lake Tahoe.
Golf Business Wire, April 3: “Anthony Williams of Stone Mountain Golf Club honored with J. Willard Marriott Award of Excellence”
News release about GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards 2004 chapter resort, 2005 national resort, and 2006 national public and overall winner Anthony Williams, CGCS at Stone Mountain (Ga.) Golf Club, being honored with the 2008 J. Willard Marriott Award of Excellence based on his track record of success in directing golf grounds operations at two distinguished Marriott Golf-managed properties, receiving tremendous golf industry awards and accolades with regard to environmental stewardship and overall golf course grounds operations.
Golf Channel, April 3: “Sprint post game”
Live television interview following first round action at the PGA Tour’s Shell Houston Open with Roger Goettsch, CGCS, director of agronomy at Redstone Golf Club.
XM Satellite Radio, April 3: “Making the Turn with Peter Kessler”
Live radio interview on the PGA Tour Channel with David Johnson, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., which hosts the LPGA Tour’s first major of the season, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, on its Dinah Shore Tournament Course.
Redstone (Ala.) Rocket, April 2: “Golf course on par for growth naturally”
Story about the construction of six practice holes at the Links at Redstone, a 27-hole golf course on the U.S. Army base, Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Ala., featuring Larry Underwood, GCSAA Class A superintendent.
XM Satellite Radio, April 2: “Making the Turn with Peter Kessler”
Live radio interview on the PGA Tour Channel with Roger Goettsch, CGCS, director of agronomy at Redstone Golf Club in Houston, host of the PGA Tour’s Shell Houston Open.
World Golf News, April 2: “TPC Las Vegas mows over the competition when it comes to having perfect greens”
Post on daily golf newsletter with Kim Wood, GCSAA Class A superintendent at TPC Las Vegas, offering expert tips and tricks on how to maintain a perfect putting green.
PGATOUR.com, April 2:
“It’s not Augusta National, but Redstone is a stern test”
Preview of the PGA Tour’s Shell Houston Open on the PGA Tour’s official website, golf’s most visited website, complimenting the work of Roger Goettsch, CGCS, director of agronomy, and how he has prepped Redstone to prepare golfers for the following week’s Masters by creating similar conditions to Augusta National.
Palm Springs (Calif.) Desert Sun, April 2: “Added sand has players talking at Kraft Nabisco Championship”
Larry Bohannan column about the bunker renovations done to the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., in preparation for the LPGA’s first major of the season, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, featuring Dave Johnson, head of golf GCSAA Class A superintendent.
XM Satellite Radio, April 2: “PGA Tour Live”
Radio interview on the PGA Tour Channel with Roger Goettsch, CGCS, director of agronomy at Redstone Golf Club in Houston, host of the PGA Tour’s Shell Houston Open.
Golf Inc., April: “Golf Inc.’s 2008 most admired operators”
Annual list of golf’s 20-most admired operators, featuring GCSAA members Jose Quesada, director of golf at La Iguana Golf Course in Playa Herradura, Costa Rica; Ray Davies, CGCS, director of golf course maintenance and construction for CourseCo; and Bob Farren, CGCS, director of grounds and maintenance at Pinehurst (N.C.) Golf Resort.
Golf Inc., April: “On an environmental mission”
Feature about a $1.5 billion Idaho resort making preservation and environmental protection its top priority to offer pristine experience, featuring GCSAA Class A member Tom Altmann, director of golf, and Jeff Hegland, GCSAA superintendent at Osprey Meadows Golf Club in Tamarack, Idaho.
Golf Inc., April: “Let’s make it a fun experience”
Operations profile with GCSAA member Tim Moraghan, principal of Aspire Golf Consulting, about the golf industry needing to be more realistic on economic expectations.
Golf Business, April: “Shepherds of a different flock”
First in a two-part series in the official publication of the National Golf Course Owners Association focusing on the changing responsibilities of golf course superintendents in modern operations and analyzing how maintenance practices can increase pace of play. It features John Miller, CGCS, GCSAA tour agronomist for the LPGA; James Ward, CGCS, golf manager for the City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department; Jim Pitman, CGCS at Rolling Hills (Calif.) Country Club; and Phil Phillips, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Robson Ranch in Tucson, Ariz.
Golf Business, April: “Call to action”
Article in the On Course section of the National Golf Course Owners Association’s official publication about retrofitting diesel-burning equipment, featuring Paul Galligan, GCSAA Class A director of golf courses and grounds maintenance at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Acme, Mich.
Club Management, March-April: “Paradise preserved”
Feature in the official publication for the Club Managers Association of America about The Sanctuary Golf Club on Sanibel Island, Fla., that serves as a nature refuge, and the care given by Kyle Sweet, CGCS.
Club Management, March-April: “Groundbreaking project measures environmental data for golf courses”
Article in the Club Managers Association of America’s official publication about GCSAA’s Golf Course Environmental Profile Project with funding from The Environmental Institute for Golf, featuring Clark Throssell, Ph.D., GCSAA director of research.
Green Section Record, March-April: “ACSP – What your peers think”
Testimonials about the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program in the USGA publication, featuring GCSAA Class A members Ryan Costello, CGCS at Audubon Country Club in Naples, Fla.; Scott Welder, superintendent at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.; Darren Davis, director of golf course operations at Olde Florida Golf Club in Naples, Fla.; and Kyle Sweet, CGCS at The Sanctuary Golf Club in Sanibel Island, Fla.
Southern Pines (N.C.) Pilot, March 30: “Superintendents never stop learning”
Trent Bouts column about the continuing education demands and achievements by golf course superintendents, featuring Randy Hilburn, GCSAA superintendent at Whispering Woods Golf Club in Whispering Pines, N.C., and Bill Patton, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Forest Creek Golf Club in Pinehurst, N.C., and a past-president of the Sandhills GCSA.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican, March 30: “Championship adds challenge”
Article about Jonathan Burke, GCSAA Class A member, taking over as superintendent at Hartford Golf Club in West Hartford, Conn., host of the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship.
Louisville(Ky.) Courier-Journal, March 30: “Valhalla and other clubs offer executives great golf and peace”
Feature about membership costs at Vahalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., and the benefits which come with playing the course which hosts the 2008 Ryder Cup, featuring Mark Wilson, CGCS.
Fort Meyers (Fla.) News-Press, March 30: “Edison College golf program in the rough”
Article about Edison College’s Fort Myers, Fla., campus shutting down its golf management program and its par-three, three-hole mini-course because of the state’s budget crisis, featuring GCSAA members William Berndt, Ph.D., professor and program director at Edison; and Bryce Koch, assistant superintendent at Hideout Golf Club in Bonita Springs, Fla., and Edison student.
Santa Fe New Mexican, March 29: “Directors gathering to discuss concerns”
Review of GCSAA’s board of directors’ quarterly meeting March 28-29 in Santa Fe, N.M., featuring GCSAA’s Rio Grande chapter president Glenn Denney, CGCS at Alto (N.M.) Lakes Country Club and Ray Buckingham, GCSAA senior manager of executive communications.
Santa Fe New Mexican, March 28: “Golf course superintendents to talk green in Santa Fe”
Article about GCSAA’s board of directors meeting March 28-29 in Santa Fe, N.M., for a quarterly meeting, featuring Ray Buckingham, GCSAA senior manager of executive communications.
XM Satellite Radio, March 27: “PGA Tour Live”
Radio interview on the PGA Tour Channel with Robb Arnold, GCSAA Class A superintendent at TPC Louisiana in New Orleans, host of the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Fort Leavenworth (Kan.) Lamp, March 27: “Cardboard coyotes? Faux predators frighten migratory geese”
Feature about Trails West Golf Course in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., investing in coyote cutouts to scare away a Canada goose infestation, featuring Gary Higbie, GCSAA Class A superintendent.
Club & Resort Business, March: “Cultivating a green team”
Article 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.
XM Satellite Radio, March 26: “Making the Turn with Peter Kessler”
Live radio interview on the PGA Tour Channel with Robb Arnold, GCSAA Class A superintendent at TPC Louisiana in New Orleans, host of the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
New Orleans Times-Picayune, March 25: “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, March 25: “Going to great lengths for Monday after the Masters”
Article 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, March 25: “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, March 24: “Renowned architect Fazio retools Sewickley Heights”
Article 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, March 23: “New sheriff at Bethlehem club”
Article about the new management at Bethlehem (Pa.) Golf Club and the plan to increase rounds played, featuring Tom Wilchek, GCSAA Class A superintendent.
Aiken (S.C.) Standard, March 22: “Golf clubs rebuild in storm’s aftermath”
Article about damages caused to Aiken, S.C., golf courses from March 15 storms, featuring Rhett Baker, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Palmetto Golf Club.
Kansas City Star, March 22: “Golf courses get a new look”
Story about some 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.
KSPR News (Springfield, Mo.), March 21: “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, March 20: “Damage goes beyond divots”
Article 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.
XM Satellite Radio, March 20: “Making the Turn with Peter Kessler”
Live radio interview on the PGA Tour Channel with Thomas Trammell, CGCS, director of agronomy at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Fla., which hosted the World Golf Championships-CA Championship on its Blue Course.
Appleton (Wis.) Post-Crescent, March 19: “Old Man Winter won’t let courses play through”
Story about lingering winter conditions in Wisconsin and how different golf courses are dealing with snow covered greens, featuring Hank Koss, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Royal St. Patrick’s Golf Course in Wrightstown, Wis.
Topsail (N.C.) Advertiser, March 19: “Topsail Greens changes course”
Feature about the recently completed renovations at Topsail (N.C.) Greens Golf Club, featuring John De Matteo, GCSAA Class A superintendent.
Britannica Blog, March 18: “Drought, gasoline prices, and golf courses of the future”
Q&A with GCSAA member Tim Moraghan, principal of Aspire Golf Consulting.
Jacksonville’s (Fla.) Financial News & Daily Record, March 18: “Players well on way to another sellout”
Coverage from the pre-tournament news conference about preparations for The Players at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., featuring Fred Klauk, GCSAA Class A superintendent.
Orlando Sentinel, March 16: “Volunteers transform garden for butterflies”
Article about Chris Flynn, CGCS at Grand Pines Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., creating a 3,000-square-foot butterfly garden at nearby Endeavor Elementary School as an animal habitat outreach and education program and earning Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program certification.
Cybergolf News, March 14: “Fiddler’s Elbow in New Jersey to unveil renovated River Course”
News release about the recent renovations at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Far Hills, N.J., featuring Tom Breiner, GCSAA Class A superintendent.
Northwest Navigator (Puget Sound, Wash.), March 14: “NAS Whidbey top civilians selected”
U.S. Navy news report about Jim Smith, GCSAA Class A superintendent at the Gallery Golf Club on a U.S. Navy Air Station on Whidbey Island, Wash., receiving the 2007 Civilian Supervisor of the Year award.
Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, March 13: “Ritz-Carlton Golf Club one with nature”
Article about The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club in Sarasota, Fla., earning its Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary certification from Audubon International, featuring GCSAA members Nicholas von Hofen, director of golf grounds; Nick Kearns, assistant superintendent; and Stephen Tucker, equipment manager.
XM Satellite Radio, March 13: “Making the Turn with Peter Kessler”
Live radio interview on the PGA Tour Channel with LPGA Tour Agronomist, John Miller, CGCS.
Fort Morgan (Colo.) Times, March 12: “Equipment should help golf course”
Report about several proposed equipment purchases to improve conditions at Fort Morgan (Colo.) Golf Course, featuring GCSAA members Jonathan Rhoades, Class A superintendent, and Doug Fisher of Graff Turf Farms, who was hired by the city as an independent consultant to assess the city course.
Nova Scotia Business Journal, March 11: “Bell Bay Golf Club is Audubon green”
Story about Bell Bay Golf Club in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, earning its Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary designation from Audubon International, featuring Ray Pineau, CGCS.
Golf Magazine, March 10: “Green award resorts”
List of the 10 best environmentally-friendly golf courses featuring GCSAA President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship winners Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort (2007), Audubon International’s Cooperative Sanctuary Program (1993), and GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Award recipients Barton Creek Resort in Austin, Texas (1999, 1993 national resort winner), and Amelia Island (Fla.) Plantation (1997 national resort winner).
Cape Breton Post (Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada), March 10: “Bell Bay Golf Club deemed green”
Story about Bell Bay Golf Club in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, earning its Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary designation from Audubon International, featuring Ray Pineau, CGCS.
The Green Magazine, January-February: “Torrey Pines gets open”
Article in The Experience section written by the magazine’s publisher, Rafael Martinez, an Environmental Institute for Golf trustee and member of its Advisory Council, featuring Candace Combs, CGCS at Torrey Pines Golf Club’s South Course in La Jolla, Calif., host of the 2008 U.S. Open; GCSAA Past President Mark Woodward, CGCS, director of golf operations for the city of San Diego; and John Miller, CGCS, LPGA tour agronomist. |
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