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INSIDE: A terrifc trio earns DSA honors PAGE 44
GCM
The elevator pitch 40
Water use, take two 110
Springing back 58
Find everything under the sun at the 2016 Golf Industry Show PAGE 68
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CONTENTS01.16
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68Three for allGCSAA Col. John Morley
Distinguished Service Award re-
cipients Dave Fearis, Al Turgeon
and Paul McGinnis have each,
in their own way, proved stead-
fast in giving their all to make a
difference.
Howard Richman
Hope springs eternalA GCSAA superintendent and
PGA of America member team
up to bring back Southern Cal-
ifornia’s Warner Springs Ranch
after a nearly two-year closure.
Bill Newton
Everything under the sunThe Golf Industry Show — the
world’s premier golf course
management expo and educa-
tion event — returns to the San
Diego Convention Center next
month.
70 A rewarding start, a festive finish Diverse Golf Industry Show paths overlap at the marquee events, which bring together show-goers for
a host of recognitions and a bit of revelry. • 72 A lot to learn For elementary school students and golf course industry professionals alike, opportu-
nities to learn will be plentiful at the Golf Industry Show. • 76 Hitting the high spots in San Diego For superintendents looking for answers
to pressing turf management issues, some friendly competition on the golf course, or an opportunity to cheer for their alma mater, the Golf Industry
Show in San Diego is the place to be this February. • 80 Coming of stage A main stage on the trade show floor is among the new additions at
this year’s Golf Industry Show. • 84 Trade show map • 86 Trade show exhibitors • 94 Candidates • 126 Membership milestones
• On the cover: The 2016 Golf Industry Show heads west to San Diego next month. Cover photo © iStock.com/duncan1890
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INSIGHTS
RESEARCHCutting EdgeTeresa Carson
123
16 President’s Message
18 From the CEO
20 Front Nine
30 Photo Quiz
108 Up to Speed
124 Verdure
136 Product News
138 Industry News
140 Climbing the Ladder
140 On Course
140 Coming Up
142 In the Field
142 On the Move
144 New Members
146 In Memoriam
152 Final Shot
ETCETERA01.16
34ShopSaner shop lighting
Scott R. Nesbitt
AdvocacyA firsthand grassroots
ambassador experience
William K. Bieck, CGCS
CareerThe elevator pitch
Carol D. Rau, PHR
EnvironmentPlaying it safe
David McPherson
roots36
h403832Turf
Genetic detective work
on invasive ants
Sandra Avant
Water use and conservation, Part 2: Region by region An in-depth look at the regional results from
GCSAA’s water survey provides superintendents
some perspective on water use in their region.
Wendy Gelernter, Ph.D.
Larry Stowell, Ph.D.
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GCSAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President JOHN J. O’KEEFE, CGCS
Vice President PETER J. GRASS, CGCS
Secretary/Treasurer BILL H. MAYNARD, CGCS
Immediate Past President KEITH A. IHMS, CGCS
Directors RAFAEL BARAJAS, CGCS
KEVIN P. BREEN, CGCS
DARREN J. DAVIS, CGCS
JOHN R. FULLING JR., CGCS
MARK F. JORDAN, CGCS
Chief Executive Offcer J. RHETT EVANS
Chief Operating Offcer J.D. DOCKSTADER
GCM STAFF
Editor-in-Chief SCOTT HOLLISTER
Managing Editor MEGAN HIRT
Sr. Science Editor TERESA CARSON
Associate Editor HOWARD RICHMAN
Sr. Manager, Creative Services ROGER BILLINGS
Manager, Creative Services KELLY NEIS
Traffc Coordinator BRETT LEONARD
GCSAA This Week/Turf Weekly
Editor ANGELA HARTMANN
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GCM MISSION
Golf Course Management magazine is dedicated to advancing the golf course superin-tendent profession and helping GCSAA members achieve career success. To that end, GCM provides authoritative “how-to,” career-oriented, technical and trend information by industry experts, researchers and golf course superintendents. By advancing the profes-sion and members’ careers, the magazine contributes to the enhancement, growth and vitality of the game of golf.
The articles, discussions, research and other information in this publication are advisory only and are not intended as a substitute for specifc manufacturer instructions or training for the processes discussed, or in the use, application, storage and handling of the products mentioned. Use of this information is voluntary and within the control and discretion of the reader. ©2015 by GCSAA Com-munications Inc., all rights reserved.
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With the holidays behind us and our cal-endars fipped from 2015 to 2016, now is when many of us take up New Year’s resolu-tions — pledges to improve ourselves by get-ting ft, being smarter with our money or giv-ing back to our community, to name a few popular options.
Among my family, friends and colleagues, there is always chatter at the frst of the year about who is resolving to do what and their chances of actually pulling it off. Rarely do I fnd myself making my own resolutions — I like to think I’m one who tackles those kinds of challenges throughout the year as opposed to waiting for a specifc date on the calendar — but that doesn’t mean I don’t see the value in them and in the notion that a new year can mean a new outlook on and approach to life.
Maybe that’s why I’ve been thinking about resolutions more than usual this year. With my year as GCSAA president drawing to a close and the 2016 Golf Industry Show right around the corner, I’ve been refecting on what’s been important in my career, what will continue to be important, and how those things might help other golf course manage-ment professionals.
So, because it’s that time of year, here are a few resolutions that I hope you will consider — resolutions that can defnitely put you on a path toward self-improvement.
Attend t e Golf Industry S ow. I know I’ve stated it several times before in this column, but I believe there is no better way to ener-gize your career than by attending GCSAA’s annual education conference and trade show, which this year will be heading to San Diego Feb. 6 through 11.
During the normal course of our years, most of us encounter select opportunities to expand our professional networks, educate ourselves about our business, and check out new products and services from industry ven-dors. But there are few opportunities where you can accomplish all three things in the same place, which is what GIS offers.
You can read much more about everything that will be taking place in San Diego in this issue of GCM, beginning on page 68. You can also get more information and register to at-tend by going to www.golfndustryshow.com.
Make your equipment manager a GCSAA member. One of GCSAA’s biggest accomplish-ments in 2015 was the creation of a member-
John J. O’Keefe, CGCS
New year, new opportunities
Rarely do I fnd
myself making
resolutions ... but
that doesn’t mean I
don’t see the value
in them and in the
notion that a new
year can mean a
new outlook on and
approach to life.
(president’s message)
ship classifcation for equipment managers. We have long touted the benefts of a strong team at a golf facility and the role that team plays in the overall success of the facility. Well, our equipment managers are crucial mem-bers of that team, so I view this new mem-bership classifcation as a tangible way for us to acknowledge their value and their role in those successes.
To date, nearly 500 equipment managers have joined our ranks, and we’re hoping that number will swell even more this year. GCSAA offers tremendous resources for equipment managers, from a specifc educational track at GIS to a section of our website dedicated to equipment managers (www.gcsaa.org/course/resources-for-equipment-maintenance-and-management). If your equipment manager hasn’t already joined GCSAA, I hope you’ll encourage him or her to do so.
Get involved. If I were only allowed to share one piece of advice with future genera-tions of superintendents, it would be this one.
I have long been involved in our indus-try outside the boundaries of my golf course, starting with service on the local level and continuing through my stint on the national board of directors. With each step along the way, I’ve found more opportunities for career growth and enrichment beyond anything I could have ever imagined. And I think I’ve been able to give back as much as I have re-ceived, hopefully making a difference in our business today and well into the future.
If you’ve considered volunteering in any way before — from chapter board service to becoming one of GCSAA’s grassroots ambas-sadors or even running for the national board — I encourage you to take that next defnitive step in 2016. You’ll be glad you did.
Whether you accept one of my challenges for this year or stick with one of your own, I’m optimistic that our industry can continue the positive momentum it achieved in 2015 into this new year and beyond. I’m hopeful that each of you achieves a new level of success this year, both personally and professionally, and I look forward to seeing many of you next month in San Diego.
John J. O’Keefe, CGCS, is the director of golf course man-
agement at Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne, N.J.,
and a 35-year member of GCSAA.
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As we turn the page on 2015 and begin a new chapter, I’d like to take a few moments to embrace the season’s tradition of refecting on the past year and making resolutions to fur-ther our efforts and set new goals.
At GCSAA, we kick off the year with a bang — by presenting the largest conference and trade show in golf course management. As I stated in my November column, the Golf Industry Show is one of my favorite weeks of the year. Of course, 99 percent of the planning and work is done well before the new year rolls around, but now the GCSAA team is looking forward to seeing all of our hard work pay off as thousands of attendees, instructors, exhibi-tors, media and industry leaders gather in San Diego Feb. 6 through 11.
During this annual weeklong event, we have the rare opportunity both to honor past accomplishments and to welcome new leader-ship and new initiatives. At the Opening Ses-sion, presented in partnership with our friends at Syngenta, we will present 2015 awards to members and industry leaders in felds rang-ing from environmental stewardship to com-munity and industry service and government advocacy. Throughout the week, attendees will look to the future of their facilities and careers as they dive into educational seminars and sessions, network with peers, and explore solutions on the trade show foor. At the end of the week, we’ll celebrate the next genera-tion of turfgrass professionals with the an-
nouncement of the GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl winners, and we’ll recognize the incom-ing board of directors. For GCSAA leadership and staff, the show connects us to those we serve, provides us with input on our efforts and direction, and renews our enthusiasm for what we do.
Our 2016 priorities are focused on every level of member service and advocacy for the profession. Much of the groundwork has al-ready been laid, including proposed changes to member standards, the inclusion of equip-ment managers in our membership, govern-ment affairs efforts, and programs to sup-port environmental stewardship. In 2015, we added a full-time staff member to advocate for the profession and industry in Washing-ton, D.C., and we welcomed new members to the ranks of GCSAA’s Grassroots Ambassador program, which pairs superintendents with government representatives.
This kind of member involvement is vital to our success. Make 2016 your year to explore these professional opportunities. Become a Grassroots Ambassador. Serve on a committee or task group. Write for GCM. Be a presenter at the annual education conference. As an as-sociation, we will continue to look for new ways to engage members and utilize our feld staff to strengthen connections with chapters and superintendents in their regions.
In addition, we will build on the momen-tum from our 2015 successes in communicat-ing to golfers the vital role of superintendents to the game. Hopefully you’ve seen some of the more high-profle efforts, including the “Thank a Golf Course Superintendent” cam-paign, our commercials airing on The Golf Channel, and weekly interviews on Sirius XM Radio’s “Katrek and Maginnes on Tap.”
As we address golf course management is-sues with the public, media and policymak-ers, we are fortunate to have supporting data from the Golf Course Environmental Profle (GCEP), a program launched in 2006 to col-lect data related to water use and conserva-tion, nutrient use, pest management, energy use, and property profles. This information has proved invaluable in communicating su-perintendents’ commitment to science-based
Refections and
resolutions
(from the CEO)
J. Rhett Evans
Twitter: @GCSAACEO
practices and environmental stewardship. The results of the water use survey, part of the GCEP’s second phase, which is funded by the USGA through the Environmental Insti-tute for Golf, show that U.S. golf facilities are using nearly 22 percent less water on average to maintain their courses than they did 10 years ago.
As we complete the second phase of the GCEP, be sure to watch for upcoming sur-veys related to energy use and property pro-fles. Your participation is critical — not only to help us advocate on behalf of the industry, but also to collect the information you need to better understand the changing golf course management environment and advocate for best practices at your facility.
I’m sure the upcoming year will bring both challenges and great rewards. We work in an ever-evolving industry that must adapt to a wide variety of business needs, environmen-tal considerations, regulations and best man-agement practices. But here at GCSAA, we’re ready to provide support, education, resources and advocacy to help you tackle these chal-lenging issues in 2016 and in the many years to come.
So let’s turn the page. The next chap-ter awaits.
J. Rhett Evans is GCSAA’s chief executive offcer.
They know how to make their mark in Uniontown, Pa.
Tucked in the shadows of the Allegheny Mountains and
located approximately 45 miles southeast of Pittsburgh,
Uniontown has quite the tie to July 4, 1776. Does that date
sound familiar? The same day the Declaration of Indepen-
dence was ratifed, Uniontown was founded.
More recently, in August 1967, Uniontown McDonald’s
franchisee Jim Delligatti launched fast-food into a new frontier
with the introduction of a sandwich. Heard of the Big Mac?
Now, in more modern times, David Sines (center) is in the
process of making a statement in Uniontown.
Sines is not just the GCSAA Class A golf course super-
intendent at the semiprivate Uniontown Country Club, he is
also the co-owner. Sines, Aaron Gizzi (golf professional and
marketing, pictured at left) and Brendan Burchfel (restaura-
teur, pictured at right) joined forces to purchase Uniontown
CC in mid-2015. For Sines, a 15-year member of GCSAA,
the decision to leave his job at Lakeview Golf Resort & Spa in
Morgantown, W.Va., was anything but simple.
“I went from a steady paycheck to becoming more
self-suffcient,” Sines says.
His own boss
Photos by Tracey Richardson
So far, the risk is proving worthwhile. It appears that
Sines and his partners may be accomplishing more than
they dreamed.
Uniontown, a 6,100-yard par-71 that opened in 1908,
faced a major crossroads about seven years ago. The club
was struggling, enough so that for the frst time it opened
its dining room to the public. Also, club initiation fees were
dropped in order to replenish dwindling numbers.
Since Sines, Gizzi and Burchfel’s arrival, Uniontown’s
comeback appears to be in full swing. Nearly 500 mem-
bers are on board, a signal that the trio is reviving the his-
toric facility. They have also installed two full-swing golf
simulators in the bottom of the clubhouse for winter op-
portunities for members.
Steve Superick, the golf professional at Uniontown in
the 1990s, is thrilled with what is happening nowadays
at the club.
“I saw it go from being the elite place in town where
everybody wanted to be to a place that struggled and al-
most closed its doors,” says Superick, a quarterback and
punter for West Virginia University from 1982 to 1985.
“The greens are better than they have been in 15 to 20
years, and the fairways are fantastic. Everybody’s happy
with the club. Word spreads, guys tell their buddies, and
more people are coming to play. It’s busier than I’ve seen
it in years.”
The fact that a superintendent is in a dual role as
owner adds even greater value to this success story.
“I think superintendents are in the perfect position to
own or operate golf courses,” says Pat Finlen, CGCS, past
GCSAA president and currently general manager at The
Olympic Club in San Francisco. “The skill set of super-
intendents is so broad that they are able to easily master
what is needed to own a golf course. I also think it would
be good for more superintendents to own courses. From
an environmental perspective, superintendents would be
able to balance the delicate needs of the facility thanks to
their knowledge.”
It is a rare occurrence, though, when a superintendent
also serves as an owner simultaneously. Perhaps the most
notable case study is Ted Bishop. The former president
of the PGA of America, Bishop has been general partner,
director of golf and superintendent at The Legends Golf
Club in Franklin, Ind., since its inception in 1991. He says
a superintendent who is involved in golf course ownership
understands the vital portion of the situation.
“The superintendent knows that the most import-
ant product you have to sell is the condition of the golf
course. What I hear from members — the pros and cons
— always starts around golf course maintenance,” says
Bishop, who, in wearing multiple hats, says being an owner
and handling other duties such as course maintenance al-
lows him to break the monotony of having just one role.
Sines’ entry into the industry isn’t uncommon. He re-
calls shagging balls on the driving range at age 15, later
working as a laborer at a small-operation course, then be-
coming an assistant superintendent. All of those experi-
ences, he believes, prepared him for this moment.
“I learned and grew a strong work ethic to get the job
done, and to do so with a small budget,” says Sines, who
has a landscape business on the side. “As I moved toward
the height of my career, I managed larger budgets and
crew sizes. These experiences have given me the knowl-
edge and courage to own a golf club.”
Both Sines and Gizzi departed Lakeview Golf Resort
to take a crack at Uniontown. Their relationship goes way
back — they were high school classmates who will now
have an intriguing story to tell at reunions.
“I have always been the type of person that looks at
what I can do next, and what I can do to build a good f-
nancial future for myself and my family,” Sines says. “I am
not great with stock market investing, and I am not big into
gambling, which is what the stock market sounds like to
me. I would rather invest in something that has the chance
of being a success that I control.”
— Howard Richman, GCM associate editor
Uniontown (Pa.) CC plays to 6,100 yards and features heavily bunkered fairways and greens.
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Clarke gets USGA Green Section Award
Bruce Clarke, Ph.D., of Rutgers University was named
the recipient of the 2016 USGA Green Section Award.
Presented annually since 1961, the Green Section
Award recognizes an individual’s distinguished service for
the game of golf through his or her work with turfgrass.
He will receive the award Feb. 6 at the USGA’s Annual
Meeting and Service Awards in San Diego. In 2014, Clarke
received GCSAA’s Col. John Morley Distinguished Ser-
vice Award.
Clarke is an extension specialist in turfgrass pathology
in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology at Rut-
gers, and is the director of the Rutgers Center for Turfgrass
Science. Clarke has authored or co-authored 75 journal
articles and more than 200 industry publications, and he
has edited three books, including the second and third edi-
tions of the “Compendium of Turfgrass Diseases.”
“While the efforts of scientists throughout the coun-
try advance turfgrass research and help provide golf with
exceptional playing conditions, Dr. Clarke goes much fur-
ther,” says Kimberly Erusha, Ph.D., managing director of
the USGA Green Section. “He combines the qualities of an
exceptional researcher with selfess dedication to outreach
and outstanding commitment. His leadership at Rutgers
University has motivated a team of scientists across all
disciplines that has resulted in a program that is improving
turfgrass conditions around the globe.”
Clarke’s research and extension programs focus on
the cause and control of turfgrass diseases, and inte-
grated pest management strategies to reduce fungicide
use. Clarke’s work with the biology and control of summer
patch and anthracnose, and his introduction of effective
cultural management and fungicides, are cited as some
of the most important achievements affecting the playing
conditions of golf courses worldwide.
Clarke says he was not expecting anything like this.
“I was completely surprised when I received the call
from Dr. Erusha,” Clarke says. “It’s a tremendous honor to
receive the Green Section Award from an association that I
respect and have worked with for more than 30 years. It’s
nice to be recognized for doing what I really like to do —
helping superintendents solve their turf disease problems.”
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Seating capacity of Petco Park, home to
Major League Baseball’s San Diego Padres,
which is located directly across the street
from the San Diego Convention Center
527,
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Going inside the numbers for San Diego, the host of the 2016 Golf Industry Show and one of the most popular travel destinations in the United States.
33.8 million Number of annual
visitors to San Diego, of which more than 16.9 million are overnight visitors
People employed in the hospitality business — from lodging and food service to
attractions and transportation — in San Diego
Length in feet of Oceanside Pier, the longest wooden municipal pier on the U.S. West Coast, located about 45 minutes from downtown San Diego
Number of golf courses in San
Diego County
Estimated number of attendees at out-of-
town conventions
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Number of out-of-town conventions hosted annually by the San Diego Convention Center
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“In my viewpoint, we’re businessmen. There’s some
guys here who could be running companies. We are busi-
ness leaders helping run multimillion-dollar operations,”
Cunningham says. “What we have learned here is giving
us the tools, the knowledge, the foundation to increase
our value.”
Soon, Syngenta will begin plans for this year’s event.
The purpose won’t change.
“This is about supporting the industry in ways that go
beyond the chemistry and the direct products we are sup-
plying,” says Tripp Trotter, head of marketing for Syngenta
Turf and Landscape. “We are trying to get at the heart
of the folks that make this industry what it is — the golf
course superintendents.”
— Howard Richman, GCM associate editor
Excellence in turfgrass science recognized
Several turfgrass science professors and their stu-
dents were honored at the 2015 International Annual
Meeting of the Crop Science Society of America, American
Society of Agronomy, and Soil Science Society of America,
which took place in Minneapolis in November.
Michael Richardson, Ph.D., a professor in the Depart-
ment of Horticulture at the University of Arkansas, received
the Fred V. Grau Turfgrass Science Award, which is pre-
sented in recognition of signifcant career contributions in
turfgrass science during the most recent 15 years. Rich-
ardson received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia
and has been teaching and doing research at the Univer-
sity of Arkansas since 1995.
Two faculty members and a graduate student in the
Department of Plant Biology and Pathology at Rutgers
University also received recognition. The Tengtou Agri-
cultural Science Award was awarded to Bingru Huang,
Ph.D., a distinguished professor in the department. The
award, which is provided through the Agronomic Science
Foundation by Zhejiang Tengtou Landscape and adminis-
tered by the American Society of Agronomy, recognizes
those who have made signifcant contributions to Chinese
agriculture, with an emphasis on plants. Another Rutgers
University turfgrass scientist, James Murphy, Ph.D., ex-
tension specialist in turfgrass management, was named a
fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. No more than
0.3 percent of the society’s active and emeritus members
may be elected Fellow. And Charles J. Schmid, a gradu-
ate assistant in the department, received the Gerald O.
Mott Scholarship for Meritorious Graduate Students in
Crop Science.
The Turfgrass Science Division (C5) of the Crop Sci-
ence Society of America (CSSA) sponsors a graduate stu-
dent competition at the society’s annual meetings. Each
of four sponsors supports two awards, one for best oral
presentation and one for best poster.
Business as usual at 2015 SBIPaul Latshaw, CGCS, possesses a high-profle job as
superintendent at Muirfeld Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.
Latshaw is in charge of a golf course that annually
hosts Jack Nicklaus’ PGA Tour event, the Memorial. Al-
though his family name has been well known in the profes-
sion for decades, a need to remain cutting-edge, invested
and educated in what he does daily energizes Latshaw.
Those are only a few reasons why he submitted an
application — and ultimately was accepted — for the sev-
enth annual Syngenta Business Institute that took place
Dec. 7 through 10 at the Graylyn Conference Center in
Winston-Salem, N.C. Professors and Ph.D.s from the
Wake Forest University School of Business guided 26 su-
perintendents through a series of seminars ranging from
fnance to the difference between being a leader and a
manager. Latshaw eagerly and thoroughly soaked it all up.
“This program has been absolutely fantastic. It gets
you back to being re-engaged, identifes your weaknesses,
and lets you know what you need to work on. I learned that
I’m a terrible negotiator,” says Latshaw, a 28-year mem-
ber of GCSAA. “Continuing education is something we all
need. You never know it all.”
Wake Forest business program leaders Ken Middaugh,
Amy Wallis, Bill Davis and Sherry Moss covered accruals,
cultures, managing millennial and many other topics.
Wallis, for example, told the attendees in her discus-
sion on bridging cultural and generation gaps that the
three most valuable words in the English language are
“help me understand.”
“You have a choice,” Wallis told the attendees. “You
can be right or you can be happy. If you’re worried about
being right, you’re going to be unhappy.”
The presentations gave attendees plenty to ponder as
they move forward, such as the stance that face-to-face
communication with an employee is the right choice as
opposed to email. Why? It allows for immediate response.
They also heard that not meeting deadlines is a sign of
weakness, and that if you have authority, act like you don’t.
So what did GCSAA Class A superintendent Dave
Smith from Fawn Lake Country Club in Spotsylvania, Va.,
learn that he could take home with him?
“I’m motivated to get back to work,” Smith said at the
event’s conclusion. “I need to make a concerted effort to
do more to inspire our team. You have to have people who
want to do the work for their satisfaction.”
The networking he accomplished at the Syngenta
Business Institute pleased GCSAA Class A superintendent
Junior Storie from The Links at The Rock in North Little
Rock, Ark.
“You had guys here from courses that have held ma-
jors to some courses that are much smaller. The bottom
line is that we are all superintendents, just trying to do our
jobs every day,” Storie says.
John Cunningham, CGCS, from Bellerive Country
Club in St. Louis says superintendents nowadays are all
about business.
The superintendents who participated in the seventh annual Syngenta Business Institute in Winston-Sa-lem, N.C., in early December. Photo by Howard Richman
Stiegler Award winnersThe winners of the 2015 Chris Stiegler Graduate
Student Travel Awards were recognized at the
business meeting of the Turfgrass Division (C5) of
the Crop Science Society of America in Minneapolis
on Nov. 18, 2015. Shown from left are Joseph
Young, chair of the Stiegler Award Committee and
assistant professor, Texas Tech University; Matthew
Jeffries, North Carolina State University, Raleigh;
Elisha Allan-Perkins, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst; Jesse Benelli, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville; Ross Braun, Kansas State University;
Daniel O’Brien, University of Arkansas; Kevin
Laskowski, Michigan State University; and Mike
Richardson, professor, University of Arkansas.
Photo by Zac Reicher
28 GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT 01.16
Underwood, a loyal supporter of the University of
Georgia turfgrass research, was president of the Georgia
GCSA in 1997-1998 and has served in every committee
role. He was Superintendent of the Year in 2004, and has
had a long and successful career at Northwood Country
Club in Lawrenceville.
Hunter, Ewing team up on recycling project
Hunter Industries and Ewing Irrigation & Landscape
Supply are testing a new sprinkler recycling program in
California and Texas.
When sprinklers are removed and replaced, they
typically end up in the trash. But Hunter and Ewing have
partnered to give new life to old sprinklers and keep them
out of landflls. This recycling program is being offered at
select Ewing locations through March 31, with the hope of
expanding in the future. Most Ewing stores in Texas and
California now have collection bins for used Hunter sprin-
klers. All plastic Hunter rotors and spray head sprinklers
are being collected, except for those with stainless steel
sleeves. Reusable materials from the collected sprinklers
will be reclaimed and used by Hunter to manufacture
new products.
“By recycling sprinklers, Ewing, Hunter and our cus-
tomers can help reduce waste and create a more sustain-
able irrigation industry,” says Warren Gorowitz, Ewing vice
president of sustainability.
This program adds to Hunter’s long-standing com-
mitment to reducing its environmental footprint, the com-
pany says.
“The sprinkler recycling program is exciting because
it requires a combined effort across our industry to do
the right thing, from improving the environmental perfor-
mance of our products to lessening our collective burden
on landflls,” says Jeremy Handler, Hunter’s manager of
corporate sustainability.
The 2015 winners, listed by sponsor, are: GCSAA —
Oral, Glen Obear, University of Nebraska; Poster, Camden
Shelton, Virginia Tech; C5 — Oral, Matthew Jeffries, North
Carolina State; Poster, Dan Sandor, University of Arkansas;
Turfgrass Breeders Association — Oral, David Jespersen,
Rutgers University; Poster, Manuel Chavarria, Texas A&M;
and Turfgrass Industry — Oral, Clint Mattox, Oregon State;
Poster, Jesse Benelli, University of Tennessee.
— Teresa Carson, GCM science editor
Courses land USGA events Two golf courses were recently selected to host future
USGA events.
The Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, S.C.,
will be the site of the 2019 U.S. Women’s Open. The dates
are May 30 through June 2. GCSAA Class A superinten-
dent Paul Corder, a 21-year member of the association, is
the golf course maintenance director at the club.
Colorado Golf Club in Parker will host the 2019 U.S.
Mid-Amateur. The dates are Sept. 21 through 26. Steve
Eller is the superintendent.
Trio inducted into Georgia hall of fame
Marsh Benson, William Smith, CGCS, and Chuck Un-
derwood, CGCS, were inducted into the Georgia GCSA Hall
of Fame late last year in a ceremony at East Lake Golf Club
in Atlanta.
Benson spent 26 years at Augusta National Golf Club,
home of the Masters, before retiring in April 2015. “What
a great honor. I’m a blessed man,” Benson said at his in-
duction. “I truly feel like the support I’ve had is just unbe-
lievable. I think you could cut my legs off and I’d still be
standing because of the support I’ve enjoyed from all the
people in this room and in this industry.”
Smith has hosted 11 PGA Tour tournaments at various
facilities. He oversaw the renovation of the Country Club of
Columbus in 2002, including one of the frst conversions to
an ultradwarf bermudagrass on the greens, and in 2006
was named the Georgia GCSA’s Superintendent of the Year.
As good as new
The Tampa Bay Business Journal reports that
the oldest golf course in St. Petersburg has a
fresh, new look following a $1.5 million reno-
vation. www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/blog/
morning-edition/2015/11/twin-brooks-st-pe-
tes-oldest-golf-course-is-new.html
They’re not naming names
Famous fgures such as Bob Hope and Mickey
Mantle played Grandfather Golf and Country
Club, but identifying who its members are today
is no easy task, the Palm Beach Daily News
reports. www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/
travel/the-granddaddy-of-north-carolina-golf-
clubs/npXXr
Seeking solutions in
South Dakota
Although Fox Run Golf Course had more rounds
played in 2015 than in 2014, its operators are
seeking ways to further enhance the experi-
ence, including the hiring of additional staff,
according to the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan.
www.yankton.net/community/arti-
cle_9e41e136-9978-11e5-98ed-
7bb76e3413f7.html
Going solar in California?
A proposal for solar panels at Bidwell Park Golf
Course is making for quite the discussion, ac-
cording to the Chico Enterprise-Record.
www.chicoer.com/general-news/20151116/
golf-course-solar-array-gets-more-attention
NEWSinthe
New Georgia GCSA Hall of Fame inductees (from left to right): Chuck Underwood, CGCS; Marsh Benson; and William Smith, CGCS. Photo courtesy of Trent Bouts
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to other parts of the world. Today, it is found in nearly all tropical regions, including Africa, the Americas, Australia, India and South-east Asia.
When ships traveled hundreds of years ago, many of them carried soil, used for ballast to stabilize the ship, Shoemaker says. The soil, which was dumped at different ports to free up room for cargo, contained all kinds of organ-isms and likely included ant colonies.
“These fndings add to the growing evi-dence that commerce is a good indicator of what we call ‘propagule pressure’ — the num-ber of individual organisms being introduced in a new area,” Shoemaker says. “For exam-ple, there are many more ships coming from Asia than from Australia. This means we’re more likely to get exotic invaders from Asia than Australia, just by the fact of the volume of things coming in.”
Sandra Avant is a public affairs specialist and a member
of the Agricultural Research Service Information staff in
Beltsville, Md. “Genetic Detective Work on Invasive Ants”
was published in the December 2015 issue of AgResearch
magazine (http://agresearchmag.ars.usda.gov/2015/dec).
In the United States, invasive ants infest millions of acres in urban, agricultural, wild-life, recreational and industrial areas, and they cost billions of dollars annually in control, damage repair and medical care.
Knowing the history of an invasive or-ganism such as the tropical fre ant is a cru-cial step in fnding the best natural enemies to fght it. Understanding how these fre ants moved around in the past also helps in devel-oping methods to prevent them and other in-vasive ant species from infltrating new places.
An insightful genetic investigation by col-laborative researchers at the Agricultural Re-search Service’s Center for Medical, Agricul-tural, and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) in Gainesville, Fla.; the University of Vermont; and the University of Illinois has revealed the invasion history of the tropical fre ant (Solen-opsis geminata), an ant species known to be one of the earliest travelers around the globe by sea.
“We retraced the history of the tropical fre ant using genetic markers. By looking at pat-terns of genetic variation, we can infer the his-tory of ant movement across the globe,” says CMAVE entomologist DeWayne Shoemaker ([email protected]), whose re-search reconstructed the invasion history of the red imported fre ant.
Shoemaker, former University of Illinois postdoctoral researcher Dietrich Gotzek, and former University of Vermont graduate student Heather Axen analyzed patterns of genetic di-versity in the genomes of tropical fre ants from more than 190 international locations. They also examined the trading patterns of Spanish vessels sailing back and forth from the New World during the 16th century.
“We theorized that tropical fre ants were likely moved around by people, and that the early trade routes most likely pro-vided that transportation,” Shoemaker says. “Sure enough, when we started looking at the Spanish galley trade routes, the movement of the ants, inferred from genetics, mirrored the historic trade route.”
The research showed that the tropical fre ant, native to Central America and parts of South America, was transported by Spanish ships from Acapulco, Mexico, across the Pa-cifc Ocean to the Philippines, and from there
Fire ants are a well-known insect pest throughout the world, and they can be a nuisance on golf courses in some areas of the United States. Photo by Stephen Ausmus (USDA/ARS, k11622-1)
Genetic detective work on invasive ants
Knowing the history
of an invasive
organism such as
the tropical fre ant
is a crucial step in
fnding the best
natural enemies to
fght it.
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Saner shop lighting
As daylight gets dimmer and shorter in winter, the lighting in our shop tends to get less and less adequate. When the weather is cold, the fuorescent lights ficker and groan, taking seemingly forever to warm up and pro-vide suffcient light.
The solution has been to gradually replace the fuorescents — the tubes plus the screw-in “curly” compact bulbs, and the incandes-cent bulbs. The new lighting comes from in-expensive, long-lasting and lower-voltage LED strips and bulb lights.
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) produce light when electricity runs through a solid-state chip that’s in the same technology family as the transistors that changed the world in the past half-century. With estimated operating life spans of 50,000 to 100,000 hours, the LEDs il-luminating the shop will outlast me and most of the equipment that passes through the building.
LEDs don’t seem to care what the ther-mometer says — they shine bright in summer and winter. They use much less power than the older technologies, and they make the shop, and its contents, a whole lot safer.
Safety may seem an odd qualifer for light-ing, but consider: The typical LED light bar runs on 12 volts DC current. Lower voltage means no 110-volt AC electrical sparks that can erupt from the accidental breakage of non-LED lights in the presence of the fammable vapors that are part of all machines and ser-vice work. Beyond the spark problem, break-ing any fuorescent tube will release a cloud of chemicals that includes mercury. You’re sup-posed to conduct a hazardous material cleanup if a tube breaks, and disposal of burned-out tubes is subject to strict government regula-tions in some jurisdictions.
Converting to LED lighting takes some tin-kering, but not a lot of money. A 24-inch (50-
power and will require a whole lot less mainte-nance in the future.
As tubes burn out in our standard two-tube shop lights, we screw four 1-meter (39-inch) LED strips to the shop light refectors to get a lot more light. We chose the 1-meter strips, which cost about $1.25 when bought in bulk.
We remove the original 110-volt wiring in the shop lights, including the ballast, the cord, etc. We strip the output wires on 12-volt DC “power bricks” and identify the positive and negative leads, then join the positive to the red wire on the LED strip and the negative to the black LED wire.
The modifed power brick is plugged into an existing 110-volt switched light circuit, and we have LED lights. Small rubber grom-mets are slipped on the sides of the strips and screwed to the refectors, allowing the strips to stand off a bit for cooling. We use strips without covers, so a quick blast of air can re-move dust, assuring brighter, safer lighting that powers up pronto in winter.
Scott R. Nesbitt is a freelance writer and former GCSAA
staff member. He lives in Cleveland, Ga.
(shop)
Scott R. Nesbitt
cm) LED strip light, with an aluminum mount-ing base and “milky” plastic cover, costs less than $6 if ordered online from a U.S. source, and less if sourced from overseas. The small white, 12-volt transformer shown in the photo above costs less than $1, and all of those prices include ship-ping. A big-box store charges about $7 for a 24-inch fuorescent tube, and you’d pay $25 to $40 for the complete fxture.
For the thousands of service shops that have 4-foot fuorescent “shop lights” hang-ing from the ceiling, 4-foot LED replacement tubes would cost about $10 each if purchased in quantities of 10 or more. That’s about dou-ble the cost of conventional tubes, but the lon-ger LED life should compensate over time.
Mounting an LED in a 4-foot shop light requires opening up the fxture and rewiring to remove the ballast from the electrical cir-cuit. The ballast raises 110-volt AC power to the 600 volts needed to start and sustain the gaseous glow in the standard tube.
Now the mounting slots and electrical contacts for the new LED tube will get 110-volt AC. A transformer built into the LED tube converts 110 AC to 12 volts DC to power the new light tube. The original fxtures and switches all remain in place — it looks the same, but the lighting system now uses less
Three yellow LED chips, along with a black current controller, create one LED segment. Each segment has rectangular silver-colored solder pads, so a long strip can be cut at the segment lines to create custom-length light strips. Photos by Scott R. Nesbitt
A small LED driver transformer will accept 85 to 265 AC volts, at 50 or 60 hertz (cycles per second). The output is 12 volts DC. Internal components keep the output stable, eliminating the annoying humming and ficker common to fuorescent lighting.
Power bricks are a low-cost, 12-volt DC energy supply for installing several LED strips controlled by a single switch. The small white LED driver is best used to handle a single strip up to 1 meter long.
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(advocacy)
William K. Bieck, [email protected]
A frsthand grassroots ambassador experience
Happy New Year! As you’ve likely already heard, GCSAA has been calling for its mem-bers to come to the aid of their association. No, we are not at war with anyone — but we do have a need to get our positive story told to the masses, and especially to our lawmakers and regulatory agencies. In July 2014, GCSAA launched its Grassroots Ambassador program to accomplish just that. The program’s goal is to match a GCSAA Class A, SM or C member with each member of Congress, and more than 200 members have signed up to date. GCSAA is currently recruiting new ambassadors, and will be hosting two educational “boot camps” for both veteran and new ambassadors at the Golf Industry Show in San Diego next month.
Curious what the ambassador experience is like?
I personally “enlisted” as a grassroots am-bassador one year ago, and I’ve completed the initial training required. I would be deceitful if I didn’t mention the uneasiness of making blind contacts and being thrust into an out-of-my-comfort-zone type of experience. From those encounters, though, I’ve developed new and positive relationships with Sen. Deb Fischer — who represents my state of Nebraska — and her staff.
After receiving much of my grassroots am-bassador training, the time came to make my frst contact. I’d happened to read in the local paper that Sen. Fischer was going to have a mo-bile feld offce in my community in the near future. This was my opportunity! I prepared myself with some resources from GCSAA, in-cluding “position papers” concerning WOTUS (the Clean Water Rule) and the H-2B visa pro-gram. My mission was simply to elevate aware-
ness of how government regulation and com-pliance issues affect the golf industry.
I was greeted at Sen. Fischer’s feld offce by a regional staff member who seemed eager to hear from constituents in the district. Express-ing my thoughts was easy, and because no one else had arrived yet, I had her full, undivided attention for more than half an hour. We talked about WOTUS, the Clean Air Act, other en-vironmental policies and regulations, OSHA, the Affordable Care Act, and how each impacts the golf industry. We also discussed the value of the golf industry, and I spoke about the pas-sion superintendents have for being stewards of the land. All the while, the staff member was busy taking notes, and as I was getting ready to leave, she invited me to be a part of a round-table discussion the senator would be hosting during the upcoming August recess.
I sent the senator a follow-up letter after my visit to her feld offce, and her staff responded by asking whether our facility would actually like to host her August roundtable. I agreed, and I also offered to give the senator and her staff a personal tour of Heritage Hills Golf Course before the roundtable. Sen. Fischer ar-rived in town the evening before her event, and I was able to spend an hour and a half talking with her and showing her some of the environ-mentally positive approaches we implemented during our recent renovation. I encouraged the senator and her staff to contact me anytime. I again followed up with a letter restating many of GCSAA’s positions, and I once again re-ceived additional correspondence from Sen. Fischer’s offce.
Senators do want to hear from their con-stituents. These days, we’re constantly being
reminded of the importance of being “proac-tive” vs. “reactive” in addressing delicate issues within our industry. Becoming a grassroots ambassador for GCSAA is a frsthand oppor-tunity to demonstrate to policymakers golf ’s positive, proactive approach to environmental and other challenges, and to combat many of the negative public perceptions with sound sci-ence and measurable results. I am proud of our industry and feel we are leading the way to a cleaner and better environment.
Think you might be interested in becoming a grassroots ambassador? The program requires a two-year commitment in which volunteers must build and maintain a relationship with an assigned member of Congress. GCSAA will provide training and all the other resources you need to be successful. If you have good com-munication skills, are willing to participate in training, and are passionate about the future of our industry, then the GCSAA Grassroots Ambassador program may be just the conduit for you to help move our profession forward and give back to the golf industry.
For more information, go to Government Affairs Online (under the Community tab at www.gcsaa.org), contact the government af-fairs department at 800-472-7878, or contact your regional feld staff representative.
William K. Bieck, CGCS, is the superintendent at Heritage
Hills Golf Course in McCook, Neb., and a 40-year member
of GCSAA.
Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer and superintendent William K. Bieck during the senator’s visit to Heritage Hills Golf Course last August. Photo courtesy of Deb Fischer
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Playing it safeEnvironmental certifcation and desig-
nations are nothing new to the golf industry, but while courses that are Certifed Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries or boast river-friendly status aren’t rare, golf courses that are “salm-on-safe” defnitely are. One of those, and actu-ally the frst to earn the designation, is Salish Cliffs Golf Club in Shelton, Wash.
Located 70 minutes from Seattle, the par-72 layout, designed by Gene Bates, offers world-class golf and stunning Pacifc Northwest views, and plays 7,269 yards from the championship tees. The course is part of the Little Creek Casino Resort, owned and op-erated by the Squaxin Island Tribe. They are a people of the water, and the tribe has treaty rights that include fshing for salmon, which they continue to do.
“Their culture is very salmon-centric,” ex-plains Jeff Dickison, the tribe’s assistant di-rector of natural resources. “They always look at what they do in the context of protecting their resources.”
Right from the grow-in of Salish Cliffs, the tribe wanted to align with an organiza-tion that refected its values. Research led them to Salmon-Safe, a nonproft based in Portland, Ore., whose mission is to trans-form land management practices so Pacifc salmon can thrive in West Coast watersheds. The group had a long history of working with agriculture, but it was looking to expand its services to other land uses such as parks, college campuses and golf courses. After the two groups connected, they discovered a way to work together.
Salish Cliffs is a trailblazer because it was the frst golf course to earn the Salm-on-Safe designation. Now, a handful of other courses in the Pacifc Northwest have followed its lead in these environmental practices, in-cluding nearby Chambers Bay (host of the
2015 U.S. Open), which uses a signifcant amount of reclaimed water.
Robert Pearsall, Salish Cliffs’ superin-tendent and a 21-year GCSAA member, ar-rived at the course prior to the grow-in back in 2009. The 2015 season was one of the dri-est on record, with two precipitation events — one in late July and one in September — the only things keeping the well at Salish Cliffs from running dry. To conserve water, Pears-all stopped watering the driving range in May, and only irrigated when absolutely necessary.
The 25 million-gallon pond is where all the water on the course is stored. To earn the Salm-on-Safe designation, one of the key projects the club embarked upon during the grow-in was building a membrane bioreactor sewage treat-ment plant for the whole casino resort. This plant treats the water to a reclaimed Class A standard, and Salish Cliffs then uses that water to irrigate the course.
During the grow-in and design, the course also took care to monitor its erosion control, protecting all the watersheds and avoiding the wetland areas on the 320-acre site. The course actually created more wetland areas than pre-viously existed. Salish Cliffs GC also installed a modern, effcient irrigation system, so each sprinkler head can be calibrated based on the amount of moisture in the surrounding turf. Rather than running off into the surround-ing creeks, all the drainage on the course fows back into their irrigation pond for reuse.
Pearsall takes pride in the fact that Salish Cliffs is the frst golf course in the world to
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hold the Salmon-Safe designation. There is an exhaustive list of criteria the course must pass and verify, such as whether the course protects the native habitat, manages water runoff, re-duces pesticides, and advances environmen-tal practices throughout the region where it is located. He admits it wasn’t easy to set up, and maintaining the status continues to be hard work, but he can’t imagine managing the course any other way.
When other superintendents call Pearsall to ask whether keeping up the Salmon-Safe desig-nation is worth all the extra effort, he says he tells them that, just like anything in life, you have to fnd a way to make it work.
“There is always a solution,” he concludes. “My brother thinks I always look for chal-lenges. Sure, it was a challenge, but we did it, and it’s been great. I can go to bed at night knowing we’ve done everything to take care of our environment.”
For information on the Salmon-Safe desig-nation, go to www.salmonsafe.org.
David McPherson is a freelance writer based in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada.
David McPherson
Salish Cliffs GC in Shelton, Wash., was the frst golf course in the country to receive the Salmon-Safe designation from Salmon-Safe, an organization dedicated to improving land management practices in an effort to protect watersheds for salmon. Photo courtesy of Salish Cliffs
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(career)Carol D. Rau, [email protected]
Twitter: @CareerGolf
and then focus your message on how you meet those criteria. For example, if your goal is to work at a top-rated private golf facility, then your 30 seconds of communication must high-light your focus on members and providing a championship-level product for your golfers. Even when talking about yourself, be sure to keep the emphasis on the other person by fram-ing your pitch in a way that shows the value you’d provide t m and how your unique qual-ifcations would beneft t m.
An example of this may sound something like, “Have you ever played golf? I’m a golf course superintendent, which means I’m the person who manages the team that makes sure anyone who comes to our facility has the best possible experience, and that’s what motivates me every morning — providing the best ser-vice for our golfers and guests.”
Finally, in fashioning your pitch, ask your-self: If I wanted this person to remember one thing about me, what would it be? Remember: In our scenario of the elevator ride, the timing is unpredictable, so don’t waste a second.
Go a ead ... ask! The purpose of the elevator pitch is to get the other person inspired to learn more about you, so don’t leave off your call to action. After you’ve found points of connec-tion, your additional interaction and possible relationship with the person depends simply on your initiative to ask. Mention that you would like to talk more, and ask to exchange business cards or to arrange for some way to connect in the future.
You likely won’t land your next job in just 30 seconds, but you could launch a relationship that ultimately leads to your dream position.
Carol D. Rau, PHR, is a career consultant with GCSAA and
the owner of Career Advantage, a career consulting frm
in Lawrence, Kan., specializing in golf and turf industry
careers. GCSAA members receive complimentary résumé
critiques from Rau and her team; résumé, cover letter and
LinkedIn creation for a reduced member rate; and interview
preparation and portfolio consultation.
You have 30 seconds in an elevator with your dream employer — are you ready for it? What will you say? With the Golf Industry Show and regional conferences fast approach-ing, now is the time to prepare so you can make the most of all the opportunities that come your way, whether they’re planned introduc-tions or an impromptu, once-in-a-lifetime ele-vator ride. Use these tips and strategies to shine in your next encounter.
Concise is king. The key to success is to ex-pect and plan for chance meetings with po-tential employers and other infuential people by crafting, practicing and honing your mes-sage. In the ’90s, the term “elevator pitch” was coined to capture the idea of capitalizing on such occurrences, particularly in the sales feld. The term has evolved into more areas of busi-ness, and the value of being concise continues to dominate in our 140-character digital world.
An elevator pitch is generally described as a 30- to 60-second message that aims to create a positive impression on someone, which can then lead to future opportunities. The pitch can be about a product, idea, service or person — you! It is not a rush to tell someone all about you, however, nor should your pitch consist of a list of your job titles or a summary of your résumé. Rather, it should be about the other person and meeting his or her needs and pri-orities, with the goal being to gain the person’s interest and compel him or her to learn more about you.
C at frst, pit ater. I had the honor of pre-senting a career session at GIS last year with Jan Fox, owner of Fox Talks LLC and an ex-pert in effective communicating. She suggests jump-starting a brief encounter by using ques-tions to immediately engage the other person. Ask questions using the word “you” and that are focused on the other person. Set out to learn about the person, and there will inevita-bly be an opening in the conversation to drive it toward your desired message. Fox says the essential thing to remember is to always chat frst, pitch later — not the other way around.
Prioritize. When it’s time for your pitch, how do you determine the content of your message? In prepping your “sell” ahead of time, start by revisiting your career aspirations. Consider next-step career moves, identify skills and qualities necessary to your ideal next role,
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ALLAGCSAA Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award recipients Dave Fearis, Al Turgeon and Paul McGinnis have each, in their own way, proved steadfast in giving their all to make a difference.
Howard Richman
The titles they have earned throughout their lives — in-
cluding president and emeritus, just to name a couple — signal something extraordinary has been going on here.
Dave Fearis, CGCS Retired. Al Turgeon, Ph.D. Paul McGinnis, CGCS. Each has served as a devoted soul to the golf course management industry, bringing change, exhibit-ing innovation, and demonstrating passion that is still vis-ible to this day.
All three of them have something else in common: They are the recipients of the 2016 GCSAA Col. John Mor-ley Distinguished Service Award (DSA), an honor that is named after the association’s founding father.
The annual award is presented to individuals who have made an outstanding, substantive and enduring contribution to the advancement of the golf course superintendent profes-sion. The three will be honored Feb. 9 in San Diego during the Opening Session at the Golf Industry Show, presented in partnership with Syngenta.
“These gentlemen embody what the Col. John Mor-ley Distinguished Service Award represents,” says John O’Keefe, CGCS, GCSAA’s president. “They have made signifcant contributions to the game of golf and have dedicated themselves to the advancement of the super-intendent profession through teaching and leadership.”
GCM explores just how much Fearis, Turgeon and McGinnis mean to the industry.
The recipients of GCSAA’s 2016 Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Awards (from left to right): Paul McGinnis, CGCS (photo by Michelle Coro); Dave Fearis, CGCS Retired (photo by Roger Billings); and Al Turgeon, Ph.D. (photo by William Ames).
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Dave Fearis, CGCS RetiredDave Fearis remembers.He remembers when a prominent mem-
ber of Blue Hills Country Club in Kansas City, Mo., thought so highly of him that the man shelled out $35,000 for improve-ments that Fearis needed on the golf course. He remembers Elvy Miller, the golf course superintendent whose career started during the Great Depression yet who remained on the scene long enough to teach Fearis about the business.
He also remembers scheduling a face-to-face meeting with his future father-in-law to ask for his daughter’s hand in marriage.
“I showed up and I said to him, ‘I guess you know why I’m here.’ He said, ‘You want to sell me your Corvette, right?’ He was seri-ous,” Fearis says, laughing at the thought of that moment as if it were yesterday.
Fearis clings to those memories today, because tomorrow — and all the tomorrows to come — offers no guarantee that he will remember the precious moments of his 69 years that are so meaningful to him. That’s what Alzheimer’s disease can eventually do — rob you of your distant past and, in pres-ent terms, affect your recent memories.
What Fearis has accomplished during his career classifes as extremely memorable.
He served as GCSAA president in 1999. Seven years later, Fearis was president of The First Tee of Greater Kansas City. More than three decades ago, he taught turf man-agement at Illinois Central College. Twice he was honored with the Chester H. Men-denhall Award, presented by the Heart of America GCSA, for outstanding service in the profession.
GCSAA Class A superintendent Woody Moriarty will never forget Fearis for giv-ing him opportunities, frst as an intern and later as his assistant. The lessons that Moriarty learned from Fearis remain vi-able today.
“There never was a moment that he wasn’t teaching somebody,” says Moriarty, who now oversees Blue Hills CC. “He al-ways came prepared for everything.”
Much of the credit for Fearis’ rise in the industry belongs to people such as Bill Daniels, Ph.D., a pioneer in turfgrass who taught Fearis at Purdue University, and Miller, who hired Fearis for his frst post-college job in Fearis’ hometown of Peoria, Ill., at Mount Hawley Country Club. In time, Fearis landed his frst superintendent job at the Country Club of Peoria. Although he had terrifc mentors, Fearis soon realized he wasn’t a know-it-all.
“I learned quickly that you’ve got to make contacts, make friendships. There is always somebody who knows more than you,” the 47-year GCSAA member says.
The decision to accept the job at Blue Hills in 1985 placed Fearis’ work in the spot-light. When golf star Tom Watson launched the Children’s Mercy Hospital Golf Classic in 1980, Blue Hills served as the location for the event through its run, which concluded
“There never was
a moment that
(Fearis) wasn’t
teaching somebody.
He always came
prepared for
everything.”
— Woody Moriarty
Top right: Fearis with golf legend and Kansas City native Tom Watson. Photos courtesy of Dave Fearis
Top left: Fearis (seated, in plaid shirt) oversaw maintenance at Blue HIlls CC in Kansas City, Mo., for 19 years.
Bottom: Fearis initiated and attained Audubon International Cooperative Sactuary status at Blue Hills.
The GCSAA Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award is given to individuals who have made an
outstanding, substantive and enduring contribution to the advancement of the golf course superin-
tendent profession. The GCSAA Board of Directors selects the winners from nominations submitted
by affliated chapters and/or associations.
1932: Col. John Morley1935: John MacGregor1940: Col. John Morley1941: Frank W. Ermer; William H. Johnson1952: Oyvind J. Noer1954: Fred V. Grau, Ph.D.1957: Thomas Dawson Jr.; Herbert Graffs1958: Glenn Burton; L.F. Dickinson, Ph.D.;
Malcolm R. McLaren; H. Burton Musser, Ph.D.; Joseph Valentine
1959: John Monteith, Ph.D.; Oyvind J. Noer; Richard S. Tufts
1960: Joseph C. Dey Jr.; Helen F. Lengfeld; Oyvind J. Noer
1961: Jesse H. DeFrance, Ph.D.; Eugene B. Marzolf; James Smith
1964: Theodore W. Woehrle1973: Walter R. Boysen1975: Raymond H. Gerber1976: Joseph M. Duich, Ph.D.; Leo J. Feser;
Thomas C. Mascaro1977: Harold W. Stodola; Paul E. Weiss Sr.;
Robert M. Williams1978: Roy L. Goss, Ph.D.; John C. Harper II,
Ph.D.; Arthur A. Snyder1979: C. Reed Funk, Ph.D.1980: Manuel L. Francis;
John Madison, Ph.D.1981: Geoffrey S. Cornish; Ralph Engel,
Ph.D.; Hans C. Schmiesser1982: Milton J. Bauman; Sherwood A.
Moore, CGCS Retired; Alexander M. Radko; Ben O. Warren Jr.
1983: James B. Moncrief; Joseph Troll, Ph.D.; James R. Watson, Ph.D.
1984: Warren A. Bidwell; Keith Nisbet1985: James L. Blackledge; William C.
Campbell; Clifford A. Wagoner, CGCS Retired
1986: Andrew Bertoni; John B. Steel, CGCS; Howard Kaerwer; Chester Mendenhall
1987: David S. Gourlay Sr.; James R. Love, Ph.D.
1988: Jack Butler, Ph.D.; William B. Davis; Kenyon Payne, Ph.D.; Eberhard Steini-ger, CGCS Retired
1989: James W. Brandt, CGCS Retired; C. Richard Skogley, Ph.D.
1990: William Bengeyfeld; Thomas Watschke, Ph.D.
1991: Noel Jackson, Ph.D.; W. Bruce Mat-thews; Eliot C. Roberts, Ph.D.
1992: George M. Kozelnicky; C.E. “Tuck” Tate, CGCS Retired
1993: James B. Beard, Ph.D.; Victor Gibeault, Ph.D.
1994: Allan MacCurrach; John J. Spodnik1995: Milton Engelke, Ph.D.; Ali Harivandi,
Ph.D.; Michael Hurdzan, Ph.D.1996: Randy Nichols, CGCS;
Paul Rieke, Ph.D.1997: Gerald L. Faubel, CGCS; J.M. Vargas
Jr., Ph.D.; Coleman Y. Ward, Ph.D.1998: David Mastroleo1999: Anthony B. Caranci Jr.; Dan Jones;
Palmer Maples Jr., CGCS Retired2000: Michael R. Bavier, CGCS; Gary T.
Grigg, CGCS, MG; George B. Thomp-son, CGCS
2001: Euel Coats, Ph.D.; L.W. “Sonny” Du-Bose Jr., CGCS Retired
2002: Houston B. Couch, Ph.D.; William F. Ploetz; Bruce R. Williams, CGCS
2003: Robert D. Emmons; Joel D. Jackson, CGCS Retired; Dudley H. Smith
2004: Gordon LaFontaine; Danny H. Quast, CGCS Retired; Gordon Witteveen
2005: William Fielder, CGCS; Tommy D. Witt, CGCS
2006: Thomas W. Cook; Stanley Zontek2007: Stanley E. Metsker, CGCS Retired; Wil-
liam A. Meyer, Ph.D.2008: Donald Hearn, CGCS; H. James “Jim”
Loke, CGCS; Oscar Miles, CGCS Re-tired
2009: Mark Esoda, CGCS; George Hamilton, Ph.D.; Monroe Miller
2010: Robert A. Dickison, CGCS; James C. Husting, CGCS; Douglas W. Petersan
2011: Frank Dobie2012: Pete Dernoeden, Ph.D.2013: Roch Gaussoin, Ph.D.; Frank Lam-
phier; Dennis Lyon, CGCS; Ken Mangum, CGCS
2014: Stephen G. Cadenelli, CGCS; Bruce Clarke, Ph.D.; Samuel Bruce Martin, Ph.D.
2015: Melvin B. Lucas Jr., CGCS Retired; Cal Roth
2016: Dave Fearis, CGCS Retired, Paul McGinnis, CGCS; Al Turgeon, Ph.D.
This year’s
recipients will be
acknowledged
Feb. 9 at the
Opening Session
of the 2016 Golf
Industry Show in
San Diego.
DSA honor roll
Col. John Morley
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in 2004. In the annual event, Watson wel-comed some of the biggest names in golf to the charitable event, a list of participants that included Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Phil Mickelson and Laura Davies. Fearis says he never felt pressure to deliver when golf legends played his course.
“You always wanted the course to be in top condition anyway,” he says.
Fearis dabbled in the industry beyond the golf course superintendent position more than once. He worked for O.M. Scott & Sons as a technical representative, presenting seminars on turfgrass maintenance. He also served as a consultant for PBI-Gordon and Bayer Advantage, and was a sales representa-tive for Agrium Advanced Technologies.
From 2004 to 2010, Fearis held the job of director of membership at GCSAA. He focused on leadership development — not only for superintendents, but for assistants too. He was also supportive of the feld staff concept and creating a strong bond between GCSAA and its chapters.
Told that Fearis would be receiving a DSA, former GCSAA staff member Hannes Combest said, “You made my day. I can’t tell you what this means to me. Dave has a heart of a superintendent, a passion for the industry. He always put the superinten-dents’ interests above his own.”
In spring 2014, Fearis was informed of his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. In no way, how-ever, is it pushing him to the sideline. He recently completed a seasonal position at Grand Summit Golf & Country Club in Grandview, Mo., and hopes to continue working. That sounds like a plan for a man whose smile is a constant. His sense of humor certainly is intact, even if his mem-ory is less than whole. Fearis says if he has anything to do with it, Alzheimer’s won’t rule him.
“I have a good excuse now when I say ‘I forgot.’ I just don’t want people to feel sorry for me because I have Alzheimer’s,” Fearis says. “This will make me anything but a re-cluse.”
Al Turgeon, Ph.D.Those who have had the opportunity to
be in the audience when Al Turgeon, Ph.D., makes a presentation say his efforts border on legendary.
“I remember after he gave a speech at one of our conferences, Joe Duich (a turfgrass legend for sure), said, ‘Al, you should have been a preacher,’’’ says Peter Landschoot, Ph.D., professor of turfgrass science and director of graduate studies in agronomy at Penn State University.
Being a preacher was easy compared with, say, feeing a helicopter that had landed on a mine in Vietnam — which Turgeon did.
Turgeon, 72, can certainly say he has accomplished much in his career. He was a pioneer, helping launch Penn State’s World Campus online program in 1998. Twice he served as head of Penn State’s department of crop and soil science. Turgeon traveled ex-tensively in Europe, Africa and Asia, deliv-ering presentations to practitioners on mul-tiple aspects of turf management.
Speaking of overseas, Turgeon served his country there, too. As a 23-year-old helicop-ter pilot, Turgeon’s tour of duty in Vietnam included missions to Saigon. On one occa-sion, Turgeon’s helicopter landed on a mine. He prayed that he would not die — not that soon. Fortunately, he escaped through the sky window of the helicopter, leaving a near catastrophe behind.
When he returned home from service
Top: Turgeon during a feld day event at Penn State. Photos courtesy of Al Turgeon, Ph.D.
Middle: Turgeon (second from the left) sits in on an Education Advisory Council meeting.
Bottom: Turgeon served the U.S. in the Vietnam War. He received a Purple Heart medal.
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in 1967, Turgeon brought a Purple Heart with him for wounds suffered in combat. Not all of the U.S. was in favor of send-ing troops to fght in Vietnam; The coun-try was embroiled in protests to the war, which Turgeon understood, but he says he has no regrets.
“I’m glad I did what I did,” he says. By that time, Turgeon had already been
introduced to the turfgrass industry. His uncle, Bruno Vadala, was a golf course su-perintendent. Turgeon’s frst job at Metrop-olis Country Club in White Plains, N.Y., as a teen was to change tee marker positions. In 1965, Turgeon earned a turfgrass degree from Rutgers University. Six years later, he departed Michigan State University with his Ph.D. For the next eight years, Turgeon taught at the University of Illinois. Fol-lowing stops at Texas A&M University as resident director of research at the Dallas Research and Extension Center, and then as vice president for research and technical services at the TruGreen Corp., Turgeon be-came head of the agronomy department at Penn State in 1986.
Turgeon vividly recalls a faculty member walking into his offce in the early 1990s to demonstrate Mosaic, which was developed at the University of Illinois and was a Web browser widely credited for setting the stage for what would become the World Wide Web. Turgeon, who loved doing those now-famous presentations, saw the possibilities that Mosaic might provide.
“For years I used illustrations to teach courses. With this, you could take images, scan them, add narrative text, make a les-son,” says Turgeon, who has been a member of GCSAA for 17 years. “I immediately saw
McGinnis during his days at Moon Valley CC in Phoenix. Photos courtesy of Paul McGinnis, CGCS
its potential. I knew the university (Penn State) was considering online teaching. Our interests merged.”
Landschoot remembers that, in the be-ginning, Turgeon’s vision for online turf-grass management possibilities wasn’t to-tally accepted.
“There were a lot of naysayers concern-ing teaching turfgrass courses online, in-cluding me,” Landschoot says. “But it re-ally took off and keeps getting better. He deserves 100 percent of the credit for start-ing the World Campus turf programs, and for creating incentives for all of us to join in and teach.”
Today, the World Campus has students enrolled from all 50 states, 60 countries and seven continents. In January 2015, U.S. News & World Report ranked Penn State No. 1 on the list of best online bachelor de-gree programs in the country.
Lessons learned courtesy of Turgeon are treasured by Bruce Branham, a former stu-dent of Turgeon’s at Illinois and currently a professor in the department of crop sci-ence there.
“He is, in my mind, kind of a legend. He was always very visionary — had a great vision of what turf was, could be, and was going to be. He was a Pied Piper in some respects. He could get you inspired,” Bra-nham says. “He was a master at presenting information. He had a great deal of enthusi-asm. He always seemed to help us fnd a way to get through things.”
Turgeon continues to blaze trails for oth-ers. In 2014, he taught in fve different loca-tions in China, and he currently teaches a course in the U.S. about the Vietnam War. For him, any time he is in front of an audi-ence is a thrill.
“You come alive. You draw on all of your ability to impact other people, how to en-gage life’s challenges,” Turgeon says.
Paul McGinnis, CGCSFor more than three decades, Paul Mc-
Ginnis, CGCS, has offciated high school basketball games in Arizona.
Current NBA player Richard Jefferson and former NBA player Mike Bibby are two of the standouts who were on the court in high school games that McGinnis oversaw. McGinnis, 64, continues to offciate games when he is not on the scene as director of golf course maintenance at Pebble Creek (Ariz.) Golf Resort.
“I’ll be at a store, at the mall, and some-one will come up to me and say, ‘Aren’t you a
“(Turgeon) is, in
my mind, kind of
a legend. He was
always very visionary
— had a great vision
of what turf was,
could be, and was
going to be.”
— Bruce Branham
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basketball offcial?’ I’ve offciated games for a lot of kids,” says McGinnis, whose civic contributions include being a longtime vol-unteer for the Boy Scouts of America and a counselor for church youth groups for more than three decades. “I’ve watched them grow up. It keeps me young.”
McGinnis obviously has a high profle in his region — on and off the court. His efforts to advance and improve the occupa-tion of golf course superintendent in his area and nationally have made quite an impres-sion.
“Paul is a person who has dedicated his whole life to the profession,” says George Renault III, CGCS Retired. “What a unique individual.”
The golf industry has been a part of Mc-Ginnis’ fabric for as long as he can remem-ber. That’s what happens when your family operates a golf course, which his did in Ajo, Ariz., located 40-some miles from the Mexi-can border. At Ajo Country Club, McGin-nis and his brother David mowed during the day and watered at night and, in between, picked up golf balls on the driving range.
“At that age, I don’t think I realized it was work,” the 38-year GCSAA mem-ber says.
When he was old enough for college, McGinnis attended Arizona State Univer-sity. Although the school did not have a turfgrass program at the time, he paved the way for anybody who wanted to become a golf course superintendent to earn a shot at it through the university.
Arizona State tailored a plan that fea-tured turfgrass and fertilizer/chemical classes for McGinnis and others who may have been interested, which culminated in McGinnis receiving a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics (he also earned a minor in business).
Whether he was the superintendent at a nine-hole layout (his frst job) or at Moon Valley Country Club in Phoenix (which was host to multiple LPGA events while he worked there), McGinnis defended his pro-fession. He sought to bring it respect and make it visible at every turn, whether that was as being part of the Governor’s Panel for Water Conservation, becoming a GCSAA grassroots ambassador (he is a liaison to Congressman Trent Franks), or serving as the national association’s president in 1997.
That experience, plus serving on three occasions as president for the Cactus & Pine GCSA, broadened McGinnis’ perspective about the industry.
“I think I really grew as a person, being so involved. I learned a lot from other su-perintendents, which helped me become a better leader, and even helped me set my priorities,” says McGinnis, who served on the USGA Green Section Committee for 10 years. “I was able to see the larger picture the more I became a part of what we do as su-perintendents.”
Mark Clark, who was a superintendent for 32 years, recalls how McGinnis helped him during his early years in the business. And, perhaps as importantly, showed he cared in other ways.
“I called him a lot for help when I made mistakes,” Clark says. “He wants to help you out as an individual, not just as a su-perintendent. He also wants to see how you are doing, how you’re feeling, and asks how your family is doing. That’s Paul.”
When a friend once called McGinnis a “grass farmer,” it ignited within him a per-sonal vow to do everything in his power to change the perception of golf course super-intendents.
“I think sometimes people don’t realize how professional the golf course superinten-dent really is. I’ve gotten to meet members of Congress, portray a professional image with them, represent our association in a proper way, and show we’re educated profes-sionals — people who know what the issues of the day are,” McGinnis says. “Being able to serve for so long has been rewarding. I am proud to be a golf course superintendent.”
Howard Richman ([email protected]) is GCM ’s
associate editor.
“I called him a lot for
help when I made
mistakes. He wants
to help you out as
an individual, not just
as a superintendent.
That’s Paul.”
— Mark Clark
Top: McGinnis currently serves the national association as a grassroots ambassador.
Bottom: The McGinnis family in a photo taken during his service as GCSAA president in 1997.
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Hope springs eternalA GCSAA superintendent and PGA of America member team up to bring back Southern California’s Warner Springs Ranch after a nearly two-year closure.
Editor’s note: T is is t e 10t eries of article ig lig ting t e important relations ip between GCSAA superintendents and PGA of America professionals. T ese stories are being publis ed si-multaneously in bot GCM and PGA Magazine.
There are long-held beliefs in the therapeutic and renewing qualities of hot springs. Per-haps it is just a coincidence that Warner Springs Ranch Resort has been rejuvenated by Pacifc Hospitality Group, which bought the resort in 2013, after it had closed 18 months earlier. The site of natural hot springs, the resort also includes a golf course that offers many therapeutic qualities of its own.
“It really hurt the community when the Ranch shut down,” says Roxanne Mueller, director of golf at Warner Springs Ranch Golf Club. “We’re building the community back through the course. It’s the same course that they remember, and we’re creating a welcoming environment. This course is made to walk. It is so beautiful and quiet. The solitude feels like the way golf is supposed to be played.”
Perched at an elevation of 3,000 feet, Warner Springs Ranch features sweeping views of surrounding mountain ranges, nearby Lake Henshaw and the white dome of the Palo-mar Observatory.
“The mountains in the backdrop frame most of the greens and make it really scenic,” says Mike Rosales, Warner Springs Ranch’s superintendent and a 10-year GCSAA member. “We’re adding a new practice area, more villas and condos. We’re also considering the addition of nine more holes across the street, which would bring us to 27. With all these amenities, I think people will love getting away for a few days.”
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AT THE TURN
(profile)Warner Springs Ranch Resort, a former cattle ranch and trading post called Rancho San Jose de Valle, was a longtime community asset before closing in 2013. Now, the property has reopened with a new management team leading the way. Photo courtesy of Warner Springs Ranch Resort
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together to create
memories for
customers.”
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A new life for a historic siteThe 2,500-acre, Western-style ranch re-
sort is located in the Julian foothills, just over an hour northeast of San Diego, site of next month’s Golf Industry Show. It was settled by John Warner in 1844 as a cattle ranch and trading post near the intersection of the road connecting Los Angeles and San Diego to Yuma, Ariz. It was known then as Rancho San Jose de Valle, and was later renamed Warner Springs after Warner. A health and wellness retreat opened on the property in the 1920s and gained fame for its therapeutic natural hot springs and spectacular rural beauty.
The 6,775-yard, 18-hole, par-72 golf course was designed by golf course architect David A. Rainville and opened in 1965. The resort also features — or will feature in future phases — a 27,000-square-foot main lodge, 250 casita units, two restaurants, a winery and vineyards, four tennis courts, a beach club and sand volleyball courts, an equestrian cen-ter, hiking and biking trails (including a por-tion of the 2,600-mile Pacifc Crest Trail that stretches from Mexico to Canada), a private airport, general store, post offce, and medi-cal buildings.
Pacifc Hospitality Group also owns Salt Creek Golf Club in Chula Vista, Calif.,
near San Diego, and owner Bill McWethy was pleased with the contract work Rosales had done on various golf course projects at Salt Creek. When McWethy bought Warner Springs Ranch Resort in 2013, he asked Ro-sales to be the superintendent.
“I had played Warner Springs Ranch four or fve times back in 2000, so I knew it was a really nice area, and I liked working with Bill,” Rosales says. “We’ve changed a couple holes and shaped a few fairways. We added drain-age, added bunkers, added a dogleg and pond (on No. 3), put in 12 new tees, lengthened the course 300 yards, and replaced the cart paths. It was a great process and a lot of fun.”
Part of what made the resuscitation of the golf course after its 18-month hiatus so much fun for Rosales was having input on the renovations.
“It has been rewarding in the sense of see-ing how far we’ve come,” says Rosales, who worked closely with architect Cary Bickler and golf course builder Eddie Kokorean on the recent changes.
“They work so well together,” Rosales says of the duo. “They always made a point to consider everyone’s ideas. It was incredible to see them work. They would drive around, Cary would sketch it out on a pad of paper,
Top right: Roxanne Mueller, director of golf (left), and Mike Rosales, superintendent, have used communica-tion to build a strong professional relationship and promote hospitality at Warner Springs Ranch Resort, northeast of San Diego. Photos by K.C. Alfred
Top left: After Pacifc Hospitality Group purchased Warner Springs Ranch in 2013, Mike Rosales was named superintendent and worked closely with an architect and a builder to make substantial renovations to the golf course.
Bottom left: Rosales says concentrating on maintenance now that the major restoration projects have been completed has been an enjoyable shift.
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and Eddie would jump on a ’dozer and bring it to life.”
Relationships matterThat kind of teamwork during renova-
tions was exactly what Warner Springs Ranch needed between its superintendent and direc-tor of golf as it looked to the future. Rosales and Mueller had never met, held no precon-ceived notions about each other, and hit it off immediately.
“Their relationship is so important to our success,” says Byron Casper, the corporate di-rector of golf for Pacifc Hospitality Group and a PGA of America member. “They have a close relationship, as they use each other for advice and to bounce ideas off of. They are working together to create memories for customers.
“I’m a big believer in the Billy Casper (Byron’s late father) philosophy that rela-tionships matter. Those relationships behind the scenes are paramount. Everyone doesn’t get that, which is unfortunate. I feel lucky to have Mike and Roxy at Warner Springs Ranch Resort.”
Casper says communication is the key to strong relationships, and communication is what Rosales and Mueller have used to build their professional relationship.
“We’re in contact every day,” Mueller says of Rosales. “So much of it is trust. He knows
his stuff. I’m always asking him questions. He makes my job easier.”
“We work well together and are in constant contact,” Rosales says. “We’re on the same page. It helps that we both play and enjoy playing, so that creates camaraderie, because we both un-derstand what golfers like and want.”
Mueller played golf at California State Uni-versity, San Marcos and graduated cum laude in 2011 with a degree in kinesiology and an emphasis in exercise science. She has been playing golf since the age of 4, and passed the PGA’s Playing Ability Test on her frst try.
“Roxy is very cooperative and understand-ing,” Rosales says. “She is very upfront and helpful to address any issues. She is super-nice and professional. She makes everyone here feel welcome and really understands hospitality. That is the business we’re in — making it a good experience.”
Providing a good experience and mak-ing people feel welcome is a talent that War-ner Springs Ranch needed in its director of golf role.
“When I came on board and started put-ting together (the rest of) this team, some people had doubts about bringing in a young woman to be the director of golf at Warner Springs Ranch,” Casper says. “Roxy is the best hire I’ve made in 11½ years in the business. She brings the best combination of customer ser-
A golfer since the age of 4, Mueller started golf lessons and has held a series of clinics for women golfers at Warner Springs Ranch. She is currently getting involved in clinics for junior golfers and discussing the addition of golf to the physical education curriculum of a local school. Photos courtesy of Roxanne Mueller
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vice and golf knowledge. She is serious, client-based, and smart as a whip.”
Mueller worked at a Starbucks after col-lege, where she would chat up customers who were wearing golf attire about where they were playing. It was there that she got to know Greg Milligan, a regular customer who would come in on his way to work as the director of golf at San Luis Rey Downs Country Club in Bonsall, Calif. (which has since closed). Milligan rec-ognized Mueller’s knowledge of the game and knack for customer service, and he offered her a job at San Luis Rey Downs. Mueller became the assistant golf professional there in 2013, with side jobs in merchandise sales at The Golf Club of California at Fallbrook and as the as-sistant women’s golf coach at her alma mater.
“I’ll always be grateful to Greg for giving me my start,” Mueller says. “I didn’t realize until later that he paid my way through PGA school out of his own pocket. And when War-ner Springs Ranch called him about this job, he recommended me.”
Looking to the futureWarner Springs Ranch had its grand re-
opening on Nov. 5, which featured a rib-bon-cutting with local offcials and a charity tournament benefting local Warner Springs’ charities. Mueller and Rosales are thrilled to see their hard work come to fruition, as well as to see it impact the future of the community.
Mueller is creating the framework at War-ner Springs Ranch for a variety of collabora-tive teaching opportunities. She hired a ca-pable assistant, started golf lessons, and held a series of clinics for women golfers. They are getting involved with junior clinics and are also in discussions with a school on the prop-erty about involving golf in the physical edu-cation curriculum.
“It has been really fun to switch from proj-ects to maintenance now that we have golfers,” Rosales says.
Rosales earned a degree from MiraCosta College in Oceanside, Calif., and a turf man-agement certifcate from Southwestern Col-lege in Chula Vista. He has been the superin-tendent at Escondido (Calif.) Country Club and Eagle Crest Golf Club in Escondido, and an assistant superintendent at Escondido Country Club, Del Mar Country Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe. He cites San Diego GCSA president Rob Browns, the golf course super-intendent at Warner Springs Ranch’s sister course, Salt Creek, as a huge resource. Rosales credits Dave Major, CGCS at The Crosby in Rancho Santa Fe, and Mike Hathaway, CGCS at The Bridges, as his biggest mentors.
“I take some of their management prac-tices and create a formula of my own,” Rosales says. “We’re in the high desert, so it’s a sandy dirt, but it’s healthy dirt. When it rains, we get fash fooding, but it fushes right through and we never have standing water. We have a variety of grasses, but our greens are 80 per-cent bentgrass and only 20 percent Poa annua. We have well water, so we’re lucky in that we’re only paying for electricity, but we keep it dry so that it is fast and frm. Nobody likes it when the ball sticks in the ground. This time of year, we’re really just hand watering greens.”
The value of educationWhen the Golf Industry Show visits San
Diego Feb. 6 through 11, Rosales plans to at-tend. “I really enjoy the seminars, meeting vendors, and fnding small businesses like ones we’ve done business with,” Rosales says. “You can fnd really supportive partners with good prices, and get great recommendations from peers.”
Mueller has never been to the Golf Indus-try Show, but has enjoyed attending PGA sec-tion meetings, so she’s planning to register as well. “I really love the networking and other perspectives at seminars, so I go to as many education opportunities as possible,” she says.
That love of continuing education for the purpose of improving the experience for golfers is good business, and Warner Springs Ranch Golf Club is back in business. It isn’t the famed hot springs that are breathing life back into the golf course, though. It’s Mueller and Rosales handling that job this time around.
Bill Newton is a freelance writer based in St. Louis and the
former public/media relations manager for GCSAA.
Top: Situated in the high desert of Southern California, Warner Springs Ranch has greens that are 80 percent creeping bentgrass and 20 percent Poa annua. Photo courtesy of Warner Springs Ranch Resort
Bottom: Superintendent Mike Rosales keeps the greens dry, sometimes with only hand watering, to foster fast and frm playing conditions. Photo by K.C. Alfred
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Everything under the sunThe Golf Industry Show — the world’s premier golf course management expo and education event — returns to the San Diego Convention Center next month. In the following pages, you’ll learn more about the marquee events on the schedule, the unique learning opportunities available, and the innovative products and services that will be featured on the trade show foor. For more information and to register, go to www.golfndustryshow.com.
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Events ...................................................... 70
Education ...............................................72
Highlights ...............................................76
Trade show.............................................80
Trade show map ..................................84
Trade show exhibitors .......................86
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Bookend your Golf Industry Show experi-ence in San Diego with a trio of events designed to both celebrate the fnest in the feld and spark camaraderie among attendees.
The Opening Session, presented in partner-ship with Syngenta, will lift the curtain on trade show activities on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 5:30 p.m., with doors opening at 5. Hosted by GCSAA President John J. O’Keefe, CGCS, the event spotlights exceptional achievements in many realms of the industry, from dedication to the advancement of golf and the superintendent pro-fession to outstanding environmental steward-ship and the best superintendent-penned article published in GCM.
At the heart of the accolades is GCSAA’s highest honor, the Old Tom Morris Award, which will be presented to Herb Kohler Jr. Given annually since 1983, the award recognizes a per-son whose impactful, continuing commitment to the game of golf has helped shape the wel-fare of the game in the manner that was exem-plifed by the distinction’s namesake, four-time British Open winner and longtime superinten-dent at St Andrews in Scotland. Kohler’s well-rounded list of accomplishments — catalyst for the Kohler Co.’s involvement in golf during his tenure as CEO, championship-course developer, former chairman of the Environmental Institute for Golf — places him squarely in this distin-
EVENTS
A rewarding start, a festive fnishDiverse Golf Industry Show paths overlap at the marquee events, which bring together show-goers for a host of recognitions and a bit of revelry.
guished category. (See the December issue of GCM for an in-depth profle of Kohler.)
Others being lauded during the Opening Session are David Fearis, CGCS Retired, Al Turgeon, Ph.D., and Paul McGinnis, CGCS, recipients of the association’s 2016 Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award, which ac-knowledges individuals who have made signif-cant contributions to the game of golf and have dedicated themselves to elevating the superin-tendent profession. Read more about Fearis, Turgeon and McGinnis on Page 44.
Peter McDonough, superintendent at Kes-wick (Va.) Club, will be honored with the Presi-dent’s Award for Environmental Stewardship for his work on environmental projects and his leadership in developing environmentally sound management practices for golf courses. Tom El-liott, CGCS, will receive the Leo Feser Award for his May 2015 GCM article “Rx for Recov-ery,” about the “Swing Thru Cancer” initiative at Monarch Dunes Golf Course in Nipomo, Calif., where Elliott is superintendent. Through golf, the program provides recreation, support and solace to cancer patients.
Also recognized during the Opening Session will be the winners of the GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards, pre-sented in partnership with Syngenta and Rain Bird; the winner of the Excellence in Govern-ment Affairs Award; and the CGCS Class of 2015 — those who in the past year achieved cer-tifcation through GCSAA.
The Opening Session will wrap up at 7, and immediately afterward, join fellow show-goers for socializing alongside some splendid views of
the San Diego Bay during the Opening Night Celebration, also presented in partnership with Syngenta. Enjoy complimentary appetizers and cocktails as well as indoor and outdoor gather-ing spaces perfect for connecting with friends old and new.
Finally, on Thursday, Feb. 11, as the sun sets on “Everything Under the Sun,” cap your stay in Southern California with the Closing Session, an evening of entertainment and unveilings be-ginning at 5:30 p.m. and presented in partner-ship with John Deere Golf.
Sports personalities, political fgures and Hollywood A-listers will be (somewhat) on hand courtesy of the night’s headliner, stand-up comedian and impressionist Frank Cali-endo. Known for his impersonations of celebri-ties — from John Madden to George W. Bush and Al Pacino — Caliendo has performed on an array of high-profle stages, including the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and “The Late Show With David Letterman.” The entertainer also has ties to golf, having worked as a member of the grounds crew at Westmoor Country Club near his hometown of Milwaukee as a teen.
In addition to Caliendo’s set, you’ll also meet the new 2016 GCSAA Board of Directors during the Closing Session, and the winners of the 2016 GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl will be revealed.
As you prep for GIS, make plans to take part in this year’s marquee events, which promise to be standout occasions in an overall valuable, memorable Golf Industry Show.
— Megan Hirt, GCM managing editor
Photo courtesy of the San Diego Tourism Authority
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For elementary school students and golf course industry professionals alike, opportunities to learn will be plentiful at the Golf Industry Show.
Believe it or not, sixth-grader Gavin Reak-secker may not be the most excited member of his family for the First Green Workshop at the Golf Industry Show.
Look no further than his father as to why.GCSAA Class A superintendent Brendon
Reaksecker is pretty pumped to host the event, scheduled for Monday, Feb. 8. The First Green was established in 1997 in the state of Wash-ington. Its mission: Support environmental ed-ucation, illustrate the benefts that golf courses provide for their communities, and introduce and connect potential golfers to the game.
The First Green put on an event for the frst time at the Golf Industry Show last year in San Antonio. Now, in its second attempt, the site
EDUCATION
is California. More specifcally, Bonita Golf Course, where Reaksecker has served for nine years. Among the 60 or so sixth-graders from Sunnyside Elementary School that will partici-pate in the First Green event is his son Gavin.
“This is the perfect ft,” says Reaksecker, a 17-year member of GCSAA, noting that Sun-nyside is directly across the street from the golf course, making it an easy trip for the students. “The kids will get some great experiences, and, for me, as a superintendent, it will be a learning lab as well.”
The First Green, though, is not the only unique educational opportunity at GIS.
“Learning Tour: Irrigation Deep Dive” on Tuesday, Feb. 9, will delve into the latest trends, solutions and technologies in the irri-gation business. Presented in partnership with Hunter Industries, which is located nearby in San Marcos, Calif., topics that will be covered include irrigation auditing and data analysis,
turf reduction, using technology to diagnose and fx issues on the golf course, sprinkler tech-nology and effcient water distribution, and how to save money and conserve water while still having healthy, appealing turf. Doug Ben-nett, conservation manager with the Southern Nevada Water Authority, is slated to be the keynote speaker. The event will take place at Hunter Industries headquarters.
“It is always great to have GIS in our own backyard,” says Jon Truttmann, director of market development at Hunter Industries. “But more importantly, we’re in the irrigation busi-ness. Water is on the minds of a lot of superin-tendents. It absolutely is an issue everywhere.”
Another educational platform, which also takes place at Bonita GC, is “Gadgets and Giz-mos — How to Best Use Measurement Tech-nology.” Seminar attendees for the event on Feb. 9 will have the chance to examine several soil, plant and environmental measurement de-
Bonita (Calif.) GC will play host to a First Green Workshop during the Golf Industry Show in San Diego, one of several opportunities for attendees to take their learning into the feld. Photo courtesy of Bonita GC
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“With other seminars, over the years, the content doesn’t always change a lot,” Richard-son says, “but this particular topic, the tech-nology is changing, coming so fast, that we probably change 20 to 30 percent of the con-tent each year to refect the new tools that su-perintendents can use. If a superintendent took this seminar seven or eight years ago, they can come back now and get something out of it.”
Paul Davids, CGCS, participated in the event last year in San Antonio. He encourages others to give it a try.
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one like me who is not so cutting-edge,” says Davids, who oversees Sycamore Ridge Golf Course in Spring Hill, Kan., and is a 20-year association member. “I know enough to be dangerous, but I’m not like the younger genera-tion. There are a lot of others out there like me, some so stuck in their ways that they don’t care to learn new methods to make their life easier.”
Davids mentioned the moisture meter as one aspect of “Gadgets and Gizmos” that he thought could help in his job. Soon, he hopes it will become reality.
“I have every intention of procuring it this year,” he says.
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Taking education into the feld has become an increasingly popular option for attendees at the Golf Industry Show. Last year’s offerings included a daylong workshop on zoysia. Photo by Jimmy Thomas
Last year’s First Green feld trip offered a real-world opportunity for superintendents to learn how to introduce schoolchildren to golf course management as a part of their science education. Photo courtesy of David Phipps
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Hitting the high spots in San DiegoFor superintendents looking for answers to pressing turf management issues, some friendly competition on the golf course, or an opportunity to cheer for their alma mater, the Golf Industry Show in San Diego is the place to be this February.
The love of the gameBefore the Golf Industry Show swings into
gear, an estimated 400-plus GCSAA members will be reminding themselves why they do what they do: the love of the game. The GCSAA Golf Championships, presented in partner-ship with The Toro Co., will take place Feb. 6 through 8 at several courses in the San Diego area: Aviara Golf Club, The Crossings at Carls-bad, and the Champions and Legends Courses at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, all located in Carlsbad; the North and South courses at Tor-rey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla; and Maderas Golf Club in Poway. Events include the Four Ball competition on Saturday, Feb. 6, followed by the Golf Classic and National Champion-ship on Sunday and Monday, Feb. 7 and 8. A shamble tournament will also be played on Monday, Feb 8. Besides offering participants the opportunity to play challenging and ex-ceptionally scenic courses, the Championships also provide a great networking opportunity. Players will receive 0.25 service point for each day played.
Celebrating CGCS!CGCS. Four letters that denote excellence
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HIGHLIGHTS
their passion for the profession. The Certif-cation Luncheon, presented in partnership with Syngenta, will bring together certifed superintendents and their invited colleagues to recognize the professionalism and dedication of those who have earned the CGCS designa-tion. A short program will recognize the newly certifed Class of 2015, as well as superintend-ents who have maintained their CGCS status for 25 or 40 years. The program and luncheon will take place Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Bowl-ing for dollarsThe undergraduates participating in the
2016 GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl compe-tition, presented in partnership with John Deere Golf, certainly know their competition. After a 2015 fnish with three places in the top 10, Penn State’s teams are clearly the ones to beat. And the stakes are high — school pride is on the line, as is cold, hard cash. The win-ning teams will net a total of $10,000 in prize money, including $1,000 for third place and $2,000 for second, with the winning team tak-ing home $4,000 for its turf program. Mem-bers of the frst-place team will also be invited to volunteer at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in May, courtesy of John Deere Golf. Each student on a winning team will also receive a trophy and a GCSAA gift certifcate.
On Wednesday evening, Feb. 10, the GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl Kick-Off Re-ception, presented in partnership with John Deere Golf, will bring the students and their advisers together for hors d’oeuvres and an op-
portunity to pre-register for the exam.The competition itself will take place on
Thursday morning after a continental break-fast (and, in some cases, after a last-minute re-view with professors). The winning teams will be recognized at the Closing Celebration on Thursday evening.
Healthy plants and practicesEducation at GIS takes many forms, and
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Talkin’ turfA perennial favorite, the Turfgrass Talk
Show returns on Monday morning, Feb. 8, at 8:30 a.m. with host Thom Nikolai, Ph.D., from Michigan State University, and his co-host, Don Roth, assistant superintendent at Crystal Downs Country Club in Lake Town-ship, near Frankfort, Mich. The topic up for discussion will be plant health — in particu-lar, turfgrass health and the practices that pro-mote it. The show’s guests include two profes-sors, Beth Guertal from Auburn University and Mike Richardson from the University of Arkansas, and golf course superintendent Mel-vin Duke of Toana Vista Golf Course in West Wendover, Nev.
Going nativeBecause plant health is just as much a con-
cern with native grasses as with the non-native
Aviara Golf Club will play host to the fnal round of the GCSAA National Championship. Photo courtesy of Aviara Golf Club
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grasses more commonly found on golf courses, a Monday afternoon session, “Agronomic So-lutions I: Managing Cool- and Warm-Season Native Grasses,” will provide expert advice on the care and maintenance of native grasses on the golf course from golf course management professionals who have undertaken that chal-lenge. Aaron J. Patton, Ph.D., of Purdue Uni-versity is the session moderator, and the pre-senters are golf course superintendents Chris Haspell, Castle Stuart Golf Links, Inverness, United Kingdom; Josh Lewis, Almaden Golf and Country Club, San Jose, Calif., and Chris-topher Zugel, CGCS, Whistling Straits, She-boygan, Wis.; and Robert Farren, CGCS, di-rector of golf course management, Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort and Country Club.
Yes, you can!Education sessions on Tuesday, Feb. 9, will
follow the previous day’s theme of maintain-ing healthy plants and sustainable practices — sometimes under less-than-ideal conditions. The morning begins at 8 a.m. with “DIY for Your Facility: Ideas That Make an Impact.” Superintendents from across the country will tell you how you really can do it yourself. The topics discussed will range from turf reduction, soil health testing and bats on the golf course to ideas for equipment modifcation and enhanc-
ing the partnership between the superinten-dent and the equipment manager.
The moderator for the session is Sean O’Brien, director of grounds, The Ritz-Carl-ton Members Golf Club, Bradenton, Fla., and the speakers are Tim Hiers, CGCS, director of agronomy, The Club at Mediterra, Naples, Fla.; Mike Koopman, equipment manager, The Old Collier Golf Club, Naples, Fla.; David English, assistant golf course superin-tendent, Victoria National Golf Club, New-burgh, Ind.; golf course superintendents James Alwine, Bernardo Heights Country Club, San Diego, and Mark Hoban, Rivermont Golf and Country Club, Alpharetta, Ga.; and Terry Bu-chen, CGCS Retired, MG, president and con-sulting agronomist, Golf Agronomy Interna-tional, Williamsburg, Va.
Staying above water“Agronomic Solutions Part II” will round
out the second day with “Keeping Your Course Above Water,” devoted to drought planning and drought-tolerant plants. From 1 to 3 p.m., a panel of three golf course management pro-fessionals and three university professors will discuss improved turfgrasses, drought-tolerant plants for the golf course, and planning for and coping with water restrictions. Joseph Young, Ph.D., from Texas Tech University is the mod-erator of the panel and a presenter. Other speak-ers are Dennis Martin, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University; Clint Waltz, Ph.D., the University of Georgia-Griffn; director of agronomy Pat-rick Truchan, CGCS, and golf course superin-tendent Andrew Kerr, The Annenberg Foun-dation Trust at Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage, Calif.; and Nathan Neumann, golf course su-perintendent, Amarillo (Texas) Country Club.
— Teresa Carson, GCM science editorPhoto by Roger Billings
The San Diego Convention Center. Photo courtesy of the San Diego Tourism Authority
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TRADE SHOW
The stage is set for a new look at this year’s Golf Industry Show.
Club Car will present a session on tech-nology in golf course management. Hunter Industries plans to inform show-goers on the topic of water management. GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans and leaders of the USGA, PGA of America and National Golf Course Own-ers Association will take part in a roundtable state-of-the-industry discussion on water, golf and the future of the game.
All of these happenings, plus others such as GCSAA TV flming, have a new home at GIS. GCSAA is introducing a new main stage, which is being sponsored by Lebanon Turf, for this year’s event. It will be located on the trade show foor Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 10 and 11. The stage, which will be operated by Epic Creative (which produces GCSAA TV) and led by a professional host, can be found on the left side of the main trade show foor en-
trance, at the east end of the trade show foor.The idea behind the new main stage was a
collaborative effort.“It is a product of the Industry Advisory
Council, which is made up of approximately 30 different companies representing golf in-dustry show exhibitors,” says Matt Brown, GCSAA’s director of corporate sales. “We want to make every effort to keep attendees on the trade show foor. We feel it will make the show more valuable to attendees and visitors.”
At the opposite end of the main stage, in Hall A, a living green and fairway will be sta-tioned. A partnership between West Coast Turf, GCSAA, the Golf Course Builders As-sociation of America and the American Soci-ety of Golf Course Architects, the living green complex will be used to test equipment.
“Electric equipment is a big trend in the in-dustry,” says Eric Boedeker, GCSAA’s senior manager of international development. “Our
Coming of stageA main stage on the trade show foor is among the new additions at this year’s Golf Industry Show.
The latest products and services in golf course management won’t be the only thing on display on the trade show foor in San Diego. Several new attractions will be debuted, all with the goal of enhancing the experience of attendees on the show foor. Photos by Montana Pritchard
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They have a voice in the industryThrough the GCSAA Superintendent Research Panel, these individuals have a voice in the
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Tim S. ChristiansTwin Lakes, Wis.
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Michael S. DieckhoffTrinity, Texas
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hope is, as we move forward, to do hands-on, interactive activities like this. We want to try to do things that will set the Golf Industry Show apart, and we want exhibitors to feel they have the best opportunity to showcase their equipment.”
There will be a tract for fairway mow-ers, spreaders and the like. A second tract will showcase equipment such as utility vehicles and golf cars.
“People will be able to make side-by-side comparisons,” Boedeker says.
Want more new options? Check out a demo of a cloud-based backup solution for golf facili-ties, as well as a demonstration that will focus on 3-D printers with 3-D scanners. You can take an object, render it in 3-D, and then print it out.
The Genius Bar is another addition to the GIS. If you have a technology-related question, you can have it answered by IT professionals in the booth. GCSAA experimented with it a year ago at the GIS in San Antonio.
Looking for giveaways? There will be draw-ings in the tech area for items such as a Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon, a BB-8 Star Wars Droid, an Apple Watch, and a Nikon DSLR, among others.
The technology area has grown in popular-ity in recent years according to Lambert Tom-eldan, GCSAA’s IT director.
“In the last fve years, the audience we have been attracting has become more tech-savvy, know more and more about technology every year, and they want to learn even more,” Tom-eldan says. “I think it’s important for superin-tendents to become more engaged in technol-ogy, because it can make them more effcient, perhaps save on expenses, and allow them to focus on other priorities.”
Another new offering that can be found on the trade show foor: The Dr. is In. The on-the-hour program allows attendees to spend a few minutes with an expert. Six experts, such as Doug Karcher, Ph.D., of the University of Arkansas, and Aaron Patton, Ph.D., of Purdue
University, will be available, and no appoint-ment is needed.
“Sometimes after an education class, there may be a long line to ask your question to an instructor,” says Shari Koehler, GCSAA’s di-rector for professional development, “so this is a way to ask your question in a one-on-one situation and receive expert advice.”
As in previous years, the Answers on the Hour program (including Frank Rossi, Ph.D., of Cornell University) will remain available, as will Tech Tips on the Half (with people such as Bill Brown, CGCS) at the bottom of the hour.
— Howard Richman, GCM associate editor
Educational opportunities such as Tech Tips on the Half and Answers on the Hour are also available to attendees visiting the trade show foor at the Golf Industry Show.
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15'
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Staff AreaMeeting Room
GCSAA
(6mx6m)
MeetingNGCOATC
Exhibitor Meeting Room
(5mx4.5m)
Exhibitor Meeting Room
(5mx4.5m) Room
MIS
Walls
MIS Walls
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Walls
Dra
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Solid Door
Solid Door
Plexi Door
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Plexi Door Plexi Door Plexi Door Plexi Door
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Solid Door
Dr is In
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Orlando2017(10'x10')
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Career
4 - Berlin Stack Chairs
Stay Connected Kiosk Only
1 -Soho Table
4 - Berlin Stack Chairs
1 -Soho Table4 - Berlin Stack Chairs 1 -Soho Table
4 - Berlin Stack Chairs
ColumnWrap #3
5' DiameterCounter
Meter Board
Sponsorship Monitor
Attendee Bag/ Lit Bin
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36" Black Drape 36" Black Drape
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GIS - Answers on the
Hour 1119
GCSAA - Member Services 1125
GIS - Exhibitor Business Lounge 1455
1mx1m square
Entrance Cubes
1mx1m squareEntrance Cube
1mx1m square
Entrance Cubes
Meter Board1mx1m square
Entrance Cubes
Merchandise Bookstore
CARTS / TUV's
EQUIPMENT
1625
645
20'
P.W. Gillibrand
647
20'
651
20'
20'
657
20'
20'
705
711
713
715
717
719
727
20'
20'
SNAG Golf
733
20'
20'
*Golf CourseAccessories
Direct
741
ForeUP
743
745
747
749
751
753
755
757
759
761
763
803804805
810811
AlcoholCounterMeasure
812813
814815
816817
818
825
LosbergerUS LLC
827
829
831
833
835
EnovativeTech
840
ezLocator
841
SMGGolf
842
20'
Teesnap
843
845
846847
848
850
852
854855
856857
858859
860861
862863
903904905
910
IBS ClubSoftware
911
20'912
914
916
*PepsiCola Co
917
20'
921
20'
Porous Pave
924
Jack LinksProteinSnacks
925
30'
926
928
930
FusionCast
932
Universityof Wisconsin-
Stout
933
40'
20'
SensientIndustrial
Colors
934
1-2-1Marketing
940
ClubProphet
941
20'
Bunker Solution
942943
20'
Special Event Sales
944
946947
20'
953
20'
20'954
956957
958959
960
962
1003
GopherX
1010
20'
GolfSafety
1011
20'
20'
g2 turftools,inc
1016
20'
1017
20'
20'
1021
20'
20'
1024
30'
UPI
1027
20'
Trimax Mowing
1029
20'
Exacto Inc.
1041
20'
Ace Golf Neting, LP
1043
20'
Cenntro Auto
1046
20'
Riveer
1047
20'
20'
1053
20'
10561057
10581059
1105
InnovaChampion
Discs
1111
20'
Justrite Mfg Co L.L.C.
1113
20'
1132
40'
20'Prestwick
Golf Group
1141
GOLFCO
1143
1145
1147
1149
1151
1152
20'
1153
1155
11561157
11581159
120312041205
20'
Chapin Int'l
1211
20'
Arborjet
1212
20'
1213
20'
20'
1240
20'
BrooksideLabs Inc
1241
20'
30'
SpeedRoller
1244
1246
Iowa StateUniversity
1247
PennState
University
1248
The OhioState
University
1250
Universityof
Georgia
1252
OregonState
University
1254
Penn StateUniversity-
World Campus
1255
TarletonState
University
1256
Universityof Rhode
Island
1257
State Universityof New York-
Cobleskill
12581259
Universityof
Tennessee
1261
1263
1304
Xtreme GolfManagement
1305
NIBCO,Inc
1311
20'
Ditch Witch
1313
20'
Fullriver Battery
1317
20'
EagleParts &
Products
1321
20'
20'
Macro-SorbTechnology
1327
20'
Golf Preservations
1329
20'
Maredo Commercial
1332
40'
20'Hustler TurfEquipment
1341
20'
20'
Nature SafeNatural &Organic
Fertilizers
1345
GrasslandOregon
1346
Universityof
Georgia
1347
RutgersProfessional
Golf TurfManagement
School
1349
Plant & SoilScience Dept,
Mississippi StateUniversity
1351
TexasA&M
University
1353
University ofMassachusetts
1354
MichiganState UnivTurfgrass
Club
1355
AbrahamBaldwin
AgriculturalCollege
1356
KansasState
University
1357
Universityof Guelph
1358
OldsCollege
1359
Universityof
Connecticut
13601361
13621363
1411
20'
20'
DongguanExcellence Golf& Sightseeing
Car Co
1415
20'
20'DSG Global
Inc 1416
20'
*BishopEnt Inc
1421
20'
30'
ProgressiveTurf Equip
Inc
1429
20'
40'
Bernhardand Co
Ltd
1441
50'
30'Grigg Brothers
1444
CompassMinerals
1446
StollerPRO
14481449
20'
LANDMARKTURF &NATIVESEED 1450
1452
1454
1456
DeltaBluegrass
1458
1460
1462
1511
20'
20'
ESDWaste2Water
1517
20'
20'
Lastec, LLC
1523
20'
30'
GrowthProdLtd
1531
20'
30'
DowAgroSciences
1548
20'
TheFountainhead
Grp Inc
1549
20'
20'
SyntheticTurf Int'l
1603
GolfBoard
1604
GolfSign
1605
EnviroTechSoil
Solutions
1611
20'
SodSolutions
1615
20'
HumaGroTurf
140'
John Deere
1641
Greg NormanGolf Course
Design
1643
EnvironmentalMfg Solutions
1645
CLEARWATERRECYCLING
Systems
1647
BIGGA
1703
PhyllomBioProducts
Corp
1704
AgStone
1705
DriveDeVilbiss
Healthcare
1710
20'
algaeGreeen-
OGT
1711
PrimeraTurf
1713
20'
PerformanceNutrition (A
DivisionLidoChem,
Inc.) 1714
20'
PropaneEducation
&ResearchCouncil
1740
30'
Milliken& Co
1741
20'
20'
PenningtonSeed Inc
1746
SandMatBunkerLiner byMilliken
1747
20'
U. S. Aqua Vac
1749
20'
GOLF-FLAG
1753
20'Organic SedimentRemoval Systems
1755
20'
1803
NationalGolf
Graphics
1810
Clubstorby
Equipto
1811
20'
EvergreenTurf
Covers 1812
20'
Klingstone
1815
MacLeanHighline
Access Boxes
1841
20'
20'
SiteOneLandscape
Supply
1847
20'
20'
LASCOFittings,
Inc
1853
20'
20'
PrestigeFlag
1905
Jett EntInc
1910
30'
PlanetAirTurf
Products
1911
20'
GolfCourse
Ind
1915
AmegaSciences
1941
20'
20'
FMC Corp
1947
20'
20'
Landmark GolfCourse Products
1953
20'
GreenActivator
1959
1961
1963
2003
HydroEngr
2004
20'
ETS Corp
2010
ArmadaTech
2011
20'
BurlinghamSeeds LLC
2012
20'
Mi-T-MCorp
2015
20'
BUNKERMAGIC
2041
OldcastleEnclosureSolutions
2043
20'
Gro-Power,
Inc
2047
Cheesebrough
2052
20'
AnuviaPlant
Nutrients2055
ColumbiaSeeds
2057
PrinceCorp
20582059
BunkersPlus
20602061
Propex
20622063
Bissell BigGreen
Commercial
2103
ProTeaBotan
2104
Blackburn
2105
A.P.EBrushes
2110
40'
SipcamAdvan
2111
20'
20'
TheSanctuary
2117
40'
20'WiedenmannNorth USA
2123
30'
30'
DAKOTAEquip
2131
30'
30'
TheAndersons
2140
20'
DryJect
2141
DryJectInfuse
2143
20'
RogersSprayers
Inc 2144
20'
NAIADCoINC2147
SportsTurfIrrigation
2149
One BeatCPR +
AED
2151
EPAeration
2153
Durabunker
2154
20'
RegencyWire
2155
ShenzhenShuranSports
2157
TraptexBunker
Liner
2158
CharahAgriculturalProducts
2159
SpearsMfg Co
2160
2162
Flight SysIndustrial
2211
20'
20'
EarthwayProd Inc
2240
AmericanExpr
OPEN
2241
50'
50'CLUB CAR, LLC
2242
20'
PlantMarvel
Labs Inc
2246
NivelParts &
2248
20'
Greensmiths
2252
THORGUARD
2253
20'
20'
HARCOFITTINGS 2254
20'
ThermoilBattery
De-Mister
2258
Dura-Line
2259
30'
2305
3 TierTech
2310
30'
30'
MARUYAMAUS, INC
2316
30'
20'
VGMClub
2324
30'
Seago Intl.,Air Force,
Atom, Masport,PortaPump,
Spyker
2325
20'
30'
PrecisionLabs LLC
2332
40'
20'PBI-GordonCorporation
2353
20'
20'
TeeJetTechnology
2359
20'
2403
FlatPaths
2404
U.S. Golf HoleTarget
2405
Turf-Vu
2411
20'
20'Redox Turf
2415
20'
20'
Dong GuanLvtong Golf
& SightseeingCar Co
2425
Fujimi,Inc
2427
SonicSolutions
2429
20'
AgSourceHarrisLabs
2433
20'
DAKOTAPeat
2441
20'
20'
Seed Researchof Oregon
2445
20'
AffordableTurf andSpecialty
Tire
2455
20'
EnP Turf
2461
20'
20' MCI
2503
PolylastSys LLC
2504
InfiniteTrading
2505
FocusGolf
2511
30'
20'
EarthWorks NaturalOrganic Products
2517
30'
20'
Dennis &SISIS
2523
30'
40'
SubAirSystems/
TurfBreeze
2524
30'
Nutrite/Solu-Cal
2530
LoganLabs
2532
20'
Entegra
2533
30'
20'
GlobalTurf
2541
20'
30'Quali-Pro
2544
20'
EcologelSolutions
2549
20'
20'WinField
2554
20'
MoghuUSA
2555
20'
Chem-Turf
2561
20'
20'
OceanOrganics
2603
Wee OneFoundation
2641
50'
50' Syngenta
2653
50'
50'Kubota Tractor
2654
20'
GrandView
Media
2705
SADEPANCHIMICA
srl
2710
20'
Crop Production
2711
20'
TURF DRAINAGE
2714
40'
30'
Koch Turf &Ornamental
2722
40'
70'
Rain BirdCorporation
2803
PinhighCompound
2809
40'
BaycoGolf
2919
50'
50' BASF
2931
30'
30'LebanonTurf
2941
100'
60'Jacobsen, A Textron Company
2955
20'
JohnstonSeed Co
2959
NEFFRENTAL
3054
20'
BrouwerKesmac
3055
20'
30'
Pomps TireService
3058
TurfScience
3117
20'
20'
SuståneNaturalFertilizer, Inc
3121
20'
20'
U.S. BatteryMfg Co
3127
20'
20'
INTELLIGRO
3132
30'
20'
Aquatrols
3217
20'
40'
Tru-Turf Pty.Ltd
3227
20'
20'
OtterbineBarebo, Inc
3233
20'
20'
Tee-2-GreenCorp
3333
20'ufarm
40'
40'
E-Z-GO/ushman
3350
20'
20'
Broyhill Co.
3357
20'
20'
AmvacEnvironmentalProducts
5
20'
4
20'
7
20'
3
20'
2
20'
9
20'
1
20'
10
20'
11
20'
12
20'
8
20'
6
20'
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20'
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20'
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20'
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20'
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20'
A
20'
B
20'
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20'
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20'
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20'
GIS - International
Resource Center
1759
2919
50'
50' BASF
FH2
FH8
FE
FE
Clubhouse and Outdoor
Solutions
AA
711
713
715
717
719
727
20'
20'
SNAG Golf
733
20'
20'
*Golf CourseAccessories
Direct
741
ForeUP
743
745
747
749
751
753
755
757
759
761
763
810811
AlcoholCounterMeasure
812813
814815
816817
818
825
LosbergerUS LLC
827
829
831
833
835
EnovativeTech
840
ezLocator
841
SMGGolf
842
20'
Teesnap
843
845
846847
848
850
852
854855
856857
858859
860861
862863
910
IBS ClubSoftware
912
914
916
*PepsiCola Co
924
Jack LinksProteinSnacks
926
928
930
FusionCast
932
Universityof Wisconsin-
Stout
934
1-2-1Marketing
940
ClubProphet
942
944
946
954
956
958
960
962
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1-2-1 Marketing 934
3M Electrical Markets
Division 3829
3 Tier Technologies 2305
A
A & A Sheet Metal Products 4918
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural
College 1355
Ace Golf Netting 1041
Advanced Drainage
Systems 5549
Advanced Turf Technology 5510
Aervoe Industries 5514
Affinity Agency Group 5525
Affordable Turf and Specialty
Tire 2445
Ag Specialties 3625
AgSource Harris Laboratories 2429
AgStone 1704
AlgaeGreen - OGT 1710
A & L Western Laboratories 5049
Amega Sciences 1915
American Express OPEN 2240
Amvac Environmental
Products 3357
The Andersons 2131
Anuvia Plant Nutrients 2052
A P E Brushes 2105
Aqua-Aid 3927
Aqua Control Water Features 3920
AquaMaster Fountains and
Aerators 3619
AquaSmart Enterprises 4402
Aquatrols 3132
ARAG 5051
Arborjet 1211
Armada Technologies 2010
ASB taskTracker 4606
ASGCA 5341
Atlantic Installations 4822
Atlas Turf International 5550
Editor’s note: The following is a list of exhibitors at the 2016 Golf Industry Show in San Diego and their booth numbers as of Dec. 15, 2015.
Audubon International 5411
AUSA Center S L U 5253
B
Bannerman Limited 4928
Barenbrug USA 3441
Baroness 4315
Basemapp 5002
BASF 2919
Bayco Golf 2809
Bayer 4327
Bernhard and Co 1429
Better Billy Bunker 5451
BIGGA 1647
Billy Goat Industries 3633
Bishop Enterprises 1416
Bissell Big Green Commercial
Equipment 2063
Blackburn Manufacturing Co 2104
BLEC Turf Equipment 5144
Blinder Bunker 5147
Blue Planet Environmental 4924
Brandt 1441
Brandt iHammer 1441
Brookside Agra 4907
Brookside Laboratories 1240
Broyhill Co 3350
Buffalo Turbine 5225
Bunker Magic 2015
BunkersPlus 2059
Bunker Solutions 941
Burlingham Seeds 2011
B&Y EV 5010
C
Campbell Scientific 5217
Campey Imants 4025
Capillary Concrete 5551
Capstan Ag Systems 3656
Carbtrol Corp 3621
CartTrac 5556
Cenntro Automotive 1043
Champion Turf Farms 4350
Chapin 1205
Charah Agricultural Products 2158
Charter Software 5506
Cheesebrough Corp 2047
Chem-Turf 2555
Clearwater Recycling System 1645
Club Car 2241
Club Prophet Systems 940
CMF Global 4825
Colorado Lining Intl 5526
Columbia Seeds 2055
Compass Minerals 1444
Coursigns 3728
Crop Production Services 2710
Crosshairs Golf 5546
Crown Battery Manufacturing
Co 4000
Crystal Green by Ostara 4814
Cub Cadet 4017
Custom Agronomics 3821
Cylex Signs 5507
D
Dakota Peat 2433
Dakota Equipment 2123
Delta Bluegrass Co 1456
Delta-Q Technologies 3557
Dennis & SISIS 2517
D H R Construction 4914
Diamond K Gypsum 4721
DiscGolfPark 5301
Ditch Witch 1311
DLF International Seeds 3433
Dongguan Excellence Golf &
Sightseeing Car Co 1411
Dongguan Lvtong Golf &
Sightseeing Car Co 2415
Dow AgroSciences 1531
Dream Turf Equipment 5151
Drill and Fill Manufacturing 4241
Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare 1705
DryJect 2140
DryJect Infuse 2141
DSG Global 1415
Duininck Golf 5452
Durabunker 2153
Dura-Line Corp 2258
Dura Plastic Products 5122
E
Eagle Golf & Landscape
Products 5529
Eagle One Golf Products 3841
Eagle Parts & Products 1317
Earthway Products 2211
EarthWorks Natural Organic
Products 2511
East Coast Sod & Seed 4727
Easy Picker Golf Products 3917
Ecobunker 5457
Ecologel Solutions 2544
Engage Agro USA 5317
Enovative Technologies 835
EnP Turf 2455
Entegra 2532
Environmental Design 4817
Environmental Manufacturing
Solutions 1643
EnviroTech Soil Solutions 1605
EP Aeration 2151
e-par USA 5626
Equipment & Engine Training
Council 4701
Equipto (Clubstor) 1810
ESD Waste2Water 1511
ETS Corp 2004
Evergreen Turf Covers 1811
Ewing Irrigation and Landscape
Supply 4224
Exacto 1029
E-Z-GO/Cushman 3340
ezLocator 840
TRADE SHOW EXHIBITORS
*AMVAC recommended snow mold control program includes TURFCIDE®
at 8 fl . oz. and Concert®
II at 8.5 fl . oz.
© 2015 AMVAC Chemical Corporation. All rights reserved. AMVAC, TURFCIDE, the AMVAC and AEP logos are trademarks owned by AMVAC Chemical Corporation.
Concert II is a trademark of Syngenta Group Company. Always read and follow label directions. www.amvac-chemical.com. AV-2015-TURFCIDE100WS
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Contact your AMVAC/AEP distributor or call AMVAC at 1-888-GO AMVAC (1-888-462-6822). Learn more at amvac-chemical.com.
Snow mold’s unluckiest number.
TURFCIDE®. 13 fi eld trials. At least 94% control. 100% of the time.
Recent fi eld trials compared the performance of TURFCIDE, as part of AMVAC’s
recommended fairway snow mold control program, to competitive programs.
The results proved that the AMVAC program was not only more effective than the
competition, but it also provided excellent snow mold control. In all 13 trials.
SEE THE DATA. Visit amvac-chemical.com to learn more.
94%
100%
of the trials.
TURFCIDE provided at least
control in
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Golf Course Builders Association
of America Foundation 5545
Golf Course Industry 1911
Golf Course Management 5433
Golf Course Trades 5246
Golfdom 4715
Golf-Flag 1749
Golf Preservations 1327
Golf Safety 1010
Golf Sign Co 1604
GopherX 1003
Gowan USA 5045
GPS Technologies/
To The Green 5540
Graden 5116
Grand View Media 2654
Grassland Oregon 1345
GreenActivator 1953
GreenJacket 3629
Greenleaf Technologies 4725
Greenman Machinery Co 4614
GreenONE Industries 5407
GreenScan 3D 3822
GreensGroomer WorldWide 5327
Greensmiths 2248
Greenstester 5423
Greg Norman Golf Course
Design 1641
Grigg Brothers 1441
Gro-Power 2043
Ground2Control 5419
Groundsman Industries 4255
Group Transportation Services
(GTS) 4818
Growth Products Ltd 1523
GT Air Inject/ Air2G2
Machine 5321
H
Hahn Application Products 4906
Haifa North America 5425
Harco Fittings 2253
Harper Turf Equipment 4051
Healthy Ponds by Bioverse 5528
Heritage Links 5557
Hole in White/
Kirby Markers 3447
Holganix 4608
Quality Rotary Mowers for a world that isn’t fat. Visit us online at Lastec.com or call 800.515.6798
for more information.
© 2015 Lastec Inc.
F
Fairmount Minerals 5346
Fairway Stone/Georgia Granite
Signs 5421
Fannin Tree Farm 5654
FINN Corp 4050
First Products 4354
Fisher Barton Blades 4922
Flat Paths 2403
Flight Systems Industrial
Products 2162
Floratine Products Group 4232
Flowtronex, a Xylem Brand 3933
FMC Corp 1941
Focus Golf Products 2505
Foley United 4941
ForeUP 741
Forsta Filters 5223
The Fountainhead Group 1548
From Tee to Green 3716
Fujimi 2425
Fullriver Battery
Manufacturing 1313
FusionCast 930
G
g2 Turftools 1011
Gail Materials 4821
Gandy Co 5207
Garia 4917
GenNext Biotech 3818
Geoponics Corp 4828
GG Markers 4807
Global Turf Equipment 2533
Golden West Industrial
Supply 2015
Golf BMP Solutions 1010
GolfBoard 1603
GolfCo International 1141
Golf Course Accessories
Direct 733
Golf Course Architecture 5409
Golf Course Builders Association
of America 5541
Huma Gro Turf 1615
Humate International 3916
Hunter Industries 4031
Hustler Turf Equipment 1332
Hydro Engineering 2003
I
IBS Club Software 910
iGolf 4826
I-moil, From The Ground Up 5628
Indigrow Ltd 4920
Infinite Trading 2504
Inject-O-Meter Fertigation
Pumps 3725
Innova Champion Discs 1105
Intelligro 3127
Iowa State University 1246
ISCO Industries 3724
IVI-Golf/Sandtrapper 3544
J
Jack Link’s Protein Snacks 924
Jacobsen, a Textron Co 2941
Jacobsen Certified
Pre-Owned 3325
JCM Industries 4916
J Davis Marking Systems 5055
Jett Enterprises 1905
John Deere 1625
Johnston Seed Co 2955
JRM Inc 5241
J R Simplot Co 4840
Justrite Manufacturing Co 1111
K
K100 Fuel Treatment/Kinetic Fuel
Technology 4824
Kansas State University 1356
Kasco Marine 3930
K B Industries 5001
Kesmac Brouwer Turf 3054
King Innovation 3726
King Ranch Turfgrass -
MiniVerde Greens 5445
Kirby Markers 3447
Klingstone 1812
Knox Fertilizer Co 4707
Kochek Co 3945
Koch Turf & Ornamental 2714
Kohler Co Engine Division 5307
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FOR PRESIDENT
Peter J. Grass, CGCS
Peter J. Grass, CGCS, has been the superintendent at Hilands Golf Club in Billings, Mont., since 1991, and has been employed at the club since 1975. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Eastern Montana College in Billings.
A 31-year member of GCSAA, Grass has been on the GCSAA Board of Directors since 2009. He currently serves as the chairman of the Industry Advisory Council and the Membership Ap-peals Task Group.
Grass is a member and former president of the Peaks & Prairies GCSA.
Statement
I am honored to be nominated by the Peaks & Prairies GCSA for the offce of GCSAA presi-dent. I appreciate the trust and support that members bestow upon not only myself, but upon the entire board and our staff to work and advocate on their behalf. I have always been a proud member and supporter of GCSAA, but now even more so, because I know what our association does for each member, their facility and the game of golf every day.
To me, being a leader is using what you have learned from your life experiences — the good things you have accomplished, and also the mistakes you have made — to help you in the deci-sion-making process. As president, your role includes all the things you have done as a director/offcer the frst seven years, and adds in many additional duties, the main ones being presiding over all board activities and much more representation of GCSAA at golf industry meetings and events. I am prepared to handle these responsibilities and feel confdent that my fellow directors and I, along with Rhett (Evans, GCSAA CEO) and our exceptional staff, will always serve the needs of you, the member, and the needs of the golf industry.
As I gather with superintendents and their staff members locally, regionally and some at a national level, I hear about and see the dedication and passion these men and women have for providing their players a great golf experience, protecting the environment and using our natural resources wisely. GCSAA must continue to help our members be recognized as professionals who are key to the success of their facilities, both in terms of course experience and as a part of the facility’s management team as well.
We as an association are guided by our mission, vision and values. With all decisions and expenditures, our base question needs to be, “How will this help the member, the industry and the game?” It is essential that what we do with our limited resources is making a positive differ-ence. Showing value for your membership dues and industry investments is of great importance.
In our personal and professional lives, we often get stressed about — and sometimes disap-pointed about — how much further we think we have to go to achieve our goals. What we forget to do is look back and see how far we have come. In my opinion, GCSAA has come a long way in my 31 years of membership. That is not to say it is OK to stay where we are; we just need to be proud of what we have done and continue to improve as best we can.
I will close by thanking my employer, the Hilands Golf Club, for its support of my GCSAA service. Thanks also to my wife, Charlene, and my family for their help and understanding, along with my grounds staff for keeping things going while I am attending to GCSAA business.
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Bill H. Maynard, CGCS
Bill H. Maynard, CGCS, has served as the director of golf course management at The Country Club of St. Albans (Mo.) since 2013. Previously, he served as the superintendent at Milburn Golf and Country Club in Overland Park, Kan.; Champion Hills Club in Hendersonville, N.C.; and The Virginian Golf Club in Bristol, Va. He has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
A 29-year member of GCSAA, Maynard has been a member of the board of directors since 2010. He currently serves as the chairman of the Chapter Affliation Agreement and Conference Educa-tion task groups and the Certifcation Committee, and serves as vice chairman of the Industry Ad-visory Council.
Maynard is a member of the Mississippi Valley GCSA. He also previously served as president of the Heart of America GCSA and on the board of directors of the Carolinas GCSA.
Statement
I am honored to be nominated for the offce of vice president by the Mississippi Valley chapter of GCSAA. Having the chance to serve our association for the past six years has been an incredible learning experience. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve you.
The board of directors, myself included, wants our association to be seen as the global leader in golf course management. To achieve that goal, we have established fve key priorities for the future of our association. They are technology, feld staff, advocacy, education and fnancial success.
The new GCSAA Plus app brings the tools you need to your handheld devices. Technology for the golf course management industry is rapidly changing and is a high priority for our association.
If you haven’t been to a local chapter meeting in a while, make it a priority to attend the next one. Our chapters are a great way for you to stay connected to your peers and learn more about what GCSAA can do for you. Our leadership is closing the perceived disconnect between the local chap-ter and the national association by bringing a GCSAA feld staff member to your chapter. Please contact your feld staff representative to discover what your association can do for you. You might be surprised!
Our advocacy platform continues to strengthen. One of the most important things we can do for our association and you as a member is advocate for our profession. Our presence on Capitol Hill during National Golf Day has continued to infuence key members of Congress. We do have a voice on Capitol Hill. Locally, I encourage you to join the Grassroots Ambassador program. When you do, you will be given tools and resources to aid in meetings with your local and state government offcials. It is a great way to bring advocacy home to your facility. Believe me, it will be worth every minute you put into it.
I desire to continue positioning GCSAA as the “gold standard” of golf course management edu-cation. In my opinion, no other association does golf course management education better than GCSAA. Please take part in the new education offerings that will be available at the Golf Industry Show in San Diego this February. You will not be disappointed, and you’ll be glad you did!
As your secretary/treasurer for GCSAA and the Environmental Institute for Golf, I understand the fnancial challenges we face. I am proud of our prudent business practices that have kept our spending within the confnes of our declining revenues. I am equally proud that GCSAA is working collaboratively with the USGA, the PGA of America and the PGA Tour to support key initiatives that will drive fnancial support and exposure to the public.
It is a great honor to serve you and this association. I look forward to listening to your concerns and working hard to address them. Thank you for your consideration and your continued support in 2016.
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FOR SECRETARY/TREASURER
Rafael Barajas, CGCS
Rafael Barajas, CGCS, is the director of golf course operations at Boca Grove Plantation and Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla., a position he began in December 2015. He had been the golf course superintendent at Hacienda Golf Club in La Habra Heights, Calif., since 1995. Before that, he was superintendent at Palm Desert (Calif.) Country Club; direc-tor of golf course maintenance at Desert Lakes Golf Club in Fort Mohave, Ariz.; and superintendent at various courses for American Golf Corp. He has a certifcate in turfgrass management from the University of California, Riverside.
A 30-year member of GCSAA, Barajas has served on the national board of directors since 2011. He currently serves as the chairman of the Member Standards, Employer and Research Proposal Review task groups, and is vice chairman of the Plant Health Academy and Scholarships, and International Initiative task groups. He is also a two-year member of GCSAA’s Finance Committee, and sits on the Environmental Institute for Golf ’s Board of Trustees.
Barajas is a member and former president of both the GCSA of Southern California and the California GCSA.
Statement
I am truly grateful and honored to have served during the past fve years on the GCSAA board. Of utmost impor-tance is my sincere appreciation to the members of GCSAA for the privilege of serving you at the national level. The support and trust is greatly appreciated. The prospect of continuing my service as secretary/treasurer is an opportunity that will be treated with the dedication that the position requires and deserves. The enthusiastic support and guidance over the years from the following chapters remains the catalyst for my efforts and a primary driving force behind my passion and motivation for our industry: the Central California GCSA, Sierra Nevada GCSA and California GCSA. The boards of directors for the aforementioned chapters have continually expressed faith in my ability to lead our as-sociation at the highest level, which is a tremendous honor.
My tenure of more than 30 years as a member of GCSAA has afforded me an opportunity to call numerous chap-ters “home,” including the Southern California GCSA, the Hi-Lo Desert GCSA, the Central California GCSA and the California GCSA. Now, with the additional experience I’ve gained as a national director during the past fve years — the past two years on the Finance Committee, and this year as a member of the board of trustees of the EIFG — and in particular the knowledge gained from those with whom I’ve served, I am more excited and prepared than ever to help grow our profession and industry. The aforementioned involvement at the national level has given me a keen understanding of the organization’s fnances and priorities. The economic challenges of recent years are still present, thus the need to balance our desire for fscal prudence with the responsibility of advancing our core values and mission.
In my opinion, the local chapters and the members within those chapters remain the lifeblood of our organization. The national association must stay committed to supporting the local chapters and ensuring ongoing and effective communication across the various states and throughout the nation. We derive great strength and vitality from the local chapters in our organization, but the national association can provide the synergy that brings us together and makes us stronger.
The association’s commitments to remaining at the forefront of technology, education and professionalism are ini-tiatives that I wholeheartedly support and will work hard to preserve. Additionally, as an association we must remain proactive in educating legislators and the public about the environmental, economic and recreational benefts of our industry. With the plethora of issues before us, not the least of which are water scarcity, environmental regulations and labor issues, we must remain proactive in ways that continue to promote our image as leaders and change agents at the forefront of our industry.
Having served as a chapter delegate, in addition to 18-plus years on several GCSAA committees, I have a unique perspective and keen understanding of the attributes necessary to lead this association into the future. To serve as a GCSAA offcer, one must be passionate, knowledgeable, personable and objective, among other things. These are the values that continue to guide me in my ongoing commitment as a director and leader at the national level. As I’ve acknowledged on many occasions, although I have committed many hours of service to the association, the rewards, both personally and professionally, have always made my efforts pale in comparison to the benefts. My strong belief in volunteerism and giving back remains, and I would encourage my fellow members to do the same.
I remain grateful for the unfettered support of the board of directors, membership and staff of Hacienda Golf Club. I’d also like to thank my family for always supporting me and encouraging me in my personal and professional en-deavors. With gratitude and humility, I ask that you consider my record of service and my dedication to the industry. I hope you will seriously consider my qualifcations and support my election to the offce of GCSAA secretary/treasurer.
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FOR SECRETARY/TREASURER
Darren J. Davis, CGCS
Darren J. Davis, CGCS, has served as the golf course superintendent at Olde Florida Golf Club in Naples since 1992. Prior experience included two stints at Augusta National Golf Club, the frst as an apprentice superintendent and the second as an IPM specialist. Davis also served as the assistant superintendent at The Loxahatchee Club in Jupiter, Fla. He earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Florida Gulf Coast University and a turfgrass management certifcate from Penn State University.
A 26-year GCSAA member, Davis has served on the GCSAA Board of Directors since 2012. He currently serves as the chairman of the Government Relations Committee and the Communications-Outreach and Environmental Profle task groups, as well as vice chairman of the Certifcation Committee and the Technology Innovation, Tech-nology Testing and Research Proposal Review task groups.
Davis is a member and past president of both the Everglades GCSA and Florida GCSA. He is also a past president of the Florida Turfgrass Association and a current director for the Musser International Turfgrass Foundation.
Statement
Thank you for the confdence you have placed in me to serve on the GCSAA Board of Directors over the past four years. It has been an honor and a pleasure to work with fellow directors, GCSAA staff, chapter leaders, committees, task groups and countless other dedicated and talented individuals. I strive to serve each member of the association, and I remain steadfast in that commitment.
I am also devoted to enhancing the perception of the golf course superintendent and promoting the signifcant value he or she provides to the game of golf and the environment. During my time on the board of directors, we have achieved a tremendous amount of success in this area. The recent “Thank a Golf Course Superintendent” campaign is one example, and I am eager to build on this momentum and continue advancing the mission of GCSAA.
The game of golf and those employed in the industry have faced mounting challenges in recent years. Still, I have always felt blessed to be able to do what I love — to work as a golf course superintendent and enjoy the many benefts that come with the job.
From the onset of my career when I frst joined GCSAA, and over the course of my 26 years of membership, I have taken advantage of the programs and services the association offered. The association has provided me with priceless support, knowledge and guidance that I would not have been able to receive elsewhere — at any cost.
My participation in GCSAA at the local, state and national levels has also afforded me opportunities too numer-ous to list. Serving the association at each of these levels over the past 20 years has been a privilege, and has allowed me to grow professionally and give back a fraction of what I have received.
As a director, I am committed to ensuring the association continues to provide our members with the same excel-lent educational opportunities, professional development programs and networking opportunities that have helped me become the superintendent I am today. Obviously the needs of GCSAA members are ever-evolving, and I am excited to assist in providing our members with improvements in the technology we offer and the evolving methods of communication.
Today, I am truly humbled to have been nominated for the position of secretary/treasurer of GCSAA, and I would consider it a privilege to continue serving the membership in this capacity. I am extremely appreciative for the sup-port and letters of nomination for the secretary/treasurer position provided by the Florida, Calusa, Central Florida, Everglades, Florida West Coast, North Florida, Palm Beach, Ridge, South Florida, Suncoast and Treasure Coast chapters of GCSAA.
My employer, my team and the members at Olde Florida Golf Club continue to strongly encourage me to serve GCSAA, and I am extremely grateful for their unwavering support of my efforts to give back to the golf industry and the golf course superintendent profession. Finally, I am grateful for the encouragement, advice and support of numer-ous GCSAA past presidents, chapter leaders, GCSAA members and so many others in the industry.
Thank you again for placing your trust in me by electing me to serve, and for your continued support. I hope that you will allow me the opportunity to continue serving you as secretary/treasurer of GCSAA.
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FOR DIRECTOR
Kevin P. Breen, CGCS
Kevin P. Breen, CGCS, has served as the superintendent at La Rinconada Country Club in Los Gatos, Calif., since 2011. Prior to that, he served as the director of maintenance at Lahontan Golf Club in Truckee, Calif., and as the superintendent at Los Alamos (N.M.) Golf Course. He has bachelor’s degrees in horticulture/turf from Colorado State University in Fort Collins and in meteorology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
A 25-year member of GCSAA, Breen has served on the GCSAA Board of Directors since 2015. He is currently the chairman of the Environmental Awards, BMP Grant, Melrose Leader-ship Academy and Plant Health Academy and Scholarships task groups, and is vice chairman of the Affliation Agreement Task Group.
Breen is a member and past president of both the Sierra Nevada GCSA and the California GCSA. He has also previously served as a superintendent representative on the California Alli-ance for Golf and the Nevada Golf Industry Alliance.
Statement
I am again stepping forward to run for GCSAA board service for the sole purpose of serving the superintendents of our industry. I came to this decision with no personal motives or agen-das, and only one ambition: to work in concert with others, to listen, learn and grow, and to be a person who others are proud to have representing them. It was how I approached my previous board service at the state and local levels and as a GCSAA director, and it proved to be successful in building relationships that resulted in great personal and professional successes.
I have had the beneft of being on boards and committees with past presidents of GCSAA, and I have found their leadership inspiring, and have learned from their experience. I believe I know the dedication, commitment and temperament necessary to serve successfully on the GCSAA board. I am confdent that I have those characteristics for success, and will be an asset to the members of GCSAA. Should the opportunity to become president of GCSAA arise, I would welcome that occasion, but today I am a candidate for director, and I am focused on the responsibilities and the rewards of that position.
In summary, I am running for the GCSAA board to serve the industry and represent those who would elect me in a selfess manner. My background, experiences and record bolster my confdence that I am qualifed and capable of fulflling the duties of the position. The sup-port and encouragement of my local association, the GCSAA of Northern California, and past GCSAA board members is encouraging as well.
I thank you for your service and consideration of my candidacy.
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FOR DIRECTOR
Jefrey F. Millies, CGCS
Jeffrey F. Millies, CGCS, has served as the golf course superintendent at Edgewood Golf Course in Big Bend, Wis., since 1988. Previously, he was an assistant superintendent at Terradyne Country Club in Andover, Kan. He has a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from Iowa State University in Ames and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix in Milwaukee.
A 31-year member of GCSAA, Millies has served on several GCSAA committees and task groups, most recently the Environmental Awards Task Group. He has represented the Wisconsin GCSA at the Chapter Delegates Meeting on three occasions.
Millies is a member and former president of the Wisconsin GCSA. He currently serves as a super-visor for the town of Vernon, Wis.
Statement
I consider it a great honor to be nominated as a candidate for the 2015 GCSAA Board of Direc-tors. I am thankful and humbled to receive this nomination from my peers at the Wisconsin GCSA. I have been a proud member and supporter of GCSAA for 31 years, and can honestly say golf has been part of my entire life. I had the privilege of growing up on a golf course, and I am a fourth-generation superintendent. My great-grandfather became involved in the golf industry starting back during the Great Depression in Hillside, Ill., and now I am part of the family business in Big Bend, Wis.
This has afforded me unique opportunities and challenges. In my early years, I was able to be part of the design and construction of expanding the facility to 36 holes. Budget constraints have always been a problem being a superintendent in a family business. This has caused me to become a hands-on type of superintendent, making me a creative problem solver and effcient in my daily activities. Networking with other superintendents within my local chapter has always been an important prior-ity. I realized no one person is as smart as a group of individuals. Solutions and new ideas are among us; you just need to communicate and listen.
I have come to believe that your greatest success is measured by what you have accomplished through serving others. When I was serving on the board of my local chapter, I was blessed and hon-ored to work with other superintendents who share that deep commitment to grow our profession. Those years serving on the Wisconsin GCSA board had many diffcult but very rewarding experi-ences, ranging from legislative issues to hiring a chapter manager to implementing an online auction that benefts turfgrass research.
These experiences inspired me to become involved with local government, where I also serve as town supervisor. Accomplishments through serving others is exhilarating and motivating. As a GCSAA director, I will keep this same enthusiasm to beneft our association and give back to an in-dustry that has truly made me who I am today.
I believe local chapters and their members drive GCSAA’s success, as well as our collaboration with allied partners. These relationships are vital components to GCSAA, as well as to the future of golf. In order to grow the game of golf, we must work together. No organization can do it alone, but together, great things can be accomplished. It is imperative that we continue to strengthen these rela-tionships while promoting the role of the superintendent.
In general, superintendents are a take-charge group of individuals. No job is too big or challenge too great. We are a determined group that is always willing to invest in the success of our facility, chapter and national association. The talent within our profession always amazes me, and by working together, I am confdent we can continue to build upon previous success. I am committed to growing the success of GCSAA while promoting the role and value of the golf course superintendent.
I respectfully thank you for your consideration.
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Rory Van Poucke
Rory Van Poucke has served as the golf course superintendent and general manager at Apache Sun Golf Course in San Tan Valley, Ariz., since 1998. He is also a previous owner of the facility. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business from North Central College in Naperville, Ill.
A 24-year member of GCSAA, Van Poucke currently serves on GCSAA’s Membership Appeals Task Group, and has been a past representative of the Cactus & Pine GCSA at GCSAA’s Chapter Del-egates Meeting.
Van Poucke is a member and the current president of the Cactus & Pine GCSA. He is also a member of the Club Managers Association of America, the USGA and the National Golf Foundation.
Statement
I would like to state that it’s an honor and privilege to be considered as a candidate for GCSAA’s Board of Directors. I am honored and grateful to be nominated by the Cactus & Pine GCSA to possibly be a board member. If elected, I will bring the same passion and dedication to the national board that I have brought to our local chapter and to the golf industry.
I believe that I can offer a different perspective and insight to the GCSAA Board of Directors. One way I can bring a different perspective is by having been an owner of Apache Sun Golf Club for more than 17 years, which included a broad range of responsibilities, such as being grounds course superinten-dent as well as the general manager.
I have also become very active in government advocacy. The one area that has become very important in the Southwest has been water usage issues. I was told by our water provider in 2012 that the water from the Central Arizona Project would no longer be available. I then did some additional research and found that there were other golf courses affected by this action. I became very involved with the Central Arizona Project board and was able to get two extensions for the golf courses. I continue to go to many board meetings to stay current with issues and keep superintendents updated.
This past year, I attended the conferences of the Colorado Water User Association in Las Vegas and the Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainable Water Practices conference. I was also able to attend Na-tional Golf Day in Washington, D.C., this past spring as the Arizona representative, and I met person-ally with Arizona congressmen Paul Gosar and Matt Salmon. Last winter, I was able to host Congress-man Gosar at Apache Sun Golf Club at a roundtable discussion, which gave us another opportunity to discuss issues facing golf. It’s important that we have a seat at the table. This past year, with the help of the Cactus & Pine GCSA, we have been able to work closely with the different allied golf associations, which included the PGA of America, National Golf Course Owners Association and the Club Manag-ers Association of America. I want to continue to strengthen our relationship with these associations to help the golf industry. Lastly, I’ve also worked extensively with GCSAA feld staff member Jeff Jensen on these issues concerning our members. I’m hopeful that, if elected, I could continue the fne work that GCSAA has done over the years.
The past 26 years at Apache Sun Golf Club, along with my experience at Woodridge Golf Club in Lisle, Ill., have provided me the broad range of experiences that gives me the insight to meet the chal-lenges that the golf industry is facing today and will face in the future. I want to give back to the golf in-dustry what golf has provided me and my family. In closing, I would like to thank my employer, Apache Sun Golf Club, the Cactus & Pine GCSA and my family for their support. Lastly, I would like to thank the GCSAA members and Nominating Committee for their consideration of me for the GCSAA Board of Directors.
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FOR DIRECTOR
John Walker
John Walker has served as the director of golf course maintenance at Bentwater Yacht & Country Club in Montgomery, Texas, since 2013. Previously, he served as superintendent at Blackhorse Golf Club in Cypress, Texas; Shadow Hawk Country Club and Houstonian Country Club in Richmond, Texas; Inwood Forest Golf & Country Club in Houston; and Weston Lakes Country Club in Fulshear, Texas. Walker has a bachelor’s degree in agronomy from Texas A&M University.
A 30-year member of GCSAA, Walker previously served on GCSAA’s Chapter Relations, Scholarship, and Tournament and Conference committees, in addition to the Conference and Show Resource Group and the Tournament Task Group.
Walker is a member and former president of both the South Texas GCSA and the Lone Star GCSA. He is also a member and serves on the board of directors of the Texas Turf-grass Association.
Statement
Successful superintendents do not happen by accident. There are many factors that are part of the equation to equal success. Years of education are necessary, and the ability to plan your career is essential to achieving success. I believe that every superintendent must also pos-sess two individual traits that cannot be taught — you either have them or you don’t. Those traits are passion and perseverance. Passion can get you motivated to start a project, and it will usually keep you motivated to get the project completed. But sometimes there are unforeseen problems that can get in the way of your desired result. This is where perseverance is necessary to complete the task. You may have to modify your plan to get the desired results, but without passion and perseverance, you might just decide to quit.
I have had a strong passion to be a leader in all the associations and organizations that I have been involved with. I have been on the board of directors for three different associations, and I have held executive offcer positions, including president, in two of those associations. I have had the opportunity to serve on many national committees with GCSAA, which has helped me grow as a leader. Several years ago, I felt a strong desire to be a part of our leader-ship with GCSAA. I have spent more than 20 years being involved in leadership roles with our local and state organizations to prepare me for this endeavor. I have had passion for these roles the entire time. I am now calling on my perseverance and your help as I continue my campaign for director for the GCSAA board. I have been a member of this association for 30 years, and I would like the opportunity to give back and serve you as one of the directors. My passion for leadership is as strong as ever, and with your support, I know I will do a great job.
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In 1980, I set off on my career path by working at Lilac Brothers Golf Course in New-port, Mich. The Lilacs were 70-year-old twin brothers who had made their fortune (or so I was told) by making Walter Hagen’s golf clubs and eventually selling the patent to Spalding. Besides the brothers, I was the only crew mem-ber, and my only responsibility was to mow rough by driving a Ford 2000 tractor pulling a seven-reel gang unit.
A year later, I had gained enough trust from the Lilacs that they allowed me to mow fair-ways with a similar yet different set of gang units. The reason for my promotion was I’d learned how to avoid “marcelling” the roughs with the gang units. Marcelling means “wavy or rippled,” which explains why the word “mar-celled” appears on the bags of some brands of rippled potato chips.
In the world of turfgrass, the frequency of clip (FOC) should equal the height of cut (HOC). Marcelling of turfgrass most often oc-curs when a mower is traveling faster than the reel blades can clip the grass. In short, FOC is the distance between “clips,” meaning the smaller the FOC number, the greater the num-ber of clips. Therefore, when reel speed is slower than ground speed, there is too much space be-tween clips, which results in marcelling. When reel speed is faster than ground speed, there is an increased chance of tissue bruising and po-tential turfgrass decline.
Factors that can impact the FOC include the number of blades on a reel, speed of the reel rotation and ground speed of the mower. Obviously, the number of blades is fxed once the initial purchase is made, and today’s walk-behind mowers, as well as many ride-on reel mowers, have the reels and ground speeds synced to alleviate operator error that often re-sults in marcelling.
With that said, there is a notion that FOC can be a signifcant management component to promote turfgrass health and improve play-ing conditions. In 2012, a two-year study was initiated at Michigan State University to in-vestigate three FOCs on mowers with bench setting HOCs of 0.080, 0.110 and 0.140 inch.
The study used nine Toro Greensmaster Flex 2100s with 14-blade reels and EdgeMax mi-cro-cut bedknives. For each HOC, there were mowers set at FOCs of 0.100, 0.126 and 0.149 inch. Data collection included green speed measurements, disease observations and clip-ping weights. Given statements made in the literature, MSU researchers anticipated that plots mowed with mowers having the smallest difference between FOC and HOC would re-sult in the best playing conditions (measured as green speed) and the least amount of disease.
After two years, plots mowed at the low-est HOC (0.08 inch) had the greatest green speed, the most moss and the most clippings compared with plots mowed at a higher HOC. Additionally, plots maintained at the high-est HOC (0.140 inch) resulted in the slowest green speeds, the greatest amount of dollar spot and the least amount of clippings. Because all of those results are intuitive (though they may take some thought to digest), they certainly verify the study design. This is important, be-cause the study also found that FOC had “no impact” on green speed, disease, or even the amount of clippings collected when mowed at any of the three HOCs.
Thanks to improvements in technology, marcelling is not as big of a concern when training new employees as it was when I started my career with the Lilac Brothers. HOCs are certainly lower than they were 36 years ago, and results from this study hint that as mow-ing heights decrease, the “range of forgiveness” between FOC and HOC expands. On a day-to-day management basis, that is a good thing. With that said, be on the lookout for the rest of the story on FOC in a future column.
Thomas A. Nikolai, Ph.D., is the turfgrass academic spe-
cialist at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich.,
and a frequent GCSAA educator.
Thomas A. Nikolai, [email protected]
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Water use and conservation, Part 2: Region by regionAn in-depth look at the regional results from GCSAA’s water survey provides superintendents some perspective on water use in their region.
Wendy Gelernter, Ph.D.Larry Stowell, Ph.D.
The December 2015 issue of Golf Course Management documented the U.S. golf indus-try’s impressive progress in water conserva-tion. But there’s more to the story than just national trends. In this article, we examine each of the country’s seven agronomic regions in-depth, looking for answers to the follow-ing questions:
• What factors affect water use? Are they the same in each region of the country?
• In particular, what role does climate play in water use?
• Which regions were most successful in re-ducing water use in the past eight years? Why?
By answering these questions, we hope to provide superintendents with a framework through which they can evaluate their current water use patterns, as well as suggestions for how further progress in water use and conser-vation practices can occur in the future.
North Central region
From 2005 to 2013, water use across this region decreased by 25.7% (Table 1). Adop-
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Water use patternsAcre-feet
2005
Acre-feet
2013
% change
2005-2013
Total water use for all regional facilities 266,575 198,041 -25.7
Median water use/acre 0.95 0.81 -14.7
Median water budget/acre 0.95 0.95
Table 1. Water use patterns in 2005 vs. 2013 in the North Central region.
Water use patterns: North Central region
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Figure 1. Median number of irrigated acres for an 18-hole golf course in the North Central region vs. the U.S., 2013.
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tion of conservation practices resulted in ap-proximately 85% of the decline in water use. A large decrease in the number of regional golf facilities (from 4,127 to 3,925) contributed ap-proximately 15% to the decline in water use.
The region’s moderate temperatures, ad-equate rainfall and fve- to seven-month grow-ing season allow facilities to irrigate fewer acres, with less water and for a smaller portion of the year compared with those in warmer, more arid climates. Roughs are the feature most likely not to be irrigated (Figure 1).
Climate• Average temperatures in the North Central
region are some of the coolest in the U.S. and have a relatively small range, from a low of 37.6 F to a high of 53.7 F, depending on location.
• Rainfall is moderate, with average levels ranging from 1.5 feet to 3.9 feet per year, depending on location.
Conservation practices• In 2013, the percentage of golf courses
using less water per acre than forecast by their water budgets (Table 1) had increased, indicating that water conservation efforts had a positive effect.
• The most common conservation practices were, in order of popularity, using wetting agents, hand watering, keeping turf drier than in the past, adjusting fertilizer prac-tices, and increasing no-mow acres.
• In 2013, 10.7% of North Central golf courses had reduced the number of irri-gated acres. This is more than double the 4.1% from 2005 (Figure 2).
Water costs• In 2013, water costs for an 18-hole golf
course were the lowest among the nation’s seven agronomic regions. Twenty-fve per-cent of all 18-hole courses paid $505 or less per year for water, 50% paid $1,734 or less, and 75% paid $5,950 or less per year.
• In 2013, water cost per acre-foot had de-creased to $40, compared with $67 in 2005.
Water sources• As in 2005, well water was the most com-
monly used water source in 2013 (Table 2). • Between 2005 and 2013, use of all water
sources decreased, with the exception of re-cycled water.
Irrigated acreage reductions for water conservation
North Central
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% of courses that reduced irrigated acreage
19.5%8.2%
22.0%11.9%
20.6%7.9%
36.3%16.7%
23.2%12.1%
37.8%9.6%
12.6%5.2%
10.7%4.1%
Figure 2. Trends in the use of irrigated acreage reductions for water conservation. There was a large increase in the use of this conservation measure in all regions.
Water source2005 2013 Change
2005-2013Total acre-feet
Open water 80,160 52,130 -28,030
Rivers, streams, creeks 32,935 21,610 -11,325
Wells 130,035 92,242 -37,793
Recycled 3,509 9,045 +5,536
Municipal (potable) 11,418 6,794 -4,624
Table 2. Water sources used in the North Central region, 2005 vs. 2013.
Water sources: North Central region
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• Increased use of recycled water contributed to the 40% reduction in the use of pota-ble water.
Northeast region
From 2005 to 2013, water use across this region decreased by 19.4% (Table 3). Adop-tion of conservation practices resulted in ap-proximately 89% of the decline in water use. A decrease in the number of regional golf fa-cilities (from 2,746 to 2,677) contributed ap-proximately 11% to the decline in water use.
The region’s moderate temperatures, ade-quate rainfall and a six- to seven-month grow-ing season allow facilities to irrigate fewer acres, with less water and for a smaller portion of the year compared with those in warmer, more arid climates. Roughs are the feature most likely not to be irrigated (Figure 3).
Climate• Average temperatures in the Northeast re-
gion are cool and have a relatively small range, from a low of 38.4 F to a high of 56.2 F, depending on location.
• Rainfall is moderate to substantial, with av-erage levels ranging from 2.7 feet to 4.6 feet per year, depending on location.
Conservation practices• In 2013, the percentage of northeastern golf
courses using less water per acre than fore-cast by their water budgets (Table 3) had in-creased, indicating that water conservation efforts had a positive effect.
• The most common conservation practices were, in order of popularity, using wetting agents, keeping turf drier than in the past, hand watering, adjusting fertilizer prac-tices, and increasing no-mow acreage.
• In 2013, 12.6% of golf courses in the Northeast had reduced the number of irri-gated acres. This is more than double the 5.2% from 2005 (Figure 2).
Water costs• Water costs for an 18-hole golf course were
Irrigated acres: Northeast region
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Figure 3. Median number of irrigated acres for an 18-hole golf course in the Northeast region vs. the U.S., 2013.
Water use patternsAcre-feet
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Acre-feet
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% change
2005-2013
Total water use for all regional facilities 116,930 94,194 -19.4
Median water use/acre 0.74 0.63 -14.9
Median water budget/acre 0.77 0.73
Table 3. Water use patterns in 2005 vs. 2013 in the Northeast region.
Water use patterns: Northeast region
Water source2005 2013 Change
2005-2013Total acre-feet
Open water 42,609 29,115 -13,494
Rivers, streams, creeks 11,305 10,867 -438
Wells 33,134 29,386 -3,748
Recycled 2,082 2,219 +137
Municipal (potable) 16,153 7,071 -9,082
Table 4. Water sources used in the Northeast region.
Water sources: Northeast region
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the second lowest among the nation’s seven agronomic regions. Twenty-fve percent of all 18-hole courses paid $2,200 or less per year for water, 50% paid $7,200 or less, and 75% paid $23,625 or less per year.
• In 2013, water cost per acre-foot had risen to $667, compared with $245 in 2005.
Water sources
• Open water (lakes and ponds) and well water were the most commonly used water sources in 2013 (Table 4).
• Between 2005 and 2013, use of all water sources decreased, with the exception of re-cycled water.
• Increased use of recycled water contributed to the 56% reduction in the use of pota-ble water.
Pacific region
From 2005 to 2013, water use across this region stayed relatively fat, with a decrease of less than 1% (Table 5). Factors that infu-enced this trend include:• The number of golf facilities decreased
from 655 to 638 — only 2.6% since 2005. As a result, water savings due to reductions in the number of facilities were minimal.
• Although some areas of the Pacifc region suffered from drought in the past sev-eral years, other areas did not. As a result, drought had minimal impact on the re-gional trends in water use between 2005 and 2013.
Climate
• The Pacifc region covers the most climati-cally diverse area of the U.S., ranging from the hot Central Valley of California to the long winters of Alaska to the cool redwood forests of Oregon.
• Because of climate diversity within the Pacifc region, golf courses there exhibit a large range of water use volumes (Figure 4).
• Average temperatures have a large range, from a low of 34.0 F to a high of 62.1 F, depending on location.
Water use patternsAcre-feet
2005
Acre-feet
2013
% change
2005-2013
Total water use for all regional facilities 107,811 107,185 -0.6
Median water use/acre 1.59 1.69 +6.3
Median water budget/acre 1.91 1.90
Table 5. Water use patterns in 2005 vs. 2013 in the Pacifc region.
Water use patterns: Pacifc region
Range of water use values for 18-hole golf courses in 2013
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Figure 4. Range of water use values for 18-hole golf courses in 2013. The horizontal line in each box represents the median water
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west; TR, Transition; UW, Upper West Mountain.
Water use in the Northeast region was 19.4% lower in 2013 than in 2005, with 89% of that decline resulting from the adoption of water conservation practices. Photo courtesy of Merion Golf Club
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• Precipitation varies signifcantly depending on location, from only 0.8 foot per year to a high of 14.2 feet per year.
• The number of irrigated acres is very close to the national median value (Figure 5).
Conservation practices• In 2013, the majority of golf courses used
less water per acre than forecast by their water budgets (Table 5).
• The most common water conservation prac-tices, listed in order of popularity, included using wetting agents, hand watering, keep-ing turf drier than in the past, increasing no-mow acres, using irrigation scheduling techniques, and mulching landscape beds.
• In 2013, 37.8% of Pacifc region golf courses had reduced the number of irri-gated acres. This is more than three times the 9.6% from 2005 (Figure 2).
Water costs• In 2013, water costs for an 18-hole golf
course were the highest among the nation’s seven agronomic regions. Twenty-fve per-cent of all 18-hole courses paid $69,350 or less per year for water, 50% paid $159,730 or less, and 75% paid $367,915 or less per year.
• In 2013, water cost per acre-foot had more
Irrigated acres: Pacifc region
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Figure 5. Median number of irrigated acres for an 18-hole golf course in the Pacifc region vs. the U.S., 2013.
According to the 2013 survey, hand watering was one of the most commonly used conservation practices in the Pacifc region. Photo by Scott Hollister
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than doubled to $1,340, compared with $507 per acre-foot in 2005.
Water sources
• As in 2005, well water was the most com-monly used water source in 2013 (Table 6).
• Between 2005 and 2013, use of all water sources decreased, with the exception of re-cycled water and municipal (potable) water.
Southeast region
From 2005 to 2013, water use across this region was reduced by 39.3%, which was the greatest water use reduction in the country (Table 7). Factors involved in this decrease in water use include:• Implementation of conservation practices,
which contributed to approximately 90% of the water savings.
• The large decrease in the number of golf fa-cilities since 2005 (from 3,250 to 3,046), which contributed to approximately 10% of the water savings.
• Although some areas experienced record rainfall in 2013, other areas in the region received less than average accumulations. As a result, weather had minimal impact on the trends in water use between 2005 and 2013.The Southeast region used 29% of the
total water used by the golf industry in 2013, making this region and the Southwest the highest water-using regions in the country. Reasons for this include the year-round grow-ing season, high temperatures and high num-ber of irrigated acres (Figure 6).
Climate
• Average temperatures in the Southeast re-gion are the warmest in the country and range very widely, from 45.8 F all the way to 77.8 F, depending on location.
• Rainfall varies from moderate (1.7 feet/year) to heavy (5.7 feet/year), depending on location.
• Because of climate diversity within the Southeast region, golf courses there exhibit
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Water use patternsAcre-feet
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Total water use for all regional facilities 904,234 548,524 -39.3
Median water use/acre 2.10 1.56 -25.7
Median water budget/acre 1.60 1.57
Table 7. Water use patterns in 2005 vs. 2013 in the Southeast region.
Water use patterns: Southeast region
Water source2005 2013 Change
2005-2013Total acre-feet
Open water 8,075 6,228 -1,847
Canals 14,583 5,291 -9,292
Rivers, streams, creeks 14,369 11,734 -2,635
Wells 32,352 29,891 -2,461
Recycled 10,253 24,975 +14,722
Municipal (potable) 11,053 20,101 +9,048
Table 6. Water sources used in the Pacifc region.
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a large range of water use volumes (Fig-ure 4).
• Turf is actively growing 12 months of the year in most locations in this region.
Conservation practices• In 2013, approximately 50% of all golf
courses used less water per acre than fore-cast by their water budgets (Table 7).
• The most common water conservation practices, listed in order of popularity, were using wetting agents, keeping turf drier than in the past, hand watering, mulching landscape beds, and adjusting fertilizer practices.
• In 2013, 23.2% of southeastern golf courses had reduced the number of ir-rigated acres. This is almost double the 12.1% from 2005 (Figure 2).
Water costs• Water costs for an 18-hole golf course were
relatively low. Twenty-fve percent of all 18-hole courses paid $11,915 or less per year for water, 50% paid $28,900 or less, and 75% paid $69,900 or less per year.
Water source2005 2013 Change
2005-2013Total acre-feet
Open water 412,809 167,640 -245,169
Canals 21,866 12,822 -9,044
Rivers, streams, creeks 57,316 30,642 -26,674
Wells 217,577 127,824 -89,753
Recycled 145,611 192,849 +47,238
Municipal (potable) 22,706 13,731 -8,975
Table 8. Water sources used in the Southeast region.
Water sources: Southeast region
The Southeast region reduced its water use by 39.3% from 2005 to 2013, the largest decrease among all seven regions. Photo by Montana Pritchard
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• In 2013, water cost per acre-foot had in-creased to $226, compared with $159 in 2005.
Water sources
• While open water (lakes and ponds) was the most heavily used water source in 2005, recycled water was the most heavily used source in 2013 (Table 8).
• Between 2005 and 2013, use of all water sources decreased, with the exception of re-cycled water.
• The Southeast is second only to the South-west in the volume of recycled water that is used.
• Increased use of recycled water contributed to the 39.5% reduction in the use of pota-ble water.
Southwest region
Unlike regions in the northern U.S., the Southwest region did not see a decrease in overall regional water use, water use per facility or acre-feet/acre between 2005 and 2013 (Table 9). One reason for this trend is that the number of golf facilities decreased by only 1.9% (from 1,224 to 1,201) since 2005. As a result, water savings from reductions in irrigated acreage was minimal.
While several areas of the Southwest have suffered from drought in the past several years, other areas have not. As a result, weather had minimal impact on the trends in water use from 2005 to 2013.
The Southwest region used 29% of the total water used by the golf industry in 2013, making this region and the Southeast the highest water-using regions in the country. Reasons for this include the year-round grow-ing season, high temperatures, low rainfall and high number of irrigated acres (Figure 7).
Climate
• Like the Pacifc region, the Southwest region encompasses many highly varied climates that range from the cool and dry Southern California coast to the tropical climate of
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Water source2005 2013 Change
2005-2013Total acre-feet
Open water 25,594 18,296 -7,298
Canals 65,576 60,808 -4,768
Rivers, streams, creeks 13,412 11,420 -1,992
Wells 226,782 202,430 -24,352
Recycled 151,653 193,394 +41,741
Municipal (potable) 73,118 69,201 -3,917
Table 10. Water sources used in the Southwest region.
Water sources: Southwest region
Water use patternsAcre-feet
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Acre-feet
2013
% change
2005-2013
Total water use for all regional facilities 531,189 532,149 +0.2
Median water use/acre 3.29 3.87 +17.6
Median water budget/acre 3.51 3.51
Table 9. Water use patterns in 2005 vs. 2013 in the Southwest region.
Water use patterns: Southwest region
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Hawaii to the Sonoran Desert.• Average temperatures in the Southwest re-
gion are the second highest in the country and range very widely, from 40.5 F to 75.2 F, depending on locations.
• Rainfall varies widely from 0.3 foot/year to 10.2 feet/year, depending on location.
• Because of climate diversity within the Pacifc region, golf courses there exhibit a large range of water use volumes (Figure 4).
• Turf is actively growing 12 months of the year in most locations in this region.
Conservation practices• Use of all water conservation practices in-
creased since 2005, except for use of irriga-tion scheduling, which remained in use by approximately 57% of all respondents.
• The most common water conservation practices, listed in order of popularity, were using wetting agents, hand watering, keep-ing turf drier than in the past, adjusting fer-tilizer practices, and using irrigation sched-uling techniques.
• In 2013, 36.3% of southwestern golf courses had reduced the number of irri-
In the Southwest region, the use of all water conservation practices increased from 2005 to 2013 with the exception of irrigation scheduling, which continued to be used by 57% of all respondents. Photo by Gary Kellner, Dimpled Rock Photography
gated acres. This is more than double the 16.7% from 2005 (Figure 2).
Water costs• In 2013, water costs for an 18-hole golf
course were the second highest in the na-tion. Twenty-fve percent of all 18-hole courses paid $60,300 or less per year for water, 50% paid $140,300 or less, and 75% paid $326,400 or less per year.
• In 2013, water cost per acre-foot had in-creased to $425, from $288 in 2005.
Water sources• As in 2005, well water was the most com-
monly used water source in 2013 (Table 10). • Between 2005 and 2013, use of all water
sources decreased, with the exception of re-cycled water.
• The Southwest uses more recycled water than any other region.
• Increased use of recycled water contributed to the 5.4% reduction in the use of pota-ble water.
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Transition region
From 2005 to 2013, water use across this region decreased by 25.4% (Table 11). Imple-mentation of conservation efforts contributed approximately 83% to this decline. A large decrease in the number of golf facilities in the region (from 2,961 to 2,795) contributed another 17% to the water savings.
The region’s moderate temperatures, ad-equate rainfall and nine-month growing sea-son allow facilities to irrigate fewer acres, with less water and for a smaller portion of the year compared with those in warmer, more arid cli-mates (Figure 8).
Climate• Average temperatures in the Transition re-
gion are moderate, and vary only moderately across the region, from 47.2 F to 68.6 F.
• This region has highly variable average pre-cipitation rates, ranging from only 2.0 feet to as high as 7.1 feet per year.
• Turf is actively growing nine months of the year in most locations in this region. There is little variation in the length of the grow-ing season across the region.
Conservation practices• In 2013, the percentage of golf courses
using less water per acre than forecast by their water budgets (Table 11) had in-creased, indicating that water conservation efforts had a positive effect.
• The most common water conservation practices, listed in order of popularity, were using wetting agents, hand watering, keeping turf drier than in the past, increas-ing no-mow acreage, and adjusting fertil-izer practices.
• In 2013, 20.6% of Transition region golf courses had reduced the number of irri-gated acres. This is more than double the 7.9% from 2005 (Figure 2).
Water costs• In 2013, water costs for an 18-hole golf
course were moderate compared with other
Water use patternsAcre-feet
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2005-2013
Total water use for all regional facilities 243,034 181,379 -25.4
Median water use/acre 0.85 0.60 -29.4
Median water budget/acre 0.91 0.95
Table 11. Water use patterns in 2005 vs. 2013 in the Transition region.
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Water source2005 2013 Change
2005-2013Total acre-feet
Open water 127,418 56,571 -70,847
Rivers, streams, creeks 31,310 18,138 -13,172
Wells 45,721 38,039 -7,682
Recycled 12,682 18,856 +6,174
Municipal (potable) 25,817 25,034 -783
Table 12. Water sources used in the Transition region.
Water sources: Transition region
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regions. Twenty-fve percent of all 18-hole courses paid $4,900 or less per year for water, 50% paid $16,415 or less, and 75% paid $55,400 or less per year.
• In 2013, water cost per acre-foot had in-creased to $690, compared with $423 in 2005.
Water sources• As in 2005, open water (lakes and ponds)
was the most commonly used water source in 2013 (Table 12).
• Between 2005 and 2013, use of all water sources decreased, with the exception of re-cycled water.
Upper West/Mountain region
From 2005 to 2013, water use across this region decreased by 5.4%. Although this region reduced water use by all measures, decreases were not as dramatic as those seen in regions to the east, primarily because this was the only region where the number of golf facilities had increased (from 1,089 to 1,104) rather than decreased since 2005. This was offset by increased conservation measures, which led to reductions in acre-feet used per acre from 2005 to 2013 (Table 13).
Climate• The Upper West/Mountain region is the
largest of the agronomic regions in terms of area. Climates vary greatly, from the deserts of Nevada to the mountains of Colorado to the cold winters of North Dakota.
• Average temperatures in the Upper West/Mountain region are comparatively cool, ranging from 34.4 F to 64.6 F.
• Rainfall varies from quite low (0.4 feet/year) to moderate (4.9 feet/year).
• Because some of the areas of this diverse region receive little rainfall, many facilities must irrigate 100% of their turf acres (Fig-ure 9).
Conservation practices• In 2013, the percentage of golf courses
Water use patternsAcre-feet
2005
Acre-feet
2013
% change
2005-2013
Total water use for all regional facilities 208,785 197,548 -5.4
Median water/acre 2.20 2.07 -5.9
Median water budget/acre 2.17 2.23
Table 13. Water use patterns in 2005 vs. 2013 in the Upper West/Mountain region.
Water use patterns: Upper West/Mountain region
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Figure 9. Median number of irrigated acres for an 18-hole golf course in the Upper West/Mountain region vs. the U.S., 2013.
In the Transition region, median water use per acre was reduced by 29.4% between 2005 and 2013, the largest decrease among all seven regions. Photo by Stephen Szurlej
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The
RESEARCH SAYS
• Climate was by far the most important factor
influencing the dramatic variation in water use
patterns among the nation’s seven agronomic
regions.
• As a result, water use was lowest in the
cool and rainy climates of the Northeast and
Transition regions, and highest in the arid and
warm climates of the Southwest region.
• Climate also influenced the length of the
growing season and the number of irrigated
acres, which in turn had an impact on water
use.
• Regions with the most diverse climates (Pacific,
Southeast and Southwest) also had the greatest
variation in water use from one location to
another.
• The greatest decreases in total water use
observed between 2005 and 2013 occurred in
the Southeast and Transition regions.
• The most important factors involved in water
use reductions included conservation practices,
voluntary reductions in the number of irrigated
acres, and decreased number of golf facilities.
using less water per acre than forecast by their water budgets (Table 13) had in-creased, indicating that water conservation efforts had a positive effect.
• The most common water conservation practices, listed in order of popularity, were using wetting agents, hand watering, keep-ing turf drier than in the past, using irriga-tion scheduling techniques, and adjusting fertilizer practices.
Water sources
• As in 2005, well water was the most com-monly used water source in 2013 (Table 14).
• Between 2005 and 2013, use of all water sources decreased, with the exception of well and municipal (potable) water.
Funding
The second phase of the Golf Course Environmental Profle was conducted by GCSAA through the Environmental Insti-tute for Golf, and funded by the United States Golf Association.
Acknowledgments
The executive summary and the full pub-lic report of the results of the second phase (2005-2013) of the “Water Use and Conser-vation Practices on U.S. Golf Courses” sur-vey are available online at www.gcsaa.org/Environment/Environmental-Profle/Golf-Course-Environmental-Profle-Overview.
Wendy Gelernter, Ph.D. ([email protected] and www.
paceturf.org), and Larry Stowell, Ph.D., are the principals of
PACE Turf LLC, San Diego.
Water source2005 2013 Change
2005-2013Total acre-feet
Open water 25,340 25,095 -245
Canals 38,511 26,053 -12,458
Rivers, streams, creeks 51,651 39,179 -12,472
Wells 55,755 70,368 +14,613
Recycled 25,786 25,165 -621
Municipal (potable) 9,433 21,548 +12,115
Table 14. Water sources used in the Upper West/Mountain region.
Water sources: Upper West/Mountain region
• In 2013, 22.0% of Upper West/Mountain region golf courses had reduced the number of irrigated acres. This is almost double the percentage (11.9%) from 2005 (Figure 2).
Water costs
• In 2013, water costs for an 18-hole golf course were moderate compared with other regions. Twenty-fve percent of all 18-hole courses paid $6,520 or less per year for water, 50% paid $20,430 or less, and 75% paid $64,100 or less per year.
• In 2013, water cost per acre-foot had in-creased to $199, compared with $151 in 2005.
Saddle Rock Golf Course in Aurora, Colo., in the Upper West/Mountain region, uses numerous native plants in the out-of-bounds and rough areas to reduce water use. Photo by Joe McCleary
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CUTTING EDGETeresa Carson
Organic golf course had more bacterial-feeding nematodes
Golf course putting greens can be severely damaged by plant-pathogenic nematodes, and effective control products are limited. An increased understanding of nematode com-munities (plant pathogens and non-plant pathogens) may help develop novel control strategies or products. The aim of this study was to characterize nematode communities on golf courses maintained for more than 10 years with the course’s respective management strategies: organic (no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers), lower-input conventional (fewer applications on fairway and rough but typical applications on putting greens) and conven-tional. Three courses were identifed in Mas-sachusetts, located within about 6 miles (10 km) of each other. Nematode samples were collected on three holes per course over two seasons and two years. The relative abun-dances of each feeding group were compared for each course and area. There were signif-cantly more plant pathogenic nematodes on the greens of the conventional courses than on the organic putting greens. Bacterivores (nematodes that feed on bacteria) were con-siderably more abundant on the organic put-
ting green than on the conventional putting greens. Nematode structure and enrichment indices are strong indicators of the overall soil community health. These indices indicated the organic putting green had a more stable soil community than the conventional put-ting greens. These results suggest that organic management maintains higher levels of free-living nematodes (benefcial for plants) and fewer plant pathogens (less potential for nem-atode damage), and creates a more stable soil environment, which may decrease plant stress and disease pressure. Future research studies will focus on determining which products af-fect nematode communities, to help develop new nematode management strategies. —
Elisha Allan-Perkins, M.S.; Geunhwa Jung, Ph.D.
([email protected]); and Rob Wick, Ph.D., Univer-
sity of Massachusetts, Amherst; and Daniel Man-
ter, Ph.D., USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, Colo.
GDD models of PGR effcacy on bentgrass greens
In the Lubbock, Texas, area, plant growth regulators (PGRs) are used extensively on greens to reduce shoot elongation in summer. The three commercially available chemi-cal PGRs are trinexapac-ethyl (TE) (Primo Maxx), furprimidol (Cutless MEC) and paclobutrazol (Trimmit 2SC). Two newer PGRs are combination products: Legacy (TE + furprimidol) and Musketeer (all three chemistries). Previous research has dem-onstrated reduced effectiveness with TE as temperatures increase; however, similar stud-
ies have not been conducted on other PGRs in the transition zone. The objective of this study was to construct growing degree day (GDD) models for commercially available PGRs. Treatments were applied from May to August, six to eight weeks apart in 2014 and 2015 to demonstrate their full progression at two locations in Lubbock. Clippings were collected from each plot twice per week, oven-dried, and then weighed to determine relative growth compared with untreated controls. Maximum suppression was achieved from 125 to 175 GDD following application with products. Treated plots reached equilibrium growth with untreated plots at 460 to 680 GDD. These values can be benefcial when determining reapplication windows. Using 50% of the complete suppression phase, reap-plication would need to occur at 230 GDD for furprimidol, 250 GDD for paclobutra-zol, 260 GDD for TE, 300 GDD for TE + furprimidol, and 340 for TE + furprimidol + paclobutrazol. Many turf managers from this region have suggested that PGRs other than TE are chosen because they lack a rebound effect. In contrast, our data demonstrated a slight acceleration of shoot growth following suppression for all products. — Ramzi White
and Joseph Young, Ph.D. ([email protected]),
Texas Tech University, Lubbock; and Bill Kreuser,
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Teresa Carson ([email protected]) is GCM’s science editor.
A: Acrobeles species, a bacterivore nematode. B: Hoplo-laimus species or “lance nematode,” a plant-pathogenic nematode. Photo by Elisha Allan-Perkins
This research project was funded in part by the USGA.
A plant growth regulator trial at Meadowbrook GC in Lubbock, Texas, illustrating darker green color observed with sequen-tial applications (left) compared with the untreated control (right) at the conclusion of the trial on Sept. 8, 2015. Photo by Joseph Young
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N was in verdure and thatch. At 18 days after fertilization, only 3% of N was removed in clippings, and none was recovered in leachate. This last point is important, because it sup-ports the fact that correctly fertilized turfgrass is not a signifcant source of N loss to the envi-ronment via downward leaching.
Two years later, much of the applied N had been removed with clippings — 56% and 47% of applied N in the spring and fall fertilizations, respectively. Over the two-year period, the thatch was still storing N, but the amount had decreased to 21% of applied N. This indicated the thatch was intercepting and cycling fertilizer N, serving as a buffer from further movement into the soil and leachate. This cycling occurred as the high-organic-matter thatch frst immobilized the N (mak-ing it temporarily unavailable for plant use) and then released that N through organic mat-ter degradation and mineralization. Over two years, some fertilizer N had moved into the soil, with a total of 21% and 31% of applied N found in spring- and fall-fertilized plots, re-spectively. After two years, N in leachate was minimal, and totaled only 0.2% of N applied.
Thatch is a unique characteristic of turf-grass. As a part of the nitrogen cycle, the thatch immobilizes the N, making it tempo-rarily unavailable to the plant. As this work showed, N is eventually released (the labeled N in thatch decreased over two years), and it will cycle back so that the turfgrass plant can take it up (N in clippings from the labeled fer-tilizer increased over two years). The research clearly demonstrates that a well-maintained turfgrass intercepts and immobilizes applied fertilizer N, creating a long-term system for turfgrass use that does not endanger the sur-rounding environment.
Source: Miltner, E.D., B.E. Branham, E.A. Paul and P.E. Rieke. 1996. Leaching and mass bal-ance of 15N-labeled urea applied to a Kentucky bluegrass turf. Crop Science 36:1427-1433.
Beth Guertal, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Crop,
Soil and Environmental Sciences at Auburn University in
Auburn, Ala., and the editor-in-chief for the American Society
of Agronomy. She is a 19-year member of GCSAA.
Beth Guertal, [email protected]
Twitter: @AUTurfFert
Where was it the last time you looked for it?
(verdure)
Soil nitrogen (N) is kind of like the most high-maintenance date you’ve ever been on. Nitrogen doesn’t show up when it’s supposed to, it disappears for extended periods of time, and it’s hard to keep track of where it went.
This diffculty occurs because soil N is present in soil in many forms, and because many factors control N availability to turf, including soil temperature, soil water content and, most important, the activity of a wide range of microbial organisms in the soil. So, when we apply fertilizer N and want to follow its path through the soil and turf, it’s tough to separate that specifc fertilizer N from the other N that’s already in the system — the N in the clippings, plant, thatch and soil. In research, one way we track and separate the fertilizer N from the other N is by putting a “tag” on it (15N), and this tracer lets us follow our fertilizer N around the system — through the soil and in the plant.
That’s exactly what Bruce Branham, Ph.D., and his then-Ph.D. student (Eric Milt-ner) did, following the movement of urea fer-tilizer for two years in Kentucky bluegrass turf. They examined two different times of fertilizer application (spring and fall), and in both cases, they made fve equal applications of 0.8 pound N/1,000 square feet (a total of 4 pounds N/1,000 square feet/year or 196 kilo- grams N/hectare/year). Spring applications were April through September, with 15N-la-beled urea applied only in April. Fall appli-cations were June through November, with 15N-labeled urea applied only in November. This allowed a direct comparison of spring vs. fall fertilizer use. The N was applied as a so-lution, similar to a lawn care treatment. Col-lected data included N content in leachate, clippings, thatch, verdure and soil (soil was sampled at depths to a fnal depth of 2 feet [60 cm]). All of this data collection allowed them to track the path of the fertilizer N from application into the turfgrass and soil over a two-year period.
First results indicated that a lot of N move-ment happened in the frst 18 days after fer-tilization. Within those frst 18 days, the majority of the fertilizer N was found in the plant shoots (verdure) and in the thatch. In the spring applications, 47% and 40% of the applied N was in verdure and thatch, respec-tively, while in fall, 33% and 56% of applied
Data collection
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Each year, GCSAA salutes its veteran members for their dedica-
tion to the superintendent profession and for their many years of
membership in the association.
Based on information in GCSAA’s membership database as of Dec.
7, 2015, the following members have achieved noteworthy milestones
in their GCSAA memberships, demonstrating their commitment to the
game of golf and its playing felds, as well as the advancement of the
golf course management profession.
CGCS stands for Certifed Golf Course Superintendent, a designation
awarded by GCSAA.
Quarter Century Club membersDonald R. Abraham, CGCSTodd R. AbrahamsonRobert F. AckermannThomas L. Ackley, CGCS RetiredRobby M. AcostaWilliam F. AdamsTodd R. AhnerJohn F. AlexandeLarry E. AllanTimothy G. AllenCorrie A. AlmackBrian D. AlmonyThomas A. AlonziTad AltmanScott Anagnostelis, CGCSJohn P. AndersonLamont AndersonWilliam C. AndersonWilliam E. AndradeChristopher J. AndrejickaCharles W. Anfeld, CGCSDarren W. ArmstrongRonald R. ArmstrongWill Arnett, CGCSSam ArnoldRobert B. ArringtonJoseph M. AtwoodMichael AugustinJeffrey AveryDaniel J. AylwinMichael J. BaileyMichael R. BaileyAlan W. Bakos, CGCSMichael BarberBret A. BarclayHugh L. Barefoot Jr., CGCSJames M. BarrettTim Barrier, CGCSShaun M. BarryBarry BarthelmanClark BartholomewKeith A. Bartlett, CGCSGuy BeattyPeter J. Becht IIIWillie BeljanRonald L. BenedictStewart T. Bennett, CGCSCraig R. BensonJames L. BentonJohn C. BerryDarin S. BevardKyle E. Bibler, CGCSDaniel J. BissonetteJeffrey G. Blanc, CGCSMichael M. BoazSteve BockJohn E. BoehmTerrance J. Boehm, CGCSMichael BohnenstinglThomas R. BolonJames J. Born Jr.Randall D. BoudinotJocelyn BourgetWayne BoxKen BoydKerry W. BoyerKevin P. Breen, CGCSTom A. Brooks, CGCSAllen R. Brown, CGCSJames L. Brown, CGCSMonty L. BrownDouglas W. BrowneMichael Brual, CGCSSteve Bruton
Matthew T. BunchLewis H. BurkeDavid G. BurkhartTrevor D. BurlingameKenneth G. Burlinson, CGCSChad E. BurnsThomas W. BurnsideRobert J. Burrows, CGCSMichael BurtonBruce CadenelliJames M. CadottKevin R. CahalaneBayne CaillavetSean P. Cain, CGCSJames D. CalderwoodThomas J. CaliguireMark H. CallahanRonald R. CarlyleR. Reed CarpenterScott Carpenter, CGCSMichael L. CaudillDaryl K. CazinhaRussell Cellar, CGCSGary W. ChapmanJason ChapmanRobert H. Childres Jr.James B. ChristieDavid M. ClarkSandy Clark, CGCSCleve E. Cleveland, CGCS RetiredJeffrey R. Clouthier, CGCSHerbert L. Cobb Jr.Edward G. CogarGeoffrey H. Coggan, CGCS, MGRobert CollinsTroy D. ComstockTy ConklinSteve A. Connally Jr., CGCS John J. Connor IIIBruce M. Constable, CGCS, MSTyler A. Copeman Jr.Robert W. CoreySteven R. CorneillierRoberto CorreaHerb CowenJames A. Cox, CGCSJames CrawfordSean F. CreedGlenn W. CreutzMatthew A. Crowther, CGCSBrian S. CunninghamStephen J. CurryPaul CushingJoseph S. CzelatkaDavid L. DakinDaniel A. DaleTodd DanielRussell E. DarrBrian K. DarrockRick DaunerJames A. DavisTimothy L. DavisMichael R. DeckerDavid DeCorsoThomas M. DeGrandiGary M. DempseyThomas L. DiFonzo, CGCSJames R. DionJohn P. DionBrian A. DistelDon DockeryEdward DodaVincent G. Dodge, CGCSDonald G. Dodson Jr., CGCSDan A. Donald Jr.
Jeffrey L. DornerWally DoweJoseph A. DrudiDavid DubeGary D. DuffnerRobert R. DuncanMichael J. Dunk, CGCSBenjamin DunnSteven K. DurandPaul M. DushaneKeith Einwag, CGCSPaul D. Ellwood, CGCSShawn M. EmersonMatthew EndersonDavid S. EricksonWayne H. Estey Jr., CGCSMichel P. EtchemendyOrbie EubanksDouglas W. EvansTroy A. EvansWilliam J. EvansMichael J. FalconeJeffrey FanokMichael J. Fast, CGCSJoseph F. Felicetti, CGCSArlin J. Fenhaus, CGCSRobert Ferlazzo, CGCSShawn FernandezJohn F. FiggenMark R. FigurellaRoger L. FinkGary R. FischerDoug FisherMichael J. FitzgeraldJohn FlachmanDavid B. Fluitt, CGCSJoseph Y. FordenRonald J. ForksCharles E. Fort IIIMark C. FossumBilly G. FoustScott R. FraseRonald L. FrekingFrizzell J. Frizzell Sr.Laurie A. FrutcheyTimothy L. FullerJuan GallardoKenneth E. GalleglyPaul D. GalliganTimothy K. GarceauBilly J. GautreauxSteven P. GellerTim R. GerzabekRichard L. GettleDaniel A. Giammona, CGCSDominick J. Giardina, CGCSKenneth E. GieslerTerry L. GillRonald R. GilmoreAnthony M. Girardi, CGCSKenneth Glick, CGCSTimothy C. Glorioso, CGCSKerry GoldenJose G. GomezPaul Gonzalez, CGCSEdward M. GoodhouseForrest H. GoodlingMark GoodwinDavid H. GriblerWilliam GullicksRobert J. GwodzDonald C. HaggertyRick HakkenBlake A. Halderman, CGCSJames D. Hall
John A. HallScott C. HallamJames P. HalleyWilliam R. Hamm Jr.Dana R. HancockCorey D. HaneyRickey L. HardinRonnie J. HarmanPeter HarradineMark L. HarrisMike G. HarrisonHarry HarsinDavid J. HayesScott HaysJon M. HeggeDavid A. HeinSteven L. HeinrichBrian D. Hellbusch, CGCSBrad HelmsWindel J. HemphillMichael HendersonWilliam J. Henderson IIIKeith M. HeringDavid F. Herman Sr., CGCSKeith E. HershbergerThomas F. HerzogNorman R. HeveyKevin R. HicksGary L. HigbieGregory A. HighhouseLeonard R. Hill Jr.Robert C. HinnMichael A. HoffmanChristopher HolensteinBrian E. HollandJeffrey E. Holliday, CGCSJeffrey S. HopkinsThomas A. HoukSteven R. HouserJames D. HoustonJames R. HowesJeffrey A. HowesJeffrey A. HuelsmanKirt J. HuemmerRonald HumeScott A. Hurt, CGCSRichard F. HynsonGregory P. IdenDavid F. JacksonRobbie D. JacksonRobert JareckiMichael A. JeromeGreg F. JetterTimothy A. JohansenCurtis D. JohnsonDavid R. JohnsonMorris P. JohnsonTroy C. JohnsonStephen C. JonesSteve Jotzat, CGCSMichael P. JulianoMichael Kactro, CGCSJoseph M. KaczmarekWayne P. Kappauf, CGCSTom G. KasnerJames L. KasseraJeffrey C. KeechDonald C. KeeferTimothy P. KeenanRobert E. KehresBrian D. KeighinEdward J. KeilJames M. KeithRobert A. Kelly, CGCSRonald E. Kelly, CGCSJohn P. Kennedy Jr.Rick KentRaymond F. Kervian Jr.Rick A. Key, CGCSCraig A. KimmelCurtis G. KingRobert A. KingMichael M. KisicTom R. KleinFrederick M. KlitzKurt E. Klonsinski, CGCSRob KloskaThomas O. Kramlich, CGCSMark Krick, CGCSCarl J. KrobRicky J. KroegerPaul J. Krout, CGCSJason M. KubelMakoto KudoMark E. KuehnerLarry KurokawaJames E. KuzakBob LandPaul LaneRich Lane, CGCSDominic LaneseWalter E. Lankau Jr.John R. LapreyKevin E. LashleyAl O. LassiterBruce A. LaughlinJim Leiseberg, CGCSJeff S. Leonard
Mark A. LeppertTodd A. LewisMark W. LindbergRobert B. LivelyBrett J. Lockard, CGCSJohn H. LofMichael K. LuceyTodd A. Lupkes, CGCSMichael E. LyonsEdward MaassmannR. Scott MacewenMartin G. MackanosMark T. MageeMichael R. Magnani, CGCSFrederick P. Maier, CGCSBrian M. MaloyJon H. MannDaniel Marco, CGCSJerrold P. MarkellRobert Markut, CGCSMatthew J. MarroneJohn B. MarshallMichael MarshallMichael J. MartinJose B. MartinezTimothy MartinezTroy Martinson, CGCSDennis MaskellJay W. MathewsTodd G. MathewsThomas A. MathieuEdmund J. MatottMike D. MaxsonBrian D. MazeyWayne L. MazzaferroTom McAlisterDoug McCabeSean P. McCormickSean K. McCueDavid J. McCuskerMichael McDermottJeffrey L. McDonaldPeter M. McDonoughWayne E. McDonoughJerold A. McFellin, CGCS Charles V. McGill Jr.Robert D. McKinney, CGCSJames L. McNair, CGCS RetiredJames C. McPhilomyGregg MeierThomas E. MetzgerJohn MichnukBilly E. MillerDavid L. MillerMichael E. MillerTimothy A. MillerWipanwadee MillsAdam E. MisBrian C. MinemierKenneth P. ModzeleskyCharles R. MohrJoseph G. MondorJohn A. MonsonFred MontgomeryJason MooreC. Michael MoranMark E. MoriartyBryan A. MorisonGary A. MorrisRon A. Mosher, CGCSJohn V. MuchNatalio MunozTracy MurphyMichael F. NaglePeter L. Natividad, CGCSJohn T. NelsonMichael Nelson, CGCSSteve Nelson, CGCSStanley J. NemerowskiTracy B. Neves, CGCSRobert J. Nielsen Jr., CGCSKurt D. Noonan, CGCSJack L. NorrisKeith E. NoxonDan NullEusebio NunezPeter G. NystromGlenn W. OberlanderDennis O’BrienEdward W. OdorizziAidan O’Hara, CGCSKerry D. OhlwineEdward K. Okamoto, CGCS RetiredRandy OlsonPatrick J. O’NeillBradley R. Orndorff, CGCSD. Cord Ozment, CGCS RetiredDavid M. PadgettSolomon W. PadiaJoseph M. PantaleoDennis M. ParkerJeff I. ParkerJohn J. ParkerSteven C. ParkerMichael A. ParrilloRobert PattinsonDon E. Paul, CGCSAndrew T. Pearson, CGCS
David A. PeckJohnny S. PerryBenny A. PetaWilfred J. PetersKeith A. PetersonMark PetitgoueScott M. Phelps, CGCSThomas M. PhilibinSteven G. PhillipsJohn PickardGeorge W. Pierpoint IVDavid L. Piper, CGCSJohn J. PlutaRichard M. Pollock, CGCSPeter C. PowellThomas ProshekJohn F. PrzybyszewskiMichael L. PyleJ.D. RansomLarry S. RaschkoGlenn K. RasmussenFrank O. Ratcliffe Jr.Michael J. Rayman, CGCSJody D. ReeceEric J. Reed, CGCSLarry D. Reid Jr.Scott A. ResetichScott E. ReynoldsRaymond B. RichardsRobert E. Rigney Jr.Shaun J. RileyKen RobertsonThomas H. RodemsJoel R. RoeseLance A. Rogers, CGCSAlfred G. Ross Jr.Frank Rossi, Ph.D.John C. RothMichael A. RoweMark C. RubboKevin RueDoug RuffridgeChristopher K. SachenChristian D. SainCraig W. Sampson, CGCSJoseph SchaeferPaul W. SchaeferDavid B. SchlagetterMark SchmitzCraig B. SchoonAlbert T. SchramPaul SchuetzBrian SchweihoferBob ScofeldChristopher L. SettlesBradley L. ShafferTracy S. ShanahanJohn Shaw, CGCSDaniel J. ShemonMike ShieldsJohn W. Sibley Jr., CGCSSteven N. SidebottomGarth A. SjolieBrian W. SkellyRobert G. SloanJeffrey M. Smelser, CGCSEric S. Smith, CGCSJud W. SmithKerry L. SmithKevin J. SmithPamela C. Smith, CGCSWilliam T. SmithJoseph E. Snook Jr.John B. Snyer IIIJohn C. Sorochan, Ph.D.Richard J. SoukupEugene T. SoursCharles C. Spence Jr.Timothy J. SpillaneJohn E. SpiwakJames J. St. Ledger Jr.James E. Stauring Jr.Gregory StentMartin Sternberg, CGCSJay D. Stine IIIRobert M. Stipcak, CGCSJeffrey D. StoneMark StovallDavid A. Stowe, CGCSRoger C. StraussDavid J. StubbsCarl P. SudingRudy F. Sukal Jr.Randall M. SuperDonald S. SuttonJason SwansonAndrew J. SweeneySteven C. SweiderkJohn A. SytyRobert F. Taeger, CGCS RetiredStephen H. TakashigeKeith D. TasakaAnthony L. Taylor, CGCSDonald S. TaylorLarry D. TempletonCarl F. TeschkeEdward A. ThieleGlen Thomas
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Steven J. ThysChristopher J. TierneySteven C. Tierney, MGStephen TilleyScott A. ToddTerry V. ToddIan C. TomlinsonRoland S. TorkelsonPatrick A. TothJoseph C. Trafcano, CGCSMichael R. TriplettGary M. TrombleyThomas TroutmanChristopher W. TurkoppRobert E. Turner IIICameron L. TussThomas A. Tuttle, CGCSSteven D. UnruhJim C. UrbinaDaniel P. UrwilerLouise A. ValdezJeffery D. Van FleetSteven A. Van Natta, CGCS RetiredKenneth S. VanFleetJames C. VanHerwynen, CGCSFernando VarelaMark A. VavraWade D. VecchioJon R. VingsonRichard C. Vittoz Jr.Thomas R. Vlach, CGCSDouglas A. VogelEric J. Von HofenRobert VonderheideTodd J. VossMichael D. VukmirJoe D. Wachter, CGCSRobert E. WagnerMelvin H. Waldron III, CGCSWilliam L. Wallace, CGCSThomas A. WalshJohn H. WalterClint Waltz, Ph.D.Bill Warnick, CGCS Gerald M. WatsonPatrick L. WatsonClaud P. WaycasterRobert J. WeaverRobert A. Webb Jr., CGCSBruce L. WeekRobert L. WeitzKevin L. Welp, CGCSW. Craig WeyandtDavid L. WhelchelFrank W. WhitcombCharles B. WhiteGlenn C. White, CGCSJeff L. White, CGCSRichard W. WhiteTony L. Whitmer, CGCSJames E. WieborgDavid G. Willis, CGCSJerry Wilthew, CGCS RetiredRobert A. WingoRobert WinterRichard A. Wit, CGCSDaniel J. WollnerDavid WoodLynden N. WoodruffAllen A. WoodwardFranz W. Workman, CGCSDennis WredeRon Wright, CGCSEdward R. WyattTeri YamadaTadashi YasudaMark E. YatesMichael L. YerkesRobert G. Young III, CGCSPhillip D. Zeinert
26- to 29-year membersDouglas R. Abbuhl G. Dennis Acomb Pietro A. Adams Todd F. Adams Alex Adaskaveg Wavle Adkins Jim C. Adsit Robert S. Ajemian Frank M. Albino Thomas R. Alex Gregory W. Aljoe John J. Allen Jr.Stephen Allen Donald H. Allgood Jr., CGCS Bruce V. Allison Charles R. Altland William H. Amerman Harold D. Ammons Donald E. Amsler Chuck Anderson Phillip A. Anderson Richard T. Anderson Scott M. Anderson Timothy J. Anderson, CGCS, MG Gary L. Andrews Andrew J. Annan, CGCS Christopher G. Ansley Kathy M. Antaya, CGCS Steven Archibald Virgil P. Ardoin Gregg A. Armbruster Steve Auckland Gant D. Austin Christopher R. Ayers, CGCS John A. Baasch
Jeffrey C. Backstrom Peter B. Bacon, CGCS James L. Bade Brian F. Bagley Greg Bailey, CGCS Robert J. Bajek Craig R. Baker Hollis J. Baldock Bernard Banas Jr.Quent R. Baria, CGCS Todd A. Barker Sr.Vaughn Barker Walt Barret Gary K. Barrick Michael A. Barton Scott Bartosh Alan C. Bathum, CGCS Dennis M. Beahan Jeffrey S. Beardsley David J. Beattie Joseph Beaudoin Recil J. Beck Joel M. Beckham Richard J. Begley Jr.Bruce E. Behnke John K. Beideck Raymond Belinowski Hal R. Bell Richard A. Bellers, CGCS Retired William H. Bengeyfeld Owen G. Benson, CGCS David J. Berard, CGCS John Berarducci David A. Bergstrom William L. Berndt, Ph.D. Nick L. Bernhard John P. Betts Frank J. Bevelacqua John F. Beyer John W. Bichner Ronald L. Bickle Stephen T. Biggers IVRobert H. Bigley, CGCS Todd J. Bishop Ronnie W. Bivins Jeff Blackett Michael B. Blackwood, CGCS Joel S. Blaker, CGCS Timothy M. Blanchard Robert G. Blanton Neil Blayney Adam E. Bloom Benny E. Bohanon Bert L. Bohmont Jeffrey A. Boldig Garth A. Boline Robert L. Bonino Boyd H. Booker Edward Boudreau Michael F. Boudreau David J. Bowbliss Andrew N. Bowen Dennis W. Bowman David L. Boyd Gregory D. Boyett Mary Boyle, CGCS Radivoje Bozic Vincent Bracken Gordon S. Brail Kevin S. Bramer David A. Brandenburg Jr., CGCSAl C. Brant Mark E. Brewer R. J. Brewster, CGCS Roger W. Brink David J. Brinkel Allen R. Brissenden, CGCS Thomas J. Brogger William E. Brooks Michael J. Brower Daryn J. Brown Philip G. Brown Ross M. Brown Steven J. Brown Wayne F. Brown Jr., CGCS Retired Bob E. Bryant Steven L. Buller C. Bruce Bullerdick Barton M. Bullock Bruce C. Burger Bruce J. Burger, CGCS John A. Burke Lawrence R. Burks Mark Burnette John D. Burrus Glenn G. Bush Larry A. Busk Wilbur B. Busken Jr.James R. Butler Jr.Richard Butler Gordon H. Byrd James Calladio Douglas W. Campbell James J. Campion IIINicholas Capozzi Kyle Capps, CGCS Terry Carland John Carpinelli Kevin M. Carroll Michael G. Carron Robert D. Carter Robert P. Carter Terry J. Carter John Casacchia Earle E. Casteen, CGCS Robert L. Chandler Jr.Damon C. Chango, CGCS
James G. Charbonneau Lon Chatfeld, CGCS Retired Nicholas E. Checklenis Paul S. Cheplick Stephen Chiavaroli Peter Chow Brad R. Christensen, CGCS Brian D. Christman Jerry R. Church George A. Cincotta Scott B. Clark, CGCS Retired Edward L. Clark Jon W. Clark Charles Clarke, CGCS Scott A. Clawson Jackson E. Clemons Jr.Bill Clevenger Mark A. Coady John W. Coalter Jr.Ignacio J. Coelho Christopher R. Coen John J. Coffey Douglas E. Coffn Stuart Cohen, Ph.D. Donald E. Cole Willis C. Collett, CGCS Roger H. Compton Ronald L. Conard, CGCS Patrick Connell, CGCS Mark D. Conner Curtis C. Conrad Michael D. Conroy Howard G. Cook Jr. Jon R. Cook Robert L. Cook Peter O. Cookingham J. W. CooleyJohn L. Cooney Jr., CGCS Retired Michael B. Cooper Donald R. Courtney, CGCS Retired William R. Cowgill Gerald W. Cox David A. Crawford Michael D. Crawford, CGCS Casey Creighton Thomas C. Crockett Marvin W. Cron Brian Cross Marc G. Cross Sumner B. Cross Ansley D. Crouch Ronald L. Crowe David Cuellar John F. Cunningham Timothy P. Cunningham Mark D. Cupit, CGCS Robert A. Cushman Richard W. Custard Timothy Dagg Mark E. Dahill David M. DaleRichard A. D’Ambrosio Jeffrey A. Danaher Daniel P. Daub Mike S. Daugherty Andrew Dauksas Dale E. Davenport Donald L. Davidson, CGCS Retired Kent Davidson David R. Davies, CGCS Darren J. Davis, CGCS Douglas B. Davis Douglas M. Davis Gary D. Davis Clint Dayley Randy Dayton, CGCS Greg DeBauche John P. DeMatteo Charles A. Denny Richard D. Derby Michael Dermott Whit Derrick David R. Dettmer, CGCS Edward L. Devine James D. DeVries Chris Dew Neil DeWerff Michael B. DiBlasi, CGCS Retired Bert A. Dickinson Fred E. Dickman, CGCS John F. Didier Paul G. Diegnau, CGCS Douglas R. Dieter Dwayne L. Dillinger, CGCS Matthew J. Dillon, CGCS Jerome J. Dinelli William F. Dinger Robert D. DiPietro Philip J. DiRico Jr.Tony Disano, CGCS David P. Diskant Robert J. Distel Matthew R. Dobbie Gary T. Doetsch Mark J. Dolejsi Robert E. Donovan Patrick R. Doran, CGCS Timothy J. Dorner, CGCS John J. Dougherty Douglas L. Douglass Jerry M. Douthit John Downer D. Richard Dragstrem Thomas H. Drayer Marshall B. Drew IIIBen Drolet Scott A. Dunbar, CGCS
Timothy J. Dunn Anthony Dunnavant Joe M. Durden Randall L. Durham Robert J. Durkee Edward E. Eardley Thomas Earl, CGCS Retired Renden T. Eastham William E. Eatock Philip Eberle Dennis C. Echols, CGCS Retired Fred W. Edwards Jr. Jeffrey S. Edwards, CGCS William G. Ehrlich Stephen C. Eisele Jeff M. Eldridge, CGCS George C. Elliott Tom Elliott, CGCS Howard C. Ellis, CGCS Milton C. Engelke, Ph.D. Jim EnghPhilip C. Ephlin Mark E. Esoda, CGCS Timothy W. Etheridge Donald F. Ewoldt Jr.James W. Exley IIIPeter D. Fargis James C. Farren Kevin L. Fateley David Faucher, CGCS George L. Fawcett Gary S. Feliciano Tom Feller, CGCS Craig M. Felton Scott E. Ferguson, CGCS Fernando Fernandez, CGCS Donald S. Ferreri John Ferruchie Mark D. Finnerty David L. Finney, CGCS Shelia M. Finney Stephen Fiorillo, CGCS Richard C. Fiscus Kenneth D. Fishback, CGCS Retired Robert H. Fisk, CGCS Retired Charles Fogle, CGCS Mitchell L. Fontenot, CGCS Gerald B. Fountain Michael L. Foust Steven W. Fowler Mark P. Francetic Richard L. Franke Harry R. Frantz Bill C. Freeman, CGCS Richard A. French Richard W. Friedemann Chris Frielinghaus, CGCS Mark T. Fronczek Jeff A. Frontz, CGCS Arturo Fuertes John R. Fulling Jr., CGCS James C. Fulwider, CGCS Retired Robert A. Furchert, CGCS James L. Furr Norman A. Furtado John Gabbeitt David J. Gabriel Carol E. Gaffn Carlos F. Gaines Frank A. Galasso Barry N. Galde Mark D. Gallemore Scott R. Gallup John L. Ganske Larry Garcia Timothy H. Gardner Maynard L. Garner Donald C. Garrett Jr., CGCS John A. Gay Eugene D. Geery Mario L. Genovesi Kerry S. Gerber Ludovic Geuens Jeffery A. Gibson Marlon Gieseler Wesley P. Gilbert Greg P. Gilmore Jack L. Glant Robert E. Glasgow Christopher Goecke William F. Goff Joseph G. Goldbronn Gary G. Gombos Guillermo Gonzalez, CGCS Hanief D. Gooding Alan B. Goodwin Thomas J. Goodwin, CGCS Coyt W. Gordon David J. Gottselig Keith R. Goyen Gary J. Grandstaff John C. Granholt Terry Grasso, CGCS Jay J. Gratton James B. Gratz Gary J. Gravett Dick Gray Charles H. Green Walter L. Greene IIIMichael A. Greninger, CGCS Patrick Gross Anthony D. Grosso Kurt A. Grost, CGCS Scott D. Grumman Michael J. Gunn John M. Gurke, CGCS David E. Guzy
Dan R. Gwyn, CGCS Thomas H. Haas Mark Hagen Dale L. Hahn, CGCS Timothy J. Hahn Greg S. Hain Timothy C. Haines, CGCS Michael R. Hair Monty R. Hale Jeffrey W. Haley John A. Haley Archie G. Hall IIIRonald M. Hall John T. Haller John R. Hamilton R. Scott Hamilton Steve Hammon Gregory A. Hansen Marlow Hansen Richard J. Hansen Kenneth C. Happ, CGCS James M. Hardin Dan Harding, CGCS Richie T. Hardman Gerald F. Hardy William A. Harkins John Harkness David J. Harrer Charles M. Hart Butch H. Hartline Tony R. Hartsock Peter A. Hasak Donald J. Hassel Mark S. Hatala John P. Hawkins Shigeto Hayashi Michael E. Hayes John M. Haynes James M. Heck David C. Heegard Thomas Heid Thomas H. Heilbron Doug Heinrichs, CGCS John E. Heitfeld Arthur R. Helm Jeffrey W. Hemphill, CGCS James R. Hengel, CGCS Mark Hennard Bobby K. Henry Matthew Henry Don W. Hensley Billy C. Henson Jr.Richard E. Herman Jr.Rod G. Hermitage Daniel E. Hershey Joseph T. Herzog Kenneth D. Herzog Jr., CGCS Retired Stephen V. Hesser Jeffrey N. Hevey Matt Hewitt Kimberly J. Heyl Baker Scott E. Hickey Kenneth W. Hicks Mark Hicks, CGCS Daniel Higgins James P. Higgins Charles U. Hill III, CGCS Larry D. Hill Peter J. Hill, CGCS Retired Robert B. Hillis Jr. Neil A. Hladik, CGCS Retired Dennis Hlavaty Christopher M. Hoder Gary A. Hodge, CGCS James B. Hodge Randall Hodge Virgil E. Hoelscher Paul Hoffman Robert Hogan Michelle Holcomb-Murch Fredric S. Holfoth, CGCS John R. Hollen Steve Holley, CGCS Bill Holloway Timothy R. Hollowell, CGCS Paul B. Holmes, CGCS Khlar H. Holthouse, CGCS Paul B. Hood Mark A. Hopkins Scott Hoptry Alan B. Hospes, CGCS Dennis J. Houle Brian Houston Albert H. Howard Jeffrey S. Huber Mark R. Huffer William G. Hull III Michael W. Hummel Kenneth G. Hunt Paul D. Illgen Mark S. Isley Christopher F. Jacques Michael L. James Matthew A. Jankowski Alan P. Jarvis, CGCS Rex D. Jarvis Jr. Eric M. Jasin Robin S. Jasper Tom Jefferson Doug Jeffries Paul T. Jett, CGCS William A. Job David Joers Donald H. Johnson, CGCS Gregory D. Johnson James B. Johnson, CGCS
Keith D. Johnson, CGCS Kurt S. Johnson Larry E. Johnson, CGCS Nels J. Johnson Jr. Robert E. Johnson Stephen W. Johnson, CGCS Timothy C. Johnson Douglas N. Johnstone Paul K. Jonas Jerome M. Jones Joseph C. Jones Ronald D. Jones Steven D. Jones Mark F. Jordan, CGCS Randy Juliar John Kanny, CGCS David J. Kardos David S. Kasprzycki Mark P. Kaufman Michael J. Kaveney Geofrey A. Kazmierczak Stephen A. Kealy, CGCS Troy S. Keefer James D. Kelly William V. Kennedy Henry D. Kerfoot David K. Kerr, CGCS George P. Kervern Thomas G. Kientzle Sr. Robert Killian D’Ann M. Kimbrel Mitsuo Kimura Brian E. Kindle Carl D. King Tom L. Kintzer Kenneth S. Kirby William M. Kissick, CGCS Retired Gordon M. Kiyokawa, CGCS Michael J. Kline C. B. Klinkner David T. Knott Tyler Koch, CGCS Jim Koenigs Robert A. Kohlstedt Glen Kohorn Derald Koster William L. Kostes Steve Krantz David Krause Rick Krause Kenneth R. Krausz, CGCS Retired Lawrence D. Kreh Russell F. Krok Albert A. Kronwall Scott C. Krout Mark S. Kubic Dale Kuehner, CGCS Ronnie L. Kuhns John Kulka Ian Kunesch James P. Kwasinski, CGCS Jean LaDuc Steven A. LaFrance Monica M. Lalinde, CGCS Kenneth N. Lallier, CGCS John J. Lammrish, CGCS Frank E. Lamphier III Henry M. Lane, CGCS William J. Lanthier Robert Lapic Douglass P. Larson Dominic LaSpada Stanley J. Lassen Paul B. Latshaw, CGCS David K. Laurie Richard T. Lawlor, CGCS Jay Leach Terry L. Leach Geoffrey T. Leather Chriss G. Leavitt Jeffrey A. Lee, CGCS Michael C. Leftwich James L. Lehman Randy Leifer Bernd Leinauer, Ph.D. Ronald Leishman Wayne C. Lemanski Kent D. Lemme, CGCS Glen F. Lentner Kevin F. Leo Ted B. Leslie Eugene C. Levett Billy W. Lewis Craig H. Lewis David F. Lewis Elliott Lewis, CGCS George A. Lewis W. S. Lewis Damon S. Libby Shannon E. Lichliter, CGCS Mike F. Lidstrand Douglas T. Linde, Ph.D. Wayne S. Lippold Darren D. Lockhart, CGCS Retired Jeffrey A. Lohss Jim C. Long Dick Lorenzen David M. Loving Douglas C. Lowe, CGCS Ronald W. Luepke Dennis A. Lukity Mark J. Lyman Robert Lytle Allan MacCurrach III D. M. MacDonald Roy E. MacDonald Stephen L. MacLeod, CPAg
James P. Madden James E. Magee Terry W. Magee Sean P. Magginis Christopher J. Mahoney Craig F. Manning Richard A. Marinke Gerald G. Marquardt Kyle Marshall Gerald K. Martin Rafael Martinez Robert J. Martinez Paul E. Masimore, CGCS Scott E. Mason Tommy R. Massey Dean A. Massmann Jerry L. Mathews, CGCS David B. Matney Richard J. Matteson, CGCS Scott M. Mau Lloyd R. Maxfeld Timothy M. Maxfeld Steve R. May Kevin M. Mayhew, CGCS Retired Bill H. Maynard, CGCS Ted McAnlis Darryl C. McCabe Marc A. McCane Richard McCarney John McClaren Mickey McCord Jack McCormick Jason S. McCoy Richard S. McCoy Gregory P. McDanel, CGCS Richard S. McDanel, CGCS Sam McEarl Berkley McFaden Jr. Jim McGarvey James T. McHenry Sean P. McHugh, CGCS Dave McIntosh Kent B. McKay, CGCS Retired Christopher T. McKenzie Brian R. McKinney Arthur R. McKnight Jr. J. B. McMaster Michael McNamara Terry L. McNeilly Michael McNulty Edward F. McSeaman Stephen McVey, CGCS David A. Meda Michael J. Meehan James Meier Thomas R. Meier Albin B. Mellon Douglas Melton
Scott J. Mendenhall Rusty D. Mercer Mark A. Merrill Don Messer Peter R. Metcalf, CGCS Carl O. Metzner, CGCS Carl F. Michael III Edmund J. Michaud Jeffrey C. Michels Henry A. Michna, CGCS Rick G. Miles Charles J. Miller, CGCS Dale A. Miller Daniel L. Miller Doug S. Miller, CGCS Mark Miller Martin D. Miller Robert A. Miller Roger A. Miller Steve Miller Daniel R. Millies Fred L. Millies John H. Mills Jr. Curtis H. Mingle Minehiro Mita Gary H. Mitchell Robert Mitchell Jr. Carey E. Mitchelson Ronald L. Mix Gaylord L. Moller Gary P. Molnar Michael S. Mongon Allan V. Montecalvo Edward G. Montecalvo John D. Montgomery Robert A. Montgomery Jr. Daniel C. Moore James A. Moore James F. Moore Ronald D. Moore William K. Moore Charles W. Morris Phil Morris Sr. Bruce Morse William R. Morton, CGCS John Motycka Peter B. Mounts Michael T. Mudd Paul M. Mulholland Samuel P. Murphy Jr. Thomas V. Murphy Robert F. Murtaugh, CGCS Daniel J. Nagy Robert N. Nance III Ranjit Nanda Jim Naudet Paul Naudet Thomas E. Neadeau
Kevin G. Neal, CGCS Mark C. Nebesnyk Richard A. Negralle Thomas E. Nelson Steven R. Neuliep, CGCS Rick A. Niemier Gordon Nimmo Tomokazu Nishizaka W. Scott Nissley David E. Nobbs Ivan K. Noel G. Todd Norton Patrick J. Norton Randy F. Norvelle, CGCS Richard M. Novak, CGCS Mark A. Novotny, CGCS John E. Nowakowski Dan W. O’Brien Sean R. O’Brien Thomas C. Ocepek, CGCS Richard E. O’Dell Yasuhiko Oe, CGCS Frank A. Ogletree Alan M. Ogren Greg O’Heron Norma M. O’Leary, CGCS Mark A. O’Meara Donald L. Orwick D. J. Osborn John Ottaviano Gregory Otto Henry T. Page Douglas H. Palm, CGCS Arnold Palmer Blake F. Palmer Bradley S. Palmer Nick Panasiuk A.J. Panter II John J. Paquette John D. Parisien, CGCS Grover B. Parker Jr. Jeffrey A. Parks Stephen L. Pastoor Leonard M. Pastuszak II Jack R. Patterson Ronald J. Patterson, CGCS Jamie Pavlas David J. Pawluk, CGCS Philip L. Peer Dennis F. Penner Timothy W. Percival John L. Perham William H. Perlee Donald J. Perry Glenn M. Perry, CGCS Richard T. Perry, CGCS Retired Robert S. Perry Michael C. Petty
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Gregory A. Pheneger Jody J. Picconi George B. Pickel Randy Pickersgill David Picot Nancy Pierce Robert J. Pierpoint Dean R. Piller Kristopher J. Pinkerton, CGCS Philip Plaskowitz David A. Pleier William F. Ploetz Greg A. Plotner, CGCS David M. Plummer, CGCS David B. Polidor James Polinchok Britt W. Pollock, CGCS Scott D. Polychronis Jim Pomroy Pyatt Potuzak, CGCS Michael Powers, CGCS Timothy P. Powers, CGCS Timothy L. Pratt, CGCS David W. Pretznow Edward L. Price, CGCS Robert Prickett Paul F. Pritchard, CGCS Scott W. Pruszinske Mark Puddicombe S. Keith Pugmire Gary Pulsipher James R. Pyle John C. Quickstad Kurt W. Rahn Ruben E. Ramirez Dean G. Randall Wayne M. Rath, CGCS Chris Rather, CGCS Richard Ray, CGCS Steven M. Rebhan, CGCS Jerry W. Redden Richard A. Reed Earl F. Reese Jr. Ronald W. Reese Zachary Reicher, Ph.D. David J. Reif Richard K. Reising Jay B. Reister Sean B. Remington Harry E. Rhoades Frank C. Rich Jerry Richard Gerald D. Richardson James A. Richmond Bruce Rickert, CGCS David P. Riedman Gregory J. Riesenberg Michael D. Rinowski
Thomas J. Ritter, CGCS Retired Kenneth J. Robers James B. Roberts Charles B. Robertson IV, CGCS Michael R. Rocchi Glen A. Rochester Mary M. Rock John Rodriguez William J. Roeder David M. Rogers, CGCS Craig J. Roggeman Michael J. Rohwer Stephen C. Rose Gregg Rosenthal Christopher J. Rosio Thomas P. Roskos Michael B. Ross Karl E. Rothert J. Kevin Rotti Thomas R. Rowell K. Clark Rowles, CGCS Eric M. Ruhs Larry C. Ruiz William P. Rupert III Ronald J. Ruppert Thomas A. Russell, CGCS John Ruzsbatzky Paul A. Sabino Tim Sage Ranjit Sagramsingh, CGCS Gary L. Sailer, CGCS Matt Sandberg Michael A. Sandburg, CGCS, SCPS Duane R. Sander, CGCS Ronny L. Sandlin Todd A. Sauer Warren J. Savini Jr. Steve P. Scarbrough, CGCS Paul D. Scenna Mark C. Scherer, CGCS Timothy A. Schilling Gary S. Schinderle Timothy Schipper Richard J. Schock Jr. Steven C. Schroeder Peter Schultz Robert A. Schultz, CGCS Richard M. Schulz William V. Schumacher Scott Schunter David R. Schwall William C. Schweitzer Jr. Albert M. Schwemler Jason Schwieters, CGCS Jeffrey F. Scott John Scott Michael J. Scott, CGCS Stephen M. Scott
Tim P. Scott, CGCS Eddie D. Seagle Terry T. Sedon John V. Seefeldt, CGCS Kenneth A. Seidel Joel Seling Todd J. Severud Jeffery L. Shafer James A. Sharpe, CGCS Retired Stuart W. Sharples Troy L. Shattuck Randy S. Shatzer Billy M. Shaw, CGCS Patrick D. Shaw Peter K. Shaw Patrick Shay Dennis Shea John E. Sheedy Leslie W. Sheiber Thomas C. Shephard Steve Shepherdson John M. Sheran, CGCS Phillip J. Sheridan Shawn D. Sheridan, CGCS David E. Sherman Gregory C. Sherwood Scott Shillington Edward B. Shimkus Norman W. Shorts Jr. Michael A. Simpson, CGCS Retired Howard Sisson, CGCS Richard G. Sizelove Andy Slack Roger W. Slaven David G. Sloncz Albert S. Smelko David C. Smith David C. Smith, CGCS Donald H. Smith Douglas L. Smith, CGCS Joshua H. Smith Kenneth W. Smith, CGCS Retired Michael T. Smith Paul K. Smith Robert H. Smith Jr. Scot D. Smith Timothy J. Smith Timothy Smith Troy D. Smith Nick Smitham Tim Snelling, CGCS Dennis J. Sniezyk Robert L. Snowden John C. Snyder, CGCS Frederick E. Soller Jr., CGCS Retired Stephen A. Sonoga, CGCS Richard M. Sorcek, CGCS Retired Daniel Sosnicki
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Manuel L. Sousa John Souter James R. Sowers Jr. Jeff Spangler Lawrence W. Specchio Roger D. Specter Robert E. Spencer Dean M. Spencer Scot Spier, CGCS James R. Sprankle III, CGCS Raymond J. St. Onge Gwen K. Stahnke, Ph.D. Ronnie L. Stake Mary A. Stancik Gregg H. Stanley, CGCS Timothy D. Stanwood Chad D. Stearns Gary C. Stedman Michael A. Stem James W. Stephens Todd Stephens, CGCS Gary S. Stevens Monte L. Stevenson, CGCS Paul Stokke David C. Stone Faron J. Stoops Jim Storgaard Ray Story Steven E. Storz, CGCS Retired Timothy J. Strano, CPAg John M. Streachek William R. Stritzinger Dale H. Stump, CGCS Charles D. Stump Jr. David L. Sullivan Joseph F. Sullivan Michael J. Sullivan Michael T. Sullivan Steven J. Sump, CGCS Michael J. Susshine Kevin L. Sutherland Hisayuki Suzuki Christopher N. Swim Joseph R. Swing, CGCS Michael J. Swinson, CGCS Donald J. Szymkowicz Timothy T. Taagen Gary Tanko, CGCS Gerald A. Tarsitano II, CGCS Chad A. Taylor Dan W. Taylor, CGCS Fred N. Taylor, CGCS Richard E. Taylor, CGCS Retired Terry L. Taylor Mark E. Teders Thomas L. Telljohann Wayne R. Tessmer Luther D. Tew
Greg Tharp Kermit Theis Tyson J. Thill Jimmy D. Thomas, CGCS Phillip W. Thomas Jack I. Thomasma Jr. Brent L. Thompson Gerald W. Thompson Jeffrey M. Thompson Larry A. Thornton Stephen B. Tibbels, CGCS Theodore M. Tillo Charles Timmerman Douglas L. Tinkham Arlan L. Tolifson David L. Tormey Richard B. Traver Jr., CGCS Frederick K. Travis George W. Travis Mitchell E. Trent Kent Trexler David Troiano Dennis J. Troy Tsunao Tsukada Scott Tuggle, CGCS Daniel J. Tully Robert W. Turcotte Matthew S. Turner Ronald Turner Randy E. Tuttle Gary L. Twedt, CGCS Retired John M. Tworig, CGCS Michael F. Undem, CGCS J. Bryan Unruh, Ph.D. Michael J. Vacchiano Michael J. Valiant, CGCS David C. Van Auken Michael F. Van Cleave Randy Van Fleet Mark A. Van Lienden, CGCS Retired Harold C. Vaubel Paul B. Veasman Gilberto Velazquez Stephen T. Velsor Michael Ventura Rudolf Veraguth Michael P. Vercautren Richard H. Viancour III, CGCS Brook P. Vickery Dean F. Vietti Scott J. Vlahos Dennis M. Vogt Jim VonAhn, CGCS Brad C. Vowles, CGCS Eddie B. Wachter, CGCS Brad A. Waggoner D. Scott Wagner George H. Walker
John Walker David H. Wallace Scott K. Wallace Thomas W. Wallick Daniel J. Walter Daniel Walton Paul A. Wargo, CGCS Thomas G. Warman Robert J. Warner Dennis Watkins Kenny Watkins Jimmy J. Weaver Tim Webb Dan C. Wegand, CGCS David E. Weidenbach Lenn D. Weidenhammer Ward H. Weischet Robert Welch Kevin Welker, CGCS Gary E. Weller Douglas W. Wells James A. Wells Martin M. Wells Rick A. Welton Jeff R. Wendel, CGCS J. Scott Werner, CGCS Dale Wesselman Warren L. West Douglas Westbrook Ken Wheeler Christopher P. Whelan William J. Whelihan Jonny M. White Randy White Theodore H. White Michael J. Whitehead, CGCS Don L. Wick Paul E. Wickey David A. Wicklund Bryan W. Widmer, CGCS Scott D. Wiemers, CGCS Mark R. Wildeman, CGCS Jay P. Wilke Scott D. Wilke Chuck Williams David L. Williams Gary Williams John K. Williams, CGCS Scott C. Williams James P. Williamson Mark R. Wilson Peter B. Wilson Steven R. Wilson Richard C. Wise Ronald Wisniewski Douglas R. Witcraft James L. Witt, CGCS Retired Scott A. Witte, CGCS
Peter J. Woitowich Thomas A. Wolff, CGCS Tim Wolters Stephen A. Wood Terry L. Wood Walter Woods William P. Woolard Brian J. Woster Ron L. Wrest John M. Wright Larry Yannie Brian T. Yeager Scott R. Young Gerald Y. Yoza Donald C. Zanzie Donald Zeffer Craig F. Zellers David J. Zimmer Troy R. Zufall Thomas E. Zurcher, CGCS
30-year membersMartin J. Acker Robert L. Adcock Steven J. Aitken, CGCS John B. Alexander Donald Altman, CGCS C. Michael Alwardt, CGCS Brad E. Anderson Garry W. Anderson Carl O. Andress Jr. Tim Ansett, CGCS Mark Antonaccio Kenneth D. Arkema Juan M. Arteaga John M. Babe Rafael Barajas, CGCS Frank E. Barthol Michael Basile Russell J. Bateman Thomas R. Baty Anthony R. Baviello Raymond R. Beard Alan S. Beck, CGCS Gary S. Bell Scott A. Bell Mark H. Bentley, SCPS Michael G. Berwick Daniel T. Billette Robert Birdsall, CGCS Max Bowden Richard L. Bowden Gregory Bradley Daken T. Broadhead Phil W. Brown Scott A. Brown Ross C. Brownlie Kenneth Brunermer, CGCS
David A. Buckles Robert M. Budwick David F. Byrd Charles R. Calhoun Patrick K. Campbell, CGCS Chris Carson Henry R. Carunchio Peter Cavanaugh, CGCS Matthew J. Ceplo, CGCS Russ Chamberlin Jay C. Charnes Keith D. Chester, CGCS Jeffrey D. Christensen Bob J. Clarkson, CGCS Robert C. Collins, CGCS Edward B. Connaughton Andrew J. Coz Ronald M. Craig James R. Cregan Jr. Casey Crittenden, CGCS Lawrence P. Cunningham Peter T. Cure, CGCS James D. Curlee, CGCS Kevin Czerkies, CGCS Brian Daniel, CGCS Retired John F. Davis Christopher Dayne Daniel C. Dickow Arthur T. Dickson Jr. Peter J. DiMaggio, CGCS Retired Robert F. DiRico Steve Dobish Lawrence W. Dodge Scott E. Dodson, CGCS Richard M. Donaldson Patrick Donelan, CGCS James F. Drinkard Dulbag S. Dubria Dennis W. Dulaney Robert J. Dwyer Perry O. Dye, ASGCA Alan M. Easter Mark J. Eichner Jeff Elliott, CGCS Bruce W. Erhard Randy Ernst Elton E. Etheridge Robert W. Evans Dyrck A. Fanning John A. Fitzgibbons Lawrence E. Flament James E. Foster, CGCS Michael J. Foster Ronald J. Fox, CGCS Patrick J. Franklin, CGCS Bart L. Frie Mark D. Gagne Nicolas Garcia, CGCS Retired
Tony Gardner Ronald C. Garrison Gregory M. Goedde John M. Gosselin Joseph A. Goulart Jr. Dave Graham Jr. Perry G. Greene, CGCS Todd M. Grimm Dale E. Habenicht Scott A. Hamm, CGCS Rusty Hamman James A. Hasz, CGCS Tye E. Heidbreder William J. Heintz David R. Hill Michael R. Hill Edward J. Hock Jr., CGCS Retired Kim J. Hocker, CGCS Retired Michael J. Hocko Jack D. Hopkins Robert V. Horan, CGCS Retired William A. Horn Harold F. Howard, CGCS, Ph.D., CPAg, CCADouglas J. Hubert John J. Huda Mark W. Hyland Patrick Irvine Mark D. Jacobs Reynold D. Jacobson Gregory G. James Thomas I. Janning Tony G. Johnson, CGCS Retired William E. Jones James M. Jordan Scott Jorgensen Samuel A. Juliano, CGCS John V. Kain Anthony J. Kalina Randall T. Kane, Ph.D. Randall S. Kehres, CGCS Jack Keidel Steven M. Keller Patrick D. Kelley Michael J. Kenovich Richard T. Kerins Eric M. Kleinsorge David Klinkhammer Duane Kloepping William Knight Kevin J. Knudson, CGCS Timothy M. Kocks Jeff Kreie Kirk C. Kundrick, CGCS Wayne LaCroix Glenn A. Landgraf, CGCS Barry Laverty J. Herbert Lea
Michael Lee, CGCS Daniel G. Lenzen David Lerner Mark S. Lester Stuart Leventhal, CGCS Raymond Lewis James N. MacLaren Trevor H. Madeiros Michael L. Maher Pat Manning, CGCS Kendall L. Marquardt, CGCS Retired John E. Mastenbrook Bruce Matthews Gerald P. Maxey Jr. Michael S. McBride Joseph F. McCleary, CGCS Bruce R. McIntyre Keith D. McKenzie Mark McKinley Robert D. McKinney Joel W. McKnight, CGCS Retired, CPRP Lee McLemore, CGCS Stephen J. Meyer Glenn A. Miller Gene E. Milota Frank J. Mislak Pete J. Mogren Michael K. Mongoven, CGCS Glenn R. Moore Jr. Michael D. Morris, CGCS Jeff A. Morrow Mark S. Mowrey Steven M. Mueller Richard S. Murphy Michael J. Nati, CGCS Michael H. Nelson Kevin R. Nettles Kent Nevitt, CGCS Robert B. Nichol, CGCS Retired Colin K. Nisbet Jon P. O’Donnell Bruce A. Orr John Otis Jr. William B. Owen III Philip D. Owen, CGCS Robert M. Painter Bradley J. Pearson Brad A. Pehrson Mark Perrot Joseph A. Perry, CGCS Stig Persson Richard J. Pfffner, CGCS John M. Pollok Peter G. Prentice William D. Pridgen III Kevin M. Pryseski, CGCS Grant R. Puddicombe Tod S. Puddicombe Bradly C. Pugh, CGCS
Kirby E. Putt Kevin Raddin Ronald R. Ratcliff Jake Renner Scott Reynolds Paul E. Rieke, Ph.D. Warren P. Rifenbark Jr. John Rizza J. Cutler Robinson Jr., CGCS John J. Roedell Robert A. Rosebrook Jeffrey S. Rumph, CGCS Carl J. Rygg Richard Sall Bill Samuels, CGCS Gene Scarborough Jr. Scott H. Schaller, CGCS Kevin A. Scott Jim Shields Donald L. Show, CGCS Retired Michael Simpson, CGCS Daniel J. Skarwecki Sr. Duane L. Slaughter Randy T. Slavik, CGCS Elbert B. Smith, CGCS Retired Greg M. Smith Larry M. Smith Marty L. Sommerfeld C. W. Speelman John H. Stanowski Thomas W. Stark Ronald E. Steffenhagen Kim S. Stegh Tolbert J. Strahan Michael J. Stranzl, CGCS David M. Stull, CGCS Retired Brian T. Sullivan, CGCS, MG Blake Swint Brian A. Sykora Marty C. Szturm Russell C. Tarr Mark A. Tassone Paul Taylor Michael J. Tellier, CGCS Thomas M. Terramin Lee J. Terry Neil J. Thrailkill James M. Titus Harry Y. Ujifusa Jr. Lee Van Valkenburg, CGCS Retired Michael J. VanSistine Randal L. Vaught Richard D. Victorson Jeffrey K. Vietmeier Manuel Viveiros Christopher W. Voutas Scott B. Wahlin, CGCS Randy J. Waldron Thomas F. Walker William G. Wall Jr.
James J. Walraven, CGCS Jerry A. Ware Kim R. Wenger, CGCS Retired Lynn Wesson John D. White Jr. William Whitworth, CGCS Robert D. Wilbur Larry S. Wilk Matthew J. Willacker Edward B. Willard, CGCS Kenneth D. Williams, CGCS Mark J. Williams Michael S. Williams Roy Wilshire, CGCS Carl A. Wittenauer, CGCS Michael H. Wood, CGCS Retired Fred M. Yates, CGCS Charles J. Zeh Jr. Jerry D. Zidow, CGCS
31- to 34-year membersMaurice A. Aasland John M. Ackles Ronnie L. Adkins, CGCS Steven D. Agin Louis A. Agosta Scott Alford Danny Allen Greg Alspaugh, CGCS Daniel C. Anderson David L. Anderson, CGCS John F. Anderson Richard P. Anderson Scott E. Anderson Wesley S. Anderson Jeff Andresen Dean S. Andrews Robert C. Antal Andy L. Apple Richard Arzillo Samuel N. Ash Bill Atkin, CGCS Arthur A. Atkinson Robert J. Atol Dale E. Augustin Scott D. Austin W. R. Avery Charles Babcock Randall K. Bachman Harold G. Bahrenburg Dean A. Baker, CGCS Thomas N. Baker William N. Baker, CGCS Kevin J. Baldwin Edwin D. Bale, CGCS Russell Banning, CGCS Retired Robert B. Baszner Dale Bauer Michael E. Bay John L. Behme
Fred E. Behnke, CGCS Retired Robert M. Belfeld Sandra L. Bemis Jose Benevides Donald F. Benner David C. Bentley, CGCS Glenn K. Bereiter, CGCS Paul G. Bergantz Greg Bergwin, CGCS Retired David Bermudez Scott Bertrand Todd Biegger, CGCS Thomas L. Bishop Peter J. Bissell Robert R. Bittner, CGCS Kerry D. Blatteau, CGCS Retired James R. Blauvelt Gregg A. Blew, CGCS David O. Blomquist, CGCS Retired Bob L. Bluml, CGCS Retired Mark Bobb, CGCS Kevin Bonk Randel K. Bonneville Russell B. Bonneville Brian A. Bossert, CGCS Peter L. Bowman, CGCS Dennis L. Bowsher, CGCS John H. Boyce William B. Boyd John L. Bradley Jr. James M. Branstrom, CGCS Brigid Braun, CGCS Retired Walter H. Braunig Jr. Edward Braunsky Jr., CGCS Michael D. Breeden Loren R. Breedlove L. Randall Brehmer, CGCS Michael A. Brisbois Jeffrey S. Broadbelt Kim D. Brock Mandel Brockinton Thomas G. Brodeur Nicholas P. Brodziak Richard S. Brogan Gregory C. Brooking, CGCS Brad Brooks, CGCS Peter Brooks, CGCS Doyle L. Brookshire James H. Broughton Anthony M. Brown, CGCS David J. Brown James K. Brown Paul G. Brown Timothy R. Brown Richard W. Browne David C. Brubaker Frederick H. Brubaker William H. Bruns Michael S. Bryant William L. Buchar
Steven R. Budge, CGCS Timothy E. Burch Gregory J. Burleson, CGCS Gregory Burtner, CGCS Retired Thomas J. Burton Stuart D. Cagle, CGCS, MG John P. Cahill Gordon Caldwell, CGCS John A. Calhoun John F. Canavan, CGCS Peter Candelora Tim Cann, CGCS Michael A. Caravella John D. Carlone, CGCS Gary K. Carls, CGCS Jeffrey Carlson, CGCS Michael Carlson, CGCS Stephen Carr Jeffrey P. Carsok Jeff J. Carson, CGCS Barry R. Carter Jeff Case, CGCS Drew Castillo James A. Castle Arthur R. Casto Sr. Nelson Cato Richard W. Caughey Henry G. Chafn, CGCS Retired John A. Chassard David Chavez, CGCS Retired Larry Checho Richard E. Christian Jr. Richard C. Christie Jr. Jay H. Clace Pete Clarno, CGCS Retired Kevin Clunis, CGCS Daniel M. Coffn Stephen E. Cohoon, CGCS Richard A. Collins, CGCS William Colloredo, CGCS Joel A. Collura Grant Collyns Thomas Colombo, CGCS Jack L. Colstad James B. Conant, CGCS Lindy Conard, CGCS Retired Steven L. Conlin Paul C. Conner Steven M. Cook, CGCS, MG Douglas B. Cooper David G. Copeland George L. Cornell Jr. Ernest C. Corsi Robert J. Costa, CGCS David Court, CGCS William S. Cox Greg Coyne Davy A. Crockett, CGCS Gary R. Crone Calvin R. Cross, CGCS Retired
James F. Crothers, CGCS Jeffrey C. Crouse Samuel W. Crowe, CGCS Thomas Crump, CGCS Ann Cululi-Dixson, CGCS Retired Steven M. Cummins Kenneth L. Dahl Thomas F. Dale, CGCS Jere H. Dana Joseph C. Daniels Timothy R. Dark, CGCS Retired Raymond G. Davies, CGCS Retired Thomas Davies, CGCS Harold G. Davis Timothy F. Davis Marc P. Davison, CGCS Gerald W. Dearie David R. Demmery, CGCS Retired David C. Denley, CGCS Retired Kevin DeRoo Kurt A. Desiderio Daniel F. Desmond David W. DeWitt James R. Dewling Paul J. Dias Frederick A. Diefenbach Ronald I. Diefenthaler, CGCS Retired Donn P. Dietrich Robert M. Dillinger Jr., CGCS Retired Michael W. DiLorenzo, CGCS Retired Frank D. Dinelli, CGCS Robert Dobek David L. Dodds Brent D. Doolittle, CGCS Mark Douglas, CGCS Mike Drugan Jerry Ducker, CGCS Bruce J. Duenow Richard Duggan, CGCS Melvin T. Duke Barry Dunbar Dave Duren Jim Dusch, CGCS David M. Dwinell, CGCS Bryan D. Eames Jack Earle Jr. Corey B. Eastwood, CGCS Jo-Ann Eberle Edward P. Eckholm, CGCS Marshall D. Edgren, CGCS Carl J. Edmondson Stephen F. Ehrbar, CGCS Robert W. Eichert Richard H. Eichner Kenneth E. Ellenson, CGCS Rory B. Ellington Jeffrey M. Elmer, CGCS
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Rick Elyea Lawrence M. Emery Timothy A. Enoch William J. Entwistle Jr. Robert J. Erdahl Gary L. Erxleben Mark L. Esposito Clayton T. Estes, CGCS G. C. Evans Michael A. Evans Richard L. Evans Tedd M. Evans, CGCS Stuart W. Eyman, CGCS Michael K. Fabrizio, CGCS Dean Fagerlind John H. Fake, CGCS Retired Mike Farina John Farr Larry Farwell, CGCS Ronald K. Faulseit Bradley N. Fellrath David E. Fenimore J. Marcus Fenton Craig Ferguson Joseph J. Ferguson James Ferrin, CGCS Jim Fetterly Charles A. Fierke, CGCS Retired Patrick R. Finlen, CGCS David E. Fisher, CGCS Edward A. Fisher, CGCS Retired William H. Fitch Franklin L. Flannagan Thomas D. Fletcher Ken Flisek, CGCS James B. Frank, CGCS Harold K. Franklin Robert W. Frase Roger H. Frazier, CGCS Stephen L. Frazier David Fruchte, CGCS David L. Fry George L. Frye Jr. Joseph H. Fryman, CGCS Retired Steven A. Funk Donald L. Fuxa Phillip E. Gable Alex H. Galaviz Jr. Peter J. Galea, CGCS Retired Kurt M. Galisdorfer John M. Gallagher III John P. Gallagher Scot J. Gardiner, CGCS Edward R. Gasper John C. Gates Timothy M. Gavelek William Gaydosh Robert A. Gegick Gregory F. Gegogeine, CGCS Retired Scott D. Gennings, CGCS
Clifton A. George Jack R. George Peter Gerdon Patrick M. Gertner, CGCS Jimmy T. Geter, CGCS Mark A. Giannonatti Barry Gilbert Tim Gilbert Stephen R. Gill John Gillis III Michael V. Giuffre Paul S. Goff Jr. Charles V. Goode Richard Goodrick Brice A. Gordon Kenneth A. Gorzycki, CGCS Brian D. Goudey Jose L. Gradias Patrick J. Gradoville, CGCS Barry G. Graham, CGCS Frederick W. Granger, CGCS Jeffrey L. Granger John T. Grant Peter J. Grass, CGCS Anthony Grasso Marvin D. Gray Chuck Green Gregg Grenert David Grimes Mark T. Grogan Paul F. Grogan, CGCS Harry C. Grove III Jeffrey L. Gullikson, CGCS Dean C. Gump Joseph Gunson Richard C. Haas, CGCS Chris L. Hague Roger D. Halak Stephen R. Hale Greg Hall Phillip H. Hall, CGCS Retired Howard Hamada Terry Hambleton Thomas M. Hamulak, CGCS Retired Michael W. Handrich Tom Hanks David B. Harbaugh Bobby J. Harding David K. Hare James M. Harmon Joe Harmon John T. Hassett Christopher J. Haunty, CGCS Douglas D. Hausman, CGCS Dennis Haveman, CGCS Retired Gary E. Hearn Jeff L. Hefner Ricky D. Heine, CGCS Lawrence E. Hergott, CGCS David R. Hershey, CGCS
Jon V. Heselwood Tim Hesselink Dean T. Heymans Gregory F. Hinton James E. Hodnett Terry Hogan David C. Hoggard Ronald W. Holcomb Milton B. Holcombe, CGCS Steven Hollembeak Mark Hollick, CGCS Tracy Holliday Jeffrey S. Hollister Erick B. Holm, CGCS Jeffrey T. Holmes, CGCS Douglas J. Homan Michael M. Honma Sean A. Hoolehan, CGCS Randal S. Hooper Donald D. Hoos Reed C. Hopke Jr. Peter W. Horn, CGCS Bill Houlihan Jim C. Howell Greg Hubbard, CGCS Joseph L. Hubbard, CGCS Paul Hudak, CGCS Retired James G. Hudson Doug Hughes Mike Hulteen, CGCS James C. Husting, CGCS Terry K. Hutcherson, CGCS Ralph M. Hyslop Michael V. Iacono, CGCS Robert L. Jacks Joel D. Jackson, CGCS Retired Joel A. Jacquemot, CGCS Dennis James, CGCS Paul J. Jamrog Thomas R. Jauch, CGCS Robert L. Jeffers Todd W. Jeffers Cary M. Jeffries Jonathan S. Jennings, CGCS Edward H. Joerns II Thomas B. Johanns Cindy J. Johnson Glyn Johnson Rodney W. Johnson, CGCS Thomas P. Johnson William A. Johnson, CGCS Cecil C. Johnston, CGCS Retired Dan Jones Gary Jones Michael R. Jones, CGCS Tracey M. Jones James S. Kaczenski, CGCS Retired Richard Kaiser Charles A. Kalina, CGCS Retired Rod C. Karchner
Jeff R. Karlstrand, CGCS Retired Mark P. Kastenholz, CGCS Jan P. Kasyjanski John F. Katterheinrich William C. Keaton, CGCS Retired James R. Kelley, CGCS RetiredMichael F. Kellighan Robert F. Kelly Geoffrey O. Kemp, CGCS Jamie L. Kennedy Joseph A. Kennedy Jr., CGCS Timothy S. Kennelly, CGCS Ralph J. Kepple, CGCS Chip K. Kern Rick E. Kern Craig D. Ketelsen, CGCS Retired David B. Kile, CGCS Retired Rickey H. Kimel Mike Kingsley Dale R. Kintzer Brad Klein F. A. Kleinfelder II Mark J. Klimm Richard A. Kline Robert S. Klinesteker Jeff Klontz Mark A. Knaebel Craig W. Kniffen Casey Koch Mike Kocour, CGCS Retired Michael J. Kosak, CGCS John R. Kotoski, CGCS Gregory Krak Keith Kresina George Kruzick, CGCS Dwight Kummer Bernard Kundrick Keith Kuntz Joseph Kuta, CGCS Anthony R. Lambert, CGCS Frank Larsen Karl Larson William R. Larson, CGCS Ivy E. Latham Gregory A. Laughery Terry Laurent, CGCS James G. Lawlor Michael F. Leach David Lee Craig D. Leming Joseph F. Leopold Cary N. Lewis Ronnie P. Lewis Scott Lewis, CGCS Charles M. Lewison, CGCS G. P. Lieponis Mike Link Samuel A. Linker Mark E. Littlejohn Thomas R. Lively, CGCS
Douglas J. Long David L. Lough James B. Loupee David L. Lowe Daniel F. Lucas Richard S. Luikens Mark W. Lytle John MacKenzie Jr., CGCS Samuel C. MacKenzie, CGCS Daniel D. Madar Timothy D. Madden, CGCS Retired Jeffrey N. Madsen D. Sloan Mahon David P. Major, CGCS Mark Malasavage Steven Malikowski John E. Malloy Stephen M. Mann, CGCS Mark F. Many Nazzareno Mariani Jeffrey C. Markow, CGCS Leslie H. Marlow Donald J. Marrone Jr. Fred J. Martell, CGCS John P. Martin Michael G. Martin Edward L. May Thomas O. McAvoy, CGCS Timothy M. McAvoy, CGCS Timothy E. McCarthy Gregory D. McCue Pat S. McHugh, CGCS Frank C. McInnis Scott A. McLain Walter J. McMahon Angus H. McMillan, CGCS Retired Gary H. Meadors Philip J. Medcalf Dennis J. Medeiros Dick Medford Michael J. Meersman Charles Menefee, CGCS Retired Steven A. Merkel, CGCS Mark S. Merrick, CGCS Retired Steven K. Messerli Brian S. Mickels, CGCS Collier Miller, CGCS Douglas A. Miller Glenn A. Miller, CGCS John C. Miller, CGCS Scott E. Miller, CGCS Earl F. Millett Jeffrey F. Millies, CGCS Jere R. Mills Wayne Mills John F. Mizikar, CGCS Douglas F. Mohler James T. Moore David L. MooteArthur L. Morgan Jr., CGCS
Thomas M. Morgensen Robert G. Morrell John L. Morris Robert Morris Dale R. Morrison, CGCS Glenn A. Morrow Donald E. Mortell Donald R. Morton Barry W. Mueller, CGCS Steven E. Mulvey, CGCS Paul H. Mundie James M. Murphy Lawrence A. Murphy Robert Murphy Daniel L. Murray, CGCS Scott W. Nair Larry Napora Erwin R. Nash Don Naumann William J. Nauroth Harold G. Neal R. Bruce Nelson, CGCS Retired John T. Neumann Brent Newcomb Eric E. Newell, CGCS John P. Newton, CGCS Harry D. Niemczyk, Ph.D. James H. Noel Peter W. Nolan Joseph F. Noppenberger Jr. Dennis Nordling Ronald A. Noyce Michael R. Null Steven L. Numbers Michael J. O’Connor, CGCS Retired Tim J. O’Driscoll Ross J. O’Fee, CGCS Peter C. Ohlson Thomas F. Ohlson, CGCS Stephen Okula, CGCS, MG Randy Oldham James R. Olli Timothy T. O’Neill, CGCS Guy D. Ostrander Jack A. Ostrander, CGCS Retired George E. Ott III, CGCS Retired Francis J. Owsik Bruce A. Packard, CGCS Robert Paisley Larry J. Palmer Gerald T. Panella Scott E. Parker, CGCS Harold E. Parsons Jr. Dennis L. Patterson S. Perry Payne, CGCS Retired David R. Pease Dennis A. Peck Bruce Peeples, CGCS Retired Christian O. Pekarek Wayne Perkins, CGCS Retired
Barry V. Petrasko Larry Pfeiderer R. M. Phillips Tim Phillips Byron E. Phoebus Jim B. Poetker Alan A. Pondel, CGCS Allan C. Pooch Edward C. Porterfeld, CGCS Retired Glen A. Pottenger, CGCS Retired M. Terry Price Thomas A. Prichard James Prucnal Joel V. Purpur, CGCS Jim Ramey, CGCS Retired Scott M. Ramsay, CGCS Stephen L. Rau Mark Rawlins, CGCS Richard H. Raymond Simon Rechedy Kevin B. Redfern VIII Thomas J. Reed Sr. Joseph P. Reents Robert Reid, CGCS Retired Jesse V. Reins III, CGCS Kreg K. Renzelman, CGCS Steven W. Renzetti, CGCS Martin K. Repko J. Robert Reynolds, CGCS Retired Kim L. Richardson, CGCS Danny Rieger James Riley John V. Ringholz John F. Roberts J. B. Robertson Robert N. Robillard David J. Robinson Michael Robinson Terry Rodenberg Robert J. Rogers, CGCS William J. Rogers Todd A. Ronske, CGCS Brad Rook, CGCS Robert A. Rosensteel David L. Rosenstrauch, CGCS David V. Rossman Timothy K. Roth Paul B. Rothwell Bobby Rountree Clifford A. Rourke Richard A. Rudolph Bruce W. Ruppert, CGCS Robert Ruszala Barry A. Sage Robert C. Sager Mark Salisbury, CGCS Robert A. Samuelson, CGCS Earl J. Sanders, CGCS Peter M. Sandoval Matthew J. Sapochak
Kerry Satterwhite, CGCS Gerald W. Saylor Frank E. Sbarro Michael R. Sbarro Charles Schaeffer William G. Scheele Denis L. Schilling Calvin D. Schmidt John C. Schmidt Peter R. Schmidt Steven D. Schmidt Brett Schneiter Steven J. Schraw Craig Schreiner, ASGCA Andy M. Schuckers, CGCS Daniel G. Schuld Scott A. Schurman Thomas G. Schwab Jeffrey M. Scott, CGCS Edward J. Sealy Jr. Michael J. Seaton Gordon J. Seliga, CGCS Michael R. Semler Robert Y. Senseman, CGCS Jack F. Serleto Daniel W. Shaughnessy Thomas S. Sheets Douglas E. Shelnutt Kenneth J. Shepherd Ronald R. Sherbert Gary A. Shetler David J. Shields Kimberly K. Shine, CGCS William K. Shirley, CGCS D. Philip Shoemaker Jr. Norman W. Shorts Sr. Ken Siems, CGCS Arthur Silva, CGCS Retired Bryan E. Singleton Frank T. Siple, CGCS Wayne A. Skaggs Mark A. Skop Richard W. Slattery Alan C. Slaughter Thomas M. Slavish Daniel L. Smith David E. Smith, CGCS Kenneth J. Smith Kevin L. Smith Daniel T. Smokstad Steven C. Snare, CGCS Pat Sneed, CGCS Jack E. Snipes Jr., CGCS Douglas L. Snook, CGCS Retired Edward W. Spatz Michael Sprouse Guy H. Stallone Randall L. Staton, CGCS Paul S. Stead, CGCS David L. Steel, CGCS Retired
Bob Steinhurst Dan Sterr Gerald Stetson Brad Steward Mark L. Stewart, CGCS Ed Stocke Terry W. Stratton Michael F. Streckfus Luke C. Strojny Jeffrey N. Stuart, CGCS Rick A. Sullivan Walter J. Svabek William D. Swancutt Jr. Gary J. Sykes Barry S. Szydloski Robert J. Szymanski Jr. Roy A. Szyndlar, CGCS Joseph P. Tamborski, CGCS Jeffrey C. Taylor Timothy F. Taylor, CGCS Stephen Tedhams, CGCS Rick Tegtmeier, CGCS, MG Norman W. Tessier Jr. Clive J. Thacker, CGCS Retired Gregory R. Thalmann, CGCS Retired Leonard F. Theis Timothy Thilo Jim H. Thomas, CGCS Charles T. Thompson Jr., CGCS Retired Kenneth B. Thompson Brian F. Thomson, CGCS David E. Threlkeld, CGCS Retired Kevin P. Thurman Charles E. Tiede III Robert J. Tillema, CGCS Retired James C. Timke, CGCS William D. Todd Mark C. Toennies, CGCS Retired Bruce Toepel Alan Tomlinson Eddie Tomlinson David L. Tooley Perry P. Toth, CGCS Rhod Trainor, CGCS Jack Tripp, CGCS Barry N. Tucker Frank Turner Charles P. Underwood III, CGCS Thomas M. Unruh Gregory V. Vadala, CGCS Russell C. Vandehey, CGCS Mark W. Vaughn, CGCS Charles H. Vedvick Stephen J. Verrall Brian Vickers Tom Vinson Robert S. Volpe, CGCS Joseph A. Voss Jr., CGCS Paul S. Wagner
(membership milestones)John E. Walsh, CGCS Michael F. Walton, CGCS Patrick A. Walton Harry D. Ward James N. Ward, CGCS John B. Ward Tony Ward Terry L. Warlick James R. Warren Thomas W. Watroba Gary A. Watschke, CGCS Retired Donald D. Watson Herbert Watson Gary R. Weaver, CGCS Jerry A. Webb, CGCS William C. Webster, CGCS Karl H. Wehausen Von S. Welder Richard E. Wells Thomas S. Werner, CGCS Dennis Wesseldine Brent L. Weston Kenneth M. Whaley Geoffrey Lentz Wheeler Kirk A. Whiting, CGCS Charlie Whittemore Dean Whittington Ricky A. Wideman Jay A. Wiedman John Wieskamp, CGCS Retired Stephen N. Wilcoxen Gary Wilder Kevin Wiles H. Mitchell Wilkerson, CGCS Timothy R. Willard, CGCS Michael R. Willhite Daniel J. Williams David Williams, CGCS Edward A. Williams Thomas Williamson Richard A. Wilson, CGCS Timothy C. Wilson Robert J. Witek Tommy D. Witt, CGCS Dean Wochaski, CGCS James S. Wood R. Scott Woodhead, CGCS Retired Allen Woods Steven M. Wright, CGCS Michael Yenny Courtney R. Young III, CGCS Joseph Yourkiewicz Theodore S. Zabrenski Scott A. Zakany, CGCS Michael P. Zedreck, CGCS Robert A. Zoller
35-year membersNeil D. Acton, CGCS John M. Allgeier, CGCS
Louis Amadio Jerry Arden Rhys M. Arthur, CGCS Retired Scott C. Axon, CGCS Scott A. Azinger Paul D. Bastron, CGCS James M. Beaston Bernard I. Beavan, CGCS David R. Beno, CGCS Retired William M. Benson J. Mark Black, CGCS Peter Bly John M. Bonwell, CGCS Douglas W. Boyle Fred D. Brewer Jerry W. Brooks Donald R. Brown, CGCS Hozie Burke Peter D. Burnham, CGCS Gordon R. Byrnes Vernon A. Carroll II Keith W. Chapman, CGCS Stanley E. Cichuniec Edward Cimoch Jr. Brian Comiskey Bruce V. Corkern Richard C. Coulombe, CGCS Thomas M. Crenshaw Alfred O. Davis, CGCS Paul L. Delfosse Robert M. DeMarco Kimberly J. Derr, CGCS Daniel DeVere, CGCS James DeYoung Bruce Dodenhoff Ronald G. Doruff Patrick R. Eagan Edward F. Ellis, CGCS James E. Ellison Brad D. Emerick, CGCS Retired Brent A. Emerick Robert O. Farren Jr., CGCS Ray Festa Daniel P. Franks, CGCS Retired Jeffrey L. Fry Dane W. Gamble Dan R. Garson Jerred D. Golden, CGCS Dean M. Graves, CGCS Patrick J. Green William R. Griffth, CGCS Richard R. Grote Cyrus D. Gurganus Jr. Charles Guy Joseph D. Hahn William F. Hamilton, CGCS Daniel G. Hanson David G. Hay, CGCS Donald Hedrick Mark J. Henderson
William T. Holroyd Jr. George F. Howe, CGCS James C. Hulett Keith A. Ihms, CGCS Gary M. Ingram, CGCS Kenneth B. Ingram, CGCS Gilbert R. Jackson Arthur W. Jamison, CGCS Retired Donald L. Johnson Craig S. Joscelyn, CGCS Retired Carl A. Kanny Timothy Kelly Rodney P. Kilcoyne Fred W. Klauk Jr. Glen Klauk James M. Knulty Mark D. Kuhns, CGCS James E. Kurposka Robert A. Langley, CGCS Melvan J. Leaver Jr. John R. Lee Jerry LemonsHarry A. Lovero Stephen E. Maas, CGCS Retired Robert K. Mattheson Jr. Stephen Matuza, CGCS, MG Robert B. McCallum, CGCS David C. Michael, CGCS Ronald H. Miles, CGCS Retired Richard P. Murray Philip Neaton Steven L. Oberschlake Robert M. O’Connell Glenn Omori Charles D. O’Nan, CGCS Joseph M. Ondo David D. Ostert Richard J. Owens, CGCS Joseph Owsik Donald L. Parsons, CGCS Retired Charles T. Passios, CGCS Merle L. Pearce, CGCS Stephen M. Pearson, CGCS Manuel Perez Michael D. Plummer Gary M. Puckett Michael C. Reeb, CGCS Thomas F. Regan, CGCS Retired Mark A. Richard, CGCS Samuel M. Risteff Walter K. Robinson Charles E. Rogers Jr. Ronald M. Ross, CGCS Retired Roger M. Ruff, CGCS Gary Russell Terry C. Salisbury Albert L. Schluetter Roger A. Schmitz, CGCS Retired Ronald E. Schmoyer Scott A. Schukraft
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Steven D. Seibel Matthew G. Shaffer Randy Shults, CGCS Jeffrey A. Smith Marc W. Snyder John V. Stawovy Joe K. Stribley Melvin L. Summer Jr. Jerry Y. Takushi Gary C. Thommes, CGCS Bruce Thrasher Joseph R. Tompkins Luciano Tonelli Ronald T. Toney W. Wayne Van Matre Thomas K. Verrips, CGCS Randall C. Wahler, CGCS Retired David Waymire, CGCS Ted D. Wells Brad L. Westrope, CGCS Jeffrey Wetterling, CGCS Edward J. Wilkins, CGCS Steven R. Wolfard Fred Wong Michael A. Wood, CGCS Retired Stanley Wreyford, CGCS John G. Yancey
36- to 39-year membersRoland Abbott, CGCS Retired Charles Agnew, CGCS Retired Randy L. Allen, CGCS John V. Andersen, CGCS Kenneth L. Andersen Dana M. Anderson Alan R. Andreasen, CGCS Barry Anes Thomas L. Appledorn William A. Ashley Thomas W. Athy, CGCS John L. Ausen, CGCS Robert T. Baidy Paul D. Baker Robert M. Baldwin Chad Ball, CGCS Bradley Balschmiter, CGCS Ronald W. Barley, CGCS J. David Barrett Dennis C. Batz, CGCS Chris C. Becker David Behrman, CGCS Mark H. Beiting Gary D. Bennett Patrick J. Berger, CGCS Retired Richard Bermudez Thomas R. Bettle Robert J. Beyer, CGCS Retired Fredrick S. Biggers, CGCS Thomas P. Biggy Steve Blackburn
Joseph N. Booth, CGCS John A. Boyer Paul W. Brandon Pye BredenKamp Michael L. Brennan, CGCS Retired Ned E. Brinkman Barry B. Britton Larry Brooks, CGCS Retired Jerry L. Broome Joe J. Brophy Jerry W. Broughton, CGCS Herbert L. Brown Robert D. Brown Roger A. Brown Thomas V. Brown III Fred E. Browning Jay P. Buck, CGCS Joseph H. Burns, CGCS Robert J. Burns James M. Burton Gary T. Bush Neil J. Bustamante Michel Caissie Dale Caldwell James P. Callaghan Robert W. Campbell, CGCS Stephen L. Carlton Norman E. Carmouche Stanley A. Carr James H. Carville Paul O. Casas Jr. Emilio Castorena Sr. Sterling Caudle Brian C. Chalifoux Gary L. Chambers, CGCS Retired Thom V. Charters Donald L. Cherry Donald Chester C. D. Christopherson Michael T. Chrzanowski Mark K. Clark, CGCS Louis E. Clark Arthur G. Clesen Jerry Coldiron Jr., CGCS, SCPS Terry A. Concannon, CGCS Retired Dale F. Conzelmann, CGCS George J. Cook Dennis R. Cox Paul Crawford David E. Crews Donald A. Cross, CGCS James Currie Gerald R. Dahlke Robert J. Dalton Kevin D’Amico, CGCS Peter C. Dane Eugene Daniel III, CGCS Retired Jeffrey L. Davis, CGCS Retired Joellen G. Davis Steve A. Davis, CGCS Retired
Clinton G. Deeds, CGCS Retired Edgar R. Delaney, CGCS Retired Denny Dennett Chris M. des Garennes Douglas A. DeVries, CGCS Gary Dilbert Charles C. Dipman Steve DiVito B. Russell Dooge III, CGCS Robert A. Doty David S. Downing II, CGCS Kevin H. Downing, CGCS Kevin M. Dushane John R. Dyarmett Larry F. Edwards Paula M. Eger Richard N. Eide, CGCS Ted E. Ellis, CGCS Retired Barry Endicott Charles D. Engster Jean L. Esposito, CGCS James E. Evans Raymond D. Evans, CGCS Retired William R. Fach, CGCS Gregory C. Fantuzzi, CGCS Ed Farnsworth Thomas E. Farrell Donald J. Fassnacht, CGCS H. R. Faucette Jr., CGCS Retired Gene Faulk Clarke E. Fenimore Joseph F. Fernau, CGCS David C. Feser Mark A. Fields Alan T. Fierst Stephen Finamore, CGCS Thomas C. Fischer, CGCS Thomas A. Flaherty, CGCS Robert G. Flanagan David P. Flaxbeard Dennis M. Flynn, CGCS Retired John A. Ford, CGCS Jeffery L. Frank, CGCS Richard G. Fredericksen, CGCS Mark G. Fuller, CGCS Randal C. Gai, CGCS Retired Charles A. Gaige William C. Gallegos James D. Gardner, CGCS Retired Michael T. Garvale Chuck Gast, CGCS William Gauwitz Jr. David K. Geiger, CGCS Retired Donald R. Genet Edward T. Giles Kerry Glader C.M. Glasson Steve Glossinger, CGCS Roger S. Goettsch, CGCS Frank S. Goodell Jr.
Robert L. Gordon David W. Gourlay, CGCS, CCM, CCE Thomas J. Gray, CGCS Robert B. Green, CGCS William B. Griffth Thomas I. Grimac, CGCS Anthony Gustaitis, CGCS Gregg P. Guynan Charles J. Hadwick Mike Hahn Peter J. Hahn Milton L. Hale Jeffrey N. Hall Robert J. Hall Terry L. Hall Gary Hallett D. T. Hammett Vincent C. Hankley Terry Hannah Larry C. Hantle, CGCS Steve J. Hargis Gregory P. Harkin, CGCS Steve Harrer, CGCS Retired Christopher P. Hart, CGCS J. Michael Hart, CGCS Ernest W. Hawkes Leonard L. Hazlett III Ronald B. Heesen Michael H. Heinlein James R. Hemrick, CGCS Thomas L. Hergert Alan D. Hess, CGCS, MG James W. Hesselbrock Paul Hickman, CGCS Bob Hicks, CGCS Retired Harold H. Hicks William T. Hiers, CGCS Steven M. Hill John D. Hilton Mark N. Hjortness, CGCS Retired Mark Hoban Cecil T. Hoekstra Robert D. Holman Robert A. Holmes, CGCS Retired Thomas R. Holtsberry John S. Hoofnagle, CGCS Michael T. Huck Richard H. Huey Abe R. Hughes Gale O. Hultquist, CGCS Richard Hurley, Ph.D. Chuck Hybl Dennis R. Ingram, CGCS Toru Inoue Mark R. Jackson Paul J. Janosik Jr. Robert M. Jarrell William L. Jeffrey Neal Jenkins Robert A. Jenkins
Steve E. Jessup, CGCS Retired Bill D. Jobe, CGCS Retired Brad R. Johnsen David L. Johnson, CGCS Retired James A. Johnson Jr. Johnny B. Johnson, CGCS Retired Martin E. Johnson Michael J. Johnson, CGCS Retired Robert L. Johnson Scott H. Johnson, CGCS David L. Jones Timothy Joyce Steven R. Justice Arlan D. Kapnick Les Kennedy Jr., CGCS Dean A. Kerns, CGCS Cecil F. Kerr Jim B. Key, CGCS Mark A. Kienert, CGCS Richard M. Kimble Joseph H. Kinlaw Jr. John L. Kitchen Robert H. Kline John P. Klosiewicz Bradley G. Kocher, CGCS Paul T. Kolbe Steven Kolongowski, CGCS Retired Curtis H. Kono Helmut Kopp Joseph Kosoglov, CGCS Retired Mike Koval Mark Kowaliczko Richard Krampe Dean A. Krob, CGCS Retired LeRoy Kruse, CGCS Retired Shunji Kurakami Edward Lach, CGCS Wayne D. Lamb Steve G. Lambert Robert A. Laubach Andy Laughridge, CGCS Retired Richard G. Laux Richard J. Lavine, CGCS Michael R. Legere, CGCS Todd Lemme Richard L. Lemmel Armand H. LeSage Michael Liffand Harry C. Lincoln III Eric M. Linde Nels A. Lindgren, CGCS Retired James C. Lindsay, CGCS Retired David J. Little Larry P. Livingston, CGCS Richard J. Lombardi Randall A. Long Steven L. Long David E. Longfeld Howard H. Lott, CGCS Gale L. Love
Roger L. Lowell Peter Lund, CGCS Retired John M. Luper Brian Mabie Gary MacDougall Jon D. Maddern, CGCS Ted A. Maddocks Douglas R. Mahal, CGCS William J. Maher Robert J. Maibusch, CGCS, MG John G. Majernik, CGCS Retired Thomas J. Manchak Anthony S. Mancuso, CGCS Dale E. Marach Richard Marcks Alexander Marshall, CGCS Retired Vincent Matics Jr., CGCS Jerry B. Matthews, CGCS Robert E. Maxwell Paul G. Mayes, CGCS Peter Maynes Joseph M. McCabe Patrick D. McCabe, CGCS Retired John McCormick Mike McCraw Donald S. McFaul Michael L. McGehee Paul S. McGinnis, CGCS William D. McKee Joseph P. McMahon William G. McMullin Richard S. McNabb John E. McPike Lemar L. Melton Frank Merchant Ray E. Midkiff Jr. Ron Mielke Ronald Milenski, CGCS Retired Louis E. Miller Paul F. Miller, CGCS Retired Stephen D. Miller Mark Millett Larry G. Mills Thomas R. Minch Dale R. Minick, CGCS Retired Joe Mistowski, CGCS Retired Martin L. Moore Marcelino O. Moreno Gary S. Morgan Brian W. Morris, CGCS Dean Morrison James P. Mowery Charles S. Mozingo Stephen M. Murphy Gary Myers, CGCS John M. Napier, CGCS Michael R. Nass Thomas E. Natzel William E. Neus, CGCS Retired John A. Newcomb Sr., CGCS Retired
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James J. Nicol, CGCS Alan L. Nielsen, CGCS Scott E. Niven, CGCS Tim R. Norris, CGCS Retired Patrick M. O’Brien Richard D. Odden John J. O’Keefe, CGCS Paul W. O’Leary Anthony J. Olender Karl E. Olson, CGCS Michael Olson Thomas D. Opat Dennis J. Orsborn Kerry M. Ortmeyer Kevin F. Osgood Alin P. Otto Lawrence J. Pakkala, CGCS Milfred J. Palmer Jr. Ronald J. Parker, CGCS Retired Harold E. Parr Jr. Jesse J. Parsons Theodore F. Payer Jonathan E. Peck Leo G. Pellant Thomas L. Penzien Michael J. Perham, CGCS Mark K. Peters Scott A. Peters Dennis P. Petruzzelli, CGCS Jules J. Peuvion, CGCS Retired Steven D. Phillips Peter R. Pierson S. Daniel Pierson William F. Pike Daniel B. Pillard, CGCS Retired Steven J. Plummer, CGCS Stephen W. Potter, CGCS Kenneth Pung, CGCS Retired Michael D. Purvis Sanford G. Queen, CGCS Dan E. Rackliffe, CGCS Steve Rackliffe, CGCS Robert A. Radachi, CGCS Robert M. Randquist, CGCS Robert A. Ranum Peter Rappoccio Jr., CGCS Donald Ratcliff Charles T. Ravis Dale K. Reash Stanley E. Reedy, CGCS Wayne P. Remo, CGCS Retired George Renault III, CGCS Retired J. H. Richburg Jr., CGCS Retired Edward Riefin, CGCS Retired Jon Riesenberg William J. Risch Scott D. Robbins, CGCS Daniel R. Robillard Tommy L. Robinson Gary Rodgers, CGCS Retired Peter T. Romanowski Kevin J. Ross, CGCS Cal C. Roth Gary Roush Peter R. Rousseau, CGCS Randolph RussellLes B. Rutan Kenneth A. SakaiRaymond A. Salberg Pio Salvati Michael Sauls Thomas E. Savage Gary D. Sayre, CGCS Thomas V. Schall Jr., CGCS Paul L. Schippers, CGCS Larry G. Schlippert Douglas J. Schmale Richard Scholes Micheal E. Schubert Donald R. Schumacher Tony E. Scites Charles D. Scott Jeffrey L. Scott, CGCS Retired Jon R. Scott Robert Scribner Tim J. Sedgley, CGCS Gregory N. Settles Anthony W. Sexton David A. Sexton, CGCS Alan J. Shantz Vincent T. Sharkey James Shaw William D. Shrum, CGCS John W. Singleton Kenneth V. Small Bennie R. Smallwood Glenn F. Smickley Chris L. Smith, CGCS James K. Smith Kevin P. Smith, CGCS Michael R. Smith, CGCS Retired Stephen E. Smith William F. Smith, CGCS Gary L. Smither Gary T. Snyder Keith J. Snyder, CGCS Lawrence L. Snyder, CGCS Samuel R. Snyder VII, CGCS Retired Michael E. Sommer William H. Spence Joseph A. Sporl III Gary C. Springer Douglas C. Stachura, CGCS Retired Gary L. Stafford Richard W. Staughton, CGCS Timothy Stawovy John Steiner, CGCS
Gary L. Stormo John F. Streeter, CGCS Verlyn A. Strellner, CGCS Retired Leon P. Stroike David T. Struse Richard Struss, CGCS Retired Robert A. Stuczynski George E. Stumpff Richard A. Stuntz, CGCS Michael Swing, CGCS John L. Tanner, CGCS Retired Michael D. Thibodeau Timothy D. Thomas Lynn A. Thompson, CGCS Merlin F. Tielkemeier James Tollefson, CGCS John Tonsor Thomas Trammell, CGCS Allan F. Tretera Thomas F. Trischler D. Campbell Turner, CGCS Kip A. Tyler, CGCS Kevin E. Van, CGCS Steve Van Acker, CGCS Duane Van Etten Lane K. Vance Nick L. Vance, CGCS Retired Robert C. Vaughan Jr. Vincent Q. Vazquez Steve W. Vessells Michael E. Videtta Craig J. Vigen, CGCS Thomas C. Vogel, CGCS Michael D. Vogt, CGCS Danny L. Wahlin, CGCS Retired Michael Wallace, CGCS Dale E. Walters, CGCS Douglas A. Ward Dean E. Watkins Dennis Weber, CGCS David L. Webner Robert C. Weed Jr.Alan Weitzel John W. Westermeier, CGCS Floyd N. Wiget Bruce R. Williams, CGCS James B. Williams Dennis P. Willms Mark Wilson, CGCS Retired Charles D. Winch Arthur J. Woffnden Dale R. Wohlers Gregory J. Wojick Stephen W. Wood, CGCS Mark J. Woodward, CGCS Bruce J. Worzella, CGCS Harry R. Yewens Brian A. York Richard C. Zepp, CGCS Randall P. Zidik
40-year membersW. A. Alexander III Don K. Allen Joseph Alonzi, CGCS Retired Gary D. Andrews Michael Benedict William K. Bieck, CGCS Gregory Borzok Charles B. Cagle, CGCS Retired James T. Conroy, CGCS Retired Bradford L. Coole, CGCS Alan G. Culver, CGCS John C. Cummings, CGCS Retired Gary Dalton Richard J. Deibert Charles L. Dey Marvin A. Dominick Michael Edgerton Eugene G. Evans Ronald C. Fabian Larry D. Finke Richard A. Fluter Ronald W. Fream John R. German, CGCS Retired George Gibbons Thomas J. Gibbons Mark E. Gorga, CGCS George A. Gumm Stuart M. Hadden Charles E. Hall Steven M. Hamelau Larry A. Hanks Edward C. Heineman, CGCS Retired Fred J. Heinlein II, CGCS Retired Scott Hoffmann, CGCS Steven Hoisington James A. Holtschult Alan Houdek Ronald W. Hull Rodney A. Iceman Charles L. Joachim, CGCS Eric A. Johnson James W. Jones Kenneth D. Keller Jerry A. Kershasky Robert E. Kinder Normand R. Lalumiere James M. Laughridge Stephen G. Leason Thomas K. List, CGCS Retired Mark E. Magee Thomas G. Martinek Barry McIntosh Edward B. Mena Douglas Meyer, CGCS
Michael R. Milligan Michael A. Mongiello Jr., CGCS Retired Walter C. Montross, CGCS Retired, MG Douglas G. Myers James O. Neal, CGCS Retired Wendell T. Nealon, CGCS Gary L. Nelson Randy Nichols, CGCS Retired Dale E. Nissen George C. Noll John Nylund Clinton A. Ovren Keith E. Paterson Keith W. Pegg William T. Pewitt Joel A. Ratcliff, CGCS Jerry L. Reid Richard T. Rhodes Larry R. Ringenberg William R. Roberts William D. Rohret, CGCS Retired Pete Ruggieri Barton L. Schaaf William A. Schuster Thomas D. Seapker Kenneth L. Smith Randall J. Smith Robert D. Sowers Ioannis Spantidakis David T. Springer Roger A. Stewart Jr., CGCS Johnny L. Tester Patrick Trant David V. Ward Larry A. Weber Richard R. Williams Sam T. Williamson, CGCS Sid Witteveen Stephen B. Womble, CGCS Retired Mike B. Wooten, CGCS Roger R. Yenny, CGCS Humzey Yessin Steven R. Young Joseph G. Yuzzi Edward J. Zenisky
41- to 44-year membersC. William Adams Frank Adams John G. Aducat Larry A. Albertsen David J. Alexandrowicz David J. Allec Michael L. Allen Kenneth T. Andersen Douglas A. Anderson Karl K. Anderson, CGCS Tommy D. Anderson, CGCS Retired William D. Anderson, CGCS Kenneth L. Aukerman, CGCS David M. Bailey, CGCS Retired Gerald M. Baird Randy A. Ballinger Wayne F. Ballinger, CGCS Retired James J. Baran, CGCS Paul Barratt, CGCS Retired William C. Bartee Everett E. Baugh, CGCS Retired Paul G. Beer Roger C. Bell Leonard H. Berg, CGCS Retired Charles G. Bingeman James D. Bishop Robert F. Bishop Lee S. Bladen Cecil C. Bland Gregory N. Bollinger David Bolyard Jeff Bottensek, CGCS Retired Robert B. Boyd Robert A. Brame Donald J. Branch Robert Brewster Brooks Brown Thomas H. Brown, CGCS Retired Roger C. Bugenhagen Bruce A. Burchfeld, CGCS Retired Julian D. Burns, CGCS Retired Stephen G. Cadenelli, CGCS Steven J. Campbell Michael T. Caranci Frank C. Carlisle Bruce Carlson Gary A. Carlson Paul C. Carman Jr. Ronald L. Carmichael Daniel E. Carr Daniel L. Cassidy Richard S. Cirino, CGCS Donald Clemans Henry Coffn III Tommy L. Cone, CGCS Retired Brett E. Conrad Roger T. Cox, CGCS Retired Gordon D. Crockett O’Neil M. Crouch Jr. Duane Dammeyer Gregory Davis, CGCS Retired John J. DelCamp Jr. Joseph F. Delly Randy A. Denney Robert Dickison, CGCS Retired Steven L. Diel Paul A. Dodson Ron Dohman, CGCS
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Nationwide Golf Course
Drainage Company
Specializing in
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Existing Greens, Approach
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Golf Preservations Inc.
504 Gloucester Ave
Middlesboro, KY 40965
606-499-2732
www.golfpreservations.com
Email: [email protected]
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John T. Drew Tony Dulio Jerry L. Dunfee, CGCS Retired Pete Dye Eugene W. Dyke Steven M. Early, CGCS John M. Easterday Milton Eisenhard Craig L. Elms, CGCS Joseph H. Emanuel, CGCS Retired Douglas Emch, CGCS William G. Fielder, CGCS Retired Wayne T. Foster William R. Fowler Douglas Fraser John H. Freeman, CGCS Retired William R. FullerKenneth P. Giedd, CGCS Retired James F. Gilligan, CGCS Retired Walter A. Gooder A. P. Goodley III, CGCS Retired Fred S. Green David E. Green Gary T. Grigg, CGCS, MG John C. Hadwick, CGCS Retired Thomas C. Hamilton Mark J. Hampton A. Tildon Hankley Ronald E. Hansen, CGCS Retired Calvin R. Hardin, CGCS Retired Gary D. Harris James D. Harris Thomas R. Harrison Keith M. Hasenfratz, CGCS Retired Robert A. Haskins, CGCS Retired David E. Hassel, CGCS Retired Philip M. Hathaway, CGCS Michael J. Hermanson Junior M. Hester Arthur Hills James F. Hippely Paul O. Hoag Wallace Hocking Donald A. Hoffman Sr. William G. Jewell Robert L. Johns Paul E. Johnson Willis P. Johnson Douglas H. Jones, CGCS Robert Kamp, CGCS Retired Raymond C. Kasprack, CGCS Retired Peter F. Kendrick, CGCS Retired John R. Kennedy Charles E. Kingsley Jr. Michael A. Klatte, CGCS Retired James J. Klein, CGCS Retired Robert C. Kline David R. Koch John M. Kosmalski, CGCS Retired Ronald L. Krick David H. Kroll, CGCS Retired Stephen A. Kuhn Richard W. LaConte Gordon LaFontaine Marvin Laird, CGCS Retired Louis N. Lambert III Charles E. Lane John A. Lapikas Michael J. Larsen, CGCS Thomas C. Letterhos Peter V. Leuzinger, CGCS Retired Charles E. Lincicome, CGCS Rodney Lingle, CGCS Tony W. Littrell Larry R. Lockwood Harold J. Loke, CGCS Walter W. Lowell Robert J. Lowery William R. Lowery Dennis D. Lyon, CGCS Jerry Mach A. Roy Mackintosh A. Michael Maffei, CGCS Ken Mangum, CGCS William Martin, CGCS Thomas E. Mason Michael Matchen Robert A. Matthews, CGCS Michael L. May Gary N. Mazzeo Richard L. McAllister Vincent McCann Richard McGuinnes Stephen J. McMahon Frederick Meda James Medeiros, CGCS Kenneth R. Miller Monroe S. Miller Kyran J. Mitchelson Ted Mochel Robert Mogel Mark T. Monahan, CGCS Mark W. Monroe William P. Montague, MG John Montecalvo John C. Mood Daniel B. Morgan George J. Morgan Lewis S. Morgan Charles A. Murray, CGCS Retired Christopher R. Myers Steven A. Nash, CGCS Retired Ken E. Nelson J. Edward Newton, CGCS Retired Ronald F. Nolf, CGCS Retired John A. Nugnes, CGCS Retired Michael A. O’Connell, CGCS Retired
James T. O’Connor Lynn O’Neil Robert W. Osterman DJ Pakkala Gary C. Panter Jimmy W. Parker, CGCS Retired Theodore F. Pasko, CGCS Retired Dennis R. Pellrene Bradley J. Peterson Bruce E. Petrelli, CGCS Retired Paul Petrie, CGCS Retired William F. Phillips Robert J. Piantedosi, CGCS Retired O. J. Piccolo Lawrence R. Powell William R. Prest James A. Price Jeff E. Pritchard, CGCS Lewis W. Quick Alfred J. Rathjens Turner Reaney Michael J. Reifert, CGCS Craig S. Rhoderick Robert W. Ribbans, CGCS Retired Jerry N. Rice, CGCS James E. Richter Jerome E. Robine William L. Ross Michael W. Rothenberg David A. Roule Edward J. Roynan Kenneth B. Rue Paul V. Salmon Frank L. Santos William Schmuck Jr. Gene Schneiter Lee A. Schnieders H.H. Schuemann, CGCS Retired Jonathon L. Scott Randy Scott James A. Seacrist Earl D. Shafer, CGCS Retired Alton V. Sheffeld, CGCS Nick N. Sherstobitoff Frank W. Shirk, CGCS Retired John G. Shouldice Frank T. Shuman Allen O. Siegel, CGCS Donald B. Silven, CGCS Retired James K. Simmons Sohan Singh, CGCS Retired Stephen P. Skowronski David C. Smith Mark Smith, CGCS Roger S. Smith, CGCS Retired Jack Soderberg Richard A. Spear Kenneth Stephens Marty Stephenson David C. Stone Robert A. Strait Frank T. Stydnicki Henry V. Suchinski Ben H. Swinney James M. Taylor Sr., CGCS Retired Cary L. Tegtmeyer, CGCS Retired W. P. Tice, CGCS Retired Donald J. Tolson, CGCS Allan J. Truelson John J. Tutich Steven R. Tyler Meril D. Vanderpool Joseph J. Volk John Wahl Norman Walbrink Edward Walsh, CGCS Retired William C. Walsh Jr. Bennett E. Wartman Herbert A. Waterous, CGCS Retired David C. Weitzel Neil M. Wendell Grant R. Wenkstern Thomas L. Wenzel Henry C. Wetzel Melvin C. Williams Robert R. Williams Mark A. Willmore Chuck Wilson, CGCS Retired Lawrence J. Wimmers, CGCS Retired Robert E. Wise Robert Witkoski Randy H. Witt, CGCS Thomas M. Wolff Bruce J. Wolfrom, CGCS Retired William Womac, CGCS Retired Ken G. Wright T. L. Wueschinski, CGCS Retired Kenneth L. Wyninger Mark A. Yoder, CGCS Retired M. Joseph Yoder John H. Yokel, CGCS Retired David R. Zahrte, CGCS Retired Paul J. Zbell Thomas O. Zimmerman
45-year membersRobert U. Alonzi, CGCS Terry R. Bonar, CGCS Retired Michael Claffey Edward A. Consolati Brian M. Cowan Richard B. Craig Clinton G. Deeds Sr., CGCS Retired Kenneth R. Dietrich, CGCS Retired Thomas P. Doyle, CGCS Retired Charles W. Edgar
Richard W. Edger Richard J. Fisher, CGCS Thomas Funkhouser, CGCS Retired L. David Gregg, CGCS Retired Richard E. Halstead Leon J. Hartogh William R. Kauffman Jr. Enos E. Kellenberger Richard E. Kensinger John M. Krutilla, CGCS Retired Richard Lamkey Thomas C. Lochner Jr. Richard P. Louvar Frederick L. McMullen William Milsop Robert J. Mizicko Francis A. Murphy Douglas Petersan Ronald Powell, CGCS Retired Gary A. Rasor Lee E. SchmidtC. Roger Schmitt Robert P. Silva William B. Stevens, CGCS Lowell G. Stone Kurt A. Thuemmel James W. Timmerman Roland L. White
46- to 49-year membersJulius D. Albaugh, CGCS Retired Paul M. Alexander Albert Auger Ezekiel B. Avila Zeke Avila Alfred Bachand Tom Baker David J. Barber, CGCS Retired Robert E. Baria Jr. Roger H. Barrett Gary M. Bateman Edward N. Benoit, CGCS Retired James A. Bertoni Robert D. Blecher James T. Bridges Jr. James E. Bronson Louis E. Brookshire, CGCS Retired James C. Brown Terry Buchen, CGCS Retired, MG Johnny R. Burns, CGCS Retired James W. Burton Thomas M. Byrne Nicholas F. Cammuso Gary R. Campbell James T. Cantrell, CGCS Retired William S. Carter Robert A. Chalifour, CGCS Retired Ronald Chapla Rodney D. Chapman Charles A. Clark, CGCS Retired Michael R. Clark, CGCS Retired Elmo P. Cobb Richard J. Cook George A. Cooke James R. Coyle David T. Curren Paul A. Dermott, CGCS Retired Dominick N. DiMarzo James L. Diorio, CGCS Retired Nathan A. Dunn Bruce L. Dustin John Emmolo Edward A. Etchells Brian H. Farris David W. Fearis, CGCS Retired Charles Filipovich Edward W. Fischer, CGCS Howard E. Fisher Jr. James R. Fitzroy, CGCS David N. Fleming, CGCS Retired Robert H. Ford Merrill J. Frank, CGCS Retired Bert A. Frederick Keith R. Fuchs Walter W. Fuchs Edward A. Fufaro Howard N. Gaskill Gerald B. Gill Edward D. Gintert Sr. Stephen K. Gipson James W. Glazer, CGCS Retired Carl J. Grassl Jr., CGCS Retired Richard Grundstrom Steven R. Hall Hilding G. Hanson Gary G. Harrington Thomas G. Haske Donald E. Hearn, CGCS Retired Paul G. Helbling Edward C. Horton, CGCS Howard E. Hudson Ralph S. Hull Steven B. Humphreys William V. Johnson Jr. Geral D. Kinkade Edwin F. Kizer William G. Knox J. Anthony Kramlik Robert F. Kronn Ben Krueger Gary D. Kuhn John E. Laake, CGCS Retired John C. Lapp Robert P. LaRoche Ennio Latini Dennis P. Leger Jim Lewis Jr.
Gerald L. Maas James L. MacDonald John G. Martin Charles A. Martineau Ted Martinez Harold J. Marvin Sr. David W. Mauk John A. McDonald Billy R. Menear James R. Meyer Wayne W. Michael Robert C. Miller Joseph C. Moisa Vince Monahan, CGCS Retired Alton R. Moore John G. Moore Robert N. Morgan Robert Mucciarone Edward J. Murphy Ray B. Myers Clyde Nettles Jan P. Niedziela William H. Nigh, CGCS Retired Donald D. Nissen Roger Null Robert E. O’Brien Elias E. Oliver Robert Orazi, CGCS Retired David F. Parson Garland C. Parsons Jr. Duane E. Patton Grant D. Pensinger, CGCS Retired C. R. Phipps Edward T. Pondo O. Lee Redman Jr. Anthony P. Rippel Dean Robertson Virgil Robinson, CGCS Retired Tom J. Rogers Louis F. Rudinski Stanley A. Sablak Peter Salinetti, CGCS Retired Pelino Scenna Raymond J. Schmidt, CGCS Retired Edward H. Schmitt, CGCS Retired Raymond M. Schmitz, CGCS Retired John W. Schoellner, CGCS Retired Kenneth Schoeni Keith Scott James W. Shipe Lawrence B. Shore, CGCS Retired Walter K. Simon Ronald L. Sinnock Richard Slivinski W. C. Smallridge Arne L. Smith Wayne B. Smith Jr. David B. Southard, CGCS Retired James B. Stagg Robert L. Steele, CGCS Retired William E. Stewart Tommy L. Stone Thomas R. Streiff III, CGCS Barry A. Strittholt, CGCS Retired Carl Swartzlander Raymond A. Telfer James L. Tilley Walter B. Trombley Russell R. Ulm C. P. Underwood Thomas E. Van De Walle James J. Vaughn Larry G. Vetter Milton J. Via David E. Vibber Richard W. Wagner John Wantz, CGCS Retired Lee A. Webb, CGCS Retired Michael A. Wells Robert P. White William H. Whitley Thomas J. Wojcik John P. Wood IVWilliam H. Wright Walter Zimich
50-year membersRussell D. Adams Joseph G. Baidy, CGCS Retired James R. Bantrup Roger G. Barton Eugene D. Baston Richard M. Bator Michael R. Bavier, CGCS Retired C. William Black, CGCS Retired James F. Burnard William E. Byers, CGCS Retired Charles H. Cadiz Jr., CGCS Retired David A. Clement Antonio Cuellar Jr. Donald L. Eckhart David L. Edison Gerald L. Faubel, CGCS Retired Dale C. Foster James A. Johns Samuel L. Kessel, CGCS Retired Ronald W. Kirkman Paul R. Latshaw Stanley E. Lawson Patrick A. Lucas, CGCS Retired John P. Madden Chester A. Mason Carlos R. Mayes Fred D. Opperman Wayne Orrell George W. Pierpoint III Larry G. Proctor
Rolin C. Rowley Anthony Savone Raymond Schei Richard Schwabauer, CGCS Retired Riley L. Stottern, CGCS Robert M. Viera Leonard A. Walsh Douglas J. Weddle G. Wayne Zoppo, CGCS Retired
51-plus year membersJoseph J. Baran ........................51Joseph R. Flaherty, CGCS Retired ........................51Thomas A. Guttschow ...............51James O. Helbling .....................51Robert T. Heron, CGCS Retired ..51Dowse B. Howell .......................51William E. Johnson ....................51James E. Lindblad .....................51David L. Linde ...........................51Clyde E. Lyons ..........................51David M. McGhee .....................51Dale R. Minshall ........................51Larry D. Mueller ........................51Alfred B. Muhle .........................51James H. Plumb ........................51Charles Pribble .........................51Danny H. Quast, CGCS Retired ........................51Bob J. Rappach Sr. ...................51Paul A. Rice ..............................51Thomas E. Spaulding ................51Kenneth Stirland .......................51Rolfe L. Wells ............................51Donald L. Wigersma ..................51Kenneth E. Zimmerman .............51Gordon F. Anderson ..................52Leonard L. Blodgett Sr. .............52R. F. Bowman............................52Joseph Cristini ..........................52George Druzisky........................52Francis X. Feck, CGCS Retired ........................52Robert D. Figurella ....................52Charles I. Gardner, CGCS Retired ........................52James A. Grant, CGCS Retired ........................52Joseph Hahn, CGCS Retired ......52Alfred Hawkins Jr. .....................52Quinton A. Johnson...................52Kenneth C. Lapp .......................52Jack R. Maurer .........................52Norman R. Mucciarone .............52Donald D. Parcel, CGCS Retired ........................52Charles L. Quandt .....................52James D. Ross ..........................52Gurmit S. Sandhu ......................52Fred Scheyhing Jr. ....................52Ralph S. Strouth ........................52George B. Thompson, CGCS .....52Raymond A. Wells .....................52Arthur W. Benson......................53Arnold L. Bruns .........................53Harry F. Burkhardt .....................53Joseph W. Courduff ..................53William J. Emerson, CGCS Retired ........................53Andrew Fabrizio Jr. ...................53George G. Graber ......................53Ronald E. Hall ...........................53Milton R. Jeinnings ...................53Melvin B. Lucas Jr., CGCS Retired ........................53Paul E. Mechling, CGCS Retired ........................53Harry G. Nielsen ........................53Richard J. Osborne ...................53Louis F. Oxnevad .......................53John A. Segui, CGCS Retired ....53Frank I. Shuman ........................53John R. Ujobagy ........................53Mel W. Anderson ......................54Edward E. Boyd .........................54Lon L. Camp, CGCS Retired ......54Thomas P. Dougherty ................54Louis M. Greco..........................54John F. Grightmire.....................54David C. Harmon .......................54Roger A. Larson ........................54Oscar L. Miles, CGCS Retired ....54Peter L. Pedrazzi .......................54James L. Prusa .........................54Robert L. Sanders .....................54Timothy C. Smith ......................54Dick E. Trevarthan .....................54Bruce M. Wofner, CGCS Retired ........................54Charles G. Baskin, CGCS Retired ........................55Maurice C. Cameron .................55Garry N. Crothers, CGCS ...........55Harry G. Dawe ..........................55Bruce Denning ..........................55Charles H. Fatum Jr. .................55Robert H. Feindt ........................55H. F. Frederickson Jr. ................55Dana R. Getty ...........................55David J. Guerin .........................55Bernard F. Heilig Jr.. ..................55Stanley E. Metsker, CGCS Retired ........................55Ronald A. Miesz ........................55Robert W. Musbach ..................55Karnig Ovian .............................55
John J. Petraitis ........................55Frank Stafferi ...........................55Charles H. Tadge, CGCS ...........55Alexander D. Watson, CGCS Retired ........................55Deloy G. Wilson .........................55Thomas A. Zimich .....................55Fred N. Baker ............................56Sheldon R. Betterly ...................56Donald C. Creed ........................56Lee C. Dieter, CGCS Retired ......56Nolan Duke ...............................56David S. Gourlay .......................56Jay B. Hutchens ........................56Charles F. Lott...........................56Palmer Maples Jr., CGCS Retired ........................56J. Edward Newton Sr., CGCS Retired ............................56William Nuessle ........................56Robert W. Oechsle ....................56Martin T. Rini ............................56James A. Wyllie ........................56Carl L. Beer ..............................57Elmore G. Collins.......................57Thomas N. DiGuido ...................57David F. Dobie ...........................57Gerald J. Elmer .........................57Donald J. Fitz, CGCS Retired .....57Anthony L. Grasso.....................57Gary R. Grube ...........................57James Holub .............................57Allan J. Kress ............................57William J. McMullin ...................57Robert F. Moote ........................57Robert L. Mueller ......................57Michael Ovian ...........................57Sidney E. Puddicombe...............57John J. Spodnik ........................57Brent H. Wadsworth ..................57John C. West, CGCS Retired .....57Richard W. Woodward ...............57Thomas R. Andrews ..................58Robert O. Baughman .................58Thomas G. Curran .....................58Richard P. Jones .......................58Bill T. Leonard ...........................58Richard A. McLaughlin ..............58Max J. Mierzwa ........................58Joseph J. Camberato ................59Alfred Caravella ........................59John A. Collins ..........................59Joseph E. Maples......................59Louis L. Smoot ..........................59Carl H. Snyder, CGCS Retired ....59Leo B. Stellrecht .......................59Karl W. Greene Jr. .....................60Daniel L. Hall Jr. ........................60Paul N. Voykin ...........................60Clifford A. Wagoner, CGCS Retired ........................60C. H. Wolfrom ...........................60Melvin G. O’Kelly .......................61Paul E. Weiss Jr. .......................61Charles E. Winch.......................61Duke G. Ajemian .......................62Bernard O. Belknap ...................62David Mastroleo ........................62Robert V. Mitchell ......................63Paul J. O’Leary, CGCS Retired ........................63Edward Roberts Jr. ...................63Richard F. Naughtin, CGCS Retired ........................64Kayem Ovian .............................66Raymond C. Phillips ..................66
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(product news)The new Caterpillar Cat 307E2 mini hy-
draulic excavator is designed to deliver superior
comfort while reducing fuel consumption and operating
costs. The Cat 307E2 offers maximum stability, reach and
lift capacity with its standard tail swing and fxed-boom de-
sign, the company says. The cab boasts an air-suspension
seat, retractable seat belt, and Compass monitor with color
display. The Compass monitor allows the operator to quickly
enable and modify machine features such as adjustable
auxiliary fow for enhanced work tool control; hydraulic
quick-coupler selection to change work tool attachments
at the touch of a button; auto engine idle for improved fuel
effciency; and security system features to protect equip-
ment on the job site. The 100 percent pilot controls deliver
machine control with fne modulation while eliminating the
need for linkage and cable maintenance, lowering owning
and operating costs and resulting in less downtime. Contact
Caterpillar, 309-675-1979 (www.cat.com).
OnGolf, a cloud-based decision platform to manage all
golf course operations in one place, announced a strategic
partnership with Advanced Scoreboards
(ASB), and specifcally the use of its revolutionary task-
Tracker labor management software.
The taskTracker technology will be an embedded feature
in the OnGolf dashboard that allows golf course superin-
tendents to effectively and effciently record and manage
labor hours and costs. ASB’s mission to “create software
that saves time instead of wasting it” aligns with the
information that OnGolf provides to guide decision-making
for golf course superintendents and owner-operators.
With water, chemical and nutrient management tracking,
taskTracker adds an essential tool to the arsenal of smart
golf course managers, the company says. Contact OnGolf,
610-285-8181 (www.ongolfusa.com).
Henke Manufacturing introduced what it calls
the frst 20-foot folding V-plow and 16-cu-
bic-yard basket. The snow basket is 12 feet wide,
6 feet tall and 6 feet deep. The fossing V-plow is two 10-
foot plows connected with a 3-inch solid steel center pivot
pin. Henke Manufacturing specializes in snow-removal
attachments that can be mounted on heavy industrial
equipment and medium- to heavy-duty trucks used in both
the public and private sectors. Contact Henke Manufactur-
ing, 888-682-9010 (www.henkemfg.com).
Basemapp launched its Early Access Pro-
gram to help golf course superintendents and their
teams better manage their entire golf property operations.
Basemapp, an intuitive, map-based management system
designed specifcally for golf courses, uses high-accuracy
Bio-Pac’r from Yellowstone Compact & Commodities Corp. is a grass handling system
devised to save labor by reducing daily trips to the
landfll while at the same time creating a sustain-
able supply of livestock silage to be sold to farmers,
dairies, feedlots and the like. The Bio-Pac’r converts
waste lawn clippings into a new revenue stream
known as lawn clipping silage, and it reduces labor
costs by requiring only one person to unload it and
then sell the clippings as silage. Contact Bio-Pac’r,
307-203-2736 (www.biopacr.com).
Handling
CLIPPINGS
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aerial images to provide easy-to-use, in-depth tools for
digital mapping, asset management, task management,
budget management, inventory and equipment manage-
ment, and more. Contact Basemapp, 434-987-1573
(www.basemapp.com).
Cushman expanded its food and beverage and
point-of-sale vehicle line by introducing the Refresher
Oasis, which features four beverage compartments
with a 500-can capacity, a 12.1-square-foot wraparound
counter, and convenient trash and recycling receptacles.
Its sleek, modern design encompasses a 6.7-cubic-foot
merchandising/dry goods cabinet with adjustable
shelves for added point-of-sale opportunities.
Optional airpots are available for serving morn-
ing or afternoon beverages. Contact Cushman,
706-798-4311 (www.cushman.com).
Earth & Turf Products, LLC announced a new
ballast box for compact tractors that fts both quick-
hitch systems and category I three-point hitches. The ballast
box is 24 inches wide, 20 inches high and 16.5 inches
deep. Its overall height to the top link connection is 29
inches. Capacity is 4.75 cubic feet, and its empty weight is
125 pounds. Convenience features include four pre-drilled
holes for the installation of a toolbox, tool carrier loops to
support shovels, rakes, and other long-handled tools, a
weld-on hitch for towing and light lifting, and drainage holes
in all four corners. Contact Earth & Turf Products, 888-293-
2638 (www.earthandturfattachments.com).
Delta-Q Technologies introduced two IC Series
battery charging solutions for use in electric golf cars,
utility vehicles and burden carriers. IC900 and
IC1200 industrial battery chargers join the
company’s IC650 charger to form a common charging
platform. IC Series chargers are designed for high reliabil-
ity in withstanding harsh environments, and they provide
the fexibility of being able to charge either lead-acid or
lithium-ion batteries. The two new chargers furnish 900
and 1,200 watts of DC output power, and are available
in 24-, 36- and 48-volt models. Applicable equipment
categories include feet golf and specialty golf cars, burden
carriers, side-by-side utility vehicles, neighborhood electric
vehicles, low-speed electric vehicles, and electric mowers.
Contact Delta-Q Technologies, 604-327-8244 (www.
delta-q.com).
Echo launched its CS-361P arborist chain
saw, designed for professionals who prefer a rear handle
confguration. It is powered by a 35.8-cc professional-
grade engine, which has 15 percent more power than
Echo’s CS-352 rear-handle saw. The saw is also half a
pound lighter than the CS-352, weighing only 8.3 pounds.
Available in 14- and 16-inch bar lengths, the saw uses a
New
SPRAYERS
Spraying Devices announced a new line of
sprayers for the Jacobsen Truckster XD. The SDI Optimum XD Series of sprayers offers the
option of either a diaphragm pump or a stainless
steel centrifugal pump. The sprayers are available
in tank sizes of 160, 225 or 300 gallons. A high/
low hydraulic system is needed on a Truckster XD to
power your chosen pump. The SDI accessories (spray
booms, spray controls, hose reel, foam marker and
quick-stand storage system) will also seamlessly at-
tach to the new sprayers. Contact Spraying Devices,
800-564-7548 (www.sprayingdevices.com).
premium guide bar with a tall profle and multi-rivet nose.
The chain itself is the premium 91PXL style, which has
hardened, extended-life cutters for longer life. Contact
Echo, 800-432-3246 (www.echo-usa.com).
Turf Feeding Systems unveiled G2000B
plunger pumps for golf fertigation systems. The
pumps are durable and offer precision as well as special
features that no other diaphragm pumps offer, the com-
pany says. Contact Turf Feeding Systems, 713-849-9040
(www.turffeeding.com).
The Andersons Humic DG and Black
Gypsum DG products are now certifed as an
Organic Input Material (OIM) in the state of California.
The California regulatory certifcation complies with the
requirements of the National Organic Program standards.
Humic DG and Black Gypsum DG are humic-based, soil-
applied amendment solutions that enhance soil microbial
activity and increase the uptake of applied nutrients.
Contact The Andersons, 800-253-5296 (www.andersons
humates.com).
Cushman
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Renovations of the The Oaks Club’s Heron
Course in Osprey, Fla., have been completed. The
yearlong project was conducted by golf course architect
Jason Straka of Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design.
Straka says the renovations are designed to enhance
playability and improve maintenance conditions. The Heron
Course will play between 4,185 and 6,825 yards, slightly
longer than its previous 6,695 yards. “The revitalized
course will have new surface contours, better constructed
and strategically placed sand bunkers, interesting green
complexes, and a new teeing system that will accom-
modate players of all skill levels,” Straka says. Other
changes include a new irrigation system, new drainage
system, state-of-the-art greens construction, and new and
improved turfgrasses.
Shannon Peterson, CGCS, from Mountain
Air Country Club in Burnsville, N.C., was elected to the
Burnsville Town Council. A lifetime resident of Burnsville,
Peterson, a 16-year member of GCSAA, is also a 15-year
volunteer frefghter. Peterson earned his turfgrass manage-
ment degree from Penn State University. He launched his
career as the assistant superintendent at Mountain Air CC.
G. Sheffeld “Sheff” Webb is the new director
of corporate partnerships for the National Golf
(industry news)
Jason Quarles was added to the staff at
Redexim Turf Products. Quarles studied
turfgrass management at the University of Georgia
while working at Athens (Ga.) Country Club.
Ultimately, Quarles became golf course super-
intendent at Brookfeld Country Club in Atlanta,
where he helped launch a landscape service.
There, he was promoted to director of golf course
and landscape services.
Course Owners Association (NGCOA). He
is responsible for leading NGCOA’s engagement with
industry suppliers, whose support allows NGCOA to
accomplish its mission of serving and leading golf course
owners and operators. Webb came to NGCOA from CBS
Sports and, before that, was with Major League Baseball,
where he was tasked with building corporate partnership
relationships. While at CBS Sports, Webb pieced together
integrated solutions and branding campaigns that were
consistent with each partner’s needs and objectives.
Rick Tegtmeier, CGCS, of Des Moines (Iowa)
Golf and Country Club, is the British and International
Golf Greenkeepers Association’s latest recipient of the
Master Greenkeeper (MG) Certifcate. Des Moines G&CC
is undergoing a major renovation project to update the
36-hole facility, which will be host to the 2017 Solheim
Cup. Tegtmeier, a 34-year member of GCSAA, became
the 91st person to be awarded the MG designation.
“I’m 56 years old, and the only person I have to prove
anything to is myself, but I’m jubilant to have succeeded,
and it shows I can still keep up with the younger guys,”
Tegtmeier says.
David Willoughby received the Ohio Turfgrass
Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Willoughby
served as coordinator of the turfgrass management
program at Ohio State University’s Agricultural Technical
Institute for more than 20 years. Nearly 1,000 students
graduated from the program during his tenure.
Bayer CropScience is expanding its presence in
greenhouse and nursery markets. The shift will enable the
Bayer turf and ornamental business to serve professional
growers in greenhouses, nurseries and garden centers
across the U.S. To facilitate its entry into the market, Bayer
will begin marketing products and active ingredients that
New at
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have previously been marketed by OHP Inc., as well as
other Bayer chemistries.
Troon was selected to manage The Powder
Horn Golf Community, a private facility in Sheri-
dan, Wyo. The Powder Horn features 27 holes of golf, and
Golfweek once rated it the No. 1 golf course in Wyoming.
The facility, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, boasts
impressive views of the Bighorn Mountains.
PGA Golf Club’s Wanamaker Course in Port St.
Lucie, Fla., debuted its new turf. A signifcant regrassing
project this year featured new turf on fairways and bunker
surrounds, as well as the planting of several ornamental
species to reframe holes. Celebration, a hybrid bermuda-
grass, was installed on all 14 fairways. The original grass
was Tifway 419. A number of bunker faces on the Tom
Fazio design were sodded with Empire zoysia.
Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach,
Fla., has completed renovations to its 27-hole facility.
Work included fairways, tees, bunkers, bridge bulkheads
and the irrigation system. Sawgrass CC partnered with
golf course architect Robert Walker on the project.
The Municipal Golf Association of San
Antonio, which manages seven facilities known as
the Alamo City Golf Trail, recently awarded its new feet
contract to E-Z-Go. The association outftted six of the
Golf Trail’s courses with E-Z-Go TXT 48-volt electric golf
cars. The course also purchased several RXV electric cars
to serve the seventh course.
James Rowles, assistant greenkeeper at Henbury
Golf Club in Bristol, United Kingdom, was crowned the
British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association
(BIGGA) national champion after a superb two days of
golf in North Yorkshire. The 1-handicapper’s triumph in
the event at Fulford Golf Club featured an opening-round
3-under-par 69. Rowles eagled the 508-yard par-5 11th.
He followed up with a second-round 73 and won by two
strokes. More than 70 greenkeepers participated in the
event, traveling from as far away as Switzerland.
GPS Industries was named among the “50
Florida Companies to Watch” by GrowFL, an
economic development group that selected GPS Industries
from among more than 500 nominees. The list recognizes
Florida companies expected to see substantial growth in
the coming years. GPS Industries’ proprietary devices and
custom software solutions allow golf courses, resorts and
master-planned communities to track, control and deliver
promotional content to their low-speed vehicle feets.
Billy Casper Golf chairman and CEO Peter
Hill was ranked No. 6 on Golf Inc. magazine’s recently
released “Most Powerful People in Golf” list. This is the
11th consecutive year Hill has fnished in the top 10. Hill
joins Jack Nicklaus, PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem,
golfers Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, and Golf Channel
president Mike McCarley among the foremost infuenc-
ers. Hill is known for building programs that introduced a
signifcant number of golfers to the game and prompted
lapsed golfers to return.
Matt Wilson was promoted to director of operations
in the private club division for Billy Casper Golf
(BCG). Wilson is overseeing business planning, budget-
ing, team leadership and training, revenue and expense
management, and client relations. Wilson joined BCG in
2011 as general manager of Eastpointe Country Club in
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Mark Langner, CGCS, joined Aqua-Aid
Inc. as its director of business development. Langner
had been the director of agronomy at Farm Links Golf Club
in Sylacauga, Ala., for 12 years. During his time at Farm
Links, Langner was involved in hosting more than 10,000
turf managers from around the world.
Ken Kasten is the new vice president of acquisi-
tions for Heritage Golf Group, a boutique owner
Wade Thomas, director of greens and grounds
at Idle Hour Club in Macon, Ga., received the
Distinguished Service Award from the Georgia
GCSA. Thomas served 12 years on the Georgia
GCSA board of directors and was president in
2002-2003. He was also the frst chairman of
the Georgia Golf Environmental Foundation, and
served on the former Georgia Turfgrass Association
board for more than a decade. In 2007, Thomas
was chosen Georgia GCSA’s Superintendent of the
Year. Since arriving at Idle Hour in 1994, Thomas
has hosted many signifcant events, including three
Georgia state amateurs.
Distinguished Service
AWARD
The Powder Horn
and operator of premier private, resort and daily-fee golf
properties across the U.S. Kasten, a 30-year business
acquisition and operation veteran, previously served as
vice president of business development at Century Golf
Partners, where he led the company’s new business team
and was also responsible for acquiring new properties
and securing long-term leases. He served as senior vice
president at ClubCorp for more than 30 years.
Frank Evagues was hired as institutional sales
manager for Signature Control Systems Inc.
His focus on local governments and educational institu-
tions in the western U.S., including in Southern California,
will help bring Signature’s patented technology to a wider
customer base.
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Q: You chose to go to college later in life than most. What did you take from that experience?
A: I was a little nervous, having been out of school for so long (Hogan is a 1987 high school graduate), but it was a
fantastic experience. I got teased some about my age, but people there accepted me. I already had some hands-on experience,
so I felt in a way I was ahead of everybody else.
Q: What’s your favorite piece of equipment in the shop?
A: The FieldScout TDR 300 soil moisture meter. It’s worth its weight in gold.
Q: What would surprise people about you?
A: I struggled with dyslexia. It’s something I still deal with, but I feel I have overcome it.
Q: If you had to listen to a band, who would it be?
A: Steely Dan.
— Howard Richman, GCM associate editor
Getting to know youHis look now in the rearview mirror offers so much more promise than it did that day in February 2011. Brian Hogan was on his way to work fve years ago next month in his Ford F-150. He had come to a stop in traffc when a large commercial truck, traveling at 60 mph, slammed into his truck from behind. To make matters worse, a tractor trailer was in front of Hogan. The force of the accident crushed his pickup in the middle, leaving him with a con-cussion and a broken right leg that nearly had to be amputated. After 10 surgeries, Hogan mended. In the process, his life, thanks to his wife, Patricia — with whom he has a 6-year-old son, Raymond — took a turn for the better. She suggested Hogan, then in his 40s, go to college (at the time he worked in commercial landscaping). He did, enrolling in the Institute of Applied Agriculture at the University of Maryland. Hogan earned a degree, graduating in 2014 at age 45 (he was a member of Maryland’s 2014 Collegiate Turf Bowl championship team). At graduation, Hogan was asked to be a speaker. You bet he mentioned Patricia in his speech.
Brian HoganWas: Student, University of Maryland
Is: Assistant superintendent, Argyle
Country Club, Silver Spring, Md.
(climbing the ladder)
ON COURSEJan. 7-10 — PGA Tour, Hyundai
Tournament of Champions, Plantation
Course at Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii; Orlando
Baraiodan, superintendent
Jan. 7-10 — European Tour, The
BMW SA Open hosted by the City
of Ekurhuleni, Glendower Golf Club,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Jan. 14-17 — PGA Tour, Sony Open
in Hawaii, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu;
Dave Nakama, CGCS, superintendent
Jan. 14-17 — European Tour, Joburg
Open, Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
Jan. 15-17 — European Tour, Eurasia
Cup presented by DRB-HICOM, Glenmarie
Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Jan. 21-24— PGA Tour, CareerBuilder
Challenge in partnership with the Clinton
Foundation, PGA West Stadium Course, La
Quinta, Calif.; Jon Maddern, CGCS, director
of agronomy; Alan Stuessy, GCSAA Class A
superintendent
Jan. 21-24 — European Tour, Abu
Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, Abu
Dhabi Golf Club, United Arab Emirates
Jan. 27-30 — European Tour,
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, Doha
Golf Club, Doha, Qatar
COMING UPJan. 5-7 — 2016 Michigan Turfgrass
Conference, Kellogg Hotel and Conference
Center, East Lansing
Phone: 517-432-4000
Website: www.mtfconference.org
Jan. 7 — GCSAA Webcast: UAVs in
golf course management
Contact: GCSAA Education
Phone: 800-472-7878
Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/
webcasts
Jan. 11-15 — 2016 Canadian Golf
Course Management Conference,
Toronto, Ontario
Website: www.golfsupers.com/en/
toronto2016/registration
MEMBERS ONLY
Jan. 12 — Turfgrass Producers of
Texas Annual Conference & Trade Show,
Civic Center, Bay City
Phone: 979-533-9750
Website: www.txsod.com
Jan. 12 — Connecticut Association
of Golf Course Superintendents Winter
Seminar, The Mystic Marriott, Groton
Phone: 888-561-7778
Website: www.cagcs.com
Jan. 12-14 — Tennessee Turfgrass
Association 50th Annual Conference,
Embassy Suites, Murfreesboro
Phone: 615-533-3925
Website: www.ttaonline.org
Jan. 12-14 — 2016 Nebraska Turf
Conference, La Vista Conference Center,
La Vista
Phone: 402-472-5351
Website: www.nebraskaturfgrass.com
Jan. 12-14 — Landscape Ontario
Congress: Canada’s Green Industry
Show & Conference, Toronto Congress
Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Phone: 800-265-5656
Email: [email protected]
Jan. 13 — GCSAA Webcast: Today’s
turf is ... stress-tolerant
Contact: GCSAA Education
Phone: 800-472-7878
Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/
webcasts
Jan. 13 — North Carolina Sod Produc-
ers Association Annual Meeting, Greens-
boro Convention Center, Greensboro
Phone: 919-816-9119
Website: www.greenandgrowin.com
Jan. 13 — Sun Coast/West Coast
GCSA Education-WOTUS, Top Golf,
Tampa, Fla.
Phone: 772-334-7515
Website: www.foridagcsa.com
Jan. 17-21 — BIGGA Turf Manage-
ment Exhibition/Golf Business & Indus-
try Convention, Harrogate International
Centre, North Yorkshire, England
Email: [email protected]
Jan. 19 — GCSAA Webcast: Your golf
course stands out with tall fescue
Contact: GCSAA Education
Phone: 800-472-7878
Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/
webcasts
Jan. 19-22 — Sports Turf Managers
Association 27th Annual Conference,
San Diego Convention Center
Phone: 800-323-3875
Website: www.stma.org
Jan. 21 — GCSAA Webcast: How to
talk about turf chemical risks in your
community
Contact: GCSAA Education
Phone: 800-472-7878
Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/
webcasts
Jan. 25-27 — 82nd Annual Iowa
Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show,
Coralville Marriott Hotel & Convention
Center, Coralville
Phone: 515-635-0306
Website: www.iowaturfgrass.org
Jan. 26 — GCSAA Webcast:
Controlling annual bluegrass weevil
season-long
Contact: GCSAA Education
Phone: 800-472-7878
Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/
webcasts
Jan. 26 — Mechanic Seminar spon-
sored by the Sierra Nevada GCSA, The
Ridge Golf Club, Auburn, Calif.
Phone: 559-298-6262
Website: www.sierranevadagcsa.com
Jan. 27 — Irrigation Seminar spon-
sored by the Sierra Nevada GCSA, The
Ridge Golf Club, Auburn, Calif.
Phone: 559-298-6262
Website: www.sierranevadagcsa.com
Jan. 27-28 — New York State Turf-
grass Association Southeast Regional
Conference, Ramada Inn, Fishkill
Phone: 518-783-1229
Website: www.nysta.org
Feb. 6-11 — GCSAA Golf Industry
Show, San Diego Convention Center
Phone: 800-472-7878
Website: www.gcsaa.org
Feb. 17-18 — 2016 Ontario Turf-
142 GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT 01.16
South Central Brian CloudI first met Matthew Dusenbery this past October at the Rio Grande GCSA chap-
ter event held at Sandia Golf Club in Albuquerque, N.M., where Matthew is the
assistant superintendent. He seemed a bit fidgety that day, but that was to be
expected given that he was hosting golf for about 60 of his New Mexico peers.
What I didn’t know until later was that he was also excited because he and his
wife, Raquel, were expecting their first child any day. After the round, I made sure
to compliment and thank Matthew and his boss, Todd Huslig, for a great day on
their beautiful golf course at Sandia. I also wished Matt good luck with the birth of
his child, and kidded him about not getting much sleep anytime in the near future.
The best part of my job as a GCSAA field staff representative is getting to know
many young people like Matthew. One of the hardest parts is learning of the tragic
things that sometimes happen to the individuals I’ve met along the way. We’ve
all heard tough stories, but what happened recently to Matthew and his family
touched many members in New Mexico, and they have shown him an outpouring
of support. Matthew’s wife, Raquel, passed away shortly after giving birth to their
daughter on Oct. 21. Baby Emma Raquel is thankfully doing well and is happy and
healthy. Matthew’s passion is golf. Not just the game, but down to the smallest
detail. Before he was an assistant superintendent, Matthew served his country for
seven years in the U.S. Army. He is a decorated veteran from Operation Iraqi Free-
dom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and also served in Bosnia and Kosovo. He
was regularly selected for special assignments, and he received many awards for his outstanding service. Raquel spent her life
caring for others, making a living as an emergency room nurse. Many people have asked about the best way to show support
to Matthew during this time of need. A GoFundMe fundraising account has been established to help Matthew and Emma cope
with the loss of a second income and cover the many necessities related to a new baby. For those interested in donating, you
can find the fundraiser online at www.gofundme.com/697frgdw. Thank you for your prayers and generosity.
Southwest Jeff JensenThe Coachella Valley Golf Industry Summit will be held Monday, Jan. 18, at the Palmer Private Course at PGA West in La Quinta,
Calif., in conjunction with the PGA Tour’s 2016 CareerBuilder Challenge. The summit is open to golf industry representatives,
media, policymakers and the general public, and the purpose of the event is to provide a venue for Coachella Valley golf indus-
try stakeholders to further enlighten the public about the economic and charitable impacts golf has in the region. The summit
will also address the latest in the water issues facing California and impacting the industry overall, and aims to enhance the
cooperative spirit and goodwill among a range of key golf industry players. The event will feature three panels focused on
golf course water use, conservation and management, the economic impact of the game in the Coachella Valley, and what
is right with the game of golf. Speakers will include Marc Connerly, executive director of the California Golf Course Owners
Association; Pat Gross, USGA West Region Green Section director; Paul Levy, general manager at Toscana Country Club and
vice president of the PGA of America; John Powell, president of the board of directors for the Coachella Valley Water District;
and Scott White, president of the Greater Palm Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau. Numerous sponsorship opportunities
are available, and all sponsorship packages include credentials to the 2016 CareerBuilder Challenge, as well as access to
select hospitality areas during the event. Registration will be open through early January, and for those interested in sponsor-
ing, please contact me at [email protected]. Net proceeds from the summit will go to Desert Classic Charities (organizer of
the CareerBuilder Challenge).
For the latest updates from all of GCSAA’s feld staff representatives, go to www.gcsaa.org/community/regions.
(in the field) grass Symposium “Time to Grow,”
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Website: www.golfsupers.com/en
Feb. 18 — GCSAA Webcast: Moss
and algae: How to identify and manage
these nuisance pests
Contact: GCSAA Education
Phone: 800-472-7878
Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/
webcasts
Feb. 22-23 — New York State Turf-
grass Association Western Regional
Conference, Millennium Hotel, Buffalo
Phone: 518-783-1229
Website: www.nysta.org
Feb. 22-25 — Turfgrass Producers
International (TPI) 2016 International
Education Conference & Field Day,
Hyatt Regency, Houston
Phone: 800-405-8873
Website: www.turfgrasssod.org
Feb. 23-24 — Idaho GCSA Spring
Meeting & Trade Show, Boise
Phone: 406-273-0845
Website: www.idahogcsa.org
Feb. 29-March 2 — New England
Regional Turfgrass Conference and
Show, Providence, R.I.
Phone: 774-430-9040
Website: www.gcsane.org
ON THE MOVEALABAMA
Nathaniel J. Arndt, formerly (C) at Old
Overton Club, is now (C) at Shoal Creek
Golf Course in Birmingham.
ARIZONA
Jonathon Totherow, formerly (EM) at Oak
Creek Country Club, is now (EM) at Silver
Creek Golf Club in Show Low.
Ryan Van Zyll, formerly (C) at Golf Club at
Chaparral Pines, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at The
Golf Club at Chaparral Pines in Payson.
Curt R. Walloch, formerly (C) at Paradise
Valley Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at
Trilogy Golf Club at Vistancia in Peoria.
CALIFORNIA
Matthew T. Dachowski, formerly (Supt.
Mbr.) at North Course at Los Angeles
Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Lake
Merced Golf Club in Daly City.
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Matthew S. Hoyt, CGCS, formerly (A)
at Sevillano Links, is now (A) at Desert
Springs Golf Club in Palm Desert.
Ross A. Johnson, formerly (C) at Quail
Lodge Golf Club, is now (C) at The Links at
Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach.
Matt Kruells, formerly (EM) at Old Ranch
Country Club, is now (EM) at Wilshire
Country Club in Los Angeles.
Kyle Nelson, formerly (A) at Swenson Park
Golf Course, is now (A) at City of Stockton
in Stockton.
Justin M. Peloquin, formerly (A) at Out-
door Resorts/Palm Springs, is now (AF)
at Silverlakes Equestrian & Sports Park
in Norco.
Jared M. Stanek, formerly (Supt. Mbr.)
at Arnold Palmer Course at PGA West, is
now (Supt. Mbr.) at PGA West Private Golf
Courses in La Quinta.
Kevin P. Sullivan, formerly (A) at San Jose
Country Club, is now (A) at Blackhawk
Country Club in Danville.
COLORADO
Patrick T. Gentile, CGCS, formerly (A) at
Patty Jewett Golf Course, is now (A) at City
of Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs.
Chad Hinderliter, formerly (Supt. Mbr.)
at The Club at Las Campanas Santa Fe, is
now (Supt. Mbr.) at Country Club at Castle
Pines in Castle Rock.
Jordan K. Norville, formerly (AS) at Roar-
ing Fork Club, is now (C) at Roaring Fork
Club in Basalt.
CONNECTICUT
Teddy Norman, formerly (C) at Concord
Country Club, is now (C) at Oak Hills Park
Golf Course in Norwalk.
DELAWARE
Edward M. McHale, formerly (C) at The
Bay Club, is now (C) at Bayside Resort Golf
Club in Selbyville.
FLORIDA
Juan M. Barragan, formerly (C) at Wolf
Creek Golf Links Inc., is now (Supt. Mbr.)
at Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton.
Tyler J. Barrett, formerly (EM) at Floridian
National Golf Club, is now (EM) at The
Country Club of Orlando in Orlando.
Douglas B. Cunefare, formerly (A) at
Ponte Vedra Golf and Country Club at
Sawgrass, is now (A) at Rosedale Golf &
Country Club in Bradenton.
Chris Eckart, formerly (A) at Spessard
Holland Golf Course, is now (A) at Trea-
sure Coast GCSA in Vero Beach.
Ryan M. Franklin, formerly (C) at Trump
National Washington, D.C., is now (C)
at St. Petersburg Country Club in St.
Petersburg.
Chris Gast, formerly (AF) at Residex, is
now (A) at Palm Cove Golf & Yacht Club
in Palm City.
Cory M. Hendrix, formerly (S) at Clemson
University, is now (C) at Boca West Coun-
try Club in Boca Raton.
Howard P. Hulsebosch, formerly (Supt.
Mbr.) at Hillcrest Country Club, is now
(Supt. Mbr.) at Orangebrook Golf &
Country Club in Hollywood.
Christopher J. Mahoney, formerly (A) at
The Links O’Tryon, is now (A) at Pope Golf
in Sarasota.
Nathaniel McKnight Jr., formerly (C) at
Indian Spring Country Club, is now (Supt.
Mbr.) at Indian Spring Country Club in
Boynton Beach.
Garrett M. Tillman, formerly (C) at Spring
Creek Ranch, is now (C) at Landirr Incor-
porated in Sanford.
James R. Woodworth, formerly (A) at
Bent Creek Golf Course, is now (A) at La
Cita Country Club in Titusville.
GEORGIA
Brinton A. Gaches, formerly (C) at Shoal
Creek Course at Shoal Creek Golf Course,
is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Highland Country
Club in LaGrange.
William Oakley, formerly (Supt. Mbr.)
at Eagle’s Landing Country Club, is now
(Supt. Mbr.) at Country Club of the South
in Alpharetta.
John R. Patterson, formerly (EM) at PGA
National Golf Club, is now (EM) at Atlanta
Athletic Club in Duluth.
ILLINOIS
Chris R. Funke, formerly (C) at Medinah
Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at
Medinah Country Club in Medinah.
Justin J. Jurczyk, formerly (C) at TPC
at Summerlin, is now (C) at Briarwood
Country Club in Deerfeld.
Jon Savoie, formerly (C) at Kemper Lakes
Golf Course, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Weber
Park Golf Course in Skokie.
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INDIANA
Ryan T. Cummins, formerly (Supt. Mbr.)
at Medinah Country Club, is now (Supt.
Mbr.) at The Country Club of Indianapolis
in Indianapolis.
David M. Hardesty, formerly (A) at
Buffalo Ridge Golf Club, is now (A) at The
Club at Chatham Hills in Westfeld.
Reed O. Kemp, formerly (C) at Meridian
Hills Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at
River Glen Country Club in Fishers.
KANSAS
Stephen R. Stout, formerly (C) at Heri-
tage Park Golf Course, is now (Supt. Mbr.)
at Heritage Park Golf Course in Olathe.
KENTUCKY
Zachary C. Newell, formerly (C) at Griffn
Gate Resort, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Griffn
Gate Resort in Lexington.
MASSACHUSETTS
Ry A. Mutti, formerly (C) at The Pinehills
Golf Club, is now (C) at Paul Harney Golf
Club in East Falmouth.
MICHIGAN
Mark T. Anderson, formerly (C) at Ridge
at Castle Pines North, is now (C) at Barton
Hills Country Club in Ann Arbor.
Jared E. Milner, formerly (A) at Baltimore
Country Club, is now (A) at Meadowbrook
Country Club in Northville.
MINNESOTA
Paul S. Bauer, formerly (C) at Baker Na-
tional Golf Course, is now (C) at Glen Lake
Golf & Practice Center in Minnetonka.
Daniel Kampa, formerly (C) at Minnesota
Valley Country Club, is now (C) at Wayzata
Country Club in Wayzata.
MISSISSIPPI
Erick Coomer, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at
Greenwood Country Club, is now (Supt.
Mbr.) at The Bridges Golf Club at
Hollywood Casino in Bay Saint Louis.
Jeff E. Floyd, formerly (A) at Barefoot
Bay Golf Course, is now (A) at Greenwood
Country Club in Greenwood.
MISSOURI
Patrick J. Gray, CGCS, formerly (A) at
Paradise Valley Golf & Country Club, is
now (A) at Quail Creek Golf Club in St.
Louis.
Jason Quarles, formerly (A) at Brookfeld
Country Club, is now (AF) at Redexim
North America in Valley Park.
NEVADA
Jeremy Adkins, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at
OB Sports, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Angel
Park Golf Club in Las Vegas.
W. S. Lewis, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at
Spanish Trail Golf & Country Club, is now
(Supt. Mbr.) at The Summit in Las Vegas.
NEW JERSEY
Barrett E. Henderson, formerly (EM)
at Berkshire Valley Country Club, is now
(EM) at Flanders Valley Golf Club in
Flanders.
James R. Russo, formerly (C) at Met-
edeconk National Golf Club, is now (C) at
Trump National Course at Trump National
Golf Club-Colts Neck in Colts Neck.
NEW YORK
David G. Clark, formerly (C) at Augusta
National Golf Club, is now (C) at Silo Ridge
Country Club in Amenia.
Nathaniel C. Jones, formerly (C) at Sea
Pines Resort, is now (C) at Rockville Links
Club in Rockville Centre.
Thomas D. Panton-Lula, formerly (S) at
Naugatuck Valley Community College, is
now (C) at Wykagyl Country Club in New
Rochelle.
Ernest J. Steinhofer, CGCS, formerly
(AFCR) at Metro Turf Specialists, is now
(AFCR) at Synergy Turf Supply in
Wappingers Falls.
NORTH CAROLINA
Todd Holt, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at
Taberna Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.)
at New Bern Golf and Country Club in
New Bern.
Robert S. Stowe, formerly (Supt. Mbr.)
at Duke University Golf Club, is now (C) at
Duke University Golf Club in Durham.
OREGON
Michael P. Breuer, formerly (S) at Oregon
State University, is now (C) at Highlands
Golf Course in Seaside.
Jon A. Frederick, formerly (C) at Wash-
ington National Golf Club, is now (C) at
Tetherow Resort and Golf Course in Bend.
Chris L. Robson, formerly (Supt. Mbr.)
at Lewis River Golf Course, is now (C) at
Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland.
PENNSYLVANIA
Zach L. Anderson, formerly (C) at Indi-
ana Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at
Indiana Country Club in Indiana.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Jake W. Manis, formerly (S) at Penn
State University, is now (C) at Congaree
Club in Ridgeland.
TENNESSEE
Cary B. Sutinis, formerly (C) at Old
Hickory Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.)
at Highland Rim Golf Course in Joelton.
TEXAS
Richard Burlingame, formerly (Supt.
Mbr.) at Riverbend Golf Club at Floresville,
is now (Supt. Mbr.) at The Club at Son-
terra in San Antonio.
Gary Custis, formerly (AFCR) at PBI-
Gordon Corp., is now (AF) at Control Solu-
tions Inc. in Pasadena.
Riley Maxey, formerly (A) at Miramont
Country Club, is now (A) at Bluejack Na-
tional in Montgomery.
UTAH
Ryan Standifrd, formerly (A) at Riverside
Country Club, is now (A) at Cascade Golf
Course in Orem.
Brian N. Udick, formerly (C) at Forest
Highlands Golf Club-Meadow Course,
is now (C) at Jack Nicklaus Course at
Promontory-The Ranch Club in Park City.
VIRGINIA
Max T. Vickerman, formerly (C) at Muir-
feld Village Golf Club, is now (C) at Robert
Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville.
WASHINGTON
Gabe Towers, formerly (AFCR) at Target
Specialty Products, is now (AFCR) at
Wilbur Ellis Co. in Vancouver.
WISCONSIN
Scott D. Arndt, formerly (C) at Chippewa
Valley Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at
Chippewa Valley Golf Club in Menomonie.
Jon Baus, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Irish
Waters Golf Club Inc., is now (AS) at
North Hills Country Club in Menomonee
Falls.
Jonathan R. Dippel, formerly (C) at Osh-
kosh Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at
Oshkosh Country Club in Oshkosh.
Benjamin W. Pease, formerly (AF) at
North Carolina State University, is now (C)
at Cherokee Country Club in Madison.
AUSTRALIA
Brittney Goldsworthy, formerly (C) at
Lake Karrinyup Country Club, is now
(ISM) at Sea View Golf Club in Cottesloe.
CANADA
Jake Riekstins, formerly ( ISM) at Pacifc
Links International, is now (ISM) at
Riekstins in Stouffville.
Mike Temple, formerly (C) at Woodside
Greens Golf Club, is now (ISM) at Wood-
side Greens Golf Club in Simcoe.
Warren H. Watt, formerly (C) at Brandon
Recreation Centre G.C., is now (C) at
Sandhills Golf & Country Club in Carberry.
MEXICO
Greg A. Bond, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at La
Vista Country Club & Golf, is now (Supt.
Mbr.) at Iberostar Golf Mexico in Playa del
Carmen.
NEW MEMBERSALABAMA
Wayne A. Carroll, Student, Auburn
ARIZONA
Megan E. Bean, Associate, Rio Rico
Ryan C. Duffy, Class C, Flagstaff
CALIFORNIA
David M. Banuet, Class C, San Marcos
Javier Campos, Class C, South San
Francisco
Lionel Guzman, EM, Westlake Village
Don Magby, EM, Rancho Palos Verdes
Cristobal Ortiz, Class C, Whittier
Michael D. Whiteaker, EM, Elverta
COLORADO
Charles C. Barton, Class C, Longmont
CONNECTICUT
Connor J. Cinque, Student, Storrs
Jacob A. Donohue, Student, Storrs
Jason D. Gerich, Student, Storrs
Robert D. Muro, Student, Storrs
Nicholas Smith, Student, Storrs
FLORIDA
Eric C. Gilbert, Class C, Fort Myers
Josh B. McFalls, EM, Naples
GEORGIA
Michael Wayne Hammons, EM,
Jefferson
Eric S. Sutton, EM, Macon
ILLINOIS
Michael H. Lavin, EM, Flossmoor
Hector Martinez, Associate,
Highland Park
Roscoe K. Wilson, EM, Lemont
INDIANA
David Conklin, Class C, South Bend
Troy J. Farris, Supt. Mbr., Brazil
Chris Schultz, Affliate, La Porte
Bradley S. Worley, EM, Kokomo
IOWA
Bryce A. Eichmeier, Class C, West Des
Moines
01.16 GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT 145
KANSAS
Gerald D. Charles, Associate, Topeka
Robert P. Henes, Class C, Leawood
Melissa A. Kirchner, Affliate, Overland
Park
KENTUCKY
Kenneth Cropper, Educator, Lexington
LOUISIANA
Kevin Davis, EM, New Orleans
MAINE
Wade T. Wescott, EM, Yarmouth
MARYLAND
Thomas H. Devine, EM, Andrews Air
Force Base
Kurt D. Joseph, Class C, Bishopville
David J. Malasky, EM, Queenstown
Evan D. Richter, Student, College Park
MICHIGAN
Ben A. Beard, EM, South Lyon
Matthew Clark, EM, Ann Arbor
Jason M. Decker, Student, East Lansing
Michael J. Leach, Student, East Lansing
Thomas C. Robbins, Student, East
Lansing
Ben L. Ryder, EM, Portage
Dylan B. Smith, Student, East Lansing
Pete Zeiger, Student, East Lansing
MISSISSIPPI
Rodney S. Bryant, Supt. Mbr., West Point
Christopher L. Clark, Class C, Canton
Jimmy T. McPherson, Class C,
West Point
MISSOURI
John P. Rogers, Supt. Mbr., Saint Ann
NEBRASKA
Kevin G. Christiansen, Educator,
Beatrice
James J. McQuade, Class C, Kearney
Aaron C. Smallfoot, EM, Nebraska City
NEW JERSEY
Sean L. Blatz, Class C, Clifton
Edgardo Pagan, EM, Clifton
Brandon D. Ramage, Class C, Wayne
Brett J. Roberts, Student, New
Brunswick
NEW YORK
James L. Pierson, Class C, Jericho
NORTH CAROLINA
Stephen C. Brown, Student, Raleigh
Kevin J. Earp, EM, Highlands
Grant A. Hahn, Student, Raleigh
Timothy D. McRorie, Class C, Cornelius
Hendrik Ypema, Affliate Co. Rep.,
Research Triangle Park
OHIO
Nicholas A. Bailey, Student, Wooster
Eric T. Conley, Class C, Dayton
Kurt J. Eldridge, Student, Columbus
Nathan Jeffery Ellerbrock, Class C,
Kettering
Ben D. Evans, Student, Columbus
Jamie N. Faulkner, Student, Columbus
Jacob Field, Student, Columbus
Ben Goodchild, Student, Wooster
Ken E. Hawk, EM, Akron
Billy O’Keeffe, Student, Columbus
Ben Koracevic, Student, Columbus
Justin D. Krowialis, Student, Maineville
Ryan P. Mounter, Student, Columbus
Lucas Pierre, Student, Columbus
Devin P. Rice, Student, Wooster
Jacob E. Rutan, Student, Columbus
Steven Shavel, Student, Columbus
Darren A. Smith, Student, Columbus
Mark T. Smith, Student, Columbus
Daniel R. Snell, Student, Wooster
Ryan Bradley Stores, Student, Columbus
Ewan R.J. Sturrock, Student, Columbus
Tanner D. Turner, Student, Columbus
Jared T. Webber, Student, Columbus
PENNSYLVANIA
Albert Geniviva, Supt. Mbr., Indiana
Dale L. Hipkins, EM, West Chester
Billy Jackson, Student, State College
Thomas R. O’Brien, EM, Pittsburgh
Joshua Olson, Student, State College
Nicholas R. Riedman, Student,
University Park
Clifton J. Willis, Student, State College
SOUTH CAROLINA
Jeremy B. Dobbins, Class C, Columbia
Andrew C. Harris, Class C, Six Mile
Brandon Tatar, EM, Greer
TENNESSEE
Joe B. Cuomo, EM, Brentwood
Vincent D. Mursili, EM, Jackson
TEXAS
Tommy Flores, Class C, Horseshoe Bay
Hayden Hewitt, Class C, Horseshoe Bay
Hagen L. Labra, EM, Fort Worth
Pengfei Li, Student, Lubbock
Luis F. Martinez, Class C, Horseshoe Bay
Lane J. Simmons Jr., EM, Dallas
Tory R. Solimine, EM, Austin
William T. Weller, Class C, Plano
VIRGINIA
John E. Anderson, EM, Richmond
Joseph L. Johnson, EM, Tappahannock
Joshua Lillard, Student, Blacksburg
146 GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT 01.16
Jonathan K. Newberry, Class C,
Williamsburg
Matt S. Ramsey, EM, Glen Allen
Tony Reynolds, EM, Manassas Park
WASHINGTON
Robert J. Watson, Associate, Gig Harbor
Dallas J. Yeager, EM, Olympia
WYOMING
Bill Daisy, EM, Casper
Evan Hill, Class C, Saratoga
Richard Largey, EM, Jackson
AUSTRALIA
Christopher D. Burgess, ISM, Mulwala
Paul Sanders, Affliate, Sanctuary Cove
CANADA
Nicholas D. Berdusco, Student, Guelph,
Ontario
Philip Bodini, Student, Guelph, Ontario
Marc G. China, Student, Guelph, Ontario
Douglas J. Kennedy, ISM, Lasalle,
Ontario
Jeremy Phillips, Affliate Co. Rep.,
Newmarket
Corey D. Young, Student, Guelph, Ontario
ENGLAND
Nick Lush, Educator, Preston
IRELAND
Ruairi Joseph Coyle, Student, Dublin
RUSSIA
Alexander B. Efmenko, Class C,
Moscow
SOUTH KOREA
Young-Gi Cha, ISM, Gyeonggi-do
SWITZERLAND
Usina Bisculm, ISM, Wangen
Daniel Clayton, ISM, Posfach
Niall Kerr, Class C, Posfach
UNITED KINGDOM
Gary A. Miller, Supt. Mbr., Apo
Stephen Thorne, ISM, Wiltshire
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IN MEMORIAMJames Hardy, 70, died Nov. 16,
2015. Mr. Hardy, a 31-year member of
GCSAA, was retired after serving as
superintendent of the Farmington Hills
(Mich.) Parks Department. Mr. Hardy
was an avid golfer and artist, and he
enjoyed professional sports, including the
Detroit Lions, and was also a fan of the
University of Michigan football program.
He was greatly admired for his work in
the community as a coach and leader for
youth sports teams. Mr. Hardy is survived
by his wife, Karol Hardy; sons, Christopher
Hardy and Donald Krumbach; daughters,
Rachel (Rory) Rays and Elizabeth (John)
Rogatski; and grandchild, Rowen Rays.
August A. “Gus” Stackhouse, 70, died
Oct. 23, 2015. Mr. Stackhouse, an 18-
year member of GCSAA, served as an
assistant superintendent in New Jersey
and Wyoming until he decided to retire in
Idaho. Mr. Stackhouse was a recipient of
the prestigious Bronze Star. He served in
the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1968, and
was a member of the 173rd Airborne
Brigade. Mr. Stackhouse is survived by
his wife of 49 years, Lynne Stackhouse;
sister, Sally (Tansky) and husband Louis
DiFronzo; son, Jason Stackhouse;
daughter, Trayce (John) Ghislain;
grandchildren, Aleksander R. Ghislain,
Halle T. Ghislain and Noah C. Ghislain;
niece, Nicola DiFronzo and Matthew
Heitzer; and great-nephew, Max Heitzer.
Dale Young, 61, died Oct. 22, 2015.
Mr. Young, a 30-year member of
GCSAA, earned a degree in turfgrass
management from North Carolina State
University. He began his career under the
leadership of mentor Rodney Q. Harris at
Pine Valley Country Club in Wilmington,
N.C. Mr. Young worked at Kiawah
Island Golf Resort in South Carolina, at
both the Turtle Point and Osprey Point
golf courses. In 1986, he returned to
Wilmington, accepting the superintendent
position at The Country Club of Landfall,
where he was again able to work with
Harris. While he was there, Mr. Young
oversaw the construction of the Jack
Nicklaus-designed course. He also served
as the superintendent at Porters Neck
Country Club in Wilmington and Bald
Head Island Club in Bald Head Island,
N.C. For the past six years, Mr. Young
was employed by the University of North
Carolina, Wilmington. He is survived by
his wife, Betsey Young; daughter, Caitlin
Young; son, Rhys Young; brothers, Bill
Young and Henry Young; sister-in-law,
Cindy Young; in-laws, Thomas and Joan
Howard; brothers-in-law, James and
Scott Howard; sister-in-law, Kathleen
Gerety; as well as numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
01.16 GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT 147
PLATINUM PARTNERS
John Deere Co. ................................................4-5 (800) 257-7797 .............www.johndeere.com/Golf
The Toro Co. .................................................. IFC-1 (888) 664-7489 ..........www.toro.com/leaderboard
GOLD PARTNERS
Bayer Environmental Sciences ......................... 29 (800) 331-2867 ............ www.backedbybayer.com
Jacobsen ...................................................31, 151 (800) 232-5907 ......................www.jacobsen.com
Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC ................. Cover 4 (909) 308-1633 ..................................................... .............www.syngentaprofessionalproducts.com
SILVER PARTNERS
The Andersons, Inc. ................................Outstert* (800) 253-5296 .............. www.AndersonsPro.com
Barenbrug USA ................................................. 33 (800) 547-4101 ......................... www.barusa.com
Baroness / Kyoeisha USA ................................. 19 (707) 283-0610 .........................www.baroness.us
Club Car ............................................................. 83 (800) 445-6680 ........................... www.clubcar.com
Cushman (a.k.a. E-Z-GO) .................................. 37 (800) 774-3946 ......................www.cushman.com
Floratine Products Group ................................ 109 (901) 853-2898 ....................... www.foratine.com
Foley United ...................................................... 35 (800) 225-9810 .................. www.foleyunited.com
Koch Turf & Ornamental .................................... 17 (888) 547-4140 ............ http://www.kochturf.com/
Lebanon Turf ................................................14, 15 (800) 350-6650 ................www.lebanonturf.com/
Nufarm ........................................................... 141 (800) 345-3330 ..................www.nufarm.com/US
Par Aide Products Co. ......................................2-3 (888) 893-2433 ........................ www.paraide.com
PBI Gordon Corp. ..............................................21* (800) 884-3179 .................... www.pbigordon.com
Quali-Pro ........................................................... 13 (888) 584-6598 ......................www.quali-pro.com
Standard Golf Co. ...................................Insert 65* (866) 743-9773 ................ www.standardgolf.com
Tee-2-Green Corp. ......................................... 42-43 (800) 547-0255 .................... www.tee-2-green.com
ADVERTISERS
AMVAC ..........................................................87, 89 (888) GO-AMVAC .............www.amvac-chemical.com
Aqua-Aid Inc. ............................................. 21*, 49 (800) 394-1551 ....................... www.aquaaid.com
Billy Goat Industries........................................... 146 (816) 524-9666 ..........................www.billygoat.com
BoardTronics...................................................... 6-7 (800) 782-9938 ....................www.boardtronics.com
Buffalo Turbine ................................................. 71 (716) 592-2700 ..............www.buffaloturbine.com
Champion Turf Farms ......................................... 8-9 (888) 290-7377 ..........www.championturffarms.com
East Coast Sod & Seed ................................... 148 (856) 769-9555 ............... www.eastcoastsod.com
GCBAA ........................................................99, 125 (402) 476-4444 .............................. www.gcbaa.org
GCSAA Services ...........51, 65, 66-67, 81, 103, 105, ................................................. 106-107, 101, 148 (800) 447-1840 ...............................www.gcsaa.org
GCSAA TV ........................................................ 113 ..........................................................www.gcsaa.tv
Georgia Seed Development Commission .............. ...............................................................Insert 81* (303) 431-7333 ........................ www.tifeagle.com
Golf Preservations ............................................. 134 (606) 499-2732 .............www.golfpreservations.com
Golf-Lift Div. Derek Weaver Co., Inc. ................... 148 (800) 788-9789 ............................www.golf-lift.com
Greenleaf Technologies ................................... 145 (760) 485-2936 .....................www.turbodrop.com
GreensGroomer Worldwide, Inc. ........................ 79 (888) 298-8852 ext. 500 ....................................... .......................... http://www.greensgroomer.com/
Growth Products Ltd. ........................................ 25 (800) 648-7626 ...........www.growthproducts.com
Haifa North America ......................................... 90 (800) 649-4944 ..................www.haifa-group.com
Hunter Industries .............................................. 41 760-744-5240 ......................www.huntergolf.com
IVI-Golf ............................................................... 93 (888) 970-5111 .................... www.sandtrapper.com
Johnston Seed Co. ......................................... 56-57 800-375-4613 .................... www.johnstonseed.com
King Ranch ......................................................... 61 (800) 445-2602 ....................... www.miniverde.com
Lastec ............................................................... 88 (866) 902-6454 ..........................www.lastec.com
Maredo BV ....................................................... 149 (877) 627-3362 ...................... www.maredo-bv.com
Maruyama .......................................................... 91 (940) 383-7400 ............... http://maruyama-us.com/
Neary Technologies........................................... 55 (800) 233-4973 ...................... www.nearytec.com
New England Regional Turfgrass .......................... 75 (800) 881-4832 .................................www.nertf.org
ADVERTISING INDEX
& MARKETPLACEOregon Fine/Tall Fescue ................................... 47 (888) 246-8873 http://www.oregontallfescue.org/
Pearl Valley Organix .......................................... 39 (815) 443-2170 .............................healthygro.com
Peat, Inc. .......................................................... 149 (800) 441-1880 ........................... www.peatinc.com
Penn State University ....................................... 63 (800) 233-4973 .........www.worldcampus.psu.edu
Pennington Seed .............................................. 92 (866) 428-4727 ...........www.penningtonseed.com
Pifer ................................................................. 149 (888) 442-8442 ..........................www.pifergolf.com
PlanetAir Turf Products ..................................... 27 (877) 800-8845 .........................www.planetair.biz
Progressive Turf Equipment Inc. ..................... 128 (800) 668-8873 ... www.progressiveturfequip.com
Richway Industries ............................................ 149 (800) 553-2404 ...........................www.richway.com
Ryan ................................................................ 133 (866) 469-1242 .......................... www.ryanturf.com
Seago International, Inc. ................................. 148 (800) 780-9889 .....................www.seagousa.com
SePRO Inc. ........................................................ 53 (800) 419-7779 ........................... www.sepro.com
Sensient Industrial Colors ................................. 59 (800) 325-8110 ........www.sensientindustrial.com
Smithco, Inc. ............................................. Cover 3 (877) 833-7648 ........................www.smithco.com
Spectrum Technologies .................................... 77 (800) 248-8873 ................. www.specmeters.com
Stabilizer Solutions, Inc. ..................................... 143 800-336-2468 ..............www.stabilizersolutions.com
Steven’s Water Monitoring ................................ 23 215-908-0044 ................. www.stevenswater.com
T3 Surfacing Technology ................................ 145 (800) 893-9150 .www.t3surfacingtechnology.com
TRIMS Software International Inc. .................. 149 (800) 608-7467 ............................www.trims.com
True Surface by Turfine, Inc. .......... Gatefold Cover (800) 443-8506 .................www.true-surface.com
Turfco............................................................... 132 (800) 679-8201 ............................. www.turfco.com
Valve & Filter..................................................... 11 (724) 846-0670 ..........................www.vafusa.com
Ventrac ........................................... Insert 113, 131 (901) 948-8514 ...........................www.ventrac.com
Vinylguard Golf ................................................. 129 (866) 254-5201 ................. www.vinylguardgolf.com
Wood Bay Turf Technologies............................... 130 (800) 661-4942 ............. www.woodbayturftech.com
Yamaha Golf Cars ............................................. 73 (866) 747-4027 .............www.yamahagolfcar.com
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Bold denotes affliate member
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By John MascaroPresident of Turf-Tec International
Presented in partnership with Jacobsen
The strange pattern behind this Boston ivy is called “lack of paint,” and it was
caused by an employee trying to cut corners while painting a wall. Careful hand-
work is necessary in order not to harm the vines during the process of painting
a vine-covered wall. This surface was in need of a fresh coat of paint in fall
some fve years ago, and when it was painted, the leaves had completely fallen
off the vine on the left. You can see that the wall was properly painted on that
side. The vine on the right still had some leaves clinging to it when the wall was
painted, but that obviously didn’t stop the painter, who made quick work of it,
leaves and all. After the painted leaves dropped off, this pattern was revealed.
When the leaves grow back each spring, the wall looks fne and no one can see
the problem. But in fall, when the vine loses all of its leaves, the poor paint job
is once again noticeable. This is a great lesson in the fact that shortcuts can
never be taken in this business, as any shortcut will eventually come to light.
Photos submitted by Dino Kalender, a member of the maintenance crew at Golf Trnovo in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Note that this photo was not taken at the golf club.
If you would like to submit a photograph for John Mascaro’s Photo Quiz, please send it to:John Mascaro, 1471 Capital Circle NW, Suite #13, Tallahassee, FL 32303, or email it to [email protected].
If your photograph is selected, you will receive full credit. All photos submitted will become property of GCM and GCSAA.
The irregular lines on this green in Miami Beach are actually the result of an
animal — or, to be exact, two animals. This private golf course is located on
an island in Biscayne Bay and is only accessible by a single bridge. Because
it is in the tropics, it has several types of animals that may not be familiar to
superintendents in other parts of the country, such as iguanas. Iguanas are na-
tive to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and they can grow up to 6
feet long. Like many other creatures, they have taken up refuge in South Florida
and have adapted to the area quite well. Because they are cold-blooded, they
require sunlight to warm up their bodies, and this green is the perfect space to
bask in the sun. One day, while a 4½-foot iguana was warming itself, a hawk of
equal size decided the iguana would be a nice, warm meal. It swooped down on
the green, wrestled with the iguana, and dragged it off the green to the rough,
where the iguana was devoured (only its tail was left behind). In the struggle,
the pair left these marks. The superintendent reports that iguanas are messy,
leaving behind all manner of waste on the turf. To make matters worse, they
also sometimes bury their eggs in the bunkers. Iguanas are not native to Florida
and are protected only by anti-cruelty laws, so no tears were shed when this
particular one became a hawk’s dinner.
Photo submitted by Steven Jackonski, equipment manager at Indian Creek Country Club in Miami Beach, Fla. Joseph Pantaleo is Indian Creek’s GCSAA Class A superintendent and a 25-year association member.
(photo quiz answers)
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Jacobsen turf equipment on every inch of every hole.
For more than 90 years, Pebble Beach has been a national treasure. Its fi ve breathtaking courses
contain some of the most iconic golf images known to the game. Six major championships
helped create an indelible image of majestic beauty and striking contrasts.
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