Golf Course Management - January 2016

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Three for all

GCSAA 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

Hope springs eternal A GCSAA superintendent and PGA of America member team up to bring back Southern California’s Warner Springs Ranch after a nearly two-year closure.

Bill Newton

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Everything under the sun

The Golf Industry Show — the world’s premier golf course management expo and education 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, opportunities 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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Genetic detective work on invasive ants Sandra Avant

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A firsthand grassroots roots ambassador experience William K. Bieck, CGCS

Playing it safe David McPherson

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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.

Cutting Edge

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ETCETERA01.16 16 President’s Message 18 From the CEO 20 Front Nine 30 Photo Quiz

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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

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New year, new opportunities

John J. O’Keefe, CGCS turfjok@aol.com

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.

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With the holidays behind us and our calendars fipped from 2015 to 2016, now is when many of us take up New Year’s resolutions — pledges to improve ourselves by getting ft, being smarter with our money or giving 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 management 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 energize 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 vendors. 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 attend by going to www.golfndustryshow.com.

Make your equipment manager a GCSAA member. One of GCSAA’s biggest accomplishments in 2015 was the creation of a member-

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 members of that team, so I view this new membership 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-andmanagement). 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 generations of superintendents, it would be this one.

I have long been involved in our industry 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 received, 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 ambassadors 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 management at Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne, N.J., and a 35-year member of GCSAA.

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(from the CEO)

Refections and resolutions 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 further 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, exhibitors, 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 leadership and new initiatives. At the Opening Session, presented in partnership with our friends at Syngenta, we will present 2015 awards to members and industry leaders in felds ranging from environmental stewardship to community 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 generation of turfgrass professionals with the an-

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nouncement of the GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl winners, and we’ll recognize the incoming 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 already been laid, including proposed changes to member standards, the inclusion of equipment managers in our membership, government affairs efforts, and programs to support environmental stewardship. In 2015, we added a full-time staff member to advocate for the profession and industry in Washington, 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 association, 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 momentum from our 2015 successes in communicating 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” campaign, 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 issues with the public, media and policymakers, we are fortunate to have supporting data from the Golf Course Environmental Profle (GCEP), a program launched in 2006 to collect data related to water use and conservation, nutrient use, pest management, energy use, and property profles. This information has proved invaluable in communicating superintendents’ commitment to science-based

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 Institute 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 surveys related to energy use and property profles. 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, environmental considerations, regulations and best management practices. But here at GCSAA, we’re ready to provide support, education, resources and advocacy to help you tackle these challenging issues in 2016 and in the many years to come.

So let’s turn the page. The next chapter awaits.

J. Rhett Evans is GCSAA’s chief executive offcer.

His own boss 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 Independence 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 superintendent 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 (restaurateur, 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.

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Uniontown (Pa.) CC plays to 6,100 yards and features heavily bunkered fairways and greens.

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 members are on board, a signal that the trio is reviving the historic facility. They have also installed two full-swing golf simulators in the bottom of the clubhouse for winter opportunities 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 almost 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 superintendents 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 important 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 allows him to break the monotony of having just one role.

Sines’ entry into the industry isn’t uncommon. He recalls shagging balls on the driving range at age 15, later working as a laborer at a small-operation course, then becoming an assistant superintendent. All of those experiences, 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 knowledge 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 fnancial 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

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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.

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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

Clarke gets USGA Green Section Award

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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 Service Award.

Clarke is an extension specialist in turfgrass pathology in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology at Rutgers, 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 editions of the “Compendium of Turfgrass Diseases.”

“While the efforts of scientists throughout the country advance turfgrass research and help provide golf with exceptional playing conditions, Dr. Clarke goes much further,” 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 integrated 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.”

Business as usual at 2015 SBI Paul 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. Although his family name has been well known in the profession 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 seventh 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 superintendents 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 member 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 discussion 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 majors 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.

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The superintendents who participated in the seventh annual Syngenta Business Institute in Winston-Salem, N.C., in early December. Photo by Howard Richman

“In my viewpoint, we’re businessmen. There’s some guys here who could be running companies. We are business 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 supplying,” 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

University turfgrass scientist, James Murphy, Ph.D., extension 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 graduate 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 Science Society of America (CSSA) sponsors a graduate student competition at the society’s annual meetings. Each of four sponsors supports two awards, one for best oral presentation and one for best poster.

Excellence in turfgrass science recognized Several turfgrass science professors and their students 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 Department of Horticulture at the University of Arkansas, received the Fred V. Grau Turfgrass Science Award, which is presented in recognition of signifcant career contributions in turfgrass science during the most recent 15 years. Richardson received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia and has been teaching and doing research at the University 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 Agricultural 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 administered by the American Society of Agronomy, recognizes those who have made signifcant contributions to Chinese agriculture, with an emphasis on plants. Another Rutgers

Stiegler Award winners The 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

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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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 renovation. www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/blog/ morning-edition/2015/11/twin-brooks-st-petes-oldest-golf-course-is-new.html

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

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-golfclubs/npXXr

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 superintendent 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.

Seeking solutions in South Dakota

Trio inducted into Georgia hall of fame

Although Fox Run Golf Course had more rounds played in 2015 than in 2014, its operators are seeking ways to further enhance the experience, including the hiring of additional staff, according to the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan. www.yankton.net/community/article_9e41e136-9978-11e5-98ed7bb76e3413f7.html

Marsh Benson, William Smith, CGCS, and Chuck Underwood, 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 induction. “I truly feel like the support I’ve had is just unbelievable. 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.

They’re not naming names

Going solar in California?

A proposal for solar panels at Bidwell Park Golf Course is making for quite the discussion, according to the Chico Enterprise-Record. www.chicoer.com/general-news/20151116/ golf-course-solar-array-gets-more-attention

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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 sprinklers. 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 customers can help reduce waste and create a more sustainable irrigation industry,” says Warren Gorowitz, Ewing vice president of sustainability.

This program adds to Hunter’s long-standing commitment to reducing its environmental footprint, the company 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 performance of our products to lessening our collective burden on landflls,” says Jeremy Handler, Hunter’s manager of corporate sustainability.

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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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In the United States, invasive ants infest millions of acres in urban, agricultural, wildlife, recreational and industrial areas, and they cost billions of dollars annually in control, damage repair and medical care.

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. Understanding how these fre ants moved around in the past also helps in developing methods to prevent them and other invasive ant species from infltrating new places.

An insightful genetic investigation by collaborative researchers at the Agricultural Research Service’s Center for Medical, Agricultural, 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 (Solenopsis 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 patterns of genetic variation, we can infer the history of ant movement across the globe,” says CMAVE entomologist DeWayne Shoemaker (dewayne.shoemaker@ars.usda.gov), whose research 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 diversity 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 provided 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 Pacifc 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)

to other parts of the world. Today, it is found in nearly all tropical regions, including Africa, the Americas, Australia, India and Southeast 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 organisms and likely included ant colonies.

“These fndings add to the growing evidence that commerce is a good indicator of what we call ‘propagule pressure’ — the number of individual organisms being introduced in a new area,” Shoemaker says. “For example, 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).

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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

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 provide suffcient light.

The solution has been to gradually replace the fuorescents — the tubes plus the screw-in “curly” compact bulbs, and the incandescent bulbs. The new lighting comes from inexpensive, 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 illuminating the shop will outlast me and most of the equipment that passes through the building.

LEDs don’t seem to care what the thermometer 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 lighting, 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 nonLED lights in the presence of the fammable vapors that are part of all machines and service work. Beyond the spark problem, breaking any fuorescent tube will release a cloud of chemicals that includes mercury. You’re supposed to conduct a hazardous material cleanup if a tube breaks, and disposal of burned-out tubes is subject to strict government regulations in some jurisdictions.

Converting to LED lighting takes some tinkering, but not a lot of money. A 24-inch (50-

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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.

cm) LED strip light, with an aluminum mounting 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, 12volt transformer shown in the photo above costs less than $1, and all of those prices include shipping. A big-box store charges about $7 for a 24inch 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” hanging from the ceiling, 4-foot LED replacement tubes would cost about $10 each if purchased in quantities of 10 or more. That’s about double the cost of conventional tubes, but the longer 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 circuit. 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 110volt 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

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.

power and will require a whole lot less maintenance 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 grommets 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 remove 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.

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A frsthand grassroots ambassador experience Happy New Year! As you’ve likely already heard, GCSAA has been calling for its members 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 ambassador 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 outof-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 ambassador 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 mobile feld offce in my community in the near future. This was my opportunity! I prepared myself with some resources from GCSAA, including “position papers” concerning WOTUS (the Clean Water Rule) and the H-2B visa program. My mission was simply to elevate aware-

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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

ness of how government regulation and compliance 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. Expressing 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 environmental 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 passion 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 roundtable 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 arrived 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 environmentally 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 received additional correspondence from Sen. Fischer’s offce.

Senators do want to hear from their constituents. These days, we’re constantly being

reminded of the importance of being “proactive” vs. “reactive” in addressing delicate issues within our industry. Becoming a grassroots ambassador for GCSAA is a frsthand opportunity 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 science 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 communication 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 affairs 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.

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Playing it safe Environmental certifcation and designations 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 “salmon-safe” defnitely are. One of those, and actually 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 operated 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,” explains Jeff Dickison, the tribe’s assistant director 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 organization that refected its values. Research led them to Salmon-Safe, a nonproft based in Portland, Ore., whose mission is to transform 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 Salmon-Safe designation. Now, a handful of other courses in the Pacifc Northwest have followed its lead in these environmental practices, including nearby Chambers Bay (host of the

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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

2015 U.S. Open), which uses a signifcant amount of reclaimed water.

Robert Pearsall, Salish Cliffs’ superintendent and a 21-year GCSAA member, arrived at the course prior to the grow-in back in 2009. The 2015 season was one of the driest 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, Pearsall 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 Salmon-Safe designation, one of the key projects the club embarked upon during the grow-in was building a membrane bioreactor sewage treatment 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 previously 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 surrounding 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

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, reduces pesticides, and advances environmental 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 designation 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 challenges. 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 designation, go to www.salmonsafe.org.

David McPherson is a freelance writer based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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The elevator pitch

The value of being concise continues to dominate in our 140-character digital world.

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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 approaching, now is the time to prepare so you can make the most of all the opportunities that come your way, whether they’re planned introductions or an impromptu, once-in-a-lifetime elevator ride. Use these tips and strategies to shine in your next encounter.

Concise is king. The key to success is to expect and plan for chance meetings with potential employers and other infuential people by crafting, practicing and honing your message. 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 business, 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 priorities, 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 presenting a career session at GIS last year with Jan Fox, owner of Fox Talks LLC and an expert in effective communicating. She suggests jump-starting a brief encounter by using questions 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 inevitably 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,

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 highlight 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 framing your pitch in a way that shows the value you’d provide t m and how your unique qualifcations 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 service for our golfers and guests.”

Finally, in fashioning your pitch, ask yourself: 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 connection, 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.

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The titles they have earned throughout their lives — including 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, exhibiting innovation, and demonstrating passion that is still visible to this day.

All three of them have something else in common: They are the recipients of the 2016 GCSAA Col. John Morley 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 profession. 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 Morley 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 superintendent 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).

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.

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Dave Fearis, CGCS Retired Dave Fearis remembers.

He remembers when a prominent member of Blue Hills Country Club in Kansas City, Mo., thought so highly of him that the man shelled out $35,000 for improvements 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-toface 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 serious,” 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 present 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 management at Illinois Central College. Twice he was honored with the Chester H. Mendenhall Award, presented by the Heart of America GCSA, for outstanding service in the profession.

“There never was a moment that (Fearis) wasn’t teaching somebody.

He always came prepared for everything.”

— Woody Moriarty GCSAA Class A superintendent Woody Moriarty will never forget Fearis for giving him opportunities, frst as an intern and later as his assistant. The lessons that Moriarty learned from Fearis remain viable today.

“There never was a moment that he wasn’t teaching somebody,” says Moriarty, who now oversees Blue Hills CC. “He always 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 postcollege 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 spotlight. 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

DSA honor roll 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 superintendent profession. The GCSAA Board of Directors selects the winners from nominations submitted by affliated chapters and/or associations.

1932: 1935: 1940: 1941: 1952: 1954: 1957: 1958: 1959: 1960: 1961: Col. John Morley

This year’s recipients will be acknowledged Feb. 9 at the Opening Session of the 2016 Golf Industry Show in San Diego.

1964: 1973: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991:

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Col. John Morley John MacGregor Col. John Morley Frank W. Ermer; William H. Johnson Oyvind J. Noer Fred V. Grau, Ph.D. Thomas Dawson Jr.; Herbert Graffs Glenn Burton; L.F. Dickinson, Ph.D.; Malcolm R. McLaren; H. Burton Musser, Ph.D.; Joseph Valentine John Monteith, Ph.D.; Oyvind J. Noer; Richard S. Tufts Joseph C. Dey Jr.; Helen F. Lengfeld; Oyvind J. Noer Jesse H. DeFrance, Ph.D.; Eugene B. Marzolf; James Smith Theodore W. Woehrle Walter R. Boysen Raymond H. Gerber Joseph M. Duich, Ph.D.; Leo J. Feser; Thomas C. Mascaro Harold W. Stodola; Paul E. Weiss Sr.; Robert M. Williams Roy L. Goss, Ph.D.; John C. Harper II, Ph.D.; Arthur A. Snyder C. Reed Funk, Ph.D. Manuel L. Francis; John Madison, Ph.D. Geoffrey S. Cornish; Ralph Engel, Ph.D.; Hans C. Schmiesser Milton J. Bauman; Sherwood A. Moore, CGCS Retired; Alexander M. Radko; Ben O. Warren Jr. James B. Moncrief; Joseph Troll, Ph.D.; James R. Watson, Ph.D. Warren A. Bidwell; Keith Nisbet James L. Blackledge; William C. Campbell; Clifford A. Wagoner, CGCS Retired Andrew Bertoni; John B. Steel, CGCS; Howard Kaerwer; Chester Mendenhall David S. Gourlay Sr.; James R. Love, Ph.D. Jack Butler, Ph.D.; William B. Davis; Kenyon Payne, Ph.D.; Eberhard Steiniger, CGCS Retired James W. Brandt, CGCS Retired; C. Richard Skogley, Ph.D. William Bengeyfeld; Thomas Watschke, Ph.D. Noel Jackson, Ph.D.; W. Bruce Matthews; 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. Spodnik 1995: 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 Mastroleo 1999: Anthony B. Caranci Jr.; Dan Jones; Palmer Maples Jr., CGCS Retired 2000: Michael R. Bavier, CGCS; Gary T. Grigg, CGCS, MG; George B. Thompson, CGCS 2001: Euel Coats, Ph.D.; L.W. “Sonny” DuBose 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 Zontek 2007: Stanley E. Metsker, CGCS Retired; William A. Meyer, Ph.D. 2008: Donald Hearn, CGCS; H. James “Jim” Loke, CGCS; Oscar Miles, CGCS Retired 2009: Mark Esoda, CGCS; George Hamilton, Ph.D.; Monroe Miller 2010: Robert A. Dickison, CGCS; James C. Husting, CGCS; Douglas W. Petersan 2011: Frank Dobie 2012: Pete Dernoeden, Ph.D. 2013: Roch Gaussoin, Ph.D.; Frank Lamphier; 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.

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 superintendents’ interests above his own.”

In spring 2014, Fearis was informed of his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. In no way, however, 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 memory 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 recluse.”

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 2004. In the annual event, Watson welcomed 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 representative 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.

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 extensively in Europe, Africa and Asia, delivering presentations to practitioners on multiple aspects of turf management.

Speaking of overseas, Turgeon served his country there, too. As a 23-year-old helicopter pilot, Turgeon’s tour of duty in Vietnam included missions to Saigon. On one occasion, 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

McGinnis during his days at Moon Valley CC in Phoenix.

Photos courtesy of Paul McGinnis, CGCS

“(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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in 1967, Turgeon brought a Purple Heart with him for wounds suffered in combat.

Not all of the U.S. was in favor of sending troops to fght in Vietnam; The country 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 superintendent. Turgeon’s frst job at Metropolis 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. Following 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 became 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 nowfamous 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 lesson,” says Turgeon, who has been a member of GCSAA for 17 years. “I immediately saw

its potential. I knew the university (Penn State) was considering online teaching. Our interests merged.”

Landschoot remembers that, in the beginning, Turgeon’s vision for online turfgrass management possibilities wasn’t totally accepted.

“There were a lot of naysayers concerning teaching turfgrass courses online, including me,” Landschoot says. “But it really took off and keeps getting better. He deserves 100 percent of the credit for starting 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 degree programs in the country.

Lessons learned courtesy of Turgeon are treasured by Bruce Branham, a former student of Turgeon’s at Illinois and currently a professor in the department of crop science 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,” Branham says. “He was a master at presenting information. He had a great deal of enthusiasm. He always seemed to help us fnd a way to get through things.”

Turgeon continues to blaze trails for others. In 2014, he taught in fve different locations 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 audience is a thrill.

“You come alive. You draw on all of your ability to impact other people, how to engage life’s challenges,” Turgeon says.

Paul McGinnis, CGCS For more than three decades, Paul McGinnis, 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 someone will come up to me and say, ‘Aren’t you a

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.

“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

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basketball offcial?’ I’ve offciated games for a lot of kids,” says McGinnis, whose civic contributions include being a longtime volunteer 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 occupation of golf course superintendent in his area and nationally have made quite an impression.

“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 McGinnis’ fabric for as long as he can remember. That’s what happens when your family operates a golf course, which his did in Ajo, Ariz., located 40-some miles from the Mexican border. At Ajo Country Club, McGinnis 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 member says.

When he was old enough for college, McGinnis attended Arizona State University. 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 featured 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 profession. 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 superintendents, 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 superintendents.”

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 superintendent. 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 personal vow to do everything in his power to change the perception of golf course superintendents.

“I think sometimes people don’t realize how professional the golf course superintendent 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 professionals — 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 (hrichman@gcsaa.org) is GCM’s associate editor.

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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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Hope springs eternal A GCSAA superintendent and PGA of America member team up to bring back Southern California’s Warner Springs Ranch after a nearly two-year closure.

“They are working together to create memories for customers.”

— Byron Casper

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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 simultaneously in bot GCM and PGA Magazine.

There are long-held beliefs in the therapeutic and renewing qualities of hot springs. Perhaps 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 Palomar 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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Top right: Roxanne Mueller, director of golf (left), and Mike Rosales, superintendent, have used communication 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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A new life for a historic site The 2,500-acre, Western-style ranch resort 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 center, hiking and biking trails (including a portion of the 2,600-mile Pacifc Crest Trail that stretches from Mexico to Canada), a private airport, general store, post offce, and medical 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 Rosales 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 drainage, 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 seeing 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,

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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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Relationships matter That kind of teamwork during renovations was exactly what Warner Springs Ranch needed between its superintendent and director of golf as it looked to the future. Rosales and Mueller had never met, held no preconceived notions about each other, and hit it off immediately.

“Their relationship is so important to our success,” says Byron Casper, the corporate director 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 relationships 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 understand what golfers like and want.”

Mueller played golf at California State University, 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 understanding,” 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 making people feel welcome is a talent that Warner Springs Ranch needed in its director of golf role.

“When I came on board and started putting 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-

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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vice and golf knowledge. She is serious, clientbased, and smart as a whip.”

Mueller worked at a Starbucks after college, 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 recognized 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 assistant 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 Warner Springs Ranch called him about this job, he recommended me.”

Looking to the future Warner Springs Ranch had its grand reopening on Nov. 5, which featured a ribbon-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 Warner Springs Ranch for a variety of collaborative teaching opportunities. She hired a capable 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 property about involving golf in the physical education curriculum.

“It has been really fun to switch from projects to maintenance now that we have golfers,” Rosales says.

Rosales earned a degree from MiraCosta College in Oceanside, Calif., and a turf management certifcate from Southwestern College in Chula Vista. He has been the superintendent 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 superintendent 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 practices 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 percent 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 education When the Golf Industry Show visits San Diego Feb. 6 through 11, Rosales plans to attend. “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 Industry Show, but has enjoyed attending PGA section 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.

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GCSAA Education Conference | Trade Show | GCSAA Golf Championships

Everything under the sun The 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

A rewarding start, a festive fnish

Photo courtesy of the San Diego Tourism Authority

Diverse Golf Industry Show paths overlap at guished category. (See the December issue of the marquee events, which bring together GCM for an in-depth profle of Kohler.) show-goers for a host of recognitions and Others being lauded during the Opening a bit of revelry.

Session are David Fearis, CGCS Retired, Al Bookend your Golf Industry Show experience 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 partnership 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 profession to outstanding environmental stewardship 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 person whose impactful, continuing commitment to the game of golf has helped shape the welfare of the game in the manner that was exemplifed by the distinction’s namesake, four-time British Open winner and longtime superintendent at St Andrews in Scotland. Kohler’s wellrounded 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-

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Turgeon, Ph.D., and Paul McGinnis, CGCS, recipients of the association’s 2016 Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award, which acknowledges individuals who have made signifcant contributions to the game of golf and have dedicated themselves to elevating the superintendent profession. Read more about Fearis, Turgeon and McGinnis on Page 44.

Peter McDonough, superintendent at Keswick (Va.) Club, will be honored with the President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship for his work on environmental projects and his leadership in developing environmentally sound management practices for golf courses. Tom Elliott, CGCS, will receive the Leo Feser Award for his May 2015 GCM article “Rx for Recovery,” 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, presented in partnership with Syngenta and Rain Bird; the winner of the Excellence in Government Affairs Award; and the CGCS Class of 2015 — those who in the past year achieved certifcation 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 gathering 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 beginning at 5:30 p.m. and presented in partnership with John Deere Golf.

Sports personalities, political fgures and Hollywood A-listers will be (somewhat) on hand courtesy of the night’s headliner, standup comedian and impressionist Frank Caliendo. Known for his impersonations of celebrities — 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

EDUCATION

A lot to learn 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 Reaksecker 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 Washington. Its mission: Support environmental education, 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

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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

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 participate in the First Green event is his son Gavin.

“This is the perfect ft,” says Reaksecker, a 17-year member of GCSAA, noting that Sunnyside 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 irrigation 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 technology and effcient water distribution, and how to save money and conserve water while still having healthy, appealing turf. Doug Bennett, 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 business. Water is on the minds of a lot of superintendents. It absolutely is an issue everywhere.”

Another educational platform, which also takes place at Bonita GC, is “Gadgets and Gizmos — How to Best Use Measurement Technology.” Seminar attendees for the event on Feb. 9 will have the chance to examine several soil, plant and environmental measurement de-

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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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vices. Discussions of each device will include diagnostic capabilities for specifc turf management problems, underlying technologies, shortcomings and cost. The seminar will be led by University of Arkansas associate professor Doug Karcher, Ph.D., and professor Mike Richardson, Ph.D. “With other seminars, over the years, the content doesn’t always change a lot,” Richardson says, “but this particular topic, the technology is changing, coming so fast, that we probably change 20 to 30 percent of the content each year to refect the new tools that superintendents 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.

“I thought it was great, especially for some-

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 generation. 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.

— Howard Richman, GCM associate editor

HIGHLIGHTS

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.

The love of the game Before 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 partnership 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 Carlsbad, and the Champions and Legends Courses at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, all located in Carlsbad; the North and South courses at Torrey 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 Championship 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 exceptionally 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 in golf course management. Superintendents who have earned certifcation say that doing so has sharpened their skills and expanded their knowledge, and that it is evidence of

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Aviara Golf Club will play host to the fnal round of the GCSAA National Championship.

Photo courtesy of Aviara Golf Club

their passion for the profession. The Certifcation 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 designation. A short program will recognize the newly certifed Class of 2015, as well as superintendents 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 dollars The undergraduates participating in the 2016 GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl competition, 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 winning 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 taking home $4,000 for its turf program. Members 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 Reception, 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 breakfast (and, in some cases, after a last-minute review with professors). The winning teams will be recognized at the Closing Celebration on Thursday evening.

Healthy plants and practices Education at GIS takes many forms, and numerous opportunities are included with full registration. Some of this year’s sessions focus on plant and soil health, naturalized areas and native grasses, and coping with various plant stresses, such as drought and traffc.

Talkin’ turf A 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 cohost, Don Roth, assistant superintendent at Crystal Downs Country Club in Lake Township, near Frankfort, Mich. The topic up for discussion will be plant health — in particular, turfgrass health and the practices that promote it. The show’s guests include two professors, Beth Guertal from Auburn University and Mike Richardson from the University of Arkansas, and golf course superintendent Melvin Duke of Toana Vista Golf Course in West Wendover, Nev. Going native Because plant health is just as much a concern with native grasses as with the non-native

ing the partnership between the superintendent and the equipment manager.

The moderator for the session is Sean O’Brien, director of grounds, The Ritz-Carlton 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 superintendent, Victoria National Golf Club, Newburgh, Ind.; golf course superintendents James Alwine, Bernardo Heights Country Club, San Diego, and Mark Hoban, Rivermont Golf and Country Club, Alpharetta, Ga.; and Terry Buchen, CGCS Retired, MG, president and consulting agronomist, Golf Agronomy International, Williamsburg, Va.

The San Diego Convention Center. Photo courtesy of the San Diego Tourism Authority

grasses more commonly found on golf courses, a Monday afternoon session, “Agronomic Solutions 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 challenge. Aaron J. Patton, Ph.D., of Purdue University is the session moderator, and the presenters are golf course superintendents Chris Haspell, Castle Stuart Golf Links, Inverness, United Kingdom; Josh Lewis, Almaden Golf and Country Club, San Jose, Calif., and Christopher Zugel, CGCS, Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wis.; and Robert Farren, CGCS, director of golf course management, Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort and Country Club.

Photo by Roger Billings

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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 professionals 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 moderator of the panel and a presenter. Other speakers are Dennis Martin, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University; Clint Waltz, Ph.D., the University of Georgia-Griffn; director of agronomy Patrick Truchan, CGCS, and golf course superintendent Andrew Kerr, The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage, Calif.; and Nathan Neumann, golf course superintendent, Amarillo (Texas) Country Club.

— Teresa Carson, GCM science editor

Yes, you can!

Education sessions on Tuesday, Feb. 9, will follow the previous day’s theme of maintaining 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-

TRADE SHOW

The stage is set for a new look at this year’s Golf Industry Show.

Club Car will present a session on technology in golf course management. Hunter A main stage on the trade show foor is among the new additions at this year’s Golf Industries plans to inform show-goers on the topic of water management. GCSAA CEO Industry Show.

Rhett Evans and leaders of the USGA, PGA of America and National Golf Course Owners 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 The latest products and services in golf course management and 11. The stage, which will be operated by won’t be the only thing on display on the trade show foor in Epic Creative (which produces GCSAA TV) San Diego. Several new attractions will be debuted, all with and led by a professional host, can be found on the goal of enhancing the experience of attendees on the show foor. Photos by Montana Pritchard the left side of the main trade show foor en-

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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 industry 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 stationed. A partnership between West Coast Turf, GCSAA, the Golf Course Builders Association of America and the American Society of Golf Course Architects, the living green complex will be used to test equipment.

“Electric equipment is a big trend in the industry,” says Eric Boedeker, GCSAA’s senior manager of international development. “Our

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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.

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 mowers, 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 facilities, 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.

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Looking for giveaways? There will be drawings 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 popularity in recent years according to Lambert Tomeldan, 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,” Tomeldan says. “I think it’s important for superintendents to become more engaged in technology, 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 onthe-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 appointment 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 director 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

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3723 3721 Plant Food Company

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3544 3445 20' Barenbrug USA

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4920 4821

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4050 3951

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5516 5417 5514

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5612 5513 5610

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5518 5419

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5423 Fairway Stone, Georgia Granite Signs

5521

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5616 5517

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5624 5525

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Milorganite and Fill Fertilizer Drill Mfg,

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5528 5429

Nualgi America

National Alliance for Accessible

5625

5720 5621

5816 5717

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EAGLE GOLF & LANDSCAPE PRODUCTS INC

5529

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5722 5623

5721

5818 5719

5914 5815

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5724

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1212 1113

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Justrite Mfg Co L.L.C.

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2241

2441

A

761

Solutions

20'

Tru-Turf Pty. 40' Ltd

2541

A

NGCOA Meeting Room Solid Door

CLEARWATER RECYCLING Systems

GroPower, Inc 20'

763

860

20'

3233

20' Otterbine Barebo, Inc 20'

A

15

1753

20' 20'

1947

2047

2144

Plexi Door

20'

LASCO Fittings, Inc

20'

862

861

1454 1355

FH 20' Landmark Golf Course Products

Cheesebrough

863

960

Organic Sediment Removal Systems

1853

2052 1953

962

1360 1261

(5mx4.5m)

1755

FE

DryJect

Seed Research of Oregon

20'

2641

A

30'

Aquatrols

50'

20'

20' Prestige Flag 20'

14

1362 1263

1460 1361

8' white PVC MIS wall

3333

A

CLUB CAR, LLC

2544 2445 20'

Quali-Pro 30'

2941

A

20' Tee-2-Green Corp 20'

Plant Rogers Marvel Sprayers Labs Inc Inc 20' 20'

Stay Connected Kiosk

TC (5mx4.5m) Exhibitor Meeting Room

Plexi Door

11

NAIAD Co INC 20'

EXIT AX3 20'

1462 1363 Plexi Door

8' white PVC MIS wall

20' ufarm

FH

2151 One Beat CPR + AED

2246 2147

Tire

Syngenta

T

EP Aeration

Nivel SportsTurf Parts & Irrigation

20' 20'

20'

2058 1959

Plexi Door

(6mx6m)

Prince Corp

Anuvia Plant GreenActivator Nutrients 20' 20'

Plexi Door

Solid Door

2057 Columbia Seeds

Durabunker

2248 2149 Affordable

Ecologel Turf and Solutions Specialty

50'

20'

2154 2055

2252 2153

FE

12

2158 2059 Regency Wire

Shuran Sports

2254 2155

2549

pany

13

Charah Agricultural BunkersPlus Products

Spears Mfg Co

2258 2159 Thermoil Traptex Battery Bunker Liner De2157 Mister 20' Shenzhen

20' HARCO FITTINGS 20'

Plexi Door Solid Door

Exhibitor Meeting Room

BENCH

60'

DuraLine

2259

20' TeeJet Technology 20'

2653

40'

40'

30'

2359

Kubota Tractor

50'

Staff Area

GIS - International Resource Center 1759

2060 1961

MIS Walls

2959

2955

2062 1963

Propex

2461

Drape

3054

2162 2063

20' MCI

2561

Brouwer Johnsto Kesmac Seed n Co 20' 20'

3055

3350

50'

NEFF RENTAL

GCSAA Meeting Room

Drape

T

TurfScience

3058

AX4 EXIT

Universities

MIS Walls

Big Flight Sys Bissell Green Industrial Commercial

MIS Walls

20'

20'

SHOW OFFICE A WS

WS

GIS - Exhibitor Business Lounge 1455

Pomps Tire Service 30'

TRASH

SHOW OFFICE B

WS

20' Ocean Organics 20'

FH TL

EXIT

BAY1

Solid Door

E-Z-GO/ ushman

ROLL UP DOOR

AF1

BAYSIDE LOBBY

BAY3

SHOW OFFICE C

FDV FE

20' Broyhill Co. 20'

BX1

ELV

AV CONCEPTS

CF2

20'

3357

2

BAY2

Amvac Environmental Products

20'

3 6 5 4 LOADING DOCK

7

BF1

TELECOM

FREIGHT ELEVATORS

8

ROLL UP DOOR

CF1

FE

FS

10

ROLL UP DOOR

FE

FE FS

11

TRASH

TRASH

TRASH

EXIT

IT

DOCKS A-C & Sails Pavilion

TL FE

1mx1m square Entrance Cubes

A1 FE AED # 3

TL HP

HP WF

WF

WF

HP

WF

TIDES ENTRANCE

5

FS

2 -Registration Counters

LOBBY

FEDEX/ KINKOS

LOBBY ELV

CG1

DOWN TO PARKING

STARBUCKS

CG2

CG1

Attendee Bag/ Lit Bin BG2

EXTERIOR INCLINE ELEVATOR

BG1 ELV TO PARKING

ELV TO PARKING

BOX OFFICE A

SDCC STORAGE

STAR BUCKS

AG1

DOWN TO PARKING

CITYSIDE

1

Trade Show Stage

2

GCSAA Member Solutions

8

Trade Show Opening

9

Answers on the Hour

• GCSAA Career Counseling

10

Test Drive Technology Center/Tech Tips on the Half

• GCSAA Photo Booth

11

Silent Auction

• GCSAA Golf Championships

12

New Product Showcase

3

NGCOA Member Services

13

International Resource Center

4

GCSAA Registration

14

Clubhouse & Outdoor Solutions

5

NGCOA Registration

15

Exhibitor Business Lounge

6

Merchandise/Bookstore

16

Shuttle Drop Off

7

Electric Avenue

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TRADE SHOW EXHIBITORS 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.

1-2-1 Marketing 3M Electrical Markets Division 3 Tier Technologies

934 3829 2305

A A & A Sheet Metal Products Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Ace Golf Netting Advanced Drainage Systems Advanced Turf Technology Aervoe Industries Affinity Agency Group Affordable Turf and Specialty Tire Ag Specialties AgSource Harris Laboratories AgStone AlgaeGreen - OGT A & L Western Laboratories Amega Sciences American Express OPEN Amvac Environmental Products The Andersons Anuvia Plant Nutrients A P E Brushes Aqua-Aid Aqua Control Water Features AquaMaster Fountains and Aerators AquaSmart Enterprises Aquatrols ARAG Arborjet Armada Technologies ASB taskTracker ASGCA Atlantic Installations Atlas Turf International

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Audubon International AUSA Center S L U

4918 1355 1041 5549 5510 5514 5525 2445 3625 2429 1704 1710 5049 1915 2240 3357 2131 2052 2105 3927 3920 3619 4402 3132 5051 1211 2010 4606 5341 4822 5550

5411 5253

B Bannerman Limited Barenbrug USA Baroness Basemapp BASF Bayco Golf Bayer Bernhard and Co Better Billy Bunker BIGGA Billy Goat Industries Bishop Enterprises Bissell Big Green Commercial Equipment Blackburn Manufacturing Co BLEC Turf Equipment Blinder Bunker Blue Planet Environmental Brandt Brandt iHammer Brookside Agra Brookside Laboratories Broyhill Co Buffalo Turbine Bunker Magic BunkersPlus Bunker Solutions Burlingham Seeds B&Y EV

4928 3441 4315 5002 2919 2809 4327 1429 5451 1647 3633 1416 2063 2104 5144 5147 4924 1441 1441 4907 1240 3350 5225 2015 2059 941 2011 5010

C Campbell Scientific Campey Imants Capillary Concrete Capstan Ag Systems Carbtrol Corp CartTrac

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5217 4025 5551 3656 3621 5556

Cenntro Automotive Champion Turf Farms Chapin Charah Agricultural Products Charter Software Cheesebrough Corp Chem-Turf Clearwater Recycling System Club Car Club Prophet Systems CMF Global Colorado Lining Intl Columbia Seeds Compass Minerals Coursigns Crop Production Services Crosshairs Golf Crown Battery Manufacturing Co Crystal Green by Ostara Cub Cadet Custom Agronomics Cylex Signs

1043 4350 1205 2158 5506 2047 2555 1645 2241 940 4825 5526 2055 1444 3728 2710 5546 4000 4814 4017 3821 5507

D Dakota Peat Dakota Equipment Delta Bluegrass Co Delta-Q Technologies Dennis & SISIS D H R Construction Diamond K Gypsum DiscGolfPark Ditch Witch DLF International Seeds Dongguan Excellence Golf & Sightseeing Car Co Dongguan Lvtong Golf & Sightseeing Car Co Dow AgroSciences Dream Turf Equipment Drill and Fill Manufacturing

2433 2123 1456 3557 2517 4914 4721 5301 1311 3433 1411 2415 1531 5151 4241

Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare DryJect DryJect Infuse DSG Global Duininck Golf Durabunker Dura-Line Corp Dura Plastic Products

1705 2140 2141 1415 5452 2153 2258 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

13

Snow mold’s unluckiest number.

TURFCIDE®. 13 field trials. At least 94% control. 100% of the time.

TURFCIDE provided at least

Recent field trials compared the performance of TURFCIDE, as part of AMVAC’s recommended fairway snow mold control program, to competitive programs.

94%

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.

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*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

control in

100% of the trials.

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 FusionCast

1313 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

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

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.

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Greensmiths Greenstester Greg Norman Golf Course Design Grigg Brothers Gro-Power Ground2Control Groundsman Industries Group Transportation Services (GTS) Growth Products Ltd GT Air Inject/ Air2G2 Machine

2248 5423 1641 1441 2043 5419 4255 4818 1523 5321

H Hahn Application Products Haifa North America Harco Fittings Harper Turf Equipment Healthy Ponds by Bioverse Heritage Links Hole in White/ Kirby Markers Holganix

4906 5425 2253 4051 5528 5557 3447 4608

®

5316 1329 2310 5544 5244 2461 1354 1740 4340

In 13 feld trials, TURFCIDE , as part of AMVAC’s recommended fairway snow mold control program, proved to be more effective at controlling snow mold than the competition.

SEE THE DATA. Visit amvac-chemical.com to learn more.

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 Control (%) on Fairways

3731

98.6 79.2 *AMVAC recommended snow mold control program includes TURFCIDE at 8 f. oz. and Concert II at 8.5 f. oz. ®

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© 2015 AMVAC Chemical Corporation. All rights reserved. AMVAC, TURFCIDE, the AMVAC and AEP logos are trademarks owned by AMVAC Chemical Corporation.

Insignia and Trinity are registered trademarks of BASF. Concert II and Banner MAXX are trademarks of Syngenta Group Company. Interface and Triton are registered trademarks of Bayer CropScience LP. Always read and follow label directions. www.amvac-chemical.com.

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N Naiad Co 2144 National Alliance for Accessible Golf 5624

85.9

91.1

®

1349 3450 2012 2554 4700 3826 4820

Turfcide / Concert II

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 KSAB Golf Equipment 5415 Kubota Tractor 2653

Zero Competition

®

K

1815 4819 1321

Percent Control

®

3325 4916 5055 1905 1625 2955 5241 4840 1111

5417

Interface / Triton

924 2941

M Ma’an Shan Green Friend Machine Mfg Co MacLean Highline Access Boxes Macro Plastics Macro-Sorb Technologies Magnation Water Technologies Maredo Commercial Maruyama U S MBS Ltd McDonald & Sons MCI Michigan State University Turfgrass Club Milliken & Co Milorganite Fertilizer Miltona Turf Tools & Accessories Mississippi State University, Plant & Soil Science Dept Mitchell Products Mi-T-M Corp Moghu USA Montco Products Corp Mountain View Seeds Multi Seal

98 ®

Jack Link’s Protein Snacks Jacobsen, a Textron Co Jacobsen Certified Pre-Owned JCM Industries J Davis Marking Systems Jett Enterprises John Deere Johnston Seed Co JRM Inc J R Simplot Co Justrite Manufacturing Co

1947 1449 5347 1847 1517 2931 4245 4848 4729 3824 2530 825

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J

3723

®

3725 1105 3127 1246 3724 3544

L Lambert Peat Moss Landmark Golf Course Products Landmark Turf & Native Seed Landscapes Unlimited LASCO Fittings Lastec LebanonTurf Leemco Lely USA Lester Electrical LINNE Industries (PondHawk) Logan Labs Losberger US

Concert II / Banner Maxx II

910 4826 5628 4920 2504

3918 4601

®

I IBS Club Software iGolf I-moil, From The Ground Up Indigrow Ltd Infinite Trading Inject-O-Meter Fertigation Pumps Innova Champion Discs Intelligro Iowa State University ISCO Industries IVI-Golf/Sandtrapper

Kutlug Kutlug Massage Chairs

®

1615 3916 4031 1332 2003

Insignia / Trinity

Huma Gro Turf Humate International Hunter Industries Hustler Turf Equipment Hydro Engineering

Successful and Healthy Haifa understands the complexities of growing healthy turf and maintaining a successful turf management program.

With Haifa’s line of specialty fertilizers you’ll get better results with fewer applications.

National Golf Foundation National Golf Graphics National Plastic Nature Safe Natural & Organic Fertilizers NDS Neary Technologies Neff Rental NIBCO Nivel Parts & Mfg Co Nordic Plow Nualgi America Nufarm Nutrite/Solu-Cal

5441 1803 5153 1341 3831 4941 2959 1305 2246 5155 5527 3333 2524

O Ocean Organics Ohio State University Oldcastle Enclosure Solutions Olds College One Beat CPR + AED Oregon State University Organic Sediment Removal Systems Otterbine Barebo Otto Trading

2561 1248 2041 1358 2149 1252 1753 3227 3951

Haifa Products for Turf Multicote® Turf Controlled Release Fertilizers Multi-K® Potassium Nitrate Haifa MKP™ Mono Potassium Phosphate Magnisal® Magnesium Nitrate

To learn more about how Haifa’s specialty turf fertilizer products can save you time, labor and energy while delivering top results, contact northamerica@ haifa-group.com or visit www.haifa-group.com

www.haifa-group.com

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Q Quali-Pro Quest Products Corp

P Paige Electric Co Par Aide Products Co PBI-Gordon Corp Pearl Valley Organix Peat Inc PEM Surface Creations Pennington Seed Penn State University Penn State University World Campus PepsiCo Performance Nutrition, a Division of LidoChem Phyllom BioProducts Corp Pickseed Pinhigh Compound PlanetAir Turf Products Plant Food Co Plant Marvel Laboratories Plant Science Plantstar Platinum TE Playbooks for Golf PNC Equipment Finance

POGO Turf Pro 4251 Polylast Systems 2503 Pomps Tire Service 3055 Port Industries and Shelton Sportsturf Drainage 3720 Porous Pave Inc 921 Precision Laboratories 2325 PrecisionUSA 4216 Preserva Products 5555 Prestige Flag 1853 Prestwick Golf Group 1132 Primera Turf 1711 Prince Corp 2057 Profile Products 3849 Progressive Turf Equipment 1421 Propane Education & Research Council 1714 Propex 2061 ProPump & Controls 5252 ProShot Golf 5353 ProTea Botan 2103 Protene 5011 Pure Seed 5550 P W Gillibrand Co 645

3825 3740 2332 5250 3816 3721 1741 1247 1254 916 1713 1703 3941 2803 1910 3717 2242 5315 3623 5524 4816 3757

2541 5148

R Rain Bird Corp Range Servant America Realitee Golf Redden Nets Redexim North America Redox Turf Regency Wire RGF Environmental Group Richway Industries Riveer Rocky Mountain Sunscreen Rogers Sprayers R&R Products Rutgers Pro Golf Turf Mgt School Ryan

2722 3751 5600 3817 5128 2411 2154 4510 4358 1046 4823 2143 3516 1347 3551

S Sadepan Chimica SRL Safety Storage Salsco Salvarani

2705 5248 3317 5051

The Sanctuary SandMat Bunker Liner by Milliken Seaborn Canvas Seago International Seed Research of Oregon Sensient Industrial Colors SePRO Corp Shenzhen Shuran Sports Equipment Ltd Simplex-Ideal-Peerless SipcamAdvan SiteOne Landscape Supply SMG Golf Smithco SMS Additive Solutions SNA Manufacturing SNAG Golf Sod Solutions Soil Tech Corp SonicSolutions Spears Manufacturing Co Special Event Sales Specialty Minerals

2111 1746 4602 2324 2441 933 3833 2155 4501 2110 1841 841 3541 1321 5051 727 1611 4831 2427 2159 943 5150

Spectrum Technologies Speed Roller SportsTurf Irrigation Spraying Devices Spring Valley (Vogel Seed & Fertilizer) Spyker Spreaders Stabilizer Solutions Standard Golf Co State University of New York Cobleskill STEC Equipment Stenten’s Golf Cart Accessories StollerPRO SubAir Systems/TurfBreeze Sunbelt Rentals Sustane Natural Fertilizer Syngenta Synthetic Turf International

4925 1241 2147 5141 5247 5025 5154 4041 1257 4307 4620 1446 2523 5223 3117 2641 1549

Team Zoysia Tee-2-Green Corp TeeJet Technologies Teesnap TerraMax Texas A&M University Thatch-Away/Redexim Thermoil Battery De-Mister

3657 3233 2353 842 5000 1351 5429 2254

1255 4352

Thomas Turfgrass & Installation

3823

T Tarleton State University TCF Equipment Finance

Thomson Perrett & Lobb Thor Guard TifEagle, TifSport and SeaIsle Growers TIP Inc The Toro Co Toro Irrigation Traptex Bunker Liner Trimax Mowing Systems TRIMS Software Trinity Equipment Rentals

5145 2252 3830 3627 4341 4856 2157 1027 3445 4502

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Tripp Davis and Associates Golf Architecture Trojan Battery Co True-Surface by Turfline Tru-Turf Pty Ltd Turbo Technologies Turfco Turf Drainage Co of America Turf Fuel Turflux Turf Max Turf Merchants Turf Pride TurfScience Turf & Soil Diagnostics Turf-Tec International TurfTime Equipment Turf-Vu

5254 4733 5041 3217 4815 4931 2711 4911 3656 3922 3732 4044 3058 5152 3617 4926 2405

U Underhill International UniFirst Corporation United States Golf Association University of Connecticut University of Georgia University of Georgia Crop and Soil Science University of Guelph University of Massachusetts University of Rhode Island University of Tennessee University of Wisconsin, Stout UPI

4833 5006 5533 1359 1346 1250 1357 1353 1256 1259 932 1024

U S Aqua Vac U S Battery Manufacturing Co U S Golf Hole Target

1747 3121 2404

V VAF Filtration Systems Ventrac by Venture Products Vertical Manufacturing VGM Club VinylGuard Golf

4257 3456 5007 2316 3727

W Watertronics Webster Enterprises Wee One Foundation Wells Fargo Financial Leasing Wesco Turf West Coast Turf Wiedenmann North America Wilger WinField Wittek Golf Wood Bay Turf Technologies Wxline

4953 5206 2603 4500 5149 4830 2117 3656 2549 3926 5333 5349

X XGD Systems 5522 Xiamen Dalle Electric Car Co / HDK Electric Vehicles 5017 Xtreme Golf Management 1304

Y Yamaha Golf Car

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CANDIDATES 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 Appeals Task Group.

Grass is a member and former president of the Peaks & Prairies GCSA.

Statement

Candidates

I am honored to be nominated by the Peaks & Prairies GCSA for the offce of GCSAA president. 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 decision-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 difference. 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 disappointed 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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FOR VICE PRESIDENT

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 Education task groups and the Certifcation Committee, and serves as vice chairman of the Industry Advisory 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

Candidates

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 chapter 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 education. 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; director 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

Candidates

I am truly grateful and honored to have served during the past fve years on the GCSAA board. Of utmost importance 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 association 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 chapters “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 initiatives 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 endeavors. 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, Technology 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 numerous 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 excellent 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 support 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 numerous 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 Leadership 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 Alliance 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 agendas, 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 support 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 supervisor 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 Directors. 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 handson 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 priority. 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 honored 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 experiences, 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 industry 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 relationships 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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FOR DIRECTOR

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 Delegates 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

Candidates

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 superintendent 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 National Golf Day in Washington, D.C., this past spring as the Arizona representative, and I met personally with Arizona congressmen Paul Gosar and Matt Salmon. Last winter, I was able to host Congressman 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 Managers 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 challenges that the golf industry is facing today and will face in the future. I want to give back to the golf industry 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 Turfgrass 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 possess 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 leadership 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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What’s the frequency?

Thomas A. Nikolai, Ph.D. nikolait@msu.edu

FOC had ‘no impact’ on green speed, disease, or even the amount of clippings collected when mowed at any of the three HOCs.

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In 1980, I set off on my career path by working at Lilac Brothers Golf Course in Newport, 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 member, 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 fairways 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 “marcelled” 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 occurs 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 number of clips. Therefore, when reel speed is slower than ground speed, there is too much space between clips, which results in marcelling. When reel speed is faster than ground speed, there is an increased chance of tissue bruising and potential 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 walkbehind mowers, as well as many ride-on reel mowers, have the reels and ground speeds synced to alleviate operator error that often results in marcelling.

With that said, there is a notion that FOC can be a signifcant management component to promote turfgrass health and improve playing conditions. In 2012, a two-year study was initiated at Michigan State University to investigate 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 micro-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 clipping weights. Given statements made in the literature, MSU researchers anticipated that plots mowed with mowers having the smallest difference between FOC and HOC would result in the best playing conditions (measured as green speed) and the least amount of disease.

After two years, plots mowed at the lowest 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 highest 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, because 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 mowing heights decrease, the “range of forgiveness” between FOC and HOC expands. On a dayto-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 specialist at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., and a frequent GCSAA educator.

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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.

The December 2015 issue of Golf Course Management documented the U.S. golf industry’s impressive progress in water conservation. 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 following 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 reducing water use in the past eight years?

Why?

Water use patterns: North Central region Acre-feet 2005

Acre-feet 2013

% change 2005-2013

266,575

198,041

-25.7

Median water use/acre

0.95

0.81

-14.7

Median water budget/acre

0.95

0.95

Water use patterns Total water use for all regional facilities

Table 1. Water use patterns in 2005 vs. 2013 in the North Central region.

Irrigated acres: North Central region 90

60.3

60 50 36.3

40 26.4

30

28.0 21.6

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Fairways

Tees

Greens

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Total

4.3 5.6 2.0 2.2

3.5 3.3 3.2 3.2

0

Landscape

10

From 2005 to 2013, water use across this region decreased by 25.7% (Table 1). Adop-

North Central U.S.

70

Practice area

North Central region

80.2

80

Number of irrigated acres

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 conservation practices can occur in the future.

Figure 1. Median number of irrigated acres for an 18-hole golf course in the North Central region vs. the U.S., 2013.

tion of conservation practices resulted in approximately 85% of the decline in water use.

A large decrease in the number of regional golf facilities (from 4,127 to 3,925) contributed approximately 15% to the decline in water use.

The region’s moderate temperatures, adequate rainfall and fve- to seven-month growing 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).

Irrigated acreage reductions for water conservation U.S Upper West/Mountain

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 practices, and increasing no-mow acres.

• In 2013, 10.7% of North Central golf courses had reduced the number of irrigated acres. This is more than double the 4.1% from 2005 (Figure 2).

2013

22.0%

11.9% 20.6% 7.9%

Transition Southwest

2005 36.3%

16.7%

Southeast

23.2%

12.1%

Pacific

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.

19.5%

8.2%

Northeast

5.2%

North Central

9.6% 12.6% 10.7%

4.1% 0

5

37.8%

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

% of courses that reduced irrigated acreage

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 sources: North Central region Water source Open water

2005

2013

Total acre-feet

Change 2005-2013

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 costs • In 2013, water costs for an 18-hole golf course were the lowest among the nation’s seven agronomic regions. Twenty-fve percent 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 decreased to $40, compared with $67 in 2005.

Water sources • As in 2005, well water was the most commonly used water source in 2013 (Table 2).

• Between 2005 and 2013, use of all water sources decreased, with the exception of recycled water.

More than a mile of stream banks have been restored at Sunset Valley GC, north of Chicago, and 75% of pond edges have been replaced with native vegetation as part of a water management program. Photo courtesy of Brian Green

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• Increased use of recycled water contributed to the 40% reduction in the use of potable water.

Water use patterns: Northeast region Acre-feet 2005

Acre-feet 2013

% change 2005-2013

116,930

94,194

-19.4

Median water use/acre

0.74

0.63

-14.9

Median water budget/acre

0.77

0.73

Water use patterns Total water use for all regional facilities

Northeast region

Table 3. Water use patterns in 2005 vs. 2013 in the Northeast region.

Irrigated acres: Northeast region 90

80.2

Northeast U.S.

70

56.7

60 50 36.3

40 25.3 28.0

30

21.0

20

5.6 3.7 3.3 2.8 3.2

3.5

Practice area

Roughs

Fairways

Tees

Greens

0

1.9 2.2

Total

10

Landscape

Number of irrigated acres

80

Figure 3. Median number of irrigated acres for an 18-hole golf course in the Northeast region vs. the U.S., 2013.

Water sources: Northeast region Water source

2005

2013

Total acre-feet

Change 2005-2013

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.

From 2005 to 2013, water use across this region decreased by 19.4% (Table 3). Adoption of conservation practices resulted in approximately 89% of the decline in water use.

A decrease in the number of regional golf facilities (from 2,746 to 2,677) contributed approximately 11% to the decline in water use.

The region’s moderate temperatures, adequate rainfall and a six- to seven-month growing 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 region 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 average 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 forecast by their water budgets (Table 3) had increased, 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 practices, and increasing no-mow acreage.

• In 2013, 12.6% of golf courses in the Northeast had reduced the number of irrigated acres. This is more than double the 5.2% from 2005 (Figure 2).

Water costs • Water costs for an 18-hole golf course were

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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 recycled water.

• Increased use of recycled water contributed to the 56% reduction in the use of potable water.

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

Pacific region

Water use patterns: Pacifc region Acre-feet 2005

Acre-feet 2013

% change 2005-2013

107,811

107,185

-0.6

Median water use/acre

1.59

1.69

+6.3

Median water budget/acre

1.91

1.90

Water use patterns Total water use for all regional facilities

From 2005 to 2013, water use across this region stayed relatively fat, with a decrease of less than 1% (Table 5). Factors that infuenced 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 several years, other areas did not. As a result, drought had minimal impact on the regional trends in water use between 2005 and 2013.

Table 5. Water use patterns in 2005 vs. 2013 in the Pacifc region.

Range of water use values for 18-hole golf courses in 2013

Figure 4. Range of water use values for 18-hole golf courses in 2013. The horizontal line in each box represents the median water use for each region, but the upper and lower vertical lines associated with each box represent the range of water use values reported by the majority of survey participants. The dots represent values that were outliers — single data points that were very different from the rest of the data set. Regions with the widest spread of water use values (Pacifc, Southeast and Southwest) also had the most diverse climates.

Abbreviations for regions: NC, North Central; NE, Northeast; PAC, Pacifc; SE, Southeast; SW, Southwest; TR, Transition; UW, Upper West Mountain.

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SW

TR

UW

Climate • The Pacifc region covers the most climatically 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.

• 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).

90

82.1 80.2

80

Pacific U.S.

70 60 50

36.3 35.0

40

29.8 28.0

30 20

5.6 5.0

1.9 2.2

Practice area

Roughs

Fairways

Tees

0

Total

3.1 3.3 2.9 3.2

Landscape

10

Greens

Water costs • In 2013, water costs for an 18-hole golf course were the highest among the nation’s seven agronomic regions. Twenty-fve percent 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

Number of irrigated acres

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 practices, listed in order of popularity, included using wetting agents, hand watering, keeping 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 irrigated acres. This is more than three times the 9.6% from 2005 (Figure 2).

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: Pacifc region 2005

Water source

2013

Water sources • As in 2005, well water was the most commonly used water source in 2013 (Table 6).

• Between 2005 and 2013, use of all water sources decreased, with the exception of recycled water and municipal (potable) water.

Change 2005-2013

Total 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

Southeast region

Table 6. Water sources used in the Pacifc region.

Water use patterns: Southeast region Acre-feet 2005

Acre-feet 2013

% change 2005-2013

904,234

548,524

-39.3

Median water use/acre

2.10

1.56

-25.7

Median water budget/acre

1.60

1.57

Water use patterns Total water use for all regional facilities

Table 7. Water use patterns in 2005 vs. 2013 in the Southeast region.

Irrigated acres: Southeast region 96.8

100

Southeast

90 80.2

Number of irrigated acres

80

U.S.

70 60 46.1

50

36.3

40

29.8 28.0

30 20 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.2

5.6

Practice area

Roughs

Fairways

Tees

Greens

0

2.92.2

Total

7.0

Landscape

10

Figure 6. Median number of irrigated acres for an 18-hole golf course in the Southeast region vs. the U.S., 2013.

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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 facilities 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 growing season, high temperatures and high number of irrigated acres (Figure 6).

Climate • Average temperatures in the Southeast region 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

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

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 • In 2013, approximately 50% of all golf courses used less water per acre than forecast 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 irrigated acres. This is almost double the 12.1% from 2005 (Figure 2).

Water sources: Southeast region Water source

2005

2013

Total acre-feet

Change 2005-2013

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 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.

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• In 2013, water cost per acre-foot had increased to $226, compared with $159 in 2005.

Water use patterns: Southwest region Water use patterns Total water use for all regional facilities

Acre-feet 2005

Acre-feet 2013

% change 2005-2013

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.

Irrigated acres: Southwest region 120 103.1

Number of irrigated acres

100

Southwest

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 recycled water.

• The Southeast is second only to the Southwest in the volume of recycled water that is used.

• Increased use of recycled water contributed to the 39.5% reduction in the use of potable water.

U.S. 80.2

80

Southwest region

60 48.6 36.3

40

30.3 28.0

20

Total

Landscape

Practice area

Roughs

Fairways

Tees

Greens

0

6.6 5.6 2.9 2.2

3.1 3.3 3.4 3.2

Figure 7. Median number of irrigated acres for an 18-hole golf course in the Southwest region vs. the U.S., 2013.

Water sources: Southwest region Water source

2005

2013

Total acre-feet

Change 2005-2013

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.

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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 growing 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

Hawaii to the Sonoran Desert.

• Average temperatures in the Southwest region 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 increased since 2005, except for use of irrigation 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, keeping turf drier than in the past, adjusting fertilizer practices, and using irrigation scheduling techniques.

• In 2013, 36.3% of southwestern golf courses had reduced the number of irri-

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 nation. 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 increased to $425, from $288 in 2005.

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

Water sources • As in 2005, well water was the most commonly used water source in 2013 (Table 10).

• Between 2005 and 2013, use of all water sources decreased, with the exception of recycled 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 potable water.

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Transition region

Water use patterns: Transition region Acre-feet 2005

Acre-feet 2013

% change 2005-2013

243,034

181,379

-25.4

Median water use/acre

0.85

0.60

-29.4

Median water budget/acre

0.91

0.95

Water use patterns Total water use for all regional facilities

Table 11. Water use patterns in 2005 vs. 2013 in the Transition region.

Irrigated acres: Transition region 90 80.2 79.2

Number of irrigated acres

80

Transition U.S.

70 60 50

39.0 36.3

40 28.0 27.6

30 20

Practice area

Roughs

Fairways

Tees

Greens

0

2.3 2.2

Landscape

5.6 5.6

3.3 3.3 3.5 3.2

Total

10

From 2005 to 2013, water use across this region decreased by 25.4% (Table 11). Implementation 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, adequate rainfall and nine-month growing 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 (Figure 8).

Climate • Average temperatures in the Transition region are moderate, and vary only moderately across the region, from 47.2 F to 68.6 F. • This region has highly variable average precipitation 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 growing season across the region.

Figure 8. Median number of irrigated acres for an 18-hole golf course in the Transition region vs. the U.S., 2013.

Water sources: Transition region Water source

2005

2013

Total acre-feet

Change 2005-2013

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.

Conservation practices • In 2013, the percentage of golf courses using less water per acre than forecast by their water budgets (Table 11) had increased, 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, increasing no-mow acreage, and adjusting fertilizer practices.

• In 2013, 20.6% of Transition region golf courses had reduced the number of irrigated 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

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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 increased 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 recycled water.

Upper West/Mountain region 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

Water use patterns: Upper West/Mountain region Water use patterns

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).

Total water use for all regional facilities

Acre-feet 2005

Acre-feet 2013

% change 2005-2013

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.

Irrigated acres: Upper West/Mountain region 97.3

100

Upper West/Mountain

90

Conservation practices • In 2013, the percentage of golf courses

80.2

80

Number of irrigated acres

U.S.

70 60 46.6

50

36.3

40

29.8 28.0

30 20

7.0 5.6 1.7 2.2

Practice area

Roughs

Fairways

Tees

0

Total

3.1 3.3 3.1 3.2

Landscape

10

Greens

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 (Figure 9).

Figure 9. Median number of irrigated acres for an 18-hole golf course in the Upper West/Mountain region vs. the U.S., 2013.

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Water sources: Upper West/Mountain region Water source

2005

2013

Change 2005-2013

Total 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.

using less water per acre than forecast by their water budgets (Table 13) had increased, 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, using irrigation scheduling techniques, and adjusting fertilizer practices.

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.

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• 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 increased to $199, compared with $151 in 2005.

Water sources • As in 2005, well water was the most commonly 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 Institute for Golf, and funded by the United States Golf Association.

Acknowledgments The executive summary and the full public report of the results of the second phase (2005-2013) of the “Water Use and Conservation Practices on U.S. Golf Courses” survey are available online at www.gcsaa.org/ Environment/Environmental-Profle/GolfCourse-Environmental-Profle-Overview.

Wendy Gelernter, Ph.D. (gelernter@paceturf.org and www. paceturf.org), and Larry Stowell, Ph.D., are the principals of PACE Turf LLC, San Diego.

Saddle Rock Golf Course in Aurora, Colo., in the Upper West/Mountain region, uses numerous native plants in the out-ofbounds and rough areas to reduce water use. Photo by Joe McCleary

CUTTING EDGE Teresa Carson

A plant growth regulator trial at Meadowbrook GC in Lubbock, Texas, illustrating darker green color observed with sequential applications (left) compared with the untreated control (right) at the conclusion of the trial on Sept. 8, 2015. Photo by Joseph Young A: Acrobeles species, a bacterivore nematode. B: Hoplolaimus species or “lance nematode,” a plant-pathogenic nematode. Photo by Elisha Allan-Perkins

This research project was funded in part by the USGA.

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 communities (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 conventional. Three courses were identifed in Massachusetts, 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 abundances of each feeding group were compared for each course and area. There were signifcantly more plant pathogenic nematodes on the greens of the conventional courses than on the organic putting greens. Bacterivores (nematodes that feed on bacteria) were considerably 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 putting greens. These results suggest that organic management maintains higher levels of freeliving nematodes (benefcial for plants) and fewer plant pathogens (less potential for nematode 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 affect nematode communities, to help develop new nematode management strategies. — Elisha Allan-Perkins, M.S.; Geunhwa Jung, Ph.D. (jung@umass.edu); and Rob Wick, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; and Daniel Manter, 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 chemical 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 demonstrated 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, ovendried, 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, reapplication would need to occur at 230 GDD for furprimidol, 250 GDD for paclobutrazol, 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. (joey.young@ttu.edu), Texas Tech University, Lubbock; and Bill Kreuser, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Teresa Carson (tcarson@gcsaa.org) is GCM’s science editor.

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Data collection allowed them to track the path of the fertilizer N from application into the turfgrass and soil over a two-year period.

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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 Miltner) did, following the movement of urea fertilizer 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 kilograms N/hectare/year). Spring applications were April through September, with 15N-labeled urea applied only in April. Fall applications were June through November, with 15 N-labeled urea applied only in November.

This allowed a direct comparison of spring vs. fall fertilizer use. The N was applied as a solution, similar to a lawn care treatment. Collected 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 movement happened in the frst 18 days after fertilization. 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, respectively, while in fall, 33% and 56% of applied

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 supports the fact that correctly fertilized turfgrass is not a signifcant source of N loss to the environment 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-organicmatter thatch frst immobilized the N (making it temporarily unavailable for plant use) and then released that N through organic matter 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, respectively. After two years, N in leachate was minimal, and totaled only 0.2% of N applied.

Thatch is a unique characteristic of turfgrass. As a part of the nitrogen cycle, the thatch immobilizes the N, making it temporarily 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 fertilizer 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 surrounding environment.

Source: Miltner, E.D., B.E. Branham, E.A. Paul and P.E. Rieke. 1996. Leaching and mass balance 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.

(membership milestones) Each year, GCSAA salutes its veteran members for their dedication 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 members Donald R. Abraham, CGCS Todd R. Abrahamson Robert F. Ackermann Thomas L. Ackley, CGCS Retired Robby M. Acosta William F. Adams Todd R. Ahner John F. Alexande Larry E. Allan Timothy G. Allen Corrie A. Almack Brian D. Almony Thomas A. Alonzi Tad Altman Scott Anagnostelis, CGCS John P. Anderson Lamont Anderson William C. Anderson William E. Andrade Christopher J. Andrejicka Charles W. Anfeld, CGCS Darren W. Armstrong Ronald R. Armstrong Will Arnett, CGCS Sam Arnold Robert B. Arrington Joseph M. Atwood Michael Augustin Jeffrey Avery Daniel J. Aylwin Michael J. Bailey Michael R. Bailey Alan W. Bakos, CGCS Michael Barber Bret A. Barclay Hugh L. Barefoot Jr., CGCS James M. Barrett Tim Barrier, CGCS Shaun M. Barry Barry Barthelman Clark Bartholomew Keith A. Bartlett, CGCS Guy Beatty Peter J. Becht III Willie Beljan Ronald L. Benedict Stewart T. Bennett, CGCS Craig R. Benson James L. Benton John C. Berry Darin S. Bevard Kyle E. Bibler, CGCS Daniel J. Bissonette Jeffrey G. Blanc, CGCS Michael M. Boaz Steve Bock John E. Boehm Terrance J. Boehm, CGCS Michael Bohnenstingl Thomas R. Bolon James J. Born Jr. Randall D. Boudinot Jocelyn Bourget Wayne Box Ken Boyd Kerry W. Boyer Kevin P. Breen, CGCS Tom A. Brooks, CGCS Allen R. Brown, CGCS James L. Brown, CGCS Monty L. Brown Douglas W. Browne Michael Brual, CGCS Steve Bruton

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Matthew T. Bunch Lewis H. Burke David G. Burkhart Trevor D. Burlingame Kenneth G. Burlinson, CGCS Chad E. Burns Thomas W. Burnside Robert J. Burrows, CGCS Michael Burton Bruce Cadenelli James M. Cadott Kevin R. Cahalane Bayne Caillavet Sean P. Cain, CGCS James D. Calderwood Thomas J. Caliguire Mark H. Callahan Ronald R. Carlyle R. Reed Carpenter Scott Carpenter, CGCS Michael L. Caudill Daryl K. Cazinha Russell Cellar, CGCS Gary W. Chapman Jason Chapman Robert H. Childres Jr. James B. Christie David M. Clark Sandy Clark, CGCS Cleve E. Cleveland, CGCS Retired Jeffrey R. Clouthier, CGCS Herbert L. Cobb Jr. Edward G. Cogar Geoffrey H. Coggan, CGCS, MG Robert Collins Troy D. Comstock Ty Conklin Steve A. Connally Jr., CGCS John J. Connor III Bruce M. Constable, CGCS, MS Tyler A. Copeman Jr. Robert W. Corey Steven R. Corneillier Roberto Correa Herb Cowen James A. Cox, CGCS James Crawford Sean F. Creed Glenn W. Creutz Matthew A. Crowther, CGCS Brian S. Cunningham Stephen J. Curry Paul Cushing Joseph S. Czelatka David L. Dakin Daniel A. Dale Todd Daniel Russell E. Darr Brian K. Darrock Rick Dauner James A. Davis Timothy L. Davis Michael R. Decker David DeCorso Thomas M. DeGrandi Gary M. Dempsey Thomas L. DiFonzo, CGCS James R. Dion John P. Dion Brian A. Distel Don Dockery Edward Doda Vincent G. Dodge, CGCS Donald G. Dodson Jr., CGCS Dan A. Donald Jr.

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Jeffrey L. Dorner Wally Dowe Joseph A. Drudi David Dube Gary D. Duffner Robert R. Duncan Michael J. Dunk, CGCS Benjamin Dunn Steven K. Durand Paul M. Dushane Keith Einwag, CGCS Paul D. Ellwood, CGCS Shawn M. Emerson Matthew Enderson David S. Erickson Wayne H. Estey Jr., CGCS Michel P. Etchemendy Orbie Eubanks Douglas W. Evans Troy A. Evans William J. Evans Michael J. Falcone Jeffrey Fanok Michael J. Fast, CGCS Joseph F. Felicetti, CGCS Arlin J. Fenhaus, CGCS Robert Ferlazzo, CGCS Shawn Fernandez John F. Figgen Mark R. Figurella Roger L. Fink Gary R. Fischer Doug Fisher Michael J. Fitzgerald John Flachman David B. Fluitt, CGCS Joseph Y. Forden Ronald J. Forks Charles E. Fort III Mark C. Fossum Billy G. Foust Scott R. Frase Ronald L. Freking Frizzell J. Frizzell Sr. Laurie A. Frutchey Timothy L. Fuller Juan Gallardo Kenneth E. Gallegly Paul D. Galligan Timothy K. Garceau Billy J. Gautreaux Steven P. Geller Tim R. Gerzabek Richard L. Gettle Daniel A. Giammona, CGCS Dominick J. Giardina, CGCS Kenneth E. Giesler Terry L. Gill Ronald R. Gilmore Anthony M. Girardi, CGCS Kenneth Glick, CGCS Timothy C. Glorioso, CGCS Kerry Golden Jose G. Gomez Paul Gonzalez, CGCS Edward M. Goodhouse Forrest H. Goodling Mark Goodwin David H. Gribler William Gullicks Robert J. Gwodz Donald C. Haggerty Rick Hakken Blake A. Halderman, CGCS James D. Hall

John A. Hall Scott C. Hallam James P. Halley William R. Hamm Jr. Dana R. Hancock Corey D. Haney Rickey L. Hardin Ronnie J. Harman Peter Harradine Mark L. Harris Mike G. Harrison Harry Harsin David J. Hayes Scott Hays Jon M. Hegge David A. Hein Steven L. Heinrich Brian D. Hellbusch, CGCS Brad Helms Windel J. Hemphill Michael Henderson William J. Henderson III Keith M. Hering David F. Herman Sr., CGCS Keith E. Hershberger Thomas F. Herzog Norman R. Hevey Kevin R. Hicks Gary L. Higbie Gregory A. Highhouse Leonard R. Hill Jr. Robert C. Hinn Michael A. Hoffman Christopher Holenstein Brian E. Holland Jeffrey E. Holliday, CGCS Jeffrey S. Hopkins Thomas A. Houk Steven R. Houser James D. Houston James R. Howes Jeffrey A. Howes Jeffrey A. Huelsman Kirt J. Huemmer Ronald Hume Scott A. Hurt, CGCS Richard F. Hynson Gregory P. Iden David F. Jackson Robbie D. Jackson Robert Jarecki Michael A. Jerome Greg F. Jetter Timothy A. Johansen Curtis D. Johnson David R. Johnson Morris P. Johnson Troy C. Johnson Stephen C. Jones Steve Jotzat, CGCS Michael P. Juliano Michael Kactro, CGCS Joseph M. Kaczmarek Wayne P. Kappauf, CGCS Tom G. Kasner James L. Kassera Jeffrey C. Keech Donald C. Keefer Timothy P. Keenan Robert E. Kehres Brian D. Keighin Edward J. Keil James M. Keith Robert A. Kelly, CGCS Ronald E. Kelly, CGCS John P. Kennedy Jr. Rick Kent Raymond F. Kervian Jr. Rick A. Key, CGCS Craig A. Kimmel Curtis G. King Robert A. King Michael M. Kisic Tom R. Klein Frederick M. Klitz Kurt E. Klonsinski, CGCS Rob Kloska Thomas O. Kramlich, CGCS Mark Krick, CGCS Carl J. Krob Ricky J. Kroeger Paul J. Krout, CGCS Jason M. Kubel Makoto Kudo Mark E. Kuehner Larry Kurokawa James E. Kuzak Bob Land Paul Lane Rich Lane, CGCS Dominic Lanese Walter E. Lankau Jr. John R. Laprey Kevin E. Lashley Al O. Lassiter Bruce A. Laughlin Jim Leiseberg, CGCS Jeff S. Leonard

Mark A. Leppert Todd A. Lewis Mark W. Lindberg Robert B. Lively Brett J. Lockard, CGCS John H. Lof Michael K. Lucey Todd A. Lupkes, CGCS Michael E. Lyons Edward Maassmann R. Scott Macewen Martin G. Mackanos Mark T. Magee Michael R. Magnani, CGCS Frederick P. Maier, CGCS Brian M. Maloy Jon H. Mann Daniel Marco, CGCS Jerrold P. Markell Robert Markut, CGCS Matthew J. Marrone John B. Marshall Michael Marshall Michael J. Martin Jose B. Martinez Timothy Martinez Troy Martinson, CGCS Dennis Maskell Jay W. Mathews Todd G. Mathews Thomas A. Mathieu Edmund J. Matott Mike D. Maxson Brian D. Mazey Wayne L. Mazzaferro Tom McAlister Doug McCabe Sean P. McCormick Sean K. McCue David J. McCusker Michael McDermott Jeffrey L. McDonald Peter M. McDonough Wayne E. McDonough Jerold A. McFellin, CGCS Charles V. McGill Jr. Robert D. McKinney, CGCS James L. McNair, CGCS Retired James C. McPhilomy Gregg Meier Thomas E. Metzger John Michnuk Billy E. Miller David L. Miller Michael E. Miller Timothy A. Miller Wipanwadee Mills Adam E. Mis Brian C. Minemier Kenneth P. Modzelesky Charles R. Mohr Joseph G. Mondor John A. Monson Fred Montgomery Jason Moore C. Michael Moran Mark E. Moriarty Bryan A. Morison Gary A. Morris Ron A. Mosher, CGCS John V. Much Natalio Munoz Tracy Murphy Michael F. Nagle Peter L. Natividad, CGCS John T. Nelson Michael Nelson, CGCS Steve Nelson, CGCS Stanley J. Nemerowski Tracy B. Neves, CGCS Robert J. Nielsen Jr., CGCS Kurt D. Noonan, CGCS Jack L. Norris Keith E. Noxon Dan Null Eusebio Nunez Peter G. Nystrom Glenn W. Oberlander Dennis O’Brien Edward W. Odorizzi Aidan O’Hara, CGCS Kerry D. Ohlwine Edward K. Okamoto, CGCS Retired Randy Olson Patrick J. O’Neill Bradley R. Orndorff, CGCS D. Cord Ozment, CGCS Retired David M. Padgett Solomon W. Padia Joseph M. Pantaleo Dennis M. Parker Jeff I. Parker John J. Parker Steven C. Parker Michael A. Parrillo Robert Pattinson Don E. Paul, CGCS Andrew T. Pearson, CGCS

David A. Peck Johnny S. Perry Benny A. Peta Wilfred J. Peters Keith A. Peterson Mark Petitgoue Scott M. Phelps, CGCS Thomas M. Philibin Steven G. Phillips John Pickard George W. Pierpoint IV David L. Piper, CGCS John J. Pluta Richard M. Pollock, CGCS Peter C. Powell Thomas Proshek John F. Przybyszewski Michael L. Pyle J.D. Ransom Larry S. Raschko Glenn K. Rasmussen Frank O. Ratcliffe Jr. Michael J. Rayman, CGCS Jody D. Reece Eric J. Reed, CGCS Larry D. Reid Jr. Scott A. Resetich Scott E. Reynolds Raymond B. Richards Robert E. Rigney Jr. Shaun J. Riley Ken Robertson Thomas H. Rodems Joel R. Roese Lance A. Rogers, CGCS Alfred G. Ross Jr. Frank Rossi, Ph.D. John C. Roth Michael A. Rowe Mark C. Rubbo Kevin Rue Doug Ruffridge Christopher K. Sachen Christian D. Sain Craig W. Sampson, CGCS Joseph Schaefer Paul W. Schaefer David B. Schlagetter Mark Schmitz Craig B. Schoon Albert T. Schram Paul Schuetz Brian Schweihofer Bob Scofeld Christopher L. Settles Bradley L. Shaffer Tracy S. Shanahan John Shaw, CGCS Daniel J. Shemon Mike Shields John W. Sibley Jr., CGCS Steven N. Sidebottom Garth A. Sjolie Brian W. Skelly Robert G. Sloan Jeffrey M. Smelser, CGCS Eric S. Smith, CGCS Jud W. Smith Kerry L. Smith Kevin J. Smith Pamela C. Smith, CGCS William T. Smith Joseph E. Snook Jr. John B. Snyer III John C. Sorochan, Ph.D. Richard J. Soukup Eugene T. Sours Charles C. Spence Jr. Timothy J. Spillane John E. Spiwak James J. St. Ledger Jr. James E. Stauring Jr. Gregory Stent Martin Sternberg, CGCS Jay D. Stine III Robert M. Stipcak, CGCS Jeffrey D. Stone Mark Stovall David A. Stowe, CGCS Roger C. Strauss David J. Stubbs Carl P. Suding Rudy F. Sukal Jr. Randall M. Super Donald S. Sutton Jason Swanson Andrew J. Sweeney Steven C. Sweiderk John A. Syty Robert F. Taeger, CGCS Retired Stephen H. Takashige Keith D. Tasaka Anthony L. Taylor, CGCS Donald S. Taylor Larry D. Templeton Carl F. Teschke Edward A. Thiele Glen Thomas

Steven J. Thys Christopher J. Tierney Steven C. Tierney, MG Stephen Tilley Scott A. Todd Terry V. Todd Ian C. Tomlinson Roland S. Torkelson Patrick A. Toth Joseph C. Trafcano, CGCS Michael R. Triplett Gary M. Trombley Thomas Troutman Christopher W. Turkopp Robert E. Turner III Cameron L. Tuss Thomas A. Tuttle, CGCS Steven D. Unruh Jim C. Urbina Daniel P. Urwiler Louise A. Valdez Jeffery D. Van Fleet Steven A. Van Natta, CGCS Retired Kenneth S. VanFleet James C. VanHerwynen, CGCS Fernando Varela Mark A. Vavra Wade D. Vecchio Jon R. Vingson Richard C. Vittoz Jr. Thomas R. Vlach, CGCS Douglas A. Vogel Eric J. Von Hofen Robert Vonderheide Todd J. Voss Michael D. Vukmir Joe D. Wachter, CGCS Robert E. Wagner Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS William L. Wallace, CGCS Thomas A. Walsh John H. Walter Clint Waltz, Ph.D. Bill Warnick, CGCS Gerald M. Watson Patrick L. Watson Claud P. Waycaster Robert J. Weaver Robert A. Webb Jr., CGCS Bruce L. Week Robert L. Weitz Kevin L. Welp, CGCS W. Craig Weyandt David L. Whelchel Frank W. Whitcomb Charles B. White Glenn C. White, CGCS Jeff L. White, CGCS Richard W. White Tony L. Whitmer, CGCS James E. Wieborg David G. Willis, CGCS Jerry Wilthew, CGCS Retired Robert A. Wingo Robert Winter Richard A. Wit, CGCS Daniel J. Wollner David Wood Lynden N. Woodruff Allen A. Woodward Franz W. Workman, CGCS Dennis Wrede Ron Wright, CGCS Edward R. Wyatt Teri Yamada Tadashi Yasuda Mark E. Yates Michael L. Yerkes Robert G. Young III, CGCS Phillip D. Zeinert 26- to 29-year members Douglas 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 IV Robert 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., CGCS Al 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 III Nicholas 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. Cooley John 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. Dale Richard 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 III Ben 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 Engh Philip C. Ephlin Mark E. Esoda, CGCS Timothy W. Etheridge Donald F. Ewoldt Jr. James W. Exley III Peter 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 III Michael 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 III Ronald 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

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(membership milestones) 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

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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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 members Martin 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, CCA Douglas 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

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(membership milestones) 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 members Maurice 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 Retired Michael 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. Moote Arthur 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

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(membership milestones) 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

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 members Neil 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 Lemons Harry 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 members Roland 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

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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 members C. 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

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. Fuller Kenneth 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

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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 IV William H. Wright Walter Zimich 50-year members Russell 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 members Joseph J. Baran ........................51 Joseph R. Flaherty, CGCS Retired ........................51 Thomas A. Guttschow ...............51 James O. Helbling .....................51 Robert T. Heron, CGCS Retired..51 Dowse B. Howell .......................51 William E. Johnson....................51 James E. Lindblad.....................51 David L. Linde ...........................51 Clyde E. Lyons ..........................51 David M. McGhee .....................51 Dale R. Minshall ........................51 Larry D. Mueller ........................51 Alfred B. Muhle .........................51 James H. Plumb........................51 Charles Pribble .........................51 Danny H. Quast, CGCS Retired ........................51 Bob J. Rappach Sr. ...................51 Paul A. Rice ..............................51 Thomas E. Spaulding ................51 Kenneth Stirland .......................51 Rolfe L. Wells ............................51 Donald L. Wigersma..................51 Kenneth E. Zimmerman.............51 Gordon F. Anderson ..................52 Leonard L. Blodgett Sr. .............52 R. F. Bowman............................52 Joseph Cristini ..........................52 George Druzisky........................52 Francis X. Feck, CGCS Retired ........................52 Robert D. Figurella ....................52 Charles I. Gardner, CGCS Retired ........................52 James A. Grant, CGCS Retired ........................52 Joseph Hahn, CGCS Retired......52 Alfred Hawkins Jr. .....................52 Quinton A. Johnson...................52 Kenneth C. Lapp .......................52 Jack R. Maurer .........................52 Norman R. Mucciarone .............52 Donald D. Parcel, CGCS Retired ........................52 Charles L. Quandt .....................52 James D. Ross ..........................52 Gurmit S. Sandhu......................52 Fred Scheyhing Jr. ....................52 Ralph S. Strouth........................52 George B. Thompson, CGCS .....52 Raymond A. Wells .....................52 Arthur W. Benson......................53 Arnold L. Bruns .........................53 Harry F. Burkhardt.....................53 Joseph W. Courduff ..................53 William J. Emerson, CGCS Retired ........................53 Andrew Fabrizio Jr. ...................53 George G. Graber ......................53 Ronald E. Hall ...........................53 Milton R. Jeinnings ...................53 Melvin B. Lucas Jr., CGCS Retired ........................53 Paul E. Mechling, CGCS Retired ........................53 Harry G. Nielsen........................53 Richard J. Osborne ...................53 Louis F. Oxnevad .......................53 John A. Segui, CGCS Retired ....53 Frank I. Shuman........................53 John R. Ujobagy ........................53 Mel W. Anderson ......................54 Edward E. Boyd .........................54 Lon L. Camp, CGCS Retired ......54 Thomas P. Dougherty ................54 Louis M. Greco..........................54 John F. Grightmire.....................54 David C. Harmon .......................54 Roger A. Larson ........................54 Oscar L. Miles, CGCS Retired....54 Peter L. Pedrazzi .......................54 James L. Prusa .........................54 Robert L. Sanders .....................54 Timothy C. Smith ......................54 Dick E. Trevarthan.....................54 Bruce M. Wofner, CGCS Retired ........................54 Charles G. Baskin, CGCS Retired ........................55 Maurice C. Cameron .................55 Garry N. Crothers, CGCS...........55 Harry G. Dawe ..........................55 Bruce Denning ..........................55 Charles H. Fatum Jr. .................55 Robert H. Feindt........................55 H. F. Frederickson Jr. ................55 Dana R. Getty ...........................55 David J. Guerin .........................55 Bernard F. Heilig Jr....................55 Stanley E. Metsker, CGCS Retired ........................55 Ronald A. Miesz ........................55 Robert W. Musbach ..................55 Karnig Ovian .............................55

John J. Petraitis ........................55 Frank Stafferi ...........................55 Charles H. Tadge, CGCS ...........55 Alexander D. Watson, CGCS Retired ........................55 Deloy G. Wilson.........................55 Thomas A. Zimich .....................55 Fred N. Baker............................56 Sheldon R. Betterly ...................56 Donald C. Creed........................56 Lee C. Dieter, CGCS Retired ......56 Nolan Duke ...............................56 David S. Gourlay .......................56 Jay B. Hutchens ........................56 Charles F. Lott...........................56 Palmer Maples Jr., CGCS Retired ........................56 J. Edward Newton Sr., CGCS Retired............................56 William Nuessle ........................56 Robert W. Oechsle ....................56 Martin T. Rini ............................56 James A. Wyllie ........................56 Carl L. Beer ..............................57 Elmore G. Collins.......................57 Thomas N. DiGuido ...................57 David F. Dobie ...........................57 Gerald J. Elmer .........................57 Donald J. Fitz, CGCS Retired .....57 Anthony L. Grasso.....................57 Gary R. Grube ...........................57 James Holub .............................57 Allan J. Kress............................57 William J. McMullin ...................57 Robert F. Moote ........................57 Robert L. Mueller ......................57 Michael Ovian ...........................57 Sidney E. Puddicombe...............57 John J. Spodnik ........................57 Brent H. Wadsworth ..................57 John C. West, CGCS Retired .....57 Richard W. Woodward ...............57 Thomas R. Andrews ..................58 Robert O. Baughman.................58 Thomas G. Curran.....................58 Richard P. Jones .......................58 Bill T. Leonard ...........................58 Richard A. McLaughlin ..............58 Max J. Mierzwa ........................58 Joseph J. Camberato ................59 Alfred Caravella ........................59 John A. Collins ..........................59 Joseph E. Maples......................59 Louis L. Smoot ..........................59 Carl H. Snyder, CGCS Retired ....59 Leo B. Stellrecht .......................59 Karl W. Greene Jr. .....................60 Daniel L. Hall Jr.........................60 Paul N. Voykin ...........................60 Clifford A. Wagoner, CGCS Retired ........................60 C. H. Wolfrom ...........................60 Melvin G. O’Kelly.......................61 Paul E. Weiss Jr. .......................61 Charles E. Winch.......................61 Duke G. Ajemian .......................62 Bernard O. Belknap ...................62 David Mastroleo ........................62 Robert V. Mitchell......................63 Paul J. O’Leary, CGCS Retired ........................63 Edward Roberts Jr. ...................63 Richard F. Naughtin, CGCS Retired ........................64 Kayem Ovian .............................66 Raymond C. Phillips ..................66

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Handling

CLIPPINGS 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 sustainable 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).

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The new Caterpillar Cat 307E2 mini hydraulic 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 design, 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 equipment 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 taskTracker labor management software.

The taskTracker technology will be an embedded feature in the OnGolf dashboard that allows golf course superintendents 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-cubic-yard basket. The snow basket is 12 feet wide, 6 feet tall and 6 feet deep. The fossing V-plow is two 10foot 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 Manufacturing, 888-682-9010 (www.henkemfg.com).

Basemapp launched its Early Access Program 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

Cushman

aerial images to provide easy-to-use, in-depth tools for digital mapping, asset management, task management, budget management, inventory and equipment management, 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 morning 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 quickhitch 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, 888-2932638 (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 reliability 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).

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 company says. Contact Turf Feeding Systems, 713-849-9040 (www.turffeeding.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 professionalgrade 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

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, soilapplied amendment solutions that enhance soil microbial activity and increase the uptake of applied nutrients.

Contact The Andersons, 800-253-5296 (www.andersons humates.com).

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 attach to the new sprayers. Contact Spraying Devices, 800-564-7548 (www.sprayingdevices.com).

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The Oaks Club

(industry news)

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 accommodate 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.

New at

REDEXIM 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 superintendent 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.

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 management 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

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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

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.

The Powder Horn have previously been marketed by OHP Inc., as well as other Bayer chemistries.

strokes. More than 70 greenkeepers participated in the event, traveling from as far away as Switzerland.

Troon was selected to manage The Powder Horn Golf Community, a private facility in Sheridan, 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.

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.

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 bermudagrass, 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

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 infuencers. 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, budgeting, 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 acquisitions for Heritage Golf Group, a boutique owner

Frank Evagues was hired as institutional sales manager for Signature Control Systems Inc. His focus on local governments and educational institutions in the western U.S., including in Southern California, will help bring Signature’s patented technology to a wider customer base.

Distinguished Service

AWARD 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.

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MEMBERS ONLY ON COURSE Jan. 7-10 — PGA Tour, Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Plantation Course at Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii; Orlando Baraiodan, superintendent

(climbing the ladder)

Jan. 7-10 — European Tour, The BMW SA Open hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni, Glendower Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa

Brian Hogan Was: Is:

Student, University of Maryland Assistant superintendent, Argyle Country Club, Silver Spring, Md.

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

Getting to know you His 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 concussion 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-yearold 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.

Q: A:

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

You chose to go to college later in life than most. What did you take from that experience?

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: A: Q: A: Q: A:

Jan. 15-17 — European Tour, Eurasia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM, Glenmarie Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

COMING UP Jan. 5-7 — 2016 Michigan Turfgrass Conference, Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing Phone: 517-432-4000 Website: www.mtfconference.org

What’s your favorite piece of equipment in the shop?

The FieldScout TDR 300 soil moisture meter. It’s worth its weight in gold.

What would surprise people about you?

I struggled with dyslexia. It’s something I still deal with, but I feel I have overcome it.

If you had to listen to a band, who would it be?

Steely Dan. — Howard Richman, GCM associate editor

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

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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: showinfo@locongress.com

Jan. 13 — GCSAA Webcast: Today’s turf is ... stress-tolerant Contact: GCSAA Education Phone: 800-472-7878 Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/ webcasts

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 Jan. 13 — North Carolina Sod Produc- Website: www.stma.org ers Association Annual Meeting, Greensboro Convention Center, Greensboro Jan. 21 — GCSAA Webcast: How to Phone: 919-816-9119 talk about turf chemical risks in your Website: www.greenandgrowin.com community Contact: GCSAA Education Jan. 13 — Sun Coast/West Coast Phone: 800-472-7878 GCSA Education-WOTUS, Top Golf, Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/ Tampa, Fla. webcasts Phone: 772-334-7515 Jan. 25-27 — 82nd Annual Iowa Website: www.foridagcsa.com Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show, Jan. 17-21 — BIGGA Turf ManageCoralville Marriott Hotel & Convention ment Exhibition/Golf Business & Indus- Center, Coralville try Convention, Harrogate International Phone: 515-635-0306 Centre, North Yorkshire, England Website: www.iowaturfgrass.org Email: jill@bigga.co.uk Jan. 26 — GCSAA Webcast: Jan. 19 — GCSAA Webcast: Your golf Controlling annual bluegrass weevil course stands out with tall fescue season-long

Contact: GCSAA Education Phone: 800-472-7878 Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/ webcasts

Jan. 26 — Mechanic Seminar sponsored by the Sierra Nevada GCSA, The Ridge Golf Club, Auburn, Calif.

Phone: 559-298-6262 Website: www.sierranevadagcsa.com

Jan. 27 — Irrigation Seminar sponsored 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 Turfgrass 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-

(i(in the field)

South Central Brian Cloud

I first met Matthew Dusenbery this past October at the Rio Grande GCSA chapter 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 Sandia Golf Club assistant superindaughter on Oct. 21. Baby Emma Raquel is thankfully doing well and is happy and tendent Matthew Dusenbery with his healthy. Matthew’s passion is golf. Not just the game, but down to the smallest daughter, Emma. Photo courtesy of detail. Before he was an assistant superintendent, Matthew served his country for Matthew Dusenbery seven years in the U.S. Army. He is a decorated veteran from Operation Iraqi Freedom 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 Jensen

The 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 industry 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 sponsoring, please contact me at jjensen@gcsaa.org. 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.

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 Turfgrass 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 MOVE ALABAMA 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 Outdoor 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 Roaring 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 Treasure 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 Country 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 Incorporated 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 Heritage 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 National 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.

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 Metedeconk 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 Washington 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 Indiana 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.

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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 Sonterra in San Antonio.

Gary Custis, formerly (AFCR) at PBIGordon Corp., is now (AF) at Control Solutions Inc. in Pasadena.

Riley Maxey, formerly (A) at Miramont Country Club, is now (A) at Bluejack National 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 Muirfeld 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 Oshkosh 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 Woodside 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 MEMBERS ALABAMA 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

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

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IN MEMORIAM

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

James 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.

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.

August A. “Gus” Stackhouse, 70, died Oct. 23, 2015. Mr. Stackhouse, an 18year 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 GCM (ISSN 0192-3048 [print]; ISSN 2157-3085 [online]) is published monthly by GCSAA Communications Inc., 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049-3859, 785-841-2240. Subscriptions (all amounts U.S. funds only): $60 a year. Outside the United States and Canada, write for rates. Single copy: $5 for members, $7.50 for nonmembers. Offce of publication and editorial offce is at GCSAA, 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049-3859. Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence, Kan., and at additional mailing offces. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to: Golf Course Management, 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049. CANADA POST: Publications mail agreement No. 40030949. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to P.O. Box 122, Niagara Falls, ONT L2E 6S8.

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(photo quiz answers)

By John Mascaro President of Turf-Tec International

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PROBLEM 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 native 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.

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PROBLEM 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 handwork 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.

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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 john@turf-tec.com.

If your photograph is selected, you will receive full credit. All photos submitted will become property of GCM and GCSAA.

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Photographer: Robert Searle • Title: Golf course superintendent • Course: Abenakee Club, Biddeford Pool, Maine • GCSAA membership: Eight years • The shot: The usual morning drive to the maintenance facility at Abenakee Club produced this unusual shot of the course’s sixth and seventh holes. Searle caught the perfect moment of the fog hugging the ground and the sunlight streaming through the pitch pine trees on the far side of the holes. “Seven years driving that road almost every day, and I had never seen that before,” Searle says. • Camera: Nikon D3100

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