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The recipients of the 2015 GCSAA Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award are both road warriors for the industry — in vastly different ways. Bunny Smith

Game changer Zoysia has proved its mettle in golf as a viable warm-season turfgrass option. Now, it gets its chance to shine on one of the sport’s biggest stages — the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Stacie Zinn Roberts

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Near the home of this year’s Golf Industry Show in San Antonio, superintendent Jason Wiedeman and PGA Class A head professional/general manager Chad Donegan teamed up to help lead the renovation at Landa Park Golf Course at Comal Springs. Howard Richman

Making sense of San Antonio When the 2015 Golf Industry Show visits the Alamo City, a feast of sights, sounds and much more awaits attendees. Pamela Kleibrink Thompson

78 Launch into learning in San Antonio GCSAA takes conference education into the field and into the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. • 84 Come together Although superintendents take the spotlight at the Golf Industry Show, there is plenty to capture the attention of other golf course management professionals. • 88 Rise above San Antonio’s iconic Tower of the Americas figures to be quite the conversation piece surrounding a slew of key events at the 2015 Golf Industry Show. • 92 Meet the candidates • 122 Membership milestones

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The end of flat tires? Scott R. Nesbitt

Advocacy Looking ahead Chava McKeel

36 Environment 38 RCRA, CERCLA environmental liability Pamela C. Smith, CGCS

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Networking 101: Your toolkit for GIS and beyond Carol D. Rau, PHR

RESEARCH Drought resistance of warm-season putting green cultivars with varied potassium Bermudagrass, seashore paspalum and zoysiagrass were tested with varying N/K ratios for drought resistance on a Florida putting green. John Rowland, Ph.D. John Cisar, Ph.D.

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Water-use efficiency on golf courses in Utah Over a four-year period, golf courses in Utah had water-use efficiencies of 81% to 94%, far surpassing the 50% achieved by homeowners. Kelly Kopp, Ph.D. Paul G. Johnson, Ph.D. Eric Klotz, PE Craig Miller, PE

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ETCETERA01.15 16 Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message 18 Inside GCM 20 Front nine 30 Photo quiz 104 Up to speed

118 Verdure 132 Product news 136 Industry news 140 Climbing the ladder

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140 On course 140 Coming up 141 On the move 142 In the field

143 New members 144 In memoriam 152 Final shot

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The never-ending evolution of GIS If you read my President’s Message back Keith A. Ihms, CGCS in November, you already know that the 2015 keithai79@gmail.com Golf Industry Show in San Antonio will be a bit of a trip down memory lane for me. That’s because the Alamo City was the site of my very frst GCSAA education conference and trade show back in 1978. I’ve missed very few shows since that frst year, and I always look forward to the things that hooked me on the value of this event in the frst place — the world-class education, the opportunity to study the latest and greatest ofPerhaps the ferings on the trade show foor, and the chance more intriguing to catch up with colleagues from around the country and around the globe in our indusnewcomers to the try’s premier networking event. But nostalgia isn’t what drives me to make Golf Industry Show, these nearly annual trips to GIS. Instead, it’s the event’s consistent dedication to innovaat least in my view, tion, to adding new and forward-thinking feaare the new feld tures to the event’s traditional standouts that makes conference and show the professional trips that are being highlight of my year. For example, in 2015 alone nearly a third offered in San of the 84 paid educational seminars that will be offered throughout our time in San AntoAntonio. nio will be new, a nod to the ever-changing variety of responsibilities facing golf course superintendents. Our national golf event, the GCSAA Golf Championships, continues to evolve with new offerings for players of all skill levels. And on the trade show foor at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, attendees will have the opportunity to experience several improvements designed to optimize your interactions with companies from all corners of our industry. Perhaps the more intriguing newcomers to the Golf Industry Show, at least in my view, are the new feld trips that are being offered in San Antonio. While classroom time is important to the ongoing development of any golf course superintendent, the opportunity to view new ideas and management techniques in real-world settings can be priceless and add a unique dimension to any trip to GIS. For superintendents who manage zoysiagrass surfaces or those considering implementing that variety at their facilities, “Zoysia as a

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Game Changer — The Olympic Golf Course, New Zoysia Grasses and You” is a must-attend excursion. Attendees will visit nearby Bladerunner Farms, the world’s largest privately owned zoysia research facility, stop by the Golf Club of Texas, which recently underwent a full zoysia renovation, and learn from the team that is assisting in the planting of the zoysia surfaces at the under-construction golf course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that will play host to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Another trip outside of the convention center will offer insights into one of the most unique environmental education programs that I’ve ever come across. “Launching a First Green Field Trip Program at Your Own Golf Course” will give attendees a glimpse into what has made this program such a success in the state of Washington, and, step by step, walk them through how they can implement a similar effort at their own facilities. These kinds of interactive, hands-on offerings might not have been a part of the menu when I made my frst visit to San Antonio back in 1978. But their inclusion now, along with the host of other new educational programs and trade show features that will debut this year, signal the continuing evolution of our marquee event and our quest to maintain the Golf Industry Show’s standing as the world’s No. 1 education, exhibition and networking event for those in golf course management. For more information about the 2015 edition of the Golf Industry Show, turn to Page 72 of this issue of GCM and start reading. And for those interested in joining us in San Antonio, there is still time. For complete details on the event, including registration information, just visit www. golfndustryshow.com. I hope to see you there.

Keith A. Ihms, CGCS, is the golf course maintenance manager at Bella Vista (Ark.) Village and a 33-year member of GCSAA.

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On the road again Scott Hollister shollister@gcsaa.org twitter: @GCM_Magazine

The more time I get to spend with the men and women who make up the readership of this magazine and the more opportunities I have to learn from them, the more valuable those events become to us.

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In late November, I achieved a professional milestone, one that quite literally will change the way I work for this magazine and the way I represent you, our loyal readers and GCSAA members. I reached A-List status on Southwest Airlines. Now before you turn the page in disgust, hear me out. No doubt this is a frst-world accomplishment of the highest order. But if you’re even a semi-regular business traveler — and somewhere along the line, I made the transition from semi-regular to regular business traveler — then little things like achieving preferred status on your favorite airline or with your favorite hotel chain become events worth celebrating. And, in reality, this is a very little thing. There are no private clubs or frst-class upgrades when you travel with Southwest. The best my newfound status can offer is a guaranteed spot in the frst boarding group and a few extra drink tickets. But again, for the regular business traveler, those little things make a difference. After the glow of my achievement started to fade, a new thought about my A-List status began to emerge. Specifcally, “You mean I really traveled that many times in 2014?” That’s at least a dozen trips alone on Southwest, which requires 24 “segments” to reach the AList benchmark, not to mention the countless other trips I took on other airlines. Was I really away from home and the offce that much this past year? The blue A-List membership card that arrived in the mail a few days later confrmed that, yes, I really had become a road warrior. And frankly, that realization hit harder than it should have. When you’re out of town that much, you miss plenty on the home front, whether that’s a school choir performance or an after-work get-together with coworkers. But at least from a GCM perspective, we also gain plenty from our time on the road. And fortunately for me, that fact was frmly reinforced on my fnal journey of 2014, a trip to North Carolina and the sixth annual Syngenta Business Institute. If you’re not familiar with SBI, you probably should be. In essence, it’s executive-level

business education for golf course superintendents, an intensive, three-day course in fnance, personnel management and employee motivation, led by professors from Wake Forest’s school of business. Superintendents go through a rigorous application process, and 25 are selected to attend each year. It’s one of my favorite events of the year, largely because I learn something myself each time I go and many of those lessons turn into stories that one day make the pages of this magazine. It’s also routinely just a great group of superintendents to hang around, whip smart and motivated to improve, with great insights into what’s making news in the industry and what we should and shouldn’t be writing about in the pages of GCM. That dynamic that I found in such abundance at SBI seems to be a common thread among the other events that resonate with me the most each year. The more time I get to spend with the men and women who make up the readership of this magazine and the more opportunities I have to learn from them, the more valuable those events become to us. Which brings us to the annual Golf Industry Show, which doubles down on all of those positive points mentioned above. For pretty much everyone that staffs events at GIS, it can be a long, grinding journey. But it also can be a rewarding one that allows us to put faces with names and learn from the trials, tribulations and triumphs of our members at a real up-close-and-personal level. So even though not all of those staff members will get the chance to enjoy the luxuries of A-List status — hey, membership has to have some privileges — you can rest assured that they’re all looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting a host of new ones when we touch down in San Antonio at the end of February. This is one trip that’s well worth the time and the effort. Our preview reporting on the 2015 Golf Industry Show begins on Page 72 of this month’s GCM. Scott Hollister (shollister@gcsaa.org) is GCM’s editor-inchief.

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One fnal lesson Bruce Witt taught for years in the golf course management industry. Those who mourn him hope his legacy includes a lasting lesson that might just save lives. Witt was only 63 when he died Nov. 17. He had been an instructor in golf course operations and landscape technology since 1987 at Florida Gateway College, previously known as Lake City Community College. The cause of Witt’s death? Melanoma. In 2013, Witt had a spot removed from his neck. He thought that took care of the issue, says John Piersol, executive director of the industrial and agricultural program at Florida Gateway. Unfortunately, the cancer had infested his body. Ultimately, it took his life. Now, Piersol hopes what happened to Witt is a cautionary tale of being proactive when it comes to the sun and how it can change lives. And, in some cases, end lives. “We’ve got to work with superintendents, not just in Florida, about the occupational hazards,” Piersol says. “We fund a lot of turfgrass research. We need to fund melanoma research, too. We need to take this thing head-on. It (melanoma) is a sneaky deal.” Melanoma was projected to claim approximately 9,700 lives in 2014, according to fgures from the American Cancer Society. There are about 77,000 cases of skin cancer annually in the U.S. and statistics tell us that it is on the rise among young people and particularly women. Since 1973, there has been a 200 percent increase in skin cancer for females. Piersol says his wife overcame skin cancer.

Bruce Witt (right), instructor at Florida Gateway College for more than two decades, died Nov. 17. Photos courtesy of John Piersol

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GCSAA’s 2012 Leo Feser Award recipient for the best-written superintendent article in GCM, Stephen Best, wrote about his fght with melanoma in his award-winning story, “Surviving skin cancer” (July 2011), but didn’t live long enough to be presented the award at the Golf Industry Show. He died in October 2011 from melanoma. Witt, a former superintendent, had strong ties to GCSAA. He served as a student chapter adviser for it and the Florida Turfgrass Association. He had a reputation for spearheading fundraising to ensure students could attend e of Square footag space the Golf Industry Show, which this year is scheduled next hibit contiguous ex month in San Antonio, Texas. “Everybody had a lot of respect for him,” says Kyle Sweet, CGCS, a 23-year member of GCSAA from The Sanctuary Golf Club in Sanibel Island, Fla. “He would come visit interns he sent us. His recommendations were gold. Bruce affected a lot of lives.” Witt, a graduate of Penn State University, lined up guest speakers in his classroom each year, including Events hosted people such as Sweet and Matt Taylor, CGCS, director each year of golf course operations at Royal Poinciana Golf Club in Naples, Fla. When they came to town, Witt took them to lunch beforehand. Taylor says he’ll terribly miss those lunches at Ken’s Bar-B-Que, which gave the men time to talk about life outside of their profession. Witt wanted to know about Taylor’s life, family, and simply to make sure he was doing OK. “Bruce was one of the truly great guys in our profession,” says Taylor, a 22-year GCSAA member. “He cared about the students. What I really appreciated from Bruce was the fact that he taught us how to be successful frst and foremost. All those who attended his classes and knew Bruce were truly blessed he was there.” As for the cancer that killed Witt, there may be hope for those who suffer from melanoma. In December, U.S. regulators approved the frst drug in a new class of cancer medicines that was developed to treat skin cancer. The Food and Drug Administration approved Merck & Co.’s Keytruda, designed to better recognize and attack can-

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cer cells. Sweet annually gets a skin checkup. Witt’s fate should send a message to others to follow his lead and even get involved in helping prevent it. “We need to raise awareness. You need to pay close attention,” Sweet says. “I think we (superintendents) can take it for granted, in all this wonderful weather we have here in Florida. This, what has happened to Bruce, should be a wakeup call. It hits home.” — Howard Richman, GCM associate editor

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Witt received a plaque for 25 years of service from the school’s president, Charles W. Hall, Ed.D. (left).

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Gary Ingram, CGCS

Ingram headlines ELGA winners Gary Ingram, CGCS at Metropolitan Golf Links in Oakland, Calif., is the overall winner of the 2014 Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards (ELGA), presented jointly by GCSAA and Golf Digest and sponsored by Syngenta and Rain Bird. In all, 16 superintendents are being recognized formally Feb. 25 at the Opening Session of the Golf Industry Show in San Antonio. Ingram, a 34-year GCSAA member, is being honored for all he has accomplished on a modest budget. He trimmed annual water usage on the course by more than 17 million gallons by eliminating 18.5 acres of maintained turf and creating target greens on the practice range in lieu

of wall-to-wall turf. The winner in the national private category is Mike Crawford, CGCS at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Ga. The national resort winner is Rocky Ebelhar, assistant superintendent at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La. ELGA chapter recipients for private facilities are: Brian J. Stiehler, CGCS, Highlands (N.C.) Country Club, Carolinas GCSA; Marc Weston, CGCS, Indian Hills Country Club, Newington, Conn., Connecticut Association of GCS; Timothy Connolly, TPC Jasna Polona, Princeton, N.J., GCSA of New Jersey; Dale Hahn, CGCS, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Southern Nevada GCSA; and Sean O’Brien, The Ritz-Carlton Member’s Golf Club, Bradenton, Fla., Sun Coast GCSA. Chapter recipients for public facilities: Andrew J. Jorgensen, CGCS, Candler Hills Golf Club, Ocala, Fla., Florida GCSA; Jay Neunsinger, Tilden Park Golf Course, Berkeley, Calif., GCSA of Northern California; Alex Steudermann, TPC Deere Run, Moline, Ill., Northwestern Illinois GCSA; Mark Krick, CGCS, The Homestead Golf Course, Lakewood, Colo., Rocky Mountain GCSA; Jeff Clouthier, CGCS, Golf Courses at Incline Village (Nev.), Sierra Nevada GCSA. Chapter recipient for resort facility: Tom Vlach, CGCS, TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., North Florida GCSA. Merit recipient for private facility: David Davies, CGCS, TPC Stonebrae, Hayward, Calif., GCSA of Northern California.

A lively Q&A followed a turfgrass symposium for students at the University of Guelph, featuring, from left to right, Dr. Tom Hsiang, professor, environmental sciences, the University of Guelph; Jordan Kitchen, assistant superintendent, Hamilton G&CC; David Kuypers, turfgrass specialist, Syngenta; and Dean Baker, superintendent, Burlington G&CC. Photo by David McPherson

Merit recipient for public facility: Thomas Doyle, Callippe Preserve Golf Course, Pleasanton, Calif., GCSA of Northern California. Read more about the top winners in the February issue of GCM.

Lessons from a wicked winter north of the border Mother Nature was exceptionally cruel to Southern Ontario golf courses last winter. On Nov. 28, 2014, 150 alumni, superintendents, and industry representatives gathered at Cutten Fields in Guelph, Ontario, for the annual symposium organized and hosted by frst-year turf diploma students. The theme for this year was timely: “Growing Better Grass Before and After the Devastating Winter of 2013-2014.”

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Dean Baker, CGCS, from Burlington Golf and Country Club, started the day talking about what he called, “one crazy winter.” “The one thing we can’t change is the wonderful thing we call, ‘the weather,’ which is becoming more and more unpredictable,” said the 31-year GCSAA member, referencing the winter of 2013-14 in southern Ontario that saw early snow in November, followed by rain in early December, a devastating ice storm before Christmas, record cold temperatures and deep freeze into early January, followed by a mid-January rain and thaw. All these weather events equaled disaster for Poa annua grass and a majority of golf courses in the region. Following this wicked winter, which destroyed all of Burlington’s Poa/bentgrass greens, Baker says communication was crucial. “That’s the biggest thing that saved us all.”

When April arrived, the frst thing Baker and his crew noticed was the awful smell as the ice melted on the course to reveal brown, dead greens. “That was the tell-tale sign,” he recalled. “It was mind-blowing and ugly.” Baker tapped into his network of area superintendents for advice, along with seeking consultation from David Oatis at the USGA; everyone pitched in to help. A plan developed quickly. “Grass always recovers,” he said. “The question for my management was what was the golf course willing to sacrifce?” The private course opened the season with all temporary greens, and then began the process to re-sod all of the putting surfaces, along with the practice green. Before opening the newly sodded greens for play on July 1, Baker and his crew topdressed them with 300 tons of sand. Looking back, Baker said it was just another challenge. “I like stress,” he said. “You need to be a planner, always be one step ahead, and have a sense of humor because if you don’t the weather will drive you insane!” David Kuypers, CGCS, the former superintendent of Cutten Fields in Burlington who recently joined Syngenta as a turf specialist, spoke next. In his presentation he stressed the importance of communication, speaking of all the tools he used to keep members, the public, the media and the industry informed about the damage to the greens at Cutten Fields and how they planned to fx this problem. The fnal speaker was Tom Hsiang, professor, environmental sciences at the University of Guelph, who shared various fndings from snow mold and other trials conducted by him and his colleagues in recent years — looking at alternatives for treating diseases with resistance activators such as Civitas and Harmonizer or a combination of the two. — David McPherson, freelance writer

Two GCSAA members earn plant health scholarships GCSAA members Michael Scully and Daniel L. Rootes Jr. are headed back to class as the recipients of Bayer’s Plant Health Scholarships. Scully is the GCSAA Class A superintendent at Creekside Golf Course in Modesto, Calif., while Rootes is superintendent at Ponderosa Butte Golf Course in Colstrip, Mont. Each is being awarded a $2,500 scholarship to be used for continuing education in the area of plant health. The scholarship is part of Bayer’s Healthy Turf, Healthy Tomorrow program developed in collaboration with GCSAA and its philanthropic arm, the Environmental Institute for Golf. “The Plant Health Scholarship provides superintendents with an opportunity to pursue their passions in plant health, while also helping to advance the turfgrass industry,” said David Wells, golf business manager for Bayer’s turf and ornamentals business. “Our hope is that the scholarship will give Michael and Dan the tools to learn about the latest plant health innovations, help them solve challenges they may be facing on their own courses and equip them for the future.”

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Patricia Vittum, Ph.D. Photo © USGA/Damian Strohmeyer

Vittum receives USGA Green Section Award Patricia Vittum, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2015 USGA Green Section Award. Vittum will receive the award Feb. 7 at the USGA’s Annual Meeting and Service Awards in New York City. Vittum, a professor at the University of Massachusetts’ Stockbridge School of Agriculture, has conducted signifcant research on the biology and management of turfgrass insects and the effectiveness of biological controls. A recognized industry leader, Vittum is a widely sought-after resource for practical information about turfgrass pests. “Dr. Vittum has the unique ability to be a hands-on researcher who can effectively communicate her work with practical advice for the feld practitioner,” says Kimberly Erusha, Ph.D., managing director of the USGA Green Section. The USGA Green Section Award has been presented annually since 1961. It recognizes an individual’s distinguished service to the game of golf through his or her work with turfgrass.

Mangum announces retirement This is quite a month for Ken Mangum, CGCS. Actually, it has been quite a career. Soon, though, he rides off into the sunset. Mangum announced last month that he is retiring effective May 31. Mangum, who has spent the past 27 years as director of golf courses and grounds at Atlanta Athletic Club (AAC), has notched numerous accolades, including being chosen for a spot in the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, an honor that takes place Jan. 17. “I’ve just been so fortunate to have been at a place like this, surrounded by the kind of people I’ve been lucky enough to have been surrounded by and to do all the things I’ve been allowed to do,” Mangum, a 40-year GCSAA member, says. “I pinch myself sometimes.” Mangum oversaw fve major championships at AAC: 1990 U.S. Women’s Open; 2001 and 2011 PGA Championships; 2002 U.S. Junior Amateur; and the 2014 U.S. Amateur. Before the 2011 PGA, AAC launched a trend in its region by converting to warm-season turfgrasses, in-

cluding Champion ultradwarf bermudagrass greens, Tifton 10 bermudagrass roughs and Diamond zoysiagrass fairways on the club’s championship Highlands Course. As for his future, Mangum says he and his wife, Pam, plan to stay in the Atlanta area. Mangum says it is her time to call the shots. “Golf course management is a time-consuming pursuit, to say the least, so the next few years are about her,” Mangum says. “I’ve had my time in the sun, so this is her time. If she wants to move, we’ll go. If she wants to stay, we’ll stay. I just want to give her back a little bit of what she’s given me over the years.”

Chapter affliates receive awards Four GCSAA-affliated chapters are recipients of the inaugural Best Management Practices (BMP) Grant Program awards. The four chapters — the Mid-Atlantic Association of GCS, the Minnesota GCSA, the Iowa GCSA and the Florida GCSA — were selected to receive these grants to assist in the development of new BMP guides, updating existing guides or for verifcation programs. Through funding from the EIFG, GCSAA awarded a total of $22,500 in grants. The Mid-Atlantic and Minnesota chapters each received a grant of $8,750, while Iowa and Florida both received $2,500. A task group composed of GCSAA members reviewed applications for these grants. “Best management practices are key to successful golf course operations and also provide a solid foundation for advocating on behalf of superintendents and the golf industry,” GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans says.

Next stop: Golf Industry Show Seventeen superintendents were chosen as members of the 2015 Melrose Leadership Academy. One of the rewards: all-expenses-paid trips to next month’s Golf Industry Show in San Antonio. They are: Chase H. Best, Old Capital Golf Club, Corydon, Ind.; Leslie A. Carpenter Jr., Newton (N.J.) Country Club; Nicholas W. Cummins, Westwood Golf Course, New-

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ton, Iowa; Scott Cybulski, CGCS, Martindale Country Club, Auburn, Maine; Nathaniel R. Dyer, Neshobe Golf Club, Brandon, Vt.; Kyle Erdige, Timber Banks Golf Course, Baldwinsville, N.Y.; Joey G. Franco Jr., CGCS, Brookstone Golf and Country Club, Acworth, Ga.; Hamilton S. Griffth, University of Georgia Golf Course, Athens, Ga.; Jason S. Heydt, Spring Hollow Golf Club, Spring City, Pa.; Rick A. Jacobs, Mirror Lakes Golf Club, Lehigh Acres, Fla.; Stephen Sarnowski, Raisin River Country Club, Monroe, Mich.; Ryan Smith, Old Silo Golf Club, Mount Sterling, Ky.; TD Storie Jr., Centennial Valley Golf Course, Conway, Ark.; Robert W. Turcotte, Baker Hill Golf Club, Newbury, N.H.; Jon-Claude Whillock, Harrison (Ark.) Country Club; Scott Winkelman, Lakeview Golf & Country Club, Auburn, N.Y.; and Kurtis A. Wolford, Cherry Island Golf Course, Elverta, Calif. Academy members were selected through an application process based on fnancial need, volunteerism and drive to advance their careers. The Melrose Leadership Academy supports professional development of GCSAA member superintendents. It was established in 2012 by Ken Melrose, retired CEO and chairman of the board of The Toro Co., and is supported by a $1 million gift to the EIFG from the Kendrick B. Melrose Family Foundation.

First Green awarded USGA STEM grant First Green — an environmental education outreach program using golf courses as environmental learning labs — was awarded a $112,250 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) grant by the USGA. The grant, funded by USGA’s partnership with Chevron and designed to encourage students in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines through the world of golf, will help First Green continue its impact. First Green, which began in 1997 in the state of Washington, includes super-

intendents hosting students on feld trips, where they test water quality, collect soil samples, identify plants, design plantings, assist in stream bed restoration and are involved in the ecology and environmental aspects of the golf course.

Dixie Chopper employee sets Guinness World Record Eli Kean is in the record book. Kean, marketing manager for Dixie Chopper, set the Guinness World Record for “Largest Area of Grass Mowed by a Single-Deck Ride-On Lawn Mower in 24 hours.” He accomplished the feat Aug. 19-20 at Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio, site of the Ohio Farm Science Review Trade Show. Kean continuously mowed 106.14 acres, using a Kawasaki-powered Dixie Chopper XCaliber 3574. “The majority of the terrain I mowed was pretty bumpy because it was basically a grassy parking lot,” Kean says. “In some areas, the grass was over 12 inches high, and Guinness required that I cut at least 4 centimeters off the grass.” To ensure speed and productivity, Kean had access to a second XCaliber 3574 when one mower needed to be serviced or refueled. In order to see throughout the night, Kean had special LED lights added to the XCalibers. Kean also had to continue through the record attempt in extreme heat and rain. Per Guinness World Record requirements, Dixie Chopper hired two adjudicators, which had no affliation to the company, to stay the entire period to ensure Kean mowed using the proper equipment. Dixie Chopper also was required to hire a local land surveyor to measure the exact amount of acreage mowed. Kean said afterward, “While my back was a little sore, this was a great experience.”

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The iguana-chasing golden retriever belonging to 11-year GCSAA member Logan Spurlock made quite an impression on the fnal PGA Tour event in 2014 in Mexico, according to Golfweek. http://golfweek. com/news/2014/nov/21/pga-tour-golf-course-golfmayakoba-camaleon-romo/

You can see the Empire State Building and World Trade Center from the new nine-hole course in New Jersey called Hudson County Golf Course, according to The Jersey Journal. The hope is that it opens by the middle of this year. www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index. ssf/2014/10/not_rich_hudson_county_buildin.html

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A Los Angeles-area country club started a turf reduction program that, according to an article in Golf Course Architecture, could be worth a $2.2 million rebate for helping save on water consumption. www. golfcoursearchitecture.net/Article/US22-millionrebate-from-turf-reduction-at-Los-Angelesareaclub/3280/Default.aspx#.VIoKld7Fndl

A northern Florida golf course that had closed for more than a year because of renovations reopened late last year, the Tallahassee Democrat reports. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/ local/2014/10/29/wildwood-golf-course-reopenswakulla-county/18108737/

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Poison frogs: a new weapon in fre ant control? Since its accidental introduction into the United States from South America in the 1930s, the red imported fre ant, Solenopsis invicta, has spread throughout the southern United States, decimating small-animal populations, damaging crops and other plants (including turfgrass), and inficting painful and sometimes lethal venomous stings on humans and livestock. Scientists are constantly looking for effective methods to control this pest. Robert Vander Meer, research leader in the Imported Fire Ant and Household Insects Unit at the Agricultural Research Service’s Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology in Gainesville, Fla., partnered with other researchers to determine whether toxic alkaloids from the brilliantly colored skin of poison frogs would deter fre ants. Toxic alkaloids — naturally occurring compounds — on the skin of these frogs were discovered in the early 1960s in Central and South America. However, Amerindian tribes had discovered the effects of the alkaloids long before then, when they learned how to secure alkaloid secretions from the skin of poison frogs of one genus to make poison darts for hunting. Poison frogs do not naturally produce the alkaloids, but instead sequester them by ingesting millipedes, ants, mites and other arthropods that do produce the alkaloids. “Over the years,” Vander Meer says, “sci-

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Alkaloids from the strawberry poison dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) are effective at incapacitating fre ants. Photo credit: Marshal Hedin/Wikimedia Commons (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oophaga_pumilio_ (Strawberry_poision_frog)_(2532163201).jpg#fle) entists have identifed and isolated about 900 alkaloids from the skin of poison frogs.” Traditionally, the frogs’ coloration and alkaloids were thought to be used as protection against mammals and birds, not as defenses against arthropods like ants, Vander Meer says. However, these frogs could be fair game for many aggressive, predacious ant species in Central and South America, such as fre ants. Vander Meer and his team developed a way to measure the toxicity of 20 poison-frog alkaloids. Not all of the alkaloids deterred fre ants at concentrations that would be found in nature, but some were highly effective. In Central America, the tropical fre ant, S. geminata, occupies the same territory as the poison dart frog, Oo aga pumilio, Vander Meer says. The major alkaloid produced by S. geminata is found on the skin of O. pumilio, showing that this frog eats S. geminata ants. However, the bioassay showed that this alkaloid was not very effective against S. invicta. “Interestingly, this same frog has a varied diet of ants and mites,” he says. “Mite-derived alkaloids have also been reported on O. pumilio’s skin, and these compounds were found to be highly effective at incapacitating S. invicta.” The varied frog diet appears to protect the frogs from ant predation, he adds. This supports the observation that poison frogs are not attacked by predatory ants in their natural habitat, but if the frogs are raised on a diet that does not contain alkaloids, they are readily attacked when exposed to ants. “Once the frogs get these alkaloids into their systems, they may modify some of the compounds,” Vander Meer says. “Without

those starting materials from the arthropods, they cannot produce the alkaloids.” This study, which was published in Naturwissensc aften in January 2013, broadens the use of these alkaloids by poison frogs to include protection against ant predation. Scientists are considering expanding their research to include mosquitoes. Earlier work published in Proceedings of t e National Academy of Sciences demonstrated that a poison-frog alkaloid called pumiliotoxin 251D was effective against the yellow fever mosquito. Insects that landed on surfaces treated with the compound could no longer fy and died. “Disease transmission by mosquitoes is on the rise worldwide and is an extremely important problem,” Vander Meer says. “Derivatives of these frog alkaloids may be useful in the future because when they are applied to surfaces, mosquitoes that land there die — preventing them from biting and transmitting disease.” The main concern is the high toxicity of pumiliotoxin 251D. However, other alkaloids identifed from frogs or derivatives of the alkaloids may have greater mosquito toxicity and less mammalian toxicity, scientists suggest. Further research is needed to fnd compounds that maintain the desirable effects of the alkaloids while reducing their toxicity.

Sandra Avant is a member of the information staff of the Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, Md. The information in this column was adapted from “Fire Ants Are No Match for Poison Frogs,” which was published in the November/December 2014 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.

(shop) Scott R. Nesbitt ORPguy@windstream.net

The end of fat tires? The turf damage, worker downtime and general annoyance of fat tires may be coming to an end in the near future. The trick is getting the air out. Airless Michelin tires with rubber-steel

Above: A fat left serious internal damage on the bias-ply structure of this standard turf tire, which lost its air despite the presence of tire sealant. Photo by Scott Nesbitt Top/Right: Paired V spokes replace the tire sidewalls and eliminate air on the Michelin Tweel becoming available on some 2015 John Deere commercial mowers. Photos courtesy of John Deere Golf

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spokes will be available in 2015 on select John Deere front-deck commercial rotary mowers. Competing airless tires are in late development stages by rival tire makers. Spoked and solid wheels were one of humankind’s great early inventions. The modern air-flled pneumatic tire can be traced back to 1889, when the United Kingdom gave a patent to John Boyd Dunlop for a “device covering the circumference of a wheel. It cushions the rider from a bumpy road, reduces wear and tear on the wheels and provides a friction bond between the vehicle and the ground.” The cushion effect came from air trapped in the tire — air can be compressed, and it bounces back like a spring. On a spoked wheel, the vehicle’s weight hangs down from whichever spoke is on top as the wheel rolls. That physical principle still applies to all wheels and tires. Early pneumatic tires used “bias ply” construction — two or more layers of fabric belts that crossed at an angle. The weight is distributed over the angled strands. The photo (bottom, left) shows how the

bias bands fall apart when a tire sits fat for even a short while — and the alleged tire sealant seen in the photo fails to work. The modern radial tire puts fabric “carcass” sidewall bands in line with the wheel center, rather like the old spokes. The sidewalls have greater in-line strength at the top to suspend weight, while fexing more on the bottom. The design increases the tread contact patch. That’s good, but even with radial steel bands under the treads, a puncture still lets the air out. You could replace the air with fexible foam that doesn’t leak out, but you lose some cushion effect. Solid turf tires don’t leak, but don’t fex. Glance at Michelin’s “Tweel” airless and you can imagine it on an Egyptian chariot, with twin-V spokes radiating out from the center. Get closer and you see modern materials and engineering. Each spoke is a polyurethane beam that holds the weight under tension, but fexes when at the bottom. The steel hub also fexes. Flexibility lets the tread retain good ground contact over a wide patch. That spreads the pressure over the turf, which can only help reduce compaction and stress on the grass plants. Not to mention the end of fat tires. Competing airless tires take different approaches. Bridgestone Firestone uses lots of angled spokes, rather like a bias tire. Others, like Polaris Industries ATS tires, use honeycomb spokes. Goodyear makes its airless NASA Moonlander tire out of steel springs. When these airless tires will be available for utility vehicles, walk-behind greens mowers and other golf-course vehicles is dependent on experience with the airless tires of military vehicles, skid-steer loaders, the Tweels on Deere’s 2015 zero-turn mowers and the Polaris all-terrain vehicles. Airless tires won’t be cheap until production and competition ramps up. For a moving illustration of the new concept, ride the Internet to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= CN4AjfoiZPQ for a look at Deere’s video, and search under the terms “airless tires” to see what’s coming.

Scott R. Nesbitt is a freelance writer and former GCSAA staff member. He lives in Cleveland, Ga.

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Looking ahead Last month’s column looked back at the suite of new programs launched by GCSAA’s government relations department in 2014, major milestones accomplished in 2014 and new efforts to have GCSAA members build proactive relationships with members of Congress. Let’s look ahead to the issues and activities GCSAA will focus on in 2015. Nov. 4, 2014, marked the midterm elections in Congress. For the frst time since 2006, Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate. Congress is now in Republican hands with a Democratic president. Republicans have the largest majority in the House of Representatives since the Hoover presidency. Senate Republicans will have a nine-seat cushion in 2015, but that doesn’t mean that GCSAA’s priority issues will fare better. There is still a 60-vote threshold to pass most controversial measures. Republicans will have to reach out to moderate Democrats to overcome this hurdle. GCSAA’s lobby team will spend time building relationships with new members of Congress and enhancing existing relationships on Capitol Hill. As much time as possible will be spent interacting with federal agencies, where most action takes place due to continued Congressional gridlock: the EPA, Department of Labor and Department of Agriculture. In 2015, GCSAA will focus its advocacy efforts on the Americans with Disabilities Act and in the areas of fertilizers and water management, labor and immigration, pesticides and the value of golf. The focus of the government relations program at the Golf Industry Show in San An-

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tonio will be on “Mythbusting the Americans with Disabilities Act.” The program takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Five panelists will answer ADA questions from every angle. On hand will be a leading architect, certifed golf course superintendent, recreational therapist, individual with a disability and government representative. Regarding fertilizers, GCSAA will step up efforts to help chapters complete best management practice programs in their state. Special attention will be given to the 31 states within the Mississippi River Basin, where a lawsuit is pending between EPA and environmental groups who want a total maximum daily load or “pollution diet” developed for the basin. President Obama issued an executive order in November 2014 protecting some immigrants who are illegally living in the U.S. from deportation. This action doesn’t bode well for passage of comprehensive immigration reform legislation in Congress in 2015. However, GCSAA will continue to be vigilant to protect the H-2B visa program for courses around the country that need it to keep their doors open for business. The responsible use of pesticides and product availability will continue to be of high importance in 2015. GCSAA’s lobby team will spend time working with EPA offcials as active ingredients used on golf courses move through the registration review pipeline. GCSAA will make sure EPA is using sound science when conducting risk assessments. Pollinator decline will also be a focal point and, for the frst time, the Priority Issues Agenda includes a GCSAA position statement focused on pollinators. GCSAA will again partner with the We Are Golf coalition to host National Golf Day and promote the value of golf. GCSAA’s Government Relations Committee and board of

directors will be on hand to meet with new members of Congress and lobby on specifc issues impacting the golf course management profession. The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed rule that attempts to redefne a “water of the United States” under the Clean Water Act will continue to be a focal point. EPA would like to adopt the rule this spring. As part of the Waters Advocacy Coalition, lobbying efforts will focus on putting pressure on Congress to include a policy rider that stops the rule from moving forward in any spending bill that funds the government. GCSAA’s feld staff team will also continue to help GCSAA members forge partnerships between local and state water purveyors and golf to work on drought and water conservation initiatives. The GCSAA Grassroots Ambassador Program kicked off on July 1, 2014, and 95 GCSAA professional members were paired up with members of Congress by the year’s end. During 2015, the goal is to identify 200 additional ambassadors and build and strengthen GCSAA’s grassroots army. The frst ever Advocacy Bootcamp will be held in San Antonio to help ambassadors learn the skills they need to become effective advocates for the profession. It’s important for GCSAA to continue making its voice heard on Capitol Hill and in the states during 2015, especially with so many new lawmakers post-election. Please contact GCSAA’s government relations team this month to discuss what role — big or small — you can play to help support GCSAA’s advocacy efforts.

Chava McKeel is GCSAA’s associate director, government relations.

Pamela C. Smith, CGCS greenskeeper99@yahoo.com

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RCRA, CERCLA environmental liability The 55-gallon steel drums sat for most of the summer until disposal arrangements were completed and a contractor came and hauled them away. The drums were flled with hazardous waste scooped from a golf course maintenance building that was leveled by an accidental fre. It was the late 1980s, and the combination of pesticides, water and melted materials created an amalgam of hazardous waste. Someone mentioned to me that the golf course would be on the hook forever for those drums. I puzzled: How could a business be held eternally liable when those drums were gone and beyond the control of the original owner? I later came to understand this liability when I learned how the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) govern hazardous waste from cradle to grave. The goals of RCRA, which amended the Solid Waste Disposal Act in 1976, are to protect human health and the environment from the hazards of waste disposal, conserve energy and natural resources, reduce wastes and ensure wastes are managed in an environmentally sound manner (www.epa.gov/osw/inforesources/pubs/orientat/rom1.pdf). RCRA regulates the generation, storage, transportation and disposal of solid and hazardous waste. CERCLA was enacted in 1980 to pick up where RCRA fell short. CERCLA provides for the cleanup of inactive or abandoned waste

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sites and allocation of cleanup costs. Whereas RCRA is concerned with managing post-1976 solid and hazardous waste, CERCLA can hold polluters responsible for past actions, present damages and ongoing cleanup costs for the release or threatened release of hazardous substances. RCRA maintains lists of materials known to pose a threat to human health or the environment. Of particular interest to the golf industry are those materials found on the P-list and the U-list for commercial and chemical products that become hazardous wastes when discarded (CFR [Code of Federal Regulations] Part 261.33). It is worth taking a hard look to see if any of those products are used and stored at your golf course. Even though a waste is not specifcally listed, the material may be considered hazardous if it exhibits characteristics in 40 CFR Part 261 Subpart C for ignitability, corrosiveness, reactivity and toxicity. CERCLA hazardous substances include the RCRA lists as well as pollutants under the Clean Water Act and hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. RCRA liability attaches at every stage of the hazardous waste life cycle, which includes the generation of waste (cradle), transport, storage and disposal (grave) of hazardous materials. An RCRA action may be used against any person who has contributed to the past or present hazardous waste. Courts may order responsible parties to cease the actions causing the harm as well as a cleanup of the site. CERCLA liability requires that a responsible party pay the cleanup costs of a hazardous material that has been or threatens to be released. This liability attaches even if the materials were disposed of in accordance with regulations and best available technology. If the hazardous material escapes or threatens to escape the confnes of its fnal resting place, the EPA can clean up the site, require responsible parties to pay for cleanup or work with parties on a voluntary cleanup plan. Potentially responsible parties include those who generated, transported, arranged or disposed of the waste. How can golf courses reduce their liability? Consider the following suggestions: • Identify and eliminate or reduce hazardous materials stored at the golf course. • Can the facility safely house bulk purchases? If not, consider whether the cost savings of ordering in bulk offsets the additional liability of storing those bulk products.

Golf courses can take several steps to reduce liability related to the generation, transport, storage and disposal of hazardous waste. Photo by David Gilder/Shutterstock. com

• Keep regular inventories of hazardous materials stored at the facility. Keep copies of these inventories off-site. This provides valuable information to assist with cleanup and avoids the speculation and hysteria that can follow a catastrophic loss. • House hazardous materials in a secondary storage building operated and designed to withstand fre, food, vandalism and other potential harm. • Provide secondary containment for hazardous materials. In the event of a fre, the volume of hazardous material would be greatly reduced when contained by concrete structures that prevent migration to other parts of the building or surrounding soil or water. • Prepare emergency responders with details on building layout and critical storage areas. • Develop an emergency response plan and work with local emergency coordinators if special circumstances and location of the facility could impact groundwater or other environmental concerns. • Implement BMPs and keep facility clean; eliminate outdated and unused materials.

Pamela C. Smith, CGCS, is the director of agronomy for a large city and a 24-year member of GCSAA.

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Want to learn more about networking? At the 2015 Golf Industry Show next month, Rodney Crow, CGCS, and Carol D. Rau, PHR, will present a Career Hot Topics Session, “How to Create a Professional Image and Brand Yourself.” Presented in partnership with Oregon Tall & Fine Fescue Commissions, the session will be 1-3:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 23.

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Networking 101: Your toolkit for GIS and beyond Most professionals in the golf and turf industry are aware that countless jobs are flled without any advertising or public job postings. Who gets those jobs? How can you be one of the folks in the know? Answer: Networking. Last January, I wrote a blog post about networking and discussed strategies to maximize your interactions at the GCSAA Golf Industry Show. I soon realized the importance of this topic based on the responses and follow-up from many superintendents wanting to gain a better understanding of networking and its role in career advancement. In this month’s column, I will offer networking tips and discuss ways to put them into action at the 2015 Golf Industry Show. What is networking? First, let’s consider what it is not. It is not aggressively promoting yourself. It is not behaving differently than your typical professional demeanor. It is not trying to be something you aren’t. Networking is developing relationships with the goal of helping other people and genuinely taking an interest in them. This contrasts with the view that networking is a task to pursue with the single goal of “furthering one’s career,” as Google defnes it. Rather, I encourage you to frst and foremost think about how you can beneft people with whom you interact. Do not consider networking a task, but rather a way of life both inside and outside the workplace, and then you will truly experience how networking will help you attain your career goals. • Take time to listen. Commit to giving your full attention to someone when they are talking. Ask questions, fnd connecting points and learn something meaningful about them. Make an intentional choice to listen well and invest your valuable time in genuine conversations beyond shallow pleasantries. • Get involved. A great way to meet industry leaders is to work alongside them. Volunteer on committees at the local, state, regional and national level. Don’t just be on a committee — be engaged and give 100% when you are interacting, be fully prepared for meetings and take an active role in events. • Consider quality not quantity. It is much

better to enjoy an authentic discussion with a few people than to have 50 shallow introductions and handshakes. • Be helpful and friendly. Don’t ask for a favor frst. Be willing to help and to address their needs frst and ultimately to generate mutually benefcial relationships. • Assume a posture of learning. Approach GIS and all business functions as an opportunity to learn from others. One of the best results of growing your network is that your knowledge base and resources multiply exponentially! • Follow up. Send a quick message to new contacts as well as others you reconnected with at GIS and other industry events. Connect on social media to help stay in touch. Let them know you enjoyed visiting with them. A success story and example of a superintendent putting networking into action is Rodney Crow, CGCS for Touchstone Golf Management at Battleground Golf Club in Houston, Texas. He has been building his network of colleagues and friends for his entire career. He recently shared with me that he secured his last three career positions as a result of networking and two of those jobs were never even advertised. By maintaining relationships with his past managers and leadership teams, he was already a candidate for jobs without even applying. Professional involvement and leadership has also been a key to growing his network. Working together with golf industry professionals while serving at the local, state, and national level such as the Board of Directors for the Lone Star GCSA and GCSAA committees has generated countless relationships, resources and career growth. Make a commitment today to build your network and ultimately advance your career.

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The recipients of the 2015 GCSAA Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award are both road warriors for the industry — in vastly different ways. Bunny Smith These two men live out of a suitcase for periods that vary from days to weeks. One makes frequent house calls at the 32 properties around the world that make up the TPC network; the other spreads the gospel of modern golf course management across the European continent. One helps guide superintendents through some of golf’s most elite competitions; the other teaches basic agronomics to fedgling greenkeepers at courses in such unlikely places as Poland and Slovenia. Both are recipients of an honor that GCSAA revered enough to name after its founding father, the Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award. Each year, the GCSAA Board of Directors selects an individual or individuals “who have made an outstanding, substantive and enduring contribution to the advancement of the golf course superintendent profession” from nominations submitted by affliated chapters or association members. For 2015, they chose

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seasoned professionals whose dedication has driven them to rack up some impressive mileage — Melvin B. Lucas Jr., CGCS Retired, a 52-year GCSAA member and former president of the association who chose to forego retirement to become an international consultant, and Cal Roth, senior vice president of agronomy for the PGA Tour. “These gentlemen embody what the Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award represents,” says GCSAA President Keith A. Ihms, CGCS. “They have made signifcant contributions to the game of golf and have dedicated themselves to the advancement of the superintendent profession.” GCM takes a closer look at this pair of distinguished gentlemen and their contributions to the golf course management industry. Melvin B. Lucas Jr., CGCS For many in the profession, managing golf courses at such high-profle Long Island, N.Y.,

Melvin B. Lucas Jr., CGCS Retired, with a piece of antique equipment from his collection. Photo by Erin Kavanaugh

establishments as Piping Rock and Garden City Golf Club would be a dream come true. Crown those achievements with service on the GCSAA Board of Directors (1974-81) and the association presidency (1980), and a distinguished career has been assured. But Lucas didn’t stop there. It’s his “second career” as an international golf course consultant that launched him into the DSA winners’ circle. “Mel Lucas has become the unoffcial, though it should really be made offcial, ‘good will ambassador’ for GCSAA,” says Mark Kuhns, CGCS. “With enthusiasm, he has taken on the role of coach, mentor, extension agent, consulting agronomist and, most importantly, friend to many golf course superintendents in the UK and across Europe. “Everywhere he goes, he always promotes GCSAA and responsible, modern

Cal C. Roth at ease at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Photo by Jennifer Perez/PGA Tour

turfgrass management practices,” continues Kuhns, himself a GCSAA past president (2009). By the numbers, since becoming a consulting “agrostologist” for Vienna, Austriabased golf course design frm G&G Hauser in 1989, Lucas has crossed the Atlantic as many as a dozen times a year to help novice golf course superintendents who were struggling to solve complex problems. The total number of golf course grow-ins Lucas has supervised (both in the U.S. and abroad) comes to 27. “Golf courses in Europe are being built at a fairly high cost, compared to most in the U.S., but not necessarily according to USGA or other accepted standards here. The superintendents, especially when I frst started going over there, didn’t have any formal education about how to have a golf course really work properly on the surface. They were making a lot of mistakes,”

Lucas recalls. Often, Lucas found himself teaching turf management techniques that he learned from his superintendent father, who managed golf courses through the Great Depression, custom-mixing turf care applications in the absence of reasonably priced fertilizers. Sometimes, the greenkeepers Lucas met were being talked into purchasing pricey pesticides they didn’t need. “I spent a lot of time on Golf Course Management 101: how to mow a green, a fairway; how to take care of the equipment,” he says, estimating that he’s worked with more than 50 greenkeepers in Slovenia, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Sweden, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Norway and Germany. “I have visited some of these sites and seen frsthand the substantial impact of Mel’s contributions,” says A.J. Turgeon,

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Above: Lucas’ rare copy of “The Life of Tom Morris” has been signed by nearly every winner of GCSAA’s Old Tom Morris Award. Photo by Erin Kavanaugh Right: Lucas (far right) attends the inaugural conference of the Slovenian Greenkeepers Association in 1998 with (from left) Robert McNiel, president of Rhode Island-based Northeast Golf; Gorazd Nastran, who was the Slovenian association’s frst president; and the late Stanley Zontek of the USGA Green Section, who was a DSA recipient in 2006. Lucas, McNiel and Zontek were conference speakers. Photo courtesy of Gorazd Nastran

“Mel has been a tireless supporter and representative of GCSAA for as long as I can remember. He’s one of a kind, and his passion for our profession is second to none.” — Tim O’Neill, CGCS

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Ph.D., professor emeritus of turfgrass management at Lucas’ alma mater, Penn State University. “His breadth of knowledge, broad experience, professionalism, tireless work ethic and consistent willingness to help others are characteristics shared by few others.” Lucas played a signifcant role in helping to establish the Slovenian Greenkeepers Association in 1998. Other international associations allied with GCSAA followed. He has grown accustomed to hauling suitcases full of turf science texts to hand out around the world and has mentored some two dozen young men — and two women — to come to the U.S. and study at the UMass Winter School for Turfgrass Managers. As golf courses in Europe now struggle to shake off the effects of the recent economic recession, fewer of these greenkeepers are able to afford the trip, just as Lucas’ own travels have slowed down a bit for the time being. What hasn’t slowed down is Lucas’ passion for the profession and the game it supports, which has driven him to amass an impressive collection of antique clubs, balls, books and assorted memorabilia. He has made a home for the collection in the South Dartmouth, Mass., home he shares with his wife of 36 years,

Louella. Among the more than 4,000 titles in his library is a rare copy of W.W. Tulloch’s “The Life of Tom Morris, with Glimpses of St. Andrews and its Golfng Celebrities.” The book prompted Lucas to make multiple trips to golf’s birthplace and also inspired him to suggest a brand new award to GCSAA’s Board of Directors when he was president: the Old Tom Morris Award. Winners of this award receive custom-printed and bound copies of Lucas’ original; his own copy travels with him to every GCSAA conference and show since the frst OTMA was presented in 1983 so it can be signed by each year’s recipient (except Tom Watson, who did not attend). Lucas says receiving the Distinguished Service Award is “more than I could have ever thought about, especially as the award is named for Col. John Morley.” Another past president of GCSAA (2005), Tim O’Neill, CGCS, believes the honor is exactly what Lucas deserves. “Mel has been a tireless supporter and representative of GCSAA for as long as I can remember,” he observes. “He’s one of a kind, and his passion for our profession is second to none.”

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Cal C. Roth Catch him, if you can. In his job overseeing course conditioning for the PGA Tour’s more than 140 events for six professional golf tours in 15 different countries and the TPC Network facilities, Cal Roth is on the road at least 120 days a year. Any given week might see him walking the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., where the PGA Tour has its headquarters. The next week, he might be fying down to Rio to check on agronomic progress for the International Golf Federation at the 2016 Rio Olympics Course. Or to Colombia, where the recently opened TPC Cartagena at

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Karibana will host a Web.com event in March. Or to Songdo, South Korea, with PGA Tour agronomist Jay Sporl to work with the golf course superintendent as they prep the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club for the 2015 President’s Cup in October. But Roth’s career has never been up in the air. A graduate of Southern Illinois University’s turf science program during its inaugural years, he’s been a PGA Tour employee since 1983, starting out as superintendent at TPC Plum Creek in Castle Rock, Colo. In 1985, he went to TPC Scottsdale to build and grow in the property’s two championship courses, supervising maintenance through three Phoenix Opens at the Stadium Course before becoming the TPC’s director of agronomy in 1989. His role expanded in 2006, when he stepped up to become vice president of agronomy for the PGA Tour. Roth, who has been a member of GCSAA since 1978 and has served on several of its committees, has refned a tournament prep routine that includes at least two to three site visits from the agronomy staff along with routine communications year-round. Through the years, these visits have helped Roth earn the trust and respect of the host superintendents. “He’s always supportive; instead of placing blame when something isn’t going right, he helps us (superintendents) be solution-driven,”

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Above: Although he’s on the road at least 120 days a year, Roth’s home base is PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., where he meets with (from left) Collier Miller, senior director TPC Agronomy, and Mark Johnson, director International and TPC Agronomy. Right: Another meeting at PGA Tour headquarters brings Roth together with Clay Breazeale, TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course superintendent (left), and Vlach.

“(Cal) understands the pressure that superintendents are under. He works hard behind the scenes to get the superintendents the tools they need to be successful.” — Tom Vlach, CGCS

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says Jeff Plotts, CGCS, who was hired by Roth 13 years ago as golf course superintendent at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn., and is now the director of golf course operations at TPC Scottsdale. “He has such a wealth of knowledge, one of the best things I can do is just listen.” Adds Paul Vermeulen, who has worked for Roth for eight years as the PGA Tour’s senior director of competitions agronomy, “Cal is a great friend and a great coach for these superintendents. He’s the guy they want knocking on their door and supporting them while they prepare for what could likely be the biggest week of their career. He wants everyone to succeed.” That’s an opinion echoed by Tom Vlach, CGCS, who has prepped TPC Sawgrass for seven Players Championships with Roth. “He understands the pressure that superintendents are under. He works hard behind the scenes to get the superintendents the tools they need to be successful.” Roth has also left his mark on his industry through his “intense focus and complete dedication to the things that are really important,” such as the environment, Vermeulen says. In 1994, Roth was among those attending the frst Golf and the Environment summit, which drafted the groundbreaking “Environmental Principles for Golf Courses in the United States.” All TPC courses become certifed in Audubon International’s Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, and last year

nine TPCs were awarded top honors in the annual GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf program. “The industry has changed a lot since I came into the business in the ’70s. Superintendents have had to grow with the industry, and one of the most important parts of the process for me was the environmental management component,” says Roth, who is in his second year serving on the board of directors for the Environmental Institute for Golf. Roth counts working with new superintendents coming into the industry as the TPC network has grown as one of his biggest rewards. “It’s been an exciting opportunity for me to help them develop their properties, business plan, government relations — all these components,” he says. “I’ve also been very fortunate to be involved working with so many different talented professionals over the years — players, architects, scientists and suppliers.” Collier Miller, director of TPC agronomy, who has worked for Roth in some capacity for 21 years, says, “He’s earned the respect of the entire industry, not just the company he works for. His leadership style allows everyone to shine.” Bunny Smith (bsmith@gcsaa.org) is GCM’s senior managing editor.

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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: 1964: 1973: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982:

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Col. John Morley John MacGregor Col. John Morley Frank W. Ermer; William H. Johnson Oyvind J. Noer Dr. Fred V. Grau Thomas Dawson Jr.; Herbert Graffs Glenn Burton; Prof. L.F. Dickinson; Malcolm R. McLaren; Prof. H. Burton Musser; Joseph Valentine Dr. John Monteith; Oyvind J. Noer; Richard S. Tufts Joseph C. Dey Jr.; Helen F. Lengfeld; Oyvind J. Noer Dr. Jesse H. DeFrance; Eugene B. Marzolf; James Smith Theodore W. Woehrle Walter R. Boysen Raymond H. Gerber Dr. Joseph M. Duich; Leo J. Feser; Thomas C. Mascaro Harold W. Stodola; Paul E. Weiss Sr.; Robert M. Williams Dr. Roy L. Goss; Dr. John C. Harper II; Arthur A. Snyder Dr. C. Reed Funk Manuel L. Francis; Dr. John Madison Geoffrey S. Cornish; Dr. Ralph Engel; Hans C. Schmiesser Milton J. Bauman; Sherwood A. Moore, CGCS Retired; Alexander M. Radko; Ben O. Warren Jr. James B. Moncrief; Dr. Joseph Troll; Dr. James R. Watson 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.; Dr. James R. Love Dr. Jack Butler; William B. Davis; Dr. Kenyon Payne; Eberhard Steiniger, CGCS Retired James W. Brandt, CGCS Retired; Dr. C. Richard Skogley William Bengeyfeld; Dr. Thomas Watschke

1991: Dr. Noel Jackson; W. Bruce Matthews; Dr. Eliot C. Roberts 1992: George M. Kozelnicky; C.E. “Tuck” Tate, CGCS Retired 1993: Dr. James B. Beard; Dr. Victor Gibeault 1994: Allan MacCurrach; John J. Spodnik 1995: Dr. Milton Engelke; Dr. Ali Harivandi; Dr. Michael Hurdzan 1996: Randy Nichols, CGCS; Dr. Paul Rieke 1997: Gerald L. Faubel, CGCS; Dr. J.M. Vargas Jr.; Dr. Coleman Y. Ward 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

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Before hosting the 2011 PGA Championship, Atlanta Athletic Club switched from bermudagrass, which struggled under the Georgia pines, to more shade-tolerant zoysiagrass. Photo by Bob Maynard

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“If you want to be better, you have to do something different. Zoysiagrass sets us apart and makes us better.” — Ken Mangum, CGCS

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More than 15 years ago, Ken Mangum, CGCS, director of golf courses and grounds at Atlanta Athletic Club, was sitting through a club board meeting when the discussion turned to grass selection for a renovation of the club’s Riverside Course, which was in the planning stages. At that time, most courses in the Atlanta area were grassed with bermudgrass, although it tended to struggle in the deep shade of the tall Georgia pine trees. “As many do, you have an area where the grass doesn’t perform well and dies,” Mangum says. “You have the option of insanity, which is putting the same thing back every time, or trying something different. Well, I wanted to try something different.” On the shadiest tees on the golf course, he tested a cultivar of zoysigrass called Zeon, which was known to withstand deep shade. It worked. Back at the meeting, a board member quite frmly stated his desire to regrass with bermudagrass. Mangum bristled, but he decided to be democratically persuasive in his response. “I said, ‘We can do that, and we guarantee ourselves to be just as good as everybody else. Surely you don’t expect to do the same thing and be better? If you want to be better you have to do something different. Zoysiagrass sets us apart and makes us better,’” the 40-year GCSAA member says. The Riverside Course was grassed with Zeon zoysia on every surface except the greens. The renovation was so well received that, even though its sister course, the Highlands, had just hosted the PGA Championship, the Riverside was now getting almost 60 percent of all play at AAC.

That put pressure on the club to step up the renovation of the Highlands Course, too. “You’ve got the PGA coming back in 2011,” Mangum says. “The question was, how do we make our championship golf course, which is now the second-best golf course on the property, better than Riverside?” They’d tested another zoysia cultivar called Diamond and decided to use that grass on the fairways and tees of the Highlands. At the 2011 PGA Championship, the grass was a big story. “(CBS Sports announcer) David Feherty said the fairways are as good as the greens they used to play on the Europeans Tour,” Mangum says. “The fairway’s surfaces ... nobody had seen a fairway surface like that, the frmness and the color and the density. These were frm, fast and pretty. It got a tremendous amount of publicity as the frst major played on the new zoysiagrass.” Tiger, Bill and Ben Since then, zoysia’s impact on the game of golf has continued to grow. Bluejack National, located north of Houston, is the frst golf course built in the United States designed by Tiger Woods. It began grassing last month with L1F zoysia on tees and green surrounds, and Zeon zoysia in the fairways (the course has no rough). Trinity Forest, a new course designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in Dallas, which will eventually become the home of the PGA Tour’s AT&T Byron Nelson Championship, is slated to grass with L1F zoysia this spring. And, of course, zoysia is playing a starring role in one of the biggest stories in the

Eric Bauer, director of agronomy at Bluejack National, suggested Zeon zoysia for the course. Photo courtesy of Eric Bauer

More than 15 years ago, Ken Mangum, CGCS, urged the Atlanta Athletic Club to replace bermudagrass with zoysia. Photos courtesy of Bladerunner Farms

game of golf right now — the return of golf to the Olympics after more than 100 years — as the course under construction in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, is also using Zeon on its tees, fairways and roughs. It seems that everywhere you look, zoysiagrass is the new go-to warm-season grass for golf course architects and superintendents alike. Bill Coore has been designing golf courses with his business partner, twotime Masters champion Ben Crenshaw, for nearly 30 years. Coore says when designing a golf course, grass selection “is hugely important. It’s critical because if you don’t have the proper grass, you can’t produce the playing conditions and you can’t produce the right look.” Coore and Crenshaw have designed a limited number of golf courses grassed with zoysiagrass, even though it was frequently a contender in the design process. Coore says older varieties of zoysiagrass were very slow to grow in, which could add some four to eight months of grow-in time to a project, depending upon the climate and when it was planted. At Trinity Forest, the timeline to open was less critical, he says, because the project did not have a resort or housing component compelling a developer to open quickly. However, L1F, the zoysia cultivar selected for Trinity Forest, “while not as fast as bermudagrass, is signifcantly faster to establish from sprigs than other commonly known or used zoysias,” Coore says. And, for this project, speed of grow-in was not the driving force behind grass selection. Instead, the developers of Trinity Forest, Coore says, “look at the long term for the best grass we can use to get the play-

ing conditions, the look we want, and also be sensitive to environmental issues from a resource usage perspective, meaning water, fertility and chemical usage.”

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Zoysia makes sense Eric Bauer, the GCSAA Class A director of agronomy at Bluejack National, worked closely with Woods’ design team and had input into the grass selection for the course. Prior to taking this position, he managed the 36-hole operation at The Club at Carlton Woods near Houston, where the fairways of the Fazio-designed course were grassed with zoysia, and the Nicklaus-designed course was grassed with bermudagrass. For a decade, Bauer managed those courses, side by side, and was able to track and compare the inputs needed for both grasses. Once he arrived at Bluejack National, Bauer says he lobbied for Zeon zoysia, in part, because of the environmental benefts he’d seen with zoysiagrass compared to bermudagrass. “We saw generally with bermuda that we would put down 6 to 8 pounds of nitrogen a year. With zoysia, it was 1.5 to 2 pounds. That’s a signifcant difference in N alone. We had about a third less water consumption (on the zoysiagrass) between the two courses. As far as weed control, we’d be able to control more with a post-emergent mentality versus bermudagrass, where it’s typically better as a blanket application. Insecticides, we were not having to spray for army worms, cut worms or sod webworms because they don’t affect zoysiagrass due to the physiological makeup of the grass compared to bermuda. We saw less mowing, which has a good impact on your carbon

In the 1980s, Milt Engelke, Ph.D. and professor emeritus from Texas A&M, began his research on zoysia when he and the late Jack Murphy made several collection trips to Asia.

footprint. You’re not using as much fuel to give the quality. We’d mow 50 percent less. Bermudagrass, we mowed four times a week. Zoysiagrass, we mowed two times a week,” says Bauer, a 21-year member of GCSAA. “I knew what my nutrient inputs would be, types of disease pressure, weed pressure. I knew our water requirements. Compared to bermudagrass, it was a very easy decision. As well as the fact that we’ll be able to give the beauty of zoysia — all those benefts — but also to give the playability the members and designers look for. That’s a win-win.” Expert opinions Milt Engelke, Ph.D., professor emeritus at Texas A&M University and a member of Team Zoysia, a group of researchers and companies dedicated to spreading the word about zoyiagrass, is one of the world’s foremost experts on this family of grasses. Beginning in 1980, he made several trips to Asia with the late Jack Murray, who was a USDA researcher. Together they collected several hundred zoysiagrass samples that grew in a wide area of adaptation: from the extreme cold to sweltering heat, in soils that ranged from pH 4.7 all the way up to a pH 9 and even growing on coral reefs constantly inundated with seawater. Zoysiagrass is a halophyte, Engelke explains, although it functions differently from most other halophytes. A halophyte can better survive in the presence of higher saline conditions than most plants, but at some point in time, the saline levels of the root zone must be reduced or the soil fails. The common means of salt reduction is fushing with excessive quantities of water,

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Zoysia takes center stage during GIS feld trip The 2016 Summer Olympics won’t be the only big event where zoysiagrass steals the spotlight. It will also be on display during a unique event at the 2015 Golf Industry Show in San Antonio. “Zoysia as a Game Changer: The Olympic Golf Course, New Zoysiagrasses and You,” set for Monday, Feb. 23, is an interactive, full-day tour of the world’s largest privately owned zoysiagrass research and development facility — Bladerunner Farms in Poteet, Texas — that will feature presentations by some of the industry’s most-respected zoysia researchers. Attendees will also get a frst-hand look at a fully renovated golf course, the Golf Club of Texas, which was grassed with zoysia from tee to green, in addition to a panel discussion on the construction of the golf course in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, that will be the site of the golf competition during the 2016 Summer Olympics. Speakers will include Neil Cleverly, the superintendent of the 2016 Olympic golf course; Marcelo Matte, owner of Green Grass Brazil; Ambika Chandra, Ph.D. from Texas A&M; Brian Schwartz, Ph.D. from the University of Georgia; Milt Engelke, Ph.D., professor emeritus at Texas A&M; David Doguet, president of Bladerunner Farms; Ken Mangum, CGCS, director of golf courses and grounds at the Atlanta Athletic Club; Arthur Milberger with Team Zoysia International; Aaron McWhorter, Ken Morrow and Bill Carraway with The Turfgrass Group; and Don Roberts, principal with D. Roberts International. This feld trip is presented in partnership with Team Zoysia, a consortium that includes Bladerunner Farms, Team Zoysia International, The Turfgrass Group, Doguet Ventures, Jacobsen: A Textron Company, Cushman, Rain Bird, TurfMaker and Green Up Services. The event costs $195 and includes lunch. Participants will receive 0.7 education points. For more information and to register, visit www.golfndustryshow.com/gcsaa-education-conference/feld-trips.

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Bill Coore (left) and Ben Crenshaw selected L1F zoysiagrass for Trinity Forest, a new course in Dallas that will become the home of the PGA Tour’s AT&T Byron Nelson Championship. Photo courtesy of Coore & Crenshaw

especially when rainfall isn’t suffcient. In the case of zoysiagrass, however, the plant has the ability to absorb salt from the soil and move it on to salt glands on the grasses’ leaf blades. This unusual mechanism means that salt can be remediated from the soil by mowing the zoysiagrass and removing the clippings from the site. Take, for example, the way zoysiagrass was used to remediate greens at Tanglewood Golf Course on Lake Texoma in Pottsboro, Texas. Zoysia was sodded on the greens following an extended drought that caused the existing greens to fail due to high levels of salt. Soil salinity approached 17,000 ppm prior to sodding with zoysiagrass. Within a year, analysis of grass clippings revealed salt levels of up to 10,000 ppm on leaf blades removed from the site where previous attempts at grassing with bermudgrass and bentgrass had failed. Within three years, salt levels were negligible. Engelke believes that the zoysiagrass was instrumental in restoring the root zone to healthy growing conditions without extensive renovation or exceptional cultivation. While maintenance and environmental considerations are important for grass selection, playability, too, is a big factor. Engelke says he’s excited to see golf courses, such as the Golf Club of Texas in San Antonio, being built with new zoysiagrass varieties from tee-to-green without sacrifcing green speeds. “L1F and Diamond are very close to Tifgreen 328,” as far as green speeds, Engelke says. But newer cultivars, now in development, will roll even faster. In early November, David Doguet, breeder of Zeon, L1F and other zoysiagrasses at Bladerunner

Farms in Poteet, Texas, took Stimpmeter measurements on unmanicured test plots at his research facility. The test plots had been mowed that morning, and topdressed three days earlier, but had not been rolled or verticut — certainly not maintained for tournament conditions. Even so, some of the research varieties measured 10 feet or faster. “We are very close to having zoysiagrasses that will Stimp at the level that major tournaments are looking for — 11, 12, 13,” Engelke says. After more than 30 years of research, Engelke is convinced that zoysiagrass is poised to change the game of golf. “Zoysiagrass is a game changer because we have the lower maintenance, we have the ability to tolerate low-light conditions, it’s ideal for renovation and we can deal with salt and bad water without going into extensive renovation costs,” he says. “Zoysiagrass is a game changer when it comes to being able to provide a high-quality playing surface with minimal inputs and minimal maintenance. It will give you the quality you want at a much more reasonable price, up front as well as in management. “You’ve got salt tolerance, shade tolerance, drought tolerance, low water use, cold hardiness, color retention. With zoysiagrass, we’ve solved all of those problems.”

Stacie Zinn Roberts is the president of What’s Your Avocado?, a writing and marketing firm based in Mount Vernon, Wash.

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An aerial view of renovated Landa Park GC at Comal Springs. It reopened in fall 2014 on the outskirts of San Antonio. Photos courtesy of Landa Park GC

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Dynamic duo Near the home of this year’s Golf Industry Show in San Antonio, superintendent Jason Wiedeman and head professional/general manager Chad Donegan teamed up to help lead the renovation of Landa Park Golf Course at Comal Springs. Editor’s note: T is is t e fourt 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. The renovation saga of Landa Park Golf Course at Comal Springs in New Braunfels, Texas, included more twists and turns than the original Schlitterbahn, a 70-acre water amusement park that just happens to be part of the view from the property along the banks of the Comal River. Eight years ago, plans were initiated to renovate Landa Park GC, a community fxture in Texas Hill Country since 1938. Located on the outskirts of San Antonio, the site for this year’s Golf Industry Show, those plans veered in strange, different and unexpected directions, as is sometimes the case in projects such as this one. Severe fooding interrupted progress toward a renovation. Part of the design was modifed due to the Texas Historical Commission’s fndings of artifacts on the property, creating areas deemed to be off limits for the renovation. The project stalled when economic pressures took their toll. Then there was the issue of multiple endangered species (Peck’s Cave Amphipod; Comal Springs Riffe Beetle; Comal Springs Dryopid Beetle; and Fountain Darter). Their best interests had to be taken into consideration. GCSAA Class A Superintendent Jason Wiedeman and PGA Class A head professional/

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Top: A “before” image of Landa Park GC, which frst opened in 1938. Bottom: Head professional/general manager Chad Donegan (left) and superintendent Jason Wiedeman were instrumental in the renovation process.

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general manager Chad Donegan saw to all of that. From his viewpoint, New Braunfels resident Wayne Hadley likes what he sees of the nearly $7 million renovations, unveiled to the public in the fall of 2014. “It has changed a lot. I really like it,” says Hadley, who in October recorded the frst hole-in-one on the newly renovated course at the 143-yard par-3 15th (he used a 9-iron). “It is a short course, but it has a lot of teeth to it. Everything is pleasant out there except for the trouble you can get into.” Wiedeman and Donegan serve as an example of a superintendent and club professional teaming up for a venture that is benefcial to a community. According to Wiedeman, a 10year member of GCSAA who arrived at Landa Park in January 2012, their ability to collaborate on this project could not have gone any smoother. Part of it may have to do with Wiedeman’s previous job in which he, too, was a general manager for three years at Olympia Hills Golf and Conference Center in Universal City, Texas. “We’re kind of always bouncing things off of each other. I’ve got a pretty good understanding of his needs, what he’s trying to accomplish,” Wiedeman says. “It’s funny how the PGA pro and superintendent will differ on preferences. I’m looking at maintenance, what it will require from me. He’s looking at aesthetics, how it looks to golfers, how it will

play. We tried to fnd a balance. We worked together. If you’re not working together, you’re probably not communicating. Then it can become a gray area that could cause a lot of friction.” Donegan has worked at Landa Park since the project’s inception, when it was only a dream and master plans encountered changes and tweaks until the fnal decisions were rendered. He says that Wiedeman’s arrival turned out to be crucial to the fnal product. “Jason made a world of difference. No way, with his expertise, we could have done this without him,” Donegan says. Navigating a new course The two men were constants on the scene at Landa Park, where Terra Design Group of San Antonio created the master plan and Finger Dye Spann Inc. of Katy, Texas, redesigned the course. The renovations at the 6,204-yard par-71 feature all new greens, the addition of new tees, the redesign of certain holes, a new irrigation system and new cart paths on the east side of the course. Also, a new practice area was constructed. Landa Park fairways are Tifway 419 bermudagrass; greens are MiniVerde. Before the renovation, the greens possessed multiple strains. “It looked like fve or 10 different varieties,” Wiedeman says. “They were heavily mutated with no consistency. We had to winter

The No. 4 hole at Landa Park is a 571-yard par-5 from the tips. It is the longest hole on the course.

“We didn’t do this whole thing half way. We had the full support of the city council. It was well thought out.” — Chad Donegan

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overseed them to make them good.” The new look simply is a smarter design, Wiedeman says, including 65 to 75 percent water capture throughout the course. The bioswale drainage helps shield Landa Lake and the Comal River from natural and man-made impurities in stormwater runoff. Also, native grasses in out-of-play areas add texture and color to the course as well as provide habitat for wildlife. One of the more notable changes was the addition of bunkers. Landa Park, which was a nine-hole course until 1972, only had eight bunkers until the renovation. Now? Thirty-six. Donegan calls the par-4 16th Landa Park’s signature hole. It is short but demanding and features the largest bunker complex on the course. “There are three grass islands in the bunker. It really frames it,” he says. No. 18, meanwhile, is a par-4 that calls for a tee shot to a narrow fairway that is protected by bunkers. Wiedeman, who is a pretty decent golfer, has tried all of it. Donegan says that Wiedeman’s knowledge of the game was a key to their unifed wants and needs going forward with the project. “To have a superintendent who also is a pretty good player means a lot,” Donegan says. “We both are able to look at what we have here through the eyes of our customers. Jason has a passion. I also talk with his staff. Their job is important. We all serve a role in making our customers happy.”

A stable presence Although the city had fnal say on the renovations, Wiedeman and Donegan were their eyes and ears on a daily basis. They handled quality control and at least twice weekly attended meetings on the renovation’s progress. “We were the guys on-site every day. We’d run over to each other if we needed to. There were a lot of fres to put out. We handled the small things before they became big issues,” Wiedeman says. Their effort has been noticed. “We believe the enhancements will provide an even better experience for golfers and highlight the beautiful setting of the course,” says Stacey Dicke, director of parks and recreation for the city of New Braunfels. Donegan has heard from patrons who at frst were skeptical of the renovations but have changed their tune. “Some of the naysayers have come back and all but apologized,” he says. “It’s been ‘We were wrong,’ kind of along those lines. We didn’t do this whole thing half way. We had the full support of the city council. It was well thought out.” Hadley, who has played the golf course since 1980, says Landa Park couldn’t have done any better than have Wiedeman and Donegan in charge of ensuring things got done right. “Jason is a fne man and he and his staff are pretty conscientious,” Hadley says. “As for Chad, well, I think the world of him. He’s a great golfer and he knows a lot about the game.” Since the outset of the renovation, Wiedeman has thoroughly enjoyed the process. When he and Donegan rode around on the golf course during that span, Wiedeman recalls their chats about what they were in the middle of experiencing and what it would mean for so many others. “Multiple times, especially during the grow-in, I was grinning from ear to ear and giddy about how far we had come in the project and the end result,” Wiedeman says. “Once we (he and Donegan) saw it together, we were extremely satisfed and a bit overwhelmed at just how well it turned out.” Howard Richman (hrichman@gcsaa.org) is GCM’s associate editor.

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Making sense of San Antonio When the 2015 Golf Industry Show visits the Alamo City, a feast of sights, sounds and much more awaits attendees. Pamela Kleibrink Thompson

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Lone Star State residents often say, “There are two seasons in Texas. Golf season lasts 10 months, hunting season lasts for two.” San Antonio certainly does its part in contributing to the validity of the frst part of that saying, with more than 50 golf courses calling that area home. And it certainly makes it an appropriate home for the 2015 Golf Industry Show, which will visit South Texas Feb. 21-26 for the frst time since 1978. But when the golf talk is done, the educational sessions and tours of the trade show foor are fnished for the day, and attendees are hunting for something to do, they’ll fnd a city that offers diversions for all fve of the senses. In your sights On June 13, 1691, Spanish priests spotted a pleasant wooded area of spring-fed streams in the territory that would be known as Texas. That day was the Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua, so the priests named the area San Antonio de Padua and established a mission there in 1718. The founding of San Antonio predated the founding of the United States by more than half a century. In 1772, San Antonio became the capital of Spanish-ruled Texas. Texans won their independence from Mexico in 1936 and Texas became a state in 1845. On June 28, 1929, architect Robert H.H. Hugman presented a design to showcase the San Antonio River with narrow pedestrian walkways, restaurants and shops 20 feet below street level. Because of the Depression, construction did not begin on the Paseo del Rio — the Riverwalk — until Oct. 25, 1939, but when it fnally opened in March 1941, the Riverwalk almost instantly became synonymous with San Antonio, and its renowned restaurants, pedestrian bridges and charming architecture quickly made it one of the city’s favorite destinations. The Riverwalk Trail extends 15 miles from Brackenridge Park, through downtown to Mission Espada. For more information, visit www. thesanantonioriverwalk.com. For those searching for a slice of San Antonio culture, the city features a pair of well-known museums. The McNay Art Museum (www.mcnayart.org), a hilltop Spanish colonial revival style mansion, features paintings by Paul Gauguin, Mary Cassatt and Georgia O’Keefe, while the sights that can be enjoyed at the Briscoe Western Art Museum (www.briscoemuseum.org) include Pancho Villa’s saddle and a steel, gold and leather sword that belonged to Gen. Santa Anna, a frequent foe of Texans seeking independence from Mexico. Plenty of those 50 San Antonio golf courses would provide a visual feast, but aside from the fve facilities hosting the GCSAA Golf Championships (www.golfndustryshow.com/ gcsaa-golf-championships), one to note is Brackenridge Park Golf Course (www.alamocitygolftrail.com/index.php/san-antonio-golf-courses/brackenridge-park), the oldest public course in Texas. With 18 holes designed by A. W. Tillinghast and John Colligan, Brackenridge Park opened in 1916 and features tight fairways lined with trees and elevated greens demanding accuracy off the tee. Finally, taking in the sights of San Antonio wouldn’t be complete without a visit to The Alamo (www.thealamo.org), Texas’ most famous landmark. The Alamo is where 180 defenders of the converted mission defed an 1,800-man army under Santa Anna in 1836. Refusing to surrender, the tiny force — which included Stephen F. Austin, Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie (the knife fghter) — fought to the last man and gave rise to the immortal

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cry, “Remember the Alamo.” For those staying in San Antonio a few days following GIS, the San Antonio Living History Association will stage a dramatic reenactment of the beginning of the Alamo siege from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 28. San Antonio scents The fragrant aroma of ginger, garlic and sesame oil might seem surprising in Texas, which is known for barbeque and Tex-Mex cuisine. But the 28th Annual Asian Festival: The Year of the Ram (www.texancultures.com) provides an opportunity to savor authentic Asian-American food including Japanese, Korean, Thai, Laotian and Philippine cuisines on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. What began as a traditional family reunion for the Chinese New Year has expanded to include other Asian communities, showcasing their unique cultures. The festival features traditional Asian dance and musical performances, fashion, multicultural demonstrations of cooking, henna painting and palm reading, and craft sales including clothing, artworks, dolls, silk items and other gifts. The smell of leather boots and saddles mixes with the aroma of a roundup at one of the largest livestock shows and rodeos in the country. Started in 1950, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo (www.sarodeo.com), Feb. 12-March 1 at the AT&T Center, features star-studded entertainment during all 20 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) rodeo performances, plus livestock centers, a carnival and shopping. You can also go hog wild at one of the largest hog market shows in the nation. The scent of classic cocktails might lure you into the dimly lit and historical Menger Bar (www. mengerhotel.com), where Teddy Roosevelt recruited troops for his Rough Riders to fght in the Spanish-American War. Built in 1887, with dark cherrywood paneling, beveled glass mirrors from France and Victorian embellishments, the bar’s design is based on the taproom in London’s House of Lords. Past guests at the hotel include Babe Ruth, Mae West, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Trigger, and Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. Some believe the hotel, which was constructed in 1859, is haunted.

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A joyful sound The Mariachi Mass on Sundays at noon at the Queen of the Missions, the Mission San José (www.nps.gov/saan/planyourvisit/sanjose.htm), is a popular stop, and allows visitors the chance to admire the elaborately carved stone ornamentation created by Pedro Huizar. Three other missions on the Mission Trail remind visitors of the Franciscan Friars who introduced religion, education and the science of agricultural irrigation to Native Americans in the 1700s. One of those missions, the Mission San Francisco de la Espada (www.nps.gov/saan/planyour visit/espada.htm) offers another aural experience as the water fow of the acequia (irrigation system) at the frst mission in Texas flls the air. It contains the best-preserved segment of the acequia, which ran between all the missions, and represents a remarkable engineering feat completed in 1745. It still operates the Espada aqueduct and dam. The twang of country western music leads visitors to the warehouse-sized Cowboys Dancehall (www.cowboysdancehall.com/san-antonio/). If you need a refresher on your two-step, free dance lessons are offered every Wednesday and Thursday. Check the website for details on upcoming concerts and indoor rodeo and bull riding. For those with an ear for pop and unusual circumstances, the Bonham Exchange nightclub has both. Past performers there include Tina Turner, Iggy Pop, Debbie Harry and the Ramones. For more information, visit www.bonhamexchange.com A touch of Texas If you cherish a custom-ftted cowboy hat, derby, cap or fedora, Paris Hatters (www.parishatters. com) is the place to fnd satisfaction. Family owned and operated since 1917, Paris Hatters has a décor — including antique wooden hat blocks and bison game trophies — as unique as its hats. The 1930s cash register is still in use. Clients include Dwight Yoakam, Pope John Paul II, Tommy Lee Jones, Matt Damon, Garth Brooks, presidents Lyndon Johnson and George Bush and King Juan

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Testing the taste buds In San Antonio, you’re in the right place if your taste buds yearn for Tex Mex. “Tex-Mex” began as a nickname for the Texas-Mexican Railway in the late 1800s, but now the name refers to Southwestern cuisine. Adapting traditional Mexican and Spanish recipes, adding American ingredients or untraditional spices, Tex-Mex is characterized by heavy use of shredded cheese, meat (particularly beef and pork), beans, spices and Mexican-style tortillas. Dishes such as Texas-style chili con carne and fajitas are Tex-Mex inventions. Locals voted Blanco Café’s enchiladas the best in San Antonio. Handmade four tortillas are made fresh in the back all day long. Try the fery homemade salsa with a chile relleno, steak ranchero or huevos rancheros. Enchiladas verdes is a local favorite. For more, see www.blancocafe.net. Open for dinner only, Biga (www.biga.com) has been named by Gourmet Magazine as one of the top fve restaurants in Texas. Perched above a bend on the Riverwalk, Biga features creative contemporary regional dining, with selections that include a whole host of seafood dishes. Top off your meal with the Grand Marnier souffé or Mexican chocolate mousse. The Monterey (www.themontereysa.com), located in the King William neighborhood, is a converted old Sunglo gas station with an open patio. It features fried green tomatoes at brunch, a brisket po’ boy with mustard greens on their regular menu, and a wide selection of microbrews and craft beers. Fritz Schilo (pronounced she-low) began as a saloon keeper, but during Prohibition he started serving the German dishes of his youth. Housed in an 1800s mercantile exchange building downtown, Schilo’s Delicatessen has repurposed the exchange’s vault as a walk-in refrigerator. Check out the intricate tile work on the foor and the decorative tin ceiling while enjoying German favorites such as potato pancakes, split pea soup, or Reuben sandwiches with hot mustard. To see the complete menu, visit www.schilos.com. Mi Tierra Cafe and Bakery (www.mitierracafe.com/), located in the Mercado, is open 24 hours a day. Founded in 1941 by Cruz and Pete Cortez with three tables to serve early rising farmers, Mi Tierra now seats 500 and features authentic Mexican meals and classic Tex-Mex dishes. Enjoy the year-round Christmas lights and strolling mariachi musicians while sampling fare such as beef steak ranchero, cheese enchilada, crispy beef tacos and tamales, and enjoy a margarita at the magnifcently ornate carved oak bar designed by Jorge Cortez and Armando Sanchez. Finally, The Friendly Spot Ice House (www.thefriendlyspot.com) features inexpensive fare such as queso con carne, smoked trout cakes or bacon-wrapped bratwurst in a relaxed atmosphere with a large outdoor patio. Open until midnight, they offer a selection of over 250 bottled brews plus 76 on draft.

Pamela Kleibrink Thompson is a freelance career and travel writer based in Meridian, Idaho.

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Whether you like your professional development interactive and hands-on or prefer to get serious among your colleagues in a classroom, the 2015 conference education schedule at the Golf Industry Show has something for everyone. A pair of feld trips on Monday, Feb. 23, offer opportunities for superintendents to expand their educational horizons, stretch their career potential and grow the game of golf — “Zoysia as a Game Changer: The Olympic Golf Course, New Zoysiagrasses and You,” at the Bladerunner Farms research and development facility (see “Zoysia takes center stage,” on Page 62, for details) and “Launching a First Green Field Trip Program at Your Own Golf Course.” The First Green feld trip, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., will take participants to historic Brackenridge Park Golf Course, the oldest public golf course in Texas and home to the Texas Golf Hall of Fame, which is located just a few minutes away from the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Brian Woolard, the GCSAA Class A superintendent at Brackenridge, will host participants as they learn how to launch a First Green feld trip program at their own facilities. This interactive workshop in the Lone Star State will be led by professionals from the state of Washington, where the program began. Program executives Karen Armstead, director, and Jeff Shelley, president, will provide lesson plans and other resources. Jeff Gullikson, CGCS, of Spokane Country Club and Stephen Kealy, CGCS, of Glendale Country Club will share their advice about how to set up a living laboratory on the golf course to teach young students about managing water resources, animal habitat, soils, plants and grasses. GCSAA’s feld staff representative for the Northwest region, David Phipps, reported in an October 2012 article in GCM that more than 8,000 students in Washington had participated in the program by 2007, and the organization was actively working to broaden its reach, aided by a USGA grant of more than $150,000 that it received late last year. Phipps says the superintendents who have established First Green feld trips at their facilities report high levels of engagement and numerous success stories in community relations. Meanwhile, back at the convention center, conference

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Discover how to host a First Green feld trip, like the one at Spokane (Wash.) CC pictured here. Photo by David Phipps

education will be under way. The following are just a few of the highlights. Bright lights, big talk Question: How do you liven up a discussion about turfgrass fertility? Answer: Set Michigan State University’s Thom Nikolai, Ph.D., up on a stage to fre questions at a panel of industry experts and let a late-night talk show-style live band play between guests and “commercials.” Back by popular demand, that’s the format for the Turfgrass Talk Show, which kicks off the conference education sessions at 8:30-10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23. Nikolai will be interrogating a distinguished trio of Ph.D.s — Roch Gaussoin of the University of NebraskaLincoln on “The Knowns and Unknowns of Nutrient Uptake”; Mike Richardson of the University of Arkansas on “Does Grass Know (or Care) Which Nitrogen Fertilizer You are Spraying?”; and Larry Stowell of PACE Turf on “Fertilizer Management Using the Wayback Machine.”

Bring on the solutions On or off the golf course, there may be no hotter environmental topic than the plight of bees and other pollinators. The frst Agronomic Solutions session at GCSAA’s education conference, 1-3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, will follow the buzz about the possible causes and effects of imperiled pollinator populations. Roger Stewart, CGCS, of TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota, the 2014 winner of GCSAA’s President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship, will lead a discussion of how superintendents can create pollinator habitat at their facilities and face emotional critics of golf course management. He will be joined by USDA entomologist David Epstein; Mississippi State University’s Jay McCurdy, Ph.D.; and Faith Kuehn, Ph.D., environmental program administrator for the Delaware Department of Agriculture. Superintendents Matt Ceplo, CGCS, of Rockland Country Club in Sparkill, N.Y., and Britton (Bo) Lacy, CGCS, of Tri-City Country Club in Kennewick, Wash., will offer advice based on their extensive environmental experience. More solutions are on tap in the second session, 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, when the topic for discussion will be how turfgrass professionals can ft plant defense activators into an IPM program at their golf course. Cornell University’s Frank Rossi, Ph.D., will moderate a panel of fellow plant science researchers and superintendents to explore how these products work and how they affect other cultural practices.

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Make that! Like the sight of a stunning sunrise over a favorite green, some of life’s best things are free. And some things aren’t as costly as you’d think, especially if you know how to DIY — do it yourself. That’s the motivation behind “DIY for Your Facility: Ideas That Make an Impact,” which replaces the Innovative Superintendent session of previous years. GCSAA’s conference education team revamped the concept to attract a broader audience and a variety of speakers to help superintendents stretch their budgets and challenge their skills. At this session, 8-9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, superintendents will hear tips about showcasing their operation with a compact action video camera like the GoPro from Adam Garr of Plum Hollow Golf Club in Michigan and how to create a map and inventory of golf course trees from Tim Cloninger of Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas. Terry Buchen, CGCS, MG, of Golf Agronomy International will share his ideas for modifying golf course equipment without blowing the budget, and Paul L. Carter, CGCS, of The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay in Harrison, Tenn., will describe how switching to zero-emission equipment can turn down the volume on the golf course. Session brings career heat There’s no place like the GCSAA conference and show

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for superintendents to network. That’s been true since the association held its frst annual meeting at Chicago’s Hotel Sherman in 1927. For 2015’s version of the event, networking gets its own classroom as part of the popular Career Hot Topics session, 1-3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23. Presented in partnership with the Oregon Tall & Fine Fescue Commission, the session will sharpen superintendents’ skills in branding themselves and creating a professional image. Career services consultant and GCM columnist Carol Rau, PHR, will lead a panel of presenters who will focus on networking and communicating in the modern digital world, with an emphasis on helping superintendents advance at every level (student intern to assistant, assistant to superintendent, superintendent to facility leadership). Attendees will be asked to identify gaps in their experience, and the qualities and skills necessary to successfully perform at the next level. For example, Rau tells GCM, anything an assistant can do to positively impact the overall facility bottom-line or the customer experience will help demonstrate he or she is ready to be trusted in the new role. Rau will be joined by Jan Fox of Fox Talks and Billy Casper Golf and Rodney Crow, CGCS, who is senior superintendent of the south-central region for Touchstone Golf Management. Let the games begin After the stadium lights have gone out and the gridiron champs have left the feld, and before the Final Four take the foor, students in turfgrass programs across the country will clash in the 21st Annual GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl. The activities associated with this competition, presented in partnership with John Deere Golf, have expanded over the past few years to stretch across two days, beginning with the Turf Bowl Kick-Off Reception, 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25. Students who are participating in the competition are encouraged to bring their superintendent mentors along to this reception, and any faculty members attending conference and show are also welcome to attend, network and pick up a light snack. In addition to pre-conference registration, four-person competition teams will need to check in on-site to receive their team number, either at the reception or at the Turf Bowl Continental Breakfast, 7-8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26. The four-part exam will follow, 8-11:30 a.m. This year, the competition’s organizers chose to focus the exam’s equipment section on meters, so students will be asked to identify a variety of meters and describe their function. Turf Bowl winners will be announced to a fanfare of their collegiate fght songs at the Golf Industry Show’s Closing Ceremony, 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday. A total of $10,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to the top 10 teams. — Bunny Smith, GCM senior managing editor

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Come together Although superintendents take the spotlight at the Golf Industry Show, there is plenty to capture the attention of other golf course management professionals.

As GCSAA has grown, so have its educational offerings at the Golf Industry Show. This year’s event has a new educational track designed for equipment managers and additional opportunities for assistant superintendents. GCM photos

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In 1926 the National Association of Greenkeepers of America held its inaugural meeting in Toledo, Ohio, where a few dozen superintendents met and ate “a hearty lunch.” In the intervening years, the association’s name changed to the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, the meeting — now the Golf Industry Show— grew to include an education conference and a trade show, and membership expanded from a few dozen to more than 17,000. As a part of those transformations, GCSAA’s annual education conference and trade show have evolved into an event that is for more than just superintendents. In fact, the association has encouraged superintendents to bring their facility’s general manager or assistant superintendent to GIS so that they, too, can beneft from the numerous education sessions and seminars and the extensive networking opportunities the event provides. And with a membership vote to add

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an equipment manager classifcation to GCSAA’s ranks set for San Antonio, more educational offerings at the 2015 education conference are geared toward equipment managers. John Fulling Jr., CGCS, a member of GCSAA’s Board of Directors and superintendent at Kalamazoo (Mich.) Country Club since 1993, has long embraced the concept of bringing staff members to GIS. “For the past 15 years, I have alternated bringing the equipment manager and the assistant superintendent to GIS,” says Fulling. “I think it’s a great experience.” Fulling says that both the assistant superintendent and the equipment manager beneft from the education and networking opportunities. When the assistant attends GIS, as he did last year, Fulling says, “I try to get that person trained to do what we do. He should take education in agronomy, take part in general sessions, get to meet people, network.”

GCSAA is urging its members to share the experience and the benefts of the Golf Industry Show with other staff members at their facilities.

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When it comes to the equipment manager, Fulling says, “There’s a lot of things the equipment manager can do that I can’t. I can really beneft from his expertise at the show. He can spend all day both days on the trade show foor looking at the equipment in depth. I like when the equipment manager has a relationship and can meet with manufacturers and distributors and talk about things that I can’t really talk about.” To assist attendees in selecting relevant education opportunities, four different GCSAA Education Tracks (one each for assistant superintendents, equipment managers, business management and environmental sustainability) are listed on the GIS website (www.golfndustryshow.com/gcsaaeducation-conference/tracks). On Monday, Feb. 23, two sessions, open to all full-conference registrants, are on tap that are geared toward equipment managers and assistant superintendents: “Career Hot Topics: How to Create a Professional Image and Brand Yourself” and “Time to Talk Business: Selling a Budget — Tips, Tools and Tactics.” Four seminars on communications, budgets, professional etiquette and maintaining a healthy lifestyle are also suggested for both assistants and equipment managers. Additional seminars are also offered on both career tracks. Tuesday’s programs include three sessions for assistants and several seminars in the assistant superintendent track

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and the equipment manager track. Of special interest to equipment managers is the seminar, “Sharpen ALL Your Skills — The Successful Equipment Manager.” Additional education opportunities are presented at Answers on the Hour (presented hourly beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday and at 9 a.m. on Thursday) and Tech Tips on the Half (presented on the half-hour beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday) on the trade show foor. On Wednesday, Tucker Perkins of the Propane Education and Research Council will present, “How to Reduce Operating Costs and Improve Your Image by Choosing PropaneFueled Engines” at 3 p.m., and William Brown, CGCS and CEO of Turf Republic, will demonstrate the “Latest and Greatest Apps for Superintendents” at 10:30 a.m. Thursday’s presentations at the trade show include “See Your Grounds Like Never Before: How Technology is Making Complex Decisions Easier” with Aaron Johnson and Bruce Jump from WinField at 2 p.m. and “Emerging Sprayer Application Technologies: GPS and Beyond” with Steve Willey from Cap Stan Ag Systems at 10:30 a.m. On Wednesday evening, equipment managers will also have a chance to mingle and network at the Equipment Manager Networking Reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. — Teresa Carson, GCM senior science editor

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to get an overview of the Alamo City than the Tower of the Americas, with its 750-foot observation deck (the antenna is included in its height) that showcases panoramic views of San Antonio. A distinct landmark, the Tower of the Americas was built in conjunction with Hemisfair, the 1968 World’s Fair that was held in San Antonio. Today, paths skirt the base of the tower, which has 952 steps — or three elevators for those who prefer to skip the hike. Those who come to the Opening Night Celebration, presented in partnership with Syngenta, at the Tower of the Americas (which was supplanted by Las Vegas’ Stratosphere as the tallest observation deck) have the opportunity to experience a thrilling 4D theatre ride, enjoy complimentary appetizers and cocktails, and network with new and old friends. The Opening Session, also presented in partnership with Syngenta, is set for the following morning, Feb. 25, at 8 a.m. Hosted by GCSAA President Keith A. Ihms, CGCS, the session will recognize the best of the best in the profession. A distinct landmark, The Old Tom Morris Award, GCSAA’s most prestigious honor, is being presented to writer Dan Jenkins, who has been inducted into the World Golf Hall the Tower of the of Fame. Jenkins, who befriended golf legend Ben Hogan, has authored multiple Americas was built books, including “Semi-Tough” and “Dead Solid Perfect.” Jenkins has attended 223 major championships, the frst one in 1951. Several awards for outstanding achievements will be delivered. Recipients inin conjunction with clude Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award winners Melvin B. Lucas, the Hemisfair, the CGCS Retired, and Cal Roth, senior vice president of agronomy for the PGA Lucas has been a GCSAA member for more than fve decades and served 1968 World’s Fair Tour. as its president in 1980. Roth oversees conditioning for more than 120 golf tourthat was held in San naments annually and has been a GCSAA member since 1978. The President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship will go to Paul L. Antonio. Carter, CGCS, who presides over The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay, just outside of Chattanooga, Tenn. Carter has poured his efforts into environmental and sustainable causes. In 2013, Carter earned the overall Environmental Leaders in Golf Award that is presented in collaboration by GCSAA and Golf Digest. Two superintendents — Jim Ferrin, CGCS, and Sam Samuelson, CGCS — are receiving the Leo Feser Award that is given to the author (in this case, authors) of the best superintendent-written story published in GCSAA’s fagship publication, GCM. The California-based superintendents wrote “Fear and Loathing and the ADA” for the January 2014 issue of the magazine. Also, the class of 2014 superintendents who completed the requirements to be certifed golf course superintendents will be acknowledged. The GIS General Session on Feb. 26 kicks off the fnal day of activities in San Antonio and features the USGA. A session that is focused on managing the game and the course will be presented. USGA Green Section representatives David Oatis and Brian Whitlark will present best turf tips, and Patrick J. Gross will present water conservation success stories. Other presenters include Karen Guz, San Antonio Water System conservation director, and Henry DeLozier, Global Golf Advisors principal, who will speak about the challenges that lie ahead. Finally, the Closing Celebration, presented in partnership with John Deere Golf, at 5 p.m. on Feb. 26, marks the return of David Feherty. The humorous and candid on-air golf personality frst attended the show in 2012 in Las Vegas and performed to a full house. — Howard Richman, GCM, associate editor

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For President John J. O’Keefe, CGCS John J. O’Keefe, CGCS, has been the director of golf course management at Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne, N.J., since 1986. He has an associate’s degree in turfgrass management from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. A 35-year member of GCSAA, O’Keefe has served on the board of directors since 2008. He currently serves as the chairman of both the Tournament and Member Classifcations Appeals task groups. O’Keefe is a member and past president of both the GCSA of New Jersey and the Metropolitan GCSA. He is also a member and past president of the Tri-State Turfgrass Research Foundation and a past member of the Metropolitan Golf Association Green Committee.

Statement

Candidates

It is with great honor that I enthusiastically accept the nomination of the GCSA of New Jersey and the Metropolitan GCSA as a candidate for president of the 2015 GCSAA Board of Directors. The boards and members from these two chapters have shown continued great faith in me and I am truly honored and thankful. During my seven-year tenure serving as a GCSAA director, including the past year as vice president, one of our main focuses as a board has been to keep GCSAA moving forward. The majority of the programs we provide our membership are now available on a 24-hour basis thanks to our ongoing technology updates. Education opportunities are available on demand through our popular free webinars and on GCSAA TV, both at your fngertips through your mobile device or computer. Our very strong social networking efforts continue to spread the word about GCSAA to the golf industry and to the world in general, as well as go a long way to build our network through the sharing of professional experiences. The feld staff program has proved to be a big success. Our feld staff is serving as a strong conduit between GCSAA and our chapters, providing an essential value to membership. And anytime we can add value to your membership dollars, I believe we should. It is paramount to serving you, our members. I urge you to continue to support our Rounds 4 Research initiative, which greatly assists all of us in our commitment to research, advocacy and scholarship and to securing the future of our profession. As we move forward, I feel we should continue to stress the goal of ensuring our growth by fnding creative ways to not only retain our current members but to seek ways to expand our ranks. It is imperative to note that our students and our assistant superintendents are our future and we need to continue to recruit them into our association. We have to encourage turf school educators to promote GCSAA to their students and we need to retain those students as members once they graduate. Once again, it’s all about membership. Without our members, our organization would be nothing. Advocacy is a major component of what GCSAA does for our membership and for our profession. It is imperative that we continue to strengthen our relationships with our allied associations. This networking is vital to the sustainability of the game of golf as well as reaching our goal of strong governmental advocacy. As a board, we strive to keep our Golf Industry Show and our education opportunities on the cutting edge. Keeping our ideas fresh and current not only helps keep our members up to date and informed but also promotes networking opportunities with fellow members and our allied associations. Economically speaking, in order to provide the best show possible, we, of course, need the support of our members through your attendance. Our outreach through member surveys and to local chapters about GIS has provided us with much insight. We’re listening. Your feedback has prompted us to streamline our GIS schedule, making the most effcient use of your time and travel dollars. I greatly appreciate the confdence you, our members, have shown in me, and I pledge to continue to do my best to earn that confdence and serve you well.

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For Vice President Peter J. Grass, CGCS

Candidates

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 30-year member of GCSAA, Grass has been on the board of directors since 2009. He currently serves as the chairman of the Government Relations Committee and the Technology Innovation and Technology Testing task groups, and is vice chairman of the Tournament 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 vice president position of GCSAA. I appreciate the trust and support that the members have bestowed upon not only myself, but 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. Now my mission is to not only share the “what we do” as an association but most importantly to me, the “why we do what we do.” My experiences have shown me that when we as a board of nine make decisions, often our members have questions about the decision. Whether it is a new or discontinued program or service, all the way to our dues structure, when we explain the background information and “why” the decision was made, 95 percent or more of the time, the member’s response is, “I understand now and will support it, too.” 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 that 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 course experience and fnancially as well. I feel that the greatest asset of GCSAA is our staff. They are truly dedicated to fulflling the mission, vision and values of the association, which in turn makes the success of each member and their facility a priority to them. For all of us, relationships within our facilities are a vital part of the success of that facility. The same is true of GCSAA and the world of golf; our relationships within the allied associations of golf are extremely important. I am very proud of the work we all have done to encourage the joint efforts that have resulted in the increased recognition of our profession, greater player participation and enjoyment of the game. We are all working/advocating on things that most do not even know are issues, but some rise to the level of our facilities and possibly the entire industry not being able to survive if some would have their way. It is my pledge, to continue being conservative in our spending but supporting as many direct member and chapter services as we possibly can. 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. Just as I mentioned about our staff, my working towards and always being guided by the mission, vision and values of GCSAA is my job as a director. I take great pride in serving and the responsibility that comes with it. I will close by thanking my employer, the Hilands Golf Club, for their 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 Secretary/Treasurer Rafael Barajas, CGCS Rafael Barajas, CGCS, has been the golf course superintendent at Hacienda Golf Club in La Habra Heights, Calif., since 1995. Previously, 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 29-year member of GCSAA, Barajas has served on the national board of directors since 2011. He is currently the chairman of the Communications/Outreach Task Group. Barajas is a member and former president of both the GCSA of Southern California and the California GCSA.

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Candidates

I am truly grateful and honored to have served during the past four years on the GCSAA board. Of utmost importance, I offer 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 I am prepared for and will treat with the dedication that the position requires and deserves. The enthusiastic support and guidance over the years from the following chapters remains the catalyst of my efforts and a primary driving force behind my passion and motivation to serve 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, and for this I am truly honored. I have enjoyed the past 29 years as a member of GCSAA and the numerous chapters I’ve had the privilege to call home, including the Southern California GCSA, the Hi-Lo Desert GCSA, the Central California GCSA and the California GCSA. Now, with the additional experience gained the past four years as a national director, 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. I have 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 vitality of the local chapters and the members within those chapters remains the lifeblood of our organization. The national association must stay committed to supporting the local chapters and ensuring the ongoing and effective communication across the various states and throughout the nation. As an association, we derive great strength and vitality from the local chapters in our organization, but national can provide the synergy that brings us together and makes us stronger. The association’s commitment 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, I believe 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 regulation and labor issues, we must remain proactive in ways that continue to promote our image as leaders and change agents at the vanguard of our industry. By serving 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 qualities that I am committed to 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. I believe strongly in volunteerism and giving back, 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 humility and gratitude, I ask that you consider my dedication to the industry, qualifcations and record of service as I seek your support of my election to the offce of GCSAA secretary/treasurer.

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For Secretary/Treasurer Bill H. Maynard, CGCS

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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 28-year member of GCSAA, Maynard has been a member of the board of directors since 2010. He currently serves as the chairman of the BMP Grants and GCSAA Essay /Scholars task groups and is vice chairman of the Research Proposal Review Committee. Maynard is a member of the Mississippi Valley GCSA and a member and past president of the Heart of America GCSA. He also previously served on the board of directors of the Carolinas GCSA.

Statement I am honored to be nominated for the offce of secretary/treasurer by the Mississippi Valley GCSA. Having the chance to serve our association for the past fve years has been an incredible learning experience. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve you. This 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 made technology, feld staff, advocacy, education and increased revenue the fve key priorities for the future of our association. All of these share equal importance moving forward. Technology. I support the development of new GCSAA apps that will bring the tools you need to your hand-held devices. Smartphones and tablets are becoming essential to this rapidly changing information technology world. Through our mobile app, industry news and fellow member’s contact information are only a few tools your new GCSAA app can provide. Field staff. Our leadership is closing the perceived disconnect between the local chapter and the national association. Whether the feld staff is coming to you or you are one of the hundreds of members that come to Lawrence, I continue to support this type of member engagement despite our diffcult economy. Please reach out to your feld staff representative for any information you or your chapter may need. Advocacy. I support the recent hiring of staff to bolster the GCSAA advocacy efforts to our employers and the important advocacy taking place in Washington D.C. Our advocacy platform is gaining strength and is one of the most important things we can do for you as a member and our association. As a participant in National Golf Day, it was clear to me we have a voice on Capitol Hill. Education. As an educator for GCSAA, I support efforts to keep our education relevant and current with the golf business. 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 we do. Please be aware of the new education offerings that will be available at the 2015 Golf Industry Show in San Antonio. Increased revenue. I support new and innovative ways to increase revenue for this association. As a member of the fnance committee and the EIFG Board of Directors, 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 2015.

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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 bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degrees in horticulture/turf from Colorado State University in Fort Collins and in meteorology from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. A 24-year member of GCSAA, Breen has served on the Environmental Programs, Nominating, Research Proposal Review and Strategic Communications committees, as well as the Board Policy Oversight and Competency task groups. 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 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 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to work in concert with others, to listen, learn and grow, and be a person that others are proud to have representing them. It was how I approached my previous board service at the state and local levels, 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 that responsibility 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 GCSA 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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The GCSAA Annual Meeting and Election is scheduled for 1:30-4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 26 in San Antonio. Individual voters and proxy holders are required to check in with Scott Woodhead, CAE, associate director, GCSAA member relations, prior to the election in the West Registration area of the convention center. Voter check-in hours are 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 23-24, and 7 a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25.

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For Director Darren J. Davis, CGCS

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Darren J. Davis, CGCS, has served as the golf course superintendent at Olde Florida Golf Club in Naples since 1992. Prior experience includes 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 has a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in communications from Florida Gulf Coast University and a turfgrass management certifcate from Penn State. A 25-year GCSAA member, Davis has served on the GCSAA Board of Directors since 2012. He currently serves as the chairman of both the Environmental Profle and GCM Editorial Board task groups, and is the vice chairman of the Government Relations Committee. Davis is a member and former president of both the Everglades GCSA and Florida GCSA. He is also a former president of the Florida Turfgrass Association and is a current director for the Musser International Turfgrass Foundation.

Statement It has been an honor to serve on the GCSAA Board of Directors for the last three years. I am grateful to the delegates and the membership of GCSAA for the opportunity and for the tremendous amount of support they have provided. I remain committed to representing and serving each and every member of GCSAA. I am equally dedicated to improving the perception of the industry and enhancing the value of the golf course superintendent. As a past president of the Florida GCSA, the Florida Turfgrass Association, the Everglades GCSA and a current director of the Musser International Turfgrass Foundation, serving on the GCSAA Board of Directors was a natural progression. My desire and willingness to continually immerse myself in service to the industry is due to my gratitude for those who served ahead of me as well as my healthy passion for the profession. I have always felt fortunate to be a member of the golf course industry and to have a job that I love. As I refect on my tenure in the business, it truly does seem like just yesterday that I anxiously started on the crew at a local golf course in Tallahassee, Fla., and although many things have changed since then, I am blessed that my excitement and passion for the profession remain equally intense today. At the beginning of my career, I joined GCSAA to take advantage of the programs and services it offered, and during my 25 years of membership, the association has provided me with a tremendous amount of assistance and support. Being a member of GCSAA has afforded me numerous opportunities, and serving the association in a variety of capacities over the last 20 years has been a privilege. My GCSAA service, coupled with a variety of other industry involvement, has been invaluable and presented me with the opportunity to develop relationships, increase my knowledge, improve my skills and expand my leadership abilities. The necessary commitment to serve effectively as a GCSAA director is time-consuming, but my employer and staff welcome my continued service. I have been fortunate to work at a facility for the last 22 years that encourages me to spend time advocating for the industry. If the delegates and membership of GCSAA desire my service, it would be an honor to continue representing them on the board of directors. My frst three years on the board have been very rewarding and productive, and while the association is strong, work remains as we continue to position GCSAA as the global leader in golf course management. Finally, I am extremely grateful for the letter of nomination from the Florida GCSA, the Calusa GCSA, the Central Florida GCSA, the Everglades GCSA, the North Florida GCSA, the Palm Beach GCSA, the Ridge GCSA, the Seven Rivers GCSA, the South Florida GCSA, the Suncoast GCSA, the Treasure Coast GCSA and the West Coast GCSA. I am honored to once again be a candidate for the offce of director of GCSAA, and I hope to serve the membership for another term.

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For Director John R. Fulling Jr., CGCS John R. Fulling Jr., CGCS, has served as the golf course superintendent at Kalamazoo (Mich.) Country Club since 1993. Previously, he was the superintendent at Berrien Hills Country Club in Benton Harbor, Mich., and Medinah (Ill.) Country Club. He has a turfgrass management degree from Kishwaukee College in Malta, Ill., and a music degree from Northern Illinois University. A 25-year member of GCSAA, Fulling has served on the national board of directors since 2013. He currently serves as the chairman of the Research Proposal Review Committee and vice chairman for both the Technology Innovation and Technology Testing task groups. Fulling is a member and past president of the Michigan GCSA and a past president of the Western Michigan GCSA. He is also a former president of the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation, and previously served as a green committee member for the Golf Association of Michigan and a committee member for the Michigan Golf Alliance.

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I believe the golf course superintendent is key to the economic and overall vitality of the game of golf. I believe that we are a unique blend of business professional, agronomist, environmentalist and gamekeeper, all of which are driven by an uncompromising work ethic. We add great value to the facilities for which we work, the communities in which we live and to the game that is our foundation. I believe we are a community of professionals whose similarities far outweigh our individual differences. Our life experiences, passions, ethics, values, trials and rewards are intertwined and understood by every one of us at a foundational level that virtually no other profession can begin to grasp. No matter the economic level of each of us, a golf course superintendent need only hear the words “golf course superintendent,” and we immediately and completely know our brother or sister. Without a single word, we know why all of us get up in the morning. We see and feel the same internal driver that pushes us all toward excellence. This is our greatest strength. This is what the world should know of us. This is what the world will know of us. I have always had a passion for the golf course superintendent. It is what has driven me to the servant leader role throughout the past 25 years. Our story is too good to sit idle. Our people are too good to remain unrecognized. Serving you at the board level the past two years has only added fuel to the fame. Everywhere I go and every golf course superintendent I meet serves as a reminder of how extraordinary we are. Serving you has given me clarity and focus. I believe a signifcant portion of our mission is to continue to tell the world about the golf course superintendent. We should tell the world about all of us so that the world can know each of us. The direction of GCSAA is excellent. It is forward-thinking and focused on overall longrange goals, which are frmly rooted in advancing the game of golf and recognition of the golf course superintendent. The leadership and staff of GCSAA are excellent. They are well educated, passionate and dedicated. It’s a great combination and, frankly, a lot of fun. I’ve really enjoyed being a part of the process and ask once again for your support that I might continue to serve you. My sincere thanks to the members of the Michigan GCSA, my home chapter of 23 years, for your friendship, support and nomination. My sincere thanks also to the members of the Midwest Association of GCS, my frst chapter, which I joined more than 25 years ago and of which I am still very proud to be a member, for your continued support. Lastly, thanks to the members of GCSAA for giving me the opportunity to serve you. Should you be so kind as to grant me the opportunity, I promise to continue to represent you with integrity, courage and honesty.

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For Director Mark F. Jordan, CGCS

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Mark F. Jordan, CGCS, has served as the natural resource leader at Westfeld Group Country Club in Westfeld Center, Ohio, since 2007. He has been with the club since 1993, previously serving in general manager, club manager, superintendent (South Course) and assistant superintendent roles. He also previously served as assistant superintendent at both Winding Hollow Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, and Hyde Park Golf and Country Club in Cincinnati. He has a bachelor’s degree in agronomy from Ohio State University in Columbus and an associate of applied science degree in turfgrass management from Ohio State’s Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster. A 28-year member of GCSAA, Jordan has served on GCSAA’s board of directors since 2014. He currently serves as the chairman of the Certifcation Committee and the Melrose Leadership Academy and Plant Health Academy and Scholarship task groups. Jordan is a member and past president of the Northern Ohio GCSA. He is a former president of the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation and a board member with both Play Golf Ohio and the Ohio Pesticide Applicators for Responsible Regulation.

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I am honored to be considered a candidate for the GCSAA Board of Directors. I sincerely thank the Ohio chapters, particularly the Northern Ohio GCSA, for support of my nomination. My experiences since becoming a board member last February have been invaluable and have provided the opportunity to build and strengthen relationships with chapter leaders, members, current directors and GCSAA staff. As I prepared to write this essay, I evaluated my motives on why I want to run for the board. Through this process, I reviewed the GCSAA mission statement, which reads: “GCSAA is dedicated to serving its members, advancing their profession and enhancing the enjoyment, growth and vitality of the game of golf.” As I read this, it became clear that my personal motivation was properly focused. The defning moment in the process came when I inserted my name in place of GCSAA and read the statement. It reinforced my desire to serve our members and industry. I am dedicated to serving our 18,000 members, I am dedicated to advancing our profession and I am dedicated to enhancing the enjoyment, growth and vitality of the game. Taken a step further, I am sure the same can also be said for many other superintendents throughout the country who continue to move our profession in a positive direction. Some of our biggest challenges continue to be local, state and national legislative issues. Regulations on water conservation/quality, fertilizer/pesticide use and other environmental legislation continue to be at the forefront around the nation. There are many success stories of collaboration between engaged superintendents, local chapters, GCSAA feld staff and GCSAA governmental relation’s staff to ensure our voice is heard, recognized and respected. Creating engagement opportunities, such as the GCSAA Grassroots Ambassador Program, will perpetuate exposure and involvement with our legislators. Continued focus on growing the game through understanding golfer demographics and needs is critical to developing initiatives and alternatives, which sustain the long-term health and vitality of our game. Collaborating with the PGA of America, Club Managers Association of America and other allied industry groups, not only at the national level but at each of our facilities, is critical to the future of golf. I also feel we need to maintain a continued industry focus with a global perspective, but without sacrifcing our principles. Col. John Morley founded our profession 91 years ago in Northern Ohio when he helped establish the Cleveland Greenkeepers Association and, three years later, at Sylvania Country Club as he established the National Greenkeepers Association. We need to protect and respect his guiding principles of education, benevolence and camaraderie regardless of whether it is in Cleveland or Beijing. I have truly enjoyed my frst year on the board and look forward to the opportunity to continue serving our members and the industry. I appreciate the continued support of my employer, staff and, most importantly, my family. Thanks to the GCSAA Nominating Committee for their consideration of me as a candidate for the 2015 GCSAA Board of Directors.

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For Director Jeffrey 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 bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in horticulture from Iowa State University in Ames and a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix in Milwaukee. A 30-year member of GCSAA, Millies has served on several GCSAA committees, most recently the Election Committee. 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, Wisc.

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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 30 years and can honestly say golf has been part of my entire life. I have had the privilege of growing up on a golf course where I am a fourth-generation superintendent. My great-grandfather became involved in the golf industry starting back in the Great Depression in Hillside, Ill., and now I am part of the family business in Big Bend, Wis. This has allowed me unique opportunities and challenges. In my early years, I was able to be part of the design and construction of expanding the facility to 36 holes. Budget constraints have always been a problem being a superintendent in a family business. This has caused me to become a hands-on type of superintendent, making me a creative problem-solver and effcient in my daily activities. Networking with other superintendents within my local chapter has always been an important 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. As my time serving on my local chapter ends, I have been blessed and honored to work with other superintendents who share that deep commitment to grow our profession. These last 10 years serving on the Wisconsin GCSA has had many diffcult but very rewarding experiences, ranging from legislative issues to hiring a chapter manager to implementing an online auction to beneft turfgrass research. These experiences have 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 the success of GCSAA is driven by local chapters and their members, 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 association. I am always amazed by the talent within our profession, and by working together, I am confdent we can continue to build upon the previous successes. 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

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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. Additionally, his family owned and operated Lost Nation Golf Club in Dixon, Ill. A 23-year member of GCSAA, Van Poucke is a past representative of Cactus & Pine GCSA at GCSAA’s Chapter Delegates Meeting. Van Poucke is a member and serves on the board of directors of Cactus & Pine GCSA. He is also a member of the Club Managers Association of America, the USGA and the National Golf Foundation.

Statement I would like to state that it’s an honor and privilege to be considered as a candidate for the GCSAA Board of Directors. I am honored and grateful to be nominated by Cactus & Pine GCSA to possibly be a board member. I will bring the same passion and dedication 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 that I was owner of Apache Sun Golf Club for over 17 years, which included a broad range of responsibilities. My responsibilities included being course superintendent, general manager, facilitating director and stockholder meetings and selling the golf course. Selling the golf course involved working with lawyers, builders and attending zoning meetings. I have also become very active in government relations. The one area that has become very important in the Southwest has been dealing with water. Our water provider informed me in 2012 that the water from the Central Arizona Project (CAP) would no longer be available. I then did some additional research and found that there were other golf courses affected by this action. I then became very involved with the CAP board and was able to get a two-year extension on water. I continued to go to board meetings and spoke at the U.S. EPA hearing on the Navajo Generating station. This provides electricity to pump water to Phoenix and Tucson. Another area in which I have become involved has been dealing with the Waters of the U.S. provision of the Clean Water Act. I participated during National Golf Day in Washington D.C., and during this time I’ve been working closely with our local chapter to continue work with our representatives to get the word out to our members. I’ve worked with the Arizona Department of Water Resources on what changes might be occurring to statutes concerning water. I’ve also had representatives come speak at our local meetings to keep our members informed. Lastly, I’ve also worked extensively with Jeff Jensen, GSCAA’s feld staff representative in the Southwest, on these issues concerning our members. The past 25 years at Apache Sun Golf Club as well as my experience at Woodridge Golf Club in Lisle, Ill., have provided me the broad experiences that give me the insight to meet the challenges that the golf industry is facing today and in the future. I want to give back to the golf industry for what golf has provided my family and me. I want young people to be able to experience what I’ve been able to enjoy. In closing I would like to thank my employer Apache Sun Golf Club and my wife and family for their support.

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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 29-year member of GCSAA, Walker is a current member of GCSAA’s Tournament Task Group and previously served on the Chapter Relations, Scholarship and Tournament and Conference committees, in addition to the Conference and Show Resource Group. Walker is a member and former president of both the South Texas GCSA and the Lone Star GCSA. He is also a member of the Texas Turfgrass Association.

Statement As I approach 30 years of membership with GCSAA, I have taken some time to refect on my many years of service and participation with this association. My frst GCSAA conference and show was in Houston in 1988, and I can remember how enormous it was to me. Everywhere you looked there were people and things to observe. Everyone looked very busy but were all willing to engage in conversation about anything. I also remember playing in the golf tournament in 2001 in San Antonio. Over 700 competitors came to our state and I was so proud to be part of the group that hosted that year. I recall the years when the Professional Development Initiative was introduced. For the frst time in my career, we had many conversations with superintendents not only in our chapter, but throughout our region and beyond the state. We had a local superintendent’s meeting on Sept. 11, 2001. I don’t think anyone will forget where they were on that day. In 2008 we saw the decline of our economy and the huge impact it had on our industry. Superintendents all over the country were making fnancial adjustments to stay afoat. Local, state and national boards were extremely proactive during this economic downturn to keep these associations strong. During all of these years, I have been in some form of leadership role with local and state associations. I have been on strategic planning committees when the economy was thriving and I have been on executive committees during the economic downturn. I have learned a lot through these experiences, both good and bad. My passion to be a superintendent is as strong today as it was almost 30 years ago. I also have a strong desire to be active and engaged in leadership roles. My many years of service have prepared me to be a candidate for the board of directors with GCSAA. I would appreciate your support for the 2015 election.

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Please pass

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

If golf is going to grow, it is up to us to welcome new participants and teach them the etiquette of letting faster players play through.

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Headlights shine through low-lying morning fog as the faint glow of a predawn sky reveals broken clouds. A voice from the radio cautions, “A 40 percent chance of morning sprinkles.” The vehicle turns into the driveway of a suburban two-story home. Inside, bacon sizzles in the frying pan and a woman scrambles some eggs. The toaster pops and the doorbell rings. “Come on in, Dad,” the woman calls. “Breakfast is ready.” The conversation is genial. A young boy sits at the table with his parents and his grandfather. “It’ll be a long hike today and there’s some steep terrain, so eat up because you’ll need your energy,” says the father. “Last time I was there, I saw a badger,” says the boy’s grandfather. “Really, grandpa?” The boy reaches across the table. “Please allow others to pass,” his mother admonishes as she hands him the plate of bacon. “It’s rude to reach across the table.” The grandfather continues, “Yup, the badger came out of the tall grass and it was just as surprised as I was. Stood up on its back legs, raised its front paws and gave me a warning hiss. I gave him his ground.” “Pack your rain gear,” the mother says. Inside the car, the boy is playing a video game on a cell phone. His father says, “I know you’ll be starting drivers’ training soon, son. Notice how grandpa moves to the right lane to let faster drivers pass? There’s no need to rush, just let them pass.” As the car comes to a stop, the boy’s father says, “Please leave the phone in the car. You won’t need it, we’re getting away from it all this morning.” Next, we follow our family of four as they pull their golf carts down a hilly fairway. In the distance to their left is a pond, and a doe and her fawn scurry off to the right as the foursome approaches. A voice proclaims, “Golf, bringing generations together hours at a time,” or maybe, “Golf, bridging the gap between generations for generations,” or “Golf, bringing friends and family together for centuries,” or “Get away from it all — and back — in a matter of hours,” but it certainly does not say, “While we’re young.” According to the National Golf Foundation (NGF), 399 golf courses opened in the U.S. in

the year 2000. Compare that to 2013 when 14 new golf courses opened and 157.5 closed. Turfgrass conference attendance and university registrations refect that depressing trend (see the article “Degrees of uncertainty” in the November 2014 issue of GCM). Anything that stands the test of time has experienced numerous ups and downs. I suppose a low point for the game of golf came on March 6, 1457, when it was banned in Scotland because it took up too much time. The game survived and it will never die, but its growth, or lack thereof, depends on how those of us that owe our employment to the sport welcome and educate those that are curious and taking up the game. I have visited the “While we’re young” website, and if you have not, I encourage you to consider its suggestions for how to speed up the pace of play at your facility. With that said, the commercials make me wonder who the target audience is. Just who are they suggesting should “hurry up and play?” What ever happened to, “Take the time to smell the roses?” If golf is going to grow, it is up to us to welcome new participants and teach them the etiquette of letting faster players play through. In fact, commercials reminding all golfers to allow faster players to “please pass” wouldn’t hurt. You might help contribute by building a strong relationship with your course ranger. If your facility has a ranger, that individual represents the hospitality of the golf course grounds more than any other individual. They have the power to reprimand players and tell them to “speed up,” which might deter growth at that public facility. On the other hand, the ranger can kindly ask slower paced players to let the foursome behind them “please pass.” Concerns about the length of time it takes to play a round of golf are as old as the game itself. When its participants and governing bodies can put their differences aside, the sky will clear, the sun will shine and the game will grow. After all, the game of golf offers everyone the chance to get away from it all, and back, in just a matter of hours.

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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Drought injury (leaf fring and wilting) on TifEagle bermudagrass: a closer view and an overhead view (below). Photos by J.H. Rowland

Potassium Potassium, often called the “health element,” is thought to improve resistance to stresses from drought, disease and temperature extremes. Since potassium is highly soluble and leaches readily in high-sand-content greens, it is often considered defcient in soil samples submitted for testing soon after large amounts have been applied. When potassium is adequate in leaf tissue, turfgrass quality is optimized (7), and increased tolerance to drought, disease, wear and heat is inferred. Fertilization with potassium in N/K ratios above 1:0.5 does not necessarily increase tissue potassium, turf quality (6,7) or drought resistance, as turfgrasses generally use only half as much potassium as nitrogen. Potassium has also been found to reach saturation in bermudagrass leaf tissue when applied at rates equal to, or higher than 1 pound/1,000 square feet (4.9 grams/square meter) per 30 days (7). Regardless, some turfgrass managers continue to apply excessive rates of potassium in relation to nitrogen in an attempt to improve stress tolerances (6,7). Thus, there is a need for evaluation of proper N/K ratios for various cultivars under different irrigation schemes. Researc objective The objective of this study was to evaluate drought resistance of several recently established warm-season turfgrass cultivars and the effect of varied potassium fertilization

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(2) and canopy resistance (4) help turfgrasses avoid and tolerate drought stress and allow longer periods between irrigation events. Improved seashore paspalum and zoysiagrass cultivars can provide quality putting surfaces, tolerate saline irrigation and are thought to require less water than bermudagrass. SeaDwarf, thought to be the frst true dwarf seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Swartz), is able to tolerate saline irrigation and can be used in all areas of a golf course. Zoysiagrasses are often used in areas where salt stress, limited sunlight and low temperatures limit the growth of other warm-season species. Zoysiagrass use has been limited in the United States because cultivars suitable for golf course greens were not commercially available. Recent releases, including PristineFlora [Zoysia japonica Stued. × Zoysia tenuifolia (L.) Merr.], an upright, narrow-leafed, “Emerald-type” zoysiagrass, can be maintained at current putting green mowing heights.

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Day Figure 1. Spring 2009 wilting ratings (0% = none, 10% = objectionable, 25% = severe and 100% = completely wilted) of warm-season putting green cultivars on a research green built to USGA recommendations when irrigated at (A) 25% potential evapotranspiration (ETo) or (B) 50% ETo. Means with different letters are statistically different. Arrow indicates start of daily irrigation at 200% ETo.

on drought resistance of these cultivars established on a putting green built to USGA recommendations. Materials and methods Experimental site 1 Experiments were performed April 24May 16 (spring) and Oct. 10-30 (fall), 2009, and May 20-June 7, 2010, on a research green built according to USGA recommendations at the University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center. The green contained 30 separately valved irrigation zones (main plots), each 13.1 feet ×

26.2 feet (4 meter × 8 meter), equipped with stationary 4-inch (10-centimeter) pop-up sprinklers (Toro model 570). Irrigation water was distributed at 0.02 inch (0.56 millimeters) per minute with 91% uniformity for grass and 89% uniformity for irrigation and N/K ratio. PristineFlora, SeaDwarf, Tifdwarf and TifEagle [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. × C. transvaalensis Burt Davy], were established from sprigs in September 2008 and July 2009 in 13-foot × 13-foot (4-meter × 4-meter) subplots on USGA-recommended sand. Drydowns were initiated after cultivars had fully established. The green was fertilized once

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planted on native Hallandale fne sand. ET was measured daily at approximately 4 p.m., using 4-inch-wide × 8-inch-deep (10-centimeter × 20-centimeter) polyvinyl chloride (PVC) mini-lysimeters, which received uniform irrigation at the frst sign of wilting.

Lysimeters in zoysiagrass (two darker plots in the center top part of the photo) and SeaDwarf seashore paspalum (front, left) and Tifdwarf bermudagrass (front, right) during a dry-down.

Canopy resistance components Cultivar

Shoot density/ 0.4 inch

Leaves/ shoot

Leaf width (millimeters)†

Leaf orientation (1-10)‡

PristineFlora

14 b§

3.7 b

1.1 b

4.5 a

SeaDwarf

13 bc

4.4 a

1.6 a

3.8 b

Tifdwarf

12 c

4.2 a

1.1 b

3.7 b

TifEagle

16 a

4.5 a

1.1 b

3.2 c

†

Leaf measured at lowest green leaf. Leaf orientation: 1-10 (1 = horizontal; 10= vertical). § Means with different letters within a column are statistically different. ‡

Table 1. Canopy resistance components of warm-season putting green cultivars.

before each dry-down with 1 pound nitrogen/1,000 square feet (4.9 grams nitrogen/ square meter) per 30 days using a 12-4-12 (5.25% slow-release nitrogen and 2.6% slowrelease potassium) greens Polyon mixture (Harrell’s), and maintained at a daily mowing height of 0.140-0.150 inch (3.6–3.8 millimeters) with clippings removed. Potassium (as KCl) was applied with nitrogen in four fertilization ratios (1N:1K, 1N:2K, 1N:3K, and 1N:4K) to 6.5-foot × 6.5-foot (2 meter × 2 meter) sub-subplots. Irrigation was applied at 200% ETo for two days before the initiation of each experiment to adequately dissolve the fertilizer and

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ensure all plots were thoroughly watered. Subsequent irrigation was applied daily at 25%, 50% or 100% ETo, calculated on a daily basis using the modifed Blaney-Criddle equation. When drought stress became too severe, irrigation was increased to 200% ETo daily throughout the remainder of the experiments to facilitate recovery. Experimental site 2 Two-inch (5-centimeter) deep sod for PristineFlora zoysiagrass, Tifdwarf bermudagrass and SeaDwarf seashore paspalum was obtained from a recently established research green built to USGA recommendations and

Qualitative and physical measurements Soil cores with verdure and thatch removed were tested to determine bulk density and pore space within the root zone. Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) was determined on a constant hydraulic head permeameter. Visual estimates of leaf wilting, as a combination of leaf rolling and fring, were rated on a percent of plot basis (10% = objectionable, 25% = severe and 100% = completely wilted). Turfgrass quality was rated visually on a 1-10 scale, where 1 = dead, 6 = minimally acceptable and 10 = best. Three theta probe readings for volumetric water content (VWC) were taken at a depth of 2.4 inches (6 centimeters) with a soil moisture meter (TH2O, Dynamax) calibrated for a mineral soil. Canopy resistance components were determined by measuring shoot density (shoots/ square inch), leaf density (leaves/shoot), leaf width (lowest/oldest green leaf) and leaf orientation (1 = horizontal, and 10 = vertical) from 3-square-inch (20-square-centimeter) cores (4). Thatch and root depths were measured at the three lowest points from 4-inch-wide × 8-inch-deep soil cores. Thatch and roots were separated, oven-dried and ashed to determine “ash-free” thatch weight and root weight (7). Results and discussion Turfgrass wilting In spring 2009, wilting was generally statistically similar among cultivars at 25% ETo until irrigation was increased because of severe drought stress (Figure 1A). Wilting for Tifdwarf and TifEagle continued to increase for three days after irrigation was increased to 200% ETo, applied on a daily basis, while SeaDwarf and PristineFlora generally had less wilting and recovered more quickly. Tifdwarf and TifEagle exhibited severe wilting at 50% ETo, while PristineFlora and SeaDwarf had only minimal wilting (Figure 1B). Although wilting was similar, and did not reach objectionable levels at 100% ETo, more than 6% was observed in Tifdwarf and TifEagle, while PristineFlora and SeaDwarf had none. In fall 2009, Tifdwarf and TifEagle wilted

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more than PristineFlora and SeaDwarf at 25% ETo (Figure 2A), and SeaDwarf had the least wilting at 50% ETo (Figure 2B). Although it was not rated objectionable, some wilting was observed in all cultivars at 100% ETo. In spring 2010, wilting was signifcantly more severe for Tifdwarf and TifEagle than for PristineFlora and SeaDwarf at all levels of irrigation. Though all cultivars experienced objectionable wilting at 25% ETo in spring and fall 2009, PristineFlora and SeaDwarf tolerated defcit irrigation better than the bermudagrasses, as they wilted less and recovered more quickly. The lag in recovery for Tifdwarf and TifEagle in the spring at 25% ETo was likely due to greater wilting tendency, reduced ability to recover from drought stress, and the extremely low (<10%) VWC that was noted in some plots; VWC was not allowed to reach the same levels in fall 2009 and in 2010. Higher shoot density and more horizontal leaf orientation (Table 1) did not appear to increase drought resistance in TifEagle. PristineFlora and SeaDwarf did not experience a delay in recovery, indicating either lower inherent ET or an increased ability to replenish water levels within the plant. Irrigating PristineFlora and SeaDwarf at 50% ETo likely would have been suffcient to prevent objectionable wilting under normal climatic conditions, whereas Tifdwarf and TifEagle clearly required higher rates as they exhibited severe wilting in both experiments. In the fall, higher than normal temperatures and wind speeds caused more wilting that occurred more quickly than in the spring. In 2010, after the grasses were better established, PristineFlora and SeaDwarf exhibited minimal wilting at all irrigation levels, whereas wilting in Tifdwarf and TifEagle resulted in objectionable quality. The differences may be explained by the greater root mass found at 0-4 inches (0-10 centimeters) in PristineFlora and SeaDwarf (discussed below). The Blaney-Criddle method uses a turfgrass height of 3-6 inches (7.6-15.2 centimeters) in its formula. This is likely not representative of, and appears to underestimate, ET for grasses mowed at the heights used in this study. The higher grass canopy could reduce exposure of the soil to sunlight and wind, and reduce evaporation, which could explain why wilting was sometimes observed at 100% ETo. Tissue potassium levels (2.6%-2.9%) were similar among cultivars and potassium ratios

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Thatch depths and root lengths Thatch depth (inches) Cultivar

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Fall 2009

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0.23 c

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1.25 a

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0.31 a

0.94 b

6.1 a

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0.98 b

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Table 2. Thatch depths and root lengths of warm-season putting green cultivars in spring and fall 2009 and in spring 2010.

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and had appeared to reach saturation. Applying potassium at ratios above 1N:1K did not increase drought tolerance and may have actually hindered it, as wilting increased on two rating dates when 1N:4K was compared to 1N:1K. This was likely due to saturated potassium levels within the leaf tissue and an increase in soil-solution salts. Soil moisture Although SeaDwarf often had a higher VWC in spring 2009, it was similar to the other cultivars in the fall. This may be related to the faster summer establishment of all cultivars that did not allow thatch to develop to the same extent in SeaDwarf (Table 2). Because thatch retains water and can moderate the evaporation of soil water, the increased development of SeaDwarf in spring likely provided higher VWC. Another reason for higher VWC in SeaDwarf could be its lower ET rate (5). There were no differences in VWC among N:K ratios. Irrigating at 25% ETo was insuffcient to maintain VWC at acceptable levels for all cultivars. Under normal climatic conditions, 50% ETo provided PristineFlora and SeaDwarf with enough moisture to maintain adequate turgor, whereas wilting in the bermudagrasses was objectionable. Since wilting for PristineFlora, Tifdwarf and TifEagle normally became evident at approximately 14% VWC, these cultivars need to be closely observed as soil moisture approaches this level, and irrigated when wilting becomes objectionable. Provided VWC is not allowed to drop below critical levels, no delay in recovery for Tifdwarf and TifEagle would be expected after irrigation is increased. SeaDwarf would be expected to react similarly at a VWC approximately 2% higher than the other cultivars. Abnormally high temperatures and winds could necessitate irrigation at a somewhat higher VWC. Turfgrass quality In spring 2009, PristineFlora had higher quality than Tifdwarf and TifEagle at 25%, 50% and 100% ETo, while SeaDwarfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turf quality was also higher at 50% and 100% ETo (Figures 3A-C). PristineFlora was superior to SeaDwarf at 25% ETo after irrigation was increased. In the fall, PristineFlora and SeaDwarf often had higher quality than Tifdwarf and TifEagle at 25%, 50% and 100% ETo (Fig-

Drought resistance characteristics Canopy Although TifEagle had more leaves per shoot than PristineFlora and greater shoot density and a more desirable leaf orientation than PristineFlora and SeaDwarf (Table 1), its drought resistance was considered inferior to both PristineFlora and SeaDwarf. The desirable canopy resistance components for TifEagle would be expected to reduce exposure of the soil to sunlight and wind and decrease ET. Morphological characteristics associated with PristineFlora such as a more upright leaf orientation and lower number of leaves per shoot give PristineFlora a more open canopy, which would be expected to increase ET and reduce drought resistance (4). However, PristineFlora was among the most drought-resistant cultivars studied. PristineFlora was shown to have higher ET than SeaDwarf and Tifdwarf, and SeaDwarf had lower ET than PristineFlora and Tifdwarf (5). This appears to confrm that turfgrass cultivars with more open canopies, like PristineFlora, are also likely to have increased ET. Since the only benefcial canopy

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a ab

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ure 4A-C). The quality of SeaDwarf was superior to that of PristineFlora at 50% ETo after irrigation was increased. In 2010, before additional irrigation, turf quality was higher for PristineFlora and SeaDwarf than for Tifdwarf and TifEagle at 25% ETo and at 50% ETo. Quality was similar among all cultivars at 100% ETo, and there were no statistical differences in quality among N/K ratios. All cultivars declined in quality when irrigated at 25% ETo in the fall and spring 2009 experiments. Even though the data represent acceptable (>6) quality ratings, some plots were occasionally considered unacceptable (<6). Only Tifdwarf and TifEagle had unacceptable quality in 2010. Irrigating at 50% ETo appeared insuffcient to maintain optimal quality for Tifdwarf and TifEagle. Under normal climatic conditions, 50% ETo would likely be adequate to maintain a high standard of quality for PristineFlora and SeaDwarf. Although no differences among N/K ratios were found in this study, other researchers (9) have reported decreased quality in FloraDwarf bermudagrass as potassium was increased from 0.125 to 1 pound/1,000 square feet (0.6-4.9 grams/square meter) per month under long-day conditions when growth was not limited.

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ab b

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resistance component for SeaDwarf was wide leaves, it is likely that other factors such as thatch depth and root length also contributed to its lower ET. T at nd roots PristineFlora had the shallowest thatch depth and root lengths among cultivars in the fall and spring (Table 2) and also the lowest thatch and root weights at depths of 4-8 inches in the spring (data not shown). These characteristics of PristineFlora may have allowed water to evaporate more readily from the root zone and hastened the onset of drought stress because the cultivar was unable to reach water deeper in the soil profle when moisture was limited near the surface. Regardless, drought resistance for PristineFlora was superior to that of the bermudagrasses. In contrast, SeaDwarf had the highest thatch weight in the fall and spring, and the greatest root weight (at 4-8 inches) in the fall and in 2010. SeaDwarf’s dense thatch layer and deep rooting, which appeared to increase the plant’s ability to retain soil moisture, may have at least contributed to the cultivar’s superior drought resistance.

The RESEARCH SAYS • PristineFlora and SeaDwarf can survive better on USGA greens than the bermudagrasses tested under reduced levels of irrigation. • The bermudagrasses tested would have required a level of irrigation higher than 100% ETo, as measured by the Blaney-Criddle method over extended periods without rainfall. • Since other ET estimation methods underestimate ETo compared to Blaney-Criddle, it appears to be the best-suited for USGA greens in Florida. • Increasing N/K ratios above 1N:1K is not beneficial, may negatively affect drought resistance, and has increased potential for leaching from coarse-textured soils with limited cation-exchange capacity.

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Summary During a recent period of severe drought, some Florida golf courses were permitted to irrigate at only 55% ETo. This amount likely would have been suffcient to maintain PristineFlora and SeaDwarf on USGA greens, although the bermudagrasses in this study likely would have required a level of irrigation higher than 100% ETo, as measured by the BlaneyCriddle method, over extended periods of time without rainfall. Since other ET estimation methods underestimate ETo compared to Blaney-Criddle, it appears to be the bestsuited for USGA greens in Florida. If reference ETs were developed for putting green cultivars maintained at commonly used heights, the adjusted crop growth stage coeffcient and ETo for Blaney-Criddle would be more appropriate for golf course greens. The practice of irrigating greens at defcit levels and the use of more drought-resistant varieties can reduce annual water usage by almost 1 million gallons (4 million liters) on an 18-hole golf course. Although golf course superintendents generally apply potassium in N/K ratios ranging from 1N:1K to 1N:2K, some will use N:K ratios in excess of 1N:10K. These ratios are applied in an attempt to maintain turfgrass quality when nitrogen and irrigation are reduced to promote increased green speeds. Our results indicate that increasing N/K ratios above 1N:1K is not benefcial and, in fact, may negatively affect drought resistance. Furthermore, although potassium is not yet considered a threat to the environment, the use of N/K ratios higher than 1N:1K is not recommended because of the increased potential for leaching from coarse-textured soils with limited cationexchange capacity. Funding Funding was provided by the Calvin L. Korf Turfgrass Research Endowment. Acknowledgments Special thanks to Pamela Michels and Brian Steinberg for their tireless help, and Harrell’s and Golf Agronomics for donating fertilizer and sand. Literature cited 1. Blaney, H.F., and W.D. Criddle. 1950. Determining water requirements in irrigated areas from climatological data. USDA Soil Conservation Service Technical Publication 96. 2. Carrow, R.N. 1996. Drought avoidance of diverse tall

fescue cultivars. Crop Science 36:371-377. 3. Huang, B. 2004. Recent advances in drought and heat stress physiology of turfgrass — A recent review. Acta Horticulturae 661:185-192. 4. Kim, K.S., and J.B. Beard. 1988. Comparative turfgrass evapotranspiration rates and associated plant morphological characteristics. Crop Science 28:328331. 5. Rowland, J.H., J.L. Cisar, G.H. Snyder et al. 2013. Drought resistance of warm-season putting green cultivars established from sod on native sand. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal 12:383390. 6. Sartain, J.B. 2002. Tifway bermudagrass response to potassium fertilization. Crop Science 42:507-512. 7. Snyder, G.H., and J.L. Cisar. 2000. Nitrogen/potassium fertilization ratios for bermudagrass turf. Crop Science 40:1719-1723. 8. Snyder, R.L., L.J. Schwankl, D.A. Shaw et al. 1991. Turfgrass irrigation scheduling. Publication 21499. University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Oakland, Calif. 9. Trenholm, L.E., R.N. Carrow and R.R. Duncan. 1999. Relationship of multispectral radiometry data to qualitative data in turfgrass research. Crop Science 39:763-769.

John Rowland (john.rowland@bayer.com) is in R&D with Bayer CropScience LP and John Cisar (jlci@uf.edu) is a professor at University of Florida.

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Water-use effciency on golf courses in Utah Over a four-year period, golf courses in Utah had water-use effciencies of 81% to 94%, far surpassing the 50% achieved by homeowners.

Coral Canyon GC in St. George, Utah, in the southern part of the state, contributed data to the water-use effciency survey. Photo courtesy of Coral Canyon GC

One of the most important issues facing the game of golf is the competition for shrinking water resources (4). As members of the golf industry address water-use issues, a multifaceted approach to water-use effciency is being employed by superintendents and turfgrass managers. New grass varieties that require less water or that can be irrigated with lower-qual-

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ity water, new irrigation technologies, the use of alternative water sources, improved course design concepts, irrigation technologies and educational efforts are all being employed to improve stewardship of water resources (4). In the state of Utah, periodic drought is a common occurrence. These conditions, coupled with a growing population and its

demands for water resources, have brought irrigation and water-use effciency to the forefront of water conservation efforts in the state. In 2000, as the state entered a drought period, Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Division of Water Resources (UDWRe) collaborated with the Intermountain Golf Course Superintendents Association (IMGCSA) on a study of golf course water-

use effciency. The IMGCSA approached UDWRe because UDWRe has responsibility for completing studies of water use in the state, particularly as they relate to utilization and conservation of water resources. Because many citizens of the state had observed golf courses irrigating during the drought, sometimes during the day when many communities did not allow residential irrigation, the perception formed that the golf courses were wasting water. This study sought to evaluate and characterize golf course water-use effciency in the state. The survey Thirty-nine golf courses (Figure 1) in the state were surveyed at the end of the 2001 and 2003 irrigation seasons, collecting data for 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. Some courses did not meter irrigation deliveries at the time the study was conducted and therefore estimated all or part of their water usage. However, only courses that metered all their irrigation deliveries for all four years of observation are included in this study. Survey questions included general course identifcation and contact information as well as property area, which was broken down into subareas (tee boxes, fairways, greens, irrigated rough, practice areas, landscaped areas). Other survey questions addressed water source (purchased/potable, well, surface); water delivery (automatic irrigation; manually operated with valves in place; manually operated with moveable heads; hand irrigation); and water conservation practices (irrigation system maintenance, weather-based irrigation scheduling, reductions in irrigated area). Weather data were collected to determine potential evapotranspiration (ETo) at the study courses. Evapotranspiration was calculated using the American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE) standardized reference ET equation (1). Turfgrass ET (ETc) was calculated by multiplying ETo values by monthly crop coeffcients in the state, averaging 0.7 over the course of the growing seasons considered. Water use effciency (WUE) was calculated as:

WUE = (Net ETc)/ (Metered Irrigation delivery) × 100.

Golf course survey results Annual WUE range (%)† Average course WUE (%)

2000

2001

2002

2003

66-103

57-103

51-127

56-158

Average irrigation depth, inches (cm)

29.9 (76)

31.88 (81)

29.9 (76)

Average turfgrass ETc depths, inches (cm)

24.01 (61)

26.378 (67)

25.196 (64)

25.5906 (65)

†

WUE, water-use effciency.

Table 1. Average and annual water-use effciency range and average irrigation depths and turfgrass ETc depths for golf courses in Utah, from a survey of 39 courses taken from 2000 to 2003.

Golf course locations

Figure 1. Golf course locations in the state of Utah (study courses are noted in red).

Results and discussion Annual course WUEs varied widely over the course of the study, with the broadest

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range of 56% to 158% occurring in 2003 (Figure 2, Table 1). Average irrigation depths for the courses were 29.9 inches (76 centimeters) in 2000, 2002 and 2003 and 31.9 inches (81 centimeters) in 2001. Average turfgrass ETc depths ranged from 24 to 25.9 inches (61 to 65 centimeters), resulting in average course WUEs of 81% to 94%. Signifcant effects on WUE were attributed to year, region, total course area and the water conservation practice of reducing irrigated area. Water source and delivery method did not signifcantly affect WUE. Course WUE generally increased over the years of the study (Figure 2, Table 1) and was higher in the northern and central regions of the state than in the southern region where annual average high temperatures are higher and precipitation amounts are lower (Figures 3,4). Signifcant interactions between course area and year and conservation practices and year were also observed (data not shown) and, during the study, smaller courses tended to have higher WUEs than larger courses (Fig-

Water-use effciency (%)

WUE of 11 golf courses

Figure 2. Water-use effciency (%) of 11 Utah golf courses (2000â&#x2C6;&#x2019;2003).

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Figure 3. Annual average high temperature (F) and precipitation amounts (inches) in the north, central and south regions of Utah.

Acknowledgments The authors would like to acknowledge the Utah Division of Water Resources for the collection and provision of source data for this study, along with the Intermountain Golf Course Superintendents Association for their participation in the original study.

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ure 5). This fnding may be attributed to the fact that smaller course areas allow for more careful and frequent observation of irrigation systems and irrigation system maintenance. Smaller course budgets for irrigation water may also be a factor. Typical water conservation practices used by the courses included improving irrigation system maintenance practices, implementing ET-based irrigation scheduling, and reducing the overall amount of irrigated area. Of these practices, reducing the amount of irrigated area had the strongest effect on WUE, but surprisingly, reducing irrigated area also reduced course WUE (data not shown). Average golf course WUEs in Utah were 81% in 2000, 85% in 2001 and 94% in 2002 and 2003. These are excellent levels of effciency for sprinkler irrigation systems and indicate that underwatering of some areas of the courses likely occurred. This is notable since overestimation of turf water requirements by empirical weather-based models (used for ET-based irrigation scheduling) have been reported (2), particularly on days when turf water demand is high (3). The high levels of WUE on the courses in this study indicate that superintendents’ experience and horticultural knowledge contributed to high WUEs in spite of these potential overestimations. In comparison, during the same time period, Utah State University Extension’s “Slow the Flow” irrigation auditing program found average residential WUEs of 50%, indicating that homeowners typically applied twice as much water as their landscapes required. The results of this study indicate that the perception of golf courses as “water-wasters” is incorrect.

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Area (acres) 1996. Estimating turfgrass evapotranspiration using atmometers and the Penman-Monteith model. Crop Science 36:699-704. 4. Snow, J.T. 2001. Water conservation on golf courses. Page 48. In: D. Fender, ed. Water Right: Conserving Our Water, Preserving Our Environment. International Turf Producers Foundation, Rolling Meadows, Ill. (www.usga.org/course_care/articles/environment/ water/Water-Conservation-on-Golf-Courses/). Accessed Oct. 23, 2014.

Literature cited 1. Allen, R.G., I.A. Walter, R.L. Elliott et al., eds. 2005. The ASCE Standardized Reference Evapotranspiration Equation Final Report. American Society for Civil Engineers/Irrigation Association, Reston, Va. 2. Jiang, H., J.D. Fry and S.C. Wiest. 1998. Variability in turfgrass water requirements on a golf course. HortScience 33:689-691. 3. Qian, Y.L., J.D. Fry, S.C. Wiest and W.S. Upham.

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Kelly Kopp (kelly.kopp@usu.edu) is a professor and Extension specialist and Paul Johnson is professor and department head in the department of plants, soils and climate at Utah State University, Logan, Utah. Eric Klotz and Craig Miller are professional engineers with the Utah Department of Water Resources.

The RESEARCH SAYS • Weather data and irrigation data were collected from 39 golf courses in Utah for 2000-2003; only 14 metered courses were included in the study. • Year, region, total course area and the water conservation practice of reducing irrigated area had significant effects on water-use efficiency, which generally increased over the course of the study. • During the study, average water-use efficiencies in Utah ranged from 81% to 94% for golf courses compared to 50% for homeowners in the state.

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You like Poa. You really like it.

Beth Guertal, Ph.D. guertea@auburn.edu twitter: @AUTurfFert

In many regions Poa annua is a desirable turfgrass and … the quality of a well-maintained Poa sward is equal to any bermudagrass or bentgrass putting green.

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Recently I wrote a Verdure column that focused on the ways in which we rid ourselves of Poa annua. The article was 100 percent focused on eliminating Poa annua and viewed Poa annua with the same derision we might heap on cockroaches or toe socks. A superintendent wrote to tell me that I was coming from the wrong direction, that in many regions Poa annua is a desirable turfgrass and that the quality of a well-maintained Poa sward is equal to any bermudagrass or bentgrass green. Suitably chastened, I told him I’d fnd a great article that focused on management strategies that keep Poa happy and healthy. That article from 2007 examined the effect of nitrogen rate and form on the quality of a creeping bentgrass (Penn A-4)/annual bluegrass putting green. Conducted by Maxim Schlossberg, Ph.D., of Penn State University, this two-year feld study examined annual nitrogen rates of 1.4-8.3 pounds/1,000 square feet (69-402 kilograms/hectare) comprising various ratios of nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) to ammonium-nitrogen (NH4-N). Each nitrogen rate was prepared using combinations of ammonium nitrate and calcium nitrate or ammonium sulfate to provide an array of ammonium to nitrate ratios. All nitrogen fertilizer treatments were applied semi-monthly as liquids, and irrigated following application. To ensure suffciency of calcium and sulfur, gypsum (CaSO4) was applied at 5.9 pounds/1,000 square feet (290 kilograms/hectare) in the fall before each study year. Collected data included clipping yield/ vigor, nutrient content in clippings, color and nitrogen uptake. The researchers evaluated the response of the combined bent/Poa mixture to nitrogen rate and form. One objective of their study was to identify any signifcant treatment interaction(s). Interaction is when one treatment (such as nitrogen form) behaves differently at one level of another treatment (such as a low nitrogen rate) than it does at another level (such as the high nitrogen rate). That’s what happened here — there was interaction between the nitrogen rate and nitrogen form treatments. When the nitrogen was applied at a low rate (<3 pounds/1,000 square feet [<147 kilograms/hectare] per year) the bent/Poa mix that was fertilized with more NH4-N (>50%) had reduced clipping yields and poorer color.

When moderate rates of nitrogen were applied (3-5 pounds/1,000 square feet [146-244 kilograms/hectare] per year), nitrogen form (the ratio of NO3-N to NH4-N) did not signifcantly infuence turf color or clipping yield. However, at higher nitrogen rates (>5 pounds/1,000 square feet [>244 kilograms/ hectare] per year) the bent/Poa plots fertilized with more NO3-N showed reduced vigor and poorer color. At these higher nitrogen rates, color was maximized by treatments containing >50% NH4-N. Unlike color and clipping yield, nitrogen content in the clippings was only affected by nitrogen rate (increased as nitrogen rate increased), and was not affected by the form of nitrogen. However, both magnesium and manganese tissue content were infuenced by rate and form of nitrogen. What was going on? The authors posed two theories. The frst was that, despite having suffcient leaf magnesium and manganese across treatments, signifcant enhancement of vigor and color may be associated with the greater leaf magnesium and manganese observed in plots treated primarily with NH4-N. The second theory, while hypothetical, was that assimilation of NH4-N requires less energy than assimilation of nitrate. Thus, perhaps the intensive nature of putting green management simply allowed the bent/Poa green to more effciently use nitrogen fertilizer containing a greater percentage of NH4-N. The result? Frequent fertilizer at high annual rates of nitrogen (>5 pounds/1,000 square feet) containing >50% NH4-N enhanced vigor and green color of a bentgrass/ Poa putting green sward. However, when fertilizing at a more moderate yearly nitrogen rate (3-5 pounds/1,000 square feet), nitrogen form did not affect turf color, clipping yield or nitrogen uptake. Source: Schlossberg, M.J., and J.P. Schmidt. 2007. Infuence of nitrogen rate and form on quality of putting greens cohabited by creeping bentgrass and annual bluegrass. Agronomy Journal 99:99-106.

Beth Guertal, Ph.D., is a professor in the department of agronomy and soils at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala., and the editor-in-chief for the American Society of Agronomy. She is a 17-year member of GCSAA.

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and mineralization from turfgrass soils across a broad area. The objective of this study was to characterize turfgrass soil organic C and N storage in Wisconsin, using golf course roughs and fairways as a model system. We selected 37 golf courses (9 to 119 years of age) on Alfsols in southern and northern Wisconsin for this study. Paired fairways and roughs were sampled at each site to gauge the effect of fertilization. Annually, fairways received an average of 97.24 pounds N/acre and roughs received 36.57 pounds N/acre. Soil organic C ranged from 10.7 to 37.47 tons/acre, with a mean of 20.52 tons/acre. Soil organic N ranged from 1.07 to 3.47 tons/acre with a mean of 2.00 tons/acre. Soil organic C and N accumulation was not infuenced by soil properties but

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Impact of fertility on microorganism communities in the Poa annua rhizosphere Nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) are essential for maintaining healthy turfgrass, but little is known about whether these nutrients affect microorganism communities in the rhizosphere. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the impact of nitrogen and potassium on the composition, diversity and distribution of benefcial and pathogenic microorganisms in the rhizosphere of Poa annua turf maintained as putting green turf. Three 0.6- × 2-inch soil cores were sampled from four replicated plots receiving: 2, 2.8 or 4 pounds of nitrogen/1,000 square feet/year; 5.4 pounds of K 2O/1,000 square feet/year; or 2.8 pounds of nitrogen/1,000 square feet/year and 5.4 pounds of K 2O/1,000 square feet/year. Nitrogen was applied as urea [CO(NH2)2] and potassium as KCl. Organism-specifc DNA fngerprinting markers were sequenced from fungi, bacteria and archaea (archaea = a distinct group of single-celled microorganisms). Analysis of DNA sequences identifed the DNA fngerprints of 8.3 x 105 unique microorganisms (4.1% archaea, 62.1% bacteria, 30.1% fungi). Microorganism diversity was high in all feld trials, regardless of treatment. Differences in microorganism community structure were observed across all treatments, particularly among archaea and bacteria. For example, ammonia-oxidizing archaea were more abundant in plots receiving potassium and N+K treatments. A similar fnding was observed for the fungal community, where

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nitrogen and potassium treatments affected the types of fungi present in the rhizosphere in P. annua turf. These data show that the community of microorganisms living in the P. annua rhizosphere is unexpectedly diverse and species-rich. — Lisa A. Beirn; Charles J. Schmid; James W. Hempfing; James A. Murphy, Ph.D.; Bruce B. Clarke, Ph.D., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.; and Jo Anne Crouch, Ph.D., USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Md.

Age, management and soil properties affect C and N in turf soils Turfgrass can accumulate up to twice the soil organic carbon (C) and comparable quantities of nitrogen (N) of the agricultural crops that it replaces. Understanding how soil organic matter accumulates and mineralizes is important for soil management and for making adjustments to fertilizer guidelines. No study has used a multi-site, replicated chronosequence to describe C and N accumulation

did increase with age of site. Land-use history was important in determining soil organic C and N content trends over time, with decreased soil organic C and N in former forest and increased soil organic C and N in former cropland. The broad-scale characterization of C and N of this study will allow for the evaluation and calibration of predictive models of C and N, which may be useful for making fertilizer recommendations. — Sabrina Ruis and Douglas J. Soldat, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

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

Correction: The USGA provided funding for the research about quantitative trait loci associated with delayed heat-induced senescence in creeping bentgrass that is being carried out by David Jespersen and Bingru Huang, Ph.D., at Rutgers University. A summary of this research appeared in the Cutting Edge in the December 2014 issue of GCM.

(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. 1, 2014, 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 Jim C. Adsit Todd R. Ahner Tad Altman Donald E. Amsler John P. Anderson Gary L. Andrews Gregg A. Armbruster Ronald R. Armstrong Gant D. Austin Todd A. Barker Sr. Walt Barret Joseph Beaudoin Richard J. Begley Jr. Nick L. Bernhard Todd J. Bishop John E. Boehm Benny E. Bohanon Bert L. Bohmont Robert L. Bonino David J. Bowbliss Ken Boyd Gregory D. Boyett Kevin S. Bramer Al C. Brant Allen R. Brissenden, CGCS Monty L. Brown Steven J. Brown C. Bruce Bullerdick John A. Burke Wilbur B. Busken Jr. Bruce Cadenelli James J. Campion III R. Reed Carpenter Kevin M. Carroll Earle E. Casteen, CGCS Robert L. Chandler Jr. Peter Chow Brad R. Christensen, CGCS Ignacio J. Coelho Stuart Cohen, Ph.D. Mark D. Conner Curtis C. Conrad Bruce M. Constable, CGCS John L. Cooney Jr., CGCS Retired William R. Cowgill Gerald W. Cox James Crawford Michael D. Crawford, CGCS Casey Creighton Marc G. Cross John F. Cunningham Timothy P. Cunningham Richard W. Custard Jeffrey A. Danaher Daniel P. Daub Darren J. Davis, CGCS Douglas B. Davis Douglas M. Davis James D. DeVries Chris Dew William F. Dinger

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Robbie D. Jackson Michael L. James Robert Jarecki Alan P. Jarvis, CGCS Rex D. Jarvis Jr. Doug Jeffries Curtis D. Johnson David R. Johnson James B. Johnson, CGCS Ronald D. Jones Joseph M. Kaczmarek Mark P. Kaufman Michael J. Kaveney Jeffrey C. Keech Timothy P. Keenan Henry D. Kerfoot Brian E. Kindle Carl D. King Robert A. Kohlstedt Derald Koster David Krause Kenneth R. Krausz, CGCS Ricky J. Kroeger Makoto Kudo John Kulka Frank E. Lamphier III Al O. Lassiter Bruce A. Laughlin Richard T. Lawlor, CGCS James L. Lehman Randy Leifer Wayne C. Lemanski Kevin F. Leo Eugene C. Levett Brian D. Lewis Douglas T. Linde, Ph.D. Terry W. Magee Sean P. Magginis Jon H. Mann Jerrold P. Markell Gerald G. Marquardt Rafael Martinez Dennis Maskell Tommy R. Massey Jerry L. Mathews, CGCS Scott M. Mau Mike D. Maxson Tom McAlister Doug McCabe Richard McCarney Jack McCormick Sam McEarl Jerold A. McFellin, CGCS Brian R. McKinney Michael McNamara Gregg Meier Carl O. Metzner, CGCS Carl F. Michael III Jeffrey C. Michels Rick G. Miles Daniel L. Miller Doug S. Miller, CGCS Robert A. Miller

Roger A. Miller John H. Mills Jr. Wipanwadee Mills Minehiro Mita Joseph G. Mondor James A. Moore Ronald D. Moore Michael F. Nagle Paul Naudet Kevin G. Neal, CGCS Steven R. Neuliep, CGCS Rick A. Niemier David E. Nobbs Dan Null Glenn W. Oberlander Dennis O’Brien Edward W. Odorizzi Alan M. Ogren Norma M. O’Leary, CGCS Solomon W. Padia Blake F. Palmer Michael A. Parrillo Philip L. Peer Benny A. Peta Thomas M. Philibin Robert J. Pierpoint David A. Pleier John J. Pluta James Polinchok Scott D. Polychronis Michael Powers, CGCS John F. Przybyszewski R. Alan Puckett Michael L. Pyle Kurt W. Rahn Dean G. Randall Larry D. Reid Jr. Jay B. Reister Ken Robertson Glen A. Rochester Thomas H. Rodems William J. Roeder Michael J. Rohwer Alfred G. Ross Jr. Gary L. Sailer, CGCS Michael A. Sandburg, CGCS Paul D. Scenna Albert T. Schram Paul Schuetz Albert M. Schwemler Jason Schwieters, CGCS Michael J. Scott, CGCS Stephen M. Scott Randy S. Shatzer Billy M. Shaw, CGCS Peter K. Shaw Patrick Shay John E. Sheedy Daniel J. Shemon David E. Sherman Michael A. Simpson, CGCS Retired Andy Slack Donald H. Smith Kevin J. Smith Paul K. Smith Robert H. Smith Jr. Tim Snelling, CGCS Joseph E. Snook Jr. Lawrence W. Specchio Scot Spier, CGCS Raymond J. St. Onge Ronnie L. Stake Chad D. Stearns Gary C. Stedman Jeffrey D. Stone Faron J. Stoops Dale H. Stump, CGCS Donald J. Szymkowicz Robert F. Taeger, CGCS Retired Chad A. Taylor Mark E. Teders Larry D. Templeton Wayne R. Tessmer Glen Thomas Brent L. Thompson Stephen B. Tibbels, CGCS Patrick A. Toth George W. Travis Tsunao Tsukada Scott Tuggle, CGCS Christopher W. Turkopp

Randy E. Tuttle J. Bryan Unruh, Ph.D. David C. Van Auken Mark A. Van Lienden, CGCS Retired Mark A. Vavra Dean F. Vietti David H. Wallace David E. Weidenbach Robert L. Weitz Kevin Welker, CGCS Warren L. West Ken Wheeler Christopher P. Whelan William J. Whelihan Theodore H. White Don L. Wick David L. Williams Scott C. Williams Tim Wolters Michael L. Yerkes Gerald Y. Yoza 26- to 29-year members Douglas R. Abbuhl Martin J. Acker G. Dennis Acomb Pietro A. Adams Todd F. Adams Alex Adaskaveg Robert L. Adcock Wavle Adkins Steven J. Aitken, CGCS Robert S. Ajemian Frank M. Albino Thomas R. Alex John B. Alexander Gregory W. Aljoe Stephen Allen John J. Allen Jr. Donald H. Allgood Jr., CGCS Bruce V. Allison Charles R. Altland Donald Altman, CGCS C. Michael Alwardt, CGCS William H. Amerman Harold D. Ammons Chuck Anderson Scott M. Anderson Phillip A. Anderson Richard T. Anderson Timothy J. Anderson, CGCS, MG Brad E. Anderson Garry W. Anderson Carl O. Andress Jr. Andrew J. Annan, CGCS Tim Ansett, CGCS Christopher G. Ansley Kathy M. Antaya, CGCS Mark Antonaccio Steven Archibald Virgil P. Ardoin Juan M. Arteaga Steve Auckland Christopher R. Ayers, CGCS John A. Baasch John M. Babe 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. Rafael Barajas, CGCS Quent R. Baria, CGCS Vaughn Barker Gary K. Barrick Frank E. Barthol Michael A. Barton Scott Bartosh Michael Basile Russell J. Bateman Alan C. Bathum, CGCS Thomas R. Baty Anthony R. Baviello Dennis M. Beahan Raymond R. Beard Jeffrey S. Beardsley

David J. Beattie Alan S. Beck, CGCS Recil J. Beck Joel M. Beckham Bruce E. Behnke John K. Beideck Raymond Belinowski Gary S. Bell Hal R. Bell Scott A. Bell Richard A. Bellers, CGCS Retired William H. Bengeyfeld Owen G. Benson, CGCS Mark H. Bentley David J. Berard, CGCS John Berarducci David A. Bergstrom William L. Berndt, Ph.D. Michael G. Berwick John P. Betts Frank J. Bevelacqua John F. Beyer John W. Bichner Ronald L. Bickle Stephen T. Biggers IV Robert H. Bigley, CGCS Daniel T. Billette Robert Birdsall, CGCS Peter J. Bissell Ronnie W. Bivins Jeff Blackett Michael B. Blackwood, CGCS Joel S. Blaker, CGCS Timothy M. Blanchard Robert G. Blanton Neil Blayney Adam E. Bloom Jeffrey A. Boldig Garth A. Boline Boyd H. Booker Edward Boudreau Michael F. Boudreau Max Bowden Andrew N. Bowen Dennis W. Bowman David L. Boyd Mary Boyle, CGCS Radivoje Bozic Vincent Bracken Gregory Bradley Gordon S. Brail David A. Brandenburg Jr., CGCS Mark E. Brewer R. J. Brewster, CGCS Roger W. Brink David J. Brinkel Daken T. Broadhead Thomas J. Brogger William E. Brooks Michael J. Brower Daryn J. Brown Phil W. Brown Philip G. Brown Ross M. Brown Scott A. Brown Wayne F. Brown Jr., CGCS Retired Ross C. Brownlie Kenneth Brunermer, CGCS Bob E. Bryant David A. Buckles Steven L. Buller Barton M. Bullock Bruce C. Burger Bruce J. Burger, CGCS Lawrence R. Burks Mark Burnette John D. Burrus Glenn G. Bush Larry A. Busk James R. Butler Jr. Richard Butler David F. Byrd Gordon H. Byrd Charles R. Calhoun James Calladio Douglas W. Campbell Patrick K. Campbell, CGCS Nicholas Capozzi Kyle Capps, CGCS Terry Carland John Carpinelli

Michael G. Carron Chris Carson Robert D. Carter Robert P. Carter Terry J. Carter Henry R. Carunchio John Casacchia Peter Cavanaugh, CGCS Matthew J. Ceplo, CGCS Russ Chamberlin Damon C. Chango, CGCS James G. Charbonneau Jay C. Charnes Lon Chatfeld, CGCS Nicholas E. Checklenis Paul S. Cheplick Keith D. Chester, CGCS Stephen Chiavaroli Jeffrey D. Christensen Brian D. Christman Jerry R. Church George A. Cincotta Edward L. Clark Jon W. Clark Scott B. Clark, CGCS Retired Charles Clarke, CGCS Bob J. Clarkson, CGCS Scott A. Clawson Jackson E. Clemons Jr. Bill Clevenger Mark A. Coady John W. Coalter Jr. Christopher R. Coen John J. Coffey Douglas E. Coffn Donald E. Cole Willis C. Collett, CGCS Robert C. Collins, CGCS Roger H. Compton Ronald L. Conard, CGCS Edward B. Connaughton Patrick Connell, CGCS Michael D. Conroy Howard G. Cook Jr. Jon R. Cook Robert L. Cook Peter O. Cookingham J. W. Cooley Michael B. Cooper Donald R. Courtney, CGCS Retired Andrew J. Coz Ronald M. Craig David A. Crawford James R. Cregan Jr. Casey Crittenden, CGCS Thomas C. Crockett Marvin W. Cron Brian Cross Sumner B. Cross Ansley D. Crouch Ronald L. Crowe David Cuellar Mark D. Cupit, CGCS Peter T. Cure, CGCS James D. Curlee, CGCS Robert A. Cushman Kevin Czerkies, CGCS Mark E. Dahill David M. Dale, ASGCA Richard A. D’Ambrosio Brian Daniel, CGCS Mike S. Daugherty Andrew Dauksas Dale E. Davenport Donald L. Davidson, CGCS Retired Kent Davidson David R. Davies, CGCS Gary D. Davis John F. Davis Clint Dayley Christopher Dayne 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 Neil DeWerff Michael B. DiBlasi, CGCS Retired Bert A. Dickinson Fred E. Dickman, CGCS Arthur T. Dickson Jr. John F. Didier Paul G. Diegnau, CGCS Douglas R. Dieter Dwayne L. Dillinger, CGCS

Matthew J. Dillon, CGCS Peter J. DiMaggio, CGCS Jerome J. Dinelli Robert D. DiPietro Philip J. DiRico Jr. Robert F. DiRico Tony Disano, CGCS David P. Diskant Robert J. Distel Matthew R. Dobbie Steve Dobish Lawrence W. Dodge Scott E. Dodson, CGCS Gary T. Doetsch Patrick Donelan, CGCS 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 James F. Drinkard Ben Drolet Dulbag S. Dubria Dennis W. Dulaney Scott A. Dunbar, CGCS Joe M. Durden Randall L. Durham Robert J. Durkee Robert J. Dwyer Edward E. Eardley Thomas Earl, CGCS Retired Alan M. Easter Renden T. Eastham William E. Eatock Dennis C. Echols, CGCS Retired Fred W. Edwards Jr. Jeffrey S. Edwards, CGCS William G. Ehrlich Mark J. Eichner Stephen C. Eisele Jeff M. Eldridge, CGCS George C. Elliott Tom Elliott, CGCS Howard C. Ellis, CGCS Milton C. Engelke, Ph.D. Jim Engh, ASGCA Philip C. Ephlin Randy Ernst Mark E. Esoda, CGCS Timothy W. Etheridge Donald F. Ewoldt Jr. James W. Exley III Dyrck A. Fanning Peter D. Fargis James C. Farren David Faucher, CGCS George L. Fawcett Tom Feller, CGCS Craig M. Felton Donald J. Ferger Scott E. Ferguson, CGCS Fernando Fernandez, CGCS Donald S. Ferreri John Ferruchie Mark D. Finnerty David L. Finney, CGCS Shelia M. Finney Steve Fiorillo, CGCS Richard C. Fiscus Kenneth D. Fishback, CGCS John A. Fitzgibbons Lawrence E. Flament Mitchell L. Fontenot, CGCS James E. Foster, CGCS Michael J. Foster Gerald B. Fountain Michael L. Foust Steven W. Fowler Ronald J. Fox, CGCS Mark P. Francetic Patrick J. Franklin, CGCS Harry R. Frantz Richard A. French Richard W. Friedemann Chris Frielinghaus, CGCS Mark T. Fronczek, CGCS Jeff A. Frontz, CGCS Arturo Fuertes James C. Fulwider, CGCS Retired Norman A. Furtado David J. Gabriel Carol E. Gaffn Mark D. Gagne Carlos F. Gaines Frank A. Galasso

Barry N. Galde Mark D. Gallemore Scott R. Gallup John L. Ganske Larry Garcia Nicolas Garcia, CGCS Tony Gardner Maynard L. Garner Donald C. Garrett Jr., CGCS Ronald C. Garrison 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 Gregory M. Goedde William F. Goff Joseph G. Goldbronn Gary G. Gombos Hanief D. Gooding Alan B. Goodwin Thomas J. Goodwin, CGCS Brice A. Gordon Coyt W. Gordon John M. Gosselin Joseph A. Goulart Jr. Dave Graham Jr. 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 Perry G. Greene, CGCS Michael A. Greninger, CGCS Todd M. Grimm Patrick Gross Anthony D. Grosso Kurt A. Grost, CGCS Michael J. Gunn John M. Gurke, CGCS David E. Guzy Dan R. Gwyn, CGCS Thomas H. Haas Mark Hagen Greg S. Hain Timothy C. Haines, CGCS Michael R. Hair Monty R. Hale Jeffrey W. Haley John A. Haley Archie G. Hall III John T. Haller John R. Hamilton R. Scott Hamilton Scott A. Hamm, CGCS Rusty Hamman 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 David J. Harrer Charles M. Hart Butch H. Hartline Tony R. Hartsock Peter A. Hasak Donald J. Hassel James A. Hasz, CGCS John P. Hawkins Shigeto Hayashi John M. Haynes James M. Heck David C. Heegard Thomas Heid Tye E. Heidbreder Thomas H. Heilbron Doug Heinrichs, CGCS William J. Heintz John E. Heitfeld Arthur R. Helm Jeffrey W. Hemphill, CGCS James R. Hengel, CGCS Mark Hennard Matthew Henry

Don W. Hensley Billy C. Henson Jr. Rod G. Hermitage Daniel E. Hershey Joseph T. Herzog Kenneth D. Herzog Jr., CGCS Stephen V. Hesser Matt Hewitt Kimberly J. Heyl-Baker Mark Hicks, CGCS Daniel Higgins James P. Higgins Larry D. Hill Charles U. Hill III, CGCS Peter J. Hill, CGCS Retired David R. Hill Robert B. Hillis Jr. Neil A. Hladik, CGCS Retired Dennis Hlavaty Edward J. Hock Jr., CGCS Kim J. Hocker, CGCS Retired Michael J. Hocko 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 Timothy R. Hollowell, CGCS Paul B. Holmes, CGCS Jack D. Hopkins Mark A. Hopkins Scott Hoptry Robert V. Horan, CGCS Retired William A. Horn Alan B. Hospes, CGCS Dennis J. Houle Brian Houston Albert H. Howard Harold F. Howard, CGCS,CPAg Jeffrey S. Huber Douglas J. Hubert John J. Huda Mark R. Huffer Michael W. Hummel Mark W. Hyland Patrick Irvine Mark S. Isley Mark D. Jacobs Reynold D. Jacobson Christopher F. Jacques Gregory G. James Matthew A. Jankowski Thomas I. Janning Eric M. Jasin Robin S. Jasper Tom Jefferson Paul T. Jett, CGCS William A. Job David Joers Donald H. Johnson, CGCS Gregory D. Johnson 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 Tony G. Johnson, CGCS Douglas N. Johnstone Paul K. Jonas Jerome M. Jones Joseph C. Jones Steven D. Jones William E. Jones James M. Jordan Mark F. Jordan, CGCS Scott Jorgensen Samuel A. Juliano, CGCS Randy Juliar Anthony J. Kalina Randall T. Kane, Ph.D. John Kanny, CGCS David J. Kardos David S. Kasprzycki Geofrey A. Kazmierczak Stephen A. Kealy, CGCS Troy S. Keefer Randall S. Kehres, CGCS Steven M. Keller Patrick D. Kelley James D. Kelly William V. Kennedy Michael J. Kenovich

Richard T. Kerins David K. Kerr, CGCS George P. Kervern Thomas G. Kientzle Sr. Robert Killian D’Ann M. Kimbrel Mitsuo Kimura Tom L. Kintzer Kenneth S. Kirby William M. Kissick, CGCS Retired Gordon M. Kiyokawa, CGCS Eric M. Kleinsorge Michael J. Kline David Klinkhammer C. B. Klinkner William Knight David T. Knott Kevin J. Knudson, CGCS Tyler Koch, CGCS Timothy M. Kocks Jim Koenigs Glen Kohorn William L. Kostes Steve Krantz Rick Krause Lawrence D. Kreh Jeff Kreie Russell F. Krok Albert A. Kronwall Scott C. Krout Mark S. Kubic Dale Kuehner, CGCS Ronnie L. Kuhns Kirk C. Kundrick, CGCS Ian Kunesch James P. Kwasinski, CGCS Wayne LaCroix Jean LaDuc Steven A. LaFrance Monica M. Lalinde, CGCS Kenneth N. Lallier, CGCS John J. Lammrish, CGCS Glenn A. Landgraf, CGCS Henry M. Lane, CGCS William J. Lanthier Robert Lapic Douglass P. Larson Dominic LaSpada Stanley J. Lassen Paul B. Latshaw, CGCS David K. Laurie Jay Leach Terry L. Leach Geoffrey T. Leather Chriss G. Leavitt Jeffrey A. Lee, CGCS Michael Lee, CGCS Michael C. Leftwich Bernd Leinauer, Ph.D. Ronald Leishman Kent D. Lemme, CGCS Glen F. Lentner Daniel G. Lenzen Ted B. Leslie Mark S. Lester Stuart Leventhal, CGCS 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 Wayne S. Lippold Darren D. Lockhart, CGCS Retired Jeffrey A. Lohss Jim C. Long Dick Lorenzen David M. Loving Douglas C. Lowe, CGCS Ronald W. Luepke Dennis A. Lukity Mark J. Lyman Robert Lytle Allan MacCurrach III D.M. MacDonald Roy E. MacDonald Stephen L. MacLeod, CPAg James P. Madden James E. Magee Michael L. Maher Christopher J. Mahoney Craig F. Manning Pat Manning, CGCS Richard A. Marinke Kendall L. Marquardt, CGCS Retired

Kyle Marshall Gerald K. Martin Robert J. Martinez Paul E. Masimore, CGCS Scott E. Mason Dean A. Massmann John E. Mastenbrook David B. Matney Richard J. Matteson, CGCS Gerald P. Maxey Jr. Lloyd R. Maxfeld Timothy M. Maxfeld Steve R. May Kevin M. Mayhew, CGCS Retired Bill H. Maynard, CGCS Ted McAnlis Michael S. McBride Darryl C. McCabe Marc A. McCane John McClaren Joseph F. McCleary, CGCS Mickey McCord Jason S. McCoy Richard S. McCoy Gregory P. McDanel, CGCS Richard S. McDanel, CGCS Berkley McFaden Jr. Jim McGarvey James T. McHenry Sean P. McHugh, CGCS Dave McIntosh Bruce R. McIntyre Kent B. McKay, CGCS Retired Christopher T. McKenzie Keith D. McKenzie, CGCS Mark McKinley Robert D. McKinney Arthur R. McKnight Jr. Lee McLemore, CGCS J. B. McMaster Terry L. McNeilly Michael McNulty Edward F. McSeaman Stephen McVey, CGCS David A. Meda Michael J. Meehan Thomas R. Meier James Meier Albin B. Mellon Douglas Melton Scott J. Mendenhall Rusty D. Mercer Mark A. Merrill Don Messer Peter R. Metcalf, CGCS Stephen J. Meyer Edmund J. Michaud Henry A. Michna, CGCS Charles J. Miller, CGCS Dale A. Miller Glenn A. Miller, CGCS Mark Miller Martin D. Miller Steve Miller Daniel R. Millies Fred L. Millies Curtis H. Mingle Gary H. Mitchell Robert Mitchell Jr. Carey E. Mitchelson Ronald L. Mix Pete J. Mogren Gaylord L. Moller Gary P. Molnar Michael S. Mongon Michael K. Mongoven, CGCS Allan V. Montecalvo Edward G. Montecalvo John D. Montgomery Robert A. Montgomery Jr. Daniel C. Moore James F. Moore William K. Moore Charles W. Morris Michael D. Morris, CGCS Phil Morris Sr. Jeff A. Morrow Bruce Morse William R. Morton, CGCS John Motycka Peter B. Mounts Mark S. Mowrey Michael T. Mudd Steven M. Mueller Paul M. Mulholland Richard S. Murphy Samuel P. Murphy Jr. Thomas V. Murphy Robert F. Murtaugh, CGCS

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(Membership milestones) Daniel J. Nagy Robert N. Nance III Ranjit Nanda Michael J. Nati, CGCS Jim Naudet Thomas E. Neadeau Mark C. Nebesnyk Richard A. Negralle Michael H. Nelson Thomas E. Nelson Kevin R. Nettles Kent Nevitt, CGCS Robert B. Nichol, CGCS Retired Gordon Nimmo Colin K. Nisbet Tomokazu Nishizaka, CGCS W. Scott Nissley Ivan K. Noel G. Todd Norton Patrick J. Norton Randy F. Norvelle, CGCS Richard M. Novak, CGCS Frank J. Novickas Mark A. Novotny, CGCS John E. Nowakowski Dan W. O’Brien Sean R. O’Brien Thomas C. Ocepek, CGCS Richard E. O’Dell Jon P. O’Donnell Yasuhiko Oe, CGCS Frank A. Ogletree, CGCS Greg O’Heron Mark A. O’Meara Bruce A. Orr Donald L. Orwick D. J. Osborn John Otis Jr. John Ottaviano Gregory Otto Philip D. Owen, CGCS William B. Owen III Henry T. Page Douglas H. Palm, CGCS Arnold Palmer Bradley S. Palmer Nick Panasiuk AJ 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 Brad A. Pehrson Jim Penkwitz Dennis F. Penner Timothy W. Percival John L. Perham William H. Perlee Mark Perrot Donald J. Perry Glenn M. Perry, CGCS Joseph A. Perry, CGCS Richard T. Perry, CGCS Retired Robert S. Perry Stig Persson Michael C. Petty Richard J. Pfffner, CGCS Gregory A. Pheneger Jody J. Picconi George B. Pickel Randy Pickersgill David Picot Nancy Pierce Dean R. Piller Kristopher J. Pinkerton, CGCS Philip Plaskowitz William F. Ploetz Greg A. Plotner, CGCS David M. Plummer, CGCS David B. Polidor Britt W. Pollock, CGCS John M. Pollok Jim Pomroy Pyatt Potuzak, CGCS Timothy P. Powers, CGCS Timothy L. Pratt, CGCS Peter G. Prentice David W. Pretznow Edward L. Price, CGCS Robert Prickett William D. Pridgen III Paul F. Pritchard, CGCS Scott W. Pruszinske

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Kevin M. Pryseski, CGCS Grant R. Puddicombe Mark Puddicombe Tod S. Puddicombe Bradly C. Pugh, CGCS S. Keith Pugmire Gary Pulsipher Kirby E. Putt James R. Pyle John C. Quickstad Kevin Raddin Ruben E. Ramirez Ronald R. Ratcliff 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 Sean B. Remington Jake Renner Scott Reynolds Harry E. Rhoades Frank C. Rich Jerry Richard Gerald D. Richardson James A. Richmond Bruce Rickert, CGCS David P. Riedman Paul E. Rieke, Ph.D. Gregory J. Riesenberg Warren P. Rifenbark Jr. Michael D. Rinowski Thomas J. Ritter, CGCS Retired Kenneth J. Robers James B. Roberts Charles B. Robertson IV, CGCS J Cutler Robinson Jr., CGCS Michael R. Rocchi Mary M. Rock John Rodriguez John J. Roedell David M. Rogers, CGCS Craig J. Roggeman Stephen C. Rose Robert A. Rosebrook 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 Jeffrey S. Rumph, CGCS William P. Rupert III Ronald J. Ruppert Thomas A. Russell, CGCS John Ruzsbatzky, CGCS Paul A. Sabino Tim Sage Ranjit Sagramsingh, CGCS Richard Sall Bill Samuels, CGCS Matt Sandberg Duane R. Sander, CGCS Ronny L. Sandlin Todd A. Sauer Warren J. Savini Jr. Gene Scarborough Jr. Steve P. Scarbrough, CGCS Scott H. Schaller, CGCS 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 James Schwarzenberger William C. Schweitzer Jr. Jeffrey F. Scott John Scott Kevin A. Scott Tim P. Scott, CGCS Eddie D. Seagle Terry T. Sedon

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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 Patrick D. Shaw Dennis Shea Leslie W. Sheiber Thomas C. Shephard Steve Shepherdson John M. Sheran, CGCS Phillip J. Sheridan Shawn D. Sheridan, CGCS Gregory C. Sherwood Scott Shillington Edward B. Shimkus Norman W. Shorts Jr. Donald L. Show, CGCS Retired Michael Simpson, CGCS Howard Sisson, CGCS Richard G. Sizelove Daniel J. Skarwecki Sr. Duane L. Slaughter Roger W. Slaven Randy T. Slavik, CGCS David G. Sloncz Albert S. Smelko David C. Smith David C. Smith, CGCS Douglas L. Smith, CGCS Elbert B. Smith, CGCS Retired Joshua H. Smith Kenneth W. Smith, CGCS Larry M. Smith Michael T. Smith Scot D. Smith Timothy Smith Timothy J. Smith Troy D. Smith Nick Smitham Dennis J. Sniezyk Robert L. Snowden John C. Snyder, CGCS Frederick E. Soller Jr., CGCS Retired Marty L. Sommerfeld Stephen A. Sonoga, CGCS Richard M. Sorcek, CGCS Daniel Sosnicki Manuel L. Sousa John Souter James R. Sowers Jr. Jeff Spangler Roger D. Specter C. W. Speelman Dean M. Spencer Robert E. Spencer James R. Sprankle III, CGCS Gwen K. Stahnke, Ph.D. Mary A. Stancik Gregg H. Stanley, CGCS John H. Stanowski Timothy D. Stanwood Thomas W. Stark Kim S. Stegh Michael A. Stem James W. Stephens Todd Stephens, CGCS Gary S. Stevens Monte L. Stevenson, CGCS Paul Stokke David C. Stone Jim Storgaard Ray Story Steven E. Storz, CGCS Retired Timothy J. Strano, CPAg Michael J. Stranzl, CGCS John M. Streachek William R. Stritzinger David M. Stull, CGCS Charles D. Stump Jr. Brian T. Sullivan, CGCS, MG David L. Sullivan Joseph F. Sullivan Michael J. Sullivan Michael T. Sullivan Steven J. Sump, CGCS Michael J. Susshine Kevin L. Sutherland Hisayuki Suzuki Christopher N. Swim Joseph R. Swing, CGCS Michael J. Swinson, CGCS Blake Swint Brian A. Sykora Marty C. Szturm

Timothy T. Taagen Gary Tanko, CGCS Russell C. Tarr Gerald A. Tarsitano II, CGCS Mark A. Tassone Dan W. Taylor, CGCS Fred N. Taylor, CGCS Paul Taylor Richard E. Taylor, CGCS Terry L. Taylor Michael J. Tellier, CGCS Thomas L. Telljohann Thomas M. Terramin Lee J. Terry Luther D. Tew Greg Tharp Kermit Theis Tyson J. Thill Jimmy D. Thomas, CGCS Phillip W. Thomas Jack I. Thomasma Jr. Gerald W. Thompson Jeffrey M. Thompson Larry A. Thornton Neil J. Thrailkill Theodore M. Tillo Charles Timmerman Douglas L. Tinkham James M. Titus Arlan L. Tolifson David L. Tormey Richard B. Traver Jr., CGCS Frederick K. Travis Mitchell E. Trent Kent Trexler David Troiano Dennis J. Troy Daniel J. Tully Robert W. Turcotte Matthew S. Turner Ronald Turner Gary L. Twedt, CGCS John M. Tworig, CGCS Harry Y. Ujifusa Jr. Michael F. Undem, CGCS Michael J. Vacchiano Michael J. Valiant, CGCS Michael F. Van Cleave Randy Van Fleet Lee Van Valkenburg, CGCS Retired Harold C. Vaubel Randal L. Vaught Paul B. Veasman Gilberto Velazquez Stephen T. Velsor Michael Ventura Rudolf Veraguth Michael P. Vercautren Richard H. Viancour III, CGCS Brook P. Vickery Jeffrey K. Vietmeier Scott J. Vlahos Dennis M. Vogt Jim VonAhn, CGCS Christopher W. Voutas Brad C. Vowles, CGCS Eddie B. Wachter, CGCS Brad A. Waggoner D. Scott Wagner Scott B. Wahlin, CGCS Randy J. Waldron George H. Walker John Walker Scott K. Wallace Thomas W. Wallick James J. Walraven, CGCS Daniel J. Walter Daniel Walton Jerry A. Ware Paul A. Wargo, CGCS Thomas G. Warman Robert J. Warner Dennis Watkins Kenny Watkins Jimmy J. Weaver Tim Webb Dan C. Wegand, CGCS Lenn D. Weidenhammer Ward H. Weischet Robert Welch Gary E. Weller Douglas W. Wells James A. Wells Martin M. Wells Rick A. Welton Jeff R. Wendel, CGCS Kim R. Wenger, CGCS Retired J Scott Werner, CGCS Dale Wesselman

Lynn Wesson Douglas Westbrook John D. White Jr. Jonny M. White Randy White Michael J. Whitehead, CGCS William Whitworth, CGCS Paul E. Wickey David A. Wicklund Bryan W. Widmer, CGCS Scott D. Wiemers, CGCS Robert D. Wilbur Mark R. Wildeman, CGCS Larry S. Wilk Jay P. Wilke Scott D. Wilke Matthew J. Willacker Edward B. Willard, CGCS Chuck Williams Gary Williams John K. Williams, CGCS Kenneth D. Williams, CGCS Mark J. Williams Michael S. Williams James P. Williamson Roy Wilshire, CGCS Mark R. Wilson Steven R. Wilson Peter B. Wilson Richard C. Wise Ronald Wisniewski Douglas R. Witcraft James L. Witt, CGCS Retired Scott A. Witte, CGCS Carl A. Wittenauer, CGCS Peter J. Woitowich Thomas A. Wolff, CGCS Michael H. Wood, CGCS Stephen A. Wood Terry L. Wood Walter Woods William P. Woolard Brian J. Woster Ron L. Wrest John M. Wright Larry Yannie Fred M. Yates, CGCS Brian T. Yeager Richard D. Young Scott R. Young Donald C. Zanzie Donald Zeffer Charles J. Zeh Jr. Craig F. Zellers Jerry D. Zidow, CGCS David J. Zimmer Troy R. Zufall Thomas E. Zurcher, CGCS 30-year members Greg Alspaugh, CGCS Daniel C. Anderson Kenneth D. Arkema Arthur A. Atkinson Robert J. Atol Randall K. Bachman Harold G. Bahrenburg Edwin D. Bale, CGCS Fred E. Behnke, CGCS Retired David C. Bentley, CGCS Scott Bertrand Gregg A. Blew, CGCS Russell B. Bonneville Richard L. Bowden Walter H. Braunig Jr. Jeffrey S. Broadbelt Richard S. Brogan Gregory C. Brooking, CGCS Peter Brooks, CGCS Doyle L. Brookshire Paul G. Brown Timothy R. Brown William L. Buchar Robert M. Budwick Timothy E. Burch Gregory J. Burleson, CGCS Thomas J. Burton John P. Cahill Peter Candelora Michael A. Caravella Jeffrey Carlson, CGCS Stephen Carr Jeff Case, CGCS Arthur R. Casto Sr. Richard E. Christian Jr. Richard A. Collins, CGCS Grant Collyns Thomas Colombo, CGCS Jack L. Colstad

Greg Coyne Samuel W. Crowe, CGCS Steven M. Cummins Lawrence P. Cunningham Kenneth L. Dahl Thomas Davies, CGCS Harold G. Davis Gerald W. Dearie David C. Denley, CGCS Retired Kevin DeRoo Daniel C. Dickow Robert Dobek Richard M. Donaldson Mark Douglas, CGCS Mike Drugan Jerry Ducker, CGCS Richard Duggan, CGCS Richard Duggan, CGCS Perry O. Dye, ASGCA Bryan D. Eames Edward P. Eckholm, CGCS Kenneth E. Ellenson, CGCS Jeff Elliott, CGCS Lawrence M. Emery Timothy A. Enoch William J. Entwistle Jr. Bruce W. Erhard Mark L. Esposito Elton E. Etheridge Michael A. Evans Richard L. Evans Robert W. Evans Tedd M. Evans, CGCS Stuart W. Eyman, CGCS Michael K. Fabrizio, CGCS Dean Fagerlind Mike Farina John Farr Larry Farwell, CGCS James Ferrin, CGCS Patrick R. Finlen, CGCS Bart L. Frie, CGCS David Fruchte, CGCS Donald L. Fuxa Peter J. Galea, CGCS Retired Scot J. Gardiner, CGCS Edward R. Gasper Scott D. Gennings, CGCS Clifton A. George Jack R. George Jimmy T. Geter, CGCS Mark A. Giannonatti Tim Gilbert Michael V. Giuffre Charles V. Goode Richard Goodrick Brian D. Goudey Patrick J. Gradoville, CGCS Barry G. Graham, CGCS Frederick W. Granger, CGCS Peter J. Grass, CGCS Marvin D. Gray Chuck Green Mark T. Grogan Richard C. Haas, CGCS Dale E. Habenicht Roger D. Halak Greg Hall Michael W. Handrich, CGCS Keith A. Happ James A. Hardy John T. Hassett Gary E. Hearn David R. Hershey, CGCS Jon V. Heselwood Tim Hesselink Dean T. Heymans Michael R. Hill, CGCS Gregory F. Hinton Michael M. Honma Sean A. Hoolehan, CGCS Jim C. Howell Joseph L. Hubbard, CGCS Paul Hudak, CGCS Doug Hughes Paul J. Jamrog Jonathan S. Jennings, CGCS Thomas B. Johanns Cecil C. Johnston, CGCS Retired Michael R. Jones, CGCS John V. Kain Jan P. Kasyjanski Jack Keidel Robert F. Kelly Craig D. Ketelsen, CGCS David B. Kile, CGCS Retired Duane Kloepping Craig W. Kniffen Keith Kresina

Dwight Kummer Bernard Kundrick Joseph Kuta, CGCS Terry Laurent, CGCS Barry Laverty J. Herbert Lea Michael F. Leach Joseph F. Leopold David Lerner Raymond Lewis Ronnie P. Lewis Daniel F. Lucas James N. MacLaren Trevor H. Madeiros Jeffrey N. Madsen D. Sloan Mahon Mark Malasavage John P. Martin Bruce Matthews Frank C. McInnis Joel W. McKnight, CGCS Retired, CPRP Scott A. McLain Dick Medford Michael J. Meersman Mark S. Merrick, CGCS Retired Steven K. Messerli Brian S. Mickels, CGCS Glenn A. Miller, CGCS Jeffrey F. Millies, CGCS Wayne Mills Gene E. Milota Frank J. Mislak Glenn R. Moore Jr. Dale R. Morrison, CGCS Robert Murphy Erwin R. Nash William J. Nauroth Harry D. Niemczyk, Ph.D. Joseph F. Noppenberger Jr. Stephen Okula, CGCS, MG Guy D. Ostrander George E. Ott III, CGCS Robert M. Painter Gerald T. Panella Bradley J. Pearson Christian O. Pekarek Barry V. Petrasko Thomas A. Prichard James Prucnal Stephen L. Rau Simon Rechedy Thomas J. Reed Sr. Joseph P. Reents Kreg K. Renzelman, CGCS Steven W. Renzetti, CGCS Martin K. Repko Danny Rieger James Riley John Rizza John F. Roberts David J. Robinson Robert J. Rogers, CGCS William J. Rogers Brad Rook, CGCS David L. Rosenstrauch, CGCS Paul B. Rothwell Robert Ruszala Carl J. Rygg Peter M. Sandoval Matthew J. Sapochak Michael R. Sbarro Denis L. Schilling Peter R. Schmidt Steven J. Schraw Andy M. Schuckers, CGCS Scott A. Schurman Jeffrey M. Scott, CGCS Edward J. Sealy Jr. Gordon J. Seliga, CGCS Kenneth J. Shepherd Ronald R. Sherbert David J. Shields Jim Shields William K. Shirley, CGCS Norman W. Shorts Sr. Ken Siems, CGCS Bryan E. Singleton Mark A. Skop Richard W. Slattery Daniel L. Smith Greg M. Smith Daniel T. Smokstad Randall L. Staton, CGCS Paul S. Stead, CGCS David L. Steel, CGCS Retired Ronald E. Steffenhagen Tolbert J. Strahan Luke C. Strojny

Rick A. Sullivan Gary J. Sykes Joseph P. Tamborski, CGCS Jeffrey C. Taylor Stephen Tedhams, CGCS Norman W. Tessier Jr. Brian F. Thomson, CGCS Kevin P. Thurman Robert J. Tillema, CGCS Retired James C. Timke, CGCS Mark C. Toennies, CGCS Retired Barry N. Tucker Michael J. VanSistine, CGCS Richard D. Victorson Manuel Viveiros Paul S. Wagner Thomas F. Walker William G. Wall Jr. John E. Walsh, CGCS Harry D. Ward James N. Ward, CGCS Thomas W. Watroba Herbert Watson Gary R. Weaver, CGCS Richard E. Wells Lentz Wheeler Kirk A. Whiting, CGCS Dean Whittington Ricky A. Wideman Kevin Wiles H. Mitchell Wilkerson, CGCS Thomas Williamson Timothy C. Wilson Robert J. Witek Allen Woods Courtney R. Young III, CGCS Robert A. Zoller 31- to 34-year members Maurice A. Aasland John M. Ackles Neil D. Acton, CGCS Ronnie L. Adkins, CGCS Steven D. Agin Louis A. Agosta Scott Alford Danny Allen John M. Allgeier, CGCS Louis Amadio 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 Jerry Arden Rhys M. Arthur, CGCS Retired Richard Arzillo Samuel N. Ash Bill Atkin, CGCS Dale E. Augustin Scott D. Austin W.R. Avery Scott C. Axon, CGCS Scott A. Azinger Charles Babcock Dean A. Baker, CGCS Thomas N. Baker William N. Baker, CGCS Kevin J. Baldwin Chad Ball, CGCS Russell Banning, CGCS Retired Wade Barrett Paul D. Bastron, CGCS Robert B. Baszner Dale Bauer Michael E. Bay James M. Beaston Bernard I. Beavan, CGCS John L. Behme Robert M. Belfeld Sandra L. Bemis Jose Benevides Donald F. Benner David R. Beno, CGCS Retired William M. Benson Glenn K. Bereiter, CGCS Paul G. Bergantz Greg Bergwin, CGCS Retired David Bermudez Todd Biegger, CGCS Thomas L. Bishop Robert R. Bittner, CGCS J. Mark Black, CGCS Kerry D. Blatteau, CGCS Retired James R. Blauvelt, CGCS

David O. Blomquist, CGCS Retired Bob L. Bluml, CGCS Retired Peter Bly Mark Bobb, CGCS Ronald R. Boettger Kevin Bonk Randel K. Bonneville John M. Bonwell, CGCS Brian A. Bossert, CGCS Peter L. Bowman, CGCS Dennis L. Bowsher, CGCS John H. Boyce William B. Boyd Douglas W. Boyle John L. Bradley Jr. James M. Branstrom, CGCS Brigid Braun, CGCS Retired Edward Braunsky Jr., CGCS Michael D. Breeden Loren R. Breedlove L. Randall Brehmer, CGCS Fred D. Brewer Michael A. Brisbois Barry B. Britton Kim D. Brock Mandel Brockinton, CGCS Thomas G. Brodeur Nicholas P. Brodziak Brad Brooks, CGCS James H. Broughton Anthony M. Brown, CGCS David J. Brown Donald R. Brown, CGCS James K. Brown Richard W. Browne David C. Brubaker Frederick H. Brubaker William H. Bruns Michael S. Bryant Steven R. Budge, CGCS Hozie Burke Peter D. Burnham, CGCS Gregory Burtner, CGCS Retired Gordon R. Byrnes Stuart D. Cagle, CGCS, MG Gordon Caldwell, CGCS John A. Calhoun John F. Canavan, CGCS Tim Cann, CGCS John D. Carlone, CGCS Gary K. Carls, CGCS Michael Carlson, CGCS Jeffrey P. Carsok Jeff J. Carson, CGCS Barry R. Carter Drew Castillo James A. Castle Nelson Cato Richard W. Caughey Henry G. Chafn, CGCS Retired Keith W. Chapman, CGCS John A. Chassard David Chavez, CGCS Retired Larry Checho Richard C. Christie Jr. Edward Cimoch Jr. Jay H. Clace Pete Clarno, CGCS Retired Kevin Clunis, CGCS Daniel M. Coffn Stephen E. Cohoon, CGCS William Colloredo, CGCS Joel A. Collura 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 Bruce V. Corkern George L. Cornell Jr. Ernest C. Corsi Robert J. Costa, CGCS Richard C. Coulombe, CGCS David Court, CGCS William S. Cox Davy A. Crockett, CGCS Gary R. Crone Calvin R. Cross, CGCS Retired James F. Crothers, CGCS Jeffrey C. Crouse Thomas Crump, CGCS Ann Cululi-Dixson, CGCS Retired Thomas F. Dale, CGCS Jere H. Dana Joseph C. Daniels Timothy R. Dark, CGCS Raymond G. Davies, CGCS

Alfred O. Davis, CGCS George T. Davis Jr. Timothy F. Davis Marc P. Davison, CGCS Paul L. Delfosse Robert M. DeMarco David R. Demmery, CGCS Retired Kimberly J. Derr, CGCS Kurt A. Desiderio Daniel F. Desmond Daniel DeVere, CGCS David W. DeWitt James R. Dewling James DeYoung 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 David L. Dodds Bruce Dodenhoff Brent D. Doolittle, CGCS Ronald G. Doruff Bruce J. Duenow Melvin T. Duke Barry Dunbar Dave Duren Jim Dusch, CGCS David M. Dwinell, CGCS Patrick R. Eagan Jack Earle Jr. Corey B. Eastwood, CGCS Jo-Ann Eberle Marshall D. Edgren, CGCS Carl J. Edmondson Stephen F. Ehrbar, CGCS Robert W. Eichert Richard H. Eichner Rory B. Ellington Edward F. Ellis, CGCS Jeffrey M. Elmer, CGCS Rick Elyea Brad D. Emerick, CGCS Retired Brent A. Emerick Robert J. Erdahl Gary L. Erxleben Clayton T. Estes, CGCS G.C. Evans John H. Fake, CGCS Retired Robert O. Farren Jr., CGCS Ronald K. Faulseit Bradley N. Fellrath David E. Fenimore J. Marcus Fenton Craig Ferguson Joseph J. Ferguson Ray Festa Jim Fetterly Charles A. Fierke, 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 Daniel P. Franks, CGCS Retired Robert W. Frase Roger H. Frazier, CGCS Stephen L. Frazier David L. Fry Jeffrey L. Fry George L. Frye Jr. Joseph H. Fryman, CGCS Retired Steven A. Funk Phillip E. Gable Alex H. Galaviz Jr. Kurt M. Galisdorfer John M. Gallagher III John P. Gallagher Dane W. Gamble Dan R. Garson John C. Gates Timothy M. Gavelek William Gaydosh Robert A. Gegick Gregory F. Gegogeine, CGCS Retired Peter Gerdon Patrick M. Gertner, CGCS Barry Gilbert Stephen R. Gill John Gillis III

Paul S. Goff Jr. Jerred D. Golden, CGCS Kenneth A. Gorzycki, CGCS Jose L. Gradias Jeffrey L. Granger John T. Grant Anthony Grasso Dean M. Graves, CGCS Patrick J. Green Gregg Grenert William R. Griffth, CGCS David Grimes Paul F. Grogan, CGCS Richard R. Grote Harry C. Grove III Jeffrey L. Gullikson, CGCS Dean C. Gump Joseph Gunson Cyrus D. Gurganus Jr. Charles Guy Chris L. Hague Joseph D. Hahn Stephen R. Hale Phillip H. Hall, CGCS Retired Howard Hamada Terry Hambleton William F. Hamilton, CGCS Thomas M. Hamulak, CGCS Retired Tom Hanks Daniel G. Hanson David B. Harbaugh Bobby J. Harding David K. Hare James M. Harmon Joe Harmon Christopher J. Haunty, CGCS Douglas D. Hausman, CGCS Dennis Haveman, CGCS Retired David G. Hay, CGCS Donald Hedrick Jeff L. Hefner Ricky D. Heine, CGCS Mark J. Henderson Lawrence E. Hergott, CGCS 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 William T. Holroyd Jr. Douglas J. Homan Randal S. Hooper Donald D. Hoos Reed C. Hopke Jr. Peter W. Horn, CGCS Bill Houlihan George F. Howe, CGCS Greg Hubbard, CGCS James G. Hudson Mike Hulteen, CGCS James C. Husting, CGCS Terry K. Hutcherson, CGCS Ralph M. Hyslop Michael V. Iacono, CGCS Keith A. Ihms, CGCS Gary M. Ingram, CGCS Kenneth B. Ingram, CGCS Robert L. Jacks Gilbert R. Jackson Joel D. Jackson, CGCS Retired Joel A. Jacquemot, CGCS Dennis James, CGCS Arthur W. Jamison, CGCS Retired Thomas R. Jauch, CGCS Robert L. Jeffers Todd W. Jeffers Cary M. Jeffries Edward H. Joerns II Cindy J. Johnson Donald L. Johnson Glyn Johnson Rodney W. Johnson, CGCS Thomas P. Johnson William A. Johnson, CGCS Dan Jones Gary Jones Tracey M. Jones Craig S. Joscelyn, CGCS Retired James S. Kaczenski, CGCS Retired Richard Kaiser Charles A. Kalina, CGCS Retired Carl A. Kanny Rod C. Karchner

Jeff R. Karlstrand, CGCS Retired Mark P. Kastenholz, CGCS John F. Katterheinrich William C. Keaton, CGCS Retired James R. Kelley, CGCS Retired Michael F. Kellighan Timothy Kelly Geoffrey O. Kemp, CGCS Joseph A. Kennedy Jr., CGCS Jamie L. Kennedy Timothy S. Kennelly, CGCS Ralph J. Kepple, CGCS Chip K. Kern Rick E. Kern Dean A. Kerns, CGCS Rodney P. Kilcoyne Rickey H. Kimel Mike Kingsley Dale R. Kintzer Glen Klauk Brad Klein F.A. Kleinfelder II Mark J. Klimm Richard A. Kline Robert S. Klinesteker Jeff Klontz Mark A. Knaebel James M. Knulty Casey Koch Mike Kocour, CGCS Retired Michael J. Kosak, CGCS John R. Kotoski, CGCS Gregory Krak George Kruzick, CGCS Mark D. Kuhns, CGCS Keith Kuntz James E. Kurposka Anthony R. Lambert, CGCS Robert A. Langley, CGCS Frank Larsen Karl Larson William R. Larson, CGCS Ivy E. Latham Gregory A. Laughery James G. Lawlor Melvan J. Leaver Jr. David Lee John R. Lee Craig D. Leming Jerry Lemons, ASGCA Cary N. 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 Harry A. Lovero David L. Lowe Richard S. Luikens Mark W. Lytle Stephen E. Maas, CGCS Retired John MacKenzie Jr., CGCS Samuel C. MacKenzie, CGCS Daniel D. Madar Timothy D. Madden, CGCS Retired David P. Major, CGCS 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 Michael G. Martin Robert K. Mattheson Jr. Stephen Matuza, CGCS, MG Edward L. May Thomas O. McAvoy, CGCS Timothy M. McAvoy, CGCS Robert B. McCallum, CGCS Timothy E. McCarthy Gregory D. McCue Pat S. McHugh, CGCS Walter J. McMahon Angus H. McMillan, CGCS Retired Gary H. Meadors Philip J. Medcalf Dennis J. Medeiros Charles Menefee, CGCS Retired Steven A. Merkel, CGCS David C. Michael, CGCS Ronald H. Miles, CGCS Retired

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(Membership milestones) Collier Miller, CGCS Douglas A. Miller John C. Miller, CGCS Scott E. Miller, CGCS Earl F. Millett Jere R. Mills John F. Mizikar, CGCS Douglas F. Mohler James T. Moore David L. Moote, ASGCA Arthur L. Morgan Jr., CGCS Thomas M. Morgensen Robert G. Morrell John L. Morris Robert Morris 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 Daniel L. Murray, CGCS Richard P. Murray Scott W. Nair Larry Napora Don Naumann Harold G. Neal Philip Neaton R. Bruce Nelson, CGCS John T. Neumann Brent Newcomb Eric E. Newell, CGCS John P. Newton, CGCS James H. Noel Peter W. Nolan Dennis Nordling Ronald A. Noyce Michael R. Null Steven L. Numbers Steven L. Oberschlake Robert M. O’Connell Michael J. O’Connor, CGCS Retired Tim J. O’Driscoll Ross J. O’Fee, CGCS Peter C. Ohlson Thomas F. Ohlson, CGCS Randy Oldham James R. Olli Glenn Omori

Charles D. O’Nan, CGCS Joseph M. Ondo Timothy T. O’Neill, CGCS David D. Ostert Jack A. Ostrander, CGCS Retired Richard J. Owens, CGCS Francis J. Owsik Joseph Owsik Bruce A. Packard, CGCS Robert Paisley Larry J. Palmer Scott E. Parker, CGCS Donald L. Parsons, CGCS Retired Harold E. Parsons Jr. Charles T. Passios, CGCS Dennis L. Patterson S Perry Payne, CGCS Merle L. Pearce, CGCS Stephen M. Pearson, CGCS David R. Pease Dennis A. Peck Bruce Peeples, CGCS Manuel Perez Wayne Perkins, CGCS Retired Larry Pfeiderer R.M. Phillips Tim Phillips Byron E. Phoebus James E. Piquette Michael D. Plummer Jim B. Poetker Alan A. Pondel, CGCS Allan C. Pooch Edward C. Porterfeld, CGCS Retired Glen A. Pottenger, CGCS Retired M. Terry Price Gary M. Puckett Joel V. Purpur, CGCS Dale B. Quinn Jim Ramey, CGCS Retired Scott M. Ramsay, CGCS Mark Rawlins, CGCS Richard H. Raymond Kevin B. Redfern Michael C. Reeb, CGCS Thomas F. Regan, CGCS Retired Robert Reid, CGCS Retired Jesse V. Reins III, CGCS J. Robert Reynolds, CGCS Retired Mark A. Richard, CGCS

Kim L. Richardson, CGCS John V. Ringholz Samuel M. Risteff J.B. Robertson Robert N. Robillard Michael Robinson Terry Rodenberg Charles E. Rogers Jr. Todd A. Ronske, CGCS Robert A. Rosensteel Ronald M. Ross, CGCS Retired David V. Rossman Timothy K. Roth Bobby Rountree Clifford A. Rourke Richard A. Rudolph Roger M. Ruff, CGCS Bruce W. Ruppert, CGCS Gary Russell Barry A. Sage Robert C. Sager Mark Salisbury, CGCS Terry C. Salisbury Robert A. Samuelson, CGCS Earl J. Sanders, CGCS Kerry Satterwhite, CGCS Gerald W. Saylor Frank E. Sbarro Charles Schaeffer William G. Scheele Albert L. Schluetter Calvin D. Schmidt John C. Schmidt Steven D. Schmidt Roger A. Schmitz, CGCS Retired Brett Schneiter Craig Schreiner, ASGCA Scott A. Schukraft Daniel G. Schuld Thomas G. Schwab Michael J. Seaton Steven D. Seibel Michael R. Semler Robert Y. Senseman, CGCS Jack F. Serleto Matthew G. Shaffer Daniel W. Shaughnessy Thomas S. Sheets Randy L. Sheline Douglas E. Shelnutt Gary A. Shetler, CGCS

Kimberly K. Shine, CGCS D. Philip Shoemaker Jr. Randy Shults, CGCS Arthur Silva, CGCS Retired Frank T. Siple, CGCS Wayne A. Skaggs Alan C. Slaughter Thomas M. Slavish David E. Smith, CGCS Jeffrey A. Smith Kenneth J. Smith Kevin L. Smith Steven C. Snare, CGCS Pat Sneed, CGCS Jack E. Snipes Jr., CGCS Douglas L. Snook, CGCS Retired Marc W. Snyder Edward W. Spatz Michael Sprouse Guy H. Stallone John V. Stawovy Bob Steinhurst Dan Sterr Gerald Stetson Brad Steward Mark L. Stewart, CGCS Ed Stocke Terry W. Stratton Michael F. Streckfus Joe K. Stribley Jeffrey N. Stuart, CGCS Melvin L. Summer Jr. Walter J. Svabek William D. Swancutt Jr. Barry S. Szydloski Robert J. Szymanski Jr. Roy A. Szyndlar, CGCS Jerry Y. Takushi Timothy F. Taylor, CGCS Rick Tegtmeier, CGCS Clive J. Thacker, CGCS Retired Gregory R. Thalmann, CGCS Leonard F. Theis Timothy Thilo Jim H. Thomas, CGCS Gary C. Thommes, CGCS Charles T. Thompson Jr., CGCS Retired Kenneth B. Thompson Bruce Thrasher David E. Threlkeld, CGCS Retired

Charles E. Tiede III William D. Todd Bruce Toepel Alan Tomlinson Eddie Tomlinson Joseph R. Tompkins Luciano Tonelli Ronald T. Toney David L. Tooley Perry P. Toth, CGCS Rhod Trainor, CGCS Jack Tripp, CGCS Frank Turner Charles P. Underwood III, CGCS Thomas M. Unruh Gregory V. Vadala, CGCS W. Wayne Van Matre Russell C. Vandehey, CGCS Mark W. Vaughn, CGCS Charles H. Vedvick Stephen J. Verrall Thomas K. Verrips, CGCS Brian Vickers Tom Vinson Robert S. Volpe, CGCS Joseph A. Voss Jr., CGCS Randall C. Wahler, CGCS Retired Michael F. Walton, CGCS Patrick A. Walton John B. Ward Tony Ward Terry L. Warlick James R. Warren Gary A. Watschke, CGCS Retired Donald D. Watson David Waymire, CGCS Jerry A. Webb, CGCS William C. Webster, CGCS Karl H. Wehausen Von S. Welder Ted D. Wells Thomas S. Werner, CGCS Dennis Wesseldine Brent L. Weston Brad L. Westrope, CGCS Jeffrey Wetterling, CGCS Kenneth M. Whaley Charlie Whittemore Jay A. Wiedman John Wieskamp, CGCS Retired Stephen N. Wilcoxen

Gary Wilder Edward J. Wilkins, CGCS Timothy R. Willard, CGCS Michael R. Willhite Daniel J. Williams David Williams, CGCS Edward A. Williams Richard A. Wilson, CGCS Tommy D. Witt, CGCS Dean Wochaski, CGCS Steven R. Wolfard Fred Wong James S. Wood Michael A. Wood, CGCS R. Scott Woodhead, CGCS Retired Stanley Wreyford, CGCS Steven M. Wright, CGCS John G. Yancey Michael Yenny Joseph Yourkiewicz Theodore S. Zabrenski Scott A. Zakany, CGCS Michael P. Zedreck, CGCS 35-year members John V. Andersen, CGCS Kenneth L. Andersen Barry Anes Thomas W. Athy, CGCS J. David Barrett Dennis C. Batz, CGCS Robert J. Beyer, CGCS Retired Jerry W. Brooks Jerry L. Broome Robert D. Brown Thomas V. Brown III Michel Caissie Robert W. Campbell, CGCS Vernon A. Carroll II Sterling Caudle Donald L. Cherry Michael T. Chrzanowski Stanley E. Cichuniec Jerry Coldiron Jr., CGCS Brian Comiskey Paul Crawford Thomas M. Crenshaw Jeffrey L. Davis, CGCS Retired Joellen G. Davis Chris M. des Garennes David S. Downing II, CGCS

James E. Ellison James E. Evans Ed Farnsworth Joseph F. Fernau, CGCS Robert G. Flanagan David P. Flaxbeard Mark G. Fuller, CGCS Randal C. Gai, CGCS Retired James D. Gardner, CGCS Retired Edward T. Giles Robert L. Gordon Thomas J. Gray, CGCS William B. Griffth Thomas I. Grimac, CGCS Anthony Gustaitis, CGCS Charles J. Hadwick Mike Hahn Gary Hallett Terry Hannah Christopher P. Hart, CGCS Thomas L. Hergert Alan D. Hess, CGCS, MG Bob Hicks, CGCS Retired Mark N. Hjortness, CGCS Robert A. Holmes, CGCS Retired James C. Hulett Chuck Hybl Johnny B. Johnson, CGCS Retired Martin E. Johnson Scott H. Johnson, CGCS Steven R. Justice Arlan D. Kapnick Les Kennedy Jr., CGCS Jim B. Key, CGCS Fred W. Klauk Jr. John P. Klosiewicz Steven Kolongowski, CGCS Retired Joseph Kosoglov, CGCS Mark Kowaliczko Armand H. LeSage Harry C. Lincoln III James C. Lindsay, CGCS David J. Little Howard H. Lott, CGCS Gary MacDougall Douglas R. Mahal, CGCS Anthony S. Mancuso, CGCS Alexander Marshall, CGCS Retired Peter Maynes William G. McMullin Ron Mielke

Thomas R. Minch James P. Mowery John M. Napier, CGCS John A. Newcomb Sr., CGCS Retired James J. Nicol, CGCS Scott E. Niven, CGCS John J. O’Keefe, CGCS Anthony J. Olender Michael Olson Jonathan E. Peck Leo G. Pellant Mark K. Peters Dennis P. Petruzzelli, CGCS Steven D. Phillips William F. Pike Stephen W. Potter, CGCS Kenneth Pung, CGCS Retired Dan E. Rackliffe, CGCS Robert A. Ranum Stanley E. Reedy, CGCS Scott D. Robbins, CGCS Walter K. Robinson Gary Rodgers, CGCS Retired Cal C. Roth Peter R. Rousseau, CGCS Randolph Russell, ASGCA Thomas E. Savage Thomas V. Schall Jr., CGCS Larry G. Schlippert Ronald E. Schmoyer Tony E. Scites Anthony W. Sexton Glenn F. Smickley Chris L. Smith, CGCS James K. Smith Kevin P. Smith, CGCS Stephen E. Smith Gary C. Springer John Steiner, CGCS Gary L. Stormo Michael D. Thibodeau James Tollefson, CGCS Steve Van Acker, CGCS Craig J. Vigen, CGCS Douglas A. Ward Dennis Weber, CGCS David L. Webner Dale R. Wohlers Gregory J. Wojick Philip J. Wycoff

Harry R. Yewens Brian A. York 36- to 39-year members Roland Abbott, CGCS Retired Charles Agnew, CGCS Retired W. A. Alexander III Randy L. Allen, CGCS Don K. Allen Joseph Alonzi, CGCS Dana M. Anderson Alan R. Andreasen, CGCS Gary D. Andrews Thomas L. Appledorn William A. Ashley John L. Ausen, CGCS Robert T. Baidy Paul D. Baker Robert M. Baldwin Bradley Balschmiter, CGCS Ronald W. Barley, CGCS James O. Beane, CGCS Retired Chris C. Becker David Behrman, CGCS Mark H. Beiting Michael Benedict Gary D. Bennett Patrick J. Berger, CGCS Retired Richard Bermudez Thomas R. Bettle William K. Bieck, CGCS Fredrick S. Biggers, CGCS Thomas P. Biggy Steve Blackburn Joseph N. Booth, CGCS Gregory Borzok John A. Boyer Paul W. Brandon Pye BredenKamp Michael L. Brennan, CGCS Retired Ned E. Brinkman Larry Brooks, CGCS Retired Joe J. Brophy Jerry W. Broughton, CGCS Herbert L. Brown Roger A. Brown Fred E. Browning Jay P. Buck, CGCS Joseph H. Burns, CGCS Robert J. Burns James M. Burton

Gary T. Bush Neil J. Bustamante Charles B. Cagle, CGCS Retired Dale Caldwell James P. Callaghan Stephen L. Carlton Norman E. Carmouche Stanley A. Carr James H. Carville Paul O. Casas Jr. Emilio Castorena Sr. Brian C. Chalifoux Gary L. Chambers, CGCS Thom V. Charters Donald Chester C.D. Christopherson Louis E. Clark Mark K. Clark, CGCS Arthur G. Clesen Terry A. Concannon, CGCS James T. Conroy, CGCS Retired Dale F. Conzelmann, CGCS George J. Cook Bradford L. Coole, CGCS Dennis R. Cox David E. Crews Donald A. Cross, CGCS Alan G. Culver, CGCS John C. Cummings, CGCS Retired James Currie Gerald R. Dahlke Gary Dalton Robert J. Dalton Kevin D’Amico, CGCS Peter C. Dane Eugene Daniel III, CGCS Retired Steve A. Davis, CGCS Retired Clinton G. Deeds, CGCS Retired Richard J. Deibert Edgar R. Delaney, CGCS Denny Dennett Douglas A. DeVries, CGCS Charles L. Dey Gary Dilbert Charles C. Dipman Steve DiVito Marvin A. Dominick B. Russell Dooge III, CGCS Robert A. Doty Kevin H. Downing, CGCS Kevin M. Dushane

John R. Dyarmett Michael Edgerton Larry F. Edwards Paula M. Eger Richard N. Eide, CGCS Ted E. Ellis, CGCS Retired Barry Endicott Charles D. Engster Jean L. Esposito, CGCS Eugene G. Evans Raymond D. Evans, CGCS Retired Ronald C. Fabian William R. Fach, CGCS Gregory C. Fantuzzi, CGCS Thomas E. Farrell Donald J. Fassnacht, CGCS H. R. Faucette Jr., CGCS Retired Gene Faulk Clarke E. Fenimore David C. Feser Mark A. Fields Alan T. Fierst Stephen Finamore, CGCS Larry D. Finke Thomas C. Fischer, CGCS Thomas A. Flaherty, CGCS Dennis M. Flynn, CGCS Retired John A. Ford, CGCS Jeffery L. Frank, CGCS Richard G. Fredericksen, CGCS Charles A. Gaige William C. Gallegos Michael T. Garvale Chuck Gast, CGCS William Gauwitz Jr. David K. Geiger, CGCS Retired Donald R. Genet John R. German, CGCS Retired George Gibbons Thomas J. Gibbons Kerry Glader C M. Glasson Steve Glossinger, CGCS Roger S. Goettsch, CGCS Frank S. Goodell Jr. Mark E. Gorga, CGCS David W. Gourlay, CGCS, CCM Robert B. Green, CGCS George A. Gumm Gregg P. Guynan Stuart M. Hadden

Peter J. Hahn Milton L. Hale Charles E. Hall Jeffrey N. Hall Robert J. Hall Terry L. Hall Steven M. Hamelau D.T. Hammett Vincent C. Hankley Larry A. Hanks Larry C. Hantle, CGCS Steve J. Hargis Gregory P. Harkin, CGCS Steve Harrer, CGCS Retired J. Michael Hart, CGCS Ernest W. Hawkes Leonard L. Hazlett III Ronald B. Heesen Edward C. Heineman, CGCS Retired Fred J. Heinlein II, CGCS Retired Michael H. Heinlein James R. Hemrick, CGCS James W. Hesselbrock Paul Hickman, CGCS Harold H. Hicks William T. Hiers, CGCS Steven M. Hill John D. Hilton Mark Hoban Cecil T. Hoekstra Scott Hoffmann, CGCS Steven Hoisington Robert D. Holman Thomas R. Holtsberry James A. Holtschult John S. Hoofnagle, CGCS Alan Houdek Michael T. Huck Richard H. Huey Abe R. Hughes Gale O. Hultquist, CGCS Richard Hurley, Ph.D. Rodney A. Iceman Dennis R. Ingram, CGCS Toru Inoue Mark R. Jackson Paul J. Janosik Jr. Robert M. Jarrell William L. Jeffrey Neal Jenkins

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(Membership milestones) Robert A. Jenkins Steve E. Jessup, CGCS Retired Charles L. Joachim, CGCS Bill D. Jobe, CGCS Retired Brad R. Johnsen David L. Johnson, CGCS Retired Eric A. Johnson James A. Johnson Jr. Michael J. Johnson, CGCS Robert L. Johnson David L. Jones James W. Jones Timothy Joyce Kenneth D. Keller Cecil F. Kerr Jerry A. Kershasky Mark A. Kienert, CGCS Richard M. Kimble Robert E. Kinder, CGCS Joseph H. Kinlaw Jr. John L. Kitchen Robert H. Kline, CGCS Bradley G. Kocher, CGCS Paul T. Kolbe Curtis H. Kono Helmut Kopp Mike Koval Richard Krampe Dean A. Krob, CGCS Retired LeRoy Kruse, CGCS Retired Shunji Kurakami Edward Lach, CGCS Normand R. Lalumiere Wayne D. Lamb Steve G. Lambert Robert A. Laubach Andy Laughridge, CGCS Retired James M. Laughridge Richard G. Laux Richard J. Lavine, CGCS Stephen G. Leason Michael R. Legere, CGCS Todd Lemme Richard L. Lemmel Michael Liffand Eric M. Linde Nels A. Lindgren, CGCS Retired Thomas K. List, CGCS Retired Larry P. Livingston, CGCS Richard J. Lombardi Randall A. Long

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Martin L. Moore Marcelino O. Moreno Gary S. Morgan Brian W. Morris, CGCS Dean Morrison Charles S. Mozingo Stephen M. Murphy Douglas G. Myers Gary Myers, CGCS Michael R. Nass Thomas E. Natzel James O. Neal, CGCS Retired Wendell T. Nealon, CGCS Gary L. Nelson William E. Neus, CGCS Retired Randy Nichols, CGCS Retired Alan L. Nielsen, CGCS Dale E. Nissen George C. Noll Tim R. Norris, CGCS Retired John Nylund Patrick M. O’Brien Richard D. Odden Paul W. O’Leary Charles B. Oller Sr. Karl E. Olson, CGCS Thomas D. Opat Dennis J. Orsborn Kerry M. Ortmeyer Kevin F. Osgood Alin P. Otto Clinton A. Ovren Lawrence J. Pakkala, CGCS Milfred J. Palmer Jr. Ronald J. Parker, CGCS Retired Harold E. Parr Jr. Jesse J. Parsons Keith E. Paterson Theodore F. Payer Keith W. Pegg Thomas L. Penzien Michael J. Perham, CGCS Scott A. Peters Jules J. Peuvion, CGCS Retired William T. Pewitt Peter R. Pierson S. Daniel Pierson Daniel B. Pillard, CGCS Retired Steven J. Plummer, CGCS Michael D. Purvis Sanford G. Queen, CGCS

Steve Rackliffe, CGCS Robert A. Radachi, CGCS Robert M. Randquist, CGCS Peter Rappoccio Jr., CGCS Donald Ratcliff Joel A. Ratcliff, CGCS Charles T. Ravis Dale K. Reash Jerry L. Reid Wayne P. Remo, CGCS Retired William G. Remy George Renault III, CGCS Retired Richard T. Rhodes J. H. Richburg Jr., CGCS Retired Edward Riefin, CGCS Retired Jon Riesenberg Larry R. Ringenberg William J. Risch William R. Roberts Daniel R. Robillard Tommy L. Robinson William D. Rohret, CGCS Peter T. Romanowski Kevin J. Ross, CGCS Gary Roush Les B. Rutan Kenneth A. Sakai Raymond A. Salberg Pio Salvati Michael Sauls Gary D. Sayre, CGCS Barton L. Schaaf Paul L. Schippers, CGCS Douglas J. Schmale Richard Scholes Micheal E. Schubert Donald R. Schumacher Charles D. Scott Jeffrey L. Scott, CGCS Retired Jon R. Scott Robert Scribner Thomas D. Seapker Tim J. Sedgley, CGCS Gregory N. Settles David A. Sexton, CGCS Alan J. Shantz Vincent T. Sharkey James Shaw William D. Shrum, CGCS John W. Singleton Kenneth V. Small

Bennie R. Smallwood Kenneth L. Smith, CGCS Michael R. Smith, CGCS Retired Randall J. Smith William F. Smith, CGCS Gary L. Smither Gary T. Snyder Keith J. Snyder, CGCS Lawrence L. Snyder, CGCS Samuel R. Snyder VII, CGCS Retired Michael E. Sommer Ioannis Spantidakis William H. Spence Joseph A. Sporl III David T. Springer Douglas C. Stachura, CGCS Retired Gary L. Stafford Richard W. Staughton, CGCS Timothy Stawovy Roger A. Stewart Jr., CGCS John F. Streeter, CGCS Verlyn A. Strellner, CGCS Retired Leon P. Stroike David T. Struse Richard Struss, CGCS Retired Robert A. Stuczynski George E. Stumpff Richard A. Stuntz, CGCS Michael Swing, CGCS John L. Tanner, CGCS Retired Johnny L. Tester Timothy D. Thomas Lynn A. Thompson, CGCS Merlin F. Tielkemeier John Tonsor Thomas Trammell, CGCS Patrick Trant Allan F. Tretera Thomas F. Trischler D. Campbell Turner, CGCS Kip A. Tyler, CGCS Kevin E. Van, CGCS Wayne Van Arendonk, CGCS Retired Duane Van Etten Lane K. Vance Nick L. Vance, CGCS Retired Robert C. Vaughan Jr. Vincent Q. Vazquez Steve W. Vessells

Michael E. Videtta Thomas C. Vogel, CGCS Michael D. Vogt, CGCS Danny L. Wahlin, CGCS Retired Michael Wallace, CGCS Dale E. Walters, CGCS David V. Ward Dean E. Watkins Larry A. Weber Robert C. Weed Jr., ASGCA Alan Weitzel John W. Westermeier, CGCS Floyd N. Wiget Bruce R. Williams, CGCS James B. Williams Richard R. Williams Sam T. Williamson, CGCS Dennis P. Willms Mark Wilson, CGCS Retired Charles D. Winch Sid Witteveen Arthur J. Woffnden Stephen B. Womble, CGCS Stephen W. Wood, CGCS Mark J. Woodward, CGCS Mike B. Wooten, CGCS Bruce J. Worzella, CGCS Roger R. Yenny, CGCS Humzey Yessin Steven R. Young Joseph G. Yuzzi Edward J. Zenisky Richard C. Zepp, CGCS Randall P. Zidik 40-year members Michael L. Allen Kenneth T. Andersen Kenneth L. Aukerman, CGCS James J. Baran, CGCS John R. Baucom Jr. Roger C. Bell Charles G. Bingeman Robert F. Bishop Cecil C. Bland Gregory N. Bollinger Robert B. Boyd Robert Brewster Brooks Brown Julian D. Burns, CGCS Retired Gary A. Carlson

Paul C. Carman Jr. Ronald L. Carmichael Daniel E. Carr Richard S. Cirino, CGCS Brett E. Conrad O’Neil M. Crouch Jr. Randy A. Denney Eugene W. Dyke Craig L. Elms, CGCS Joseph H. Emanuel, CGCS Retired Douglas Emch, CGCS Richard A. Fluter Ronald W. Fream William R. Fuller, ASGCA Walter A. Gooder Fred S. Green John C. Hadwick, CGCS Retired Mark J. Hampton Calvin R. Hardin, CGCS Retired Michael J. Hermanson Ronald W. Hull Willis P. Johnson Peter F. Kendrick, CGCS Retired Michael A. Klatte, CGCS Retired John A. Lapikas Thomas C. Letterhos Peter V. Leuzinger, CGCS Retired Rodney Lingle, CGCS Tony W. Littrell Jerry Mach Ken Mangum, CGCS Thomas E. Mason Robert A. Matthews, CGCS Vincent McCann Mark W. Monroe John C. Mood Michael A. O’Connell, CGCS Retired Gary C. Panter Dennis R. Pellrene Bradley J. Peterson Robert J. Piantedosi, CGCS Retired O.J. Piccolo Lawrence R. Powell William R. Prest James A. Price Jeff E. Pritchard, CGCS Turner Reaney Michael J. Reifert, CGCS James E. Richter Michael W. Rothenberg

Pete Ruggieri Robert B. Sanderson Frank L. Santos H.H. Schuemann, CGCS Retired William A. Schuster Jonathon L. Scott Randy Scott John G. Shouldice Allen O. Siegel, CGCS Mark Smith, CGCS Robert D. Sowers Richard A. Spear Kenneth Stephens Marty Stephenson David C. Stone Henry V. Suchinski Cary L. Tegtmeyer, CGCS Retired John J. Tutich Meril D. Vanderpool John Wahl Norman Walbrink Neil M. Wendell Grant R. Wenkstern Mark A. Willmore Robert Witkoski Randy H. Witt, CGCS Kenneth L. Wyninger Mark A. Yoder, CGCS David R. Zahrte, CGCS Retired 41- to 44-year members C. William Adams Frank Adams John G. Aducat Larry A. Albertsen David J. Alexandrowicz David J. Allec Robert U. Alonzi, CGCS Douglas A. Anderson Karl K. Anderson, CGCS Tommy D. Anderson, CGCS Retired William D. Anderson, CGCS Douglas A. Anderson David M. Bailey, CGCS Retired Gerald M. Baird Randy A. Ballinger Wayne F. Ballinger, CGCS Retired Paul Barratt, CGCS Retired William C. Bartee Everett E. Baugh, CGCS Retired Paul G. Beer

Leonard H. Berg, CGCS Retired James D. Bishop Lee S. Bladen Richard L. Boehm, CGCS Retired David Bolyard Terry R. Bonar, CGCS Retired Jeff Bottensek, CGCS Retired Robert A. Brame Donald J. Branch Thomas H. Brown, CGCS Roger C. Bugenhagen Bruce A. Burchfeld, CGCS Retired Stephen G. Cadenelli, CGCS Steven J. Campbell Michael T. Caranci Frank C. Carlisle Bruce Carlson Daniel L. Cassidy Michael Claffey Donald Clemans Henry Coffn III Tommy L. Cone, CGCS Retired Edward A. Consolati Brian M. Cowan Roger T. Cox, CGCS Retired Gordon D. Crockett Duane Dammeyer Gregory Davis, CGCS Retired Clinton G. Deeds Sr., CGCS Retired John J. DelCamp Jr. Joseph F. Delly Robert Dickison, CGCS Retired Steven L. Diel Kenneth R. Dietrich, CGCS Retired Paul A. Dodson Ron Dohman, CGCS Thomas P. Doyle, CGCS Retired John T. Drew Tony Dulio Jerry L. Dunfee, CGCS Pete Dye, ASGCA Steven M. Early, CGCS John M. Easterday Charles W. Edgar Richard W. Edger Milton Eisenhard William G. Fielder, CGCS Retired Richard J. Fisher, CGCS Wayne T. Foster William R. Fowler Douglas Fraser

John H. Freeman, CGCS Retired Terry L. Frey Thomas Funkhouser, CGCS Retired Kenneth P. Giedd, CGCS Retired James F. Gilligan, CGCS Retired A. P. Goodley III, CGCS Retired David E. Green L. David Gregg, CGCS Retired Gary T. Grigg, CGCS, MG Richard E. Halstead Thomas C. Hamilton A. Tildon Hankley Ronald E. Hansen, CGCS Retired Gary D. Harris James D. Harris Thomas R. Harrison Leon J. Hartogh Keith M. Hasenfratz, CGCS Retired Robert A. Haskins, CGCS Retired David E. Hassel, CGCS Retired Philip M. Hathaway, CGCS Junior M. Hester Ronald B. Hill, CGCS Retired Arthur Hills James F. Hippely Paul O. Hoag Wallace Hocking Donald A. Hoffman Sr. William G. Jewell Robert L. Johns Paul E. Johnson Douglas H. Jones, CGCS Robert Kamp, CGCS Retired Raymond C. Kasprack, CGCS Retired William R. Kauffman Jr. John R. Kennedy Richard E. Kensinger Charles E. Kingsley Jr. James J. Klein, CGCS Retired Robert C. Kline David R. Koch John M. Kosmalski, CGCS Retired Ronald L. Krick David H. Kroll, CGCS Retired John M. Krutilla, CGCS Retired Stephen A. Kuhn Richard W. LaConte Gordon LaFontaine Marvin Laird, CGCS Retired Louis N. Lambert III

Richard Lamkey Charles E. Lane Michael J. Larsen, CGCS Charles E. Lincicome, CGCS Thomas C. Lochner Jr. Larry R. Lockwood Harold J. Loke, CGCS Walter W. Lowell Robert J. Lowery William R. Lowery Dennis D. Lyon, CGCS A. Roy Mackintosh A. Michael Maffei, CGCS William Martin, CGCS Michael Matchen Michael L. May Gary N. Mazzeo Richard L. McAllister Richard McGuinnes Stephen J. McMahon Frederick L. McMullen Frederick Meda James Medeiros, CGCS Kenneth R. Miller Monroe S. Miller William Milsop Kyran J. Mitchelson Robert J. Mizicko Ted Mochel Robert Mogel Mark T. Monahan, CGCS William P. Montague, MG John Montecalvo Daniel B. Morgan George J. Morgan Lewis S. Morgan Francis A. Murphy Charles A. Murray, CGCS Retired Christopher R. Myers Steven A. Nash, CGCS Retired Ken E. Nelson J. Edward Newton, CGCS Retired James P. Nicita Ronald F. Nolf, CGCS Retired John A. Nugnes, CGCS Retired James T. O’Connor Lynn O’Neil Robert W. Osterman D.J. Pakkala Jimmy W. Parker, CGCS Retired Theodore F. Pasko, CGCS Retired

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Douglas Petersan Bruce E. Petrelli, CGCS Retired Paul Petrie, CGCS Retired William F. Phillips Ronald Powell, CGCS Retired Lewis W. Quick Gary A. Rasor Alfred J. Rathjens Craig S. Rhoderick Robert W. Ribbans, CGCS Retired Jerry N. Rice, CGCS Jerome E. Robine William L. Ross David A. Roule Edward J. Roynan Kenneth B. Rue Paul V. Salmon Lee E. Schmidt, ASGCA C. Roger Schmitt William Schmuck Jr. Gene Schneiter Lee A. Schnieders James A. Seacrist Earl D. Shafer, CGCS Retired Alton V. Sheffeld, CGCS Nick N. Sherstobitoff Frank W. Shirk, CGCS Retired Frank T. Shuman Robert P. Silva Donald B. Silven, CGCS Retired James K. Simmons Sohan Singh, CGCS Retired Stephen P. Skowronski Roger S. Smith, CGCS Retired David C. Smith Jack Soderberg William B. Stevens, CGCS Lowell G. Stone Robert A. Strait Frank T. Stydnicki Ben H. Swinney James M. Taylor Sr. ,CGCS Retired Kurt A. Thuemmel W. P. Tice, CGCS Retired James W. Timmerman Donald J. Tolson, CGCS Allan J. Truelson Steven R. Tyler Joseph J. Volk Edward Walsh, CGCS Retired William C. Walsh Jr.

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(Membership milestones) Bennett E. Wartman Herbert A. Waterous, CGCS Retired David C. Weitzel Thomas L. Wenzel Henry C. Wetzel Roland L. White Melvin C. Williams Robert R. Williams Chuck Wilson, CGCS Retired Lawrence J. Wimmers, CGCS Retired Robert E. Wise Thomas M. Wolff Bruce J. Wolfrom, CGCS Retired William Womac, CGCS Retired Ken G. Wright T. L. Wueschinski, CGCS Retired M. Joseph Yoder John H. Yokel, CGCS Retired Paul J. Zbell Thomas O. Zimmerman 45-year members Alfred Bachand Gary M. Bateman James T. Bridges Jr. James E. Bronson Louis E. Brookshire, CGCS Retired James C. Brown Johnny R. Burns, CGCS Retired Thomas M. Byrne Gary R. Campbell Robert A. Chalifour, CGCS Retired Elmo P. Cobb Richard B. Craig James L. Diorio, CGCS Retired Nathan A. Dunn Edward W. Fischer, CGCS Robert H. Ford Merrill J. Frank, CGCS Retired Keith R. Fuchs Walter W. Fuchs Richard Grundstrom Gary G. Harrington Donald E. Hearn, CGCS Retired Howard E. Hudson Ralph S. Hull Steven B. Humphreys Enos E. Kellenberger W.J. Kingsfeld Edwin F. Kizer

J. Anthony Kramlik Robert F. Kronn Richard P. Louvar Ted Martinez David W. Mauk Wayne W. Michael John G. Moore Jan P. Niedziela Roger Null Elias E. Oliver Edward T. Pondo Anthony P. Rippel Louis F. Rudinski Peter Salinetti, CGCS Retired John W. Schoellner, CGCS Keith Scott Lawrence B. Shore, CGCS Retired W. C. Smallridge James B. Stagg Robert L. Steele, CGCS Retired Barry A. Strittholt, CGCS Carl Swartzlander David E. Vibber Richard W. Wagner William G. Waltz John Wantz, CGCS Retired Michael A. Wells Thomas J. Wojcik John P. Wood IV William H. Wright Walter Zimich 46- to 49-year members Russell D. Adams Julius D. Albaugh, CGCS Retired Paul M. Alexander Richard C. Allen Albert Auger Ezekiel B. Avila Zeke Avila Joseph G. Baidy, CGCS Retired Tom Baker James R. Bantrup David J. Barber, CGCS Retired Robert E. Baria Jr. Roger H. Barrett Roger G. Barton Eugene D. Baston Richard M. Bator Michael R. Bavier, CGCS Retired Edward N. Benoit, CGCS Retired

James A. Bertoni C. William Black, CGCS Retired Robert D. Blecher Terry Buchen, CGCS Retired, MG James F. Burnard James W. Burton William E. Byers, CGCS Retired Charles H. Cadiz Jr., CGCS Retired Nicholas F. Cammuso James T. Cantrell, CGCS Retired William S. Carter Ronald Chapla Rodney D. Chapman Charles A. Clark, CGCS Retired Michael R. Clark, CGCS Retired David A. Clement Richard J. Cook George A. Cooke James R. Coyle David T. Curren Paul A. Dermott, CGCS Retired Dominick N. DiMarzo Bruce L. Dustin Donald L. Eckhart David L. Edison John Emmolo Edward A. Etchells Brian H. Farris Gerald L. Faubel, CGCS Retired David W. Fearis, CGCS Retired Charles Filipovich Howard E. Fisher Jr. James R. Fitzroy, CGCS David N. Fleming, CGCS Retired Dale C. Foster Bert A. Frederick Edward A. Fufaro Hunter O. Gammon Howard N. Gaskill Gerald B. Gill Edward D. Gintert Sr. Stephen K. Gipson James W. Glazer, CGCS Retired Carl J. Grassl Jr., CGCS Retired Steven R. Hall Hilding G. Hanson Thomas G. Haske Paul G. Helbling Edward C. Horton, CGCS James A. Johns William V. Johnson Jr.

Arthur W. Kain Samuel L. Kessel, CGCS Retired Geral D. Kinkade Ronald W. Kirkman William G. Knox Ben Krueger Gary D. Kuhn John E. Laake, CGCS Retired John C. Lapp Robert P. LaRoche Ennio Latini Paul R. Latshaw Stanley E. Lawson Dennis P. Leger Jim Lewis Jr. Patrick A. Lucas, CGCS Retired Gerald L. Maas James L. MacDonald John P. Madden John G. Martin Charles A. Martineau Harold J. Marvin Sr. Chester A. Mason Carlos R. Mayes John A. McDonald Billy R. Menear James R. Meyer Robert C. Miller Joseph C. Moisa Vince Monahan, CGCS Retired Alton R. Moore Robert N. Morgan Robert Mucciarone Wolfgang Mueller Edward J. Murphy Ray B. Myers Clyde Nettles William H. Nigh, CGCS Retired Donald D. Nissen Robert E. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Fred D. Opperman Robert Orazi, CGCS Retired Wayne Orrell David F. Parson Garland C. Parsons Jr. Duane E. Patton Grant D. Pensinger, CGCS Retired C. R. Phipps George W. Pierpoint III Larry G. Proctor O. Lee Redman Jr.

Dean Robertson Virgil Robinson, CGCS Tom J. Rogers Rolin C. Rowley Joseph L. Rybka Stanley A. Sablak Anthony Savone Pelino Scenna Raymond Schei Raymond J. Schmidt, CGCS Retired Edward H. Schmitt, CGCS Retired Raymond M. Schmitz, CGCS Retired Kenneth Schoeni Richard Schwabauer, CGCS Retired James W. Shipe Walter K. Simon Ronald L. Sinnock Richard Slivinski Arne L. Smith Wayne B. Smith Jr. David B. Southard, CGCS Retired William E. Stewart Tommy L. Stone Riley L. Stottern, CGCS Thomas R. Streiff III, CGCS 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 Robert M. Viera Leonard A. Walsh Lee A. Webb, CGCS Retired Douglas J. Weddle Robert P. White William H. Whitley Kenneth E. Zimmerman G. Wayne Zoppo, CGCS Retired 50-year members Joseph J. Baran Antonio Cuellar Jr. Joseph R. Flaherty, CGCS Thomas A. Guttschow James O. Helbling Robert T. Heron, CGCS Retired

Dowse B. Howell William E. Johnson James E. Lindblad David L. Linde Clyde E. Lyons David M. McGhee Dale R. Minshall Larry D. Mueller Alfred B. Muhle James H. Plumb Charles Pribble Danny H. Quast, CGCS Retired Bob J. Rappach Sr. Paul A. Rice Thomas E. Spaulding Kenneth Stirland Rolfe L. Wells Donald L. Wigersma 51-Plus-Year Members Gordon F. Anderson 51 Leonard L. Blodgett Sr. 51 Joseph Cristini 51 George Druzisky 51 Francis X. Feck, CGCS 51 James A. Grant, CGCS Retired 51 Joseph Hahn, CGCS Retired 51 Alfred Hawkins Jr. 51 Quinton A. Johnson 51 Kenneth C. Lapp 51 Norman R. Mucciarone 51 Donald D. Parcel, CGCS Retired 51 Charles L. Quandt 51 James D. Ross 51 Fred Scheyhing Jr. 51 Walter W. Stepanik 51 Ralph S. Strouth 51 George B. Thompson, CGCS 51 Raymond A. Wells 51 Arthur W. Benson 52 R.F. Bowman 52 Arnold L. Bruns 52 Harry F. Burkhardt 52 Joseph W. Courduff 52 William J. Emerson, CGCS Retired 52 Andrew Fabrizio Jr. 52 Robert D. Figurella 52 Charles I. Gardner, CGCS Retired 52

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George G. Graber 52 Ronald E. Hall 52 Milton R. Jeinnings 52 William S. Leith 52 Melvin B. Lucas Jr., CGCS Retired 52 Jack R. Maurer 52 Paul E. Mechling, CGCS Retired 52 Harry G. Nielsen 52 Richard J. Osborne 52 Louis F. Oxnevad 52 Gurmit S. Sandhu 52 John A. Segui, CGCS Retired 52 John R. Ujobagy 52 Mel W. Anderson 53 Edward E. Boyd 53 Lon L. Camp, CGCS Retired 53 Thomas P. Dougherty 53 Louis M. Greco 53 John F. Grightmire 53 David C. Harmon 53 Roger A. Larson 53 Oscar L. Miles, CGCS Retired 53 Peter L. Pedrazzi 53 James L. Prusa 53 Robert L. Sanders 53 Frank I. Shuman 53 Timothy C. Smith 53 Dick E. Trevarthan 53 Bruce M. Wofner, CGCS Retired 53 Charles G. Baskin, CGCS Retired 54 Tom Burrows 54 Maurice C. Cameron 54 Garry N. Crothers, CGCS 54 Harry G. Dawe 54 Bruce Denning 54 Charles H. Fatum Jr. 54 Robert H. Feindt 54 H.F. Frederickson Jr. 54 Dana R. Getty 54 David J. Guerin 54 Ray E. Hansen 54 Bernard F. Heilig Jr. 54 John E. LaBoskey 54 Stanley E. Metsker, CGCS Retired 54 Ronald A. Miesz 54 Garold M. Murphy, CGCS Retired 54 Robert W. Musbach 54 Karnig Ovian 54 John J. Petraitis 54 Frank Stafferi 54 Charles H. Tadge, CGCS 54 Alexander D. Watson, CGCS Retired 54 Deloy G. Wilson 54 Fred N. Baker 55 Sheldon R. Betterly 55 Donald C. Creed 55 Lee C. Dieter, CGCS Retired 55 Nolan Duke 55 David S. Gourlay 55 Jay B. Hutchens 55 Charles F. Lott 55 Palmer Maples Jr., CGCS Retired 55 J. Edward Newton Sr., CGCS Retired 55 William Nuessle 55 Robert W. Oechsle 55 Martin T. Rini 55 Clement F. Stewart 55 James A. Wyllie 55 Thomas A. Zimich 55 Carl L. Beer 56 Elmore G. Collins 56 Thomas N. DiGuido 56 David F. Dobie 56 Gerald J. Elmer 56 Donald J. Fitz, CGCS Retired 56 James R. Fulwider 56 Anthony L. Grasso 56 Gary R. Grube 56 James Holub 56 Allan J. Kress 56 William J. McMullin 56 Robert F. Moote 56 Michael Ovian 56 Sidney E. Puddicombe 56 John J. Spodnik 56 Brent H. Wadsworth 56 John C. West, CGCS Retired 56 Richard W. Woodward 56 Thomas R. Andrews 57 Thomas G. Curran 57 Richard P. Jones 57

Bill T. Leonard Richard A. McLaughlin Max J. Mierzwa Robert L. Mueller Robert O. Baughman Joseph J. Camberato Alfred Caravella John A. Collins Joseph E. Maples Carl H. Snyder, CGCS Retired Leo B. Stellrecht Karl W. Greene Jr. Daniel L. Hall Jr. Robert F. Pontius, CGCS Retired Donald A. Ross, CGCS Retired Louis L. Smoot Paul N. Voykin Clifford A. Wagoner, CGCS Retired C.H. Wolfrom Robert E. Grant, CGCS Retired Melvin G. O’Kelly Paul E. Weiss Jr. Charles E. Winch Duke G. Ajemian Bernard O. Belknap David Mastroleo Robert V. Mitchell Paul J. O’Leary, CGCS Retired Edward Roberts Jr. Richard F. Naughtin, CGCS Retired Kayem Ovian Raymond C. Phillips

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PondHawk from Linne Industries is a solarpowered subsurface pond aerator. The system completely integrates the solar panel, compressor, wiring and airline into a powder-coated steel tamper-resistant enclosure and mounting pole. Each PondHawk is delivered as a complete working system and comes pre-assembled and is factory-tested and can be installed in as little as three hours. PondHawk is battery-free and requires no access to electricity, so it can aerate the most remote ponds. Contact Linne Industries, 302-454-1439 (www.linneindustries.com).

Versatile

HERBICIDE Bayer Specticle Total is a non-selective herbicide with unparalleled residual control, Bayer says. Specticle Total is said to kill existing weeds and prevent new ones for up to six months. It is easily mixed in a backpack sprayer and can be used in both landscapes and hardscapes. It is rainproof in 30 minutes and uses less active ingredient, which results in less herbicide in the environment. Specticle Total can be used in a variety of areas, including mulched areas and around ornamental plants and grasses. For additional information, visit www.backedbybayer.com.

Spectrum Technologies launched SpecConnect, an advanced Web portal cloud solution for crop environmental monitoring using wireless sensor networks. It is, the company says, the latest cloud-based software to monitor and capture weather and soil moisture data across various microclimates anytime, anywhere. SpecConnect can be pre-confgured or 100 percent customized to a userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preference using the Web portal or native Android or iPhone applications. Contact Spectrum Technologies, 800-248-8873 (www.specmeters.com). Seago International Inc. introduces the PortaPump Junior, a commercial-grade pump that will ft onto any brand of string trimmer or brushcutter. Made with a cast aluminum housing and impeller,

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PortaPump Junior quickly transforms any string trimmer into a high-speed water pump. The attachment will ft on a square shaft or star shaft machine in minutes. The upper sleeve fts over the shaft of the trimmer and is screwed securely in place; then all that is required for use is attaching a discharge hose. Contact Seago International, 800-780-9889 (www.seagousa.com). Club Car is offering Phantom parts and packages to let owners customize their Precedent golf cars. Phantom packages consist of three complementary components, available as complete kits with everything needed for installation or as individual parts, such as front cowls and rear bodies with dual headlights; marinegrade seats with colors, piping and stitching to match the body tones; and matching 10-inch aluminum wheel and tire assemblies. Phantom seats are available in white or pewter with piping and stitching to match the body colors or in caramel with beige piping. Big wheels feature polished spokes and background colors to match the Phantom bodies. Contact Club Car, 800-258-2227 (www.clubcar.com). Valent Professional Products and Nufarm Americas Inc. announced that Clipper Aquatic Herbicide has been registered by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation for use by golf course superintendents, lawn care operators and aquatic resource managers in California. Clipper is a fastacting herbicide and is the only PPO inhibitor with proven activity on both foating and submersed plants, providing valuable fexibility for applicators. Clipper selectively controls a number of invasive and nuisance aquatic plants.

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EXCAVATOR Bobcat Co. introduced its Zero Tail Swing (ZTS) E20 compact excavator, designed to handle the toughest jobs in confned spaces. The 13.9-hp model features a retractable undercarriage, unmatched cab comfort, increased uptime protection, attachment readiness and an ease of serviceability. Bobcat E20 replaces the 324 excavator model and features an automatic slew brake. Available as options are auto-shift drive and a fngertip auxiliary boom swing control. It has a maximum reach of 14 feet; dig depth of 8 feet, 6 inches; and dump height of 8 feet, 8 inches. Contact Bobcat, 877-307-0513 (www.bobcat.com).

Contact Valent Professional Products, 800-898-2536 (www.valentpro.com) or Nufarm, 800-345-3330 (www.nufarm.com/us). Oregon added three new products to its line. The BL300 Blower is a battery-powered blower. A variable speed trigger and Turbo button for added power give the user control to determine the proper airfow for the job while maximizing run time. On Turbo, BL300 provides 495 CFM at 132 mph. CS300 Cordless Chain Saw has been re-engineered with 40 percent more power. Also, CS1500 Chain Saw is the only selfsharpening corded electric saw on the market, the company says. It features instant start, minimal maintenance and silence between cuts. It comes equipped with an 18-inch reduced-kickback guide bar and chain. Contact Oregon, 888-313-8665 (www.oregoncordless.com). E-Z-GO launched Delta-Q SC-48 Charger. It is designed to serve as a high-effciency charger that will last beyond its initial lease and be feld-serviceable by approved E-Z-GO authorized distributors and service centers. SC-48 Charger is the outcome of a multiyear collaboration with Delta-Q Technologies. The charger uses a rugged and sealed die-cast housing to protect against dirt, water and other contaminants entering the charger. Contact E-Z-GO, 401-421-2800 (www.textron.com). Caterpillarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 303E CR Mini Excavator is only 61 inches wide across the blade and has a compact radius design that limits tail swing to less than 5 inches and is easily transported to work safely and effciently in small spaces and on congested job sites. With a maximum operating weight of 7,782 pounds, 303E CR expands the Cat mini excavator line and gives buyers more choice in the 2.5-3.5 metric ton sizes. Contact Caterpillar (www.cat.com).

DeWalt DeWalt announced the release of its frst batterypowered outdoor power tools. The line includes two 40-V Max Brushless String Trimmers; two 40-V Max Brushless Blowers; and a 40-V Max Hedge Trimmer. The cordless outdoor tools run on the DeWalt 40-V Max Lithium ion battery platform. The Brushless String Trimmer features a 15-inch cut swath, dual-line bump feed head and a patented gear drive design that provides amplifed torque and maintains cut speed under load. The Brushless Blower features powerful performance of up to 400 CFM of air volume and 120 mph for fast, effective outdoor cleanup. The Hedge Trimmer features 22-inch laser cut, hardened steel blades, offering precise cuts. A removable

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gear case cover and top cover allow for easy exchange of blades and access to brushes. Contact DeWalt, 800-433-9258 (www.dewalt.com).

translaminar, which means that its active ingredients can pass from a tree’s xylem to its phloem. Contact Mauget, 800-8733779 (www.mauget.com).

Bernhard Grinders announced that The Alotian Club purchased Express Dual and Anglemaster machines. The Alotian Club, ranked No. 15 by Golf Digest, opened 10 years ago. Express Dual 4000DX is renowned for its ease of use, lightning speed, reliability and safety-frst features. Anglemaster 4000DXi makes bedknife grinding intuitive and precise, the company says. Contact Bernhard Grinders, 888-474-6348 (www.bernhardgrinders.com).

Gowan Co. announced EPA registration of Captiva, a natural repellent bio-insecticide that controls thrips and spider mites and will be sold into a wide variety of specialty crop segments. Captiva insect repellent/ insecticide is currently being registered in individual states in preparation for the 2014-2015 growing season. Contact Gowan Co., 800-833-1844 (www.gowanco.com).

Lebanon Turf unveiled its latest turf nutrition solution: Lebanon Stabilized Nitrogen (LSN). LSN features urease inhibitor technology, which, unlike traditional urea-based programs, signifcantly reduces volatilization by stopping urease enzymes from converting the urea into ammonia gas. The new technology can reduce application rates by up to 30 percent and inhibits the volatilization of nitrogen for up to 10 days, making LSN an effcient and cost-effective nutrition program. Contact Lebanon Turf, 800-233-0628 (www.lebanonturf.com). NK Technologies’ externally powered APT Series Power Transducers are available with 24VAC/DC or 240VAC power supply options to support a wider range of applications. These transducers produce an industry standard 4-20 mA, 0-5 VDC or 0-10 VDC output that can help users monitor and report power usage, enabling them to take proactive corrective action when power rises to abnormal levels or falls to unexpected levels. The APT power transducer can be confgured to accept 5-amp secondary current transformers or NK Technologies’ ProteCT low-voltage output sensors. Contact NK Technologies, 800-959-4014 (www.nktechnologies.com). Mauget launched Dinocide, which the company says is the frst and only dinotefuran insecticide available for tree injection. Treatment effects begin in three to seven days. It is aimed at controlling scale insects, including whitefies, fathead borers and Japanese beetles. Dinocide is

Armstrong Fluid Technology enhanced its Adept Pump Selection Software with the release of an app for iPad and other mobile devices. Designed to take the mobile interface to a new level, the Adept app allows engineers and end-users to quickly select a variety of intelligent HVAC product solutions from virtually anywhere in the world. Contact Armstrong Fluid Technology, (www. armstrongfuidtechnology.com). Atlas Copco introduced its CA 1300 and CA 1500 single-drum soil rollers for high maneuverability and visibility on parking lot, road, utility pipe and street projects. CA 1500 features Atlas Copco’s exclusive Active Bouncing Control (ABC), a cross-mounted Tier 4 Interim or Tier 4 Final engine and steel blades that improve compaction, safety and visibility. CA 1300 features a Tier 4 Final, 75-hp, Kubota diesel engine; CA 1500 uses a Tier 4 Interim, 100-hp Cummins diesel engine. Both have topmounted, cool air intakes with side vents that combine with the ejector exhaust outlet to minimize engine noise and prevent dust from being sucked into the engine compartment. Contact Atlas Copco, 800-732-6762 (www.atlascopco.us). Playbooks for Golf released its Coverage System software for chemicals and fertilizers. The release, v3.1, includes automated nutrient analysis for 13 nutrients, inventory, cost and improved speed overall. More than 100 courses utilize the software, the company says. Contact Playbooks for Golf, 203210-5623 (www.goplaybooks.com).

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Dye The $7 million redesign of The Ford Plantation course near Savannah, Ga., was unveiled Nov. 7-8. The original design was by Pete Dye, who worked on the redesign with Tim Liddy, his longtime collaborator and confdant. More than 1.7 million square feet of Celebration bermudagrass sod was laid during the project, as was a combined 58 miles of drainage and irrigation pipe. Dye was focused on making the course more playable for Ford members, and the new, more open layout, includes generous landing areas while retaining signature intimidating Dye elements such as pot bunkers, switchback fairways and strong-side putting surfaces.

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HONOR Dr. Charles Sifford, recipient of the 2007 Old Tom Morris Award, was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. The award is the nation’s highest civilian honor. Only two other golfers (Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus) have received the honor. In 1961, Sifford became the frst person of color to compete in PGA-sanctioned events following the demise of the “Caucasian-only” membership clause. Sifford recorded two victories on the PGA Tour. In 2004, he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Two years later, Sifford received an Honorary Doctor of Law Degree from the University of St. Andrews.

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Mark Hoban, CGCS, and State Rep. Tom McCall (R) received Environmental Leader in Golf awards from the Georgia Golf Environmental Foundation (GGEF). Hoban, from Rivermont Golf and Country Club in Johns Creek and a 38-year member of GCSAA, uses an organic maintenance philosophy that signifcantly reduces the use of conventional inputs, especially water, along with fertilizer, pesticides and mowing. He also composts clubhouse waste for a mini-worm farm that generates microbes and a compost tea that he sprays on the golf course. McCall received the open, or non-golf category,

award for his work on a statewide water plan and drought regulations. Eight golf courses are testing alternative fuel turf equipment through an inaugural research program with the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC). The 12-month demonstration program that began in October will lease propane-powered turf equipment to participating courses chosen for their commitment to environmental practices. They are Stone Mountain (Ga.) GC; Fernandina Beach (Fla.) GC; Marriott Desert Springs, Palm Desert, Calif.; Renaissance Vinoy, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Columbus (Ohio) Municipal GC; Reston (Va.) National GC; George W. Dunne National (Oak Forest, Ill.); and Willows Run GC, Redmond, Wash. Each course received four pieces of R&R Products’ propane-powered equipment, including Reel Max 331 LP fnish cut reel mower. Audubon International recommended six of the eight courses, selected from among its 1,700 golf industry members nationwide. Susanne R. Wegrzyn, president and CEO of the National Club Association (NCA), announced that she is retiring from the organization effective Sept. 30. She has served in that position since 2002. Under her watch, the NCA Foundation has raised more than $1 million in charitable support for club industry research and education. Aqua Aid opened its new distribution network for the European, Middle East and North African (EMEA) market. It is operating from the south of The Netherlands. Hans de Kort is the managing director to lead the EMEA operations. Previously, he was director at Imants. The golf division of Rain Bird Corp. announced two new distributors in the Northeast. Atlantic Irrigation is

Bakker Crossing Golf Course (before and after) representing Rain Bird Golf in upstate New York and Connecticut. Northeast Golf & Turf is representing Rain Bird Golf in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The number of rounds played at Bakker Crossing Golf Course in Sioux Falls, S.D., is up by 40 percent since 2011. Owner Donn Hill credits a renovation for much of the increase in play. Four holes were rebuilt to eliminate forced carries and to reposition the landing areas. The third hole was rebuilt with a split fairway and a centering bunker. In 2014, bunkers were reconstructed using a unique timber facing. Golf course architect Kevin Norby oversaw the project. ECHO Inc. announced that it has become a supporting member of the National Hispanic Landscape Alliance (NHLA). Formed in 2011, the NHLA’s mission is to develop and provide a better understanding of Hispanics in the landscape industry and draw them in greater numbers into the broader community of landscaper industry leaders; to facilitate greater professionalism and transferrable business success among Hispanics in the landscape industry; and to provide Hispanics in the landscape industry an effective voice in advocating industry interests.

The Irrigation Association was named 2014 WaterSense Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The association also received the honor last year when it became the frst professional certifying agency partner to win the prestigious award. By producing and promoting WaterSense-labeled products, new homes and programs, more than 1,500 Water Sense partners helped Americans save 271 billion gallons of water in 2013. The USGA and LPGA teamed up to improve place of play. Initial results from the joint venture, based on USGA analysis of data and with the support of offcials and players, show the LPGA reduced its average round time by 14 minutes during the 2014 season. Aggressive control of the lead group’s pace and wider tee time intervals contributed signifcantly to the reduction in average time per round. The Legend at Shanty Creek Resorts is the 2014 Golf Course of the Year as selected by the Michigan Golf Course Owners Association. The award is presented annually to golf properties that exhibit the “highest regard for variety, playability and aesthetic appeal.”

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SCHOLARSHIPS Nearly $28,000 was raised at the 32nd annual Rhode Island Golf Course Superintendents Association Scholarship and Research Tournament at Point Judith Country Club. All proceeds go toward providing scholarships for deserving students and for funding research at the University of Rhode Island.

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than $37,000 from Patriot Golf Day, which benefts the Folds of Honor Foundation. Peninsula G&CC donated $1 from each of the 457 weekend rounds played Labor Day weekend. Individual donations also were accepted throughout the three days. Nufarm Americas Inc. announced its Superintendents Early Order Rewards Program. Through March 13, 2015, superintendents have the best chance to save on the leading industry brands of Nufarm, Cleary Chemical Corp. and Valent USA Corp., all under one buying opportunity available from Nufarm. The portfolio of pest management solutions includes 3336 F, Affrm, Millennium Ultra II, Stellar Fungicide, Tourney Fungicide, Velocity Herbicide and more. To learn more, visit www.NuFarmEarlyOrder.com.

Specializing in Drainage Installation on Existing Greens, Approach and Fairway Drainage

Pro Turf International has been merged into parent company Key Golf Management, offering clients and prospects an even broader array of services with the same level of professionalism. Pro Turf International has served the golf course, landscape and sports feld markets with construction, renovation and consulting for 25 years. Turf Ventures fnished the fnal step in the company’s transition to new ownership, announcing that 100 percent of membership interest has been purchased from Evolution Capital Partners by the management of the company. No major change was announced in the operations of the company, which has its headquarters in Downers Grove, Ill.

Golf Preservations Inc. 504 Gloucester Ave Middlesboro, KY 40965 606-499-2732 www.golfpreservations.com Email: golfpreservations@yahoo.com

The American Society of Agronomy (ASA) created a new opportunity for its Golden Opportunity Scholars who plan to enter the work force after graduation and are interested in Certifed Crop Advisor certifcation. The Greenfeld Scholars program is cosponsored by the International Certifed Crop Adviser (CCA) program. The Golden Opportunity Scholars Institute is a program of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) that matches undergraduates with scientist mentors during the ASA, CSSA and SSSA annual meetings. Besides a fnancial

stipend, Greenfeld Scholars also receive mentoring support from professional Certifed Crop Advisers. Keller Golf Course in the Twin Cities reopened following a two-month renovation. The golf course was the site of PGA Championships in 1932 and 1954. Richard Mandell Golf Architecture did the renovation. Mandell’s work included improvements in sight lines, modernizing the look, retaining the original routing and preserving the receptive yet challenging greens. Wilmington Municipal Golf Course in Wilmington, N.C., reopened for play in October following a complete restoration by designer John Fought of Scottsdale, Ariz. Donald Ross was the original designer of the course, which opened in 1926. The extensive makeover includes total restoration of the greens, bunkers, approach areas and most tee boxes. Course drainage was improved and the irrigation system was upgraded. Fiftyfve trees were removed, including pines and oaks that were shading tees. The Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) announced that Yamaha Golf Cars is its newest supporting partner. “We all need to do whatever we can to promote the game of golf in America, and what better way to do so than to support the women who already play the game and bring more women into the game,” says Yamaha division manager Kevin Norcross. Women on Course (WOC) has grown in participation by 400 percent in 12 months since the organization was acquired by Billy Casper Golf (BCG). Approximately 20,000 women participate in events nationwide. Some ways they are attracting players include “Play Your Own Way,” a program that allows beginners to add their own rules to relieve stress and keep up with more experienced golfers. Also, a “Score 5 to Survive” format includes a tee shot, fairway approach, chip and two putts. It is designed to promote using different clubs without slow play. Bluejack National in Montgomery, Texas, 45 minutes northwest of Houston, has been registered as a member of the Audubon International Clas-

sic Program, becoming the frst and only Classic Program member in the state. Currently under development, Bluejack National is expected to be the frst Tiger Woods-designed championship golf course to open in the U.S. Created more than nine years ago, the Classic Program was designed for projects involved in changes on their property. “Environmental sustainability is a priority to everyone connected to the Bluejack National property,” says Eric Bauer, the facility’s director of agronomy. Besides Bluejack National, there are currently 13 Classic Program members in fve countries (Canada, Singapore, China, Indonesia and Bahamas) and four states in the U.S. (Florida, Tennessee, Washington and New York). Based on the environmental framework provided by Audubon International, Classic Program members design and then implement a Classic Program Management Plan by addressing the following issues: wildlife conservation and habitat enhancement; water quality monitoring and management; integrated pest management; water conservation; energy effciency; and waste management. Buffalo Communications re-branded itself as Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group to align with broadened services delivered to a growing client base of global leaders in the golf, sport and lifestyle sectors. There also is a new logo and website (www. buffalobig.com). The PGA of America transformed previously private PGA Country Club to public St. Lucie Trail Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The facility and golf course, originally designed in 1988 by Jim Fazio, is still owned and operated by the PGA of America. St. Lucie Trail GC has been revitalized under the guidance of Dick Gray. Work that was completed includes tee boxes, fairways, greens and landscaping. Concert Golf Partners acquired Sand Creek Country Club, a private facility located in Chesterton, Ind. Concert Golf purchased Sand Creek from the Lake Erie Land division of NiSource. The R&A appointed Martin Slumbers as chief executive and secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.

Andrews, effective Oct. 1, 2015. Slumbers will succeed Peter Dawson, who is retiring September 2015. Dawson led the organization for 16 years. Slumbers will join the R&A in March 2015 as chief executive designate. Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI) is revealing the recipients of its 2015 Golf Environment Awards on Jan. 21. Finalists in the Environmental Golf Course of the Year are Royal St. David’s GC; Carnoustie Golf Links; Lee Park GC; and Hankley Common GC. Those up for Conservation Greenkeeper of the Year are John Kelly, Royal Birkdale GC; Paul Mills, Penn GC; Stephen Thompson, John O’Gaunt GC; and Stephen Clark, Spalding GC. For the Outstanding Environmental Project of the Year, candidates are Hockley GC; St. Andrews Links-Castle Course; Royal Jersey GC; and Prestbury GC. The awards are sponsored by Ransomes Jacobsen, Farmura, Tiullers Turf, Wiedenmann, Syngenta, Greenkeeping, Golf Monthly, Operation Pollinator and BIGGA. Spring Valley introduced Dana Wilson as its new director of sales and marketing. Wilson draws on two decades of experience in a number of leadership positions within the lawn care and golf industries. At Turf Care Supply Corp., he was responsible for growing and expanding its distributor and retail customer base. Prior to that, Wilson worked at Primera Turf as director, creating and implementing new business opportunities. He also has served as senior vice president of sales for Lesco Inc. Spring Valley is a leader in formulating high-quality turf fertilizers and ice melters. Manchester Country Club in New Hampshire hired Daniel Weitzel as its director of agronomy. Prior to his arrival, Weitzel spent two years as director of agronomy for Carl M. Freeman Golf Properties in Ocean View, Del., overseeing 81 holes of golf at three separate locations. He also was instrumental in the recertifcation of the golf courses with the local Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program. Weitzel also has been a superintendent, including at Towanda CC in Wysox, Pa., and Honey Run Golf Club and Hawk Lake GC in York, Pa.

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ON COURSE Jan. 9-12 — PGA Tour, Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii, Orlando Baraoidan, superintendent.

(Climbing the ladder)

Jan. 15-18 — PGA Tour, Sony Open in Hawaii, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Dave Nakama, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Nate Watkin Was: Is:

Jan. 22-25 — PGA Tour, Humana

Assistant superintendent at Trump International Golf Club–West Palm Beach (Fla.)

Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation, PGA West (Palmer), La Quinta, Calif., Jon Maddern, CGCS; Dean Miller, GCSAA Class A director of agronomy; Jared Stanek, superintendent.

Superintendent, The Seagate Country Club, Delray Beach, Fla.

Jan. 29-Feb. 1 — PGA Tour, Waste

Getting to know you On his TV show “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump has been known to fre a person or two. Or, in fact, many people. So you can understand why Nate Watkin arrived at work each day as an assistant superintendent at Trump International Golf Club-West Palm Beach well prepared for Trump, owner of more than a dozen elite golf clubs. “I did meet him. A few times,” says Watkin, 32. “He is a pretty intense guy. He respects his agronomy staff, but at the same time, you wanted to make sure you had the right answer if he asked you a question. You wanted the golf course as perfect as you could make it, nothing out of place, because he came to town about every weekend.”

You went back to school in order to make this your profession. What was your thought process behind that decision?

A: I went to Florida State University and received a degree in human sciences in 2005. I had picked the range at a golf course when I was 16, then was a bag boy. I also worked on the maintenance crew and fell in love with it and I ultimately chose to pursue the profession. I went to Lake City (Community College, which changed its name to Florida Gateway College), got my turfgrass degree and fnished top in my class.

Q: If you had to choose a favorite piece of equipment, what would it be? A: The ProCore 648 aerator from Toro. It is one of the most effcient machines. It helps solve problems. Q: What did it mean to you to earn your frst superintendent position at The Seagate CC? A: It’s a big sense of accomplishment. I worked hard for it. I’m proud of myself. Q: How does your wife, Ryann, feel about being married to a superintendent? A: She is a great turf wife. It’s not easy for everyone to understand what we do. It’s not a 9-to-5 job, and sometimes you may fall asleep on the couch and you’ve got to work holidays. She understands. — Howard Richman, GCM associate editor

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Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz., Jeff Plotts, GCSAA Class A director of golf course maintenance.

COMING UP Jan. 13-16 — Sports Turf Managers Association 26th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Colorado Convention Center, Denver. Phone: 800-323-3875 Website: www.stma.org

Jan. 14-16 — Northern Green Expo, Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis. Phone: 888-886-6652 Email: mary@northerngreenexpo.org Jan. 19-21 — 2015 Michigan Turfgrass Conference, Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing. Phone: 517-392-5003 Website: www.mtconference.org

Jan. 20-22 — 81st annual Iowa Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show, The Meadows Event and Conference Center, Altoona. Phone: 515-635-0306 Email: sarah@iowaturfgrass.org Website: www.iowaturfgrass.org

Jan. 21-23 — Georgia Green Industry Association (GGIA) Horticulture Conference & Trade Show, Gwinnett Center, Duluth. Phone: 706-632-0100 Email: Jennifer@ggia.org Website: www.ggia.org

Jan. 26 — GCSACC Winter Educational Symposium, Rancho San Marcos Golf Club, Santa Barbara, Calif. Phone: 559-298-4853 Email: gcsacc@aol.com Website: www.centralcaliforniagcsa.com

Jan. 26-29 — 18th annual New England Regional Turfgrass Conference and Show, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence. Phone: 401-841-5490 Website: www.NERTF.org.

Jan. 28-30 — 2015 Ontario Golf Course Management Conference & Trade Show, Scotiabank Convention Centre & Marriott Gateway Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ont. Website: www.ogsa.ca Feb. 4-5 — Landscape Industry Show, Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, Calif. Phone: 916-830-2780 Website: www.californiagcsa.org Feb. 10-11 — Idaho GCSA Spring Meeting & Trade Show, Red Lion, Boise. Phone: 208-344-7691

Website: www.idahogcsa.org

3859; 785-832-3638; fax: 785-8323665; email: hrichman@gcsaa.org.

Feb. 21-26 — GCSAA Golf Industry Show and Education Conference, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas. Phone: 800-472-7878 Website: www.golfndustryshow.com

March 23-24 — USGA Regional Conference, Hope Valley CC, Durham, N.C. Phone: 800-476-4272 Website: www.carolinasgcsa.org ——— To learn if you can receive education points for any of these upcoming programs, visit the External Education Listings in the education section at www.gcsaa.org/ education/externaled/current.aspx ——— We want to know about your event in advance. To submit an entry for “Coming up,” please send your information fve to six months before you’d like to see it in the magazine. We run event information for three months. Send a contact name if all details are not fnal. Contact Golf Course Management, Attention: Coming Up, 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049-

ON THE MOVE ALABAMA James M. Strong IV, formerly (A) at Lake Guntersville State Park Golf Course, is now (A) at Oak Mountain State Park Golf Course in Pelham. ARKANSAS Ethan D. Charles, formerly (S) at University of Arkansas, is now (C) at Shadow Valley Golf & Country Club in Cave Springs. Grant E. Harrison, formerly (S) at University of Arkansas, is now (AS) at The Alotian Club in Roland. Joshua J. Urbanec, formerly (S) at University of Nebraska at Lincoln, is now (AS) at The Alotian Club in Roland. Nick C. White, formerly (S) at University of Arkansas, is now (AS) at The Alotian Club in Roland. CALIFORNIA Kirk B. Christensen, formerly (C) at Diablo Grande, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at

Green Tree Golf Course in Victorville. FLORIDA Matthew N. Ayling, formerly (C) at Bradenton Country Club, is now (AS) at Heritage Oaks Golf & Country Club in Sarasota. Richard J. Cernera, formerly (A) at St. James Golf Club, is now (A) at Colony West Golf Club in Tamarac. Jason Chambrot, formerly (AF) at Direct Solutions, is now (AF) at Capital Products Services & Direct Sales LLC in Lake Wales. Phillip D. Garside, formerly (C) at Quail West Golf & Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Olde Hickory Golf & Country Club in Fort Myers. Ronald Hibbard, CGCS, formerly (A) at Arlington Ridge Golf Club, is now (A) at Bonifay Country Club in The Villages. Kyle E. McCarty, formerly (C) at Pelican Preserve Golf Club, is now (C) at The Club at Strand in Naples. Dustin Perdue, formerly (C) at Quail Hollow Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Pensacola Country Club in Pensacola. Brandon Richey, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Sea Island Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Lake Nona Golf Club in Orlando.

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Andrew G. White, formerly (C) at PGA Golf Club, is now (C) at Palm Beach Country Club in Palm Beach.

(In the field)

South Central Brian Cloud Every year since 1999 I have had the privilege of visiting the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children through my involvement with the North Texas GCSA and GCSAA. And every year I come away inspired and in awe of the great work that the hospital is doing every day for children with orthopedic conditions, neurological disorders and learning disorders. The North Texas GCSA became involved with the TSRHC in the late ’90s through the invitation of one of its most respected and founding members: Quinton Johnson. Quinton and Martha Johnson’s granddaughter was treated at the hospital following an accident, and they experienced firsthand the fantastic work being done. Soon after, Quinton became involved From left: Kim Howard, Quinton Johnson and Brian Cloud as a volunteer and invited the NTGCSA board of directors for a visit and tour of the hospital. He encouraged the chapter to become involved with an idea for the construction of a putting green for the patients to use during their therapy. From that afternoon on, the chapter has been committed to supporting the hospital through financial and equipment donations as well as agronomic expertise. This year, the chapter made a $3,500 donation, which extends their cumulative giving total to over $70,000. Shortly after becoming involved, the chapter started hosting an annual education meeting in the auditorium of the hospital each fall. They have brought in many well-known turfgrass researchers to provide education and have a great turnout every year. I am always blown away by the courtesy and hospitality that the TSRHC rolls out every year for the chapter. They treat us like we are making the most generous donation of the year and we are the most important donors they have. Getting involved with a great community program like the TSRHC is easy. I encourage chapters to form relationships like this and show their support in any way they can. I guarantee your members, affiliates and sponsors will be proud of the effort and be rewarded in many ways.

Southeast Ron Wright, CGCS The Alabama GCSA held its annual meeting recently, and there were a few surprises. No, there weren’t any dark horse candidates that ran from the floor; the election of officers went as planned with Chad Robinson from Cider Ridge Golf Club in Anniston taking over as president. The surprises came during the business meeting, which is when the chapter gives out its contributions to local charities and scholarships. Robinson presented checks to both the University of Alabama Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center and Children’s Hospital in Birmingham. To date, the AGCSA has donated more than $29,000 to the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center and more than $60,000 to Children’s Hospital of Alabama. Much of the funding for these charities comes from the annual Donnie Arthur Tournament, which is held every October. Great work by the board and members of the Alabama chapter in its support of these important health organizations. On this day, charity was the big winner!

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GEORGIA Shelton G. Jones, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Sunset Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Quitman Country Club in Quitman. HAWAII Alex G. Baraoidan, formerly (C) at Pukalani Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Pukalani Country Club in Pukalani. KANSAS Andy Drohen, formerly (AF) at Direct Solutions, is now (AF) at Koch Ag & Energy Solutions LLC in Wichita. MARYLAND Bernard L. Hipkins, formerly (A) at Blue Mash Golf Course, is now (C) at Blue Mash Golf Course in Gaithersburg. MASSACHUSETTS Alexander R. Brooks, formerly (C) at Westchester Country Club, is now (C) at Vesper Country Club in Tyngsboro. MISSISSIPPI Pat Searight, formerly (AF) at Landscapes Golf Group LLC, is now (AF) at Professional Golf Services in Hattiesburg. NEBRASKA Joshua R. Kent, formerly (C) at Four Winds Golf Course, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Scenic Knolls Golf Course in Mitchell. Craig N. Stockhaus, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Duck Creek Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Rivers Edge Golf Club in North Platte. NEW MEXICO Jordan B. Jerrold, formerly (C) at Trenton Country Club, is now (C) at Twin Warriors Golf Club in Bernalillo. Joe M. Villela, formerly (S) at New Mexico State University, is now (C) at Red Hawk Golf Club in Las Cruces. NEW YORK Kevin Kopay, formerly (C) at Trump National Golf Club-Westchester, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Trump National Golf ClubWestchester in Briarcliff Manor. NORTH CAROLINA Paul M. Beam, formerly (C) at Roanoke

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Country Club, is now (C) at Bright’s Creek Golf Club in Mill Spring.

Watertown Country Club, is now (A) at Oliphant Golf Management in Waunakee.

OHIO Ronald Baker, formerly (A) at Ohio State University Golf Courses, is now (A) at Reid Memorial Park Golf Course in Springfeld. Edward Matthews, formerly (S) at Myerscough College, is now (S) at Ohio State University in Columbus. David W. Willmott, formerly (C) at The Sharon Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at The Sharon Golf Club in Sharon Center. Charles R. Zaranec Jr., formerly (C) at Oak Hill Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Brookside Country Club in Canton.

Editor’s note: The information in this report was pulled from GCSAA’s member database on Nov. 24, 2014.

PENNSYLVANIA Ryan T. White, formerly (C) at Woodway Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Elmhurst Country Club in Moscow. SOUTH CAROLINA Charles D. Moss, formerly (S) at Pennsylvania State University, is now (C) at The Legends at Parris Island in Beaufort. TEXAS Kyle J. Anderson, formerly (C) at Raveneaux Country Club, is now (C) at Sterling Country Club at Houston National in Houston. John Daniels, formerly (C) at Wheatley Hills Golf Club, is now (E) at USGA Green Section in Carrollton. Jeremy A. Lewis, formerly (I), is now (Supt. Mbr.) at The Falls Resort & Club in New Ulm. Brian K. Martell, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Shady Valley Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Walnut Creek Country Club in Mansfeld. William S. McVey, formerly (C) at Club at Carlton Woods, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at The Woodlands Country Club Player Course in The Woodlands. UTAH Eric Gifford, formerly (C) at Riverside Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Riverside Country Club in Provo. WISCONSIN Brian J. Bonlender, formerly (C) at West Bend Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at West Bend Country Club in West Bend. Maxwell D. Lenz, formerly (C) at Siwanoy Country Club, is now (C) at Whistling Straits Golf Course in Sheboygan. Michael H. Upthegrove, formerly (A) at

NEW MEMBERS ALABAMA Austin M. Brown, Student, Auburn ARIZONA Louie McPherson, Affliate Co. Rep., Phoenix David Paetow, Affliate Co. Rep., Phoenix CALIFORNIA Joseph Signorotti, Class C, San Francisco Steven A. Spatafore, Student, San Luis Obispo Bubba J. Wright, Class C, Pebble Beach COLORADO Bob Spada, Affliate, Englewood CONNECTICUT Brandon Coe, Student, Storrs Bradley M. Gale, Student, Storrs Rex Hufnagel, Class C, Norwalk Andrew Richiger, Student, Storrs DELAWARE Ernest H. Lowe, Student, Georgetown FLORIDA Justin C. Allison, Class C, Palm City Spencer G. Cox, Class C, Ponte Vedra Beach Joseph B. Halter, Class C, West Palm Beach Jeff M. Jones, Class C, Palm Beach Gardens Mike Koopman, Associate, Naples GEORGIA Paul T. Holden, Associate, Savannah ILLINOIS James N. Uplinger, Associate, Danville INDIANA Kyle P. Haaning, Student, West Lafayette Brandon C. McNally, Student, West Lafayette

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KANSAS Matthew L. Kentzler, Student, Manhattan Chris J. Ryan, Class C, Wichita Stephen R. Stout, Class C, Olathe MARYLAND Brock Campbell, Student, College Park Christopher D. Navin, Class C, Havre De Grace MASSACHUSETTS Alexander S. Daly, Class C, Concord Benjamin G. Pacifc, Class C, Concord MICHIGAN Ryan Bearss, Student, East Lansing Bryan J. Kiel, Class C, Grosse Pointe Farms Brett M. Vander Heide, Student, East Lansing MISSOURI Luke T. Derhake, Class C, Eureka NEBRASKA Scott G. Parrott, Student, Beatrice

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NEW JERSEY Dalton L. Morgan, Student, New Brunswick Robert Pavone, Associate, Morristown Donald A. Pederson Jr., Student, New Brunswick Levi Singleton, Student, New Brunswick NEW MEXICO Oscar J. Villa, Class C, Artesia NORTH CAROLINA Corbin A. Barringer, Class C, Cary James I. Heuer, Student, Charlotte Brent Miller, Affliate, Charlotte Mackey B. Stephenson, Class C, Cary

RHODE ISLAND Ryan M. Medeiros, Student, Kingston SOUTH DAKOTA Joshua P. Waltman, Associate, Aberdeen TENNESSEE James A. Cozart, Student, Knoxville TEXAS Curtis Ciulla, Class C, Westlake Lance C. Hoeller, Student, Stephenville VIRGINIA Lee A. Coppock, Student, Blacksburg Travis L. Roberson, Student, Blacksburg

OHIO David Blair, Student, Columbus Tyson R. Dickinson, Student, Columbus Marq R. Fairbanks, Student, Wooster Joshua King, Student, Columbus

WASHINGTON Joshua L. Warren, Class C, Auburn

PENNSYLVANIA Kara Ann Boczek, Student, State College Robert L. Marterella, Student, Doylestown Matthew A. Moser, Student, University Park

CANADA Barry T. Chanasyk, Associate, Kelowna, British Columbia Lacy Droste, Student, Guelph, Ontario Kyle Emms, Class C, Bond Head, Ontario Zhe Ou, Student, Guelph, Ontario

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CHINA Chaoxing Chen, Affliate Co. Rep., Guangdong Zhenbin Chen, Affliate Co. Rep., Guangdong Kun Li, Affliate Co. Rep., Guangdong Editor’s note: The information in this report was pulled from GCSAA’s member database on Nov. 24, 2014.

IN MEMORIAM David A. Heroian, CGCS, 56, died Oct. 29, 2014. Mr. Heroian, a 37-year member of GCSAA, earned a turfgrass degree from the University of MassachusettsAmherst. In 1987, he became the superintendent at Myopia Hunt Golf Club in South Hamilton, Mass. He oversaw two Massachusetts Amateur championships at the club. Even after his illness was diagnosed, Mr. Heroian was asked to stay on at Myopia to serve as an adviser and superintendent emeritus. He is survived by his wife, Gail Heorian; sons Adam Heroian and Alexander Heroian; brothers Armen Heroian, Menze Heroian, Hagop

Heroian and Thoros Heroian; sister Setta Heroian; and several nieces and nephews.

grandchildren Nathan, Andrew, Luke, Julia, Jason and Ryan.

James N. Miller, 74, died May 2, 2014. Mr. Miller, a 46-year member of GCSAA, was a superintendent for 41 years at Overlook Golf Course in Lancaster, Pa., and Crossgates Golf Club in Millersville, Pa. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Miller; three daughters; two stepchildren; four grandchildren; fve stepgrandchildren; two sisters; four brothers; and many loving relatives and friends.

Johnny N. Swicegood, 79, died Aug. 14, 2014. Mr. Swicegood, a 44-year member of GCSAA, spent 26 years at Starmount Forest Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. He is survived by his wife, Clare Swicegood; daughters Sharon (Mike) Widener; Wendy (Keith) Carrick; and Deborah (Scott) Lalonde; sister Nancy (Bob) Dudley; granddaughter Christina Landock; eight other grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Ronald E. Reed, 81, died Aug. 21, 2014. Mr. Reed, a 37-year member of GCSAA, started in the golf business in Mt. Vernon, Mo. He spent 35 years as a superintendent in Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma and California. He was the superintendent in 1983 when Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow, Okla., hosted the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s U.S. Open. One year he was superintendent of the year in Texas. He is survived by his wife, June Reed; son, Rick (Barbara) Reed; daughter Gloria (Gordon) Small; and

ADVERTISING INDEX & MARKETPLACE PLATINUM PARTNERS John Deere Co. ................................................4-5 (800) 257-7797 .............www.johndeere.com/Golf

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Kelly’s Green Team ............................................ 149 (660) 627-5500 ..............www.kellysgreenteam.com

Trojan Battery Company ...................................... 23 (800) 423-6569 ....www.trojanbattery.com/competition

Standard Golf Co. ..........................Insert* page 49 (866) 743-9773 ................ www.standardgolf.com

King Ranch ......................................................... 47 (800) 445-2602 ....................... www.miniverde.com

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Kochek Company Inc ...................................... 148 (800) 420-4673 .........................www.kochek.com

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Lastec ............................................................. 127 (866) 902-6454 ..........................www.lastec.com

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The Toro Co. ..................................................IFC-1 (888) 664-7489 ..........www.toro.com/leaderboard

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Jacobsen ...................................................31, 151 (800) 232-5907 ......................www.jacobsen.com

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Georgia Seed Development ................................. Commission ..................................Insert* page 65 (303) 431-7333 ........................ www.tifeagle.com

Pennington Seed ............................................ 131 8664284727................www.penningtonseed.com

GCSAA Services............ 49, 70-71, 82-83, 113, 135 (800) 447-1840 ...............................www.gcsaa.org

Phoenix UPI....................................................... 29 (888) 250-8856 ........... www.phoenixenvcare.com

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Pifer ................................................................. 149 (888) 442-8442 ..........................www.pifergolf.com

GCSAA TV .......................................................... 65 ..........................................................www.gcsaa.tv

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Golf-Lift Div. Derek Weaver Co., Inc. ................... 149 (800) 788-9789 ............................www.golf-lift.com

Playbooks for Golf........................................... 144 (913) 221-8052 ................ www.goplaybooks.com

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Richway Industries ............................................ 149 (800) 553-2404 ...........................www.richway.com

Greenleaf Technologies................................... 143 (760 )485-2936 .....................www.turbodrop.com

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Lebanon Turf .................................... 14, 15, 54-55 (800) 350-6650 ............... www.lebanonturf.com/

GreensGroomer Worldwide, Inc......................... 75 (888) 298-8852 ext. 500 ....................................... http://www.greensgroomer.com/

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Growth Products Ltd. ........................................ 25 (800) 648-7626 ...........www.growthproducts.com

Precision Laboratories, Inc. .............................. 67 800-323-6280...................www.precisionlab.com

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(photo quiz answers) By John Mascaro President of Turf-Tec International

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PROBLEM The black line on this green is not a hydraulic leak, as you may have suspected; it was actually caused by a roller. This course rolls their greens in the early morning, and the roller operator has found that if they leave the clean-off bar down on the roller, it sometimes accumulates clippings from the rough and other debris from the early morning dew. When the green is rolled, this debris sometimes accumulates into clumps, which then fall onto the green. Since the greens are wet, the clumps are hard to remove from the turf. The solution was to use a ratchet tie-down strap to hold up the clean-off bar. One day, the strap came loose and got caught under the roller as the green was being rolled. As a result, the strap was pulled by the roller, causing a burn mark on the green. The mark was immediately seen when the roller operator began the second pass, and the problem was corrected. The black stripe was visible for three days; however, since the accident occurred during an active growing period, the turf recovered rather quickly. Instead of using a ratchet strap to hold up the debris clearing bars, the crew now use a bungee cord. Photo submitted by Robert Wichmann, assistant superintendent at Hampton Cove Golf Course in Owens Cross Roads, Ala., and an eight-year GCSAA member. Jonathan Gruber, a 13-year member of the association, is the GCSAA Class A superintendent at Hampton Cove, a part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

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PROBLEM

The yellow squares are the result of a giant tent that was installed over this practice putting green for a September wedding at the club. Since this green is located next to the clubhouse, it was considered an ideal location for the tent and a covered walkway that led from the clubhouse to the tent. A professional event company was hired, and plywood squares were placed on the green to support the tent legs. The tent was on the green for about a week, and the yellow squares are where the plywood was located. As soon as the tent was removed, maintenance crews rolled the green. The following day, they spiked and topdressed the green. Mowing was done at a much higher height and was lowered back down to 0.110 inch over a fve-day period. Members were concerned going into this event because a large tent had never been installed on the green and an outside golf event was scheduled for the following Monday after the Saturday wedding. However, the tent was taken down by the time the tournament started, and the staff was impressed by how smoothly the tent was installed and removed and how quickly the green healed. Photo submitted by Rose York, assistant superintendent at Oakwood Country Club in Kansas City, Mo., and an 11-year member of GCSAA. Jeff Elmer, CGCS, a 31-year GCSAA member, is the head superintendent at Oakwood.

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Photographer: Brett Sullivan • Title: Lead assistant golf course superintendent • Course: Pine Tree Golf Club, Boynton Beach, Fla. • GCSAA membership: Seven years • The shot: During morning rounds in early November, Sullivan captured this dramatic shot of mowing stripes in the dew on the seventh green at Pine Tree Golf Club, located just a few miles from the Atlantic Ocean. Anthony Nysse, a 12-year GCSAA member, serves as the Class A superintendent at Pine Tree. • Camera: iPhone 5C