Welcome, Lou!

BY LOU SILVEIRA, GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT

Hello Woodbridge! I am Lou Silveira, your new Golf Course Superintendent. On behalf of myself and family, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the opportunity in joining the Woodbridge team, once again!

After completing my BS in Environmental Horticultural Sciences and Turf Grass Management from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, I began my professional career in 1998 as the Assistant Superintendent here at Woodbridge. I left the Club in 2003 to pursue my professional goals as Superintendent at Brookside Golf & Country Club. I spent my first five years honing my skills and applying my experiences to develop a sound agronomic turf program. A fun fact during this time was the opportunity to host multiple Canadian Tour Golf tournaments live on the Golf Channel. I don’t know how many viewers truly tuned in to watch, but for me it was exciting to see the course present itself on camera. It was soon thereafter that the opportunity came to head up the turf team, as Director of Agronomy, with The Club at Castlewood in Pleasanton. For the past 15 years, I have successfully managed a 36-hole golf course, practice facilities, sports center and clubhouse grounds for an active golf and social membership. In addition to the team at Castlewood, I have also been a part of the Troon Prive family for the past seven years. The partnership developed with the Troon Agronomy team has further enhanced the level of quality expectations and elevated the needs for a comprehensive turfgrass management program for you, the members.

While I cannot believe 20 years have passed, I am extremely excited to return to work in my local community where my family and I have lived all our lives. My wife is a school teacher with the Lodi Unified School District. My daughter is a third-year biology student at UC Santa Barbara, and my son is a Junior at Lodi High School. I am a proud husband and father who is elated to be more present in their lives, without the three- to four-hour daily commute.

I look forward to meeting all the members and staff soon. When you see me buzzing around the golf course, please feel free to flag me down with anything you may need. As always, repair a couple of ballmarks and fill those divots!