Super In the Spotlight

A MAN OF

MANY VIEWS

Brad Coleman brings multiple perspectives to his position as Golf Course Superintendent at The Club at Pasadera—as a golf fanatic, an accomplished and experienced agronomist, and a former member of the club where he now works.

By Jeff Bollig, Contributing Editor

SINCE HIS FRESHMAN YEAR IN high school, the golf course has been the refuge of Brad Coleman, the Golf Course Superintendent at The Club at Pasadera in Monterey, Calif., both as a turf manager and in playing the game.

“I joke that no golf course superintendent plays more golf than me,” the Centerville, Ohio nati ve says. “I enjoy playing and I love being outdoors. I play with my friends, I play with my wife, I play with my boss, I play with our members, and I play with strangers. It’s in my blood.”

That was not always the case. Coleman primarily played baseball in his youth. He did not pick up a golf club because he considered it to be a “nerdy” sport. But needing a summer job, he and some friends approached Larry Wimmers, the Golf Course Superintendent at Sycamore Creek Golf Course in Centerville, to work on his crew. And that’s when Coleman also decided to pick up the game.

Wimmers saw that Coleman had an apti tude for the job and began to give him more responsibiliti es each summer. But he was also planti ng the seed for his pupil to consider a career on the golf course. The message stuck, as Coleman decided in the summer following his junior year in high school to pursue a degree at Ohio State.

Aft er graduati ng from Ohio State with an Associate’s Degree in Turf Management in 2002, Coleman secured a foreman positi on at Eagle Springs Golf Course in Wolcott , Colo., about 30 miles west of Vail. It was familiar territory, as he had completed an internship there the previous year.

As much as he loved Eagle Springs and the Rocky Mountains, however, there was just one problem. The golf season there lasted only about fi ve months. He could not make it through a seven-month off season without playing golf. And that started his search for a more inti mate relati onship with the game.

Super in the Spotlight

BRAD COLEMAN

Current Position: Golf Course Superintendent, The Club at Pasadera, Monterey, Calif. Years at The Club at Pasadera: 1 (began August 2021) Years in Golf Course Maintenance: 25

Previous Employment: • Golf Course Superintendent, San Jose (Calif.) Country Club. • Assistant Superintendent, Spyglass Hill,

Pebble Beach Company • Del Monte Golf Course, Monterey, Calif., • Greenkeeper, Quail Lodge, Carmel, Calif. • Assistant Superintendent, Chapparel Pines Golf Club,

Payson, Ariz. • Foreman, Eagle Springs Golf Course, Wolcott, Colo. • Summer Course Maintenance Crew (multiple years),

Sycamore Creek Golf Course, Centerville, Ohio

Education & Training: Associate’s Degree, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 2002

C+RB: Aft er fi ve months, you left Colorado. Where did you end up? COLEMAN: I applied for an assistant positi on at Chaparral Pines Golf Club in Payson, Ariz., which is up in the mountains northwest of Phoenix. I got the job and enjoyed my three years there. Beauti ful country. But where I was, golf was not played year-round. Everyone said that since I loved golf as much as I did, I needed to head to California to the Monterey Peninsula. So I did.

C+RB: Where did you land? COLEMAN: There really weren’t many jobs open, so I took a Greenkeeper No. 3 positi on at Quail Lodge Golf Club in Carmel. I had made my decision to go, so I was not going to be too choosy. It was a great decision because I met Dennis Kerr, the superintendent, who is one of the three people I consider a mentor. I learned so much from him and it set me up two years later to get a job with the Pebble Beach Golf Company at Del Monte Golf Club in Monterey. It’s absolutely beauti ful on the peninsula, and you can play golf year-round.

C+RB: So you were set? COLEMAN: I was, but aft er two years I had the opportunity to move within Pebble Beach Golf to Spyglass Hill as an assistant. I stayed there 10 years and had a great ti me working two U.S. Opens and the AT&T Pro-Am each year. You had some of the most famous people in the world and of course the best golfers coming to play. It was big-ti me golf.

C+RB: Is working professional golf fun, or is it just extra pressure? COLEMAN: I loved it. Everyone should work a high-profi le tournaments, whether as a staff member or a volunteer. It helped my career. It is a great learning experience from a turfgrass management perspecti ve, because you interact with other superintendents from all over the world. You meet so many people and build your network. You have so much ti me to pick other’s brains. You are out on the course working early, but the rest of the ti me you are there talking shop.

C+RB: Did it help you get the job at San Jose Country Club? COLEMAN: Absolutely. It was my fi rst head golf course superintendent job, and my Pebble Beach Golf background was a big plus.

C+RB: But it made for a change in your golf game? COLEMAN: As an assistant, I played where I worked with others on the staff . And working for Pebble Beach Golf, there were plenty of opti ons. As a head superintendent I could play at San Jose Country Club, but I did not feel it was appropriate to keep hitti ng up other superintendents to play their course. And because I love to play, I was needing a place to play on a regular basis. I kept my townhouse in Monterey, which was an 80-minute drive (even at 3:30 in the morning) to San Jose. So I looked around Monterey and decided to join The Club at Pasadera in February 2020.

C+RB: Ironically, you then became the superintendent at

Pasadera in late August of 2021.

COLEMAN: Yes. The superintendent left and I thought it made a lot of sense to apply. I knew the course, the management and the members. And I had their support. So I applied and took the job when it was off ered. I actually worked at both places for a day. I worked unti l 8:30 a.m. on my last day at San Jose, and then showed up for work at Pasadera at 10 a.m. Of course, I had to give up my membership at Pasadera, because employees cannot be a member.

C+RB: You joke about playing a lot of golf, but you are a fi rm

believer in that?

COLEMAN: I realize not every superintendent can play as much golf as I can. I know their circumstances might be diff erent. But I am a fi rm believer that golf course superintendents should play golf regularly to improve their skills. It helps me see the golf course from the golfer’s perspecti ve.

For example, when I play, I may come upon a cracked handle on the bunker rake. I don’t do that as a superintendent. I play with the members, and I get their feedback, plus they get to hear from me. It is a great platf orm to communicate the ‘why.’ I know the members appreciate that I am out there with them, because they tell me that. Over the course of a year, I average playing two to three ti mes a week.

C+RB: What makes the Pasadera course fun to play, and what

makes it a challenge?

COLEMAN: First, we have a great membership. The people here are friendly. They come from all backgrounds. Young and old. Families and singles. Reti rees and businesspeople.

Second, it is a beauti ful property. The front nine is in a valley and the back nine starts with a climb in elevati on unti l you get to No. 14 and then you work your way back down to the clubhouse. It’s unusual from a layout perspecti ve because you have six par-threes and fi ve par-fi ves. That makes for fun golf. It gets diffi cult when the wind blows. Other than that, it is a very fair course. Not what I would call target golf, and not any forced carries.

Course + Grounds Operations Profile

Staff Size: 16 when fully staffed Water Source and Usage: Creeks, lakes and wells Aerating and Overseeding Schedules: Close for spring and fall aeration. Will overseed as necessary. Upcoming Capital Projects: To be determined

Golf Course Profile THE CLUB AT PASADERA

Website:

www.theclubatpasadera.com

Year Opened: 2000 (opened as Pasadera Country Club, rebranded as The Nicklaus Club– Monterey from 2013 to 2019, then as The Club at Pasadera) Ownership: Private (ownership group and investors) Management: Troon Prive Golf Course Type: Mountain and Valley Course Designer: Jack Nicklaus No. of Holes: 18 Par: 71

Yardage: 6,801 Golf Season: Year-round

Grasses: Tees, Fairways and Approaches: Bentgrass, ryegrass and poa annua mix. Rough: Mix of tall fescue, ryegrass and poa annua Greens: Bentgrass with a mix of poa annua Water Features: Creek between holes No. 4 and No. 7, and No. 10 and 18. Lakes and ponds throughout. All are in play.

C+RB: Tell us about No. 15. COLEMAN: At one ti me, it was the longest par 4 in the United States at 562 yards. It does not play that long because you are hitti ng from an elevated tee box. In fact, I only hit driver if I play the very back tees. It might be the fourth or fi ft h hardest hole on the course. It’s quite a view from the tee box.

C+RB: What are your golf course management challenges? COLEMAN: We are in an extremely good climate for growing grass. We’ll get some fog in the early morning and it is gone quickly. There is minimal rain from April to November. Eight miles away you might be playing in rain gear and a cool wind, and at Pasadera you are in shorts and a short-sleeved golf shirt. There is very litt le disease pressure. The biggest challenge is the salt levels in the water that we use to irrigate. We must fl ush the greens to keep them healthy.

C+RB: What is your reporti ng structure? COLEMAN: The club is owned by a few people and some investors, and managed by Troon. I currently report to the GM because I am an employee of the club. That is going to change in the future, and I will become an employee of Troon and report to the GM and Troon’s Senior Agronomist. I have never worked for a management company, but I really like it so far. I have no complaints.

C+RB: You really like golf. Do you have any other interests? COLEMAN: I do. I’m an outdoors person. I like to snow ski and do the boogie board. I also like to go hiking.

C+RB: Do you have a dream golf foursome? COLEMAN: Well, you must start with Jack Nicklaus. He’s a Buckeye and so am I. He’s “dott ed the I” (in the marching-band formati on at Ohio State football games). How cool is that? I’d also choose Tiger Woods. I met him when he played Pebble. And then Jordan Spieth. I got to know him at the Pro-Am and he was great to be around. That would be a heck of a round. My three handicap would not stand a chance. C+RB

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