Jeff Latka, GCSAA superintendent at Champions Run, is hosting the Cox Classic presented by Chevrolet in Omaha, Neb.
Richard Hynson, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Boone Valley Golf Club, is hosting the U.S. Junior Amateur in Augusta, Mo.
Joel Kachmarek, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Tacoma Country and Golf Club, is hosting the U.S. Girls' Junior in Lakewood, Wash.
Superintendents in the news
"Lack of rain tough on area golf courses" in the Mankato (Minn.) Free Press recounts the strain on Mankato, Minn., area golf courses from lack of rain in July, and features GCSAA Class A members Fred Taylor, CGCS at Mankato Golf Club; Tom Meier, superintendent at Le Sueur (Minn.) Country Club; and Chris Fossen, superintendent at Shoreland Country Club in St. Peter, Minn.
"Covington has developed into formidable foe for Fanning" in the Lumberton (N.C.) Robesonian previews the Robeson County Golf Championship, featuring five-time champion Dyrck Fanning, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Pinecrest (N.C.) Country Club.
"Ausen turns back the clock with ace" in the Des Moines Register is a note about John Ausen, CGCS at Hyperion Field Club in Johnston, Iowa, recording a hole-in-one on the 195-yard par-3 4th hole at Jewell (Iowa) Country Club during the Iowa Turfgrass Field Day Classic golf tournament … with a hickory-shafted cleek.
"A useful shot" in the Frederick (Md.) News-Post is a feature about GCSAA member Troy Brawner, assistant superintendent at Bethesda (Md.) Country Club, and his fight with skin cancer.
"City golf courses deal with drought" in the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader is about the lack of rainfall’s strain on South Dakota golf courses, featuring Greg Walsh, GCSAA superintendent at Prairie Green Golf Course in Sioux Falls, S.D.
"Lents in hunt to repeat as champ" in the Jackson (Tenn.) Sun is a preview of the Stone Cup at Hidden Valley Golf Club, Falcon Ridge Golf Club and Jackson (Tenn.) Country Club, featuring participant Shawn Westacott, GCSAA superintendent at Jackson (Tenn.) Country Club, who has already qualified for Tennessee’s state amateur.
"Dream job" in the De Soto (Kan.) Explorer is about Oak Country Golf Course in De Soto, Kan., and features co-owner Greg DeBauche, GCSAA superintendent.
"Raining on golf’s parade" in the San Antonio Express-News details the rainfall that has fallen more than 40 days since June 1 in the San Antonio area, creating havoc at golf courses, featuring Neil Thrailkill, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Silverthorn Golf Club.
"Hazard or haven?" in the Columbia (Mo.) Tribune is about water hazards on golf courses being a good habitat for native amphibians, featuring GCSAA member Neal Thompson, superintendent at Eagle Knoll Golf Club in Hartsburg, Mo., and Jeff Nus, Ph.D., USGA Green Section research manager.
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