WHAT’S NEW by Sally Ross, OGSA Executive Manager
OGSA 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS At the recent OGSA Annual General Meeting which took place at the Scotiabank Centre in Niagara Falls, Doug Breen was elected President of the OGSA for 2012. Rob Gatto was elected Vice President and Phil Scully was elected Secretary Treasurer. Chris Andrejicka remains on the board as past president, and remaining directors are Mark Prieur, John McLinden, Chad Vibert, Scott White and Rod Speake.
Two new directors were elected to the board, David Kuypers from Cutten Fields and Cory Janzen from Westmount G & CC. Jeff Alexander was thanked for the many years he has served on the Board.
2012/2013 MEMBERSHIP ROSTER We will soon be working on the new membership roster. Please ensure any changes are e-mailed to Pat Thomas, ogsa2@gti.uoguelph.ca to keep our records up to date. ■
Andrew Hardy & Pheasant Run GC named
’Environmental Leader in Golf’
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ecently, Andrew Hardy and Pheasant Run Golf Course were recognized by GCSAA/Golf Digest in the 2011 Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards. Together, Hardy and Pheasant Run GC were selected as the International Chapter Winner and were one of 22 chapter and merit winners selected from GCSAA’s 100 affiliated chapters. This award recognizes golf course superintendents and their courses for overall course management excellence
6 Green is Beautiful • Winter 2012
in the areas of resource conservation, water quality management, integrated pest management, wildlife/habitat management, and education/ outreach. In addition, these categories are judged on sustainability, criticality, originality, and technology implementation/use. An independent panel of judges representing national environmental groups, turfgrass experts, university research, and members of the golf community conducted the award selection. ■
Mark Your Calendar
upcoming 2012 ogsa
Tournament & Events CAN/AM Challenge TPC Michigan (Dearborn) April 30, 2012
Pro/Super Challenge The Georgian Bay Club May 23, 2012
Presidents’ Day Granite Golf Club July 16, 2012
Summer Scramble Springfield Golf & CC Date TBA
Assistants Tournament Location and date TBA
Alex McClumpha Scarboro Golf & CC Oct. 1, 2012