Tee Off News September/October 2016
Madera Golf & Country Club Host of the 2016 Lowell Stone Charity Event
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President’s Message By Steven Showers I hope everyone made it through another summer and are enjoying the cool fall weather. We had a smaller than normal turnout for our annual Lowell Stone Charity tournament at Madera Country Club, but there were some benefits to the smaller field. We were able to complete play in just four hours and enSteven Showers joyed a very well prepared golf 2017 GCSACC President course, thanks to Lowell Stone himself for hosting this great event! Lowell does a great job directing a very small staff at the course and keeps the course very playable. Thank you to all that participated and also our great sponsors, we enjoyed another great lunch thanks to Ewing Irrigation. Please remember to consider our sponsors when you make your next purchase. I hope you are planning on attending the annual Holiday Party (Christmas Party) at Windows on the Water, in Morro Bay on December 10th. We have moved the date back one week in order to keep it on the boat parade evening; the parade was moved to the second Saturday
instead of the first due to a low tide event. We will hold our January meeting at a location to be determined, we should have the host course announcement soon. The January meeting will be our new annual association meeting, let’s hope for much better attendance than we got at our September meeting. With regards to our upcoming meeting schedule, if you have ever thought of hosting a meeting we would be happy to set it up for you. Feel free to contact any board member or the association office with any questions you may have with regards to hosting. With only one event remaining in 2016, and it’s a great party by the way, I wanted you to think of why you did or didn’t attend the meetings your association held this year. For those of you that participated I would like to personally say “THANKS” and for those of you who couldn’t make a meeting this year, I hope to see you in the future. The education we provided this past year included some great topics and of course the networking opportunities alone are a big reason to come out and enjoy your association. Please take some time this fall to spend time with your family and friends and get away from the job, it will still be there when you return. Have a great holiday season and I hope to see you at the Christmas party on December 10!
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Save The Dates Annual Holiday Party December 10, 2016 Windows on the Water Morro Bay
2017 Winter Symposium January 2017 Be the first to step up and lets get our calendar full
Spring Symposium March/April 2017 Lets get this on the calendar
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Around the Green by Irene Cline
Work at the Montecito Country Club
The last quarter of 2016 begins and we continue to see changes in chapter and the courses. From the South end of the Chapter (Santa Barbara), Past President Tennessee McBroom reports that work at the Montecito Country Club continues at an excellent pace. They have
gone from 95 irrigated acres to 75 irrigated acres during this immense renovation. The course, which closed in January, will feature a new “state-of-the-art” irrigation system that will use recycled water from Santa Barbara’s El Estero Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project is expected to be completed in late 2017. A little further north, Marshallia Ranch Golf Course closed on Sept 1st. The Pro Shop and the driving range remain open but because of insufficient water for the course it will remain closed. There
are rumors of investors but nothing substantiated. Nick Smith is the new superintendent of the Alisal Guest Ranch Course. He is new to the chapter and we hope he will soon be joining us for a meeting. Dairy Creek Golf Course was told that all incoming affluent irrigation waters will be diverted down the creek to protect the native steelhead run. The course remains open although minimal water is being used on the tees and greens. In the valley, Sierra Golf Management took over the operation of Airways Golf Course beginning Oct 1st. This is an 8 month contract until a formal bidding process is concluded. Be sure to let us know of any news you would like to share.
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From the Field Jeff Jensen, GCSAA Field Staff, Southwest Region I hope this finds all of you doing well and enjoying some of the cooler fall weather. I recently had the opportunity to Jeff Jensen visit Orlando for some pre Golf Industry Show (GIS) meetings and am glad to say that planning for the 2017 show is proceeding nicely. Early registration for the show to be held Feb. 4-9 opens Nov. 1. The event will again be held at the Orange County Convention Center which sets the high water mark for show attendance. GCSAA is expecting over 550 vendors and more than 13,000 attendees to participate in our annual showcase in Orlando. Early full pack registration cost (before Jan. 13, 2017) for the Golf Industry Show is $440 for GCSAA members. Seminars are $185 for a full-day, $130 for a halfday and $80 for two-hours. Registration is available online at http:// www.golfindustryshow.com/ registration. GIS housing opened Sept.
28 and features an array of properties in the convention center area with a low rate guarantee. Reservations may be made at www.golfindustryshow.com/hoteltravel. In addition to the Golf Industry Show, The GCSAA Golf Championship is scheduled for Feb. 4-6. The event features the National Championship, Golf Classic, Four-Ball and Shamble. This year’s event will be played over some great Orlando area facilities including Celebration Golf Club, Orange County National (home of the 2016 Web.com Tour Qualifying School Final Stage), Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes and Shingle Creek Golf Club. The National Championship (open to the first 100 superintendents with a handicap index of 5.0 and below) and the Golf Classic (flighted by handicap, using a point quota scoring system) are $475 per player before Dec. 21 ($575 for affiliates participating in the Golf Classic). Entry fee for the Four-Ball and Shamble are $175 per player before Dec. 21 ($275 for affiliates). Tournament entry includes green
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fees, cart, range balls, tee prize from the onsite Adidas/TaylorMade Golf Shop, grab-and-go breakfast, drink tickets, on course contests, awards, Welcome Reception and 19th Hole receptions following each day of play. The event has become very popular with the National Championship selling out every year, so register early at http://www.golfindustryshow.com/ gcsaa-golfchampionships/registrationinformation. If you have any questions concerning the Golf Industry Show, the GCSAA Golf Championships or need any information about the area, please don’t hesitate to call me at 785-840-7879, email me at jjensen@gcsaa.org or visit the website at www.golfindustryshow.com. We appreciate your support of GIS and I look forward to seeing many of you in Orlando.
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Newsletter Title
2016 Election Meeting Highlights
Pictured above are several of the Association’s Board for 2017. From the left is Erik Smith, Target Chemical, is the Affiliate Representative to the board. Steve Showers, President, Glenn Matthews, CGCS Secretary/Treasurer, Matt Nowlen, newly elected board member, and Andy Cordova, Vice President. In addition to our election and annual meeting, the association had an excellent educational topic “The Water-Energy Nexus” presented by Bill Green, Education Manager for the Center for Irrigation Technology at California State University Fresno. Following the meeting was a tournament for the attendees. It was a beautiful day and we THANK superintendent Rob Lomelli for hosting the event.
2016/2017 GCSACC BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT STEVEN SHOWERS
VICE PRESIDENT ANDY CORDOVA CYPRESS RIDGE G.C. MATT NOWLEN LAGUNA LAKES G. C.
PAST PRESIDENT TENNESSEE MCBROOM SANDPIPER GOLF CLUB /RANCHO SAN MARCOS GOLF CLUB ERIC LEWELLEN SAN JOAQUIN C.C. ERIK SMITH TARGET CHEMICAL
PAUL BARR SAN LUIS OBISPO C.C.
SECRETARY/TREASURER GLENN MATTHEWS, CGCS VISALIA COUNTRY CLUB ALBERT NUNES MORRO BAY GOLF COURSE
ZACK MORAN WATER QUALITY CONSULTANTS
Official Publication of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of Central California. The purpose of this publication is information and education for the membership. Published bi-monthly by GCSACC, 5322 N. Leonard Clovis, CA 93619 Phone (559) 298-4853 Fax (559) 298-6957 Email gcsacc@aol.com Newsletter Chairman & Newsletter Editor Zachary Moran Executive Directors Irene Cline & Kimberly Milne
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Highlights of Charity Event Madera Country Club hosted the 2016 Lowell Stone Charity Event. It was a beautiful day and those attending had a great time. Thank you to Lowell Stone and Clayton Bennett, GM (Pictured at left)
Pictured at right is the team from Fort Washington C.C. Jose Alvarez, Roger Alvarez, and Daniel Martinez
Above Bill Griffith, CGCS and Chuck Talley have a chance to catch up. At left the Visalia Team debates on their next shot.
At left is the 1st Place Winning team of Mark Gardner, Mike Hinds, Jason Stoeckle, and John Kellogg. At far right is the 2nd place team of Tom Johnson, Randy Craven, Johnny Espinosa, and Ralph Salcedo. Pictured above is Steve Showers with JJ Gonzales.
Youth on Course will be the recipients of this years funds that were raised.