TEE-OFF News
May/June 2013
Presidents Message By Josh Heptig
Inside this issue:
How To Implement a 3 Drought Contingency Plan The Thirst for a Good Plan
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Meeting Schedules
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Around the Green
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From the Field
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Working Toward Audubon Certification
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Satellites vs Low Voltage 11 Two Wire Systems 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 Bob Schneiderhan, Newsletter Chairman Mike Scott, CGCS, Editor
Recently I attended a meeting that involved watching a segment of a leadership seminar. My position involves many hours in meetings and there is always some bit of information that I retain and use in some form or fashion. This particular meeting really made me think about the golf course operations at the facilities that I manage as well as our industry as a whole. The gist of the clip was, “Why are some companies, organizations, or individuals so successful or how do they manage to lead their industry?” The mod-
erator talked about how Apple outcompetes its competition, or why Dr. Martin Luther King became the voice of a movement, or how the Wright Brothers became the first to fly. He stated there are three components to business: “What”, “How”, and “Why”. Most companies will market the what or the how, but often neglect the why. Perhaps they don’t exactly understand the why as they are too concerned chasing the what, which is typically profits. As an example he talked about the Wright Brothers as compared to
Samuel Peirpont Langley. Who is Samuel Pierpont Langley you ask? Well, he was the individual commissioned by the War Department to create a “flying machine” in the late 1800’s. Mr. Langley held a seat with the Harvard Board of Trustees and a position with the Smithsonian Institute. He hired the most brilliant minds and was afforded every resource at his disposal to create a machine to fly. Wilbur and Orville Wright, on the other hand, had no college education, not an ounce of notoriety, and they used the proceeds from their bicycle shop to finance (Continued on page 2)
2013 Al Glaze Memorial Scholarship And Research Tournament by Brian Daum This year’s Al Glaze Memorial Scholarship and Research Golf Tournament is being held at the newly remodeled San Luis Obispo Country Club on July 15, 2013. You are going to want to dust off your golf and party shoes, because this year it’s going to get
crazy! Bring everyone you know to the Country Club for a fun filled day of fellowship, food, golf, & prizes….but wait there’s more. The GCSACC will be giving away much deserved Scholarships AND Joe Tompkins CGCS at SLOCC is retiring from the industry after entering
it back in the mid 70’s. He’s spent the last 18 years at SLOCC and is looking forward to passing the reigns off to longtime Assistant Paul Barr. Joe has been a Superintendent at Sunnyside, Belmont and San Luis Obispo Country Club over the last 34 years in which 25 (Continued on page 7)