Tennessee Golf Course Superintendents Association

ETGCSA 2011

Meetings, Sponsors and Speakers

April 25, Black Creek Club, Chattanooga, TN, Scott Wicker, Superintendent

Speaker: James Spann, Meteorologist, abc3340.com, Topic- Weather

Sponsors: Lunch- Dickens Supply, John Gardner

Golf-

May 26, Clinchview GC, Bean Station, TN, Kelly Keck, Superintendent

Speaker: Dr. John Sorochan, Topic-Greens Rolling

Sponsors: Lunch-

Golf-

June 20, Link Hills CC, Greenville, TN, Marshall Brown, Superintendent

Speaker:

Sponsors: Lunch-

Golf-

July 19, Lambert Acres GC, Maryville, TN, J.D. Murr, Superintendent

Speaker: Mike Hills, Seed Research, Topic- Native Grass Trials

Sponsors: Lunch-

Golf-

August 16, Signal Mountain CC, Chattanooga, TN, Chris Simon, Superintendent

Speaker:

Sponsors: Lunch- ProSolutions, Joe Hill

Golf- Winfield Solutions

October 18, Scholarship and Research Tournament, Cherokee Country Club, Knoxville, TN, Jason Sanderson, Superintendent

MTGCSA 2011

Meetings, Speakers and Sponsors

April 12^th Hillwood Country Club:

Sponsor: Dickens Supply

Dr. Mike Richardson from University of Arkansas

Update on seeded bermudagrasses

Earl Sanders with Green Tee Golf out of Kentucky, he will speak about his experiences and projects he has done at different courses including Pine Hurst number 2.

Rick Brandenburg, Ph.D.
North Carolina State

Advanced Principles for Effective Insect Management

May 17^th Pebble Brook GC:

Dr Alan Windham

September 13^th Henry Horton State Park Golf Course

Todd Jester, Master Plan for your golf course

October 17^th Brentwood CC S&R Tournament

DATE CHANGE

November 8th Gaylord Springs Golf Links:

^{Registration starts at 7am, there will be a continental breakfast.
Meeting starts at 8am
Speakers:
Jerry
Lemons, ASGCA Associate
Golf Links, Inc. - President

Lee Trevino Golf Design - Senior Design Associate
8-9am Better Billy Bunkers
Lane
Tredway
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
Department of Plant Pathology
9-10am Using Social Media to Promote Your Golf Course and You
9-10am Using Social Media to Promote Your
Golf Course and You
Alan Windham
Professor, Plant Pathology, UT Extension, The
University of Tennessee
10-11am Diseases of Turfgrass
Scott
Johnson
ISA Certified Arborist
The Davey Tree Expert Company
11-noon
Managing Trees on the Golf Course}

MAGCSA 2011

Meetings, Speakers and Sponsors

March 21, 2011 Memphis National Golf Club Brian Pope

Course Rating/Slope & The Handicap System

Lynne Howd & Nathaniel Hantle, Tennessee Golf Association

April 19, 2011 Colonial Country Club Robert Main, CGCS

The Soils First Academy

May 17, 2011 Forrest Hill Golf Course Kazuo Kubo

"The A's to Z's of Microsoft Excel" *BRING YOUR LAPTOPS*

Helen Williamson

June 14, 2011 Plantation Golf Club Heath Hall

"The New Normal: The Present & Future of the Golf Market"

Pat Jones, Golf Industry Magazine

July 19, 2011 Glen Eagle Golf Course Jay Willis

"The Economics of Golf"

Dr. Greg Munshaw

September 13, 2011 Mirimichi Lakes Kenny Herzog, CGCS S & R Tournament

October 18, 2011 T.O. Fuller State Park Al Smith TBA

November 15, 2011 Irene Golf & Country Club Brett Sutton Panel Discussion

See the local chapters page for more info

Please feel free to contact me with any suggestions that you have.

Shelia Finney
(615) 458-1715