Lake Valley Meeting Results

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Thank you to all that attended our April Meeting held at Lake Valley Golf Club - sponsored by Premier Sand.

We had 35 attendees listen to host superintendent, Brad Seidt, give a presentation on their bunker renovation project. The presentation also included the steps Brad took to promote the project and get member approval. We also had Steve Randall, Director of Chapter Outreach with GCSAA give us some updates on what is happening on the national scene.

That was followed by an excellent lunch, (I could have just sat there and chowed down on the macaroni salad and those green beans had a sweetness to them, I would love to find out how) and then we had 29 players hit the golf course in a 4 person scramble.

There was a two-way tie for first place with scores of 63. The tie was broken by a match of cards with a birdie on the 3rd hardest hole, # 9, the team of Scott Welsh of Professional Turf Products, Dale Harrison, assistant superintendent at Lake Valley, Ted Fist of Premier Sand, and Mike Reinhold, assistant superintendent at Highland Springs C.C.

The second place team consisted of Mike Irvine, Golf Facilities Manager, City of Springfield, Mike Schemel of Advanced Turf Solutions, Luke Derhake, assistant superintendent at Old Kinderhook, and John Ripperger, assistant superintendent at Ledgestone Country Club.

A three-way tie with 64’s was broken by the scorecard with the third place team birdieing the # 1 handicap hole, yet they could not get birdies on the easy holes. That team consisted of Brad Seidt, host superintendent at Lake Valley, Russell Cole of Kansas Golf and Turf, Chad Short, superintendent at Mt. Vernon G.C. and Melvin Waldron, CGCS, superintendent at Horton Smith G. C.

We also had six closest to the pin winners:

  • Hole # 2 sponsored by Brandt: Barry Siems of Precision Turf Products

  • Hole # 5 sponsored by Nufarm: Aaron Borland, superintendent at Carthage G.C.

  • Hole # 7 sponsored by Midwest Turf: Levi Mathews, assistant superintendent at Lake Valley

  • Hole # 13 sponsored by the Ozark Turf Association: John Ripperger, assistant at Ledgestone C.C.

  • Hole # 15 sponsored by GreensPro: Kolby Armbruster, superintendent at Ledgestone C.C.

  • Hole # 17 sponsored by Premier Sand: Brad Seidt, superintendent at Lake Valley G.C.

We want to thank again Lake Valley Golf Club, superintendent Brad Seidt and all of the staff and members for inviting us to play and enjoy their golf course, (especially those Bluemuda fairways!).

Thanks also goes to Ted Fist of Premier Sand as our meeting/lunch sponsor. And our closest to the pin sponsors, Ryan Jerome and Brandt, Randy Beussink and Nufarm, David Hunter and Midwest Turf, Mark Slaughter and GreensPro, and Ted Fist and Premier Sand.

Next meeting is our Scholarship and Research Outing on Thursday, May 20th at Silo Ridge Country Club. See you there!

Mel