OTA June Meeting Recap and Results

The June meeting of the Ozark Turf Association was held on Thursday June 17th at Rivercut Golf Course. We would like to thank Brotcke Well and Pump for being our meeting sponsor.

Our Speaker was Dr. Lee Miller, Associate Professor and Extension Turfgrass Pathologist at the University of Missouri. His topic was “Unmasking Soilborne Disease Problems” After Dr. Miller’s presentation, Maron Towse, golf course superintendent at Schifferdecker Golf Course, and Ozark Turf Association Vice President, presented a $1,000 donation to assist the University of Missouri to help them run their turf research center.

After our meeting we had lunch and then split up into teams to play a Shamble. The winning team consisted of three gray beards who benefitted teeing off from the senior tees, along with one whippersnapper. The team of Mark Slaughter of GreensPro, Lee Davis, golf course superintendent at Randel-Hinkle Municipal Golf Course, Ryan McInerney, from Carthage Golf Course and Melvin Waldron CGCS, golf course superintendent from Horton Smith Golf Course, won with a score of 66. Both Lee and Mark led the team up until # 18 when Ryan made an all world birdie from the far right rough, near someone’s backyard. His third shot pinballed down through the right greenside bunker to kick out onto the green and end up at 4 feet, where Ryan made the birdie putt. Mel excelled at writing down the scores on the card.

Second Place with a 67, won on a scorecard playoff was the team of Aaron Borland, golf course superintendent at Carthage Golf Course, Chad Hoerschgen, golf course superintendent at Millwood Golf and Racquet Club, and Wyatt Cantrell of GreensPro.

Aaron Borland won the closest to the pin on # 2 sponsored by BASF, and he also won the closest to the pin on # 17, sponsored by Nufarm. Chad Hoerschgen won the closest to the pin on # 6, sponsored by Brandt, and Mark Slaughter won the closest to the pin on # 15, sponsored by GreensPro. We’ll make sure that prize money is put on his W-2 for 2021.

Thanks to Dan Kersting, golf course superintendent at Rivercut Golf Course, and his staff in preparing the course for our meeting, along with Steve King, golf pro and his staff in the clubhouse for preparing lunch and handling our meeting.

Thanks to all our attendees.