OTA October Meeting Recap - October 11th, 2022
/The Ozark Turf Association recently held their October meeting, sponsored by Professional Turf Products, at Millwood Golf and Raquet Club, in Ozark Missouri.
Linda Clark, Safety Coordinator for the Springfield-Greene County Park Board presented “Safety on the Golf Course” She touched on many safety items to be on the lookout at the golf course and did a description on what is involved in Safety Data Sheets. Attendees earned GCSAA education points.
After the presentation, attendees dined on some great brisket and sides. The brisket was so good, we ate it too fast to get a good picture.
After lunch we formed teams to play a 4-person team, 2-person best ball. The kicker was each team got a sleeve of lime green golf balls, and the ball rotated through each team member, which counted as one of their best balls. Everyone seemed to enjoy the twist, and no team lost all three balls. Otherwise, they would have had to take a double par on each hole for the green ball. It was interesting to see the differences between the best ball and green ball, they averaged about 10 shots difference.
The winning team surely used some home course advantage, consisted of Chad Hoerschgen Superintendent at Millwood, Jim Pyle, retired, Dave Moore, SiteOne, and Conner Antonetti, assistant at Hickory Hills Country Club. with a score of 152.
The second-place team of Gavin Arnold, assistant at Highland Springs C.C., Austin Edie, 2nd assistant at Highland Springs C.C., Barry Siems, owner of Precision Turf Products, and Melvin Waldron III, CGCS, superintendent at Horton Smith G.C. came in second with a score of 163.
We also gave out individual prizes: In first flight, Conner Antonetti shot a 76. and Barry Siems shot a 78.
In second flight, Austen Gearheart, with Advanced Turf Soulutions, beat out Matt Overton, superintendent at Holiday Hills Golf Club on the match of cards, with both shooting 92’s.
Proximity winners included 4 closest to the pin, and one long drive. The closest to the pin winners were:
On # 5 sponsored by Ermisch Golf Architecture - Austen Gearheart
On # 8 sponsored by Precision Labs - Barry Siems
On # 15 sponsored by Professional Turf Products - Gavin Arnold
On # 17 sponsored by GreensPro - Russell Cole, Kansas Golf and Turf
Our long drive winner sponsored by BWI, on hole # 2, playing from the white tees with the young guns, was old man Melvin Waldron, who while possibly being out driven by half the field, was able to keep his drive in the fairway, and take home the prize.
Thanks again to our host, Millwood Golf and Racquet Club, our speaker, Linda Clark, and our sponsors, Professional Turf Products, Chuck Ermisch Golf Architecture, Precision Labs, GreensPro, and BWI.
Our next meeting will be our Christmas Party, sponsored by Professional Turf Products, on Saturday, December 17th, at Ledgestone Country Club. Check future emails and the website for updated details.
