Ozark Turf Association June Meeting Recap
/OTA June Meeting Recap
We would like to thank everyone who attended our June 14th meeting at Carthage Golf Course. Golf Course Superintendent Aaron Borland and staff had a great setup for us.
We would like to thank meeting sponsor, Professional Turf Products and Brad Gray for supporting our meeting.
Dr. Mike Richardson from the University of Arkansas presented his “Gadgets and Gizmos Update”. Most of the presentation dealt with moisture meters, including some new information that was learned through research using them. He also discussed some of the newer technology like drones and infrared cameras/apps that are becoming more common place. Research with those technologies will dictate how useful they become in our managing the golf course. Mike also made announcements of recent hires to the turf program who start in August.
Lunch from Abbiattis Back Door Barbecue Catering was great with BBQ meats and sauce and all the fixings; the green beans were very tasty and sweet, along with the cheesy potatoes, and baked beans. There were a few second trips through the line, if we hadn’t had to tee off at our scheduled time, I know someone who would have made a third trip.
After lunch we played a 3-man scramble, teams were evenly matched with the score range from 63 to 67.
1st place was won by Team Borland as they holed out their bunker shot on # 3, which was their last hole of the day, for an Eight under 63. They took advantage of home course knowledge of Aaron Borland, Golf Course Superintendent at Carthage Golf Course, Chad Short. Course Manager, Mt. Vernon Golf Course, and Melvin Waldron III, CGCS Golf Course Superintendent, Horton Smith Golf Course rounded out the team.
2nd place went to Team Irvine, who also had some local knowledge help from Carthage Assistant Superintendent, Ryan McInerney. They shot a Seven under 64. This team was captained by Mike Irvine, Golf Facilities Manager for Springfield-Greene County Park Board and included Barry Siems, Owner of Precision Turf Products.
Closest to the pin winners:
# 3 sponsored by GreensPro – Dave Adams staff member at Carthage Golf Course
# 6 sponsored by VanWall Equipment – Aaron Borland, golf course superintendent at Carthage Golf Course
# 8 sponsored by Glacial Distributing – Dave Adams staff member, Carthage Golf Course
# 12 sponsored by Brandt – Mike Irvine, Golf Facilities Manager, Springfield-Greene County Park Board
# 17 sponsored by Professional Turf Products – Maron Towse, golf course superintendent at Shifferdecker golf course.
We would also like to thank long time pro at Carthage, Mark Peterson, who is now the Carthage Parks Director, who donated shirts to the closest to the pin winners.
Our next event will be August 19th at the Springfield Cardinals game in Springfield. The meeting is hosted by Barry Siems and Precision Turf Products. Details to follow.
Don’t forget, the Korn Ferry Tour makes it return to Springfield and Highland Springs Country Club, hosting for the 32nd consecutive year, the Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr. Pepper. Dates are July 21st through the 24th. Golf Course Superintendent Jon Prange, CGCS will be looking for volunteer help. Check out the form in our classified section of the website.
Thanks to all that attended the June meeting and support the OTA all year round.
