Highland Springs Country Club host 32nd Price Cutter Charity Championship
/Records were set at this year’s Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr. Pepper. This year’s event was won by David Kocher with a record setting 28 under par.
Jonathan Prange, CGCS along with assistants, Gavin Arnold and Chase Shipley (all Ozark Turf Assocation members), and the HIghland Springs Country Club maintenance crew prepared the course for championship results under grueling weather conditions. Temperatures were reaching into the 100’s every day. This led to some changes during tournament prep over the weekend as they started play each morning early and went off # 1 and 10 tees in threesomes.
Meals were provided each evening by many of our OTA vendors, Tuesday night sandwiches were provided by Ken Harding of Windfield United, Wednesday evening, GreensPro with Mark Slaughter and Tyler Fishel provided pizza and wings, Thursday, staff was treated to a Low Country Boil cooked up by Steve Simpson of BWI, on Friday Chicken Parmigiana from our local Pasta Express was on the menu, provided by Austen Gearheart and Advanced Turf Solutions. Saturday evening the crew had Whole Hog BBQ supplied by Andy Klein and VanWall Equipment. GCSAA and Randy Robinson provided breakfast during the morning shifts.
The following volunteers took time out from their regular positions to help prepare the course over the week. Aaron Turner from Betty and Bobby Allison Sports Town, Andrew Mills and Clayton Oetting from Ledgestone Country Club, Ben Marple former Highland Springs crew member, Tyler Scroggins, David Treat, and Cody Finch from Holiday Island Country Club, Michelle Prange, Highland Springs Country Club, Zack Phillips, Branson Hills Country Club, Sam Richart, Fremont Hills Country Club and Past President OTA, Randy Robinson, Central Field Rep, GCSAA, Caleb Seidel, Ryan Lawn and Tree, Austen Gearheart and Rob Ritchey, Advanced Turf Solutions, Mark Slaughter, GreensPro and Melvin Waldron III, CGCS Horton Smith Golf Course-City of Springfield-Greene County Park Board. Jon and his crew were appreciative of their help.
